Chapter Summaries

Xu Fan ambushed the Invincible Demon Venerable with a grand array and a host of Puppets, but the powerful demon escaped after destroying one Puppet. Back at the Hidden Spirit Sect, Xu Fan and his clones discussed developing a weapon capable of threatening enemies in the Invincible Realm.

• Xu Fan trapped the disguised Cultivator in the Void-Sealing Spirit-Cutting Array, where he revealed himself as the Invincible Demon Venerable.
• The Invincible Demon Venerable destroyed the Puppet wielding the Heavy Water Origin Blade and fought off the remaining Puppets while searching for a way out.
• The Invincible Demon Venerable broke through the array and fled, warning Xu Fan that he would remember him and his Sect.
• Xu Fan asked Grape to repair the destroyed Puppet and returned to his Small Courtyard with the remaining Puppets.
• Xu Fan and Clone Number One and Clone Number Two discussed upgrading the Orbital Cannon or developing other weapons to threaten an Invincible Demon Venerable.

Xiong Li and Qianwan Bing discovered a Puppet Giant City run by self-aware puppets, and Xu Fan learned that the Nine Phoenix Dynasty had grown powerful under the Imperial Preceptor’s influence. Xu Fan sent a Grape Clone and a Mahayana Stage Puppet to assimilate the city and make it a Hidden Spirit Sect base, offering the two scouts a share of its treasures.

• Xiong Li and Qianwan Bing watched a Star Vessel unload five hundred Integration Stage Puppets at the Puppet Giant City and saw a puppet advance to the Void Refining Stage.
• Xiong Li and Qianwan Bing sent the Sect images of the city, and Xu Fan recognized the puppet designs as the work of the Imperial Preceptor.
• Grape told Xu Fan that the Nine Phoenix Dynasty had unified most of the Nearshore islands and raised a Seed of Freedom puppet to the Mahayana Stage.
• Xu Fan ordered Grape to turn the Puppet Giant City into a City of Freedom and sent a clone in a Mahayana Stage Puppet to meet Xiong Li and Qianwan Bing.
• Grape told Xiong Li and Qianwan Bing that the city would become a Sect base and offered them one tenth of its treasures.

Qianwan Bing and Xiong Li claimed a share of a Puppet giant city, while Xu Fan investigated the Imperial Preceptor’s schemes and prepared to recruit Outer Sect disciples. The chapter ended with Hidden Spirit’s recruitment announcement drawing both local Rogue Cultivators and Demon Race infiltrators.

• The Mahayana Stage Puppet offered Qianwan Bing and Xiong Li ten percent of the Puppet giant city, and Grape assimilated its Puppets while the two selected treasures from its vault.
• Xu Fan learned that the Imperial Preceptor may have planted multiple Puppet cities and ordered Grape to monitor suspected collaborators in Linsen Immortal City.
• Xu Fan examined an advanced Rune Giant Cannon and later chose to let Demon Race infiltrators gather until Hidden Spirit could catch them together during recruitment.
• A year later, Hidden Spirit announced that it was recruiting Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators and above, exciting local Rogue Cultivators and disguised Demon Race members alike.

Over ten years, Xu Fan strengthened the Hidden Spirit Sect’s defenses and planned to move the sect into the Extreme Sky Domain before eventually ascending to the Immortal World. With the Invincible Demon Venerable retreating, Xu Fan relaxed again, while Thunderclap Demon Venerable brought news that Qing’er was pregnant.

• Bai Xuan watched Rogue Cultivators enter the Outer Sect Trial and obeyed Grape’s warning not to interfere with several unusual entrants.
• Xu Fan explained that he intended to move Hidden Spirit Island into the Extreme Sky Domain, refine it into an Immortal Artifact, and lead the sect to the Immortal World.
• Over ten years, the Demon Race attacked the Hidden Spirit Sect twice, but its growing force of Mahayana Stage Puppets held them off and drove the Invincible Demon Venerable away.
• Xu Fan counted fifteen Mahayana Stage Puppets among the sect’s defenses and told Zhan Ling that the Elder Council’s attention helped protect them from powerful Demon Race clans.
• Thunderclap Demon Venerable reported that he had gathered ordinary Dao Artifact Spirit Ore and asked Xu Fan for a Spiritual Pill because Qing’er was pregnant again.
• Xu Fan agreed to refine the pill and thought that he had not seen his wife in a long time.

Xu Fan learned that Cang Mu was being consumed by the mysterious Nightmare Force and entered the disciple’s affliction to try to save him. Xu Fan found himself in an unfamiliar life as a young man returning home after a failed blind date, leaving his attempt to confront the Nightmare Force unresolved.

• After receiving news that Cang Mu was gravely afflicted, Xu Fan ordered Grape to aid the rescue and bring him back to the Sect.
• At the Therapy Pavilion, Li Xingci identified the force tormenting Cang Mu as Nightmare Force, which devoured everything but the body.
• Cang Mu briefly awakened, mistook his dream for reality, and then fell unconscious again as Xu Fan resolved to find a way to save him.
• Xu Fan used the Merit Canopy and Fortune Power before touching Cang Mu’s Heavenly Spirit, whereupon the Nightmare Force pulled Xu Fan into its grasp.
• Xu Fan awoke in a modern city after a failed blind date, returned to his mother, and embraced her as he reassured her that their past financial hardship no longer mattered.

Xu Fan's disciples learned that Nightmare Force had trapped him in a dream while the Hidden Spirit Sect entered a semi-sealed state. In the dream, Xu Fan lived through a quiet life with his family, and the chapter left him beside his dying mother in his sixties.

• Cang Mu blamed himself for Xu Fan's predicament, while Li Xingci explained that Nightmare Force trapped victims in their happiest dreams and said he believed Xu Fan was resisting it.
• Grape's Ethereal Projection of Xu Fan told the gathered sect leaders that his plans were arranged and urged them not to worry as the Hidden Spirit Sect entered a semi-sealed state.
• In the Nightmare World, Xu Fan reunited with his family and persuaded his mother to invest in Big Brother's business, which later failed; he remained unmarried and supported his parents.
• Myriad Dao Celestial Phenomena appeared over the Hidden Spirit Sect as Xu Fan advanced while unconscious, and Clone Number One and Clone Number Two said he was still fighting Nightmare Force.
• Xu Fan continued his dream life into his sixties, telling his hospitalized mother that he was an immortal repaying a debt of gratitude and asking her to hold on.

Xu Fan awakened from the realistic world Nightmare created to consume his soul, overcame the beast by manifesting the Great Dao of Reincarnation, and absorbed its Nightmare Force. He returned to the Hidden Spirit Sect and woke up beside Cang Mu, though how much time had passed remained unknown.

• After his parents died peacefully, Xu Fan revealed that he had known from the beginning that their world was false and confronted Nightmare, which admitted it had created the world to savor his soul.
• Nightmare made a new fantasy world to tempt Xu Fan, but Xu Fan chose to escape rather than remain immersed in it.
• Xu Fan asked whether Nightmare's world had laws, then used his cheats to break free as his Aura surged toward the Golden Immortal realm.
• Xu Fan appeared in a White World, caught Nightmare in its Little Bat form, and manifested the Great Dao of Reincarnation.
• Xu Fan tossed Nightmare into the Millstone and absorbed its Nightmare Force before fading from the dream.
• Xu Fan woke in the Hidden Spirit Sect, where Cang Mu was guarding him and rejoiced that the Great Elder had awakened.

Xu Fan awakened after spending a thousand years unconscious in the Nightmare Illusion Realm and reunited with the greatly advanced Hidden Spirit Sect. After hearing how the Sect survived the Demon Race’s attacks, he learned that Li Xuandao had left to search for something fifty years earlier.

• Xu Fan awakened and learned from Grape and Li Xingchi that a thousand years had passed while he was unconscious.
• Xu Fan reunited with his disciples and Sect members, many of whom had advanced to the Integration Stage or beyond.
• No. 1 and Clone No. 2 told Xu Fan that they had completed the frame and outer shell of his plan, which could barely move.
• Xu Gang recounted the Sect’s progress and how its allies and Sword Array Puppets repelled the Demon Race’s attacks.
• Xu Fan asked about Li Xuandao, and Xu Gang gave him a Jade Slip containing a letter from Li Xuandao, who had left fifty years earlier to search for something.

After waking, Xu Fan learned how the war against the Demon Race and the Hidden Spirit Sect’s work in Elephant Prefecture had progressed. He discovered that Feng Changning’s Nine Phoenix Dynasty and the Earth Crystal Spider’s Ten Thousand Demon Court had both grown into major powers, while his sect’s resource-mining array had been restricted for stripping the Inner Region of Extreme Sky Domain too ruthlessly.

• Xu Yuexian told Xu Fan that the Demon Race had gained a slight advantage and that the sect was guarding Elephant Prefecture, where few humans remained.
• Li Xingchi explained that Feng Changning’s Nine Phoenix Dynasty had unified Coastal Great Prefecture, joined the war, and gathered enough Merit and Fortune for Xu Fan to undergo Merit Immortalization.
• Xu Fan learned that Grape had repeatedly thwarted the Nine Phoenix Dynasty’s Imperial Preceptor by detecting and devouring the True Spirits of his disguised Puppets.
• Xu Yuexian reported that the Earth Crystal Spider had become an Invincible Demon Venerable and founded the Ten Thousand Demon Court, a powerful faction advocating equality for all living beings.
• Xu Yuexian described the sect’s five Starship Fleets, and Clone No. 2 explained that only one could use its array to mine the Inner Region of Extreme Sky Domain after the sect was warned to stop stripping it bare.

After waking from a thousand-year Nightmare Illusion Realm, Xu Fan resumed life on Hidden Spirit Island and learned how his sect had fared while he was unconscious. He comforted Wang Xiangchi about his dream wife, prepared a gift for the Thousand Spirits Sect Supreme Great Elder and Sister-in-law, and heard that Venerable Qian Ling had come seeking help.

• Xu Fan told Wang Xiangchi that his dream wife was likely in the Upper Realm and urged him to cultivate so he could meet her again.
• Xu Fan asked Grape to restore the Spirit Liquid Waterfall on Hidden Spirit Island.
• Venerable Qian Ling told Xu Fan that the Thousand Spirits Sect had searched for a way to free him from the Nightmare Illusion Realm but could not break a force from another realm.
• Venerable Qian Ling explained that the Thousand Spirits Sect Supreme Great Elder and Sister-in-law became dao companions after their paired Immortal Artifacts formed a battle array against the Extreme Void Colossus.
• Xu Fan chose the Great Yin Yang Bottle as a personal congratulatory gift for the couple.
• Venerable Qian Ling said he had come to seek Xu Fan's help, and Xu Fan asked what the matter was.

Xu Fan learned that the Thousand Spirits Sect wanted its disciples to travel with the Hidden Spirit Sect, then investigated the sect’s preparations and answered an emergency in Elephant Prefecture. While fishing with Wang Yulun, he discovered that Wang’s catches came from another world, leaving them curious about what else the hook might find.

• Xu Fan agreed to let Thousand Spirits Sect disciples ride with the Hidden Spirit Sect’s fleet and directed Venerable Qian Ling to coordinate with Qiu Ziyuan.
• Xu Fan visited the Spiritual Liquid Minor World, received a thousand years of memories from Clone No. 2, and learned that the sect was preparing for its future ascent to the Immortal World.
• After Grape reported that four Invincible Demon Venerables had arrived in Elephant Prefecture, Xu Fan approved Qiu Ziyuan’s plan to defend the Immortal City and investigate their purpose.
• While fishing, Xu Fan examined Wang Yulun and found no apparent problem with his body or soul, then learned that fishing was what most calmed him.
• Xu Fan identified Wang Yulun’s Spiritual Light Pearl as something from another world, and they caught a jade slip-like object as Xu Fan sensed an unusual aura from the hook.

Xu Fan and Wang Yulun discovered that Wang Yulun had hooked an immensely powerful little girl from the lake. After feeding and clothing her, Wang Yulun offered to let her stay with him, and she accepted in hopes of having food every day.

• Xu Fan offered to create a cultivation method that would let Wang Yulun cultivate while fishing, but Wang Yulun's line suddenly caught something too heavy to lift.
• With Xu Fan's help, Wang Yulun pulled a little girl from the lake, and Xu Fan saw that her Soul Manifestation was a colossal Heavenly Colossus.
• The little girl attacked Wang Yulun until Xu Fan used Great Dao Speech to explain that they were not enemies and taught her their language.
• The girl ate the bait and a succession of cooked fish and shrimp, while Xu Fan warned that her power made her dangerous to provoke.
• Wang Yulun clothed the girl, learned that she was called Xing and had no home, then invited her to stay with him; Xing accepted when he promised her food every day.

Wang Yulun took in Xing as his daughter, while Xu Fan discovered that her bloodline could overpower even the Star Swallowing Snake. As they fished together, Zhou Kailing asked to leave the sect for inspiration, and Xu Fan allowed it on the condition that he not use his dangerous Immortal Palace Feast divine abilities in battle.

• Xing chose to stay with Wang Yulun, became his goddaughter, and warned Xu Fan against seeking her blood.
• Xu Fan gave Wang Yulun a cultivation method, and the returning Star Swallowing Snake fainted in terror after seeing Xing.
• Xing crushed Xu Fan's arm when he tried to touch her, but Xu Fan revealed he had switched places with a clone.
• Xu Fan gave Xing a tablet to watch cartoons, then heard from Wang Yulun that Xu Fan's wife planned to return after her master ascended.
• Zhou Kailing asked to leave the sect to seek inspiration, and Xu Fan permitted him to go but forbade him from using his Immortal Palace Feast divine abilities in battle.

Xu Fan let Zhou Kailing travel and negotiated to provide the Goblin Spider with Divine Abilities in exchange for Spirit Ore. Meanwhile, the Nine Phoenix Dynasty’s Imperial Preceptor set out to meet Xu Fan and deliver gifts, leaving Xu Fan curious about his intentions.

• Xu Fan allowed Zhou Kailing to leave the Sect with a Mahayana Stage puppet, then spent the day fishing with Wang Yulun and Xing.
• Clone Number Two told Xu Fan that the Goblin Spider had learned all her Divine Abilities and wanted new ones and an Immortal Artifact; Xu Fan agreed to provide Divine Abilities and trade fairly for the artifact.
• Feng Changning agreed to send a generous gift to the Hidden Spirit Sect after the Imperial Preceptor said he wanted to meet Xu Fan and understand the Great Elder he had failed to overcome.
• The Nine Phoenix Dynasty sent a Starship Fleet toward the Extreme Sky Domain, while Xu Fan preached the Dao to the twelve Spirit Turtle Guards.
• Grape informed Xu Fan that the Imperial Preceptor had arrived with gifts, and Xu Fan welcomed the visit without making defensive preparations.

Xu Fan met the Nine Phoenix Dynasty’s Imperial Preceptor, who offered treasures to settle their personal feud and negotiate over the dynasty’s Merit and Fortune. After Xu Fan also demanded compensation for the Hidden Spirit Sect, the Imperial Preceptor revealed that a deadly Tribulation had forced him to seek reconciliation, and Xu Fan asked him to explain his past.

• The Imperial Preceptor introduced himself as a reborn Divine Craftsman and proposed exchanging for half of the Nine Phoenix Dynasty’s Merit and Fortune when Xu Fan ascended.
• The Imperial Preceptor offered Xu Fan a World Patrolling Compass and a Great Dao Golden Page, and Xu Fan accepted the page as settlement for their personal grudge.
• Xu Fan demanded compensation for the Imperial Preceptor’s past attacks on the Hidden Spirit Sect, and the Imperial Preceptor surrendered three Immortal Artifacts.
• The Imperial Preceptor revealed that he had spent his accumulated Merit to investigate a deadly Tribulation and discovered that he had provoked someone he should not have.
• Xu Fan asked the Imperial Preceptor to tell him about his previous life.

After resolving his grudge with the Imperial Preceptor and sharing new cultivation insights with Li Xingci, Xu Fan discovered that an Immortal Emperor had noticed him. Sui Ying then asked Xu Fan to merge his soul with a Mahayana Stage Puppet so he could become a Ninth Order Heavenly Puppet Master, but Xu Fan rejected the dangerous method.

• The Imperial Preceptor apologized to Xu Fan, gave him Immortal Artifacts, and spent half a year discussing Artifact Refining with him before departing.
• Xu Fan told Li Xingci that the grudge was settled, gave him an improved Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation Divine Ability, and asked him to deliver other Jade Discs.
• Xu Fan read a system log revealing that an Immortal Emperor-level existence had noticed him, though the system had blocked it.
• Sui Ying told Xu Fan he had comprehended the realm of a Ninth Order Heavenly Puppet Master and asked him to transfer his soul into a Mahayana Stage Puppet's Puppet Core.
• Xu Fan warned that merging with a Puppet would destroy Sui Ying's spiritual intelligence and refused to set up the Soul Transfer Array.

Xu Fan advised Sui Ying against merging with the Puppet Core and comforted Wang Ling'er about her long pursuit of him. After visiting with Xing, Xu Fan received an invitation from Elder Number One and prepared to travel to the Elder Council Headquarters.

• Xu Fan warned Sui Ying that merging with the Puppet Core could trap him at the Mahayana Stage, and Sui Ying accepted his advice.
• Xu Fan teased Wang Ling'er about her feelings for Sui Ying, then encouraged her to follow her heart.
• Xu Fan found Xing fishing alone, fed her grilled squid, and sent her back to Wang Yulun after Murong Qian'er left.
• Ning Dao visited Xu Fan and relayed the Elder Council Headquarters' invitation, made at Elder Number One's request.
• Xu Fan planned to depart for the Elder Council Headquarters the next day and asked Clone No. 1 to accompany him toward Supreme Immortal City.

Xu Fan met Kong Ming, the Elder Council’s Number One Elder, and was asked to repair the damaged Myriad Stars Vessel. After studying it for three days, Xu Fan requested rare spirit ore and summoned Clone No. 1 to help, leaving the repair work and its fee unsettled.

• Xu Fan arrived at Supreme Immortal City, sent Clone No. 1 to meet Old Big Brother, and followed Kong Ming’s disciple to the Elder Council Headquarters.
• Kong Ming introduced himself and showed Xu Fan the Myriad Stars Vessel, which had been damaged in a Demon Race ambush on its return from the Land Beyond the Realm.
• Xu Fan determined that repairing the vessel would require spirit ore unavailable in this realm and agreed to study the problem for three days.
• Xu Fan requested samples of the Elder Council’s foreign spirit ore, then identified the materials he needed and asked Kong Ming to summon Clone No. 1.
• Xu Fan transmitted his repair plan to Clone No. 1, and the two discussed the work and its still-undecided fee.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Fan's clones discuss repairing the Myriad Stars Vessel with Ming Kong, who leaves an Avatar Jade Talisman for protection.
• Ming Kong departs to handle a situation in the Extreme Sky Domain.
• Xu Fan meets with Clone Number Two on Hidden Spirit Island, who shares a mysterious jade sphere.
• The mining fleet returns from the Extreme Sky Domain, bringing Hundred Thousand Year Jade Heart and other resources.

Character Developments

• Xu Fan: Shows concern for his clones' growth and the sect's well-being, offering rewards and support to his disciples.
• Ming Kong: Demonstrates his power and commitment to protecting Xu Fan, leaving an Avatar Jade Talisman.
• Thunderclap Demon Venerable and his wife: Show dedication to their work and express gratitude for Xu Fan's support.
• Fire Cloud Bird Demon Venerables: Display loyalty and eagerness to serve Xu Fan and the Hidden Spirit Sect.

Significant Themes

• Protection and security: Ming Kong's Avatar Jade Talisman and his promise to protect Xu Fan highlight the theme of security and support.
• Rewards and benefits: Xu Fan's offer of a Heavenly Demon Sacred Jade for Thunderclap Demon Venerable's son emphasizes the theme of rewards for loyalty and service.
• Growth and development: Xu Fan's clones' discussion about refining a Myriad Stars Vessel and his disciples' mining efforts underscore the theme of continuous growth and improvement.

Character Interactions

• Xu Fan and his clones: They communicate and collaborate, sharing memories and experiences to advance their knowledge and skills.
• Xu Fan and Ming Kong: They discuss the Myriad Stars Vessel's repair and Ming Kong's protection, demonstrating mutual respect and trust.
• Xu Fan and Thunderclap Demon Venerable: They exchange greetings and discuss the mining fleet's returns, showcasing a warm and supportive relationship.
• Thunderclap Demon Venerable and his wife, along with the Fire Cloud Bird Demon Venerables: They express gratitude and loyalty to Xu Fan, highlighting their strong bond with the Hidden Spirit Sect.

Xu Fan learned that Invincible Demon Venerables had used a teleportation array in Elephant Prefecture to travel to a Land Beyond the Realm, and he set out with three disciples to prepare for their return. During the journey, Xu Yuexian revealed that the Upper Realm’s plans for her had changed, leaving Xu Fan to reconsider his idea of involving Han Feiyu in her karmic entanglement.

• Qiu Ziyuan told Xu Fan that the Invincible Demon Venerables had activated a teleportation array in Elephant Prefecture and that it appeared to lead to a Land Beyond the Realm.
• Xu Fan chose to travel to Elephant Prefecture with Xu Gang, Xu Yuexian, and Wang Yulun, while Li Xingci stayed behind to watch over the sect.
• Xu Fan discussed his disciples’ cultivation limits and told them that Immortal Artifacts could help make up for insufficient strength.
• Xu Yuexian told Xu Fan that she still felt drawn toward a destination connected to her Upper Realm karmic entanglement, and Xu Fan divined a Trapped Dragon Situation.
• Xu Fan considered using Han Feiyu to interfere with the Immortal World’s plans for Xu Yuexian, then suppressed the idea after remembering his future self.
• Xu Yuexian told Xu Fan that the Upper Realm had changed its plan: instead of using her body to resurrect a great figure, they wanted her to take care of that figure after its resurrection.