Chapter Summaries

Nie Yun entered the Three Realms Grinding Mill with Tao Xun and discovered that its entrance corridor held Great Dao reliefs he could copy into his Storage World. After catching up with the others, he headed toward sealed rooms where battles over treasures were underway.

• Nie Yun agreed with Tao Xun to stay near the rear and avoid taking the lead when the Three Realms Grinding Mill opened.
• The Eternal Night Emperor and other powerful cultivators used four Order Seeking Talismans to open the mill's gate, and Nie Yun followed them inside with Tao Xun.
• Nie Yun recognized the corridor's Great Dao reliefs as valuable carvings and copied them into his Storage World while Tao Xun urged him to hurry.
• Nie Yun and Tao Xun reached the sealed rooms at the end of the corridor, where fighting over treasures could be heard, and Nie Yun flew toward the first room.

Nie Yun and Tao Xun looted rooms filled with dead experts before finding Gu Yong and the Guixu Sea surrounded by the other three great sects. As the attackers prepared to kill them, Nie Yun appeared and erased Ying Tianzhao’s blade attack.

• Tao Xun followed Nie Yun into a room and found its powerful occupants dead, while Nie Yun collected their Half-step Ruler weapons.
• Nie Yun shared the weapons with Tao Xun, and they looted several more rooms where the occupants had killed one another.
• Nie Yun sensed a fight ahead and led Tao Xun to the confrontation between Guixu Sea and the other three great sects.
• Ying Tianzhao, Shi Yang, and Jiang Hao threatened Gu Yong’s group and claimed that Nie Yun had been killed by the Qianxue Ancestor and two Great Rulers.
• Ying Tianzhao attacked Gu Yong’s group, but Nie Yun appeared and extinguished the blade light with a finger.

Nie Yun revealed himself while defending Guixu Sea from the three great sects, who had been hunting the group. The sects surrounded him with their Ruler Divine Weapons and summoned the Qianxue Emperor, leaving Nie Yun facing an impending battle.

• Nie Yun blocked Shi Yang's attack, while Tao Xun tried to persuade him to leave before the three sects attacked.
• Gu Yong and the elders of Guixu Sea urged Nie Yun and Tao Xun to escape, insisting they would not abandon their own fight.
• Nie Yun revealed his identity, and Gu Yong and the Guixu Sea group rejoiced to learn he was alive.
• Jiang Hao, Ying Tianzhao, and Shi Yang recognized Nie Yun as their enemy and ordered their forces to seal off the area.
• The three sect masters brought out their sect-defending Ruler Divine Weapons, while Shi Yang reported that the Qianxue Emperor would arrive soon.

Nie Yun revealed his identity and drew the Qianxue Ancestor to him while defeating the Three Great Sects and capturing their leaders and elders. The Qianxue Ancestor arrived just as Nie Yun had subdued them all.

• Tao Xun realized that Yun Tong was Nie Yun, who had deliberately waited for the Qianxue Ancestor to come.
• Jiang Hao, Shi Yang, and Ying Tianzhao attacked Nie Yun with three Ruler Divine Weapons, but he shattered their assault, seized the weapons, and wounded their souls.
• The three sect masters begged for mercy and offered to serve Nie Yun, but he refused to spare them.
• Nie Yun used the Heavenly Heart Vine to capture the fleeing sect masters and the Three Great Sects' Supreme Elders.
• The Qianxue Ancestor arrived aboard an ancient ship and recognized that Nie Yun was still alive.

Nie Yun confronted Qianxue Ancestor, Fu Xu Ruler, and Ancestor Motian after surviving their earlier attack, and revealed Ruler-level strength while fighting Qianxue Ancestor. The onlookers learned that Nie Yun had returned as a Ruler, though they mistakenly believed he had refined Old Man Heavenly Profound’s Pseudo-Origin Great Dao.

• Nie Yun appeared before Qianxue Ancestor, Fu Xu Ruler, and Ancestor Motian, who were shocked that he had survived their pursuit.
• Qianxue Ancestor demanded that Nie Yun release Jiang Hao and the others, but Nie Yun’s Heavenly Heart Vine killed them and reduced their bodies to powder.
• Qianxue Ancestor attacked Nie Yun with the Qianxue Saber, and Nie Yun met the blow with a punch that revealed his Ruler-level power.
• Qianxue Ancestor concluded that Nie Yun had refined Old Man Heavenly Profound’s Pseudo-Origin Great Dao, and Nie Yun let him believe it.
• Qianxue Ancestor unleashed Qianxue Skybreaker, drawing crowds who watched the battle and learned that Nie Yun was the former Yun Tong.
• Fu Anchao and the others worried about Nie Yun facing three Rulers, while the Eternal Night Emperor and others regretted having overlooked him.

Nie Yun fought Qianxue Ancestor to a standstill, but Qianxue recruited Fu Xu Ruler and Ancestor Motian to help him. Carefree Immortal arrived and stood with Nie Yun as the three Rulers threatened them.

• Nie Yun used the Moon Breaking Bow and Sky Breaking Wheel to clash with Qianxue Ancestor, forcing both Rulers to retreat without either being wounded.
• Qianxue Ancestor tried to leave, but Nie Yun said he would keep him there, prompting Qianxue to enlist Fu Xu Ruler and Ancestor Motian.
• Fu Xu Ruler and Ancestor Motian surrounded Nie Yun and said they would force him to swear a Chaos Oath if they could not kill him.
• Nie Yun prepared to use One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, but Carefree Immortal arrived on his Wine Gourd.
• Carefree Immortal refused to leave and declared that anyone seeking to kill Nie Yun would have to face his Wine Gourd.

Carefree Immortal backed Nie Yun against Qianxue Ancestor and Fu Xu Ruler, and Nie Yun outmaneuvered their joint attack, wounding both Rulers. He then revealed that he had stolen Qianxue Ancestor’s treasures, including the Universe Pot and Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle, though Qianxue Ancestor claimed Nie Yun could not use the pot.

• Nie Yun thanked Carefree Immortal for supporting him, and Carefree Immortal asked for more Monkey Heart Wine in return.
• Qianxue Ancestor ordered Ancestor Motian to occupy Carefree Immortal while he and Fu Xu Ruler attacked Nie Yun.
• Nie Yun used the Qianxue Dragon Seal to draw Qianxue Ancestor into the path of his Flowing Light Spear, injuring him and forcing Fu Xu Ruler to recall his mountain weapon.
• Nie Yun stored the Qianxue Dragon Seal and revealed that he had stolen nearly all of Qianxue Ancestor’s other treasures.
• Qianxue Ancestor recognized the Universe Pot and Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle in Nie Yun’s hand and said Nie Yun would not know how to use the pot.

Nie Yun refined the Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle and used it against the Qianxue Ancestor and Fu Xu Ruler. After swallowing Fu Xu Ruler’s weapons, Nie Yun coordinated his sword, kick, and bottle to swallow the Qianxue Ancestor, while Fu Xu Ruler remained to face him.

• Nie Yun refined the Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle and unleashed its devouring power against the Qianxue Ancestor.
• Nie Yun struck the Qianxue Ancestor with One Sword of Lingering Hate, trapping him in an illusion of the Qianxue Dynasty’s destruction, but Fu Xu Ruler’s shout woke him before the bottle could swallow him.
• Nie Yun attacked with One Sword Soars to the Clouds, but Fu Xu Ruler used his two great mountains to suppress the sword’s power.
• Nie Yun used the Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle to swallow Fu Xu Ruler’s two mountains and transferred them into his Storage World.
• Nie Yun struck the wary Qianxue Ancestor with One Sword of Lingering Hate and a kick, then swallowed him into the bottle.

Nie Yun trapped Qianxue Ancestor in the Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle, stripped away his Defense Ruler Divine Weapon, and killed him inside the Storage World. He then gave Qianxue Ancestor’s Pseudo-Origin Great Dao to the Heavenly Heart Vine, which successfully advanced to the Ruler level.

• Nie Yun sent his two avatars into the Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle and overwhelmed Qianxue Ancestor inside it.
• Nie Yun drove Qianxue Ancestor through a passage into the Storage World, where he bound him and took the Qianxue Saber.
• Nie Yun destroyed Qianxue Ancestor’s body and soul, then discovered the Pseudo-Origin Great Dao he had left behind.
• Nie Yun gave the Pseudo-Origin Great Dao to the Heavenly Heart Vine, which refined it and advanced to the Ruler level.

Nie Yun subdued the Qianxue Ancestor, prompting Fu Xu Ruler and Ancestor Motian to flee, and left the Three Realms Grinding Mill with the Carefree Immortal. He tasked his allies with searching for the Heart of the Three Realms while keeping his plans hidden.

• Nie Yun returned to his true body after advancing the Heavenly Heart Vine to the Ruler level, and Fu Xu Ruler and Ancestor Motian fled when they realized he had subdued the Qianxue Ancestor.
• Nie Yun discovered that the Qianxue Dynasty’s ancient ship had also escaped, while spectators marveled at his power and the Eternal Night Emperor regretted failing to value him earlier.
• Nie Yun thanked the Carefree Immortal for his help, and the two agreed to celebrate with Monkey Heart Wine.
• Nie Yun gave Gu Yong three talismans, told Tao Xun to stay with Gu Yong, and instructed Fu Anchao and the others to report any news about the Heart of the Three Realms.
• Nie Yun and the Carefree Immortal vanished from the crowd, leaving the Eternal Night Emperor and the others to continue deeper into the Three Realms Grinding Mill.

After the Qianxue Emperor learned the Qianxue Ancestor had died, he plotted to turn the other Rulers against Nie Yun and used the Chaos King Talisman Order to summon Ashoka King. Ashoka King appeared and demanded to know where the person he sought was.

• The Qianxue Emperor showed his minister the cracked life-preserving jade tablet and confirmed that Nie Yun had killed the Qianxue Ancestor.
• The Qianxue Emperor ordered his minister to spread news of the Ancestor’s death and Nie Yun’s ability to kill Rulers, hoping the other Rulers would unite against Nie Yun.
• The Qianxue Emperor revealed the Chaos King Talisman Order and decided to identify Nie Yun as the person Ashoka King sought, despite knowing one of the required conditions did not match.
• The Qianxue Emperor activated the proclamation, causing a vast black hole to appear over the Chaos Ocean and forcing him to his knees.
• Ashoka King emerged from the black hole and asked where the person he sought was.

Qianxue Emperor directed Ashoka King toward Nie Yun, hoping to use him to settle a grudge, while Nie Yun spent time with Carefree Immortal on the Three Realms Battlefield. Nie Yun introduced Old Drunkard to Carefree Immortal, who accepted him as a disciple and gave him a Heaven-Opening Creation Pill.

• Qianxue Emperor told Ashoka King that Nie Yun was on the Three Realms Battlefield, and Ashoka King exposed his attempt to use the matter for revenge.
• Qianxue Emperor insisted that two other people fit Ashoka King's search, and Ashoka King warned him not to lie before disappearing.
• Nie Yun gave Carefree Immortal thousands of Wine Gourds, and Carefree Immortal agreed to visit Nie Yun's Small World.
• Carefree Immortal discovered that Nie Yun's Small World was a Supreme Domain, and Nie Yun introduced him to Old Drunkard.
• Old Drunkard bowed to Carefree Immortal, who accepted him as a disciple and gave him a Heaven-Opening Creation Pill.

Carefree Immortal gave Old Drunkard a Heaven-Opening Creation Pill and a Dominator Robe before leaving with Xia Xing. Nie Yun followed Fu Anchao’s message to the Three Realms Grinding Mill, where he found the experts gathered around the Chaos King Talisman Order and saw something that made him frown.

• Carefree Immortal gave Old Drunkard the Heaven-Opening Creation Pill and Dominator Robe, then departed with Xia Xing.
• Nie Yun received Fu Anchao’s message that the experts had reached the Chaos King Talisman Order, which was near the Heart of the Three Realms, and flew to the Three Realms Grinding Mill.
• Nie Yun traveled past the many corpses inside the mill and wondered whether the King-Sealing Experts had created the battlefield and order to make experts slaughter one another.
• Nie Yun arrived at the central disk and met Fu Anchao, his retainers, and the Eternal Night Emperor, Wei Yongye, who revealed that the Sunless Ruler was his ancestor.
• Wei Yongye pointed toward the center of the disk, and Nie Yun frowned when he saw what was there.

Nie Yun and Eternal Night Emperor reached the Chaos King Talisman Order but found it sealed behind a deadly light membrane that required all eight Order Seeking Talismans to open. While they waited for the Rulers who held the remaining talismans, Nie Yun recognized the membrane’s runes from the chains that had bound Extreme Heaven King, and a gathering of Rulers arrived.

• Eternal Night Emperor showed Nie Yun Sunless Ruler’s message ordering them not to touch the light membrane until he arrived.
• Eternal Night Emperor explained that Qi Quan had been burned to ashes by the membrane and that all eight Order Seeking Talismans were needed to open it.
• Nie Yun recognized the membrane’s runes as the same ones carved into the chains that had bound Extreme Heaven King.
• Nie Yun sensed the approaching Rulers before Eternal Night Emperor saw them, and Fu Anchao identified Starry Night Ruler, Snowy Cold Ruler, Double Pupil Ruler, and Pill God Ruler.
• More Rulers arrived, gathering around the sealed Chaos King Talisman Order.

Nie Yun confronted the Rulers who demanded that he surrender the Universe Pot, and he struck back when they tried to stop him. He defeated Snowy Cold Ruler with a single blow, while the gathered Rulers remained poised for conflict.

• Nie Yun met Shen Jun, and the other Rulers grew wary after learning that he had killed the Qianxue Ancestor.
• Ancestor Motian and Fu Xu Ruler urged the Rulers to take Nie Yun’s Universe Pot and have the Pill God Ruler safeguard it.
• Nie Yun refused to hand over the Universe Pot, and Ancestor Motian and Fu Xu Ruler called for the Rulers to kill him.
• Nie Yun moved to attack Fu Xu Ruler, but Snowy Cold Ruler stepped in to block him.
• Nie Yun combined his strength with the Heavenly Heart Vine and sent Snowy Cold Ruler crashing into the light barrier with one punch.

Nie Yun defeated and killed Fu Xu Ruler, then gave Fu Xu Ruler’s Pseudo-Origin Great Dao to Duan Yi, making him a Ruler. The other Rulers debated attacking Nie Yun, but backed down when he threatened them and declared he was going to kill Ancestor Motian.

• Nie Yun attacked Fu Xu Ruler with his Heavenly Heart Vine while his Ruler-level clone ambushed him from behind.
• Nie Yun captured Fu Xu Ruler with the Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle and killed him in the Storage World, extracting his Pseudo-Origin Great Dao.
• Nie Yun gave Fu Xu Ruler’s Pseudo-Origin Great Dao to Duan Yi, who refined it and became a Ruler.
• Nie Yun warned the assembled Rulers that he would show no mercy to anyone who attacked him, while several Rulers urged the others to join forces against him.
• Nie Yun announced that he was going to kill Ancestor Motian, and the other Rulers retreated rather than block his way.

Nie Yun killed Ancestor Motian after the other Rulers refused to help him, then used the refined Pseudo-Origin Great Dao to make Fu Anchao a Ruler. He challenged the remaining Rulers, who stayed silent and lowered their heads.

• Nie Yun killed Qianxue Emperor's minister with a vine after discovering him among the crowd.
• Nie Yun, Duan Yi, and Nie Yun's other clone surrounded Ancestor Motian as the other Rulers retreated instead of helping him.
• Ancestor Motian attacked with the Golden Silk Blood Spirit and Palm Thunder, but Nie Yun subdued him and the Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle swallowed him.
• Nie Yun's clone killed Ancestor Motian inside the Storage World, and Nie Yun gave Fu Anchao a Pseudo-Origin Great Dao that made him a Ruler.
• Nie Yun challenged the remaining Rulers to attack him, but none dared answer or meet his gaze.

Nie Yun opened the Chaos King Talisman Order and discovered it called for a sacrifice whose traits pointed to him, though he realized it was likely seeking Nie Tong. After finding the Heart of the Three Realms beneath the platform, he was confronted by the arrival of a King-Sealing Expert.

• The Rulers abandoned their hostility toward Nie Yun and agreed to open the light barrier using their eight Order Seeking Talismans.
• Nie Yun entered the barrier with the others, seized the Chaos King Talisman Order, and read its demand for a person skilled with a sword, quick to cultivate, and marked by a heavy aura of slaughter.
• The gathered Rulers suspected Nie Yun was the target, but he warned them not to try capturing him and stored the King Talisman Order in his Storage World.
• Nie Yun found the Heart of the Three Realms beneath the platform and realized he could soon fulfill the three tasks Nie Tong had given him.
• A colossal black vortex appeared over the Three Realms Battlefield, and Nie Yun and the others recognized the arrival of a King-Sealing Expert.

Nie Yun seized the Heart of the Three Realms and gave it and the Qianxue Dragon Seal to Nie Tong before Ashoka King, Juesha King, and Chaos King arrived. Ashoka King singled out Nie Yun and asked if he was Nie Yun.

• Nie Yun used the Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle and his two clones to capture the Heart of the Three Realms, then stored it and handed it to Nie Tong with the Qianxue Dragon Seal.
• Ashoka King and Juesha King emerged from the vortexes, alarming the Dominators with their simultaneous arrival.
• Ashoka King and Juesha King said Chaos King was coming, and Chaos King soon appeared above the crowd.
• Ashoka King turned his attention to Nie Yun and asked if he was Nie Yun, and Nie Yun confirmed his identity.

Nie Yun denied knowing the Asura King and defended his extraordinary cultivation speed when Ashoka King pressured him. After Nie Yun challenged Ashoka King to kill him rather than rely on vague accusations, Ashoka King withdrew, promising to investigate his origins.

• Juesha King revealed that Nie Yun was from outside the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain, and Nie Yun admitted he had come from a Small World.
• Ashoka King questioned Nie Yun about the Asura King and used his rapid rise from the early Heaven-Slaying Realm to ruler as evidence that a King-Sealing Expert might be helping him.
• Ashoka King’s pressure forced the rulers and other powerful figures to their knees, but Nie Yun remained standing and insisted he knew nothing.
• Nie Yun mocked Ashoka King and argued that killing him would make it seem Ashoka King feared being surpassed, while Chaos King and Juesha King teased Ashoka King.
• Ashoka King refused to kill Nie Yun without evidence, vowed to investigate his origins, and left with the dark vortex.