Arc 26The Zhang Family’s Rise

The Zhang Family survived Chu Tianxiong’s assault, then destroyed the Wang Family and claimed the treasures hidden beneath Flame-Burning Volcano. Zhang Xuanchen returned to Xuanxiao Mountain with a new legacy and a newly hatched dragon, while rival powers began reacting to the family’s growing strength.

  • Chu Tianxiong’s assault gravely wounded Zhang Chongxian and weakened the Minor Celestial Star Array, but Hua Shisan intervened and helped the Zhang Family drive him away.
  • After the world’s ascension began, the Luo Clan approved Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang’s marriage, while Chu Zhiwei died after Zhang Chongxian refused to start over with her.
  • Zhang Xuanchen and Zhang Chongxian led the Zhang Family in destroying the Wang Clan for secretly inciting attacks against them, then searched for its surviving elders at Flame-Burning Volcano.
  • Zhang Xuanyun and Wang Mingyu took their own lives during the battle, and Zhang Xuanchen placed their bodies together in the Myriad Spirits Realm.
  • Zhang Xuanchen and Zhang Chongxian defeated two fifth-grade puppets and recovered spirit stones, a puppetcraft legacy, and other treasures from the underground palace.
  • Zhang Xuanchen found the Moonflare Begonia Tree and received Firecloud Dao Venerable’s request to continue the Spirit Puppet Sacred Sect’s legacy before returning to the Zhang Family.
  • Zhang Xuanchen contained the flames from the Fire Dragon Egg, and Little Flame hatched as an early third-stage Explosive Flame Fire Dragon.
  • Dai Qingfeng ordered the Qingyun Sect to relinquish seized lands as Zhang Xuanlong told Zhang Xuanchen he wanted to travel to the Azure Sea Domain and seek a Jade Ripple Water Nymph.
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Ch. 626Zhang Chongxian Returns!

Zhang Xuanchen and the Zhang Family fought desperately against the Feather Immortal Sect as Chu Tianxiong and Blue Soul pressed their attack. After Luo Lingshuang’s talisman assault badly injured Blue Soul, Chu Tianxiong threatened to exterminate the Zhang Clan, but a powerful voice challenged him from afar.

  • Zhang Xuanchen rebuked Chu Zhiwei for doubting the Zhang Family, while she realized she knew little about the Feather Immortal Sect’s true strength.
  • Chu Tianxiong broke through Wu Tianlei’s defense and struck the Minor Celestial Star Array with his Vast Sky Sword Art, severely injuring Zhang Xuanchen and weakening the formation.
  • Luo Lingshuang unleashed successive secret arts and the Luo Star Tide Prison, trapping the Feather Immortal Sect disciples in a barrier filled with attacking Water Dragons.
  • Blue Soul and Chu Zhiwei shattered Luo Lingshuang’s barrier, but Luo Lingshuang retaliated with six fourth-grade spirit talismans that destroyed Blue Soul’s Western Wasteland Cauldron and severely wounded him.
  • Zhang Xuanchen caught the unconscious Luo Lingshuang and returned her to the Zhang Family, while Chu Tianxiong destroyed Wu Tianlei’s Dharma Manifestation and vowed to exterminate the clan.
  • A distant voice warned Chu Tianxiong that he was courting death.

Ch. 627Three Swords Slay a Nascent Soul!

Zhang Chongxian returned to the Zhang Family and overwhelmed the Feather Immortal Sect, killing Blue Soul and capturing Chu Zhiwei. He confronted Chu Tianxiong, who admitted regretting that he had not killed Zhang Chongxian earlier.

  • Zhang Chongxian returned to the battlefield, apologized to the wounded Zhang Family, and was welcomed as their Immortal Ancestor.
  • Zhang Xuanchen trapped Chu Tianxiong with Spirit Talismans while Zhang Chongxian attacked Blue Soul.
  • Zhang Chongxian used his Nirvana sword techniques to kill Blue Soul and store his corpse.
  • Zhang Chongxian rebuked Chu Zhiwei, killed many Feather Immortal Sect cultivators, sealed her dantian, and sent her into Zhang Family custody.
  • Zhang Chongxian asked Chu Tianxiong if he regretted his past actions, and Chu Tianxiong said he regretted not killing him.

Ch. 628Chu Tianxiong's Terror!

Chu Tianxiong overwhelmed Zhang Chongxian and the others, then revealed that he planned to sacrifice Chu Zhiwei and the fallen Feather Immortal Sect disciples for his own gain. As Chu Tianxiong prepared to destroy Xuanxiao Mountain, Zhang Chongxian swallowed a Golden Silk Blood Bodhi to increase his strength.

  • Chu Tianxiong struck Zhang Chongxian, Great Sage, and Zhang Xuanchen with his Nascent Soul Dharma Idol, while Little Peach’s soul attack failed against his Soul-Suppressing Bell.
  • Chu Tianxiong announced that refining Little Peach could extend his lifespan and that Chu Zhiwei’s death, along with the other casualties, would benefit the sect, leaving Chu Zhiwei devastated.
  • Chu Tianxiong summoned the Myriad Feather Heaven-Suppressing Sword Seal and prepared to attack the Minor Celestial Star Array over Xuanxiao Mountain.
  • Zhang Chongxian told Zhang Xuanchen to use his Fourth-grade Spirit Talismans if an opportunity arose and prepared to fight Chu Tianxiong to the death.
  • Zhang Xuanchen gave Zhang Chongxian a Golden Silk Blood Bodhi, which Zhang Chongxian swallowed as its powerful vitality surged through his body.

Ch. 629Hua Shisan Comes to the Rescue!

Zhang Chongxian fought Chu Tianxiong above Xuanxiao Mountain, while the Zhang Family struggled to maintain its formation. Just as Chu Tianxiong prepared to kill Zhang Chongxian, Hua Shisan arrived and protected him with the Green Lotus Sword Art.

  • Zhang Chongxian absorbed the energy Xuanchen had saved for him, rapidly advanced his cultivation, and battled Chu Tianxiong to expend the surging power.
  • News of the Zhang Family’s resistance shook the South Sea factions, and True Person Fentian ordered the Wang Family never to provoke the Zhang Family if it survived.
  • Chu Tianxiong grievously wounded Zhang Chongxian and battered the Minor Celestial Star Array, forcing Zhang Xuanchen to give the five remaining Fourth-grade Spirit Talismans to Great Sage, Wuxin, Zhang Xuanbing, Zhang Zujun, and Lin Wanqing.
  • Zhang Chongxian tried to break through to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage as Chu Tianxiong sealed his body and sent a spiritual-power sword down to kill him.
  • Hua Shisan appeared and shielded Zhang Chongxian with Green Lotus Protection, making Chu Tianxiong lose his composure.

Ch. 630Chu Tianxiong Retreats!

Hua Shisan intervened to protect Luo Lingshuang and the Zhang Clan, while Zhang Chongxian broke through to Nascent Soul Middle Stage. Chu Tianxiong retreated after deciding a prolonged fight would endanger the Feather Immortal Sect, and Zhang Xuanchen collapsed once the battle ended.

  • Hua Shisan refused Chu Tianxiong’s threats and stood between him and the Zhang Clan to protect his disciple, Luo Lingshuang.
  • Zhang Chongxian broke through to Nascent Soul Middle Stage, then thanked Hua Shisan for saving his life.
  • Chu Tianxiong attacked Zhang Chongxian and Hua Shisan with seven sword-qi tornadoes, but withdrew rather than risk grave injuries and retaliation from other forces.
  • Hua Shisan and Zhang Chongxian destroyed the tornadoes and let Chu Tianxiong escape without pursuing him.
  • The Minor Celestial Star Array shattered, and Zhang Xuanchen fell from the sky after exhausting himself.

Ch. 631Good Causes, Good Results

After the Zhang Family survived Chu Tianxiong’s assault, Hua Shisan praised its unity and departed on good terms with Luo Lingshuang, while Jun Xiaoyao sensed the beginning of the world’s ascension. One year later, powerful cultivators across the Central Land witnessed the ascension as Secret Realms began merging with the Xuanqiong Cultivation World.

  • Zhang Chongxian carried the unconscious Zhang Xuanchen away to recover, while Luo Lingshuang ordered the Zhang Family to honor the fallen and heal their injuries.
  • Luo Lingshuang remained with Hua Shisan, who praised the Zhang Family’s courage and unity and agreed not to make an enemy of it.
  • Luo Lingshuang condemned Chu Zhiwei’s choices, and Hua Shisan left after assuring her that he had come to plant a good cause.
  • Jun Xiaoyao sensed changes in the world’s spiritual power and declared that the world’s ascension had begun.
  • One year later, peak cultivators across the Central Land sensed the world’s ascension as Secret Realms began merging with the Xuanqiong Cultivation World.

Ch. 632Luo Taifu!

As the Xuanqiong Cultivation World began ascending and the path beyond Spirit Transformation opened, Luo Taifu emerged from seclusion to warn the Luo Clan that a new golden age would reorder the powers. He ended by confronting Luo Yichen over his tenth-place rank on the Hidden Dragon List.

  • Luo Taifu praised Luo Zelong for leading the Luo Clan and confirmed that the path beyond Spirit Transformation had opened.
  • Luo Taifu warned that the coming century would overturn the cultivation world's powers and threatened to punish clan members who needlessly harmed others.
  • Luo Taifu ordered the clan not to underestimate anyone favored by fortune, declaring that even Luo Yichen would face death if he provoked such a person.
  • Luo Taifu assessed Luo Yichen's cultivation and asked his Hidden Dragon List rank.
  • Luo Yichen knelt and admitted he ranked tenth, saying he had brought shame upon the clan.

Ch. 633Luo Goddess Edict!

After Luo Yichen explained Luo Lingshuang’s marriage to Zhang Xuanchen and praised his talent, Luo Taifu and the Luo Clan’s ancestors approved the match and issued a public edict. The proclamation made Zhang Xuanchen’s name known across the Central Land, while Luo Taifu prepared to enter seclusion and ordered the clan to upgrade its spirit vein.

  • Luo Yichen recounted his hard-won tenth place on the Hidden Dragon List, and Luo Taifu reassured him that he had done enough.
  • Luo Taifu asked about Luo Lingshuang, and Luo Yichen explained that she had married Zhang Xuanchen, a Golden Core cultivator and Profound Dragon Venerable’s successor.
  • Luo Yichen described Zhang Xuanchen’s talent and asked the ancestors to approve the marriage; Luo Taifu and the other seven Spirit Transformation Venerables agreed.
  • Luo Taifu and the seven ancestors jointly issued an edict approving Luo Lingshuang and Zhang Xuanchen’s marriage, drawing alarm and interest from Central Land powers and rival talents including Sheng Yifei.
  • Luo Taifu returned to the Divine Temple and ordered the clan to gather spirit stones and Formation Masters to raise the Divine Mountain’s Spirit Vein to Rank Six before he entered seclusion.

Ch. 634Zhang Chongxian's Guidance

Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang recovered as the Luo Goddess Edict spread their marriage across the Central Lands, while Zhang Chongxian encouraged Zhang Xuntong and agreed to meet Chu Zhi. The chapter ended with Zhang Chongxian preparing to settle the matter that had been approaching.

  • The Luo Clan issued the Luo Goddess Edict for Zhang Xuanchen and Luo Lingshuang, drawing the attention of Central Lands talents and strengthening the Zhang Family’s fortune.
  • Zhang Xuanchen reassured Luo Lingshuang that he would defeat anyone who challenged him, then carried her to their room as they hoped to conceive a child.
  • Zhang Xuntong asked Zhang Chongxian whether someone with his modest aptitude could accomplish great things, and Zhang Chongxian urged him to pursue the Dao fearlessly.
  • Zhang Xuntong told Zhang Chongxian that Chu Zhi was demanding a meeting, and Zhang Chongxian agreed to go and bring the matter to an end.

Ch. 635Chu Zhiwei's Death

Zhang Chongxian rejected Chu Zhiwei’s plea to reconcile, telling her he could not forgive her role in the attack on the Zhang Family. After she took her own life, he buried her beneath the flowers at Moon Gazing Lake and vowed to kill Chu Tianxiong.

  • Zhang Chongxian brought Zhang Xuntong to meet Chu Zhiwei alone in the quiet chamber.
  • Chu Zhiwei asked Zhang Chongxian if they could start over, but he refused and condemned her for joining the attack on his family.
  • Chu Zhiwei cut her neck with a shard of porcelain and died while Zhang Chongxian waited outside without intervening.
  • Zhang Chongxian carried Chu Zhiwei’s body to Moon Gazing Lake and buried her in a pink jade coffin beneath a sea of flowers.
  • Zhang Chongxian sealed the burial site and vowed to personally kill Chu Tianxiong before returning to Peach Garden.

Ch. 636Mutation, Crimson Firmament Heaven-Burning Monkey Bloodline

Zhang Chongxian watched Zhang Detian and the other children try to befriend the Azure Gold Profound Monkey cubs, then encouraged them to accept whatever outcome came. After cheering the children, he went to the courtyard where Great Sage, Wuxin, Little Peach, and Lin Wanqing were drinking together.

  • Zhang Detian offered food to a red-furred monkey and claimed it possessed the Crimson Firmament Heaven-Burning Monkey Bloodline, while explaining his own cultivation and trying to recruit it as a companion.
  • The red-furred monkey ate the food but left with the other Azure Gold Profound Monkey cubs without agreeing to follow Zhang Detian.
  • Zhang Detian urged the other children to keep trying to befriend the cubs without developing negative emotions, and Zhang Chongxian praised their patience and counseled them to accept gains and losses calmly.
  • The children excitedly greeted Zhang Chongxian, who encouraged them to cultivate, enjoy their childhood, and trust that he would protect the family.
  • Zhang Chongxian left the children and found Great Sage, Wuxin, Little Peach, and Lin Wanqing drinking and chatting in a wooden courtyard.

Ch. 637Zhang Xuanchen: I Have a Child!!

Zhang Xuanchen celebrated Luo Lingshuang’s pregnancy with his family, then proposed a small force to punish the Wang Family for its role in attacking the Zhang Family. Zhang Chongxian agreed to destroy the Wang Family, and Zhang Xuanchen named the group that would accompany him.

  • Zhang Chongxian emerged from seclusion with his injuries more than half healed, drank with the family, and agreed to spar with the Great Sage.
  • A month later, Zhang Xuanchen announced that Luo Lingshuang was pregnant, drawing the family to Profound Heaven Villa to celebrate.
  • Zhang Chongxian and Zhang Zujun advised Zhang Xuanchen to stay out of seclusion and spend time with Luo Lingshuang and their child.
  • Zhang Xuanchen called for the Zhang Family to punish the Wang Family for secretly inciting the Ninglu Sect, Cloud Mountain Sword Sect, and Yunmeng Jiang Clan to attack them.
  • Zhang Chongxian volunteered to destroy the Wang Family, while Zhang Xuanchen warned of hidden trump cards and proposed taking a small group to confront them.

Ch. 638Moonflare Begonia Tree of the Sixth Rank, Peak Grade

Zhang Xuanchen prepared to destroy the Wang Family and use Wang Yu's public confession to rally the forces of Fentian Island against them. He also discovered a high-grade opportunity at Flame-Burning Volcano, where the Wang Family's elders were hiding, and planned to investigate after the clan's destruction.

  • Zhang Xuanchen ordered Zhang Hongzhan to build Skyward Hall as the Zhang Clan's grand reception hall.
  • Zhang Xuanchen discovered information about Fire Evil Dao Venerable's inheritance and a sixth-rank, peak-grade Moonflare Begonia Tree at Flame-Burning Volcano.
  • Zhang Xuanchen named Flame-Burning Volcano and Firecloud Dao Venerable to Wang Yu, whose reaction revealed that the Wang Family's elders were hiding there.
  • Zhang Xuanchen told Zhang Chongxian and the others they would investigate the volcano after destroying the Wang Family, and Zhang Chongxian agreed to lead the way.
  • Zhang Xuanchen explained that Wang Yu's public confession would give the forces harmed by the Wang Family a reason to join the fight against it.
  • Faced with a threat of a hundred years of torture, Wang Yu agreed to confess in exchange for a quick death.

Ch. 639Wang Family Annihilated!

The Zhang Family attacked Fentian Immortal City and accused the Wang Family of aiding an assault on their clan and using a demonic cultivation art to abduct female cultivators. True Person Fentian denied the charges, but Zhang Xuanchen revealed Wang Yu as the supposedly dead Wang Family ancestor True Person Yuyan and challenged him to expose the clan’s demonic art.

  • Zhang Chongxian killed a Wang Family Golden Core elder and slaughtered the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refinement cultivators who accompanied him.
  • Silent Void True Lord announced the Zhang Family’s accusations and declared that the Fentian Wang Clan would be destroyed.
  • True Person Fentian arrived with five other cultivators, denied the charges, and claimed the Zhang Family was bullying the Wang Family to unite the region.
  • Zhang Xuanchen dragged Wang Yu before the crowd and identified him as True Person Yuyan, who had secretly supported the Ninglu Sect’s attack on the Zhang Family.
  • Zhang Xuanchen affirmed the demonic-art accusation and ordered Wang Yu to demonstrate the art before the crowd.

Ch. 640True Person Fentian Died in Bitter Hatred

Zhang Chongxian and the Zhang Family defeated True Person Fentian and the Wang Family’s other leaders after Wang Yu exposed their demonic cultivation. The Wang Family’s surviving bloodline remained hidden at Flame-Burning Volcano, while Little Peach brought the captured resources back to Zhang Xuanchen.

  • Wang Yu used the Yin Yang Dao Integration Demon Canon to bewitch cultivators, who then cursed the Wang Family and rushed toward its headquarters at Fentian Mountain.
  • Zhang Xuanchen killed Wang Yu with one sword strike and sent Zhang Chongxian to deal with True Person Fentian and the other five Wang Family leaders.
  • True Person Fentian burned his blood, soul, and golden core, then used a fourth-grade defensive talisman to withstand Zhang Chongxian’s attack.
  • True Person Fentian offered the Wang Family’s treasures in exchange for mercy and revealed that its talented disciples had fled to a secret location.
  • Zhang Chongxian named Flame-Burning Volcano, terrifying True Person Fentian, then killed him and the other five with the Nine Swords of the Black Abyss.
  • Little Peach returned and gave Zhang Xuanchen a storage ring containing resources from Fentian Immortal City, the city lord’s manor, and Wang Family properties.

Ch. 641You spurned my courtesy? Then die!

Zhang Chongxian destroyed the Wang Family’s headquarters and killed the clansmen who had chosen to stay, while Great Sage executed two Golden Core cultivators who tried to loot the ruins. The Zhang Family moved on to deal with the Wang Family’s remaining survivors.

  • Zhang Xuanchen and Great Sage joked about True Person Fentian’s death, and Little Peach explained that Great Sage had stayed calm because Zhang Chongxian was helping him improve his battle intent.
  • Cultivators gathered outside the Wang Family’s Clan Protection Array to loot the headquarters, while the remaining Wang Family clansmen taunted them from within.
  • Zhang Chongxian praised the Wang Family clansmen’s resolve, then used One Sword Severing Heaven and Earth to destroy their three grand arrays and kill those who stayed.
  • Zhang Xuanchen reflected on the Wang Family’s loyal servants and accepted that the Zhang Family would hunt down the remnants who had fled.
  • Great Sage killed two Golden Core cultivators with his Golden Cudgel after they ignored the Zhang Family’s warning and tried to loot the Wang Family headquarters.

Ch. 642The Difficulty of Setting Up a Teleportation Array

Zhang Xuanchen killed three Golden Core cultivators who challenged the Zhang Family’s claim to the Wang Family’s spoils, then ordered his clansmen to take the Wang Family’s resources and develop Fentian Mountain. He planned to renovate Fentian Immortal City and build a Teleportation Array, but Zhang Chongxian explained that the required void stone and formation expertise were exceptionally difficult to obtain.

  • Zhang Xuanchen accused a Golden Core cultivator of being possessed by a Devil Creature and killed him, leaving the remaining cultivators too afraid to dispute the Zhang Family’s claim to the Wang Family’s treasures.
  • The two surviving Golden Core cultivators praised the Zhang Family’s deeds and fled, while the other cultivators followed their example.
  • Zhang Xuanchen sent Zhang Chongxian and the others to search the Wang Family’s headquarters and proposed making Fentian Mountain an artifact-crafting base once his father advanced to Golden Core.
  • Zhang Xuanchen and Zhang Chongxian discussed repairing Fentian Immortal City, hiring a formation grandmaster, upgrading the Zhang Family’s defenses, and building a Teleportation Array using void stone.
  • Zhang Chongxian warned that void stone was rare and that connecting Yunhua Immortal City to Fentian Immortal City would likely require a fifth-grade Formation Master, prompting Zhang Xuanchen to ask how Yunhua’s array reached Black Dragon Immortal City.

Ch. 643Wang Mingyu's Resolve

Zhang Xuanchen learned that the ancient Teleportation Array required a powerful Formation Master to build, then led his clan toward Flame-Burning Volcano to seize the Wang Family’s remaining resources. Underground, Wang Qingrou ordered the Wang Family to stop beating their Zhang Family hostages and warned Wang Mingyu to release Zhang Xuanyun or risk developing an inner demon.

  • Shuoxing explained that the Teleportation Array’s long range showed the Xuanqiong Cultivation World had once been powerful and that its strongest cultivators might now be attempting to reach Void Refinement.
  • Zhang Xuanchen left Lin Wanqing in charge of Fentian Mountain and Fentian Immortal City, gave her five hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones, and sent his group to search the ruins.
  • After gathering the Wang Family’s resources, Zhang Xuanchen and the others flew toward Flame-Burning Volcano aboard the Azure Cloud.
  • Wang Chuhao and other Wang Family members beat Zhang Hongxin and two other Zhang Family women while blaming the Zhang Family for their downfall.
  • Wang Qingrou stopped the abuse, ordered the Wang Family to disperse, and told Wang Mingyu to release Zhang Xuanyun, warning that the hostages would die if the Zhang Family did not find them within two years.

Ch. 644Lineage and love could coexist

Wang Mingyu struggled between loyalty to the Wang Family and his love for Zhang Xuanyun after learning the Zhang Family had destroyed the Wang headquarters. He accepted that love and Lineage could coexist, while the two families’ conflict remained unresolved.

  • Wang Qingrou learned that the Zhang Family had attacked Fentian Mountain and warned Wang Mingyu that she would kill him if he continued to side with Zhang Xuanyun.
  • Wang Mingyu confronted Zhang Xuanyun for associating with Zhang Hongxin and pleaded with her to forget her Zhang Family ties.
  • Zhang Xuanyun told Wang Mingyu she could die but could not betray her Lineage.
  • Wang Mingyu realized he could not demand that Zhang Xuanyun make a choice he could not make himself, and said love and Lineage could coexist.
  • Wang Mingyu comforted Zhang Xuanyun, while Wang Chuhao silently left without striking Zhang Hongxin.

Ch. 645An ill-fated bond

Zhang Xuanchen and the Zhang Family found the Wang Family’s hidden stronghold beneath the volcano and launched an attack. Zhang Xuanyun pleaded with Zhang Xuanchen to spare Wang Mingyu, leaving their fate unresolved.

  • Zhang Xuanchen led Zhang Chongxian and the others to the concealed underground palace beneath the volcanic magma.
  • Wang Zhong and the other Wang elders realized the Zhang Family had found them, and Wang Zhong ordered them to help Wang Yaozhe escape while they held off the attackers.
  • Zhang Xuanchen and his companions broke through the palace entrance and began slaughtering the Wang Family cultivators.
  • Wang Chuhao and several disciples seized Zhang Hongxin and the other two Zhang captives, but Zhang Chongxian killed the would-be hostage-takers with invisible sword blades.
  • Zhang Xuanchen saw Zhang Xuanyun shielding Wang Mingyu and heard her plead for him to spare Mingyu's life.

Ch. 646What Is Love in This World?

Zhang Xuanchen and Zhang Chongxian destroyed the Fentian Wang Family, but Wang Mingyu and Zhang Xuanyun both died, leaving Zhang Xuanchen to carry their bodies as the survivors headed toward the palace’s deepest doors.

  • Zhang Xuanchen used the Starry Tower to suppress the Wang Family while Zhang Chongxian killed its remaining fighters.
  • Wang Qingrou killed Wang Yaozhe, then charged through the stone doors and was killed by a force beyond them.
  • Wang Mingyu died after stabbing himself, and Zhang Xuanyun followed him by taking her own life despite Zhang Xuanchen and Zhang Chongxian allowing her choice.
  • Zhang Xuanchen wrapped Zhang Xuanyun and Wang Mingyu together in a Beast-hide Blanket and placed them in the Myriad Spirits Realm.
  • Zhang Xuanchen left Zhang Hongxin and her companions outside and flew with Zhang Chongxian and the others toward the massive doors.

Ch. 647Top-grade Spirit Stones! A Fortune!

Zhang Xuanchen and Zhang Chongxian defeated two fifth-grade puppets guarding the Spirit Puppet Sacred Sect’s treasure hall and discovered the sect’s puppetcraft legacy. They recovered fifty thousand top-grade spirit stones and other valuable materials, leaving the group with a vast trove to bring back to the Zhang Family.

  • Shuoxing identified the two damaged fifth-grade puppets as Nascent Soul early-stage threats, and Zhang Xuanchen entered the hall to confront them with Zhang Chongxian.
  • Shuoxing revealed the puppets’ Spirit Power Core locations, and Zhang Xuanchen and Zhang Chongxian disabled them and removed their cores.
  • Zhang Xuanchen learned the cores were powered by compressed top-grade spirit stones and stored the puppets and cores in the Myriad Spirit Ring.
  • Zhang Xuanchen and the others opened 118 smaller chests and found fifty thousand top-grade spirit stones, along with a seventh-tier puppetcraft legacy and other puppet-refining materials.
  • The group left one enormous chest unopened after discovering that the remaining herbs and pills had crumbled away and the chests held cultivation methods, spells, ores, cores, and demonic beast bones.

Ch. 648Blazing Fire Spirit Soil

Zhang Xuanchen discovered a moonflare begonia tree and heard Firecloud Dao Venerable’s request to carry on the Spirit Puppet Sacred Sect’s legacy before leading everyone out of the volcano. More than twenty days later, the Zhang Family’s destruction of the Wang Family shook the Heavenly Dragon Sea Domain, and the Qingyun Sect gathered to discuss the Zhang Family’s rise.

  • Zhang Xuanchen found a sixth-grade moonflare begonia tree growing in blazing fire spirit soil inside a spatial treasure chest, and Firecloud Dao Venerable’s Dharma Body asked him to carry on the Spirit Puppet Sacred Sect’s legacy before vanishing.
  • Shuoxing confirmed that Firecloud Dao Venerable was completely dead, and Zhang Xuanchen rewarded his companions with spirit stones before they left the volcano under the Starry Tower’s protection.
  • Zhang Xuanchen noted that the hidden volcano had a fire spirit vein but could become a trap if enemies discovered it, then led the group back to the clan.
  • More than twenty days later, news spread that the Zhang Family had wiped out the Wang Family for plotting against them and practicing a Demonic Cultivation Art, alarming the region’s established powers.
  • Wei Wudao concluded that Zhang Xuanchen had killed his grandson and decided to avoid provoking the Zhang Family, while a blood-robed cultivator at a solitary peak planned to visit Xuanxiao Mountain and challenge Zhang Xuanchen.
  • Dai Qingfeng convened the Qingyun Sect’s elders, who gathered with grave expressions as they faced the Zhang Family’s rapid rise.

Ch. 649The Fire Dragon Egg hatched

Dai Qingfeng ordered the Qingyun Sect to give up its bid for dominance and release the territories and factions it had seized. At Xuanxiao Mountain, Zhang Xuanchen witnessed the Explosive Flame Fire Dragon hatch, named him Little Flame, and left him to eat his shell and grow.

  • Dai Qingfeng told the Qingyun Sect elders to relinquish seized lands, free their subjugated factions, and focus on guarding their own territory and paying tribute.
  • Zhang Xuanchen placed the chest containing the Moonflare Begonia Tree in the Spirit Medicine Garden without removing the tree from its spirit soil.
  • Zhang Xuanchen entered the Myriad Spirit Ring and contained the flames spreading from the Fire Dragon Egg.
  • Shuoxing explained that Little Peach's life essence had restored the hatchling's foundation, and the Explosive Flame Fire Dragon emerged at the early third stage.
  • Zhang Xuanchen stopped Little Flame's Dragon Breath, rejected being called his dad, and agreed to the name Fire-Breathing Dragon while continuing to call him Little Flame.
  • Little Flame began eating his shell as his cultivation rose, while Xiao Mo and Little Star declined Zhang Xuanchen's offer to go outside.

Ch. 650Little Fire, the Social Butterfly

Zhang Xuanchen brought Little Fire to the Spirit Medicine Garden, where the newborn True Dragon revealed himself as a gluttonous chatterbox. After Little Fire greeted and teased the Zhang clan members, Zhang Xuanlong told Zhang Xuanchen he wanted to travel to the Azure Sea Domain to search for a Jade Ripple Water Nymph.

  • Zhang Xuanchen fed Little Fire pills and warned him not to steal spirit herbs or leave Xuanxiao Mountain, and Little Fire agreed to stay hidden and safe.
  • Little Fire left the Spirit Medicine Garden and greeted the Zhang clan members, jokingly claiming he would have formed contracts with Zhang Detian and Zhang Xuanlong if he were not already contracted to Zhang Xuanchen.
  • Zhang Xuanchen slapped Little Fire away and told Zhang Detian and Zhang Xuanlong not to take the dragon's boasts seriously.
  • Zhang Xuanlong told Zhang Xuanchen he wanted to gain experience in the Azure Sea Domain and search for a Jade Ripple Water Nymph to strengthen his beast-taming team.
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Arc 26 of 35