Chapter Summaries

Nie Yun and Xiao Ran reached the Black Dragon Saint Venerable’s chamber, where Nie Yun refined the Black Dragon Token and opened the sealed hall. After they found the ancient dragon’s corpse and decided to wait for Little Dragon before moving it, Nie Yun devoured Ye Wu Asura’s corpse and began his seventh nirvana, ending with a sudden surge of power.

• Xiao Ran explained the Black Dragon Ruins’ history and speculated that powerful figures had lured experts there to destroy the surviving Asuras.
• Nie Yun read the Dragon Race seal on the stone door and refined the Black Dragon Token using the essence blood of Little Dragon within him.
• Nie Yun used the token to open the door, and he and Xiao Ran found the Black Dragon Saint Venerable’s corpse inside.
• Nie Yun chose to wait for Little Dragon before deciding whether to move the corpse, and he and Xiao Ran began cultivating in the hall.
• Nie Yun devoured Ye Wu Asura’s corpse, triggering his seventh nirvana; after five days, a tremendous aura burst from him and he opened his eyes.

Nie Yun completed his seventh Nirvana and advanced to the early Golden Immortal Realm, while Little Dragon awakened at peak Golden Immortal and transformed into a boy. The three reached the Forbidden Area of the Nine Layers, where a newcomer suddenly blocked their passage.

• Nie Yun completed his seventh Nirvana in five days, breaking through from the Luo Immortal Realm to the early Golden Immortal Realm.
• Nie Yun told Xiao Ran that his combat strength could defeat mid- or late-stage Saint Immortal Realm experts, then stayed to consolidate his cultivation.
• Little Dragon awakened at peak Golden Immortal, transformed into a boy, and agreed to help Xiao Ran revive the Black Dragon.
• Nie Yun gave Xiao Teng and Zhi Liu Star Cores and treasures before setting off with Xiao Ran and Little Dragon toward the Nine Layers.
• After traveling for more than a month, the three reached the Forbidden Area of the Nine Layers, where Xiao Ran identified himself to the Ten Great Families' guards.
• As Xiao Ran led Nie Yun and Little Dragon past the guards, a figure suddenly shouted and blocked their way.

Nie Yun and Xiao Ran were stopped at the Nine Heavens passage by Xiong Lin, who accused them of being Asuras in Disguise and demanded an inspection. Nie Yun beat and Bewitched Xiong Lin, then used an illusion to fool the guards, allowing the group to pass.

• Xiong Lin blocked Xiao Ran, Nie Yun, and Little Dragon, accusing them of being Asuras in Disguise and threatening to report them if they refused inspection.
• Xiao Ran explained that Xiong Lin held a grudge against him and used the inspection as an excuse to make trouble.
• When Xiong Lin ordered the guards to surround them, Nie Yun stepped forward and punched him, then beat him while using the Illusion Master Talent to hide the attack from the guards.
• Nie Yun used the Bewitcher Master Talent to make Xiong Lin agree to let them pass, and the group left the checkpoint.
• Xiao Ran asked how Nie Yun had kept the guards from intervening, and Little Dragon explained the illusion; he also pointed out that Xiong Lin would be too ashamed to report his humiliation.

Nie Yun and Little Dragon arrived in the Nine Heavens Nine Layers with Xiao Ran and waited at his residence while he prepared to revive the Black Dragon Saint Venerable. After Little Dragon revealed that a newly awakened secret art could threaten even King Immortal experts, Xiao Xuan summoned them to the Sacrifice Altar, where the revival ritual was beginning.

• Xiao Ran led Nie Yun and Little Dragon to the Xiao Residence, and Nie Yun asked him to keep Little Dragon’s identity secret.
• Nie Yun cultivated for three days without advancing, while Little Dragon awakened part of his memories and mastered a powerful secret art.
• A young man named Xiao Xuan came to summon Nie Yun and Little Dragon to the Sacrifice Altar for the Black Dragon Saint Venerable’s revival.
• Nie Yun and Xiao Xuan became friends as Xiao Xuan led them toward the altar.

The Xiao Family began a ritual to revive the Black Dragon Saint Venerable by sacrificing ninety-nine young disciples, revealing that the clan had been raised to give up its lives for the Spirit Realm. When the sacrifices proved insufficient to restore the Black Dragon’s soul, Xiao Xuan offered himself as well.

• Xiao Xuan explained that the Sacrifice Altar could use ancient Soul Imprints to reshape the souls of the dead, and Nie Yun met Xiao Ran’s father, the peak King Immortal Xiao Family Head.
• The Xiao Family Head began the ritual, and the white-clothed youths willingly sacrificed their souls to Chaos to revive the Black Dragon Saint Venerable.
• Xiao Ran told Nie Yun that Xiao Family disciples were born to serve as sacrifices and that he, too, expected to die for the cause.
• The Black Dragon Saint Venerable’s soul began to take shape, but the Xiao Family Head warned that more sacrifices were needed.
• Xiao Xuan leaped forward, recited the sacrifice vow, and exploded into powder.

After Xiao Xuan sacrificed himself to revive the Black Dragon Saint Venerable, Nie Yun and Little Dragon revealed Little Dragon’s identity as the Five-Clawed Dragon Emperor. The Xiao Clan agreed to conceal his weakened state, then Xiao Tong revealed that the rushed Talented Youth Competition was a cover for a secret plan involving the Ten Great Families’ supreme treasures and Tantai Lingyue.

• Xiao Xuan sacrificed his soul, allowing the Black Dragon Saint Venerable to revive and take human form.
• Nie Yun and Little Dragon restored Xiao Tong and the elders, and the Black Dragon Saint Venerable recognized Little Dragon as the Dragon Emperor and pledged to follow Nie Yun.
• Nie Yun asked the Xiao Clan to conceal that Little Dragon had not regained his peak strength, and Xiao Tong invited Nie Yun, Little Dragon, and Xiao Ran to the True Spirit Hall.
• A message ordered the Ten Great Families to send their most promising young disciples to Nine Heavens Palace by noon the next day for a Talented Youth Competition.
• Xiao Ran suspected the rushed competition was a pretext, and Xiao Tong revealed that the families planned to gather their supreme treasures for a major undertaking tied to Tantai Lingyue and the Spirit Realm’s fate.

Nie Yun learned that Tantai Lingyue was destined to sacrifice herself to mend the Heavenly Dao, and that the Ten Great Families planned to erase her memories with the Demon Heaven Forgetful Love Great Array. Determined to save her, he joined Xiao Tong’s party to travel to Nine Heavens Palace, while keeping his intentions hidden.

• Xiao Tong explained that Tantai Lingyue had developed feelings and that the Ten Great Families planned to use the Demon Heaven Forgetful Love Great Array to erase them so she could become the Heavenly Dao.
• Nie Yun vowed to save Tantai Lingyue and decided he would have to defeat the Asura King and destroy the array.
• Nie Yun asked to accompany Xiao Tong to the Talented Youth Competition but clarified that he would not participate.
• Little Dragon and the Black Dragon Saint Venerable offered to seize Tantai Lingyue, but Nie Yun told them not to act without his command.
• At daybreak, Nie Yun and the two dragons joined Xiao Tong, Xiao Ran, and the elite disciples as they departed for Nine Heavens Palace.

Nie Yun arrived at Nine Heavens Palace with Xiao Ran and Little Dragon for the Ten Great Families’ Talented Youth Competition, which was secretly meant to erase Tantai Lingyue’s memories. As Tantai Chuangyu appeared to address the gathering, Tantai Lingyue emerged behind him, and Nie Yun finally saw her again.

• Xiao Ran explained that Lord Ling Yue had driven the Asura Clan from the Spirit Realm and sealed them into Chaos.
• Nie Yun and his companions reached Nine Heavens Palace, where he surveyed the gathered Ten Great Families and searched unsuccessfully for Tantai Lingyue.
• Xiao Ran introduced the family leaders, while the Black Dragon Saint Venerable killed a Yang Family elder who had sent killing intent toward Nie Yun.
• Tantai Chuangyu appeared above the gathering to open the competition, and Tantai Lingyue emerged behind him.
• Nie Yun recognized Tantai Lingyue and was overwhelmed at seeing her again.

Nie Yun watched Tantai Lingyue enter Nine Heavens Palace and rushed to follow her, convinced she had a reason for acting indifferent. Xiao Ran helped him slip away from the competition grounds, leaving Nie Yun, Little Dragon, and the Black Dragon Saint Venerable to teleport toward the palace.

• Tantai Chuangyu began the Talented Youth Competition and led the family heads to Nine Heavens Palace, while Tantai Lingyue refused to look at Nie Yun.
• Nie Yun asked Xiao Ran to take him to Nine Heavens Palace, and Xiao Ran agreed to lead him toward a Teleportation Array.
• Xiong Jin blocked their way and challenged Xiao Ran, who revealed his Life Sword realm and fought him to draw attention away from Nie Yun.
• Xiong Lin and others tried to stop Nie Yun, but Xiao Ran held them off while Nie Yun and his companions slipped away unnoticed.
• Nie Yun, Little Dragon, and the Black Dragon Saint Venerable reached a Teleportation Array Xiao Ran had secretly prepared and entered it for Nine Heavens Palace.

Nie Yun and Little Dragon forced their way into Nine Heavens Palace to stop the Ten Great Families from erasing Tantai Lingyue’s memories. Nie Yun reached her just before the Demon Heaven Forgetful Love Great Array activated, but she looked at him and said she did not know him.

• Nie Yun and Little Dragon entered Nine Heavens Palace after Little Dragon killed the guards blocking their way.
• Nie Yun and Little Dragon fought through more guards and reached the main hall as the Ten Great Families prepared the Demon Heaven Forgetful Love Great Array.
• Tantai Lingyue agreed to sacrifice her memories so she could become the Heavenly Dao and save the Spirit Realm.
• Nie Yun, Little Dragon, and the Black Dragon Saint Venerable interrupted the array before it activated.
• Nie Yun told Tantai Lingyue he was the person she had always wanted to forget, and she turned to him.
• Tantai Lingyue told Nie Yun that she did not know him and ordered him to leave.

Nie Yun confronted Tantai Lingyue, who denied knowing him, and turned his heartbreak into a battle against Tantai Mingxuan. After revealing his Lightning Master Talent and wounding the King Immortal with a hidden spearhead, Nie Yun was struck by Tantai Mingxuan’s counterattack, leaving Tantai Lingyue horrified.

• Tantai Lingyue repeatedly denied knowing Nie Yun and ordered him to leave, causing him to suffer a severe wound to his Dao heart.
• Tantai Chuangyu ordered Tantai Mingxuan and the golden-armored guards to seize and interrogate Nie Yun.
• Nie Yun suppressed his pain, challenged his attackers, and struck Tantai Mingxuan with Thunderous Kyushu, revealing his Lightning Master Talent.
• Nie Yun used Maha Divine Palm as a feint to conceal a Peerless Immortal Artifact spearhead, which pierced Tantai Mingxuan’s shoulder.
• Tantai Mingxuan’s finger strike hit Nie Yun and caused him to explode, while Tantai Lingyue cried out in horror.

Nie Yun survived Tantai Mingxuan’s attacks with his Immortal Body and countered with powerful techniques of his own. After Tantai Lingyue remembered him, Nie Yun reached the fourth form of his Mighty Dantian, unleashed two hundredfold strength, and killed Tantai Mingxuan.

• Nie Yun reassembled his body after Tantai Mingxuan’s attack, revealing his Immortal Body and reclaiming the spearhead.
• Tantai Mingxuan unleashed the Heavenly God Fist, but Nie Yun countered it with Heavenly Net Earth Net formed from lightning, Sharp Gold, and Blazing Fire.
• Tantai Mingxuan used Great Sorrow Ruthless, Heavenly Dao Suppression, and its barefoot giant crushed Nie Yun’s body and soul.
• Tantai Lingyue told Nie Yun that she remembered him, restoring his resolve as he resisted the giant’s suppression.
• Nie Yun advanced his Mighty Dantian to its fourth form and shattered the barefoot giant with two hundredfold strength.
• Nie Yun struck Tantai Mingxuan with two hundredfold strength and blasted the King Immortal Realm expert into chunks of flesh, killing him.

Nie Yun tried to stop Tantai Lingyue from accepting the Demon Heaven Forgetful Love Great Array, but the barrier resisted his strongest attacks. As the array began, his anguish drove him into demonic madness, and his Lingxi Body Refining Art reached eighth-level great completion.

• Tantai Chuangyu threatened Nie Yun for killing Tantai Mingxuan, but Tantai Lingyue offered to accept the Demon Heaven Forgetful Love Great Array if her father spared him.
• A mysterious old man blocked Tantai Chuangyu's attack, and the family heads formed the array around Tantai Lingyue and the others.
• Nie Yun charged the light barrier while Little Dragon stopped the Tantai Family's young fighters and killed one of them.
• Nie Yun's strongest punch failed to break the barrier, and Tantai Lingyue sent him a farewell message, saying she would stay by his side in the next life.
• Overcome by grief and fury, Nie Yun fell into demonic madness, and his Lingxi Body Refining Art reached eighth-level great completion.

Nie Yun’s devil heart awakened the Blood Prison Demon Venerable within him, raising his Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining Technique to the eighth level. Unable to break the Ten Great Families’ array, he forced its leaders to confront him, and the chapter ended as he unleashed three hundredfold power against four family heads.

• Nie Yun’s Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining Technique reached major completion of the eighth level, and his two-hundredfold attack still failed to break the Demon Heaven Forgetful Love Great Array.
• Nie Yun summoned Little Dragon and Black Dragon, but their combined strike also failed to break the barrier.
• Nie Yun seized and killed Yang Yanbei and Xiong Jin outside Nine Heavens Palace to pressure the family heads into opening the array.
• Tantai Chuangyu emerged from the array to attack Nie Yun, but Nie Yun’s punch sent him flying, and Dugu Fang joined the fight.
• Nie Yun fought Tantai Chuangyu and Dugu Fang, then faced Yang Zhen and Xiong Ting as all four family heads attacked together and injured him.
• Nie Yun roared and unleashed three hundredfold power.

Nie Yun broke through to the Mighty Dantian’s fifth form and used 300 times combat power to overwhelm the Ten Great Families’ patriarchs while trying to reach Tantai Lingyue. Tantai Chuangyu borrowed the Chaos Origin Stone’s power and prepared to kill him, but Little Dragon and the Black Dragon Saint Venerable destroyed the array.

• Nie Yun forced the Mighty Dantian into its fifth form, unleashed 300 times combat power, and gravely injured Tantai Chuangyu, Dugu Fang, Yang Zhen, and Xiong Ting.
• Tantai Chuangyu sent Xuanyuan Mufeng, Duanmu Xu, Huangfu Qi, Ji Xiang, Xiao Tong, and Tang Long to join the fight, while Little Dragon and the Black Dragon Saint Venerable went to destroy the weakened array.
• Nie Yun shattered Xuanyuan Mufeng’s Xuanyuan Token, struck him down, and repelled Duanmu Xu, Huangfu Qi, Ji Xiang, and Tang Long.
• Xiao Tong urged Nie Yun to consider Tantai Lingyue’s duty to the Spirit Realm, but Nie Yun insisted that he would take Yue'er away regardless of the consequences.
• Tantai Chuangyu drew power from the Chaos Origin Stone and attacked Nie Yun as the Demon Heaven Forgetful Love Great Array exploded.

Nie Yun and his allies faced the Ten Great Families after the Demon Heaven Forgetful Love Great Array broke, but Tantai Lingyue stopped the battle and calmed Nie Yun’s demonhood. She defended him by revealing his extraordinary titles and rapid rise, leaving everyone stunned.

• Little Dragon and the Black Dragon Saint Venerable broke the array, freeing the Ten Great Families’ inherited treasures, and Yang Zhen led the family heads in attacking Nie Yun.
• The Black Dragon Saint Venerable used the Black Dragon Token to block Yang Zhen and Tantai Chuangyu’s attacks, while Little Dragon joined Nie Yun against the family heads.
• The family heads surrounded Nie Yun and his allies with their inherited treasures, and Nie Yun and Little Dragon prepared to fight.
• Tantai Lingyue stepped forward, defended Nie Yun’s actions, and dispelled the violent aura brought on by his demonhood.
• When Yang Zhen and the others mocked Nie Yun, Tantai Lingyue listed his titles, powers, and rapid cultivation, leaving the gathered crowd shocked.

Nie Yun refused to let the Ten Great Families kill him or force Tantai Lingyue to become the Heavenly Dao, and she declared that she would protect him. Tantai Chuangyu agreed to consider their marriage if Nie Yun completed three tasks for the Spirit Realm, and Nie Yun accepted their pact.

• Nie Yun confirmed that the Asura King, Nie Tong, was his younger brother, and Tantai Lingyue explained that she had helped preserve Nie Tong's will by joining their souls.
• Yang Zhen and two other family heads urged the others to kill Nie Yun and have Tantai Lingyue become the Heavenly Dao, but Nie Yun prepared to fight them.
• Tantai Lingyue declared that anyone seeking to kill Nie Yun would have to face her, and Tantai Chuangyu agreed to stop opposing their marriage if Nie Yun completed three tasks for the Spirit Realm.
• Nie Yun agreed to the tasks but insisted that Tantai Lingyue not return with her father until he trusted his promise; Tantai Chuangyu swore not to erase her memories and sealed their pact with a high-five.

Nie Yun accepted Tantai Chuangyu’s deadly trials to secure Tantai Lingyue’s approval to marry him, then learned the first task was to steal the Seven-Heart Dragon Pearl from the Demon Realm’s Nine Heavens Dragon Palace. He and the two dragons reached Dragon Pillar Mountain, where the Dragon Palace stood, while Tantai Chuangyu and the family heads waited for him to die.

• Tantai Lingyue left Nine Heavens Palace after Nie Yun promised to win everyone’s approval for their marriage.
• Tantai Chuangyu ordered Nie Yun to retrieve the Seven-Heart Dragon Pearl from Nine Heavens Dragon Palace, and Nie Yun accepted despite Little Dragon and the Black Dragon Saint Venerable warning that the Azure Dragon Emperor would likely kill him.
• Tantai Chuangyu revealed to the family heads that he intended to use the three deadly tasks to kill Nie Yun and make Tantai Lingyue forget her love willingly.
• Nie Yun secretly captured Tantai Chuangyu and the family heads discussing their scheme, then set out with Little Dragon and the Black Dragon for the Demon Realm.
• After entering the Demon Realm and traveling through teleportation arrays, Nie Yun and the two dragons reached Dragon Pillar Mountain, the site of Nine Heavens Dragon Palace.

Nie Yun, Little Dragon, and Black Dragon entered Dragon Emperor City in disguise to gather information before approaching the Nine Heavens Dragon Palace. At the Jade Restaurant, Nie Yun discovered two disguised Asuras planning to obtain a Peerless Immortal Artifact from a Spirit Tamer Tower and learned that their King would arrive soon.

• Nie Yun decided to explore the city before attempting to reach the Nine Heavens Dragon Palace and steal the Seven-Heart Dragon Pearl.
• At the city gate, guards demanded blood essence under an order from the Azure Dragon Emperor, but Nie Yun secretly substituted stolen blood essence and got the group inside.
• Nie Yun sensed that a Demon Person near the Jade Restaurant was a powerful Asura in Disguise and followed him inside.
• A second disguised Asura joined the first, and Nie Yun overheard them discuss obtaining an item from the Spirit Tamer Tower for their King.
• The Asuras said their King would arrive in the next few days, then finished their conversation and stood to leave.

Nie Yun entered Dragon Emperor City and learned that its Spirit Tamer Tower had been destroyed, then went to the Underground City to seek information about the Azure Dragon Emperor and the Spirit Tamer Tower. The Wind Pavilion revealed that the Azure Dragon Emperor would hold a birthday banquet at the Nine Heavens Dragon Palace in three days, and Nie Yun then asked the price of information about the Spirit Tamer Tower.

• Nie Yun learned from the Jade Restaurant owner that the Azure Dragon Emperor had destroyed the Spirit Tamer Tower branch and bought three tickets to the Underground City.
• Nie Yun checked the two Asuras with his Heavenly Eye, then took Little Dragon and the Black Dragon Saint Venerable to the Underground City.
• Nie Yun paid an attendant to bring them to Wind Pavilion, where he asked Elder Qu for information about the Azure Dragon Emperor and the Spirit Tamer Tower.
• Nie Yun paid thirty thousand Supreme Immortal Stones for the Azure Dragon Emperor's routine, and Elder Qu said a birthday banquet would take place at the Nine Heavens Dragon Palace in three days.
• Nie Yun stopped Little Dragon's complaint about the price and asked how much information on the Spirit Tamer Tower would cost.