A Regressor’s Tale of Cultivation Chapter 865

After Kim Hae-sol's group departed, Ji Hwa confronted a monstrous entity descending from the sky, later revealed to be a blood descendant of an otherworldly god and the source of the island's corruption. Ji Hwa revealed she had already eliminated those afflicted by the entity, and with Kang Min-hee's agreement, prepared to subdue the creature. Ji Hwa then transformed the island and its origin into a 'Flesh Sword,' battling and ultimately subduing a juvenile tentacle-toad monster. While interrogating the creature, Ji Hwa deduced its master, a divinity aided by Heuk Sa, was involved in a plot related to the Origin Essence of Omnipotence and the Radiance Mantra. Realizing this was connected to the Gate God and possibly a threat to Mount Sumeru, Ji Hwa, using the tentacle-toad's soul as a medium, prepared to intervene.