Chapter Summaries

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.

Hun Xiu survived two palm strikes from Primeval Lord of Heaven despite having no strength, and discovered that his body absorbed the second attack. Sect Master Tongtian checked on him after witnessing his inexplicable resilience.

• Primeval Lord of Heaven's first palm strike hit Hun Xiu after Sect Master Tongtian blocked most of its force, but Hun Xiu emerged unharmed.
• Hun Xiu realized that his system seemed to have vanished and wondered how his ordinary body had survived the attack.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven launched a second, full-force palm strike while Sect Master Tongtian could not intervene.
• Hun Xiu's body absorbed and broke down the second strike's power, leaving him unhurt and strangely satisfied.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven stood stunned, and Sect Master Tongtian hurried to Hun Xiu and asked if he was all right.

Sect Master Tongtian discovered that Hun Xiu had endured Primeval Lord of Heaven’s palm strike without injury, while Hun Xiu taunted his Second Martial Uncle over the attack. Primeval Lord of Heaven tried to strike Hun Xiu again, and Tongtian finally confronted him in anger.

• Sect Master Tongtian examined Hun Xiu and found that his power vanished as soon as it entered Hun Xiu’s body.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven recognized Hun Xiu’s unusual toughness, while Tongtian accused him of sneak-attacking his disciple.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven defended his strike by saying Hun Xiu had killed his Immortal Crane and that he had shown mercy.
• Hun Xiu mocked Primeval Lord of Heaven by claiming his face had fallen to the ground.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven threatened Hun Xiu, and Sect Master Tongtian shielded his disciple and angrily challenged his second brother.

Sect Master Tongtian and Primeval Lord of Heaven fought after their dispute over Hun Xiu and the immortal cranes escalated, while Laozi failed to keep the brothers from clashing. After the battle, Sect Master Tongtian gave Hun Xiu the Shangqing Cultivation Technique, and Hun Xiu began his first secluded cultivation in the Primordial World.

• Laozi intervened in the dispute and urged Primeval Lord of Heaven and Sect Master Tongtian to let the matter of the immortal cranes go, but neither would yield.
• Hun Xiu accused Primeval Lord of Heaven of ambushing him, and Primeval Lord of Heaven attacked him before Sect Master Tongtian blocked the blow and challenged him to fight.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven and Sect Master Tongtian fought for three days and three nights in the Primordial World while Hun Xiu had Crane Two prepare and eat the immortal cranes with him.
• Sect Master Tongtian returned to Hun Xiu's cave abode after seven days, gave him the Shangqing Cultivation Technique, and told him to cultivate diligently.
• Hun Xiu began secluded cultivation, while Sect Master Tongtian reflected on their battle and sensed he had moved closer to becoming a Saint.

After ten thousand years in seclusion, Hun Xiu reached the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm and left his cave, though Tongtian, Laozi, and Primeval Lord of Heaven sensed no spiritual power from him and believed he had made no progress. The chapter ended with Xuandu asking Laozi what realm Hun Xiu had reached.

• Hun Xiu emerged from ten thousand years of seclusion after cultivating to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm with the Shangqing Cultivation Technique.
• Tongtian sensed Hun Xiu's emergence but could detect no spiritual power, so he believed his disciple was still an ordinary mortal and felt disappointed.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven sensed Hun Xiu's emergence and laughed, pleased that Tongtian's eldest disciple seemed to have made no progress.
• Laozi noticed Hun Xiu had emerged and told Xuandu about the disciple Tongtian had accepted ten thousand years earlier.
• Xuandu asked Laozi whether Hun Xiu had reached the True Immortal realm.

After ten thousand years in seclusion, Hun Xiu emerged and met Jiejiao’s disciples, including Duobao, before Sect Master Tongtian summoned him to Biyou Palace. Tongtian asked about Hun Xiu’s cultivation, ending the chapter by asking what realm he had reached.

• Laozi told Xuandu that Tongtian’s disciple had gained nothing from ten thousand years of seclusion, leaving Xuandu to assume Hun Xiu had made no progress.
• Hun Xiu emerged from seclusion and noticed the many Jiejiao disciples on Tongtian’s territory.
• Duobao stopped Hun Xiu, learned he was Jiejiao’s Senior Disciple Brother, and respectfully greeted him.
• Jiejiao’s disciples gathered around Hun Xiu until Tongtian summoned him to Biyou Palace.
• Hun Xiu told Tongtian he had grasped only the basics of the Shangqing Cultivation Technique, and Tongtian asked what realm he had reached.

Hun Xiu told Sect Master Tongtian that ten thousand years of seclusion had made him a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, though Sect Master Tongtian believed he had made no progress. After Hun Xiu casually vowed to stay in seclusion until reaching the Grand Luo realm, the Primordial Heavenly Dao treated his words as a Great Dao Oath, leaving him bound to cultivate.

• Hun Xiu claimed he had reached the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm and apologized to Sect Master Tongtian for his slow progress.
• Sect Master Tongtian mistook Hun Xiu's claim for an attempt to comfort him and encouraged him to work toward the Grand Luo realm.
• Sect Master Tongtian noticed the many lip prints on Hun Xiu's face, and Hun Xiu said his Junior Sisters had kissed him after he emerged from seclusion.
• Hun Xiu returned to his cave abode and said he would not emerge until he reached the Grand Luo realm.
• The Primordial Heavenly Dao treated Hun Xiu's words as a Great Dao Oath, so Hun Xiu began cultivating in earnest.