Recaps

Hun Xiu opened a passage from Tianxuan Continent to the Great Thousand World, where many experts—including Ying Huanhuan and Lin Dong—began new lives. Years later, Lin Dong challenged Hun Xiu, and Hun Xiu accepted, shocking the Great Thousand World.

• Hun Xiu told Ying Huanhuan and the other Ancient Masters that reaching the Great Thousand World could let them advance toward the Ancestor Stage, and invited them to share news of the passage.
• Hun Xiu opened a passage between Tianxuan Continent and the Great Thousand World, and Ying Huanhuan and the other Ancient Masters spread word of it.
• Many Tianxuan Continent experts traveled through the passage, including Ying Huanhuan, the other Ancient Masters, and Lin Dong; some joined the Hall of Souls while others explored independently.
• After years of growth, Lin Dong founded the Martial Realm and announced that he would challenge Hun Xiu, master of the Hall of Souls.
• Hun Xiu publicly accepted Lin Dong’s challenge, causing an uproar across the Great Thousand World.

Lin Dong challenged Hun Xiu, but the Hall of Souls’ overwhelming force made him realize how badly he had misjudged the situation. Hun Xiu easily defeated him and spared his life, leaving Lin Dong to return and cultivate before trying again.

• Lin Dong arrived at the Hall of Souls to challenge Hun Xiu, then panicked at the sight of around a hundred Heavenly Sovereigns behind him.
• Lin Dong clarified that he meant to challenge Hun Xiu alone, and Hun Xiu agreed.
• Lin Dong launched a halberd attack at Hun Xiu, who made the strike vanish with an invisible power.
• Hun Xiu appeared before Lin Dong and slapped him into a huge crater, then spared his life and told him to cultivate before challenging him again.

Hun Xiu defeated Lin Dong in a single exchange but spared his life, and Lin Dong emerged from the Hall of Souls badly injured. His challenge brought him and the Martial Realm to the attention of factions across the Great Thousand World.

• Hun Xiu struck Lin Dong down, then left with the Hall of Souls experts after ordering them to let Lin Dong live.
• After the dust cleared, Lin Dong stood injured in a crater and escaped the Hall of Souls' territory using his ancient halberd for support.
• Observers outside the territory assumed Lin Dong had lost to Hun Xiu but praised him for surviving the encounter.
• Lin Diao and Lin Hu met Lin Dong outside the territory, caught him when he collapsed, and carried him away for treatment.
• News of Lin Dong's challenge spread across the Great Thousand World, leading factions to take notice of him and the Martial Realm.

Hun Xiu delayed summoning the Firmament Ranking until he was certain he could reach the Master Realm, while secretly locating his son Mu Chen and leaving him a protective Soul Imprint. Meanwhile, the Martial Realm grew powerful under Lin Diao and Lin Hu, though its confidence in challenging the Hall of Souls exceeded its actual strength.

• Hun Xiu decided not to summon the Firmament Ranking despite an eighty percent chance of success, fearing he might awaken the sealed Heavenly Evil God.
• Hun Xiu sensed that his son was in the Great Thousand World, found Mu Chen living under a new name and identity, and chose not to bring him back.
• Before leaving Mu Chen, Hun Xiu placed a Soul Imprint on him so he could appear if Mu Chen faced danger.
• Lin Dong returned gravely injured to the Martial Realm and entered seclusion, leaving Lin Hu and Lin Diao in charge as many cultivators joined the realm.
• Over several years, the Martial Realm expanded across the Southern Continent and forced the Cold Clan to submit, while the Hall of Souls kept the Outer Domain Evil Race's spies out of the Great Thousand World.
• Lin Diao and Lin Hu believed the Martial Realm could suppress the Hall of Souls' southern branches, though those branches possessed Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereigns and a stronger foundation.

After recovering from years of seclusion, Lin Dong warned Lin Diao and Lin Hu that the Martial Realm could not challenge the Hall of Souls and revealed how completely Hun Xiu had defeated him. Decades later, Mu Chen learned he was the Hall of Souls’ Young Master, while the Outer Domain Evil Race prepared to use the coming Great Thousand Covenant to rescue its god.

• Lin Dong emerged from seclusion with healed injuries and greater strength, then heard Lin Diao and Lin Hu recount the Martial Realm’s growth.
• Lin Dong rejected Lin Diao’s plan to attack the Hall of Souls, explained its vast strength, and revealed that Hun Xiu had spared him after defeating him effortlessly.
• Lin Diao and Lin Hu abandoned their plans to fight the Hall of Souls and set out to gain experience across the Great Thousand World.
• Over the following decades, Mu Chen became a Heavenly Sovereign and founded Mu Estate, but the Hall of Souls revealed him as its Young Master when he faced trouble with the Maha Ancient Clan.
• The Sacred Heavenly Demon Emperor summoned the Outer Domain Evil Race and ordered them to rescue their god at the Great Thousand Covenant in three months.

Hun Xiu arrived at the Great Thousand Covenant with his family and the Hall of Souls’ experts, drawing the respect of the Great Thousand World’s Heavenly Sovereigns. After the seats filled, Qin Tian opened the gathering, which would prepare them to reinforce the Heavenly Evil God’s seal.

• The Demon Emperors regretted failing to kill Hun Xiu and resolved to rescue their god as their final chance to turn the tide.
• Hun Xiu gathered with his women before setting out for the Great Thousand Covenant at the Land of Ten Thousand Graves.
• Hun Xiu arrived at the Great Thousand Palace, where the assembled Heavenly Sovereigns greeted him as Emperor Xiu and Qin Tian, the Undying Lord, and the Azure Robe Sword Saint welcomed him.
• Hun Xiu took a Gold Seat, and more than thirty Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereigns accompanying him revealed the Hall of Souls’ formidable strength.
• After the Great Thousand Palace filled, Qin Tian announced that the Great Thousand Covenant had begun.

As the Great Thousand Covenant began, Hun Xiu confronted the supposedly sealed Heavenly Evil God beneath the Northern Mound Wasteland. The Heavenly Evil God tried to recruit him, but their exchange left Hun Xiu’s true strength unresolved: he possessed Master Power without having reached the Master Realm or been recorded on the Firmament Ranking.

• The Undying Lord said the Tomb Guardian Tribe had guarded the Northern Mound Wasteland for forty-eight thousand years and asked Hun Xiu to help ensure the final Great Thousand Covenant succeeded.
• Several hours later, the Northern Mound Wasteland shook, and its bronze coffins formed an array that suppressed the disturbance; Qin Tian declared that the time had come and brought the Heavenly Sovereigns to the plaza.
• Hun Xiu saw the Heavenly Evil God meditating in the abyss, and the two spoke across the distance as the Heavenly Evil God praised Hun Xiu and invited him to join forces.
• Hun Xiu appeared inside the abyss before the Heavenly Evil God, who could not discern his strength and considered him more powerful than the Immortal Emperor.
• Hun Xiu remained calm under the Heavenly Evil God’s scrutiny and reflected that he seemed to possess Master Power despite not having reached the Master Realm or left his name on the Firmament Ranking.

The Heavenly Evil God offered Hun Xiu a partnership, proposing to leave the Great Thousand World and bring him along to face the god Yuan Zun in his homeland. Hun Xiu listened as the Heavenly Evil God revealed that he came from another world, while Hun Xiu considered the Great Thousand World's forgotten history and the nature of Masters.

• The Heavenly Evil God asked Hun Xiu to cooperate, offering to withdraw from the Great Thousand World in exchange.
• The Heavenly Evil God explained that he preferred to cooperate with strong beings and could not confidently defeat Hun Xiu.
• The Heavenly Evil God said he wanted Hun Xiu's help against Yuan Zun when he returned to his homeland.
• Hun Xiu asked what the partnership would involve, and the Heavenly Evil God rose and began explaining his origins.
• The Heavenly Evil God revealed that he came from a world beyond the Great Thousand World, which was at least as powerful.
• Hun Xiu reflected on the Great Thousand World's lost era of Masters and the Immortal Emperor's discovery of the Firmament Ranking.

The Heavenly Evil God revealed that he came from the Heaven Origin World and tried to recruit Hun Xiu to help him return there. Hun Xiu refused to let the Outer Domain Evil Race remain in the Great Thousand World, and their clash left the Heavenly Evil God determined to cooperate with him while still viewing Yuan Zun as his sole true opponent.

• The Heavenly Evil God told Hun Xiu that he came from the Heaven Origin World and offered to abandon conquering the Great Thousand World if Hun Xiu cooperated with him.
• Hun Xiu refused the offer and demanded that the Outer Domain Evil Race withdraw from the Great Thousand World, threatening to force them out.
• The Heavenly Evil God's aura shook the Northern Mound Wasteland, and the Undying Lord ordered the Heavenly Sovereigns to pour their spiritual energy into the bronze coffin to suppress the disturbance.
• Hun Xiu countered the Heavenly Evil God's aura with overwhelming force, making the Heavenly Evil God step back and lose their brief clash.
• The Heavenly Evil God praised Hun Xiu's strength and renewed his push for cooperation, but he still regarded Yuan Zun as his only true opponent.

Hun Xiu agreed to cooperate with Heavenly Evil God, who promised him four of the Nine Heavens in the Heaven Origin World in exchange for help defeating his old enemy. The two made their alliance in the Endless Abyss, but Heavenly Evil God could not say how strong that enemy had become.

• Hun Xiu demanded practical terms for cooperation, and Heavenly Evil God explained that he wanted help killing his old enemy and reclaiming the Heaven Origin World.
• Heavenly Evil God offered Hun Xiu four of the Nine Heavens, and Hun Xiu agreed on the condition that he also return half the Great Thousand World and take the Outer Domain Evil Race out of it.
• Hun Xiu and Heavenly Evil God celebrated their agreement as the Endless Abyss trembled with their laughter.
• Hun Xiu asked how powerful the enemy who drove Heavenly Evil God out had been.
• Heavenly Evil God said he had never fought the enemy himself and did not know how strong he was now, though the enemy had once been no weaker than him.

Hun Xiu learned that Heavenly Evil God planned to attack the Heaven Origin World with an ally, while Zhou Yuan sensed their approach and dismissed the threat. As the seal on Heavenly Evil God was reinforced, Hun Xiu and Heavenly Evil God prepared to act against it.

• Heavenly Evil God told Hun Xiu that Zhou Yuan, also known as Yuan Zun and the Fourth God, had killed the being who created him, and Hun Xiu briefly sensed a terrifying force when he heard Zhou Yuan's name.
• Zhou Yuan told Yao Yao that Heavenly Evil God and a powerful ally intended to attack the Heaven Origin World, but he said he could defeat them without warning the Nine Heavens.
• Zhou Yuan released an aura that made the Heaven Origin World tremble, and Yao Yao recognized how much stronger he had become.
• The Heavenly Sovereigns used a grand formation to fire repeated spiritual-energy spears through the demonic eye into the Endless Abyss, where Heavenly Evil God caught and shattered one.
• Heavenly Evil God told Hun Xiu that the Heavenly Sovereigns had begun strengthening the seal and trying to suppress him completely.

Hun Xiu and the Heavenly Evil God watched the Great Thousand World complete what it believed was the final sealing of the Heavenly Evil God, while the Hall of Souls battled the Outer Domain Evil Race at the border. The Heavenly Evil God escaped the seal, and dense Demonic Qi spread from the Northern Mound Wasteland across the world.

• The Heavenly Evil God explained that the sealing spears could not truly suppress him and waited for the Great Thousand World to finish its operation.
• The Heavenly Sovereigns launched all eighty-one spears into the demonic eye, causing it to vanish and believing the Heavenly Evil God had been sealed again.
• Soul Emperor led Hall of Souls experts in battle against the Outer Domain Evil Race, and he clashed with the Sacred Heavenly Demon Emperor.
• The Heavenly Evil God left the Endless Abyss as Hun Xiu warned that his return would frighten everyone.
• The Northern Mound Wasteland shook, a fissure opened, and Demonic Qi destroyed the bronze coffin and formation before spreading across the Great Thousand World.

The Heavenly Evil God broke free from his seal in the Northern Mound Wasteland and overwhelmed the gathered Heavenly Sovereigns with his presence. He revealed that he had made a cooperative arrangement with Emperor Xiu, then vanished without harming anyone, leaving the witnesses bewildered.

• The Outer Domain Evil Race celebrated the Heavenly Evil God's return, while Soul Emperor and the Hall of Souls experts feared that something had gone wrong despite Hun Xiu being in the Northern Mound Wasteland.
• The Heavenly Evil God emerged from the demonic mist, and his immense pressure forced most of the Heavenly Sovereigns to kneel.
• The Heavenly Evil God identified the Undying Lord as a descendant of the Immortal Emperor and forced him to his knees.
• The Undying Lord asked how the Heavenly Evil God had escaped the intact seal without showing any weakness.
• The Heavenly Evil God said he had reached a cooperative arrangement with Emperor Xiu and told the gathered experts they would live, then disappeared as the demonic qi faded.

The Heavenly Evil God spared the Hall of Souls and returned to the Demon Region with the Outer Domain Evil Race, prioritizing his cooperation with Hun Xiu. Soul Emperor withdrew his forces, and Hun Xiu emerged in the Northern Mound Wasteland after the border was deserted.

• The Heavenly Evil God chose not to destroy the Northern Mound Wasteland or attack the Hall of Souls because he wanted to preserve his cooperation with Hun Xiu.
• Sacred Heavenly Demon Emperor and the Outer Domain Evil Race knelt to welcome the Heavenly Evil God, while Soul Emperor and the Hall of Souls waited tensely for his decision.
• The Heavenly Evil God praised Sacred Heavenly Demon Emperor and led the Outer Domain Evil Race back to the Demon Region without attacking Soul Emperor's forces.
• Sacred Heavenly Demon Emperor warned Soul Emperor that the Outer Domain Evil Race was sparing them for now, then withdrew with his forces.
• Soul Emperor ordered the Hall of Souls to retreat to its branch halls and await further orders.
• After both sides left the borderland, Hun Xiu appeared within the Northern Mound Wasteland.

Hun Xiu revealed the Heavenly Evil God's deception and explained their agreement to the Great Thousand World's Heavenly Sovereigns. After the Outer Domain Evil Race withdrew from the Great Thousand World, Hun Xiu joined the Heavenly Evil God and set off with the demons for the Heaven Origin World.

• Hun Xiu explained that the Heavenly Evil God had never truly been sealed and that their agreement would take the Outer Domain Evil Race out of the Great Thousand World.
• Hun Xiu answered the Heavenly Sovereigns' questions and assured the Undying Lord that the Heavenly Evil God would not betray him.
• The Heavenly Evil God told the Sacred Heavenly Demon Emperor that the Outer Domain Evil Race would withdraw from the Great Thousand World and travel with Hun Xiu to the Heaven Origin World.
• The Outer Domain Evil Race left the Great Thousand World aboard the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons, leaving its former territory in ruins.
• Hun Xiu gathered his women and children, told them to pursue the Firmament Ranking, and made his final arrangements before departing.
• Hun Xiu joined the Heavenly Evil God aboard the warship, which set course for the Heaven Origin World.

The Heavenly Evil God and Hun Xiu returned to Heaven Origin World expecting to face Zhou Yuan alone, but found him backed by Yao Yao, Tun Tun, and three Quasi-Gods. Zhou Yuan confronted them at the warship’s bow and threatened to kill the Heavenly Evil God after he refused to talk.

• The Heavenly Evil God led Hun Xiu and the Outer Domain Evil Race through the Spatial Tunnel to Heaven Origin World, where Hun Xiu’s unease grew stronger.
• Zhou Yuan, Yao Yao, and Tun Tun sensed the Saint Race’s arrival at Peach Garden, and Zhao Mushen, Li Chunjun, and Chu Qing joined them.
• Zhou Yuan declared that Heaven Origin World would stop the Saint Race’s return, while the six defenders appeared before the arriving warship.
• Hun Xiu realized Heaven Origin World had far more powerful experts than the Heavenly Evil God had described and regretted joining the invasion.
• Yao Yao remarked on Hun Xiu’s appearance and sensed his formidable strength, but Zhou Yuan claimed he was stronger and appeared directly on the warship’s bow.
• The Heavenly Evil God refused Zhou Yuan’s offer to talk, and Zhou Yuan said he would kill him first.

Zhou Yuan effortlessly destroyed Heavenly Evil God and the entire Outer Domain Evil Race, then confronted Hun Xiu about how his arrival had disrupted fate. Zhou Yuan revealed he had previously been unable to kill Hun Xiu but now raised a finger to eliminate him, leaving Hun Xiu engulfed by destructive power.

• Zhou Yuan erased Heavenly Evil God and every Outer Domain Evil Race member on the warship with one finger, leaving Hun Xiu alive.
• Zhao Mushen, Chu Qing, and the others were stunned by Zhou Yuan's overwhelming power, while Yao Yao also felt surprised.
• Zhou Yuan immobilized Hun Xiu and explained that Hun Xiu's arrival had disrupted the fates of Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, Mu Chen, and Heavenly Evil God.
• Zhou Yuan told Hun Xiu that a mysterious force had previously protected him and prevented Zhou Yuan from killing him.
• Zhou Yuan pointed a finger at Hun Xiu, and destructive power engulfed him before he could scream.

After Hun Xiu survived Zhou Yuan's attack, Zhou Yuan realized the escaped outsider could become a threat to the universe and identified Li Luo as their best hope. Hun Xiu awoke in a new world, where Sect Master Tongtian took him as his first chief disciple and discovered he could absorb mana without limit.

• Zhou Yuan told Yao Yao, Zhao Mushen, and the others that Hun Xiu had escaped and might return stronger than anyone in their universe.
• Zhou Yuan revealed that Li Luo, a newly born supreme expert in the Myriad Manifestation Continent, might surpass him and needed their protection.
• Hun Xiu's body was restored, but he awoke weak and unable to contact his system.
• Laozi and Primeval Lord of Heaven dismissed Hun Xiu as ordinary, but Sect Master Tongtian chose to take him as his first chief disciple in Jiejiao.
• Sect Master Tongtian tried to nourish Hun Xiu with mana, then watched in astonishment as Hun Xiu absorbed it endlessly.

Hun Xiu awakened in the Primordial World after absorbing Sect Master Tongtian’s mana, only to discover that he had lost his former strength. After learning who Tongtian was and how dangerous the world was, Hun Xiu accepted his offer to become his disciple.

• Sect Master Tongtian poured mana into the infant until it grew into an adult man, then stopped when Hun Xiu’s body seemed complete.
• Hun Xiu tested his body and found that his strength and Soul Power were gone, then swore revenge on Zhou Yuan.
• Hun Xiu thanked the Daoist for saving him and asked his name and what world he was in.
• Sect Master Tongtian introduced himself and sent Hun Xiu knowledge of the Primordial Continent.
• After learning about the Primordial World and recognizing Tongtian as a future Saint, Hun Xiu knelt and accepted him as his master.

Hun Xiu became Sect Master Tongtian’s first disciple and was brought to Mount Kunlun, where he discovered he had lost his old cultivation and could not use his former technique. The chapter left him hungry and waiting for a chance to ask his master for a suitable cultivation method.

• Hun Xiu accepted Sect Master Tongtian as his master, and Tongtian raised him and accepted him as a disciple.
• Sect Master Tongtian gave the naked Hun Xiu a cyan Daoist robe and reminded him to uphold the Jiejiao’s reputation as its senior disciple.
• Sect Master Tongtian brought Hun Xiu to Mount Kunlun and settled him in an unoccupied cave dwelling.
• Hun Xiu tried to cultivate but found that his old technique could not draw in the Primordial Continent’s spiritual energy.
• Hun Xiu’s stomach growled, and he realized that his mortal body needed food.

Hun Xiu, starving and powerless on Mount Kunlun, tricked Crane Two into knocking down twelve Immortal Cranes and carrying them to his cave abode as food. The Three Pure Ones discussed Hun Xiu, and Sect Master Tongtian defended him from Primeval Lord of Heaven’s criticism by pointing out that he was handsome.

• Hun Xiu left his cave abode and asked Crane Two, a cleaning attendant, about the Immortal Cranes flying overhead.
• Hun Xiu called the cranes food and ordered Crane Two to knock them down and bring them to his cave abode.
• Crane Two used his spells to knock down twelve Immortal Cranes and carried them into Hun Xiu’s cave abode.
• The Three Pure Ones watched Hun Xiu and Crane Two, and Primeval Lord of Heaven asked whether Hun Xiu was the baby from the Great Desolate Land.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven criticized Sect Master Tongtian for taking Hun Xiu as a disciple, and Sect Master Tongtian defended Hun Xiu by saying he was handsome.

Hun Xiu killed and prepared to eat the twelve Immortal Cranes with Crane Two’s help, only for Crane Two to realize they belonged to Primeval Lord of Heaven. The chapter left both disciples fearing that Primeval Lord of Heaven would punish them.

• Primeval Lord of Heaven admitted Hun Xiu was handsome but criticized his talent, while Sect Master Tongtian defended his disciple and left.
• Hun Xiu used a stone stool to kill the Immortal Cranes whose magical power Crane Two had sealed.
• Crane Two tried to stop Hun Xiu, but Hun Xiu killed all twelve cranes and asked Crane Two to pluck and clean them.
• Crane Two remembered the cranes belonged to Old Master Yuanshi and panicked that he and Hun Xiu were finished.

Hun Xiu and Crane Two realized they had killed Primeval Lord of Heaven’s Immortal Cranes, but Hun Xiu still wanted to eat them. Primeval Lord of Heaven arrived at Hun Xiu’s cave in a rage, only to find Hun Xiu unaffected by his pressure.

• Hun Xiu reasoned that Crane Two had not deliberately set him up and told him to pluck and clean the dead Immortal Cranes for a meal.
• After Crane Two invoked Old Master Yuanshi, Primeval Lord of Heaven sensed the deaths and angrily headed for Hun Xiu’s cave.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven’s aura made Mount Kunlun’s servants tremble, while Xuandu watched from Laozi’s residence.
• Crane Two collapsed in despair under the aura, but Hun Xiu felt no discomfort and walked out of his cave.
• Hun Xiu respectfully greeted Second Martial Uncle Primeval Lord of Heaven, who intensified his pressure when Hun Xiu remained unaffected.

Hun Xiu withstood Primeval Lord of Heaven’s aura despite having no strength or mana, but Primeval Lord of Heaven tried to kill him over the immortal cranes he had killed. Sect Master Tongtian saved Hun Xiu and confronted his second brother, while Hun Xiu refused to apologize.

• Primeval Lord of Heaven intensified his aura against Hun Xiu, but Hun Xiu remained unaffected and teased him.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven gathered mana for a palm strike, and Hun Xiu called for Sect Master Tongtian to save him.
• Sect Master Tongtian appeared and dissipated the attack before it could hit Hun Xiu.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven demanded to know why Tongtian was protecting Hun Xiu, and Tongtian defended his only disciple for killing livestock on his own territory.
• Hun Xiu told Primeval Lord of Heaven that he had killed the immortal cranes by his own ability and saw no reason to apologize.

Hun Xiu’s defiant apology for killing Primeval Lord of Heaven’s twelve Immortal Cranes further enraged his Second Martial Uncle, who struck at him despite Sect Master Tongtian’s protection. Tongtian blocked most of the blow, but part of its power hit Hun Xiu.

• Primeval Lord of Heaven demanded that Hun Xiu apologize for killing his Immortal Cranes, and Sect Master Tongtian urged his disciple to comply.
• Hun Xiu apologized, then said he would take responsibility by eating the dead cranes, making Primeval Lord of Heaven even angrier.
• Sect Master Tongtian tried to calm the dispute, but Hun Xiu mocked Primeval Lord of Heaven as petty and continued provoking him.
• Furious, Primeval Lord of Heaven struck Hun Xiu with his palm; Sect Master Tongtian blocked the attack, but some of its power reached Hun Xiu.