Arc 194The Great Chu Campaign

Ling Yi built his influence in Great Chu, recruiting Chu Wanyue and rescuing Chu Jie while confronting a Heavenly Mandate Demon and uncovering outsiders’ efforts to manipulate the world. The arc ended with Ling Yi erasing the Prince of Zhennan’s rebellion and Corpse Refining Sect in less than half a shichen as he prepared to expand his power.

  • Ling Yi took in Chu Feiyan after she fell into his arms, then traveled with her and Ji Luo Xue to Blue Stone City while Zhao Gao left the group.
  • Ling Yi exposed and killed Qi Xuan, defeated the Great Chu cultivators who came to intervene, and raised Chen Xiaodao to the Mahayana Realm before securing Chu Wanyue’s oath to serve him.
  • Ling Yi gave Chu Wanyue a Longevity Physique and Heavenly Immortal power, then sent her to work with Ji Lingtian on spreading Mystic Moon Mobile Phones.
  • Ling Yi and Ji Luo Xue brought Wasteland City’s refugees into the Heavenly Secrets Ring, and Ling Yi later met Jin Li and reunited with Chu Feiyan, who chose to travel with them.
  • Ling Yi rescued Chu Wanyue and Chu Feiyan from Feng Yueye, a Heavenly Mandate Demon, and learned from Feng Yueye that outsiders were testing the world and collecting data.
  • At the imperial palace, Ling Yi exposed the divine soul possessing Chu Jie, and Chu Wanyue’s soul search killed it before Ling Yi restored Chu Jie’s memories.
  • Ling Yi promised to resolve the Southern Region crisis overnight, then feasted with Ji Luo Xue while Chu Wanyue and Chu Jie waited for news.
  • Commander Jiang reported that the Prince of Zhennan, his rebel army, the Corpse Refining Sect, and the Corpse Refining Grand Formation had vanished in less than half a shichen.
Chapters 4826–4850 Vol. 49 Read

Ch. 4826A woman fell from the sky, straight into his arms!

Ji Lingtian launched the Mystic Moon Mobile Phone business while Ling Yi, Ji Luo Xue, and Zhao Gao traveled through the Mystic Moon Mountain Range. Their meal was interrupted when a woman fell from the sky into Ling Yi’s arms.

  • Ji Lingtian decided to develop the mobile phone business and wait for a chance to exploit the Heavenly Sword Sect’s troubles.
  • Within two months, Mystic Moon Mobile Phones gained widespread use in the Great State of Chu and the Da Wu Nation.
  • Ling Yi, Ji Luo Xue, and Zhao Gao prepared and ate a beggar’s deer near the edge of the Mystic Moon Mountain Range.
  • A woman in red fell from the sky, and Ling Yi caught her in his arms.
  • Ji Luo Xue reacted jealously, while Zhao Gao grinned at Ling Yi’s predicament.

Ch. 4827Great Chu's Eldest Princess, Chu Feiyan, Was in Trouble?

Ling Yi learned that the woman he had rescued, Chu Feiyan, was the crown prince and future empress of Great Chu, with a sealed God Realm Boundary Stele inside her. Though she threatened that her death would bring the royal family’s retaliation, Ling Yi asked her to explain her situation.

  • Ling Yi told Chu Feiyan she could stay one night but had to leave, and she warned that she was poisoned, powerless, and would not survive alone in the forest.
  • Shadow revealed that Chu Feiyan was Great Chu’s eldest princess and crown prince, and that a sealed God Realm Boundary Stele was inside her.
  • Shadow explained that only Chu Feiyan could activate the Stele, after reaching the Golden Immortal Realm and condensing a Dao Rhyme Golden Soul.
  • Chu Feiyan identified herself as Great Chu’s future empress and warned that her death would bring the royal family’s retaliation, while Zhao Gao dismissed her threat.
  • Ling Yi stopped the argument and asked Chu Feiyan to explain her situation.

Ch. 4828The Outrageous Truth, and a Somewhat Silly Chu Feiyan!

Ling Yi and Zhao Gao considered killing Chu Feiyan, but Ling Yi questioned her and learned she had accidentally transported herself by using her mother’s jade pendant, which sealed her Spiritual Power and poisoned her. Ling Yi and Ji Luo Xue went to bed, leaving Zhao Gao to watch Chu Feiyan, while he privately considered leaving before the trouble reached the imperial capital.

  • Chu Feiyan angrily demanded respect for her status, and Zhao Gao and Ling Yi agreed they could kill her without the Great Chu Imperial Clan discovering it.
  • Ling Yi questioned Chu Feiyan and learned she had stolen her mother’s teleportation jade pendant, triggering its Restriction and Soft Bone Powder.
  • Chu Feiyan admitted she knew the jade pendant was dangerous but expected her mother to stop her, and Zhao Gao mocked her judgment.
  • Ling Yi told Zhao Gao to settle Chu Feiyan in a guest room and keep watch while he went upstairs with Ji Luo Xue.
  • Zhao Gao warned Chu Feiyan not to trigger the room’s killing formation, then privately resolved to find a chance to leave Ling Yi and the others.
  • Chu Feiyan was left alone, grabbed a plate of roast meat, and hurried into the bedroom.

Ch. 4829Entering Great Chu, Blue Stone City, Zhao Gao Leaves!

Ling Yi and his companions reached Blue Stone City, the first city on Great Chu’s border, where they learned about its defenses and role as an immortal cultivation marketplace. At the city gate, Zhao Gao said he would not continue to Great Chu’s imperial city, preparing to leave the group.

  • After traveling together for another half month, Ling Yi’s group emerged from the Mystic Moon Mountain Range, and Chu Feiyan had grown close to Ling Yi while Ji Luo Xue became increasingly hostile toward her.
  • Zhao Gao pointed out Blue Stone City ahead, and Chu Feiyan looked forward to bathing and changing after traveling with her Spiritual Power sealed.
  • As they approached the city, Chu Feiyan explained that its walls defended against beast tides, while Ji Luo Xue described how Demonic Beasts and wild animals caused them.
  • At the gate, Chu Feiyan explained that Blue Stone City was a major immortal cultivation marketplace and a destination for cultivators seeking experience, materials, and sect contribution points.
  • Zhao Gao told Ling Yi that he did not plan to go to Great Chu’s imperial city, and Ling Yi understood that he intended to leave the group.

Ch. 4830Cultivation Rentals in Blue Stone City, Mortal Homes Standing Empty

Ling Yi, Ji Luo Xue, and Chu Feiyan entered Blue Stone City and bought a vacant mortal courtyard house after discovering that visitors stayed in cultivation chambers rather than inns. As the three settled in, Ji Luo Xue tried to send Chu Feiyan back to the imperial palace, but Chu Feiyan explained that her future as empress meant she could not freely choose a husband.

  • Ling Yi parted from Zhao Gao, then registered with Ji Luo Xue and Chu Feiyan as Mystic Moon Sect disciples to enter Blue Stone City.
  • The three searched for inns and restaurants before Chu Feiyan explained that cultivators used rental chambers and rarely needed food or sleep.
  • Ling Yi rejected the cultivation chambers, and Ji Luo Xue suggested finding a mortal home instead.
  • The group bought a spacious courtyard house in the mortal district, where Ji Luo Xue explained that beast tides had driven many mortals away and cultivators mostly stayed in rental halls.
  • Ji Luo Xue made dinner, and afterward she asked Chu Feiyan why she had not returned to the imperial palace.
  • Chu Feiyan said she and Ling Yi were destined not to be together because, as the future empress of the Great State of Chu, she would not choose her own husband.

Ch. 4831A Stall, a Blind Man, and News of the Heavenly Sword Sect and Mystic Moon Sect!

Ling Yi bought two incomplete sword arts from a blind young man and learned that the Heavenly Sword Sect had been destroyed while he was out of touch. After paying by phone, Ling Yi and Shadow discussed whether to copy or deprive the stall owner, who Shadow identified as a False Child of Karmic Luck.

  • Ling Yi left Ji Luo Xue and Chu Feiyan to their private conversation and told Shadow he had no interest in Chu Feiyan.
  • Ling Yi found a blind sword-art seller in Blue Stone City's market and discovered the man's body held a powerful strand of Sword Intent.
  • The blind man told Ling Yi the Heavenly Sword Sect had fallen and showed him Mystic Moon Forum posts reporting that the Mystic Moon Sect's master had defeated its Mahayana patriarch.
  • Ling Yi paid for two green jade slips with his phone and learned from Shadow that the blind stall owner was a False Child of Karmic Luck.
  • Ling Yi rejected Shadow's suggestion to use Deprivation automatically and said they should proceed with their usual process.

Ch. 4832Chaos Sword Body, Chaos Spirit Body, Third in the Sequence, Twenty-Sixth in the Sequence!

Ling Yi copied Li Ergou’s Chaos Sword Body and Chen Hai’s Diligence Can Make Up for Lack of Talent entry, learning about their rankings and powers. After buying three talismans from a disguised Golden Core cultivator, he headed toward the third target marked by Shadow.

  • Ling Yi copied Li Ergou’s Chaos Sword Body and learned that it ranked fifth among all physiques, while the Chaos Spirit Body ranked twenty-sixth.
  • Shadow explained that the Chaos Sword Body’s power could cut down the Heavenly Dao, but using it consumed energy and lifespan.
  • Ling Yi examined an old man’s three talismans, recognized the improved Golden Lightning Talisman, and bought all three.
  • Ling Yi copied Chen Hai’s Diligence Can Make Up for Lack of Talent entry, which ranked second in the physique sequence and guaranteed progress through effort.
  • Ling Yi decided the entry was of no use to him and walked toward the Daoist priest’s stall, the third target Shadow had marked.

Ch. 4833A Blind Man, an Old Man, a Daoist: Three Sequences in One City!

Ling Yi discovered that the handsome Daoist Qi Xuan was a murderous Heavenly Immortal with the Seven Zhai Heavenly Mystery Physique, and decided to deprive him of his abilities. Qi Xuan failed to divine Ling Yi and demanded a greater fee before telling his fortune.

  • Shadow revealed that Qi Xuan was an over-sixty-thousand-year-old Heavenly Immortal whose physique let him descend to the lower realm without losing his cultivation.
  • Ling Yi viewed Qi Xuan’s memories and learned that he had murdered family, disciples, and millions of others to steal their resources and opportunities.
  • Qi Xuan considered investigating the Mystic Moon Sect’s master, Ji Lingtian, before Ling Yi approached his stall and asked for a fortune.
  • Qi Xuan’s Heavenly Mystery Technique failed to see through Ling Yi, startling him.
  • Ling Yi challenged Qi Xuan to predict when he would die and offered a Spirit Stone, but Qi Xuan said the fee was insufficient.

Ch. 4834This Fake Child of Karmic Luck Had Some Ability, but Not Much!

Ling Yi confronted Qi Xuan, the diviner known as Three Things Not Divined, and stripped him of his cultivation, abilities, and treasured ring after exposing his past crimes. The chapter ended with Ling Yi summoning a crimson banner containing the souls of Qi Xuan’s victims, while Qi Xuan begged him not to use it.

  • Ling Yi slapped Qi Xuan and challenged him to divine his fate accurately, threatening to kill him if he failed.
  • Qi Xuan predicted that lightning would strike Ling Yi in thirty breaths and leave him unable to move or speak.
  • Ling Yi ordered a Foundation Establishment cultivator to count down and had Shadow deprive Qi Xuan of his Heavenly Immortal cultivation, Seven Zhai Heavenly Mystery Physique, techniques, and Heavenly Secrets Ring.
  • Qi Xuan realized he had lost his power and ring, then pleaded with Ling Yi to spare him as the countdown ended without lightning striking Ling Yi.
  • Ling Yi reminded Qi Xuan of the people he had slaughtered and summoned a crimson banner containing the souls of ten million victims.

Ch. 4835The Soul Devourer Banner and the Effects of a False Child of Karmic Luck's Luck. Too Bad I Have a Cheat!

Ling Yi tested how much influence Qi Xuan, a False Child of Karmic Luck, could wield by giving Jiang Wanshan three hundred breaths to gather help before taking Qi Xuan into the Soul Devourer Banner. After Ling Yi killed Qi Xuan, Jiang Wanshan and thirteen allies surrounded him while Empress Chu Wanyue watched.

  • Jiang Wanshan arrived to protect Qi Xuan, and Ling Yi gave him three hundred breaths to find help before he would use the Soul Devourer Banner.
  • Jiang Wanshan attacked Ling Yi with more than a hundred flying swords, but Ling Yi made them vanish with a word.
  • Jiang Wanshan sent a crisis alert through Bubble Chat, and fourteen armored cultivators arrived, including Empress Chu Wanyue.
  • Jiang Wanshan accused Ling Yi of provoking the Great State of Chu, and Ling Yi called out his false account as the countdown ended.
  • Ling Yi used the Soul Devourer Banner to kill Qi Xuan and devour his soul, prompting Jiang Wanshan to order the fourteen cultivators to form an array while Chu Wanyue watched.

Ch. 4836The Empress Is Also a False Child of Karmic Luck, With the Forty-Ninth Ranked Physique: The Unyielding Delusion Physique!

Ling Yi broke the Myriad Tribulations Formation repeatedly, then challenged Empress Chu Wanyue to escape a ring of light within sixty breaths, knowing her Unyielding Delusion Physique forced her to accept bets. He recruited Chen Xiaodao as his servant and began elevating him to Mahayana Realm Perfection as Chu Wanyue prepared to take the challenge.

  • Ling Yi learned the General Principles of the Myriad Tribulations Formation and repeatedly broke Jiang Wanshan and the others' formation by striking its nodes.
  • Chu Wanyue revealed herself and demanded that Ling Yi kneel, but Ling Yi wagered that he would kneel if she could leave his ring of light within sixty breaths.
  • Chu Wanyue asked what she would receive if she won, and Ling Yi promised to help her become an Immortal within a month and serve Great State of Chu for a hundred years.
  • Ling Yi offered Chen Xiaodao Mahayana Realm Perfection in exchange for a hundred years of service and a Soul Contract Technique; Chen Xiaodao accepted and became his servant.
  • Ling Yi used his power to raise Chen Xiaodao's cultivation through multiple realms to Mahayana Realm, overwhelming everyone present with Spiritual Pressure.

Ch. 4837The Empress Decisively Admits Defeat: Mortal One Day, Immortal the Next; Accepting the Contract!

Ling Yi brought Chen Xiaodao under his command and gave him control of the Heavenly Secrets Ring’s living space to improve. Chu Wanyue admitted defeat, heard Ling Yi’s terms, and agreed to a Soul Contract to place her immortal nation under his control.

  • Chen Xiaodao reached the Mahayana Realm, pledged his life to Ling Yi, and received the Heavenly Secrets Ring to redesign as he saw fit.
  • Chu Wanyue admitted defeat and asked to speak privately with Ling Yi, who revealed that he wanted a force of his own.
  • Chu Wanyue dismissed Jiang Wanshan and the others, then left with Ling Yi to discuss his terms.
  • Jiang Wanshan used Soul Search on the crippled Qi Xuan and discovered that he was a sixty-thousand-year-old former Heavenly Immortal who had plundered the Mortal World Realm for ten thousand years.
  • Ling Yi told Chu Wanyue he wanted an immortal nation under his control, and she accepted a Soul Contract, asking him to keep his word.

Ch. 4838Ling Yi: Chu Feiyan, Your Mother Says to Come Home for Dinner!

Ling Yi empowered Chu Wanyue as a Heavenly Immortal and brought her to Blue Stone City to retrieve Chu Feiyan. After Chu Wanyue left with her daughter, Ling Yi told Ji Luo Xue that the Great State of Chu was now under his control and proposed building a city.

  • Chu Wanyue gained a Longevity Physique, endless lifespan, and Heavenly Immortal Realm power through Ling Yi.
  • Ling Yi told Chu Wanyue to work with Ji Lingtian to spread the Mystic Moon Mobile Phone, and revealed that Ji Luo Xue was his wife.
  • Ling Yi took Chu Wanyue to Blue Stone City, where Chu Feiyan admitted she had done wrong and was ordered to return home.
  • Chu Wanyue greeted Ji Luo Xue, said she would rely on the Mystic Moon Sect, and left with Chu Feiyan using a teleportation jade pendant.
  • Ling Yi told Ji Luo Xue that the Great State of Chu belonged to him and suggested they build a city for fun.

Ch. 4839An Outsider's Karmic Luck, a Schemer Behind the Scenes, a Heavenly Mandate Demon, and the Refugees of Wasteland City!

Ling Yi and Ji Luo Xue traveled north at Daodao’s request to deal with a Heavenly Mandate Demon, but encountered thousands of refugees from Wasteland City. The refugees blamed the city’s immortal cultivators for the worsening drought, and an old man began explaining how a Spirit Gathering Array had drained the region.

  • Daodao told Ling Yi that a false child of Karmic Luck deprived of outside Karmic Luck could become a Heavenly Mandate Demon, and asked him to kill one near the Great State of Chu’s imperial capital.
  • Ling Yi and Ji Luo Xue discussed the unknown mastermind behind the outside Karmic Luck as Chen Xiaodao drove them north from Blue Stone City.
  • Chen Xiaodao stopped the carriage after spotting a vast crowd of refugees blocking the road.
  • The refugees reacted to Chen Xiaodao with hatred, and an old man explained that they had fled Wasteland City after Spiritual Qi dwindled, rivers dried up, and crops failed.
  • The old man said Wasteland City’s high-level Spirit Gathering Array was responsible for draining Spiritual Qi from the city and surrounding land.

Ch. 4840The Heavenly Secrets Ring Could Use Some People-Take Them All!

Ling Yi learned that Wasteland City's illegal Spirit Gathering Array had left the surrounding region nearly barren, so he offered the refugees shelter in the Heavenly Secrets Ring. After taking in more than ten thousand people, he discovered that someone in Wasteland City possessed the Shared Dao Physique and had bound the city lord's son.

  • Chen Xiaodao explained that Wasteland City's lord had drained the region's Spiritual Qi for three years while trying to help his son break through, leaving mortals without crops or food.
  • Ji Luo Xue suggested placing the refugees in the Heavenly Secrets Ring, and Ling Yi opened a gateway and offered them land, Spiritual Qi, and freedom to cultivate in exchange for staying inside.
  • The respected old man persuaded the refugees to accept, then organized them as they entered the small world and began building homes and preparing fields.
  • Chen Xiaodao brought Wasteland City's lord and his son to Ling Yi, while Shadow revealed that someone in the city had the Shared Dao Physique and had bound the son as a Shared Dao target.
  • Shadow confirmed the physique's owner was a False Child of Karmic Luck, and Ling Yi ordered her to proceed with their usual procedure.

Ch. 4841The Overbearing Shared Dao Body, and a Jinli Body Delivered to His Door!

Ling Yi learned about the overbearing shared Dao body and continued his journey with Ji Luo Xue, while Chu Wanyue dealt with a threat in the Great Chu Imperial Mausoleum. Their carriage was stopped by a little girl who was a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon, and Shadow identified her as the source of Ling Yi’s future Jinli Body.

  • Ling Yi ordered Chen Xiaodao to cripple the two fat men’s cultivation, send them back, and destroy their Spirit Gathering Array before continuing on with Ji Luo Xue.
  • Chu Wanyue scolded Chu Luanfeng over Chu Feiyan’s escape with the Yin and Yang Teleport Jade, then turned her attention to a demonic creature occupying the Great Chu Imperial Mausoleum.
  • Chu Luanfeng suggested sealing the mausoleum with the creature inside, but Chu Wanyue hesitated because the seal would also entomb the remains of thirty-nine generations of emperors.
  • Chu Wanyue wondered whether Ling Yi could help and called him as his carriage was stopped by a little girl.
  • Shadow revealed that the girl was a Golden Immortal Realm Five-Clawed Golden Dragon and that Ling Yi was about to gain a Jinli Body, so Ling Yi decided to keep her close.
  • The little Jinli mocked Ling Yi’s fake-looking smile when he asked her name.

Ch. 4842Ling Yi: Chu Feiyan, That's My Wife. Who Said You Could Rub Against Her?

Ling Yi and his companions continued north, where Jin Li remarked on the strange karmic forces surrounding him. Chu Feiyan used a teleportation jade to catch up with the carriage and insisted on joining them, leaving Ling Yi to impose rules and demand that she cultivate diligently.

  • Jin Li told Ling Yi that countless strands of Karmic Luck surrounded him, though his Primary Karmic Luck seemed both severed and connected.
  • Chu Feiyan stopped Ling Yi's carriage, embraced Ji Luo Xue, and explained that she had used a Yin and Yang Teleport Jade to find them.
  • Chu Feiyan said she had left the imperial palace because she did not want to become emperor and wanted to travel with Ling Yi and Ji Luo Xue.
  • Ling Yi set rules for Chu Feiyan, including that she must respect his and Ji Luo Xue's boundaries and obey them.
  • Ling Yi briefly disrupted Chu Feiyan's control of her Teleport Jade, then ordered her to cultivate and advance at least one minor realm each month.

Ch. 4843At the Cost of an Entire Village's Blood, a Sudden Assassination!

Ling Yi and his companions arrived at Dragon Abyss Village, where Chu Feiyan discovered that the villagers had been killed and an assassination plot awaited her. As a Myriad Tribulations Formation struck, the old eunuch revealed that the attack had been meant for the empress before turning it on Chu Feiyan.

  • Ling Yi and his companions reached Dragon Abyss Village, where Chu Feiyan told them about the village and its people.
  • Ling Yi, Ji Luo Xue, and Chen Xiaodao sensed something amiss but let Chu Feiyan enter the village without warning her.
  • Chu Feiyan recognized the scent of Corpse-Rotting Herb and realized someone had recently used it to hide blood and corpses.
  • A Myriad Tribulations Formation formed around the group, and an old eunuch emerged from the village chief's house.
  • The old eunuch admitted that the villagers had been killed, said the formation had been prepared for the empress, and sent a bolt of purple-gold lightning toward Chu Feiyan.

Ch. 4844You Did Nothing Wrong, So Why Admit Fault? Admitting Fault Means You Have a Guilty Conscience!

Ling Yi seized control of the Myriad Tribulations Formation, saved Chu Feiyan, and had Shadow strip the cultivators who ambushed her of their lifespans and cultivation. He and Ji Luo Xue rushed to the imperial mausoleum to rescue the empress, where they found a Heavenly Mandate Demon attacking a golden Shield.

  • Ling Yi redirected the formation's lightning into the old eunuch, then ordered Shadow to deprive the surrounding cultivators of their cultivation and lifespans.
  • Ling Yi deduced that the formation had targeted the empress, and Chu Feiyan rushed toward the back mountain after golden dragons appeared in the sky.
  • Ji Luo Xue teased Ling Yi for admitting fault, then flew with him and Chen Xiaodao toward the imperial mausoleum.
  • Ling Yi and the others found Ji Luo Xue and Chu Feiyan inside a golden Shield while a Heavenly Mandate Demon attacked it.
  • Shadow identified the attacker as the Heavenly Mandate Demon the Heavenly Dao wanted killed and reported that it carried valuable things.

Ch. 4845The Heavenly Mandate Demon's Past: Three Cheats in One Life, Karmic Luck Finally Exhausted!

Shadow explained Feng Yueye’s three cheats and traced how his immense power and accumulated Karmic Force led him to madness and his transformation into a Heavenly Mandate Demon. She concluded that his foreign Karmic Luck had run too low to unlock another cheat, leaving him vulnerable to local Karmic Luck.

  • Shadow told Ling Yi that Feng Yueye began as an ordinary person in the Southern Kingdom and used his thousandfold comprehension to turn an incomplete saber manual into an Immortal Gate Saber Art.
  • After a sect master imprisoned Feng Yueye, he awakened his Human Fire Physique, escaped, and burned most of the sect; later, he unlocked the Black Tortoise Physique and survived a massive assault by immortal cultivators.
  • Feng Yueye hid in a small city and slowly burned away his Karmic Force while growing close to a Jianghu woman he had repeatedly turned away.
  • When Feng Yueye found the woman crippled and dying after being tortured, he burned the brothel, local sects, and city lord’s residence, sending his Karmic Force surging again.
  • After the woman took poison and died, Feng Yueye read her final question—“why did you come so late?”—and went mad.
  • Shadow concluded that Feng Yueye’s foreign Karmic Luck was too depleted to unlock another cheat, allowing local Karmic Luck to corrupt him into a Heavenly Mandate Demon.

Ch. 4846Depriving the Outsider of Karmic Luck, Feng Yueye's Physique, and a Surprise Old Six Entry!

Ling Yi rescued Chu Wanyue and Chu Feiyan from Feng Yueye, then briefly restored Feng Yueye’s consciousness to learn that outsiders were testing the world and that the Heavenly Dao was not what it seemed. After Feng Yueye died, Shadow copied a [Poison] rule entry, leading Ling Yi to conclude that an outsider was trying to infect and control the world.

  • Ling Yi sealed Feng Yueye, rescued Chu Wanyue and Chu Feiyan, and restored Chu Wanyue’s Spiritual Power.
  • Chu Wanyue took Chu Feiyan back to the imperial palace and ordered her to cultivate until she reached the Spirit Transformation Realm.
  • Shadow used her new ability to strip Feng Yueye of his Karmic Luck and briefly restore his consciousness.
  • Feng Yueye told Ling Yi that outsiders were testing the world and collecting data, then died after warning him to beware the Heavenly Dao.
  • Shadow copied an unknown target’s [Poison] rule entry, and Ling Yi deduced that an outsider was using Karmic Luck and False Children of Karmic Luck to infect and control the world.

Ch. 4847The Sneaky Bastard Wants to [Infect] This World? Then I'll [Infect] It First!

Ling Yi chose to have Shadow spread the destructive virus across the world before the hidden enemy could infect it, aiming to gain leverage over the enemy and Daodao. After reaching the Great Chu imperial palace, he learned that Empress Chu Wanyue was confronting her brother’s rebellion and considered whether to help her.

  • Ling Yi decided to infect the world first, and Shadow agreed to spread the virus without alerting the Heavenly Dao.
  • Three days later, Ling Yi and his companions arrived at the Great Chu imperial palace and waited in the imperial study while Chu Wanyue met with her ministers.
  • A palace maid told Ling Yi that Chu Cangyun, the Prince of Zhennan and former crown prince, had rebelled with help from cultivation sects.
  • The maid revealed that Chu Cangyun had trapped millions of people in four cities and brought in the Corpse Refining Sect to turn them into living corpses.
  • Ji Luo Xue asked Ling Yi whether they should help Chu Wanyue, and Ling Yi decided to first see whether the empress had a plan.

Ch. 4848A Special False Child of Karmic Luck, Shadow's New Eighth Tier Ability!

Chu Wanyue confronted Chu Jie after sensing that he was no longer himself, and Ling Yi revealed that a ten-thousand-year-old divine soul had possessed her brother. Ling Yi explained Shadow’s new Eighth Tier Sharing ability, while Chu Wanyue rejected the impostor’s memories as proof and began a soul search.

  • Chu Wanyue returned with Chu Jie, who showed Ling Yi hostility and accused her of bringing an unknown outsider into the palace.
  • Chu Wanyue drew the Son of Heaven Sword and demanded to know who Chu Jie really was, then subdued him with her Heavenly Immortal pressure.
  • Ling Yi identified Chu Jie as a False Child of Karmic Luck possessed by a ten-thousand-year-old divine soul with the Heaven and Earth Physique and the Body Possession ability.
  • Ling Yi explained that Shadow’s new Eighth Tier Sharing ability let him share Shadow’s abilities and read the divine soul’s memories.
  • Chu Jie recounted private memories to convince Chu Wanyue he was her brother, but she insisted that he was not Chu Jie and began a soul search.

Ch. 4849A Not-Quite-Scientific Method of Scientific Resurrection, a Sibling Quarrel!

Chu Wanyue used Soul Search to confirm that a divine soul body had taken over Chu Jie, but Ling Yi restored Chu Jie by copying his memories back into his body. After learning of the Prince of Zhennan’s ties to the Corpse Refining Sect, Chu Wanyue and Chu Jie argued over who should go to the Southern Region.

  • Chu Wanyue forcibly searched Chu Jie’s soul, killing the divine soul body that had possessed him.
  • Ling Yi copied Chu Jie’s memories back into his body, and Chu Jie woke with his own identity restored.
  • Chu Jie explained that the Prince of Zhennan had likely helped the surviving members of the Corpse Refining Sect escape and rebuild.
  • Chu Wanyue said she would go to the Southern Region, but Chu Jie insisted that he should go instead.
  • Chu Wanyue realized Chu Jie planned to take the blame in her place, and he said he would save as many people as he could.

Ch. 4850Helping Chu Wanyue Resolve the Southern Region Crisis, and the Idea of Creating Heavenly Soldiers!

Ling Yi agreed to resolve the Southern Region crisis and revealed to Ji Luo Xue that he wanted the Great State of Chu as the foundation for building a force of Heavenly Soldiers to spread his influence across the Three Realms. By morning, Shadow had erased the Prince of Zhennan’s rebels and the Corpse Refining Sect, leaving Chu Wanyue and Chu Jie stunned by the footage.

  • Ling Yi assured Chu Wanyue and Chu Jie that the Southern Region crisis would be resolved overnight without casualties.
  • Ji Luo Xue recognized that Chu Wanyue and Chu Jie had staged their disagreement to persuade Ling Yi to intervene, and Ling Yi said he needed many people to help him spread his influence.
  • Ling Yi told Ji Luo Xue that he wanted the Great State of Chu and planned to create Heavenly Soldiers to sweep across the Three Realms.
  • Ling Yi and Ji Luo Xue feasted at Nanhua Garden while Chu Wanyue and Chu Jie spent the night awaiting news.
  • Commander Jiang reported that the Prince of Zhennan, his rebel army, the Corpse Refining Sect, and the Corpse Refining Grand Formation had vanished in less than half a shichen.
  • Chu Wanyue and Chu Jie watched footage of Corpse Refining Sect disciples turning to ash, and Chu Jie remarked on the usefulness of the Mystic Moon Sect’s phone.
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Arc 194 of 208