Vol. 9The Yang Clan’s Ascendance

The Yang Clan strengthened its influence as Shen Yue and Zhuang Xuanji advanced, Chen Yang entered the True Meaning Realm, and Yang Lingrui faced a deadly Dao struggle. The volume ends with Chen Huai’an, Yang Yuanling, and Yang Yuanzhao exposing the Old Devil’s scheme and drawing the Azure Flame Fire Spirit away from its host.

  • Ye Chenfeng and Master Mingye destroyed the resentful blood infant before leaving the Northwest with Chen Yang’s aid.
  • Yang Yuanhong defeated Yu Zhen and eight True Persons at the wedding gathering, while Shen Yue began his Spiritual Connection tribulation.
  • Shen Yue attained Spiritual Connection and parted from Yang Lingrui, who investigated a Demon Child’s murder with Ning Jiu.
  • Yang Lingrui screened Bai Sanli and led him into the Wind Cavern as a hidden hook to expose the killer.
  • Yang Lingrui defeated Bai Sanli in a Dao struggle but dispersed his Primordial Spirit, and Yun Xiwu stayed to restore him.
  • Chen Yang reached the True Meaning Realm, seized the West Vein Spirit Mine, and joined Yang Lingqing and Xue Qingluan at the Lanyue Sect.
  • Xue Qingluan defeated Yue Shuwang, while Chen Yang suppressed Yue Wuxiang and Yang Lingqing pledged the clan to the Azure Waves Grand Struggle.
  • Chen Huai’an, Yang Yuanling, and Yang Yuanzhao exposed the Old Devil in Broken Blade Valley, then drew the Azure Flame Fire Spirit away from its host.
Chapters 802–901 Read from Ch. 802

Arc 33The Dragon Lord’s Triumph

The Yang Clan strengthened its standing as Yang Yuanhong represented it at the Tiger Chasing wedding and defeated a host of True Persons. Back at the Sacred Land, Shen Yue began his Spiritual Connection breakthrough.

  • Ye Chenfeng and Master Mingye exposed and destroyed a resentful blood infant formed from the deaths of Eastern Wilderness’s people, then left the Northwest after receiving Chen Yang’s aid.
  • The Yang Clan consolidated its position, while Chen Yang strengthened its people and sacred land, improved Yang Yuanxing’s cultivation, and helped the West Leaf Spirit Grass reach the Spiritual Connection Realm.
  • Murong Qiuhan tested Yang Yuanhong, then left Tiger Chasing to pursue her strength and ambition after he directed her toward Penglai Palace.
  • Yang Yuanhong and Lin Qiao attended Murong Tianyang and Li Qingwan’s wedding, where Shen Yue watched Li Qingwan before departing to travel.
  • Lin Qiao defeated ten challengers, and Yang Yuanhong then challenged the gathered cultivators, defeating Yu Zhen and eight True Persons, including Tao Yuan.
  • Yang Yuanhong returned to the Yang Family Sacred Land with Lin Qiao, while Yang Lingrui watched over Shen Yue as the clan prepared for his breakthrough.
  • Shen Yue emerged from his cave dwelling and began climbing the immortal mountain as his Tribulation Clouds gathered.
Chapters 802–82625 summaries Read

Arc 34The Wind Cavern Bait

After reaching Spiritual Connection, Shen Yue parted from Yang Lingrui, who uncovered a Demon Child’s murder and joined the Wind Chasing Ceremony to help expose the killer. Yang Lingrui’s screening trapped Bai Sanli among the suspects, and he entered the Wind Cavern with him as a hidden hook.

  • Shen Yue endured his Lightning Tribulation and shattered its final Thunder and Fire strike, attaining Spiritual Connection before parting ways with Yang Lingrui to pursue his own Dao.
  • Yang Lingrui and Ning Jiu traced a crimson wind remnant to a Demon Child who had killed Ning Jiu’s Junior Brother and planned to target prodigies at the Wind Chasing Ceremony.
  • Yang Lingrui reached Unreturning Wind Cave, defeated Teng Shechuan’s challenge, and joined Yun Xiwu, Jiang Yinkong, and Chi Tian in planning to draw out the Demon Children.
  • Bai Sanli infiltrated the Wind Cavern gathering, killed the Great Sect disciples who had helped him, and joined Chi Tian’s team to get close to Yang Lingrui and Yun Xiwu.
  • Yang Lingrui tested the wind cultivators at the Hidden Treasure Square Stele and awarded Bai Sanli the Unreturning Wind Breath, then the stele transported them into a ruin.
  • Bai Sanli avoided Yun Xiwu’s staged treasure phenomena and escaped the ruins without exposing himself, but Yun Xiwu revealed that she had used the events to lure him into a trap.
  • Yang Lingrui kept Bai Sanli and another wind-path cultivator with him after the screening, then led them and Chi Tian into the Wind Cavern, using Bai Sanli as a hidden hook.
Chapters 827–85125 summaries Read

Arc 35The Stone Shatters Heaven

Yang Lingrui defeated Bai Sanli in a Dao struggle but dispersed his Primordial Spirit, leaving Yun Xiwu to restore him as Zhuang Xuanji ascended and Chen Yang broke through to the True Meaning Realm. Chen Yang and the Yang Clan then seized the West Vein Spirit Mine and challenged the Lanyue Sect, where Xue Qingluan faced Yue Wuxiang in a duel over the Dao.

  • Yang Lingrui led Chi Tian, Bai Sanli, and another cultivator into the hidden remnant, then uncovered its wind crystals before Bai Sanli tried to escape and kill them.
  • Yang Lingrui challenged Bai Sanli to a Dao struggle, where their cricket matches delayed Bai Sanli until Yun Xiwu helped Yang Lingrui transfer Bai Sanli’s self-annihilation art onto himself.
  • Yang Lingrui achieved the Dao through his death, while Yun Xiwu stayed behind to gather and restore his dispersed Primordial Spirit.
  • The Northern Wind Cultivator revealed a new body, while an aurora disrupted Canglan and Jiang Yinkong warned that the heavens were about to change.
  • Zhuang Xuanji ascended to the Void Realm, and Chen Yang used the returning fortune to comprehend spatial Daoist Magic, end the aurora, and break through to the True Meaning Realm.
  • Chen Yang and the Yang Clan’s allies exposed the Su Family’s crimes, destroyed its West Vein Spirit Mine formation, and divided claims on the mine’s resources.
  • Chen Yang uprooted the West Vein Spirit Mine into his grotto-heaven, then joined Yang Lingqing and Xue Qingluan at the Lanyue Sect.
  • Yang Lingqing proposed a duel to the death between Xue Qingluan and Yue Wuxiang over the moon-path Dao, and Yue Wuxiang summoned Yue Shuwang as the witnesses gathered.
Chapters 852–87625 summaries Read

Arc 36The Azure Flame Purge

Xue Qingluan defeated Yue Shuwang and the Yang Clan consolidated its influence while demonic plots spread across the regions. Chen Huai'an, Yang Yuanling, and Yang Yuanzhao exposed the Old Devil’s scheme in Broken Blade Valley and drew the Azure Flame Fire Spirit away from its host.

  • Xue Qingluan defeated Yue Shuwang in their moonlit Dao contest, and Yue Shuwang died after apologizing to her.
  • Chen Yang suppressed Yue Wuxiang with the help of Northwest Intent cultivators, and Yang Lingqing pledged to guide the Yang Clan into the Azure Waves Grand Struggle.
  • Yang Yuanzhao and Yang Yuanling uncovered Wen Youcai and Xia Ming’s demonic plot in the hidden treasury, killed Xia Ming, and earned three merits together.
  • Bai Di’s Demon Children spread panic and disorder in the Central and Southwest regions, while the Yang Clan organized a Demon Extermination Squad to purge the Northwest.
  • Chen Huai'an joined Yang Yuanling and Yang Yuanzhao in Broken Blade Valley, where they suspected the Seeking Dao Sect Leader of aiding the demonic cultivators.
  • Chen Huai'an exposed and killed the Old Devil, while Yang Yuanling and Yang Yuanzhao dealt with the remaining demonic cultivators at the Daoist temple.
  • The three reached the Molten Fire Sect and fought the Azure Flame Fire Spirit, which abandoned its burned host and followed the flames onto Yang Yuanling’s deadwood.
Chapters 877–90125 summaries Read
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