Arc 2Falling Radiance City

Ying Huaixu, Ye Ningshuang, and He Xiuyuan investigated a Thousand Mechanisms Sect plot to sacrifice Falling Radiance City, then helped the Divine Firmament Sword Sect destroy the threat. Afterward, Ying Huaixu focused on alchemy and training He Xiuyuan while Ye Ningshuang devoted herself to cultivation.

  • Ying Huaixu joined Ye Ningshuang and He Xiuyuan on a mission to investigate missing villagers, and the group fought bandits and a Phantom Night Wolf on the way to Falling Radiance City.
  • Ye Ningshuang rapidly advanced her cultivation by absorbing power from demonic beasts, while Ying Huaixu uncovered clues that the Thousand Mechanisms Sect planned to sacrifice the city’s residents.
  • Ying Huaixu and his companions reported the plot, and Qiu Shiyi’s reinforcements sealed Falling Radiance City in a formation that gave residents a day to leave.
  • After the deadline, Qiu Shiyi’s forces killed the remaining evil cultivators, and Ye Ningshuang and He Xiuyuan joined the battle as their cultivation rose.
  • Ying Huaixu, Ye Ningshuang, and He Xiuyuan pursued the city lord into an underground hall, where the city lord attacked them and tried to devour Ye Ningshuang.
  • Ying Huaixu fought the city lord through his transformation until Qiu Shiyi arrived and destroyed him, completing the World Mission while He Xiuyuan received credit for the victory.
  • Ying Huaixu developed automatic alchemy and traded for a meridian-opening cultivation method, then gave He Xiuyuan pills and pushed him to train seriously.
  • Huang Tianqi accidentally produced an Immortal-Grade Qi-Gathering Pill after blowing up the Pill Room.
Chapters 26–50 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 26World Mission!

Ying Huaixu completed his daily quest and joined Ye Ningshuang on a world mission investigating vanished villagers. He noticed the mission had appeared earlier than expected and worried about how its altered timing might affect Ye Ningshuang’s progress.

  • Ying Huaixu chopped a hundred logs to complete his daily quest, then found the Pill Room closed for repairs.
  • Ying Huaixu spotted a world mission at the Demon Hunting Hall and waited for Ye Ningshuang, whose involvement he believed was necessary to complete it.
  • Ye Ningshuang arrived and accepted the mission to investigate missing villagers near the Divine Firmament Sword Sect, and Ying Huaixu joined her.
  • Ying Huaixu noticed Ye Ningshuang was only at body tempering first layer, earlier than in the game, and worried about her future cultivation and the Hongmeng mission.
  • Senior Brother He questioned Ying Huaixu’s cultivation, and Ying Huaixu said he had been an accomplished martial artist before joining the sect and was now at body tempering fifth layer.
  • Senior Brother He and the other two disciples welcomed Ying Huaixu’s help on the mission.

Ch. 27Who Has a Problem with That?

After Ying Huaixu and his companions accepted a dangerous mission, Lü Qingyi defended her decision to let Ye Ningshuang take it, promising to assess her personally. On the journey, He Xiuyuan tried to court Ye Ningshuang, but she followed Ying Huaixu instead, leaving He Xiuyuan to believe she already loved him.

  • Lü Qingyi rejected the sect master's objections to Ye Ningshuang taking the dangerous mission and said she would not accept Ye Ningshuang as her disciple if she failed to satisfy her.
  • Ying Huaixu and the others rode nearly three hundred kilometers toward the mission site because the Townstone could not teleport them.
  • He Xiuyuan asked Ying Huaixu if he and Ye Ningshuang were involved, then said he intended to court her.
  • Ying Huaixu warned He Xiuyuan that Ye Ningshuang was out of his league and wondered whether he could change He Xiuyuan's tragic fate.
  • He Xiuyuan tried to care for Ye Ningshuang, but she rode after Ying Huaixu and repeated his offer to ask if he was hungry, thirsty, or tired.
  • He Xiuyuan concluded that Ye Ningshuang's heart already belonged to Ying Huaixu.

Ch. 28Can't reason with them?

Ying Huaixu and He Xiuyuan killed a bandit gang after the bandits threatened their group and demanded Ye Ningshuang. A man from the Thousand Mechanisms Sect tried to blackmail them with a Projection Stone, but Ying Huaixu killed him and completed a side mission.

  • Ying Huaixu killed several men after sensing their murderous intent, and He Xiuyuan confirmed they were bandits carrying stolen goods.
  • More bandits confronted the group, and their leader demanded that Ye Ningshuang stay behind.
  • He Xiuyuan killed the bandits after the leader rejected his attempt to reason with them.
  • A masked man from the Thousand Mechanisms Sect appeared with a Projection Stone and tried to blackmail He Xiuyuan.
  • Ying Huaixu defeated and killed the masked man as he fled, completing a side mission and earning 2,000 experience.

Ch. 29The Thousand Mechanisms Sect Had Betrayed Them Long Ago

Ying Huaixu traveled toward Falling Radiance City with Ye Ningshuang and He Xiuyuan, while recalling that the Thousand Mechanisms Sect had betrayed them and set a trap tied to a world boss. He learned more about the Great Sun Sacred Ground and the long-running feud between the Thousand Mechanisms Sect and the Divine Firmament Sword Sect.

  • Ying Huaixu killed a Thousand Mechanisms Sect disciple who provoked the Divine Firmament Sword Sect, and He Xiuyuan mistakenly thought he had done it to protect his reputation.
  • Ye Ningshuang shared food and wine with Ying Huaixu at a ruined temple, while He Xiuyuan joined them for a drumstick.
  • Ying Huaixu realized that the mission at Falling Radiance City was part of a larger plot in which the Thousand Mechanisms Sect had betrayed them and prepared a trap.
  • Ying Huaixu asked He Xiuyuan about the Great Sun Sacred Ground and learned that Xu Yaoyang was its little-known Holy Son.
  • He Xiuyuan explained that the Thousand Mechanisms Sect and the Divine Firmament Sword Sect had a blood feud after accusations of copying led the second senior brother to smash the teeth of their disciples.

Ch. 30Was this the true Primordial Difficulty?

Ying Huaixu realized the Thousand Mechanisms Sect might have lured the Divine Firmament Sword Sect into a trap, but he and his companions were suddenly surrounded by a powerful wolf pack. As elite wolves overwhelmed the group, He Xiuyuan charged in and was sent crashing into rubble.

  • Ying Huaixu reasoned that the Thousand Mechanisms Sect might have leaked its plan to draw Divine Firmament Sword Sect disciples to Falling Radiance City, but worried that warning the sect could disrupt Ye Ningshuang's opportunity and future missions.
  • He Xiuyuan independently suspected that the mission was a trap, and Ying Huaixu explained that they might be bait in a larger scheme.
  • Ying Huaixu spotted danger around the ruined temple, and the group formed up as wolves surrounded them and triggered a side quest.
  • Ying Huaixu fought the wolves, gained experience, and was battered by dozens of enormous elite wolves until he escaped their attack range.
  • He Xiuyuan rushed to help Ying Huaixu, but an elite wolf struck him into the rubble, leaving him coughing up blood.

Ch. 31This Wasn't Right

Ying Huaixu and He Xiuyuan fought off the wolves, but the arriving Phantom Night Wolf proved far stronger than expected. With escape impossible and He Xiuyuan outmatched, Ying Huaixu rapidly advanced his cultivation and prepared to fight alongside him.

  • Ying Huaixu rescued Ye Ningshuang from a charging wolf, and He Xiuyuan slaughtered the pursuing elite wolves.
  • A giant Phantom Night Wolf appeared, and Ying Huaixu recognized it as a boss whose dangerous second phase was still to come.
  • He Xiuyuan unleashed his Rainbow Sword, but he only inflicted superficial wounds before the wolf's roar sent him flying.
  • Ying Huaixu warned that the wolf would pursue them and that reinforcements would arrive too late, then proposed fighting it together.
  • Ying Huaixu rapidly raised his cultivation to the ninth layer of body tempering, stunning He Xiuyuan.

Ch. 32Cultivation, this easy?

Ying Huaixu fought the Phantom Night Wolf alone after it injured He Xiuyuan, using his ninth-layer strength and knowledge of the wolf's attacks to kill it. The quest rewards arrived, and Ye Ningshuang absorbed the beast's power and broke through to the third layer, leaving He Xiuyuan baffled by how easily his companions advanced.

  • Ying Huaixu and He Xiuyuan charged the Phantom Night Wolf, which knocked He Xiuyuan down and left Ying Huaixu to fight alone.
  • Ying Huaixu dodged the wolf's attacks, exploited its openings, and killed it with a slash to the neck.
  • Ying Huaixu received 50,000 experience, 1,000 spirit stones, 20 Spirit Leaves, and a Phantom Night Wolf Pattern defensive jade pendant for completing the quest.
  • He Xiuyuan praised Ying Huaixu's fighting and explained that he had stayed back because he thought Ying Huaixu did not need help.
  • Ye Ningshuang absorbed power from the Phantom Night Wolf's corpse and advanced from the first to the third layer of body tempering, stunning He Xiuyuan.

Ch. 33Chaotic, but Normal Enough

Ye Ningshuang quickly reached the Body Tempering Third Layer and honed her techniques as the group traveled toward Falling Radiance City. After she killed a young master’s guards in an inn, she overcame her shock without needing reassurance, leaving Ying Huaixu impressed by her resolve.

  • He Xiuyuan warned Ye Ningshuang to conceal her unusual cultivation progress from outsiders, and Ying Huaixu agreed.
  • As the three traveled, Ye Ningshuang quickly mastered Body Tempering sword and movement techniques, while He Xiuyuan struggled with envy and pressure.
  • Near Falling Radiance City, He Xiuyuan announced that he was ready to break through and entered secluded cultivation in a town.
  • At an inn, a silk-clad young master tried to make Ye Ningshuang drink with him, so Ying Huaixu encouraged her to test her strength.
  • Ye Ningshuang sent the young master flying with one palm, then killed the guards who attacked her with the Netherworld Sword Technique.
  • After vomiting at the sight of the dead, Ye Ningshuang steadied herself, and Ying Huaixu admired her resolve.

Ch. 34A Few Details

Ye Ningshuang defeated the Xu Family’s Grandmaster after killing members of the family, while Ying Huaixu realized the incident might be part of her hidden history with Xu Yaoyang. Xu Yaoyang arrived and offered compensation, then left with his family, leaving Ying Huaixu unsure whether he had changed the events that would unfold.

  • Ying Huaixu connected Ye Ningshuang’s past letters about killing with the deaths at the inn and realized he was witnessing details absent from the game.
  • An old Xu Family Grandmaster attacked Ye Ningshuang, but she shattered his arm and sent him flying with one punch.
  • The Xu Family head arrived, recognized Ying Huaixu and Ye Ningshuang as immortals, and begged them to forgive his family, mentioning his son Xu Yaoyang.
  • Ying Huaixu wondered whether Ye Ningshuang’s encounter with the Xu Family was connected to the relationship she had with Xu Yaoyang in the game.
  • Xu Yaoyang arrived, thanked Ying Huaixu and Ye Ningshuang for showing mercy, gave them two Storage Bags of spirit stones, and departed with his family.

Ch. 35Already Good Enough

Xu Yaoyang reprimanded his family after his younger brother provoked the Divine Firmament Sword Sect, then arranged to bring them near the sect and urged them to make peace with its disciples. Meanwhile, Ye Ningshuang worried about her growing excitement after killing someone, while Ying Huaixu questioned the game’s rules and his role in the world.

  • Xu Yaoyang warned his father that provoking the Divine Firmament Sword Sect could destroy the Xu family and said the sect had agreed to let them live nearby.
  • Xu Yaoyang scolded his younger brother for his behavior and told his father to stop spoiling him.
  • Xu Yaoyang sent his father to invite the Divine Firmament Sword Sect disciples to the Xu estate and explained the value of building goodwill with them.
  • Ye Ningshuang feared that becoming calmer and excited after killing someone meant she might turn into a murderous monster.
  • Ying Huaixu reconsidered the Phantasmal Night Wolf encounter, He Xiuyuan’s early breakthrough, and why he had transmigrated into the game world.

Ch. 36Could this be the corrective force?

Ying Huaixu refused the Xu Family head’s request and explained his outlook to Ye Ningshuang, who then pursued strength by slaughtering demonic beasts. When Ying Huaixu and He Xiuyuan followed her into the forest, they found her facing Xu Yaoyang beside a glowing spirit herb.

  • Ying Huaixu refused the Xu Family head’s request after consulting Ye Ningshuang.
  • Ying Huaixu told Ye Ningshuang that he fought to survive, and she felt they were alike.
  • He Xiuyuan emerged from seclusion having reached meridian opening, and the group set out to help Ye Ningshuang gain experience.
  • Ye Ningshuang slaughtered demonic beasts, devoured their souls, perfected her sword technique, and advanced to the body tempering sixth layer in one day.
  • Ye Ningshuang entered the forest depths alone, and Ying Huaixu and He Xiuyuan hurried after her.
  • Ying Huaixu and He Xiuyuan found Ye Ningshuang and Xu Yaoyang facing each other amid demonic beast corpses, with a glowing spirit herb between them.

Ch. 37When did it start?

Xu Yaoyang met the Divine Firmament Sword Sect group, learned that He Xiuyuan was the Great Sun Holy Lord’s son, and offered help that He Xiuyuan refused. Ying Huaixu then led He Xiuyuan and Ye Ningshuang to Falling Radiance City, where he showed off his wealth by treating them to a meal and giving each of them spirit stones.

  • Xu Yaoyang offered Ye Ningshuang a spirit herb as an apology, and Ying Huaixu accepted it after she refused.
  • Xu Yaoyang recognized He Xiuyuan and learned he had left the Great Sun Sacred Ground to become an outer disciple of the Divine Firmament Sword Sect.
  • He Xiuyuan explained that he had destroyed his cultivation and left after his father repeatedly belittled him and his aptitude.
  • Xu Yaoyang offered to help with the sect’s mission, but He Xiuyuan refused, and Xu Yaoyang departed as darkness fell.
  • He Xiuyuan suggested they go straight to Falling Radiance City, and Ying Huaixu led the group there before dawn.
  • Ying Huaixu took He Xiuyuan and Ye Ningshuang to a fine restaurant, paid for their meal, and gave each of them a hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

Ch. 38The instances were still there

Ying Huaixu explored Falling Radiance City, bought materials for his equipment-enhancement system, and discovered that the Nether Capital Merchant Guild’s three instances still existed in the real world. After earning spirit stones and securing a guild discount, he returned to the inn, where He Xiuyuan reminded him of their mission.

  • Ying Huaixu left He Xiuyuan and Ye Ningshuang to enjoy the city, explored Falling Radiance City, and bought up refined ores and tempering stones from independent cultivators.
  • Ying Huaixu visited the Nether Capital Merchant Guild and confirmed that its Spirit Stone, Medicinal Herb, and Equipment Materials instances were still available.
  • Ying Huaixu defeated the Spirit-Devouring Beast and received rainbow jade, which the guild exchanged for fifty thousand Supreme Spirit Stones after taking its share.
  • Ying Huaixu cleared the other two instances, exchanged their drops for herbs and equipment materials, and received a VIP token with a twenty-percent discount.
  • Ying Huaixu returned to the inn, and the next morning He Xiuyuan woke him about their mission; Ying Huaixu claimed he had already investigated it.

Ch. 39It Would Have to Wait Until Tonight

Ying Huaixu told He Xiuyuan and Ye Ningshuang about a suspected Thousand Mechanisms Sect blood sacrifice plot and decided to investigate its hideouts. After finding and attacking a hidden base, he discovered that killing quest-related enemies granted him experience.

  • Ying Huaixu warned He Xiuyuan that the Thousand Mechanisms Sect might be preparing a blood sacrifice formation, and they agreed to investigate that night without involving the city lord.
  • Ying Huaixu bought Blood-Coagulating Pills and Qi-Recovery Pills, then went to scout a hideout while He Xiuyuan and Ye Ningshuang secretly followed him.
  • Ying Huaixu noticed the pair on his map, confronted them, and led them straight to a Thousand Mechanisms Sect hideout.
  • Ying Huaixu attacked and killed the disciples there with Frost Step and Heavenly Frost Sword, earning 1,000 experience.
  • Ye Ningshuang took Ying Huaixu's excited grin as proof that they shared a dark side, while He Xiuyuan found his bloodied smile frightening.

Ch. 40This Was Your Plan?

Ying Huaixu uncovered the Thousand Mechanisms Sect’s plan to sacrifice Falling Radiance City and predicted the sect’s next mission. He and Ye Ningshuang then turned their infiltration into a massacre of the sect’s outposts.

  • Ying Huaixu retrieved a hidden scroll revealing the Thousand Mechanisms Sect’s plan to build a Blood Sacrifice Array and sacrifice Falling Radiance City’s residents.
  • Ying Huaixu told He Xiuyuan to report that the information seemed suspiciously easy to find, and the completed report unlocked the mission’s second stage.
  • The Divine Firmament Sword Sect assigned Ying Huaixu, He Xiuyuan, and Ye Ningshuang to investigate the City Lord’s Manor and the blood sacrifice’s intended target.
  • Ying Huaixu proposed disguising themselves as Thousand Mechanisms Sect members so their spy contact would approach them.
  • Ying Huaixu and Ye Ningshuang instead killed everyone at an outpost and dragged a bewildered He Xiuyuan toward the next one.

Ch. 41Mostly, He Just Couldn't Help Himself

Ying Huaixu led Ye Ningshuang and He Xiuyuan to find an inside contact after realizing that killing every Thousand Mechanisms Sect outpost would not stop the blood sacrifice. At a prison beneath the City Lord’s residence, they uncovered the sect’s detailed plan while the City Lord and a masked disciple prepared for the Annihilation Envoy’s arrival.

  • Ying Huaixu and Ye Ningshuang purged several Thousand Mechanisms Sect outposts, earning Ying Huaixu 70,000 experience points before He Xiuyuan persuaded them to seek the inside contact instead.
  • The City Lord watched corpses being carried to a Blood Altar beneath his residence as a masked Thousand Mechanisms Sect disciple explained that the Divine Firmament Sword Sect’s members would be needed as food for the arriving Annihilation Envoy.
  • The City Lord tried to issue an order but received no response, while the masked disciple eventually received a reply and insisted that the plan was ready.
  • Ying Huaixu led Ye Ningshuang and He Xiuyuan to the death-row prison, where Ye Ningshuang silently killed the guards and Ying Huaixu selectively killed condemned inmates.
  • Ying Huaixu found a leather-wrapped scroll inside a corpse’s belly and told He Xiuyuan it contained the Thousand Mechanisms Sect’s detailed plan.

Ch. 42Making a few changes

Ying Huaixu altered the report about the Blood Sacrifice Cultivators, and the World Mission updated to require the defense of Falling Radiance City against the Annihilation Envoy. The Divine Firmament Sword Sect arrived with a far larger force than Ying Huaixu expected, including the renowned Qiu Shiyi.

  • Ying Huaixu persuaded He Xiuyuan to add an unverified accusation against the Thousand Mechanisms Sect and the city lord of Falling Radiance City to their report.
  • The World Mission rewarded them for completing the investigation and unlocked a new act to defend Falling Radiance City and slay the Annihilation Envoy's descending avatar.
  • He Xiuyuan worried that the report might be exposed as false, and Ying Huaixu claimed he had overheard the plot at the Thousand Mechanisms Sect's outpost.
  • He Xiuyuan received an order to stand by, and a thunderous boom announced the arrival of the Divine Firmament Sword Sect's reinforcements.
  • Ying Huaixu saw the sect's Warships and Sword-Riding Disciples, including Qiu Shiyi, the Spirit Sea Realm peak cultivator known as the Little Killing God.

Ch. 43There's Something Wrong with Your Thinking

Ying Huaixu and He Xiuyuan watched the Divine Firmament Sword Sect seal Falling Radiance City with a formation that let the innocent leave and trapped those burdened by karmic sins. As they waited for the sect’s one-day evacuation deadline to pass, Ying Huaixu and Ye Ningshuang eagerly prepared to punish the villains who stayed, leaving He Xiuyuan appalled by their enthusiasm.

  • Ying Huaixu reassured He Xiuyuan that their mission report was accurate and that the sect alone was responsible for its response.
  • Qiu Shiyi’s disciples deployed white jade pillars and a lockdown formation around Falling Radiance City, then guarded the exits while allowing people to leave.
  • He Xiuyuan explained that the Questioning Heart Formation and Sin-Severing Formation trapped people with karmic sins, and that anyone still inside after one day would be wiped out.
  • Ye Ningshuang asked whether she could kill the people who stayed, and Ying Huaixu agreed that they could punish those villains.
  • Ying Huaixu helped Ye Ningshuang sharpen her sword while insisting they were eager to root out evil, leaving He Xiuyuan exasperated.

Ch. 44Still think everything's fine?

Falling Radiance City’s lord discovered that Qiu Shiyi and a large force from the Divine Firmament Sword Sect had arrived, disrupting the Thousand Mechanisms Sect cultivator’s blood-sacrifice plan. The city lord secretly reversed the array’s possession effect, gained the envoy’s power, and made the cultivator appear to take him hostage as they charged outside.

  • Unable to contact his subordinates, the city lord of Falling Radiance City persuaded the Thousand Mechanisms Sect cultivator to let him leave the underground chamber.
  • The city lord emerged and found the Divine Firmament Sword Sect gathered outside, led by Qiu Shiyi.
  • The city lord warned the Thousand Mechanisms Sect cultivator, who insisted the envoy could defeat the sect’s disciples until he learned Qiu Shiyi had come.
  • The Thousand Mechanisms Sect cultivator abandoned the blood-sacrifice descent and told the city lord to take the Descent Flame Seed and escape while he held Qiu Shiyi off.
  • The city lord received the Blood-Red Pearl, redirected the possession effect, and absorbed the envoy’s power instead.
  • The city lord controlled the Thousand Mechanisms Sect cultivator and made him carry the city lord outside as though holding him hostage.

Ch. 45This Was Just Perfect

The Divine Firmament Sword Sect slaughtered the condemned inhabitants of Falling Radiance City, and Ying Huaixu discovered he gained experience from their kills. Ye Ningshuang and He Xiuyuan joined the fighting and grew stronger, while Ying Huaixu stayed back and neared 100,000 experience.

  • After the evacuation deadline passed, Qiu Shiyi summoned rain made of swords that killed the remaining protesters in Falling Radiance City.
  • Ying Huaixu gained experience from the Divine Firmament Sword Sect's kills and decided he could safely follow Ye Ningshuang to gain more in future battles.
  • Qiu Shiyi sent the sect disciples to hunt down the remaining evil cultivators, and Ye Ningshuang joined the fight after Ying Huaixu gave her permission.
  • Ying Huaixu ordered He Xiuyuan to protect Ye Ningshuang, and He Xiuyuan discovered that killing people steadily increased his cultivation.
  • Ye Ningshuang absorbed soul power from corpses and advanced to the perfected seventh layer of body tempering, while Ying Huaixu's experience total reached 90,000.

Ch. 46Had the world started correcting itself again?

The Divine Firmament Sword Sect slaughtered the fleeing enemies while He Xiuyuan suspected Ying Huaixu was behind his sudden cultivation gains. After the city lord escaped underground and drew Ying Huaixu, Ye Ningshuang, and He Xiuyuan into a bloody hall, Ye Ningshuang charged him in fury.

  • Ye Ningshuang and He Xiuyuan joined the Divine Firmament Sword Sect's slaughter, and He Xiuyuan advanced to the second level of Meridian Opening.
  • He Xiuyuan recognized the city lord fleeing with a Thousand Mechanisms Sect disciple, exposed him to the sect, and watched the city lord escape underground while the disciple was killed.
  • Qiu Shiyi failed to locate the concealed city lord, but Ying Huaixu spotted him on his map and rushed toward Ye Ningshuang with He Xiuyuan following.
  • Space twisted and transported Ying Huaixu, Ye Ningshuang, and He Xiuyuan into an underground hall where the city lord fed corpses into a mouth in his belly.
  • The city lord attacked Ying Huaixu and He Xiuyuan, then declared he would devour Ye Ningshuang; enraged by Ying Huaixu's apparent defeat, she charged him with her sword.

Ch. 47He Couldn't Watch Anymore

He Xiuyuan and Ye Ningshuang were defeated by the transformed city lord, leaving Ying Huaixu to stop pretending to be unconscious and face the monster himself. The city lord’s attacks failed to harm Ying, and he launched a blood-red energy blast at him.

  • The city lord transformed and blocked the cave exit, then knocked He Xiuyuan unconscious before Ye Ningshuang could escape with Ying Huaixu.
  • Ye Ningshuang tried to protect Ying Huaixu, but the city lord struck her down and approached to devour her.
  • Ying Huaixu sat up and asked the city lord to wait an hour before fighting.
  • The city lord attacked Ying Huaixu twice, but Ying easily knocked him back without being injured.
  • The city lord gave up on close combat and fired a blast of blood-red energy at Ying Huaixu.

Ch. 48The Fury of a No-Damage Player

Ying Huaixu advanced to Meridian Opening and defeated the city lord’s first phase, then let He Xiuyuan take the blame while Qiu Shiyi destroyed the second phase. After the mission ended, the sect punished Qiu Shiyi, Ye Ningshuang withdrew to cultivate, and He Xiuyuan entered the inner sect.

  • The city lord’s blood-red attacks exhausted Ying Huaixu’s stamina, but his Blood-Coagulating Pills kept him alive without visible wounds.
  • Ying Huaixu raised his cultivation to Meridian Opening, parried the city lord’s next pillar of light, and cut him down until a blood-red force began transforming his body.
  • Ying Huaixu slapped He Xiuyuan, placed him before the second-phase boss, and pretended to be unconscious as Qiu Shiyi arrived.
  • Qiu Shiyi destroyed the transformed city lord and the escaping blood-red energy, completing Act Three of the World Mission.
  • The Divine Firmament Sword Sect punished Qiu Shiyi at Reflection Cliff, Ye Ningshuang devoted herself to cultivation, and He Xiuyuan entered the inner sect and received credit for the victory.

Ch. 49This sort of thing had to be avoided

After his near-fatal fight with the City Lord, Ying Huaixu resolved to keep a low profile and focus on strengthening Ye Ningshuang. He completed a daily quest for Huang Tianqi, refined pills to unlock automatic alchemy, and gathered contribution points to obtain a meridian-opening cultivation method.

  • Ying Huaixu reflected on his defeat by the City Lord and the unexpected situation with He Xiuyuan, then decided to avoid dangerous attention and develop Ye Ningshuang.
  • Ying Huaixu brought Huang Tianqi three stalks of dewgrass, completing his daily quest and earning 3,000 experience.
  • Huang Tianqi gave Ying Huaixu over a hundred top-grade Sweet Dew Pills and the formulas for Sweet Dew Pills and Second-Tier Spirit-Returning Pills.
  • Ying Huaixu refined Sweet Dew Pills until he unlocked Automatic Alchemy, then used the method to produce a large batch while Huang Tianqi watched and learned.
  • Huang Tianqi gave Ying Huaixu a Qi-Gathering Pill formula, and Ying Huaixu raised his proficiency until he could automate its refinement.
  • Ying Huaixu exchanged the contents of several Storage Bags for contribution points so he could obtain a meridian-opening cultivation method.

Ch. 50Putting the Slacker Through His Paces

Ying Huaixu pushed He Xiuyuan to take cultivation seriously, then discovered that Huang Tianqi had accidentally refined an Immortal-Grade Qi-Gathering Pill after blowing up the Pill Room. The chapter ended with the old man and Ying Huaixu stunned by Huang Tianqi’s extraordinary result.

  • Ying Huaixu visited the inner sect and found He Xiuyuan had made no progress in cultivation or learned any techniques.
  • Ying Huaixu challenged He Xiuyuan to train, exposed his poor fighting skills, and gave him over three hundred Qi-Gathering Pills to help him improve.
  • He Xiuyuan agreed to cultivate seriously and aim for the ninth level of Meridian Opening within two years.
  • Huang Tianqi blew up the Pill Room after putting over two hundred portions of herbs into a pill furnace.
  • Ying Huaixu saw Huang Tianqi holding a glowing pill, and the old man identified it as an Immortal-Grade Qi-Gathering Pill.
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