Arc 17True Martial Ascension

Chen Beiwu became a Nascent Soul True Lord, strengthened his position in the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, and set out to investigate threats against the Beast Taming Lineage. At Blackstone Gorge, he revealed his overwhelming strength by defeating the Blood Fortune Sect’s ambushers, while Zhao Caixuan escaped through the destruction of her clone.

  • Chen Beiwu exposed True Lord Shangyi’s deception and destroyed his Nascent Soul with Golden Egg, then returned to Mirror Moon Sect and received two Nascent Soul Formation Pills from Zhu Wuya.
  • Chen Beiwu discovered that Shangyi’s Ancient Seal was the Creation Treasure Nine Lives, Nine Lifetimes Seal, and prepared to attempt Nascent Soul formation with support from his companions.
  • Chen Beiwu formed a Dao Seed Nascent Soul during a livestreamed breakthrough, overcame successive heart-demon trials, and manifested a forty-five-thousand-zhang Primordial Origin Dharma Form.
  • Chen Beiwu helped Xuele and Iron Egg advance to Demon King, defeated Su Muyu in a sparring match, and accepted responsibility for the Grotto-Ming Evergreen Lineage under the title True Martial.
  • Chen Beiwu declined to become a Star-Conqueror, refused several would-be disciples, received gifts from powerful clans, and agreed to meet Xiao Yan after finding his card among the offerings.
  • Chen Beiwu traveled to Yunlong Market, recognized the disguised Mo Li, and uncovered Zhou Tianyu’s mistreatment of her as she was assigned a dangerous supply mission to Blackstone Gorge.
  • Chen Beiwu and Xuele overheard Blood Marrow True Lord Yun Xi’s conspiracy, then Chen Beiwu reached the Blood-Weeping River and rescued Mo Li’s transport team from the ambush.
  • Chen Beiwu killed Yu Qianpo and Yun Xi with his calamity techniques and Primordial Origin Dharma Form, while Zhao Caixuan’s clone fled and dissipated after he intercepted her treasure.
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Ch. 402Courting death

Chen Beiwu exposed True Lord Shangyi’s feigned defeat and thwarted his attempt to possess him. Shangyi’s Nascent Soul entered Chen Beiwu’s Sea of Consciousness, where Golden Egg’s power in Chen Beiwu’s heaven-bestowed final scenery destroyed it, leaving only a pill and a seal.

  • Li Wan'er realized Chen Beiwu had overwhelmed True Lord Shangyi, while Chen Beiwu warned that Shangyi was not truly subdued.
  • True Lord Shangyi revealed that he had faked being trapped in Golden Egg’s illusion and used the Three Treasures Suppressing Profound Talismans to isolate the group.
  • Chen Beiwu summoned Iron Egg, Xuele, and Zhiling and activated the Jade Purity Demon-Subduing Profound Talisman as Shangyi prepared a possession seal.
  • True Lord Shangyi used his dharma form and protective treasures to withstand Chen Beiwu’s attack, then sent his Purple Mansion Nascent Soul into Chen Beiwu’s Sea of Consciousness.
  • Chen Beiwu and Golden Egg unleashed the Revolving Three Lights True Domain within Chen Beiwu’s final scenery, destroying Shangyi’s Nascent Soul and leaving a pill and seal behind.

Ch. 403The war of three realms

Chen Beiwu defeated True Lord Shangyi with Golden Egg’s help, then learned from Clear Abyss True Lord about the Third Realm War and the Mirror Moon Sect’s position. The sect held the upper hand, but the Eight Desolations Sect and its Spirit Transformation Venerable constrained its response, while the sect’s ancestor appeared to be cooperating with the enemy realms’ plans.

  • Golden Egg refined True Lord Shangyi’s Golden Core and explained that one Hun Soul and one Po Soul had escaped, though Shangyi’s body and Ancient Seal remained behind.
  • As the isolated space collapsed, Clear Abyss True Lord arrived and learned from Yun Yishu that Chen Beiwu had killed True Lord Shangyi and saved the women at Danstarr Market.
  • Clear Abyss True Lord ordered Yun Yishu and Li Wan'er to keep Chen Beiwu’s victory secret and assigned them the market’s reconstruction and logistical duties.
  • Chen Beiwu asked about the war, and Clear Abyss True Lord gave him a Jade Slip detailing how the conflict among the three realms had escalated into a brutal war of attrition.
  • Chen Beiwu learned that the Mirror Moon Sect held the upper hand but could not simply defeat its enemies because the Eight Desolations Sect and its Spirit Transformation Venerable stood behind them.

Ch. 404Unity of Heaven and Man

Chen Beiwu returned to Mirror Moon Sect, where Zhu Wuya praised his service and explained the four barriers to becoming a Dao-Proven True Lord. After receiving a Nascent Soul Formation Pill, Chen Beiwu asked Zhu Wuya for a second one, leaving the hall stunned.

  • True Lord Xin advised Chen Beiwu to return to the sect and investigate who had directed Zhou Yushu, while rejecting the idea that Zheng Qianwei was behind it.
  • Chen Beiwu returned to Mirror Moon Sect with Jiang Yuyan and Li Wan'er, then brought Jiang Yuyan before Zhu Wuya.
  • Zhu Wuya warned Chen Beiwu that rival sects would target him, explaining that Mirror Moon Sect had publicly credited Clear Abyss True Lord for the victory to conceal Chen Beiwu's role.
  • Zhu Wuya taught Chen Beiwu about the four stages of Nascent Soul formation and awarded him a Nascent Soul Formation Pill.
  • Chen Beiwu asked Zhu Wuya for a second Nascent Soul Formation Pill, surprising Jiang Yuyan and freezing the hall's atmosphere.

Ch. 405Creation Treasure

Chen Beiwu secured two Nascent Soul Formation Pills and persuaded Zhu Wuya to spare Jiang Yuyan, taking responsibility for her future conduct. After returning to Myriad Beasts Valley, he promised Shu You a pill if she expanded the Beast Taming Lineage, then learned that the Ancient Seal was a Creation Treasure called the Nine Lives, Nine Lifetimes Seal.

  • Zhu Wuya gave Chen Beiwu two Nascent Soul Formation Pills and warned him that the sect would criticize the decision.
  • Chen Beiwu pleaded for Jiang Yuyan, and Zhu Wuya spared her while holding Chen Beiwu responsible for her actions; Jiang Yuyan then offered information about a Grand Void Formation Sect secret realm, but Chen Beiwu declined.
  • Chen Beiwu returned to Myriad Beasts Valley, where Shu You asked about Nascent Soul Formation Pills, and he promised her one if she raised the Beast Taming Lineage's standing.
  • Golden Egg reported that it could not refine the Ancient Seal, and Chen Beiwu discovered that it was the Creation Treasure Nine Lives, Nine Lifetimes Seal.

Ch. 406Spirit Transformation Treasure

Chen Beiwu identified the damaged Ancient Seal as the Creation Treasure Nine Lives, Nine Lifetimes Seal and learned that it could help cultivators weather the Spirit Transformation Tribulation, though he could not refine it. After returning to the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, he prepared to attempt Nascent Soul formation and agreed to let the sect record the heavenly phenomena, then suggested livestreaming his breakthrough.

  • Chen Beiwu recognized the Ancient Seal as the damaged Nine Lives, Nine Lifetimes Seal, a Creation Treasure that retained only its True Spirit protection and reincarnation powers.
  • Chen Beiwu discovered that the seal fell dormant inside Nine-Breath Chaos and concluded that its greatest value was helping cultivators survive the Spirit Transformation Tribulation.
  • Chen Beiwu failed to leave an imprint on the seal and cast it into Chaos Heaven and Earth before departing for the Jade Purity Immortal Sect.
  • Li Wan'er wished for Chen Beiwu to become a Nascent Soul True Lord, while Jiang Yuyan considered using beast-taming methods to turn the Golden Aperture Gu within her into a Companion Beast.
  • Chen Beiwu reunited with Xu Ziqing on the train, arranged nearby cave abodes for her and Xu Lingling, and prepared resources for his breakthrough and his companions' possible advances.
  • Chen Beiwu agreed to the Publicity Department recording his breakthrough and proposed livestreaming it; Tong Hui was stunned but intrigued.

Ch. 407Jade Purity Secrets

Chen Beiwu arranged to livestream his attempt to become a True Lord and received the Jade Purity Myriad Transformations Lotus Platform to support his breakthrough. After learning that the Ancient Demon Cult had once sabotaged a promising cultivator’s tribulation, he accepted his master’s warning and prepared to become a True Lord before confronting Xiao Yu.

  • Chen Beiwu asked Tong Hui to manage a livestream of his breakthrough, and she warned him that previous livestreamed attempts had ended in failure.
  • The Jade Purity Sect Leader approved the plan and lent Chen Beiwu the Jade Purity Myriad Transformations Lotus Platform, explaining how to prepare it for use.
  • Cave-Ming Everlasting True Venerable told Chen Beiwu that the Ancient Demon Cult had used the God-Sacrificing Calamity Rite to sabotage Mystic Pivot True Lord’s attempt to become a True Venerable.
  • Cave-Ming Everlasting True Venerable gave Chen Beiwu a Spirit-Guarding Talisman and explained that Mystic Pivot True Lord’s death had resulted from competing interests and a conspiracy.
  • Chen Beiwu left Azure-Ming Grotto-Heaven determined to become a True Lord and then defeat Xiao Yu on the Life-and-Death Platform.

Ch. 408Beginning Nascent Soul Formation

Xiao Yu prepared a plan to ruin Chen Beiwu by having him blamed for provoking the Earth Abyss Demon Race, while Chen Beiwu began his advancement to Dao-Proven True Lord with his four beasts’ help. Far away, the Ancient God Cult’s sacrifice failed to draw a response from its god, and Chen Beiwu was marked as unworthy of its attention.

  • Xiao Yu rejected his subordinate’s suggestion to contact the Ancient Demon Cult during Chen Beiwu’s advancement and ordered him to follow the plan.
  • Xiao Yu planned to have Chen Beiwu sent on an outside assignment and blamed for provoking the Earth Abyss Demon Race, which could cost him access to Spirit Transformation resources.
  • Chen Beiwu used the Jade Purity Myriad Transformations Lotus Platform and began his breakthrough, with Golden Egg, Iron Egg, Xuele, and Zhiling helping him gather and refine Heaven and Earth Spirit Vigor.
  • Chen Beiwu slowly circulated his cultivation methods as his Three Treasures began to blend and his Primordial Origin Golden Core trembled.
  • An Ancient God Cult cultivator offered Chen Beiwu’s Righteousness-Discerning Stone in a Divine Sacrifice but detected no response from the Orthodox-Origin Ancient God.
  • The Ancient God Cult cultivator marked Chen Beiwu with an × and Li Yu with a √, unaware that the character on the statue’s forehead had briefly glimmered.

Ch. 409Heart-Demon Calamity

Chen Beiwu broke through to Nascent Soul Formation while the Jade Purity Immortal Sect livestreamed his advancement across the Immortal Alliance. After overcoming heart-demon trials, he formed a Dao Seed Nascent Soul and Dao Seed Golden Core, while Iron Egg and Xuele began their own tribulations.

  • Chen Beiwu shattered his Primordial Origin Golden Core, took a Purple Mansion Nascent-Soul-Nourishing Pill, and relied on his four companions to help condense his spirit into a Nascent Soul.
  • Tong Hui launched a livestream of Chen Beiwu’s breakthrough, and the heavenly sun-and-moon phenomena drew hundreds of millions of Immortal Alliance viewers.
  • Chen Beiwu formed a three-inch Nascent Soul and used the fortune gained from his livestream to strengthen his breakthrough.
  • During the cleansing of his Nascent Soul, Chen Beiwu endured heart-demon visions of poisoning, betrayal, and loss without losing his Dao Heart.
  • Chen Beiwu completed the cleansing, formed a Dao Seed Nascent Soul and Dao Seed Golden Core, and triggered a fortuitous encounter with his accumulated fortune.
  • Iron Egg and Xuele began advancing to Fourth-Realm Demon Kings, bringing on Heavenly Tribulations.

Ch. 410Three-Scenery Wisdom Light

Chen Beiwu completed his Nascent Soul formation and endured a triple heart-demon calamity, overcoming its visions of betrayal and death without using the Heavenly Fortune Purple Dragon. He gained three-scenery wisdom light and began advancing toward the fourth step of becoming a True Lord.

  • Iron Egg and Xuele advanced to Fourth-Realm Demon Kings as Chen Beiwu emerged from his residence as a Nascent Soul True Lord.
  • A Great Luo Heaven Edict invited Chen Beiwu to Listening-to-the-Dao Cliff, where Dao Venerable Guangcheng expounded the Dao for three years.
  • Chen Beiwu's heart demon depicted Guangcheng attempting to seize the Nine-Breath Chaos and kill him, but he recognized the vision before it could overcome him.
  • Chen Beiwu endured visions of the Sect Master betraying him and destroying his Nascent Soul, then realized he was facing a triple heart-demon calamity.
  • Chen Beiwu cleared the three heart-demons, formed three-scenery wisdom light, and began his assault on the fourth step of True Lord.

Ch. 411Primordial Origin Dharma Form

Chen Beiwu completed his Nascent Soul formation, gained the special profound ability [Dharma Form True Spirit], and manifested a Primordial Origin Dharma Form forty-five thousand zhang tall. After he destroyed the Three-Nine Heavenly Calamity with a single finger, the Jade Purity Sect Leader recognized that the consequences of his ascension were only beginning.

  • Chen Beiwu combined his companion beasts’ Inner Cores with his final scenery and formed a Dao Seed Nascent Soul and Heavenly Gang Golden Core, receiving [Dharma Form True Spirit] from Heaven and Earth.
  • Tong Hui, Xu Ziqing, and Xu Lingling watched the heavenly signs and discussed the scale and strength Chen Beiwu’s Dharma Form might reach.
  • Chen Beiwu manifested the Primordial Origin Dharma Form, which grew to forty-five thousand zhang and erased the Three-Nine Heavenly Calamity with one finger.
  • Yue Chenfeng celebrated Chen Beiwu’s achievement and anticipated that it would raise the Evergreen Lineage’s standing within the Jade Purity Immortal Sect.
  • Evergreen True Venerable praised Chen Beiwu’s Dharma Form and recognized the potential behind it, while Qinghe and Yuyue wondered at its resemblance to a Dao Venerable’s resonance.
  • The Jade Purity Sect Leader stopped Qinghe and Yuyue’s conversation and reflected that Chen Beiwu’s ascension had only begun the upheaval within the sect and Immortal Alliance.

Ch. 412Fortune Edict Embryo

After forming a Dao Seed Nascent Soul, Chen Beiwu gained the Fortune Edict Embryo Divine Ability and remained in seclusion to protect Iron Egg and Xuele through their breakthroughs. Xuele advanced to the Demon King realm and revealed a powerful True Domain, while Iron Egg also completed its breakthrough and awakened a Profound Ability.

  • Chen Beiwu examined his Nascent Soul cultivation and received the Fortune Edict Embryo Divine Ability from the Nine-Breath Chaos, which could seize fortune and use it to enlighten others.
  • Chen Beiwu stayed in seclusion as Iron Egg and Xuele advanced toward the Demon King realm, while he helped Zhiling refine its Companion Beast Contract feedback.
  • After three years, Zhiling completed its refinement, and Chen Beiwu continued guarding Iron Egg and Xuele for another five years.
  • Xuele survived its lightning tribulation, advanced to Demon King, gained a Five Phases Flower Crown, and awakened a formidable Demon King True Domain.
  • Iron Egg completed its transformation a year later, survived its Heavenly Tribulation, and emerged as a Demon King with an awakened Profound Ability in its vertical eye.

Ch. 413Originfire Cloud Lion

After becoming a Nascent Soul True Lord, Chen Beiwu resolved to challenge Xiao Yu on the Life-and-Death Platform despite his senior siblings’ concerns. He agreed to spar with Su Muyu, and the chapter ended as he summoned Iron Egg to face her Originfire Cloud Lion.

  • Chen Beiwu inspected Iron Egg’s cultivation and gathered Golden Egg, Iron Egg, Xuele, and Zhiling, declaring that they would aim for Spirit Transformation and Void Refinement.
  • Chen Beiwu emerged from seclusion and received congratulations and Nascent Soul-Nurturing Liquid from his senior siblings, while leaving his True Lord title undecided.
  • Chen Beiwu told Yue Chenfeng, Su Muyu, Mo Chen, and Jiang Chuan that he intended to challenge Xiao Yu, estimating a ninety percent chance of victory after his Nascent Soul stabilized.
  • Su Muyu proposed sparring with Chen Beiwu at the Nascent Soul middle stage, and he accepted her challenge.
  • Su Muyu summoned her Originfire Cloud Lion, and Chen Beiwu called Iron Egg onto the Duel Platform to confront it.

Ch. 414Accomplished with a thought

Chen Beiwu and Iron Egg sparred against Su Muyu and the Originfire Cloud Lion, whose superior experience and layered arcane arts pushed them into a fierce exchange. The match ended on a surprise when Iron Egg withstood Cloud Lion Heavenly Roar unharmed, revealing a power that made Su Muyu and the Originfire Cloud Lion wary.

  • Below the Duel Platform, Mo Chen expected Su Muyu to win, Jiang Chuan predicted a draw, and Yue Chenfeng hinted that Chen Beiwu might overcome the odds.
  • Chen Beiwu summoned Golden Egg, Xuele, and Zhiling to watch while Iron Egg opened the battle by unleashing seven prohibitions against the Originfire Cloud Lion.
  • Su Muyu empowered the Originfire Cloud Lion with dozens of defensive and enhancement arts, then afflicted Iron Egg with weakening curses as Chen Beiwu attacked with the Profound Origin Return to Ruins Seal.
  • Iron Egg used Calamity Fire Substitution to shed the curses and ambush the Originfire Cloud Lion with Separation Flame Ashen Annihilation, but Su Muyu halted Iron Egg and dispelled Chen Beiwu's seal with Stars Shift and Constellations Turn.
  • The Originfire Cloud Lion struck Iron Egg with Cloud Lion Heavenly Roar, but Iron Egg remained unharmed, leaving Su Muyu and the beast stunned by its apparent Dharma Form-like power.

Ch. 415Primordial Origin Finger Strike

Iron Egg used his Great Heaven Pure Hell Aspect to overpower Su Muyu while her cultivation was suppressed, but she unsealed her strength to Nascent Soul Late Stage and shattered his Dharma Form with a finger. Chen Beiwu then revealed his Primordial Origin Finger Strike, injuring Su Muyu, though the technique left him and his four Companion Beasts nearly drained.

  • Iron Egg manifested the Great Heaven Pure Hell Aspect, and the Originfire Cloud Lion fled from its overwhelming power.
  • Su Muyu fought Iron Egg with her cultivation suppressed, but conceded after her attacks failed to break through his Dharma Form.
  • Su Muyu raised her cultivation to Nascent Soul Late Stage and shattered Iron Egg’s Great Heaven Pure Hell Aspect with Sealing Absolute Finger.
  • Chen Beiwu summoned a colossal primordial origin finger, and Su Muyu met its strike but was injured.
  • Chen Beiwu named the technique the Primordial Origin Finger Strike and explained that using it had consumed most of his and his Companion Beasts’ true essence.

Ch. 416Honorifics and Paths

Chen Beiwu won Su Muyu’s respect after their sparring match, agreed to take charge of the Grotto-Ming Evergreen Lineage, and chose True Martial as his honorific. He asked how Nascent Soul True Lords earned cultivation resources, and Yue Chenfeng began outlining their career paths, starting with service in the All-Stars Pivot as a Star-Conqueror.

  • Yue Chenfeng, Su Muyu, and Mo Chen praised Chen Beiwu’s strength after he injured Su Muyu in their sparring match.
  • Chen Beiwu agreed to take charge of the Grotto-Ming Evergreen Lineage, and Yue Chenfeng offered to arrange the handover.
  • Chen Beiwu considered the honorifics Pure Affinity, True Martial, and Dao One before choosing True Martial.
  • Chen Beiwu asked how Jade Purity True Lords obtained cultivation resources, and Yue Chenfeng described serving as a lecturer or taking an Immortal Alliance appointment.
  • Yue Chenfeng began explaining the third path: passing assessments to join the All-Stars Pivot as a Star-Conqueror.

Ch. 417The impact of Nascent Soul Formation

Chen Beiwu chose to remain in the sect, cultivate, and focus on the Formation Dao rather than become a Star-Conqueror for now. After returning to his cave abode, he turned away three aspiring disciples, while news of Chi Quan’s apparent first-grade golden core drew more cultivators to seek his guidance.

  • Yue Chenfeng and Su Muyu explained the six paths available to Nascent Soul True Lords, including the dangers and rewards of becoming a Star-Conqueror.
  • Chen Beiwu decided to remain in the sect and focus on cultivation, Formation Dao, and Evergreen Lineage affairs; Jiang Chuan reminded him he would later serve ten years as Garrison Envoy at Earth Abyss Xidong.
  • Chen Beiwu met Xu Ziqing and Xu Lingling, then refused Wen Anyu, Wu Tianhe, and Hu Yuhua when they knelt and asked to stay by his side as disciples.
  • Wen Anyu planned to have his clan submit a formal disciple-acceptance petition, while Wu Tianhe and Hu Yuhua discussed their lack of connections and prospects.
  • Wu Tianhe showed Hu Yuhua the Jade Purity Immortal Sect Official Website’s uproar over Chi Quan’s apparent first-grade golden core, and Hu Yuhua wondered whether he could win Chen Beiwu over by staying on his knees.

Ch. 418The Immortal Clans Take Notice

After Chen Beiwu became a Dao-Proven True Lord, the Tianyuan clans considered recruiting him and sought his help with their cultivation. His parents celebrated his new status, and representatives of four clans arrived at the Water-Evolving Residence with gifts, including Yu Zhaozhen, the leader of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect’s Rising Stars Ranking.

  • Yu Yuanhuang read reports about Chen Beiwu and ordered a Nascent Soul Formation gift, allowing Yu Zhaohua to deliver it and recruit him as a son-in-law.
  • Yu Zhaohua refused her mother’s final chance to pursue Chen Beiwu, while the Tianyuan Xiao, Wei, and Zhou Clans also considered approaching him.
  • A young master of the Tianyuan Xiao Clan ordered a lavish gift for Chen Beiwu, hoping to learn whether he could help forge an honorific Golden Core.
  • Chen Beiwu reflected on the limits of his Fortune Edict Embryo and gained fortune through dual cultivation with Xu Ziqing, whose chances of Core Formation improved.
  • Chen Beiwu confirmed to Huang Xiaoling and Chen Dong that he had become a Nascent Soul True Lord, and Chen Dong announced plans to establish the Fallen Dragon Chen Household.
  • Yu Zhaohua and representatives of the Yu, Xiao, Wei, and Zhou Clans arrived with congratulatory gifts, and Yu Zhaozhen introduced herself to Chen Beiwu.

Ch. 419Lavish Gifts for the Rite

Chen Beiwu received lavish Nascent Soul Formation gifts from the Four Great Dao Venerable Immortal Clans, including rare resources that could support his future Truth-Seeking rites. The Xiao Household’s gift also revealed that Xiao Yan wanted to meet him and was not allied with Xiao Yu, leaving Chen Beiwu open to hearing him out.

  • Xu Ziqing and Xu Lingling discussed Yu Zhaozhen’s apparent interest in Chen Beiwu and then took their leave.
  • Chen Beiwu returned to his residence with Golden Egg, Iron Egg, Xuele, and Zhiling to inspect the gifts.
  • Xuele opened the Tianyuan Zhou Clan’s gift and found a Heavenly Star Ganoderma, which Chen Beiwu let it plant and nourish.
  • Zhiling opened the Tianyuan Wei Clan’s gift and revealed five Supreme Grade Spirit Stones, which Chen Beiwu stored for his future rites.
  • Golden Egg opened the Tianyuan Xiao Clan’s gift, revealing a Nine-Turn Restoration Pill and a card from Xiao Yan requesting a meeting.
  • Chen Beiwu concluded that Xiao Yan was offering goodwill and that the Xiao Household was divided, then agreed to meet him.

Ch. 420Truth-seeking and poison masters

Chen Beiwu considered the Yu Household’s offer of Truth-Seeking Pills, then used the Xiao Household’s Nine-Turn Restoration Pill to accelerate his cultivation. After Iron Egg and Xuele accidentally refined a potent poison, Chen Beiwu traveled to Yunlong Market to investigate the Third Realm War, where he sensed a masked woman approaching.

  • Chen Beiwu learned that the Yu Household invited him to mentor its younger generation and offered a Truth-Seeking Pill for every fifty years of service, but he decided not to accept yet.
  • Chen Beiwu swallowed the Nine-Turn Restoration Pill and, after ten days, realized its power could bring his Nascent Soul to the peak of the early stage in about ten years.
  • Iron Egg and Xuele’s failed Spirit-Nourishing Pill experiment produced poison grit that could erode a dharma sword’s spiritual power, and Chen Beiwu encouraged them to try refining more.
  • Chen Beiwu traveled to Yunlong Market to learn about the Third Realm War and saw exhausted Greenwood Sect cultivators among the crowd.
  • Chen Beiwu sensed a masked female cultivator approaching from behind.

Ch. 421A shift in the situation

Chen Beiwu entered Yunlong Market, recognized Mo Li, and uncovered signs of hidden demonic influence while investigating the market. Meanwhile, Wang Hao and Bai Zhi received a dangerous mission to Blackstone Gorge, and Mo Li arrived alone, resolved to find the Immortal Master and survive the war.

  • Chen Beiwu recognized the disguised Mo Li in the queue but entered Yunlong Market without approaching her.
  • Chen Beiwu hired Li Ershi as a broker and noticed a concealed demon seed and calamity clouds surrounding him.
  • Wang Hao and Bai Zhi learned they had been assigned to deliver supplies to dangerous Blackstone Gorge, and Bai Zhi considered leaving the Beast Taming Lineage while Wang Hao defended Chen Beiwu's kindness.
  • Mo Li entered Yunlong Market as the sole survivor of her Azure Gold Sect group and rejected fleeing the Mirror Moon Sect's conscription order.
  • Mo Li resolved to risk front-line missions and stay alive until she could see the Immortal Master.

Ch. 422The Demon Sect's Secret Plot

Mo Li reported to the Mirror Moon Sect’s Dispatch Office, where Zhou Tianyu shattered her keepsakes and assigned her a dangerous mission after she could not bribe him. Chen Beiwu recognized that Zhou was tied to a plot against the Beast Taming Lineage, then discovered Blood Marrow True Lord and Yan Song conspiring in the War Affairs Hall; he held back from attacking because Blood Marrow True Lord was only a blood body.

  • Zhiling secretly followed Mo Li into the Dispatch Office while Chen Beiwu told her not to act recklessly.
  • Zhou Tianyu demanded a bribe from Mo Li, shattered the two keepsake jade slips she offered, and assigned her a Grade-A Urgent Mission to deliver supplies to Blackstone Gorge.
  • Chen Beiwu decided to leave Zhou Tianyu alive to uncover the faction targeting the Beast Taming Lineage and considered taking Mo Li as his personal disciple.
  • Blood Marrow True Lord met with Yan Song, who sought a Heavenly Nascent Soul Pill in exchange for helping with the Demon Sect’s plan.
  • Chen Beiwu and Xuele overheard the conspirators beneath the War Affairs Hall, and Chen Beiwu chose not to attack because Blood Marrow True Lord was only a blood body.

Ch. 423The two sects' schemes

Mo Li joined a dangerous supply convoy to Blackstone Gorge while Chen Beiwu uncovered a hidden plot involving Blood Marrow True Lord and the shipment. As the convoy reached the Blood-Weeping River, Mo Li recognized the figure arriving by spirit boat as the Immortal Master.

  • Mo Li reported to Wang Hao and joined his small transport team, which set out for Blackstone Gorge under strict orders.
  • Chen Beiwu learned that nine teams carried decoy supplies and inferred that the Mirror Moon Sect might be using the valuable shipment as bait.
  • Mo Li and her teammates survived a bandit attack and a swarm of Rotting Elephant Bees, but the thin old man died and their remaining members were wounded.
  • Blood Marrow True Lord and Shan Junjie secretly waited on the Blood-Weeping River, expecting the plan arranged with Fellow Daoist Lin to proceed.
  • When Wang Hao's spirit boat arrived at the river, Mo Li saw the approaching figure and recognized the Immortal Master.

Ch. 424True Lords gathered

Chen Beiwu welcomed Mo Li, Wang Hao, and Bai Zhi aboard his spirit boat, healed Wang Hao and Bai Zhi’s injuries, and then faced a Blood Fortune Sect ambush on the Blood-Weeping River. After Zhiling killed Shan Junjie and Chen Beiwu evaded Blood Marrow True Lord Yun Xi’s attack, Suspended Mirror True Lord Zhu Jinglong and Clear Abyss True Lord Xin Yu appeared to confront Yun Xi.

  • Chen Beiwu greeted Mo Li and stopped Wang Hao and Bai Zhi from bowing, then gave them pills that regrew Wang Hao’s arm and healed Bai Zhi’s scar.
  • Chen Beiwu warned the group about the Blood-Weeping River, where the Myriad Defilements Soul-Locking Blood River Formation erupted and trapped the spirit boat.
  • Shan Junjie revealed the Blood Fortune Sect’s ambush, but Zhiling killed him with a single Great Space-Rending Claw.
  • Blood Marrow True Lord Yun Xi launched a surprise Blood Pearl attack, but Chen Beiwu teleported out of its path, revealing his Nascent Soul True Lord cultivation.
  • Zhu Jinglong and Xin Yu appeared beside Chen Beiwu and declared that they had been waiting for Yun Xi.

Ch. 425A single finger strike to kill

Chen Beiwu and the Mirror Moon Sect elders were ambushed by three powerful Demon Sect True Lords after their planned formation was sabotaged. Surrounded and apparently trapped, Chen Beiwu revealed three Demon Kings and killed Yu Qianpo with a single finger strike, leaving the other enemies facing an unexpected threat.

  • Xin Yu discovered that the Mirror-Returning Moonfrost Demon-Subduing Grand Formation had been destroyed, while Zhu Jinglong spotted the Nine Netherworlds Soul-Locking Demon-Binding Formation enclosing the Blood-Weeping River.
  • Yu Qianpo appeared and trapped Zhu Jinglong and Xin Yu with the ghost formation as Zhao Caixuan arrived; the Demon Sect cultivators shifted their focus to Chen Beiwu.
  • Yun Xi, Zhao Caixuan, and Yu Qianpo attacked Zhu Jinglong and Xin Yu together, sealing them away from Chen Beiwu and surrounding him.
  • Chen Beiwu calmly refused the Demon Sects' offers and summoned a flood dragon, a dog, and a vine, which Zhao Caixuan mistook for weak Demon Kings.
  • Chen Beiwu used the Cavern Truth Calamity-Heaven Finger to strike Yu Qianpo's Mud Palace Pill, shattering his Nascent Soul and killing him instantly.

Ch. 426Slaying them one after another

Chen Beiwu and his companions fought the Soul Refining Sect and Mysterious Female Sect True Lords, killing Yu Qianpo and Yun Xi while Zhao Caixuan escaped by using a clone. Chen Beiwu regretted that he had not been strong enough to finish off the real Zhao Caixuan.

  • Chen Beiwu used the Grotto-Heaven Calamity True Finger to kill Yu Qianpo before the Soul Refining Sect True Lord could react.
  • Golden Egg blocked Zhao Caixuan’s Red Phoenix Heart-Eroding Needle, while Iron Egg’s Sin-Cutting True Fire locked onto Yun Xi and Xuele stole the rings from his severed arm.
  • Chen Beiwu summoned his Primordial Origin Dharma Form and a colossal half-finger that destroyed Yun Xi’s Myriad Marrow Self-Sovereign Demon and killed him outright.
  • Zhao Caixuan sent the Seven Emotions Heavenly Netkerchief one way and fled in the opposite direction, but Chen Beiwu used the Five Phases Bright King Wings to intercept the treasure and confront her.
  • Chen Beiwu surrounded Zhao Caixuan with his companions, recognized that she was a clone, and watched her dissipate after she said she would remember him.
Arc 17 of 29
Arc 17 of 29