Chapter Summaries

Nie Yun chose to seek the Eternal Night Emperor for information about the Void Realm and traveled with his companions to the Eternal Night Imperial City. There, he learned that the monsterfolk-looking Buye Tribe had a mysterious origin and followed one of its members into the Treasure Pavilion.

• Nie Yun dismissed the idea of searching famous locations and decided to ask the Eternal Night Emperor about the Void Realm.
• Fu Anchao piloted the God-Shattering Ship to the Eternal Night Imperial City, where Nie Yun and the others explored before visiting the palace.
• Luo Qingcheng spotted a person resembling the Monsterfolk Race, and Carefree Immortal and Fu Anchao identified him as a member of the Buye Tribe.
• Fu Anchao recounted a legend that the Buye Tribe began with two transformed survivors from a merchant caravan in the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain.
• Nie Yun doubted the legend and wondered whether the Buye Tribe was connected to Lord Asura King; after the tribesman entered the Treasure Pavilion, Nie Yun led the others inside.

Nie Yun and his companions followed a demon through the Treasure Pavilion, where Nie Yun found a battered, incomplete seal that seemed familiar. He agreed to buy it despite its steep price and ominous reputation, but someone interrupted before the sale was completed.

• Nie Yun led Luo Qingcheng, Fu Anchao, and the Carefree Immortal up through the Pavilion's floors while tracking the demon, who stopped on the third floor.
• The Carefree Immortal explained that he had found his Wine Gourd at the Pavilion, and Nie Yun searched the displayed treasures for something worthwhile.
• Nie Yun noticed a worn golden seal with grooves on its sides, and Fu Anchao identified it as an apparently useless incomplete weapon.
• A saleswoman said the seal had been found on the Three Realms Battlefield, where its appearance had supposedly killed dozens of sect master-level experts, and explained that a Half-step Ruler had consigned it for one million Chaos Crystal Stones.
• Nie Yun decided to buy the seal, but several figures arrived and one of them shouted that he would buy it instead.

Nie Yun’s group competed with Crown Prince Wei Xiao over a treasure at the Treasure Pavilion, but Wei Xiao’s interest was really in Luo Qingcheng. When Nie Yun refused to yield, Wei Xiao accused them of rebellion and ordered his generals to seize them.

• Nie Yun paid one million Chaos Crystal Stones for the treasure, but Li Yu offered more on Wei Xiao’s behalf and demanded that the girl hand it over.
• Li Yu revealed that Wei Xiao was the Crown Prince of the Eternal Night Dynasty and demanded that Nie Yun’s group kneel.
• Nie Yun asked Wei Xiao to explain the treasure’s origin, and Wei Xiao refused while implying he would tell Luo Qingcheng instead.
• Nie Yun realized Wei Xiao was using the dispute to impress Luo Qingcheng and told the girl to wrap up the treasure for him.
• Wei Xiao accused Nie Yun’s group of plotting against the dynasty, and his Half-step Ruler generals stepped forward to arrest them.

Nie Yun and his companions clashed with Crown Prince Wei Xiao over a treasure at Treasure Pavilion after Wei Xiao demanded they be killed. Duan Yi subdued the Crown Prince and his generals, then summoned Eternal Night Emperor Wei Yongye to come to the pavilion.

• Nie Yun and his companions discussed Wei Xiao's arrogance while the Crown Prince ordered his generals to attack them.
• Pavilion Master Jin tried to mediate and urged Nie Yun's group to back down, but Nie Yun insisted on buying the treasure.
• Wei Xiao ordered his generals to kill Nie Yun's group, and Nie Yun told Duan Yi to deal with them and summon the Eternal Night Emperor to apologize.
• The generals attacked, but Duan Yi crushed their power and forced them to kneel before seizing Wei Xiao and pressing him to the ground.
• Duan Yi called out to Wei Yongye across the Eternal Night Imperial City and demanded that he arrive at Treasure Pavilion within one minute.

Nie Yun revealed his identity as a Ruler after the Eternal Night Crown Prince threatened him, then spared the prince in exchange for information about the Void Realm. The Eternal Night Emperor summoned the Sunless Ancestor, leaving Nie Yun waiting for him to arrive.

• Pavilion Master Jin recognized Nie Yun, apologized, and handed over the treasure, but Nie Yun insisted on paying its price.
• The Eternal Night Emperor arrived, and Duan Yi told him that Wei Xiao had threatened to kill Nie Yun.
• The Eternal Night Emperor offered to kill his son, but Nie Yun said he would spare Wei Xiao if the emperor told him what he knew about the Void Realm.
• The Eternal Night Emperor admitted that he had heard the Sunless Ancestor mention the Void Realm and agreed to summon him.
• The Eternal Night Emperor ordered Wei Xiao imprisoned, while Nie Yun sealed off the area and waited for the Sunless Ancestor.

Nie Yun investigated a Monsterfolk and discovered that the Buye Tribe was the same race as the Monsterfolk of the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth, though he found no explanation for their presence in the Three Realms. He then asked Sunless Ruler to guide him to the elusive Void Realm, and learned that Pill God Ruler had once entered it.

• Nie Yun examined a Monsterfolk, confirmed he was part of the Monsterfolk Race, and altered his memory before sending him away.
• Nie Yun and Luo Qingcheng went to a VIP room, where Sunless Ruler arrived to meet them.
• Nie Yun offered Sunless Ruler a favor, including the promise to kill a Ruler enemy, in exchange for guidance to the Void Realm.
• Sunless Ruler explained that the Void Realm was hidden at the intersection of space and time and could be found only when a destined chance arrived.
• Sunless Ruler revealed that Pill God Ruler had entered the Void Realm and emerged as a supreme alchemy expert, but had kept its secrets to himself.

Nie Yun set out with Sunless Ruler for Pill God Valley to find Pill God Ruler and learn about the Void Realm. Sunless Ruler explained that Pill God Valley was an exceptionally powerful flying treasure, leaving them to prepare for a difficult approach.

• Nie Yun decided to seek Pill God Ruler after hearing Sunless Ruler describe the Void Realm, and Sunless Ruler agreed to lead him to Pill God Valley.
• Nie Yun warned Wei Yongye not to let Wei Xiao provoke him again, then left with Luo Qingcheng, Carefree Immortal, and the others.
• Qianxue Emperor praised Pavilion Master Jin for handling the incident and offered to resolve future trouble for Treasure Pavilion.
• After several days of flying, Sunless Ruler asked to rest, so Nie Yun brought out the God-Shattering Ship and had Fu Anchao and Duan Yi pilot it.
• Sunless Ruler explained that Pill God Valley had been built by eight Rulers over twenty thousand years and could resist even Rulers when its formations were active.

Nie Yun and Sunless Ruler discussed Pill God Ruler’s defenses, weapons, and rumored living battle pills before arriving at Pill God Valley. Nie Yun asked Pill God Ruler to guide him to the Void Realm, but Pill God Ruler claimed he had forgotten its location, and one of his companions challenged Nie Yun’s demand.

• Nie Yun and Sunless Ruler discussed Pill God Ruler’s lavish residence, the Heaven and Earth Cauldron, and rumors that his pills could fight as soldiers.
• Sunless Ruler led Nie Yun and the others to Pill God Valley, where Nie Yun had Duan Yi announce their visit instead of entering by force.
• Pill God Ruler came out with Snowy Cold Ruler and two other Rulers, then asked why Nie Yun had come.
• Nie Yun asked Pill God Ruler to guide him to the Void Realm, but Pill God Ruler claimed he had forgotten where it was.
• One of Pill God Ruler’s companions sneered at Nie Yun and challenged him for insisting that Pill God Ruler lead the way.

Nie Yun confronted Pill God Valley and killed Celestial Sovereign with a single punch, then gave his Pseudo-Origin Great Dao to Zitong Undestroyable, raising him to the Ruler level. Pill God Ruler and the others retreated behind the valley’s formation, while Nie Yun gave them ten breaths to consider his demand.

• A Ruler insulted Nie Yun and challenged him to fight without weapons, so Nie Yun immediately attacked him.
• Celestial Sovereign raised a Ruler Divine Weapon shield, but Nie Yun shattered it with his fist and killed him through a second defensive weapon.
• A vine devoured Celestial Sovereign’s corpse, and Nie Yun handed his Pseudo-Origin Great Dao to Zitong Undestroyable.
• Zitong Undestroyable refined the Dao and reached the Ruler level, thanking Nie Yun for the gift.
• Pill God Ruler, Snowy Cold Ruler, and the others fled into Pill God Valley and activated its formation.
• Nie Yun gave Pill God Ruler ten breaths to consider his earlier demand.

Nie Yun confronted Pill God Ruler at Pill God Valley and attacked after the Ruler refused to guide him to the Void Realm. The Myriad Souls Gathering Heaven Formation repelled Nie Yun and planted a thread in his soul, leaving him wondering who was behind the attack.

• Pill God Ruler refused to lead Nie Yun to the Void Realm and threatened him with the Chaos King’s favor.
• Nie Yun tore through the mist guarding Pill God Valley and identified its defenses as the Myriad Souls Gathering Heaven Formation, built from countless souls.
• Nie Yun attacked the valley with his dragon- and phoenix-transformed arms, but the Formation sent the resentment of its victims into his sea of consciousness.
• Nie Yun used the Wisdom Sword to cut away the negative emotions, then discovered a thin thread parasitizing his soul and corroding his power.

Nie Yun faced the Pill God Ruler, whose movable valley became a powerful ancient ship that overwhelmed him and carried soul-corroding threads. Just as Nie Yun struggled to find a way to fight back, Zitong Undestroyable transformed into a Chaos Divine Mountain to block the ship.

• Nie Yun used the Wisdom Sword to cut away a soul-corroding thread and wondered whether the Pill God Ruler was an ancient corpse or had Seized Body.
• The Pill God Ruler lifted the valley into the air as an ancient ship and charged at Nie Yun, shocking Sunless Ruler, Carefree Immortal, and the others with his power.
• The ancient ship shattered the God-Shattering Ship, and Nie Yun protected Luo Qingcheng and the others by moving them into his Storage World.
• Nie Yun endured repeated collisions and cut soul-corroding threads from his mind, healing himself with Wood Life Qi as the ancient ship battered him.
• Nie Yun's sword light failed to damage the ancient ship, and the Ji Xu Sword broke when it struck the vessel.
• Zitong Undestroyable transformed into a Chaos Divine Mountain and stood in the ancient ship's path.

Nie Yun used Zitong Undestroyable’s Chaos Divine Mountain to smash the Pill God Ruler’s ancient ship and pursued him with the Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle. The Pill God Ruler escaped by sacrificing Snowy Cold Ruler and the others, who were swallowed by the bottle.

• Nie Yun realized Zitong Undestroyable was immune to Soul Corrosion because he had no soul, then wielded his Chaos Divine Mountain against the ancient ship.
• Zitong Undestroyable’s mountain smashed the ship twice, badly damaging it and killing medicine servants and disciples inside.
• The Pill God Ruler tried to flee, but Nie Yun fired an arrow carrying the Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle and swallowed the ancient ship.
• Nie Yun used Zitong Undestroyable to block the fleeing Rulers and brought the bottle down on them.
• The Pill God Ruler kicked Snowy Cold Ruler and the others into the bottle, then used the impact to escape the Chaos Supreme Domain.

Nie Yun spared two Sovereigns captured in the Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle by making them his attendants, then sent them to join his companions. With Pill God Ruler still at large, Nie Yun turned his attention to the ancient ship he had seized.

• Nie Yun stopped his companions from chasing Pill God Ruler, saying he would wait until the fugitive stopped to hide before tracking him down.
• Inside his Storage World, Nie Yun found Snowy Cold Ruler and another Sovereign cursing Pill God Ruler for abandoning them.
• Nie Yun offered to spare the two Sovereigns if they sacrificed their souls and became his attendants, and they agreed.
• The two Sovereigns sacrificed their souls, and the other one identified himself as Sky Dome Ruler.
• Nie Yun sent Snowy Cold Ruler and Sky Dome Ruler to join Fu Anchao and the others, while they realized Nie Yun had refined a Supreme Domain.
• Nie Yun looked over the ancient ship he had taken from Pill God Ruler.

Nie Yun refined and repaired the ancient ship after the mysterious shadow destroyed itself, then waited in Pill God City for the Pill God Ruler to stop fleeing. Once he located him through his Soul Imprint, Nie Yun led everyone after him.

• Nie Yun trapped the soul-corroding black shadow in his Storage World, but it self-immolated before he could learn what it was.
• Nie Yun seized the Pill God Ruler's Soul Imprint, refined the ancient ship, and repaired it with several Ruler Divine Weapons.
• Nie Yun declined to pursue the fleeing Pill God Ruler immediately and instead took the herb-covered mountains into his Storage World.
• Nie Yun and his companions rested and drank in Pill God City while waiting for the Pill God Ruler to stop.
• On the fifth day, Nie Yun announced that the Pill God Ruler had stopped, and everyone set out aboard the ancient ship.

Nie Yun tracked Pill God Ruler to Double Pupil City and discovered he was hiding inside Cui Xiang Lou, a brothel. While investigating the establishment’s Flower Queen selection, Nie Yun learned that its contestants were captured women of the feared Spiritual Elegance Tribe.

• Nie Yun concealed his identity, entered Double Pupil City, and used a Soul Imprint to locate Pill God Ruler.
• Nie Yun found that Pill God Ruler was hiding in Cui Xiang Lou, a brothel, and approached without alerting him.
• A woman invited Nie Yun inside for the Flower Queen selection and claimed the contestants had furnace cauldron constitutions.
• Nie Yun learned the contestants were Spiritual Elegance Tribe women whom Cui Xiang Lou had captured, despite the protection of the Spiritual Elegance Emperor.

Nie Yun entered Cui Xiang Lou to find the Pill God Ruler and discovered that the Flower Queen selection auctioned the first nights of Spiritual Elegance Tribe women. He trapped the Pill God Ruler in the next room and sensed another Ruler arriving as the selection began.

• Nie Yun rented a private room beside the Pill God Ruler’s after learning that the Flower Queen was chosen through bidding.
• Nie Yun used his Heavenly Eye to see the Pill God Ruler entertaining two women and decided to wait until he was dressed before capturing him.
• Nie Yun sent out the Heavenly Heart Vine and sealed the neighboring room in a web.
• The Flower Queen selection began, and Nie Yun realized that all the competing beauties belonged to the Spiritual Elegance Tribe.
• Nie Yun sensed another Ruler arriving and straightened in surprise.

Nie Yun watched the Spiritual Elegance Emperor arrive in Double Pupil City to rescue her captured clanspeople and confront the Double Pupil Ruler. The Double Pupil Ruler tried to stop her from killing the crowd, but she accused him of arranging the abduction and prepared to fight him.

• Nie Yun sensed a new Ruler arriving, and the Double Pupil Ruler appeared and greeted the Spiritual Elegance Emperor.
• The Spiritual Elegance Emperor demanded the return of her clanspeople, then seized them from Cui Xiang Lou with her power.
• The Spiritual Elegance Emperor attacked the fleeing crowd, but the Double Pupil Ruler blocked her strike.
• The Spiritual Elegance Emperor accused the Double Pupil Ruler of arranging the capture to force her to meet him, and he denied it.
• The Spiritual Elegance Emperor warned that she would fight him if he kept interfering, then struck toward the crowd again.

Nie Yun captured the Pill God Ruler after he was exposed in Cui Xiang Lou, then left Double Pupil City. Spiritual Elegance Emperor pursued Nie Yun with a favor to ask, but he refused to get involved and flew on.

• Spiritual Elegance Emperor attacked the Double Pupil Ruler, and the Pill God Ruler revealed his strength to stop her from destroying Cui Xiang Lou.
• The Double Pupil Ruler and Spiritual Elegance Emperor recognized the Pill God Ruler, who tried to flee after claiming he had merely been passing by.
• Nie Yun bound the Pill God Ruler with the Heavenly Heart Vine and sealed him in the Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle to question him about the Void Realm.
• Nie Yun introduced himself to Spiritual Elegance Emperor, declined the Double Pupil Ruler's invitation to drink, and left Double Pupil City.
• Spiritual Elegance Emperor caught up with Nie Yun and asked him for a favor, but he refused and continued flying.

Nie Yun subdued the Pill God Ruler inside the Storage World and forced him to surrender by destroying his trump cards and torturing him with the Chaos Red Lotus. The Pill God Ruler agreed to answer Nie Yun’s questions, leaving Nie Yun poised to learn about the Void Realm.

• Nie Yun confronted the Pill God Ruler in the Storage World and stopped him from sending a message to the Chaos King.
• The Pill God Ruler summoned eight pill soldiers, but Nie Yun crushed them back into pills and swallowed them.
• The Pill God Ruler guessed that Nie Yun controlled the surrounding space through the Chaos Heart-Calming Bottle and offered to lead him to the Void Realm in exchange for his life.
• Nie Yun burned the Pill God Ruler with the Chaos Red Lotus until he begged to surrender and offered his pill-refining services.
• Nie Yun eased the flames but warned the Pill God Ruler that any dishonest answer would bring more torment, and the defeated ruler promised to tell him everything.

Nie Yun questioned Pill God Ruler about the parasitic corpse will on his ancient ship, the strange world where he found it, and the source of his unusual strength. Pill God Ruler revealed that his power came from entering the Void Realm and slaying a corpse, which Nie Yun realized meant killing himself in a rebirth-like world.

• Pill God Ruler explained that he had found a Soul Chaos King Stone in a special world, made a pact with a parasitic black thread, and used the stone to trap it aboard the ancient ship while letting it corrode his enemies’ souls.
• Pill God Ruler said Qianxue Ancestor had entered the same world with him but had not ventured far, and he added that the place was rumored to be connected to the Asura King.
• Nie Yun asked why Pill God Ruler was stronger than the other rulers, and Pill God Ruler attributed his increased strength and pill-refining ability to the Void Realm.
• Pill God Ruler recounted entering the Void Realm before he became a ruler, being reborn with weak strength, and rising to become a Pill King after joining a pill-refining sect.
• Nie Yun recognized that Pill God Ruler’s experience resembled his own rebirth and concluded that slaying the corpse meant killing oneself.