Arc 39The Golden Soil Deception

Ye Han returned to the Azure Profound Sect, learned more about its past and his own uncertain ties, then joined Fairy Ningyu’s plan to pursue Sword Twenty-Nine and the chaos divine wood. His disguise and rumors stirred tension in the Three Divine Sects’ campaign in Golden Soil, and he ended by attacking their fortified base.

  • Ye Han returned to the Azure Profound Sect, where Elder Liu explained the sect’s century-long retreat and gave him instructions for using the damaged Azure Profound Divine Palace.
  • Ye Han visited Fairy Jade Orchid and Ningyu, then learned from the Seventh Elder and Zhang Lingjun that Eldest Senior Brother had been framed and vanished after his tokens were destroyed.
  • Ye Han found the repaired teleportation array and Azure Phoenix Fairy’s jade pendant, then began refining the Thousand Illusion Heavenly Bell and examining how to repair the Azure Profound Divine Palace.
  • Fairy Ningyu revealed that Sword Twenty-Nine had betrayed her and taken chaos divine wood, so Ye Han agreed to help her seek revenge and traveled with her to Golden Soil.
  • Ye Han fought the Three Divine Sects’ Golden Core cultivators at Heavenly Valley, escaped after Red Dragon Girl recognized his sword intent, and devised a plan to impersonate Sword Twenty-Nine.
  • Ye Han and Fairy Ningyu rescued two women abused by the Three Divine Sects and sent them to spread rumors that the invasion targeted a treasure ground belonging to the Yin-Yang Sword Sect.
  • The Three Divine Sects’ rumors reached their elders as Sword Twenty-Nine denied appearing in battle and suspected the campaign was tied to the Ascension Immortal Palace.
  • With the war stalled, Ye Han planned to provoke both sides and approached the Three Divine Sects’ fortified base, striking at a hidden treasure that detected intruders.
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Ch. 951The Zhuge Family's Ambitions

Ye Han returned to the Azure Profound Sect after learning that the Zhuge Family had taken an interest in him and might be plotting against him. The Azure Profound Divine Palace reacted to his return, and Ye Han discovered that the sect had three pillars from its secret realm before Han Yuwan came to greet him.

  • Ye Han suspected that the Zhuge Family had controlled Han Qiushui, learned of his actions against the Black Mountain Cult, and was targeting his treasures and opportunities.
  • Ye Han put away the Zhuge Family token and flew back toward the Azure Profound Sect on White Snow, who asked whether he had found news about its request.
  • Ye Han and White Snow arrived at the Azure Profound Mountain Range, where Ye Han noticed that the sect had far more Foundation Establishment cultivators than before.
  • The Azure Profound Divine Palace stirred inside Ye Han's purple cauldron space, and he sensed that its reaction came from the Main Peak.
  • Ye Han spotted three enormous bronze pillars on Azure Profound Peak and recognized them as pillars from the Azure Profound Divine Palace's heaven and earth secret realm.
  • Han Yuwan flew up to Ye Han on a white Lotus Treasure and called out to him.

Ch. 952Under the Watch of Upper Realm Powerhouses?

Ye Han reunited with Han Yuwan after reaching the Golden Core Stage and met with Elder Liu, who examined his injured arm but refused to treat it. Elder Liu revealed that the Azure Profound Sect had sealed itself away to evade Upper Realm surveillance and hinted that a long-awaited moment had arrived, while questioning whether Ye Han thought he was the one the sect awaited.

  • Ye Han reunited with Han Yuwan, who was astonished that he had reached the Golden Core Stage, then went to meet Elder Liu with White Snow.
  • Elder Liu told Ye Han that White Snow's choice to follow him was his own responsibility, and White Snow flew away after arguing with Elder Liu.
  • Elder Liu noticed Ye Han's injured arm and said he knew how to treat it but could not help because of his own secrets.
  • Elder Liu praised Ye Han's progress in the Azure Profound Divine Palace and explained that he had ordered the Azure Profound Sect to seal its mountain for a hundred years to evade Upper Realm powerhouses.
  • Elder Liu recounted the sect's defeat in an ancient war, its decline and long preparations, then asked Ye Han if he believed he was the one the sect had been waiting for.

Ch. 953You Were Actually an Unexpected Turn

Elder Liu told Ye Han that he was an unexpected turn rather than the person the Azure Profound Sect awaited, and warned him to hide his identity in Skywave Land. After Ye Han left with instructions for using the damaged Azure Profound Divine Palace, Elder Liu and Azure Profound Daoist discussed their suspicions about his connection to someone from the Upper Realm.

  • Elder Liu explained that Ye Han was probably an unexpected turn in the sect's fortune and that someone else was the person the Azure Profound Sect awaited.
  • Ye Han guessed that Senior Brother Zhang Qingshan might be that person, and Elder Liu neither confirmed nor denied it.
  • Elder Liu revealed that the Wang Household had been expelled from the Azure Profound Sect and warned Ye Han not to reveal his identity in Skywave Land.
  • Elder Liu gave Ye Han a jade slip explaining how to use the damaged Azure Profound Divine Palace and told him not to concern himself with the Upper Realm figure.
  • After Ye Han departed, Azure Profound Daoist questioned whether the palace should remain with him and voiced concern that Ye Han might be connected to someone from above.
  • Elder Liu said they could only pretend not to notice Ye Han's possible connection, and Azure Profound Daoist agreed.

Ch. 954Do you think your senior sister is too old?

After returning to the Azure Profound Sect, Ye Han reunited with Fairy Jade Orchid, who decided to travel and improve her cultivation, and prepared her with protective treasures. He then met Ningyu, now the Peak Master of Elegant Beauty Peak, and offered her a pill, prompting her to tease him about thinking she was old and ugly.

  • Ye Han reflected on Elder Liu’s revelations about the Azure Profound Sect and resolved to focus on cultivation before flying to Magnolia Valley.
  • Ye Han brought Fairy Jade Orchid back to Magnolia Valley, where she reunited with the magnolia trees she had planted a hundred years earlier.
  • Fairy Jade Orchid told Ye Han she planned to travel so she could advance her cultivation and live forever with him, and Ye Han gave her several protective treasures.
  • As Ye Han left Magnolia Valley, Ningyu stopped him and revealed that she had become the Peak Master of Elegant Beauty Peak.
  • Ye Han congratulated Ningyu and offered her an Eighteen Treasures Beauty Pill, and she teased him by asking whether he thought she was old and ugly.

Ch. 955Eighteen-Treasures Beauty Pill

Ye Han gave Ningyu a lifespan-extending Eighteen-Treasures Beauty Pill, then returned to Seven Mysteries Peak and reunited with Zhang Lingjun, who had also reached the Golden Core Stage. The two visited the Seventh Elder, whose breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm prompted a cryptic remark about someone lacking patience.

  • Ye Han gave Ningyu the Eighteen-Treasures Beauty Pill and agreed to visit her cave abode in a few days to discuss something.
  • Ye Han returned to his cave abode, where a Senior Sister confronted him after searching for him for more than a century.
  • Zhang Lingjun arrived and congratulated White Snow on becoming a Demon King before asking for Ye Han.
  • Ye Han greeted Zhang Lingjun, learned he had reached the second layer of the early Golden Core Stage, and went with him to visit their master.
  • The Seventh Elder welcomed Ye Han and Zhang Lingjun and confirmed Ye Han's Golden Core breakthrough, then lamented that someone else's impatience had changed how things turned out.

Ch. 956A Past Shrouded in Mystery

Ye Han learned that his missing Eldest Senior Brother had been a talented disciple who was framed and attacked by the Fifth Elder of the Wang Household before vanishing. The Seventh Elder urged Ye Han to be cautious and then asked whether he would become the Peak Master of Seven Mysteries Peak.

  • Zhang Lingjun told Ye Han that he looked almost exactly like Eldest Senior Brother, though neither he nor the Seventh Elder knew whether Ye Han was related to him.
  • The Seventh Elder explained that Eldest Senior Brother had poor spirit root aptitude but rose to prominence after a fortuitous opportunity, drawing the envy of others.
  • The Seventh Elder and Zhang Lingjun revealed that Eldest Senior Brother was framed within the sect and that the Fifth Elder of the Wang Household had plotted against him.
  • Zhang Lingjun said Eldest Senior Brother's Life Token and Soul Token had been destroyed, leaving his fate unknown.
  • The Seventh Elder warned Ye Han to be careful, asked about his injured right hand, and proposed that he become the Peak Master of Seven Mysteries Peak.

Ch. 957Why are you in such a hurry?

Ye Han searched for answers about his mysterious Eldest Senior Brother and checked on old friends after returning to the Azure Profound Sect. He learned that Azure Phoenix Fairy was missing and that Han Yuwan was leaving for the Han Household after a member of her lineage was killed, prompting her to question his hurried offer of protection.

  • Ye Han rejected the proposal to become Seven Mysteries Peak's Peak Master and reflected on the unanswered questions surrounding Ye Tianyu and his own forgotten past.
  • Ye Han found Zhang Qingshan in seclusion attempting to reach the Golden Core Stage and sent him pills to aid the breakthrough.
  • Ye Han learned that Azure Phoenix Fairy had been missing for more than a hundred years and worried about Mo Lan and Qin Jiuzhen, who remained on the Northern Lu Province Continent.
  • Han Yuwan told Ye Han she needed to return to the Han Household because a member of her lineage had been killed in their market.
  • Ye Han quickly offered Han Yuwan treasures for protection, and she asked why he was in such a hurry.

Ch. 958The changing generations of mortals

Ye Han returned to Green Ox Village after more than a century and found it flourishing, then discovered that the Azure Phoenix Fairy had repaired the Ancient Times Teleportation Array and left for the Northern Lu Province Continent. Still injured and uncertain about Ye Tianyu and the Fairy, he postponed traveling there and focused on healing and refining his damaged treasures.

  • Ye Han found Green Ox Village thriving, with Wang Laocai's family still prominent and a wedding underway, and chose not to disturb the villagers.
  • Ye Han discovered that the Ancient Times Teleportation Array had been repaired and protected by a Restriction Formation.
  • Ye Han found the Azure Phoenix Fairy's jade pendant and inferred that she had used the array to travel to the Northern Lu Province Continent, possibly seeking him or Ye Tianyu.
  • Ye Han decided not to travel to the Northern Lu Province Continent while his injuries remained unhealed and his doubts about Ye Tianyu persisted.
  • Ye Han considered using the Thousand Illusion Heavenly Bell and Azure Profound Divine Palace to heal, and planned to refine the damaged treasures before merging the Azure Profound Divine Palace into his Purple Cauldron Space.

Ch. 959Refining a Heaven-Connecting Spirit Treasure

Ye Han spent eight days refining the Thousand Illusion Heavenly Bell until he could barely activate it, then successfully fused the Purple-Scaled Demon King's soul into it. He failed to add the Storm Demon King and turned his attention to the Azure Profound Divine Palace, with the two treasures central to healing his injured arm.

  • Ye Han struggled to refine the Thousand Illusion Heavenly Bell, using the Purple Cauldron Space to restore his Spell Power and reflecting on the danger of trusting Teacher Lan Qing.
  • After eight days, Ye Han established a faint connection with the bell but could not yet use its Divine Abilities.
  • Ye Han released the Purple-Scaled Demon King's imprisoned Primordial Spirit and Demon Beast Soul and successfully refined them into the bell.
  • Ye Han tried to refine the Storm Demon King's soul into the bell, but the attempt was repelled, so he put it away.
  • Ye Han examined the Azure Profound Divine Palace in the Purple Cauldron Space, as it and the bell were key to healing his injured arm.

Ch. 960Ningyu came to visit

Ye Han tried to repair the Azure Profound Divine Palace so he could refine it and use it to treat his arm injury, but his latest attempt failed. Ningyu visited his cave abode to discuss something with him, and Ye Han apologized for forgetting to visit her.

  • Ye Han examined the Azure Profound Divine Palace and realized its damaged hole had to be repaired before he could refine the treasure.
  • Ye Han attempted to patch the hole with molten metal, but the repair split apart, so he recorded the failure in his notebook.
  • White Snow told Ye Han that a beautiful fairy had come to see him, and Ye Han recognized the visitor as Ningyu.
  • Ye Han welcomed Ningyu into his cave abode and scolded White Snow when he tried to follow them inside.
  • Ningyu asked whether Ye Han had truly forgotten to visit her or had been avoiding her because he feared she would trouble him.

Ch. 961An Enemy?

Fairy Ningyu asked Ye Han to help her kill Sword Twenty-Nine, a Golden Core elder of the allied Yin-Yang Sword Sect who had betrayed and nearly killed her over a treasure. She explained that he had also blamed her for their fellow cultivators’ deaths, and Ye Han was left weighing the dangerous request.

  • Fairy Ningyu enveloped herself and Ye Han in restriction runes and asked for his help dealing with an enemy.
  • Ye Han questioned the risks, and Fairy Ningyu reminded him of their past deception in the Darkness Forbidden Ground.
  • Fairy Ningyu revealed that a close friend had betrayed her and caused the injury that once drove her to seek treasures in the Darkness Forbidden Ground.
  • Fairy Ningyu identified the traitor as Sword Twenty-Nine, a Golden Core elder of the Yin-Yang Sword Sect.
  • Fairy Ningyu recounted how Sword Twenty-Nine had betrayed her over a treasure, nearly killed her, and accused her of causing their fellow cultivators’ deaths.

Ch. 962Sword Twenty-Nine

Ye Han agreed to help Fairy Ningyu pursue Sword Twenty-Nine after learning that the swordsman had obtained chaos divine wood, a key material for Ye Han’s Life-Bound Treasure. Fairy Ningyu revealed their shared past and warned that Sword Twenty-Nine was an exceptionally talented and dangerous Sword Cultivator.

  • Ye Han initially refused to help Fairy Ningyu unless she offered him something in return, and she teased him before preparing to leave.
  • Ye Han stopped Fairy Ningyu and asked what treasure Sword Twenty-Nine had obtained.
  • Fairy Ningyu said Sword Twenty-Nine had gained a Nascent Soul breakthrough treasure and a piece of chaos divine wood, which could help Ye Han forge his Life-Bound Treasure.
  • Ye Han agreed to help Fairy Ningyu and asked her to explain Sword Twenty-Nine’s background.
  • Fairy Ningyu revealed that Sword Twenty-Nine was originally named Xin Er and that the Azure Profound Sect had exchanged her and another disciple to the Yin-Yang Sword Sect for him.
  • Fairy Ningyu warned Ye Han that Sword Twenty-Nine was wholly devoted to the sword and would be a formidable opponent.

Ch. 963Heading to Golden Soil

Ye Han and Fairy Ningyu disguised themselves and traveled to Golden Soil to kill Sword Twenty-Nine, learning that the powerful sword cultivator had been wounded in a war with the Three Divine Sects. Though Ye Han feared they could not defeat him, Ningyu saw the injury as her chance for revenge.

  • Ye Han brought White Snow along in the Five Elements Soul-Suppressing Pagoda and traveled with Fairy Ningyu toward Golden Soil in disguise.
  • Fairy Ningyu told Ye Han that the Azure Profound Sect had recruited new disciples, destroyed the Wang Household, and grown stronger after Ming Jing reached the Nascent Soul Realm.
  • Ye Han learned that Qin Minghui had reached the Golden Core Stage for a special reason tied to her unusual identity.
  • Fairy Ningyu explained that Sword Twenty-Nine was the Yin-Yang Sword Sect's Grand Elder and Golden Soil's foremost Golden Core Stage cultivator.
  • Ye Han wanted to abandon their mission after learning how formidable Sword Twenty-Nine was, but Fairy Ningyu revealed that Blackwater Old Devil had wounded him during the Three Divine Sects' war with Golden Soil.

Ch. 964Heavenly Valley Mountain Range

Ye Han and Fairy Ningyu discussed how to lure and kill Sword Twenty-Nine, agreeing to gather reliable intelligence before setting a trap. At the Heavenly Valley Mountain Range, the Blackwater Three Demons breached Golden Soil’s defensive wall, but a huge sword strike surged toward their forces.

  • Fairy Ningyu explained why Sword Twenty-Nine would keep the chaos divine wood and why she wanted to strike before he reached the nascent soul realm.
  • Ye Han criticized Fairy Ningyu’s vague plan and proposed gathering intelligence and using his Sword Dao to bait Sword Twenty-Nine.
  • The Three Divine Sects’ Super Flying Boats bombarded the Heavenly Valley wall until their massive Spirit Cannons shattered its defensive barrier.
  • Red Dragon Girl ordered the Blackwater Three Demons’ forces to attack the breached wall.
  • A hundred-zhang sword light erupted from the wall and hurtled toward the incoming forces.

Ch. 965Heaven-Piercing Swordsmanship

Ye Han disguised himself as a Yin-Yang Sword Sect sword expert and intervened when the Three Divine Sects attacked Golden Soil, taking on seven Golden Core Stage cultivators alone. As the battle spread across the city wall, Red Dragon Girl suspected he was Ye Han and resolved to kill him.

  • The Blackwater Three Demons blocked a powerful sword strike with their coordinated treasures and wondered whether Sword Twenty-Nine had arrived.
  • Ye Han appeared on Golden Soil’s city wall and ordered the defenders to flee before charging at the seven Golden Core Stage cultivators.
  • Red Dragon Girl, Baleful Heavenly Venerable, Sound Demon, and four other cultivators attacked Ye Han, who fought them with the Great Geng Sword Art and the Soul-Slaying Sword.
  • The Three Divine Sects stormed the city wall, starting a chaotic melee as some Golden Soil cultivators escaped.
  • Red Dragon Girl recognized traces of Ye Han in the newcomer’s aura and swordsmanship, then decided to kill him regardless of his identity.

Ch. 966Red Dragon Girl's thoughts

Ye Han fought off Red Dragon Girl, the Blackwater Three Demons, and four other Golden Core Stage cultivators before escaping with a sword technique. Red Dragon Girl suspected the mysterious sword cultivator was Ye Han and led the others toward Golden Soil's city wall while planning to report him to her Master.

  • Red Dragon Girl and the Blackwater Three Demons joined four Golden Core Stage cultivators in attacking Ye Han, briefly sealing his spell power and surrounding him with their treasures and divine abilities.
  • Ye Han broke the restriction with the Great Geng Sword Art and blocked the Blackwater Three Demons' coordinated attack.
  • Ye Han fought his way through the seven cultivators' attacks, escaped their encirclement, and fled thousands of zhang with a sword escape technique.
  • Sound Demon asked whether the mysterious sword cultivator was Sword Twenty-Nine, but Baleful Heavenly Venerable and other cultivators ruled it out.
  • Red Dragon Girl recognized Ye Han's familiar sword intent, ordered the others to attack Golden Soil, and decided to report him to her Master.

Ch. 967A Change of Plans

Ye Han’s clash with Red Dragon Girl disrupted the plan to make him known as a sword cultivator in Golden Soil and draw out Sword Twenty-Nine. He told Fairy Ningyu that Red Dragon Girl might have recognized him but probably would not reveal his identity, and she asked why he was so sure.

  • Red Dragon Girl led the Three Divine Sects’ attack on Golden Soil and charged toward the city wall after encountering Ye Han.
  • Ye Han escaped to a mountain peak using the Sword Escape Art and considered how to avoid revealing his identity through well-known abilities and treasures.
  • Fairy Ningyu arrived and asked Ye Han whether his intervention in the war had gone smoothly.
  • Ye Han told Fairy Ningyu they would have to change their plan because Red Dragon Girl of the Blackwater Three Demons had probably recognized him.
  • Fairy Ningyu recalled Ye Han’s earlier defeat of Red Dragon Girl’s forces and asked why he believed she would keep his identity secret.

Ch. 968Everything is yours

Ye Han and Fairy Ningyu discussed how to use the Three Divine Sects against Red Dragon Girl and set off to pursue them. Fairy Ningyu revealed that Sword Twenty-Nine had killed her twin sister, the other disciple exchanged for him from the Yin-Yang Sword Sect.

  • Ye Han explained that Red Dragon Girl was keeping his identity secret because she wanted his treasures, and warned that she might interfere with their plan.
  • Fairy Ningyu proposed killing Red Dragon Girl, but Ye Han instead planned to disguise himself as Sword Twenty-Nine and turn the Three Divine Sects against him.
  • Ye Han and Fairy Ningyu flew after the Three Divine Sects, intending to find an opening and seize treasures if necessary.
  • Ye Han teased Fairy Ningyu that she would be his after he helped her get revenge, and she replied that everything was his if he succeeded.
  • Ye Han asked who the other disciple exchanged for Sword Twenty-Nine had been, and Fairy Ningyu said she was her twin sister, whom Sword Twenty-Nine had killed.

Ch. 969Muddying the Waters in Golden Soil

Ye Han and Fairy Ningyu found Golden Soil devastated after the Three Divine Sects breached its defenses, then rescued two surviving female cultivators from a cave. Ye Han urged them to spread a fabricated story that the Three Divine Sects had invaded Golden Soil to seize a treasure ground occupied by the Yin-Yang Sword Sect.

  • Ye Han and Fairy Ningyu flew over Golden Soil's ruined defensive line and found no living cultivators outside the walls.
  • Fairy Ningyu sensed danger, rushed into a cave, and killed Three Divine Sects cultivators who had captured Golden Soil women and used the Yin-Absorbing Yang-Replenishing Method on them.
  • Fairy Ningyu carried two injured survivors from the cave, while Ye Han asked whether they wanted revenge against the Three Divine Sects.
  • The two women said they hated the Three Divine Sects, and Ye Han proposed that they spread trouble rather than return to fight.
  • Ye Han instructed the women to tell other regions that the Three Divine Sects had attacked Golden Soil to seize a treasure ground occupied by the Yin-Yang Sword Sect.

Ch. 970Invite a Demon Emperor?

Ye Han recruited two Golden Soil women to spread rumors about the Three Divine Sects and used the scheme to draw Sword Twenty-Nine out. Meanwhile, Red Dragon Girl revealed that the Three Divine Sects planned to enlist the Black God Sea Demon Emperor to flood Heaven-Splitting Gorge, leaving her allies questioning how they could secure the demons’ cooperation.

  • Ye Han gave two women Spirit Artifacts and healing pills, then sent them to publicize the Three Divine Sects’ motives and deeds across Golden Soil.
  • Ye Han told Fairy Ningyu that spreading rumors would bring cultivators to Golden Soil and force Sword Twenty-Nine to seek them out; he had secretly claimed to the women that he was Sword Twenty-Nine.
  • Ye Han and Fairy Ningyu spotted activity nearby and flew toward it.
  • Red Dragon Girl praised the Three Sects’ victory at Heavenly Valley Mountain and described Golden Soil’s defenses at Heaven-Splitting Gorge and the Gray Mist Mountain Range.
  • Red Dragon Girl revealed that the Three Sects’ patriarch had gone to negotiate with the Black God Sea Demon King, hoping to unleash the lake’s waters and demon beasts against Heaven-Splitting Gorge.
  • Sound Demon and the other cultivators questioned how Blackwater Old Devil could persuade the Demon Emperor to cooperate.

Ch. 971Ascension Immortal Palace

Red Dragon Girl told the Three Divine Sects’ Golden Core elders that their campaign involved the Ascension Immortal Palace and ordered them to stay together near Heaven-Splitting Gorge. After learning that thirty-one Foundation Establishment disciples had died, she suspected Ye Han was responsible and heard that damaging rumors about the Golden Soil campaign were spreading.

  • Red Dragon Girl said the Ascension Immortal Palace was one reason the three sects had united and urged the elders to cooperate.
  • A Green Mountain Sect elder asked whether the sword cultivator they had fought was Sword Twenty-Nine, and Red Dragon Girl said he almost certainly was.
  • Red Dragon Girl ordered the elders to surround Heaven-Splitting Gorge together and kill Sword Twenty-Nine if he appeared, noting that the patriarch would also pursue him.
  • A disciple reported that thirty-one Foundation Establishment disciples had died after the battle, and Red Dragon Girl suspected Ye Han had secretly killed them.
  • Red Dragon Girl forbade disciples from acting alone, then learned that unfavorable rumors about the Golden Soil campaign were circulating.

Ch. 972A complicated situation

Red Dragon Girl learned that rumors about the Three Divine Sects, a coming Fortuitous Opportunity Site, and Sword Twenty-Nine had made Golden Soil’s situation increasingly complicated. She contacted her Master after revealing that Ye Han had appeared, and the chapter ended with Sound Demon asking whether Ye Han was really Sword Twenty-Nine.

  • A disciple reported that news from Heavenly Billows had spread and the sect wanted an explanation, while the Golden Core Cultivators worried about rumors of their actions and defeat by Sword Twenty-Nine.
  • Red Dragon Girl suspected Ye Han had spread the stories to draw other powers into Golden Soil, but reassured the others that the Zhuge Family would protect them.
  • Red Dragon Girl entered her secret chamber, where her Master contacted her through demon aura after she struggled to suppress her killing aura.
  • Red Dragon Girl told her Master that Ye Han had appeared in Golden Soil and injured her, and her Master hurriedly announced he would come from Blackwater Pool.
  • After the Master vanished, Red Dragon Girl collapsed in fear and blamed Ye Han for her humiliation, while Baleful Heavenly Venerable and Sound Demon discussed her condition on the Flying Boat.
  • Sound Demon asked Baleful Heavenly Venerable whether Ye Han was truly Sword Twenty-Nine and whether he was as powerful as rumored.

Ch. 973The Yin-Yang Sword Sect

Baleful Heavenly Venerable and Sound Demon speculated that the swordsman who had fought Baleful Heavenly Venerable might have been an injured Sword Twenty-Nine. At the Yin-Yang Sword Sect, Sword Twenty-Nine learned of rumors about a mysterious swordsman holding off seven Golden Core cultivators and told Junior Sister Ning that the Three Divine Sects’ attack was likely connected to the legendary Ascension Immortal Palace.

  • Baleful Heavenly Venerable told Sound Demon that Sword Twenty-Nine’s swordsmanship was made for killing and recalled that Sword Twenty-Nine had nearly killed him.
  • Sound Demon suggested that the swordsman who appeared that day might have been an injured Sword Twenty-Nine, and Baleful Heavenly Venerable agreed that it was possible.
  • Junior Sister Ning told Sword Twenty-Nine that the Three Divine Sects had broken through the first defensive line and that rumors credited him with holding off seven Golden Core cultivators.
  • Sword Twenty-Nine denied going down the mountain and questioned whether the reported swordsman was a trap or an expert from another sect.
  • Junior Sister Ning told Sword Twenty-Nine rumors linked the Three Divine Sects’ attack and Blackwater Old Devil’s assault to a treasure land, and Sword Twenty-Nine instead connected the attack to the Ascension Immortal Palace.
  • Sword Twenty-Nine vowed to settle his score with Blackwater Old Devil and asked Junior Sister Ning whether she had heard news of the Ascension Immortal Palace in the past hundred years.

Ch. 974The Heavenly Calculation Sect's Spirit Immortal Venerable

Sword Twenty-Nine told Junior Sister Ning that the Ascension Immortal Palace was expected to emerge a century after its phantom appeared and that its location might be connected to Golden Soil. Meanwhile, Ye Han continued impersonating Sword Twenty-Nine and prepared to disrupt the stalemated war between the sects.

  • Sword Twenty-Nine explained that the Heavenly Calculation Sect's Spirit Immortal Venerable had died from heavenly backlash after predicting the Ascension Immortal Palace's emergence and mentioning Golden Soil.
  • Sword Twenty-Nine warned that the Patriarch's proposed war of attrition was dangerous, asked Junior Sister Ning to investigate whoever was impersonating him, and learned that the Qing Xuan Sect had declined the Patriarch's invitation.
  • Sword Twenty-Nine resolved to deal with Blackwater Old Devil before turning against others he suspected, then resumed cultivating.
  • Ye Han practiced Yin-Yang Sword Sect techniques to strengthen his disguise and considered ways to overcome Sword Twenty-Nine's swordsmanship as the war remained stalled.
  • Fairy Ningyu reported that the Three Divine Sects had made no move and few cultivators had entered Golden Soil, so Ye Han proposed stirring up trouble to provoke both sides.

Ch. 975I'll teach you slowly

Ye Han and Fairy Ningyu spotted the Three Divine Sects fortifying a mountain, and Ye Han devised a plan to harass the Red Dragon Girl’s forces. As he approached, he discovered a hidden alarm treasure and attacked it openly instead of attempting a sneak attack.

  • Fairy Ningyu and Ye Han watched the Three Divine Sects build a fortified base on a sheared-off mountain, and Ye Han guessed the Red Dragon Girl was guarding against another major loss.
  • Ye Han told Fairy Ningyu his plan to harass the sects, then teased her before leaving to approach their base in concealment.
  • Ye Han used the Mind-Clearing Art to reveal faint ripples from a hidden treasure that could detect intruders.
  • Ye Han sent a powerful icy Sword-Ray at the treasure’s ripples, choosing an outright assault over a sneak attack.
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