Arc 18Tang Valley and Imperial Inheritance

Taiyi strengthened the Sun God Sect, gathered ancient inheritances, and found Tang Valley with Zixia, where he survived his Dao-severing tribulation and their children were born. The Human Demon later brought the Sun Saint Emperor’s Divine Resentment home, and Taiyi asked to borrow the Sun Emperor Pagoda for three hundred years.

  • Taiyi subdued the Golden Crow Clan, secured compensation and Nine Secrets: Zhe from the great sects, and enlisted the Human Demon to strengthen the Sun God Sect.
  • Taiyi obtained the complete Taiyin True Scripture, shared his Yin-Yang insights with the Human Demon, and sheltered him in the Green-Gold Ancient Pagoda when he lost control.
  • Taiyi converted Li Tian and Yan Yixi, recovered the Human Desire Dao inheritance and Goddess Furnace, and discovered that the furnace could combine with the Lihuo Divine Furnace.
  • Taiyi and Zixia studied the Taiyin Human Emperor’s traces, then found Tang Valley and obtained the Sun Saint Emperor’s perfected teachings and cultivation notes.
  • Taiyi survived a tribulation filled with Ancient Great Emperor manifestations, reforged his weapons, and emerged at Severing the Dao Third Heaven.
  • Zixia gave birth to twins in Tang Valley, and Taiyi and Zixia named their children Yan Fei and Di Chu before Zixia survived three successive tribulations.
  • Taiyi advanced to the severing the Dao sixth heaven and trained against his Dao body before the Human Demon returned with the Sun Saint Emperor’s Divine Resentment.
  • The Divine Resentment regained clarity, found only the Saint Emperor’s golden human skin in the coffin, transmitted the Sun True Scripture to the Human Demon, and offered Taiyi the Fusang Divine Tree.
Chapters 426–450 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 426Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

The Human Demon roasted the Golden Crow Great Saint and shared the meat with the Sun God Sect, whose members grew stronger from the feast. Meanwhile, Taiyi attacked another Golden Crow stronghold, killed its Saint King-level reserve, and suppressed the Golden Crow King in the Green-Gold Ancient Pagoda.

  • The Human Demon prepared the Golden Crow Great Saint’s corpse as a feast and invited the Sun God Sect to eat.
  • Taiyi’s Holy Light Body distributed the meat, and Sun God Sect elders and disciples refined its energy, with many breaking through.
  • Zixia sampled the Golden Crow meat, while Taiyi’s Holy Light Body feasted with the Human Demon.
  • Taiyi located a Golden Crow hideout in western Hezhou, crossed the void, and killed its Saint King-level reserve with the Immortal-Slaying Gourd.
  • Taiyi slaughtered Golden Crows in the hidden Small World and defeated the Golden Crow King with the Saint Shell.
  • Taiyi drew the Golden Crow King into the Green-Gold Ancient Pagoda and suppressed him.

Ch. 427Shrouding the Heavens: I am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

After the Human Demon warned Ziwei’s sects not to bully the Sun God Sect, Taiyi accepted their apology gifts but demanded the Divine Spirit Ancient Scripture pages in exchange for two suppressed Saint Weapons. The sects agreed, and the others left to consider what else they would offer to reclaim their weapons.

  • Ancient powers arrived at the Sun God Sect with lavish gifts to apologize after the Human Demon killed the Golden Crow Great Saint.
  • The Human Demon told the gathered sects to remember the Sun God Sect’s place as the Sun Saint Emperor’s legacy and not to bully it.
  • The old Human King asked Taiyi to accept compensation and return the Saint Weapons suppressed from the great sects.
  • Taiyi accepted the gifts but demanded that the Human King Hall and Longevity Monastery exchange their half-pages of the Divine Spirit Ancient Scripture for their weapons.
  • The old Human King and Qinggu Daoist agreed to Taiyi’s demand, and the sects dispersed to consider further compensation.

Ch. 428Shrouding the Heavens: I am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi returned to the Sun God Sect, where the Human Demon repaired its defenses and passed him the complete Taiyin True Scripture. As the Human Demon prepared to leave, Taiyi asked him to use the Green-Gold Ancient Pagoda to break the restrictions on captured Duanmu Clan rebels and recover the scripture they had usurped.

  • Taiyi reunited with Zixia and met the Human Demon, who praised his fused Sun Sacred Body.
  • Taiyi gave the Human Demon damaged Golden Crow Clan formation flags and rare materials to repair the Sun God Sect’s defenses.
  • The Human Demon repaired and strengthened the Great Saint killing formation, created an additional Saint Sage formation, and returned both to the sect.
  • Taiyi exchanged the Nine-Character Imperial Script of the Sun True Scripture for the complete five volumes of the Taiyin True Scripture.
  • The Human Demon reforged a divine chain and sealed himself with it to restrain his demonic nature before leaving.
  • Taiyi brought out the captured Duanmu Clan rebels and asked the Human Demon to use the Green-Gold Ancient Pagoda to break their primordial spirit restrictions.

Ch. 429Shrouding the Heavens: I am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi obtained the complete Taiyin True Scripture through the Human Demon and offered to help him resolve the conflict between his Taiyin and Taiyang powers. After the Human Demon agreed to stay suppressed in the Green-Gold Ancient Pagoda, Taiyi made plans to strengthen the Sun God Sect before his eventual departure.

  • The Human Demon used Taiyin Sacred Power and the Green-Gold Ancient Pagoda to break the restrictions in a Duanmu Clan expert's primordial spirit and obtain the complete Taiyin True Scripture, which he transmitted to Taiyi.
  • Taiyi showed the Human Demon his Yin-Yang Divine Form and explained his ideas about the Taiji Divine Diagram, the Book of Changes, and the Eight Trigrams, giving the Human Demon hope of curing his illness.
  • The Human Demon agreed to be suppressed inside the Green-Gold Ancient Pagoda and promised to refine a complete Great Saint Killing Formation for the Sun God Sect when lucid.
  • Taiyi suppressed the Human Demon in a separate space within the pagoda as his condition began to destabilize near sunset.
  • Taiyi told the Sun God Sect's senior members that core disciples could cultivate at the Eight Sceneries Palace and announced he would pass down the Sun True Scripture and have the Human Demon expound the Dao.

Ch. 430Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi strengthened the Sun God Sect and secured the two missing pages of the Divine Spirit Ancient Scripture from the Old Human King and Qinggu Daoist. When he joined the Phoenix Blood Red Gold pages, they revealed the legendary Nine Secrets: Zhe.

  • Taiyi gave the Sun Sect Master resources, Golden Crow remains, and Precious Pills to strengthen the Sun God Sect.
  • Taiyi ordered converted Golden Crow experts to serve the sect and sent its disciples to take over the Taiyin God Sect’s and Golden Crow Clan’s territories.
  • The Sun God Sect’s leaders began secluded cultivation, while Taiyi restricted access to Nine Secrets: Qian to protect the Sun True Scripture.
  • The Old Human King and Qinggu Daoist brought Taiyi their halves of the Divine Spirit Ancient Scripture, inscribed on Phoenix Blood Red Gold, and he returned their suppressed Saint Weapons.
  • Taiyi merged the two pages, revealing the Immortal Phoenix totem of Nine Secrets: Zhe.

Ch. 431Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi and Zixia comprehended the complete Nine Secrets: Zhe, then discovered that Zixia was carrying twins. Taiyi took her to see the recovering Human Demon and revealed the many powerful descendants of the Undying Heavenly Emperor being raised inside the Green-Gold Ancient Pagoda.

  • Taiyi and Zixia studied the divine phoenix imprint and successfully obtained the complete Nine Secrets: Zhe.
  • Taiyi gave Zixia the Enlightenment Cushion, and she accepted it.
  • Taiyi told Zixia that she was pregnant with twins, and they shared their hopes for their children.
  • Zixia asked about Senior Dongfang, and Taiyi said the Human Demon should have recovered and offered to show her.
  • Taiyi revealed that demon beasts had borne descendants of the Heavenly Emperor's Son, and that he was raising them inside the Green-Gold Ancient Pagoda.

Ch. 432Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi showed Zixia the Divine Phoenix descendants in his realm, then studied the Dao with the Human Demon and received costly reparations from Lingxu Monastery. Over three months, the Sun God Sect grew stronger and took over much of the Golden Crow Clan’s and Taiyin God Sect’s territory, while Taiyi reached the peak of Immortal Two.

  • Taiyi showed Zixia the Divine Phoenix and its descendants, explaining their connection to the Undying Heavenly Emperor.
  • Taiyi and Zixia watched the Human Demon refine a Great Saint formation, then received his instruction on the Dao before he warned them that he was losing control again.
  • The Supreme Sect Master of Lingxu Monastery paid lavish gifts, including Divine Mark Purple Gold, to retrieve the monastery’s inherited Saint Weapon.
  • Over three months, the Sun God Sect’s elders and Zixia advanced in cultivation, while Taiyi reached the peak of Immortal Two and encountered a bottleneck before Severing the Dao.
  • The Human Demon established a Peerless Spirit-Gathering Grand Formation and opened two Chaos Minor Realms for the Sun God Sect.
  • The Sun God Sect took over most of the Golden Crow Clan’s and Taiyin God Sect’s territories, and the Human Demon used Taiyi’s Deity-Deliverance Art to turn demon beasts into the sect’s protective divine beasts.

Ch. 433Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi and Zixia encountered Li Tian, a Human Desire Dao successor being pursued for coveting a sect’s Divine Maiden, and Taiyi captured him to learn about the sect’s legacy. Taiyi explained the Goddess Furnace’s terrifying power and speculated about Emperor Hengyu’s connection to it before Li Tian was brought before them.

  • Taiyi and the pregnant Zixia walked through Guangyuan in altered appearances when they saw cultivators chasing Li Tian.
  • Bystanders identified Li Tian as a Human Desire Dao successor and recounted how the sect’s Goddess Furnace had once been used to capture Divine Maidens.
  • Taiyi pursued Li Tian, telling Zixia he wanted to investigate the Human Desire Dao’s legacy.
  • Taiyi described the Goddess Furnace’s power to make its captives sink into the Human Desire Grand Dao and suggested Emperor Hengyu had forged it.
  • Taiyi’s Dao Body returned with the helpless Li Tian, who asked who they were, and Taiyi refused to tell him.

Ch. 434Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi converted Li Tian and learned that the Goddess Furnace’s location was split between the Human Desire Dao’s two successors. He and Zixia found Yan Yixi, and Zixia began an overwhelming fight against him.

  • Taiyi failed to search Li Tian’s primordial spirit directly, then restrained him and used the Deity-Deliverance Art to convert him.
  • Taiyi learned the Six Desires Heavenly Art and discovered that Li Tian knew only part of the Goddess Furnace’s location; Yan Yixi held the rest.
  • Taiyi and Zixia traveled to the Northern Reed Continent and intercepted Yan Yixi outside Broken Sky.
  • Zixia shattered Yan Yixi’s palm with a single strike and followed with purple divine rays that forced him to defend himself with a Beauty Painting.
  • Zixia unleashed Purple Qi Comes from the East, filling the battlefield with a vast ocean of purple qi.

Ch. 435Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi and Zixia defeated and captured Yan Yixi, then used his inherited knowledge to find the Goddess Furnace. When Taiyi activated it, his Lihuo Divine Furnace unexpectedly merged with it and briefly released imperial might across the Ziwei Star Domain.

  • Zixia defeated Yan Yixi with the Supreme Purity One Qi Primordial Chaos Slash and sealed his divine power.
  • Taiyi praised Zixia’s progress, then suppressed Yan Yixi in the Green-Gold Ancient Pagoda and converted him with the Deity-Deliverance Art.
  • Taiyi obtained the Human Desire Dao’s complete inheritance and the location of the Goddess Furnace from Yan Yixi.
  • Taiyi and Zixia found the Goddess Furnace in a ruined cave abode, and Taiyi used the inherited method to activate it.
  • The Lihuo Divine Furnace flew out of Taiyi’s bitter sea and merged with the Goddess Furnace, briefly releasing imperial might that alarmed factions throughout the Ziwei Star Domain.

Ch. 436Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi and Zixia discovered that the fused Goddess Furnace concealed a second, powerful furnace, then traveled to the Taiyin Human Emperor’s ancient cultivation grounds. There, Taiyi activated the Taiyin True Scripture alongside his Sun power, forming a Taiji Divine Diagram as Zixia began contemplating the Human Emperor’s dao marks.

  • Taiyi explained that the Lihuo Divine Furnace and Goddess Furnace could combine to unleash power close to an Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon, and noted that the Jiang Family would likely demand the Lihuo Divine Furnace back.
  • Taiyi separated the weapons and revealed a tiny, hidden Goddess Furnace that Emperor Hengyu had forged for his close friend.
  • Taiyi and Zixia spent half a month studying writings at the ancient cultivation grounds of the Human Desire Dao, then traveled for two months to Tianyuan Ancient City.
  • At the Taiyin Human Emperor’s scorched seclusion site, Taiyi explained how utmost yin could give rise to yang and searched the surroundings with his Martial Dao Heavenly Eye.
  • Taiyi found hidden dao patterns, opened a passage underground, and combined Taiyin and Sun sacred power into a Taiji Divine Diagram.
  • Zixia sensed the Great Dao patterns and sat down to contemplate the marks left by the Taiyin Human Emperor.

Ch. 437Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi completed two months of contemplation of the Taiyin Human Emperor’s Dao Marks, deepening his understanding of yin and yang, while Zixia advanced to the ninth heaven of Dragon Transformation after her tribulation. When hostile experts attacked her afterward, Taiyi eliminated several threats and left two Immortal Platform opponents for her to face.

  • Taiyi cultivated within the Taiyin and Sun powers, and the Chaos Bell recorded a trace of the Taiyin imprint as his understanding deepened.
  • Zixia awoke from her own enlightenment and reached the threshold of the ninth heaven of Dragon Transformation.
  • Taiyi accompanied Zixia to a wilderness near Tianyuan Ancient City, where she successfully endured her tribulation and entered Dragon Transformation Ninth Heaven.
  • Several experts targeted the newly tribulated Zixia, and Taiyi silently killed two Half-Step Great Powers and a Sect Master-level expert while leaving two Immortal Platform opponents to test her.
  • Zixia shattered an incoming arrow and a pitch-black hand, then confronted two attackers as one wielded a great halberd and the other summoned a Black Ancient Bell.

Ch. 438Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

The Human Demon departed after gaining some control over his yin-yang conflict, while Taiyi and Zixia left the Sun God Sect to search the Northern Sea for Tang Valley. Following clues from a fragmentary map, they found an underwater cave with a Fusang branch and collected more map fragments, but Tang Valley remained undiscovered.

  • The Human Demon told Taiyi and Zixia he was leaving, then returned with a subdued Saint Beast and sent it to guard the Sun God Sect before departing into the starry sky.
  • Taiyi and the pregnant Zixia bid farewell to the Sun God Sect and set out for the Northern Sea to seek Tang Valley and an opportunity for severing the Dao.
  • Taiyi explained that he believed Tang Valley had been moved to the Northern Sea and used a map fragment from the Ziwei Divine Dynasty to guide his search.
  • After half a month of deductions, Taiyi and Zixia found an underwater cave containing a branch of the Fusang Divine Tree and another fragmentary sea map.
  • Taiyi opened three more ancient cave abodes, gathered three additional map fragments, and converted powerful cultivators to help search for Tang Valley.

Ch. 439Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi and Zixia found Tang Valley and the Fusang Divine Tree after months of searching. Inside the Sun Ancient Emperor’s palace, Taiyi activated the Emperor’s imprint and received a sublimated version of the Sun True Scripture.

  • Taiyi used the Sea Region Fragment Maps and Nine Secrets: Shu to deduce Tang Valley’s location, then searched the Northern Sea with Zixia.
  • Taiyi and Zixia reached Tang Valley and saw the Fusang Divine Tree and the Sun Ancient Emperor’s palace above it.
  • The palace sent down a golden bridge, and Taiyi brought Zixia inside to a Dao Platform bearing a sun mark.
  • Taiyi touched the mark, activating the Sun True Scripture and revealing its perfected teachings and complete Taboo Chapter.
  • Taiyi explained that the Sun Saint Emperor had left the imprint for descendants with his bloodline, and Zixia understood.

Ch. 440Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi and Zixia explored Tang Valley, uncovering the Sun Saint Emperor’s cultivation notes, remnants of a failed Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, and many ancient medicines. After learning that the Sun Emperor Pagoda had left with the Saint Emperor, Taiyi chose to cultivate beneath the Fusang Divine Tree and seek an opportunity to sever the Dao.

  • Taiyi and Zixia found the Sun Saint Emperor’s cultivation notes and stored them away.
  • Taiyi opened a jade bottle in the alchemy hall and found only fragments of a failed Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, which he gave to Zixia.
  • Taiyi tried and failed to remove the pill furnace, then asked the Fusang Divine Tree about the Sun Emperor Pagoda and learned it had left with the Sun Saint Emperor.
  • Taiyi and Zixia collected Tang Valley’s ancient medicines and transplanted them into the Green-Gold Ancient Pagoda.
  • Taiyi gave Zixia the Green-Gold Ancient Pagoda and decided to cultivate beneath the Fusang Divine Tree to seek a chance to sever the Dao.

Ch. 441Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi rejected severing his past memories and began his Dao-severing tribulation in the outer regions. His terrifying tribulation drew the attention of powerful figures across the Ziwei Star Domain, who watched as imperial visions appeared around him.

  • Taiyi meditated beneath the Fusang Divine Tree and recultivated his secret realms while studying the Sun Saint Emperor's writings.
  • After a long meditation, Taiyi realized that his past and present selves were one and that he had no need to sever his memories.
  • Taiyi gave Zixia his treasures and used a formation platform to travel to the outer regions for his tribulation.
  • Vast waves of lightning engulfed Taiyi as ancient imperial manifestations and auspicious visions appeared around him.
  • Powerful figures across the Ziwei Star Domain observed the tribulation and recognized Taiyi, astonished by its scale and the visions surrounding him.

Ch. 442Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi endured the unprecedented tribulation of Severing the Dao, battling humanoid lightning figures of ancient emperors while his divine weapons and clones fought alongside him. Observers watched in awe as he fought nine opponents at once, and the clash between the Wushi Bell and Chaos Bell continued above the lightning sea.

  • Taiyi endured tribulation lightning as it tempered his body, primordial spirit, Chaos Bell, Nine Divine Weapons, and four Immortal Gold Arrows.
  • Lightning formed emperor weapons and then summoned humanoid figures including the Sun Saint Emperor, Taiyin Human Emperor, Void Emperor, Emperor Hengyu, and Great Emperor Wushi to attack him.
  • Taiyi fought the humanoid figures with his weapons and the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones technique, creating three Dao bodies to join the battle.
  • Great sects watched through formation platforms and resolved to keep their disciples from provoking the Sun God Sect if Taiyi survived.
  • The Chaos Bell and Wushi Bell collided violently above the sea of lightning.

Ch. 443Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi and his three Dao bodies battled the humanoid lightning figures of ancient emperors during his tribulation, combining their powers into a Heavenly Cycle Star Grand Formation. He unleashed a final overwhelming assault, but the emperors counterattacked and left him severely wounded.

  • Taiyi and his three Dao bodies fought the humanoid lightning figures while the divine weapons clashed with their opponents.
  • Taiyi and his Dao bodies manifested the Sun Sacred Body’s ten great phenomena and formed the Heavenly Cycle Star Grand Formation, which trapped and wounded the lightning figures.
  • Taiyi triggered the divine forbidden domain, absorbed his Dao bodies into a four-faced, eight-armed heavenly emperor dharma aspect, and unleashed numerous secret techniques against the emperors.
  • The humanoid lightning figures also entered the divine forbidden domain and struck back, shattering the Chaos Pure Land and dharma aspect and leaving Taiyi flying, coughing blood, and split apart.

Ch. 444Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi fought successive waves of powerful humanoid lightning figures in his Heavenly Tribulation, using his healing arts, divine weapons, and every technique at his command. He refused to evade the battle and continued charging at the newly descended enemies as his weapons broke and the tribulation raged on.

  • Taiyi healed his wounds, fused with his Heavenly Emperor Dharma Aspect, and used the Eastern Emperor Bow to destroy four humanoid lightning figures.
  • Five more Ancient Great Emperor figures descended, and Taiyi fought them with his fists, secret arts, and Chaos Bell.
  • Taihuang, Great Emperor Fuxi, Chaotic Ancient Great Emperor, and other figures joined the tribulation, while Taiyi’s Divine Forbidden Domain and Nine Secrets: Jie expired.
  • Taiyi’s Dharma Aspect and defenses were destroyed, and his body was blasted apart, but he reconstructed himself and summoned three Dao Bodies with One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones.
  • Taiyi repeatedly healed and fought without retreating, even as the Chaos Bell, Chaos Halberd, and Immortal Gold Arrows became badly damaged.
  • Taiyi charged at several newly descended lightning figures whose identities he did not recognize, and their fierce battle continued.

Ch. 445Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi survived an unprecedented Dao-severing tribulation, reforged his weapons in the Chaos Thunder Sea, and tempered his body and Primordial Spirit. He emerged at Severing the Dao Third Heaven, while the observers across the Ziwei Star Domain could only marvel at his strength.

  • Taiyi fought the Humanoid Lightning manifestations of Ancient Great Emperors until they vanished, then admitted that he had not yet exhausted the Heavenly Tribulation.
  • Taiyi recovered beneath the sea of lightning and entered its palaces, which exploded whenever he tried to cross inside.
  • Taiyi reforged the Chaos Bell, Heavenly Dao Battle Box, and four Immortal Gold Arrows in the Chaos Thunder Sea, turning them into King Divine Weapons.
  • Taiyi plunged into the lightning and endured the destruction and rebirth of his body and Primordial Spirit as he tempered them.
  • Taiyi emerged at Severing the Dao Third Heaven, and the sea of lightning and its palaces disappeared before the watching sects.
  • Taiyi returned the Chaos Bell, Heavenly Dao Battle Box, and four Immortal Gold Arrows to his body as the observers gazed on.

Ch. 446Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

After returning to Tang Valley, Taiyi stayed with Zixia as she carried their twins, advancing to the Fifth Heaven of Dao-Slaying while waiting for their birth. The boys were born with extraordinary constitutions, and the mysterious Wushi Bell sent gifts for them and an apology for its past schemes against Taiyi.

  • Taiyi returned to Tang Valley, reunited with Zixia, and decided to stay until their children were born.
  • Over the following year, Taiyi advanced to the Fifth Heaven of Dao-Slaying while Zixia suppressed her cultivation to protect the unborn twins.
  • After a three-year pregnancy, Zixia gave birth amid world-shaking visions and an enormous surge of essence qi, while the Wushi Bell concealed Tang Valley from arriving cultivators.
  • The twin boys were born able to speak and run, one an innate Sun Dao embryo and the other an innate sacred body Dao embryo, and they immediately tried to climb the Fusang Divine Tree.
  • The Wushi Bell sent three jade bottles containing imperial blood, a Divine Medicine, and two pieces of immortal gold; Taiyi suspected the Black Emperor had encouraged the gesture.

Ch. 447Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi and Zixia named their extraordinary newborns Yan Fei and Di Chu, then prepared the treasures that would strengthen their foundations. After forging her own Dao Weapon and merging with her sealed primordial spirit, Zixia triggered a powerful tribulation outside Tang Valley and fought back with the Nine Secrets.

  • Taiyi explained that the Wushi Bell had sent them to the Ziwei Star Domain, likely at the Black Emperor's urging, and that the immortal treasures they received could help their children.
  • Taiyi and Zixia named their daughter Yan Fei and their son Di Chu, then watched the Fusang Divine Tree's radiance nourish them.
  • Taiyi gave Zixia divine mark purple gold and taught her the Nine Secret: Bing so she could forge her own Dao Weapon.
  • Over the next month, Zixia forged a Vajra Bracelet, merged with the primordial spirit sealed in her Purple Gold Gourd, and reached the point where she could no longer suppress her cultivation.
  • Zixia faced the tribulation outside Tang Valley, enduring its lightning and using the Nine Secrets: Zhe to heal her wounds as she resisted the Great Dao's power.

Ch. 448Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

After Zixia survived her Immortal Platform Tribulation, Taiyi remained in Tang Valley and subjected himself to brutal battles against his Dao body to temper his strength. Meanwhile, the Human Demon discovered an old man building a Five-Colored Altar on a desolate star and recognized him as the legendary Divine Resentment; Taiyi’s fight continued as the chapter ended.

  • Zixia survived three successive tribulations and advanced to the third minor step of the first heaven of the immortal platform.
  • The Human Demon awoke on a desolate ancient star, found an old man building a Five-Colored Altar, and recognized him as the legendary Divine Resentment.
  • Taiyi used a precious pill left by Laozi to break through to the severing the Dao sixth heaven, then stayed in Tang Valley to cultivate.
  • Taiyi repeatedly fought his Dao body to the death, using his divine forbidden domain to study the Dao and recover before resuming their battles.
  • Taiyi and his Dao body clashed in the Green-Gold Ancient Pagoda, exchanging powerful techniques including the Chaotic Heaven Secret Technique and the Undying Immortal Phoenix Seal.

Ch. 449Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

After emerging from the Green-Gold Ancient Pagoda, Taiyi reunited with the Human Demon, who had returned carrying the Sun Saint Emperor’s Divine Resentment and stone coffin. The coffin resonated with Taiyi, his children, and the Fusang Divine Tree, while the Human Demon asked why the old man had not awakened.

  • Taiyi healed his injuries after triggering the Divine Forbidden Domain and reflected on the limits of One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones.
  • Taiyi emerged from the Green-Gold Ancient Pagoda and played with Yan Fei and Di Chu beneath the Fusang Divine Tree.
  • The Human Demon arrived with a one-armed old man carrying a stone coffin, and Taiyi recognized the old man as the Sun Saint Emperor’s Divine Spirit Thought.
  • The Human Demon explained that the old man was the Saint Emperor’s lingering Divine Resentment, born from his wish to return to his homeland.
  • The stone coffin reacted with the Fusang Divine Tree and Taiyi’s bloodline, causing Taiyi and the children to glow; Taiyi used holy light to put the children to sleep.
  • The Human Demon asked the muddled old man why he had not awakened after returning to his homeland.

Ch. 450Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi and the others discovered that the Sun Saint Emperor’s coffin held only his golden human skin, apparently left behind after a failed attempt at transformation. The Divine Resentment gave the Human Demon the Sun True Scripture and offered Taiyi the Fusang Divine Tree, while Taiyi asked to borrow the Sun Emperor Pagoda for three hundred years as the Road to Immortality approached.

  • The Divine Resentment briefly turned into a black sun before the Fusang Tree cleansed him and restored his clarity.
  • The Divine Resentment recognized Taiyi and Zixia’s exceptional bloodlines and praised their sleeping children as worthy successors to the Saint Emperor.
  • The Divine Resentment opened the coffin and found the Saint Emperor’s golden human skin, with his flesh and blood gone.
  • Taiyi concluded that the Saint Emperor had attempted and failed to transform into a new life, and the Divine Resentment agreed.
  • The Divine Resentment transmitted the complete Sun True Scripture, including its Taboo Chapter, to the Human Demon.
  • The Divine Resentment offered Taiyi the Fusang Divine Tree and said the Sun Emperor Pagoda must remain at Tang Valley, but Taiyi asked to borrow it for three hundred years.
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