Ch. 321Taking the Enemy General's Head Amid Ten Thousand Troops! At the Marrow Cleansing Realm, a Wave of the Hand Could Kill!

Chu Ming reached Yangjia City and joined Xiang Yue, whose fifty thousand Tiger Armor Army soldiers were surrounded by the Jian Rong Branch. Chu Ming tore through the enemy ranks and struck down Yan Jiecheng with one palm, leaving Yelang to realize Chu Ming was likely a perfected Marrow Cleansing expert.

  • Ji Wujiang warned Chu Ming that Changqin Wenzheng might be using the campaign against Nine Rong Kingdom to get rid of Xiang Yue, and gave him treasures and insights to pass on.
  • Chu Ming visited the Wind Spirit Tribe, heard that the Wolf Totem Tribe had been located, and continued toward West Rong Prefecture before flying to Yangjia City.
  • Xiang Yue prepared to infiltrate the enemy camp and kill its commanders, but Chu Ming arrived and offered to go with him.
  • Chu Ming carried Xiang Yue into the middle of the Yan Rong army, killed Kui Ronghan and Jielu, and slaughtered scores of soldiers with his palm strikes.
  • Yan Jiecheng charged Chu Ming after sensing his son Jielu's death, but Chu Ming killed him with a single palm, shocking Yelang and the surrounding troops.

Ch. 322A Name for the History Books! Turning Against One's Teacher and Ancestors!

Chu Ming killed the Yan Rong Branch’s two Marrow Cleansing Realm experts, helped Xiang Yue rout the Jian Rong army, and studied the Nine Heavens Secret Canon. After the victory, news arrived from West Rong Prefecture, where Qu Yan emerged from the Black Tower with a Sixth Realm treasure and turned against his teacher and fellow disciples.

  • Chu Ming killed Yan Yelang and the other Yan Rong experts, then gave Xiang Yue three Na Jie treasures and urged him to pursue the leaderless Rong army.
  • Chu Ming comprehended traces of Golden Steel Indestructible True Intent, discovered three Kui Ox bronze fragments could be merged, and deduced that the Qi Emperor had plotted to kill Xiang Yue.
  • Xiang Yue returned with the Tiger Armor Army after defeating the Jian Rong forces, and he told Huo Buyan, Jiang Zhan, and Fang Xiao that Chu Ming had killed the two Marrow Cleansing Realm experts.
  • Chu Ming joined Xiang Yue and the others to celebrate their victory, but an urgent report arrived from West Rong Prefecture.
  • Qu Yan emerged from the Black Tower, killed Ke Shang and Mo Ling'er, seized the Ancient Stone Lamp, and fought Bai You as Yang Feng rushed toward the tower.

Ch. 323Spirit Treasure, Bluestone Ancient Lamp! Sixth-Rank Evil!

Qu Yan’s fight with Yang Feng devastated South City and helped awaken a powerful Evil Spirit beneath the Black Tower, while the Blood Fiend Army seized Pingzhong Prefecture by betraying the North Snow Army. Chu Ming arrived in West Rong Prefecture, confronted Yang Feng over the civilian casualties, and warned Xiang Yue that the awakened Evil Spirit had reached the Sixth Realm and was still growing stronger.

  • Qu Yan fought Yang Feng with the Bluestone Ancient Lamp, killing tens of thousands of people as black qi and blood gathered beneath the ruined Black Tower.
  • The Blood Fiend Army ambushed the North Snow Army during their attack on West Rong Prefecture, and Xie Yue killed Yan Yang at the Pingzhong Prefecture Government Office.
  • Xiao He survived his collapse, and Shen Yu reported that the Tiger Armor Army had lost more than thirty-five thousand soldiers while South City suffered thousands of civilian casualties.
  • Yang Feng and Xiang Yue rejected a plan to rush into Pingzhong Prefecture, and Yang Feng threatened Shen Yu when he demanded compensation for the people of South City.
  • Chu Ming entered the government hall, made Yang Feng provide two valuable spirit herbs, then gave the herbs and healing pills to Shen Yu for the victims and Xiao He.
  • Chu Ming told Xiang Yue that a Sixth-Realm Evil Spirit had awakened beneath the Black Tower after the sealing structure was lost and was continuing to grow stronger.

Ch. 324Only by Opening the Divine Gate and Profound Mansion Could the Body Communicate with Heaven and Earth

Chu Ming and Xiang Yue planned to draw outside masters to West Rong Prefecture to deal with the revived Sixth-Order Evil Spirit, while Chu Ming struggled to deduce a breakthrough to the Sixth Realm. Ji Wujiang arrived, tested Chu Ming’s True Intent of Destruction, explained its connection to the Divine Gate Realm, then left for Pingzhong Prefecture as Xiang Yue continued evacuating civilians.

  • Chu Ming told Xiang Yue that the Evil Spirit might remain near the Black Tower for three to five days, and suggested luring outside masters with the promise of Sixth-Order Origin Artifact materials while asking Ji Wujiang to guard the prefecture.
  • Ji Wujiang and Changqin Jiuyan discussed the stolen Bluestone Ancient Lamp, suspected a larger plot behind the Blood Fiend Cult, and arranged to investigate the lamps and protect the remaining prefectures.
  • Ming Huo persuaded Ming Feng that capturing the Bluestone Ancient Lamps could appease Elder Mo Chen, and Ming Feng agreed to join him in pursuing the treasure and the Evil Spirit.
  • Youwu Ba and Youwu Dang, along with Lu Ning and Shang Yi, decided to travel to West Rong Prefecture for the weakened Sixth-Order Evil Spirit and its materials.
  • Chu Ming failed to deduce a Sixth-Realm breakthrough, then demonstrated his True Intent of Destruction to Ji Wujiang, who explained True Intent and the Divine Gate Realm.
  • Ji Wujiang confirmed the Evil Spirit had recovered to the Sixth Realm and left for Pingzhong Prefecture, while Xiang Yue continued evacuating civilians from South City and the surrounding area.

Ch. 325Slaying the Sixth-Order Evil Spirit! An Immortal's Treasure!

Chu Ming broke through to the Infant Realm by draining his unusually deep Void Lake, then killed the sixth-order Evil Spirit in South City and claimed its Origin Artifact material. After overhearing Ming Huo and Ming Feng discuss Immortal Greenfire’s legacy, Chu Ming killed them too and returned to the Black Tower.

  • Chu Ming realized his deep Void Lake was making his breakthrough harder, so he used Star Ring Primordial Techniques to drain it until the Infant Ardor rose and he reached the early Infant Xi Stage.
  • Chu Ming told Xiang Yue that he had broken through, then flew to South City to confront the sixth-order Evil Spirit beneath the ruined Black Tower.
  • Chu Ming unleashed the Thirty-Three Extreme Star Meteor, destroyed the Evil Spirit, and took the sixth-order Origin Artifact material from the Black Tower.
  • Ming Huo told Ming Feng that obtaining the material could lead them to Immortal Greenfire’s treasure and legacy, and Chu Ming appeared after hearing them.
  • Ming Feng and Ming Huo attacked Chu Ming, but he survived unharmed and killed both with the Thirty-Three Extreme Star Meteor before returning to the Black Tower.

Ch. 326Reforging the Sixth-Order Origin Artifact, the Shield Shuttle

Chu Ming killed the Sixth-Rank Evil Spirit beneath the Black Tower and uncovered the threat posed by Elder Mo Chen, so he devised a plan to redirect the elder’s attention while protecting his allies. The chapter left Chu Ming reforging the Shield Shuttle into a Sixth-Order Origin Artifact as he prepared to confront powerful Qi Masters from other nations.

  • Yang Feng suppressed Xiang Yue in the garrison residence, then stalled when Xiang Yue urged him to send troops to the Black Tower after hearing explosions.
  • Chu Ming examined the spoils from Ming Feng and Ming Yu, discovered that Elder Mo Chen was coming to the Qi Dynasty, and learned that Mo Chen would send two disciples in his place.
  • Chu Ming planned to impersonate Ming Feng, hand one Bluestone Ancient Lamp to Mo Chen’s disciples, and draw foreign Qi Masters into a conflict over the remaining lamps.
  • Xiang Yue reached the Black Tower and learned that Chu Ming had killed the Sixth-Rank Evil Spirit; Chu Ming then disguised his condition to keep Yang Feng from learning what had happened.
  • Chu Ming returned to the Black Tower and began reforging the Shield Shuttle with Sixth-Rank materials, the Thousand-Refining Earth Fire Furnace, and the Cold Abyss Nether Flame.

Ch. 327Slaying Three Nation-Protecting Realm Experts (Happy New Year)

Chu Ming reforged his Origin Artifacts, killed Youwu Ba and Youwu Dang, and stole the Youwu Banner. Disguised as Youwu Dang, he killed Lu Ning to frame the Youwu Rong, then fled Shang Yi toward the border and sensed Medicine Madman, Li Yan, and others near Black Crow City.

  • Chu Ming used his Star Rings and Origin Artifacts to kill Youwu Ba and wear down Youwu Dang, then took their treasures and learned the Youwu Banner’s secrets.
  • Chu Ming disguised himself as Youwu Dang and lured Jingyue Kingdom experts Shang Yi and Lu Ning into pursuing him from West Rong Capital.
  • Chu Ming killed Lu Ning with Ming Feng’s Black Debt Sword, took her corpse, and provoked Shang Yi into a furious pursuit.
  • Chu Ming fled Shang Yi across West Rong Prefecture toward the border of the Jingyue Kingdom, the Nine Rong Kingdom, and the Great Qi Dynasty.
  • Chu Ming sensed Medicine Madman, Li Yan, and the others near Black Crow City, which had been occupied by thirty thousand Black Crow Rong troops.

Ch. 328Stirring Up Hatred, Taking Control of the Black Crow Army!

Chu Ming manipulated the Nine Rong Kingdom into believing the Jingyue Kingdom had killed Youwu Ba, looted the Youwu Rong treasury, and took control of the Black Crow Branch through Medicine Madman and Li Yan. After returning to West Rong Prefecture, he learned that Luo Mu was refining the second Bluestone Ancient Lamp beneath the Pingzhong Prefecture Black Tower, just as a tremendous rumbling began outside.

  • Chu Ming fled through the Nine Rong Kingdom disguised as Youwu Dang, provoking Shang Yi and persuading the Jun Rong Lord and Yan Rong Lord that Youwu Ba had been killed by the Jingyue Kingdom.
  • Chu Ming opened the Youwu Rong treasury, collected its high-rank treasures, and convinced the Jun Rong Lord and Yan Rong Lord to leave him alone by feigning rage over Youwu Ba's supposed death.
  • Mo Ya Tu nearly executed Medicine Madman, Li Yan, Jiang Jing, Jiang Yan, and Shen Yi, but Mo Ya Tuo arrived with an order from the Black Crow Branch's Rong Lord to summon them.
  • Chu Ming forced the Black Crow Branch's Rong Lord to submit, gave Medicine Madman and the others artifacts that let them control him, and ordered them to expand the army and march against the Nine Rong Kingdom.
  • Chu Ming watched the West Rong Prefecture Black Tower, then learned that Luo Mu was refining the second Bluestone Ancient Lamp beneath the Pingzhong Prefecture Black Tower when a loud rumbling erupted outside.

Ch. 329Seizing an Immortal's Treasure! A Great Battle with Ji Wujiang!

Chu Ming killed Qu Yan as he completed the refinement of the second Bluestone Ancient Lamp, then disguised himself as Youwu Dang and fled with it while Ji Wujiang and Luo Mu pursued him. As they raced across the sky, Chu Ming continued refining the lamp and deliberately made his pursuers think he was running out of strength.

  • Ji Wujiang killed Blood Fiend and fought Luo Mu above the Black Tower while Qu Yan refined the second Bluestone Ancient Lamp below.
  • Chu Ming reached the Black Tower, killed Qu Yan as the lamp's refinement finished, and took the Bluestone Ancient Lamp.
  • Luo Mu sensed the theft and rushed back with Ji Wujiang; Chu Ming disguised himself as Youwu Dang and fled with the lamp, drawing both men into pursuit.
  • Changqin Jiuyan sensed the powerful auras crossing the sky and learned that Ji Wujiang was pursuing Youwu Dang and another powerful Qi Master.
  • Chu Ming refined the lamp while fleeing, gradually wore away Luo Mu's mark, and sent Origin Artifacts at his pursuers to make them believe he was tiring.

Ch. 330Calculating a State-Guarding Realm Expert to Death and Obtaining a Mysterious Strange Fire

Chu Ming killed Luo Mu after refining the Bluestone Ancient Lamp, then gathered Luo Mu’s treasures and learned that the lamp’s immortal legacy required all three lamps. He revived Luo Mu’s weakened black flame with the Black Soul Wood and Qi Rhyme White Radiance, but his attempt to nurture it into a Dark Flame Heart Fire left it dangerously unstable.

  • Jun Rong Lord and Yan Rong Lord tried to help Youwu Dang, but he fled again and left them to block Ji Wujiang and Luo Mu’s attacks.
  • Chu Ming finished refining the Bluestone Ancient Lamp, and Luo Mu suffered the backlash, allowing Chu Ming to attack him and pursue him through the black flames.
  • Chu Ming defeated Luo Mu, whose Infant Seed shattered, and claimed the Dark Flame Black Fire Cover, the Bluestone Ancient Lamp, and a weakened black flame.
  • Chu Ming erased Luo Mu’s imprint from the second Bluestone Ancient Lamp and concluded that he needed all three lamps to uncover the immortal legacy.
  • Chu Ming planned to obtain the third lamp while disguised as Ming Feng, then redirect suspicion and hostility away from West Rong Prefecture.
  • Chu Ming used the Black Soul Wood and Qi Rhyme White Radiance to restore the black flame, but it became unstable and shrank toward extinction as he adjusted their balance.

Ch. 331Tianmu Alliance! Ten-Thousand-Year Catastrophe!

Chu Ming mutated the Black Flame, subdued Xie Yue, destroyed the sixth-order Evil Spirit in Pingzhong Prefecture, and set the Wind Spirit Tribe to expand its influence. As he prepared for Ming Feng’s seniors and the Chi'an Prefecture Evil Spirit, Ji Wujiang received the Tianmu Alliance’s first edict in ten thousand years and asked Chu Ming to help secure the last Bluestone Ancient Lamp.

  • Chu Ming stabilized the Black Flame and discovered it could devour Primordial Sense, purify it, and return it to strengthen him.
  • Chu Ming killed Lang Tu, used the Ash Soul Flame Prison Heart-Pinching Curse to enslave Xie Yue, and sent her to protect Xiao Shan.
  • Chu Ming destroyed the sixth-order Evil Spirit beneath Pingzhong Prefecture’s Black Tower, and Ji Wujiang recognized him despite his disguise.
  • Chu Ming ordered the Wind Spirit Tribe and Spirit Covenant Tribe to recruit bandits and refugees across the White River basin, then upgraded three Shield Fragments to the sixth order.
  • Ji Wujiang learned that the Tianmu Alliance had summoned a Nation-Protecting Realm expert from every kingdom, while he remained reluctant to leave Chi'an Prefecture’s Black Tower and its Bluestone Ancient Lamp unprotected.
  • Ji Wujiang asked Chu Ming to destroy the Chi'an Prefecture Evil Spirit, but Chu Ming put away the message without replying as he prepared to meet Ming Feng’s second senior brother and third senior sister.

Ch. 332Disguise and Steal the Lamp! Battle at the Divine Palace!

Chu Ming disguised himself as Ming Feng and joined Ming Si and Ming Lu as they planned to seize the Bluestone Ancient Lamp beneath Chi'an Prefecture’s Black Tower. While Ji Wujiang and Changqin Jiuyan were drawn into battle, Ming Lu infiltrated the tower, and Chu Ming fought Changqin Jiuyan with the Black and White Golden Swords.

  • Ji Wujiang received news that Tenth Sister had broken through, while a Blood-Colored Bead appeared beneath the White River and eventually reached Lang Tu of the Wolf Totem Tribe.
  • Chu Ming summoned Pillars of Enlightenment for Wind Spirit and Spirit Covenant elders, received the Wolf Totem Crown after Qi Lanshui reported the Wolf Totem Tribe’s defeat, and found the mysterious Blood Bead among its treasures.
  • Chu Ming disguised himself as Ming Feng, convinced Ming Si and Ming Lu that Ming Huo had attacked him, and told them where the three Bluestone Ancient Lamps were located.
  • Ming Si chose to seize the lamp beneath the Black Tower first and gave Chu Ming the White Gold Sword to help him hold Changqin Jiuyan off.
  • Ji Wujiang and Changqin Jiuyan rushed to confront the arriving intruders, but Ming Si and Chu Ming blocked them while Ming Lu entered the Black Tower and killed its ten stationed divine envoys.
  • Chu Ming used the Black and White Golden Swords to suppress Changqin Jiuyan, who summoned a scroll projection behind himself.

Ch. 333The Starry Sea Battles the Nine Palaces Star Radiance! Identity Exposed!

Chu Ming secretly helped Changqin Jiuyan wield the Star Golden List to protect Chi'an Prefecture from Ming Lu’s Black and White Nine Palaces Formation, while the Black and White Divine Palace escaped with the Bluestone Ancient Lamp. After Ji Wujiang received Chu Ming’s promise to deal with the Sixth-Order Evil Spirit, Changqin Jiuyan confronted him about Chu Ming’s true identity.

  • Changqin Nianqi attacked Ming Lu as she refined the Bluestone Ancient Lamp, and Ming Lu’s Black and White Nine Palaces Formation forced Changqin Jiuyan to intervene.
  • Ming Lu completed the lamp’s refinement and unleashed her full-powered formation over South City, but Chu Ming secretly empowered Changqin Jiuyan’s Star Golden List to shield the city and repel the attack.
  • Ming Lu and Ming Si fled with the Bluestone Ancient Lamp, while Ji Wujiang and the Changqin siblings pursued them but lost track of them.
  • Ji Wujiang received Chu Ming’s message promising to handle Chi’an Prefecture’s Sixth-Order Evil Spirit within two days and reassured Changqin Jiuyan and Changqin Nianqi.
  • Changqin Jiuyan told Ji Wujiang that he suspected Chu Ming was the mysterious expert protecting himself, then asked what realm Chu Ming had reached.

Ch. 334Warm Tea, Slaying Evil Spirits!

Chu Ming destroyed the Sixth-Order Evil Spirit in Chi'an Prefecture and revealed his identity and growing power to Ji Wujiang. After explaining how he had obtained both Bluestone Ancient Lamps, he left Ji Wujiang realizing Chu Ming might already be stronger than him.

  • Ming Si and Ming Lu gave the injured Chu Ming an Ancient Spirit Healing Pill and Sixth-Order material before setting off for the Nine Rong Kingdom to find Youwu Dang and the second ancient lamp.
  • Chu Ming waited until they left, then flew back to Chi'an Prefecture and met Ji Wujiang while disguised as Luo Mu.
  • Chu Ming revealed himself as Ji Wujiang's grand-disciple, accepted the Jade Gourd, and entered the Black Tower alone.
  • Chu Ming destroyed the Sixth-Order Evil Spirit within a few sips of tea and emerged unharmed with its Origin Artifact materials.
  • Chu Ming told Ji Wujiang that he had comprehended about five-tenths of the Star Golden List and admitted he had fought in disguise during the previous day's battle.
  • Chu Ming revealed that he had killed Youwu Dang and the Black Flame Cult member Luo Mu, then produced both Bluestone Ancient Lamps, leaving Ji Wujiang to realize Chu Ming's strength might exceed his own.

Ch. 335Drawing Their Hatred, Battling the Third Senior Sister

Chu Ming led Ming Si and Ming Lu across several kingdoms while disguising himself as Luo Mu, provoking them into pursuing him toward Tianmu Kingdom. At the border, he stopped to face them and used his Mutated Black Flame to devour their attacks and drain their Primordial Sense.

  • Ji Wujiang decided to leave for Tianmu Kingdom to pursue his martial path, while Chu Ming said he would go later because of the Black and White Divine Palace.
  • Chu Ming looted the Nine Rong Tribes and stole the defeated Rong Lords’ treasures, then disguised himself as Luo Mu and used Ming Feng’s sword to make Ming Si and Ming Lu believe their junior brother had been killed.
  • Chu Ming drew Ming Si and Ming Lu through Jingyue Kingdom and Yiyang Kingdom into Seven Stars Kingdom; Yiyang’s experts briefly clashed with the pursuers, while Chu Ming noticed his Blood Bead responding to something nearby.
  • Chu Ming entered Lingwu Kingdom, changed course toward Tianmu Kingdom, and waited at the border for Ming Si and Ming Lu to catch up.
  • Ming Si and Ming Lu attacked Chu Ming, but his Mutated Black Flame swallowed their Primordial Techniques, Origin Artifacts, and Primordial Sense, strengthening his Primordial Sense and [Book Intent Painting Realm].

Ch. 336The Seventh Realm's Pursuit!

Chu Ming survived Ming Si and Ming Lu’s Spirit Opening Realm attack, killed Ming Si, and escaped Mo Chen and Ming Chen’s pursuit, though Ming Lu got away with the third Bluestone Ancient Lamp. After recovering in Jingyue Kingdom, Chu Ming examined his spoils and discovered that two Rong-Suppressing Treasures could merge.

  • Ming Si and Ming Lu used a bell to summon Mo Chen’s Spirit Opening Realm technique, but Chu Ming survived after most of his treasures were destroyed.
  • Chu Ming defeated Ming Si and chased Ming Lu, then fled when Mo Chen and Ming Chen arrived; he hid from their search and escaped by drifting down a river.
  • Chu Ming recovered in Jingyue Kingdom and realized that Ming Lu had escaped with Ming Si’s treasures, including the third Bluestone Ancient Lamp.
  • Chu Ming examined his spoils, reforged Ming Si’s Black and White Divine Sword for his own use, and assessed the Rong-Suppressing Treasures he had collected.
  • Chu Ming activated the strange bell and bag among the Rong-Suppressing Treasures, and their beams fused into a single light.

Ch. 337The Crown Prince of the Heavenly Curtain, True Intent Clash

Chu Ming reforged his Origin Artifact Shield Shuttle, restored the Mutated Black Flame, and spent two and a half months breaking through to the Qi Sea Realm with a Qi Sea twenty times larger than an ordinary cultivator’s. He went to the Yan Imperial Mausoleum for Cold Abyss Nether Flame, where he clashed with Tantai Xiu and unleashed his Moon-Falling Star technique.

  • Chu Ming combined the Nation-Protecting Treasures of the Nine Rong into Spirit Treasures, then reforged the Origin Artifact Shield Shuttle and restored the Mutated Black Flame using the Black Soul Wood.
  • Chu Ming gathered his Qi and Blood Power for more than two months before opening a Qi Sea; his own power and the White Bead together gave it twenty times the usual capacity.
  • Chu Ming left seclusion and headed to the Yan Imperial Mausoleum to replenish his Cold Abyss Nether Flame and investigate the Blood Bead.
  • Granny Yin and Old Man Shi discussed searching for geniuses to help the Nine Heavens Alliance, while Tantai Xiu waited at the Yan Imperial Mausoleum for the genius who had mastered True Intent.
  • Chu Ming entered the Cold Abyss, triggering Old Man Shi’s hidden array and alerting Tantai Xiu, who confronted him with True Intent of Destruction.
  • Chu Ming kept Tantai Xiu occupied with several treasures, collected Cold Abyss Nether Flame, then formed Moon-Falling Star as Tantai Xiu’s defenses flared.

Ch. 338The Two True Intentions Reach Great Completion! The Nine Heavens Alliance Is on Their Trail!

Chu Ming escaped the Nine Heavens Imprisonment after rapidly advancing his True Intents, while Granny Yin and Old Man Shi identified him and began searching for him. He fled toward the Jingyue-Qi border to investigate the Blood Bead, where the story shifted to General Heiqing and a dangerous Vine Staff.

  • Chu Ming hid in the Yan Imperial Mausoleum as Granny Yin and Old Man Shi treated the injured Tantai Xiu and searched for his attacker.
  • Granny Yin set three Nine Heavens Imprisonment Proverb fragments in the Cold Abyss, and she and Old Man Shi learned that Chu Ming might be Ji Wujiang's grand-disciple.
  • After waiting three days, Chu Ming entered the True Intent space, advanced both True Intents to the second stage, and escaped before Granny Yin and Old Man Shi returned.
  • Granny Yin and Old Man Shi realized Chu Ming was the one who had injured Tantai Xiu and resolved to search for him in the Liao Dynasty.
  • Chu Ming fled to the Jingyue Kingdom, consolidated his comprehension, and followed the Blood Bead's pull toward the border with the Qi Dynasty.
  • At the border, General Heiqing examined a Vine Staff that drained his vital blood and flesh and stirred uncontrollable greed.

Ch. 339Assassinating a Nation's Ruler

Chu Ming traced the Blood Bead’s summons to Heiqing’s Vine Staff and discovered that Heiqing was hiding Qi Sea Realm strength and True Intent. When Heiqing tried to flee with his grandfather, Yan Luo and Shang Yi attacked him, and the battle left Heiqing on the verge of defeat before his Vine Staff unleashed a devastating strike.

  • Heiqing fed corpses of strange beasts to the Vine Staff, then accepted treasures from Yan Luo and Shang Yi to help him advance while agreeing to lead Jingyue Kingdom’s campaign against the Youwu Rong.
  • Chu Ming heard that Heiqing had risen from obscurity in half a year and flown west, then found him leading Jingyue Kingdom’s attack on the Nine Rong Kingdom.
  • Chu Ming overheard Yan Luo and Shang Yi discussing Heiqing’s suspicious rise and their plan to use the campaign to draw out the missing Nine Rong Kingdom rulers.
  • The Blood Bead reacted near Heiqing’s tent, and Heiqing sensed it through the Vine Staff; Chu Ming sealed the bead’s aura and hid, while Heiqing decided to escape with his grandfather.
  • Heiqing revealed his Qi Sea Realm strength and tried to leave, but Yan Luo and Shang Yi blocked him and attacked after realizing he carried valuable secrets and treasures.
  • Chu Ming recognized that the Vine Staff’s summons came from the Blood Bead and studied Heiqing’s True Intent of Nirvana as Heiqing fought Yan Luo and Shang Yi, then unleashed a strike that advanced the True Intent to minor achievement.

Ch. 340This Time, We'd Settle Both Victory and Death

Chu Ming used his duel with Heiqing to master the True Intent of Nirvana, then killed Yan Luo and Shang Yi and defeated Heiqing before leaving him alive. After fusing Heiqing’s Blood Bead and Vine Staff, Chu Ming sensed a matching treasure in Yiyang Kingdom, where Yi Chentian discovered that his Fire Bead resonated with it.

  • Chu Ming interrupted Yan Luo and Shang Yi as they attacked the exhausted Heiqing, then fought Heiqing to deepen their shared mastery of the True Intent of Nirvana.
  • Yan Luo and Shang Yi attacked after the duel, but Chu Ming revealed three kinds of True Intent, killed Yan Luo, and pursued Shang Yi as he fled; Heiqing caught up and helped bring Shang Yi down.
  • Chu Ming and Heiqing fought again, leaving Heiqing unconscious; Chu Ming departed without harming him after seeing the old man protect him.
  • Chu Ming examined the spoils in a secluded cave, chose Yan Luo’s Moon-Slaying Fierce Blade, and fused Heiqing’s Blood Bead with the Vine Staff.
  • The fused treasure resonated with a Fire Bead in Yiyang Kingdom, and Yi Chentian sensed its call and began researching the mysterious treasure.
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