Arc 3The Volcano and the Sword Formation

Chen Fan survived the volcanic cavern, gained new power and Bald Bird as an ally, then defeated Ten Thousand Swords Sect cultivators and took control of two sword cultivators. He learned that Golden Core Elders had pursued Chen Jingjing and her companions, and set out with Bald Bird and Mo Bai for Tianchi City.

  • Chen Fan returned to the battlefield, killed Du Yuan and Yang Yunpo, and finally collapsed from his injuries after fighting Liu Ziming and Bai Yue.
  • Qin Xian'er saved Chen Fan, helped him rescue Zhang Rumeng from Heavy Sword Peak, and accompanied him as he defeated Yang Feng and absorbed the Purple Sha.
  • Chen Fan went to Heaven Ghost Sect to retrieve its inheritance, but an old woman blasted him into the volcano, where he met a sealed being and learned the Burning Fire Chapter of the Blazing Heaven Sword Art.
  • Chen Fan refined the Killing Intent, Pure Fire Essence, and runes beneath the volcano, then emerged and killed Du Qing, Wang Hui, and other Immortal Sect cultivators.
  • The being beneath the lava emerged as Bald Bird, who recovered some power with a Fire-Devouring Fruit and joined Chen Fan on his journey.
  • Chen Fan defeated two Ten Thousand Swords Sect women and their water dragons, took their Spirit Tool swords, and planted Divine Soul threads in their minds with Bald Bird's help.
  • Chen Fan learned that two Golden Core Elders had pursued Chen Jingjing and her companions, then agreed to Bald Bird's plan to infiltrate Tianchi City using the Young Sect Master's token.
  • Mo Bai joined Chen Fan's party to search for Mo Hu and the departed Ten Thousand Swords Sect disciples, and they reached Tianchi City two days later.
Chapters 51–75 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 51You're No Match

Chen Fan narrowly missed killing Du Yuan and Yang Yunpo before Bai Yue and Liu Ziming arrived to support them. After activating three Three Flowers Gathering at Crown Talismans, Chen Fan faced the Immortal Sect disciples and Heavy Sword Peak’s arriving leaders as the battle escalated.

  • Yang Yunpo pushed Du Yuan clear of Chen Fan’s final sword strike, and Bai Yue and Liu Ziming arrived to give the wounded men Foundation Cultivation Pills.
  • Chen Fan ignored Bai Yue’s demands, threatened Elder Han, and activated three Three Flowers Gathering at Crown Talismans to restore his strength.
  • Bai Yue charged the Thunder Sound Golden Wheel while Liu Ziming watched Chen Fan, and Yang Yunpo and Du Yuan prepared to attack again.
  • Yang Feng, Elder Lin, and three other Heavy Sword Peak elders arrived, and Yang Feng identified Bai Yue and Liu Ziming as powerful Immortal Sect cultivators.
  • Chen Fan raised his sword, declared that his opponents were no match for him, and unleashed a burst of golden swordlight.

Ch. 52Thunder Giant Flood Dragon

Chen Fan fought Bai Yue, Du Yuan, and Yang Yunpo while conserving his True Qi with crushed Spirit Stones. As they combined thunder and water into a Thunder Giant Flood Dragon, Chen Fan’s sword art stirred the surrounding spiritual energy and a sword-bearing figure began to form above him.

  • Bai Yue, Du Yuan, and Yang Yunpo attacked Chen Fan with lightning, water, and flames, forcing him to dodge with his footwork.
  • Chen Fan crushed a Low-Grade Spirit Stone to replenish his True Qi, then crushed another as the others prepared their combined attack.
  • Du Yuan and Bai Yue joined their powers, transforming the abyssal sea and Thunder Sound Golden Wheel into a Thunder Giant Flood Dragon.
  • The Thunder Giant Flood Dragon charged at Chen Fan and unleashed lightning around him.
  • Chen Fan’s sword cry shook the air, drew in spiritual energy, and formed a blurry figure holding an enormous sword above him.

Ch. 53Slaying

Chen Fan fought Du Yuan’s Thunder Giant Flood Dragon and brought it down with a golden sword strike, but vanished in the blast. As Liu Ziming’s group prepared to leave with a Shushan Token, they argued over whether to kill Chen Jingjing and the Chen Clan.

  • Chen Fan absorbed the thunder attacking his meridians, then used the Nine Palaces Footwork and a golden sword strike to destroy the Thunder Giant Flood Dragon.
  • The crowd saw the flood dragon disappear and Du Yuan collapse, while Chen Fan was missing after a streak of golden light crashed into a mountainside.
  • Liu Ziming said the group had completed its first task and revealed that their second task was to deliver a Shushan Token to Bishui Sect.
  • Bai Yue said Master had ordered Chen Jingjing and the entire Chen Clan killed, but Liu Ziming agreed to spare Chen Jingjing after Elder Lin invoked the Ten Thousand Swords Sect’s protection.
  • Bai Yue rejected Liu Ziming’s decision, and a piercing sword cry suddenly rang through the air.

Ch. 54Thunderous Might

Chen Fan survived Liu Ziming’s Thunderous Might Talisman and restored himself with Three Flowers Gathering at Crown Talismans. He then vanished and appeared before Du Yuan, whose life was threatened by Chen Fan’s golden sword strike.

  • Chen Fan returned to the battlefield, rallied the Heavy Sword Peak disciples, and challenged the Immortal Sect to fight again.
  • Liu Ziming activated the Thunderous Might Talisman, but Chen Fan evaded its first strike and endured a storm of lightning.
  • A lightning bolt destroyed Nalan Yun, and the disciples revealed that Nalan Tian had been killed by Chen Fan.
  • Chen Fan escaped the lightning barrage badly injured, then used three Three Flowers Gathering at Crown Talismans to recover.
  • Chen Fan appeared in front of Du Yuan and swung his golden sword as Yang Yunpo and Bai Yue shouted warnings.

Ch. 55Between Life and Death

Chen Fan killed Du Yuan and Yang Yunpo with the Nine Palaces Sword Art, but his body and True Qi were pushed to their limits. Cornered by Liu Ziming and Bai Yue, he unleashed a more powerful Eight Trigrams Formation as Qin Xian'er rushed to save him, leaving his fate uncertain.

  • Chen Fan killed Du Yuan and then used an Eight Trigrams Formation and an afterimage to kill Yang Yunpo, despite Liu Ziming and Bai Yue trying to intervene.
  • Qin Xian'er told Li Tieniu that Chen Fan's talismans aided him but could not erase the strain of fighting Foundation Establishment cultivators, and Chen Fan soon spat blood.
  • Chen Fan renewed his strength with three talismans and fought off Bai Yue's Thunder Pythons while Liu Ziming prepared an earth-element spell.
  • Liu Ziming struck Chen Fan with a Giant Rock Hand and sent a barrage of rock spikes at him while Chen Fan lacked enough True Qi to escape.
  • Qin Xian'er flew to save Chen Fan as he invoked the pinnacle of the Nine Palaces Sword Art, tearing his body apart before his Eight Trigrams Formation ground the rock spikes to dust.

Ch. 56Qin Xian'er's Rescue

Chen Fan survived his final attack after Qin Xian'er rescued him, while she killed Liu Ziming and took the Shushan Token. Meanwhile, Zhang Yuanxing and Wang Feng entered Demon King Valley to find their daughter Zhang Rumeng and investigate Chen Fan.

  • Chen Fan collapsed after his sword strike, and Qin Xian'er gave him a Heart Protecting Pill before Li Tieniu took him into his care.
  • Yang Feng revealed that Bai Yue had died, and Qin Xian'er froze Liu Ziming to death after he demanded that Chen Fan be handed over.
  • Qin Xian'er took the Shushan Token from Liu Ziming's remains, and Yang Feng led the Heavy Sword Peak disciples away to report to the Young Sect Master.
  • Zhang Yuanxing and Wang Feng arrived outside Demon King Valley, where a Heavy Sword Peak elder accused Zhang Rumeng of aiding Chen Fan.
  • Zhang Yuanxing insisted that Heavy Sword Peak leave Zhang Rumeng unharmed until he learned the truth, then led his group into Demon King Valley.

Ch. 57Earth Ghost Sect

Chen Fan recovered at the Earth Ghost Sect after Qin Xian'er saved him, while Chen Jingjing chose to accompany him rather than return to Heavy Sword Peak. When Chen Fan awoke, Qin Xian'er hinted at the meaning of the dangerous Nine Palaces Sword Art technique he had used.

  • Qin Xian'er ordered Li Tieniu to take the unconscious Chen Fan to the Earth Ghost Sect, where Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng encountered them.
  • Qin Xian'er told Chen Jingjing that Yang Feng and the elders had tried to kill Chen Fan, while Mo Bai warned that the Young Sect Master now controlled Heavy Sword Peak and might target the women.
  • Zhang Yuanxing attacked Chen Fan with a talisman, but Qin Xian'er crushed it and sent Zhang Yuanxing flying with a single strike.
  • Chen Jingjing followed Qin Xian'er and Li Tieniu to care for Chen Fan, while Zhang Rumeng left with her wounded father and the others.
  • Chen Fan awoke in a guest room at the Earth Ghost Sect and heard Qin Xian'er reciting words connected to the Nine Palaces Sword Art before she turned and called him her good disciple.

Ch. 58Saving Someone

Chen Fan woke in Ghost Domain City after Qin Xian'er saved him, rejected her demand that he become her disciple, and learned that Chen Rumeng had been taken by Heavy Sword Peak. He set out with Chen Jingjing to rescue her, and Qin Xian'er joined them as they arrived at Heavy Sword Peak and called for Yang Feng.

  • Chen Fan asked Qin Xian'er why she had saved him, and she said she wanted his help against the Immortal Sect and insisted he become her disciple.
  • Qin Xian'er explained that the Immortal Sect had a late Golden Core leader and a Nascent Soul expert, while Chen Fan insisted he would reclaim his sword without becoming her disciple.
  • Chen Jingjing told Chen Fan that Heavy Sword Peak had destroyed the Zhang Family and taken Chen Rumeng, so he decided to return and save her.
  • Qin Xian'er warned Chen Fan about Heavy Sword Peak's powerful fighters but then agreed to accompany him and Chen Jingjing.
  • Qin Xian'er flew Chen Fan and Chen Jingjing to Heavy Sword Peak, where disciples recognized them and welcomed their arrival.
  • After landing in Heavy Sword Peak's square, Qin Xian'er summoned her Divine Soul and called for Yang Feng.

Ch. 59Purple Qi Comes from the East

Chen Fan and Qin Xian'er confronted Yang Feng at Heavy Sword Peak while demanding Zhang Rumeng's release, and Chen Fan fought the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Vice Peak Master. When Yang Feng unleashed Purple Qi Comes from the East, Chen Fan discovered that his Heaven-Burning Sword Qi reacted to the Purple Sha within it and charged forward to meet it.

  • Chen Fan demanded that Yang Feng hand over Zhang Rumeng and threatened to raze Heavy Sword Peak when Yang Feng refused.
  • Qin Xian'er attacked Elder Lin, and Chen Fan killed him with a sudden sword strike.
  • Yang Feng fought Chen Fan with Purple Sun Sword Art and summoned a purple qilin, which Chen Fan destroyed with his sword techniques.
  • Qin Xian'er tried to shield Chen Fan with Primordial Body Protection, but he shattered the protective halo and rejected her help.
  • Yang Feng unleashed Purple Qi Comes from the East, and Chen Fan sensed his Heaven-Burning Sword Qi responding to the Purple Sha and raised his sword to meet it.

Ch. 60The End of the Road

Chen Fan absorbed Yang Feng’s Purple Sha and used the Blazing Heaven Sword Qi to devour it, surviving the damage to his meridians. After Yang Feng attacked him to reclaim the Purple Sha, Chen Fan wounded him and left him weakened, while Chen Fan remained injured but ready to face him.

  • Chen Fan ignored Qin Xian’er’s warnings and absorbed the Purple Sha, which tore through his meridians as she tried to protect him with talismans.
  • Mo Bai brought Zhang Rumeng and her injured parents to the group, while Chen Jingjing watched Chen Fan struggle against the Purple Sha.
  • Chen Fan used the Blazing Heaven Heart Art to make the Blazing Heaven Sword Qi overpower and devour much of the Purple Sha.
  • Yang Feng realized the Purple Sha was disappearing and charged at Chen Fan, but Qin Xian’er tried to restrain him with icy threads.
  • Yang Feng’s sword struck a shadow of Chen Fan, who appeared behind him and wounded him with a counterattack.
  • Chen Fan crushed a Spirit Stone to ease his meridian injuries, while Yang Feng realized he had lost much of his cultivation and Chen Fan warned him he was still in danger.

Ch. 61Recovery

Chen Fan learned that the Ten Thousand Swords Sect had gone to investigate the Heaven Ghost Sect and a precious treasure, then prepared to retrieve the inheritance. After drawing Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown Talismans to heal himself, he entrusted Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng to Qin Xian'er and left, while Yang Feng quietly headed toward the Inner Court.

  • Chen Fan pressured Yang Feng for information, and Yang Feng revealed that the Ten Thousand Swords Sect had mentioned the Heaven Ghost Sect and a precious treasure.
  • Chen Fan asked Qin Xian'er to take Chen Jingjing to the Earth Ghost Sect, then used Mid-grade Talisman Paper to draw Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown Talismans.
  • Yang Feng considered reporting Chen Fan's talisman-making ability to the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, and Qin Xian'er noticed his suspicious expression.
  • Chen Fan gave Qin Xian'er three talismans and told Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng to seek safety at the Earth Ghost Sect.
  • Chen Fan left to retrieve the inheritance after saying farewell, while Yang Feng flew toward the Inner Court and Qin Xian'er vanished.

Ch. 62Su Ziyue's Scheme

Chen Fan infiltrated Heaven Ghost Sect and discovered Sect Master Su had trapped the Young Sect Master of Ten Thousand Swords Sect in a collapsing underground palace. After escaping the volcano, Chen Fan encountered Su Ziyue and was struck back inside by a Golden Core expert acting with her.

  • Mo Bai learned that Peak Master Yang had died as Chen Fan traveled toward Ghost Domain City.
  • Chen Fan found Heaven Ghost Sect deserted and discovered Sect Master Su negotiating with the Young Sect Master of Ten Thousand Swords Sect over a treasure entrusted to Su Ziyue.
  • Sect Master Su triggered the underground palace's trap, revealing that Su Ziyue had taken the treasure and was headed to Shu Mountain as a Golden Core expert's disciple.
  • Chen Fan stole the Array-Breaking Ruler from the Young Sect Master and escaped the sealed passage while Sect Master Su fought the Young Sect Master and his elders.
  • Chen Fan reached the volcano's crater, where Su Ziyue and an old woman appeared, and the old woman blasted him back into the volcano with a Golden Core attack.

Ch. 63Refining the Purple Killing Intent

After surviving Su Ziyue's master's attempt to kill him and a mountain being dropped onto the volcano, Chen Fan escaped the lava and refined the Killing Intent into his Blazing Heaven Sword Qi. He then encountered a being sealed beneath the volcano, who claimed to be an immortal from the Cultivation World and rejected Chen Fan's account of a Daluo Golden Immortal descending to the lower realm.

  • Chen Fan used an afterimage to evade the old woman's lightning strike, but her flying swords sent a mountain crashing into the volcanic cave and knocked him toward the lava.
  • Chen Fan used the Three Flowers Gathering at Crown Talisman and Nine Palaces Footwork to escape the lava, then made a shelter in the rock wall and began refining the Killing Intent.
  • Over seven days, Chen Fan refined the Killing Intent into his Blazing Heaven Sword Qi, gaining denser, purple-tinged True Qi and strengthening his body.
  • A hidden creature's lights tracked Chen Fan through the cave, and an ancient voice told him to stop running and claimed to be an immortal.
  • The voice explained that it came from the Cultivation World and that this world had been abandoned; when Chen Fan mentioned a Daluo Golden Immortal descending several hundred years earlier, it laughed and insisted none could exist there.

Ch. 64The "Immortal" Beneath the Lava

Chen Fan learned that the Blazing Heaven Sword Art had six chapters and negotiated with the sealed man beneath the lava for the Burning Fire and Burning Wood chapters in exchange for helping him escape. After receiving the Burning Fire Chapter and beginning to cultivate with the Fire-Devouring Vines, Chen Fan faced their violent attack.

  • Chen Fan questioned the man beneath the lava and learned that Ye Qingyang, the Immortal Palace, and Shu Mountain were connected to the Great Immortal Cultivation World rather than a Daluo Golden Immortal or the Immortal Realm.
  • The man explained that the Blazing Heaven Sword Art had six chapters and that he had acquired the Burning Fire, Burning Qi, Burning Wood, and Burning Water chapters before being ambushed and sealed.
  • Chen Fan demanded that the man swear not to harm him and pass on the Burning Fire and Burning Wood chapters; the man swore the oath and taught him the Burning Fire Chapter.
  • Chen Fan entered the space beneath the volcano, cultivated the Burning Fire Chapter, and confirmed that its flame True Qi resonated with his Blazing Heaven Sword Qi.
  • Chen Fan began drawing power from the Fire-Devouring Vines, which writhed violently before several vines burst through the magma and lashed toward him.

Ch. 65Refining the Fire-Devouring Vine

Chen Fan endured the fire-element runes and Pure Fire Essence in the lava pool to refine his Blazing Heaven Sword Qi and strengthen his cultivation. As Du Qing and Wang Hui’s group opened the volcano to search for him, a terrifying aura erupted from the cavern.

  • Chen Fan broke free of the Fire-Devouring Vines and forced the person sealed beneath the lava to explain that refining the runes would help both of them.
  • Chen Fan began refining the runes and Pure Fire Essence, enduring severe pain as his meridians were tempered and his True Qi grew denser.
  • Du Qing and Wang Hui led Immortal Sect cultivators in searching the Heaven Ghost Sect ruins for Chen Fan, whom they suspected was beneath the mountain.
  • Du Qing and Wang Hui helped excavate the mountain, and after ten days they opened a passage into the volcanic cavern.
  • As Du Qing’s group prepared to descend, birds and beasts fled the surrounding forest and a terrifying aura surged from the cavern.

Ch. 66Battle Again

Chen Fan emerged from the volcano with Foundation Establishment Middle Stage strength and confronted the Immortal Sect pursuers. After killing one sword cultivator and overpowering Du Qing’s wood techniques, he faced Wang Hui’s Ice Soul Divine Pearl and a renewed assault from both enemies.

  • Du Qing tried to avoid provoking the powerful aura inside the volcano, but Chen Fan appeared and revealed his strength.
  • Chen Fan killed a Foundation Establishment Early Stage sword cultivator with a surprise strike and challenged Du Qing and Wang Hui.
  • Du Qing blamed Chen Fan for killing his younger brother Du Yuan, and Chen Fan dismissed the dead Immortal Sect disciples as forgettable trash.
  • Du Qing attacked with Falling Wood Art, but Chen Fan used Nine Palaces Footwork and Blazing Heaven Sword Qi to destroy the wooden stakes and wound him.
  • Wang Hui unleashed the Ice Soul Divine Pearl as Du Qing attacked with vines and Boundless Falling Wood, and Chen Fan answered with One Sword Breaks All Arts.

Ch. 67Eight Trigrams Sword Formation

Chen Fan defeated Du Qing and two sword cultivators, then used the Eight Trigrams Sword Formation to overcome Wang Hui’s Ice Soul Divine Pearl. He killed Wang Hui before she could finish warning him about Elder Han.

  • Chen Fan shattered Wang Hui’s ice attack, destroyed Du Qing’s wooden attacks, and killed Du Qing with a sword through the heart.
  • Wang Hui prepared the Ice Soul Divine Pearl while the two sword cultivators attacked Chen Fan, but he destroyed their flying swords and killed them both.
  • Wang Hui charged Chen Fan inside the pearl’s icy phenomenon, but he activated the Eight Trigrams Sword Formation and crushed the frozen world.
  • Chen Fan formed a white sword of light from the formation and struck Wang Hui through the chest as she tried to invoke Elder Han’s name.

Ch. 68This Old Man Has Arrived

Chen Fan defeated Wang Hui, took the Ice Soul Divine Pearl, and drove the Immortal Sect disciples from Ghost Domain City. He agreed to protect the weakened being beneath the lava pool and help him reach the Great Immortal Cultivation World eventually, but froze when the being finally emerged.

  • Chen Fan erased Wang Hui’s Divine Sense from the Ice Soul Divine Pearl, took it, and warned the fleeing Immortal Sect disciples to tell Elder Han he would kill her.
  • The Immortal Sect disciples scattered, and some revealed that Elder Han secretly used a Hundred Souls Lamp fueled by the souls of more than a hundred people each day.
  • Chen Fan returned to the lava pool and learned that the being beneath it was weak and wanted his protection in exchange for help and knowledge.
  • Chen Fan agreed to the arrangement but said he had matters to settle in this world before leaving for the Great Immortal Cultivation World.
  • The being said its body was ready and emerged from the lava pool, leaving Chen Fan stunned by what he saw.

Ch. 69Bald Bird

Chen Fan met Bald Bird, an ancient cultivator reborn in a powerless fledgling body, and accepted a Fire-Devouring Fruit before taking it to Earth Ghost Sect. He found the sect deserted and then encountered Mo Bai and unfamiliar Heavy Sword Peak disciples near Heavy Sword City, where Mo Bai ordered him to leave.

  • Chen Fan saw Bald Bird emerge from the lava and learned that it had lost its cultivation and needed to recover its other four souls.
  • Bald Bird retrieved two Fire-Devouring Fruits from the lava pool, swallowed one to begin restoring its fire-element power, and gave the other to Chen Fan.
  • Chen Fan invited Bald Bird to accompany him as he flew toward Earth Ghost Sect to find someone.
  • Chen Fan discovered that Earth Ghost Sect was deserted and headed toward Heavy Sword Peak.
  • Near Heavy Sword City, Chen Fan met Mo Bai and several unfamiliar Heavy Sword Peak disciples, and Mo Bai demanded that he leave.

Ch. 70People of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect

Chen Fan confronted Ten Thousand Swords Sect disciples searching for him and learned they accused him of abducting their Young Sect Master. When two Foundation Establishment Middle Stage sword cultivators threatened him, Chen Fan revealed that the Young Sect Master was dead and vanished to attack.

  • Chen Fan noticed Mo Bai and unfamiliar disciples watching him, and Mo Bai warned him that people were searching for him.
  • The dark-faced disciple questioned Chen Fan and mocked Bald Bird, whose speech revealed that his intelligence had awakened.
  • Two Foundation Establishment Middle Stage women arrived and accused Chen Fan of colluding with the Demon Sect and abducting their Young Sect Master.
  • Mo Bai urged Chen Fan to flee, but Chen Fan refused and learned that the group belonged to the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.
  • Chen Fan told the two women that the Young Sect Master had died in volcanic magma, then vanished with a sword cry.

Ch. 71Restarting the Sword Formation

Chen Fan broke free of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect cultivators’ Weak Water Sword Formation and faced their powerful Double Dragons Playing with a Pearl technique. He countered by forming an Earth Territory Sword Formation that trapped the two women and their disciples, leaving the battle poised to continue.

  • The two female sword cultivators trapped Chen Fan in the Weak Water Sword Formation, but he released his Foundation Establishment Early Stage aura and shattered its watery curtains with Blazing Heaven Sword Qi.
  • The women swallowed Foundation Cultivation Pills and prepared their killing move while Bald Bird and Mo Bai argued over the danger.
  • The two women summoned Double Dragons Playing with a Pearl, gathering spiritual energy and calling two enormous water dragons from the storm clouds to attack Chen Fan.
  • Chen Fan crushed a Spirit Stone, used the Nine Palaces Sword Art to draw spiritual energy away from the dragons, and formed the Earth Territory Sword Formation beneath the group.
  • The sword formation left the two female cultivators unable to move as the Ten Thousand Swords Sect disciples watched in terror.

Ch. 72Celestial Plate Sword Formation

Chen Fan used the Eight Trigrams Sword Formation to repel the twin dragons, but the Ten Thousand Swords Sect women strengthened them with the Golden Scale Pearl. He then formed the Celestial Plate Sword Formation, draining the dragons and the nearby disciples as the chapter ended with its power erupting.

  • Chen Fan activated the Eight Trigrams Sword Formation, sending Mo Bai out of it while Bald Bird appeared beside him and claimed he had left on purpose.
  • The two women used the Golden Scale Pearl to armor the weak-water dragons, allowing them to withstand Chen Fan's sword attacks and dive at him.
  • Chen Fan invoked the Nine Palaces Incantation, immobilized everyone in the formation, and drew spiritual energy from the dragons and the Ten Thousand Swords Sect disciples.
  • Several Qi Refinement disciples vomited blood as their cultivation was crippled, while Chen Fan remained focused on his sword art.
  • Chen Fan struck the ground and unleashed the Celestial Plate Sword Formation, revealing a pale-blue Eight Trigrams formation rotating with the white sword formation.

Ch. 73Dragon Slaying

Chen Fan defeated the two female sword cultivators, destroyed their dragon-form swords, and took the Spirit Tools. Bald Bird then stopped Chen Fan from killing them and claimed he would make them his maids in exchange for an Immortal Sword Art.

  • Chen Fan used the Eight Trigrams Sword Formation and his sword techniques to kill the two golden dragons and break their heads apart.
  • Chen Fan intercepted the dragons' fleeing blue forms, seized the two Spirit Tool swords, and erased the female cultivators' Divine Sense from them.
  • Chen Fan prepared to attack the helpless women, but Bald Bird appeared and asked him to spare them as potential maids.
  • Bald Bird explained that Chen Fan could control someone by planting Divine Sense in their mind, provided they willingly opened their Divine Soul.
  • Bald Bird approached the frightened women, and the tall woman demanded to know what the ugly bird intended to do.

Ch. 74Planting Divine Sense

Bald Bird persuaded the two female sword cultivators to submit to Chen Fan and taught him how to plant Divine Sense threads in their Divine Souls. After Chen Fan absorbed their memories and dismissed the Eight Trigrams Formations, he asked Mo Bai where Qingqing and the others had gone.

  • Bald Bird urged the two female sword cultivators to open their Divine Souls and become Chen Fan's maids, while the tall woman persuaded her junior sister that submitting might save their lives.
  • Bald Bird revealed that he could hear their Divine Sense transmissions, and the women agreed to lower their guard and let him and Chen Fan examine their Divine Souls.
  • Bald Bird taught Chen Fan to plant needle-thin Divine Soul threads in the women's brows, giving him access to their memories and the power to destroy their Divine Souls with a thought.
  • The women awoke, embarrassed that Chen Fan had seen their memories, while Chen Fan dismissed the Eight Trigrams Formations.
  • Chen Fan approached Mo Bai and asked where Qingqing and the others had gone.

Ch. 75Tianchi City

After learning that the Ten Thousand Swords Sect had sent Golden Core experts after Chen Jingjing and Zhang Rumeng, Chen Fan decided to seek them through the Heavenly Court and travel toward Shu Mountain. Bald Bird persuaded him to detour to Tianchi City and use the Young Sect Master's token to outwit the city’s defenses, and the group arrived at its gates.

  • Chen Fan told Mo Bai that he had spent two months cultivating beneath the Heaven Ghost Sect after its battle with the Ten Thousand Swords Sect ended in volcanic lava.
  • A Ten Thousand Swords Sect cultivator revealed that two Golden Core Elders had pursued Chen Jingjing and her companions, while others stayed behind hoping to capture Chen Fan.
  • Bald Bird learned of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect resource site in Tianchi City and urged Chen Fan to go there to establish his foundation.
  • Bald Bird produced the Young Sect Master's Black Iron Sect Master Token, and Chen Fan agreed to try his plan to infiltrate Tianchi City.
  • Mo Bai joined Chen Fan’s party, intending to find Mo Hu and the disciples who had left the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, and the group reached Tianchi City two days later.
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