Recaps

Nie Li secretly drugged Shen Fei, Shen Yue, and Shen Xiu in the Sacred Family’s grounds, leading to a scandalous encounter. The next day, Xiao Ning’er brought news of a major incident at the Sacred Family, and Ye Xiu began explaining what had happened.

• Nie Li found Shen Fei drunk and arguing with Shen Xiu and Shen Yue, then secretly put two powders into the sobering soup and tea.
• Shen Xiu forced Shen Fei to drink the soup, while Shen Yue and Shen Xiu drank the tea; the powders caused them to hallucinate and grow excited.
• Shen Fei and Shen Yue mistook Shen Xiu for Xiao Ning’er and Ye Ziyun, then began groping her as the three lost control of themselves.
• The next day, Nie Li finished cultivating while Du Ze and Lu Piao trained in the City Lord’s Mansion courtyard.
• Xiao Ning’er rushed in and announced that something huge had happened to the Sacred Family, and Ye Xiu began explaining the previous day’s events.

The Sacred Family’s scandal ruined Shen Xiu, Shen Yue, and Shen Fei, while Nie Li’s group reached Silver Rank and the fourth Sky Screen began showing Nie Li fleeing an Azure-Armed Giant Ape. Nie Li tricked the Dark Guild into confronting the beast, then escaped after blaming Shen Yue, who fainted in rage as he watched.

• Shen Hong punished Shen Fei and Shen Yue, confined Shen Xiu, and saw the scandal spread through Glory City; Xiao Yunfeng canceled the marriage agreement, and the Holy Orchid Institute expelled Shen Xiu.
• Ye Han fell silent over Shen Xiu’s fate, while Nie Li regarded the consequences as partial repayment for old grievances.
• By the seventh day, Nie Li and his companions had reached Silver Rank and integrated compatible demon spirits, and the fourth Sky Screen appeared.
• Nie Li fought the Silver Rank Azure-Armed Giant Ape, lost his Flame-Rage Sword, and used soul force to escape its grasp.
• Nie Li lured the Azure-Armed Giant Ape into Steward Yun Hua’s Dark Guild group, blamed Shen Yue, and fled while the group fought the beast.
• Shen Yue watched Nie Li use his name on the Sky Screen, spat blood, and fainted.

Nie Li and Ye Ziyun found an ancient statue before falling into a deep chasm and discovering Emperor Kongming’s tomb. They searched for a way out and learned the tomb belonged to a mysterious Sacred Empire emperor.

• Nie Li told Ye Ziyun he had lured the giant ape toward the Dark Guild, and the two continued through the dark wilderness together.
• Nie Li translated the writing on an enormous statue from the Sacred Empire era, then avoided explaining how he knew the language.
• The ground split beneath Ye Ziyun, and Nie Li jumped after her; after his dagger broke, Ye Ziyun used ice snow spider demon silk to stop their fall.
• Nie Li accidentally groped Ye Ziyun while pulling her back to safety, and she slapped him.
• At the bottom of the chasm, Nie Li and Ye Ziyun found a stele identifying the place as Emperor Kongming’s tomb, and Nie Li explained the emperor’s legend.

Nie Li and Ye Ziyun navigated Emperor Kongming’s tomb, where they discovered the remains of Gulan City’s people and gathered supplies to strengthen Glory City. Meanwhile, the Dark Guild captured Shen Yue but left him under guard, and Nie Li ended the chapter approaching the soul-force-emitting coffin.

• Nie Li explained that even cultivation beyond Legendary rank could not grant immortality and guided Ye Ziyun through a triggered arrow trap in Emperor Kongming’s tomb.
• Steward Yun Hua’s Dark Guild group captured Shen Yue, then released him into the custody of one guard after learning he was from the Sacred Family.
• Nie Li and Ye Ziyun found a hall filled with skeletal remains and learned it had likely served as a refuge during Gulan City’s fall.
• Nie Li insisted that they take the weapons and treasures to help protect Glory City, while Ye Ziyun apologized to the dead as she gathered the items.
• Nie Li noticed that the coffin at the center of the hall emitted soul-force fluctuations and turned his attention to it.

Nie Li opened Emperor Kongming's coffin, absorbed its soul force, and found a remnant page of the Book of Time and Space Spirit and the Deep Sapphire necklace. After rescuing the unconscious Ye Ziyun, he treated her injuries and confessed that he liked her as they searched for a way out.

• Nie Li touched the coffin and absorbed a surge of soul force while Ye Ziyun tried to reach him through the Restriction and collapsed unconscious.
• Nie Li opened the coffin and found no body, but discovered a remnant page of the Book of Time and Space Spirit and the Deep Sapphire necklace.
• Nie Li treated Ye Ziyun's wounds, placed the Deep Sapphire necklace around her neck, and covered her with a blanket.
• Ye Ziyun woke, accepted the necklace for safekeeping after Nie Li explained its value, and changed into a fresh dress.
• As Nie Li and Ye Ziyun searched the secret passage for an exit, Nie Li told her he liked her, and Ye Ziyun said she would consider it once he became a Gold Demon Spirit Master.

Nie Li and Ye Ziyun explored the tomb beneath Gulan City, found its treasure chamber, and reunited with Chen Linjian’s group. After Nie Li claimed the Shadow Demon Spirit Lamp, Chu Yuan’s resentment toward him deepened.

• Ye Ziyun promised to keep her word if Nie Li became a Gold Demon Spirit Master next year, while Glory City’s residents grew confident in his potential.
• Chu Yuan mocked Huyan Lanruo’s hope that Nie Li would return, and Chen Linjian split his group to search the ruins and drill ground.
• Nie Li told Ye Ziyun that the tomb had no exit, but they might escape if Chen Linjian dug through the sealed entrance at the drill ground.
• Nie Li and Ye Ziyun entered a treasure chamber, where Nie Li claimed the Shadow Demon Spirit Lamp and Ye Ziyun chose two valuable cultivation items.
• Chen Linjian’s group broke into the chamber from the drill ground, and Chen Linjian let Nie Li keep his chosen item while the others gathered the remaining treasures.
• Chen Linjian rejected Chu Yuan’s suggestion to force Nie Li and Ye Ziyun to surrender their valuables, leaving Chu Yuan to direct his anger at Nie Li.

After returning from Gulan City, Nie Li dealt with Huyan Lanruo’s affection and learned that Shen Yue had returned, likely after the Dark Guild collected a ransom. Meanwhile, Shen Fei clashed with Ye Hong over Xiao Ning’er, and Shen Hong turned to two talented collateral relatives to strengthen the Sacred Family; the chapter ended with Nie Li and his friends fleeing campus enforcement as Xiao Ning’er approached.

• Chen Linjian thanked Nie Li for helping the expedition and led the group back after they collected the treasures from Gulan City.
• Huyan Lanruo embraced Nie Li on his return, and the Golden Feather Eagle reached Gold Rank after consuming pills.
• Nie Li learned from Du Ze and Lu Piao that Shen Yue had returned and suspected the Dark Guild had released him after receiving a ransom.
• Shen Fei overheard gossip about Xiao Ning’er and Huyan Lanruo competing for Nie Li, then argued with Ye Hong when Ye Hong warned him not to mistreat Xiao Ning’er.
• Shen Hong summoned Shen Ning and Shen Xiao after they reached two-star and five-star Gold Rank, intending to bring them into the Sacred Family’s inner affairs.
• Nie Li and his friends climbed over the campus wall to evade the enforcement team, and Xiao Ning’er came over as they argued in the street.

Nie Li recognized a Dark Guild leader at the Star Picking Restaurant and concluded that the Sacred Family was secretly allied with the Dark Guild. He brought Xiao Ning'er, Lu Piao, and Du Ze to the Alchemist Association, where he announced that he would take the junior Alchemy Master examination.

• Nie Li reassured Xiao Ning'er that he did not like Huyan Lanruo while Lu Piao and Du Ze teased them.
• Nie Li recognized a passing man and his companions as members of the Dark Guild, and Xiao Ning'er identified their affiliation with the Sacred Family's Star Picking Restaurant.
• Nie Li concluded that Glory City was no longer safe and set out with his companions to find support.
• After the Sky Screen exposed the apparent collusion, Ye Zong ordered Ye Shuo to investigate the Sacred Family, while Shen Hong prepared to withdraw his forces and flee when the beast tide came.
• Nie Li and his companions entered the deserted Alchemist Association, where he told Xiao Lan he would take the junior Alchemy Master examination.

Nie Li took the Junior Alchemy Master examination and answered every question perfectly, astonishing the examiners despite being only thirteen. President Gu Yan ordered him to take the next round after learning his age.

• Nie Li paid the examination fee and ignored Chu Ning's mockery before entering the exam hall.
• Nie Li completed twenty question sheets quickly, and Hu Yanming and Mu Yang found every answer flawless.
• Chu Ning struggled through the exam, failed for the third time, and challenged Nie Li to prove he could pass.
• Nie Li said the examination was too easy and discussed supporting aspiring alchemists and improving Glory City's defenses.
• Hu Yanming and Mu Yang showed Nie Li's answers to President Gu Yan, who approved the next round and was stunned to learn Nie Li was thirteen.

Nie Li passed the Junior Alchemy Master theory exam and astonished the Alchemist Association by answering every question on its Council Hall wall in an hour. After President Gu Yan praised his talent and ordered an Advanced Alchemy Master's robe and badge, Nie Li claimed his answers came from his master, then said that he really did have one.

• President Gu Yan summoned Nie Li to the Council Hall after learning he had passed the Junior Alchemy Master theory exam, while Chu Ning was devastated by the news.
• Nie Li began answering the Alchemist Association's unanswered alchemy questions despite Hu Yanming's warning, and Hu Yanming was astonished by his solutions.
• Nie Li answered every question on the wall in an hour, and President Gu Yan, Yang Xin, and Mu Yang found no flaws in his work.
• Yang Xin recognized Nie Li as the author of a letter about purple mist grass, and Nie Li claimed his master had written his alchemy answers and sent him to take the exam.
• President Gu Yan ordered Yang Xin to prepare an Advanced Alchemy Master's robe and badge, and Nie Li told Xiao Ning'er that he really did have a master.

Nie Li shared lost alchemy formulas with the Alchemist Association and then spent three days redesigning Glory City's defenses. His plans launched a citywide overhaul as Glory City prepared to withstand future beast tides.

• Nie Li offered five lost pill formulas to the Alchemist Association in exchange for thirty percent of the revenue and asked that some profits support commoner children studying alchemy.
• President Gu Yan accepted Nie Li's proposal, while Yang Xin gave him an Advanced Alchemy Master's robe and badge; the fourth Sky Screen ended with Gu Yan reflecting on Glory City's need for a new era.
• Nie Li obtained Glory City's defensive layouts from Ye Zong and shut himself away to redesign the city's defenses using his knowledge of the Book of Time and Space Spirit.
• After three days, Nie Li finished a huge stack of plans, gave them to Ye Ziyun for Ye Zong, and immediately fell asleep from exhaustion.
• Ye Zong mobilized the Wind Snow Family and Sacred Nether Family to overhaul the city's defenses, while volunteers received wages, meals, and access to medicinal baths.

As Glory City prepared its defenses, Shen Ning and Shen Xiao uncovered the Dark Guild’s plan to unleash a ten-million-strong beast tide and secretly sent the intelligence to Nie Li. The warning reached Nie Li, who learned that the Sacred Family planned to retreat when the attack began.

• Glory City drew over a hundred thousand people to its defense renovations, while the Sacred Family was excluded and its business revenue fell by nearly ninety percent.
• Shen Ning and Shen Xiao decided to question Shen Xiu and Shen Fei for information about Shen Hong’s collusion with the Dark Guild.
• The two discovered Shen Xiu secretly visiting Shen Fei through a tunnel and overheard her reveal that the Dark Guild would unleash a ten-million-strong beast tide that month.
• Shen Ning disguised himself and left a hidden letter for Nie Li through the Wind Snow Family’s intelligence network.
• Nie Li received the warning and reacted angrily to Shen Hong and the Sacred Family.

Nie Li and Ye Zong learned that the Sacred Family planned to aid the Dark Guild in bringing a beast tide to Glory City, while Ye Mo remained missing. The next day, Nie Li and his companions attended the Red Moon Family’s auction, where he went to visit the rising Heavenly Marks Family.

• Nie Li delivered the Sacred Family’s letter to Ye Zong, revealing their plan to unleash a beast tide and breach Glory City’s wall with the Dark Guild.
• Nie Li and Ye Zong suspected the Dark Guild was responsible for Ye Mo’s failure to return, while Ye Zong said Glory City’s defenses should be completed in half a month.
• Ye Zong told Nie Li that the Red Moon Family had invited several great families, including the Heavenly Marks Family, to auction a treasure found in the Black Ruins.
• Nie Li traveled to the auction with Lu Piao, Xiao Xue, Xiao Ning’er, and Ye Ziyun aboard the Golden Feather Eagle, accompanied by Ye Xiu.
• After arriving at the Red Moon Family’s auction, Nie Li left the Wind Snow Family’s private box and went to the Heavenly Marks Family’s box.

Nie Li reunited with his parents and introduced them to Ye Ziyun and Xiao Ning'er, then discovered that his young cousin Nie Yu had a rare heavenly marks body. He gave the cultivation art to the Heavenly Marks Family, accepted the title of Young Clan Leader, and prepared to pay for the auction.

• Nie Li knelt before Nie Ming and Xiao Yun, overwhelmed to see his parents again, and introduced them to Ye Ziyun and Xiao Ning'er.
• Nie Li met his cousin Nie Yu and used a Soul Crystal to discover her soul force was forty at age nine and that she had a heavenly marks body.
• Nie Li explained the heavenly marks body’s history, gave Nie Yu its cultivation art, and entrusted Nie Hai with the full thirteen-section art to test the family.
• Nie Hai offered Nie Li the positions of Young Clan Leader and future Clan Leader, and Nie Li accepted after seeing his parents’ astonishment.
• As the auction began, Nie Li picked up his bidding paddle and decided to pay for the day’s purchases.

Nie Li won the Nightmare Demon Pot at auction for eight hundred million Demon Spirit Coins, then received a torn page from the Book of Time and Space Spirit from Nie Hai. Back at the City Lord's Mansion, he tested the pot with ten silver-rank demon spirits, which vanished, and declared the pot priceless.

• Nie Li outbid the other families and bought the Nightmare Demon Pot for eight hundred million Demon Spirit Coins.
• After the auction, Nie Ming and Xiao Yun said goodbye to Nie Li, and Nie Hai gave him a family heirloom page from the Book of Time and Space Spirit.
• Nie Li confirmed that Nie Hai's page matched his own, rewarded him with pills, and sent Black Gold Martial Artists to buy demon spirits across Glory City.
• At the City Lord's Mansion, Nie Li tested the Nightmare Demon Pot with ten silver-rank demon spirits, but they vanished without producing a result.
• Nie Li explained that the Nightmare Demon Pot was a priceless treasure.

Nie Li used the Nightmare Demon Pot to refine nearly a million demon spirits, equipping his companions with god-tier spirits before entering the Heavenly Illusion Sacred Realm to cultivate. He reached Silver 5-Star and subdued the Heavenfall Divine Thunder Sword with Ancestor Ye Yan’s help.

• Nie Li explained that the Nightmare Demon Pot could fuse ten demon spirits into one with stronger growth potential, then spent a week refining nearly a million spirits into god-tier demon spirits.
• Nie Li replaced the demon spirits of his companions and obtained a stronger, mutated Fangtooth Panda for himself.
• After learning the Sky Screen had been silent for seven days, Nie Li set aside the mystery and went to the Holy Orchid Institute to enter the Heavenly Illusion Sacred Realm.
• Nie Li absorbed the realm’s soul force, advanced to Silver 3-Star, and met the soul of Ancestor Ye Yan, who offered to make him a disciple.
• Nie Li demonstrated his Heavenly Dao Divine Art to Ye Yan and asked him to help find the Heavenfall Divine Thunder Sword.
• Nie Li subdued the Heavenfall Divine Thunder Sword and advanced to Silver 5-Star.

Nie Li saved Ancestor Ye Yan by transferring his soul into a Spirit Puppet, then claimed treasures from the City Lord's Mansion and helped Glory City prepare for the coming Beast Tide. Half a month later, the city’s defenses and cultivation programs had improved, and several youths were close to reaching Gold Rank.

• Nie Li designed a Spirit Puppet, and Ye Zong gathered materials so Ancestor Ye Yan could escape the Heavenfall Divine Thunder Sword before his soul dissipated.
• Ye Yan entered the puppet and began adjusting to its body, while Ye Zong arranged for him to stay in the City Lord's Mansion and rewarded Nie Li with access to the treasury.
• Nie Li took Guardian God Stones, the Thunderclap Scepter, and a mysterious Golden Egg from the treasury, sharing some of the stones with Ye Ziyun.
• As Glory City awaited a Beast Tide of tens of millions, Nie Li completed the city’s defense renovations and donated cultivation arts and soul-sea testing guidance to the Holy Orchid Institute.
• Students and Nie Li’s friends advanced rapidly in cultivation, with Chen Linjian, Ye Ziyun, Xiao Ning'er, and Du Ze nearing Gold Rank.

As a massive beast tide approached Glory City, Nie Li and Ye Zong prepared the city’s defenses while the Sacred Family attempted to flee through the western wall. Nie Li intercepted Shen Hong and the Sacred Family, leaving them trapped before the coming battle.

• Shen Hong prepared the Sacred Family to escape as his cultivation neared Legendary Rank and Shen Ning and Shen Xiao grew stronger.
• Ye Zong received word that a nearly ten-million-strong beast tide, including a Legendary Rank beast, was advancing on Glory City and ordered the city alerted and evacuated.
• Nie Li learned the first defensive line had been triggered and set out with Ancestor Ye Yan to stop the Sacred Family’s escape through the western wall.
• Shen Hong ordered the Sacred Family’s main bloodline and promising members to abandon the rest and flee Glory City.
• Nie Li, Ye Ziyun, Chen Linjian, Xiao Ning'er, Du Ze, Lu Piao, Wei Nan, Zhang Ming, and Zhu Xiangjun confronted Shen Hong’s group at the western wall.

Nie Li led Glory City’s forces against the Sacred Family, while Chen Linjian blocked the traitors at the city gate. The fighting left Shen Xiu captured and Shen Yan dead, as the battle against the Sacred Family continued.

• Nie Li accused Shen Hong of betraying Glory City, and Ye Ming intervened when Shen Hong attacked him.
• Nie Li ordered the allied families’ experts to attack the Sacred Family as he rode a Golden Feather Eagle into their ranks.
• Chen Linjian reached Gold 1-Star Rank, challenged the Sacred Family’s troops at the gate, and fought their experts with help from the Sacred Nether Family.
• Chen Linjian defeated Shen Fei with a sword strike.
• Nie Li subdued Shen Xiu with his Fangtooth Panda’s Gravity Field and Thunderous Heavy Strike, then sent her flying onto the Golden Feather Eagle to be taken prisoner.
• Shen Yan attacked Nie Li, but Nie Li blocked him with a Guardian God Stone and Black Gold Rank Inscription Scroll before Ancestor Ye Yan shattered Shen Yan’s heart meridians.

Nie Li and Glory City's forces defeated the Sacred Family, and Ye Yan killed Shen Hong after Shen Ning and Shen Xiao betrayed their clan. Nie Li's group headed for the South City Wall as the Beast Tide drew near, while Dragon Fiend struggled against Ye Mo.

• Nie Li's allies overwhelmed the Sacred Family's fighters, while Ye Yan and Ye Ming kept Shen Hong occupied.
• Shen Ning and Shen Xiao used Soul-Explosion Pills to interrupt the Elders as they prepared to summon a Shadow Demon.
• Ye Yan killed Shen Hong, and Nie Li collected scrolls that could summon Shadow Demons.
• Nie Li gave Shen Ning and Shen Xiao Healing Pills and ordered them to guard the western wall while he and his allies went to the South City Wall.
• Ye Zong learned the Beast Tide was two hours away, while Dragon Fiend struggled to hold off Ye Mo.

As the beast tide approached Glory City, Nie Li’s defenses and incendiary traps destroyed hundreds of thousands of Demon Beasts. The Snow Feather Ice Phoenix arrived at the city walls and challenged the defenders, leaving the battle against the Legendary Rank beast about to begin.

• Nie Li told Ye Zong that Shen Hong was dead, and Ye Han secretly felt relieved that their collusion would not be exposed.
• Ye Zong and the noble family experts learned that the defensive lines had reduced the beast tide from nearly ten million to a little over a million, though thousands of Black Gold Rank beasts and a Legendary Rank beast remained.
• Ye Zong, Ye Yan, and Chen Zhenglong prepared to attack the Legendary Rank beast while Nie Li planned to direct the battle against the other beasts.
• Ye Zong ordered the catapults to fire flaming boulders, which ignited Nie Li’s buried volatile liquid and destroyed hundreds of thousands of Demon Beasts.
• The Snow Feather Ice Phoenix descended before Glory City, spoke to the defenders, and asked whether they thought they were enough.

Nie Li and Glory City's defenders used an array of weapons, fire, and the Shadow Demon to hold back the Wind Snow Demon Beasts. The battle intensified when the Black Gold Rank beasts breached the fire line and Ye Zong and Chen Zhenglong charged the Snow Feather Ice Phoenix.

• Nie Li ordered catapults, poisoned repeating crossbows, and fire oil to strike and slow the advancing beasts.
• The Snow Feather Ice Phoenix tried to extinguish the flames with freezing wind, but Nie Li summoned the Shadow Demon using scrolls taken from the Sacred Family's elders.
• The Shadow Demon killed beasts that crossed the fire line while the defenders held the Iron Wall Inscription Magic Array's city wall.
• The nearly ten thousand Black Gold Rank beasts charged through the fire, prompting Ye Zong and Chen Zhenglong to reveal their Legend Rank auras and attack the Snow Feather Ice Phoenix.
• Black Gold Rank beasts attacked the wall, but Glory City's experts fought them back with help from the Shadow Demon.

Ye Zong, Chen Zhenglong, and Nie Li killed the Snow Feather Ice Phoenix, but Glory City’s battle against the beast tide continued for three days and nights. As Nie Li fought on, Ye Han’s soul force failed, and a Wind Snow Giant Ape crushed him.

• Ye Zong and Chen Zhenglong fought the Snow Feather Ice Phoenix while Nie Li sent the Shadow Demon to attack it.
• Nie Li ordered the Shadow Demon to disregard its wounds and seize the Snow Feather Ice Phoenix, giving Ye Zong and Chen Zhenglong an opening to strike it down.
• Ye Zong killed the Snow Feather Ice Phoenix and extracted its demon spirit, then rallied Glory City’s fighters to keep fighting.
• The beast tide continued breaking through the city wall, and the battle lasted three days and nights; the Shadow Demon dissipated on the second day.
• Ye Han’s soul force faltered while he fought, and a Wind Snow Giant Ape smashed him to death as Nie Li kept killing demon beasts.

Ghost Fiend led the Dark Guild’s forces into the battle for Glory City and tried to capture Nie Li, but Ye Zong and Nie Li trapped him. Dragon Fiend rescued Ghost Fiend before Ye Mo returned and sealed their escape routes.

• Ghost Fiend arrived and attacked Ye Zong before opening Dark Space Gates to send Black Gold experts into the battle.
• Ghost Fiend vanished and struck at Nie Li, but Nie Li crushed the Guardian God Stone and exposed him.
• Nie Li used a Legendary Rank scroll to seal space as Ye Zong wounded Ghost Fiend and his forces fell.
• Dragon Fiend broke through the spatial prison and carried Ghost Fiend away, explaining that he had let his guard down.
• Ye Mo returned, surrounded the pair with ice and snow, and blocked their escape.

Dragon Fiend escaped after Ye Yan captured Ghost Fiend, while Glory City recovered from the Beast Tide and Ye Mo discussed the Underground World and Dark Guild with Nie Li. The chapter ended with Ye Mo revealing that the Dark Guild’s headquarters lay in a hidden world beneath Glory City.

• Dragon Fiend used the Demon Lord’s treasure armor to flee with Ghost Fiend, but Ye Yan cut off his hand and rescued Ghost Fiend as Ye Mo and the others drove Dragon Fiend away.
• Dragon Fiend’s armor shattered after he escaped, and Ye Mo restrained Ghost Fiend before Ghost Fiend could self-destruct and sealed his Soul Sea for interrogation.
• Ye Mo and the survivors wiped out the Beast Tide, and Glory City began rebuilding after losing close to a hundred thousand people.
• Ye Mo welcomed Nie Li and the others, praised Nie Li, and suggested that Nie Li and Ye Ziyun get engaged.
• Nie Li redirected the conversation to the Dark Guild, and Ye Mo revealed that its headquarters was in an Underground World he had discovered five years earlier.