Recaps

Nie Li and his companions found the Desert Divine Palace in ruins and discovered that the Book of Time and Space Spirit was missing. As they prepared to leave the frozen desert, Torch Dragon appeared, leaving them trapped before an overwhelming Heavenly Mandate Realm expert.

• Nie Li and the others searched the Endless Desert for the Desert Divine Palace, but Xiao Yu found only ancient ruins.
• Nie Li searched the ruins through the night and confirmed that the Book of Time and Space Spirit was gone.
• Nie Li proposed returning to Glory City and waiting for the Nether Realm Controller to select his disciples.
• Goddess Yu Yan warned the group that they might not be able to leave as snow and ice transformed the desert.
• Torch Dragon appeared before the group, and Goddess Yu Yan recognized him as an enemy they could not defeat.

Nie Li and his companions survived Torch Dragon’s attack when an unseen enforcer killed him, and Nie Li took Torch Dragon’s demon spirit. The Sky Screen then showed Nie Li discovering that the Desert Divine Palace had become ruins before he collapsed, leaving the present-day Nie Li puzzled about what had happened.

• Goddess Yu Yan tried to hold Torch Dragon back while Nie Li and his companions prepared to fight, but Nie Li gambled that the unseen enforcer would intervene.
• Torch Dragon froze Nie Li up to his waist before the enforcer turned him into a puddle of bloody pulp.
• Nie Li retrieved Torch Dragon’s pale blue demon spirit and put it away before the Sky Screen began playing.
• The Sky Screen showed Nie Li pick up the Book of Time and Space Spirit and then discover that the Desert Divine Palace had become ancient ruins.
• Nie Li reached the place where the book had been, felt the remnant pages flare, and collapsed after seeing Ye Ziyun and Xiao Ning'er.
• Present-day Nie Li wondered why he had not experienced the same collapse, and Lu Piao reassured him that they could search for the book again.

After awakening from a month-long coma, Nie Li reunited with Ye Ziyun and Xiao Ning'er and prepared to say goodbye to his clansmen before the Draconic Ruins Realm opened. Their reunion was interrupted by an attack on the City Lord's Mansion, where Ye Mo confronted the Demon Lord.

• Xiao Ning'er and Ye Ziyun rushed to Nie Li's side when he woke, and he held them both as he confirmed that they were real and alive.
• Nie Li learned that he had been unconscious for over a month and agreed to have his father and clansmen brought to him.
• Ye Zong visited Nie Li and warned the group to take care of themselves when they went to the Draconic Ruins Realm.
• An explosion alerted the City Lord's Mansion, and Nie Li and the others hurried to investigate.
• Ye Mo fought the Demon Lord in midair, while the Demon Lord questioned Glory City's old accusations and unleashed a powerful blood-red aura.

The Demon Lord demanded a sealed demon spirit and attacked Glory City when Ye Mo refused, forcing Nie Li and the others to fight him. The Demon Lord overpowered the group and took Ye Zong hostage, leaving Nie Li unable to attack without risking his life.

• The Demon Lord demanded that Ye Mo hand over a Demon Spirit Stone containing a sealed demon spirit, then threatened to search Glory City by force when Ye Mo refused.
• Nie Li joined Ye Mo in fighting the Demon Lord, and the group attacked together after the Demon Lord merged with the Eight-Armed Demon Monster.
• Nie Li struck the Demon Lord with the lightning-charged Heavenfall Divine Thunder Sword, but the Demon Lord evaded the blow and launched a rapid counterattack against Du Ze, Lu Piao, and the others.
• The Demon Lord beat Ye Zong and seized him as a hostage, forcing Nie Li to stop his next sword attack.
• Watching beneath the Sky Screen, Nie Li reflected that the Demon Lord's early death had spared them from facing this crisis.

The Demon Lord tortured Ye Zong to force Ye Mo to surrender the Demon Spirit Stone, then killed Ye Zong when Ye Mo handed it over. Ye Zong’s self-detonation trapped the Demon Lord, while the people watching beneath the Sky Screen realized Ye Ziyun’s father was still alive in their present; Nie Li’s killing intent then froze everyone in place.

• The Demon Lord tore off both of Ye Zong’s arms as Ye Mo and Ye Ziyun watched in horror.
• Ye Mo gave the Demon Spirit Stone to the Demon Lord in exchange for Ye Zong, but the Demon Lord stabbed Ye Zong through the chest instead.
• Ye Zong immobilized the Demon Lord with the Wind Snow Family’s Secret Technique and self-detonated, recalling his promise to protect Glory City as he died.
• Goddess Yu Yan confirmed that Ye Zong’s soul had been annihilated, while Ye Ziyun and Ye Mo grieved his death.
• Beneath the Sky Screen, Nie Li and the others reacted furiously, but Ye Ziyun felt relief because her father was safe in the present.
• The Demon Lord raged at Ye Zong’s attack, and Nie Li’s overwhelming killing intent froze Lu Piao, Du Ze, and the others as they prepared to fight.

Nie Li failed to kill the Demon Lord after Ye Zong died, but he gave Ye Ziyun hope that space-time magic could resurrect her father. Two months later, the group left Glory City for the Draconic Ruins Realm, where Nie Li vowed to settle the blood debt once he grew strong enough.

• Remembering Ye Zong, Nie Li unleashed his full strength and grievously wounded the Demon Lord with three lightning sword strikes, but the Demon Lord escaped by attaching his soul to his armor.
• Nie Li found only a wisp of Ye Zong's soul consciousness in his Soul Mirror and told Ye Ziyun that space-time magic might let them resurrect her father after they reached the Draconic Ruins Realm.
• Glory City mourned Ye Zong as Ye Ziyun knelt before his memorial tablet, while Nie Li stood outside in the rain and lamented that he remained trapped in a larger scheme.
• Two months later, Ye Mo saw Nie Li and the others off from Glory City's walls as they began their journey to the Draconic Ruins Realm.
• At the Ninth Layer of the Nine-Layered Deathlands, the Nether Realm Controller warned Nie Li not to attack the Demon Lord, and Nie Li resolved to wait until he was strong enough to take revenge.
• Nie Li cautioned Duan Jian against confronting the Demon Lord, then tried to comfort Ye Ziyun, who began sobbing again.

Xiao Ning'er told Nie Li about her dream, leading him to realize she had been the masked woman Xiao Ning in his previous life. After the women left, the Demon Lord threatened Nie Li's loved ones, and Nie Li challenged his Supreme Body with confidence in his Heavenly Dao Divine Art.

• Xiao Ning'er embraced Nie Li and described a dream in which she found purpose fighting for him, prompting Nie Li to remember Xiao Ning, the masked woman who had died protecting him in his previous life.
• Nie Li realized Xiao Ning'er and Xiao Ning were the same person and resolved to investigate the Black Devil Forest after reaching a higher level.
• Xiao Xue warned Lu Piao not to pursue another woman, then left with Ye Ziyun, Xiao Ning'er, and Lingyun.
• Huahuo approached Du Ze, called them fellow disciples, and led him forward while Nie Li, Lu Piao, and Du Ze remained behind.
• The Demon Lord threatened to kill Nie Li's family and companions one by one, but Nie Li resisted the provocation and accused him of having a weak soul beneath his Supreme Body.
• The Demon Lord dismissed Nie Li's claims, and Nie Li declared that he would see whether the Supreme Body or his Heavenly Dao Divine Art was stronger.

Nie Li, Lu Piao, and Xiao Yu arrived at the Feathered God Sect and headed to the Heavenly Spirit Institute to take spirit root tests. As they reached the testing area, Xiao Yu’s hostile acquaintance Hua Ling appeared, setting up a confrontation.

• Nie Li warned Duan Jian not to fight the Demon Lord outside the sect, then asked the Nether Realm Controller to accept his gift before Xiao Yu led the group through the passage.
• Xiao Yu explained the Feathered God Sect’s structure and the Heavenly Spirit Institute’s spirit root test as they arrived in the higher world.
• Guan Yu arrogantly dismissed the test, but Xiao Yu warned him that the institute was full of geniuses and that fighting was forbidden.
• Lu Piao panicked after watching applicants with low spirit roots get sent away, and Guan Yu mocked him until Nie Li coldly challenged the insult.
• Xiao Yu revealed that he had a seventh-grade Heavenly Spirit Root, which Nie Li explained was exceptionally rare.
• Hua Ling appeared, taunted Xiao Yu, and tried to put an arm around him before Xiao Yu pushed him away.

Nie Li, Xiao Yu, and their companions faced off against Hua Ling during spirit-root testing at the Heavenly Spirit Institute. After Guan Yu received a disappointing result, Nie Li defended him and Xiao Yu, then began explaining why a heavenly spirit root could still lead to rapid cultivation.

• Hua Ling mocked Nie Li and his companions, then used Soul Stones to arrange for his group to be tested ahead of others.
• Xiao Yu challenged Steward Gu over the favoritism, and Hua Ling claimed he had also submitted nameplates for Xiao Yu’s group.
• Xiao Yu explained how spirit-root grades determined placement in the institute’s courtyards, from the Northern Courtyard to the mysterious Central Courtyard.
• Hua Ling’s companions received three earth spirit roots in a row and were admitted to the West Court, while Guan Yu received a ninth grade human spirit root and was sent to the Southern Courtyard.
• Nie Li comforted Guan Yu and argued with Hua Ling, who mocked Xiao Yu for remaining in the Earth Mandate Realm despite his heavenly spirit root.
• Nie Li asked Hua Ling whether he knew about Purple Mystic Bamboo and described how quickly it grew after lying dormant for over ten thousand years.

Nie Li mocked Hua Ling’s contempt for cultivators with Human Spirit Roots and reassured Guan Yu and Lu Piao as the Sky Screen ended before Lu Piao’s test result appeared. A month later, Nie Li’s group met Du Ze and Huahuo in the Nether Realm, where Nie Li gave Huahuo a powerful cultivation art and demon spirit.

• Nie Li told Xiao Yu that his five years at the Earth Mandate threshold meant he was close to a breakthrough, then admitted privately that he had made up the rule about Heavenly Spirit Roots.
• Hua Ling insulted Guan Yu for receiving an eighth-grade Human Spirit Root, and Nie Li comforted him as Guan Yu apologized for his earlier rudeness.
• A report said Guan Yu had fled rather than return, while the Sky Screen ended before Lu Piao could learn his Spirit Root; Nie Li promised to help improve Lu Piao’s aptitude.
• Xiao Yu told the Nether Realm Controller that the Sky Screen showed the future and gave him the complete Myriad Dao Roaring Dragon Art, while concealing Nie Li’s true circumstances.
• Over the next month, Nie Li and his companions reached Legendary Three-Star, while Nie Li reached legendary five-star, and then they traveled to the Nether Realm to meet Du Ze.
• Nie Li learned about Du Ze and Huahuo’s relationship and gave Huahuo the Sacred Fire Vermilion Phoenix Art and the Demon Spirit Blazing Spirit Heavenly Phoenix.

After reaching the Draconic Ruins Realm, Nie Li and his companions joined the Feathered God Sect, where Chen Linjian and Lu Piao revealed heavenly spirit roots and Nie Li displayed a ninth-grade heavenly spirit root. The sect’s Five Divine Venerables took notice of Nie Li and discussed the strange Sky Screen that might follow him there.

• The group reached the Ninth Layer of the Nine-Layered Deathlands, where the Nether Realm Controller let Nie Li choose a sect and he chose the Feathered God Sect.
• Three months later, Nie Li, Lu Piao, Chen Linjian, and Guan Yu followed Xiao Yu to the Feathered God Sect’s Heavenly Spirit Institute and encountered Hua Ling.
• Chen Linjian revealed a seventh-grade heavenly spirit root, and Lu Piao revealed a fifth-grade heavenly spirit root.
• Nie Li’s aptitude rose to a ninth-grade heavenly spirit root, drawing the attention of the Feathered God Sect’s Five Divine Venerables.
• The Five Divine Venerables discussed Nie Li’s potential and wondered whether the Sky Screen would appear in the Feathered God Sect.

A Sky Screen appeared over the Heavenly Spirit Institute and showed Nie Li and Lu Piao being tested, revealing their exceptional heavenly spirit roots. After the test, Nie Li, Lu Piao, and Xiao Yu explored the institute, where Xiao Yu explained how students earned Soul Stones.

• A golden Sky Screen appeared over the Heavenly Spirit Institute, and the Five Divine Venerables identified it as the screen Ming had described.
• Lu Piao's test revealed a fifth-grade heavenly spirit root, and Steward Gu assigned him to the West Court.
• Nie Li's test revealed an eighth-grade heavenly spirit root, leaving Hua Ling stunned and prompting major families to consider recruiting him.
• Hua Ling left after taunting Nie Li and Xiao Yu, while Xiao Yu warned them to watch out for ambushes beyond the institute.
• Nie Li, Lu Piao, and Xiao Yu headed to the West Court, and Xiao Yu showed them the Mission Hall and explained that Soul Stones were valuable cultivation resources.
• Lu Piao asked whether his pills could be exchanged for Soul Stones, but Xiao Yu said they were of little use and that ordinary demon spirits would not interest students either.

Nie Li and Lu Piao settled into Xiao Yu’s courtyard at the Heavenly Spirit Institute, where Nie Li discovered that one Soul Stone could not sustain his cultivation. Their new home was soon disrupted by Huang Ying and Yan Hao, and Xiao Yu returned to order the visitors out just as two more women arrived looking for him.

• Xiao Yu brought Nie Li and Lu Piao to his courtyard and gave them two Soul Stones to begin cultivating.
• Nie Li absorbed the heavenly Dao power in one Soul Stone but found it insufficient for his vast Soul Sea.
• Huang Ying arrived looking for Xiao Yu, and Yan Hao followed, taunting Nie Li and Lu Piao and warning them against associating with Xiao Yu.
• Huang Ying protected Nie Li and Lu Piao when Yan Hao released his aura, then Xiao Yu appeared and told both visitors to leave his private residence.
• Two more beauties arrived at the gate and called for Brother Xiao Yu.

Nie Li helped Xiao Yu overcome his stalled cultivation, and Xiao Yu broke through to the Heavenly Mandate Realm. The next day, Nie Li and Lu Piao arrived at their place of study, where Jin Yan approached them to recruit talent.

• Xiao Yu gave Nie Li his identity plaque, and Nie Li shut the door on him as he left with Lu Piao.
• Xiao Yu asked Nie Li why he had remained stuck in the Earth Fate Realm, and Nie Li explained that his cultivation art was incomplete.
• Nie Li used needles to open Xiao Yu’s acupoints, allowing Xiao Yu to break through to the Three Fates realm and later reach Five Fates.
• Xiao Yu gave Nie Li all the Soul Stones in his Space Ring, but Nie Li took only five, leaving Xiao Yu unsure how to respond.
• The students watching the Sky Screen reacted to Xiao Yu’s breakthrough and wondered about the strips of cloth around his chest.
• The next day, Nie Li recognized one of Hua Ling’s followers beside him, and Jin Yan approached the newcomers to recruit them for the Jin Clan.

Venerable Chimu taught the new students about heavenly mandate cultivation and spirit flames, where Nie Li impressed him by casually condensing one. After class, Long Yuyin confronted Nie Li and Lu Piao, and Nie Li reacted darkly when she mentioned the Dragonseal Family, recalling his master’s death at their hands.

• Venerable Chimu explained how fate souls enabled heavenly mandate experts to revive and taught the students to condense spirit flames.
• Long Yuyin and Jin Yan condensed spirit flames, while Lu Piao failed after becoming distracted by thoughts of Xiao Xue.
• Nie Li casually formed a spirit flame, impressing Venerable Chimu, while the Sky Screen audience laughed at Lu Piao’s behavior.
• After class, Long Yuyin blocked Nie Li and Lu Piao and made cutting remarks about their talent and the Dragonseal Family.
• Nie Li’s expression darkened as he remembered that Long Yuyin had killed his master in his previous life.

Nie Li recognized Long Yuyin as the woman who would kill his master and divide the Feathered God Sect in his previous life, while Gu Bei befriended him and Lu Piao. The two then accepted a medical assignment to treat Gu Lan, though Nie Li warned Lu Piao against taking on more patients and drawing unwanted attention.

• Long Yuyin left after showing interest in Nie Li, and a young man warned Nie Li and Lu Piao about her violent reputation.
• Nie Li recognized Long Yuyin as his future master's killer, while Long Yuyin rejected the accusation and began to feel killing intent toward him.
• Gu Bei introduced himself to Nie Li and Lu Piao, and the three quickly became friendly over their shared interest in pursuing women like Long Yuyin.
• Han Jing's group decided to watch Nie Li and Lu Piao as rivals for the Eastern Courtyard's limited places.
• Nie Li and Lu Piao accepted a Mission Hall assignment to treat Gu Lan, and Nie Li stopped Lu Piao from taking on hundreds of other medical cases.

Nie Li diagnosed Gu Lan’s mysterious condition as poisoning and began treating her, earning Gu Bei’s gratitude and the Gu Family head’s attention. Gu Lan started to recover, while Gu Heng grew furious and resolved to restrain himself for now.

• Nie Li explained the Feathered God Sect’s powerful families to Lu Piao and went with him to the Gu Family compound to offer treatment for Gu Lan.
• Gu Bei brought Nie Li and Lu Piao to Gu Lan, and Nie Li determined that she had been poisoned with a toxin made from redtop grass and snake fragrance fruit.
• Gu Lan assured Nie Li that she and Gu Bei could keep up appearances after her recovery, and Nie Li prescribed gentle medicine to clear the poison gradually.
• Gu Bei brewed the medicine, and Gu Lan felt her meridians begin to change after drinking it; Gu Bei thanked Nie Li and offered him a Space Ring containing fifteen hundred Soul Stones.
• The Gu Family head sent trusted elders to invite Nie Li, while Gu Heng smashed an object in anger and decided to hold back for the time being.
• Nie Li took five hundred Soul Stones, and Gu Bei declared that Nie Li and Lu Piao were now his true brothers before the two visitors headed back.

Nie Li shared Soul Stones with his friends and cultivated, while Golden Egg revealed an aura stronger than a Heavenly Kirin Beast. The group visited the Sacred Spirit Wonderland, where Xiao Yu made a remarkable climb up the altar steps, and Nie Li was startled by someone he saw there.

• Gu Bei told Gu Lan how Nie Li had cured her, and Nie Li shared Soul Stones with Lu Piao and Xiao Yu.
• Nie Li gave Goddess Yu Yan Soul Stones, and she kissed his cheek before cultivating beside him.
• Golden Egg ate the drained Soul Stone fragments, then consumed a fresh stone; Nie Li found its aura surpassed that of a Heavenly Kirin Beast but failed to place a soul brand on it.
• Xiao Yu invited Nie Li and Lu Piao to the Sacred Spirit Wonderland, where they learned about the Sacred Spirit Ranking and its rewards.
• Xiao Yu climbed past the sixth step and entered the rankings, astonishing Hua Ling and leading Yan Hao to suspect he had reached the Heavenly Mandate Realm.
• Nie Li and Lu Piao began climbing the altar steps, but Nie Li stopped speaking when he saw someone.

Nie Li remembered how Ying Yueru had saved and taught him in his previous life, and watched her again on the Sixteenth Sky Screen while struggling to hide his grief. After Ying Yueru left, Nie Li continued climbing, while Xiao Yu became jealous and stopped just short of her record.

• Nie Li recalled how Ying Yueru rescued him, taught him to cultivate, and urged him to abandon hatred and violence.
• Nie Li remembered Ying Yueru dying in his arms after making him promise not to seek revenge, and he wept when he saw her again on the Sky Screen.
• Long Yuyin despised Ying Yueru and blamed her for their master's death, while Ying Yueru left the Thatched Cottage to find another place.
• Ying Yueru met Nie Li on the Sky Screen, but neither recognized their connection; Xiao Yu stepped between them and warned Nie Li to be cautious.
• Nie Li insisted that Ying Yueru posed no threat, upsetting Xiao Yu, and Ying Yueru said they would meet again before leaving.
• Xiao Yu climbed a little over 120 steps, fell short of Ying Yueru's mark, and resolved not to accept the loss.

Nie Li climbed to sixteenth place in the Sacred Spirit Ranking, drawing attention from Long Yuyin, who confronted and insulted him on the cultivation steps. Nie Li retaliated with fierce insults and challenged her to a one-on-one contest, which Long Yuyin accepted, setting a three-lash penalty for his defeat.

• Xiao Yu reached eleventh place, while Lu Piao and Nie Li entered the rankings at eighty-sixth and sixteenth, respectively.
• Nanmen Tianhai and Huang Yu discussed Nie Li and Long Yuyin, and Long Yuyin entered the Sacred Spirit Wonderland after hearing about Nie Li's rank.
• Nie Li absorbed the Heavenly Dao Power on the steps, while Long Yuyin forced two cultivators to move aside as she climbed past them.
• Long Yuyin mocked Nie Li's rank and status, and Nie Li stood up and insulted her lineage, bloodline, and character.
• Long Yuyin threatened Nie Li's clan, then accepted his one-on-one challenge and declared that he would take three lashes if he lost.

Nie Li overcame his limit on the Sky Screen and climbed to Long Yuyin’s position, intensifying their wager as he continued upward. Meanwhile, Gu Bei and Gu Lan faced Gu Heng, who taunted them without realizing Gu Lan might recover.

• Long Yuyin climbed to the hundred and twenty-ninth stair while Nie Li reached his limit, then began reciting his master’s incantation to commune with the Heavenly Dao Power.
• Nie Li’s aura merged with the Heavenly Dao Power, and he resumed climbing until he reached Long Yuyin’s former position.
• Gu Bei and Gu Lan arrived to watch the rankings, where Gu Heng mocked Gu Lan’s illness and gloated over his presumed advantage in the Gu Family.
• Gu Heng considered recruiting Nie Li as Nie Li climbed to Long Yuyin’s position, while Nie Li provoked her by teasing her about the three lashes.
• Long Yuyin clenched her fists, called Nie Li a lecher, and threatened to gouge out his eyes.

Nie Li surpassed Long Yuyin on the Sacred Spirit Ranking, reaching the 136th step, then reluctantly honored their wager after she demanded punishment. He struck her three times for the disciples she had bullied, himself, and his master, leaving her badly wounded.

• Nie Li unleashed his Heavenly Dao Power, passed Long Yuyin, and overtook her on the Sacred Spirit Ranking.
• Nie Li continued to the 136th step, which Long Yuyin could not reach, while Gu Heng resolved to recruit or destroy him.
• Long Yuyin handed Nie Li her whip after losing their wager, but Nie Li remembered his master's words and initially threw it aside.
• Long Yuyin demanded that Nie Li lash her and vowed to challenge him again, prompting him to denounce her cruelty.
• Nie Li struck Long Yuyin three times, leaving a deep welt on her face and a large wound across her back.

Nie Li humiliated Long Yuyin, rejected Gu Heng’s recruitment, and learned that Ying Yueru planned to take the Sacred Emperor’s fate divination onto herself to protect him. After discovering Ying Yueru’s grim vision, Nie Li rushed away, while families outside the Sky Screen sought her divination art.

• Nie Li lashed Long Yuyin three times, and she fled in tears before returning home and shattering her mirror in anger.
• Gu Heng visited Nie Li and his companions to recruit them, but Nie Li rejected him, prompting Gu Heng to decide they should be destroyed.
• Ying Yueru divined that the Sacred Emperor would detect Nie Li when he reached Heavenly Transformation, and she resolved to transfer his fate onto herself.
• Nie Li heard Ying Yueru’s plan beneath the Sky Screen, smashed a boulder, and rushed out of Xiao Yu’s courtyard.
• Families began searching for Ying Yueru to obtain her divination art, while Long Yuyin accused her of murdering her master to acquire the Heavenly Derivation Technique.
• Three days later, Nie Li and Lu Piao returned to class, where Gu Bei praised Nie Li for humiliating Long Yuyin.

Venerable Chimu taught the students to temper their physical strength, and Nie Li was paired with Long Yuyin for a brutal sparring session. After Nie Li defeated her again, Long Yuyin asked him to name his terms, and he told her to stay away from him.

• Gu Bei warned Nie Li and Lu Piao that Gu Heng was narrow-minded after Nie Li told him they had turned down Gu Heng's invitation.
• Venerable Chimu introduced Mystic Weight Bracers and had the students choose weights and spar without using heavenly dao power.
• Long Yuyin forced He Yinyin to give up sparring with Nie Li, then attacked Nie Li inside their training barrier.
• Nie Li and Long Yuyin fought to a stalemate until she tricked him and kicked him away, then challenged him again after class.
• Nie Li threw Long Yuyin to the floor, defeating her in front of the other students, and told her to stay away from him when she asked for his terms.

Long Yuyin confronted Ying Yueru about their master's death and discovered that Ying Yueru had learned the deadly Heavenly Derivation Technique. Nie Li entered the Ghost Ruins to collect Soul Scales, where a powerful five-fate man appeared behind him with hostile intent.

• Nie Li ignored Long Yuyin after defeating her, while Gu Bei, Lu Piao, and spectators admired his ruthlessness.
• Ying Yueru told Long Yuyin that their master's heavenly fate had run its course, and Long Yuyin realized she had mastered the Heavenly Derivation Technique.
• Nie Li vowed to protect Ying Yueru after learning that others now knew about her technique.
• Xiao Yu warned Nie Li that Eastern Courtyard geniuses were targeting him, so Nie Li, Xiao Yu, and their companion entered the Ghost Ruins to hunt demon souls.
• Nie Li merged with the Fangtooth Panda, collected Soul Scales, and began a killing spree before a hostile man with at least five-fate cultivation appeared behind him.