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Vol. 8The Fall of Great Sheng

Ye Li destroyed the Bone and Blood Cult’s allies and exposed Emperor Sheng’s plan to sacrifice Great Sheng, then defeated the emperor’s forces and helped Li Huaian take the throne. He left with An Lingzhen for Silver Cliff to pursue the Latent Dragon Ranking, but Gu Yang’s plea for help interrupted their plans.

  • Ye Li forced the Southern Territory’s sects to aid his campaign, destroyed Northern Cang Cold Palace, and killed Ice Soul Supreme after making White Jade Fox Venerable his subordinate.
  • Ye Li advanced in cultivation, defeated the Demon Court’s attackers in the Western Territory, and joined Li Yuyao to investigate Divine Crow Valley as Emperor Sheng authorized the mission.
  • Ye Li sealed Divine Crow Valley, killed its leaders, and destroyed other hostile Mystic Sects before reaching the Half-step True Spirit Realm.
  • Ye Li learned Emperor Sheng planned to devour Great Sheng’s people for its national fortune, defeated his first attack, and ordered Li Yuyao to evacuate the palace.
  • Ye Li killed Emperor Sheng and helped Li Huaian discover the Buddha Lord’s ritual before defeating the Buddha Lord and the Black Dragon Demon Emperor.
  • Ye Li reached the True Spirit Realm, defeated Mo Fa, then left with An Lingzhen for Silver Cliff, where Gu Yang interrupted his pill business with a plea for help.
  • Ye Li supported Li Huaian’s ascension after killing Emperor Sheng and the enemies attacking Great Sheng.
  • Ye Li sold a supreme-quality Spirit Ascension Pill in Silver Cliff, but Gu Yang’s plea for help interrupted him and An Lingzhen.
Chapters 701–800 Read from Ch. 701

Arc 29The Fall of Northern Cang

Ye Li forced the Southern Territory’s sects to aid the campaign against the Bone and Blood Cult, then uncovered the Northern Cang Cold Palace’s role in reviving it. He destroyed the Cold Palace and killed the Ice Soul Supreme, while White Jade Fox Venerable became his subordinate and finished off the Supreme.

  • Li Huaian gave Ye Li the Gold Patrol Plaque and explained the Bone and Blood Cult’s destruction across the Southern Territory, but Ye Li rejected negotiations with Yunze’s powerful families.
  • At the three-continent banquet, Ye Li punished Mei Yuehua, Mei Xinfeng, and several other sect leaders, then ordered three remaining Venerables to face him and killed them when they attacked.
  • Ye Li advanced through the Immortal Realm and learned that the Ice Soul Supreme and Zhengyang Arhat were conspiring with the Bone and Blood Cult against him.
  • When the cult and Northern Cang Cold Palace elders attacked Fuli Ancient City, Ye Li defeated them, seized the Immeasurable World-Sealing Cymbals, and killed Zhengyang Arhat and the elders.
  • Ye Li searched the elders’ memories, confirmed the Cold Palace Supreme’s role in the cult’s revival, and ordered local forces to surround the Cold Palace while he went to confront its Supreme.
  • Ye Li shattered the Cold Palace’s formations and fought Ice Soul Supreme, whose attacks could not withstand Ye Li’s Divine Fire and overwhelming strength.
  • White Jade Fox Venerable intervened to protect Ice Soul Supreme, but Ye Li defeated her, tore off her final tail, and burned her to death before reviving her as his subordinate.
  • Ice Soul Supreme’s Dao heart collapsed after White Jade Fox Venerable’s death, and she killed him when he approached her.
Chapters 701–72525 summaries Read

Arc 30The Divine Crow Valley Mission

Ye Li advanced his strength, destroyed the Demon Court’s attackers in the Western Territory, and then set out to investigate Divine Crow Valley with Li Yuyao. After Li Yingluo’s decision to suspend him cost her the Emperor’s confidence, Emperor Sheng authorized Ye Li’s investigation as Divine Crow Valley prepared for his arrival.

  • Ye Li reached the Peak Fifth Tier of the Immortal Realm, comprehended the Destruction Law, and mastered the Great Divine Firmament Tribulation Technique.
  • After Ye Li destroyed the Northern Cang Cold Palace, Li Yingluo suspended him to appease the mystic sects, and Ye Li handed over his Inspector’s Golden Token.
  • Ye Li joined Li Yuyao in the Western Territory, exposed the Thousand-Faced Ghost Worm disguised as Cheng Xian, and killed the Ghost Worm, Vajra Giant Beast, Green-faced Ghoul, and Blood Ghoul.
  • Li Yingluo learned that Ye Li had left for Divine Crow Valley and, after Emperor Sheng rebuked her and barred her from court, decided to seek Ye Li’s forgiveness.
  • Li Yuyao told Ye Li that Divine Crow Valley was suspected of stealing military medicine and trafficking it to the Demon Court, and Ye Li agreed to investigate.
  • Emperor Sheng gave Ye Li a golden dragon token authorizing him to investigate Divine Crow Valley, and Ye Li departed with Li Yuyao.
  • When Li Yuyao and Ye Li arrived at Divine Crow Valley, the Valley Master recognized Ye Li as a likely threat and ordered the Old Ancestors alerted.
Chapters 726–75025 summaries Read

Arc 31The Emperor’s Treachery

Ye Li destroyed the traitorous Divine Crow Valley and other hostile Mystic Sects, then advanced toward the True Spirit Realm with new cultivation methods. When Emperor Sheng revealed his plan to sacrifice Great Sheng and seize its national fortune, Ye Li turned against him and began the fight in the imperial palace.

  • Ye Li sealed Divine Crow Valley with Li Yuyao and Chang Yun, killed its Valley Master and two Old Ancestors, and collected its treasure and evidence of its crimes.
  • Ye Li used the Treasure Pellets and Malice Points to reach the Peak Ninth Tier of the Immortal Realm, then obtained two cultivation methods from An Lingzhen.
  • Ye Li returned to the Capital City, rejected Li Yingluo’s apology, and destroyed Wind Thunder Prefecture and Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain for their treachery.
  • Ye Li perfected the Grand Unity Qi Merging Art, reached the Half-step True Spirit Realm, and agreed to meet Emperor Sheng.
  • The Buddha Lord and Divine Tiger Bodhisattva arranged with Li Xuanyu and the Demon Emperor to move against Great Sheng while An Lingzhen went to the Western Territory.
  • Emperor Sheng sent Ye Li and Li Yuyao toward the Eastern Territory, but Ye Li demanded the truth and learned that the emperor planned to exploit a war with the Buddhist sect to seize Great Sheng’s national fortune.
  • Emperor Sheng attacked Ye Li and revealed his plan to devour the people of Great Sheng, but Ye Li defeated their first clash and ordered Li Yuyao to evacuate the palace.
Chapters 751–77525 summaries Read

Arc 32From Great Sheng to Silver Cliff

Ye Li defeated the Buddha Lord, the Black Dragon Demon Emperor, and Mo Fa, then became a True Spirit Realm immortal and helped clear Li Huaian’s path to the throne. He left Great Sheng with An Lingzhen to pursue the Latent Dragon Ranking and began making money through pill refining, but Gu Yang’s desperate plea interrupted them.

  • Ye Li killed Emperor Sheng, then helped the Yao Xuan Envoys attack the Great Brahma Palace, where Li Huaian discovered the Buddha Lord’s ritual and found Li Xuanyu transformed on an altar.
  • Ye Li arrived at the battlefield, killed the Buddha Lord and the Black Dragon Demon Emperor, and learned the demon emperor had ties to the Void Dragon Clan.
  • Ye Li told Li Huaian that Emperor Sheng had planned to sacrifice Great Sheng’s people, then supported her ascension before retreating to cultivate.
  • Ye Li broke through to the True Spirit Realm and defeated Mo Fa, who had attacked An Lingzhen and Li Huaian in the Golden Throne Hall.
  • An Lingzhen recounted the destruction of the Jade Mist Sect and agreed to help Ye Li enter the Latent Dragon Ranking in exchange for his help with her revenge.
  • Ye Li and An Lingzhen left Great Sheng for Silver Cliff Ancient City, where Ye Li refined a supreme-quality Spirit Ascension Pill and sold it to Yu Qiurou for four thousand Chaos Coins.
  • Yu Qiurou supplied Ye Li with more pill ingredients and a Level Two Dao Hearing Stone, but Gu Yang burst into the auction house pleading for help with his dying family elder.
Chapters 776–80025 summaries Read
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Volume 8 of 17
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