Arc 6Treasures Beneath the Abyss

Zhang Xiaofan and the Big Bamboo Peak disciples explored the Heartless Sea and Black Stone Cave, treating the Black Water Mystic Snake and Six-Tailed Fox while uncovering new treasures and powers. After crafting several magical treasures and saying farewell to the fox demons, the group headed toward the imperial city, avoiding Mount Huqi.

  • Zhang Xiaofan, He Dazhi, and Little Fatty uncovered the Heavenly Book in Blooddrop Cave, buried the skeleton they believed was Blackheart Elder, and escaped with treasures after meeting the Black Water Mystic Snake.
  • He Dazhi discovered that Starlight Grass could drive Mayfly Lice from the Black Water Mystic Snake, while Little Fatty learned the Dragon-Slaying Art and split the Heartless Sea with a sword strike.
  • Little Fatty and Zhang Xiaofan retrieved the Yin and Yang Orbs from beneath the Heartless Sea, and Little Fatty used coral-tree blood essence to restore feeling to Zhang Xiaofan’s injured leg.
  • The disciples encountered the Three-Tailed Demon Fox near Black Stone Cave, then descended into the cave and found the Six-Tailed Fox suffering from cold poison.
  • He Dazhi prepared a gradual treatment for the Six-Tailed Fox, while Zheng Dali absorbed Ya fruit and Earth Fire, regained cultivation, and helped the group forge treasures in the magma lake.
  • Wu Dayi forged Shadow Moon, and the brothers and fox demons shared food, wine, and gemstones while making ornaments and starlight jewels.
  • Zheng Dali made Flame Dragon from a Fire Crystal, and He Dazhi forged Fresh Breeze and Jade Dew from a Zheng horn, fox fur, Luo Yunji’s baby teeth, and gemstones.
  • The Big Bamboo Peak disciples said farewell to the fox demons, left Xiaochi Town for Changhe City, and decided to travel toward the imperial city while avoiding Mount Huqi.
Chapters 126–150 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 126Identity of the Withered Bones

Zhang Xiaofan and He Dazhi entered the hidden chambers of Blooddrop Cave and found Little Fatty, who had been studying the Heavenly Book. After they carried the treasures away and buried the skeleton, He Dazhi suspected the deceased was Blackheart Elder and connected the inscriptions to his rumored relationship with Lady Jinling.

  • Zhang Xiaofan led He Dazhi through the opened passage and past the statues and chambers to Little Fatty.
  • Little Fatty and Zhang Xiaofan packed the stone slabs bearing the Heavenly Book, while He Dazhi learned the writing could not be copied and might require taking the wall itself.
  • Zhang Xiaofan, He Dazhi, and Little Fatty moved the treasures into Blooddrop Cave, then buried the skeleton and found sorrowful verses on the walls.
  • He Dazhi recognized references to Lady Jinling's Acacia Bell and Blackheart Elder's Bloodthirsty Bead in the inscriptions.
  • Zhang Xiaofan asked whether they should erect a memorial tablet, and He Dazhi agreed that the skeleton was likely Blackheart Elder.

Ch. 127The Power of Dragon Slayer

He Dazhi, Zhang Xiaofan, and Little Fatty left Blooddrop Cave with Blackheart Elder’s treasures, then helped the Black Water Mystic Snake remove strange fish from its wounds. The snake recalled a hunted man who split the Heartless Sea with a sword art called “Dragon Slayer,” and Little Fatty hurried to tell He Dazhi.

  • Zhang Xiaofan buried Blackheart Elder, and He Dazhi gathered several magical treasures for the group to use.
  • He Dazhi led Zhang Xiaofan and Little Fatty out of Blooddrop Cave, where they encountered the Black Water Mystic Snake.
  • The Black Water Mystic Snake asked Zhang Xiaofan and He Dazhi to remove strange fish from its wounds, and they cleaned them off at the Heartless Sea.
  • The Black Water Mystic Snake recalled a hunted man who had split the Heartless Sea with one sword strike and shouted “Dragon Slayer.”
  • Little Fatty became fascinated by the sword art and ran to tell He Dazhi, who was shocked by the story.

Ch. 128Demon Beasts Beneath the Abyss

Little Fatty told He Dazhi and Zhang Xiaofan about the powerful sword art he had found, then persuaded the Black Water Mystic Snake to catch demon beasts for a meal. The Azure Cloud Sect brothers gathered beneath the Death Spirit Abyss to cook the beasts, while the Black Water Mystic Snake warily watched the newcomers.

  • He Dazhi learned that Little Fatty had found a stone slab linked to the Dragon-Slaying Art and that Little Fatty intended to comprehend the sword technique.
  • Little Fatty asked the Black Water Mystic Snake about demon beasts and convinced it to catch some for them to eat.
  • He Dazhi returned with Zheng Dali to start a fire, and the other senior brothers came along after hearing about the snake and the food.
  • The Black Water Mystic Snake brought back Red-Eyed Wild Boars and a Black-Toothed Demon Hound, while the brothers examined the catch.
  • He Dazhi kept the two unidentified beads in Zhang Xiaofan's bamboo pack, and the Black Water Mystic Snake coiled defensively around the gathered cultivators.

Ch. 129Disgusting Demon Beasts

Zhang Xiaofan and the others discovered that Mayfly Lice had taken over the demon beasts, then realized the parasites were also inside the Black Water Mystic Snake. The chapter left the snake terrified and unsure whether it was safe to return to the water or stay on shore.

  • Little Fatty approached a supposedly dead Red-Eyed Wild Boar, and Zhang Xiaofan caught a Mayfly Louse as it attacked him.
  • The Red-Eyed Wild Boar burst open when Zhang Xiaofan cut it, revealing a body filled with Mayfly Lice, which Zheng Dali burned.
  • He Dazhi explained how the Mayfly Lice parasitized the demon beasts, and the group found a giant louse wrapped around a wild boar's brain.
  • A huge Red-Eyed Wild Boar charged into the fire, and He Dazhi killed it after Mayfly Lice emerged from its body.
  • He Dazhi examined the Black Water Mystic Snake and found signs of Mayfly Lice beneath the lining of its mouth, leaving the snake afraid to enter the water.

Ch. 130The Weakness of the Mayfly Louse

He Dazhi and the others searched for a way to cure the Black Water Mystic Snake’s Mayfly Lice while Little Fatty studied the Dragon-Slaying Art. They discovered that intact starlight from Starlight Grass repelled the lice, and He Dazhi left Du Bishu to extract it in bulk.

  • He Dazhi and Zhang Xiaofan considered salt and searched the Heartless Sea for a cure for the Mayfly Lice inside the Black Water Mystic Snake.
  • He Dazhi discovered that the lice avoided Starlight Grass, while Little Fatty studied the Dragon-Slaying Art and used it to raise a ten-zhang-high wave.
  • He Dazhi failed to cure the snake with ground or boiled Starlight Grass, but Du Bishu extracted its glowing specks and made a caged Mayfly Louse recoil.
  • He Dazhi tossed the extracted starlight into the snake’s mouth, driving the Mayfly Lice away from the treated area.
  • He Dazhi found that he could not extract the starlight himself, so he persuaded Du Bishu to process the large pile of Starlight Grass.

Ch. 131The Sea Split Open

Little Fatty discovered that the Yuqing Sword Art could amplify techniques and used it to unleash the Dragon-Slaying Art, cleaving the Heartless Sea apart. He agreed to teach the technique to the others, who practiced it while He Dazhi’s group remained in Death Spirit Abyss.

  • Little Fatty recognized that the Yuqing Sword Art could amplify multiple techniques, while Zhang Xiaofan stayed alert as He Dazhi and Sixth Senior Brother studied their discoveries.
  • Wu Dayi arrived and discovered that he could see the Dragon-Slaying Art inscribed on the slab, leading He Dazhi to conclude that spiritual-attribute people could read it.
  • He Dazhi treated the Black Water Mystic Snake by driving Mayfly Lice from its body, while Sixth Senior Brother refined Starlight Grass and Little Fatty studied the Yuqing Sword Art.
  • Little Fatty performed One Slash, No Regrets and split the Heartless Sea’s waters apart, revealing the shallow seabed.
  • Little Fatty agreed to teach the Dragon-Slaying Art, and the others came down from the cliff to practice it.
  • Sixth Senior Brother learned that Little Fatty’s sea-cleaving strike had not used the Yuqing Sword Art at full power, and Little Fatty took the Night-Shining Pearl to play with Zhang Xiaofan.

Ch. 132The Array of Heaven and Earth

Little Fatty and Zhang Xiaofan entered a Natural Array at the eye of the Heartless Sea and claimed its two Treasure Pearls with the Fire Poker. As water rose and coral grew around them, Little Fatty discovered that the larger pearl could absorb coral and sand.

  • Zhang Xiaofan found the Red-Eyed Wild Boar's fangs, eyeballs, and purple-red bead in the ashes, and he and Little Fatty later returned to the Black Water Mystic Snake.
  • The Black Water Mystic Snake took Little Fatty and Zhang Xiaofan to the eye of the Heartless Sea and asked them to retrieve the Treasure Pearls so it could leave and have its Mayfly Lice driven out.
  • Little Fatty and Zhang Xiaofan used the Fire Poker to pass through the Natural Array's barrier and found a dry seabed habitat with coral and strange butterfly-like creatures.
  • Little Fatty and Zhang Xiaofan used the Fire Poker to reach the spring and took the larger and smaller Treasure Pearls, releasing a powerful column of water.
  • As water rose and coral grew, Little Fatty discovered that the larger pearl absorbed coral and sand, and he began collecting them.

Ch. 133The Treasure Was in Hand

Zhang Xiaofan and Little Fatty escaped the flooded sea eye with the Yin and Yang Orbs, and Little Fatty later filled the Yin Orb with treasures. At Death Spirit Abyss, Little Fatty’s sword strike caused the seemingly indestructible boulder to slide toward the abyss, leaving the group scrambling for a solution.

  • Zhang Xiaofan and Little Fatty escaped the sea butterflies, and Little Fatty used blood essence from a coral tree to restore Zhang Xiaofan’s withered leg, though it remained numb.
  • Little Fatty recognized the coral trees as a Taiji Liangyi Array, and the Black Water Mystic Snake carried the pair back to shore.
  • Little Fatty showed the senior brothers the Yin and Yang Orbs, while Zhang Xiaofan explained the sea butterflies and the events beneath the sea.
  • Little Fatty arranged the coral trees, collected gems and Starlight Grass, and filled the Yin Orb with treasures while Zhang Xiaofan recovered his feeling.
  • Little Fatty struck the glowing boulder at Death Spirit Abyss with Dragon-Slaying Art—One Slash, No Regrets, and the boulder began sliding toward the abyss.

Ch. 134The Ancient Well of Xiaochi

Little Fatty and the Big Bamboo Peak disciples traveled to Xiaochi Town to visit its famous wishing well. Zhang Xiaofan wished for his companions’ happiness and mourned Grass Temple Village before a figure appeared behind the bushes.

  • The Black Water Mystic Snake saved Little Fatty’s boulder from falling into Death Spirit Abyss, and Little Fatty stored it in the Yang Orb.
  • Wu Dayi led the group south, but after learning about Xiaochi Town’s wishing well, the disciples chose to head east instead.
  • The disciples reached Xiaochi Town and traveled to the ancient well, where they each made wishes.
  • Zhang Xiaofan wished for everyone else’s wishes to come true, then wondered whether the well could bring the people of Grass Temple Village back to life.
  • Wu Dayi comforted Zhang Xiaofan and reminded him that the disciples considered him family, and a figure appeared behind the bushes as the group played.

Ch. 135Fierce Battle at Black Stone

The Big Bamboo Peak disciples went to investigate Black Stone Cave and confronted a three-tailed fox demon who tried to dissuade them from entering. After she attacked Du Bishu and Zhang Xiaofan’s Fire Poker drove her back, she revealed a powerful jade-ring magical treasure that weakened her own cultivation, leaving the group facing an escalating battle.

  • The disciples learned from a townsman that Black Stone Cave was dangerous and decided to investigate it.
  • A white-clothed woman warned them away, and a Yin Spirit identified her as a three-tailed fox demon.
  • The disciples attacked the fox demon, who used her charm arts to distract Du Bishu before Zhang Xiaofan’s Fire Poker stopped her claws.
  • The fox demon retreated from the Fire Poker, and Du Bishu pursued her with a Taiji Seal.
  • The fox demon brought out a jade-ring magical treasure that released scorching air and withered nearby plants.
  • He Dazhi realized the treasure’s righteous fire aura suppressed the fox demon and might have harmed her through years of contact.

Ch. 136A Sword Cleaves the Fire Dragon

He Dazhi and the other Big Bamboo Peak disciples unleashed a powerful combined technique against the Three-Tailed Demon Fox, but Zhang Xiaofan cut apart the resulting fire tornado and Little Fatty used the Yin Orb to extinguish the forest fire. After the group recovered from the orb’s strange effect, He Dazhi remembered that Zhang Xiaofan had once used a Rain Technique on the mountain.

  • He Dazhi and four fellow disciples formed a formation and combined their spiritual energy, creating a fire tornado that also trapped them in its pull.
  • The Three-Tailed Demon Fox fled into Black Stone Cave while Little Fatty pointed her out, but Zhang Xiaofan cleaved the tornado apart with the Dragon-Slaying Art and Little Fatty put out the scattered flames with rain.
  • Little Fatty used the Yin Orb to spread rain across the forest, unintentionally leaving Zhang Xiaofan and the five disciples unable to move or use their spiritual energy.
  • After half an hour, the six recovered and found Zhang Xiaofan and Little Fatty returning from the woods with small animals; the senior brothers wondered how Zhang Xiaofan had mastered the Dragon-Slaying Art.
  • While washing at a spring, Wu Dayi and the others puzzled over what had happened, until He Dazhi recalled Zhang Xiaofan using a Rain Technique on the mountain.

Ch. 137Forbidden Rain Technique

The group discussed whether Luo Yunji’s rain summoned with the Yin Orb could restrain spiritual power, while Zhang Xiaofan cooked for everyone. After discovering one of Luo Yunji’s five Yin Spirits was missing, they worried about what had happened to it as night fell near Black Stone Cave.

  • He Dazhi, Zhang Xiaofan, and Lu Daxin theorized that rain summoned through the Yin Orb had immobilized them and blocked their spiritual power.
  • Zhang Xiaofan served roasted food to Luo Yunji, who bickered with Du Bishu and later fought Big Yellow and Little Gray over a roasted pig.
  • Big Yellow breathed fire to break Luo Yunji’s water bubble, and Luo Yunji took a pig’s leg while Big Yellow and Little Gray carried off the rest.
  • The disciples decided to stay near Black Stone Cave rather than enter it or return to Xiaochi Town, and they discussed the power of the treasure that had driven off the Three-Tailed Fox Demon.
  • Fourth Senior Brother noticed one of Luo Yunji’s five Yin Spirits was missing, and Luo Yunji called the missing spirit Dabai.

Ch. 138The Daoist Art of "Dragon Slayer"

Zhang Xiaofan discovered that the Dragon-Slaying Art had cultivation layers and learned from Luo Yunji that it complemented the Taiji Mystic Purity Dao, leaving Wu Dayi stunned by the technique’s implications. After Luo Yunji woke from refining the Yin Orb, he revealed that the Sea Butterflies in its formation had died and considered how to bring extreme Yang water into it.

  • Zhang Xiaofan found that his left leg struck far harder than his right while practicing Luo Yunji’s force-channeling method.
  • Wu Dayi learned that Zhang Xiaofan had reached the second layer of the Dragon-Slaying Art and asked him to explain how Luo Yunji had taught it.
  • Zhang Xiaofan explained that the Dragon-Slaying Art’s layers corresponded to stages of the Taiji Mystic Purity Dao and that the arts shared an origin, prompting Wu Dayi to return to the others in a daze.
  • Luo Yunji woke after three days of refining the Yin Orb, ate the food Zhang Xiaofan had prepared, and said all the Sea Butterflies in its formation had died.
  • Luo Yunji wondered whether he needed to refine the Yin Orb and Yang Orb together to introduce extreme Yang water into the formation, then noted that its golden sand, coral trees, and Sea Butterflies were connected.

Ch. 139A Wonder Inside the Cave

Zhang Xiaofan and Luo Yunji joined their senior brothers in exploring the Black Stone Cave, a vast, hot abyss filled with strange beasts that descended toward a lava-filled depth. After Zheng Dali ate a red fruit that blackened silver needles, He Dazhi examined him in confusion, finding something unexpected.

  • Little Fatty told Zhang Xiaofan that Sea Butterfly eggs remained on coral trees and described Dahei's progress refining the Yin Orb and the Rain Technique's effects.
  • The senior brothers descended into the Black Stone Cave after Yin Spirit Dabai reported that the Fox Demon had gone below.
  • The group encountered countless strange creatures in holes along the abyss walls, and a monster attacked Sixth Senior Brother before Third Senior Brother knocked him out of danger.
  • The explorers reached a lava-lit region, where Little Fatty picked a red fruit and Zhang Xiaofan's silver needle turned black after touching it.
  • Zheng Dali ate the fruit despite Zhang Xiaofan's warning, and He Dazhi examined him after explaining that silver needles could blacken slowly inside a volcano.

Ch. 140The Strange Fruit, Ya

The disciples discovered that the Ya fruit strengthened Zheng Dali but burned Little Fatty, and Zheng Dali entered meditation while covered in flames. As the others explored nearby caves, Little Fatty demonstrated a risky way to fly with Vibration Force and nearly crashed before Zhang Xiaofan caught him.

  • He Dazhi explained that Ya fruit was dangerous, but Zheng Dali could eat it and gain spiritual power; Little Fatty’s tongue caught fire from a drop of juice and Zhang Xiaofan extinguished it with Yin Water.
  • Zheng Dali ate another Ya fruit, then became engulfed in flames and flew to an empty cave to meditate while Wu Dayi stayed to watch over him.
  • He Dazhi warned the others not to explore deeper, and the disciples split into groups to investigate nearby caves.
  • Little Fatty showed Zhang Xiaofan how to use Vibration Force and Twelve Steps to rise into the air, then plunged downward at dangerous speed.
  • Zhang Xiaofan caught Little Fatty just before he hit the ground and injured his arms from the effort; He Dazhi scolded Little Fatty and examined the cave’s bottom.

Ch. 141The White Fox's Chilling Affliction

He Dazhi and the others found the Six-Tailed Fox suffering from cold poison left by the Nine Cold Condensing Ice Spikes. Little Fatty discovered he could draw out some of the poison, and He Dazhi began searching for a treatment using Ya and a possible counteracting vine leaf.

  • He Dazhi, Zhang Xiaofan, and Luo Yunji followed the Three-Tailed Fox Demon to the Six-Tailed Fox beside the Magma Lake.
  • Little Fatty approached the Six-Tailed Fox without fear and learned that the fox had endured cold poison for three hundred years.
  • Little Fatty drew some cold qi from the Six-Tailed Fox, but explained that it kept returning because it had fused with his organs and drew on spiritual power.
  • He Dazhi reasoned that the Ya fruit could serve as medicine if they found an auxiliary ingredient to temper its fire.
  • Zhang Xiaofan suggested that leaves from a vine near the Death Spirit Abyss might counteract the Ya, so He Dazhi and the Three-Tailed Fox Demon headed back to investigate.

Ch. 142Black Stone Studies Medicine

He Dazhi made an antidote that eased the Six-Tailed Fox’s cold poison, while Zhang Xiaofan mastered a powerful movement technique and demonstrated his strength to the fox demons. The Azure Clouds disciples stayed in the cave to cultivate, and Luo Yunji continued tormenting its strange beasts with the fox demons’ protection.

  • Little Fatty played with the Six-Tailed Fox while Zhang Xiaofan practiced Luo Yunji’s movement technique, learning to shift in multiple directions through the air.
  • He Dazhi gathered herbs and supplies, then prepared an antidote using Starlight Grass and Ya for the Six-Tailed Fox.
  • The Three-Tailed Fox Demon gave the antidote to the Six-Tailed Fox, and He Dazhi said she would need gradual treatment over three years to recover fully.
  • Zheng Dali finished absorbing Ya’s energy and stayed with the other disciples to stabilize his cultivation and pursue the remaining fruit.
  • Zhang Xiaofan demonstrated his power by striking the Magma Lake with the Dragon-Slaying Art, impressing both fox demons.
  • Luo Yunji enlisted Zhang Xiaofan to help him plunder fur, horns, and valuables from the cave’s strange beasts, while the disciples watched uneasily.

Ch. 143They Met "Heavenly Heart" Again

Zhang Xiaofan and his companions explored Death Spirit Abyss, where Zheng Dali obtained a Heavenly Heart and gained control of Earth Fire. The group decided to stay so Zheng Dali could help Wu Dayi forge a magic treasure, and they settled on making an umbrella from purified horn spikes and Mysterious Gauze.

  • Little Fatty accidentally released Black Water Mystic Snake from the Yin Orb, and its enormous body crushed the stone platform and covered the magma lake.
  • Zheng Dali emerged from the magma after obtaining a Heavenly Heart of Earth Fire, and he explained that his cultivation had returned to the seventh level but breaking through to the eighth would now be easier.
  • Zheng Dali used his new control of Earth Fire to make a stone platform in the magma lake, and the group chose to stay so he could help Wu Dayi forge a magic treasure.
  • Wu Dayi spent three months purifying Quhu horn spikes, which became thin rods that Zhang Xiaofan said looked like umbrella ribs.
  • The group agreed that Wu Dayi should make an umbrella using the rods and Mysterious Gauze, and Zhang Xiaofan went to retrieve the cloth.

Ch. 144The Ownership of the "Mysterious Fire"

The Azure Cloud Sect brothers gave the Three-Tailed Fox Mysterious Gauze, and Six-Tailed Fox offered them the Mysterious Fire Mirror to repay them for saving him. After Zheng Dali accepted the ring, Luo Yunji lost it in the Magma Lake, where Zheng Dali found a thousand-year-old Fire Crystal while retrieving it.

  • The brothers let the Three-Tailed Fox choose a piece of Mysterious Gauze, and she took it for Six-Tailed Fox.
  • Six-Tailed Fox offered the Mysterious Fire Mirror to the brothers, and they debated the trouble it might bring from Incense Valley.
  • Zheng Dali agreed to accept the Mysterious Fire Mirror as repayment, though the brothers worried about its consequences.
  • Luo Yunji tied the jade ring to the Mysterious Gauze and tossed it into the Magma Lake to play at fishing.
  • When the ring became stuck, Zheng Dali entered the magma to retrieve it and emerged with a thousand-year-old Fire Crystal.

Ch. 145"Shadow Moon" Appears

Wu Dayi completed his blood-refined silver flute, named it Shadow Moon, and discovered that its birth had affected the senses of everyone nearby. The disciples then discussed adding a formation to it, while Luo Yunji offered increasingly fanciful suggestions.

  • Zheng Dali agreed to make his Fire Crystal into a staff-shaped treasure instead of cutting it into swords.
  • Wu Dayi blood-refined his stone flute and added silver Cheng Liquid from a gemstone, with He Dazhi guarding him during the final forging.
  • Shadow Moon emerged as a gleaming silver flute, and its birth left the disciples’ senses confused for a moment.
  • Wu Dayi named the flute Shadow Moon after its moonlike illusion, while Luo Yunji examined it and tried blowing into its holes.
  • Luo Yunji explained that the Fire Poker and his Yin Orb had formations, then suggested adding an illusion that made flowers or Seven-Colored Balls appear when Wu Dayi played.

Ch. 146Engraving Formations on Magical Treasures

He Dazhi and the Big Bamboo Peak brothers tested formations for Wu Dayi’s flute, accidentally creating a Seven-Colored Pills illusion before successfully making a flute that could conceal its player. The Three-Tailed Fox Demon accepted both flutes, and the group gathered to eat Zhang Xiaofan’s Seven-Colored Pills and share wine, leaving Zhang Xiaofan trying to stop his senior brothers from drinking Monkey Wine straight.

  • He Dazhi had Little Fatty draw a sound-amplifying formation, but Wu Dayi’s first test flute produced floating Seven-Colored Pills illusions, so Wu Dayi smacked Little Fatty.
  • Zhang Xiaofan persuaded Little Fatty to revise the formation, and Wu Dayi tested the corrected version, which surrounded him in mist and obscured his figure.
  • The Three-Tailed Fox Demon played the first flute and was embarrassed by its Seven-Colored Pills illusion, then played the corrected flute and accepted both flutes from He Dazhi.
  • He Dazhi put away his broken Rivers and Mountains Brush while Zhang Xiaofan and Sixth Senior Brother finished preparing seven kinds of Seven-Colored Pills.
  • The brothers and the foxes ate the pills together, and the senior brothers pressured Zhang Xiaofan to bring out his Monkey Wine.
  • Sixth Senior Brother made cups with his sword, while Zhang Xiaofan warned the brothers not to drink the wine straight and Third Senior Brother challenged him.

Ch. 147Drinking by the Magma Lake

Zhang Xiaofan and the others shared diluted Monkey Wine beside the magma lake, where He Dazhi reasoned that an environment matching a cultivator’s attribute might help them gain Heavenly Heart. Little Fatty discovered the Acacia Bell and handed out cooling gemstones for the wine, while He Dazhi poured Six-Tailed Fox’s drink into his own cup for an unexplained reason.

  • Zhang Xiaofan explained that the Monkey Wine he had given his senior brothers and Master had been diluted with spiritual water, then prepared the undiluted wine for everyone at the magma lake.
  • He Dazhi suggested that Third Senior Brother had gained Heavenly Heart because he broke through in an environment suited to his attribute, exciting Fifth Senior Brother and Sixth Senior Brother with the possibility of trying again.
  • Luo Yunji found the Acacia Bell among his toys, and the bell stirred strange feelings in the group before He Dazhi identified it as Lady Jinling’s treasure.
  • Luo Yunji put indigo gemstones into the others’ wine cups, cooling their drinks, and Zhang Xiaofan explained that the stones could be made into beautifying Cooling Pearls.
  • He Dazhi poured the wine and gemstone from Six-Tailed Fox’s cup into his own, as the others watched curiously.

Ch. 148Cloud Mechanism Crafting

He Dazhi and the Big Bamboo Peak disciples helped the fox demons and Luo Yunji turn unusual gems into ornaments, while the Six-Tailed Fox’s improved health let him regain human form. Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan then experimented with starlight and Cheng Liquid to make jeweled projections, leaving He Dazhi to redesign their awkward patterns.

  • He Dazhi suggested making ornaments for the women of Big Bamboo Peak, and the Three-Tailed Fox Demon agreed to craft them from the gems.
  • The Six-Tailed Fox transformed into human form for the first time in nearly a century, delighting the Three-Tailed Fox Demon and the gathered disciples.
  • The Three-Tailed Fox Demon, Zhang Xiaofan, and Luo Yunji selected gems and beast fur for ornaments, while He Dazhi discovered that blue-green stones could blast hot air.
  • Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan stored starlight in three indigo beads, and Du Bishu later made more starlit beads for the Three-Tailed Fox Demon.
  • Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan used Cheng Liquid to decorate a starlit jewel that projected images of Big Bamboo Peak, but the disciples rejected Luo Yunji’s drawings of Big Yellow and suggested prettier designs.

Ch. 149Fourth Senior Brother Obtains a Treasure

The brothers refined Zheng Dali’s Flame Dragon Rod, and He Dazhi discovered a powerful wind-attributed beast horn that he began purifying with the Magma Lake’s Earth Fire. Meanwhile, Zhang Xiaofan started refining the Buddhist pearl Jiemo, while Luo Yunji turned his attention to a giant stone from Death Spirit Abyss; He Dazhi finished removing the horn’s impurities, leaving its artifact yet to be made.

  • He Dazhi and Zhang Xiaofan finished setting the Starlight Treasure Pearls, while Little Fatty secretly made crude figures from Cheng Liquid.
  • Zheng Dali completed his Fire Crystal staff, named it Flame Dragon, and left it to be nurtured by the Earth Fire.
  • He Dazhi found a horn identified as belonging to the ancient beast Zheng and decided to refine it with the brothers’ encouragement.
  • Little Fatty named a Buddhist golden pearl Jiemo and explained its abilities, prompting Zhang Xiaofan to begin refining it despite his concerns about his altered Taiji Seal.
  • Little Fatty pulled a giant Death Spirit Abyss stone from the Yang Orb and began trying to refine it.
  • After more than a month, He Dazhi finished purifying the horn, leaving it pale green and wholly wind-attributed.

Ch. 150Fresh Breeze and Jade Dew

He Dazhi completed his new brush treasure, Fresh Breeze and Jade Dew, and the Big Bamboo Peak group left Black Stone Cave after saying goodbye to the foxes. After resting in Changhe City, they chose to travel to the imperial city for Little Fatty’s sake, while continuing to search for Lu Daxin and Du Bishu’s treasures.

  • He Dazhi refined the Zheng horn, Six-Tailed White Fox fur, Luo Yunji’s baby teeth, and gemstones into Fresh Breeze and Jade Dew, whose creation unleashed a destructive fire tornado and yielded three Fire Crystals for Luo Yunji.
  • The Big Bamboo Peak group said farewell to Three-Tailed Fox and Six-Tailed Fox, and Zhang Xiaofan left them a bundle of dangerous gemstones; the foxes discovered that the group had also been traveling with five Yin Spirits.
  • The group left Xiaochi Town for Changhe City, where He Dazhi sent letters to Big Bamboo Peak but kept their Cooling Pearls and finished jewelry with them rather than entrusting them to a disciple.
  • He Dazhi’s description of imperial palace delicacies excited Little Fatty, and the group decided to head to the imperial city while avoiding Mount Huqi, the Ghost King Sect’s headquarters.
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