Arc 55The Peerless Continent War

Lu Ye returned to Nine Provinces, then led its Star Constellations to defend Peerless Continent from the Azure Dawn Dao Realm. After killing Qin Yuandai and trapping Tang Jun with him in an Insect Path, Lu Ye offered Tang Jun help and claimed Peerless Continent had powerful backing.

  • Lu Ye left Square Inch Mountain with Nian Yuexian, returned to Nine Provinces, and studied the Little People Race’s Spirit Patterns while preparing for threats beyond their realm.
  • After Meng Jie reported a fight near Peerless Continent, Lu Ye and the Nine Provinces Star Constellations killed two attackers and discovered that two more were inside the continent.
  • Lu Ye and Nian Yuexian captured Sun Ying, rescued the hostages Zhao Tianmu held, and learned that the Azure Dawn Dao Realm might send stronger cultivators to take revenge.
  • Lu Ye ordered the non-Star Constellation cultivators to leave Peerless Continent, then gathered reinforcements as Qin Yuandai arrived with Azure Dawn cultivators.
  • Lu Ye used a Red Talisman to kill Zhao Tianmu, Qin Yuandai, and several of her Star Constellations, while Nine Provinces’ forces defeated the remaining attackers with Purple Talismans.
  • Tang Jun pursued Lu Ye for three days before a collapsing Insect Path dragged them both inside, where Lu Ye used the currents to deepen his understanding of the Void Spirit Pattern.
  • Lu Ye found Tang Jun near death in the Space Current and offered to help, claiming Peerless Continent had powerful backing and had defeated the invaders with Little People Race Spirit Talismans.
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Ch. 1353Despicable, Shameless

Lu Ye led the Eastern Division through a brutal battle against the allied Southern and Western Divisions, using his rebirth advantage to overwhelm their forces. The battle left Duan Xiuchen as the enemy’s sole survivor, while the exhausted Eastern Division secured first place.

  • Lu Ye stopped Han Molong from rushing back into battle and waited until all nine Eastern Division members had revived and regrouped.
  • Duan Xiuchen charged the Eastern Division, but Lu Ye feinted past him and began killing the opposing cultivators, breaking through their Golden Body Talismans.
  • Duan Xiuchen tried to pin Lu Ye down, but Lu Ye defeated him in their exchanges and continued slaughtering the Southern and Western Divisions’ fighters.
  • The Eastern Division repeatedly revived and returned to the battlefield until only Duan Xiuchen remained among their opponents.
  • Haitang and the other Eastern Division members stood exhausted but exhilarated as their victory and first place became certain.

Ch. 1354All Thanks to Fellow Daoist Su's Contribution!

Lu Ye defeated Duan Xiuchen in their final clash, securing first place for the Eastern Division and prompting the Little People Race's Sunlights to discuss training their cultivators more rigorously. After returning to Immortal Spirit Peak, Lu Ye found Nian Yuexian waiting and admitted he had forgotten to ask when they could leave.

  • Duan Xiuchen charged at Lu Ye for a final battle, but Lu Ye broke through his defenses and killed him with a saber strike.
  • The Eastern Division's participants reacted with mixed feelings to Lu Ye defeating a Late Stage cultivator while he was at the Early Stage.
  • The Sunlights agreed to discuss ways to give Little People Race cultivators more experience and better preparation.
  • Chen Xuanhai and Wu Qimo thanked Su Yuqing for bringing Lu Ye to the Eastern Division, then praised the participants for their victory.
  • Nian Yuexian asked Lu Ye when they could leave, and he said he would ask Haitang to find out if their hosts did not raise the matter within two days.

Ch. 1355Driving People Away

Lu Ye waited for Su Yuqing to return so she could escort him and Nian Yuexian out of Square Inch Mountain, and used the delay to study the Little People Race’s Spirit Pattern inheritance. After Su Yuqing came back, she coldly took them aboard her Spirit Boat and departed with them for the starry sky.

  • Lu Ye learned from Haitang that Su Yuqing was away overseeing the division of Square Inch Mountain’s accumulated foundation, a process expected to take about a month.
  • Lu Ye asked Haitang for the Little People Race’s Spirit Patterns, and she lent him Immortal Spirit Peak’s inherited tome for study.
  • Lu Ye immersed himself in the tome while Nian Yuexian waited and continued cultivating with the Lingyu he had received.
  • Haitang told Lu Ye that Su Yuqing had returned, and Lu Ye asked to meet her about leaving Square Inch Mountain.
  • Su Yuqing arrived and insisted on carrying out their agreement, so Lu Ye summoned Nian Yuexian and boarded her Spirit Boat.
  • Su Yuqing’s Spirit Boat left the realm as Lu Ye bid Haitang farewell and saw her waving from Immortal Spirit Peak.

Ch. 1356Don't Speak!

Lu Ye and Nian Yuexian left Square Inch Mountain aboard Su Yuqing’s Star Boat and reached the place where Nian Yuexian had first found the mountain. Before they set off for Nine Provinces, Su Yuqing rewarded Lu Ye, returned his inherited tome, and spent several days alone with him, leaving him with a conspicuous mark on his neck.

  • Lu Ye and Nian Yuexian traveled aboard Su Yuqing’s Star Boat and marveled at its speed and strength as it smashed through meteors.
  • After about half a month, the Star Boat reached the starry sky where Nian Yuexian had fallen into Square Inch Mountain, and Lu Ye went alone to thank Su Yuqing.
  • Su Yuqing gave Lu Ye two Storage Rings as rewards for his contribution to the martial competition.
  • Lu Ye tried to return Immortal Spirit Peak’s inherited tome, but Su Yuqing told him to keep it and ordered him to get lost.
  • Lu Ye stayed with Su Yuqing for several days before rejoining Nian Yuexian, and they set off toward Nine Provinces.
  • Nian Yuexian noticed a mark on Lu Ye’s neck, and he blushed when he saw it in a mirror.

Ch. 1357The Little People Race's Gift of Thanks

Lu Ye examined Su Yuqing’s gifts while traveling with Nian Yuexian, discovering a cache of valuable talismans and a Star Boat. He and Nian Yuexian set off for the Nine Provinces aboard the Silver Fish, though Lu Ye learned that piloting it consumed considerable Spiritual Power and required time to build speed.

  • Lu Ye failed to remove the mark Su Yuqing had left on his neck, while Nian Yuexian teased him and called it a declaration of ownership.
  • Lu Ye inspected one Storage Ring and found nearly a hundred talismans, including two red Jade Talismans, one of which carried Su Yuqing’s aura.
  • Lu Ye opened the second Storage Ring and discovered a Star Boat named Silver Fish.
  • Lu Ye activated the Silver Fish, learned to control its Formation core, and began traveling toward the Nine Provinces with Nian Yuexian.
  • Lu Ye found that piloting the Silver Fish consumed substantial Spiritual Power, though using Lingyu could reduce the cost, and the boat needed time to reach its top speed.

Ch. 1358Never See Each Other Again

Lu Ye and Nian Yuexian returned to the Nine Provinces aboard a Star Boat after nurturing their Jade Talismans during the journey. Lu Ye visited the Crimson Blood Sect, gave a two-day Dharma assembly, and then went to the Garrison Hall, where Feng Wujiang prepared to leave with Qiu Min after she advanced to Star Constellation.

  • Lu Ye and Nian Yuexian traveled home aboard the Star Boat while Lu Ye nurtured two red Jade Talismans and taught Nian Yuexian to nurture her purple ones.
  • A concealed woman followed them to the Nine Provinces, observed the Nine Provinces and Blood Refining World from afar, and then departed without entering.
  • Lu Ye and Nian Yuexian returned to Ao Mountain, where Nian Yuexian reunited with Shui Yuan and Lu Ye was asked to address the Crimson Blood Sect disciples.
  • Lu Ye held a two-day Dharma assembly at Upholding Justice Peak, answering the disciples’ questions about his past exploits, cultivation, and combat.
  • Lu Ye went to Heaven Continent and bade farewell to Feng Wujiang, who had been guarding the Garrison Hall and was now ready to leave with Qiu Min, who had advanced to Star Constellation three months earlier.

Ch. 1359Peerless Continent in Trouble

Lu Ye managed the Garrison Hall while Nine Provinces’ cultivators explored the starry sky, and he began developing a stronger defensive Spiritual Pattern. The chapter ended when he learned that Meng Jie was fighting an unknown enemy near Peerless Continent and ordered Nine Provinces cultivators there to hide the passage home.

  • Lu Ye inspected the Garrison Hall’s Star Map, Lingyu, Jade Slips, and Sound Talismans, which were intended to support Nine Provinces’ Star Constellation Realm cultivators.
  • Meng Jie discovered Peerless Continent after traveling far from Nine Provinces, and Lu Ye recorded its location at the end of a long spur on the Star Map.
  • Lu Ye finished studying the Little People Race’s records and focused on improving Guard into a stronger defensive Spiritual Pattern.
  • Over the following months, Lu Ye used his Clone to manage visitors and update the Star Map while his main body worked on the new Spiritual Pattern.
  • Nine Provinces cultivators on Peerless Continent reported that Meng Jie was fighting an unknown Star Constellation Realm enemy beyond the heavens.
  • Lu Ye ordered the Nine Provinces cultivators on Peerless Continent to lie low and conceal the passage leading back to Nine Provinces.

Ch. 1360Reinforcements

Lu Ye gathered Star Constellation Realm reinforcements and rushed to Peerless Continent after Meng Jie’s warning, fearing an intelligent enemy had attacked. He found Meng Jie battling two Middle Stage Star Constellation cultivators, and the Nine Provinces group launched a coordinated ambush.

  • Lu Ye ordered Nian Yuexian and other Star Constellation cultivators to join him, then set out aboard the Silver Fish with three companions.
  • Lu Ye picked up Jian Guhong, other cultivators, and finally Feng Wujiang and Qiu Min, filling the Star Boat with nine people.
  • After a month of travel, the group sensed Meng Jie fighting near Peerless Continent and silently spread out to approach the battle.
  • Lu Ye saw Meng Jie badly wounded and outmatched by a Spell Cultivator and a Weapon Cultivator, both at the Star Constellation Realm Middle Stage.
  • Jian Guhong and the others ambushed the Spell Cultivator, while Lu Ye charged at the Weapon Cultivator fighting Meng Jie.

Ch. 1361Just This?

Lu Ye and Nine Provinces reinforcements rescued Meng Jie and killed two foreign Star Constellation cultivators, but learned that two more enemies remained inside Peerless Continent. The group prepared to face the unresolved threat while lacking information about what had happened within the continent.

  • Feng Wujiang kicked Meng Jie clear of a spear thrust, and Lu Ye engaged the Weapon Cultivator in battle.
  • Jian Guhong and six other cultivators ambushed and killed the Spell Cultivator, while Lu Ye swiftly killed the Weapon Cultivator.
  • Meng Jie returned and told Lu Ye and the others that four foreign cultivators had appeared, with two still inside Peerless Continent.
  • Meng Jie explained that he had fought and distracted the two dead cultivators for a month to protect the Nine Provinces cultivators inside Peerless Continent.
  • Feng Wujiang learned from Meng Jie that no one knew what the two remaining enemies were doing inside the continent.

Ch. 1362Ten Thousand Souls Banner

Lu Ye and Nian Yuexian infiltrated Peerless Continent to locate two foreign Star Constellations and discovered a woman using a Ten Thousand Souls Banner to torture and kill Nine Provinces cultivators. After the enemy forces exposed the search party, Lu Ye and Nian Yuexian captured the banner’s wielder, leaving her under their control.

  • Feng Wujiang and the others decided to infiltrate Peerless Continent and search for the two remaining Star Constellations without alerting them.
  • Lu Ye and Nian Yuexian found a woman refining her Ten Thousand Souls Banner and realized she was using Nine Provinces cultivators as materials.
  • Lu Ye checked his Battlefield Mark and confirmed that Xiao Xinghe, his Fourth Senior Brother, Lin Yinxiu, Feng Yuechan, Yiyi, and Hua Ci were still alive, though other imprints had vanished.
  • A distant clash revealed that the Nine Provinces searchers had been exposed, and Lu Ye concluded the enemy they faced was likely at the Star Constellation Realm Early Stage.
  • Nian Yuexian and Lu Ye charged into the banner domain, overcame its attacks on their Divine Souls, and subdued the woman.
  • Lu Ye ordered the frightened woman to obey him, and she nodded.

Ch. 1363A Bunch of Madmen

Lu Ye and Nian Yuexian captured Zhao Tianmu’s junior sister and joined the Nine Provinces cultivators confronting him. The hostage exchange collapsed when Lu Ye severed the woman’s arm, leaving Zhao Tianmu shaken by the Nine Provinces cultivators’ apparent disregard for their own lives.

  • Lu Ye made the woman dismiss the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, took it from her, and let Nian Yuexian bind her before pulling out the Crag Mountain Saber.
  • Lu Ye and Nian Yuexian reached the standoff, where Zhao Tianmu held more than a dozen Nine Provinces cultivators hostage and demanded an exchange for his junior sister.
  • Lu Ye introduced himself as Li Taibai and rejected Zhao Tianmu’s offer to release hostages in stages, insisting that both sides release everyone at once.
  • Zhao Tianmu threatened to kill a Divine Sea hostage, but the man from Chaotian Sect refused to beg and told Lu Ye to make them bury him with their enemies.
  • Lu Ye severed Zhao Tianmu’s junior sister’s arm and warned that his next strike might take her head, shocking Zhao Tianmu with the Nine Provinces cultivators’ resolve.

Ch. 1364Pursuit

Lu Ye and the Nine Provinces cultivators exchanged hostages with Zhao Tianmu, who then tried to flee with his injured junior sister. Lu Ye used Void to catch up and confront Zhao Tianmu, whose strength proved far greater than expected.

  • Zhao Tianmu agreed to the hostage exchange and recovered his junior sister’s severed arm.
  • Lu Ye and Zhao Tianmu exchanged their captives, then Zhao Tianmu threw a bead Exotic Treasure to cover his escape.
  • The Nine Provinces Star Constellations blocked the bead’s attacks and pursued Zhao Tianmu, but his greater speed let him reach the starry sky first.
  • Zhao Tianmu attacked Lu Ye during the chase, slowing him and widening the distance between them.
  • Lu Ye used Void to appear behind Zhao Tianmu and his junior sister, then launched a close-range attack.
  • Zhao Tianmu defended himself with Spiritual Treasures and spells, while realizing Lu Ye could match a Star Constellation Realm Late Stage cultivator.

Ch. 1365Calling for Reinforcements

Lu Ye failed to stop Zhao Tianmu from escaping, then learned from his captive, Sun Ying, that her Azure Dawn Dao Realm had three Moon Jade cultivators and far greater strength than Nine Provinces. He called for reinforcements and prepared Peerless Continent for a likely attack, but the threat of Sun Ying’s powerful relative left Nine Provinces facing a dangerous enemy.

  • Zhao Tianmu threw Sun Ying at Lu Ye to escape, but Lu Ye spared her and pursued him with the Blood Escape Art until Zhao Tianmu fled aboard a Star Boat.
  • Feng Wujiang and the other Star Constellations arrived, and they discussed whether to abandon Peerless Continent before deciding to prepare for an enemy counterattack.
  • Lu Ye ordered Nian Yuexian to take the Silver Fish back to Nine Provinces and call for reinforcements, then brought Sun Ying to Nine-Five Great Hall for questioning.
  • Sun Ying told Lu Ye that she came from the Azure Dawn Dao Realm, which had three Moon Jade cultivators and many more powerful Star Constellations than Nine Provinces.
  • Lu Ye learned that Sun Ying was related to a Moon Jade cultivator in her sect, raising the likelihood that the powerful cultivator would come to rescue her and seek revenge.

Ch. 1366Too Much of a Bully

Lu Ye questioned Sun Ying about whether the Azure Dawn Dao Realm would invade again, then dragged her into a Soul Struggle to uncover the truth. After breaking through her Soul Treasure’s defenses, he prepared to use A Touch of Spiritual Connection to probe both their Divine Souls.

  • Lu Ye asked Sun Ying whether her Moon Jade Realm elder would rescue her and whether the Azure Dawn Dao Realm would invade again, and Sun Ying promised to persuade her elder to stay away.
  • Lu Ye drew Sun Ying into a Soul Struggle, determined to learn the truth because she had helped kill hundreds of Nine Provinces cultivators.
  • Lu Ye attacked Sun Ying’s Divine Sea with the Soul Severing Saber, but her high-grade Soul Treasure blocked his strikes.
  • Lu Ye summoned an imprint of the Ghost Ship and used its warship bombardment to weaken Sun Ying’s protection, then shattered it with his saber.
  • Lu Ye wounded Sun Ying’s Divine Soul and constructed A Touch of Spiritual Connection, exposing both their secrets to each other.

Ch. 1367Preparing for Battle

Lu Ye learned that the Azure Dawn Dao Realm would likely send a Moon Jade Realm cultivator to avenge Sun Ying, so the Nine Provinces began preparing for battle and withdrawing non-Star Constellation cultivators from the Peerless Continent. After several days, Lu Ye was reunited with Yiyi.

  • Lu Ye used A Touch of Spiritual Connection to extract Sun Ying's memories, learning about the Azure Dawn Dao Realm's forces and its prior destruction of another realm.
  • Lu Ye explained that Zhao Tianmu's Soul Lamp would allow the Azure Dawn Dao Realm to track him, making a future attack on the Peerless Continent likely.
  • Lu Ye estimated that one Moon Jade Realm cultivator and other Star Constellations could arrive within half a year, and said he would face the Moon Jade Realm cultivator himself.
  • Lu Ye ordered all non-Star Constellation Nine Provinces cultivators to leave the Peerless Continent within three months, then signaled Jian Guhong to kill Sun Ying.
  • Several days later, Lu Ye welcomed Yiyi and a snowy-white beast, and comforted Yiyi as she cried in his arms.

Ch. 1368Child

Lu Ye reunited with Hua Ci and mistook a baby she was holding for their daughter, only to discover it was someone else’s child. As Nine Provinces cultivators gathered near Peerless Continent, a powerful Star Boat from the Azure Dawn Dao Realm approached.

  • Lu Ye gave Yiyi the Ten Thousand Souls Banner to deliver to Little Nine in the Nine Provinces, and Yiyi returned through the Nine-Five Great Hall with Amber.
  • Lu Ye met Hua Ci and excitedly held the baby in her arms, then realized the child was someone else’s and confronted Hua Ci for teasing him.
  • Hua Ci suggested Lu Ye choose a girl’s name in case they met again with a child on the way, then departed through the underground passage.
  • Lu Ye joined the Nine Provinces Star Constellations waiting in near-space, and Nian Yuexian returned with eight more cultivators before setting off to fetch another group.
  • A luxurious Star Boat carrying around twenty cultivators from the Azure Dawn Dao Realm sped toward Peerless Continent.

Ch. 1369A Powerful Enemy Descended

Two Moonlight Realm elders from the Azure Dawn Dao Realm discussed its incomplete foundation and their plan to seize the newly advanced Large Realm so their juniors could cultivate elsewhere. Qin Yuandai arrived at the Peerless Continent expecting to face Star Constellations, but she discovered four Moonlight Realm cultivators among Nine Provinces’ defenders.

  • The old man told Qin Yuandai that the Azure Dawn Dao Realm’s incomplete foundation made it nearly impossible for its Star Constellations to break through to the Moonlight Realm.
  • The old man explained that he had come to help seize the newly advanced realm, giving their younger generation a better place to advance.
  • Qin Yuandai’s Star Boat reached the Peerless Continent, while the old man stayed behind so they could present a good face and a bad face.
  • Nian Yuexian brought sixteen cultivators from Nine Provinces, and twenty-five defenders gathered to meet Qin Yuandai’s group.
  • Lu Ye identified Qin Yuandai as a mid-stage Moonlight Realm cultivator, while Wuchang asked whether his Spiritual Patterns could protect him.
  • Qin Yuandai unleashed her pressure, but Tang Yifeng, Pang Zhen, Yue Ji, and Wuchang answered with auras that revealed they were Moonlight Realm cultivators.

Ch. 1370Li Taibai, Arrogant and Overbearing

Tang Yifeng tried to negotiate with Qin Yuandai, the Azure Dawn Dao Realm elder, while the Nine Provinces concealed their strength and Lu Ye played the role of an arrogant disciple. Qin Yuandai had begun considering peace, but Lu Ye provoked her by revealing Sun Ying’s fate, and Tang Yifeng struck him down as the confrontation remained unresolved.

  • Tang Yifeng and three others used Lu Ye’s Simulated Might Spirit Patterns to pose as Moon Jade Realm cultivators, making Qin Yuandai cautious as she approached the Nine Provinces group.
  • Tang Yifeng identified Qin Yuandai’s Azure Dawn Mountain origins and argued that her realm’s cultivators had started the conflict by attacking Lu Ye and killing people in the Peerless Continent.
  • Lu Ye loudly defended killing three attackers and demanded that Zhao Tianmu, the survivor, be killed too, while Tang Yifeng scolded him and proposed ending the feud.
  • Qin Yuandai considered accepting Tang Yifeng’s offer of peace until Lu Ye taunted her about Sun Ying’s torture and death.
  • Tang Yifeng struck Lu Ye across the chest, sending him flying more than ten li and leaving his aura greatly weakened.

Ch. 1371The Road Was Already Paved

Lu Ye and Zhao Tianmu began a staged duel that gave Lu Ye cover to prepare one of Su Yuqing's red Jade Talismans, though he had to survive Zhao Tianmu's attacks while closing the distance. The chapter ended as Zhao Tianmu's Oil Lamp engulfed Lu Ye in flames.

  • Qin Yuandai ordered Zhao Tianmu to kill Lu Ye, then agreed with Tang Yifeng to let their disciples duel without affecting relations between their realms.
  • Lu Ye revealed that he intended to kill a Star Constellation Realm Late Stage opponent, while Tang Yifeng warned him to be careful.
  • Lu Ye relied on the battle as cover to activate a red Jade Talisman, which required time and Spiritual Power to prepare.
  • Zhao Tianmu halted thirty miles away and unleashed a barrage of spells as Lu Ye charged toward him.
  • Zhao Tianmu used his ruler Spiritual Treasure to slow Lu Ye, who continued enduring the attacks and closing the gap.
  • When Lu Ye drew within twenty miles, Zhao Tianmu activated his Oil Lamp and surrounded him with blazing flames.

Ch. 1372Red Talisman

Lu Ye activated a Red Talisman during his duel with Zhao Tianmu, revealing that Qin Yuandai had been his true target. The talisman’s saber strike killed Zhao Tianmu and swept toward Qin Yuandai, whose attempt to catch it left her realizing its power was far greater than she expected.

  • Zhao Tianmu used his Spiritual Treasures and spells to hold Lu Ye at a distance, then provoked him into appearing to unleash a strength-boosting secret technique.
  • Lu Ye’s aura surged, and he pressed forward until Zhao Tianmu retreated and sensed an overwhelming danger.
  • Qin Yuandai recognized that Lu Ye had activated a Red Talisman and realized the battle had been arranged to target her.
  • Lu Ye brought down his Red Talisman-powered saber, destroying Zhao Tianmu and sending a sweep of red radiance toward Qin Yuandai.
  • Qin Yuandai reached out to catch the attack, then realized the Red Talisman’s power exceeded her expectations.

Ch. 1373The Second Moon Jade

Lu Ye killed Qin Yuandai with a powerful Red Talisman, but discovered that Tang Jun, a second Moon Jade Realm Mid Stage cultivator, had been hiding nearby. Lu Ye drew Tang Jun away while the Nine Provinces forces fought the surviving Azure Dawn Dao Realm cultivators, and Nian Yuexian arrived with reinforcements and a plan to strike.

  • Lu Ye's Red Talisman killed Qin Yuandai and several of her Star Constellations, but its blast exposed the true cultivation levels of Tang Yifeng's group.
  • Tang Jun arrived, mourned Qin Yuandai, and pursued Lu Ye after Lu Ye fled and a voice threatened the Azure Dawn Dao Realm.
  • Lu Ye used the Blood Escape Art to draw Tang Jun away while Tang Yifeng and the others defended themselves against the surviving Azure Dawn cultivators.
  • The Nine Provinces and Azure Dawn forces clashed near the Peerless Continent, where the Nine Provinces side struggled against the enemy's stronger cultivators.
  • Nian Yuexian contacted Jian Guhong aboard the Silver Fish, learned the battlefield situation, and coordinated a surprise attack using their Purple Talismans.
  • Nian Yuexian led nine Nine Provinces cultivators toward the battlefield under concealment and told Jian Guhong's group to prepare.

Ch. 1374Pursuit, Escape, and Sudden Change

Nian Yuexian and Jian Guhong used Purple Talismans to defeat Azure Dawn Dao Realm’s forces at Peerless Continent while Lu Ye led Tang Jun on a three-day pursuit. Just as Lu Ye prepared to escape by teleporting, space collapsed and swallowed him.

  • Nian Yuexian and Jian Guhong killed two Azure Dawn Dao Realm Star Constellation Realm Late Stage cultivators with Purple Talismans, allowing Nine Provinces’ Star Constellations to overwhelm the remaining enemies.
  • Lu Ye kept Tang Jun chasing him, using his Void Spirit Pattern to teleport while making sure Tang Jun could continue tracking him.
  • Tang Jun pursued Lu Ye for three days, hoping to capture him and learn his spatial travel method, while Lu Ye replenished his Spiritual Power with Lingyu.
  • Lu Ye decided to break away after concluding Nine Provinces’ forces had likely left Peerless Continent, but a spatial disturbance shattered his Void Spirit Pattern.
  • A collapsing rift dragged Lu Ye away, and he hastily used his Spiritual Power to protect himself.

Ch. 1375Insect Path

Lu Ye and Tang Jun were swept into a newly born Insect Path after Lu Ye’s Void Spirit Pattern triggered its entrance, leaving both trapped in its deadly currents. As Lu Ye searched for a way out, the Talent Tree began devouring the strange forces and unexpectedly deepened his understanding of the Void Spirit Pattern.

  • Tang Jun failed to escape the collapsing space and was pulled into the Insect Path after Lu Ye.
  • Lu Ye recognized that his Void Spirit Pattern had prematurely opened an unstable Insect Path and followed the currents rather than resist them.
  • Lu Ye heard Tang Jun nearby and realized his rival had also been trapped, reducing the threat to the Nine Provinces.
  • As the currents tore at him, Lu Ye used Lingyu and the Dragon Seat to protect himself, then tried the Talent Tree when the armor began to strain.
  • The Talent Tree partially devoured the Insect Path’s forces, and Lu Ye gained mysterious insights that deepened his understanding of the Void Spirit Pattern.

Ch. 1376An Unexpected Windfall

Lu Ye used the Void Spirit Pattern to endure the Insect Path’s spatial undercurrents and discovered that the Void Beast Heart Core might let him escape. Because he could not activate it strongly enough himself, he searched for Tang Jun and found him alive.

  • Lu Ye repeatedly activated the Void Spirit Pattern to weaken the undercurrents, learning that he had to keep them from disappearing completely as new ones replaced them.
  • Tang Jun’s shouts faded, and Lu Ye feared the Azure Dawn Dao Realm cultivator had died while trapped in the Insect Path.
  • Lu Ye found the Void Beast Heart Core in his Storage Space and used it to dissolve the spatial barrier, but the barrier recovered before he could break through.
  • Lu Ye realized the Heart Core needed the power of a Moon Jade Realm cultivator to shatter the barrier, so he called out to Tang Jun and searched for him.
  • Lu Ye sensed a faint fluctuation of Spiritual Power and found Tang Jun sitting cross-legged amid the undercurrents.

Ch. 1377I've Got Powerful Backers

Lu Ye found Tang Jun near death in the Insect Path and offered to help him survive in exchange for a deal. He revealed Peerless Continent’s supposed ties to Square Inch Mountain and the Little People Race, leaving Tang Jun convinced that the newly advanced realm had extraordinary backing.

  • Lu Ye found Tang Jun sheltered by a fading protective treasure and learned that Tang Jun could no longer withstand the Space Current.
  • Tang Jun realized Lu Ye had a way to weaken the Space Current, and Lu Ye confirmed that he wanted to live before offering to help him.
  • Lu Ye showed Tang Jun a Red Talisman and claimed Peerless Continent had powerful backing from Square Inch Mountain and possessed Purple Talismans.
  • Lu Ye told Tang Jun that Peerless Cultivators had used Little People Race Spirit Talismans to disguise their strength and defeat the invading Azure Dawn Dao Realm cultivators.
  • Tang Jun tested Lu Ye’s knowledge of the starry sky, and Lu Ye answered fluently, prompting Tang Jun to marvel at Peerless Continent’s good fortune.
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