Chapter Summaries

Nie Yun completed the Asura Rib mission, became an inner disciple, and was assigned to the dangerous Pill Hall. There, he reunited with Deng Xiao, who promised to look after him.

• Nie Yun submitted the Asura Rib to Elder Fu Jun, who confirmed his promotion to inner disciple and sent him to the Personnel Hall for an assignment.
• Elder Dong Qingshu assigned Nie Yun to the Pill Hall after Elder Ji Qiang blocked Elder Fan Luo from influencing the decision.
• Nie Yun pretended to be upset about the assignment while privately welcoming it, then left for the Pill Hall.
• Nie Yun found the Pill Hall nearly deserted and encountered Deng Xiao, who had become one of its true disciples.
• Deng Xiao explained that the Pill Hall was dangerous and that Elder Shi Qin had a terrible temper, then promised to take care of Nie Yun.

Nie Yun infiltrated the Pill Hall, earned Elder Shi Qin’s approval by tending the pill furnace, and searched for the Body Tempering Fluid. That night, he overheard Nangong Xiao threaten Deng Xiao over her younger sister and demand the fluid.

• Deng Xiao explained Elder Shi Qin’s dangerous nature and the Pill Hall’s restricted eastern area to Nie Yun.
• Elder Shi Qin ordered Nie Yun to prepare herbs and light the southern hall’s furnace, and Nie Yun’s skill with the fire helped Shi Qin successfully refine pills.
• Nie Yun settled into his quarters and discovered that a powerful seal blocked his Heavenly Eye from seeing into the eastern hall.
• Nangong Xiao secretly entered Deng Xiao’s courtyard and threatened her and her younger sister until Deng Xiao agreed to comply.
• Nangong Xiao asked Deng Xiao how she was progressing in obtaining the Body Tempering Fluid, and Nie Yun overheard him.

Nie Yun stopped Nangong Xiao from assaulting Deng Xiao, then secretly followed him and learned that Nangong Xiao had ordered an investigation into Ye Chen. The chapter ended when an unidentified figure confronted Nangong Xiao, whose expression changed to fear upon recognizing the visitor.

• Nangong Xiao sealed Deng Xiao’s courtyard and tried to force himself on her, but Nie Yun’s voice pierced the restriction and let her escape.
• Nangong Xiao planted Hidden Baleful Poison in Nie Yun, but Nie Yun dissolved it with Extreme Poison Qi and pretended to become his devoted follower.
• After Nangong Xiao left, Nie Yun helped Deng Xiao back to her room, then released Cang Yong to impersonate him and followed Nangong Xiao using Tracking Qi.
• Nie Yun overheard Nangong Xiao venting his anger on another woman and ordering Duan Bo to investigate Ye Chen, Elder Fan Luo’s disciple.
• An unidentified figure entered Nangong Xiao’s courtyard and spoke coldly to him, making Nangong Xiao tremble in fear.

Nie Yun discovered that Nangong Xiao was working with Asuras and learned that Lord Fuyao would come in three days to seize the Body Tempering Fluid. After encountering a chained Asura Emperor in an underground palace, Nie Yun returned to the sect and secretly followed Deng Xiao, whom Nangong Xiao intercepted on her way to the Pill Hall.

• Nie Yun recognized Nangong Xiao's visitor as an Asura inhabiting a young man's body, and overheard that Lord Fuyao would arrive in three days to claim the item.
• Nie Yun followed the envoy to a hidden underground palace, where a chained Asura Emperor struck at him and left a force in his body that Tantai Lingyue's jade pendant erased.
• Nie Yun returned to the sect and found Deng Xiao exhausted; she told him to stay in their quarters while she went to the Pill Hall.
• Nie Yun had Cang Yong impersonate him and secretly followed Deng Xiao, whom Nangong Xiao stopped before she reached the Pill Hall.
• Deng Xiao warned Nangong Xiao not to involve Junior Brother Ye Chen, and Nangong Xiao agreed while concealing his killing intent toward the courtyard.

Nie Yun followed Deng Xiao and Nangong Xiao into the Pill Hall's dangerous eastern hall, then slipped through a stone gate they could not open. Beyond it, he discovered demonic experts guarding the Chaos Spirit Liquid he had come to find.

• Deng Xiao led Nangong Xiao into the eastern hall using a prepared token and an item that concealed their auras from the formations, while Nie Yun secretly followed.
• Deng Xiao and Nangong Xiao crossed the hall's dangerous formations but could not open the Thousand-Mechanism Stone Lock Gate, so they turned back.
• Nie Yun used his second-form Earth Walker Talent to pass through the stone gate and found a vast space filled with dense demon aura.
• Two Luo Immortal Realm demonic people arrived, and Nie Yun hid inside the gate as they discussed the Chaos Spirit Liquid and their plan to revive their Patriarch.
• Nie Yun realized the Chaos Spirit Liquid was what he had sought and decided to claim it for himself.

Nie Yun learned that Fuyao might threaten the Chaos Spirit Liquid, then spotted Zhu Hai carrying a powerful pill and devised a plan to steal it. Disguised as Nangong Xiao, Nie Yun confronted Zhu Hai and struck him down.

• Nie Yun overheard two monsterfolk discuss Fuyao, a half-step Asura Emperor sealed beneath Ao Wu Mountain, and learned Asuras hated monsterfolk most.
• Nie Yun retraced his route through the eastern hall but hid in a wall when Zhu Hai arrived to collect the Nine Yang Blazing Fire Pill from Elder Shi Qin.
• Nie Yun realized the pill might help him break through and decided to replace it with a dangerous fake made from Blazing Fire and lightning.
• Nie Yun disguised himself as Nangong Xiao, intercepted Zhu Hai, and slapped him hard enough to knock out several teeth.

Nie Yun stole Zhu Hai’s Nine Yang Blazing Fire Pill, provoked Nangong Xiao into beating Zhu Hai, and refined the pill to advance his cultivation beyond the Heavenly Immortal Realm. Zhu Hai woke and told Elder Ji Qiang what happened, while Ji Qiang took the pill and planned to use it to break through to the middle Luo Immortal Realm.

• Nie Yun beat Zhu Hai, then imitated Zhu Hai’s voice to provoke Nangong Xiao into delivering another beating.
• Nie Yun re-refined the Nine Yang Blazing Fire Pill with cold energy from the Snow Thunder Pool and swallowed it.
• The pill’s power broke Nie Yun through the Heavenly Immortal Realm’s shackles and greatly increased his strength.
• Zhu Hai woke before Elder Ji Qiang and explained that Nangong Xiao had beaten him.
• Ji Qiang took the Nine Yang Blazing Fire Pill and planned to refine it in seclusion to reach the middle Luo Immortal Realm.

Nie Yun used the stolen Nine Yang Blazing Fire Pill to advance to the Early Heavenly Immortal Stage, then joined Deng Xiao and the newly promoted True Disciples for a banquet at Drunken Fragrance Pavilion. His instinct warned him that something was wrong, but his first bite of the feast revealed no obvious poison.

• Ji Qiang discovered that the blank bottle held a useless fake pill and blamed Nangong Xiao before being summoned by the Sect Master.
• Nie Yun broke through to the Early Heavenly Immortal Stage with the real Nine Yang Blazing Fire Pill and left Star Palace to pursue the Chaos Spirit Liquid.
• Xu Chao invited Nie Yun and Deng Xiao to a thank-you banquet at Drunken Fragrance Pavilion, and Deng Xiao warned Nie Yun to avoid Nangong Xiao.
• The disciples welcomed Nie Yun and Deng Xiao to an expensive feast, but Nie Yun sensed danger and secretly tested the Clear Horn Cloud Beast Meat.
• Nie Yun swallowed the meat and found no obvious poison, leaving him uncertain about the source of his warning.

Nie Yun and Deng Xiao were poisoned by Xu Chao and the others, then taken to Nangong Xiao, who intended to claim Deng Xiao and kill Nie Yun. Nie Yun revealed his strength, defeated Nangong Xiao, and used his Bewitcher Master Talent to make him submit.

• Xu Chao and the others secretly poisoned Nie Yun and Deng Xiao with a mixture that paralyzed them, then carried them to Nangong Xiao's residence.
• Deng Xiao begged Nangong Xiao to spare Nie Yun, but Nangong Xiao refused and attacked Nie Yun with his sword.
• Nie Yun revealed that he had resisted the poison, rose into the air, and defeated Nangong Xiao with one punch, shattering his sword and forcing him to his knees.
• Nie Yun neutralized the poison in Deng Xiao's body and questioned Nangong Xiao about Lord Fuyao.
• Nie Yun used his Bewitcher Master Talent and Immortal Sound to subdue Nangong Xiao, who bowed and called him master.

Nie Yun subdued Nangong Xiao, learned that an Asura named Lord Fuyao was pursuing Chaos Spirit Liquid, and agreed to help Deng Xiao rescue her younger sister from Xiawu Hall. After killing Xu Chao and his accomplices, Nie Yun eagerly set out for the prison when he heard Asuras might be confined there.

• Nie Yun took Nangong Xiao's Wind Walker talent aura, learned about Lord Fuyao and his search for Chaos Spirit Liquid, and gave Deng Xiao pills that raised her cultivation.
• Nangong Xiao revealed that Deng Xiao's younger sister was imprisoned in Xiawu Hall, and Nie Yun agreed to accompany Deng Xiao to rescue her.
• Nangong Xiao summoned Xu Chao and the others, who admitted poisoning Nie Yun and Deng Xiao to gain favor with Nangong Xiao.
• Nie Yun killed Xu Chao and the others, then prepared to leave with Deng Xiao for Xiawu Hall.
• Deng Xiao warned Nie Yun that Xiawu Hall was a dangerous prison that might hold Asuras, and Nie Yun decided to go there eagerly.

Nie Yun escorted Deng Xiao through Xiawu Hall to find her sister, Deng Ruxin, and discovered that the prisoners were being used to power the Zhou Tian Grand Formation. He left the safe passage alone to search Hell Cage for the formation’s center and the Chaos Spirit Liquid.

• Nangong Xiao led Nie Yun and Deng Xiao into Xiawu Hall, where Nie Yun used Formless Qi to help Deng Xiao withstand the prisoners’ resentment.
• Nangong Xiao revealed that he had imprisoned Deng Ruxin in Hell Cage, and he guided them past powerful prisoners toward the secret chamber where she was held.
• Deng Xiao entered the secret chamber to see her sister while Nie Yun examined the formation surrounding Hell Cage.
• Nie Yun realized the sect was draining the prisoners’ strength and resentment to power the Zhou Tian Grand Formation and gather Chaos Spirit Liquid.
• Nie Yun left the safe passage and disappeared into the Asura Killing Qi to search Hell Cage.

Nie Yun fought and devoured Asuras in the Hell Cage, raising his cultivation to the Peak Early Heavenly Immortal Stage before sneaking toward the center of the Zhou Tian Grand Array. There he discovered the formation gathering a dark-gray liquid that he suspected was Chaos Spirit Liquid.

• Nie Yun encountered a Mid Heavenly Immortal Asura General and fought it with his Fusion Qi and sword arts.
• Nie Yun cut the Asura General in two with the fourth form of the Big Dipper Sword and devoured it, reaching the Peak Early Heavenly Immortal Stage.
• Nie Yun devoured several weaker Asuras, then avoided a Peak Heavenly Immortal Asura trapped at a formation base so he would not disrupt the array.
• Nie Yun concealed himself and traveled for about two hours to the center of the Zhou Tian Grand Array.
• Nie Yun saw Body Tempering Fluid beneath a light membrane and noticed a dark-gray liquid forming from qi drawn out of the Hell Cage, which he suspected was Chaos Spirit Liquid.

Plot Points and Events

• The Chaos Spirit Liquid, a precious treasure capable of transforming one into an Ancient Desolate Sacred Body, is being condensed by the ** Sect.
• Nie Yun discovers the liquid, along with a preserved corpse (believed to be the sect's founder, ** Zi) and three Mysterious Immortal Realm experts guarding it.
• Nie Yun realizes the danger of attempting to steal the liquid and decides to wait for an opportunity, planning to release Xiawu Hall's prisoners to create chaos.
• Nie Yun learns about the Xiawu Hall Master, a peak Luo Immortal Realm expert in seclusion, who possesses the keys to unlock the prisoners' chains.

Character Developments

• Nie Yun demonstrates caution and strategic thinking in assessing the risk of stealing the Chaos Spirit Liquid.
• Nangong Xiao reveals his master's identity as a Demon Race member of the Nine Nether Clan.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of power and immortality, as seen in the sect's efforts to condense the Chaos Spirit Liquid and the Xiawu Hall Master's attempt to break through to the Mysterious Immortal Realm.
• The consequences of greed and ambition, illustrated by the ** Sect's willingness to capture and exploit Asuras to create the Chaos Spirit Liquid.

Character Interactions

• Nie Yun and Nangong Xiao work together to gather information and plan their next move.
• Nie Yun's caution and strategic thinking contrast with Nangong Xiao's loyalty to his master and the ** Sect.

Nie Yun disguised himself as Nangong Xiao and visited Nangong Xiao's master, trading the Nine Nether Scepter for a cultivation art and stealing the master's keys and Mysterious Immortal Realm demon core. He escaped the master's furious pursuit by unleashing Yin Sha Qi and vanished from the gorge.

• Nie Yun stored Nangong Xiao in the Big Dipper Star Palace, disguised himself as him, and entered the gorge to meet his master.
• Nie Yun presented the Nine Nether Scepter, and Nangong Xiao's master recognized its bloodline and cultivation art and promised to advance to the Mysterious Immortal Realm.
• As the master transmitted the Yin Soul Illusion Demon Art, Nie Yun stole his keys and Mysterious Immortal Realm demon core.
• Nangong Xiao's master gave Nie Yun three gourds of Yin Sha Qi, and Nie Yun left the cave with the Nine Nether Scepter remaining in the master's hands.
• Nangong Xiao's master discovered the theft and attacked Nie Yun, who released a gourd of Yin Sha Qi to cover his escape.
• Nangong Xiao's master swallowed the Yin Sha Qi but could no longer find Nie Yun.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nangong Xiao steals Xin Youjue's Mysterious Immortal Demon Core, causing Xin Youjue to return to the sect in a rage.
• Nie Yun returns to the sect, intending to steal the Chaos Spirit Liquid, and releases Nangong Xiao to distract Xin Youjue.
• Nie Yun attempts to refine the Mysterious Immortal Demon Core but finds it sealed by Xin Youjue's power.
• Nie Yun decides to feed the demon core to Little Dragon, who is sleeping, to aid its breakthrough.
• Xin Youjue returns to the sect and attacks Nangong Xiao, leading to a confrontation with Elder Shi Qin.
• Nie Yun uses the chaos to sneak into the eastern hall, disguised as Elder Shi Qin.

Character Developments

• Nie Yun: Refines his plans to steal the Chaos Spirit Liquid, attempts to raise his strength using the Mysterious Immortal Demon Core, and uses the chaos to his advantage.
• Xin Youjue: Enraged by the loss of the Mysterious Immortal Demon Core, returns to the sect to confront Nangong Xiao and disrupt the sect's peace.
• Nangong Xiao: Hides in the Pill Hall after stealing the demon core, becomes the target of Xin Youjue's wrath.
• Little Dragon: Awakens and begins to digest the Mysterious Immortal Demon Core, potentially boosting its strength significantly.

Significant Themes

• Power and ambition: Characters like Nie Yun and Xin Youjue seek power to achieve their goals, leading to conflict and chaos.
• Scheming and deception: Nie Yun uses his intelligence and talents to outmaneuver his opponents and create opportunities for himself.
• Consequences of actions: Xin Youjue's loss of the Mysterious Immortal Demon Core leads to his rage and the disruption of the sect's peace.

Character Interactions

• Nie Yun and Xin Youjue: Nie Yun manipulates Xin Youjue's rage to create an opportunity for himself, while Xin Youjue pursues Nangong Xiao, unaware of Nie Yun's true intentions.
• Nie Yun and Little Dragon: Nie Yun feeds the Mysterious Immortal Demon Core to Little Dragon to aid its breakthrough, potentially strengthening their alliance.
• Xin Youjue and Elder Shi Qin: Xin Youjue confronts Elder Shi Qin in his pursuit of Nangong Xiao, leading to a tense standoff.

Nie Yun disguised himself to reach the Chaos Spirit Liquid, but found it protected by a seal that absorbed his attacks and helped revive the ancestor. After the real Xin Youjue and Elder Shi Qin exposed him and attacked, Nie Yun heard someone wake and greeted them as the chapter ended.

• Nie Yun tricked two demonkin into leaving the stone gate by claiming that Xin Youjue and Nangong Xiao were puppets and that prisoners had escaped.
• As Fuyao attacked the sect’s formation, Nie Yun disguised himself as Xin Youjue and reached the high platform where the Chaos Spirit Liquid was flowing toward the corpse.
• The three Grand Elders mistook Nie Yun for Xin Youjue and welcomed his help, but a seal stopped him from reaching the Spirit Liquid.
• Nie Yun’s Thunderous Kyushu attack fed power into the seal, so he used his physical strength and talents to crack it instead.
• The real Xin Youjue and Elder Shi Qin arrived, exposing Nie Yun; as they attacked, Nie Yun heard someone wake and welcomed them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Little Dragon awakens and saves Nie Yun by destroying the seal and injuring the enemies.
• Nie Yun attempts to collect the Chaos Spirit Liquid but is stopped by the ** Sect's Supreme Leader, who is revealed to be the ancestor's corpse.
• Nie Yun severs his arm to escape and uses a Lightning Stone to momentarily incapacitate the Supreme Leader.
• Nie Yun escapes with the Chaos Spirit Liquid as the formation space collapses due to the clash between the Supreme Leader and Lord Fuyao.

Character Developments

• Little Dragon demonstrates immense power upon awakening, saving Nie Yun and destroying the enemies' plans.
• Nie Yun shows courage and resourcefulness in seizing the Chaos Spirit Liquid, even when faced with insurmountable odds.
• The ** Sect's Supreme Leader reveals his true colors, showing no regard for his ancestor's corpse and displaying immense power and cunning.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of power and the lengths one will go to achieve it, as seen in the Supreme Leader's actions.
• The consequences of one's actions and the karma that follows, as seen in the Supreme Leader's use of his ancestor's corpse.

Character Interactions

• Nie Yun and Little Dragon work together to escape the ** Sect's trap, showcasing their bond and trust.
• The Supreme Leader and Lord Fuyao clash, revealing their immense power and enmity.
• Nie Yun and the Supreme Leader engage in a tense standoff, with Nie Yun managing to outwit the powerful expert.

After escaping the sect’s search by hiding inside Elder Ji Qiang, Nie Yun fled and began preparing to cultivate the Immortal Body. He fused the Chaos Spirit Liquid and Thousand Leaf Immortal Lotus into a golden pill and placed it between his eyebrows, beginning its gradual refinement.

• Nie Yun revealed that he had hidden in the Big Dipper Star Palace inside Ji Qiang to evade the headmaster’s search, then made Ji Qiang forget his involvement and left him alive.
• Nie Yun decided to cultivate the Immortal Body before going to Junxin City for the Spirit Tamer rank assessment and reviving Nie Tong.
• The Spirit of the Star Palace explained that the Chaos Spirit Liquid had to be infused between Nie Yun’s eyebrows and suggested fusing it with the Thousand Leaf Immortal Lotus.
• Nie Yun refined the two treasures into a golden pill, which the Spirit of the Star Palace placed in his sea of consciousness to be gradually absorbed.

Nie Yun used Soul Qi to summon Nie Tong’s shattered soul and restore his body, but the revived man attacked him and Little Dragon. The chapter ended with the stranger identifying himself as the Asura King.

• Nie Yun decided to summon Nie Tong before going to Junxin City for his Spirit Tamer assessment.
• Nie Yun used the jade pendant’s Soul Qi and a summoning chant to draw Nie Tong’s soul from the river of souls and reunite it with his corpse.
• Nie Tong revived with immense strength, then struck Nie Yun and sent him flying.
• Little Dragon attacked Nie Tong, but Nie Tong defeated it with a single punch.
• Nie Yun realized the revived man was not Nie Tong, and the man declared that he was the Asura King.

Nie Yun learned that his younger brother Nie Tong had been reborn as the Asura King and fought him alongside Little Dragon. The Asura King overwhelmed them, trapped Nie Yun, and reached to kill him, but Nie Yun survived long enough to look up in surprise.

• The Asura King told Nie Yun that Nie Tong was his reborn body, and Nie Yun realized that clues from Nie Tong’s past had pointed to the truth.
• The Asura King declared that he would devour Nie Yun, who attacked with Thunderous Kyushu but failed to harm him.
• Little Dragon charged the Asura King, and Nie Yun realized that Little Dragon was the Emperor dragon from the Nine Dragons Pulling Carriage space.
• The Asura King sent Little Dragon flying, repelled Nie Yun’s Seven Star Sword attack, and knocked the Big Dipper Sword from his hand.
• Nie Yun stored Little Dragon in the Star Palace and fled, but the Asura King caught up, restrained him, and reached toward his glabella.
• Nie Yun expected to die, but the attack did not seem to land, and he looked up in surprise.