Arc 7Phoenix Rankings and Sect Ascension

Lin Ye’s disciples conquered the Phoenix Ancient Realm, grew stronger, and helped him establish the Black-Yellow Sect as an eight-star force. The arc ended with Li Si captured by Xiao Hongyi, whose attempt to harvest his essence only left him stronger and her exhausted.

  • Lin Ye sent most of his disciples into the Phoenix Ancient Realm, where Ye Chen defeated Bai Luo and claimed first place on the Phoenix Ancient Ranking.
  • Lin Ye repelled Qin Xu’s attack, then received Devil Dao Points for his disciples taking the ranking’s top seven places and began training them in Golden Body methods.
  • Yang Yang, Ye Chen, Chu He, Han Bing, and other disciples reached the Golden Body Realm, while Lin Ye advanced to the Saint Realm and gained a Heavenly Demon Saint Body.
  • Bai Shi perfected the Nine-Lifetime Samsara Devil Seal, formed a Nine-Transmutation Golden Core, and began strengthening his body, while Li Si and Sun Hou advanced toward Golden Body cultivation.
  • Li Si used Sacrifice Blade and the True Devil Sacrifice Technique to kill Yao Ya and defeat Kui Dou, then warned Lin Ye that Devil Race forces were recruiting cultivators in the Profound Heaven Realm.
  • Lin Ye and Nalan Yu recovered saint medicines from the Crimson Blood Ancient Ape’s Forbidden Land, and Nalan Yu arranged a territory and grotto-heaven for the Black-Yellow Sect.
  • Lin Ye moved the Black-Yellow Sect to its new territory, secured its recognition as an eight-star force, and received 300 million Devil Dao Points.
  • Xiao Hongyi took Li Si to the Hehuan Sect and tried to harvest his essence, but his Reverse Calamity Devil Physique kept him vigorous while she became exhausted.
Chapters 151–175 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 151Devil Dragon Body Refining Technique!

After returning to the Black-Yellow Sect, Lin Ye prepared his disciples for the Phoenix Ancient Realm by teaching them powerful body-refining and concealment techniques. Their training rapidly strengthened both the disciples and Lin Ye, while he decided which of them would be allowed to enter the realm.

  • Lin Ye led Ye Chen and his other disciples back to the Black-Yellow Sect using the Great Void Technique.
  • Lin Ye chose the Devil Dragon Body Refining Technique and bought Devil Dragon blood to help his disciples cultivate it.
  • Lin Ye had Bai Shi cultivate the Heavenly Devil Formless Technique, and Bai Shi's progress gave Lin Ye tenfold feedback that raised the technique to minor mastery.
  • Lin Ye taught both techniques to his disciples and supplied them with Devil Dragon blood, pills, and Spirit Stones, accelerating their growth and his own.
  • Lin Ye decided that Li Si, Bai Shi, and Sun Hou would not enter the Phoenix Ancient Realm, while his other disciples would go.

Ch. 152One Year!

After a year of cultivation, Lin Ye brought his disciples to the Phoenix Ancient Realm Fragment to compete for places on the Phoenix Ancient Ranking. The fragment was about to open, and the entrants were told to present their tokens.

  • Bai Shi and Lin Ye's other disciples made major progress, while Lin Ye reached the absolute peak of the King Conferment Realm Ninth Layer and strengthened his physique and techniques.
  • Lin Ye promised a saint technique and a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure to whoever claimed first place on the Phoenix Ancient Ranking, then warned his disciples not to kill one another.
  • Lin Ye took his disciples aboard a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure flying boat and traveled to the Phoenix Ancient Realm Fragment in the Supreme Profound Empire.
  • Lin Ye noticed Tantai Yao approach Ye Chen, but Ye Chen ignored her, so she left; Lin Ye wondered how they might meet after Ye Chen perfected his saber technique.
  • A Saint Realm figure from the Four Symbols Sect arrived and announced that the Phoenix Ancient Realm Fragment was about to open, ordering everyone to take out their tokens.

Ch. 153The Great Emperor Falls!

Lin Ye’s disciples entered the Phoenix Ancient Realm Fragment as Great Emperor Xuanyang’s death threw the Profound Heaven Realm into turmoil. Lin Ye returned to the Black-Yellow Sect, while Chu He began hunting Primordial Descendants inside the fragment.

  • Lin Ye warned his disciples to prioritize survival, and they used their tokens to enter the Phoenix Ancient Realm Fragment.
  • Li Xuanyin and Liu Yun learned that Great Emperor Xuanyang had fallen, leaving the emperor’s position vacant and raising hopes of a succession struggle.
  • Nalan Yu and powerful cultivators across the Profound Heaven Realm considered their chances of becoming Great Emperors as the realm’s stability weakened.
  • Lin Ye heard the news from King Conferment Realm experts, then returned to the Black-Yellow Sect, leaving his disciples in the fragment.
  • Chu He killed a powerful phoenix-blooded giant bird and set out to gather resources and pursue the Phoenix Ancient Ranking, while Yang Yang used Primordial Descendants to cultivate.

Ch. 154Remains of an Ancient Phoenix!

Yang Yang and Ye Chen fought and killed their way through the Phoenix Ancient Realm Fragment, while Ye Chen used real battles to improve his saber technique. Han Bing followed a deadly bloody mist to the remains of an ancient phoenix and found small fragments he could use to strengthen his cultivation.

  • Yang Yang devoured ancient descendants and spirit treasures as he fought, while Dongfang Rou, Nalan Xi, and Han Bing battled in their own ways.
  • Ye Chen killed two peak Golden Core True Persons who tried to ambush him, then returned to fighting ancient descendants to improve his Seven Emotions and Six Desires Selfless Saber.
  • The Four Symbols Sect gathered around Bai Luo, confident that his powerful cultivation and techniques made him the leading contender for first place on the Phoenix Ancient Ranking.
  • Han Bing absorbed the bloody mist's essence, reaching the Golden Core Ninth Layer Peak before using his Corpse King Indestructible Body and Extreme Dao Corpse Armor Technique to go deeper.
  • Han Bing discovered the remains of a Great Saint Realm ancient phoenix and spotted small fragments that could help improve his Extreme Dao Corpse Armor Technique.

Ch. 155Heavenly Dao Golden Core!

Han Bing advanced his Extreme Dao Corpse Armor Technique, while Ye Si’s journey through a poisonous valley led him to the Golden Core Realm and triggered a transformation in Lin Ye’s Golden Core. Lin Ye then decided to teach Ye Si the True Devil Sacrifice Technique after first giving him a method to extend his lifespan.

  • Han Bing refined an immemorial phoenix bone fragment, advancing his Extreme Dao Corpse Armor Technique to major accomplishment and triggering Lin Ye’s feedback that brought it to perfection.
  • Lin Ye sent Ye Si out to gain experience, and Ye Si cultivated in a poisonous valley until he reached the peak of the Martial Saint Realm and discovered a spatial rift leading to a dangerous river.
  • Ye Si reported the rift to Lin Ye, who warned him to stay away; Ye Si continued cultivating on the valley’s outskirts before returning to the Black-Yellow Sect.
  • Ye Si formed an Eighth-Transformation Golden Core and survived his lightning tribulation, causing Lin Ye’s Golden Core to transform into a Heavenly Dao Golden Core.
  • Lin Ye chose the harmful True Devil Sacrifice Technique for Ye Si and called him over, planning to teach him the Years Devil Cultivation Method first to increase his lifespan.

Ch. 156True Devil of Longevity!

Lin Ye gave Li Si the Years Devil Cultivation Method and the True Devil Sacrifice Technique, and Li Si used them to extend his lifespan and draw on the True Devil of Longevity’s power. The True Devil redirected the drain to another Devil Race member, while Lin Ye gained feedback and wondered how his disciples were faring in the Phoenix Ancient Realm Fragment.

  • Lin Ye gave Li Si the Years Devil Cultivation Method and warned him to greatly increase his lifespan before practicing the True Devil Sacrifice Technique.
  • Li Si mastered the Years Devil Cultivation Method, increasing his lifespan to about two thousand years, and Lin Ye received tenfold feedback that advanced his reverse-modified method to minor mastery.
  • After studying the True Devil Sacrifice Technique, Li Si burned lifespan to draw power from the True Devil of Longevity and greatly increased his strength.
  • The True Devil of Longevity traced the power drain to the Profound Heaven Realm, severed the connection, then redirected future draws to a powerful Devil Race member.
  • Li Si noticed the drawn power had weakened but continued using the technique, and the True Devil of Longevity returned to sleep.
  • Lin Ye received tenfold feedback that advanced his True Devil Sacrifice Technique to minor mastery and wondered how his disciples were doing in the Phoenix Ancient Realm Fragment.

Ch. 157Ye Chen's Regret!

Ye Chen perfected the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Selfless Saber and regretted attacking Tantai Yao, while Han Bing perfected the Extreme Dao Corpse Armor Technique. The Phoenix Ancient Ranking appeared as the trial’s opening drew near.

  • Ye Chen cultivated the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Selfless Saber to perfection, gaining control over his emotions and resistance to emotion-based techniques and illusions.
  • Ye Chen regretted slashing Tantai Yao and began searching for her, asking his junior brothers and sisters to report any sign of her.
  • Tantai Yao fought archaic descendants while the Saint Realm old granny warned her to avoid the Four Symbols Sect’s genius and focus on resources and the Phoenix Ancient Ranking.
  • Han Bing perfected the Extreme Dao Corpse Armor Technique in three months, and Lin Ye received tenfold feedback that improved his own understanding of the technique.
  • The Ancient Phoenix Stele projected the Phoenix Ancient Ranking, and Han Bing looked up at it.

Ch. 158At Last, Tantai Yao!

The Phoenix Ancient Ranking took shape as Lin Ye’s disciples climbed its ranks, while Bai Luo held first place with the Four Symbols Sect’s support. Bai Luo attacked Tantai Yao, but Ye Chen arrived and struck him down in their opening exchange.

  • The Phoenix Ancient Ranking listed Bai Luo first, Ye Chen second, and several of Lin Ye’s disciples among its thirty-six names, while Han Bing failed to qualify.
  • Tantai Yao ranked twenty-ninth, and Bai Luo’s supporters helped him maintain first place as Lin Ye’s disciples fought their way up the ranking.
  • After Tantai Yao defeated Jiang Yu, Bai Luo tracked her down and attacked her with his greater-mastery Phoenix Fire and White Tiger Claw techniques.
  • Tantai Yao was badly injured and considered activating her Quasi-Emperor Bloodline, but the Saint Realm old granny warned her against the risks.
  • Ye Chen arrived, saw Tantai Yao’s injuries, and attacked Bai Luo with his perfect-mastery Seven Emotions and Six Desires Selfless Saber, destroying Bai Luo’s White Tiger Claw and blasting him away.

Ch. 159Ascending to First Place!

Ye Chen defeated Bai Luo and took first place on the Phoenix Ancient Ranking, then apologized to Tantai Yao and claimed his master had sealed his memories. Tantai Yao believed him for the time being, while Bai Luo, still injured, encountered someone after escaping.

  • Bai Luo used White Tiger True Body to fight Ye Chen, but Ye Chen shattered his transformed body and destroyed many of his Spirit Treasures.
  • Bai Luo escaped, conceding defeat, and Ye Chen rose to first place on the Phoenix Ancient Ranking.
  • Han Bing and the other Black-Yellow Sect disciples celebrated Ye Chen's new rank, while Four Symbols Sect disciples doubted Bai Luo had truly lost.
  • Bai Luo hid his defeat from most of his fellow disciples and told them he had found a fortuitous opportunity and would stop hunting immemorial remnants.
  • Ye Chen stopped Tantai Yao from fleeing, apologized, and claimed his master had sealed his memories to make him practice the Dao of Ruthlessness.
  • Tantai Yao tentatively believed Ye Chen despite the Saint Realm old granny's warnings, and the escaped Bai Luo encountered another person.

Ch. 160Bai Luo Becomes a Stepping Stone!

Chu He and Han Bing defeated Bai Luo in separate encounters, causing the Four Symbols Sect disciple’s ranking to fall as he suspected they were all from the Supreme Profound Sect. After escaping Han Bing, Bai Luo was left severely depleted, while Han Bing’s ranking rose.

  • Bai Luo attacked Chu He, but Chu He overwhelmed him and forced him to escape with a treasure, dropping Bai Luo to fifth place as Chu He rose to fourth.
  • The Four Symbols Sect disciples realized Bai Luo had been defeated repeatedly when he refused to answer their questions, and his ranking fell to seventh during his recovery.
  • After recovering most of his strength, Bai Luo resumed hunting and encountered Han Bing, whom he attacked after judging his offense to be weak.
  • Bai Luo could not break through Han Bing’s defenses and rapid healing without exhausting his Core Qi and stamina, and Han Bing eventually pummeled him.
  • Bai Luo used a secret technique to escape Han Bing, and Han Bing’s ranking rose after the battle.

Ch. 161Are You Lying to Me Again?

Han Bing rose to seventh on the Phoenix Ancient Ranking as Bai Luo fell to tenth, while Ye Chen tried to convince Tantai Yao that his junior brothers had defeated Bai Luo. Outside the trial, Lin Ye strengthened his plans through Bai Shi’s cultivation and let Li Si return to the Wind Pool Kingdom, where Li Si intended to confront the Li Household.

  • Han Bing rose to seventh place on the Phoenix Ancient Ranking, and Bai Luo fell to tenth, leaving the Four Symbols Sect disciples questioning his strength.
  • Ye Chen told Tantai Yao that Han Bing and Chu He had likely defeated Bai Luo, but she and the Saint Realm old granny inside her dismissed his explanation as a lie.
  • Bai Shi reached minor mastery in Samsara Saber, and Lin Ye received tenfold feedback that raised the technique to major mastery.
  • Lin Ye instructed Bai Shi to focus on Samsara Saber so he could become stronger quickly and eventually combine it with the Nine-Lifetime Samsara Devil Seal.
  • Li Si reached the Golden Core Realm Second Layer and asked Lin Ye for permission to return to the Wind Pool Kingdom.
  • Lin Ye agreed, and Li Si flew toward the kingdom, intent on settling matters with the Li Household.

Ch. 162Li Si Gave a Clock!

Li Si returned to the Li Household during Li Xu’s five-hundredth birthday banquet, announced that he had become a Golden Core True Person, and rejected Li Xu’s offer to make him the household’s second ancestor. After Li Xu attacked him, Li Si overwhelmed him and beat him to death, leaving the household stunned and terrified.

  • Li Xu celebrated his five-hundredth birthday as powerful forces presented him with valuable gifts.
  • Li Si appeared at the banquet and presented Li Xu with a great clock, provoking the guests and household members.
  • Li Tonghe recognized Li Si and explained that the Li Household had once sold him; Li Xu then identified Li Si as a Golden Core True Person.
  • Li Xu offered Li Si the position of second ancestor while secretly coveting the fortuitous opportunity behind his rapid cultivation.
  • Li Si refused and declared that he had come to give Li Xu and Li Zhenshan a clock.
  • Li Xu activated the Mountain-Suppressing Formation and attacked, but Li Si’s techniques let him overpower Li Xu and beat him into a pulp.

Ch. 163Come Out!

Li Si killed the Li Household ancestor and two other enemies before leaving, while Lin Ye's disciples climbed the Phoenix Ancient Ranking and claimed its top places. After they emerged with inheritances, Qin Xu tried to seize Lin Ye, who dodged and condemned the Four Symbols Sect's attack.

  • Li Si killed Li Zhenshan, Li Tonghe, and the Li Household ancestor, then left as the banquet guests abandoned the weakened household.
  • Li Si toured the Wind Pool Kingdom before returning to the valley to cultivate, while Lin Ye perfected the Samsara Saber through Bai Shi's progress.
  • Ye Chen and Lin Ye's other disciples climbed the Phoenix Ancient Ranking, with Ye Chen finishing first, Chu He second, and Bai Luo eighth.
  • Ye Chen chose the Phoenix Soul-Illuminating Seal and other inheritances, and Lin Ye's disciples selected their own rewards before leaving the Phoenix Ancient Realm Fragment.
  • Bai Luo accused Ye Chen and the others before Qin Xu, who tried to capture Lin Ye as Lin Ye and his disciples prepared to depart.
  • Lin Ye dodged Qin Xu's colossal hand with the Great Void Technique and criticized the Four Symbols Sect for attacking after losing the expected benefits.

Ch. 164Redeeming Golden Body Cultivation Methods!

Lin Ye defeated Qin Xu and brought his disciples back to the Black-Yellow Sect, where Nalan Xi revealed that she was his disciple to her father, Nalan Yu. After the Four Symbols Sect abandoned its investigation and chose a new heir, Lin Ye used his reward to find suitable Golden Body cultivation methods for his disciples.

  • Lin Ye slapped Qin Xu flying with a strike powered by the Great Void Technique and Yin-Yang Devil Hand, then left with his disciples.
  • Liu Yun and Nalan Yu discussed Lin Ye's strength and concluded that he likely came from a hidden power rather than the Supreme Profound Sect.
  • Nalan Xi told Lin Ye that Nalan Yu knew she had entered the Phoenix Ancient Realm Fragment, and Lin Ye instructed her to say she had taken him as her master without revealing the Black-Yellow Sect.
  • Nalan Yu learned that Lin Ye was Nalan Xi's master and decided not to risk offending him.
  • The Four Symbols Sect demoted Bai Luo from its succession plans, chose to nurture an eight-year-old disciple with an incomplete Qilin Sacred Body, and dropped its investigation into Lin Ye.
  • Lin Ye received 100 million Devil Dao Points for his disciples taking the top seven places on the Phoenix Ancient Ranking and began searching the system shop for suitable Golden Body cultivation methods.

Ch. 165The First Golden Body Realm Disciple!

Lin Ye chose Golden Body cultivation methods for his disciples and Yu Yu, then sent them to cultivate. Four months later, Yang Yang completed the Taotie Golden Body and became the first of Lin Ye’s disciples to break through to the Golden Body Realm.

  • Lin Ye selected Golden Body methods suited to his disciples’ physiques and bloodlines, while postponing choices for Sun Hou, Bai Shi, and Li Si.
  • Lin Ye gave Yu Yu the Phoenix Golden Body method and phoenix blood, and she eagerly left to cultivate.
  • The disciples used resources from the Phoenix Ancient Realm Fragment to temper their bodies, with Yang Yang progressing especially quickly by devouring and refining materials.
  • After four months of cultivating the Taotie Golden Body, Yang Yang broke through to the Golden Body Realm and celebrated being the first among his master’s disciples to do so.

Ch. 166Breakthrough to the Saint Realm!

Lin Ye rewarded Yang Yang with the Taotie Domain Saint Technique as his disciples’ golden bodies advanced and their breakthroughs strengthened him. Unable to suppress his cultivation any longer, Lin Ye began breaking through to the Saint Realm and transformed into a Heavenly Demon Saint Body.

  • Lin Ye received tenfold feedback from Yang Yang’s Golden Body Realm breakthrough, then gave Yang Yang the Taotie Domain Saint Technique to cultivate.
  • Ye Chen, Chu He, and Han Bing each reached the Golden Body Realm, and their golden bodies’ feedback brought Lin Ye’s physical strength to the level of a Great Saint Realm body.
  • Tantai Yao met Ye Chen in Chu Kingdom, reunited with him, and traveled with him while he trained and cultivated the Selfless Heavenly Demon Blade.
  • Chu He cultivated the Great Destruction Demon Fist, while Han Bing cultivated the Blade of Extreme Sha.
  • Lin Ye’s cultivation began breaking through to the Saint Realm, transforming his physique into a Heavenly Demon Saint Body.

Ch. 167Bai Shi Finally Breaks Through!

Lin Ye strengthened his power with top-tier Saint Weapons and received cultivation feedback as his disciples advanced. Bai Shi perfected the Nine-Lifetime Samsara Devil Seal, broke through to the Golden Core Realm with a Nine-Transmutation Golden Core, and faced his tribulation.

  • Lin Ye exchanged 90 million Devil Dao Points for the Heavenly Devil Blade and Heavenly Devil Diagram, raising his strength to match a top Great Saint.
  • Bai Shi brought the Great Void Technique to major accomplishment, and Lin Ye’s feedback perfected it.
  • Dongfang Bai, Dongfang Rou, and Nalan Xi mastered their Golden Bodies, and Lin Ye gained further cultivation feedback.
  • Bai Shi completed his seventeenth lifetime and perfected the Nine-Lifetime Samsara Devil Seal, transforming his constitution and aptitude.
  • Bai Shi formed a Nine-Transmutation Golden Core and began undergoing its lightning tribulation as the sect’s disciples watched.

Ch. 168Curse Golden Body!

Bai Shi passed his Golden Core tribulation and began strengthening his body for a future Golden Body breakthrough, while Li Si mastered the Curse Golden Body and reached the Golden Body Realm. Lin Ye then began searching for a suitable Saint Technique for Li Si.

  • Bai Shi shattered the ninth lightning bolt with the Samsara Saber, passed his tribulation, and became a Golden Core cultivator with a Nine-Transmutation Golden Core.
  • Lin Ye gave Bai Shi several Body Refining Techniques and resources, and Bai Shi began rapidly strengthening his body.
  • Sun Hou and Li Si reached the peak of the Golden Core Realm, and Lin Ye gave Sun Hou the Great Sun Ape Devil Golden Body and Li Si the Curse Golden Body.
  • Li Si incorporated 200 kinds of curse power, used them to temper his body, and mastered the Curse Golden Body after a little over ten days.
  • Li Si broke through to the Golden Body Realm, and Lin Ye began looking for a Saint Technique to increase his strength.

Ch. 169Sacrifice Blade!

Lin Ye gave Li Si the Sacrifice Blade Saint Technique, and Li Si sought devil path cultivators to master it. After killing one, Li Si was ambushed by Kui Dou and Yao Ya, but his True Devil Sacrifice Technique made them mistake him for a servant of a powerful Devil Race figure.

  • Lin Ye chose Sacrifice Blade for Li Si, who learned it could injure enemies and set out to practice it on evildoers.
  • Kui Dou and Yao Ya discussed their mission to recruit Devil Cultivators and gather the Profound Heaven Realm's fortune.
  • Ye Si discovered and killed the devil path cultivators Kui Dou and Yao Ya had recruited, prompting them to plan a trap.
  • Li Si killed their bait and neared mastery of Sacrifice Blade, but Kui Dou struck him with a Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure spear.
  • Li Si survived by using the Heavenly Demon Body Disintegration Technique, then activated the True Devil Sacrifice Technique when Kui Dou and Yao Ya attacked him.
  • Kui Dou and Yao Ya sensed the Devil Race power surrounding Li Si and asked which Devil Race Great Saint he served.

Ch. 170Nalan Yu Breaks Through!

Li Si killed two peak Golden Body Realm members of the Devil Race and reported their infiltration to Lin Ye. Meanwhile, Nalan Yu broke through to the Great Saint Realm, and Liu Yun asked whether the Supreme Yin Sect had found any promising geniuses.

  • Li Si used the Sacrifice Blade to kill Yao Ya and then defeated Kui Dou, claiming their treasures and resources.
  • Li Si told Lin Ye that the Devil Race had infiltrated the Profound Heaven Realm and secretly nurtured devil cultivators.
  • Lin Ye received a tenfold cultivation reward after Li Si advanced his Sacrifice Blade to the beginner stage.
  • Nalan Yu broke through to the Great Saint Realm with the aid of the Eastern Mountain Imperial Dynasty's fortune.
  • Liu Yun heard of Nalan Yu's breakthrough and asked an elder about the Supreme Yin Sect's recent geniuses.

Ch. 171Meeting Emperor Yu!

Nalan Xi reunited with her mother, Fu Yu, after Nalan Yu arranged for her to return from Green Hill. Lin Ye met Emperor Yu in Eastern Mountain City to discuss a proposed collaboration.

  • Liu Yun promoted Dongfang Bai to core disciple of the Supreme Yin Sect, earning Lin Ye 50 million Devil Dao Points.
  • Nalan Yu told Nalan Xi that her mother, Fu Yu, was alive in Green Hill and offered to arrange a meeting in exchange for meeting Lin Ye.
  • Lin Ye agreed to meet Nalan Yu, and Nalan Yu went to Green Hill to bring Fu Yu back to the Profound Heaven Realm.
  • Nalan Xi embraced Fu Yu after they reunited in the Eastern Mountain Imperial Dynasty.
  • Lin Ye met Nalan Yu in Eastern Mountain City and asked what he wanted to discuss.

Ch. 172A New System Mission!

Lin Ye initially refused Nalan Yu’s request to help seize a Nine-Leaf Saint Grass, but a system mission gave him a reason to negotiate. After securing Nalan Yu’s agreement to establish and promote his sect within the Eastern Mountain Imperial Dynasty, Lin Ye learned their destination was the Sword Ruins.

  • Nalan Yu asked Lin Ye to help seize the Nine-Leaf Saint Grass and other treasures, but Lin Ye repeatedly refused because he had no interest in Saint medicines.
  • The system issued Lin Ye a mission to occupy a grotto-heaven and territory in the Eastern Mountain Imperial Dynasty, make his sect an eight-star sect, and gain the imperial family’s recognition.
  • Lin Ye offered to cooperate if Nalan Yu arranged those conditions, and Nalan Yu agreed despite the difficulty of securing the sect’s promotion.
  • Lin Ye and Nalan Yu signed an ancient contract and agreed to travel beyond the Profound Heaven Realm to the Sword Ruins, where a Great Saint-level creature had taken over.
  • Nalan Yu explained what he knew about Forbidden Lands after Lin Ye admitted he had never paid attention to them.

Ch. 173Power of Taboo!

Nalan Yu explained Taboo Beings and Forbidden Zones to Lin Ye before taking him beyond the Profound Heaven Realm to retrieve saint medicines from a Forbidden Land. They escaped after the Crimson Blood Ancient Ape, empowered by the Power of Taboo, wounded Nalan Yu, and Lin Ye realized how dangerous a fully transformed Taboo Being could be.

  • Nalan Yu told Lin Ye that Taboo Beings prolonged their lives by slaughtering living beings and warned him that Taboo Forbidden Zones could contain Taboo Sovereigns with Great Emperor-level power.
  • Nalan Yu and Lin Ye traveled through the outer void to a hidden Forbidden Land occupied by the Crimson Blood Ancient Ape.
  • Nalan Yu fought the Crimson Blood Ancient Ape while Lin Ye used the Great Void Technique to bypass the restrictions and collect the Nine-Leaf Saint Grass and other saint medicines.
  • The Crimson Blood Ancient Ape unleashed the Power of Taboo, shattered Nalan Yu's defenses, and wounded him as it tried to stop Lin Ye from escaping.
  • Lin Ye carried Nalan Yu out of the Forbidden Land with the Great Void Technique and returned with him to the Eastern Mountain Imperial Dynasty.
  • Nalan Yu said his injuries were minor, while Lin Ye noted that the Crimson Blood Ancient Ape could reach Quasi-Emperor strength if it became a Taboo Being.

Ch. 174A Reward of 300 Million Devil Dao Points!

Lin Ye secured territory and a grotto-heaven for the Black-Yellow Sect, moved the sect there, and strengthened its cultivation environment. After the Eastern Mountain Imperial Dynasty recognized the sect as an eight-star force, the system rewarded him with 300 million Devil Dao Points, and he planned to pursue Emperor Techniques once his disciples reached the King Conferment Realm.

  • Nalan Yu arranged a territory and grotto-heaven for Lin Ye and transferred them to the Black-Yellow Sect.
  • Lin Ye moved the sect's disciples, buildings, formations, Devil Spring, and underground Spirit Veins to the new territory, then merged in a large Spirit Vein to improve the grotto-heaven.
  • The Eastern Mountain Imperial Dynasty announced the Black-Yellow Sect's new territory, and the Martial Alliance recognized the sect as an eight-star force.
  • The system rewarded Lin Ye with 300 million Devil Dao Points after the sect's status and grotto-heaven were secured.
  • Lin Ye sent most disciples to cultivate at the sect while Li Si, Yang Yang, Han Bing, and his second body pursued their own training and tasks.
  • Lin Ye considered exchanging for an Emperor Technique once his disciples reached the King Conferment Realm.

Ch. 175Hehuan Sect!

Li Si was captured by Xiao Hongyi, the Hehuan Sect’s Holy Maiden, and used as a cultivation cauldron. His Reverse Calamity Devil Physique turned her harvesting into a source of strength, leaving him vigorous while Xiao Hongyi grew exhausted.

  • Li Si cultivated in Poison Mist Valley until his cultivation reached the Golden Body Realm Second Layer.
  • Xiao Hongyi sent her Hehuan Gu Worm into the valley, and Li Si chased it out before she seized him and made him unconscious.
  • Xiao Hongyi brought Li Si to the Hehuan Sect and used the Hehuan Yang-Harvesting Art to harvest his essence.
  • Li Si realized his Reverse Calamity Devil Physique was making him stronger instead of weaker as Xiao Hongyi harvested him.
  • After two days, Li Si remained full of vigor while Xiao Hongyi was exhausted.
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