Arc 30From the Cave to the Capital

Yang Ling advanced to Fourth Rank by mining blood essence ore, then defeated the Rong Tribe’s Lone Wolf General and earned a post in the Iron Clothes Department. While traveling to the capital, he uncovered a Rong Tribe trap and knocked out the Heavenly Wolf General Jiang Zhuo.

  • Yang Ling confronted the Middle-Aged Man in Blue over the purge list, advanced his martial arts with auction proceeds, and learned from Zhao De that Return to Simplicity could produce true divine abilities.
  • Yang Ling refused Wang Hongxi’s offer of protection, sold Grandmasters and Beast Kings for pills and rare herbs, and advanced his Heavenly Will True Scripture and Heavenly Will Hundred Battles Manual to Transcendent Saint.
  • Yang Ling obtained the Demon-Quelling Saber manual, advanced several martial skills, and escaped the Intermediate Divine Guard Office Instance with the other players when its countdown ended.
  • After Divine Domain 2.5 launched, Yang Ling joined the Grandmaster Network, then discovered that his ability to see and resist illusions made him uniquely suited to mining blood essence ore.
  • Yang Ling mined blood essence ore until he reached Fourth Rank, astonishing the martial artists on Fire Flood Dragon Island and drawing the attention of the Iron Clothes Department and rival factions.
  • The Middle-aged Lay Buddhist offered a Dragon Blood Bodhi to any Grandmaster who could make Yang Ling beg for mercy, but Yang Ling overpowered Old Tu and claimed the reward.
  • Yang Ling absorbed the Dragon Blood Bodhi, gained levels, and accepted the vacant Third Branch post in the Iron Clothes Department’s Command Department before sailing for the capital.
  • Yang Ling discovered that the ship’s captain was a Rong Tribe spy and faced Jiang Zhuo, the Heavenly Wolf General, then used his Heavenly Wolf Divine Weapon Armor and Heaven Swallowing Divine Blade to knock Jiang Zhuo unconscious.
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Ch. 726The seventh realm, "Return to Simplicity"

Yang Ling forced the Great Dream Dynasty’s Office Lord to retreat, then continued consuming Black Tortoise Longevity Blood Pills to advance his cultivation. As his potential stunned the gathered experts, Zhao De explained that the realm above Transcendent Saint was called Return to Simplicity.

  • Yang Ling confronted the Middle-Aged Man in Blue over being placed on the purge list and demanded that the responsible subordinate be brought to him.
  • The Middle-Aged Man in Blue left with Director Du, Ye Qingdong, and the others, and the Grand Ancestor persuaded Yang Ling to make the rest of the auction fairer.
  • Yang Ling reviewed his gains and chose to advance Great Grade Azure Dragon Force, consuming another hundred and ten Black Tortoise Longevity Blood Pills.
  • The gathered martial artists realized Yang Ling’s foundations surpassed those of many second-rank immortals, while Shi Haixuan and the Lampbearers reflected on his rare potential and approaching death.
  • Yang Ling asked what realm followed Transcendent Saint, and Zhao De explained that Return to Simplicity allowed cultivation methods and martial skills to develop true divine abilities.

Ch. 727I will take you as my adopted son

Yang Ling continued auctioning grandmaster bodies for Black Tortoise Longevity Blood Pills, advancing Great Grade Azure Dragon Force to transcendent saint. Wang Hongxi offered to adopt and protect him if he left the White Bone Cave, but Yang Ling refused to pause his auction, and Wang Hongxi challenged him over what he would do if the auction were stopped.

  • Yang Ling asked Zhao De about true and false divine abilities and learned that abilities gained before a martial skill reached return to simplicity were only embryos.
  • Yang Ling auctioned ten more grandmaster bodies, and Zhao De won them for 120 Black Tortoise Longevity Blood Pills after outbidding the Grand Ancestor.
  • Yang Ling used the pills to advance Great Grade Azure Dragon Force to transcendent saint, gaining attributes, health, and qi and blood before the Martial Way Furnace cleared his pill toxins.
  • Wang Hongxi arrived and offered to take Yang Ling as his adopted son and guarantee his safety if he left the White Bone Cave and disclosed which immortal supported him.
  • Yang Ling asked to finish his business first and told Wang Hongxi not to interfere with the auction, prompting Wang Hongxi to ask what Yang Ling would do if he refused to let it continue.

Ch. 728Eye of Illusion

Yang Ling continued the auction while secretly advancing the Heavenly Will True Scripture, and Wang Hongxi revealed that Yang Ling’s cultivation method was the legendary Five Organs Temple. The Scripture reached Transcendent Saint, raising Yang Ling’s mental power and unlocking Eye of Illusion.

  • Yang Ling refused Wang Hongxi’s offer to become his adopted son, and Wang Hongxi joined the Grand Ancestor’s group as the auction resumed.
  • Yang Ling sold more Grandmasters for 170 Black Tortoise Longevity Blood Pills and decided to use his gains to advance the Heavenly Will True Scripture.
  • Yang Ling consumed 200 pills, while Wang Hongxi identified his method as the Five Organs Temple, which could refine resources and even devour immortals.
  • Wang Hongxi urged the immortals to subject Yang Ling to the Bone-Burning Inheritance and feed him more resources, hoping to obtain multiple Five Organs Temple manuals.
  • The Heavenly Will True Scripture reached Transcendent Saint, raising Yang Ling’s mental power to 2,760 and replacing Absolute Focus with Eye of Illusion, which could create an illusory feast by contaminating an enemy’s spiritual core.

Ch. 729Heavenly Will Body

Yang Ling traded Fourth-Rank Beast Kings for Black Tortoise Longevity Blood Pills while deliberately keeping the Great Dream Dynasty and Abyssal Beast Cavern in conflict. After eating the pills and gaining more experience, he advanced the Heavenly Will Hundred Battles Manual to Transcendent Saint and gained Heavenly Will Body.

  • Yang Ling inspected Third-Rank Grandmasters' attributes, noting that their mental power varied widely and that lower Third Rank seemed to begin around five thousand strength and agility.
  • Yang Ling sold ten Fourth-Rank Beast Kings to the Grand Ancestor for two hundred Black Tortoise Longevity Blood Pills, frustrating the Abyssal Beast Cavern's bidders.
  • Yang Ling ate all two hundred pills despite the Grand Ancestor's warning, and his aura rose as the Heavenly Will Hundred Battles Manual gained experience.
  • After an hour, the Heavenly Will Hundred Battles Manual reached Transcendent Saint and granted Yang Ling Heavenly Will Body, with 50% evasion.

Ch. 730Why Am I Unworthy?

Yang Ling continued strengthening himself during the auction and insisted that he could escape despite the immortals surrounding him. He demanded a first-rate martial skill for ten Fourth-Rank Beast Kings, provoking Xu Jianyi by asking why he was unworthy of the Demon-Quelling Saber.

  • Yang Ling discovered that reaching Transcendent Saint with the Heavenly Will Hundred Battles Manual gave him 50% evasion, then spent 300 free attribute points on agility.
  • Yang Ling calculated that his strength cap had reached 4,613 and his agility cap 3,999, while his mental power had also greatly improved.
  • The Grand Ancestor challenged Yang Ling’s belief that he could leave alive, but Yang Ling insisted that none of the immortals could stop him from making a stylish escape.
  • Yang Ling resumed the auction with ten Fourth-Rank Beast Kings and demanded a first-class internal skill instead of Black Tortoise Longevity Blood Pills.
  • When neither side offered an internal skill, Yang Ling asked for Jiang Xun’s Demon-Quelling Saber technique, and Xu Jianyi angrily declared him unworthy of it.
  • Yang Ling reminded Xu Jianyi that he had once been the Divine Guard Commander of Human Division Group Three in the Divine Guard Office’s Beheading Hall.

Ch. 731Demon-Quelling Saber

Yang Ling traded ten Fourth Rank Beast Kings for the Divine Guard Office’s Demon-Quelling Saber and cultivated it by inheriting his Dragon Catching Saber Technique proficiency. He then offered more Beast Kings in exchange for goods that could improve his martial skill attainment, while the gathered experts continued to wonder how he expected to survive.

  • The Grand Ancestor pressured Xu Jianyi into handing over the Divine Guard Office’s Demon-Quelling Saber manual, which he traded to Yang Ling.
  • Yang Ling met the saber’s prerequisite, cultivated the Demon-Quelling Saber at supernatural skill, and gained the ability to directly damage minds in place of Dragon Slaying.
  • Yang Ling brought out ten more Fourth Rank Beast Kings and said he wanted pills or rare flowers and herbs that improved martial skill attainment.
  • The Grand Ancestor and Wang Hongxi speculated that Yang Ling might have a cultivation method better than the Five Organs Temple.
  • A Human Immortal from the Qiguan Family offered rare flowers and herbs, but Yang Ling insisted they should be worth about as much as Black Tortoise Longevity Blood Pills.

Ch. 732The Red Flame Emperor's treasured collection

Yang Ling traded ten Fourth Rank Beast Kings to the Red Flame Emperor for rare herbs and used them to raise the Great Flying Sword Technique and Heavenly Will Divine Saber to Supernatural Skill. With nine hours left in the instance, he considered pushing Wind God Vajra Leg to Transcendent Saint.

  • Yang Ling established that a two-thousand-year-old Black Thunder Tortoise-Shell Lingzhi was worth five Black Tortoise Longevity Blood Pills and set the price for ten Fourth Rank Beast Kings at twenty equivalent herbs.
  • Ji Tianming offered rare herbs from the Red Flame Emperor’s collection, and Yang Ling inspected them before handing over the Beast Kings.
  • Yang Ling used the herbs to advance the Great Flying Sword Technique and Heavenly Will Divine Saber to Supernatural Skill.
  • Yang Ling decided Wind God Vajra Leg was his best candidate for advancement to Transcendent Saint, with nine hours remaining in the Intermediate Divine Guard Office Instance.

Ch. 733So this kid wasn't crazy after all

Yang Ling reached Transcendent Saint with Wind God Vajra Leg, then escaped the sealed Intermediate Divine Guard Office Instance by releasing everyone in his Green Dragon Ring just before the countdown ended. He earned an SS rating, but his rewards were delayed until a version update, and he returned to Fire Flood Dragon Island to find at least a third of the players missing.

  • Yang Ling advanced Wind God Vajra Leg to Transcendent Saint, raising his strength and agility by 150 and gaining a no-cost fourfold critical hit.
  • The old Daoist sealed the area with golden talismans, preventing Yang Ling from activating the White Bone Origin Spirit Escape Method.
  • With the countdown ending, Yang Ling threw Min Luo, Jiang Xun, Shopkeeper You, Zhu Qing, and the other captives from the Green Dragon Ring before he and the players vanished from the instance.
  • Yang Ling received an SS quest rating, but the system delayed his rewards until the imminent version update.
  • Yang Ling returned to Fire Flood Dragon Island at midnight and saw that at least a third of the players were missing.

Ch. 734Are you sick?

After completing the Intermediate Divine Guard Office Instance, Yang Ling and the other players received a global reward announcement and waited for Divine Domain Version 2.5 to finish updating. Yang Ling’s rewards and Exclusive Instance remained locked, and a nightmare described by the Divine Ape Spirit Body left him sweating and alarmed.

  • The players emerged from the six-month instance with major gains, then learned that Yang Ling had reached level 200 and every player would receive 5 Free Attribute Points.
  • The players discussed what features Divine Domain Version 2.5 might add while Yang Ling found his rewards and Tun Tian Dao Palace inaccessible until the update ended.
  • As the update progress slowed near 90%, Yang Ling went several miles away and found the Divine Ape Spirit Body waiting for him.
  • The Divine Ape Spirit Body described dreaming that Yang Ling had insulted immortals and gods and sold the physical bodies of Great Dream Dynasty Grandmasters.
  • When the Divine Ape Spirit Body asked why he looked pale and sweaty, Yang Ling blamed the heat and asked him to continue describing the dream.

Ch. 735Give Me a Patch of Ground and I'll Lie There Too!

Yang Ling learned that the Divine Ape Spirit Body had dreamed about events from Yang Ling’s instance experiences and worried that surviving immortals might recognize him. The Divine Ape Spirit Body reassured him, revealed that Zhao De might still be hiding in the Abyssal Beast Cavern, and urged him to leave Fire Flood Dragon Island for Zhao State.

  • The Divine Ape Spirit Body recounted a dream that matched Yang Ling’s experiences, and Yang Ling realized that his dream memories might have reached others.
  • The Divine Ape Spirit Body tested Yang Ling’s strength and confirmed that he had reached the Transcendent Saint realm.
  • Yang Ling asked to hide beside the Divine Ape Spirit Body, but his sworn brother told him he would need to venture into the world to advance further.
  • The Divine Ape Spirit Body said Zhao De and the White Bone Divine Lord might also have dreamed about Yang Ling, and revealed that Zhao De might be hiding in the Abyssal Beast Cavern.
  • The Divine Ape Spirit Body warned Yang Ling that Fire Flood Dragon Island was too dangerous and urged him to return to Zhao State, prompting Yang Ling to suspect his sworn brother wanted him gone.

Ch. 736[Divine Domain 2.5 officially launches]

Yang Ling feared retaliation from several immortals and resolved to reach the First Rank before they could threaten him. Divine Domain 2.5 launched with battle space and a grandmaster network, while the Intermediate Divine Guard Office Instance was suspended.

  • Yang Ling identified Grand Ancestor, the Old Daoist, and Wang Hongyi as potential enemies and decided that reaching the First Rank was his only way to overcome his fear.
  • Divine Domain 2.5 finished updating and announced fixes, the temporary suspension of the Intermediate Divine Guard Office Instance, cross-region connectivity, ranked battles, and the grandmaster network.
  • Yang Ling discovered that he could no longer message Li Fengxian and concluded that the update had removed Luo Kai's duplicate account.
  • Players examined battle space and learned that one-on-one ranked matches allowed practice without risk of death and offered seasonal rewards.
  • A player found that the grandmaster network was inaccessible, prompting Lin Caiyi and the others to look toward Yang Ling.

Ch. 737Rewards issued

Yang Ling discovered that the Grandmaster Network connected Fourth-Rank Grandmasters from various games, and its 726,989,751 online users suggested those games had existed far longer than Divine Domain. He planned to enter the network to investigate and received rewards that included 500 trading points, leaving him wondering what they could buy.

  • Yang Ling examined the Grandmaster Network and saw that it required Fourth-Rank Grandmaster status and had over 726 million users online.
  • Yang Ling told Zhang Wei, Zhang Shendao, and the other players that the network connected Grandmasters from various games and suggested Divine Domain was comparatively new.
  • The players worried that Divine Domain might have to compete against older games, while Yang Ling suspected the games and their company were linked to alien technology.
  • Yang Ling agreed to enter the Grandmaster Network to investigate its users, the company, and whether the network could help his cultivation.
  • Yang Ling received 500 Free Attribute points, a Silver Grade Martial Skill Exchange Voucher, and 500 Grandmaster Network Trading Points, then wondered what the points could buy.

Ch. 738The Demon-Quelling Saber, transcendent saint!

Yang Ling spent the night investing his rewards in agility and advancing the Demon-Quelling Saber to transcendent saint, gaining protection against evil influences. After a failed attempt to enter the Grandmaster Network, he headed to the Blood Essence Ore mine when mining began the next day.

  • Yang Ling put all 500 free attribute points into agility and considered which martial skill to improve.
  • Yang Ling used his martial skill exchange voucher on the Demon-Quelling Saber, which advanced to transcendent saint and gained immunity to evil influences.
  • After the other players left, Yang Ling considered finding a strong sparring partner and tried to enter the Grandmaster Network, but the connection estimate was 480 hours.
  • The next day, Yang Ling heard a commotion at the Blood Essence Ore mine and hurried there as mining began.

Ch. 739So everyone was this weak all along

Yang Ling arrived at the Blood Essence Ore mine, where the gathered experts noticed his improved aura but could not gauge how far he had advanced. He entered the mine to help excavate the ore and planned to use the work to gain experience before deciding whether to visit the Abyssal Beast Cavern.

  • Yang Ling greeted the gathered experts and realized that most of the grandmasters around him were much weaker than he was, while Xie Jinjia and the Middle-aged Lay Buddhist were at least middle third rank.
  • Xie Jinjia and the Middle-aged Lay Buddhist sensed that Yang Ling had made progress in the martial way, and Yang Ling concealed the extent of his advancement by changing the subject to mining.
  • Yang Ling jumped into the mine tunnel and asked the Mine Gang's veteran miners about the excavation and Blood Essence Ore's illusions.
  • Yang Ling sharpened his Giant Hundred Refined Qilin Crane-Mouth Hoe and began mining, hoping to gain experience from the ore before considering his three visits to the Abyssal Beast Cavern.

Ch. 740Killed by ore!

Yang Ling joined the Mine Gang's excavation, but a large blood essence ore deposit unleashed a lethal illusion that killed many miners. After Xie Jinjia dispelled the illusion, Yang Ling revealed that he could see the ore, while the others could not.

  • Yang Ling sharpened his self-repairing Giant Hundred Refined Qilin Crane-Mouth Hoe and joined the miners, greatly speeding up the excavation.
  • Xie Jinjia considered transferring Yang Ling to the Mine Gang, but the middle-aged layman objected because he had other plans for him.
  • A large blood essence ore deposit triggered an illusion of flames that killed miners in the shaft, and Xie Jinjia dispelled the illusion.
  • Yang Ling found charred corpses near the blood-red ore and realized Evil Suppression had protected him from the deadly illusion.
  • Yang Ling explained what had happened, and Xie Jinjia and the middle-aged layman learned that he could see the blood essence ore while they could not.

Ch. 741Do you even hear what you're saying?

Yang Ling discovered that he alone could see and mine the blood essence ore, despite the illusions that fooled two Third-Rank Grandmasters. After he produced valuable ore, Xie Jinjia ordered the mine closed temporarily while the Mine Gang arranged protection against further illusions.

  • The Middle-aged Lay Buddhist and Zhao Zheng warned Yang Ling that the blood essence ore he saw was an illusion, but Yang insisted it was real and approached it with his mining tool.
  • Yang Ling repeatedly chiseled at the ore, gaining experience and realizing that his Suppress Evil skill let him see it and prevent it from escaping.
  • A piece of blood essence ore came free, and the others saw it as a blood bead; a Mine Gang veteran sealed it in a jade box and confirmed its value.
  • Xie Jinjia and the Middle-aged Lay Buddhist wondered why Yang Ling could see the ore, while a Mine Gang veteran concluded that Yang was ideally suited to mining it.
  • Xie Jinjia ordered the mine closed temporarily, requested pills that counter illusions, and told everyone to leave Yang Ling undisturbed except for a few Mine Gang experts.

Ch. 742Legitimizing his cultivation

Yang Ling mined blood essence ore alone for days, gaining a level and then announcing that his martial way kindling had formed a furnace. He revealed his Fourth-Rank cultivation to the Mine Gang members who rushed to witness the breakthrough.

  • Xie Jinjia ordered the Mine Gang to register the miners killed by the blood essence ore and prepare to begin mining within three months.
  • Lin Caiyi and the other players learned that blood essence ore could kill even powerful martial artists and discussed safer ways to level up.
  • Yang Ling mined blood essence ore for three days, producing three catties and reaching level 201.
  • After more days of mining, Yang Ling told the veterans that his martial way kindling was about to form a furnace, and they rushed to alert Xie Jinjia.
  • Yang Ling revealed his Divine Qilin Martial Way Furnace and claimed he had advanced to Fourth Rank, leaving Li Zhong, Hua Jinsong, and the others stunned.

Ch. 743Who Saw How He Broke Through?

Yang Ling broke through to the Fourth Rank in the Mine Shaft, shocking the officials, princes, and sect Grandmasters who had gathered there. Li Zhong considered promoting him and sending him on a dangerous assignment, while the Middle-aged Lay Buddhist and Xie Jinjia arrived to ask who had witnessed his breakthrough.

  • Hua Jinsong and Li Zhong recognized Yang Ling's powerful aura as that of a Fourth-Rank Grandmaster and suspected a Human Immortal had guided him.
  • Li Zhong proposed giving Yang Ling a post in the Command Department's Third Branch and suggested the Department Master might send him to a dangerous place.
  • Lu Yunshuang, Master Yunmu, and two other Grandmasters from First-rate Sects arrived and learned that Yang Ling had advanced to the Fourth Rank.
  • Zhao Zheng, Zhao Qi, and Zhao Yuan arrived, and Li Zhong confirmed Yang Ling's breakthrough, delighting Zhao Zheng and stirring envy in the other princes.
  • The Middle-aged Lay Buddhist and Xie Jinjia arrived and asked who had seen Yang Ling break through, but no one could answer.

Ch. 744The Iron Clothes Department's Sharpest Future Blade

Yang Ling revealed that he had advanced to Lower Fourth Rank, attributing the breakthrough to treasures he had eaten in the ruins. Zhao State announced his new rank and gathered Grandmasters from the Rong Tribe and Star Sea Fishing Alliance to spar with him, leaving them wary of being used to hone the Iron Clothes Department's rising talent.

  • Yang Ling displayed his Lower Fourth-Rank cultivation and claimed that treasures from the ruins had caused his transformation.
  • Xie Jinjia stopped questioning Yang Ling after he refused to disclose what he had eaten, and the Middle-aged Lay Buddhist ordered his new rank reported to the Capital.
  • The Middle-aged Lay Buddhist told Yang Ling to pause work at the Blood Essence Ore mine and train against Fourth-Rank Grandmasters.
  • Zhao State, Rong Tribe, and Star Sea Fishing Alliance Martial Artists gathered at the Crimson-Refined Fire Flood Dragon Sect's Martial Arts Arena to see whether Yang Ling had truly reached Fourth Rank.
  • The Heavenly Wolf Guard Wei Lord and Chen Quan speculated that a powerful figure had supported Yang Ling's cultivation, while Chen Quan suggested Yang Ling might possess Upper-Grade Mystic Fire.
  • The Middle-aged Lay Buddhist asked the Rong Tribe and Star Sea Fishing Alliance Grandmasters to serve as Yang Ling's whetstones, angering them.

Ch. 745Department Master, You're Too Generous!

Yang Ling’s Fourth-Rank advancement was revealed at a gathering where the Iron Clothes Department Master invited Grandmasters to serve as his whetstones. After the Grandmasters objected to being used, the Department Master offered a Dragon Blood Bodhi as a reward, and they eagerly volunteered to fight Yang Ling.

  • Qin Mo and the other Players celebrated Yang Ling’s advancement, while the Iron Clothes Department branch heads and Yun Ruo reacted with shock.
  • Old Tu objected to the foreign Grandmasters being used as whetstones, and Yang Ling rebuked him, provoking anger among the gathered Grandmasters.
  • Lu Yunshuang said Zhao State’s own Fourth-Rank Grandmasters should serve as whetstones instead.
  • The Middle-aged Lay Buddhist offered a Dragon Blood Bodhi to any Grandmaster who would serve as Yang Ling’s whetstone.
  • Yang Ling asked for the sacred medicine instead, but the Grandmasters scolded him and rushed to volunteer.

Ch. 746I was serving as the whetstone!

Yang Ling agreed to let grandmasters challenge him for the Dragon Blood Bodhi, which he wanted to claim for himself. He chose Old Tu as his first whetstone and quickly overwhelmed him, but Old Tu refused to beg for mercy and the fight continued brutally.

  • The Middle-aged Lay Buddhist announced that each grandmaster could fight Yang Ling for half a quarter-hour, and whoever made him beg for mercy would win the Dragon Blood Bodhi.
  • Yang Ling said he wanted the Dragon Blood Bodhi and chose Old Tu, the Rong Tribe's Lone Wolf General, as his first opponent.
  • Yang Ling seized Old Tu and slammed him into the ground hundreds of times within moments, leaving the grandmasters stunned.
  • Yang Ling asked Old Tu to kneel and beg for mercy, but Old Tu remembered he was serving as the whetstone and cursed instead.
  • Yang Ling resumed slamming Old Tu into the ground until one of Old Tu's arms was torn off and landed at the grandmasters' feet.

Ch. 747Wasn't He Supposed to Kneel and Beg for Mercy?

Yang Ling defeated Old Tu so thoroughly that the other factions’ grandmasters feared his strength, then accepted Old Tu’s plea for mercy after realizing he had misunderstood the Department Master’s order about kneeling. After Chen Quan’s group departed, Yang Ling swallowed the Dragon Blood Bodhi and began gaining levels, leaving his allies wondering how powerful he had become.

  • Li Zhong, Hua Jinsong, and Master Yunmu recognized Yang Ling as a formidable future force for the Iron Clothes Department after seeing him overpower Old Tu.
  • Xie Jinjia questioned the Middle-aged Lay Buddhist about the Department’s planned confrontation with the Rong Tribe, while Yang Ling continued beating Old Tu.
  • Old Tu begged Yang Ling for mercy, and the Middle-aged Lay Buddhist clarified that he had asked Old Tu to seek mercy but had not ordered him to kneel.
  • Yang Ling apologized to Old Tu for misunderstanding, received the Dragon Blood Bodhi from the Middle-aged Lay Buddhist, and watched Old Tu regenerate his severed arms.
  • Xie Jinjia negotiated with Chen Quan, who left with his people, while Li Ting congratulated Yang Ling and departed with his grandmasters.
  • Yang Ling swallowed the Dragon Blood Bodhi and rapidly rose from level 202 to 207 as Zhao Zheng and the others speculated about his power and backing.

Ch. 748Returning to the capital to report

After absorbing the Dragon Blood Bodhi, Yang Ling gained ten levels and major increases to his attributes, health, and cultivation. The Middle-aged Lay Buddhist appointed him to a vacant Third Branch Command Department post and sent him to the capital, where Zhao Yingying and Qin Kunlun apologized to him during the voyage.

  • Yang Ling absorbed the Dragon Blood Bodhi, reached Level 212, gained 60 attribute points, and raised his agility to 2,981.
  • The players checked the Divine Realm Rank List, where Lin Caiyi and Jiang Tian'ai eyed each other as they competed for second place.
  • The Middle-aged Lay Buddhist appointed Yang Ling to the vacant Third Branch position in the Iron Clothes Department's Command Department and told him to report to the capital.
  • Yang Ling boarded a Cao Gang ship for the capital, while Zhao Yingying and Qin Kunlun thanked him and apologized for their past misunderstandings.
  • Xu Wenjun draped an expensive crane cloak over Yang Ling's shoulders as Xu Qingnian stood behind them in silence.

Ch. 749Real or fake?

Yang Ling discovered that the ship carrying him and his companions had been diverted into Rong Tribe territory by a spy posing as its captain. The Heavenly Wolf General and armed Heavenly Wolf Guards surrounded them, leaving Yang Ling facing a formidable threat before he had even received his Official Seal.

  • Xu Wenjun explained the duties of the Command Department's Third Branch Master, and Yang Ling reassured him that he would not resent Yang Ling taking the position.
  • Xu Wenjun slapped Xu Qingnian for showing resentment toward Yang Ling's appointment and scolded him for his poor conduct.
  • Zhao Yingying told Yang Ling that the ship's route and a nearby port did not match the nautical chart, and Xu Wenjun identified the port as Rong Tribe territory.
  • Yang Ling seized the captain after discovering he had tried to leave the ship early, and the captain revealed that he was a Rong Tribe spy who had led them into enemy territory.
  • The captain warned that the Heavenly Wolf General was waiting for them, and Xu Wenjun identified the approaching armored figure as a suspected Upper Fourth-Rank Grandmaster wearing Black Steel Sky Wolf Armor.

Ch. 750Yang Ling, Your Path as a Grandmaster Ends Here

Jiang Zhuo revealed that the Heavenly Wolf Guard had targeted Yang Ling, then attacked him with the Demon-Quelling Saber. Yang Ling overwhelmed Jiang Zhuo with his attributes and struck him down, leaving the Rong Tribe forces and his companions horrified.

  • Yang Ling examined Jiang Zhuo's Black Iron Sky Wolf Armor and assessed his attributes, martial arts, and likely combat strength.
  • Jiang Zhuo told Yang Ling that the Heavenly Wolf Guard had targeted him, while Zhao Yingying and Xu Wenjun were additional potential captures and prizes.
  • Jiang Zhuo explained that Yang Ling had drawn their attention after defeating the Lone Wolf General and declared that Yang Ling's path as a grandmaster would end there.
  • Jiang Zhuo attacked from above with the Demon-Quelling Saber, whose mental assault left Xu Wenjun and the others unable to fight back.
  • Yang Ling donned the Heavenly Wolf Divine Weapon Armor, met Jiang Zhuo's attack with his Heaven Swallowing Divine Blade, and knocked him unconscious with the saber's mental damage.
  • Yang Ling caught Jiang Zhuo and returned to the boat as the Rong Tribe forces and his companions stared at him in horror.
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