Chapter Summaries

Sect Master Tongtian tested Hun Xiu’s power and confirmed that he was an extraordinary mid-stage Quasi-Saint capable of fighting a Saint. Hun Xiu admitted that he had attacked Jade Void Palace, and Sect Master Tongtian told him to stay on Golden Turtle Island during the calamity.

• Sect Master Tongtian poured magical power into Hun Xiu for an hour, then stopped after seeing Hun Xiu devour it without harm.
• Sect Master Tongtian told Hun Xiu that he was invincible among Quasi-Saints and could fight a Saint, while Hun Xiu privately doubted he could withstand more than one strike.
• Hun Xiu told Sect Master Tongtian that he wanted to help Jiejiao during the calamity.
• Sect Master Tongtian asked whether Hun Xiu had caused the incident at Jade Void Palace, and Hun Xiu admitted that he had.
• Sect Master Tongtian told Hun Xiu to establish a cave abode on Golden Turtle Island and avoid leaving during the calamity.

After killing Daoist Randeng and the Chanjiao disciples, Hun Xiu left Biyou Palace to find a cave abode on Golden Turtle Island and sensed that he was close to a breakthrough. There he met Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light, who tried twice to make him faint, but Hun Xiu remained unaffected.

• Sect Master Tongtian decided not to blame Hun Xiu for killing Daoist Randeng and the other Chanjiao disciples, though he worried that Primeval Lord of Heaven might confront him again.
• Hun Xiu left Biyou Palace to look for a cave abode and sensed that he was near a breakthrough.
• Hun Xiu encountered a short, fat Daoist whose long ears led him to recognize him as Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light.
• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light learned Hun Xiu was a second-generation disciple and introduced himself as one of Sect Master Tongtian's Seven Attendant Immortals.
• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light waved his hand at Hun Xiu twice to make him faint, but both attempts failed.

Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light repeatedly tried to make Hun Xiu pass out so he could attack him, but Hun Xiu remained unharmed and revealed mysterious power. Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light realized he had mistaken a powerful expert for an ordinary man and backed away as Hun Xiu approached.

• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light tried again to make Hun Xiu pass out, but Hun Xiu remained conscious and questioned his strange behavior.
• Hun Xiu prepared to leave, but Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light decided to attack him with an iron rod.
• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light struck Hun Xiu on the head, bending the iron rod without harming him.
• Hun Xiu erased the bent iron rod with an invisible force, making Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light realize he was facing a powerful expert.
• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light retreated and called the attack a misunderstanding as Hun Xiu steadily advanced.

Hun Xiu subdued Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light after exposing his threats and stopping him from escaping. When Duobao arrived, Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light called for help, and Hun Xiu stomped on him until he bled.

• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light discovered that he had wet himself and tried to flee by digging underground, but Hun Xiu stomped him back out.
• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light cursed Hun Xiu and appealed to his status as one of Sect Master Tongtian's Seven Attendant Immortals, but Hun Xiu held a sword to his throat.
• Hun Xiu accused Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light of threatening him, and Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light denied it while trapped beneath the sword.
• Duobao arrived, and Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light shouted for his Second Senior Disciple Brother to save him.
• Hun Xiu stomped on Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light and ground his shoe against him until blood flowed.

Hun Xiu crippled Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light and repelled Duobao when he tried to intervene. Duobao mistook Saint of Shangqing’s silence for a test and attacked again, only for Hun Xiu to freeze heaven and earth with a finger.

• Hun Xiu crushed Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light’s manhood beneath his foot and warned him to stop screaming.
• Duobao tried to rescue Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light, but Hun Xiu’s power sent him flying and injured him.
• Duobao challenged Hun Xiu for harming a Jiejiao disciple, but Hun Xiu said Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light had done more than offend him.
• Hun Xiu pointed out that Saint of Shangqing had not appeared, and Duobao concluded that his teacher was testing him.
• Duobao attacked Hun Xiu again, and Hun Xiu raised a finger to halt heaven and earth, leaving Duobao suspended in midair.

Hun Xiu defeated Duobao and revealed that he was Jiejiao’s Senior Disciple Brother, then confronted Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light for targeting him. The chapter ended with Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light trying to escape punishment by praising Hun Xiu, who pressed his bloodstained shoe onto his face.

• Hun Xiu sent Duobao crashing to the ground while Saint of Shangqing did not intervene.
• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light realized Duobao could not match Hun Xiu and regretted provoking him.
• Duobao asked Hun Xiu’s identity, and Hun Xiu identified himself as Hun Xiu of Jiejiao.
• Duobao recognized Hun Xiu as Jiejiao’s Senior Disciple Brother and understood why Saint of Shangqing had allowed the fight.
• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light learned Hun Xiu’s identity and tried to appease him by praising his looks.
• Hun Xiu rejected Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light’s flattery and pressed his bloodstained shoe onto his face.

Hun Xiu continued humiliating Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light, whom he suspected of future betrayal, while the Jiejiao disciples gathered to watch. Duobao and the others recognized Hun Xiu and chose not to intervene, leaving Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light pleading for help.

• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light begged Hun Xiu to stop stomping on him and admitted he was wrong.
• Hun Xiu kept lecturing and beating Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light, insisting he should focus on cultivation.
• Jiejiao disciples, including Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Wudang Holy Mother, and Turtle Spirit Holy Mother, gathered to watch the commotion.
• Golden Spirit Holy Mother asked Duobao whether they should intervene, and Duobao said Hun Xiu was their Senior Disciple Brother and that they should leave him alone.
• Golden Spirit Holy Mother and the others recognized Hun Xiu, decided Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light deserved the punishment, and did not plead for him.

Hun Xiu punished Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light for ambushing him, while Duobao and the female disciples learned the reason for the attack and condemned Long-Eared. Hun Xiu spared Long-Eared for now but warned him to behave, and Golden Spirit Holy Mother approached Hun Xiu, pleased that he remembered her.

• Hun Xiu continued stomping Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light despite his pleas, calling it a normal spar and rebuking him for ambushing his senior disciple.
• Duobao privately told Golden Spirit Holy Mother why Long-Eared had offended Hun Xiu, and she shared the information with Turtle Spirit Holy Mother, Wudang Holy Mother, and the other female disciples.
• Golden Spirit Holy Mother and the other female disciples condemned Long-Eared and spat on him while the other Jiejiao disciples wondered what he had done.
• Hun Xiu stopped beating Long-Eared, warned him that he would be crippled if he refused to behave, and decided to keep watch over him.
• Golden Spirit Holy Mother greeted Hun Xiu, who remembered her, and she blushed as she recalled first seeing him tens of thousands of years earlier.

Hun Xiu reunited with Jiejiao’s disciples on Golden Turtle Island, then began cultivating toward the Late Stage Quasi-Saint realm. After Duobao took the injured Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light back to his cave, Long-Eared plotted to use Chanjiao to kill Hun Xiu, while Duobao distanced himself from the scheme and focused on his own advancement.

• Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Turtle Spirit Holy Mother, Wudang Holy Mother, and other Jiejiao disciples greeted Hun Xiu and recalled secretly kissing him long ago.
• Hun Xiu asked Duobao about Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light, then ordered Duobao to take the unconscious-looking Long-Eared away to recover.
• With the help of the Holy Mothers, Hun Xiu opened a cave dwelling on Golden Turtle Island, sensed that he was nearing the Late Stage Quasi-Saint realm, and entered meditation.
• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light revealed that he had only pretended to faint, healed his swollen face with a golden pill, and complained to Duobao about Hun Xiu’s humiliation.
• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light vowed revenge and proposed using Chanjiao to kill Hun Xiu, while Duobao insisted the plan had nothing to do with him and left.
• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light cursed Duobao and renewed his vow, while Duobao privately dismissed the plot and thought he was close to Slaying the Three Corpses.

Duobao focused on entering seclusion to slay the Three Corpses while Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light planned to go to Mount Kunlun and see Hun Xiu suffer. On Three Immortal Island, Bixiao told Yunxiao and Qiongxiao that their Senior Disciple Brother had returned to Golden Turtle Island.

• Duobao hoped Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light would use Chanjiao to kill Hun Xiu, then set his sights on slaying the Three Corpses.
• Rumors about Hun Xiu's beating and Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light's alleged misconduct spread through Jiejiao, leaving Long-Eared furious and eager to visit Mount Kunlun.
• Duobao sneezed in his cave abode and wondered whether someone was thinking about him.
• Bixiao excitedly told Yunxiao and Qiongxiao that Hun Xiu had returned to Golden Turtle Island.
• Bixiao said Zhao Gongming had confirmed the news, and Yunxiao and Qiongxiao believed Hun Xiu had truly returned.

Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light went to Jade Void Palace to report an important matter to Primeval Lord of Heaven, driven in part by rumors Duobao had spread to provoke him. After being brought into the palace, he knelt before Primeval Lord of Heaven, who ordered him to give his report without rising.

• Duobao watched Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light leave Golden Turtle Island and revealed that he had spread rumors to push him into action against Hun Xiu.
• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light tried to enter Jade Void Palace but was repelled by its protective array.
• A young attendant went to report Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light’s arrival to Primeval Lord of Heaven.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven recognized Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light and drew him into Jade Void Palace’s main hall.
• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light knelt to pay his respects, and Primeval Lord of Heaven told him to report his important matter while remaining on his knees.

Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light sought Primeval Lord of Heaven’s protection in exchange for revealing who destroyed his cultivation grounds. He named Hun Xiu as the culprit but faltered when Primeval Lord of Heaven demanded evidence.

• Primeval Lord of Heaven humiliated Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light and ordered him to speak while kneeling.
• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light offered to reveal what he knew if Primeval Lord of Heaven let him join Chanjiao and protected him.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven agreed that Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light could join Chanjiao if his information was worth the risk of breaking with Sect Master Tongtian.
• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light accused Hun Xiu of destroying Primeval Lord of Heaven’s cultivation grounds.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven demanded evidence, and Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light hesitated because he had none.

Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light told Primeval Lord of Heaven that Hun Xiu had been secluded in Jade Void Palace, but he offered no evidence and was sent away. Meanwhile, the Three Xiao heard that Long-Eared had defiled Hun Xiu and set out to teach him a lesson.

• Primeval Lord of Heaven accused Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light of playing him, then heard his claim that Hun Xiu had been secluded in Jade Void Palace on Mount Kunlun.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven dismissed Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light and sent him back to Biyou Palace on Golden Turtle Island.
• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light cursed Primeval Lord of Heaven and headed toward the East Sea, hoping Tongtian had not discovered his schemes.
• The Three Xiao arrived on Golden Turtle Island to visit Hun Xiu but learned that he had entered seclusion.
• Bixiao grew angry after hearing that Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light had defiled Hun Xiu, and Yunxiao and Qiongxiao agreed to go after him with her.

The Three Xiao sisters found Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light away from Golden Turtle Island and destroyed his cave abode instead of finding him. When Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light returned and confronted Bixiao, he realized Yunxiao and Qiongxiao were likely involved too and knew he could not retaliate against all three.

• Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao arrived at Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light's empty cave abode and learned he had left Golden Turtle Island.
• Yunxiao suggested smashing the cave abode, and Bixiao, Yunxiao, and Qiongxiao reduced it to ruins.
• Saint of Shangqing Sect Master Tongtian sensed the sisters destroying the cave abode but did not intervene.
• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light returned, found his cave abode ruined, and angrily demanded to know who was responsible.
• Bixiao admitted she had destroyed the cave abode and challenged Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light, who realized Yunxiao and Qiongxiao were probably nearby and that he could not fight all three sisters.

Bixiao confronted Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light over destroying his cave abode, while Yunxiao and Qiongxiao secretly watched. After Bixiao struck him with a hammer, Yunxiao joined the fight and stomped him into a crater, leaving him cursing the Three Xiao sisters for their sneak attacks.

• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light believed Bixiao had come alone and challenged her for destroying his cave abode.
• Bixiao baited Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light into looking for Yunxiao and Qiongxiao, then struck him with a massive hammer while he was distracted.
• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light emerged from the ruins and accused Bixiao of launching a sneak attack.
• Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light charged again despite Bixiao calling for her sisters, and Yunxiao stomped him into a crater.
• Bixiao pointed out that the Three Xiao sisters were always together, while Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light lay injured and cursed their sneak attacks.

Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light fled the Three Xiao sisters and feared that Sect Master Tongtian knew he had visited Jade Void Palace. After Hun Xiu reached the Late Stage Quasi-Saint realm, the system told him to obtain the Investiture of the Gods List before it could send him back to the Battle Through the Heavens Universe, so Hun Xiu went to Purple Cloud Palace, where Hongjun offered him the list and the God Striking Whip.

• Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao beat Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light, who refused Qiongxiao’s challenge and ran to complain to Sect Master Tongtian.
• Sect Master Tongtian dismissed Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light’s complaint because he suspected that Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light had betrayed Jiejiao by visiting Primeval Lord of Heaven.
• A hundred peaceful years passed, during which Long-Eared Immortal of Fixed Light kept to his cave while Hun Xiu cultivated in seclusion and reached the Late Stage Quasi-Saint realm.
• The system told Hun Xiu that it could not send him back to the Battle Through the Heavens Universe until he completed a hidden mission involving the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Hun Xiu left Golden Turtle Island for Chaos to ask Hongjun for the Investiture of the Gods List, and Sect Master Tongtian followed him.
• Hongjun welcomed Hun Xiu to Purple Cloud Palace and presented him with the Investiture of the Gods List and the God Striking Whip.

Hun Xiu received the Investiture of the Gods List and God Striking Whip from Hongjun, despite suspecting a conspiracy, because they were essential to his hidden mission. Hongjun tried to ingratiate himself with Hun Xiu, leaving Hun Xiu surprised by his unusual politeness.

• Hun Xiu wondered why he had found Purple Cloud Palace so easily and why Hongjun had offered him the two treasures.
• Hongjun reflected that the Heavenly Dao had ordered him to give the treasures to Hun Xiu, a variable outside its known trajectory.
• Hun Xiu accepted the Investiture of the Gods List and God Striking Whip, deciding the rewards outweighed the risks and that he could not oppose Hongjun.
• Hun Xiu thanked Hongjun respectfully, and Hongjun replied that Hun Xiu could ask him for help at any time.
• Hun Xiu was taken aback by Hongjun's ingratiating manner toward him.

Hun Xiu visited the Purple Cloud Palace and obtained the Investiture of the Gods List and God Striking Whip, while Tongtian followed him there. Hongjun declared Hun Xiu the true Child of Destiny and said his future achievements could surpass even his own.

• Tongtian arrived at the Purple Cloud Palace and was shocked to find Hun Xiu seated on a prayer mat.
• Tongtian asked Hun Xiu why he had entered Chaos, and Hun Xiu claimed he had wandered into the palace by accident.
• Hun Xiu took his leave after obtaining the Investiture of the Gods List and God Striking Whip.
• Hongjun told Tongtian that Hun Xiu possessed Saint's Potential and could make Jiejiao endure forever.
• Hongjun said Hun Xiu was the true Child of Destiny and Person of Heavenly Mandate, whose achievements might surpass his own.

Hun Xiu refined the Investiture of the Gods List and the God Striking Whip, becoming their sole master and causing a change in the Heavenly Dao. The system then revealed a hidden mission requiring him to list Saints and vast numbers of other cultivators, leaving him convinced the task was impossible.

• Sect Master Tongtian questioned Hongjun's high praise of Hun Xiu, but Hongjun insisted Hun Xiu deserved it.
• Hun Xiu sealed his cave dwelling, fused drops of essence blood into the Investiture of the Gods List and the God Striking Whip, and gained complete control of both treasures.
• All Saints sensed a change in the Heavenly Dao, struggled to divine its cause, and headed toward the Purple Cloud Palace.
• Hongjun realized Hun Xiu had freed the Investiture of the Gods List and the God Striking Whip from the Heavenly Dao, so they would return to it only if Hun Xiu died.
• The system triggered a hidden mission requiring Hun Xiu to list at least three Saints and hundreds of other cultivators, as well as one hundred thousand Golden Immortals.
• Hun Xiu protested that the mission was impossible for a Late Stage Quasi-Saint and regretted obtaining the treasures.

Hun Xiu learned that refusing his mission would trap him in the Primordial World, so he entered seclusion to grow strong enough to kill Saints. In Purple Cloud Palace, Hongjun warned the Six Saints that the altered Calamity could place even Saints on the Investiture of the Gods List, while Sect Master Tongtian and Primeval Lord of Heaven argued over whose disciples should fill it.

• The system told Hun Xiu that refusing its mission would make returning to the Battle Through the Heavens Universe nearly impossible, so he decided to increase his strength through seclusion.
• Hongjun told the Six Saints that the Calamity had changed and that even Saints might be listed on the Investiture of the Gods List.
• Hongjun explained that Hun Xiu had disrupted the Heavenly Dao’s original plans and possessed the Investiture of the Gods List and God Striking Whip.
• Taishang Laozi asked whether filling the Investiture of the Gods List could resolve the Calamity, and Hongjun said it could but would be difficult.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven proposed filling the list with Jiejiao disciples, prompting Sect Master Tongtian to demand that Chanjiao disciples be listed instead.
• Hongjun ordered Sect Master Tongtian and Primeval Lord of Heaven to be silent as they argued in Purple Cloud Palace.