Arc 2Shadow Pavilion’s Rise

Luo Tian’s schemes drew the Ghost King Sect, Falling Rosy Clouds Sect, and Blood Kill Organization into an attack on the Shadow Pavilion, which he defeated and absorbed. With the pavilion expanding and the system upgraded, Luo Tian began preparing to take over the Heavenly Star Dynasty and learned that second prince Murong Chong had returned.

  • Luo Tian’s sword art exposed him as Sun Qi’s killer, so the Ghost King Sect and Falling Rosy Clouds Sect investigated while Luo Tian disguised himself and set his followers against their forces.
  • Luo Tian awakened a lightning attribute and mastered Lightning Shadow Movement Art, then arranged Gui Ming’s death, deepening the conflict between the two sects.
  • The Ghost King Sect and Falling Rosy Clouds Sect joined forces with the Blood Kill Organization to attack the Shadow Pavilion, but Luo Tian’s experts killed their leaders and routed their forces.
  • Luo Tian advanced his own cultivation and strengthened his followers, then sent Yan Nantian to destroy the Ghost King Sect and claim its headquarters for the Shadow Pavilion.
  • The Shadow Pavilion absorbed the Blood Kill Organization, while the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect sought help from its ancestor and the imperial family considered Luo Tian’s suspected identity as Tian Luo.
  • After a system upgrade added new rewards and an exchange shop, Luo Tian summoned Yuan Tiangang, Fu Hongxue, and Bi Yiren and directed them to expand the pavilion and prepare to take over the dynasty.
  • Luo Tian heard at the Heavenly Star Restaurant that second prince Murong Chong had returned after becoming a disciple of the Blood God Sect.
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Ch. 26Twin-Horned Poison Crocodile Beast

Luo Tian killed a Twin-Horned Poison Crocodile Beast and then slaughtered Sun Qi and the Ghost King Sect disciples who tried to rob him. He collected the beast’s corpse and left, intending to use the conflict to provoke trouble between the Ghost King Sect and the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect.

  • Luo Tian accepted a random quest to kill the Twin-Horned Poison Crocodile Beast and fought it with the Falling Rosy Clouds Sword Art.
  • Luo Tian defeated the beast with Setting Sun and Long Rainbow as Ghost King Sect disciples arrived, led by Sun Qi.
  • The Ghost King Sect disciples demanded Luo Tian’s treasures and tried to surround him, so he killed Sun Qi and several others with his sword.
  • The remaining disciples tried to flee, but Luo Tian killed them with Afterglow of the Setting Sun.
  • Luo Tian considered how the Ghost King Sect might blame the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect for the sword art, collected the beast’s corpse, and left.

Ch. 27The Ghost King Sect's Fury

After Sun Qi’s soul jade shattered, Qi Tianlong sent Grand Elder Gui Ming to investigate the Gloomy Shadow Mountain Range. Gui Ming used a secret art to identify a powerful young man from the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect as the killer, then ordered a wanted notice as news of the incident began spreading.

  • A deacon reported Sun Qi’s shattered soul jade, and Qi Tianlong ordered an investigation into the Gloomy Shadow Mountain Range.
  • Gui Ming and elite disciples searched the mountains and found Sun Qi’s clothing, bloodstains, and scattered remains.
  • Gui Ming performed the Image Retention Technique and saw a young man kill Sun Qi and the other disciples in two moves.
  • Gui Ming identified the young man’s swordsmanship as the Falling Rosy Clouds Sword Art and judged him to possess late Yin-Yang Realm cultivation.
  • Gui Ming recorded the young man’s image, ordered a full-scale wanted notice, and returned to the sect with the remains as news of the killing spread.

Ch. 28Qi Tianlong vs. Liu Ran

After Qi Tianlong accused the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect of killing his disciple, he fought Liu Ran but left when neither sect master could win. Liu Ran ordered an investigation into Tian Luo, suspecting the young inner disciple might be connected to the incident and could be trying to provoke a war.

  • Qi Tianlong learned that his disciple Sun Qi and several elite disciples had been killed by someone using the Falling Rosy Clouds Sword Art, then demanded an explanation from Liu Ran.
  • Qi Tianlong showed Liu Ran footage of the killer, but Liu Ran denied that the evidence proved the culprit belonged to his sect.
  • Qi Tianlong and Liu Ran fought with their signature techniques for half an hour, then Qi Tianlong gave the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect three days to hand over the killer before leaving.
  • Liu Ran convened an emergency meeting and learned that the newly promoted inner disciple Tian Luo had accepted a four-star mission in the Shadow Mountains.
  • After questioning Yun Youzi about Tian Luo, Liu Ran ordered the elders to investigate the Shadow Mountains, capture Tian Luo, and uncover his identity and purpose.

Ch. 29The Ghost King Sect's Wanted Notice

Qi Tianlong gathered the Ghost King Sect elders to organize a hunt for the person who killed Sun Qi and other disciples, accusing the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect because the murderer had used its sword art. As the sect publicized a lavish reward and threatened war, rumors spread across Heavenly Star City, leaving the killer’s identity and backing uncertain.

  • Qi Tianlong showed the elders a portrait of Sun Qi’s killer and ordered Ghost King Sect disciples to report any sightings without confronting the mid Yin-Yang Realm target.
  • Qi Tianlong said he had fought Liu Ran to a draw and given the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect three days to surrender the murderer or face war.
  • Qi Tianlong ordered a black-market reward of a mid-grade Profound-tier cultivation method, one million low-grade spirit stones, and inner-disciple status for useful information, and said he would hire the Blood Kill Organization.
  • News of Sun Qi’s death and the confrontation between Qi Tianlong and Liu Ran spread through Heavenly Star City, where people speculated about the murderer’s identity and connections.
  • Desperate outlaws set out for the Gloomy Shadow Mountain Range to search for the killer as rumors of a sect conflict stirred across the dynasty.

Ch. 30The Blood Kill Organization

Qi Tianlong hired the Blood Kill Organization to hunt Luo Tian and attack the Shadow Pavilion, while Luo Tian learned of the threat and ordered retaliatory operations against the Ghost King Sect. As assassins began choosing targets, Luo Tian changed his appearance and continued through the Gloomy Shadow Mountain Range.

  • Qi Tianlong commissioned the Blood Kill Organization to find Sun Qi's killer and offered additional payment for killing a Shadow Pavilion hall master or elder.
  • Ding Chunqiu warned Luo Tian that the Ghost King Sect had exposed his connection to the Falling Rosy Clouds Sword Art, posted a wanted notice, and hired assassins against him and the Shadow Pavilion.
  • Luo Tian decided to abandon his old identity, ordered Ding Chunqiu to gather intelligence, and directed the Six Sword Slaves, Han Tang, and Lü Baichuan to attack the Ghost King Sect.
  • Luo Tian disguised himself as a muscular, bearded middle-aged man and continued through the Gloomy Shadow Mountain Range.
  • The Blood Lord assigned Lin Zheng to assassinate a Shadow Pavilion leader, and Lin Zheng chose Lü Baichuan as his target.

Ch. 31Luo Tian's Scheme

The Ghost King Sect and Falling Rosy Clouds Sect blamed each other for Sun Qi’s death, while both investigated the mysterious Tian Luo. Their grand elders, Gui Ming and Lin Ye, clashed in the Gloomy Shadow Mountain Range but agreed to search for Tian Luo together; the real culprit, Luo Tian, remained hidden nearby.

  • Qi Tianlong ordered Ghost King Sect disciples to kill Falling Rosy Clouds Sect members and sent more elites into the mountains to find Sun Qi’s killer.
  • Liu Ran rejected a direct war, spread word that someone had impersonated a Falling Rosy Clouds Sect disciple, and sent elders to investigate, naming Tian Luo as suspicious.
  • Gui Ming and Lin Ye confronted each other in the Gloomy Shadow Mountain Range and fought to a standstill.
  • Lin Ye argued that Sun Qi’s death had been staged to provoke conflict and identified Tian Luo as a suspect who had accepted an A-rank mission and learned the sect’s sword art.
  • Gui Ming and Lin Ye agreed to search separately for Tian Luo and uncover his background.

Ch. 32Training the Lightning Shadow Movement Art

Luo Tian accepted a deadly quest to master Lightning Shadow Movement Art by enduring repeated lightning strikes. He survived, activated a developing lightning attribute, completed the quest, and wondered whether his bloodline could eventually grant him the mutated Lightning Spirit Physique.

  • Luo Tian accepted the SS-rank quest despite the risk of being reduced to ashes, relying on Vajra Force to protect him.
  • Luo Tian endured repeated lightning strikes while circulating Vajra Force and using Spirit-Devouring Great Art and Qi and Blood Pills to sustain himself.
  • Luo Tian awakened a lightning attribute as his body recovered from the lightning, then mastered Lightning Shadow Movement Art and discovered his speed greatly exceeded Gale Steps.
  • The system awarded Luo Tian a Gold-Rank Summoning Card and showed that his special physique had a lightning attribute capable of further development.
  • The system explained that bloodline origin could activate a physique and said Luo Tian might eventually develop a mutated Lightning Spirit Physique.

Ch. 33Surrounding and Killing the Ghost King Sect's Grand Elder

Luo Tian used the Shadow Pavilion to ambush and kill Gui Ming, the Ghost King Sect's Grand Elder, deep in the Gloomy Shadow Mountain Range, hoping to inflame the Ghost King Sect's conflict with the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect. After Han Tang and Lü Baichuan advanced to the early Tribulation Transcendence realm, Luo Tian left the sects to blame each other and continue falling into his trap.

  • Ding Chunqiu warned Luo Tian that the Ghost King Sect and Falling Rosy Clouds Sect had joined forces to investigate Sun Qi's death.
  • Luo Tian accepted a system mission to kill Gui Ming and ordered Han Tang and Lü Baichuan to attack him and stoke conflict between the sects.
  • Han Tang and Lü Baichuan killed Gui Ming and the Ghost King Sect members in the mountain range, then collected Gui Ming's head and withdrew with the Shadow Pavilion assassins.
  • Luo Tian directed Han Tang and Lü Baichuan to return to Fengluo City, and the system rewarded him with a Gold-Rank Summoning Card and two cultivation advancement cards.
  • Luo Tian used the advancement cards on Han Tang and Lü Baichuan, who broke through to the early Tribulation Transcendence realm on their way back.
  • News of Gui Ming's death spread, prompting suspicion of the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect and sharpening tensions between the two sects as Luo Tian disappeared from the mountain range.

Ch. 34The Ghost King Sect's Response

After Grand Elder Gui Ming was killed, Qi Tianlong investigated the scene and concluded that the Shadow Pavilion was responsible, possibly in league with the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect. Luo Tian realized his attempt to make the factions fight had failed and returned toward Fengluo City as Qi Tianlong prepared to avenge Gui Ming and destroy the Shadow Pavilion.

  • A steward told Qi Tianlong that Gui Ming and the disciples who accompanied him had died, and Qi Tianlong rushed to the Gloomy Shadow Mountain Range.
  • Qi Tianlong found Gui Ming's headless, heavily wounded body and the dead Ghost King Sect disciples, then sensed that they had been lured into a carefully planned ambush.
  • Qi Tianlong linked the poisoned needles to the Shadow Pavilion and suspected it was conspiring with the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect against the Ghost King Sect.
  • Qi Tianlong unleashed his fury, collected Gui Ming's corpse, and returned to the Ghost King Sect to convene an emergency meeting.
  • Luo Tian realized Qi Tianlong had identified the Shadow Pavilion and admitted his plan to turn the factions against each other had failed, then hurried toward Fengluo City.
  • Qi Tianlong decided to avenge Gui Ming and use the incident as an opportunity to eradicate the Shadow Pavilion.

Ch. 35Ancestor Guixuan

Qi Tianlong told the Ghost King Sect elders that the Shadow Pavilion had killed the First and Fifth Elders and might be allied with the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect. Ancestor Guixuan ordered the sect to prepare to destroy the Shadow Pavilion, but told Qi Tianlong to test the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect’s intentions before deciding how to proceed.

  • Qi Tianlong gathered the Ghost King Sect elders and blamed the Shadow Pavilion for the deaths of the First and Fifth Elders, while suspecting the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect had helped it.
  • Qi Tianlong announced plans to mobilize the sect for war and went to seek Ancestor Guixuan’s support.
  • Qi Tianlong recounted the Shadow Pavilion’s rise, Sun Qi’s murder, and the ambush that killed the First Elder, noting that the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect’s First Elder had escaped unharmed.
  • Ancestor Guixuan ordered the Ghost King Sect to recall its disciples and prepare to destroy the Shadow Pavilion, rejecting the need to hire the Blood Kill Organization.
  • Ancestor Guixuan told Qi Tianlong to sound out the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect and judge its allegiance by whether it agreed to join the attack.

Ch. 36The Falling Rosy Clouds Sect and the Ghost King Sect Joined Forces

Qi Tianlong pressured Liu Ran into joining the Ghost King Sect and Blood Slaughter in a secret operation to destroy the Shadow Pavilion. The forces planned to rendezvous in Fengluo City tomorrow night, leaving the assault preparations underway.

  • Qi Tianlong threatened that the Ghost King Sect would attack the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect if it refused to join the campaign against the Shadow Pavilion.
  • Qi Tianlong explained that the Shadow Pavilion had allegedly stirred conflict between the sects and that the Blood Slaughter Organization would join the attack.
  • Liu Ran suspected that the person who killed Sun Qi with the Falling Rosy Clouds Sword Art belonged to the Shadow Pavilion, and Qi Tianlong agreed it was likely.
  • Liu Ran agreed to send elite fighters and stronger elders, while Qi Tianlong urged the forces to keep the operation secret and prepare for the Shadow Pavilion's hidden experts.
  • Qi Tianlong and Liu Ran agreed to gather at Fengluo City tomorrow night, and Qi Tianlong returned to the Ghost King Sect to prepare.

Ch. 37Summoned Characters: Jing Wuming and Bai Tianyu

After learning that the Ghost King Sect and the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect might attack Shadow Pavilion together, Luo Tian summoned three powerful fighters to strengthen his defenses. He assigned them roles and sent them to learn about the world as the coming battle drew near.

  • Ding Chunqiu reported that the Ghost King Sect and the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect were likely planning a joint surprise attack, and Luo Tian ordered him to remain in the capital.
  • Luo Tian assessed Shadow Pavilion’s strength and used three Gold Summoning Cards to summon Jing Wuming, Bai Tianyu, and Tianshan Tonglao.
  • Bai Tianyu told Luo Tian that his fighting strength could reach the early Reincarnation Realm and that he could slay ordinary Reincarnation Realm cultivators.
  • Luo Tian appointed Jing Wuming and Bai Tianyu as Shadow Pavilion elders and Tianshan Tonglao as deputy pavilion master.
  • Luo Tian sent the three new arrivals to find the Six Sword Slaves and learn about the world while Shadow Pavilion prepared for a possible attack within days.

Ch. 38Sign-in Reward: Tribulation Crossing Realm Advancement Card

Luo Tian used a Tribulation Crossing Realm Minor Realm Advancement Card to raise Yan Nantian to the Early Reincarnation Realm, then gathered Shadow Pavilion's leaders to prepare for an attack by three rival powers. He ordered the pavilion to ready for battle while monitoring the imperial family and Vajra Sect, and planned to take over the Ghost King Sect's grounds if they won.

  • Luo Tian signed in and received a Tribulation Crossing Realm Minor Realm Advancement Card, a bottle of Healing Pills, and 100 low-grade spirit stones.
  • Luo Tian used the card on Yan Nantian, who broke through from the peak of the Tribulation Crossing Realm to the Early Reincarnation Realm.
  • Luo Tian checked Yan Nantian's information and summoned Shadow Pavilion's experts to a meeting.
  • Luo Tian warned that the Ghost King Sect and Falling Rosy Clouds Sect planned to attack, while the Blood Kill Organization might also strike.
  • Luo Tian said the imperial family and Vajra Sect were the greater risks, and revealed that Ding Chunqiu's agents were monitoring them.
  • Luo Tian ordered the Six Sword Slaves to ambush enemy disciples and told Shadow Pavilion to prepare for battle and destroy the three attacking powers.

Ch. 39Three forces attack

Luo Tian accepted an SS-rank mission to destroy the Ghost King Sect, Falling Rosy Clouds Sect, and Blood Kill Organization as they invaded Fengluo City. The three forces surrounded the Shadow Pavilion, while the eldest prince watched from the capital and planned to exploit the battle afterward.

  • Luo Tian accepted the system's SS-rank mission to annihilate the three hostile forces within three days.
  • Qi Tianlong, Liu Ran, the Blood Lord, and their forces traveled to Fengluo City and prepared to attack the Shadow Pavilion.
  • The eldest prince received news of the invasion and ordered his agents to monitor the battle, intending to subjugate the survivors.
  • The three forces arrived at the Shadow Pavilion's base and surrounded it on Qi Tianlong's command.
  • Qi Tianlong accused the Shadow Pavilion of killing Ghost King Sect elders and disciples, then vowed to destroy it.

Ch. 40The great battle 1

Luo Tian and the Shadow Pavilion’s fighters confronted Qi Tianlong’s Ghost King Sect and Falling Rosy Clouds Sect, and a battle broke out. As the combat spread across the battlefield, Tianshan Tonglao overpowered Ancestor Guixuan in their opening clash.

  • Luo Tian masked his face and led Yan Nantian, Tianshan Tonglao, and the Shadow Pavilion’s other experts outside to meet the arriving forces.
  • Luo Tian challenged Qi Tianlong, and Yan Nantian revealed himself as the Shadow Pavilion’s master after Qi Tianlong demanded to see him.
  • Qi Tianlong ordered his forces to attack, and Luo Tian directed the Shadow Pavilion fighters to leave no invaders alive.
  • The Six Sword Slaves, Lü Baichuan, Han Tang, Jing Wuming, and other experts engaged the Ghost King Sect and Falling Rosy Clouds Sect fighters.
  • Luo Tian evaded Ancestor Guixuan’s attack with Thunder Shadow Steps and sent Tianshan Tonglao to fight him.
  • Tianshan Tonglao and Ancestor Guixuan exchanged powerful techniques, and Guixuan staggered back while she remained standing firm.

Ch. 41The Great Battle, Part 2

Luo Tian used a system trial card to reach the peak Tribulation Transcendence realm and defeated the Blood Lord with Bone-Dissolving Soft Palm. The Blood Lord was left poisoned and helpless as the battle against the Shadow Pavilion continued.

  • The Blood Lord targeted Luo Tian while Bai Tianyu fought Qi Tianlong and the other Shadow Pavilion fighters battled the Ghost King Sect and Falling Rosy Clouds Sect.
  • Luo Tian used a Peak Tribulation Transcendence Realm Trial Card and asked Yan Nantian to let him face the Blood Lord.
  • The Blood Lord attacked with Blood Fury Strike, but Luo Tian countered with Bone-Dissolving Soft Palm and sent him flying.
  • Luo Tian revealed that the palm strike had sent a spreading black line through the Blood Lord's meridians and warned that resisting it would hasten his death.

Ch. 42The Ghost King Sect's Secret Art

The Ghost King Sect’s Ancestor Guixuan used Netherworld Transformation to raise his cultivation to the mid Reincarnation realm and injure Tianshan Tonglao. Yan Nantian stepped in, revealed his genuine early Reincarnation realm cultivation, and killed Guixuan with Divine Sword Art.

  • Ancestor Guixuan activated Netherworld Transformation, raising his cultivation from the peak Tribulation Transcendence realm to the mid Reincarnation realm.
  • Ancestor Guixuan struck Tianshan Tonglao with Netherworld Kill, injuring her and forcing her to retreat.
  • Yan Nantian blocked Ancestor Guixuan’s attack on Tianshan Tonglao and ordered her to tend to her injuries.
  • Yan Nantian countered Ancestor Guixuan’s Shield of Forest Ghosts with Divine Sword Art and warned that the shield would not withstand another strike.
  • Ancestor Guixuan admitted defeat and begged to negotiate, but Yan Nantian struck him down with Divine Sword Strike.

Ch. 43The great battle ends

Luo Tian's Shadow Pavilion defeated the Ghost King Sect, the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect, and Blood Slaughter, killing their leaders despite the Blood Lord's surrender. News of the Shadow Pavilion's Reincarnation Realm master reached the eldest prince, who recognized the danger to the imperial family and resolved to inform his father.

  • Qi Tianlong fled after Ancestor Guixuan's death, but Yan Nantian caught and killed him with his sword.
  • Liu Ran killed himself after lamenting that he had led the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect to ruin.
  • Luo Tian ordered the remaining forces killed and rejected the Blood Lord's plea to surrender.
  • The Shadow Pavilion's fighters began clearing the battlefield as Fengluo City's witnesses and spies spread news of its power.
  • The black market's leader sent a jade talisman reporting the battle to the eldest prince, who decided to inform his father.

Ch. 44Rewards in Hand

After completing an SS-rank mission, Luo Tian collected powerful rewards and used several cards to strengthen himself and the Shadow Pavilion’s summoned experts. He arranged to send three thousand personnel to the capital, then prepared to learn Thunderstorm Fist.

  • Luo Tian received mission rewards, combined three Silver Summoning Cards into a Gold Summoning Card, and scheduled the deployment of three thousand personnel to the capital in an hour.
  • Luo Tian notified Ding Chunqiu to prepare the capital base for the personnel and the Shadow Pavilion’s official opening, and Ding Chunqiu agreed to make arrangements.
  • Luo Tian used a Two-Year Cultivation Advancement Card on himself and advanced from the late yin-yang realm to the early tribulation transcendence realm.
  • Luo Tian used Yin-Yang Realm Advancement Cards on the Six Sword Slaves, bringing all of them into the yin-yang realm.
  • Luo Tian used Tribulation Crossing Realm Minor Realm Advancement Cards on Tianshan Tonglao and Jing Wuming, raising them to the early reincarnation realm and mid tribulation crossing realm respectively.
  • Luo Tian reviewed the Thunderstorm Fist’s effects, recognized that his lightning attribute met its requirements, and decided to handle Shadow Pavilion business before cultivating it.

Ch. 45Reactions from all sides 1

Luo Tian accepted a quest to wipe out the Ghost King Sect and ordered Yan Nantian to seize its base for the Shadow Pavilion. After learning that the sect alliance’s leaders had been defeated by the Shadow Pavilion, Grand Elder Lin Ye rushed to alert the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect’s ancestor.

  • Luo Tian accepted the system’s A-rank quest to eliminate the Ghost King Sect and chose its base as the Shadow Pavilion’s new headquarters.
  • Luo Tian ordered Yan Nantian to attack the Ghost King Sect, secure its resources, and have capital intelligence agents and Ding Chunqiu intercept anyone fleeing.
  • A Ghost King Sect deacon discovered that the soul jades of the sect’s ancestor, sect master, and elders had shattered, then warned the remaining members and decided to escape.
  • Grand Elder Lin Ye learned that the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect’s sect master and several elders had died, then received reports that Luo Tian had defeated the Ghost King Sect’s ancestor and that the Shadow Pavilion’s young master had incapacitated the Blood Lord.
  • Lin Ye hurried to the forbidden area, knelt before the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect’s ancestor, and asked him to leave seclusion to protect the sect.

Ch. 46Reactions from all sides 2

After the Shadow Pavilion wiped out the forces that attacked it, Li Xing and Murong Fu learned that its master was an early Reincarnation Realm expert and considered how to protect their respective powers. They suspected the mysterious pavilion came from beyond the Heavenly Star Dynasty and left the story facing a potential crisis.

  • The Grand Elder told Li Xing that the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect master, Liu Ran, had died alongside leaders from the Ghost King Sect and the Blood Kill Organization while attacking the Shadow Pavilion.
  • The Grand Elder explained that Sun Qi's murder with Falling Rosy Clouds Sect sword techniques had triggered the Ghost King Sect's investigation and that the Shadow Pavilion had ambushed its Grand Elder.
  • Li Xing concluded that someone had tried to provoke a war between the two sects and ordered the Grand Elder to activate the sect-protecting formation while he sought help from the imperial family and Vajra Temple.
  • Murong Yi told Murong Fu that the imperial family had commissioned the black market mission against the Ghost King Sect's Grand Elder and suspected the Shadow Pavilion's young master was the vanished disciple Tian Luo.
  • Murong Fu connected Tian Luo and the Shadow Pavilion to Fengluo City, then decided to ask his returning second son about the pavilion and consult the imperial ancestor.

Ch. 47The destruction of the Ghost King Sect

After Yan Nantian shattered the Ghost King Sect’s protective formation, the Shadow Pavilion slaughtered its remaining members and claimed the grounds as a temporary headquarters. In Fengluo City, Luo Tian received the mission rewards, tested his Thunderstorm Fist, and heard that the system was upgrading.

  • Ding Chunqiu’s assassins killed Ghost King Sect members who tried to flee and sealed the sect’s grounds.
  • Yan Nantian arrived with Tianshan Tonglao, Han Tang, Lü Baichuan, and other experts, then shattered the protective formation with a sword strike.
  • Yan Nantian ordered the Shadow Pavilion to attack, and its members slaughtered everyone remaining in the Ghost King Sect.
  • Yan Nantian ordered his subordinates to bury the bodies, collect the resources, and repair the grounds for use as the Shadow Pavilion’s temporary headquarters.
  • Luo Tian received a Bronze Summoning Card and 1,000,000 low-grade spirit stones, then used his Thunderstorm Fist to leave deep imprints in a wall.
  • The system announced that it was beginning a version upgrade, and Luo Tian welcomed the news.

Ch. 48The Blood Kill Organization Submits

After the Shadow Pavilion destroyed the Ghost King Sect, the remaining hall masters of the Blood Kill Organization pledged allegiance and joined its ranks. The Vajra Sect’s abbot, Yuanzhen, learned of the Shadow Pavilion’s rise and chose to wait and see whether it would approach his sect.

  • The Blood Kill Organization’s hall masters agreed to seek the Shadow Pavilion’s protection and sent representatives to its capital base.
  • Ding Chunqiu consulted Luo Tian, who accepted the Blood Kill Organization and assigned its leaders as Earth-grade assassins while directing its other members and assets into the Shadow Pavilion.
  • The Blood Kill Organization’s remaining members handed over their resources and intelligence files and joined the Shadow Pavilion.
  • A monk told Yuanzhen that the Shadow Pavilion had destroyed the Ghost King Sect and absorbed the Blood Kill Organization.
  • Yuanzhen told the monk not to interfere for now and to notify him if anyone from the Shadow Pavilion came to the Vajra Sect.

Ch. 49Direction of development

Months after Luo Tian founded the Shadow Pavilion, he learned that the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect and the imperial family might be joining forces and ordered them monitored. The system upgrade gave him new ways to earn and spend fortune points, and he gained the Eye of Detection.

  • Luo Tian met with the Shadow Pavilion's senior members and ordered them to monitor the imperial family and the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect after hearing their leaders had met.
  • Ding Chunqiu reported that the Treasure Gathering Pavilion was a powerful neutral organization, and Luo Tian ordered intelligence gathering across the Southern Region.
  • The system upgrade added fortune-point rewards, an exchange shop, item transfers for summoned characters, and rewards for their breakthroughs.
  • Luo Tian examined the exchange shop and learned that the Eye of Detection could reveal a person's origins, disguises, loyalty, and other hidden details.
  • Luo Tian used the Eye of Detection on himself and felt a strange current of Qi and electrical sensations in his eyes.

Ch. 50Summoned Characters: Yuan Tiangang and Fu Hongxue

Luo Tian summoned Yuan Tiangang, Fu Hongxue, and Bi Yiren, assigning Yuan to establish a second faction beyond the dynasty while the other two joined the Shadow Pavilion. While dining in disguise at Heavenly Star Restaurant, Luo Tian overheard that second prince Murong Chong had returned after two years with the Blood God Sect.

  • Luo Tian used a Character Summoning Card to summon Yuan Tiangang, whose peak Reincarnation Realm cultivation and varied skills impressed him.
  • Luo Tian gave Yuan Tiangang ten million high-grade spirit stones and communication talismans, then sent him beyond the dynasty alone to investigate and establish a second faction.
  • Luo Tian used his remaining Character Summoning Cards to summon Fu Hongxue and Bi Yiren, then told them to familiarize themselves with the Shadow Pavilion and prepare to help take over the Heavenly Star Dynasty.
  • Luo Tian went in disguise to the Heavenly Star Restaurant and listened to nearby martial artists while he ate.
  • A martial artist revealed that second prince Murong Chong had returned and had once been taken as a disciple by the powerful Blood God Sect.
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