Arc 21The Heavenly Demon Counterattack
After the True Spirit Realm defeated the invasion, Kong Wenxuan refined his divine swords, represented the Kong Household at the imperial assembly, and led its forces into the counterattack on the Heavenly Demon Grotto-Heaven. The Kong Household fought the Peacock Demon Race at Spirit Taming Pass, but the Demon-Summoning Banner descended and turned the battle against them.
- The Lu Household and the Extended Net Moon Deer True Spirit defeated the invading forces, though the surviving Seventh-Tier martial cultivator escaped.
- Kong Wenxuan ranked first among the Low-Grade True Spirit Lineages in battlefield merits and received rewards for the Kong Household.
- Kong Wenxuan refined the Black Water Divine Sword into a Fourth-Tier Law Treasure, then returned to Peacock County for the Golden Crow Imperial Dynasty’s early grand court assembly.
- The imperial assembly rewarded the Kong Household, and Divine Lord Luan offered Kong Wenxuan a path to advance his household if it returned to Azure Luan Commandery, but Kong Wenxuan declined.
- Kong Wenxuan used South Mountain Stubborn Stone to refine the Yellow Earth Divine Sword as the Kong Household assembled its forces for the counterattack.
- Divine Lord Bi Sitong led the armies of Bifang, Qinggeng, and Huodou Commanderies through the rift into the Heavenly Demon Grotto-Heaven, where they attacked Spirit Taming Pass.
- Seven-Colored Peacock demons trapped Kong Wenxuan’s forces in illusions, but Kong Wenxuan’s Five-Colored Peacock of starlight awakened his allies and he led a sword assault against the Peacock demons.
- Kong Wenxuan killed one Fourth-Tier Seven-Colored Peacock demon, but the other escaped badly wounded and summoned the Demon-Summoning Banner projection, which healed and strengthened the Peacock forces while suppressing Kong Wenxuan’s army.