Arc 24The Thousand-City Aftermath

Ji Wuchang survived the Primordial Chaos Continent trial, defeated the factions that sought revenge, and subdued the Thousand Star Flame. As Li Xueqin took the throne and Ji Wuchang departed for Jiangshan Academy, Wei Wujian crushed the forces besieging the Heavenly Star Sect.

  • Ji Zhiyi revealed Ji Wuchang’s parentage and returned to the Ji Family, while Ji Wuchang learned about his improved aptitude and the hidden acupoints needed to prepare for the Celestial Phenomenon Realm.
  • Jia Yi killed Dang Huihan and the Nine Stars Sect members, then Ji Wuchang arrived and annihilated Hou Liangyun’s group after Hou Liangyun attacked them.
  • Ji Wuchang took the gold tokens from the gray wolves, sold them to cultivators, and entered the Primordial Chaos Continent with the other token holders.
  • After the survivors returned, Ji Wuchang admitted killing members of several factions and erased Lü Chengguo with his Heavenly Eye, while Zhou Haotian declared him his disciple and warned the sect leaders not to seek revenge.
  • Zuo Chun named Li Xueqin her successor, and Ji Wuchang entered the royal secret realm, where he cultivated in the medicinal pool and fought the Thousand Star Flame after it possessed Fang Xiaoping.
  • Ji Wuchang defeated the Thousand Star Flame and kept a pure wisp of it, while Li Xueqin secured a thousand-year contract with the weakened flame and took the throne.
  • Ji Wuchang left Heavenly Star Province with Zhou Haotian for Jiangshan Academy, while the Nine Stars Sect and its allies besieged the Heavenly Star Sect.
  • Wei Wujian annihilated the besieging forces, pursued their survivors, and wiped out the Nine Stars Sect and Plain Maiden Sect.
Chapters 576–600 Vol. 6 Read

Ch. 576Improved Aptitude, Entering the Dao Severing Realm

Ji Zhiyi rescued Ji Wuchang, gave him a jade slip revealing his ties to the powerful Ji Family, and returned to the clan to awaken her Qilin Bloodline. Ji Wuchang resolved to grow strong enough to return for her and studied how to cultivate in the Dao Severing Realm.

  • Ji Zhiyi gave Ji Wuchang a jade slip containing the truth about his identity and said she would wait for him at the Ji Family.
  • Ji Zhiyi told Ji Zhaojin she would return to the clan to fully awaken her Qilin Bloodline, then left through a passage with her.
  • Ji Wuchang learned that he was the Ji Family patriarch's son and wondered why the clan had left his damaged meridians untreated in his previous life.
  • Ji Wuchang saw that his aptitude had risen to heaven rank middle grade and vowed to kill Dang Huihan and the black-clad people who had targeted him.
  • Ji Wuchang read Zhou Haotian's jade slip and learned that opening nine hidden acupoints in the Dao Severing Realm prepared the body for the Celestial Phenomenon Realm.

Ch. 577Jia Yi Wiped Out the Nine Stars Sect

Jia Yi killed Dang Huihan after tracking him for two days, then hunted down the remaining Nine Stars Sect members near the final golden tokens. As she left, a man offered her cultivation resources in exchange for staying by his side.

  • Gan Yue and Xie Zhen decided not to risk fighting for the three golden tokens guarded by five peak sixth-rank gray wolves.
  • Jia Yi arrived carrying Dang Huihan's head, shocking the crowd and revealing that she had killed the Nine Stars Sect prodigy.
  • Jia Yi called for the remaining Nine Stars Sect members to step forward, then killed four of them with the Great Void Phantom Technique and Ghost Sword Art.
  • Jia Yi took the last victim's storage ring and walked away after eliminating the remaining Nine Stars Sect members.
  • A man accompanied by more than a dozen people offered Jia Yi cultivation resources if she would stay by his side.

Ch. 578Not interested, Ji Wuchang appeared

Hou Liangyun tried to recruit Jia Yi, but she refused, and his men trapped her until Ji Wuchang arrived. Ji Wuchang confronted Hou Liangyun over his earlier attacks, and Hou Liangyun ordered his clan to kill him.

  • Hou Liangyun offered Jia Yi a place at his side and promised to help her reach the Celestial Phenomenon Realm fifth level or higher, but she refused.
  • Hou Liangyun sent three Dao Severing Realm seventh level cultivators to block Jia Yi, while an eighth-level cultivator struck her as she tried to escape through the void.
  • Ji Wuchang appeared and declared that he had come to settle the debt for Hou Liangyun's two attacks against him.
  • Hou Liangyun ordered his clan to kill Ji Wuchang, and the three seventh-level cultivators charged at him.

Ch. 579Demonic Dao Blood-Disrupting Three Bows Technique

After breaking through to the Dao Severing Realm, Ji Wuchang killed two Dao Severing Realm Seventh Level cultivators and faced a coordinated assault from the Hou Clan. He resisted their blood-disrupting technique and flute attack, copied the technique, and vanished as the enemies closed in.

  • Ji Wuchang used Divine Soul Spikes and pitch-black chains to kill Hou Xiayun and Hou Yunbei, then collected their storage rings.
  • Jia Yi withdrew while Hou Congliang tried to flee, and Hou Liangyun ordered everyone to attack Ji Wuchang.
  • Hou Liangyun played his flute as a Dao Severing Realm Eighth Level cultivator used the Hou Clan's Demonic Dao Blood-Disrupting Three Bows Technique against Ji Wuchang.
  • Ji Wuchang's Divine Soul Dao Platform blocked the flute, and purple Qi from a mysterious mark calmed his blood.
  • Ji Wuchang copied the Demonic Dao Blood-Disrupting Three Bows Technique with the system and vanished as the Hou Clan members approached.

Ch. 580Hou Liangyun's Terror

Ji Wuchang deceived the Hou Clan with a puppet clone, then ambushed and killed two of its members. As Hou Liangyun’s group panicked, Ji Wuchang poisoned Hou Mengqian and launched a killing strike against their remaining Dao Severing Realm eighth-level cultivator.

  • The Hou Clan’s immobilization art froze Ji Wuchang’s puppet clone, and they believed their sword strike had killed him.
  • Ji Wuchang attacked from hiding, killing Hou Tonghui and Hou Mengman before threatening Hou Liangyun.
  • Ji Wuchang appeared and disappeared as he cut down another Hou Clan member, driving the survivors to gather around Hou Liangyun.
  • A poisoned flying needle struck Hou Mengqian, and she died as Supreme Resentful Demon Blood rotted her body and Primordial Spirit.
  • Ji Wuchang attacked the remaining Dao Severing Realm eighth-level cultivator with Divine Soul Spikes and the Night Phantom Soul Severing Technique.

Ch. 581Hou Liangyun's Group Wiped Out

Ji Wuchang slaughtered Hou Liangyun’s group and returned with the heads of Hou Liangyun and two others. He then confronted Hou Congliang, who pleaded that the clan had arranged the assassination, while the nearby Hou Clan members faced the threat of Ji Wuchang’s next move.

  • Ji Wuchang killed Hou Mengqian, Hou Xincun, and Hou Tongfu, then pursued Hou Liangyun as he fled.
  • Ji Wuchang swiftly killed the Hou Clan members who scattered in different directions.
  • Ji Wuchang returned carrying three bloody heads, including Hou Liangyun’s, and called on Hou Congliang to face death.
  • Hou Congliang denied responsibility and blamed the clan, while Luo Xi stepped away from him.
  • Ji Wuchang looked over Hou Congliang and the terrified Hou Clan members accompanying him.

Ch. 582Paying to stay alive

Ji Wuchang killed Wang Gaoshou after Hou Congliang identified the Fifth Prince Li Xingyi’s followers, then took two gold tokens from a barrier guarded by five powerful wolves. He offered the remaining followers a choice between risking their lives for the last token or paying him, and ended by demanding two hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones per person.

  • Hou Congliang identified the group as Li Xingyi’s followers, and Wang Gaoshou urged them to attack Ji Wuchang together.
  • Ji Wuchang used Heaven-Treading Steps to crush Wang Gaoshou and annihilate his soul, frightening the others into retreating.
  • Ji Wuchang entered the barrier, took two gold tokens, and escaped the five wolves that guarded them.
  • Ji Wuchang demanded that Li Xingyi’s followers retrieve the last token or face his slaughter, while Lü Chengsong offered one hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones to spare their lives.
  • Ji Wuchang refused Lü Chengsong’s offer and demanded two hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones per person to settle the grudge.

Ch. 583Qi and Blood Transfer, a Thunderous Kill

Ji Wuchang claimed the final gold token and collected eleven million low-grade spirit stones, but the five gray wolves began a Qi and Blood Transfer Technique that threatened to produce a seventh-tier beast. He entered the barrier and crushed their protective wolf phantom with a powerful stomp, stopping the breakthrough.

  • Ji Wuchang used a puppet clone to distract the five gray wolves while he seized the last gold token.
  • Lü Chengsong and the others handed Ji Wuchang a storage ring containing eleven million low-grade spirit stones.
  • The five gray wolves pooled their qi and blood to strengthen one wolf, prompting Luo Xi to urge everyone to interrupt its transformation.
  • Ji Wuchang entered the barrier and used the Hundredfold Sublimation Instant Kill Technique and Heaven-Treading Steps to stomp the giant wolf phantom apart.
  • Ji Wuchang disrupted the gray wolves' breakthrough, leaving the beasts injured as he emerged pale and exhausted.

Ch. 584A new trump card, selling gold tokens

Ji Wuchang killed five gray wolves and awakened his World-Destroying King Yu's Heavenly Eye, then offered gold tokens for sale to the gathered cultivators. He sold the tokens to several buyers and left Jia Yi to hand the last one to Hou Congliang.

  • Ji Wuchang received 5,555 Fortune Points and a wisp of Heavenly Dao fortune after killing five peak sixth-rank gray wolves, transforming his World-Destroying King Yu's Heavenly Eye.
  • Ji Wuchang told the gathered cultivators to summon their fellow disciples and announced that he was selling gold tokens for two million low-grade spirit stones each.
  • Gan Yue bought a token, followed by a Dao Severing Realm Sixth Level woman from the Serene Peace Retreat, Luo Xi, and a fat man at the Dao Severing Realm Fourth Level.
  • Ji Wuchang offered the final token, and Hou Congliang claimed it.
  • Ji Wuchang told Jia Yi to give Hou Congliang the last gold token.

Ch. 585Li Xueqin's Astonishment

Ji Wuchang examined the transformed World-Destroying King Yu's Heavenly Eye and the Fire Qilin phantom in his Purple Mansion before entering the Primordial Chaos Continent with the other gold-token holders. When the ten returned, Li Xueqin was astonished to see that four of them were her allies, while Li Xingyi and the Nine Stars Sect were left wondering what had happened to their people.

  • Jia Yi gave Hou Congliang her gold token, and Ji Wuchang agreed to sell it and split the proceeds with her.
  • Ji Wuchang examined his World-Destroying King Yu's Heavenly Eye and the Fire Qilin phantom formed from Ji Zhiyi's bloodline power in his Purple Mansion.
  • Ten gold-token holders activated the tokens, opened a passage through the void, and entered the Primordial Chaos Continent.
  • After a day, the ten returned, and Li Xueqin recognized Ji Wuchang, Jia Yi, Gan Yue, and Feng Zhongtian among them.
  • Li Xingyi protested that none of his people had returned, while Dong Yiming wondered why Dang Huihan was absent.
  • Zuo Chun sent an Attendant to warn Li Xingyi, who turned pale and quickly regained his composure.

Ch. 586The enraged sect leaders

The trial passage closed after Li Shangwang confirmed that no living cultivators remained in the Primordial Chaos Continent, leaving several sects’ disciples dead and their leaders demanding answers. Li Shangwang reminded the furious leaders that the Thousand-City Battle had been declared a matter of life and death, while Zuo Chun faced the threat of conflict with powerful sects.

  • The surviving participants emerged from the vortex, but leaders including Dong Yiming could not find their disciples, and Ji Wuchang noticed the Myriad Souls Hall people had disappeared.
  • Dong Yiming and other sect representatives questioned Zuo Chun as the passage began to close, while Ji Wuchang remained calm about the deaths he had caused in self-defense.
  • Zuo Chun ordered Li Shangwang to check for survivors, and he used a token to reopen the vortex long enough for a black bear and a giant python to emerge.
  • Dong Yiming took the token, closing the vortex, and Li Shangwang reported that no living creatures remained in the trial grounds besides the two beasts.
  • Dong Yiming and Zha Yarong demanded to know who had killed their disciples, while Mou Long'an joined them in anger.
  • Li Shangwang reminded the sect leaders that participants had accepted responsibility for their own lives, though he worried that powerful sects might turn against the Heavenly Star Dynasty.

Ch. 587Stepping forward, questioning, killing intent

Ji Wuchang admitted that he had killed people from several sects during the Thousand-City Battle, forcing the sect leaders to confront him. With Zhou Haotian watching from the sidelines, the testimony of the Seized Blade Sect confirmed Ji Wuchang’s account, while Mou Long'an held back and waited for the Nine Stars Sect and Plain Maiden Sect to act.

  • Dong Yiming and Zha Yarong demanded an explanation from the Heavenly Star Dynasty and threatened war, while Li Xueqin suspected Ji Wuchang was involved.
  • Ji Wuchang stepped forward before Jia Yi could and calmly admitted killing members of the Nine Stars Sect, Plain Maiden Sect, Startled Swan Gang, and other groups.
  • The returning participants confirmed Ji Wuchang’s claim by nodding, and Zhou Haotian watched without intervening to see how Ji Wuchang would handle the pressure.
  • Mou Long'an asked whether Ji Wuchang had killed the Startled Swan Gang’s people, and Ji Wuchang said the Seized Blade Sect had witnessed it.
  • A Seized Blade Sect member confirmed that Ji Wuchang had demanded spirit stones in exchange for their lives and killed them after they refused.
  • Mou Long'an’s killing intent rose, but he did not attack, knowing the Nine Stars Sect and Plain Maiden Sect would not let Ji Wuchang go.

Ch. 588The Ninth Princess Voices Her Support

Ji Wuchang defended his killings of the Plain Maiden Sect, Nine Stars Sect, and Red Oak Sect members as self-defense, provoking Lü Chengguo to attack him. Zhao Lianpeng blocked the strike, and Ninth Princess Li Xueqin publicly declared that Ji Wuchang was under her protection, leaving the factions facing off.

  • Ji Wuchang told Zha Yarong that her Plain Maiden Sect’s people had come to kill him on her orders, and he had killed them in self-defense.
  • Ji Wuchang also blamed the Nine Stars Sect for attacking him first, while Dong Yiming remained silent and Zha Yarong’s killing intent grew.
  • Lü Chengguo confronted Ji Wuchang over the Red Oak Sect’s dead, including his son Lü Chenghao, and attacked with the Blood Poison Palm.
  • Zhao Lianpeng stepped in front of Ji Wuchang and blocked Lü Chengguo’s palm strike with his sword.
  • Lü Chengguo accused the Heavenly Star Dynasty of opposing all the sects, and Li Xueqin declared that Ji Wuchang was one of her people and that she would ensure his safety.

Ch. 589The Terror of the World-Destroying King Yu's Heavenly Eye

Ji Wuchang refused to let the Heavenly Star Dynasty handle the conflict and challenged Lü Chengguo himself. He revealed the World-Destroying King Yu's Heavenly Eye and erased Lü Chengguo, leaving the entire venue terrified.

  • Li Xueqin declared that she would protect Ji Wuchang, while Zha Yarong summoned a Plain Maiden Sect elder and threatened the Ninth Princess.
  • Ji Wuchang told Li Xueqin and Zhao Lianpeng to withdraw, then challenged Lü Chengguo to a fight.
  • Lü Chengguo attacked Ji Wuchang with his Blood Poison Palm as onlookers doubted Ji Wuchang could defeat him.
  • Ji Wuchang opened the purple eye between his brows, unleashing a pressure that forced many people to their knees.
  • Ji Wuchang's purple beam erased Lü Chengguo and his soul, leaving Zha Yarong, Dong Yiming, and the crowd stunned and afraid.

Ch. 590Zhou Haotian Appeared to Mediate

Ji Wuchang killed Lü Chengguo with the World-Destroying King Yu's Heavenly Eye, shocking the onlookers before Zhou Haotian stepped in to end the conflict. The crowd learned Ji Wuchang was Zhou Haotian's disciple, while Li Xingyi realized Li Xueqin had known the truth all along.

  • Ji Boshang witnessed the power of Ji Wuchang's Heavenly Eye and decided to return to the Ji Family after receiving a summons.
  • The system confirmed Ji Wuchang had killed Lü Chengguo and rewarded him with Fortune Points, then granted him ten years of cultivation for checking in.
  • Ji Wuchang challenged anyone seeking revenge to come forward, but the shaken crowd backed away and no one dared attack.
  • Zhou Haotian appeared beside Ji Wuchang and declared that the matter should end, and Ji Wuchang bowed to him as his master.
  • Dong Yiming, Zha Yarong, and the sect leaders respectfully greeted Zhou Haotian, while Li Xingyi realized Li Xueqin had known about Ji Wuchang all along.

Ch. 591The victor, rewards, a glimpse of the future

Zhou Haotian intervened to protect Ji Wuchang, and Queen Zuo Chun announced Li Xueqin as her heir and awarded the Thousand-City Battle’s victors. Ji Wuchang left with Rongcheng Duandao and the others, while Ji Boshang and Ji Yongming prepared to warn the Myriad Souls Hall.

  • Zhou Haotian warned the factions that he would punish anyone who challenged his disciple, prompting Dong Yiming, Zha Yarong, Mou Long'an, and many sects to leave.
  • Hou Shangtian and Hou Qushi, Hou Liangyun’s Dao protectors, withdrew after sensing Zhou Haotian’s presence.
  • Queen Zuo Chun declared Li Xueqin the heir to the throne and announced that she would move to the Eastern Palace to rule as regent.
  • Zuo Chun awarded Ji Wuchang an additional one million low-grade spirit stones and a supreme-grade spirit weapon, and invited the victors to seek the Thousand Star Flame after a medicinal pool baptism.
  • Ji Wuchang greeted Jiang Qiye, Rongcheng Yiyun, and Rongcheng Duandao, then left with them rather than return to Li Xueqin’s residence.
  • Ji Boshang refused Ji Yongming’s offer to follow Ji Wuchang in secret and set out with him to warn the Myriad Souls Hall’s branch.

Ch. 592News of the Heavenly Dragon Mystic Lotus

Li Xueqin consolidated her path to the throne by disciplining four great lineages and compensating Ji Wuchang, who agreed to set aside his plans for revenge. Her message also revealed that the Heavenly Dragon Mystic Lotus had been sighted in Long River Province, leaving Ji Wuchang with a new lead as he pursued his goals.

  • Queen Zuo Chun removed rival princes and officials from power, while Li Xueqin began reading memorials as the new ruler in all but name.
  • Li Xueqin demanded twenty million low-grade spirit stones from each of the Zuo, Wei, Zhang, and Hou families and required each lineage to relinquish a post in the Six Ministries.
  • Li Xueqin sent Ji Wuchang an apology from the four lineages, including a Heavenly Pole Lingzhi, twenty-five million low-grade spirit stones, and a jade slip.
  • Ji Wuchang learned from Li Xueqin's message that the Heavenly Dragon Mystic Lotus had been reported in Long River Province and that she knew he sought the Thousand Star Flame.
  • Ji Wuchang told Zhao Lianpeng that he would leave the four lineages alone as long as they caused no further trouble.

Ch. 593Tempering in the Medicinal Pool

Ji Wuchang and ten others entered the Heavenly Star Dynasty's Royal Family Secret Realm to undergo the medicinal pool baptism. While Li Xueqin and several others advanced in cultivation, Ji Wuchang absorbed far more of the pool's power to temper and strengthen his body, and his Purple Mansion underwent a major transformation.

  • Queen Zuo Chun used the Heavenly Star Sword with six Attendants to open the Royal Family Secret Realm, and Ji Wuchang, Li Xueqin, and the others entered.
  • Li Xueqin led the group to the medicinal pool, where Ji Wuchang sensed its spirit herbs, beast bones, and rich spiritual power.
  • Ji Wuchang circulated the Purple Qi Heaven-Burning Art and absorbed several times more spiritual power than the others, causing the pool around him to churn.
  • Li Xueqin advanced to Soul Splitting Realm Ninth Level, then reached Six Spirits Realm First Level an hour later; Gan Yue and several others also broke through.
  • Ji Wuchang used the medicinal pool to temper his body, strengthening his skin, bones, organs, Yin and Yang, Five Elements, Glacial Glazed Fire, and World-Destroying King Yu's Heavenly Eye as his Purple Mansion transformed.

Ch. 594A sudden turn: a Heavenly Flame that had gained sentience

Ji Wuchang continued consolidating his foundation in the medicinal pool while the others went to investigate the Thousand Star Flame. The sentient flame possessed Fang Xiaoping, killed two cultivators, and drove the survivors toward the secret realm’s exit.

  • Ji Wuchang’s Purple Mansion formed nine grotto-heavens, several occupied by powerful creatures, while the purple river in his mind’s mark expanded; he chose to focus on consolidating his foundation.
  • Gan Yue, Jia Yi, Feng Zhongtian, and the others reached their limits in the medicinal pool, and Li Xueqin broke through to the Six Spirits Realm Second Level before leaving.
  • Feng Zhongtian led the group to the barrier concealing the Thousand Star Flame, where their soul-power probing caused the flame to seize Fang Xiaoping.
  • The Thousand Star Flame revealed its sentience and entered Fang Xiaoping, raising his cultivation from the Dao Severing Realm Sixth Level to the Ninth Level.
  • Fang Xiaoping’s flames killed one cultivator, then he pursued the fleeing group and burned another to ashes, leaving six in Feng Zhongtian’s group.

Ch. 595Battling the Thousand Star Flame

Ji Wuchang fought the Thousand Star Flame after it took over Fang Xiaoping and threatened Gan Yue and the others. He damaged the flame giant, but it exploded into countless points of starlight across the secret realm.

  • Ji Wuchang interrupted Fang Xiaoping’s attack on Gan Yue with the Night Phantom Soul Severing Technique and sent Feng Zhongtian and the others toward the exit.
  • Ji Wuchang struck Fang Xiaoping with Grinding Yin and Yang, but Fang Xiaoping emerged in flame armor and advanced to the Celestial Phenomenon Realm First Level.
  • Fang Xiaoping revealed that the Thousand Star Flame had taken control of his body and declared its intention to kill Ji Wuchang and burn the Heavenly Fragrance Dynasty.
  • Ji Wuchang attacked the Thousand Star Flame’s sentience with the Soul Annihilation Technique, then used a purple beam to damage Fang Xiaoping’s flame giant form.
  • The enraged Thousand Star Flame exploded the flame giant, scattering countless points of starlight throughout the secret realm.

Ch. 596The Thousand Star Flame's True Body Appeared

Ji Wuchang fought the Thousand Star Flame inside the secret realm, using the Three-Legged Golden Crow to lure out its hidden true body. The seven-colored flame appeared, and Ji Wuchang prepared to face its formidable power.

  • Outside the secret realm, Feng Zhongtian, Gan Yue, and Jia Yi fled and told Zhou Haotian and the others what had happened inside.
  • The Thousand Star Flame scattered into countless specks and attacked Ji Wuchang with its icy power, but Ji Wuchang's Glacial Glazed Fire melted the ice and devoured the flames that entered his body.
  • Ji Wuchang struck some flame specks with pitch-black flying needles carrying Supreme Resentful Demon Blood, then used the Thousand Illusion Spirit Pupil to search for the flame's true body.
  • The Thousand Star Flame formed its Ten Flame Formation around Ji Wuchang, but Ji Wuchang summoned the Three-Legged Golden Crow and broke through the walls of fire.
  • Ji Wuchang used Golden Crow Bearing the Sun to lure out the Thousand Star Flame's true body, and a seven-colored flame emerged from behind the pitch-black barrier.

Ch. 597Complete success in the Royal Family Secret Realm

Ji Wuchang survived the Thousand Star Flame’s attack, absorbed part of it, and strengthened himself in the medicinal pool. After checking in at the Royal Family Secret Realm, he left with his gains and considered the trip a complete success.

  • Ji Wuchang struck the Thousand Star Flame with three soul-targeting attacks, erasing much of its sentience and provoking it to seal the surrounding space.
  • The Thousand Star Flame charged Ji Wuchang, but a sword strike split its main body and sent one portion into Ji Wuchang’s brow.
  • Ji Wuchang’s Divine Soul Dao Platform devoured the portion that entered him, leaving a pure wisp of the Thousand Star Flame that he placed in his dantian beside the Glacial Glazed Fire.
  • Zhou Haotian left after confirming Ji Wuchang was safe, and Ji Wuchang returned to the medicinal pool to replenish himself and further expand his dantian.
  • Ji Wuchang checked in at the secret realm, receiving sixteen years of cultivation and sixteen Fortune Points, then headed for the exit.

Ch. 598The Thousand Star Flame's Final Owner

After Ji Wuchang left the royal secret realm, Li Xueqin secured the remaining Thousand Star Flame and prepared to take the throne from Zuo Chun. On the eve of his departure from Yingtian Prefecture, Li Xueqin visited Ji Wuchang to thank him for helping her reach this point.

  • Li Xueqin persuaded the weakened Thousand Star Flame to sign a thousand-year contract and enter her forehead.
  • Ji Wuchang emerged safely from the royal secret realm and reunited with Zhou Haotian as the formation dissipated.
  • Zuo Chun handed the Heavenly Star Sword to Li Xueqin, signaling the transfer of royal authority.
  • Yingtian Prefecture prepared for Zuo Chun to announce her abdication and enter seclusion, while Ji Wuchang and his companions planned to leave the next day.
  • Li Xueqin visited Ji Wuchang and sincerely thanked him for helping her obtain what she wanted during the Thousand-City Battle.

Ch. 599Great Void Phantom, without shadow or trace

After parting from Li Xueqin, Ji Wuchang used his stored cultivation to master several combat techniques. In a Reincarnation Dream, he discovered a deeper, traceless level of the Great Void Phantom Technique and returned to his room.

  • Ji Wuchang and Li Xueqin exchanged farewells, and she left to govern the Heavenly Star Dynasty.
  • Jiang Qiye teased Ji Wuchang about staying with Li Xueqin, so Ji Wuchang struck him with a Divine Soul Spike.
  • Ji Wuchang spent most of his stored cultivation bringing the Demonic Dao Law-Disrupting Immobilization Art, the Demonic Dao Blood-Disrupting Three Bows Technique, and other techniques to higher mastery.
  • Ji Wuchang used the Reincarnation Dream Experience Card and found himself in a frozen void filled with floating rocks, icebergs, and enormous skeletons.
  • Ji Wuchang watched a figure moving as silver light through the void and understood the Great Void Phantom Technique’s shadowless, traceless form.
  • Ji Wuchang’s divine soul vanished from the frozen void, and he awoke in his room.

Ch. 600Departure, upheaval in Heavenly Star Province

Rongcheng Yiyun returned to the Rongcheng Family Lineage, while Ji Wuchang and Jiang Qiye remained with Zhou Haotian. After a coalition besieged the Heavenly Star Sect, Wei Wujian revealed his Supreme Realm power, crushed the attackers, and destroyed the Nine Stars Sect and Plain Maiden Sect.

  • Rongcheng Yiyun thanked Zhou Haotian and Ji Wuchang before leaving for the Rongcheng Family Lineage, while Jiang Qiye refused to go with her and chose to strengthen himself beside his master.
  • Ji Wuchang waved to Li Xueqin, who had become queen, then later left Heavenly Star Province with Zhou Haotian for Jiangshan Academy.
  • The Nine Stars Sect took revenge on the Zuo Family, and the family declined further after several elders were killed and Zuo Tianwei was gravely wounded.
  • After Zhou Haotian's departure, the Nine Stars Sect and nearly sixty allied forces besieged the Heavenly Star Sect, while Li Xueqin refused to join them and focused on cultivating the Thousand Star Flame.
  • Wei Wujian emerged from the Heavenly Star Sect and used a Supreme decree and a devastating palm strike to annihilate the besiegers within a hundred li.
  • Wei Wujian pursued the fleeing forces, killed more than ten Celestial Phenomenon Realm experts, forced the rest to surrender, and wiped out the Nine Stars Sect and Plain Maiden Sect.
Arc 24 of 56
Arc 24 of 56