Arc 30The Azure Sky Palace

Yu Ci pursued Lu Suhua’s plans while investigating the Azure Sky Palace and helping Lu Qing confront the Ten Demon Inner Prohibition. After restoring the palace’s defenses, he uncovered a hidden mark tied to the Boundless Void Divine Lord’s Primordial Power.

  • Yu Ci escaped Evergreen Gate’s watch, found Bao Yun beneath a crimson cloud, and met Miao Xiang and Lu Qing to discuss opposing Lu Suhua.
  • Yu Ci traced clues from Lu Qing and Xuan Ling Yin to the moving Azure Sky Palace, then sent Shadow Ghost to investigate its demon-haunted skies.
  • Yu Ci learned of Kuang Yanqi’s investigation and Liu Guan’s search for Lu Suhua as Huayan City’s conflicts drove Yu Ci and his companions to flee.
  • Lu Qing revealed that Bao Yun was the last target of her Ten Demon Inner Prohibition, then asked Yu Ci to guard her while she manifested her Yang God.
  • Yu Ci and Lu Qing faced the Ten Directions Great Venerable, who sent Yu Ci to a ruined settlement after Lu Qing entrusted him with a jade wall.
  • Yu Ci used the jade wall to restore the palace defenses, while Lu Qing, Bao Yun, Zhu Wenying, Miao Xiang, and Bai Lian headed toward Fengdu City.
  • Yu Ci investigated the ruins and the jade wall’s connection to Lu Chen and Ten Directions Ci Guang Buddha, then concealed experiments that linked a hidden mark to the Boundless Void Divine Lord’s Primordial Power.
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Ch. 726Death Tribulation Triggered, One Who Answered the Tribulation (Part Two)

Yu Ci arranged to enter secluded cultivation while Evergreen Gate and Yinan Garden kept their distance from the danger surrounding Lu Suhua. After secretly leaving his cultivation site to check on Bao Yun, he found a strange crimson radiance rising above her head.

  • Gu Zhi offered Yu Ci a safe spiritual vein for secluded cultivation, and Yu Ci promised to help refine incense materials before withdrawing.
  • Yu Ci visited Yinan Garden, where Flower Lady trusted his account of the previous night but politely sent him away to avoid offending Lu Suhua.
  • Evergreen Gate gave Yu Ci a cultivation site east of Huayan City, where he stayed for two days before using his yin spirit and the Hidden Sky Talisman to slip away unnoticed.
  • Yu Ci returned to his former courtyard to check on Bao Yun, whom Evergreen Gate had left there with an old servant woman.
  • Yu Ci saw Bao Yun sitting silently in the courtyard as a dense crimson cloud and blood-red radiance rose above her head.

Ch. 727Demonic Tribulation Takes Form, Three Parties Confer (Part One)

Yu Ci discovered that Bao Yun had become the vessel for a tangible demonic tribulation, but postponed confronting it to avoid harming her. He traveled in his yin spirit to a meeting point high in the azure sky, where Miss Qing arrived and asked after her master.

  • Yu Ci entered Bao Yun's courtyard and saw a beautiful woman formed from crimson cloud and blood-light, whose gaze stirred his Dead Demon Tribulation.
  • The Seven Star Heavenly Robe severed the tribulation's connection to the woman, allowing Yu Ci to suppress the Dead Demon and recognize the danger around Bao Yun.
  • Yu Ci considered destroying the forming tribulation but left Bao Yun unharmed and departed to carry out another plan.
  • Yu Ci used his yin spirit to travel high above Huayan City and marked a meeting place in the azure sky.
  • Miss Qing arrived at the markers, and a wisp of mist and cloud followed; the newcomer recognized her and asked where her master was.

Ch. 728Demon Tribulation Nourishment, Three-Party Consultation (Lower)

Yu Ci reunited with Lu Qing and Miao Xiang, revealed his role in the events involving Lu Suhua, and asked Miao Xiang to help deal with the Longevity True Man. Lu Qing urged him to reconsider, leaving their plan unresolved.

  • Miao Xiang arrived after Lu Qing, and Yu Ci revealed himself to both women.
  • Yu Ci and Miao Xiang discussed her ties to the Black Heaven Cult and how the True Return Purple Smoke Warm Jade had helped her gain a heavenly-human body and a personal-disciple offer.
  • Yu Ci apologized to Lu Qing over Wan Quan and admitted he had tried to use a senior's help to put pressure on Lu Suhua.
  • Yu Ci asked Miao Xiang to help with his plan to banish, control, or kill Lu Suhua, and Miao Xiang agreed to assist.
  • Lu Qing warned Yu Ci to think carefully, while Yu Ci argued that Lu Suhua's success would put his life at risk.

Ch. 729Countering Enemy Intelligence, Seizing the Advantage of Terrain (Part 1)

As Bai Lian and Flower Lady investigated a group preaching under the name of the Ten Directions Great Venerable, Yu Ci learned that Yinan Garden was still focused on the Six Paths Samsara. He considered Lu Qing’s soul-bound predicament and resolved to secure the advantage of terrain for their struggle.

  • Flower Lady reported that Madame You was stalling over the Seven-Turn Peaceful Incense and remained uneasy about Lu Suhua, while Bai Lian continued refining formulas.
  • Flower Lady told Bai Lian that a group was preaching nearby as the Ten Directions Great Venerable, and Bai Lian ordered a deeper investigation into them.
  • Yinan Garden’s informants began probing the group, and Yu Ci learned through his intelligence network that they were interested in the Six Paths Samsara.
  • Yu Ci considered how Lu Suhua’s Ten Demon Inner Prohibition trapped Lu Qing between a dangerous soul backlash and the loss of her will.
  • Yu Ci concluded that the contest would be decided at the level of the soul and resolved to seize the advantage of terrain.

Ch. 730Countering the Enemy with the Advantage of Terrain (Part 2)

Yu Ci sought to understand Lu Suhua’s motives and learned from Lu Qing that the Yellow Springs Secret Mansion and the Twelve Heavens of Jade Firmament’s Profound Passage were tied to the Divine Lord of the Void. Lu Qing’s clues led Yu Ci to suspect that the Secret Mansion had further mechanisms connected to a place in the sky.

  • Yu Ci met Lu Qing in the Azure Sky Domain and questioned why Lu Suhua had forced her to kill Wan Quan.
  • Yu Ci suggested Lu Suhua’s urgent business may have involved the demonic spirits of the Yellow Springs Secret Mansion, and Lu Qing explained that the Divine Lord of the Void had created the Secret Mansion and the Twelve Heavens of Jade Firmament’s Profound Passage.
  • Lu Qing revealed that her father had fought the Divine Lord of the Void and that her younger sister may have taken the Secret Mansion’s demonic spirits to study the cultivation method.
  • Yu Ci told Lu Qing that the Divine Lord of the Void was probably dead, and Lu Qing said her father had sealed part of his divine body and dharma form.
  • Yu Ci wondered whether the Yellow Springs Secret Mansion contained hidden mechanisms, and Lu Qing revealed that her mother had visited it during the last tribulation.
  • Lu Qing recalled her mother saying that “Azure Sky and Yellow Springs” sounded better, and Yu Ci connected the clue to the Xuan Ling Yin and the Ten Directions Ci Guang Buddha’s message, concluding that the trail pointed toward the sky.

Ch. 731Xuan Ling Ruler, Bìluò Script (Part 1)

Yu Ci used Xuan Ling Yin to uncover a black ruler that responded to the Nine Heavens Yuan Magnetism Divine Light and sent his consciousness toward a magnificent palace in the Azure Sky Domain. When he tried the ruler again, its angle had changed, leaving its direction and purpose uncertain.

  • Yu Ci recalled his suspicions about the Yellow Springs Secret Mansion and took out Xuan Ling Yin from the Cloud Tower Tree space.
  • Yu Ci burned away Xuan Ling Yin’s immortal-vine exterior with Heart Refining Dharma Fire, revealing a black ruler with dark golden graduations.
  • Yu Ci fed the ruler vital qi and exposed it to the Nine Heavens Yuan Magnetism Divine Light, causing it to float and point toward the Azure Sky Domain.
  • Yu Ci attached his consciousness to the ruler and saw a grand archway and palace buildings, but the characters displayed in the void blurred his mind and forced his consciousness back.
  • Yu Ci decided to test the ruler again and found that its angle had changed.

Ch. 732Xuan Ling Ruler, Bìluò Script (Part 2)

Yu Ci discovered that the Azure Sky Palace was moving and planned to use it to draw out information about Lu Suhua and other possible rivals. He sent Shadow Ghost to scout the heavenly domain and reconsidered whether he should involve Ruizhu Palace, leaving the investigation underway.

  • Yu Ci saw the black ruler's tip shift and realized the Azure Sky Palace was moving through the sky.
  • Yu Ci weighed the Great Brahma Demon King and the Black Heaven Cult as possible parties who knew about the Azure Sky Palace, while ruling out the Eastern Branch of the Demonic Sect.
  • Yu Ci summoned Shadow Ghost and asked him to investigate the heavenly domain, arguing that Lu Suhua would be constrained by the heavenly demons there.
  • Shadow Ghost agreed to scout the domain and told Yu Ci he had been harvesting crops for the Pan Huang Sect.
  • Xusheng informed Yu Ci that Su Yu had arrived in Huayan City to discuss refining incense materials, and Yu Ci decided not to draw Half-Mountain Island into his plans.
  • Yu Ci questioned why he had considered using Ruizhu Palace and recognized that his treatment of Yu Qing Xuan and Zhan Shuicheng was uneven.

Ch. 733Illusory Sky Palace, Sword Demon and Double Shadows (Part I)

Yu Ci prepared for his coming battle with Lu Suhua, sent Zhan Shuicheng a report through Zhu Wenying, and refined his talisman arsenal. He used the Xuan Ling Yin to guide the shadow ghost toward the hidden Illusory Sky Palace, but the ghost still could not see it.

  • Yu Ci sent Zhan Shuicheng a jade slip describing his clash with Lu Suhua and his preparations, then entered seclusion to prepare for battle.
  • Yu Ci spent half a month refining spirit talismans and copied the Nine Lives Phantom Spirit Talisman onto a Cloud Tower Tree leaf to give it another use.
  • Yu Ci reviewed his plans to search for Pratyekabuddha Dharma Realm fragments and studied the Heavenly Barrier Natal Golden Talisman, while deciding not to rush into the Walking Empyrean realm.
  • Qu Wujie's shadow ghost reached the skies above the Yellow Springs Secret Mansion and searched for the Illusory Sky Palace, but found no trace of it.
  • Yu Ci used the Xuan Ling Yin to locate the palace's position and guided the shadow ghost toward it, but the ghost found nothing there and cursed at him.

Ch. 734Illusory Sky Palace, Twin Shadows of the Sword Demon (Part Two)

Yu Ci used the Profound Truth Through Netherworld Mirror Method to reveal and destroy hidden Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, but the attack drew the attention of a powerful master. Shadow Ghost escaped the master’s shadowing divine intent by relying on his sword intent and fled downward.

  • Yu Ci created a mirror with the Profound Truth Through Netherworld Mirror Method and showed Shadow Ghost hidden Outer Realm Heavenly Demons in the surrounding sky.
  • Shadow Ghost killed several demons, then sensed a shadow approaching and destroyed a powerful alien demon with his sword.
  • A vast divine intent covered the sky, shattered Yu Ci’s mirror method, and forced Shadow Ghost to flee.
  • Yu Ci empowered Shadow Ghost with the Hidden Sky Talisman, but subtle ripples exposed him and broke both his concealment and demonic form.
  • Shadow Ghost abandoned stealth, broke through the divine-intent barrier with his sword, and plunged downward.

Ch. 735Spirit Sorcerer's Advancement

Yu Ci escaped the shadow ghost’s pursuer and suspected Liu Guan was behind the attack, then ordered You Rui to investigate a visitor expected at Three Families Market. You Rui offered to become a Spirit Witch and help Yu Ci ascend to the divine throne, asking for a future chance to transfer her spiritual pivot and serve him closely.

  • Yu Ci used the Form-Resolving Profound Transformation Talisman and the shadow ghost’s formless sword intent to escape the demonic shadow’s strike.
  • Yu Ci and the shadow ghost identified the distant technique as Shadow Void and considered whether Liu Guan was targeting the Yellow Springs Secret Mansion or Lu Suhua.
  • Yu Ci summoned You Rui to Chengqitian and tasked her with investigating the identity, background, cultivation, and purpose of an incoming guest at Three Families Market.
  • You Rui asked permission to practice the Spirit Witch method and explained that she could use Flying Soul City’s secret transmissions to help Yu Ci become a Divine Lord.
  • You Rui asked Yu Ci to grant her a spiritual pivot transfer and an opportunity to serve him closely, and Yu Ci told her to step forward.

Ch. 736Half a Divine Ability, an Old Acquaintance in a New Encounter

Yu Ci bestowed a linked talismanic divine ability on You Rui, then learned that Kuang Yanqi had arrived in the Northern Wasteland to investigate the Zhaoshen Bronze Mirror. The chapter ended as Kuang Yanqi described Liu Guan’s encounter with an Outer Realm Heavenly Demon that used talismanic arts.

  • Yu Ci gave You Rui a divine ability formed from three linked talismans while withholding its core art and Old Man Zhang’s memories.
  • You Rui left Chengqitian grateful, and Yu Ci turned his attention back to Lu Suhua, Liu Guan, and the Azure Sky Palace.
  • You Rui’s informants found a young guest at Three Families Market, and Yu Ci recognized him as an old acquaintance: Kuang Yanqi.
  • Kuang Yanqi traveled to Sanlian Bastions to investigate the Demon Seed Planting incident and the suspected Zhaoshen Bronze Mirror.
  • At Third Master He’s banquet, Kuang Yanqi revealed that Liu Guan had encountered an Outer Realm Heavenly Demon whose strange talismanic arts were described as the flying stars of the heavens.

Ch. 737Right or Wrong? Sudden Enlightenment

Kuang Yanqi identified Yu Ci in an intelligence portrait connected to the Zhaoshen Bronze Mirror, but when Liu Guan demanded an explanation, he falsely blamed Lu Suhua and Madame Yellow Springs. Liu Guan accepted the theory and sent Kuang Yanqi to pursue it, while Kuang Yanqi realized his master wanted him to focus on finding Madame Yellow Springs.

  • Kuang Yanqi learned that Lu Dun, also known as Soul Chaser, had entered the Yellow Springs Secret Mansion and was skilled in sacrificial refinement.
  • Kuang Yanqi recognized Yu Ci in Soul Chaser's portrait and reconsidered his search for the person controlling the Zhaoshen Bronze Mirror.
  • Liu Guan appeared and questioned Kuang Yanqi about whether Yu Ci was behind the scheme.
  • Kuang Yanqi blamed Lu Suhua for subduing Yu Ci and transforming him into a Heavenly Demon, then accused Madame Yellow Springs of directing events from Donghua Mountain.
  • Liu Guan praised Kuang Yanqi and told him to act on his theory, and Kuang Yanqi realized his master wanted him to pursue Madame Yellow Springs.

Ch. 738Information Peddler, Disaster Befalling the Pond Fish

Kuang Yanqi sent the Eastern Branch of the Demonic Sect a report accusing Yu Ci and Lu Suhua of suspicious ties, while Liu Guan searched Huayan City for Lu Suhua and confronted Bai Lian. The chapter left the search unresolved, and Flower Lady lamented the trouble Liu Guan had caused.

  • Kuang Yanqi drafted a report linking Yu Ci to the Sword Garden incident and Lu Suhua to the Yellow Springs Secret Mansion, then sent it by flying sword.
  • Dong Cangzi and Lin Qingyu glanced at Kuang Yanqi’s message at the Heavenly Star Palace, and a menial disciple copied it to sell the information.
  • Liu Guan searched an empty courtyard and Huayan City through the Shadow Void but found no trace of Lu Suhua.
  • Liu Guan confronted Bai Lian in her pill-refining chamber, asking whether she had seen Lu Suhua and questioning her origins.
  • Bai Lian avoided Liu Guan’s questions, and he departed; Flower Lady then called his visit a disaster for innocent bystanders.

Ch. 739A Lashing of the Whip and Everyone Goes Their Own Way (Part I)

Bai Lian set out to retrieve a vital object that could repair her Dao foundation, while Mr. Qingsong sent Gu Zhi on a journey. Two hundred miles from Huayan City, Yu Ci considered how Liu Guan’s arrival had destabilized the Northern Wilderness and worried about Bao Yun’s deepening connection to the calamity.

  • Bai Lian told Flower Lady that Liu Guan’s arrival had revealed the location of a vital object, and asked Senior Sister Miaoxiang to accompany her to retrieve it.
  • Flower Lady agreed to keep Qiongqi from causing trouble as Liu Guan’s rampage continued to shake Huayan City.
  • Mr. Qingsong gave Gu Zhi a letter and ordered him to travel to find Mr. Lu Zhong and handle another matter.
  • Yu Ci, Zhu Wenying, and Bao Yun fled Huayan City by lizard-drawn carriage after Jiu Yan’s intelligence network helped them escape the Three Families Market.
  • Yu Ci decided he needed to steer the Northern Wilderness’s competing forces in one direction and worried that Bao Yun’s growing connection to the baleful calamity could harm her and Lu Qing.

Ch. 740A Whip Lash Each on Their Own Way (Part Two)

Yu Ci traveled toward Wu Tuo City after Yu Qing Xuan summoned him, keeping his true body hidden inside Chengqitian while his Mind Image Clone accompanied Zhu Wenying. Their journey was interrupted by a powerful attack from a distant mechanical weapon, whose operators remained unidentified.

  • Yu Ci kept his true body inside Chengqitian to avoid risking a direct fight with Lu Suhua, while Zhu Wenying noticed something unusual about him.
  • Zhu Wenying told Yu Ci that Yu Qing Xuan had replied and asked him to meet at Wu Tuo City, and Yu Ci agreed to go there.
  • Before they could decide whether to switch to a flying boat, a violent blast struck the lizard-drawn carriage and knocked it sideways.
  • Yu Ci went outside and used the Profound Truth Through Netherworld Mirror Method to locate a large mechanical contraption about forty li away.
  • The contraption fired a human-sized fireball from its tiger-shaped cannon toward Yu Ci and Zhu Wenying.

Ch. 741Nine Radiances, Ten Crows, Blood Transformation Demonic Tribulation (Part 1)

Yu Ci and Zhu Wenying traced a cannon attack to Yan Luo Hall, where they found Lu Qing had killed the attackers. Lu Qing passed Yu Ci to approach the unconscious Bao Yun, and Yu Ci sensed something had changed in her qi mechanism.

  • Yu Ci used the Solar Nine-Radiance Ten-Crow Talisman to disperse the incoming fireball and sent the Three-legged Crow toward its source.
  • Yu Ci and Zhu Wenying headed into the forest to investigate the attackers and find new transportation.
  • Yu Ci found Lu Qing standing among the bodies of Yan Luo Hall members she had killed.
  • Lu Qing explained that the group had attacked them to test mechanism puppets and cause trouble for Evergreen Gate.
  • Lu Qing asked after Bao Yun, then passed Yu Ci and said she would wake her and speak with her.
  • Yu Ci sensed a drastic change in Lu Qing's qi mechanism as she approached Bao Yun.

Ch. 742Nine Radiances, Ten Crows: Blood-Transforming Demonic Tribulation (Part 2)

Yu Ci confronted Lu Qing after learning that only Bao Yun remained for her Ten Demon Inner Prohibition, and their argument exposed how much she had kept from her allies. Lu Qing asked to borrow Yu Ci’s Zhaoshen Bronze Mirror to restrain heavenly demons, but he refused to lend his fundamental weapon.

  • Yu Ci sensed the gloomy aura around Lu Qing and realized she was continuing the Ten Demon Inner Prohibition with only Bao Yun left.
  • Yu Ci slapped Lu Qing and demanded to know what she had made of those helping her, while Lu Qing said she could prevent Lu Suhua from winning even if she could not win herself.
  • Lu Qing asked to borrow Yu Ci’s Zhaoshen Bronze Mirror and revealed that Donghua Palace held its other half, which contained Eighteen Formless Heavenly Demons.
  • Lu Qing explained that she intended to use the mirror to restrain heavenly demons that could exploit her vulnerability to demonic disturbance.
  • Yu Ci refused to lend Lu Qing the mirror, calling it a fundamental weapon of his.

Ch. 743Avatar True Body, Heavenly Prefecture and Earthly Prefecture (Part 1)

Yu Ci and Zhu Wenying captured Fan Ruolei and used his Poison Spider Frame to travel through the forest, but news that Bai Lian had joined Miao Xiang complicated their plans. Yu Ci weighed the danger surrounding Bao Yun and Lu Qing, who ended the chapter by asking him to guard her Dharma.

  • Yu Ci uncovered Fan Ruolei hiding underground in a mechanism puppet and learned he was a Miao Shou Workshop disciple who had assisted Yan Luo Hall.
  • Yu Ci spared Fan Ruolei and asked whether he had a transport tool; Fan Ruolei offered his Poison Spider Frame.
  • Zhu Wenying drove the Poison Spider Frame through the forest while Chengqitian followed overhead.
  • Miao Xiang reported that Bai Lian insisted on traveling with her, restricting their next moves.
  • Yu Ci concluded Bao Yun was the sole target of the Ten Demon Inner Prohibition and considered how Lu Suhua might react if Lu Qing resisted lifting it.
  • Lu Qing, holding the sleeping Bao Yun, asked Yu Ci to guard her Dharma.

Ch. 744Incarnation True Form, Heavenly Prefecture & Earthly Prefecture (Part 1)

Lu Qing prepared to detach from her avatar and manifest her Yang God, drawing netherworld entities toward her while Yu Ci protected her. The disturbance attracted a Flying Yaksha, and as it prepared to attack, Lu Qing’s defensive array began to break apart.

  • Lu Qing told Yu Ci that her avatar could no longer withstand the Ten Demon Inner Prohibition and asked him to protect her while she manifested her Yang God.
  • Lu Qing set up an array that gathered nether-qi and released flags to draw away some of the approaching netherworld entities.
  • Yu Ci used the Taiyin Banner and Lunar Restraint Ghost Art to establish a Netherworld Ghost Domain and suppress the ghost tide.
  • A Flying Yaksha spotted Yu Ci and appeared to prepare a pounce as Lu Qing’s defensive perimeter destabilized and a human silhouette emerged inside.

Ch. 745Incarnation and True Form, Heavenly Palace and Underworld (Part 2)

Lu Qing manifested her Yang God dharma body in the Graveyard of Grudges and explained that Lu Suhua’s Ten Demon Inner Prohibition could leave her helpless. As Yu Ci confronted the Flying Yaksha, the ghost tide retreated, and a message appeared on Lu Qing’s jade disc hinting at a connection between the Underworld and the Heavenly Palace.

  • Lu Suhua sensed Lu Qing’s preparations from the heavenly domain and descended from the clouds.
  • Lu Qing completed her transformation into a Yang God dharma body, while Yu Ci guarded her from the Flying Yaksha.
  • Lu Qing showed Yu Ci the Ten Demon Inner Prohibition and warned that Lu Suhua could use it, aided by the Formless Heavenly Demon, to defeat her.
  • Yu Ci insisted he would interfere despite Lu Qing calling the conflict a family matter of the Lu clan.
  • Yu Ci used the Solar Nine-Radiance Ten-Crow Talisman to drive back the Flying Yaksha, and the ghost tide withdrew.
  • Yu Ci questioned what was happening, and Lu Qing’s jade disc displayed the characters meaning, “The pass of the Underworld, the gate of the Heavenly Palace.”

Ch. 746Side Branches Out, Jade Wall Containing Spirit (Part I)

Yu Ci and Lu Qing discovered that the jade wall was tied to Lu Qing’s family and Madame Yellow Springs, then confronted a ghost projected by the Ten Directions Great Venerable. As Lu Qing and the Great Venerable argued over repairing his damaged dwelling, both turned to Yu Ci and asked whether he would go.

  • Lu Qing explained that her late father had built Northern Wilderness palaces and that Madame Yellow Springs had given one abandoned dwelling to a fortunate cultivator, prompting Yu Ci to connect it to the Ten Directions Great Venerable.
  • The Flying Yaksha fled, and Lu Qing reclaimed her formation disk and kept the jade wall as a ghost emerged from the forest to challenge them.
  • Yu Ci recognized the ghost as a projection of the Ten Directions Great Venerable, who questioned Lu Qing about the jade wall and her connection to Madame Yellow Springs.
  • Lu Qing claimed the dwelling had been bestowed by her mistress and refused the Great Venerable’s demand that she repair its damage, while Yu Ci suspected the exchange was buying time.
  • Lu Qing and the projected Great Venerable both looked toward Yu Ci and asked, “He goes?”

Ch. 747Branching Out, Jade Wall Contains Spirit (Part 2)

Yu Ci accepted Lu Qing’s jade wall and went with the Ten Directions Great Venerable to the ruined settlement, carrying out a secret exchange with Lu Qing before departing. After two days of travel, he examined the ruins and considered how the jade wall could restore the region’s defenses.

  • Lu Qing gave Yu Ci the jade wall and taught him its method, then secretly accepted the starlight he sent into her Yang God dharma body.
  • Lu Qing left Yu Ci to accompany the Ten Directions Great Venerable, who threatened to take the jade wall if Yu Ci refused to go.
  • Yu Ci delayed the journey while carrying Chengqitian through the void, and the Ten Directions Great Venerable sent two Flying Yakshas to escort him.
  • Two days later, Yu Ci reached the ruined settlement and inferred that the jade wall could use the earth veins to repair the region’s defensive barriers.
  • Yu Ci circled the ruins to check Chengqitian’s position and gauge the Northern Wastes desperadoes’ interest in the site.

Ch. 748Side Branches Sprout, Jade Wall Holds Spirit (Lower)

Yu Ci used the jade wall to restore the imperial palace’s main hall defenses while secretly monitoring the Northern Wilds and investigating Lu Qing’s intentions. After parting on bad terms with Ten Directions Great Venerable, Yu Ci left the palace with a fragment of memory surfacing in his mind.

  • Yu Ci sent Old Daoist Xusheng to spread divine-will starlight through the Northern Wilds and used its network to survey the area.
  • Yu Ci used the jade wall’s diagrams and Lu Chen’s mark to restore the main hall’s defensive restrictions for Ten Directions Great Venerable.
  • Ten Directions Great Venerable praised the restored palace and tried to recruit Yu Ci, but Yu Ci ignored his appeal.
  • Yu Ci monitored Lu Qing as she followed Zhu Wenying and Bao Yun toward Fengdu City, while Miaoxiang and Bai Lian also set out for Fengdu City.
  • Yu Ci and Ten Directions Great Venerable parted on bad terms, and Yu Ci stepped outside the palace as a fragment of memory surfaced.

Ch. 749Method Within a Method, Gate of the Heavenly Demons (Part 1)

Yu Ci traced a strange reaction from the jade wall to the site where Lu Chen and Ten Directions Ci Guang Buddha had ended their battle, then investigated the wall’s ritual refinements. He suspected its true nature was hidden beneath Lu Chen’s aura and began searching for it with his divine will.

  • Yu Ci recognized a memory fragment as belonging to Ten Directions Ci Guang Buddha and used it to confirm that Lu Chen and the Buddha had fought in the ruins.
  • Guided by the memory, Yu Ci identified the battle’s starting point and end point while examining the scars across the palace complex.
  • The jade wall changed temperature at the battle’s endpoint, and Yu Ci concealed his surprise while considering whether the reaction related to Lu Qing’s reason for sending him there.
  • Ten Directions Great Venerable refused Yu Ci’s request to leave, and Yu Ci stayed in the ruins to investigate the jade wall.
  • Yu Ci reasoned that Lu Chen’s aura served as the palace’s key and that the jade wall’s aura was being consumed, then searched beneath it for the wall’s original nature.

Ch. 750Hidden Laws Within Laws, the Gate of Heavenly Demons (Middle)

Yu Ci used Lu Qing’s mental cultivation method to uncover a hidden mark within the jade bi and tested it with debris recovered from the site of an Earth Immortal battle. He discovered that the mark was connected to Boundless Void Divine Lord’s Primordial Power.

  • Yu Ci examined the jade bi and found an ink-like trace concealed beneath Lu Ping’s aura, then asked Shadow Ghost to investigate it.
  • Yu Ci had Xusheng direct a Mawless Shadow Rat to retrieve unusual debris from the site of the battle, and he ordered it to keep the scraps hidden until they could be tested.
  • The Ten Directions Great Venerable returned and pressured Yu Ci to repair the palace restrictions, so Yu Ci reluctantly agreed while concealing his experiments.
  • Yu Ci used the repairs to mask seven tests, and the jade bi’s hidden mark deepened in response to the debris.
  • Shadow Ghost identified the debris as fragments of a Demonic Sect True Form Dharma Body, and Yu Ci deduced that the mark came from Boundless Void Divine Lord’s Primordial Power.
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