Chapter Summaries

Nie Yun used his Blazing Fire talent to kill Jiang Feng, then vanished before Elder Yuan Heng and Elder Tai Yuan could catch him. The two elders were left searching for the missing youth.

• Elder Yuan Heng and Elder Tai Yuan cornered Nie Yun, who charged at Elder Yuan Heng as a feint before striking Jiang Feng.
• Nie Yun's Profound Jade Sword delivered Blazing Fire into Jiang Feng, and the flames began consuming his body, mana, and soul.
• Jiang Feng begged Elder Yuan Heng to save him, but the elder refused, warning that Blazing Fire could not be stopped.
• Jiang Feng charged at Elder Yuan Heng in desperation, but the elder pierced him with a sword and pinned him to the wall, where he died.
• Elder Yuan Heng and Elder Tai Yuan turned to face Nie Yun and discovered that he had vanished.

Nie Yun escaped Elder Yuan Heng by hiding in the Purple Splendor Cave Mansion, then used the Crystal Ball’s Teleportation Array to reach Guangmingzi’s inheritance site. Guangmingzi’s imprint explained that his inheritance required a vast Sea of Qi, and Nie Yun learned that the first palm technique was sealed with Origin Energy Essence.

• Elder Yuan Heng and Elder Taiyuan activated the Crystal Ball and teleported away to pursue Nie Yun.
• Nie Yun reappeared after hiding in the Purple Splendor Cave Mansion, then consumed Spirit Stones to restore about one-third of his Sea of Qi.
• Nie Yun touched the Crystal Ball and arrived in a scorching cavern beneath the lava.
• Guangmingzi’s imprint declared that only someone with a sufficiently vast Sea of Qi could inherit his six palm techniques.
• Nie Yun learned that the first palm technique was sealed with Origin Energy Essence and stepped onto another Teleportation Array.

Yi Cheng and Yi Qing were trapped in the Sky-Piercing Shuttle as Flame Giants battered its defenses, and Elder Yuan Heng seized Yi Qing to lure Nie Yun out. Just as Yuan Heng threatened to kill her, Guangmingzi appeared and confronted him with overwhelming power.

• Yi Cheng told Yi Qing that he would hold off the Flame Giants so she could escape, but she insisted they should face death together rather than leave each other.
• Elder Yuan Heng and Elder Taiyuan arrived, and Yuan Heng demanded to know where Nie Yun was before smashing into the Sky-Piercing Shuttle and pulling Yi Qing out.
• Elder Taiyuan struck Yi Cheng and left him badly injured while Yuan Heng threatened to kill Yi Qing unless Nie Yun appeared.
• A vast surge of spiritual energy swept through the chamber, halted the Flame Giants, and forced Yuan Heng and Taiyuan to retreat in fear.
• Guangmingzi appeared riding a white Wolf King, confronted Yuan Heng, and made him drop Yi Qing.

Nie Yun disguised himself as Guangmingzi and rescued Yi Qing and Yi Cheng, then raced to Guangmingzi’s jade tablet while Elder Yuan Heng pursued him. Elder Yuan Heng took the tablet, but Nie Yun memorized the Origin Energy Essence and escaped into the Purple Splendor Cave Mansion as the elder’s attack struck; his third nirvana was set to begin next.

• Nie Yun pretended to be Guangmingzi, teleported Yi Qing and Yi Cheng into the Purple Splendor Cave Mansion, and revealed himself after Elder Yuan Heng saw through the ruse.
• Nie Yun ordered Xiao Feng to carry him toward the left side of the stone chamber while spiritual energy from the cave mansion slowed the Flame Giants.
• Nie Yun reached the platform and tried to seize Guangmingzi’s jade tablet, but Elder Yuan Heng struck him aside and took it.
• Nie Yun recognized the Origin Energy Essence on the platform and memorized its characteristics as Elder Yuan Heng attacked again.
• Nie Yun and Xiao Feng escaped into the Purple Splendor Cave Mansion, leaving Nie Yun poised to begin his third nirvana.

After recovering from Elder Yuan Heng’s attack, Nie Yun condensed an Origin Energy Dantian and experienced a mysterious vision of the Great Dao. Far away, a White-Bearded Man sensed the birth of another Origin Energy Master and prepared to bring a woman back.

• Nie Yun healed Xiao Feng, then spent five days recovering his own injuries inside the Purple Splendor Cave Mansion.
• Nie Yun discovered that Elder Yuan Heng and Elder Taiyuan had repaired the Sky-Piercing Shuttle but remained trapped without an exit.
• Nie Yun condensed an Origin Energy Dantian, triggering an ancient sixteen-word intent and a vision of countless stars and the Great Dao.
• A White-Bearded Man used a star chart and Eight Trigrams to reveal Nie Yun’s figure and recognized that an Origin Energy Master had been born.
• The White-Bearded Man said a great upheaval was approaching and decided it was time to bring a woman back so she could awaken her bloodline.

After his Origin Energy Dantian filled his depleted power with endless Creation Qi, Nie Yun began his third nirvana in the Purple Splendor Cave Mansion. He emerged two months later at the peak of the Primordial Saint Realm, with dramatically increased True Qi and physical strength.

• Nie Yun learned that Xiao Feng and the other beasts had temporarily lost contact with his soul, then confirmed that his Origin Energy Dantian could rapidly refill his sea of qi with Creation Qi.
• Nie Yun used the endless Creation Qi to begin his third nirvana, entering a lifeless state as Yi Qing and Yi Cheng watched over him.
• After two months, Nie Yun's breakthrough shook the Purple Splendor Cave Mansion and carried him from Supreme Peak to the peak of the Primordial Saint Realm.
• Yi Cheng and Yi Qing were stunned by Nie Yun's breakthrough, while he tested his new strength and found that his True Qi exceeded five hundred thousand mammoth-force and his physical strength exceeded fifty thousand mammoth-force.

After completing Nirvana and gaining immense strength, Nie Yun emerged to confront Elder Yuan Heng and Elder Taiyuan. He split Yuan Heng’s Maha Divine Palm and slammed him into a wall, leaving the jade tablet’s fate unresolved.

• Nie Yun assessed the power he gained from Nirvana and decided to settle his score with Elder Yuan Heng and Elder Taiyuan.
• Elder Yuan Heng mastered the first form of the Maha Divine Palm, Heaven and Earth Immeasurable, while Elder Taiyuan kept the Sky-Piercing Shuttle’s defenses active.
• Elder Yuan Heng unleashed Heaven and Earth Immeasurable and destroyed tens of thousands of Flame Giants with one strike.
• Elder Yuan Heng and Elder Taiyuan discussed returning to the Origin Heart Sect and dismissed the danger from Nie Yun’s sect.
• Nie Yun appeared before them, and Elder Yuan Heng attacked him with Heaven and Earth Immeasurable.
• Nie Yun split the palm strike with the Profound Jade Sword and knocked Elder Yuan Heng into the wall.

Nie Yun killed Elder Yuan Heng and Elder Taiyuan, then learned and cultivated Guangmingzi’s Maha Divine Palm. He used its first form to break through the stone chamber wall, revealing a crystal ball that led to the next chamber.

• Nie Yun killed Elder Yuan Heng with one sword strike and then cut down Elder Taiyuan as he tried to flee.
• Nie Yun searched the elders’ corpses, found no valuable spirit stones, and took Guangmingzi’s jade token.
• Nie Yun learned the Maha Divine Palm’s first form, Heaven and Earth Immeasurable, and recognized its immense power and true-energy cost.
• Nie Yun cultivated the technique and unleashed a palm seal that blasted a huge breach in the stone chamber wall.
• The damage activated a formation that revealed another crystal ball, and Nie Yun placed his palm on it to reach the next chamber.

Nie Yun claimed Guangmingzi's five remaining Maha Divine Palm jade tablets and learned that Origin Energy Masters and those with the Top Ten Special Talents faced heaven and earth's backlash. After Guangmingzi's spirit vanished, Nie Yun triggered the chamber's exit mechanism with his mana and left.

• Guangmingzi appeared and told Nie Yun that the jade tablets contained the remaining six moves of the Maha Divine Palm, warning that only Origin Energy Masters with powerful qi seas should attempt them.
• Nie Yun used his Origin Energy Essence to remove the jade tablets, but found that his current soul level and cultivation let him practice only Heaven and Earth Immeasurable.
• Guangmingzi warned Nie Yun that Origin Energy Masters and bearers of the Top Ten Special Talents incurred heavenly backlash and increasingly dangerous tribulations, and said only one such special talent could exist at a time.
• Guangmingzi vanished after advising Nie Yun to rely on his own strength, and Nie Yun knelt to thank him for his guidance and inheritance.
• Nie Yun filled the chamber with mana, causing a Crystal Ball to appear, then touched it and vanished from the room.

After escaping the Flame Mountain Range, Nie Yun traveled with Yi Qing toward Baiyan City while planning to find his parents and investigate the Origin Heart Sect. The chapter ended with them arriving at Baiyan City after a peaceful journey aboard the Sky-Piercing Shuttle.

• Nie Yun released Yi Cheng and Yi Qing from the Purple Splendor Cave Mansion and told them he had found no treasure after killing Elder Yuan Heng.
• Yi Qing decided to join the Linglong Immortal Sect, and Nie Yun agreed to travel north with her while searching for his parents and the Origin Heart Sect.
• Nie Yun advised Yi Cheng to avoid consolidating power in Rongtian City until Yi Qing became a disciple of the Linglong Immortal Sect, and Yi Cheng agreed.
• Yi Cheng gave Nie Yun the Sky-Piercing Shuttle, and Nie Yun made ten sealed jade plaques containing a move of Heaven and Earth Immeasurable for Yi Cheng.
• Nie Yun and Yi Qing left Rongtian City and traveled for seven or eight days, defeating demon beasts along the way before reaching Baiyan City.

Nie Yun and Yi Qing arrived in Baiyan City and learned that a rare Domain Realm Soul Body connected to Soul Summoners would be auctioned there. The chapter ended with Yi Qing inviting Nie Yun to share the room’s only bed, leaving him flustered by her apparent expectation.

• Nie Yun and Yi Qing entered Baiyan City and learned that its Teleportation Array in the City Lord's Mansion was not open to ordinary visitors.
• Nie Yun booked a Heavenly Room at Hongbin Tower and paid the waiter to explain the upcoming Supreme Auction.
• The waiter revealed that a Domain Realm Soul Body, said to have come from a great tomb, would be auctioned in three days at White Rock Auction City.
• Nie Yun paid the waiter to secure a VIP Card and investigate the Soul Body's origin and characteristics.
• Nie Yun explained the calming effects of the Pure Clarity Pill Incense, and Yi Qing felt her restlessness ease.
• Yi Qing invited Nie Yun to join her on the room's only bed, and Nie Yun reacted with surprise when he sensed her nervous expectation.

Nie Yun explored the Purple Splendor Cave Mansion and learned two sword arts from its first and second halls. He found enormous stores of Spirit Stones and Creation Spirit Liquid, which could help his allies even though it could not aid his own cultivation.

• Nie Yun left Yi Qing after she resolved to make herself worthy of his regard, then entered the Purple Splendor Cave Mansion to inspect its halls.
• Nie Yun opened the first hall, blocked its sword-qi trial, and learned the Winter Plum Fragrance sword art, which he thought would suit his younger brother.
• Nie Yun discovered more than ten million Spirit Stones, including High-grade Spirit Stones that could fully power the Ancient Demon Saint Corpse, but found no Peerless Spirit Stones to help him break through.
• Nie Yun opened the second hall, learned the Spring Returns to the Earth sword move, and entered a chamber filled with Creation Spirit Liquid.
• Nie Yun decided to give the Creation Spirit Liquid to his family and four great Demon Pets so they could cultivate faster.

After a brief, embarrassing interruption when Nie Yun walked in on Yi Qing bathing, he learned that the Origin Heart Sect might be pursuing the Soul Body and prepared to help Yi Qing advance. Yi Qing absorbed Lingxi Spring Water and Creation Spirit Liquid under Nie Yun’s guidance, and her aura surged.

• Nie Yun accidentally entered the room while Yi Qing was undressed, then returned after she had dressed and composed herself.
• The waiter gave Nie Yun two VIP Cards and reported that an early Domain Realm Elder Yuan from the Origin Heart Sect had come to pursue the Soul Body.
• Nie Yun dismissed the waiter and handed Yi Qing Creation Spirit Liquid, intending to help her advance.
• Nie Yun gave Yi Qing a drop of Lingxi Spring Water, sealed the area, and guided the Creation Spirit Liquid into her acupoints.
• Yi Qing’s mana transformed, and her aura surged explosively.

Nie Yun used Lingxi Spring Water and Creation Spirit Liquid to advance Yi Qing and his beasts, then brought them to the Supreme Auction in White Rock Auction City. He and Yi Qing entered their protected VIP private room as the auction was about to begin.

• Yi Qing used Lingxi Spring Water to reach the peak of the Mana Realm.
• Nie Yun helped Little Pupil, Little Tiger, and Black Rock break through to the Heaven-Seizing Creation Realm, then destroyed their combined tribulation clouds with one strike.
• Nie Yun helped Xiao Feng reach the peak of the Mana Realm and promised to refine a pill to remove the danger caused by Xiao Feng’s earlier use of demon cores.
• After returning to Baiyan City, Nie Yun and Yi Qing traveled to White Rock Auction City with VIP Cards.
• An attendant led Nie Yun and Yi Qing to their private room and explained that its restrictions protected their identities and safety.

Nie Yun attended Baiyan City's once-in-a-decade auction and discovered that a Domain Realm expert from the Origin Heart Sect, Elder Yuan Jiang, was present. When the Dragon Bone Divine Boat appeared, Nie Yun decided to buy it, and bidding began.

• Nie Yun paid the auction's security deposit with one hundred High-grade Spirit Stones and received a bidding jade token.
• Nie Yun watched bidders inspect the first items with Soul Force and detected a hidden soul thread belonging to a late Spirit-level expert.
• Nie Yun used his Disguise Master Talent and Heavenly Eye to identify the expert as Elder Yuan Jiang of the Origin Heart Sect, speaking with a flattering middle-aged man.
• Nie Yun withdrew his Heavenly Eye after observing Elder Yuan Jiang, while the auction sold several items he did not want.
• The auctioneer presented the Dragon Bone Divine Boat, and Nie Yun decided to buy it to travel quickly and provide room for his companions.
• A bidder offered one million one hundred thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones for the Dragon Bone Divine Boat.

Nie Yun won the Dragon Bone Divine Boat for three million Low-grade Spirit Stones and drove off several spying souls. The auction continued, and the Poison Hand Scepter appeared as the next item, drawing wary reactions from the crowd.

• Nie Yun bid three million Low-grade Spirit Stones and won the Dragon Bone Divine Boat.
• When the boat was delivered, Nie Yun used his Heavenly Eye and Blazing Fire attacks to wound several souls spying on him.
• Man Xin delivered the boat, learned Nie Yun's name, and reported it to the middle-aged Origin Heart Sect member and Elder Yuan Jiang.
• Nie Yun watched Man Xin's report, while Elder Yuan Jiang said he knew of no faction surnamed Nie.
• Yi Qing asked Nie Yun to buy her a Nine Yang Wood accessory, and he spent fifty or sixty thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones on it.
• The auctioneer introduced the Poison Hand Scepter, and the crowd expressed fear of the Poison Hand King's deadly poison.

Nie Yun discovered that the Poison Hand Scepter contained the mysterious aura needed to advance his Nameless Art and watched Human-Demon Yao Qing bid for it. Yao Qing planned to present the scepter to his master and acquire the auction’s final Soul Body to strengthen himself against rival disciples.

• Nie Yun sensed the aura inside the Poison Hand Scepter and decided he had to obtain it to help his Nameless Art generate more dantians.
• Yao Qing and several Human-Demons bid five hundred thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones for the scepter, intending to present it to their master as a birthday gift.
• Nie Yun recognized the bidders as Human-Demons and grew displeased that White Rock Auction City allowed them to participate openly.
• Yao Qing declared that he also wanted the final Soul Body, hoping to refine it into an Outer Body Incarnation and defeat Yao Chi and the other rivals for their master's inheritance.
• The jade plaque on the stage flashed as another bid was called out, but the chapter ended before the bidder was identified.

Nie Yun won the Poison Hand Scepter after Yao Lian died trying to invade his room, then challenged Yao Qing for the auction’s ancient Soul Body. The bidding began at six million Spirit Stones, leaving Yao Qing furious and the auction still in progress.

• Yao Lian sent his soul into Nie Yun’s room to attack its occupants, but flames burned through his soul and body, killing him.
• Yao Qing identified the flames as the power of a Blazing Fire Master and planned to learn the bidder’s identity and kill him, while letting Nie Yun win the Poison Hand Scepter.
• Nie Yun paid six hundred thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones for the scepter and stored it in his Storage Dantian.
• The auctioneer introduced an ancient Soul Body with early Domain Realm strength and a late Spirit Grade soul, setting its starting bid at five million Low-grade Spirit Stones.
• Yao Qing bid five million one hundred thousand for the Soul Body, but Nie Yun immediately offered six million from Room (.
• Yao Qing erupted in rage at Nie Yun’s bid and swore that he would kill him.

Nie Yun won the Soul Body auction, while Yao Qing failed to outbid him and vowed to identify the buyer. The auction city president revealed that the Soul Body had been tampered with so it could be reclaimed, and he and Elder Yuan Jiang planned to hunt Nie Yun; Yao Qing interrupted their scheme and challenged them over the spoils.

• Nie Yun bid 7.1 million and won the Soul Body after Yao Qing reached his limit.
• Yao Qing left his private room to find Elder Yuan Jiang and learn who had bought the Soul Body.
• The auction city president told Elder Yuan Jiang that he had made the Soul Body impossible to refine and could track it through his aura.
• Elder Yuan Jiang agreed to help the president hunt Nie Yun and claim his treasures after learning that Nie Yun and his companion seemed weak.
• Yao Qing entered with his subordinates and accused Elder Yuan Jiang of trying to keep all the benefits for himself.

Nie Yun learned that Yuan Jiang and Yao Qing planned to kill him and divide his treasures, then opened the coffin containing the purchased Soul Body. Yi Qing explained how a Soul Character preserved it and hinted that her knowledge of souls came from her mother and Mishin Sect, leaving Nie Yun aware that the continent held secrets even he had not uncovered.

• Yuan Jiang and Yao Qing agreed to join forces against Nie Yun, while Yao Qing claimed the Poison Hand Scepter and Yuan Jiang agreed to let him have it.
• Nie Yun paid 7.1 million Low-grade Spirit Stones for the Soul Body and realized he could use the pair’s scheme against them.
• Nie Yun used Blood Pupil Light to open the coffin and found a Soul Character preserving the blood-red Soul Body.
• Yi Qing explained that the Soul Character circulated yin and yang energies to preserve the Soul Body.
• Yi Qing said her knowledge of souls was connected to her mother and Mishin Sect, but refused to explain further until they were stronger.