Arc 17The Su Family Crisis

Li Yichen discovered Su Shengnan and their unborn child were in danger, then helped her defeat the three families’ assault and bring their leaders under control. The Su Family gained the rival families’ experts and resources, while Yuxu Daoist returned to Kunlun amid suspicions about the Demonic Sect.

  • Tang Ling'er learned that Li Yichen had several girlfriends, accepted another chance with him, and later joined his trip to the Underworld, where he brought ghost maids back for his roommates.
  • Su Shengnan faced mounting deaths and a siege by the Jiang, Qin, and Shen families, but she fought off their attackers until Li Yichen arrived and protected her.
  • Li Yichen and his companions defeated the attackers, and Mantou devoured Black Impermanence’s Snake Mother before falling asleep as energy gathered in his dantian.
  • Li Yichen forced the gathered experts to join the Su Family, while Shen Wansan persuaded Master Lü to serve Su Shengnan and reprimanded Shen Beichen.
  • Su Shengnan used a Beast Taming Ring to control Jiang Tianhao, and Li Yichen secured half of each rival family’s assets by giving rings to the three family heads.
  • Su Shengnan led the women into the Su Family residence as Li Yichen followed, while Yuxu Daoist returned to Kunlun and agreed to wait until the Sect Master’s birthday before pursuing the Demonic Sect.
Chapters 401–425 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 401You Heartless Bastard

Tang Ling'er confronted Li Yichen after discovering his other girlfriends, while Luo Qingyao tried to defend her daughter and secretly accepted spirit stones from him. Tang Ling'er ultimately gave Li Yichen another chance, and he promised to treat all his girlfriends fairly.

  • Ouyang Xuanxuan greeted Tang Ling'er and explained that she and Mo Yurou were also Li Yichen's girlfriends.
  • Tang Ling'er learned that Mo Yurou and Jiang Ruoyi had fought Luo Qingyao, then prepared to confront Li Yichen with her sword.
  • Li Yichen emerged from hiding and admitted that Tang Ling'er and the other women were all his girlfriends.
  • Li Yichen offered Luo Qingyao spirit stones to persuade Tang Ling'er, and Luo Qingyao agreed to help him.
  • Luo Qingyao threatened to take Tang Ling'er back to Mount Qingcheng and arrange a marriage, so Tang Ling'er stopped crying and gave Li Yichen another chance.
  • Li Yichen promised Tang Ling'er that he would treat all his girlfriends fairly.

Ch. 402A Spectacular Face-Plant

Tang Ling'er chose to stay with Li Yichen, and Luo Qingyao secured Spirit Stones and a Space Ring from him. Li Yichen discovered his friends had come hoping to watch him get into trouble, so he knocked them down as they tried to escape.

  • Tang Ling'er told Luo Qingyao she would stay, then led Mo Yurou, Jiang Ruoyi, and Ouyang Xuanxuan on a tour of the manor.
  • Luo Qingyao demanded her payment from Li Yichen, received twenty Spirit Stones, and persuaded him to give her a Space Ring.
  • Li Yichen blushed at his thoughts about Luo Qingyao and sent her to ask Tang Ling'er how to use the ring.
  • Yang Weifeng and the others arrived, revealing they had expected to watch Li Yichen make a fool of himself.
  • Li Yichen knocked Sun Kai and Zhang Yong unconscious, then struck Yang Weifeng with a brick as he tried to fly away.

Ch. 403A moment of silence, amen

At dinner, Mo Yurou and Tang Ling'er became friends and introduced their spirit beasts to each other. When Sun Kai tried to touch Little Fox's tail, it sent him flying, and he returned battered and furious at Li Yichen for not warning him.

  • Tang Ling'er and Mo Yurou grew close while sharing stories over dinner.
  • Mantou stole Mo Yurou's chicken wing, and Mo Yurou summoned Mo Ying from the Bronze Lamp.
  • Tang Ling'er relaxed after Mo Yurou made Mo Ying shrink, and Ouyang Xuanxuan and Jiang Ruoyi brought out Little Fairy and Little Fox.
  • Sun Kai stroked Little Fox's tail and was hurled away by its tails.
  • Sun Kai returned battered and accused Li Yichen of failing to warn him, while Little Fox rolled her eyes at the men.

Ch. 404Get Them a Ghost

Li Yichen agreed to find Yang Weifeng, Zhang Yong, and Sun Kai pets, then decided to get them ghosts and headed for the Underworld. He brought Tang Ling'er and Luo Qingyao along to visit Meng Po, leaving them astonished by the Underworld’s modern villas and helicopter.

  • Yang Weifeng, Zhang Yong, and Sun Kai demanded pets from Li Yichen, so he decided to get them female ghosts instead.
  • Li Yichen opened a Spatial Gate to the Underworld and took Tang Ling'er and Luo Qingyao with him.
  • Tang Ling'er and Luo Qingyao marveled at the villas and cars, while Li Yichen said he had brought them there.
  • Li Yichen said they were going to visit Meng Po and that Black and White Impermanence had come to pick them up.
  • A helicopter arrived, and Li Yichen told Tang Ling'er and Luo Qingyao that it belonged to the Seventh Master and the Eighth Master.

Ch. 405What a waste

Li Yichen brought Tang Ling'er and Luo Qingyao to the Underworld, where Black and White Impermanence and Jingxigui treated him with great respect. At the Bridge of Helplessness, they learned Meng Po was in seclusion, and Xia eagerly greeted Li Yichen.

  • Li Yichen introduced Tang Ling'er and Luo Qingyao to Black and White Impermanence, who flew them toward the Bridge of Helplessness.
  • Luo Qingyao asked Tang Ling'er about Li Yichen's background, but Tang Ling'er said she liked him and did not care about it.
  • Jingxigui recognized Li Yichen, led the group to the Bridge of Helplessness, and accepted spirit money from him.
  • Xia spotted Li Yichen and rushed over, knocking over her pot of soup in her excitement.
  • Li Yichen said he had come to see Meng Po and check on Xia, who told him Meng Po had gone into seclusion.

Ch. 406Ghost pets are pets too

Li Yichen visited Meng Po's Residence to find ghost pets for his three roommates and chose three maids, whose souls and spirit essences Xia sealed in talismans. He returned through a Spatial Gate as his roommates wondered what kind of pets he had brought them.

  • Li Yichen learned Meng Po was in seclusion and explained to Xia that he wanted ghost pets for Yang Weifeng, Zhang Yong, and Sun Kai.
  • Xia took Li Yichen, Tang Ling'er, and Luo Qingyao to Meng Po's Residence and summoned its maids.
  • Li Yichen selected three maids, and Xia sealed each maid's soul and spirit essence in a talisman that could control her and destroy her soul.
  • Yang Weifeng, Zhang Yong, and Sun Kai waited for Li Yichen and speculated that he might bring back skeletons.
  • A Spatial Gate appeared, and the roommates saw that Li Yichen had returned.

Ch. 407I'm a Gentleman

Li Yichen returned from the Underworld and gave Yang Weifeng, Sun Kai, and Zhang Yong three beautiful ghost maids, while the women teased him for claiming to be a gentleman. At the Su Family residence, Su Shengnan learned that more people had vanished and decided she would ask her unborn child's father for help.

  • Meng Po told Xia that her reincarnation was near and entrusted the Bridge of Helplessness to her.
  • Li Yichen returned to Hidden Dragon Manor and released three ghost maids for Yang Weifeng, Sun Kai, and Zhang Yong, giving them the maids' Lifebound Soul Talismans.
  • Yang Weifeng and the others took the maids to their rooms, while Li Yichen's companions teased him and left him alone for the night.
  • Su Shengnan learned from Dark Shadow that eight more people had gone missing and decided to ask her unborn child's father for help the next day.

Ch. 408Didn't sleep at all

Yang Weifeng, Sun Kai, and Zhang Yong explained that they had stayed awake listening to their ghost companions’ life stories, while the Jiang Family learned that Jiang Tianlei, Qin Wenyuan, and Shen Beifeng were dead. The Jiang, Qin, and Shen families joined forces and marched on the Su Family Mansion, where Su Shengnan was awakened by news that Huang Shan had arrived demanding an explanation.

  • Li Yichen mistook Yang Weifeng, Sun Kai, and Zhang Yong’s sleepless night for a scandal, but they said they had listened to their ghost companions tell stories about their lives.
  • Old Master Jiang scolded Jiang Tianlei’s parents for failing to discipline him and told them to teach him a lesson when he returned.
  • Steward Zhao reported that Jiang Tianlei, Qin Wenyuan, and Shen Beifeng had been found dead near the Su Family Experimental Base.
  • Old Master Jiang blamed the Su Family and ordered Jiang Tianhao to mobilize the family; the Qin and Shen families issued similar orders.
  • The Jiang, Qin, and Shen families combined forces and sent nearly three hundred people toward the Su Family Mansion.
  • Su Shengnan woke to Steward Wang’s warning that Huang Shan and others had arrived demanding an explanation.

Ch. 409Internal strife in the Su Family

After eight more fighters died, Huang Shan led an armed revolt against the Su Family and attacked its members when they refused to explain or compensate them. Su Shengnan stopped the fight by pulling the attackers’ blades together and crushing them into an iron ball, though she became dizzy afterward.

  • Steward Wang told Su Shengnan that eight more men had died and Huang Shan’s group was demanding an explanation or threatening to leave.
  • Second Master Su and Third Master Su insulted Huang Shan and dismissed the dead fighters, prompting Huang Shan’s men to draw their blades.
  • Huang Shan ordered his fighters to seize the Su Family members, and he fought Second Master Su as chaos broke out in the courtyard.
  • Su Shengnan arrived and commanded everyone to stop, then used her power to gather and twist the attackers’ blades into an iron ball.
  • Su Shengnan felt dizzy after dropping the iron ball, while the crowd recoiled in horror.

Ch. 410Surrounded

Su Shengnan disciplined her spoiled relatives, apologized to Huang Shan’s group, and offered compensation for their fallen comrades. After warning the Su Family that its safety depended on keeping its martial artists, she was interrupted by a force surrounding the estate and demanding its surrender.

  • Steward Wang theatrically tried to protect Su Shengnan, but she sent him aside and stopped Huang Shan from explaining what had happened.
  • Su Shengnan slapped and kicked her cousin, ordered the other misbehaving Su Family members into seclusion, and made them leave.
  • Su Shengnan apologized to Huang Shan’s group and offered ten million for each fallen martial artist, earning Huang Shan’s promise to protect the Su Family.
  • Huang Shan warned Su Shengnan that his group might not hold out if the situation worsened, then left with the others.
  • Su Shengnan told the Su Family elders that they had failed to recruit any martial artists in a month and dismissed them from the hall.
  • Engines roared outside as an unidentified force announced that the Su Family was surrounded and ordered it to surrender or be slaughtered.

Ch. 411Preparing for the worst

The Su Family faced a siege by the Jiang Family and two other families, but Su Shengnan kept the household from surrendering and revealed the contingency plans she had made. She sent her uncles toward the capital with a third of the family’s funds while she prepared to confront the attackers.

  • The hall panicked when the Su Family learned its phones had been jammed, and First Elder Su Changfeng stopped one man from urging surrender.
  • Su Changfeng and the elders pledged their support to Su Shengnan, who reassured the family that allies would arrive and ordered everyone to hold out.
  • After the hall emptied, Su Shengnan asked Second Master Su and Su Third to take a bank card containing a third of the Su Family’s funds to the capital, where Eldest Uncle was waiting.
  • Su Shengnan revealed that she and Eldest Uncle had staged his suffering and sent him away as a fallback plan against the Jiang Family and the others.
  • Su Shengnan left the elders in charge of protecting the rest of the family and headed for the estate’s main gate to face the attackers.

Ch. 412Overwhelming Numbers

The three families surrounded the Su Family Mansion, and Jiang Tianhao demanded the Su Family’s formulas, assets, and Su Shengnan’s meridians. Su Shengnan refused and faced a deadly attack from a black-robed elder as the three families prepared to overwhelm her.

  • Jiang Tianhao threatened the Su Family guards, and dozens fled before his men killed the first man who tried to escape.
  • Huang Shan charged Jiang Tianhao after the fleeing guards were attacked, but Jiang Tianhao kicked him aside before Su Shengnan emerged to protect him.
  • Su Shengnan learned that the three families blamed the Su Family for the deaths of Jiang Tianlei, Qin Wenyuan, and Shen Beifeng.
  • Jiang Tianhao demanded the Su Family’s medicine formulas, Su Shengnan’s crippled meridians, and eighty percent of its assets, but she refused.
  • Jiang Tianhao called on three fighters to attack Su Shengnan together, and a black-robed elder sent a poisonous snake at her.
  • Su Shengnan used a streak of white light to cut the snake in two before it could reach her.

Ch. 413Black Judge

Black Judge Wang Ergou attacked Su Shengnan after she exposed his name, but she countered his poisoned snakes and daggers with her Ability User powers. With Black Judge enraged and his snakes destroyed, Jiang Tianhao urged the Qin and Shen families to join the fight.

  • Su Shengnan identified the black-robed old man as Black Judge Wang Ergou, and he killed several people with poisoned Black Impermanence snakes after they laughed.
  • Black Judge attacked Su Shengnan with his Judge's Brush and a snake, but she dodged and turned her daggers against him.
  • Su Shengnan pinned the snake and cut Black Judge's trousers, humiliating him in front of the crowd.
  • Black Judge unleashed dozens of snakes, but Su Shengnan used four spinning daggers to shred them.
  • The Su Family cheered Su Shengnan, and Jiang Tianhao asked Qin Wenhan and Shen Beichen to send their people into the fight.

Ch. 414Three Against One

Su Shengnan fought the Black Judge and Master Lü’s flying sword at once, then faced Master Tie’s charge as the Su Family watched in awe. Master Tie’s iron-hard body blocked her daggers, giving the Black Judge an opening to close in on her.

  • Qin Wenhan and Shen Beichen asked Master Tie and Master Lü to join the attack on Su Shengnan.
  • Su Shengnan sent a fifth dagger at the Black Judge, cutting off his topknot, then used ten daggers to hold him and Master Lü’s flying sword at bay.
  • Master Tie charged into the battle, and Su Shengnan sent five more daggers toward him.
  • Master Tie’s body shrugged off the daggers, and he blocked attacks for the Black Judge.
  • The Black Judge moved like a ghost and appeared beside Su Shengnan.

Ch. 415That Bastard

Su Shengnan was on the verge of being killed by Black Impermanence when a dark force erupted from her abdomen and sent him flying, apparently protecting her unborn child. In the Netherworld Realm, Ghost Emperor Haoran sensed that the Li Family had a new heir and sent a strand of consciousness away while Li Yichen organized a leadership contest among the pets.

  • Su Shengnan struck Master Tie’s eyes with throwing knives, but his eyelids withstood them and he broke the blades.
  • Black Judge ambushed Su Shengnan while Master Lü withdrew, and Black Impermanence drove his poisoned Judge’s Brush toward her abdomen.
  • A dark glow burst from Su Shengnan’s abdomen and hurled Black Impermanence away, leaving the onlookers stunned.
  • Master Lü suspected the glow carried the power of a god, but Jiang Tianhao insisted that the Su Family still had to die.
  • Ghost Emperor Haoran realized the Li Family had another heir, celebrated the news, and sent a strand of his consciousness away.
  • Li Yichen began choosing a leader for the pets, but Zhenzhen, Aiai, and Lianlian declined to compete.

Ch. 416Rock, paper, scissors

Li Yichen settled a dispute over which pet should be boss with a rock-paper-scissors tournament, which Little Fairy won through a trick. The celebration was interrupted by a god’s oppressive aura and the appearance of Li Yichen’s furious great-grandfather in the sky.

  • Li Yichen had Dazhuang throw Yang Weifeng, Sun Kai, and Zhang Yong out after their boasting disrupted the gathering.
  • Li Yichen proposed a rock-paper-scissors tournament to decide which pet would be boss, and the women agreed to teach their pets the rules.
  • Little Fairy distracted Mantou with an apple, causing Mantou to forfeit the opening match, and Li Yichen warned her not to cheat again.
  • Little Fairy won the tournament, and Mo Yurou, Jiang Ruoyi, and Ouyang Xuanxuan sided together to ban Li Yichen from their beds for a month.
  • A terrifying presence descended from the sky, forcing Little Fairy down and frightening the others, before Li Yichen recognized his great-grandfather’s face in the clouds.

Ch. 417They're All Good Wives

Ghost Emperor Haoran tested Li Yichen’s wives, then warned him that his wife and son were in danger. Li Yichen realized Su Shengnan was pregnant and arrived with the women just as Black Judge attacked her.

  • Li Yichen argued with Ghost Emperor Haoran, who tested the women’s loyalty and declared them good wives.
  • Haoran warned Li Yichen that his wife and son were in danger, then vanished before explaining further.
  • Li Yichen realized Su Shengnan might be pregnant with his child and opened a rift to go to her, bringing the women along.
  • Jiang Tianhao ordered his forces to slaughter the Su Family, and Black Judge charged at Su Shengnan while she was in pain.
  • Li Yichen emerged from a spatial rift, seized Black Judge by the face, and threatened to kill anyone who hurt Su Shengnan.

Ch. 418Run for Your Lives

Li Yichen and his allies saved Su Shengnan and the Su Family, trapping and defeating the fleeing experts and killing Black Impermanence. Mantou swallowed Black Impermanence’s poisonous Snake Mother, then suddenly collapsed, leaving Li Yichen unsure whether it had been poisoned.

  • Ouyang Xuanxuan and Jiang Ruoyi blocked the three families’ experts from escaping with enormous vines and a storm of ice arrows.
  • Li Yichen confronted Black Judge, who offered his Space Ring and its treasures in exchange for his life.
  • Black Impermanence unleashed a Snake Mother at Li Yichen, but it bit Black Impermanence instead and killed him.
  • Mantou devoured the Snake Mother, then went stiff and fell to the ground, alarming Li Yichen.

Ch. 419Not a decent one among them

Li Yichen discovered Mantou was forming a demon core, then confronted the Jiang, Qin, and Shen families over their attacks on the Su Family. Su Shengnan accused Jiang Tianhao, who tried to shift the blame before Shen Beichen denied his own family’s involvement and turned on Jiang.

  • Li Yichen found Mantou asleep and sensed energy gathering in his dantian, suggesting he was forming a demon core.
  • Li Yichen searched Black Impermanence’s Space Ring, found the Snake Manual, and put the ring away.
  • Li Yichen reunited with Su Shengnan, then seized Jiang Tianhao, Qin Wenhan, Shen Beichen, and two others with his divine sense.
  • Jiang Tianhao knelt and begged Li Yichen for mercy, then blamed the Qin and Shen families for encouraging his attack on the Su Family.
  • Qin Wenhan and Shen Beichen denied responsibility, and Shen Beichen claimed the Shen Family had come to help Su Shengnan.

Ch. 420Who dared defy him?

Li Yichen offered the surviving experts a choice between joining the Su Family and dying, while Su Shengnan explained why she could not simply destroy the Jiang, Qin, and Shen Families. The chapter ended with Li Yichen using Black Judge’s suffering soul to frighten a defiant man into surrendering.

  • Li Yichen beat Jiang Tianhao, then asked Su Shengnan what to do with Qin Wenhan and Shen Beichen.
  • Su Shengnan said the Su Family could not uproot the other three Jinling families without throwing the city into chaos, and Mo Yurou explained their influence.
  • Tang Ling'er suggested that the gathered experts could join the Su Family, and Li Yichen promised to handle it.
  • Li Yichen walked into the air, declared that he would kill everyone who opposed him, then announced that Su Shengnan would spare them if they joined her family.
  • When a man refused to surrender, Li Yichen pulled Black Judge’s soul from his corpse and exposed it to sunlight, prompting the man to kneel and agree to join the Su Family.

Ch. 421Leaving the darkness for the light

Li Yichen demanded that the gathered experts join the Su Family, but Master Lü refused because he had sworn loyalty to the late Old Patriarch Shen. Li Yichen summoned Shen Wansan from the Underworld to release Master Lü from his oath, leaving Black and White Impermanence ready to help intimidate the crowd.

  • The experts abandoned their former families and agreed to join the Su Family, and Master Tie followed suit.
  • Master Lü refused to join because Old Patriarch Shen had saved his life, and Su Shengnan persuaded Li Yichen not to attack him.
  • Li Yichen proposed having Old Patriarch Shen order Master Lü to join the Su Family, then learned that Shen Wansan had been dead for over ten years.
  • Li Yichen contacted White Impermanence and asked him to bring Shen Wansan from the Underworld.
  • Black and White Impermanence arrived with Shen Wansan, and Li Yichen asked them to stand aside and frighten the others.

Ch. 422These Bastards

Li Yichen used Black and White Impermanence to frighten the gathered families and persuaded Shen Wansan to release Master Lü from his oath so he could serve the Su Family. After Black and White Impermanence departed with Shen Wansan, Li Yichen turned his attention to the last three men.

  • Black Impermanence pulled a man's soul from his body, convincing the crowd that he and White Impermanence were real and sending everyone to their knees.
  • Li Yichen asked Shen Wansan to persuade Master Lü to serve the Su Family, and Shen Wansan agreed.
  • Shen Wansan reunited with Master Lü and convinced him that he had repaid his debt to the Shen Family, so Master Lü agreed to go to the Su Family.
  • Shen Wansan ordered Master Lü to slap Shen Beichen, then reprimanded him for targeting the Su Family and told him what to relay to his grandfather.
  • Li Yichen dismissed Black and White Impermanence, who left with Shen Wansan, then looked toward the last three men.

Ch. 423The Beast Taming Ring

After Li Yichen defeated the three families, Su Shengnan considered Jiang Tianhao’s offer to transfer half the Jiang Family’s resources and bring the family under the Su Family’s control. Li Yichen found a Beast Taming Ring in his Space Ring and proposed testing whether it could control Jiang Tianhao.

  • Li Yichen asked Su Shengnan how to deal with Jiang Tianhao, Shen Beichen, and Qin Wenhan, then suggested killing them.
  • Jiang Tianhao offered half the Jiang Family’s resources and its allegiance in exchange for returning with his followers so he could secretly seize leadership within five years.
  • Su Shengnan considered accepting the deal and asked how she could ensure Jiang Tianhao stayed loyal.
  • Li Yichen searched his Space Ring and produced a Beast Taming Ring, which he planned to try on Jiang Tianhao.

Ch. 424I'm a pig

Li Yichen and Su Shengnan tested the Beast Taming Ring on Jiang Tianhao, who endured its painful activation and became subject to Su Shengnan’s commands. The ring worked, and Jiang Tianhao ended the chapter fighting Qin Wenhan under Su Shengnan’s control.

  • Su Shengnan put her blood on the Beast Taming Ring and Jiang Tianhao chose to wear it, triggering red threads that pierced him and knocked him unconscious.
  • Jiang Ruoyi splashed Jiang Tianhao with cold water, waking him; he panicked and begged them never to use the ring on him again.
  • Su Shengnan sensed a connection to the ring and commanded Jiang Tianhao to shout, “I’m a pig,” which he did three times.
  • After Mo Yurou doubted whether Jiang Tianhao was obeying the ring, Su Shengnan silently ordered him to slap Qin Wenhan, and Jiang Tianhao struck him repeatedly.
  • Qin Wenhan fought back, while Su Shengnan told Li Yichen that the ring worked by transmitting commands in her mind.

Ch. 425Daoist Yuxu

Li Yichen forced Jiang Tianhao, Qin Wenhan, and Shen Beichen to surrender half their families’ assets, then returned with Su Shengnan and the others to the Su Family residence. In the Kunlun Secret Realm, Yuxu Daoist returned from seclusion, learned that disciples had gone missing, and agreed to delay the search for the Demonic Sect until after his birthday celebration.

  • Li Yichen threw Jiang Tianhao and Qin Wenhan out of the fight, then made Shen Beichen and Qin Wenhan offer half their families’ assets to spare their lives.
  • Su Shengnan and Mo Yurou each pressed Li Yichen to ensure their future children would share equally in the wealth he secured.
  • Li Yichen gave Qin Wenhan and Shen Beichen Beast Taming Rings, and the three family heads left with their people.
  • Su Shengnan took Ouyang Xuanxuan and the others into the Su Family residence, and Li Yichen followed them.
  • Yuxu Daoist returned to Kunlun, where the Grand Elder reported that several disciples had gone missing and the sect suspected the Demonic Sect.
  • Qin Ming urged the elders to wait until the Sect Master's birthday celebration before pursuing the Demonic Sect, and Yuxu Daoist and the elders agreed.
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