Chapter Summaries

Nie Li and his companions gathered at the reception hall, where Xiao Ning'er waited for Yun Tian to arrive. Yun Tian appeared and reunited with Xiao Ning'er, then sat with his disciples while the other young sect members watched.

• Nie Li and his companions arrived at the crowded hall, where Huang Ying and the others waited for Yun Tian.
• Xiao Ning'er and Xiao Xue discussed whether Yun Tian would come, and Xiao Ning'er admitted she was waiting for him.
• Nie Li greeted Xiao Ning'er, introduced Gu Bei, and learned Ye Ziyun was cultivating in the sect's Secret Realm.
• Yun Tian entered the hall and drew the attention of the gathered disciples, and Xiao Ning'er ran to embrace him.
• Yun Tian led Xiao Ning'er, Gu Lan, Huang Ying, and the others to a table, while Nie Li, Lu Piao, and Gu Bei found seats nearby.

At a gathering, Yun Tian’s presence kept Ye Xuan and Murong Yu in check, while Long Tianming arrived intent on showing off his strength. After recognizing Yun Tian, Long Tianming abandoned his swagger and greeted him with deep respect, leaving the other disciples astonished.

• Xiao Ning'er told Yun Tian that Zi Yun and Ling Yun could not attend, while Nie Li asked Yun Tian for cultivation advice.
• Li Xingyun joined Yun Tian’s table, and Ye Xuan dragged a reluctant Murong Yu over; Murong Yu stayed quiet after Li Xingyun warned him.
• Ye Xuan tried to impress the gathering with his family connections, while Yun Tian discussed Xiao Ning'er’s demon spirit fusion with her.
• Long Tianming entered the hall while releasing his powerful aura to impress the disciples, then headed to Yun Tian’s table.
• Long Tianming recognized Yun Tian, bowed respectfully, and dropped his showy demeanor, stunning the uninformed disciples.

At the Feather God Sect auction, Yun Tian reunited with Mingyue Wushuang, who respectfully called him Senior, while he urged Nie Li to find allies. Nie Li then had Gu Bei bid on rare resources, and Gu Bei’s lavish spending stunned the hall.

• Long Tianming greeted Yun Tian and Ye Xuan before leaving, while Nie Li reflected on Long Tianming’s role in the upheavals of his previous life.
• Mingyue Wushuang and Yan Yang arrived, and Yun Tian told Nie Li to observe the guests and recruit companions who shared his ideals.
• Mingyue Wushuang approached Yun Tian, thanked him for helping her before, and relayed greetings from her master, Nangong Xianyin.
• Qing Yue opened the auction, and Gu Bei helped Nie Li win the Sky-Star Demon Spirit Essence despite Murong Yu’s attempt to drive up the price.
• Gu Bei bought thirty bottles of Heavenly Sound Dew and continued purchasing the lots Nie Li wanted, leaving the other guests astonished by his wealth.

At the auction, Nie Li formed an alliance with Li Xingyun and urged Gu Bei to challenge Gu Heng for control of the Gu Family. The Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Painting appeared as the final item, and Yun Tian gave Gu Lan a Storage Ring so she could bid for it.

• Gu Bei tricked Murong Yu into paying fourteen thousand Spirit Stones for the Profound Heavy Iron Armor, and Long Tianming began to suspect Gu Bei's wealth came from powerful backing.
• Nie Li offered Li Xingyun a Dragon-Blood Demon Spirit with a God Rank growth rate in exchange for three conditions, and Li Xingyun agreed to become his ally and support him within the Feather God Sect.
• Nie Li learned that Gu Bei's sister would support him if he challenged for the Gu Family leadership, then told him to keep acting like a wastrel while moving against Gu Heng.
• Yun Tian overheard Nie Li's plans and considered that Nie Li might be building a faction with Li Xingyun and Gu Bei.
• The Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Painting was revealed, and Nie Li recognized it as a supreme treasure containing the laws of space and the power of the Heavenly Way.
• Yun Tian gave Gu Lan a Storage Ring and told her to bid as much as she liked for the painting.

Yun Tian's group won the Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Painting after outbidding Yan Yang. The auction ended, and the gathering moved on to a Dao discussion themed around music, strategy, calligraphy, and painting.

• Yun Tian gave Gu Lan and the others a Storage Ring filled with millions of Spirit Stones.
• Long Tianming and Yan Yang competed for the Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Painting until Yan Yang bid two hundred thousand Spirit Stones.
• Nie Li advised Gu Bei not to bid because Yun Tian's group had ample funds.
• Gu Lan bid two hundred and ten thousand Spirit Stones, and Yan Yang raised the price before withdrawing; the painting went to Yun Tian's group.
• Qin Yue announced the auction's conclusion and introduced a Dao discussion themed around music, strategy, calligraphy, and painting.

Long Tianming displayed a painting at the gathering, while Yun Tian's unexpected reaction disrupted the praise. As Mingyue Wushuang played the zither, Yun Tian quietly helped her break through, drawing everyone's attention to him.

• Long Tianming volunteered to paint, then revealed a Heavenblood Sacred Dragon painting and accepted the disciples' praise.
• Yun Tian choked on his drink while Ye Xuan praised Long Tianming's painting and gave an absurd excuse for the interruption.
• Mingyue Wushuang declined to demonstrate board-game skill and instead played the zither, summoning two Azure Luans.
• Yun Tian sent a drop of tea into Mingyue Wushuang's musical realm, helping her overcome her bottleneck and break through.
• Long Tianming and Yan Yang reacted with shock as the disciples focused on Yun Tian.

Yun Tian watched Mingyue Wushuang and Yan Yang reveal their mastery of music and the Great Dao before Nie Li demonstrated sword intent through calligraphy. After Mingyue Wushuang persuaded Yun Tian to take the stage, he painted portraits of Gu Lan and four other women, leaving the audience awed by his overwhelming Dao.

• Mingyue Wushuang performed Heavenly Thread Auspicious Harmony Zither Music, and Yan Yang transformed a chessboard into a miniature world with a single piece.
• Nie Li wrote the character "sword," allowing Gu Bei, Yan Yang, and a few others to sense its profound sword intent; Yan Yang bought the calligraphy and received another character.
• Mingyue Wushuang privately revealed her familiarity with Yun Tian and persuaded him to demonstrate his skill.
• Yun Tian painted a portrait of Gu Lan, then completed portraits of Ying Yue'ru, Xiao Yu, Huang Ying, and Long Yuyin.
• The women treasured their portraits as the audience realized Yun Tian was an unfathomable master.

Yun Tian painted a portrait of Mingyue Wushuang that left the onlookers unable to distinguish it from reality, then promised his jealous disciples one request each. Back at their lodgings, he watched Xiao Ning'er prepare to bathe and teased her about their past together.

• Mingyue Wushuang asked Yun Tian to paint her portrait, and he agreed after seeing her pleading gaze.
• Yun Tian painted Mingyue Wushuang so lifelike that the onlookers briefly could not tell her apart from the figure in the painting.
• Mingyue Wushuang praised the portrait and carefully put it away, while Yun Tian's disciples complained that he had favored her.
• Yun Tian promised each disciple one request to calm them, then took Xiao Ning'er back to their lodgings.
• Xiao Ning'er asked Yun Tian to turn away while she undressed for her bath, but he teased her until she covered his mouth.

Heavenly Cloud Divine Venerable learned of Nie Li’s extraordinary talent and asked for his calligraphy, drawing him into the Feather God Sect’s upper ranks’ attention. Nie Li sent Long Tianming ordinary writing but gave Heavenly Cloud Divine Venerable a piece infused with his understanding of the Dao, leaving the Divine Venerable astonished.

• Yun Tian warned Xiao Ning'er against exploring the Demon Beast Forest alone, then helped her after she finished bathing.
• Venerable Blazing Flame told Heavenly Cloud Divine Venerable about Nie Li’s talent, and Heavenly Cloud Divine Venerable ordered the sect’s three great families not to disturb him and requested his calligraphy.
• A Dragon Seal Family member demanded calligraphy from Nie Li on Long Tianming’s behalf, and Nie Li sent him ordinary writing without Dao intent.
• Venerable Blazing Flame requested a piece of calligraphy for Heavenly Cloud Divine Venerable, so Nie Li carefully wrote one infused with his insights into the Great Dao.
• Long Tianming examined Nie Li’s ordinary writing, became frustrated by its lack of Dao resonance, then picked it up again to study it.
• Heavenly Cloud Divine Venerable sensed the profound Dao resonance in Nie Li’s calligraphy and praised his comprehension and talent.

Yun Tian helped Gu Lan and the others unlock the Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Painting, then agreed to attend the Gu Family’s aptitude-testing ceremony. He left with Gu Lan and learned that Yue'ru and the others were waiting outside.

• Yun Tian teased Huang Ying by taking her limited-edition pastry, then apologized with a replacement and a Supreme Edition pastry.
• Yun Tian unraveled the painting’s restrictions and showed Gu Lan and the others how its formation patterns worked.
• Yun Tian explained that the painting contained a cultivation space rich in the aura of the Heavenly Way.
• Gu Lan invited Yun Tian to the Gu Family’s aptitude-testing ceremony, and he agreed to go.
• Gu Lan told Yun Tian that Yue'ru and the others were waiting outside, then linked arms with him as they left together.

At the Gu Family gathering, Gu Bei pretended to struggle against Gu Kuan while Nie Li and Yun Tian discussed Gu Bei’s plans to contend for family head. Gu Bei finally revealed his sword intent and killed Gu Kuan with one slash, drawing thunderous cheers.

• Gu Bei agreed to spar with Gu Kuan after Nie Li urged him to reveal some of his strength.
• Gu Kuan attacked aggressively while Gu Bei dodged narrowly, making his escapes appear lucky.
• Yun Tian arrived with his companions and recognized that Gu Bei was hiding his strength to contend for family head.
• Gu Lan told Nie Li she would support Gu Bei if he chose to compete for the position.
• Gu Bei unleashed his sword intent and beheaded Gu Kuan with a single slash.
• A Gu Family elder praised Gu Bei’s sword intent, while Gu Heng realized Gu Bei had focused his cultivation on it.

Gu Bei defeated Gu Bing and became the Gu Family’s second heir, while Gu Lan was named first heir and Gu Heng lost his succession eligibility after Yun Tian exposed his poisoning. After the gathering, Nie Li prepared to travel to the Greater World, and Yun Tian set out to return to the past.

• Yun Tian joined the Gu Family elders’ seating area, struck Gu Heng, and revealed that Gu Heng had poisoned Gu Lan.
• Gu Bei used his God Rank Dragon-Blood Demon Spirit to defeat Gu Bing with one move.
• The Gu Family named Gu Lan first heir and Gu Bei second heir, while Gu Heng lost his eligibility pending observation.
• Xiao Ning'er returned to the Heavenly Sound Divine Sect, and Nie Li broke through to Second Life before preparing to head to the Greater World.
• Yun Tian told his young disciples to cultivate diligently, then opened a door and stepped through to return to the past.

Yun Tian met Nangong Xianyin in the Dragon Whisker Domain, fed her, and agreed to escort her back to the Heavenly Sound Divine Sect after she told him the Demon God Sect was pursuing her. On their journey, they found a village devastated by Demon Beasts, and faint sobs from beneath rubble suggested someone might have survived.

• Yun Tian traveled through the Dragon Whisker Domain and met the injured, hungry Nangong Xianyin while grilling meat in the forest.
• Nangong Xianyin told Yun Tian that Demon God Sect disciples had tried to capture her and later trapped her with Demon Beasts.
• Yun Tian agreed to escort Nangong Xianyin back to the Heavenly Sound Divine Sect, and she relied on him during their journey.
• Yun Tian and Nangong Xianyin reached a village ravaged by Demon Beasts and searched its silent ruins for survivors.
• Yun Tian and Nangong Xianyin heard faint sobbing beneath a heap of rubble in the village.

Yun Tian and Nangong Xianyin rescued Mingyue Wushuang from the Snow Ruins, where the Demon God Sect had massacred her village, and brought her to the Heavenly Sound Divine Sect. Years later, Nangong Xianyin became Sect Master, and Yun Tian departed after promising that they would meet again.

• Yun Tian and Nangong Xianyin found Mingyue Wushuang beneath the ruins and learned that the Demon God Sect had killed her family and villagers.
• Yun Tian invited Mingyue Wushuang to stay with them, and she later became Nangong Xianyin's disciple at the Heavenly Sound Divine Sect.
• Years later, Yun Tian told Nangong Xianyin and Mingyue Wushuang that he planned to leave, and he promised to meet them again.
• Nangong Xianyin asked Yun Tian to attend her succession ceremony, and he accompanied her to the dais before she formally became Sect Master.
• Yun Tian quietly left the Heavenly Sound Divine Sect during the ceremony, and Nangong Xianyin watched him disappear into the mist.

Yun Tian returned to the present and reunited with his disciples, while Nie Li expanded the Monster Alliance and pursued allies and power to oppose the Saint Emperor. Heavenly Cloud Divine Venerable accepted Nie Li as his thirty-ninth disciple, leaving Nie Li with a new source of support for his plans to lead the Feather God Sect.

• Mingyue Wushuang wanted to find Yun Tian, but Nangong Xianyin urged her to keep cultivating until she could meet him again.
• Nie Li's group killed Hua Ling and her companions, took their spoils, and extracted Hua Ling's Divine Root, destroying the island that held the Divine Pool.
• Gu Bei and Lu Piao recruited members for Nie Li's Monster Alliance as Nie Li began building a force to unite the Feather God Sect and oppose the Saint Emperor.
• Yun Tian returned to his disciples, agreed to their demands for compensation, and supported Long Yuyin's decision to contend for leadership of the Dragon Seal Family.
• Hua Ling's allies joined Gu Heng to suppress the Monster Alliance, while Nie Li sought Long Yuyin's cooperation and was summoned to meet Heavenly Cloud Divine Venerable.
• Despite Venerable Flame-less's objection, Nie Li accepted Heavenly Cloud Divine Venerable's offer to become his thirty-ninth disciple, on the condition that he could freely come and go from the Heavenly Cloud Divine Hall.

Yun Tian entered the Super Beast Armament world during the battle a hundred thousand years before the story began and stopped Ghost Valley from abducting baby Tian Yu. After returning Tian Yu to Hades, Yun Tian told him that Ghost Valley had acted on his own, while Ghost Valley escaped.

• Yun Tian chose to visit the Super Beast Armament world and left his disciples with a task to reach the Dragon Path before he returned.
• Yun Tian arrived during the ancient battle between the White Tiger Race and Hades's forces, recognized Ghost Valley's plan to abduct Tian Yu, and transformed into the Blazing Dragon Emperor.
• Ghost Valley sneaked behind Hades's lines and tried to take baby Tian Yu, but Yun Tian intercepted him and caught her.
• Ghost Valley threatened Yun Tian and fled as Hades and the old turtle approached.
• Yun Tian returned Tian Yu to Hades and explained that Ghost Valley had attempted the abduction without the Snow Emperor's orders.

Yun Tian gained Hades’s trust after helping expose Ghost Valley’s conspiracy, while the Snow Emperor was persuaded to attack the Underworld. Hades and Yun Tian headed toward the battlefield as the two armies prepared to clash.

• Hades thanked Yun Tian for saving Tian Yu and introduced himself as the ruler of the Underworld.
• The Werewolf and White Tiger Races withdrew to their camps after their battle ended in a stalemate, and Old Turtle left the Underworld.
• Ghost Valley convinced the Snow Emperor that Hades had destroyed other races, while Feng Yao supported the accusation despite Feng Ying’s doubts.
• The Snow Emperor ordered her army to attack the Underworld, and Ghost Valley vowed to kill Yun Tian.
• Hades sent Lion King to lead the Underworld army against the attackers, then headed to the front lines while Yun Tian followed separately.

Hades led the Underworld’s army against Feng Yao’s forces, while Yun Tian watched from above. After Ghost Valley’s arrows weakened Hades, Feng Yao unleashed the Flash Spirit Art, and Ghost Valley believed the attack had succeeded.

• Feng Yao accused Hades of atrocities and ordered his army to attack when Hades challenged his claims.
• Hades rallied the Underworld’s warriors and joined the battle, while Yun Tian watched Ghost Valley shoot arrows from the rear.
• Hades took over from Lion King to fight Feng Yao, but Ghost Valley fired at him with an explosive arrow.
• Ghost Valley and Feng Yao pressed their attack, and several arrows struck Hades, leaving him badly weakened.
• Feng Yao used the Flash Spirit Art against Hades, and Ghost Valley celebrated when the blast hit.

Yun Tian saved Hades, insulted Ghost Valley, and provoked Feng Yao into attacking him. As Feng Yao charged, Yun Tian summoned the Flame Dragon Armor and began transforming.

• Yun Tian caught Feng Yao's ultimate attack and saved Hades.
• Ghost Valley urged Feng Yao to attack Yun Tian, and Yun Tian silenced him with a stream of insults.
• Feng Yao defended Ghost Valley and charged at Yun Tian after Yun Tian taunted him.
• Yun Tian summoned the Flame Dragon Summoner and shouted, "Flame Dragon Armor, combine!"
• Flames and energy surged around Yun Tian as the sky turned orange-red and his transformation began.

Yun Tian transformed into the Flame Dragon Hero and overpowered Feng Yao, interrupting his ultimate move and forcing him to recover. Yun Tian then summoned the Blazing Flame Saber and struck Feng Yao, leaving their fight ongoing.

• Yun Tian transformed into the Flame Dragon Hero and challenged Feng Yao to fight.
• Yun Tian matched Feng Yao's punches and kicked him into the rocks before he could complete the Flash Spirit Art.
• Feng Yao recovered his extraordinary energy and charged at Yun Tian again.
• Yun Tian summoned the Blazing Flame Saber and struck Feng Yao, sending sparks flying from his body.