Arc 26The Phoenix Clan’s Hidden Bargain
Li Yun helped Da Peng change his path of cultivation while arranging for his avatar Li Mo to enter the Demon Race through Yuan Ming. The arc ended with Da Peng advancing through Destiny and Wudang seeking the Phoenix Clan’s Nirvana Fire to perfect her Nine Deaths Law.
- Earthly Dao tasked Houtu and the other Ancestor Witches with perfecting the Netherworld, while Xuanming left with Li Yun for Pangu Hall.
- Di Jun learned that Hongjun had tried to lure him into the Devil Dao with the Nine-grade Black Lotus, which Eastern Emperor Taiyi had absorbed instead.
- Li Yun gave Xing Tian the Soul Pearl, helping him form a Primordial Spirit and transform his axe with Innate Turbid Qi.
- Zhurong brought Li Yun to the Ten Thousand Volcanoes, where they found the Innate Devil Race sealed beneath the Phoenix Clan’s divine flames.
- Kong Xuan learned that Yuanfeng’s remnant consciousness might remain with Vermilion Bird, while Li Yun discovered that Da Peng’s Phoenix Clan karma blocked several paths to Attaining Dao.
- Li Yun and Kong Xuan enlisted Yuan Ming to help Li Mo gain a genuine identity among the Demon Race, with Yuan Ming proposing to present herself and Li Mo as Daoist Companions.
- Li Yun arranged for Li Mo to cultivate with Yuan Ming, while Kong Xuan agreed to help Wudang study the Phoenix Clan’s Nirvana Fire and advance her Nine Deaths Law.
- Da Peng reached the Quasi-Saint Middle Stage after switching to Attaining Dao through Destiny, and Kong Xuan warned that he was unlikely to reach the Quasi-Saint Late Stage.