Arc 2The Demon Race’s Rise

Ye Xingchen strengthened the Demon Race with wine, a Dao lecture, miraculous pills, and a new pavilion while facing pressure from the Mysterious Heaven Sect and Supreme Purity Palace. He and Luo Qingshan reached the Human Race’s territory to prepare for an auction, where a dispute over a hair ornament began.

  • Ye Xingchen won the Demon Race’s wholehearted allegiance with divine wine, extended Lu Wanchuan’s life, and gave a Dao lecture that advanced the disciples.
  • Ye Xingchen used a Cultivation Upgrade Card to raise the newly transformed disciples to the Thunder Tribulation Realm, then stopped their fused tribulation clouds and was named the Demon Race’s Teacher.
  • Ye Xingchen established an Ancient Spirit Gathering Formation, and the Demon Race defeated the Mysterious Heaven Sect in a wagered match after Ye Xingchen beat Mu Yebai with one finger.
  • Huangfu Bubai threatened to withhold longevity pills unless Luo Qingshan surrendered pill formulas and Ye Xingchen, but Ye Xingchen gave her Indestructible Golden Pills and challenged Huangfu Bubai.
  • Ye Xingchen healed dozens of Demon Race seniors with the Divine Spring of Life, helping them reach the Immortal Thearch Realm, and announced an auction of the spring.
  • Ye Xingchen and Luo Qingshan traveled to the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion, where Ye Xingchen replaced its old building with a vast nine-story pavilion and prepared for the auction.
  • Ye Xingchen and Luo Qingshan strolled through the trading hub and entered the Heavenly Treasure Hall, where a man claimed the hair ornament that Zui Rao wanted.
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Ch. 26Winning Them Over Completely, the Mysterious Emperor Venerable

Ye Xingchen celebrated the Demon Race’s double blessing by giving its members bottles of powerful wine that restored immortal spiritual Qi and improved cultivation. The demons accepted him as their true boss, and an elder then asked him to expound on the Dao for newly transformed disciples.

  • Ye Xingchen gave the demons jade bottles of wine and told the Black-Clad Guard to take a share back to the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion.
  • Ye Xingchen explained the wine’s effects and invited the demons to drink with him.
  • Xiong Wufa and Xiong Wutian opened their bottles, and the wine’s fragrance spread across Ten Thousand Demons Square.
  • The demons drank the wine, felt their cultivation increase, and some newly transformed demons broke through on the spot.
  • The demons knelt before Ye Xingchen and declared their wholehearted acknowledgment of him as their boss; Ye Xingchen accepted their salute.
  • Ye Xingchen asked Luo Qingshan to send wine to the Demon Race’s ancestors, and an elder requested that he expound on the Dao for the newly transformed disciples.

Ch. 27The Demon Race Sage, Born with Double Pupils

Ye Xingchen agreed to expound the Dao for the Demon Race disciples who had taken human form, after the Demon Race sage praised his mysterious presence and asked him to teach. The gathering was set for noon the next day at Ten Thousand Demons Square, and the sage left with a knowing smile before Ye Xingchen spoke again.

  • The Demon Race sage asked Ye Xingchen to expound the Dao for the disciples who had taken human form, and Ye Xingchen modestly declined at first.
  • Luo Qingshan explained that the sage had sacrificed his cultivation to develop his Double Pupils and had given much for the Demon Race's future.
  • Xiong Wufa reminded the Demon Race that Ye Xingchen was an alchemist who might refine life-extending pills for the sage, prompting the clansmen to look to him hopefully.
  • The sage said his Double Pupils had glimpsed the Demon Race's future in Ye Xingchen and sensed a supreme presence beyond his apparent Innate Realm cultivation.
  • Ye Xingchen agreed to expound the Dao at Ten Thousand Demons Square the next day at noon, and the sage departed with a knowing smile.
  • As the sage turned away, Ye Xingchen spoke, and the square fell silent.

Ch. 28The Power of the Indestructible Golden Pill, a Ninth-Grade Alchemist

Ye Xingchen gave Lu Wanchuan an Indestructible Golden Pill that restored his life and youth, revealing himself as a ninth-grade alchemist to the Demon Race. Lu Wanchuan and the demons honored Ye Xingchen, leaving the Demon Race newly hopeful and proud of their Imperial Venerable.

  • Ye Xingchen stopped Lu Wanchuan from leaving and offered him an Indestructible Golden Pill he had refined.
  • Ye Xingchen explained that the pill could extend Lu Wanchuan's lifespan by a hundred thousand years, astonishing the Demon Race with his ninth-grade alchemy.
  • Ye Xingchen sent the pill into Lu Wanchuan's mouth, restoring his vitality and transforming him from a decrepit elder into a middle-aged man.
  • Lu Wanchuan knelt to thank Ye Xingchen, who helped him up with Luo Qingshan's assistance.
  • The Demon Race looked at Ye Xingchen with admiration and pride after learning he was a ninth-grade alchemist.

Ch. 29Luo Qingshan's Deep Devotion, the Yan Emperor's Conjecture

Ye Xingchen’s alchemy and divine wine strengthened the Demon Race, while Luo Qingshan resolved to stay by his side for love rather than his power. In the Human Race, Yan Wudi ordered an investigation into Ye Xingchen and considered an alliance with the Demon Race as the great era approached.

  • Ye Xingchen celebrated with the Demon Race, whose reverence for him peaked as their collective presence surged into the clouds.
  • Luo Qingshan supported the drunken Ye Xingchen back to Phoenix Perch Palace, then left to handle the Demon Race’s affairs and vowed to stay by him as his wife.
  • Yan Wudi learned that Luo Qingshan planned to attend the imperial auction and that the Demon Race had opened the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion with new, popular pills.
  • Yan Wudi ordered a secret investigation into the Demon Empress’s husband and warned sect disciples not to offend the Demon Race at the auction.
  • Yan Wudi predicted that the Demon Race would rise and considered an alliance with it, revealing his Immortal Emperor cultivation in the Domain Realm.

Ch. 30Signing in for upgrade cards, packed to overflowing

Ye Xingchen woke beside Luo Qingshan, collected a windfall of system rewards, and went to Ten Thousand Demons Square to preach the Dao to newly transformed Demon Race disciples. He found the square packed with admirers and ordered Wan Qianli to expel anyone who disturbed the gathering before beginning.

  • Ye Xingchen woke after sleeping through the night beside Luo Qingshan, and they shared breakfast before she returned to Empress Palace.
  • Ye Xingchen signed in and received one million supreme-grade immortal stones, ten Cultivation Upgrade Cards, and an Ancient Spirit Gathering Formation.
  • Ye Xingchen arrived at Ten Thousand Demons Square and found a huge crowd of Demon Race members praising his gifts and abilities.
  • Wan Qianli and the elders were present, and Lu Wanchuan watched from among the disciples as Ye Xingchen addressed the crowd.
  • Ye Xingchen ordered everyone except the newly transformed disciples to remain silent and told Wan Qianli to expel anyone who caused a disturbance.

Ch. 31Preaching the Dao to the Demon Race, heaven and earth resonated

Ye Xingchen preached the Dao to the Demon Race, causing heaven and earth to resonate and helping many listeners deepen their understanding and break through. After the Demon Race thanked him, he offered one more remark that shocked everyone, but its contents were not revealed.

  • Ye Xingchen shared his understanding of the Dao with the Demon Race members gathered in the square.
  • As Ye Xingchen entered a state of comprehension, purple Qi and celestial phenomena spread across Demon Race territory, and laws of the Great Dao manifested.
  • The Demon Race ancestors and Luo Qingshan listened to Ye Xingchen, while many newly transformed disciples broke through a major realm.
  • Ye Xingchen ended his sermon, and the Demon Race experts and disciples woke, thanked him, and bowed.
  • Ye Xingchen urged the Demon Race to reflect on his teachings, then began saying something that shocked them all.

Ch. 32The Imperial Sovereign's gift, the shock of the major powers

Ye Xingchen used a Cultivation Upgrade Card to raise the newly transformed Demon Race disciples to the Thunder Tribulation Realm, closing the gap with the Human Race’s younger generation. As Immortal Emperor ancestors appeared in Ten Thousand Demons Square, Huangfu Bubai ordered the Supreme Purity Palace to investigate Ye Xingchen and spread the news that he was a human.

  • Ye Xingchen asked Grand Elder Wan Qianli about the strength of the Demon Race’s younger generation and learned that its disciples lagged behind the Human Race’s.
  • Ye Xingchen gathered the newly transformed Demon Race disciples and used the Cultivation Upgrade Card on them.
  • The golden dome vanished, and the disciples discovered they had all reached the Thunder Tribulation Realm.
  • Luo Qingshan and the Immortal Emperor ancestors appeared in Ten Thousand Demons Square, alarming the demons.
  • Huangfu Bubai learned that Ye Xingchen’s Dao lecture likely caused the strange phenomena in Demon Race territory and ordered Elder Bai to investigate Ye Xingchen at the Great Yan Imperial Dynasty’s auction.
  • Huangfu Bubai ordered Elder Bai to spread the news that Luo Qingshan’s husband was human.

Ch. 33Terrifying Lightning Tribulation, the Courage of the Demon Race Disciples

A fused lightning tribulation threatened the newly transformed Demon Race disciples and the Demon Race’s sacred treasures, forcing Luo Qingshan to choose between them. Ye Xingchen stopped her from activating the formation and flew to the Heavenly Demon Spirit Transformation Tower, where his words halted the thunder.

  • Tribulation clouds merged above Ten Thousand Demons Square, threatening the disciples who had just reached the Thunder Tribulation Realm.
  • Luo Qingshan explained that the fused tribulation was too powerful for the disciples to survive and that the Demon Race could not intervene without making it worse.
  • The disciples volunteered to face death to protect the Demon Race’s race-guarding divine artifact and the Chaos Furnace, while Luo Qingshan ordered everyone to evacuate and prepared to activate the formation.
  • Ye Xingchen covered Luo Qingshan’s hand to stop her, while Xiong Wufa and Xiong Wutian left the square with divine wine, trusting that Ye Xingchen would make the tribulation disappear.
  • Ye Xingchen flew to the top of the Heavenly Demon Spirit Transformation Tower and spoke, causing the Demon Race members to freeze and the thunder to stop.

Ch. 34Dispelling the Lightning Tribulation with a Word, Teacher of the Demon Race

Ye Xingchen dispelled the Demon Race’s terrifying lightning tribulation with a single word, and the Great Emperor named him Teacher of the Demon Race. As Ye Xingchen embraced his new place among the Demon Race, he announced that he had another gift for everyone.

  • Ye Xingchen reassured Luo Qingshan, then ordered the gathering tribulation clouds to disperse, and they retreated as the Heavenly Dao blessed the Demon Race disciples with stable cultivation at the pinnacle of the Thunder Tribulation Realm.
  • Xiong Wufa celebrated Ye Xingchen’s feat, while the Demon Race’s Great Emperor, Luo Tianhe, declared Ye Xingchen the Teacher of the Demon Race and equal in standing to himself.
  • Ye Xingchen accepted the honor after Luo Qingshan urged him to, and she told him she trusted him without needing an explanation for his power.
  • Ye Xingchen felt that the Demon Race had become his true home and announced a gift for everyone; the chapter ended as a shocking scene unfolded.

Ch. 35The Ancient Spirit Gathering Formation, a couple's deep love

Ye Xingchen installed the Ancient Spirit Gathering Formation at Ten Thousand Demons Square, greatly enriching the Demon Race’s cultivation grounds. He and Luo Qingshan shared an affectionate night, and the chapter ended with Qing'er announcing that the Mysterious Heaven Sect had come to visit.

  • Ye Xingchen placed the Ancient Spirit Gathering Formation in Ten Thousand Demons Square, where it raised the Immortal Spirit Qi severalfold.
  • The First Elder, Xiong Wufa, and Xiong Wutian checked the formation’s reach and reported that it covered most of the Demon Race’s core territory on Cloud Cliff Mountain.
  • Ye Xingchen reassured Luo Qingshan that he helped the Demon Race because she was his wife, and she asked whether he was powerful.
  • Ye Xingchen misunderstood Luo Qingshan’s question, and the two spent the night together.
  • Qing'er announced that the Mysterious Heaven Sect had come to visit while Luo Qingshan and Ye Xingchen were still in bed.

Ch. 36A visit from the Mysterious Heaven Sect, Immortal Emperor Guard Cards

Luo Qingshan told Ye Xingchen that the Mysterious Heaven Sect had repeatedly exploited the Demon Race through rigged sparring wagers, but their newly advanced disciples could now challenge the visitors. After checking in, Ye Xingchen received ten Immortal Emperor Guard Cards and considered visiting the Human Race, possibly for the Great Yan Imperial Dynasty's auction.

  • Qing'er reported that the Mysterious Heaven Sect had arrived with more than a dozen Thunder Tribulation Realm and Mahayana Realm disciples, and Luo Qingshan ordered the Grand Elder to receive them at the Cloud Refining Hall.
  • Ye Xingchen asked Luo Qingshan why the visit troubled her, and she explained that the Mysterious Heaven Sect had repeatedly beaten Demon Race disciples in wagered matches and taken their spirit stones.
  • Luo Qingshan remembered that the Demon Race disciples had recently advanced to the Thunder Tribulation Realm and said they could now challenge the Mysterious Heaven Sect; she hurried to the Cloud Refining Hall.
  • Ye Xingchen checked in and received one million top-grade immortal stones, one million bottles of top-grade divine wine, and ten Immortal Emperor Guard Cards.
  • Ye Xingchen considered visiting the Human Race and thought the Great Yan Imperial Dynasty's auction might provide an opportunity.

Ch. 37Breaking beyond oneself, reaching the summit, and Nie Zhenbei's schemes

Ye Xingchen resolved to build overwhelming strength and began targeting the Mysterious Heaven Sect, while Nie Zhenbei arrived in the Demon Race to exploit its pill business. At the Cloud Summit Arena, Nie proposed a single disciples’ match with higher stakes, just as Ye Xingchen appeared.

  • Ye Xingchen vowed to climb to the pinnacle and start by dealing with the Mysterious Heaven Sect.
  • Nie Zhenbei schemed to obtain the Demon Race’s pill formulas and profit from its growing prosperity.
  • Wei Donglai escorted Nie Zhenbei and the Mysterious Heaven Sect disciples to the Cloud Summit Arena, where they greeted Empress Luo Qingshan.
  • Nie Zhenbei proposed making the Mysterious Heaven Sect the exclusive distributor of the Demon Race’s pills or buying their formulas, but Luo Qingshan deferred the discussion until after the sparring.
  • Nie Zhenbei requested a single match with higher stakes, and Luo Qingshan said the Demon Race would accept; Ye Xingchen then arrived at the arena.

Ch. 38An Astonishing Wager, the Arrogant Supreme Purity Palace

The Mysterious Heaven Sect and the Demon Race agreed to a high-stakes sparring match, and Nie Zhenbei revealed that his chosen fighter, Mu Yebai, had reached the Immortal Realm. As Luo Qingshan considered which Demon Race prodigy to send, a commanding voice rang out, exciting the Demon Race and startling the Mysterious Heaven Sect.

  • Nie Zhenbei and the Mysterious Heaven Sect learned that Ye Xingchen was the Demon Empress’s human husband, while Ye Xingchen ignored Nie Zhenbei and joined Luo Qingshan.
  • Luo Qingshan and Ye Xingchen accepted Nie Zhenbei’s offer of two fourth-grade pill formulas and one hundred million supreme-grade spirit stones, staking the Demon Race’s three first-grade pill formulas and the same sum of spirit stones.
  • Nie Zhenbei sent Mu Yebai to fight for the Mysterious Heaven Sect, and Luo Qingshan discovered that he had reached the Immortal Realm.
  • Luo Qingshan considered sending a Demon Race prodigy from the ancestral land, but a commanding voice suddenly interrupted her and shocked the Mysterious Heaven Sect.

Ch. 39Ye Xingchen took the stage, Mysterious Heaven Sword Art

Ye Xingchen entered the arena to face Mu Yebai, who attacked him with the Mysterious Heaven Sword Art. The chapter ended as Ye Xingchen mocked Mu Yebai for wielding a sword before him, just before a shocking scene unfolded.

  • Ye Xingchen volunteered to compete, and Nie Zhenbei first offered to have Mu Yebai suppress his cultivation before ordering him to fight at Immortal Realm strength.
  • Ye Xingchen instantly appeared in the arena and told Mu Yebai that he had never seen the true Innate Realm.
  • Mu Yebai unleashed his Immortal Realm presence, but Ye Xingchen stood unaffected, shocking Mu Yebai and the watching disciples.
  • Mu Yebai drew his spirit sword and attacked Ye Xingchen with the Mysterious Heaven Sword Art's Sword Shatters the Firmament.
  • Ye Xingchen mocked Mu Yebai for daring to wield a sword before him, and a shocking scene began to unfold.

Ch. 40Defeating an enemy with one finger, the Mysterious Heaven Sect's misery

Ye Xingchen defeated Mu Yebai with a single finger strike, securing victory over the Mysterious Heaven Sect and its wager. After Nie Zhenbei left with a hidden glint of killing intent, Ye Xingchen gave the spirit stones to the Demon Race disciples to support their cultivation.

  • Ye Xingchen defeated Mu Yebai with one finger, leaving the Mysterious Heaven Sect disciple gravely injured and unconscious.
  • Nie Zhenbei treated Mu Yebai, then wrongly concluded Ye Xingchen was concealing his true cultivation and acknowledged the Mysterious Heaven Sect's defeat.
  • Nie Zhenbei handed Luo Qingshan two fourth-grade pill formulas and a storage ring containing one hundred million supreme-grade spirit stones before leaving with the Mysterious Heaven Sect disciples.
  • Luo Qingshan gave the winnings to Ye Xingchen, who dismissed the pill formulas as worthless and told her to auction them.
  • Ye Xingchen ordered Grand Elder Wan Qianli to distribute the spirit stones to the Demon Race disciples as cultivation benefits.

Ch. 41Shocking news, Huangfu Bubai's scheme

After Ye Xingchen celebrated the Demon Race’s victory, news spread that Luo Qingshan’s human husband was only at the Innate Realm, prompting Huangfu Bubai to threaten the Demon Race’s access to longevity pills. Luo Qingshan heard the report while Ye Xingchen began his daily system check-in.

  • Ye Xingchen gave the hundred million supreme-grade spirit stones to the Demon Race disciples, who celebrated their victory.
  • Nie Zhenbei told Nangong Liuyun that Ye Xingchen was an Innate Realm human who had defeated Mu Yebai and was connected to the Demon Race’s recent changes.
  • Nangong Liuyun ordered Nie Zhenbei to spread news of Ye Xingchen’s identity, and the revelation soon reached forces across the Divine Desolation Continent.
  • Huangfu Bubai ordered the Supreme Purity Palace to withhold longevity pills from the Demon Race and deny them to any force that bought the Demon Race’s pills unless Luo Qingshan surrendered pill recipes and Ye Xingchen.
  • Luo Qingshan listened calmly to the Grand Elder’s report while Ye Xingchen started his daily check-in.

Ch. 42The Divine Spring of Life, the Empress's Wrath

Ye Xingchen received a vast supply of the Divine Spring of Life through the system, while Luo Qingshan learned that the Supreme Purity Palace had threatened the Demon Race over its Life-Extending Pills. Lu Wanchuan reminded her that Ye Xingchen could refine far more powerful pills, and after hearing the news, Ye Xingchen's terrifying presence erupted before Luo Qingshan calmed him; his response was left unrevealed.

  • Ye Xingchen signed in and received a bottle of the Divine Spring of Life, one million supreme-grade immortal stones, and one million bottles of supreme-grade divine wine.
  • Ye Xingchen discovered that the golden bottle held a lake-sized supply of the life-giving spring, whose escaping aura rapidly grew the lakeside plants and bloomed the lotuses.
  • The grand elder told Luo Qingshan that Divine Desolation knew Ye Xingchen was human and that the Supreme Purity Palace had stopped making Life-Extending Pills unless she visited and handed over pill formulas and alchemists.
  • Lu Wanchuan urged Luo Qingshan to stay composed and reminded her that Ye Xingchen could refine Indestructible Golden Pills, so she summoned him to the Empress Palace.
  • Ye Xingchen arrived, and Luo Qingshan explained the Supreme Purity Palace's threat; his presence surged until she called to him, leaving him poised to answer.

Ch. 43Secrets of the Hidden Powers, Ye Xingchen's Terrifying Presence

Ye Xingchen reassured Luo Qingshan that the Demon Race no longer needed to submit to the Supreme Purity Palace for lifespan-extending pills. After revealing powerful pills of his own, he accepted the Palace’s challenge and vowed to defeat Huangfu Bubai with the very pills he trusted.

  • Ye Xingchen grew angry when he learned Huangfu Bubai had demanded that Luo Qingshan apologize in person, and Luo Qingshan explained the Supreme Purity Palace’s influence and the hidden colossus holy lands.
  • Luo Qingshan told Ye Xingchen that she had invited him to discuss the shortage of lifespan-extending pills, and he said he was a ninth-grade alchemist with no need to rely on the Palace.
  • Ye Xingchen gave Luo Qingshan nine Indestructible Golden Pills, each capable of extending a person’s lifespan by a hundred thousand years, and reassured her that he could refine more.
  • Ye Xingchen accepted the Supreme Purity Palace’s challenge and declared that he would defeat Huangfu Bubai using the pills Huangfu trusted most.

Ch. 44The Power of the Divine Spring of Life, Immortal Emperors Pledge Allegiance

Ye Xingchen used the Divine Spring of Life to heal the Demon Race seniors whose damaged origins had kept them from advancing, allowing dozens to break through to the Immortal Thearch Realm. Their allegiance raised the Demon Race into the ranks of the Divine Desolation Continent’s superpowers, and Ye Xingchen began preparing a celebration.

  • Luo Qingshan told Ye Xingchen that the Demon Race’s injured seniors needed a Supreme Good Fortune Pill, which the Demon Race could not obtain.
  • Ye Xingchen revealed that he could heal the seniors and asked Luo Qingshan to invite them to the Empress Palace.
  • Grand Elder Wan Qianli brought dozens of Demon Race seniors to the palace, where Ye Xingchen gave each a drop of the Divine Spring of Life.
  • The seniors healed their origins and broke through to the Immortal Thearch Realm, unleashing waves of pressure throughout the palace.
  • The newly advanced seniors knelt before Ye Xingchen in allegiance, and he announced that the Demon Race should celebrate its new status as a superpower.

Ch. 45Ye Xingchen's Grand Gesture, the Demon Race Auction

Ye Xingchen rewarded the Demon Race’s newly advanced Immortal Thearch experts with divine wine and revealed the power of the Divine Spring of Life. He planned to auction the spring at the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion in seven days to challenge the Supreme Purity Palace, while Luo Qingshan mobilized the Demon Race to prepare.

  • Ye Xingchen gave each expert a hundred bottles of supreme-grade divine wine and gave Luo Qingshan two million bottles to distribute as benefits to the Demon Race.
  • Ye Xingchen explained that the Divine Spring of Life could heal grievous injuries and extend life by fifty years per drop.
  • Ye Xingchen accepted the Supreme Purity Palace’s challenge and announced that he would auction the Divine Spring of Life at the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion in seven days.
  • Luo Qingshan agreed to accompany Ye Xingchen to the Human Race’s territory, and Ye Xingchen ordered the Demon Race’s Immortal Emperor experts to go to the pavilion.
  • Luo Qingshan ordered disciples to spread news of the auction, promoted the newly advanced experts to ancestors, and sent them to protect the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion.

Ch. 46Heavenly Craft Secret Treasure, a sensation throughout Divine Desolation

Ye Xingchen received several system rewards, including the Heavenly Craft Secret Treasure and Illusion-Breaking Divine Eyes, while news of the Demon Race’s upcoming lifespan-extending treasures stirred the factions of Divine Desolation. Huangfu Bubai decided to lead the Supreme Purity Palace to the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion in seven days, determined to obtain the treasures for his alchemy ambitions.

  • Ye Xingchen checked in and received one million bottles of supreme-grade divine wine, a Heavenly Craft Secret Treasure, and the Illusion-Breaking Divine Eyes.
  • Ye Xingchen learned the Heavenly Craft Secret Treasure could not be retrieved after use, stored it away, and fused with the Illusion-Breaking Divine Eyes.
  • Ye Xingchen used his new eyes to see through concealment and perceive the Heavenly Dao’s laws, hidden formations, and the guards’ cultivation.
  • Huangfu Bubai heard that the Demon Race would auction divine objects extending life by fifty years and concluded Luo Qingshan must possess them.
  • Huangfu Bubai ordered Elder Bai to prepare for him to lead the Supreme Purity Palace to the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion in seven days and claim the divine objects.
  • Major factions across Divine Desolation discussed the auction, and some secretly contacted the hidden titans behind them.

Ch. 47The Emperor Star first appears, veiling the heavenly secrets

Ye Xingchen traveled with Luo Qingshan to the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion as Heavenly Secrets City detected the Emperor Star and failed to divine its location. At the pavilion, Ye Xingchen judged its modest building inadequate for the Demon Race’s standing, then asked why the nearby grounds were crowded.

  • Luo Qingshan explained that the Chromatic Phoenix was her powerful mount as she and Ye Xingchen traveled toward the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion.
  • Wei Tianji saw the Emperor Star appear at the boundary between the Demon Race and Human Race, but could not divine its location and planned to visit the pavilion’s auction in three days.
  • Ye Xingchen activated the system’s heavenly-secrets concealment after it warned that someone was trying to locate him.
  • The Chromatic Phoenix carried Ye Xingchen and Luo Qingshan to the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion, where the grand elder and Demon Race members welcomed them.
  • Ye Xingchen criticized the pavilion’s three-story building as inadequate beside the Human Race’s towering structures and asked Luo Qingshan why the nearby area was so busy.

Ch. 48An astonishing move, the might of the Heavenly Craft Secret Treasure

Ye Xingchen replaced the Demon Race’s old Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion with a magnificent nine-story palace using the Heavenly Craft Secret Treasure. After giving the grand elder instructions for the auction and the palace, he entered with Luo Qingshan, while the Demon Race members and hidden ancestors were encouraged by his declaration of support.

  • Luo Qingshan explained that the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion had lost its customers because factions feared offending the Supreme Purity Palace, and Ye Xingchen asked whether the ancestors had arrived.
  • Ye Xingchen ordered the grand elder to store the pavilion’s pills and items, then used his System Space to make the old building vanish.
  • Ye Xingchen activated the Heavenly Craft Secret Treasure and created a vast golden, nine-story Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion in its place.
  • Ye Xingchen reserved the ninth floor for himself and Luo Qingshan, assigned the grand elder to organize the other floors and prepare for the auction, and told him to receive any factions arriving early.
  • Ye Xingchen promised the Demon Race members he would stand up for them if anyone caused trouble, then entered the pavilion with Luo Qingshan as the members and hidden ancestors looked on with admiration.

Ch. 49Tender affection, Luo Qingshan's beauty

Ye Xingchen and Luo Qingshan explored the luxurious ninth floor of the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion, then listened as townspeople speculated about the Demon Race and the empress’s human husband. Luo Qingshan finished making arrangements and returned veiled in a red gown, ready to stroll through town with Ye Xingchen.

  • Ye Xingchen admired Luo Qingshan’s delight in the pavilion and embraced her as they looked out over the Human Race’s territory.
  • Luo Qingshan left to coordinate with the First Elder, while Ye Xingchen used his divine sense to hear the townspeople discussing the Demon Race’s new pavilion and recent wonders.
  • Townspeople gossiped about Luo Qingshan’s marriage to a supposedly Innate Realm human and about the Demon Race’s growing influence and mysterious treasures.
  • Ye Xingchen resolved to kill any heavenly genius who dared provoke him.
  • Luo Qingshan returned wearing a white veil and red palace gown and invited Ye Xingchen to stroll through town.

Ch. 50Strolling Together, Heavenly Treasure Hall

Ye Xingchen and Luo Qingshan strolled through the trading hub, where the Demon Race followed the Emperor Supreme’s order to leave them undisturbed. At the Heavenly Treasure Hall, they encountered a dispute over a hair ornament just as another man claimed it for himself.

  • Ye Xingchen told the grand elder that people should stop bowing to him and gave the Demon Race disciples supreme-grade divine wine as a reward.
  • Ye Xingchen and Luo Qingshan walked through the trading hub, and the grand elder’s order kept the Demon Race from disturbing them.
  • Luo Qingshan pulled Ye Xingchen into the Heavenly Treasure Hall, where they browsed its wares as other patrons watched them.
  • Zui Rao asked Young Master Leng to buy her a hair ornament, and he agreed to give it to her.
  • A man declared that he had taken a fancy to the hair ornament and told Zui Rao to look for something else.
Arc 2 of 47
Arc 2 of 47