Arc 34The Dragon Blood Abyss

As the Cottage disciples faced Qi Shadao and the Demon King Domain’s nine God Kings, Lu Changsheng arrived and erased their enemies before leaving for the High-Latitude Realm. The disciples continued cultivating while Lu Changsheng prepared to pursue the Heart of Space at the Hao Tian Banquet.

  • Qi Shadao’s forces besieged Ye Qiubai’s group, and Mu Fusheng briefly reached the peak of the Heaven Immortal Realm before the Giant Spirit Divine Shield protected everyone.
  • Xiao Hei emerged from the Demonic Dragon Blood Pool, drawing nine God Kings from the Demon King Domain who demanded his death.
  • Lu Changsheng arrived, sealed the Mid-Latitude Realm, and killed the nine God Kings with his God-Slaying Sword Array.
  • Lu Changsheng imposed soul restrictions on the witnesses, killed Qi Shadao’s forces, destroyed Avici Purgatory’s stronghold, and eliminated the soul entity behind Severed Soul City.
  • Lu Changsheng left for the High-Latitude Realm, while the Cottage disciples went to Severed Soul City and Shi Sheng gained access to the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce through Zi Shan’s tokens.
  • Lu Changsheng trained in a hidden cave, combining several Dao Laws as Liu Ziru reported that the Heart of Space had not appeared and explained the Hao Tian Banquet’s entry requirements.
  • Lu Changsheng brought Huang Qian and Liu Ziru toward the Hao Tian Banquet, intending to stay behind the scenes while they fought.
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Ch. 826Life Sacrifice Banner

Qi Shadao unleashed the Life Sacrifice Banner and led Avici Purgatory and the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce in an assault on the defenders. As the white-bearded elder’s talisman-built stone wall began to fail and Xiao Hei remained trapped in the Demonic Dragon Blood Pool, Zi Shan offered to hold the attackers off with everyone’s help.

  • The white-bearded elder explained that Qi Shadao’s Life Sacrifice Banner could store and strengthen limitless souls, and had once let Qi Shadao contend against more than a dozen top Heaven Immortal Realm experts.
  • Qi Shadao released countless evil souls, and the white-bearded elder used a Heavenly Immortal-grade talisman to raise a vast stone wall against them.
  • The white-bearded elder said the wall would not hold for long and urged the group to wake Xiao Hei, but Ye Qiubai concluded Xiao Hei could not stop his cultivation midway.
  • Qi Shadao ordered Avici Purgatory’s experts and the three Tianjin Chamber of Commerce executives to attack the wall, which began to teeter under their combined assault.
  • Zi Shan said she might be able to hold the attackers off if everyone helped her.

Ch. 827Giant Spirit Divine Shield!

With the Heaven Immortal-grade talisman wall close to breaking under Qi Shadao and the others’ assault, Zi Shan prepared to activate the Giant Spirit Divine Shield while the Cottage’s allies bought her time. The wall collapsed, and the defenders counterattacked as the enemy charged.

  • Qi Shadao, Avici Purgatory’s forces, and three Tianjin Chamber of Commerce experts attacked the talisman wall while Mo Qixun and other mysterious Rogue Cultivators headed toward the Dragon Blood Demon Abyss.
  • Zi Shan brought out the Giant Spirit Divine Shield and said she needed everyone to hold the attackers off for the time it took an incense stick to burn before she could activate it.
  • The white-bearded elder and Mu Fusheng prepared talismans, Zeng Jiyuan and Lai Qingyun readied their swords, and Ye Qiubai used his Sword Domain to lend them Sword Dao Law.
  • Hong Ying, Ning Chenxin, and Shi Sheng prepared to fight while Mu Wan'er distributed pills that could strengthen even Heaven Immortal experts.
  • The talisman wall exploded, and the white-bearded elder unleashed three talismans to create fire, fierce winds, and towering trees as Avici Purgatory’s forces and the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce experts charged.

Ch. 828A patchwork soul

Mo Qixun, Qingchuan Yeyao, and Gu Xiao arrived at the Dragon Blood Demon Abyss, where Gu Xiao searched the battlefield with his immense soul power. As the fighting intensified, Mu Fusheng suspected Gu Xiao’s soul was assembled from remnant fragments like the entity in Severed Soul City, while the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce’s three senior members prepared powerful treasures.

  • Mo Qixun, Qingchuan Yeyao, and Gu Xiao stopped near the Dragon Blood Demon Abyss, and Mo Qixun said Guan Ge had other matters to handle.
  • Gu Xiao swept the battlefield with his overwhelming soul power, and Mu Fusheng failed to trace it after the soul perception was cut off.
  • Mu Fusheng recognized a familiar quality in Gu Xiao’s soul and suspected it was pieced together from remnant souls like the entity in Severed Soul City.
  • The white-bearded elder’s three talismans trapped Qi Shadao and Avici Purgatory’s forces in a destructive sea of fire, while Zeng Jiyuan and Lai Qingyun struggled against the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce’s three senior members.
  • The Tianjin Chamber of Commerce’s three senior members exchanged glances and took terrifying treasures from their storage rings.

Ch. 829Each displayed their prowess

The three senior members of the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce used powerful treasures to trap Zeng Jiyuan, Lai Qingyun, and Ye Qiubai, but Ye Qiubai’s Sword Domain and Sword God Sword Spirit weakened their attack. As the group managed to hold on, Qi Shadao and the other Avici Purgatory experts began gathering power for a Blood Prison.

  • Elder Ma formed a raging wind formation around Zeng Jiyuan, Lai Qingyun, and Ye Qiubai, while Elder Li’s pagoda suppressed their movements.
  • Elder He sent countless swords bearing immortal sword Sword Intent through the winds to attack them.
  • Ye Qiubai expanded his Sword Domain, then joined with the Sword God Sword Spirit to suppress the swords’ Sword Intent.
  • With the swords weakened, Zeng Jiyuan and Lai Qingyun felt able to endure for an incense stick’s time.
  • Qi Shadao and the other three Heaven Immortal Realm experts from Avici Purgatory formed a strange seal and gathered the blood clouds and evil souls toward Qi Shadao.

Ch. 830Divine Talisman of Creation

Qi Shadao drove the blood-colored giant to batter Elder White Beard’s defenses while the Giant Spirit Divine Shield continued charging. Mu Fusheng used the Divine Talisman of Creation and Mu Wan’er’s pill to temporarily reach the peak of the Heaven Immortal Realm.

  • Qi Shadao warned Elder White Beard that he would die at the hands of Blood Prison, and Elder White Beard refused to concede defeat.
  • Qi Shadao sent the blood-colored giant to punch through Elder White Beard’s ancient trees and sea of fire, while evil souls consumed the flames and replenished the giant.
  • Elder White Beard realized his defenses would not hold and considered burning his soul to protect Mu Fusheng and the others.
  • Mu Fusheng absorbed vast amounts of Spiritual Qi through the Divine Talisman of Creation and swallowed a pill developed by Mu Wan'er.
  • Mu Fusheng’s absorption surged, temporarily raising him to the peak of the Heaven Immortal Realm.

Ch. 831Divine Abilities Revealed, Evil Souls Unleashed!

Mu Fusheng used talismans and pills to reach the peak of the Heaven Immortal Realm and launched a lightning attack against Qi Shadao’s blood-colored giant. As Qi Shadao unleashed a swarm of evil souls to stop him, Mu Fusheng hurled lightning spears toward them.

  • Mo Qixun, Qingchuan Yeyao, and Gu Xiao decided to wait until the fighters were badly wounded before revealing themselves and attacking.
  • Qi Shadao offered to spare Mu Fusheng if he surrendered his talismans and pills and accepted a soul imprint, but Mu Fusheng refused.
  • The white-bearded elder restrained the blood-colored giant with talismans while Mu Fusheng struck its head with Profound Yin Purple Lightning and Heavenly Punishment Divine Lightning.
  • Qi Shadao ordered the Avici Purgatory cultivators to feed their soul power to the Life Sacrifice Banner, whose evil souls devoured lightning and protected the giant.
  • The white-bearded elder and three other elders blocked Qi Shadao’s attacks as Mu Fusheng charged toward him, but Qi Shadao sent evil souls to intercept him.
  • Mu Fusheng formed the two lightning bolts into spears and hurled them at the incoming evil souls.

Ch. 832Six-Nine Heavenly Lightning!

Mu Fusheng faced Qi Shadao’s blood-colored giant and army of evil souls, and his purple and golden lightning attacks were gradually consumed. He revealed the Six-Nine Heavenly Lightning and prepared to deliver a final strike against Qi Shadao.

  • Qi Shadao unleashed countless evil souls from the Life Sacrifice Banner, and they overwhelmed Mu Fusheng’s lightning dragons by continually devouring their power.
  • Qi Shadao mocked Mu Fusheng’s reliance on talismans and pills, believing his accumulated strength gave him an insurmountable advantage.
  • Mu Fusheng dismissed his purple and golden lightning and used the talisman on his chest to summon crimson lightning beneath dark clouds.
  • Mu Fusheng named the crimson lightning the third lightning of the Nine-Nine Primordial Chaos Divine Lightning Art: Six-Nine Heavenly Lightning.
  • The evil souls halted in fear as Mu Fusheng held the Six-Nine Heavenly Lightning and told Qi Shadao to withstand his final strike.

Ch. 833The Might of Six-Nine Heavenly Lightning!

Mu Fusheng hurled Six-Nine Heavenly Lightning at Qi Shadao and the blood-colored giant, overwhelming the evil souls unleashed by the Life Sacrifice Banner. As the Giant Spirit Divine Shield neared activation, Qi Shadao noticed Mu Fusheng’s power weakening and showed sudden delight.

  • Qiu Genyin, Zi Shan, Mo Qixun, Gu Xiao, and Qingchuan Yeyao watched Mu Fusheng’s overwhelming lightning and combat strength with alarm.
  • Mu Fusheng asked Qi Shadao if he could withstand the strike, then hurled a sphere of crimson Six-Nine Heavenly Lightning toward the giant’s open mouth.
  • Qi Shadao sent the evil souls from the Life Sacrifice Banner against the lightning sphere, but it tore through them and continued advancing.
  • The Tianjin Chamber of Commerce’s three senior executives warned Qi Shadao to finish the fight before the Giant Spirit Divine Shield activated.
  • Qi Shadao sensed Mu Fusheng’s aura and talisman power weakening and suddenly looked delighted.

Ch. 834The first phase: successfully defended

Mu Fusheng’s Divine Talisman of Creation ran out as Qi Shadao launched a final assault, leaving Mu Fusheng unable to fight. Zi Shan fully activated the Giant Spirit Divine Shield in time to protect the group, and Qi Shadao resolved to keep them trapped until the shield’s power was exhausted.

  • Mu Fusheng’s strength weakened as the Divine Talisman of Creation’s effects faded, and Qi Shadao ordered the Avici Purgatory powerhouses to attack with everything they had.
  • Mu Fusheng could no longer sustain Six-Nine Heavenly Lightning, and he stood still as the blood waves and evil souls surged toward him.
  • Zi Shan activated the Giant Spirit Divine Shield, which expanded and formed a protective barrier around the group.
  • The merged evil soul’s claw stopped one foot from Mu Fusheng when it struck the shield, and Mu Fusheng mocked Qi Shadao.
  • The three senior members of the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce demanded an explanation from Qi Shadao after the assault failed.
  • Qi Shadao insisted that the group could not remain inside the shield forever and urged the three senior members to hold their position until its power ran out.

Ch. 835Liu Ziru: A Tool's Life Really Was Miserable

Lu Changsheng met with the teacher in Mortal Village to discuss the newly emerged Heart of Space, though its location remained unknown. Elsewhere, Ji Qianyao struggled to cultivate the Hongmeng Purple Qi and looked forward to seeing Lu Changsheng when the factions gathered to fight for the Heart of Space.

  • The village chief, Liu Ziru, and Huang Qian waited outside while Lu Changsheng spoke with the teacher in the bamboo grove courtyard.
  • The teacher explained that the Heart of Space could not yet be located and would draw the major factions into a struggle.
  • Lu Changsheng stayed to drink tea with the teacher, grumbling that there was nothing else to do until the Heart of Space appeared.
  • Ji Qianyao failed to fuse with the Hongmeng Purple Qi, and Ji Liuzhi urged her to prepare for the Jade Lake Immortal Palace's bid for the Heart of Space.
  • Ji Qianyao smiled at the thought that Lu Changsheng would come to contend for the Heart of Space.

Ch. 836Dark currents rise!

The Supervisory Sacred Hall and the Demon King Domain shifted their attention to the Heart of Space while the forces surrounding the Dragon Blood Demon Abyss waited for Xiao Hei to finish cultivating. As his Demonic Intent erupted through the Giant Spirit Divine Shield and across the Endless Sea, the Demon King Domain’s nine men recognized the presence.

  • A black-robed elder in the Supervisory Sacred Hall postponed investigating the Endless Sea and ordered his forces to focus on the Heart of Space.
  • Mo Ji agreed to help Divine Lord-level forces clear obstacles in the struggle for the Heart of Space while telling Mo Li and Mo Ge to keep watch for a certain person.
  • Twenty days later, Qi Shadao and the other forces besieged Ye Qiubai’s group at the Dragon Blood Demon Abyss as Zi Shan warned that the Giant Spirit Divine Shield could last only three more days.
  • Ye Qiubai and his companions waited for Xiao Hei to finish cultivating in the Demonic Dragon Blood Pool, joking about asking their master for help and Xiao Hei’s cooking.
  • Xiao Hei’s blood pool erupted, and his Demonic Intent broke through the Giant Spirit Divine Shield and spread across the Endless Sea.
  • The nine men from the Demon King Domain rose and recognized the Demonic Intent coming from the Dragon Blood Demon Abyss.

Ch. 837The Demon King Domain descends!

Xiao Hei emerged from the Demonic Dragon Blood Pool with greatly strengthened body and confronted Qi Shadao, but nine powerful figures from the Demon King Domain arrived and surrounded the abyss. Their leader ordered Xiao Hei, whom they recognized as the former Devil Master, to die, revealing his identity to Zi Shan and the others.

  • The spreading Demonic Intent alarmed Yuan Shou, who flew toward the Dragon Blood Demon Abyss and sent word to Immortal Ape Village.
  • Cultivators from several factions discovered Xiao Hei tempering his body in the blood pool and witnessed him emerge surrounded by a blood-colored dragon.
  • Xiao Hei told Mu Fusheng that Master would likely need to intervene, and Mu Fusheng sent a message to Lu Changsheng.
  • Nine figures from the Demon King Domain arrived, their Demonic Qi overwhelming the gathered experts and causing Qi Shadao to realize his plan had failed.
  • The Demon King Domain leader dismissed Zi Shan's objection and told Xiao Hei that he had to die, while Zi Shan realized he was the Devil Master believed to have died in battle.

Ch. 838Ancient Ape Devil!

Lu Changsheng left after his teacher advised him to deal with what troubled him, then hurried to help Xiao Hei and the others confront nine God Kings. As the enemy prepared to attack, the Ape Devil Race fused into an Ancient Ape Devil to buy time for Lu Changsheng to arrive.

  • Lu Changsheng spoke with his teacher in Mortal Village and vanished to help his disciples.
  • Zi Shan revealed that all nine opponents were God Kings and warned that the Giant Spirit Divine Shield could not withstand their attack.
  • The lead enemy threatened Xiao Hei and the Cottage disciples, then gathered Devil Qi with the other eight God Kings to attack.
  • Ye Qiubai and the others refused to abandon Xiao Hei, and the nine enemies' Devil Qi forced weaker cultivators across the Mid-Latitude Realm to kneel.
  • The chief of Immortal Ape Village fused the Ape Devil Race into an Ancient Ape Devil with God King strength, determined to hold the enemies off until Lu Changsheng arrived.

Ch. 839A mantis trying to stop a chariot!

Nine God King Realm experts attacked the Ancient Ape Devil while the assembled powers of the Mid-Latitude Realm could only struggle against the aftershocks. After the Ancient Ape Devil was badly injured, one of the attackers prepared a halberd strike, while the defenders still needed to buy time.

  • The Immortal Ape Village summoned the Ancient Ape Devil, though Zi Shan doubted it could defeat the nine God King Realm experts.
  • Lin Zhinan, Su Muyou, Huo Zhengheng, and other powerful cultivators arrived and learned that the nine experts had come for Xiao Hei.
  • The leading attacker punched the Ancient Ape Devil, and the clash sent devastating shock waves across the Endless Sea.
  • The Ancient Ape Devil’s fists were mangled, and it staggered backward after the single strike.
  • A burly man mocked the Ancient Ape Devil and raised his halberd to launch a killing strike, while the Supervisory Sacred Hall remained occupied by the two Divine Lords.

Ch. 840A Moment of Life and Death! Lu Changsheng Arrived

The Ancient Ape Devil endured the nine rebels’ attacks through repeated bloodline sacrifices, until Xiao Hei unleashed his Demon God Bloodline and the Nine Heavens Devil Halberd. The rebels still threatened Xiao Hei with a golden shuttle, but Lu Changsheng’s voice sounded just before it struck, leaving his arrival imminent.

  • The Ancient Ape Devil withstood the nine God Kings’ attacks as Ape Devils sacrificed their bloodlines to sustain it.
  • Xiao Hei unleashed Demon God Descent and used the Nine Heavens Devil Halberd to suppress the nine rebels’ bloodlines and Demonic Intent.
  • The Ancient Ape Devil attacked the rebels while they were suppressed, but a transparent barrier stopped its fists.
  • The lead rebel dismissed Xiao Hei’s power because of his lower cultivation and sent a golden shuttle toward his brow.
  • Lu Changsheng’s voice rang out in front of Xiao Hei as the shuttle flew toward him.

Ch. 841Lu Changsheng: Stand aside, I'm about to show off!

Lu Changsheng arrived just as the Demon King Domain’s rebels tried to kill Xiao Hei and stopped their attack with ease. He sealed the Mid-Latitude Realm against messages, leaving the nine God King rebels terrified and unable to summon help.

  • Lu Changsheng appeared before Xiao Hei and caught the golden shuttle with his bare hand, startling the onlookers with his unfathomable strength.
  • Ye Qiubai and the others realized Lu Changsheng’s anger was directed at them, while Ye Qiubai worried about taking the blame later.
  • The leader of the nine rebels asked Lu Changsheng to hand over Xiao Hei in exchange for a reward and a favor from the Demon King Domain, but Lu Changsheng refused.
  • Lu Changsheng crushed the golden shuttle and released killing intent that suppressed the rebels and Xiao Hei’s unleashed power.
  • Lu Changsheng revealed that he had sealed the Mid-Latitude Realm with an isolation array, and the leader failed to send a message and demanded to know who Lu Changsheng was.

Ch. 842God-Slaying Sword Array!

Lu Changsheng confronted nine God King Realm rebels from the Demon King Domain and unveiled his overwhelming Sword Dao and power. He killed them with his newly named God-Slaying Sword Array, leaving the Demon King Domain unaware of who had intervened.

  • The rebels warned Lu Changsheng that the Demon King Domain and two Divine Lords wanted the person behind him, while Zi Shan cautioned him against provoking those forces.
  • Lu Changsheng decided to prevent the rebels from sending word and summoned nine swords, whose Sword Dao gave Huo Zhengheng, Zeng Jiyuan, and Lai Qingyun new insights.
  • The rebel leader ordered the others to escape with news, and all nine transformed into powerful Devil Beasts.
  • Lu Changsheng combined the Daos of Yin, Yang, Life, and Destruction with the nine swords and named the resulting formation the God-Slaying Sword Array.
  • Lu Changsheng struck with the array, killing all nine rebels and destroying their bodies and souls.

Ch. 843Silencing

Lu Changsheng annihilated nine God King Realm rebels with the God-Slaying Sword Array, then restored the shattered space and warned the witnesses to keep quiet. One cultivator who challenged him vanished at Lu Changsheng’s gesture.

  • In the High-Latitude Realm, two Supervisory Sacred Hall elders found an area of the Endless Sea their divine senses could not probe and decided to leave it alone.
  • In the Demon King Domain, Mo Ge failed to contact the nine God King Realm cultivators, and Mo Ji ordered him to inform the two Divine Lords of their disappearance.
  • The witnesses saw that Lu Changsheng’s God-Slaying Sword Array had killed the nine rebels and erased the Dao Laws from the surrounding space.
  • Lu Changsheng restored the space, concealed the traces of his actions, and asked everyone present not to reveal what they had seen.
  • When a Heaven Immortal Realm cultivator questioned how Lu Changsheng could stop the story from spreading, Lu Changsheng pointed at him and made him vanish completely.

Ch. 844Divine Soul Restriction!

Lu Changsheng killed a Heaven Immortal expert and used the name Liu Ziru while facing the gathered factions of the Mid-Latitude Realm. Distrusting their promises to keep quiet, he placed a Divine Soul Restriction on everyone present, threatening to annihilate their souls if they broke it or tried to remove it.

  • Lu Changsheng erased a Heaven Immortal cultivator's body and soul with a single finger, leaving the gathered experts terrified.
  • Lu Changsheng claimed that none of those present could match him, while Liu Ziru sneezed in Mortal Village and wondered why he felt cold.
  • Zi Shan recognized the name Liu Ziru as belonging to a Five-Star Deacon of the Dark Domain and asked whether Lu Changsheng was from that organization.
  • The Holy Talisman Sect, Heavenly Sword Peak, the Su Clan, the Spirit Immortal Palace, and the other factions promised not to reveal what had happened.
  • Lu Changsheng said he did not trust verbal promises and scattered divine soul power across the Endless Sea, imprinting a restriction on everyone present.
  • Lu Changsheng warned that attempting to undo the Divine Soul Restriction or reveal what they had witnessed would annihilate their divine souls.

Ch. 845Cut the Grass, Pull Up the Roots!

Lu Changsheng imposed lethal soul restrictions on the spared factions, then killed Qi Shadao, Qiu Genyin, the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce executives, and Avici Purgatory’s forces. After destroying Avici Purgatory’s base in the Endless Sea, he faced an enormous figure formed from the souls of Qingchuan Yeyao, Gu Xiao, and Mo Qixun.

  • Lu Changsheng planted soul restrictions that would kill the spared leaders if they tried to break the restrictions or reveal them to outsiders.
  • Qi Shadao asked why Lu Changsheng had not restricted his group, and Lu Changsheng said they were about to die; Qiu Genyin tried and failed to escape.
  • Qi Shadao offered Avici Purgatory’s belongings in exchange for mercy, while Qiu Genyin began invoking Blue Heaven and Yellow Springs before Lu Changsheng killed him with a sword strike.
  • Zi Shan refused the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce executives’ request to plead for them, and Lu Changsheng killed them and Avici Purgatory’s gathered members with a single sword slash.
  • Lu Changsheng pointed toward the Endless Sea and destroyed Avici Purgatory’s stronghold.
  • The souls of Qingchuan Yeyao, Gu Xiao, and Mo Qixun merged into an enormous figure that appeared and challenged Lu Changsheng.

Ch. 846Liu Ziru: Where are your manners?

Lu Changsheng destroyed the soul entity controlling Qingchuan Yeyao, Mo Qixun, and Gu Xiao, then announced he would visit the High-Latitude Realm. He left his disciples to keep cultivating and warned Ye Qiubai that he would deal with him when he returned.

  • After Qingchuan Yeyao, Mo Qixun, and Gu Xiao died, the person behind Severed Soul City emerged as a soul silhouette and accused Lu Changsheng of ruining his plans.
  • Lu Changsheng claimed to be Liu Ziru, then destroyed the soul entity with the Sword Dao Law after it attacked him.
  • Lu Changsheng tried to trace the enemy through a soul fragment but found it could not lead him to the original body, so he stored it in a jade pendant and resolved to wipe out the enemy's faction in the High-Latitude Realm.
  • Huo Zhengheng and the other leaders thanked Lu Changsheng, but he dismissed them and told his disciples to keep cultivating until they reached the Earth Immortal Realm.
  • Lu Changsheng left for the High-Latitude Realm after warning Ye Qiubai that he would deal with him when he returned, and the Mid-Latitude Realm's balance of power changed.

Ch. 847Mu Fusheng the scumbag

After Lu Changsheng left, the factions tried to befriend Ye Qiubai and the others, but they declined their offers. Zi Shan gave Shi Sheng three Heavenly Gold Tokens before leaving, and Mu Fusheng teased him about using them to get closer to her.

  • Lu Changsheng's gentle breeze erased the traces of his presence and attacks, leaving the onlookers in awe of Ye Qiubai and the others.
  • Leaders from several factions offered Ye Qiubai and the others tokens, treasures, and assistance, but they refused the offers.
  • Shi Sheng warned Zi Shan that higher-ups in the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce might have helped Avici Purgatory, and Zi Shan said she already had a suspect.
  • Zi Shan gave Shi Sheng three Heavenly Gold Tokens, which allowed access to auctions and other services from the Tianjin Chamber of Commerce.
  • After Zi Shan left, Mu Fusheng explained that accepting the tokens gave Shi Sheng a reason to meet her again, and Hong Ying called that behavior scummy.

Ch. 848The Teacher's Lesson

After the Cottage disciples headed to Severed Soul City to pursue their master's instructions, Lu Changsheng stayed in Mortal Village and attended the teacher's lesson. The teacher asked Lu Changsheng to weigh a life of safeguarding one city against striving for power and longevity, and Lu Changsheng challenged the choice's premise.

  • After Avici Purgatory was annihilated, the Cottage disciples went to Severed Soul City, where Shi Sheng could absorb the power of a river of stars.
  • While Lu Changsheng rested in Mortal Village, Huang Qian asked whether the disciples had provoked another faction, and Lu Changsheng said they had provoked the entire Mid-Latitude Realm.
  • The teacher invited Lu Changsheng to attend his lesson for Mortal Village's children, and Lu Changsheng followed him to the bamboo house with Huang Qian and Liu Ziru.
  • The children described mortal tasks they had completed, such as chopping wood, catching fish, working fields, and helping at forges, while the teacher taught them about mortal affairs.
  • The teacher asked whether they would choose to remain apart from worldly strife and safeguard one city or fight for power and longevity; Lu Changsheng replied that neither path needed to be chosen as framed, since both depended on cultivation.

Ch. 849Preparations begin (1/4)

Lu Changsheng advised the teacher that hiding his abilities was better than defending Mortal Village or venturing into the world, then began secret preparations after learning that powerful forces were mobilizing for the Heart of Space. After fourteen days in an isolated cave, he fused several opposing Dao Laws into a presence that devoured the surrounding rules of heaven and earth.

  • Lu Changsheng rejected the teacher’s choices and said he would conceal his abilities rather than defend Mortal Village or go out into the world.
  • Liu Ziru reported that High-Latitude Realm forces were gathering for the Heart of Space, including signs of two Divine Lord-level forces, and mentioned that even stronger forces might exist.
  • Lu Changsheng asked the teacher for a secluded place, then entered a hidden cave beneath a waterfall and told Huang Qian to wait outside while Liu Ziru gathered intelligence.
  • Lu Changsheng spent the first day laying isolation formations around the cave, which Huang Qian found she could not penetrate even at full strength.
  • Over the next fourteen days, Lu Changsheng fused the Sword Dao Law, Space Dao Law, Dao of Life and Death, and Great Dao of Yin and Yang into a presence that made the waterfall and forest vanish as it devoured their rules.

Ch. 850You Wouldn't Believe Me When I Said You Couldn't Do It (2/4)

Lu Changsheng learned that the Heart of Space might be connected to strange spatial disturbances in the Hao Tian Divine Domain, where Divine Lord Hao Tian planned to test visitors at a banquet. He set off with Huang Qian and Liu Ziru, intending to keep himself out of the competition, and reached their destination in less than half a day.

  • Liu Ziru reported that the Heart of Space had not appeared, but bizarre spatial fluctuations had been detected throughout the Hao Tian Divine Domain.
  • Liu Ziru explained that entrants seeking clues about the Heart of Space had to gain Divine Lord Hao Tian's approval at the Hao Tian Banquet.
  • Lu Changsheng brought Huang Qian and Liu Ziru along so they could fight at the banquet while he stayed behind the scenes.
  • Lu Changsheng urged Liu Ziru and then Huang Qian to travel faster before taking over and reaching their destination in less than half a day.
Arc 34 of 87
Arc 34 of 87