Arc 11Yanhuang Hall’s Ascent

Huang Tian turned the Green Lotus Mountain Range into Yanhuang Hall’s refuge, defeating waves of cultivators seeking the rumored immortal artifact and strengthening his followers. As Qin Yu faced separation from Li'er and resolved to grow strong enough to reach her, Huang Tian left the Mortal Realm, advanced his cultivation, and prepared Yanhuang Hall to establish itself on Maple Moon Star.

  • Tiger Eleven and Bear Eleven led their tribes through the Alliance Army’s fourth assault, and the tribes’ losses drove the Alliance to withdraw and recuperate.
  • Huang Tian strengthened the Tiger and Bear Tribes, which gained hundreds of Golden Core Stage warriors as Striped Tiger and Old Black Bear advanced to Early Nascent Soul Stage.
  • Di Tong tested the valley’s invisible barrier and left after recognizing that a powerful expert protected it, while Green Python spread a false rumor about an immortal artifact to seek revenge.
  • Huang Tian revealed Yanhuang Hall to the tribes, accepted them as mounts, and killed cultivators who came to seize the rumored artifact, advancing to Peak Late Golden Immortal Stage.
  • Huang Tian devoured sixty-nine Loose Immortals and Loose Devils who demanded the Huang Tian Seal, reached Level 2 Profound Immortal, and upgraded the seal into a High-grade Acquired Spirit Treasure.
  • Huang Tian mastered the Purification Technique, refined the Huang Tian Seal into a low-grade Innate Spirit Treasure, and decided to leave the Stellar Transformation Universe rather than ascend.
  • Li'er returned to her clan, and Zhou Xian destroyed Guishui City before Uncle Lan sent him to the God Realm and urged Qin Yu to cultivate if he wanted to reach her.
  • Huang Tian reached Level 9 Mysterious Immortal, prepared Liu Hanshu to guide Qin Yu after his future ascension, and later helped Yanhuang Hall begin building its sect on Maple Moon Star.
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Ch. 252Final Battle (Part 2)

Old Black Bear tricked the Demonic Beast Alliance Army into believing the Tiger and Bear Tribes were exhausted, but the alliance launched a fourth attack with twelve hundred demonic beasts. Tiger Eleven and Bear Eleven led their tribes into battle and discovered they could kill opponents with ease, leaving Tiger Eleven confident he could defeat a thousand enemies.

  • Old Black Bear ordered the Black Bear and Striped Tiger Tribes to pretend they were worn out, and Tiger Eleven followed along after Bear Eleven signaled him.
  • After the third attack failed, the Great Chieftain ordered twelve hundred Innate Great Accomplishment-or-higher demonic beasts to attack and warned the chieftains they might have to join the fight next.
  • Tiger Eleven and Bear Eleven led their tribes out to meet the fourth wave, and the Tiger and Bear warriors fought without fear of injury while killing their opponents.
  • Tiger Eleven killed an enemy with one blow, wondered why the alliance’s demonic beasts seemed so weak, and challenged Bear Eleven to compare their kill counts.
  • Tiger Eleven claimed he could kill a thousand enemies, and Bear Eleven questioned his confidence.

Ch. 253Final Battle (Part 2)

The Tiger and Bear Tribes slaughtered the Demonic Beast Alliance Army’s fourth wave, growing stronger as they fought. The Alliance’s chieftains chose to stop attacking and remain in place, while Tiger Eleven and Bear Eleven stayed alert for another assault.

  • Old Black Bear and Striped Tiger watched their warriors fight, holding back so they could intercept the Alliance’s Golden Core Stage Demon Cultivators if they entered the battle.
  • The Tiger and Bear Tribes grew stronger as fallen beasts’ life force flowed into them, and Striped Tiger estimated their attacks had reached at least the early Golden Core Stage.
  • The Alliance’s fifteen chieftains watched the fourth wave suffer heavy losses, and the Great Chieftain acknowledged that the army had lost 2,200 Innate Demonic Beasts across the battle.
  • The Great Chieftain decided the Alliance would neither attack the tribes nor seize territory, choosing instead to remain where they were and recuperate.
  • After the last beast in the wave died, Tiger Eleven and Bear Eleven gathered among the corpses and watched the Alliance’s main camp, prepared for another attack.

Ch. 254Summary

After the Tiger and Bear Tribes defeated 2,200 demonic beasts, Tiger Eleven and Bear Eleven waited for the Demonic Beast Alliance Army to attack again and buried the corpses. Old Black Bear and Striped Tiger explained that the Valley Master had secretly strengthened every beast in both tribes, leaving Tiger Eleven grateful and the threat of the remaining Alliance Army unresolved.

  • Tiger Eleven and Bear Eleven ordered their tribes to bury the 2,200 demonic beast corpses after the Alliance Army failed to attack.
  • Bear Eleven and Tiger Eleven discussed the Alliance Army’s losses and the danger posed by its remaining forces.
  • Old Black Bear and Striped Tiger warned the two warriors not to underestimate the Alliance Army and revealed that the Valley Master had strengthened them.
  • Old Black Bear explained that the Valley Master had also strengthened every demonic beast in the Tiger and Bear Tribes.
  • Tiger Eleven realized why his opponents’ attacks had failed to injure him and thanked the Valley Master.

Ch. 255Waves Rise Again

After Huang Tian empowered the Tiger and Bear Tribes, their members passed their tribulations and grew into a force of 302 Golden Core Stage Demon Cultivators, while the two chieftains advanced to Early Nascent Soul Stage. When the Flood Dragon Snake Tribe invaded the Green Lotus Mountain Range, the Great Chieftain ordered three brigades to meet them, setting the stage for a new battle.

  • Huang Tian left the strengthened Tiger and Bear Tribes to cultivate and continued comprehending the Sky-Opening Axe’s Dao aura as the Demonic Beast Alliance Army stayed idle.
  • Tiger Eleven and Bear Eleven passed their heavenly tribulations, and over the following month the Tiger and Bear Tribes gained 300 Golden Core Stage Demon Cultivators while Striped Tiger and Old Black Bear advanced to Early Nascent Soul Stage.
  • The Demonic Beast Alliance Army’s Golden Core Stage Demon Cultivators decided to remain near the valley, where their cultivation progressed rapidly, and expressed gratitude that the Tiger and Bear Tribes had not retaliated.
  • Azure Feather reported that the Flood Dragon Snake Tribe had entered the Green Lotus Mountain Range, and the Great Chieftain ordered three brigades to engage them using the Tiger Seal.
  • The Great Chieftain sent four Golden Core Stage Demon Cultivators to supervise the battle and explained that the Alliance Army needed to defend its territory and weaken its old enemies.

Ch. 256Strategies

The Demonic Beast Alliance Army wiped out an invading force of flood dragon snakes, and Azure Feather killed their leader, Snake Three. After learning the snakes might report a supposed Spirit Stone Ore Vein to powerful Demon Cultivators, the chieftains decided to alert the Striped Tiger and Black Bear Tribes and keep cultivating while they prepared.

  • Three brigades of the Demonic Beast Alliance Army fought and defeated more than ten thousand flood dragon snakes outside the main camp.
  • Azure Feather taunted Snake Three, stunned him with a Soundwave Attack, and sliced him into several pieces.
  • Azure Feather told the chieftains that the Flood Dragon Snake Tribe's backers included five Nascent Soul Stage Demon Cultivators who might investigate rumors of a Spirit Stone Ore Vein.
  • The Fourth Chieftain worried that the valley's formation could attract an attack, while the Great Chieftain explained that its spiritual energy came from a Spirit Gathering Formation.
  • Azure Feather proposed revealing the valley and relying on the Striped Tiger and Black Bear Tribes to confront any intruders.
  • The Great Chieftain ordered the alliance to continue cultivating and quietly warn the Striped Tiger and Black Bear Tribes so they could prepare for the Demon Cultivators.

Ch. 257Di Tong's Sudden Appearance

The Tiger and Bear Tribes withdrew the Demonic Beast Alliance Army before powerful Demon Cultivators arrived to investigate the supposed Spirit Stone Ore Vein. Old Black Bear met the visitors and learned that their leader was Di Tong, a Mid Void Glimpse Stage Demon Cultivator from Nine Fiends Hall.

  • Striped Tiger warned the Demonic Beast Alliance Army that he and Old Black Bear knew about the coming trouble and urged them to leave; the chieftains agreed to cultivate and lie low.
  • Two months later, the Demonic Beast Alliance Army had left the valley, while three hundred Golden Core Stage beasts from the Tiger and Bear Tribes guarded its entrance.
  • A middle-aged man and Green Python arrived beneath black clouds, and the middle-aged man dismissed the supposed Spirit Stone Ore Vein as a Spirit Gathering Formation.
  • Old Black Bear transformed into human form as Xiong Ba and claimed that the Tiger and Bear Tribes controlled the Demonic Beast Alliance Army within the Green Lotus Mountain Range.
  • Green Python said he had not come to cause trouble, and the middle-aged man introduced himself as Di Tong, the Eighth Hall Master of Nine Fiends Hall and a Mid Void Glimpse Stage cultivator.

Ch. 258Huang Tian Is Disturbed

Di Tong tested the invisible barrier protecting Huang Tian’s valley and discovered it could withstand his full-strength attack, then apologized to Old Black Bear and left. Huang Tian realized Di Tong had attacked his domain but saw the Tiger and Bear Tribes were safe; Di Tong and Green Python departed without learning what lay inside.

  • Di Tong praised Old Black Bear’s talent, then asked to enter the valley behind him.
  • Old Black Bear warned Di Tong that the valley was forbidden and protected by an invisible barrier.
  • Di Tong struck the barrier with his full strength, but it stopped his attack without rippling.
  • Di Tong apologized to Old Black Bear after concluding that a powerful expert guarded the valley.
  • Huang Tian sensed the attack and recognized Di Tong as the Eighth Hall Master of Nine Fiends Hall.
  • Di Tong and Green Python left the area, while Green Python suspected Old Black Bear was involved in his younger brother’s disappearance.

Ch. 259Huang Tian's Decision

Huang Tian learned of Nine Fiends Hall’s involvement in the Flood Dragon Snake Tribe and decided to let the Green Python spread a false rumor about an Immortal Artifact to draw powerful opponents into battle. He revealed the valley to the Tiger and Bear Tribes, whose members feared the hidden sect might drive them away.

  • Huang Tian overheard Di Tong warn the Green Python that a powerful expert protected the valley and told him not to seek revenge against the Tiger and Bear Tribes.
  • After Di Tong left, the Green Python vowed to avenge his younger brother by spreading a false rumor that an Immortal Artifact was in the Green Lotus Mountain Range.
  • Huang Tian decided not to kill the Green Python and resolved to enter the world, fight powerful experts, and seek a breakthrough into the Profound Immortal realm.
  • Huang Tian withdrew his domain and revealed the valley’s buildings and the powerful auras within to the Tiger and Bear Tribes.
  • Old Black Bear told Striped Tiger that the valley might be a hidden sect’s residence, and Striped Tiger worried its experts would drive their tribes away.

Ch. 260Yanhuang Hall Emerges

Huang Tian secured the Tiger and Bear Tribes as mounts for Yanhuang Hall and improved their bloodlines. He then ended the Trial Steps training and sent his followers to confront threats and gain combat experience, leaving them to guard and explore the area.

  • Huang Tian introduced himself to the Tiger and Bear Tribes and offered to make them mounts for Yanhuang Hall’s immortals.
  • Striped Tiger and Old Black Bear consulted their tribes, whose members agreed to submit and become mounts.
  • Huang Tian strengthened the tribes’ bloodlines, prompting them to celebrate their improved talents and breakthroughs.
  • Huang Tian closed the Trial Steps, summoned everyone to the plaza, and announced that Yanhuang Hall would face cultivators seeking a rumored immortal artifact.
  • Huang Tian warned the guards not to scan powerful cultivators recklessly, outlined how to handle hostile sects, and told them to guard or explore while preparing for battle.

Ch. 261Slaughter Brought by an Immortal Artifact

Huang Tian killed cultivators who came to seize the supposed immortal artifact, turning their Nascent Souls into Immortal Essence Power. After he wiped out an eight-demon attack, rumors of a Peak-grade Immortal Artifact and powerful guardians spread, drawing greater factions’ attention and raising suspicions about who was behind the claims.

  • Huang Tian killed five Nascent Soul Stage Demon Cultivators who demanded the immortal artifact and devoured their Nascent Souls.
  • For the next month, Huang Tian killed repeated Nascent Soul Stage and Cavernous Void Stage intruders until they stopped coming.
  • Eight Cavernous Void Stage Demon Cultivators set out to attack the valley from different directions, but Huang Tian froze them, shattered their bodies, and devoured their Nascent Souls.
  • A late Hollow Void Stage Demon Cultivator reported the failed attack to factions south of the Chaotic Star Sea and described the artifact as only suspected.
  • The Green Python spread a story that the Green Lotus Mountain Range held a Peak-grade Immortal Artifact guarded by someone stronger than the Tribulation Stage.
  • Demon beast factions feared the valley’s power, while observers questioned whether the rumor was a plot to target the Tiger and Bear Tribes or provoke a slaughter.

Ch. 262Breakthrough in Strength

Huang Tian slaughtered the cultivators drawn to the Green Lotus Mountain Range by rumors of a Peak-grade Immortal Artifact, absorbing their power and advancing to the Peak Late Golden Immortal Stage. A ruler of the Boundless Wilderness learned the rumors were true and spoke with Huang Tian, who confirmed he possessed the artifact.

  • Cultivators and Devil Cultivators arrived on the Hidden Dragon Continent to investigate the rumored Peak-grade Immortal Artifact, but Huang Tian killed those who approached the Green Lotus Mountain Range and absorbed their Nascent Souls.
  • The visitors' deaths were discovered by their sects, whose leaders planned to watch the area and call on Golden Immortals if the artifact's existence was confirmed.
  • Huang Tian absorbed the accumulated Immortal Essence Power and advanced to the Peak Late Golden Immortal Stage.
  • The black-robed Hall Master learned that a Nascent Soul Stage Green Python had fabricated the rumor to take revenge on the Tiger and Bear Tribes, and ordered his subordinate to kill it.
  • Huang Tian spoke to the Hall Master, confirmed that he lived in seclusion in the Green Lotus Mountain Range, and revealed that he truly possessed a Peak-grade Immortal Artifact.

Ch. 263Yan Mo's Jade Sword

Yan Mo revealed himself as the ruler of the Primordial Wilderness’s outer region and explained why its demon beasts had gathered. Azure Dragon and the others learned that Yan Mo knew about the Nine Swords Immortal Estate, while Yan Mo acknowledged that his subordinate Long Yan had killed a group who entered Black Dragon Territory.

  • Yan Mo introduced himself to Azure Dragon, Qin Yu, Three-Eyed Ancestor, and the others as the owner of the Ninth Jade Sword and ruler of the outer Primordial Wilderness.
  • Snow Cat revealed its power, and Azure Dragon deduced that Yan Mo was a Divine Beast who had not passed the Nine-Nine Grand Tribulation.
  • Yan Mo dropped his illusion and revealed his black dragon form, then identified Yi Da as the Purple-Haired Prison King.
  • Yi Da asked how Yan Mo learned of the Nine Swords Immortal Estate, and Yan Mo explained that he had ordered demon cultivators to gather in Black Dragon Territory to welcome them.
  • Yan Mo said Long Yan had killed people who ignored warnings and entered Black Dragon Territory, and Long Yan admitted that he had acted rashly.

Ch. 264Clean Sweep

Huang Tian drew the Loose Immortals and Loose Devils out by revealing the Huang Tian Seal, then defeated and devoured all sixty-nine gathered around the Green Lotus Mountain Range. Qin Yu had received the ninth jade sword from Zha Hong, while Huang Tian continued building his strength.

  • Huang Tian learned that Zha Hong had given Qin Yu the jade sword after Uncle Lan offered guidance on Zha Hong's cultivation.
  • Huang Tian spent the next half year killing cultivators who came near the valley and converting their Nascent Souls into Immortal Essence Power.
  • Huang Tian activated the Huang Tian Seal, sending its light and aura across the Mortal Realm and revealing its identity as an Immortal Artifact.
  • Loose Immortals and Loose Devils gathered above the valley and demanded that Huang Tian hand over the artifact.
  • Huang Tian used Space Imprisonment, Domain Suppression, and Devour to capture and devour all sixty-nine Loose Immortals and Loose Devils.

Ch. 265Changing the Martial Soul Cultivation Path

After Huang Tian devoured sixty-nine Loose Immortals and Loose Demons, he advanced to Level 2 Profound Immortal and strengthened the Huang Tian Seal. The chapter then described the fallout among the Soaring Dragon Continent’s sects and the evolving cultivation methods and abilities of the Heavenly Immortal guards.

  • Huang Tian converted the sixty-nine Loose Immortals and Loose Demons into Immortal Essence Power, advanced to Level 2 Profound Immortal, and upgraded the Huang Tian Seal to a High-grade Acquired Spirit Treasure.
  • The Soaring Dragon Continent’s sects panicked over the deaths and decided to report the Peak-grade Immortal Artifact matter to their Immortal-Demon Realm seniors and seek Golden Immortal-level reinforcements.
  • Uncle Lan watched Huang Tian’s attack without intervening, judging the dead cultivators responsible for risking their lives over the artifact.
  • Huang Tian advised the guards with Tool Martial Souls to seek Origin Spirit Stones and Peak-grade Crystals to upgrade their Natal Spirit Tools into Natal Immortal Tools.
  • Tang Chen, Tang Xiao, and Tang Hao strengthened their Clear Sky Hammers, while the Beast Martial Soul guards cultivated their Beast Souls and Qian Daoliu and Bo Saixi deepened their mastery of laws.
  • Oscar’s Sausage Martial Soul gained the ability to restore True Essence Power and neutralize poisons below the Tribulation Stage.

Ch. 266Heaven-Defying Purification Technique (Part 1)

Huang Tian mastered the Purification Technique, gathered spirit medicines and artifact-refining materials, and prepared to refine pills. After taking the Crimson Blood Mansion’s treasures, he returned to his valley and began studying the materials before forging a pill furnace.

  • Huang Tian entered seclusion to absorb the combat memories of sixty-nine Loose Immortals and Loose Demons, and discovered a Five-Tribulation Loose Immortal alchemist’s Purification Technique.
  • Huang Tian studied countless spirit medicines and Immortal Herbs until he initially mastered the Purification Technique, a process that took eight months.
  • Huang Tian searched the Boundless Sea Domain for spirit medicines and killed the demonic beasts and Demon Cultivators that attacked him.
  • Huang Tian realized his pill furnace could not withstand his power, so he teleported into the Crimson Blood Mansion’s treasury and took its spirit medicines and artifact-refining materials, leaving Sweet Dew and a letter for Zha Hong.
  • Huang Tian returned to his valley and spent another half year studying and mastering the structures of the artifact-refining materials.

Ch. 267Heaven-Defying Purification Technique (Part 2)

Huang Tian learned the Purification Technique from the memories of a Loose Immortal alchemist, then confronted Pure Void Temple’s forces demanding the Peak-grade Immortal Artifact. He revealed his Profound Immortal strength, subdued their leaders, and reassured Yanhuang Hall that its formation and escape route offered protection.

  • Huang Tian learned that the Purification Technique had been hidden inside the alchemist’s pill furnace and that the alchemist had obtained it from an immortal estate on the Soaring Dragon Continent.
  • A Level 3 Golden Immortal from Pure Void Temple arrived above the valley and demanded that Yanhuang Hall surrender its Peak-grade Immortal Artifact.
  • Tang Chen defended Yanhuang Hall and challenged the intruders, while the Golden Immortal threatened to summon stronger immortals and destroy the faction.
  • Huang Tian emerged, bound the Golden Immortal, and swept the surrounding Loose Immortals into Black Hole Space.
  • Huang Tian revealed that he was a Level 2 Profound Immortal and refined the Golden Immortal and the captured Loose Immortals.
  • Huang Tian urged Tang Chen and the others to cultivate diligently and assured them that Yanhuang Hall could withstand attacks or flee if necessary.

Ch. 268Heaven-Defying Purification Technique (Part 2)

Huang Tian used the Purification Technique for three years to transform the Huang Tian Seal into a low-grade Innate Spirit Treasure, scorching a vast area around the valley. After seeing how the technique could improve his weak human foundation, he planned to deepen his understanding of it before leaving the Stellar Transformation Universe.

  • Huang Tian sent everyone away and began refining the Huang Tian Seal with gray flames from the Purification Technique.
  • After three years, the Huang Tian Seal had shrunk but gained immense power, becoming a low-grade Innate Spirit Treasure with a gravity formation increased to one hundred millionfold.
  • Uncle Lan sensed the artifact’s aura and marveled at Huang Tian’s skill, while reflecting on his rapid growth and comparing him with Qin Yu.
  • Huang Tian withdrew the seal into his Dantian and expanded his Black Hole Domain to protect the valley.
  • Huang Tian recalled that the flames had burned a three-thousand-li area into an abyss and that a powerful senior had ordered him to leave the Mortal Realm within ten years.
  • Huang Tian decided to leave the Stellar Transformation Universe rather than ascend, and resolved to study the Purification Technique more deeply to improve his foundation and overcome his cultivation bottleneck.

Ch. 269Jiang Li Returns to the God Realm

Huang Tian refined his Immortal Essence Power while Qin Yu faced Li'er's sudden departure after her cousin Zhou Xian delivered her father's command. Li'er returned to her clan, leaving Qin Yu with a promise that she would find a way for them to be together.

  • Huang Tian used the Purification Technique to refine the Immortal Essence Power in his Dantian, greatly increasing its quality.
  • Zhou Xian arrived in Guishui City and gave Li'er a decree from her father ordering her to return to her clan.
  • Zhou Xian warned Li'er about her relationship with Qin Yu, and Li'er privately explained that revealing it could get Qin Yu killed.
  • Li'er promised Qin Yu she would work to overcome the obstacles and remain faithful to him.
  • Li'er confessed that she loved Qin Yu, then entered a black hole and returned to her clan.

Ch. 270Zhou Xian's Contempt

After Li'er left, Zhou Xian confronted Qin Yu and used a branch to unleash a devastating Qi Blade on the street. Qin Yu shielded the survivors, and as Innate experts arrived to challenge Zhou Xian, he noticed that Qin Yu’s body could withstand the attack even as his power ran low.

  • Qin Yu concealed his grief after Li'er departed, while Zhou Xian warned him not to use either Li'er’s name or his own.
  • Zhou Xian snapped a branch and sent a green Qi Blade across the street, cutting down trees, stalls, and hundreds of mortals.
  • Qin Yu used the Solar True Core to block the Qi Blade and urged the crowd to flee, while the survivors recoiled in horror and the little boy refused to leave.
  • A stern old man and several Innate experts arrived and accused Zhou Xian of killing people, mistaking him for an Innate Great Accomplishment expert.
  • Zhou Xian noticed that Qin Yu’s physical cultivation surpassed his inner power and that his body was still resisting the attack.

Ch. 271Uncle Lan Comes to the Rescue

Zhou Xian destroyed Guishui City and killed its people, including the boy Qin Yu had tried to protect, before Uncle Lan appeared and allowed Zhou Xian to leave. As Zhou Xian departed, Huang Tian struck him with a brick, provoking his fury.

  • Qin Yu recovered from Zhou Xian's attacks while the boy Xiao Yu and several Innate experts tried to help him.
  • Zhou Xian killed the experts with a glance, then used Annihilation to shatter all of Guishui City and sweep its people, including Xiao Yu, into a spatial rift.
  • Zhou Xian protected Qin Yu from the spatial turbulence and mocked him, claiming Heaven would not punish the destruction.
  • Uncle Lan appeared and let Zhou Xian return to his clan after he said he had completed his task.
  • Huang Tian struck Zhou Xian with a brick as he departed, sending him crashing into an abyss, and Zhou Xian demanded to know who had attacked him.

Ch. 272Qin Yu's Doubts

Huang Tian fought Zhou Xian after confronting him for slaughtering a city, but Uncle Lan sent Zhou Xian back to the God Realm before he could destroy the planet. Uncle Lan warned Huang Tian and Qin Yu about the dangers awaiting them, leaving Qin Yu to face the vast gap between himself and Li'er's powerful admirers.

  • Zhou Xian demanded Huang Tian's Primordial Chaos Spirit Treasure, and Huang Tian attacked him with the Huang Tian Seal, knocking him into the planet's core magma.
  • Zhou Xian escaped the magma and prepared to destroy the planet, but Uncle Lan opened a spatial passage and sent him to the God Realm.
  • Huang Tian thanked Uncle Lan, urged Qin Yu to cultivate so he could reach the woman he loved in the God Realm, and Teleported away.
  • Qin Yu asked Uncle Lan why Heaven did not punish Zhou Xian for killing innocents, and Uncle Lan said Heaven was indifferent to people's actions.
  • Uncle Lan explained that Li'er possessed a secret that attracted many powerful suitors, any of whom could easily kill Qin Yu.
  • Qin Yu understood the danger posed by Li'er's rivals, and his determined gaze answered Uncle Lan's question about whether he still had confidence.

Ch. 273Uncle Lan's Departure

Uncle Lan told Qin Yu that Li'er had returned to her clan and would wait for him, then urged him to grow strong enough to brave the Ni Yang Realm. Before departing to help Li'er, Uncle Lan gave Qin Yu a Sword Immortal Puppet and one High-Grade Elemental Spirit Stone, leaving Qin Yu resolved to rely on his own strength.

  • Uncle Lan told Qin Yu that Li'er would not marry and would wait for him, and said the Ni Yang Realm would reveal what level he needed to reach to find her.
  • Uncle Lan gave Qin Yu a Sword Immortal Puppet capable of reaching Level 9 Golden Immortal strength, but Qin Yu learned that it required High-Grade Elemental Spirit Stones to operate.
  • Uncle Lan gave Qin Yu one High-Grade Elemental Spirit Stone, explaining that its energy could be largely consumed by a single powerful attack.
  • Uncle Lan warned Qin Yu not to depend on the puppet or receive more stones, because relying on external power would hinder his ability to compete with Zhou Xian and others.
  • Uncle Lan entered a black passage and departed to help Li'er, while Qin Yu promised not to disappoint him.

Ch. 274Immortal, Devil, and Demon Realm

The chapter introduced the Immortal, Devil, and Demon Realm and followed Liu Hanshu, a struggling young cultivator whose poor aptitude left him far behind his clan peers. As he turned back toward home, the powerful Huang Tian appeared before him.

  • The chapter described the Immortal, Devil, and Demon Realm, the Blue Bay Starfield, and Maple Moon Star, where cultivators commonly advanced far faster than mortals.
  • Liu Hanshu lamented that at twenty-five he remained at the Middle Golden Core Stage, lacked Primordial Spirit Stones, and had fallen behind the younger members of the Liu Family.
  • Liu Hanshu recalled his father’s struggles and his mother’s death, and despaired at being looked down upon despite working hard to cultivate.
  • Liu Hanshu decided to return home and keep cultivating, but a stranger called out to him.
  • Huang Tian appeared in front of Liu Hanshu, whose manner immediately turned respectful when he sensed the newcomer’s strength.

Ch. 275Huang Tian's Arrangements

After five years of seclusion, Huang Tian purified his body and greatly improved his foundation, reaching Level 9 Mysterious Immortal strength. He met Liu Hanshu on Maple Moon Star, told him to wait for Qin Yu and become his disciple, and gave him a gift to improve his aptitude.

  • Huang Tian raised the Purification Technique to five hundredfold and used it to purify his body, bringing his Acquired Human Race foundation to its limit.
  • Huang Tian's body, comprehension, and Immortal Essence Power grew five hundredfold, and he reached Level 9 Mysterious Immortal.
  • Huang Tian found Liu Hanshu, learned that he was twenty-five and at the Middle Golden Core Stage, and discovered that Maple Moon Star belonged to the Blue Bay Starfield.
  • Huang Tian told Liu Hanshu that Qin Yu would ascend in several decades and become his master, and instructed him to wait and guide Qin Yu.
  • Huang Tian gave Liu Hanshu Sweet Dew and a wisp of gray flame to cleanse his marrow and veins and improve his cultivation aptitude.

Ch. 276Changes Over Thirty Years

After thirty years of cultivation, Huang Tian’s people had grown far stronger, and he prepared Yanhuang Hall to establish itself in the Immortal, Devil, and Demon Realm. He left the group to explore while the others began building their new sect.

  • Huang Tian warned Liu Hanshu to strengthen his foundation and keep their meeting confidential, then gave Yanhuang Hall members Sweet Dew and gray flames to improve their cultivation.
  • Huang Tian entered seclusion to study the Sky-Opening Axe’s Dao Rhymes, mindful that he needed strength to face Heavenly Venerates.
  • Thirty years later, Huang Tian found his guards and companions had advanced substantially, while his own power had grown enough to kill a Level 9 Mysterious Immortal with a breath.
  • Huang Tian shut down the formation and told Yanhuang Hall to build its sect, offering a jade talisman capable of killing the planet’s sole Level 1 Mysterious Immortal.
  • Zhang Tianning sent the group to gather construction materials, while Tang Chen and the other Guardian Elders stayed behind to protect their territory.
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