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Miao Ling

Nie Li's aunt. She is the wife of Nie Kai, a farmer with a low position in the Heavenly Marks Family. She is a good natured, simple type of person with no talent at cultivation at all.

She has a daughter named Nie Yu that has always looked up to Nie Li. Just as with his parents, she and Nie Li's uncle are amazed and excited to learn that Nie Li had become a 1 Star bronze demon spiritualist and was able to enter the genius class. Nie Li could not tell them that he was actually much stronger then that as it would be too much. Just this much already will raise their status within the family by a lot.

## Alternate Life

Nie Li greatly regrets that he could never give his family a reason to hold up his head in the last life, though they unconditionally supported him even still. They all died in the demon beast attack on Glory City.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 【TDG】Chapter 54 – Miracle Meridian Hands
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 【TDG】Chapter 54 – Miracle Meridian Hands
Red Jade Family

A powerful family hundreds of years ago in Glory City. At their height they were second only to the Snow Wind Family and had several black gold Demon Spiritualist including one that was 5 star. However, they were arrogant and tyrannical. When an old man who worked for them failed a task given to him they had him whipped to death. His adopted son disappeared only to return dozens of years later and single-handedly massacred the entire family. He named himself the Demon Lord and then founded the Dark Guild.

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 158 – Demon Lord?
Fighter Association

This association of Glory City does not have much power and is only responsible for registering all of the commoner Fighters. This is to assist those who wish to be recruited by a powerful family. This allows them to have access to more cultivating resources as well as a more stable income for their families.

Every powerful family maintains a certain guard strength for protection and status. Besides the members of their own family, these guards are usually recruited from the Demon Spiritualist or Fighter Associations.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 【TDG】Chapter 77 – Tournament
Li Xiao

The patriarch of the Divine Flames Family. He is a legend rank fighter and one of the strongest experts in the Abyss Prison Realm. He is also Li Heng's father and most likely the current leader of the Alliance between the thirteen families.

After the Silver Winged Family suffered some set backs, many of the other families were suppressing them. In response Sikong Yi somehow raised his strength and demanded a meeting of the Alliance leaders. He told them that he would lead the thirteen families out of the Abyss Prison Realm if they elected him as the new Alliance leader. He also demanded that two other legend rank fighters, Mo Ya and Li Xiao, take the Abyss Essence Pill.

They both immediately refuse and instead join forces in attacking Sikong Yi, however after several hours of fighting it becomes clear that they are no match for him. Just as Sikong Yi was set to kill them Duan Jian appeared and declared that he would kill him. This shocked the patriarchs as they did not know from where such a strong young man came from.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 【TDG】Chapter 217 – Alliance Leader’s Position Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "Chapter 217" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "Chapter 217" defined multiple times with different content
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 219 – Two wrong don’t make a right
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 【TDG】Chapter 218 – Vengeance
Giant Blue Armed Ape

* Manhua - Spiritual Grade
* Donghua - Normal
* Donghua - Spiritual Grade

A very intelligent demon beast, they hunt in packs. They are described as being agile with thick front arms.  However, they have a particular weakness to Purple Haze Grass, it is actually highly toxic to them.

During Nie Li's trip to the Ancient Orchid City Ruins with Ye Ziyun and Chen Linjian's group they were attacked by a group of Giant Blue Armed Apes. The leader of which was a 5 star silver spiritual grade ape. With only a single attack it immediately killed a 2 star Silver rank follower of Chen Linjian.

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 33 – Archery Skills
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 【TDG】Chapter 34 – Spiritual Grade Demon Beast
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3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 35 – Luring the trouble
Ghastly Ruins

The Ghastly Ruins is one of the three training grounds at the Divine Feathers Sect's Skysoul Institute. It was founded by one the Divine Feathers Sect’s ancestors, the ruins were filled with large numbers of Ghouls, which drop Soul Scales when killed. The entrance of the Ghastly Ruins is a vortex guarded by two experts. When entering the training grounds, each person is teleported to different sections of the ruins. Inside there were crumbled and ruined walls with an ashen-grey sky, forming an apocalyptic scenery.

These soul scales would disappear if they were removed from the testing grounds or if they are placed in an Interspatial Ring. They could only be carried around in cloth bags and they had to be exchanged at the end of every test. Once a thousand soul scales have been gathered, they would combine to form a single larger soul scale, making it easier to carry.

Each student was allowed to remain here for a maximum of two days per month. Just as with the Saint Soul Grounds, a ranking board list those that have the current highest ranks in the testing grounds. In this ground its based on the quantity of soul scales collected. The students can exchange thirty Spiritual Stones for one thousand soul scales, Demon Spirits, Spiritual Stone Essences, Artifacts, and various other items.

 Murong Yu | 1

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 【TDG】Chapter 292 - Soul Scales
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 295 - Demon Spirits For Sale
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Manhua Chapter 324.5
Martial Ancestor Realm

Dao of Dragon Realm | Martial Ancestor Realm

The rank above Dao of Dragon and currently highest known rank. It is broken into nine stages.

Upon reaching the Martial Ancestor Realm, the physical body rots away and their spirit uniting. This also means that a Martial Ancestor Realm expert’s soul and body are one and the same. If their soul burns, they cease to exist. Martial Ancestor Realm experts might take several years or maybe even decades to experience even a tiny increase in cultivation. At their level, raising in cultivation was no longer a matter of training and hard work; it was also a matter of opportunity. Every time a Martial Ancestor Realm expert makes a breakthrough, their lifespan increase by several decades.

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 235 – Divine Feathers Sect
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 406 – Black Flames
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 434 – Divine Medicine
Shen Yan

A black gold rank expert and member of the Sacred Family. He accompanied Shen Xiu to confront the Winged Dragon Family at the meeting of Glory City's experts. Shen Hong was curious about the man standing with Nie Li and wished them to gauge his strength.

After Shen Xiu provokes him, Nie Li orders Duan Jian to beat her and throw her out. She quickly back up until she is behind Shen Yan so that he can protect her. Shen Yan is surprised to discover that Duan Jian is a black gold rank and does not hesitate to use his own personal unique combat ability to increase his strength. He grabs Duan Jian's arm with a power that should have broken his arm, but got no reaction. Seeing that, he decided to use the Sacred Family's Flaming Palm combat ability. This is a very vicious attack that is known for permanently damaging its victims. However, much to his surprise, the attack did no damage.

While he was stunned, Duan Jian grabbed his arm and levied a heavy kick against his abdomen, defeating him in one strike.

## Trivia

"Yan" (严) means Flame.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 【TDG】Chapter 176 – Monster!
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 【TDG】Chapter 176 – Monster!
Gu Yun

One of the younger members of the Gu Clan and a follower of Gu Heng. After Gu Kuan is defeated by Gu Bei with one move during the sparring matches during the Heavenly Note and Skyblaze Sects visit, Gu Yun is picked to fight him. Thinking that he doesn't even need to merge with his Demon Spirit, he immediately moved to attack. However, with only a slight move Gu Bei moved passed him and declared the fight over. Though he hadn't seen the attack, Gu Bei had demonstrated his powerful knowledge of sword intent. The clan elder, Gu Ya, agreed and announced that Gu Yun had lost.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 【TDG】Chapter 326 – Dragon Bone Winged Tiger
Scarlet Mist Rock

The Scarlet Mist Rock is rather uncommon material used to make Artifacts of up to grade five. It's appearance is that of a round and sparkling red stone, with a surface that looks like it is boiling.

The stone is listed on page seven hundred sixty-one of the Craftgods Book at the Gods Craft Pavilion.

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 377 – Thousand Illusionary Array
Revolving Spiritual Wood Technique

A cultivation technique presented to Nie Li by Ye Yan within the Heavenly Sacred Border. Nie Li calls it a flawed technique which can only be cultivated to black gold rank. The third chapter requires a person to inject soul force into the Tianshu point(one of the Meridian points) which damages it.

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 98 – Have me as your teacher
Minion 7

An unnamed member and group leader of the Dark Guild. He was one of the seven assassins that infiltrated the City Lord’s Mansion. Their mission was to investigate and destroy the Tai Yi Killing Array as well as capture Nie Li while the Abyss Demon summoning causes a distraction.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 【TDG】Chapter 117 – Abyss Demon
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 【TDG】Chapter 118 – Fooling the enemy!
Netherlamp Behemoth

The Netherlamp Behemoth is a gigantic gold rank demon beast. It is rather slow so instead it hunts by tricking others into coming closer. On it’s forehead hangs a lamp that it uses lure its prey. When something gets close to it, it’ll suddenly open its mouth and completely swallow them. It’s sharp teeth can easily crush a rock.

The demon beasts hides in the darkness and strikes out with its thousands of long tongues, coiling around its prey and dragging it to its mouth. Its saliva contains a mild hallucinatory effect that weakens the target.

Nie Li and his friends came across a Netherlamp Behemoth with in the origin barrier that protects the Ten Millennium Spatial Array. After being injured, it was carried off by an even larger mysterious demon beast.

*Note: So far we have no information about its type. For now it has been labeled a "Nightmare Type" as it seems appropriate.*

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 【TDG】Chapter 136 – Netherlamp Behemoth
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 137 – Yin-Yang Blast x2
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 138 – Village?
Mo Ya

The patriarch of the Ash Wolves Family. He is a legend rank fighter and one of the strongest experts in the Abyss Prison Realm.

After the Silver Winged Family suffered some set backs, many of the other families were suppressing them. In response Sikong Yi somehow raised his strength and demanded a meeting of the Alliance leaders. He told them that he would lead the thirteen families out of the Abyss Prison Realm if they elected him as the new Alliance leader. He also demanded that two other legend rank fighters, Mo Ya and Li Xiao, take the Abyss Essence Pill.

They both immediately refuse and instead join forces in attacking Sikong Yi, however after several hours of fighting it becomes clear that they are no match for him. Just as Sikong Yi was set to kill them Duan Jian appeared and declared that he would kill him. This shocked the patriarchs as they did not know from where such a strong young man came from.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 【TDG】Chapter 217 – Alliance Leader’s Position
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 219 – Two wrong don’t make a right
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 【TDG】Chapter 218 – Vengeance
Myriad Spiritual Sword Array

The Myriad Spiritual Sword Array is a supreme treasure of Emperor Tian Yuan. It is a powerful killing array. However, in order to activate, the array needs to absorb a large amount of Heavenly Energy.

After meeting Nie Li, Emperor Tian Yuan's remnant of intent decided to pass the array on to him. Since Nie Li was not yet strong enough to control the array, Tian Yuan left a part of his intent within it. If Nie Li must activate it, he can use the intent to contact Tian Yuan to activate it.

Since the array needs to absorbs so much energy, Nie Li placed it inside the Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains Painting.

## Alternate Life

During Nie Li's battle against the Sage Emperor, many experts and treasures appeared to support him. The Myriad Spiritual Sword Array was one of those treasures. Even though it was only a single treasure, it’d killed five of the Sage Emperor’s Deity servants.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 【TDG】Chapter 430 – The Inheritance of Tian Yuan
Nie Xiaofeng

*Note: Previously the translations had his name written as Nie Xiao Feng. It appears this way in the Manhua.*
*Manhua Variant: His age is stated as 20.*

A member of the Heavenly Marks Family, brother to Nie Xiaori, and grandson of Nie Wei. Their branch of the family does not get along with Nie Li's branch. Though there were conflicts between the branches, there was never any serious or malicious fighting between them.

When the three members of the Dark Guild attempted to assassinate Nie Li, it was Nie En, along with Nie Xiaori and Nie Xiaofeng, that come to his aid. Nie En chases after the wounded Deacon Yun Hua, but in the end is unable to capture him.

Nie Xiaofeng bullied Nie Li in the past, however when Nie Li's position in the family rose he never sought any revenge. Nie Xiaofeng and Nie Xiaori both recognized that their actions against him were wrong and lowered their head to ask Nie Li for forgiveness. Nie Li not only accepted their apology, he also gave them some elixirs.

He is one of the few people that knows Nie Li is a silver rank demon spiritualist as he saw him transform into the Fanged Panda. He is a 2 star demon spiritualist and was one of the three people chosen to fight with Nie Li in the younger generation tournament.

## Alternate Life

Because their branches in the family never got along he and his brother bullied Nie Li.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 【TDG】Chapter 57 – Who Killed Them?
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Manhua Chapter 88 - Nie Li vs. Deacon Yun Hua (part 2)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 【TDG】Chapter 76 – Forgiveness
4. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 58 – Genius Class’s Student?
5. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 77 – Tournament
Ling Yun

Originally from the Divine Continent, she represents the Heavenly Note Sect of the Draconic Ruins Realm during the Lord of Nether's Disciple Selection. She gets second choice and, after observing the group of participates, she chose both Xiao Ning'er ,Ye Ziyun and then also select Xiao Xue, since the Heavenly Note Sect only allows female students.

After observing the battle between the Demon Lord and Nie Li, she was very impressed with both of them. Though it appeared that the Demon Lord was slightly stronger, Nie Li also could hold his own. She was also surprised to see Yu Yan.

When Zhu Long shows up, Ming Fei goes out to meet him, but he has lost a lot of his strength in the recent battles with the Demon God Sect while Zhu Long has grown in strength. Ling Yun and Tian Hun reveal themselves and join him, forcing Zhu Long to temperamentally retreat. She is shocked by Zhu Long's strength and fears that even all seven of them would be unable to defeat him.

She is there when Ming Fei explains to those who passed the disciple selection and greets her chosen students: Xiao Ning'er, Ye Ziyun, and Xiao Xue. After allowing them three months to say their goodbyes, she travels with them through the gate to the Heavenly Note Sect.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 【TDG】Chapter 246 – Stewed Demon Phallus
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 【TDG】Chapter 245 – Soul Seal
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 【TDG】Chapter 254 – Becoming a Disciple
4. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 249 – Probe
5. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 250 – Zhu Long
6. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 262 - Gift From Nie Li
Hu Shuo

An elder on the council at the Alchemy Association. In the past, he has often times tried to disrupt President Gu Yan's power. However, any sway he had was lost when Nie Li provided Gu Yan with the Soul Nurturing Pill and Soul Concentrating Pill. the profit from these two pills greatly stabilized his position.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 【TDG】Chapter 47 – Year examination
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 47 – Year examination
Sacred Empire Era

*Manhua Variant: Name is changed to "Holy Empire Era".*

An era before the Age of Darkness, named after the largest Empire of that time. The Ancient Orchid City Ruins in the St. Ancestral Mountain Range are from this time period. One of the most mysterious rulers from this age was Emperor Kong Ming.

During this time there was a strong belief in numerology as described in the Sacred Empire's "Book of Numerology." According to it everyone's fate has something that will benefit and harm them. This fact is one of the things that Nie Li used to find Kong Ming's Tomb in the underground palace.

Many of the most powerful lost elixirs are from this era. Previously the refining process for these was lost, but Nie Li returned them to the Alchemy Association.

The Shadow Devil Spirit Lamps were most likely formed during this time.

The Woodland Empire came after the fall of the Sacred Empire, but was most likely destroyed within a short time due to the demon beast riot.

1. ↑ 【TDG】Manhua 59 - Fall!
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 15 – Guidance
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 20 – Purple Haze Grass
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 【TDG】Chapter 36 – Numerology
5. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 46 – Nie Li’s master?
6. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 40 – Shadow Devil Spirit Lamp
7. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 107 – Not free
Primal Chaos Spiritual God

On of the most powerful spiritual gods, he cultivates the law of primal chaos.

*Note: In many mythological structures chaos is said to be the first existence of the world from which everything else is born. The primal chaos is often likened to the void of space before creation began (link).*

### Former Spiritual God

He is a still unnamed member of the human spiritual gods. In the past he founded the strongest of the human tribes, the Primal Family. Even though Yu Yan witnessed his Divine Spark being destroyed, because he is the most mysterious among them, she could not say for sure if he couldn't find a way to survive.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 【TDG】Chapter 201 – Dreamcloud World
Scarlet Pearl

*Also called a "Red Pearl," "Red Jewel," or "Scarlet Gem."*

Some type of mysterious and powerful treasure that was found embedded into the forehead of a Zombie Jiao-dragon inside a lake on the first layer of the Nine-Layered Deathlands in the Nether Realm. Even Nie Li is unsure of what it is or it abilities, however an extremely pure aura emits from it. Because of this, many experts, including Cang Ming and Mu Ye, band together in an attempt to kill the Zombie Jiao-dragon and claim the Scarlet Pearl.

The Zombie Jiao-dragon is able to draw on the power of the pearl to increase its power during its fight. After a lengthy battle the zombie Jia-dragon is unexpectedly saved by Xiao Yu's interference. He then removes the pearl and offers it to Xiao Ning'er, but is quickly refused. Instead Nie Li shamelessly takes it. He later gives it to Xiao Ning'er himself.

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 225 – Zombie Jiao-dragon
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 226 – Enemies on a Narrow Path
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 240 – Demon Lord
Fighter

A fighter is a type of warrior. It is usually considered weaker than a demon spiritualist. They are separated into the same ranks as other cultivators. The rank of a fighter is determined by their strength.

All incoming students at Holy Orchid Institute begin as a fighter apprentice, which is below bronze rank. In order to rise up to 1 star bronze fighter they must to be able to lift up hundred pound rock and break a tree the thickness of an arm with a punch.

True martial arts can not be learned until a fighter reaches at least silver rank.

## Characters

High Ranking Fighters other than the protagonists:

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 【TDG】Chapter 1 – Reborn
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 【TDG】Chapter 4 – Million Demon Spirit Coin?
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 30 – Contest of Soul Force
He Yuan

He Yuan is member of the Divine Feathers Sect of the Draconic Ruins Realm and a minor leader of the Demon League. He was frustrated when Li Yufeng's Wind Intent League forced the Demon league to hold up inside the sect. When it appeared that the leaders were not going to act, he decided to leave the Demon League and take two hundred others with him. They were then recruited by Gu Heng since he offered them some nice benefits.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 【TDG】Chapter 433 – Acting Sect Master?
Luo Jian

A member of the Jade Seal Family and son of the patriarch, Luo Xiao. He quickly notices Nie Li and approaches him about joining his family. He tells Nie Li that the Jade Seal Family is attempting to unit the human tribe in order to insure better survive in the Nether Realm. As long as his actions are not restricted, Nie Li agrees to go with him and join the family. They are also currently on bad terms with the Blood Demon Clan over a treasure map found in the Nine-Layered Deathlands.

When he hears that Nie Li is an inscriptionist he gets very excited. Those who can do high level Inscription Patterns are rare in the Nether Realm. If he can get Nie Li to join their family it would raise their power and status. He quickly brought his to met his father at the Jade Seal Family's fort.

After testing the sword that Nie Li carved an inscription pattern on he was shocked by its power. Luo Xiao then said that Nie Li was a senior inscription master, shocking him even more.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 【TDG】Chapter 203 – Remnant map?
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 204 – Done?
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 205 – Senior Inscription Master?
Infernal Lightning Winged Snake

A dragon bloodline Demon Beast with lightning fire type attacks that is found in the Draconic Ruins Realm. They have long scarlet colored bodies with wings. They are extremely irritable and territorial. If any living creature, other than their own, approaches, they’ll take the initiative to attack.

Li Xingyun and Nie Li find a large nest of them on a medium grade Deity’s Lake. The group is lead by a Dao of Dragon ranked Infernal Lightning Winged Snake Emperor that sits at the summit of the mountain. He also has about thirty Heavenly Axis Realm Infernal Lightning Winged Snake below him.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 【TDG】Chapter 334 – Mantis Stalks the Cicada
Heavenly Lightning Sparrow

A demon beast of the wind lightning attribute. It has lightning attribute attacks and can surround itself with lightening blades. It has many wide area effect type attacks and is most suited to a large battlefield.

Nie Li gave Xiao Ning'er a god level growth rate demon spirit of this.

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 137 –Yin-Yang Blast x2
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 173 – Furious bashing
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 101 – Devouring Demon Spirits
Founding Sacred Family Patriarch

He raised up Sacred family to become one of the ruling families. He was only a gold rank demon spiritualist, but in the studies of inscription patterns is was considered a great master. He claimed to create 16 Inscription Patterns, however Nie Li recently showed that at least one of them, the Scarlet Sunburst Pattern, was stolen from the Lightning Flame Burst Pattern. Nie Li reveals this by showing the complete pattern in the Book of Divine Lightning Fire.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 【TDG】Chapter 11 – Threatened
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 11 – Threatened
Seal Stones

Seal Stones are able to hold inscription patterns much like inscription scrolls. When crushed, the inscription is activated. Nie Li used seal stones to give Ye Zong the imprint of the currently built parts of the Ten Thousand Demonic Beast Array. they were also used by the Dark Guild to activate the Soul Shackles of those members that were caught.

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 120 – A pretty good young man
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 122 – Misty Leaf Herb
Northern Martial Field

This is a large field that’s a few kilometers in circumference and sits in the northern section of Glory City. It has enough viewing stands to accommodate tens of thousands of people, like a stadium. There are a lot of competitions that are hosted here. The citizens of Glory City people have high interests in martial arts so it is often crowded with lots of people. Betting is also a very popular source of entertainment at these events.

This is the location where the Sacred Family's younger generation tournament takes place.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 【TDG】Chapter 80 – Long time no see
Heng Yan

He was the leader of a small force called the Ancient Jade League. He only has about sixty men who are all around the Heavenly Fate Realm and controls a nearly dead Deity’s Lake. Since they found the Outside World to be too rough for them and wished to join up with a larger faction, he started to ask around but found that most would not take them. After hearing about the generous the allowance the Demon's League would provide, he decided to also ask them. Gu Bei and Lu Piao quickly welcome him and his men and had them sign contracts.

Shortly after joining, Gu Heng arrives with his combined forces to attack the Demon League. Heng Yan and his men are unluckily the first to be caught and killed, with only him escaping back to the base to warn Gu Bei and Lu Piao. However, it was too late, as they were quickly surrounded.

He then lead some of the Heavenly Star Realm experts to guard Lu Paio and Gu Bei in an attempt to at least allow them to escape.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 【TDG】Chapter 338 – Taking
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 339 – Surrounded
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 340 – Ancestral Sword Intent
God Tongue

The God Tongue Cultivation Technique is an extremely powerful technique created by the mysterious Ancestral Master Daozang. Its strength could be considered on par with Nie Li's Heavenly God Technique and would allow an expert to reach Deity ranked power. However, the God Tongue technique is even harder to cultivate, as it requires the practitioner to have a sincere heart.

When Nie Li discovers the technique inscribed on a Spiritual Void Wall inside the main hall of the Void Illusionary Divine Palace and realizes that the palace must be connected with Ancestral Master Daozang. After later meeting with a portion of Ancestral Master Daozang's intent, the Demon Lord inherits his legacy, including the God Tongue cultivation technique and the Daozang Secret Command.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 【TDG】Chapter 392 – Encounter with the Demon Lord, Again
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 395 – Reincarnation
Luqian Sha

One of the two ancient demon beasts that have been guarding over Yu Yan in the Black Spring. He has runes covering his body which is a curse that makes it hard to damage him. He is very well-built with an arched body and frighteningly large arms. He has a violent personality that enjoys tearing people apart.

After he and his brother Luqian Mo discover that she has escaped they go about tracking her down. They find her with Nie Li and his friends outside of Glory City, on the trip back to the Nether Realm.

Luqian Sha starts to fight Nie Li and Yu Yan while Lugian Mo is fighting Duan Jian and Luo Ming. Luqian Sha uses brute strength and water based attacks while Nie Li merges with his fanged panda and Yu Yan uses her law of fire. Even though Nie Li's cultivation is a lot lower, his Fanged Panda's Yin-Yang blast is infused with the Law of light and darkness. The attack is powerful, but Luqian Sha can easily avoid it because of his much faster speed. After transforming into his Scarlet Shark form he was able to capture Yu Yan. Nie Li then attacked with two Draconic Bombs, destroying Luqian Sha's right arm and allowing Yu Yan to escape.

While he was still stunned, Nie Li then finished him off with six more Draconic Bombs.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 【TDG】Chapter 222 – Two brothers
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 206 – Mysterious Demon Beast
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 221 – The second piece?
4. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 223 – Green Poison Pearl
Heavenly Fate Plateau

This is an isolated plateau in the St. Ancestral Mountain Range where a few thousand people have been able to survive. Nie Li states that the plateau has a circumference of about 100 miles (161 km). That would make it approximately 32 miles (52.2 km) across. (*Note: This would make the plateau about the size of Mt. Fuji in diameter (the base of the mountain). However this is a plateau, so it has a much steeper rise with a large flat top. example)*

After Nie Li's visit, the tribe moved into Glory City's City Lord’s Mansion.

### Geography

Because of the geography there is only one way up the mountain to the plateau, making it fairly safe from demon beasts, however food and resources are hard to come by. Underneath it is also the mysterious and dangerous Black Spring. Nie Li visits in order to acquire some of the many Purple Caltrop Rock that can be found around the plateau.

It took Nie Li ten days to reach the Heavenly Fate Plateau from Glory City, but that was a direct route, at a fast speed, through the dangerous Infinite Forest. A safer route at a reasonable pace would take about two months.

Locations:

* Market
* Hotel
* Old Man Yun’s Congee Shop
* Dark Forest
* Marsh
* Black Spring

### People

The tribe is ruled by a chief and an elders association with five members. The strongest member of the tribe is a 1 Star Black Gold Rank fighter. The cultivation is fairly low due to the lack of materials and information. Those that are strong enough, hunt demon beasts for food. It is a highly dangerous job, but the meat is very rare and sought after. They use copper coins as money.

## Alternate Life

This is the first group of people that Nie Li and the survivors of Glory City came across. They only stayed there for a short amount of time before they had to move on. They were most likely forced to leave, because with the lack of food on the Plateau, they could not support so many refugees (This is not stated, but was heavily implied).

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 192 – 3-star Gold rank
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 206 – Mysterious Demon Beast
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 【TDG】Chapter 189 – Heavenly Fate Plateau
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 【TDG】Chapter 190 – Exchange
5. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 191 – Don’t need it anymore
Lin Jia Family

One of the many commoner families in Glory City. The family ignored the Du Family when it was struggling, but when Du Ze became a silver rank demon spiritualist they sent over marriage prospects. However, Du Ze would not give them a second look, as they would not help the Du Family when it was in trouble.

Family Members:

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 105 – Cause
Holy Maiden

An important figure of the Ancestral God Land, she is one of the few able to stand up against the Sage Emperor.

## Alternate Life

In Nie Li's previous life, for some unknown reason, the Holy Maiden of the Ancestral God Land suddenly disappeared and the entire land was burned to the ground by golden flames. This lead to the Sage Emperor of the Ancestral Demonic Saint Land becoming the most domineering existence.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 【TDG】Chapter 331 – Medium Grade Deity’s Lake
Inferno Meteor Battle Armor

A set of Grade 6 artifact armour created by the Gods Craft Pavilion. It was sold to the Celestial Treasure Pavilion in the Mingshan Stronghold and then later sold to Nie Li for between 120,000 - 135,000 Spiritual Stones, this price being very close to their minimum accepted price.

Armor of this grade is so tough that even a Heavenly Axis Realm expert would have a hard time breaking through it.

Nie Li gave this armor to Lu Piao.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 【TDG】Chapter 347 – Purchase
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 346 – Slashing the Price!
Minion 5

An unnamed member and group leader of the Dark Guild. He was one of the seven assassins that infiltrated the City Lord’s Mansion. Their mission was to investigate and destroy the Tai Yi Killing Array as well as capture Nie Li while the Abyss Demon summoning causes a distraction.

He was the first of the seven intruders to be discovered and was almost killed by Gong Liangshu. He was only able to escape after their leader, who is integrated with the Black Fox, rescues him.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 【TDG】Chapter 117 – Abyss Demon
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 【TDG】Chapter 118 – Fooling the enemy!
Old Man Yun’s Congee Shop

This is the congee shop (rice porridge) that Nie Li visited first when he arrived in the Heavenly Fate Plateau. Due to the lack of rice and meat, most of the porridge is actually made out of a powdered wood from the local Muyang Tree.

## Alternate Life

In his past life, it was Old Man Yun and Sister Yun Ling that took in Nie Li, Ye Ziyun, and the other survivors when they arrived in Heavenly Fate Plateau.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 【TDG】Chapter 189 – Heavenly Fate Plateau
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 190 – Exchange
Golden Scroll

An item given to Xiao Ning'er and Ye Ziyun by Xiao Yu when he and Nie Li entered the Death God's Tomb. He told them that if anyone tries to harass them just show them the scroll and they will leave them alone. Unbeknownst to them, this Golden scroll is actually infamous in the Nether Realm.

Ten years ago, a powerful family in the Nether Realm offended someone with a golden scroll in their hands. The entire family was exterminated without a single survivor. It’s said that there were servants of the among the experts sent to exterminate the family.

Three years ago, another youth went around bluffing with a golden scroll and his family was also annihilated without any survivors. Since then, the pattern on the golden scroll has been written into textbooks, to be memorized by everyone from every family.

While waiting for Nie Li and Xiao Yu, the girls were approached by Tian Ling, Wu Yu, and thirty others. However, after revealing the Golden Scroll, their arrogant attitudes completely disappeared.

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 232 – The entering method
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 【TDG】Chapter 235 – Divine Feathers Sect
Nie Xiaori

*Note: Previously the translations had his name written as Nie Xiao Ri. It appears this way in the Manhua.*

A member of the Heavenly Marks Family, brother to Nie Xiaofeng, and grandson of Nie Wei. Their branch of the family does not get along with Nie Li's branch. Though there were conflicts between the branches, there was never any serious or malicious fighting between them.

When the three members of the Dark Guild attempted to assassinate Nie Li, it was Nie En, along with Nie Xiaori]] and Nie Xiaofeng, that come to his aid. Nie En chases after the wounded Deacon Yun Hua, but in the end is unable to capture him.

Nie Xiaori bullied Nie Li in the past, however when Nie Li's position in the family rose he never sought any revenge. Nie Xiaofeng and Nie Xiaori both recognized that their actions against him were wrong and lowered their head to ask Nie Li for forgiveness. Nie Li not only accepted their apology, he also gave them some elixirs.

He is one of the few people that knows Nie Li is a silver rank demon spiritualist as he saw him transform into the Fanged Panda. He is a 1 star fighter.

## Alternate Life

Because their branches in the family never got along he and his brother bullied Nie Li.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 【TDG】Chapter 57 – Who Killed Them?
2. ↑ Nie Li vs. Deacon Yun Hua (p.2)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 【TDG】Chapter 76 – Forgiveness
4. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 58 – Genius Class’s Student?
5. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 77 – Tournament
Mysterious Master

A mysterious and powerful master from the Divine Continent. He comes and goes as he wishes. His cultivation is more powerful then a 5 Stage Martial Ancestor Realm expert.

Gu Lan is one of his students, though she has not seen him for the last five years and he never told her his name.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 【TDG】Chapter 274 – Reasonable
2. ↑ Manhua Chapter 308
Ganges Crystals

These are the crystals that the Void Illusionary Divine Palace's Consciousness drops around the palace when it takes control. The Consciousness seals all the exits, trapping everyone in the palace and announces that the only way to escape is to die and go home or collect the crystals. After three hours, the six people with the most Ganges Crystals will be allowed to distribute the treasures amongst themselves and leave the palace alive.

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 396 – Ganges Crystals
Heavenly Sacred Border

This is a secret Subsidiary Realm within Holy Orchid Institute's training ground. Only geniuses under fifteen years old are allowed to enter it. If someone is able to pass the test they will become Glory City’s brightest talent. In the last several hundred years only three have passed the test, one of which was legend rank demon spiritualist Ye Mo.

Xiao Ning'er entered first without telling Nie Li or her family, and had not come back out after at least ten days.

From his study of the Heavenly Sacred Border in the last life, Nie Li knows that a very valuable treasure is hidden inside. After entering Nie Li found that his soul realm surged and expanded forcefully. Though painful this fast growth was worth several months of cultivation normally. This area also enhanced the growth of his demon spirits.

He was also confronted by Ye Yan, a spirit of one of the five legend rank founders of Glory City as well as the founder of the Snow Wind family. The Heavenly Sacred Border was original built by these legend rank demon spiritualists to house the uncontrollable Thunder God’s Meteorite Sword and suppress its murderous aura. Ye Yan's soul was then bound to the sword to guard it and Glory City.

## Alternative Life

In his last life, Nie Li returned to Glory City some time after its destruction and visited the Heavenly Sacred Border, but he was unable to enter. Even still, from his extensive reading he knows some of the treasures that are inside.

*Note: In Chapter 49 it sounds like Nie Li entered the Sacred Heavenly Border when he returned, but this is clarified in Chapter 97. There it is stated that he visited and studied it from books but did not enter.*

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 48 – Heavenly Sacred Border
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 【TDG】Chapter 97 – Into the Heavenly Sacred Border
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 49 – Strength Test
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 【TDG】Chapter 98 – Have me as your teacher
5. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 102 – Soul Puppet
Nether City

The legendary home of the Master of Nether in the Nether Realm. Nether City is a very mysterious place. Legend has it that it’s filled with riches and has gathered all kinds of beauty from the various races. In addition, there are countless amounts of Devour Spirits. Devour spirits are very mysterious organisms that can devour the essence of the underground lava and provide it for the master of Nether City to cultivate.

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 206 – Mysterious Demon Beast
Heavenly Origin Divine Technique

This Article is based on the Official Translations of the Light Novel series! The information and terminology will be based on the source material rather than the Donghua (Anime) or Manhua.

This Cultivation Technique is especially suitable for bodies formed from the Spring of Life. Such bodies possess potent powers of the Heavenly Source and their cultivation speeds far exceed that of ordinary people. Coupled with the powerful god-level Heaven Source Divine Art, one might be able to reach the Martial Ancestor Realm very soon. One of the perks of reaching that realm is that one gains the ability to change their appearance. In Ye Zong’s case, he would even be able to recover his original appearance.

1. ↑ Tales of Demon and Gods Novel- Chapter 491
Goddess Jin Yan

Goddess Jin Yan is one of the Six Reincarnated Masters that faced the Sage Emperor at his greatest strength. Though they were unable to defeat him, by sacrificing her body, Jin Yan created the Ancestral God Land. She was able to seal his Demonic Bones, and much of his power, this way.

As with the other ancient masters, she has used her intent to reincarnate in an attempt to gain the strength to break the Heavenly Dao Inscription Array of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths that the Sage Emperor used to seal time and space. Her reincarnation is currently unknown.

## Etymology

* **Jin** means "gold, aurum" (金).
* **Yan** means "swallow" (燕).

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 【TDG】Chapter 394 – Ancestral Master Daozang
Shen Xiao

A member of one of the branches in the Sacred Family. He is one of the strongest Demon Spiritualist in the younger generation and was one of the three people that participated in the younger generation tournament against Nie Li.

Shen Xiao fought in the third round against Nie Li with a bet of 300 million demon spirit coins. Shen Ming did not want to take any chances and ordered him to eat two Demon Spirit Strengthening Pills. These elixirs will forever cripple his Scarlet Dragon Eagle, but with such high stakes Shen Ming is not willing to leave things to chance.

Now that Nie Li was no longer hiding his abilities, he fought Shen Xiao straight on, displaying his true power. Shen Xiao started the fight with a powerful flame breath attack, but Nie Li countered with his yin yang blast. This surprised everyone as the attack actually pushed Shen Xiao back. As they continued to fight both the spectators and Shen Xiao could tell how great Nie Li's skill actually is. Shen Xiao is knocked unconscious when Nie Li slips past a large flame pillar and slams him into the ground with at thunder strike.When the Sacred Family rebelled he is not shown, so his fate is unknown

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 【TDG】Chapter 77 – Tournament
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 87 – Demon Spirit Strengthening Pill
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 77 – Tournament
4. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 87 – Demon Spirit Strengthening Pill
5. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 88 – Legend
6. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 89 – Snow Queen
Saint Blood Draconic Falcon

This is a dragon bloodline Demon Beasts and is considered one of the strongest of the Draconic Falcon types. It resembles a falcon with huge scarlet wings and red eyes. Its attacks use a powerful fire energy and forms fiery clouds around it as well as physical attacks with its sharp claws.

Murong Yu has integrated with a Demon Spirit of this type.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 【TDG】Chapter 349 – Saint Blood Draconic Falcon
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 350 – Grade 6 Artifact Armour
Hidden Cloud Sect

One of the many sects in this Draconic Ruins Realm allied with the Divine Feathers Sect. Since it is not listed among the Six major Divine Sects, it is most likely a Subsidiary sect to the Phaseless Sect as the disciple they choose (The Demon Lord) is later said to be in the same sect as Duan Jian.

Known members:

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 246 – Stewed Demon Phallus
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 262 – Gift From Nie Li
Nie Kai

Nie Li's uncle. Nie Kai is married to Miao Ling and is Nie Ming's younger brother by three years. He is also a farmer with a low position in the Heavenly Marks Family. He is a good nurtured, simple type person with no talent at cultivation at all.

He has a daughter named Nie Yu that has always looked up to Nie Li. Just as with his parents, He and Nie Li's aunt were both amazed and excited to learn that Nie Li had become a 1 Star bronze demon spiritualist and was to enter the genius class. Nie Li could not tell them that he was actually much stronger then that as it would be too much. Just this much already will rise their status within the family by a lot.

After the Dark Guild's attack, Nie Kai was one of the people that came to the Heavenly Marks Family’s Ancestral Hall. After the arrival of Yang Xin, and Nie Wei's removal as Enforcement Elder, he then gives Nie Kai the position of Farm Hall in-charge. This position was formerly held by Nie Wei's son and governs the family's farming.

Though he really does not full understand what is going on, he does realize that Nie Li has changed greatly and is very proud.

## Alternate Life

Nie Li greatly regrets that he could never give his family a reason to hold up his head in the last life, though they unconditionally supported him even still. They all died in the demon beast attack on Glory City.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 【TDG】Chapter 54 – Miracle Meridian Hands
2. ↑ 【TDG】Manhua 85 – Homecoming
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 【TDG】Chapter 60 – Reverse
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 【TDG】Chapter 54 – Miracle Meridian Hands
Great Change Heavenly Calculation Technique

A special technique that can be used to "calculate" a bit of the future.

When Emperor Kong Ming broke through to legend rank he gained some insight to the martial path and decided to leave these profound words on a monument in the Ten Millennium Spatial Array. These words were later scraped off by the one that calls himself the Demon Lord. Nie Li was still able to learn this chant by reading the memories left behind in the monument and gained profound insight from them.

In these memories he heard Kong Ming declare that he used the Great Change Heavenly Calculation Technique to foresee if anyone would be able to inherit from his gift. He claimed that five great cultivators would gain some insight from the ten word chant. The five would then fight and kill each other in order to devour the others insight, with the survivor coming to visit Emperor Kong Ming himself. If this is true then Nie Li is one of these five.

Nie Li later learns that it is likely two of the inheritors fought over the Black Infernal Tower in the ancient past, with one dying and the other becoming wounded. After entering the tower, Nie Li's soul realm is attacked by the fractured soul of one of the experts, Kong Yan.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 【TDG】Chapter 140 – Demon Lord?
2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `Chapter 248`
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 【TDG】Chapter 252 – Soul
4. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 152 – Old Man
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 492 – Emperor Kong Ming
Purple Caltrop Rock

* Array

*Also referred to as "Purple Smoke Rock."*

A purple colored stone found on the Heavenly Fate Plateau. It is shaped like a rhombus and emits a faint purple smoke under the sunlight, becoming very hot. The people of the plateau call them Purple Smoke Rocks. They don't have any value to most people and even has a poisonous effect that must be safely removed.

Nie Li offers to trade ten of the stones for a bag of rice or five catties (6.7 pounds) of meat. In this way he acquired thousands of them within a few hours. He then headed deeper into the Heavenly Fate Plateau to a spot with the greatest amount of direct sunlight and set up an Array with a few hundred of them. When in direct sunlight the stones emit a toxic purple smokey soul force. Using the array, Nie Li refines the smoke as a way of enhancing his Cultivation. However, the toxin is very painful and causes him to feel as though he is being pierced by thousands of needles. Using this technique, Nie Li was able to raise his Soul Force from 2-star gold to 3-star gold.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 【TDG】Chapter 190 – Exchange
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 191 – Don’t need it anymore
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 192 – 3-star Gold rank
Fox Bear

* Manhua - Dead
* Donghua
* Donghua - Dead

A silver rank demon beast that can reach one to two meters in height, with two inch long grey colored fur, a sensitive sense of smell, and lives in groups. The Fox Bear spends the coldest three fifths of the year hibernating in a cave. During early summer they start to come out of the caves to hunt in the forest.

When on their way to Ancient Orchid City Ruins, Chen Linjian and his group came across a Fox Bear nest. Though the nest was old, Nie Li noticed that there was fresh urine which the demon beast uses to mark its territory. It was early summer, so the Fox Bear had started to wake up from their hibernation. Because of his advice, they left the area, avoiding a potentially life threatening situation.

## Alternate Life

In the previous life Ye Ziyun told Nie Li that the group was attacked by Fox Bears on the way to the ruins and that several people died.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 【TDG】Chapter 27 – Leave it to me!
Flaming Wastelands

The Flaming Wastelands is a wilderness that has dry cracks covering the ground with flames that rise up from them and lick the sky. A scorching heat bares down on everyone there. If a person below Black Gold rank attempted to enter they probably would have met their ends through spontaneous combustion.

This land only took on this form when the treasured Black Infernal Tower was left behind during a fight between two supreme experts in the ancient past.

During the Lord of Nether's Disciple Selection the eighth layer of the Nine-Layered Deathlands was of this place. How that was possible has not been explained. It was here that the participants took the second test, to cultivate for ten days in the Black Infernal Tower and reach the Anatta Mental State.

## Alternate Life

Nie Li recognized this place from his last life.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 【TDG】Chapter 242 – The Anatta Mental State
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 248 – Confrontation