Arc 31Chapters 751–775
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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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.