Arc 2Qigu and the Dongfang War

Mo Lingyuan and his disciples crushed the Cangri and Starwave Sects, while Zhang Xingfeng, Dongfang Muxue, and Chen Guyu survived the Qigu Secret Realm’s dangers and returned with rare treasures. When the Wang Family and Moon-Reflecting Sect attacked the Dongfang Family, Mo Lingyuan annihilated their invading force and ordered the survivors to join him in destroying both factions.

  • Zhang Xingfeng returned to find the Yang Household attacking his family, and Dongfang Muxue and Chen Guyu helped him kill the Cangri Sect disciples behind the assault.
  • Mo Lingyuan destroyed the Cangri Sect and later the Starwave Sect, while rescuing the Azure Feather Sect from Shen Xinghu and exposing Huang Guchen’s betrayal.
  • Yang Xiaosheng bargained with the Spirit God in Red Spirit Cave, sacrificing five Yang Household members each day in exchange for power.
  • Zhang Xingfeng, Dongfang Muxue, and Chen Guyu entered the Qigu Secret Realm, gathered purple spirit grass, and defeated cultivators from the Moon-Reflecting Sect and Wang Family.
  • The secret realm’s Light Array drew cultivators to its center before a force expelled them, and the group returned with the Dragon Abyss Wonder Bone for the Hongpo Sword.
  • After learning that the Wang Family and Moon-Reflecting Sect were attacking the Dongfang Family, Li Moqing sent Mo Lingyuan and four disciples to intervene.
  • Feng Lian activated the Lotus-Born Vast Sun Array against the invaders, but Wang Jingyuan broke it before Mo Lingyuan arrived with Zhang Xingfeng, Muxue, Chen Guyu, and Lü Liu.
  • Mo Lingyuan trapped and killed the invading force with Lingtian Qiuyuan, then ordered the Dongfang Family to join him in annihilating the Wang Family and Moon-Reflecting Sect.
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Ch. 26Your Insolence Will Be the End of the Zhang Household

Mo Lingyuan rescued the Cloud Offering Sect from Yan Qiuhua and the Cangri Sect disciples. In Clearwind Town, Zhang Xingfeng returned to find the Zhang Household under attack, defeated the Yang Household forces, and killed two Cangri Sect cultivators before reuniting with Zhang Qingping.

  • Mo Lingyuan destroyed the eight Cangri Sect disciples and killed Yan Qiuhua, then gave Healing Pills to the injured Cloud Offering Sect members and departed.
  • Yang Piyuan led the Yang Household in overwhelming the Zhang Household, leaving its warriors badly wounded and many dead.
  • Zhang Xingfeng arrived and struck Yang Piyuan and the other Yang Household attackers with his Sword Might, incapacitating them.
  • Dongfang Muxue and Chen Guyu froze Lü Qiaogu and Lin Xingqi and struck them with Divine Thunder as they tried to flee.
  • Zhang Xingfeng learned that Lü Qiaogu and Lin Xingqi belonged to the Cangri Sect, then killed them despite their pleas for mercy.
  • Zhang Qingping welcomed Zhang Xingfeng back and thanked Dongfang Muxue and Chen Guyu for their help.

Ch. 27Kylin Stepping on the Galaxy, the Cangri Sect Destroyed

Zhang Xingfeng returned in time to save the Zhang Household, and Mo Lingyuan went to Cloudmoor City to destroy the Cangri Sect. After killing Cao Linfu and wiping out the sect, Mo Lingyuan was confronted by City Lord Dong Haoqing while searching the ruins for resources.

  • Zhang Qingping ordered Zhang Hengbai to kill the wounded Yang Household Martial Warriors, and Zhang Household members wiped them out.
  • Mo Lingyuan arrived, learned the Cangri Sect had attacked the Zhang Household, and sent Zhang Xingfeng, Muxue, and Guyu back to the Cloud Offering Sect before heading to Cloudmoor City.
  • Mo Lingyuan crushed the Cangri Sect’s buildings and killed its members, then defeated Cao Linfu’s Kylin Stepping on the Galaxy and killed him.
  • Dong Haoqing and Feng Lingyu flew to the Cangri Sect after hearing the kylin’s roar, and Dong Haoqing attacked Mo Lingyuan with a wine flask.
  • Mo Lingyuan shattered Dong Haoqing’s flask and stopped searching the sect’s ruins to dispel the force behind its fragments.

Ch. 28The City Lord Falls, a New Lord Takes His Place

Mo Lingyuan killed Cloudmoor City Lord Dong Haoqing after Dong Haoqing attacked him, then appointed Feng Lingyu as the new city lord and ordered her to send the Yang Household into the Desolate Wilderness Forest. Back at the Heavenly Mist Sect, Mo Lingyuan delivered the Cangri Sect’s resources, and Li Moqing prepared Zhang Xingfeng, Dongfang Muxue, and Chen Guyu for the Qigu Secret Realm opening in twenty-four days.

  • Dong Haoqing attacked Mo Lingyuan with a massive wine-bottle technique, while Feng Lingyu struggled to shield Cloudmoor City’s people from its power.
  • Mo Lingyuan dispelled Dong Haoqing’s attack, and Dong Haoqing exploded into blood when he tried to flee above Cloudmoor City.
  • Mo Lingyuan named Feng Lingyu the new city lord and ordered her to drive the Yang Household into the Desolate Wilderness Forest.
  • Mo Lingyuan returned to the Heavenly Mist Sect and gave Li Moqing the Cangri Sect’s recovered resources.
  • Li Moqing told Zhang Xingfeng, Dongfang Muxue, and Chen Guyu that the Qigu Secret Realm would open in twenty-four days and gave them Storage Bags to collect its treasures.

Ch. 29Rules Spread, the Desolate Wilderness Forest

Li Moqing sent his disciples to cultivate while news of the Qigu Secret Realm’s opening spread across the Southern Domain. In the Desolate Wilderness Forest, the Yang Household was driven into the supposedly deadly woods, where Yang Xiaosheng led his people to a safe cave and vowed revenge on their persecutors.

  • Li Moqing dismissed Mo Lingyuan and Lü Liu to cultivate without explaining how he knew the Qigu Secret Realm’s opening date and rules.
  • The Proud Sword Sect’s Diviners announced that the Qigu Secret Realm would open in twenty-three days and admit cultivators under forty at Foundation Establishment level eight or below, prompting powers across both domains to compete for its rumored treasure.
  • Cloudmoor City’s Martial Warriors forced the Yang Household into the Desolate Wilderness Forest, killing those who tried to flee and beating those who begged for mercy.
  • Yang Xiaosheng ordered the Yang clanspeople to enter the forest, and they followed him despite the jeering crowd as he silently vowed revenge.
  • The Yang Household found no immediate dangers in the forest and discovered a large, safe cave where they could shelter.
  • Yang Xiaosheng calmly ordered everyone into the cave while Yang Shengyu noticed how frighteningly composed the patriarch had become.

Ch. 30Red Spirit Cave, the Spirit God's Contract

Yang Xiaosheng discovered Red Spirit Cave and agreed to a contract with the Spirit God, which promised him power in exchange for bringing five living people to the cave each day. He lured Yang Xiaoyun and four others beneath the Red Spirit Tree, and the Spirit God began draining their blood.

  • Yang Xiaosheng explored the area around Yang Household Cave and was pulled into Red Spirit Cave by the Red Spirit Tree.
  • The Spirit God offered Yang Xiaosheng power in exchange for bringing five living people to Red Spirit Cave each day, and Yang Xiaosheng sealed the contract with his blood.
  • Yang Xiaosheng returned to Yang Household Cave and told the Yang Household members that the nearby area was safe.
  • Yang Xiaosheng led Yang Xiaoyun and four others beneath the Red Spirit Tree, which pulled them all into Red Spirit Cave.
  • A blood-red palm dragged Yang Xiaoyun and the four others into the ceiling as their blood began draining into the stone.

Ch. 31The Martial Warrior's Strength, Foundation Establishment Realm Ninth Layer

Yang Xiaosheng gained superhuman strength from the Spirit God after allowing five people to be drained in the Red Spirit Cave. Twenty days later, Li Moqing reached the Foundation Establishment Realm Ninth Layer but could not inspect Daoist Qi’s Spatial Ring, while unexplained laughter alarmed Starwave Sect.

  • Yang Xiaosheng watched Yang Xiaoyun and four others die in the Red Spirit Cave, then received a burst of power from the Contract.
  • The Spirit God told Yang Xiaosheng to keep bringing people to the cave, and Yang Xiaosheng concealed the five deaths by claiming a tiger had killed them.
  • Li Moqing broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm Ninth Layer in Hidden Dragon Valley, physically manifesting his three Source Aspects and awakening Divine Sense.
  • Li Moqing tried to inspect Daoist Qi’s Spatial Ring but could not see inside, then returned to the Heavenly Mist Sect and joined his disciples for tea.
  • Wild laughter rang across Starwave Sect, prompting its people to gather in the square and prepare for a possible attack.

Ch. 32Breaking through to the Third Layer of the Nascent Soul Realm and Annihilating the Azure Feather Sect

After breaking through to the Fourth Layer of the Nascent Soul Realm, Shen Xinghu led the Starwave Sect to attack the Azure Feather Sect while Mo Lingyuan was away. As the two sects’ forces clashed and Shen Xinghu slaughtered thousands, Yun Shengya confronted him and Jin Pingqi tried to contact the Azure Feather Sect’s Old Ancestor.

  • Shen Xinghu emerged from seclusion at the Fourth Layer of the Nascent Soul Realm and ordered the Starwave Sect to annihilate the Azure Feather Sect.
  • Shen Xinghu left Feng Yangu behind and led the prepared Starwave Sect forces to the Azure Feather Sect.
  • Jin Pingqi confronted Shen Xinghu, who revealed that Mo Lingyuan had left and declared he would destroy the sect.
  • The Starwave Sect and Azure Feather Sect began a bloody battle, and Shen Xinghu crushed three thousand Azure Feather Sect disciples with his oppressive might.
  • Yun Shengya flew to confront Shen Xinghu with Heaven-Splitting Cliff while Jin Pingqi took out a Communication Talisman to contact the Old Ancestor.

Ch. 33Overestimating Himself, Tormenting the Source Core

Mo Lingyuan arrived at the Azure Feather Sect as Shen Xinghu overwhelmed its defenders and captured Yun Shengya’s Source Core. Mo Lingyuan rescued the core and drove Shen Xinghu back, leaving the Starwave Sect forces fleeing.

  • Mo Lingyuan learned that Shen Xinghu was attacking the Azure Feather Sect and rushed to help.
  • Shen Xinghu shattered Yun Shengya’s mountain attack, badly injured him, and killed him while preserving his Source Core to torment him.
  • Jin Pingqi fought Li Buhuan, then broke free and charged at Shen Xinghu to save Yun Shengya.
  • Shen Xinghu’s attack on Jin Pingqi was stopped by an unseen force, which then blasted Shen Xinghu away and made him drop Yun Shengya’s Source Core.
  • Mo Lingyuan caught Yun Shengya’s Source Core, and the Starwave Sect members panicked and fled.

Ch. 34Starsea Bewildering Fox, a Feint to the East

Mo Lingyuan overwhelmed Shen Xinghu, who tried to escape by abandoning his body, but Mo Lingyuan trapped his Nascent Soul. Shen Xinghu forced Mo Lingyuan to destroy Yun Shengya’s Source Core to end his suffering, then Mo Lingyuan carried Shen Xinghu south to witness the Starwave Sect’s fall.

  • Li Buhuan and the other Starwave Sect elders and disciples were killed as Mo Lingyuan revealed that he had reached the Sixth Layer of the Nascent Soul Realm.
  • Shen Xinghu unleashed Starsea Bewildering Fox, but Mo Lingyuan broke it with his pressure alone and injured him.
  • Shen Xinghu used a palm strike as a feint and fled as a Nascent Soul, but Mo Lingyuan trapped him with Lingtian Qiuyuan.
  • Shen Xinghu used his control over Yun Shengya’s Source Core to threaten Mo Lingyuan, and Yun Shengya urged the Patriarch to kill him; Mo Lingyuan shattered the Source Core, killing Yun Shengya.
  • Mo Lingyuan captured Shen Xinghu’s Nascent Soul and headed south to make him witness the Starwave Sect’s fall.

Ch. 35A Body of Flame to Burn the World

Mo Lingyuan destroyed Starwave Sect after killing Shen Xinghu and Feng Yangu, then returned to Azure Feather Sect to expose the traitor who had revealed his absence. Huang Guchen was identified, but he denied responsibility and blamed Jin Pingqi and Mo Lingyuan, leaving the elders stunned.

  • Mo Lingyuan arrived at Starwave Sect with Shen Xinghu's Nascent Soul and slaughtered its disciples despite Feng Yangu's desperate attack.
  • Mo Lingyuan destroyed Feng Yangu, then dispersed Shen Xinghu's Nascent Soul and finished destroying Starwave Sect.
  • Mo Lingyuan accused one of thirteen people at Azure Feather Sect of betraying him and used a Bamboo Lot trick to identify Huang Guchen.
  • Mo Lingyuan explained that all thirteen lots were the same length and Huang Guchen's relieved reaction exposed his guilt.
  • Huang Guchen denied being responsible for Yun Shengya's death and the disciples' deaths, and accused Jin Pingqi and Mo Lingyuan instead.

Ch. 36Not My Fault, Hysterical

After Azure Feather Sect defeated Starwave Sect, Mo Lingyuan returned to Heavenly Mist Sect with resources and news spread that Azure Feather Sect would recruit more disciples. As the Qigu Secret Realm drew near, cultivators gathered at its entrance, where Feng Quchu arrived with Moon Reflection Sect’s disciples.

  • Huang Guchen blamed Mo Lingyuan and Jin Pingqi for his betrayal before Mo Lingyuan crushed him and his Source Core to ash, then gave Jin Pingqi a Storage Bag of resources.
  • Mo Lingyuan returned to Heavenly Mist Sect, reported that matters at Azure Feather Sect were settled, and handed Li Moqing the remaining resources from Starwave Sect.
  • Li Moqing reminded Zhang Xingfeng, Muxue, and Guyu to prepare for the Qigu Secret Realm, which would open in three days.
  • News spread across Search Province that Starwave Sect had been destroyed and Azure Feather Sect would lower its admission standards for a recruitment assembly in one month.
  • A Pill Forging Sect master gave Shijie a Supreme Cultivation-Boosting Pill and ordered him to enter the Qigu Secret Realm, break through inside, and seize its greatest treasure.
  • Cultivators gathered outside the Qigu Secret Realm, where Xiang Nitian backed down after Feng Quchu arrived with two hundred Moon Reflection Sect disciples.

Ch. 37Pill Forging Sect, Proud Sword Sect

Cultivators gathered outside the Qigu Secret Realm as major sects and lineages arrived, while Mo Lingyuan prepared Zhang Xingfeng, Dongfang Muxue, and Chen Guyu for the danger within. The Proud Sword Sect made a dramatic entrance, and the secret realm's gathering grew tense with powerful forces assembled.

  • Feng Quchu dismissed the Pill Forging Sect’s confidence as Hua Shijie arrived with eight hundred Foundation Establishment Realm disciples.
  • Cultivators discussed the Dongfang Family’s troubles after the Wang Family cut off its supply of Talisman Paper.
  • Mo Lingyuan warned Zhang Xingfeng, Dongfang Muxue, and Chen Guyu about powerful cultivators in the secret realm and gave them pills.
  • Jin Pingqi arrived with the Azure Feather Sect and recognized Mo Lingyuan, whose disciples wondered at his increased strength and young companions.
  • Mo Lingyuan told Zhang Xingfeng, Dongfang Muxue, and Chen Guyu to avoid harming Azure Feather Sect disciples and to help them if possible.
  • The Proud Sword Sect arrived beneath a display of Sword Qi and flying swords, led by a white-haired figure.

Ch. 38Gathering from All Sides, Purple Spirit Grass

Cultivators entered the newly opened Qigu Secret Realm, where fights broke out over its treasures. Zhang Xingfeng, Dongfang Muxue, and Chen Guyu collected purple spirit grass that had killed Pill Forging Sect disciples, then left after Dongfang Muxue sensed someone in the mist.

  • The Qigu Secret Realm entrance appeared, and after waiting to confirm it was safe, Mo Lingyuan sent Zhang Xingfeng and his companions inside.
  • Qin Linyu led the Proud Sword Sect disciples toward the secret realm’s mist-covered center as cultivators fought over treasures throughout the realm.
  • Purple spirit grass poisoned and killed the Pill Forging Sect disciples who tried to harvest it.
  • Zhang Xingfeng, Dongfang Muxue, and Chen Guyu found the bodies and identified the glowing grass as the likely cause of death.
  • Dongfang Muxue froze the grass with Ice Soul, and Chen Guyu uprooted nearly a hundred thousand plants and stored them.
  • Dongfang Muxue sensed someone ten miles away in the mist and led the group away from the area.

Ch. 39The Weight of the Laws, Prey on the Chopping Block

Hua Shijie broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm Ninth Layer, but the Laws’ pressure killed him before he could claim the secret realm’s treasures. Zhang Xingfeng, Dongfang Muxue, and Chen Guyu defeated Liu Yuhe and his eighteen followers and left the woodland.

  • Liu Yuhe led eighteen cultivators through the mist to pursue Zhang Xingfeng’s group and seize their Spirit Weapons and purple spirit herbs.
  • Hua Shijie absorbed ten Supreme Source Stones and broke through to the Foundation Establishment Realm Ninth Layer, then declared that all the secret realm’s treasures belonged to him.
  • The Laws’ pressure struck Hua Shijie and reduced him to ash, after which fighting broke out among cultivators across the secret realm.
  • Liu Yuhe and eighteen cultivators ambushed Zhang Xingfeng, Dongfang Muxue, and Chen Guyu in a desolate woodland.
  • Zhang Xingfeng, Dongfang Muxue, and Chen Guyu overwhelmed the attackers with their Spirit Weapons and Heaven-Tier Upper Grade Cultivation Arts, killing all nineteen.
  • Zhang Xingfeng and his companions left after hearing that someone was approaching.

Ch. 40The Danling Qisheng Art, Property of Our Sect

Feng Quchu’s Moon-Reflecting Sect attacked Xie Shiwei’s Azure Feather Sect over the Danling Qisheng Art, but Zhang Xingfeng, Dongfang Muxue, and Chen Guyu intervened and unleashed devastating Cultivation Arts. Feng Quchu was the only Moon-Reflecting Sect member left standing, badly injured, when a mocking voice sounded behind him.

  • Feng Quchu arrived with two hundred Moon-Reflecting Sect disciples and ordered Xie Shiwei’s group to surrender the Danling Qisheng Art.
  • Tian Yihan reached for the book, so Feng Quchu killed him and ordered his disciples to attack the Azure Feather Sect.
  • As the Moon-Reflecting Sect’s combined strike threatened Xie Shiwei and the survivors, Zhang Xingfeng, Dongfang Muxue, and Chen Guyu broke through it and joined the fight.
  • The three cultivators unleashed powerful sword, ice, and thunder attacks, wiping out the Moon-Reflecting Sect disciples except for Feng Quchu.
  • Feng Quchu survived the attacks but was badly hurt, and a mocking voice sounded behind him.

Ch. 41Cloud River of Flashing Lightning, Moon Reflected in the Nine Springs

Wang Chenjue and the Wang Family attacked Dongfang Muxue and the Azure Feather Sect cultivators, while Feng Quchu joined forces with Wang Chenjue to capture her. Zhang Xingfeng and Chen Guyu devastated the Wang Family forces, and Feng Quchu unleashed the Moon-Reflecting Sect’s self-sacrificial technique against Dongfang Muxue.

  • Wang Chenjue arrived with five hundred Wang Family clansmen and mocked the wounded Feng Quchu before demanding the Spirit Weapons and information about the group’s opportunities.
  • Dongfang Muxue attacked the Wang Family, and Wang Chenjue ordered his clansmen to kill Zhang Xingfeng and the others while keeping her alive.
  • Wang Chenjue and Feng Quchu surrounded Dongfang Muxue as the larger battle erupted across the valley.
  • Zhang Xingfeng and Chen Guyu unleashed powerful techniques that killed three hundred Wang Family clansmen, and Xie Shiwei and the others killed another hundred as the survivors fled.
  • Wang Chenjue tried to leave Dongfang Muxue to fight the other cultivators, but she blocked his path with a wall of ice.
  • Feng Quchu used Moon Reflected in the Nine Springs, summoning an eerie full moon and ghostly power at the cost of sacrificing himself.

Ch. 42Ten Thousand Talismans Form an Array, the Yellow-Robed Strange Man

Dongfang Muxue survived the combined attacks of Feng Quchu and Wang Chenjue, then Zhang Xingfeng and Chen Guyu killed the two attackers. After Xiang Nitian stayed behind to loot the valley, a mysterious Yellow-Robed Strange Man appeared and killed him.

  • Wang Chenjue combined Ten Thousand Talismans Form an Array with Feng Quchu’s Moon Reflected in the Nine Springs to attack Dongfang Muxue, while Zhang Xingfeng and Chen Guyu killed the Wang Family members trying to flee.
  • Dongfang Muxue used Snowfall Through the Ages to withstand and destroy both attacks, though the effort left her nearly out of Source Qi.
  • Feng Quchu and Wang Chenjue tried to kill the weakened Dongfang Muxue, but Zhang Xingfeng and Chen Guyu’s sword and lightning attacks killed them.
  • Zhang Xingfeng and Chen Guyu helped Dongfang Muxue leave the valley as Xie Shiwei and the others followed.
  • Xiang Nitian entered the valley to collect the Storage Bags, but the Yellow-Robed Strange Man appeared and reduced him to bones.

Ch. 43News of the Kill Spreads, a Mysterious Light Array

Dongfang Muxue and her companions became the targets of a vast pursuit after killing Feng Quchu and Wang Chenjue, while the supposedly dead Wang Chenjue secretly recovered by draining other cultivators. The chase drove the trio toward Qigu Secret Realm’s center, where Qin Linyu and the Proud Sword Sect discovered a mysterious Light Array.

  • Witnesses fled the valley after seeing Dongfang Muxue and her companions defeat Feng Quchu, Wang Chenjue, and the Moon-Reflecting Sect disciples, while Wang Chenjue secretly survived with a talisman.
  • Dongfang Muxue recovered with Source Qi Pills, and Zhang Xingfeng and Chen Guyu revealed to the Azure Feather Sect disciples that Mo Lingyuan had become a Reception Elder at the Heavenly Mist Sect.
  • Rumors spread that Dongfang Muxue had reached the Foundation Establishment Realm Sixth Layer, prompting her family’s people to plan to report the news to their patriarch.
  • Wang Chenjue ambushed and killed more than a hundred cultivators in a hidden cave to restore his strength.
  • Zhang Xingfeng, Chen Guyu, and Dongfang Muxue killed eight hundred pursuers and fled toward the secret realm’s center as eight thousand cultivators chased them.
  • Qin Linyu and the Proud Sword Sect discovered a mysterious Light Array at the center of Qigu Secret Realm and approached it cautiously.

Ch. 44A Supreme Treasure Emerged: Purple Qi Source Grass

A black object emerged from the Light Array, and Zhang Xingfeng accidentally caught it as cultivators converged to seize the secret realm’s supreme treasure. After the survivors returned to the Heavenly Mist Sect, Li Moqing identified their gathered herbs as valuable ingredients for pills that restored Source Qi and treated injuries.

  • A pillar of light rose from the Light Array, clearing the secret realm’s mist and drawing cultivators toward its center.
  • A strange black object flew from the Light Array and struck Zhang Xingfeng’s Ink Edge, while the Proud Sword Sect and other cultivators raced after it.
  • Eight thousand cultivators attacked Zhang Xingfeng, Dongfang Muxue, and Chen Guyu, but Qin Linyu intervened and stopped the assault.
  • A powerful force swept the secret realm and transported its cultivators outside; Mo Lingyuan brought Zhang Xingfeng and his companions back to the Heavenly Mist Sect.
  • Li Moqing used the system to identify Purple Qi Source Grass and Blue Clear Healing Herb, which could be refined into pills for restoring Source Qi and treating injuries.

Ch. 45Dragon Abyss Wonder Bone, Immortal Source Supreme Weapon

Li Moqing identified rare pill herbs among the secret-realm spoils and announced a disciple recruitment assembly, then learned that the black object was a component of an Immortal Source Supreme Weapon. Meanwhile, Qin Linyu was punished by the Proud Sword Sect for returning from the Qigu Secret Realm without treasures, and his sentence was extended.

  • Li Moqing learned that the herbs could produce Azure-Forging Pills and Golden-Breakthrough Pills, then decided to recruit alchemists and hold a disciple recruitment assembly in one month.
  • Li Moqing praised the Danling Qisheng Art, gave Storage Bags to Zhang Xingfeng and the other disciples, and examined the pitch-black object they had brought back.
  • The system identified the object as the Dragon Abyss Wonder Bone, one of five materials needed to forge the Immortal Source Supreme Weapon, the Hongpo Sword.
  • At the Proud Sword Sect, Gu Aoxin blamed Qin Linyu for returning empty-handed and sent him to Reflection Forest for ten days after Qin Linyu admitted his strategy had caused the deaths of two hundred disciples.
  • Gu Aoxin complained to Aojian Juechen about Qin Linyu's refusal to seize treasures by force, then added five days to Qin Linyu's punishment.

Ch. 46Fated to Die, Every Last One of Them

Dongfang Muxue’s return from the Qigu Secret Realm set the Dongfang Family against the Wang Family and Moon-Reflecting Sect, while rumors spread that she and her companions had claimed the realm’s greatest treasure. At the Azure Feather Sect, Xie Shiwei began reporting to Jin Pingqi after turning over the group’s treasures.

  • Dongfang Yanyu told Dongfang Huayu and Dongfang Shengxiong that Dongfang Muxue had reached Foundation Establishment Realm Sixth Layer and killed Wang Chenjue and Feng Quchu, prompting Dongfang Huayu to order the clan’s protective formation activated.
  • Wang Chenjue returned gravely injured, named Dongfang Muxue as the one who defeated him, and died before he could finish explaining.
  • Du Huaiyu demanded vengeance, and Wang Hansheng ordered Wang Jingyuan to investigate Muxue’s Sect and coordinate with the Moon-Reflecting Sect before attacking the Dongfang Family.
  • Cultivators across the Southern Domain discussed Muxue’s group’s treasures and the likelihood that the Wang Family and Moon-Reflecting Sect would hunt them down.
  • Xie Shiwei presented the Azure Feather Sect’s secret-realm spoils to Jin Pingqi, who rewarded the participating disciples, and Xie Shiwei began to report another matter.

Ch. 47The Disciple Recruitment Assembly Spreads, a Strike Against the Dongfang Family

Jin Pingqi learned that the Heavenly Mist Sect would hold a disciple recruitment assembly and postponed the Azure Feather Sect’s assembly to avoid a conflict. When the Wang Family and Moon-Reflecting Sect attacked Dongfang Muxue’s family, Li Moqing sent Mo Lingyuan, Zhang Xingfeng, Dongfang Muxue, Chen Guyu, and Lü Liu to intervene.

  • Xie Shiwei told Jin Pingqi that Zhang Xingfeng and his companions had rescued him, and Meng Xingyi reported that the Heavenly Mist Sect would recruit disciples in one month at the Burial Sky Green Plains.
  • Jin Pingqi postponed the Azure Feather Sect’s recruitment assembly by a month, while Luo Xingchen chose to continue building the Star-Pole Life-Gathering Formation rather than watch the attack on the Dongfang Family.
  • People across Search Province mocked the little-known Heavenly Mist Sect’s recruitment assembly and questioned why the Azure Feather Sect had changed its date.
  • Dongfang Muxue told Li Moqing that the Wang Family and Moon-Reflecting Sect were attacking her family, and Zhang Xingfeng, Chen Guyu, and Lü Liu offered to go with her.
  • Li Moqing sent Mo Lingyuan and the four disciples to resolve the crisis, giving Lü Liu a Sect Token that recorded points for each enemy she killed.

Ch. 48Dark Clouds Loom as the Allied Forces Attack

The Wang Family and Moon-Reflecting Sect launched an assault on the Dongfang Family with a force of forty thousand cultivators. The battle began outside the family grounds, where the Dongfang Family was heavily outnumbered and its strongest members faced dangerous opponents.

  • Lü Liu received a newly real Sect Token and resolved to earn points by killing enemies, while Dongfang Muxue, Chen Guyu, and Zhang Xingfeng prepared to attack the Wang Family and Moon-Reflecting Sect.
  • The Wang Family and Moon-Reflecting Sect arrived at the Dongfang Family with twenty Nascent Soul Realm experts and an allied force of forty thousand cultivators.
  • The Dongfang Family's cultivators rose to meet the invaders while those inside maintained the protective formation and guarded the family's mortals.
  • Du Huaiyu and Wang Shenghai charged at Yu Fenglian, and Wang Jingyuan ordered the allied forces to attack the Dongfang Family.
  • Wang Jingyuan fought Dongfang Huayu, Du Huaiyu and Wang Shenghai pressed Yu Fenglian, and the allied Nascent Soul Realm experts overwhelmed Dongfang Shengxiong and the other Dongfang Family cultivators with superior numbers.

Ch. 49Lotus-Born Vast Sun Array, No More Dongfang Family

Feng Lian used the Lotus-Born Vast Sun Array to kill Wang Shenghai, Du Huaiyu, and many allied cultivators, but Wang Jingyuan broke the array and the Dongfang Family faced annihilation. Mo Lingyuan arrived with Zhang Xingfeng, Dongfang Muxue, Chen Guyu, and Lü Liu, interrupting the attack as Dongfang Muxue reunited with her wounded mother.

  • Feng Lian activated the Lotus-Born Vast Sun Array with three talismans and her own blood, killing Wang Shenghai and Du Huaiyu and devastating the allied forces.
  • Wang Jingyuan gathered the allied forces' power and broke the array, leaving Feng Lian gravely weakened as the allied forces prepared to wipe out the Dongfang Family.
  • Mo Lingyuan arrived atop Abyssal Nether with Zhang Xingfeng, Dongfang Muxue, Chen Guyu, and Lü Liu, and dispersed the pressure bearing down on the Dongfang Family.
  • Dongfang Muxue and Lü Liu rushed to Feng Lian, who reassured them before turning their attention back to the unfinished battle.

Ch. 50The Allied Forces Completely Annihilated, Throwing Oneself Like a Moth to a Flame

Mo Lingyuan annihilated the allied forces that had attacked the Dongfang Family, then led the family toward the Wang Family and the Moon-Reflecting Sect. The spectators doubted he could face the ten ninth-layer Nascent Soul Realm patriarchs awaiting them.

  • Mo Lingyuan identified himself as a Reception Elder of the Heavenly Mist Sect and defied Wang Jingyuan's questions about why he had come to help the Dongfang Family.
  • Wang Jingyuan ordered the allied forces to attack, but Mo Lingyuan unleashed Lingtian Qiuyuan and trapped them in a ten-thousand-mile abyss.
  • The abyss killed the allied forces and Wang Jingyuan, while the spectators and Dongfang Family members reacted in shock.
  • Mo Lingyuan ordered Dongfang Huayu and the Dongfang Family's martial warriors to kill the survivors on the Wang Family's flying boat.
  • After Dongfang Shengxiong thanked him, Mo Lingyuan ordered the Dongfang Family to follow him and annihilate the Wang Family and Moon-Reflecting Sect; the spectators warned that their ten patriarchs could overwhelm him.
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