Arc 39The Niliu Abyss and Chen Yang’s Challenge

Yang Yuanhong survived a deadly mission in Niliu Abyss, where Chen Yang intervened against the Demonic Path and challenged Blackwater Demon Lord. The arc ended with Yang Yuanhong recovering at Penglai Palace and preparing to investigate an ancient dragonkind relic.

  • Yang Yuanhong defeated the cultivator surnamed Qin, rescued Murong Qiuhan and the others, and traced the abyss’s power to an ancient sea creature’s remains.
  • Yang Yuanhong uncovered a hidden tentacle relic in the undersea cave, then faced Qing Hui as he tried to escort Murong Qiuhan and the others out of Niliu Abyss.
  • Blood Sun Venerable God helped Yang Yuanhong escape Qing Hui’s attacks, but Qing Hui trapped the group until Chen Yang appeared and destroyed him.
  • Chen Yang confronted Blackwater Demon Lord after refusing Bai Di’s offer to join the Vast Sea Demonic Land, and his attacks forced Blackwater to call for help.
  • Myriad Corpses Demon Lord intervened to protect Blackwater, while Ninth Abyss Venerable took over the fight and sent Chen Yang back to Penglai Palace with Yang Yuanhong.
  • Chen Yang scolded Yang Yuanhong for entering the Demonic Sea, then brought him to Penglai Palace to recover.
  • Yang Yuanhong showed Long Yuan the tentacle relic, which Long Yuan identified as a rare jellyfish once raised by dragonkind.
  • Ninth Abyss Venerable returned after Myriad Corpses Demon Lord retreated and arranged a dragon-body advancement opportunity and twenty treasures for Yang Yuanhong.
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Ch. 952A Little Stronger Than Others

Yang Yuanhong’s dragon body was suppressed, but the gray-robed Old Devil could not wrest the Dragon Spine bone staff from him. Yang Yuanhong revealed that his strength came from a separate path of body tempering, leaving his enemies unable to explain his power.

  • The cultivator surnamed Qin trapped Yang Yuanhong in a Purple Water prison while the gray-robed Old Devil tried to use the Dragon Slaying Staff against him.
  • The cultivator surnamed Qin tried to identify Yang Yuanhong, considering whether he could be the Vaulting Dragon Lord, but dismissed the possibility based on outdated assumptions.
  • Yang Yuanhong held the Dragon Spine bone staff as it trembled, and the gray-robed Old Devil admitted he could not take it back because Yang Yuanhong was too strong.
  • Yang Yuanhong explained that although the Old Devil had sealed his dragon-body methods, he had cultivated strength through body tempering and received an opportunity from Venerable Daohé.

Ch. 953Seeing the Senior Off

Yang Yuanhong rescued Long Heng and Long Che while the Old Devil and the cultivator surnamed Qin fought in the sea abyss. After Qin drew in more power than he could withstand and attacked, Yang Yuanhong killed him with a controlled punch and carried the Old Devil away alive.

  • The Old Devil tricked the cultivator surnamed Qin with a false body, then attacked him with refined ghost souls as Yang Yuanhong broke the Purple Water Cage.
  • Yang Yuanhong rescued Long Heng and Long Che, gave Murong Qiuhan a crimson child figurine for protection, and sent her into the sea abyss with them.
  • The cultivator surnamed Qin drew upon the sea abyss's power, overwhelmed the Old Devil, and unleashed a force that destroyed much of the trench.
  • Yang Yuanhong rescued the unconscious Old Devil and realized he could trace the sea abyss's power to locate an ancient sea creature's relic.
  • As the power overwhelmed Qin's body and mind, Yang Yuanhong bowed to him before killing him with a precise punch that crushed Qin and the power around him.

Ch. 954Today and Yesterday

Yang Yuanhong rescued Murong Qiuhan and her companions at Niliu Abyss, then led them into its crushing depths to escape arriving demonic cultivators. As Murong Qiuhan reflected on his strength, Yang Yuanhong recalled the paths of former and current heavenly talents, ending with what he had learned about Long Zhu.

  • Yang Yuanhong gathered the Dragon Capturing Net, carried Old Demon of Dragon Slaying, and fled deeper into Niliu Abyss to avoid demonic reinforcements.
  • Murong Qiuhan and the others reached the abyssal bottom, where she thanked Yang Yuanhong for saving them and recognized that he had endured the pressure with his body alone.
  • Murong Qiuhan drew inspiration from Yang Yuanhong's strength and resolved to keep advancing on her Dao Path.
  • Yang Yuanhong remembered the achievements of Luo Qianchou, Ling Shuang, and Mo Yunzhou, who had advanced to new stages of their Dao Paths.
  • Yang Yuanhong recalled reports about Xuanyuan Xinghe and Long Zhu, including the speculation that Long Zhu had been injured while proving her True Intent.
  • Yang Yuanhong remembered that he had learned more about Long Zhu's circumstances from Long Yuan after reaching Penglai Palace.

Ch. 955Heroes by the Sea

Yang Yuanhong and Long Yuan discussed the paths and likely rankings of the era’s leading cultivators after testing their strength at Penglai Palace. They agreed on the top three Heavenly Talents but disagreed over who deserved fourth place.

  • Long Yuan told Yang Yuanhong that Long Zhu had secretly visited Penglai Palace to seek a word from Ninth Abyss Venerable, though he did not know what she had learned.
  • Yang Yuanhong reflected on Rui Qingxue’s preparations to prove her Daozhen and Xiao Huai’s growing power as he defended Demon Suppression Pass.
  • Long Yuan described how losing to Chi Tian had shaken him, then led him to rebuild his Dao heart and complete his dragon-body advancement.
  • Yang Yuanhong and Long Yuan fought to a draw before Penglai Palace’s dragon-descendant cultivators, though Long Yuan knew Yang Yuanhong had held back his full strength.
  • Long Yuan and Yang Yuanhong predicted Xiao Huai, Long Zhu, and Chi Tian would lead the coming Heavenly Talent Ranking, but Long Yuan favored Yang Yuanhong for fourth while Yang Yuanhong favored Nangong Jinghe.

Ch. 956Yang Lingrui's Whereabouts

Long Yuan and Yang Yuanhong discussed the Golden Roll rankings and the stories behind several cultivators’ strength. Yang Yuanhong revealed that Yang Lingrui was seeking a Killing Dao opportunity in a northern icy grotto, leaving Long Yuan impressed by his prospects.

  • Long Yuan judged Nangong Jinghe worthy of fourth place after learning how he had fought the First Demon Child, and accepted Yang Yuanhong in fifth.
  • Long Yuan considered himself and Yun Xiwu candidates for sixth and seventh, then recalled how Yun Xiwu had guarded Yang Lingrui in the Unreturning Wind Cave for twelve years.
  • Yang Yuanhong explained that the Fuyao Sect and Lingxiao Dao Academy had arranged a Killing Dao inheritance opportunity for Yang Lingrui after he abandoned the Wind Dao.
  • Yang Yuanhong said Yang Lingrui had reached a northern icy grotto, where two accomplished True Intent cultivators were protecting him as he comprehended the opportunity.
  • After their conversation lasted more than half a day, Long Yuan and Yang Yuanhong returned to their cave dwellings, and Yang Yuanhong felt exhilarated thinking of the gathered heroes.

Ch. 957Dao Academy Intelligence

Yang Yuanhong led Murong Qiuhan and the others through an evacuation passage, then investigated an undersea cave where a mysterious backflow force originated. With Blood Sun Venerable God's help, he began revealing the hidden source of the force, which appeared as a long, slender tentacle.

  • Blood Sun Venerable God sent Yang Yuanhong a map marking the evacuation passage and the undersea cave.
  • Yang Yuanhong cleared the blocked passage, shielded its entrance, and sent Murong Qiuhan, two dragon-blooded cultivators, and Old Devil back toward Penglai Palace.
  • Yang Yuanhong went to the cave and found that Demonic Dao cultivators had excavated its vast interior but failed to uncover the source of the backflow force.
  • Yang Yuanhong asked Blood Sun Venerable God to investigate, and Blood Sun identified the hidden source as the remnant body of an innate living being.
  • Blood Sun used the Blood Refining Divine Technique to make the invisible force visible, revealing a long, slender tentacle-like object.

Ch. 958True Intent Arrives

Yang Yuanhong recovered a tentacle relic connected to the dragonkind path and removed the force sustaining the pressure in Niliu Abyss. As the demon cultivators above prepared to investigate, Azure Viper Immortal arrived, drawn by the dragonkind opportunity rumored to lie below.

  • Yang Yuanhong and Blood Sun Venerable God recognized the tentacle’s dragonkind aura, while the narration revealed that Zhuang Xuanji’s notes had guided the Dao Academy to the relic.
  • Yang Yuanhong stored the tentacle for a Path Enlightenment Realm cultivator from Penglai Palace to examine and left the cave, causing the pressure in the sea abyss to begin fading.
  • Demon cultivators above Niliu Abyss noticed the change but said they would need at least ten days before they could descend safely.
  • Azure Viper Immortal appeared and frightened the demon cultivators, who bowed and explained that the abyss’s pressure had prevented them from investigating.
  • Azure Viper Immortal vanished after hearing their explanation, and the narration revealed that he had come to Niliu Abyss to seek its dragonkind opportunity while traveling through the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons.

Ch. 959The Skilled Are Bold

Qing Hui searched the sea abyss for the righteous cultivators and cornered Yang Yuanhong, while the Blood Sun Venerable God urged him to seize Qing Hui’s unusual bloodline. Qing Hui captured a decoy, but Yang Yuanhong’s final move revealed that he had marked Qing Hui with blood and begun to refine him.

  • Qing Hui descended to the sea abyss, sent incarnations to investigate the underwater cave and guard the hidden passage, and searched the area with his serpent bloodline senses.
  • The Blood Sun Venerable God recognized Qing Hui’s dragon-tainted bloodline as valuable and persuaded Yang Yuanhong to attack him.
  • Qing Hui inferred that righteous cultivators remained nearby, raised a spatial barrier, and threatened to poison them while waiting for reinforcements.
  • A dark-red figure escaped through a hole in the barrier, but Qing Hui and his incarnations blocked the routes and captured another fleeing figure.
  • Qing Hui knocked the young cultivator unconscious, then noticed blood on his hand as the cultivator opened his eyes and said, “Refine!”

Ch. 960A Chance for One Punch

Yang Yuanhong and the Blood Sun Venerable God exploited Green Viper’s caution to disable his techniques and land a single decisive punch. Green Viper was injured, and Blood Sun collected his blood as the confrontation continued.

  • Green Viper crushed the apparent body and, finding no Primordial Spirit, turned the remains into a blood-red crystal and sealed off the surrounding routes.
  • Yang Yuanhong and Blood Sun’s plan used false bodies to make Green Viper keep his avatars away while Yang Yuanhong hid beneath the ground.
  • Blood Sun struck Green Viper with the Blood Refining Technique, briefly severing his connection to his techniques.
  • Yang Yuanhong used his one-chance opening to punch Green Viper in the mouth and nose, injuring himself from the recoil.
  • Blood Sun activated the Blood Fusion Divine Art and collected the blood spilling from Green Viper.

Ch. 961Two Sides Clash in Daoist Combat

Yang Yuanhong and Blood Sun Venerable God escaped Azure Viper’s attack by detonating buried blood cores, but Azure Viper damaged their route through the dark abyss and pursued them with spatial and poison techniques. As Blood Sun fought to buy Yang Yuanhong time, Azure Viper’s secret treasure unexpectedly supplied Blood Sun with divine power.

  • Blood Sun Venerable God severed Azure Viper’s connection to his Daoist Magic and detonated buried blood cores, letting Yang Yuanhong follow their marked route toward the dark abyss.
  • Azure Viper merged his three incarnations and took control of the Sea Abyss, while Yang Yuanhong found the entrance damaged and began digging through the stones.
  • Blood Sun Venerable God confronted Azure Viper’s spatial compression and poison techniques as Yang Yuanhong excavated the passage.
  • Azure Viper suspected Blood Sun was a soul-enshrining artifact and used a stone secret treasure bestowed by the Young Lord against him.
  • Blood Sun Venerable God absorbed the secret treasure’s divine power, replenishing his strength while Yang Yuanhong continued digging.

Ch. 962I Am Here

Yang Yuanhong and Blood Sun Venerable God fought to escape Qinghui and reach the East Sea, but Blood Sun ran out of strength just as Qinghui caught them. As Qinghui trapped Yang Yuanhong and his companions, Blood Sun called to his Lord, and a vast power answered, “I am here.”

  • Qinghui’s secret treasure crumbled after Blood Sun Venerable God used its divine power, and Yang Yuanhong opened the passage through the hidden abyss.
  • Blood Sun Venerable God used spatial barriers to delay Qinghui while Yang Yuanhong fled toward the East Sea.
  • Five Demon Sect True Intent Cultivators entered the seabed to investigate, while Yang Yuanhong caught up with Murong Qiuhan and carried her away.
  • Blood Sun Venerable God exhausted his strength as the group reached the East Sea, and Qinghui broke through his final defenses.
  • Qinghui sealed Yang Yuanhong and the others inside a compressed space, and Blood Sun Venerable God called upon his Lord.
  • A majestic power descended at the border of the East Sea and the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons, answering, “I am here.”

Ch. 963Fellow Daoist, Stay Your Hand

Chen Yang rescued Yang Yuanhong and the others, killed Qing Hui, and attacked the five Demon Sect True Intent Cultivators as they fled. A Demon Sect Mystic Insight Venerable intervened to shield them and asked Chen Yang to stay his hand, but Chen Yang said his technique could no longer be recalled.

  • A mysterious force halted Qing Hui’s perception, and when time resumed, Yang Yuanhong and the others had vanished and Qing Hui’s body had been destroyed below the chest.
  • Qing Hui recognized that a Mystic Insight Venerable had struck him, then died under the pressure of the deep sea.
  • The five Demon Sect True Intent Cultivators sensed Qing Hui’s death, decided not to help him, and tried to return to report to the Young Lord.
  • Chen Yang appeared above the sea with the rescued Yang Yuanhong and the others, while a Demon Sect Mystic Insight Venerable rose from the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons.
  • Chen Yang sent a powerful true essence shockwave after the five fleeing cultivators, and the Demon Venerable shielded them with a pitch-black shadow.
  • The Demon Venerable asked Chen Yang to stay his hand, but Chen Yang replied that his technique had already been released and could not be recalled.

Ch. 964The Venerable Reveals Himself

Chen Yang’s overwhelming true essence attack forced the Demonic Path Venerable to defend his Blackwater True Profound, while Mystic Armor Venerable arrived and discussed Yang Yuanhong’s tribulation with him. The Demonic Path Venerable dissolved Chen Yang’s attack and invited him to meet at the sea’s edge.

  • The Demonic Path Venerable used Shadow Dissolution to attach his Blackwater True Profound to Chen Yang’s attack and saw Chen Yang’s power break through his spatial defenses.
  • Mystic Armor Venerable arrived, greeted Yang Yuanhong, and apologized to Chen Yang on Penglai Palace’s behalf for failing to provide aid sooner.
  • Chen Yang said Yang Yuanhong’s danger had been a destined tribulation amid the upheaval surrounding the Great Competition of Two Daos.
  • Mystic Armor Venerable argued that the tribulation could be an opportunity for Chen Yang to enter the world and join the coming conflict, and Chen Yang acknowledged his reasoning.
  • The Demonic Path Venerable dissolved Chen Yang’s attack, then invited him to meet for a conversation at the eastern sea horizon.

Ch. 965The Skies Were Unclear

Chen Yang left after hearing Black Water Old Demon's invitation, while Mystic Armor Venerable worried that he might join the Demonic Path. Sea Bearing Venerable revealed that the righteous path had lost both completed battles among the pinnacle experts, leaving the next round uncertain.

  • Mystic Armor Venerable warned Chen Yang that Zhe Banyou, also known as Black Water Old Demon, was a powerful Mystic Insight Eighth Layer cultivator guarding the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons.
  • Chen Yang said he knew right from wrong and departed using spatial traversal, though he was chiefly trying to conserve the divine power of the True God Authority and avoid revealing Lagging Light Divine Technique.
  • Sea Bearing Venerable arrived, sheltered Yang Yuanhong and Murong Qiuhan, and urged Mystic Armor Venerable to bring Yang Yuanhong back to Penglai Palace as a precaution.
  • Mystic Armor Venerable refused to treat Chen Yang’s trust as a reason to take Yang Yuanhong hostage, while Sea Bearing Venerable warned that Chen Yang had accepted Black Water Old Demon’s invitation.
  • Sea Bearing Venerable said the righteous path led the overall conflict seven to three but had lost both completed battles among the pinnacle experts, and hoped Great Sword Immortal could win the next one.

Ch. 966Death-Comprehending Profound Insight

The chapter explained the Death-Comprehending Profound Insight tribulation and how cultivators had to pass the Nine Deaths Dao Trial before attempting to open the Dao Gate tied to their Dao Path. It ended by describing the risks of Mystic Insight Venerables returning to the Dao-Evasion Land, where protection came at the cost of cutting off their future Dao Path.

  • True Intent Cultivators entered suspended death during the tribulation, while their souls approached the Dao-Evasion Land and its countless Dao Gates.
  • Cultivators faced the Nine Deaths Dao Trial, and those who passed had to resonate with and open the Dao Gate matching their Dao Path before their bodies decayed.
  • Most cultivators knew about the trial in advance, and about seventy percent passed it, but fewer than ten percent ultimately opened a Dao Gate and reached the Mystic Insight Realm.
  • Cultivators who had relied on self-deception to pass the trial risked losing their composure when they faced death before a Dao Gate they could not open.
  • Mystic Insight Venerables could return to the Dao-Evasion Land for protection, but doing so made it easy to enter and difficult to return, severing their future Dao Path.

Ch. 967The Course of the Battle at the Peak

Sea Bearing Venerable explained the Dao-Evasion Land and the outcomes of the five peak battles between the Righteous and Demonic Paths. He judged that Chen Yang’s strength could affect the balance between the two sides, while he and Mystic Armor Venerable lamented that they were too weak to join the battle in the heavens.

  • Sea Bearing Venerable explained that Profound Insight cultivators who returned from the Dao-Evasion Land suffered shortened lifespans and weakened combat strength.
  • Sea Bearing Venerable described how Zhuang Xuanji had driven twelve Demonic Dao Venerables into Dao-Evasion, allowing the Righteous Path to claim much of the western lands.
  • Sea Bearing Venerable recounted Earthly Baleful Demon Venerable’s apparent victory over Venerable Kuji and Ghostly Soul Demon Venerable’s defeat of Venerable Xuanwei.
  • Sea Bearing Venerable reported that three peak battles remained unresolved, including Venerable Tian Shuo’s contest with Azure Flame Demon Venerable and the battles involving the Great Sword Immortal and Penglai Palace’s My Lord Palace Master.
  • Sea Bearing Venerable considered Chen Yang’s formidable aura and concluded that both the Righteous and Demonic Paths had reason to care which side he joined.
  • Sea Bearing Venerable and Mystic Armor Venerable lamented that their limited cultivation and combat strength kept them from joining the battle in the heavens.

Ch. 968I Do Things Without Needing Anyone's Approval

Chen Yang confronted Blackwater Demon Lord and Bai Di after the death of Blackwater’s subordinate, rejecting Bai Di’s offer to join the Vast Sea Demonic Land. He ended the exchange by declaring that he needed no one’s approval to act within the Azure Waves Continent.

  • Chen Yang told Blackwater Demon Lord that his subordinate’s death had repaid the debt for nearly killing Chen Yang’s disciple.
  • Blackwater summoned Bai Di through a gemstone prism, and Bai Di used his Spirit Eye to probe Chen Yang.
  • Bai Di invited Chen Yang to join the Vast Sea Demonic Land and offered to explain the secrets behind the Demonic Dao’s revival.
  • Chen Yang resisted Bai Di’s attempt to influence him, dismissed the offer, and declared that he acted without anyone’s approval.

Ch. 969Sea Suppressing, Shuxi

Chen Yang launched a devastating immortal Dao attack at Blackwater Demon Lord, who tried to flee through space as the battle drew the attention of Mystic Insight cultivators across the Two Seas. Sea Suppressing Venerable and Shuxi arrived at the East Sea border, while the chapter also outlined their backgrounds and the declining fortunes of the Five Directions Immortal Mansions.

  • Chen Yang attacked Blackwater Demon Lord with his pale dharma light, and Blackwater Demon Lord tried to escape through spatial Daoist Magic.
  • Chen Yang's killing technique tore through space and pursued Blackwater Demon Lord's transition trail.
  • Mystic Armor Venerable and Sea Bearing Venerable sensed the battle and feared the destructive power of Chen Yang's technique.
  • Sea Suppressing Venerable and Shuxi crossed space to join the other Venerables at the East Sea border.
  • The chapter described Sea Suppressing Venerable's promising bloodline and Shuxi's Lan Shui Immortal Mansion, then detailed the decline of the Five Directions Immortal Mansions, especially Xi Yan.

Ch. 970The More, the Better

Chen Yang intensified his attack on Blackwater Demon Lord after the demon mocked his first strike, while four righteous-path Venerables watched from afar. Blackwater Demon Lord faced five descending true essence techniques, and the Venerables concluded he was unlikely to escape.

  • Immortal Venerable Shuxi and three Penglai Palace Venerables observed Chen Yang's strike as Blackwater Demon Lord dissolved it with his Black Water Dissolution technique.
  • The Venerables discussed Blackwater Demon Lord's abilities and his lack of progress beyond the Mystic Insight Late Stage.
  • Blackwater Demon Lord absorbed part of Chen Yang's strike and taunted him, prompting Chen Yang to launch another attack.
  • Chen Yang raised his hand and sent five pale true essence techniques down upon Blackwater Demon Lord.
  • Sea Suppressing Venerable declared that Blackwater Demon Lord would not escape, while Sea Bearing Venerable felt relieved that the Venerables had not provoked Chen Yang.

Ch. 971True Essence Wove a Net to Catch Swimming Fish

Chen Yang overwhelmed the Blackwater Demon Lord, forcing him to reveal his True Profound Manifestation and his countless Black Fish Manifestations. The Blackwater Demon Lord was left with fewer than ten fish and called to the Demon Soil for rescue.

  • Chen Yang's attacks and taunts shook the Blackwater Demon Lord, while the Mystic Armor Venerable recognized his own dependence on spatial power and took the Sea Bearing Venerable's advice to heart.
  • The Blackwater Demon Lord manifested a black fish and tried spatial transfers to blunt Chen Yang's attacks, but the tactic consumed too much power.
  • The Blackwater Demon Lord spat out thousands of Black Fish Manifestations that scattered through different spaces, prompting the Sea Suppressing Venerable to explain how difficult they would be to track and destroy.
  • Chen Yang unleashed ten True Essence impacts, wiping out more than half the Black Fish Manifestations and then reducing their number to fewer than ten.
  • The panicked Blackwater Demon Lord called to the Young Lord and Great Venerable in the Demon Soil to save him.

Ch. 972Myriad Corpses Appears

Chen Yang confronted Blackwater Demon Lord while Myriad Corpses Demon Lord arrived to intervene. Myriad Corpses stopped the attack with sixteen Arcane Corpses, leaving Blackwater Demon Lord alive.

  • Zhe Banyou’s resolve to pursue his Dao Path collapsed, and he cried out for help rather than accept a retreat into the Dao Sect.
  • Myriad Corpses Demon Lord sent a hidden avatar to the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons and spoke with Chen Yang, praising his restraint and explaining his own intervention.
  • Chen Yang realized Myriad Corpses had mistaken the limits of his True Essence strikes for a deliberate plan, though his attacks could merge with spatial power.
  • Myriad Corpses sent sixteen Arcane Corpses to block Chen Yang’s technique, and their destruction left Blackwater Demon Lord beyond the strikes’ reach.

Ch. 973Nine Abysses Return to the Sea

Chen Yang concluded his intervention in the East Sea and spoke with the Ninth Abyss Venerable, who revealed that his gains were connected to the strange treasure in the Dragon Transformation Pool. As the Ninth Abyss Venerable prepared to confront the Myriad Corpses Demon Lord’s avatar, Chen Yang’s true body returned from the Otherworldly Realm and merged with his avatar.

  • Chen Yang reflected that he needed further Immortal Dao progress and feedback from Ling Rui and Yuan Hong to challenge peak opponents without the True God Authority.
  • The Ninth Abyss Venerable thanked Chen Yang for crushing Black Water Old Demon’s fighting spirit and forcing the Myriad Corpses avatar into the open.
  • The Ninth Abyss Venerable said his heavenly battle with the Eight Desolations Demon Lord had ended in a draw and truce, then remarked on the strange mysteries he sensed in Chen Yang and a Demon Sect junior.
  • Chen Yang guessed that the Ninth Abyss Venerable’s gains came from the strange treasure in the Dragon Transformation Pool, and the Venerable confirmed its connection to Yuan Hong.
  • The Ninth Abyss Venerable offered to handle the Myriad Corpses Demon Lord’s avatar and told Chen Yang to take Yuan Hong and the others to Penglai Palace.
  • Chen Yang’s true body returned from the Otherworldly Realm, merged with his avatar, and prepared to face the avatar beneath the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons.

Ch. 974"Strict Master"

Chen Yang returned to the others after Ninth Abyss Venerable took Myriad Corpses Demon Lord away to fight beyond their reach. He pretended to punish Yang Yuanhong for recklessly entering the Demonic Sea, then healed him after Hai Liu'er intervened and led the group to Penglai Palace.

  • Ninth Abyss Venerable and Myriad Corpses Demon Lord vanished into another space to fight, leaving Chen Yang free to rejoin the four Venerables.
  • Tuo Hai, Mystic Armor, Hai Liu'er, and Yun Tinglan bowed to Chen Yang, while Yang Yuanhong approached and called him Master.
  • Chen Yang struck Yang Yuanhong repeatedly, berating him for entering the Demonic Sea, until Sea Suppressing Venerable rescued him from the water.
  • Hai Liu'er explained that Penglai Palace had assigned Yang Yuanhong the mission and sought an opportunity in the sea abyss, persuading Chen Yang to stop punishing him.
  • Chen Yang led the group to Penglai Palace, healed Yang Yuanhong with green light, and Hai Liu'er took him to a secret sanctuary to recover.

Ch. 975Understanding What Happened

Murong Qiuhan recounted the demon-slaying mission to Penglai Palace’s leaders, revealing that a mysterious expert had saved her from Qing Hui. Long Yuan visited the injured Yang Yuanhong, who disclosed that his master had caused his wounds, leaving Long Yuan awed.

  • Murong Qiuhan opened her cave abode to Penglai Palace’s cultivators and described the mission, including Yang Yuanhong’s capture of the Dragon-Slaying Old Daoist.
  • Murong Qiuhan said Qing Hui pursued them and that Yang Yuanhong’s mysterious master intervened, though she concealed Chen Yang’s final attack on Yang Yuanhong.
  • Penglai Palace’s cultivators identified Qing Hui as a Scale Tribe poison prodigy and speculated about the expert’s spatial Daoist Magic.
  • Long Yuan visited the injured Yang Yuanhong and offered healing items, then vowed to make his attackers Penglai Palace’s enemies.
  • Yang Yuanhong told Long Yuan that his master had inflicted his injuries, and Long Yuan responded with reverence for the strict master.

Ch. 976The Origin of the Opportunity

Yang Yuanhong and Long Yuan identified an ancient jellyfish relic that might unlock an unopened dragon opportunity, while Penglai Palace arranged compensation and a dragon body advancement opportunity for Yang Yuanhong. Ninth Abyss Venerable returned and reported the arrangements to Chen Yang, who had yet to respond to the promised treasures.

  • Yang Yuanhong showed Long Yuan an ancient sea creature's tentacle, and Long Yuan identified it as a rare jellyfish once raised by dragonkind.
  • Yang Yuanhong proposed that the relic might open an ancient dragon site, and Long Yuan began researching the Dragon Transformation Pool.
  • Ninth Abyss Venerable returned to Penglai Palace after the Myriad Corpses Demon Lord retreated, and learned that compensation for Yang Yuanhong had been arranged.
  • Ninth Abyss Venerable visited Chen Yang and reported that Yang Yuanhong would receive a dragon body advancement opportunity and could select twenty treasures from the palace vault.
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