Arc 2Xu Fan’s Rise and Challenge

Xu Fan escaped his pursuers, advanced through Qi Refinement, and drew the attention of powerful sects and households. After accepting ties with several factions and climbing the Hidden Dragon Ranking, he defeated Chen Cuo and returned to seclusion.

  • Xu Fan escaped Mu Yunyang and entered Yishan City under the alias Ning Caichen, where Zhao Yuanhai tried to manipulate him into seeking a cultivation method and joining the Zhao Clan.
  • Xu Fan self-destructed to avoid being taken by the Sword Sect, revived at Peach Blossom Spring Lake, and later killed two of the Three Heroes of the Yin Mountains before breaking through to Qi Refinement.
  • Xu Fan killed Mu Fangjin and Han Tianling, then received offers from Tie Shan, Huang Tianfu, Yu Qing, and Yang Haitian, accepting an honorary elder position with the Mystic Yang Sect.
  • Xu Fan reached second-layer Qi Refinement and returned to Changxing Market as Wu Song, where he traded pills with the Fang, Li, and Du Households while seeking Supreme Yin methods.
  • The Fang and Li Households plotted to lure a black flood dragon against Wu Song, while Xu Fan returned to the Mystic Yang Sect to face Chen Cuo’s challenge.
  • Chen Cuo attacked Xu Fan with the seventh form of the Sea-Overturning Saber Technique, but Xu Fan evaded it with Dark Moon Hidden Shadow and defeated him.
  • Xu Fan took a Minor Restoration Pill and returned to seclusion, while Huang Tianfu saw a veiled woman’s pure azure fortune and suspected she was a young Primal Core cultivator.
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Ch. 26The Jade Maiden Society

Xu Fan visited the Drunken Spring Pavilion with Ye Chengjing to gather information about Yin Mountain Prefecture and learned what Immortal Status meant in Great Qin. Their conversation was interrupted when an Innate Grandmaster from the Jade Maiden Society attacked Yu Qing, leaving Ye Chengjing stunned by the possibility that Yu Qing was Innate as well.

  • Xu Fan met Ye Chengjing on the way to the Drunken Spring Pavilion and let him guide them inside.
  • Xu Fan paid five hundred taels for their seats, then asked Ye Chengjing about Yin Mountain Prefecture and whether people with Immortal Status existed.
  • Ye Chengjing explained that clans and sects with Land Immortals had Immortal Status, and said the Saber-Nurturing Valley had a Land Immortal.
  • Yu Qing appeared onstage, but a woman from the Jade Maiden Society rushed forward with a sword and declared that she wanted Yu Qing dead.
  • Ye Chengjing recognized the attacker as an Innate Grandmaster and panicked, while Xu Fan watched from a safer distance.
  • Ye Chengjing wondered aloud whether Yu Qing was also an Innate Grandmaster.

Ch. 27Dirty Water

Xu Fan learned that the Han Household had fabricated a charge against him to draw powerful martial artists into hunting him for Emperor Flow Serum. After discussing the threat with Ye Chengjing, he remained in Yin Mountain Prefecture City, continuing to cultivate toward condensing the Jade Capital Wheel.

  • Xu Fan escaped the Drunken Spring Pavilion with Ye Chengjing as Yu Qing and the Jade Maiden Society's Grandmaster fought, and a plainclothes man ordered Yu Qing to leave the city within three days.
  • Ye Chengjing became distraught after realizing Yu Qing was an Innate Grandmaster, while Xu Fan considered how to prepare for opponents of that strength.
  • Ten days later, Ye Chengjing met Xu Fan, thanked him for saving his life, and offered him a place with the Ye Household.
  • Xu Fan asked about Yu Qing and the Jade Maiden Society, but Ye Chengjing refused to explain his reaction to her strength.
  • Ye Chengjing explained that the Han Household had labeled Xu Fan a Wedding Robe Divine Art cultivator to recruit sect experts and Grandmasters with the promise of Emperor Flow Serum and a chance at fame.
  • Xu Fan understood the Han Household's strategy and accepted Ye Chengjing's offer to seek help from the Ye Household if he ever needed it.

Ch. 28Mystic Yang Sect

After condensing the Jade Capital Wheel and awakening Spiritual Sense, Xu Fan discovered a Spirit Vein beneath Peach Blossom Spring Lake. Mu Yunyang of the Mystic Yang Sect attacked him, but Xu Fan killed Mu Yunyang’s cousin and escaped into the lake.

  • Xu Fan finished condensing the Jade Capital Wheel and used his newly awakened Spiritual Sense to sense a Spirit Vein beneath Peach Blossom Spring Lake.
  • Two Innate Grandmasters arrived and confronted Xu Fan, with the woman revealing that someone had tracked him by his lingering spirit.
  • Mu Yunyang identified himself as a True Disciple of the Mystic Yang Sect and attacked Xu Fan with scorching True Qi.
  • Xu Fan evaded Mu Yunyang’s attacks, then struck through the woman’s chest while Mu Yunyang was focused on their fight.
  • Xu Fan tossed the dying woman toward Mu Yunyang and fled underwater as Mu Yunyang’s punches evaporated the lake around him.

Ch. 29I See You're Here to Pick a Fight, Aren't You?

Xu Fan escaped Mu Yunyang and sold a Blood Dragon Sturgeon in Flowing Cloud Market, earning enough to buy a Storage Bag and the Spirit Eye Technique before settling in Yishan City. After cultivating the technique and preparing to investigate his cultivation method, he asked a stall owner about Purple Mansion Cultivation Methods and drew an irritated response.

  • Xu Fan escaped Mu Yunyang, decided to gather resources before returning to face his pursuers, and caught a Blood Dragon Sturgeon.
  • Disguised as a scarred, bearded man, Xu Fan sold the fish for seven hundred Spirit Stones and bought a Storage Bag and the Spirit Eye Technique.
  • Xu Fan entered Yishan City under the alias Ning Caichen, rented a cave abode, and resolved to investigate whether his cultivation method had a hidden problem.
  • Xu Fan cultivated the Spirit Eye Technique for more than ten days and then went to the inner city's central plaza to look for pills, talismans, cultivation methods, and spells.
  • When Xu Fan asked a slovenly old stall owner whether he had any Purple Mansion Cultivation Methods, the man accused him of picking a fight.

Ch. 30Moonlight Vast Cold Scripture

Xu Fan bought Spirit Essence Pills from a slovenly old man who had tested him with a Great Yin Purple Mansion cultivation method. After the old man secretly tried to influence Xu Fan into seeking another method, the Taiji Dao Evolution Diagram dispelled the urge and Xu Fan suspected he was being guided.

  • The slovenly old man offered Xu Fan the Moonlight Vast Cold Scripture, but Xu Fan rejected it and bought two bottles of Spirit Essence Pills and a Golden Sword Talisman instead.
  • Xu Fan returned to his cave abode, refined a Spirit Essence Pill, and calculated that steady pill use could help him form a Spirit Beginning Wheel in two months but would quickly exhaust his Spirit Stones.
  • The slovenly old man revealed that he had recognized Xu Fan’s Plain Luminary Supreme Yin Wondrous Instruction and planned to offer him an incomplete Purple Mansion cultivation method and guide him toward Nanyue Commandery.
  • The old man used a Divine Ability to plant the intention in Xu Fan’s mind to seek him out before forming a Spirit Beginning Wheel.
  • The Taiji Dao Evolution Diagram dispelled Xu Fan’s sudden urge to return to the old man, and Xu Fan wondered whether someone was influencing him.

Ch. 31Six Wheels

Xu Fan completed Fetal Breathing by condensing the Spirit Beginning Wheel, then tested Zhao Yuanhai’s intentions about joining the Luo Clan. Zhao Yuanhai persuaded him to join the Nanyue Zhao Clan by offering a sixth-grade Supreme Yin Cultivation Method, and Xu Fan accepted.

  • Xu Fan decided to learn martial arts and conceal his Supreme Yin Law Power, while planning to see what Zhao Yuanhai was scheming.
  • Over two months, Xu Fan repeatedly visited the central square and bargained with Zhao Yuanhai while buying Spirit Essence Pills.
  • Xu Fan condensed the Spirit Beginning Wheel, completing Fetal Breathing and bringing himself one step from Qi Refinement.
  • Xu Fan told Zhao Yuanhai he planned to join the Linhai Luo Clan, and Zhao Yuanhai tried to redirect him toward the Nanyue Zhao Clan.
  • Zhao Yuanhai offered Xu Fan a sixth-grade Supreme Yin Cultivation Method if he joined the Zhao Clan, and Xu Fan accepted the offer.

Ch. 32Sword Sect

Xu Fan encountered two Sword Sect cultivators who wanted to take him as their junior brother, while Zhao Yuanhai and Luo Chongyun fought over his fate. After learning Zhao Yuanhai intended to use him for Joint Cultivation, Xu Fan self-destructed and revived at Peach Blossom Spring Lake, determined to grow stronger.

  • Zhao Yuanhai gave Xu Fan the Moonlight Vast Cold Scripture and warned him to avoid Sword Sect and Buddhist cultivators, then hurried after him when he realized he had made a mistake.
  • Xu Fan ran into two Sword Sect cultivators, who identified his exceptional aptitude and declared that he belonged in their sect.
  • Zhao Yuanhai tried to take Xu Fan away, but Luo Chongyun intervened and accused him of wanting to use Xu Fan for Joint Cultivation.
  • Xu Fan realized Joint Cultivation meant refining a person with an Immortal Foundation into a pill, then cursed Zhao Yuanhai and self-destructed before the Sword Sect cultivators could take him.
  • Xu Fan revived at Peach Blossom Spring Lake with the Moonlight Vast Cold Scripture, swore to settle his scores, and resolved to grow stronger as soon as possible.

Ch. 33This Punch Carries Thirty Years of Power

Xu Fan refined Great Yin power while hiding on Peach Blossom Spring Lake, but the Three Heroes of the Yin Mountains tracked him down and surrounded him. He faced their attack with a bluff about his strength, leaving the fight about to begin.

  • Xu Fan weighed the benefits and risks of Great Yin cultivation methods, then disguised himself as Wu Song and spent days refining treasure fish and building his Law Power.
  • The Three Heroes of the Yin Mountains discussed how they had cleared the lake’s island strongholds to lure Xu Fan out, and Yuan Er killed a fisherman’s wife aboard their boat.
  • Xu Fan sensed three Grandmasters approaching and prepared to test his Yin Sha Mysterious Light and Golden Sword Talisman.
  • The three brothers landed around Xu Fan and demanded that he reveal his identity; he changed back to his true appearance.
  • The Three Heroes prepared to attack, and Xu Fan claimed his punch carried thirty years of power.

Ch. 34Qi Refinement Great Cultivator

Xu Fan killed two of the Three Heroes of the Yin Mountains, then broke through to Qi Refinement and hunted a demon fish for its inner core. After Yuan Er reported the deaths to Mu Yunyang, an elder of the Mu Household decided to go after Xu Fan.

  • Xu Fan killed the scholar with a Golden Sword Talisman and defeated the fat man with his Golden Light Technique and Yin Sha Mysterious Light, while Yuan Er fled.
  • Xu Fan looted the two dead men’s cultivation methods, then traveled to another island on Peach Blossom Spring Lake.
  • Xu Fan refined Emperor Flow Serum and Moonlight Yin Qi through eighty-one cycles and broke through to become a Qi Refinement great cultivator.
  • Xu Fan used his Divine Sense to find and kill the demon fish, taking its inner core and absorbing its corpse with the [Taiji Dao Evolution Diagram].
  • Yuan Er told Mu Yunyang that Xu Fan had killed two of the Three Heroes of the Yin Mountains, and a white-haired elder said he would deal with Xu Fan.

Ch. 35And You Still Say You Don't Know Sorcery?

Xu Fan completed his recharge in the Yin Mountains and faced Mu Fangjin, who came to kill him and seize what he believed was a Celestial inheritance. Xu Fan revealed overwhelming power, killed Mu Fangjin, and left Yuan Er terrified.

  • Xu Fan absorbed a Demon Beast’s core to recharge the Taiji Dao Evolution Diagram and considered staying near Peach Blossom Spring Lake.
  • Mu Fangjin arrived with Mu Yunyang and Yuan Er, intending to kill Xu Fan and take his secrets before the Northern Pacification Office could intervene.
  • Mu Fangjin attacked Xu Fan with his Divine Intention, but Xu Fan blocked it with a spirit turtle talisman.
  • Xu Fan struck Mu Yunyang with a Golden Light Technique, then used silver-white light and Yin Sha Mysterious Light to kill Mu Fangjin.
  • Yuan Er watched Mu Fangjin die and trembled, insisting that Xu Fan’s power was sorcery.

Ch. 36Suspected Weapon Master

Xu Fan killed Mu Yunyang and Yuan Er, erased the evidence, and left the Yin Mountains as investigators suspected he had slain Mu Fangjin with the power of a Celestial Person Divine Weapon. Meanwhile, the Han Household was wiped out in Yin Mountain Prefecture City, leaving the Ye Household afraid that Han Tianling would retaliate.

  • Xu Fan looted Mu Yunyang and Yuan Er's corpses, burned them, erased his traces, and headed for Yin Mountain Prefecture City.
  • Tie Shan, Lan Ci, and an old woman found the scorched clearing and considered whether Xu Fan had killed Mu Fangjin.
  • The old woman explained that Xu Fan might possess a Celestial Person Divine Weapon, then urged Lan Ci to cultivate and pursue the Hidden Dragon Ranking.
  • The Han Household was found destroyed, with its direct descendants dead and its two Grandmasters unable to resist.
  • Ye Chengjing warned his father that Han Tianling was still alive and might take revenge on the Ye Household.

Ch. 37True Intention

Xu Fan chose to cultivate the Great Sun True Yang Art, rapidly advanced through the martial arts realms, and strengthened his Taiyin techniques with Martial Dao True Intention. At Saber-Nurturing Valley, Han Tianling resolved to kill Xu Fan and received permission from his teacher to go.

  • Xu Fan rejected two derived martial arts and chose the Great Sun True Yang Art to complement his Taiyin cultivation and disguise his path in Wu's cultivation world.
  • Xu Fan quickly advanced through Qi and Blood into Blood Exchange, comprehended Great Sun and Taiyin True Intentions, and blasted a deep crater into the Yin Mountains with Yin Sha Mysterious Light.
  • Xu Fan concluded that martial arts True Intention greatly enhanced his techniques and considered how Divine Intention might strengthen his Divine Sense.
  • Han Tianling told his teacher that he would kill Xu Fan to avenge his younger brother and the Han Household, explaining that he had reached third-turn True Essence after entering the Great Grandmaster realm.
  • Han Tianling's teacher told him to go after Han Tianling confirmed that this was his best chance to kill Xu Fan.

Ch. 38It Ended Before It Even Began

At Peach Blossom Spring Lake, Han Tianling challenged Xu Fan while powerful observers gathered to assess Xu Fan’s abilities. Xu Fan crushed Han Tianling with his divine intention and killed him in a flash, leaving the witnesses stunned.

  • Huang Tianfu and Tie Shan discussed the forces watching Xu Fan and speculated about the source of his powers.
  • Xu Fan sensed Han Tianling approaching and realized the observers had been waiting for their duel.
  • Han Tianling tried to overwhelm Xu Fan with his divine intention, but Xu Fan forced him down with a single sentence.
  • Xu Fan killed Han Tianling with Yin Sha Mysterious Light, and Huang Tianfu watched in disbelief.

Ch. 39An Acquaintance

Tie Shan and Huang Tianfu inferred that Xu Fan had obtained a Celestial Person inheritance and tried to recruit him after his victory over Han Tianling. Xu Fan agreed to consider their offers, then received a visit from Yu Qing on behalf of the Jade Maiden Society.

  • Tie Shan and Huang Tianfu discussed Xu Fan’s silvery-white technique and suspected it came from the Yin Moon Celestial Person’s inheritance.
  • Tie Shan and Huang Tianfu approached Xu Fan, and Huang Tianfu offered him resources and status while Tie Shan offered him the post of Pacification Commissioner of Lingnan Circuit.
  • Xu Fan said he would consider joining the Northern Pacification Office, and Tie Shan and Huang Tianfu gave him tokens before departing.
  • Yu Qing arrived before Xu Fan and said she had come at the Jade Maiden Society’s behest.

Ch. 40Yang-Refining Yin-Transforming Jade Maiden True Art

Xu Fan turned down Yu Qing’s invitation to join the Jade Maiden Society, then accepted an apology from Yang Haitian of the Mystic Yang Sect. Yang Haitian revealed that the society’s martial art transformed male cultivators into women and that its members recruited others to share the same fate.

  • Yu Qing invited Xu Fan to join the Jade Maiden Society and offered him dual cultivation, but he declined and accepted her token.
  • Yang Haitian introduced himself as a supreme elder of the Mystic Yang Sect and apologized for Mu Yunyang’s actions, offering Xu Fan six bottles of pills.
  • Xu Fan accepted the gifts and agreed to put the dispute with the Mystic Yang Sect behind him.
  • Xu Fan asked Yang Haitian about the Jade Maiden Society, and Yang Haitian explained that its Yang-Refining Yin-Transforming Jade Maiden True Art was intended for men who would transform into women after reaching the Innate realm.
  • Yang Haitian said Jade Maiden Society members recruited new cultivators because they did not want to be the only ones deceived, then remarked that Jade Maidens were pleasurable.

Ch. 41Hidden Dragon Ranking

Xu Fan accepted an honorary elder position in the Mystic Yang Sect, while the new Hidden Dragon Ranking revealed his rise to eleventh place and Liang Chi’s place among the top ten. Lan Ci and Xia Qianqian discussed the rankings and the growing prominence of weapon masters.

  • Xu Fan accepted Yang Haitian’s offer to become an honorary elder of the Mystic Yang Sect, and Yang Haitian prepared to announce it to the world.
  • Xia Qianqian showed Lan Ci the Hidden Dragon Ranking, where Lan Ci placed ninetieth and Xu Fan placed eleventh.
  • Lan Ci recognized Xu Fan’s record of killing two Divine Intention Great Grandmasters and reflected that his ties to the Mystic Yang Sect further weakened the Clearwater Sect’s position.
  • Xia Qianqian pointed out Liang Chi, a Five Dragons Cult weapon master, in tenth place, and Lan Ci explained how weapon masters differed from Celestial Person inheritors.
  • Lan Ci reviewed the unchanged top ranks, while Xia Qianqian declared she would work hard to catch up with her senior sister.

Ch. 42Black Sea City

Xu Fan advanced his cultivation in the Mystic Yang Sect and received an eleventh-place ranking on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, along with tokens inviting him to join several Celestial Person sects. He returned to Black Sea City as Wu Song to sell pills and ask Du Qingluo whether she had found the cultivation methods and techniques he wanted.

  • Xu Fan reached Qi Refinement Second Layer and Innate Minor Accomplishment, then heard from Yang Haitian that the Three Lives Pavilion had ranked him eleventh on the Hidden Dragon Ranking.
  • Xu Fan judged the ranking provocative but accepted that he would deal with the consequences, and Yang Haitian gave him tokens from several Celestial Person sects offering him a True Disciple's position.
  • Yang Haitian delivered pills Xu Fan had requested, and Xu Fan prepared to return to Black Sea City, where he sold pills and sought Supreme Yin and Supreme Yang Dao Lineage methods and techniques.
  • Xu Fan reappeared at his Rising Sun Shop in Changxing Market and confirmed no one had entered while he was away.
  • Du Qingluo congratulated Xu Fan, now posing as Wu Song, on his breakthrough and inspected the pills he had refined.
  • Xu Fan asked Du Qingluo how many of the techniques and cultivation methods she had found.

Ch. 43Essentials of Spiritual Radiance and Plain Moon

Xu Fan traded for Supreme Yin cultivation methods and told Du Qingluo he collected them in hopes that Great Yin Spiritual Qi would return. After she left, he chose three techniques from the methods and began cultivating them.

  • Du Qingluo gave Xu Fan three Jade Slips containing a third-grade Supreme Yin method and Supreme Yang techniques, then asked why he collected Supreme Yin methods.
  • Xu Fan asked for a fifth-grade-or-higher Supreme Yin method in exchange for an explanation, and Du Qingluo offered him the fourth-grade Golden Scripture of Hidden Shadows and Reflecting Moon.
  • Xu Fan told Du Qingluo he was betting that Great Yin Spiritual Qi would return and that he could afford to wait for it; she was more than half convinced.
  • Xu Fan promoted his alchemy skills and pill formulas, while Du Qingluo praised him and promised the Du Household would seek a Purple Mansion Supreme Yang method for him.
  • After Du Qingluo left, Xu Fan chose Spiritual Radiance Essence Erosion, Dark Moon Hidden Shadow, and Luminous Plain Moon Mirror, then activated three layers of formations and began cultivating them.

Ch. 44A Visit

Du Zhaowen agreed to help Wu Song collect Great Yin Cultivation Methods and urged Du Qingluo to warn him that the Fang and Li Households were investigating his pills. After mastering three Techniques, Xu Fan divined that leaving Changxing Market would bring him misfortune, then faced visitors from the Fang and Li Households.

  • Du Qingluo told Du Zhaowen that Wu Song was stockpiling Great Yin Cultivation Methods in hopes that Great Yin Spiritual Qi would return, and Du Zhaowen agreed to help.
  • Du Zhaowen recognized the Divine Intent Pills’ value, warned that the Fang and Li Households would investigate their source, and suggested Du Qingluo consider Wu Song as a husband.
  • Xu Fan emerged from a month of seclusion after mastering three Techniques, including Spiritual Radiance Essence Erosion and the Luminous Plain Moon Mirror.
  • Xu Fan used the Luminous Plain Moon Mirror and saw that leaving Changxing Market would bring him misfortune, so he grew wary and planned to acquire more formations.
  • Xu Fan opened his shop and encountered a man from the Fang Household and a man from the Li Household approaching from opposite ends of the street.

Ch. 45Invitation

Fang Yuanfeng and Li Yunche tried to recruit Xu Fan with cultivation methods and marriage offers, but he refused to join either household and proposed selling pills to all three clans. The Fang and Li Households reserved pills, while Du Zhaowen invited Xu Fan to Yang Fire Peak, and Xu Fan chose to remain at Changxing Market.

  • Fang Yuanfeng and Li Yunche visited Xu Fan to seek his Divine Intent Pills and Minor Restoration Pills and offered him rewards to join their households.
  • Xu Fan refused to join either household and offered to sell ten bottles of each pill every six months, giving priority to households with high-grade Supreme Yin Cultivation Methods.
  • Du Zhaowen and Du Qingluo arrived, and Du Zhaowen said the Du Household would respect Xu Fan's wishes and could match the other households' offers.
  • Fang Yuanfeng reserved three bottles of each pill for the Fang Household, and Li Yunche reserved three bottles of each for the Li Household before leaving.
  • Du Zhaowen invited Xu Fan to live on Yang Fire Peak, but Xu Fan said he was comfortable at Changxing Market and might visit later.

Ch. 46Contesting for Fame

Fang Yuanfeng and Li Yunche plotted to use a black flood dragon to kill Wu Song after obtaining his Divine Intent Pill, while Du Qingluo warned Wu Song to be cautious. Back at the Mystic Yang Sect, Xu Fan learned that Chen Cuo would challenge him on behalf of Fu Yuanwu, and he agreed to face him.

  • Fang Yuanfeng proposed luring the Foundation Establishment black flood dragon into killing Wu Song, and Li Yunche agreed to the plan.
  • Du Qingluo warned Wu Song that the Fang and Li households might target him and offered to accompany him outside Changxing Market.
  • Xu Fan returned to the Mystic Yang Sect, where his eleventh-place Hidden Dragon Ranking drew resentment from other Great Grandmasters.
  • Yang Haitian told Xu Fan that Fu Yuanwu had challenged him and sent Chen Cuo to test him first.
  • Xu Fan accepted the coming fight with Chen Cuo, and Yang Haitian reminded him that he still had his tokens.

Ch. 47Sea-Overturning Saber Technique

Bai Lianxin and Shen Guan discussed Xu Fan before Shen Guan’s longtime rival Chen Cuo arrived to challenge him. Chen Cuo revealed that he had mastered two more moves of the Sea-Overturning Saber Technique, and the two prepared to fight above White Lotus Abbey.

  • Shen Guan asked Bai Lianxin why she had come to Qin State, and she said she had come for Xu Fan on her master’s orders.
  • Bai Lianxin revealed that she had advanced to the Primal Core realm, while Shen Guan realized Chen Cuo was approaching with his Sea-Overturning Saber Intent.
  • Chen Cuo challenged Shen Guan to settle their old score, but said he did not need the Saber-Nurturing Technique to defeat him.
  • Shen Guan attacked Chen Cuo with a Formless Hand, and Chen Cuo cut it apart with his treasured saber.
  • Chen Cuo said he had gained insight into two more moves of the Sea-Overturning Saber Technique, and Shen Guan prepared to face them.

Ch. 48All Eyes Turned Their Way

Chen Cuo defeated Shen Guan with the sixth form of his Sea-Overturning Saber Technique and continued to the Mystic Yang Sect to challenge Xu Fan. Xu Fan had just reached Innate Major Accomplishment, and the two faced each other before a crowd as Chen Cuo approached the sect gates.

  • Chen Cuo overwhelmed Shen Guan's Formless Body with a saber strike, then left for the Mystic Yang Sect while Shen Guan followed after taking a Minor Restoration Pill.
  • Xu Fan opened all eight extraordinary meridians and sensed Chen Cuo's saber intent approaching from a thousand miles away.
  • Xu Fan met Chen Cuo outside the sect gates as Yang Haitian warned him to be careful and stepped back.
  • Lan Ci and Xia Qianqian watched the approaching fight, with Lan Ci judging Chen Cuo to have the advantage but Xia Qianqian believing Xu Fan was confident.
  • Tie Shan and Huang Tianfu discussed Chen Cuo's recent victory and Xu Fan's possible Celestial Person inheritance while they watched the two men face off.

Ch. 49The World-Governing Qi Observation Method

Xu Fan faced Chen Cuo at the mountain gate, and the gathered experts discovered that Xu Fan had only reached Innate Major Accomplishment despite possessing powerful Divine Intention. Huang Tianfu used the World-Governing Qi Observation Method and found that he could not see any fortune around Xu Fan, leaving the duel’s outcome uncertain.

  • Chen Cuo challenged Xu Fan, insisting that Xu Fan did not deserve to rank above him on the Hidden Dragon Ranking.
  • Xu Fan revealed his cultivation at Innate Major Accomplishment, astonishing the watching experts and making them doubt he could defeat Chen Cuo.
  • Huang Tianfu used the World-Governing Qi Observation Method to inspect the fortunes of those present, seeing pale yellow fortune and black wisps around Chen Cuo.
  • Huang Tianfu found no fortune around Xu Fan and could not explain why the method failed to perceive him.
  • Tie Shan warned that Xu Fan might die if he could not overcome the gap between their cultivation levels.

Ch. 50Both Sides Suffered?

Xu Fan defeated Chen Cuo in their duel by weakening him with Spiritual Radiance Essence Erosion and concealing how he avoided the saber strike. After the witnesses accepted Xu Fan’s victory, Huang Tianfu spotted a veiled young woman with pure azure fortune and suspected she had reached Primal Core.

  • Chen Cuo unleashed the seventh form of the Sea-Overturning Saber Technique, Severing Currents and Parting Seas, after Spiritual Radiance Essence Erosion weakened him.
  • Xu Fan met the attack with Taiyin True Intention and Yin Sha Mysterious Light, then pretended to be gravely injured after secretly evading the saber strike with Dark Moon Hidden Shadow.
  • Chen Cuo fell unconscious, and his companion acknowledged Xu Fan’s victory before leaving with him.
  • Xu Fan told Yang Haitian he needed seclusion and returned to the mountaintop after taking a Minor Restoration Pill.
  • Huang Tianfu and Tie Shan discussed Xu Fan’s strange techniques and the Celestial Person’s inheritance.
  • Huang Tianfu used the World-Governing Qi Observation Method on a veiled woman in a moon-colored dress, saw her pure azure fortune, and suspected she was a young Primal Core cultivator.
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