Chapter Summaries

Elder Hong Yuan told Prince Duobo that Nie Yun had killed Old Immortal Nanhua, then revealed evidence that Nie Yun possessed the Puntian Great Emperor’s pure Devouring Power and claimed to be the missing imperial prince. Prince Duobo watched the recording and realized the succession conflict was more complicated than he had thought.

• Elder Hong Yuan confirmed that Nie Yun’s companion had killed Commander Liu En, and Prince Duobo identified Nie Yun as the killer of Old Immortal Nanhua.
• Elder Hong Yuan was shocked to learn that Old Immortal Nanhua had died, while Prince Duobo denied knowing Nie Yun during his earlier visit to Red River Gate.
• Elder Hong Yuan explained that Nie Yun had claimed to be the prince the Puntian Great Emperor had been searching for and had demonstrated pure Devouring Power.
• Elder Hong Yuan handed Prince Duobo a jade tablet recording Nie Yun’s capture at Red River Gate.
• Prince Duobo watched Nie Yun claim he was the Emperor’s only son and accuse Duobo of seeking to kill him to secure the throne.

Prince Duobo learned that Nie Yun might be Puntian Great Emperor’s long-lost son and plotted to kill him before the Great Emperor discovered his arrival. The chapter ended with Duobo’s subordinates questioning how they could reach Nie Yun while Emperor Yuan Yang protected him at his clinic.

• Prince Duobo read the jade tablet and realized that Emperor Yuan Yang’s interest in Nie Yun likely came from knowing his identity.
• Prince Duobo concluded that Puntian Great Emperor had not yet learned Nie Yun was in the imperial capital because the Great Emperor was at Mingyou Mountain and could not be contacted.
• Prince Duobo decided that Nie Yun’s survival threatened him and his allies, so they should find a way to kill him before the Great Emperor returned.
• Prince Duobo considered luring Prince Liu Mu and Prince Ru Xia into acting, using a scapegoat, or waiting to strike inside Myriad Realms Cave Heaven.
• Prince Duobo’s subordinates warned that they could not safely attack Nie Yun at his clinic while Emperor Yuan Yang could protect him.

Prince Duobo forced Elder Hong Yuan to agree to attack Nie Yun and planned to frame Red River Gate and his rival princes. He sent a subordinate disguised as Hong Yuan to approach Prince Ru Xia and Prince Liu Mu, hoping to provoke them into acting against Nie Yun.

• Prince Duobo urged Elder Hong Yuan to kill Nie Yun, but Hong Yuan protested that Red River Gate had no grudge against him.
• Prince Duobo’s guards seized Hong Yuan, and Duobo threatened to destroy his sect and family if he refused to cooperate.
• Cornered by the threats, Hong Yuan agreed to launch a sneak attack on Nie Yun if Duobo spared his family.
• Prince Duobo ordered his men to place seals on Hong Yuan that could force him to self-destruct.
• Prince Duobo delayed the attack and ordered a subordinate disguised as Hong Yuan to visit Prince Ru Xia and Prince Liu Mu, reveal that Nie Yun was a prince, and test their reactions.

Prince Duobo plotted to provoke a conflict between Prince Ru Xia and Nie Yun, while Nie Yun investigated a disguised attendant and received a warning that Duobo knew his true identity. The chapter ended with Nie Yun and Nie Tong realizing that Elder Hong Yuan of the Red River Gate was involved, and that serious trouble was coming.

• Prince Duobo ordered his subordinates to feed Prince Ru Xia a secret message that might provoke him into clashing with Nie Yun, then planned to intervene and gain Nie Yun's trust.
• Nie Tong told Nie Yun that Duobo seemed dangerous and that one of his attendants had watched him with a familiar gaze.
• Nie Yun dismissed the concern at first, but reconsidered after Nie Tong suspected the attendant was in Disguise.
• Nie Yun contacted Wu Xun, who reported that Prince Duobo knew Nie Yun's true identity and that the disguised man was Elder Hong Yuan.
• Nie Tong recognized Elder Hong Yuan as belonging to the Red River Gate and warned that they were in serious trouble.

Nie Yun worried that Prince Duobo’s report of his false claim to be Puntian Great Emperor’s missing son would draw dangerous attention, while Prince Ru Xia visited and learned the claim might be true. The chapter ended with Nie Yun displaying powerful Devouring Power before the astonished Prince Ru Xia.

• Nie Yun explained to Nie Tong that he had falsely claimed to be Puntian Great Emperor’s missing prince to escape danger at Red River Gate, and feared Puntian Great Emperor might investigate.
• Nie Yun read Wu Xun’s message that Prince Duobo had passed the prince rumor to Prince Liu Mu and Prince Ru Xia, while Wu Xun had become sincerely loyal to him.
• Prince Ru Xia visited Nie Yun and offered him rare medicinal herbs in a Storage Ring to build a relationship.
• An attendant told Prince Ru Xia that Nie Yun was the prince Puntian Great Emperor had searched for, and Prince Ru Xia questioned the report’s truth.
• Nie Yun rose and unleashed powerful Devouring Power, leaving Prince Ru Xia shocked by its purity.

Nie Yun revealed his royal bloodline to Prince Ru Xia and offered to help him become the Puntian Great Emperor’s heir in exchange for his cooperation. Prince Ru Xia accepted, agreeing to protect Nie Yun’s medical clinic and give him every Chaos World he obtained in the Myriad Realms Cave Heaven.

• Nie Yun tore down the soundproofing barrier’s effect by displaying his Devouring Power, and Prince Ru Xia’s party prepared for an attack.
• Nie Yun offered to help Prince Ru Xia inherit the throne, explaining that he had no interest in ruling and would approach Prince Duobo or Prince Liu Mu instead if Ru Xia refused.
• Prince Ru Xia agreed to cooperate and asked what Nie Yun needed from him.
• Nie Yun revealed that Prince Ru Xia’s informant beside Prince Duobo had been exposed and that Duobo had used the news to provoke a conflict.
• Nie Yun asked Prince Ru Xia to guard his medical clinic against Prince Duobo and Prince Liu Mu, then demanded every Chaos World Ru Xia obtained in the Myriad Realms Cave Heaven.

Nie Yun persuaded Prince Ru Xia to cooperate, then secretly left Yunzhou City with Nie Tong and Gui Ling to seek Great Emperor Lu Xi’s inheritance. They reached Ancient Wasteland City, where a convoy approached as Nie Yun explained the city’s reputation as a gathering place for assassins.

• Nie Yun convinced Prince Ru Xia to work with him and keep their arrangement secret from Prince Duobo and Prince Liu Mu.
• Nie Yun told Nie Tong that the alliance would protect Liu Zhu, Yuan Jiu, and the others while concealing their movements before they sought Great Emperor Lu Xi’s inheritance.
• Nie Yun, Nie Tong, and Gui Ling quietly left the clinic and flew toward Sword Spirit Mountain on the Weaver Girl Shuttle.
• After traveling for half a month, the group stopped at Ancient Wasteland City to rest before continuing their journey.
• Nie Yun explained that Ancient Wasteland City attracted assassins because Wolf Smoke Crystal Cores from nearby Wolf Smoke Beasts aided stealth cultivation.
• A convoy approached along the street, and someone shouted for people to make way.

A funeral procession carrying Wen Yanping’s coffin sparked a confrontation between the Wen Family and the Hao Family over the circumstances of her death. Wen Tao insisted on opening the coffin in public, and the crowd was shocked by what they saw inside.

• Nie Yun and his companions saw the Hao Family funeral procession carrying Wen Yanping’s coffin into the city.
• Young Master Wen accused the Hao Family of killing his sister, and he and Hao Ran nearly clashed before Wen Tao intervened.
• Wen Tao demanded to inspect the coffin, while Hao Long resisted and warned that opening it could damage both families’ reputations.
• Hao Long ordered the coffin opened after Wen Tao refused to back down.
• The coffin opened, and the crowd cried out in shock at Wen Yanping’s appearance.

The Wen and Hao Families clashed over Wen Yanping’s pregnancy and death, while Hao Long revealed that her husband, Hao Qian, had also died. As both sides accused each other and prepared to fight, Nie Yun offered to speak as a bystander.

• The crowd saw that Wen Yanping’s corpse had a belly indicating she had been seven or eight months pregnant, and they accused the Wen Family of concealing her pregnancy.
• Hao Ran argued that Wen Yanping had been pregnant before marrying Hao Qian, while Wen Tao demanded to know why the Hao Family had killed her.
• Hao Long insisted that Wen Yanping had died in difficult labor, but Wen Tao rejected his explanation and accused the Hao Family of causing her death.
• Hao Ran revealed that Hao Qian had died three days earlier, his cultivation drained, and Hao Long accused the Wen Family of hiding the pregnancy and causing his son’s death.
• The Wen and Hao Family members traded accusations and neared a fight before Nie Yun laughed and asked to speak.

Nie Yun intervened in the Wen and Hao families’ feud and offered to resolve it by explaining Miss Wen’s pregnancy and reviving the dead. The clan heads agreed to stop pursuing the conflict if he succeeded, and Nie Yun asked Young Master Wen to carry Miss Wen out of the coffin.

• Nie Yun approached the coffin and announced that he would explain the conflict between the Wen and Hao families.
• Young Master Wen attacked Nie Yun, but Nie Yun’s sword-wielding companion repelled him with one strike and made him spit blood.
• Clan Head Wen Tao stopped Young Master Wen, and Nie Yun told both clan heads he intended to resolve their feud.
• Nie Yun promised to revive Yan Ping, and Clan Head Wen Tao agreed to stop pursuing the matter if she returned to life.
• Nie Yun promised to explain Miss Wen’s pregnancy and revive the dead young master, and Clan Head Hao Long agreed to stop pursuing the feud if he succeeded.
• Nie Yun told Young Master Wen to carry Yan Ping out of the coffin.

Nie Yun used Golden Needles and a medicinal pill to revive Miss Wen after drawing foul black water from her body. Miss Wen woke up alive, while Young Master Wen thanked Nie Yun and she asked her family what had happened.

• Young Master Wen lifted Miss Wen's corpse from the coffin and turned it upside down at Nie Yun's command.
• Nie Yun inserted Golden Needles into Miss Wen's acupoints and used sword qi to make her expel foul black water, causing her swollen belly to shrink.
• Nie Yun had Young Master Wen turn Miss Wen over and feed her a medicinal pill, then told him to wait.
• Miss Wen began breathing, moved her fingers, and opened her eyes.
• Young Master Wen knelt and thanked Nie Yun for saving his sister, while Miss Wen asked her family what was happening.

Miss Wen recounted how a mysterious bell transformed Hao Qian into a savage on their wedding night and again the following night, leading them to investigate its cause. After they prepared for the bell and waited, something bizarre happened, but Miss Wen’s story ended before she could explain what it was.

• Nie Yun revived Miss Wen, and Clan Head Wen Tao agreed that the Wen Family would stop contending with the Hao Family.
• Nie Yun asked the Hao Family to bring Hao Qian’s corpse so he could try to save him, then asked Miss Wen to explain what had happened.
• The Wen and Hao Families returned to the Wen Residence, where Miss Wen began recounting her story in private.
• Miss Wen said that a bell rang on her wedding night and transformed Hao Qian into a savage who forcibly took her before returning to normal and begging forgiveness.
• When the bell rang again the next night and Hao Qian transformed once more, Miss Wen wanted to leave, but she stayed after he pleaded with her.
• Miss Wen and Hao Qian prepared to investigate the bell, but just as they began to grow drowsy, a bizarre scene appeared.

Miss Wen recounted how Young Master Hao Qian began eating corpses at night after the old man’s warning, while she discovered her pregnancy was growing unnaturally fast. Hao Qian died after she blocked his way one night, and Miss Wen woke on a coffin with her father and older brother beside her.

• An old man carrying a coffin appeared in Miss Wen and Hao Qian’s room, then vanished after Hao Qian stabbed him and they heard him promise to return.
• Miss Wen followed Hao Qian to a graveyard and saw him dig up and eat a recently deceased member of the Hao Family.
• Miss Wen learned she was pregnant, and her belly grew rapidly while Hao Qian continued leaving at midnight to eat corpses.
• Three nights ago, Miss Wen blocked Hao Qian from leaving, and after a two-hour standoff he returned to bed with a fever.
• Hao Qian died before dawn, and three days later Miss Wen lost consciousness and woke atop a coffin beside her father and older brother.

Nie Yun treated Hao Qian’s corpse by drawing out its black poison and using black dogs to lick it away. As the dogs died from the poison, Hao Qian’s complexion began to regain color.

• Clan Head Hao Long learned from Miss Wen and Young Master Wen that Hao Qian’s bizarre condition had caused the earlier events.
• Nie Yun examined Hao Qian’s corpse and said he could save him, but the treatment would be troublesome.
• Nie Yun had the Wen Family bring twelve newborn black dogs, then pierced Hao Qian’s corpse and inserted forty-nine golden needles.
• Black water began seeping from Hao Qian’s wounds, and Nie Yun used hand seals to make the black dogs lick it.
• The black dogs stiffened and died one after another as Nie Yun replaced them, while Hao Qian’s complexion began to regain color.

Nie Yun treated Hao Qian’s corpse with medicinal water and golden needles, warning that the final stage could either revive him or end any chance of survival. The chapter ended as Nie Yun’s last needle made the corpse unbearably heavy in Clan Head Hao Long and Clan Head Wen Tao’s hands.

• Nie Yun submerged Hao Qian’s corpse in medicinal water, replacing the vat ten times until the liquid began to clear.
• Nie Yun told Clan Head Hao Long and Clan Head Wen Tao that the next stage was dangerous and asked them to hold Hao Qian’s corpse.
• Nie Yun inserted golden needles into Hao Qian, causing the corpse to grow heavier until the two clan heads struggled to hold it.
• Nie Tong approached Nie Yun with concern as sweat and fatigue showed on his face.
• Nie Yun enveloped Hao Qian in his Medical Domain and drove in the final golden needle, making the corpse’s weight overwhelm the two clan heads.

Nie Yun forced a hidden shadow out of Hao Qian’s corpse and revived him, though the effort left him exhausted. With Hao Qian awake, Nie Yun asked him to reveal what had happened before his marriage to Miss Wen.

• Nie Yun urged Clan Head Wen Tao and Clan Head Hao Long to use their strongest secret arts to keep Hao Qian’s corpse steady as its weight surged.
• Nie Yun used the Immortal Sound Great Dao and a golden needle to drive a pitch-black shadow out of the corpse, then rested to recover his strength.
• Nie Yun told Clan Head Hao Long that the treatment had succeeded and had him place Hao Qian on a table.
• Nie Yun used the Medical Domain to restore Hao Qian’s heartbeat, and Hao Qian opened his eyes.
• Nie Yun asked the newly awakened Hao Qian what he had experienced before marrying Miss Wen.

Hao Qian confessed how he fell in love with a woman in the Eagle Sorrow Realm, whose death left him burdened with guilt. He revealed that the woman looked exactly like Miss Wen, leaving the cause of her strange pregnancy and their connection unresolved.

• Nie Yun pressed Hao Qian to explain what he knew, and Miss Wen reassured her husband that they would face the truth together.
• Hao Qian recounted entering the Eagle Sorrow Realm in search of a breakthrough and rescuing an injured woman there.
• Hao Qian and the woman grew close, fell in love, and crossed the final line, though he was already engaged to Miss Wen.
• After Hao Qian confessed that he could not break his engagement, the woman returned with him to the Eagle Sorrow Realm and died to help him escape an illusion.
• Hao Qian returned home consumed by guilt and discovered on his wedding night that Miss Wen looked exactly like the woman he had loved.

Hao Qian recounted how guilt and recurring illusions had led him to mistake Huan Nü for a living woman and fear for the child Miss Wen carried. After questioning him, Nie Yun revealed that Huan Nü was the Illusion Woman and had never been alive.

• Hao Qian explained that he had seen Huan Nü in illusions, attacked her father, and feared harming the child Miss Wen carried.
• Hao Long struck Hao Qian and apologized to Wen Tao for the wrong Hao Qian had done the Wen Family.
• Nie Yun stopped the clan heads and said Hao Qian was not at fault, though his willpower had been insufficient.
• Nie Yun asked whether Huan Nü appeared at night or in fog and whether anyone had confirmed her pregnancy; Hao Qian answered that she did and no one had.
• Nie Yun revealed that Huan Nü was the Illusion Woman and was not a living person.

Nie Yun revealed that Hao Qian had been controlled by a ten-thousand-year Corpse King, whose Corpse Qi had made him appear dead. He then explained that Miss Wen’s illness was connected to the Corpse King’s attempt to escape its weakness to sunlight by being reborn through a new body.

• Gui Ling explained that an Illusion Realm Beast’s blood could turn a corpse into a Corpse King, and Nie Yun said Hao Qian’s memories of the creature’s appearance might have been altered by an illusion.
• Nie Yun suggested the Corpse King may have taken Miss Wen’s appearance to undermine Hao Qian and suspected it wanted something held by the Hao or Wen Family.
• Nie Yun explained that the Corpse King had made Hao Qian eat corpses at midnight to control the Corpse Qi inside him, and that missing one night had caused him to appear dead.
• Nie Yun said Hao Qian had still possessed a faint pulse and could be saved, then explained that Corpse Kings could escape their vulnerability to sunlight by forming a fetus inside a mother’s body.

Nie Yun explained how the Illusion Woman used a Corpse Fetus to infect Miss Wen and Hao Qian, then saved them and warned that the Corpse King remained alive. He planned to lure it back within three days and asked the Wen and Hao families to prepare for its return.

• Nie Yun revealed that the Illusion Woman had planted a Corpse Fetus in Hao Qian, which later entered Miss Wen and drained her life force.
• Nie Yun explained that he had dispersed the immature Corpse King and expelled its remaining Corpse Qi from Hao Qian, saving both Hao Qian and Miss Wen.
• Clan Head Wen Tao and Clan Head Hao Long thanked Nie Yun and reconciled the families after learning what Miss Wen had endured.
• Nie Yun warned that the Illusion Woman was still alive and agreed to help eliminate her with the clan heads' cooperation.
• Nie Yun predicted that the vengeful Corpse King would return within three days, ordered Hao Qian and Miss Wen to stay in the room, and told Wen Tao to prepare eighteen mirrors and other items.