Chapter Summaries

Nie Yun and Luo Qingcheng found that the ruined world’s treasures had crumbled, while Nie Yun sensed a major gathering in Guixu Sea. At Tian Zhan Peak, envoys from the other Three Great Sects arrived, and Nie Yun learned that Guixu Sea ranked last among the four powers.

• Nie Yun concluded that the world’s destroyed laws had caused its peak Chaos Divine Weapons and other objects to crumble.
• Nie Yun’s spiritual power revealed that the world was much smaller than the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain, but he halted when his avatar sensed an urgent summons in Guixu Sea.
• The Guixu Sea Sect Master ordered all disciples to gather at Tian Zhan Peak, and Nie Yun, Nie Tong, and Shang Quan went to see the arriving guests.
• Three warships arrived, and Cheng Yuan, Sect Master of Ten Autumn Ridge, criticized Guixu Sea and descended with his followers.
• Shang Quan told Nie Yun that Guixu Sea ranked fourth among the four great sects, while Ten Autumn Ridge ranked second.

Nie Yun learned that the four great sects were preparing to send disciples into the dangerous Divine Ruins, then witnessed the Three Great Sects demand most of Guixu Sea’s trial quotas. The chapter ended with the sect masters proposing a three-on-three duel to decide the quotas, while Gu Yong faced pressure to accept.

• Shang Quan told Nie Yun about Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain’s ruler-level founder as the last two ancient ships arrived.
• Jiang Hao and Ying Tianzhao joined Shi Yang and Gu Yong, and the sect masters discussed opening the Divine Passage to the Divine Ruins.
• Shang Quan explained that the million-year trial had a death rate above ninety-nine percent, but survivors often achieved great things.
• Jiang Hao demanded that Guixu Sea surrender six thousand of its ten thousand trial quotas, prompting Gu Yong to refuse.
• Jiang Hao, Shi Yang, and Ying Tianzhao proposed a three-on-three disciple duel, with six thousand quotas at stake, and mocked Gu Yong to pressure him into accepting.

Gu Yong accepted the Three Great Sects’ challenge to compete for God's Relic slots, then moved the contest to Guixu Sea’s dangerous Chaos Mountain to counter their attempt to undermine his sect. As the sects began choosing their teams, Nie Yun learned that Gu Yong’s hidden personal disciples were former champions of the Core 72 Peaks, and Gu Yong summoned him to join the contest.

• Jiang Hao proposed that each sect send ten disciples to Hundred Man Island to seize jade tokens over three days, with the tokens determining each sect’s share of God's Relic slots.
• Elder Yaoyuan urged Gu Yong to accept so Guixu Sea’s disciples would not lose confidence, and Gu Yong agreed while proposing Chaos Mountain as the venue.
• Jiang Hao accepted Gu Yong’s proposal, and Gu Yong began selecting Guixu Sea’s contestants.
• Several unfamiliar cultivators appeared, and Shang Quan explained to Nie Yun that they were Gu Yong’s personal disciples and former first-place champions among the Core 72 Peaks.
• Shang Quan explained how cultivators could keep newly acquired Great Daos incomplete to avoid the Chaos Ocean’s suppression until they were ready to break through.
• Gu Yong called Nie Yun to join the selected contestants.

Nie Yun and Guixu Sea’s chosen disciples entered Chaos Mountain to protect their jade plaques, but Feng Zhen and Du Zhao clashed over how to keep them safe. Nie Yun tried to restore unity, then traded insults with Feng Zhen.

• Sect Master Gu Yong gave the ten Guixu Sea disciples a map of Chaos Mountain and warned them to protect their jade plaques and Guixu Sea’s honor.
• The four Sect Masters distributed jade plaques, and Nie Yun entered the passage with the others, arriving in Chaos Mountain’s outer region.
• Feng Zhen proposed collecting everyone’s jade plaques for safekeeping, and several disciples supported his plan.
• Du Zhao opposed Feng Zhen’s proposal, warning that concentrating the plaques could risk losing them all and suggesting a traitor might be among them.
• Feng Zhen and Du Zhao nearly fought until Nie Yun urged them to focus on unity, but Feng Zhen mocked him and Nie Yun answered with an insult.

Nie Yun challenged Feng Zhen’s authority and defeated Zhan Jun and Feng Zhen in front of the assembled disciples. Feng Zhen ended the confrontation sprawled on the ground, stripped of his robes and pride.

• Nie Yun refused to kneel and apologize to Feng Zhen, so Feng Zhen ordered Zhan Jun to teach him a lesson.
• Zhan Jun attacked Nie Yun with Dragon Slaying Claw, but Nie Yun overwhelmed him with his dragon-and-phoenix arms, seized him by the neck, slapped him twice, and forced him to his knees.
• Feng Zhen attacked Nie Yun with the Great Return Heavenly Heart Palm after seeing Zhan Jun defeated.
• Nie Yun countered Feng Zhen with the Zhi Qiu Sword, tore his robes apart with successive strikes, and knocked him to the ground with a final blow.

After defeating Feng Zhen, Nie Yun asserted control over the Guixu Sea disciples and decided to seek more jade tokens from the Three Great Sects alone. He returned after catching Feng Zhen threatening the others, killed him, and left the disciples too intimidated to object.

• Nie Yun defeated Feng Zhen, took his jade token, and won the other disciples' obedience.
• Nie Yun told the group to hide while he went alone to obtain jade tokens from the Three Great Sects, and Nie Tong agreed to stay behind.
• After Nie Yun left, Feng Zhen threatened the disciples and demanded that they swear a Chaos Oath to kill Nie Yun if he returned.
• Nie Yun revealed he had secretly returned using his Earth Walker Talent and confronted Feng Zhen for turning on fellow disciples.
• Feng Zhen attacked Nie Yun, who subdued and killed him; the gathered disciples said they would not object.

Nie Yun found a Golden Mausoleum Grass in Chaos Mountain and discovered that a young Heavenly Heart Vine was using it to lure cultivators into its reach. As he considered how to trap and subdue the vine, two figures approached the valley, drawn by the herb’s aura.

• Nie Yun followed Gu Yong’s map around the dangerous Time-Space Dark Sand Flow and detected a surge of spiritual energy nearby.
• Nie Yun found a Golden Mausoleum Grass whose medicinal fragrance had transformed into a dragon and recognized its potential to strengthen his body and soul.
• Nie Yun searched the valley with his Heavenly Eye and discovered a Heavenly Heart Vine growing underground beneath the herb.
• Nie Yun realized the vine was using the Golden Mausoleum Grass to lure and devour cultivators, and he decided to trap it and refine it as a Demon Pet.
• Two figures rushed toward the valley, announcing that they had sensed the aura of an unrivaled spiritual herb.

Nie Yun used the Golden Mausoleum Grass to lure Ji Ye and another Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain disciple into the Heavenly Heart Vine’s attack, then took advantage of their struggle to tame the vine. The Heavenly Heart Vine submitted to him, leaving Ji Ye and the other disciple’s lives in Nie Yun’s hands.

• Nie Yun recognized the two approaching disciples from Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain and decided to use them to help capture the Heavenly Heart Vine.
• Ji Ye sealed the mountain range and reached for the Golden Mausoleum Grass, but the Heavenly Heart Vine trapped him and absorbed his power as its tendrils regrew.
• The other disciple tried to attack the vine’s roots, but it seized him and dragged him underground.
• Nie Yun used the Earth Walker Talent to reach the vine’s roots while it focused on the two disciples.
• Nie Yun combined the Beast Tamer Talent with his Immortal Sound Master Talent and Bewitcher Master Talent to tame the Heavenly Heart Vine, which accepted him as its master.

Nie Yun used the Heavenly Heart Vine to capture Ji Ye and Gong Xue, killing Ji Ye and forcing Gong Xue to swear lifelong loyalty. Gong Xue revealed that the Three Great Sects’ Core Disciples were far stronger than Guixu Sea’s disciples because of a secret discovery at God’s Relic, and that they planned to kill the Guixu Sea participants and divide up the sect.

• Nie Yun refined the Heavenly Heart Vine, questioned Ji Ye, and demanded that he submit and lure the others to him.
• Ji Ye refused to become Nie Yun’s attendant, so Nie Yun killed him with the Zhi Qiu Sword.
• Nie Yun made Gong Xue swear a Chaos Oath and ordered him to lure disciples from the Three Great Sects to the Heavenly Heart Vine in groups of no more than two.
• Gong Xue warned Nie Yun that Ji Ye was near the bottom among the Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain Core Disciples, whose combat strength was around 2,700 Great Daos.
• Gong Xue explained that the Three Great Sects’ disciples had gained powerful benefits from a mysterious place discovered during the previous God’s Relic trial, and planned to kill Guixu Sea’s participants and divide the sect.

Nie Yun absorbed the Heavenly Heart Vine and disguised himself perfectly as Ji Ye so he could infiltrate the other sects and attack them. After Gong Xue explained how ancient Reincarnated Great Powers sought to reach Sovereign, Nie Yun learned that Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain's Mo Yao was one and far stronger than Chou Tian, the strongest fighter present.

• The Heavenly Heart Vine devoured Ji Ye, then Nie Yun absorbed the vine beneath his skin.
• Nie Yun transformed himself into an exact copy of Ji Ye and planned to infiltrate the disciples of Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain, Ten Autumn Ridge, and Sky-Severing Cliff with Gong Xue.
• Gong Xue explained that ancient powers reincarnated to cultivate different Great Daos and combine the insights of two lives in pursuit of Sovereign.
• Gong Xue said Mo Yao of Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain had been confirmed as a Reincarnated Great Power, though Mo Yao had not entered Chaos Mountain.
• Nie Yun learned that Chou Tian possessed Two Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty Great Daos but could not withstand a single move from Mo Yao.

Nie Yun confirmed that Chou Tian and other Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain disciples were inside Turbulent Wind Valley, then entered with Gong Xue. When the valley’s winds overwhelmed Gong Xue, Nie Yun turned back with him, but several figures appeared behind them.

• Nie Yun learned that Mo Yao’s strength was tied to God's Relic and continued onward with Gong Xue, his new subordinate.
• Nie Yun stored the Golden Mausoleum Grass and followed Gong Xue through Chaos Mountain toward Turbulent Wind Valley.
• Nie Yun used divination to confirm that at least three Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain disciples, including Chou Tian’s group, were in the valley.
• Nie Yun and Gong Xue entered the valley, where turbulent winds disturbed their minds; Nie Yun shielded Gong Xue with Defense Qi.
• Nie Yun decided to turn back with Gong Xue rather than risk being discovered as Ji Ye, but several figures appeared behind them.

Nie Yun, disguised as Ji Ye, joined Chou Tian’s group to search Turbulent Wind Valley for Turbulent Wind Stone. They reached a powerful Turbulent Wind Beast, and Chou Tian prepared to trap it with his Thousand Leaf Barrier so they could attack.

• Nie Yun told Chou Tian that Feng Zhen had been found crushed to death and suggested that Ten Autumn Ridge or Sky-Severing Cliff might be responsible.
• Chou Tian revealed that he was searching for Turbulent Wind Stone and possessed a Thousand Leaf Barrier that could withstand the valley’s winds.
• After resting, Chou Tian used the Thousand Leaf Barrier to lead the group deeper into Turbulent Wind Valley.
• The group encountered a Turbulent Wind Beast with the strength of Two Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Great Daos, and Xie Chen explained that its central monster was the Turbulent Wind Stone.
• Chou Tian said he would expand the barrier around the valley and ordered everyone to attack the beast before the barrier collapsed.

Nie Yun fought the Turbulent Wind Beasts while disguised as Ji Ye and used the chaos to secretly kill Xie Chen. Chou Tian defeated the Golden Horned Beast, causing the other beasts to vanish and leaving behind a Turbulent Wind Stone.

• Chou Tian split the Turbulent Wind Beast into six and raised the Thousand Leaf Barrier to shield the group from the valley's winds.
• Nie Yun imitated Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain techniques as he fought and retreated toward Xie Chen, claiming he could not hold his beast back.
• Nie Yun slipped behind Xie Chen and used the Heavenly Heart Vine to drain his power, leaving him to be killed by two beasts.
• Nie Yun drew the pursuing beasts toward He Tan, but He Tan retreated, and Nie Yun evaded the beasts as they turned on the others.
• Chou Tian killed the Golden Horned Beast, which became a stone, and the remaining beasts vanished.

Chou Tian captured the Turbulent Wind Stone, but Qin Tao blocked the valley exit and demanded Guixu Sea’s jade tokens in exchange for safe passage. Chou Tian agreed while secretly plotting to pit Ten Autumn Ridge against Sky-Severing Cliff, and Nie Yun considered exploiting the conflict.

• Chou Tian subdued the Turbulent Wind Stone, collected Xie Chen’s belongings, and led his group toward the valley exit.
• Qin Tao and three companions blocked the path, and Qin Tao demanded half the stone; he used the Immortal Sound Great Dao to force He Tan to his knees before Chou Tian helped him recover.
• Qin Tao threatened to destroy the Thousand Leaf Barrier and demanded all ten of Guixu Sea’s jade tokens, while Chou Tian warned him about the consequences of attacking an allied sect.
• Chou Tian agreed to give Ten Autumn Ridge the jade tokens but said Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain would not help seize them, and Qin Tao claimed he could defeat Guixu Sea alone.
• Nie Yun realized Chou Tian wanted Ten Autumn Ridge and Sky-Severing Cliff to clash, and considered adding fuel to their conflict.

Chou Tian divined that Qing Hong and the Sky-Severing Cliff people were hiding at Qi Tian Ridge, though Nie Yun had secretly altered the result. The rival groups entered the dangerous fog-shrouded ridge, where Nie Yun used his Heavenly Eye to see far beyond the others and wondered if the place could help him comprehend the Heavenly Eye Great Dao.

• Chou Tian used the Heavenly Secrets Great Dao to divine that the Guixu Sea people were at Qi Tian Ridge, and he accused the Sky-Severing Cliff people of having slaughtered them.
• Nie Yun revealed that he had secretly altered Chou Tian’s divination to point toward the Sky-Severing Cliff people, while Chou Tian had genuinely identified Qi Tian Ridge.
• Chou Tian led the group to Qi Tian Ridge, and Qin Tao’s people followed after Chou Tian and He Tan mocked their hesitation.
• Inside the fog, Nie Yun used his Heavenly Eye to see about one thousand meters ahead and spotted the ridge’s shattered-space hazards.
• Nie Yun wondered whether Qi Tian Ridge was a place where people could comprehend the Heavenly Eye Great Dao.

Nie Yun used his Heavenly Secret Master Talent to locate Sky-Severing Cliff’s group in Qi Tian Ridge, then disguised himself as Qin Tao to approach them. Qing Hong spotted him and went to investigate while the other nine continued refining the Heaven-Veiling Banner.

• Nie Yun deduced that Sky-Severing Cliff’s people were hiding along a path he could not calculate, then sent a clone underground and went ahead of Chou Tian and the others.
• Nie Yun gathered many ancient spiritual herbs as he traveled through Qi Tian Ridge with his Heavenly Eye Talent.
• Nie Yun encountered ten people from Sky-Severing Cliff and disguised himself as Qin Tao before approaching them cautiously.
• Qing Hong recognized the disguised Nie Yun as Qin Tao and sent the other nine disciples back to refining the Heaven-Veiling Banner.
• Qing Hong flew toward Nie Yun to investigate while the nine disciples remained in formation around the spinning Formation Flags.

Nie Yun, disguised as Qin Tao, deceived Qing Hong into completing the Heaven-Veiling Banner while making him believe Chou Tian had stolen the jade tokens. Just as Qing Hong tried to demonstrate the newly refined weapon, the nine Formation Flags vanished.

• Nie Yun pretended to be Qin Tao and accused Qing Hong of joining forces with Chou Tian, then claimed Chou Tian had stolen the Guixu Sea jade tokens.
• Qing Hong believed the accusation and revealed he was refining the Heaven-Veiling Banner, promising to help catch Chou Tian once it was complete.
• Qing Hong returned to the fog and continued refining the banner while Nie Yun pretended to chase after him and disappeared from his sight.
• Qing Hong and the other nine cultivators poured their power into the Formation Flags, successfully completing the Heaven-Veiling Banner.
• After Qing Hong gave the exhausted disciples pills and prepared to demonstrate the banner, the nine Formation Flags suddenly vanished.

Nie Yun stole Qing Hong’s Formation Flags, jade tokens, and other treasures, then hid in his Storage World and refined the Heaven-Veiling Banner. He left intending to steal Turbulent Wind Stones and continue framing Chou Tian and the others.

• Qing Hong discovered that his Heaven-Veiling Banner, jade token, and other treasures had been stolen, and suspected Qin Tao had used the Heaven Stealing Great Dao.
• Qing Hong led the people from Sky-Severing Cliff toward Ten Autumn Ridge to punish them for sabotaging the alliance.
• Nie Yun emerged from the Heavenly Profound Hall after Qing Hong left and revealed that he had stolen the missing items.
• Nie Yun erased Qing Hong’s will from the Formation Flags and refined the Heaven-Veiling Banner in his Storage World.
• Nie Yun considered adding Turbulent Wind Stones to the Formation Flags, then headed toward Chou Tian and the others to continue framing them.

Nie Yun stole the jade tokens from Chou Tian, Qin Tao, and their companions, then disguised himself as Qing Hong to lure them through Qi Tian Ridge. They pursued despite suspecting a trap, and Nie Yun’s true body began drawing He Tan away from the group.

• Chou Tian’s divination warned that Qing Hong was nearby, and Qing Hong threatened to kill the intruders in Qi Tian Ridge.
• Nie Yun revealed that the group’s jade tokens had vanished, leading Chou Tian and Qin Tao to realize their enemy had mastered the Heaven Stealing Great Dao.
• Qing Hong taunted the group and left with the tokens, daring them to follow.
• Qin Tao and Chou Tian led their disciples after Qing Hong, while Nie Yun’s clone left traces to keep them chasing.
• Nie Yun’s true body pointed out a supposed figure to He Tan, and the two stopped beyond the group’s visible range.

Nie Yun killed He Tan in a staged ambush and followed Chou Tian and Qin Tao to confront Qing Hong. The two sides began fighting, and Qing Hong activated his Eight Desolations Exquisite Formation as Chou Tian unleashed his Wishful Golden Ring.

• Nie Yun had the Heavenly Heart Vine devour He Tan, then wounded himself and claimed that an unseen attacker had killed He Tan.
• Chou Tian and Qin Tao blamed Qing Hong and pursued him, while Qing Hong taunted them from the mist and Nie Yun followed without revealing his plan.
• Nie Yun's clone led the group to Qing Hong, who planted Formation Flags and activated the Eight Desolations Exquisite Formation as both groups met.
• Chou Tian attacked Qing Hong, and Qin Tao joined the fight with a Formation attack after Chou Tian called for help.
• Qing Hong activated the Eight Desolations Exquisite Formation, striking Chou Tian and Qin Tao with lightning, but Chou Tian countered with his Wishful Golden Ring.