Chapter Summaries

Ye Han accepted Saint As’s invitation to explore the Heavenly Mechanism Star Realm in a hundred years, hoping the opportunity would help him reach the Mahayana Stage. After leaving, Saint As wondered why the Ominous Cauldron had not reacted, while Ye Han headed toward the Boundless Sea to investigate the Ancient Human Race.

• Ye Han recognized that Saint As’s jade slip contained the complete Stars Art and asked about Saint As’s identity, but Saint As refused to explain his origins.
• Saint As invited Ye Han to join him in the dangerous Heavenly Mechanism Star Realm, promising a chance to advance to the Mahayana Stage.
• Ye Han agreed to meet Saint As in Heavenly Mirror Immortal City in a hundred years, and Saint As said Ye Han should further cultivate the Stars Art before the journey.
• Three days later, Ye Han departed the mountain peak, and Saint As wondered why the Ominous Cauldron had not reacted before flying away.
• Ye Han compared the complete Stars Art with his own technique, realized his later stages had gone astray, and flew toward the Boundless Sea to look into the Ancient Human Race.

Ye Han returned to Heavenly Mirror Immortal City after helping the Ancient Human Race on Pangu Island, gathering supplies, and cultivating the Stars Art to its fourth layer. After waiting more than half a year for Saint As, he learned their trip to the Heavenly Mechanism Star Realm would begin with a visit to the Immortal Race’s Immortal Palace.

• Ye Han found that the Yuwen Lineage had vanished and sensed that Zhuge Baiqing had reached void refinement late stage, but he did not visit her.
• Ye Han discovered that the Ancient Human Race on Pangu Island was divided by internal strife, then ended the conflict and killed the enemy cultivators at void refinement stage or above while disguised as an Immortal Race cultivator.
• Ye Han gathered supplies and cultivated the Stars Art to its fourth layer, regaining one percent of his control over the Purple Cauldron’s aura-devouring power.
• Ye Han waited in Heavenly Mirror Immortal City for more than half a year without finding Saint As, then met him when he finally arrived.
• Saint As said an unexpected boon would help their trip, and he told Ye Han they would leave immediately for the Immortal Race’s Immortal Palace.

Ye Han and Saint As reached the Immortal Race’s Star Sea Immortal Palace and planned to use its teleportation array to approach the moving Heavenly Mechanism Star Realm. After waiting eight years for the array’s next activation, they joined the other travelers as teleportation began.

• Saint As explained the Immortal Palace’s history, the Immortal Race’s power, and how its star realm teleportation arrays worked.
• Saint As planned to use a teleportation passage and break it midway to reach the Heavenly Mechanism Star Realm’s path.
• Ye Han asked Saint As about the Ancient Human Race and the Heaven-Devouring Cauldron, but Saint As refused to discuss either subject.
• Ye Han and Saint As waited eight years for the teleportation array to activate again.
• An Immortal Race cultivator outlined the teleportation rules, and Ye Han looked toward Saint As as the array was about to begin.

Ye Han and Saint As traveled through the Star Realm Teleportation Array, where a coordinated ambush turned against them. After killing the attackers, Saint As activated a Formation Disk that violently shook the Spatial Transmission Passage.

• Ye Han and Saint As entered the Star Realm Teleportation Array and endured the passage's space-tearing power as they traveled.
• More than a day into the journey, four black-robed cultivators attacked the travelers with metal chains, while the other Body Integration Realm cultivators targeted Ye Han and Saint As.
• Ye Han and Saint As repelled the attacks and killed the eight Body Integration Realm cultivators who had conspired against them.
• Ye Han and Saint As collected the spoils and left the four Void Refinement Stage cultivators unharmed.
• Saint As activated a strange Formation Disk, causing the Spatial Transmission Passage to twist and shake violently.

Ye Han and Saint As escaped a collapsing spatial passage into the Chaotic Star Sea and traveled to a large star ring. When Saint As prepared to set up the Heavenly Mechanism Divine Crossbow, Ye Han sensed someone nearby and called them out.

• Ye Han used Golden Light Giant Hands to pull four Void Refinement Stage cultivators toward the stabilized spatial passage while Saint As activated his formation.
• Ye Han and Saint As passed through the spatial rift and protected themselves from the star sea hurricane with their abilities and armor.
• Saint As used a pitch-black metal sphere to guide them through the Chaotic Star Sea toward the Heavenly Mechanism Star Realm's expected route.
• Saint As led Ye Han to a large, cratered star ring and began preparing to set up the Heavenly Mechanism Divine Crossbow.
• Ye Han sensed someone nearby and shouted for them to come out, surprising Saint As.

Ye Han and Saint As encountered Nethergod Devil Lord and Heavenly Profound Star King hiding in the Chaotic Star Sea after fleeing the Heavenly God World. The four cautiously questioned one another’s reasons for being there, and Ye Han’s knowledge of the pair’s stolen treasure made them suspect the newcomers had come for them.

• Ye Han sensed Nethergod Devil Lord and Heavenly Profound Star King nearby, and the two emerged from a cavern to greet him.
• Nethergod Devil Lord and Heavenly Profound Star King were astonished by Ye Han’s late Body Integration cultivation and wary of Saint As’s powerful aura.
• Saint As asked the pair why they were in the Chaotic Star Sea, and they asked why he and Ye Han had come there.
• Ye Han said he and Saint As were heading to a treasure-rich land, then suggested the pair were recovering from their escape from the Heavenly God World.
• Nethergod Devil Lord and Heavenly Profound Star King grew wary when Ye Han revealed he knew about their opportunity in the Heavenly God World.

Saint As revealed that the treasure the Nethergod Devil Lord and the Heavenly Profound Star King had obtained could only be used in the Heavenly Mechanism Star Realm. He and Ye Han confirmed they had come to the Chaotic Star Sea to reach it, and Saint As announced that the realm was about to pass by.

• Ye Han revealed that news of the Nethergod Devil Lord and the Heavenly Profound Star King’s treasure had spread through the Heavenly Spirit Realm, making the pair wary of being hunted.
• Saint As deduced that the two could not use their treasure because they had not found the right place, and said it could be used in the Heavenly Mechanism Star Realm.
• The Heavenly Profound Star King doubted Saint As, but the Nethergod Devil Lord asked Ye Han whether the claim was true.
• Saint As explained that he and Ye Han had come to the Chaotic Star Sea to enter the Heavenly Mechanism Star Realm, and Ye Han confirmed it.
• Saint As pointed toward the Boundless Star Sea and said the Heavenly Mechanism Star Realm was about to pass through as the star sea clouds stirred.

Saint As and Ye Han prepared a reinforced platform and the Heavenly Mechanism Divine Crossbow for the approaching Heavenly Mechanism Star Realm, while the Nethergod Devil Lord and Heavenly Profound Star King agreed to join them. As the Star Sea Clouds grew violent, a huge distorted shadow surged through the Boundless Star Sea.

• Saint As told the Nethergod Devil Lord and Heavenly Profound Star King that the Heavenly Mechanism Star Realm would pass by soon and invited them to enter it with him.
• Ye Han drove enormous stone stakes into the ground while Saint As assembled a metal platform to support the Heavenly Mechanism Divine Crossbow.
• The Nethergod Devil Lord and Heavenly Profound Star King agreed to cooperate with Saint As in hopes of finding a path to the Mahayana Stage.
• Saint As mounted the Heavenly Mechanism Divine Crossbow on the reinforced platform and instructed the others to prepare for the Star Realm's arrival.
• The Star Sea Clouds shook violently as a terrifying distorted shadow surged through the Boundless Star Sea.

Saint As, Ye Han, the Nethergod Devil Lord, and the Heavenly Profound Star King launched themselves toward the passing Heavenly Mechanism Star Realm inside specially forged arrows. Ye Han broke through its defenses and entered the realm, though his arrow shattered in the process.

• The enormous Heavenly Mechanism Star Realm approached, unleashing spatial storms that shook the Star Ring and stunned Saint As, Ye Han, the Nethergod Devil Lord, and the Heavenly Profound Star King.
• Saint As and Ye Han entered separate arrows, and the others followed into the remaining vessels as the group prepared to endure the dangerous launch.
• Saint As fired all four arrows from the Heavenly Mechanism Divine Crossbow, whose recoil shattered the base and hurled the Star Ring away.
• The arrows spun through the storm toward the Heavenly Mechanism Star Realm, drawing on their rune formations to accelerate as the violent passage began damaging them.
• Ye Han poured his power into his arrow as it broke apart, then passed through the realm's defensive restrictions and found himself above a vast continent beneath a blue sky.

Ye Han, Saint As, and the Nethergod Devil Lord gathered at the Immortal-Thief Outsider Race member’s Teleportation Array in the Heavenly Mechanism Star Realm, but the Heavenly Profound Star King was missing. After the Star King arrived injured, their pursuers tracked them to the array, and Saint As asked whether Old Thief was ready.

• Ye Han used a Teleportation Token to escape the pursuing cultivators and reach the Teleportation Array where the Immortal-Thief Outsider Race member waited.
• Saint As and the Nethergod Devil Lord arrived, and Saint As asked where the missing Heavenly Profound Star King was.
• The Nethergod Devil Lord admitted that he possessed only half of his Heavenly Gate treasure, disappointing Saint As.
• The Heavenly Profound Star King arrived injured and claimed he had nearly died after finding a rare spirit medicine.
• Old Thief warned that pursuers had followed them through the Teleportation Passage, and Saint As asked if he was prepared.

Ye Han and the others escaped their pursuers by teleporting away as the Immortal-Thief Outsider Race member destroyed the array behind them. In their safe hideout, Saint As planned for the group to lie low and recover while he investigated their next destination, which was guarded by a powerful formation and two Mahayana Stage Cultivators.

• The Immortal-Thief Outsider Race member gave Saint As, Ye Han, the Nethergod Devil Lord, and the Heavenly Profound Star King Teleportation Tokens and began destroying the array as they escaped.
• A pursuer arrived too late, found signs of outsider auras, and set out to alert the others.
• The group appeared in another Teleportation Array, which the Immortal-Thief Outsider Race member concealed before Saint As warned them to cooperate in the hostile Heavenly Mechanism Star Realm.
• The Heavenly Profound Star King admitted greed had led him to consider acting alone, and Saint As accepted his promise not to repeat that mistake.
• The Immortal-Thief Outsider Race member reported that their intended passage had been discovered and was guarded by a powerful Restriction Formation and two Mahayana Stage Cultivators.
• Saint As told the group to cultivate and recover in hiding while he investigated; he urged the Nethergod Devil Lord and the Heavenly Profound Star King to refine their treasures and Ye Han to strengthen his body.

Ye Han spent centuries cultivating in the Heavenly Mechanism Star Realm, strengthening his cultivation and body before rejoining Saint As and the others. Disguised as Star Clan cultivators, the group traveled toward Star Clan Island, where Saint As claimed a True Immortal was sleeping.

• Ye Han cultivated for 373 years in a cavern rich in spiritual energy and power of the stars, advancing his Stars Art and physical body.
• Saint As returned and called Ye Han out of seclusion.
• More than three months later, Ye Han traveled with Saint As, Heavenly Profound Star King, Nethergod Devil Lord, and another companion through the Heavenly Mechanism Star Realm in Star Clan disguises.
• The group encountered Star Clan cultivators but faced no serious challenge, and killed any who dared provoke them.
• Saint As told the group that Star Clan Island held an opportunity to become a True Immortal because a True Immortal was sleeping there, leaving Ye Han to wonder whether Saint As's original body was that immortal.

Ye Han, Saint As, and their companions waited in concealment near Star Clan Island, hoping to enter when its defenses weakened. As Star Clan cultivators began passing through the barrier with their tokens, Saint As told the group to prepare to enter.

• Ye Han and his companions watched Star Clan Island from several thousand li away while Saint As explained the island’s rules and the dangers within.
• Saint As warned that the group lacked Star Clan Tokens and that two Mahayana-stage cultivators guarded the secret passage they planned to use.
• The group remained hidden as Star Clan cultivators gathered near the island and waited for its restrictions to open.
• The Star Palace Halls emitted runes and starlight, and the defensive barrier around Star Clan Island began to weaken.
• Star Clan cultivators used their tokens to pass through the barrier, and Saint As transmitted to the others to get ready.

Ye Han and Saint As's group infiltrated Star Clan Island through its weakened Restrictive Barrier and discovered its rich spiritual energy and spirit-like seawater. After a terrifying divine sense detected them, a battle over Star Clan immortal herbs drew the Star Clan cultivators away, and the group continued with their plan as a mysterious figure said someone had returned.

• Ye Han and the others used the Five Elements Chaos Origin Formation to pass through Star Clan Island's Restrictive Barrier when it briefly weakened.
• The group entered the island and found its spiritual energy, power of the stars, and seawater exceptionally rich in immortal energy.
• A powerful divine sense swept over Ye Han and his companions, seemingly discovering them.
• An eruption of spell power drew the Star Clan cultivators and the divine sense's owner toward a battle over the Star Clan's immortal herbs.
• Saint As led the group deeper through the seawater, while a figure above the island murmured, "I knew it... You came back...!"

Ye Han and the others followed Saint As beneath the sea toward the Star Clan Island, seeking the place where their treasures could help them advance to the Mahayana Stage. At the island’s edge, they encountered a swarm of self-aware Eel Dragon Battle Puppets and fought their way toward the cliff.

• Saint As led Ye Han and the others through the Star Clan’s underwater territory and warned them not to draw attention by taking spirit-transformed treasures.
• The Heavenly Profound Star King asked where he could use his treasure, and Saint As said it would react deep within the Star Clan Island but warned that success carried great danger.
• As the group approached the island’s underwater cliff, Saint As sensed danger, and enormous blood-red eyes opened in the trench.
• Eel Dragon Battle Puppets emerged in great numbers and attacked Ye Han and the others with star-powered storms.
• Saint As unleashed golden ring treasures while Ye Han and the others fought the puppets and pushed toward the cliff.

The Great Star Divine Emperor waited in a secret passage for a returning outsider who might be seeking his true form, while Ye Han and his companions forced their way into Star Clan Island’s central area. After the Purple Cauldron stirred inside the passage, Saint As gave Ye Han a strange look.

• The Great Star Divine Emperor told two unseen figures that an outsider he suspected had returned and was likely to use the secret passage to reach his true form.
• Ye Han used the Vajra Fire God Art to pull open a metal gate while Saint As and the others fought off the ape battle puppets.
• Saint As, Ye Han, the Heavenly Profound Star King, the Nethergod Devil Lord, and the Immortal-Thief Outsider Race member entered the gate, and Ye Han shut it against the pursuing puppets.
• Ye Han realized the passage contained true immortal spiritual energy and power of the stars, and that the group had reached Star Clan Island’s central area after more than three months.
• The Purple Cauldron trembled in Ye Han’s Divine Sense Sea, and Saint As gave him a strange look.

Ye Han and the others entered the Star Palace, where the Purple Cauldron briefly reacted to a hidden treasure before falling silent and slipping beyond his control. As Saint As led them deeper into the palace, they found two Star Clan Cultivators fighting a huge Metal Battle Puppet and prepared to attack.

• Ye Han felt the Purple Cauldron react to something inside the Star Palace, then lose control of it again, and he worried about its growing power and possible backlash.
• Ye Han and the others traveled through the passage, where the spiritual energy contained immortal qi and the power of the stars, while they discussed the Star Clan’s strength.
• Saint As warned the group to attack Star Clan Cultivators immediately if they encountered them and led everyone farther into the palace.
• After hearing explosions, the group concealed their auras and found two late-stage Body Integration Realm Star Clan Cultivators fighting a gigantic Metal Battle Puppet.
• Saint As told everyone to attack without waiting.

Saint As ambushed two Star Clan cultivators and revealed a rare dark-attribute spirit root, gaining the advantage despite fighting both at once. Ye Han and the Nethergod Devil Lord joined the battle, and Ye Han recognized the metal puppet his opponent summoned as familiar.

• Saint As attacked the two Star Clan cultivators with golden rings and demonic figures, but the burly cultivator countered with star-law metal balls.
• Saint As unleashed a dark-attribute saber attack that overwhelmed the Star Clan cultivators’ defenses and gave him the advantage.
• Ye Han attacked the burly cultivator with Golden Light Sword Rays while the Nethergod Devil Lord used demonic qi to disrupt his movement.
• The burly cultivator summoned a metal puppet to block Ye Han’s sword rays, and Ye Han was surprised by how familiar it looked.

Ye Han and his allies defeated two Star Clan Cultivators and destroyed their four-armed metal puppet. Four Jade Slips emerged from the puppet, and the Purple Cauldron began to vibrate.

• The Heavenly Profound Star King and his clones overwhelmed the two Star Clan Cultivators, who tried to flee.
• Ye Han and the others trapped and attacked the Star Clan Cultivators, killing one and capturing the other's nascent soul and divine soul.
• The four-armed metal puppet attacked, but Saint As and the others destroyed it within seconds.
• Four Jade Slips flew from the puppet, and Ye Han sensed the Purple Cauldron vibrating.

Ye Han and the others divided the spoils from two Star Clan cultivators, and Ye Han secured four mysterious jade slips. They entered a vast realm filled with spirit-transformation medicines, where distant explosions suggested someone was already fighting; Saint As urged the group not to waste time there.

• Saint As proposed that the group copy the four techniques and divide the other spoils, and Ye Han asked to take the jade slips while choosing his treasure last.
• Nethergod Devil Lord claimed the Star Clan cultivators’ bodies, Heavenly Profound Star King took the Star Mark treasure, and the group divided the remaining spoils before handing Ye Han the jade slips.
• The group followed the passage toward a powerful medicinal fragrance, and Saint As warned that spirit medicines ahead might undergo spirit transformation quickly.
• Ye Han and the others emerged into a vast, starlit realm filled with true immortal spiritual energy and abundant spirit medicines.
• Explosions thundered from a distant valley, and Saint As told the group that despite the treasures, they had no need to waste time there.