Arc 34The Peerless Continent’s Arrival

Lu Ye and the Nine Provinces Squad helped defeat the Corpse Race and ended the Corpse Calamity in the Peerless Continent. After returning to the Nine Provinces, Lu Ye welcomed Pang Huanyin and the Purple Star Dao Palace as they joined the Vast Sky Alliance.

  • The Nine Provinces Squad fought through the Corpse Horde, buried the final Heaven's Mystery Pillar, and opened gateways that brought Nine Provinces cultivators into the Peerless Continent.
  • Lu Ye, Jujia, and Lan Ziyi confronted the Golden Corpse King, and Jujia’s new Secret Technique helped them hold him while Lu Ye wounded him.
  • The Golden Corpse King seized an ancient severed palm, but Lu Ye killed him with his Weapon Casket after Jujia shielded him from the attack.
  • Hua Ci treated Lu Ye, Jujia, and other poisoned cultivators as Nine Provinces forces and local humans hunted the remaining Corpse Race.
  • Lu Ye stopped rival Nine Provinces factions from fighting, then left the Peerless Continent as Pang Huanyin remained to lead its people.
  • Pang Huanyin united the Peerless Human Race under the Purple Star Dao Palace, and the four Heaven's Mystery Pillars began changing the continent as it joined the Nine Provinces.
  • Lu Ye returned to the Cloud River Battlefield, expanded Return Heaven Valley Spirit Land, and advanced to Cloud River Tier Nine before Peerless Continent appeared above the battlefield.
  • Pang Huanyin chose the Crimson Blood Sect as the Dao Palace’s Upper Sect, and she and Lu Ye agreed to explore the Nine Provinces together.
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Ch. 827A War Waged with Everything on the Line

Lu Ye and the Nine Provinces Squad set out for the Heavenly Saint Hall as the Purple Star Dao Palace launched its planned attack to draw the Corpse Race’s forces. The Dao Palace and arriving stronghold cultivators held their line against the overwhelming horde, while Pang Huanyin and Old Xiao kept Zhou Yun occupied.

  • The Wind and Cloud Brothers wished Lu Ye and the Nine Provinces Squad well and departed, while Lu Ye led the others toward the Heavenly Saint Hall.
  • Zhou Yun spotted the Purple Star Dao Palace’s portal and rushed to enter, but Pang Huanyin struck him back and engaged him with Old Xiao.
  • Dao Palace cultivators poured through the portal, formed battle lines, and used three Soaring Dragon Boats to attack the approaching Corpse Race.
  • Pang Huanyin saw stronghold cultivators arriving from across the region and realized they had come to support the Dao Palace.
  • The Corpse Race pressed hard against the Dao Palace’s defenses, and the stronghold reinforcements helped stabilize the line.

Ch. 828Eight People, One Body

The Nine Provinces Squad fought through the Corpse Race surrounding the Huntian Sacred Hall Mystic Realm portal and killed the Bronze Corpse Commander. After the squad entered the mystic realm, Pang Huanyin kept the Dao Palace forces in the battle to support them.

  • The Nine Provinces Squad charged through the Corpse Race, using their coordinated roles to break toward the portal.
  • The Bronze Corpse Commander left the Dao Palace battlefield and attacked the squad with a vast Corpse Horde.
  • The squad found and heavily injured the Bronze Corpse Commander, causing his Corpse Horde to collapse.
  • Mu Qingyun killed the fleeing Bronze Corpse Commander, rallying the Dao Palace and stronghold cultivators.
  • Yang Yuan and Jujia entered the portal first, followed by Lu Ye and the rest of the squad.
  • Pang Huanyin kept the Dao Palace forces in place to share the pressure while the squad continued into the mystic realm.

Ch. 829Need a Little Time

The Nine Provinces Squad forced its way into the Huntian Sacred Hall Mystic Realm and fought through the Corpse Horde so Lu Ye could place the final Heaven's Mystery Pillar. The pillar began resonating with the other three, but the squad had to hold its ground under mounting attacks as the Five Great Families discovered a matching pillar in Five Elements City.

  • Pang Huanyin ordered the Dao Palace forces to attack while the Silver Corpse Commander, Iron Corpse Commander, and other Corpse Race members rushed to stop the Nine Provinces Squad.
  • The squad fought through the Corpse Horde and sensed the terrifying aura of the Golden Corpse King, Corpse Fiend.
  • Yang Yuan and Jujia helped Lu Ye reach a suitable Spirit Peak, where he buried the final Heaven's Mystery Pillar.
  • The pillar began resonating with the other three pillars, and Lu Ye led the squad in defending their position as the Corpse Horde and two Corpse Commanders attacked.
  • The pillar drew in the mystic realm's Spiritual Energy, while Chu Ruoyu and the Five Great Families uncovered another pillar in Five Elements City.

Ch. 830Precarious

The Heaven's Mystery Pillars drained the Earth Veins of four Secret Realms, exposing them to Peerless Continent and the Corpse Race. In the Heavenly Saint Hall Mystic Realm, Lu Ye and the Nine Provinces Squad struggled to escape the Corpse Horde, but the Golden Corpse King broke through their formation.

  • The cultivators of Silver Snake Valley and Mount Sumeru discovered that the Heaven's Mystery Pillars had connected to their Earth Veins and could not be moved.
  • The four Heaven's Mystery Pillars drained the Secret Realms' Spiritual Energy, grew nearly ten zhang tall, and exposed the Secret Realms within Peerless Continent.
  • Lu Ye and the other seven members of the Nine Provinces Squad fought to break out of the Corpse Horde, while Ying Wuji narrowly escaped a Silver Corpse Commander's attack.
  • Lu Ye struck a seemingly ordinary Zombie and was thrown backward when his blows revealed golden bones and failed to stop its punch.
  • Lü Qing identified the attacker as the Golden Corpse King after it repelled Lan Ziyi and Mu Qingyun and tore open the squad's formation.

Ch. 831Man's Imminent Death

The Nine Provinces Squad fought to survive as the Corpse Fiend nearly killed Mu Qingyun and Yang Yuan before Lu Ye drove it away. Their Battlefield Marks then reactivated, revealing that the Nine Provinces had connected to the Peerless Continent and that killing Corpse Race earned Battle Merit.

  • The Corpse Fiend attacked Mu Qingyun, but Yang Yuan stepped in and took a grievous wound while his shield failed to stop the fiend’s claws.
  • Lu Ye struck at the Corpse Fiend, forcing it to retreat into the Corpse Horde, and Yang Yuan swallowed a Spiritual Pill to suppress the Origin Corpse Poison.
  • The eight members of the Nine Provinces Squad regrouped and kept fighting while Lü Qing, Ying Wuji, and the others traded bleak jokes about their chances of survival.
  • Light specks from slain Corpse Race members entered the squad’s hands, and all eight discovered their Battlefield Marks had revived.
  • Ying Wuji realized that killing the Corpse Race now granted Battle Merit, and regretted the enemies he had slain before the marks responded.

Ch. 832Nine Provinces

Gateways appeared before Heaven's Mystery Pillars across the Cloud River Battlefield, drawing cultivators into a mysterious realm. Trapped in the Huntian Sacred Hall Mystic Realm, the Nine Provinces Squad realized the gateways connected them to Nine Provinces and that reinforcements were coming.

  • A gateway appeared before the Heaven's Mystery Pillar in West Thirty-Five Heaven's Mystery City, and the merchant guild expert said it might be an opportunity bestowed by Heaven's Mystery.
  • Cultivators rushed through gateways that appeared at merchant guilds across the Cloud River Battlefield.
  • Ying Wuji discovered that killing Corpse Race enemies earned Battle Merit, but Lü Qing warned that the squad was trapped and four members were infected with Origin Corpse Poison.
  • The Heaven's Mystery Pillar in the Huntian Sacred Hall Mystic Realm erupted with light, creating thousands of gateways across the realm.
  • Lü Qing recognized the familiar aura of Nine Provinces in a nearby gateway, and Lu Ye explained that Nine Provinces cultivators could teleport to them through the Heaven's Mystery Pillar.

Ch. 833Reinforcements!

Portals brought cultivators from the Nine Provinces into the Peerless Continent, where they joined the war against the Corpse Race. With the reinforcements turning the tide, Pang Huanyin led the Dao Palace and Stronghold cultivators in a counterattack.

  • Nine Provinces cultivators poured through the portals and learned their mission was to exterminate the Corpse Race.
  • Yuan Lie arrived, saw the battle, and tried to save a female cultivator from a Corpse Race attacker, but it killed her.
  • Nine Provinces cultivators suffered early losses before organizing defenses and discovering that killing the Corpse Race earned Battle Merit.
  • Pang Huanyin learned from Hua Ci that the newcomers came from the Nine Provinces and that Lu Ye had likely succeeded.
  • Pang Huanyin rallied the Peerless cultivators and led them from defense into a counterattack against the Corpse Race.

Ch. 834This Guy Isn't Crazy, Is He?

After the battle eased, Lu Ye, Jujia, and Lan Ziyi set out to hunt for the elusive Corpse Race target while recovering their strength. They came upon a Nine Provinces team in danger and confronted the Iron Corpse Commander, who fled when Lu Ye wounded him, only to be intercepted by another saber wielder.

  • Feng Rulie and the other poisoned members of the squad left to seek Hua Ci, while Lu Ye, Jujia, and Lan Ziyi remained behind.
  • Lu Ye swallowed many Spiritual Pills and used Taotie Meal to restore his Spiritual Power, while Jujia recovered in just a few breaths.
  • Lu Ye, Jujia, and Lan Ziyi advanced through the battlefield, killing Corpse Race and searching for the target whose aura Lu Ye had memorized.
  • Lu Ye rushed toward a small Nine Provinces team being overwhelmed by Corpse Race and the Iron Corpse Commander.
  • Lu Ye struck the Iron Corpse Commander hard enough to wound his arm, but the commander fled and was met by a tall, slender figure wielding two long sabers.

Ch. 835The King's Dignity

Lu Ye, Lan Ziyi, and Jujia killed the Iron Corpse Commander and searched for the Golden Corpse King, who Lan Ziyi revealed was waiting in a great hall atop Heavenly Saint Hall’s tallest Spirit Peak. The three reached the hall and sensed the Golden Corpse King inside, poised for a final battle.

  • Jujia restrained the Iron Corpse Commander while Lu Ye unleashed a powerful saber strike that beheaded him.
  • Lan Ziyi and Lu Ye received Battle Merit for their contributions to killing the Iron Corpse Commander.
  • Lu Ye, Lan Ziyi, and Jujia helped clear the nearby Corpse Race before continuing to search for the Golden Corpse King.
  • Lan Ziyi told Lu Ye that the Golden Corpse King had remained in a great hall atop the tallest Spirit Peak, where he had killed cultivators who entered.
  • Lu Ye, Lan Ziyi, and Jujia arrived at the hall and sensed the Golden Corpse King’s aura and the blood of his victims within.

Ch. 836How Can This Be Fought?

Lu Ye, Lan Ziyi, and Jujia confronted the Golden Corpse King in the great hall, where his overwhelming strength initially left all three badly wounded. As Lu Ye’s Blood Dye Spirit Pattern took effect and his strength increased, Lan Ziyi saw a chance to defeat him.

  • Lan Ziyi sensed the Golden Corpse King’s immense aura, and she followed Lu Ye and Jujia into the hall, where they found the corpses of slain Nine Provinces cultivators.
  • The Golden Corpse King asked where the rest of Lu Ye’s eight-person squad was, and Lu Ye answered that the three of them were enough to kill him.
  • Jujia, Lan Ziyi, and Lu Ye attacked in turn, but the Golden Corpse King easily repelled them and remained unharmed as the fighting wrecked the hall.
  • After barely thirty breaths, all three were wounded, but Lu Ye’s strength began rising as his Blood Dye Spirit Pattern took effect.
  • Lu Ye withstood one of the Golden Corpse King’s blows without being sent flying, and Lan Ziyi realized they might have a chance to kill him.

Ch. 837Jujia is very angry

Lu Ye, Lan Ziyi, and Jujia struggled to wound the Golden Corpse King, whose power seemed to be amplified by an unseen force in the ruins. As Lan Ziyi urged a retreat, Jujia's fury awakened a profound ability that let him draw on the surrounding spiritual energy and stand against the enemy.

  • Lan Ziyi merged her twin sabers and struck the Golden Corpse King, inflicting a small wound before he hurled Jujia away and attacked her.
  • Lu Ye protected Lan Ziyi from the Golden Corpse King's claw and kept fighting while searching for the source of the enemy's extraordinary strength.
  • Lan Ziyi concluded that the three could not kill the Golden Corpse King and called on Lu Ye to withdraw, but Lu Ye continued probing for an opening.
  • The Golden Corpse King roared in anger, and Jujia charged back with his body wrapped in Blood Qi and his eyes glowing red.
  • Jujia's fury made him draw on the surrounding spiritual energy, and Lu Ye sensed that he had gained a profound ability that made him seem as heavy as a mountain.

Ch. 838Still Have a Trump Card?

Jujia transformed and seized the Golden Corpse King, allowing Lu Ye to unleash his Beast Transformation and threaten the enemy with rapid saber strikes. The Golden Corpse King survived Lu Ye’s first attack, but Jujia was freed to fight as Lu Ye and Lan Ziyi kept up their assault.

  • Jujia comprehended a Secret Technique, endured the Golden Corpse King’s blow, and locked the enemy’s fist in his grip.
  • Lan Ziyi joined Jujia in restraining the Golden Corpse King while Lu Ye activated the Beast Transformation Secret Technique with Amber.
  • Lu Ye transformed, rushed to Jujia’s aid, and stabbed at the Golden Corpse King’s eye, tearing his eyelid but failing to kill him.
  • Lu Ye darted around the Golden Corpse King with repeated saber attacks as Lan Ziyi distracted him, freeing Jujia from being the enemy’s target.

Ch. 839You Forced My Hand

Lu Ye and his companions fought the Golden Corpse King as it unleashed powerful Origin Corpse Poison, forcing Lan Ziyi to retreat while Lu Ye continued the pursuit. The Golden Corpse King finally stopped fleeing and seized an ancient severed palm, whose power seemed to be the source of his strength.

  • The Golden Corpse King released Origin Corpse Poison, and Lan Ziyi, Jujia, and Lu Ye felt it invade their wounds.
  • Lu Ye kept cutting into the Golden Corpse King while Jujia restrained him, but the king severed his own arm to escape.
  • The Golden Corpse King fled within five hundred zhang of the great hall as Lu Ye pursued him, and Lan Ziyi retreated when the poison began affecting her.
  • Lan Ziyi used a Sound Transmission Stone to call Hua Ci for help while Lu Ye continued fighting the king.
  • The Golden Corpse King stopped fleeing, reached into the ground, and seized an ancient severed palm, causing white down to sprout across his body.

Ch. 840I've Got People

Lu Ye defeated the Golden Corpse King with his strongest saber technique, surviving the king’s final attack thanks to Jujia’s protection. With the source of the Corpse Calamity dead, Lu Ye and Lan Ziyi turned to the dangerous severed hand left behind.

  • The Golden Corpse King unleashed the severed hand’s overwhelming power, and Lu Ye countered with Myriad Stars.
  • Jujia shielded Lu Ye with a Black Tortoise-like defense, using his Demonic Core to keep it from breaking as they crashed into the palace ruins.
  • Lu Ye rose from the ruins, and his Weapon Casket struck the already-fatal Golden Corpse King, killing him.
  • Lu Ye left the severed hand untouched and found Jujia badly injured but alive.
  • Lan Ziyi told Lu Ye that Hua Ci was on her way, then asked how they should handle the severed hand while Lu Ye checked his Battle Merit.

Ch. 841Passion Overflowing

After Lu Ye and his companions killed the Golden Corpse King, Nine Provinces cultivators swept across Peerless Continent to hunt the remaining Corpse Race and earn Battle Merit. The Dao Palace and other human factions joined the fight, while Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan arrived to defend Purple Star Dao Palace and Hua Ci left to treat poisoned cultivators.

  • Lu Ye offered Lan Ziyi the Golden Corpse King's severed hand, then learned from Li Baxian that Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan had arrived near Purple Star Dao Palace.
  • Mu Qingyun brought Hua Ci to Lu Ye and Jujia, and Hua Ci treated their injuries and removed Lan Ziyi's Origin Corpse Poison.
  • Nine Provinces cultivators pursued fleeing Corpse Race members through Heavenly Saint Hall as Dao Palace fighters recovered and celebrated the Golden Corpse King's defeat.
  • Pang Huanyin explained to Old Xiao that Battle Merit motivated the Nine Provinces cultivators to hunt the Corpse Race.
  • The exposed gateways forced Silver Snake Valley and Mount Sumeru to defend themselves against Corpse Race attacks, while newcomers emerged near Purple Star Dao Palace with orders to protect it.
  • Hua Ci left under Mu Qingyun's protection to treat other cultivators poisoned by Origin Corpse Poison.

Ch. 842The Overall Situation Was Decided

After the Corpse Race’s defeat, Lu Ye, Hua Ci, and Jujia left the ruined Heavenly Saint Hall and traveled toward the Purple Star Dao Palace. Hua Ci took the sinister severed hand to refine its poison, while the Peerless Continent’s humans began reclaiming their world.

  • Lu Ye and Jujia stayed at the Heavenly Saint Hall to recover and guard the severed hand, while Lan Ziyi departed.
  • Hua Ci arrived, checked their injuries, relayed Palace Master Pang’s invitation to visit the Purple Star Dao Palace, and took the severed hand, saying its poison would benefit her cultivation.
  • Lu Ye, Hua Ci, and Jujia left the hall and saw Nine Provinces cultivators and local humans hunting the scattered Corpse Race across the continent.
  • At the Heavenly Saint Hall Mystic Realm entrance, Lu Ye met Yuan Xiang and Zui Shan, who thanked him for helping save the Peerless Human Race.
  • Zui Shan advised Yuan Xiang not to dwell on Lu Ye, and Hua Ci teased Lu Ye about being popular as the group continued toward the peaceful Dao Palace.

Ch. 843A Fierce Tiger Sniffing a Rose

Lu Ye recuperated at Purple Star Dao Palace while using Source Imprinting, but he still failed to find the powerful blade cultivator he sought. As Nine Provinces cultivators gathered to return home, a factional clash broke out outside the Dao Palace, and Hua Ci hesitated to disturb Lu Ye while he was healing.

  • Pang Huanyin thanked Lu Ye and his companions for saving the Peerless Human Race, then urged Lu Ye to rest and recover.
  • Lu Ye returned to his room, teased Hua Ci for calling him Senior Brother, and began Source Imprinting the Dragon Ascent World Origin.
  • Nine Provinces cultivators gathered at Purple Star Dao Palace to Borrow Passage home, but their opposing factions began fighting after the Corpse Race threat had nearly ended.
  • Pang Huanyin sent for Lu Ye when the confrontation outside the Dao Palace grew too dangerous for her to handle.
  • Hua Ci told the messenger that Lu Ye was still recuperating and worried that disturbing him might be unwise.

Ch. 844Stars Surrounding the Moon

Lu Ye stopped a confrontation between the Vast Sky Alliance and Myriad Demon Ridge by urging the cultivators to return to the Nine Provinces, backed by several Cloud River Hegemony elites. As the cultivators departed through the newly formed entrance, Pang Huanyin asked Lu Ye to accompany her for a walk.

  • Lu Ye arrived at the Dao Palace entrance and addressed the two camps, warning them not to fight in a foreign land.
  • Lu Ye called out Ying Wuji, who joined him and urged both camps to postpone their conflict until they returned to the Nine Provinces.
  • Mu Qingyun, Lan Ziyi, Lü Qing, Feng Rulie, and Yang Yuan gathered beside Lu Ye, and their presence quieted the crowd.
  • A passage back to the Nine Provinces opened, and the gathered cultivators began leaving through it.
  • Ying Wuji, Lü Qing, Feng Rulie, Yang Yuan, Lan Ziyi, and Mu Qingyun departed, leaving Lu Ye with Pang Huanyin.
  • Pang Huanyin asked Lu Ye to accompany her for a walk, and he agreed.

Ch. 845Farewell

Lu Ye said farewell to Pang Huanyin and returned to Nine Provinces with his companions, leaving the Peerless Continent behind. Pang Huanyin then began uniting the continent under Purple Star Dao Palace by sending forces against Silver Snake Valley and Mount Sumeru.

  • Pang Huanyin thanked Lu Ye for helping end the Corpse Calamity, and Lu Ye explained that he would likely be unable to return after advancing to True Lake.
  • Pang Huanyin bid Lu Ye farewell, then hinted to Old Xiao that she had a plan that would benefit the Peerless Human Race.
  • Lu Ye reunited with Hua Ci, Jujia, Li Baxian, Feng Yuechan, and the other Nine Provinces cultivators, and they returned through the gateway.
  • Local Peerless Cultivators failed to enter the gateway after the Nine Provinces cultivators left, while Purple Star Dao Palace prepared to subdue the other two Human Race Secret Realms.
  • Purple Star Dao Palace and the Stronghold humans quickly defeated Silver Snake Valley and Mount Sumeru, whose cultivators had suffered heavy losses fighting the Corpse Race.

Ch. 846Return

Pang Huanyin subdued Silver Snake Valley and Mount Sumeru, then used the Heavenly Mechanism Pillars to begin restoring the ruined Peerless Continent. Lu Ye and his companions returned to the Cloud River Battlefield, where they parted ways with Hua Ci and expanded Return Heaven Valley Spirit Land with a captured Spring Spirit.

  • Pang Huanyin forced Silver Snake Valley and Mount Sumeru to submit after the Nine Provinces cultivators helped eradicate the Corpse Calamity.
  • Pang Huanyin agreed to begin a change through Purple Star Dao Palace's Heavenly Mechanism Pillar, and the pillars across the four Great Mystic Realms sent gentle light over the Peerless Continent as its turbid sun began to recede.
  • Lu Ye and his companions returned to the Cloud River Battlefield, and Li Baxian chose to set out for Return Heaven Valley Spirit Land while urging Lu Ye to prepare for True Lake.
  • Hua Ci left the group to cultivate at Five Poisons Pool, and Lu Ye and the others continued toward their Spirit Land.
  • Lu Ye placed Sacred Universe Spiritual Land's Spring Spirit in Return Heaven Valley Spirit Land's Spring Eye, expanding the Grade A Spirit Land so it could support about a hundred cultivators.

Ch. 847Golden Flood Dragon, Silver Flood Dragon

After returning from the Peerless Continent, Lu Ye checked his enormous Battle Merit gains and bought supplies before visiting the Battle Merit Pavilion. He befriended its Golden Flood Dragon and Silver Flood Dragon guards by offering them Demonic Commander-level beast meat, setting up a wager on how long he would survive.

  • Lu Ye reviewed his Battle Merit, which had surged to 186,472 after the campaign against the Corpse Race and the death of the Golden Corpse King.
  • Lu Ye bought Mystic Fires, Pill Fires, Demonic Cores, and four expensive pieces of True Lake Realm Monster Beast flesh through Heaven's Mystery Vault.
  • Lu Ye entered the Battle Merit Pavilion and greeted the Golden Flood Dragon and Silver Flood Dragon, who revealed they had wagered on when he would die.
  • Lu Ye challenged the Flood Dragons' wager by betting he would live for decades or longer and offered to bring them food whenever he visited.
  • The Golden Flood Dragon and Silver Flood Dragon devoured the beast meat and eagerly looked to Lu Ye for more.

Ch. 848Cloud River Tier Nine and the Aberration

Lu Ye explored the Battle Merit Pavilion, claimed a free treasure, and exchanged for ten Golden Spirit Signs before cultivating to Cloud River Tier Nine. A month later, a strange overlapping scene appeared in his cabin as a familiar repulsion force surrounded him, though he was not yet ready to advance to True Lake.

  • Lu Ye entered the Battle Merit Pavilion, claimed his free treasure reward, and exchanged Battle Merit for ten Golden Spirit Signs.
  • Lu Ye devoured Mystic Fire and Pill Fire with the Talent Tree, then began cultivating with his thirty Golden Spirit Signs while imprinting the Origin of Dragon Ascent World.
  • Lu Ye advanced to Cloud River Tier Nine after consuming only a little over ten Golden Spirit Signs.
  • Lu Ye continued cultivating and planned to stop before reaching True Lake so he could finish expanding and adjusting his Spirit Land.
  • A month after returning, Lu Ye and Yiyi noticed a hazy scene overlapping the wooden cabin as a repulsion force surrounded Lu Ye, though he confirmed he was not about to advance to True Lake.

Ch. 849Senior Brother Lu, We Meet Again

A colossal Floating Land appeared above the Cloud River Battlefield, forcing Lu Ye and other cultivators back to Nine Provinces. There, Lu Ye discovered that the land was Peerless Continent, which was merging with the Cloud River Battlefield, and reunited with Pang Huanyin.

  • A vast Floating Land blotted out the sky above the Cloud River Battlefield, and Li Baxian urged Lu Ye to return to Nine Provinces as Heavenly Mechanism expelled cultivators from the battlefield.
  • Lu Ye, Hua Ci, and Jujia arrived at the Crimson Blood Sect’s Heavenly Mechanism Hall, where Shui Yuan told Lu Ye to ask Sect Master Tang about the phenomenon.
  • Lu Ye and Hua Ci recognized Pang Huanyin when she left the Council Hall with Sect Master Tang, and Pang Huanyin greeted Lu Ye as her Senior Brother.
  • Pang Huanyin explained that Peerless Continent had begun migrating into Nine Provinces after Heavenly Mechanism invited it to merge, and that its incomplete origin meant it would join the Cloud River Battlefield.
  • Lu Ye realized that the enormous Floating Land above the battlefield was Peerless Continent, which would become accessible to cultivators there after the fusion.

Ch. 850Realm Fusion

After the Peerless Continent fused with the Cloud River Battlefield, Lu Ye learned that cultivators would be barred from the battlefield until it stabilized and that Pang Huanyin planned to rebuild the Purple Star Dao Palace in the Nine Provinces under the Crimson Blood Sect. Lu Ye took Pang Huanyin to find a place for her sect on Ao Mountain, while Hua Ci sought Shui Yuan’s guidance and the Sect Master was summoned away.

  • The Sect Master explained that the Peerless Continent’s arrival was part of a realm fusion, which would keep cultivators out of the Cloud River Battlefield for ten days to several months.
  • The Sect Master agreed to make the Crimson Blood Sect the Purple Star Dao Palace’s Upper Sect and offered the Dao Palace Spirit Peaks on Ao Mountain.
  • Pang Huanyin told Lu Ye that she had chosen the Crimson Blood Sect, and he took her to look for a place to establish the Purple Star Dao Palace.
  • Shui Yuan urged Hua Ci to pursue Lu Ye, but Hua Ci instead asked Shui Yuan to teach her medical arts.
  • Jujia walked away before the Sect Master could offer him guidance, and the Sect Master hurried to Bright Heart Peak after being called.

Ch. 851Should Be?

Lu Ye and Pang Huanyin discussed the Nine Provinces and the Dao Palace’s plans to establish itself there as they traveled across Ao Mountain. Their journey brought them upon two cultivators fighting over a Three-Leaf Purple Sandalwood Flower, who offered it to Lu Ye after recognizing his identity.

  • Pang Huanyin asked Lu Ye about the Nine Provinces’ cultivation environment, and he explained how the Spirit Stream and Cloud River Battlefields offered denser Spiritual Energy.
  • Pang Huanyin said she had accepted the Nine Provinces Heavenly Mechanism’s guidance to give the Peerless Human Race a future, and confirmed the Dao Palace would join the Vast Sky Alliance under the Crimson Blood Sect.
  • Lu Ye admitted he had barely explored the Nine Provinces beyond the Crimson Blood Sect’s territory, and he and Pang Huanyin agreed to travel and see more together.
  • Lu Ye and Pang Huanyin found a middle-aged man and an elderly man battling over a Three-Leaf Purple Sandalwood Flower on Ao Mountain.
  • Lu Ye introduced himself as a Crimson Blood Sect disciple, and the elderly man recognized his reputation and offered him the flower before urging the middle-aged man to leave.
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