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Episode 24

### Story

The story begins, while showing Xiao Ning'er at her home, wondering why didn't Nie Li took her with him when he went for some ruin exploring. A servant then notified Ning'er that her father wishes to see her. A few moments later, Ning'er appeared in front of her family. Ning'er's father, Xiao Yunfeng, said that the elders wanted to see her. Xiao Yi then started talking, saying that the value of the purple haze grass that Ning'er collected has reached a few billion Demon Spirit Coins, and he wanted her to fork out the grass in order to improve the financial condition of the Xiao Family. Ning'er refused, and said that she has bought the grass with her pocket money and returned all the purple haze grass to a certain person before the grass' prices started skyrocketing. When Xiao Yi suggested to threaten the safety of Nie Li through force, Ning'er was enraged and started to Soul Form, saying that the person is very important to her, and if Xiao Yi wanted to threaten him, it will be after her life is taken. Xiao Yi decided to drop the matter, seeing that his nephew has soul formed. The scene then turns to Nie Li, who after cultivating, concluded that his soul force is 82. The episode ends when Nie Li stands up suddenly.

### Events

* Nie Li has reached a Soul Force of 82.
* Those who has soul formed will reach a minimum of black gold rank in the future.
Ye Ziyun/Relationships

*Quote : Don't hesitated to fill and correct this page*

## Family

### Yun'er Mother

We don't have much information on her dead mother except the fact that Shen Hong poisonned her.

### Ye Zong

City Lord of Glory City and son of the Legend Rank demon spiritualist Ye Mo.

### Ye Han

Adoptive son of Ye Zong and so, her step-brother.

### Ye Mo

Ye Ziyun's grand father and guardian of Glory City.

### Ye Hong

Ye Ziyun's cousin. He appeared only once in the manhua (Chapter 69)

### Xue Yin

She is her only confidante and she calls her "aunt".

## Love Interests

### Nie Li

He's Ziyun's lover who nerver ceases to annoy her to attract her attention but especially her affection.

## Friends

### Xiao Ning'er

The only friend that she have when she was younger. At some point, due to her position of daugther of the City Lord, they stopped to see each other.
Nine Revolving Ice Phoenix Technique

The cultivation technique with snow wind attributes that Nie Li teaches to Ye Ziyun.

This is not the strongest snow wind technique, but it is the most mysterious technique. Upon success in practicing it, one would be able to have nine lives. As long as the soul is not destroyed they can be revived.

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 22 – Ice Phoenix
Tian Ling

A young master of the Northern Nether Family in the Nether Realm. Nie Li is unable to determine his strength, so it is most likely very high. He met Nie Li and Ye Ziyun on the first layer of the Nine-Layered Deathlands. He intervened right before Ye Ziyun killed Wu Yu.

When Nie Li asks him to not interfere, Tian Ling declares that he will protect Wu Yu, since the Wugui Family is a vassal of his Northern Nether Family. In this situation Nie Li decides to let the matter end here and leaves with Ye Ziyun.

When Tian Ling acts like he wants to stop them, Wu Yu tells him to let them go. When asked why they attacked him he tells Tian Ling that they had conflicts with a subordinate. Tian Ling is very curious about the who Nie Li and Ye Ziyun are, but decides to let it go for now.

Awhile later Wu Yu and Tian Ling returned with thirty more people and discovered Ye Ziyun and Xiao Ning'er by themselves outside of the tomb. Tian Ling emitted a powerful oppressive aura towards Ye Ziyun and Xiao Ning’er. He started threatening the girls and tried to intimidate them into coming with them. However, the girls revealed a Golden Scroll. Almost everyone within the Nether Realm had long since memorized this scroll, knowing that in the past those who messed with it had their family completely wiped out. Tian Ling's attitude completely changed into one of fear and respect. He was just relieved that the girls only ordered them to leave. He could only wonder what connections they could have that enabled them to hold such and item.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 【TDG】Chapter 228 - Tian Ling
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 234 – Draconic Ruins Realm
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 235 – Divine Feathers Sect
Yan Hao

Another student in the Skysoul Institute. He appears to have interest in Huang Ying, but she does not care much for him. He is mostly motivated by her fathers high position as elder. Since she has a crush on Xiao Yu, he comes looking for her in his courtyard and meets Nie Li and Lu Piao. He comes off as antagonistic and overbearing, even going so far as to threaten Nie Li and Lu Piao to convince them to separate from Xiao Yu. It appears that, like Hua Ling, he feels very threatened by Xiao Yu.

When Xiao Yu arrives Huang Ying starts to blush and appears infatuated with him, despite the fact the Xiao Yu largely ignores her. As he is attempting to get her and Yan Hao to leave a couple of other Xiao Yu fan-girls arrive. This causes Yan Hao's jealousy and anger to grow, as Xiao Yu's "pretty boy" looks and cold, detached attitude seems to attract many of the girls with strong social standing.

Since he saw Xiao Yu as a threat, he had others keep an eye on him. Because of this he heard almost immediately when Xiao Yu entered the Saint Soul Grounds and that Huang Ying had followed. After reaching the Saint Soul Board, he was enraged to find that Xiao Yu had unexpectedly been able to not only place in the ranking, but pass him up. When he saw Xiao Yu reach eleventh on the ranking board he was stunned. This deeply effected him as he had never saw Xiao Yu as anything more then a pretty face.

When he entered the Saint Soul Grounds he found Huang Ying on the 56th step watching Xaio Yu. In a jealous moment he attempted to force his way up to a higher step then his Soul Realm could take and suffered injuries as he was hit with a recoil.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 【TDG】Chapter 268 – Ying’er
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 【TDG】Chapter 269 – Acupuncture
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 276 – Saint Soul Board
4. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 277 – Master
5. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 278 – Rank Change
6. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 279 – Long Yuyin
Zombie Jiao-dragon

The zombie Jiao-dragon is a snake-type demon beast, born from a mountain of thousands of corpses. They grow by devouring the power left behind from the corpses, that is then formed into a creature with intelligence. All fully-formed zombie Jiao-dragons have Legend rank strength. After each millennium, the zombie Jiao-dragon would become stronger by one level. Upon reaching ten thousand years, it would become an existence that could rival the Spiritual Gods.  A zombie Jiao-dragon's body is covered in black scales and will get smaller as it gets more powerful.

Their attacks have a strong corrosive attack, so they are most likely a Dark-Type demon beast.

There are many zombie Jiao-dragons on the first layer of the Nine-Layered Deathlands in the Nether Realm deep in a murky lake, including a very powerful one. This has not reached Demigod rank yet, but it does have some type of treasured Scarlet Pearl embedded in its head.

After being attacked by six legend rank experts, including Cang Ming and Mu Ye, the scarlet the zombie Jiao-dragon was able to pull strength from the pearl. Its a level raised and a layer of red scales covered its body, with two long feelers growing from the corners of its mouth. When in trouble it can call on the other Jiao-dragons within the lake to assist it.

Just as the Zombie Jiao-dragon was about to be struck down by Cang Ming, it was saved by Xiao Yu. In order to protect the Jiao-dragon's life he removed the treasured Scarlet Pearl from its forehead and it immediately reverted back to its normal self.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 【TDG】Chapter 225 – Zombie Jiao-dragon
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 【TDG】Chapter 226 - Enemies on a Narrow Path
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 229 - Xiao Yu
4. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 231 – Broken Divine Spark
Snow Wind Giant Beast

* Donghua

An extremely powerful and rare demon beast.

Ye Ziyun acquired a bone tooth anklet made from fragments of its bones. She picked it out from the treasure room in the underground palace in Ancient Orchid City Ruins. This item can greatly enhance the demon spirit force.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 【TDG】Chapter 40 – Shadow Devil Spirit Lamp
Jade Seal Family

One of the human families in the Nether Realm, based in Blackrock City. They are ranked third in strength in Blackrock City due to their two demigod experts. Their main focus is on uniting the human tribes so that they can expand their land in the Nether Realm. They had a fight with the Blood Demon Clan over a treasure map found on the first layer of the Nine-Layered Deathlands with many members being injured or killed.
Known Family Members:

 2 Legend Rank Experts

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 203 – Remnant map?
Snow Wind Family

The most powerful of the three major families of Glory City. Much of their power can be attributed to the fact that Glory City's sole Legend rank demon spiritualist is a member of their family. They are also one of the oldest, as their family is a branch of the Thunder Family. The Thunder Family was the family of one of the five legend rank demon spiritualists, Ye Yan, that founded Glory City.

The Snow Wind Family has had the title of City Lord for the last five generations. A large part of the reason they were able to stay the strongest is their willingness to adopt talented commoners into their family. The current legend rank demon spiritualist, Ye Mo was one of these.

Family Members:

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 22 – Ice Phoenix
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 105 – Cause
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 98 – Have me as your teacher
4. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 129 – Suppressing
5. ↑ Mentioned just in the donghua episode 53
6. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 166 – An accident
7. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 23 – Murder!
Xiao Lan

**Xiao Lan** is an Alchemy Association Apprentice as well as the receptionist for the Alchemist Association Hall. She is the one that greets Nie Li when he comes to take the Primary Alchemy Master exams.

Even though she does not believe someone of his age could possibly have the knowledge to take the Primary Alchemy Master exams however, since he insists, there is nothing she can do. She takes the fee of two hundred Demon Spirit Coins from him and leads him to the testing rooms.

## Etymology

* **Xiao** means "small, little, tiny, young, few, tabloid, bitty" (小).
* **Lan** means "orchid, cymbidium, orchis" (兰).
	+ **Cymbidium** is a tropical orchid with long, narrow leaves and arching stems bearing several flowers, growing chiefly as an epiphyte from Asia to Australasia and widely cultivated for boutonnières.
	+ **Orchis** is an orchid of (or formerly of) a genus native to north temperate regions, characterized by a tuberous root and an erect fleshy stem bearing a spike of typically purple or pinkish flowers.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 【TDG】Chapter 42 – Age does not reflect one’s knowledge
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 43 – Alchemy Master?
Soul Crystal

* Donghua

Used to test ones soul realm by injecting it with a bit of power. It is primarily used to determine the soul force, but if one uses a fresh one that has not been used by another, more detailed information about the soul form and attribute can be determined.

Below are the currently known soul crystal ranks and the level of soul force it can measure:

 Intermediate | 500 - ?

*Note: Chapter 51 says the primary soul crystal breaks at 600, which conflicts with the 500 stated in Chapter 12. Which one the author intended is not yet completely clear.*

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 【TDG】Chapter 12 – Soul Realm
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 13 – Testing the Innate Talent!
Ye Shuo

A mysterious elder of the Snow Wind Family. He controls a powerful force and is considered the fourth strongest member. In truth he is in charge of gathering intel, assassinations, and interrogations for the Snow Wind Family.

It was him that observed Nie Li in the fighter apprentice class when he revealed the truth behind the Scarlet Sunburst and gave him the library clerk position.

The first time that he meets Nie Li is at the gathering of Glory City's experts after the Demon Beast Horde attacked. Nie Li and him almost immediately have an understanding of each other. Nie Li then offers him some Blood Crystals, which he readily accepts.

He is stunned by the apparent faith that Ye Xiu has in Nie Li and the abnormal strength of his servant Duan Jian.

When Nie Li brings out the captured Shen Ming and suggests using the Soul Refining Technique on him Ye Shuo volunteers to be the one to use the technique.

**EDIT** : Author apologize for the confusion between YE Xiu and YE Shuo

Chapter 198 in the manhua  They also made the same mistake in the Donghua for some reason That are Present Here.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 【TDG】Chapter 175 – Gift
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 181 – Real intentions revealed
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 181 – Real intentions revealed
4. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 176 – Monster!
5. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 181 – Real intentions revealed
6. ↑ [1]
7. ↑ [2]
Xiao Ning'er/Equipment

## Lightning Gale Sword

After she came to the Draconic Ruins Realm the Heavenly Note Sect gave her an extraordinary Dragon Bloodline Demon Spirit. The Heavenly Lightning Sparrow Demon Spirit Nie Li had given her in the Tiny World was turn into the Lightning Gale Sword

## Inner Armour

When the group returned to the Tiny World they all spread out to seek out treasures. She found an Inner Armour whose abilities have not been disclosed.

## References

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 318 - Abyss Winged Draconic Falcon
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 496- Locking Spacetime
Soul Form

* Manhua - Xiao\_Ning'er
* Donghua - Ye\_Ziyun
* Donghua - Xiao\_Ning'er

*Manhua Variant: Name is changed to "Soul Sea Form."*

A person's soul form and attribute can be viewed by pouring one's soul force into a soul crystal. The form is determined by the shape, color, and movement of the soul force within the crystal. By observing this the most appropriate cultivation technique can be determined. A person's cultivation would progress a lot slower and their potential power would drop if they practiced the wrong technique.

The soul form is independent of the attribute. The number of forms has not been stated and is most likely extremely varied. It is also possible to have no form.

 Heavenly Thundercloud | Du Ze | Uncommon | *Manhua Variant: It is referred to as "Tian Lin," "Soul Sea," or "Thundercloud" Form.*
 Scarlet Sun | Lu Piao | Common
 Winged Dragon | Xiao Ning'er | Legendary
 Ice Phoenix | Ye Ziyun | Legendary

1. ↑ 【TDG】Manhua 15 - Practice!
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 【TDG】Chapter 13 – Testing the Innate Talent!
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 14 – Heavenly God Cultivation Technique
4. ↑ From the description in "【TDG】Chapter 2 – Ignorant" it can be inferred that most of the students have what is considered a "weak" soul force and having none is said to be the weakest.
5. ↑ This is inferred by the surrounding description and its comparison to other forms. This is not directly said and may change in the future.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 【TDG】Manhua 16 - Top Grade Techniques!
7. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 19 – Childrens of Influential Family
8. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 22 – Ice Phoenix
Younger Generation Tournament

This younger generation tournament is hosted by one of the Major families once every few years. The amount of people that they invited would be at least a third of all the powerful families in Glory City. Each participating family would choose the three most talented members of the younger generation to enter. There is also a lot of betting that goes on during the tournament and the hosting family typically acts as the banker.
The current tournament is being hosted by the Sacred Family, so the Snow Wind Family and the Divine Family will not participate. The Heavenly Marks Family is invited to the tournament, but they fear that the Sacred Family wants to use the tournament has a way to get revenge, so they invite Yang Xin and the Alchemy Association to witness the tournament as a way of keeping the Sacred Family in-line.

 Shen Ning vs Nie Li
 Shen Xiao vs Nie Li

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 【TDG】Chapter 77 – Tournament
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 80 – Long time no see
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 78 – Treasure
Wu Ming

A high ranking member of the Wugui Family from Blackrock City in the Nether Realm. He is one of the experts who travel to Glory City for the purpose of claiming it. When he arrives he is among the legend rank experts who are trapped in the Ten Thousand Demonic Beast Array. He manages to escape when Wu Yue uses the Divine Blood Forbidden Technique.

After their heavy defeat at the hands of the Ten Thousand Demonic Beast Array, Wu Yue blames Ye Han for giving them inaccurate information. However, Wu Ming stops him, as Ye Han still has great value as an inscriptionist. The Wugui Family troops decide to return to the Nether Realm as they will need the help of a Demigod rank expert to break the array. By the time they return, Nie Lie has already saved numerous members of the other families in the Nether Realm from the Law of Death. To thank him they suppress the Wugui Family.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 【TDG】Chapter 215 – Soul Array
Wind Spirit Armour

The Wind Spirit Armour is a set of armour is as thin as a cicada’s wing, extremely soft, and has an adjustable size. After wearing it, even a Legend rank expert wouldn’t be able to easily break through its defense. Their attacks would even be reduced by least ninety percent. Furthermore, because of its light nature, it can be worn under one's clothing and not be noticed by others.

This was one of the items found by Nie Li in the cave of the Black Spring. It was inside one of the Interspatial Rings on the remains of the six legend rank experts. He immediately put this armour on.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 【TDG】Chapter 195 - Fire Spiritual God
Snow Wind Spiritual Worm

* Manhua - Larva
* Donghua - Adult
* Donghua - Larva

*Manhua Variant: Name is changed to "Blizzard Spiritual Insect."*

A snow wind demonic beast found in the St. Ancestral Mountains. The blood of the adult form is used to make the snow wind battle inscription pattern "Icy Wind, Sharp as Knifes."

When Ye Ziyun can not discover why a copy of this inscription pattern is not working she asks Nie Li. He tells her that a dishonest Inscriptionist used the blood of a Snow Wind Spiritual Worm larva instead of the full adult.

1. ↑ 【TDG】Manhua 19 - Consult
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 【TDG】Chapter 16 – Demonic Magic?
Space-Time Moose

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.

The most well known of the rare space-time type demon beasts. It seldom bothers with humans and chooses instead to escape when anyone approaches it. They transport themselves around to find grass to eat, using portals, and can show up in vastly different times and distances.

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 171 – Space-Time Demon Beast?
Zhu Long

Zhu Long appears to be the most powerful Demon Beast in the Divine Continent. He is most likely the Spiritual God of ice and has spent countless years sealed in the thick ice of the North Heavenly Ice Plains. He woke up after Luqian Sha's and Luqian Mo's death and was able to somehow knows that Yu Yan is now free from the Black Spring and that she is headed into the Nether Realm.

Because he previously was not as strong as the Lord of Nether, he concealed himself until he can fully grasp his Power of Law, which is manifested as seven lotuses. After forming the seventh lotus he followed Yu Yan to the Nine-Layered Deathland's eight layer. When he was intercepted by Ming Fei, Zhu Long demanded that Yu Yan be handed over to him and stated that they could rule the tiny world together, otherwise he would not back down. Ming Fei refused and directly confronted him using his law of Nether, but even in the Nether Realm Zhu Long was able to overpower him. It was said that Ming Fei had died three times in the battle between the Divine Feathers Sect and the Demon God Sect. He only left when two others that were on their level arrived to support Ming Fei.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 【TDG】Chapter 223 – Green Poison Pearl
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 224 –Spiritual Origin Fruit?
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 250 – Zhu Long
Divine Continent

*Also called "The Tiny World."*

The Divine continent is technically one of six main continents that make up the Tiny World. However, this name is often used when referring to the world as a whole. It is part of one of the smallest Domains in existence and was created by a Supreme expert that structured it around the Power of Law. Because of this protective "cage" over it, experts from outside of the Tiny World cannot enter it. Only those that are originally from it, and have reached a high enough cultivation, are able to travel between it and the Draconic Ruins Realm. However, the portal between them only opens once every five years.

Because of the powerful seal on this world, that even the Sage Emperor can not break, it became a place to hide important Artifacts, knowledge, and people from him. It is only with the powerful Godslayer Artifact, the Myriad Ancestor Sword, that the seal can be broken.

Besides the main world, there are 72 Subsidiary Realms that are linked to it. Glory City is located on the Divine continent and is where Nie Li is from.

Important Locations:

* St. Ancestral Mountain Range
	+ Glory City
		- Abyss Prison Realm
	+ Black Devil Forest
	+ Infinite Forest
	+ Dark Ruins
	+ Ancient Orchid City Ruins
		- Underground Palace of Emperor Kong Ming
	+ Heavenly Fate Plateau
		- Black Spring
	+ Nether Realm
		- Blackrock City
		- Nether City
		- Nine-Layered Deathlands
* Toxic Forest
* Spirit Gulf
* Northern Snow
* Heavenly Luster Mountain
* Endless Desert
	+ Desert Palace
* Blood Moon Marsh
* North Heavenly Ice Plains

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 【TDG】Chapter 235 – Divine Feathers Sect
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 152 – Old Man
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 245 – Soul Seal
4. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 254 – Becoming a Disciple
5. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 375 – From the Tiny World
6. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 450 – Godslayer Artifact
7. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 196 – Give it a try
8. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 1 – Reborn
Yun Mie

Yun Mie is one of the six youths from the Sky Gold Clan of the Sky Origin Divine Clan that Nie Li buys when he first arrives at the border of the Endless Wilderness in the Draconic Ruins Realm. Even though he is only a 1 Stage Dao of Dragon realm expert when they meet, because of his natural talent the elders of his tribe were trying to get a higher amount of Spiritual Stones then normal. He has a very prideful nature and it was only out of being desperate that he agreed to sign his life over to a Soul Contract.

When the merchants from the Dragonbreath Chamber still refused to give them more then minimum 30,000 spiritual stones each, the elders did not know what to do. However, Nie Li was in the crowd and spoke up, offering 50,000 spiritual stones for each instead. Afterwards he told each of them that if they truly were unwilling to follow him that he will not force them and they still will not have to return the payment. Such words made Yun Mie feel slightly better about Nie Li being his master, even though they would do such a dishonorable thing and completed the Soul Contract. He also told them that he would only keep them for two years and then they are free to return.

After a week of purchasing three hundred and sixty Sky Origin Divine Clan members, their new master drew them into a strange and powerful separate dimension. The fact that Nie Li held such mysterious secrets combined with having his life in another's hand, made Yun Mie terrified. Much to his surprise, Nie Li actually approached him and told him that he has the Scarlet Cloud Physique and could train in one of his clan's long-lost Sky Origin Divine Clan Cultivation Techniques, giving him a choice between the **Flight Feather Divine Technique** and the **Sky Eroding Divine Technique**. Since Yun Mie was not sure which to choose, he let Nie Li decide and was taught the Sky Eroding Divine Technique. He also taught them their ancient combat array, the Sky Origin God Array.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 【TDG】Chapter 425 – Supreme Divine Techniques
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 【TDG】Chapter 422 – Master-Slave Contract
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 424 – Arrogance to Deference
Skeleton

These are Demon Beasts that are found in the Nine-Layered Deathlands in the Nether Realm. They were originally experts that had died in the Deathlands. After stewing in the saturated death aura for so long, their corpses eventually turned into this terrifying monster.

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 231 – Broken Divine Spark
Ye Ming

Ye Ming is an elder of the Snow Wind family. For the last two years he has traveled outside of Glory City with Ye Zong's adoptive son, Ye Han. This was to improve Ye Han's cultivation with real battle experiences. Ye Han later returned without elder Ye Ming, saying that the elder was exploring an area that was too dangerous for him so he was sent back.

Ye Ming was Ye Han's master and his greatest supporter to become the City Lord. It is later revealed that he died before Ye Han's return to Glory City. Ye Han claimed that he died protecting him and that after losing the strong support of Ye Ming he knew that he could no longer become the City Lord.

## Alternate Life

Ye Ming's death while traveling with Ye Han would have also occurred in the previous timeline. Ye Han's reaction was most likely just as extreme leading to the fact that Nie Li had never heard of him and Ye Ziyun never spoke of him.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 【TDG】Chapter 123 – City Lord’s young master Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; name "Chapter 123" defined multiple times with different content
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 【TDG】Chapter 209 – Father and Son
Snow Bear

A rather common snow wind demon beast. Shen Ming has one for his demon spirit. This is also one of the spirits that a member of the Dark Guild who attacked the City Lord's Mansion merged with.

After leaving Glory City to travel to the Nether Realm, this is one of the demon beasts that Nie Li and his group ran into. However, with their level of cultivation it posed no threat.

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 104 – Captured for trial
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 117 – Abyss Demon
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 221 – The second piece?
Soul Separating

This appears to be a special technique to partially release the soul from the body. Nie Li uses this technique to talk with Xiao Ning'er and Ye Yan when in the Heavenly Sacred Border. Though Nie Li says that this is a very simple skill, Ye Yan is further bewildered by Nie Li's knowledge of things beyond even him.

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 100 – Thunder God’s Meteorite Sword
Subsidiary Realms

The Divine Continent domain has many subsidiary realms besides the main world. These realms are separate "spaces" and would best be described in the terms of a different "dimension." They come in many different types and sizes. These realms normally have one or more "door" that link to a location in the main world. Summoning type inscription patterns and arrays create a temporary doorway into one of these realms in order to draw out a powerful Demon Beast.

Though the main world can have 36 Spiritual Gods, each of these subsidiary realms can only have one. There are 72 subsidiary realms in all. Some of these realms are under complete human control with no demon beasts at all and are considered the last holdout of humanity if the main world is completely lost.

List of subsidiary realms:

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 【TDG】Chapter 152 – Old Man
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 196 – Give it a try
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 【TDG】Chapter 201 – Dreamcloud World
4. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 250 – Zhu Long
5. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 249 – Probe
6. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 322 – Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains
Wu Hun

The patriarch of the Wugui Family. While the Wugui Family was camping outside the Nine-Layered Deathlands waiting for the Lord of Nether's disciple selection, they were suddenly surrounded by more then twenty Demigod rank experts from powerful families of Nether City. Wu Hun tried to appease them and threw out the name of the Northern Nether Family, but they responded that they could wipe out the Wugui family if they wanted. He was unsure what his family had done to anger them, all they said was that he had offended someone recently. The only thing he came to mind was the incident with Glory City. The experts captured Wu Han and Wugui family so that Nie Li could decide what to do with them in the future.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 【TDG】Chapter 239 – Lesson
Xiu Ming

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.

Xiu Ming is a disciple of the Phaseless Sect in the Draconic Ruins Realm and son of the Grand Sect Master. According to Xuan Yue, he has extraordinary talent and most likely will be chosen as the next Sect Master of the Phaseless Sect.

## Alternative Life

Xiu Ming’s talent was so outstanding that he managed to ascend into Martial Ancestor Realm from the Heavenly Star Realm in just a short six years time. In the end, Xiu Ming cultivated a Cultivation Technique called Sky Annihilation Heart Chant, slaughtering the entire population of the Phaseless Sect that had tens of thousands of people. Even his parents and clansmen weren’t spared from that massacre. even still he was unable to defeat the Sage Emperor.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 【TDG】Chapter 452 – Visit
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 【TDG】Chapter 451 – Heavenly Note Pavilion
3. ↑ Chapter 458 mistakenly says he is the young master of the Sky Origin Sect. This is a typo.
4. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 453 – A Request
War God Technique

*Manhua Variant: Name is changed to "Battle God Tactics."*

One of the three cultivation techniques suitable for attributeless soul realm that Nie Li considers for himself. It is said to be the most overbearing of the three.

1. ↑ 【TDG】Manhua 17 - Heavenly God Tactics
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 14 – Heavenly God Cultivation Technique
Spiritual Beast

Spiritual beasts are an ancient bloodline. Upon being born, they form a mutual connection with its master, called a Soul Brand. The connection should be secure and unwavering. Even in the Draconic Ruins Realm, spiritual beasts were very rare.

The egg that Nie Li found in the Snow Wind Family's treasure house was in fact a spiritual beast, however upon hatching it already is very strong with a high Spiritual Wisdom. This has made the connection only vague and weak. Nie Li has been slowly reforming Jindan with his own Heavenly Energy in order to apply his Soul Brand within Jindan's Soul Realm.

Known Spiritual Beasts:

## Alternate Life

In his past life Nie Li owned a spiritual beast, so he already knows what kind of existences they are.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 【TDG】Chapter 251 – Jin Dan
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 275 – Soul Brand
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 307 – Holy Maiden and Holy Son
Sparkling Flying Knife Set

* Scarlet Flame
* Scarlet Chill
* Scarlet Void

An attributeless set of three knives made out of Divine Crystals. Each of the knives has s a complicated enchanting inscription patterns carved on them. Their lethality is extremely high as they can easily break through the opponent’s defenses. However, they can only be operated by someone who has attributeless soul force, making them useless to anyone else. Once Nie Li is able to get a closer look, he estimates that they were made by an expert approximately 10,000 years ago.

Nie Li came across the Three Sparkling Flying Knife Set one the top level of the Divine Flames Family's store in the neutral trading town of the Abyss Prison Realm. He was able to haggle a price with Li Heng of 50 bottles of Soul Tempering Pills and 90 bottles of Scarlet Body Enhancing Pills.

Once a person's soul force is injected into the flying knives, they will turn invisible. It will even be difficult for someone to track them with soul force. These powerful knives could even kill a Legend rank expert if they were careless. When Nie Li tests them with his own soul force he discovers that they each have their own name and attribute. They are called the Scarlet Flame (fire), The Scarlet Chill (frost), and the Scarlet Void (possibly dark).

He initially only has enough strength to control one knife at a time and the Scarlet Flame gives him the best control. He is able to kill a black gold fighter of the Silver Winged Family with a surprise attack from it. After attacking, the knife returns to his hand by using his soul force.

 Scarlet Chill
 Scarlet Void

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 【TDG】Chapter 151 – Exchange
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 【TDG】Chapter 152 – Old Man
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 155 - Your opponent
Xiao Yun

Nie Li's mother. She is married to Nie Ming who is a farmer with the lowest position in the Heavenly Marks Family. She is a good natured, simple type of person with no talent at cultivation at all. She often quarrels with Nie Ming, but they have a very strong relationship.

She has always wanted the best for Nie Li, but never blamed him or got angry when he failed. Nie Li is determined that in this life he will change the fates of his parents and be a source of strength that they can depend on. They were both amazed and excited to learn that he 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 than that as it would be too much. Just this much already will raise their status within the family by a lot.

Even after the Heavenly Marks Family's main house is moved to the heart of Glory City, Xiao Yun still rarely gets to see her son. Nie Li visits shortly before he heads out to the Nether Realm's Nine-Layered Deathlands.

## Alternate Life

Nie Li greatly regrets that he could never give his parent a reason to hold up their heads in the last life, though they unconditionally supported him even still. They both 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
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 221 - The second piece?
Soul Shackles

*Note: Also called Soul Chain.*

Soul Shackles are used by the Dark Guild to prevent betrayal. In the event of anyone being captured, they can just activate the Soul Shackles to kill them. In order to activate them a corresponding seal stone needs only to be crushed.

After the attack by the Abyss Demon, three black gold rank demon spiritualists were captured. However they died before being questioned because of their soul shackles.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 122 – Misty Leaf Herb
Spiritual Wisdom

*Also referred to as "Divine Wisdom."*

A high ranking demon beast can potentially unlock its Spiritual Wisdom, granting them intelligence like that of a human. In the past, only a Legend rank demon beast could have its Spiritual Wisdom unlocked.

During the most recent demon beast horde a black gold rank Snow Wind Great Ape appeared to have it Spiritual wisdom already unlocked. It would give out loud roars and the other demon beasts would move and work together in ways that were not typically seen.

Examples:

* The Demon Beast Riot that started the Age of Darkness was formed when a demon beast that had unlocked its divine wisdom and reached an existence beyond Legend rank was attacked by Legend rank experts trying to kill it. In its anger it started to rampage.
* After suffering heavy losses while being unable to breach Glory City's walls, the demon beast horde pulled back and started to gather large stones to bombard the city from a distance.
* When the Snow Wind Great Ape saw the pillars of the Ten Thousand Demonic Beast Array he roared and the other black gold rank demon beasts moved away from the area as if they understood it was dangerous.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 【TDG】Chapter 105 – Cause
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 【TDG】Chapter 163 – 2-star Gold rank
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 【TDG】Chapter 164 – Raging Flames of Explosion
Venom Sting Wasps

An extremely terrifying type of demon beast. The poison in its sting is very potent; even a Black Gold rank expert would easily lose his life. Furthermore, Venom Sting Wasps were quite hardy, capable of enduring all sorts of attacks, making them very difficult to exterminate. The easiest way to defeat them is by sending bursts of energy into them destroying their internals.

When Ye Han is trying to escape from Nie Li on the first layer of the Nine-Layered Deathlands he throws out three of the Venom Sting Wasps to attack him, but Nie Li is able to quickly destroy them.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 【TDG】Chapter 228 - Tian Ling
Xiao Die

Xiao Die is a minor character who is a maid in the Snow Wind Family household.

## Appearance and Personality

#### **Tiny World**

After Nie Li had told Shen Yue about Ye Ziyun butterfly birthmark she stomped off and returned home. After practicing for a while she decided to take a bath and thought that Nie Li had peeked in on her while she was taking a bath to see the birthmark. While bathing she heard a noise and called out "whose there?" Xiao Die responded that "It's just me miss."

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 【TDG】Chapter 23 – Murder!
Wrath of Inflammation Sword

* Donghua

*Manhua Variant:The price is not list in the novel but said to be 200,000 Demon Spirit Coins in the Manhua. In the Manhua the sword is destroyed by the 5 Star Silver spiritual grade Giant Blue Armed Ape in the Ancient Orchid City Ruins.*

A bronze rank sword purchased at Secret Treasure Pavilion by Nie Li.

1. ↑ 【TDG】Manhua 33 - Shopping
2. ↑ 【TDG】Manhua 56 - Rear
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 23 – Murder!
Special Technique

These are techniques that uses Soul Force in a unique way. Many of these are very mysterious and rarely known. Unlike Cultivation Techniques, where a person only uses one, an individual might use many different special techniques. Many of these are considered forbidden techniques and are only used as a last resort.

Battle Inscription Patterns such as the Forbidden Technique scrolls used by Nie Li are usually special techniques which are activated through Inscription Patterns.

Nie Li has a vast knowledge of these and uses them to surprise his enemies.

Special Techniques:

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 17 – Thrown Out
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 94 – One Year Pact
Ye Hong

*Manhua Variant: He refers to Ye Ziyun as his sister instead of cousin.*

He is a member of the Snow Wind Family and a fellow student with Shen Fei and Chen Linjian in the genius class at Holy Orchid Institute. He does not appear to like Shen Fei and goes out of his way to aggravate him.

His cousin, Ye Ziyun, also asked him to oppose Shen Fei in the class because she knows that Xiao Ning'er wants nothing to do with him. He came to Shen Fei telling him he should give up on Xiao Ning'er since she likes someone else so he won't wear a green hat in the future. Shen Fei made a veiled threat about Ning'er and Ye Hong told him" Don't let me find out you did something to her since she's my sister's friend." Him and his friends then left laughing at Shen Fei.

## Trivia

* While it wasn't outright stated what his cultivation was in the novel, it can be concluded that he was near or is 5-star Silver Rank Demon Spiritualist since he confronted Shen Fei, who wasn't far from Gold Rank in Chapter 41: Green Hat.
* It is unknown who his parents are, but considering that Ye Hong's immaturity coincides with Ye Xiu so-called "unfilial son", it is very likely that the two are father and son. Furthermore, Ye Hong is close enough to Ye Ziyun for her to confide him the issue about Xiao Ning'er, further solidifying him being Ye Xiu's son.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 【TDG】Chapter 41 – Shen Fei
2. ↑ 【TDG】Manhua 69 – Green Hat
Skycloud Technique

This is the Cultivation Technique of Hierarch Skycloud. Though he has passed most of it down to disciple Venerable Flameless, he has held back the last critical chant. He has said that he will only pass it down when the time is right.

Unlike most cultivation techniques, the Skycloud technique is only passed down to one person. That is why Venerable Flameless became very threatened by Nie Li's talent.

1. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 344 – Threatened
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 354 – The Center of Attention
Фонарик

**Фонарик** пригодится во многих случаях; в том числе поможет военным найти вас. Фонарик может сломать Мэри
Джейн находясь в безумном состоянии.

## События

* После того, как с вами по радио свяжутся военные и сообщат, что где-то рядом будет пролетать самолет, вас попросят просигналить фонариком. Такое может повториться несколько раз, так что не страшно, если его нет. Во время выполнения задания фонарик может сломаться.
* Семья может услышать рычание и в этом случае нужно посветить фонариком. Они увидят бродячую собаку и разрешат ей переночевать в бункере. Блинчик исчезнет на следующий день, оставив призрачную надежду на свое возвращение.
Ye Ziyun's Mother

* Donghua

Very little is known about her. Only that she was Ye Zong's treasured wife and Ye Ziyun's mother. She was considered one of the most beautiful women of her generation, but died suddenly when Ye Ziyun was very young. She was poisoned by Shen Hong, who wanted to take everything away from Ye Zong.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 【TDG】Chapter 166 – An accident
Spiritual Flames

Spiritual Flames are formed by a cultivator with a strong comprehension of states and resemble a white flame on their palm. Those that can create stronger Spiritual Flames before breaking into the Heavenly Fate Realm can create a stronger Fate Soul.

One of the first things things that Nie Li and Lu Piao are taught in the Skysoul Institute is how to cultivate Spiritual Flames. In order to create a Spiritual Flame they must let their Soul Realm reach the Anatta Mental State, then gather their intent onto their palm.

Spiritual Flames in the Genius Class:

 Lu Piao | None

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 【TDG】Chapter 271 - Spiritual Flames
Xiao Yunfeng

*Note: Previously the translations had his name written as Xiao Yun Feng.*

Xiao Ning'er's Father and Patriarch of the Noble Winged Dragon Family. He is struggling to hold on to his position as a few of the House Elders, including Xiao Yi, are working against him.

He was originally pushed into arranging a marriage between Xiao Ning'er and Shen Fei by Xiao Yi. It was again Xiao Yi that pushed him into demanding his daughter's Purple Haze Grass when the value drastically jumped. However her great rise in cultivation rank, and demonstration of Soul Forming, upturned the balance of power.

When she reached 2 Star Gold rank he offered to make her the Patriarch of the family, but she refused. It was obvious that she would no longer allow her family to decide her future. After Shen Fei's unexpected arrival and defeat by Xiao Ning'er he assured his daughter that they would stand by her no matter what happens.

When all of Glory City's experts were called to the City Lord's Mansion, Xiao Yunfeng had a chance to meet Nie Li for the first time. He could immediately tell from her actions that she had feeling for Nie Li. Despite the rumors that Nie Li is with Ye Ziyun he still thinks that he would be a good match with Xiao Ning'er. After all, it is not uncommon for nobles to have multiple wives.

Nie Li then gives him some Scarlet Body Enhancing Pills, Soul Tempering Pills and Nine Transformation Pills as a gift. These are very valuable, so Xiao Yunfeng further sees this as Nie Li being interested in his daughter. When Shen Xiu comes over to provoke a fight and make the Winged Dragon Family lose face, he is unsure how to react. Even though the Sacred Family is being suppressed, he still does not have the strength to publicly stand up to them. However, Nie Li has no qualms with confronting her. He even orders Duan Jian to beat her and throw her out.

Everyone is stunned when Duan Jian is not only able to take the black gold rank fighter Shen Yan's attack, but also take him down with only a kick. Xiao Yunfeng is extremely grateful to Nie Li for protecting his daughter when he could not. He takes the initiative to introduce himself and Xiao Ning'er to Nie Hai, the patriarch of the Heavenly Marks Family.

## Etymology

* **Xiao** means "resemble, be like, similar" (肖).
* **Yunfeng** means "cloud, scaling, say" (云) (**yun**) and "peak, summit" (峰) (**feng**).

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 【TDG】Chapter 24 – Set Off
2. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 25 – Winged Dragon Family
3. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 25 – Winged Dragon Family
4. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 26 – Soul Forming
5. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 173 – Furious bashing
6. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 174 – Hide as much as possible
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 【TDG】Chapter 176 – Monster!
8. ↑ 【TDG】Chapter 177 – Help getting out of embarrassment
Xiao Yu's Father

Xiao Yu's father is a supreme expert of the Heaven’s Divination Technique that lived millions of years ago during the Ancient Era. He fought the Sage Emperor in an attempt to break his hold on time and space, but in the end was defeated. Though they could not completely stop him, numerous experts gathered to suppress the Sage Emperor’s Demonic Bone in the Ancestral God Land; because of that, the Sage Emperor has not been able to exert his entire strength and could only use his clone. The clone only possesses a tenth of his true power. Giving them hope that he could be stopped in the future.

Him and his wife then sealed their cultivations inside of Xiao Yu's blood and used a secret technique to send her to a future time where another expert of the Heaven's Divination Technique could protect her. The cultivation in her blood will awaken when she reaches the Martial Ancestor Realm or sleeps with a man. The Sage Emperor will be able to find her then, so she will still need to hide until her strength is higher.

When Nie Li came close to the Void Spiritual Array on Xiao Yu's chest, his consciousness was drawn into it by Xiao Yu's father. He could feel a powerful space-time aura around Nie Li and could sense that he held the Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains Painting within his Soul Realm and asked Nie Li to hide his daughter inside it so that the Sage Emperor will not be able to find her when the cultivation in her blood awakens.

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 【TDG】Chapter 374 – Void Spiritual Array
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 【TDG】Chapter 375 – From the Tiny World