Arc 50The Ascension and the Talisman Master

Chen Changming claimed the Immortal Sealing List fragment, grew powerful enough to defeat the sects that moved against him, and watched Qiu Zhenyun die before reaching the Spirit Realm. He later freed the Demon Kings and began learning talisman crafting from Shang Guangming.

  • Chen Changming took the Immortal Sealing List fragment from Burial Immortal Valley while the Immortal Hall Master fought the Stone Man, then escaped with it.
  • Chen Changming and the Stone Man fought to a draw in the Ice God Secret Realm, and Chen Changming later raised all his Flying Swords to high-grade Spirit Treasures.
  • As Qiu Zhenyun ascended, the Immortal Hall Master intercepted him and killed him before he could reach the Spirit Realm.
  • Chen Changming killed Ye Xuanji and He Changkong after they turned against the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect, then forced the other sect masters to abandon their attack.
  • Chen Changming fought the Immortal Hall Master to a draw, freed the Demon Kings bound to him, and returned to cultivation before seeking Shang Guangming to learn talisman crafting.
  • Chen Changming became Shang Guangming’s disciple and quickly refined a supreme-grade first-tier Flame Talisman, impressing his new master.
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Ch. 1226How Does He Still Have a Flying Sword?

Chen Changming faced Bai Shenyu in the tournament’s final match and revealed that he possessed far more life-bound Flying Swords than anyone expected. Bai Shenyu answered with the Nine Shadow Sword Art, but Chen Changming summoned another thirty-six swords as their battle continued.

  • Chen Changming told Fan Feichen he would defeat Bai Shenyu with the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Formula, and Fan Feichen learned he had more life-bound Flying Swords.
  • Chen Changming and Bai Shenyu advanced to the final match after their intervening opponents forfeited.
  • Chen Changming revealed 144 Flying Swords, shocking Bai Shenyu and the watching sect masters.
  • Bai Shenyu formed eighty-one sword images with the Nine Shadow Sword Art and spread starlight across the arena.
  • Chen Changming summoned another thirty-six Flying Swords, leaving Bai Shenyu stunned.

Ch. 1227My Disciple's Natal Flying Sword is Endless

Chen Shan overwhelmed Bai Shenyu in the ranking tournament by adding more natal Flying Swords to the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Formation. After Bai Shenyu used the Ninefold Enlightenment Art to strengthen his counterattack, Chen Shan revealed another thirty-six swords and left the sect leaders astonished.

  • The sect leaders and the Immortal Hall Master marveled at Chen Shan's thirty-six natal Flying Swords as Bai Shenyu prepared to fight him.
  • Bai Shenyu attacked with his Nine Shadow Sword Art, but Chen Shan's one-hundred-and-eighty-sword Mountain-Suppressing Sword Formation suppressed and drove back his formation.
  • Bai Shenyu used the Ninefold Enlightenment Art to raise his combat power, prompting He Changkong and other sect masters to predict Chen Shan would lose.
  • As Bai Shenyu's empowered formation pushed back, Chen Shan summoned another thirty-six Flying Swords, bringing his formation to two hundred and sixteen swords and steadying it.
  • Fan Feichen pointed out Chen Shan's seemingly endless Flying Swords to He Changkong, while the spectators were stunned by his power.

Ch. 1228Doing Things?

Chen Changming defeated Bai Shenyu, securing the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect’s place as Eastern Jin’s foremost sect. The Immortal Hall Master then took Chen Changming, Bai Shenyu, and Lei Minghong to Burial Immortal Valley to retrieve a silver-glowing stone, where Chen Changming proved better able to approach it than the others.

  • Chen Changming overwhelmed Bai Shenyu’s sword formation, and the Immortal Hall Master declared the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect Eastern Jin’s foremost sect.
  • The Immortal Hall Master summoned Chen Changming, Bai Shenyu, and Lei Minghong, then took them away in the Immortal Hall for a task.
  • In Burial Immortal Valley, the Immortal Hall Master asked the three to approach a silver-glowing stone and bring it back if they could.
  • Bai Shenyu and Lei Minghong were stopped by the stone’s repulsive force, while Chen Changming advanced deeper into the silver light.

Ch. 1229Stone Man

Chen Changming recognized that the silver stone concealed a fragment of the Immortal Sealing List and pretended he could not reach it so the Immortal Hall Master would not suspect him. A Stone Man emerged from the stone with the fragment and hurled it at the Immortal Hall Master.

  • Chen Changming realized the Immortal Hall Master wanted the silver stone and decided his avatar must not claim the fragment.
  • Chen Changming recognized the silver glow as a fragment of the Immortal Sealing List and feigned exhaustion as he approached it.
  • The Immortal Hall Master encouraged Chen Changming, while Bai Shenyu and Lei Minghong were relieved when he stopped ten zhang from the stone.
  • A hoarse voice came from the silver stone, which transformed into a tall Stone Man holding the fragment.
  • The Immortal Hall Master questioned the Stone Man, who laughed and hurled the fragment at him.

Ch. 1230The Undying Stone Clan

The Immortal Hall Master confronted a stone being from the Spirit Realm’s Undying Stone Clan, who revealed his connection to the Immortal Sealing List fragment. As the two powerful opponents began fighting in Burial Immortal Valley, Chen Changming’s clone monitored them while his true body rushed toward the valley.

  • The Immortal Hall Master rescued Chen Changming, Bai Shenyu, and Lei Minghong from the flying Immortal Sealing List fragment and ordered them to flee.
  • Chen Changming realized the stone man could rival the Immortal Hall Master and decided to bring his true body to Burial Immortal Valley to seek the fragment.
  • Chen Changming’s clone hid on a mountain and used his divine sense to track the two combatants while his true body raced out of the Ice God Secret Realm.
  • The stone man identified himself as a member of the Undying Stone Clan and explained that he had died from the fragment before rebirthing as an ordinary stone.
  • The Immortal Hall Master unleashed three Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasures against the stone man, who shattered the flaming swords and black blades with his punches.

Ch. 1231The Immortal Sealing List Fragment Was Stolen!

The Immortal Hall Master and the stone man fought fiercely over the Immortal Sealing List fragment while Chen Changming secretly stole it and escaped. After three hours, the stone man withdrew and discovered the fragment was gone.

  • The Immortal Hall Master and the stone man clashed with their bodies and abilities, each inflicting injuries on the other.
  • Chen Changming's true body arrived at Burial Immortal Valley, concealed his aura, and used his clone to monitor the battle.
  • Chen Changming grabbed the Immortal Sealing List fragment, which responded to the key on his body, and escaped with it toward the Eastern Wasteland Snowfield.
  • The Immortal Hall Master and the stone man continued fighting for three hours until the stone man decided neither could kill the other and retreated.
  • The stone man returned to the fragment's former location, found it missing, and searched in confusion.

Ch. 1232The Hall Master's Gratitude

After the Immortal Sealing List fragment disappeared, Stone Man and the Immortal Hall Master suspected that a powerful figure from the Spirit Realm had taken it. The Immortal Hall Master rewarded Chen Changming, Lei Minghong, and Bai Shenyu with Profound Origin Spirit Marrow, but Chen Changming noticed his bottle was only half full.

  • Stone Man failed to find the Immortal Sealing List fragment, and the Immortal Hall Master suspected that someone from the Spirit Realm had stolen it.
  • Stone Man decided to suppress his cultivation, remain in the Human Realm, and search for other Immortal Sealing List fragments.
  • The Immortal Hall Master returned to the Immortal Hall and decided to reward Chen Changming, Lei Minghong, and Bai Shenyu for their help.
  • The Immortal Hall Master summoned the three and gave each a jade bottle of Profound Origin Spirit Marrow before teleporting them to Jade Capital Mountain.
  • Bai Shenyu and Chen Changming showed their bottles to Han Daoming and Fan Feichen, and Chen Changming noticed that his bottle was only half full.

Ch. 1233This is actually an opportunity!

Chen Changming shared Profound Origin Spirit Marrow with Fan Feichen before the sect masters departed Jade Capital Mountain. He Changkong and Han Daoming then began plotting to lure Chen Shan away and attack him, focusing on Qiu Zhenyun’s approaching ascension as an opportunity.

  • Chen Changming gave Fan Feichen half of his Profound Origin Spirit Marrow, and Fan Feichen accepted it gratefully.
  • Fan Feichen departed Jade Capital Mountain with Chen Changming and the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect elders, while the Thunderfire Sect Master also left with his people.
  • Bai Shenyu told Han Daoming that the Immortal Hall Master had been injured by a powerful Stone Man in Burial Immortal Valley.
  • He Changkong proposed that several sects seize Chen Shan under the pretext that he was a demonic infiltrator, but Han Daoming rejected a direct attack that could destroy the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect.
  • He Changkong suggested luring Chen Shan out alone by exploiting Qiu Zhenyun’s approaching ascension, and Han Daoming agreed that this offered an opportunity.

Ch. 1234Couldn't Wait to Ascend to the Spirit Realm!

After Chen Shan’s victory made the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect the foremost of the ten great sects, rival sects plotted to kill him when Qiu Zhenyun went to ascend. Qiu Zhenyun prepared to reach the Flying Immortal Platform in ten years, while Fan Feichen ordered stronger protection for Chen Shan.

  • He Changkong and Han Daoming agreed to recruit other sects and attack Chen Shan and Fan Feichen when Qiu Zhenyun ascended, while Han Daoming warned Bai Shenyu to distrust He Changkong and Ye Xuanji.
  • News spread that the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect had taken first place, and Ye Xuanchen and the Glazed Saint Ancestor anticipated that the other righteous sects would target Chen Shan.
  • Demon Spirit agreed to investigate the sects’ plans and consider how they might lure Chen Shan away, while Bi Cang focused on advancing her cultivation and investigating a spatial node.
  • Qiu Zhenyun welcomed Chen Changming back and said he could reach the Flying Immortal Platform in ten years, then returned to seclusion.
  • Fan Feichen warned that sects might use surprise attacks and ordered at least ten high-level Spirit Transformation elders to guard Chen Shan’s Azure Spirit Cave.

Ch. 1235Breaking Through to Spirit Transformation Realm Layer Four

Chen Changming strengthened his defenses and prepared to improve his natal flying swords while his true body cultivated toward Spirit Transformation Realm Layer Four. As He Changkong gathered eight sects to target Chen Shan at Qiu Zhenyun’s ascension, the Glazed Saint Ancestor revealed that Chen Shan could help her ascend to the Immortal Realm; seven years later, Chen Changming’s true body broke through to the fourth layer.

  • Fan Feichen arranged high-level elders to guard Azure Spirit Cave and promised that the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect would protect Chen Changming at the Flying Immortal Platform, potentially joining forces with the Red Luan Immortal Sect.
  • Chen Changming resolved to raise all his natal flying swords to high-grade Spirit Treasures while his true body tempered itself in the Ice God Secret Realm.
  • He Changkong persuaded the Thunderfire Sect and other sects to join an operation against Chen Shan at the Flying Immortal Platform, and he resolved to kill Li Zizai as well.
  • Demon Spirit reported the threat to the Glazed Saint Ancestor, who ordered the Demon Heaven Clan to attend and revealed that her true body’s future ascent depended on Chen Shan.
  • Seven years later, Chen Changming’s true body pierced the Cold Ice Grand Formation as he broke through to Spirit Transformation Realm Layer Four, startling Gu Tianxie and Gu Huaibei.

Ch. 1236Encountering the Stone Man Again!

Chen Changming completed his breakthrough to the Fourth Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm and reunited with Gu Huaibei, who had also reached the Spirit Transformation Realm. When a silver stone man entered the Ice God Secret Realm, Chen Changming challenged him to a fight, and their clash began.

  • After seven years of cultivation in the Cold Ice Grand Formation, Chen Changming broke through to the Fourth Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm and estimated that he could not yet kill the master of the Immortal Hall.
  • Chen Changming met Gu Huaibei, learned she had broken through a month earlier, and told her his strength was comparable to an ordinary First Layer Void Refinement Realm cultivator.
  • Gu Tianxie reported that an intruder had destroyed the entrance formation, so Chen Changming and Gu Tianxie went to the secret realm's entrance.
  • A silver stone man entered the Ice God Secret Realm and demanded that Chen Changming and Gu Tianxie leave, but Gu Tianxie withdrew while Chen Changming confronted him.
  • Chen Changming shattered the stone man's finger attack with a palm strike, then pressed him with a powerful force that the stone man dispelled using most of his strength.
  • Chen Changming lunged at the stone man and swung a punch at him.

Ch. 1237Welcome, Fellow Daoist Shi, Come Again!

Chen Changming fought the Stone Man to a draw, let him search the Ice God Secret Realm for his clan’s lost treasure, and resumed cultivating after he left. Three years later, Chen Changming had spent ten years raising all his flying swords to the level of high-grade Spirit Treasures.

  • Chen Changming and the Stone Man exchanged powerful punches and agreed to end their evenly matched sparring match.
  • Chen Changming learned that the Stone Man came from the Undying Stone Clan in the Spirit Realm, then allowed him to search the Ice God Secret Realm while keeping its secrets quiet.
  • After several hours of searching yielded nothing, the Stone Man said farewell and left the secret realm.
  • Gu Tianxie told Chen Changming the Stone Man had departed, and Chen Changming returned to the Cold Ice Grand Formation to continue cultivating.
  • Three years later in Azure Spirit Cave, Chen Changming finished raising all his flying swords to the level of high-grade Spirit Treasures.

Ch. 1238The Demon Heaven Clan's People Are Here to Join the Fun Too?

Chen Changming accompanied the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect to Flying Immortal Mountain for Qiu Zhenyun’s ascension, where the Beast Taming Immortal Sect and its allies planned an attack. The Demon Heaven Clan unexpectedly arrived offering support, giving the eight righteous sects a pretext to accuse the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect of collusion.

  • Chen Changming joined the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect’s journey east after learning that Qiu Zhenyun was preparing to ascend.
  • Su Qingwan led the Red Luan Immortal Sect to join Fan Feichen’s forces as they traveled toward Flying Immortal Mountain.
  • He Changkong and Han Daoming planned to seize control at the unguarded Flying Immortal Platform and kill Chen Shan and Li Zizai.
  • At Flying Immortal Mountain, Qiu Zhenyun considered abandoning his ascension out of concern for his sect, but Fan Feichen and Chen Changming urged him to proceed.
  • The Demon Heaven Clan arrived in force, and Clan Chief Demon Spirit offered to help the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect.
  • He Changkong declared that the Demon Heaven Clan’s support gave the eight righteous sects a legitimate excuse to attack.

Ch. 1239The Main Body Arrives

The eight sect masters plotted to use Chen Changming’s connection to the Demon Heaven Clan as justification for attacking the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect while Qiu Zhenyun prepared to ascend. Chen Changming’s true body arrived at Flying Immortal Mountain and reunited with the Glazed Saint Ancestor as Qiu Zhenyun began breaking through.

  • Demon Spirit explained that the Demon Heaven Clan supported the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect because Chen Shan had ties to his lady, and Chen Changming acknowledged knowing her.
  • He Changkong and the other sect masters agreed to demand that the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect hand over Chen Shan and planned to divide their forces against its allies.
  • Qiu Zhenyun considered abandoning his ascension, but Fan Feichen urged him to proceed, and Qiu Zhenyun began cultivating on the Flying Immortal Platform.
  • Chen Changming arrived in the Demon Heaven Clan’s camp, where the Glazed Saint Ancestor recognized him and invited him to watch Qiu Zhenyun’s breakthrough.
  • The Glazed Saint Ancestor saw through Chen Changming’s concealed aura, and he revealed that he had reached the fourth layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

Ch. 1240Everyone, We'll Meet Again in the Spirit Realm!

Chen Changming reunited with the Glazed Saint Ancestor and Bi Cang as the righteous sects summoned reinforcements to counter the powerful newcomers. Qiu Zhenyun broke through to the Void Refinement Realm, survived his lightning tribulation, and entered the passage to the Spirit Realm, where he encountered a small silver palace.

  • Bi Cang arrived and sat beside Chen Changming, while the Glazed Saint Ancestor traded barbs with her over their closeness to him.
  • He Changkong discovered that Bi Cang and the Glazed Saint Ancestor were both at the Tenth Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm, prompting Han Daoming and the Thunderfire Sect's master to summon powerful reinforcements.
  • Sima Qingyun left his secluded cultivation after Han Daoming warned him that powerful members of the Demon Heaven Clan had arrived at Flying Immortal Mountain.
  • Qiu Zhenyun broke through to the Void Refinement Realm, fought off the lightning tribulation with his sword formation, and received the seven-colored light of ascension.
  • Qiu Zhenyun entered the passage to the Spirit Realm, then noticed a small silver palace in his path.

Ch. 1241For the Immortal Hall!

The Immortal Hall Master killed Qiu Zhenyun in the ascension passage and learned that the Hall’s Artifact Spirit wanted him to refine an Undying Stone Clan member into the Immortal Hall. Meanwhile, the Righteous Path sects moved against the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect and the Red Luan Immortal Sect, demanding that Chen Shan be handed over.

  • The Immortal Hall Master trapped Qiu Zhenyun, revealed that hall masters were tasked with preventing ascenders from reaching the Spirit Realm, and killed him with a crimson spear.
  • Blood-colored tentacles consumed Qiu Zhenyun, and the Immortal Hall Artifact Spirit told the Immortal Hall Master to find a way to refine an Undying Stone Clan member into the Hall.
  • The Artifact Spirit promised to follow the Immortal Hall Master to the Spirit Realm after he stepped down and offered a method for his disciple to forge an imitation Immortal Hall.
  • The Thunderfire Sect and Enlightenment Dao Sect formed a barrier between the Demon Heaven Clan and the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect, while Chen Changming told the Glazed Saint Ancestor and Bi Cang to stay out of the conflict.
  • He Changkong and the other sect masters accused Chen Shan of being a demonic path spy and demanded that Fan Feichen surrender him.
  • Fan Feichen refused, and Su Qingwan declared that the Red Luan Immortal Sect would fight alongside the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect as He Changkong’s forces moved to block them.

Ch. 1242I'm Here, No One Can Stir Up Trouble!

Chen Changming intervened as the other sects tried to force Fan Feichen from his position and punish Chen Shan. He killed the dissenting elders and Ye Xuanji, then left He Changkong wounded after smashing his Spirit Treasure.

  • Several Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect elders and disciples opposed Fan Feichen and refused to fight for Chen Shan, allowing He Changkong to propose removing Fan Feichen and interrogating him.
  • Chen Changming appeared, seized the dissenting Spirit Transformation Realm elders, and killed them when they refused to admit they were spies.
  • Chen Changming reassured Fan Feichen, then seized Ye Xuanji and crushed him despite He Changkong's protests.
  • He Changkong attacked Chen Changming in rage, but Chen Changming punched away his natal Spirit Treasure, damaged it, and caused He Changkong to spit blood.

Ch. 1243Can't Kill You?

Chen Changming overwhelmed the six sect masters’ talisman assault and pursued He Changkong, who tried to escape with a Realm-Breaking Talisman. Chen Changming shattered the talisman’s protective light and killed He Changkong, though the force of his punch left him slightly injured.

  • Chen Changming took Ye Xuanji’s Beast Taming Bracelet and gave it to Chen Shan, while He Changkong urged the other sect masters to help kill him.
  • The six sect masters attacked Chen Changming with numerous fifth-grade talisman papers, but he destroyed their assault with a punch and sent them fleeing.
  • Chen Changming pursued He Changkong and shattered the Demon King protecting him, along with the defenses formed by his Spirit Treasures.
  • He Changkong activated a Realm-Breaking Talisman and mocked Chen Changming, but Chen Changming shattered its protective light with a powerful punch and vaporized him.
  • The force rebounding from the punch injured Chen Changming slightly, and he swallowed the blood rising in his throat.

Ch. 1244The Seven Sects Apologize

Chen Changming killed He Changkong and proved strong enough to face the Immortal Hall Master, then warned the other sects to leave the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect alone. The seven sects apologized to Fan Feichen and offered compensation, ending the conflict for now.

  • Chen Changming killed He Changkong with one punch, leaving the other sect masters terrified of his strength.
  • The Immortal Hall Master ambushed Chen Changming with a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure, but Chen healed his injuries and agreed to fight him elsewhere.
  • Chen Changming warned the other sects that he would wipe them out if they continued targeting the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect, then vanished.
  • Han Daoming and Sima Qingyun accepted that the matter had to end, and the sect masters gathered around Fan Feichen.
  • Han Daoming and the other six sect masters apologized to Fan Feichen and offered compensation, and Fan Feichen accepted while urging them to put the greater good first.

Ch. 1245Disciples of the Three Sects

Fan Feichen appointed Li Zizai as the new sect master of the Beast Taming Immortal Sect, and Chen Changming became a disciple of three sects. After the other sects departed Flying Immortal Mountain, the Glazed Saint Ancestor stayed behind to attend to unfinished business.

  • Fan Feichen proposed Li Zizai as the new sect master of the Beast Taming Immortal Sect, and the sect masters unanimously supported him.
  • Li Zizai accepted the appointment and promised Su Qingwan he would visit her often.
  • Fan Feichen allowed Chen Changming to retain his ties to the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect and the Beast Taming Immortal Sect, and Su Qingwan secured his status as a disciple of the Red Luan Immortal Sect as well.
  • Li Zizai led the Beast Taming Immortal Sect elders back to Azure Cloud Province, while Su Qingwan and the other sect masters departed Flying Immortal Mountain.
  • Fan Feichen thanked Demon Spirit for the aid of the senior Body Cultivator, then led the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect away.
  • The Glazed Saint Ancestor told Demon Spirit to return with the Demon Heaven Clan while she stayed behind to handle something.

Ch. 1246Truce!

Chen Changming called a truce with the Immortal Hall Master after fighting him to a draw, then reunited with Bi Cang and the Glazed Saint Ancestor. With the route to the Spirit Realm sealed and the Ghostface Butterfly having shed fourteen wings, Bi Cang urged Chen Changming to learn talisman crafting and refine supreme-grade Realm-Breaking Talismans himself.

  • The Glazed Saint Ancestor and Bi Cang discussed the sealed spatial node to the Spirit Realm and the need for Realm-Breaking Talismans, while Bi Cang rejected traveling through the Demon Realm.
  • Chen Changming and the Immortal Hall Master fought to a draw, then agreed to a truce.
  • Chen Changming told the Immortal Hall Master he had no interest in interfering with the righteous and demonic sects, then departed.
  • The Immortal Hall Master considered recruiting Chen Changming but decided against it before entering the Immortal Hall and vanishing.
  • Chen Changming reunited with Bi Cang and the Glazed Saint Ancestor, and reported that his battle with the Immortal Hall Master had ended in a draw.
  • Chen Changming revealed that the Ghostface Butterfly had shed twelve wings, bringing his total to fourteen, and Bi Cang urged him to refine supreme-grade Realm-Breaking Talismans himself.

Ch. 1247Subduing and Contracting the White Tiger

Chen Changming returned to the Ice God Secret Realm to cultivate before handling Ye Xuanji’s Beast Taming Bracelet. He released and healed three Demon Kings, contracted the White Tiger, and decided to free the Demon Kings on Wuyuan Island.

  • Chen Changming returned to the Cold Ice Grand Formation to cultivate toward the fifth layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm, planning to learn talisman crafting afterward.
  • After a month, Chen Changming left the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect’s returning main force and removed Ye Xuanji’s spiritual imprint from the Beast Taming Bracelet.
  • Chen Changming released the four injured Demon Kings, healed three of them, and let them leave.
  • Chen Changming demonstrated that his Golden Heaven Lock could bind the White Tiger, which then willingly cooperated with the contract.
  • Chen Changming healed the White Tiger, refined the Beast Taming Bracelet, and drew it inside.
  • Chen Changming decided to restore the freedom of the Demon Kings on Wuyuan Island.

Ch. 1248Main Body Breaks Through to Spirit Transformation Realm Layer Five!

Chen Changming freed the seven Demon Kings from their contracts and escorted them back to Wuyuan Island before returning to the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect to cultivate. His avatar reached the fourth layer of Spirit Transformation while his true body broke through to the fifth, and he then arrived at Thousand Talisman Pavilion to seek Master Shang.

  • Chen Changming dissolved his contracts with the seven Demon Kings, healed them after the backlash, and escorted them to Wuyuan Island; the Heavenly Fox King chose to follow him.
  • Chen Changming returned to the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Sect and cultivated the enhanced Mountain-Suppressing Primordial Unity Art, breaking through to the third layer of Spirit Transformation four years later.
  • Nine years later, Chen Changming's avatar reached the fourth layer, while his true body broke through to the fifth layer inside the Ice God Secret Realm.
  • Chen Changming left the secret realm after leaving a letter for Gu Huaibei and traveled to Yin-Yang Province to seek Master Shang at Thousand Talisman Pavilion.
  • Chen Changming presented Bi Cang's Great Black Heaven token and called for Master Shang at the pavilion atop Thousand Cloud Peak.

Ch. 1249Treat a Dead Horse as if It Were Alive

Chen Changming sought Master Shang’s instruction in talisman crafting and persuaded him to become his master by promising to defeat Lin Jiuyang. After a day of lessons, Chen Changming began his training, leaving Shang Guangming curious about his talent.

  • Wu Qiong challenged Shang Guangming’s leadership of Thousand Talisman Pavilion and mocked his hopes of turning the situation around.
  • Chen Changming presented Bi Cang’s token and asked Shang Guangming to teach him talisman crafting, but Shang Guangming initially offered only a registered discipleship after he mastered third-rank top-grade talisman paper.
  • Chen Changming promised to defeat Lin Jiuyang, and Shang Guangming agreed to take him as a disciple and led him to the Inheritance Hall.
  • Chen Changming completed the apprenticeship ceremony, received talisman-making materials and Shang Guangming’s codex, and listened to a day of instruction.
  • Shang Guangming told Chen Changming that refining first-rank high-grade talisman paper would show strong talent, and Chen Changming asked what it would mean if he refined first-rank top-grade paper.

Ch. 1250Strengthening First-Order Flame Talisman

Chen Changming rapidly improved his talisman-making by repeatedly refining first-tier Flame Talismans, reaching supreme grade in just over ten days. After seeing Chen Changming demonstrate his skill, Shang Guangming believed he could help win the third contest against Wu Qiong’s side.

  • Shang Guangming told Chen Changming that defeating Lin Jiuyang could protect his position as Pavilion Master and explained his past dispute and wager with Wu Qiong.
  • Chen Changming studied the Talisman-Making Codex and began refining first-tier Flame Talismans, using his alchemy expertise to learn quickly.
  • After refining Flame Talismans a hundred times, Chen Changming gained the ability to make mid-grade ones, then advanced to upper-grade and supreme-grade through further practice.
  • Chen Changming brought a supreme-grade first-tier Flame Talisman to Shang Guangming and made another one before him.
  • Shang Guangming praised Chen Changming as a talisman-making genius and asked whether studying alchemy and talisman crafting would interfere with his cultivation, but Chen Changming dismissed the concern.
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Arc 50 of 74