Arc 35The Devil Emperor’s Pursuit

Jiang Yantian used disguises, fabricated memories, and magical barriers to keep Liu Ye, Shi Jin'er, and Leng Ning close while their would-be rescuers struggled to reach them. After Luo Biling departed to seek revenge on the Ancient Holy Emperor, Jiang Yantian left the small world with Liu Ye and Shi Jin'er as his maids and set out to meet Lin Ling and the others.

  • Su Ci turned back to find his fallen teammates gone, then continued pursuing Jiang Yantian to rescue Liu Ye as guilt and an inner demon weakened him.
  • Jiang Yantian’s illusions deepened Su Ci’s fears about Liu Ye, but Su Ci resolved to accept and comfort her regardless of what had happened.
  • Jiang Yantian trapped Su Ci and manipulated Liu Ye, then lured Lin Ling and Shi Jin'er into a pursuit that ended with both men believing he had abducted their loved ones.
  • Jiang Yantian brought Wang Cheng into the chase and used a magical house to make Leng Ning believe she had been his wife in a past life, while Su Ci, Lin Ling, and Wang Cheng watched helplessly.
  • Jiang Yantian defeated the three pursuers and bound them above the ruins, where they endured a drug-induced spectacle before Su Ci fought back with a combined attack using Lin Ling’s and Wang Cheng’s power.
  • Jiang Yantian courted Leng Ning with invented memories, and she grew convinced of their supposed shared past and became increasingly affectionate toward him.
  • Luo Biling returned as a grown woman, fought Jiang Yantian, then summoned an army of demons and Devil Creatures before leaving to seek revenge on the Ancient Holy Emperor.
  • Jiang Yantian waited for Leng Ning to feel ready, then returned to find Liu Ye and Shi Jin'er in his bed and invited them to serve as his maids on the journey to meet Lin Ling and the others.
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Ch. 851Dust upon the Dao heart

Su Ci chased after Jiang Yantian to save Yezi, but Jiang Yantian’s words drove him back toward the cavern to retrieve his fallen teammates. When their bodies were gone, Su Ci’s guilt damaged his Dao heart, and the chapter left him hearing Haozi accuse him of abandoning his friends.

  • Su Ci left his fallen teammates behind and pursued Jiang Yantian, while the Soul-Sacrificing Elder began turning the corpses into corpse puppets and sensed the Imperishable Devil Emperor’s return.
  • Jiang Yantian appeared as Fuqing and offered to track the silver-haired man who had taken Yezi in exchange for Su Ci’s possessions.
  • Jiang Yantian warned Su Ci that the Soul-Sacrificing Elder would refine the bodies, making Su Ci turn back to the cavern.
  • Su Ci found the bodies gone, cried out in grief and anger, then returned to Jiang Yantian to continue rescuing Yezi.
  • Aboard Jiang Yantian’s flying magical treasure, Su Ci’s guilt clouded his Dao heart and caused him to cough up blood as Haozi’s accusing voice rang in his mind.

Ch. 852Inner demons took root

Jiang Yantian trapped Su Ci in an illusion that made his guilt and jealousy take root as an inner demon, then woke him by urinating on him. Su Ci recovered aboard the flying artifact and continued with Jiang Yantian toward the place where Liu Ye was being held, determined to rescue her.

  • Jiang Yantian's Illusory Labyrinth forced Su Ci to relive memories of his teammates and imagine Liu Ye choosing Jiang Yantian, causing an inner demon to take root and chain him in a cave.
  • Jiang Yantian urinated on Su Ci's head, and Su Ci eventually regained consciousness aboard the flying artifact.
  • Su Ci realized his inner demon would keep worsening unless he destroyed it, and wondered how the supposed Ancient Water of Dao Enlightenment had appeared and tasted sweet.
  • Jiang Yantian introduced himself as Fuqing and told Su Ci they were getting closer to their destination.
  • Su Ci prepared to fight and rescue Liu Ye, whom he now regarded as his emotional anchor.

Ch. 853A sense of panic

Su Ci hurried toward rescuing Liu Ye while Jiang Yantian deliberately described increasingly disturbing scenarios involving the fiend, leaving Su Ci panicked and struggling to steady his Dao heart. Su Ci reassured himself that Liu Ye had been forced into anything that happened and resolved to comfort her without asking about it.

  • Su Ci told Jiang Yantian that he loved Liu Ye and would rescue her regardless of how the fiend had abused her.
  • Jiang Yantian asked whether Su Ci would still accept Liu Ye if the fiend had forced her to play his flute, and Su Ci said he would accept everything about her.
  • Su Ci admitted he could not kill the fiend, and Jiang Yantian warned that the fiend could keep pursuing Liu Ye and abusing her after a rescue.
  • Jiang Yantian imagined the fiend infiltrating Su Ci's home, deceiving him, and possibly fathering a child with Liu Ye, making Su Ci increasingly anxious.
  • Su Ci told Jiang Yantian to stop and resolved that he would comfort Liu Ye after rescuing her without asking what had happened to her.

Ch. 854Candy

Su Ci found Luo Biling outside Jiang Yantian’s magical house and tried to capture her, but her terrifying power drove him into hiding. Inside, Jiang Yantian gave Liu Ye strawberry candy and made her temporarily lose her sight while she ate it.

  • Jiang Yantian helped Su Ci locate the magical house, then left; after the flying boat vanished, Jiang Yantian’s true body teleported inside.
  • Su Ci approached Luo Biling to capture her, but her overwhelming presence blasted him away when she tossed a frog that shattered a mountain-sized boulder.
  • Luo Biling received Jiang Yantian’s message to play outside and skipped away, while Su Ci stayed hidden and waited for a chance to enter.
  • Jiang Yantian held Liu Ye and offered her strawberry candy, claiming she had to finish it or she would pass out after tasting it.
  • Jiang Yantian fed Liu Ye the candy, then took it away and caused her to lose her sight temporarily.

Ch. 855Stoking the flames of fury

Su Ci sneaked into Jiang Yantian’s house to rescue Liu Ye, but he misread what he saw and became furious and heartbroken. Jiang Yantian restrained him with the Nine Nether Fine Steel Chain while Liu Ye remained unaware of his presence.

  • Su Ci circled around the house and saw Liu Ye inside, then quietly entered to investigate.
  • Jiang Yantian’s voice startled Su Ci, who hid behind a screen and accidentally caused it to fall.
  • Su Ci saw Liu Ye smiling beside Jiang Yantian and shouted in shock and distress.
  • Jiang Yantian sealed Liu Ye’s hearing, turned her back around, and patted her head while Su Ci raged nearby.
  • Su Ci tried to attack Jiang Yantian, but the Nine Nether Fine Steel Chain bound and hoisted him into the air.
  • Su Ci wept and pleaded with Liu Ye, who could neither hear nor see him.

Ch. 856A Battle of Fortune

Jiang Yantian provoked Su Ci into a frenzy and led him to Lin Ling, a Child of Fortune, whom Su Ci immediately fought. Their battle intensified amid the ruins, with neither man backing down.

  • Jiang Yantian struck Su Ci until Su Ci’s inner demons flared, earning Jiang Yantian 500,000 Humiliation Points.
  • Jiang Yantian took Liu Ye outside and taunted Su Ci, who broke free and chased them through the ruins.
  • Jiang Yantian detected Lin Ling, called for help, and falsely claimed Su Ci wanted to take Liu Ye from him.
  • Lin Ling stepped between them and challenged Su Ci, who attacked him with his longsword.
  • Lin Ling and Su Ci clashed with spear and sword as their battle shook the ruins, and Lin Ling gathered starlight into his spear.

Ch. 857Both sides badly wounded

Jiang Yantian provoked Su Ci by showing affection to Liu Ye, driving Su Ci to fight Lin Ling with deadly force. After Lin Ling and Su Ci were both badly wounded, Jiang Yantian abducted Shi Jin'er as well as Liu Ye, and the two men pursued him.

  • Jiang Yantian restored Liu Ye's sight and hearing, teased her into calling him Brother Tian, and put his arm around her where Su Ci could see.
  • Su Ci burned his blood essence and fought Lin Ling with a powerful sword strike, while Lin Ling countered with Dragon Battles in the Wild; both crashed into the ruins badly wounded.
  • Su Ci told Lin Ling that Jiang Yantian had stolen the woman he loved and abused her, making Lin Ling realize he might have fought the wrong person.
  • Shi Jin'er flew over to check on Lin Ling, but Jiang Yantian suddenly appeared, grabbed her and Liu Ye, and flew away with them.
  • Lin Ling understood that Jiang Yantian was the real demon and chased after him with Su Ci.

Ch. 858Looking for Fuqing

Lin Ling and Su Ci lost Jiang Yantian while pursuing him and sought help from Su Ci’s tracker, Fuqing, to find Jin'er and Yezi. Meanwhile, Jiang Yantian took Shi Jin'er and Liu Ye to a magical house, then transformed into Fuqing and headed toward the summoning.

  • Lin Ling and Su Ci attacked Jiang Yantian as they chased him, but he vanished with Jin'er and Yezi.
  • Su Ci comforted Lin Ling and began summoning Fuqing with an unusual singing incantation.
  • Jiang Yantian brought Shi Jin'er and Liu Ye into a magical house, reassured them, and left them there.
  • Jiang Yantian transformed into Fuqing and set out while Lin Ling and Su Ci waited for the summoning to work.
  • Lin Ling mistook Fuqing for Su Ci’s father, and Su Ci corrected him.

Ch. 859Returning to an Old Haunt

Jiang Yantian helped Su Ci and Lin Ling locate the enchanted house where their loved ones were being held, then left them behind. He secretly returned to the house and trapped the two women inside while Su Ci and Lin Ling watched helplessly from outside.

  • Lin Ling explained that his beloved had been captured, and Jiang Yantian asked whether the women had been intimate with their rescuers.
  • Jiang Yantian accepted Lin Ling's payment, performed a secret art, and used the spirit stones to lead them to the enchanted house.
  • Su Ci recognized the house where Yezi had been abused, and Jiang Yantian left after helping them find it.
  • Jiang Yantian returned to the enchanted house, set a restriction on a window, and spoke to Shi Jin'er while the two women sat in despair.
  • Su Ci and Lin Ling reached the house but found its entrances sealed, and they watched Jiang Yantian appear inside.

Ch. 860Both broke down

Jiang Yantian kissed Shi Jin'er and Liu Ye while Lin Ling and Su Ci watched helplessly from outside the magical house. Lin Ling and Su Ci broke down as Shi Jin'er leaned toward Jiang Yantian despite his kissing Liu Ye.

  • Jiang Yantian comforted Shi Jin'er and told her he would not bully her if she behaved.
  • Jiang Yantian asked to kiss Shi Jin'er, then kissed her as Lin Ling pounded on the window and earned 500,000 Humiliation Points.
  • Jiang Yantian called Liu Ye inside and kissed her while holding her around the waist.
  • Jiang Yantian pressed on Shi Jin'er's back, and she leaned toward him as Lin Ling and Su Ci attacked the magical house in vain.
  • Lin Ling and Su Ci collapsed to their knees and shouted in despair.

Ch. 861Another Encounter

Jiang Yantian let Lin Ling and Su Ci exhaust themselves attacking the enchanted house, then lured them through the ruins while holding Shi Jin'er and Liu Ye. He encountered Wang Cheng and a woman from Extreme Cold Island and pretended that Lin Ling and Su Ci were demonic cultivators abducting his companions.

  • Lin Ling poured his rage and Su Ci's Qi into a powerful spear attack, but the enchanted house's barrier remained intact while Jiang Yantian continued kissing Shi Jin'er and Liu Ye.
  • Jiang Yantian reassured Shi Jin'er and Liu Ye, then took them outside and made Lin Ling and Su Ci chase after them through the ruins.
  • Jiang Yantian detected Wang Cheng, a late-stage True Immortal from Extreme Cold Island, flying with a quiet woman carrying a jade sword.
  • Jiang Yantian asked Wang Cheng and the woman for help, claiming he belonged to the Venerable Alliance and that Lin Ling and Su Ci were demonic cultivators trying to abduct his women.

Ch. 862Three cobblers

Jiang Yantian abducted Leng Ning and brought her to the magical house with Shi Jin'er and Liu Ye, while Su Ci, Lin Ling, and Wang Cheng chased after him. Unable to find him, the three summoned Fuqing for help, and Wang Cheng mistook him for their father.

  • Wang Cheng raised an ice wall to stop Su Ci and Lin Ling, believing they were attacking a demonic cultivator who had abducted two women.
  • Jiang Yantian teleported to Leng Ning, kissed her, and carried her away with Shi Jin'er and Liu Ye, leaving Wang Cheng, Su Ci, and Lin Ling to pursue him.
  • Jiang Yantian vanished when the three pursuers caught up, then returned to the magical house and set the women down before leaving again.
  • Leng Ning asked Shi Jin'er and Liu Ye about Jiang Yantian, and they said he would not hurt them and that they could not escape.
  • Su Ci and Lin Ling searched the Soul-Sacrificing Cave, found no trace of Jiang Yantian, and summoned Fuqing for help.
  • Wang Cheng asked Fuqing to help find the demon and save his senior sister, then mistakenly called him Su Ci and Lin Ling's father.

Ch. 863Identity

Jiang Yantian lured Lin Ling, Su Ci, and Wang Cheng to the magical house, then revealed to Leng Ning, Liu Ye, and Shi Jin'er that he was the Imperishable Devil Emperor. The three pursuers failed to break through the house’s restrictions and waited outside, able only to watch what happened inside.

  • Jiang Yantian accepted Wang Cheng’s belongings as payment and used a spirit stone to lead the three men to the magical house.
  • Lin Ling, Su Ci, and Wang Cheng arrived at the house and jumped down to confront the fiend they believed had taken their women.
  • Jiang Yantian appeared inside the house and revealed himself as the Imperishable Devil Emperor of the Ancient Demon Domain.
  • Leng Ning and Liu Ye respectfully apologized, while Shi Jin'er expressed her admiration for the Devil Emperor.
  • Wang Cheng attacked the house’s restrictions, but his spells and abilities had no effect, so he joined the others in watching through the windows.

Ch. 864Fabricated Memories of a Past Life

Jiang Yantian used fabricated memories and a forged final letter to convince Leng Ning that they had shared a past life together. After she read the letter and broke down in tears, she accepted his embrace, while Wang Cheng watched helplessly.

  • Jiang Yantian told Leng Ning and the other women that they had known one another in a past life, then presented Leng Ning with a supposed letter she had left behind.
  • Leng Ning read the letter describing a devoted marriage and a vow to find her husband again, and the fabricated memories brought her to tears.
  • Jiang Yantian told Leng Ning he would not disturb her after they shared a meal, but asked her to grant him that final wish.
  • Leng Ning wept in Jiang Yantian's arms and wrapped her arms around his waist as Wang Cheng watched in disbelief.

Ch. 865A Call of "Husband"

Wang Cheng watched Jiang Yantian embrace Leng Ning and was devastated when she called him “Husband.” After his attack failed to penetrate the magical house’s protections, he and Lin Ling called for help, while Su Ci realized he had nobody to contact.

  • Wang Cheng ignored Lin Ling and Su Ci’s attempts to console him and spiraled into jealous fantasies about Leng Ning and Jiang Yantian.
  • Jiang Yantian asked Leng Ning to share a meal and call him husband; she agreed, and he made their voices audible outside.
  • Wang Cheng heard Leng Ning call Jiang Yantian husband, lost control of his rage, and attacked the magical house with a huge ice spike.
  • When the ice spike failed to affect the protective restrictions, Wang Cheng called his master for help, and Lin Ling contacted Jin'er’s uncle.
  • Su Ci reached for a communication artifact but remembered he was a Rogue Cultivator and did not know Liu Ye’s parents.

Ch. 866Quite sudden

Wang Cheng and Lin Ling contacted their elders about Leng Ning and Shi Jin'er being with Jiang Yantian, but both were told to let the women decide and bring their Dao companions home. The three men then discovered Jiang Yantian standing behind them, and their confrontation turned into a fight.

  • Wang Cheng's master told him to stop worrying about Leng Ning and to bring everyone back after their training ended.
  • Lin Ling reported Shi Jin'er's closeness with a silver-haired demonic cultivator to her father, who recognized Jiang Yantian and welcomed him as a future son-in-law.
  • Su Ci, Wang Cheng, and Lin Ling peered into the magical house and found Jiang Yantian had disappeared while Leng Ning, Liu Ye, and Shi Jin'er talked inside.
  • Jiang Yantian appeared behind the three men, admitted he liked the women, and slapped them when they challenged him.
  • Wang Cheng, Lin Ling, and Su Ci joined forces and attacked Jiang Yantian with sword energy, spear light, and ice crystals.

Ch. 867Crushing defeat

Jiang Yantian effortlessly defeated Lin Ling, Su Ci, and Wang Cheng, then bound and drugged them in a humiliating arrangement. He left them dangling above a secret realm entrance, where onlookers recognized Lin Ling and began recording them.

  • Lin Ling, Su Ci, and Wang Cheng attacked Jiang Yantian together, but he erased their techniques with a flick of black power and defeated them instantly.
  • Jiang Yantian bound the three with Nine Nether Fine Steel Chain and hung them in a stack, leaving Su Ci one movable arm.
  • Jiang Yantian gave them stimulating drugs, told them to vent their anger on the person in front, and vanished to spend the night with three fairies.
  • The chain carried the three above a secret realm entrance, where people mistook their awkward positions for ecstasy and recognized Lin Ling.
  • A man deployed Image-Recording Stones to film them from every angle, while the drugged captives shouted helplessly.

Ch. 868Cheating to Woo a Woman

Jiang Yantian staged a lavish dinner in a crystal palace and used fabricated memories and Leng Ning’s personal preferences to convince her that they had been married in a previous life. Leng Ning grew reassured in his embrace, while Jiang Yantian privately plotted how to move their reunion toward intimacy.

  • Jiang Yantian created a Moonlight Crystal Palace tailored to Leng Ning’s tastes and brought her there for dinner.
  • Leng Ning wondered how Jiang Yantian knew her favorite foods and habits, while he claimed he remembered them from their previous life together.
  • Jiang Yantian invented a story about Leng Ning finding a snow lotus for him and making him promise to cook her lotus seed soup.
  • Leng Ning imagined their supposed shared past, became convinced Jiang Yantian remembered her true preferences, and cried as he called her his wife.
  • Jiang Yantian embraced Leng Ning until she felt reassured, then privately considered how to bring her to the crystal bed.

Ch. 869Advancing step by step

Jiang Yantian led Leng Ning beneath the moonlight and used memories of their supposed past to reassure her that he was her wife. Leng Ning accepted his embrace and felt her heart grow closer to him, while Jiang Yantian began moving in for a kiss.

  • Jiang Yantian took Leng Ning by the hand and led her outside to admire the moon.
  • On the roof of Moonlight Hall, Jiang Yantian described how Leng Ning used to watch the moon with him and fall asleep in his arms.
  • Leng Ning recalled feeling safe with Jiang Yantian and became convinced that she might truly be his wife.
  • Leng Ning cried, then let Jiang Yantian embrace her and felt her heart move closer to him.
  • Jiang Yantian held Leng Ning tighter as he lowered his head toward her lips and told her they had kissed many times before.

Ch. 870A good show

Jiang Yantian kissed Leng Ning and deepened her trust in him, while three drugged cultivators endured an increasingly outrageous spectacle above the ruins. The chapter ended with an onlooker asking to join them and Wang Cheng angrily rejecting him.

  • Jiang Yantian gently kissed Leng Ning, who responded by clinging to him and admitted through a faint murmur that she enjoyed it.
  • Jiang Yantian decided to wait for another opportunity to pursue his plans with Leng Ning rather than break the tender mood.
  • Wang Cheng, Lin Ling, and Su Ci struggled against the drug while a growing crowd watched them sway above the ruins.
  • A flushed, bearded cultivator flew up and asked Su Ci if he could join them.
  • Wang Cheng shouted at the cultivator to get lost, furious that he had tried to cut into their line.

Ch. 871A Unique Attack

Su Ci, Wang Cheng, and Lin Ling discovered that they could combine their power to unleash a devastating sword strike, while Jiang Yantian planned to fake an illness to grow closer to Leng Ning. Leng Ning then asked Jiang Yantian to meet her master, leaving him unexpectedly moved.

  • Su Ci fought off the people attacking him while restrained, absorbing power from Lin Ling and then Wang Cheng.
  • Su Ci unleashed a powerful combined strike that sent his attackers crashing down, and the three named their method the Three-in-One Fusion Technique.
  • Jiang Yantian decided to pretend to be ill so Leng Ning would care for him, and prepared to involve the Sea-Rending Mystic Dragon Whale.
  • Leng Ning shyly asked Jiang Yantian to accompany her to meet her master, and Jiang Yantian softened at her request.

Ch. 872Devil Spirit Transformation

Jiang Yantian held Leng Ning as they admired a starry scene, while Luo Biling entered his small world and transformed into an adult Devil Spirit. After changing her presence and summoning the Blood Hell Bone-Eroding Chain, she challenged Jiang Yantian to come out and receive her.

  • Jiang Yantian told Leng Ning he was willing to go back with her and held her on the bed while they watched the stars.
  • Luo Biling returned to the enchanted house, learned Jiang Yantian had gone to another small world, and followed him through its entrance.
  • Luo Biling endured a painful transformation and emerged as a grown, beautiful woman.
  • Luo Biling admired her new appearance and decided to pretend she was a stranger so Jiang Yantian would try to seduce her.
  • Luo Biling changed her presence, displayed the Blood Hell Bone-Eroding Chain beneath the moon, and called for the Imperishable Devil Emperor to receive her.
  • Jiang Yantian heard Luo Biling's challenge and wondered who she was and whether he had wronged her before.

Ch. 873Playing along

Jiang Yantian and Luo Biling played out a mock fight that ended with Luo Biling forcibly kissing him before leaving. As Luo Biling's buried memories awakened, she remembered her ancient glory and the attack that had nearly destroyed her, and named the Ancient Holy Emperor.

  • Jiang Yantian recognized Luo Biling but pretended not to know her as they traded insults and fought.
  • Jiang Yantian restrained Luo Biling, then released her and started to leave.
  • Luo Biling seized Jiang Yantian and kissed him before warning him she would not let him off next time, then vanished.
  • Luo Biling's memories began to return, bringing visions of ancient battles and her near-destruction by an old man in dark robes.
  • Luo Biling murmured the name "Ancient Holy Emperor."

Ch. 874Ancient Memories

Luo Biling summoned an army of demons and Devil Creatures and set off to take revenge on the Ancient Dynasty, while Jiang Yantian stayed with Leng Ning and made an awkward request. The chapter ended with the chaos in the Floating Ruins subsiding and Jiang Yantian asking Leng Ning to show him her breasts.

  • Luo Biling tore open a rift and summoned great demons and Devil Creatures, frightening cultivators across the Floating Ruins.
  • Luo Biling left a note for Jiang Yantian and led her army toward the Ancient Dynasty to seek revenge on the Ancient Holy Emperor.
  • Su Ci, Lin Ling, and Wang Cheng remained trapped above the ruins as the demons gathered, then watched the phenomenon subside when Luo Biling departed.
  • Jiang Yantian read Luo Biling's note, which said she was off to kill someone and would return afterward.
  • Jiang Yantian told Leng Ning that he felt empty and asked her to let him look at her breasts.

Ch. 875Let go

Jiang Yantian respected Leng Ning’s hesitation, and she chose to show her affection while he waited for her to feel ready. After spending the night with her in the small world, he found Liu Ye and Shi Jin'er sleeping in his bed and asked whether they would follow him as his maids; they agreed, and he set out to meet Lin Ling and the others.

  • Jiang Yantian told Leng Ning she could refuse his request and reassured her that he would wait until she felt comfortable.
  • Leng Ning offered herself to Jiang Yantian, but he declined to take things further until she was ready to give herself to him willingly.
  • Leng Ning asked Jiang Yantian to keep his hand on her, and they spent the night together in the small world.
  • Jiang Yantian returned to the magical house and found Liu Ye and Shi Jin'er asleep in his bed.
  • Jiang Yantian offered to take Liu Ye and Shi Jin'er along as his maids, and both women agreed to serve him.
  • Jiang Yantian told Liu Ye and Shi Jin'er they would go with him to meet Lin Ling and the others.
Arc 35 of 65
Arc 35 of 65