Arc 23The Wei Clan’s Fall

The Wang Clan expanded its trade and alliances while Wang Shouye and Ji Lingxiao exposed Prince Wei’s collusion with the Demon Dynasty. After the Wei Clan was defeated and its assets divided, Wang Anye entered the battle against the Chao Clan’s forces in Liang.

  • Wang Shouzhe negotiated a non-aggression and trade treaty with the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom, while Wang Lixian led trade and labor recruitment among the demons.
  • Wang Shouye defeated Wei Donglai, exposed Wei Yuansheng’s use of a Blood Embryo Devil Pill, and rose to first place on the Purple Palace Prodigy Ranking.
  • Wang Longyan advanced her cultivation in the Ice Phoenix Mystic Realm, while Wang Fugui and Yun Mengyu uncovered abuses in Chuannan and Yun Mengyu was appointed Chuannan Princess.
  • Wang Fugui secretly helped organize forces to support Liang Kingdom against Chao Qianjue’s intervention, while Wang Shouzhe and Luojia investigated the Wei Clan’s ties to the Demon Dynasty.
  • Wang Shouye and Ji Lingxiao were lured into an ambush, but Emperor Yuanping intervened after Wang Lixian recorded the Wei Clan’s confession.
  • Wang Lixian, Emperor Yuanping, the Nine-Tails Demon Emperor, and their allies defeated Prince Wei Wei Boyu and captured Wei Donglai and the Demon Dynasty cultivators.
  • Wang Lixian negotiated the Wang Clan’s share of Prince Wei’s assets, securing a Dao Artifact, seven Divine Ability inheritance sites, eighteen Divine Ability spirit treasures, and half the remaining assets and ransoms.
  • Wang Anye joined the battle against the Chao Clan’s forces at Jinyang Guard and shot Chao Wenguang and Tu Ping'an with the Saint-Slaying Bow.
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Ch. 555Subduing the Demon Emperor! Azure Phoenix's Allegiance

Wang Shouzhe secured Azure Phoenix Demon Emperor’s cooperation and waited for the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom’s envoys while the Wang Clan received a wealth of resources from the Immortal Dynasty. Di Xiu and the Nine-Tails Celestial Fox arrived to negotiate, and the chapter ended with Emperor Longchang jokingly suggesting that Great Qian capture them and conquer the kingdom.

  • Wang Shouzhe told Old Dragon Ancestor that reconciliation depended on the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom’s attitude, while Emperor Longchang eagerly advocated for war.
  • Azure Phoenix Demon Emperor signed a seven-hundred-year contract with the Wang Clan in exchange for helping ease tensions and protecting Wang Clan descendants on the Outer Realm Battlefield.
  • Wang Shouzhe scolded Wang Lixian for watching a mahjong game instead of doing her homework, and Emperor Longchang left the card table to seek an allowance advance.
  • Three Cloud Ray Flying Ships delivered three Divine Ability inheritance sites and ten Divine Ability Spirit Treasures, which delighted the Wang Clan.
  • Di Xiu and the Nine-Tails Celestial Fox arrived with envoys to negotiate with the Wang Clan, and Emperor Longchang privately suggested capturing them and conquering the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom.

Ch. 556Winning Over the Nine-Tails Demon Emperor and Di Xiu

Wang Shouzhe tried to turn negotiations with the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom into a path toward cooperation, using the Wang Clan’s hospitality and his own plans to influence its leaders. The talks remained unfinished, but Di Xiu became willing to seek treatment for his illness, while the visiting demons grew captivated by human comforts.

  • Wang Shouzhe and Emperor Longchang discussed pursuing cooperation with the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom after the first negotiations produced only a non-aggression pact.
  • The Wang Clan housed the demon delegation in its modern Welcome Pavilion, where the Nine-Tails Demon Emperor eagerly tried its amenities, food, wine, and clothing.
  • Wang Shouzhe identified Di Xiu’s Black Blight Disease and proposed treating the damaged roots and soil, but Di Xiu initially dismissed the idea.
  • Wang Shouzhe brought Wang Lixian into Di Xiu’s suite, and her tears revealed her abundant life-element immortal spiritual energy, convincing Di Xiu that she was an immortal seedling.
  • Wang Lixian pointed out Di Xiu’s mold spots as Wang Shouzhe used her concern to warn him about contagion; Di Xiu then asked if his illness could be cured, and Wang Shouzhe said it could.
  • The Wang Clan delayed further negotiations while its hospitality introduced the visiting demons to human comforts and goods.

Ch. 557"Conquering" the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom

After establishing diplomatic relations with the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom, the Wang Clan sent a trade caravan that transformed Ten Thousand Demons Valley into a bustling market and drew demons eager to trade and work in Great Qian. The chapter leaves the Wang Clan recruiting a huge crowd of demon laborers as its influence spreads through trade and the promise of comfortable living.

  • The Wang Clan and the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom signed a treaty of mutual non-aggression and commercial exchange, then the Demon Emperors and Demon Kings returned home.
  • After struggling to adjust to life without the Wang Clan's hospitality, the demons gathered in Ten Thousand Demons Valley when a Wang Clan caravan arrived, led by Wang Dinghai and Wang Lixian.
  • The Nine-Tails Demon Emperor reunited with her long-lost daughter, Ancestor Fire Fox, after Shangguan Bilian of the Yuwen Clan brought her to the valley.
  • Wang Lixian and the Wang Clan opened trade, exchanging goods for Qian Gold and buying spirit lumber, furs, and other materials from the demons.
  • Wang Lixian persuaded Spirit Plants to buy her branded products and sell their pruned branches, while Wang Dinghai encouraged poor demons to earn money by working for the Wang Clan.
  • The Wang Clan set up a demon labor registration point, where countless demons lined up for the chance to work in Great Qian.

Ch. 558Is the Wang Clan Leader Brain-Damaged?

Wang Shouzhe welcomed the relocated Profound Elixir True Lord’s island to Great Qian and planned to build an alchemy sacred land there. In Great Zhou, Wang Ningyu prepared to face Jiang Yuanwu, while Commandery Princess Luojia learned that the Wang Clan was only fifth-rank and wondered whether its leader was brain-damaged.

  • Long Jingjing towed the island into Great Qian, and Emperor Longchang and Jiang Zhencang secured it near the mouth of the An River and connected its spiritual vein.
  • Wang Shouzhe thanked the three Void Ascension Realm experts, accepted the list of herbs reserved for Master Danding’s group, and planned to use the island as the core of an alchemy sacred land.
  • Chen Yixuan forced Chen Taiqing to find them a private box at Phoenix-Seeking Tower, where they joined Jiang Liyue and Jiang Yuanwu to watch Wang Ningyu’s arranged battle.
  • Wang Ningyu made a dramatic entrance at Phoenix-Seeking Tower, drawing cheers from the crowd and admiration from Chen Yixuan and Jiang Liyue.
  • Commandery Princess Luojia learned that Wang Ningyu and Wang Anyuan belonged to the fifth-rank Changning Wang Clan and questioned the judgment of its Clan Leader.

Ch. 559Wang Clan's Young Heroes Make Their Mark in a Foreign Land

Commandery Princess Luojia investigated the Changning Wang Clan while Wang Ningyu fought Jiang Yuanwu to a draw at Phoenix-Seeking Tower. Wang Ningyu and Wang Anyuan became the focus of a crowd of young ladies before Wang Anye arrived and startled them.

  • Commandery Princess Luojia ordered Nanny Ling to investigate the Changning Wang Clan and explained why she had concealed her Peerless Prodigy bloodline aptitude.
  • Wang Ningyu and Jiang Yuanwu fought for an hour with their Ice Soul Sword and Wave-Cleaving saber, then agreed to a draw and arranged to visit each other's residences.
  • Wang Anyuan and Prefecture Prince Sheng treated Wang Ningyu's injuries, while Wang Ningyu and Wang Anyuan celebrated their adventures outside the clan.
  • Chen Yixuan and Jiang Liyue sent jade pendants to Wang Ningyu, then joined the crowd of young ladies pursuing him and Wang Anyuan.
  • Commandery Princess Luojia mistook Wang Anye for Wang Shouye, and Wang Anye entered Wang Ningyu's room, where Wang Anyuan and Wang Ningyu greeted him as their Seventh Great-Grandfather.

Ch. 560Young Master Shouye, Save Me

Wang Shouye watched Wang Anyuan and Wang Ningyu lose to Wei Yuansheng, who then defeated Jiang Yuanwu and helped Wei Donglai publicly pressure Commandery Princess Luojia into accepting a marriage proposal. After Ji Lingxiao secretly asked Wang Shouye to protect her Peerless bloodline, he accused Prince Wei's Residence of using underhanded tricks to secure victory.

  • Wang Shouye reunited with Wang Anyuan and Wang Ningyu, then told them to meet the young ladies gathered outside their room.
  • Wei Yuansheng challenged Wang Anyuan and Wang Ningyu, unleashed the Crimson Flame Battle Body, and defeated both of them before defeating Jiang Yuanwu.
  • Wei Donglai publicly proposed marriage to Commandery Princess Luojia, using Wei Yuansheng's victories to pressure her.
  • Commandery Princess Luojia revealed to Wang Shouye that she was Ji Lingxiao and asked him to keep her Peerless bloodline secret and help her.
  • Wang Shouye interrupted Wei Donglai's proposal and accused Prince Wei's Residence of using shameful tricks to win.

Ch. 561Do You Know Anye and Fugui?

Wang Shouye accused Prince Wei’s Residence of cheating, drawing Commandery Princess Luojia, Prince Wei Wei Boyu, and Emperor Yuanping into a political confrontation. After revealing his ties to Wang Anye and Wang Fugui, Shouye identified Wei Yuansheng’s pill as a forbidden Blood Embryo Devil Pill linked to the notorious Devil Cauldron Venerable, leaving the court alarmed.

  • Wang Shouye refused Wei Donglai’s threats and continued demanding accountability, while Commandery Princess Luojia stepped forward to defend him.
  • Prince Wei arrived and rebuked Wei Donglai, but Emperor Yuanping soon appeared and turned the dispute toward Prince Wei’s Residence by insisting the accusation be investigated.
  • Wang Shouye introduced himself as a prominent alchemy grandmaster, and Wei Boyu recognized his relations to Wang Anye and Wang Fugui, whose exploits in the Immortal Dynasty impressed Emperor Yuanping.
  • Emperor Yuanping praised Wang Anye’s victory over the Jing’an Wei Clan and Wang Fugui’s costly schemes against them, while Wei Boyu reacted with displeasure.
  • Wang Shouye accused Wei Yuansheng of taking a Blood Embryo Devil Pill and explained that Devil Cauldron Venerable had created it, shocking Emperor Yuanping.

Ch. 562The Grandmaster of Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger

Wang Shouye exposed Wei Yuansheng’s use of a Blood Embryo Devil Pill, damaging Prince Wei’s Residence’s reputation and prompting Wei Donglai to challenge him. Wang Shouye overpowered Wei Donglai’s attacks and prepared to strike with the Nine Netherworld Netherflame.

  • Wang Shouye explained the Blood Embryo Devil Pill’s effects, and a test confirmed Outer Realm fiend blood in Wei Yuansheng’s blood.
  • Wei Boyu and Wei Donglai shifted the blame onto Wei Yuansheng, who admitted taking the pill, and Emperor Yuanping stripped him of first place on the Celestial Prodigy Ranking.
  • Wei Donglai challenged Wang Shouye, whose Fire Phoenix Dharma Image overwhelmed Wei Donglai’s flaming qilin attack.
  • Wei Donglai brought out Prince Wei’s Residence’s Six-Yang Treasure Lamp, but Wang Shouye countered with the Blueflame Gourd, which began devouring its flames.
  • Wei Boyu interrupted the duel to protect the lamp, and Wang Shouye then unleashed the Nine Netherworld Netherflame against Wei Donglai.

Ch. 563You Old Scoundrel Longchang!

Wang Shouye defeated Wei Donglai and became the top-ranked prodigy, while the Wang Clan opened its Demon Power Resource Center to Fierce Beasts seeking work. Wang Shouzhe sent Azure Phoenix Demon Emperor to protect the Yin Sha Sect’s holy maiden on her journey through the Red Moon Demon Dynasty, then faced Liu Ruolan’s teasing about his past with Azure Phoenix and Longchang.

  • Wang Shouye used the Nine Netherworld Netherflame to make Wei Donglai surrender and took first place on the Purple Palace Prodigy Ranking.
  • Bai Ling and several foxes arrived at the Demon Power Resource Center, passed through its procedures, and received work visas and identity documents.
  • Azure Phoenix Demon Emperor reported that demon beasts from the Myriad Saints Nation were adapting to work in human territory.
  • Wang Shouzhe asked Azure Phoenix Demon Emperor to protect the Yin Sha Sect’s holy maiden as she traveled through the Red Moon Demon Dynasty.
  • Liu Ruolan teased Wang Shouzhe about taking Azure Phoenix as a concubine and suggested they retreat to the Portable Cave Abode; Wang Shouzhe blamed Longchang.

Ch. 564Shouzhe! You Big Liar!

Wang Shouzhe and Liu Ruolan separated the Demon Cauldron Venerable from Profound Elixir True Lord, but Wang Shouzhe then discovered that Liu Ruoling had taken Liu Ruolan’s place and demanded half a month with him. After returning to Immortal Abiding Residence, Wang Shouzhe beat Emperor Longchang at chess three times, revealing that he had hidden his skill for more than a century.

  • Liu Ruolan split the entangled remnant souls with a sword strike, allowing Profound Elixir True Lord and Devil Cauldron Venerable to move into separate Soul-Sealing Jade Pendants.
  • Liu Ruolan kept Devil Cauldron Venerable under her control after learning that his cruel experiments had made him one of the Divine Martial Dynasty's Ten Most Wanted.
  • Wang Shouzhe prepared to leave the Portable Cave Abode, but Liu Ruoling revealed herself and demanded that he spend half a month with her as he had with Liu Ruolan.
  • Wang Shouzhe confronted Emperor Longchang at Immortal Abiding Residence and wagered the emperor's mahjong chips on a chess match.
  • Wang Shouzhe beat Emperor Longchang by half a point in three consecutive games, prompting the emperor to accuse him of hiding his true skill for over a century.

Ch. 565My Disciple Has Heaven-Defying Luck

Prince Wei’s Residence backed down from provoking Wang Shouye, while Wang Anyuan and Wang Ningyu stirred up a fashion scandal and helped negotiate trade between Great Qian and Great Zhou. Far away, Wang Longyan returned to the Yin Sha Sect as its Holy Maiden and introduced Azure Phoenix Demon Emperor to Qi Hongzhao, who saw her as a powerful ally for the sect.

  • Wei Boyu warned Wei Donglai that Wang Shouye might be connected to the Immortal Dynasty and ordered him to deliver a gift of thanks to Phoenix-Seeking Tower.
  • Wang Anyuan and Wang Ningyu earned money selling Wang Clan goods in Great Zhou, then were beaten after introducing revealing clothing; Wang Shouye later negotiated a preliminary trade cooperation plan with Commandery Princess Luojia.
  • Wang Longyan killed five Wufan Tower demonic cultivators who had murdered Yin Sha Sect disciples and led her companions back to the sect.
  • Qi Hongzhao questioned Yin Fengtu about Blood Child Devil Master’s naval plans and urged him to support Wang Ruobing’s inheritance of the True Demon Scripture.
  • Wang Ruobing introduced Azure Phoenix Demon Emperor to Qi Hongzhao, who welcomed the powerful visitor and hoped to secure her support for the Yin Sha Sect.

Ch. 566I Didn’t Expect You to Be This Kind of Wang Fugui

Wang Longyan received Wang Shouzhe’s letter and birthday gifts, then learned that Yin Sha Sect had secured a Boundless Dao Pill and offered her a dangerous Ice Phoenix secret realm to strengthen her bloodline. Meanwhile, Wang Fugui and Yun Mengyu uncovered a talking divine-power Spirit Treasure in the shape of a bellyband, which claimed it had once belonged to Sacred Might Immortal Emperor Nishuang.

  • Wang Longyan welcomed the Azure Phoenix Demon Emperor to Singing Phoenix Residence and read Wang Shouzhe’s letter and the younger generation’s birthday gifts.
  • Yin Fengtu delivered a Boundless Dao Pill from Qi Hongzhao and told Wang Longyan about the Ice Phoenix secret realm, which she planned to enter after cultivating with the pill.
  • Wang Longyan asked the Azure Phoenix Demon Emperor to send a letter to the Wang Clan, then began closed-door cultivation with the Boundless Dao Pill while awaiting Wang Shouzhe’s advice.
  • Wang Fugui and Yun Mengyu barbecued in Myriad Blossoms Pavilion as Wang Baocai produced lost treasures with its Wealth-Gathering Divine Ability.
  • Wang Fugui picked up a talking bellyband, which revealed that it was a divine-power Spirit Treasure connected to Sacred Might Immortal Emperor Nishuang.

Ch. 567The Wang Family’s First Innate Dao Body

Wang Longyan cleared the Ice Phoenix Mystic Realm’s deepest trial, broke through to the Innate Dao Body stage, and drew the attention of Yin Sha Devil Master and Emperor Yanqing. The chapter ended with them setting out to recruit South Qin’s Emperor Yuan You and build support for her against the Little Demon Lord.

  • Wang Fugui and Yun Mengyu learned that the pale green bodice could lead them to the Earth Vein Immortal Spring, and Yun Mengyu planned to visit it with Wang Fugui.
  • Wang Longyan and Wang Anfeng fought their way through the Ice Phoenix Mystic Realm, defeated its powerful Ice Phoenix, and emerged amid a massive icy phenomenon.
  • Yin Sha Devil Master confirmed that Wang Longyan had reached the Innate Dao Body stage, while the Azure Phoenix Demon Emperor gave Wang Anfeng an azure feather to aid his cultivation.
  • Yin Sha Devil Master revealed Wang Longyan’s aptitude to Emperor Yanqing and won his agreement to provide resources and help oppose the Little Demon Lord.
  • Yin Sha Devil Master and Emperor Yanqing left for South Qin to recruit Emperor Yuan You into their alliance.

Ch. 568Fugui and Mengyu’s Incognito Visit

Little Demon Lord Chao Qianjue emerged from seclusion and ordered plans against Zhou Kingdom’s Commandery Princess Luojia and Wang Shouye, then learned that Yin Serpent Demoness had been captured after Blood Child Devil Master’s failed mission in East Qian. Meanwhile, Wang Fugui and Yun Mengyu traveled incognito through Midsummer Commandery, where Yun Mengyu confronted the Midsummer Zhou Clan over its treatment of workers.

  • Chao Qianjue left seclusion, discussed sending troops to help Yan Kingdom, and reviewed the True Demon Hall’s plans for the Truth-Seeking Continent.
  • Gong Litu told Chao Qianjue that Yin Serpent Demoness had sought protection from Blood Child Devil Master, whose avatar was later destroyed in East Qian while her branch was captured.
  • Chao Qianjue ordered Gong Litu to enlist the Chao Clan’s Fifth Grand Ancestor and bring Yin Serpent Demoness back.
  • Wang Fugui and Yun Mengyu disguised themselves as ordinary cultivators while traveling through Chuannan Prefecture, where Yun Mengyu had already exposed corrupt officials and aristocratic clans.
  • Yun Mengyu accused the Midsummer Zhou Clan of imprisoning workers and forcing them into the sea, then prepared to fight its cultivators while Wang Fugui stood aside.

Ch. 569Wang Fugui! You're Dead Meat!

Yun Mengyu and Wang Fugui exposed the Zhou Clan’s abuses in Chuannan Prefecture, prompting Prefectural Lord Yan Wuyou to take responsibility for correcting them. After learning of the affair, Immortal Emperor Mu Yun ordered a sweeping investigation and appointed Yun Mengyu to supervise the prefecture as the Chuannan Princess.

  • Yun Mengyu defeated the Zhou Clan’s hired cultivators with Butterfly Dance and forced their Celestial Realm supervisor to surrender.
  • Yun Mengyu and Wang Fugui confronted the Zhou Clan’s businesses, and Jiang Qinglian defeated Zhou Qidong when he arrived to stop them.
  • Yan Wuyou arrived and recognized Yun Mengyu as the Fourth Little Princess; with Granny Rong present, he agreed to clean up Chuannan Prefecture and report his failures to the Immortal Emperor.
  • Wang Fugui persuaded Yun Mengyu to help settle the abuses and comfort the laborers before they continued their journey.
  • Immortal Emperor Mu Yun ordered a thorough investigation of Chuannan Prefecture and decided to appoint Yun Mengyu as Chuannan Princess, placing the prefecture under her supervision.
  • The decree naming Yun Mengyu the Chuannan Princess reached Chuannan Prefecture.

Ch. 570Bloodline Advancement! A Great Fortuitous Opportunity for Fugui and Mengyu

Wang Fugui and Yun Mengyu found an ancient immortal spring and shared its benefits, greatly improving their bloodline aptitudes. Meanwhile, Jing'an Princess Yun Shaoguang received a visit from Suiyun Grand Princess, whose purpose remained unknown.

  • Immortal Emperor Mu Yun's decree led to officials across Chuannan Prefecture being removed, while Yan Wuyou was placed under house arrest.
  • Nanny Rong guided Wang Fugui, Yun Mengyu, and Jiang Qinglian to the concealed ruin, where Qingdou led Wang Fugui and Yun Mengyu to an immortal spring.
  • Qingdou persuaded Wang Fugui and Yun Mengyu to bathe together so they could safely absorb the spring's essence, and they soaked for half a month.
  • Wang Fugui's bloodline aptitude rose to above average among Grade B Peerless Prodigies, while Yun Mengyu delighted in her improved complexion.
  • Jing'an Princess Yun Shaoguang learned that Suiyun Grand Princess had arrived and went to greet her at the estate.

Ch. 571Shouzhe Has Been Waiting for the Little Demon Lord for a Long Time

Suiyun Princess urged Jing'an Princess to abandon factional feuds and govern responsibly, while Wang Fugui and Yun Mengyu discussed reforming Chuannan. After the Little Demon Lord threatened Great Qian over the Yin Serpent Demoness and the Wang Clan, Imperial Prince An expelled his envoy, and Wang Shouzhe learned that the Little Demon Lord had emerged from seclusion.

  • Suiyun Princess reprimanded Jing'an Princess for neglecting her duties and seeking revenge against Yun Mengyu, and Jing'an Princess agreed to reflect on herself.
  • After a month in seclusion, Jing'an Princess summoned Wāng Hanmo and listened to his proposals for diversifying Jing'an Province's industries.
  • Yun Mengyu complained about her new title and assignment, while Wang Fugui proposed a five-hundred-year plan to develop Chuannan Prefecture.
  • At court, Chao Guangyuan demanded that Great Qian hand over the Yin Serpent Demoness and punish the Wang Clan; Imperial Prince An ordered him expelled.
  • Wang Shouzhe read reports of the court confrontation and learned that the Little Demon Lord had finally emerged from seclusion.

Ch. 572The Northern Domain Prince Takes the Fall!

Wang Shouzhe learned that Little Demon Lord Chao Qianjue was preparing to support Demon Yan Kingdom, and Wang Fugui devised a plan to help Liang Kingdom without alerting the Immortal Emperor. The Northern Domain Prince agreed to secretly assemble troops, while the Wang Clan prepared to send its militia corps against the Chao Clan’s elite forces.

  • Wang Mei’s intelligence network uncovered Chao Qianjue’s emergence from seclusion and the Chao Clan’s unusual redeployment of elite battle regiments, leading Wang Shouzhe to suspect an intervention in the war between Liang Kingdom and Demon Yan Kingdom.
  • Wang Shouzhe sent instructions to Wang Fugui, and Wang Anxin arrived in Chuannan to support him in carrying out the family’s plan.
  • Yun Mengyu staged a princess’s tantrum and returned with Wang Fugui to the Northern Domain Prince’s Estate, cooling the aristocratic clans’ interest in her after the Immortal Emperor’s attendant relayed a warning about her immaturity.
  • Wang Fugui persuaded the Northern Domain Prince and the others to exploit Chao Qianjue’s private intervention and help Liang Kingdom win without informing the Immortal Emperor.
  • The Northern Domain Prince agreed to secretly assemble one elite battle regiment, and Wang Fugui arranged additional forces from several clans, including a Changning Wang Clan Militia Corps regiment.

Ch. 573Wang Lixian's Strength Screwed Over Her Dad

Trade between Northern Zhou and East Qian enriched coastal clans and lowered prices, while also disrupting Northern Zhou’s industries. Aboard a Cloud Ray Flying Ship, Wang Lixian’s matchmaking suggestion alarmed the Nine-Tails Demon Emperor, and her arrival in Immortal-Seeking City set off a tense misunderstanding with Commandery Princess Luojia.

  • Trade with East Qian raised coastal clans’ seafood earnings while lowering prices for necessities and pills, though Northern Zhou producers suffered under cheaper imports.
  • Yao Chengchao attended the Nine-Tails Demon Emperor, Wang Lixian, and Yuwen Chiwei aboard the Cloud Ray Flying Ship, then fled after they mocked him.
  • Yuwen Chiwei argued with the Nine-Tails Demon Emperor over her devotion to Wang Shouzhe, and Wang Lixian suggested that both women marry her father.
  • Wang Shouzhe sneezed at his old residence and worried that something had gone wrong with his plan, unaware of Wang Lixian’s suggestion.
  • Commandery Princess Luojia learned Wang Shouye was still refining Soul-Shaping Sacred Pills and prepared to receive his family at her estate.
  • The Nine-Tails Demon Emperor arrived with Wang Lixian and Yuwen Chiwei, and she and Commandery Princess Luojia each mistook the other for a romantic rival.

Ch. 574Shouye's Happiness Is Beyond Your Imagination

Nine-Tails Demon Emperor brought Wang Shouzhe’s warning to Commandery Princess Luojia, who agreed to help investigate the Wei Clan and prepare for Little Demon Lord’s next move. Wei Donglai was ordered to kill Wang Shouye and Luojia, but Shouye’s relentless pill refining kept him safely indoors as the plot against him took shape.

  • Nine-Tails Demon Emperor met Commandery Princess Luojia, clarified her relationship with Wang Shouzhe, and explained that she had come to protect Wang Shouye and convey Wang Shouzhe’s message.
  • Wang Shouzhe told Luojia that the Wei Clan might be linked to Little Demon Lord through the Blood Embryo Devil Pill and worked with her to plan an investigation that could expose their enemies.
  • A hooded Demon Dynasty Envoy reprimanded Wei Donglai for jeopardizing the plan to control Northern Zhou and ordered him to kill Wang Shouye and Luojia within a year.
  • Wei Donglai secretly resolved to serve his own ambitions rather than defect to the Demon Dynasty, while agreeing to arrange opportunities for the assassinations.
  • Wei Donglai’s spies waited for Wang Shouye to leave Luojia’s estate, but Shouye remained indoors refining pills and continued producing profitable batches of Wuji Treasure Pills.

Ch. 575Heavenly Net! The Wei Clan Falls into the Trap

Wei Donglai lured Wang Shouye and Commandery Princess Luojia to a remote mine, intending to kill them and frame them for colluding with the Demon Dynasty. Prince Wei Wei Boyu joined the ambush, but Emperor Yuanping appeared to protect them, revealing that the Wei Clan had fallen into a trap.

  • Wei Donglai learned that Wang Shouye and Ji Lingxiao had left the city and arranged for a Spirit Platform elder to lure them to South Mountain Prefecture with a false offer of Earth-Vein Mysterious Ginseng.
  • Wang Shouye noticed suspicious signs at the mine and confronted the elder, who collapsed in fear before Wei Donglai arrived with five Divine Ability Realm cultivators.
  • Wei Donglai accused Wang Shouye of ruining his plans and declared that he would kill him and frame him for colluding with the Demon Dynasty; Ji Lingxiao openly defied him.
  • Prince Wei Wei Boyu emerged and admitted that the Wei Clan sought to take the throne, then attacked Ji Lingxiao with a fiery claw.
  • Wang Shouye tried to defend Ji Lingxiao, but another immense palm intercepted Wei Boyu's attack, and Emperor Yuanping appeared to shield the group.
  • Wei Boyu realized that the Wei Clan had fallen into a trap, while Wei Donglai turned deathly pale.

Ch. 576Is This an Immortal Plant? Or a Demonic Plant?

Ji Lingxiao and her allies exposed Wei Boyu and Wei Donglai’s conspiracy, prompting the Wei Clan to move against them and defect to the Red Moon Demon Dynasty. As the two sides clashed, Ji Lingxiao revealed her Peerless bloodline and fought the Blood Prison Prince with the Ji Clan’s inherited Dao Artifact, while Wang Shouye and Wang Lixian joined the battle; the fighting continued with no victor yet.

  • Wang Lixian revealed that she had sent a recording of the Wei Clan’s confession to Great Qian, and Emperor Yuanping urged Wei Boyu to surrender.
  • Wei Boyu ordered Wei Donglai to capture Wang Shouye and Ji Lingxiao and lead the Wei Clan to defect, while the Black Wing Prince attacked Nanny Ling and the Blood Prison Prince confronted Commandery Princess Luojia.
  • Ji Lingxiao revealed that she possessed a Peerless bloodline and used the Endless Sea Bowl to battle the Blood Prison Prince, while Emperor Yuanping and Wei Boyu fought above the clouds.
  • Jiang Qingxue engaged Zhao Yiming, and Wang Shouye used the Blueflame Gourd and Nine Netherworld Netherflame to drive back the Jade Bone Demon Emissary.
  • Wang Lixian attacked the remaining female demonic cultivator with explosive Fire Dragon Fruits as the Nine-Tails Demon Emperor watched in alarm.

Ch. 577A Complete Victory! Lixian Shows Her Edge

Wang Lixian and her allies helped defeat Wei Boyu’s rebellion, capturing him and the Demon Dynasty fighters after the Nine-Tails Demon Emperor and the Golden Light Holy Lord turned the battle against him. With the victory secured, Wang Lixian began negotiating with Emperor Yuanping over the spoils, demanding eighty percent for the Wang Clan.

  • Wang Lixian overwhelmed the Nine-Yin Demon Envoy with her Fire Dragon Fruit Trees while Emperor Yuanping and Wei Boyu fought above the battlefield.
  • The Nine-Tails Demon Emperor ambushed Wei Boyu, and the Golden Light Holy Lord destroyed his escape route with the Primordial Chaos Gold Brick.
  • Emperor Yuanping, the Nine-Tails Demon Emperor, and the Golden Light Holy Lord defeated Wei Boyu and sealed his soul; the Eastern Martial Holy Lord then joined them.
  • Ji Lingxiao’s hidden reinforcements joined the battle, and Wei Boyu, Wei Donglai, Zhao Yiming, and the other Demon Dynasty cultivators were captured.
  • Wang Lixian reclaimed the Nine-Yin Demon Envoy from a Northern Zhou prince who had tried to share the capture.
  • Wang Lixian demanded eighty percent of the spoils for the Wang Clan, and she and Emperor Yuanping began haggling over the share.

Ch. 578Explosive Profits! Xian'er, the Filial Daughter

Wang Lixian negotiated a vast share of Prince Wei's confiscated wealth for the Wang Clan, then revealed she had secured Emperor Yuanping's agreement by promising to restore his health and lifespan. The chapter then shifted to the Spirit Canal Continent, where Prince Zhenyang faced a sudden enemy breakthrough and the fall of Luping City, with a secret letter from Liang's Emperor leaving him stunned.

  • Wang Lixian criticized Emperor Yuanping and Prince Wei, then argued that the Wang Clan deserved a large share of the spoils for helping save Northern Zhou.
  • Wang Lixian presented a detailed inventory of Prince Wei's assets, and she and Emperor Yuanping argued over whether the Wang Clan could claim a Void Ascension Scripture.
  • Wang Lixian and Emperor Yuanping returned to Immortal-Seeking City on friendly terms after she promised to nourish his health and replenish his depleted lifespan.
  • Wang Lixian revealed that the Wang Clan had secured one Dao Artifact, seven Divine Ability inheritance sites, eighteen Divine Ability spirit treasures, and fifty percent of Prince Wei's remaining assets and ransoms.
  • Wang Lixian said the Wei Clan's guilty members would face punishment and revealed she had also requested the Nine-Yin Demon Envoy for her father, Wang Shouzhe.
  • Prince Zhenyang learned that a powerful Southern Yan battle group had broken through Liang's defenses and captured Luping City in one day, then read a secret letter from Liang's Emperor.

Ch. 579Wang Anye Arrives on the Battlefield

The Huaiyin Prince prepared Yan Kingdom’s army for a decisive battle while the Demon Falcon Battle Regiment advanced on Jinyang Guard. Wang Anye arrived at the city and used the Saint-Slaying Bow to shoot down the regiment’s commanders, leaving the battle underway.

  • The Huaiyin Prince told his commanders that the Demon Falcon Battle Regiment had captured several cities and planned to attack the Liang Kingdom forces while they were divided.
  • The Huaiyin Prince ordered Prince Anhai and Prince Heiyang to join Chao Clan battle regiments in crushing the enemy’s Qingfeng and Anping Legions.
  • Wei Boqiu and Jinyang Guard’s defenders prepared for an assault as Chao Wenguang’s scouts approached and taunted them.
  • Murong Qianqian shot at Chao Wenguang, but he effortlessly destroyed her arrow with Celestial finger force.
  • The Demon Falcon Battle Regiment launched its assault, and Wang Anye appeared and shot Chao Wenguang through the chest with the Saint-Slaying Bow.
  • Wang Anye argued with the bow before firing again and striking Tu Ping'an, the vanguard battalion commander.
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