Arc 10The Spirit Domain and the Dai Family

Xu Yan entered the Spirit Domain, returned to Canglan Island, and later joined Meng Chong in destroying the Dai Family. Meanwhile, Li Xuan found Fang Hao and took him as his fourth disciple, opening a new path for the Qimen Martial Dao.

  • Xu Yan escaped the Azure Dragon Tomb with the Azure Sky Flood Dragon corpse, learned about the Spirit Domain, and agreed to let Yu Xiaolong guide him to the Earth Spirit Dragon Qi.
  • Xu Yan evaded the factions hunting him, met Wen Yong, and captured the Earth Spirit Dragon Qi before returning to Canglan Island with Yu Xiaolong.
  • Xu Yan and his companions strengthened their martial arts, and Li Xuan prepared to enter the Spirit Domain as its gate opened to jade-token holders.
  • Li Xuan, Xu Yan, Meng Chong, Su Lingxiu, and their companions entered the Spirit Domain, where Li Xuan killed two Spirit Refining Heavenly Humans who confronted Xu Yan.
  • Xu Yan and Meng Chong raided the Dai Family, killed Dai Sheng, and left the family grounds in ruins.
  • Xu Yan gave Shen Haizhou a share of the Dai Family’s treasury and agreed to investigate the Su Family’s Spirit Mine.
  • Li Xuan watched Fang Hao refine a Bewildering Inversion Array, then accepted him as his fourth disciple to study the Qimen Martial Dao.
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Ch. 227We Were Fighting, Yet You Were Digging Up Spirit Medicines

Xu Yan secretly claimed the Jade Flood Dragon Tree and Dragon Eye Fruits while the prodigies fought a Jade Crystal Snake in the Azure Sky Flood Dragon’s tomb. As the snake and the others attacked him, Shen Haizhou sensed a ripple of soul power from the coiled dragon, and Xu Yan shifted in front of it as the snake’s strike came down.

  • The prodigies entered the tomb chamber and discovered the Jade Flood Dragon Tree and Dragon Eye Fruits, while Xu Yan sensed that something concealed had entered behind them.
  • A hidden Jade Crystal Snake killed several martial artists sent to dig up the tree, then stole Moonlight Stones as the chamber grew dark.
  • The prodigies attacked the snake, allowing Xu Yan to dig up the Jade Flood Dragon Tree and collect the Dragon Eye Fruits with Shen Haizhou.
  • The wounded snake transformed into a huge Jade Crystal Snake and attacked Xu Yan, while the other prodigies demanded that he hand over the spirit medicines.
  • Shen Haizhou sensed a ripple of soul power from the coiled dragon and crept toward the entrance as Xu Yan shifted in front of the dragon just before the snake’s strike landed.

Ch. 228The Azure Sky Flood Dragon's Transformation

Xu Yan discovered signs that the Azure Sky Flood Dragon was transforming into a Corpse Boar, but the Jade Crystal Snake woke it by burrowing into its nostril. The resurrected flood dragon destroyed Black Rock Mountain and attacked the prodigies, while Shen Haizhou killed the poisoned Dai Jun and claimed he had become a corpse puppet.

  • Xu Yan lured the Jade Crystal Snake into smashing the giant dragon statue, revealing a cavern and faint soul fluctuations within.
  • The Jade God Sect youth sent scouts into the cavern, and the prodigies followed after learning the Azure Sky Flood Dragon appeared dead.
  • Xu Yan spotted fuzz and newly emerged claws on the flood dragon's corpse and suspected it was transforming into a Corpse Boar.
  • The Jade Crystal Snake entered the flood dragon's nostril, awakening it; the dragon sneezed the snake out, then attacked as the cavern and Black Rock Mountain collapsed.
  • The Azure Sky Flood Dragon rose above Black Cloud Marsh and drew in its poisonous miasma, while the Jade God Sect youth and Dai Jun escaped by sacrificing others.
  • Shen Haizhou stabbed the poisoned Dai Jun near the marsh's edge, then pulverized his corpse and said Dai Jun would have become a corpse puppet.

Ch. 229Dragon Subduing the Flood Dragon

Xu Yan fought the Azure Sky Flood Dragon, which had revived as a powerful Corpse Boar, and subdued it with the Dragon Subduing Palm. After purging its Corpse Boar aura, he discovered he could control and shrink its corpse, then stored it in his Storage Bag.

  • The prodigies learned that the Azure Sky Flood Dragon had become a Corpse Boar in an incomplete attempt to live a second life, and its spirit-soul might trapped them.
  • Xu Yan attacked the Azure Sky Flood Dragon to keep it from growing stronger, while his sword broke its suppression and let the surviving prodigies escape.
  • Xu Yan used the Dragon Subduing Palm to overpower the Azure Sky Flood Dragon, then weakened its spirit soul with repeated sword strikes until it went out.
  • Xu Yan infused the corpse with Dragon Subduing Palm power and purged its Corpse Boar aura and filthy energy, restoring its appearance to that of a newly dead flood dragon.
  • Xu Yan found that the Dragon Subduing Palm let him control and shrink the flood dragon corpse, then placed it in his Storage Bag.

Ch. 230Earth Spirit Dragon Qi, the Dai Family's Fury

Xu Yan left the Azure Dragon Tomb with the Azure Sky Flood Dragon’s corpse and met Yu Xiaolong, who offered to lead him to Earth Spirit Dragon Qi in exchange for help purifying its bloodline. Meanwhile, the Dai Family and Zheng Kingdom hunted Wen Yong after Dai Yingying’s death, while two Spirit Refining Heavenly Humans lost Xu Yan’s trail.

  • Xu Yan searched the ruins of Black Rock Mountain, found them looted, and left the Black Cloud Marsh to seek spiritual supplies and learn more about the Spirit Domain.
  • Yu Xiaolong returned a Storage Bag of spiritual medicines, then told Xu Yan about Earth Spirit Dragon Qi and offered to guide him there in exchange for Azure Sky Flood Dragon Essence Blood and help with its transformation.
  • Xu Yan agreed to take Yu Xiaolong as his guide and promised to have Red Cat teach it the Great Demon Method if it worked hard.
  • News of the Azure Dragon Tomb spread, and the Dai Family confirmed Dai Yingying’s death before joining the Zheng Kingdom imperial family in hunting the rogue cultivator they suspected of killing her.
  • Two Spirit Refining Heavenly Humans followed Xu Yan’s lingering aura from the Black Cloud Marsh, but it vanished before they could find him.
  • Huang Meng told Wen Yong that the Dai Family and Zheng Kingdom were hunting him for Dai Yingying’s death, and Wen Yong insisted he had not killed her.

Ch. 231Azure Scale City Was Wanted

Xu Yan entered Jade Province and learned that the Jade God Sect and the Su Family had put a bounty on him, while the Myriad Worlds Alliance searched for the supposed Rogue Cultivator prodigy. He reached Azure Scale City, where two enforcers confronted him, and Xu Yan struck first.

  • Huang Meng urged Wen Yong to flee Jade Province after the Dai Family blamed him for Dai Yingying's death, while Xu Yan left Zheng Kingdom and learned about the Spirit Domain from Yu Xiaolong.
  • Xu Yan approached Azure Scale City, where the Jade God Sect and the Su Family's bounty for him spread through the city and the Myriad Worlds Alliance began searching for him.
  • Wen Yong escaped the alliance's mountain hideout as a Spirit Refining Heavenly Human pursued him over Dai Yingying's death.
  • A Rogue Cultivator recognized Xu Yan on the road, warned him about the bounty, and tried to lead him to the Myriad Worlds Alliance.
  • Two Lesser Heavenly Human enforcers from the Jade God Sect and the Su Family confronted Xu Yan outside Azure Scale City, and he answered their threats with a sword strike.

Ch. 232This Brother Was Truly Fierce

After Xu Yan killed the Jade God Sect and Su Family stewards, both powers launched a province-wide hunt, while the Myriad Worlds Alliance and Shen Haizhou also searched for him. Xu Yan disguised himself and used the Harmony of Light and Dust Technique to evade pursuing Greater Heavenly Humans as he headed for the Vast Mountain Range; the chapter ended with him suddenly hiding in the brush with Yu Xiaolong.

  • Xu Yan killed the Jade God Sect and Su Family stewards with his Mountain River Sword Intent, took their Storage Bags, and destroyed their bodies.
  • Xu Yan set out for the Vast Mountain Range to find the Earth Spirit Dragon Qi, while the Myriad Worlds Alliance investigated the stewards' deaths and the Azure Dragon Tomb.
  • The Jade God Sect and Su Family announced a bounty and joined forces to hunt Xu Yan, prompting Shen Haizhou to mobilize the Shen Family's intelligence network and head toward the Vast Mountain Range.
  • Xu Yan killed a martial artist carrying a portrait of him, changed his appearance, and concealed his aura with the Harmony of Light and Dust Technique.
  • Xu Yan evaded repeated searches by Greater Heavenly Humans as he traveled through mountain forests toward the Vast Mountain Range.
  • Xu Yan sensed something, seized Yu Xiaolong by the neck, and vanished into a clump of thorns and weeds.

Ch. 233Encountering Wen Yong, Earth Spirit Jade Marrow

Xu Yan evaded a Spirit Refining Heavenly Human by hiding in a bramble thicket, then entered a concealed underground passage where he encountered the wounded fugitive Wen Yong. After learning Wen Yong had been falsely blamed for Dai Yingying’s death, Xu Yan accepted Wen Yong’s offer of Earth Spirit Jade Marrow and prepared to teach him an aura-concealing technique.

  • Xu Yan hid from a searching Spirit Refining Heavenly Human, waited until nightfall, and followed Yu Xiaolong’s directions to an underground passage.
  • Wen Yong fled into the same passage while injured and carrying a portrait of Xu Yan, whom the Jade God Sect and Su Family were pursuing.
  • Xu Yan caught up with Wen Yong, learned he was blamed for Dai Yingying’s murder, and realized Wen Yong had taken the blame for Xu Yan’s killing of her.
  • Xu Yan gave Wen Yong healing pills, and Wen Yong offered him the Earth Spirit Jade Marrow recorded in a dead martial artist’s belongings.
  • Xu Yan realized the Spirit Refining Heavenly Human he had encountered was likely the Dai Family’s Old Ancestor pursuing Wen Yong and offered to teach Wen Yong the Harmony of Light and Dust Technique.

Ch. 234Array Dao Grand Ceremony, Changes in the Inner Domain

Xu Yan helped Wen Yong escape the underground passage, then found Earth Spirit Dragon Qi in the Earth Spirit Jade Marrow cavern and began refining it to prepare for the Divine Intent Realm. In the Inner Domain, Li Xuan compiled an Array Dao Grand Ceremony and guided the Great Wilderness as powerful figures joined its inner council, leaving Guo Rongshan to enforce their rules with Li Xuan’s protective jade tablet.

  • Xu Yan taught Wen Yong a simplified concealment technique, and the two survived spirit beasts and poisonous fog before reaching the Earth Spirit Jade Marrow.
  • Wen Yong revealed the Myriad Worlds Alliance and left with Dai Yingying’s Storage Bag after Xu Yan admitted he had killed her.
  • Xu Yan captured the Earth Spirit Dragon Qi and began refining it while Yu Xiaolong guarded the cavern.
  • Li Xuan began compiling an Array Dao Grand Ceremony and advised that Half-step Heavenly Humans could join the Great Wilderness’s inner council as Attendants under strict rules.
  • Several Half-step Heavenly Humans joined the new Attendant Hall, where Guo Rongshan used Li Xuan’s jade tablet to impress upon them the need to obey its rules.

Ch. 235Those Who Trespass on Canglan Island Shall Die!

The Great Wilderness expanded as Yan Kingdom joined it, while Ziyun fled to Canglan Island after killing the Spirit Domain-blooded man her father wanted her to marry. Li Xuan invited Ziyun to study the Array Dao, but she could not comprehend the diagram; the chapter ended as his Great Dao Golden Book opened in a burst of golden light.

  • The Heavenly Treasure Pavilion’s Half-step Heavenly Humans secretly joined the Great Wilderness Inner Cabinet’s Attendant Hall, and Yan Kingdom incorporated itself into the Great Wilderness.
  • The Purple Cloud Emperor learned that Princess Ziyun had killed Young Master Su, disowned her, stripped her of her title, and placed a bounty on her.
  • Meng Chong killed Old Su as he pursued Ziyun onto Canglan Island, then agreed to let her stay there.
  • The Great Wilderness gained momentum as news spread that the Spirit Domain treated Inner Domain people as slaves; Meng Chong perfected the Great Sun Golden Body, and Su Lingxiu advanced in her cultivation.
  • Li Xuan asked Ziyun to comprehend an array diagram, but she could not understand it; meanwhile, Mother Xu prepared to break through to the Innate Realm.
  • As Li Xuan prepared to record the second page of the Taicang Book, the Great Dao Golden Book opened and released golden light.

Ch. 236Innate Divine Bone, A New Era

Li Xuan received news of Xu Yan’s Divine Intent breakthrough and new divine bone while creating techniques for the growing Great Wilderness Martial Dao. After the Ziyun Kingdom merged into the Great Wilderness, Xie Tianheng arrived on Canglan Island to study the sword path, while Yun Miaomiao and the Peerless Grandmaster anticipated the coming Spirit Domain journey and possible conflict.

  • Xie Tianheng achieved a Clear Sword Heart, improving Li Xuan’s Heart Sword Realm, and Xu Yan later broke through to the Divine Intent Realm and gained a Mountain River Divine Bone.
  • Li Xuan created an initial Great Wilderness Martial Dao canon and gave it to Peng Yuan and the other Martial Scholars to study and develop further.
  • Xu Yan killed several Greater Heavenly Humans, and the Ziyun Kingdom collapsed before its imperial family announced its merger into the Great Wilderness.
  • Xie Tianheng arrived on Canglan Island, became Li Xuan’s sword-path apprentice, and returned to Sword Venerate Cliff to pursue Sword Intent.
  • Li Xuan considered how to develop martial conceptions and the Medicinal Dao as the Great Wilderness Martial Dao spread beyond ten thousand practitioners.
  • Yun Miaomiao and the Peerless Grandmaster discussed entering the Spirit Domain, the Tai Miao Sect, and the possibility of conflict between the Great Wilderness and the Spirit Domain.

Ch. 237The Pursuit of the Spirit Refining Heavenly Human

After breaking through to the Divine Intent Realm, Xu Yan killed several Greater Heavenly Humans and fled Dai Sheng, a Spirit Refining Heavenly Human, by slipping out of a city amid Shen Haizhou’s disruption. He then sought Shen Haizhou to learn the Dai Family’s strength, apparently planning to attack its stronghold.

  • Du Yuying wondered whether she should visit Canglan Island to grow closer to Mother Xu.
  • Xu Yan killed a Dai Family elder, Dai Yiping, and elders from the Jade God Sect and the Su Family after they tried to capture him.
  • Dai Sheng pursued Xu Yan, who hid in a city but escaped in the confusion Shen Haizhou caused while leaving it.
  • Xu Yan met Shen Haizhou again and asked where the Dai Family’s stronghold was and whether it had any Spirit Refining Heavenly Humans besides Dai Sheng.

Ch. 238The Aristocratic Family Crushed, the Spirit Refining Heavenly Human Slain!

After learning about the Dai Family’s strength, Xu Yan infiltrated its ancestral land and killed the Spirit Refining Heavenly Human guarding it. He looted the treasury and fled, leaving Jade Province on the brink of upheaval.

  • Shen Haizhou explained the Dai Family’s ranks and strength, then gave Xu Yan a map of its ancestral land and treasury.
  • Xu Yan asked Shen Haizhou to keep Dai Sheng occupied while he traveled to the Dai Family’s territory disguised as Dai Yang.
  • Xu Yan used the Azure Sky Flood Dragon’s corpse to lure the Dai Family’s guardian out, then ambushed the old man and destroyed his soul.
  • Xu Yan killed several Greater Heavenly Humans, raided the Dai Family’s treasury, and fled with its treasures.

Ch. 239The Martial World of Jade Province Was Shaken

Xu Yan wiped out the Dai Family’s vault and killed its Spirit Refining Heavenly Human, shaking Jade Province and prompting the Jade God Sect, Su Family, and Myriad Worlds Alliance to react. Disguised as a Spirit Sect martial artist, he headed for the Gate of the Spirit Domain, but Granny Jing saw through his disguise.

  • Xu Yan looted a Dai Family vault, destroyed much of the family grounds, and escaped before Dai Sheng returned.
  • Dai Sheng learned that Xu Yan had killed his uncle and several clan elders, then ordered the Jade God Sect and Su Family to treat Xu Yan as a grave threat.
  • News of the attack spread across Jade Province, and the Jade God Sect and Su Family issued plans to hunt Xu Yan while Alliance Leader Yu ordered the Myriad Worlds Alliance to find him first.
  • Xu Yan changed his appearance and forged a Spirit Sect identity as he traveled toward the Gate of the Spirit Domain.
  • Granny Jing, sent by Tang Jinyan to capture a man in the Inner Domain, recognized that Xu Yan’s Spirit Sect emblem was fake.

Ch. 240Return to the Inner Domain, Mystic Mind Artistic Conception

Xu Yan killed Granny Jing and returned through the Gate of the Spirit Domain to the Inner Domain. On Canglan Island, Su Lingxiu comprehended the Mystic Mind Artistic Conception, prompting Li Xuan to pass her the third level of the Medicinal Dao Martial Codex.

  • Xu Yan killed Granny Jing after she mistook him for a Rogue Cultivator impersonating a Spirit Sect member, then found a Water Star Palace jade tablet in her Storage Bag.
  • Xu Yan entered the Gate of the Spirit Domain, and Guardians Ke and Nie agreed to conceal his passage from everyone.
  • Li Xuan guided Su Lingxiu in understanding artistic conception while the Great Wilderness martial artists continued switching their cultivation.
  • Su Lingxiu comprehended the Mystic Mind Artistic Conception, allowing her to perceive the properties and uses of spiritual objects.
  • Su Lingxiu's insight also produced the rudimentary form of the third level of the Medicinal Dao Martial Codex, and Li Xuan imparted its complete version to her.

Ch. 241One Divine Annihilation Style, Xu Yan Returns

Li Xuan gained Flying Rainbow Sword Intent and the Divine Annihilation Style from his disciples’ achievements while Xu Yan fought his way through the Spirit Domain. Xu Yan returned to Canglan Island with the spirit beast Yu Xiaolong, and the island’s residents gathered to welcome him and learn about his journey.

  • Xie Tianheng comprehended Flying Rainbow Sword Intent, which Li Xuan received through the Great Dao Golden Book.
  • Li Xuan learned that Xu Yan had ambushed and killed a Spirit Refining Heavenly Human and gained the Divine Annihilation Style.
  • Xu Yan returned through the Gate of the Spirit Domain and told Yu Xiaolong that he came from the Inner Domain and practiced a different martial dao.
  • Xu Yan brought Yu Xiaolong to Canglan Island and explained that it could learn the Great Demon Method from Red Cat.
  • Xu Yan reunited with his family, master, and fellow disciples, then introduced Yu Xiaolong to everyone.

Ch. 242Great Monster vs. Spirit Beast, Counting the Spoils

Xu Yan returned from the Spirit Realm with the Dai Family’s treasure vault, and the group counted the spoils and discussed the dangers of the Spirit Realm. Red Cat defeated Yu Xiaolong, and the chapter left Red Cat attempting Xu Yan’s advice for comprehending an array diagram.

  • Red Cat and Yu Xiaolong fought after Yu Xiaolong insulted the cat, and Red Cat won by knocking the spirit beast into the Cang River.
  • Xu Yan recounted his Spirit Realm journey, showed everyone the Azure Sky Flood Dragon corpse, and shared the treasures he had taken from the Dai Family’s vault.
  • The group sorted the spiritual medicines and other treasures, while Su Lingxiu organized the medicines and developed new pill formulas.
  • Xu Yan told Meng Chong and Su Lingxiu about the Jade God Sect and the Su Family pursuing him, and Li Xuan discussed the Spirit Realm’s rigid hierarchy.
  • Xu Yan advised Red Cat to draw formation patterns into one of its acupoints rather than study the array diagram directly, and Red Cat eagerly accepted the guidance.

Ch. 243Xu Yan Breaks Through the Heart Sword Realm

Xu Yan broke through to the Heart Sword Realm, inspiring Meng Chong and Su Lingxiu to make advances of their own while Xie Lingfeng comprehended Sword Intent. After helping his companions strengthen themselves, Xu Yan prepared to return to the Spirit Realm, while Li Xuan anticipated Meng Chong’s breakthrough; the chapter ended with Emperor Zheng and his court welcoming a Superior Sect Elder.

  • Xu Yan perfected the Harmony of Light and Dust Technique, which became the Return to Truth Technique, then broke through to the Heart Sword Realm by turning the tree and grass on the mountain into swords.
  • Meng Chong perfected his Blade Soul and comprehended a path toward the Hidden Blade Realm, while Su Lingxiu comprehended Pill Flame.
  • Xu Yan broke through to the fifth stage of the Dragon Subduing Palm, and Xie Lingfeng attained Clear Sword Heart before Xu Yan guided him to comprehend Ten Thousand Rivers Sword Intent.
  • Xie Lingfeng and then Xu Junhe, Meng Shushu, Shi Er, Zhou Ying, and several Martial Scholars broke through to the Profound Understanding Realm; Xu Yan also left pills and guidance for the Great Wilderness inner cabinet.
  • Li Xuan prepared to travel to the Spirit Realm after leaving a Divine Essence Incarnation jade tablet behind, while Meng Chong perfected his foundation and prepared to break through the Great Sun Indestructible Golden Body.
  • In Zheng Kingdom’s imperial palace, Emperor Zheng, members of the imperial family, and ministers prostrated themselves before a Superior Sect Elder.

Ch. 244The Spirit Domain Gate Opens; Those Holding Jade Tokens May Enter

The Gate of the Spirit Domain opened fully, allowing jade-token holders to enter for one month, and the Inner Domain’s rulers and forces prepared to enforce the new order. Xu Yan learned that Du Yuying and Yun Miaomiao would enter the Spirit Domain, while jade-tokenless martial artists were turned away at the gate.

  • King Qing ordered Zheng Kingdom to announce that jade-token holders could enter the Spirit Domain, while Ya Rong confirmed that her teacher had killed the Blood Fiend and revealed that her teacher had reached a higher state.
  • Emperor Zheng ordered the Gate of the Spirit Domain opened for one month, and an old man entered the Inner Domain and delivered the same announcement to Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.
  • Yun Miaomiao told Xu Yan that the gate had opened completely; Du Yuying and Cui'er arrived, and Xu Yan urged Du Yuying and Yun Miaomiao to help each other in the Spirit Domain.
  • Bai Yun Kong and Pang Yu discussed the academy’s three jade tokens and decided to ask Meng Chong about the academy’s affiliated forces in the Spirit Domain.
  • Martial artists without jade tokens gathered at the gate, but its guardians used their Martial Dao Heavenly Human power to drive them away and threatened to kill anyone who resisted.

Ch. 245Meng Chong and Su Lingxiu Breakthrough

Meng Chong and Su Lingxiu reached major breakthroughs while Xu Yan prepared the Great Wasteland for his departure and helped its leaders secure the region. Xie Tianheng, Xie Lingfeng, Du Yuying, Yun Miaomiao, and Ziyun reached the Gate of the Spirit Domain, where Xie Tianheng entered first and waited for the others.

  • Meng Chong perfected the Great Sun Indestructible Golden Body and gained an Innate Vajra Divine Bone, while Su Lingxiu reached the Divine Intent Realm and gained an Innate Indestructible Divine Bone.
  • Xu Yan taught Bai Yun Kong and Pang Yu a method for entering the Pseudo Divine Intent Realm so they could help protect the Great Wasteland and Canglan Island.
  • Xie Tianheng revealed that Xie Lingfeng's mother was from the Spirit Domain, and Xu Yan gave Xie Lingfeng guidance and a spirit jade before the group departed.
  • Li Xuan gave spirit jade to Du Yuying, Yun Miaomiao, Ziyun, and Wushuang, and Su Lingxiu gave pills to the departing group.
  • Xie Tianheng, Xie Lingfeng, Du Yuying, Yun Miaomiao, and Ziyun arrived at the Gate of the Spirit Domain; Xie Tianheng entered with Xie Lingfeng, then waited inside for the women.

Ch. 246First Entry into the Spirit Domain, a Single Raised Hand Annihilates the Spirit Refining Realm

Du Yuying, Yun Miaomiao, Ziyun, and Xie Tianheng entered the Spirit Domain and were taken under the protection of powerful figures from the Tai Miao Sect and Great Zhou Kingdom. Xu Yan and Li Xuan’s group followed, and Li Xuan immediately demonstrated his strength by annihilating two Spirit Refining Heavenly Humans with one strike.

  • Du Yuying and Yun Miaomiao presented Tai Miao Jade Tokens, while Ziyun presented the King Qing Jade Token, prompting Ya Rong and Xiang Qing to claim them for their respective factions.
  • Ya Rong took Du Yuying, Yun Miaomiao, Cui'er, and Wushuang toward the Tai Miao Sect, while Xiang Qing adopted Ziyun and arranged for Xie Tianheng and his son to go to Great Zhou.
  • Xu Yan taught Xu Junhe cultivation methods, prepared for the journey, and entered the Spirit Domain ahead of Li Xuan’s group.
  • Li Xuan, Meng Chong, Su Lingxiu, Zhou Ying, Meng Shushu, and Red Cat entered the Spirit Domain and joined Xu Yan, then traveled toward a scenic destination near Zheng Kingdom’s capital.
  • Two Spirit Refining Heavenly Humans from the Jade God Sect and the Su Family confronted Xu Yan, but Li Xuan killed them both with a single palm strike.

Ch. 247The Wan Family's Destruction—Where Were the Four Disciples?

Xu Yan and Meng Chong set out to destroy the Dai Family while Li Xuan entered Zheng Kingdom’s Capital City and searched for a fourth disciple suited to the Qimen Martial Dao. The chapter ended with a boy at South Market trying to sell Li Xuan a mysterious treasure praised by the Shen Family’s eldest young master.

  • Li Xuan sent Xu Yan and Meng Chong off to travel the Spirit Domain and deepen their understanding of martial arts, while Su Lingxiu stayed behind to cultivate.
  • Xu Yan decided to uproot the Dai Family, and he and Meng Chong went to Wang City to ask Shen Haizhou for information.
  • Shen Haizhou explained that the Jade God Sect and Su Family had raised their bounty on Xu Yan and were recruiting forces to help hunt him, while the Shen Family had declined to join.
  • Xu Yan told Shen Haizhou that he planned to erase the Dai Family from Jade Province, leaving Shen Haizhou shocked.
  • Li Xuan explored West Market and South Market in Zheng Kingdom’s Capital City while considering how to find a fourth disciple with talent for the Qimen Martial Dao.
  • A slightly plump boy approached Li Xuan at the deserted end of South Market and offered him a treasure that he claimed the Shen Family’s eldest young master had praised.

Ch. 248Artifact-Refining Genius Fang Hao

Li Xuan met Fang Hao, a gifted but unconventional artifact refiner, and tested his potential as a candidate for his fourth disciple. He gave Fang Hao a formation diagram to refine and left with Fang Hao’s Battle Puppet, hoping the task would reveal whether Fang Hao was suited to the Qimen Martial Dao.

  • Li Xuan followed Fang Hao into his shop and watched him demonstrate several strange Treasure Artifacts, including a mirror that displayed moving images.
  • Fang Hao showed Li Xuan the artifacts he had invented and explained his dream of founding the Spirit Realm’s greatest artifact-refining family.
  • Fang Hao demonstrated his Battle Puppet, and Li Xuan was impressed by his inventive work despite its limitations.
  • Li Xuan paid Fang Hao five hundred thousand Spirit Crystals for the Battle Puppet and gave him a formation diagram and advance payment to refine it into a Treasure Artifact.
  • Li Xuan left with the Battle Puppet, while Fang Hao studied the diagram and sensed that it held extraordinary possibilities.

Ch. 249Between One Thought and All Things Become Swords

Fang Hao studied Li Xuan’s Bewildering Inversion Array while Li Xuan assessed his prospects as a Qimen Martial Dao disciple. Meanwhile, Xu Yan and Meng Chong attacked the Dai Family to loot its treasury, leaving Dai Sheng facing Xu Yan’s overwhelming sword technique as the raid continued.

  • Fang Hao began designing a set of Treasure Artifacts based on the Array Formation diagram, while Li Xuan explained that it tested Fang Hao’s talent in Array Formations.
  • Li Xuan examined Qimen Martial Dao’s progress in the Great Dao Golden Book and continued studying the Heaven and Earth Laws.
  • Xu Yan and Meng Chong planned their raid on the Dai Family, and Xu Yan fought Dai Sheng while Meng Chong charged toward the treasury.
  • Meng Chong smashed open the hidden treasure vault, and Yu Xiaolong began swallowing its contents as Meng Chong fought off the Dai Family elders.
  • Xu Yan raised houses and vegetation into the air as swords, frightening Dai Sheng with the technique of making all things into swords.

Ch. 250Slaying Dai Sheng, Divine Annihilation Second Form

Xu Yan and Meng Chong joined forces to kill Dai Sheng and destroy the Dai Family, throwing Jade Province into turmoil and drawing the attention of the Jade God Sect, the Su Family, and the Myriad Worlds Alliance. Back in Zheng Kingdom, Fang Hao worked on forging a formation plate while Li Xuan received the Divine Annihilation Second Form from his disciples’ victory.

  • Xu Yan attacked Dai Sheng with his Heart Sword Realm technique while Meng Chong and Yu Xiaolong looted and wrecked the Dai Family grounds.
  • Meng Chong used the God Severing Slash to weaken Dai Sheng’s soul defenses as Xu Yan struck with the Xun Mie Sword, and together they killed him.
  • Xu Yan and Meng Chong left the ruined Dai Family grounds, while arriving Spirit Refining Heavenly Humans learned what had happened and the news spread across Jade Province.
  • The Jade God Sect and Su Family considered how to eliminate Xu Yan, while the Myriad Worlds Alliance discussed contacting and protecting him.
  • Fang Hao reconsidered how to forge the formation diagram and began making a circular mirror-shaped Treasure Artifact as Li Xuan watched.
  • Li Xuan received notifications that Meng Chong had slain a Greater Heavenly Human, Xu Yan had mastered the Xun Mie Sword, and their combined victory had earned him the Divine Annihilation Second Form.

Ch. 251Bewildering Inversion Array, Four Disciples

Xu Yan, Meng Chong, and Shen Haizhou divided the Dai Family’s treasures and planned to target the Su Family’s Spirit Mine. Meanwhile, Fang Hao tested the Bewildering Inversion Array, caught Li Xuan’s attention, and became his fourth disciple, leaving to prepare for his move.

  • Yu Xiaolong disgorged the Storage Bags holding the Dai Family treasury, and Xu Yan gave Shen Haizhou ten percent of its treasures.
  • Shen Haizhou proposed stealing from the Su Family’s Spirit Mine with help from someone who raised a third-grade Mountain-Swallowing Toad, and Xu Yan agreed to investigate first.
  • Fang Hao activated his Bewildering Inversion Array, became disoriented in his courtyard, and eventually found how to deactivate it.
  • Li Xuan arrived at Fang Hao’s courtyard, observed the Array Formation, and learned that Fang Hao had refined it.
  • Fang Hao knelt and became Li Xuan’s fourth disciple, then agreed to prepare to move and study the Qimen Martial Dao.
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