Arc 4The Devil Sect Rises
Lin Ye destroyed the Divine Paper Sect’s operations in the Chu Kingdom, guided his disciples through Chu Yu’s Tomb, and helped establish the Heaven and Earth Devil Sect as the kingdom’s strongest devil sect. The arc ended with Hu Lu discovering a Sun Monkey who might become Lin Ye’s eighth disciple.
- Dongfang Bai refined Supreme Yin Spirit Marrow, broke through to the Grandmaster Realm, and became the Supreme Simplicity Sect’s third Holy Maiden as Lin Ye accepted Nalan Xi’s request to investigate the Divine Paper Sect.
- Lin Ye destroyed Kuhe County City and killed Qu Fu, then killed Qu Ce when the Divine Paper Sect tried to track him through a formation involving women born at a particular Yin time.
- Dongfang Bai succeeded Huang Qin as sect master, while Lin Ye strengthened his disciples with Divine Art-grade methods, Devil Soul Fruits, and the Heavenly Devil Tower’s trial world.
- Lin Ye sent Dongfang Rou to deliver supplies to Han Bing, whose cultivation progress fed back to Lin Ye as the Chu imperial family and rival sects converged on Chu Yu’s Tomb.
- Chu He entered Chu Yu’s Tomb, defeated the Chu Emperor, survived Chu Yu’s attempted possession, and claimed the Ascension Golden Body inheritance before Lin Ye attacked the Divine Paper Sect in disguise.
- Lin Ye devastated the Divine Paper Sect’s grotto-heaven, while Han Bing and Nalan Xi advanced and their cultivation feedback brought Lin Ye to the peak of the ninth Martial Saint level.
- Lin Ye’s disciples located and destroyed the Mystic Blood Devil Sect, and Jiang Yi’s Martial Alliance inspection confirmed their victory and rewarded them.
- Yang Yang and Chu He reached the Great Grandmaster Realm, Lin Ye gave his disciples the Myriad Forms Secret Method, and Hu Lu found a Sun Monkey that he thought could become Lin Ye’s eighth disciple.