Chapter Summaries

Nie Yun confronted the arrogant Southern Heaven Medical Saint over the treatment of Prime Minister Shi’s gravely ill mother. After the Medical Saint declared her incurable, Nie Yun identified her condition as Withered Three Souls and said her weakened souls could still be strengthened.

• Shi Yuanyuan and Prime Minister Shi brought the Southern Heaven Medical Saint to treat the old madam, where he mocked Nie Yun for being an unknown physician.
• Nie Yun challenged the Medical Saint to prove his skill, and the Medical Saint demanded that Prime Minister Shi kill Nie Yun if he cured the old madam.
• The Southern Heaven Medical Saint examined the old madam and diagnosed Withered Three Souls, declaring that she could not be saved.
• Nie Yun rejected the death sentence, saying the old madam’s Three Souls were merely too weak to awaken and could be strengthened.

Nie Yun slapped the Southern Heaven Medical Saint aside and healed the Prime Minister’s mother, earning second-rank noble status and an invitation to Princess Maya’s birthday banquet. He and Nie Tong settled into the Prime Minister’s Residence, where Nie Yun suspected the old madam had been harmed, but chose to focus on cultivation.

• The Southern Heaven Medical Saint attacked Nie Yun over his response, but Nie Yun slapped him flying through the doorway.
• Nie Yun discovered that the Prime Minister’s mother was missing one soul, restored it with his Soul Master talent, and woke her.
• Prime Minister Shi offered Nie Yun his daughter’s hand in marriage, but Nie Yun requested second-rank noble status and an invitation to Princess Maya’s birthday banquet instead.
• Prime Minister Shi gave Nie Yun the token and invitation, invited his group to stay for a banquet, and promised to deal with the Southern Heaven Medical Saint.
• Nie Yun and Nie Tong entered the guest residence, recognized the old madam as a powerful expert, and speculated that someone had harmed her before deciding to cultivate.

The old madam revealed that the Right Prime Minister and the Golden Leaf Merchant Group had injured her while pursuing a Soul Chaos King Stone. Impressed by Nie Yun’s mastery of the Healing and Soul Great Daos, she planned to recruit him and sent Shi Yuanyuan to investigate the imperial banquet where the merchant group would be present.

• The old madam told Prime Minister Shi and Shi Yuanyuan that the Right Prime Minister and the Golden Leaf Merchant Group had caused her Withered Three Souls while fighting over a treasure.
• The old madam identified the treasure as a likely Soul Chaos King Stone and praised Nie Yun for mastering the Healing and Soul Great Daos.
• The old madam concluded that Nie Yun’s combat strength was exceptional and proposed recruiting him to help search for the King Stone.
• Shi Yuanyuan said she had refused an invitation to Princess Maya’s birthday banquet, but the old madam ordered her to attend and report anything suspicious.
• Prime Minister Shi told Shi Yuanyuan to go to the banquet with Nie Yun and keep him from joining the Right Prime Minister’s side.

After cultivating, Nie Yun joined Shi Yuanyuan on the way to the princess's banquet, where his effortless evasion of Fan Zhen's attack revealed his strength. He entered the imperial palace with Shi Yuanyuan and Nie Tong, leaving her angry after he denied having any interest in her.

• Nie Yun comprehended another Great Dao, and Shi Yuanyuan brought him a Deep Sea Pearl for the banquet, which he handed to Nie Tong.
• Nie Yun rode with Shi Yuanyuan to the imperial palace, where Fan Zhen confronted him over their shared carriage.
• Shi Yuanyuan implied that Nie Yun was her arranged match, provoking Fan Zhen to attack him with the Town Country Great Hand Seal.
• Nie Yun evaded Fan Zhen's attack without stopping and told him he had no relationship with Shi Yuanyuan and wanted none.
• Shi Yuanyuan grew angry at Nie Yun's words and chased after him into the palace.

Nie Yun attended Princess Maya’s birthday banquet in the imperial palace, where he refused Shi Yuanyuan’s invitation to sit with her and clashed with Yelü Moxu. After Princess Maya arrived, Nie Yun and Nie Tong noticed that her peak early Heaven-Slaying Realm strength seemed unstable, suggesting she had gained it through empowerment.

• Nie Yun chose a seat away from Shi Yuanyuan, but Yelü Moxu confronted him and tried to force him to accompany her.
• Nie Yun ignored Yelü Moxu’s threats and refused to move, just as the announcement of Princess Maya’s arrival interrupted their confrontation.
• Princess Maya entered the hall, and Nie Yun recognized that she was also a peak early Heaven-Slaying Realm expert despite her eighteenth birthday.
• Nie Tong told Nie Yun that Princess Maya’s unstable aura suggested she had gained her strength through empowerment.
• Nie Yun examined Princess Maya more closely, and she suddenly turned her cold gaze toward him.

At Princess Maya’s birthday banquet, Young Master Fuliu presented two mid-grade Chaos Divine Weapons and announced a dangerous expedition to a Space-Time Domain. He offered eight places to young elites from the empire, to be awarded through a talent test.

• Princess Maya arrived, ending the dispute between Shi Yuanyuan, Yelü Moxu, and Nie Yun.
• Young Master Fuliu arrived and gave Princess Maya a Jade Feather Robe and a Snow Covering Sword, both mid-grade Chaos Divine Weapons.
• Fuliu announced that the Golden Leaf Merchant Group had discovered a treasure-filled Space-Time Domain and would divide its finds equally with those who explored it.
• Fuliu explained that only eight young elites from the empire could enter, and he would choose them by testing how well they learned and used a martial skill.
• Fuliu warned that the Space-Time Domain was deadly, but the young elites declared they would not retreat from the danger.

At Princess Maya’s birthday banquet, Young Master Fuliu tested the guests’ ability to comprehend a martial technique from the Space-Time Domain. Princess Maya and Shi Yuanyuan achieved the best results, while Nie Yun and Nie Tong ignored the test to eat and drink, leaving Shi Yuanyuan embarrassed.

• Young Master Fuliu displayed the martial technique and gave the guests half an hour to comprehend it.
• Princess Maya and Shi Yuanyuan each scored three on the Martial Technique Testing Stone, reaching the refined level.
• Fan Zhen and Yelü Moxu scored two, while many guests failed to produce a score.
• The guests realized Nie Yun and Nie Tong had not taken the test because they had spent the time drinking and eating.
• Shi Yuanyuan blushed with embarrassment when everyone turned to look at Nie Yun and Nie Tong.

At Princess Maya’s banquet, Yelü Moxu tried to shame Nie Yun and Nie Tong for ignoring the Space-Time Domain talent test. Nie Yun dismissed it until Shi Yuanyuan told him it might contain Soul Chaos King Stone, then sent Nie Tong to take the test, where he scored eight points and stunned the hall.

• Yelü Moxu mocked Nie Yun and Nie Tong for drinking instead of comprehending the martial skill, then challenged them to take the test.
• Princess Maya rebuked the arguing nobles, but Yelü Moxu called Nie Yun and Nie Tong cowardly for refusing to enter the Space-Time Domain.
• Nie Yun said he had no interest in the test, even after Shi Yuanyuan mentioned its treasures and mid-grade Chaos Divine Weapons.
• Shi Yuanyuan told Nie Yun that the Space-Time Domain might contain Soul Chaos King Stone, which could help restore Mi Jing’s scattered soul.
• Nie Yun agreed to visit the Space-Time Domain and asked Nie Tong to take the test.
• Nie Tong punched the testing stone and scored eight points, leaving the hall stunned.

After Nie Tong reached the Legendary Realm in the martial skill assessment, Yelü Moxu wagered his Snow-Blowing Sword that Nie Yun could not surpass him. Nie Yun made his move and the testing stone displayed ten, leaving the level unexplained.

• Yelü Moxu accused Nie Tong of cheating, but Young Master Fuliu explained that his score of eight represented the Legendary Realm, beyond perfection.
• Yelü Moxu challenged Nie Yun to surpass Nie Tong and wagered his mid-grade Chaos Divine Weapon, the Snow-Blowing Sword.
• Nie Yun accepted the wager and asked Young Master Fuliu to witness it; Princess Maya also agreed to witness and took custody of the sword.
• Nie Yun pressed his palm against the martial skill testing stone, which displayed a score of ten.

Nie Yun stunned the banquet guests by reaching the Enlightenment Realm in a martial skill, then spoke privately with Young Master Fuliu about the Space-Time Domain and asked for a route to the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain. Young Master Fuliu reacted to the request with sudden killing intent, leaving their conversation at a tense impasse.

• Young Master Fuliu explained that the testing stone’s mark of ten meant Nie Yun had cultivated the martial skill to the Enlightenment Realm, beyond the Legendary Realm.
• Nie Yun accepted the Snow-Blowing Sword after Yelü Moxu honored his lost bet, while Yelü Moxu concealed his resentment.
• Princess Maya asked Shi Yuanyuan how she had met Nie Yun, and Young Master Fuliu invited Nie Yun to speak privately.
• Young Master Fuliu said the Golden Leaf Merchant Group wanted talented people to break the restrictions around an ancient Space-Time Domain, which might contain Chaos Holy Stones and high-grade Chaos Divine Weapons.
• Nie Yun asked Young Master Fuliu for the route to the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain, and Young Master Fuliu rose with killing intent.

Nie Yun subdued Young Master Fuliu to learn about the Space-Time Domain and confirmed that its core held a Soul Chaos King Stone that might revive Mi Jing. After the banquet, Nie Yun and Nie Tong joined six others chosen to enter the domain, while Nie Yun prepared to leave You Lian behind.

• Nie Yun froze Young Master Fuliu’s attack, knocked him unconscious, and used Bewitchment to question him about the route and the Space-Time Domain.
• Young Master Fuliu revealed that the domain’s original owner required visitors to complete a trial and that a Soul Chaos King Stone lay at its core.
• Nie Yun erased Young Master Fuliu’s memories, then secured his agreement to travel to the Space-Time Domain after the banquet.
• Nie Yun explained to Shi Yuanyuan that understanding a martial skill meant grasping its creator’s purpose, but she left in frustration.
• Young Master Fuliu selected Nie Yun, Nie Tong, Princess Maya, Shi Yuanyuan, Fan Zhen, Yelü Moxu, and two other youths, then led the eight to depart.
• Nie Yun gave You Lian the sword he had won and promised to return for him if You Lian still wished to follow.

Nie Yun and the others entered the Space-Time Domain aboard Young Master Fuliu’s ship and arrived before a vast, ancient palace hidden behind a dangerous belt of white mist. Young Master Fuliu sent a message to the Merchant Group’s seniors, and the ship entered the passage that opened through the mist.

• Young Master Fuliu explained that a black dot ahead was the barrier point into the Space-Time Domain and warned everyone to stay aboard during the crossing.
• Princess Maya and Shi Yuanyuan crowded close to Nie Yun inside the cabin, and a sudden jolt sent Princess Maya tumbling into his arms.
• Nie Yun left the cabin and saw a gigantic palace beyond a swirling sea of protective white mist.
• Yelü Moxu watched the women approach Nie Yun and restrained his jealousy rather than confronting him.
• Young Master Fuliu sent a communication Paper Slip, and a passage opened through the mist before the ship entered it.

Nie Yun and the other kingdom prodigies arrived at the Space-Time Domain, where he suspected the Golden Leaf Merchant Group intended to use them to open its treasure vault and then kill them. The group demanded half of all trial rewards and required everyone to swallow a pill that could drain their strength if they did not receive its antidote.

• Nie Yun and the others passed through deadly Ice Soul Smoke and reached a plaza where over a hundred prodigies from sixteen kingdoms had gathered.
• Fu Xiang greeted Young Master Fuliu, arranged for the visitors to wait, and said Golden Leaf Merchant Group experts would explain the Space-Time Domain.
• Nie Yun and Nie Tong noticed that old and new Formations had been layered together, and Nie Yun suspected the Golden Leaf Merchant Group planned to use the prodigies as scouts before killing them.
• An old, powerful expert explained that the Domain's trials tested talent and awarded treasures, then asked the prodigies to let the Golden Leaf Merchant Group choose half their rewards first.
• After the old man promised the remaining rewards would match the chosen items in value, the prodigies accepted the arrangement, and he required them to swallow Golden Leaf Pills that would gradually drain their strength without an antidote.

The Golden Leaf Merchant Group forced the gathered cultivators to take Golden Leaf Pills, and its elder killed Duanmu and another man who tried to resist or leave. With Princess Maya and Shi Yuanyuan asking Nie Yun for a plan, he surprised them by volunteering to take a pill.

• The elder demanded that the cultivators take Golden Leaf Pills, but Duanmu rallied the crowd against the demand.
• The elder killed Duanmu by destroying his soul after Duanmu refused the pill.
• A cultivator tried to leave and was killed by a Formation near the exit, revealing that the crowd was trapped.
• The elder gave the cultivators time to decide and threatened those who continued to refuse.
• Princess Maya and Shi Yuanyuan asked Nie Yun for a plan, and he announced that he would take a Golden Leaf Pill.

Nie Yun tricked the old man with the Golden Leaf Pill, then raced toward the hall to escape his attack. After deciphering the outer trial’s martial technique, he and more than a hundred geniuses entered the hall together.

• Nie Yun accepted the Golden Leaf Pill and questioned the old man about the trials and the ranks of Heaven-Slaying Realm experts.
• Nie Yun returned the pill, detonated it to release poison, and used the confusion to send Nie Tong, Shi Yuanyuan, Princess Maya, and the others away.
• Nie Yun broke through the old man’s spatial attack with Sky Walker Master and reached the hall’s outer trial, where a stone tablet appeared.
• The old man attacked Nie Yun while the gathered geniuses rushed toward the hall and joined forces to drive him back.
• Nie Yun performed the martial technique shown on the tablet, and more than a hundred people vanished into the hall.

The Golden Leaf Merchant Group summoned its ancestors and used the Dominator Talisman Seal to empower Fu Yuan, who forced his way into the Heavenly Profound Hall. Nie Yun entered the hall with his allies, where he and the others faced the first trial.

• The old man learned that Nie Yun had quickly entered the hall and mastered Young Master Fuliu’s martial skill, so he ordered Fu Xiang to summon the merchant group’s ancestors.
• Seven ancestors arrived, and they empowered Fu Yuan with the Dominator Talisman Seal, increasing his strength tenfold for one day.
• Fu Yuan punched through the Formation guarding the hall’s entrance, and the other ancestors followed him inside.
• Nie Yun entered the Heavenly Profound Hall, examined the immense power in its three characters, and told the rescued cultivators to rely on themselves.
• Nie Yun brought out Nie Tong, Shi Yuanyuan, Princess Maya, and the others, then took Nie Tong toward the deeper trials.
• Shi Yuanyuan and the others followed into the first trial, where countless figures formed a three-dimensional version of the martial-skill Formation.

Shi Yuanyuan and Princess Maya passed martial-technique trials while Nie Yun and Nie Tong reached a deeper stage, where Nie Tong left to attempt a breakthrough to the Heaven-Slaying Realm. Nie Yun struggled to understand a landscape painting as Fu Yuan attacked him from outside the Formation, leaving him racing to find its meaning before the defensive seal failed.

• Shi Yuanyuan and Princess Maya comprehended a martial technique to the Mastery level and passed into the next stage, where they saw that the next trial required Peak-level comprehension.
• Nie Yun and Nie Tong faced a stage requiring the Enlightenment Realm, and Nie Tong decided to stop challenging the stages and pursue his impending breakthrough instead.
• Nie Yun sent Nie Tong into his Storage Dantian so he could break through to the Heaven-Slaying Realm, then focused on the landscape painting before him.
• Nie Yun found that his Heavenly Eye, Heavenly Ear, and Martial Dao Master Talent could not reveal the painting's martial technique.
• Fu Yuan entered the deeper area and attacked Nie Yun with a powerful golden palm, which the Formation blocked as Nie Yun tried to decipher the painting before its defenses gave way.

Nie Yun escaped Fu Yuan by destroying the ordinary painting that formed the Heavenly Profound Hall’s final trial, then reappeared outside the hall. There, he encountered Fan Zhen and faced the old man who had killed Duanmu, whose overwhelming attack left Nie Yun in danger.

• Nie Yun copied the painting but found no hidden technique, while Fu Yuan broke through the seal and demanded that Nie Yun become his servant.
• After Fu Yuan said he could destroy the painting, Nie Yun realized the trial required him to break convention and burned the painting, triggering a Formation that teleported him away.
• The former master’s trial was revealed to be a test of whether someone dared reject imitation and destroy the ordinary painting.
• Nie Yun reappeared in front of the Heavenly Profound Hall, where Fan Zhen warned him to flee and explained that he had failed the first trial.
• The old man who had killed Duanmu attacked Nie Yun, and Nie Yun’s Heavenly Dance Startles Soul technique vanished against the old man’s powerful finger strike.

Nie Yun and Fan Zhen escaped the Golden Leaf Merchant Group through a mysterious passage filled with Ghostly Nether Dragons, where a false Fan Zhen tried to attack him. Shi Yuanyuan arrived, revealed that the real Fan Zhen was dead, and helped Nie Yun flee into a hall full of treasures as the pursuers closed in.

• Nie Yun grabbed Fan Zhen and escaped through a formation-protected doorway while an old man from the Golden Leaf Merchant Group failed to break through after them.
• Nie Yun fought back the Ghostly Nether Dragons with his Killing Art and carried the terrified Fan Zhen deeper into the passage.
• A golden Ghostly Nether Dragon King attacked, and Nie Yun split it in two with the Moon-Pity Sword.
• Shi Yuanyuan warned Nie Yun that Fan Zhen was an impostor, then killed the creature after it attacked him; she said the real Fan Zhen had been killed by the Golden Leaf Merchant Group.
• Nie Yun and Shi Yuanyuan fled from the pursuing merchant group and reached a great hall filled with treasures.

Nie Yun exposed the fake Shi Yuanyuan and learned that the treasure hall was the setting for Heavenly Profound Hall’s final trial. After passing, he met Little Spirit, who explained the difference between a Sovereign and a King-Sealing Expert.

• Nie Yun suspected the treasure hall and Shi Yuanyuan were part of an illusion, then attacked her and accused her of being an impostor.
• The false Shi Yuanyuan admitted she was Little Spirit in disguise and confirmed that Nie Yun had passed the final trial.
• Little Spirit explained that the plaza, passage, and treasure hall had been illusions designed to test Nie Yun’s temperament, courage, and wisdom.
• Nie Yun revealed that the hall’s unsealed treasures and Shi Yuanyuan’s lack of genuine excitement had exposed the deception.
• Little Spirit identified itself as Heavenly Profound Hall’s Artifact Spirit and said its former master was Old Man Heavenly Profound, one of the Chaos Domain’s eight great Sovereigns.
• Little Spirit explained that Sovereigns had comprehended the Three Thousand Great Daos, while King-Sealing Experts had also gained the Chaos Ocean’s recognition and could wield its power.