Arc 23The Demon Gourd and Golden Core

Fu Henghua subdued demons, investigated the origins of the Devil Race, and helped Fu Xuanxing form a Supreme-Grade Golden Core while pursuing immortal qi and ancient secrets. The arc ended with Xiaoyu faking her death and Fu Henghua preparing to use the demonic path to forge a Demon Emperor Dharma Form that he planned to control.

  • Fu Henghua destroyed Jiuyin Mystic Lord’s incarnations, preserved his life through the Myriad Demons Ranking, and turned Wukong into the artifact spirit of the Myriad Demons Gourd.
  • Fu Henghua captured Devil Lords and Grandmasters, strengthened the Fu Family’s position, and visited Moon Mirror, who revealed the history of Heavenlink Continent and Fu Henghua’s childhood near-fall into evil arts.
  • Fu Xuanxing broke off two failed Core Formation attempts and formed a Supreme-Grade Golden Core, then developed a twin-dragon Dao Art and confronted servants of the Eastern Sea Divine Palace.
  • Fu Henghua investigated Devil Race bloodlines and ancient human origins, gestated four Spiritfolk from seeds in Heavenfeather Mountain, and shared Creation insights that advanced his cultivation.
  • Fu Henghua and Zhang Xuan infiltrated Eastern Sea territory, seized immortal qi from the Southern Li Sword Immortal’s crystal sword, and discovered that the First-generation Spirit King had created the Sharkfolk.
  • Fu Henghua dismantled the Serpent Abyss curse and explored the ruins, where Bao Mufeng inherited immortal qi from his ancestor and advanced in cultivation.
  • Fu Henghua’s allies staged Xiaoyu’s apparent death, while Xiaoyu escaped by feigning her own death and Fu Henghua planned to have the demonic path forge a Demon Emperor Dharma Form for him to seize with the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Gourd.
Chapters 561–585 Vol. 6 Read

Ch. 561The Sins of the Past Came Knocking

Fu Xuanhe and the Wukong Youth sealed the Life Well and prepared to claim its Cave Heaven, but the Jiuyin Mystic Lord forced his way in. With the people inside still in danger, both men searched for a way to stop the Devil Lord.

  • Fu Xuanhe destroyed the demonic cultivators guarding the Spirit Platform with the Thousand-Snake Mystic-Flame Talisman Formation and entered the sea of clouds.
  • Fu Xuanhe found the Wukong Youth closing the Mirror Gate while the Heavenly Demon Domain made demonic cultivators confess and mutilate themselves.
  • Fu Xuanhe helped the Wukong Youth seal the Life Well and agreed to protect the rescued female cultivator while refining the Cave Heaven.
  • A terrifying aura surged from the Nether Well, and the Jiuyin Mystic Lord blocked their attacks and threatened the sea of clouds.
  • Fu Xuanhe and the Wukong Youth debated whether to reopen the Life Well or suppress the Devil Lord, then each prepared to gamble on a risky method.

Ch. 562Why Had He Arrived So Late?

Jiuyin Mystic Lord pursued Wukong Youth and Fu Xuanhe, seeking the Myriad Demons Gourd and other treasures while the two struggled to survive his attacks. Wukong lured the Devil Lord away, but he caught up at Changming Mountain, where a sea of flowers and Creation appeared just as Wukong’s hoped-for ally arrived.

  • Jiuyin Mystic Lord overcame Wukong Youth and Fu Xuanhe’s attacks, harvested spiritual power from the wandering souls, and struck Wukong with an immortal-level pearl.
  • Wukong used the Heavenly Evil Sword to escape through a rift and drew Jiuyin Mystic Lord’s true body after him, while the Devil Lord’s incarnation stayed to fight Fu Xuanhe.
  • Fu Xuanhe gave a female cultivator Myriad Immortals Origin Qi Talismans so she could help him borrow mana from other cultivators, and he realized she had a Nine Yin Cauldron Physique.
  • Wukong escaped the Three Wells Grotto-Heaven and fled toward Changming Mountain, where Jiuyin Mystic Lord caught him and attacked with the Nine Yin Demonic Claw.
  • Pure Wind swept over the battlefield, flowers bloomed across the Devil Lord’s claw, and Five-Colored Lotus flowers spread across Changming Mountain as Wukong sensed that his ally had arrived.

Ch. 563When a Heavenly Demon Thought Moves, Myriad Demons Are Born

Fu Henghua and Wukong fought Jiuyin Mystic Lord while Wukong advanced toward Devil Lordhood, then used the Myriad Demons Gourd to confront an Outer Heavenly Demon during his tribulation. Wukong entered the gourd as its artifact spirit, leaving the gourd to cross the tribulation and preventing his demonic incarnation from overpowering Fu Henghua.

  • Fu Henghua arrived at Changming Mountain and restrained Jiuyin Mystic Lord while Wukong absorbed demons and attempted to advance.
  • Wukong swallowed the Demon Emperor Blood Lotus, and Fu Henghua used the Blood-Melting Treasure Box to destroy Jiuyin Mystic Lord's ninth incarnation and Yuan Yue's remaining consciousness.
  • Wukong controlled six Demon Emperor Banners, helping Fu Henghua unleash the Myriad Gods Dao Aspect and obliterate Changming Mountain; Jiuyin Mystic Lord's life was preserved through the Myriad Demons Ranking.
  • Wukong began crossing his tribulation, but an Outer Heavenly Demon overwhelmed him with its gaze as Fu Henghua and distant allies supplied protection.
  • Wukong drew the Outer Heavenly Demon's power and the remaining Demon Emperor blood qi into the Myriad Demons Gourd, then entered it as its artifact spirit while the gourd continued the tribulation.

Ch. 564Purplegold Demonic Vine Plants a Spirit Gourd

Fu Henghua helped the Myriad Demons Gourd attain the Dao, captured Jiuyin Demon Lord, and fought off several Devil Lords while hiding his identity as Wukong. He escaped toward Jade Dragon Sea with the Nine Yin Origin Pearl as Fu Xuanhe considered turning Three Wells Grotto-Heaven into an External Incarnation, and the chapter left Fu Henghua watching a distant battle.

  • Five demonic-path Grandmasters approached Changming Mountain, and one was overwhelmed after seeing Fu Henghua tending the Purplegold Vine inside the collapsed airspace.
  • Fu Henghua used Creation Thunderwater to nourish the Purplegold Vine until it bore the Myriad Demons Gourd, then captured the five Grandmasters with its Demon Emperor Banners.
  • Fu Henghua broke Jiuyin Demon Lord's earth escape and pulled him into the gourd, then disguised himself as Wukong as several Devil Lords approached.
  • Fu Henghua fought Sword Demon and the other Devil Lords, used the Blood River to seize Sword Demon's Blood River Blade, and escaped with Jiuyin Demon Lord's Nine Yin Origin Pearl.
  • Fu Xuanhe lost the Nine Yin Origin Pearl to Fu Henghua and considered making Three Wells Grotto-Heaven his External Incarnation.
  • Fu Henghua headed toward Jade Dragon Sea and watched a distant battle while Wukong questioned whether he meant to intervene.

Ch. 565When Flowers Bloom, I See Everyone, and Everyone Sees Me

Fu Henghua fled the Jade Dragon Sea battlefield in the Myriad Demons Gourd, rebuilt Jiuyin Mystic Lord’s body, and recruited him and Helian Jin to his growing Heavenly Demon realm. After they captured Jin Donglai and transformed him into a Heavenly Devil Lord, Fu Henghua left to check on Fu Xuanxing and assess whether heavenly forces could interfere in the Southern Continent.

  • Inside the gourd, Fu Henghua used the Nine Yin Origin Pearl and Blood Lotuses to restore Jiuyin Mystic Lord’s body after he swore loyalty and surrendered his natal soul star.
  • Fu Henghua warned Helian Jin that he would be expected to serve the gourd more closely, then promised him a future chance to become a Devil Lord.
  • Jiuyin Mystic Lord lured Jin Donglai to Fu Henghua, where Fu Henghua, Wukong, and Jiuyin Mystic Lord subdued him and pulled him into the gourd.
  • Helian Jin and the heavenly maidens helped suppress Jin Donglai’s Divine Wisdom, and Fu Henghua’s group made him the first Heavenly Devil Lord beneath Papiyan’s command.
  • Fu Henghua told Jiuyin Mystic Lord to capture more Devil Lords and Grandmasters, then headed toward Heavenfeather Mountain to consider treating Fu Xuanxing and gauging heavenly interference.

Ch. 566An Immortal Bestows Wine to Dissolve Calamity Poison

Fu Henghua secretly protected the Fu Family from the Wang and Hong Families, then learned that Hengshou’s group had met Moon Mirror and an unknown red-clad cultivator. The chapter ends with Fu Xuanxing drinking potent wine that might cure his poisoned arm.

  • Fu Henghua visited the Fu Family graveyard, then secretly subdued two Golden Core Cultivators during the Wang and Hong Families’ dispute with Fu Tian’er.
  • Fu Henghua met Fu Tian’er and planned to strengthen the Fu Family’s position, then petrified more than half of the Wang and Hong Families’ Golden Core Cultivators before returning to the underground blessed land.
  • Fu Tian’er told Fu Henghua that Hengshou, Xuanxing, and their companions had been invited away by Yin Yanqing and Ouyang Ziming’s uncle, Moon Mirror, and that Fu Xuanxing’s poison had already been cured.
  • Fu Henghua read Hengshou’s account of the group meeting a red-clad cultivator beside Jade Spring, where Fu Xuanxing eagerly accepted his invitation to drink.
  • The red-clad cultivator offered Fu Xuanxing his peachwood sword if he emptied the wine jug and promised to cure his poison if he drank ten cups; Fu Xuanxing began drinking despite the wine’s fierce potency.

Ch. 567Red Dragon Refines Kan, Uniting Yin and Yang

Fu Xuanxing endured Yan Lingzi’s powerful wine and learned from his sword instruction, refining the Kan and Li forces in his dantian toward a Supreme Golden Core. After reading the account, Fu Henghua suspected Yan Lingzi’s peachwood sword was connected to the Southern Bright Li Fire Sword and decided to visit Moon Mirror’s manor at Azurewater Manor.

  • Fu Tongjun and Hengshou used spirit food to sober Fu Xuanxing as he drank Yan Lingzi’s wine, while Yan Lingzi introduced himself and learned Hengshou’s cooking technique.
  • Hengshou demonstrated four Sword Intents, and Yan Lingzi praised his training and taught him techniques for the River-Splitting Sea-Rending Sword.
  • Fu Xuanxing studied Yan Lingzi’s sword instruction while drinking, and the wine, poison, and Kan Origin Golden Palace Art helped him balance his Kan and Li powers into yin-yang treasure pearls.
  • After Fu Xuanxing drank too much and passed out, Fu Yaozhen recorded that Yan Lingzi carried a peachwood flying sword resembling the style of the Divine Land Era.
  • Fu Henghua connected the peachwood sword to the legendary Nanquan Divine Fire and suspected Moon Mirror or others might be involved in the Devil Emperor Jianyuan’s plans.
  • Fu Henghua decided to visit Moon Mirror’s residence at Azurewater Manor and set out with Yu Danqing and Yu Xiaolei.

Ch. 568The Celestial Phenomenon That Flows Through Past and Present

Fu Henghua arrived at Azurewater Manor, overcame Moon Mirror’s elaborate formations, and learned why Moon Mirror and Yin Yanqing had come to the Southern Continent. Moon Mirror revealed that the continents had once formed Heavenlink Continent and that the Immortal Thief Dao Lineage had fled to the Southern Continent, leaving Fu Henghua with more to uncover about the region’s past.

  • Fu Henghua and Yu Xiaolei reached Azurewater Manor, where Yin Yanqing welcomed them and explained that he and others were investigating ancient sites in the Southern Continent.
  • Fu Henghua led Yu Xiaolei through Moon Mirror’s formations and puzzles, then solved a star-chart trial to reach the pavilion.
  • Moon Mirror recognized Fu Henghua’s mature Dao Path and told him to stay for several days so he could teach him basic knowledge about other worlds.
  • Moon Mirror explained that Donglai and the Southern Continent had once belonged to Heavenlink Continent, which split after the Demon God beneath the earth unleashed demons and ruined civilization.
  • Moon Mirror revealed that members of the Immortal Thief Dao Lineage had fled the Divine Continent to the Southern Continent and settled where Azurewater Manor’s predecessor stood.

Ch. 569What Is Heaven, What Is Earth

Fu Henghua learned that Donglai's early civilizations were tied to Heavenlink Continent, then wrestled with Moon Mirror's question about the origins of Heaven and Earth. Moon Mirror recalled how he had kept Fu Henghua on Coiling Dragon Island to steer him away from a dangerous fate, and ended by examining a cursed childhood toy.

  • Fu Henghua questioned Moon Mirror about the Heaven-Stealing Art and learned that Donglai's early civilizations had been civilizations of Heavenlink Continent.
  • Fu Henghua wondered whether the Donglai Golden Ranking's rules applied in Nanyanfu Continent and decided to make his incarnation act cautiously.
  • Moon Mirror told Fu Henghua that Fu Xuanxing was forming his core and described his talent as something he had been born with.
  • Moon Mirror gave Fu Henghua a jade date and challenged him to explain where Heaven and Earth were, questioning how gravity could exist before Earth formed.
  • Moon Mirror recalled divining Fu Henghua's dangerous possible futures and arranging for Fu Danwei and the elders on Coiling Dragon Island to keep him grounded and guide him away from evil arts.
  • Moon Mirror opened a wooden box containing Fu Henghua's scorched, cursed woodpecker toy and remembered that Fu Henghua had been only three years old when he cursed it.

Ch. 570Nine Heavens and Nine Earths, Shen Gaoyuan

Moon Mirror revealed how he and Fu Yaozhen had steered Fu Henghua away from evil arts, then tested Fu Henghua’s understanding of Heaven and Earth. He showed Fu Henghua the Nine Heavens and Nine Earths cosmology, prompting Fu Henghua and Ouyang Ziming to refine their Dao understanding.

  • Moon Mirror recalled that three-year-old Fu Henghua had used evil arts in a dreamlike state during a bandit ambush, losing vital energy and cultivation potential.
  • Moon Mirror explained that he, Fu Yaozhen, and others had blocked futures in which Fu Henghua fell into the Outer Dao and directed him toward the Heavenly Scripture instead.
  • Fu Henghua presented a Jade Date model of Heaven and Earth, distinguishing the Soul-Sea Star Heaven from the distant Nine Firmaments Heaven and describing the land’s layers and underground Demon God space.
  • Moon Mirror demonstrated that the universe began as a cosmic egg whose repeated explosions and yin-yang collisions formed nine layers of heaven and earth, with water and the surface world between them.
  • Fu Henghua and Ouyang Ziming circulated their power to adjust their understanding of the Great Dao after witnessing Moon Mirror’s cosmic model.

Ch. 571Red Dragon Braved the Tribulation and Secured the Heavenly Mandate

Fu Henghua comprehended a Heaven-tier Dao art and explained how the Horizon and Ends of the Earth could seal beings outside the world, while Fu Xuanxing began forming his core under a lightning tribulation. Elsewhere, Fu Yaozhen met Madam Xingqiao, who refused to stop targeting Fu Xuanxing and hoped he would die during the tribulation.

  • Moon Mirror warned Yu Xiaolei that his future tribulation was connected to swords, then noticed lightning gathering over the rear mountain for Fu Xuanxing.
  • Fu Henghua used a golden line to block the lightning striking him and explained his new understanding of the Horizon and Ends of the Earth sealing arts.
  • Fu Henghua and the others saw signs that Fu Xuanxing was forming his core in a cave, while Moon Mirror reflected on how Fu Xuanxing had disrupted Donglai's fate.
  • Fu Yaozhen met Madam Xingqiao and challenged her for targeting Fu Xuanxing, but Madam Xingqiao insisted that he remained central to the schemes of the figures in heaven.
  • Madam Xingqiao learned that Fu Yaozhen and her companions had encountered Yan Lingzi, then concluded that Fu Xuanxing still needed a sacrifice to break through his tribulation and hoped he would die crossing it.

Ch. 572Golden Core Formed, Its Supreme Might Shook the Nine Heavens (Part 1)

Fu Xuanxing struggled to form a Golden Core above First Rank, hoping to match the highest grade despite the risks. After disrupting his first core formation with immortal qi, he began again, and Fu Henghua warned that he had only three attempts before his meridians would shatter.

  • Fu Henghua watched Fu Xuanxing's tribulation and assessed the core-formation method designed for him, while Fu Xuanxing began revising the formula himself.
  • Madam Xingqiao imprisoned Fu Yaozhen in a starlight seal and explained that Spirit Seers had been fated to die for Fu Xuanxing during a future tribulation.
  • Fu Xuanxing formed and refined a Yin-Yang Dragon Pearl, but halted before settling it into a Golden Core because he sensed that a First-Rank Core was the best he could achieve.
  • Fu Xuanxing attempted to form his core, but a shift in the surrounding primordial qi disrupted the process and turned it toward First Rank.
  • Fu Xuanxing used the immortal qi in his sword sheath to break the forming core and restart, prompting Fu Henghua to warn that he had only three attempts before his meridians would shatter.

Ch. 573Elixir Achieved, Its Supreme Power Shakes the Nine Heavens (Part Two)

Fu Henghua and Moon Mirror helped Fu Xuanxing attempt to form a Supreme-Grade Golden Core by calculating the movements of the world’s primordial qi, but an Eastern Sea battle disrupted their final predictions. Fu Xuanxing adapted at the crucial moment, succeeded, and received a Heaven-Bestowed Dao Art, while Fu Yaozhen warned Madam Xingqiao not to pressure her family further.

  • Fu Henghua explained how cultivation arts and Golden Cores from Donglai adapted to the outside world, then sent Fu Xuanxing a Crimson Abyss method to draw on the Myriad Peaks Realm’s earth veins.
  • Fu Xuanxing’s second Core Formation attempt failed when primordial qi shifted, so Fu Henghua and Moon Mirror calculated a more auspicious moment for his third attempt.
  • Fu Xuanxing used Yin-Yang Pearls and the dragon powers in his sword scabbard to preserve the balance of yin and yang as an Eastern Sea battle disrupted Fu Henghua’s calculations.
  • Fu Xuanxing formed a Supreme-Grade Golden Core, harmonized with the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and received a Heaven-Bestowed Dao Art.
  • Fu Henghua recognized how Fu Xuanxing’s achievement differed from the Dao Realms formed by Heavenly Book cultivators.
  • Fu Yaozhen warned Madam Xingqiao that Fu Henghua’s contribution to Fu Xuanxing’s success made further pressure unwise, and promised to fill the needed position herself if necessary.

Ch. 574The Supreme Mystery Bracelet Stirs Up the Eastern Sea

Fu Henghua guided Fu Xuanxing in developing his Supreme-Grade Golden Core’s yin-yang dragon Dao Art into a Five-Colored Bracelet, while reflecting on the dangers of Fu Xuanxing’s cultivation path. Their experiment in the Eastern Sea was interrupted when two sharks belonging to the Eastern Sea Divine Palace attacked them.

  • Fu Henghua explained how Fu Xuanxing’s Metal and Wood Dragons could combine with his other powers to form a yin-yang dragon Dao Art, and demonstrated several ways to evolve it.
  • Fu Xuanxing rejected the Nine-Dragon path, practiced the twin-dragon method, and refined a Five-Colored Bracelet that swallowed seawater and water demons.
  • Fu Xuanxing sent details of his new Dao Art to Li Ruxin, who learned of his Supreme-Grade Golden Core and discussed celebrating his achievement with the others.
  • Fu Henghua considered how Fu Xuanxing’s cultivation differed from Heavenly Book cultivation and concluded that attaining the Dao would bring him a perilous tribulation.
  • Two giant sharks confronted Fu Henghua and Fu Xuanxing, then attacked them with destructive beams after identifying themselves as servants of the Eastern Sea Divine Palace.

Ch. 575Battle of the Five-Headed Dragon Ring Against the Mystic Shark

Fu Henghua and Fu Xuanxing captured a sharkfolk from the Eastern Sea, while Fu Yaozhen set out to seek a talisman that could revive her after death. Back at the underground blessed land, Fu Henghua learned that people from Nanyanfu Continent and the Sharkfolk were not of the same lineage as Donglai humans and might descend from the Devil Race.

  • Fu Xuanxing defeated a sharkfolk warrior with Fu Henghua’s Five-Headed Dragon Ring, and Fu Henghua took him back for examination.
  • Moon Mirror gave Fu Yaozhen map fragments leading to the Death-Defying Revival Divine Talisman and sent Hengshou and others to help her.
  • Fu Henghua and Yu Xiaolei hurried to the underground blessed land after receiving an urgent message from Yun Mengyin and Fu Pengming.
  • Yun Mengyin, Yu Danqing, and the others examined several people from Nanyanfu Continent and found that their bloodlines differed from Donglai humans.
  • Yu Danqing reported that the examined people’s spiritual factors resembled the Earthly Fiend Lineage, and Fu Henghua concluded they might descend from the Devil Race.

Ch. 576Who First Gave Birth to the People of the Divine Continent?

Fu Henghua investigated whether the Devil Race descended from Demon Gods and questioned the hidden history of the Heavenlink War, Donglai, and humanity's origins. After researching bloodline tracing, he secretly led several companions toward Heavenfeather Mountain to investigate a new theory: the earliest Heavenlink people may have grown out of the earth.

  • Fu Henghua tested a Devil Race corpse and found Demon God Factor in its blood, while telling Yun Mengyin that the result did not prove the race was evil.
  • Yu Danqing privately discussed the Devil Race with Fu Henghua, who speculated that Demon Gods had created the race and that the Devil Emperors might have sought to sacrifice Heavenlink humans.
  • Fu Henghua folded paper into a coffin and argued that Donglai's hurricane belts and an ancient prophecy might point to the continent being a prison for the dead.
  • Fu Henghua questioned whether the Heavenlink War had ended in defeat or mutual destruction, and whether the survivors had deliberately split the continent to escape the Demon Gods.
  • Yu Danqing fled when Fu Henghua asked where Heavenlink humanity had first originated, leaving Fu Henghua with more questions about the source of human life.
  • After studying Blood-Origin Tracing for more than ten days, Fu Henghua led Fu Bozhao, Fu Dange, Fu Baitang, and Fu Xueke secretly toward Heavenfeather Mountain to investigate his theory that ancient people grew out of the earth.

Ch. 577Earth's Kun Virtue Gives Birth to All Things

Fu Henghua used Heavenfeather Mountain’s Spirit-Nurturing Grounds to create four Spiritfolk and disguise their origins, then continued investigating the history of Spirit-Vein Gestation. Meanwhile, Bodhi Daoist completed the creation of a living race in the Desolate Ancient Forest Sea.

  • Fu Tian'er led Fu Henghua and the others into Heavenfeather Mountain’s Spirit-Nurturing Grounds, where Fu Henghua examined the wind vortex and obtained four spirit seeds.
  • Fu Henghua used the family’s secret gestation incantation to place the seeds in the Whirlwind, where they quickly developed into two boys and two girls with inherited talents.
  • Fu Henghua drew auras from Fu Baitang and the others to disguise their fates, then asked Fu Bozhao to help the three youngsters address the Fu Family’s troubles and seek entry into the Crimson Abyss Daoist Sect.
  • Fu Tian'er took the four newly gestated Spiritfolk away while Fu Henghua remained to research Spirit-Vein Gestation.
  • At Bodhi Garden, Bodhi Daoist’s nine Bodhi Fruits fell from a branch and became sprites, completing the first creation of a living race.

Ch. 578A Tree Holds Up the Sky, Giving Birth to the Xuanti

Bodhi Daoist created the Xuanti, a fruit-born race that could reproduce and help protect the tree spirits, and his insights advanced Fu Henghua’s understanding of Creation. Fu Henghua stopped his Golden Core breakthrough to avoid a powerful Heavenly Book Tribulation, then received word that a vast army had appeared in the Eastern Sea.

  • Bodhi Daoist named the nine newly created sprites the Xuanti Tribe and explained to Linden Elder that they could reproduce by returning to the earth as seeds.
  • The Xuanti sprites ate moss and tended the trees, convincing Linden Elder that they could serve as natural guardians for the tree spirits.
  • Bodhi Daoist taught the Xuanti and developed a Wood Immortal Heavenly Book, while Pine Elder and Catalpa Elder considered creating their own retainer clans.
  • Fu Henghua and his Spirit Souls shared their insights into Creation, and his cultivation rose as the Primordial Dao Seed evolved.
  • Fu Henghua sealed his aura to avoid triggering his Golden Core Tribulation and decided to return to Donglai before advancing further.
  • Hong Changyi told Fu Henghua that a vast army had appeared in the Eastern Sea and was confronting the forces of immortals and demons.

Ch. 579Deep-Sea Mysteries of Hidden Spirit City

Fu Henghua and his allies prepared to divert the Eastern Sea Spirit King's forces by impersonating Dragon Clan envoys and causing trouble in the sea. As Fu Henghua infiltrated a satellite city, he discovered that its central altar was powered by familiar immortal-level sword intent.

  • Yu Danqing told the group that the Eastern Sea navy had mobilized after they captured the Spirit King's son, and Fu Henghua proposed impersonating Dragon Clan envoys to draw the Spirit Sharks back toward the Sea King Palace.
  • Yu Danqing sent Sha Jinshang, Fu Danyu, and Zhang Xuan to meet Fu Henghua, and they combined their Dharma Form Puppets to create a palm-sized Crystal Palace.
  • Fu Henghua and Zhang Xuan transformed into Dragon Clan figures, took the unconscious Sharkfolk with them, and set out to provoke the Eastern Sea forces.
  • The Spirit King led three million naval troops to the surface, intending to pressure the immortal and demon factions into helping search for his missing son.
  • Fu Henghua and Zhang Xuan infiltrated Kanghou City, one of the Eastern Sea Royal Palace's satellite cities, and Fu Henghua headed toward its central plaza to cause a disturbance.
  • Fu Henghua found an altar whose flames were sustained by immortal-level sword intent resembling the Southern Li Sword Immortal's power, and he realized the sword immortal's ruins might lead him to another strand of immortal qi.

Ch. 580The Long, Long Road of Seeking the Dao

Fu Henghua and Zhang Xuan infiltrated Guardian City and its volcanic mine, where Fu Henghua uncovered the Sharkfolk’s Sacred Flame and explained his understanding of the path to Dao attainment. They reached the volcano’s heart and found a massive crystal sword pinning a Sharkfolk-like tail beneath the ice, at the site of the Southern Li Sword Immortal’s battle with the First-generation Spirit King.

  • Zhang Xuan triggered Guardian City’s alarm, while Fu Henghua imprisoned the square’s sacred flames in crystal and defeated Princess Consort Minghan with an imitation Crystal Palace.
  • Fu Henghua and Zhang Xuan escaped, planted Dragon Aura talismans to frame the Dragon Clan, and headed for the volcanic mine after Fu Henghua learned that its Sacred Flame was Immortal Fire connected to Donglai immortals.
  • As they traveled, Fu Henghua described his cultivation and explained the stages of seeking the Dao, prompting Zhang Xuan to reflect on his own path.
  • Fu Henghua and Zhang Xuan entered the volcano disguised as Sharkfolk, and Fu Henghua subdued the guards with a Crystal Palace, the Five Elements Mountain Method, and Wind Lock.
  • Fu Henghua explained that he had begun practicing answers to his Creation examination before reaching Golden Core Realm, then led Zhang Xuan to a giant crystal sword suppressing a tail beneath the ice.

Ch. 581Thirty-Three Heavens Protect the Jade Emperor

Fu Henghua decided to take the Southern Li Sword Immortal’s crystal sword to forge a Dharma Form Puppet for Fu Xuanxing, while his incarnation and Zhang Xuan fought off a Sharkfolk Grandmaster. As the battle continued, Fu Henghua taught Zhang Xuan his transformation technique and gathered the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth strands of immortal aura toward his goal of creating thirty-three heavens within his Golden Core.

  • Fu Henghua identified the crystal sword as the Southern Li Sword Immortal’s Water Severance and decided to take it for Fu Xuanxing’s Dharma Form Puppet.
  • A Sharkfolk Grandmaster ambushed Fu Henghua and Zhang Xuan, and Fu Henghua summoned an incarnation to help defend them.
  • The incarnation transformed into Twin-Dragon True Person and severed the Grandmaster’s tail with the Twin-Dragon Shears.
  • The incarnation transformed into several Tribulation Immortals, empowered Zhang Xuan’s Azure Dragon, and drove the Grandmaster into retreat.
  • Fu Henghua explained his transformation method to Zhang Xuan and revealed that his Jade Emperor’s Dao-Bearing Art used immortal qi to imitate Tribulation Immortals.
  • Fu Henghua’s Great Scarlet Origin Pearl began accumulating the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth strands of immortal aura, from the Southern Li Sword Immortal and the First-generation Spirit King.

Ch. 582Water and Fire Mercilessly Refine Creation

Five Aggregates Demon Lord and an immortal-path Tribulation Immortal went to the Sea King Palace to address the missing prince, but an earthquake forced the Spirit King to rush back to the Eastern Sea. Fu Henghua refined the crystal sword and the First-generation Spirit King’s remnant power into Sea God Crystals, leaving the Spirit Shark Clan with a new resource as he departed to seek Fu Xuanxing and learn about Fu Danyu’s opportunity.

  • Five Aggregates Demon Lord found that none of the demons’ travel records showed a trip to the deep sea, then brought the records to the Sea King Palace alongside an immortal-path Tribulation Immortal.
  • An earthquake struck while the Spirit King met with the two groups, and he hurried out with his princes to investigate.
  • Fu Henghua extracted immortal qi from the crystal sword, learned that the First-generation Spirit King had created the Sharkfolk, and used water, fire, yin, and yang to form Sea God Crystals as the volcano collapsed.
  • The Spirit King found the new crystals awakened his people’s bloodline, rescued the miners, and ordered the kingdom to prepare for war after learning that the missing prince had been found and that Dragonkin were involved.
  • Fu Henghua explained to Zhang Xuan that he had settled his karma with the Spirit Shark Clan, then gave Sha Jinshang the heavy crystal sword and set off to find Fu Xuanxing and the others.

Ch. 583Rainbow Over Serpent Abyss, No Road to the Bottom

Fu Henghua joined Fu Xuanxing and the others at the Serpent Abyss, helping him descend through its spirit snakes and uncovering a vast illusion that concealed an immortal estate. After Henghua dismantled the illusion, the group found a ruined palace and a token identifying it as Azure Spirit Palace, raising the possibility that Empress Bao had died there.

  • Fu Xuanxing repeatedly entered the Serpent Abyss, using spirit meals made by Fu Henghua to recover and gain layers of water-fire protection.
  • Fu Henghua arrived, explained how the Fish Puffs generated protective barriers, and prepared fresh spirit meals that strengthened Fu Xuanxing's attacks against the snakes.
  • After Fu Xuanxing encountered the Snake King, Fu Henghua led the group into the abyss aboard Fu Danyu's defensive Jade Palace Golden Tower Dharma Form.
  • Fu Henghua used the Divine Luo Heavenly Tome to analyze the Serpent Abyss's power and, after several hours, dismantled the Great Serpent Abyss Curse, dispersing the Cloud Sea and spirit snakes.
  • The group advanced into the revealed ruins, where Yuwen Chunqiu found a shattered Azure Spirit Palace token, prompting Fu Henghua and Fu Yaozhen to wonder whether Empress Bao had died there.

Ch. 584A Move Laid a Thousand Years Ago, a Warning to Future Generations

Fu Henghua and his companions explored an ancient immortal palace and discovered the remains of Bao Mufeng’s ancestor, whose death pointed to a future threat against the Fu Family. After Bao Mufeng gained the ancestor’s immortal qi, Fu Henghua concluded that the palace’s second-generation lord had left both opportunities and warnings for descendants, then prepared to advance a plan involving Xiaoyu.

  • Fu Shishi brought Bao Mufeng to meet Yu Danqing, and the two traveled in frozen wooden crates to the ruined palace at the bottom of Serpent Abyss.
  • Fu Henghua’s group explained how they had suppressed the palace’s restrictions, and Yu Danqing identified several corpses as Donglai elders from the Divine Land Era.
  • Bao Mufeng recognized one burned corpse as his direct-line ancestor, the Third Ancestor, and recalled records that said the Bao Family had preserved some of his ashes.
  • The ancestor’s remaining body released immortal qi into Bao Mufeng, advancing him to the perfection of the Kaiyang Realm, and Fu Henghua gave him the North Pole Star-Seeking Incantation.
  • Fu Henghua and Fu Yaozhen inferred that the second-generation Palace Lord had left the corpse as an opportunity for Bao Mufeng and as a warning about an immortal skilled in fire arts.
  • Fu Henghua told Hengshou that it was time for Xiaoyu to die and discussed beginning the next step of their plan.

Ch. 585Who Could Know What Happens in Wuwang?

The disguised Hundred Refinements Sect members manipulated a battlefield clash to deliver a Demon Emperor Dharma Form blueprint to the Five Aggregates Demon Lord, while Xiaoyu escaped after faking her death. Fu Henghua revised the puppet designs and planned to use the demonic path to build the Demon Emperor Dharma Form, then seize control of it.

  • The Five Aggregates Demon Lord followed a plan based on a message from the Hundred Refinements Sect, and the disguised cultivators staged a battle that left Xiaoyu’s Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes Dharma Aspect apparently destroyed.
  • Zhongli Zihan, Li Ruxin, Yang Dai, and two Immortal Dao Grandmasters escaped the blast, while Fu Danyu and Zhang Xuan emerged unharmed beneath the Jade Palace Golden Towers.
  • Dragon Daoist warned the Five Aggregates Demon Lord that the Jade Seal Sect’s reinforcements included the powerful Elephant Emperor, then offered to trade a blueprint for a Demon Emperor Dharma Form in exchange for the demonic path’s support and supplies.
  • Fu Henghua learned that Xiaoyu had escaped by feigning her death, refined the Nine-Faced Profound-Heaven Demon God Venerable design, and tested a power source for Fu Xuanxing’s Yin-Yang Profound Furnace Lord of Fate, which exploded.
  • Fu Henghua planned to have the demonic path forge the Demon Emperor Dharma Form and then intercept and control it with the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Gourd.
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