Chapter Summaries

Shangguan Jiantian used the Starry Sky Giant Beast to slaughter the Holy Sons until Xu Qiang and the Black-Robed Man intervened. Meanwhile, Xu Xuan woke in the Primordial Spirit Race's territory and learned from Xiao Yun that their elder had brought him there but would remain in seclusion for at least half a year.

• Shangguan Jiantian ordered the Starry Sky Giant Beast to kill the Holy Sons, leaving only a few dozen survivors.
• Xu Qiang arrived and knocked the Black-Robed Man away from the Starry Sky Giant Beast as the surviving Holy Sons escaped.
• Xu Qiang dismissed Shangguan Jiantian and scattered the Black-Robed Man's black mist.
• Xiao Yun fed Xu Xuan spirit porridge, and his Fate Points began to rise as he woke.
• Xu Xuan asked Xiao Yun where he was and learned that the elder who brought him to the Primordial Spirit Race's territory would remain in seclusion for at least half a year.

Xu Xuan agreed to save the Spirit Race, then swiftly killed the demonic beasts threatening their territory. He shared the meat with Xiao Yun and used the Great Dao of Fire to roast a wolf’s leg for her.

• Xiao Yun begged Xu Xuan to protect the Spirit Race from the demonic beasts outside, and he agreed.
• Xu Xuan summoned the Gods and Devils Spear and killed all the Void Spirit Realm demonic beasts with a series of swift attacks.
• The Spirit Race members rushed to collect the beasts’ meat, and Xu Xuan gave Xiao Yun a wolf’s leg.
• Xu Xuan used the Great Dao of Fire to roast the wolf’s leg, filling the territory with its aroma.

Xu Xuan learned that three powerful heavenly silkworms in the Heavenly Silkworm Cave were preying on the Spirit Race branch and vowed to destroy them. After saying goodbye to Xiao Yun and the elders, he left their territory and headed into the desert toward the cave.

• Xu Xuan gave Xiao Yun the roasted wolf leg, and she kissed his cheek before eagerly eating it.
• Xu Xuan asked the elders where the demonic beasts came from, and they told him about the Heavenly Silkworm Cave beyond the desert.
• The elders explained that three ten-thousand-year-old heavenly silkworms devoured yang energy and had caused their Spirit Race branch's population to plummet.
• Xu Xuan promised to wipe out the Heavenly Silkworm Spirits and said he would protect Xiao Yun and the branch.
• Xu Xuan cut through the Light Screen, entered the sandstorm, spotted the Heavenly Silkworm Cave, and strode toward it.

The Heavenly Silkworm Devil Lord emerged from his cocoon and set out with ten true spirit realm demonic beasts to attack the Spirit Race. Xu Xuan entered the cave and was mistaken for the Devil Lord by a vengeful White-Robed Young General, who attacked him before realizing his mistake.

• The Heavenly Silkworm Devil Lord emerged from his cocoon, summoned ten demonic beasts, and led them to slaughter the Spirit Race.
• Xu Xuan reached the Heavenly Silkworm Cave and entered despite seeing the Devil Lord and his demons leave.
• Xu Xuan examined the giant Heavenly Silkworm Statue, but a hidden attacker struck at him from the darkness.
• The White-Robed Young General mistook Xu Xuan for the Heavenly Silkworm Devil Lord and launched a lethal attack to avenge his clan.
• Xu Xuan overpowered the White-Robed Young General and explained that he was not the Devil Lord.
• The White-Robed Young General apologized and offered himself up for punishment, and Xu Xuan asked him to tell his story.

Bai Long told Xu Xuan how the Bai Clan had guarded the continent against demons and been nearly destroyed by the Heavenly Silkworm Devil Lord. As two Heavenly Silkworm women emerged from their cocoons, one attacked Bai Long while the other healed him, and Xu Xuan remained wary of the danger to Little White.

• Bai Long explained that his clan had gone to suppress the Extraterrestrial Demon Race, leaving the Heavenly Silkworm Clan an opening to slaughter the Bai Clan.
• Bai Long said he alone survived, escaped through a seal, and intended to stop the Heavenly Silkworm Devil Lord from reaching the continent.
• Xu Xuan realized Little White was fighting the Devil Lord and asked Bai Long about his strength; Bai Long estimated the Devil Lord was at least Earth Martial and might already be a Saint.
• A white-haired and a purple-haired Heavenly Silkworm woman emerged from their cocoons; the white-haired woman refused her sister's suggestion to eat Xu Xuan and Bai Long.
• The purple-haired woman struck Bai Long and sent him flying, while Xu Xuan only retreated a few steps.
• The white-haired woman gave Bai Long a Saint Silkworm Pill that rapidly healed him, shocking him and drawing an angry protest from her sister.

Xu Xuan learned that the white-haired beauty belonged to the Heavenly Silkworm Clan’s rightful ruling White Clan, while Little White confronted the half-Saint Heavenly Silkworm Devil Lord and claimed his master would arrive. As the Devil Lord moved to attack Little White, Xu Xuan rushed to help and asked Tai Zui to prepare to fight.

• The white-haired beauty offered Bai Long a Sacred Silkworm Pill and warned him and Xu Xuan to leave before the king returned.
• Xu Xuan’s system identified the beauty as a member of the White Clan, and Xu Xuan explained the conditions for obtaining the Heavenly Silkworm Transformation.
• Little White caught up with the Heavenly Silkworm Devil Lord, attacked him, and announced that his master had sent him to capture him.
• The Heavenly Silkworm Devil Lord waited for Little White’s master, then grew impatient and gathered Demonic Qi to attack.
• Xu Xuan sensed the Devil Lord’s power, grabbed Bai Long, and hurried toward the battle while asking Tai Zui to buy him time as he recovered.

Xu Xuan confronted the Heavenly Silkworm Devil Lord but was badly outmatched, so he summoned Tai Ling to help. The Devil Lord struck Tai Ling down, and Xu Xuan barely blocked the attack that followed.

• Xu Xuan ambushed the Heavenly Silkworm Devil Lord, then challenged him directly and survived a powerful blow.
• The Devil Lord mocked Xu Xuan and demanded that he kneel, while Xu Xuan admitted the gap between them was vast.
• Xu Xuan summoned Tai Ling from the small world in his Spatial Ring to join the fight.
• Tai Ling attacked the Devil Lord with Glazed Fire, but he smashed through her defense and sent her crashing to the ground.
• Xu Xuan blocked the Devil Lord's follow-up with the Gods and Devils Spear, yet staggered backward under its force.

Xu Xuan confronted the Heavenly Silkworm Devil Lord while Bai Long pursued the fleeing Demons, but the Devil Lord overpowered Xu Xuan and began filling him with Demonic Qi. Tai Zui arrived, rescued Xu Xuan, and captured the Devil Lord to interrogate him about his connection to the Devil Race.

• The Heavenly Silkworm Devil Lord sent ten Demons to capture the Spirit Race members while he stayed behind to face Xu Xuan, and Bai Long secretly pursued the Demons.
• The Heavenly Silkworm Devil Lord grabbed Xu Xuan by the neck and poured Demonic Qi into his body as Xu Xuan struggled helplessly.
• Tai Zui appeared, trapped the Heavenly Silkworm Devil Lord in a pitch-black cage, and freed Xu Xuan.
• Xu Xuan let Tai Zui question the Devil Lord, then helped Tai Ling onto Little White and flew off to find Bai Long.
• Tai Zui demanded to know why the Devil Lord carried such dense Demonic Qi, slapped him down, and threatened to extract the truth himself.

Bai Long fought ten Profound Spirit Realm demons alone, exhausted himself, and collapsed before they could kill him. Xu Xuan, Tai Ling, and Little White arrived in time to save him, and Xu Xuan received 100,000 Fate Points after Bai Long thanked him.

• Bai Long confronted the ten demons and used his Nine Heavens Profound Emperor Art to attack them with the phantom emperor’s sword.
• The demons joined forces to raise a Demonic Qi shield, but Bai Long’s sword strikes shattered it before he collapsed from exhaustion.
• One demon tried to kill the unconscious Bai Long, but a spear killed it, and Xu Xuan, Tai Ling, and Little White arrived.
• Xu Xuan healed Bai Long with Chaos Divine Qi while Little White swallowed the remaining nine demons.
• Bai Long woke and thanked Xu Xuan, triggering a system reward of 100,000 Fate Points.

Xu Xuan accepted Bai Long, the reincarnation of the Heavenly Dao, as his disciple after the system assured him it would be beneficial. After Tai Zui returned with the slain Heavenly Silkworm Devil Lord and two captives, Xu Xuan released the two female heavenly silkworms and set off for the Primordial Spirit Race with Bai Long.

• Bai Long asked Xu Xuan to take him as a disciple, and Xu Xuan agreed after consulting the system, on the condition that Bai Long obey him absolutely.
• Tai Zui returned with the dead Heavenly Silkworm Devil Lord and recognized Bai Long as the reincarnation of the Heavenly Dao.
• Tai Zui showed Xu Xuan two captured female heavenly silkworms, and Xu Xuan ordered him to release them because they had done him no harm.
• The two heavenly silkworms thanked Xu Xuan and flew away after Tai Zui warned them not to encroach on other races.
• Xu Xuan rode Little White toward the Primordial Spirit Race with Bai Long, while Tai Zui entered the Small World inside the Spatial Ring.

The false Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden rampaged against the purple-haired people while the true Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden fought to regain control of her body. After the false one overpowered her in their inner mind-space, mysterious Runes emerged and stopped her from delivering the final blow.

• The false Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden crushed and terrorized the kneeling purple-haired people, killing a young man with her attack.
• The true Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden attacked from within her body, forcing the false one to writhe in pain and confronting her in their shared mind-space.
• The true Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden struck with the Heavenly Punishment Sword, but the false one blocked it with the Heavenly God Shield and reflected the attack, wounding her.
• The false Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden approached the injured true Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden and prepared to kill her.
• Runes poured from Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden's body, suspending the false one in midair and erasing the Divine Power in her hand.

The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden defeated her counterfeit with help from the purple-haired Clan Chief, who entrusted the Primordial Spirit Race to her care. Meanwhile, Shangguan Jiantian attacked Luo Xiaotian and the others with his Starry Sky Giant Beast, which swallowed Yu Hua, leaving the survivors powerless and waiting for Xu Xuan.

• The false Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden killed herself, and the true Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden thanked the purple-haired Clan Chief for saving her.
• The purple-haired Clan Chief asked the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden to protect the Primordial Spirit Race and avoid conflict with the Human Race.
• Shangguan Jiantian revealed that he had come on his Clan Chief's orders to slaughter everyone and destabilize their factions.
• Yu Hua dodged the Starry Sky Giant Beast's attacks before charging it to protect Luo Xiaotian and the others.
• The Starry Sky Giant Beast used its suction to swallow Yu Hua, and Luo Xiaotian and the others could only watch helplessly.

After learning that Yu Hua had died, Xu Xuan sought a way to return to the continent and offered to take Xiao Yun with him. The Spirit Race Elder agreed, but required Xu Xuan to pass three trials, and brought him to the Heavenly Ladder for the first one.

• Xu Xuan learned from the shattered Contract that Yu Hua had died and asked Xiao Yun how to leave the Primordial Spirit Race territory.
• A month later, Xu Xuan reached the Eighth Heaven of the Profound Spirit Realm and asked Xiao Yun whether she wanted to see the outside world.
• Xu Xuan entered a teleportation array and met the purple-haired Spirit Race Elder, whom the system identified as a Half-Step Emperor Realm cultivator.
• The Spirit Race Elder agreed to let Xu Xuan leave and take someone from the Spirit Race, but required him to pass trials involving the Heavenly Ladder, nine Evil Demons, and Runes.
• The Spirit Race Elder brought Xu Xuan to the Heavenly Ladder and told him to climb it to pass the first trial.

Xu Xuan began climbing the Heavenly Ladder and discovered that its rising pressure made each level increasingly difficult to endure. After reaching the two-hundred-and-fiftieth step, he stopped to find another way forward before the pressure overwhelmed him.

• Xu Xuan learned that the Heavenly Ladder had a thousand steps and began climbing, initially finding it easy.
• Xu Xuan felt crushing pressure and heat as he climbed, and at the hundredth step he discovered that falling backward would send him into an abyss.
• Xu Xuan realized the pressure changed every ten steps and continued upward, reaching the two-hundredth step despite a massive increase in force.
• Xu Xuan climbed to the two-hundred-and-fiftieth step, judged that he might reach his limit by the three-hundredth, and paused to look for another method.

Xu Xuan adapted to the Heavenly Stairway’s pressure, enduring severe injuries that healed as he advanced. He reached the nine-hundredth level and saw a golden gate open above him, then pushed toward it.

• Xu Xuan sat down to adapt to the Heavenly Stairway’s pressure, entering a state of enlightenment before continuing onward.
• He reached the three-hundredth level, then accelerated and pushed through to the five-hundredth level, where he rested.
• Xu Xuan continued forward under crushing pressure, suffering widespread wounds as he charged ahead.
• His injuries healed instantly, and Xu Xuan realized enduring the stairway was strengthening his body.
• Xu Xuan reached the nine-hundredth level, saw a golden gate opening above, and pressed toward it.

Xu Xuan endured the final steps of the Heavenly Ladder, recovering from his injuries before forcing his way through the golden gate. He entered the second trial and faced the Water Spirit God, who attacked him with a massive wave.

• Xu Xuan’s body was torn apart by the Heavenly Ladder’s pressure, but the system automatically healed and strengthened him.
• Xu Xuan climbed to the 990th step, then forced himself onward and leaped through the golden gate.
• The purple-haired middle-aged man applauded Xu Xuan and warned him that the second trial would be just as difficult.
• Xu Xuan challenged a hidden presence in a dark lake, and the Water Spirit God appeared, claiming physical attacks could not harm him.
• The Water Spirit God raised a huge wave and sent it surging toward Xu Xuan.

Xu Xuan fought the Three Gods of the Nine Netherworlds and discovered that the Heavenly Ladder’s tempering had made him overwhelmingly strong. He killed the Water Spirit God, Fire Spirit God, and Grass Spirit God with Chaos Divine Qi.

• Xu Xuan absorbed the Water Spirit God’s attacks with the Rune and sent them back, but the Fire Spirit God arrived and extinguished the water with fireballs.
• The Water Spirit God and Fire Spirit God discussed killing Xu Xuan, and the Grass Spirit God arrived, greedy for the yang energy in his body.
• The three gods joined forces and attacked Xu Xuan, but their blows barely affected him, revealing the results of the Heavenly Ladder’s body tempering.
• Xu Xuan summoned the Gods and Devils Spear and used Gods and Devils in Chaos Slash to knock the three gods down.
• Xu Xuan ignored their pleas for mercy and engulfed all three with Chaos Divine Qi, devouring them completely.

After defeating the Three Gods of Nine Serenities, Xu Xuan entered a strange void and encountered the far stronger Six Paths Evil Gods. Surrounded by the six, he activated his Eternity Rune as the green Path God charged at him.

• Xu Xuan collected three powerful beads left behind by the Three Gods of Nine Serenities and wondered where the other Evil Demons were.
• Xu Xuan entered a Dark Sphere and followed a void into mist, where six figures began to form.
• One of the Six Paths Evil Gods struck Xu Xuan with Demonic Qi, wounding him but failing to kill him.
• The Six Paths Evil Gods surrounded Xu Xuan, and their black leader ordered the green Path God to attack.
• As the green Path God rushed toward him, Xu Xuan activated his Eternity Rune, freezing everything around them.

Xu Xuan was captured by the Saint-level Black Dao God, but he tried to deceive him into believing they might be allies. The system triggered a quest to fool the Six Paths Evil Gods and bring Six Paths Evil out, and Xu Xuan accepted it.

• Xu Xuan used the Eternity rune to stop the Green Dao God’s attack, but the Black Dao God seized him and suppressed him with his Saint-level power.
• Xu Xuan realized the Purple-Haired Middle-Aged Man had used him and learned that the Black Dao God wanted to kill him over his knowledge of Primordial Spirit Race runes.
• Xu Xuan denied belonging to the Primordial Spirit Race and claimed that he and the Black Dao God could be friends.
• The Black Dao God considered using Xu Xuan to escape and asked what he wanted, while the White Dao God urged him to decide what to do.
• The system triggered a hidden quest to fool the Six Paths Evil Gods and bring Six Paths Evil out, and Xu Xuan accepted it.

Xu Xuan persuaded the Six Paths Evil Gods to enter the Small World in his Spatial Ring, promising to take them back to the continent and swearing not to harm them. After completing the hidden mission and receiving his rewards, he entered the Third Trial, where endless stone pillars stretched through an empty space.

• Xu Xuan offered to take the Black Dao God and the other Six Paths Evil Gods out of the trial and back to the continent.
• The Golden Dao God threatened Xu Xuan, but the Black Dao God struck him down and demanded that Xu Xuan swear on his Dao Heart.
• Xu Xuan swore he would never harm the Six Paths Evil Gods, and they entered the Small World in his Spatial Ring.
• The golden door opened, and the system awarded Xu Xuan Normal Teleportation and a Saint Experience Card for completing a hidden mission.
• Xu Xuan entered the Third Trial and found himself in an empty space filled with endless stone pillars.