Chapter Summaries

Nie Yun used the aura of a Dantian Acupoint Realm expert to frighten Mi Honggang, then poisoned him with Demon Nether Saliva. Mi Honggang died from Nie Yun’s punch, leaving the onlookers stunned.

• Huo Ying and Yi Qing worried as Nie Yun faced Mi Honggang’s Great Return Bright Palm.
• Nie Yun released an aura that made the others believe he had a Dantian Acupoint Realm master’s will within him.
• Mi Honggang rejected Nie Yun’s claim and strengthened his Great Return Bright Palm as he attacked.
• Nie Yun used his Poison Master talent to send Demon Nether Saliva through the palm imprint and into Mi Honggang’s body.
• Nie Yun struck Mi Honggang with a punch, and Mi Honggang collapsed dead against the wall.

Nie Yun killed Mi Honggang, earned the Linglong Immortal Sect’s recognition as a Guest Elder, and became Huo Ying’s supposed husband. Back at the Mishin Sect, Mi Hua ordered Mi Honggang to kill Nie Yun, then learned that Mi Honggang was already dead.

• The onlookers saw Mi Honggang’s corpse and concluded that Nie Yun had killed him with a single punch, while Nie Yun secretly healed his injuries and stored the body.
• Huo Ying asked whether Nie Yun qualified to be her husband, and the Linglong Sect Master declared him a Guest Elder with status equal to the Sect Master.
• Nie Yun accepted the honor, and the Linglong Immortal Sect’s disciples admired him during the investiture ceremony.
• At the Mishin Sect, an elder warned Mi Hua that Huo Ying’s involvement with Nie Yun could damage the sect’s reputation, and Mi Hua ordered Mi Honggang to kill Nie Yun.
• Elder Mi Xi reported that Mi Honggang’s Soul Jade Token had shattered, confirming that he was dead.

After Mi Honggang was killed, Mi Hua learned that Nie Yun had slain him with one punch and was protected by a Dantian Acupoint Realm expert from the Huayun Sect. Mi Hua refused to abandon his revenge and ordered the Tianji Sword's existence revealed, inviting other factions to hunt Nie Yun.

• Elder Mi Xi reported that Mi Honggang's Soul Jade Token had shattered and that Nie Yun had killed him with one punch.
• Mi Hua watched the transmitted image and struggled to believe Nie Yun had killed a peak Void Absorption Realm expert.
• An elder explained that Nie Yun carried the will of a Dantian Acupoint Realm Supreme expert from the Huayun Sect, making the hunt dangerous for the Mishin Sect.
• The elder warned that the Supreme Elders might end the pursuit once they learned the truth, despite their desire for the Tianji Sword.
• Mi Hua ordered the Mishin Sect to spread news that Nie Yun possessed the Tianji Sword so other factions would target him.
• The elder questioned the order because revealing the sword's location would also bring rivals who could take it from the Mishin Sect.

Mi Hua planned to spread rumors about Nie Yun's Tianji Sword and kill him amid the resulting chaos, while Nie Yun entered the fourth hall of the Purple Splendor Cave Mansion and discovered the sword technique Autumn Wind's Chill. Unable to grasp the technique, Nie Yun turned his attention to refining Mi Honggang's corpse.

• Mi Hua told an elder to spread news of Nie Yun's Tianji Sword and set out to kill Nie Yun, hoping to frame another sect and profit from the confusion.
• Nie Yun settled into his new residence at the Linglong Immortal Sect, where he expected protection from the Mishin Sect.
• Nie Yun opened the fourth hall of the Purple Splendor Cave Mansion and encountered the sword technique Autumn Wind's Chill.
• Nie Yun recognized that the first four halls' techniques represented the seasons and wondered whether they were the Sword God Sect's Four Seasons Swordplay.
• Nie Yun failed to understand Autumn Wind's Chill and decided to try refining Mi Honggang's corpse instead.

Nie Yun finished refining Mi Honggang’s corpse but lacked the Soul Force to control its full strength, then met the Linglong Sect Master, who asked him to seek Zhuge Qingyun’s help. The chapter left her hoping Nie Yun would obtain an Emperor Grade Regeneration Pill to heal her injuries.

• Nie Yun refined Mi Honggang’s corpse over three days and discovered that his late-stage spirit-level soul could not control it effectively in battle.
• Nie Yun concluded that he needed a Peerless Pill to strengthen his soul but lacked the Golden Stalk Grass required to make one.
• The Linglong Sect Master and Huo Ying visited Nie Yun after he removed his restriction, and the Sect Master asked who his master was.
• Nie Yun refused to reveal his supposed master’s identity, claiming his master did not wish it disclosed.
• The Linglong Sect Master asked Nie Yun to approach Elder Bei, Zhuge Qingyun, and request an Emperor Grade Regeneration Pill to heal her serious injuries.

Nie Yun promised the Linglong Sect Master a Regeneration Pill within three years and accepted the ingredients she had gathered, concealing that he planned to refine it himself once his cultivation improved. After the Sect Master left, Huo Ying asked him about Yi Qing's feelings for him.

• Nie Yun agreed to provide the Linglong Sect Master with a Regeneration Pill within three years, and she explained that the pill was needed to heal her injured soul.
• The Linglong Sect Master told Nie Yun that a Wood Life Master could heal soul injuries and described the hidden Buddhist Sect.
• Huo Ying gave Nie Yun the precious medicinal ingredients, and the Linglong Sect Master warned him not to betray her trust before leaving the courtyard.
• Huo Ying asked Nie Yun whether Yi Qing liked him, then said she believed Yi Qing had entered the Linglong Immortal Palace to cultivate for his sake.

After learning that Yi Qing had entered the perilous Linglong Immortal Palace to cultivate, Nie Yun accepted her decision and prepared to search for his parents, while Huo Ying gave him her Communication Jade Token. He left the Linglong Immortal Sect in disguise and reached Baiye City, still wary of the Mishin Sect as he followed the trail toward his family.

• Huo Ying told Nie Yun that Yi Qing had entered the dangerous Linglong Immortal Palace to grow stronger, and Nie Yun decided not to interfere.
• Huo Ying said she would accept Yi Qing as another wife and gave Nie Yun her Communication Jade Token before he left.
• Nie Yun departed the Linglong Immortal Sect and used Disguise Qi to change his appearance before traveling toward his parents.
• Following the Tracking Qi, Nie Yun flew for seventeen or eighteen days and reached Baiye City, where he entered without encountering Mishin Sect members.
• Nie Yun kept his Heavenly Eye open and remained on guard against the Mishin Sect as he continued searching for his family.

Nie Yun searched Baiye City for a Teleportation Array and, finding none, sat anxiously at the Mandarin Duck Restaurant. He let a shabby fortune-teller and his attendant join him for wine, leaving the old man happily drinking Snow Fruit Wine.

• Nie Yun remained unable to find a Teleportation Array in Baiye City after three days of searching.
• A waiter tried to drive an old fortune-teller and his attendant boy away from the Mandarin Duck Restaurant.
• The old man claimed Nie Yun had invited him, and Nie Yun allowed him to sit at his table.
• The old man began fortune-telling, but Nie Yun offered him wine instead.
• The old man recognized the Snow Fruit Wine from the Jijiu Family and drank several bowls.
• The attendant boy asked the old man to share some of the wine.

Nie Yun shared Snow Fruit Wine with an eccentric fortune-teller and his disciple, who drank several jars and offered to repay him with a reading or news. The conversation shifted when patrons discussed Nie Yun’s recent fight with Mishin Sect, and his admirers arrived to silence them.

• The old man and his disciple drank Nie Yun’s Snow Fruit Wine greedily, and the old man offered to tell Nie Yun’s fortune in return.
• The old man boasted about his predictions and offered to share news after Nie Yun declined a fortune reading.
• Two patrons discussed rumors that Nie Yun had killed Mi Honggang with one punch after a dispute involving the Linglong Saintess and the Mishin Sect’s marriage alliance.
• Several young men who admired Nie Yun entered and rebuked the patrons for discussing him.
• The two patrons swallowed their anger, paid for their meal, and left.

Nie Yun listened as an old man denounced him as a fraud, then realized the man knew details about Huayun Sect’s Supreme Elders. The chapter ended with Nie Yun learning Baiye City had no Teleportation Array and the old man offering to explain why in exchange for more wine.

• A young man threatened anyone who spoke ill of Nie Yun, while Nie Yun privately reflected on his exaggerated reputation.
• An old man told Nie Yun that he was a shameless liar who falsely claimed to be a disciple of one of Huayun Sect’s four Supreme Elders.
• The old man argued that a true disciple would have been kept in seclusion until ready to make a public name, prompting Nie Yun to recall how Zhuge Qingyun had trained him and revealed him after his victory over Pill King Guan Xiu.
• Nie Yun asked how the old man knew the Supreme Elders’ customs, but the old man boasted of being a Divine Seer and offered fortune-telling for a fee.
• The old man told Nie Yun that Baiye City had no Teleportation Array, then hinted he would explain why if Nie Yun bought him more wine.

Nie Yun learned that Baiye City had no Teleportation Array because it lay in a sensitive zone between the Linglong Immortal Sect and the Sword God Sect. He set out for Tianyou Valley, where he hoped to find a Teleportation Array into Sword God Sect territory and pursue several personal goals.

• Nie Yun pressed the wine-loving old man for directions to a nearby Teleportation Array, and the man explained that Baiye City had none because of its location between two great sects.
• Nie Yun offered the old man two more jars of wine, and the man told him about Tianyou Valley, a Sword God Sect trial site with a large Teleportation Array.
• Nie Yun decided to visit the Sword God Sect to investigate its Soul Gathering Lamp, Special Talents, Thousand Hand Sword Yun Xuan, and the Sword Dao Qi in the Sword Hall.
• The old man's disciple warned Nie Yun that Tianyou Valley was dangerous, but Nie Yun chose to go there anyway.
• Nie Yun confirmed Tianyou Valley lay southwest of Baiye City, then left on his flying spirit weapon.

Nie Yun discovered that Tianyou Valley contained a Demon Luo Nether Domain and decided to disguise himself and join the Sword God Sect’s trial. He learned that the trial offered a place on the Sword God Enforcement Team and a chance to enter the Sword Hall, then spotted an acquaintance in the crowd.

• Nie Yun reached Tianyou Valley and recognized the mountain range as a Demon Luo Nether Domain filled with demonfolk.
• Nie Yun learned that the valley had a single guarded entrance and chose to take the Sword God Sect’s entry disciple assessment to blend in.
• Nie Yun changed his appearance, disguised himself as a young swordsman, and entered the crowded plaza.
• Nie Yun overheard that the trial involved an earth-grade mission, a chance to join the Sword God Enforcement Team, and a Sword Hall opportunity for the top ten.
• Nie Yun saw that many of the gathered participants were powerful Domain Realm experts and noticed an acquaintance among them.

Nie Yun reunited with Ye Jianxing at a dangerous Sword God Sect trial and concealed his identity while greeting him. When Qian Hong insulted Nie Yun and demanded that Ye Jianxing send him away, Ye Jianxing defended his friend.

• Nie Yun spotted Ye Jianxing among several Sword God Sect Core Disciples and noticed that the others were keeping their distance from him.
• Nie Yun approached Ye Jianxing, secretly revealed that he was Yun Tong, and used the alias Tong Yun so the other disciples would not learn his identity.
• Ye Jianxing recognized Nie Yun, welcomed him, and praised his growing strength without exposing his disguise.
• Qian Hong interrupted them, looked down on Nie Yun as an independent cultivator, and told Ye Jianxing not to associate with him.
• Ye Jianxing objected to Qian Hong's insult, but Qian Hong sneered and ordered Nie Yun to leave rather than join the trial.

Nie Yun learned that winning the Sword God Trial could let him experience the Sword God Sect ancestor’s Sword Dao Qi and qualify to cultivate a Supreme Great Sword Art. He resolved to claim the first place and obtain the Sword Dao Qi.

• Qian Hong insulted Nie Yun, and Ye Jianxing challenged him to a spar to prevent Yun Tong from intervening.
• Chu Yang and several clan disciples arrived and tried to provoke a fight between Ye Jianxing and Qian Hong.
• Zong Yan urged Ye Jianxing to leave Nie Yun and join his group, but Ye Jianxing refused and stayed with his friend.
• Nie Yun asked Ye Jianxing about the trial and learned it was the Sword God Trial, held once every ten years, with the top ten gaining entry to the Sword Hall.
• Ye Jianxing explained that the winner could experience the ancestor’s Sword Dao Qi and qualify to cultivate a Supreme Great Sword Art, and Nie Yun vowed to take first place.

Nie Yun and Ye Jianxing entered the Sword God Trial, where competitors had to seize jade plaques and cultivate the sword arts inscribed on them. Nie Yun killed a challenger with one sword, and the two flew toward Tianyou Valley with their plaques.

• Nie Yun considered the Sword Dao Master Talent as a way to improve his attack, while Ye Jianxing began explaining the trial's requirements.
• Sword God Sect Grand Elders announced that participants had to obtain and cultivate sword-art jade plaques, then seize and learn others' plaques during ten days in Tianyou Valley.
• The Grand Elders released 1,273 sealed jade plaques, and thousands of participants fought over them as the square descended into chaos.
• A bald early Heavenly Bridge Realm cultivator surrounded Nie Yun and attacked to take his plaque, but Nie Yun pierced his throat with the Gust Sword.
• The other challengers fled, Ye Jianxing obtained a jade plaque, and he and Nie Yun flew toward the entrance to Tianyou Valley.

Nie Yun defeated Qian Hong after Qian Hong challenged him at the funnel entrance. Zong Yan withdrew with his injured companion and threatened Nie Yun, who warned that he would show no mercy either.

• Ye Jianxing fought off attackers at the funnel entrance as Zong Yan, Qian Hong, and their companions arrived.
• Qian Hong insulted Nie Yun and asked Zong Yan to hold Ye Jianxing back so he could attack him.
• Qian Hong used the Secret Killing Sword Technique, but Nie Yun wounded him with a faster counterattack.
• When Qian Hong continued his attack, Nie Yun shattered his sword with one finger flick and sent him flying with a blow.
• Zong Yan ordered Su Xu to take Qian Hong away, threatened Nie Yun over their coming trip into Tianyou Valley, and left with his group.
• Nie Yun dismissed Zong Yan's threat and warned that he would show no mercy if they met.

Nie Yun and Ye Jianxing learned about the formidable Zong Yan and Chu Yang before entering the trial’s first stage, where they had to master the Fanyun Swordplay. As Nie Yun studied the art, the overseeing elders discussed their favored contestants and dismissed Tong Yun as too weak to survive.

• Ye Jianxing warned Nie Yun that Zong Yan had escaped a Void Absorption Realm expert and that Chu Yang possessed arms taken from a Void Absorption Realm Demon Person.
• Nie Yun and Ye Jianxing reached the Teleportation Array and learned they had three hours to master the swordplay in their jade tokens or lose their trial qualification.
• Nie Yun and Ye Jianxing entered the special space and began studying the swordplay alongside Zong Yan, Chu Yang, and the other contestants.
• Nie Yun discovered that the jade token contained the Fanyun Swordplay, left by the Sword God Sect’s twenty-seventh Sect Master, Fan Yun.
• Luo Yutian and the other elders debated which contestant would excel, favoring Zong Yan while criticizing Ye Jianxing’s choice to accompany Tong Yun.

The elders discussed who would master the sword art on the jade plaques first and revealed that Elder Ni Xu had arranged for Tong Yun to receive the notoriously difficult Fanyun Swordplay to keep him out of Tianyou Valley. Tong Yun stunned them by mastering the art first and demonstrating its opening forms, leaving the elders questioning how powerful he might become.

• Elder Ni Xu and the other elders predicted that Zong Yan or Ye Jianxing would master their jade-plaque sword arts before anyone else.
• The elders revealed that Elder Ni Xu had arranged for Tong Yun to receive the difficult Fanyun Swordplay, hoping he would fail to qualify for Tianyou Valley.
• Tong Yun mastered the Fanyun Swordplay in moments and tore through the elders' seal with his sword qi.
• Elder Ni Xu argued that Tong Yun had mastered only the first level and tried to impose a requirement that he master all nine levels before entering Tianyou Valley.
• Tong Yun demonstrated the first form, Break Illusion See Truth, and then the second form, Sword Qi Reaches Heaven, astonishing the elders with their power.

Nie Yun mastered all nine forms of the Brahma Cloud Sword Art, astonishing Elder Ni Xu and the other disciples before the trial began. After teleporting into Tianyou Valley, he and Ye Jianxing escaped an immediate attack from the other contestants with two talismans.

• Nie Yun demonstrated all nine forms of the Brahma Cloud Sword Art, leaving the elders and disciples stunned.
• Zong Yan, Ye Jianxing, and Young Master Chu Yang each comprehended their own sword arts, and seven hundred disciples passed the three-hour trial.
• Elder Ni Xu sent the successful disciples into Tianyou Valley, where they were told to master sword arts from seized jade tablets and earn points by killing demonfolk.
• The Teleportation Array sent Nie Yun and the others to the same mountain peak, and the hostile contestants prepared to target Nie Yun for his exceptional comprehension.
• Ye Jianxing blocked the incoming attacks with a Supreme sword qi talisman, then used a Sky Shifting Talisman to transport himself and Nie Yun away.

After being transported into Tianyou Valley, Nie Yun and Ye Jianxing discovered they had landed in the deadly Burial Ground. As they hurried through its hypnotic Ghostgate's Ethereal Wind, a ring of enormous coffins emerged around a mysterious Bronze Coffin.

• Ye Jianxing explained Tianyou Valley's eight regions, then identified their location as the Burial Ground, where no one was known to survive.
• Nie Yun used his Heavenly Eye to confirm the deathly aura and urged Ye Jianxing to stop blaming himself and move forward.
• Nie Yun recognized the hypnotic Ghostgate's Ethereal Wind and led them onward, since they had no way to resist it.
• A rumble shook the valley, and Nie Yun pulled Ye Jianxing beside a boulder as enormous coffins rose from the ground around a Bronze Coffin.
• Ye Jianxing identified the scene as the demonfolk's Wuxia Coffin Drop and warned that the coffins held cursed demonfolk who became fierce ghosts; Nie Yun told him to flee if anything happened.