Arc 10The Ancient Demon Palace

Chen Changming fought his way through the Ancient Demon Palace, defeated the Ancient Demon Beast, and claimed its treasures. He left for the Purple Cloud Dynasty, where he began refining pills and searching for Blood Tai Sui to advance his body cultivation.

  • Chen Changming killed Pei Shan and survived Bai Yutang's Golden Core detonation before escaping Mo Shezi's pursuit by concealing his trail.
  • Chen Changming rescued Murong Qingxuan from the Changsun Family, received her map to the Ancient Demon Palace, and continued toward Green Sheep Mountain after she died.
  • Chen Changming cultivated for years, strengthened his techniques and spirit pets, then entered the palace using Murong Qingxuan's map and killed Changsun Wuji.
  • Chen Changming joined forces with Changsun Ting and Xiahou Hefeng against the Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord and the Duanmu Family, then killed Duanmu Lianye and fought the awakened Ancient Demon Beast.
  • Chen Changming and his spirit pets defeated the Ancient Demon Beast, and Chen Changming recovered the Gold Spirit Immortal Mushrooms and other palace treasures.
  • Chen Changming fled Green Sheep Mountain for the Purple Cloud Dynasty, where Bi Cang told him Blood Tai Sui could help him reach the Body Refining Golden Core.
  • Chen Changming established a concealed cave, found Blood Tai Sui in his spoils, and spent years cultivating and refining Hemostasis Pills.
  • Chen Changming traveled to Liusu City, bought ingredients for ten batches of pills, and asked Xiao Liuzi where he could find Blood Tai Sui.
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Ch. 226Guest Elder of the Immortal Sect

Chen Changming fled from Bai Yutang and Pei Shan, two Golden Core cultivators pursuing him over the Black Buddha Sect legacy. He lured them into a gorge and summoned the Black Flame Earth Buddha and Demon Spirit Vine as Bi Cang prepared to help him fight.

  • Bi Cang identified Bai Yutang as a first-level Golden Core cultivator from the Moon-Covering Sect, and Chen Changming recognized him as a former Glazed Sect member.
  • Bai Yutang claimed to be a guest elder of the Immortal Alliance and pursued Chen Changming while waiting for Pei Shan to arrive.
  • Pei Shan joined Bai Yutang, and Bi Cang identified him as the lord of Cangwu City and another first-level Golden Core cultivator.
  • Bi Cang urged Chen Changming to enter a gorge, where the terrain would constrain the two pursuers.
  • Chen Changming summoned the Black Flame Earth Buddha, hung the Buddha Beads around its neck, released the Demon Spirit Vine to block the gorge, and spat Purple Blood onto the Buddha as Bai Yutang and Pei Shan closed in.

Ch. 227The Siege

Chen Changming and the Black Buddha fought Bai Yutang and Pei Shan in the gorge, with Chen Changming using the Demon Spirit Vine and a hidden insect attack to defeat Pei Shan. Bai Yutang remained trapped in battle with the vines as the fight continued.

  • Bai Yutang and Pei Shan recognized the Black Buddha Sect legacy and faced Chen Changming, the Black Buddha, and the Demon Spirit Vine.
  • Chen Changming ordered the Black Buddha and Demon Spirit Vine to attack, then released the Silver Thread Heart-Devouring Insect.
  • Pei Shan retreated under the Black Buddha's assault while Chen Changming repeatedly hurled Geng-Gold Swords at him.
  • Bai Yutang sent his Blood-Colored Shuttle toward Chen Changming, but the Black Buddha knocked it aside.
  • The Demon Spirit Vine struck Pei Shan, and Chen Changming's third Geng-Gold Sword shattered his defensive treasure and carried the insect into his temple.
  • Pei Shan's Primordial Spirit tried to flee, but Chen Changming's Spirit Finger Flicks and the Black Buddha's black light destroyed it.

Ch. 228Suicide Blast

Chen Changming and Bi Cang fought Bai Yutang, who used the Moon-Splendor Spirit-Burning Art before detonating his Golden Core. Chen Changming survived under the Demon Spirit Vine’s protection, then checked on Bi Cang as the damaged Black Buddha reappeared.

  • Chen Changming and Bi Cang joined forces against Bai Yutang, who unleashed the Moon-Splendor Spirit-Burning Art to increase his strength.
  • Chen Changming fed Purple Blood to the Demon Spirit Vine, strengthening its vines as it helped attack Bai Yutang.
  • Chen Changming broke through Bai Yutang’s Blood Shuttle defenses, but Bai Yutang repelled the attack with a burst of Silver Moon light.
  • Bi Cang warned that Bai Yutang was detonating his Golden Core, and she transformed the Black Buddha into a protective sphere while Chen Changming fled into the gorge.
  • Bai Yutang detonated his Golden Core, and the Demon Spirit Vine shielded Chen Changming from the blast and falling debris.
  • The damaged Black Buddha returned to its original shape, and Chen Changming anxiously asked whether Bi Cang was all right.

Ch. 229Mo Shezi

After killing Bai Yutang and Pei Shan, Chen Changming fled west toward the Blue Flower Dynasty to avoid the Immortal Alliance. Su Linger investigated the battlefield, while Mo Shezi arrived and began tracking the survivor.

  • Chen Changming collected Pei Shan's Storage Ring and the Azure Shield, then repaired his disguise and flew west toward the Blue Flower Dynasty.
  • Su Linger found the remnants of Bai Yutang's weapons and concluded that the killer had survived and possessed the Black Buddha Sect's legacy.
  • Mo Shezi met Su Linger and learned that Bai Yutang and Pei Shan were dead and the killer had escaped.
  • Mo Shezi released a Scent-Tracking Insect, which revealed that two people had been present and one aura had disappeared while the other had left.

Ch. 230The Blue Flower Dynasty

Chen Changming evaded Mo Shezi by masking his trail and traveled cautiously into the Blue Flower Dynasty. On the road to Anling City, he refused a ride from Murong Qingxuan, who was seeking her great-grandfather’s remains and the Gold Spirit Immortal Mushroom at the newly opened Ancient Demon Palace.

  • Mo Shezi tracked Chen Changming to a river, but lost his scent when Chen used the water to cover his trail and changed his appearance and aura.
  • Chen Changming traveled through remote mountains for two months, disguising himself and lowering his cultivation before entering the Blue Flower Dynasty.
  • Chen Changming asked for directions to Anling City and continued along the road on foot.
  • Murong Qingxuan invited Chen Changming to ride in her carriage, but he declined and the carriage went on without him.
  • Murong Qingxuan told Uncle Li she wanted to find her great-grandfather’s remains and the Gold Spirit Immortal Mushroom at the Ancient Demon Palace so she could reach the Golden Core Realm.

Ch. 231Rescued

Chen Changming was saved from bandits by Murong Qingxuan, but later found her and Uncle Li ambushed and rushed to fight their attackers. He left Murong Qingxuan gravely wounded as he confronted the two surviving men in black.

  • Uncle Li used a Golden Sword Talisman to drive off six bandits, who then targeted Chen Changming on the road.
  • Murong Qingxuan killed the bandit leader with her Flying Sword and saved Chen Changming, who collected the leader’s Storage Ring and continued on alone.
  • Chen Changming later found Murong Qingxuan’s abandoned carriage and heard fighting in a nearby valley, so he went to investigate.
  • Chen Changming found Murong Qingxuan gravely wounded and Uncle Li dead, then pinned two attackers with Geng-Gold Swords.
  • Chen Changming charged the two remaining men in black with a dazzling sword strike as Murong Qingxuan watched.

Ch. 232Ancient Demon Palace

Chen Changming rescued the dying Murong Qingxuan from the Changsun Family’s ambush and accepted her Ancient Demon Fragment Map and request to enter the Ancient Demon Palace. After her death, he concealed his identity and examined her ring, preparing for the opportunity awaiting him at Green Sheep Mountain.

  • Chen Changming killed the four black-clad Changsun Family cultivators who had attacked Murong Qingxuan.
  • Murong Qingxuan gave Chen Changming the Ancient Demon Fragment Map, explaining that the palace held an Ancient Demon Beast corpse and a Gold Spirit Immortal Mushroom, and asked him to find her ancestor’s remains.
  • Murong Qingxuan warned Chen Changming about the Changsun, Duanmu, and Xiahou Families, gave him her Storage Ring, and died in his arms.
  • Chen Changming stored Murong Qingxuan’s body, destroyed the carriage, and changed his appearance and aura after traveling along a river.
  • Chen Changming inspected Murong Qingxuan’s Storage Ring and found maps of the Blue Flower Dynasty and Green Sheep Mountain, along with pills, talismans, a magical artifact, and Spirit Stones.

Ch. 233Origin-Returning Sword Qi, Strengthened Four Times

Chen Changming practiced and repeatedly strengthened the Origin-Returning Sword Qi, while Bi Cang discovered that his birthmarks concealed a power she could not fathom. He reached Green Sheep Mountain seeking a secluded cultivation site, only to encounter a low-level Level 5 Red Scale Blood Python.

  • Chen Changming successfully executed the Origin-Returning Sword Qi and strengthened it after using it one hundred times.
  • Bi Cang examined Chen Changming’s black moles, then was silenced by an unseen force when she tried to reveal their power.
  • Chen Changming practiced the sword art during his month-long journey to Green Sheep Mountain, strengthening it twice more and making it powerful enough to kill a same-level Foundation Establishment cultivator in one strike.
  • Chen Changming entered Green Sheep Mountain, killed attacking beasts along the way, and found a place to open a cave abode near a waterfall.
  • A low-level Level 5 Red Scale Blood Python appeared over the cliff and confronted Chen Changming.

Ch. 234The Breakthrough of the Spirit-Devouring Insect

Chen Changming established a hidden cave abode on Green Sheep Mountain and spent years cultivating the Pill Control Technique and Heavenly Furnace Body-Forging Art. The Spirit-Devouring Insect broke through to Level 6, grew large enough to carry him, and revealed that it had awakened an innate divine ability.

  • Chen Changming released the Spirit-Devouring Insect, which subdued the Red-Scaled Blood Python without a fight and located a miniature spirit vein beneath the waterfall.
  • Chen Changming carved out a cave abode, gathered liquefied spirit energy, and concealed the cave with the Five Elements Spirit Light Illusion Array.
  • After two years, Chen Changming mastered the Pill Control Technique and strengthened it three times, greatly increasing his divine sense.
  • Chen Changming continued cultivating instead of attending the Ancient Demon Palace opening, while the Spirit-Devouring Insect advanced to Level 6.
  • The Spirit-Devouring Insect grew to half a zhang and told Chen Changming it could carry him in flight and had awakened an innate divine ability.

Ch. 235Sounding Them Out

Chen Changming learned that the Spirit-Devouring Insect could create and detonate a Spirit Energy Domain, then scouted the Ancient Demon Palace and found the three families guarding it. After deciding to strengthen his Body Cultivation rather than challenge them, he spotted a Level 5 Lightning Tiger as a potential target.

  • The Spirit-Devouring Insect told Chen Changming it had awakened the Spirit Energy Domain talent, which could unleash a Spirit Energy Storm powerful enough to threaten Golden Core cultivators.
  • Chen Changming gathered seventy or eighty thousand Chicken Blood Grass on Green Sheep Mountain and traveled toward the Ancient Demon Palace entrance.
  • Chen Changming sent the Silver Thread Heart-Devouring Insect to spy on Xiahou Hefeng, Changsun Ting, and Duanmu Lianye, learning that the three families had four Golden Core cultivators among them and were still searching for a missing map fragment.
  • Chen Changming withdrew from the valley and decided to focus on breaking through to the Golden Core realm in Body Cultivation.
  • Chen Changming encountered a Level 5 Early-Stage Lightning Tiger and considered hunting Level 5 Demonic Beasts to fuel his cultivation.

Ch. 236Pill Control Technique—Grand Perfection

Chen Changming cultivated for years in Green Sheep Mountain, perfecting the Pill Control Technique and strengthening his body while helping Bi Cang restore the Black Buddha. Though his Body Cultivation stalled before reaching the Golden Core realm, he prepared to confront the Three Great Families before the Ancient Demon Palace opened.

  • Chen Changming used the Spirit-Devouring Insect to blast the Lightning Tiger into critical condition, then killed it with his Geng-Gold Sword.
  • Bi Cang restored the Black Buddha with Pei Shan's vital blood and Golden Core, then explained that Golden Core-level human blood or the Six Ancients' blood could restore and evolve it.
  • Chen Changming enhanced the Pill Control Technique to grand perfection, raising his spiritual sense to the level of a first-layer Golden Core cultivator.
  • Chen Changming advanced his Body Cultivation to the peak of the tenth Foundation Establishment layer, but four more years of training failed to break through to the Golden Core realm.
  • Chen Changming concluded that his body had become exceptionally resilient and decided to confront the Three Great Families before the Ancient Demon Palace opened.

Ch. 237Meeting the Three Great Families

Chen Changming arrived at the Ancient Demon Palace after strengthening his demonic beasts and prepared to join the Three Great Families in opening it. He noticed signs of corpse-related methods among the Xiahou cultivators, while Changsun Ting pressed him to produce the map.

  • Chen Changming assessed the strength of his evolved demonic beasts and the treasures he had inherited from Wu Daozi.
  • Chen Changming traveled to the Ancient Demon Palace, where the Three Great Families had waited over twenty years for the Murong Family’s representative.
  • A Changsun Family cultivator attacked Chen Changming, but he caught the Flying Sword and threw it into a rock wall.
  • Chen Changming introduced himself as Chen Qing and said Murong Qingxuan had invited him to help open the palace.
  • Chen Changming detected a faint corpse stench on Xiahou Hefeng and the Xiahou Family’s Foundation Establishment cultivators.
  • Changsun Ting demanded that Chen Changming take out the Ancient Demon Fragment Map.

Ch. 238Entering the Ancient Demon Palace

Chen Changming entered the Ancient Demon Palace with the four guardian families and followed the Murong route through its maze-like passages. As gray fog spread outside and mutated the beasts of Green Sheep Mountain, Chen Changming discovered Changsun Wuji lying in ambush and struck back.

  • Chen Changming and the three family leaders combined their Ancient Demon Fragment Maps with Murong blood to open the palace entrance, then entered the gray fog and recovered their separate maps.
  • Chen Changming learned that each map marked a different route to the Ancient Demon, where the four families would reunite to reinforce a formation, and followed his map into the passage.
  • Gray fog poured from the still-open vortex and mutated beasts across Green Sheep Mountain, making them stronger and more violent.
  • Chen Changming studied carvings of ancient battles on the pillars before reaching four branching passages and preparing to test them for the Murong route.
  • Changsun Wuji ambushed Chen Changming from the third passage, but Chen detected him, broke through his silver shield, and sent a Silver Thread Heart-Devouring Insect into his body.

Ch. 239Murong Shan's Hidden Hand

Chen Changming killed Changsun Wuji, navigated the Ancient Demon Palace maze, and reached the Ancient Demon Corpse. The other families discovered Murong Shan had altered the formation to direct corpse aura into the Changsun Family’s passage, while Changsun Ting grew wary of Chen Changming.

  • Chen Changming killed Changsun Wuji after the Silver Thread Heart-Devouring Insect forced him to flee his body and Sword Qi destroyed his Primordial Spirit.
  • Chen Changming followed the Ancient Demon Fragment Map through the third passage’s maze, avoiding its traps and the half-humanoid Beasts.
  • Chen Changming reached the Ancient Hall and found the Ancient Demon in a Red Crystal Coffin, with Murong Shan’s skeleton outside the formation.
  • Changsun Ting arrived with an injured and diminished group and revealed that Murong Shan had altered the formation, sending corpse aura into the Changsun Family’s passage and mutating the Beasts.
  • Changsun Ting suspected Chen Changming had killed Changsun Wuji, and Chen Changming replied that people who rushed into danger brought it on themselves.

Ch. 240Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord

Chen Changming exposed Xiahou Hefeng and several Xiahou Family members as Yin Corpse Puppet Bodies and revealed that the Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord had infiltrated the Duanmu Family. After the Demon Lord poisoned the hall and attacked, Chen Changming joined Xiahou Hefeng and Changsun Ting in battle and cut through the Duanmu Family’s Foundation Establishment cultivators.

  • Changsun Ting accused Chen Changming of killing Changsun Wuji, and Chen Changming said he had acted in self-defense.
  • Chen Changming identified the Xiahou Family members as Yin Corpse Puppet Bodies or Yin Corpse Seeds, and Xiahou Hefeng admitted he wanted the Ancient Demon Corpse.
  • A disguised man revealed himself as the Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord, announced he would take the Ancient Demon Corpse, and poisoned the hall with Spirit Concealment Incense.
  • Changsun Ting, Xiahou Hefeng, and Chen Changming agreed to join forces against the Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord and the Duanmu Family.
  • The Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord attacked with green orbs; Xiahou Hefeng and Changsun Ting engaged their opponents while Chen Changming charged the Duanmu cultivators and overwhelmed them with his Geng-Gold Sword.

Ch. 241Killing Changsun Ting

Chen Changming killed Changsun Ting during the battle for the Ancient Demon Corpse, then turned on the remaining Changsun Family cultivators. The Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord proposed joining forces with Xiahou Hefeng to kill Chen Qing, and Xiahou agreed after Duanmu Lianye said he only wanted the Gold Spirit Immortal Mushroom.

  • Xiahou Hefeng drew power from the Xiahou Family cultivators and briefly raised his cultivation to the second layer of the Golden Core Realm while fighting the Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord.
  • Chen Changming charged toward Duanmu Lianye, then hurled his Geng-Gold Sword at Changsun Ting and used the Silver Thread Heart-Devouring Insect to kill him.
  • Chen Changming stored Changsun Ting's corpse and attacked the remaining Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Changsun Family, declaring that they all deserved to die.
  • The Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord proposed that he and Xiahou Hefeng join forces with Duanmu Lianye to take down Chen Qing before settling who would claim the Ancient Demon Corpse.
  • Duanmu Lianye said he only wanted the Gold Spirit Immortal Mushroom, and Xiahou Hefeng agreed to the alliance.

Ch. 242The Enraged Demon Spirit Vine

Chen Changming unleashed the Demon Spirit Vine against Xiahou Hefeng, the Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord, and Duanmu Lianye in the Ancient Hall. He killed Duanmu Lianye and drove the wounded Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord to flee, while the Ancient Demon Beast in the Red Crystal Coffin began to stir.

  • Chen Changming summoned the Demon Spirit Vine, which attacked Xiahou Hefeng, the Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord, and Duanmu Lianye.
  • The Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord drenched the Demon Spirit Vine in corrosive poison, but it shed its damaged outer skin and continued fighting.
  • Xiahou Hefeng absorbed the Xiahou Family's cultivators and raised his cultivation to the peak of the second Golden Core layer.
  • Xiahou Hefeng attacked Chen Changming, who countered with the Pure Yang Sword Art and blasted off Xiahou Hefeng's arm.
  • The Demon Spirit Vine broke through Duanmu Lianye's defenses, and Chen Changming killed him with Origin-Returning Sword Qi before the vine swept through the Duanmu Family's cultivators.
  • The wounded Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord fled into the passageway as the lamps above the Red Crystal Coffin dimmed and the Ancient Demon Beast twitched its eyelid.

Ch. 243The Ancient Demon Awakens

The Ancient Demon awakened in the Crystal Coffin and sealed the great hall, trapping Chen Changming, Xiahou Hefeng, and the Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord. After demanding the Demon Spirit Vine, he attacked and killed the Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord, leaving Xiahou Hefeng and Chen Changming facing his overwhelming strength.

  • The Ancient Demon rose from the Crystal Coffin, activated a formation that sealed the great hall, and recovered to the peak of the second layer of the Golden Core realm.
  • The Ancient Demon summoned the Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord back to the hall and questioned Chen Changming about the Demon Spirit Vine.
  • The Ancient Demon demanded the Black Vine and said he would spare Chen Changming but kill Xiahou Hefeng and the Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord to protect the place's secrets.
  • Xiahou Hefeng and the Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord joined forces against the Ancient Demon, but he brushed aside their attacks and seized the Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord.
  • The Ancient Demon snapped the Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord's neck, and the Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord detonated his Golden Core.

Ch. 244The Battle Against the Ancient Demon Beast!

After Xiahou Hefeng and the Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord injured the Ancient Demon Beast with Golden Core self-detonations, Chen Changming exploited the opening to attack. The Ancient Demon Beast was badly wounded, but Chen Changming’s Silver Thread Heart-Devouring Insect burrowed into his heart, leaving the fight unresolved.

  • The Ten Thousand Poison Demon Lord detonated his Golden Core, injuring the Ancient Demon Beast while Chen Changming and Xiahou Hefeng survived the blast.
  • Chen Changming refused to join forces with Xiahou Hefeng and took shelter behind the Demon Spirit Vine as the Ancient Demon Beast confronted him.
  • Xiahou Hefeng used talismans and Yin Corpse Lightning before detonating his Golden Core, sending the Ancient Demon Beast crashing into the formation.
  • Chen Changming unleashed the Spirit-Devouring Insect’s Spirit Energy Domain and Spirit Energy Storm, then pierced the Ancient Demon Beast’s chest with a Geng-Gold Sword.
  • The Ancient Demon Beast hurled the sword back at Chen Changming, but the Silver Thread Heart-Devouring Insect slipped into his chest and burrowed into his heart.

Ch. 245Slaying the Ancient Demon Beast!

Chen Changming fought the Ancient Demon Beast with help from the Black Buddhas, the Demon Spirit Vine, and the Spirit-Devouring Insect. He decapitated the beast, but its exploding head grievously wounded him, and he survived with the battle’s outcome unresolved.

  • Chen Changming summoned two Black Buddhas and joined them with the Demon Spirit Vine in attacking the Ancient Demon Beast.
  • Chen Changming rode the Spirit-Devouring Insect and hurled two Geng-Gold Swords at the Ancient Demon Beast, which struck him through the chest with a sword in return.
  • The Black Buddhas and Demon Spirit Vine wore down the Ancient Demon Beast until Chen Changming severed its head with a sword strike.
  • The Ancient Demon Beast’s head exploded as it lunged at Chen Changming, and the blast hurled him and the Spirit-Devouring Insect away.
  • The Demon Spirit Vine caught Chen Changming and the Spirit-Devouring Insect, and Chen Changming told Bi Cang that he was still alive despite his grievous wounds.

Ch. 246Gold Spirit Immortal Mushroom

After recovering from his battle with the Ancient Demon, Chen Changming searched the Ancient Demon Palace for the Gold Spirit Immortal Mushroom. He found a medicinal garden containing more than a dozen mushrooms, including four mature ones, while cultivators from the Blue Flower Dynasty prepared to enter the secret realm.

  • Chen Changming, the Spirit-Devouring Insect, and the Demon Spirit Vine recovered in the Ancient Demon Palace as the vine and Silver Thread Heart-Devouring Insect absorbed the Ancient Demon's remains.
  • Bi Cang repaired the Black Buddha from Yellow Sprout Mountain using Duanmu Lianye's body and began restoring Holy Mother Wusheng's more damaged Black Buddha with Duanmu Lianye's Golden Core.
  • The gray mist from the red vortex mutated the Beasts of Green Sheep Mountain, prompting the Blue Flower Dynasty's major powers to investigate and identify the vortex as a secret-realm entrance.
  • More than a hundred cultivators from the five great sects, including ten Golden Core experts, joined forces to attack the entrance formation.
  • After a month of recovery, Chen Changming stored the Crystal Coffin and seven Bronze Lamps, then followed a passageway and found a garden with four mature Gold Spirit Immortal Mushrooms.

Ch. 247Seeking Bi Cang's Advice

Chen Changming escaped the Ancient Demon Palace with its medicinal field, then fled Green Sheep Mountain after gray mist began transforming beasts. In the Purple Cloud Dynasty, he sought Bi Cang's advice and learned that Blood Tai Sui could help him break through to the Golden Core Realm as a body cultivator.

  • Chen Changming took the Gold Spirit Immortal Mushroom field, gathered his spoils, and left the Ancient Demon Palace through its teleportation exit.
  • Chen Changming identified his location in western Green Sheep Mountain and noticed gray mist and beasts changing like those in the palace.
  • Chen Changming packed up his formation and fled Green Sheep Mountain, disguising himself repeatedly as he traveled toward the Purple Cloud Dynasty.
  • Chen Changming spent a month traveling and cultivating before entering the Purple Cloud Dynasty, where he found that his body cultivation had stalled.
  • Chen Changming asked Bi Cang how to break through as a Foundation Establishment body cultivator, and Bi Cang named Blood Tai Sui as a treasure that could help him reach the Golden Core Realm.
  • Chen Changming decided to focus on the Golden Glow Art, low-grade Heavenly Spirit Pills, and experimenting with alchemy while setting aside body cultivation.

Ch. 248Blood Tai Sui

Chen Changming settled in a hidden cave in the Purple Cloud Dynasty and organized his cultivation resources after the Ancient Demon Palace. He discovered that Li Xiuning's Storage Ring contained a piece of Blood Tai Sui, leaving him eager to search the dynasty for its main body.

  • Chen Changming set up a concealed cave dwelling, using the Spirit-Devouring Insect's talent to create a temporary source of spiritual energy and arranging rooms for cultivation, herbs, beasts, alchemy, and artifacts.
  • Chen Changming sorted the Foundation Establishment cultivators' Storage Rings and found more than ten thousand low-grade Heavenly Spirit Pills and five hundred thousand Spirit Stones.
  • Bi Cang removed the imprints from the Storage Rings of Shangguan Xiong, Holy Mother Wusheng, and Li Xiuning, and Chen Changming found a million Spirit Stones and other treasures in them.
  • Chen Changming found a map of the Purple Cloud Dynasty in Li Xiuning's Storage Ring and learned that the Glazed Sect was located there.
  • Chen Changming opened a white jade box and found Blood Tai Sui; Bi Cang explained that he needed its main body to break through to the Body Refining Golden Core.
  • Chen Changming suspected the Blood Tai Sui's main body was hidden somewhere in the Purple Cloud Dynasty and became excited about searching for it.

Ch. 249Hemostasis Pill, Great Perfection

Chen Changming spent eighteen years refining Hemostasis Pills until his skill reached Great Perfection and he produced supreme-grade pills. After advancing to the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment, he realized he needed middle-grade Heavenly Spirit Pills and went to check on his spirit pets.

  • Chen Changming began refining Hemostasis Pills and found his alchemy skills improved as he repeatedly practiced.
  • After his first breakthrough, Chen Changming refined middle-grade Hemostasis Pills, astonishing Bi Cang.
  • Chen Changming advanced to the fifth layer of Foundation Establishment, then continued refining pills for years.
  • Chen Changming reached the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment and refined supreme-grade Hemostasis Pills after his Hemostasis Pill skill reached Great Perfection.
  • Chen Changming recognized that low-grade Heavenly Spirit Pills were losing their effect and entered the Spirit Beast Room to check on his spirit pets.

Ch. 250Liusu City

Chen Changming arrived in Liusu City seeking cultivation resources and information about the Blood Tai Sui. After buying materials to refine Heavenly Spirit Pills, he asked his guide Xiao Liuzi where Blood Tai Sui could be found, and Xiao Liuzi appeared to remember something.

  • Chen Changming collected his spirit pets, herbs, Black Buddhas, and formation equipment before leaving his cave abode.
  • Chen Changming traveled to Liusu City and hired the Qi Refining cultivator Xiao Liuzi as his guide.
  • Chen Changming learned that Heavenly Spirit Pills cost nine hundred Spirit Stones and visited the Spirit Herb Pavilion to buy their ingredients.
  • Manager Zhao Qingran invited Chen Changming to sell any Heavenly Spirit Pills he might refine to the pavilion.
  • Chen Changming spent fifty thousand Spirit Stones on ingredients for ten batches of pills, then asked Xiao Liuzi where to find Blood Tai Sui.
Arc 10 of 74
Arc 10 of 74