Chapter Summaries

Xu Fan used Grape to devour the Myriad Mirror Heavenly Palace's Artifact Spirit and altered its Origin Essence before escaping the collapsing palace with Venerable Qian Ling and two Elder Council Venerables. The Demon Race seized the palace, while the escaped group regrouped at the former Dragon Immortal Palace.

• Xu Fan had Grape tear away the Myriad Mirror Heavenly Palace's Origin Essence while arguing that its Golden Immortal master would blame a Demon Race Spirit Cultivator.
• Xu Fan inscribed a formation into the Artifact Spirit's Origin Essence, and Grape carried the weakened spirit away.
• Xu Fan ended the Mirror Minor World's time acceleration and imagined reaching the Integration Stage and becoming invincible.
• A Demon Venerable found the Myriad Mirror Heavenly Palace's Origin Essence core, learned it held coordinates beyond the Two Realms, and lamented that he still needed the Four Symbols Giant City to escape.
• As the Myriad Mirror Heavenly Palace shattered, Xu Fan rescued Venerable Qian Ling and two Elder Council Venerables from five Demon Race Venerables and teleported them to the former Dragon Immortal Palace.

After Myriad Mirror Heavenly Palace collapsed, Xu Fan explained that the Demon Race had obtained only coordinates, then accepted an Elder Council reward and promised future Artifact Refining help. Aboard the vessel, he negotiated several Immortal Artifact commissions with Venerable Qian Ling and reunited with his frustrated disciples.

• Xu Fan revealed that Myriad Mirror Heavenly Palace had contained two Mirror Stones and that the Demon Race had obtained only coordinates beyond the Two Realms.
• Venerable Youming reassured the Elder Council Venerables that the Demon Race could not escape during the Two Realms’ merger, and Xu Fan thanked her for distracting the Demon Race’s Invincible Venerable.
• Venerable Youming gave Xu Fan Immortal Artifact Grade Spirit Ore as an Elder Council reward, and Xu Fan promised to help her with Artifact Refining after advancing to Great Grandmaster in a hundred years.
• Venerable Qian Ling asked Xu Fan to refine Immortal Artifacts for his sect, and Xu Fan agreed to prioritize urgent commissions in exchange for treasures containing Immortal Script.
• Xu Fan released Xu Gang and Xu Yuexian from the Dao Artifact Palace, explained that he had kept them safe from the Mystic Realm’s Lifespan cost, and gave each a Dao Artifact.

Xu Fan returned to the Hidden Spirit Sect, welcomed Wang Yulun and Xiu Xin, and stabilized his new Void Refining cultivation while his clones asked about his breakthrough. Meanwhile, Shi Zhan oversaw the Nine Phoenix Dynasty’s resource gathering and received word that the Nine Phoenix had found a Large Dao Artifact Spirit Ore Star but lacked storage space.

• Xu Fan returned to the Hidden Spirit Sect with Wang Yulun and invited Xiu Xin to join as an elder, then asked Qiu Ziyuan to show her around.
• Wang Yulun and Murong Qian'er went to see their son, while Xu Fan returned to his courtyard to stabilize his cultivation base and left a temporary clone to tell No. 1 and No. 2 about his journey.
• An Integration Stage Puppet captain reported that his fleet had mined a Small Dao Artifact Grade Spirit Ore vein, and Shi Zhan increased the fleet’s commission and promised to petition Feng Changning for a reward.
• Shi Zhan recalled that Feng Changning had persuaded him to stay by sharing half of her Dynasty’s Merit and Fortune with him, and he continued serving as the minister overseeing resource gathering.
• A young attendant told Shi Zhan that the Nine Phoenix had found a Large Dao Artifact Spirit Ore Star in the Extreme Sky Domain but had no storage space left, and Shi Zhan heard its request for instructions.

Shi Zhan discussed the Nine Phoenix Dynasty’s plans for its Star Vessels and warned Feng Changning about the Imperial Preceptor’s hostility toward Xu Fan. Feng Changning vowed to repay Xu Fan’s kindness and preserve his share of the Dynasty’s fortune, while Shi Zhan planned to visit the Hidden Spirit Sect again.

• Shi Zhan instructed the Nine Phoenix crew to prioritize needed Spirit Ore and appointed Qian Feixing as deputy ship officer for the vessel’s next return.
• Feng Changning told Shi Zhan that the Dynasty could gather enough ore for its first Star Vessel in ten years and build a self-refining one within fifty years, and he agreed to train human crew members.
• Shi Zhan asked Feng Changning about the Imperial Preceptor’s attitude toward Xu Fan, and she said he likely wanted to eliminate the Great Elder quickly.
• Feng Changning said she would not betray Xu Fan, would return his kindness many times over, and would reclaim his share of the Dynasty’s fortune only after he ascended.
• Shi Zhan cautioned that conflict with Xu Fan would harm the Dynasty and said he planned to return to the Hidden Spirit Sect aboard the Nine Phoenix.

Xu Fan relaxed after stabilizing his Void Refining cultivation, upgraded Wang Yulun’s Dao Artifact Set, and arranged safer work and payment terms for the Spirit Armor Clan. He then met No. 1 and No. 2 to discuss forging a new Mahayana Stage Puppet.

• Xu Fan told Wang Yulun that Wang Chi was nearing enlightenment and warned him that Elder Xiu Xin seemed fond of him.
• Xu Fan gave Wang Yulun a Spirit Pearl to upgrade his Dao Artifact Set and revealed he had become a Great Grandmaster in Artifact Refining.
• Xu Fan praised the Spirit Armor Clan’s work but warned its members not to risk their lives for Companion Spirit Puppets.
• Xu Fan offered the Spirit Armor Clan installment plans for Companion Spirit Puppets and promised to assign it exclusive tasks.
• Xu Fan met No. 1 and No. 2 in the Underground Space to discuss the key issues in designing another Mahayana Stage Puppet.

Xu Fan assigned his clones to refine a Mahayana Stage Puppet and a new Star Vessel, then planned a journey with his disciples while Zhan Ling prepared for Spirit Transfer and Re-cultivation. At the Thousand Spirits Sect, Venerable Qian Ling’s brothers learned that Xu Fan expected to become a Great Grandmaster in Artifact Refining within a hundred years.

• Xu Fan gave Clone No. 1 the Mahayana Stage Puppet project and Clone No. 2 the Star Vessel project, then decided to cultivate while the clones worked.
• Xu Fan planned to travel with disciples and asked Zhan Ling to guard the Hidden Spirit Sect while he prepared for Spirit Transfer and Re-cultivation.
• Zhan Ling agreed to begin studying the cultivation method for Spirit Transfer and Re-cultivation, which Xu Fan estimated would be ready in three years.
• At the Thousand Spirits Sect, Venerable Qian Ling accepted Gilt Divine Iron, and the Supreme Third Elder and Supreme Great Elder questioned him about his recent ore gathering.
• The Supreme Great Elder revealed that Xu Fan had said he would become a Great Grandmaster in Artifact Refining after a hundred years, changing the mood in Taiyi Hall.

Venerable Qian Ling told the Thousand Spirits Sect elders that Xu Fan could become a Great Grandmaster in Artifact Refining and arranged a deposit for his Immortal Artifact commissions. Meanwhile, Xiong Li failed to recruit a powerful spirit armor, while Qianwan Bing attracted a young member to his Puppet legion.

• Venerable Qian Ling told the Supreme Great Elder and Supreme Third Elder that he had secured Immortal Artifact forging slots for them and believed Xu Fan might already be a Great Grandmaster in Artifact Refining.
• The three elders agreed to prepare Immortal Artifact Grade Spirit Ore as a deposit for Xu Fan, and the Supreme Third Elder warned Venerable Qian Ling not to take more than half.
• Xiong Li offered Jia Shan Companion Spirit Puppets in exchange for becoming his spirit armor, but Jia Shan refused because the Spirit Armor Clan wanted to control its own fate.
• Qianwan Bing suggested recruiting younger spirit armors, and Xiong Li worried that raising one from childhood would take too long.
• Qianwan Bing offered a gray young spirit armor a Companion Spirit Puppet and Spirit Stone points for joining his Puppet legion, and it agreed to ask its mother first.

Xu Fan took his disciples on a trip to Azure Sea Immortal City, using the journey to teach them and test the Mahayana Stage Puppet. He demonstrated a powerful new Ion-series Divine Ability for Xu Gang, then stopped the fleet at a low-risk Mystic Realm Minor World and sent the accompanying disciples treasure hunting.

• Xiong Li and Qianwan Bing signed up for Xu Fan’s Guard Team after learning he was going on a trip.
• Xu Fan reassured his disciples that the journey was for relaxation, to test the Mahayana Stage Puppet, and to share his Void Refining Stage insights.
• Xu Fan led the Hidden Spirit Sect’s fleet toward Azure Sea Immortal City and revealed an Ion-series Divine Ability that sliced a distant mountain range into uniform cubes.
• Xu Fan answered Xu Gang’s cultivation questions and guided his other disciples as the fleet traveled.
• Grape detected a naturally formed Mystic Realm Minor World, and Xu Fan ordered the accompanying disciples and Heavenly Puppet Masters to search it for treasure.

Xu Fan let Sui Ying test his skills against two approaching Demon Venerables, but the Integration Stage Puppet was destroyed in a single strike. As Thunderclap Demon Venerable and Wind Thunder Demon Venerable continued toward him, Xu Fan prepared to show them the Hidden Spirit Sect’s first-generation Mahayana Stage Puppet.

• Xu Fan encouraged Sui Ying to look beyond cultivation and revenge, while Sui Ying chose to stay by his side.
• Grape warned Xu Fan that two suspected Mahayana Demon Venerables were approaching, and Sui Ying volunteered to confront them with an Integration Stage Swordsman Puppet.
• Thunderclap Demon Venerable fled Wind Thunder Demon Venerable, arguing that he had turned against their clan because it opposed his relationship with Qing'er.
• Thunderclap Demon Venerable destroyed Sui Ying’s Puppet with a casual lightning strike, and the two Demon Venerables continued on without slowing.
• Xu Fan judged the Demon Venerables’ strength and summoned the sect’s dark-black Mahayana Stage Puppet to meet them.

Xu Fan used his Mahayana Stage Puppet to defeat and capture Thunderclap Demon Venerable and Wind Thunder Demon Venerable, then learned they belonged to the Thunderbird Clan. As the clan’s powerful projection offered a deal for their release, Xu Fan rejected its approach and waited to see what sincerity it would show.

• Xu Fan took control of the Mahayana Stage Puppet and knocked Thunderclap Demon Venerable unconscious with its first strike.
• The Puppet caught Wind Thunder Demon Venerable as he tried to flee, defeating him and bringing both Demon Venerables back to Xu Fan.
• Xu Fan learned the captives were members of the Thunderbird Clan and placed Forbidden Barriers on them before Xu Yuexian could put them in the Myriad Beast Cage.
• A Thunderbird Ethereal Projection offered any condition in exchange for the two Demon Venerables, but Xu Fan said its words sounded like a threat rather than a sincere offer.

Xu Fan redirected the Thunderbird Clan’s Invincible Demon Venerable toward the Thousand Spirits Sect, then set out to find Grape’s clone and encountered the Earth Crystal Spider in Myriad Races City. The Spider explained her ambition to unite humans and demons, while Xu Fan looked over the city as the beginning of her planned conquest.

• Xu Fan demanded Immortal Qi-grade ores and herbs from the Thunderbird Clan and chose the Wind Thunder Demon Venerable as Xu Yuexian’s mount.
• Xu Fan revealed that he had redirected the Thunderbird Clan’s Invincible Demon Venerable to the Thousand Spirits Sect, then departed with his disciples after they stripped the Mystic Realm Minor World of its valuables.
• Grape detected a weak signal from its clone near the Goblin Spider, so Xu Fan changed course to search for it.
• The Earth Crystal Spider discussed her hopes for Myriad Races City with the Erzhu Puppet, and Grape revealed that it was the puppet’s main body.
• Xu Fan met the Earth Crystal Spider, praised her progress, and asked why she had built Myriad Races City.
• The Earth Crystal Spider said she intended to become the strongest demon, suppress conflict between humans and demons, and use the city as the start of her conquest of both realms.

Xu Fan arranged for Earth Crystal Spider to inherit Divine Abilities in secret, then returned to the Hidden Spirit Sect and learned that the Heavenly Devil Sect had come for An Xi'er. He decided to meet them and consider selling them a spot to avert a conflict.

• Xu Fan gave Earth Crystal Spider Divine Abilities suited to her clan and promised to return in a hundred years, on the condition that she never reveal their connection.
• Xu Fan learned that Grape's clone near Earth Crystal Spider had entered an unusual state but chose not to remove its restrictions.
• A year later, Xu Fan returned to the Hidden Spirit Sect and learned that the Heavenly Devil Sect wanted An Xi'er to compete against the other Alternate Saintesses.
• An Xi'er asked permission to fight, and Xu Lingtai offered to fight in her place, but Xu Fan sent them away and said he would handle the matter.
• After learning the Heavenly Devil Sect had as many as nine Invincible Venerables, Xu Fan agreed to show his face and considered selling them a spot to prevent trouble.

Xi Yun and Venerable Mingxin sought a spar with Senior Sister Xi'er, but Zhan Ling persuaded them to drop it by explaining that Xu Fan’s future Great Grandmaster status made the Hidden Spirit Sect’s favor worth granting. After the Heavenly Devil Sect left, Xu Fan discussed the sect’s ambitions and promised to refine a suitable Immortal Artifact for Zhan Ling.

• Xi Yun asked Venerable Mingxin whether the Hidden Spirit Sect would allow her to spar with Senior Sister Xi'er, and he said the sect was too formidable to pressure by force.
• Zhan Ling arrived and told Venerable Mingxin that Xi Yun was likely stronger than Xu Fan's Grandson's Wife, but the Great Elder wanted to call in a favor.
• Zhan Ling showed Venerable Mingxin four Avatar Jade Talismans, then revealed that Xu Fan was on the verge of becoming a Great Grandmaster in Artifact Refining.
• Venerable Mingxin accepted that the favor had to be granted, and he took Xi Yun back to report to the Supreme Great Elder.
• Xu Fan said he wanted the Hidden Spirit Sect to endure throughout the Great Thousand Worlds, then told Zhan Ling he would forge an Immortal Artifact from a Five-Colored Divine Stone for him.

Xu Fan checked on his clones’ progress refining a Mahayana Stage Puppet and a Star Vessel, then learned that Clone Number Two felt a summons from the Upper Realm after advancing to Great Grandmaster in Artifact Refining. An Immortal Jade from Youxian Palace drew them into an illusion that revealed itself to be a targeted advertisement.

• Xu Fan visited Clone Number One, who said refining the Mahayana Stage Puppet would take five years and asked to visit Supreme Immortal City afterward.
• Xu Fan found Clone Number Two rapidly completing the Star Vessel’s main dragon bone and agreed to have Pang Fu borrow Demon Race artifact refining grandmasters from the Thousand Spirits Sect for the next vessel.
• Clone Number Two shared a Star Vessel blueprint designed for the vessel to serve as the main combat force, with the Extreme Void Colossus Star Vessel as an escort.
• Clone Number Two told Xu Fan that he sensed the Upper Realm summoning him and believed he could ascend after refining an Immortal Artifact.
• An Immortal Jade arrived from Youxian Palace and drew Xu Fan and Clone Number Two into an illusion, where they discovered the sect’s message was a targeted advertisement.

Xu Fan received Flowing Light Immortal Jades advertising Upper Realm forces and welcomed Venerable Qian Ling, who brought five Artifact Refining Grandmasters to help the Hidden Spirit Sect. After learning that a Flowing Light Immortal Jade had marked someone in the sect as a Great Grandmaster in Artifact Refining, Qian Ling presented Xu Fan with a lavish congratulatory gift and asked him to refine an Immortal Artifact.

• Xu Fan and Clone Number Two examined Flowing Light Immortal Jades that advertised Upper Realm forces seeking Artifact Refining Grandmasters.
• Venerable Qian Ling arrived with five Demon Race Artifact Refining Grandmasters, who joined the Hidden Spirit Sect’s work on Star Vessels and the Extreme Void Colossus.
• Qian Ling asked whether Xu Fan had become a Great Grandmaster in Artifact Refining, and Xu Fan claimed he would reach that level in about a hundred years.
• A Flowing Light Immortal Jade flew to Clone Number Two, and Qian Ling explained that the jade invited qualified cultivators to join Upper Realm forces after ascending.
• Qian Ling gave Xu Fan a generous congratulatory gift from the Thousand Spirits Sect and asked him to refine an Immortal Artifact; Xu Fan told him to send the ore and requirements when ready.

Xu Fan learned more about the Flowing Light Immortal Jades and promised to refine the first Immortal Artifact for Venerable Qian Ling's Eldest. Far from Linsen Immortal City, a group of refugees sought help for a dying Cultivator as they neared the city.

• Venerable Qian Ling gave Xu Fan a Space Dao Artifact Spirit Pearl and three Jade Slips, explaining that 108 Flowing Light Immortal Jades marked the path to a numbered Venerable title.
• Xu Fan agreed to refine the first Immortal Artifact for Eldest when Venerable Qian Ling returned in a hundred years, and Zhan Ling spoke with Venerable Qian Ling before he departed.
• Eldest Senior Brother led his group toward Linsen Immortal City, hoping to establish their Sect there, while a poisoned Cultivator on a stretcher neared death.
• Eldest Senior Brother urged the group to contact anyone in Linsen Immortal City and offered 1,000 High-grade Spirit Stones for a healing pill, while the injured Cultivator said spiritual power could keep him alive for three days.
• Spirit Transformation Stage Puppets arrived and demanded the group's registration details, and Eldest Senior Brother asked to buy a Healing and Detoxifying Spirit Pill first.

Zhu Yue arranged an urgently needed Taixu Poison-Dispelling Spirit Pill for his poisoned Third Junior Brother, and the Hidden Spirit Sect delivered it in time to save him. After learning that Zhu Yue’s group were survivors of the destroyed Shuijing Sect and that he carried a damaged Immortal Artifact, Xu Fan arranged to bring them to Linsen Immortal City and recruit them into the Hidden Spirit Sect’s Outer Sect.

• Zhu Yue used the city’s service system to order an expensive Taixu Poison-Dispelling Spirit Pill for his dying Third Junior Brother.
• A Hidden Spirit Sect member delivered the pill, which expelled the poison and restored Third Junior Brother’s life.
• Zhu Yue told the delivery member that the Shuijing Sect had fled Shuiyuan Immortal City after the Demon Race destroyed it, leaving only a few hundred survivors.
• Xu Fan learned Zhu Yue possessed a damaged Immortal Artifact and decided to have Ziyuan discuss bringing the survivors into the Hidden Spirit Sect.
• A Hidden Spirit Sect member took Zhu Yue’s group toward Linsen Immortal City on a large Spirit Boat, and the weary survivors grew emotional as the city came into view.

Zhu Yue considered the Hidden Spirit Sect’s offer to help rebuild the Shuijing Sect in exchange for cooperation, then agreed. Later, Xu Fan learned that a Star Vessel associated with the Empress had arrived above Linsen Immortal City, leaving its purpose unknown.

• Zhu Yue brought the survivors of the Shuijing Sect into Linsen Immortal City to recuperate and plan their Sect’s revival.
• Qiu Ziyuan offered to help rebuild the Shuijing Sect in exchange for a Heavenly Dao Oath of cooperation, explaining that the Hidden Spirit Sect’s Great Elder was interested in Zhu Yue and his Immortal Artifact.
• Zhu Yue returned to his hotel and later sent Qiu Ziyuan a message agreeing to the proposal.
• Qiu Ziyuan handled the Hidden Spirit Sect’s daily requests, approving some applications and rejecting or delaying others.
• After attending a Dao Companion ceremony, Xu Fan spoke with Zhan Ling about missing his wife.
• Grape reported that a Star Vessel modified from a Demon Race Giant Beast Warship had appeared above Linsen Immortal City, and Xu Fan recognized its style as belonging to the Empress’s side but chose not to attack it.

Shi Zhan visited Xu Fan with Feng Changning’s questions, asked about the Imperial Preceptor, and sought permission to keep studying the Hidden Spirit Sect’s methods. A month later, Xu Fan and Wang Yulun fished at the lake, where a Nascent Soul Stage serpent stole Wang Yulun’s catch and Xu Fan froze it.

• Shi Zhan delivered Feng Changning’s Jade Slip, and Xu Fan answered her questions for him to take back.
• Shi Zhan asked whether the Imperial Preceptor had attacked Xu Fan, and Xu Fan said he would not act against him anytime soon.
• Xu Fan told Shi Zhan to reassure Feng Changning and said the karma with the Imperial Preceptor would not affect her.
• Shi Zhan said he had let go of his feelings for Changning and asked to continue studying the Outer Sect’s Cultivation Methods and Divine Abilities; Xu Fan agreed.
• A month later, Xu Fan and Wang Yulun went fishing at the Hundred-thousand Li Great Lake, and a Nascent Soul Stage water serpent stole Wang Yulun’s fish.
• Xu Fan froze the serpent in place as Wang Yulun lamented losing his catch.

Xu Fan learned that Thunderclap Demon Venerable wanted to visit his pregnant lover, Demon Venerable Lu Feng, and persuaded him to bring her and their child to the Hidden Spirit Sect. Thunderclap Demon Venerable remained wary and asked Xu Fan to make a Heavenly Dao Oath.

• Xu Fan and Wang Yulun discussed Ling'er's ambitions and went fishing until sunset.
• Xu Yuexian reported that she had found several small Spirit Veins and told Xu Fan that Thunderclap Demon Venerable wished to speak with him.
• Thunderclap Demon Venerable asked Xu Fan to let him leave so he could visit Demon Venerable Lu Feng, who was carrying his child.
• Thunderclap Demon Venerable offered half of his True Spirit as a guarantee that he would return within a year.
• Xu Fan proposed bringing Lu Feng and the child to the Hidden Spirit Sect, where they could live together and serve as Elders of the Demon Department.
• Thunderclap Demon Venerable hesitated and reminded Xu Fan that he had promised to make a Heavenly Dao Oath.