Chapter Summaries

Nie Yun killed Dunyan Asura, then defeated Golden Immortal Mo Xu, who tried to steal the Asura’s corpse and the ore. After escaping into the Big Dipper Star Palace with his spoils, Nie Yun discovered Mo Xu’s map marked the location of a Buddhist Supreme Treasure.

• Nie Yun recovered from killing the weakened Dunyan Asura and confronted Golden Immortal Mo Xu, who planned to take the Asura’s corpse and the ore.
• Nie Yun stored Dunyan Asura’s corpse, fought Mo Xu over the ore, and killed him with a mutually destructive attack that his Immortal Body let him survive.
• Nie Yun collected the ore, stole the treasures from Mo Xu’s dantian, and escaped underground into the Big Dipper Star Palace.
• Nie Yun examined a jade plaque among Mo Xu’s possessions and realized it mapped the tomb’s passages.
• Nie Yun found that the map marked a Buddhist Supreme Treasure that could help him raise his Vajra Glazed Body to the eighth level.

Nie Yun fought Dunyan Asura, a Golden Immortal Realm Asura guarding a mineral that could make the Nameless Art circulate. He killed Dunyan with Fusion Qi and Creation Fire, leaving the mineral within reach before the other experts arrived.

• Nie Yun discovered that Dunyan Asura guarded the mineral and had sealed it against theft, so he decided to kill him.
• Nie Yun’s sneak attack shattered Dunyan’s shield, and the two began fighting as Dunyan unleashed powerful attacks.
• Nie Yun endured Dunyan’s blows with his Immortal Body and used Fusion Qi to tear through Dunyan’s Asura Slaying Heaven.
• Nie Yun severed Dunyan’s arm with his Fusion Sword, then burned it away with Creation Fire.
• Nie Yun pursued the wounded Dunyan, smashed his head, and used Fusion Qi to destroy his soul, killing him.

After killing Dunyan Asura, Nie Yun defeated Golden Immortal Mo Xu, claimed the ore, and escaped into the Big Dipper Star Palace with Mo Xu’s stolen treasures. He found a tomb map marking a Buddhist Supreme Treasure that could help him advance his Vajra Glazed Body to the eighth level.

• After defeating Dunyan Asura, Nie Yun recovered enough to confront Golden Immortal Mo Xu, who tried to claim the Asura’s corpse and the ore.
• Nie Yun stored Dunyan Asura’s corpse, fought Mo Xu over the ore, and killed him with a mutually destructive attack that his Immortal Body let him survive.
• Nie Yun burned Mo Xu’s remains to ashes, took the ore, and used the Divine Thief Talent to steal the treasures from Mo Xu’s dantian.
• Nie Yun escaped underground into the Big Dipper Star Palace and examined the treasures he had stolen from Mo Xu.
• Nie Yun discovered that a jade plaque was a map of the tomb and that it marked the location of a Buddhist Supreme Treasure that could help him reach the eighth level of the Vajra Glazed Body.

Nie Yun derived fourteen more Dantians from the ore, devoured Dunyan Asura, and greatly increased his strength before reaching the Palm Buddha Kingdom. There he confronted the Bu Yu Sect’s guard as Young Master Bu Shijie began refining the Buddhist Supreme Treasure, and left the guard badly wounded after punching him down.

• Nie Yun used the ore to derive fourteen Dantians, bringing his total to fifty and raising his cultivation to the Peak Luo Immortal Realm.
• Nie Yun devoured the pills and herbs stolen from Golden Immortal Mo Xu, then consumed Dunyan Asura’s corpse and more than doubled his strength.
• Nie Yun traveled through the tomb passage, passed the aftermath of battles over treasures, and reached the Palm Buddha Kingdom.
• A Golden Immortal guard told Nie Yun that Young Master Bu Shijie of the Bu Yu Sect had claimed the kingdom’s treasures, but Nie Yun refused to leave.
• Nie Yun heard that Bu Shijie was refining the Buddhist Supreme Treasure and rushed toward it; when the guard attacked, Nie Yun shattered his strikes and punched him to the ground.

Nie Yun killed Yu Yuan and confronted Bu Shijie and Zu Qian while they tried to refine a monk's staff. After destroying Zu Qian and his demonic attacks, Nie Yun turned on Bu Shijie.

• Nie Yun killed Yu Yuan and entered the golden hall, where Bu Shijie and Zu Qian were refining the monk's staff with a Ghost Head Staff.
• Bu Shijie ordered Zu Qian to kill Nie Yun, and Zu Qian attacked him with Great Demon Burning Heaven.
• Nie Yun countered Zu Qian's attacks with Three Waves of the Yangtze River and tore apart one of the ghost heads with his Demon Person bloodline.
• Zu Qian burned his soul to unleash the Blood Sacrifice Technique, but Nie Yun used twentyfold strength to kill him with one punch.
• Nie Yun confronted Bu Shijie and warned him not to try to run.

Nie Yun turned Bu Shijie's attempt to use the Buddhist tin staff against his demonic bloodline into an opportunity, refining the staff and advancing his cultivation. When Bu Shijie attacked with a Peerless Immortal Artifact, an unseen finger shattered it, leaving the attacker facing an unknown power.

• Bu Shijie used the Buddhist tin staff to suppress Nie Yun, hoping to weaken his demonic energy and refine him into a ghost head.
• Nie Yun switched to Buddhist cultivation and struck Bu Shijie with Vajra Heaven Breaking, causing the tin staff to break free and fly to him.
• Nie Yun refined the Ancient Buddha Tin Staff, advanced his Vajra Glazed Body to the Pagoda Golden Body, and fused his Buddhist and demonic cultivation methods.
• Bu Shijie drew a Peerless Immortal Artifact and pierced through Nie Yun's defenses as he attacked.
• An unseen finger blocked the Peerless Immortal Artifact and flicked it apart.

After reaching the eighth level in both body-refining techniques, Nie Yun killed Bu Shijie and pressed deeper into the Black Dragon Saint Venerable Ruins. There, Duanmu Changgong claimed a treasure opened by four allied sects and killed the Qingling Pavilion Master with one strike.

• Nie Yun shattered a Peerless Immortal Artifact, caught and swallowed Bu Shijie's jade-token attack, then killed Bu Shijie as he tried to flee.
• Nie Yun left the battlefield and headed deeper into the ruins, hoping to find Little Dragon, Dugu Xiao, and the others while gathering treasures along the way.
• Nie Yun came upon the Four Directions Sect, Nine Grades Pavilion, Qingyang Sect, and Luochen Cult opening a sealed stone gate and agreeing to divide its treasures.
• Duanmu Changgong appeared and claimed the treasure, declaring that it did not belong to the four sects.
• When the Qingling Pavilion Master challenged him to provide a reason, Duanmu Changgong killed him with a single blade strike and silenced the gathered experts.

Nie Yun entered the treasure chamber and found several dozen Star Cores, then fought Duanmu Changgong and Jie Xin Asura after they joined forces against him. He devoured Jie Xin Asura and turned to face Duanmu Changgong.

• Duanmu Changgong killed the Qingling Pavilion Master and drove the other cultivators away from the treasure site.
• Jie Xin Asura confronted Duanmu Changgong, and the two agreed to divide the treasures before entering the stone chamber.
• Nie Yun slipped into the chamber and discovered several dozen Star Cores, but Duanmu Changgong and Jie Xin Asura joined forces to attack him.
• Nie Yun blocked their combined assault and killed Jie Xin Asura by destroying his head and devouring his body with Fusion Qi.
• After Jie Xin Asura's power strengthened him, Nie Yun turned toward Duanmu Changgong and declared that he was next.

Nie Yun defeated Duanmu Changgong and repelled Shi Zhongxuan’s summoned palm, claiming their treasures. After killing Duanmu Changgong, he used a trace of Tracking Qi to locate the ruins’ depths and set off toward them.

• Nie Yun realized his reserves had recovered enough to approach nirvana, but he still needed more treasures before attempting it.
• Duanmu Changgong summoned Shi Zhongxuan’s palm, and Nie Yun seized the Star Cores before fighting them both.
• Nie Yun struck Shi Zhongxuan’s palm back and defeated Duanmu Changgong, whose breakthrough and Peerless Immortal Artifact failed to protect him.
• Nie Yun collected Duanmu Changgong’s two Star Cores and two Virtual Great Daos, then killed him despite his offer to guide Nie Yun into the ruins.
• Nie Yun followed Shi Zhongxuan’s trace with his Tracking Qi and vanished toward the depths of the ruins.

Nie Yun followed Shi Zhongxuan’s palm’s escape route into the depths of the Black Dragon Ruins and found Dugu Xiao’s group fighting Shi Zhongxuan and Yue Xin Wuchang over the Black Dragon Token. The rivals agreed to cooperate to break the token’s seal, but Xuanyuan Chaos Star suddenly killed Song Yu.

• Nie Yun used Tracking Qi, Heavenly Eye, and Heavenly Ear to pass the ruins’ traps and reach the six-pillar array, where he sensed Little Dragon disguised as him and following Dugu Xiao’s group.
• Nie Yun found Dugu Xiao and Xuanyuan Chaos Star battling Shi Zhongxuan and Yue Xin Wuchang beneath an altar holding the sealed Black Dragon Token.
• After neither side could defeat the other, Yue Xin Wuchang proposed that they work together to break the seal and claim the token, and Dugu Xiao and Xuanyuan Chaos Star agreed.
• Yue Xin Wuchang demanded that Dugu Xiao and Xuanyuan Chaos Star kill the companions with them to keep the token secret.
• When Song Yu protested, Xuanyuan Chaos Star abruptly pierced his chest and crushed his heart.

Xuanyuan Chaos Star and Prince Jin Ya killed Song Yu and Mei Xin'er, while Dugu Xiao ordered the remaining Spirit Tamers killed. The real Nie Yun revealed himself alongside Little Dragon, and Shi Zhongxuan prepared to test Nie Yun's strength.

• Xuanyuan Chaos Star killed Song Yu, and Dugu Xiao ordered that no one be left alive.
• Prince Jin Ya revealed his Saint Immortal Realm body cultivation, rejected Mei Xin'er, and killed her.
• Dugu Xiao and Yue Xin Wuchang detected the hidden Nie Yun, who revealed himself beside Xiao Teng and Zhi Liu.
• Little Dragon revealed his true form as a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon and landed on Nie Yun's shoulder.
• Dugu Xiao and Yue Xin Wuchang argued over who should confront Nie Yun, and Yue Xin Wuchang ordered Shi Zhongxuan to test him.
• Shi Zhongxuan advanced and struck at Nie Yun with a clawing attack.

Nie Yun fought Shi Zhongxuan, evaded his attacks, and used Shi Zhongxuan’s poison against him before killing him with a single powerful punch. Shi Zhongxuan realized too late that Nie Yun was also a Poison Master.

• Nie Yun ordered Little Dragon to protect Zhi Liu and Xiao Teng, then faced Shi Zhongxuan’s attack.
• Nie Yun dodged Shi Zhongxuan’s strikes with his speed, while Prince Jin Ya recognized that Nie Yun had taken the Golden Body Spirit Liquid.
• Shi Zhongxuan trapped Nie Yun in his Heavenly Net Earth Net of extreme poison and moved in to finish him.
• Nie Yun pretended to be weakened by the poison, then unleashed twenty-fivefold combat strength and shattered Shi Zhongxuan’s heart with a punch.
• Nie Yun revealed that his Poison Master talent had absorbed Shi Zhongxuan’s poison, and Shi Zhongxuan exploded into fragments.

Nie Yun endured Yue Xin Wuchang’s soul attacks as the Indestructible Golden Pill finished transforming his head, bringing his Mighty Dantian’s amplification to one hundred times. He turned the fight around, shattered Yue Xin Wuchang’s Soul Summoning Banner, and seized him by the neck.

• Yue Xin Wuchang attacked Nie Yun with the Wuchang Soul Summoning Banner after Nie Yun killed Shi Zhongxuan.
• Nie Yun endured the banner’s soul attacks while the Indestructible Golden Pill’s remaining power transformed his head and strengthened his body and soul.
• Nie Yun’s Mighty Dantian’s amplification rose to one hundred times as the Indestructible Golden Pill was exhausted.
• Nie Yun surprised Yue Xin Wuchang and the onlookers by counterattacking with thirty-fivefold power, then increased his strike to fiftyfold power.
• Nie Yun shattered Yue Xin Wuchang’s Soul Summoning Banner, dispersed the wandering souls, and grabbed Yue Xin Wuchang by the neck.

Nie Yun revealed overwhelming strength, crushing Yue Xinchang and defeating the attackers who had accused him of demonic possession. After killing Prince Jin Ya and Xuanyuan Chaos Star, he faced the remaining enemies with his power undisputed.

• Dugu Xiao, Xuanyuan Chaos Star, and Prince Jin Ya urged everyone to attack Nie Yun, and Dugu Xiao shattered Nie Yun's head with a spear strike.
• Nie Yun's Asura's Immortal Body reformed as dust, and he crushed Yue Xinchang's neck before confronting Prince Jin Ya.
• Nie Yun overpowered Prince Jin Ya's body strength and killed him with a burst of force that shattered his bones.
• Xuanyuan Chaos Star attacked with his Imperial Seal, but Nie Yun tore the artifact in half.
• Xuanyuan Chaos Star fled, but Nie Yun caught him and crushed him with a single punch.

After killing Prince Jin Ya and Xuanyuan Chaos Star, Nie Yun fought Dugu Xiao, who broke through to the Saint Immortal Realm mid-battle. Nie Yun unleashed hundredfold combat strength and sent Dugu Xiao crashing into a stone pillar, leaving his fate unresolved.

• Nie Yun killed Prince Jin Ya and Xuanyuan Chaos Star, then faced Dugu Xiao, who refused to flee.
• Dugu Xiao charged with his spear, but Nie Yun shattered it and struck him down with a punch.
• Dugu Xiao rose despite his injuries and broke through to the Saint Immortal Realm.
• Dugu Xiao attacked with a sky-covering palm, while Nie Yun ignited his Martial Dao Master Talent and used hundredfold combat strength.
• Nie Yun pierced Dugu Xiao's palm with his fist and sent him flying into a stone pillar.

Nie Yun defeated Dugu Xiao, who chose to self-destruct rather than accept defeat, then claimed the Black Dragon Token for Little Dragon. Ye Wu Asura appeared as a Saint Immortal and attacked, forcing Nie Yun to flee; the chapter ended as a horde of Asuras surrounded him and Little Dragon offered to fight beside him.

• Nie Yun defeated Dugu Xiao, who self-destructed and destroyed his Divine Soul rather than admit defeat.
• Little Dragon gave Nie Yun the Black Dragon Token, and Nie Yun broke its seal so Little Dragon could reclaim the Demon Realm.
• Ye Wu Asura appeared, took the token, and revealed that the Ghost Sea City Spirit Tamer Tower Branch had been destroyed.
• Nie Yun sent Little Dragon, Xiao Teng, Zhi Liu, and the others into the Star Palace and fought Ye Wu Asura with one hundred times combat strength.
• Nie Yun tried to escape, but Ye Wu Asura summoned the Asuras in the ruins to block him.
• Little Dragon told Nie Yun that he would fight alongside him.

Nie Yun and Little Dragon fought Ye Wu Asura while trying to gather Golden Immortal Realm Asura corpses for Nie Yun’s planned nirvana. Ye Wu Asura unleashed his strongest secret art, and Little Dragon took a devastating blow meant for Nie Yun, leaving Nie Yun enraged.

• Little Dragon emerged to fight beside Nie Yun, but Ye Wu Asura wounded him and surrounded them with Asuras.
• Little Dragon told Nie Yun about the place protecting the Black Dragon Saint Venerable’s remains, and Nie Yun asked him to help collect Golden Immortal Realm Asura corpses.
• Little Dragon rode into the Asura ranks and used Dragon's Roar Shatters the Heavens to kill many Asuras, allowing Nie Yun to collect their corpses.
• Nie Yun and Little Dragon gathered seven Golden Immortal Realm Asura corpses, and Nie Yun decided they needed at least twenty for his nirvana.
• Ye Wu Asura unleashed Asura Annihilates Heaven and Earth, sent Nie Yun flying, and struck Little Dragon as he shielded Nie Yun.

Nie Yun fled Ye Wu Asura after Little Dragon revealed the location of a hidden place in the stone forest, hoping to reach it and undergo nirvana safely. When Ye Wu Asura destroyed the forest and cornered him, Brother Xiao appeared, dispelled the attack, and killed the Asura.

• Nie Yun sent the gravely injured Little Dragon into the Star Palace and attacked Ye Wu Asura, but his strongest blow could not harm him.
• Nie Yun began to trigger his seventh nirvana, but Little Dragon warned him that he would be helpless during the long breakthrough and revealed the location of a hidden place.
• Nie Yun suppressed the nirvana power and fled toward the stone forest as Ye Wu Asura pursued him with physical and soul attacks.
• Nie Yun entered the stone forest, but Ye Wu Asura destroyed it and cornered him with another soul attack.
• Brother Xiao appeared, erased Ye Wu Asura's attack, and killed him with a sword before asking Nie Yun if he was all right.

Xiao Ran saved Nie Yun from Ye Wu and explained that Little Dragon’s Five-Clawed Golden Dragon bloodline let him survive even soul-destroying injuries. Xiao Ran also listed the known top ten Special Talents, then agreed to share a drink with Nie Yun, who took Ye Wu’s corpse for his cultivation.

• Xiao Ran appeared and killed the Saint Immortal Realm asura Ye Wu with one sword, then marveled at how much Nie Yun’s strength had grown.
• Nie Yun released the badly injured Little Dragon, and Xiao Ran recognized him as the Five-Clawed Dragon Emperor and was stunned when Little Dragon called Nie Yun Daddy.
• Xiao Ran explained that Little Dragon possessed the fifth-ranked Immortal Undying Master talent and could be reborn even if his soul was destroyed; Little Dragon fell asleep, expecting to reach the Golden Immortal Realm when he awoke.
• Xiao Ran identified the third through tenth Special Talents and named Shakya Buddha, Sage Kong Qiu, and the old head of the Tantai Family as their known bearers.
• Nie Yun invited Xiao Ran to drink Monkey Heart Wine and asked for Ye Wu’s corpse, which Xiao Ran gave him; Nie Yun stored it in the Star Palace.

Nie Yun and Xiao Ran drank together, and Nie Yun revealed that he had revived the Asura King, his younger brother. After Xiao Ran agreed to help Nie Yun meet Tantai Lingyue, Nie Yun led him to Black Dragon Saint Venerable’s hidden remains so Xiao Ran could try to revive him for the coming calamity.

• Xiao Ran brought Nie Yun to his residence, where they drank and discussed the approaching calamity caused by the Asura King’s return.
• Nie Yun revealed that the Asura King was his younger brother, Nie Tong, whom he had revived; Xiao Ran said Nie Yun’s brother’s soul might be restraining the Asura King.
• Nie Yun asked where the Tantai Family was and confessed that he had come to the Spirit Realm to find Tantai Lingyue; Xiao Ran promised to help him meet her.
• After waking from their drunken sleep, Nie Yun learned that Xiao Ran sought Black Dragon Saint Venerable’s remains to revive him and help defend the Spirit Realm.
• Nie Yun used the location Little Dragon had given him to find a hidden formation in the ruins, opened a dark passage with his blood, and entered it with Xiao Ran.