Recaps

Han Xuanji discovered that the Han Household ancestor was dying after a failed breakthrough and decided to help him. He revealed his overwhelming power to the clan and began healing the ancestor, whose damaged foundations were restored as he circulated his spiritual power.

• Han Xuanji used his Divine Sense to find the weakened Han Household ancestor and judged that he would not live much longer.
• Han Xiu and the clan elders learned that no one they could reach could fully heal the ancestor, and the ancestor told Han Xiu to take charge of the household.
• Han Xuanji entered the Han Household unseen, and the clan elders retreated under the pressure of his presence.
• The Han Household ancestor recognized Han Xuanji's Han bloodline, while Han Feng knelt and addressed him as an ancestor.
• Han Xuanji tapped Han Yuan on the chest and told him to circulate his spiritual power, repairing his injuries and damaged foundations.

Han Xuanji healed Han Feng and left the Han Household after giving his parents resources and a protective puppet. Back at the Divine Profound Sect, he signed in at Soaring Cloud Palace and received the heaven-tier Movement Method Nine Steps of the Great Void.

• Han Feng recovered completely after Han Xuanji intervened, and the Han Household elders wondered whether he was one of their ancestors.
• Han Feng ordered the household to keep Han Xuanji’s appearance secret and warned them against relying on him to solve their problems.
• Han Xuanji returned to his parents, gave Father Han a spatial ring of cultivation resources and a sentient Nascent Soul puppet, then departed.
• Han Xuanji returned to the Divine Profound Sect and signed in at Soaring Cloud Palace.
• The system granted Han Xuanji the heaven-tier Movement Method Nine Steps of the Great Void.

Han Xuanji learned that the Heavenly Devil Cult was escalating its campaign and resolved to cultivate harder, while Lu Fan sought to grow strong enough to protect him. In the Heavenly Devil Hall, the Third Elder volunteered to investigate the Devil-Slaying Sword Venerable and oversee the cult’s operations in Eastern Cang Province.

• Han Xuanji heard that the Heavenly Devil Cult’s Third Elder had entered Eastern Cang Province with many elites and learned that the identity of Protector Qingming’s killer remained uncertain.
• Lu Fan told Han Xuanji that the sect suspected the Devil-Slaying Sword Venerable, and Han Xuanji urged Lu Fan to cultivate in preparation for the cult’s attack.
• Lu Fan asked the Devil Venerable to help him reach the Nascent Soul Realm quickly, and the Devil Venerable encouraged him to cultivate for the sake of future revenge.
• In the Heavenly Devil Hall, the Cult Master and the elders discussed Chen Sheng’s death, the failed search for the Heavenly Night Devil Venerable’s inheritance, and the mystery of Protector Qingming’s killer.
• The Third Elder volunteered to oversee matters in Eastern Cang Province, and the Cult Master accepted his proposal before vanishing.

Han Xuanji broke through to the Spirit Transformation Realm Ninth Layer and obtained a powerful defensive treasure. As the Sword Discussion Assembly approached, he agreed to go with Lu Fan, intending to explore Heaven-Reaching Peak for better sign-in rewards.

• Han Xuanji broke through to the Spirit Transformation Realm Ninth Layer after a year of cultivation.
• The Heavenly Sword Sect master told Nangong Wenjian to attend the Sword Discussion Assembly and seek out the famed Devil-Slaying Sword Venerable.
• Nangong Wenjian agreed to attend, hoping to find a worthy opponent and recruit the sword cultivator if he was not already part of the Divine Profound Sect.
• Han Xuanji signed in at the Soaring Cloud Palace and obtained the seventh-tier defensive Law Treasure, the Seven-Star Black Tortoise Shield.
• Lu Fan invited Han Xuanji to watch the Sword Discussion Assembly, and Han Xuanji agreed so he could explore Heaven-Reaching Peak for better sign-in rewards.

Han Xuanji watched Lu Fan win his first match at the Sword Discussion Assembly, then repeatedly slipped into the Heaven-Reaching Sword Hall to sign in and gain powerful Sword Dao rewards. The chapter left Han Xuanji continuing to attend the matches and cultivate his Sword Dao while the assembly went on.

• Han Xuanji arrived at Heaven-Reaching Peak for the Sword Discussion Assembly and heard the spectators discuss the leading candidates in the Hidden Dragon and Peerless groups.
• Han Xuanji watched Lu Fan win his first match and recognized his advanced Sword Intent and strong body.
• Han Xuanji entered the Heaven-Reaching Sword Hall undetected and signed in to obtain the Sword Dao Sacred Physique.
• Han Xuanji returned to the sword-viewing platform, studied the competitors’ Sword Intent, and remained unable to break through to Sword Intent Forms a World.
• Han Xuanji signed in at the hall again the next day and obtained the heaven-grade technique Great Desolation Sword Finger.
• Han Xuanji continued signing in at the Heaven-Reaching Sword Hall once each day while occasionally watching the matches.

After Lu Fan recounted his Hidden Dragon Group results, Han Xuanji signed in at the Heaven-Reaching Sword Hall and obtained a mid-grade Immortal Artifact, the Heaven-Reaching Sword. The Peerless Group competition then began with Nangong Wenjian as the overwhelming favorite, and Shangguan Feihong stepped forward to challenge him.

• Lu Fan told Han Xuanji that he had made the Hidden Dragon Group's top ten and described Nangong Wenjian as his future rival.
• Han Xuanji signed in at the Heaven-Reaching Sword Hall and received the mid-grade Immortal Artifact, the Heaven-Reaching Sword.
• Han Xuanji learned the sword's history and gained the Heaven-Reaching Daoist's Sword Dao insights, then resolved to prepare carefully before breaking through to Void Return.
• Nangong Wenjian appeared at the Peerless Group competition, where spectators discussed his reputation and no one volunteered to challenge him.
• Shangguan Feihong of Heaven-Reaching Peak appeared on the platform, already expecting to lose to Nangong Wenjian.

Nangong Wenjian defeated Shangguan Feihong with a single strike, then challenged the Divine Profound Sect’s mysterious Devil-Slaying Sword Venerable. He left the crowd waiting for an answer, offering to fight without asking the Venerable’s identity.

• Nangong Wenjian defeated Shangguan Feihong with a casual thrust of his fingers, sending him crashing into the arena barrier.
• The spectators praised Nangong Wenjian’s swordsmanship, while Lu Fan resolved to become stronger than him.
• Nangong Wenjian challenged the Divine Profound Sect’s Devil-Slaying Sword Venerable, prompting the disciples to speculate about the Venerable’s identity and whether he would appear.
• Nangong Wenjian offered to follow the Devil-Slaying Sword Venerable and said he wanted only a battle, not to learn the Venerable’s identity.

Han Xuanji met Nangong Wenjian’s challenge on a secluded mountain and effortlessly overcame his Sword Domain with the Great Desolation Sword Finger. Nangong Wenjian was left badly injured and forced to acknowledge his defeat.

• Nangong Wenjian left Heaven-Reaching Peak and waited for the Devil-Slaying Sword Venerable on a remote mountain.
• Han Xuanji appeared behind Nangong Wenjian and confirmed his identity.
• Nangong Wenjian unleashed his Sword Domain and challenged Han Xuanji to fight.
• Han Xuanji erased the Sword Domain and struck Nangong Wenjian’s sword with the Great Desolation Sword Finger.
• Nangong Wenjian was injured and driven back to a pine tree, where he knelt and accepted his defeat.

Han Xuanji defeated Nangong Wenjian with the Great Desolation Sword Finger, then signed in at the Heaven-Reaching Sword Hall and obtained the Heart Sword Technique. As Han Xuanji secluded himself to grow stronger, Nangong Wenjian and the Heavenly Sword Sect Master discussed the sword intent behind his defeat.

• Han Xuanji advised Nangong Wenjian to hide his edge before vanishing, and Nangong Wenjian vowed to do better next time.
• Lü Tianxing and Shangguan Feihong concluded that the Devil-Slaying Sword Venerable belonged to Heaven-Reaching Peak and celebrated the prospect of winning the Sword Discussion Assembly.
• Han Xuanji signed in at the Heaven-Reaching Sword Hall, obtained the Primordial Spirit secret technique Heart Sword Technique, and returned to seclusion to pursue a breakthrough.
• At the Heavenly Sword Sect, Nangong Wenjian told his master that Han Xuanji's spiritual power and sword intent were extraordinarily powerful.
• Nangong Wenjian wondered whether Han Xuanji had reached the Sword Intent Forms a Domain stage, but the Heavenly Sword Sect Master dismissed the possibility.

After Nangong Wenjian was defeated by the Devil-Slaying Sword Venerable, Great Xia’s leaders considered the growing upheaval as the Heavenly Devil Cult spread its influence. Two years later, Han Xuanji signed in at the Li Fire Pill Heart Hall and obtained a rare Sacred Heart Pill, which he prepared to take back to his cave abode.

• Nangong Wenjian told the Heavenly Sword Sect Master about the Heavenly Devil Cult’s infiltration and his plan to enter seclusion, and the sect master agreed to send disciples to aid the Divine Profound Sect.
• Great Xia’s third prince and Li Yuntian discussed the Devil-Slaying Sword Venerable, the coming upheaval, and the dangers of forming ties with a prodigy.
• Over the next two years, Han Xuanji reached the Spirit Transformation Ninth Layer as the Heavenly Devil Cult secretly gathered forces and troubled the Divine Profound Sect.
• After the Dao essence at the Heaven-Reaching Sword Hall ran out, Han Xuanji continued signing in at Spirit Elegance Peak and Pill Cauldron Peak.
• Han Xuanji signed in at the Li Fire Pill Heart Hall and received one Sacred Heart Pill, a rare pill rumored to refine the soul and awaken an innate Divine Ability.
• Han Xuanji returned to his cave abode and examined the Sacred Heart Pill as he prepared to take it.

Han Xuanji consumed the Sacred Heart Pill, survived the Heart Demon Tribulation, and reached Spirit Transformation Perfection. He awakened the Heavenly Divination Technique and realized that he had taken on part of his sect’s fortune, leaving him with new insight into the opportunities and rising geniuses of this great age.

• Han Xuanji swallowed the Sacred Heart Pill, which swept into his sea of consciousness and purified his Primordial Spirit.
• Han Xuanji faced the Heart Demon Tribulation, but a multicolored barrier purified the negative thoughts and illusions.
• Han Xuanji broke an invisible shackle and reached Spirit Transformation Perfection, one step from Void Return.
• Han Xuanji awakened the Heavenly Divination Technique and saw the threads of cause and effect connecting all things.
• Han Xuanji realized that the Azure Dragon Abode Token and opportunities beyond the sect reflected the great age’s surging fortunes, and that he had taken on some of his sect’s fortune.

Han Xuanji used the Heavenly Divination Technique to choose a remote mountain range for his Void Return tribulation and began overcoming it. After easily surviving the lightning waves, he sensed danger just as the final Heavenly Baleful Tribulation Lightning descended.

• Han Xuanji decided to keep his Dao heart steady despite the Heavenly Devil Cult’s influence on his fortune and used the Heavenly Divination Technique to find a favorable place to transcend his tribulation.
• Han Xuanji secretly left the Divine Profound Sect and traveled to the Heavenly Gloom Mountain Range in Youzhou.
• Han Xuanji prepared a secluded valley and released his perfected cultivation, drawing down the Void Return Heavenly Tribulation.
• Han Xuanji broke or absorbed the first five waves of varied tribulation lightning with ease, then armed himself with treasures for the final wave.
• As the Heavenly Baleful Tribulation Lightning struck, Han Xuanji noticed danger in another direction and questioned the divination’s promise of safety.

Han Xuanji diverted the final strike of his Void Return tribulation onto a white tiger demon that tried to ambush him, then successfully broke through to the Void Return Realm. The badly injured tiger begged him to spare its life.

• A white tiger demon attacked Han Xuanji as he prepared to face the ninth tribulation lightning.
• Han Xuanji slowed the tiger with the Twilight Seal and redirected the tribulation lightning toward it.
• The lightning struck the tiger, leaving it badly charred but alive as the tribulation clouds dispersed.
• Seven-colored radiance enveloped Han Xuanji as he completed his breakthrough to the Void Return Realm.
• Han Xuanji turned to the trembling tiger, which spoke and begged him to spare its life.

Han Xuanji forced the wounded white tiger Bai Ye to become his spirit pet, then discovered the ancient opportunity she had sought in a hidden cavern. He checked in at its altar and gained the White Tiger Spirit Blessing trait before he and Bai Ye began cultivating there.

• Han Xuanji marked Bai Ye’s demon core with Sword Intent and bound her with a spirit pet contract after she offered to become his master.
• Han Xuanji gave Bai Ye a pill, learned she was seeking a chance to reach Void Return Realm, and found an ancient spatial fissure that led to her opportunity.
• Han Xuanji and Bai Ye entered a cavern containing ancient Demon Race murals, a ruined altar, and tiger bones.
• Han Xuanji checked in at the Geng Metal Sha Altar and gained the White Tiger Spirit Blessing trait.
• Bai Ye began absorbing Sha Qi and Geng Metal Qi on the altar while Han Xuanji collected the bones and cultivated in the cavern.

Han Xuanji cultivated at the Geng Metal Sha Altar, advanced to the Fourth Layer of Void Return, and strengthened himself through daily sign-ins. The little white tiger absorbed diluted White Tiger Essence Blood, reached Void Return, and Han Xuanji's final sign-in yielded the Blade of the White Tiger while the altar's Dao essence ran out.

• Han Xuanji signed in and obtained the Ancient Heavenly Demon Body Forging Method, then used the altar's Sha Qi to cultivate.
• Over two years, Han Xuanji collected and consumed Spirit Sha Fruits, advanced to the Third Layer of Void Return, and gave the little white tiger diluted White Tiger Essence Blood to absorb.
• After another year, Han Xuanji reached the Fourth Layer of Void Return, while the little white tiger stabilized in Void Return after undergoing Tribulation Transcendence.
• Han Xuanji signed in to obtain the Blade of the White Tiger and learned that the Geng Metal Sha Altar's Dao essence had been exhausted.

After leaving the Heavenly Gloom Mountain Range, Han Xuanji and the little white tiger encountered Qiu Qianli and the Demon Taming Sect, who had come to capture the tiger. Qiu Qianli sprang a trap with the sect’s Demon-Locking Chain, leaving Han Xuanji and the tiger caught in its attack.

• Han Xuanji tested the Blade of the White Tiger, then left the valley with the little white tiger after three years of cultivation.
• Han Xuanji discovered that the Demon Taming Sect was searching for the tiger, and the tiger explained that its shed fur might have revealed its location.
• Qiu Qianli led dozens of Demon Taming Sect cultivators into the Heavenly Gloom Mountain Range and demanded that Han Xuanji surrender the tiger.
• Han Xuanji refused, and the little white tiger cursed Qiu Qianli when he claimed the sect had chosen it as their divine beast.
• Qiu Qianli ended the pretense and unleashed nine Demon-Locking Chains at Han Xuanji and the little white tiger.

The Demon Taming Sect attacked Han Xuanji and Little White with its treasures, but Little White fought back fiercely and nearly killed Qiu Qianli. When Qiu Qianli survived with a protective talisman, a Void Return Realm presence arrived, and Han Xuanji prepared to step in.

• Little White leaped from Han Xuanji's shoulder and revealed its immense Void Return Realm strength as the Demon Taming Sect surrounded them.
• Qiu Qianli and the sect cultivators unleashed the Heaven-Suppressing Diagram, Demon-Locking Chains, and a barrage of attacks against Han Xuanji and Little White.
• Little White's roar grievously injured the Nascent Soul cultivators, and it tore through one Demon-Locking Chain at the cost of wounding its paw.
• Little White dissolved Qiu Qianli's summoned resentful souls and rushed to kill him, but his life-saving jade talisman blocked its strike.
• Han Xuanji sensed a familiar Void Return Realm presence approaching and decided he would have to intervene.

Han Xuanji faced the Demon Taming Sect’s two Void Return ancestors, who attacked him and the white tiger after demanding he surrender it. He split the sect’s guardian treasure, the Ten Thousand Beasts Demon-Suppressing Diagram, with one sword finger, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Qiu Qianli summoned the Demon Taming Sect’s Void Return ancestors, Soul Prison Ancestor and Sea-Burning Ancestor, who arrived together.
• Soul Prison Ancestor demanded Han Xuanji hand over the white tiger, while Sea-Burning Ancestor attacked them with his ancient mirror.
• Han Xuanji blocked Sea-Burning Ancestor’s flames with the Seven-Star Black Tortoise Shield, protecting himself and the white tiger.
• Soul Prison Ancestor and Sea-Burning Ancestor joined forces and activated the Ten Thousand Beasts Demon-Suppressing Diagram.
• Han Xuanji used the Great Desolation Sword Finger’s second form, Heaven-Splitting, to cut the diagram in two and make it fall powerless from the sky.

Han Xuanji used the Blade of the White Tiger to kill both Void Return ancestors of the Demon Taming Sect. After the little white tiger killed the remaining sect members, Han Xuanji departed with it.

• The Ten Thousand Beasts Heaven-Suppressing Diagram was destroyed, and Soul Prison Ancestor and Sea-Burning Ancestor fled while telling their sect to fend for itself.
• Han Xuanji revealed the Blade of the White Tiger and used the Great Void to catch up with the fleeing ancestors.
• The Blade of the White Tiger awakened the Seven Heaven-Disordering Forms, and Han Xuanji's first slash annihilated Soul Prison Ancestor.
• Han Xuanji ignored Sea-Burning Ancestor's attacks and killed him with another saber slash.
• Han Xuanji left the surviving Demon Taming Sect cultivators to the little white tiger, which devoured them all before departing with him.

Han Xuanji quietly advanced to the Ninth Layer of Void Return as the great age loosened the world's rules and devil cultivators grew more active. While he prepared to pursue the Body Integration Realm, Lin Potian was captured by a demon king in Yong Province and falsely suspected of betraying humanity.

• Han Xuanji disguised the little white tiger and returned to the Divine Profound Sect, where Lu Fan told him that the Demon Taming Sect had fallen after its two patriarchs were killed by the White Tiger Devil Venerable.
• Han Xuanji broke through to the Fifth Layer of Void Return and learned from the little white tiger that a great change in heaven and earth could be preparing the world for an approaching calamity.
• Over ten years, Han Xuanji cultivated in seclusion to the Ninth Layer of Void Return while the little white tiger reached the Third Layer and devil cultivators grew bolder.
• Han Xuanji decided to prepare for the Body Integration Realm as Lin Potian, captured by a demon king in Yong Province, insisted to the gathered human cultivators that he was not a traitor.

Lin Potian struggled to resist the Three-Eyed Demon King’s demand that he kill captured Divine Profound Sect disciples, then escaped the Ten Thousand Demons Cave with Lu Fan’s help while Nangong Wenjian fought the Demon King and fled. After the Demon King discovered Lin Potian’s escape and met with black-robed figures about cooperation, Han Xuanji heard about the powerful demon and the little white tiger suggested challenging him.

• The Three-Eyed Demon King pressured Lin Potian to kill the captive Divine Profound Sect disciples, but Lin Potian refused.
• A bird demon reported that Nangong Wenjian was attacking the Ten Thousand Demons Cave, and the Three-Eyed Demon King left Lin Potian behind to confront him.
• Lu Fan entered the cavern, and Lin Potian recognized him as a possible means of escape.
• Nangong Wenjian fought the void return realm Three-Eyed Demon King, sent a sword talisman, and fled after being outmatched.
• The Three-Eyed Demon King returned to find Lin Potian had escaped and heard a proposal for cooperation from black-robed figures.
• Han Xuanji learned from the little white tiger that Nangong Wenjian had lost to a powerful Demon King, and the tiger proposed challenging him.

After reaching Void Return Realm Perfection, Han Xuanji used the Heavenly Divination Technique to choose a place for his Body Integration tribulation. He decided to go to the Devil-Trapping Mountain Range in Yong Province, where the little white tiger would guard him.

• Han Xuanji told the little white tiger to focus on cultivating, then promised he could explore once he became the strongest Demon King in the Great Void Spirit Realm.
• A year later, Han Xuanji reached Void Return Realm Perfection and began planning his Body Integration tribulation.
• The little white tiger showed Han Xuanji an Azure Dragon Abode Token and told him that a Demon King in Yong Province was demanding Lu Fan and Lin Potian from the Divine Profound Sect.
• The little white tiger explained that the Great Ming Imperial Dynasty was rising and preparing to expand into Great Xia’s southern region.
• Han Xuanji used the Heavenly Divination Technique to choose the Devil-Trapping Mountain Range in Yong Province for his tribulation.
• Han Xuanji told the little white tiger to prepare to guard him in the mountain range, and the little white tiger eagerly agreed.

Han Xuanji prepared a clearing in the Devil-Trapping Mountain Range and began transcending his Body Integration Heavenly Tribulation. The tribulation destroyed the Three-Eyed Demon King’s lair, and the little white tiger blocked him from reaching Han Xuanji.

• Han Xuanji followed his instincts into the Devil-Trapping Mountain Range and purified Devil Qi from a clearing.
• Han Xuanji established powerful arrays, placed treasures around himself, and sent the little white tiger away to guard the area.
• Han Xuanji released the suppression on his cultivation, summoning the Body Integration Heavenly Tribulation.
• The tribulation’s pressure shook the Ten Thousand Demons Cave, and the collapsing cavern buried the Three-Eyed Demon King’s wealth and killed many demons.
• The Three-Eyed Demon King rushed toward Han Xuanji, but the little white tiger appeared and stopped him.

Han Xuanji achieved the Body Integration Realm, explored the ruins beneath the Ten Thousand Demons Cave, and discovered the history of the devil-sealing land. After signing in, he obtained a method that let him absorb Devil Qi and prepared to cultivate there.

• The little white tiger killed the Three-Eyed Demon King as Han Xuanji completed his tribulation.
• Han Xuanji emerged from the ruins having achieved the Body Integration Realm, and the little white tiger told him it had killed a Void Return demon king.
• Han Xuanji used his Void-Penetrating Divine Eye to find a mysterious underground site beneath the Ten Thousand Demons Cave.
• Han Xuanji read a stone stele explaining that the Devil-Suppressing Great Emperor had sealed a passage to the Devil Realm, and judged that the seal would hold for at least a thousand years.
• Han Xuanji signed in at the devil-sealing land and received the Devil-Transforming Great Method.
• Han Xuanji used the method to transform Devil Qi into pure energy, allowing him to cultivate in the underground site.

Han Xuanji gained the Devil-Suppressing Sword Instruction while the Ten Thousand Demons Cave’s destruction ended the demon beast assault on Yong Province. As he continued cultivating at the Devil-Sealing Land, the system began upgrading.

• Han Xuanji signed in at the Devil-Sealing Land and comprehended the Devil-Suppressing Sword Intent.
• Lu Fan received news that a mysterious expert had slain the Void Return demon king, and he realized the demon generals might abandon the assault.
• Seven days later, the demon generals split up and fled or returned to the Ten Thousand Demons Cave, ending the threat to Yong Province.
• The Heavenly Devil Cult’s third elder chose to use a hidden piece left by the cult master, while the cultivation world settled into a fragile peace.
• A month later, Han Xuanji found the little white tiger waiting aboveground, taught him the Devil-Transforming Great Method, and continued absorbing Devil Qi.
• The system announced that it was upgrading and that the sign-in function would remain available.