Recaps

Han Xuanji’s system upgraded while he cultivated in the Devil-Sealing Land, improving his detection and sign-in functions. He learned about Bai Ye’s hidden desire for revenge, continued absorbing Devil Qi, and broke through to the Body Integration Realm Fifth Layer as the land’s Devil Qi ran low.

• Han Xuanji’s system upgrade added target detection, revealed sign-in location levels, and tied rewards to his realm.
• Han Xuanji used the detection function on Bai Ye and discovered that the little white tiger’s parents had been killed by the Divine Wind Demon Saint of the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom.
• Han Xuanji kept cultivating in the Devil-Sealing Land for five years, thinning its Devil Qi and obtaining Holy Spirit Swordsmanship and other sign-in rewards.
• Han Xuanji swallowed ten Spirit Sha Fruits, absorbed the remaining Devil Qi, and reached the Body Integration Realm Fifth Layer.

Han Xuanji cultivated the Devil-Suppressing Golden Body, then checked in at the Devil-Sealing Land and received the Devil-Suppressing Seal, an upper-grade Immortal Artifact. He used it to purify the Devil-Trapping Mountain Range, leaving nearby cultivators stunned by the sudden cleansing.

• Han Xuanji learned the Devil-Suppressing Golden Body’s properties and spent a month cultivating it with pure yang treasures.
• Han Xuanji checked in again and received the Devil-Suppressing Seal, while the system warned that the area’s Dao resonance had greatly diminished.
• Han Xuanji inspected the seal and discovered it was an upper-grade Immortal Artifact once wielded by the Devil-Sealing Divine General.
• The little white tiger told Han Xuanji it had quietly dealt with nearby human cultivators and members of the Demon Race while he was in seclusion.
• Han Xuanji activated the Devil-Suppressing Seal, which purified the Devil Qi across ten thousand li of the Devil-Trapping Mountain Range.
• Cultivators monitoring the mountain range saw the golden light and realized the Devil Qi was being purified.

Han Xuanji sealed the Devil-Sealing Land, encountered the newly ascended Zhou Li, and returned to the Divine Profound Sect, where he realized how few powerful experts remained. A year later, as Han Xuanji strengthened his body, the sealed Heavenly Devil remnant sensed that something was about to happen.

• Han Xuanji reinforced the seal on the Devil-Sealing Land after clearing the Devil-Trapping Mountain Range of corruption.
• Zhou Li ascended into the Great Void Spirit Realm, and Han Xuanji considered taking his treasure before deciding to leave him alone.
• Han Xuanji returned to the Divine Profound Sect, checked in at Soaring Cloud Palace for a chest of supreme-grade Spirit Stones, and judged the sect’s strength to be dangerously limited.
• One year later, Han Xuanji cultivated the Devil-Suppressing Golden Body toward major completion in his cave abode.
• Deep in the Devil-Suppressing Abyss, the bound remnant soul of the Heavenly Devil sensed that its moment was coming.

Shi Qianzhong entered the Devil-Suppressing Abyss and used a Myriad Devils Heart-Eroding Lure to weaken the seal, intending to free the Heavenly Devil and conceal his betrayal. As the seal began to tremble, Han Xuanji received a warning that a Heavenly Devil had emerged.

• Shi Qianzhong dismissed Zhao Qian's concerns about unusual unrest in the abyss and opened the core seal with the Abyss Suppression Token.
• Li Shanhai noticed Shi Qianzhong seemed unusually talkative and sensed that his departure had a feeling of finality.
• At the bottom of the abyss, Shi Qianzhong revealed he was a spy for the Heavenly Devil Cult and threw a Myriad Devils Heart-Eroding Lure toward the imprisoned purple phantom.
• The Heavenly Devil roared as the cage shook and developed a hairline crack under the force of the Devil Qi.
• The Devil-Suppressing Abyss trembled, and Han Xuanji received a message from the Devil-Suppressing Seal that a Heavenly Devil had emerged.

Han Xuanji learned that a Heavenly Devil remnant soul had escaped from the Devil-Suppressing Abyss, but chose not to rush into action. At the abyss, Shi Qianzhong revealed that he intended to sacrifice the surviving disciples to secure his own future as a Void Return cultivator.

• Han Xuanji located the Heavenly Devil remnant soul and judged that it was probably no stronger than the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.
• The mountain above the Devil-Suppressing Abyss shook as the Heavenly Devil announced that it had escaped after seventy thousand years of suppression.
• Zhao Qian activated a Devil-Suppressing Token, but a flood of Devil Qi swept through the guarded area, killing several disciples and overwhelming the survivors.
• Shi Qianzhong arrived and told the afflicted survivors they were beyond saving, prompting Zhao Qian and Li Shanhai to realize he was not acting like himself.
• Shi Qianzhong denied being a Devil Cultivator and said he would remember the disciples' sacrifice as he pursued a future as a Void Return cultivator.

The Heavenly Devil’s remnant soul escaped from the Devil-Suppressing Abyss and overwhelmed the Divine Profound Sect’s defenders. As Xuanweizi and the other cultivators struggled to contain it, a sect ancestor intervened, while Han Xuanji and the little white tiger went to assess the battle.

• The Heavenly Devil’s remnant soul emerged with Body Integration Realm power, and the Divine Profound Sect activated its grand formation to isolate the Devil Qi.
• Shi Qianzhong charged the phantom and was swiftly blasted away, leaving Xuanweizi and the arriving experts to believe he had heroically fought the devil.
• Xuanweizi and the Divine Profound Sect’s cultivators attacked the remnant soul and formed the Nine Heavens Devil-Subduing Grand Formation, but its Devil Qi and attacks badly pressured them.
• A Divine Profound Sect grand elder intervened with a furious shout, prompting relief among the defenders.
• Han Xuanji sensed the ancestor’s arrival, then went with the worried little white tiger to see whether the sect could withstand the remnant soul.

The Divine Profound Sect's elders and cultivators battled the Heavenly Devil remnant soul, but its power overwhelmed their attacks and left the sect facing heavy losses. Han Xuanji revealed himself and used the Devil-Suppressing Seal to unleash golden light that began dissolving the Heavenly Devil.

• Daoist Tianshu, Xuanweizi, and the Divine Profound Sect's cultivators attacked the Heavenly Devil remnant soul with their strongest techniques and treasures.
• The Heavenly Devil grew stronger by absorbing Devil Qi and the energy released when its opponents were injured, then scattered their formation with a spear attack aimed at Xuanweizi.
• Daoist Tianshu blocked the attack for Xuanweizi, while Lu Fan asked the Devil Venerable for help and learned he could only keep Lu Fan alive.
• Han Xuanji inspected the Heavenly Devil and discovered it possessed the strength of the Seventh Layer of the Body Integration Realm.
• The Heavenly Devil attacked Han Xuanji's position, but Han Xuanji emerged, dispelled its Devil Qi with sword intent, and summoned the Devil-Suppressing Seal.
• The Devil-Suppressing Seal's golden light washed over the Heavenly Devil, making its soul body twist and melt as it howled in terror.

Han Xuanji destroyed the Heavenly Devil with the Devil-Suppressing Seal, then acknowledged that he was the Devil-Slaying Sword Venerable. After rescuing Li Shanhai, he learned that Shi Qianzhong had deliberately released the Heavenly Devil and killed witnesses.

• Han Xuanji used the Devil-Suppressing Seal to erase the Heavenly Devil, and the sect elders recognized him as the Devil-Slaying Sword Venerable.
• Han Xuanji questioned Shi Qianzhong, who claimed the sealing formation had failed and accepted blame for his supposed failure.
• Han Xuanji found the badly injured Li Shanhai and revived him with a Life and Death Creation Pill.
• Li Shanhai accused Shi Qianzhong of opening the seal, releasing the Heavenly Devil, and trying to silence the witnesses, reporting that Senior Brother Zhao and Junior Brother Qian had died.

Li Shanhai exposed Shi Qianzhong as a Heavenly Devil Cult spy, and Han Xuanji confirmed the charge and killed him before secretly leaving. The Divine Profound Sect celebrated its survival while the Heavenly Devil Cult’s leaders considered their next move, and the sect kept Han Xuanji’s identity hidden.

• Li Shanhai accused Shi Qianzhong of opening the seal, releasing the fiend, and killing fellow disciples, and Han Xuanji confirmed that Shi Qianzhong was a devil cult spy.
• Han Xuanji killed Shi Qianzhong and declared Li Shanhai a hero of the sect before disappearing without revealing his identity.
• Xuanweizi classified the Sword Venerable’s actions as the sect’s highest secret and took Li Shanhai under his wing.
• The Nether Spring Devil Maiden learned that the Heavenly Devil’s remnant soul had been destroyed and deferred the response until the cult master emerged from seclusion.
• The Divine Profound Sect spread a disguised account of a grand elder defeating the Heavenly Devil, and its disciples celebrated the sect’s hidden strength.

Han Xuanji signed in at the Divine Profound Sect’s Ancestral Hall and gained the High Antiquity Tyrant Body, then collected more powerful treasures while continuing to cultivate. The Azure Dragon Talisman Token activated, prompting Lu Fan and Lin Potian to react.

• Han Xuanji secretly signed in at the Ancestral Hall and obtained the High Antiquity Tyrant Body trait.
• Han Xuanji claimed the trait in his cave abode, enduring intense pain as his body was reforged and his combat ability increased.
• Over the next five years, Han Xuanji signed in at Soaring Cloud Palace and received the Soaring Cloud Immortal Robe, then later obtained the Spirit Void Bracelet at Taiji Hall.
• Little White Tiger brought Han Xuanji a token that had lit up.
• Lu Fan and Lin Potian checked their Azure Dragon Talisman Token, and Lin Potian noticed that it was reacting.

Lu Fan and Han Xuanji entered the Azure Dragon Immortal Abode, where Han Xuanji checked in at the White Jade Square and began fusing physique traits. After the abode opened, the other entrants rushed off to pursue opportunities while Han Xuanji stayed behind to scout.

• Lu Fan and the Demon Venerable used their tokens to enter the Azure Dragon Immortal Abode, where Lu Fan found himself alone on the White Jade Square.
• Han Xuanji checked in at the square, obtained the Myriad Dharmas Sacred Physique trait, and began a one-month fusion of his physique traits.
• Lu Fan and Lin Potian worried about competing with the powerful cultivators gathered in the square.
• All 108 token holders arrived, including the rival holy sons of the Yin-Yang Immortal Sect.
• The Azure Dragon Imperial Lord announced the abode's rules and its thirty-year limit, then the barrier vanished and the entrants raced into the immortal abode.
• Han Xuanji remained in the square to scout the area.

After a month of exploration, Han Xuanji fused his traits into the Myriad Principles Immortal Physique, gaining extraordinary affinity for the Principles and strong resistance to Law Techniques. At Weak Water Lake in the Azure Dragon Immortal Abode, he signed in and obtained a Weak Water Origin Crystal that could improve his comprehension of the Weak Water Principle.

• Han Xuanji completed the fusion of his traits and obtained the Myriad Principles Immortal Physique.
• Han Xuanji discovered that his spiritual power, perception, cultivation speed, and defenses had greatly improved.
• Han Xuanji arrived at Weak Water Lake, where a blue-robed Mid Spirit Transformation cultivator warned him that the lake could kill anyone who approached.
• Han Xuanji ignored the warning and stopped one zhang from the lake, drawing the scorn of a nearby Nascent Soul Cultivator.
• Han Xuanji signed in at Weak Water Lake and received a Weak Water Origin Crystal that could improve his cultivation and comprehension of the Weak Water Principle.

Han Xuanji absorbed the Origin Crystal and gained a preliminary grasp of the Weak Water Principle, which eased the pressure of Weak Water Lake and improved his affinity for its Spiritual Qi. He settled down by the shore to cultivate and consolidate his insight, while Little White remained elsewhere seeking his own opportunity.

• Han Xuanji absorbed the Origin Crystal, and the cultivators nearby mistook the resulting blue light and resonance with Weak Water Lake for an epiphany.
• The Divine Water Sect's Nascent Soul Cultivator grew jealous but, like the other cultivators, refrained from disturbing Han Xuanji.
• Han Xuanji finished absorbing the Origin Crystal and realized he had gained roughly two percent mastery of the Weak Water Principle.
• Han Xuanji concluded that he needed deeper mastery to enter Weak Water Lake and reach the pavilion at its center.
• Han Xuanji began cultivating beside the lake to strengthen his understanding and make the most of his time there.
• Han Xuanji briefly wondered whether Little White was safe, then decided to focus on improving his own strength.

A year after beginning to comprehend the Weak Water Principle, Han Xuanji reached twelve percent comprehension and discovered he could withstand the lake’s pressure. He stepped onto Weak Water Lake and steadily advanced toward the pavilion at its heart, leaving the onlookers stunned as he passed a hundred steps.

• Han Xuanji signed in at Weak Water Lake, obtained a Weak Water Origin Crystal, and absorbed it to improve his comprehension of the Weak Water Principle.
• After a year of quiet cultivation, Han Xuanji reached twelve percent comprehension and opened his eyes.
• Han Xuanji rose from the lakeshore and stepped onto the surface of Weak Water Lake without being harmed.
• Han Xuanji walked steadily toward the pavilion at the lake’s heart, passing a hundred steps while the other cultivators watched in disbelief.

Han Xuanji crossed Weak Water Lake and claimed its immortal-grade fortuitous opportunity, the Profound Nether Weak Water Pearl, before signing in at the Lake Center Pavilion to obtain Water Dao Origin. He began absorbing the Origin in seclusion, while Lu Fan and Lin Potian searched elsewhere for treasures.

• Han Xuanji walked across Weak Water Lake, using his Myriad Principles Immortal Physique to withstand its pressure and deepen his understanding of the Weak Water Principle.
• Han Xuanji reached the Lake Center Pavilion and opened a black box, triggering a blue pillar of light and an announcement that the immortal-grade opportunity had been claimed.
• Han Xuanji obtained the Profound Nether Weak Water Pearl, a low-grade Immortal Artifact useful for both offense and defense.
• Han Xuanji signed in at the Lake Center Pavilion and received a portion of Water Dao Origin, then sat down to absorb it.
• Little White saw the pillar of light from the western mountains, realized it came from Han Xuanji's direction, and resolved to work harder.
• Lu Fan and Lin Potian searched for heavenly materials and earthly treasures to support their cultivation and, for Lu Fan, heal his soul injuries.

Han Xuanji left Weak Water Lake after advancing to the Body Integration Realm Eighth Layer and greatly improving his mastery of the Weak Water Principle. Meanwhile, Yu Huatian reached the Tribulation Transcendence Realm and threatened the Divine Profound Sect, while Han Xuanji headed for the Dao-Seeking Book Tower unaware of the crisis.

• Han Xuanji used the water Dao origin at Weak Water Lake to bring his Weak Water Principle close to minor accomplishment, strengthen the Profound Nether Weak Water Pearl, and advance to the Body Integration Realm Eighth Layer.
• Han Xuanji declined to reveal his background to a blue-robed cultivator, then left Weak Water Lake as the other cultivators scattered.
• Yu Huatian survived eighty-one bolts of devil lightning and broke through to the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.
• Yu Huatian declared that he would destroy the Divine Profound Sect after stabilizing his new realm.
• Xuanweizi confirmed Yu Huatian's breakthrough to the elders of the Divine Profound Sect, and Venerable Xuanxin faced the threat from the sect's strongest position.
• Han Xuanji traveled through the immortal manor toward the Dao-Seeking Book Tower without knowing about Yu Huatian's breakthrough.

Han Xuanji signed in at the Dao-Seeking Book Tower and gained the Dao-Seeking Heart trait, which strengthened his resolve and comprehension of the Great Dao. After three years in the tower, he signed in again and obtained the Primordial Immortal Instruction.

• Han Xuanji entered the Dao-Seeking Book Tower, chose Profound-Penetrating Force, and learned that the tower was a four-star sign-in location.
• Han Xuanji signed in and received the Dao-Seeking Heart trait, which cleared his doubts and firmed his dedication to cultivation.
• Three years passed as cultivators came and went through the tower, while some reached the fifth floor but none reached the sixth.
• The blue-robed cultivator and his companions arrived and recognized Han Xuanji, wondering why he remained on the first floor despite his achievement at Weak Water Lake.
• Han Xuanji ignored their speculation and signed in to obtain the Primordial Immortal Instruction.

Han Xuanji obtained the Primordial Immortal Instruction and carefully switched cultivation methods in the Dao-Seeking Book Tower. His realm fell from the ninth to the seventh layer of the Body Integration Realm, but his foundation and spiritual power grew stronger, while the immortal estate’s artifact spirit noticed his unusual physique.

• Han Xuanji received the Primordial Immortal Instruction, which contained cultivation methods from Qi Refinement through Taiyi Golden Immortal and profound Law Techniques.
• Han Xuanji used the Heavenly Divination Technique to assess the risks of switching methods and learned that his Myriad Principles Immortal Physique could help him reforge his foundation.
• After a month of studying the Primordial Immortal Instruction, Han Xuanji endured the painful process of replacing the True Scripture of Ascension with the new method.
• The Dao-Seeking Book Tower glowed as a hazy chaos halo appeared around Han Xuanji, and the immortal estate’s artifact spirit wondered whether he had an immortal physique.
• Han Xuanji’s realm dropped to the seventh layer of the Body Integration Realm, but he recognized that his foundation had grown stronger and continued cultivating.

Two years after entering the Azure Dragon Immortal Abode, Han Xuanji obtained a million-year-old Dao Comprehension Meditation Cushion at the Dao-Seeking Book Tower and left for Thunder God Mountain. He reached the summit's Thunder Pool and signed in for a Thunder Source Dao Seed.

• Han Xuanji discovered that his sign-in at the Dao-Seeking Book Tower had awarded him a Dao Comprehension Meditation Cushion and noted that his cultivation had returned to the eighth level of Body Integration.
• Han Xuanji left the book tower and headed for Thunder God Mountain, drawn by the power of lightning.
• At Thunder God Mountain, Lin Potian endured lightning strikes to temper his body while Lu Fan collected lightning-struck wood and other treasures.
• Han Xuanji passed Lu Fan and Lin Potian, then walked unharmed through the lightning storm toward the summit.
• Han Xuanji reached the Thunder Pool and signed in, obtaining the Thunder Source Dao Seed.

Han Xuanji absorbed the Thunder Source Dao Seed in Thunder God Mountain’s thunder pool, returning to the Body Integration Ninth Layer and comprehending a powerful thunder-path Divine Ability. Meanwhile, Yu Huatian arrived in Northern Nether Province to summon a Heavenly Devil Cult ancestor from seclusion.

• Han Xuanji examined the Thunder Source Dao Seed he received from the system, then its release of thunder power caused Thunder God Mountain’s thunder pool to erupt.
• Cultivators on the mountain struggled with the intensified lightning, while Lu Fan and Lin Potian wondered whether someone had touched the summit’s fortuitous opportunity.
• Han Xuanji refined the Dao Seed and the thunder pool’s essence, using them to temper his body and strengthen his cultivation.
• After a year, Han Xuanji reached the Body Integration Ninth Layer, deepened his understanding of thunder Principles, and comprehended the Annihilation Thunder Palm.
• Yu Huatian arrived at an ancient, gloomy land in Northern Nether Province and called out to a Heavenly Devil Cult ancestor, asking whether he was still alive.

Yu Huatian awakened the Blood River Ancestor and recruited him for a planned assault on the Divine Profound Sect. Three years later, Han Xuanji perfected his Body Integration cultivation, obtained the Thunder Sword, and prepared to leave the lightning pool and pursue Tribulation Transcendence.

• Yu Huatian met the mutated Blood River Ancestor beneath Ten Thousand Devils' Grave and offered to free him in exchange for attacking the Divine Profound Sect.
• Blood River Ancestor agreed to join Yu Huatian, who delayed the assault while he made preparations and sought allies.
• Three years passed as the Divine Profound Sect learned that the devil path was preparing to attack, while Han Xuanji remained secluded in the immortal abode.
• Han Xuanji perfected the seventh layer of the Primordial Immortal Instruction and reached the peak of the Body Integration Realm.
• Han Xuanji signed in at the lightning pool and received the naturally born Immortal Artifact Thunder Sword, whose power he tested and judged capable of challenging Tribulation Transcendence experts.
• Han Xuanji put away the Thunder Sword and decided to leave the lightning pool and prepare for his Tribulation Transcendence breakthrough.

After spending ten years in the immortal estate space, Han Xuanji returned to his cave abode and traveled to Heavenly Severance Ridge to undergo Tribulation Transcendence. As the tribulation began, the Azure Scale Demon Saint secretly interfered, leaving Han Xuanji to sense that an expert was disrupting the spiritual energy around him.

• Han Xuanji returned from the immortal estate space and found Little White asleep while absorbing its gains.
• Han Xuanji used the Heavenly Divination Technique to locate Heavenly Severance Ridge as the place to transcend his tribulation.
• Han Xuanji reached Heavenly Severance Ridge, sensed the Demon Race, and set up a formation to gather Spiritual Qi.
• Han Xuanji began his nine-by-nine heavenly tribulation with his divine weapons and Law Treasures at hand.
• The Azure Scale Demon Saint awoke, feared the tribulation would expose his presence and disrupt his search for the Demon Emperor's ruins, and decided to interfere.
• Han Xuanji sensed that someone powerful had disrupted the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi during his tribulation.

Han Xuanji passed his Tribulation Transcendence breakthrough and killed the Azure Scale Demon Saint with a single sword strike from afar. He discovered an underground palace beneath Heavenly Severance Ridge and signed in at the Demon Emperor's statue, obtaining the Ten Thousand Demons Illustrated Compendium.

• Han Xuanji endured the heavenly tribulation and successfully broke through to the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.
• The Azure Scale Demon Saint realized his interference had failed, but Han Xuanji sent a sword strike into his cave and destroyed him.
• Han Xuanji found a concealed passage beneath Heavenly Severance Ridge and entered a ruined underground palace.
• Han Xuanji asked the System to sign in at the Demon Emperor's statue and received the Ten Thousand Demons Illustrated Compendium.

Han Xuanji obtained the Ten Thousand Demons Illustrated Compendium and returned to the Immortal Abode Space. Meanwhile, the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom learned of the Azure Scale Demon Saint’s death and began exploiting conflict among humans in Eastern Cang Province.

• Han Xuanji examined the Ten Thousand Demons Illustrated Compendium, a treasure that could suppress and command demons, then left the Demon Race’s Dao-imbued location and returned to his cave abode.
• The Demon Emperor announced that the Azure Scale Demon Saint had died, prompting the Demon Master to warn that a powerful human expert might be active in Eastern Cang Province.
• The Demon Emperor allowed the Divine Wind Demon Saint to secretly aid one human faction and weaken the humans, while ordering him not to confront the mysterious expert rashly.
• At Heavenly Severance Ridge, the Divine Wind Demon Saint sensed lingering Sword Intent and chose not to investigate the human cultivator who had killed Azure Scale.
• After learning that the Heavenly Devil Cult was gathering forces to destroy the Divine Profound Sect, the Divine Wind Demon Saint decided to use the conflict to sow chaos.

Han Xuanji reached the Azure Dragon Hall, met the immortal abode’s artifact spirit, and learned more about the Imperial Lord and the upper realm. After signing in for the Immortal Embryo Dao Bone trait, he was allowed to cultivate in the hall and prepared to fuse with it.

• Han Xuanji appeared in the Azure Dragon Hall, where the artifact spirit introduced himself and explained that the hall was the heart of the immortal abode.
• Han Xuanji signed in at the Azure Dragon Hall and obtained the Immortal Embryo Dao Bone trait, but chose not to fuse with it yet.
• Han Xuanji told the artifact spirit he had comprehended the Primordial Immortal Instruction himself, earning the spirit’s admiration.
• Han Xuanji asked about the Imperial Lord and the upper realm, and the artifact spirit explained the Lord’s origins and described the upper realm.
• The artifact spirit allowed Han Xuanji to cultivate in the Azure Dragon Hall and told him he could return whenever he wished.
• After the artifact spirit departed, Han Xuanji sat down in the hall and prepared to fuse with his new trait.