Arc 6The Sword Tomb and the Alchemy Convention

Ye Yu entered the Sword Tomb, joined the Nine Spirits Sword Sect under the name Xu Wangchen, and won the Alchemy Convention while advancing his cultivation and uncovering secrets about his soul. After emerging from the Nine Spirits Forbidden Ground, he was exposed as the Purple Firmament Sword Sect’s Holy Son, and both sects faced off over him.

  • Ye Yu entered the Sword Tomb, subdued its ancient swords with the Purple Firmament Sword, and confronted Ye Xuan before discovering the stone sword and the captives within the sword formation.
  • Ye Yu summoned three Human Dao Sages to save Zi Xiao and the captives from the Demon Emperors, then learned that the Imperial Clan posed a threat because of his hidden domain.
  • Ye Yu joined the Nine Spirits Sword Sect as Xu Wangchen, chose Feng Qiwen as his elder, and secretly subdued the Vast Qi Hall, where he found a Heaven-rank soul technique.
  • Ye Xuan gave Ye Qingling the Blood Refinement Great Method and later injected her with Blood Refinement Essence, but Ye Yu refined its demonic aura and helped her cultivate.
  • Ye Yu won the Leizhou Alchemy Convention with a King of Hell Heart-Devouring Pill, endured three-colored Pill Lightning, and received Daoist Tian Yuan’s statue from Han Yi.
  • The Nine Spirits Sect Master sent Ye Yu into the Nine Spirits Forbidden Ground, where he found a chained Ice Crystal Dragon Scale Beast and recovered a green-bronze fragment that might belong to the Void Sky Cauldron.
  • Ji Wuming arrived to demand the Glazed Sword as Ye Xuan comprehended a Heavenly Grade Sword Technique, but Ye Yu emerged from the forbidden grounds and defeated Ye Xuan with a burst of blood-red sword radiance.
  • When Ji Wuming demanded that Ye Yu be handed over, the Nine Spirits Sect Master revealed his true identity, and Ye Yu removed the Heaven Shrouding Veil as Ye Qingling collapsed in shock and Ye Xuan erupted in anger.
Chapters 126–150 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 126Purple Firmament Emerges, Ten Thousand Swords Submit

Ji Wuming and Qing Xuzi realized Ye Yu had entered the Sword Tomb, where the Purple Firmament Sword subdued the attacking ancient swords. Ye Yu then found Ye Xuan under attack and struck at the hand holding his Teleportation Jade Talisman.

  • Ji Wuming learned that Glazed Hall’s passage to the Sword Tomb had opened and, after Lingyunzi identified Ye Yu as the likely inheritor, placed his hopes on him.
  • Ye Yu entered the passage with Liu Qi, then used the Glazed Sword to scatter the other cultivators across the Sword Tomb.
  • Ancient swords attacked the cultivators, but Ye Yu awakened the Purple Firmament Sword, causing the swords to fall and submit.
  • Ye Yu found Ye Xuan and two others, who had been fighting over who would draw the ancient swords away.
  • Ye Xuan called for help while holding his Teleportation Jade Talisman, and Ye Yu slashed at his left hand.

Ch. 127You and I Shall Become Sworn Brothers

Ye Yu revealed his Spirit Transformation strength, killed two peak Nascent Soul cultivators, and entered the ancient sword formation while Ye Xuan escaped. Beyond the formation, Ye Yu found the Purple Firmament Sword’s enormous counterpart and encountered a young man in a strange realm.

  • Ye Yu unleashed his Spirit Transformation power and killed the two peak Nascent Soul cultivators who had attacked him.
  • Ye Xuan offered to become Ye Yu’s sworn brother, but Ye Yu flew into the sword formation and Ye Xuan used a teleportation talisman to return to Purple Firmament Peak.
  • Ye Xuan arrived before Ren Xiaoyao and Ji Wuming, who asked to hear what he had to say.
  • Ye Yu told Liu Qi to wait outside, then advanced through the ancient sword formation with the Purple Firmament Sword and Void Sky Cauldron.
  • Ye Yu found a massive stone sword resembling the Purple Firmament Sword, along with nineteen trapped cultivators, eight of whom were skeletons.
  • Ye Yu touched the stone sword and entered a new place, where a young man greeted him as a newcomer.

Ch. 128You Want to Destroy My Sword?

Ye Yu freed eleven cultivators from their chains with the Purple Firmament Sword, awakening Zi Xiao and Moon Emperor in the divine soul space. When Dust Emperor and a third Demon Emperor appeared, Zi Xiao prepared to sacrifice himself, but Ye Yu challenged him over the fate of his sword.

  • Ye Yu ignored the empty pillar prepared for him and used the Purple Firmament Sword to cut the chains binding himself and the ten other captives.
  • Moon Emperor emerged from the black light, and Ye Yu threw the Purple Firmament Sword to summon Zi Xiao, who confronted him with the Purple Lightning Sword Array.
  • Zhang Yingying recognized that Zi Xiao's sword array was incomplete, and Moon Emperor realized Zi Xiao was only a remnant soul.
  • Dust Emperor broke free from the Purple Firmament Sword, leaving Zi Xiao to face two Demon Emperors before a third appeared through a spatial rift.
  • Zi Xiao opened a passage for the captives and prepared to sacrifice himself, but Ye Yu asked if Zi Xiao had asked him before trying to destroy his sword.

Ch. 129Calling for Help? I've Never Feared Anyone

Inside the Sword Tomb, Ye Yu summoned three Human Dao Sages to defeat the Demon Emperors threatening Zi Xiao. After the others were healed and sent away, the remaining sage warned Ye Yu that his domain could bring him serious trouble if discovered.

  • Ye Yu used three sage-granted abilities to summon three Human Dao Sages into the special space, giving Zi Xiao hope against the three Demon Emperors.
  • The Demon Emperors attacked together, while Liu Qi entered the Sword Tomb and shielded Ye Yu as he touched the stone sword.
  • The sage in the Sea of Thunder destroyed one Demon Emperor, and the blood-sword sage stopped the other two from unleashing destructive power through self-destruction.
  • The white-bearded sage healed Lin Qingyang and the others, then sent their consciousnesses out of the space.
  • The white-bearded sage told Ye Yu that the sages had once concealed his domain because he was too weak to reveal it safely, and warned that its discovery would bring great trouble.

Ch. 130Return of the Chosen

Ye Yu left the Purple Sky Sword Tomb with the Glazed Sword, while Zi Xiao entrusted the damaged Purple Firmament Sword to him to retrieve later. The Purple Firmament Sword Sect celebrated the return of its lost disciples, and Ye Yu concealed his identity as Ren Xiaoyao invited him to join the Nine Spirits Sword Sect.

  • The old Daoist told Ye Yu that the Imperial Clan was the source of his concern, and Zi Xiao said the Purple Firmament Sword would follow Ye Yu after it had been repaired in the sword tomb.
  • Ye Yu left the tomb with Lin Qingyang and the others, took the Glazed Sword, and asked Liu Qi to have Lingyunzi check whether the Heaven Shrouding Veil could fool someone at the Void Refinement Stage.
  • The stone stele opened, and Lin Qingyang and ten other disciples returned to the Purple Firmament Sword Sect, reuniting with their masters and Ji Wuming.
  • Liu Qi relayed Ye Yu's plan to Lingyunzi, who informed Ji Wuming; Ji Wuming confirmed that Ye Yu's Heaven Shrouding Veil concealed his altered appearance.
  • Ye Xuan welcomed Ye Yu and brought him to Ren Xiaoyao, who publicly invited Ye Yu to join the Nine Spirits Sword Sect, darkening Qing Xuzi's expression.

Ch. 131Just Call Me Ling'er

Ye Yu left the Purple Firmament Sword Sect for the Nine Spirits Sword Sect, where he took the name Xu Wangchen and chose the formation grandmaster Feng Qiwen as his master. After settling in, he encountered Ye Xuan and Ye Qingling, who had come to the sect as well.

  • Ye Yu chose to join the Nine Spirits Sword Sect, and Ren Xiaoyao led him away with the Glazed Sword.
  • Lingyunzi told Qing Xuzi that Ye Yu was the Holy Son and urged him to focus on the sect’s internal problems.
  • The Nine Spirits Sect Master let Ye Yu choose an elder, and Ye Yu selected the alcoholic Feng Qiwen because he sensed the old man was a Formation Grandmaster.
  • Ye Yu took the name Xu Wangchen, received his disciple tokens, and moved into a separate cave residence near Feng Qiwen’s messy dwelling.
  • After five days of keeping to his cave, Ye Yu met Ye Xuan and Ye Qingling, who introduced herself as Ling’er.

Ch. 132His Home Was Stolen

Ye Yu subdued the Scripture Repository, learning that it was the heaven-grade treasure Vast Qi Hall, while everyone believed he had failed its talent test. The hall then erupted in golden light as Ye Yu reached toward its ninth floor.

  • Ye Xuan brought Ye Yu and Ye Qingling to the Scripture Repository, where Ye Qingling was barred from entering because she was only at the Golden Core Stage.
  • Ye Yu touched the hall’s core, which dimmed and led onlookers to believe he could not open even the first floor.
  • While the Nine Spirits Sect Master considered taking the Glazed Sword from Ye Yu, Ye Yu secretly used the Void Sky Cauldron to subdue the Scripture Repository.
  • Ye Yu discovered that the repository was Vast Qi Hall, a heaven-grade treasure that could store and improve Spiritual Skills and cultivation methods.
  • Ye Yu sent his divine sense toward the ninth floor, and the core suddenly blazed with dazzling golden light.

Ch. 133I Drove Ye Yu Out, and You'll Be Next

Ye Yu opened the ninth floor of Vast Qi Hall and obtained a Heaven-rank soul cultivation method, stunning the Nine Spirits Sword Sect and eclipsing Ye Xuan. As Ye Xuan vowed to drive Xu Wangchen out next, Ye Qingling overheard him.

  • Ye Yu found the Profound Thunder Soul Severing Art on the ninth floor and used it to strengthen his soul, bringing Grade 8 alchemy within reach.
  • The ninth floor’s crimson light revealed Ye Yu’s Heaven-rank discovery, astonishing the Nine Spirits Sect Master and the gathered elders.
  • Ye Xuan congratulated Ye Yu while concealing his resentment, but Ye Yu ignored him and left with Feng Qiwen.
  • The elders treated Ye Xuan with less warmth after witnessing Ye Yu’s talent, and Ye Xuan vowed to drive Xu Wangchen out as he had driven Ye Yu from Great Flame.
  • Ye Qingling heard Ye Xuan’s threat while hidden nearby.

Ch. 134Xu Wangchen, What Did You Do to My Little Sister!

Ye Qingling sought cultivation after becoming envious of Xu Wangchen’s standing, but Ye Xuan refused to teach her and blocked others from helping. Ye Yu rejected her request for help, and the chapter ended with Ye Xuan leading disciples to accuse Xu Wangchen of harming her.

  • Ye Qingling asked Ye Xuan to teach her cultivation, but he urged her to find a powerful Dao companion instead and dismissed her wish.
  • Feng Qiwen recognized Ye Yu’s growing soul power, warned him against acting rashly, and gave him notes on the Way of Formations.
  • Ye Yu summoned Liu Qi and spent ten days tempering his soul and studying Feng Qiwen’s notes.
  • Ye Qingling came to Ye Yu’s cave abode for five days seeking help, then collapsed after Liu Qi told her Ye Xuan had prevented others from teaching her.
  • Ye Yu refused to help Ye Qingling and waited as Ye Xuan arrived with Nine Spirits Sword Sect disciples, feigning concern and accusing Xu Wangchen of harming her.

Ch. 135This Idiot

Ye Yu rebuffed Ye Xuan’s attempt to rally the disciples against him, while Ye Xuan gave Ye Qingling a suspicious cultivation manual. The Nine Spirits Sect Master then summoned the personal disciples and announced their trip to the Leizhou Alchemy Convention, where Ye Xuan asked to participate.

  • Ye Xuan tried to recruit the surrounding disciples to oppose Ye Yu, but they fled when Ye Yu released his Spirit Transformation realm pressure.
  • Liu Qi questioned Ye Yu about Ye Qingling, and Ye Yu went to Feng Qiwen’s cave abode to work on breaking through his soul-power barrier to Grade 8 Alchemist.
  • Ye Xuan confronted Ye Qingling for seeking Ye Yu’s help, then gave her the Blood Refinement Great Method and claimed it had helped Liu Ruyan cultivate quickly.
  • Ye Qingling recognized that the Blood Refinement Great Method might be Demonic Arts after reading a few pages.
  • The Nine Spirits Sect Master announced that the personal disciples would leave with Master Gu for the Leizhou Alchemy Convention, and Ye Xuan asked to participate.

Ch. 136Time to Return to Great Flame

Ye Yu learned that part of his soul might have been taken at birth and decided to return to Great Flame. After reaching Pill Seeking City for the Alchemy Convention, he secretly visited the Purple Firmament Sword Sect, where Lingyunzi recognized him as the Holy Son.

  • Ye Xuan revealed that he was a Rank 6 Alchemist, and the Nine Spirits Sect Master rewarded him with permission to choose three treasures after the convention.
  • Feng Qiwen told Ye Yu that his soul had reached the peak Earth Realm but was incomplete, possibly because someone had extracted a wisp of it at birth.
  • Ye Yu decided to find time to return to Great Flame after learning his soul might be incomplete.
  • Gu Yuan scolded Ye Yu before leading the group, including Ye Xuan, on a three-day journey to Pill Seeking City for the Alchemy Convention.
  • Ye Yu removed his disguise and went to the Purple Firmament Sword Sect's inn, where Lin Qingyang challenged him and Lingyunzi greeted him as the Holy Son.

Ch. 137I Want It All

Ye Yu registered for the Leizhou Alchemy Convention after learning the Purple Firmament Sword Sect had no alchemists, hoping to win the Nine-leaf Heart Lotus. He took the sect’s pill-refining station amid jeers, while Teng Ying wagered heavily on him reaching the top three, and Ye Yu silently demanded the entire prize.

  • Ye Yu learned that the Purple Firmament Sword Sect’s chief alchemist had been purged and told Lingyunzi to register him for the Alchemy Convention.
  • At the convention, Ye Yu noticed the three Grade 8 Alchemists of the Alchemist Alliance, and Han Yi sensed his soul had reached the peak Earth Realm.
  • Ye Yu took the Purple Firmament Sword Sect’s pill-refining station, drawing criticism from spectators and mockery from the sect’s former chief alchemist.
  • Teng Ying bet ten million spirit stones that Ye Yu would place in the top three, and the wagers soon grew to two hundred million.
  • Teng Ying offered Ye Yu half her winnings, but Ye Yu grinned and silently told her, “I want it all!”

Ch. 138His Holy Son Really Could Refine Pills

The Alchemy Convention began, and Gu Yuan and Han Jun impressed the crowd with powerful beast fires. Ye Yu revealed an extraordinary furnace and a mysterious Pill Fire, leaving the judges stunned as he began refining pills.

  • Mo Ran lit the seven-day incense stick, starting the Alchemy Convention and its Rank 7 pill challenge.
  • Gu Yuan displayed the Ice Crystal Dragon Scale Beast's fire and quickly refined Spiritual Medicines into medicinal liquid.
  • Han Jun produced the Ardent Fire Lion King's flame, matching Gu Yuan's fire and drawing the judges' attention.
  • Han Yi wagered with Mo Ran and Xuan Lin that Ye Yu would prove exceptional, staking the Nine Star Begonia against the Seven Illusions Spirit Fruit.
  • Ye Yu summoned an extraordinary black furnace and a milky-white Pill Fire that made nearby flames dim and tremble.
  • Ye Yu placed Spiritual Medicines into his furnace, and Han Yi recognized his technique as the Innate Breathing Technique.

Ch. 139Three-Colored Pill Lightning

Ye Yu impressed the Alchemy Convention with his refined pill-making technique as the other alchemists fell behind. At the last moment, his furnace opened and three-colored Pill Lightning appeared overhead, leaving the crowd stunned.

  • Ye Yu’s technique convinced Gu Yuan and Han Jun that his alchemy skills surpassed theirs, while Lingyunzi decided to cultivate Xu Xuan and his sibling.
  • Over three days, most contestants withdrew after their flames faltered, and a remaining alchemist produced only a Rank 6 Pill.
  • On the seventh day, an alchemist produced a Low-Rank 7 Pill, then Gu Yuan and Han Jun each refined a High-Rank 7 Pill marked by two-colored Pill Tribulation Lightning.
  • With the incense nearly burned out, Ye Yu opened his furnace and sent a golden pillar of light skyward as black, red, and azure lightning gathered above him.

Ch. 140King of Hell Heart-Devouring Pill

Ye Yu protected his King of Hell Heart-Devouring Pill from Gu Yuan and Han Jun, then endured its Three-Colored Pill Lightning and strengthened his body. Han Yi named him the Alchemy Convention champion, but did not invite him to join the Alchemist Alliance.

  • Gu Yuan and Han Jun attacked Ye Yu with their divine soul power, but he repelled them and ruined their pill attempts.
  • Ye Yu's poison pill released a dangerous stench, which injured Gu Yuan and Han Jun before fading as the pill turned black-gold.
  • Ye Yu endured the Three-Colored Pill Lightning, forming his fourth lightning dragon mark and advancing his Illusory Dragon Wind Lightning Body.
  • Ye Yu carefully removed the King of Hell Heart-Devouring Pill from his furnace.
  • Han Yi declared Ye Yu the Alchemy Convention champion and called him to receive his reward, leaving Lingyunzi disappointed that she did not invite Ye Yu to join the Alchemist Alliance.

Ch. 141My Imperial Brother Needn't Take It Too Hard That His Alchemy Is Inferior to Mine

Han Yi revealed that her family had guarded a statue containing the Acquired Breathing Technique, which she passed to Ye Yu as the inheritor of the Innate Breathing Technique. While Ye Yu studied it in seclusion, Ye Xuan won the second round of the Alchemy Convention and taunted the Purple Firmament Sword Sect about his absent imperial brother.

  • Gu Yuan left the plaza with killing intent toward Ye Yu after the Alchemist Alliance declined to invite him.
  • Han Yi showed Ye Yu a statue of Daoist Tian Yuan and explained that her ancestors had been instructed to give it to an inheritor of the Innate Breathing Technique.
  • Ye Yu began studying the Acquired Breathing Technique, and Han Yi set up an isolation formation around him.
  • The second round of the Alchemy Convention began, and Ye Xuan won with his pill, receiving a Rank 7 pill formula from Xuan Lin.
  • Gu Yuan paid Teng Ying five million spirit stones toward their wager, promising to pay the rest later.
  • Ye Xuan told Lingyunzi that Ye Yu need not take it hard if his alchemy was inferior and offered to provide him with pills.

Ch. 142I Can't Teach Him

Ye Xuan learned that Ye Yu had won the Alchemy Convention, while Ye Yu left Han Yi’s residence after warning her about the Acquired Breathing Technique. Disguised as Xu Wangchen, Ye Yu emerged from the Alchemy Alliance and faced a tense confrontation involving the Purple Firmament and Nine Spirits Sword Sects.

  • Ye Xuan offered to introduce Gu Yuan as Ye Yu’s alchemy teacher, but Gu Yuan refused to teach him.
  • Teng Ying revealed that Ye Yu was the Alchemy Convention champion, and the city’s posted results confirmed it; Ye Xuan questioned the results and fled under hostile stares.
  • Ye Yu finished comprehending Daoist Tian Yuan’s statue, and Han Yi dismissed their connection and told him to leave.
  • Ye Yu warned Han Yi against cultivating the Acquired Breathing Technique, resisted her divine soul pressure, and left the Alchemy Alliance disguised as Xu Wangchen.
  • Lin Qingyang approached Ye Yu with a crowd, prompting hidden experts from the Purple Firmament Sword Sect and Nine Spirits Sword Sect to reveal their hostility.
  • Ye Xuan called out, asking what the Purple Firmament Sword Sect was doing and declaring Ye Yu his sworn elder brother.

Ch. 143Brother Wangchen

After the Alchemy Convention, the Nine Spirits Sect Master sent Xu Wangchen to Sword Peak, taking the opportunity from Ye Xuan to strengthen the sect against Ye Yu. Ye Xuan secretly planted Blood Refinement Essence in Ye Qingling and sent her to visit Xu Wangchen, where demonic qi began seeping into him.

  • Ye Xuan brought Ye Yu to Gu Yuan, who questioned how Ye Yu had entered the Alchemy Alliance hall before sending him back to report to the sect.
  • Three days later, Ye Xuan told the Nine Spirits Sect Master that Ye Yu excelled in both alchemy and cultivation, prompting the Sect Master to assign Ye Xuan to focus on alchemy and Xu Wangchen to enter Sword Peak.
  • Ye Xuan resented losing his promised Sword Peak opportunity, while Ye Yu accepted the Sect Master's instructions and returned to his cave residence.
  • Ye Xuan found that Ye Qingling had not practiced the Blood Refinement Great Method, then secretly injected Blood Refinement Essence into her and encouraged her to visit Xu Wangchen.
  • Ye Qingling went to Ye Yu's cave residence, where Ye Yu sensed the Blood Demon Race's aura on her as demonic qi began entering his body.

Ch. 144Be Ling'er's Brother from Now On, Okay?

Ye Yu discovered that Ye Qingling carried Blood Refinement Essence and used its aura to accelerate his cultivation while keeping her close. Ye Qingling began to recognize that Xu Wangchen and Ye Xuan were using her, and she remembered how Ye Yu had truly cared for her.

  • Ye Yu recognized the Blood Refinement Essence inside Ye Qingling, tested whether his Chaos Spiritual Energy could refine its aura, and found it useful as nourishment.
  • Ye Yu let Ye Qingling stay and cultivate near his cave, removed the restraint in her body, and gave her spirit fruits and spirit stones as her cultivation advanced.
  • Ye Xuan was pleased that Ye Qingling stayed with Xu Wangchen, expecting the Blood Refinement Essence to ruin him and help Ye Xuan regain standing in the sect.
  • Ye Qingling grew close to Xu Wangchen and asked him to become her brother, but Ye Yu sent her flying and told her to cultivate instead of thinking about things she should not.
  • After Ye Yu returned to his cave, Ye Qingling recalled his past care for her and began to suspect that Ye Xuan and Xu Wangchen were using her.

Ch. 145You Want to Put on a Show? I'll Play Along

Ye Yu manipulated Ye Xuan’s false claim that he had yielded the Sword Peak slot, forcing him to admit the truth before the Nine Spirits Sect Master. Ye Xuan tried to take responsibility, but a disciple immediately cursed him.

  • Ye Qingling cultivated for three days while Ye Yu focused on preparing himself to enter Sword Peak.
  • After receiving the Nine Spirits Sect Master’s message, Ye Yu went to the main hall, where Ye Xuan and the disciples confronted him about the Sword Peak slot.
  • Ye Yu acted as though he believed Ye Xuan had given him the slot, then announced that he would give it up.
  • Ye Xuan stopped Ye Yu from leaving and insisted the slot was his, claiming Ye Yu was more talented than him.
  • When the Nine Spirits Sect Master arrived, Ye Yu asked him to return the slot to Ye Xuan, and Ye Xuan admitted he had not yielded it.
  • Ye Xuan knelt and offered to accept blame, but a disciple angrily cursed him.

Ch. 146Identity Exposed

Ye Yu entered the Nine Spirits Forbidden Ground, where the Sect Master of the Nine Spirits Sword Sect and Gu Yuan revealed they knew his identity and planned to use him as a sacrifice while concealing the truth. Inside, Ye Yu encountered an Ice Crystal Dragon Scale Beast and spotted what might be a missing Void Sky Cauldron fragment, before familiar blood energy began seeping from a crack.

  • Ye Xuan was blamed by the crowd for stirring up trouble, while the Sect Master of the Nine Spirits Sword Sect led Ye Yu away.
  • Gu Yuan confirmed to the Sect Master that Xu Wangchen was actually Ye Yu, and the Sect Master ordered the secret kept and planned to take Ye Xuan to Sword Peak as well.
  • Ye Yu realized the sealed staircase led into the Nine Spirits Forbidden Ground, sensed the Void Sky Cauldron responding to something, and descended with the Glazed Sword.
  • Ye Yu encountered an Ice Crystal Dragon Scale Beast bound by chains and fought off its attacks, suffering a wound to his shoulder.
  • Ye Yu noticed a green-bronze piece embedded in the beast's forehead that might be a missing fragment of the Void Sky Cauldron.
  • The Ice Crystal Dragon Scale Beast turned toward a crack as familiar blood energy seeped out, and Ye Yu fixed his attention on it.

Ch. 147The Glazed Sword Was Stolen

Ye Yu bargained with the Ice Crystal Dragon Scale Beast for its green bronze fragment in exchange for freeing it from the Nine Spirits Forbidden Ground. Outside, Ji Wuming decided the Purple Firmament Sword Sect would confront the Nine Spirits Sword Sect by accusing Xu Wangchen of stealing the Glazed Sword.

  • Ye Yu discovered that the Void Sky Cauldron's power was refining the Nine Nether Blood Qi leaking from the trapped Ice Crystal Dragon Scale Beast.
  • Ye Yu offered to free the beast, and it agreed to give him the green bronze fragment from its forehead.
  • Ye Yu stored the fragment and began dissolving the beast's chains, while the two chatted during his exhausting work.
  • The Nine Spirits Sect Master spread word that Xu Wangchen had entered the Nine Spirits Forbidden Ground, alarming the Purple Firmament Sword Sect.
  • Ji Wuming ordered Qing Xuzi and Lingyunzi to accompany him to the Nine Spirits Sword Sect and claimed Xu Wangchen had stolen the Glazed Sword as their pretext.

Ch. 148Leizhou's Number One Scoundrel

As Ji Wuming confronted Nine Spirits Sword Sect over the Glazed Sword, Han Yi intervened to stop him from entering the forbidden grounds. Ye Xuan then emerged from Sword Peak amid a vision, comprehending a Heavenly Grade Sword Technique.

  • The Nine Spirits Sword Sect gathered to await Ye Xuan’s return from Sword Peak while Ye Qingling worried about Xu Wangchen, who had entered the forbidden grounds.
  • Ji Wuming arrived with Qing Xuzi and Lingyunzi and demanded that Nine Spirits Sword Sect return the Glazed Sword, claiming Xu Wangchen had stolen it.
  • Ji Wuming pressured the sect and announced that he would enter its forbidden grounds to retrieve the sword after the sect said Xu Wangchen had died there.
  • Jing Shuang confronted Ji Wuming, but the Nine Spirits elders did not dare start a fight with him.
  • Han Yi warned Ji Wuming that the Alchemy Alliance might reconsider cooperation with Purple Firmament Sword Sect if he intruded.
  • Ye Xuan emerged from Sword Peak as the winds and clouds shifted, and the gathered experts recognized that he was comprehending a Heavenly Grade Sword Technique.

Ch. 149Ye Yu Has Become an Inner Demon

Ye Yu emerged from the forbidden grounds after breaking the Nine Spirits Ancestor’s seal, and his sword easily shattered Ye Xuan’s newly mastered Gale Severing Earth Style. With his identity as Xu Wangchen exposed, Han Yi recognized him and Ji Wuming moved to seize him, but Ye Qingling stepped between them to protect him.

  • Ye Xuan comprehended the Gale Severing Earth Style, destroyed a massive boulder, and accepted Han Yi’s invitation to join the Alchemy Alliance.
  • A blood-red sword radiance burst from the forbidden grounds and defeated Ye Xuan, while the seal’s jade talismans cracked.
  • Ye Yu appeared in midair after leaving the forbidden grounds, and the Nine Spirits Sword Sect disciples cheered when they recognized him as Xu Wangchen.
  • Han Yi identified Ye Yu by his soul power and saw him as the inner demon preventing her from advancing.
  • Ji Wuming accused Ye Yu of stealing the Purple Firmament Sword Sect’s treasured artifact and reached for him, but Ye Qingling stepped in front of Ye Yu.

Ch. 150Ye Yu Must Die

Ye Yu was caught between Ji Wuming’s demand to take him away and the Nine Spirits Sword Sect’s attempt to keep him, while Ye Xuan’s testimony unexpectedly strengthened Ji Wuming’s claim. The sect master exposed Ye Yu’s identity, and the chapter ended with the sect’s experts surrounding him.

  • Jing Shuang blocked Ji Wuming’s attack, and Ye Qingling checked on Ye Yu as he wondered why she had acted to protect him.
  • The Nine Spirits Sect Master called on Ye Xuan to testify about how Xu Wangchen obtained the Glazed Sword, and Ye Xuan said he had not seen Xu Wangchen gain its recognition.
  • Ji Wuming used Ye Xuan’s testimony to demand that the Nine Spirits Sword Sect hand Xu Wangchen over, prompting the sect master to declare that Ye Yu would not leave alive.
  • The Nine Spirits Sect Master revealed that Xu Wangchen was Ye Yu, the Holy Son of the Purple Firmament Sword Sect, and Ye Yu removed the Heaven Shrouding Veil.
  • Ye Qingling collapsed in shock, and Ye Xuan erupted in anger before spiritual lights surrounded Ye Yu from every direction.
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