Recaps

Ye Xuan’s long-awaited system awakened during the Ancient Desolate Holy Land’s disciple assessment and granted him the Chaos Sacred Body. As it began integrating, his test produced a divine-grade purple light that shook the crystal pillar, while an astonishing phenomenon appeared in the sky.

• Ye Xuan joined the Ancient Desolate Holy Land’s recruitment assessment after three years of waiting for his system to appear.
• Ye Xuan touched the chaos crystal pillar and heard the system activate, bind to him, and offer him a sign-in.
• Ye Xuan signed in and obtained the Chaos Sacred Body, then chose to use it.
• The Chaos Sacred Body began integrating, and brilliant purple light surged through the crystal pillar, astonishing the crowd and elder with its divine-grade spiritual root.
• The purple light battered the crystal pillar until it shook the platform, and the crowd looked up at a sudden phenomenon of heaven and earth.

Ye Xuan completed his fusion with the Chaos Sacred Body, causing gods and devils to kneel before him and awakening powerful figures across the realms. As countless ancestors hurried toward the Ancient Desolate Holy Land, Han Bingning sensed the phenomenon and wondered if it was her good fortune.

• Purple dragons and phantoms of ancient gods and devils appeared above Ye Xuan, forcing everyone present to kneel except him.
• The system announced that Ye Xuan had fully fused with the Chaos Sacred Body, and the gods and devils bowed to him.
• Ancient Desolate Holy Land ancestors awoke, celebrated Ye Xuan’s potential, and argued over who would take him as a disciple.
• Han Bingning awakened from ten thousand years of meditation, sensed Ye Xuan’s Chaos Sacred Body, and considered it her good fortune.
• Ancestors across the Three Thousand Realms sensed the phenomenon and sent commands to find the child as powerful figures rushed toward the Ancient Desolate Holy Land.

After awakening the Chaos Sacred Body and Heavenly Eye, Ye Xuan was taken by Han Bingning, the Holy Lord of the Ancient Desolate Holy Land, who made him her disciple. The ancestors named him the future Holy Son and gave him the Supreme Profound Scripture, which he began cultivating with startling speed.

• Han Bingning warned approaching outsiders not to come within ten thousand miles of the Ancient Desolate Holy Land, threatening to kill anyone who disobeyed.
• Ye Xuan opened his eyes, shattered the visions of true dragons and Gods and Devils, and stunned the ancestors by displaying a Heavenly Eye despite not having cultivated.
• The ancestors fought over taking Ye Xuan as their disciple, but Han Bingning took him to the Holy Lord's Hall and asked him to become her master-disciple relationship; Ye Xuan agreed.
• Twelve ancestors arrived, reprimanded Han Bingning, and decided to hold a Holy Investiture Ceremony in three months to appoint Ye Xuan as Holy Son.
• Han Bingning gave Ye Xuan the Supreme Profound Scripture and explained its importance, but he opened a spiritual meridian almost immediately after beginning to read it.

Ye Xuan quickly mastered the Supreme Profound Scripture and began cultivating in the Holy Son Hall, shocking Han Bingning and the Ancient Desolate Holy Land’s ancestors with his progress. The chapter ended with Ye Xuan reaching the meridian opening ninth layer in under six hours, prompting the ancestors to regret not making him their disciple.

• Ye Xuan opened a golden spiritual meridian while learning the Supreme Profound Scripture, leaving Han Bingning embarrassed by how quickly he grasped its basics.
• Han Bingning took Ye Xuan to the Holy Son Hall, warned him to avoid the rear mountain, and left him there to cultivate.
• Ye Xuan began cultivating with his resources and opened nine spiritual meridians, reaching the meridian opening ninth layer in less than six hours.
• The Ancient Desolate Holy Land’s ancestors sensed Ye Xuan’s rapid absorption of Spiritual Qi and gathered above the Holy Son Hall in shock.
• Han Bingning and the ancestors discovered Ye Xuan’s progress, and several ancestors regretted not taking him as their disciple.

Ye Xuan cultivated at an unprecedented pace, opening 103 spiritual meridians in a month and surpassing the Ancient Desolate Holy Land’s record. The holy land announced that it would name him Holy Son in two months, drawing attention and visitors from across the Eastern Wasteland.

• Ye Xuan opened 38 spiritual meridians in one night before stopping to rest, while the twelve ancestors and Han Bingning watched him from the shadows.
• Over the following month, Ye Xuan opened 103 spiritual meridians, exceeding the record attributed to the founding patriarch.
• The Ancient Desolate Holy Land announced a Holy Son investiture ceremony to be held in two months and invited all sides to attend.
• People across the Eastern Wasteland debated Ye Xuan’s Chaos Sacred Body and the holy land’s intentions, while factions sent experts and young talents to the ceremony.

Ye Xuan opened his 108th spiritual meridian and drew a heavenly tribulation powerful enough to kill a Golden Core cultivator. Protected by his Sacred Armor, he endured the lightning, then collapsed as the tribulation ended and Han Bingning rushed to him.

• The ancestors and Han Bingning watched the heavenly tribulation gather and feared Ye Xuan could not survive it, but they held back from interfering.
• Ye Xuan opened his 108th spiritual meridian, and the heavenly tribulation struck the Holy Son Hall.
• Ye Xuan summoned his Sacred Armor and stood firm through repeated lightning strikes, defying the tribulation.
• The final bolt sent Ye Xuan flying, but the tribulation dispersed without killing him.
• Han Bingning caught Ye Xuan and embraced him as he told her he was fine, then the twelve ancestors barged in.

Ye Xuan learned that he had opened 108 spiritual meridians, then went to the rear mountains to temper himself. He encountered a Gale Leopard and prepared to test his strength against the beast.

• The twelve ancestors examined Ye Xuan, and he told Han Bingning that he had opened 108 spiritual meridians.
• Han Bingning hid her shock at Ye Xuan's unprecedented progress, then left the Holy Son Hall without taking him along.
• Ye Xuan decided to train in the rear mountains because he had reached the peak of the Meridian Opening Realm but lacked combat experience.
• Several senior sisters eagerly offered to guide or protect Ye Xuan, but he declined and entered the rear mountains alone.
• Ye Xuan encountered a Gale Leopard comparable to the seventh level of Meridian Opening and welcomed it as a suitable trial opponent.

Ye Xuan hunted demonic beasts to gain combat experience and then rescued a female outer sect disciple from a Black-Furred Lion. The other disciples fled, while Ye Xuan killed the lion and left the woman stunned.

• Ye Xuan dodged the Gale Leopard until he was ready, then threw it down and crushed its head to obtain his first beast core.
• Ye Xuan continued hunting demonic beasts, becoming steadier and gaining a trace of killing aura.
• Ye Xuan heard cries for help and found outer sect disciples fleeing a Black-Furred Lion.
• The Black-Furred Lion chased a fallen female disciple while the others abandoned her and ran away.
• Ye Xuan struck the Black-Furred Lion away from the woman and killed it with a series of blows.

Ye Xuan rescued Lin Xue from a Black-Furred Lion and brought her along while he trained, quickly growing powerful enough to kill Meridian Opening Ninth Layer beasts with one punch. Lin Xue warned him against seeking Essence Condensation Realm beasts, while Xue Yao led Xue Yong and the others to search for Ye Xuan and Lin Xue.

• Ye Xuan killed the Black-Furred Lion, saved Lin Xue, and introduced himself as the Holy Son, though she thought he was joking.
• Ye Xuan took Lin Xue along on his training trip, where she chatted with him and watched him defeat beasts as his strength increased.
• Xue Yong told Xue Yao that Lin Xue had been eaten by a Black-Furred Lion, but they found the beast dead and realized she might still be alive.
• Xue Yao led Xue Yong and the others to search for Ye Xuan and Lin Xue.
• Ye Xuan killed a Two-Horned Tiger with one punch and asked Lin Xue to take him to Essence Condensation Realm beasts; she warned him they were too dangerous, but he said he could escape if needed.

Ye Xuan and Lin Xue entered the area where Essence Condensation Realm demonic beasts roamed and encountered a Violent Ape. Ye Xuan killed it after a fierce fight, but Lin Xue fell from a tree when the branch beneath her snapped.

• Lin Xue warned Ye Xuan that Essence Condensation Realm demonic beasts were ahead, then gripped his clothes nervously as they continued into the area.
• A second-tier Violent Ape attacked, and Ye Xuan carried Lin Xue between trees to evade its charges.
• Ye Xuan told Lin Xue to stay put and fought the Violent Ape, knocking it back with a kick while she watched in astonishment.
• Ye Xuan used the battle to practice controlling his strength and Spiritual Qi, then killed the Violent Ape with a punch to its head.
• Lin Xue cheered from the tree, but the branch beneath her snapped and she fell.

Ye Xuan gave Lin Xue the savage ape’s demon core after teasing her, then encountered Xue Yong’s group and two inner disciples who mocked his claim that Han Bingning was his master. When Zhao Hong’s group tried to rob him and threatened Lin Xue, Ye Xuan challenged them to attack together.

• Lin Xue complained that Ye Xuan had not caught her, and he gave her the savage ape’s demon core as an apology.
• Xue Yong and his companions arrived with Xue Yao, Zhao Hong, and Zhang Shan, and Lin Xue recognized the disciples who had abandoned her.
• Ye Xuan said Han Bingning was his master, but Zhao Hong and the others mocked him and refused to believe him.
• Zhao Hong’s group blocked Ye Xuan and Lin Xue, demanded Ye Xuan’s spatial treasure and Lin Xue, and threatened them.
• Lin Xue accused Xue Yong’s group of repaying Ye Xuan’s kindness with enmity, while Ye Xuan invited the attackers to come at him together.

Ye Xuan used his Divine Eyes to defeat Zhao Hong and Zhang Shan despite their higher cultivation, then forced Xue Yong and the others to surrender their resources. He and Lin Xue left the rear mountains to return as the day grew late.

• Zhao Hong and Zhang Shan attacked Ye Xuan while Lin Xue warned them that the sect might punish them for harming fellow disciples.
• Ye Xuan used his Divine Eyes to perceive openings in their attacks and daze them, then struck Zhao Hong in the chest and shattered Zhang Shan’s leg.
• Xue Yong and the others recoiled in shock as Ye Xuan easily defeated the two inner disciples.
• Ye Xuan demanded that Xue Yong and the others leave their resources behind, and they obeyed before fleeing with Zhao Hong and Zhang Shan.
• Ye Xuan told Lin Xue it was getting late, and they headed back.

Ye Xuan gained True Solar Fire through the system and used it to temper his body before Han Bingning took him to the Martial Technique Tower to prepare for becoming Holy Son. On the ninth floor, Ye Xuan shattered a martial technique orb’s restriction, astonishing the old guardian.

• Ye Xuan signed in and obtained True Solar Fire, which he used to strengthen his spiritual channels, meridians, and bones despite the intense pain.
• Han Bingning asked whether Ye Xuan was ready to bear the responsibilities and dangers of becoming Holy Son, and he firmly said he was.
• Han Bingning took Ye Xuan to the ninth floor of the Martial Technique Tower so he could choose martial techniques for the challenges awaiting him.
• An old guardian questioned whether Ye Xuan could break the restrictions on the martial technique orbs, but Ye Xuan used his Spiritual Qi and True Solar Fire to shatter one.
• The old guardian stared in disbelief and exclaimed, "The fuck..."

Ye Xuan broke the restrictions on four martial techniques and mastered each one within minutes, astonishing Han Bingning and the Martial Techniques Tower masters. Back at Holy Son Hall, Han Bingning left Ye Xuan alone, then accidentally knocked down several palaces while testing her strength.

• Ye Xuan broke the restriction on the Emperor Art and mastered it, shocking Han Bingning and the ninth-floor master.
• Ye Xuan quickly cultivated the Azure Dragon Roar, Thunder God Palm, and Deadly Sword Strike before asking Han Bingning to leave.
• The ninth-floor master told the other floor masters that Ye Xuan had broken four restrictions and mastered all four techniques, leaving them stunned.
• Han Bingning returned Ye Xuan to Holy Son Hall and told him to contact her if anything came up before leaving.
• Han Bingning knocked down a palace, restored it, and then caused more palaces to collapse as Ye Xuan watched in confusion.

Lin Xue was accused of bringing an outsider into the rear mountains and was beaten and seized by Xue Yao and his followers for transport to the Law Enforcement Hall. As they dismissed her appeal for help from the Holy Son, several disciples hurried to the Holy Son Hall to seek him.

• Lin Xue realized Xue Yong and others had been watching her because she had received demon cores from Ye Xuan.
• Xue Yao and his followers broke into Lin Xue's cave abode and accused her of colluding with an outsider to enter the rear mountains.
• Xue Yong and the others attacked Lin Xue, beat her, and prepared to drag her to the Law Enforcement Hall while nearby disciples watched.
• Lin Xue pleaded for the onlookers to find the Holy Son, claiming he would help her.
• Xue Yao and the others mocked Lin Xue's claim and continued taking her away, while a few sympathetic disciples headed for the Holy Son Hall.

Zhang Xuan and several outer disciples hurried to the Holy Son Palace to ask Ye Xuan to save Lin Xue, passing through the inner and true disciple areas without being stopped. As they requested an audience, the ancestors were astonished by Ye Xuan’s mastery of four martial techniques and continued to weigh his character.

• Zhang Xuan and the other outer disciples entered the inner disciple area to seek Ye Xuan’s help for Lin Xue, and a purple-robed disciple unexpectedly let them pass.
• Zhang Xuan and her companions crossed into the true disciple area and approached the Holy Son Palace, marveling at its Spiritual Qi and grandeur.
• Ye Xuan practiced Thunder God Palm, Emperor Formula, Deadly Sword Strike, and Azure Dragon Roar, combining all four techniques with practiced mastery.
• The Third Ancestor and the other ancestors learned that Ye Xuan had perfected all four techniques and debated whether his character would make him a trustworthy Holy Son.
• Zhang Xuan, Wang He, and Zhao Shan reached the Holy Son Palace and respectfully requested an audience with Ye Xuan.

After learning that Lin Xue had been seized by the Law Enforcement Hall, Ye Xuan rushed there with Zhang Xuan and a growing crowd of disciples. He struck down a guard and entered as Yang Xiong’s men prepared to strip Lin Xue, leaving the confrontation about to erupt.

• Zhang Xuan told Ye Xuan that the Law Enforcement Hall had taken Lin Xue, and he immediately set out with her companions to rescue her.
• As they traveled, Ye Xuan learned that Lin Xue had been targeted for her resources and his spatial treasure, which intensified his anger.
• Ye Xuan slapped a Law Enforcement Hall guard who belonged to Xue Yong’s group and continued into the main hall.
• Yang Xiong questioned the captive, bloodied Lin Xue about Ye Xuan’s identity and ordered Xue Yong and the others to strip her.
• A thunderous crash sent the guard flying through the main hall’s open doors.

Ye Xuan stormed into the Law Enforcement Hall to rescue Lin Xue and challenged Yang Xiong’s handling of the accusations against them. After Xue Yao falsely claimed Lin Xue had seduced Zhao Hong and Zhang Shan to help Ye Xuan ambush them, Ye Xuan attacked Xue Yao, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Ye Xuan entered the Law Enforcement Hall and comforted Lin Xue while Xue Yong and the others backed away from him.
• Yang Xiong accused Ye Xuan and Lin Xue of conspiring to injure Zhao Hong and Zhang Shan, then demanded that Xue Yao explain what happened.
• Xue Yao falsely claimed Lin Xue had seduced Zhao Hong and Zhang Shan so Ye Xuan could ambush them, shocking Lin Xue.
• Ye Xuan dismissed the accusation, challenged Yang Xiong’s investigation and the Law Enforcement Hall’s fairness, and taunted Xue Yao for making up stories.
• Ye Xuan charged at Xue Yao, cracking the bluestone floor beneath him.

Ye Xuan crippled Xue Yao and then killed Yang Xiong with a single sword strike in the Law Enforcement Hall. Lin Xue realized the killing would cause trouble because Yang Xiong’s father was a Law Enforcement Hall elder.

• Ye Xuan ignored Yang Xiong’s attempt to stop him and shattered Xue Yao’s dantian with Thunder God Palm.
• Ye Xuan confronted Xue Yong and the others, drew a disciple’s sword, and approached them for repaying kindness with enmity.
• Yang Xiong attacked Ye Xuan with the Mad Saber Art, but Ye Xuan killed him with one sword strike.
• Lin Xue worried that Yang Xiong’s death would bring serious consequences because his father was a Law Enforcement Hall elder.

Ye Xuan refused to flee after killing Yang Xiong and confronted Law Enforcement Hall elder Yang Kaitai when he arrived. After Ye Xuan revealed that he was the soon-to-be-appointed Holy Son and Han Bingning’s disciple, Yang Kaitai could no longer openly threaten him, and Ye Xuan mocked him for his earlier accusations.

• Lin Xue urged Ye Xuan to flee before the Law Enforcement Hall elder arrived, but Ye Xuan refused to leave.
• Yang Kaitai arrived with a man and a woman and demanded to know Ye Xuan’s identity and how he should be punished.
• Ye Xuan revealed that Han Bingning was his master and that he was the Holy Son soon to be formally appointed.
• The disciples recognized Ye Xuan’s techniques and praised his talent, while Lin Xue realized that his claim to be the Holy Son was true.
• Yang Kaitai restrained his anger after learning Ye Xuan’s identity, and Ye Xuan taunted him about his earlier threats.

Ye Xuan left the Law Enforcement Hall after declaring himself innocent and warning Yang Kaitai not to retaliate against Lin Xue or others. Song Yu challenged him, but Ye Xuan dismissed him and the disciples’ taunts drove Song Yu to spit blood.

• Ye Xuan told Yang Kaitai that the Law Enforcement Hall was not his family’s property and warned him against harming Lin Xue or anyone else.
• Ye Xuan took Lin Xue and started to leave while Yang Kaitai seethed but dared not stop him.
• Song Yu called after Ye Xuan and challenged him to a few moves, but Ye Xuan ignored him and kept walking.
• Song Yu blocked Ye Xuan’s path and pressed him to accept, so Ye Xuan asked whether he was worthy of challenging the Holy Son.
• Disciples mocked Song Yu for challenging someone two major realms below him, and their insults made him spit blood.

After Ye Xuan revealed himself as the Holy Son, Lin Xue felt embarrassed by her earlier praise of him, while disciples across the holy land spread embellished stories about their relationship. Ye Xuan returned to the Holy Son Hall, where Han Bingning abruptly brought him to the martial platform to test his cultivation before his investiture ceremony.

• Ye Xuan gave Lin Xue healing pills and teased her about wanting to admire the Holy Son, prompting her to pound him and remind him of his own extravagant praise.
• Lin Xue found inner and outer disciples eager to flatter and help her, and realized their attention came because of Ye Xuan.
• Stories about Ye Xuan rescuing Lin Xue spread through the holy land, with disciples debating whether they were childhood sweethearts, love at first sight, or merely a case of him upholding justice.
• Ye Xuan returned to the Holy Son Hall and found Han Bingning waiting to test his cultivation before his investiture ceremony.
• Han Bingning transported Ye Xuan to the martial platform before he could respond.

Ye Xuan fought Han Bingning in a staged match while the eight patriarchs watched and urged them on. Despite Han Bingning secretly raising her suppressed cultivation to the Origin Condensation Fifth Layer, Ye Xuan began to gain the upper hand, ending the chapter with a sneak attack that stunned everyone.

• The eight patriarchs arranged for Ye Xuan and Han Bingning to fight and watched as the match began.
• Han Bingning attacked Ye Xuan with a flurry of kicks, sending him flying and leaving him bruised.
• The patriarchs berated Ye Xuan while secretly admitting that Han Bingning was fighting at the Origin Condensation Fifth Layer.
• Ye Xuan recovered and began gaining the upper hand, shocking Han Bingning and the patriarchs.
• Han Bingning became distracted by her inability to defeat Ye Xuan, and he took the opportunity to sneak-attack her backside.

After Han Bingning punished Ye Xuan for his accidental attack, she healed him and told him they would leave in three days for life-and-death training before his Holy Son investiture. Ye Xuan’s cheeky question about whether she still hurt left the Holy Son Hall in silence.

• Han Bingning raised her cultivation and beat Ye Xuan while the eight ancestors repeatedly sent him back onto the platform and watched.
• After the beating, several ancestors argued over who should take Ye Xuan as a disciple, but Han Bingning picked him up and left with him.
• In the Holy Son Hall, Han Bingning treated Ye Xuan’s injuries with Spiritual Qi, and he realized she had held back and cared for him.
• Han Bingning said she would take Ye Xuan somewhere in three days for genuine life-and-death combat before his Holy Son investiture.
• As Han Bingning left, Ye Xuan asked whether it still hurt, and the hall fell silent.

After reaching the Essence Condensation Realm, Ye Xuan was taken by Han Bingning to a city for a trial and left there to fend for himself. At the gate, he saw guards abusing cultivators and stepped in when one dragged a woman away.

• After three days of cultivation, Ye Xuan broke through to the Essence Condensation Realm and discovered that the True Solar Fire was continually compressing his Spiritual Qi.
• Han Bingning took Ye Xuan out for a trial, warned that she would not intervene unless he faced someone more than three major realms above him, and left him outside a city.
• Ye Xuan entered the city and saw guards at the gate bullying cultivators and groping women while bystanders stayed silent.
• A gate guard slapped a seventh-level Meridian Opening woman and began dragging her toward a nearby building.
• Ye Xuan pushed through the crowd and shouted for the guard to stop.