Arc 30Eternal Night Approaches

Lin Shuguang killed Gu Changhe, took control of powerful figures through the Nine Demon Scroll, and strengthened his cultivation while preparing for the coming upheaval. As Ji Wufeng and Gu Taxian began their battle over Xuanyuan City, Lin Shuguang raided the imperial treasury and returned to Su Lengyue.

  • Lin Shuguang refined pills in Leng Yueyan’s hidden Alchemy Room, discovered Wang Fugui’s demonic will, and brought Wang Fugui with him to help him resist it.
  • Ji Wufeng broke out of the Black Prison, while Mo Changxiong carried Lin Shuguang to Gu Changhe’s palace, where Lin Shuguang killed the Ninth Prince and gained a cultivation breakthrough.
  • Lin Shuguang refined the Nine Demon Scroll, replaced Gu Changhe’s imprints on Wang Fugui, Sima Hengdao, and Gu Qingshan, and made Sima Hengdao his slave.
  • Su Lengyue brought Lin Shuguang to the Su Family, whose Ancestor agreed to support his pill refining and ordered the family to protect him and prepare for turmoil.
  • Lin Shuguang refined and evolved pills to strengthen his attributes, guided Wang Fugui’s cultivation, and sent Sima Hengdao to capture Southern Dynasty worshippers.
  • Lin Shuguang followed Xie Hongzu to Qingfeng Hall, killed its leaders, and destroyed the Southern Dynasty base.
  • Lin Shuguang and Su Lengyue recovered the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Lotus from Jade Void Palace disciples, and Lin Shuguang killed the three men and left Marquis Gu’s Command Token behind.
  • Mo Changxiong and Ji Wufeng attacked the imperial palace, Ji Wufeng challenged Gu Taxian, and Lin Shuguang stole the treasury’s treasures and Evil God Heart before returning to Su Lengyue.
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Ch. 733The first thing after breaking through: Climb the wall first

After breaking through to the Sixth Heaven of the True Fate Realm, Lin Shuguang received a vision from the Spring Autumn Cicada about Ji Wufeng and an impending Imperial Capital Battle, then sought more Nine Revolutions Golden Cores from Leng Yueyan. He agreed to pretend to be her man in exchange for help obtaining alchemy ingredients, and followed her out into the night.

  • The Spring Autumn Cicada returned to Lin Shuguang and showed him that Ji Wufeng would cause an uproar in the Imperial Capital, bring back the Taiyi Immortal Sect, and be connected to Xuanyuan City's fall.
  • Lin Shuguang returned to the Spatial Altar, checked his attributes, and discovered that his mental power had far outpaced his physical attributes after his breakthrough to the Sixth Heaven of the True Fate Realm.
  • Lin Shuguang visited Leng Yueyan and asked whether she had more Nine Revolutions Golden Cores, but she warned him that taking another so soon could harm his cultivation.
  • Lin Shuguang claimed he could refine pills and asked Leng Yueyan for a source of ingredients, so she offered to help if he pretended to be her man.
  • Lin Shuguang agreed, insisted they leave immediately, and followed Leng Yueyan over the wall into the night.

Ch. 734Old Wang next door

Lin Shuguang demonstrated his pill-refining skill to Leng Yueyan and earned her trust in preparing the rare ingredients for a Nine Revolutions Golden Core. The name Wang Fugui made him suspect the nervous young man might be connected to Gu Changhe’s Nine Demon Scroll.

  • Leng Yueyan brought Lin Shuguang through a secret entrance in Black Street to a hidden Alchemy Room and asked him to refine a Golden Yuan Pill as a test.
  • Lin Shuguang refined three pills that increased blood energy, and Leng Yueyan eagerly asked whether they could preserve youth.
  • Leng Yueyan ordered the little old man to invoke the Secret Order and obtain several sets of ingredients for the Nine Revolutions Golden Core.
  • Leng Yueyan learned that the young man’s real name was Wang Fugui, and Lin Shuguang recognized the name from Gu Changhe’s Nine Demon Scroll.
  • Lin Shuguang reached for Wang Fugui to investigate, and the frightened young man fell over as Leng Yueyan watched them thoughtfully.

Ch. 735The Ninth Prince's first hidden sentry, taken away

Lin Shuguang refined the Nine Revolutions Golden Core, unleashing a terrifying power that shook the surrounding area, then confronted Wang Fugui. Wang Fugui mistook Lin Shuguang for the Ninth Prince Gu Changhe and agreed to leave with him, while Leng Yueyan watched in confusion.

  • Leng Yueyan asked whether Lin Shuguang knew Wang Fugui, but Lin Shuguang denied it and focused on the medicinal ingredients.
  • Wang Fugui suffered a dangerous episode involving hidden evil power, and the little old man forced him to take medicine.
  • Lin Shuguang's alchemy triggered a burst of law-like power that shook buildings across a two-li radius before he emerged with Leng Yueyan.
  • Lin Shuguang suspected Wang Fugui's strange condition was connected to the Ninth Prince Gu Changhe and approached his room.
  • Wang Fugui recognized Lin Shuguang as the mysterious man who had promised him revenge, and Lin Shuguang asked him to come along.
  • Wang Fugui agreed to go with Lin Shuguang as Leng Yueyan watched, puzzled by their apparent connection.

Ch. 736Raising Gu, the Demonic Clone!

Lin Shuguang protected Wang Fugui from Black Street robbers, then discovered the demon planted inside him by Ninth Prince Gu Changhe. He left Wang Fugui alive and learned the demonic will had been growing inside him for over a year.

  • Wang Fugui chose to leave the shop with Lin Shuguang, and the little old man gave him a mask and a lifesaving pill.
  • Three masked robbers attacked Lin Shuguang, Leng Yueyan, and Wang Fugui, but Lin Shuguang killed them and drove off the other treasure hunters.
  • Lin Shuguang imprinted the Spotted Python with his mental power and left with Wang Fugui while Leng Yueyan agreed to wait for him at home.
  • Lin Shuguang showed Wang Fugui the [Nine Demon Scroll], triggering the demonic will inside Wang Fugui to transform and attack.
  • Lin Shuguang suppressed the demonic will and discovered that Gu Changhe had planted it in Wang Fugui to cultivate a Demonic Clone.
  • Wang Fugui said the demon had been inside him for over a year and earnestly asked Lin Shuguang to help him.

Ch. 737Lin, You Dog, Marry Me! No, I Refuse (Long Chapter)

Lin Shuguang extracted and suppressed the demon will inside Wang Fugui, then prepared to strengthen himself with a transformed Nine Revolutions Golden Core. After Mo Changxiong abducted Lin Shuguang, Leng Yueyan and the Black Prison guards tried to stop him, but a powerful figure emerged from the prison and shattered its barrier.

  • Lin Shuguang extracted Wang Fugui's demon will for golden dew, suppressed it back into him, taught him a cultivation method, and sent him toward the Imperial Capital.
  • Leng Yueyan proposed that Lin Shuguang marry into her family, but he refused and insisted they remain business partners.
  • Lin Shuguang transformed a Nine Revolutions Golden Core with golden dew, stored it away, and left; Leng Yueyan later found an unfamiliar hairpin beside her bed.
  • Mo Changxiong abducted Lin Shuguang in a Heaven and Earth Bag, and Leng Yueyan joined Ji Feng and Sima Tingwei in trying to stop him.
  • Mo Changxiong fought off their attacks while carrying Lin Shuguang, and Sima Tingwei returned to the Black Prison when someone attempted to escape.
  • A tremendous aura immobilized Mo Changxiong, Ji Feng, and Leng Yueyan as a figure emerged from the Black Prison and destroyed its formation barrier.

Ch. 738The oriole lay in wait

Ji Wufeng broke out of the Black Prison and freed its prisoners, while Mo Changxiong escaped with Lin Shuguang and delivered him to the Ninth Prince, Gu Changhe. Believing Lin Shuguang was unconscious and helpless, Gu Changhe opened the Heaven and Earth Bag, but Lin Shuguang awoke and seized his wrist.

  • Ji Wufeng shattered the Black Prison, reclaimed his War Halberd, and drove Mo Changxiong away after warning that the time of reckoning with Gu Taxian had come.
  • Mo Changxiong escaped with the Heaven and Earth Bag containing Lin Shuguang as Ji Feng, Sima Tingwei, and Leng Yueyan regained their mobility.
  • The Black Prison’s freed inmates surged toward the exit, and Sima Tingwei moved to suppress them.
  • Mo Changxiong arrived at the Ninth Prince’s palace and told Gu Changhe that Ji Wufeng had broken out of the Black Prison.
  • Gu Changhe ordered the injured Mo Changxiong escorted away, then brought Lin Shuguang into his hall and opened the bag.
  • Lin Shuguang awoke and grabbed Gu Changhe’s wrist.

Ch. 739So What if You're a Prince? Kill!

Lin Shuguang attacked the Ninth Prince, Gu Changhe, and refused his offers and threats. After both men’s Life-Saving Talismans summoned their respective phantoms, Lin Shuguang killed Gu Changhe and gained enough Blood Energy to raise his cultivation another level.

  • Lin Shuguang ambushed Gu Changhe in the Great Hall, broke his arm, and overpowered him despite the prince’s attempts to call for help.
  • Gu Changhe invoked his imperial Life-Saving Talisman, shattering Lin Shuguang’s Mental Power barrier and bringing down the Great Hall.
  • Lin Shuguang crushed a Jade Talisman, summoning a phantom that clashed with the Ancient Emperor’s phantom.
  • As Gu Changhe tried to flee and begged for his life, Lin Shuguang seized him and killed him with a slash of his blade.
  • Lin Shuguang gained 5,000,000 cal of Blood Energy, and his cultivation rose another level.

Ch. 740That Jade Talisman really made a splash. Give me another

Lin Shuguang defeated Mo Changxiong, learned more about Ji Wufeng and the Heavenly Dao, and left with another Jade Talisman. Meanwhile, Su Lengyue enlisted her family’s help to find Lin Shuguang, who set off toward her after learning she was to the east.

  • Lin Shuguang questioned Mo Changxiong about the Taiyi Immortal Sect’s treasure hoard before Ji Wufeng arrived and took the traitor away.
  • Ji Wufeng offered Lin Shuguang a place in the Taiyi Immortal Sect, then explained that Gu Taxian sought to overpower the Heavenly Dao; Lin Shuguang declined the offer and secured another Jade Talisman.
  • Su Lengyue returned to her family estate and demanded that Mo Changxiong be killed, explaining that he had taken Lin Shuguang.
  • Su Lengyue showed her ancestor the [Nine Revolutions Golden Cores] Lin Shuguang had refined and told him she had seen Ji Wufeng emerge from the Black Prison; the ancestor agreed to investigate.
  • Su Rongsheng sent covert agents to search for Mo Changxiong, while Lin Shuguang headed toward Su Lengyue after tracking the direction of his spiritual imprint.

Ch. 741Seizing Nirvana Realm Enforcers

Lin Shuguang pushed Wang Fugui to cultivate the evil method so he could harvest the demon will within him, then refined Gu Changhe’s [Nine Demon Scroll] and took control of its three bound enforcers. He left poised to exploit two Nirvana Realm powerhouses as [Eternal Night] approached.

  • Lin Shuguang examined the demon will inside Wang Fugui, returned it to his body, and ordered him to reach the seventh level before the following night while leaving him Blood Energy Pills.
  • Wang Fugui, uneasy about Lin Shuguang’s urgency and the demon will, hurried back to cultivate.
  • Lin Shuguang entered the Spatial Altar and prepared for [Eternal Night], believing Gu Taxian would blame the Taiyi Immortal Sect for Gu Changhe’s death.
  • Lin Shuguang topped up 1,000,000 gold leaves and instantly refined the [Nine Demon Scroll].
  • Lin Shuguang replaced Gu Changhe’s imprint on [Wang Fugui], [Sima Hengdao], and [Gu Qingshan] and discovered that two of them were Nirvana Realm powerhouses.

Ch. 742The Demoness? Tamed

Su Lengyue searched for Su Beichen to recover a magical treasure, while Su Beichen warned Lin Shuguang to leave the Imperial Capital because the Blood Spirit Soul Sacrificing Banners still carried the Su Family's spiritual imprints. The chapter ended with Su Lengyue finding Lin Shuguang at Jiangxin Inn and greeting him with delight.

  • Su Rongsheng learned that Lin Shuguang had ties to the Ninth Prince, ordered the Su Family's covert guards to withdraw, and chose not to tell Su Lengyue.
  • Su Lengyue whipped Su Beiping until he revealed that Su Beichen might be heading to the Jade Void Palace, then left to look for him.
  • Su Beiping sent an attendant to Jiangxin Inn with a warning for Su Beichen, then packed his belongings and fled.
  • Su Beichen met Lin Shuguang at Jiangxin Inn, admitted he could not provide the remaining Blood Spirit Soul Sacrificing Banners, and urged him to leave the Imperial Capital.
  • After hearing that Su Lengyue was searching for him, Su Beichen fled the inn, leaving Lin Shuguang behind.
  • Su Lengyue arrived at Jiangxin Inn, recognized Lin Shuguang, and eagerly joined him at his table.

Ch. 743I'm More Than Just Arrogant

Su Lengyue brought Lin Shuguang to the Su Family estate and declared him the family’s son-in-law, despite her father and the elders’ objections. When they tried to stop the couple from leaving, Lin Shuguang struck down a guard with his Mental Power and challenged the family to explain how they could keep him there.

  • Su Lengyue introduced Lin Shuguang as her brother-in-law to two boys, who ran off shouting that the Demoness had a man.
  • Su Lengyue brought Lin Shuguang into the meeting hall, where Su Rongsheng and the Su Family elders confronted them.
  • Su Lengyue announced that Lin Shuguang was the Su Family’s son-in-law and warned the family not to cause trouble for him.
  • Su Rongsheng and the Second Uncle ordered guards to seize Lin Shuguang and take Su Lengyue away.
  • Lin Shuguang stopped Su Lengyue from using her whip, then struck the leading guard with his Mental Power and challenged Su Rongsheng and the Second Uncle to keep him there.

Ch. 744Even the Ancestor got the worst of it

Lin Shuguang negotiated an alliance with the Su Family’s Ancestor, who approved of his relationship with Su Lengyue but questioned his ties to the Ninth Prince and the Demon Cave. Lin Shuguang secured an agreement to share resources while revealing that Ji Wufeng had given him powerful Jade Talismans.

  • The Su Family’s Ancestor summoned Su Lengyue and Lin Shuguang, overruled Su Rongsheng’s objections, and ordered the family to keep Lin Shuguang’s information secret.
  • The Su Family’s Ancestor asked Lin Shuguang how he felt about Su Lengyue, but Lin Shuguang proposed that they join forces instead, upsetting Su Lengyue.
  • The Su Family’s Ancestor asked who had helped Lin Shuguang in the Demon Cave, and Lin Shuguang named Ji Wufeng of the Taiyi Immortal Sect.
  • Lin Shuguang argued that the Su Family should cooperate with him amid the coming turmoil and offered to refine Nine Revolutions Golden Core pills from their materials.
  • When the Su Family’s Ancestor tried to bargain for a larger share, Lin Shuguang revealed Ji Wufeng’s Jade Talisman, prompting the ancestor to drop his threatening aura.

Ch. 745Evil God? Sacrifice!

Lin Shuguang secured a pill-refining deal with the Su Family and moved into a nearby residence, where Su Lengyue warned him about the Ninth Prince and confessed her feelings. He then visited Wang Fugui, removed the evil god’s will from him, and sacrificed it, leaving Wang Fugui to learn that it had already taken root inside his body.

  • The Su Family ancestor agreed to give Lin Shuguang half the proceeds from his pill refining and arranged a residence and supplies for him.
  • Su Lengyue took Lin Shuguang to his new residence, warned him about the Ninth Prince and the unrest ahead, and confessed that she might have fallen in love with him.
  • Lin Shuguang asked Su Lengyue to bring him famous medical books, then used the Void Chaos Art to go to Wang Fugui.
  • Wang Fugui told Lin Shuguang that the evil god’s will inside him had grown unruly, and Lin Shuguang pulled it out of his soul.
  • Lin Shuguang sacrificed the evil god’s will in the Spatial Altar and told Wang Fugui that it had already taken root and developed its own origin.

Ch. 746From now on, I am the master, and you are the slave!

Lin Shuguang reassured Wang Fugui that he could either grow strong enough to remove the Evil God's origin or rely on Lin Shuguang to do it for him. He then forced Sima Hengdao to submit and ordered him to capture people from the Southern Dynasty alive.

  • Lin Shuguang told Wang Fugui that he would help remove the Evil God's will and gave him pills and gold leaves to support his cultivation.
  • Sima Hengdao heard a voice from the Nine Demon Scroll and went to Jiangxin Inn, believing the Ninth Prince had summoned him.
  • Lin Shuguang used the Nine Demon Scroll to suppress Sima Hengdao and made him kneel.
  • Lin Shuguang declared that Sima Hengdao was now his slave, and Sima Hengdao accepted the order.
  • Lin Shuguang tasked Sima Hengdao with capturing as many people from the Southern Dynasty alive as possible, then vanished.

Ch. 747Evolution

Sima Hengdao left the inn shaken by Lin Shuguang’s control of the [Nine Demon Scroll] and headed for the Demon Suppression Division to investigate the Ninth Prince. Meanwhile, Lin Shuguang completed a large batch of pills for the Su Family, evolved [Divine Yuan Pills], and began evolving a [Latent Dragon Pill] in the Altar Space.

  • Sima Hengdao ordered his attendant to drive him to the Demon Suppression Division and resolved to investigate what had happened to the Ninth Prince in the Demon Cave.
  • Su Lengyue showed Lin Shuguang the delivered ingredients, including materials for [Nine Revolutions Golden Cores] and [Latent Dragon Pills], and explained the latter’s connection to the power of rules.
  • Lin Shuguang refined the Su Family’s pills in one day, producing nine [Nine Revolutions Golden Cores] and eight [Latent Dragon Pills], and asked Su Lengyue to add [Divine Yuan Pill] ingredients to the next Medicine List.
  • Lin Shuguang used [Golden Dew] to evolve [Divine Yuan Pills], increasing their mental-power recovery, and also evolved a [Nine Revolutions Golden Core].
  • Lin Shuguang considered whether making Wang Fugui the object of the Southern Dynasty’s worship could improve the Evil God’s quality, then began evolving a [Latent Dragon Pill] and saw it respond to the [Golden Dew].

Ch. 748Attributes Soared

Lin Shuguang consumed evolved [Latent Dragon Pill]s, increased his attributes, and broke through to True Fate Realm, Seventh Heaven. He then began learning ancient Sanskrit script from Su Lengyue while preparing to gather resources before [Eternal Night] arrived.

  • Lin Shuguang engraved his Blade Force onto an evolved [Latent Dragon Pill], swallowed it, and used its Power of Rules to strengthen his Martial Dao and attributes.
  • Lin Shuguang spent nearly three hundred more drops of [Golden Dew] to evolve another pill, raising his Strength, Constitution, and Defense to 2.79 million and advancing to True Fate Realm, Seventh Heaven.
  • Lin Shuguang assessed his resources, noting that Wang Fugui, Sima Hengdao, and Gu Qingshan could help him obtain more [Golden Dew].
  • Su Lengyue brought Lin Shuguang an ancient pill formula as an apology from her father and second uncle, then offered to teach him its ancient Sanskrit script.
  • Lin Shuguang studied with Su Lengyue through the day, requested Blood Energy-boosting meals, and said he had to prepare quickly to face or flee the will of the Heavenly Dao when [Eternal Night] came.

Ch. 749All or nothing

Lin Shuguang demanded rare pill ingredients from Su Lengyue while hiding the reason for his urgency, and the Su Family’s Ancestor ordered the family to support him. The Ancestor warned that the Great Qian Dynasty’s foundations were weakening and left Su Rongsheng to prepare the family for coming chaos.

  • Lin Shuguang translated the Ancient Pill Formula for Su Lengyue, then demanded the [Qiankun Pill] ingredients within three days and more ingredients for the [Latent Dragon Pill].
  • Su Lengyue questioned whether an enemy was approaching, but Lin Shuguang refused to explain and warned her not to risk the Su Family for him.
  • Su Rongsheng told the Su Family’s Ancestor that Lin Shuguang might be tied to the Ninth Prince’s death and the chaos in the Demon Cave, but the Ancestor dismissed his fear.
  • The Su Family’s Ancestor revealed that the Heavenly Dao was weakening, Ji Wufeng had killed Gu Taxian’s son, and Lin Shuguang had a connection to Ji Wufeng.
  • The Su Family’s Ancestor ordered Su Rongsheng to protect Lin Shuguang, provide him with ingredients, stockpile resources, move family businesses, and keep a low profile.

Ch. 750Sacrifice

Lin Shuguang sacrificed the captured Evil God worshippers in Sima Hengdao’s dungeon, leaving no trace behind, then ordered Sima to find more. Sima received news that the Ninth Prince had likely met with disaster in the Demon Cave and wondered whether Lin Shuguang was involved.

  • Lin Shuguang arrived at Sima Hengdao’s dungeon and ordered him to take his men outside while he dealt with the captured worshippers.
  • Sima Hengdao and his aides heard the worshippers scream, then found the dungeon empty when they went back inside.
  • Lin Shuguang told Sima Hengdao through his mental imprint to find more Evil God worshippers.
  • Sima Hengdao received a secret letter reporting that the Ninth Prince’s fate in the Demon Cave was unknown and that he had likely met with disaster.
  • Sima Hengdao destroyed the letter and decided to gamble on following Lin Shuguang, while hoping Lin Shuguang had no part in the Ninth Prince’s downfall.

Ch. 751Raking in Golden Dew, Evolving Pills

Lin Shuguang evolved his remaining Latent Dragon Pills with golden dew and grew stronger, then caught an intruder in his courtyard. After Xie Hongzu revealed that Qingfeng Hall served as a Southern Dynasty base, Lin Shuguang forced him to lead the way there.

  • Lin Shuguang spent six hundred drops of golden dew to evolve two Latent Dragon Pills and gained a million points each in Strength, Constitution, and Defense after swallowing them.
  • Lin Shuguang sensed someone prowling around his room and caught the masked intruder when he tried to flee.
  • Lin Shuguang broke the intruder’s arm and forced him to identify himself as Xie Hongzu, an agent for both Qingfeng Hall and the Demon Suppression Division.
  • Xie Hongzu revealed that Qingfeng Hall was a Southern Dynasty base and that a great family in Great Qian might be involved.
  • Lin Shuguang ordered Xie Hongzu to lead him to Qingfeng Hall and took him there in an instant.

Ch. 752Destroying the base

Lin Shuguang attacked Qingfeng Hall while Xie Hongzu secretly signaled which members belonged to the Southern Dynasty. After killing the sect master and defeating the elders, Lin Shuguang exposed the hall as a Southern Dynasty base and judged its members no loss to the coming conflict.

  • Lin Shuguang masked himself and entered Qingfeng Hall, where he defeated its disciples and killed Elder Chen.
  • Xie Hongzu blinked his left eye to identify Huang Chengfeng as belonging to the Southern Dynasty, and Lin Shuguang killed Huang Chengfeng with one strike.
  • Lin Shuguang confronted Zhang Hehai and killed him with a single saber thrust, prompting the Qingfeng Hall disciples to flee.
  • Qin Hexiang asked Lin Shuguang who he was, and Lin Shuguang revealed that he knew Qingfeng Hall's Southern Dynasty origins.

Ch. 753A pill-refining frenzy

Lin Shuguang evolved his [Nine Revolutions Golden Cores] and continued cultivating before refining pills for the Su Family, while political turmoil spread over the Ninth Prince’s death and attacks on Southern Dynasty forces. The chapter ended with Su Lengyue asking Lin Shuguang to make her a pill that would keep her young forever.

  • Xie Hongzu concealed Lin Shuguang’s involvement in Qingfeng Hall’s destruction when he reported to the Demon Suppression Division.
  • Lin Shuguang used [Golden Dew] to evolve his five [Nine Revolutions Golden Cores] and continued cultivating as the third day of the tenth month approached.
  • Su Lengyue brought medicinal ingredients to Lin Shuguang, who asked her to obtain more ingredients for [Latent Dragon Pills] so he could refine additional batches.
  • Marquis Gu learned that Qingfeng Hall and another Southern Dynasty network had been attacked, then ordered his aide to investigate and contact the Taiyi Immortal Sect.
  • News that Gu Changhe had died in the Demon Cave reached the Imperial Capital, and Su Rongsheng warned Mother Su against matchmaking Su Lengyue with Lin Shuguang.
  • Lin Shuguang refined six [Latent Dragon Pills], and Su Lengyue asked him to make her a pill that would keep her young forever.

Ch. 754Things were easier with Brother Lin

Lin Shuguang and Su Lengyue ambushed Jade Void Palace disciples to seize the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Lotus, one of the ingredients for the Qiankun Pill. After killing the three disciples and covering their tracks, they left the evidence pointing toward Marquis Gu of the Southern Dynasty.

  • Lin Shuguang visited Wang Fugui, whose cultivation had reached the Profound Connection Realm Third Heaven, and gave him guidance and more pills.
  • Su Lengyue told Lin Shuguang that a Jade Void Palace disciple had seized the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Lotus from an herb farmer and asked him to help intercept the group.
  • Lin Shuguang and Su Lengyue ambushed Qian Qingchao, Huang Tu, and Li Chao after hearing Li Chao boast about frightening the herb farmer's daughter.
  • Su Lengyue questioned Li Chao about the girl, and Lin Shuguang recovered the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Lotus from the disciples.
  • Lin Shuguang killed all three disciples, searched them, destroyed the bodies and horses, and left Marquis Gu's Command Token as a precaution.

Ch. 755Probing

Lin Shuguang considered the remaining ingredients for the [Qiankun Pill] and received a Jade Talisman from the Su Family's Ancestor. As the Ancestor worried that Lin Shuguang might be connected to the deaths of three Jade Void Palace disciples, Su Lengyue was summoned to the palace by Consort Wan, and the Ancestor sensed a disturbance near the imperial palace.

  • Lin Shuguang reflected on the [Heavenly Treasure Sacred Lotus], the [Qiankun Pill], and the missing Su Beichen before Su Lengyue was summoned to the palace by Consort Wan.
  • A Jade Void Palace master demanded that Qian Qingchao return and warned his disciples to make progress toward the Nirvana Realm.
  • On the third day of the tenth month, the Su Family's Ancestor summoned Lin Shuguang and questioned him about refining the [Qiankun Pill] and visiting Fanhuali with Su Lengyue.
  • The Su Family's Ancestor gave Lin Shuguang a Jade Talisman and promised the Su Family would arrange the remaining ingredients.
  • After Lin Shuguang left, the Su Family's Ancestor wondered whether he had sheltered a wolf and then sensed something near the imperial palace.

Ch. 756Great Sage Realm

Ji Wufeng led the Taiyi Immortal Sect into Xuanyuan City and challenged the Great Qian Dynasty, forcing Gu Taxian out of seclusion. Their battle began above the shattered palace, while factions across the land watched and reconsidered their plans.

  • Mo Changxiong broke through the palace gates and fought his way up the avenue, demanding that Gu Taxian come out and fight.
  • The Empress ordered the God Slaying Sword Array to attack Mo Changxiong, but Ji Wufeng destroyed it and announced his arrival.
  • The Su Family Ancestor worried that Lin Shuguang might become involved and draw the family into the conflict.
  • Ji Wufeng shattered the palace formation and challenged Gu Taxian, who emerged from seclusion and confronted him in the sky.
  • Ji Wufeng and Gu Taxian began a battle that threatened Xuanyuan City, while Su Rongsheng declared that an age of turmoil had arrived.
  • As the palace lay in ruins and officials fled, someone slipped into the treasury.

Ch. 757Looting

Lin Shuguang took advantage of Ji Wufeng and Gu Taxian’s battle to rob the Great Qian Dynasty’s treasury, including an Evil God Heart. After escaping the palace, he returned to the Other Courtyard, where Su Lengyue questioned whether he might leave the Su Family and wondered what Ji Wufeng’s attack was really meant to accomplish.

  • With the treasury’s formation broken, Lin Shuguang swept its treasures, cultivation methods, pills, and ingredients into the Altar Space.
  • Lin Shuguang found and took an Evil God Heart, planning to use it to strengthen the Evil God’s will inside Wang Fugui and gain more golden dew.
  • Mo Changxiong arrived at the emptied treasury, where a white-browed eunuch blamed him for the theft and attacked him.
  • Lin Shuguang hid in the Altar Space until Mo Changxiong and the eunuch left, then evaded palace and Taiyi Immortal Sect members on his way out.
  • At the Other Courtyard, Su Lengyue asked Lin Shuguang to reassure her that he would not leave the Su Family without warning.
  • Su Lengyue told Lin Shuguang that Ji Wufeng’s attack on the imperial palace seemed to have another purpose, then asked what he thought.
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