Arc 71Immortal Gate and Demon Mountain

Ling Yi built the Immortal Gate by gathering martial arts manuals, expanding his clones, and confronting the systems controlling people around him. After leaving the Hanming Jianghu, he entered a new world, where his experiments brought Taba Yu'er and Honghong to Demon-Subduing Mountain as Yuwen Tuo's forces closed in.

  • Ling Yi sent clones into Fuzhou, found the Bixie Sword Manual, defeated Yue Buqun, and forced him to provide Mount Hua manuals before rescuing the Lin family from Yu Canghai's raid.
  • Ling Yi gathered techniques from Mount Hua, the Sun Moon Holy Cult, and other factions, then launched the Immortal Gate's manual exchange while investigating Emotionless's family murder and healing her legs.
  • Ling Yi accused the Emperor, Chancellor Cai, and An Yunshan of orchestrating the Sheng family massacre, warned of An Yunshan and An Shigeng's rebellion, and expanded his clone operations across the Hanming Jianghu.
  • Ling Yi helped Li Qiushui break Lan Chen's control over his bound heroines, and Li Qiushui killed Lan Chen, after his fused Myriad Worlds Art reached saint grade, Ling Yi completed his coordinate search and prepared to leave.
  • In the next world, Ling Yi hunted demons for Essence Orbs and helped Chen Jingchou grow stronger, while Chen Fu watched and tested the young cultivator.
  • Ling Yi's experiment blasted Taba Yu'er and Honghong from their carriage, so he brought them to Demon-Subduing Village and agreed to repair the carriage and protect them until their Magic Power returned.
  • Ling Yi created new imagined devices and gave Taba Yu'er a transformed-clone phone, while Yuwen Tuo ordered forces to capture Demon-Subduing Mountain and Chen Fu activated its Seven Elements Formation.
  • Chen Jingchou confronted Taba Yu'er and Honghong in Demon-Sealing Valley, where Taba Yu'er denied knowing about the Kunlun Mirror and said they were hiding from pursuers.
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Ch. 1751Cultivation Technique Clones Upgraded, Cultivation Speed Doubled, Entering Fuzhou!

Ling Yi used Wuming and Luohan to rapidly advance his cultivation, then left Fallen Phoenix Slope for Fuzhou City to seek martial arts manuals and target the official who framed the bandits. He sent six clones into the city on separate missions, including searching for the Bixie Sword Manual, while Liu Chengzhang’s residence was unusually lively.

  • Ling Yi allowed Wuming and Luohan to devour wild rabbits, raising both techniques to level 2 and his cultivation to the peak of the acquired fourth stage.
  • Ling Yi sent four clones to hunt; after they gathered many wild beasts, Wuming and Luohan reached level 3 and their clone count rose to six.
  • Ling Yi gave three wild boars to the hungry bandits, then left Fallen Phoenix Slope after telling them to watch events in Fuzhou City.
  • Ling Yi saw a wanted notice falsely accusing him and the other bandits of atrocities, so he turned away from the city gates.
  • Ling Yi sent six clones into Fuzhou City to gather information, stir up trouble for Liu Chengzhang, and search Xiangyang Alley for the Bixie Sword Manual.

Ch. 1752River-Overturning Beast Ling Yi, the Earth Grade Bixie Sword Manual!

Ling Yi rejected the Bixie Sword Manual for himself but had his clone devour it, advancing his cultivation to the peak of the Acquired Eighth Stage. After his clones burned Liu Chengzhang's estate, Ling Yi prepared to watch the Fuwei Escort Agency and encountered a man and a young woman in the forest.

  • Yu Canghai promised Liu Chengzhang thirty thousand taels, then plotted to have him killed and ordered Luo Renjie to meet Yu Renyan.
  • Ling Yi found the Earth Grade Bixie Sword Manual, refused to practice it, and had a Wuming clone devour it, raising his cultivation to the peak of the Acquired Eighth Stage.
  • Ling Yi discovered that his Arhat clones had killed Liu Chengzhang and set fire to the estate, then ordered them to lie low.
  • Ling Yi sent his Wuming clones to watch the Fuwei Escort Agency after their cultivation advanced and their number grew to six.
  • Ling Yi noticed a plainly dressed man and a lively young woman approaching through the forest.

Ch. 1753Adorably clueless Yue Lingshan, something was wrong with this world!

Ling Yi met Yue Lingshan and Lao Denuo near Fuzhou, shared his rabbit with Yue Lingshan, and explained how a corrupt prefect had framed his bandit group before Ling Yi killed him. After Ling Yi revealed that the Bixie Sword Manual required castration, Yue Lingshan mentioned Zhu Wushi and the Dragon Guarding Manor, leaving Ling Yi to suspect that this world combined different stories and ask her about its Jianghu factions.

  • Ling Yi invited hungry Yue Lingshan and wary Lao Denuo to share his roasted rabbit, and Yue Lingshan introduced herself as Mount Hua's foremost heroine.
  • Ling Yi told Yue Lingshan that a corrupt prefect had blamed his starving bandit group for mass killings, given them notorious nicknames to steal suppression funds, and been killed by Ling Yi.
  • Ling Yi asked whether Yue Lingshan and Lao Denuo had come to Fuzhou for the Bixie Sword Manual, then told Yue Lingshan it could only be practiced by eunuchs.
  • Ling Yi said he planned to grow stronger and beat up the emperor to remove his wanted notice, while Lao Denuo dismissed him as a reckless greenhorn.
  • Yue Lingshan warned Ling Yi about Zhu Wushi and the Dragon Guarding Manor, prompting Ling Yi to question whether the world was a mixture of different stories and ask her to name its factions and experts.

Ch. 1754Sneaky Yue Buqun's Ambush: Three Kidney-Stabbing Strikes!

After learning how vast the martial world was, Ling Yi used his clones to buy supplies and a courtyard for his System Space. Yue Buqun ambushed him over his knowledge of the Bixie Sword Manual, but Ling Yi turned the fight around with three clones and held a sword to Yue Buqun’s throat.

  • Yue Lingshan and Lao Denuo told Ling Yi about the powerful sects and kingdoms across the martial world, then left for Fuzhou.
  • Ling Yi sent a clone into Fuzhou to buy necessities and a courtyard, using the wealth he had taken from Liu Chengzhang.
  • Yue Buqun ambushed Ling Yi, intending to kill him for knowing Yue Lingshan and Lao Denuo had come to Fuzhou.
  • Yue Buqun recognized traces of the Bixie Sword Technique in Ling Yi’s swordplay and tried to wear him down with his Zixia True Qi.
  • Ling Yi summoned three clones, and their three rapid strikes forced Yue Buqun to stop as Ling Yi’s sword reached his throat.

Ch. 1755The Zixia Clone, Acquired Ninth Stage Great Perfection!

Ling Yi forced Yue Buqun to write out the complete Zixia Manual and Mount Hua’s martial arts, then learned the Zixia Manual and gained a new clone. He left Yue Buqun to return to Mount Hua and began making plans to use others to collect martial arts manuals.

  • Ling Yi captured Yue Buqun and threatened him until he wrote the Zixia Manual accurately, rejecting five tampered versions.
  • Ling Yi had a Wuming clone dictate the complete Bixie Sword Manual to Yue Buqun and promised an improved version in exchange for Mount Hua’s martial arts manuals.
  • Yue Buqun wrote out seven Mount Hua manuals, then left to take Yue Lingshan back to Mount Hua and stop causing trouble in Fuzhou.
  • Ling Yi learned the Zixia Manual, gained purple internal power, and summoned a beautiful Zixia clone.
  • Ling Yi gave Zixia the seven Mount Hua manuals to devour.

Ch. 1756Arrogant, conceited Lin Zhennan, Innate clones!

Ling Yi’s cultivation technique clones arrived at the Fuwei Escort Agency and stopped Yu Canghai’s assault, killing the Qingcheng Sect members. Wuming No. 1 held Yu Canghai at swordpoint and demanded to know whether he wanted to live or die.

  • Yu Canghai learned that three young monks had killed Liu Chengzhang and decided to attack the Fuwei Escort Agency that night.
  • Yu Canghai led his black-clad men in a raid, where they killed the guards and defeated Lin Zhennan, Lin Pingzhi, and Madam Wang.
  • Yu Canghai demanded the Bixie Sword Manual and attacked Madam Wang when Lin Zhennan refused to hand it over.
  • A pebble knocked Yu Canghai’s sword aside, and Ling Yi’s six Innate clones appeared to protect the Lin family.
  • Wuming No. 1 led the clones in killing the Qingcheng Sect members, then held Yu Canghai at swordpoint and asked if he wanted to live or die.

Ch. 1757Cultivation Technique Specializations, Setting His Sights on Shaolin!

Ling Yi assigned his clones specialized cultivation paths and set his sights on Shaolin, stopping at Mount Hua to recruit Yue Buqun into collecting martial arts manuals. After trading the Three-Yuan Sword Manual for Yue Buqun’s cooperation, Ling Yi gained new manuals and advanced to Innate Fifth Stage Great Perfection.

  • Ling Yi summoned his ten Innate Realm clones and assigned Wuming to sword techniques, Luohan to fist and kick techniques, and Zixia to internal cultivation.
  • Ling Yi chose Mount Hua as his next stop before Shaolin and arrived there half a month later with a Zixia clone.
  • Ling Yi gave Yue Buqun the Three-Yuan Sword Manual and tasked the Huashan Sect with collecting cultivation manuals in exchange for stronger techniques.
  • Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze agreed to Ling Yi’s exchange terms, and Ling Yi left Mount Hua with more than thirty Mortal Grade manuals.
  • Ling Yi’s Arhat Fist advanced to Earth Grade, his cultivation reached Innate Fifth Stage Great Perfection, and his system displayed ten clones for each of his three cultivation techniques.

Ch. 1758A world scrambled by every kind of Great Shift of Heaven and Earth-unbelievable!

Zhuge Zhengwo sent Emotionless to Fuzhou to investigate Prefect Liu Chengzhang’s murder, a mysterious Jianghu force, and clues tied to the old Sheng Dingtian case. In Mount Heng City, Ling Yi encountered Dongfang Bubai and ordered Zixia to kill Tian Boguang and Yu Renyan, who had threatened them.

  • Zhuge Zhengwo assigned Emotionless to investigate the Fuzhou murder and the mysterious force, with Dingdang accompanying her; Coldblood was told to stay behind.
  • Ling Yi reflected on the world’s scrambled geography and traveled to Mount Heng City to watch Liu Zhengfeng’s upcoming retirement ceremony.
  • Zixia identified Dongfang Bubai as an Innate expert, and Ling Yi decided to obtain the Sunflower Codex from her.
  • Tian Boguang and his disciple Yu Renyan approached Ling Yi and demanded that he hand over Zixia.
  • Ling Yi ordered their deaths, and Zixia struck them with purple light, sending them through the inn window before they vanished.

Ch. 1759The strange Jianghu Boundary Token-something was wrong with this world!

Zixia asked Ling Yi for permission to take Qu Feiyan as her disciple, and Ling Yi agreed despite learning that Qu Yang was a Sun Moon Sect elder. Qu Yang explained the Greater and Lesser Jianghu and the mysterious Jianghu Boundary Tokens, leaving Ling Yi alarmed by the world’s hidden rules.

  • Qu Feiyan praised Zixia’s martial arts and asked to become her disciple, and Zixia sought Ling Yi’s permission to take her on.
  • Qu Yang revealed that he was a Sun Moon Sect elder and warned that taking Qu Feiyan as a disciple could bring trouble, but Ling Yi said he did not mind.
  • Ling Yi asked Qu Yang about his plans, and Qu Yang said he intended to leave the Jianghu with Liu Zhengfeng.
  • Qu Yang explained that the Hanming Jianghu was divided into the Greater and Lesser Jianghu and that the imperial court controlled it from above.
  • Qu Yang described the Jianghu Boundary Token, saying the mysterious tokens appeared without explanation and were held by only certain prominent Jianghu figures.
  • Ling Yi tested Qu Yang’s token, found it seemingly indestructible, and grew alarmed that something was wrong with the tokens and the mash-up Jianghu.

Ch. 1760Dongfang Bubai took the blame, a beauty in a wheelchair!

Ling Yi investigated his system and the Jianghu Boundary Tokens while his cultivation clones secretly targeted local criminals and sect members. At Liu Zhengfeng’s ceremony, Miejue blamed Dongfang Bubai for the disappearances, pursued her, and Emotionless confronted Ling Yi, revealing that she could not read his mind—or the minds of his clones.

  • Ling Yi questioned Zixia about taking Qu Feiyan as her disciple, canceled her summoning, and challenged the silent system after suspecting it had influenced her.
  • Ling Yi reviewed Qu Yang’s information, speculated that the Jianghu Boundary Tokens limited interference between plot characters, and ordered his clones to act despite their ten-kilometer range.
  • Ling Yi sent Zixia to buy a courtyard for Qu Yang and Qu Feiyan, then spent nearly two weeks cultivating as sect members arrived and local thugs, bandits, and Jianghu figures disappeared.
  • At Liu Zhengfeng’s golden basin ceremony, Miejue accused the Mount Song Sect of links to bandits, cut off Ding Mian’s arm, and deduced that at least two Innate sword experts had killed the bandits.
  • Miejue identified the fleeing culprit as Dongfang Bubai and pursued her, while Emotionless approached Ling Yi and told him her Mind-Reading Technique could not work on him or his clones.

Ch. 1761Ling Yi: That's Not Mind-Reading-That's Heart-Stealing!

Ling Yi spoke with Emotionless about his cultivation, her investigation, and her failed attempts to read his mind. After testing him with hidden weapons, Emotionless recovered them and exchanged playful remarks with him.

  • Ling Yi left the noisy gathering with Emotionless and learned that Bai Hong was dead while the others had changed their names and survived.
  • Ling Yi asked Emotionless to investigate Bai Hong's death, but refused her invitation to join the Divine Constabulary.
  • Emotionless explained that she had tried to read Ling Yi's mind by stirring his emotions, but she could not penetrate it.
  • Emotionless attacked Ling Yi with flying daggers and needles, and Ling Yi made them disappear with his System Space.
  • Ling Yi pretended to be injured, then joked about Emotionless's beauty when she leaned close to him.
  • Emotionless asked for her weapons back, and Ling Yi returned the flying daggers and needles to her chair.

Ch. 1762System upgrade, new feature: possession!

Ling Yi showed Emotionless his telekinesis and revealed that his system had upgraded with a new possession feature. After agreeing to help investigate her parents’ deaths, he proposed finding someone to test the feature on and promised to help her stand.

  • Ling Yi agreed to help Emotionless investigate her parents’ deaths, and she gave him the Mind Cultivation Method.
  • Ling Yi demonstrated that he had mastered the Mind Cultivation Method by levitating and riding swords, then inspected his upgraded system and its new possession feature.
  • Ling Yi discussed Emotionless’s injured legs and learned that her meridians had been blocked since birth.
  • Emotionless explained that her parents’ case files had vanished from the Divine Constabulary, and Ling Yi said he would confront Zhuge Zhengwo with overwhelming strength once he grew stronger.
  • Ling Yi told Emotionless to come with him so they could see whether he could help her stand.

Ch. 1763This possession ability was a little overbearing-Ling Yi's test!

Ling Yi possessed Qu Yang and Liu Zhengfeng with powerful clones and sent them to obtain martial arts techniques, while testing whether they could travel beyond his clones’ range. After Ling Yi, Zixia, and Emotionless all broke through, Emotionless learned how many techniques Ling Yi needed to reach the realm required to enter the imperial city.

  • Ling Yi ordered Qu Yang to seize the Sun Moon Holy Cult’s techniques and Liu Zhengfeng to obtain the Mount Song Sect’s techniques, then possessed them with clones that raised them to Innate Great Perfection.
  • Ling Yi sent Qu Yang to Mount Hua and Fuzhou City to summon Yue Buqun and Lin Zhennan, while Emotionless worried that Qu Yang and Liu Zhengfeng might betray him.
  • Emotionless gave Dingdang case files on Liu Chengzhang to take to her master, but decided to stay behind and continue investigating her family’s murder.
  • Emotionless returned to Ling Yi’s courtyard and asked when he could reach Master; Ling Yi broke through, and Zixia and Emotionless also advanced to higher realms.
  • Ling Yi told Emotionless that he needed ten Emperor Grade, fifty Heaven Grade, a thousand Earth Grade, or a hundred thousand Mortal Grade cultivation techniques to reach the Extreme Void Realm.

Ch. 1764How to get cultivation techniques? Either rob or trade!

Ling Yi gathered cultivation manuals from Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang, strengthened his technique clones, and tested the new Possession function. After Yue Buqun and Lin Zhennan brought in too few manuals, Ling Yi proposed launching a public technique-exchange scheme under the invented name Immortal Gate, leaving the Jianghu Boundary Token problem unresolved.

  • Liu Zhengfeng returned with manuals taken from Zuo Lengchan, while Qu Yang brought back more than three hundred manuals from the Sun Moon Holy Cult, including the Sunflower Codex and Tai Chi Fist Classic.
  • Ling Yi fused the manuals into his technique clones, raised all nine clone entries to Earth Grade or higher, and learned that Possession allowed remote control, shared vision, and behavioral settings.
  • Yue Buqun and Lin Zhennan arrived with too few mostly low-grade manuals, prompting Ling Yi to seek an alternative to robbing or stealing techniques.
  • Yue Buqun suggested obtaining manuals outside the Hanming Jianghu, and Ling Yi proposed trading techniques through a fictional faction called the Immortal Gate, starting in the Songming Jianghu.
  • Liu Zhengfeng asked how the Immortal Gate would handle the Jianghu Boundary Tokens.

Ch. 1765The Immortal Gate Emerged and Shook the Jianghu, the Divine Constabulary!

Ling Yi built up the Immortal Gate scheme while delaying Emotionless’s return to Yan City, then accompanied her to the Divine Constabulary. There, Emotionless demanded that Zhuge Zhengwo reveal who slaughtered her Sheng Family, leaving him unable to answer.

  • Ling Yi planned to fill his remaining clone slots, and Yue Buqun raised every technique to level ten by secretly stirring up trouble for three days.
  • Emotionless pressed Ling Yi to take her to Yan City, and he promised to go with her in half a month.
  • Yue Buqun, Liu Zhengfeng, Qu Yang, and Lin Zhennan presented themselves as the Four Great Immortal Gate Envoys, offering martial arts manuals in exchange for other manuals and drawing the Jianghu into turmoil.
  • Half a month later, Ling Yi accompanied Emotionless back to the Divine Constabulary, where Zhuge Zhengwo welcomed him and cautioned him against using the River-Overturning Beast title.
  • Emotionless confronted Zhuge Zhengwo about the Sheng Family massacre and demanded the names of the twelve people who carried it out, leaving Zhuge Zhengwo at a loss and Iron Hand visibly guilty.

Ch. 1766Emotionless learned the "truth"-none of it fit together!

Ling Yi told Emotionless a fabricated version of her family's massacre that redirected her revenge toward Chancellor Cai, An Yunshan, and An Shigeng, and Zhuge Zhengwo and Iron Hand accepted the explanation. As Ling Yi pursued his plans and system upgrades, he stayed at the Divine Constabulary while his clones gathered manuals and defeated enemies.

  • Ling Yi claimed that Emperor, Chancellor Cai, and An Yunshan had orchestrated the massacre of the Sheng family, and that Iron Hand had secretly tried to protect Emotionless.
  • Emotionless said she believed Ling Yi, while Zhuge Zhengwo and Iron Hand thanked him for healing her legs and felt relieved by the explanation.
  • Ling Yi told Zhuge Zhengwo and Iron Hand that An Yunshan and An Shigeng were plotting rebellion and said he planned to help Emotionless take revenge.
  • Ling Yi remained at the Divine Constabulary as Emotionless and the others investigated counterfeit currency, while his Cultivation Technique Clones collected manuals and killed powerful opponents.
  • Ling Yi's system reached version 3.0, his cultivation reached Master Realm ninth layer, and his ten cultivation techniques each had eleven clones.

Ch. 1767System Version 3.0-So It Was an Infinite-Worlds Adventure!

Ling Yi told Emotionless he would leave the Hanming Jianghu within a month and departed to expand the Immortal Gate across other countries. He advanced to Grandmaster and sent his Cultivation Technique Clones to secretly obtain martial manuals, while the system’s search for new world coordinates reached 3%.

  • Ling Yi rejected Emotionless’s offer to stay, explaining that he would leave the world soon, and Emotionless realized he did not want to become involved when he was leaving.
  • At the Fuwei Escort Agency, Ling Yi ordered Yue Buqun to replace the Immortal Gate’s sinister-looking clothes and establish branches in the Former Song Kingdom, the Qin-Tang Nation, the Feng-Yun Nation, and the Yuan State of Qing.
  • Ling Yi gave Yue Buqun one month to gather cultivation manuals from those countries, permitting secret theft, robbery, or swindling when exchanges failed.
  • Ling Yi sent Cultivation Technique Clones to infiltrate martial factions and the imperial palace to obtain their manuals, then advanced to ninth-layer Grandmaster Great Perfection.
  • Ling Yi checked the system interface and saw that the Coordinate Searcher had reached 3% progress.

Ch. 1768The True Protagonist and His Five Starter Gift Packs!

Ling Yi learned that Lan Chen controlled Li Qiushui and Wu Xingyun through his Heroine Conquest System, while Lan Chen prepared to pursue his plans at Mantuo Manor. Li Qiushui and Wu Xingyun asked Ling Yi to help them kill Lan Chen, but he refused to go with them.

  • Ling Yi’s Cultivation Technique Clones robbed libraries and treasures across the Hanming Jianghu, prompting rumors that the Immortal Gate’s Grandmaster envoys had retaliated.
  • At Mantuo Manor, Lan Chen learned that Li Qiushui and Wu Xingyun had stopped sending reports and ordered A Bi to contact them while he cultivated.
  • Ling Yi discovered that a super-fast carrier pigeon had led Li Qiushui and Wu Xingyun to him as they followed him for three days.
  • Li Qiushui explained that Lan Chen’s system had controlled her and Wu Xingyun, forcing them to serve him and gather Jianghu news.
  • Li Qiushui and Wu Xingyun said their control had ended after meeting Ling Yi and asked him to stay until they killed Lan Chen, but Ling Yi refused.

Ch. 1769This protagonist was way too scummy!

Ling Yi tested whether his Zixia Cultivation Technique Clone could protect Li Qiushui from Lan Chen’s control and sent her to confront him. Li Qiushui killed Lan Chen, whose system then condemned his abuse of its binding ability and destroyed his soul.

  • Wu Xingyun agreed to let Ling Yi use his secret art, and Li Qiushui’s vitality faltered after Wu Xingyun revealed that Wuyazi had loved Li Canghai.
  • Ling Yi sent his Zixia Cultivation Technique Clone to possess Li Qiushui, stabilizing her condition and blocking Lan Chen’s control.
  • Li Qiushui flew to confront Lan Chen while Ling Yi told Wu Xingyun that he owned the Immortal Gate and wanted copies of the Spirit Vulture Palace’s cultivation manuals.
  • Lan Chen tried to flee and forced A Bi, Wang Yuyan, and Madam Wang to attack Li Qiushui, but Li Qiushui immobilized them and Lan Chen.
  • Li Qiushui struck Lan Chen with a Bai Hong Palm, and his system pulled his soul into a white space before berating him for misusing its binding ability and disintegrating him.

Ch. 1770Progress at One Hundred Percent, a Major System Update!

After Lan Chen’s death, Li Qiushui reunited with Li Qingluo and learned about Wang Yuyan and Li Canghai’s disappearance. Ling Yi gathered martial arts manuals before the system updated to version 4.0, and he prepared to leave for the Xuan-Yuan Sword world after discovering the power of its new Independence function.

  • Lan Chen’s death freed the heroines bound by his system, while Li Qiushui questioned Li Qingluo and learned she was her daughter.
  • Li Qingluo told Li Qiushui how Li Canghai had raised her, brought her to Langhuan Blessed Land, and then disappeared; Li Qiushui promised to teach Wang Yuyan martial arts.
  • Li Qiushui and Wu Xingyun brought martial arts manuals to Mantuo Manor, and Ling Yi’s Zixia Divine Art advanced to saint grade after fusing with other techniques.
  • The coordinate search reached one hundred percent, triggering a system update to version 4.0 and revealing Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of the Sky LH919 as the next world.
  • Ling Yi named his fused technique the Myriad Worlds Art, recalled most of his clones after leaving them saint-grade Zixia Divine Art, and made Nian No. 1 independent while keeping it with Emotionless.
  • After discovering the power of Independence, Ling Yi recalled his other clones and prepared to leave the world.

Ch. 1771So far, it seemed like a proper world!

Ling Yi discovered that slaying demons could yield orbs containing their innate abilities, then sent clones across Demon-Subduing Mountain to hunt while Chen Fu secretly monitored him. When Chen Jingchou went missing, Chen Fu found him fighting a Foundation Establishment greater demon and watched in shock as Jingchou killed it with powerful spells.

  • Ling Yi’s monkey clone killed a tree demon and obtained orbs containing its Wood Spirit Art, Wood Spirit Spell, and Wood Release Technique, which Ling Yi absorbed.
  • Ling Yi used Wood Release to travel between Demon-Subduing Mountain and his room, then sent his clones out at night to hunt demons for more orbs.
  • Chen Fu watched Ling Yi’s activities through the Eight Trigrams Disc and wondered about the source of his summoned Golden Core clones.
  • Chen Jingchou left the village to supposedly slay demons, but his four fellow disciples later reported that he was missing.
  • Chen Fu located Chen Jingchou on the mountain, where he killed a Foundation Establishment greater demon with a flying sword and a barrage of fireballs.

Ch. 1772[Independence] + [Possession] = a golden finger?

Ling Yi tested his independent possession system by giving Chen Jingchou an Earth Emperor System that rapidly strengthened him through killing demons, then told Chen Fu he had given Jingchou the seed to become the Earth Emperor. While Ling Yi kept a low profile and experimented with artifact refining, his overpowered delivery device crashed near a carriage, leaving two red-clad figures and a wounded dragon horse at the blast site.

  • Chen Jingchou returned to Chen Fu after a system granted him Golden Core Great Perfection, and Chen Fu tested him before taking him to kill more demons.
  • Ling Yi explained that his independent possession clone let Chen Jingchou gain cultivation from collected Essence Orbs, and told Chen Fu he had given Jingchou the seed to become the Earth Emperor.
  • Chen Fu left Ling Yi, while Chen Jingchou trained under him and rapidly learned formations, talismans, spells, pill refining, and artifact refining.
  • Ling Yi stayed behind the scenes, experimented with a huge green delivery device, and accidentally launched it into the distance.
  • Ling Yi reached the blast site and found a shattered carriage, a struggling white dragon horse, and two red-clad figures lying nearby.

Ch. 1773Taba Yu'er, another fate hard to make peace with!

Ling Yi accidentally knocked Taba Yu'er and Honghong unconscious with a spiritual explosion, then revived them and agreed to repair Taba Yu'er's carriage and protect them while their Magic Power recovered. He brought them to Demon-Subduing Village, where he restored his ruined courtyard as they began staying with him.

  • Ling Yi examined the unconscious Taba Yu'er and Honghong, found they were unharmed, and used green light to wake them.
  • Ling Yi explained that his experiment had caused the explosion and that it had temporarily disrupted their Magic Power; Taba Yu'er refused to reveal her cultivation method so he could restore it sooner.
  • Taba Yu'er recovered the Heluo Stone Inscription from her destroyed carriage and made Ling Yi agree to repair the carriage and protect her and Honghong until their cultivation returned.
  • Ling Yi returned to Demon-Subduing Village with Taba Yu'er and Honghong, who rode the dragon horse because their Magic Power remained unusable.
  • Ling Yi used his abilities to repair his dilapidated courtyard, surprising Taba Yu'er and Honghong.

Ch. 1774Chen Fu Discussed Divine Artifacts, and the System Upgraded Again!

Chen Fu explained the ancient divine artifacts to Chen Jingchou and urged him to grow stronger before leaving Demon-Subduing Mountain. Yuwen Tuo ordered an assault on the mountain, while Ling Yi used his upgraded system to manifest equipment and refine a portable weapon.

  • Chen Fu told Chen Jingchou that defeating Yuwen Tuo required another ancient divine artifact, described the artifacts’ powers, and said the Kunlun Mirror was supposedly sealing Taotie beneath Demon-Subduing Mountain.
  • Chen Fu advised Chen Jingchou to cultivate and prepare to leave the mountain within a month, since its demons could only help him reach Nascent Soul Great Perfection.
  • Yuwen Tuo learned that Taba Yu'er had likely reached Demon-Subduing Mountain and ordered the Blazing Fire Division and Red Ghost Division to capture it within three days.
  • Ling Yi worked on a portable handgun designed to trigger a five-meter magic-sealing domain while Taba Yu'er complained that she was hungry.
  • Ling Yi’s system displayed its new Form-Shifting Manifestation feature, which let him create imagined items such as a computer and automated treasure-refining furnaces for twenty-four hours.

Ch. 1775The Plot Begins, and Each Ending Is More Tragic Than the Last!

Taba Yu'er and Honghong left Ling Yi after he gave Taba Yu'er a phone that also functioned as a monster-killing cheat, while Ling Yi sent out thirty clones to fight evil. At Demon-Subduing Mountain, Chen Fu activated the Seven Elements Formation and began evacuating the Chen Kingdom survivors as Chen Jingchou confronted the two women.

  • Ling Yi gave Taba Yu'er a transformed-clone phone that let her contact him and keep a larger share of essence orbs from defeated monsters.
  • Ling Yi decided to wait before advancing to the Spirit Severing Realm and sent thirty Golden Core Realm clones out to slay demons and punish evil.
  • Chen Fu and Chen Jingchou sensed Taba Yu'er and Honghong entering Demon-Sealing Valley, and Chen Fu suspected someone behind them had learned about the Kunlun Mirror.
  • Chen Fu activated Demon-Subduing Mountain's Seven Elements Formation and ordered Shen Yu, Shu Dian, Mao Huo, and Luo Mi to carry out his evacuation and defense plans.
  • Chen Jingchou confronted Taba Yu'er and Honghong, but Taba Yu'er denied knowing about the Kunlun Mirror and claimed they had entered the mountains to hide from pursuers.
Arc 71 of 208
Arc 71 of 208