Arc 15Annan Kingdom Crisis

Li Yunjing advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm, destroyed the Ancient Hidden Sect and a Corpse King Valley attacker, and drew the Yuheng Branch back toward the Luozhen Sect. After uncovering a Grotto-Heaven Divine Seal and recovering the Luozhen Mystic Pagoda, he began removing the Supreme Cloud Geng Metal Qi from Nangong Ye, triggering a strange vision.

  • Li Yunjing and the White Jade Palace grandmasters defeated the invading Devil Cultivators, and Zhang Jianchen rewarded the Luozhen Sect with the Extreme Crossing Boat refinement method and a higher rating.
  • After three months of tempering in the Five Aggregates Cauldron, Li Yunjing condensed a Nascent Soul and celebrated his breakthrough with the sect.
  • Li Yunjing accepted Jin Ruoxu’s proposal to explore Dao Lord Xuanchen’s cave abode with a small group from the Luozhen Sect.
  • Li Yunjing killed a modified giant bear and Dong Wu, then defeated He Xun after learning that the Ancient Hidden Sect was manipulating events in the Annan Kingdom.
  • Li Yunjing joined Xiao Tianxing, Cao Lie, and Su Shuanghua in destroying the Ancient Hidden Sect and its mountain-bound leader, then refined the leader’s Nascent Soul into the Nine True Magnetic Light Sword.
  • Hu Yan revealed that Luozhen Sect disciples were threatening the Annan Kingdom over an inherited seal, and the Five Spirits Lord identified it as a Grotto-Heaven Divine Seal that opened a distant grotto-heaven.
  • Li Yunjing discovered that Mo Xun and the Yuheng Branch were being coerced by Corpse King Valley, killed its golden-armored corpse, and recovered the Luozhen Mystic Pagoda while arranging for the branch’s disciples to cultivate at the Luozhen Lower Court.
  • Li Yunjing returned to the Luozhen Sect and began removing the weakened Supreme Cloud Geng Metal Qi from Nangong Ye, but a force within it produced a scene before him.
Chapters 351–375 Vol. 4 Read

Ch. 351Five People, a Sudden Turn of Events!

Li Yunjing welcomed five White Jade Palace grandmasters who had broken through to Spirit Transformation, then faced a sudden invasion by Devil Cultivators seeking revenge for the Nine Nether Devil Lord. As the attackers questioned their diviner’s results, their three Spirit Transformation leaders launched an assault on the Luozhen Sect.

  • Five White Jade Palace grandmasters emerged from seclusion as Spirit Transformation cultivators and agreed to help Li Yunjing drive out the Devil Cultivators.
  • A vast rift opened in the sky, releasing hundreds of Nascent Soul Devil Cultivators and three Spirit Transformation Early Stage leaders.
  • Li Yunjing sent one grandmaster to tell his master to activate the Extreme Crossing Boats and held back the other four, confident they could handle the invaders.
  • The three Devil Cultivators suspected Ming Daozi had misled them but agreed to destroy the Luozhen Sect and blame him if the divination was wrong.
  • The three Spirit Transformation Devil Cultivators attacked with a devil fist, shadow techniques, and a massive lotus of World-Burning Devil Fire.

Ch. 352Attack, All Three Ships Set Forth

The Luozhen Sect faced a massive attack by Devil Cultivators, but five White Jade Palace Spirit Transformation cultivators and three Extreme Crossing Boats turned the battle in their favor. After the ships killed more than half the Nascent Soul attackers, Li Yunjing ordered them to resume firing and leave no survivors.

  • The Devil Cultivators attacked the Luozhen Sect together, and a White Jade Palace cultivator shielded the sect with a Five Elements array.
  • Five White Jade Palace Spirit Transformation cultivators joined forces against the three Spirit Transformation Devil Cultivators.
  • Li Yunjing ordered the Extreme Crossing Boats to attack the Nascent Soul Devil Cultivators, and their combined arrays killed dozens and wounded many more.
  • The three ships destroyed fewer than half of the hundreds of Devil Cultivators before replacing their energy cores.
  • Li Yunjing ordered the Extreme Crossing Boats to attack again and kill the remaining Devil Cultivators.

Ch. 353Too Late, Completely Wiped Out

Li Yunjing and the White Jade Palace cultivators wiped out the Devil Cultivators attacking the Luozhen Sect, using three Extreme Crossing Boats and killing the three Spirit Transformation leaders. Sikong Ying arrived from Xunxian Town after the battle and learned that the Luozhen Sect had already defeated them.

  • Li Yunjing commanded three Extreme Crossing Boats as their formations killed the hundreds of Nascent Soul Devil Cultivators.
  • Nangong Chengyu praised the boats and joked that ten of them would let him attack the Ten Thousand Devils' Cavern.
  • The five White Jade Palace Spirit Transformation cultivators trapped and killed the three Spirit Transformation Devil Cultivators after they tried to flee.
  • Li Yunjing thanked the White Jade Palace cultivators and ordered the three boats back to the Luozhen Sect.
  • Sikong Ying arrived from Xunxian Town and asked Li Yunjing what had happened.
  • Li Yunjing told Sikong Ying that the Devil Cultivators had been wiped out by the White Jade Palace cultivators and the Luozhen Sect's three Extreme Crossing Boats.

Ch. 354See You Again, Just Ask

After the Luozhen Sect destroyed the Devil Cultivators in the Five Aggregates Plain, Li Yunjing met with Zhang Jianchen to receive rewards and request greater support for developing wilderness. Zhang Jianchen granted him the Extreme Crossing Boat refining method and unrestricted Merit Point exchange authorization, and Li Yunjing asked to raise the sect's rating to upper-upper.

  • Sikong Ying told Li Yunjing that the Luozhen Sect had wiped out nearly all the Devil Cultivators in the Five Aggregates Plain before the Immortal Alliance could attack.
  • Li Yunjing considered how a higher Immortal Alliance rating could help the Luozhen Sect develop wilderness and receive more support.
  • Sikong Ying recorded Li Yunjing's account of the battle and returned to Xunxian Town while Li Yunjing sent the sect members to rest.
  • Zhang Jianchen praised the Luozhen Sect and offered the method for refining the Extreme Crossing Boat, including permission to customize and sell the boats.
  • Li Yunjing requested authorization to exchange Merit Points for any treasure at any time, and Zhang Jianchen granted it.
  • Li Yunjing asked Zhang Jianchen to raise the Luozhen Sect's rating to upper-upper so it could receive the greatest support for developing wilderness.

Ch. 355A Grudge, Three Months Passed

Li Yunjing secured the Immortal Alliance’s support for the Luozhen Sect’s plans to explore the Great Wilderness’s outskirts, while Five Spirits Lord revealed an old grudge against Patriarch Juechen. After the Five Aggregates Cauldron began tempering Li Yunjing, three months passed as the Luozhen Sect expanded its commerce and established a branch in the Annan Kingdom.

  • Li Yunjing told Zhang Jianchen that the Luozhen Sect would explore only the Great Wilderness’s outskirts, and Zhang Jianchen promised the Immortal Alliance’s support.
  • Five Spirits Lord showed Zhang Jianchen the Five Aggregates Cauldron and asked him to tell Patriarch Juechen to wait in the immortal world so they could settle an old grudge.
  • Five Spirits Lord told Li Yunjing that the restored cauldron could temper him and help him advance to the Nascent Soul realm, then brought him inside to begin.
  • Over the next three months, the Luozhen Chamber of Commerce opened treasure pavilions across the Five Aggregates Plain and formed partnerships with major sects.
  • Nangong Chengyu recruited thirty disciples in the Annan Kingdom, brought Hu An, Hu Ruizhu, Hu Ruiyang, and others back to the Luozhen Sect, and established a branch there.

Ch. 356Nascent Soul Condensation, Celebrate With Me

Li Yunjing successfully condensed his Nascent Soul, becoming a Nascent Soul Cultivator and bringing great joy to the Luozhen Sect. He left his cave abode to celebrate with the sect, ordering rewards for disciples and elders.

  • Zhang Hanpeng instructed newcomers recruited by the Luozhen Sect's Annan Kingdom branch when the Spirit Vein trembled and spiritual energy surged toward Li Yunjing's cave abode.
  • A mighty Dao sound and extraordinary phenomena accompanied Li Yunjing's Golden Core transformation as he condensed a Nascent Soul.
  • Five Spirits Lord congratulated Li Yunjing and explained that reaching the Nascent Soul Realm marked the true beginning of the path to immortality.
  • Li Yunjing emerged from his cave abode, and Fang Hexuan, Nangong Chengyu, Mo Xuan, and the others celebrated his breakthrough.
  • Li Yunjing announced that the sect would celebrate with him and ordered Spirit Stones and pills for disciples and stipends for elders.

Ch. 357Reactions, the Jin Household's Visit

News of Li Yunjing’s Nascent Soul Condensation spread among the Immortal Alliance and other sects, while Li Yunjing discussed the Luozhen Sect’s plans with Mo Xuan. Jin Ruoxu visited the sect and asked Li Yunjing how his grandson Jin Xiaofeng had been behaving.

  • Wang Qianxue, Sikong Ying, Huo Junrui, and Li Jie reacted with envy, irritation, or disbelief to the news that Li Yunjing had become a Nascent Soul True Person.
  • Li Yunjing learned from Mo Xuan that his seclusion had lasted three months and that he had missed the Dao Discussion Conference at Immortal Alliance headquarters.
  • Li Yunjing decided the Luozhen Sect would begin reclaiming land after his Nascent Soul Condensation Grand Ceremony and urged Mo Xuan to prepare to form his core.
  • Jin Xiaofeng told Li Yunjing that his grandfather, Jin Ruoxu, intended to visit the Luozhen Sect, and Li Yunjing arranged preparations to welcome him.
  • Li Yunjing received Jin Ruoxu at the Welcoming Immortal Pavilion, where Jin Ruoxu asked whether Jin Xiaofeng had caused trouble at the sect.

Ch. 358A Wine Vessel, Not Grave Robbing

Jin Ruoxu congratulated Li Yunjing on his Nascent Soul Condensation and offered him a wine vessel recovered from an ancient cultivator’s cave abode, then invited the Luozhen Sect to help excavate it. Li Yunjing hesitated over the dangerous venture until Jin Ruoxu revealed that the cave abode might hold the Earth Vein Return to Origin Scripture, a powerful inheritance useful to the Luozhen Sect.

  • Li Yunjing told Jin Ruoxu that Xiaofeng had behaved well and helped the Luozhen Sect research spirit rice.
  • Jin Ruoxu congratulated Li Yunjing on behalf of the Jin Household and gave him a fifth-grade wine vessel recovered from a senior’s cave abode.
  • Jin Ruoxu explained that the vessel turned any liquid into wine and described the failed attempt by an Earth Vein Dao cultivator to achieve immortality.
  • Jin Ruoxu invited Li Yunjing and the Luozhen Sect to join the Jin Household in excavating the senior’s cave abode, while Li Yunjing worried about the danger.
  • Jin Ruoxu revealed that the cave abode might contain the Earth Vein Return to Origin Scripture and argued that the inheritance would benefit the Luozhen Sect.

Ch. 359A Supreme Treasure, No Choice but to Agree

Li Yunjing accepted Jin Ruoxu’s proposal to explore Dao Lord Xuanchen’s cave abode after learning it contained the Earth Vein Return to Origin Scripture and the Northern Dark Vein-Suppressing Seal. Jin Ruoxu departed after sharing cultivation advice and leaving Jin Xiaofeng at the Luozhen Sect, where Xiaofeng wondered whether his grandfather had sold him off.

  • Li Yunjing weighed the advantages of the Earth Vein Dao and declined Jin Ruoxu’s proposal, citing the Luozhen Sect’s weakness.
  • Jin Ruoxu revealed that Dao Lord Xuanchen’s cave abode held the Northern Dark Vein-Suppressing Seal, which could command the Northern Dark Earth Vein, and explained the Jin Household’s reasons for offering the treasures.
  • Li Yunjing accepted the proposal, saying that only he and a few others from the Luozhen Sect would explore the cave abode and asking Jin Ruoxu to inform the Immortal Alliance.
  • Jin Ruoxu shared his Nascent Soul cultivation experience with Li Yunjing before preparing to leave.
  • Jin Ruoxu told Jin Xiaofeng to remain at the Luozhen Sect and put it first, then vanished; Xiaofeng asked Li Yunjing if his grandfather had sold him off.

Ch. 360Coordinates, the Antlered Giant Bear

Li Yunjing traveled to the Annan Kingdom to deal with a Demon Core Perfection beast and discovered it was a giant bear with artificial-looking antlers. He killed the bear and found that its antlers fit into a socket in its head, leaving their origin unexplained.

  • Nangong Chengyu told Li Yunjing that Hu An had requested help with a man-eating great demon in the Annan Kingdom, and Li Yunjing decided to go himself.
  • At the teleportation array, Li Yunjing examined two newly discovered Dao Realms, ruling out the powerful Primordial Beginning Dao Realm and considering the weaker Chenwei Dao Realm for a future visit.
  • Li Yunjing arrived in the Annan Kingdom, met Hu An, and learned that the Demon Beast was at Bear Soul Ridge.
  • Li Yunjing found a sleeping giant bear with antlers, pulled out its soul, and killed it.
  • Li Yunjing removed the antlers and discovered they fit into a socket in the bear's head, though they could be pulled free easily.

Ch. 361Coordinates, Crooked Paths

Li Yunjing recognized the giant bear’s antlers as the work of Body Casting cultivation and discovered a powerful Body Casting disciple had raised it. After exposing himself, he challenged the monster, leaving them poised to fight.

  • Li Yunjing recalled the history of Body Casting disciples and suspected someone had used their methods to modify the giant bear.
  • A tiger-headed, human-bodied, snake-tailed monster arrived, mourned the dead bear, and revealed it had been raising the bear to obtain its antlers for Nascent Soul Condensation.
  • Li Yunjing realized the monster was a highly accomplished Golden Core Perfection Body Casting disciple and learned it belonged to a sect.
  • Seeking Immortal Alliance merit, Li Yunjing revealed himself, resisted the monster’s tiger’s might, and identified its cultivation as a crooked path.
  • The monster asked whether Li Yunjing was a Heavenly Dao guardian, and Li Yunjing said they would either kill him or be killed by him.

Ch. 362True Name, Ancient Hidden Sect

Li Yunjing stopped Dong Wu’s Void Escape, searched his soul, and learned about the hidden Ancient Hidden Sect and its grand elder, He Xun. After killing Dong Wu, Li Yunjing met He Xun, who claimed he had wanted Dong Wu dead and did not intend to oppose him.

  • Dong Wu tried to escape by shedding his snake tail, but Li Yunjing’s Law Power trapped him and prevented his Void Escape.
  • Li Yunjing searched Dong Wu’s soul and learned how Dong Wu’s Body-Forging abilities and rapid cultivation had led him to join the Ancient Hidden Sect.
  • Li Yunjing discovered that the Ancient Hidden Sect manipulated unrest and public stories to conceal its presence in the Annan Kingdom, now Luozhen Sect territory.
  • Li Yunjing crushed Dong Wu’s soul, then encountered He Xun, the Ancient Hidden Sect’s grand elder, who emerged through a crack in the void.
  • He Xun claimed he had wanted Dong Wu gone and said he did not intend to oppose Li Yunjing.

Ch. 363A Close Call, Killing He Xun

Li Yunjing fought He Xun, an Ancient Hidden Sect cultivator whose body was augmented with spiritual iron, jade, and Demon Beast parts, and killed him with the Nine True Magnetic Light Sword. Afterward, Li Yunjing wondered about the power of the Body-Forging Dao but calmed himself before his doubts could summon a heart demon.

  • He Xun tried to recruit Li Yunjing into the Ancient Hidden Sect, but Li Yunjing refused and prepared to fight.
  • He Xun attacked Li Yunjing with his beastlike claw, Fire Crow flames, bone spikes, soul-stealing force, and a torrent of spiritual power.
  • Li Yunjing used the Nine True Magnetic Light Sword to deflect He Xun’s attacks and disrupt the spiritual iron, jade, and Demon Beast parts stitched into his body.
  • Li Yunjing pierced He Xun’s core Spirit-Gathering Jade Marrow, destroying his body and soul.
  • Li Yunjing considered whether the Body-Forging Dao could rival righteous cultivation, then guarded his mind to avoid attracting a heart demon.

Ch. 364Calling for Backup, the Three Arrive

Li Yunjing decided to call on Immortal Alliance allies to help destroy the Ancient Hidden Sect, whose eight remaining Nascent Soul cultivators were too risky for him to face alone. Xiao Tianxing, Cao Lie, and Su Shuanghua arrived at the Luozhen Sect's lower courtyard, heard about the sect, and looked forward to confronting its Body-Forging disciples.

  • Li Yunjing contacted Xiao Tianxing, Cao Lie, Su Shuanghua, and Chu Xin for help; Chu Xin declined because he was refining a newly acquired treasure.
  • Li Yunjing returned to the Luozhen Sect's lower courtyard, asked Hu An to prepare for guests, and agreed to meet Hu An's family, the king of the Annan Kingdom, the day after tomorrow.
  • Xiao Tianxing, Cao Lie, and Su Shuanghua arrived and learned that Li Yunjing had formed his Nascent Soul and that Zhang Jianchen had celebrated by performing the Azure Empyrean Stars Swordsmanship.
  • Li Yunjing asked the three about the Immortal Alliance's Dao Discussion Conference, and they said it had been poorly attended and dull.
  • Li Yunjing told them about the Ancient Hidden Sect and its Body-Forging disciples, and Xiao Tianxing, Cao Lie, and Su Shuanghua showed interest in fighting them.

Ch. 365The Decision: Merging with the Mountain

Li Yunjing and three fellow True Disciples traveled to the Ancient Hidden Sect, where they discovered its leader had merged his body with a mountain. As the eight known body-forging disciples attacked, Li Yunjing exposed one opponent’s hidden weakness and shattered his arm, while another launched a desperate barrage of bone spurs.

  • Cao Lie, Xiao Tianxing, Li Yunjing, and their companion agreed to face the eight body-forging disciples, then left the Luozhen Sect Lower Institute for the Ancient Hidden Sect.
  • Li Yunjing led the group into the sect’s mountain, which revealed itself as the transformed body of a hidden man merged with the mountain.
  • The mountain-man ordered the eight Nascent Soul Early Stage body-forging disciples to attack, and Li Yunjing assigned each of his companions opponents before engaging two himself.
  • Li Yunjing dodged the two disciples’ pincer attack and struck a flaw in the golden-faced disciple’s forged shoulder, breaking his arm and sending him crashing into the mountainside.
  • The bone-spurred disciple, horrified by Li Yunjing’s skill, unleashed all six spurs in a deadly barrage.

Ch. 366The Battle Ends, Another Fight with the Mountain Monster

Li Yunjing killed two Body Casting practitioners with Supreme Unity Pure Subtlety Scripture techniques, then joined Xiao Tianxing, Cao Lie, and Su Shuanghua as they fought the cultivator fused with the mountain. Their attacks damaged and restrained the mountain, while Li Yunjing surveyed it with his Dao Qi.

  • Li Yunjing countered the bone-spurred practitioner's attack with Pure Subtlety Orthodox Thunder, overwhelming him and leaving both opponents desperate.
  • The gold-faced and bone-spurred practitioners burned their Nascent Soul power and launched a final assault, but Li Yunjing destroyed their Body Casting cores and Nascent Souls with Supreme Unity Shatter Illusions Divine Light.
  • Li Yunjing collected the two men's storage rings and saw that Xiao Tianxing, Cao Lie, and Su Shuanghua had also defeated their opponents.
  • The cultivator fused with the mountain summoned two enormous stone palms and attacked the four, enraged that the Ancient Hidden Sect's Nascent Soul Cultivators and his plans had been destroyed.
  • Xiao Tianxing struck a rune node, Cao Lie halted a stone palm with Blazing Sun True Fire, and Su Shuanghua froze the mountain's connection to the earth veins.
  • Li Yunjing swept the battlefield with Supreme Unity Pure Subtlety Dao Qi and perceived the mountain in its entirety.

Ch. 367Victory, Absolutely Not

Li Yunjing and the other three defeated the Body-Forging disciple by exposing and destroying the Nascent Soul hidden inside his mountain body. After refusing to spare him for the people of Annan Kingdom, Li Yunjing stopped Cao Lie from killing him, saying they could use the Nascent Soul for something else.

  • The mountain monster attacked Xiao Tianxing, Cao Lie, Su Shuanghua, and Li Yunjing with stone spears and a falling mountain, while the three senior cultivators struggled to reach its core.
  • Su Shuanghua sealed thirty percent of the earth vein flow, and Li Yunjing used the Supreme Unity Pure Subtlety Dao to locate and lock down the Body-Forging disciple’s Nascent Soul.
  • Xiao Tianxing severed the runic meridians, Cao Lie burned the earth veins, Su Shuanghua froze the Nascent Soul, and Li Yunjing struck it with a Dao Seal, causing the mountain to collapse.
  • Li Yunjing rejected the trapped Nascent Soul’s plea for mercy, citing the people of Annan Kingdom whom the Ancient Hidden Sect had killed.
  • Cao Lie prepared to burn the Nascent Soul, but Li Yunjing stopped him and proposed using it for something else, prompting Cao Lie to warn him against devouring it to cultivate.

Ch. 368Sacrificial Refinement: Refining the Magnetic Sword

Li Yunjing chose to use the captured Evil Cultivator's Nascent Soul for sacrificial refinement rather than consume it, and selected his Nine True Magnetic Light Sword as the treasure to temper. After refining the Nascent Soul into the blade, he felt its power and foundation surge, with a faint Dao resonance appearing on the sword.

  • Li Yunjing explained to Cao and the others that he planned to refine a treasure with the Nascent Soul, and Xiao Tianxing approved the idea.
  • Xiao Tianxing and the others left Li Yunjing alone with the captured Nascent Soul.
  • Li Yunjing chose the Nine True Magnetic Light Sword, then used the Ten Thousand Formations Celestial Pivot Banner to trap the Nascent Soul for the refinement.
  • Li Yunjing drew the Nascent Soul's origin into the sword with its nine streams of magnetic light, destroying the captive's body and soul.
  • The Nine True Magnetic Light Sword erupted with nine-colored light and gained a faint trace of Dao resonance, while Li Yunjing sensed its greatly increased power.

Ch. 369A Meeting, Are You Sure?

Li Yunjing discovered that refining a powerful Nascent Soul had given the Nine True Magnetic Light Sword the potential to become a Spirit Treasure. When Hu Yan revealed that people claiming to belong to the Luozhen Sect were threatening the Annan Kingdom over an inherited seal, Li Yunjing ordered Hu An to investigate.

  • Li Yunjing showed Xiao Tianxing, Cao Lie, and Su Shuanghua the enhanced Nine True Magnetic Light Sword, and promised them a future surprise before they departed.
  • Li Yunjing spent several days at the Luozhen Sect Lower Institute and was satisfied with how it operated.
  • Hu Yan visited Li Yunjing and asked him to save the Annan Kingdom, explaining that a sect of Immortal Masters had targeted it over an inherited seal.
  • Li Yunjing examined the seal and found that it absorbed his Law Power without reacting, then agreed to study it.
  • Hu Yan identified the threatening sect as the Luozhen Sect, shocking Li Yunjing and Hu An.
  • Hu An denied that the Luozhen Sect could be responsible, and Li Yunjing ordered him to find out what was happening.

Ch. 370Yuheng, the Grotto-Heaven Divine Seal

Li Yunjing suspected that Hu Yan’s visitors were descendants of Grandmaster Yuheng’s Luozhen Sect branch and sent Hu An to investigate. While examining Hu Yan’s seal, Li Yunjing learned from the Five Spirits Lord that it was a Grotto-Heaven Divine Seal, but discovered that activating it required filling an entire Grotto-Heaven with Law Power.

  • Li Yunjing heard Hu Yan’s account of the visitors and recognized their jade pendant as resembling the one Grandmaster Yuheng had worn.
  • Li Yunjing considered welcoming Yuheng’s descendants back to the Luozhen Sect and recovering the treasure Yuheng had taken, then waited for Hu An to investigate.
  • Li Yunjing poured much of his Law Power into Hu Yan’s seal, but it showed no reaction, so he replenished his power with the Transcendence and Ascension to Immortality Instruction.
  • The Five Spirits Lord appeared after recovering a tenth of his former strength and identified the seal as a Grotto-Heaven Divine Seal.
  • The Five Spirits Lord explained that the seal opened a Grotto-Heaven and that Li Yunjing could not activate it by himself because doing so required filling the entire Grotto-Heaven with Law Power.

Ch. 371The Map and the Branch Master

Li Yunjing discovered the location of an unclaimed grotto-heaven in the Great Wilderness and considered using it as the foundation for Tianyuan’s sixth province. After Hu An confirmed the Yuheng Branch’s ties to the Luozhen Sect, Li Yunjing met its injured master, Mo Xun, and found a worm draining her vital essence.

  • The Five Spirits Lord used the Grotto-Heaven Divine Seal to reveal a map and located the grotto-heaven more than a million li south of Flying Immortal Prefecture.
  • Li Yunjing decided to plan for claiming the grotto-heaven and making it the center of an effort to establish Tianyuan’s sixth province.
  • Hu An reported that the people he had investigated were genuine Luozhen Sect disciples who revered Yuheng as their patriarch.
  • Li Yunjing followed Hu An to the Yuheng Branch and met its master, Mo Xun, who was suffering from serious internal injuries.
  • Li Yunjing used his Divine Sense to discover a worm wriggling inside Mo Xun’s Dantian and draining her vital essence.

Ch. 372Spiked Tea, Gold-Armored Zombie

Li Yunjing exposed Mo Xun’s poisoned tea and confronted a Corpse King Valley cultivator who had disguised himself to ambush him. After revealing his fake Gold-Armored Corpse body, the Golden Core Perfection attacker withstood Li Yunjing’s sword and counterattacked, leaving the battle unresolved.

  • Li Yunjing detected poison in Mo Xun’s tea, and Hu An demanded an explanation from her.
  • Li Yunjing called out the hidden intruder, who appeared and admitted he had ordered Mo Xun to poison the tea so he could drain Li Yunjing’s Essence Blood.
  • The Corpse King Valley cultivator lunged at Li Yunjing, but a sword strike sent him flying and tore away his disguise.
  • Li Yunjing recognized that the attacker wore armor taken from a Gold-Armored Corpse rather than having refined himself into one.
  • Li Yunjing’s Nine True Magnetic Light Sword pierced the armor but barely penetrated the attacker before the corpse demon struck back with a powerful palm.

Ch. 373The End, Seven Sword Forms

Li Yunjing used the Seven Slaughters Heaven-Slaying Dao Sword Book and the Nine True Magnetic Light Sword to defeat a Golden Core Perfection golden-armored corpse. He returned to the Yuheng Branch, where Hu An congratulated him on the victory.

  • Li Yunjing unleashed the Seven Slaughters sword forms against the golden-armored corpse, using magnetic light and Sword Intent to break through its armor and defenses.
  • The corpse broke free from Li Yunjing's restraints and attacked, but he struck it with the fourth, fifth, and sixth forms until its armor split and its corpse core source was exposed.
  • Li Yunjing used the final form, Slay Heaven, to destroy the corpse's Golden Core corpse core and reduce its body to a lifeless ruin.
  • Li Yunjing reflected on his recent dangerous encounters and returned to the Yuheng Branch.
  • Hu An greeted Li Yunjing and congratulated him on slaying another powerful foe for the Luozhen Sect.

Ch. 374The Pagoda and the Events of the Past

Li Yunjing spared Mo Xun and invited the Yuheng Branch to cultivate at the Luozhen Lower Court, though Mo Xun declined to reunite the branch with the Luozhen Sect. Mo Xun returned the Luozhen Mystic Pagoda and revealed why Patriarch Yuheng had left; Li Yunjing then asked her to explain Corpse King Valley’s attack.

  • Mo Xun asked Li Yunjing to spare the innocent Yuheng Branch disciples, and he said he would not punish her for being forced to act.
  • Li Yunjing invited the Yuheng Branch to return to the Luozhen Sect, but Mo Xun refused and accepted his offer for the disciples to cultivate at the Luozhen Lower Court.
  • Mo Xun showed Li Yunjing the Luozhen Mystic Pagoda and explained that Patriarch Yuheng had been forced to leave with it to preserve the sect’s traditions.
  • Li Yunjing activated and refined the pagoda, discovering rare Nascent Soul-level treasures inside, and promised rewards to the Yuheng Branch for protecting it.
  • Li Yunjing asked Mo Xun how Corpse King Valley had targeted the branch and what its cultivator had wanted.

Ch. 375A Conversation and the Removal of the Root of the Illness

Li Yunjing learned that Corpse King Valley and the Ancient Hidden Sect had planned to devour the Annan Kingdom, then returned to the Luozhen Sect with the Yuheng Branch’s treasures. He began removing the Supreme Cloud Geng Metal Qi from Nangong Ye, but a sudden force erupted within it and showed him a vision.

  • Mo Xun told Li Yunjing that Corpse King Valley had held the Yuheng Branch captive and planned to drain its members’ Essence Blood, while the two Demonic Sects intended to devour the Annan Kingdom.
  • Li Yunjing told Mo Xun that he had already wiped out the Ancient Hidden Sect, then asked Hu An to arrange care for the Yuheng Branch before returning to the Luozhen Sect.
  • Li Yunjing gave Nangong Chengyu the pagoda containing the Luozhen Sect’s exclusive treasures and explained what had happened in the Annan Kingdom.
  • Nangong Chengyu told Li Yunjing that the weakened Supreme Cloud Geng Metal Qi in Nangong Ye could now be removed, so Li Yunjing began the procedure.
  • Li Yunjing’s Law Power tore apart the Supreme Cloud Geng Metal Qi, but a force erupted from within it and a scene appeared before him.
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