Arc 14The Bronze Coffin and the Trade Fair

Gu Chenfeng uncovered the Golden Ring Sect’s blood-sacrifice plot, survived the bronze coffin, and returned to cultivation as the Demon Race threatened the border. He traveled to Purple Cloud City seeking ingredients for the Heavenly Origin Pill and gained entry to an Underground Trade Fair.

  • Mo Nancang and Gu Chenfeng joined the five sects’ expedition to a Source Emperor’s tomb, where Gu Chenfeng discovered the Golden Ring Sect planned to kill the visiting experts and use their blood to open a secret location.
  • Gu Chenfeng and Mo Nancang fought Han Heavenly Journey and Yao Ze, then plunged into the Blood Pool and found a way into the bronze coffin.
  • Inside the coffin, Gu Chenfeng obtained the Great Evolution Wandering Dragon Art and absorbed the coffin’s Origin Power while overhearing the Purple Cloud Sect’s role in the sacrifice.
  • Gu Chenfeng emerged from the ruins with the coffin, reunited with Mo Nancang, and fled as Demon Race forces approached, and they returned to the Four Symbols Sect and kept the Purple Cloud Sect’s involvement secret.
  • Gu Chenfeng cultivated to Source Spirit Realm Nine Stars, learned that the Four Symbols Sect faced scrutiny, and later traveled secretly to Purple Cloud City.
  • In Purple Cloud City, Gu Chenfeng bought most of the materials for the Heavenly Origin Pill but could not find Great Grandmaster-level demonic beast essence blood or a six-hundred-year-old Phoenix Saliva Fruit.
  • Gou San led Gu Chenfeng to the Ten-Mile Fragrance tavern, where Gu Chenfeng broke a restriction and earned admission to the Underground Trade Fair, which was due to open in three days.
Chapters 326–350 Vol. 4 Read

Ch. 326A test!

Mo Nancang and Gu Chenfeng arrived at the Golden Ring Sect to join a discussion about exploring ruins with leaders from several second-tier powers. After Gu Chenfeng drew skeptical looks for concealing his cultivation, he stunned a black-robed Grandmaster who tried to intimidate him with divine sense.

  • Mo Nancang and Gu Chenfeng reached Golden Light City and were welcomed at the Golden Ring Sect by its Supreme Elder, Yao Ze.
  • Yao Ze told them that leaders of the Profound Yin Sect, Autumn Water Pavilion, and Rock Fortress had gathered to discuss the ruins, then led them to the rear mountain hall.
  • As they flew through the sect, Gu Chenfeng saw disciples training their puppet control before statues in the Front Mountain Plaza, and Yao Ze explained the Golden Ring Sect's puppet dao.
  • Yao Ze introduced Mo Nancang and Gu Chenfeng to the gathered experts, whose leaders had all reached the Great Grandmaster Realm.
  • The withered black-robed leader questioned why Gu Chenfeng had been invited despite lacking an apparent Grandmaster aura, and one of his followers probed Gu Chenfeng with divine sense.
  • Gu Chenfeng met the black-clad man's gaze and struck him with a roar of spiritual power, leaving him pale and staggering backward.

Ch. 327Source Emperor Realm Ruins

Gu Chenfeng attended a gathering at the Golden Ring Sect, where Han Heavenly Journey revealed that he had discovered a Source Emperor Realm tomb. He explained that the tomb lay in Demon Race territory and was protected by a powerful formation, leaving the gathered factions to consider joining forces to reach it.

  • Yao Ze introduced Gu Chenfeng as a young martial artist capable of fighting Grandmasters, surprising the assembled factions.
  • Mo Nancang identified the leaders and members of the Profound Yin Sect, Rock Fortress, and Autumn Water Pavilion to Gu Chenfeng.
  • Han Heavenly Journey arrived and greeted the gathered representatives of the factions.
  • Han Heavenly Journey revealed that the ruins he had discovered were the tomb of a Source Emperor Realm expert.
  • Han Heavenly Journey explained that powerful demonic beasts and a defensive formation guarded the tomb, and that it lay within the Demon Race's sphere of influence.

Ch. 328An agreement reached

Han Heavenly Journey persuaded the leaders of four powers to join an expedition to a Source Emperor Realm tomb in demon territory, and the group agreed to depart the next day. As he prepared for the dangerous journey, Gu Chenfeng assessed his strength and resolved to advance his cultivation more quickly.

  • Han Heavenly Journey explained that he had discovered the ruins while pursuing a powerful demon into demon territory and proposed a swift joint expedition.
  • Old Man Yin Gu agreed to join after Han Heavenly Journey proposed dividing the treasures according to each person's contribution; Shi Zhenyue, the master of Autumn Water Pavilion, and Mo Nancang also agreed.
  • Han Heavenly Journey arranged for the group to rest at the Golden Ring Sect and depart the following afternoon, aiming to reach the demon border at night.
  • Mo Nancang warned Gu Chenfeng about the dangers of exploring ruins, and Gu Chenfeng considered his abilities while meditating.
  • Gu Chenfeng thought about the Azure Dragon Inner Core, the Heaven-Piercing Demon Hand, and his family's curse, then resolved to cultivate faster.

Ch. 329Ancient Martial Artists

Five sects reached the ruins hidden beneath a poisonous swamp, cleared away the demonic beasts guarding them, and uncovered an ancient restriction sealing a spatial passage. Old Man Yin Gu identified the restriction as the work of martial artists from ten thousand years ago.

  • Han Heavenly Journey led the five sects across the Demon Race border under the concealment of a Spirit Weapon Banner and into the poison miasma of the Desolate Mountains.
  • The party reached the ruins’ entrance and found powerful swamp demonic beasts gathered around the restriction.
  • The five sects formed the Azure Water Spirit-Sealing Formation and killed every demonic beast trapped inside it.
  • Han Heavenly Journey cleared the swamp mud to reveal a sealed spatial passage covered in dark golden runes.
  • Shi Zhenyue sensed a trace of order in the restriction’s Heaven and Earth Power, and Old Man Yin Gu said ancient martial artists had created it ten thousand years earlier.

Ch. 330Entering the Ruins

Gu Chenfeng and the other cultivators broke the ancient restriction protecting the ruins and entered an underground plaza. When a Rock Fortress Grandmaster touched one of its eight bronze pillars, the pillars awakened and sent illusory demonic beasts charging at the group.

  • Han Heavenly Journey confirmed that the restriction was an ancient formation, and the factions joined forces to break it while Yao Ze concealed their energy fluctuations.
  • Gu Chenfeng observed the five Great Grandmasters attacking the restriction, and Han Heavenly Journey noticed his gaze and praised his fire-attribute power.
  • After nearly four hours, the restriction shattered, revealing a passage that released pure Heaven and Earth Origin Qi.
  • Han Heavenly Journey and the other Great Grandmasters led the group through the passage into a circular underground plaza supported by eight carved bronze pillars.
  • A Rock Fortress Grandmaster touched a pillar, awakening all eight and causing illusory demonic beasts to rush at everyone.

Ch. 331Remnant souls

Demonic beast remnant souls attacked the group in the plaza, and their exploding Primordial Spirits released foul energy that corroded anyone who destroyed them. After Gu Chenfeng secretly tried to control one and glimpsed its core, the group found a passage and split between two routes into the tomb, leaving Gu Chenfeng and Mo Nancang to part after a covert exchange.

  • Remnant souls poured from the eight bronze pillars, and their exploding Primordial Spirits released foul energy that harmed the experts who attacked them.
  • Han Heavenly Journey and Old Man Yin Gu urged everyone to search the plaza for a way deeper into the tomb while Gu Chenfeng secretly used his Azure Dragon's Eye and Beast-Taming Technique on a remnant soul.
  • Gu Chenfeng's attempt to control the soul triggered its explosion, but he saw into its Primordial Spirit core, and his Blood Qi neutralized the foul energy.
  • Someone found a concealed restriction on the southeastern wall, and the group broke through it and entered a passage that ended at golden-lit and white-lit routes.
  • The lord of Rock Fortress proposed splitting the group between the two routes, and Zhou Yu told Hu Yue'er to be careful before the teams departed.
  • Mo Nancang received a concealed voice transmission from Gu Chenfeng, then glanced back at him in surprise before entering his passageway.

Ch. 332Natural Formation

Gu Chenfeng and the Grandmasters emerged from the white-light passage into a spirit field filled with ancient medicines protected by natural formations. As the others began collecting them, Gu Chenfeng studied the formations and their positions, but Hu Yue'er pulled him free from one and ordered him to assist her.

  • The Golden Ring Sect elder led the group through the restriction and discovered a spirit field filled with dense energy and fragrant spirit medicines.
  • Hu Yue'er and the others found their Communication Talismans no longer worked, and a Profound Yin Sect expert triggered a fire formation while approaching a crimson medicine.
  • The Grandmasters agreed to pursue medicines according to their abilities and began breaking the formations protecting them.
  • Gu Chenfeng used Azure Dragon's Eye to study the formations and chose a seemingly weak one, letting its earth tendrils bind his legs while he observed the others.
  • Hu Yue'er severed the tendrils and pulled Gu Chenfeng free, then told him to follow her and help break formations in exchange for some spirit medicines.

Ch. 333The plot exposed

Gu Chenfeng exposed the Golden Ring Sect’s ambush plot in the Ruins and killed a trapped elder before warning the other sects. As the remaining Golden Ring Sect Grandmasters confronted the survivors, Gu Chenfeng revealed that their true target was likely the Great Grandmasters and that they had entered the Ruins before.

  • Hu Yue'er went to rescue a Golden Ring Sect elder trapped in vines, but Gu Chenfeng attacked him and revealed that he had broken free of the formation and was preparing a strike.
  • Gu Chenfeng warned Hu Yue'er and the distant Profound Yin Sect and Rock Fortress experts that the Golden Ring Sect was plotting, then pursued and killed the elder as he controlled the formation against him.
  • The Profound Yin Sect and Rock Fortress Grandmasters arrived, reporting that Golden Ring Sect members had used the formations to ambush them and killed their companions.
  • The three remaining Golden Ring Sect Grandmasters caught up and blamed Gu Chenfeng for ruining their plan.
  • Gu Chenfeng told the others that the Golden Ring Sect’s plan was probably aimed at the Great Grandmasters and that its members had already entered the Ruins.

Ch. 334Let Us Borrow Your Lives

Gu Chenfeng exposed the Golden Ring Sect’s plot to kill the Great Grandmasters in the ruins and warned Hu Yue'er and the others. With their retreat sealed, the factions’ fighters were forced into battle, and Gu Chenfeng prepared to unleash his full strength against a charging Golden Ring Sect elder.

  • Gu Chenfeng explained that he had detected the Golden Ring Sect’s control of the remnant souls and its alterations to the ruins’ formations, confirming that the sect intended to kill the visiting Great Grandmasters.
  • The leading Golden Ring Sect elder admitted to the conspiracy, sealed the passage with a formation disk, and ordered his companions to attack.
  • The Profound Yin Sect and Rock Fortress Grandmasters fought the leading elder, while two Golden Ring Sect elders attacked Gu Chenfeng and Hu Yue'er.
  • Gu Chenfeng sensed that his allies were struggling and decided to defeat his opponent quickly before the danger worsened.
  • Gu Chenfeng gathered his Yuan Force and Blood Qi Power, then swung the Profound Ice Battle Axe at the middle-aged elder’s descending warhammer.

Ch. 335A swift kill!

Gu Chenfeng overwhelmed and killed a Five-Star Source Manifestation Realm elder of the Golden Ring Sect, then joined Hu Yue'er’s battle and ordered her to break the passage restriction. He began a fierce assault on the remaining female elder while the other two battlefields were turning against his allies.

  • Gu Chenfeng overpowering the Golden Ring Sect elder with his Battle Axe, movement technique, and a divine-sense attack, then killed him in just over ten breaths.
  • Gu Chenfeng rushed to Hu Yue'er’s battlefield and found her wounded but protected by her Spirit Weapon shield against a female Golden Ring Sect elder.
  • Gu Chenfeng told Hu Yue'er to break the passage restriction while he held off the female elder.
  • Gu Chenfeng sensed that the Profound Yin Sect and Rock Fortress Grandmasters were close to defeat, so he launched a relentless attack on the female elder.

Ch. 336Battling an Eight-Star Grandmaster

Gu Chenfeng killed a fleeing Golden Ring Sect elder and confronted the sect’s grand elder, learning that the ambush was meant to sacrifice the gathered cultivators and use their essence blood for an ancient pill. He fought off two powerful puppets and barely blocked the grand elder’s sword strike as Hu Yue'er continued breaking the formation.

  • Gu Chenfeng killed a wounded Golden Ring Sect elder with his axe and collected her Storage Ring and Spiritual Treasure.
  • Gu Chenfeng learned that the Golden Ring Sect’s grand elder had already killed the Profound Yin Sect and Rock Fortress Grandmasters, while Hu Yue'er kept working to break the formation.
  • The Golden Ring Sect’s grand elder arrived with two towering puppets and revealed that his sect planned to sacrifice the cultivators’ essence blood and souls to open a treasure and make an ancient pill.
  • The grand elder offered to spare Gu Chenfeng if he signed a Blood Pact and joined the Golden Ring Sect, but Gu Chenfeng refused.
  • The two puppets charged Gu Chenfeng, who knocked them back with his axe, then barely blocked the grand elder’s powerful sword ray.
  • The grand elder launched a barrage of sword rays as the two puppets closed in on Gu Chenfeng from either side.

Ch. 337I'm Going to Slaughter You!

Gu Chenfeng used the Azure Dragon Transformation Technique to overpower the Grand Elder of the Golden Ring Sect, who survived a devastating attack with a Life-Saving Spirit Talisman. With reinforcements entering through the passage, Gu Chenfeng revealed that he had comprehended both Fire and Water Origin Power and began combining them.

  • Hu Yue'er broke the passage restriction and escaped while Gu Chenfeng held off the Grand Elder of the Golden Ring Sect.
  • Gu Chenfeng transformed into an azure dragon and overwhelmed the Grand Elder, driving him into the ground with Azure Dragon's Sorrow.
  • The Grand Elder survived behind a Life-Saving Spirit Talisman and warned that Golden Ring Sect reinforcements were approaching.
  • As reinforcements entered through the passage, Gu Chenfeng prepared to attack the Grand Elder with his newly revealed Fire and Water Origin Power.

Ch. 338Water-Fire Sacred Origin Seal

Gu Chenfeng killed the Golden Ring Sect's First Elder with his Water-Fire Sacred Origin Seal, then used the Azure Dragon Reverse Scale to flee through the ruins' restrictions as Yao Ze pursued him. Trapped between the pursuing elders and a terrifying blood-mist passage, Gu Chenfeng found another route just as Mo Nancang burst in and urged him to run.

  • Gu Chenfeng fused water and fire Origin Power into a seal that broke the First Elder's barrier and killed him in a violent explosion.
  • Yao Ze arrived with two Golden Ring Sect elders, confirmed the First Elder and others were dead, and pursued Gu Chenfeng into the ruins.
  • Gu Chenfeng used the Azure Dragon Reverse Scale to slice through restrictions and escape deeper into the ruins, while Yao Ze recognized him and continued the chase.
  • Gu Chenfeng reached a blood-mist passage that felt dangerously threatening, then spotted another restriction behind him and turned toward it.
  • Mo Nancang shattered the restriction with lightning, appeared before Gu Chenfeng, and warned him that pursuers were behind him.

Ch. 339The Blood Pool and the Bronze Coffin

Gu Chenfeng and Mo Nancang fled into the deepest part of the Ruins, where they discovered a blood-filled pool and a sealed bronze coffin. Cornered by Han Heavenly Journey, Yao Ze, and another powerful pursuer, they plunged into the Blood Pool rather than be sacrificed.

  • Mo Nancang told Gu Chenfeng that the Golden Ring Sect had trapped the other Grandmasters in a Blood Spirit Grand Formation and intended to use their Essence Blood to open a secret location.
  • Han Heavenly Journey and Yao Ze pursued Gu Chenfeng and Mo Nancang into the blood-red passage, discussing how the sect’s plan depended on the favor of a powerful person.
  • Gu Chenfeng and Mo Nancang reached a vast Blood Pool beneath a hovering bronze coffin bound by blood-red runes.
  • Han Heavenly Journey admitted that the Golden Ring Sect had slaughtered countless living beings to open the coffin and planned to use Gu Chenfeng and Mo Nancang as the final offerings.
  • Gu Chenfeng and Mo Nancang attacked Han Heavenly Journey and Yao Ze but were overwhelmed, and another Great Grandmaster arrived to join the pursuit.
  • Gu Chenfeng plunged into the Blood Pool, and Mo Nancang followed him.

Ch. 340Last words

Gu Chenfeng and Mo Nancang plunged into the blood pool to escape Han Heavenly Journey and Yao Ze, while the Golden Ring Sect began a blood sacrifice to open the bronze coffin. As the pool drained their strength, Gu Chenfeng found a barrier at its bottom and cut through it with the Azure Dragon Reverse Scale, but the blood light beyond swallowed them both and he lost consciousness.

  • Han Heavenly Journey and Yao Ze told the black-robed Zheng that Mo Nancang and Gu Chenfeng had entered the blood pool and were presumed dead.
  • Han Heavenly Journey, Yao Ze, and four Golden Ring Sect elders activated the blood sacrifice grand formation and used a blood bead to awaken the bronze coffin.
  • Gu Chenfeng dragged the weakening Mo Nancang deeper into the blood pool while Mo Nancang rambled about the Four Symbols Sect and his hidden treasure vault.
  • Gu Chenfeng found a dark red barrier at the bottom of the pool and repeatedly struck it with the Azure Dragon Reverse Scale until he opened a narrow gap.
  • Dense blood light erupted through the gap, engulfed Gu Chenfeng and Mo Nancang, and left Gu Chenfeng unconscious.

Ch. 341Great Evolution Wandering Dragon Art

Gu Chenfeng awakened in a sealed chamber beside a second Bronze Coffin, where concentrated Origin Power healed him and a strange spirit medicine glowed atop the coffin. He found an ancient Heaven Grade movement manual, the Great Evolution Wandering Dragon Art, and the chapter ended with him celebrating his fortune.

  • Gu Chenfeng regained consciousness in a dim, freezing chamber filled with pure Origin Power and realized Granduncle Master Mo Nancang was no longer beside him.
  • Gu Chenfeng approached the enormous Bronze Coffin and examined its intricate inscriptions and reliefs depicting ancient humans and demons fighting a blurred female figure.
  • Gu Chenfeng sensed that the Origin Power came from a ghostly green spirit medicine growing on the coffin lid, which radiated both deathly cold and concentrated life energy.
  • Gu Chenfeng drew a cone-shaped object and an ancient Beast-Skin Scroll from beneath the spirit medicine's glow.
  • Gu Chenfeng identified the scroll as the Heaven Grade movement art Great Evolution Wandering Dragon Art and rejoiced at his discovery.

Ch. 342A coffin within a coffin!

Gu Chenfeng discovered he was inside the outer bronze coffin and used the Spirit Medicine to listen to Han Heavenly Journey and a young master from the Purple Cloud Sect prepare a blood sacrifice to open it. The young master revealed that the coffin contained a supreme-yin spiritual plant, while Gu Chenfeng remained hidden inside as the coffin absorbed energy.

  • Gu Chenfeng stored the Great Evolution Wandering Dragon Art and Blood-Colored Spike, then absorbed the origin power with the Heaven-Opening Creation Art and Azure Dragon Transformation Technique.
  • Through his connection to the Spirit Medicine, Gu Chenfeng heard Han Heavenly Journey report that the blood sacrifice had begun and realized he was inside the outer bronze coffin.
  • Gu Chenfeng inferred that the Restriction at the bottom of the Blood Pool had transported him into the coffin and that Han Heavenly Journey's group had not discovered the passage.
  • A young master from the Purple Cloud Sect praised Han Heavenly Journey and promised rewards to the Golden Ring Sect for helping open the bronze coffin.
  • The young master explained that the coffin's seal and its immense appetite for Essence Blood indicated that a supreme-yin spiritual plant lay inside, while Gu Chenfeng listened from within.

Ch. 343Absorb it all!

Gu Chenfeng realized the Purple Cloud Sect was behind the blood sacrifice and began absorbing the origin power inside the bronze coffin to keep its seal from opening while healing and strengthening himself. After nearly four hours, the seal’s glow briefly dimmed before intensifying again, and Gu Chenfeng finally became too full to absorb any more.

  • Gu Chenfeng overheard Han Heavenly Journey speaking deferentially to a brocade-clad young man and deduced that the Purple Cloud Sect was using the Golden Ring Sect to sacrifice martial artists and open the bronze coffin.
  • Gu Chenfeng noticed the coffin’s blood-colored seal absorbing origin power and decided to consume as much of it as possible to prevent the seal from opening.
  • Gu Chenfeng circulated the Heaven-Opening Creation Art and the Azure Dragon Transformation Technique, absorbing the origin power to heal his injuries and strengthen his body and cultivation.
  • The brocade-clad young man and the others waited nearly four hours as the seal’s glow stopped growing and seemed to dim, prompting the young man to question the delay.
  • The seal’s inscriptions began flowing faster and glowing brighter again, while Han Heavenly Journey watched calmly, expecting no share of the coffin’s treasures.
  • Gu Chenfeng belched out wisps of origin power and declared that he could not absorb any more.

Ch. 344The Coffin Was Eating People!

Gu Chenfeng compressed the Bronze Coffin’s Origin Power inside his Dantian while the people outside failed to open the seal and resorted to smashing the coffin. As the attacks cracked the coffin, its Blood-Colored Inscriptions suddenly seized Gu Chenfeng and pulled him away.

  • Gu Chenfeng used the Five Elements Sacred Origin Art to compress Origin Power into dense liquid droplets and continued absorbing energy inside the Bronze Coffin.
  • The brocade-robed young man concluded that something inside the coffin was draining its energy, then ordered his people to kill approaching Demon Race scouts.
  • The young man and the others empowered a Demon-Breaking Pestle and repeatedly struck the Bronze Coffin, eventually cracking its surface.
  • Gu Chenfeng sensed the attacks from inside the coffin and realized he had absorbed nearly all its Origin Power, but could not find a way to escape.
  • The Blood-Colored Inscriptions blazed and swept Gu Chenfeng up in a wave of Blood Light.

Ch. 345Escaping with the Coffin

Gu Chenfeng escaped the Ruins and found that the Bronze Coffin had followed him, while Mo Nancang rejoined him outside the formation. The two fled toward Human Race Territory, provoking the Demon Race as they fought through its encirclement.

  • Gu Chenfeng emerged from the Ruins near the Azure Water Spirit-Sealing Formation and discovered the Bronze Coffin had followed him.
  • The Bronze Coffin shrank and entered Gu Chenfeng's Storage Ring after he decided to take it with him.
  • An explosion broke through the formation, and Gu Chenfeng sensed approaching Demon Race experts.
  • Gu Chenfeng reunited with Mo Nancang, who told him he had searched for Gu Chenfeng and discovered the Purple Cloud Sect's involvement.
  • Gu Chenfeng and Mo Nancang fled southwest toward Human Race Territory, fighting demon beasts and shouting to provoke the Demon Race into confronting the Ruins' occupants.

Ch. 346Turmoil at the border

After the Bronze Coffin proved empty, Han Heavenly Journey and the others fled the Ruins as powerful Demon Race forces arrived. Gu Chenfeng and Mo Nancang returned safely to the Four Symbols Sect, while news of the border battle spread and Gu Chenfeng prepared for a major breakthrough.

  • The Bronze Coffin exploded and revealed nothing inside, prompting Han Heavenly Journey to order another search before learning that Demon Race forces were approaching.
  • Two Source King Realm Great Demons arrived near the Ruins, and Han Heavenly Journey led the human survivors in a discreet retreat.
  • Gu Chenfeng and Mo Nancang escaped the danger zone, returned to the Four Symbols Sect, and kept the Purple Cloud Sect's blood sacrifice secret.
  • Gu Chenfeng gave Mo Nancang origin qi that healed his injuries, then both men entered seclusion to recover and strengthen themselves.
  • News spread that the border battle had devastated the human treasure-seeking parties and that the Demon Race vowed to retaliate.
  • As factions across Purple Cloud Prefecture watched the aftermath, Gu Chenfeng quietly built toward a major breakthrough in Azure Dragon Hall.

Ch. 347Preparing for the Grandmaster Realm

Gu Chenfeng broke through to Source Spirit Realm Nine Stars after refining his body with Origin Power, then spent months stabilizing his cultivation and preparing for the Grandmaster Realm. As tensions between the Human Race and Demon Race grew, he secretly left the Four Symbols Sect and headed for Purple Cloud City.

  • Gu Chenfeng used Origin Power and the Enlightenment Platform to raise his Azure Dragon Transformation Technique to Overlord Realm Peak and break through to Source Spirit Realm Nine Stars.
  • Gu Chenfeng learned from Mo Nancang's intelligence that the Purple Cloud Sect had escaped blame for the ruins, while the Four Symbols Sect faced scrutiny and possible retaliation from powerful rivals.
  • Gu Chenfeng continued cultivating in seclusion for several months to stabilize his foundation and improve his Martial Techniques and Secret Arts before attempting the Grandmaster Realm.
  • The Demon Race gathered along the border and increased attacks on human martial artists, while negotiations with the Purple Cloud Sect remained tense.
  • Gu Chenfeng secretly piloted a Black-Canopied Flying Boat toward Purple Cloud City.

Ch. 348Purple Cloud City

Gu Chenfeng traveled to Purple Cloud City to buy materials for ancient body-tempering pills and Source Manifestation Realm Great Pills, which would support his cultivation breakthrough. After several peaceful days aboard his flying boat, he reached the vast city and hoped to find everything he needed.

  • Gu Chenfeng reflected on his cultivation and realized he would need to reach the Golden Body Realm before he could master the Great Evolution Wandering Dragon Art.
  • Gu Chenfeng studied the Blood-Colored Spike, discovered that Divine Sense could make it nearly invisible and that it drained the essence blood of its victims, and named it the Blood Soul Spike.
  • Gu Chenfeng recalled that he had failed to escape or open the indestructible Bronze Coffin, so he kept it in his Storage Ring.
  • Gu Chenfeng traveled safely aboard his flying boat for several days, using part of his Divine Sense to guide it and watch for danger.
  • Gu Chenfeng arrived at Purple Cloud City and hoped to gather the spiritual materials he needed.

Ch. 349Well-connected indeed

Gu Chenfeng entered Purple Cloud City in disguise to buy materials for two pills, but he could not find the rare ingredients needed for the Blood Jade Nirvana Pill. Gou San offered to help by taking him to the Underground Trade Fair.

  • Gu Chenfeng disguised himself as a rogue cultivator and entered Purple Cloud City, where he hired the local guide Gou Laosan.
  • Gou San explained the rivalry between the Human Race Alliance and the Purple Cloud Sect and told Gu Chenfeng that the city lord had recently fallen out with the Purple Cloud Sect.
  • Gu Chenfeng bought the remaining materials for the Heavenly Origin Pill at the Alliance Trading House but could not find Great Grandmaster-level demonic beast essence blood or a six-hundred-year-old Phoenix Saliva Fruit.
  • After Gu Chenfeng failed to find the missing ingredients at the city's medicine shops, Gou San asked whether he had heard of the Underground Trade Fair.

Ch. 350Underground Trade Fair

Gu Chenfeng followed Gou San to Purple Cloud City's hidden Underground Trade Fair and proved himself capable of entering by shattering its restriction with one finger. After trading inside and receiving a badge, he settled at an inn to await the fair's opening in three days.

  • Gou San led Gu Chenfeng through a secluded alley to the Ten-Mile Fragrance tavern, where Gu Chenfeng sensed hidden restrictions and a Grandmaster's Divine Sense.
  • A beautiful Grandmaster-level woman emerged from the tavern and told Gu Chenfeng that he had to pass a test and pay an admission fee to trade.
  • Gu Chenfeng shattered the earthen-yellow restriction with one finger, impressing the woman, who then escorted him into the tavern.
  • Gu Chenfeng left the tavern and gave Gou San fifty Source Crystals for helping him.
  • Gu Chenfeng settled into an inn with a silver-gray badge and waited for the Underground Trade Fair to open in three days.
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