Chapter Summaries

The Buddha Lords and Confucian Experts competed for the Nian Tuo Luo Other Shore Flower, but an unknown young man inside the barrier repeatedly beat them back. The Buddha Ancestor and a Confucian Sect Immortal Lord arrived, and the young man emerged before they could investigate.

• Duan Xiaosheng entered the seven-colored barrier and was thrown out badly beaten, then returned inside with the other Confucian Experts.
• The Four Great Confucian Experts emerged bloodied and battered, and Duan Xiaosheng claimed their opponent was only a peak King Immortal Realm cultivator who had tricked them.
• The Buddha Lords and Confucian Experts set aside their rivalry and charged into the barrier together.
• Buddha Lord Mishu sent a message that brought the Buddha Ancestor and the Confucian Sect Immortal Lord to the barrier.
• All eight experts were thrown out, and a young man walked out of the barrier.

After refining the Big Dipper Sword, Nie Yun confronted the Buddhist and Confucian Immortal Lord manifestations over the Other Shore Flower. He destroyed the Buddhist manifestation and devoured its energy, then pursued the fleeing Confucian manifestation.

• Nie Yun emerged from the Other Shore Flower and revealed himself to Buddha Lords Mishu and Jin Xiao, who recognized him as the man they had previously killed.
• The Buddhist and Confucian Immortal Lord manifestations demanded that Nie Yun surrender the Other Shore Flower, but he refused and drew the Big Dipper Sword.
• Nie Yun repelled the Immortal Lords' attacks and pierced the Buddhist Immortal Lord's giant face with a sword, injuring its true body.
• Nie Yun devoured the destroyed Buddhist manifestation's energy, but it was not enough to bring his Vajra Glazed Body to major completion of the eighth level.
• The Confucian Immortal Lord fled with Duan Xiaosheng, but Nie Yun sprouted wings and caught up to the fleeing giant face as the onlookers watched in disbelief.

Nie Yun fought Buddha Ancestor Ximi after killing his incarnation and the Confucian Sect Immortal Lord, capturing Buddha Lord Mishu and the others as leverage. He shattered Ximi’s Prayer Beads and absorbed their Buddhist power, advancing his Vajra Glazed Body before continuing the battle with Ximi’s true body.

• Nie Yun killed the Confucian Sect Immortal Lord and swallowed his energy, then captured Buddha Lord Mishu and the other Buddha Lords and Confucian Sect disciples.
• Buddha Ancestor Ximi’s true body caught up with Nie Yun and demanded the Big Dipper Sword and that Nie Yun cripple himself.
• Nie Yun refused Ximi’s demand, dodged his attack, and met his Prayer Beads with One Sword Envelops the Universe, shattering them.
• Nie Yun swallowed the Buddhist power from the Prayer Beads, advancing his Vajra Glazed Body to eighth level, major completion, and raising his physical strength to the peak King Immortal Realm.
• Nie Yun fought Ximi’s Buddhist palm with his bare fist, was forced back, and called for another clash.

Nie Yun fought Buddha Ancestor Ximi near Spirit Mountain, using the Other Shore Thunder Domain and the Nian Tuo Luo Other Shore Flower to overcome the Buddha Ancestor’s Vajra Sarira. He killed Buddha Ancestor Ximi with the Big Dipper Sword.

• Buddha Ancestor Ximi unleashed Thousand Buddha Sacrifice, but Nie Yun countered with the Moon Pity Sword Art and fled toward Spirit Mountain.
• Buddha Ancestor Ximi caught up and attacked Nie Yun, who used the Other Shore Thunder Domain to slow him and launch a three-hundredfold-power sword strike.
• Buddha Ancestor Ximi survived with his Vajra Sarira, revealed that the treasure had enabled his breakthrough, and attacked Nie Yun with it.
• Nie Yun swallowed the Nian Tuo Luo Other Shore Flower and knocked the Vajra Sarira back with a punch.
• Buddha Ancestor Ximi fled, but Nie Yun struck him on the head with the Big Dipper Sword and killed him.

After killing Buddha Ancestor Ximi, Nie Yun nearly died from swallowing the Nian Tuo Luo Other Shore Flower, but advanced his Lightning Master Talent and reached the Half-step Immortal Lord realm. He learned that most of the Buddhist Realm’s Buddha Ancestors were away pursuing a thief and suspected the thief was Asura King Nie Tong.

• Nie Yun stored the Vajra Sarira and hid in the Star Palace while the flower’s violent power threatened to make him explode.
• Nie Yun guided the chaos and lightning power into his Lightning Dantian, advancing his Lightning Master Talent to the Fifth Form and reaching the Half-step Immortal Lord realm.
• Nie Yun discovered that the clash had nearly drained the Vajra Sarira, then left the Star Palace and realized he was still on Spirit Mountain with no one pursuing him.
• Nie Yun bewitched Buddha Lord Mishu, who revealed that the Buddhist Realm had thirty-three Buddha Ancestors and that many had gone deep into chaos after a thief.
• Nie Yun wondered whether Asura King Nie Tong had been the one who came to steal from the Buddhist Realm.

Nie Yun learned that Nie Tong had stolen the Buddhist Sect’s Bodhi Tree and raided Spirit Mountain’s treasure vault, taking the Shakya Lotus Seat and Great Ming Heart Calming Pearl. As Buddhist Sect Immortal Lords returned, he hid in the Star Palace, and Shakya Buddha Ancestor noticed that Buddha Ancestor Ximi was missing.

• Buddha Lord Mishu told Nie Yun that Nie Tong had stolen the Bodhi Tree three months earlier, and Nie Yun suspected the pursuing Buddhist experts had been trapped by his brother.
• Nie Yun decided to search Spirit Mountain for treasures to advance his Vajra Glazed Body and secretly reached its summit.
• Using his Heaven Stealing Master Talent, Nie Yun found the Buddhist Sect’s hidden treasure vault and stole the Shakya Lotus Seat and Great Ming Heart Calming Pearl.
• As Nie Yun tried to leave, the Buddhist Sect’s Immortal Lords returned, so he concealed himself inside the Star Palace.
• Shakya Buddha Ancestor complained that the pursuit had trapped them in chaotic currents and asked why Buddha Ancestor Ximi had not come to greet them.

Nie Yun escaped the Buddhist Realm after learning that the Asura King was being blamed for stealing its treasures and killing Buddha Ancestor Ximi. He returned to the Spirit Realm with Xiao Ran and set out for the Nine Heavens, determined to free Tantai Lingyue, even if the Spirit Realm’s experts opposed him.

• Shakya Buddha Ancestor failed to identify Buddha Ancestor Ximi’s killer and discovered that the Bodhi Tree, Shakya Lotus Seat, and Great Ming Heart Calming Pearl had been stolen.
• The Buddhas argued over whether to fight the Asura King, but Shakya Buddha Ancestor chose to stay out of the conflict and keep the theft secret.
• After the Buddhas left, Nie Yun escaped Spirit Mountain and returned safely to the Spirit Realm.
• Nie Yun released Xiao Ran from the Star Palace, and Xiao Ran agreed to accompany him to the Nine Heavens.
• Nie Yun resolved to ask Tantai Chuangyu and the others to let him take Tantai Lingyue, warning that he would resist if they tried to stop him.

After Nie Yun returned with the Pearl of Thunder, Tantai Chuangyu revealed that Tantai Lingyue would still be forced to transform into the Heavenly Dao. Nie Yun attacked the Ten Great Families and killed Huangfu Qi and Dugu Fang, leaving him surrounded by ten Immortal Lord ancestors.

• Nie Yun returned to Nine Heavens Palace with the Pearl of Thunder and handed it to Tantai Chuangyu.
• Tantai Chuangyu refused to release Tantai Lingyue, and the Huangfu Family ancestor and Huangfu Qi declared their intention to kill Nie Yun.
• Nie Yun used the Big Dipper Sword to sever the Huangfu Family ancestor's hand and kill Huangfu Qi.
• Ten Immortal Lord ancestors appeared, surrounding Nie Yun in Nine Heavens Palace.
• Nie Yun swiftly crushed Dugu Fang's head before the Dugu Family ancestor and Tantai Moyun could save him.

Nie Yun used the Big Dipper Sword to kill Dugu Fang and Huangfu Qi and wound the Dugu Family Old Ancestor, then resisted Tantai Moyun and the other Immortal Lords. As they attacked him together, Nie Yun unleashed the Other Shore Thunder Domain by destroying Tantai Chuangyu's Storage Dantian.

• The Ten Great Families' heads discovered that Nie Yun had killed Dugu Fang and Huangfu Qi, and the Dugu Family Old Ancestor attacked him with the Enemy God Fist.
• Nie Yun severed the Dugu Family Old Ancestor's arm with the Big Dipper Sword, drawing the ancestors' greed for the treasure.
• Nie Yun confronted Tantai Chuangyu, but Tantai Moyun froze space-time and demanded that Nie Yun surrender the sword and leave Tantai Lingyue alone.
• Nie Yun summoned the Big Dipper Star Palace to break Tantai Moyun's spatial imprisonment, then targeted Yang Zhen as the ancestors attacked together.
• Nie Yun faced the Immortal Lords' combined assault and destroyed Tantai Chuangyu's Storage Dantian, releasing the Other Shore Thunder Domain.

Nie Yun used the Other Shore Thunder Domain to disrupt the ten Immortal Lords and kill several family heads, but Tantai Moyun injured him and the remaining ancestors overwhelmed his defenses. The chapter ended with their attack engulfing Nie Yun as he sank into darkness.

• Nie Yun unleashed the Other Shore Thunder Domain, then killed Yang Zhen with the Nine Heavens Meteor Finger after his strike against the Yang Family Old Ancestor failed.
• Tantai Moyun opened an escape passage, but Nie Yun sent Buddha Lord Mishu, Buddha Lord He Yan, Buddha Lord Pu Yao, Buddha Lord Jin Xiao, Duan Xiaosheng, and others to intercept the fleeing family heads; Xuanyuan Mufeng, Duanmu Xu, and Xiong Ting died.
• Tantai Moyun struck Nie Yun with the Heavenly Dao Palm, breaking through One Sword Envelops the Universe and injuring him.
• The nine other ancestors attacked Nie Yun, who shielded himself with the Big Dipper Star Palace until it was damaged and could no longer appear.
• The nine Immortal Lords launched another combined attack, engulfing Nie Yun and leaving him apparently blasted into darkness.

Nie Yun survived the Ten Great Families’ combined assault when his Origin Energy Dantian advanced to its fifth form, letting him absorb and perfectly return their attacks. Tantai Moyun recognized Nie Yun as an Origin Energy Master, sealed off his escape, and prepared to test his full strength against him.

• The nine Immortal Lords found no trace of Nie Yun or his treasures after their attack, then watched a black hole absorb the energy around it.
• Tantai Moyun and the other Immortal Lords attacked the black hole, which returned their techniques unchanged and forced them back.
• Nie Yun emerged alive as his Origin Energy Dantian revealed its fifth-form ability to devour and reflect even Immortal Lord power.
• Tantai Moyun identified Nie Yun as an Origin Energy Master and ordered the ancestors to guard the Nine Heavens Palace so Nie Yun could not escape.
• Tantai Moyun unleashed his full strength against Nie Yun, who surrounded himself with Origin Energy and Devouring Power.

Nie Yun used his Origin Energy Dantian and a strand of soul energy to turn Tantai Moyun’s attacks against the Immortal Lords and try to escape Nine Heavens Palace. After Tantai Moyun awakened the others and they joined forces against him, Nie Yun prepared an Origin Energy Bullet.

• Tantai Moyun revealed his God-Slaying Whip, a Creation Immortal Artifact, and drove Nie Yun back in their clash.
• Nie Yun redirected Tantai Moyun’s whip into Yang Zhen, severely damaging him and exploding his body.
• Nie Yun used a strand of soul energy to imitate the Soul Master Talent and Bewitch the eight other Immortal Lords into attacking Tantai Moyun.
• Tantai Moyun used the Heavenly Dao Pearl to awaken the eight Immortal Lords, while Nie Yun failed to break the hall’s seal and escape.
• The Immortal Lords and Tantai Moyun attacked Nie Yun with their treasures, and Nie Yun formed an Origin Energy Bullet in his palm.

Nie Yun unleashed an Origin Energy Bullet that badly injured the nine Immortal Lords and destroyed the Nine Heavens Palace before escaping to the Tantai Family to rescue Tantai Lingyue. He learned she was imprisoned in Heavenly Dao Mountain and flew there as Lian Shui returned with news.

• Nie Yun's Origin Energy Bullet overwhelmed the nine Immortal Lords, shattered their shield, and destroyed the Nine Heavens Palace; Nie Yun escaped with only injuries he quickly healed.
• Nie Yun reached the Tantai Family and demanded Tantai Lingyue's whereabouts, then pinned the elders down when they refused to answer.
• A Tantai Family elder told Nie Yun that Tantai Lingyue was imprisoned in Heavenly Dao Mountain and that the seal required the patriarch's command token.
• Tantai Lingyue worried about Nie Yun while Jiu Yan tried to comfort her and reminded her that Lian Shui had gone to gather news.
• Lian Shui returned to Heavenly Dao Mountain and announced that she had found out the news.

Tantai Lingyue learned that Nie Yun had completed all three tasks set by her father, despite each appearing impossible, and worried that he would be endangered by the last one. The chapter ended with her hearing that he had killed Buddha Ancestor Ximi, an Immortal Lord-level expert, while retrieving the Pearl of Thunder and refining the Other Shore Thunder Domain.

• Lian Shui told Tantai Lingyue that Nie Yun had retrieved the Seven-Heart Dragon Pearl and beaten Yang Zhen after accepting her father's first task.
• Lian Shui reported that Nie Yun had obtained ten strands of Soul Qi from Yan Zhi and forced Huangfu Qi to kneel after completing the second task.
• Tantai Lingyue panicked upon learning that Nie Yun's final task was to retrieve the Pearl of Thunder from the Other Shore Thunder Domain, and she resolved to escape and save him.
• Lian Shui revealed that Nie Yun had retrieved the Pearl of Thunder, refined the Other Shore Thunder Domain, and obtained a Nian Tuo Luo Other Shore Flower.
• Lian Shui said that Nie Yun had killed Buddha Ancestor Ximi, an Immortal Lord-level expert, during his mission in the Buddhist Realm.

Nie Yun arrived at the Tantai Family to take Tantai Lingyue away, but the seal holding her resisted his attacks. He chose to destroy Heavenly Dao Mountain instead, and his Origin Energy Bullet brought the sacred mountain crashing down.

• Tantai Lingyue grew worried when Xiao Ran's message suggested the family had not come for her, but Nie Yun soon called out that he had come to take her away.
• Nie Yun reached Tantai Lingyue and tried to break her seal with his strength and the Big Dipper Sword, but both attacks failed.
• Nie Yun told Lian Shui to retreat and began condensing an Origin Energy Bullet to destroy the mountain if he could not break the seal.
• Tantai Moyun and the other injured Tantai Family members arrived and warned Nie Yun against attacking their sacred ground.
• Nie Yun fired the Origin Energy Bullet, and Heavenly Dao Mountain collapsed.

Nie Yun rescued Tantai Lingyue by destroying Heavenly Dao Mountain and defied the Tantai Family’s demands that she fulfill her duty as a Heavenly Dao Master. The two left together for Nine Yang Mountain, where they planned to build a home called Lian Yue Pavilion.

• Nie Yun blasted apart Heavenly Dao Mountain and gathered Tantai Lingyue into his arms.
• Tantai Lingyue chose to leave with Nie Yun and declared that she was his wife.
• Nie Yun challenged the Tantai Family’s claims of duty, and his display of strength forced its wounded Immortal Lords and gathered forces to retreat.
• Nie Yun and Tantai Lingyue departed together while Tantai Moyun watched them go.
• Nie Yun and Tantai Lingyue decided to settle at Nine Yang Mountain and named their planned home Lian Yue Pavilion.

Nie Yun and Tantai Lingyue settled into Lian Yue Pavilion while stories of Nie Yun’s rise spread across the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth. Nie Yun reunited with old acquaintances and invited them to attend his wedding, leaving the celebration ahead.

• Nie Yun and Tantai Lingyue named their new residence Lian Yue Pavilion, which appeared above Nine Yang Mountain ten days later.
• People across the Spirit Realm and beyond spread rumors of Nie Yun’s feats and admired him as a new hero.
• Nie Yun and Tantai Lingyue arrived at a tavern in Nine Yang City and reunited with Old Drunkard, Min Xixi, Shen Jiarong, and City Lord Shen.
• Nie Yun invited the tavern group to Lian Yue Pavilion to witness his wedding to Tantai Lingyue, then transported them away.
• Daoist Xiaoteng, Xu Xinqian, Liu Yuan, Zhi Liu, and Xu Tao discussed Nie Yun’s achievements at the Junxin City Spirit Tamer Tower.
• Nie Yun appeared before the group and invited them to attend his wedding with Tantai Lingyue.

Nie Yun and Tantai Lingyue planned to return to the Mortal Realm through the passage in the Golden Body Demon Race’s territory so she could meet his parents. They reached the Black Abyss Realm before dawn, where Nie Yun reflected on how much stronger he had become since his last visit.

• Tantai Lingyue suggested that she and Nie Yun bring his family to the Spirit Realm, and they decided to travel to the Mortal Realm through the passage opened by the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon and the Asura King.
• Tantai Lingyue told Nie Yun that her grandfather was Tantai Xuyu, a seventh-ranked Heavenly Secret Master, and Nie Yun said he wanted to visit him after their return.
• Nie Yun gave Tantai Lingyue the Great Ming Heart Calming Pearl and offered her the Shakya Lotus Seat, but she refused the lotus seat and advised him to advance his Buddhist and demonic cultivation together.
• Nie Yun and Tantai Lingyue set off for the Mortal Realm and arrived in the Golden Body Demon Race’s territory before dawn.
• As the Black Abyss Realm came into view, Nie Yun recalled that he had once fled the Golden Body Demon Race as a weak cultivator but had since killed the Golden Body King and Prince Jin Ya.

Nie Yun and Tantai Lingyue crossed the Third World into the Mortal Realm and returned to Huayun Sect. As they looked over the sect’s changes, a young woman challenged them.

• Nie Yun and Tantai Lingyue entered the Golden Body Demon Race’s sacrificial cave and discovered that it was an exceptionally stable world cut off from the Heavenly Dao.
• Tantai Lingyue recognized the place as the Third World, where the Five-Clawed Dragon Emperor and Big Dipper Star Lord had trapped the Asura King.
• Nie Yun compressed an Origin Energy Bullet and used it to blast open a brief crack through which he and Tantai Lingyue reached the Mortal Realm.
• Nie Yun and Tantai Lingyue arrived at Huayun Sect, where the eight great sects had merged and young disciples were preparing for a contest and training in Demon Country.
• A young woman confronted Nie Yun and Tantai Lingyue, demanding to know who they were and why they had entered Huayun Sect.

Nie Yun and Tantai Lingyue secretly returned to the Huayun Sect and saw how it had flourished in their absence. After meeting two gifted young disciples, Nie Yun reached Lingxiao Peak and reunited with his father, Nie Xiaotian.

• A young disciple with fourth-form Heavenly Eye Talent spotted Nie Yun and Tantai Lingyue, and Nie Yun teased her about Luo Qingcheng and the legendary Patriarch Nie Yun before vanishing with Tantai Lingyue.
• Nie Yun noticed the Huayun Sect's growth and found a young disciple practicing the Martial God Fist while independently correcting flaws in its moves.
• Nie Yun revealed himself to the youth, explained the fist technique's flaws, and helped him enter enlightenment and increase his strength.
• Nie Yun and Tantai Lingyue flew to Lingxiao Peak, where Nie Yun saw his father, Nie Xiaotian, presiding over the sect ceremony.
• Nie Xiaotian sensed Nie Yun's presence and turned toward him, and Nie Yun called out to his father.