Arc 33The Blood Crow Pursuit

Li Zhōujūn entered the Ninth-Rank Dao Saint secret realm, defeated E Zhi, and helped expose Shi Shuzhu’s plot before facing the consequences of her death. After Ma Chengshu and Blood Crow Demon Lord escaped, Li Zhōujūn and Luo Baiyu left the Central Continent to hunt them, following a lead to Guiyi Continent.

  • Li Zhōujūn defeated Azure Ink Painting Saint, learned that Luo Baiyu was the secret realm’s key, and agreed to enter the realm with Shi Zhi.
  • Mo Xuan killed Central Great Emperor’s former body and Great Emperor Xuannan, but Li Zhōujūn had Azure Ink Painting Saint kill Mo Xuan in return.
  • Li Zhōujūn broke the secret realm’s formation before Luo Baiyu could become its key, then entered with her and Shi Zhi and helped Qin Tianyi destroy E Zhi.
  • Li Zhōujūn refused to take Blood Heavenly Emperor’s purified soul energy for himself, and Qin Tianyi sent it to Luo Baiyu instead.
  • Li Zhōujūn and Shi Zhi uncovered Shi Shuzhu’s plot to refine imprisoned Ninth-Rank Dao Emperors into a Dao Saint Blood Pill, and Shi Shuzhu shattered her soul and died.
  • Ma Chengshu vowed revenge for Shi Shuzhu, attacked Li Zhōujūn with Ninth-Rank Dao Saint power, and escaped with Blood Crow Demon Lord after Li Zhōujūn struck back.
  • Li Zhōujūn and Luo Baiyu traveled to Mu Shen Continent to search for Blood Crow Demon Lord, then joined Lu Wei and Yue Qiu in pursuing a lead about a stolen Feiquan Sect treasure.
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Ch. 801He Came, So Don't Even Think About Leaving

Li Zhōujūn enjoyed the hospitality of Mu Zhenhuang and continued his leisurely journey toward Azure Ink Painting Saint. After waiting more than half a year, Azure Ink Painting Saint finally saw him arrive and threatened to kill him.

  • Li Zhōujūn declined Mu Zhenhuang's offer to help him confront the person behind the world inside the painting, then joined her, Myriad Manifestations Emperor, and Medicine Emperor for a drink.
  • Mu Zhenhuang gave Myriad Manifestations Emperor a superior-quality pill, and Li Zhōujūn later left his two drunk friends in Lin Xiashuang's care.
  • Li Zhōujūn spent more than half a year sightseeing on his way to Azure Ink Painting Saint, while Azure Ink Painting Saint grew increasingly impatient waiting with Ink Mountain Painting Immortal.
  • Li Zhōujūn arrived just as Azure Ink Painting Saint was about to leave, and Ink Mountain Painting Immortal angered her master by taking over his threats.
  • Azure Ink Painting Saint revealed himself as Ink Mountain Painting Immortal's master and vowed that Li Zhōujūn would not leave alive.

Ch. 802Like or Not Like

Li Zhōujūn fought Azure Ink Painting Saint, surviving his painted attacks and disabling the Saint Slaying Grand Formation. As the two prepared to continue their confrontation, Li Zhōujūn asked whether the aura Azure Ink Painting Saint had sensed from Qin Tianyi matched the aura of a calligraphy and painting Qin Tianyi had left him.

  • Azure Ink Painting Saint unleashed a scorching sea of fire, but Li Zhōujūn emerged unharmed.
  • Azure Ink Painting Saint painted floodwaters that became true dragons, and Li Zhōujūn countered with his Jade Dragon Arm, bringing their attacks to a draw.
  • At Ink Mountain Painting Immortal's urging, Azure Ink Painting Saint activated the Saint Slaying Grand Formation against Li Zhōujūn.
  • Li Zhōujūn used the Array Ignoring Skill to stop the flying swords and make them fall, leaving Azure Ink Painting Saint stunned.
  • Li Zhōujūn showed Azure Ink Painting Saint Qin Tianyi's calligraphy and painting and asked whether its aura resembled Qin Tianyi's.

Ch. 803The Great Formation Will Open the Entrance, and the Key Will Disappear

Li Zhōujūn learned that his ancestor Qin Tianyi had left a powerful clone to guard the Central Continent, putting Azure Ink Painting Saint at his mercy. After learning that Luo Baiyu was the key to a ninth-grade Dao Saint secret realm and would disappear when it opened, Li Zhōujūn realized she had known the danger and urged him to reach the realm.

  • Azure Ink Painting Saint recognized Qin Tianyi's aura in Li Zhōujūn's calligraphy and painting, and Li Zhōujūn revealed that Qin Tianyi was his ancestor.
  • Qin Tianyi's clone appeared, confirmed Li Zhōujūn's descent, and offered to kill Azure Ink Painting Saint if Li Zhōujūn asked.
  • Li Zhōujūn made Azure Ink Painting Saint and Ink Mountain Painting Immortal cry, then demanded to know why they had attacked the little rabbit.
  • Ink Mountain Painting Immortal explained that the rabbit was the key to a ninth-grade Dao Saint secret realm, and Azure Ink Painting Saint said the key would disappear when the formation opened the entrance.
  • Li Zhōujūn recalled Luo Baiyu's warnings and realized she had known she was the key.

Ch. 804Central Continent Shaken

Li Zhōujūn accepted Azure Ink Painting Saint’s pledge of loyalty and planned to visit a Ninth-Rank Dao Saint secret realm with Central Great Emperor. Mo Xuan killed Central Great Emperor and vanished, and months later news of the death shook the Central Continent.

  • Azure Ink Painting Saint pledged eternal loyalty to Li Zhōujūn and promised not to touch the Ninth-Rank Dao Saint secret realm; Li Zhōujūn accepted his jade slip and warned him to behave.
  • Li Zhōujūn decided to find Central Great Emperor and travel with him to the secret realm without a key.
  • Mo Xuan appeared in Central Great Emperor’s hall and revealed that he had come to kill Central Great Emperor as part of a wager.
  • Mo Xuan exploited Central Great Emperor’s injured divine soul, killed him, and took his head before disappearing.
  • Several months later, word of Central Great Emperor’s death spread, shaking the Central Continent.

Ch. 805Cannot Be Cut

Mo Xuan killed Great Emperor Xuannan and then tried to assassinate Li Zhōujūn, whose Fifty-Fifty passive stopped the sword at his neck. With the killer exposed before Li Zhōujūn, Mu Zhenhuang, and Northern Star Great Emperor, the group faced the mysterious attacker.

  • Great Emperor Xuannan stopped fleeing and challenged Northern Star Great Emperor to keep fighting, but Mo Xuan suddenly beheaded him.
  • Northern Star Great Emperor fled, and Mo Xuan revealed himself, reflected on his three months of travel, and considered targeting Phoenix Emperor or Azure Emperor next.
  • Li Zhōujūn met Mu Zhenhuang and Northern Star Great Emperor, who confirmed that Central Great Emperor and Great Emperor Xuannan had died.
  • Northern Star Great Emperor wondered whether Li Zhōujūn had killed the emperors, but Li Zhōujūn denied it and said Ink Mountain Painting Immortal was not responsible.
  • Mo Xuan attacked Li Zhōujūn with the sword that had killed the other emperors, but Fifty-Fifty stopped it from piercing his neck.
  • Li Zhōujūn flicked Mo Xuan's sword away and turned to face him.

Ch. 806The Death of Mo Xuan

Li Zhōujūn ordered Azure Ink Painting Saint to kill Mo Xuan, who had come to collect the heads of the Great Emperors. After Mo Xuan died, Li Zhōujūn advanced to the First-Rank Dao Emperor realm, while Soul Eye resolved to investigate his disciple’s death in the Central Continent.

  • Mo Xuan admitted killing Central Great Emperor and Great Emperor Xuannan, then threatened to kill Li Zhōujūn, Northern Star Great Emperor, and Mu Zhenhuang.
  • Azure Ink Painting Saint appeared, bowed to Li Zhōujūn, and warned Mo Xuan that he would die for offending Azure Emperor.
  • Li Zhōujūn ordered Azure Ink Painting Saint to kill Mo Xuan, and Azure Ink Painting Saint cut off Mo Xuan’s head.
  • Li Zhōujūn’s cultivation advanced to the First-Rank Dao Emperor realm after Mo Xuan died.
  • At Original Soul Mountain, Primordial Soul Ancient Saint declared Bai Wuya the new Saint Child after Mo Xuan’s soul tablet cracked.
  • Soul Eye decided to enter the Central Continent and uncover the cause of Mo Xuan’s death.

Ch. 807What, You Killed My Disciple?

Great Sage Soul Eye and Bai Wuya headed toward the Central Continent after Mo Xuan’s death, while Azure Ink Painting Saint reported the matter to Li Zhōujūn and prepared to leave to rebuild Ink Mountain Painting Immortal. Soul Eye confronted Azure Ink Painting Saint over his disciple’s death, and the Saint revealed that Mo Xuan had offended someone beyond Original Soul Mountain’s power.

  • Soul Bone, Soul Blood, and Soul Flesh doubted that Great Sage Soul Eye would dare enter the Central Continent because Qin Tianyi could kill him.
  • Bai Wuya learned that Mo Xuan was dead and that he had become Original Soul Mountain’s Holy Son, then set out for the Central Continent to investigate.
  • Azure Ink Painting Saint told Li Zhōujūn that Mo Xuan’s matter was settled and asked to leave so he could rebuild Ink Mountain Painting Immortal.
  • Li Zhōujūn agreed to let Azure Ink Painting Saint go, then dismissed Northern Star Great Emperor and Mu Zhenhuang.
  • Great Sage Soul Eye intercepted Azure Ink Painting Saint and demanded to know why he had killed Mo Xuan.
  • Azure Ink Painting Saint said Mo Xuan had offended someone even Original Soul Mountain’s master could not afford to offend, then moved back onto the Central Continent’s soil.

Ch. 808Yet Another Meeting with the Central Great Emperor?

Li Zhōujūn returned to Central City to bring the Central Great Emperor’s head back to the imperial dynasty, only to discover that the emperor was alive and meeting with his daughter, the new Central Empress. The chapter left Li Zhōujūn facing the apparently stronger Central Great Emperor, whose survival remained unexplained.

  • Qin Tianyi killed Great Sage Soul Eye for threatening Azure Ink Painting Saint, then helped Azure Ink break through to the Third-Rank Dao Saint Realm.
  • Li Zhōujūn left Mu Zhenhuang and Northern Star Great Emperor and traveled to Central City with the Central Great Emperor’s head, intending to return it to the dynasty.
  • Li Zhōujūn learned that the Central Great Emperor’s daughter, Shi Shuzhu, had taken the throne as Central Empress and quelled unrest in the dynasty.
  • Eastern Heavenly King admitted Li Zhōujūn to the imperial palace after he said he had an important item to return.
  • In a garden pavilion, Li Zhōujūn found the Central Great Emperor alive beside Shi Shuzhu, who paid her respects to him as Uncle Azure Emperor.
  • The Central Great Emperor introduced Shi Shuzhu and appeared to Li Zhōujūn with a familiar aura and greater strength than before.

Ch. 809Central Great Emperor Is Dead; Only Shi Zhi Remains

Li Zhōujūn learned that Shi Cangqiong had survived by cultivating a second true body and agreed to help Shi Zhi enter a Ninth-Rank Dao Saint secret realm. At the secret realm, Luo Baiyu was startled to see Shi Zhi alive and recognized that Li Zhōujūn had come because of her connection to the gate.

  • Shi Cangqiong explained that Mo Xuan had killed his former body, while his current body survived, and Li Zhōujūn returned the former body's head to him.
  • Shi Cangqiong revealed that he now went by Shi Zhi and asked Li Zhōujūn to help him enter a Ninth-Rank Dao Saint secret realm; Li Zhōujūn agreed to break its array without the missing key.
  • Shi Zhi explained to Li Zhōujūn that the Central Continent's Dao Saint laws had shattered, leaving other continents' limited places for advancement fiercely contested.
  • Li Zhōujūn and Shi Zhi set out for the secret realm, where Luo Baiyu had arrived carrying the Jade Bottle.
  • Luo Baiyu was shocked to see Shi Zhi alive, and Shi Zhi clarified that the Central Great Emperor had died but the man before her was Shi Zhi.

Ch. 810Luo Baiyu Takes Human Form

Li Zhōujūn shattered the formation around the ninth-grade Dao Saint’s secret realm, allowing Luo Baiyu to take human form without sacrificing herself. After rejecting her marriage proposal, he entered the secret realm with Luo Baiyu and Shi Zhi, where they arrived in a vast landscape of mountains and rivers.

  • Luo Baiyu began transforming into the formation’s key, while Shi Zhi urged Li Zhōujūn to stop her.
  • Li Zhōujūn used his system skill to shatter the formation with a finger, interrupting Luo Baiyu’s transformation into a key.
  • With the formation broken, Luo Baiyu took human form and admitted she wanted to marry Li Zhōujūn, but he told her he saw her as a younger sister.
  • Luo Baiyu insisted she would marry no one else and vowed to surpass Li Zhōujūn in cultivation, while Shi Zhi explained that the secret realm’s entrance could kill anyone below the Dao Saint realm.
  • Li Zhōujūn carried Luo Baiyu and Shi Zhi safely through the entrance, and they arrived in the secret realm amid towering mountains and great rivers.

Ch. 811Nine Yuan Saint Monarch

Li Zhōujūn brought Shi Zhi and Luo Baiyu into the secret realm, where Shi Zhi prepared to pursue Dao Sainthood and Li Zhōujūn left the realm’s resources to Luo Baiyu. The apparent Nine Yuan Saint Monarch was revealed as E Zhi, an ancient evil imprisoned there, and Li Zhōujūn stood between her and Luo Baiyu as E Zhi threatened to attack.

  • Shi Zhi thanked Li Zhōujūn for bringing him into the secret realm, then went to a mountain to attempt a breakthrough to Dao Sainthood.
  • Li Zhōujūn gave Luo Baiyu the secret realm’s resources, and completing his task advanced his cultivation to Third-Rank Dao Emperor.
  • A woman claiming to be the Nine Yuan Saint Monarch appeared, offered to take Luo Baiyu as her disciple, and rebuked Li Zhōujūn.
  • Shi Zhi recognized that the woman was an impostor and identified her as E Zhi, the evil being the true Nine Yuan Saint Monarch had imprisoned in the secret realm.
  • Luo Baiyu recovered memories revealing that she was a clone of the Nine Yuan Saint Monarch, created to reinforce the grand formation that imprisoned E Zhi.
  • E Zhi threatened to destroy Luo Baiyu and wipe out the Central Continent, but Li Zhōujūn stepped in front of Luo Baiyu and challenged her.

Ch. 812I Calculated Your Fate

Li Zhōujūn faced Old Woman E'zhi after the system tasked him with breaking her composure and killing her, and he revealed power on the level of the Dao Accomplishment Realm. Old Woman E'zhi tried to retreat, but Li Zhōujūn called on an ancestor to slap her to death.

  • The system gave Li Zhōujūn missions to break Old Woman E'zhi's composure and bring about her death, and he predicted she would die there that day.
  • Old Woman E'zhi attacked Li Zhōujūn with mountains, then unleashed an army of demon and spirit heads collected from destroyed continents.
  • Shi Zhi questioned Old Woman E'zhi about other continents, and she said stronger continents were common across the Main World.
  • Li Zhōujūn let the heads bite him without harm, then released an aura that destroyed them all and prompted Old Woman E'zhi to recognize his Dao Accomplishment Realm power.
  • Old Woman E'zhi proposed ending the fight, but Li Zhōujūn refused and asked an ancestor to slap her to death.

Ch. 813Aiming Straight Between the Brows

Li Zhōujūn withstands Old Woman E'zhi's devastating attack and taunts her until she demands to face his Ancestor. Qin Tianyi appears, and Old Woman E'zhi recognizes the Heavenly Emperor Qin and gives up any hope of resisting.

  • Old Woman E'zhi tries to flee, but Li Zhōujūn blocks her and provokes her into fighting.
  • Old Woman E'zhi unleashes a colossal black hand, but Li Zhōujūn survives without moving and mocks her.
  • Li Zhōujūn tells Old Woman E'zhi that his Ancestor can help her sleep forever, and she challenges him to summon the Ancestor.
  • Li Zhōujūn calls for the Ancestor, and Qin Tianyi appears before Old Woman E'zhi.
  • Old Woman E'zhi recognizes Qin Tianyi as the Heavenly Emperor Qin and decides to end her own life rather than resist him.

Ch. 814"Old Woman has some insight..."

Qin Tianyi killed Old Woman E'zhi and revealed that the Blood Pearl held the remnant soul of Blood Heavenly Emperor, whom he swiftly defeated. Li Zhōujūn gave the resulting divine-soul energy to Luo Baiyu, honoring his promise to leave the chamber’s opportunities to her.

  • Qin Tianyi crushed Old Woman E'zhi with a gigantic palm, and Li Zhōujūn's cultivation rose to the Seventh-Rank Dao Emperor Realm.
  • Qin Tianyi identified the blood-red pearl as Blood Heavenly Emperor's relic and revealed that he had planned to use its remnant soul to strengthen Li Zhōujūn's divine soul.
  • Blood Heavenly Emperor emerged from the pearl and challenged Qin Tianyi's clone, but Qin Tianyi struck him down and prepared to refine his divine-soul power.
  • Li Zhōujūn declined the reward because he had promised to leave the chamber's opportunities to Luo Baiyu, and Shi Zhi praised his character.
  • Qin Tianyi cleansed Blood Heavenly Emperor's divine-soul power and sent the pure energy into Luo Baiyu.

Ch. 815Bai Wuya Appears

Li Zhōujūn left Qin Tianyi after learning the ranks above the Dao Saint Realm, while Luo Baiyu continued refining Blood Heavenly Emperor's soul. Several days later, Bai Wuya arrived in the Central Continent to investigate Mo Xuan's death and threatened Old Immortal Liu, until Shi Zhi and Li Zhōujūn intervened.

  • Qin Tianyi told Shi Zhi he could break through to the Dao Saint Realm and move around the Central Continent, but warned him not to abuse his power.
  • Qin Tianyi explained the twelve turns of the Dao Accomplishment Realm and said Luo Baiyu could reach at least the third turn while refining Blood Heavenly Emperor's soul.
  • Li Zhōujūn said he did not regret missing the chance to refine the soul, then left and asked Qin Tianyi to tell Luo Baiyu not to look for him.
  • Bai Wuya arrived in the Central Continent to find out who had killed Mo Xuan and confronted Old Immortal Liu, escalating their argument into a threat to kill him.
  • Shi Zhi and Li Zhōujūn arrived as Bai Wuya was about to attack Old Immortal Liu, and Bai Wuya threatened all three of them.

Ch. 816Stone Shuzhu Has Gone Missing?

Shi Zhi revealed his Dao Saint strength, killed Bai Wuya, and joined Li Zhōujūn for drinks, where they heard that Shi Shuzhu had disappeared. They found her letter saying she had gone to the Burial Saint Mountain Range to seek a breakthrough, but Shi Zhi remained troubled by her absence.

  • Shi Zhi revealed that he had reached the Dao Saint Realm and crushed Bai Wuya, while Li Zhōujūn explained that the Central Great Emperor was dead and Shi Zhi had taken his place.
  • At Imperial Joy Tower, Li Zhōujūn and Shi Zhi overheard people discussing Shi Shuzhu’s disappearance and the rumor that she had gone to the Burial Saint Mountain Range.
  • Shi Zhi said he could not contact Shi Shuzhu, and Li Zhōujūn agreed to accompany him to the Central Imperial Dynasty to search for her.
  • Li Zhōujūn and Shi Zhi found no trace of Shi Shuzhu, though her soul tablet remained intact.
  • Li Zhōujūn brought Shi Zhi a letter from Shi Shuzhu stating that she had gone to the Burial Saint Mountain Range to seek an opportunity to enter the Half-step Dao Saint Realm.

Ch. 817Liū Old Immortal?

Li Zhōujūn and Shi Zhi investigated a strange letter from Shi Shuzhu and suspected Old Immortal Liu after discovering that several Ninth-Rank Dao Emperors had vanished. Li Zhōujūn teleported to confront Liu, whose drunken excuse faltered when asked why he had feared Shi Zhi’s Dao Saint cultivation.

  • Li Zhōujūn and Shi Zhi realized Shi Shuzhu’s letter could only have been intended for Shi Zhi, though its use of her imperial title was inexplicable.
  • Shi Zhi and Li Zhōujūn discovered they could not contact Mu Zhenhuang or Northern Star, who were imprisoned with other Ninth-Rank Dao Emperors in a sealed mountain cave.
  • Shi Zhi suspected Old Immortal Liu, but Li Zhōujūn asked him to stabilize the Central Imperial Dynasty while he searched for Liu.
  • Li Zhōujūn used the system to teleport to Old Immortal Liu, who claimed he had been drinking out of jealousy over Shi Zhi’s breakthrough.
  • When Li Zhōujūn asked why Liu had feared Shi Zhi’s Dao Saint cultivation, Liu’s drunken haze vanished and he stared at Li Zhōujūn.

Ch. 818Was It Really Old Immortal Liu?

Li Zhōujūn confronted Old Immortal Liu about the disappearance of Shi Shuzhu and other Ninth-Rank Dao Emperors, while Central Great Emperor accused Liu of abducting his daughter. After Li Zhōujūn stopped Central Great Emperor from killing Liu, he said he had identified the true mastermind, leaving him poised to reveal the culprit.

  • Li Zhōujūn tested Old Immortal Liu with a sword, confirmed he was a concealed Half-step Dao Saint, and questioned him about the missing Ninth-Rank Dao Emperors.
  • A blood-red arrow coated with Soul Severing Flower Juice attacked Old Immortal Liu, but Li Zhōujūn caught it before it struck him.
  • Central Great Emperor arrived and attacked Old Immortal Liu, accusing him of abducting Shi Shuzhu, but Li Zhōujūn blocked the blow.
  • Old Immortal Liu denied the accusations and claimed he had accidentally seen Shi Shuzhu bathing, then feared Central Great Emperor would kill him to protect her reputation.
  • Central Great Emperor tried to kill Old Immortal Liu again, but Li Zhōujūn restrained him and said he had determined who was behind the disappearances.

Ch. 819The True Mastermind Behind It All

Li Zhōujūn traced the plot against the Ninth-Rank Dao Emperors to Shi Shuzhu, who had imprisoned them to make a pill for her advancement. After confronting her at the mountain, the group learned about her master and her reasons for the scheme, while the Central Great Emperor struggled to face his daughter's choices.

  • Li Zhōujūn explained that the imprisoned Ninth-Rank Dao Emperors were being refined into a Dao Saint Blood Pill and linked the plot to Shi Shuzhu.
  • Old Immortal Liu recounted how Shi Shuzhu had lured him into suspicion after he accidentally revealed his Half-step Dao Saint aura.
  • The blood-robed figure activated the mountain formation, and Li Zhōujūn, the Central Great Emperor, and Old Immortal Liu arrived and exposed Shi Shuzhu.
  • Shi Shuzhu revealed that her master, Blood Crow Demon Lord, had given her the formation as a trial to refine the pill and advance.
  • Shi Shuzhu explained that she had used Blood Robe to conceal herself and had arranged for Senior Brother to destroy Original Soul Mountain, while the Central Great Emperor mourned her choices.
  • Shi Shuzhu admitted she had stayed nearby after her failed attempt on Old Immortal Liu and accepted that Li Zhōujūn's deductions had exposed her.

Ch. 820Ma Chengshu

Shi Shuzhu killed herself after her scheme was exposed, and the Central Great Emperor apologized to the rescued Ninth-Rank Dao Emperors before leaving with her body. Elsewhere, her senior brother Ma Chengshu learned of her death and swore revenge on the Central Continent.

  • Shi Shuzhu shattered her own soul and died, restoring the Ninth-Rank Dao Emperors’ cultivation and freeing them from the mountains.
  • The Central Great Emperor apologized for Shi Shuzhu’s crimes, and the rescued cultivators agreed not to pursue the matter.
  • The Central Great Emperor thanked Li Zhōujūn for saving his daughter from the demonic path, then departed to lay her to rest.
  • The Ninth-Rank Dao Emperors thanked Li Zhōujūn and promised to protect his descendants, while the Northern Star Great Emperor and Old Immortal Liu joked about sharing a drink.
  • On Soul Music Continent, Ma Chengshu found Shi Shuzhu’s shattered life tablet amid the ruins of Original Soul Mountain and vowed to make the Central Continent pay for her death.

Ch. 821Central Continent Under Lockdown

Li Zhōujūn learned that Ma Chengshu had sealed off the Central Continent, killing anyone who tried to leave in revenge for his junior sister, Shi Shuzhu. He accepted the system’s mission to investigate the blockade and went to the shore with Lin Xun and Emperor Mo Ran, where powerful allies gathered to see him off.

  • Li Zhōujūn heard that Wufengzi and others had died trying to leave the Central Continent, while Ma Chengshu vowed to kill everyone who escaped in revenge for Shi Shuzhu.
  • Lin Xun told Li Zhōujūn she planned to destroy the underwater Sui Clan Dragon Clan with Emperor Mo Ran, but the blockade had trapped them; Emperor Mo Ran confirmed Wufengzi’s death.
  • The system tasked Li Zhōujūn with investigating who had sealed off the Central Continent, and he agreed to confront the troublemaker.
  • Ma Chengshu received a letter reporting that Li Zhōujūn had rescued Ninth-Rank Dao Emperors from Shi Shuzhu’s formation and swore to kill the Azure Emperor.
  • Li Zhōujūn brought Lin Xun and Emperor Mo Ran to the shore, where Northern Star Great Emperor, Old Immortal Liu, Mu Zhenhuang, and the Central Great Emperor arrived to see him off.

Ch. 822Uncle Ma Chengshu Appears

Li Zhōujūn left the Central Continent to confront the force sealing it off and met Ma Chengshu, who claimed he had been Shi Shuzhu’s lover. Ma Chengshu’s taunts enraged the Central Great Emperor, who vomited blood.

  • Qin Tianyi told Li Zhōujūn that he had protected the Central Continent and that the little rabbit was close to reaching the third turn of the Dao Accomplishment Realm.
  • Li Zhōujūn stepped beyond the Central Continent, where an immense force struck him, but his Fifty-Fifty skill activated and Qin Tianyi’s barrier shielded the continent from the shock wave.
  • Mu Zhenhuang, Old Immortal Liu, and the Northern Star Great Emperor suspected that Li Zhōujūn was descended from Qin Tianyi.
  • Ma Chengshu appeared before Li Zhōujūn, introduced himself as Shi Shuzhu’s senior brother, and claimed that he and Shi Shuzhu had become husband and wife in deed.
  • The Central Great Emperor confronted Ma Chengshu over Shi Shuzhu’s death, and Ma Chengshu mocked him until he spat out blood.

Ch. 823Mu Shen Continent

Li Zhōujūn defeated Ma Chengshu after Ma revealed his Ninth-Rank Dao Saint cultivation, but Blood Crow Demon Lord rescued his disciple. Li Zhōujūn promised to pursue them, and Mu Zhenhuang revealed that Blood Crow Demon Lord had slaughtered her clan on Mu Shen Continent.

  • Ma Chengshu declared that he would stay with Shuzhu even if the demonic path turned them into mindless killers, enraging the Central Great Emperor, who demanded to kill him.
  • Ma Chengshu revealed his Ninth-Rank Dao Saint power and summoned a blood-red hand to attack Li Zhōujūn and the Central Great Emperor.
  • Li Zhōujūn used a system-granted strike to shatter the attack and send Ma Chengshu crashing into the sea.
  • Blood Crow Demon Lord appeared through a crack in the void, rescued Ma Chengshu, and escaped after Ma revealed Li Zhōujūn's strength had reached the Second Turn of the Dao Accomplishment Realm.
  • The system tasked Li Zhōujūn with hunting down Blood Crow Demon Lord and Ma Chengshu for twenty-five thousand years, and Li Zhōujūn promised the Central Great Emperor he would make them pay.
  • Mu Zhenhuang revealed that Blood Crow Demon Lord had slaughtered her clan on Mu Shen Continent and offered to guide Li Zhōujūn, but a woman's voice told her to leave the matter to her.

Ch. 824I'll Find Him Myself

Luo Baiyu reunited with Li Zhōujūn after reaching the Third Turn of Dao Accomplishment Realm, and the two set out to find Blood Crow Demon Lord. On Mu Shen Continent, they found no trace of him, but Li Zhōujūn decided to keep searching there as their only lead.

  • Luo Baiyu appeared beside Li Zhōujūn and revealed that she had reached the Third Turn of Dao Accomplishment Realm, offering to help him deal with Mu Zhenhuang and Lin Xun.
  • Li Zhōujūn accepted a jade slip from Mu Zhenhuang with her clan's location, then asked Lin Xun and Emperor Mo Ran to search for the Sui Clan Dragon Clan beneath the sea.
  • Li Zhōujūn and Luo Baiyu left the Central Continent on the Jade Bottle and arrived above Mu Shen Continent about an hour later.
  • Lu Jincai invited Luo Baiyu to a banquet, but she refused and chased after Li Zhōujūn.
  • Luo Baiyu told Li Zhōujūn she had found no sign of Blood Crow Demon Lord with her divine soul, while Li Zhōujūn insisted they search the continent because it was their only lead.
  • The system offered to take Li Zhōujūn straight to Blood Crow Demon Lord if he called it Dad, but Li Zhōujūn refused and said he would find him himself.

Ch. 825Feiquan Sect

Li Zhōujūn and Luo Baiyu reached the ruins of the Mu Clan, where they encountered Feiquan Sect elders hunting the Blood Crow Demon Lord. They agreed to search the ruins together and, if they found no clues, travel to Guiyi Continent.

  • Li Zhōujūn and Luo Baiyu arrived at the Mu Clan ruins and discussed the Household's destruction and the Blood Crow Demon Lord.
  • Yue Qiu attacked them, but Luo Baiyu shattered her sword beam and revealed her Third Turn of Dao Accomplishment Realm cultivation.
  • Lu Wei and Yue Qiu explained that the Blood Crow Demon Lord had stolen a Feiquan Sect treasure, while Lu Jincai learned that his arrogance had nearly caused trouble.
  • Li Zhōujūn agreed to join Lu Wei and Yue Qiu in searching for clues and to go with them to Guiyi Continent if the Blood Crow Demon Lord was not there.
  • Lu Wei ordered Lu Jincai to spend a hundred years in the Lu Family's Lightning Pool as punishment.
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