Ch. 51The Dragon King's Smile

Shen Yue confronted Yun Tian in his courtyard and challenged him to a fight, but sent his men to attack instead. As his men surrounded Yun Tian and the women, Shen Yue swaggered over with a bizarre grin, leaving Yun Tian and the others stunned.

  • Shen Yue entered Yun Tian's courtyard and found the men he had sent ahead dead, but regained his confidence after seeing his own large force and a Gold Rank elder.
  • Yun Tian mocked Shen Yue about his healed meridians, then slapped him into a wall when Shen Yue charged at him.
  • Shen Yue challenged Yun Tian to a wager, and Yun Tian agreed after adding that Shen Yue would have to call him Grandpa if he lost.
  • Shen Yue sent everyone except the elder to attack Yun Tian, declaring that he had no reason to fight fair.
  • Shen Yue approached the surrounded group with a grin so wide that Yun Tian, Ling'er, and the others compared it to the Dragon King's smile.

Ch. 52Threats

Yun Tian used a system grenade and defeated Shen Yue’s men and the Third Elder, then forced Shen Yue to honor their wager. Shen Yue knelt and called Yun Tian Grandpa three times while Ling'er, Li Yue, and Yu Yan laughed.

  • Shen Yue challenged Yun Tian and ordered his men to attack, but Yun Tian’s grenade wiped out most of them.
  • The Third Elder transformed and attacked Yun Tian, but Yun Tian easily knocked him down twice.
  • The Third Elder vanished when he tried to leave, and Yun Tian stopped Shen Yue from escaping.
  • Yun Tian slapped Shen Yue repeatedly until Shen Yue apologized and agreed to fulfill their wager.
  • Shen Yue knelt and called Yun Tian Grandpa three times as Ling'er, Li Yue, and Yu Yan laughed.

Ch. 53Ideas, a Teacher

Yun Tian subdued Shen Yue's attack, concealed the details from Ye Xiu, and became known to Glory City's major families. After learning that Nangong Wentian was heading to the Nangong Region, Yun Tian decided to spend the next few years becoming a teacher.

  • Yun Tian forced Shen Yue to kowtow to Ling'er and claimed to Ye Xiu that the wounded Shen Yue had fallen and called him Grandpa voluntarily.
  • Ye Xiu questioned Yun Tian about the bodies and his purpose in Glory City, then reported the encounter to Ye Zong with Ye Ziyun present.
  • Shen Yue told Shen Hong that Yun Tian had overwhelmed their group, and Shen Hong ordered him to abandon revenge.
  • The major families learned about Yun Tian after their spies witnessed the aftermath at his courtyard.
  • Ling'er told Yun Tian that Nangong Wentian and his companions had liberated the Eastern Sea Region and were heading to the Nangong Region.
  • Yun Tian went sightseeing, checked when Blondie would return through reincarnation, and decided to seek a well-paid teaching position.

Ch. 54The Library Director

Yun Tian visited Sacred Orchid Academy seeking a job and, after Ye Xiu intervened with the principal, accepted the position of library director. He settled into a leisurely new role as rumors about the handsome new director spread around the academy.

  • Yun Tian arrived at Sacred Orchid Academy and met Ye Ziyun, who asked why he had come.
  • Yun Tian left Ye Ziyun and appeared in the principal's office to ask for work, but the principal rejected him.
  • Ye Xiu spoke privately with the principal, who then asked Yun Tian what job he wanted.
  • Yun Tian requested an easy, well-paid job and accepted the position of library director.
  • Yun Tian began idling at the academy, where rumors about him—especially his handsome appearance—spread.

Ch. 55Treating Dongfang Xiong

Yun Tian returned to the Jade Island Kingdom and reunited with Bailing, Beiming Xue, Dongfang Tiexin, Yu Yan, and Dongfang Xiong. While Nangong Wentian struggled to fight his mind-controlled father, Yun Tian spent the night with Yu Yan and Dongfang Xiong, and Bailing interrupted them the next morning.

  • Yun Tian left Nangong Wentian facing his mind-controlled father and traveled to the Jade Island Kingdom to find Yu Yan and the others.
  • Bailing ran into Yun Tian and happily embraced him, then Beiming Xue and Dongfang Tiexin joined their reunion.
  • Yu Yan asked Yun Tian to cook for her, and Dongfang Xiong later came to his room.
  • Bailing entered Yun Tian's room the next morning, saw Yu Yan and Dongfang Xiong asleep beside him, and closed the door to give them time to get ready.

Ch. 56The Beginning

After Nangong City was liberated, Yun Tian left the coming battle against the Heaven-Earth Alliance Leader to follow the plot and traveled to the world of Tales of Demons and Gods. There, he began spending time with Ye Ziyun at the library, where their growing familiarity brought them closer.

  • Yun Tian checked the livestream, saw Nangong Wentian reunite with his father, and quickly shut it off.
  • Yun Tian invited Ling'er and the others to the final battle near Jade Dragon City, but Ling'er told him the plot of Tales of Demons and Gods was starting.
  • Yun Tian left the Heaven-Earth Alliance Leader's battle to follow the plot and went to the library in the world of Tales of Demons and Gods.
  • Ye Ziyun found Yun Tian lounging at the library and tried to pull him out of his chair before he teased her by pinching her cheek.
  • Yun Tian regularly answered Ye Ziyun's questions at the library, and the two gradually became more familiar with each other.

Ch. 57Rebirth

Yun Tian accompanied Ye Xiu to observe Sacred Orchid Academy’s new students and secretly helped Xiao Ning'er ease her Extreme Cold Syndrome. Nie Li regained the memories of his past life and realized he had been reborn, leaving Shen Xiu to notice his commotion in class.

  • After Ye Ziyun left, Ye Xiu emerged from hiding and invited Yun Tian to observe the new students.
  • Yun Tian accepted Ye Xiu’s invitation, and they entered the classroom invisibly while Shen Xiu addressed the students.
  • Yun Tian noticed Xiao Ning’er’s trembling hands and sent spiritual energy into her body, easing her pain.
  • Yun Tian sensed Nie Li’s reincarnated soul merge with his body as memories from the future returned to him.
  • Nie Li woke in excitement after recognizing Du Ze, Lu Piao, and Ye Ziyun, then embraced Lu Piao.
  • Shen Xiu turned toward Nie Li and Lu Piao after noticing them horsing around.

Ch. 58An argument

Nie Li challenged Shen Xiu after she disparaged commoner students, and he and several classmates were sent out of the classroom. After class, Nie Li planned to earn money by hunting horned sheep with Lu Piao and Du Ze, while Yun Tian returned to the Courtyard.

  • Shen Xiu taught the class about Demon Spirit Masters and mocked commoners, prompting Nie Li to argue that anyone, including commoners, could become powerful.
  • Shen Xiu ordered Nie Li out of the classroom, and Lu Piao, Du Ze, and several other commoner students joined him outside.
  • Shen Xiu revealed that Ye Ziyun had eighty-six soul force, while Xiao Ning'er and Shen Yue each had seventy-eight.
  • Nie Li thanked his classmates for standing by him, then arranged to hunt horned sheep that evening with Lu Piao and Du Ze as part of his plan to make money.
  • Yun Tian returned to the Courtyard and greeted Yu Yan, Ling'er, and Li Yue.

Ch. 59Hunting Horned Sheep

Yun Tian watched Nie Li, Lu Piao, and Du Ze hunt Horned Sheep, then interfered by making one beast glow as it began to mega-evolve. The story abruptly shifted to Lu Wei investigating the Mysterious Organization and suspicious figures, who vanished just as she sought help from former Justice League members.

  • Yun Tian advised Yu Yan not to rush her cultivation, then went to cook when she said she was hungry.
  • Nie Li, Lu Piao, and Du Ze used Lu Piao's money to buy supplies and hunted Horned Sheep at Sacred Orchid Academy.
  • Yun Tian secretly interfered with a berserk Horned Sheep, causing it to glow as Nie Li, Lu Piao, and Du Ze prepared to kill it.
  • Lu Wei and Past-Life Lover defeated attackers seeking her box, discovered a clue, and learned that their foes belonged to a branch of the Mysterious Organization.
  • Lu Wei investigated black-robed figures and found a letter hinting that a faction opposed the current peace, then sent a message to former Justice League members.
  • The suspicious figures suddenly disappeared before Lu Wei could meet the former Justice League members.

Ch. 60Treatment

Yun Tian saved Xiao Ning'er from a demon wolf and diagnosed her with extreme cold syndrome. He treated her bruises, leaving her cured of their immediate effects.

  • Nie Li, Du Ze, and their companion fled into the forest as the super-evolved horned sheep chased them, while Yun Tian left to find Xiao Ning'er.
  • Xiao Ning'er faced a Bronze-rank demon wolf while weakened by her injuries, but Yun Tian appeared and killed it instantly.
  • Xiao Ning'er broke down crying in Yun Tian's arms after he saved her, and they introduced themselves.
  • Yun Tian diagnosed Xiao Ning'er with extreme cold syndrome and warned that she could die when breaking through to Bronze rank.
  • Xiao Ning'er agreed to let Yun Tian treat her, and he removed the bruises from her body.

Ch. 61Alchemist Association

Yun Tian visited the Alchemist Association and demanded to take its highest alchemist examination, the Alchemy Myth rank. He paid the fifty million Demon Spirit Coins required, and the Association began preparing for the exam scheduled for the following day.

  • Yun Tian completely healed Xiao Ning'er, said goodbye, and left; Nie Li appeared shortly afterward.
  • Yun Tian decided to visit the Alchemist Association and obtain an alchemist certificate.
  • Yun Tian told the receptionist he wanted to take the Alchemy Myth examination, shocking everyone in the hall.
  • Gu Yan and Yang Xin explained that the examination required a day of preparation and cost fifty million Demon Spirit Coins.
  • Yun Tian handed over Demon Crystal Cards, and Gu Yan and Yang Xin began preparing the examination.

Ch. 62A Breakthrough in Cultivation

Yun Tian restored and refined pills from the Alchemist Association’s damaged ancient formulas, then accepted an honorary position. He raised Yang Xin and Li Yue to Demigod Rank, and the chapter ended with both women suggesting they might marry him.

  • Yun Tian used his flames to restore and refine pills from the Alchemist Association’s surviving Dark Age formulas, astonishing Gu Yan and the elders.
  • Gu Yan tested the pills, gave Yun Tian a badge and robes, and persuaded him to become an Honorary Elder with Yang Xin as his secretary.
  • Yun Tian returned to his courtyard with Yang Xin, where Li Yue greeted him and asked who Yang Xin was.
  • Yun Tian used Finger of God to raise Yang Xin and Li Yue from their former ranks to Demigod Rank, the limit of their small world.
  • When Yun Tian asked how they would thank him, Li Yue offered to marry him someday, and Yang Xin also looked at him eagerly.

Ch. 63Breakfast

Yun Tian accepted breakfast from Xiao Ning'er and shared it with Ye Ziyun before agreeing to visit a lesson with Ye Xiu. They arrived as Nie Li and the others entered Shen Xiu’s class, just as her lesson began.

  • Yang Xin chose to stay, and Yu Yan and Ling'er were surprised by Li Yue’s and Yang Xin’s cultivation levels before Yun Tian explained he had raised them.
  • Xiao Ning'er brought Yun Tian a homemade breakfast to thank him, and he accepted and ate it.
  • Ye Ziyun visited Yun Tian, shared some of Xiao Ning'er’s breakfast, and laughed at Yun Tian’s joke about being handsome.
  • Ye Xiu invited Yun Tian to observe a lesson, and Yun Tian agreed because he expected Nie Li’s three-year agreement with Shen Xiu to be discussed.
  • Shen Xiu let Nie Li and the others into the classroom, then began teaching as Ye Xiu, the principal of the Sacred Orchid Academy, and Yun Tian entered.

Ch. 64The Three-Year Promise

Nie Li challenged Shen Xiu’s claim that the Divine Family’s Blazing Fury Inscription was an original, powerful Bronze inscription, and the two made a bet over its origins. As Ye Xiu and the headmaster arranged for Nie Li and his companions to visit the Library, Yun Tian watched the dispute from the back of the classroom.

  • Shen Xiu called on Nie Li after catching him asleep and asked him to explain the Blazing Fury Inscription.
  • Nie Li said the inscription had thirty-eight basic inscriptions and was a flawed Silver Rank inscription reduced to something barely capable of boiling water.
  • Shen Yue defended the Divine Family, but Nie Li challenged him and recalled the family’s betrayal of Glory City in his previous life.
  • Nie Li cited a book and its page to argue that the inscription had been copied, then bet Shen Xiu that she would resign if she lost.
  • Ye Xiu asked Yun Tian’s permission to take Nie Li and the others to the Library, and Yun Tian agreed.

Ch. 65Chaos Form

Nie Li moved into the Library with his friends, tested their soul seas, and gave them suitable cultivation techniques as they prepared to meet the wager. When the others neared Bronze rank, Nie Li revealed that Lu Piao’s Chaos Form suited the Chaos Art, giving Lu Piao an excuse to keep slacking off.

  • Ye Xiu told Nie Li that he would work at the Library and warned him not to disturb the librarian.
  • Nie Li moved into the Library with Lu Piao, Du Ze, and the others, then retested their soul seas with new Soul Crystals and assigned them cultivation techniques.
  • Nie Li went to the Alchemist Association to take the qualification exam and discuss his share of the Purple Orchid Grass proceeds, while Yang Xin was less friendly than before.
  • Nie Li cultivated the Heavenly Dao Divine Art and reflected that its slow progress was necessary for fighting the Saint Emperor.
  • Du Ze and the others said they were close to breaking through to Bronze rank, and Nie Li explained that Lu Piao’s Chaos Form was best suited to the Chaos Art.

Ch. 66Shen Yue Picks a Fight

Nie Li tried to get closer to Ye Ziyun in the Library, but she said she was waiting for someone. Before he could learn who it was, Shen Yue confronted him over his accusation that the Divine Family had copied someone else's work, and a fight broke out.

  • Nie Li spotted Ye Ziyun reading about the Dark Empire era and offered to help her understand the book.
  • Ye Ziyun told Nie Li she had arranged to meet someone who could teach her, so he stepped away and watched to see who would arrive.
  • Lu Piao and Du Ze watched Nie Li talk with Ye Ziyun and teased him about approaching her.
  • Shen Yue confronted Nie Li over his accusation against the Divine Family and ordered his lackeys to attack.
  • Lu Piao, Du Ze, and Nie Li quickly defeated Shen Yue's lackeys, so Shen Yue joined the fight using his soul force.

Ch. 67Nie Li beat up Shen Yue

Nie Li defeated Shen Yue while Yun Tian watched with Ye Ziyun, then the story shifted to Lu Wei leading the Lu Family Army to victory against a hostile force. Lu Wei found evidence of an insider’s betrayal and vowed to uncover the traitor and the Mysterious Organization’s secrets.

  • Shen Yue attacked Nie Li, but Nie Li overpowered him and knocked him down.
  • Yun Tian showed Ye Ziyun Nie Li’s fight with Shen Yue, then left with her; Nie Li realized Ye Ziyun was gone and turned back to Shen Yue.
  • Lu Wei led the Lu Family Army in an attack, recognized the enemy’s retreat as a trap, and ordered her troops to prepare a counter-trap.
  • Lu Wei’s counter-trap broke the enemy assault, but a mysterious expert’s black energy halted the army until the Mysterious Organization joined the fight and drove him away.
  • Lu Wei’s forces routed the enemy, and she found a Lu Family emblem and a scorched letter suggesting someone inside the family was aiding the hostile forces.

Ch. 68Exploring the Ruins 1

Yun Tian joined Chen Linjian’s expedition to the ruins with Ling'er, Li Yue, and Yu Yan, where he reunited with Ye Ziyun and noticed Shen Yue and Nie Li at the city gate. The group prepared to depart, leaving Yun Tian’s encounter with the expedition’s members unresolved.

  • Yun Tian returned home with Ye Ziyun, who greeted Ling'er, Li Yue, and Yu Yan in the courtyard.
  • Chen Linjian recruited explorers for an expedition to the ruins outside the city by offering valuable rewards.
  • Yun Tian agreed to join the expedition with Ling'er, Li Yue, and Yu Yan after recalling that the ruins held a coffin connected to Kong Ming.
  • Ye Ziyun arrived at the city gate and happily agreed to travel with Yun Tian’s group.
  • Shen Yue recognized Yun Tian and hid behind his followers instead of confronting him.
  • Nie Li arrived late, and Chen Linjian welcomed him as someone criticized his delay.

Ch. 69Exploring the Ruins 2

Nie Li joined Chen Linjian’s expedition to the ruins, defeated a Bronze Rank opponent, and watched Yun Tian effortlessly send another attacker flying. The group camped for the night, while an unrelated account of Lu Wei’s operation ended with her team trapped before an unknown mechanism inside the remnant forces’ stronghold.

  • Chen Linjian calmed the group after Nie Li’s late arrival, and the expedition set out for the ruins.
  • At Shen Yue’s prompting, a lackey challenged Nie Li, but Nie Li quickly defeated him in a sparring match.
  • Yun Tian struck down another lackey who charged at him, surprising Nie Li and Chen Linjian with his strength.
  • At camp, Yun Tian and Li Yue bickered over his grilled meat while Ling’er, Yu Yan, and the others laughed.
  • Lu Wei led the Justice League through a secret passage into the remnant forces’ stronghold, where the team avoided patrols and traps before an enormous mechanism blocked their way.

Ch. 70Exploring the Ruins 3

Yun Tian spent the evening joking with Li Yue and meeting Huyan Lanruo, while Shen Yue arranged to target Nie Li. As the group reached the ruins the next day, a Snowstorm Giant Ape roared nearby, warning them of a dangerous encounter.

  • Yun Tian stayed apart as Ye Ziyun chatted with him and others, then joked and tickled Li Yue when she took his skewer.
  • Huyan Lanruo approached Yun Tian, stopped using her Demon Spirit's Charm Technique when he noticed it, and joined him and the others for food.
  • The group set out at dawn, with Huyan Lanruo walking beside Yun Tian as they traveled toward their destination.
  • One of Shen Yue's lackeys reported that everything had been arranged, and Shen Yue looked toward Nie Li with plans to make him pay.
  • Nie Li identified a nearby roar as belonging to a Gold Rank Snowstorm Giant Ape, and a scream followed.

Ch. 71Adventure Ruins 4

Chen Linjian’s expedition was surrounded by Snowstorm Giant Apes, and the group fought its way free while Yun Tian and Li Yue dealt with one ape easily. The injured survivors continued toward the ruins, while Shen Yue and the Dark Guild faced a Black Gold Rank ape.

  • Snowstorm Giant Apes surrounded Nie Li and the others, and Chen Linjian ordered everyone to break through.
  • Yun Tian knocked aside a Gold Rank ape, then let Li Yue defeat it while he protected Ye Ziyun and Huyan Lanruo.
  • The group escaped the encirclement with injuries, while Shen Yue was captured by the Dark Guild and a Black Gold Rank ape appeared before them.
  • Chen Linjian assessed the expedition’s casualties, let the group rest, and then led them onward to avoid attracting more demon beasts.

Ch. 72Exploring the Ruins 5

The group explored the ruins, where Yun Tian opened a sealed burial chamber and Nie Li obtained the Temporal Demon Spirit Book from its coffin. Nie Li survived the strange light but emerged desperately thirsty, while Yun Tian’s abilities left him wondering who Yun Tian was.

  • Chen Linjian led everyone to dig at the ruins’ training grounds, where they uncovered and opened a stone door.
  • Nie Li and Chen Linjian split up, while Yun Tian, Ye Ziyun, and Nalan Yanran followed Nie Li’s route.
  • Yun Tian opened the burial chamber’s array with a finger, surprising Nie Li with his power.
  • Nie Li entered the chamber and opened its black coffin after Yun Tian advised him to prepare water.
  • Nie Li obtained the Temporal Demon Spirit Book and drank a dozen waterskins after the light nearly dried him out.

Ch. 73Exploring the Ruins 6

Nie Li obtained the Temporal Demon Spirit Book, while Yun Tian found a necklace in the coffin and took it. The group reached the treasure chamber, where Li Yue opened the door and everyone began choosing treasures as Nie Li sought the Shadow Demon Divine Lamp.

  • Nie Li emerged with the Temporal Demon Spirit Book and drank from the waterskins, while Yun Tian sensed the separate space-time realm and recognized Great Emperor Kongming.
  • Yun Tian took a necklace from the coffin, and Nie Li accepted it as his share of the find.
  • The group continued through the ruins, where Ye Ziyun and Huyan Lanruo clung to Yun Tian after being frightened by skeletons.
  • Li Yue broke open the treasure chamber door, revealing gold, jewels, armor, weapons, and cultivation treasures.
  • Yun Tian let Li Yue, Ling'er, and Yu Yan choose treasures, while Nie Li headed for the Shadow Demon Divine Lamp.

Ch. 74Xiao Ning'er Captured

After the treasure expedition, Nie Li and his friends entered the genius class, while Yun Tian continued his life in Glory City and learned that Xiao Ning'er had been abducted. Yun Tian set out with Lazuo to find her, and the chapter ended with Xiao Ning'er bound to a tree and unable to use her soul force.

  • Chen Linjian rebuked a man who suggested taking the treasures Nie Li's group had already claimed, and the party returned to Glory City.
  • The Holy Nether Family sold treasures from the ruins, sparking a treasure-hunting craze, while Nie Li, Lu Piao, Du Ze, and the others passed their examinations and entered the genius class.
  • Yun Tian woke beside Yang Xin, then ordered General Niga to keep watching Nie Li.
  • Lazuo told Yun Tian that an elder of the Winged Dragon Family had abducted Xiao Ning'er after her family agreed to end her engagement to Shen Fei.
  • Yun Tian and Lazuo left to investigate as Xiao Ning'er woke up tied to a tree and found that she could not use her soul force.

Ch. 75Shen Fei Becomes the Monkey King

Yun Tian rescued Xiao Ning'er from Shen Fei’s scheme and turned the trap against Shen Fei and his accomplices. He left the Shadow Soldiers recording the humiliating spectacle so it could be shown throughout Glory City.

  • Yun Tian and the Shadow Soldiers freed Xiao Ning'er, and Yun Tian told her the Xiao Family elders had sided with Shen Fei.
  • Yun Tian stopped Xiao Ning'er from confronting Shen Fei and waited for his plan to unfold.
  • Shen Fei arrived at the courtyard with two Winged Dragon Family traitors, who gave him a vial meant to make Xiao Ning'er compliant.
  • The Shadow Soldiers sprinkled powder over Shen Fei and the others, causing Shen Fei to pursue a female monkey and the traitors and attendants to embrace one another.
  • Yun Tian led Xiao Ning'er away and ordered Lazuo to record Shen Fei so the footage could be shown to everyone in Glory City.
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