Arc 209The Blood God Pagoda Hunt

Lin Bai uncovered the Blood God Sect’s plan to isolate Ke Province and joined Chu Junyou’s effort to find the Blood God Sealing Pagoda. He traveled to Fengling City with Zhao Xing Office allies and began investigating the City Lord’s Mansion, where the pagoda might be hidden.

  • He Yi explained to Lin Bai that scarce immortal jades had stalled his cultivation, and that he had joined the Blood God Sect after it promised the resources he needed.
  • Protector Zhao rescued the Lord of Wu En City and fled with him, while Lin Bai was left gravely injured, and back in Mystic Phoenix City, Lin Bai confronted He Chong’s group over their abuse of Tianshui Sect disciples.
  • Jiang Zhen brought Lin Bai gifts from Chu Junyou, and Lin Bai recovered while Bai Yifei grew resentful of the prince’s favor toward him.
  • Li Guxian visited Lin Bai, then took him to Chu Junyou, where Lin Bai revealed the Blood God Sect’s plan to build a Blood God Sealing Pagoda and warned that a prince backed the sect.
  • Lin Bai told Li Guxian that he had uncovered the second stage of her family’s Azure Lotus Swordplay and patiently tried to teach it to her.
  • Chu Junyou sent Lin Bai to Fengling City to locate the pagoda, and Lin Bai reunited there with Qiao Mo, Yi Gu, Qin Yao, and the other Zhao Xing Office allies.
  • Lin Bai and his companions suspected the Blood God Sealing Pagoda was inside the City Lord’s Mansion, so Lin Bai entered alone and used his Asura Dharma Eyes to detect the mansion’s traps and formations.
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Ch. 5201The Story of Wu En City's Lord!

Lin Bai asked why the Lord of Wu En City betrayed the Chu Kingdom, and He Yi explained that scarce immortal jade resources had stalled his cultivation despite centuries of service. He recounted his long struggle to reach the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm and revealed that he had joined the Chu Kingdom after leaving the Celestial Immortal Sect in pursuit of a path to advance further.

  • The Lord of Wu En City said he had no hope of advancing within the Chu Kingdom and explained that cultivation beyond the Dao God Realm depended on scarce immortal jades.
  • He Yi told Lin Bai that the Chu Kingdom had paid him only ten thousand immortal jades every hundred years, too little to meet his ambitions.
  • He Yi recounted his rise through the cultivation realms and said it had taken him nearly five thousand years to reach the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm because he lacked immortal jade resources.
  • He Yi described joining the Celestial Immortal Sect, struggling to compete with its other talented disciples, and gathering immortal jades with fellow cultivators.
  • After reaching the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm, He Yi left the Celestial Immortal Sect and joined the Chu Kingdom Dynasty, hoping to advance toward the Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm.

Ch. 5202The Blood God Sect's Suspicious Origins!

The Lord of Wu En City explained why he joined the Blood God Sect, revealing that he hoped its promised resources would let him reach the Grand Luo Dao Fruit Realm and that he helped recruit discontented officials across Ke Province. Protector Zhao arrived and rescued him, but the Lord of Wu En City insisted Lin Bai be spared before they fled into the Mystic Phoenix Mountains.

  • The Lord of Wu En City told Lin Bai that he rejected the Blood God Sutra because its blood-absorbing cultivation would make him a fiend, but joined the Blood God Sect after it promised resources to help him advance.
  • The Lord of Wu En City explained that he helped the Blood God Sect grow by persuading other desperate and dissatisfied figures in Ke Province to oppose the Chu Kingdom.
  • The Lord of Wu En City described how the Chu Emperor invited the Five Great Families and Seven Sects to suppress the rebellion as a warning to anyone considering betrayal.
  • The Lord of Wu En City hinted that he knew who backed the Blood God Sect and told Lin Bai that he could not take him away.
  • Protector Zhao arrived, helped the bound Lord of Wu En City, and prepared to kill Lin Bai, but the Lord of Wu En City ordered him to spare Lin Bai.
  • Protector Zhao took the Lord of Wu En City and fled into the Mystic Phoenix Mountains.

Ch. 5203Reinforcements Arrive!

After Protector Zhao took the City Lord of Wu En City away, Lin Bai rested among the monster corpses as reinforcements from Azure Lotus City arrived and began hunting the Three Great Demon Clans. Zhu Mo learned the City Lord had escaped, while elders from the Tianshui Sect and Heaven and Earth Gate clashed over accusations against Lin Bai.

  • Protector Zhao took the City Lord of Wu En City away while Lin Bai, gravely injured, could only watch.
  • Martial artists from the Zhao Xing Office arrived in the Mystic Phoenix Mountains, followed by Zhu Mo and experts from the Five Great Families and Seven Sects.
  • The reinforcements saw the mountain of monster corpses and learned Lin Bai was a Tianshui Sect disciple.
  • Lin Bai told Zhu Mo that Protector Zhao had rescued the City Lord of Wu En City, leaving Zhu Mo dismayed.
  • Wu Zhou of the Heaven and Earth Gate accused Lin Bai of possibly letting the City Lord escape, and the Third Elder of the Tianshui Sect defended him.
  • Zhu Mo ordered Wu Zhou and the Third Elder to stop arguing and reminded them they had come under the Chu Emperor’s orders.

Ch. 5204Third Elder!

After returning to Mystic Phoenix City, Lin Bai learned that his friends were secretly investigating the Blood God Sect for Prince Chen. The Third Elder confronted Heaven and Earth Gate disciples after they humiliated Tianshui Sect disciples with a box of dog feces, and the enraged disciples challenged them to fight.

  • Zhu Mo urged the Heaven and Earth Gate and Tianshui Sect experts to stop arguing, then sent the sects back to Mystic Phoenix City while Zhao Xing Office martial artists searched the mountains.
  • The Third Elder took Lin Bai to Mystic Phoenix City and treated his injuries; he told Lin Bai that Yi Gu, Qiao Mo, Qin Yao, and the others were investigating the Blood God Sect for Prince Chen.
  • Tianshui Sect disciples told the Third Elder that Heaven and Earth Gate disciples had taken the treasures they found and injured them.
  • He Chong brought the Third Elder a box supposedly containing the returned treasures, but it was filled with dog feces.
  • The Tianshui Sect disciples angrily challenged the Heaven and Earth Gate disciples to fight.

Ch. 5205Humiliation!

He Chong and the Heaven and Earth Gate disciples humiliated the Celestial Immortal Sect by returning a treasure box filled with dog shit, then defeated the sect’s disciples in battle. Lin Bai confronted them as they tried to leave and demanded they eat it, threatening that none of them would leave otherwise.

  • The Heaven and Earth Gate disciples revealed dog shit in the jade box and provoked the Celestial Immortal Sect disciples, who attacked and were swiftly beaten and seriously injured.
  • He Chong mocked the Third Elder and the Celestial Immortal Sect while claiming his group had only defended themselves.
  • The Third Elder held back from attacking the younger disciples as witnesses from the Five Great Families and Seven Sects watched the confrontation.
  • As He Chong and his companions prepared to leave, Lin Bai stopped them and said the dog shit was food prepared for them.
  • He Chong offered Lin Bai a Qi Condensation Pill and tried to leave, but Lin Bai threatened that none of them would leave unless they ate it.
  • A chilling killing intent spread through the gathering as Lin Bai asked the Heaven and Earth Gate disciples one last time whether they would eat.

Ch. 5206One Sword!

Lin Bai killed more than ten Heaven and Earth Gate disciples with one sword despite his severe injuries, earning praise from the Celestial Immortal Sect and drawing attention from the Five Great Families and Seven Sects. The onlookers debated whether his strike was a special technique, while Chen Yule remained fixated on finding and defeating the mysterious Sword Cultivator who had once beaten him.

  • Lin Bai struck down more than ten Heaven and Earth Gate disciples who had surrounded him, then returned to the Third Elder while coughing blood from his worsening injuries.
  • The Third Elder gave Lin Bai pills and used spiritual power to help stabilize him, while Celestial Immortal Sect disciples praised Lin Bai and promised to follow his example.
  • Martial artists from the Five Great Families and Seven Sects admired Lin Bai's swordsmanship, but Yi Song suggested his strike might have relied on a life-saving treasure or secret technique.
  • Huang Qingyun praised the Five Great Families and Seven Sects' disciples and told a fellow Sacred Lotus Palace disciple to focus on cultivation rather than dream of marrying Lin Bai.
  • A Chen Family Elder praised Lin Bai's sword strike and asked Chen Yule what he thought, but Chen Yule dismissed other Sword Cultivators and vowed to defeat the mysterious Sword Cultivator who had once beaten him.

Ch. 5207Deep Hatred and Grievances!

After Lin Bai killed Heaven and Earth Gate disciples, Wu Zhou confronted the Tianshui Sect’s Third Elder, but Zhu Mo stopped their fight with the Chu Emperor’s imperial edict. As survivors returned to Azure Lotus City, Lin Bai discovered a massive Chu Kingdom Imperial Guard warship above Mystic Phoenix City.

  • Wu Zhou demanded that the Tianshui Sect answer for Lin Bai killing Heaven and Earth Gate disciples, and the Third Elder challenged him to fight.
  • Zhu Mo intervened and invoked the Chu Emperor’s imperial edict, forcing Wu Zhou and the Third Elder to put aside their feud or answer to Prince Chen.
  • Wu Zhou departed after threatening the Tianshui Sect and warning Lin Bai that his life was in danger.
  • Zhu Mo ordered the Three Great Demon Clans hunted down; Zhao Xing Office forces killed most of their members, while the leaders and surviving clansmen escaped.
  • Zhao Xing Office patrols searched for clues to the Blood God Sect as the remaining martial artists returned to Azure Lotus City.
  • Lin Bai saw a huge warship above Mystic Phoenix City, armed with 108 combat-ready God of War Cannons and flying the Chu Kingdom Imperial Guard flag.

Ch. 5208Mountain-Bearing Warship!

Lin Bai returned to Azure Lotus City aboard the Chu Kingdom’s Mountain-Bearing Warship and learned how its formations and weapons worked. After arriving, Zhu Mo warned him to keep the secrets he had uncovered about the Blood God Sect from everyone, including the Tianshui Sect elders.

  • Lin Bai boarded the Mountain-Bearing Warship and sensed its power as it carried the Five Great Families and Seven Sects toward Azure Lotus City.
  • The Third Elder explained the warship’s Heaven-and-Earth Spirit-Absorbing Grand Formation, its 108 God of War Cannons, and the immense cost of building and maintaining it.
  • Lin Bai spent five days healing during the journey, and the warship reached Azure Lotus City, where it entered through the city’s opened formations.
  • Zhu Mo told Lin Bai to return with the Tianshui Sect elders and keep the Blood God Sect secrets to himself, even from his sect.
  • Lin Bai followed the Third Elder back to the Tianshui Sect’s residence.

Ch. 5209Jiang Zhen!

Lin Bai arrived at Tianshui Sect’s residence in Azure Lotus City and began healing while waiting for Prince Chen to summon him. Jiang Zhen arrived on Prince Chen’s orders and treated Lin Bai with striking respect, leaving the gathered Tianshui Sect members puzzled.

  • The Third Elder gave Lin Bai a valuable Nine Qi Qian Yuan Pill, and Lin Bai went to his courtyard to heal.
  • Bai Yifei and Zhou Xinjin discussed waiting for a chance to deal with Lin Bai and seeking ties with Prince Chen.
  • Jiang Zhen arrived at the Tianshui Sect estate, ignored Bai Yifei and Zhou Xinjin, and asked to meet Lin Bai on Prince Chen’s orders.
  • Lin Bai came to the main hall, where Jiang Zhen praised him and asked him to call him Big Brother Jiang Zhen.
  • The Third Elder, Zheng Yuan, and the other disciples wondered why Jiang Zhen was so deferential to Lin Bai.

Ch. 5210Recruitment!

Jiang Zhen delivered Chu Junyou’s lavish gifts to Lin Bai and urged him to focus on recovering, while the Tianshui Sect elders discussed the political risks of Prince Chen recruiting him. Bai Yifei watched the elders favor Lin Bai and became furious over his own declining standing.

  • Jiang Zhen visited Lin Bai on Chu Junyou’s behalf, presented valuable weapons and healing pills, and gave Lin Bai a Voice Transmission Token.
  • Lin Bai accepted the gifts but told the Third Elder and Zheng Yuan that he did not know why Chu Junyou had sent them.
  • The Third Elder and Zheng Yuan concluded that Chu Junyou was trying to recruit Lin Bai and debated whether the Tianshui Sect should use the connection to regain influence at court.
  • Zheng Yuan recommended reporting the matter to the sect so its leaders could decide how to respond to the struggle for the Chu throne.
  • Bai Yifei realized the elders were turning their attention toward Lin Bai and grew resentful after Jiang Zhen had ignored him.

Ch. 5211Princess Leping!

Lin Bai recovered from his injuries in Azure Lotus City while Prince Chen repeatedly sent him gifts. Meanwhile, Bai Yifei learned of Princess Leping Li Guxian’s influence and prepared to meet her.

  • Lin Bai used Prince Chen’s pills and the Heaven Swallowing Dao Fruit to recover most of his injuries over three days.
  • Prince Chen sent Lin Bai more than a hundred valuable gifts over the following half month.
  • Bai Yifei resented Prince Chen’s favor toward Lin Bai and warned that accepting the gifts could draw the Third Prince’s hostility.
  • Zhou Xinjin explained Li Guxian’s family history, her support among Ke Province’s martial artists, and her close relationship with Prince Chen.
  • Bai Yifei and Zhou Xinjin dressed neatly and went with the others to meet Princess Leping.

Ch. 5212Azure Lotus Grace Token!

Third Elder and Zheng Yuan welcomed Princess Leping Li Guxian to the Tianshui Sect and discussed her influence in Ke Province through the Azure Lotus Grace Token. Bai Yifei became smitten with her, while the chapter ended with the reminder that imperial women were often caught in political marriages.

  • Zheng Yuan asked Third Elder about the Azure Lotus Grace Token, and Third Elder explained that Ke Province’s sects had granted it to Li Guxian in gratitude for Li Tianen’s sacrifice.
  • Zheng Yuan speculated that Li Guxian’s ties to Prince Chen could give him Ke Province’s support, but Third Elder dismissed his focus on the succession struggle.
  • Li Guxian arrived at the Tianshui Sect manor with He Qiyun, and Third Elder and Zheng Yuan welcomed and escorted them inside.
  • Bai Yifei became captivated by Li Guxian and told Zhou Xinjin that his feelings might explain why he had failed to reach the Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm.
  • Zhou Xinjin encouraged Bai Yifei to pursue Li Guxian, and Third Elder introduced the Tianshui Sect disciples to her in the reception hall.

Ch. 5213Princess Li Guxian's Visit!

Li Guxian visited the Tianshui Sect to thank them for joining the campaign against the Blood God Sect, but revealed that she had come to see Lin Bai. Her visit embarrassed Bai Yifei, while Zheng Yuan warned that opposing Lin Bai could cost him his life.

  • Bai Yifei introduced himself to Li Guxian and praised the Tianshui Sect's righteous cause, prompting the Third Elder to consider matching them.
  • Li Guxian asked to visit Lin Bai, and He Qiyun hinted that their relationship was close, leaving Bai Yifei humiliated.
  • Li Guxian and He Qiyun left with an escort to find Lin Bai, while Bai Yifei stormed out with Zhou Xinjin following him.
  • Zheng Yuan warned the Third Elder that Bai Yifei would die if he kept opposing Lin Bai, citing Lin Bai's injuries from fighting at least two Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm martial artists.

Ch. 5214Farewell to an Old Acquaintance!

After emerging from seclusion, Lin Bai met Princess Leping, Li Guxian, and learned of Prince Chen’s difficult campaign against the Blood God Sect in Ke Province. Realizing that the prince’s plan could hasten the sect’s scheme, Lin Bai asked Li Guxian to take him to Prince Chen.

  • Lin Bai recognized Li Guxian and He Qiyun as they arrived with armored soldiers, and considered telling Li Guxian what he had learned about the Azure Lotus Swordplay.
  • Li Guxian explained that she had inherited her mother’s title and become Princess Leping after the Chu Emperor welcomed her back into the imperial clan.
  • Lin Bai asked about Ke Province, and Li Guxian said Prince Chen was struggling to act against officials tied to the Blood God Sect because their powerful connections could make enemies of him or push them into alliance with the sect.
  • Li Guxian described Prince Chen’s plan to provoke the corrupt officials into contacting the Blood God Sect, then destroy the sect before deploying the military into Ke Province.
  • Lin Bai warned that the plan could accelerate the Blood God Sect’s scheme and asked Li Guxian to take him to Prince Chen, saying his information about the sect was crucial.

Ch. 5215Prince Chen!

Lin Bai visited Chu Junyou at the City Lord's Mansion in Azure Lotus City after recovering from his injuries. Chu Junyou welcomed him warmly, and they prepared to discuss the affairs of Ke Province.

  • Lin Bai rode with Li Guxian to the City Lord's Mansion, where he saw the extensive security Prince Chen had arranged for Azure Lotus City.
  • Li Guxian explained that Ke Province's clans and sects had given her an Azure Lotus Grace Token, pledging to aid her in times of need.
  • Jiang Zhen told Lin Bai that Chu Junyou had been worrying over Ke Province's affairs and invited him to announce Lin Bai's arrival.
  • Chu Junyou greeted Lin Bai, asked about his recovery, and joked with him about the healing pills he had sent.
  • Chu Junyou asked Li Guxian to prepare tea, then suggested that he and Lin Bai call each other Brother Chen and Brother Lin before discussing serious matters.

Ch. 5216Troublesome!

Lin Bai told Chu Junyou that the Blood God Sect was building a sealing pagoda in Ke Province, had a prince’s backing, and was pursuing a still-unknown scheme. Chu Junyou stopped Lin Bai from naming the suspected prince and was left confronting the scale of the sect’s plans.

  • Chu Junyou explained that powerful City Lords and their influential backers had stalled his campaign against the Blood God Sect.
  • Lin Bai revealed that the sect was constructing a Blood God Sealing Pagoda to cut Ke Province off from Chu’s forces.
  • Lin Bai said that a prince was backing the Blood God Sect, but Chu Junyou stopped him from voicing the suspected prince’s name without evidence.
  • Lin Bai added that the sect had a third, more important scheme, and Chu Junyou reacted with exhaustion at the threat facing Ke Province.

Ch. 5217The Twelve Army Kings!

Lin Bai told Chu Junyou crucial information about the Blood God Sect, and Chu Junyou set plans in motion to locate its Blood God Sealing Pagoda while relying on Lin Bai’s help. After Li Guxian saw Lin Bai back to the Tianshui Sect estate, He Qiyun teased her about her feelings for him.

  • Chu Junyou ordered the Zhao Xing Office to interrogate captured Blood God Sect martial artists and directed the Celestial Mystery Pavilion to investigate the Blood God Sealing Pagoda’s origins and likely location.
  • Chu Junyou revealed that King Chai Ning’s army was waiting outside Ke Province and said it could enter once the Blood God Sect’s pagoda was dealt with.
  • Lin Bai told Chu Junyou he would remain in Azure Lotus City to help, and Chu Junyou gave him a Prince Chen Token and promised to record his merit.
  • Li Guxian warned Lin Bai to keep their conversation secret and offered to help him before seeing him back to the Tianshui Sect estate.
  • He Qiyun teased Li Guxian about how obvious her feelings for Lin Bai were, leaving Li Guxian embarrassed.

Ch. 5218The Azure Lotus Sword Immortal's Legacy!

After recovering from his injuries, Lin Bai decided to repay Li Guxian by telling her what he had discovered about the Azure Lotus Swordplay. He revealed that he had developed its second stage and believed the art was the legacy of the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal.

  • Lin Bai finished recovering from his injuries and decided to tell Li Guxian about the swordplay he had secretly learned.
  • Lin Bai visited Li Guxian at the City Lord's Mansion and admitted that he had practiced her family's inherited Azure Lotus Swordplay without permission.
  • Li Guxian explained that her family believed the swordplay was connected to the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal, though its nine moves seemed crude.
  • Lin Bai sealed the room and told Li Guxian that he had refined the nine moves into three advanced sword arts he called the second stage of Azure Lotus Swordplay.
  • Lin Bai told Li Guxian that he believed the swordplay was the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal's legacy.

Ch. 5219Teaching Swordplay!

Lin Bai began teaching Li Guxian how to comprehend the second-stage Azure Lotus Swordplay, which he believed was an inheritance left by the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal. After hundreds of explanations over nine days, Li Guxian still had not grasped it and was left physically and mentally exhausted.

  • Lin Bai explained that Azure Lotus Swordplay was the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal's inheritance and offered to teach Li Guxian how he had comprehended its second stage.
  • Li Guxian thanked Lin Bai and accepted his offer to teach her while they waited for Prince Chen's investigation to progress.
  • Lin Bai explained the swordplay repeatedly, but Li Guxian struggled to understand its profound insights despite listening closely.
  • Lin Bai reassured Li Guxian that she was not stupid and continued teaching her patiently.
  • By the five hundred and thirteenth explanation on the ninth day, Li Guxian was pale, drenched in cold sweat, and on the verge of collapse.

Ch. 5220Whispered Secrets Between Maidens

Lin Bai stopped teaching Li Guxian Azure Lotus Swordplay when she became dangerously exhausted, but He Qiyun mistook her condition for the aftermath of an intimate affair. He Qiyun and Third Elder later teased Lin Bai with a gift of Thousand Night Pills, leaving him and Third Elder sharing an amused, knowing glance.

  • Lin Bai ended his Azure Lotus Swordplay lesson and left Li Guxian to recover, then returned to the Tianshui Sect Manor.
  • He Qiyun found Li Guxian exhausted in bed and assumed Lin Bai had spent the past half month being intimate with her.
  • Li Guxian proved her primordial yin was intact, but He Qiyun decided Lin Bai must have a sexual problem and left with a mischievous smile.
  • Third Elder teased Lin Bai about marrying Princess Leping, and Lin Bai clarified that he only felt friendship for Li Guxian.
  • He Qiyun sent Lin Bai a Storage Bag of Thousand Night Pills, and Third Elder explained their effects while teasing him.
  • Lin Bai suggested Third Elder recognized the pills because she had taken many herself, and they exchanged a knowing smile.

Ch. 5221A Turning Point!

After the Celestial Mystery Pavilion identified possible sites for Blood God Sealing Pagodas, Chu Junyou asked Lin Bai to investigate suspicious Fengling City. Lin Bai agreed to locate the pagoda without alerting the Blood God Sect, while Chu Junyou warned him about the city’s powerful lord and his wife.

  • For half a month, Lin Bai stayed in Azure Lotus City and periodically taught Li Guxian swordsmanship.
  • Jiang Zhen summoned Lin Bai to meet Chu Junyou at the City Lord's Mansion.
  • Chu Junyou showed Lin Bai a map marking more than a thousand possible Blood God Sealing Pagoda sites, including Fengling City.
  • Chu Junyou explained that Fengling City's lord belonged to the Blood God Sect and that Zhao Xing Office investigators sent there had gone missing.
  • Chu Junyou asked Lin Bai to find the pagoda and send word before taking action, and Lin Bai agreed to go.
  • Chu Junyou warned Lin Bai not to antagonize Fengling City's lord, a former Three Wonders Disciple of the Wen Tian Sect, or his wife, a legitimate daughter of the Chen Family.

Ch. 5222Fengling City!

Lin Bai learned that the City Lord of Fengling City had powerful ties to the Wen Tian Sect and the Chen Family, then set out on Prince Chen’s orders to investigate the Blood God Sect’s plans. He evaded surveillance by taking a detour and reached Fengling City, where he entered under the pretext of visiting Bao Heng.

  • Chu Junyou explained that Fengling City’s City Lord was a Three Wonders Disciple of the Wen Tian Sect and the Chen Family’s principal son-in-law, and warned Lin Bai to focus on the city while the Chu Kingdom handled the larger political concerns.
  • Lin Bai agreed to head to Fengling City immediately, and Chu Junyou promised to send Yi Gu, Qiao Mo, Qin Yao, and Zhao Xing Office martial artists to meet him there.
  • Lin Bai left Azure Lotus City through the teleportation array to Zhennan City, then slipped away and flew north; Blood God Sect watchers lost track of him and reported his disappearance to the City Lord of Wu En City.
  • The City Lord of Wu En City ordered his agents across Ke Province to locate Lin Bai and protect the Holy Religion’s plan to complete the Blood God Sealing Pagoda.
  • Lin Bai crossed the dangerous Iron Sword Plains and reached Fengling City after two days of flight.
  • At the city gate, Lin Bai claimed he was seeking refuge with Bao Heng of Myriad Valley Hall, and the guards let him enter.

Ch. 5223Meeting!

Lin Bai reached Fengling City and met with the Zhao Xing Office contacts hidden at Myriad Valley Hall, where he reunited with Qiao Mo, Yi Gu, Qin Yao, and the others. Bao Heng revealed that the missing Zhao Xing Office investigators had focused on the City Lord’s Mansion before disappearing.

  • Lin Bai found Myriad Valley Hall and used a coded exchange with Bao Heng to arrange a secret meeting.
  • Bao Heng directed Lin Bai to No. 28, Dingjia Alley, where he revealed his identity as a Zhao Xing Office contact and activated the courtyard formation.
  • Lin Bai reunited with Qiao Mo, Yi Gu, Qin Yao, Fang Yuanshu, Elder Liang, Grandma Liu, Ye Guqing, and Ye Guyu.
  • Qin Yao told Lin Bai that the group had avoided spies while traveling to Fengling City.
  • Bao Heng explained that the Zhao Xing Office investigators he had received vanished after focusing on the City Lord’s Mansion.

Ch. 5224Bao Heng!

Lin Bai learned that Zhao Xing Office agents who died in Fengling City had been investigating its City Lord's Mansion, strengthening his suspicion that the Blood God Sealing Pagoda was there. After studying the city's factions, he explained why Prince Chen could not simply arrest City Lord Luo Cong using Li Tianen's roster, and the group recognized that the powerful forces backing the city lords posed the greatest obstacle.

  • Bao Heng told Lin Bai that Zhao Xing Office agents had been especially concerned with the City Lord's Mansion and gave him a map and information on Fengling City's factions.
  • Lin Bai questioned Qiao Mo and the others about the city, then concluded that the Blood God Sealing Pagoda might be inside the City Lord's Mansion.
  • Qin Yao explained that City Lord Luo Cong was a Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm martial artist backed by the Wen Tian Sect and the Chen Family.
  • Fang Yuanshu questioned why Prince Chen needed them to gather intelligence, and Lin Bai explained that the roster alone could not prove the suspects' guilt in court.
  • Lin Bai and Elder Liang concluded that the forces behind the city lords, rather than the city lords themselves, were the hardest challenge to overcome.

Ch. 5225Night Raid on the City Lord's Mansion!

Lin Bai and his companions found no signs of trouble elsewhere in Fengling City and suspected the seven great lineages and three sects were allied with Luo Cong. He infiltrated the heavily guarded City Lord’s Mansion at night to investigate, discovering that formations covered nearly every part of the estate.

  • Lin Bai concluded that the seven great lineages and three sects might belong to the Blood God Sect because they acted unconcerned about the crisis in Ke Province.
  • Lin Bai and his companions agreed that he would enter the City Lord’s Mansion alone while Qin Yao, Yi Gu, and Qiao Mo waited outside and the others remained as backup.
  • Lin Bai used the Devouring Heaven Dao Method—Break Restriction to pass through the mansion’s defensive barrier and vault over its wall.
  • Lin Bai opened his Asura Dharma Eyes and saw formations, mechanisms, and traps covering the mansion’s paths, buildings, and even its stones and grass.
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