Chapter Summaries

Nie Yun and the others tried to repair the seal that held back a terrifying force, learning that it had been made from the Asura Supreme Domain and its inhabitants. As two enormous arms tore the seal apart and battered the defenders, Ashoka King appeared and offered to act.

• Nie Yun reached Nie Tong at the rift, joined him in repairing the seal, and learned that it contained the Asura Supreme Domain, its inhabitants’ Essence, Qi, and Spirit, and the former Asura King’s soul.
• A giant hand burst through the seal and attacked Nie Tong, but Nie Yun and Nie Tong struck it with the True Blood Royal Crown and a longsword, drawing golden blood that Nie Yun collected.
• As the hand tore open the seal again, the Chaos King, Juesha King, Nie Yun, Nie Tong, Jingxin, and Yan Hui’s one hundred and eight commanders joined forces to repair it.
• A second arm emerged and the two arms ripped the seal apart, sending the defenders flying and killing several dozen commanders.
• Ashoka King appeared as the defenders struggled against the arms and said he would act.

Ashoka King revealed that Nie Yun had preserved the last fragment of his consciousness and chose to sacrifice himself to reinforce the failing seal. As the enemy tore open a wider breach, Nie Tong finally sent his power to Ashoka King, who transformed into countless stars and flew toward the seal.

• Ashoka King stopped Yan Hui and the others from approaching and explained that Nie Yun had preserved a sliver of his consciousness by stabilizing the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain.
• Ashoka King rejected Chaos King and Juesha King's pleas to find another solution and said he believed Nie Yun would eventually be able to save the Chaos Ocean.
• Ashoka King prepared to burn away his soul and become part of the seal, telling the others that he could be reborn like the Asura King.
• The enemy's hands widened the breach, and a pair of black eyes appeared as Ashoka King urged Nie Tong to act.
• Nie Tong sent his power to Ashoka King, who turned into stars and shot toward the seal.

After Ashoka King sacrificed himself to restore the seal, Nie Tong warned the survivors that it might fail within a few years and sent them to strengthen their cultivation. As Nie Tong began explaining the ancient disaster behind the Asura King's death, he revealed that the Alien Race had once nearly wiped out the Three Realms and first attacked the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain.

• Ashoka King fused his soul and body with the shattered seal, trapping the monster again, and the survivors vowed to avenge him.
• Nie Yun warned that the enemy might return and the seal might break within a few years, urging everyone to cultivate quickly.
• Commander Yan Hui asked Nie Tong to direct the survivors, and Nie Tong entrusted them to the Chaos King and the Juesha King before leaving with Nie Yun and Jingxin.
• Nie Yun asked Nie Tong about the Asura King's death and the roles Ashoka King, the Chaos King, and the Juesha King had played.
• Nie Tong recounted how a powerful Alien Race had invaded the Chaos Ocean hundreds of millions of years earlier, devouring worlds and their inhabitants.
• Nie Tong said the invaders eventually targeted the four Supreme Domains and first attacked the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain, shocking Nie Yun.

Nie Tong recounted how the Alien Race invaded the Four Supreme Domains, killed Ayena, and then used soul symbiosis to threaten the Four Kings. He revealed that the Alien Race’s true goal was to find and refine the Chaos Ocean’s origin, while Ayena’s forces were only searching for it on behalf of stronger invaders.

• Nie Tong explained that the Four Great Kings joined forces against Ayena’s forces after the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain was invaded, and they eventually killed Ayena with the Asura Sword.
• Nie Tong said the Alien Race parasitized Ashoka King, creating a soul symbiosis that forced the other three Kings to keep Ayena alive within him.
• Nie Tong recounted that a larger Alien Race force later invaded the Three Realms, devastating the Four Supreme Domains and shattering the Ayyena Crown.
• Nie Tong explained that Ayena demanded the Asura King’s death in exchange for stopping further Alien Race attacks, but the Four Kings refused and investigated the invaders.
• Nie Tong revealed that the Alien Race sought to find and refine the Chaos Ocean’s origin, and that more powerful members of the race—not Ayena’s forces—would perform the refining.

Nie Tong explained how the Asura King hid the Chaos Origin and sealed the Alien Race’s passage into the Chaos Ocean, while the other kings suppressed Ayena and prepared for a future invasion. Nie Yun realized that Ashoka King had created conscious Heavenly Daos so they could possess the ancient corpses and serve as defenders.

• Nie Tong said the Alien Race sought to refine the Chaos Origin, but its vanguard was isolated from the rest of the race as long as Ayena could not send word.
• The Asura King found the Chaos Origin and developed a cultivation art based on the Three Thousand Great Daos, persuading the Origin to leave with him.
• The Asura King burned his Supreme Domain and soul to seal the Alien Race’s passage, then hid the Chaos Origin while making it appear that the three kings had killed him.
• After Ayena failed to contact the Alien Race, Chaos King, Ashoka King, and Juesha King exploited his shaken confidence and suppressed him rather than killing him.
• Ashoka King and the other kings used Heavenly Daos to possess the ancient corpses, since the corpses’ chaotic minds could resist all but a suitably strong world’s Heavenly Dao.
• Nie Yun understood that Ashoka King had cultivated conscious Heavenly Daos to create capable defenders, correcting his earlier assumptions about Ashoka King’s motives.

Nie Tong explained that the Asura King had used the Chaos Origin to create the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth while searching for the legendary Heavenly King. He revealed that the Heavenly King had already appeared, leaving Nie Yun to learn who it was.

• Nie Yun asked where the Asura King's remnant soul had taken the Chaos Origin, and Nie Tong said he had brought it to the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth.
• Nie Tong explained that the Asura King had created the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth from the Chaos Origin, which accounted for its unusual cultivation, rapid rebirth, and hidden spatial pressure.
• Nie Tong said the Asura King believed a being born from the world, called the Heart of Chaos, could become the Heavenly King, so he repeatedly destroyed the world to search for that person.
• Nie Yun realized that he and Nie Tong had stopped the Asura King's search and said the world could not be destroyed again because Tantai Lingyue had become the Heavenly Dao.
• Nie Tong told Nie Yun that the Heavenly King had already appeared.

Nie Tong told Nie Yun that the Chaos Golden Tablet marked him as the Heavenly King and led him toward the Ancient Gate of Creation to seek proof. As they reached the gate, Nie Yun learned there was no known way to restore Tantai Lingyue without changing or erasing her memories, while Nie Tong was left embarrassed by questions about the Spiritual Elegance Emperor.

• Nie Tong explained that the Chaos Golden Tablet had turned gold upon Nie Yun's arrival, suggesting that Nie Yun was the Heavenly King.
• Nie Tong said they were heading to the Ancient Gate of Creation to find the Heavenly Talisman and confirm Nie Yun's identity.
• Nie Yun asked whether Tantai Lingyue could be revived, and Nie Tong said the known methods would alter or erase her memories.
• Nie Tong reassured Nie Yun that a better way might exist, and Nie Yun resolved to keep searching as his strength grew.
• Nie Yun teased Nie Tong about the Spiritual Elegance Emperor, and Nie Tong became embarrassed before a dark vortex appeared ahead.
• Nie Tong recognized the vortex as the Ancient Gate of Creation.

Nie Yun and Nie Tong entered the Chaos Origin’s deadly vortex and followed its currents toward the center. After Nie Yun discovered how to sense the vortex’s pattern, they reached the enormous Ancient Gate of Creation.

• Nie Tong explained that the Chaos Ocean formed from an exploding sphere and that four ancient Sovereigns had entered the vortex to become the Four Great Kings.
• Nie Tong led Nie Yun into the vortex and told him to relax and merge with it to discern its rotation.
• Nie Yun calmed himself, discovered the vortex’s pattern, and impressed Nie Tong by understanding the method quickly.
• Nie Yun and Nie Tong followed the twisting currents through the vortex, making several mistakes but avoiding serious danger.
• The pair reached the vortex’s center and saw a vast gate that Nie Yun identified as the Ancient Gate of Creation.

Nie Yun and Nie Tong reached the Ancient Gate of Creation and crossed into the directionless Floating Sky Bridge, where Nie Yun had to discover his true heart to find the way forward. He realized that being with his beloved and family mattered more to him than strength or power, and the bridge opened a passage before him.

• Nie Yun wondered whether someone had forged the Ancient Gate of Creation, but Nie Tong said the Four Great Kings had never discovered its origin.
• Nie Tong warned Nie Yun not to study the gate’s patterns too long, and the brothers passed through it into the endless void of the Floating Sky Bridge.
• Nie Tong said that crossing the bridge required holding fast to one’s true heart, then disappeared ahead and left Nie Yun to make the crossing alone.
• Nie Yun calmed his mind as he walked and realized that he pursued strength to protect his family, not because strength itself was his deepest desire.
• Nie Yun recognized that his true heart was to remain with his beloved and family, and a passage appeared as Nie Tong watched in astonishment.

Nie Yun entered the Four Phases Space to seek the Heavenly Talisman and King-Sealing recognition, but his trial differed from Nie Tong’s account. After searching in one direction for an unknown time, he finally reached a vast ravine at the edge of the world.

• Nie Tong explained how the Four Great Kings received their King-Sealing talismans and said Nie Yun might find a Heavenly Talisman in the Four Phases Space.
• Nie Yun entered the Four Phases Space and found a flat, square world whose spatial pressure prevented him from probing far with his soul.
• Nie Yun flew for days without finding the Sky-Supporting Giant Turtle or hearing the ten thousand bells, and realized the scenery seemed unchanged.
• Nie Yun retraced his memories, confirmed he had traveled in one direction, and decided to keep going rather than change course.
• Nie Yun used the power of his King-Sealing clone and Jingxin to travel faster, eventually reaching a vast ravine at the world's edge.

Nie Yun discovered that the Four Symbols World was the shell of the Sky-Supporting Giant Turtle and entered its body, where he found what he believed was a Heavenly Talisman. When he reached for it, the talisman shattered, leaving its nature and his path to becoming a Heavenly King uncertain.

• Nie Yun followed the chasm across the Four Symbols World until four enormous legs rose from the ground and revealed the world was the Sky-Supporting Giant Turtle's shell.
• The giant turtle lowered its head and attacked Nie Yun, who evaded its teeth and flew down its throat to search for a way to defeat it from within.
• As he traveled through the turtle's crystal-lined passage, Nie Yun realized it lacked ordinary organs and wondered whether it was a living continent rather than a creature.
• Nie Yun entered a crystal chamber and found a jade talisman resting on a small platform, which he suspected was the Heavenly Talisman.
• When Nie Yun reached toward the talisman, a protective membrane blocked him; the talisman then shook, snapped in two, and crumbled into powder.

Nie Yun searched for a real Heavenly Talisman but found only a phantom, then fought the Sky-Supporting Giant Turtle as he escaped. After struggling to damage it physically, he realized its soul was weak and killed it with a Soul Attack.

• Nie Yun discovered that the shattered Heavenly Talisman was an illusion and found no real talisman hidden in the room.
• Nie Yun escaped through the Sky-Supporting Giant Turtle's body, but the creature attacked him as he emerged.
• Nie Yun used the True Blood Royal Crown and his King-Sealing clone to form the Rainbow Light Sword Convergence and attack the turtle's neck.
• The injured Sky-Supporting Giant Turtle retracted its neck into its shell, preventing Nie Yun from continuing his physical attacks.
• Nie Yun realized the giant turtle had an extremely weak soul and sent a Soul Attack into its sea of consciousness, killing it.

Nie Yun killed the four Sky-Supporting Giant Turtles along the borders of the Four Symbols World and used their locations to find its center. He uncovered an altar and broke its seal, causing the real Heavenly Talisman to rise from its platform.

• Nie Yun collected the first dead giant turtle into his Storage World and realized its talisman was only an illusory remnant.
• Nie Yun traveled the borders, killed three more giant turtles with Soul Attacks, and collected all four corpses.
• Nie Yun used the four borders to map the Four Symbols World and flew for seven or eight days to its center.
• Nie Yun struck the ground with the True Blood Royal Crown, revealing a hidden altar and the Heavenly Talisman sealed at its center.
• Nie Yun broke the altar's seal, and the Heavenly Talisman rose from the platform in brilliant light.

Nie Yun tried repeatedly to refine the Heavenly Talisman, but its immense pressure and destructive power defeated every method he knew. On Jingxin’s advice, he began using the dangerous clone-refining method, and the talisman struck the clone soul with lightning as Nie Yun suffered backlash.

• Nie Yun touched the Heavenly Talisman, but its weight shattered his bones and damaged his organs until he pulled his hand away and healed himself.
• Nie Yun tried blood recognition and soul communication, but the talisman rejected his blood and burned his soul thread to ashes.
• Nie Yun tested dozens of other refining methods, suffering backlash from each, and then asked Jingxin for advice.
• Jingxin suggested refining the talisman with the method used to create a clone, and Nie Yun chose to risk it.
• Nie Yun summoned his remaining clone and sent its soul toward the talisman, which struck it with lightning and caused Nie Yun’s main body to vomit blood.

Nie Yun failed to refine the Heavenly Talisman and concluded that he was not the legendary Heavenly King, but he and Nie Tong could not explain how they had defeated the Asura King. Nie Tong suddenly recalled a possible clue involving Nie Yun’s body and Ling Yue’s blood.

• Nie Yun’s clone failed to approach the Heavenly Talisman, and he ruled out placing it in the Storage World because it could destroy the world.
• Nie Yun accepted that he could not refine the talisman, resolved to keep cultivating, and left the Four Symbols World with Jingxin and his clone.
• Nie Yun told Nie Tong that he had failed to refine the talisman and believed he was not the Heavenly King.
• Nie Tong questioned how they had changed the Chaos Golden Tablet and defeated the Asura King if Nie Yun was not the Heavenly King.
• Nie Tong recalled their arrival in the Slanting Moon Supreme Domain and asked Nie Yun whether his body had ever fused with Ling Yue’s blood.

Nie Yun and Nie Tong concluded that Tantai Lingyue was the Heavenly King because she had controlled the Heart of Chaos and sacrificed herself to hold back the Asura King. Nie Tong proposed a way to restore her consciousness and body, though it would erase her memories, and suggested that refining the Heavenly Talisman might help her recover them.

• Nie Tong reasoned that Tantai Lingyue was likely the Heavenly King because she had held back the Asura King and controlled the Heavenly Dao.
• Nie Yun realized Tantai Lingyue’s connection to the Heart of Chaos explained why he could not refine the Heavenly Talisman.
• Nie Yun and Nie Tong lamented that Tantai Lingyue had lost her consciousness after transforming into the Heavenly Dao.
• Nie Tong revealed that he knew a method to restore Tantai Lingyue’s consciousness and body, but it would make her lose her memories.
• Nie Tong suggested that becoming the Heavenly King by refining the Heavenly Talisman might allow Tantai Lingyue to recover her lost memories.

Nie Yun learned that reviving Tantai Lingyue required Spirit Awakening Grass, a Soul Chaos King Stone, and a perfect body, and he resolved to pursue the revival even if she lost her memories. He set out alone for the Chaos Supreme Domain to seek the grass from Bi Yao, while the perfect body plan had to wait until Tantai Lingyue’s soul was restored.

• Nie Yun decided to revive Tantai Lingyue despite the possibility that she would not regain her memories.
• Nie Tong explained that revival required Spirit Awakening Grass, a Soul Chaos King Stone, and a perfect body, and warned that the grass would become poison unless Bi Yao willingly gave it.
• Nie Tong proposed forging the Six Paths of Heaven and Earth and the Heavenly Talisman into Tantai Lingyue’s perfect body after her soul was revived.
• Nie Yun learned that Bi Yao lived on Boundless Mountain in the Chaos Supreme Domain and chose to seek the Spirit Awakening Grass alone.
• Nie Yun left Nie Tong, boarded the Pill God Ancient Ship with his clone and Jingxin, and cultivated during the journey without breaking through to a King-Sealing soul.
• Nie Yun arrived at the Chaos Supreme Domain.

Nie Yun visited the Eternal Night Emperor to learn about Boundless Mountain and its palace master, Bi Yao. He discovered that the Chaos King had protected Boundless Mountain from the dynasty, and the Emperor began to recall another detail as he prepared a map.

• Nie Yun entered Eternal Night Imperial City and interrupted the Emperor’s court to speak with him privately.
• The Eternal Night Emperor recognized Nie Yun, dismissed court, and led him to a side hall.
• Nie Yun asked about Boundless Mountain and Bi Yao, and the Emperor said the mountain lay southeast of the city but that he had never dealt with Bi Yao.
• The Emperor explained that the Divine Sovereign had ordered the dynasty to withdraw its army from Boundless Mountain, and Nie Yun recognized this as the Chaos King’s protection.
• The Emperor produced a jade token with a map to Boundless Mountain, then recalled something else he wanted to tell Nie Yun.

Nie Yun headed to Boundless Mountain under the pretext of helping diagnose its withered medicinal herbs, hoping to investigate Palace Mistress Bi Yao. There he met Yun Fei, who explained that restoring the herbs could earn someone a Guest Elder position and began describing its benefits.

• Eternal Night Emperor told Nie Yun that Boundless Mountain's herbs had died and Palace Mistress Bi Yao was seeking a medicinal expert, and Nie Yun ordered him to keep their meeting secret before departing.
• Nie Yun reached Boundless Mountain, disguised himself as a young man, and sensed that its abundant spiritual energy was mixed with a poisonous aura.
• Yun Fei approached Nie Yun and introduced himself as a fan who had once changed his name to Nie Yun; Nie Yun gave the alias Xiao Ling.
• Yun Fei told Nie Yun that Boundless Palace would make whoever revived its withered herbs a Guest Elder, and Nie Yun asked why the position was desirable.
• Yun Fei explained that Boundless Palace's women were beautiful cultivators whose pure yin arts made dual cultivation highly beneficial.

Nie Yun learned that Boundless Palace offered a Guest Elder a choice of a concubine and a rare medicinal herb, making the position a way to search for Spirit Awakening Grass. He and Yun Fei were escorted to the waiting area, while holy maiden Jing Lian suspected Nie Yun was pretending not to be attracted to Boundless Palace’s women.

• Yun Fei told Nie Yun that Boundless Palace Guest Elders could choose a young Female Disciple as a concubine and select an herb from the sect’s garden within a hundred years.
• Nie Yun realized the herb-garden privilege could help him find Spirit Awakening Grass and decided that his disguise as a medicinal expert had been wise.
• Two veiled women stopped Nie Yun and Yun Fei, then led them toward the hall where medicinal experts waited.
• Yun Fei ogled the women, while Nie Yun remained indifferent, puzzling Jing Lian, Bi Yao’s holy maiden disciple.
• Jing Lian decided Nie Yun was acting and followed as the group approached the waiting hall.