Arc 17The Yin Lineage Reckoning

After the Yin Lineage was destroyed and Yin Tianjiao disappeared, Ye Xuan hunted down those responsible, destroyed the Great Yun Dynasty, and defeated the Half-Saints sent against him. As Han Bingning recovered, Upper Realm powers arrived and summoned them, leaving Ye Xuan facing another confrontation.

  • The allied powers destroyed the Yin Lineage, while Yin Tianjiao escaped and vowed revenge, and Ye Xuan completed his tribulation and gained a Supreme Mortal Bone and Devouring talent.
  • After learning that Yin Tianjiao was missing and that the Azure Cloud Alliance had targeted her to threaten him, Ye Xuan killed five men connected to her disappearance and went to Cloud Saint City.
  • Ye Xuan killed Princess Yun Xian’s guards, stripped her cultivation, and nailed her to the city wall, then buried the Yin Lineage dead and vowed to bring their killers’ heads to their grave.
  • Ye Xuan stormed the Great Yun Dynasty’s palace, killed Yun Tianyang, Yun Qiankun, and numerous other experts, then left the ruined city with Yun Qiankun’s head.
  • A group of Half-Saints ambushed Ye Xuan and Han Bingning, but Ye Xuan killed them all and brought Han Bingning back to Cloud Saint City for treatment.
  • While Han Bingning recovered, Ye Xuan cultivated and received the Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword, and she then told him that Upper Realm Saints had arrived and revealed her ties to the Mystic Heaven Immortal Domain.
  • Cang Yunhai delivered a decree summoning Ye Xuan and Han Bingning to the Great Cang Dynasty, but Ye Xuan suppressed his cultivation, beat him, and killed him.
  • After Cang Yunhai’s death was reported, Xia Yuan announced that he would go to Ye Xuan and Han Bingning himself, and the other Half-Saints followed.
Chapters 401–425 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 401Standing proud, choosing death over falling

Yin Fengyun fought the allied powers to the death as they annihilated the Yin Lineage, while Yin Tianjiao escaped and swore vengeance from afar. Months later, Ye Xuan reached the supreme extreme realm, and a terrifying lightning tribulation descended as he charged toward it.

  • Yin Fengyun attacked Yun Qiankun without restraint and killed a Half-Saint, while the allied forces slaughtered the Yin Lineage across its estate.
  • Yin Tianjiao emerged from a talisman nearly a thousand li from Phoenix City, saw the battle’s devastation, and vowed vengeance against the allied powers.
  • The battle ended with the Yin Lineage destroyed, five Half-Saints dead, and Yun Qiankun and seven others gravely wounded; Yin Fengyun died standing upright.
  • The allied powers began hunting surviving Yin Lineage members, while Yin Tianjiao’s disappearance worried them because she might seek Ye Xuan’s protection.
  • Over several months, Ye Xuan advanced to the Heavenly Position Realm’s supreme extreme realm using his abundant resources.
  • As Han Bingning watched and kept the surrounding space sealed, Ye Xuan charged into the exceptionally powerful lightning tribulation.

Ch. 402Supreme Mortal Bone

After stabilizing his cultivation at the peak Heavenly Position Realm, Ye Xuan gained the Devouring talent and fused with a Supreme Mortal Bone, which concealed his extraordinary nature beneath an ordinary appearance. The fusion triggered another lightning tribulation, flattening Yun Xiyue and the others again as Han Bingning watched in disbelief.

  • Ye Xuan reached major completion of his Chaos Sacred Body and acquired the Devouring talent.
  • Ye Xuan signed in and received a Supreme Mortal Bone, then chose to fuse with it.
  • The Supreme Mortal Bone fused completely, making Ye Xuan appear ordinary while concealing his divine radiance.
  • Han Bingning revived the dead dogs and began to leave after the first tribulation ended.
  • A new storm erupted, and palm imprints flattened Yun Xiyue and the others again.
  • Tribulation lightning descended on Ye Xuan once more.

Ch. 403A cry for help, never abandoning each other, enough for this lifetime

A wounded man named Yin Tianjiao cried out to Senior Brother Ye for help outside Linfeng City, prompting Ye Xuan to leave the Xian Lineage. Han Bingning worried when she could no longer sense Ye Xuan’s cultivation, but discovered his claims of losing his powers were a ruse, and he ended by asking her for another embrace.

  • Yin Tianjiao called for Senior Brother Ye as masked cultivators pursued him, then died after they struck him and carried away his corpse.
  • Ye Xuan heard Yin Tianjiao’s cry after completing his lightning tribulation and left the palace to investigate.
  • Han Bingning examined Ye Xuan and found that she could not sense his cultivation or Chaos Sacred Body.
  • Ye Xuan pretended his cultivation and talent had vanished, and Han Bingning vowed to stay with him and seek a way to restore them.
  • Han Bingning realized Ye Xuan was still standing in midair and grew angry at his deception.
  • Ye Xuan asked Han Bingning to embrace him once more, saying he would ask for nothing else in his lifetime.

Ch. 404The allied forces

After learning that the Azure Cloud Alliance had destroyed the Yin Lineage and taken Yin Tianjiao missing in an attempt to threaten him, Ye Xuan left Linfeng City to confront the allied powers. Meanwhile, the cultivators who killed a Yin Lineage disciple hurried along with his corpse, unsure whether Ye Xuan would pursue them.

  • Han Bingning kicked Ye Xuan after realizing he was pretending to grieve, and Ye Xuan escaped by claiming he was going to investigate trouble at the city gates.
  • At Linfeng City's gates, Ye Xuan learned that the Azure Cloud Alliance had destroyed the Yin Lineage, killed Yin Fengyun, and left Yin Tianjiao missing.
  • A cultivator told Ye Xuan that the alliance had targeted Yin Tianjiao to threaten him and included the Great Cang Dynasty, Great Yun Dynasty, Myriad Phenomena Sect, Xu Clan, and Tyrant Gate.
  • Ye Xuan left Linfeng City in anger, while its cultivators feared another major conflict was coming.
  • On an ancient road, Xu Yun questioned whether Ye Xuan would pursue them, and Wan Gai urged caution as he carried the corpse of a Yin Lineage descendant.

Ch. 405Only Killing, Never Burying

Ye Xuan caught up with Xu Yun, Wan Gai, and their companions after they buried a body, killed all five when they could not tell him whether Yin Tianjiao had been captured, and took their storage rings. He concluded that he needed to investigate the Great Yun Dynasty and arrived at Cloud Saint City wearing Qiu Yue’s mask.

  • Wan Gai buried the body in a forest while Xu Yun and the others prepared to return.
  • Ye Xuan appeared and asked the five men how they wanted to die, then demanded to know whether Yin Tianjiao had fallen into the Alliance’s hands.
  • Xu Yun said Yin Tianjiao had escaped, and Ye Xuan killed him before asking Wan Gai, who said he did not know; Ye Xuan killed him too.
  • The remaining three men also said they did not know, so Ye Xuan killed them, took all five storage rings, and decided to visit the Great Yun Dynasty.
  • Ye Xuan arrived at Cloud Saint City wearing the mask Qiu Yue had given him, intending to learn Yin Tianjiao’s whereabouts and find a way to rescue her.

Ch. 406You dare dodge?

Ye Xuan entered Cloud Saint City and found the Yin Lineage’s corpses displayed beside a wanted notice for Yin Tianjiao, intensifying his hatred of the Great Yun Dynasty. When Princess Yun Xian’s subordinate attacked him for dodging his whip, Ye Xuan evaded repeated blows and began activating the Nine Heavens Dragon Transformation Art, leaving the confrontation poised to escalate.

  • Ye Xuan concealed his presence and bearing with the supreme mortal bone as he entered Cloud Saint City.
  • He saw the bloodied corpses of the Yin Lineage nailed to a wall beside a wanted portrait of Yin Tianjiao and grew furious at the Great Yun Dynasty.
  • A Divine King wielding a black whip struck nearby cultivators, then attacked Ye Xuan for failing to kneel before Princess Yun Xian.
  • Ye Xuan dodged the whip and questioned why he should endure an unjustified attack, secretly activating the Nine Heavens Dragon Transformation Art.
  • Princess Yun Xian ordered her subordinate to kill Ye Xuan and nail him up with the Yin Lineage remnants, and the Divine King unleashed a full-strength whip strike.

Ch. 407Instantly Slaying Divine Kings, the Devouring Talent

Ye Xuan killed two Divine Kings who attacked him on Princess Yun Xian’s orders, and discovered that his Devouring talent absorbed Spiritual Qi from a slain opponent. Princess Yun Xian ordered her remaining guards to kill him as powerful presences approached.

  • Princess Yun Xian ordered her Divine King guard to whip Ye Xuan, but Ye Xuan revealed Divine King Realm First Level power and killed him with the Yaoguang Sword.
  • Ye Xuan charged another Divine King, countered his punch with his own, and killed him while absorbing his Spiritual Qi.
  • Ye Xuan realized his Devouring talent could drain Spiritual Qi from enemies he killed and wondered whether his awakened body was truly the Chaos Sacred Body.
  • Princess Yun Xian fled behind her two remaining Divine King guards and ordered them to kill Ye Xuan.
  • The two guards charged Ye Xuan as several terrifying presences rapidly approached.

Ch. 408She would definitely die first

Ye Xuan killed two more Divine Kings and seized Princess Yun Xian despite the arrival of a Venerable and three Divine Emperors. He held her hostage, daring the Venerable to act, while the Venerable struggled to understand Ye Xuan’s power.

  • Several Great Yun Dynasty powerhouses arrived, led by a Venerable, as Ye Xuan charged the two Divine Kings.
  • Ye Xuan blocked the Venerable’s domain with his Absolute Domain and killed both Divine Kings with a pair of punches.
  • Ye Xuan grabbed Princess Yun Xian by the neck and lifted her off the ground.
  • The Venerable failed to restrain Ye Xuan with his domain and demanded to know who he was and what he wanted.
  • Ye Xuan warned the Venerable that Princess Yun Xian would die first if he made a move, leaving the onlookers stunned.

Ch. 409Slaying a Venerable with a single finger

Ye Xuan learned that Yin Tianjiao had not been captured by the Great Yun Dynasty, then punished Princess Yun Xian and confronted Wei Song and the other experts. He revealed Half-Saint-level power and killed the Venerable with a single finger, leaving the onlookers stunned and guessing he was an avenger from the Yin Lineage.

  • Ye Xuan questioned Princess Yun Xian about Yin Tianjiao, and she said the Great Yun Dynasty had not caught her.
  • Ye Xuan stripped Yun Xian of her cultivation and nailed her alive to the city wall.
  • Wei Song and the other experts attacked Ye Xuan, but his pressure sealed their Spiritual Qi and immobilized them.
  • Ye Xuan struck Wei Song with the Good Fortune Heavenly Dipper Finger, then burned away his Primordial Spirit.
  • The surrounding cultivators and the Divine Emperors and Divine Kings were stunned, and some suspected Ye Xuan was an expert from the Yin Lineage.

Ch. 410Digging a Grave and Raising a Headstone, the Emperor Yun's Fury

Ye Xuan avenged the Yin Clan in Cloud Saint City, killed several Alliance experts, and buried the clan members who had been displayed on the city wall. As he headed toward the imperial palace, Yun Tianyang recognized him and prepared to confront the feared Ye Xuan.

  • Ye Xuan killed the two Divine Emperors bound by the Half-Saint Domain and asked who had exterminated the Yin Clan.
  • A Divine King named twelve Half-Saints responsible, including Yun Qiankun, Chu Tianwei, Xu Jing Hao, and Lei Hong.
  • Ye Xuan took the Yin Clan members’ bodies from the city wall, buried them, and raised a headstone promising to bring the killers’ heads as offerings.
  • Yun Tianyang learned that an intruder had killed Venerable Wei Song, buried the Yin Clan members in the city, and was approaching the imperial palace.
  • Yun Tianyang recognized the young man entering his Half-Saint Domain as Ye Xuan of the Eastern Wasteland.

Ch. 411The Emperor Yun's Verbal Edict, the Imperial City in Uproar

Yun Tianyang discovered that Ye Xuan had reached the imperial palace, killed the two experts who had given him false intelligence, and mobilized Great Yun Dynasty cultivators and Cloud Saint City factions to stop him. Ye Xuan continued calmly toward the palace as crowds followed, and he finally saw its gates ahead.

  • Yun Tianyang accused two Great Yun Dynasty experts of deceiving him about Ye Xuan and killed them with strands of sacred radiance.
  • Yun Tianyang ordered cultivators below the Divine King Realm to attack Ye Xuan and ordered stronger cultivators to assemble and await instructions.
  • Yun Tianyang commanded the mighty houses and Lineages of Cloud Saint City to send all their cultivators against Ye Xuan.
  • The imperial city and palace erupted into chaos as cultivators and Lineage forces mobilized, while crowds gathered behind Ye Xuan.
  • Ye Xuan strode toward the imperial palace in his restored appearance and paused when he saw it ahead.

Ch. 412Sword Pointed at the Palace, One Man Overwhelms the Imperial City

Ye Xuan confronted the imperial guards and powerful lineages outside the palace, demanding that Yun Qiankun submit to execution for the Yin Clan. When the forces attacked, Ye Xuan killed their first wave of cultivators, and a Divine King Realm expert appeared to strike him.

  • Ye Xuan arrived before the palace, where thousands of imperial guards and cultivators from the wealthy lineages gathered to stop him.
  • Ye Xuan pointed the Yaoguang Sword at the palace and demanded Yun Qiankun's execution, warning the uninvolved to withdraw.
  • When no one answered or withdrew, Ye Xuan walked toward the palace without using the power of rules.
  • A commanding voice ordered the gathered forces to attack, and Ye Xuan killed a dozen charging cultivators with Sword Qi.
  • A Divine King Realm cultivator tore through the void and punched at Ye Xuan.

Ch. 413A Half-Saint stood behind him

Ye Xuan killed Jin Yu and Jin Yan as he advanced toward the Great Yun imperial palace, with a Half-Saint’s domain protecting him from the Divine Emperor’s attack. He challenged Yun Qiankun and condemned Yun Tianyang while the surrounding cultivators stayed silent, afraid to face him.

  • Jin Yu attacked Ye Xuan, but Ye Xuan killed him and drained the Spiritual Qi from his body.
  • Yun Tianyang watched from the palace and realized the forces had underestimated Ye Xuan, but he refused to risk fighting him himself.
  • Ye Xuan continued toward the palace until Jin Yan, Jin Yu’s older brother, charged out and attacked him as a Divine Emperor.
  • A Half-Saint’s icy domain stopped Jin Yan, allowing Ye Xuan to kill him with a palm strike and take his spatial ring.
  • The imperial and lineage cultivators refused to attack after recognizing that a Half-Saint stood behind Ye Xuan.
  • Ye Xuan advanced to within a hundred meters of the palace gates and taunted Yun Qiankun and Yun Tianyang to come out.

Ch. 414That Stunning Sword Strike

Ye Xuan charged the Great Yun Dynasty’s imperial palace after Yun Qiankun refused to face him, and the dynasty ordered its cultivators to stop him. He cut through tens of thousands of imperial guards with one sword, broke the palace’s protective formation, and entered the palace.

  • Yun Tianyang ordered the surrounding cultivators to kill Ye Xuan, but many hesitated or retreated rather than die for the dynasty.
  • Yun Tianyang angrily repeated his command, and the leaders of the great lineages reluctantly ordered their people to attack.
  • Tens of thousands of imperial guards formed a formation and surged toward Ye Xuan.
  • Ye Xuan charged forward and unleashed Slay an Immortal with One Sword, cutting a bloodied path through the imperial guards.
  • Ye Xuan’s sword strike shattered the palace’s protective formation and collapsed part of its wall, and he entered the palace.

Ch. 415A Late Half-Saint Falls

Ye Xuan entered the imperial palace and killed Yun Yao after Han Bingning blocked the late Half-Saint’s ambush and Ye Xuan suppressed his cultivation. Ye Xuan then advanced toward Yun Tianyang and Yun Qiankun, intending to kill more than Yun Qiankun alone.

  • Yun Tianyang ordered Yun Yao to ambush Ye Xuan and told him to retreat if the attack failed.
  • Ye Xuan broke through the palace wall and entered, where Han Bingning intercepted Yun Yao’s surprise attack.
  • Ye Xuan used the Power of Rules to suppress Yun Yao to the peak Heavenly Position Realm.
  • Ye Xuan killed Yun Yao with the Good Fortune Heavenly Dipper Finger and took his storage ring.
  • Ye Xuan located Yun Tianyang and Yun Qiankun and continued toward them, planning to kill more of the Great Yun Dynasty’s forces.

Ch. 416You, too, must die

After killing Yun Yao, Ye Xuan rejected Yun Tianyang’s offer of compensation and warning about the domain guardian. He survived Yun Tianyang’s unrestrained attack, killed him, and then executed Yun Qiankun.

  • Ye Xuan entered the imperial palace as Yun Tianyang and the other Great Yun Dynasty cultivators reacted to Yun Yao’s death.
  • Yun Tianyang offered compensation for the Yin Clan affair and promised to revoke Yin Tianjiao’s warrant if Ye Xuan withdrew.
  • Ye Xuan refused the offer and dismissed Yun Tianyang’s threat to invoke the domain guardian.
  • Yun Tianyang attacked Ye Xuan before his cultivation could be suppressed, but Ye Xuan’s Sacred Armor blocked the strike.
  • Ye Xuan killed Yun Tianyang with a sword strike to the brow and took his storage ring.
  • Ye Xuan appeared beside Yun Qiankun and beheaded him.

Ch. 417The Great Yun Dynasty, annihilated

Ye Xuan slaughtered the Great Yun Dynasty’s palace experts after killing Yun Tianyang and Yun Qiankun, then left with Yun Qiankun’s head. After he departed, Han Bingning destroyed the imperial palace with a single palm strike, leaving the dynasty in ruins.

  • The palace experts charged Ye Xuan to avenge Yun Tianyang and Yun Qiankun, but Ye Xuan suppressed their cultivation and stopped Han Bingning from intervening.
  • Ye Xuan killed more than ten Venerables and Half-Saints with his fists, and his cultivation surged into the origin mansion realm before he suppressed it to the second level.
  • When another group of experts attacked, Ye Xuan killed them too, while the remaining palace experts lost the courage to fight.
  • Ye Xuan took Yun Qiankun’s head and left the ruined palace, while the surviving cultivators watched without daring to protest.
  • After Ye Xuan disappeared, Han Bingning appeared and collapsed the imperial palace with a single palm strike.

Ch. 418Ambush

After Han Bingning destroyed the Great Yun Dynasty, Ye Xuan left Cloud Saint City to continue his revenge and search for Junior Sister Tianjiao. Han Bingning was ambushed and injured while Ye Xuan unknowingly entered an illusion hiding more than ten half-saints, leaving him fearing for her safety.

  • Ye Xuan placed Yun Qiankun's head on the grave and vowed to kill the other culprits and find Junior Sister Tianjiao.
  • Ye Xuan left Cloud Saint City as its cultivators watched in fear, while Han Bingning secretly followed to guard him.
  • Han Bingning sensed a powerful ambusher, but a withered hand broke through her defenses and wounded her before she escaped the sealed void and warned Ye Xuan.
  • Ye Xuan noticed the unnaturally silent surroundings and used his Divine Eyes to see through an illusion.
  • Ye Xuan found more than ten half-saint cultivators closing in and realized their ambush might also target Han Bingning.

Ch. 419Begging for death

Ye Xuan saw Han Bingning gravely wounded by Half-Saints and used his rule power to suppress their cultivation before killing them. He rescued his master and trapped the attackers’ souls in flames, vowing that death would not be easy for them.

  • Ye Xuan saw Han Bingning struck by several Half-Saints and used Rule Suppression to weaken the attackers.
  • Five Half-Saints attacked Ye Xuan, but he endured their blows and struck back with Primordial Unity, second form, killing three.
  • Ye Xuan pursued the two fleeing Half-Saints and killed them with a finger strike.
  • Ye Xuan caught the wounded Han Bingning and apologized as he held her.
  • Ye Xuan tore the souls from five slain Half-Saints and engulfed them in flames, refusing to let them die easily.

Ch. 420Death and the end of the Dao

Ye Xuan killed the five Half-Saints who had fled after he suppressed their cultivation, avenging their attack on Han Bingning. He returned to Cloud Saint City and sought help for her severe injuries, but he had no Immortality Sacred Herb.

  • The five surviving Half-Saints fled, but Ye Xuan used Rule Suppression to weaken them and chased after them.
  • Ye Xuan activated the Nine Heavens Dragon Transformation Art, raised his strength to the Divine King Realm, and killed all five Half-Saints.
  • Ye Xuan collected the five men’s storage rings, burned their souls with True Solar Fire, and left as ten stars fell from the sky.
  • In Cloud Saint City, Ye Xuan held the gravely injured Han Bingning and channeled Spiritual Qi into her while assuring her he would handle everything.
  • Ye Xuan summoned the city’s physicians, alchemists, and herbalists to help treat Han Bingning, but he had no Immortality Sacred Herb.

Ch. 421Mystic Heaven Immortal Domain

Ye Xuan left Cloud Saint City apothecaries and alchemists with spirit herbs to treat Han Bingning, while she began recovering and he cultivated. Their destruction of the Great Yun Dynasty alarmed powers across the Azure Cloud Domain, and an ice-law woman in the Mystic Heaven Immortal Domain discovered that Han Bingning was in the lower realm and summoned attendants.

  • Ye Xuan reassured the apothecaries and alchemists, entrusted them with spirit herbs, and warned them not to waste or steal the medicine.
  • Ye Xuan held Han Bingning as he channeled Spiritual Qi into her, and she secretly felt comforted by his concern.
  • Han Bingning activated the Immortality Sacred Herb's residual power, retreated to heal, and told Ye Xuan to cultivate on his own.
  • Han Bingning's injuries improved while Ye Xuan advanced his cultivation, and news of their defeat of the Great Yun Dynasty spread across the Azure Cloud Domain.
  • The Myriad Phenomena Sect, the Xu Clan, Tyrant Gate, the Great Sword Sect, the Great Cang Dynasty, and other powers gathered resources to contact Upper Realm experts.
  • In the Mystic Heaven Immortal Domain, an ice-law woman learned Han Bingning was in the lower realm and summoned her attendants.

Ch. 422Visitors from the Upper Realm

A woman in the Upper Realm sensed Bingning in the Azure Cloud Domain and sent the Fifth Guardian to retrieve her. Meanwhile, two Saints and six young cultivators arrived in the Azure Cloud Domain and demanded that Ye Xuan and his master come to the Great Cang Dynasty; Ye Xuan considered hunting more Half-Saints but rejected the idea of devouring people who had not wronged him.

  • The woman ordered the Fifth Guardian to go to the Azure Cloud Domain and bring Bingning back, while she remained behind to cultivate.
  • More than a dozen Half-Saints gathered at the Upper Realm entrance and welcomed eight arrivals, including two Saints and six young cultivators.
  • The leading Saint ordered the group to go to the Great Cang Dynasty and summon Ye Xuan and his master.
  • Half-Saint Cang sent messengers to Cloud Saint City, expecting Ye Xuan and his master to come pay their respects.
  • After two months of cultivation, Ye Xuan advanced from the Origin Mansion Realm second level to the seventh layer and considered devouring more Half-Saints before deciding against targeting people who had not wronged him.

Ch. 423Signing In for a Divine Sword, Seven Star Dragon Abyss

Ye Xuan signed in for the Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword, whose arrival stirred a ten-thousand-sword phenomenon and whose casual swing destroyed part of the hall. Han Bingning revealed that Saints had descended and that she came from the Mystic Heaven Immortal Domain, leaving Ye Xuan facing a dangerous departure from the Azure Cloud Domain.

  • Ye Xuan signed in and obtained the Seven Star Dragon Abyss Sword, an ancient divine sword that unleashed overwhelming Sword Intent and boosted his combat strength.
  • Han Bingning was astonished by the sword and by Ye Xuan's ability to produce it from an unknown storage space.
  • The sword's arrival made swords across the region fly toward Cloud Saint City, drawing countless cultivators there as Ye Xuan's casual swing reduced part of the hall to rubble.
  • Han Bingning repaired the hall, told Ye Xuan she had recovered from her injuries, and warned that a powerful Upper Realm cultivator and other Saints had descended upon the Azure Cloud Domain.
  • Han Bingning revealed that she had awakened memories of coming from the Mystic Heaven Immortal Domain, and Ye Xuan asked whether she was leaving.

Ch. 424The Saint Venerable's Oral Decree, the Miserable Half-Saint Messenger

Ye Xuan confronted Cang Yunhai, a Half-Saint delivering an oral decree from an Upper Realm Saint Venerable that ordered Ye Xuan and Han Bingning to go to the Great Cang Dynasty. Ye Xuan attacked and humiliated the messenger, leaving the two of them in the midst of a violent confrontation.

  • Ye Xuan and Han Bingning discussed how difficult it would be for them to part, though Han Bingning could not promise she would stay if doing so endangered him.
  • Cang Yunhai appeared over Cloud Saint City and announced the Saint Venerable's decree summoning Ye Xuan and Han Bingning to the Great Cang Dynasty.
  • Ye Xuan flew out to confront Cang Yunhai after the Half-Saint rudely demanded that he and his master appear.
  • Ye Xuan used the Power of Rules to suppress Cang Yunhai's cultivation and charged at him despite his claim that a Saint backed him.
  • Ye Xuan repeatedly slapped Cang Yunhai, rebuking him for insulting Han Bingning and wasting one of Ye Xuan's uses of the rules.

Ch. 425A Saint's wrath

Ye Xuan killed Cang Yunhai after the Half-Saint tried to summon him, while a sword phenomenon in Cloud Saint City drew the Upper Realm Saints and prodigies away from the imperial palace. After learning of Cang Yunhai’s death, Xia Yuan set out to confront Ye Xuan and his master.

  • Ye Xuan beat Cang Yunhai, killed him, took his storage ring, and returned to Han Bingning.
  • At the Great Cang Dynasty’s imperial palace, Xia Yuan assured Half-Saint Cang and the other Half-Saints that Ye Xuan and his master could not escape his summons.
  • A messenger reported that ten thousand swords had bowed and rung in unison near Cloud Saint City, and Pang Qing left to investigate with the Upper Realm prodigies.
  • A maid reported that Cang Yunhai’s soul jade tablet had shattered, revealing that Ye Xuan had killed him.
  • Xia Yuan declared that he would personally go to Ye Xuan and his master, and Half-Saint Cang and the others followed.
Arc 17 of 35
Arc 17 of 35