Arc 35The Demonic Seed Spreads

Yu Ci used Guiyan’s demonic power to evade the cultivators hunting him, while Yu Wu survived Black Flood Dragon True Man’s attack through a mysterious Black Tortoise Dharma Aspect. After Yu Ci learned the secrets behind the Black Heaven Cult and the merchants’ scheme against Madam Hua, Guiyan began considering Fan Lingrong as a means to create an Advancement Demonic Seed.

  • Guiyan endured the demonic tribulation and escaped the cultivators’ encirclement, while Sword Discussion Pavilion prepared to contain the spreading demonic seeds.
  • Yu Ci evaded the Flag Sword Heavenly Net as Black Flood Dragon True Man attacked him, and Yu Wu completed a powerful talisman with help from a jade-white Dharma Seal.
  • Black Flood Dragon True Man wounded Yu Wu, but a Black Tortoise Dharma Aspect helped her survive and forced him to flee into the waterways.
  • Yu Ci tracked down Black Flood Dragon True Man, swallowed him with the Sea Swallowing Bottle, and learned from his memories about the Black Heaven Cult and its gifts.
  • Ghost Gu killed Duan Xiang, confronted the merchants who had plotted against him, and questioned them about their campaign against Madam Hua.
  • The merchants explained how Madam Hua’s Seagull Market threatened their interests, and Guiyan used his demonic power to expose their secrets.
  • Fan Lingrong invited Guiyan to become Dragon Heart Hall’s supreme elder, while Yu Ci considered using her to create an Advancement Demonic Seed.
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Ch. 851The Manifestation Tool: Sea-Swallowing Demonic Bottle (Part 2)

Yu Ci’s thought guided Guiyan’s cultivation through a transformation that unleashed the Six Desires demonic sound across a thousand miles, drawing the attention of powerful cultivators. As they gathered to stop the impending threat, thunderclouds formed over Guiyan, leaving them stunned that the demonic tribulation had arrived so quickly.

  • Yu Ci’s thought helped Guiyan break through the barriers holding back his cultivation, transforming the Nine Hidden Demonic Body and spreading its ethereal demonic sound across the region.
  • The demonic sound disturbed nearby living beings and threatened to turn them into Heavenly Demon Kin, prompting Peng Suo to recognize the danger to the Southern Land.
  • Sheng Tong arrived and warned Peng Suo about the threat, then agreed to help slay Guiyan in exchange for the spoils.
  • The Black Flood Dragon True Man arrived seeking Guiyan’s demonic spirit, and Venerable Master Xuan Hao tried to mediate between him and Sheng Tong.
  • Thunder struck as dark clouds gathered above Guiyan, and the assembled cultivators realized the demonic tribulation had begun.

Ch. 852A Mind Demon Kingdom, A Soul Incarnation's Ethereal Glow (Part 1)

Yu Ci used the Dao Intent Jade Cicada and the Heavenly Demon Hall method to organize the Heavenly Demon Kin into a demon kingdom, blunting the demon tribulation and trapping Peng Suo’s sword soldiers. As the lightning struck Ghost Weariness, his dim light exposed a hidden figure in the thunderclouds, whom Peng Suo recognized as Misery.

  • Peng Suo sealed Gathering Immortals Bridge after the demon tribulation ended, but the demonized sword soldiers overwhelmed his control and nearly drew him into their demon kingdom.
  • Peng Suo cut his links to the sword soldiers and transformed Gathering Immortals Bridge into a sealed sword prison, trapping them inside.
  • Yu Ci’s core thought in the Dao Intent Jade Cicada resisted the demon tribulation because he had shaped the Heavenly Demon Kin into an ordered demon kingdom using the Heavenly Demon Hall method.
  • The Heaven and Earth Law Will sent thunder and fire down on Ghost Weariness, forcing him to take physical form, while Venerable Master Xuan Hao hesitated after recognizing him.
  • Ghost Weariness endured the lightning strike and projected dim light into the thunderclouds, revealing a hidden figure who fell from the sky.
  • Peng Suo recognized the falling figure as Misery.

Ch. 853One Thought of the Demon Kingdom, Transforming into Divine Ghostly Light (Part 2)

Peng Suo and the three True Persons tried to save Ling Jiao when Guiyan’s Spirit Transformation Light pulled her toward him. Ling Jiao revealed she had feigned unconsciousness and attacked Guiyan, while the battle continued beneath the tribulation clouds.

  • Peng Suo recognized Ling Jiao falling from the sky and rushed to rescue her, but the lingering thunder-fire slowed him down.
  • Guiyan’s dim Spirit Transformation Light caught Ling Jiao and began drawing her into a mysterious halo behind his head.
  • Venerable Master Xuan Hao, Black Flood Dragon True Man, and Sheng Tong joined forces against Guiyan as Peng Suo tried to protect Ling Jiao.
  • Ling Jiao broke free with the Crimson Cloud Dharma Robe, split into nine figures, and sent nine swords toward Guiyan.
  • Venerable Master Xuan Hao shielded Ling Jiao while Peng Suo stopped her from pressing her attack, and she joked that she had nearly died.
  • Ling Jiao remarked that the Daoist priest’s intentions were good but his power was insufficient as the thunder-fire intensified.

Ch. 854A Mind Demon Kingdom, Spirit Transformation's Gloomy Light (Part Two)

Peng Suo and Ling Jiao watched Ghost Weary endure his tribulation while the three True People held back, wary of his Spirit Transformation Light and Void Treasury. As the final blast descended, Black Flood Dragon True Man prepared a pestilence needle to exploit the moment and claimed Ghost Weary as his prey.

  • Ling Jiao told Peng Suo that Daoist Huifeng had used the Eight Edicts of Shangqing for Summoning Dragons and her Thunder-Slaying Calamity-Averting Token to wield calamity lightning.
  • Peng Suo realized Ghost Weary had likely mastered the Void Treasury, and Ling Jiao went to protect Daoist Huifeng despite Peng Suo's attempt to stop her.
  • Peng Suo observed that Venerable Master Xuan Hao and the other True People had stopped attacking while Ghost Weary calmly defended himself against the tribulation.
  • Black Flood Dragon True Man recognized that Ghost Weary's Spirit Transformation Light contained the Sea-Swallowing Demonic Bottle's transformation and decided to use his Blood Plague Dragon Pestilence flying needle against him.
  • As the tribulation's final lightning and fire erupted, Black Flood Dragon True Man nearly revealed his demonic form and shouted that Ghost Weary was his.

Ch. 855A Place Under Heaven, a Sovereign of a Nation (Part 1)

Yu Ci took control of Guiyan’s body during the tribulation, resisted the Heaven and Earth Law Will, and completed the Nine Hidden Demonic Body’s transformation. After Guiyan emerged from the lightning with a new Dharma body, he struck down Daoist Huifeng and escaped while the others were distracted.

  • Yu Ci observed the tribulation lightning refining Guiyan’s Nine Hidden Demonic Body and discovered that Black Flood Dragon True Man’s blood and qi had introduced a foreign substance into it.
  • Yu Ci recognized that the foreign substance altered Guiyan’s body to suit the world’s laws, but decided he could undo the changes if necessary.
  • Yu Ci’s divided thought replaced Guiyan’s crushed native consciousness and confronted the Heaven and Earth Law Will without fear.
  • Guiyan used the Netherworld Nine Hidden Secret Art to vanish from the tribulation, then reappeared with a newly formed Dharma body as the lightning and clouds dispersed.
  • Black Flood Dragon True Man retreated from Guiyan’s chilling aura, scattering the attackers’ formation, while Guiyan knocked Daoist Huifeng from the sky.
  • As Peng Suo and the others reacted to Daoist Huifeng’s fall, Guiyan transformed into ghostly light and fled, leaving a song about scheming with Heaven.

Ch. 856A Place at the Table, a Monarch of a Nation (Part 2)

Black Flood Dragon True Man learned that Sword Discussion Pavilion was preparing to contain the hundred thousand people tainted by Yu Ci’s demonic sound, and he hurried to find Ghost Weariness before the sect did. Yu Ci used his newly formed demon kingdom to survey the region and track Black Flood Dragon True Man.

  • Black Flood Dragon True Man emerged from the river and heard that Sword Discussion Pavilion was debating how to deal with the demonic seeds spread across the region.
  • Black Flood Dragon True Man learned that Sword Discussion Pavilion had sent for three thousand sword cultivators to form the Flag Sword Heavenly Net and seal the area.
  • Black Flood Dragon True Man sensed the formation’s banner and hurried toward Ghost Weariness, hoping to reach him before Sword Discussion Pavilion.
  • Yu Ci used his demon kingdom to gather information across the region and spotted Black Flood Dragon True Man within its range.
  • Yu Ci noticed that the people who had truly entered demonhood seemed inclined to imitate Li Shan.

Ch. 857A Place, Lord of a Fortress (Part 2)

Yu Ci discovered that an exceptional cultivator infected by the Six Desires Demonic Sound had formed an Advancement Demonic Seed, giving him valuable insight that changed his plan for dealing with Black Flood Dragon True Man. At the Siding Institute, Daoist Huifeng arrived with Immortal Ling Jiao as Madam Hua of the Sea Merchant Guild waited to meet the absent institute head.

  • Yu Ci identified the first infected cultivator as the bearer of a powerful Advancement Demonic Seed, whose resonance gave him valuable information and prompted him to alter his plan for Black Flood Dragon True Man.
  • Madam Hua’s lavish carriage procession arrived at the Siding Institute, where Wang Shen explained that the institute head was away and Vice Head Zhang was in secluded cultivation.
  • Daoist Huifeng arrived with the Void Stepping cultivator Immortal Ling Jiao, and Wang Shen recognized him as his martial uncle.
  • Huifeng acknowledged Madam Hua, then decided to summon Miaolin himself and gather the Siding Institute’s disciples in the main hall.
  • A voice from within the fortress announced that the institute head had just comprehended a divine talisman.

Ch. 858Madam Hua, Wingless Institute Head (Part 1)

Daoist Huifeng welcomed Ling Jiao and Madam Hua to Siding Hall as the Flag Sword Heavenly Net spread over the area to detect demonic corruption. Meanwhile, Yu Ci reconsidered his plans and prepared to face the approaching Black Flood Dragon True Man, whose strange poison had trapped him.

  • Zhang Miaolin mistook Ling Jiao for an enemy from Sword Discussion Pavilion, but Daoist Huifeng explained that she had come to help Siding Hall through the crisis.
  • Ling Jiao used the Flag Sword Heavenly Net to conduct a preliminary examination of the stockade, while warning that anyone who had fallen to demonhood would receive no protection.
  • Madam Hua advised Daoist Huifeng that Siding Hall should withdraw from Far Sky City and asked when Ghost Aversion had entered the True Person realm.
  • Madam Hua described a recent encounter with a robber resembling Ghost Aversion, and Yu Ci overheard her account from more than a hundred li away.
  • Yu Ci realized that the Flag Sword Heavenly Net and the visitors at Siding Hall complicated his plans, while Black Flood Dragon True Man was closing in and the strange poison remained difficult to suppress.
  • Yu Ci drove Ghost Aversion to rise and prepared to fight Black Flood Dragon True Man as another person arrived at Siding Hall.

Ch. 859Madam Hua, Wingless Institute Head (Part 2)

Wingless arrived outside Siding Hall as the Black Flood Dragon True Man attacked Ghost Weary, prompting Ling Jiao and Sword Discussion Pavilion to move in. Ghost Weary escaped the flood dragon’s jaws and broke through the sword formation, leaving the battle unresolved as he opened a gap in the encirclement.

  • Wingless arrived at Siding Hall, where Ling Jiao greeted her and Daoist Huifeng began explaining the situation.
  • Ling Jiao and the others spotted the Black Flood Dragon True Man fighting Ghost Weary in the northwestern sky, and Ling Jiao flew over with the Flag Sword Heavenly Net.
  • The Black Flood Dragon True Man used his Cold Snow Domain and pestilential poison to weaken Ghost Weary, then tried to swallow him before Sword Discussion Pavilion could intervene.
  • Ghost Weary shed his weakened outer shell and struck through the Black Flood Dragon True Man’s mouth, injuring him and escaping into the sky.
  • Sword Discussion Pavilion’s five Guides formed a layered sword net around Ghost Weary, but he circled upward until his Spirit Transformation Light warped the formation.
  • Ghost Weary revealed his true body and used a great bottle to swallow part of the distorted Sword Qi net, opening a gap in the encirclement.

Ch. 860Chaotic Desire Essence Transformation: Demonic Birth Beneath the Waterfall (Part 1)

Ghost Aversion used the Chaotic Desire Essence to infiltrate the Flag Sword Heavenly Net and hide among its sword cultivators. Sea Wave Guest and Peng Suo identified the threat, but the guides hesitated to search for him because the three thousand sword cultivators could be corrupted in the process.

  • Ghost Aversion released a sinister light that disrupted the Flag Sword Heavenly Net and made several sword cultivators fall from formation.
  • Sea Wave Guest revealed that Ghost Aversion had seen through the formation’s trap and escaped into hiding rather than through its apparent gap.
  • Sea Wave Guest detected Ghost Aversion hiding among the sword cultivators through the unstable qi structure and identified his technique as the Chaotic Desire Essence.
  • Peng Suo explained how the Chaotic Desire Essence possessed people and described the rare transformations Ghost Aversion had mastered in the Netherworld Nine Hidden Secret Art.
  • Lu Qinghua urged the guides to search for Ghost Aversion, but Sea Wave Guest rejected the plan because it could corrupt the three thousand sword cultivators.

Ch. 861Chaotic Desire Essence Transformation: Demonic Birth Beneath the Waterfall (Part 2)

The five guides debated Guiyan’s demonic methods and the risks of keeping the sword formation around Far Sky City, then received orders to leave the city and its residents alone. They learned that Li Bocai had come to eliminate Guiyan, but his real priority was handling the Delusion Breaking Pill Essence.

  • Tian Meng and the other guides discussed Guiyan’s Heavenly Demon Transformation, while Ling Jiao praised the sword intent in his five turns around the sky.
  • The guides confronted Black Flood Dragon True Man, who concealed the blood plague dragon pestilence and was forced to leave Far Sky City.
  • The guides weighed the danger of trapping Guiyan among three thousand sword cultivators and the city’s residents, then received instructions to register the matter and impose no restrictions.
  • The guides learned that Li Bocai had arrived to eliminate Guiyan, and recalled that Creation Patriarch had appointed him to handle the Delusion Breaking Pill Essence.

Ch. 862Chaotic Desire Essence Transformation, Demons Born Beneath the Waterfall (Part Three)

Yu Ci’s thought explored the Six Desires Demonic Sound after Ghost Aversion’s transformation broke free of the sword formation, while Wu Yu considered Madam Hua’s offer to move Siding Institute south and take a post at the Heavenly Script Branch. The chapter ended with Daoist Huifeng questioning the cost of Wu Yu’s talisman practice, only for Zhang Miaolin to point out her extraordinary achievements.

  • Yu Ci sensed the Six Desires Demonic Sound spread beyond the three thousand sword cultivators and found that an Advancement Demonic Seed formed a strong connection to his origin.
  • Wu Yu met Daoist Huifeng and Zhang Miaolin and showed them the four talisman-making treasures Madam Hua had given her.
  • Wu Yu explained that Madam Hua had promised her a vice-deacon position in Hailong City and help relocating Siding Hall south in exchange for her talismans.
  • Daoist Huifeng supported moving south because Ghost Aversion’s infection and Donghua Palace’s weakened position made the area increasingly dangerous.
  • Daoist Huifeng warned that deciphering the Supreme Vast Spirit Book Purple Text Upper Scripture harmed Wu Yu’s cultivation, and Zhang Miaolin defended her skill by citing her success making Grand Profound Yin Birth Talismans.

Ch. 863Chaotic Desires, Essence Transformation; Demon Born Beneath the Waterfall (4)

Yu flew toward Hailong City to secure the Heavenly Script Branch vice-deacon position, a step toward Siding Hall’s relocation. At dawn, she attempted to create a talisman using the Supreme Vast Spirit Book Purple Text Upper Scripture, but suffered a dangerous backlash before a thunderous voice called out to her.

  • Yu left the fortress for Hailong City after she and Zhang Miaolin and Daoist Huifeng agreed on a strategy for Siding Hall’s future.
  • Yu stopped at a waterfall to rest and prepared Madam Hua’s talismanic treasures as dawn approached.
  • Yu used the Crimson Book Treasure Text and the Five Dou Star Lords to interpret the Supreme Vast Spirit Book Purple Text Upper Scripture and draw a talisman.
  • Yu felt the talisman’s backlash setting her heart ablaze but continued, calling out for the presence she had once sensed.
  • A thunderous voice demanded to know where Yu was running this time.

Ch. 864Chaotic Desire Essence and Demon Birth Below Waterfall (Part V)

Yu endured the backlash from a powerful talisman as Black Flood Dragon True Man confronted her in the snowstorm. When he attacked, she revealed the Eight Edicts of Shangqing for Summoning Dragons, which began healing her and made him recognize the treasure.

  • Yu struggled to contain the backlash from the Supreme Vast Sun Essence Illuminating Spirit Talisman as the weather turned icy and the waterfall began to freeze.
  • Black Flood Dragon True Man arrived, sensed Yu, and weighed whether she was a trap connected to Ghost Hatred.
  • Black Flood Dragon True Man identified Yu’s technique as belonging to the Shangqing Sect and decided to attack her.
  • Black Flood Dragon True Man struck at Yu with a ripple from his True Man Domain, expecting to tear her apart.
  • Yu’s Eight Edicts of Shangqing for Summoning Dragons released golden light and a dragon roar, prompting Black Flood Dragon True Man to cry out in alarm as her injuries began to improve.

Ch. 865Chapter Ten: Chaotic Desire Essence Transformation, Demon Born Beneath the Waterfall (Complete)

Yu completed the Ziwei Sun-Drinking Essence Opening Spirit Talisman with power sent through an emotional haze, breaking Black Flood Dragon True Man’s cold domain and gaining the strength to wield the Eight Edicts of Shangqing for Summoning Dragons. The treasure register’s blood-colored flames struck at the flood dragon, who realized that someone from the Mystic Sect had transmitted true intent to her.

  • Black Flood Dragon True Man froze the streams and waterfalls with his Nether Extreme Cold Mist, forcing Yu to use the Eight Edicts of Shangqing for Summoning Dragons only to defend herself.
  • As cold and the backlash from her talisman arts tormented her, Yu felt an emotional power emerge and asked what it could give her.
  • A jade-white Dharma Seal sent energy across the void, restoring Yu’s connection to heaven and earth and allowing her to finish the Ziwei Sun-Drinking Essence Opening Spirit Talisman.
  • The completed talisman released five-colored yang fire that burned away the Nether Extreme Cold Mist and gave Yu the strength to activate the Eight Edicts of Shangqing for Summoning Dragons.
  • The treasure register’s blood-colored flames threatened Black Flood Dragon True Man, who recognized that someone from the Mystic Sect had transmitted true intent.

Ch. 866Gods and Devils Power: Emperor Zhenwu (Part 1)

Yu faced Black Flood Dragon True Man, who used the Dragon Scenery Treasure Pearl to disrupt her talisman and attack. As Yu’s defense faltered, a hidden yin-soft force struck Black Flood Dragon True Man, and he saw a python and tortoise emerge from the Coiled Serpent Formation, leaving him to realize the attacker was not Guiyan.

  • Black Flood Dragon True Man grew wary of Yu’s Mystic Gate methods and accused her of being Guiyan’s mistress to test whether she had powerful backing.
  • Yu ignored his accusation and focused on the jade-white Dharma Seal, recognizing its apparent ties to the Mystic Gate and Shangqing lineage.
  • Black Flood Dragon True Man used the Dragon Scenery Treasure Pearl to stir Yu’s Eight Edicts of Shangqing for Summoning Dragons talisman, then struck through its wavering defenses.
  • Yu summoned a small Five Dou Star Lords dharma image, but Black Flood Dragon True Man shattered it with his claw.
  • A hidden yin-soft force pierced Black Flood Dragon True Man’s defenses and wounded his bare lower abdomen, forcing him to shift from dragon form into human form.
  • Black Flood Dragon True Man saw a giant python and a great tortoise emerge from the Coiled Serpent Formation and realized the attacker was not Guiyan.

Ch. 867Gods and Devils Power, Emperor Zhenwu (Part 2)

Yu connected with the Black Tortoise Dharma Aspect and revisited a mysterious ruined altar linked to Mystic Gate true intent, but Black Flood Dragon True Man overwhelmed her. As Yu neared death, a black shadow emerged from the ruins, and Black Flood Dragon True Man abruptly transformed and fled.

  • Yu recognized the Black Tortoise Dharma Aspect's authentic Mystic Gate true intent and wondered whether Ghost Loath or another force was behind it.
  • Yu's connection to the Dharma Aspect carried her back to a ruined place with a Seven Stars Altar of Footwork and a faint light beneath it.
  • Black Flood Dragon True Man unleashed the Dragon Scenery Treasure Pearl and struck Yu, shattering her Star Lord Dharma Aspect and leaving her unable to move.
  • As Yu's consciousness blurred between the battlefield and the ruins, a black shadow flew out of the deathly void and circled the altar.
  • Black Flood Dragon True Man clutched his throat, changed back into flood-dragon form, and fled through the storm.

Ch. 868Gods and Devils' Magical Powers, Emperor Zhenwu (III)

Black Flood Dragon True Man fled west after the Blood Plague Dragon Pestilence rebounded on him, but Gu Yan had already planted a demonic seed and tracked him down. When Black Flood Dragon True Man attacked in desperation, Gu Yan’s netherlight swallowed him and his assault.

  • Black Flood Dragon True Man escaped into the waterways, hoping to reach the Six Barbarian Mountains and find an antidote from the Black Sky Cult Master.
  • Black Flood Dragon True Man hid in a river beneath a medium-sized sect, but sensed Gu Yan’s Soul-Locking art and realized a demonic seed had been draining his soul.
  • The Blood Plague Dragon Pestilence’s boost faded as Gu Yan appeared above the river, breaking Black Flood Dragon True Man’s last composure.
  • Black Flood Dragon True Man unleashed his True Man Domain, froze the riverbanks, and attacked Gu Yan with a cold current, Dark Scale Blades, and his body.
  • Gu Yan opened a ball of netherlight, and the expanding darkness swallowed Black Flood Dragon True Man and his attacks.

Ch. 869God and Devil Magical Power, Emperor Zhenwu (Part Four)

Yu Ci refined the Black Flood Dragon True Man while sensing Yu Wu’s precarious condition and lending her power through their connection. As Yu Wu recovered and deepened that connection, she combined her Five Dou Star Lords method with the Black Tortoise Dharma Aspect to create a new Dharma Aspect.

  • Yu Ci refined the Black Flood Dragon True Man inside the Sea Swallowing Bottle and absorbed the powerful essence from his Demonic Seed.
  • Yu Ci sensed that Yu Wu had been frozen by the Black Flood Dragon’s attack and was barely alive.
  • Yu Wu borrowed power through her connection to the Jade God Cave Spirit Seal and Black Tortoise true intent to preserve her life and clear her meridians.
  • Yu Wu opened herself further to the Demonic Seed, strengthening its connection to the three-sided void and helping Yu Ci push back the death qi suppressing him.
  • Yu Wu used the Five Dou Three Yuan True One Scripture to combine her Five Dou Star Lords Dharma Aspect with the Black Tortoise Dharma Aspect, forming a new Dharma Aspect.

Ch. 870Divine Magic Mana, Emperor Zhenwu (End)

Yu Ci learned the origins of the Black Flood Dragon True Man’s Blood Plague Dragon Pestilence and used his memories to uncover the Black Heaven Cult’s doctrines and dealings. As Yu Ci studied the cult’s Future Star Tribulation Scripture, a long cry sounded from beyond the heavens.

  • Yu manifested the Black Tortoise Dharma Aspect, which freed Yu from the ice before fading as Yu recovered.
  • Yu Ci discovered that the Blood Plague Dragon Pestilence was transforming the Black Flood Dragon True Man and extracted the man’s memories to learn about it.
  • Yu Ci learned that the Black Heaven Cult worshipped the Black Heavenly Buddha Mother and preached that her methods could guide living beings through a coming tribulation.
  • Yu Ci learned that the Black Heaven Cult had given the Black Flood Dragon True Man the Future Star Tribulation Scripture, a Dragon Scenery Treasure Pearl, and the Blood Plague Dragon Pestilence Needle.
  • Yu Ci studied the scripture and wondered how its methods could transform different practitioners in different ways before a long cry echoed from beyond the heavens.

Ch. 871Strange Person of the Sea Merchant Guild, Southern Kingdom's Secret War (Part 1)

Yu Ci, in Ghost Gu’s form, encountered Duan Xiang, who tried to recruit him for a lucrative assignment. When Duan Xiang named Madam Hua as the target, Ghost Gu killed him and flew away.

  • Ghost Gu ignored Duan Xiang’s grey crane messages while considering how to rescue Li Shan and Sun Jie from the Sword Discussion Pavilion.
  • Duan Xiang repeatedly pursued Ghost Gu and caught up with him aboard a strange, electric-winged flying bird.
  • Duan Xiang offered Ghost Gu work for a powerful patron and asked him to destroy Madam Hua.
  • Ghost Gu accused Duan Xiang of trying to make him provoke the Sea Merchant Guild and crushed Duan Xiang’s head.
  • Ghost Gu discarded Duan Xiang’s corpse and flew back into the sky.

Ch. 872South Sea Eccentric, Dark War in the South (Part 2)

Guiyan confronted the merchants and proprietors who had secretly plotted against him, while Yu Ci considered the threat their scheme posed to Wuyu and the Supreme Clarity lineage. The chapter ended with Guiyan accusing the gathered group of trying to turn him into a business opportunity.

  • Yu Ci learned from Duan Xiang's memories that the people watching from Azure Sky Domain had deliberately hidden information about their plan.
  • Guiyan attacked the strange bird carrying a message from the hidden observers, then traveled to Azure Sky Domain.
  • The people aboard a disguised airship transformed it into a pleasure boat and knelt before Guiyan, begging him to pardon their offense.
  • Fan Lingrong identified herself as the shopkeeper of South Sea Dragon Heart Studio, and the other gathered merchants and proprietors gave their names.
  • Guiyan recognized the group as prominent East Sea and South Sea merchants who had plotted against him and accused them of trying to make him their business.

Ch. 873A Strange Person of the Sea Merchants, Secret Battles of the Southern Realm (Lower)

Yu Ci used the Devil Lord to interrogate the southern merchants about their opposition to Madam Hua and the Sea Merchant Guild. The merchants blamed the planned Seagull Market for threatening their livelihoods, while Yu Ci suspected a powerful rival faction was secretly directing them.

  • Fan Lingrong apologized for the merchants’ dealings with Duan Xiang, and the Devil Lord mocked them for following his methods.
  • The Devil Lord demanded to know why the merchants were trying to ruin Madam Hua’s reputation and ordered them to explain without concealing anything.
  • When the Devil Lord demanded wine, Fan Lingrong personally filled his vessel, and the other merchants felt relieved as he focused his attention on her.
  • Hu Sihai claimed the Sea Merchant Guild planned to use the Seagull Market to destroy the merchants’ livelihoods, prompting the Devil Lord to ask about the market.
  • Yu Ci concluded that the merchants’ desperate opposition likely had a hidden sponsor among powerful southern trading factions, and the group began detailing the Seagull Market plan.

Ch. 874Different Devil Seeds, Boundless Ambition (Part I)

Yu Ci learned how Seagull Market could become a vast trading hub and heard the merchants explain why Madam Hua was essential to its success. Devil Lord exposed the merchants’ secrets, then dismissed them and turned his attention to Fan Lingrong.

  • Yu Ci admired Madam Hua’s plan to connect Seagull Market with the surrounding markets and trading routes into a far-reaching commercial system.
  • Devil Lord challenged the merchants’ claim that Madam Hua’s death could halt the market, and Wang Hongchang and Hu Sihai described her ties to powerful factions.
  • Devil Lord compared Madam Hua to the Eastern Master Shen, then smashed his wine goblet before the merchants.
  • Devil Lord used a sinister ability to force the merchants’ secrets from them, leaving them horrified.
  • Devil Lord swept the table clear and placed Fan Lingrong upon it, prompting Wang Hongchang, Hu Sihai, and the others to flee.

Ch. 875Demonic Seeds Differ, Ambitions Know No Bounds (Part 2)

Yu Ci used Guiyan to test Fan Lingrong and uncover her secrets, then heard her offer Dragon Heart Hall as a foothold amid the coming chaos in the southern lands. The chapter left Yu Ci considering Fan Lingrong useful for making an Advancement Demonic Seed.

  • Guiyan pretended to fondle Fan Lingrong while revealing that her sea-musk baths harmed her husband and prevented pregnancy.
  • Fan Lingrong admitted Guiyan had seen through her and asked him to dismiss the servants so they could speak privately.
  • Guiyan used his demonic power to make the maidservants fall into an erotic frenzy, frightening Fan Lingrong with his abilities.
  • Fan Lingrong invited Guiyan to become Dragon Heart Hall’s supreme elder and described how the region’s turmoil could help him establish power.
  • Yu Ci considered using Fan Lingrong to create an Advancement Demonic Seed.
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