Chapter Summaries

Nie Yun was surrounded by the Four Gentlemen of Qianxue, who attacked him with their Four Symbols Formation. The Qianxue Emperor revealed that Nie Yun had positioned himself at the Formation’s weak center, where he could disrupt their combined power, leaving the ministers stunned by his apparent preparation.

• Mu Xuan, Yan Chao, Sima Qiong, and the fourth gentleman found Nie Yun and formed the Four Symbols Formation around him.
• Mu Xuan taunted Nie Yun, but Nie Yun remained calm as the four launched their strongest attacks.
• The ministers watching from the Qianxue Imperial Palace assumed Nie Yun was in danger, while the Qianxue Emperor said he was not as simple as they thought.
• The Qianxue Emperor pointed out a small pit beneath Nie Yun, explaining that it lay at the Formation’s core and weakened the four men’s ability to combine their power.
• The ministers realized Nie Yun might have deliberately used the terrain and marks from his earlier fight to prepare a way to break the Formation.

Nie Yun used his saber to overwhelm the Four Gentlemen of Qianxue, crippling Yan Chao, Sima Qiong, and Mu Xuan before Duxun unleashed a devastating attack. Duxun’s storm engulfed Nie Yun, but the Qianxue Emperor realized Nie Yun was counterattacking from within, and a saber ray burst from the storm as Nie Yun mocked Duxun’s trump card.

• Nie Yun fought the Four Gentlemen of Qianxue with a Ghost Head Saber, and the Qianxue Emperor concluded that he was not Nie Yun in disguise.
• Duxun asked Yan Chao, Mu Xuan, and Sima Qiong to cover him while he gathered power, and the three attacked Nie Yun.
• Nie Yun used two sabers to repel the three, then broke Yan Chao’s Dragon Severing Slash and crippled Yan Chao, Sima Qiong, and Mu Xuan.
• Duxun sacrificed more than half his lifespan to unleash Stormy Sky Destruction, which engulfed Nie Yun and alarmed the watching contestants and ministers.
• The Qianxue Emperor said Nie Yun was likely counterattacking from within the storm, and a saber ray burst out as Nie Yun told Duxun his trump card did not seem like much.

Nie Yun defeated Duxun in the martial contest and was sent with the other finalists to choose a treasure before receiving titles. At the treasury’s Qianxue Stone checkpoint, he avoided exposure by having Shi Hao, a native of the Qianxue Continent, pass in his place.

• Nie Yun shattered Duxun’s Stormy Sky Destruction, and the Qianxue Emperor ended the contest and summoned the finalists.
• The Qianxue Emperor granted Nie Yun and the Four Gentlemen of Qianxue access to the Treasure Pavilion, ordering Mou Xiao to lead them there before their titles were conferred.
• Mou Xiao explained that entrants had to pass through the Qianxue Stone’s passage to prove their loyalty and origins, and Yan Chao and the other three men passed without trouble.
• Realizing the test would expose him as a foreigner, Nie Yun disguised Shi Hao as himself and switched places with him as the passage’s light vanished.
• Shi Hao passed the test as Nie Yun, and the real Nie Yun entered the passage safely and took Shi Hao into the Storage World.

Nie Yun chose a battered Sky-Breaking Cone from the Qianxue Dynasty’s treasure vault, while the Qianxue Emperor cleared him of suspicion and planned to use his examination essay to advance toward becoming a Ruler. The emperor appointed Nie Yun captain of the vanguard, but as the Qianxue Dragon Seal conferred his rank, Nie Yun seized it and stored it away.

• Nie Yun selected the old Sky-Breaking Cone after his Ruler Divine Weapon reacted to it, and the group completed the treasure-vault inspection.
• The Qianxue Emperor concluded that Yun Tong was born on the Qianxue Continent and praised his examination essay as a potential path to becoming a Ruler.
• A minister reported that Nie Yun and his clone had destroyed an army of a million in Youming Prefecture, so the emperor ordered the Golden Armored Guard to join him on campaign.
• The Qianxue Emperor appointed Yan Chao and the others deputy captains, then named Nie Yun captain of the vanguard.
• As the Qianxue Dragon Seal began conferring Nie Yun’s rank, Nie Yun grabbed it and stored it in his Item Storage world.

Nie Yun refined the Qianxue Dragon Seal and used it to break free from the Qianxue Emperor’s pursuit. After killing the ministers and four guards who tried to stop him, he escaped into the Chaos Ocean.

• Nie Yun seized the moment when the Qianxue Dragon Seal was conferring titles and refined it inside his Storage World, destroying the Qianxue Emperor’s consciousness within it.
• Nie Yun struck the imperial palace with his Ruler Divine Weapon, killing Yan Chao, Mou Xiao, and dozens of ministers as the palace collapsed.
• The Qianxue Emperor attacked Nie Yun, but Nie Yun used the Dragon Seal to block his fist and turn the palace Formations against him.
• Nie Yun flew toward the Chaos Ocean, broke through the Emperor’s next attack with the Dragon Seal, and resisted the four imperial city guards with his Ruler Divine Weapon.
• Nie Yun killed the four guards, collected their bodies into the Storage World, and escaped into the Chaos Ocean.

After Nie Yun escaped into the Chaos Ocean with the Qianxue Dragon Seal, the Qianxue Emperor summoned his Ruler-level ancestor and asked him to pursue Nie Yun. The ancestor promised to kill Nie Yun once he could leave his forbidden land, while the emperor returned to the palace to contain the upheaval.

• The Qianxue Emperor realized Nie Yun had escaped into the Chaos Ocean and reviewed how Nie Yun’s clone, Literary Examination paper, and infiltration had enabled him to steal the Qianxue Dragon Seal.
• The Qianxue Emperor used a jade tablet to summon his ancestor and showed him the Chaos King Talisman Order issued by Ashoka King.
• The ancestor learned that Nie Yun was a Half-step Ruler who had stolen the Qianxue Dragon Seal, and the Qianxue Emperor asked him to capture Nie Yun.
• The ancestor agreed to kill Nie Yun but explained that he was trapped in a forbidden land and could only emerge when the Three Realms Battlefield opened.
• The ancestor departed with the Chaos King Talisman Order, and the Qianxue Emperor returned to the imperial palace to manage the consequences of Nie Yun’s attack.

After securing the Qianxue Dragon Seal, Nie Yun learned that his next task was to refine the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth, which risked destroying Tantai Lingyue. The Tower Master described a mysterious expert who might know how to refine a world without harming its Heavenly Dao, and Nie Yun wondered if the man was the Carefree Immortal.

• Nie Yun reunited with the Tower Master, Rou Ji, the Myriad Strength King, and the others, then gave four Half-step Ruler corpses to the beasts to devour.
• Nie Yun checked Nie Tong's body, found the next jade tablet instruction to refine the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth, and worried that doing so would erase Tantai Lingyue.
• Nie Yun asked the group for a way to refine a Small World without harming its Heavenly Dao, but the Tower Master and Green Leaf King knew of no such method.
• The Tower Master and Rou Ji recalled an unnamed, wine-loving expert who had once placed them in a Small World whose will remained unrefined.
• Nie Yun recalled a description of the Carefree Immortal and wondered if he was the expert they sought.

Nie Yun sought Carefree Immortal to learn how to refine a Small World without destroying its Heavenly Dao, only to discover that Carefree Immortal was a true Ruler-level expert. Carefree Immortal showed him a world formed from the Space Dao and began explaining how Rulers create such worlds.

• Nie Yun recognized Carefree Immortal from the Tower Master's description and flew to Liuli City to find him.
• Nie Yun waited on the bluestone with Monkey Heart Wine, and Carefree Immortal appeared to share it.
• Nie Yun asked how to refine a Small World without erasing its Heavenly Dao, and Carefree Immortal's overwhelming will revealed him as a Ruler-level expert.
• Carefree Immortal admitted he did not know the method but took Nie Yun into his Small World to explain its nature.
• Carefree Immortal said the world came from a Ruler's Space Dao and asked whether someone could become a Ruler simply by comprehending the Three Thousand Great Daos.

Carefree Immortal explained that Dominators relied on scarce Pseudo-Origin Great Daos and faced the Three Disasters and Nine Calamities, while Nie Yun realized his Main Dantian might surpass the Great Daos. He understood that Nie Tong had urged him to refine the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth so he could protect and carry it, then left to return to the Chaos Ocean.

• Carefree Immortal explained that the Origin Dao could not be controlled by humans, and that Dominators instead obtained limited Pseudo-Origin Great Daos from the Chaos Ocean.
• Carefree Immortal told Nie Yun that Dominators faced the Three Disasters and Nine Calamities, and that the number of Dominators was limited to nine, including Ashoka King.
• Nie Yun wondered whether his Main Dantian was the true Origin Dao because it could evolve other dantians and seemed more powerful than Great Daos.
• Nie Yun realized Qianxue Emperor, Ashoka King, or the Asura King might discover the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth and threaten it.
• Nie Yun understood that Nie Tong had asked him to refine the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth so he could carry and protect it.
• Nie Yun thanked Carefree Immortal, left the Small World, and flew toward the Chaos Ocean.

Nie Yun returned toward the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth after escaping Carefree Immortal's Small World, while its inhabitants celebrated their rapid breakthroughs. Two elders of the Golden Leaf Merchant Group discovered the world, and Chang Xu captured Luo Qingcheng after she attacked them.

• Nie Yun left ten gourds of wine for Carefree Immortal, who admired his escape and growing potential.
• Nie Yun laid false trails through the Chaos Ocean before heading back toward the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth.
• Nie Xiaotian, Luo Qingcheng, Xiao Ling, and the others discussed their breakthroughs and the growing difficulty of entering the Six Paths.
• Chang Xu and Mo Xiao discovered the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth and coveted its resources, Luo Qingcheng, and her high-grade Chaos Divine Weapon.
• Luo Qingcheng attacked the two intruders, but Chang Xu overwhelmed her and captured her.

Nie Yun returned to rescue Luo Qingcheng and the others, then moved the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth into his Storage World. When its immense energy consumption threatened to destroy the world, a conversation with Luo Qingcheng gave him a sudden idea for solving the problem.

• Chang Xu and Mo Xiao captured Luo Qingcheng and Nie Xiaotian's group, but Luo Qingcheng used the Dominator Talisman Seal to kill them.
• Nie Yun revealed himself and told everyone he would take the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth with them to the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain.
• Nie Yun moved the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth into his Storage World, then discovered that it was rapidly consuming the world's power.
• Nie Yun considered merging his Origin Energy Dantian with the Storage World as a way to sustain the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth.
• Luo Qingcheng stayed with Nie Yun and spoke about her love for him and his grief over Tantai Lingyue.
• Nie Yun realized that being broad-minded might point to a solution, and his eyes lit up with a sudden idea.

Nie Yun merged the Origin Energy Dantian into the Storage World, breaking through to the Major Triple Stage, then used the Soul Chaos King Stone to revive many who had died defending the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth. He gave the revived group treasures and cultivation techniques, but Ephemeral Old Man’s question about Yue'er left Nie Yun’s face dark as he walked away.

• Nie Yun made the Origin Energy Dantian part of the Storage World and realized the world would need to grow much larger before it could absorb his other dantians.
• Nie Yun’s strength rose to the Major Triple Stage, and he took Luo Qingcheng into the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth.
• Nie Yun used the Soul Chaos King Stone to revive Ephemeral Old Man, Sage Qiu, Little Dragon, Yan Zhi, Shakya Buddha Ancestor, and other fallen defenders.
• Luo Qingcheng told the revived experts that only thirty thousand years had passed, and Nie Yun assured them that the Asura King could no longer threaten the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth.
• Nie Yun gave the group treasures and cultivation techniques from the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain, and Ephemeral Old Man asked where Yue'er was as Nie Yun walked away with a darkened expression.

After Luo Qingcheng encouraged Nie Yun to turn his grief over Tantai Lingyue into strength, he broke through to a Ruler-level soul. He promised to marry Luo Qingcheng when Tantai Lingyue was revived, leaving them embracing in tears.

• Nie Xiaotian told Ephemeral Old Man that Tantai Lingyue had transformed into the Heavenly Dao to save all living beings, and Ephemeral Old Man realized the Soul Chaos King Stone could not revive her.
• Luo Qingcheng joined Nie Yun at the cliff and told him she would keep supporting him, while urging him to live and grow stronger so he could someday save Tantai Lingyue.
• Nie Yun let go of the knots weighing on his soul and gained a flawless Ruler-level soul, greatly increasing his Soul Force.
• Nie Yun thanked Luo Qingcheng and promised that he would marry her on the day Tantai Lingyue was revived.
• Luo Qingcheng wept with joy and threw herself into Nie Yun's embrace.

Nie Yun and Luo Qingcheng confirmed their relationship, and he received his next task: refine the Heart of the Three Realms in the Three Realms Battlefield. He returned to the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain with his companions strengthened, then headed for Guixu Sea to join Sect Master Gu Yong before the battlefield opened.

• Nie Yun and Luo Qingcheng embraced as Tantai Lingyue blessed their union with falling petals, while Little Dragon reconciled with the Netherworld Phoenix King.
• Nie Yun checked Nie Tong’s jade tablet and learned that his third task was to refine the Heart of the Three Realms in the Three Realms Battlefield.
• Nie Yun left the Chaos Ocean aboard the God-Shattering Ship and brought his companions along, strengthening them during the journey.
• Luo Qingcheng advanced to the Bronze Armor General realm, while Ephemeral Old Man and the others reached the peak of the Sky-Repelling Mirror Realm.
• Nie Yun reached the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain with less than a month before the Three Realms Battlefield opened and set course for Guixu Sea to meet Sect Master Gu Yong.

Nie Yun returned to the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain with Luo Qingcheng and the others, then went to Qingyuan Pavilion in Dahua City so they could adapt to its spatial laws. The chapter ended with the City Lord recognizing Nie Yun as a Guixu Sea Grand Elder and the attendant realizing he had insulted a powerful figure.

• Nie Yun brought Luo Qingcheng and the others to Dahua City and planned for them to rest at Qingyuan Pavilion while they adapted to the local spatial laws.
• A Qingyuan Pavilion attendant refused to give Nie Yun's group a courtyard and mocked them as insignificant cultivators.
• Luo Qingcheng challenged the attendant to arrange a courtyard for them before the arriving City Lord received one.
• City Lord An Xiang recognized Nie Yun from the Qianxue Dynasty's wanted notice and knelt to greet him as Lord Nie Yun.
• An Xiang told Nie Yun that Guixu Sea's Elder Council had made him a Grand Elder after his actions in Qianxue Imperial City.
• Nie Yun asked the attendant whether his group could stay, and the terrified attendant agreed.

Nie Yun reunited with Gu Yong and Guixu Sea’s elders, then joined their party of peak sect master-level experts heading to the Three Realms Battlefield. He left Luo Qingcheng and the others in Guixu Sea under the protection of the Glazed Pagoda’s tower master and his companions.

• Nie Yun gathered his companions and instructed them to avoid conflicts and remain in Guixu Sea while he went to the Three Realms Battlefield.
• Sect Master Gu Yong and nearly all of Guixu Sea’s great elders visited Nie Yun to welcome him after learning of his strength.
• Nie Yun agreed to travel with Gu Yong’s group and left Luo Qingcheng and the others in Guixu Sea, assigning the Glazed Pagoda’s tower master and others to protect them.
• Nie Yun departed with Gu Yong and a group of reclusive peak sect master-level experts aboard the Pure Moon Ancient Ship.
• Gu Yong introduced the Grand Elders to Nie Yun, and they praised his strength and youth.

After ten days of discussing the Dao, Nie Yun switched the group to his faster God-Shattering Ship and charged through a dangerous area of the Chaos Ocean. As they hurried toward the Three Realms Battlefield, Gu Yong explained its purpose and revealed that the Asura Supreme Domain had vanished.

• Nie Yun spent ten days discussing the Dao with Gu Yong and the Grand Elders, impressing them with his knowledge and deepening his own understanding.
• Nie Yun replaced Gu Yong’s Pure Moon Ancient Ship with his God-Shattering Ship to reach the Three Realms Battlefield before it opened.
• Nie Yun used his powerful soul force to guide the ship straight through a dangerous area, leaving the passengers unharmed and putting them on course to arrive within a day.
• Gu Yong explained that the Three Realms Battlefield pitted the Slanting Moon, Juesha, and Chaos Supreme Domains against one another for treasures and extra entry slots.
• Nie Yun privately asked Gu Yong about the Asura King, and Gu Yong said the Asura Supreme Domain had apparently vanished.

Nie Yun and Gu Yong traveled toward the Three Realms Battlefield and encountered the three sect masters, who threatened to join the Qianxue Dynasty in besieging Guixu Sea. Nie Yun left Jiang Hao and the other sects’ forces badly beaten, while warning them against threatening Guixu Sea.

• Gu Yong said God's Relic was believed to be the core portion of the Asura Supreme Domain, which the Three Great Kings had conquered and stripped away.
• Nie Yun detected the ships of Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain, Sky-Severing Cliff, and Ten Autumn Ridge ahead, and Gu Yong decided to approach them.
• Jiang Hao, Ying Tianzhao, and Shi Yang blamed Nie Yun for their sects’ losses and threatened that the Qianxue Dynasty would help besiege Guixu Sea after the Three Realms Battlefield.
• Nie Yun appeared before the sect masters and severely injured Shi Yang with a soul attack.
• Nie Yun seized Jiang Hao and slapped him, then shattered the Grand Elders’ formation and knocked them down with a single word.

Nie Yun defeated the Three Great Sects’ leaders, robbed Ying Tianzhao, and drove their ships away. The sect masters summoned their Supreme Elders to prepare to kill Nie Yun, but just as Elder Liu Chong vowed to arrive, Nie Yun froze the Chaos Ocean around their ship.

• Nie Yun seized Ying Tianzhao’s Silver Leaf Shell, wounded him, and stole his treasures.
• Nie Yun scattered the elders and ships of the Three Great Sects, forcing them to flee.
• Jiang Hao, Shi Yang, and Ying Tianzhao agreed to summon their Supreme Elders and make the Three Realms Battlefield Nie Yun’s burial ground.
• Shi Yang used a Chaos Golden Word Stone to summon Elder Liu Chong, who promised to set out with the other Supreme Elders.
• Nie Yun spoke from nearby, and the Chaos Ocean around the ancient ship abruptly froze.

Nie Yun and Gu Yong reached the gathering place for the Three Realms Battlefield, where Gu Yong explained the Origin Energy Great Dao Talismans used as currency. After testing one, Nie Yun realized his unusual abilities might let him refine them with little effort.

• Nie Yun erased the summoned wills of Jiang Hao, Shi Yang, Ying Tianzhao, and the others, causing them to flee as he and his companions continued onward.
• The God-Shattering Ship reached the Three Realms Battlefield, and Gu Yong suggested they wait in Three Realms City, a protected trading hub.
• Gu Yong explained that Dominator Talisman Seals and Origin Energy Great Dao Talismans were used for transactions, and described the talismans’ grades and exchange rates.
• Nie Yun crushed one of Shi Yang’s mid-grade talismans and felt its Great Dao abilities and Origin Energy enter his body.
• Nie Yun realized that his Three Thousand Dantians and Origin Energy Dantian might allow him to refine Origin Energy Great Dao Talismans easily.