Arc 263The Poisoned Cloudships

Lin Bai accepted the Chu imperial family's gifts while trying to secure a way to find his family, then investigated a wave of attacks on departing sects and lineages. As suspicion fell on several factions, Emperor Chu moved to bring those still in Chu territory back to the Imperial Capital.

  • Lin Bai named Chu Junyou Crown Prince as Prince Chen’s succession took shape, while the Imperial Ancestors urged Chu Tianxin and Prince Chen to keep Lin Bai in Chu and promised help reaching the Heavenly Realm if he remained loyal.
  • After the Hunting Realm losses, Lin Bai accepted the Third Prince’s gifts, including treasures for his sword formation and the Star-Slaying Three Swords, after learning Chu had sent people to search for his family in the Dao Ruins World.
  • Lin Bai discovered that the Soul Refinement Sect had captured Leng Xingguang, then saw the Qi Tian Sect and Eternal Devil Sect depart the Imperial Capital with new ties between them.
  • The Crown Prince and Third Prince told Lin Bai that attackers had struck Worship Heaven Sect, killing disciples and making Yun Zhou and other leaders vanish, and further attacks left the Overturning Heavens Sect and Seven Absolutes City devastated.
  • Lin Bai investigated Dragon Mountain City and learned that the God-Devil Calamity Poison had killed the Little Prince and Seventh Prince, while Xing Si and Jiang Yu raised questions about Carefree Powder and the attackers’ possible identities.
  • Lin Bai warned the Crown Prince and Third Prince that Carefree Powder had been used, while the princes considered the Four Gloom Demon Palace and other suspects and ordered interrogations.
  • The Eighth Prince explained that the royal ancestors approved of a deadly succession struggle and that Cangsheng, despite being suited to inherit the throne, was waiting for a chance to challenge the current Bailu.
  • Emperor Chu ordered the return of sects and lineages still in Chu territory, while Mountain Sea Sect and Southern Border Insect Valley headed back to the Imperial Capital and Western Region dynasties hurried away.
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Ch. 6577Establishing the Crown Prince!

Lin Bai faced pressure to name Chu Kingdom’s Crown Prince while weighing the princes’ motives and the danger of the approaching turmoil. He established Prince Chu Emperor, Chu Junyou, as Crown Prince, but the assembly then pressed him to say whether he would abdicate.

  • Lin Bai wondered whether Emperor Chu had arranged Third Prince’s public withdrawal and considered how Prince Chen’s rise might affect the Tianshui Sect.
  • Ji Yi explained that Chu emperors traditionally abdicated after their ten-thousandth birthday to seek a higher realm, since twelve thousand years was the limit of their lifespan.
  • The Crown Princes of Ten Thousand Saints Mountain’s territory and the Qi Tian Sect’s territory urged Lin Bai to establish a Crown Prince and asked whether he would yield the throne.
  • Eighth Prince declared that he would support Prince Chu Emperor and serve him, while Old Ancestor weighed the risks of Prince Chen’s evidence and possible retribution.
  • Lin Bai decreed that the First Imperial Prince, Chu Emperor, Chu Junyou, would become Chu Kingdom’s Crown Prince.
  • The Crown Prince of Ten Thousand Saints Mountain’s territory asked whether Lin Bai would abdicate, and the gathered experts waited for his answer.

Ch. 6579Imperial Clan Ancestral Temple!

At the imperial clan’s Ancestral Temple, the Chu Emperor questioned Prince Chen and the Third Prince about the struggle for the throne. The Third Prince confessed to plotting the deaths of the First Prince, the Seventh Prince, and the Seventeenth Prince, while Lin Bai pressed the Chu Emperor about the First Prince’s death.

  • The Chu Emperor brought Prince Chen and the Third Prince to the Ancestral Temple and questioned them before the imperial ancestors’ tablets.
  • The Third Prince admitted that he had asked the Chu Emperor to withhold details in the Ascension Celestial Palace to preserve the imperial clan’s dignity.
  • Prince Chen said he had promised Lin Bai that he would help him reach the Heavenly Realm to find his family after their goals were achieved.
  • The Third Prince argued that he had lost the throne to the Crown Prince’s political support, not to the Chu Emperor, and confessed that he had schemed to kill the First Prince, the Seventh Prince, and the Seventeenth Prince.
  • Lin Bai rebuked Prince Chen for putting benevolence ahead of Chu’s interests and asked whether the First Prince’s death had been the Third Prince’s doing.
  • The Chu Emperor remained silent as Lin Bai demanded answers, and the Third Prince insisted that imperial succession had always been governed by bloodshed and political struggle.

Ch. 6580Ancestral Temple's Imperial Ancestor!

Chu Tianxin consulted the Imperial Ancestors about keeping Lin Bai in Chu, and they agreed to delay his departure while offering him favors. Lin Bai’s search for his family and friends in the Dao Ruins World remained beyond Chu’s reach, leaving his hopes dependent on Chu’s promise to send him to the Heavenly Realm.

  • Chu Tianxin asked the Imperial Ancestors what they thought about Lin Bai, and the divine tablets manifested their figures.
  • The Imperial Ancestors urged Chu Tianxin and Prince Chen to keep Lin Bai in Chu, while Chu Tianxin recalled his promise to help Lin Bai find his way home.
  • Prince Chen asked what Lin Bai wanted, and Lin Bai explained that he sought only his family and friends, who had been swept into a spatial storm and were believed to be in the Dao Ruins World.
  • The Imperial Ancestors learned that Chu could not safely reach the Dao Ruins World and proposed granting Lin Bai favors to make him postpone leaving.
  • The Imperial Ancestors said Chu could send Lin Bai to the Heavenly Realm after Chu Tianxin ascended the throne, provided Lin Bai remained loyal to Chu.

Ch. 6582Calculating the Gains and Losses!

After the Hunting Realm Hunt, the Tianshui Sect’s survivors gathered to assess their heavy losses and plan how to recover rewards from Prince Chen and the factions that had taken their lands and treasures. The meeting ended with the disciples preparing to claim their hunt spoils while the sect’s leaders identified the assets they wanted returned.

  • The surviving Tianshui Sect disciples returned to their temporary residence and rested for two days before Ancestor Zhang Bailiu and Pan Qing summoned them to a meeting.
  • Ancestor Zhang Bailiu said the sect had gained many exotic species but lost at least half of the more than seven hundred martial artists who entered the Hunting Realm.
  • Lin Bai advised that Prince Chen would be occupied with court affairs and that the sect needed to decide which territories, treasures, and other assets it wanted to recover.
  • Ancestor Zhang Bailiu, Pan Qing, and Sect Master Chu Xi listed lands and treasures taken by rival factions, including medicine mountains and three Grand Yi Divine Weapons.
  • Sect Master told the disciples that each could choose eight personally hunted prey, and Ancestor Zhang Bailiu provided a list of exotic species for them to prioritize.

Ch. 6583So Many Things!

Lin Bai weighed the costs of his trip to the Hunting Realm and worried that the exposed Supreme Avatar would delay his journey to the Heavenly Realm. He decided to attend the Eighth Prince’s banquet while planning to find Bai Yifei, whom the Soul Refinement Sect had captured.

  • Lin Bai regretted losing three flying swords and failing to gather enough Five Elements spiritual treasures during the Hunting Realm trip.
  • Lin Bai recalled learning that the Soul Refinement Sect had captured a member of the Heaven Swallowing Race, and concluded that Bai Yifei was likely imprisoned by them.
  • Lin Bai considered how revealing his Supreme Avatar had complicated Prince Chen’s promise to send him to the Heavenly Realm, and decided to wait for news while seeking a chance to rescue Bai Yifei.
  • Leng Xingguang warned Lin Bai that the Eighth Prince’s invitation might be a trap, but Lin Bai agreed to attend the banquet.
  • Lin Bai left the Tianshui Sect’s temporary palace with Zhi Yu Jie, Yi Zien, Zhou Xinjin, Qiao Mo, Qin Yao, and the others to go to the Eighth Prince’s residence.

Ch. 6584The Leisurely Third Prince!

Lin Bai visited the Third Prince at his once-bustling estate, now deserted after Prince Chen became Crown Prince. The Third Prince explained that he was content with his newfound freedom, then presented Lin Bai with treasures sent by the imperial family.

  • Lin Bai and the Tianshui Sect disciples arrived at the desolate Third Prince's Estate, where the steward led them to a banquet.
  • The Third Prince welcomed Lin Bai and hosted him amid music and dancing, though the waterside pavilion was otherwise empty.
  • The Third Prince said he had dismissed the Sun Moon Pavilion experts and no longer had court duties, and he felt carefree after giving up the Crown Prince position.
  • The Third Prince summoned eight maids bearing treasure boxes and told Lin Bai the gifts came from the imperial family, not from him or Prince Chen.

Ch. 6585Eight Treasure Boxes!

The Third Prince presented Lin Bai with royal gifts chosen to meet his needs, but Lin Bai worried that accepting them would bind him to Chu. After seeing treasures that could complete his Reverse Five Elements Sword Formation, aid his cultivation, and strengthen his swordsmanship, he grew tempted while questioning the royal family's intentions.

  • Lin Bai refused the gifts after learning they came from the royal family, which he feared wanted to keep him in Chu.
  • The Third Prince had five treasure boxes opened, revealing spirit objects for the five elements, including treasures Lin Bai needed for his Reverse Five Elements Sword Formation.
  • The Third Prince revealed that the sixth box held a Ninefold Spirit Pill that could help Lin Bai advance to the Superior-Grade Great Purity Dao Fruit Realm.
  • The seventh box contained the Star-Slaying Three Swords manual, a sword technique suited to Lin Bai's Overlord Sword Dao, and Lin Bai reacted with keen interest.

Ch. 6586The Chu Kingdom's Gesture of Goodwill!

The Chu Kingdom's Third Prince offered Lin Bai eight valuable treasures, including the Star-Slaying Three Swords and the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal's fourth-stage swordplay inheritance, but Lin Bai refused to accept them. The Third Prince then revealed that the Chu Kingdom had sent people to find Lin Bai's family and friends, leaving Lin Bai suspecting the kingdom intended to use them to keep him there.

  • The Third Prince presented the Star-Slaying Three Swords and explained that the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal's inheritance contained insight into the Azure Lotus Swordplay's fourth stage.
  • Bai Yifei questioned the ancient book's authenticity and asked why the Third Prince did not cultivate it, and the Third Prince explained that his sword attainments were too low.
  • Lin Bai said he could not accept the eight gifts because he feared they would bind him to the Chu Kingdom.
  • The Third Prince admitted that the Chu Kingdom wanted Lin Bai to stay and revealed it had sent people to the Dao Ruins World to find his family and friends.
  • Lin Bai released killing intent and accused the Chu Kingdom of threatening him, then recognized that its offer to reunite him with his loved ones gave it a pretext to keep him there.

Ch. 6587Accept the Gift!

The Third Prince persuaded Lin Bai to accept Chu’s gifts and remain in the empire until he could safely seek passage to the Seven Realms of the Heavens and search for his loved ones. He explained that Chu tolerated outside factions influencing the succession, leaving Lin Bai to reconsider what he knew about Prince Chen’s allies.

  • The Third Prince told Lin Bai that Chu’s search for his relatives and friends in the Dao Ruins World had little chance of success, and that Chu would send him to the Seven Realms of the Heavens if he stayed.
  • The Third Prince urged Lin Bai to accept Chu’s gifts and wait until the imperial clan’s attention had shifted, promising to help him leave later.
  • Lin Bai decided to accept the nine treasure boxes rather than oppose Chu.
  • Lin Bai asked how the Third Prince would deal with Xia Jingzhi, and the Third Prince said the imperial clan would handle the matter.
  • The Third Prince explained to Bai Yifei that Chu tolerated outside factions supporting princes during succession disputes, then asked whether Lin Bai could guarantee Prince Chen had no such allies.

Ch. 6588Paying a Visit to Old Man Wuchuan!

After the struggle for Chu’s throne temporarily subsided, Meng Ye visited Old Man Wuchuan at Prince Chen’s request and apologized for failing to obtain the Fire Phoenix in the Hunting Realm. Old Man Wuchuan and Dong Dan prepared to leave the imperial capital with Prince Chen, while Meng Ye remained amid the banquets and political uncertainty.

  • The Third Prince told Lin Bai that the Chu imperial family would handle the threat of martial artists from other territories and urged him to focus on his own duties.
  • After Lin Bai’s birthday celebration, the Third Prince presented gifts to Meng Ye, then returned to the banquet and left Meng Ye’s affairs aside.
  • Prince Chen warned Meng Ye that Old Man Wuchuan might leave the imperial capital without warning and said he and his master would soon depart.
  • Meng Ye apologized to Prince Chen for failing to hunt the Fire Phoenix after it underwent Return to Ancestry in the Hunting Realm.
  • Prince Chen brought Meng Ye into the Gourd World, where Meng Ye met Old Man Wuchuan and Dong Dan at the thatched hut.

Ch. 6590Comprehending Swordplay!

Lin Bai studied the Star-Slaying Three Swords and examined accounts of sword cultivators who had comprehended the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal’s inheritance, finding that its fourth stage was at the quasi-Dao-art level. After the Chu Emperor’s Birthday Celebration, he invited Bu Junfeng to a banquet and discussed the battle in the Hunting Realm.

  • Lin Bai studied the Star-Slaying Three Swords for several days and began to grasp their fundamentals.
  • Lin Bai read accounts of later sword cultivators’ insights into the Azure Lotus Sword Immortal’s inheritance and learned that the fourth stage was roughly at the quasi-Dao-art level.
  • Lin Bai continued to ponder how the fourth stage worked, sensing he was close to understanding it but making no breakthrough.
  • After the Chu Emperor’s Birthday Celebration, Lin Bai invited Bu Junfeng to dine at the Immortal Abode Restaurant.
  • Bu Junfeng met Lin Bai and said that their battle in the Hunting Realm had nearly killed him.

Ch. 6591Inviting Bu Junfeng to a Banquet!

Lin Bai hosted Bu Junfeng at a banquet and learned that Soul Refinement Sect had captured Leng Xingguang, Dongyu’s friend. Bu Junfeng said Leng Xingguang had already been secretly sent back to Mo Qin, leaving Dongyu with no way to rescue him in the imperial capital.

  • Lin Bai and Bu Junfeng discussed their past battle, agreeing that neither had wanted to fight but pressure from Ascension Celestial Palace had made it unavoidable.
  • Bu Junfeng asked whether Lin Bai had come to gather intelligence for the Chu royal family, and Lin Bai said he was only hosting him.
  • Dongyu asked Bu Junfeng whether Soul Refinement Sect had captured Leng Xingguang, his friend from Wind and Snow Villa.
  • Bu Junfeng admitted Soul Refinement Sect had captured Leng Xingguang and said the sect had secretly escorted him to Mo Qin.
  • Dongyu revealed that Leng Xingguang was a member of the Heaven Swallowing Race and said he had once joined Eternal Devil Sect in Evil Moon Thousand Provinces.

Ch. 6594When One Fails to Act Decisively, One Suffers the Consequences!

Lin Bai met with Princess Chenxian and Prince Hong Estate’s former officials, who asked him to seek the Crown Prince’s help in restoring their status. He left after telling Princess Chenxian he would ask Emperor Chu to annul their engagement, while she struggled to hide her grief.

  • Princess Chenxian kept Lin Bai standing and coldly ignored him as he entered the meeting hall.
  • Chao Yushi explained that Prince Hong Estate hoped the Crown Prince would restore its status, though its old case had no injustice to overturn.
  • Lin Bai agreed to remind the Crown Prince but said he was occupied with the sects visiting the imperial capital.
  • Lin Bai said he would ask Emperor Chu to annul his engagement to Princess Chenxian, then left Prince Hong Estate.
  • Princess Chenxian held back her tears until Lin Bai was gone, then went to the garden with Chao Yushi.

Ch. 6595The Parting Is Near!

As the sects departed the imperial capital, Lin Bai struggled to understand Prince Liang's Estate's plans while the departing Holy Sons and Holy Maiden discussed the growing instability across Chu and the Eastern Region. The chapter left Nie Shang urging Chu Tinghan and Mo Nan to set aside their sects' grievances and cooperate as the political situation worsened.

  • Lin Bai left Prince Hong Estate at dawn, worried about his entanglement with Princess Chenxian and the unresolved marriage politics involving Chu Tinghan and Prince Liang's Estate.
  • Nie Shang saw Xu Chunhai and the Overturning Heavens Sect depart, then warned Chu Tinghan that the One Night Divine Sect might soon face upheaval and urged its factions to cooperate.
  • Xu Chun advised Chu Tinghan to act cautiously and investigate the misunderstandings between the Worship Heaven Sect and the Overturning Heavens Sect.
  • Nie Shang urged Mo Nan to consider setting aside the two sects' grievances, and Mo Nan agreed to give the proposal serious thought.
  • Xu Chun and Mo Nan departed the imperial capital, while Nie Shang returned to the Heavenly Water Sect's temporary residence still concerned about the region's future.

Ch. 6596Qi Lingyu Bids Farewell!

As the sects departed the imperial capital, Lin Bai saw Qi Lingyu off and discussed the burdens of his position as Qi Tian Sect’s Saint. They parted after Lin Bai agreed to help arrange courtyards for Qi Lingyu if he ever retired and came to Chu.

  • Lin Bai saw Qi Lingyu off as the Qi Tian Sect prepared to leave the imperial capital.
  • Qi Lingyu admitted he wished he could stay in the bustling capital, but explained that being the Qi Tian Sect’s Saint meant carrying its responsibilities.
  • Lin Bai said he understood why the Qi Tian Sect was drawing closer to the Eternal Devil Sect and hoped the alliance would benefit it.
  • Qi Lingyu asked whether Lin Bai feared the Eternal Devil Sect would be caught between him and the Qi Tian Sect, and Lin Bai remained silent.
  • Lin Bai promised to find Qi Lingyu two courtyards in the imperial capital if he retired and came to Chu, and Qi Lingyu accepted the offer.

Ch. 6597Eternal Devil Sect's Choice!

Lin Bai warned Liu Fuyun that Qi Lingyu planned to support the Eternal Devil Sect in taking control of the Evil Moon Thousand Provinces, but that the alliance could bring great danger. After the Eternal Devil Sect chose to accept the support, Lin Bai was summoned to Prince Chen's residence by the Crown Prince.

  • Lin Bai met Liu Fuyun and Jiang Xuansu at the city gates and learned that Qi Tian Sect had agreed to take Jiang Xuansu and other Eternal Devil Sect disciples as Core Disciples.
  • Lin Bai told Liu Fuyun that Qi Lingyu intended to back the Eternal Devil Sect as the new hegemon of the Evil Moon Thousand Provinces, warning that the opportunity could also become a dead end.
  • Liu Fuyun chose to accept Qi Lingyu's support, saying the Eternal Devil Sect had waited ten thousand years for such an opportunity.
  • Lin Bai saw the Eternal Devil Sect off, and Jiang Xuansu quietly waved to him as he departed.
  • At Tianshui Sect's traveling palace, Zhou Wang told Lin Bai that the Crown Prince had summoned him, and Lin Bai went with him to Prince Chen's residence.

Ch. 6598Worship Heaven Sect Attacked!

Lin Bai arrived at Prince Chen’s residence and learned that Worship Heaven Sect’s Luo Daoguo had been attacked outside Dragon Mountain City, with its disciples slaughtered and Yun Zhou, its elders, and patriarch missing. The princes could not identify the attackers or confirm whether Jiang Yan was dead.

  • Lin Bai entered the meeting hall, where Prince Chen and the Heavenly Guard Battalion were discussing a grave incident.
  • The Third Prince reported that Worship Heaven Sect’s Luo Daoguo had been attacked two hours earlier outside Dragon Mountain City.
  • Zhao Linbai and the imperial guards found the disciples dead but no bodies of Yun Zhou, the patriarch, or the elders.
  • The Third Prince said no traces of the attackers had been found and suggested that Yun Zhou might be dead or missing.
  • Nie Shang questioned how the Eighth Prince could conclude that Jiang Yan was dead, since Jiang Yan had left with Worship Heaven Sect’s disciples.

Ch. 6599Clouds Shifted, Storms Gathered!

After Star Sect’s Northern Region was attacked and Mo Nan and several elders disappeared, Nie Shang and the princes considered who was behind the attacks. Nie Shang realized that Prince Chens and lineages leaving the Imperial Capital could also be targets, and rushed to warn them.

  • The Crown Prince told Lin Bai that the Zhao Xing Office was searching for Nie Shang and the others, while the Eighth Prince named the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace and the sects as suspects.
  • Nie Shang questioned why the Four Gloom Demon Palace would attack Worship Heaven Sect’s Northern Region and considered that the attackers might have broader targets.
  • A Zhao Linbai martial artist reported that Star Sect’s Northern Region had been attacked in White Horse City, where Mo Nan and several ancestors and elders had vanished.
  • Nie Shang urged the Crown Prince and Eighth Prince to warn the Prince Chens and lineages who had left the Imperial Capital, especially those from powerful Northern Regions.
  • Nie Shang realized the attackers might target other Prince Chens, then flew out of the Imperial Capital to find Meng Qinxian and the others.

Ch. 6600Chasing Down Qi Tian Sect!

Lin Bai raced after the sects leaving the imperial capital to check on the Holy Sons and Holy Daughters targeted in an attack, uncertain who was behind the plot. He caught up with the Qi Tian Sect’s cloudship, confirmed it was safe, and ordered its people to return to the imperial capital under the Chu Emperor’s and Crown Prince’s orders before flying on.

  • Lin Bai left the imperial capital at full speed after the Zhao Xing Office and Imperial Guards let him pass on the Crown Prince’s authority.
  • Lin Bai considered the possible motives behind the attacks on the top sects’ Holy Sons and Holy Daughters as he hurried toward Dragon Mountain City.
  • After two days, Lin Bai caught up with the Qi Tian Sect’s cloudship and was relieved to find it unharmed.
  • Qi Lingyu slowed the cloudship so Lin Bai could board, and Lin Bai asked whether anything had happened aboard it.
  • Lin Bai told Qi Lingyu that the Chu Emperor and Crown Prince had ordered the Qi Tian Sect’s martial artists to return to the imperial capital, then departed before explaining further.

Ch. 6601Seven Absolutes City and Overturning Heavens Sect Fall into Misfortune One After Another!

Lin Bai rushed to investigate the Overturning Heavens Sect’s wrecked cloud boat and learned that Seven Absolutes City had suffered the same attack. With the sects’ Holy Sons, Elders, and Ancestors missing and their other disciples dead, he feared the attacks would continue.

  • The Qi Tian Sect Ancestor turned the cloud boat back toward the imperial capital and prevented Qi Lingyu from following Lin Bai.
  • Lin Bai reached the Overturning Heavens Sect’s shattered cloud boat and found that Meng Qinxian and several Elders and Ancestors were missing while the other disciples had been killed.
  • The Zhao Xing Office commander confirmed that the Overturning Heavens Sect’s attack resembled the earlier attack on the Worship Heaven Sect.
  • The commander reported that Seven Absolutes City’s cloud boat had also been destroyed, with its Holy Son, Elders, and Ancestors missing and its other disciples dead.
  • Lin Bai searched Seven Absolutes City’s wreckage but found no clues and worried about which sect would be attacked next.

Ch. 6602The Encounter with the Mountain Sea Sect!

Lin Bai investigated the slaughter aboard Seven Absolutes City's cloud boat in Dragon Mountain City and learned that the attacks had targeted Eastern Region lineages. He returned toward the Imperial Capital after speaking with Mountain Sea Sect's Holy Maiden Xing Si, who suspected the sect was hiding information.

  • Lin Bai found that every living thing aboard Seven Absolutes City's cloud boat had been killed, then traveled to Dragon Mountain City to investigate.
  • In Dragon Mountain City's East City, Lin Bai learned that the God-Devil Calamity Poison had killed the Little Prince and the Seventh Prince, and that only Eastern Region lineages had been targeted.
  • Lin Bai encountered Mountain Sea Sect's Holy Maiden Xing Si, who questioned him about the seventeen King Poisons and the Imperial Guards' patrols; Lin Bai denied knowing what had happened.
  • Xing Si told Lin Bai that she had detected Carefree Powder near an area guarded by Zhao Linbai and the Imperial Guards, but Lin Bai withheld what he knew and took his leave.
  • After Lin Bai departed, Xing Si concluded that Jiang Yu had not told the truth, while Lin Bai headed back toward the Imperial Capital.

Ch. 6603Seventy-Five Kinds of King Poison! Carefree Powder!

Lin Bai and Jiang Yu investigated the strange deaths aboard the Seven Absolutes City’s cloudship and identified Carefree Powder as the likely reason its victims could not resist. Lin Bai suspected that seven possible forces might have joined together, while Jiang Yu and the Great Purity Dao departed for the imperial capital.

  • Lin Bai recalled that Carefree Powder could disable martial artists, explaining why the cloudships’ powerful guards had failed to resist.
  • Jiang Yu described finding a Seven Absolutes City disciple dead in an otherwise undamaged corner of the split marquis, with no sign of a struggle.
  • Lin Bai confirmed he had sensed Carefree Powder and warned that its use did not prove the Southern Border Insect Valley was responsible, since other forces could obtain its poisons.
  • Jiang Yu listed possible suspects, including Northern Region martial artists, the Four Gloom Demon Palace, and forces interested in the Eastern Region and the cloudship Lineage.
  • Lin Bai suggested that the seven possibilities might have joined forces, then reassured the departing Great Purity Dao that danger would come if they refused to leave.

Ch. 6605All of Them Had Fallen into Misfortune!

Lin Bai, the Crown Prince, and the Third Prince investigated the disappearance of Eastern Region sect heirs and learned that Carefree Powder might be involved. They left to pursue separate leads as the Crown Prince ordered an interrogation of Mountain Sea Sect.

  • Lin Bai told the Crown Prince and Third Prince that Jiang Yu had smelled Carefree Powder at the imperial capital, and the princes considered who else could have refined it.
  • Lin Bai suspected Meng Qinxian had been a covert agent of Southern Border Insect Valley, while the Third Prince denied involvement and warned that the Four Gloom Demon Palace might be responsible.
  • The Crown Prince ordered Zhao Qiuwei to interrogate Mountain Sea Sect and obtain Jiang Yu's memories and information about the incident.
  • The Crown Prince warned the Third Prince that the imperial family would not protect him if the investigation implicated him, then directed him to question spies from the Four Gloom Demon Palace.
  • Lin Bai left Prince Chen's Residence with the Third Prince, while the Crown Prince headed to report the matter to the Emperor.

Ch. 6606What a Worthy Assistant to the Ruler!

The Third Prince and Eighth Prince explained to Lin Bai how Chu’s royal ancestors controlled the dynasty and shaped the succession struggle. The Eighth Prince revealed that Smiling Marquis had been the worthy assistant who helped the current Bailu defeat Cangsheng, leaving Lin Bai to consider the hidden power behind Chu and the price of supporting its ruler.

  • The Third Prince explained that former Chu Emperors who survived their cultivation breakthroughs became royal ancestors who ruled from behind the scenes.
  • The Eighth Prince said Chu’s royal ancestors approved of a brutal succession struggle in which princes competed to become Bailu, and they would take control if all the princes died.
  • The ancestor asked why the royal family nurtured princes through such a deadly contest, and the Eighth Prince explained that only those who survived it were worthy of ruling.
  • The Eighth Prince revealed that Smiling Marquis had supported the current Bailu against Cangsheng, even though Cangsheng had been the prince better suited to inherit the throne.
  • The Eighth Prince said Cangsheng had the strength to rebel but was waiting for an opportunity, while the royal ancestors’ support for the current Bailu kept him from acting.

Ch. 6609Southern Region Returns to the Imperial Capital!

Emperor Chu ordered the remaining sects and lineages in the Imperial Authority Fourteen Provinces to return to the Imperial Capital for Wolf Jiang Yu’s wedding, while King Chai Ning led the army into the provinces. The ruse drew several powerful groups back, including Rong Yunxin’s Southern Region and Southern Border Insect Valley, as Mountain Sea Sect also chose to return and explain itself.

  • Emperor Chu decided to invite back the sects and lineages still in Chu Kingdom’s territory and ordered King Chai Ning to lead the army into the Imperial Authority Eighteen Provinces.
  • Saint Chu Emperor explained that Zhao Xing Office had used news of Wolf Jiang Yu’s wedding to keep the remaining groups under surveillance and draw them toward the Imperial Capital.
  • Rong Yunxin and her Ancestor concluded that Southern Border Insect Valley had to return to the Imperial Capital, while the Western Region dynasties hurried out of Chu Kingdom’s territory.
  • Mountain Sea Sect told Saint Jiang Yu that it had decided to return to the Imperial Capital and give an explanation to Zhao Xing Office.
  • Rong Yunxin’s Southern Region and Southern Border Insect Valley’s Southern Region returned to the Imperial Capital at the same time.
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