Arc 67The Beiyang Fruit Contest

Lin Bai survived the Demon Sword’s influence, returned from near death, and set out to confront the enemies who had ambushed him. He joined the Luo Family’s fight for the Heavenly Saint Fruit, where the contest erupted into battle and Chen Kui’s attack engulfed him.

  • Shui Zhong and disguised Demon Saints attacked Lin Bai, but the Demon Sword awakened his demonic nature and he killed Shui Zhong, Qi Xuan, and numerous fighters from rival sects.
  • Old Man Lone Boat took the Demon Sword, restoring Lin Bai’s humanity, and Lin Bai learned Jian Ruohan had left without revealing where she had gone.
  • After Lin Bai returned from the secret realm, five enemies ambushed him and left him gravely wounded, but his Original Self arrived before the three-month deadline and absorbed his clone’s memories.
  • Lin Bai recovered, revealed his identity to the Immortal Cave Mountain Seventy-Two Sword Cultivators, and agreed to help Luo Xuan’s family compete for the Heavenly Saint Fruit.
  • Lin Bai defeated Ma Ritain after Ma Ritain revealed he had fabricated Luo Yu’s claimed victory over a Purple-Robed Disciple.
  • At Beiyang Divine Mountain, the factions harvested the Heavenly Saint Fruit, and the Third Prince tried to seize Luo Tianxuan’s share.
  • Lin Bai defeated Chen Kui after Luo Tianxuan was wounded, but Chen Kui rose again and engulfed Lin Bai with Bloodied Shadow of the Masses.
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Ch. 1651Fierce Battle Against the Demons!

Shui Zhong revealed that he had brought more than twenty Ten Thousand Demons Valley Demon Saints into the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect, and they surrounded Lin Bai to avenge their fallen allies and seize his Demon Sword. Lin Bai fought back but was badly injured, leaving him wondering whether he had to borrow Giant God Power from his true body.

  • Shui Zhong demanded Lin Bai hand over the Demon Sword, and Lin Bai condemned him for betraying the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect.
  • Shui Zhong sent more than twenty disguised Demon Saints to attack Lin Bai, while Qi Xuan watched and hoped Lin Bai would die.
  • Lin Bai used his Flying Sword, Primal Chaos Unification Sword Formation, and several Intent-based techniques to resist the Demon Saints’ assault.
  • The Demon Saints overwhelmed Lin Bai, leaving him severely injured after twenty moves as Shui Zhong taunted him to surrender.
  • Lin Bai assessed the attackers’ strength and wondered whether he needed to borrow Giant God Power from his true body.

Ch. 1652Demon Sword Emerges!

Lin Bai unleashed the Demon Sword’s power against Shui Zhong and the Demon Race Saints, transforming into a white-haired swordsman marked by the Demon Flower. He slaughtered most of the attackers and left Shui Zhong battered and stunned.

  • Lin Bai summoned the Demon Sword and gripped it as the Demon Race Saints charged, triggering the Demon Seed to bloom and blasting them back with its sword might.
  • Lin Bai appeared white-haired with a blood-red Demon Flower in his eye and killed more than half of the Demon Race Saints with his sword.
  • The surviving Demon Race Saints retreated and asked Shui Zhong to fight Lin Bai, while Shui Zhong demanded the Demon Sword and its method of control.
  • Shui Zhong attacked with the Sword Yang Art, but Lin Bai shattered his sword gleam with one strike and sent him flying, leaving Shui Zhong shocked.

Ch. 1653Rising Infamy!

Lin Bai killed Shui Zhong and Qi Xuan, then relentlessly hunted the fleeing Demon Saints and slaughtered martial artists across the Myriad Stars Secret Realm. After five days of carnage, people throughout the realm feared the white-haired sword demon.

  • Lin Bai defeated Shui Zhong, killed him after the Demon Saints fled, and then killed Qi Xuan as Qi Xuan tried to leave.
  • Lin Bai pursued Gao Yang, killed him and five Holy Seal Sect elders, and continued flying in search of other fleeing Demon Saints.
  • Lin Bai slaughtered a Demon Saint and more than three hundred Burning Heart Sect martial artists in a valley.
  • Lin Bai killed thousands of Celestial Net Sect and East Ripple Sword Sect disciples, all one hundred Holy Seal Sect disciples, and hundreds more from several sects.
  • Lin Bai's reputation as a white-haired sword demon spread throughout the Myriad Stars Secret Realm over five days.

Ch. 1654The Encirclement of the Yang God Elders!

Lin Bai hunted the remaining Demon Saints in the Myriad Stars Secret Realm, then faced an encirclement of more than three hundred Yang God elders from the seven major sects. As he slaughtered his attackers, Lin Anyang, Ling Luo, and Zhang Jianxing questioned his inhuman change, and Ling Luo attacked him to stop him.

  • Lin Bai killed a wounded Demon Saint who had transformed into a giant scorpion, absorbed its blood crystal, and set out to find the last surviving Demon Race member.
  • More than three hundred Yang God elders surrounded Lin Bai as he left the cave, while Lin Anyang, Ling Luo, and Zhang Jianxing arrived with Reaching Heaven Sword Sect disciples.
  • Lin Bai ignored the elders’ demands and killed the martial artists who charged him with a sweep of sword light.
  • A fourth-stage Yang God elder of the Burning Heart Sect attacked Lin Bai with the Burning Art, but Lin Bai split the blazing sun and killed him.
  • Zhang Jianxing asked Lin Anyang and Ling Luo why Lin Bai seemed like a demon, and a Holy Seal Sect elder urged them to help stop him.
  • Lin Bai killed the Holy Seal Sect elder, and Ling Luo, Lin Anyang, and Zhang Jianxing agreed to stop him before Ling Luo struck with Wind God Slash.

Ch. 1655The Old Man Lone Boat's Fishhook (5 more)

Lin Bai lost control to the Demon Sword and slaughtered the martial artists around him until Zhang Jianxing’s master, Old Man Lone Boat, took the sword away. Back in his right mind, Lin Bai learned what had happened and confronted Ye Jianqiu about Jian Ruohan’s whereabouts.

  • Ling Luo, Lin Anyang, and Zhang Jianxing joined forces against Lin Bai, but he defeated all three and prepared to kill Zhang Jianxing.
  • Zhang Jianxing used a jade talisman to open a passage, and Old Man Lone Boat hooked the Demon Sword away from Lin Bai and warned him about its evil power.
  • With the Demon Sword gone, Lin Bai’s demonic nature faded, and he regained his humanity amid the corpses of the martial artists he had killed.
  • Lin Bai realized his memories of the past few days were hazy and acknowledged that the Demon Sword and demonic flower had overwhelmed him.
  • Zhang Jianxing told Lin Bai that Old Man Lone Boat had taken the sword and invited him to retrieve it at the Thatched Cottage by the Cold River in the Northern Han Dynasty.
  • Ye Jianqiu arrived with East Ripple Sword Sect disciples, and Lin Bai demanded to know where Jian Ruohan was.

Ch. 1656Chaos Descends!

Lin Bai learned that Jian Ruohan had left after seeing him and struggled with the pain of her departure. After his allies left, he realized his cultivation had advanced and feared that using the Demon Sword again could permanently consume his mind.

  • Ye Jianqiu arrived and questioned Lin Bai about his interest in Jian Ruohan before revealing that she had left and that he did not know where she had gone.
  • Lin Bai was anguished by Jian Ruohan's departure and remained behind after Ye Jianqiu led the East Ripple Sword Sect away.
  • Zhang Jianxing invited Lin Bai to the Sword Hermitage for protection, but Lin Bai refused and accepted that he would face the consequences of killing the seven major sects' experts.
  • Lin Anyang and Ling Luo thanked Lin Bai for sparing them from further trouble and departed two days later.
  • Lin Bai regulated his qi and discovered he had reached the peak of the first level of the Yang God Realm after his demonic self absorbed blood crystals.
  • Lin Bai realized that using the Demon Sword to nourish the demonic flower a third time might make him lose himself forever.

Ch. 1657Myriad Stars Secret Realm Ends!

After purging the demonic nature from his body, Lin Bai led the Immortal Cave Mountain Seventy-Two Sword Cultivators out of the Myriad Stars Secret Realm and returned to Starry Sky City. Lin Anyang revealed that Lin Bai had killed many experts from the seven great sects, leaving the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect's elders preparing to shield him from their rivals.

  • Lin Bai spent several days expelling the demonic nature from his body, and the Immortal Cave Mountain Seventy-Two Sword Cultivators captured Meng Chunrui.
  • Three days later, Lin Bai and the cultivators followed the starry path out of the Myriad Stars Secret Realm and returned to Starry Sky City.
  • After the secret realm closed, the guarding elders of the seven great sects questioned Lin Anyang and Ling Luo about the deaths of so many experts.
  • Lin Anyang told the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect's elders that Lin Bai had killed the Saints, Yang God Realm experts, and other powerful martial artists in the secret realm.
  • The Reaching Heaven Sword Sect's elders ordered Lin Anyang and Ling Luo to take Lin Bai away while they faced the other sects' elders.

Ch. 1658Coming to Demand Justice at the Door!

Lin Bai admitted to killing the seven great sects’ Saints and Yang God Realm experts, bringing their elders’ fury upon him. He exposed Qi Xuan and Meng Chunrui as the ones behind the killings in Starry Sky City, then challenged the elders to name his crime for what he had done in the Myriad Stars Secret Realm.

  • Lin Anyang urged Lin Bai to leave the plaza before news of the Myriad Stars Secret Realm spread, but Duan Hongyu stopped him and demanded to know whether he had killed the Burning Heart Sect’s Saint and elders.
  • Lin Bai admitted killing them, then also confirmed that he had killed Saints and Yang God Realm experts from the Celestial Net Sect, Heavenly Blade Sect, and other great sects.
  • The seven sects’ elders threatened Lin Bai, while the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect’s guardian elders stepped in to protect him.
  • Lin Bai called for Meng Chunrui, who confessed that Qi Xuan had killed the disciples in Starry Sky City after Meng found their residences.
  • Lin Bai said Qi Xuan had framed him and his fellow disciples, that Qi Xuan was dead, and that the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect would punish Meng Chunrui.
  • Duan Hongyu argued that Lin Bai still had to answer for killing the sects’ Saints and Yang God Realm experts in the Myriad Stars Secret Realm, and Lin Bai asked what crime he had committed.

Ch. 1659I...What Crime Have I Committed?

Lin Bai defended his actions in the Myriad Stars Secret Realm, then left Starry Sky City after the rival sects appeared to withdraw. He separated from Nie Xiong and the Immortal Cave Mountain Seventy-Two Sword Cultivators, but a masked pursuer trapped him in flames near the Southern Chu Dynasty border.

  • Lin Bai argued that his opponents had attacked him first and that the secret realm was a trial where the strong survived and the weak died.
  • The Holy Seal Sect, Heavenly Blade Sect, Celestial Net Sect, and Burning Heart Sect left the plaza, while the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect Grand Elders suspected the rival sects were plotting revenge.
  • Lin Bai and the Immortal Cave Mountain Seventy-Two Sword Cultivators rested in Starry Sky City for three days, then departed at dusk.
  • Lin Bai parted from Nie Xiong and the seventy-two sword cultivators outside the city so the sects would not target them along with him.
  • Three days later, a masked bald man trapped Lin Bai in a fiery cage near the Southern Chu Dynasty border and declared that Lin Bai would die that day.

Ch. 1660The Avatar... Is About to Fall! (5 More Updates)

Lin Bai’s avatar was ambushed by five powerful enemies, including Dong Qian and Ye Jianjun, and was beaten nearly to death. In the Divine Creation Palace, Lin Bai’s true body realized the avatar was about to fall as Bai Xiaoxiao asked what had happened.

  • A sixth-level Yang God Realm elder of the Burning Heart Sect attacked Lin Bai with a flaming divine dragon, and Lin Bai’s sword could not break through the flames.
  • Dong Qian struck Lin Bai with the Heaven Flipping Seal, then joined three other masked enemies from the Heavenly Blade Sect, the Celestial Net Sect, and Ye Jianjun.
  • Ye Jianjun revealed himself as the true body behind the avatar he had left in the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect and attacked Lin Bai alongside Dong Qian.
  • The five enemies battered Lin Bai, shattering his spine and bones, pulverizing his meridians, and tearing off his left arm despite his Giant God Power.
  • Lin Bai’s true body opened his eyes in the Divine Creation Palace and told Bai Xiaoxiao that the avatar was about to fall.

Ch. 1661Journey to Lingnan!

Lin Bai left for Lingnan after sensing that his endangered clone had nearly lost its life, while Bai Xiaoxiao prepared the Divine Martial Nation to intervene there. The chapter left Bai Xiaoxiao ordering Chu Jiangliu to conquer the Flying Cloud Dynasty within three months and move the capital south.

  • Lin Bai told Bai Xiaoxiao he was going to Lingnan to find his clone and promised to seek the complete Inverted Yin-Yang Formation to revive Suxin.
  • Lin Bai visited Suxin in the Ten Thousand Mountains, then left for Lingnan after reaffirming his resolve to avenge her and their child.
  • Bai Xiaoxiao learned that Lin Bai had departed and ordered Chu Jiangliu to station his legion at Sword King's Tomb.
  • Bai Xiaoxiao placed the Divine Guards under Chu Jiangliu's command and ordered him to conquer the Flying Cloud Dynasty within three months so the Divine Martial Nation could move its capital south and enter Lingnan.

Ch. 1662Three-Month Life-Extending Pill

Lin Bai survived an assassination attempt only because the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect arrived, but his shattered heart meridian left him beyond recovery. He took the Three-Month Life-Extending Pill, saying three months would be enough and that someone should arrive by then.

  • Five experts, including Dong Qian and Ye Jianjun, attacked Lin Bai and left him with shattered meridians and a severed heart meridian.
  • Sui An and Gui Jing arrived with the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect's peak masters, driving the attackers away and carrying Lin Bai back to the sect.
  • The Sect Leader Sword Reverent learned that Lin Bai could not be healed, and the sect obtained a Three-Month Life-Extending Pill to keep him alive temporarily.
  • Lin Bai swallowed the pill and told the Sect Leader Sword Reverent that three months would be enough because someone should arrive by then.
  • A terrifying rumor about Lin Bai began spreading through the lands south of the mountain.

Ch. 1663Farewell Was Drawing Near!

Su Xianmei and the Lord of the Forbidden City investigated the ambush that left Lin Bai near death, while Lin Bai’s friends and allies gathered at the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect. Su Xianmei learned the names of the five attackers and ordered the information sent to the sect.

  • Su Xianmei mobilized the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion’s intelligence network and went to Purple Gold City to discuss the rumors about Lin Bai with Su Yanhua and Xun Zhizang.
  • Su Yanhua and Xun Zhizang contacted ten old friends in Dongzhou and warned them that Lin Duo’s descendant might be dying.
  • Zhang Jianxing, Lin Anyang, Ling Luo, Young Master Qian Shui, Wine Immortal, Zhuo Lian, and Jing Shu visited Lin Bai at the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect.
  • Two months later, Su Xianmei arrived at the sect and received the identities of the five people who had ambushed Dongfang Bai: Dong Qian, Ye Jianjun’s clone, Elder Xuanhuo, Yan Lin, and Bai Yan.
  • Su Xianmei ordered the intelligence sent to the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect.

Ch. 1664The Original Self Arrives!

Lin Bai’s clone returned to Small Spirit Creek, reunited with Lin Bai, and transferred its memories before dying and restoring his martial souls and cultivation. As the three-month deadline arrived, Lin Bai prepared to confront Ye Jianjun, while the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect gathered outside believing Dongfang Bai had died.

  • Su Xianmei told Lin Bai that the five people who attacked him had been identified, then stayed with him as the three-month deadline approached.
  • Lin Bai asked everyone except Su Xianmei to leave, and his white-robed Original Self arrived at the bamboo house.
  • Lin Bai absorbed his clone’s memories; before dying, the clone warned him that Ye Jianjun was alive and could create Blood Shadow Demon Body clones.
  • The clone turned to ash, returning Lin Bai’s martial souls and Five Elements Divine Pill, though its death left Lin Bai gravely exhausted.
  • Su Xianmei named Ye Jianjun, Dong Qian, Elder Xuanhuo, Yan Lin, and Bai Yan as the attackers, and Lin Bai asked her to help find Ye Jianjun’s clones.
  • The three-month deadline arrived, and the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect gathered to see Dongfang Bai off while Zhang Jianxing mourned alone.

Ch. 1665Death and Rebirth! (5 More Updates)

Lin Bai returned to the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect after his clone’s apparent death, recovered his strength, and received the second volume of the Reaching Heaven Sword Art. He revealed his true name and his purpose to the Immortal Cave Mountain Seventy-Two Sword Cultivators.

  • Lin Bai emerged with Su Xianmei, told the Sect Leader Sword Reverent that her pills had restored his meridians, and was welcomed by his friends and fellow disciples.
  • Lin Bai watched Ye Jianjun depart with killing intent as word of his return spread and enraged the seven major sects that had tried to kill him.
  • Lin Bai sent Zhang Jianxing, Young Master Qian Shui, Wine Immortal, and Su Xianmei on their way, then repaired the cracks in his Five Elements Divine Pill and stabilized his cultivation at the peak of the first stage of the Yang God Realm.
  • Gui Jing gave Lin Bai the second volume of the Reaching Heaven Sword Art on the Sect Leader Sword Reverent’s orders and urged him to remain inside the sect.
  • Lin Bai told the Immortal Cave Mountain Seventy-Two Sword Cultivators that his name was Lin Bai, not Dongfang Bai, and that he had come to the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect to kill Ye Jianjun.

Ch. 1666Heavenly Saint Fruit

Lin Bai told the seventy-two sword cultivators of Immortal Cave Mountain to leave him so they would not be caught up in his conflict with Ye Jianjun and the Six Fiends of Lingnan, but they vowed to stand by him. He decided to wait for Su to uncover Ye Jianjun’s clones and true body, while turning his attention to the other enemies who had attacked him.

  • Lin Bai warned Nie Xiong, Luo Xuan, Lei Yizhe, Li Chou, and the other sword cultivators that his identity would make them targets, and urged them to sever ties with him.
  • The seventy-two sword cultivators refused to abandon Lin Bai and pledged to follow his orders through any danger.
  • Lin Bai explained that he would not attack Ye Jianjun again until he knew how many clones Ye Jianjun had and where his true body was, and said he had asked Sister Su to investigate.
  • Lin Bai named Elder Xuanhuo, Blade Master Leng Hai, Yan Lin, and Dong Qian as enemies he intended to confront, and Nie Xiong revealed that Elder Xuanhuo planned to seize the Heavenly Saint Fruit in the Beiyang Dynasty.

Ch. 1667Northern Yang...

Luo Xuan explained the struggle over the Beiyang Divine Tree’s Heavenly Saint Fruits, and Lin Bai agreed to help the Luo Clan seize them. Lin Bai, Luo Xuan, Nie Xiong, and Li Chou left the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect and entered the Beiyang Dynasty, where Elder Xuanhuo had already arrived.

  • Luo Xuan revealed that the Burning Heart Sect claimed most of the Heavenly Saint Fruits, leaving the Beiyang imperial clan and Four Great Clans with little.
  • Luo Xuan asked Lin Bai to help the Luo Clan seize the fruit, and Lin Bai agreed after learning Elder Xuanhuo was involved.
  • Luo Xuan’s clan confirmed that Elder Xuanhuo had reached the Beiyang capital and agreed to split the recovered fruit evenly with Lin Bai.
  • Lin Bai chose Luo Xuan, Nie Xiong, and Li Chou to accompany him, while he directed the other disciples to train or search for Ten Thousand Demons Valley.
  • Lin Bai and his companions left the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect, and several days later crossed from the Litian Dynasty into the Beiyang Dynasty.

Ch. 1668Luo Family City! The Luo Family!

Lin Bai arrived in Luo Family City with Luo Xuan and was welcomed by Luo Xuan’s father, Luo Tianyou, ahead of the struggle for the Heavenly Saint Fruit. The banquet turned tense when Luo Yu questioned Lin Bai’s place in the contest and his share of the fruit.

  • Luo Xuan led Lin Bai, Nie Xiong, and Li Chou into Luo Family City, where the Luo Family held authority.
  • Luo Tianyou welcomed the group to his manor and hosted a banquet for Lin Bai.
  • Luo Tianyou toasted Lin Bai for rescuing Luo Xuan and asked him to assist the Luo Family in the struggle for the Heavenly Saint Fruit.
  • Luo Yu objected to using a precious contest slot for Lin Bai and complained about splitting the Heavenly Saint Fruit with him.
  • Luo Xuan rebuked Luo Yu and apologized to Lin Bai for his clansman’s disrespect.

Ch. 1669Elder of the East Ripple Sword Sect! Ma Ritain!

Luo Yu challenged Lin Bai's place in the Heavenly Saint Fruit competition and revealed that his master, East Ripple Sword Sect Elder Ma Ritain, was behind his objections. The nine other candidates accepted Lin Bai's participation, and Nie Xiong challenged Luo Yu to a spar.

  • Luo Xuan and Luo Tianyou tried to stop Luo Yu from insulting Lin Bai, but Lin Bai invited him to finish speaking.
  • Luo Yu mocked Lin Bai's cultivation and claimed that he had defeated a Purple-Robed Inner Disciple of the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect.
  • Lin Bai asked the nine other candidates whether they agreed to his participation, and they nervously voiced their support.
  • Luo Yu argued that his fourth-level Yang God Realm master should compete instead and introduced him as East Ripple Sword Sect Elder Ma Ritain.
  • Ma Ritain confirmed Luo Yu's claim, and Nie Xiong identified himself as a Purple-Robed Disciple and challenged Luo Yu to a spar.

Ch. 1670Those Who Seek Fame and Fish for Praise! (Five More Updates)

Luo Yu insulted the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect and challenged Nie Xiong, prompting Lin Bai to let the duel proceed. Nie Xiong overwhelmed Luo Yu with one sword, but Lin Bai intervened before the blow could hit him.

  • Luo Yu accepted Nie Xiong's challenge and claimed he had defeated a stronger Purple Robe Disciple from the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect.
  • Luo Yu praised the East Ripple Sword Sect and mocked the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect, enraging Lin Bai.
  • Lin Bai ordered Nie Xiong to show Luo Yu the strength of a Purple Robe Disciple, and the two began their spar in the courtyard.
  • Nie Xiong's sword overwhelmed Luo Yu, who called for Ma Ritain to save him as Luo Xuan begged Nie Xiong to show mercy.
  • Lin Bai flicked a streak of sword light that shattered Nie Xiong's Sword Qi before it struck Luo Yu.

Ch. 1671Ferocious Battle Against Ma Ritain!

Lin Bai confronted Ma Ritain after Nie Xiong defeated Luo Yu, and the two sword sects’ representatives traded insults until Lin Bai challenged the East Ripple Sword Sect elder. The chapter ended with Lin Bai and Ma Ritain facing off in midair, ready to fight.

  • Lin Bai shattered Nie Xiong’s Sword Qi before it could kill Luo Yu, then ordered Nie Xiong to return to his seat.
  • Lin Bai questioned Luo Yu about his insults against the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect and accused Ma Ritain of teaching him those words.
  • Ma Ritain defended Luo Yu and rebuked Lin Bai, who responded by calling him a lump of shit.
  • Ma Ritain insulted the Reaching Heaven Sword Sect, prompting Nie Xiong, Luo Xuan, and Li Chou to threaten him while Luo Tianyou tried to calm them.
  • Lin Bai challenged Ma Ritain to pay in blood for his words, and the two flew outside to face each other in midair.

Ch. 1672Victory Had Been Decided!

Lin Bai defeated Ma Ritain in their sword fight and forced him to reveal that Luo Yu’s supposed victory over a Reaching Heaven Sword Sect Purple Robe Disciple had been staged. The Luo Family learned how Ma Ritain had manipulated them and resolved to correct its conduct.

  • Ma Ritain attacked Lin Bai with sword techniques, but Lin Bai powered up with the Reaching Heaven Sword Art and defeated him with his king-grade sword techniques.
  • Wounded and facing Lin Bai’s demon sword, Ma Ritain begged for his life and explained that he had arranged for an old friend disguised as a Purple Robe Disciple to lose to Luo Yu.
  • Luo Tianyou and Luo Yu were shocked to learn the truth, while Luo Yu collapsed after realizing his celebrated victory had been fabricated.
  • Nie Xiong warned Luo Xuan that the Luo Family could face trouble if other Purple Robe Disciples heard Luo Yu’s earlier boasts.
  • Luo Xuan thanked Nie Xiong and promised to have Luo Tianyou set the family’s conduct in order.

Ch. 1673Heading to the Beiyang Divine Tree!

After the Luo Family agreed to help Lin Bai pursue the Heavenly Saint Fruit at the Beiyang Divine Tree, Lin Bai traveled there with Luo Xuan, Nie Xiong, and the family’s martial artists. At Beiyang Divine Mountain, he spotted Elder Xuanhuo, who intended to kill him.

  • After Lin Bai defeated Ma Ritain, Luo Tianyou punished Luo Yu and purged corrupt influences from the Luo Family, while Ma Ritain fled Luo Family City.
  • Luo Xuan told Lin Bai that the Luo Family would split the Heavenly Saint Fruit with him and that Elder Xuanhuo would lead the Burning Heart Sect’s expedition.
  • Lin Bai asked Nie Xiong to alert other sword cultivators to watch for Blade Master Leng Hai, Yan Lin, and Dong Qian, whom Lin Bai planned to confront himself.
  • Lin Bai traveled with the Luo Family’s martial artists to Beiyang Divine Mountain, where the other clans, the imperial family, and the Burning Heart Sect were waiting.
  • Elder Xuanhuo recognized Lin Bai and resolved to kill him, while Lin Bai noticed the elder’s killing intent and followed Luo Tianxuan to the meeting place.

Ch. 1674A Thousand Heavenly Saint Fruits!

Luo Tianxuan and the other factions entered the formation around Beiyang Divine Mountain and raced to harvest the Heavenly Saint Fruits from the Beiyang Divine Tree. After the fruit was nearly exhausted, Luo Tianxuan found an overlooked cluster, but Third Prince attacked him and claimed the tree for the imperial clan.

  • Third Prince and the leaders of the Four Great Clans used their formation keys to open a gate, and Luo Tianxuan led Lin Bai and eight other guards through it.
  • Luo Tianxuan assigned the guards to protect him while he picked Heavenly Saint Fruits, and the factions began harvesting the fruit with metal-attributed swords.
  • The factions picked nearly all the fruit, with the imperial clan and Burning Heart Sect taking the largest shares while Luo Tianxuan obtained a little over one hundred and fifty.
  • Luo Tianxuan found more than fifty Heavenly Saint Fruits on an overlooked eastern branch, but Lin Bai pulled him away from Third Prince's attack.
  • Third Prince descended with the imperial clan's martial artists, told Luo Tianxuan to leave, and claimed the Beiyang Divine Tree for the imperial clan.

Ch. 1675Martial Soul Secret Method! Bloodied Shadow of the Masses! (Five More Updates)

The Luo family clashed with the Beiyang Dynasty's forces over the remaining Heavenly Saint Fruits, and Lin Bai intervened after Luo Tianxuan was injured. Lin Bai struck down Chen Kui and rushed to help, but Chen Kui unleashed his Martial Soul Secret Method and engulfed him in blood-colored rays.

  • The Third Prince demanded that Luo Tianxuan hand over the Heavenly Saint Fruits, and both sides began fighting when Luo Tianxuan refused.
  • Luo Tianxuan fought the Third Prince while the Luo family's other martial artists engaged the nine Beiyang guards.
  • Chen Kui attacked Lin Bai, who searched for the Burning Heart Sect while dodging his blows.
  • After Luo Tianxuan was injured, Lin Bai defeated Chen Kui with the Reaching Heaven Sword Art and charged toward the Third Prince.
  • Chen Kui rose again and used Bloodied Shadow of the Masses to engulf Lin Bai in blood-colored rays, leaving Luo Tianxuan fearing Lin Bai had died.
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