Arc 30Return to Southern Heaven

Liu Yu escaped the Central Region’s turmoil and returned to a Southern Heaven devastated by the Demon Race, where he reunited with Yan Qun'er and the Primordial Yang Sect. As he prepared to pursue Nascent Soul formation, he asserted his strength at an elders’ council and left the sect’s leaders unable to oppose him.

  • Liu Yu escaped the Purple Rosy Clouds Mountains, killed the Qian Court pursuers and a Primordial Demon Sect elder, then fled through an ancient teleportation formation with the badly injured Zhuo Mengzhen.
  • Liu Yu and Zhuo Mengzhen discovered that Southern Heaven had fallen into demon territory, and Meng Xiaolei explained that the Five Sects of Chu had retreated behind Five Elements Pass.
  • Liu Yu rescued Yan Qun'er from two Mountain Giant Apes, and they reunited before traveling together to the Primordial Yang Sect.
  • Liu Yu returned to the relocated sect, paid respects at Li Changkong’s grave, and reported the Chang'an Plan to Heavenly Wind Ancestor and True Lord Wanfa while concealing details of his Central Region journey.
  • Liu Yu received Heavenly Purification Water and a Green Lotus Pill, failed to create five elements essence in the Immortal Mansion, and began deducing a Two-Colored Nascent Soul method.
  • Liu Yu tested his unfinished Soul-Cleansing Pill on hundreds of cultivators until one survived and he completed the formula, then burned the Hundred Herbs Pill Book after recording it.
  • At the elders’ council, Liu Yu opposed the faction leaders’ deployment proposals by unleashing his spirit pressure and breaking their combined force, leaving them to recognize his superiority.
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Ch. 727On the brink!

Liu Yu, Zhuo Mengzhen, and Zhang Yi passed through Qian Court’s encirclement after leaving the Purple Rosy Clouds Mountains. Just as they neared safety, negotiations between the two Nascent Soul late-stage great cultivators collapsed and Qian Court ordered its forces to attack.

  • Liu Yu discreetly led Zhuo Mengzhen and Zhang Yi through the line of rogue cultivators leaving the Purple Rosy Clouds Mountains.
  • True Lord Rosy Clouds and an unidentified Qian Court great cultivator appeared and faced each other above the encirclement.
  • Zhuo Mengzhen, Liu Yu, and Zhang Yi passed the inspection and boarded the Azure Flying Boat to depart.
  • Liu Yu’s group traveled through the Qian Court Allied Forces’ aerial passage as they moved away from the mountains.
  • The two great cultivators unleashed their spirit pressure, and a resounding command ordered all forces to attack.

Ch. 728A Catastrophe!

The Qian Court forces launched a devastating assault on the Purple Rosy Clouds Mountains, destroying many rogue cultivators’ strongholds while Liu Yu and his companions tried to escape. As they neared safety, a Golden Core peak cultivator attacked their Azure Flying Boat, while the larger battle continued to consume lives.

  • The Qian Court forces unleashed a coordinated barrage that overwhelmed the rogue cultivators’ defenses and destroyed numerous spirit mountains.
  • Liu Yu told Zhuo Mengzhen to keep the Azure Flying Boat moving and watched for attacks while the three tried to leave the Qian Court’s sphere of influence.
  • A Golden Core peak cultivator attacked the Azure Flying Boat, and Zhuo Mengzhen used her Mystic Yin-Yang Needles to defend against his Golden Small Sword.
  • The Qian Court forces pressed their attack, and rogue cultivators whose formations fell launched desperate counterattacks against the spirit ships.
  • A Golden Core rogue cultivator cleaved a Qian Court third-tier spirit ship in two, then was annihilated by a pillar of red light.

Ch. 729The might of Spirit Transformation

Liu Yu and Zhang Yi witnessed the Qian Court Allied Forces devastate the rogue cultivators’ strongholds until Divine Lord Nine Dragons emerged and destroyed the attacking spirit ships. Nine Dragons then summoned four golden dragons to strike the allied fleets, but three Qian Court Divine Lords intervened and began dismantling his attack.

  • Zhang Yi watched the Qian Court fleet destroy spirit mountains and recalled the purge that had destroyed his lineage, while Liu Yu stayed focused on escaping the battlefield.
  • Qian Court forces overwhelmed the rogue cultivators, breached their formations, and destroyed the outer spirit mountains as their Nascent Soul leaders remained pinned down.
  • Divine Lord Nine Dragons released terrifying Spirit Transformation pressure from Purple Cloud Mountain, halting many attackers and sweeping away the Qian Court vanguard’s spirit ships.
  • Nine Dragons manifested a giant golden Primordial Spirit and summoned four immense golden dragons to attack the allied fleets.
  • Three Qian Court Divine Lords disrupted the spiritual energy sustaining the golden dragons, causing them to collapse.

Ch. 730Elder Spirit Treasure

Liu Yu watched Divine Lord Nine Dragons fight three Spirit Transformation cultivators, then fled with Zhuo Mengzhen and Zhang Yi when the Qian Court revealed the Divine Continent Cauldron. The Spirit Treasure sealed space over the Purple Rosy Clouds Mountains and descended toward Divine Lord Nine Dragons as Liu Yu raced to escape its reach.

  • Four Spirit Transformation Primordial Spirits clashed above the Purple Rosy Clouds Mountains, while Liu Yu used Astral Eyes to glimpse their battle and saw Divine Lord Nine Dragons withstand his three opponents.
  • Suspecting the Qian Court might deploy a Spirit Treasure, Liu Yu sent Zhuo Mengzhen a warning and knocked out a Golden Core cultivator blocking their escape with Spirit-Shocking Thorn.
  • Zhuo Mengzhen killed the unconscious cultivator with her Mystic Yin-Yang Needles, and she piloted the Azure Flying Boat away with Liu Yu and Zhang Yi.
  • The Divine Continent Cauldron appeared above the Purple Rosy Clouds Mountains, and Liu Yu recognized the danger and fled at full speed with Zhuo Mengzhen and Zhang Yi.
  • The Divine Continent Cauldron descended toward Divine Lord Nine Dragons, sealing the space around the battlefield and freezing most cultivators in place as Liu Yu looked back while escaping.

Ch. 731Ideal State

Divine Lord Nine Dragons used the heaven-and-earth wonder Ideal State to halt the Divine Continent Cauldron, and the four Spirit Transformation Divine Lords vanished into the Astral Wind Layer to clash. As Liu Yu fled the Purple Rosy Clouds Mountains, a Qian Court fleet pursued him, and he prepared to fight back.

  • The Divine Continent Cauldron descended on Divine Lord Nine Dragons, who blocked it with a silver orb that revealed an ideal nation called the Land of Order and the Land of Justice.
  • Divine Lord Nine Dragons completed the heaven-and-earth wonder Ideal State, which healed and expanded until it matched the Divine Continent Cauldron in scale.
  • The Ideal State and Divine Continent Cauldron vanished with the four Spirit Transformation Divine Lords, while the Qian Court Allied Forces stopped attacking and withdrew to watch.
  • Liu Yu fled the Purple Rosy Clouds Mountains, reasoning that the Ideal State might resolve the crisis but that the region would no longer be peaceful.
  • A Qian Court fleet of seven third-tier spirit ships detected Liu Yu and turned to pursue him, prompting him to raise his killing intent.

Ch. 732The distinction between friend and foe

Liu Yu annihilated a Qian Court fleet that tried to ambush him, Zhuo Mengzhen, and Zhang Yi, showing no mercy to the captain or the younger cultivators aboard the final ship. After detecting a stronger group approaching, he prepared Zhuo Mengzhen and Zhang Yi to separate and survive as the danger escalated.

  • The Qian Court fleet attacked Liu Yu and his companions with seven spirit ships and a barrage of treasures, but Liu Yu protected Zhuo Mengzhen and Zhang Yi behind a silver-white barrier.
  • Liu Yu transformed into his towering true form, donned the Duskglow Armor, and destroyed the first spirit ship and everyone aboard with Meteor Fist.
  • The Qian Court cultivators fled, but Liu Yu pursued and destroyed the remaining ships, leaving only the final vessel.
  • The squad captain pleaded for Liu Yu to spare the young cultivators aboard, but Liu Yu killed everyone on the final ship, declaring that he distinguished only between friend and foe.
  • After collecting the spoils, Liu Yu sensed more than twenty Golden Core-level presences approaching and fled with Zhuo Mengzhen and Zhang Yi.
  • Liu Yu gave Zhuo Mengzhen two Fourth Tier talismans and Zhang Yi one, concealed their auras, and told them to separate if necessary.

Ch. 733A Divine Lord's Tears

Liu Yu escaped the Qian Court pursuit and decided to leave the Central Region before the sacred lands could hunt him down. After the battle ended, Divine Lord Nine Dragons mourned the cultivators who had died to complete the Ideal State.

  • Liu Yu gave Zhuo Mengzhen and Zhang Yi fourth-tier talismans and concealment protections, then split from them to draw the Qian Court pursuers away.
  • Liu Yu used his speed and body-refining strength to evade the pursuers and defeat an interception by three late Golden Core cultivators, killing one and wounding two.
  • Liu Yu realized Dou Wuyou could reveal his identity and the Purple Nether Lotus to two sacred lands, so he chose to leave the Central Region through an ancient teleportation formation.
  • The Qian Court fleet withdrew after the battle, leaving the Purple Rosy Clouds Mountains devastated and rogue cultivator casualties near one-third.
  • Divine Lord Nine Dragons appeared atop Purple Cloud Mountain, looked upon the Ideal State in a silver orb, and shed tears that formed a spiritual lake.

Ch. 734Slaying an Enemy with One Sword Strike

Liu Yu raced toward the Eastern Continent to escape the Primordial Demon Sect, but a powerful Nascent Soul pursuer caught up with him. He killed the four-handed crone with the Ruined Sword and continued toward the Ancient Teleportation Formation.

  • Liu Yu crossed two provinces while fleeing east and used a One-Qi Heaven and Earth Talisman and a movement talisman when he sensed a powerful pursuer.
  • The four-handed crone, a Primordial Demon Sect elder sent by the Holy Son, caught up with Liu Yu and attacked him with three white swords.
  • Liu Yu used eight fourth-tier offensive talismans to destroy the swords, but the crone broke through the remaining spell and continued closing in.
  • Liu Yu unleashed the Ruined Sword, which pierced the crone's dantian and annihilated her.
  • Liu Yu recalled the Ruined Sword and sped toward the Ancient Teleportation Formation without stopping to search the battlefield.

Ch. 735Leaving the Central Region

Liu Yu fled the Central Region and reached the Ancient Teleportation Formation, where he waited for Zhuo Mengzhen and Zhang Yi before escaping the sacred lands’ pursuit. Zhuo Mengzhen arrived wounded with pursuers close behind, and Liu Yu activated the formation to teleport away with her.

  • Liu Yu raced toward the Eastern Continent, conserving his strength after using the Ruined Sword and worrying about Zhuo Mengzhen and Zhang Yi.
  • Liu Yu avoided the Eastern Continent Immortal City, entered an underground cave, and activated the Ancient Teleportation Formation.
  • Liu Yu restored his primordial spirit and magic power, then waited near the cave for Zhuo Mengzhen and Zhang Yi to arrive.
  • Zhuo Mengzhen reached the agreed barren mountain with one arm lost, pursued by four Golden Core cultivators and a Nascent Soul cultivator.
  • Liu Yu guided Zhuo Mengzhen to the cave, activated a protective formation, and used the Great Shifting Token to teleport away with her.

Ch. 736Return to Southern Heaven

Liu Yu and Zhuo Mengzhen survived an ultra-long-distance teleportation and found themselves in a region whose spiritual energy suggested they might have returned to Southern Heaven. After recovering and leaving the cave, Liu Yu discovered a land overrun by demon beasts and wild beasts, with human bones scattered along the roads.

  • A Nascent Soul-level Black-Robed True Lord arrived too late to stop Liu Yu and Zhuo Mengzhen from escaping through the Ancient Teleportation Formation.
  • Liu Yu destroyed the formation at their destination, then helped Zhuo Mengzhen recover from her severe injuries and regrow her severed arm over seven days and nights.
  • Liu Yu sensed that the region's spiritual energy resembled Southern Heaven's and considered how nearly a century had passed since he left his sect.
  • Liu Yu and Zhuo Mengzhen left the cave to search for their location, and his divine sense found no people, only packs of beasts and heaps of human bones.
  • Liu Yu suspected they had reached the Golden Kingdom and asked whether they had truly returned to Southern Heaven.

Ch. 737Five Elements Pass

Liu Yu and Zhuo Mengzhen returned to Southern Heaven and found the Chu Kingdom and their sects' former headquarters occupied by demon beasts. After rescuing seven Qi Refining cultivators, they learned that the sects had retreated inland and that the Demon Race was advancing toward Five Elements Pass.

  • Liu Yu and Zhuo Mengzhen recognized the Golden Kingdom as demon territory and traveled toward the Chu Kingdom to learn what had happened in Southern Heaven.
  • They found the Chu Kingdom overrun by demon beasts and saw that the Primordial Yang Sect and Hehuan Sect headquarters had been abandoned and ruined.
  • After leaving the Chu Kingdom, Liu Yu killed a flock of Blue Poison Birds that was attacking seven Qi Refining cultivators.
  • Meng Xiaolei recognized Zhuo Mengzhen and explained that the Five Great Sects had retreated to the Seven Kingdoms Alliance's heartland after the Demon Race's offensive forced them from their territories.
  • Meng Xiaolei told Liu Yu and Zhuo Mengzhen that Southern Heaven's three alliances had built Five Elements Pass as their most important defensive line against the advancing demons.

Ch. 738As if Guided by an Unseen Hand

Liu Yu learned that Yan Qun'er was in danger deep in demon territory and rushed to help her after parting from Zhuo Mengzhen, promising he would visit her after she returned to the Hehuan Sect. He arrived just in time to knock a third-tier late-stage Mountain Giant Ape away from Yan Qun'er.

  • Meng Xiaolei told Liu Yu that she and her companions had infiltrated demon territory on an Alliance mission and revealed that Yan Qun'er was in danger near a Mountain Giant Ape tribe.
  • Liu Yu decided to help Yan Qun'er, while Zhuo Mengzhen asked him to find her after she returned to the Hehuan Sect and he promised he would.
  • Liu Yu flew toward the battle as Zhuo Mengzhen departed with Meng Xiaolei and her companions.
  • Liu Yu found Yan Qun'er struggling against two Mountain Giant Apes and recognized that her Golden Jade Ring was paired with the one Elder Yan had given him.
  • As a Mountain Giant Ape closed in on Yan Qun'er, Liu Yu revealed himself, equipped his treasures, and sent the late-stage ape flying with a Meteor Fist.

Ch. 739A moment of daze

Liu Yu rescued Yan Qun'er from two Mountain Giant Apes, healed her, and reunited with her after nearly a century. As they caught up on the war and their past, Yan Qun'er revealed that she might have to marry into the Master-Disciple Line to help her declining household, leaving Liu Yu stunned.

  • Yan Qun'er lost control of her Golden Jade Ring when she recognized Liu Yu, but he swept the attacking Mountain Giant Ape aside and caught her in his hand.
  • Liu Yu killed both apes with his Setting Sun Golden Rainbow Spear, spared the tribe's scattered survivors, and flew south with the unconscious Yan Qun'er.
  • Liu Yu set up a concealing formation in a valley and treated Yan Qun'er; after waking, she stabilized her injuries and reunited with him beside a campfire.
  • Liu Yu told Yan Qun'er about his journey to the Central Region, and she described the Demon Race's advances and the Five Sects of Chu's alliance within the Seven Kingdoms Alliance.
  • Yan Qun'er said she might have to marry into the Master-Disciple Line to help her declining household, and Liu Yu's smile vanished.

Ch. 740Ask Not Heaven's Will, but My Own Heart!

Liu Yu chose to act on his feelings for Yan Qun'er rather than let her be married off, and their Life-bound Treasures joined together. He also saw her situation as an opportunity to claim leadership of the sect upon their return.

  • After hearing Yan Qun'er might marry someone, Liu Yu reflected on his possessiveness and his special connection with her.
  • Liu Yu told Yan Qun'er that cultivators went against Heaven and declared that he would follow his own heart.
  • Liu Yu and Yan Qun'er brought out their Golden Jade Rings, which joined together as flowers and leaves formed a wreath for her.
  • Yan Qun'er rejoiced at Liu Yu's choice and felt at ease for the first time since her clan's ancestor died.
  • Liu Yu considered using Yan Qun'er's situation to demonstrate his strength and take control of the sect's leadership.

Ch. 741Sights and tidings

Liu Yu learned of Li Changkong’s death and Heavenly Wind Ancestor’s grave injuries, then returned with Yan Qun'er to Southern Heaven. After reaching Five Elements Pass, he teleported toward the Primordial Yang Sect, intending to use his rest period to prepare for Nascent Soul Formation.

  • Yan Qun'er told Liu Yu that his nominal master, Li Changkong, had died from wounds suffered fighting the Demon Race, and that Heavenly Wind Ancestor was gravely injured and recovering in seclusion.
  • Liu Yu and Yan Qun'er shared stories beside the bonfire, then set out together for the sect.
  • After flying south for about a day, Liu Yu and Yan Qun'er entered human territory, where Liu Yu saw a statue of True Lord Chonglou and learned his identity from Yan Qun'er.
  • Liu Yu and Yan Qun'er reached Five Elements Pass, whose five immortal cities were powered by five fourth-tier upper-grade spirit veins.
  • Liu Yu and Yan Qun'er presented their Primordial Yang Sect Elder Tokens and teleported from the Seven Kingdoms Alliance city toward the sect.

Ch. 742This lad was promising

Liu Yu returned to the Primordial Yang Sect after nearly a century away, reunited with Jiang Qiushui, Ji Ruyan, and Wen Caiyi, and went to pay respects at Li Changkong’s grave. On the way, he assessed the sect’s weakened state and noticed a boy of the Liu Family bloodline during a spiritual root test, calling him promising.

  • Liu Yu and Yan Qun'er arrived at Five Elements Pass, where the sect disciples welcomed Liu Yu back as Elder Qing Yang.
  • Jiang Qiushui and Ji Ruyan greeted Liu Yu, while Yan Qun'er left after he asked her to go ahead; Jiang Qiushui then explained that Leng Yuexin was away on an Alliance mission.
  • Liu Yu asked to visit Li Changkong’s grave, and Jiang Qiushui led him and his companions out of the Teleportation Hall.
  • As Liu Yu flew through the relocated sect grounds, he noted the declining spirit veins and the Primordial Yang Sect’s uncertain situation.
  • Liu Yu detected a boy carrying the Liu Family bloodline among the youths taking part in a spiritual root test and said the boy was promising.

Ch. 743To Meet or Not to Meet

Liu Yu visited his deceased master Li Changkong’s grave and declined to meet most of his former fellow disciples. As he returned to Qingyang Peak, he planned to conceal the true route to the Central Region and prepare for his own Nascent Soul breakthrough.

  • Liu Yu directed Wu Cheng'en to arrange special attention for an ordinary-looking boy he had identified with a Bloodline Sensing Talisman.
  • Liu Yu and his companions arrived at Spirit Platform Mountain, where he found Li Changkong’s grave, burned offerings, and paid his respects.
  • Ji Ruyan asked whether Liu Yu wanted to meet Li Changkong’s surviving disciples, but Liu Yu declined, intending to keep in touch only with his eldest senior sister, Li Buyu.
  • Liu Yu planned to falsify the route to the Central Region and mislead any alliance expedition toward deadly traps to protect his secrets and prevent dangerous news from spreading.
  • Liu Yu returned toward Qingyang Peak with Jiang Qiushui, Ji Ruyan, and Wen Caiyi, while Wu Cheng'en and the other Foundation Establishment cultivators took their leave.

Ch. 744A sleepless night

After returning to Qingyang Peak, Liu Yu reunited intimately with Jiang Qiushui, Ji Ruyan, and his other women before settling back into cultivation. A message from the Heavenly Wind Ancestor summoned him to meet a Seven Kingdoms Alliance envoy, where True Lord Wanfa asked him to recount the Chang'an Plan.

  • Liu Yu praised Jiang Qiushui and Ji Ruyan for keeping Qingyang Peak in order, then caught up with them and Wen Caiyi.
  • Liu Yu spent the night visiting Jiang Qiushui, Ji Ruyan, and the other women, then bathed, cultivated, and rested.
  • Liu Yu received a message from the Heavenly Wind Ancestor about the Chang'an Plan and the arrival of a Seven Kingdoms Alliance envoy.
  • Liu Yu went to Heaven-Reaching Peak and found the Heavenly Wind Ancestor with True Lord Wanfa, a powerful Great Cultivator.
  • Liu Yu credited his survival and success in the Chang'an Plan to luck and his fellow cultivators' sacrifices, and True Lord Wanfa asked him to describe the mission.

Ch. 745An unexpected turn

Liu Yu reported his journey to the Central Region to Heavenly Wind Ancestor and True Lord Wanfa, concealing key details while submitting his route map. He declined to request a Nascent Soul Condensation Pill, sought Heavenly Purification Water and a Green Lotus Pill instead, and left to rest in the sect as Heavenly Wind Ancestor considered him a likely successor.

  • Liu Yu recounted the Chang'an Plan mission and his perilous journey, while withholding details about the Myriad Demon Grand Formation and his own actions in the Central Region.
  • Heavenly Wind Ancestor and True Lord Wanfa questioned Liu Yu for nearly half a day and concluded that help from the Central Region was unlikely.
  • Liu Yu handed Heavenly Wind Ancestor his route map and requested Heavenly Purification Water and a Green Lotus Pill rather than a Nascent Soul Condensation Pill.
  • Heavenly Wind Ancestor approved Liu Yu's reward request and ordered him to remain within the sect while he rested.
  • Liu Yu suspected Heavenly Wind Ancestor was gravely weakened and resolved to cultivate in the sect before attempting Nascent Soul Formation.
  • Heavenly Wind Ancestor acknowledged his injuries to True Lord Wanfa and decided that Liu Yu was the sect's strongest current candidate to form a Nascent Soul.

Ch. 746Failed Manifestation

After receiving rare treasures for his Nascent Soul breakthrough, Liu Yu considered refining an untested Soul-Cleansing Pill and entered the Immortal Mansion to manifest the five elements essence. His attempt failed, so he began deducing a new Nascent Soul formation method using solar and lunar power instead.

  • Liu Yu verified that the Seven Kingdoms Alliance had delivered genuine Heavenly Purification Water and a Green Lotus Pill, adding them to his preparations for forming a Nascent Soul.
  • Liu Yu reviewed the effects of the Three Treasures of Nascent Soul Formation and decided to have Jiang Qiushui arrange volunteers to test his unfinished Soul-Cleansing Pill formula.
  • Liu Yu entered the Immortal Mansion and used its supreme-sovereignty state to try creating the five elements essence required by the Five-Colored Nascent Soul Method.
  • Liu Yu compressed five spheres of elemental spiritual energy, but they became unstable and exploded before the five elements essence could form.
  • Liu Yu concluded that the Immortal Mansion lacked something needed for the attempt and began deducing a Nascent Soul formation method based on solar power and lunar yin power.

Ch. 747He Didn't Care

Liu Yu deduced a new Nascent Soul secret method, the Two-Colored Nascent Soul, by adapting the Five-Colored Nascent Soul method to use yin-yang qi. The chapter then followed Liu An’s entry into the Primordial Yang Sect through Qing Yang’s faction’s intervention and ended with seven new disciples traveling toward Qingyang Peak after their assessment.

  • Liu Yu used the Immortal Mansion’s supreme sovereignty state to deduce the Two-Colored Nascent Soul method, then postponed testing whether he could manifest solar and lunar essence.
  • At the initiation ceremony, Liu An tested as having a four-element false spiritual root, leaving him disappointed about his prospects.
  • Junior Brother Feng invoked Wu Cheng'en’s backing to persuade Senior Brother You to designate Liu An as an inner disciple despite his poor aptitude.
  • Three years later, Liu An had advanced to the inner sect, while the other new disciples faced the sect’s assessment outcomes.
  • Seven early- and middle-stage Qi Refining cultivators rode a flying boat toward Qingyang Peak, visibly uneasy.

Ch. 748Pill Experiments

Feng Han brought seven cultivators to Qingyang Peak for Liu Yu’s dangerous Soul-Cleansing Pill experiment, which promised generous rewards to those who survived. Liu Yu tested a golden pill on the first subject, whose head exploded, and ordered the next participant brought in.

  • Feng Han warned the seven cultivators that nine out of ten experimental subjects died, but all chose to continue for the promised pills and possible Foundation Establishment resources.
  • Feng Han delivered the seven participants to Liu Yu at Qingyang Peak and received a bottle of Scarlet Origin Pills before leaving.
  • Liu Yu selected a triangular-eyed rogue cultivator, reinforced his Niwan Palace with seals, and gave him a golden experimental pill to refine.
  • The cultivator’s head burst shortly after he swallowed the pill, and Liu Yu recorded the failed ratio before cleaning up and summoning the next subject.

Ch. 749The Pill Book's Ashes

Liu Yu refined the Soul-Cleansing Pill through hundreds of dangerous experiments, finally establishing its formula and confirming that it could strengthen a cultivator’s primordial spirit. After setting the pill aside for further safety checks, he burned the Hundred Herbs Pill Book to fulfill its late author’s wish.

  • Liu Yu’s three hundred and ninety-eighth experiment succeeded when a delicate-looking youth survived taking the jet-black pill, though Liu Yu had to use precious spirit treasures to stabilize his niwan palace.
  • Liu Yu rewarded the youth with three Foundation Establishment Pills, questioned him about the experience, and arranged for him to cultivate on Qingyang Peak while he monitored possible side effects.
  • Liu Yu continued testing the Soul-Cleansing Pill, and a year later his Alchemical Notes recorded experiment 437 and the completed pill formula, produced after hundreds of cultivators had died or been tested.
  • Liu Yu decided to observe the surviving cultivators for side effects before taking the Soul-Cleansing Pill himself.
  • Liu Yu burned the Hundred Herbs Pill Book after recording its completed formula, honoring the late Hundred Herbs True Cultivator’s wish.

Ch. 750Surging undercurrents

After five years of cultivation, Liu Yu attended the Primordial Yang Sect’s elders’ council, where the elders prepared to discuss sending cultivators to the front lines. He planned to use the gathering to address Yan Qun’er’s proposed marriage alliance, drawing the attention of her prospective match, Jin Wenhao.

  • Liu Yu judged that his cultivation was close to the golden core peak and received a summons to an elders’ council.
  • Liu Yu arrived at the council and warmly greeted Yan Kai, whose rapid rise and respect for Liu Yu unsettled the sect’s faction leaders.
  • The elders assembled to discuss the coming deployment, while Liu Yu reassured Yan Qun’er that he would handle her situation.
  • Jin Wenhao noticed Liu Yu’s exchange with Yan Qun’er and darkened; he was He Rulong’s disciple and Yan Qun’er’s prospective husband in a marriage alliance.

Ch. 751The Past, After All

At a Primordial Yang Sect elders’ meeting, the elders argued over how to distribute the cultivators ordered to reinforce Five Elements Pass. Liu Yu ended their deadlock by overpowering the assembled Golden Core Elders with his spirit pressure, leaving the Three Great Elders to recognize that their era had passed.

  • True Person Changfeng opened the meeting and explained that the Three Great Alliances had ordered the sect to send four Golden Core True Persons, a hundred Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and three thousand Qi Refining cultivators to the front.
  • Changfeng proposed a candidate list that favored his own faction, after which He Rulong and Qi Yuntian presented competing lists and the elders argued over the allocation.
  • Liu Yu unleashed his full cultivation and spirit pressure, silencing the hall and forcing most of the elders to stagger backward.
  • The elders, including the Three Great Elders, joined forces to pressure Liu Yu, but he increased his spirit pressure and shattered their combined force.
  • Li Changfeng, Qi Yuntian, and He Rulong fell silent as the elders realized Liu Yu had surpassed them and their era had passed.
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