Recaps

Han Xuanji dismissed the conflict with the Golden Crow Clan and continued cultivating while considering how his disciples might secure powerful positions in the Immortal Realm. At the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace, the chief seats learned that Li Taiqing and Su Ming had returned safely and publicly described their mission as settled through negotiations.

• Han Xuanji concluded that the Golden Crow Clan conflict was a minor skirmish and focused on raising his cultivation.
• The Spirit Void Heavenly Palace's chief seats heard that Li Taiqing and Su Ming were missing and feared they had fallen to the Golden Crow Clan.
• An intelligence elder reported that a Daluo expert had intervened and that something major might have happened within the Golden Crow Clan.
• Li Taiqing and Su Ming returned to the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace, where the chief seats and gathered disciples welcomed them in astonishment.
• Immortal Venerable Yuxuan told the disciples that Li Taiqing and Su Ming had completed a special training assignment and that the sect had settled the matter through negotiations.

Li Taiqing and Su Ming returned safely to the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace and reassured the First Seats that a hidden expert had rescued them. After reuniting with their worried companions in the Myriad Phenomena Garden, they faced Han Xuanji’s anger over their reckless actions and accepted responsibility.

• Li Taiqing and Su Ming told the First Seats that an unnamed expert had helped them escape the Golden Crow Clan, and the sect assured them they would not be punished.
• The First Seats explained that the Golden Crow Clan had broken the treaty and that human experts had gone to demand an explanation.
• Li Taiqing and Su Ming returned to the Myriad Phenomena Garden, where Lin Potian, Little White, and Han You welcomed them and expressed concern.
• Han Xuanji confronted Li Taiqing and Su Ming for leaving without warning, especially Li Taiqing for seeking revenge on his own.
• Li Taiqing and Su Ming knelt and admitted they were wrong, while their junior companions watched nervously.

After Li Taiqing and Su Ming returned, Han Xuanji forgave them and explained Su Ming’s origins and the Nether Lord’s ambitions. Han Xuanji resumed cultivating, and the Human Emperor’s enthronement ceremony took place in the Immortal Realm.

• Han Xuanji forgave Li Taiqing and Su Ming after they promised to act more carefully.
• The Spirit Void Heavenly Palace’s disciples and other Immortal Realm powers discussed Li Taiqing and Su Ming’s victory over the Golden Crow Clan.
• Su Ming asked Han Xuanji about the Nether Lord calling him a Chaos Devil God, and Han Xuanji explained the Chaos Devil Gods’ origins and Su Ming’s special nature.
• Han Xuanji told Su Ming that the Nether Lord sought control of reincarnation and had greater ambitions, then assured him there was no reason to fear the Nether Lord.
• Su Ming left reassured, while Han Xuanji resolved to keep him out of the Calamity Tribulation and continued cultivating toward Hunyuan Wuji.
• Years passed, and the Human Emperor’s enthronement ceremony was held in the Immortal Realm.

Lu Fan was crowned Human Emperor in Fuxi City and immediately broke through to the Daluo realm. Han Xuanji also completed his breakthrough after refining Heavenly Emperor Fortune and received a small share of Human Dao Fortune.

• Jiang Hao, Nangong Wenjian, and Xiao Hong attended Lu Fan's Human Emperor enthronement ceremony in Fuxi City.
• Lu Fan completed the ancient rites, received the Human Emperor Seal, and vowed to protect the human race and advance the Human Dao.
• Lu Fan's enthronement triggered a vast surge of fortune and auspicious phenomena as he broke through to the Daluo realm.
• Jiang Hao, Nangong Wenjian, and the gathered human experts reacted with shock to Lu Fan's breakthrough, while Spirit Void Heavenly Palace's leaders wondered about Han Xuanji.
• Han Xuanji opened his eyes after refining Heavenly Emperor Fortune and sensed Lu Fan's coronation, receiving a small current of Human Dao Fortune as his master's share.

Han Xuanji visited Lu Fan after Lu Fan became the Human Emperor and reached the Daluo realm. He praised Lu Fan, then warned him that the throne was a burden and urged him to remain humble.

• Han Xuanji drew Lu Fan’s consciousness into the Myriad Phenomena Garden and appeared before him in the meditation chamber.
• Han Xuanji congratulated Lu Fan on becoming the Human Emperor and attaining the Daluo realm, and Lu Fan thanked him for his guidance.
• Lu Fan admitted that his new responsibilities frightened him, then spoke of leading humanity beyond the Immortal Realm and honoring Han Xuanji as the sacred master of Chaos.
• Han Xuanji warned Lu Fan that authority brought shackles and revealed that the Immortal Realm’s history held dangers beyond his understanding.
• Lu Fan realized he had grown arrogant, knelt to apologize, and reflected that Han Xuanji had made his rise to the throne possible.

Han Xuanji warned Lu Fan about the dangers of relying on Human Emperor fortune and gave him three Jade Slips to aid his cultivation and survival. After Lu Fan left determined to fulfill his role, Han Xuanji absorbed Heavenly Dao Origin purple qi, advancing his cultivation and enriching the Mystic Heaven Realm as forces across the Immortal Realm began preparing for war.

• Han Xuanji cautioned Lu Fan to keep his own Dao foremost and warned that the Calamity Tribulation would draw hostile attention to him.
• Han Xuanji gave Lu Fan three Jade Slips containing insights on fortune and refinements of his cultivation scripture and divine ability, then told him to call his name if desperate.
• Lu Fan returned to his body with the Jade Slips and resolved to follow the path of the Human Emperor.
• Han Xuanji absorbed the Heavenly Dao Origin purple qi, which strengthened his cultivation and caused changes throughout the Myriad Phenomena Garden.
• The purple qi enriched the Mystic Heaven Realm with Innate Qi and helped its growing world and living creatures develop.
• The human race, Demon Race, Dragon Race, and other forces began strengthening themselves and nurturing talented cultivators as war loomed.

Han Xuanji watched the Mystic Heaven Realm develop and began refining the Chaos Dao Devil Origin to advance toward Hunyuan Wuji. Meanwhile, Lu Fan’s Myriad Phenomena Divine Dynasty unified the human race’s three great immortal domains, but Jiang Hao and Nangong Wenjian came to bid him farewell.

• Han Xuanji sensed several brief clashes between Hunyuan experts, then reached the ninth layer of Hunyuan Taiji after refining the Heavenly Dao Origin purple qi.
• Han Xuanji observed the Mystic Heaven Realm’s new life and seven Golden Immortal Dao Ancestors, and wondered whether its inhabitants could one day surpass him.
• Han Xuanji sealed off his chamber and began refining the Chaos Dao Devil Origin with his Hunyuan Taiji Dao fruit.
• Lu Fan thanked Jiang Hao and Nangong Wenjian for helping establish the Myriad Phenomena Divine Dynasty and unite the human race’s three great immortal domains.
• Lu Fan urged Jiang Hao and Nangong Wenjian to remain in the dynasty, but the two had come to bid him farewell.

Jiang Hao, Nangong Wenjian, and Xiao Hong left the Myriad Phenomena Divine Dynasty after helping Lu Fan secure his position as Human Emperor. Jiang Hao and Nangong Wenjian returned to the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace, where Su Ming and the lineage heads welcomed them back.

• Jiang Hao and Nangong Wenjian told Lu Fan they had finished their task and would leave, while promising to return if he needed help.
• Xiao Hong announced that he would return to Han Xuanji, thanked Lu Fan in his own brusque way, and flew away.
• Jiang Hao and Nangong Wenjian departed the Divine Dynasty for the Spirit Void Immortal Domain as Lu Fan watched them go.
• Jiang Hao and Nangong Wenjian arrived at the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace, where disciples gathered to welcome them.
• Su Ming greeted Jiang Hao and Nangong Wenjian, and Immortal Venerable Yuxuan and the other lineage heads arrived to welcome the returning elders.

Jiang Hao and Nangong Wenjian returned to the Myriad Phenomena Garden, where they reunited with their fellow disciples and reflected on their experiences outside. Han Xuanji rewarded Xiao Hong for guarding Lu Fan by offering him Devil God Origin to heal his Dao injuries.

• Immortal Venerable Yuheng praised Jiang Hao and Nangong Wenjian, and Ancestor Divine Radiance appeared to welcome their return and recognize their value to the sect.
• Jiang Hao and Nangong Wenjian left the chiefs' welcome feast and returned to the Myriad Phenomena Garden with Su Ming.
• Jiang Hao reflected that quiet cultivation might be more worthwhile than his hundred years of fighting, while Su Ming said his experiences would deepen his insights and claimed he had grown slightly stronger.
• Lin Potian welcomed Jiang Hao with an embrace, and Li Taiqing and Nangong Wenjian exchanged observations about their sword cultivation.
• Xiao Hong told Han Xuanji that he had helped Lu Fan ascend the Human Emperor's throne and demanded the promised reward.
• Han Xuanji gave Xiao Hong Devil God Origin, a power suited to healing his Dao injuries, and Xiao Hong eagerly recognized it as a great tonic.

Han Xuanji helped Xiao Hong begin nirvana and gave Jiang Hao and Nangong Wenjian a powerful cultivation inheritance while warning them of an approaching calamity. In the Devil Domain, the Nine Lives Imperial Lord identified the being behind the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace as a possible threat and ordered the Great Heavenly Devil to act.

• Han Xuanji gave Xiao Hong the Devil God Origin, and Xiao Hong absorbed it before entering a cocoon of Nine Nether Nirvana Divine Fire beside the Divine Spring of Creation.
• Han Xuanji warned Jiang Hao and Nangong Wenjian that a calamity would descend upon the Immortal Realm and gave them the Mystic Heaven Chaos Primordial Beginning Scripture.
• Jiang Hao and Nangong Wenjian recognized the inheritance's extraordinary value and discussed how far Han Xuanji's Dao surpassed their expectations.
• In the Myriad Devils Hall, the Nine Lives Imperial Lord questioned the Devil Master about the missing Ninth Heavenly Devil and the unharmed Lu Fan and Yun Wuji.
• The Devil Master suggested that the being behind the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace might be the variable or might seek to create one and manipulate the Calamity Tribulation.
• The Nine Lives Imperial Lord declared that they could no longer leave that being alone and ordered the Great Heavenly Devil to act.

The Nine Lives Imperial Lord awakened the Great Heavenly Devil, who ordered the Devil Race to begin its invasion of the Immortal Domains ahead of schedule. Han Xuanji and leaders across the Immortal Realm sensed the threat, and the chapter left the realm bracing for war and the Heavenly Emperor’s early return.

• The Nine Lives Imperial Lord summoned the Great Heavenly Devil, explaining that an anomaly linked to the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace had disrupted the Devil Race’s plans.
• The Great Heavenly Devil emerged from slumber and ordered the Nine Lives Imperial Lord, Fourth Heavenly Devil, and Devil Master to begin conquering the Immortal Domains ahead of schedule.
• Han Xuanji sensed the Great Heavenly Devil’s arrival and judged him a formidable rival, deciding not to provoke him while he continued preparing for a breakthrough.
• Jianmu’s leaves withered in Qingmu Immortal Domain, while an elder in Divine Firmament Immortal Domain called for preparations for the Heavenly Emperor’s early return.
• At Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, half the golden lotuses withered, and an ancient Buddha foresaw tribulation arriving earlier than expected.

The Great Heavenly Devil’s awakening spread terror across the Immortal Realm, and ancient powers recognized it as the start of a calamity involving a possible variable. At the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace, Su Ming calmed the frightened disciples while Jiang Hao and the others wondered what would happen next.

• The ancient Buddha explained that the withering lotuses reflected the living beings’ shared fear and said the Immortal Realm would watch for a variable to resist the coming calamity.
• The Nether Lord welcomed the calamity as his opportunity but regretted that Su Ming had slipped beyond his control.
• Lu Fan felt the Great Heavenly Devil’s presence shake humanity’s fortune and feared for the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace.
• Ancient beings beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens awoke and wondered who would emerge as the variable.
• Su Ming calmed the Heavenly Mandate Lineage disciples by assuring them the palace’s ancestors would protect them, though he privately worried about his senior brother.
• Jiang Hao failed to divine the future, while Lin Potian and Little White urged everyone to remain calm and trust their master.

After Xiao Hong completed nirvana, he explained that the awakened Great Heavenly Devil was in the Hunyuan Taiji Realm and reassured the group that Han Xuanji could defeat him. Han Xuanji remained focused on breaking through to Hunyuan Wuji and began reflecting the Mystic Heaven Great Dao upon the heavens.

• Su Ming told the group that the awakened Great Heavenly Devil was the foremost of the nine Heavenly Devils and an exceptionally powerful Hunyuan expert.
• Xiao Hong arrived after completing nirvana and clarified that the Great Heavenly Devil was in the Hunyuan Taiji Realm, though Xiao Hong admitted he might not match him in his current state.
• Xiao Hong reassured everyone that the Great Heavenly Devil was no match for Master, and Li Taiqing urged the group to cultivate, monitor the Devil Race, and await Han Xuanji's orders.
• Han Xuanji focused on the final step toward Hunyuan Wuji: reflecting the Mystic Heaven Great Dao upon the heavens.
• Han Xuanji sent his will into the Sea of Great Dao Origins, where the imprints of ancient Hunyuan Wuji experts and their Great Daos rose and sank.

Han Xuanji’s Mystic Heaven Great Dao faced rejection from the sea of origin and attacks from the Lord of Greed and the Devil Ancestor as he tried to prove his Dao and attain Wuji. With Taishang and Yuanshi intervening to protect his Dao heart, he continued sinking his Dao toward the sea’s depths, nearing the Hunyuan Wuji Realm.

• Han Xuanji’s Mystic Heaven Great Dao provoked resistance from ancient Great Dao imprints as he tried to leave its mark in the sea of origin.
• The Lord of Greed cursed Han Xuanji’s Great Dao to prevent him from proving his Dao, but Han Xuanji identified the attacker and severed the curse’s restraints.
• The Devil Ancestor infiltrated the gaps in Han Xuanji’s Great Dao and tried to corrupt his understanding by urging him to merge with the Devil Ancestor’s Dao.
• Taishang and Yuanshi intervened, shielding Han Xuanji’s Dao heart and giving him a chance to strengthen it against further erosion.
• Han Xuanji’s Great Dao patterns appeared on his body as his presence rose toward the Hunyuan Wuji Realm.

Han Xuanji completed the Mystic Heaven Great Dao imprint and broke through to the Hunyuan Wuji Realm, becoming the Mystic Heaven Dao Venerable. His emergence sent a Dao chime through Chaos and alarmed powerful figures across the worlds, including the Nine Lives Imperial Lord.

• The Devil Ancestor withdrew after Taishang and Yuanshi helped protect Han Xuanji’s path, and Han Xuanji memorized the location of the Sea of Great Dao Origins.
• In the Myriad Phenomena Garden, Han You, Li Taiqing, Nangong Wenjian, Lin Potian, Little Gold, and others reached Daluo Golden Immortal, while Little White remained at Taiyi Golden Immortal.
• A hundred years later, Han Xuanji’s Mystic Heaven Great Dao imprint formed in the Sea of Great Dao Origins and sent its power into his true body.
• Han Xuanji broke through to Hunyuan Wuji, becoming the Mystic Heaven Dao Venerable, and saw Lin Feng traveling through Chaos before turning to consolidate his realm.
• The birth of a new Wuji existence rang through the Dao hearts of powerful beings across Chaos and altered the resonance of the Great Dao.
• The Nine Lives Imperial Lord sensed the new Dao Venerable and wondered where the newcomer came from, then concluded that the Great Heavenly Devil could still hold the Immortal Realm at bay.

Han Xuanji’s breakthrough helped those who had heard him expound the Dao advance, while the Spirit Void Immortal Domain faced a full-scale invasion by the Devil Race. As the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace prepared for a desperate defense, Su Ming volunteered to ask Lu Fan for aid.

• Han Xuanji’s attainment of the Dao triggered wondrous phenomena, aiding Jiang Hao, Nangong Wenjian, Lin Potian, Han You, Li Taiqing, Lu Fan, Little White, Su Ming, and Lin Feng in their cultivation.
• Decades later, those who had entered sudden enlightenment awoke having each advanced one or two minor realms.
• The Devil Race launched a major invasion of the Spirit Void Immortal Domain, bringing all nine of its Daluo experts and quickly capturing several fortified cities.
• Ancestor Divine Radiance told the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace’s elders that the sect’s fall had long been foretold, and they feared that no other powers would come to their aid.
• Su Ming volunteered to seek help from Lu Fan, and Ancestor Divine Radiance sent him while ordering the sect into its highest state of defense and asking Yuheng to contact other powers.

Lu Fan mobilized the Myriad Phenomena Divine Dynasty to aid the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace, then secured the Primordial Holy Emperor’s promise that human forces would cooperate while Hunyuan beings stayed out of the conflict. Li Taiqing visited Han Xuanji to announce his intention to leave seclusion and help the sect, while Han Xuanji remained wary of intervening.

• Lu Fan ordered the Myriad Phenomena Divine Dynasty’s legions and Golden Immortal Attendants to march to the Spirit Void Immortal Domain, offering double military rewards to volunteers.
• Lu Fan asked the Primordial Holy Emperor to support Spirit Void, arguing that abandoning the sect would damage human morale; the sage agreed to coordinate aid but refused to let Hunyuan Realm beings intervene directly.
• Li Taiqing visited Han Xuanji in the Myriad Phenomena Garden and said he and others intended to leave seclusion to help the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace.
• Han Xuanji considered the devil calamity easy for him to stop but hesitated to intervene, fearing that his actions might draw the Devil Ancestor into the conflict.

Han Xuanji reassured his disciples that honoring their family and sect was part of their Dao, then sent them to face the devil calamity. He entrusted Xiao Hong with their protection and hinted that the Great Heavenly Devil would be no threat if he intervened.

• Han Xuanji gathered the Myriad Phenomena Garden disciples and acknowledged their worries about the calamity and the people they might leave behind.
• Han Xuanji told Jiang Hao that repaying his Lineage was right, and Jiang Hao thanked him for resolving his dilemma.
• Han Xuanji reassured Su Ming and the others that their bonds with Spirit Void Heavenly Palace were not weaknesses or obstacles to cultivation.
• Han Xuanji ordered his disciples to go fight and told Xiao Hong to accompany them and keep them safe.
• Xiao Hong agreed to protect the disciples after Han Xuanji warned that the Great Heavenly Devil would face the consequences if he descended personally.

Han Xuanji reflected on the Devil Race’s invasion and began deriving a supreme Divine Ability suited to his Mystic Heaven Great Dao. As the devils prepared to advance beyond the fallen Devil-Suppressing Pass, the surviving forces gathered at Divine Mechanism City under the leadership of Lu Fan and two Seventh-Turn Daluo Golden Immortals.

• Han Xuanji decided he needed to keep cultivating and develop distinctive offensive and defensive Divine Abilities for his Mystic Heaven Great Dao.
• The Devil Master’s commanders celebrated the fall of the Devil-Suppressing Pass, but the Devil Master warned them not to underestimate the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace.
• The Devil Master asked the Fourth Heavenly Devil whether he had detected hidden human Hunyuan experts, and the Fourth Heavenly Devil said he had sensed none while trembling with fear.
• The Devil Master began planning the next attack, still troubled by the sense that unforeseen variables awaited them.
• The Spirit Void Immortal Domain’s remaining forces gathered at Divine Mechanism City, where Ancestor Divine Radiance, Jiang Xuangang, and Human Emperor Lu Fan occupied the seats of honor.

Lu Fan urged the leaders of the Spirit Void Immortal Domain to counterattack the Devil Race, but they argued that their forces should defend Divine Mechanism City and wait for reinforcements. Su Ming and a group of powerful Daluo Golden Immortals arrived on Han Xuanji’s orders, giving the gathered leaders new hope for the coming battle.

• Lu Fan proposed striking back against the Devil Race, while sect leaders, Jiang Household elders, and a Myriad Phenomena attendant warned that an offensive could risk their remaining strength.
• Su Ming entered the hall with Jiang Hao, Nangong Wenjian, Lin Potian, Li Taiqing, and Han You, revealing their formidable Daluo cultivation.
• The leaders were shocked to learn that Li Taiqing and the others had come on their master's orders, and they realized Han Xuanji had trained them.
• Ancestor Divine Radiance welcomed the new arrivals as reinforcements, while Jiang Xuangang looked at Jiang Hao with pride and wondered about Han Xuanji.

Lu Fan reunited with Su Ming, Jiang Hao, and their fellow disciples, whose arrival as Daluo Golden Immortals won support for his proposed counterattack against the Devil Race. After the strategy was approved, Lu Fan privately welcomed them and marveled at how quickly they had advanced under their master.

• Lu Fan joyfully greeted Su Ming, Jiang Hao, and the other disciples in the Divine Stratagem Hall.
• The gathered elders and sect leaders reconsidered Lu Fan’s counterattack proposal after seeing the strength of his fellow disciples, while Jiang Xuangang reflected on Jiang Hao’s decision to follow Han Xuanji.
• Lu Fan explained that the Devil Race vanguard’s arrogance and extended battle line created an opening, and Jiang Xuangang and Ancestor Divine Radiance agreed to support the counterattack.
• The cultivators accepted their orders and left the Divine Stratagem Hall with renewed fighting spirit.
• Lu Fan led his fellow disciples to a side hall, blocked Divine Sense, and praised their rapid cultivation under their master.

Lu Fan and his fellow disciples led a successful counteroffensive that halted the Devil Race’s advance in the Spirit Void Immortal Domain. The Devil Race’s leaders debated escalating the war, but the Nine Nether Dao-Devouring Phoenix’s presence made them hesitate while Han Xuanji continued developing a Divine Ability.

• Lu Fan joked with his fellow disciples about Han Xuanji and learned that Xiao Hong had come to support them and their master would intervene if the Great Heavenly Devil acted.
• Lu Fan coordinated the allied army while six Daluo Golden Immortals and other patriarchs won seven surprise attacks, killing powerful devils and stopping the vanguard’s advance.
• The victories spread across the immortal domains and enraged the Devil Race’s upper ranks, who considered destroying Divine Mechanism City.
• The Devil Master warned the devils that the Nine Nether Dao-Devouring Phoenix guarded the Spirit Void Immortal Domain, silencing calls for an immediate strike.
• Han Xuanji gradually formed several vague directions while working out a Divine Ability.

Han Xuanji spent more than a century devising a Divine Ability while the Devil Race seized several immortal domains and the High Antiquity Heavenly Court spread the promise of the Heavenly Emperor's return. In Divine Mechanism City, Lu Fan told his companions that the Heavenly Emperor might want to relinquish his office, prompting speculation about who could succeed him.

• Han Xuanji drew on several ancient inheritances as he worked to create a Divine Ability that could destroy a target from within while also protecting him.
• The Devil Race conquered at least four weak immortal domains, while the High Antiquity Heavenly Court urged the myriad races to gather faith to awaken the Heavenly Emperor.
• In Divine Mechanism City, Jiang Hao dismissed the Heavenly Court's claims as a bid for power, while Lin Potian and Li Taiqing debated whether the Heavenly Emperor could truly return and help.
• Su Ming warned that the Heavenly Emperor's return could affect Lu Fan's authority as Human Emperor.
• Lu Fan revealed that the Heavenly Emperor might no longer want his position because of its burdens, leading Su Ming to suggest that the next Heavenly Emperor could emerge from the devil tribulation.
• Jiang Hao wondered whether he and the others might become Heavenly Emperor.

Lu Fan and his fellow disciples discussed how their achievements in the Devil Calamity might help them contend for influence in the Heavenly Court. Assistant Envoy Yue Tian arrived to recruit them into the Nine Heavens Devil-Subduing Yuzhen High God's cause, but Lu Fan remained skeptical of his appeal to revive the Heavenly Emperor.

• Li Taiqing warned that becoming Heavenly Emperor required more than strength, while Lu Fan suggested their service in the Devil Calamity could earn them a place among the contenders.
• A messenger announced that three Heavenly Court Heaven-Patrolling Envoys had arrived to discuss the survival of the Immortal Realm, and Lu Fan ordered them admitted.
• Yue Tian and his two Daluo companions entered the hall and were startled by the strength and potential of Lu Fan, Jiang Hao, Su Ming, and the others.
• Yue Tian introduced himself as the Nine Heavens Devil-Subduing Yuzhen High God's Assistant Envoy and urged Lu Fan to lead his subjects in worshipping the Heavenly Emperor.
• Yue Tian promised Lu Fan greater rank and fortune if the Heavenly Emperor returned, but Lu Fan privately doubted the envoy's pitch.

Yue Tian offered Lu Fan and the others Heavenly Court Emperor Lord positions and the patronage of the Nine Heavens Devil-Subduing Jade True Supreme Deity, but they calmly refused. After Yue Tian left, the group affirmed their faith in following Han Xuanji, while Lu Fan suspected the envoy's timing meant something.

• Yue Tian praised the Nine Heavens Devil-Subduing Jade True Supreme Deity's power and offered the group honored guest elder positions, resources, and the prospect of becoming Heavenly Court Emperor Lords.
• Lu Fan thanked Yue Tian, and Su Ming declined the offer, saying they needed to temper their newly established Dao foundations.
• Lu Fan asked for a few days to consider, bringing the recruitment attempt to an end; Yue Tian left a token and departed with his divine generals.
• Jiang Hao and Lin Potian said they would become stronger by following Han Xuanji, while the others shared their confidence.
• Lu Fan considered that the Heavenly Court envoy's arrival at this time might signal something.