Arc 17The Blood Robe’s Upper Realm Gambit

Qi Yuan eliminated the Great Calamity, then entered the Upper Realm and used disguises and traps to hunt Yang Spirits while pursuing a route to the Sixth Heaven. He reunited with Jin Li, began taking control of the Demon Abyss, and prepared a trap for Moro Heng Celestial Venerable and the remaining Celestial Venerables.

  • Qi Yuan destroyed the Great Calamity and its summoned Origin Bodies, then revived everyone who had died in Azure Wave World and agreed to swallow the Three Thousand Worlds.
  • Qi Yuan entered the Upper Realm with Jiang Lingsu and Shen Wushen, joined Black Demon Abyss as a guest attendant, and sought Heavenly Passage Jade to reach the Sixth Heaven.
  • Qi Yuan lured Celestial Venerable Mo Chi into his Purple Mansion, killed him, and used his appearance to steal Heavenly Passage Jade and continue setting traps.
  • Qi Yuan killed Demon Eye Celestial Venerable, disguised himself as him, and reunited with Jin Li at Extinct Moon Abyss after she received his long-delayed message.
  • Qi Yuan gave Jin Li captured Moro Clan members as a birthday gift, declined Gathering Moon Celestial Venerable’s offer to join Moon God Palace, and promised to help Jin Li leave her Moon Girl role.
  • Qi Yuan and Jin Li reaffirmed their relationship as he infiltrated Extinct Moon Abyss and told Jin Li to prepare a surprise attack on the Moro Clan’s immortal jade mines.
  • Qi Yuan subdued another Yang Spirit and gave No Heaven Buddha an opening to infiltrate the Demon Abyss, while Jin Li concealed Qi Yuan’s growing influence from Gathering Moon Celestial Venerable.
  • Qi Yuan prepared a false purple-qi discovery to trap Moro Heng Celestial Venerable and the remaining Celestial Venerables.
Chapters 404–428 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 404The Eve, All Living Beings Discuss

Qi Yuan announced that he would face the Great Calamity alone and demonstrated his power by killing Great Venerable Hun Qiong, whose true body was destroyed along with his avatar. His declaration spread across Azure Wave World, drawing disbelief and debate, while Jiang Lingsu worried about his safety; Qi Yuan left determined to carry out his plan.

  • Qi Yuan told the Great Venerables to publicize “Qi Yuan Eliminates the Great Calamity” while he headed to the Central Heavenly Domain alone.
  • After Great Venerable Hun Qiong mocked him, Qi Yuan seized and killed him, destroying both his avatar and true body.
  • The Great Venerables agreed to spread Qi Yuan’s declaration, and the campaign quickly became a topic across Azure Wave World and beyond.
  • Cultivators from Star Departure World debated the declaration, while members of the God Flower Society argued over whether to support Qi Yuan.
  • Jiang Lingsu defended Qi Yuan online and urged him to flee if he could not defeat the Great Calamity; Qi Yuan reassured her and remained confident.

Ch. 405I Am the Great Calamity—Who Can Eliminate Me?

Qi Yuan, the Blood Robe Sword God, set out to eliminate the Great Calamity as his bloody radiance dyed the skies across Azure Wave World. After the Great Calamity awakened, exposed its world-shattering power, and appeared as a colossal being above the world, Qi Yuan revealed that he was above its head.

  • Qi Yuan’s blood-red radiance swept across Azure Wave World, alarming cultivators as they learned he was going to confront the Great Calamity.
  • Jiang Lingsu worried for her senior brother while Wang Lingtong, Wang Lingshan, and a black-robed survivor offered Qi Yuan treasures and the fate of Thousand Desert World before he entered the chaos.
  • The Great Calamity awakened and condemned Azure Wave World’s cultivators, showing them the destruction of Thousand Desert World and filling them with terror.
  • The Great Calamity appeared above Azure Wave World as a colossal body of chaos, leaving cultivators and powerful experts convinced that it could not be defeated.
  • When the Great Calamity demanded to know who would eliminate it, Qi Yuan answered that he was above its head.

Ch. 406Qi Yuan Eliminates the Great Calamity—You Call Yourself the Great Calamity? You're the Only One Who Can Call for Backup?

Qi Yuan swallowed Azure Wave World and the Great Calamity into his Purple Mansion to prevent outside interference, then fought the Great Calamity. When the Great Calamity summoned three thousand other calamities, Qi Yuan called forth his four thousand Divine Infants, and their battle began.

  • Qi Yuan fused with Little Bride, revealed his Dharma Body, and swallowed Azure Wave World and the Great Calamity into his Purple Mansion.
  • Qi Yuan learned that the Great Calamity was an Origin Body of Grand Sun's past body and struck it, while Qi Qi separated Azure Wave World from the battle by sending it into the Netherworld.
  • The Great Calamity revealed that Origin Bodies shared what they had with one another and summoned three thousand Great Calamities from other worlds.
  • Qi Yuan called forth his four thousand Divine Infants and charged the gathered Great Calamities, beginning a fierce battle inside his Purple Mansion.

Ch. 407Senior, What Is Your Son-in-Law's Name?

Qi Yuan and his Divine Infants defeated the Three Thousand Great Tribulations after ten days of brutal fighting, then he returned to Jiang Lingsu and fell asleep from exhaustion. As powerful cultivators gathered quietly in the tavern below, Jiang Ruhua unknowingly boasted about his son-in-law, leaving Wang Lingtong stunned when he realized Qi Yuan was upstairs.

  • Qi Yuan and his Divine Infants fought the Great Tribulation Origin Bodies for ten days, suffering heavy injuries and losses before wiping out the remaining enemies.
  • Qi Yuan explained that he had marked the Azure Wave World's living beings so they could revive, then returned to Jiang Lingsu and fell asleep in her lap.
  • Jiang Ruhua arrived, found Qi Yuan asleep with Jiang Lingsu, and withdrew quietly before waiting in the tavern below.
  • Cultivators gathered silently in the tavern, and Jiang Ruhua mistook their quietness for the excellent manners of the Phoenix Heavenly Domain.
  • Jiang Ruhua told Wang Lingtong about his daughter and threatened to scold his son-in-law, while Wang Lingtong promised to defend him if necessary.
  • When Jiang Ruhua said his son-in-law was upstairs, Wang Lingtong asked his name in alarm.

Ch. 408My Son-in-Law Has a Rather Big Appetite

Qi Yuan reunited with Jiang Lingsu in Azure Wave World, where the Great Venerables hailed him as the Blood Robe Sword God and urged him to rule. After reviving those killed in the battle, he agreed to swallow the Three Thousand Worlds to protect them from the power behind the Great Calamity, then departed with Jiang Lingsu.

  • Jiang Ruhua learned that his son-in-law Qi Yuan was the Blood Robe Sword God when the cultivators in the tavern bowed and praised him for eliminating the Great Calamity.
  • Qi Yuan refused the title of Human Emperor and explained that he had swallowed Azure Wave World into his Purple Mansion to protect its inhabitants from the one behind the Great Calamity.
  • Qi Yuan summoned the souls of those killed in the battle and restored every dead living being in Azure Wave World to life.
  • Wang Lingtong and Wang Lingshan begged Qi Yuan to swallow Star Departure World and the other worlds, and Qi Yuan agreed to devour the Three Thousand Worlds.
  • Qi Yuan left with Jiang Lingsu, while Jiang Ruhua boasted to the Great Venerables about his son-in-law's enormous appetite.

Ch. 409Swallowing Three Thousand Worlds Whole, News of the Supreme Truth Dao Discussion Assembly

Qi Yuan devoured Grand Brilliance Palace’s three thousand worlds and collected Blood Crystal Essences for Little Bride. At the Supreme Truth Dao Discussion Assembly preparations, the Upper Realm’s experts learned what he had done and realized the Ten Suns Celestial Venerable might threaten their worlds.

  • Qi Yuan swallowed worlds throughout the gaps of the void while gathering Blood Crystal Essences as snacks for Little Bride.
  • A handsome Upper Realm cultivator and Xia Xia watched Qi Yuan swallow a world, then panicked when Qi Yuan revealed he was the Blood Crystal Essence they had discussed.
  • Yang Spirit Heavenly Venerates gathered at Supreme Truth Mountain to build the Supreme Truth Palace and discussed the upcoming assembly, the Buddha Ancestor, and the Ten Suns Celestial Venerable.
  • A Purple Mountain Alliance Heavenly Venerate announced that Qi Yuan had destroyed Grand Brilliance Palace’s three thousand Great Tribulations and swallowed all three thousand worlds, shocking Celestial Venerable Mo Kan and the others.
  • Qi Yuan gave Little Bride a Blood Crystal Essence, saw her body grow more solid, and wondered when he would hear her voice.

Ch. 410Planning Before the Upper Realm: Trump Cards, a Family!

Qi Yuan explored the strange land formed from the fallen calamities and discovered it could restore his shattered divine infants. After visiting Ning Tao and Canary in his universe, he chose a route to the Upper Realm that would take him through the Moro Clan, where some of Jin Li’s enemies came from.

  • Qi Yuan toured the strange land with Qi Qi and learned its energy could revive his shattered divine infants much faster than the Netherworld could on its own.
  • Qi Yuan considered improving the Myriad Paths Gate by linking it to his universe, then used it to travel there and found Ning Tao forming a star into a Golden Core.
  • Ning Tao and Canary reunited with Qi Yuan, helped form a Star Golden Core, and urged him to leave so Ning Tao could continue preparing him for the Grand Brilliance Palace.
  • Qi Yuan considered several routes to the Upper Realm and decided to pass through the Moro Clan, whose enemies included members of the clan fighting Jin Li in the Demon Abyss.

Ch. 411Qi Yuan Repays Grudges with Kindness

Qi Yuan prepared to leave the Azure Wave World for the Upper Realm, bringing Jiang Lingsu and Shen Wushen with him. After arriving in the Five Heavens, he learned that he needed Heavenly Passage Jade to reach the Sixth Heaven and set out for the Moro Sacred Tower to find some.

  • Qi Yuan told Jiang Lingsu he was going to the Upper Realm, agreed to take her along, and gave her protective clothes forged from creations Within the Netherworld.
  • Qi Yuan visited allies across the Azure Wave World, then brought Jiang Lingsu and Shen Wushen to a teleportation formation leading to the Moro Clan’s territory.
  • Qi Yuan killed the two Yin Spirits guarding the formation, collected their corpses, and fled with his companions after teleporting into the Upper Realm.
  • Qi Yuan learned from Shen Wushen that the Moro Clan controlled ninety-nine Moro Sacred Towers and that passage to the Sixth Heaven required permission or a special route.
  • No Heaven Buddha told Qi Yuan that Heavenly Passage Jade could open the way to the Sixth Heaven, so Qi Yuan headed for the Moro Sacred Tower to search for it.

Ch. 412Black Demon Abyss, Bloodline

Qi Yuan joined Black Demon Abyss as an Earth Rank guest attendant after a purple-robed woman gave him a black jade token, claiming to sense a powerful Black Demon Abyss bloodline in him. He settled into the stronghold with Jiang Lingsu and began wondering where that bloodline had come from.

  • Qi Yuan arrived in Collection Domain Heaven with Jiang Lingsu and Shen Wushen and decided to seek a faction to shelter them.
  • Ji Buping told Qi Yuan that Black Demon Abyss only accepted cultivators with its bloodline, but a purple-robed woman offered Qi Yuan a black jade token and invited him to join.
  • The purple-robed woman told her protector that Qi Yuan's bloodline was as concentrated as hers and decided he belonged to her branch, though she postponed bringing him to the Sixth Heaven.
  • Qi Yuan used the token to become an Earth Rank guest attendant at Black Demon Abyss's stronghold, outranking Ji Buping's Mystic Rank position.
  • Qi Yuan joked about disguising himself with a bloodline mark, then realized he might genuinely possess a bloodline similar to Black Demon Abyss's.

Ch. 413Even Old Ladies Were Fair Game—He Must Be Ambitious

Qi Yuan joined Black Demon Abyss, accepted a task to collect Miro Light, and entered Miro World with Jiang Lingsu. He slipped away from the gathering area toward another Moro Sacred Tower, planning to use a carefully hidden trap to attract prey.

  • Qi Yuan asked Steward Ke about Heavenly Passage Jade, learned it required ten thousand merit points, and accepted the Miro Light collection task.
  • Qi Yuan and Jiang Lingsu entered Miro World without queuing because of his Black Demon Abyss guest elder status.
  • Qi Yuan encountered Ji Buping, who envied his privileges while gathering Miro Light alongside an ugly Mythic-level old woman.
  • Ji Buping saw Qi Yuan and Jiang Lingsu relaxing by a tent, then failed to follow them when they disappeared.
  • Qi Yuan placed Jiang Lingsu Within the Netherworld, traveled to another Miro World exit, and used the Great Forgetfulness Sutra to leave unnoticed.

Ch. 414Get Rich Together

Qi Yuan lured Celestial Venerable Mo Chi toward a staged site of disordered Five Elements and purple qi, then recruited Ji Buping to help ambush him. Ji Buping agreed to the plan, and Qi Yuan led him out of the Miro World toward the bait.

  • Qi Yuan arranged disordered Five Elements, damaged ancient formations, and a surge of Spiritual Qi to make his purple-qi bait convincing.
  • Celestial Venerable Mo Chi noticed the disturbance, concealed the area, and entered the ancient formations after sensing purple qi.
  • Ji Buping asked Qi Yuan about his absence, and Qi Yuan offered him a chance to profit by ambushing a wealthy Moro Clan higher-up.
  • Qi Yuan persuaded Ji Buping to join him by promising a chance to earn enough merit to reach the Sixth Heaven.
  • Qi Yuan led Ji Buping out of the Miro World and told him their target had already taken the bait.

Ch. 415Fishing Success, Slaying the Moro Yang Spirit

Qi Yuan lured Celestial Venerable Mo Chi into his Purple Mansion, where Mo Chi killed Ji Buping and Qi Yuan defeated him. After brainwashing Mo Chi’s remnant soul and taking his appearance, Qi Yuan prepared to visit Mo Chi’s cave dwelling and loot it.

  • Ji Buping recognized Celestial Venerable Mo Chi as a Yang Spirit, but Qi Yuan insisted they ambush him and forced Ji Buping to go along.
  • Celestial Venerable Mo Chi chased purple qi into what he believed was the Door of Supreme Truth, then entered Qi Yuan’s Purple Mansion instead.
  • Mo Chi killed Ji Buping with one strike, and Qi Yuan confronted him, claiming Mo Chi had committed a crime by breaking into his home and killing someone.
  • Qi Yuan gathered the power of over a thousand divine infants, shattered Mo Chi’s body, and left only half of his divine soul intact.
  • Qi Yuan used the Great Forgetfulness Sutra to brainwash Mo Chi’s remnant soul into believing Qi Yuan was his ancestor and the Door of Supreme Truth’s artifact spirit.
  • Qi Yuan changed his appearance to look like Mo Chi and prepared to visit Mo Chi’s cave dwelling to take his possessions.

Ch. 416If You Wipe Out That One from Grand Brilliance Palace, I'll Be Your Concubine!

Qi Yuan looted Celestial Venerable Mo Chi’s cave dwelling and planned to impersonate him when ascending to the Upper Realm, while also considering attending the Supreme Truth Dao Discussion Assembly. In Miro World, Ox-Horn Sister offered to protect Qi Yuan and take him to the Sixth Heaven, but backed down when she learned his enemy was the strongest Yang Spirit from Grand Brilliance Palace.

  • Qi Yuan entered Celestial Venerable Mo Chi’s cave dwelling, took its cultivation techniques and five pieces of Heavenly Passage Jade, and found a writ ordering Mo Chi to ascend to the Upper Realm.
  • Qi Yuan decided to impersonate Celestial Venerable Mo Chi and continue setting up fishing spots in the Upper Realm after a month, while considering attending the Supreme Truth Dao Discussion Assembly.
  • The ugly old woman pressured Qi Yuan to reveal whether he had seen Ji Buping, but Ox-Horn Sister appeared and drove her away.
  • Ox-Horn Sister offered to take Qi Yuan to the Sixth Heaven as her concubine, and Qi Yuan asked her to deal with his enemy from Grand Brilliance Palace.
  • When Qi Yuan revealed that his enemy was the strongest Yang Spirit there, Ox-Horn Sister admitted she was afraid and suggested he find another enemy.

Ch. 417So All the Women in the Moon God Palace Are Your Wives?

Qi Yuan rescued Hong Yu, a Moon God Palace agent, from the Moro Clan and learned about the Sixth Heaven’s holy lands and the Moro Well. As he prepared to ascend to the Upper Realm, Hong Yu explained that the Black Demon Abyss admitted only cultivators with its bloodline.

  • The woman in purple recorded the flickering pattern of Qi Yuan’s Black Demon Abyss bloodline and left him a gift at the Black Demon Abyss outpost before departing for the Sixth Heaven.
  • Qi Yuan reflected on his upcoming ascent and his fishing harvest, then sensed Hong Yu fleeing Moro Clan Yin Spirits in the Miro World.
  • Qi Yuan guided Hong Yu into Flame Mountain, where an eruption swept away her pursuers, and hid her in his tent.
  • Qi Yuan told Hong Yu that Jin Li and Ruan Yixi were his wives, and he persuaded her to stay after Moro Clan cultivators left without searching his tent.
  • Hong Yu told Qi Yuan that the Moro Clan feared the Black Demon Abyss because of its Creation Treasure, the Moro Well, and explained that the Black Demon Abyss recruited only Yang Spirits with its bloodline.

Ch. 418The Hound I Hate Most in My Life Is a Snitch!

Qi Yuan learned why the Moro Clan had been cast out of Black Demon Abyss while Meng Gu secretly reported him for sheltering Hong Yu. After sensing the betrayal, Qi Yuan confronted Meng Gu in her cave and attacked her.

  • Hong Yu explained that Black Demon Abyss had driven the Moro Clan down to the Five Heavens after the Moro Well devoured part of its Black Demon Ancestral Blood.
  • Meng Gu reported Blood Robe to the Moro Sacred Tower, claiming he was hiding Hong Yu, and the gaunt old man agreed to report the matter to the Heavenly Venerate.
  • Meng Gu took the Heavenly Passage Jade left by the purple-robed woman and returned to Miro World to watch Qi Yuan be captured.
  • Qi Yuan sensed through the Game Jade Slip that someone had reported him, and the Inflatable Doll confirmed it was Meng Gu.
  • Qi Yuan broke into Meng Gu's cave, accused her of betraying him, and struck before she could resist.

Ch. 419The Anxious Ox-Horn Sister Finally Reaches the Sixth Heaven!

Qi Yuan killed the ugly old woman who had reported him, then learned about the Upper Realm and used a Heavenly Passage Jade to reach the Sixth Heaven. After arriving at Severed Moon Abyss disguised as Celestial Venerable Mo Chi, he began looking for Jin Li, learning that she was stationed nearby at Extinct Moon Abyss.

  • Qi Yuan killed the ugly old woman and recovered Ox-Horn Sister’s Heavenly Passage Jade from her Storage Bag.
  • Qi Yuan learned from Hong Yu about the Supreme Truth Association, the Wall of Supreme Truth, and the unconventional Yang Spirits, then knocked Hong Yu unconscious to hide her in his underworld.
  • Qi Yuan disguised himself as Celestial Venerable Mo Chi and used the Heavenly Passage Jade to teleport to the Sixth Heaven.
  • A purple-robed woman descended to the Fifth Heaven searching for Blood Robe, then ordered the Fifth Heaven searched when she could not find him.
  • At Severed Moon Abyss, Qi Yuan learned that the Grand Brilliance Palace Garrison Envoy had failed to greet him and ordered the envoy summoned with a gift awaiting him.
  • Qi Yuan asked where Moon Girl Jin Li was fighting and learned she had spent ten thousand years at nearby Extinct Moon Abyss, where she had risen to mythic cultivation.

Ch. 420Qi Yuan's Plan, Jin Li's Choice

Qi Yuan impersonated Celestial Venerable Mo Chi, killed Bai Deng Shangren, and prepared to meet Demon Eye Celestial Venerable. Meanwhile, Jin Li chose to keep waiting for Qi Yuan and hoped he would find her.

  • Qi Yuan learned that the upcoming Moon Zenith Banquet was not Jin Li’s birthday feast and decided to visit his superior at Extinct Moon Abyss before approaching her.
  • Qi Yuan killed Bai Deng Shangren for supposedly entering the hall with both feet at once, and Chuan Pu praised the act as the other Yin Spirits voiced their resentment toward Bai Deng Shangren.
  • Moon Frost visited Jin Li before her birthday and invited her to share a feast instead of attending Yu Tiao’s Moon Zenith Banquet.
  • Jin Li told Moon Frost that seeing Qi Yuan again would be enough and insisted that he would find her, while Moon Frost questioned whether he was still the man Jin Li remembered.
  • Qi Yuan set off to meet Demon Eye Celestial Venerable, planning to use bait while maintaining his disguise as Celestial Venerable Mo Chi.

Ch. 421Demon Eye Celestial Venerable's Calculations

Qi Yuan, disguised as Celestial Venerable Mo Chi, met Demon Eye Celestial Venerable and heard his plan to attack Moon God Palace during the Moon Zenith Banquet. Demon Eye used Observe the Minute to follow Qi Yuan, but when he spotted the Door of Supreme Truth, he rushed inside after him.

  • Qi Yuan entered Demon Eye Celestial Venerable’s domain disguised as Mo Chi and agreed to consider helping with the planned attack on Moon God Palace.
  • Demon Eye revealed his plan to ambush Gathering Moon Celestial Venerable, conceal the attack from other Yang Spirit Heavenly Venerates, and abduct the two Moon Girls.
  • After Qi Yuan departed, Demon Eye used Observe the Minute to detect purple qi and secretly followed him back to Severed Moon Abyss.
  • Demon Eye watched Qi Yuan’s apparent decoy leave before following his true body toward the Door of Supreme Truth.
  • Demon Eye saw Qi Yuan reach the Door of Supreme Truth and charged inside, while Qi Yuan cried out in anger and distress.

Ch. 422The Strength of Supreme Truth, Qi Yuan's Sense of Urgency

Qi Yuan defeated Demon Eye Celestial Venerable inside the Door of Supreme Truth, then learned more about the ranks of Supreme Truth and grew concerned about the formidable experts at Grand Brilliance Palace. He planned to impersonate Demon Eye Celestial Venerable and travel to Extinct Moon Abyss, but first intended to meet Jin Li.

  • Demon Eye Celestial Venerable entered the Door of Supreme Truth, mistook Qi Yuan for its spirit, and fought him while relying on his Observe the Minute Supreme Truth.
  • Qi Yuan used feints and the power of more than four thousand divine infants to overwhelm and kill Demon Eye Celestial Venerable.
  • Qi Yuan reflected that Demon Eye Celestial Venerable had possessed a Mystic Grade Supreme Truth and worried about the stronger Great Supreme Truth experts, especially the one at Grand Brilliance Palace.
  • Qi Yuan decided he needed to attend the Supreme Truth Dao Discussion Assembly to seek a supreme Supreme Truth.
  • Qi Yuan changed into Demon Eye Celestial Venerable's appearance and prepared to go to Extinct Moon Abyss after bathing and seeing Jin Li.

Ch. 423When Life Keeps Us Apart, Like Shen and Shang in Motion, We Finally Meet, My Dear

At Yu Tiao’s Moon Zenith Banquet, Jin Li and Moon Frost followed the suspected traitor Zhe Gui and received a letter carrying a cultivation art from Qi Yuan. As a conspiracy unfolded, Qi Yuan appeared and reunited with Jin Li beneath the falling snow.

  • Jin Li attended Yu Tiao’s birthday banquet with Moon Frost, who told her that the myth-level cultivator Zhe Gui might be defecting to the Moro Clan.
  • Jin Li and Moon Frost followed Zhe Gui to a lakeshore, where she met a black-robed woman who was the Deputy Garrison Envoy of Extinct Moon Abyss.
  • Moon Frost delivered Jin Li a three-year-old letter from the Second Heaven, and Jin Li recognized its cultivation art, See You, as a message from Qi Yuan and begged to go to him.
  • The Deputy Garrison Envoy’s betrayal revealed that Secluded Bamboo Remnant Moon had failed, leaving Moon Frost fearing an imminent attack by the Moro Clan.
  • Qi Yuan arrived through the snow, and Jin Li ran to him; they recognized one another, recalled their promise, and embraced their long-awaited reunion.

Ch. 424Birthday Gift for Jin Li

Qi Yuan reunited with Jin Li in the Sixth Heaven and gave her hundreds of captured Moro Clan members as a birthday gift, then helped Moon God Palace avert Demon Eye Celestial Venerable’s attack. Gathering Moon Celestial Venerable invited Qi Yuan to join the palace, but he declined, while Jin Li’s battle merits now allowed her to ask Moon God Yuanjun for one thing.

  • Qi Yuan made Zhe Gui and the Deputy Garrison Envoy kneel, then presented Jin Li with 521 captured Moro Clan members as her birthday gift.
  • Jin Li kissed Qi Yuan, and he told Moon Frost that he had come from the lower realm, defeated Demon Eye Celestial Venerable, and disguised himself to reach her.
  • Moon Frost brought Qi Yuan and Jin Li before Gathering Moon Celestial Venerable, who thanked Qi Yuan for preventing the Moro Clan’s attack and offered him a place in Moon God Palace.
  • Qi Yuan declined to join Moon God Palace and asked Gathering Moon Celestial Venerable to keep his actions confidential while he pursued matters within the Moro Clan.
  • Gathering Moon Celestial Venerable told Jin Li that her battle merits were sufficient to request one thing from Moon God Yuanjun.

Ch. 425Jin Li's Tenderness

Jin Li declared that she would give up her Moon Girl identity to be with Qi Yuan, though she had to wait for Moon God Yuanjun to emerge from seclusion. After discovering that Qi Yuan was the Ten Suns Celestial Venerable, Jin Li warned him that Moon God Yuanjun could become his enemy, and the chapter ended with Qi Yuan preparing to leave her and return to his plans against the Moro Clan.

  • Jin Li told Gathering Moon Celestial Venerable that she wished to relinquish her Moon Girl identity, but Gathering Moon said Moon God Yuanjun had to approve it after emerging from seclusion.
  • Qi Yuan showed Gathering Moon a Moon Token belonging to the previous generation's Moon God Yuanjun, and learned he might ask Moon Radiance Celestial Venerable about his master, Ruan Yixi, at the Supreme Truth Dao Discussion Assembly.
  • Jin Li publicly called Qi Yuan her beloved and reaffirmed that she would give up her Moon Girl status for him, while Qi Yuan promised to compensate her for what she lost.
  • In Jin Li's residence, Qi Yuan revealed that he was the Ten Suns Celestial Venerable, and Jin Li warned him that Moon God Yuanjun and the Grand Brilliance Palace could seek trouble because of his connection to the Supreme Seat of Grand Sun.
  • Qi Yuan and Jin Li shared an intimate farewell, but he restrained himself because she was still the Moon Girl and then left to pursue his plans against the Moro Clan.

Ch. 426A Chance to Get Rich

Qi Yuan prepared to leave Jin Li, gave her a matching Exquisite Jade Tide, and supported her decision to give up her Moon Girl status. He then began his plan to steal the Moro Clan’s Creation Treasure by impersonating the injured Demon Eye Celestial Venerable, but Moro Heng grew suspicious and went to ask Moro Chi to watch him.

  • Qi Yuan gave Jin Li a matching Exquisite Jade Tide, and Jin Li declared him her Dao companion despite her family’s objections to her leaving the Moon Girl role.
  • Qi Yuan told Jin Li’s armored relative to borrow as much Immortal Jade as possible from the Moro Clan because it would soon suffer a devastating defeat.
  • Qi Yuan entered the Extinct Moon Abyss disguised as the Demon Eye Celestial Venerable, ordered the Yin Spirits to activate the formation, and pretended to be injured and in seclusion.
  • Moro Heng Celestial Venerable visited Qi Yuan, heard his account of Long Yue’s trap, and left after warning him not to lose the Extinct Moon Abyss.
  • Moro Heng suspected that Mo Tong was acting strangely and went to the Severed Moon Abyss to ask Moro Chi to keep watch on him.

Ch. 427Jin Li: I'm Very Gentle.

Moro Heng investigated Severed Moon Abyss, grew suspicious of Qi Yuan’s Mo Chi disguise, and arranged for Demon Abandon to watch him. Meanwhile, Jin Li’s family borrowed heavily from the Moro Clan, and Qi Yuan ended the chapter teasing Jin Li during a video call as she insisted she was gentle.

  • Moro Heng visited Severed Moon Abyss and ordered Qi Yuan, disguised as Mo Chi, to watch Demon Eye Celestial Venerable.
  • Moro Heng noticed the pill aura on Mo Chi did not match his claim that he had been refining pills, then decided to have Demon Abandon watch him.
  • Mu Bihua and the tall man questioned why the Mu family had borrowed an enormous amount of Immortal Jade from the Moro Clan, while Mu Tianshui defended Jin Li’s choice.
  • A member of the Zhao family mocked Jin Li and predicted the debt would ruin the Mu family if she failed to reach the Yang Spirit Realm.
  • Qi Yuan video-called Jin Li while she bathed, teased her about tying up her hair, and offered to teach her his improved sword technique.
  • Qi Yuan described the technique as a way to disguise killing intent as righteous justice, and Jin Li blushed and protested that she was very gentle.

Ch. 428White Moonlight Becomes Triple-Disabled, Yet I Remain Devoted

Qi Yuan continued expanding his power in the Netherworld while Jin Li secretly protected his plans and learned of a Moon God Palace scheme against Demon Abandon Celestial Venerable. As Mu Lan began investigating Demon Eye Celestial Venerable, Qi Yuan prepared to lure the remaining Moro Clan Celestial Venerables into a trap.

  • Qi Yuan told Jin Li to have her Lineage launch a surprise attack on the Moro Clan’s immortal jade mines when the time was right, then continued expanding the Golden Core section of the Qi Yuan Sutra.
  • Qi Yuan lured another Yang Spirit into the Netherworld and subdued him, giving No Heaven Buddha an opening to infiltrate the Demon Abyss with the Buddhist Kingdom.
  • Jin Li told the Moon God Palace that Qi Yuan came from the lower realm, then concealed his growing control of the Demon Abyss from Gathering Moon Celestial Venerable.
  • Gathering Moon Celestial Venerable asked Jin Li to relay a plan for Qi Yuan and Colorful Moon Celestial Venerable to attack Demon Abandon Celestial Venerable during the Spiritual Qi tide thirty years later.
  • Mu Lan concluded that Demon Eye Celestial Venerable was leaking Extinct Moon Abyss deployment plans and traveled to seek help from Celestial Venerable Mo Tang.
  • Qi Yuan used five communicator accounts to invent a purple-qi discovery and prepare a trap for Moro Heng Celestial Venerable and the remaining Celestial Venerables.
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