Recaps

Han Xuanji cultivated aboard the Thousand Spirits, using Hongmeng Flying Fish and the Water of Eternity to strengthen himself and develop the Eternal Soul Sword. After a year, he broke through to the eternal Dao master second layer and condensed the Sword Dao Principle, then decided to hunt Hongmeng Variants for resources and combat practice.

• Han Xuanji ate the Hongmeng Flying Fish while cultivating, solidifying his cultivation and making initial progress with the Eternal Soul Sword, but he remained at the peak of the eternal Dao master first layer.
• Han Xuanji drank the remaining Water of Eternity and chose to condense the Sword Dao Principle alongside his Fate Dao Principle.
• For a year, Han Xuanji cultivated and deduced the Sword Dao Principle aboard the Thousand Spirits as it sailed through the Primordial Sea.
• Han Xuanji condensed the Sword Dao Principle, mastered the Eternal Soul Sword, and broke through to the eternal Dao master second layer.
• After using up the Water of Eternity, Han Xuanji decided to hunt Hongmeng Variants to test his strength and replenish his cultivation resources.

Han Xuanji discovered that the warship was running low on Eternal Stone and decided to hunt weaker Hongmeng Variants himself rather than waste its energy. Before he could act, an Eternal Dao Master Realm Spirit of Hongmeng invaded the warship, and he began searching for it while Hun Qianling remained in seclusion.

• Han Xuanji noticed Hun Qianling was at a critical stage of cultivation and left her undisturbed.
• Han Xuanji found the warship's energy reserves were low and realized it needed Eternal Stone to power its systems.
• Han Xuanji decided to hunt weaker Hongmeng Variants with his own abilities to conserve the warship's energy.
• A warning announced that an Eternal Dao Master Realm Spirit of Hongmeng had invaded the warship.
• Han Xuanji summoned his Sword Dao Principle and searched the cabin for the spirit, hoping to stop it before it could harm Hun Qianling.

Han Xuanji detected and killed an Eternal Dao Master Realm Spirit of Hongmeng aboard the warship, then obtained a rare Soul Crystal. Hun Qianling arrived after the fight and learned that Han Xuanji was unharmed, while he scanned the warship for further threats.

• Han Xuanji sensed a Spirit of Hongmeng in the warship’s corridor, and Hun Qianling rushed from her cultivation chamber after hearing the alarm.
• Han Xuanji used his Divine Pupils of Fate to see the Spirit of Hongmeng and struck it with his Eternal Soul Sword, guided by the Fate Dao Principle.
• Han Xuanji destroyed the Spirit of Hongmeng and collected the Soul Crystal it left behind.
• Hun Qianling arrived, confirmed Han Xuanji was unharmed, and explained that Soul Crystals were rare treasures for strengthening divine souls.
• Han Xuanji stored the Soul Crystal in the System Space and scanned the warship again for hidden Spirits of Hongmeng.

Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling ventured into the Primordial Sea to hunt a Hongmeng Flying Fish and conserve the warship’s dwindling power. After Han Xuanji killed it, he gave the fish to Hun Qianling so she could continue her interrupted breakthrough, leaving him ready to hunt for more cultivation resources.

• Han Xuanji confirmed no other Spirits of Hongmeng had invaded and warned Hun Qianling that the warship’s power reserves were low.
• Hun Qianling offered to guide Han Xuanji in hunting Hongmeng Variants and selected a Hongmeng Flying Fish as their target.
• Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling left the warship wearing combat suits, and Han Xuanji tracked down the flying fish.
• Han Xuanji suppressed the Hongmeng Flying Fish and killed it with his Eternal Dao power.
• Han Xuanji gave the fish to Hun Qianling so she could resume her breakthrough, then prepared to hunt for more resources.

After thirty years aboard the Thousand Spirits, Han Xuanji had advanced his Dao Principles but remained stuck at the Eternal Dao Master Second Layer. He and Hun Qianling encountered an Eternal True God Realm Hongmeng Giant Kun and tried to steer clear of it, but Han Xuanji noticed something was wrong.

• Hun Qianling broke through to the Eternal Dao Master Realm, and she and Han Xuanji discussed their remaining journey to the Eternal Continent.
• Over the next twenty-nine years, Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling hunted Hongmeng Variants together while traveling across the Primordial Sea.
• Han Xuanji remained at the Eternal Dao Master Second Layer but condensed a third Eternal Dao Principle, the Eternal Spacetime Dao Principle.
• A warning alerted Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling that an Eternal True God Realm Hongmeng Giant Kun was approaching their warship.
• Hun Qianling changed the Thousand Spirits’ course to avoid the Giant Kun’s dangerous currents, while Han Xuanji watched it and noticed something was wrong.

Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling discovered that an injured Hongmeng Giant Kun was being hunted by True God Black Rock of the Eternal Chamber of Commerce. After he warned them about dangerous wandering bandits, they agreed to return to the Eternal Continent with his battleship.

• Han Xuanji sensed the Hongmeng Giant Kun's pain and deduced that Eternal Continent powerhouses were hunting it.
• True God Black Rock's Eternal True God-level battleship approached the Thousand Spirits and demanded that Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling identify themselves.
• Hun Qianling explained that they had encountered no wandering bandits during their voyage through the Primordial Sea.
• True God Black Rock warned them that bandits with two Eternal True Lord Realm members were attacking small battleships and offered to escort them back.
• Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling agreed to wait for the hunt to end and travel back with True God Black Rock.

Hun Qianling and Han Xuanji boarded True God Black Rock’s warship to avoid danger while he hunted the Hongmeng Giant Kun. After Black Rock said the hunt would take ten years and the voyage back to the Eternal Continent about thirty, Han Xuanji sensed something was wrong.

• True God Black Rock invited Hun Qianling and Han Xuanji aboard his warship, warning that the hunt’s aftershocks could reach their smaller vessel.
• Hun Qianling and Han Xuanji accepted the invitation and reflected on how their lack of strength left them dependent on powerful cultivators.
• The warship drew in the Thousand Spirits, and Hun Qianling and Han Xuanji saw the vessel’s elite crew and luxurious interior.
• A crew member escorted Hun Qianling and Han Xuanji to the control room, where True God Black Rock asked about their business on the Eternal Continent.
• Hun Qianling said they planned to cultivate in seclusion, and True God Black Rock told them the hunt would take about ten years before they returned together in roughly thirty years.
• Han Xuanji frowned and felt that something was amiss after hearing Black Rock’s schedule.

Han Xuanji warned True God Black Rock that the wounded Hongmeng Giant Kun was secretly summoning its kind, urging the fleet to attack sooner. His explanation that he had detected the signal through his mastery of spacetime, fate, and the Dao of Principle astonished everyone, and the chapter left his extraordinary cultivation path under scrutiny.

• Han Xuanji questioned True God Black Rock about fighting the Hongmeng Giant Kun directly, and Black Rock said the fleet would win but suffer costly losses.
• A gray-armored cultivator mocked Han Xuanji, who explained that he wanted to hunt the kun down quickly.
• Han Xuanji revealed that the wounded Hongmeng Giant Kun had been transmitting a subtle signal and might be summoning others of its kind.
• True God Black Rock asked three analysts to assess the danger, and they said the possibility existed but powerful kun might not answer the call.
• A silver-armored expert and an elderly cultivator challenged Han Xuanji's claim, so he revealed that he cultivated the Dao of Principle and comprehended spacetime and fate.
• True God Black Rock and Hun Qianling were astonished by Han Xuanji's attainments, while the narration noted that Eternal Continent cultivators followed many different paths.

Han Xuanji’s mastery of the daos of spacetime and fate impressed True God Black Rock and the Black Rock Fleet. Taking Han Xuanji’s warning that the Hongmeng Giant Kun might summon others of its kind seriously, Black Rock ordered the fleet to attack at full strength.

• The cultivators aboard the warship reacted with astonishment when they learned Han Xuanji had comprehended the daos of spacetime and fate.
• A Principle cultivator verified Han Xuanji’s dao fluctuations, and True God Black Rock asked his name and praised his potential.
• Han Xuanji warned that the Hongmeng Giant Kun might summon its kind, prompting Black Rock to ask the fleet whether to abandon its drawn-out strategy.
• The cultivators supported ending the fight quickly, citing the danger of reinforcements and the kun’s weakened state.
• True God Black Rock ordered the Black Rock Fleet to attack with all its strength and kill the Hongmeng Giant Kun before it could summon others.

Han Xuanji watched True God Black Rock and the Black Rock Fleet hunt the gravely wounded Hongmeng Giant Kun, witnessing the overwhelming strength of an Eternal True God. Black Rock shattered the creature’s origin core, and its body sank into the Primordial Sea.

• True God Black Rock welcomed Han Xuanji’s warning and invited him to watch the hunt from the main control room.
• The Black Rock Fleet fired volleys of eternal light at the Hongmeng Giant Kun, worsening its injuries as it struggled to resist.
• True God Black Rock enlarged his body, struck the giant kun’s head, endured its blue beam without harm, and hurled it into the sea.
• Hui Feng explained that Black Rock’s Dao of Physical Body Immortality gave him exceptional combat strength and toughness, and Han Xuanji praised the merits of different cultivation paths.
• True God Black Rock punched through the Hongmeng Giant Kun’s belly and shattered its origin core, killing it as it sank into the Primordial Sea.

True God Black Rock defeated a Hongmeng Giant Kun, and the Black Rock Fleet began collecting its corpse and the scattered treasures. Han Xuanji discovered that Hui Feng was a person of great fortune with an unawakened eternal indestructible physique, and the fleet prepared to return home after Black Rock found a supreme-grade Kun Pearl.

• True God Black Rock returned to the battleship after defeating the Hongmeng Giant Kun and ordered the crew to secure its corpse and remains.
• Han Xuanji realized that Black Rock’s strength, rather than the battleship, was what made the fleet formidable.
• Hui Feng told Han Xuanji he hoped to follow Black Rock’s path of physical immortality but worried he would disappoint his mentor in the upcoming fleet competition.
• Han Xuanji learned that Hui Feng had an unawakened eternal indestructible physique and was a person of great fortune, then encouraged him and became his best friend in Hui Feng’s eyes.
• True God Black Rock announced that he had found a supreme-grade Kun Pearl and said the fleet would return home after finishing its work, with rewards for everyone.

Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling learned that the Supreme-Grade Kun Pearl could help forge an Eternal Saint Artifact as True God Black Rock’s fleet prepared to return home. After Black Rock arranged unusually comfortable quarters for them, Hun Qianling worried that his kindness concealed another intention.

• The fleet celebrated finding a Supreme-Grade Kun Pearl, and Hui Feng explained its rarity and value as a material for Eternal Saint Artifacts.
• Hui Feng said True God Black Rock planned to exchange the pearl for points at the Eternal Chamber of Commerce, then joined the crew in salvaging the Hongmeng Giant Kun.
• A silver-armored cultivator escorted Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling to the lounge, where they received cultivation rooms, meal service, and permission to move around most of the warship.
• Hun Qianling set up a soundproofing array and quietly told Han Xuanji that Black Rock’s generous treatment made her uneasy and suspicious.

Han Xuanji reassured Hun Qianling that True God Black Rock had no ill intentions, and she explained why the Dao of Principle was difficult to cultivate on the Eternal Continent but highly respected. Han Xuanji understood that some Eternal Continent powers sent their descendants to the Primal Chaos to train in the Dao of Principle before returning to advance.

• Han Xuanji told Hun Qianling that True God Black Rock had no reason to harm them, while privately recalling that the system had confirmed Black Rock’s sincere intentions.
• Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling decided to make use of the warship’s cultivation chamber and cultivate before reaching the Eternal Continent.
• Hun Qianling explained that the Eternal Alliance had split into three factions and that Sage King Wendao had founded the Eternal Sacred Domain before disappearing.
• Hun Qianling said that the Dao of Principle was difficult to comprehend on the Eternal Continent, though it offered great potential and earned its cultivators respect from the major powers.
• Han Xuanji understood that some powers sent descendants to the Primal Chaos to cultivate the Dao of Principle before returning to the Eternal Continent.

True God Black Rock questioned Hui Feng about Han Xuanji and revealed why he invested in promising young cultivators, while an aide warned him about accusations of favoritism toward Hui Feng. Black Rock decided to recruit Han Xuanji into the fleet and recommend him to a powerful chamber of commerce figure, as Hun Qianling explained why Han’s rare talents would make him highly sought after.

• True God Black Rock asked Hui Feng what he thought of Han Xuanji, and Hui Feng praised Han’s modesty and character.
• True God Black Rock told Hui Feng that he helped talented young cultivators partly in hopes they might aid him in reaching the Sage Realm, and Hui Feng vowed to help his master.
• An aide warned True God Black Rock that his resources and attention toward Hui Feng had caused resentment and rumors of favoritism, but Black Rock defended Hui Feng’s potential.
• True God Black Rock instructed the aide to treat Han Xuanji well, recruit him into the fleet, and recommend him to an important chamber of commerce figure.
• Han Xuanji asked Hun Qianling whether his achievements made him coveted on the Eternal Continent, and she confirmed that his rare fate and spacetime Dao Principles made him a prize for major factions.

Han Xuanji reassured Hun Qianling that he would go to the Soul Household after reaching the Eternal Continent, where he intended to settle in and learn about his new surroundings. During the voyage, he cultivated and befriended Hui Feng, and his Chaos Azure Lotus awakened and evolved aboard the warship.

• Hun Qianling asked Han Xuanji whether he planned to join the Soul Household or seek out a stronger power, and he said he would stay with the Soul Household for now.
• Han Xuanji explained that he wanted to become familiar with the Eternal Continent and keep his promise to Hun Qianling, easing her worries.
• Over thirty years aboard the warship, Han Xuanji cultivated with resources provided by True God Black Rock and repeatedly failed to condense the Reincarnation Dao Principle.
• Hui Feng often visited Han Xuanji, and the two became friends while discussing cultivation and their daily lives.
• The warship neared the Eternal Continent, and Han Xuanji's dormant Chaos Azure Lotus awakened and evolved, channeling pure energy into him.

Han Xuanji broke through to the Eternal Dao Master Third Layer aboard True God Black Rock’s ship, where Black Rock offered him a place in the Black Rock Fleet. Before Han Xuanji could decline, Black Rock said he had news for him.

• Han Xuanji used the Eternal Formation, Eternal Crystal Stones, and Chaos Azure Lotus to break through to the Eternal Dao Master Third Layer.
• Hun Qianling visited Han Xuanji, congratulated him on his progress, and told him they would reach the Eternal Continent in a few days.
• Hun Qianling relayed that True God Black Rock wanted to meet Han Xuanji, who went to the captain’s lounge.
• True God Black Rock invited Han Xuanji to join the Black Rock Fleet and promised guidance and access to better resources.
• Han Xuanji prepared to decline, but True God Black Rock told him to hear some news before deciding.

Han Xuanji declined True God Black Rock’s offer to join the Black Rock Fleet and learned that the Soul Household was in decline but still had Sacred Court support. After arriving at the Eternal Continent with Hun Qianling, he received notice that his system was upgrading.

• True God Black Rock told Han Xuanji that the Soul Household was in trouble and tested whether he would still return to it.
• Han Xuanji refused to abandon the Soul Household, earning True God Black Rock’s approval and an offer of future help.
• True God Black Rock asked Hui Feng to arrange safe passage for Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling when the warship reached the Eternal Continent.
• Han Xuanji hid the news about the Soul Household from Hun Qianling as they prepared to disembark.
• The warship reached the Eternal Continent, and Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling disembarked at a border port.
• Han Xuanji’s system announced that it was adapting to the Eternal Continent and upgrading.

Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling prepared to return to the Soul Household, and Hui Feng arranged their journey through Tianxuan Myriad Realms City. After Hui Feng gave Han Xuanji a valuable communication device, the pair teleported to Nine Mysteries City.

• Hun Qianling explained that Tianxuan Myriad Realms City could connect them to Nine Mysteries City, near their destination of Thousand Souls City.
• Hui Feng escorted Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling through the Eternal Chamber of Commerce's internal passage to a private teleportation array.
• Hui Feng gave Han Xuanji a communication device so he could contact Hui Feng and True God Black Rock if he encountered trouble.
• Han Xuanji told Hui Feng he might join the Black Rock Fleet in the future, lifting Hui Feng's disappointment.
• Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling activated the array and disappeared in a flash of white light.

Hun Qianling and Han Xuanji reached Nine Mysteries City and discovered that the Soul Household’s outposts were deserted. Uncle Lin told them that Hun Qianling’s father, the Sage, had vanished during an expedition and was presumed dead, leaving the Soul Household weakened and beset by internal and external troubles.

• Hun Qianling explained that Nine Mysteries City was in the Soul Household’s territory and planned to travel with Han Xuanji to Thousand Souls City.
• Hun Qianling and Han Xuanji found the Soul Household’s outposts abandoned, closed, or taken over.
• At a crystal shop, Uncle Lin recognized Hun Qianling and told her that her father and a Sacred Court expedition had disappeared in the Desolate Domain a thousand years earlier.
• Uncle Lin explained that the Sage’s disappearance sparked a violent succession struggle until the eldest young master became household head and restored a fragile order.
• Hun Qianling learned that the Soul Household had lost much of its strength and was facing threats from within and without.

Han Xuanji reassured Hun Qianling that he would still join the troubled Soul Household, while asking her to keep his talent secret. As they traveled toward Thousand Souls City, Hun Qianxue learned that Qianling was returning with a man.

• Uncle Lin comforted Hun Qianling, then gave her and Han Xuanji a place to rest.
• Han Xuanji promised to stay with the Soul Household and asked Hun Qianling to conceal his talent; she agreed to follow his lead.
• Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling bought cultivation supplies, bade Uncle Lin farewell, and boarded the Thousand Spirits for Thousand Souls City.
• During the journey, Han Xuanji cultivated with Eternal Spirit Liquid and observed the dangerous beasts of the Eternal Continent as the ship traveled without incident.
• A messenger told Hun Qianxue that Qianling was returning from Nine Mysteries City aboard the Thousand Spirits with a man accompanying her.

Hun Qianxue learned that Hun Qianling had returned safely, while Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling arrived at Thousand Souls City. As they entered the city, Han Xuanji learned about its protective formation, busy transport routes, and battle secret treasures.

• Hun Qianxue received word that Hun Qianling had returned safely with a fellow cultivator and asked for her to meet him.
• After ten days of travel, Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling reached Thousand Souls City.
• Hun Qianling explained that a powerful formation protected the city and could help it withstand an Eternal Sage-level powerhouse.
• Han Xuanji observed the city's crowded flying boat lanes and pedestrian roads, then learned that its dragon-shaped mechs could let cultivators wield power beyond their own cultivation.

Hun Qianling brought Han Xuanji back to the Soul Household in Thousand Souls City, where her aunt welcomed them and teased her about bringing home a man. They reached Thousand Souls Hall, where Household head Hun Qianxue had been waiting for his younger sister's return.

• Han Xuanji learned that the Soul Household had a Sage-level combat secret treasure that no one had yet been able to control.
• Hun Qianling and Han Xuanji passed inspection at Thousand Souls City and walked to the Soul Household, where Han Xuanji observed the city's experts.
• Hun Yulong hurried to greet Hun Qianling, welcomed Han Xuanji as a guest, and escorted them toward Thousand Souls Hall.
• Han Xuanji followed Hun Qianling and Hun Yulong into Thousand Souls Hall, where Hun Qianxue sat waiting while pretending to focus on Lineage affairs.
• Hun Yulong announced their arrival to Hun Qianxue.

Hun Qianling returned to the Soul Household and reunited with her brother Hun Qianxue, bringing Han Xuanji as a talented recruit. Hun Qianxue welcomed Han and granted him S-rank treatment, then ordered an investigation into his background.

• Hun Qianling reunited with Hun Qianxue and explained that trouble and a damaged communication device had kept her away.
• Hun Qianling introduced Han Xuanji as her friend and a recruit for the Soul Household’s Lineage.
• Hun Qianling told Hun Qianxue that Han Xuanji was a genius of the Dao of Principle, prompting Hun Qianxue and the others to take notice.
• Hun Qianxue invited Han Xuanji to stay and promised him cultivation resources, and Han agreed to help where he could.
• Hun Qianxue ordered Hun Youtian to investigate Han Xuanji’s origins while Hun Yulong arranged a quiet cave abode for him.

Han Xuanji received the Soul Household’s benefits for confirming his S-rank talent and was shown to the Purple Soul Grotto-Heaven. He entered his new residence and set rules for its steward before exploring the cultivation grounds.

• Hun Yulong gave Han Xuanji a token proving his S-rank status and explained his annual resources, access to a third-tier Eternal Dao Artifact, Dao Pavilion, and other benefits.
• Han Xuanji thanked the Soul Household and promised to help it when needed.
• Hun Qianling taught Han Xuanji how to use and refine the token, then led him to the Purple Soul Grotto-Heaven and told him she would protect his cultivation time.
• Han Xuanji told steward Zhao Boyong that no one could enter his core cave abode without permission.
• Han Xuanji activated the grotto’s restrictions and found the cultivation secret realm more luxurious and rich in Qi of Eternity than he had expected.

Han Xuanji settled into the luxurious cave abode the Soul Household had assigned him and began cultivating, though he wondered why he had received such favorable treatment. Meanwhile, Hun Zangfeng and Hun Qianchen plotted to use Han Xuanji’s appointment to undermine Hun Qianxue.

• Han Xuanji explored his advanced cave abode and learned it had once belonged to an Eternal True God.
• Han Xuanji decided to cultivate quietly while waiting for his system to finish upgrading.
• Hun Zangfeng discussed finding a weakness in Hun Qianxue and considered Hun Qianling a possible target.
• Hun Qianchen complained that Hun Qianxue had granted S-rank treatment to Han Xuanji without consulting him.
• Hun Qianchen’s supporters suggested portraying the appointment as favoritism, and Hun Qianchen imagined using the controversy to build his standing.