Arc 7The Longevity Sect Rises

Lu Chen claimed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s wealth and built the Longevity Sect and Academy, gathering powerful allies while rejecting imperial control. His campaign against Spirit Hall’s rumors turned into a continent-wide scandal about Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang, leaving Yu Xiaogang expelled from his clan and unconscious.

  • Lu Chen looted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s treasury and spirit bones, then left with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing as Xu Mo offered the surviving disciples to the Longevity Sect.
  • The Heaven Dou Empire, Spirit Hall, and other clans reacted to Lu Chen’s destruction of the sect, while Bibi Dong abandoned plans to capture him and ordered a public smear campaign.
  • Lu Chen helped Zhu Zhuqing gain a spirit ring, then gave Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan spirit bones and invited them to join his new sect.
  • At the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing absorbed immortal herbs, advanced their cultivation, and received leadership roles in Soft Bone Hall and Nether Hall.
  • Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan joined the Longevity Sect, and Lu Chen sent its disciples to claim the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s former properties, killing those who resisted.
  • Lu Chen refused Xue Qinghe’s offer of imperial funding, declared the Longevity Sect neutral, and opened the sect and academy despite Spirit Hall’s accusations.
  • Lu Chen distributed The Romantic Affairs of Pontiff Bibi Dong, and Spirit Hall’s attempts to seize and burn copies only intensified the book’s spread and the scandal surrounding Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang.
  • Yu Luomian demanded that Yu Xiaogang return to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, but Yu Xiaogang resisted with Flender and Liu Erlong, and Yu Luomian withdrew and expelled him, and Yu Xiaogang collapsed unconscious.
Chapters 152–176 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 152A Bountiful Haul

After killing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s leaders and loyalists, Lu Chen let those who rejected him flee and began searching for the sect’s treasury. He discovered its enormous underground hoard and planned to use the wealth to build the Longevity Sect and an academy for commoner students.

  • Lu Chen decided to let the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect members flee or stay, treating their choices as a way to screen potential followers.
  • Lu Chen searched the bodies of six Soul Douluos and eighteen Soul Sages and found two roughly twenty-thousand-year-old Soul Bones.
  • Lu Chen scanned the sect with his spiritual power, found its hidden treasury eight hundred meters underground, and used Earth Escape to enter it.
  • Lu Chen discovered the treasury’s vast piles of Gold Soul Coins, jewels, and other valuables.
  • Lu Chen planned to use the fortune to fund the Longevity Sect and establish a Longevity Academy for commoner students.

Ch. 153Emptying the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Treasury

Lu Chen brought Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s treasury, explained that he had killed Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong, and took the sect’s wealth. Afterward, he prepared to extract the Spirit Bones from their corpses.

  • Lu Chen summoned Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing from his Portable Space and revealed that they were inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s treasury.
  • Lu Chen told the girls he had killed Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and other senior members, and claimed the treasury as compensation for the sect’s earlier attempt to kill him.
  • Xiao Wu congratulated Lu Chen on his revenge, while Zhu Zhuqing worried that killing the sect’s leaders would bring trouble; Lu Chen confidently dismissed her concern.
  • Lu Chen spent half an hour moving the treasury’s Gold Soul Coins, jewels, and moonlight stones into his Portable Space.
  • Lu Chen brought out the corpses of Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong, explained that he would extract their Spirit Bones, and raised his Black Iron Sickle over Gu Rong’s body.

Ch. 154Source of Darkness and Darkness Swamp

After cutting apart Gu Rong, Lu Chen recovered two high-quality dark-attribute Spirit Bones and gave them to Zhu Zhuqing to absorb. Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu kissed Lu Chen, and Zhu Zhuqing began absorbing the Source of Darkness Left Arm Bone.

  • Lu Chen dismembered Gu Rong and dug out his roughly fifty-thousand-year-old Left Arm Bone and Right Leg Bone.
  • Lu Chen identified the bones’ abilities as Source of Darkness, which boosted Spirit Ring skills, and Darkness Swamp, which restricted and corroded enemies within a hundred-meter radius.
  • Lu Chen gave both Spirit Bones to Zhu Zhuqing, telling her to cultivate hard so she could take on responsibilities in his planned sect.
  • Zhu Zhuqing kissed Lu Chen, and Xiao Wu pushed in to kiss him too.
  • Zhu Zhuqing moved aside and began absorbing the Source of Darkness Left Arm Bone.

Ch. 155Aurora Blade and Star Shattering Flash

After Zhu Zhuqing began absorbing her spirit bones, Lu Chen gave Xiao Wu two of Chen Xin’s spirit bones and explained their attack skills. He then recovered two spirit bones from Ning Fengzhi’s corpse, set them aside for Yanyan, and meditated after clearing the battlefield.

  • Lu Chen retrieved Chen Xin’s left arm and right leg spirit bones and explained the Aurora Blade and Star Shattering Flash skills to Xiao Wu.
  • Xiao Wu began absorbing the Aurora Blade spirit bone while Zhu Zhuqing continued enduring the energy of her own spirit bones.
  • Lu Chen searched Ning Fengzhi’s corpse and found a skull bone with Mental Permanence and a right arm bone with Mirror Reflection.
  • Lu Chen decided to reserve Ning Fengzhi’s spirit bones for Yanyan as compensation for her and Brother Dugu.
  • Lu Chen stored the spirit bones, cleaned up the corpses, collected the three men’s Storage Soul Guidance Devices, and meditated to recover his soul power.

Ch. 156Heading to Sunset Forest

Lu Chen recovered while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing absorbed spirit bones, and both women emerged stronger. After Xiao Wu condensed her fourth spirit ring, Lu Chen recruited the remaining Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples into his Longevity Sect and set off with the women for Sunset Forest to find Zhu Zhuqing a third spirit ring.

  • Lu Chen awakened and saw Xiao Wu condensing a fourth spirit ring, while Zhu Zhuqing finished absorbing two dark-attribute spirit bones and evolved her martial soul into a top-level one.
  • Zhu Zhuqing told Lu Chen that her soul power had reached level thirty, and he promised to take her to Sunset Forest for a third spirit ring after Xiao Wu awakened.
  • Xiao Wu completed her fourth spirit ring, became a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor, and gained the Invincible Golden Body skill.
  • Lu Chen used Earth Escape to bring Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing out of the treasury, where Xu Mo offered the remaining eight hundred-plus Outer Disciples to the Longevity Sect.
  • Lu Chen appointed Xu Mo Outer Sect Grand Elder and ordered him to compile the disciples' information, then flew with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing toward Sunset Forest.

Ch. 157Xue Ye and Xue Qinghe's conversation

After Lu Chen killed Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong and disbanded the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Emperor Xue Ye considered confronting him, but Xue Qinghe persuaded him to seek an alliance instead. Xue Ye ordered plans to recruit the sect’s displaced disciples, bring Ning Rongrong to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and have Xue Qinghe win Lu Chen over.

  • News of Lu Chen’s strength, twin martial souls, and three hundred-thousand-year spirit rings spread across the Heaven Dou Empire alongside reports of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s destruction.
  • Emperor Xue Ye angrily condemned Lu Chen for killing Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong and disbanding the sect, but the ministers remained silent about how to punish him.
  • Xue Qinghe urged Xue Ye not to make an enemy of Lu Chen and proposed that the imperial family win him over as an ally.
  • Xue Ye accepted Xue Qinghe’s advice, resolved to hold a grand funeral for the three dead leaders, and ordered Meng Shenji to bring Ning Rongrong to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
  • Xue Ye directed Xue Qinghe to secure Lu Chen’s friendship and planned to draw the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s displaced disciples and commercial wealth into the imperial family.

Ch. 158Xue Qinghe's True Thoughts

After the ministers left, Xue Qinghe persuaded the academy committee members that he had to put the Heaven Dou Empire ahead of his grief over Ning Fengzhi’s death. She hoped to recruit Lu Chen, but after learning he had disappeared, she ordered informants to watch for him while the imperial family sought to absorb the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s surviving disciples.

  • Xue Qinghe told Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin that he would endure blame to protect the Heaven Dou Empire, and they vowed to bring Ning Rongrong to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
  • Xue Qinghe privately considered Lu Chen’s twin martial souls and immense strength, hoping he would become her ally but fearing he might become an enemy.
  • Xue Qinghe learned that Lu Chen had vanished after appointing a Great Elder to absorb surviving Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples, so she stationed informants outside the sect.
  • The Heaven Dou Imperial Family announced a grand funeral for Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong and used it to draw the sect’s surviving disciples into its service, while ignoring their demand to punish Lu Chen.

Ch. 159Bibi Dong's fury

After Lu Chen’s attack on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the other sects withdrew from public comment, while Bibi Dong faced widespread blame for issuing a baseless wanted notice. She ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to withdraw it, condemn Lu Chen, and prepare to capture him only after finding a way to counter his spatial ability.

  • Yu Yuanzhen recalled his clan’s disciples and ordered them to hide their investigation of Lu Chen, fearing Lu Chen would retaliate against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
  • The Lower Four Sects’ leaders also fell silent about Lu Chen, and rumors that he was a transformed soul beast faded as his fearsome reputation spread.
  • Bibi Dong erupted in fury over her damaged reputation and ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to capture Lu Chen with available elders.
  • Chrysanthemum Douluo warned Bibi Dong that Lu Chen’s spatial ability made him immune to attacks, so sending more Titled Douluo would not ensure his capture.
  • Bibi Dong reconsidered, suspected a deity had guided Lu Chen’s extraordinary growth, and resolved to accelerate her own path to godhood.
  • Bibi Dong ordered the wanted notice withdrawn and directed Spirit Hall to condemn Lu Chen publicly and ruin his reputation.

Ch. 160Infighting in the Golden Iron Triangle

Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong argued over whether to seek revenge on Lu Chen, who had killed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s leaders. Yu Xiaogang proposed using Tang San and his twin martial souls to defeat Lu Chen, while Tang San recovered and seethed over losing his external soul bone.

  • Liu Erlong told Flender and Yu Xiaogang that Lu Chen had killed Ning, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo, and warned that he was far beyond their strength.
  • Flender urged Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong to avoid Lu Chen, but Yu Xiaogang became furious when Flender mocked his rank twenty-nine soul power and collapsed after spitting blood.
  • Liu Erlong demanded that Flender join her and Yu Xiaogang in seeking justice, and Flender agreed to face death with them.
  • Yu Xiaogang claimed Tang San would surpass Lu Chen with his twin martial souls and planned to research how to accelerate their growth while asking Flender and Liu Erlong to watch over Tang San and search for Haotian.
  • Tang San cultivated to stabilize his damaged rank thirty-one soul power and cursed Lu Chen for taking his Eight Spider Lances, then called for his father to avenge him.

Ch. 161Ghost Leopard

Lu Chen took Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu to Sunset Forest, where Zhu Zhuqing absorbed a two-thousand-year Ghost Leopard Spirit Ring despite it exceeding the usual limit for a third ring. After gaining a powerful new Soul Skill and reaching level thirty-eight, Zhu Zhuqing learned that Lu Chen planned to take them somewhere to improve their strength further.

  • Lu Chen used his Blue Silver Domain to find a Ghost Leopard for Zhu Zhuqing and restrained it with his Titled Douluo pressure.
  • Zhu Zhuqing killed the Ghost Leopard and began absorbing its two-thousand-year Spirit Ring while Lu Chen guarded her.
  • Lu Chen told Xiao Wu that the conflict between Spirit Beasts and human Spirit Masters could not end completely, and Xiao Wu resolved to focus on protecting her friends and family.
  • After about five hours, Zhu Zhuqing finished absorbing the Spirit Ring, reached level thirty-eight, and gained the Soul Skill Nether Slash.
  • Lu Chen congratulated Zhu Zhuqing and told her and Xiao Wu he would take them somewhere to improve their strength further.

Ch. 162Lu Chen Was a Decent Man

Lu Chen brought Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and presented Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan with five Spirit Bones before asking to enter their medicinal garden. Dugu Bo learned that Lu Chen had destroyed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and killed Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and many of its elders.

  • Lu Chen stopped outside the valley and released his aura until Dugu Bo arrived with Dugu Yan.
  • Dugu Bo reproached Lu Chen for traveling with two young women, and Lu Chen introduced Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan.
  • Lu Chen gave Dugu Bo two twenty-thousand-year Spirit Bones and Dugu Yan two fifty-thousand-year Spirit Bones and the Eight Spider Lances External Soul Bone.
  • Dugu Bo asked how Lu Chen had acquired the Spirit Bones, and Lu Chen said he had killed Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, six Soul Douluos, and eighteen Soul Sages and disbanded the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ch. 163Inviting Dugu Bo to Emerge from Seclusion

Lu Chen reunited with Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, revealing that he had defeated the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and reached level 95. He asked Dugu Bo to help establish the Longevity Sect and Longevity Academy, and Dugu Bo agreed to emerge from seclusion and join him.

  • Lu Chen showed Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan his Black Iron Sickle and three spirit rings, explaining that he had reached level 95 and killed Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong.
  • Dugu Bo revealed that he had also reached level 95 and become a Super Douluo.
  • Lu Chen asked permission to bring Xiao Wu and Zhuqing into the Ice and Fire Valley to choose immortal herbs, and Dugu Yan agreed while calling them her little sisters.
  • Xiao Wu challenged Dugu Yan's attempt to establish seniority, but Lu Chen explained that immortal herbs could evolve martial souls and raise soul power.
  • Lu Chen told Dugu Bo that he planned to establish the Longevity Sect and Longevity Academy and needed him to oversee the former Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples.
  • Dugu Bo agreed to leave the Ice and Fire Valley and help Lu Chen establish the new sect and academy.

Ch. 164The advantage was mine

Lu Chen reunited with Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, who competed for his affection as they traveled to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. After reaching the valley, he sent Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to absorb their Spirit Bones while he stayed with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.

  • Dugu Yan and Xiao Wu each clung to Lu Chen and competed for his attention, while Xiao Wu drew Zhu Zhuqing in to join her.
  • Lu Chen and the three girls caught up with Dugu Bo and entered the valley, where ice and fire energy made Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing uncomfortable.
  • Lu Chen explained the valley's Ice and Fire Springhead and promised Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing immortal herbs to improve their strength.
  • Dugu Yan revealed that she had reached level 62 Soul Power after absorbing a Poison Flood Dragon Spirit Ring, leaving Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing feeling pressured.
  • Lu Chen told Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to absorb their Spirit Bones, and they returned to their quarters while he remained with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.

Ch. 165Lovesick Heartbreak Red and the Love-Addled Mind

Lu Chen guided Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to choose immortal herbs, helping Xiao Wu obtain the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and giving Zhu Zhuqing the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone. Both women began absorbing their herbs, while Lu Chen watched over them.

  • Lu Chen brought Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to choose immortal herbs.
  • Xiao Wu watered the Lovesick Heartbreak Red with her heart's blood, and it recognized her sincere feelings and fell into her arms.
  • Xiao Wu ate the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and began absorbing its medicinal power, causing her Soul Power and body to undergo a rapid transformation.
  • Lu Chen found and gave Zhu Zhuqing the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, explaining its cultivation and beautifying effects.
  • Zhu Zhuqing ate the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone and began absorbing it as a faint mist enveloped her body.

Ch. 166Seven Star Agave

Lu Chen found Seven Star Agave in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and decided to feed it to the three Thousand Jun Ants to accelerate their growth. He used his Blue Silver Domain to harvest the herb’s leaves and rapidly regrow it, leaving him with a plan to gather enough for the ants’ evolution.

  • Lu Chen searched the Immortal Herbs for a way to speed up the growth of the three Thousand Jun Ants and found Seven Star Agave, whose powerful medicinal properties humans could not withstand.
  • Lu Chen harvested all twenty-five leaves from the Seven Star Agave and stored them in his Portable Space to preserve their medicinal power.
  • Lu Chen expanded his Blue Silver Domain across the Sunset Forest and gathered life energy from its Blue Silver Grass.
  • Lu Chen poured the life energy into the Seven Star Agave’s rootstock, causing it to regrow leaves at an extraordinary rate.
  • Lu Chen calculated that he could harvest the Seven Star Agave every three days and use it to help the three Thousand Jun Ants become hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beasts.

Ch. 167Ghost Tiger

Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing completed their immortal herb absorption at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, with Xiao Wu reaching level 50 and beginning to condense her Fifth Spirit Ring. Lu Chen captured an eight-thousand-year Ghost Tiger for Zhu Zhuqing, who killed it and began absorbing its spirit ring as her Fourth.

  • Xiao Wu used the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to raise her Soul Power from level 41 to 50 and started condensing her Fifth Spirit Ring.
  • Zhu Zhuqing awoke after absorbing the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, bringing her Soul Power to level 40 and strengthening her physique.
  • Lu Chen sensed a suitable spirit beast through the Blue Silver Domain and controlled blue silver branches to capture an eight-thousand-year Ghost Tiger in the Sunset Forest.
  • Lu Chen brought the Ghost Tiger to Zhu Zhuqing and explained that her spirit bones and immortal herb would help her absorb its high-year spirit ring.
  • Zhu Zhuqing killed the Ghost Tiger after its spirit ring condensed, then sat down to absorb her Fourth Spirit Ring.

Ch. 168Nether Hall and Soft Bone Hall

Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu awakened after absorbing their spirit rings and reported their new abilities to Lu Chen. He appointed them to lead Nether Hall and Soft Bone Hall, assigning the halls key roles in the Longevity Sect.

  • Zhu Zhuqing awakened at rank 46 and described her Nether Shadow Clone skill, which created eight clones and weakened enemies that destroyed them.
  • Lu Chen told Zhu Zhuqing he would establish Nether Hall under her leadership to protect the sect and police its disciples, and she pledged her loyalty.
  • Lu Chen and Zhu Zhuqing joked through a formal exchange of titles before Xiao Wu woke after condensing her fifth spirit ring.
  • Xiao Wu reported reaching rank 51 and explained that her fifth skill, Soft Bone Lock, could restrain enemies stronger than her only if their soul power was not more than twice hers.
  • Lu Chen established Soft Bone Hall under Xiao Wu to train the sect's main fighting force, and she accepted the role with delight.

Ch. 169Returning to the Sect

Lu Chen organized the Longevity Sect by assigning Dugu Yan to lead the Jade Phosphorus Hall and Dugu Bo to serve as Inner Sect Grand Elder, then returned with them, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing to the former Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He sent eight hundred Outer Disciples to claim the sect’s former properties, promising to handle any resistance himself.

  • Dugu Yan finished absorbing her spirit bones, praised their benefits, and agreed to join the Longevity Sect as master of the Jade Phosphorus Hall.
  • Dugu Bo revealed that his spirit bones had raised him to level 96 and accepted Lu Chen’s offer to become Inner Sect Grand Elder and vet candidates for the inner sect.
  • Lu Chen outlined the Longevity Sect’s halls and inner and outer sects, and planned to claim the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s former fixed assets for funding.
  • Lu Chen, Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing left the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and returned to the former Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
  • Lu Chen reviewed the roster of eight hundred Outer Disciples and ordered Xu Mo to send them to take possession of the former sect’s properties, telling them to report any trouble to him.

Ch. 170Xue Qinghe arrived

After Lu Chen crushed resistance from former Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect elders who had seized its assets, Xue Qinghe visited the Longevity Sect. Though he claimed to seek justice for his murdered teacher, Xue Qinghe instead apologized and offered reconciliation, leaving Lu Chen to judge his true intentions.

  • Lu Chen traveled among the major cities and killed one Soul Douluo, four Soul Sages, and ten Spirit Emperors who resisted his takeover of the former Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s assets.
  • A disciple told Lu Chen that Xue Qinghe had arrived at the Longevity Sect, and Lu Chen went to meet him in the plaza.
  • Xue Qinghe was stunned by Lu Chen’s true appearance and remarked that Lu Chen had revealed himself after killing Ning Fengzhi.
  • Lu Chen explained that Ning Fengzhi had tried to kill him and invited Xue Qinghe to demand justice if that was why he had come.
  • Xue Qinghe said he could not blame either his teacher or Lu Chen, accepted responsibility for failing to protect Lu Chen, and apologized on his teacher’s behalf while proposing reconciliation.

Ch. 171I argued with Imperial Father until we pounded the table

Xue Qinghe tried to reconcile with Lu Chen and win the Longevity Sect as an ally of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, but Lu Chen refused and warned him against any retaliation. Lu Chen then asked Xue Qinghe to register Longevity Academy for the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament.

  • Xue Qinghe apologized to Lu Chen for Ning Fengzhi’s death, and Lu Chen pretended to forgive them both.
  • Xue Qinghe offered the Longevity Sect imperial funding in exchange for its continued allegiance, but Lu Chen refused and declared the sect neutral.
  • Xue Qinghe warned that Xue Ye might send troops against Lu Chen, prompting Lu Chen to unleash his killing intent and threaten the emperor with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s fate.
  • Lu Chen asked Xue Qinghe to register Longevity Academy for the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, and Xue Qinghe agreed before leaving in fear.

Ch. 172The Romantic Affairs of Pontiff Bibi Dong

After Xue Qinghe failed to recruit Lu Chen, Lu Chen began planning to challenge the continent’s feudal order and opened the Longevity Sect and Academy. When Spirit Hall’s slander kept students away, he retaliated by writing a sensational novel about Bibi Dong’s past, leaving its spread as his next move.

  • Lu Chen decided to work toward ending feudal imperial rule and returned to plan the Longevity Sect and Academy.
  • Xue Qinghe reported his failure to recruit Lu Chen, and Xue Ye turned to gathering the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s remaining members.
  • The Longevity Sect and Academy opened, and Lu Chen made the eight hundred Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples who stayed their first disciples with three months’ pay.
  • Lu Chen learned that Spirit Hall’s accusations and rumors had kept most Spirit Masters from enrolling in the sect or academy.
  • Lu Chen chose not to answer the rumors and began writing The Romantic Affairs of Pontiff Bibi Dong, which portrayed Bibi Dong’s relationship with Yu Xiaogang and Qian Xunji.

Ch. 173A Sensation Across the Continent

Lu Chen spread his novel about Bibi Dong across the continent, intending to damage her reputation and profit from further copies. As the book provoked rumors and outrage, Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to seize and destroy every copy.

  • Lu Chen distributed 100,000 copies of his novel in major cities and planned to print a million more for the Black Market.
  • People who found the books either reported them to Spirit Hall and were detained or read them privately.
  • Spirit Masters connected the novel’s claims about Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang to real people and condemned Bibi Dong as ungrateful and treacherous.
  • The book became difficult to find, and members of major sects and clans shared copies while discussing Bibi Dong’s alleged past.
  • After receiving a copy, Bibi Dong destroyed it in a fury and ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to collect and burn every copy, arresting or executing anyone who kept one.

Ch. 174The Laughingstock of the Entire Continent

Bibi Dong blamed Qian Daoliu for publishing the Little Yellow Book and believed she could withstand any attempt to remove her as Pontiff. Her order to seize and burn every copy only fueled public curiosity, and the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Imperial Families helped spread the book until Spirit Hall could no longer contain it.

  • Bibi Dong suspected Qian Daoliu had released the Little Yellow Book to ruin her reputation and weaken her hold on Spirit Hall.
  • Yue Guan and Gui Mei privately concluded the book’s claims about Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang were probably true, but agreed to obey her for the sake of their status and wealth.
  • Yue Guan and Gui Mei ordered Spirit Hall’s temples to ban, collect, and burn every copy of the Little Yellow Book.
  • Spirit Hall’s sweeping searches made people more curious, drove the book’s Black Market price sky-high, and failed to stop its spread.
  • A shipment of one million copies reached the Black Market, while the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and Star Luo Imperial Family helped ensure the scandal spread across the continent.

Ch. 175"Second Uncle Is Here"

The Little Yellow Book damaged Bibi Dong’s and Yu Xiaogang’s reputations, and Yu Xiaogang’s humiliation drove him into a destructive rage at Shrek Academy. His second uncle Yu Luomian arrived, stopped his rampage, and mocked him for disgracing himself and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

  • The Little Yellow Book spread across the continent, leaving Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang the targets of ridicule.
  • Yu Xiaogang smashed the furnishings in his room while Flender, Liu Erlong, and Tang San waited outside, worried about him.
  • Yu Luomian forced his way into Shrek Academy and struck Li Yusong aside when the teacher tried to stop him.
  • Liu Erlong greeted Yu Luomian as her father, and he entered the cabin where Yu Xiaogang was raging.
  • Yu Luomian called out to Yu Xiaogang, who froze, stopped destroying things, and respectfully addressed him as Second Uncle.
  • Yu Luomian berated Yu Xiaogang for venting his anger on furniture and bringing disgrace on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Ch. 176Yu Xiaogang Was Expelled from the Clan

Yu Luomian ordered Yu Xiaogang to return to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, but Yu Xiaogang refused and fought back with Flender and Liu Erlong. Yu Luomian left after declaring Yu Xiaogang expelled from the clan, and the shock caused Yu Xiaogang to faint.

  • Yu Luomian told Yu Xiaogang that the clan’s leaders had decided to bring him back and keep him within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
  • Yu Xiaogang refused, insisting he would train Tang San and prove his theories, while Yu Luomian berated him and tried to take him by force.
  • Flender and Liu Erlong stepped between Yu Luomian and Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong pleaded with her father to let Yu Xiaogang remain free.
  • Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Sun and Moon Shine, Golden Turn, to resist Yu Luomian.
  • Yu Luomian withdrew and declared that Yu Xiaogang would be struck from the clan’s rolls if he refused to return.
  • Yu Xiaogang realized he had been expelled from the clan, spat blood, and collapsed unconscious.
Arc 7 of 14
Arc 7 of 14