Arc 71The Blood Eye’s Call

Lu Ye secured support for Three Realms Island, reunited with Su Yuqing, and learned that Square Inch Mountain needed its missing core recovered. He entered the Illusionary Blood Demonic Eye to search for it, where the spectacle’s power revealed a Blood Eye Spirit Pattern before the Seven-Colored Divine Lotus destroyed it.

  • Lu Ye discovered Hua Ci sealed in Amber and suspected the Treasure Coin had awakened Pixiu’s power, then arranged for the Amber to feed on seawater while he confronted Three Realms Island’s commercial troubles.
  • Mang Dang established a Five Colors Merchant Association branch on Three Realms Island, and Lu Ye survived a Shadow Race assassin’s attack before securing Chime Bell World’s support through Chu Shen.
  • Tang Jun negotiated with merchants, and Three Realms Island opened to a surge of cultivators, and Lu Ye later advanced to Moon Jade Realm Mid Stage while cultivating beneath the Myriad Phenomena Sea.
  • Lu Ye brought Flower Race, Wood Spirits, and Spore Race members to the island, then learned Square Inch Mountain’s Western Division was arriving for a Spirit Talisman Convention.
  • At the convention, Lu Ye reunited with Haitang and met Su Yuqing, who explained that the missing core of Square Inch Mountain lay inside a Starry Sky Spectacle that barred Sunlights.
  • Lu Ye asked Su Yuqing to protect Three Realms Island from Yuan Du and agreed to seek the core, and the Little People Race divisions supplied him with three Red Talismans for the journey.
  • Zhang Kun escorted Lu Ye to the Illusionary Blood Demonic Eye, where Lu Ye traveled deeper and searched for Square Inch Mountain’s core while enduring waves that purified Magic Power.
  • When the Illusionary Blood Demonic Eye blinked, Lu Ye steadied his Divine Sea with the Soul Stabilizing Bell and Seven-Colored Divine Lotus, recognized a Blood Eye Spirit Pattern, and watched the Lotus destroy it.
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Ch. 1754Pixiu

Lu Ye rushed back to Three Realms Island after learning that Hua Ci had been sealed inside amber, but discovered she was still alive and her golden toad was sealed with her. Yaya identified the creature as a Pixiu reclaiming its power, linking the transformation to the Treasure Coin Hua Ci had kept.

  • After sensing his Talent Tree Clone's summons, Lu Ye returned from the Myriad Phenomena Sea and learned that Hua Ci was trapped inside amber.
  • Shui Yuan reassured Lu Ye that Hua Ci was alive because her Sound Talisman imprint remained, though she did not know how the sealing had happened.
  • Lu Ye saw that Hua Ci's toad had turned golden and noticed markings resembling the Treasure Coin he had entrusted to her.
  • Shui Yuan recalled that the toad had repeatedly tried to eat the Treasure Coin, and Lu Ye suspected the coin had caused the change.
  • Yaya called the toad a Pixiu and said it was reclaiming its original power, leading Lu Ye to suspect the Treasure Coin embodied Pixiu power.

Ch. 1755Overdid It

Lu Ye sent the Amber containing Hua Ci and Pixiu to Imperial Conch Palace, where it could absorb seawater and gain energy. Back on Three Realms Island, he learned that his clash with Yuan Du had frightened away merchants and stalled the island’s development.

  • Lu Ye realized the Amber needed energy, then took it through Shui Yuan’s gateway to Imperial Conch Palace.
  • Yuxi placed the Amber in the sea, where it began devouring seawater, and Lu Ye asked her to monitor Hua Ci and report any changes.
  • Lu Ye returned to Three Realms Island and asked Old Tang why the island’s commercial district remained empty.
  • Old Tang explained that Lu Ye’s clash with Yuan Du had made merchants fear opening shops on Three Realms Island.
  • Lu Ye learned that Old Tang’s efforts to attract merchants and secure protection from another Sunlight had both failed.

Ch. 1756A timely helping hand

Lu Ye welcomed Mang Dang and Bao Shi to Three Realms Island, where Mang Dang proposed opening a Five Colors Merchant Association branch. His support gave the island a way to improve its prospects despite Yuan Cheng’s pressure, and Lu Ye accepted the proposal.

  • Mang Dang arrived at Three Realms Island with Bao Shi, whom Lu Ye recognized from their time in the Divine Sea Realm.
  • Mang Dang explained that he had been assigned to guard Five Colors Island and introduced Bao Shi to the gathered cultivators.
  • Mang Dang proposed establishing a Five Colors Merchant Association branch in Three Realms Island’s reserved trade district.
  • Lu Ye warned Mang Dang about Three Realms Island’s current troubles, including pressure from Yuan Cheng.
  • Mang Dang said the Five Colors Domain would not bow to Yuan Cheng and explained that the branch would benefit both sides.
  • Lu Ye accepted Mang Dang’s proposal, welcoming the support as Three Realms Island faced a difficult situation.

Ch. 1757Shadow Race

After Mang Dang arranged for the Five Colors Merchant Association to open a branch on Three Realms Island, the island’s leaders began planning how to attract more factions. Lu Ye left to pursue another way to secure the island’s future, but a Shadow Race assassin ambushed him in the starry sky and severed his arm.

  • Mang Dang chose a prime site for the Five Colors Merchant Association’s branch on Three Realms Island and departed after finalizing the agreement.
  • Tang Jun proposed seeking support from other Sunlight Realm cultivators and attracting several more major factions to Three Realms Island.
  • Lu Ye sent Ma Shangsi to remain on the island and flew into the starry sky to pursue another option for its future.
  • A hidden attacker struck Lu Ye without warning, leaving him with a deep chest wound and a severed right arm.
  • Lu Ye recognized the attacker as a late-stage Moonlight Realm Shadow Race assassin and asked whether Yuan Du had sent them.

Ch. 1758Dug a Pit for Himself

Lu Ye survived an assassination attempt by a Moonlight Realm Late Stage Shadow Race cultivator and used his Treasure Blood abilities to defeat him. The assassin died without revealing his employer, but Lu Ye concluded Yuan Du had ordered the attack and continued on his way, leaving their enmity unresolved.

  • A Shadow Race cultivator ambushed Lu Ye, severed his right arm, and tried to crush it before striking again.
  • The severed arm released blood mist that restrained the assassin, allowing Lu Ye to trap him in a Blood Sea.
  • Lu Ye used Treasure Blood to regenerate his arm and create four Clones, then linked them in a battle formation to overpower the assassin.
  • Lu Ye offered to avenge the assassin if he named his employer, but the Shadow Race cultivator stabbed himself and died without speaking.
  • Lu Ye burned and crushed the corpse, took its Storage Ring, and continued on his way, suspecting Yuan Du had ordered the assassination.

Ch. 1759Then let's set out

Lu Ye visited Chime Bell World to seek Nine Radiance’s protection for Three Realms Island, but Chu Shen unexpectedly announced that he and nineteen other cultivators were already assigned to move there. As their Star Boat departed, Nine Radiance and Chen Yue watched, and Nine Radiance regarded Lu Ye with complicated feelings and a trace of killing intent.

  • Lu Ye waited in the Myriad Mist Sect’s Guest Hall, hoping to pay Mountain Worship to Nine Radiance and secure protection for Three Realms Island.
  • Chu Shen arrived, greeted Lu Ye warmly, and discussed their cultivation and friends’ recent progress.
  • Chen Yue’s attendant told Chu Shen that the group was ready, and Chu Shen said he would bring cultivators to Three Realms Island to improve their cultivation.
  • Lu Ye realized Chime Bell World had already agreed to support Three Realms Island, and he joined Chu Shen and nineteen other Star Constellation cultivators aboard their Star Boat.
  • Lu Ye bowed toward the Myriad Mist Sect as the Star Boat departed, while Nine Radiance and Chen Yue watched from above the hall.

Ch. 1760Entering the Game Early

Nine Radiance sent Chu Shen and his people to Three Realms Island both to help Chu Shen recover and to secure an early stake in the island’s possible rise. Lu Ye and Chu Shen returned to the Myriad Phenomena Sea, while Tang Jun headed back to Three Realms Island after Lu Ye promised they now had powerful backing.

  • Chen Yue told Nine Radiance that Yuan Du had nearly killed Chu Shen at Baiyue Island, and Nine Radiance dismissed Yuan Du’s objections to Chime Bell World’s intervention.
  • Nine Radiance explained that Chu Shen needed to leave seclusion and grow among familiar people, while Chen Yue realized the move to Three Realms Island could also answer the seizure of Peerless Island.
  • Nine Radiance and Chen Yue suspected Lu Yiye could recognize Barren Islands poised to awaken, and Nine Radiance resolved to claim Three Realms Island’s potential before others could invoke the greater good.
  • On Chime Bell World’s Star Boat, Chu Shen told Lu Ye that Ban Ci had not contacted him, then teased Lu Ye about his interest in her.
  • After the Star Boat reached the Myriad Phenomena Sea, Lu Ye told Tang Jun to return from Myriad Phenomena Island because Three Realms Island now had backing.
  • Tang Jun left the palace on Myriad Phenomena Island to return, while observers continued watching Three Realms Island despite its victory at Baiyue.

Ch. 1761Opportunity Arrives

After Chime Bell World sent cultivators to Three Realms Island, merchants recognized that the island had powerful backing and rushed to seek business there. Lu Ye and Luan Xiao'e saw the island’s fortunes begin to change as numerous visitors arrived requesting an audience with the Three Realms Guardian.

  • Five Colors Island’s merchant association opened a branch on Three Realms Island, though other merchants still stayed away.
  • A Star Boat bearing Chime Bell World’s mark arrived, and more than twenty cultivators entered Three Realms Island with Chu Shen.
  • Lu Wang of Sand Garden recognized the arrival as a sign that Three Realms Island had Chime Bell World’s support and hurried there with his disciples to seek a shop.
  • Lu Wang and several other cultivators reached the island and requested an audience with the Three Realms Guardian.
  • Lu Ye, Luan Xiao'e, and Chu Shen heard the arrivals outside, and Luan Xiao'e felt relieved that Chime Bell World’s presence had drawn merchants to the island.

Ch. 1762Three Realms Island Breaks the Deadlock

Lu Ye’s arrangement with Chu Shen brought Chime Bell World cultivators to Three Realms Island and drew merchants eager to settle there. Tang Jun returned to manage the negotiations and rewarded the first three merchants with shop-selection priority and rental discounts.

  • Luan Xiao'e admitted the visiting merchants while Lu Ye helped Chu Shen choose residences for Chime Bell World’s cultivators.
  • Tang Jun returned from Myriad Phenomena Island, learned that Lu Ye had secured Chu Shen’s support, and went to negotiate with the merchants gathered in the Guest Hall.
  • Tang Jun recognized many merchants who had previously traded with Peerless Island and assured them Three Realms Island would become a thriving commercial island.
  • Tang Jun granted Lu Wang first choice of shop and a fifty percent rental discount for twenty years.
  • Tang Jun gave Huo Chong second choice and a thirty percent discount for ten years, then gave Su Yuhan third choice and a twenty percent discount for five years.

Ch. 1763Three Realms Island Auction

Tang Jun used Chime Bell World’s support and generous incentives to turn Three Realms Island into a thriving commercial hub. As the Five Colors Merchant Association prepared a major auction that drew attention across the Myriad Phenomena Sea, Lu Ye began making formation plates for two shops Three Realms Island planned to run itself.

  • Tang Jun’s reception of merchants, with Chu Shen present to confirm Chime Bell World’s support, persuaded nearly ninety percent of major merchants to settle on Three Realms Island.
  • Three Realms Island announced it would open in ten days, and the Five Colors Merchant Association publicized an auction featuring twenty bottles of top-grade Soul Tempering Pills.
  • Zhao Yunqi spotted the pills in the auction booklet and began trying to persuade Mo Hong to contribute his Heavenly Heart Sand toward raising funds.
  • Lu Ye and his Clone began refining Shared Breath, Connected Branches Formation Plates after Three Realms Island decided to open two shops of its own.

Ch. 1764Opening the Island

Three Realms Island opened to tens of thousands of cultivators, while Lu Ye and the island’s leaders managed the crowds and the Five Colors Merchant Association held its auction. Seeing the island thrive, Lu Ye recognized it as a home and foundation for Jade Snail and the Nine Provinces, and resolved that their rise had only begun.

  • Lu Ye planned to stockpile Shared Breath, Connected Branches Formation Plates for Three Realms Island’s new shop and earn income from their sale.
  • Luan Xiao'e, He Baichuan, Yan Miao, Ma Shangsi, and Tang Jun prepared to manage the island as tens of thousands of cultivators and several hundred ships gathered outside.
  • Lu Ye and Mang Dang watched from the Five Colors Merchant Association branch, where Mang Dang asked Lu Ye for top-grade Soul Tempering Pills.
  • Tang Jun ordered the island opened, and cultivators poured through the Ferry Port as merchants welcomed them and patrol teams kept order.
  • Luan Xiao'e received the visiting Moon Jade Realm cultivators and directed them to the Five Colors Merchant Association auction.
  • Lu Ye surveyed the bustling island and realized that Three Realms Island had become a place to stand for him and the Jade Snail Star System.

Ch. 1765Moon Jade Realm Mid Stage

Lu Ye’s main body cultivated beneath the Myriad Phenomena Sea while Three Realms Island’s business stabilized and its cultivators upgraded their equipment. After three months of uninterrupted cultivation, he broke through to Moon Jade Realm Mid Stage and returned to find Yaya asleep on his Clone’s lap.

  • Three Realms Island’s visitor flow settled at around five thousand people a day, and the island’s growing rental income let its cultivators improve their equipment and stipends.
  • Lu Ye’s main body began cultivating beneath the Myriad Phenomena Sea with Fire Element treasures, while his Clone continued refining Shared Breath, Connected Branches Formation Plates.
  • Lu Ye studied the insights left on the Talent Tree’s leaves to improve his understanding of the Spirit Pattern Path and overcome a bottleneck in his formation-plate work.
  • After three months of uninterrupted cultivation, Lu Ye broke through to Moon Jade Realm Mid Stage, having spent more than seven months cultivating beneath the sea across three sessions.
  • Lu Ye left the Myriad Phenomena Sea, returned to his residence, and saw Yaya sleeping on the Clone’s lap.

Ch. 1766Come Out Soon

Lu Ye visited Hua Ci, who remained sealed inside Amber at Imperial Conch Palace, and discovered that Pixiu’s Treasure Coin power had reached Yuxi. He realized Hua Ci was conscious and had sent him a message, then left reassured that she was safe.

  • Lu Ye returned to Three Realms Island, found Shui Yuan exhausted from running Three Realms Pill Shop, and promised to bring Flower Race members to help her.
  • Lu Ye traveled through the portal to Imperial Conch Palace and found Hua Ci and Pixiu still sealed in Amber, whose coin patterns had grown more solid.
  • Bai Lu and You Ling arrived, and Yuxi joined them and told Lu Ye that Hua Ci’s condition might be an opportunity rather than a danger.
  • A golden streak from the Amber struck Yuxi and immobilized her, while the coin patterns on Pixiu dimmed.
  • Lu Ye realized Hua Ci had used the Treasure Coin’s power to tell him she was awake, and he urged her to come out soon.
  • Lu Ye told Bai Lu that Yuxi would recover, and Bai Lu carried her back to Imperial Conch Palace as You Ling vowed to challenge Lu Ye after reaching Moonlight Realm Mid Stage.

Ch. 1767Square Inch Mountain Is Coming

After returning to Three Realms Island from the Imperial Conch Palace, Lu Ye traveled to Nine Provinces and brought Flower Race, Wood Spirits, and Spore Race members back to improve the island’s pill refining. He then learned Square Inch Mountain would pass through the Myriad Phenomena Star System soon to hold a Spirit Talisman Convention, leaving Three Realms Island preparing for the rare event.

  • Lu Ye helped the Merfolk Race resolve more of its Bloodline Curse Poison, then left the Imperial Conch Palace after Shui Yuan opened a gateway.
  • Lu Ye passed through the Azure Moon Star System and was welcomed by its Moon Jade Realm cultivators because of Three Realms Island’s standing.
  • Lu Ye returned to Nine Provinces and brought Flower Race members, along with Wood Spirits and Spore Race members, to Three Realms Island; Hua Qianying, Mu He, and Black Umbrella had reached the Moon Jade Realm.
  • Shui Yuan told Lu Ye that Luan Xiao'e wanted to discuss news that Square Inch Mountain was coming, and Lu Ye hurried to the Assembly Hall.
  • Tang Jun confirmed that Square Inch Mountain would pass through the Myriad Phenomena Star System within one or two months and planned to hold a Spirit Talisman Convention there.
  • Lu Ye learned that the division of Square Inch Mountain was unknown and considered acquiring more Red Talismans at the convention.

Ch. 1768Western Division Arrives

Lu Ye and Three Realms Island prepared to trade premium Spiritual Pills for Spirit Talismans at the coming convention, while he waited to learn which division of Square Inch Mountain would arrive. The Western Division reached Grand Plate Island, where its Sunlight cultivators met the five Great Sun Realm Guardians of Myriad Phenomena Sea.

  • Luan Xiao'e and the meeting attendees decided Tang Jun would lead Three Realms Island’s Spirit Talisman trade, with Luan Xiao'e assisting him.
  • The Myriad Phenomena Star System cleared Grand Plate Island and prepared it to host the Spirit Talisman Convention.
  • Lu Ye learned that the Western Division of Square Inch Mountain was coming and felt both disappointed and relieved.
  • More than a hundred thousand cultivators gathered outside Grand Plate Island as Square Inch Mountain arrived above Myriad Phenomena Sea.
  • The five Great Sun Realm Guardians appeared, and Sunlight cultivators of the Little People Race emerged from Square Inch Mountain to meet them.

Ch. 1769Spirit Talisman Convention

The Spirit Talisman Convention began on Grand Plate Island, drawing a huge crowd of cultivators eager to trade with the Little People Race. Lu Ye brought Yaya to see the bustle, reunited with Ye Chaoqun, and explained how he had reached the Myriad Phenomena Sea.

  • The five Great Sun Realm Guardians welcomed Western Square Inch Mountain, and cultivators from both sides gathered on Grand Plate Island for the ten-day convention.
  • More than a hundred thousand cultivators crowded the Little People Race stalls, while Old Tang and Luan Xiao'e struggled to reach a Moon Jade Realm trader for Three Realms Island.
  • Lu Ye brought Yaya to Grand Plate Island, where they wandered through the busy shops and heard cultivators haggling over Spirit Talismans.
  • Ye Chaoqun recognized Lu Ye and closed his shop to welcome him, then sent a message to summon several old friends.
  • Ye Chaoqun asked how Lu Ye had come to the Myriad Phenomena Sea, and Lu Ye explained that an Insect Path had formed during an invasion of his realm.

Ch. 1770Meeting So Many Old Friends in a Foreign Land

Lu Ye reunited with Ye Chaoqun, Duan Xiuchen, and Haitang while they were in the Myriad Phenomena Sea, and arranged for the visiting cultivators to trade with Three Realms Island. The chapter left Tang Jun and Luan Xiao'e discussing a promising Spirit Talisman trade with Duan Xiuchen and Ye Chaoqun, while Lu Ye was caught in a misleading embrace with Haitang.

  • Ye Chaoqun and Lu Ye discussed Lu Ye’s rapid cultivation and recalled the Black Abyss Martial Competition.
  • Duan Xiuchen arrived, recognized Lu Ye, and learned that Lu Ye had reached the Moon Jade Realm and held influence on Three Realms Island.
  • Duan Xiuchen and Ye Chaoqun agreed to trade with Three Realms Island, and Lu Ye summoned Tang Jun and Luan Xiao'e.
  • Haitang arrived and embraced Lu Ye after Duan Xiuchen assumed the two were Dao Companions, leaving Tang Jun and Luan Xiao'e with the wrong impression.
  • Duan Xiuchen and Ye Chaoqun introduced themselves to Tang Jun and Luan Xiao'e and began discussing a Spirit Talisman trade.

Ch. 1771Master Must Have Expended a Great Deal

Lu Ye learned why Haitang and Duan Xiuchen had come to the Myriad Phenomena Sea and followed Haitang to Square Inch Mountain. On the way, Haitang hinted that Su Yuqing might have suffered because of the secret technique she used to help Lu Ye enter the Black Abyss Martial Competition.

  • Haitang explained that the three branches of Square Inch Mountain could travel between one another, and that the Eastern and Southern Divisions had come west at a cost to join the Myriad Phenomena Sea gathering.
  • Haitang took Lu Ye toward Square Inch Mountain while Yaya clung to his shoulders, leaving Tang Jun impressed by the favorable Spirit Talisman trade terms offered to Three Realms Island.
  • Lu Ye asked whether Su Yuqing had come west, and Haitang said her master had changed after Lu Ye left and might have paid a great toll to help him qualify for the Black Abyss Martial Competition.
  • At Square Inch Mountain, Haitang introduced Lu Ye to a Western Division guard as her partner, and the guard recognized him as the Human Race cultivator who had beaten Ye Chaoqun.

Ch. 1772After Taking Everything, He Denied It All

Haitang brought Lu Ye and Yaya from the Western Division to the Eastern Division so Lu Ye could meet Su Yuqing. After arriving at Immortal Spirit Peak, they were summoned to Immortal Shadow Palace, where Su Yuqing appeared carefully dressed and Lu Ye noticed her unusual charm.

  • Haitang accused Lu Ye of taking everything and denying it, then persuaded Zhang Kun to transport them to the Eastern Division.
  • Zhang Kun discovered that Yaya was a Sunlight Realm cultivator and agreed to send all three after she insisted on staying with Lu Ye.
  • Lu Ye and Haitang arrived at the Eastern Division, where Chen Xuanhai directed them to visit Su Yuqing.
  • Haitang brought Lu Ye to Immortal Spirit Peak and told Su Yuqing that she had brought her partner to pay respects.
  • Su Yuqing's aura faltered at Haitang's words, then she summoned them to Immortal Shadow Palace and appeared before Lu Ye.

Ch. 1773Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Lu Ye reunited with Su Yuqing at Immortal Shadow Palace after meeting Haitang at the Spirit Talisman Convention, and Haitang brought him there to face their unresolved relationship. The chapter ended with Su Yuqing sealing the hall as Lu Ye kissed her, while Haitang stayed away with Yaya.

  • Haitang and Lu Ye returned to Immortal Shadow Palace together, and Su Yuqing learned they had met at the Spirit Talisman Convention in the Myriad Phenomena Sea.
  • Su Yuqing reacted with killing intent when Yaya called Lu Ye her father, but Haitang explained that Yaya was a Sunlight whose soul had been damaged by Soul Devouring Aphids.
  • Haitang took Yaya to look for food, leaving Lu Ye alone with Su Yuqing, and the two struggled to speak about their past.
  • Lu Ye approached Su Yuqing and kissed her, telling her that actions could speak louder than words.
  • Su Yuqing's Magic Power surged and formed a barrier around Immortal Shadow Palace as its doors slammed shut.
  • Haitang sensed the Magic Power from afar, worried Lu Ye might be getting beaten, but stayed away and took Yaya to find tasty food.

Ch. 1774Haitang Had Misunderstood

Lu Ye and Su Yuqing reunited in Immortal Shadow Palace, where she explained that Haitang had mistaken her Secret Technique repair for lovesickness. After testing Lu Ye’s strength, Su Yuqing revealed that Square Inch Mountain’s missing core lay inside a Starry Sky Spectacle that Sunlights could not enter, and asked him to retrieve it.

  • Su Yuqing told Lu Ye that Haitang had misunderstood her changes, which had actually come from repairing her damaged Secret Technique.
  • Su Yuqing explained that she now dared to anticipate meeting Lu Ye again because he had advanced to the Moon Jade Realm and could protect himself in the starry sky.
  • Lu Ye fought Su Yuqing, who had suppressed her strength to the Moonlight Realm Late Stage, and proved strong enough to challenge her.
  • Su Yuqing revealed that the Blood Ancestor had split the original Square Inch Mountain and that its missing core prevented the three parts from reuniting.
  • Su Yuqing explained that the core was inside a Starry Sky Spectacle that barred Sunlights, making Lu Ye a potential candidate to retrieve it.

Ch. 1775Whatever You Say

Su Yuqing explained that Square Inch Mountain needed an outsider to find its core, and Lu Ye decided to seek it out so the three divisions could potentially merge near Jade Conch. He arranged for Square Inch Mountain to protect his Spirit Island and left the Immortal Shadow Palace with Haitang and the sleeping Yaya.

  • Su Yuqing explained that Square Inch Mountain had long recruited trustworthy outsiders to search for its core, whose recovery would allow its three divisions to merge.
  • Lu Ye asked where Square Inch Mountain could merge and proposed bringing it to Jade Conch to strengthen his homeland.
  • Su Yuqing urged Lu Ye to wait until he reached Moonlight Realm Peak, but he insisted on going soon and asked for a token to meet Western Division's Sunlight cultivators.
  • Lu Ye asked Su Yuqing to protect his Spirit Island from Yuan Du, and she agreed after hearing about their conflict.
  • Haitang returned with the sleeping Yaya, then escorted Lu Ye away while Su Yuqing kept her behind for a private conversation.

Ch. 1776You're Quite Something, Kid

Lu Ye returned to Square Inch Mountain, where Zhang Kun learned of his relationship with Su Yuqing and agreed to discuss sending him to seek the mountain’s core. As Lu Ye prepared to leave Three Realms Island, the Little People Race opened a Spirit Talisman shop there, strengthening the island’s standing, and he received three Red Talismans from its divisions.

  • Lu Ye returned to the Western Division with Yaya and gave Zhang Kun a Jade Slip from Su Yuqing, revealing their relationship; Zhang Kun agreed to discuss Lu Ye’s mission and notify him within a month.
  • Lu Ye returned to Three Realms Island, gathered its Moon Jades, arranged for Ma Shangsi to guard the island, and prepared for a long trip.
  • The Little People Race held a Star Constellation Competition on Grand Plate Island, offering valuable Purple Talismans as rewards.
  • Duan Xiuchen, Ye Chaoqun, Haitang, and other Little People Race cultivators arrived at Three Realms Island to open a Spirit Talisman shop, with Tang Jun arranging its location.
  • Ye Chaoqun gave Lu Ye a Storage Ring containing three Red Talismans, one contributed by each division of the Little People Race.

Ch. 1777Illusionary Blood Demonic Eye

Lu Ye traveled with Zhang Kun to the Illusionary Blood Demonic Eye, where he began searching for the lost core of Square Inch Mountain. He entered the spectacle alone and continued deeper after finding no sign of the core.

  • Lu Ye refined three Red Talismans and the Soul Stabilizing Bell while preparing for his journey to the Starry Sky Spectacle.
  • Zhang Kun escorted Lu Ye through three Insect Paths and brought him to the Illusionary Blood Demonic Eye, where Sunlight Realm pressure forced him to stop.
  • Lu Ye entered the spectacle and spent ten days reaching its outer region, where Star Constellation Realm cultivators gathered Lingyu.
  • Lu Ye traveled deeper, learning that rhythmic waves of strange power could purify cultivators' Magic Power and that Moon Jade Realm cultivators came to temper themselves.
  • Lu Ye searched for several days without finding Square Inch Mountain's core, but continued onward without rushing.

Ch. 1778The Demon Eye Blinks

Lu Ye prepared for the Illusionary Blood Demonic Eye to blink after an old man warned him, then endured its blood eye’s pressure and discovered a new Spiritual Pattern within it. Just as he began studying the Blood Eye Spirit Pattern, the Seven-Colored Divine Lotus destroyed the eye, ending his chance to observe it.

  • An old man warned Lu Ye not to go deeper and suggested that the demon eye was about to blink, so Lu Ye moved away and set up Formations on a meteorite.
  • Half a day later, the Illusionary Blood Demonic Eye blinked, and Lu Ye felt an unseen gaze pressure his Divine Soul.
  • Lu Ye saw a blood eye above his Divine Sea and used the Soul Stabilizing Bell alongside the Seven-Colored Divine Lotus to steady his Divine Sea.
  • Lu Ye recognized strands of Yin-Yang Dual Elements in the blood eye and realized they formed a Blood Eye Spirit Pattern, which he began to study.
  • The Seven-Colored Divine Lotus emitted a ray that pierced and destroyed the blood eye before Lu Ye could examine much of the Spiritual Pattern.
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