Arc 82Realms in Upheaval

Lu Ye led Jade Snail to victory over Purple Jade, then strengthened his soul defenses and helped merge realms into Nine Provinces. The arc ended with him setting out toward the Blood Jade Realm to attack the Blood Race.

  • The Jade Conch Allied Army defeated Purple Jade’s forces, and Lu Ye and Chen Xuanhai killed Azure Star and Mo Xuan.
  • After the victory, Lu Ye granted the Little People Race Purple Jade Island and arranged passage through the Insect Path for cultivators traveling to the Myriad Phenomena Sea.
  • Lu Ye proposed merging the Azure Dawn Dao Realm into Nine Provinces, and Tang Jun and Wu Zhuo agreed to organize the preparations.
  • An ambush by Changfeng forced Lu Ye to flee into the Myriad Phenomena Sea, after which he spared the One Origin Realm’s Sunlights in exchange for Yuan Se handing over the Fire Gourd.
  • Lu Ye trained in the Soul Race Ancestral Land and built a Soul Suppressing Mystic Art around the Ghost Ship mark.
  • The Azure Dawn Dao Realm fused into Nine Provinces, and Lu Ye accepted Jade Snail’s request to merge into the realm as well.
  • Lu Ye helped a group of cultivators advance to Moon Jade, then guided Southern Square Inch Mountain and the Blood Absolute Realm into the Blood Refining World.
  • After Ma Shangsi advanced to Sunlight, Lu Ye recruited him to attack the Blood Jade Realm and departed for Western Square Inch Mountain.
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Ch. 2029Song of the Tide

Lu Ye and the Jade Conch Allied Army gained the upper hand when Yan Miao’s Merfolk Race boosted their allies and disrupted the Purple Jade Demon Cultivators with the Song of the Tide. Bi Chen ordered a retreat, but Lu Ye intercepted him with the Sword Gourd, leaving Chen Xuanhai poised to strike.

  • Yan Miao’s merfolk used the cultivators’ collected Essence Blood to empower the Jade Conch Allied Army with the Song of the Tide and agitate the Purple Jade Demon Cultivators.
  • The Jade Conch Allied Army broke through the Demon Cultivators’ defenses, while Bi Chen recognized the Merfolk Race and ordered the Demon Venerables to retreat.
  • Bi Chen wounded himself escaping Chen Xuanhai’s attack, then tried to seize Lu Ye as leverage against Chen Xuanhai.
  • Lu Ye struck Bi Chen with a sword light from the Sword Gourd, forcing Bi Chen to sever his ruined arm.
  • Chen Xuanhai appeared behind the distracted Bi Chen and thrust forward with his Talisman Sword.

Ch. 2030Azure Star's Death

Chen Xuanhai and Lu Ye killed Azure Star, and his death threw the Demon Venerables into panic as the battle against Purple Jade turned in Jade Conch’s favor. Lu Ye reached Su Yuqing as Mo Xuan sacrificed his Demonic Core, leaving their fight poised to continue.

  • Chen Xuanhai pierced Azure Star with his Talisman Sword and held him in place while Lu Ye attacked with the Crag Mountain Saber.
  • Lu Ye used the Vibrating Blade Technique to sever Azure Star’s head, then a Soul Race figure blocked Azure Star’s final Soul Suppressing Mystic Art and Azure Star died.
  • Azure Star’s death terrified the Demon Venerables, who tried to break out as Chen Xuanhai and Lu Ye rushed toward separate battle groups.
  • Lu Ye headed to Su Yuqing’s fight with Mo Xuan, who sacrificed his Demonic Core after sensing Azure Star’s death.
  • Su Yuqing prepared to sacrifice her Inner Core, but Lu Ye arrived and told her to leave Mo Xuan to him.

Ch. 2031Mo Xuan's Death

Lu Ye and Su Yuqing joined forces against Mo Xuan, using their Eye Techniques and a coordinated attack to fatally wound him. Mo Xuan fled, but Su Yuqing detonated Spirit Talismans hidden in his wound and killed him.

  • Lu Ye struck Mo Xuan with the Sword Gourd's weakened sword light, damaging his Demonic Core as Su Yuqing continued attacking.
  • Mo Xuan trapped Lu Ye in his Eye Technique, but Lu Ye countered with the Blood Moon Spirit Pattern and broke free.
  • Lu Ye stabbed Mo Xuan while he was under the Blood Moon's influence, and Su Yuqing struck him into Lu Ye's blade.
  • Mo Xuan fled with Liao Power worsening his wound, while Lu Ye and Su Yuqing stayed behind.
  • Su Yuqing detonated the Spirit Talismans she had planted in Mo Xuan's wound, extinguishing his life.

Ch. 2032Great Victory

Lu Ye and the Jade Conch Allied Army defeated Purple Jade, killing its Great Demon Venerables and wiping out its invading forces. After the battle, Qin Yi watched the victors gather their spoils and struggled to believe how completely they had won.

  • Lu Ye recovered while the Jade Conch Allied Army overwhelmed Purple Jade’s forces, aided by Soul Possession, the Merfolk’s enhancements, and the Song of the Tide.
  • Chen Xuanhai and Su Yuqing helped kill Purple Jade’s lesser Demon Venerables, and the last surviving Deer Demon Venerable detonated his Demonic Core before Wu Qimo told him the army had planned to spare someone to carry news of the defeat.
  • The Jade Conch Allied Army pursued the fleeing Demon Cultivators for nearly half a day and killed every invader, then collected Demonic Cores, Storage Rings, and two mostly intact warships.
  • Yan Miao rested after exhausting herself with the Merfolk’s enhancements, while Qin Yi watched the aftermath from Square Inch Mountain and recalled that no wounded cultivators had returned for treatment.

Ch. 2033Aftermath

After Jade Conch’s decisive victory over the Purple Jade army, Lu Ye helped the allied forces return and arranged for the Little People Race to occupy Purple Jade Island in the Myriad Phenomena Sea. As the divisions departed, Chen Xuanhai warned Lu Ye that the Great Demon Venerables Bi Chen and Mo Xuan might still have surviving Dharma Bodies.

  • A Sunlight from the Little People Race returned to Square Inch Mountain and reported that the Purple Jade army had been completely wiped out, while Jade Conch had suffered few casualties.
  • The Jade Conch Allied Army spent three days collecting spoils and damaged warships before celebrating its victory and returning Square Inch Mountain near the Nine Provinces.
  • Xu Yuan bade farewell to Lu Ye and returned with the Soul Race to its Ancestral Land, urging Lu Ye to visit and cultivate the Soul Suppressing Mystic Art; Yiyi and Amber stayed behind.
  • Lu Ye offered the Little People Race either Purple Jade Island or Winged Heaven Island, and Chen Xuanhai chose Purple Jade Island for his people.
  • The Southern and Western Divisions departed, and Chen Xuanhai warned Lu Ye that Bi Chen and Mo Xuan might have surviving Dharma Bodies despite the losses their forces suffered.

Ch. 2034Little Nine's Idea

Lu Ye learned that Nine Provinces could sustain the growing Asura Arena trials and heard Little Nine's proposal to solve the Azure Dawn Dao Realm's advancement problem. As cultivators reunited in Nine Provinces, Lu Ye allowed Ma Shangsi to cultivate in the Blood Refining World and agreed to let the Four Directions Star System use the Insect Path to reach the Myriad Phenomena Sea.

  • Little Nine told Lu Ye that rising Starry Sky Spiritual Energy could sustain the Asura Arena and offered an idea for addressing the Azure Dawn Dao Realm's difficulty advancing to the Moon Jade Realm.
  • Lu Ye agreed to consider Little Nine's proposal with Old Tang and Wu Zhuo.
  • Lu Ye granted Ma Shangsi permission to cultivate in the Blood Refining World so he could pursue advancement to Sunlight.
  • Qin Yi told Lu Ye she was returning to the Four Directions Star System and asked to use his Insect Path for passage to the Myriad Phenomena Sea.
  • Lu Ye agreed and said he would station Moonlight Realm Warships at both ends of the Insect Path to carry cultivators.

Ch. 2035Realm Fusion

After returning to the Nine Provinces, Lu Ye learned that many cultivators were preparing to break through to the Moon Jade Realm. He then proposed merging the Azure Dawn Dao Realm into the Nine Provinces, and Tang Jun and Wu Zhuo agreed, leaving Lu Ye to explain the preparations required.

  • Lu Ye returned to the Crimson Blood Sect, where Shui Yuan told him that the Sect Master, his Master, and many other cultivators had entered seclusion to advance to the Moon Jade Realm.
  • Lu Ye spent several peaceful days at the sect and enjoyed Shui Yuan's cooking with Yiyi.
  • Tang Jun and Wu Zhuo arrived after Lu Ye summoned them, and Tang Jun teased Lu Ye about his false name and origins.
  • Lu Ye proposed merging the Azure Dawn Dao Realm into the Nine Provinces, which would eliminate the Azure Dawn Dao Realm's limit on advancing to the Moon Jade Realm.
  • Tang Jun and Wu Zhuo agreed to the Realm Fusion, citing the Nine Provinces' stronger foundations, resources, and protection from foreign enemies.
  • Lu Ye began explaining the preparations the two realms would need to make for the fusion.

Ch. 2036Return to the Island

Lu Ye completed preparations to fuse the Azure Dawn Dao Realm with the Nine Provinces, then traveled through the Insect Path to return to Three Realms Island. He reassured the island’s cultivators after their victory over Purple Jade and learned that Nine Radiance wanted to meet with him.

  • Lu Ye left Wu Zhuo and Little Nine to organize the Azure Dawn Dao Realm’s relocation and Realm Fusion while he took a warship and a group of cultivators to the Insect Path.
  • Lu Ye stationed Han Tong and other cultivators at the Myriad Phenomena Star System end of the Insect Path, then brought the remaining group toward Three Realms Island.
  • Lu Ye and his companions returned to Three Realms Island, where Hua Ci and the waiting cultivators feared the worst until Lu Ye announced that Jade Snail had defeated Purple Jade’s forces.
  • Lu Ye learned from Hua Ci that Little Melon had deterred Sunlight Realm cultivators from approaching the island and that Nine Radiance had summoned him to Myriad Phenomena Island.
  • Lu Ye received visiting cards from the top-tier Spirit Islands, set them aside, and went to see Ma Bin.

Ch. 2037Nine Radiance's Summons

Lu Ye visited Nine Radiance on Myriad Phenomena Island, told her that Jade Snail had destroyed Purple Jade’s invading force, and rejected Winged Heaven Star’s offer to redeem its island. He proposed linking the four top-tier Spirit Islands with Teleportation Arrays and left Old Tang to organize the work and spread news of the victory.

  • After returning to Three Realms Island, Old Tang took over its affairs and freed Hua Ci from managing them.
  • Lu Ye visited Ma Bin, then traveled to Myriad Phenomena Island and met Nine Radiance in its Spirit Jade Vein.
  • Lu Ye told Nine Radiance that Purple Jade’s ten Great Demon Venerables and its entire invading force had been slain in the Jade Snail Star System.
  • Nine Radiance relayed Winged Heaven Star’s offer to redeem Winged Heaven Island, but Lu Ye rejected it.
  • Lu Ye proposed Teleportation Arrays linking Three Realms Island, Myriad Phenomena Island, Purple Jade Island, and Winged Heaven Island, and Nine Radiance agreed.
  • Lu Ye assigned Old Tang to arrange the Teleportation Arrays and discreetly spread word of Jade Snail’s victory.

Ch. 2038Changes After Reaching the Sunlight Realm

After defeating Purple Jade, Lu Ye arranged to station forces on Winged Heaven Island and spread word of the victory while he stabilized his new Sunlight Realm cultivation. He later tested a Treasure Blood Clone and sensed an abnormal presence awakening inside it.

  • Lu Ye and Old Tang arranged for Yan Miao to lead several hundred cultivators to Winged Heaven Island while Senior Sister Luan was away.
  • Old Tang spread news of the battle against Purple Jade and Three Realms Island’s plans to link its four top-tier Spirit Islands with Teleportation Spirit Arrays.
  • Lu Ye cultivated beneath the Myriad Phenomena Sea for over two months, stabilizing his Sunlight Realm and finding that both his cultivation and Treasure Blood condensation had become much faster.
  • Lu Ye condensed nine Treasure Blood drops and used them to reduce the Black Fruit on the Talent Tree, but chose to keep the drops available for battle rather than remove the burden from them.
  • Lu Ye flew to a Barren Star and formed a Treasure Blood Clone, then sensed their connection weaken as distorted blackness gathered around it and something inside began to awaken.

Ch. 2039Ambushed

Lu Ye tested the Treasure Blood Clone, which lost control and attacked him before he destroyed it. A Great Sun Peak cultivator ambushed him with a Soul Suppressing Mystic Art, but Lu Ye broke free and fled toward the Myriad Phenomena Sea as the old man pursued him.

  • Lu Ye watched the Treasure Blood Clone's will grow chaotic until it severed its connection to him and attacked.
  • Lu Ye fought the clone, weakened it, and destroyed it with the Crag Mountain Saber and Divine Edge Spirit Pattern.
  • An unseen Great Sun Peak cultivator ambushed Lu Ye with a Soul Suppressing Mystic Art, damaging his Soul Treasures before the Seven-Colored Divine Lotus helped him break free.
  • Lu Ye turned and slashed the old man, but his attack barely wounded him before the old man struck Lu Ye and sent him flying.
  • Lu Ye used the Blood Escape Art to flee toward the Myriad Phenomena Sea, and the old man chased after him.

Ch. 2040Calamity

Lu Ye used his Treasure Blood Clones and other methods to escape an attack by a powerful cultivator from the Myriad Phenomena Star System, finally diving into the Myriad Phenomena Sea. Luan Xiao'e and Hua Ci arrived afterward, while the old man fled to avoid the approaching Starry Sky Supreme Treasure.

  • The old man pursued Lu Ye, but Lu Ye’s Treasure Blood Clones repeatedly self-destructed and delayed him.
  • Lu Ye resisted the old man’s Soul Power attacks with the Seven-Colored Divine Lotus and fled toward the Myriad Phenomena Sea.
  • The old man used a blood-escape technique and a whip-shaped Magic Treasure to close in, but Lu Ye’s weakened Sword Gourd sword light bought him time to dive into the sea.
  • The old man realized he could not retrieve Lu Ye from the sea and fled when he sensed a Sunlight cultivator approaching.
  • Luan Xiao'e and Hua Ci arrived at the sea’s edge after Lu Ye had asked Luan Xiao'e to bring support.

Ch. 2041Returning Empty-Handed

Lu Ye pursued the old man who had ambushed him, hoping to strike back with the Starry Sky Supreme Treasure, while Nine Radiance and Su Yuqing hurried to support him. After losing the trail, Lu Ye returned toward the One Origin Realm and met Su Yuqing, who warned him not to take such risks again.

  • Lu Ye emerged from the Myriad Phenomena Sea, sent Luan Xiao'e and Hua Ci back to Three Realms Island, and pursued the old man by following the Liao Power in his wound.
  • Nine Radiance learned that Lu Ye had left the Myriad Phenomena Sea and feared he would attack the Myriad Phenomena realms, then joined Su Yuqing in flying after him.
  • Nine Radiance confirmed that Lu Ye had not appeared in any major realm and reassured Yuan Se and the other Sunlights gathered in the One Origin Realm.
  • After several days, Lu Ye lost the fading trail of Liao Power and abandoned his pursuit, deciding to seek training in the Soul Race Ancestral Land before finding another way to collect interest from the old man.
  • Lu Ye returned near the One Origin Realm and found Su Yuqing waiting for him; she checked that he was unharmed and warned him not to pursue such a powerful opponent recklessly.

Ch. 2042Let Senior Sister Owe You Once

Lu Ye confronted Nine Radiance about Changfeng’s attack and his plan to punish the Sunlights of the One Origin Realm. Nine Radiance revealed her true face and asked him to spare them, leaving Lu Ye shaken by a connection he could not explain as he departed with Su Yuqing.

  • Nine Radiance arrived to stop Lu Ye from attacking the One Origin Realm and admitted that Changfeng had ambushed him.
  • Lu Ye refused Nine Radiance’s offer of the Fire Gourd and insisted that Changfeng’s actions required consequences for the One Origin Realm’s Sunlights.
  • Nine Radiance revealed her true face and asked Lu Ye to consider her in his decision, shocking him and prompting Su Yuqing to notice their unusual interaction.
  • Lu Ye agreed to spare the Sunlights for now and accepted that Yuan Se would hand over the Fire Gourd.
  • Lu Ye and Su Yuqing left for Three Realms Island, and Su Yuqing remained silent about Nine Radiance.

Ch. 2043Big Brother and Little Brother

After returning safely to Three Realms Island, Lu Ye prepared to strengthen the Sword Gourd and struggled with what to ask Nine Radiance about her past as Ban Ci. He set out for Myriad Phenomena Island to confront her, but Hua Ci joined him after befriending Su Yuqing, leaving Lu Ye worried about what she had learned.

  • Lu Ye told Ma Bin that Changfeng had attacked him, and Ma Bin vowed to seek revenge once his injuries healed.
  • Lu Ye ordered Tang Jun to bring him Magic Treasures so he could nurture the Sword Gourd's Sword Qi, while Chu Shen hurried over to check on him and then left to await Nine Radiance.
  • Lu Ye recalled Ban Ci's connection to Nine Radiance and Ban Xia, and wondered how Nine Radiance could have been unable to defeat a Heavenly Desire Demonic Spider when they met.
  • Nine Radiance briefly visited Three Realms Island to deliver the Fire Gourd through Luan Xiao'e, then departed before Lu Ye could speak with her.
  • Lu Ye decided to go to Myriad Phenomena Island to question Nine Radiance, but Hua Ci insisted on going with him and revealed that she had stayed on Inch Island with Su Yuqing.

Ch. 2044Husband

Lu Ye visited Myriad Phenomena Island with Hua Ci, who kept him from meeting Nine Radiance and spent the day teasing him as they shopped. After several days in a rented room, they returned to Three Realms Island, where Lu Ye decided to take Yiyi and Amber back to the Nine Provinces’ Ancestral Land.

  • Lu Ye arrived at Myriad Phenomena Island with Hua Ci, and Ling Yue told him that Nine Radiance was in seclusion.
  • Hua Ci called Lu Ye “Husband” while shopping, and he bought her three hair ornaments after she teased him about loving new things.
  • Hua Ci made Lu Ye eat the food she had bought and then rented a luxurious guest room at the Myriad Phenomena Merchant Association.
  • After several days, Hua Ci piloted their Star Boat back to Three Realms Island while Nine Radiance watched them depart.
  • Lu Ye found Yiyi and Amber with Second Senior Sister and set off with them toward the Insect Path to return to the Nine Provinces’ Ancestral Land.

Ch. 2045Changes to the Talent Tree

Lu Ye discovered that devouring the Fire Gourd’s Mystic Fire had begun the Talent Tree’s fourth transformation, likely because the flame was exceptionally high quality. After refining the Fire Gourd and reaching the Insect Path, he crossed back into the Jade Snail Star System and continued toward the Ancestral Land.

  • Lu Ye had the Talent Tree devour the Mystic Fire inside the Fire Gourd and noticed that its fuel reserves stayed unchanged while the tree showed signs of transformation.
  • Lu Ye concluded that the Talent Tree’s fourth transformation required Fire Element treasures of exceptional quality, then began refining the Fire Gourd so he could nurture more Mystic Fire.
  • Yiyi told Lu Ye they had reached the Insect Path, and Lu Ye crossed it with Yiyi and Amber after confirming that all was peaceful.
  • Lu Ye arrived in the Jade Snail Star System, saw Three Realms cultivators waiting for their monthly warship passage, and continued with Yiyi and Amber toward the Ancestral Land.

Ch. 2046Choosing a Soul Suppressing Mystic Art

Lu Ye visited the Soul Race Ancestral Land to learn how to cultivate a Soul Suppressing Mystic Art, and Xu Yuan explained how Great Sun Realm cultivators chose and refined one. After seeing Lu Ye summon a Fire Phoenix Divine Pattern, Xu Yuan sent him to the Forest of Heroic Souls to seek inspiration before making his choice.

  • Lu Ye returned briefly to the Nine Provinces, where Little Nine told him the Azure Dawn Dao Realm's migration and planned Realm Fusion were proceeding smoothly.
  • Lu Ye entered the Soul Race Ancestral Land and met Xu Yuan at the Starry Sky Pool to learn about Soul Suppressing Mystic Arts.
  • Xu Yuan explained that cultivators should choose a suitable Soul Art as the foundation of their Soul Suppressing Mystic Art, and Lu Ye considered the Divine Patterns on his Talent Tree.
  • Lu Ye formed a Fire Phoenix Divine Pattern from Soul Power, impressing Xu Yuan, who warned that it was powerful but difficult to cultivate and offered no defense.
  • Xu Yuan explained that Soul Race cultivators used their own Soul Bodies as the foundation of their arts and directed Lu Ye to the Forest of Heroic Souls to study the Soul Arts left behind by deceased Great Sun Realm cultivators.

Ch. 2047Forest of Heroic Souls

Lu Ye entered the Forest of Heroic Souls in his Soul Body and endured repeated attacks from soul arts left by deceased Soul Race Sunlights. After realizing the Ghost Ship’s mark could form the foundation of a powerful Soul Suppressing Mystic Art, he decided to cultivate it.

  • Xu Yuan separated Lu Ye’s Soul Body from his physical body and sent him toward the Forest of Heroic Souls.
  • Lu Ye entered the forest and was struck by a hammer-like soul art that suppressed his Soul Body.
  • Lu Ye realized the attacks would not kill him because the Seven-Colored Divine Lotus marked him as a younger member of the Soul Race.
  • Lu Ye wandered among the stone pillars, repeatedly suffering attacks and gaining glimpses of the soul arts left by the deceased Sunlights.
  • Lu Ye remembered the Ghost Ship’s mark and decided to use it as the foundation for his Soul Suppressing Mystic Art.

Ch. 2048Two Years

Lu Ye chose the Ghost Ship as the foundation of his Soul Suppressing Mystic Art and spent two years refining it in the Forest of Heroic Souls. After reaching Minor Accomplishment, he tested the Ghost Ship against a powerful soul technique and emerged protected, better prepared to face veteran Great Sun cultivators.

  • Lu Ye used the Ghost Ship mark to form his Soul Suppressing Mystic Art and merged his Soul Spirit into it, fixing the Ghost Ship as its foundation.
  • Lu Ye spent two years refining the Ghost Ship in the Forest of Heroic Souls, where he replenished his Soul Power from the Mist Spirit Pattern.
  • Lu Ye reached Minor Accomplishment in his Soul Suppressing Mystic Art, a level ordinary Great Sun cultivators generally attained in the Middle Stage.
  • Lu Ye piloted the Ghost Ship through a storm caused by an erupting soul technique and emerged unharmed after its Protective Spirit Array shielded him.
  • Lu Ye tested the Ghost Ship several times and concluded that his improved soul defense would help him face veteran Great Sun cultivators without suffering the same losses.

Ch. 2049Jade Snail Also Seeks Realm Fusion

After completing his soul cultivation, Lu Ye returned to Nine Provinces and found that it had absorbed the Azure Dawn Dao Realm and was preparing to fuse with the Jade Snail Realm. The chapter ended with Chou Wu explaining Jade Snail’s decision and Lu Ye recognizing that the expanding realm might give its star system a new name.

  • Lu Ye completed his Soul Suppressing Mystic Art training with Xu Yuan and returned to the Starry Sky Pool.
  • Xu Yuan revealed that unusually active Starry Sky Spiritual Energy signaled the coming Great Trend, a vast upheaval last seen over a hundred thousand years ago.
  • Lu Ye discovered that the Azure Dawn Dao Realm had fused into Nine Provinces, enlarging the realm and changing its terrain.
  • Little Nine told Lu Ye that the Jade Snail Realm was also preparing to merge into Nine Provinces at Luan Xiao'e and Chou Wu's request.
  • Chou Wu explained that Jade Snail sought Nine Provinces' protection and prospects, and Lu Ye accepted the decision.

Ch. 2050Changes in the Myriad Phenomena Sea

Lu Ye returned to the Myriad Phenomena Sea to use Fire Element resources to nurture the Fire Gourd and learned that the sea was undergoing unusual changes. He then brought Shui Yuan and about a hundred Three Realms Island cultivators to the Star Constellation Hall so they could advance to the Moon Jade Realm.

  • Lu Ye met Wu Qimo, who reported that Southern Square Inch Mountain was approaching, and discussed its arrival and the accompanying Blood Absolute Realm with Chen Xuanhai.
  • Lu Ye traveled through the increasingly stable Insect Path to the Myriad Phenomena Sea and had the Fire Gourd consume Fire Element resources to nurture Mystic Fire.
  • Tang Jun told Lu Ye that spiritual energy had grown denser, Barren Islands were reviving more often, and some cultivators found cultivation easier.
  • Lu Ye met Shui Yuan, Hua Ci, and about a hundred cultivators ready to advance, then led them through the Mermaid Territory to the Star Constellation Hall.
  • Lu Ye used the Golden Conch to protect the group as they reached the Star Constellation Hall and told everyone to begin their advances.

Ch. 2051Southern Division Returns

Lu Ye oversaw more than a hundred Star Constellations advancing to the Moon Jade Realm and continued feeding Fire Element resources to the Talent Tree, which still showed no clear sign of transformation. He then met the Southern Division’s leaders and went to the Blood Absolute Realm to prepare to move it before the division merged with Square Inch Mountain.

  • Lu Ye had the Fire Gourd nurture Mystic Fire and fed it to the Talent Tree, but its transformation remained far off and required more resources.
  • Hua Ci opened the gateway, and the Star Constellations returned as Moon Jade Realm cultivators; Tang Jun gave Lu Ye Fire Element resources, and Lu Ye ordered Three Realms Island to buy more.
  • Lu Ye traveled to Southern Square Inch Mountain, where Su Yuqing, Wu Ji, Xu Pu, and Xia Yingyue welcomed him and discussed the coming merger and the need to move the Blood Absolute Realm.
  • Lu Ye visited the Blood Absolute Realm and sensed that his powerful Blood Race bloodline let him mobilize it more easily than before.

Ch. 2052Little Nine's Excitement

Lu Ye guided the Blood Absolute Realm to fuse with the Blood Refining World, while Southern Square Inch Mountain joined the core and expanded the Little People Race’s territory. As Little Nine prepared to devour the Blood Absolute Realm’s foundations, Lu Ye considered gathering the remaining Blood Race realms, and Ma Shangsi began breaking through to Sunlight.

  • Lu Ye used the Blood Race Ancestral Artifact to free Southern Square Inch Mountain and steer the Blood Absolute Realm into the Blood Refining World, where the two realms fused.
  • Lu Ye sent the four Blood Attendants to check for problems, then visited Square Inch Mountain and confirmed with Chen Xuanhai that the Southern Division had merged safely with the core.
  • Little Nine told Lu Ye it wanted to devour the Blood Absolute Realm’s foundations, and Lu Ye agreed while considering whether the other Blood Race realms could restore the Blood Ancestor’s body and strengthen Nine Provinces.
  • Lu Ye sensed that Ma Shangsi had found his opportunity to advance to Sunlight.

Ch. 2053Ma Shangsi Advances to Sunlight

Ma Shangsi advanced to Sunlight with Lu Ye’s help, and Lu Ye asked him to join an expedition against the Blood Jade Realm. Lu Ye then traveled to Western Square Inch Mountain, where its Sunlights explained how an Insect Path could bring them near the Blood Jade Star System.

  • Lu Ye gave Ma Shangsi two drops of Treasure Blood, helping him advance to Sunlight two days later.
  • Lu Ye asked Ma Shangsi to assist in an attack on the Blood Jade Realm, and Ma Shangsi pledged his loyalty and agreed to go.
  • Lu Ye decided to target the Blood Jade Realm to strengthen Nine Provinces, complete the Blood Ancestor’s body, and strike at the Blood Race.
  • Lu Ye departed with Ma Shangsi for Western Square Inch Mountain, where the six Western Division Sunlights welcomed them.
  • Lou Zhen showed Lu Ye a star map indicating that the Western Division was about three months from an Insect Path connected to a system adjacent to the Blood Jade Star System.
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