Arc 38Immortal Marks and Demonic Tides

Lu Changsheng’s disciples completed the Immortal Affinity Heavenly Pool trial before returning to rescue the Low-Latitude Realm from the Departed Soul Spirit Palace. After further cultivation, Xiao Hei and three companions investigated spreading dark demonic Qi and joined the defense of Xingning City.

  • Ye Qiubai and the other Cottage disciples passed the mountain trials, and Fang Qiong strengthened himself by absorbing the illusion array spirit.
  • The nine Cottage disciples formed complete Immortal Affinity Marks, Fen Yan formed half a mark, and Lu Changsheng took his disciples away before others could approach them.
  • Lu Changsheng returned to the threatened Wilderness Realm, rescued Qin Tiannan and Jian Chaomian, and killed their captors.
  • Ye Qiubai destroyed the Azure Cloud Sword Sect’s attackers with the Azure Cloud Sword while his fellow disciples relieved the other threatened factions.
  • Lu Changsheng killed the Soul Lord and wiped out the Departed Soul Spirit Palace, while Hong Ying and Ning Chenxin began reorganizing the Cloud Phoenix Empire.
  • Lu Changsheng trained his disciples in the Changsheng Realm and strengthened Xiao Hei by merging his blood essence into Xiao Hei’s body.
  • Ye Qiubai, Xiao Hei, Mu Fusheng, and Fang Qiong entered the Divine Descent Star Region under Nebula Sect identities to investigate the spreading dark demonic Qi.
  • Ye Qiubai’s group joined Zhongchang Gong’s mission in Xingning City and unleashed their powers as a beast tide attacked the walls.
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Ch. 926You Passed, and You Still Want More? (3/4)

Yao You and the other challengers tested themselves against the mountain gate guardian, who let only the strongest pass. Xiao Hei earned the guardian’s approval through a brutal body-to-body fight, but charged at him again after being told he had passed.

  • Yao You fought the guardian repeatedly but failed after his fear weakened his saber strike.
  • Yang Feng impressed the guardian with his five-element arrays and passed, followed by Qiu Jing, Han Lu, Fen Yan, Lin Hai, and Li Xiao.
  • Fen Yan taunted Zhuo Cai into challenging the guardian, who knocked him away and sent him down the mountain.
  • Xiao Hei fought the guardian with his powerful physique and black demonic armor until the guardian declared that he passed.
  • Xiao Hei ignored the verdict and charged again, determined to slap the guardian back.

Ch. 927Mountain Gate Guardian: So I Die Either Way, Huh? (4/4)

Xiao Hei kept fighting the mountain gate guardian so he could return the blows, eventually slapping him across the face and warning that his master would kill him if he retaliated. Lu Changsheng heard Xiao Hei’s threat and promised to confine him for years, leaving Xiao Hei horrified at the prospect of being unable to fight.

  • Xiao Hei ignored the mountain gate guardian’s declaration that he had passed and demanded to keep fighting.
  • While the guardian was distracted, Xiao Hei slapped him and explained that he wanted to hit him back.
  • Xiao Hei told the guardian that Lu Changsheng would kill him if he tried to kill Xiao Hei.
  • Ye Qiubai and the others considered telling Lu Changsheng what Xiao Hei had said, but Lu Changsheng revealed that he already knew.
  • Lu Changsheng threatened to confine Xiao Hei and stop him from fighting for years, leaving Xiao Hei deathly pale.

Ch. 928Fang Qiong Takes the Stage!

Fang Qiong demonstrated his body-as-formation cultivation to the mountain gate guardian and passed the trial. With the group cleared, the guardian revealed the fog-shrouded path to the summit.

  • The mountain gate guardian accepted Xiao Hei after testing his defiant attitude, and Ye Qiubai and the others also passed.
  • Fang Qiong stepped forward as the last candidate while Han Lu and the others wondered how he had obtained a spot after the Immortal Palace rejected him.
  • Fang Qiong revealed silver light across his body, and the mountain gate guardian recognized his unusual body-as-formation physique.
  • Fang Qiong opened the Holy Array Heavenly Scroll and absorbed the Annihilation Killing Formation's presence into his body.
  • Fang Qiong struck the mountain gate guardian with a punch carrying annihilation formation Qi, and the guardian declared that he had passed.
  • The mountain gate guardian made the rock face vanish, revealing a fog-shrouded path to the summit, then sat down to await the next entrant.

Ch. 929Disturbance in the Low-Latitude Realm!

Fang Qiong and the others entered the final trial, a winding path that used illusions to attack their deepest fears. As the Low-Latitude Realm faced a new threat, Fang Qiong discovered he could absorb the illusion array’s presence to strengthen himself.

  • Fang Qiong’s display of array-based body cultivation astonished the Immortal Palace cultivators, who speculated that his master had taught him a fitting method.
  • Fen Yan warned Ye Qiubai and the others that the winding path was a powerful illusion array that tested their states of mind, and they entered it.
  • Four figures arrived in the Low-Latitude Realm, intending to gather those who had passed the Soul Lord’s trial and expand Severed Soul City’s operations.
  • Xiao Hei, Shi Sheng, and Fang Qiong were confronted by illusions drawn from their deepest memories and fears.
  • Fang Qiong faced the slaughter of his Lineage, then drew the array’s presence into his body and used it to increase his strength.

Ch. 930Immortal Emperor: How About I Give You the Position of Immortal Palace Master?

Fang Qiong absorbed the illusion array in Immortal Affinity Heaven-Reaching Mountain, advancing his cultivation and gaining the power to draw opponents into illusions. He reached the Immortal Affinity Heavenly Pool and waited as the others emerged, with Xiao Hei appearing last.

  • Fang Qiong absorbed the illusion array spirit, prompting the Immortal Emperor to question Lu Changsheng about the Holy Array Prison Body Art and Fang Qiong’s unusual talent.
  • The Immortal Emperor tried to recruit Lu Changsheng to the Immortal Palace and even offered him the position of Immortal Palace Master, but Lu Changsheng refused.
  • After a hundred days, Fang Qiong reached the second level of the Holy Array Prison Body Art and the middle stage of the Heaven Immortal Realm, while gaining illusion power in his physical attacks.
  • Fang Qiong reached the Immortal Affinity Heavenly Pool but found an invisible barrier preventing him from entering, so he sat down to study his new power.
  • Ning Chenxin, Yang Feng, Ye Qiubai, Mu Fusheng, Qiu Jing, Han Lu, and Fen Yan emerged from the winding path, followed last by Xiao Hei.

Ch. 931Calamity in the Low-Latitude Realm! (1/4)

Fang Qiong emerged from the Immortal Palace’s trial ahead of the others, and every Cottage disciple passed into the Immortal Affinity Heavenly Pool. Meanwhile, the Departed Soul Spirit Palace’s invasion spread across the Low-Latitude Realm, leaving Mu Zhengting and the Boundless Dynasty preparing to face destruction.

  • Fang Qiong finished comprehending the Heavenly Demons' Chaotic Dance Array after discovering that the winding mountain path’s illusion array had strengthened his combat and array skills.
  • The Immortal Affinity Heavenly Pool’s barrier disappeared, allowing the Cottage disciples, Qiu Jing, Han Lu, Yang Feng, and Fen Yan to enter as the Immortal Emperor praised their achievement to Lu Changsheng.
  • The Departed Soul Spirit Palace’s forces conquered or coerced factions across the Low-Latitude Realm, prompting local powers to search for the Cloud Phoenix Empire’s surviving members.
  • Mu Zhengting ordered the Boundless Dynasty to evacuate its children and descendants but vowed to remain and stand with the dynasty as its forces swore to fight beside him.
  • Several people arrived in the Wilderness Realm.

Ch. 932Strength surged, a sudden upheaval! (2/4)

Everyone cultivated in the Immortal Affinity Heavenly Pool, improving their cultivation and Dao Law mastery as they sought to condense an Immortal Affinity Mark. After fifty-two days, the Cottage disciples and others had made major gains, but no one had formed a mark; with eight days left, a sudden upheaval erupted.

  • Fen Yan explained that visitors had sixty days to cultivate and that condensing an Immortal Affinity Mark depended on affinity rather than any known method.
  • The Fen Yan Valley Master predicted that one of Lu Changsheng’s disciples would condense an Immortal Affinity Mark, while people across the Immortal Realm speculated about likely candidates.
  • The Immortal Emperor asked Lu Changsheng whether his disciples could form a mark, and Lu Changsheng brushed off his questions.
  • After fifty-two days, Han Lu and Yang Feng’s bottlenecks loosened, Qiu Jing neared a breakthrough, and Fen Yan deepened his mastery of the Immortal Fire Nine Profound Body.
  • Ye Qiubai, Hong Ying, Ning Chenxin, Xiao Hei, Shi Sheng, Mu Fusheng, Mu Wan'er, and Fang Qiong all advanced their cultivation or abilities, but none had condensed an Immortal Affinity Mark.
  • On the fifty-third day, a sudden upheaval erupted in the Immortal Affinity Heavenly Pool.

Ch. 933The Immortal Affinity Marks Form, Shocking the Immortal Emperor! (3/4)

Ye Qiubai and eight of his companions formed Immortal Affinity Marks, shocking the cultivators on the mountain and the major factions beyond it. Lu Changsheng decided to take his disciples back to the Mortal Realm after the trial, while the Immortal Emperor once again begged him for a fight.

  • On the fifty-third day, immortal intent gathered around Ye Qiubai, Hong Ying, Ning Chenxin, Xiao Hei, and Mu Fusheng as Immortal Affinity Marks began to form.
  • Immortal intent then gathered around Shi Sheng, Xiao Shitou, Mu Wan'er, and Fang Qiong, bringing the total number of people forming marks to nine.
  • Qiu Jing, Han Lu, and Yang Feng questioned Fen Yan about the group, and Fen Yan said he could not reveal their master without Senior's permission.
  • The major factions saw storms of immortal intent above Immortal Affinity Heaven-Reaching Mountain and ordered their people to identify the mark-bearers and avoid provoking them.
  • Lu Changsheng told the Immortal Emperor that he would take his disciples away after the trial and planned to return to the Mortal Realm without drawing attention.
  • The Immortal Emperor asked Lu Changsheng to fight him, but Lu Changsheng scolded him for failing to keep his composure.

Ch. 934Fen Yan: My achievements are all thanks to Senior Lu (4/4)

On the final day at Immortal Affinity Heaven-Reaching Mountain, Fen Yan formed half an Immortal Affinity Mark and believed his connection to Lu Changsheng had made it possible. After everyone was expelled, the Cottage disciples vanished without a trace, leaving Fen Yan grateful to Senior Lu.

  • The Cottage disciples completed their Immortal Affinity Marks and advanced their cultivation, while Fen Yan began forming a mark on the final day.
  • Fen Yan formed half an Immortal Affinity Mark and suspected that Lu Changsheng’s guidance had intertwined their karma.
  • Qiu Jing offered Fang Qiong a place in the Immortal Palace, but Fang Qiong declined because he already had a master.
  • Mu Fusheng predicted that Lu Changsheng would take the Cottage disciples away before powerful figures could approach them.
  • A streak of white light carried everyone away; Qiu Jing, Han Lu, Yang Feng, and Fen Yan appeared outside the mountain, while the Cottage disciples were nowhere to be found.
  • Fen Yan looked to the sky and thanked Senior Lu for his achievements.

Ch. 935Lu Changsheng's fury!

After receiving desperate messages that the Wilderness Realm was under attack, Lu Changsheng saw the devastation and set out with his disciples to rescue their allies. Meanwhile, Qin Tiannan and Jian Chaomian endured torture but refused to submit, trusting that Lu Changsheng would avenge them.

  • Fen Yan, Qiu Jing, Yang Feng, and Han Lu concealed who had condensed complete Immortal Affinity Marks, while the Immortal Emperor publicly credited Fen Yan with an incomplete mark.
  • Lu Changsheng and Hong Ying received urgent voice transmissions warning that the Wilderness Realm was in peril, and Hong Ying and Ye Qiubai asked to return there.
  • Lu Changsheng used the Power of Rules to view the destruction across the Wilderness Realm and saw its factions threatened, Jian Chaomian captured, and Qin Tiannan suffering.
  • Lu Changsheng distributed spatial pouches filled with talismans, arrays, and pills to his disciples, then led them through a spatial passage to the Wilderness Realm.
  • Two black-robed men tortured Qin Tiannan and Jian Chaomian and demanded their submission, but Qin Tiannan warned that the person they trusted would bring their enemies a miserable death.

Ch. 936Descent!

Lu Changsheng arrived in the Wilderness Realm and rescued Qin Tiannan and Jian Chaomian from two black-robed men of the Departed Soul Spirit Palace. After effortlessly defeating them, he declared that he would visit the palace himself.

  • The black-robed men tightened their soul chains around Qin Tiannan and Jian Chaomian and threatened to destroy the Wilderness Realm.
  • Lu Changsheng appeared, broke the chains, and restored Qin Tiannan and Jian Chaomian with the Intent of Unending Life.
  • The black-robed men recognized Lu Changsheng's connection to the two men and warned him not to interfere in the Wilderness Realm.
  • The black-robed men attacked Lu Changsheng with departed souls, but he annihilated them and trapped both attackers by compressing the space around them.
  • Lu Changsheng said he would visit the Departed Soul Spirit Palace and killed the two black-robed men with three-foot blades.

Ch. 937Hao Tian Again, Ye Qiubai Takes Action

Lu Changsheng killed two Departed Soul Spirit Palace black-robed men and began tracking their allies, while Ye Qiubai arrived at the Azure Cloud Sword Sect to confront three Heaven Immortal puppets. The chapter ended with Ye Qiubai suppressing Gong Ru inside his Sword Domain.

  • Lu Changsheng killed the two black-robed men, checked Qin Tiannan and Jian Chaomian for poison or restrictions, and learned that the Departed Soul Spirit Palace had forced nearly eighty percent of the Low-Latitude Realm to submit.
  • Lu Changsheng used a remnant soul to track the black-robed men’s contacts and took Qin Tiannan and Jian Chaomian with him.
  • Ye Qiubai, Xiao Hei, Shi Sheng, and Liang Feng reached the Azure Cloud Sword Sect, where Hao Tian and the elders were sustaining its battered sword formation.
  • Luo Jian, Gong Ru, and Geng Xinyue demanded that Ye Qiubai submit to the Departed Soul Spirit Palace, but he refused and drew the Primordial Immortal Sword.
  • Gong Ru charged Ye Qiubai, who raised his Sword Domain and suppressed Gong Ru’s Sword Dao.

Ch. 938The Fourth Sword, Birth of All Things!

Ye Qiubai overwhelmed Gong Ru with his Immortal Sword Domain and clashed with the three Departed Soul Spirit Palace puppets. He unleashed the Primordial Sword Scripture’s fourth sword, Birth of All Things, and silently annihilated Luo Jian and Geng Xinyue’s combined palm strikes.

  • Ye Qiubai’s Immortal Sword Domain suppressed Gong Ru and revealed that Ye had reached the Immortal Sword Realm.
  • Gong Ru attacked with a soul-wounding sword strike, but Ye Qiubai countered with Demon Breaking and wounded him.
  • Luo Jian and Geng Xinyue joined Gong Ru to attack Ye Qiubai together, while Ye told Hao Tian and the elders to activate the sect-protecting sword formation.
  • Luo Jian and Geng Xinyue unleashed enormous palm strikes imbued with soul attacks, and Shi Sheng protected the onlookers with the power of the stars.
  • Ye Qiubai used Birth of All Things to silently annihilate both palm strikes.

Ch. 939The Azure Cloud Sword Reappeared! (1/3)

Ye Qiubai fought Geng Xinyue, Luo Jian, and Gong Ru, then drew the Azure Cloud Sword against the blood-colored undead creature they summoned. He pulled the sword halfway from its sheath, unleashing overwhelming Sword Qi as he tested whether he could draw out ten percent of its might.

  • Ye Qiubai effortlessly cut through the three opponents’ attacks while Hao Tian watched, determined to become a sword cultivator like his master.
  • Geng Xinyue, Luo Jian, and Gong Ru cut their fingers and used their blood to form a death talisman that summoned a powerful blood-colored undead creature.
  • Liang Feng urged Xiao Hei and Shi Sheng to help Ye Qiubai, but they trusted him to handle the fight himself.
  • Ye Qiubai revealed the Azure Cloud Sword, explaining that he wanted to shatter his enemies’ hope and make them feel despair.
  • As the undead creature attacked with its flaming saber, Ye Qiubai began drawing the Azure Cloud Sword and pulled it halfway out, draining his Immortal Qi as a world-destroying sword appeared behind him.

Ch. 940Catch them all in one net! (2/3)

Ye Qiubai used the Azure Cloud Sword to destroy the blood-colored undead and eliminate Geng Xinyue, Luo Jian, and Gong Ru, then arranged aid for the Azure Cloud Sword Sect. Meanwhile, Lu Changsheng summoned the Departed Soul Spirit Palace’s forces to the Hidden Dao Academy, where he waited to confront them.

  • Ye Qiubai drew the Azure Cloud Sword halfway from its sheath and destroyed the blood-colored undead with his world-destroying Sword Intent.
  • Ye Qiubai killed Geng Xinyue, Luo Jian, and Gong Ru, then collapsed from the strain and was supported by Liang Feng.
  • Ye Qiubai ordered Liang Feng to assess the sect’s losses, protect the families of those killed, and recall the disciples and elders sent for help.
  • Hong Ying led Ning Chenxin, Mu Wan'er, Xiao Shitou, and Fang Qiong to resolve the Mu Lineage’s troubles, then moved on to aid the Study and Cloud Phoenix Empire.
  • Mu Fusheng traveled with Huang Qian and Liu Ziru to deal with the Departed Soul Spirit Palace’s threats.
  • Lu Changsheng arrived above the Hidden Dao Academy and used a remnant soul to summon the Departed Soul Spirit Palace’s members, challenging them to come and kill him.

Ch. 941Didn't Your Palace Master Tell You? (3/3)

Lu Changsheng confronted two Peak Stage God King Realm experts from the Departed Soul Spirit Palace after luring them to the Wilderness Realm. He revealed the God-Slaying Sword Array and left them shocked as a jade pendant opened a spatial teleportation array.

  • In the Boundless Realm, Mu Zhengting defied the black-robed experts and warned that someone would return to kill them.
  • Lu Changsheng finished preparing hidden defenses in the Wilderness Realm as the black-robed man and woman arrived.
  • The pair discovered that their puppets and two companions had vanished, and Lu Changsheng confirmed their companions’ divine souls had been destroyed.
  • The black-robed experts attacked, but Lu Changsheng’s God-Slaying Sword Array appeared and overwhelmed them with its power.
  • Lu Changsheng named the array and asked whether their palace master had told them about it, while their jade pendant activated a spatial teleportation array.

Ch. 942The Soul Lord descended!

Lu Changsheng faced the Soul Lord, who descended through a spatial array, and revealed that he could erase the Departed Soul Spirit Palace after killing its leader. After Lu Changsheng killed the two black-robed invaders, the Soul Lord challenged him with the Departed Soul Domain, which Lu Changsheng shattered in one strike.

  • The Soul Lord emerged from the jade pendant’s spatial array, and the black-robed man and woman knelt to greet him.
  • Lu Changsheng recognized the opportunity to reach the Departed Soul Spirit Palace and told the Soul Lord his name, then explained when he chose to reveal it.
  • Lu Changsheng used the God-Slaying Sword Array to kill the black-robed man and woman and destroy their bodies.
  • The Soul Lord created the Departed Soul Domain and challenged Lu Changsheng to break through it.
  • Lu Changsheng used the Eye of Heaven Scrutiny to find the domain’s weak point and shattered it with a soul sword, stunning the Soul Lord.

Ch. 943Purge!

Lu Changsheng defeated the Soul Lord, destroyed the Departed Soul Spirit Palace, and ended its threat to the Low-Latitude Realm. As the other realms recovered, Liu Ziru brought news of a new crisis in the High-Latitude Realm and looked toward Xiao Hei.

  • Lu Changsheng shattered the Soul Lord’s Departed Soul Domain and destroyed the soul he had secretly gathered as a backup.
  • Lu Changsheng killed the Soul Lord with the God-Slaying Sword Array, and the Wilderness Realm cultivators knelt to him in reverence.
  • Lu Changsheng entered the spatial teleportation array, and the Departed Soul Spirit Palace was wiped out; the Dark Domain and Supervisory Sacred Hall could find no trace of it.
  • Hong Ying and Ning Chenxin purged the other realms and began reorganizing the Cloud Phoenix Empire, while Mu Fusheng, Huang Qian, and Liu Ziru freed the Boundless Realm from its crisis.
  • Liu Ziru reported dark Demonic Qi boiling in a city in the Divine Descent Star Region and turned to Xiao Hei.

Ch. 944A Year of Consolidation (1/3)

The Cottage’s disciples spent a year strengthening their cultivation and abilities in the Changsheng Realm while Liu Ziru investigated the dark demonic Qi spreading through the Divine Descent Star Region. The chapter leaves the region’s two second-rate factions seeking help from the Demon King Domain as the corruption spreads.

  • Liu Ziru reported that dense dark demonic Qi had corrupted cities and forests in the Divine Descent Star Region, and Xiao Hei suspected it might be a trap connected to the Demon King Domain.
  • Xiao Hei chose not to investigate until he could withstand another soul fragment, while Lu Changsheng sent Liu Ziru to look into the matter and told the disciples to reach the Divine Realm before entering the High-Latitude Realm.
  • Lu Changsheng created a cultivation environment in the Changsheng Realm, where the Cottage’s disciples trained in their specialties and Ye Qiubai taught Hao Tian and gave him the Nine-Foot Starfall Sword.
  • Over the following year, Fang Qiong, Hong Ying, Mu Fusheng, Ye Qiubai, Shi Sheng, Xiao Shitou, and Mu Wan'er advanced to the God Soldier Realm, while Xiao Hei and Ning Chenxin grew strong enough to contend with God Soldier Realm experts.
  • The dark demonic Qi spread across at least twenty percent of the Divine Descent Star Region, and its two second-rate factions sought outside help, including from the Demon King Domain.

Ch. 945A Drop of Blood Essence, Bloodline Evolution! (2/3)

The Divine Descent Star Region invited Mo Li of the Demon King Domain to investigate the dark demonic Qi, while Liu Ziru reported the news to Lu Changsheng and his disciples. Lu Changsheng began improving Xiao Hei’s bloodline with his own blood essence, and the chapter left Xiao Hei enduring a dangerous transformation.

  • Mo Li agreed to help the Divine Descent Star Region in exchange for anything the Demon King Domain wanted within the dark demonic Qi and immediate reports of outsiders.
  • Liu Ziru told Lu Changsheng and the others that the outbreak was unrelated to the Demon King Domain and that Mo Li had been invited to assist.
  • Lu Changsheng reviewed the improvements he had made to his other disciples and decided Xiao Hei’s bloodline was the best way to strengthen him.
  • Lu Changsheng placed his blood essence in Xiao Hei’s heart while arrays and the Willow Tree protected him.
  • Xiao Hei roared in agony as the blood essence threatened to tear apart his internal organs, and Lu Changsheng watched closely, ready to save him.

Ch. 946Heading to the Divine Descent Star Region (3/3)

After a month of agony, Xiao Hei absorbed Lu Changsheng’s blood essence and recovered with greatly increased strength. Lu Changsheng left Xiao Hei and three companions under the Hao Tian Divine Sect’s protection before they set out for the Divine Descent Star Region to investigate the dark Demon Qi.

  • Xiao Hei endured a month of bloodline fusion until Lu Changsheng’s blood essence merged completely, restoring his body and strengthening him.
  • Lu Changsheng explained that Xiao Hei would need to fight to absorb the remaining power in the blood essence.
  • Ye Qiubai, Mu Fusheng, and Fang Qiong joined Xiao Hei, while Hong Ying, Ning Chenxin, Mu Wan'er, Shi Sheng, and Xiao Shitou pursued their own cultivation and duties.
  • Lu Changsheng brought Xiao Hei and the others to the Hao Tian Divine Sect and asked Divine Lord Hao Tian to protect them from enemies far stronger than they were.
  • Divine Lord Hao Tian gave the four jade pendants containing his soul avatars and arranged an elder escort for their journey to the Divine Descent Star Region.

Ch. 947Assembly Hall

Ye Qiubai and his companions entered the Divine Descent Star Region under false identities, where Xiao Hei sensed a connection between himself and the dark demonic Qi. They headed to the Divine Body Sect’s Assembly Hall to gather information, and a young woman approached them about choosing a mission.

  • The grand elder explained that the Divine Body Sect and Divine Array Sect controlled most of the region’s secret realms, while the Demon King Domain was searching for Xiao Hei.
  • Ye Qiubai presented the group’s Nebula Sect identities to the guards, who checked them with a spatial mirror before allowing them into the region.
  • Xiao Hei reacted to the dark demonic Qi upon arrival, but Mu Fusheng concealed his presence and called him back to his senses.
  • Ye Qiubai proposed visiting the Divine Body Sect and offering help to obtain information about the crisis.
  • Ye Qiubai and his companions reached the Assembly Hall, where a young woman asked what mission they wanted to take.

Ch. 948Amid preparations, the time to depart

Ye Qiubai and his companions joined Zhongchang Gong’s team for a mission to defend a city from a beast tide, suspecting he had ulterior motives. After Mu Fusheng investigated the team, he discovered Zhongchang Gong’s father was an inner sect elder with influence over the Assembly Hall, leaving the group wary of how the rewards would be distributed.

  • Zhongchang Gong invited Ye Qiubai, Mu Fusheng, Fang Qiong, and Xiao Hei to join his team, claiming their cultivation and origins made them suitable partners.
  • Ye Qiubai’s group suspected Zhongchang Gong intended to exploit them, but agreed to join so they could gain information and respond if he caused trouble.
  • Zhongchang Gong showed them a mission to defend a nearby city and obtain the cores of three Divine General-level devil beasts, then scheduled their departure for the next day.
  • Mu Fusheng investigated Zhongchang Gong, Qi Wen, and Zhong Yan while Ye Qiubai, Fang Qiong, and Xiao Hei rested at an inn.
  • Mu Fusheng learned that Zhong Yan and Qi Wen were ordinary inner sect disciples, while Zhongchang Gong’s father was an inner sect elder with influence at the Assembly Hall.

Ch. 949Tomorrow at Midnight, the Beast Tide Strikes!

Zhongchang Gong and Lan Hai competed to defend Xingning City against an imminent beast tide, with Lan Hai betting three years of sect resources on completing the mission first. After the teams assigned their defensive positions, Ye Qiubai and the others recognized a chance to exploit their rivals’ conflict, while Xiao Hei planned to conceal his strength.

  • Zhongchang Gong and Ye Qiubai’s team arrived in Xingning City and met Lan Hai’s stronger team, whose leader challenged Zhongchang Gong to wager three years of sect resources on who completed the mission first.
  • The city lord of Xingning explained that the next beast tide would strike at midnight the following day and showed a map marking seven God General-level Devil Beasts.
  • Lan Hai agreed to defend the northern wall against three Devil Beasts, while Zhongchang Gong took the eastern wall and the city lord guarded the western wall with another God General realm expert.
  • In their guest room, Ye Qiubai called the rivalry between the teams an opportunity, Fang Qiong agreed they could use it, and Xiao Hei said he would conceal his strength because people from the Demon King Domain were in the star region.
  • The teams rested and recovered as the day of the beast tide arrived.

Ch. 950Midnight Approached, Black Mist Filled the Sky!

As a beast tide threatened Xingning City, Ye Qiubai and Xiao Hei argued with Zhongchang Gong over whether to help defend the walls before targeting the Divine General-level Devil Beasts. As the battle began, Zhongchang Gong ordered his team to wait, but Ye Qiubai and the others unleashed their powers.

  • Ye Qiubai proposed helping defend the city while seeking a chance to kill the Divine General-level Devil Beasts, but Zhongchang Gong insisted that their mission came first.
  • Dark demonic Qi spread, the ground shook, and the Firelight Array illuminated Xingning City as a massive beast tide charged toward its walls.
  • The defending general rallied the soldiers, who fired sacred-fire arrows before fighting the Devil Beasts at the wall.
  • Zhongchang Gong told the team to conserve their strength and wait for the two tiger-shaped Divine General-level Devil Beasts to approach.
  • Immortal Sword Sword Intent, talisman power, lightning, and array power surged into the sky beside Zhongchang Gong.
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Arc 38 of 87