Arc 27The Heart Demon and Spirit Cloud

Xu Xing investigated the consequences of Dao Delusion and the failures of the Cang Transformation Rituals while Chi Jiuyu completed her mission in the Spirit Cloud Realm and revived its spiritual vitality. Meng Xuan demonstrated her swordsmanship at the Sword Sect before leaving to prepare for Dao Integration, as Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu sought a meeting with Senior Confusion.

  • Xu Xing visited the Joyous Union Sect with Bie Xuening, where Charm Ancestor explained how Dao Delusion had caused a Heart Demon Tribulation across the Chaos Sea and demonstrated its effects.
  • Xu Xing revealed that all 3,721 Cang Transformation Rituals had failed, and later explained that transformation required Law and Order to unite its parts, a fact Xuan confirmed.
  • Chi Jiuyu infiltrated the Mystic Spirit Tower, stole World Origin, and battled Gu Xingyun as he tried to complete his transformation ritual.
  • Chi Jiuyu destroyed Gu Xingyun before his ritual could finish, then received a mission to restore the Spirit Cloud Realm’s vitality and guide five people to the third level of Qi Refining.
  • Chi Jiuyu released World Origin at Rosy Cloud Peak, revived the realm’s spiritual vitality, and was honored as the Spirit Cloud Heavenly Venerable.
  • Meng Xuan defeated Zhou Kongming and the Sword Sect’s top-ranked cultivators across several realms, then bested Chi Jiuyu in a duel using the Severing Sword.
  • Meng Xuan left for the Righteous Alliance to prepare for Dao Integration, while Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu resumed building Immortal Net nodes and asked Senior Confusion to meet them.
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Ch. 658Returning to the Joyous Union Sect

Lin Xuanxuan planned to share the Sword Ancestor Founder Ancestor's alchemy insights with Senior Sister Ye and discuss her reluctance to become Sect Master. Meanwhile, Xu Xing and Bie Xuening arrived at the Joyous Union Sect with Yueling, where Charm Ancestor welcomed them and teased Bie Xuening in front of Ji Yinxue.

  • Lin Xuanxuan checked that the alchemy insights were safe and decided to share them with Senior Sister Ye when she returned.
  • Xu Xing met Bie Xuening at the Sword Venerable Hall, and they summoned Yueling to join their trip to the Joyous Union Sect.
  • Bie Xuening put Yueling away after she offended her, and Xu Xing and Bie Xuening arrived at the Joyous Union Sect.
  • Ji Yinxue greeted Xu Xing and Bie Xuening and led them to the Founder Ancestor Cave Heaven.
  • Charm Ancestor welcomed the visitors and told Ji Yinxue that Bie Xuening was more interesting in private than her cold manner suggested.

Ch. 659Dao Delusion Transforms into the Tribulation of Heart Demons

Charm Ancestor showed Xu Xing and Bie Xuening a Chaos Sea substance resembling a variation of Dao Delusion and demonstrated its effects on tiny Golden Core figures. The substance appeared to trigger a heart demon tribulation, leaving Xu Xing to consider what he had witnessed.

  • Ji Yinxue left after hearing Charm Ancestor discuss Bie Xuening, and Charm Ancestor blamed Bie Xuening for making her seem irritable rather than aloof.
  • Charm Ancestor served Xu Xing and Bie Xuening wine brewed from Mystic Candle Fruit, then led them to the Joyous Union Sect's Founder Ancestor Cave Heaven to discuss her findings.
  • Charm Ancestor explained that Ning Ruo had brought back a chaotic aura from the Chaos Sea and that she had extracted a component resembling Dao Delusion from it.
  • Xu Xing said that learning about the substance had not affected him and that he had expected his next breakthrough to cause changes in the Chaos Sea.
  • Charm Ancestor transformed maple leaves into four tiny Golden Core figures and exposed them to the substance; one figure perished while the others endured its corrosion and grew stronger.

Ch. 660Immortal Realm's Distant Calamity

Xu Xing learned that his path toward Dao Source was causing the Chaos Sea to develop a tangible Heart Demon Tribulation that would endanger cultivators below Dao Integration. He decided to guide the worlds beyond toward ways to withstand it, while recognizing that further changes might emerge before he attained Dao Source.

  • Charm Ancestor explained that Xu Xing’s acceptance of Dao Delusion had caused a Heart Demon Tribulation to arise across the Chaos Sea.
  • She warned that the tribulation would eventually threaten cultivators below Dao Integration as they advanced through major realms, though surviving it could bring benefits.
  • Xu Xing considered that choosing the Self-Severing Transcendence Method might cause different calamities, but said he would continue his current path.
  • Back in the room, Xu Xing proposed guiding cultivators in distant worlds to understand and prepare for the Heart Demon Tribulation.

Ch. 661Regarding the Spar Between Charm Ancestor and Sword Venerable

Xu Xing explained the changes in the Chaos Sea and shared his insights about the Dao Source step while Charm Ancestor and Bie Xuening went to spar. As the True Immortals discussed his explanation, Yuanjun learned why Charm Ancestor had said she knew nothing, while Meng Xuan prepared to challenge the Sword Sect’s top Void Return cultivators.

  • Xu Xing told Charm Ancestor that he would share his insights about the Dao Source step as a reference for the other True Immortals.
  • Charm Ancestor invited Bie Xuening to test their skills, and the two women left to spar outside her Cave Heaven.
  • Xu Xing stayed behind and followed the group chat as Hong Sovereign and the others speculated about the spar before Sword Ancestor began explaining the Chaos Sea changes connected to Xu Xing.
  • Yuanjun and Meng Xuan left a city in Sword Province after Meng Xuan defeated the Supreme Dao Sect’s top ten Void Return cultivators and prepared to challenge the Sword Sect’s ranking.
  • Yuanjun read Xu Xing’s explanation in the group chat and understood what Charm Ancestor had meant when she said Yuanjun knew nothing.

Ch. 662The World That Initiates the Cang Transformation Ritual

Yuanjun and Meng Xuan discussed the changes caused by touching the Dao Source, while Xu Xing recounted recent events to the group at the Joyous Union Sect. The chapter ended with Xu Xing explaining that Chi Jiuyu had been sent to a world where a cultivator’s Cang Transformation Ritual had failed at its final stage.

  • Yuanjun told Meng Xuan that the changes each person triggered upon touching the Dao Source were different, and Meng Xuan planned to advance after visiting the Sword Sect.
  • Bie Xuening and the Charm Ancestor returned from their duel without a clear victor, and Xu Xing judged that neither had won.
  • The Charm Ancestor invited Yueling to try her Mystic Candle Fruit wine, and Yueling drank while defending her choice to call Bie Xuening “my lord.”
  • Xu Xing said Chi Jiuyu had gone on a mission to a world where a cultivator had completed the Cang Transformation Ritual’s preparations but failed at the final moment.

Ch. 663The Most Perfect Race Allowed to Be Born Within the Dao

Charm Ancestor learned that none of 3,721 Cang Transformation Rituals had succeeded outside the Great Profound Realm, while transformed defectors still differed from pure-blooded Cang Race members. In Ancient Great Profound Heaven, Xuan captured the failed Dao Slave Yang Feng and offered it to Gu, who chose to send it to the frontline battlefield as a Dao weapon.

  • Xu Xing told Charm Ancestor that he had assigned Chi Jiuyu’s ascension mission to a ruined world where its last ritual initiator could serve as a trial opponent.
  • Xu Xing revealed that all 3,721 Cang Transformation Rituals had failed and that transformed defectors remained fundamentally different from the Cang Race.
  • Charm Ancestor asked whether the defectors had become identical to the Cang Race, and Xu Xing said they had not.
  • Gu watched Sword Ancestor’s sword scar in Ancient Great Profound Heaven while waiting for Sword Ancestor’s defenses to weaken.
  • After Yang Feng’s Heaven Pass Construction failed, Xuan split Ancient Great Profound Heaven with Purple Qi and seized the resulting Dao Slave.
  • Gu refused to keep Yang Feng’s Dao Slave and asked Xuan to refine it into a Dao weapon for the frontline battlefield.

Ch. 664Doing Nothing Is the Only Meaningless Thing

Gu recalled how his past choices helped shape the conflict between the Cang and Human races, then returned to the Temple of Time. In Task World 119, Chi Jiuyu climbed Spirit Cloud Mountain on an ascension mission and confronted Gu Xingyun after he detected her reconnaissance spell.

  • Gu remembered how he and Yang Feng had manipulated Hong Sovereign’s ties, underestimated the Sword Ancestor, and later opposed the Human Race’s rise.
  • Gu regretted his past decisions and returned to the Temple of Time, reflecting on the races that had betrayed the Human Race.
  • Chi Jiuyu climbed Spirit Cloud Mountain while concealing her reconnaissance puppets and reviewing her mission to defeat the mastermind.
  • Gu Xingyun appeared, praised Chi Jiuyu’s Cleansing Art, and asked her to explain how she had perfected it.
  • Chi Jiuyu insulted Gu Xingyun and drew her sword, striking at her side instead of attacking him directly.

Ch. 665Closer to Perfection

Chi Jiuyu exposed and attacked the formations concealing Spirit Cloud Mountain, earning the weakened world’s favor as she fought Gu Xingyun. While she pressed her assault on the Mystic Spirit Tower, Gu Xingyun inspected a promising template human and discovered its heart came from his former junior sister.

  • Chi Jiuyu detected that Gu Xingyun was a projection, struck the grand formation’s weak point, and released some of the spiritual essence sealed within Spirit Cloud Mountain.
  • Chi Jiuyu received 10% World Favor, then attacked Gu Xingyun’s projection and stomped Spirit Cloud Mountain, revealing the golden pagoda beneath it.
  • Chi Jiuyu summoned the Four Symbols Destruction sword wheel and sent it crashing toward the Mystic Spirit Tower.
  • Inside the tower, Original Body · Gu Xingyun discussed the attack with Human Nature · Gu Xingyun and Black-Robed · Gu Xingyun, then went to inspect a template that exceeded expectations.
  • Original Body · Gu Xingyun extracted a seven-colored heart from a template human and recognized it as the product of his junior sister’s bloodline.
  • The tower shook as Chi Jiuyu’s attack broke through, and Original Body · Gu Xingyun hurried back toward the battle.

Ch. 666I'll Form the Head

Chi Jiuyu fought the powerful Gu Xingyun clones emerging from the Mystic Spirit Tower, while the Prefectural Lord of Cloud-Piercing Prefecture feared the return of an ancient catastrophe. Xu Xing and Bie Xuening left the Joyous Union Sect with gifts from Charm Ancestor.

  • Chi Jiuyu killed Sword Dao · Gu Xingyun with a sudden burst of sword lights after he challenged her.
  • Eye · Gu Xingyun emerged and summoned more Gu Xingyun clones, whose perfect traits began merging into a single body.
  • Chi Jiuyu unleashed the Four Symbols Destruction Sword Wheel and activated thirteen miniature formations around the Mystic Spirit Tower as Ultimate Law · Gu Xingyun and Ultimate Body · Gu Xingyun appeared.
  • The Prefectural Lord of Cloud-Piercing Prefecture watched the battle from the city walls and recalled his ancestors’ records of the ancient Age of Immortals and the Great Devil’s failed ritual.
  • Xu Xing and Bie Xuening prepared to leave the Joyous Union Sect, and Charm Ancestor gave them Mystic Candle Fruit wine for their disciples.

Ch. 667The Myriad Realms' Living Beings Forever Carry Karmic Afflictions and Inner Demons Within Their Bodies

Xu Xing returned to the Sword Sect after visiting the Joyous Union Sect and reflected on how his choice of Dao Delusion could reshape the Chaos Sea upon his attainment of Dao Source. Meanwhile, Jiang Yuqi gave Jiang Yujiu a jade pendant and urged her to learn about Saint Emperor Abyss for herself before entering seclusion to integrate the Dao.

  • Bie Xuening accepted the Mystic Candle Fruit wine, and she, Xu Xing, and Yueling prepared to leave the Joyous Union Sect with the Charm Ancestor and Ji Yinxue seeing them off.
  • Ji Yinxue asked to seek Bie Xuening's guidance, but the Charm Ancestor and Xu Xing put off her questions until a later visit to the Sword Sect.
  • Xu Xing noticed Zhong Jiajia wearing a Blood Jade he had gifted her, then spotted another Blood Jade recipient whose cultivation had advanced well.
  • Jiang Yuqi rebuked Jiang Yujiu about her appearance, gave her a broken-corner purple jade pendant, and told her to learn about Saint Emperor Abyss on her own before asking to inspect her cultivation.
  • At the Sword Sect, Xu Xing studied a reenactment of the Heart Demon Tribulation and deduced that Dao Delusion could create Heart Demon worlds across the Chaos Sea when he attained Dao Source, while the Self-Severing Transcendence Method would bring a different transformation.

Ch. 668Don't Tell Master

Xu Xing considered the possible consequences of Dao Source existences before checking on Chi Jiuyu through the Taixuan Immortal Network. Chi Jiuyu escaped Gu Xingyun’s ambush with a fragment of the Mystic Spirit Tower, then recovered in hiding and planned her next steps with her Life-Bound Sword.

  • Xu Xing recalled how Moon Shadow had once listened to his private troubles and watched Chi Jiuyu flee through the Immortal Network.
  • Chi Jiuyu escaped Gu Xingyun and his injured clones after breaking part of the Mystic Spirit Tower, while Gu Xingyun became enraged and resolved to capture her.
  • Chi Jiuyu hid in an underground chamber, healed her wound, and kept the tower fragment she had taken as she considered selling it for contribution points.
  • Chi Jiuyu ate while asking her Life-Bound Sword to review their failed mission and discuss Gu Xingyun’s abilities and her decisions.
  • Chi Jiuyu and her Life-Bound Sword agreed not to tell their Master that they preferred Martial Uncle to name the sword.

Ch. 669A Crushing Victory on the Civilizational Level

Chi Jiuyu studied Gu Xingyun’s world-transforming ritual and refined a sword technique after recovering from their battle. She left a decoy at the Profound Cloud Spirit-Splitting Tower, drawing Gu Xingyun into a devastating attack while she watched safely from afar.

  • Gu Xingyun’s avatars searched the Spirit Cloud Realm for Chi Jiuyu, then took control of mortal emperors to help find her.
  • Chi Jiuyu reflected on her defeat, studied Sword Dao · Gu Xingyun’s technique, and developed Spirit Cloud Dao Sword · Initial Creation.
  • Chi Jiuyu saw Gu Xingyun controlling the emperor of the Mystic Spirit Dynasty but ignored him and continued toward the Profound Cloud Spirit-Splitting Tower.
  • Chi Jiuyu examined the tower and deduced that Gu Xingyun’s failed transformation might have left him with a serious flaw.
  • Gu Xingyun and several dozen clones attacked the figure at the tower, but it was only Chi Jiuyu’s Sword Intent Spirit Body.
  • Chi Jiuyu watched from afar with snack pills as Gu Xingyun raged over being tricked.

Ch. 670Re-initiating the Cang Metamorphosis Ascension Ritual

Chi Jiuyu stole World Origin from Gu Xingyun’s avatars while evading his pursuit, leaving him unable to decipher her techniques. Faced with the threat that she would defeat them one by one, Gu Xingyun and his incarnations considered restarting the Cang Metamorphosis Ascension Ritual, despite the danger of losing control over their identities.

  • Chi Jiuyu destroyed Skin · Gu Xingyun, and her Sword Intent Spirit Body stole the hexagonal crystal containing Spirit Cloud Realm World Origin before escaping.
  • Chi Jiuyu identified the crystal as World Origin and resolved to take only a small amount so she would not hasten the world’s decline.
  • Chi Jiuyu hunted Gu Xingyun’s lone avatars, killing thirteen and collecting 1.5 portions of World Origin while repeatedly escaping True Self · Gu Xingyun.
  • True Self · Gu Xingyun and Divine Extreme · Gu Xingyun agreed that they could not capture Chi Jiuyu with their current strength.
  • Divine Extreme · Gu Xingyun proposed restarting the ritual with himself and Ultimate Law · Gu Xingyun, but True Self · Gu Xingyun warned that completed soul fragments could become independent.
  • Divine Extreme · Gu Xingyun proposed that True Self · Gu Xingyun merge with the incarnations and undergo the ritual early, even if the process might fail.

Ch. 671Ancient Life Arises, Great Harmony's Order is Set, Xuan's Many Paths Born

Gu Xingyun postponed activating the transformation ritual after deciding that more preparations were needed, while Xu Xing analyzed Xuan’s influence on countless worlds and identified why the Cang Race’s transformation ritual failed. He concluded that the transformed beings lacked the law and order needed to unify their ascension.

  • Gu Xingyun recalled how his failed Cang Metamorphic Ascension ritual had left him half-human and half-ghost, then decided to begin preparations while continuing to consider whether to activate it.
  • Jing Hai told Xu Xing that Dao soldiers had eased pressure on the star-region defenses and proposed extending guard rotations, leaving the final arrangements to discussions with the sects.
  • Yu Ming teased Xu Xing about his female confidantes and a future Dao companion ceremony, while Jing Hai later admitted guilt over the injury that had halted her progress.
  • Xu Xing met Bie Xuening and Ning Ruo at the Immortal Net’s core and compared worlds affected by Xuan, from the Three Heavens Realm to the Spirit Cloud Realm.
  • Xu Xing explained that the Cang Race had been created through Gu, Tai, and Xuan’s innate authorities, then concluded that Xuan’s transformation ritual failed because it lacked law and order to unify the transformed parts.

Ch. 672The 'Cognition' Erased from the Great Profound Realm

Ning Ruo and Xu Xing explained that Gu had erased the cognition linking the Cang Race’s transformation to Law and Order, preventing Xuan from recognizing the ritual’s flaw. After Xu Xing sent the discovery to the Far Side of the Starry Sky, Xuan learned of it and confronted Gu, who realized Xuan had already understood his motive.

  • Ning Ruo explained that research into the Cang Race had revealed no trace of Tai’s authority because Gu had erased the relevant cognition from history.
  • Xu Xing described how failed rituals led him to discover that Cang Race transformation required the integration of Law and Order, a fact neither Xuan nor the researchers had previously been able to perceive.
  • Xu Xing ordered the discovery sent to the Far Side of the Starry Sky, where Dragon-Elephant Heaven-Supporting Sect body cultivators loudly mocked Xuan and Gu to deliver the message.
  • Xuan examined Cang Race members and confirmed that they could now perceive the integration of Law and Order.
  • Gu appeared before Xuan, who said he understood why Gu had erased the cognition, criticized his stupidity, and warned him to be more careful.

Ch. 673Merging Perfect Traits into One

Chi Jiuyu used an array virus to seize control of the formations around the Mystic Spirit Tower and infiltrated it while Gu Xingyun began merging his incarnations. After discovering the tower’s deserted weapon storeroom, she took its artifacts and continued exploring.

  • Powerful figures in the Mystic Spirit Dynasty built an altar outside Cloud-Piercing Prefecture to seek immortality, but Gu Xingyun’s formations kept them from reaching the Mystic Spirit Tower.
  • Chi Jiuyu defeated another weak Gu Xingyun avatar and used a Supreme Type IV Array Virus to seize control of the formations surrounding the tower.
  • Gu Xingyun began merging his incarnations and their perfect traits while Human Nature—Gu Xingyun watched and prepared to join the fusion.
  • Chi Jiuyu used a weapon-suppressing talisman to enter the tower’s seventh floor, then gathered up the divine weapons and dharma artifacts in its unattended storeroom.
  • Chi Jiuyu left the storeroom and began scouting the tower’s other floors.

Ch. 674What is the Heavens and Myriad Worlds' Number One Prodigy!

Chi Jiuyu infiltrated the Mystic Spirit Tower, stole the World Origin stored on its upper floors, and confronted Gu Xingyun after he rushed to stop her. She unleashed her Dharma Aspect and the Spirit Cloud Realm’s Dao Sword as Gu Xingyun fled toward the Profound Cloud Spirit-Splitting Tower.

  • Chi Jiuyu looted the Mystic Spirit Tower’s floors and found a lake of World Origin on the 106th floor.
  • Chi Jiuyu used her formation virus and gourd-shaped artifact to drain the World Origin, then rushed toward the tower’s upper floors.
  • Gu Xingyun sensed the theft, destroyed his dying clone, and carried his human-nature avatar toward the top of the tower.
  • Chi Jiuyu struck Gu Xingyun with the Annihilation Sword, shattering the tower’s top three floors, but Gu Xingyun survived.
  • Chi Jiuyu manifested an enormous Dharma Aspect as Gu Xingyun fled, then used Dao Sword: Sever against him.

Ch. 675Xuan Tian?

Gu Xingyun fought Chi Jiuyu while trying to reach the Profound Cloud Spirit-Splitting Tower and complete his ritual. Just as he neared the tower, Chi Jiuyu’s traps forced him back, leaving him exposed to her Annihilation Sword.

  • Gu Xingyun countered Chi Jiuyu’s Spirit Cloud Dao Sword with Mystic Heaven Fist, then fled toward the Profound Cloud Spirit-Splitting Tower while badly injured.
  • Chi Jiuyu pursued Gu Xingyun but defended the citizens of the Mystic Spirit Dynasty from his attack, giving him time to escape.
  • Gu Xingyun reached the tower with his human-nature avatar and began absorbing it, hoping the ritual would stabilize his powers and soul.
  • Hidden Sword Qi Talismans ambushed Gu Xingyun near the tower, but he broke through and continued toward it.
  • A planetary-grade Spiritual Energy Oscillation Bomb detonated beside Gu Xingyun and knocked him back, and Chi Jiuyu struck from behind with Annihilate Slash.

Ch. 676Don't They All Have Invincible Protection?

Chi Jiuyu killed Gu Xingyun after his human-nature clone used the Profound Cloud Spirit-Splitting Tower to begin the world’s transformation ritual. She completed her first two missions and set off to revive the Spirit Cloud Realm’s spiritual vitality, while Xu Xing watched from deep within the realm.

  • As Gu Xingyun’s body disintegrated under Chi Jiuyu’s attacks, his human-nature clone offered a way to survive, and Gu Xingyun transferred his three powers to it before detonating his remaining strength.
  • The new Gu Xingyun activated the Profound Cloud Spirit-Splitting Tower’s ritual to transform and ascend the world, but Chi Jiuyu pierced his forehead and destroyed him before the transformation could finish.
  • The tower redirected its unfinished ritual light toward Chi Jiuyu, but she escaped and confirmed that her first two missions were complete.
  • Chi Jiuyu received a new mission to revive the realm’s spiritual vitality and guide five people to the third level of Qi Refining, then flew away to begin spreading the Dao.
  • Xu Xing watched Chi Jiuyu leave and observed that the weakened world will was joyful.

Ch. 677The Sword Venerable Who Chokes People With Words

Chi Jiuyu restored world origin to her world and prepared an inheritance cave abode to spread her teachings. At the Sword Sect, Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu reported on their work in Taiyi World, while Bie Xuening brought Yuanjun to meet Chi Jiuyu after her return.

  • Chi Jiuyu released the world origin from three gourds at Rosy Cloud Peak, reviving spiritual vitality and earning the title Spirit Cloud Heavenly Venerable.
  • Chi Jiuyu planned trials for her inheritance cave abode and set out to establish her teachings.
  • Ning Wanzhu reported that she and Ming Yu had established 11,623 Immortal Net connection nodes and shared their findings about Taiyi World and Abyss with Xu Xing.
  • Xu Xing found no sign that Ning Wanzhu or Ming Yu had been affected by their Doubt Incarnations and suggested Confusion would interfere in Taiyi World's ascension.
  • Bie Xuening took Yuanjun to the Sword Venerable Hall, where Chi Jiuyu returned and greeted them before Bie Xuening scolded her for acting childish.

Ch. 678After Becoming the Sect Master, Who Will Do the Work?

Chi Jiuyu returned from her ascension mission, shared world origin with Zhang Yunlu, and let her Life-Bound Sword handle her mission report. Meanwhile, Meng Xuan arrived at the Sword Sect to test herself against its talented cultivators, beginning with Zhou Kongming.

  • Chi Jiuyu argued with Bie Xuening about her age, then realized she had insulted her Master and begged for forgiveness.
  • Zhang Yunlu visited Chi Jiuyu, who gave her a portion of the Spirit Cloud Realm’s world origin and showed off her diligent Life-Bound Sword.
  • Yuanjun suggested that Meng Xuan test herself against the Sword Sect’s best cultivators at various realms, and Meng Xuan agreed to begin with its top Void Return cultivator.
  • Xu Xing and Yuanjun accompanied Meng Xuan to the Sect Master Hall, where Du Ruoheng arranged her match with Zhou Kongming.
  • Zhou Kongming saw the Founder Ancestors arrive and hurried to greet them.

Ch. 679No Need to Demand the Best in Everything

Meng Xuan effortlessly defeated Zhou Kongming in a spar at the Sword Sect, then advised Xu Xing to cherish those close to him. The chapter ended with Yueling visiting Chi Jiuyu, distracted from her plans by a cabinet full of Mystic Candle Fruit wine.

  • Xu Xing created a separate space for Meng Xuan and Zhou Kongming to spar, where Meng Xuan unraveled and reversed Zhou Kongming's Great Void Sword Formation.
  • Meng Xuan defeated Zhou Kongming four times in half an hour, and he accepted that his loss was no shame after learning she had also visited the Supreme Dao Sect.
  • Du Ruheng told Zhou Kongming that Meng Xuan was no ordinary Void Return cultivator and hinted that her identity would remain secret until Zhou Kongming reached Dao Integration and became Sect Master.
  • Xu Xing invited Meng Xuan to visit Ji Yue, but she declined and advised him to cherish those before him; she then chose to visit Chi Jiuyu and Yueling instead.
  • Yueling watched the blue-gold longsword massage Chi Jiuyu, then found several jars of Mystic Candle Fruit wine in a cabinet and forgot what she had meant to say.

Ch. 680The Sword Ancestor's Old Routine

Yueling visited Chi Jiuyu, where she forgot her warning, mocked Bie Xuening, and was swiftly taken away for punishment. Later, Xu Xing told Bie Xuening and Yuanjun that he had made a new discovery about worlds influenced by Mystic Shadow, though it remained only a guess.

  • Yueling drank diluted Mystic Candle Fruit wine at Chi Jiuyu’s cave abode and joked that Bie Xuening was an ill-tempered old woman, prompting Bie Xuening to whisk her away.
  • Meng Xuan visited Chi Jiuyu, who guessed that Meng Xuan had either concealed her cultivation or restarted it after an accident.
  • Zhou Kongming reflected on his defeat and the cultivation insights he had gained, then questioned the others in their Exchange Group about Meng Xuan.
  • Bie Xuening punished Yueling in the bamboo grove while Xu Xing and Yuanjun discussed their past and Yueling’s offense.
  • Xu Xing told Bie Xuening and Yuanjun that he had made a new discovery while observing worlds influenced by Mystic Shadow.

Ch. 681Not Martial Uncle's Confidante?!

Xu Xing speculated that Xuan’s use of Cang Transformation Rituals might point to an unknown transcendent system or other Dao Attainers, though he urged caution while keeping Xuan, Gu, and the remaining Cang Race as their priority. At the Sword Sect, Meng Xuan defeated Chi Jiuyu in a spar and clarified that she and Xu Xing were only friends, leaving Chi Jiuyu surprised that she was not his confidante.

  • Xu Xing explained to Yuanjun and Bie Xuening that Xuan’s Cang Transformation Rituals resembled the rituals in Taiyi World and might reflect a transcendent path developed by unknown Dao Attainers.
  • Yuanjun asked whether Confusion could notice problems in Taiyi World, and Xu Xing said he might.
  • Meng Xuan defeated the top-ranked sword cultivators on the Sword Sect’s Spirit Transformation, Nascent Soul, and Golden Core Sword Rankings in morning spars.
  • Chi Jiuyu challenged Meng Xuan and opened with the Annihilation Sword, but Meng Xuan countered with a precise strike that turned Chi Jiuyu into gray mist before she recovered.
  • Chi Jiuyu learned that Meng Xuan knew all four swords and asked what she thought of Xu Xing; Meng Xuan said they were only friends, surprising Chi Jiuyu.

Ch. 683Please, Senior Confusion, Show Yourself

Chi Jiuyu sparred with Meng Xuan, whose Severing Sword dismantled her Spirit Cloud Dao Sword, and left impressed enough to add Meng Xuan to her great seniors group. Two days later, Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu awakened in the Taiyi Realm and asked Senior Confusion to meet them.

  • Chi Jiuyu attacked Meng Xuan with her Spirit Cloud Dao Sword, but Meng Xuan used the Severing Sword to dismantle it and kill her.
  • After resurrecting, Chi Jiuyu praised Meng Xuan's sword, learned its name, and added her to a group with other great seniors before leaving with Xu Xing and Du Ruoheng.
  • Two days later, Meng Xuan left for the Righteous Alliance to prepare for Dao Integration, while Yuanjun returned to the Supreme Dao Sect and Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu resumed building Immortal Net connection nodes.
  • Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu awakened from their pale-gold crystals in the Kongji Holy City and told the Kongji Holy Lord that a senior's permission could remove their hidden dangers.
  • Ning Wanzhu and Ming Yu bowed toward a distant direction and asked Senior Confusion to reveal himself for a meeting.
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