Arc 7The Turbulent Sea

Lu Yang traveled overseas, uncovered the Immortal Alliance’s rule and its use of cultivators, then seized control and gathered Earthy Yang qi. After Heaven and Earth marked him for Heavenly Slaughter, he returned toward the Sacred Sect while Wu Cang was transformed by the Imperial Golden Seal.

  • Lu Yang realized Chen Taihe planned to use his children as tribulation substitutes, allied with Lady Ruoxiang, and helped Chen Shuqian and Chen Xin'an escape their father’s Bloodline Substitute Life Art as Heavenly Thunder killed him.
  • Lu Yang defeated Wu Cang after Wu Cang attacked him for the True Lord’s handwritten work, then secretly left the Cloud Sea of Heaven-Reaching for the Biyang Cultivation World.
  • Lu Yang rescued Chen Xinghai’s ship, learned about the Immortal Alliance, and used Su Nu to intervene when the Azure Thunder Gate attacked the Divine Thunder Sect.
  • Lu Yang discovered that Liu Chi’s Mutant Thunder Spirit Root consumed others’ lifespans and concluded that the Immortal Alliance’s order sustained its rulers by exploiting cultivators.
  • Lu Yang captured Fairy Piaomiao, learned that the Imperial Golden Seal of Daoshuai True Decree used Biyang cultivators to refine a True Treasure, and fought the Immortal Alliance cultivators sent to find him.
  • Lu Yang defeated and captured the Immortal Alliance’s Dao Fusion cultivators, took control of its headquarters, opened cultivation methods to everyone, and gathered Earthy Yang qi as he dismantled its rule.
  • After killing the twelve Great Dao Fusion Cultivators, Lu Yang used Treading Danger and saw that Heaven and Earth had marked him for Heavenly Slaughter, with Hongyun apparently using a Fruit Position Treasure against him.
  • Lu Yang secretly departed for the Sacred Sect, while Wu Cang arrived, touched the Imperial Golden Seal of Daoshuai True Decree, and accepted the karma of killing Lu Yang.
Chapters 153–177 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 153Lu Yang Was Actually a Decent Man

Lu Yang killed Arhat Fulong and took his Golden Body Relic, then agreed to trade it to Chen Taihe for a secret art. Chen Taihe planned to use the art to transfer his breakthrough calamity to Chen Xin'an, unaware that the surviving Chen Xin'an was actually a Banner Spirit.

  • After Arhat Fulong died, Lu Yang seized his Golden Body Relic and burned the cave abode before leaving.
  • Chen Taihe reflected on his losses and decided to visit Lu Yang to buy back the relic.
  • Lu Yang confirmed that he had killed Fulong and showed Chen Taihe the relic.
  • Chen Taihe offered a Substitution Art that transferred a cultivator’s breakthrough calamity to their biological offspring.
  • Lu Yang realized Chen Taihe intended to make Chen Xin'an bear his tribulation, but knew Chen Xin'an was a Banner Spirit wearing the real Chen Xin'an’s Karma.
  • Lu Yang handed over the relic, and Chen Taihe left eager to give it to Chen Xin'an.

Ch. 154Tribulation

Lu Yang realized that Calamity Qi from the destruction of Skull Mountain had clouded the Peak Master of Heaven Mending’s judgment and that he himself had only partly escaped its influence. The Peak Master, Chen Taihe, returned to Mending Heaven Peak and refused Ruoxiang’s demand to stop using Shu Qian as a tribulation substitute, insisting he would reach Foundation Establishment Late Stage and guide Ruoxiang back after her reincarnation.

  • Lu Yang used Distinguishing Similarities and Differences to recognize that he had given Fulong’s Golden Body Relic to the Peak Master of Heaven Mending too easily because lingering Karma had clouded his judgment.
  • Lu Yang realized that consuming the Divine Martial Sect’s Merit Fortune had helped him retain some clarity, while the Peak Master’s depleted Fortune left him Tribulation-Clouded Heart.
  • The Peak Master of Heaven Mending returned to Mending Heaven Peak and was brought to meet Ruoxiang.
  • Ruoxiang challenged Chen Taihe for insisting that Shu Qian substitute for the tribulation while she sought to break the Mystery of the Womb after reincarnation.
  • Chen Taihe refused to reconsider, declared that he would not fail to reach Foundation Establishment Late Stage, and promised to find and guide Ruoxiang’s reincarnated body.

Ch. 155The Peak Master's Wife

Lu Yang helped Chen Xin'an prepare for Foundation Establishment, then met Ruoxiang, the Peak Master's wife, who revealed that she planned to kill Chen Taihe over their conflicting plans for their children. The chapter left Lu Yang hearing Ruoxiang's case while weighing her motives.

  • Lu Yang empowered Chen Xin'an with Discern Right and Wrong and allowed him to keep the Golden Body Relic as he attempted Foundation Establishment.
  • Ruoxiang revealed herself to Lu Yang as another Foundation Establishment True Person in Mending Heaven Peak and concealed their meeting with a Karma-masking red gauze.
  • Ruoxiang told Lu Yang she wanted to kill Chen Taihe and knew about his transaction with Lu Yang.
  • Ruoxiang explained that she needed her children to help her recover memories after reincarnation, while Chen Taihe planned to use them to take tribulations in his place.
  • Lu Yang recognized that Ruoxiang and Chen Taihe were locked in a Dao Struggle over whether their children would live or die.

Ch. 156Worthy of Being Family

Lu Yang agreed to join Lady Ruoxiang in killing Chen Taihe, the Peak Master of Heaven Mending, after she promised him the peak’s position and resources. Chen Shuqian then secretly asked Lu Yang to help her kill her parents and save her life, offering him a healing spiritual flame, leaving him poised to profit from both women’s schemes.

  • Lady Ruoxiang explained that Chen Taihe had betrayed her family and offered Lu Yang the next Peak Master of Heaven Mending’s position if he killed him.
  • Lu Yang agreed to ally with Lady Ruoxiang and sent her away after hearing her plan to prevent Chen Taihe from using Chen Shuqian as a tribulation substitute.
  • Chen Shuqian secretly visited Lu Yang after forming her Immortal Foundation and asked him to help her kill her father and mother so she could be free.
  • Chen Shuqian offered Lu Yang the Azure Luan Noon Fire, a healing flame, in exchange for saving her life, and Lu Yang realized Lady Ruoxiang already meant to protect her.

Ch. 157What a Peerless Demon!

Peak Master of Heaven Mending began a public Heavenly Thunder Tribulation, while Lu Yang learned that Chen Taihe was using his own children as substitutes. The chapter left Chen Taihe furious and the Sacred Sect True Persons stunned when Lady Ruoxiang embraced Lu Yang in public during the tribulation.

  • Three months later, Chen Taihe announced his attempt to reach Foundation Establishment Late Stage and invited the Sacred Sect's True Persons to witness it.
  • Chen Taihe swallowed Chongguang qi and began his tribulation, while Lu Yang recognized the strength of his Dao Foundation.
  • True Persons watching discovered that Chen Taihe had sealed Chen Xin'an and Chen Shuqian's Divine Senses to use them in his Bloodline Substitute Life Art.
  • Lu Yang left Luofeng Mountain and headed openly for Mending Heaven Peak after assuring True Person Yinshan that someone there had invited him.
  • Lady Ruoxiang welcomed Lu Yang by embracing him, and the sight made Chen Taihe spit blood as the gathered True Persons stared in shock.

Ch. 158Adulterous Pair!

Lu Yang and Lady Ruoxiang awakened Chen Shuqian and helped her break free of the Peak Master of Heaven Mending’s control during his tribulation. As the Peak Master turned to Chen Xin'an as his remaining substitute for the calamity, Chen Xin'an revealed that he had also betrayed him.

  • True Person Yinshan told True Person Chongguang that Lu Yang was with Lady Ruoxiang, and the two watched the scene unfold at Mending Heaven Peak.
  • The Peak Master of Heaven Mending recognized that Lady Ruoxiang had used the Two-Body One-Mind True Art to awaken Chen Shuqian.
  • Chen Shuqian regained consciousness, detonated her body to sever their bloodline karma, and escaped the Peak Master’s Substitute Calamity Secret Art.
  • Lady Ruoxiang and Chen Shuqian rejected the Peak Master of Heaven Mending, while Chen Shuqian thanked Lu Yang for saving her.
  • The Peak Master of Heaven Mending tried to transfer the Heavenly Thunder to Chen Xin'an, but Chen Xin'an revealed that he had long become his lord’s man.

Ch. 159Lu Yang's Terror

Lu Yang’s scheme caused Chen Xin'an and Chen Shuqian to turn against the Peak Master of Heaven Mending, whose attempt to advance was thwarted when Heavenly Thunder killed him. The Sacred Sect’s True Persons grew wary of Lu Yang, while Lu Yang regretted losing the Peak Master as material for the Avici Sword.

  • The Peak Master of Heaven Mending realized Chen Xin'an had been loyal to Lu Yang’s master from the beginning and begged Chen Xin'an not to betray him.
  • Chen Xin'an rejected the Peak Master of Heaven Mending and self-destructed, dissipating another layer of Karma.
  • Heavenly Thunder struck the Peak Master of Heaven Mending, killing him as he roared Lu Yang’s name.
  • Chen Xin'an’s white qi form appeared before Lu Yang and prostrated himself, while the Sacred Sect’s True Persons discussed Lu Yang’s schemes and feared his abilities.
  • An aged True Person warned a young True Person never to offend Yuantu, citing his power, predictions, and past battle against Huanwu.
  • Lu Yang watched the Heavenly Thunder fade and lamented that the Peak Master of Heaven Mending could no longer be used to strengthen the Avici Sword.

Ch. 160Actually, I'm a Good Person

Lu Yang received temporary authority over Mending Heaven Peak from Lady Ruoxiang and used its peak-master decree to borrow a True Lord’s Dao Book from Sacred Fire Cliff. He left with the Golden Core Observation Manual, while insisting to himself that his controversial actions made him a good person.

  • Lu Yang learned that Lady Ruoxiang had become Peak Master of Heaven Mending while he had been appointed Guest Elder, then accepted her apology.
  • Lady Ruoxiang gave Lu Yang the Heaven Mending Decree, allowing him to act temporarily in her stead, and Chen Shuqian arrived and glared at her.
  • Lu Yang left Mending Heaven Peak to borrow a Dao Book about Golden Seeking, privately deciding that he had helped Lady Ruoxiang, Chen Shuqian, and Chen Xin'an escape Chen Taihe.
  • True Person Chongguang praised Lu Yang for handling Chen Taihe’s matter and accepted the Heaven Mending Decree.
  • True Person Chongguang used Golden Light to summon the Golden Core Observation Manual and gave it to Lu Yang.

Ch. 161Golden Core Observation Manual

Lu Yang studied the Golden Core Observation Manual and learned how to seek City-Wall Earth, including the dangers of refining incompatible Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches. As he set out to pursue his opportunity, Wu Cang trapped him in a formation and demanded the handwritten work; Lu Yang drew the Avici Sword and threatened to take Wu Cang’s cultivation as payment.

  • Lu Yang studied the Golden Core Observation Manual and learned that he needed Zhu Yong’s Heavenly Gang Qi, while discovering that some combinations of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches were deadly.
  • After thirty days, Lu Yang left his meditation chamber to pursue his opportunity, but sensed a visitor overhead and called him out.
  • Wu Cang introduced himself, trapped Lu Yang and himself inside a formation, and asked to borrow the True Lord’s handwritten work on credit.
  • When Lu Yang refused to hand over the work, Wu Cang revealed his Foundation Establishment Middle Stage aura and threatened him.
  • Lu Yang observed that Wu Cang had refined only one Innate Divine Ability, drew the Avici Sword, and declared that Wu Cang’s cultivation would pay for the handwritten work.

Ch. 162All Means Unleashed!

Lu Yang fought Wu Cang, a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator, inside Wu Cang’s formation and revealed multiple powerful divine abilities. The battle left Wu Cang’s Wood Fire unable to trap Lu Yang after Lu Yang unleashed his 140 million Qi-Eating Insects.

  • Lu Yang attacked Wu Cang with the Avici Sword and used Determining Kinship and Distance to evade Wu Cang’s defenses, confirming he could still escape the formation.
  • Lu Yang fed dharma power into the Avici Sword while Wu Cang summoned a giant Divine Dragon Treasure Cedar Tree and launched a Crimson Fruit at him.
  • The Crimson Fruit shattered Lu Yang’s Determining Kinship and Distance, but Lu Yang survived the blast by protecting himself with Distinguishing Similarities and Differences.
  • Wu Cang’s Wood Fire clung to Lu Yang and threatened to exhaust his dharma power, so Lu Yang opened the Centipede Bee Pouch and released 140 million Qi-Eating Insects.
  • The Qi-Eating Insects devoured all the flowing flames, while nearly ten million offspring insects burned to ash.

Ch. 163One Sword Splits Dawn and Dusk!

Lu Yang fought Wu Cang inside Mending Heaven Peak, enduring his powerful Innate Divine Ability before striking back with the Avici Sword. Outside the peak, Sacred Sect True Persons watched in shock as Wu Cang was cut down.

  • Sacred Sect True Persons gathered outside Mending Heaven Peak and planned to ambush Wu Cang and take the True Lord's handwritten text.
  • Lu Yang empowered his Qi-Eating Insects, but Wu Cang unleashed Not Southward Rush and trapped him in Heavenly Furnace Divergent Fire.
  • Wu Cang's flames burned Lu Yang nearly to death, while the Avici Sword finished devouring Lu Yang's dharma power.
  • Lu Yang invoked Discern Right and Wrong and struck with the Avici Sword, splitting the flames and cutting Wu Cang in half at the waist.

Ch. 164Everything Has Its Cause

Lu Yang defeated Wu Cang with a devastating Avici Sword strike but let the badly wounded opponent escape, then began healing his own injuries. In Sacred Fire Cliff, Hongju and Tanxu revealed they had linked Wu Cang and Lu Yang’s fates through a treasure, intending to use Wu Cang to kill Lu Yang and obstruct Chongguang.

  • Lu Yang split Wu Cang in two with the Avici Sword, broke the formation around Mending Heaven Peak, and sent a sword scar through the Cloud Sea of Heaven-Reaching.
  • Lu Yang used Distinguishing Similarities and Differences and the Heaven Investigating Instrument to treat his injuries, while Wu Cang escaped without being killed.
  • Lu Yang realized the Avici Sword had gained a restraint against Wood Element abilities after damaging Wu Cang’s Dao Foundation, then used Azure Luan Noon Fire to heal himself.
  • Pu Xu met with Hongju, who explained that his Same Fate Fortune-Shifting Ledger had tied Wu Cang’s fate to Lu Yang’s and written that Wu Cang would kill him.
  • Tanxu and Hongju discussed how Wu Cang’s attack would keep Lu Yang injured and delay Chongguang’s plans, and Hongju said they could still use Wu Cang to kill Lu Yang later.

Ch. 165Going Overseas

After recovering from his injuries, Lu Yang received protective treasures from True Person Chongguang and left the Cloud Sea of Heaven-Reaching to seek an opportunity overseas. Wounded Wu Cang also decided to flee overseas, unaware that he had reached the same destination.

  • With Chen Shuqian's help, Lu Yang recovered more than half of his injuries in ten days and grew suspicious of Wu Cang's rash behavior.
  • Lu Yang visited True Person Chongguang, who gave him an Edict Jade Token and three Spiritual Treasures for his overseas journey.
  • Lu Yang told Lady Ruoxiang and Chen Shuqian to say he had entered closed cultivation, then secretly left the Cloud Sea of Heaven-Reaching.
  • Wu Cang reflected on his attack against Lu Yang, decided it had been too rash, and resolved to leave the Cloud Sea of Heaven-Reaching.
  • Wu Cang chose to go overseas.

Ch. 166Overseas Scenery

Lu Yang crossed the violent Overseas sea aboard the Void-Crossing Golden Ship and rescued Chen Xinghai and his crew from the Ghost Cloud. He realized Chen Xinghai spoke the inland standard True Speech, suggesting a connection between Overseas and the inland powers.

  • Lu Yang used the Heaven Investigating Instrument to locate a ship trapped in the Ghost Cloud.
  • Chen Xinghai struggled to steer the Azure Han Dragon Ship through the storm as its protective talisman cracked and the Guest Elder fell under possession.
  • After Chen Xinghai gave up hope, Lu Yang's golden ship tore through the Ghost Cloud and rescued the crew.
  • Chen Xinghai thanked Lu Yang, who noticed that the helmsman spoke standard True Speech and suspected ties between Overseas and the inland.

Ch. 167Biyang Cultivation World

Lu Yang learned that he had arrived in the Biyang Cultivation World, where the Immortal Alliance ruled and powerful cultivators might include Nascent Soul Dao Lords. After killing a Sea Patrol Spirit Beast, he hid from the investigating Immortal Alliance cultivator and listened as Chen Xinghai was denied insurance compensation.

  • Lu Yang killed a flood serpent that emerged near Chen Xinghai’s ship and searched the minds of Chen Xinghai and the other sailors to learn about the Biyang Cultivation World.
  • Lu Yang discovered that the Immortal Alliance ruled the world and that its cultivation ranks included Golden Core True Lords, with possible Nascent Soul Dao Lords above them.
  • Lu Yang realized that the flood serpent had been an Immortal Alliance Sea Patrol Spirit Beast, erased the sailors’ memories of him, and concealed himself.
  • A middle-aged Immortal Alliance cultivator arrived to investigate the slain Spirit Beast and asked Chen Xinghai whether he had seen anyone suspicious.
  • Chen Xinghai asked for disaster-insurance compensation for his damaged ship, but the cultivator refused and instead offered to refer him to a shipyard acquaintance for repairs on credit.

Ch. 168Su Nu's Endless Suffering

Lu Yang investigated the Immortal Alliance Sea Patrol Envoy Situ Zheng and discovered that the overseas cultivation system differed from what he knew. When the Divine Thunder Sect came under attack, Lu Yang decided to send Su Nu to intervene and take on the resulting karma.

  • Lu Yang searched Situ Zheng’s soul and learned that the Divine Thunder Sect was associated with a Golden Core True Lord and that its Sea-Treading Art required a water Spiritual Root.
  • Lu Yang sent Su Nu to follow Situ Zheng and scout the Divine Thunder Sect’s island.
  • Su Nu observed that the island was populated by Qi Training cultivators, with no Foundation Establishment cultivators in sight.
  • The Azure Thunder Gate surrounded the island and declared that it would exterminate the Divine Thunder Sect.
  • Lu Yang decided to have Su Nu help the Divine Thunder Sect while he remained hidden.

Ch. 169What the Fuck Is This, a Nascent Soul!?

Lu Yang, possessing Su Nu, intervened in the Azure Thunder Gate’s attack on the Divine Thunder Sect and killed its White-Browed Elder before confronting the sect’s ancestor. He discovered that the supposed Nascent Soul ancestor was only a strand of true qi, and recognized it as resembling Primordial Breath.

  • Madam Xiao activated the Gui Water Divine Thunder Grand Formation, but Liu Chi betrayed the Divine Thunder Sect and sabotaged it for the Azure Thunder Gate.
  • Lu Yang, possessing Su Nu, killed the White-Browed Elder with a glance and demanded to face the Azure Thunder Gate’s True Person.
  • Azure Thunder Ancestor arrived as a figure made of true qi, but Lu Yang seized him with one hand, leaving the gathered disciples stunned.
  • Azure Thunder Ancestor claimed he had recently undergone Nascent Coagulation and made the Azure Thunder Gate a Nascent Soul sect.
  • Lu Yang recognized that Azure Thunder Ancestor was only a strand of true qi and suspected it was Primordial Breath, the method of Primordial True Person.

Ch. 170The Cultivation World's System

Lu Yang seized control of the Divine Thunder Sect after overpowering Azure Thunder Ancestor, then investigated the Biyang Cultivation World's cultivation system and learned that its highest realms never raised a cultivator's level of existence. He concluded that even the world's strongest cultivators were only equivalent to Qi Refining Great Perfection, and that he could defeat them effortlessly.

  • Lu Yang blamed Azure Thunder Ancestor for ruining his plan to appear benevolent, then ordered Madam Xiao to place the Divine Thunder Sect under his control.
  • Liu Chi offered his Mutant Thunder Spirit Root and loyalty to Lu Yang, who killed him and took the Spiritual Root.
  • Lu Yang brought Madam Xiao into the sect and ordered her to gather its books, then searched her soul to learn about the Biyang Cultivation World.
  • Lu Yang read the Water-Fire Divine Thunder True Method and learned that Spiritual Roots descended from Heaven after birth and that the Immortal Alliance recognized seven cultivation realms.
  • Lu Yang realized that Divine Refining, Return to Void, and Merge with Dao only further purified true qi without elevating one's level of existence.

Ch. 171Spiritual Root Secrets, Heavenly Firmament Opportunity

Lu Yang discovered that Spiritual Roots siphoned lifespans from mortals and low-realm cultivators to sustain the Biyang Cultivation World's powerful, then realized the Immortal Alliance itself embodied the Earthy Yang Heavenly Firmament he sought. As he concluded he would need to overthrow or replace the Alliance to claim it, Piaomiao arrived seeking an audience with a Sacred Sect senior.

  • Lu Yang studied the Biyang cultivation system and wondered whether its purified true qi could reach First Grade, while questioning how its cultivators lived so long.
  • Lu Yang and Madam Xiao investigated Liu Chi's Mutant Thunder Spirit Root, and Lu Yang discovered it absorbed lifespan from mortals and low-realm cultivators.
  • Lu Yang examined the Immortal Alliance's founding records and suspected that Extraterrestrial Demons had won the war and reshaped the world into a hierarchy that fed its rulers.
  • Lu Yang realized the Immortal Alliance represented Earthy Yang, the Life Steward of all things, and decided he would have to overthrow or replace it to obtain the Heavenly Firmament.
  • Piaomiao of the Immortal Alliance sent a Divine Thought to Lu Yang and requested an audience with a Sacred Sect senior cultivator.

Ch. 172Why Am I Becoming More and More Like a Devil Again?

Lu Yang encountered Fairy Piaomiao outside the Divine Thunder Sect, suspected her intentions, and captured her before she could explain. He fled the Turbulent Sea with her and prepared to Plunder information from her using the Heaven Mending Scripture, while the Immortal Alliance feared his power and debated how to locate her.

  • Fairy Piaomiao used the Heaven Gazing Mirror to find Lu Yang, who identified himself as the Peak Master of Heaven Mending and showed her the Heaven Mending Decree.
  • Lu Yang suspected Fairy Piaomiao was deceiving him and trapped her in the Yama Hall, despite her insistence that she meant no harm.
  • Lu Yang recalled Su Nu, sealed the Yama Hall, captured Fairy Piaomiao, and escaped the cultivation world with her.
  • At the Immortal Alliance Headquarters, eleven concealed figures discovered that Fairy Piaomiao had vanished and decided to use the Imperial Golden Seal of Daoshuai True Decree to find her.
  • Lu Yang hid in an underwater cave outside the Turbulent Sea and planned to use the Heaven Mending Scripture to Plunder information from Fairy Piaomiao.

Ch. 173Ami Nima's Buddha

Lu Yang learned that Daoist Hongyun had turned the Biyang Cultivation World into a cultivation ground for refining the Imperial Golden Seal of Daoshuai True Decree, and feared the Immortal Alliance could use it to find him. The Immortal Alliance located Lu Yang and brought in Guangming to help rescue Fairy Piaomiao, but Guangming recognized Lu Yang and realized he was in danger.

  • Lu Yang learned from Fairy Piaomiao that Daoist Hongyun had left the Imperial Golden Seal of Daoshuai True Decree, which split into Spiritual Roots and used Biyang cultivators as materials to refine a True Treasure.
  • Lu Yang worried that the Immortal Alliance could trace him through the true spirits lodged in the Imperial Golden Seal of Daoshuai True Decree.
  • The Immortal Alliance used the Imperial Golden Seal of Daoshuai True Decree to locate Lu Yang, and Mu Huan recruited Guangming without revealing Lu Yang's likely connection to the First Saint Sect.
  • Guangming arrived with the Immortal Alliance's Great Dao Fusion Cultivators and used Buddha Light to expose Lu Yang's underwater cave dwelling.
  • Lu Yang recognized Guangming, who inwardly panicked at encountering him again.

Ch. 174Mahayana True Qi, First Grade Opportunity!?

Lu Yang confronted Mu Huan and the Immortal Alliance cultivators, then learned that the Primordial True Person’s inheritance could lead to First Grade Mahayana True Qi. He left the cultivators trapped in a formation while he and Guangming remained outside.

  • Mu Huan and ten other Great Dao Fusion Cultivators attacked Lu Yang, while Guangming fled and begged to be spared.
  • Lu Yang used Determining Kinship and Distance to send their Dharma treasures thousands of miles away, then had Su Nu stop Guangming from escaping.
  • Elder Lin recognized Lu Yang’s Ten Thousand Spirit Banner and offered to reveal the Immortal Alliance’s secrets in exchange for help freeing their souls from a restraint.
  • Elder Lin gave Lu Yang a Jade Disc that revealed the location of the Primordial True Person’s Gold-Seeking Ground and its promise of First Grade Mahayana True Qi.
  • While pretending to consider Elder Lin’s offer, Lu Yang secretly trapped the Immortal Alliance cultivators in a formation and shifted outside it with Guangming.

Ch. 175If We're Fated, Do I Have to Go?

Lu Yang revealed that he had used Elder Lin’s offer as a distraction while preparing a grand array, then trapped and subdued the Immortal Alliance’s Dao Fusion cultivators. With Guangming leading the way, he reached the Immortal Alliance Headquarters and sealed the island, preparing to dismantle its rule and gather Earthy Yang qi.

  • Lu Yang activated his Sixth-Grade array and transformed the surrounding sea into a blood sea that crushed and immobilized the Immortal Alliance’s Dao Fusion cultivators, including Elder Lin.
  • Lu Yang used the Three-Nine Soul-Destroying Gourd to suppress the cultivators’ souls and captured them, then agreed to bring Guangming along as a guide.
  • Lu Yang flew to the Immortal Alliance Headquarters after its Soul Lamps revealed that eleven Dao Fusion cultivators had been incapacitated.
  • Lu Yang sealed the headquarters island against escape and prepared to use the Sacred Sect’s methods to bring down the Immortal Alliance and gather Earthy Yang qi.

Ch. 176Who Wants to Kill Me!?

Lu Yang consolidated control of the Immortal Alliance, dismantled its old system, and obtained Earthy Yang qi. After sacrificing twelve Great Dao Fusion Cultivators to the Avici Sword, he discovered its new ability revealed a deadly threat from Heaven and Earth, which he traced to Hongyun and the Covered Lamp Fire.

  • Lu Yang forced the Immortal Alliance cultivators to submit, promised to preserve their positions, and set rival factions against each other using the Chu Sheng Four-Step Plan.
  • Three months after taking control, Lu Yang opened Cultivation Methods to everyone, deepening divisions between cultivators with and without Spiritual Roots.
  • Lu Yang extracted Earthy Yang qi as the Immortal Alliance's rule over the Turbulent Sea was torn down and rebuilt, then decided to return to the Sacred Sect before attempting a breakthrough.
  • Lu Yang used the Avici Sword to kill the twelve Great Dao Fusion Cultivators and gained the auxiliary ability Treading Danger.
  • Lu Yang used Treading Danger and saw a scarlet sign of danger above himself, realizing Heaven and Earth were targeting him with Heavenly Slaughter.
  • Lu Yang saw the Covered Lamp Fire in the sky and concluded that Hongyun was using a Fruit Position Treasure involving Karma and Destiny to kill him.

Ch. 177Wu Cang's Transformation

Lu Yang left the Immortal Alliance with the Earthy Yang qi, abandoning a chance at Mahayana First Grade True Qi. Wu Cang arrived afterward, was drawn to the Imperial Golden Seal of Daoshuai True Decree, and transformed into a new persona that accepted the name Wu Cang and the karma of killing Lu Yang.

  • Lu Yang left the Immortal Alliance secretly, deciding to return to the Sacred Sect with the Earthy Yang qi and leave Guangming behind.
  • Guangming discovered Lu Yang had fled and rejoiced at becoming the foremost power in the Biyang Cultivation World.
  • Wu Cang arrived at the Immortal Alliance, took Guangming's Vajra Liquid, and asked about opportunities in the region.
  • Guangming led Wu Cang to the Imperial Golden Seal of Daoshuai True Decree, whose face asked why Wu Cang was not Primordial.
  • The seal's presence awakened a force in Wu Cang, healed his injuries, and transformed his appearance and demeanor.
  • Wu Cang accepted the karma of killing Lu Yang and declared that he would be Wu Cang from then on.
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