Arc 18Chapters 426–450

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Chapters 426–450 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 426Just Which Faction Was This?

Mu Qinglan followed Li Yuanqiu across several provinces and discovered that he had brought Azure Cloud Sect elders to Chun Xiaobai, where they were being drilled in formation. She watched in alarm as the elders moved in perfect unison, unsure what Chun Xiaobai had done to them.

  • Mu Qinglan tailed Li Yuanqiu from Cloud Province through the Central Twelve Provinces, fearing the faction he sought might be a Sacred Land.
  • Li Yuanqiu arrived at Chun Xiaobai's rendezvous, where Bai Jin'er welcomed him and Li Qingfeng complained about being kicked during drills.
  • Chun Xiaobai ordered Fang Yuan and Bai Yutang to keep drilling the assembled people and then rested beneath a tree.
  • Mu Qinglan secretly reached the mountaintop and found two thousand Azure Cloud Sect elders marching in strict formation.
  • The elders turned and stamped their feet in unison, leaving Mu Qinglan trembling and wondering whether their divine souls had been controlled.

Ch. 427Were these really still the elders of my Azure Cloud Sect?

Mu Qinglan found more than two thousand Azure Cloud Sect elders drilling in perfect formation and mistook their plans for a journey to the Sacred Land. After Chun Xiaobai told her to train with the newcomers, she disguised herself and joined them, intending to confront the person she believed had poached her sect members.

  • Mu Qinglan watched the Azure Cloud Sect elders march in precise formation and searched the grounds for the person who had poached members of her sect.
  • She recognized Chun Xiaobai, who mistook her for a newcomer and told her to drill before they started work.
  • Chun Xiaobai explained that the group was training to make a fortune at the Sacred Land, and Mu Qinglan concluded that the real culprit was there.
  • Mu Qinglan covered her face to hide her identity and headed toward the drilling ground.

Ch. 428Thank goodness I was a late bloomer!

Mu Qinglan disguised herself to infiltrate a marching formation and find the mastermind behind her sect’s troubles. Meanwhile, Yun Huoyue arrived with Cangshan Daoist and Li Yuanqiu, then tried to win over Chun Xiaobai, who reacted with alarm to her advances.

  • Mu Qinglan used her veil to hide her identity and joined the disciples’ formation, awkwardly copying their march.
  • Chun Xiaobai spotted Yun Huoyue and Cangshan Daoist, then fled behind Li Yuanqiu and called them abnormal.
  • Li Yuanqiu introduced Cangshan Daoist as the divination master Chun Xiaobai had requested, and Cangshan Daoist introduced Yun Huoyue as his direct disciple.
  • Yun Huoyue recalled that Chun Xiaobai’s Fate Pattern could resolve her Dark Abyss Sinking Moon Fate Pattern and that her master had urged her to pursue him.
  • Yun Huoyue told Chun Xiaobai she had missed him and acted coyly, leaving Chun Xiaobai frightened and Cangshan Daoist and Li Yuanqiu stunned.

Ch. 429They Really Would Sell Out Anyone for Money!

Chun Xiaobai recruited Yun Huoyue and Cangshan Daoist for their usefulness, then prepared to set out for a sacred land. Yun Huoyue joined the training ranks under Bai Jin'er's strict orders, while Mu Qinglan quietly recognized Bai Jin'er as a promising leader.

  • Li Yuanqiu realized Cangshan Daoist had sent Yun Huoyue to get close to Chun Xiaobai, and regretted not recruiting a female disciple himself.
  • Chun Xiaobai let Yun Huoyue stay and train, then recognized Cangshan Daoist's hidden, powerful cultivation.
  • Cangshan Daoist offered to guide Chun Xiaobai to a sacred land, and Chun Xiaobai agreed to call on him in a few days.
  • Li Yuanqiu pulled Cangshan Daoist aside to discuss a family connection, while Chun Xiaobai joked that the old men would sell out anyone for money.
  • Bai Jin'er ordered Yun Huoyue to stand straight and train, and Mu Qinglan considered Bai Jin'er a potential future sect master.
  • Chun Xiaobai surveyed the training and decided it was time to prepare to set out.

Ch. 430Why Was He Giving Orders Here?

Chun Xiaobai finished drilling the newcomers into disciplined formations and prepared to take them on a job, while Mu Qinglan wondered why a mere disciple was giving orders. The chapter ended with her asking a nearby female elder who Chun Xiaobai was.

  • Chun Xiaobai decided to recruit the Fourth Boss from Heavenly Baleful Valley when the group passed nearby.
  • After two days of drills, the newcomers mastered the goose step and formation exercises, and Fang Yuan dismissed them.
  • Chun Xiaobai inspected the transformed recruits, then ordered more than two thousand people into five orderly formations.
  • Chun Xiaobai told the assembled group that obeying orders was their sacred duty, and they answered in unison.
  • Mu Qinglan watched Chun Xiaobai command the group and asked a nearby female elder who he was.

Ch. 431Are you up to this or not?

Chun Xiaobai led a heavily armed force toward the Heavenly Water Sacred Land while Mu Qinglan suspected he had gathered them to attack it. After flying more than ten thousand li, the army stopped at the shore of an enormous lake.

  • Mu Qinglan suspected Chun Xiaobai was recruiting people from the Azure Cloud Sect, but held back when he kicked her and ordered her to speak up.
  • Chun Xiaobai ordered Cangshan Daoist to lead the way to the Heavenly Water Sacred Land, sixty-five thousand li to the south.
  • Chun Xiaobai ordered the units to don their Black Battle Armor, then Fang Yuan and Bai Yutang led the formation as the army took flight.
  • Mu Qinglan flew with the army, increasingly convinced that its formation was meant for an attack rather than joining a sacred land.
  • After flying more than ten thousand li across the Northern Province, Chun Xiaobai halted the army beside an enormous lake.

Ch. 432Have Them Come Out to Welcome You, Great King!

Chun Xiaobai’s group reached the hidden entrance to the Heavenly Water Sacred Land, but he hesitated over how to breach its formation safely. After Mu Qinglan joined them in disguise, he finished planning his approach and ordered everyone to move out.

  • Cangshan Daoist tried to summon his old friends to welcome the group, but Chun Xiaobai had Li Yuanqiu take him aside so he would not learn their real purpose.
  • Chun Xiaobai spotted a pillar of blue wealth energy rising from the lake and located the Heavenly Water Sacred Land’s hidden grotto entrance.
  • Chun Xiaobai worried that touching the wrong spatial node would trigger the Sacred Land’s alarms, while Bai Jin'er and the Grand Supreme Elders grew anxious about getting inside.
  • Mu Qinglan approached Chun Xiaobai in disguise, and Zhang Xuanhe recognized her voice but stayed silent after Chun Xiaobai warned him.
  • After planning how to breach the formation without failure, Chun Xiaobai swept his hand forward and ordered the group to move out.

Ch. 433This Brat Couldn't Be Let Off Either!

Chun Xiaobai secretly opened a spatial doorway into the Heavenly Water Sacred Land’s grotto heaven blessed land, while Mu Qinglan grew increasingly suspicious and angry about the elders’ defection. After the group entered, Mu Qinglan resolved to protect the Azure Cloud Sect’s name and make the person poaching its people pay.

  • Mu Qinglan decided Chun Xiaobai was a middleman in the poaching and vowed to deal with him after finding the real culprit.
  • Chun Xiaobai used Heaven-Rending Hand to locate the spatial formation’s hub, but Mu Qinglan interrupted him just before he touched it.
  • Zhang Xuanhe pulled Mu Qinglan aside, and Chun Xiaobai pressed the node, opening a golden doorway into the grotto heaven blessed land.
  • Chun Xiaobai urged everyone to move quietly, and the elders pushed Mu Qinglan through the doorway with them.
  • The group arrived at the Heavenly Water Sacred Land’s mountain entrance and marveled at its dense spiritual qi.
  • Mu Qinglan understood why the elders wanted to leave, but resolved to uphold the Azure Cloud Sect’s name and kill the person poaching its people.

Ch. 434Why did this feel like sneaking in to steal?

Chun Xiaobai led the Incense Masters and the Azure Cloud Sect forces into the Heavenly Water Sacred Land’s grotto heaven, where Mu Qinglan located its palaces and guided them there. Chun Xiaobai and the Incense Masters slipped through a concealed formation, leaving Mu Qinglan to wonder whether they were sneaking in to steal.

  • Mu Qinglan detected the sacred land’s palaces eight thousand li to the north, and Chun Xiaobai ordered the group to advance there.
  • Chun Xiaobai’s forces concealed themselves near the palaces and admired their costly construction while Mu Qinglan remained focused on the people who had poached members of her sect.
  • Chun Xiaobai chose the plan for a sacred land with its forces concentrated in one place and led the Incense Masters ahead without the main force.
  • Mu Qinglan followed Chun Xiaobai, mistaking his approach for a visit to the sacred land’s leaders and suspecting the elders had allied with them.
  • Chun Xiaobai found a concealed sixth-tier defensive formation, opened a gap, and led the Incense Masters through it as Mu Qinglan questioned why they were sneaking in.

Ch. 435Why Come In Through This Remote Spot?

Chun Xiaobai led Mu Qinglan and the Azure Cloud Sect elders through the Heavenly Water Sacred Land’s grotto heaven to target a core elder, while Mu Qinglan struggled to understand their suspicious behavior. After Chun Xiaobai planted a demonic sword at the elder’s door, the elder mistook it for a surprise from his disciple Nangong Zheng, and Mu Qinglan began to grasp what was happening.

  • Zhang Xuanhe took the blame for bringing Mu Qinglan along as Chun Xiaobai led the group through a remote entrance into the grotto heaven.
  • Chun Xiaobai used his Treasure-Seeing Divine Eye to locate a Spirit Transformation core elder, and the group stealthily crossed the residential halls toward him.
  • Mu Qinglan grew increasingly suspicious as the elders crouched on the roof and prepared for their operation.
  • Chun Xiaobai threw a demonic sword into the hall’s lintel, prompting the Pill Addict to come outside.
  • The Pill Addict mistook the sword for a surprise from his disciple Nangong Zheng, and Mu Qinglan inferred the group’s intent.

Ch. 436That Seemed a Little Rash!

Mu Qinglan attacked the Pill Addict after mistaking the elders’ secret gathering for a betrayal of the Azure Cloud Sect, killing him with one spear thrust. As the Heavenly Water Sacred Land surrounded Chun Xiaobai and the elders, a Black-Armored Army of more than two thousand troops broke into the Sacred Land.

  • Mu Qinglan drew her Heaven-Piercing Spear and launched a surprise attack on the Pill Addict.
  • The Pill Addict blocked Mu Qinglan’s first strike, but she drove her spear through his heart with her next thrust and killed him.
  • Mu Qinglan turned on Chun Xiaobai, but terrifying auras approached before she could attack; Chun Xiaobai roared for help.
  • Li Qingfeng told the others to take their positions, and Bai Yutang used a Jade Talisman to alert Fang Yuan.
  • Fang Yuan led more than two thousand members of the Black-Armored Army through the gap in the formation as Saint Lord Lingbo and the Heavenly Water Sacred Land elders surrounded Chun Xiaobai’s group.

Ch. 437Could They Be Heavenly Soldiers and Generals?

Chun Xiaobai and the Azure Cloud Sect elders confronted the Heavenly Water Sacred Land while posing as black-armored Emperor Pavilion Envoys, and Chun accused the sacred land of harboring demons. Saint Lord Lingbo grew wary of the imposing force, while Mu Qinglan realized the deception and feared its consequences; the chapter ended with Li Qingfeng ordering the sacred land seized.

  • More than two thousand black-armored soldiers descended in formation, overwhelming the Heavenly Water Sacred Land elders with their killing intent.
  • Chun Xiaobai accused the Heavenly Water Sacred Land of being a demon cavern after Mu Qinglan noticed the sinister glow of a sword beside the man she had killed.
  • Li Qingfeng claimed the force served as Emperor Pavilion Envoys, and Saint Lord Lingbo became alarmed at the prospect of an investigation into his sacred land.
  • Saint Lord Lingbo questioned why the supposed envoys wore black armor instead of the Emperor Pavilion's purple-gold armor, but Chun Xiaobai dismissed his objection.
  • Mu Qinglan realized Chun Xiaobai had brought Azure Cloud Sect elders to impersonate Emperor Pavilion Envoys and worried that the deception would endanger the sect.
  • Li Qingfeng recognized Mu Qinglan's spear, then accused Saint Lord Lingbo of turning his sacred land into a demon cavern and ordered his men to seize everyone.

Ch. 438This Is Illicit Property. Confiscated.

Chun Xiaobai and the Azure Cloud Sect elders posed as Emperor Pavilion investigators to intimidate the Heavenly Water Sacred Land, whose Saint Lord eagerly denied any ties to demon cultivators. Bai Jin'er seized a ninth-tier pill formula as illicit property, while Mu Qinglan watched in shock.

  • Saint Lord Lingbo stopped the Azure Cloud Sect elders and pleaded for a careful investigation, convinced they were Emperor Pavilion Envoys.
  • Yun Huoyue realized Chun Xiaobai seemed to be making the Black-Armored Army impersonate Emperor Pavilion investigators.
  • Zhang Xuanhe claimed the group had spent eighty years investigating, and Saint Lord Lingbo blamed the dead Pill Addict for deceiving the Heavenly Water Sacred Land.
  • Bai Jin'er found that ninth-tier pill formulas were supreme treasures and ordered Saint Lord Lingbo to present the illicit property.
  • An elder brought the incomplete Heaven-Defying Creation Pill formula, and Bai Jin'er confiscated it into her Storage Bracelet as Mu Qinglan cried out in shock.

Ch. 439Why did this feel like extortion?

Chun Xiaobai and the Azure Cloud Sect elders pressured the Heavenly Water Sacred Land into handing over treasures and spirit stones while pretending to investigate demon cultivators. Though the sacred land’s Ancestors suspected extortion, they had no proof, and Saint Lord Lingbo warned them not to act.

  • Chun Xiaobai demanded that the Heavenly Water Sacred Land surrender stolen goods, and its Sacred Lord and elders dropped to their knees, pleading that they had no ties to demon cultivators.
  • Saint Lord Lingbo presented evidence against the demon called the Pill Addict and secretly ordered elders to bring out treasures, while Mu Qinglan realized the Azure Cloud Sect was extorting the sacred land.
  • Saint Lord Lingbo’s elders offered rare treasures, three Heaven Tier treasures, and ten trillion spirit stones, then brought out three more damaged rare treasures; Bai Jin'er swiftly stored one box.
  • Bai Yutang checked a ledger and claimed the group might have followed the wrong lead, prompting Chun Xiaobai to scold him for wasting three days staking out the sacred land.
  • The two Ancestors recognized that Chun Xiaobai’s group seemed to be extorting them and secretly told Saint Lord Lingbo, who asked whether they had proof; they admitted they did not.

Ch. 440We Almost Fell for It!

Chun Xiaobai and Mu Qinglan tried to extort the Heavenly Water Sacred Land while posing as Emperor Pavilion Envoys, but Saint Lord Lingbo mistook their greed and nervousness for a trap meant to provoke the Sacred Land. The Sacred Land handed over its evidence and treasures without resistance, convinced it had seen through the scheme.

  • Saint Lord Lingbo realized Chun Xiaobai and his Black-Armored Army looked like impostors, then worried that they were genuine envoys trying to bait the Heavenly Water Sacred Land into attacking.
  • Chun Xiaobai noticed his soldiers and Mu Qinglan staring excitedly at the treasures, while Mu Qinglan tried to hide her nerves.
  • Saint Lord Lingbo told the Ancestors that the envoys were pretending to be vulnerable as part of a trap, and they praised his insight.
  • Saint Lord Lingbo gave Chun Xiaobai all the evidence against the Demon Cultivator and promised to hand over anything else they found.
  • Mu Qinglan relaxed, and Saint Lord Lingbo and the Ancestors took her change in demeanor as proof that they had seen through the act.

Ch. 441Who Are You Calling an Old Hag?

Chun Xiaobai and his group escaped the Heavenly Water Sacred Land after taking its money, while Mu Qinglan’s identity as the Azure Cloud Sect’s Sect Master remained hidden. The chapter ended with Chun Xiaobai mistaking her for an ancient sect Ancestor and calling her an old hag, enraging her.

  • Chun Xiaobai abandoned his attempt to charge the Heavenly Water Sacred Land further and led his group away as Saint Lord Lingbo respectfully saw them off.
  • The group withdrew more than a hundred thousand li to a hiding spot, where Mu Qinglan bumped into Chun Xiaobai and he ordered her to leave.
  • Li Qiuyuan recognized Mu Qinglan, and the elders’ fearful reactions made Chun Xiaobai wonder who she was.
  • Li Qingfeng warned Zhang Xuanhe not to reveal Mu Qinglan’s identity because Chun Xiaobai wanted to recruit the Azure Cloud Sect into his gang.
  • Zhang Xuanhe told Chun Xiaobai that Mu Qinglan was a sect Ancestor, and Chun Xiaobai called her an old hag, provoking her fury.

Ch. 442Then I'll Hold My Temper for Now!

Mu Qinglan confronted Li Qingfeng and the elders for secretly extorting Sacred Lands with Chun Xiaobai, but she calmed down after learning how much money the scheme could earn. She decided to tolerate Chun Xiaobai for now and wait until the Azure Cloud Sect had plundered every Sacred Land before demanding he hand over his share.

  • Li Qingfeng, Zhou Qingyi, and the Grand Supreme Elders restrained Mu Qinglan and explained that Chun Xiaobai was the Azure Cloud Sect’s lucky star.
  • The elders told Mu Qinglan that their latest deal had earned a hundred trillion spirit stones and that they had already completed more than thirty jobs.
  • Mu Qinglan’s anger faded as she imagined the wealth they could earn by targeting nearly a hundred Sacred Lands.
  • The elders offered Mu Qinglan their Storage Rings, and Li Qingfeng explained that Chun Xiaobai usually shared half of each deal with the Azure Cloud Sect.
  • Mu Qinglan decided Chun Xiaobai should eventually hand over all his earnings, but she agreed to hold her temper until they had plundered the other Sacred Lands.

Ch. 443We're Not Taking Anyone Else In!

Mu Qinglan joined the elders’ extortion scheme and agreed to keep her identity secret while Chun Xiaobai accepted her into his group, believing she needed treatment. As Bai Jin'er calculated everyone’s wages, Bai Yutang rushed in with a warning that the Sect Master had infiltrated them.

  • Mu Qinglan agreed to continue the extortion scheme for the promised money, and Li Qingfeng told her to hide that she was the Sect Master from Chun Xiaobai.
  • After hearing the elders’ account of Mu Qinglan’s past, Chun Xiaobai accepted her into his group and declared that they would take no one else in.
  • Chun Xiaobai ordered Bai Jin'er to calculate everyone’s shares and distribute half of the money.
  • Zhang Xuanhe told Mu Qinglan the money was being handed out, and she demanded that her share be presented to her.
  • Bai Yutang rushed to Bai Jin'er and warned that the Sect Master had sneaked in.

Ch. 444A lucky star indeed!

Bai Yutang and Zhang Xuanhe decided to hide Mu Qinglan’s presence from Chun Xiaobai while the sect continued its lucrative business. Meanwhile, Cangshan Daoist celebrated Chun Xiaobai’s payment of five hundred million spirit stones, unaware that he had helped lead the Azure Cloud Sect into extorting sacred lands.

  • Bai Yutang and Zhang Xuanhe agreed to keep Mu Qinglan’s presence secret so Chun Xiaobai would not provoke her before their money-making venture was finished.
  • Bai Jin'er daydreamed about using her earnings to buy pills and Jade Nectar to improve herself for the Great King.
  • Fang Yuan and the elders reminisced about the Great King’s past romances and agreed to retrieve Qin Ruoxue from the Mystic Ice Palace when they passed by.
  • Cangshan Daoist opened Yun Huoyue’s Storage Bag, found five hundred million spirit stones, and praised Chun Xiaobai as a lucky star.
  • Yun Huoyue worried that Chun Xiaobai’s plan to extort sacred lands would bring trouble, but she avoided warning her master and described the venture as business involving demon cultivators.
  • Cangshan Daoist assumed Chun Xiaobai’s business concerned demon cultivators and asked whether the Heavenly Water Sacred Land had uncovered any leads.

Ch. 445Could she have fallen for him?

Cangshan Daoist urged Yun Huoyue to pursue Chun Xiaobai, while Chun Xiaobai discovered the value of the rare treasures he had received. Yun Huoyue approached him bashfully but was pushed away by Bai Jin'er, and Chun Xiaobai turned his attention back to recruiting incense masters for the Black Wind Stronghold.

  • Cangshan Daoist told Yun Huoyue that Bai Jin'er was her rival and urged her to compete for Chun Xiaobai, so Yun Huoyue gathered her courage and approached him.
  • Bai Jin'er showed Chun Xiaobai the treasures they had brought back, and he learned that some valuable items had already been distributed among the elders.
  • Chun Xiaobai used his Treasure-Seeing Divine Eye on a damaged rare treasure and discovered that its origin spirit was far more powerful than that of a heaven-tier magical treasure.
  • Yun Huoyue approached Chun Xiaobai bashfully, but Bai Jin'er mistook her behavior for an illness and shoved her away.
  • Chun Xiaobai wondered whether Yun Huoyue had fallen for him, then decided to recruit the elders as incense masters for the Black Wind Stronghold.

Ch. 446Roll Up Your Bedding and Get the Hell Out of My Sight

Chun Xiaobai tried to reward his Grand Supreme Elders with promotions, salaries, and magical artifacts, while Mu Qinglan’s disapproval kept them from showing their excitement. Frustrated by their stiff silence, he fired Zhang Xuanhe and Zhao Wuji.

  • Yun Huoyue knocked Bai Jin'er away with her golden-core aura, then sat beneath a tree instead of returning to Chun Xiaobai.
  • Chun Xiaobai called the Grand Supreme Elders together and asked whether they considered him loyal to his people.
  • Chun Xiaobai offered the twenty-three Incense Masters a chance to become Helmsmen, with a monthly salary of one billion spirit stones and a rare treasure magical artifact as a year-end bonus.
  • Mu Qinglan’s cold presence made the elders hide their excitement, leaving Chun Xiaobai puzzled and angry.
  • Chun Xiaobai kicked Li Qingfeng, then fired Zhang Xuanhe and Zhao Wuji and ordered them to leave.

Ch. 447Cloudpeak Sacred Land

Chun Xiaobai secured the elders’ obedience with a monthly stipend and ordered Bai Yutang to find the coordinates of a nearby sacred land. Cangshan Daoist identified Cloudpeak Sacred Land, but Bai Yutang froze when Cangshan contacted its leader directly to request the coordinates.

  • Chun Xiaobai threatened to dismiss Zhang Xuanhe and Zhao Wuji for staying silent, while the elders stopped Mu Qinglan from attacking him by reminding her of the coming rewards.
  • The elders explained that they had been overwhelmed by Chun Xiaobai’s offer of a billion spirit stones each month, then agreed to prepare for the next job.
  • Chun Xiaobai sent Bai Yutang to ask Cangshan Daoist to identify a nearby sacred land, while Mu Qinglan watched from the path with her spear in hand.
  • Bai Yutang told Cangshan Daoist that Chun Xiaobai was a secret envoy investigating a demon cultivator and asked him to divine the closest sacred land.
  • Cangshan Daoist pointed out the direction of Cloudpeak Sacred Land, then contacted Qingyang to request its spatial coordinates, leaving Bai Yutang stunned.

Ch. 448Are you even a professional?

After Cangshan Daoist unknowingly handed over Cloudpeak Sacred Land’s coordinates, Chun Xiaobai began preparing for the operation by seeking intelligence. Mu Qinglan reluctantly joined in and realized Chun Xiaobai’s careful planning made him more professional than she was.

  • Cangshan Daoist obtained Cloudpeak Sacred Land’s spatial coordinates from Old Daoist Qingyang and passed them to Bai Yutang, who brought them to Chun Xiaobai.
  • Chun Xiaobai questioned Li Qingfeng about Cloudpeak Sacred Land, but Mu Qinglan interrupted and said she knew about it.
  • Li Qingfeng persuaded Mu Qinglan to cooperate by reminding her that the job could earn them a fifty-trillion share.
  • Chun Xiaobai insisted they gather thorough intelligence before approaching a sacred land, explaining that a careless assault could trap and kill his crew.
  • Mu Qinglan recalled Chun Xiaobai’s previous operations and realized he was more meticulous and professional than she was.

Ch. 449Well? Isn't This Great King a Professional?

Chun Xiaobai led the Azure Cloud Sect toward the Cloudpeak Sacred Land after Mu Qinglan shared what she knew about it. The disciplined army reached the Sacred Land’s hidden entrance, where Chun Xiaobai prepared to investigate while Bai Yutang distracted Cangshan Daoist with a chess game.

  • Mu Qinglan described the Cloudpeak Sacred Land’s powers, arrogance, and isolation, and Chun Xiaobai decided it was unlikely to be a Demon Cavern.
  • Chun Xiaobai mobilized more than two thousand Azure Cloud Sect members, whose disciplined formation astonished Mu Qinglan, then led them southeast under cover of night.
  • The group traveled cautiously and reached mountains surrounded by thunderclouds, where Chun Xiaobai ordered the area searched for defenses and warning formations.
  • After the Incense Masters reported the area secure, Chun Xiaobai used his Treasure-Seeing Divine Eye to check the surroundings and went to a mountaintop locust pine that marked the entrance to the Cloudpeak Sacred Land.
  • Bai Yutang diverted Cangshan Daoist by asking for help with an ancient chess game as Chun Xiaobai examined the entrance.

Ch. 450What's the Rush?

Chun Xiaobai led Mu Qinglan and the Azure Cloud Sect elders into the Cloudpeak Sacred Land to rob it while Bai Yutang stalled Cangshan Daoist. After Chun Xiaobai marked a wealthy side hall as their target, Mu Qinglan rushed ahead and threatened to disrupt the plan.

  • Chun Xiaobai opened a spatial gate into the Cloudpeak Sacred Land, and Li Qingfeng checked that the landing area was clear.
  • Bai Yutang kept Cangshan Daoist occupied with a chess game, while Lu Qingshan watched his Junior Sister join the robbery.
  • Chun Xiaobai led the group to the Guest Reception Platform, ordered everyone to hide, and later tore open the sect's sixth-tier Sect-Guardian Formation.
  • Mu Qinglan accepted that she would join the robbery to help fund the Azure Cloud Sect and followed Chun Xiaobai inside.
  • Chun Xiaobai identified a lavish side hall as their target and planted the Demonic Sword at its entrance.
  • Mu Qinglan dashed toward the hall before Chun Xiaobai could stop her, and he angrily warned her not to rush.
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