Arc 31Chapters 751–775

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Ch. 751Exchanging messages with the Cloud Emergence Kingdom's Five Great Buddhist Temples

Xu Taiping used a Message Jade Disc to ask the Cloud Emergence Kingdom’s Five Great Buddhist Temples for help rescuing his friend from Mad Wolf Stronghold. After learning more about the temples’ strained relationship with the Imperial Court, he contacted all five abbots and asked them to send help before the hour of the rooster the day after tomorrow.

  • Chu Tiancheng explained that the Imperial Court had suppressed the Chan School and that Goddess of War Jiang Cuicui distrusted Chan cultivators.
  • Monk Chongde said the Five Great Buddhist Temples had lost heart after years of hostility and were reluctant to send monks to their deaths.
  • Lu Rushuang warned that Cloud Emergence Kingdom could become a demon domain unless Jiang Cuicui lifted the kingdom-sealing edict.
  • Xu Taiping activated the Message Jade Disc and saw the names of the five temples appear on it.
  • Xu Taiping sent all five abbots a request for help rescuing his imprisoned friend from Mad Wolf Stronghold before the hour of the rooster the day after tomorrow.

Ch. 752Exchanging messages, the Scripture Guardians of Cloud-Hidden Chan Temple

Xu Taiping sought Buddhist allies to help rescue Xiaoyu from Mad Wolf Stronghold and learned that Xuanzhi had reached the Diamond Realm. Xuanzhi agreed to join the mission with eighteen Scripture Guardians from Cloud-Hidden Temple, leaving Chongde astonished.

  • Xu Taiping sent messages to the five major temples in the Cloud Emergence Kingdom and contacted Xuanzhi for help.
  • Xu Taiping told Chongde and Lu Rushuang that Xuanzhi had reached the Diamond Realm after drawing Demonic Beasts away at Tianhai Pass.
  • Xuanzhi replied that Cloud-Hidden Temple would send him and eighteen Scripture Guardians to help rescue Xiaoyu.
  • Chongde reacted with shock at the number of Scripture Guardians, while Xu Taiping asked whether eighteen was a lot.

Ch. 753Messages coming in, is this really our abbot?

Xu Taiping learned that Cloud-Hidden Temple had sent all eighteen Scripture Guardians to help rescue Xiaoyu, and the Five Great Buddhist Temples soon pledged their abbots and resources as well. The chapter ended with Lu Rushuang and Chu Tiancheng questioning how Xu Taiping had earned such extraordinary support.

  • Chu Tiancheng and Lu Rushuang explained that Cloud-Hidden Temple had eighteen Scripture Guardians, and Xu Taiping confirmed that Xuanzhi had sent them all at the abbot’s command.
  • Lu Rushuang said Cloud-Hidden Temple’s aid could ease their burden and might let them rescue Xiaoyu before the Golden Scale Assembly.
  • Dharma Master Chongde anxiously waited for replies from the Five Great Buddhist Temples while Xu Taiping reassured him that the temples’ wartime limits were understandable.
  • The Jade Disc displayed messages from the abbots of Vairocana Temple, Prajna Temple, Brahma Sound Temple, Mercy Relief Temple, and White Horse Temple, each promising help against Mad Wolf Stronghold.
  • Chongde wondered whether these were really the abbots he knew, while Lu Rushuang and Chu Tiancheng asked Xu Taiping whether he had truly done them only a few small favors.

Ch. 754The Fifth Round, Xu Taiping versus Zhou Yuanqing

As Xu Taiping prepared to face Zhou Yuanqing in the fifth round of the Golden Scale Assembly, his allies discussed the formidable contenders and searched for Mo Yu and Su Chan. Lu Rushuang reported that the rescue team had reached Mad Wolf Valley but needed more time to protect Xiaoyu.

  • Dugu Qingxiao, Jiang Zhi, Xu Ziyan, and Lin Buyu discussed Chu Yinan's concealed strength and Zhu Qiongmo's power.
  • Zhao Linglong and the others noted that Xu Taiping had drawn Zhou Yuanqing and could reach the top fifteen, while Jiang Zhi warned against underestimating his opponent.
  • Bai Yu and Ping'an failed to find Mo Yu at the Golden Scale Platform as Lu Rushuang contacted Xuanzhi about Xiaoyu's rescue.
  • Qiu Shanyuan announced Xu Taiping's match against Zhou Yuanqing, and the steward recited the Golden Scale Ranking's rules.
  • Lu Rushuang told Chu Tiancheng that Xuanzhi and the Buddhist rescue team had reached Mad Wolf Valley but were waiting for the Mind-Cleansing Bell's Killing-Stopping Mantra to be cast.

Ch. 755The fifth round: Brother Zhou, please grant me another punch

Xu Taiping fought Zhou Yuanqing on the Golden Scale Platform while his allies tried to rescue Duan Xiaoyu, and Mo Yu threatened him against using True Essence. After Zhou Yuanqing easily knocked him down, Xu Taiping recognized how much he had relied on protective treasures and invited his opponent to strike again.

  • Lu Rushuang told Chu Tiancheng to signal Xu Taiping that the rescue was progressing but still needed time, and Chu Tiancheng displayed the agreed gesture with Little Monkey Ping'an on his head.
  • Xu Taiping saw the signal and prepared to endure the match, knowing the Elephant Demon Bone Bracelet suppressed his qi and blood and restricted his physique.
  • Mo Yu warned Xu Taiping not to use True Essence and threatened that Duan Xiaoyu would die if he disobeyed.
  • Zhou Yuanqing challenged Xu Taiping to a fist contest and struck him down twice while Xu Taiping was unable to defend himself effectively.
  • Xu Taiping got back up, realized he had relied too heavily on protective qi and treasures, and beckoned Zhou Yuanqing to punch him again.

Ch. 756Mad Wolf Stronghold, Senior Brother, Do Not Panic

The five abbots of the Cloud Emergence Kingdom prepared to enter Mad Wolf Stronghold and rescue Duan Xiaoyu, suspecting that a powerful danger inside was behind Cloud-Hidden Temple’s involvement. After discussing Ancient Buddha Kasyapa’s possible test, they armed themselves for a violent assault.

  • Hongci completed the Killing-Stopping Mantra, which would suppress faint killing intent in Mad Wolf Stronghold for only a short time.
  • Qingde warned the other abbots that Cloud-Hidden Temple’s arrival might be a test from Ancient Buddha Kasyapa and could threaten their lineage’s blessings.
  • Guangji argued that the true danger lay in Mad Wolf Stronghold, where something powerful enough to concern Ancient Buddha Kasyapa had captured Miss Xiaoyu.
  • Hongci, Qingde, and Huiming revealed the weapons and armor they would bring into the stronghold.
  • Guangji told the abbots to show no mercy to anyone who resisted, then raised his Kṣetra Banner and uprooted trees with its wind.

Ch. 757Mad Wolf Stronghold, something was wrong with this stronghold

The abbots of the Cloud Emergence Kingdom’s Five Great Chan Temples attacked Mad Wolf Stronghold, convinced something was wrong there and determined to rescue Miss Xiaoyu. They found her likely location underground and nearly destroyed the stronghold’s Transformation realm defender in a combined strike.

  • Abbot Guangji drove the Werewolf Demons away from Mad Wolf Valley’s entrance and told Master Xuanzhi to hold the valley while the abbots went to rescue Miss Xiaoyu.
  • Huiming shattered Mad Wolf Stronghold’s gate with the Hayagriva Vidyaraja Seal after guards revealed that the Profound Saber Sect occupied the stronghold.
  • The abbots attacked the Mystic Blade Sect cultivators after sensing that an elder was lying about their affiliation.
  • Abbot Qingde detected a gravely wounded woman in a dungeon beneath the stronghold and suspected she was Miss Xiaoyu.
  • A Transformation realm expert attacked with a massive blade shadow, but the five abbots’ combined artifacts shattered it and nearly destroyed him.

Ch. 758Mad Wolf Stronghold, she has been rescued

Abbot Guangze and the other abbots continued attacking the Mystic Blade Sect elder’s protected Primordial Spirit while Xuanzhi rescued Duan Xiaoyu from the dungeon. After Xuanzhi confirmed she was safe, Lu Rushuang told Chu Tiancheng that Xu Taiping could finally act without restraint.

  • Abbot Guangze and the other abbots struck the Mystic Blade Sect elder’s Primordial Spirit again, determined to destroy it despite its protection.
  • Xuanzhi entered Mad Wolf Stronghold with the Eighteen Cloud-Hidden Temple Scripture Guardians and led them underground to rescue Duan Xiaoyu.
  • Xuanzhi defeated a dungeon guard, confirmed Duan Xiaoyu’s identity, and used Xu Taiping’s voice on a Communication Jade Slip to reassure her.
  • Duan Xiaoyu broke down sobbing after Xuanzhi told her Xu Taiping had sent him to bring her home.
  • Xuanzhi told Senior Lu that Duan Xiaoyu had been found and asked her to tell Xu Taiping he could cut loose.
  • Lu Rushuang told the anxious Chu Tiancheng that Duan Xiaoyu had been rescued.

Ch. 759Battle Yuanqing, his fist technique had not reached great completion

Xu Taiping endured Zhou Yuanqing’s attacks on the Golden Scale Platform while secretly testing how well the Mountain-Bearing Form could redirect force. As Xu Taiping recognized that his fist technique had not reached great completion, his companions suspected Zhou Yuanqing’s Mystic Blade Sect might be using Duan Xiaoyu to threaten him.

  • Xu Taiping asked Zhou Yuanqing for another punch and blocked it with the Mountain-Bearing Form, but the blow sent him tumbling and spectators began to suspect foul play or a secret deal.
  • Mu Yuchen accused Xu Taiping of deliberately losing, while Mu Yun said the Golden Scale Ranking would punish any willing surrender and noted that the two men had no known connection.
  • At Profound Seclusion Abode, Lin Buyu insisted Xu Taiping would not make a deal, and Jiang Zhi and Dugu Qingxiao recalled that a Mystic Blade Sect cultivator had abducted Duan Xiaoyu years earlier.
  • Zhao Linglong suspected the Mystic Blade Sect might be using Duan Xiaoyu to threaten Xu Taiping, and Dugu Qingxiao contacted Huang Que for information.
  • Zhou Yuanqing battered Xu Taiping with punches and kicks, but Xu Taiping used the Mountain-Bearing Form to divert some of a punch’s force and realized his fist technique had not reached great completion.

Ch. 760Facing Yuanqing: Your disciple will not fail your command

Xu Taiping endured Zhou Yuanqing’s overwhelming attacks and refined his fist technique by borrowing the force of Zhou’s blows. After Xu landed a counterpunch that impressed the watching martial artists, Zhou drew his saber and slashed him across the back, leaving Xu’s survival uncertain.

  • Zhou Yuanqing enlarged his body with blood qi and battered Xu Taiping, while spectators began to believe Zhou had a way to suppress Xu’s power.
  • Mu Yuchen feared Xu’s injuries would ruin his physique, but Mu Yun realized Xu’s fist technique was improving with every exchange.
  • Xu Taiping used his body and the Golden Scale Platform to redirect Zhou Yuanqing’s force, then borrowed it to strike Zhou in the chest.
  • Mu Yun praised Xu’s counterpunch, and Martial God Zhu Huai told the Third Prince, Chu Yinan, to defeat Xu fairly on his behalf.
  • Zhou Yuanqing drew his saber and cut a long wound across Xu Taiping’s back, prompting the Third Prince to add, “Provided he survives.”

Ch. 761Facing Yuanqing, no one can threaten you anymore

Xu Taiping broke the bone bracelet that had suppressed his qi and blood, revealed his Raging Dragon Realm Dragon Whale Physique, and defeated Zhou Yuanqing. He continued beating Zhou Yuanqing after he tried to concede, then turned toward a terrifying aura rising from the stands.

  • Zhou Yuanqing cut Xu Taiping's feet and approached as Xu lay battered, but Xu still refused to concede.
  • Junior Sister Tiancheng urged Xu to fight without holding back, and Xu thanked her before shattering his bone bracelet.
  • Xu unleashed his Raging Dragon Realm Dragon Whale Physique and shattered Zhou Yuanqing's blade shadow with a Baxia strike.
  • Xu broke Zhou Yuanqing's protective shield and continued attacking, refusing to let him concede.
  • An aged voice ordered Xu to stop, and Xu threatened whoever came down before turning to face the immense aura from the stands.

Ch. 762Slaying Yuanqing, Xu Taiping Wins This Match

Xu Taiping defeated and killed Zhou Yuanqing despite the Mystic Blade Ancestor’s intervention, and Qiu Shanyuan declared him the winner while promising protection from the Mystic Blade Sect. The chapter left Lu Rushuang asking Ping'an whether he had heard a woman’s voice.

  • Xu Taiping blocked the Mystic Blade Ancestor’s attack, and Qiu Shanyuan warned the elder not to interfere with the match.
  • Xu Taiping rejected the Mystic Blade Ancestor’s claim that Zhou Yuanqing had conceded and killed Zhou Yuanqing with his flaming blade.
  • The Mystic Blade Ancestor charged Xu Taiping, but Qiu Shanyuan’s golden flood dragon swallowed him and returned beneath the pool.
  • Qiu Shanyuan checked Xu Taiping’s injuries, offered to handle the Mystic Blade Sect, and announced Xu Taiping as the winner.
  • Chu Tiancheng and Lu Rushuang rejoiced over Xu Taiping’s victory, and Lu Rushuang asked Ping'an whether he had heard a woman’s voice.

Ch. 763Capturing the Demon Seed, Gaining Supreme Merit

At Mad Wolf Stronghold, the Buddhist abbots discovered a Primordial Demon Seed inside a Mystic Blade Sect expert and gained enough merit to break through into the Arhat Realm. The Demon Seed revealed that the Seventh Demon Abyss had set a trap for the Golden Scale Assembly, and Xuanzhi warned Lu Rushuang to pass the news to Taiping.

  • Lu Rushuang told Xuanzhi that Taiping had won the battle and was not seriously injured.
  • The five abbots destroyed the Mystic Blade Sect expert’s Primordial Spirit and uncovered a Primordial Demon Seed.
  • Golden light empowered the monks, and the five abbots broke through into the Arhat Realm.
  • Xuanzhi suggested interrogating the fragile Demon Seed, which agreed to answer their questions.
  • The Demon Seed revealed that the Seventh Demon Abyss had laid a trap at the Golden Scale Assembly to wipe out the elites of the Five Heavens.
  • Xuanzhi told Lu Rushuang that the threat to the Golden Scale Assembly needed to be passed on to Taiping.

Ch. 764The sixth round, something rather uncanny

Mu Yuchen told Mu Yun and Ji Ye how the Mystic Blade Sect had threatened Xu Taiping and manipulated the Golden Scale Assembly, while Mu Yun worried about how the sect had bypassed the ranking’s rules. New intelligence suggested Xu Taiping’s friend might have been rescued from Mad Wolf Stronghold, and Mu Yun prepared Ji Ye for the sixth round.

  • Mu Yuchen explained that an expelled Mystic Blade Sect steward had abducted Xu Taiping’s friend and used her as leverage, while the Mystic Blade Ancestor had prepared Zhou Yuanqing for the Golden Scale Assembly.
  • Mu Yun pointed out that the intelligence did not explain how the Mystic Blade Ancestor had circumvented the Golden Scale Ranking’s rules.
  • Mu Yuchen reported that Buddhist Chan forces from Cloud-Hidden Temple and the Five Great Temples had besieged Mad Wolf Stronghold and rescued a wounded woman who might have been Xu Taiping’s friend.
  • Mu Yun told Mu Yuchen to keep investigating and warned that the other sects might target Ji Ye in the sixth round.
  • Ji Ye said he no longer needed to hide his strength, while Mu Yuchen hoped he might receive a bye among the fifteen remaining contestants.

Ch. 765The sixth round: I can comprehend a blade domain?

Ji Ye revealed that he had learned the Heavenly Demon Formation-Entering Melody, while Xu Taiping received a bye into the Golden Scale Assembly’s top eight and learned more about the hidden profound calamity demon seed. Blade Ghost then offered to guide Xu Taiping in attempting to comprehend a blade domain.

  • Mu Yun and Mu Yuchen worried that Ji Ye would face Zhu Qiongmo, but Ji Ye said he had learned to play the Heavenly Demon Formation-Entering Melody.
  • Ji Ye told Mu Yun and Mu Yuchen he could nearly play the entire piece, and Mu Yun celebrated the return of the long-lost legacy.
  • Xu Taiping discovered that his bye advanced him to the Golden Scale Assembly’s top eight, and Lu Rushuang advised him to rest and watch the other contestants.
  • Lu Rushuang warned Xu Taiping that a profound calamity demon seed was hidden among the fifteen contestants and could grow stronger by defeating opponents.
  • Blade Ghost told Xu Taiping he could enter the blade domain the next night and try to comprehend one, leaving Xu Taiping stunned.

Ch. 766The Sixth Round, Blade Ghost's Eight-Zhang Blade Domain

Blade Ghost explained why he was helping Xu Taiping cultivate a blade domain, warning that recovering his memories might free him from the Ghost-Sealing Talisman's restraints and lead him to kill Xu Taiping. Xu Taiping accepted the risk and began learning about the Eight-Zhang Blade Domain, but Blade Ghost left him to figure out how to control ultimate intent on his own for six months.

  • Blade Ghost said that testing blades with Xu Taiping had restored his memories and that training Xu Taiping could help him recover them further.
  • Blade Ghost warned that regaining his complete memories might free him from the Ghost-Sealing Talisman's restraints and make him kill Xu Taiping, but Xu Taiping chose to continue learning.
  • Blade Ghost explained that the Eight-Zhang Blade Domain let its cultivator sense an opponent's intentions within one zhang and stay one step ahead within ten steps.
  • Xu Taiping asked Blade Ghost to teach him how to wield ultimate intent, but Blade Ghost said he would leave him to comprehend it himself for the first half of the year.

Ch. 767The sixth round, the Demon Abyss's Profound Calamity Demon Seed

Xu Taiping watched Zhu Qiongmo face Ji Ye in the sixth round while Lu Rushuang explained the Nine Abysses’ Demon Seeds and warned that one of the competitors might be possessed by a Profound Calamity Demon Seed. The duel began with Zhu Qiongmo’s sword shadows surging against Ji Ye’s sound-made flying swords.

  • Lu Rushuang noticed Xu Taiping looked pale, and he said he had stayed up practicing his blade.
  • Lu Rushuang warned Xu Taiping that a competitor in the sixth round might be the vessel of a Profound Calamity Demon Seed.
  • Lu Rushuang explained the types of Demon Seeds and how Profound Calamity Demon Seeds possessed hosts and grew stronger by defeating opponents.
  • Zhu Qiongmo unleashed thousands of sword shadows that formed a mighty river of Sword Intent.
  • Ji Ye calmly played his ancient qin, sending waves of sound transformed into flying swords against Zhu Qiongmo’s attack.

Ch. 768Watching the battle, the divine weapon Jueque appeared again

Ji Ye surprised the spectators by matching Zhu Qiongmo’s swordsmanship and blocking his powerful strike with a figure formed from zither notes and blue-green gang qi. Zhu Qiongmo then manifested a divine weapon Jueque, and Lu Rushuang explained that Kongming Cave possessed a more complete sword-nurturing legacy than Qingxuan.

  • Ji Ye and Zhu Qiongmo traded sword attacks, surprising the spectators with Ji Ye’s skill.
  • Lu Rushuang asked Xu Taiping to sense whether Ji Ye’s aura revealed a Profound Calamity Demon Seed, and he used his ultimate intent to watch for changes.
  • Zhu Qiongmo condensed his sword qi into a massive strike, and Ji Ye stopped it with a human figure formed from zither notes and gang qi.
  • Zhu Qiongmo formed a sword shadow resembling the divine weapon Jueque, which Xu Taiping recognized from Zhou Tong’s weapon.
  • Lu Rushuang explained that Kongming Cave’s sword-nurturing swordsmanship shared origins with Qingxuan’s but preserved a more complete legacy.

Ch. 769Watching the Battle, Inviting the True Martial Great Emperor into the Formation

Xu Taiping and Lu Rushuang watched Ji Ye use the Heavenly Demon Formation-Entering Melody to withstand Zhu Qiongmo's Jueque Sword. As Zhu Qiongmo revealed the sword's true power, Ji Ye began summoning the Five Emperors into the formation.

  • Xu Taiping sensed a terrifying power hidden within Zhu Qiongmo and suspected he had obtained an Origin Law Inheritance.
  • Ji Ye used the Heavenly Demon Formation-Entering Melody to summon an ancient army whose battle-intent shield stopped Zhu Qiongmo's Jueque Sword.
  • Lu Rushuang identified Ji Ye's music as Great Emperor Peerless Nether's Heavenly Demon Formation-Entering Melody, a technique said to rival the Origin Laws on the Spirit Bone Stele.
  • Xu Taiping told Lu Rushuang he sensed no unusual power in either prodigy beyond the terrifying force within Zhu Qiongmo.
  • Zhu Qiongmo urged Ji Ye to summon the Five Emperors, and Ji Ye invited the True Martial Great Emperor into the formation.

Ch. 770Watching the Battle: The True Martial Great Emperor and the Junque Sword

Ji Ye manifested a phantom of the True Martial Great Emperor to face Zhu Qiongmo’s Junque Sword, and their opposing powers shook the Golden Scale Pool. As both sides gathered strength for a decisive clash, Xu Taiping sensed that the outcome would come within ten breaths.

  • Ji Ye summoned a phantom formed from a trace of the True Martial Great Emperor’s Divine Intent, and its pressure shattered three of the Golden Scale Pool’s five barriers.
  • Princess Tiancheng suffered pain from looking at the phantom, so Lu Rushuang covered her eyes and Xu Taiping offered her wine.
  • Zhu Qiongmo summoned the Junque Sword, whose heavy sword intent shattered the restored barriers and cut off the phantom’s pressure nearby.
  • The Junque Sword and the True Martial Great Emperor’s phantom exchanged surges of power as Ji Ye and Zhu Qiongmo prepared their strongest attacks.
  • Lu Rushuang and Xu Taiping assessed the weakening forces, and Xu Taiping judged that the outcome would be decided within ten breaths.

Ch. 771Jinx, whatever you feared came to pass

Ji Ye defeated Zhu Qiongmo with the True Martial Great Emperor’s phantom, alarming the Golden Scale Assembly contestants. The next-round matchups paired Ji Ye with Xu Taiping, who prepared to train in the Blade Domain before their fight in two days.

  • Ji Ye summoned the True Martial Great Emperor through the Heavenly Demon Formation-Entering Melody, whose sword shattered Zhu Qiongmo’s Junque Sword and struck him down.
  • The spectators feared drawing Ji Ye, and Xu Taiping joked that the thing people feared was most likely to happen.
  • Xu Taiping, Lu Rushuang, and the others watched the Golden Scale Ranking announce the next-round matchups.
  • Xu Taiping drew Ji Ye, and Blade Ghost ordered him to train in the Blade Domain that night.
  • Mu Yuchen celebrated the matchup and said Xiao Ye could avenge Mu Yun, while Mu Yun noted that they knew Xu Taiping’s strengths and weaknesses.

Ch. 772The seventh round: the Eight-Zhang Blade Domain mastered

Xu Taiping mastered the ability to open his Eight-Zhang Blade Domain at will after three days of brutal training with Blade Ghost. Before the seventh round of the Golden Scale Assembly, Lu Rushuang revealed that winning could grant him access to a treasury containing a treasure tied to Lü Daoxuan’s life or death.

  • Blade Ghost healed Xu Taiping’s injuries, then attacked him, prompting Xu Taiping to open his Eight-Zhang Blade Domain at will and sever Blade Ghost’s arm.
  • Blade Ghost congratulated Xu Taiping but warned that he still had to develop a unique ability for the domain to master it fully.
  • Xu Taiping left the domain and joined Little Martial Aunt, Chu Tiancheng, and the others for breakfast before the seventh round.
  • Lu Rushuang told Xu Taiping that winning the match could qualify him to enter Emperor Youyun’s treasuries and find a treasure that might affect Lü Daoxuan’s fate.

Ch. 773The seventh round, Eldest Senior Sister, pinch me

As Xu Taiping faced Ji Ye on the Golden Scale Platform, Azure Profound Sect’s disciples learned that Duan Xiaoyu had been rescued and that powerful allies in Youyun Heaven would protect him. The match began with Ji Ye’s blade-dance melody, and he challenged Xu Taiping to endure it before he would play the Heavenly Demon Formation-Entering Melody.

  • Zhao Linglong asked Jiang Zhi to pinch her as she watched Xu Taiping stand on the Golden Scale Platform.
  • Dugu Qingxiao played Huang Que’s message, which confirmed Duan Xiaoyu had been rescued by Xuanzhi and that Youyun Heaven’s Chan School and other allies would support Xu Taiping.
  • The Seven Peaks disciples learned that Xu Taiping was no longer under threat in Youyun Heaven, and Lin Buyu felt relieved.
  • The Sword Qi walls on the Golden Scale Platform burst apart, beginning Xu Taiping and Ji Ye’s match.
  • Ji Ye played Guangling Pavilion’s Slaying Demons melody, while Xu Taiping watched him and ignored the phantom dancer as a diversion.
  • Ji Ye told Xu Taiping he had to endure Slaying Demons before he could hear the Heavenly Demon Formation-Entering Melody, then struck a forceful note on the Ancient Qin.

Ch. 774The Seventh Round: Huanqiu Fairy's Slaying Demons

Xu Taiping revealed his mastery of the Demon-Slaying Blade and broke through Ji Ye’s Huanqiu Fairy attack with the Chaotic Cicada Stance. Ji Ye snapped three zither strings to summon Huanqiu Fairy again and stop Xu Taiping’s approaching strike.

  • Huanqiu Fairy’s twin blades battered Xu Taiping and drove him backward as Ji Ye played “Slaying Demons.”
  • Zhu Qiongmo noticed that Xu Taiping was gradually closing the distance to Ji Ye despite appearing to struggle against Huanqiu Fairy’s blade force.
  • Xu Taiping unleashed the Demon-Slaying Blade’s Chaotic Cicada Stance and shattered Huanqiu Fairy’s blade force.
  • Xu Taiping’s converging blade shadows formed a massive strike aimed at Ji Ye.
  • Ji Ye snapped three zither strings, causing Huanqiu Fairy’s phantom to reappear and raise its blades against Xu Taiping’s strike.

Ch. 775Unleashing the Blade Domain, the Remnant Soul of Ancient Beast Kui

Xu Taiping pressed Ji Ye after shattering his defenses, forcing Ji Ye to unleash the remnant soul of Ancient Beast Kui within the Ancient Qin. Xu Taiping then overwhelmed the beast’s phantom with his fists, leaving the bloodied Ji Ye trying to restring the instrument as the fight continued.

  • Xu Taiping destroyed Fairy Huanqiu’s blade force and used his hidden Mysterious Origin Avatar to knock Ji Ye away before striking him again.
  • Ji Ye snapped the Ancient Qin’s strings, summoning the phantom of Ancient Beast Kui, whose roar sent Xu Taiping skidding hundreds of zhang.
  • Mu Yun scolded Mu Yuchen for urging Ji Ye to humiliate Xu Taiping, then recognized Xu Taiping’s exceptional blade skill and powerful cultivation.
  • Xu Taiping strengthened his aura, cut through Kui’s sound waves, and attacked the phantom with Great Sun Golden Flame and the Raging Thunder Form.
  • Xu Taiping’s punches passed through Kui’s phantom and battered Ji Ye, who kept restringing the Ancient Qin while Mu Yuchen anxiously urged him on.
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