Chapter Summaries

Nie Yun killed Wang Zhong and Ye Qin, then descended deeper into the hall and grew his soul by refining black shadows formed from Asura Qi. He found two ancient corpses and was attacked by Duan Xiao, but escaped upward and discovered a Thousand Leaf Immortal Lotus.

• Nie Yun destroyed Wang Zhong and Ye Qin with Fusion Qi and Blazing Fire after they repeatedly regenerated from being reduced to minced flesh.
• Nie Yun descended the staircase and refined dozens of black shadows with the Famous Dharma Art, increasing his soul from fifteen thousand to thirty thousand gradients.
• Nie Yun entered a hall containing the ancient corpses of a demon and an Asura, then sensed dense spiritual energy coming from deeper inside.
• Duan Xiao ambushed Nie Yun with a sword strike, sent him crashing to the ground, and tried to seize the Big Dipper Sword.
• Nie Yun used his Phoenix Wings to evade Duan Xiao's attack, saw the source of the spiritual energy, and recognized a Thousand Leaf Immortal Lotus.

Nie Yun tried to refine the Asura corpse but discovered that its remnant intent was far stronger than he expected and could control its body. As the Asura prepared to seize his body, a small crimson flower emerged from Nie Yun’s dantian and made it tremble.

• Nie Yun released the seal on the Asura corpse and found that its remnant intent could resist the Nameless Art and crush his soul attacks.
• Nie Yun used a Blazing Fire talisman to trap the intent, withdrew his soul, and cut off his connection to the corpse, but the Asura escaped and stood up.
• Nie Yun attacked the Asura with the Star Palace’s formations, but its body reformed after being crushed because it had consumed the Thousand Leaf Immortal Lotus and possessed an Immortal Body.
• The Asura saw through Nie Yun’s plan to delay until its intent dissipated, suppressed him, and prepared to Seize Body.
• A small flower flew out of Nie Yun’s dantian, releasing a force that made the Asura tremble as its crimson petals bloomed.

Nie Yun discovered that Tantai Lingyue had secretly sent him Soul Master soul qi through his pendant, then devoured Asura’s corpse and began his sixth nirvana. Tantai Lingyue watched a memory of him and revealed that her mission kept them apart, while she hoped he would accept other women and live happily.

• A flower given to Nie Yun by a flower-selling girl destroyed Asura’s remaining consciousness, and Nie Yun found unfamiliar qi inside Tantai Lingyue’s pendant.
• Nie Yun recognized the qi as Soul Master soul qi and realized Tantai Lingyue had arranged for it to be delivered to him.
• Nie Yun devoured the Asura corpse, broke through to peak Immortal Body Realm, and began his sixth nirvana.
• Jiu Yan showed Tantai Lingyue an image of Nie Yun recalling that the pendant came from the most important person in his life.
• Tantai Lingyue told Jiu Yan that her mission meant she could not stay with Nie Yun and that she hoped he would accept other women and live freely.

While Nie Yun cultivated, Spirit Tamer Tower investigators and Cang Yong accused Shen Xiong and Min Yan of killing Qiu Lin, Duan Xiao, and Han Zhu. Just as Cang Yong prepared to torture them, Nie Yun appeared and admitted that he had killed all three.

• Xu Xinqian and Hou Qian discussed investigating Shen Xiong, and Cang Yong arrived seeking clues about Duan Xiao and Han Zhu.
• Xu Xinqian and Cang Yong went to the City Lord's Mansion, where Cang Yong accused Shen Xiong and forced him to kneel.
• When Min Yan objected, Cang Yong accused him too and forced him to kneel alongside Shen Xiong.
• Cang Yong threatened Shen Xiong and Min Yan with punishment, but an unseen force erased his attacks.
• Nie Yun appeared and declared that he had killed Qiu Lin, Duan Xiao, and Han Zhu.

After completing his sixth Nirvana, Nie Yun emerged at half-step Heavenly Immortal Realm and became a Fourth Rank Silver Pattern Spirit Tamer. He rescued Shen Xiong and Min Yan from Cang Yong, then revealed his Spirit Tamer rank to Xu Xinqian.

• Nie Yun completed his sixth Nirvana in seven days, reached half-step Heavenly Immortal Realm, and fused his Concealment Master talent with his three Escape Talents.
• Nie Yun left the Big Dipper Star Palace and rushed to stop Cang Yong from forcing Shen Xiong and Min Yan to kneel.
• Cang Yong attacked Nie Yun with Nirvana Dragon Palm, but Nie Yun charged through the technique and kicked him into the ground.
• Cang Yong drew his sword to attack again, but Xu Xinqian knocked it from his hand and ordered him to wait while she questioned Nie Yun.
• Nie Yun lifted Shen Xiong and Min Yan to their feet, and Xu Xinqian asked if he was a Spirit Tamer.
• Nie Yun admitted that he was a Fourth Rank Spirit Tamer, though he had not yet been assessed at the Spirit Tamer Tower.

Nie Yun revealed that he was a Fourth Rank Silver Pattern Spirit Tamer, arranged to undergo an assessment at the Junxin Spirit Tamer Tower, and overcame a Luo Immortal Tribulation. After rewarding his allies and parting from Old Drunkard, he rode toward Diyang Auction City to meet Xu Xinqian.

• Xu Xinqian recognized Nie Yun as a Fourth Rank Silver Pattern Spirit Tamer and invited him to the Junxin Spirit Tamer Tower for an assessment, while Cang Yong secretly planned to ambush him.
• Nie Yun unsealed his cultivation, drew the Luo Immortal Tribulation, and destroyed its thunder beast with an Origin Energy Bullet before returning to Nine Yang City.
• Nie Yun used spirit medicine to raise Min Yan, Shen Xiong, Min Xixi, and Shen Jiarong by a minor level, then gave each of them a mid-grade immortal artifact.
• Old Drunkard decided to remain in Nine Yang City, and Nie Yun shared a final night of drinking with him.
• At daybreak, Nie Yun entrusted Old Drunkard to Shen Xiong and rode alone toward Diyang Auction City.

Nie Yun traveled with Xu Xinqian’s group through Nine Yang Mountain and learned that the Spirit Tamer Tower’s flag kept demonic beasts away from their camp. After Xu Xinqian chased a Snow Thunder Beast, she tried to test Nie Yun’s speed, only to discover he kept pace effortlessly while drinking wine.

• Nie Yun joined Xu Xinqian and her companions on their journey toward Junxin City, and they rode for four days into Nine Yang Mountain.
• Xu Xinqian ordered the group to camp in Golden Armored Fierce Beast territory, where Hou Qian explained that the Spirit Tamer Tower flag deterred demonic beasts.
• The group celebrated around a bonfire, and Xu Xinqian spotted a Snow Thunder Beast and called Nie Yun to chase it with her.
• Cang Yong rushed ahead to impress Xu Xinqian, while she accelerated to challenge Nie Yun and found that he matched her pace without stopping his wine drinking.

Young Master Changle ordered Gong Tianque found so he could learn who killed Yuhan, while Jiangnan entered the God Realm with Ti Moshan to sell his treasures. On the way, Jiangnan met Young Lord Hao, and their old rivalry erupted into a fight.

• Young Master Changle spared the gods and devils who had lost their memories but ordered them to find Gong Tianque and uncover Yuhan's killer.
• Young Master Changle sent Feng Ling'er to execute the killer once Gong Tianque revealed the name.
• Jiangnan traveled toward the God Realm with Ti Moshan, who worried that his son-in-law would cause trouble after seeing the vast collection of treasures he planned to sell.
• Jiangnan reflected on the immortal fetus hidden inside Archaic Sacred Mountain and the danger of revealing its existence.
• Jiangnan and Ti Moshan met Young Lord Hao and the Haotian Sacred Sect's gods and devils on their way to see Supreme Being Haotian.
• Young Lord Hao challenged Jiangnan, and the two struck at each other with seals as Ti Moshan and the others watched.

Nie Yun and Xu Xinqian followed a Snow Thunder Beast to a snow-covered peak in the Nine Yang Mountains, where Nie Yun formed a Lightning Dantian from Xu Xinqian’s lightning qi. Using his Earth Walker Talent, he brought her beneath the mountain to find the Snow Thunder Pool, where the chapter ended with them arriving at its vast, icy depths.

• Cang Yong caught the Snow Thunder Beast but was shocked rigid, while Xu Xinqian picked it up and followed it with Nie Yun.
• Nie Yun recognized that Xu Xinqian had the Lightning Talent, and she explained that she hoped the Snow Thunder Pool would help her advance to a Fifth Rank Spirit Tamer.
• The Snow Thunder Beast led them to a snow-covered mountain, and Nie Yun deduced that the pool lay underground.
• Xu Xinqian gave Nie Yun a strand of lightning qi, allowing him to form a Lightning Dantian, though he found it could not store enough electricity for Thunderous Kyushu.
• Nie Yun revealed his Earth Walker Talent and led Xu Xinqian beneath the mountain, where they arrived at the Snow Thunder Pool.

Nie Yun explored the Snow Thunder Pool, collected the Lightning Stones at its bottom, and discovered a sealed vortex whose cold grew stronger after he removed them. As Nie Yun and Xu Xinqian prepared to leave, his Blazing Fire and Lightning dantians fused, though he knew the advancement did little for his Spirit Tamer level.

• Xu Xinqian began cultivating beside the Snow Thunder Pool to study the fusion of lightning and cold, while Nie Yun examined the pool with his Heavenly Eye.
• Nie Yun entered the pool, absorbed lightning to charge Thunderous Kyushu, and found a seal and a powerful icy vortex beneath a bed of Lightning Stones.
• Nie Yun moved all the Lightning Stones into his Storage Dantian, then tested the vortex's cold with a mid-grade immortal artifact and retreated when it froze to powder.
• Xu Xinqian noticed the pool's lightning weakening as its cold intensified, and Nie Yun suspected the change followed his removal of the Lightning Stones.
• As Nie Yun and Xu Xinqian prepared to leave, Nie Yun's Blazing Fire and Lightning dantians fused after he used both talents in the pool.

Nie Yun sealed the Snow Thunder Pool with the One Qi Returning Origin Grand Array, using demon beast crystal cores to power it, then searched Nine Yang Mountain for treasures. As he flew through the mountains, two hostile voices revealed they were nearby and intended to kill him.

• Nie Yun parted from Xu Xinqian, who gave him her address in Junxin City and left to return there.
• Nie Yun set up a Teleportation Array near the Snow Thunder Pool and learned the One Qi Returning Origin Grand Array could suppress its leaking cold air.
• Nie Yun established the grand array, then hunted more than twenty Heavenly Immortal Realm demon beasts and collected their crystal cores to sustain it.
• Nie Yun placed the crystal cores in the array, concealing the Snow Thunder Pool and its icy chill, then flew out to search Nine Yang Mountain for treasures.
• An unnamed speaker said Nie Yun was nearby, and another urged Elder Fan Luo to kill him as soon as they found him.

Nie Yun lured Elder Fan Luo into the Snow Thunder Pool and ambushed him, using the pool’s freezing current to weaken the Luo Immortal Realm expert. Fan Luo fell into the pool, where Nie Yun had planned to exploit his vulnerability.

• Cang Yong and Elder Fan Luo tracked Nie Yun using the Soul Imprint in his Soaring Dragon Horse, but Nie Yun concealed himself and escaped their soul sweep.
• Nie Yun decided to use the Snow Thunder Pool to weaken Fan Luo and set up a Teleportation Array leading into it.
• Nie Yun revealed his aura to draw Fan Luo and Cang Yong to the mountain, then entered the Snow Thunder Pool and concealed himself.
• Fan Luo discovered the Teleportation Array and entered the mountain alone, finding the sealed Snow Thunder Pool.
• Nie Yun struck Fan Luo with Thunderous Kyushu, removed the pool’s seal, and followed with Maha Immeasurable.
• Fan Luo shattered Nie Yun’s palm attack, but the impact sent him falling into the Snow Thunder Pool.

Nie Yun used the Snow Thunder Pool and Lightning Stones to subdue Elder Fan Luo, then captured Cang Yong and questioned them about Chaos Spirit Liquid. The Spirit of the Star Palace explained the Spirit Realm’s six physique grades, and Nie Yun asked what physique Chaos Spirit Liquid could produce.

• Nie Yun froze and attacked Elder Fan Luo in the Snow Thunder Pool, then used Lightning Stones and his Bewitcher Master Talent to turn him into a puppet.
• Nie Yun captured Cang Yong as he tried to flee and made him a puppet with the pool’s icy power.
• Nie Yun asked Elder Fan Luo and Cang Yong about Chaos Spirit Liquid, learning that their sect possessed a weaker treasure called Body Tempering Fluid.
• The Spirit of the Star Palace explained that Body Tempering Fluid was inferior to Chaos Spirit Liquid and described six grades of bodily purity.
• Nie Yun asked what grade of physique a person could reach by consuming Chaos Spirit Liquid.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nie Yun learns about the Chaos Spirit Liquid and the requirements for a Heaven and Earth Sacred Body.
• He discovers that the Thousand Leaf Immortal Lotus requires an Ancient Desolate Sacred Body for successful **Body Tempering.
• Nie Yun decides to infiltrate the ** Sect to find the **Body Tempering Fluid.
• He learns about the ** Sect's structure, Ao Wu Prefecture, and the violent Fifth Rank Spirit Tamer in the Pill Hall.
• Nie Yun destroys the Teleportation Array and leaves Nine Yang Mountain, heading towards Dawn City.
• He arrives at Dawn City's Teleportation Array, planning to travel to Junxin City.

Character Developments

• Nie Yun becomes more determined to obtain an Immortal Body, even if it means facing risks.
• He demonstrates strategic thinking and careful planning in his decision to infiltrate the ** Sect.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of power and strength, particularly the desire for an Immortal Body.
• The dangers and challenges of seeking rare resources and knowledge.
• The importance of careful planning and preparation in facing risks.

Character Interactions

• Nie Yun interacts with the Spirit of the Star Palace, learning about the Chaos Spirit Liquid and the requirements for an Immortal Body.
• He questions Elder Fan Luo about the ** Sect, its structure, and the Pill Hall, learning about the Fifth Rank Spirit Tamer's violent temper.
• Nie Yun does not interact with anyone in Dawn City, maintaining a low profile as he waits in line for the Teleportation Array.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nie Yun arrives at the Dawn City Teleportation Array, witnessing the arrogant behavior of ** Sect members, including Elder Ji Qiang and a late Heavenly Immortal Realm youth.
• The youth demands jade tokens from other teleportees, including Nie Yun, leading to a confrontation. Nie Yun injures the youth, drawing Elder Ji Qiang's attention.
• Fan Luo, under Nie Yun's control, intervenes and protects Nie Yun. Ji Qiang warns that Nie Yun will be under his jurisdiction in the outer sect.
• Nie Yun and Fan Luo ascend Ao Wu Mountain and approach the ** Sect. Nie Yun observes the sect's grand formation, noting its weak point.
• They encounter Nangong Xiao, a true disciple of the ** Sect, who is carried up the mountain in a sedan chair.

Character Developments

• Nie Yun demonstrates his strength and courage by standing up to the ** Sect members, showing no fear despite the danger.
• Fan Luo, under Nie Yun's control, reveals his loyalty and willingness to protect Nie Yun, even against a powerful opponent like Elder Ji Qiang.
• Nangong Xiao, a true disciple of the ** Sect, is introduced as a dominant and unreasonable figure, striking fear into Fan Luo.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and corruption within the ** Sect, as shown by Elder Ji Qiang's and the youth's arrogant behavior.
• The importance of connections and favoritism within the sect, as mentioned by Fan Luo regarding Nie Yun's entry into the inner sect.
• The contrast between the harsh, frozen world outside the sect and the warm, lush environment within, highlighting the power of the sect's grand formation.

Character Interactions

• Nie Yun clashes with the ** Sect members, showing his disdain for their arrogant behavior.
• Fan Luo intervenes to protect Nie Yun, revealing his loyalty and willingness to stand against a powerful opponent.
• Fan Luo warns Nie Yun about Nangong Xiao, showing his awareness of the true disciple's dangerous nature.

Using the alias Ye Chen, Nie Yun entered the Cloud Rain Sect as an outer disciple and learned that its brutal rules let the strong dominate the weak. When he went to take the inner disciple assessment, Zhu Hai intervened and proposed a trial meant for true disciple candidates, leaving Nie Yun facing a likely death sentence.

• Nangong Xiao demanded and accepted a Forget-Me-Not Flower from Fan Luo, then learned that Nie Yun hoped to enter the sect.
• Fan Luo explained that the Cloud Rain Sect allowed disciples and elders to fight freely under its founding patriarch’s law of the jungle.
• Fan Luo enrolled Nie Yun under the alias Ye Chen, but warned that Ji Qiang had blocked him from becoming an inner disciple by submitting contribution points.
• Nie Yun went to the Mission Hall to take the inner disciple assessment, intending to earn promotion through a trial.
• Zhu Hai interrupted the mission assignment and urged the old man to send Nie Yun to the Chaotic Sea Underground Palace trial, prompting alarm among the outer disciples.

Nie Yun was assigned the perilous Chaotic Sea Underground Palace mission after offending Zhu Hai, but he welcomed the chance to face the Asura Soldiers. He joined Deng Xiao and eight other disciples, and the group entered the dark trial ground, where a shadow suddenly attacked them.

• Zhu Hai pressured Elder Fu Jun into assigning Nie Yun the Chaotic Sea Underground Palace mission, which required him to bring back an Asura Soldier rib bone.
• At the Teleportation Hall, a young woman warned Nie Yun that the mission was deadly, but he accepted after learning the palace had no Asura Generals.
• Deng Xiao let Nie Yun join her group of nine despite the other disciples' objections and promised to protect him if he followed their orders.
• The group teleported to the Chaotic Sea Underground Palace and formed a defensive circle around Nie Yun.
• As dense Asura Killing Qi weakened the group, Deng Xiao handed out Pure Spirit Pills, and a sinister shadow rushed at them from the darkness.

Nie Yun accompanied Deng Xiao’s group across the Ancient Battlefield toward the Chaotic Sea Underground Palace, where they had to hunt an Asura Soldier and obtain its rib for the assessment. The group reached the palace only to be surrounded by several hundred Asuras.

• Deng Xiao destroyed a Pseudo-Asura with a secret technique using Pure Spirit Pills, then led the group through attacking black birds and gave Shen Xiao a pill after he was wounded.
• Deng Xiao ordered the group to use the Nine Dragons Coalescing Circle Formation and explained that they had to find the Chaotic Sea Underground Palace to obtain an Asura Soldier’s rib.
• At a resting place, Xu Chao took Nie Yun’s Pure Spirit Pills and argued that they should be saved for the others, while Deng Xiao told Nie Yun to contribute during the next fight.
• Deng Xiao led the group onward through waves of monsters until they reached the ruined underground palace.
• As the group approached the palace, a voice announced that delicious food had arrived, and several hundred Asuras surrounded them.

Nie Yun watched as Deng Xiao and the other trial participants were overwhelmed by a horde of Asuras, then revealed his immense strength and slaughtered nearly all of them. Only the long-faced Asura leader remained as Nie Yun turned to face it.

• The long-faced Asura ordered its warriors to seize Deng Xiao, and she fought off several attackers with help from the others’ formation.
• The Asura leader struck Deng Xiao down, causing the formation to collapse and leaving the group facing certain death.
• Deng Xiao and the others noticed Nie Yun standing calmly in the center; he admitted he had been distracted by seeing so many Asuras for the first time.
• Nie Yun kicked the long-faced Asura leader aside, then charged into the horde and annihilated the Asura Soldiers with his attacks.
• After several dozen breaths, Nie Yun had destroyed every Asura except the long-faced leader.

Nie Yun killed the Asuras in the Chaotic Sea Underground Palace, concealed his strength by claiming Elder Fan Luo had given him a special treasure, and helped the group complete their trial. After returning to the sect, he headed to the Mission Hall to become an inner disciple and pursue a way into the Pill Hall.

• Nie Yun killed the fleeing long-faced Asura and dismissed the Asuras' meager power as useless for his cultivation.
• Nie Yun convinced Deng Xiao, Xu Chao, and the others that Elder Fan Luo's treasure had defeated the Asuras, then asked them to keep the battle secret.
• The group collected Asura Ribs, returned through the Teleportation Array, and all ten were confirmed to have completed the trial.
• Nie Yun gave the Formation Hall girl an ornament to distract her from questioning the group's success, then parted ways with the others.
• Nie Yun went alone to the Mission Hall to hand in his assessment and become an inner disciple.