Arc 20Betrayal and Gathering Storms
Li Xuancang defended the Human Race against the Counter-God Cult and the Upper Realm, but a betrayal in Ancient Tomb Commandery made him a wanted fugitive. As Upper Realm factions seized territory and threatened Moon Palace, he prepared for war by hunting demons with Bai Meng.
- Li Xuancang returned to the Wild Continent and learned that the Heaven Origin Grotto-Heaven was opening, while Upper Realm factions gathered to claim its entry slots.
- Li Xuancang took command of the Night Watchers at Guangyuan Commandery, exposed the Counter-God Cult’s attack, and used the Torch to destroy its forces and drive back the Demonic Beasts.
- At Pure Yang Palace, Upper Realm cultivators targeted Li Ling'er, so her safeguard summoned Li Xuancang’s Dharma Avatar, and Li Xuancang then killed tens of thousands of Upper Realm beings and destroyed the Azure Cloud Sect.
- Li Xuancang helped Su Xinghai devour the fiends imprisoned in the Profound Heart Sect’s Sealed Land, allowing Su Xinghai to reach the Late-Stage Divine Repository Realm.
- Li Xuancang joined Ye Qingyun and Zhang Xuanyang at Ancient Tomb Commandery, where Zhang Xuanyang betrayed him and the Counter-God Cult and Fifth Legion slaughtered the Night Watchers.
- After escaping into the Abyss, Li Xuancang accused Ye Qingyun and the Fifth Legion of treason, but the Divine Dynasty branded him a traitor as the Counter-God Cult seized control of Youzhou.
- Li Xuancang destroyed Misty Rain Pavilion strongholds while Upper Realm factions began taking territory, forcing Pure Yang Palace, Ten-Thousand Forges Mountain, and Moon Palace to seek protection.
- Li Xuancang refused Lu Tianchen’s alliance offer, then took Bai Meng into the Demon Territory to hunt demons and prepare for the Hehuan Sect’s threatened attack on Moon Palace.