Arc 8Nascent Soul and Black Prison

Su Yu concealed and protected the Overturning Sea Mysterious Turtle, gathered rare materials, and advanced into the Nascent Soul Realm amid war and factional unrest. After helping Fan Xiao pacify Black Prison Immortal City, he returned to the immortal sect and found Star Picking Tower in chaos.

  • Su Yu joined Luo Qianyu, Daoist Qingquan, Book Daoist, and the Zhang sisters in the Stone Grotto Ruins, where they confronted Gu Shaokun and later received a White-faced Spirit-Connecting Fruit.
  • Su Yu advanced his Golden Core to nine revolutions, learned the Black Tortoise Sea race was searching for the Overturning Sea Mysterious Turtle, and gained Dao Child-level status while the Earth Immortal Mansion concealed its bloodline.
  • Su Yu fought in the campaign against the Heavenly Monster Sacred Forest, gathered rare materials through trade, and broke through to the Nascent Soul Realm.
  • Su Yu refined Heavenly Monster Sacred Spirit Pills, won Void Ore at auction, and survived an attack on Huanyu Immortal City by killing an Azure Prison Immortal Hall True Monarch and turning another faction’s forces against each other.
  • Su Yu fused a bronze fragment into the Qi Refining Pot, rented Purple Jade Sect Cave Dwelling, secretly emptied the Hundred Flowers Sect treasury, and built a grand formation on Purple Jade Peak.
  • Su Yu and Fan Xiao went to Black Prison Immortal City, where Su Yu advised her to ban private fighting and then helped her identify and punish factions that defied her decree.
  • Fan Xiao’s allies destroyed the Cao and Lan Clans, while Ji Rusong and other factions carried out the wider purge, and Su Yu subdued Cao Wenxian and remained in Black Prison territory through ten years of peace.
  • Su Yu returned to the immortal sect, tested himself against the newly advanced Rank 4 Grand Void, and traveled toward Star Picking Tower, where he found chaos.
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Ch. 177Sea-Covering Spirit Turtle

Su Yu’s ancient spirit beast egg hatched into an Overturning Sea Mysterious Turtle, and he kept building his strength and business in the black market while avoiding the Jing Family. After returning briefly to the immortal sect, he went back to seek materials for a teleportation formation, while demons tracking a powerful bloodline arrived near Ten Lords Immortal City.

  • Su Yu’s egg hatched into a Rank 3 Low-grade Overturning Sea Mysterious Turtle, which bonded with him and demanded Rank 4 Spirit Liquid.
  • Jing Feng and Jing Chong visited the Cloudy Sky Pill Pavilion, but Lin Qingxia activated its combined formations and forced them to leave; Jing Feng ordered the family to watch the Pavilion.
  • A woman from the Fan Family sought Su Yu’s pill-refining services, but Lin Bing refused, and Su Yu dismissed the Jing Family’s continued surveillance.
  • Su Yu cultivated in the black market for years, then returned to Dayu Peak after the conflict between the ten great immortal sects and the Demon Race ended; he soon left again to seek teleportation-formation materials and Void Stone ore.
  • Several demons followed the Azure Light Blood Pearl’s signal to Ten Lords Immortal City and suspected that the powerful bloodline they sought was inside.

Ch. 178Core Formation Stage Eight

Su Yu broke through to Core Formation Stage Eight after years of cultivation, then returned to the immortal sect, met his talented martial niece Fan Xiao, and left to avoid her repeated sparring challenges. Later, he joined Luo Qianyu and the others on a journey to the Myriad Immortal Palace, where he hoped to find materials for a teleportation array.

  • The Black Tortoise clan members disguised themselves as weak human cultivators, entered Ten Lords Immortal City, and began secretly searching for their ancient bloodline.
  • Su Yu refined Spirit Liquid and advanced to Core Formation Stage Eight, while his Heavenly Immortal Body Refining Technique neared completion of its third layer.
  • Su Yu returned to Dayu Peak, gave Spirit Liquid to Grand Void and the Heavenly Thunder Rat Demon King, and met his new martial niece Fan Xiao.
  • Su Yu sparred with Fan Xiao during his stay at the immortal sect, then left after completing the sect mission to escape her frequent challenges.
  • Su Yu met Luo Qianyu, Daoist Qingquan, Book Daoist, Zhang Mengdie, and Zhang Mengyao, then agreed to travel with them to the Myriad Immortal Palace and search for teleportation-array materials.

Ch. 179Myriad Immortal Palace Dao Child, Spirit Body Reappears

Su Yu searched the Stone Grotto Ruins with the Golden Cicada Art and harvested many spirit herbs while avoiding direct competition. He discovered that a Myriad Immortal Palace Dao Child with the Ice Feather Spirit Body was killing favored disciples from other sects, and the Dao Child’s group confronted Zhang Mengdie and Zhang Mengyao’s party.

  • Book Daoist described the Myriad Immortal Palace’s Battle Cultivator army, formations, and extensive inheritances as the group traveled to Futong Immortal City.
  • Su Yu found small quantities of two Rank 5 teleportation formation materials before entering the Stone Grotto Ruins with Luo Qianyu and the others.
  • Su Yu hid in a mountain Cave Dwelling and used the Golden Cicada Art to locate and seize a Rank 4 spirit herb from afar.
  • Su Yu found three sets of supplementary Nascent Soul Pill materials and more than twenty other Rank 4 spirit herbs by searching remotely.
  • Su Yu saw a Core Formation Stage Five Myriad Immortal Palace Dao Child freeze a powerful demonic beast and learned that the youth possessed the Ice Feather Spirit Body.
  • The Dao Child killed more than thirty favored disciples from Yulong Palace and two other sects, then confronted Zhang Mengdie and Zhang Mengyao’s party of nearly fifty cultivators.

Ch. 180Fellow Daoist Su Really Isn't Human

Su Yu and his companions watched the Myriad Immortal Palace Dao Child fight a gathering of prodigies, then helped turn the battle against him with Luo Qianyu, Daoist Qingquan, and Fine Mirror Moon Talismans. After the Dao Child and his companions fled, Su Yu’s group gathered with the Zhang sisters and departed by flying boat.

  • Book Daoist warned that Myriad Immortal Palace was using the ruins to temper its Dao Child by setting him against other forces’ prodigies, and Su Yu decided not to kill him.
  • Su Yu led Luo Qianyu, Daoist Qingquan, and Book Daoist to the Zhang Mengdie and Zhang Mengyao sisters, where more than seventy prodigies were battling Myriad Immortal Palace’s ten-person formation.
  • Su Yu spotted more Myriad Immortal Palace disciples approaching and gave Luo Qianyu ten Fine Mirror Moon Talismans to help drive them back.
  • Luo Qianyu and Daoist Qingquan joined the battle, and the talismans briefly sealed the Dao Child while their attacks wounded and scattered the ten Myriad Immortal Palace cultivators.
  • The Zhang sisters recognized Luo Qianyu and Daoist Qingquan, and Su Yu’s group gathered with them before leaving by flying boat.

Ch. 181Harvest

Su Yu and his companions hid from the Myriad Immortal Palace Dao Child, then spent a year gathering spirit medicines while Gu Shaokun fought other factions’ prodigies. When the ruins reopened, Gu Shaokun confronted Luo Qianyu and Daoist Qingquan, promised to visit the Earth Immortal Mansion, and gave them jade boxes containing a valuable spirit fruit.

  • Gu Zhentong refused to intervene after Gu Shaokun was injured, saying battle was necessary for his growth and warning that Myriad Immortal Palace would protect him from interference by elders.
  • Su Yu led Luo Qianyu, Daoist Qingquan, Book Daoist, and the Zhang Mengdie sisters to his underground Cave Dwelling, where they discussed Gu Shaokun’s strength and his Seven-turn Golden Core.
  • After three days in hiding, Su Yu led the group out to search the ruins, where they gathered spirit medicines while Gu Shaokun continued challenging other factions’ prodigies.
  • A year later, the ruins reopened, and Gu Shaokun blocked the group’s way as they left, saying he would visit the Earth Immortal Mansion within ten years and hoped Luo Qianyu and Daoist Qingquan would fight him again.
  • Gu Shaokun gave Luo Qianyu and Daoist Qingquan jade boxes before departing; Su Yu opened one and recognized its contents as a White-faced Spirit-Connecting Fruit, a core ingredient for a Nascent Soul Pill.

Ch. 182Body Refining Technique Breakthrough, Another Transformation

After returning to Ten Lords Immortal City, Su Yu replenished the Alchemy Pavilion’s supplies and guided his servants’ cultivation before advancing the Heavenly Immortal Body Refining Technique to its fourth layer. He sensed an unfamiliar intruder searching the Alchemy Pavilion courtyard.

  • Su Yu offered Luo Qianyu and Daoist Qingquan the spirit herbs and proposed having Daoist Tianyu refine Nascent Soul Pills for them before returning to Futong Immortal City.
  • Su Yu returned to Ten Lords Immortal City as Daoist Chiying, collected the Alchemy Pavilion’s profits, and gave Yang Yumin a perfect-quality Golden Core Pill to prepare for her breakthrough.
  • Yang Yumin broke through to Core Formation Stage One, while Su Yu replenished the pavilion’s pill stock and continued cultivating.
  • Su Yu completed the first three layers of the Heavenly Immortal Body Refining Technique, then reached initial mastery of its fourth layer after condensing dao patterns and enduring a surge of heavenly and earthly power.
  • Su Yu checked his cultivation panel and noticed an unfamiliar figure searching the Alchemy Pavilion courtyard.

Ch. 183The Threshold of the Eight-Revolutions Golden Core

Su Yu discovered that a peak Rank 4 Black Tortoise Sea race expert was secretly searching Ten Lords Immortal City for the Overturning Sea Mysterious Turtle, so he kept the creature hidden and stayed cautious. Over the following years, his cultivation and techniques advanced until he reached the threshold of an Eight-Revolutions Golden Core, and he returned to the Earth Immortal Mansion to gather resources for Rank 4 crafting while continuing to plan how to earn more Spirit Stones.

  • Su Yu watched a peak Rank 4 Black Tortoise Sea race expert search the Cloudy Sky Pill Pavilion, then warned Lin Qingxia, Lin Bing, and Yang Yumin to keep the Overturning Sea Mysterious Turtle secret.
  • A Fan Family woman resembling Fan Xiao bought three Premium Golden Core Pills, and Su Yu remained in the pavilion for nearly a year as his Golden Cicada Art improved.
  • After another two years, Su Yu perfected the Supreme Clarity Grand Unity Dao Method, touched the threshold of an Eight-Revolutions Golden Core, and advanced his Cicada Pupa Dao Art.
  • Su Yu returned to the Earth Immortal Mansion and spent 427,200 contribution points on materials for a top-tier Rank 4 low-grade Shadow Sword True Puppet.
  • Fan Xiao challenged Su Yu to a duel, but he vanished before she could react, leaving her to suspect that he had hidden his strength.
  • Su Yu resumed work at the Cloudy Sky Pill Pavilion and planned to send the Dao Body Puppet away to earn Spirit Stones for his many crafting and cultivation expenses.

Ch. 184Advancing to a Rank 4 Alchemist and Talisman Master

Su Yu stockpiled Rank 3 and Rank 4 crafting materials, advanced his Rank 4 pill and talisman skills, and rapidly strengthened the Overturning Sea Mysterious Turtle. After the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce invited him to join, Su Yu considered how to respond, confident in the powerful backing he could rely on.

  • Su Yu heard cultivators discuss the Myriad Immortal Palace's spirit-body battle cultivator Dao Child and hurried to buy Rank 3 and Rank 4 materials throughout Ten Lords Immortal City.
  • Su Yu successfully refined Rank 4 low-grade Beast Origin Pills and fed them to the Overturning Sea Mysterious Turtle.
  • Su Yu spent the following years mastering Rank 4 pills and drawing Rank 4 low-grade Mirror Moon Talismans, while the turtle's cultivation rose under his care.
  • Shopkeeper An of the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce asked Lin Qingxia to persuade Su Yu to join, warning that it was difficult to establish a foothold in the black market without backing or strength.
  • Lin Qingxia relayed the invitation, and Su Yu weighed the chamber of commerce's influence against his own powerful connections before forming a plan.

Ch. 185The Edge of Cloudy Sky Pill Pavilion

Su Yu confronted Jing Chong of the Jing Family and An Baiyi of the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce at Cloudy Sky Pill Pavilion, warning them away with his cultivation and a Rank 4 high-grade killing formation. After the two fled and resolved to report the encounter, Su Yu returned to his usual cultivation and crafting, keeping the formation ready in case they sought revenge.

  • Su Yu invited Jing Chong and An Baiyi to Cloudy Sky Pill Pavilion after borrowing Rank 4 high-grade Formation Flags from the Earth Immortal Mansion.
  • Su Yu revealed that he knew the Jing Family had been spying on the pavilion and forced Jing Chong to his knees with Dao Domain Immortal Might.
  • Su Yu warned An Baiyi about the Chamber of Commerce's arrogance and activated a Rank 4 high-grade killing formation, terrifying both visitors into begging for mercy.
  • Jing Chong left to report the incident to his family, while An Baiyi returned to inform the Chamber of Commerce's higher-ups and consider resolving the conflict.
  • Su Yu reassured Lin Qingxia, Lin Bing, and Yang Yumin, then resumed cultivating, refining pills, drawing talismans, and forging a Shadow Sword True Puppet while keeping the formation ready.

Ch. 186Eight-Revolutions Golden Core, the Peril of Ten Lords Immortal City

Su Yu advanced to an Eight-Revolutions Golden Core while continuing to build his pill stockpile in Ten Lords Immortal City. When enormous beast tides began gathering around the city, he suspected the Black Tortoise Sea race was involved, prepared to profit from the crisis, and worried as Luo Qianyu and her companions planned to join the defense.

  • Su Yu's Golden Core advanced to eight revolutions, and his Five Elements Dao Domain reached power comparable to that of an ordinary Nascent Soul True Lord.
  • Su Yu continued refining pills and accumulated more than twenty thousand third-grade pills, nearly five thousand fourth-grade pills, and over one million Mid-grade Spirit Stones.
  • Lin Bing told Su Yu that demon forces and beast tides were gathering around Ten Lords Immortal City, prompting him to suspect the Black Tortoise Sea race was searching for his Overturning Sea Mysterious Turtle.
  • Su Yu raised the Alchemy Pavilion's prices by ten percent and told Lin Bing to monitor the situation as demand for supplies surged.
  • Luo Qianyu told Su Yu that she, Clear Spring, Shu Hai, Kong Yun, and Jiang Meng planned to travel to Ten Lords Immortal City; Su Yu warned them of the danger and arranged for supplies to await them at the outpost.
  • Beast tides devastated the city's outer regions, and Ten Lords Immortal City ordered a withdrawal and began building three defensive lines.

Ch. 187The Seed Regenerates

As Ten Lords Immortal City prepared for war against the Demon Race and beast tides, Su Yu traded pills for rare materials while Luo Qianyu and other sect geniuses gained strength. The chapter ended as Su Yu nurtured his miraculous seed and it suddenly released brilliant jade-green immortal light.

  • Immortal Sect forces and prodigies arrived in Ten Lords Immortal City, while Luo Qianyu and her companions received Su Yu's Rank 3 and Rank 4 Talismans and began taking missions.
  • Su Yu agreed to trade up to ten thousand Fine Grade Rank 3 pills to the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce for rare Rank 5 materials, which An Baiyi promised to gather over three years.
  • Luo Qianyu, Daoist Qingquan, and their companions defended markets and towns against demon beasts, earning rewards that brought them close to collecting a full set of Nascent Soul Pill materials.
  • Two years later, Su Yu found the Overturning Sea Mysterious Turtle had reached Rank 3 high-grade, while Luo Qianyu reported that she and Daoist Qingquan had defeated Gu Shaokun using Rank 4 Mirror Moon Talismans.
  • Luo Qianyu told Su Yu that Fan Xiao had formed a Five-Revolutions Golden Core and might become Earth Immortal Mansion's new Dao Child, while Su Yu continued cultivating and refining pills.
  • Su Yu infused the miraculous seed with his Azurewood Mana, and it burst into resplendent jade-green immortal light.

Ch. 188Perfected Dao Foundation, Core Formation Stage Nine

Su Yu consumed a miraculous spirit fruit, perfected his Golden Core into a Nine-turn Golden Core, and advanced to Core Formation Stage Nine. After testing his new abilities and considering his path toward the Nascent Soul Realm, he received a visit from An Baiyi and a Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce True Monarch, whose late-stage Nascent Soul superior asked what they had noticed.

  • Su Yu consumed the spirit fruit, which transformed his Golden Core into a Nine-turn Golden Core and advanced his cultivation to Core Formation Stage Nine.
  • Su Yu examined his new Dao foundation, comprehended a trace of the Years Great Dao, and discovered that his Years Dao Domain slowed the passage of his lifespan.
  • Su Yu tested his Heaven Splitting Divine Art against the Overturning Sea Mysterious Turtle, broke through its divine ability defense, and paid it one hundred drops of Rank 4 mid-grade Spirit Liquid.
  • Su Yu considered the cultivation methods and inheritances he would need for the Nascent Soul Realm and beyond.
  • An Baiyi and a mid-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch visited Su Yu to trade for ten thousand Fine Grade Rank 3 pills and deliver gathered materials.
  • After the two returned, a late-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch asked the mid-stage True Monarch whether he had noticed anything.

Ch. 189The Overturning Sea Mysterious Turtle Revealed

Su Yu learned that the Demon Race’s siege of Ten Lords Immortal City was tied to the Black Tortoise Sea race seeking an Ancient Era bloodline. He revealed the Overturning Sea Mysterious Turtle to Daoist Tianyu and Huang Zhu, who recognized it as the beast the Sea race wanted.

  • He Xin proposed secretly encouraging others to probe the wealthy Cloudy Sky Pill Pavilion, while Lei Tong warned him not to involve the chamber’s power.
  • Su Yu invited Lin Qingxia, Lin Bing, and Yang Yumin to the upcoming auction, then considered how to gather the remaining Rank 5 materials for a teleportation array.
  • Luo Qianyu told Su Yu that Daoist Tianyu had returned and summoned him to Ten Lords Immortal City.
  • Daoist Tianyu told the gathered cultivators that the Black Tortoise Sea race was behind the Demon Race’s siege, and that the Earth Immortal Mansion would reinforce the city.
  • Daoist Tianyu and Huang Zhu questioned Su Yu about the turtle egg he had found, so he summoned the Overturning Sea Mysterious Turtle from the Artifact Palace.
  • Huang Zhu recognized the beast as an Ancient Era sea-region overlord, and Daoist Tianyu realized why the Black Tortoise Sea race had incited the siege.

Ch. 190Dao Child Status

Su Yu concealed the Overturning Sea Mysterious Turtle on Dayu Peak with the Illusion Heart Stone’s help and received Dao Child-level status without having to become a Dao Child. As the Demon Race and Black Tortoise Sea race escalated their assault on Ten Lords Immortal City, Su Yu prepared to support his companions with his vast stock of talismans.

  • Huang Zhu and Daoist Tianyu warned Su Yu that the Black Tortoise Sea race would keep searching for the Overturning Sea Mysterious Turtle, and Su Yu refused to pursue the Dao Child position or reveal the turtle publicly.
  • Su Yu revealed his Four-Revolutions Golden Core, Core Formation Stage Seven cultivation, and Rank 4 low-grade alchemy and Talisman Arts, and the Mansion Lord granted him Dao Child-level status and access to the Illusion Heart Stone.
  • Daoist Tianyu used the Illusion Heart Stone’s artifact spirit to establish a Rank 5 formation on Dayu Peak that concealed the Overturning Sea Mysterious Turtle’s bloodline.
  • The Black Tortoise Sea race lost its ability to sense the Ancient Era bloodline and resolved to demand that the human race return it, while human factions warned the Demon Race and Sea race to withdraw from their territory.
  • After the Demon Race and Black Tortoise Sea race attacked Ten Lords Immortal City more fiercely months later, Su Yu distributed more than two thousand Rank 3 talismans among Luo Qianyu, Daoist Qingquan, and their companions.

Ch. 191Nascent Soul Realm Approaches

Su Yu joined the human race’s nearly twenty-year campaign against the Demon Race in the Heavenly Monster Sacred Forest, secretly killing many enemies and gaining valuable resources. After returning to Ten Lords Immortal City, he found his Core Formation cultivation nearly ready to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm and received word that the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce had found Void Ore.

  • Su Yu distributed Rank 3 talismans as the Earth Immortal Mansion prepared to join the human forces in attacking the Heavenly Monster Sacred Forest.
  • A million human cultivators marched on the forest, overcame the monster beast tides, and began a protracted assault on the Demon Race’s territory.
  • The Black Tortoise Ancestor attacked Ten Lords Immortal City but was intercepted by human experts and never returned to land.
  • Su Yu fought through the campaign using talismans and formations, secretly killing over ten thousand enemies before the Demon Race fled and the humans claimed the forest’s resources.
  • Su Yu returned to Ten Lords Immortal City with spirit plants and abundant materials, while his Five Elements Art reached ninety-eight percent proficiency at the ninth Core Formation level.
  • Lin Qingxia told Su Yu that An Baiyi had sent word that the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce had found Void Ore and wanted to know if he needed it.

Ch. 192Breakthrough

Su Yu expanded the Cloudy Sky Pill Pavilion’s trade network to gather materials, then returned to Dayu Peak to prepare for his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm. As his breakthrough began, the Illusion Heart Stone was stunned by the immense heavenly might inside the isolated blessed land.

  • Su Yu agreed to exchange up to one thousand Grade 3 Fine Pills each year with An Baiyi’s Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce for teleportation formation materials, and he invited other major eastern district chambers to cooperate with the Cloudy Sky Pill Pavilion.
  • Lin Qingxia established deals with several major chambers of commerce, and Su Yu gathered another large batch of needed materials within half a year.
  • Su Yu entered seclusion on Dayu Peak while the Overturning Sea Mysterious Turtle, the Heavenly Thunder Rat Demon King, and Grand Void waited nearby.
  • Su Yu refined pills to feed his three spirit beasts, then continued forging puppets as his Five Elements Art reached 99.6% proficiency at Core Formation Stage Nine.
  • Su Yu began breaking through the next afternoon, and the Illusion Heart Stone watched the isolated blessed land twist under overwhelming heavenly might.

Ch. 193Nascent Soul Achieved, Two Thousand Years of Life

Su Yu endured the three tribulations of his Nascent Soul breakthrough inside the Illusion Heart Stone’s hidden blessed land and successfully reached the first layer of the Nascent Soul Realm. He assessed his transformed abilities and discovered that his lifespan had grown to 2,009 years.

  • The Illusion Heart Stone concealed Su Yu’s overwhelming breakthrough phenomena while the Overturning Sea Mysterious Turtle, the Heavenly Thunder Rat Demon King, and Grand Void watched.
  • Su Yu survived the Body Tribulation and used its power to strengthen his body-refining Dao patterns, then passed the Soul Tribulation with the Golden Cicada Art.
  • Su Yu shattered his Golden Core and smoothly condensed a Nascent Soul, completing his transformation into a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator.
  • Su Yu examined his new perception of spiritual energy, his Nascent Soul and artifacts, and the vast Dao domain formed from his many powers.
  • Su Yu checked the Proficiency Panel and found that his lifespan had increased to 2,009 years.

Ch. 194Auction

After breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm, Su Yu refined pills, strengthened his tamed beasts, and attended a Huanyu Immortal City auction disguised as a Core Formation cultivator. He acquired a mysterious bronze fragment and won the Void Ore, while the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce watched for clues about the Cloudy Sky Pill Pavilion.

  • Su Yu concealed his Nascent Soul cultivation, exchanged for Heavenly Monster Sacred Spirit Pill materials, and refined four pills, including one Premium Pill.
  • Su Yu gave the Premium Pill to the Heavenly Thunder Rat Demon King, which broke through to become a Rank 4 low-grade demon beast.
  • Su Yu registered three Heavenly Monster Sacred Spirit Pills for the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce auction, and the chamber promoted them as a grand finale item.
  • At the auction, Su Yu overheard Fan Xiao’s plans to compete for the Mansion Lord position and saw her six-turn Golden Core foundation.
  • Su Yu bought a thumb-sized bronze fragment from Fan Xiao’s auction lot and wondered whether it could improve the Qi Refining Pot.
  • Su Yu spent 2.7 million Mid-grade Spirit Stones to win the Void Ore after a fierce bidding contest.

Ch. 195Melee: Fan Xiao Was Stunned Speechless

Su Yu’s auction in Huanyu Immortal City was interrupted by a Demon Race assault and a battle involving Azure Prison Immortal Hall, Lihuo Hall, and Yulong Palace. He escaped back to Ten Lords Immortal City with valuable loot, then recognized a Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce token and vowed to settle accounts with them.

  • Su Yu sold three Heavenly Monster Sacred Spirit Pills for 3.35 million Mid-grade Spirit Stones and planned to leave when he saw Demon Race cubs and eggs being auctioned.
  • A Demon Race horde attacked Huanyu Immortal City as Azure Prison Immortal Hall forces struck the Zhenyuan Chamber of Commerce, triggering battles with Lihuo Hall and Yulong Palace.
  • Su Yu killed an Azure Prison Immortal Hall Nascent Soul True Monarch with the Heaven Splitting Divine Art, then used the Space Great Dao to send a Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce True Monarch into the clash between two Spirit Severing cultivators.
  • Fan Xiao and her companions escaped with teleportation Talismans, while the battle left most Demon Race forces and many Azure Prison Immortal Hall cultivators dead or captured.
  • Su Yu returned to Cloudy Sky Pill Pavilion, looted two rings worth nearly two million Mid-grade Spirit Stones, and recognized a Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce token.

Ch. 196Renting a Cave Dwelling

Su Yu enhanced the Qi Refining Pot and discovered that its special Spirit Liquid strengthened cultivation, lifespan, and Dao Domain foundations. He rented Purple Jade Peak to build a secret base, then robbed the Hundred Flowers Sect’s treasury and began setting up a new sect-protecting array.

  • Su Yu fused the auction fragment into the Qi Refining Pot, raising it to the level of a Mid-grade Dharma Artifact and enabling it to produce mystical Spirit Liquid.
  • Su Yu tested the Spirit Liquid on the Heavenly Thunder Rat Demon King, then found that refining it accelerated his Heavenly Immortal Body Refining Technique, increased his lifespan, and strengthened his Dao Domain origin.
  • Su Yu returned to Earth Immortal Mansion, left the Qi Refining Pot with the Illusion Heart Stone, and learned that Luo Qianyu and Daoist Qingquan were still in seclusion.
  • Su Yu rented the Purple Jade Sect Cave Dwelling from the Hundred Flowers Sect for a hundred years, paying eight hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones in advance.
  • Su Yu secretly emptied the Hundred Flowers Sect’s treasury, and the sect began searching for the thief as he started rebuilding the arrays on Purple Jade Peak.

Ch. 197Advancement to Elder, Garrison Mission

Su Yu completed the Thirty-Six Starry-Sky Grand Formation at Purple Jade Sect, while conflicts between Yulong Palace and Nine Spirits Immortal Mountain stirred unrest across the cultivation world. After Luo Qianyu and Daoist Qingquan reached the Nascent Soul Realm, Su Yu became an Inner Mansion elder and departed with Fan Xiao to garrison Black Prison Immortal City.

  • Su Yu spent two years refining formation bases and building the Thirty-Six Starry-Sky Grand Formation, concentrating the Spirit Vein's power on Purple Jade Peak.
  • Su Yu moved Heavenly Thunder Rats to Purple Jade Peak as guards while Yulong Palace and Nine Spirits Immortal Mountain fought over resources in the Heavenly Monster Sacred Forest.
  • Daoist Tianyu warned Su Yu that an unknown force had ambushed him and that unrest among the human factions might be worsening.
  • Daoist Qingquan and Luo Qianyu each broke through to the Nascent Soul Realm, while Su Yu continued refining Rank 4 formations.
  • Daoist Tianyu told Su Yu that the Mansion Lord had promoted him to Inner Mansion elder and assigned him and Fan Xiao to quell unrest around Black Prison Immortal City.
  • Su Yu gathered Grand Void, the Heavenly Thunder Rat Demon Pack, and Rank 4 formations, then traveled with Fan Xiao to Black Prison Immortal City.

Ch. 198Simple and Brutal Little Martial Uncle

Su Yu and Fan Xiao assessed the unrest around Black Prison Immortal City while Su Yu secretly fortified the mansion and gathered intelligence through his Heavenly Thunder Rats. When the Ji Clan tested the immortal sect’s authority, Su Yu advised Fan Xiao to issue a strict ban on private fighting and call on the Mansion Lord for support if factions resisted.

  • Fan Xiao and Su Yu arrived at Black Prison Immortal City, where Outer Mansion Elder Jiang Wen and the disciples welcomed them.
  • At a meeting, Bai Chuan warned that factions tied to Yulong Palace were fueling conflict across the region, while Chen Zhoudao downplayed the danger.
  • Su Yu advised Fan Xiao to remain in the city for a year, gather intelligence through the Heavenly Thunder Rat Demon Pack, and later punish key troublemakers; he then quietly cultivated and reinforced the mansion with formations.
  • A Heavenly Thunder Rat reported that the Ji Clan had taken over the Wang Family and claimed an immortal sect market and three resource sites, while the Ji Clan Old Ancestor came to plead guilty over the rumors.
  • After hearing of worsening unrest, Su Yu told the weary Fan Xiao to forbid all private fighting and to seek reinforcements from her master if factions defied the order.
  • Fan Xiao accepted Su Yu’s advice and regained her confidence, while an old woman secretly observed their conversation and approved of Su Yu’s guidance.

Ch. 199Take Action! Establish Authority!

Fan Xiao ended her year of inaction by ordering Black Prison Immortal City's defiant factions punished, while Su Yu helped direct her response. As Ji Rusong weighed whether the Ji Clan would obey, Fan Xiao went after the Cao Clan and Lan Clan, and two powerful presences descended over the Cao Clan's ancestral grounds.

  • Ji Rusong ordered the Ji Clan to avoid acting openly while letting the Qin Family continue its attacks as a test of Fan Xiao's decree.
  • After a year of monitoring, Su Yu learned that the Qin Family and numerous other factions had defied the ban, and he advised Fan Xiao to strike swiftly and make the Ji Clan deal with its subordinate factions.
  • Fan Xiao returned with True Monarch Leiyun and True Monarch Mingjian, ordered Chen Zhoudao to demand the Ji Clan's obedience, and assigned Jiang Wen and Bai Chuan to deliver orders to the other factions.
  • Chen Zhoudao delivered Fan Xiao's order to Ji Rusong, who denied knowing of the Qin Family's defiance and hesitated to act against the Ji Clan's allies.
  • Fan Xiao left Black Prison Immortal City with True Monarch Leiyun and True Monarch Mingjian to deal with the Cao Clan and Lan Clan.
  • After the Cao Clan dismissed the threat of Fan Xiao's intervention, two waves of terrifying immortal authority descended over its ancestral grounds.

Ch. 200Ruthless Dao Child, Materials Gathered

Fan Xiao crushed the Cao and Lan Clans and forced the Black Prison Immortal City factions to obey her, while Su Yu cultivated and gathered the materials needed for a teleportation formation. After returning to Black Prison Immortal City, Su Yu encountered the Cao Clan’s uncle, an outer mansion elder who had come to cause trouble.

  • True Monarch Leiyun and True Monarch Mingjian broke the Cao Clan’s formation, killed its ancestor, and confiscated its resources as Fan Xiao declared the clan would be erased from the Earth Immortal Mansion’s territory.
  • Fan Xiao personally killed the Lan Family Ancestor despite his pledge of loyalty, and Leiyun and Mingjian wiped out the Lan Clan’s remaining Core Formation cultivators and seized its resources.
  • Ji Rusong destroyed three Core Formation factions, including the Qin Family, while other factions carried out Fan Xiao’s purge; Jiang Wen, Chen Zhoudao, and Bai Chuan reported their progress to her with new respect.
  • Fan Xiao told Su Yu that the factions had become obedient, and he warned her to consolidate her authority while he continued cultivating and improving the Five Elements Art.
  • Su Yu delivered several thousand pills to Lin Qingxia, received the gathered teleportation formation materials, and instructed her to trade for spirit stones and higher-grade materials instead.
  • After returning to Black Prison Immortal City, Su Yu encountered the Cao Clan’s uncle, an outer mansion elder at the second level of the Nascent Soul Realm, who had come to cause trouble.

Ch. 201Rank 4 Low-Grade Grand Void, Trouble at Star Picking Tower

Su Yu dealt with Cao Wenxian’s challenge, helped Fan Xiao secure control of Black Prison Immortal City’s territory, and spent ten years cultivating before returning to the immortal sect. He traveled to Star Picking Tower with Grand Void and the Heavenly Thunder Rat Demon King, only to find the place in chaos.

  • Su Yu used Mirror Moon Talismans to restrain Cao Wenxian, beat him severely, and sent him away with the outer mansion disciples under the pretense of sparring.
  • Su Yu denied that he was powerful and claimed his Talismans had won the fight, while Fan Xiao visited and challenged him to spar before surrendering to his formations and Talismans.
  • Su Yu advanced his cultivation, and Jiang Wen later reported that Cao Wenxian had died of illness; meanwhile, Fan Xiao consolidated her control of Black Prison Immortal City’s territory.
  • After ten years of peace in the territory, Su Yu collected resources from Lin Qingxia and returned to the immortal sect.
  • Su Yu tested his strength against the newly advanced Rank 4 low-grade Grand Void, then traveled toward Star Picking Tower with Grand Void and the Heavenly Thunder Rat Demon King.
  • Su Yu arrived near Star Picking Tower and discovered that it had fallen into chaos.
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