Chapter Summaries

After the Three Great Kings departed, Nie Yun realized Ashoka King would soon investigate him and resolved to increase his strength before then. The Chaos King Talisman Order publicly announced a new task: gather all information on Nie Yun of Guixu Sea.

• Ashoka King, Juesha King, and Chaos King left, and the pressure over the Three Realms Grinding Mill subsided.
• Nie Yun worried that Ashoka King would return to investigate his connection to the Asura King and wondered why the Three Great Kings had ignored his taking the Heart of the Three Realms.
• Those present admired Nie Yun for daring to confront the King-Sealing Experts.
• The Chaos King Talisman Order rose into the air and covered the Three Realms Grinding Mill and Three Realms Battlefield with seven-colored light.
• Sunless Ruler explained that Talisman Order Serves Heaven publicly proclaimed a Chaos King Talisman Order to all living beings in the Three Realms.
• The Heavenly Dao announced the new task: “All information on Nie Yun of Guixu Sea!”

After the Three Great Kings announced an order to investigate Nie Yun, he realized he could no longer avoid the attention of the Three Realms. As people at the Three Realms Grinding Mill departed, several tried to show him goodwill by refusing to pursue the investigation.

• Luo Qingcheng and the others heard the announcement from their cultivation grounds in the Guixu Ancestral Land and worried about Nie Yun.
• The Qianxue Emperor celebrated the order, planned to return to the Qianxue Dynasty, and vowed to destroy Nie Yun and everyone connected to him.
• Carefree Immortal heard the announcement while traveling with Old Drunkard Xia Xing and turned the Wine Gourd back toward Nie Yun.
• At the Three Realms Grinding Mill, Nie Yun recognized that the announcement had made him a target throughout the Three Realms and glared down the onlookers.
• Snowy Cold Ruler and the Eternal Night Emperor announced they would enter seclusion and restrain their subordinates instead of investigating Nie Yun.
• The gathered people left, leaving Nie Yun with Duan Yi and the others.

Nie Yun returned toward the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain while checking on Nie Tong and testing the newly advanced Storage World. He discovered its replication limits, equipped himself and his companions with Ruler Divine Weapons, and continued toward the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain as Nie Tong remained unresponsive.

• Nie Yun ordered Fu Anchao to pilot the God-Shattering Ship back to the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain while Duan Yi guarded the cabin.
• Nie Yun checked Nie Tong in the Storage World but found him locked in a strange state and unable to respond.
• Nie Yun tested the Storage World's replication ability and found it could copy Ruler Divine Weapons, but they shattered because the world's space was not sturdy enough.
• Nie Yun equipped his true body and two clones with Defense Ruler Divine Weapons and swords from the weapons he had collected.
• Nie Yun offered the remaining Ruler Divine Weapons to Zitong Undestroyable, White Head Venerable, Duan Yi, Fu Anchao, and the others, then gave Sect Master Gu Yong a weapon as well.

After returning to Guixu Sea, Nie Yun sent his allies to destroy the Three Great Sects and brought Luo Qingcheng and the others into his Storage World. Their suspicions that the Qianxue Dynasty had tipped off Ashoka King led Nie Yun to set out to confront the Qianxue Emperor.

• Nie Yun returned to Guixu Sea aboard the God-Shattering Ship and refused Sect Master Gu Yong’s offer to convene a large assembly.
• Nie Yun brought Luo Qingcheng, his parents, and the others into his Storage World, then ordered Zitong Undestroyable, White Head Venerable, Duan Yi, and Fu Anchao to destroy Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain, Ten Autumn Ridge, and Sky-Severing Cliff within three days.
• Nie Yun told his family that Ashoka King had issued Talisman Order Serves Heaven and explained Nie Tong’s situation, leaving them worried about the King-Sealing Expert’s intentions.
• Luo Qingcheng pointed out that Ashoka King had appeared to learn about Nie Yun only after announcing the Chaos King Talisman Order, suggesting someone had informed him beforehand.
• Luo Qingcheng and Nie Yun suspected the Qianxue Dynasty, and Nie Yun decided the Qianxue Emperor had been behind the warning and went to confront him.

Nie Yun returned to Qianxue Imperial City to confront the Qianxue Emperor, while rumors portraying Ashoka King as afraid of his growing strength spread through the streets. Unable to locate the hidden emperor, Nie Yun threatened to destroy the Qianxue Dynasty unless he appeared.

• Nie Yun walked openly through Qianxue Imperial City and heard people discussing his feats and blaming Ashoka King for targeting him.
• Nie Yun wondered who was spreading favorable rumors about him and decided the publicity would make Ashoka King think twice before acting.
• Nie Yun searched Qianxue Imperial Palace and the surrounding area with his spiritual sense, Heavenly Eye, Tracking Qi, and other methods but found no trace of the Qianxue Emperor.
• Nie Yun concluded that he would destroy the Qianxue Dynasty to force the emperor to reveal himself.
• Nie Yun appeared above Qianxue Imperial Palace, sealed off the area, and gave the Qianxue Emperor ten breaths to come out or see his dynasty perish.

Nie Yun demanded that the Qianxue Emperor face him, but the emperor stayed hidden, so Nie Yun destroyed the Qianxue Imperial Palace and captured those who tried to flee. He then threatened the survivors until someone revealed how to contact the emperor.

• Nie Yun arrived at the Qianxue Imperial Palace and counted down while ministers tried to dissuade him from attacking.
• The ministers and palace inhabitants attempted to escape, but Nie Yun imprisoned them in midair and gathered them together.
• When the Qianxue Emperor failed to appear, Nie Yun shattered the palace’s seals and reduced its buildings to ruins, killing those who remained inside.
• Nie Yun asked the captured people to identify anyone who could contact the Qianxue Emperor and threatened to kill them one by one.

Nie Yun interrogated the Qianxue Emperor’s ministers to discover where the emperor was hiding. Chancellor Pang Jin revealed that he had no exact location, but used an Imprint Stone Wall to exchange messages with the emperor, leaving Nie Yun with a way to communicate but no means of tracing him.

• Nie Yun killed ministers who refused to answer and used the Heavenly Heart Vine to slay several more, breaking the survivors’ resolve.
• Several ministers surrendered and named Chancellor Pang Jin as the person who conveyed the Qianxue Emperor’s orders.
• Pang Jin attacked a kneeling minister, but Nie Yun stopped him, crippled him, and seized him before he could self-destruct.
• Nie Yun tortured Pang Jin until he revealed that the Qianxue Emperor had given him an Imprint Stone Wall for exchanging messages.
• Nie Yun examined the stone wall, found he could not trace the emperor through it, and killed Pang Jin after learning he did not know the emperor’s location.

Nie Yun destroyed the Qianxue Dynasty’s imperial palace but failed to find the Qianxue Emperor, then learned from Carefree Immortal that the emperor might be hiding in the ancient land where the Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle was found. Nie Yun realized the refined bottle might lead him there.

• Nie Yun forced the Qianxue Dynasty’s ministers to swear Chaos Oaths and submit to Guixu Sea, then sent them away after they could not reveal the Qianxue Emperor’s location.
• Nie Yun searched the ruined imperial palace and the area beneath it but found no trace of the Qianxue Emperor.
• Carefree Immortal and Old Drunkard Xia Xing arrived, and Nie Yun told Carefree Immortal he suspected the Qianxue Emperor had influenced Ashoka King’s use of Talisman Order Serves Heaven.
• Carefree Immortal suggested that the Qianxue Emperor might be hiding in the ancient land where the Qianxue Ancestor had discovered the Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle.
• Nie Yun realized that the fully refined Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle might help him find the ancient land.

Nie Yun persuaded Jingxin to guide him to the ancient land she had escaped from, promising to free her within a year. He gathered the Carefree Immortal and his followers to travel there, and the Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle pointed the way.

• Nie Yun asked Jingxin to take him to her homeland, and she resisted until he promised to give her a physical body and freedom within a year.
• Jingxin agreed to guide Nie Yun but warned him not to venture too deep into the terrifying ancient land she had escaped from.
• The Carefree Immortal insisted on accompanying Nie Yun despite the danger, and he sent Xia Xing to safety.
• Nie Yun waited with the Carefree Immortal for his followers, then chose Fu Anchao, Duan Yi, White Head Venerable, and Zitong Undestroyable to join the expedition.
• Nie Yun released the Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle, which pointed toward the ancient land.

Nie Yun and his companions followed the Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle into a hidden, deathly Small World while searching for the Qianxue Emperor. After hearing a scream deeper inside, Nie Yun hurried ahead to investigate.

• The Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle vanished into a hidden world in the Chaos Ocean, and Nie Yun followed it despite the danger.
• Nie Yun's companions entered after him, and Jingxin told him she had escaped from this Small World before retreating into his Storage World.
• Nie Yun placed Zitong Undestroyable and White Head Venerable in his Storage World, then led the others onward to search for the Qianxue Emperor.
• Carefree Immortal suggested the world was an ancient burial ground whose dead might have been as powerful as Rulers.
• A scream sounded ahead, and Nie Yun confirmed his companions were all present before rushing toward it.

Nie Yun found Qianxue Emperor under attack by black mist among a field of colossal corpses like those in the Ten Absolutes Ancient Land. After destroying one corpse and rescuing Qianxue Emperor, he urged his companions to flee before the other corpses could attack.

• Nie Yun and his companions found Qianxue Emperor raving in a chilling area, apparently suffering a soul attack or illusion.
• Duan Yi and Fu Anchao spotted that the distant hills were enormous corpses, and Nie Yun recognized them as the strange corpses from the Ten Absolutes Ancient Land.
• Nie Yun saw black mist invading Qianxue Emperor and warned the others to stay back while he tested the corpses.
• The black mist contaminated Nie Yun's arrows and invaded his sea of consciousness, but he drove it out with the Wisdom Sword.
• Nie Yun destroyed the nearest corpse with One Sword Soars to the Clouds, seized Qianxue Emperor, and retreated as black mist gathered over the other corpses.
• Nie Yun called for Carefree Immortal, Fu Anchao, and Duan Yi to leave the area at once.

Nie Yun and the others escaped a deadly black mist in the mysterious Small World, then questioned Qianxue Emperor about his connection to Ashoka King. Qianxue Emperor revealed that he had obtained the Chaos King Talisman Order in advance and threatened to use Ashoka King's favor and a jade token to have Nie Yun killed.

• Nie Yun used Blazing Fire to hold back the black mist while he and the others fled the Small World into the Chaos Ocean.
• Nie Yun warned the others that the mist could make them lose themselves, then questioned the recovered Qianxue Emperor about how he had been found.
• Qianxue Emperor admitted that he had told Ashoka King about Nie Yun and claimed he had obtained the Chaos King Talisman Order ahead of time.
• Qianxue Emperor demanded that Nie Yun promise not to trouble him, threatening to use his reward from the Talisman Order to ask Ashoka King to kill Nie Yun.
• Qianxue Emperor revealed a jade token that could transmit information about Nie Yun to Ashoka King and demanded a Chaos Oath in exchange for sparing him.

Nie Yun and his companions followed the Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle into a desolate Small World that severed spiritual connections, hoping to find the Qianxue Emperor. As they searched through the deathly realm, a cry rang out from ahead, and Nie Yun hurried toward it.

• The Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle vanished into a hidden Small World, and Nie Yun followed despite Carefree Immortal and Fu Anchao warning of the danger.
• Nie Yun entered the strange, deathly still world and stored Jingxin in his Storage World after she said she feared the place.
• Carefree Immortal and the others followed Nie Yun inside, and Nie Yun stored Zitong Undestroyable and White Head Venerable for their safety.
• Nie Yun told the group to search for the Qianxue Emperor, whom he believed had not ventured far into the world.
• Carefree Immortal suspected the world was an ancient burial ground for beings as powerful as Rulers, and a miserable cry sounded from ahead.
• After confirming his companions were present, Nie Yun warned them to be careful and rushed toward the cry.

Nie Yun discovered that Qianxue Emperor was under attack by the strange corpses from the Ten Absolutes Ancient Land and fought back to rescue him. After destroying one corpse and pulling Qianxue Emperor away, Nie Yun urged everyone to flee as more black mist gathered.

• Nie Yun and his companions found Qianxue Emperor raving near enormous corpses that resembled hills.
• Nie Yun recognized the corpses from the Ten Absolutes Ancient Land and saw black mist invading Qianxue Emperor's sea of consciousness.
• Nie Yun warned the others to stay back, then used his Wisdom Sword to cut the black mist out of his own sea of consciousness.
• The black shadows contaminated Nie Yun's arrows, so he struck a corpse with One Sword Soars to the Clouds and destroyed it.
• Nie Yun seized Qianxue Emperor and called for Carefree Immortal, Fu Anchao, and Duan Yi to flee as more black mist gathered.

Nie Yun and his companions escaped a black mist that corrupted Ruler Divine Weapons and rescued Qianxue Emperor. Qianxue Emperor admitted he had warned Ashoka King about Nie Yun and threatened to use his favor and a jade token to have Ashoka King kill him unless Nie Yun swore to leave him alone.

• Nie Yun used Blazing Fire to hold back the black mist while he and the others fled the hidden space into the Chaos Ocean.
• Nie Yun told the group the mist could have cost them their lives, then questioned the recovered Qianxue Emperor.
• Qianxue Emperor admitted he had told Ashoka King about Nie Yun and claimed he had obtained the King Talisman Order beforehand.
• Qianxue Emperor threatened to ask Ashoka King to kill Nie Yun using the favor owed for completing the order's task.
• Qianxue Emperor revealed a jade token that could transmit his gathered information to Ashoka King and demanded that Nie Yun swear never to trouble him again.

Nie Yun outmaneuvered Qianxue Emperor, learned that Ashoka King had issued the Chaos King Talisman Order early, and imprisoned him in the Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle. As Nie Yun prepared to return to the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain, Ashoka King's true body appeared before him.

• Qianxue Emperor threatened to expose Nie Yun's younger brother, but Nie Yun challenged his claims by revealing that the Qianxue Dynasty had fallen and Pang Jin was dead.
• Nie Yun promised not to kill Qianxue Emperor before Ashoka King found him, and Qianxue Emperor explained that Ashoka King had issued the Chaos King Talisman Order ahead of time to dynasties that performed special tasks.
• Nie Yun trapped Qianxue Emperor in the Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle and took his Ruler Defense Divine Weapon.
• Qianxue Emperor crushed his jade talisman to send a message, but Nie Yun's Storage World blocked it and sealed him in a space where he could not move.
• As Nie Yun prepared to return to the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain, Ashoka King's true body appeared in the Chaos Ocean.

Ashoka King arrived in his true body and tortured Nie Yun with the Chaos Red Lotus to force him to reveal Nie Tong’s whereabouts. Nie Tong appeared as the Asura King after refining the King-Sealing qualification, striking Ashoka King and declaring that he would not tolerate anyone hurting his brother.

• Ashoka King confronted Nie Yun and showed records identifying Nie Tong as the reincarnation of the Asura King, demanding that Nie Yun reveal where he was.
• Nie Yun denied knowing Nie Tong’s whereabouts, and Ashoka King injured Duan Yi and Carefree Immortal when they defended him.
• Ashoka King trapped Nie Yun in the Chaos Red Lotus, inflicting unbearable pain on his body and soul.
• A blood-red sun appeared over the Chaos Ocean, revealing that the Asura King had returned and recovered his strength.
• Nie Tong arrived as a King-Sealing Expert, struck Ashoka King down, and threatened him for hurting Nie Yun.

Nie Tong, revealed as the reborn Asura King and Nie Yun’s younger brother, rescued Nie Yun and drove back the Ashoka King, Chaos King, and Juesha King. He explained that controlling the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain and Three Realms Battlefield made him stronger than before, leaving the three kings unable to kill him without devastating their own domains.

• Fu Anchao, Carefree Immortal, and the others learned that the Asura King was Nie Yun’s younger brother as the four kings gathered in the Chaos Ocean.
• Nie Tong subdued the Ashoka King’s Chaos Red Lotus, returned it to Nie Yun as compensation, and Nie Yun swallowed it to temper his body.
• Nie Tong struck the Ashoka King with one sword-finger attack, defeating him and warning all three kings not to harm Nie Yun or Guixu Sea.
• The Ashoka King, Chaos King, and Juesha King threatened to join forces, so Nie Tong attacked the Chaos King and Juesha King simultaneously and drove them back.
• Nie Tong revealed that he had refined the Qianxue Dragon Seal and the Heart of the Three Realms, putting the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain and Three Realms Battlefield under his control.
• The three kings realized that killing Nie Tong would require destroying domains whose loss would cripple them, and they acknowledged they had underestimated him.

After Nie Tong drove off Ashoka King and the other King-Sealing Experts, Nie Yun finished absorbing the Chaos Red Lotus and discovered that his body had become powerful enough to break a Ruler Divine Weapon. Nie Tong explained that Nie Yun’s bloodline allowed his strength to grow without limit, then said they would have to part again before asking his brother to make a trip for him.

• Ashoka King and the other King-Sealing Experts fled, and Carefree Immortal, Duan Yi, and Fu Anchao paid their respects to Nie Tong.
• Nie Tong recalled saving Carefree Immortal long ago and learned that Old Man Heavenly Profound had been killed by Ashoka King.
• Nie Tong praised Duan Yi and Fu Anchao for standing by Nie Yun and waited with everyone while Nie Yun cultivated.
• Nie Yun rose after absorbing the Chaos Red Lotus and snapped a Ruler Divine Weapon in half with his fingers.
• Nie Tong explained that the three supreme domains limited others to Ruler strength, while Nie Yun’s special bloodline let him grow without limit and avoid realm barriers.
• Nie Tong said he had to enter a place only King-Sealing Experts could reach, then told Nie Yun he had a matter that might require his help.

After Nie Tong asked Nie Yun to find the Void Seed in the Chaos Supreme Domain, Nie Yun examined his newly strengthened body and set out to search for the Void Realm. With Carefree Immortal and the others accompanying him, he reached the Chaos Supreme Domain.

• Nie Tong told Nie Yun to find the Void Seed in the Void Realm, then vanished before Nie Yun could ask more questions.
• Nie Yun discovered that refining the Chaos Red Lotus had made his body stronger than a Ruler Divine Weapon and capable of killing Ruler experts.
• Carefree Immortal, Duan Yi, and Fu Anchao said they had never heard of the Void Realm or the Void Seed.
• Nie Yun decided to search the Chaos Supreme Domain, and Carefree Immortal agreed to guide him there.
• Duan Yi and Fu Anchao piloted the God-Shattering Ship, and the group reached the Chaos Supreme Domain in less than ten days.