Chapter Summaries

Nie Li sold Purple Mist Grass for a fortune, bought pills to help his friends cultivate, and taught Ye Ziyun a powerful cultivation art. When Shen Yue confronted him over Ye Ziyun, Nie Li challenged him to prove how well he knew her.

• Nie Li sold ten thousand jin of Purple Mist Grass for three hundred Demon Spirit Coins per jin and used the proceeds to buy High-Grade Soul-Gathering Pills for his friends.
• Du Ze and Lu Piao broke through to the Bronze Realm before Nie Li left to meet Ye Ziyun.
• Ye Ziyun showed Nie Li her Wind Snow ice phoenix soul form, and he taught her the Nine-Turn Ice Phoenix Art.
• Shen Yue approached Ye Ziyun and boasted that they knew each other well, but Nie Li challenged him to say what he knew about her.

Nie Li embarrassed Shen Yue by revealing how little he understood Ye Ziyun, then inadvertently angered her by mentioning her birthmark. As Ye Ziyun broke through while practicing the Nine-Turn Ice Phoenix Art, Nie Li bought equipment and prepared to repay Xiao Ning'er before meeting Chen Linjian, whose travel agreement with Nie Li remained under discussion.

• Nie Li corrected Shen Yue's claims about Ye Ziyun and mentioned the butterfly-shaped birthmark on her left chest, prompting her to call him a pervert and leave.
• Ye Ziyun wondered how Nie Li knew about her birthmark, then cultivated with the Nine-Turn Ice Phoenix Art and broke through; she still refused to forgive him.
• Nie Li worried that Ye Ziyun had stopped visiting the library, then bought inner armor, weapons, armor, inscription scrolls, and a Space Ring.
• Nie Li set out to return Xiao Ning'er's money and ring, unaware that Shen Yue and his lackeys were waiting behind him with another scheme.
• Chen Linjian met Nie Li at the City Lord's Mansion, greeted Ye Ziyun and Nie Li's friends, and warned that Nie Li might be in danger if he traveled to Gulan City.

Nie Li organized a small expedition to Gulan City with Chen Linjian and their friends, while Ye Zong secretly arranged protection for them. As the group prepared to leave, Nie Li chose a god-level-growth Shadow Netherwolf for Chen Linjian and gathered supplies for the journey.

• Nie Li invited Chen Linjian and the others to explore Gulan City, and Ye Zong secretly instructed Ye Xiu to follow them and arranged for Black Gold Demon Spirit Masters to assist.
• Chen Linjian tested his soul force at 591, received the Nine Nether Dragon Art from Nie Li, and agreed to let Nie Li choose a suitable demon spirit for him.
• The group studied a map of the Gulan City Ruins and suspected that the Drill Grounds beside the City Lord's Mansion concealed something, so they planned to leave after two days of preparation.
• Chen Linjian stayed at the City Lord's Mansion to cultivate with Soul-Tempering Pills while Nie Li searched its demon-spirit warehouses.
• Nie Li found a Shadow Netherwolf with god-level growth potential and arranged for supplies and inner armor for the nine travelers.

Nie Li prepared equipment, poisons, and pills for the group’s expedition to Gulan City, exhausting himself in the process. As the group prepared to leave the next day, Xiao Ning'er admitted to Ye Ziyun that she loved Nie Li and would not give up, even if he chose Ye Ziyun.

• Chen Linjian broke through to Silver Rank and merged with the Shadow Netherwolf as Nie Li prepared poison and equipment for the expedition.
• Nie Li gave Xiao Ning'er and the others their supplies, then spent the morning refining a hundred Soul-Recovery Pills and a hundred Soul-Explosion Pills before collapsing from exhaustion.
• Chen Linjian caught Nie Li, and Du Ze helped him back to his room to sleep; Chen Linjian announced that the group would depart the next day.
• Ye Zong warned Ye Ziyun to be careful on the journey and encouraged her to spend more time with Nie Li.
• Xiao Ning'er visited Nie Li with Red Jade, and Ye Ziyun discovered that she loved him.
• Xiao Ning'er told Ye Ziyun she would not give up on Nie Li and would be content to stand behind him and protect him.

Nie Li and his companions disguised themselves and set out from Glory City for Gulan City. During the first night’s watch, Ye Ziyun asked Nie Li about their previous life, and he recounted Glory City’s destruction and how he returned through the Book of Time and Space Spirit.

• Ye Ziyun and Xiao Ning'er left Nie Li’s room after the previous life shown on the Sky Screen left their feelings for him tangled.
• Nie Li disguised the group with cloud mud, dyed their hair, and led them out toward Gulan City with Ye Xiu and Chen Fei following.
• The group traveled through the wilderness at a fast pace, camped for the night, and assigned Nie Li and Du Ze to take turns keeping watch.
• Ye Ziyun joined Nie Li in a tree and asked about their previous life, so he described Glory City’s destruction and the deaths of his loved ones.
• Nie Li told Ye Ziyun that he found the Book of Time and Space Spirit in the Desert Divine Palace and later fought the Sacred Emperor, but was overwhelmed by his enemies.

Nie Li led the group to the ruins of Gulan City in search of a promised rich harvest, while recalling his past defeat and resolving to save his friends and Ye Ziyun. At the city, the group encountered Azure-Armed Giant Apes, and Nie Li and Chen Linjian led the first strike against them.

• Nie Li told Ye Ziyun that he had returned from the future to prevent her and their friends from dying, then embraced her.
• The next morning, Nie Li had broken through to Bronze Two-Star, and the group set out despite Wei Nan's concern that they might miss the Sky Screen.
• After several days of travel, Nie Li and the others reached the ruins of Gulan City and followed Chen Linjian's plan to head for the City Lord's Mansion and nearby Drill Ground.
• The group encountered six Azure-Armed Giant Apes, and Nie Li killed one with a poison-coated crossbow bolt.
• Chen Linjian transformed into a Shadow Netherwolf and killed four more Azure-Armed Giant Apes with his sword.

Nie Li and his companions fought off the Azure-Armed Giant Apes and worked together to kill their silver five-star Spirit-Rank leader. After the survivors fled, Xiao Ning'er wiped Nie Li's forehead while Ye Ziyun encouraged her, leaving Nie Li confused.

• Nie Li and the others fought the Azure-Armed Giant Apes until a Spirit-Rank Azure-Armed Giant Ape arrived and drove them into the wooded undergrowth.
• Nie Li used a Soul-Explosion Pill to stun the Spirit-Rank ape's demon spirit, then shot its left eye with a poison-coated arrow.
• Chen Linjian wounded the ape with Claw of Darkness, and Ye Ziyun, Xiao Ning'er, Du Ze, and Lu Piao struck it with silver-rank inscription attacks.
• The Spirit-Rank ape died, and the remaining Azure-Armed Giant Apes fled after Nie Li killed several more.
• Xiao Ning'er wiped Nie Li's forehead, and Ye Ziyun encouraged her, leaving Nie Li bewildered.

Nie Li and the others uncovered a hidden treasure chamber beneath the Drill Ground, where he claimed a Shadow Demon Spirit and the group divided the riches. After exploring the underground palace for a day, they found a hall filled with the skeletons of people who had been trapped there and starved.

• Ye Ziyun reflected on her feelings for Nie Li and her wish to help Xiao Ning'er feel less awkward about loving him.
• Nie Li led the group to dig beneath the Drill Ground, and they uncovered a staircase to a treasure chamber.
• Nie Li took the Shadow Demon Spirit lamp, explained its history, and let the others divide the remaining treasures.
• Nie Li opened the underground palace's great doors, and the group spent a day searching its passages.
• Nie Li and the others found a hall full of skeletons, and he guessed they were Gulan City refugees who had starved after the city fell.

Nie Li and his companions gathered weapons and armor from the ruins, then he approached a mysterious stone coffin whose restriction injured anyone else who came near. The coffin’s white light overwhelmed Nie Li but ultimately strengthened him, and the chapter ended with Xiao Ning'er embracing him while Ye Ziyun cried beside them.

• Nie Li persuaded the others to collect the dead warriors’ weapons and armor to help protect Glory City, and they gathered the items solemnly.
• Ye Ziyun and Xiao Ning'er suffered painful injuries when they approached the rune-covered stone coffin, while Nie Li could approach it without harm.
• White light burst from the coffin and struck Nie Li when he touched it, and the restriction repelled Ye Xiu and Chen Fei as they tried to reach him.
• Nie Li absorbed the light, cleansed and strengthened his body, and advanced to Bronze Three-Star before the restriction stopped attacking everyone.
• After Ye Xiu confirmed Nie Li was unharmed, Xiao Ning'er embraced him and Ye Ziyun wept with relief.

Nie Li and his companions discovered a torn page from the Book of Time and Space Spirit and a Deep Sapphire necklace in Emperor Kongming’s tomb, then returned toward Glory City. As Nie Li anticipated the next vision of the future, a Golden Feather Eagle appeared in the sky.

• Nie Li treated Ye Ziyun and Xiao Ning’er, then opened the stone coffin with Du Ze and Lu Piao and found a torn page from the Book of Time and Space Spirit and a gemstone necklace.
• Nie Li gave Ye Ziyun the Deep Sapphire necklace, which could increase her cultivation speed, and explained that the coffin held a page he had searched for in his previous life.
• Nie Li tested the next passage with a blade, triggering a poisoned-arrow trap, and the group found an inscription identifying the site as Emperor Kongming’s tomb.
• Nie Li explained Emperor Kongming’s history and said that cultivation could advance beyond Legend Rank; Ye Xiu and Chen Fei then carried the group out of the underground palace.
• Nie Li asked Ye Xiu and Chen Fei to fly the group back to Glory City so they could witness the expected vision of the future the next day.
• While flying, Nie Li spotted a giant golden-white eagle and identified it as a possible Spirit-Rank Demonic Beast, a Golden Feather Eagle.

Nie Li subdued a Golden Feather Eagle and brought it and his companions back to Glory City, where he fed the beast Soul-Tempering Pills. The next morning, the group prepared to view the future again while Nie Li continued cultivating toward Silver Rank.

• Ye Xiu and Chen Fei helped Nie Li catch the Golden Feather Eagle, which Nie Li tamed by stroking its back.
• Nie Li gave the Golden Feather Eagle a Soul-Tempering Pill, and it carried the group back to Glory City in a day.
• The guards let the group pass after Chen Fei showed his Sacred Nether Family elder identity, and the eagle landed in the City Lord's Mansion.
• Nie Li fed the Golden Feather Eagle twenty Soul-Tempering Pills, then cultivated overnight and neared the 4-star Bronze hurdle.
• Chen Fei reported the Gulan City events to Chen Zhenglong, who ordered seven century-old Sacred Nether Grasses sent over.

Nie Li asked Ye Zong for mist leaf grass to refine pills that could help five-star Black Gold Demon Spirit Masters reach Legendary rank. When the Sky Screen replayed Nie Li’s earlier encounter with Shen Yue, it showed Nie Li faking an attack and framing Shen Yue’s group as murderers, leaving Shen Yue furious and helpless.

• Nie Li told Ye Zong that combining sacred nether grass with mist leaf grass could make Nine Profound Pills that would help five-star Black Gold Demon Spirit Masters break through to Legendary rank.
• Ye Zong sent Ye Xiu to fetch the mist leaf grass, hoping to make pills for himself and Chen Zhenglong.
• A week later, the golden Sky Screen appeared, and the Golden Feather Eagle remembered its previous broadcasts and realized Nie Li had been reborn.
• On the Sky Screen, Nie Li pretended to fear Shen Yue and his five lackeys, then dodged their attacks without being hurt.
• Nie Li shouted that the Sacred Family was murdering him, drawing a crowd and forcing Shen Yue to order his lackeys to silence him.
• Nie Li dodged the lackeys, then fell down pretending to be injured and continued accusing the Sacred Family of murder, while Shen Yue fumed.

Nie Li used a staged beating to make Shen Yue and the Sacred Family look like attackers in front of the academy crowd. Ye Ziyun and Xiao Ning'er intervened, and Nie Li left Shen Yue publicly accused while declaring he would never submit to the Sacred Family.

• Onlookers blamed Shen Yue's men for beating Nie Li, and Shen Yue ordered them to kill him.
• Nie Li dodged and countered the attackers while pretending to be hurt, drawing more laughter from viewers beneath the Sky Screen.
• Shen Yue grew furious at the crowd's accusations and stepped in to attack Nie Li himself.
• Ye Ziyun and Xiao Ning'er rushed in to shield Nie Li, and Ye Ziyun condemned Shen Yue.
• Shen Yue claimed Nie Li had lured them into a trap, but Xiao Ning'er rejected his excuse as Nie Li pretended to be gravely injured.
• Nie Li accused the Sacred Family of acting above the law and declared that he would never submit to them.

Nie Li’s confrontation with Shen Yue ended with the crowd turning against the Sacred Family, while Xiao Ning’er openly showed her concern for Nie Li and Shen Fei grew resentful. Nie Li returned Xiao Ning’er’s Space Ring and continued training with his friends, leaving Lu Piao newly energized by the promise of a treat.

• Lu Piao accused Shen Yue of trying to beat Nie Li, and the crowd condemned Shen Yue as he withdrew with his lackeys.
• Xiao Ning’er worried over Nie Li and offered to escort him to class, while Ye Ziyun left and Shen Fei watched from a corner, clenching his fists.
• Nie Li’s parents discussed how popular he was with women, while Shen Fei fumed over the Winged Dragon Family ending his engagement to Xiao Ning’er and the Wind Snow Family supporting them.
• Nie Li returned Xiao Ning’er’s Space Ring, but she placed it back in his hand and asked whether he would go to class.
• Nie Li and his friends trained by running with baskets of stones, and Lu Piao sprang back into action when Nie Li promised them a treat.

Nie Li joined Chen Linjian’s expedition to Dark Mountain Gorge while continuing to cultivate, and Xiao Ning’er faced pressure from her family to surrender the Purple Mist Grass she had bought. The chapter left Xiao Ning’er realizing that Xiao Yi intended to exploit her and her marriage agreement for his own rise.

• Nie Li, Du Ze, and Lu Piao cultivated in scalding medicinal baths, and Nie Li measured his soul force at seventy-six while his true cultivation had reached four-star Bronze rank.
• Chen Linjian led the expedition out of Glory City, and Nie Li walked alongside Ye Ziyun as Shen Yue watched them jealously.
• The group camped for the night, and Nie Li reflected on his family and Glory City before cultivating and wondering about the object forming in his soul sea.
• Xiao Ning’er learned that Xiao Yi and the Winged Dragon Family elders wanted her Purple Mist Grass, which she had already given to Nie Li.
• Xiao Yi claimed the sale would rescue the family and suggested it could free Xiao Ning’er from marrying Shen Fei, while secretly planning to use the marriage to advance himself.

The Sky Screen revealed the Winged Dragon Family’s attempt to marry Xiao Ning'er to Shen Fei and seize her purple mist grass, while Nie Li gave her a soul seal method to protect herself. Xiao Ning'er’s soul force transformation secured her family’s support, and the engagement was postponed as Shen Hong watched Shen Fei fume.

• Xiao Yi was stripped of his chief elder position but allowed to remain in the Winged Dragon Family after he begged Xiao Yunfeng for mercy.
• Nie Li taught Xiao Ning'er how to plant a soul seal that could destroy an intruder’s Soul Sea, and she could use it against Xiao Yi if necessary.
• On the Sky Screen, Xiao Ning'er refused to hand over the purple mist grass and threatened to fight Xiao Yi if he targeted Nie Li.
• Xiao Ning'er displayed soul force transformation, impressing the elders and prompting Xiao Yi to promise that the family would nurture her.
• Xiao Yi raised Xiao Ning'er’s engagement to Shen Fei, but Xiao Yunfeng and another elder opposed rushing it and decided to stall.
• At the Sacred Family, Shen Fei fumed over the Winged Dragon Family’s opposition while Shen Hong looked on with disappointment.

Nie Li recognized the signs of nearby Fox Bears and persuaded Chen Linjian to move the group before they were attacked. Later, he identified three Silver Rank pursuers as likely Dark Guild members, and Chen Linjian’s men killed one while the others escaped.

• After Xiao Ning'er’s Soul Crystal test, the view returned to Nie Li, who found fur and a foul smell near his campsite as Chen Linjian’s group arrived.
• Nie Li deduced that Fox Bears were nearby, and Chen Linjian ordered everyone to leave; the group later heard demon beasts at their abandoned campsite and realized they had avoided an attack.
• Nie Li detected three Silver Rank pursuers and warned Chen Linjian, who agreed to deal with them as Dark Guild members.
• As Nie Li tried to show Ye Ziyun a flower, a sudden blast of air snatched it away, and she sensed a fight nearby.
• Chen Linjian’s group confronted the three masked pursuers; one was killed and the other two escaped, while the destroyed corpse led everyone to believe they were Dark Guild members.
• Beneath the Sky Screen, Shen Yue blamed Nie Li for slandering the Sacred Family, while Shen Hong grew uneasy at Nie Li’s words.

Steward Yun Hua planned to flee Glory City before the Sky Screen exposed his ties to the Sacred Family and the Dark Guild. On the screen, Shen Yue stirred Chu Yuan into confronting Nie Li, who challenged him to a humiliating fight.

• Steward Yun Hua decided to escape Glory City and warn the Dark Guild before his connections were revealed.
• Shen Yue ordered his men away and said he would deal with Nie Li himself after learning that Chen Linjian had mistaken Sacred Family members for the Dark Guild.
• Huyan Lanruo introduced herself to Nie Li, flirted with him, and embraced him, making Ye Ziyun jealous and spectators beneath the Sky Screen envious.
• Shen Yue provoked Chu Yuan by pointing out that Huyan Lanruo favored Nie Li, and Chu Yuan grew resentful of him.
• Chu Yuan insulted Nie Li's soul force and tried to impress Huyan Lanruo, so Nie Li challenged him to fight, with the loser crawling and barking like a dog.

Nie Li defeated Chu Yuan in their duel despite Chu Yuan’s higher rank, then faced a dangerous assault when Chu Yuan unleashed his soul force. The chapter left Nie Li struggling to protect his Soul Sea as the families watching the Sky Screen feared for him.

• Chu Yuan challenged Nie Li after Shen Yue provoked him, while the Chu Family patriarch prepared gifts for Nie Li and the Heavenly Marks Family.
• Nie Li knocked Chu Yuan down with his first move, exposing the noble scion’s weak fundamentals.
• Nie Li evaded Chu Yuan’s attacks and struck him twice more, humiliating him before the gathered group.
• Enraged, Chu Yuan unleashed his soul force to destroy Nie Li’s Soul Sea, and Nie Li struggled to withstand the attack.
• The patriarchs watching the Sky Screen feared for Nie Li, while Chu Yuan dreaded the consequences if Nie Li were harmed.

Nie Li survived Chu Yuan’s assault by repairing his soul sea with the Heavenly Dao Divine Art, then siphoned away half of Chu Yuan’s soul force and reached bronze rank. After the group waited for him and set out to catch up with Chen Linjian’s party, Nie Li broke Huyan Lanruo’s alluring illusion and hurried after Ye Ziyun.

• Nie Li used the Heavenly Dao Divine Art to repair the cracks in his soul sea while Chu Yuan continued attacking him.
• Nie Li siphoned away half of Chu Yuan’s soul force, sealed his soul sea, and left Chu Yuan collapsed.
• Nie Li refined the stolen soul force and broke through to bronze rank as Ye Ziyun, Huyan Lanruo, and others waited for him.
• Chen Linjian left with most of the group while Ye Ziyun, Huyan Lanruo, and two others stayed behind to guard Nie Li.
• The group set off to catch up with Chen Linjian, and Huyan Lanruo tried to lure Nie Li to her tent before using her Snow Cherry Demon Spirit illusion on him.
• Nie Li shattered Huyan Lanruo’s illusion, identified her demon spirit, and ran after Ye Ziyun.