Chapter Summaries

Emperor Yuan Yang told Nie Yun he planned to refine Yaoshuang’s body into an Emperor-grade Divine Weapon so she could live forever, then introduced him to Divine Pagoda Emperor. Divine Pagoda Emperor struggled to choose a meeting gift before finally producing a pearl-like sphere for Nie Yun.

• Emperor Yuan Yang explained that he intended to search the Divine Realm for treasures to refine Yaoshuang’s body into an Emperor-grade Divine Weapon.
• Emperor Yuan Yang took Nie Yun to a quiet courtyard filled with precious plants, where Divine Pagoda Emperor was waiting.
• Emperor Yuan Yang introduced Nie Yun as the person who had saved Yaoshuang, and Divine Pagoda Emperor praised him.
• Emperor Yuan Yang teased Divine Pagoda Emperor for being too stingy to give Nie Yun a gift and threatened to take him to Fu Tian instead.
• Divine Pagoda Emperor finally produced a pearl-like sphere and offered it to Nie Yun as a meeting gift.

Divine Pagoda Emperor gave Nie Yun the Exquisite Pearl Pagoda, a half-step Emperor-grade water treasure, and Nie Yun fused it with his Soaring Water Dantian, greatly strengthening it. Emperor Yuan Yang then brought Nie Yun and Divine Pagoda Emperor to meet Great Emperor Futian, Nine Rivers Great Emperor, and Venerable Emperor Wu by a small pool.

• Divine Pagoda Emperor offered Nie Yun the Exquisite Pearl Pagoda, and Emperor Yuan Yang urged Nie Yun to accept it.
• Emperor Yuan Yang told Nie Yun that the pagoda was a half-step Emperor-grade Divine Weapon with water attributes.
• Nie Yun fused the pagoda with his Soaring Water Dantian, raising it to second place among his dantians and gaining greater control over water.
• Emperor Yuan Yang took Nie Yun and Divine Pagoda Emperor deeper into his courtyard to meet the other Great Emperors.
• Emperor Yuan Yang introduced Nie Yun to Venerable Emperor Wu, Great Emperor Futian, and Nine Rivers Great Emperor, who stood beside a small pool.

Nie Yun learned that the Great Emperors were trying to catch a Golden Spirit Water Pattern Fish from a pool connected to the Boundless Sea, hoping to use it in refining Yaoshuang’s body. After Nine Rivers Great Emperor failed, Venerable Emperor Wu said someone had caught such a fish before.

• Great Emperor Futian failed to catch the fish, and Divine Pagoda Emperor and Nine Rivers Great Emperor argued over who should try next.
• Great Emperor Yuan Yang explained to Nie Yun that the pool was believed to connect to the Boundless Sea and that the fish was needed to refine Yaoshuang’s body.
• Nine Rivers Great Emperor used a fine thread to fish in the pool, but it snapped and he admitted defeat.
• The Great Emperors concluded that the fish had grown wary after being lured out with Green Leaf Water Lotus and Golden Body Sandalwood.
• Venerable Emperor Wu said that someone had successfully caught a Golden Spirit Water Pattern Fish before.

Nie Yun tried to capture the hidden Golden Spirit Water Pattern Fish after learning that Immortal Sound could reveal it. He exposed the fish with his flute and used a powerful Water Attribute technique, leaving the Great Emperors stunned by his mastery.

• Venerable Emperor Wu explained that a Water Pattern Fish had once been captured by combining Immortal Sound and Water Attribute Great Daos, but the Great Emperors could find no one suited to either path.
• Nie Yun offered to try, and Emperor Yuan Yang agreed despite the others doubting that the Perfected King Realm cultivator could capture a fish at the Perfected Emperor Realm.
• Nie Yun played his xiao flute at the Myriad Fragrance level, drawing the Golden Spirit Water Pattern Fish into view within a whirlpool.
• Nie Yun changed the melody and used Vacuum Water Gathering to make the whirlpool vanish and expose the golden-patterned fish, astonishing the Great Emperors with his Water Attribute Great Dao mastery.

Nie Yun helped Emperor Yuan Yang and the other Great Emperors capture the Golden Spirit Water Pattern Fish by using Vacuum Water Gathering. After the Emperors invited him to discuss their respective Great Daos, they joined Emperor Yuan Yang’s birthday feast, where Nie Yun saw the rare delicacies prepared for them.

• Nie Yun used Vacuum Water Gathering to expose the Golden Spirit Water Pattern Fish, and Emperor Yuan Yang and the other Great Emperors trapped it in a crystal box.
• Nie Yun warned Emperor Yuan Yang that the fish could escape if moisture entered the box, and Emperor Yuan Yang assured him it was under control.
• Venerable Emperor Wu, the Nine Rivers Great Emperor, and the Divine Pagoda Emperor invited Nie Yun to discuss their fields of study, but Emperor Yuan Yang asked them to wait until after his birthday.
• Emperor Yuan Yang invited everyone to a feast, explaining that the table held Perfected Emperor Realm divine-beast meat and medicinal herbs that had grown for tens of thousands of years.

After a feast, Emperor Yuan Yang explained that First-grade Domains could be formed by fusing several Great Daos, and warned Nie Yun that he needed to begin fusing them before his comprehension deepened. Nie Yun learned that his cultivation in three Great Daos might allow him to pursue a Fusion Domain, but the chapter left the success and risks of that path unresolved.

• The guests praised Nie Yun's Monkey Heart Wine, and he gave each of them several bottles.
• Emperor Yuan Yang asked Nie Yun whether he planned to condense a First-grade Domain, and Nie Yun confirmed that he did.
• Emperor Yuan Yang explained the three grades of Domains and described Fusion Domains formed by linking several Great Daos.
• Emperor Yuan Yang cited Xuanyuan the Great Emperor's Myriad People Domain, which fused seven Great Daos and made him the strongest in the Divine Realm.
• Emperor Yuan Yang warned Nie Yun to attempt fusion early, since deepening his understanding of individual Great Daos could make them nearly impossible to fuse later.

Nie Yun learned that his fused dantians had made merging Great Daos easy, and realized his Storage World was the Perfect Domain he had been seeking. He formed a powerful but short-ranged Fusion Domain and planned to keep it secret while finding ways to expand the Storage World.

• Nie Yun fused Medical Dao, Immortal Sound, and Water Soaring, creating a new domain inside his Storage World.
• Nie Yun realized his dantians had been merging Great Daos since the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth, which explained why fusion came easily to him.
• Nie Yun determined that his Storage World needed greater spatial power before he could advance to the Emperor Realm.
• Nie Yun fused several advanced Great Daos into a ten-meter Fusion Domain powerful enough to threaten Perfected Emperor Realm experts at close range.
• Nie Yun decided to conceal the Fusion Domain and seek Chaos Worlds and other resources to expand his Storage World.
• Nie Yun thanked Brother Yun Yan for his guidance while the others remained unaware of his newfound strength.

After checking on Yaoshuang, Nie Yun asked Emperor Yuan Yang for access to the Pu Tian Dynasty’s Chaos World cores and learned about the dangers and assessments surrounding the Myriad Realms Cave Heaven. Emperor Yuan Yang agreed to register him for a slot, leaving Nie Yun to prepare for the trials to obtain the treasures needed to explore it.

• After the Great Emperors left, Nie Yun learned that Yun Yan was Emperor Yuan Yang’s true name, then visited Yaoshuang and found that she had recovered into a weak soul body.
• Nie Yun asked Emperor Yuan Yang for a chance to study the Chaos World cores collected by the Pu Tian Dynasty, and learned that the Myriad Realms Cave Heaven would next open in three months.
• Emperor Yuan Yang explained that entrants had to survive a dangerous, shifting realm and pass assessments to win one of three Direction Finding Needles.
• Emperor Yuan Yang said a Myriad Realms Feather Robe would help Nie Yun travel deeper into the realm, where Prince Duobo, Prince Ru Xia, and Prince Liu Mu would also compete.
• Emperor Yuan Yang agreed to register Nie Yun and notify him about the upcoming assessments and competitions.

Nie Yun left Emperor Yuan Yang’s birthday banquet after receiving his public favor, then accepted Ye Tao’s invitation to visit Ye Estate for information about the Chaos World. The other guests regretted missing their chance to build ties with Nie Yun as he departed.

• Emperor Yuan Yang returned to the banquet hall with Nie Yun and invited him to sit beside him, making his regard for Nie Yun clear to the gathered guests.
• Nie Yun left the banquet, and Ye Xuan waited outside to apologize; Nie Yun dismissed him without offering to treat his illness.
• Ye Tao caught up with Nie Yun and, mindful of their changed status, invited him to Ye Estate and offered information about the Chaos World.
• Nie Yun agreed to go to Ye Estate, and he and Ye Tao rode there in a carriage.
• The guests leaving the Emperor Lord's Estate regretted not befriending Nie Yun sooner and urged their younger relatives to associate with him.

Nie Yun accompanied Ye Tao to Ye Estate, where Ye Tao used the Duke’s Golden Edict to claim the title of Duke Ye and take control of the estate. In the treasure vault, Nie Yun chose a powerful Chaos World, but froze just before taking it.

• Ye Long blocked Nie Yun and Ye Tao from entering Duke Ye Estate and mocked Ye Tao’s standing.
• Ye Tao invoked the Duke’s Golden Edict, revealed he was the new duke, and had Ye Long killed for defying him.
• Ye Tao subdued the unrest in the estate and took Nie Yun to the restricted treasure vault.
• Nie Yun examined the vault’s treasures and selected a Chaos World whose stable space could strengthen his Storage World.
• Nie Yun reached toward the Chaos World, then suddenly froze with his pupils shrinking.

Nie Yun took several Chaos Worlds and a mysterious iron plaque from the Ye Estate, then fused the worlds into his Storage World. He used his Medical Domain to remove the plaque’s rust and uncovered the words “Lu Xi,” leaving him unsure whether they named a person or a place.

• Nie Yun took the rusted iron plaque and more than a dozen Chaos Worlds from the Ye Estate’s treasure vault.
• Nie Yun fused the Chaos Worlds into his Storage World, strengthening and expanding it.
• Nie Yun tested the plaque with his sword fingers and Fusion Domain, but neither could damage its rust.
• Nie Yun placed the plaque in his Medical Domain, which removed the rust and revealed the words “Lu Xi.”
• Nie Yun wondered whether “Lu Xi” referred to a person or a place connected to Great Emperor Shennong.

Nie Yun asked Stone Turtle about the iron plaque marked “Lu Xi,” but Stone Turtle refused to explain until he passed Yan Huang Hall’s remaining trials and refined it. Determined to attempt them immediately, Nie Yun entered the fourth trial, where he had to climb a huge tree and retrieve a golden fruit before time ran out.

• Nie Yun showed Stone Turtle the iron plaque, and Stone Turtle said it recognized it but would reveal its origins only after Nie Yun passed the remaining three trials.
• Stone Turtle warned Nie Yun that the trials were deadly and advised him to return after reaching the Peak Emperor Realm, but Nie Yun insisted on attempting them at once.
• Nie Yun entered the fourth trial and learned he had to climb to the treetop and pick a golden fruit within the time of one incense stick, or be executed.
• Nie Yun climbed the tree using Nine Transformations of Netherflame, then blocked a sword light from an unseen attacker by striking it with his fingers.

Nie Yun emerged from the Trial Hall after passing the fourth and fifth trials with surprising ease, thanks to his younger brother Nie Tong’s swordsmanship. He asked the Stone Turtle where to find the sixth trial, leaving it stunned by his rapid progress.

• The Stone Turtle worried that Nie Yun had recklessly entered the fourth trial and expected him to fail.
• Nie Yun walked out of the Trial Hall unharmed and asked the Stone Turtle where the sixth trial was.
• The Stone Turtle realized Nie Yun had passed both the fourth and fifth trials and could scarcely believe it.
• Nie Yun showed the Stone Turtle the golden fruit required for the fourth trial.
• Nie Yun explained that Nie Tong had created three sword moves matching the final forms of the Great Evolution Tianji Sword, allowing him to pass the fifth trial easily.

Nie Yun learned that the sixth trial required him to defeat eight Peak Emperor Realm opponents whose formation rivaled a Perfected Emperor, and he entered the Soaring Cloud Floating Bridge despite Stone Turtle’s warning. He faced the eight figures emerging from the darkness, who questioned how a Perfected King Realm cultivator had reached them and prepared to fight at full strength.

• Stone Turtle asked whether Nie Yun’s friend was a Great Emperor-level powerhouse, and Nie Yun said his friend was also at the Perfected King Realm.
• Nie Yun asked where the sixth trial was, and Stone Turtle explained that he had to defeat eight Peak Emperor Realm puppets acting in a formation with Perfected Emperor Realm strength.
• Stone Turtle advised Nie Yun to wait and cultivate, but Nie Yun insisted on challenging the trial immediately.
• Stone Turtle revealed that the trial took place on the Soaring Cloud Floating Bridge and warned Nie Yun about the eight opponents’ varied abilities.
• Nie Yun entered the stone passage and stepped onto the ancient bridge stretching into the darkness.
• Eight figures approached from the far end of the bridge, questioned Nie Yun’s Perfected King Realm strength, and agreed to use their full power.

Nie Yun battled eight Peak Emperor Realm experts guarding the trial and relied on his unique realm, the Exquisite Pearl Pagoda, and the Great Evolution Tianji Sword to overcome their attacks. He ended the fight by using Soul Severing Heaven's End to cut apart four weapons.

• Nie Yun charged the eight Peak Emperor Realm experts, but the man with the elongated arm struck him into a rock.
• Nie Yun spread his unique realm and slapped the elongated-arm expert into the bridge, leaving him nearly unable to fight.
• The remaining seven experts attacked together, and Nie Yun's realm stopped a spear before the Star Sword shattered it.
• Four more weapons threatened to break Nie Yun's realm, so he summoned the Exquisite Pearl Pagoda to stabilize it.
• Nie Yun used the seventh move of the Great Evolution Tianji Sword, Soul Severing Heaven's End, to cut the four weapons in half.

Nie Yun passed the sixth trial by defeating the guardians and crossing the Soaring Cloud Floating Bridge on foot, earning Great Emperor Shennong’s complete inheritance. Shennong revealed that Nie Yun could refine Yan Huang Hall, an Emperor-grade Divine Weapon, and promised to appear again after Nie Yun reached the Emperor Realm.

• Nie Yun defeated the eight experts’ combined Formation, and the two survivors explained that he also had to cross the bridge to pass.
• Nie Yun used his domain to stop a fall and broke an iron chain that tried to drag him into the abyss.
• Nie Yun realized flying could not carry him across the bridge, so he walked step by step toward the distant light.
• At the bridge’s end, Nie Yun told the voice that the journey taught him to stay cautious and keep his feet on solid ground.
• Great Emperor Shennong appeared and confirmed that Nie Yun had passed all six trials and qualified for his complete inheritance.
• Shennong said Nie Yun could refine Yan Huang Hall, an Emperor-grade Divine Weapon, and would see him again after reaching the Emperor Realm.

Nie Yun refined the Yan Huang Hall, an Emperor-grade Divine Weapon, and gained control of its restrictions, though he could not wield its full power. Gui Ling revealed that the Lu Xi Iron Tablet belonged to Great Emperor Shennong’s closest friend, a Great Emperor who cultivated the Sword Dao.

• Great Emperor Shennong warned Nie Yun that the Yan Huang Hall could not boost his strength yet and urged him to keep it hidden from Emperor Realm experts.
• Great Emperor Shennong left Nie Yun the Shen Nong Hundred Herbs Scripture and the medicinal pills in the Yan Huang Hall before disappearing.
• Nie Yun inscribed his Soul Imprint on the stone tablet, endured the painful refinement, and awoke with complete control of the Yan Huang Hall.
• Nie Yun teleported to Gui Ling, who greeted him as his master and transformed into an ordinary-looking old man.
• Gui Ling told Nie Yun that the Lu Xi Iron Tablet was a token of Great Emperor Shennong’s closest friend, whose name was Lu Xi and who had cultivated the Sword Dao.

Nie Yun learned that the Yan Huang Hall’s sword trials had been designed by Great Emperor Lu Xi and discovered that Lu Xi’s legacy might help his younger brother Nie Tong. After bringing Nie Tong to Yunzhou City, Gui Ling recognized that Nie Tong had already condensed a prototype of the Sword Realm.

• Gui Ling explained that Great Emperor Lu Xi had helped forge the Yan Huang Hall and that its trials tested mastery of the Great Evolution Tianji Sword.
• Gui Ling revealed that Lu Xi’s legacy was at Sword Spirit Mountain in Cloud Province and that Lu Xi’s identity token could help Nie Yun approach his descendants.
• Nie Yun decided to seek Lu Xi’s legacy for Nie Tong, stored the Yan Huang Hall, and returned with Gui Ling to the medical clinic in Yunzhou City.
• Nie Yun sent Yuan Jiu to bring Nie Tong back from the nearby mountains, and Yuan Jiu returned with him in less than two hours.
• Gui Ling saw Nie Tong’s sword aura and exclaimed that he had already condensed a prototype of the Sword Realm.

Nie Yun prepared to send Nie Tong with Gui Ling to seek the Sword Dao Great Emperor’s relics, but their departure was interrupted by Cloud Lang Medical Immortal, who asked to become Nie Yun’s disciple. Nie Yun agreed to let him stay at the clinic for now, and Prince Duobo arrived just as they finished speaking.

• Gui Ling praised Nie Tong’s self-aware embryonic Sword Realm, and Nie Yun introduced the two.
• Nie Yun offered to send Nie Tong with Gui Ling to study the Supreme Sword Art at the Sword Dao Great Emperor’s relics, and Nie Tong eagerly agreed.
• Liu Zhu reported that Cloud Lang Medical Immortal had come to see Nie Yun, then escorted him inside.
• Cloud Lang Medical Immortal knelt and asked Nie Yun to accept him as a disciple, explaining that his relationship with Prince Duobo was only one of mutual use.
• Nie Yun deferred the decision and invited Cloud Lang Medical Immortal to stay at the clinic and discuss medicine with him.
• Liu Zhu announced that Prince Duobo had come to see Nie Yun.

Prince Duobo visited Nie Yun and offered him a Chaos World and a chance to travel together to Myriad Realms Cave Heaven, but Nie Yun refused. After leaving, Prince Duobo asked Elder Hong Yuan whether Nie Yun was the disciple who had appeared before Elder Liu Xia.

• Cloud Lang Medical Immortal insisted on becoming Nie Yun's disciple, and Nie Yun told him they would study together without deciding on a master-disciple relationship.
• Prince Duobo visited Nie Yun, gave him a Chaos World, and invited him to enter Myriad Realms Cave Heaven together.
• Nie Yun declined Prince Duobo's invitation, though he thanked him for offering information about the contest for the Direction Finding Needle and Myriad Realms Feather Robe.
• Prince Duobo left the clinic, became grim, and heard his attendants criticize Nie Yun for refusing him.
• Prince Duobo asked Elder Hong Yuan whether Nie Yun was the disciple who had appeared before Elder Liu Xia, and Elder Hong Yuan changed his disguised appearance.