Arc 9Secrets Before the Grand Competition
Chu Yunfei reached the Divine Sea Realm, uncovered clues about the Blood Baleful Intent Tower, and reconnected with Lin Wanyin while the Seven Sects Grand Competition approached. After strengthening himself through seclusion, he learned that Ling Zhantian had targeted Ling Chengxuan and might also be after Ling Xueyao’s physique.
- Chu Yunfei broke through to the Divine Sea Realm, uncovered the Samsara Soul-Forging Scripture, and tempered his soul before arriving in the imperial capital.
- Wen Daoyuan told Chu Yunfei that the Jade Firmament Sect had been destroyed and its Nine-Aperture Life-Restoring Pill stolen, while Chu Yunfei suspected Ling Zhantian was involved.
- Chu Yunfei met Qin Yangui, returned Lu Shaoyuan’s remains and letter, and joined her in suspecting that the Blood Baleful Intent Tower was behind a hidden scheme connected to the grand competition.
- Chu Yunfei and Lin Wanyin reconciled, confessed their feelings, and resumed their relationship while Situ Shuang'er secretly overheard them.
- Chu Yunfei prepared for the competition by cultivating, asking Wen Jiao to gather demonic beast corpses and soul-nourishing herbs, and reaching the Divine Sea Realm Sixth Layer with refined origin energy.
- A woman in black demonstrated dangerous mind-controlling power, killed a rogue cultivator through his own men, and announced that she looked forward to seeing Qin Hao face Chu Yunfei.
- Ling Chengxuan revealed to Chu Yunfei that he was the Blood Baleful Intent Tower’s young tower master and that Ling Zhantian had murdered his birth family to obtain his special physique origin.
- Ling Chengxuan explained that Ling Zhantian planned to use a demonic formation and special physique origins to repair his Dao injuries, and Chu Yunfei realized Ling Xueyao could be a target.