Ch. 2424Spoils of War

Gai Jiuyou overwhelmed the Reincarnation Hall’s forces with Great Saint power, prompting MacArthur to unleash a Guardian-level Military Formation and wield the Taihuang Sword. Gai Jiuyou checked MacArthur’s attack and judged that his power was impressive but weakened by his limited cultivation and rigid foundation.

  • Gai Jiuyou used the Soldier Character Secret and a single palm to suppress Churchill while restraining the three Emperor Weapons.
  • MacArthur realized the Reincarnation Hall’s available formations could not match Gai Jiuyou, then chose to reveal his strength and rallied his men.
  • MacArthur merged with a Guardian-level Military Formation, took the Taihuang Sword, and blocked Gai Jiuyou’s palm.
  • Gai Jiuyou countered the Taihuang Sword with an Immortal Melody of Tribulation Crossing and remarked that MacArthur’s low realm and rigid use of power limited him.

Ch. 2425Vast and Mighty

Gai Jiuyou held off Reincarnation Heavenly Venerate MacArthur as the Taihuang Sword rapidly awakened, while Ye Fan and his allies struggled to contain Churchill and another Emperor Weapon. As Gai Jiuyou prepared to face the escalating threat, a mysterious figure carrying an ancient staff emerged from a tear in the starry sky.

  • MacArthur used the Guardian-level Military Formation and the Taihuang Sword to fight Gai Jiuyou beyond the heavens, but Gai Jiuyou remained unharmed by their attacks.
  • The Taihuang Sword rapidly awakened under MacArthur's power, alarming Ye Fan as he guarded himself with the Nine Li Diagram.
  • Churchill tried to claim another Emperor Weapon, but Peacock King and Crimson Dragon Daoist used the Chaos Green Lotus to restrain it.
  • Ye Fan continued fighting Churchill with the Nine Li Diagram, sustaining cracks across his body as Saint blood spilled from him.
  • Gai Jiuyou acknowledged the danger posed by the awakening Taihuang Sword, then an unknown figure carrying an ancient staff stepped out of a split in the starry sky.

Ch. 2426Switching Sides

Ancient Emperor Qilin appeared and stunned both Gai Jiuyou and MacArthur with his overwhelming power. MacArthur tried to ally himself with Qilin in secret, but Qilin revealed his duplicity and identified himself as the Yaoguang Saint, serving the human faction.

  • Ancient Emperor Qilin appeared, and Gai Jiuyou and MacArthur sensed the vast gap between him and themselves.
  • The Taihuang Sword awakened to its peak power, giving MacArthur hope that it could oppose Qilin.
  • Gai Jiuyou asked Qilin about his purpose, while MacArthur publicly called for them to set aside their grudges.
  • MacArthur secretly told Qilin that the Reincarnation Hall cooperated with the Primordial Races and offered to retreat when he could.
  • Qilin replayed MacArthur’s secret message for Gai Jiuyou and the Taihuang Sword, then revealed that he was the Yaoguang Saint serving the human faction.

Ch. 2427Mao Sui Recommends Himself

MacArthur was brought before Xu Yue after claiming to know him, and discovered that Xu Yue commanded Ancient Emperor Qilin and the five new Top-tier Titans. Xu Yue asked how much influence MacArthur had over the Federation’s presidential selection, and MacArthur offered himself as a candidate.

  • The Taihuang Sword flew from MacArthur’s hand to Gai Jiuyou, and Ancient Emperor Qilin took MacArthur and the military formation back to Shaking Light.
  • MacArthur told Ancient Emperor Qilin that he knew Xu Yue, persuading him and Gai Jiuyou to avoid acting rashly and seek Xu Yue’s judgment.
  • At Shaking Light, Ancient Emperor Qilin brought MacArthur before Xu Yue, who confirmed that he knew him.
  • Xu Yue asked MacArthur how much influence he had over the Federation’s presidential selection and said the five new Top-tier Titans were his people.
  • MacArthur bowed and declared that he would make a good candidate for president.

Ch. 2428A Way Out

Gai Jiuyou rescued Ye Fan from the Reincarnation Hall’s forces, then advised him to leave the Big Dipper before the world-wide pursuit began. As Ye Fan headed for the Five-Colored Altar, Azure Mist Saint Son asked to travel with him, following a premonition about a furnace beyond the Ancient Starry Road.

  • MacArthur drove off Gai Jiuyou and Ye Fan’s group with the Taihuang Sword, then claimed Gai Jiuyou had been badly wounded and would soon decline.
  • Gai Jiuyou secretly remained at full strength but pretended his injuries were incurable, and he advised Ye Fan to leave the Big Dipper with an array disk for the Five-Colored Altar.
  • Ye Fan agreed to depart after saying farewell to Ji Ziyue and visiting Xu Yue at Shaking Light.
  • Ye Fan headed for the Archaic Forbidden Land to try the Five-Colored Altar, but Azure Mist Saint Son intercepted him and asked to travel together.
  • Azure Mist Saint Son said he had a premonition that a furnace awaited him at the other end of the Ancient Starry Road.

Ch. 2429Ancient Starry Road

Ye Fan left the Big Dipper aboard the Nine Dragons Pulling Coffin after the Reincarnation Hall attacked the Five-Colored Altar. Stranded in a silent Star Domain, he began cultivating the Moon Ancient Scripture while an awakened Ancestor King pursued him.

  • The Reincarnation Hall attacked the Five-Colored Altar, but the barren slaves blocked its strike as the Nine Dragons Pulling Coffin departed.
  • Ye Fan and the Azure Mist Saint Son discovered that the damaged transmission had stranded them in a deathly silent Star Domain.
  • The Azure Mist Saint Son gave Ye Fan a pendant containing the Moon Ancient Scripture and offered to protect him while he cultivated.
  • Ye Fan combined the Sun and Moon Ancient Scriptures and began breaking through the Immortal Platform Secret Realm.
  • An Ancestor King awakened aboard the Ancient Ship and followed the Nine Dragons Pulling Coffin.

Ch. 2430I Can

Xu Yue's Dao Palace deity destroyed a dying Primordial Ancestor King who tried to enslave him and Ye Fan. Ye Fan awoke after consolidating his Holy Lord cultivation, and Xu Yue predicted they would soon find another Five-Colored Altar.

  • Xu Yue's Dao Palace deity spoke with the Ancestor King, who demanded their belongings and most of their blood essence in exchange for making them slaves.
  • The Ancestor King attacked Xu Yue, but Xu Yue sent him flying with a single punch and shattered his Primordial warship with another.
  • Xu Yue killed the Ancestor King before Ye Fan awoke, keeping the fight from interrupting Ye Fan's cultivation.
  • Ye Fan consolidated his Holy Lord cultivation using the scriptures of the Sun and Taiyin Holy Emperors and believed he could contend with an ordinary Dao Severing King.
  • Xu Yue declined Ye Fan's attempt to challenge him and said the Nine Dragons Pulling Coffin would soon reach another Five-Colored Altar.

Ch. 2431Remnant Will of the Sacred Emperor

Xu Yue and Ye Fan reached an ancient life-bearing star, where they met the Sun Sacred Emperor’s remnant will repairing a Five-Colored Altar. After Xu Yue used Immortal Blood to stabilize the remnant, it agreed to help them return to Ziwei and recognized Xu Yue’s extraordinary path.

  • Ye Fan climbed down from Nine Dragons Pulling Coffin and found a Divine Thought repairing the Five-Colored Altar.
  • Xu Yue identified the figure as the Sun Sacred Emperor’s final obsession and stopped Ye Fan from considering taking his Emperor Corpse.
  • Xu Yue gave the remnant will a drop of Immortal Blood, restoring enough clarity for it to speak and understand its situation.
  • Xu Yue explained that he and Ye Fan were lost on the Ancient Starry Road, and the remnant agreed to help them return to Ziwei.
  • The Sun Sacred Emperor transmitted Dao marks to Ye Fan, but they could not enter Xu Yue and instead revealed his unusual Dao Palace Deity and path toward immortality.

Ch. 2432Ziwei

After Ye Fan completed his enlightenment, the Sun Sacred Emperor’s lingering thought brought him and Xu Yue to the Ziwei Ancient Star. They landed at the Eight Views Palace, where Ye Fan killed Yin Tiande’s younger brother, setting up a confrontation with Yin Tiande.

  • Ye Fan finished more than half a month of enlightenment, and the Sun Sacred Emperor warned him to take care when severing his Dao.
  • The Sun Sacred Emperor sent Ye Fan and Xu Yue to Ziwei, leaving the Nine Dragons Pulling Coffin buried behind.
  • Xu Yue guided Ye Fan’s Cauldron of Myriad Mother Qi toward the Eight Views Palace, but Yin Tiande was away.
  • An azure wyrm servant attacked Ye Fan, who snapped the demon’s arm while asking about the Eight Views Palace.
  • Younger Brother Yin demanded Ye Fan surrender the Cauldron of Myriad Mother Qi, and Ye Fan killed him with one punch.

Ch. 2433Wanted

Xu Yue considered his progress toward Dao Slaying as Reincarnation Hall expanded its power on Big Dipper, while Li Xiaoman turned against the Sacred Body’s former allies. In Ziwei, Yin Tiande put Ye Fan under a wanted order, and Ye Fan tried to enlist Xu Yue’s help as they continued searching for the rumored furnace.

  • Xu Yue ended his cultivation session, reflected on the difficulty of Dao Slaying, and noted that he had already severed several miscellaneous Daos.
  • Reincarnation Hall exploited its strength to expand its domain and obtain a Great Saint-grade inherited Saint weapon, while Friedrich handled its business dealings and Li Xiaoman began suppressing the Sacred Body’s former friends.
  • Yin Tiande announced a wanted order for Ye Fan and the Azure Mist Saint Son after they killed his younger brother, claiming they had tried to disrupt his Dao heart.
  • Ye Fan entered a city in Ziwei and saw his portraits posted at the gates, then realized Yin Tiande had not revealed the Cauldron of Myriad Mother Qi.
  • Ye Fan asked the Azure Mist Saint Son to help him confront Yin Tiande, but Xu Yue refused unless Ye Fan begged him, and Ye Fan mocked Xu Yue’s search for a furnace forged by the Great Emperor Hengyu.

Ch. 2434Birthday Banquet

Xu Yue and Ye Fan went to Nine Lives Cat Demon's birthday banquet while the Golden Crow Clan and others watched them as potential targets. They arrived with a Divine Source gift, and Xu Yue explained that he expected their presence might lead to bloodshed.

  • Ye Fan and Xu Yue learned about Ziwei Ancient Star's powerful figures and were recognized as men wanted by Yin Tiande.
  • Xu Yue said he was searching for two young men and proposed attending Nine Lives Cat Demon's birthday banquet to look for them.
  • Observers hesitated to move against the pair, while rumors spread that the Golden Crow Clan's Eighth Prince might capture Ye Fan for Yin Tiande's sake.
  • A nervous disciple stopped Xu Yue and Ye Fan at the banquet's mountain gate and asked whether they had come to attend.
  • Xu Yue gave Nine Lives Cat Demon a piece of Divine Source as a birthday gift, then told Ye Fan he wanted to compensate her in case their arrival caused bloodshed.

Ch. 2435Golden Crow Crown Prince

Ye Fan and Xu Yue attended Nine Lives Cat Demon's birthday banquet, where Eighth Prince Golden Crow recognized them as enemies but held back out of respect for the host. Xu Yue found the Human Desire Path inheritors Yan Yixi and Li Tian, and Li Tian approached them with a half-serious offer to kill his senior brother.

  • Nine Lives Cat Demon welcomed Ye Fan and Xu Yue after they presented Divine Source, then seated them among several old demons.
  • Eighth Prince Golden Crow arrived with Exquisite Jade, recognized Ye Fan and Xu Yue from a wanted notice, and ordered them to leave after the banquet.
  • Xu Yue stopped Ye Fan from provoking the Golden Crow prince, explaining that he had come to find someone.
  • Xu Yue pointed out Yan Yixi and Li Tian, the rival inheritors of the Human Desire Path, across the hall.
  • Li Tian approached Ye Fan and Xu Yue and jokingly asked if they would help him kill his senior brother Yan Yixi.

Ch. 2436Young Heroes

At Nine Lives’ birthday banquet, Ye Fan and Xu Yue ignored the Golden Crow Clan’s taunts, and Ye Fan went outside to confront the Eighth Prince Golden Crow. Xu Yue startled Nine Lives by appearing beside her unnoticed, leaving her impressed by his strength and handsome appearance.

  • Ye Fan revealed that the Azure Mist Saint Son wanted the Goddess Furnace, prompting Li Tian and Yan Yixi to discuss keeping its secret and following the group.
  • Guests loudly praised the Eighth Prince Golden Crow while Xu Yue and Ye Fan continued eating and drinking without responding.
  • After finishing the meal, Ye Fan left the banquet to fight the Golden Crow Clan, while Xu Yue stayed to speak with Nine Lives and asked Ye Fan to keep the guests inside.
  • Ye Fan shouted for the Eighth Prince Golden Crow to come out, silencing the banquet and surprising Nine Lives.
  • Xu Yue appeared beside Nine Lives without her noticing, frightening her and revealing that he possessed formidable strength.

Ch. 2437Delivery to Your Doorstep

Ye Fan killed Eighth Prince Golden Crow and his entourage after defeating a Golden Crow elder, then claimed the prince’s King-grade halberd. The next day, Xu Yue and Ye Fan met Li Tian and Yan Yixi over the furnace, but Li Tian unexpectedly brought out the Goddess Furnace while Yan Yixi refused to help him.

  • Ye Fan tore apart a Golden Crow elder who charged at him, revealing his greatly improved strength to the guests.
  • Eighth Prince Golden Crow attacked Ye Fan with his Phoenix Wing Gold Plume Halberd, but Ye Fan used the Soldier Character Secret to overcome the weapon and slaughtered him and his attendants.
  • Ye Fan took the King-grade halberd as a trophy and was later challenged to spar by Azure Mist Saint Son.
  • Xu Yue refused to return the furnace to Li Tian and Yan Yixi, insisting it belonged to him and that he could control it.
  • Li Tian brought out the Goddess Furnace, broke the formation around Nine Lives Cat Demon's cave dwelling, and proposed killing everyone who had seen it.
  • Yan Yixi refused to help Li Tian activate the furnace, leaving him to face the situation alone.

Ch. 2438Reasonable and Justified

Xu Yue and Ye Fan confronted Li Tian and Yan Yixi after Li Tian brought out the Goddess Furnace, and Ye Fan struggled against the inherited Saint Weapon as the two men joined forces. Xu Yue finally shut the furnace by hand, leaving Li Tian’s weapon and the battle under his control.

  • Li Tian used the Goddess Furnace to break the cave residence’s formation, and the Nine Lives Cat Demon emerged as Xu Yue recognized an opportunity to take the weapon.
  • Li Tian and Yan Yixi attacked, while Ye Fan used the Soldier Character Secret and a King's Weapon to disrupt the furnace.
  • The Nine Lives Cat Demon recognized Ye Fan’s technique and judged Xu Yue to be even more formidable, while Yan Yixi asked to take Li Tian and the furnace away.
  • Xu Yue refused to give up the Goddess Furnace, and Yan Yixi joined Li Tian, allowing the furnace to overwhelm Ye Fan.
  • Xu Yue reached out and forcibly shut the Goddess Furnace’s lid, stopping its attack on Ye Fan.

Ch. 2439Particulars

Xu Yue seized control of the Goddess Furnace and punished Li Tian after he claimed the furnace bore his sect patriarch’s name. With the furnace in his hands, Xu Yue settled in to cultivate while Ye Fan was sent out to gain experience.

  • Xu Yue used the Soldier Character Secret to overpower the Goddess Furnace and said it was fated to belong to him.
  • When Li Tian mentioned his patriarch’s name was carved on the furnace, Xu Yue sealed Li Tian’s yang meridians, and Li Tian’s desires faded as he embraced a calm, monk-like outlook.
  • Yan Yixi accepted that Xu Yue had the right to control the furnace but warned him to use it cautiously and keep its appearance secret.
  • Ye Fan asked about the furnace’s power and reputation, and Li Tian explained its infamous history.
  • Xu Yue said he would remain in seclusion for Dao Discussion and told Ye Fan to go out and gain experience, warning him not to get beaten to death.

Ch. 2440Sun Ancient Religion

Xu Yue emerged from seclusion and went with Nine Lives to the Sun Ancient Religion’s banquet for its Young Master, whose Sun God Body made him a target of interest. The declining sect tried to protect its heir by invoking its Sacred Emperor lineage, and the chapter ended with Nine Lives presenting a lavish gift as a senior elder welcomed them.

  • Xu Yue pinned down the activated holy weapon, released the guests, and then kicked Yan Yixi, his martial brother, and Ye Fan out of Nine Lives’ cave residence.
  • Ye Fan, Yan Yixi, and his martial brother fought off repeated pursuers across Ziwei, killing several Golden Crow princes while Yin Tiande entered seclusion to consolidate his cultivation.
  • After more than half a year studying the Goddess Furnace, Xu Yue emerged from seclusion and chose the Sun Ancient Religion as his first destination.
  • Xu Yue and Nine Lives arrived at the Sun Ancient Religion’s hundred-day celebration for its Young Master, whose extraordinary talent and Sun God Body had drawn attention.
  • Nine Lives presented a gift of one hundred jin of Divine Source, and a Sun Ancient Religion Supreme Elder came out to welcome her.

Ch. 2441Taiyin Divine Son

Xu Yue and Nine Lives attended the Sun Ancient Religion’s banquet, where Ye Fan, Yan Yixi, and Li Tian joined them. Li Tian pointed out Yi Qingwu and the Taiyin Divine Son, prompting Xu Yue to recall the man’s rise to power through betrayal.

  • The Sun Ancient Religion’s Supreme Elder welcomed Nine Lives and escorted her and Xu Yue into the banquet hall.
  • Xu Yue reunited with Ye Fan, Yan Yixi, and Li Tian, who described their recent battles against the Golden Crow Crown Princes.
  • Li Tian pointed out Yi Qingwu as Yin Tiande’s fiancée and remarked that the Taiyin Divine Son seemed to harbor feelings for her.
  • The Taiyin Divine Son heard Li Tian’s comment and drew attention to their group.
  • Xu Yue identified the Taiyin Divine Son as the man who had seized the Taiyin Divine Cult after betraying his masters and exploiting an orphaned mother and child.

Ch. 2442The Setting Sun

At the Sun Ancient Religion’s banquet, Xu Yue’s group confronted the Taiyin Divine Son over the extermination of the Moon Sacred Empress’s descendants, and tensions escalated as the Golden Crow Clan entered the conflict. The chapter left the Sun Ancient Religion’s injured Supreme Elder facing Daoist Xuan Yi, a powerful Golden Crow expert.

  • Xu Yue explained that the Taiyin Divine Cult had exterminated the Moon Sacred Empress’s descendants, prompting Li Tian to laugh and Ye Fan to condemn the cult for attending the banquet.
  • The Taiyin Divine Son displayed his Taiyin Sacred Power, threatened Xu Yue’s group, and demanded that the Sun Holy Lord begin the banquet before they settled their conflict afterward.
  • The Taiyin Divine Son considered coordinating with the Golden Crow Clan, whose Sixth Prince Golden Crow was his sworn brother, to pressure the Sun Ancient Religion.
  • Daoist Xuan Yi entered the hall with the Sun Ancient Religion’s badly injured Supreme Elder behind him, and Nine Lives identified the newcomer as a powerful Living Fossil of the Golden Crow Clan.

Ch. 2443Grudges

The Golden Crow Clan used Ye Fan’s presence at the Sun Ancient Religion’s banquet to threaten the religion and provoke him into a fight. Ye Fan lured Daoist Xuan Yi away from the banquet, while the other guests followed, leaving the Sun Ancient Religion behind.

  • Daoist Xuan Yi accused the Sun Ancient Religion of sheltering Ye Fan, and his pressure injured the Sun Cult Master and silenced a guest who tried to mediate.
  • Ye Fan mocked Daoist Xuan Yi and the Golden Crow Clan, then challenged them to follow him outside the Sun Ancient Religion’s territory.
  • Daoist Xuan Yi pursued Ye Fan, and the Golden Crow Clan’s experts, Taiyin Divine Son, Yi Qingwu, and many guests followed them.
  • Xu Yue stayed behind to drink and told Yan Yixi and Li Tian to leave; the two departed, leaving the Sun Cult Master and elders in the deserted hall.
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