Recaps

After leaving the Life and Death Ravine, Han Xuanji cultivated the Canon of Life and Extinction and absorbed thirty insights into the Dao Principle of Life and Death. Using the Source of Life and Extinction, he formed the embryonic shape of a fused Dao Principle, though mastering it remained ahead of him.

• Han Xuanji returned to the Soul Household and decided to cultivate the Canon of Life and Extinction before claiming his other rewards.
• Han Xuanji absorbed the Canon of Life and Extinction’s teachings on the cycle between life and death.
• Han Xuanji absorbed thirty portions of insight and learned to transform the Dao Principles of Life and Death into each other.
• Han Xuanji used the Source of Life and Extinction to strengthen his cultivation and form a balanced, Taiji-like embryonic Dao Principle of Life and Death.

Han Xuanji completed his eighth Eternal Dao Principle by uniting life and death, then advanced to the Eternal Dao Master Eighth Layer. In the Life and Death Ravine secret realm, Li Mubai defended Han Xuanji’s decision to leave, while Wu Daoyuan was eventually forced out by the deathly Qi.

• Several rogue cultivators debated why Han Xuanji had left the secret realm, and Wu Daoyuan criticized him as all reputation and no substance.
• Li Mubai challenged Wu Daoyuan’s assumption that Han Xuanji had fled out of fear and urged the cultivators to focus on finding spirit grass.
• Wu Daoyuan was forced to leave the secret realm after its deathly Qi corroded his body.
• After years of cultivation in Purple Soul Grotto-Heaven, Han Xuanji united life and death and completed his eighth Eternal Dao Principle.
• Han Xuanji absorbed Eternal Crystal Stones, reached the Eternal Dao Master Eighth Layer, and demonstrated the power to annihilate and restore life.

Han Xuanji emerged from seclusion after reaching the eighth level of Eternal Dao Master and planned to seek the Dao of Creation through the Soul Household. Meanwhile, rumors that he had fled the Life and Death Ravine spread through Thousand Souls City, where Zhou Lie watched the talk about his rival unfold.

• Han Xuanji stabilized his cultivation, emerged from seclusion, and decided to ask Hun Qianxue for help reaching the Creation Platform.
• Cultivators leaving the Life and Death Ravine spread claims that Han Xuanji had fled after only a brief visit, and the rumors grew across Thousand Souls City.
• At a banquet in the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, young cultivators mocked Han Xuanji while a green-robed guest silently doubted the accusations.
• The banquet guests praised Zhou Lie for killing a True Master-level beast and compared him favorably to Han Xuanji.
• Zhou Lie listened from his table, recalling that he had been Thousand Souls City's acknowledged number one among the younger generation before Han Xuanji rose to prominence.

Zhou Lie spread rumors to tarnish Han Xuanji’s reputation and reclaim his standing as Thousand Souls City’s top prodigy. Han Xuanji ignored the gossip and continued cultivating, while Hun Qianxue’s shadow guards traced the rumors to Wu Daoyuan.

• Zhou Lie arranged for rumors about Han Xuanji to spread through the city, hoping to take back the title of number one prodigy.
• Han Xuanji asked Hun Qianxue to help him visit the Creation Platform, and Hun Qianxue promised to negotiate with the Tiger and Panther Legion.
• After reading Wang Ping’s messages, Han Xuanji learned about the rumors but decided they could help keep attention away from him as he cultivated.
• Hun Qianxue ordered the shadow guards to investigate the rumors, and they identified Wu Daoyuan as the first person to spread news about Han Xuanji leaving Life and Death Ravine early.

Hun Qianxue traced the rumors about Han Xuanji to Zhou Lie and ordered the rumor-spreaders dealt with while protecting the Soul Household’s interests. After Han Xuanji emerged from seclusion, Hun reported that the Tiger and Panther Legion would let him enter the Creation Platform only if he proved his strength and won over its members.

• Hun Qianxue learned that Zhou Lie had helped spread rumors about Han Xuanji and ordered Wu Daoyuan and the other rumor-spreaders dealt with.
• Han Xuanji emerged from a month of cultivation at the Eternal Dao Master Eighth Layer and learned that the Soul Household had silenced the rumor-mongers.
• Han Xuanji resolved to focus on becoming stronger rather than dwelling on rumors or titles.
• Hun Qianxue told Han Xuanji that the Tiger and Panther Legion commander had agreed to let him enter the Creation Platform if he demonstrated his strength and conquered the legion members.

Han Xuanji agreed to prove his strength to the Tiger and Panther Legion for a chance to enter the Creation Platform, while suspecting Zhou Lie had spread rumors about him. Days later, he arrived at the legion’s packed training ground for the test.

• Hun Qianxue told Han Xuanji that he would need to prove himself to the Tiger and Panther Legion and warned him that Zhou Lie would likely be his opponent.
• Han Xuanji accepted the test and Hun Qianxue promised to accompany him, while Han Xuanji suspected Zhou Lie had instigated rumors about him.
• Han Xuanji assessed his abilities and prepared for the confrontation, considering the possibility of strengthening himself with the Dao Principle of Creation.
• Several days later, spectators gathered at the Tiger and Panther Legion’s training ground to watch Han Xuanji’s test.
• The crowd turned toward the entrance as Han Xuanji approached the training ground.

Han Xuanji arrived at the martial arts arena to meet He Guanshan, commander of the Tiger and Panther Legion. He Guanshan tested Han Xuanji with his pressure, but Han Xuanji resisted it and earned his approval.

• Han Xuanji entered the packed arena wearing a concealed ninth-tier Eternal Dao Artifact, with Hun Qianxue and Soul Household guards following him.
• Han Xuanji spotted Wang Ping, Li Tiantong, and Hun Jiuge in the stands before approaching He Guanshan.
• He Guanshan released his pressure toward Han Xuanji, and Hun Qianxue moved to shield him.
• Han Xuanji stopped Hun Qianxue and calmly endured He Guanshan's intensifying pressure, then paid his respects to the commander.
• He Guanshan ended the test, praised Han Xuanji's will, and stirred an uproar in the stands.

Han Xuanji passed He Guanshan’s test of willpower, but still had to fight Zhou Lie to qualify for the Creation Platform. He accepted the second trial, while He Guanshan privately hoped to cultivate ties with him.

• Han Xuanji withstood He Guanshan’s oppressive pressure, and the spectators praised his willpower.
• He Guanshan announced that Han Xuanji had passed the first trial but needed to fight Zhou Lie in the second.
• He Guanshan reflected that he wanted to return to Nine Mysteries City and saw Han Xuanji as a potential ally and Zhou Lie as someone who needed a worthy opponent.
• Hun Jiuge asked Li Tiantong whether Han Xuanji could beat Zhou Lie, and Li Tiantong admitted he did not know but believed in Han Xuanji.
• Han Xuanji accepted the fight with Zhou Lie, and Hun Qianxue felt relieved that the trial seemed fair.

Han Xuanji faced Zhou Lie in a public duel, where Zhou Lie opened with his Creation Divine Fist and Han Xuanji countered with the Five Elements Great Grappling Hand. The clash left Zhou Lie's fist trapped in Han Xuanji's five-colored grip, and Zhou Lie's confidence faltered.

• The spectators debated whether Han Xuanji could match Zhou Lie's combat experience as the two prepared to fight.
• He Guanshan explained the rules, and Hun Qianxue agreed to intervene if the duel became too dangerous.
• When He Guanshan started the match, Zhou Lie immediately attacked with his Creation Divine Fist.
• Han Xuanji met Zhou Lie's punch with the Five Elements Great Grappling Hand and caught it in a giant five-colored palm.
• Zhou Lie realized Han Xuanji's technique was countering his power of creation through the principles of the five elements, and his confidence began to waver.

Han Xuanji countered Zhou Lie’s Creation Divine Fist with the Five Elements Great Grappling Hand and revealed his mastery of the Dao of Life and Death. Zhou Lie recovered from their clashes and announced that he had also mastered two supreme Dao Principles, leaving Han Xuanji puzzled.

• The soldiers and Hun Qianxue watched in surprise as Han Xuanji stopped Zhou Lie’s Creation Divine Fist, while He Guanshan observed closely.
• Zhou Lie praised Han Xuanji’s Five Elements Great Grappling Hand, withdrew, and realized the exchange had left his fist weakened by the power of life and death.
• Han Xuanji explained that his complete Five Elements Great Grappling Hand countered the Dao of Creation, then tracked Zhou Lie’s sudden rush and struck him with the Great Life-Extinguishing Finger.
• Zhou Lie blocked the finger strike with the power of creation but suffered further erosion to his vitality and recognized Han Xuanji’s mastery of the Dao of Life and Death.
• Zhou Lie declared that he had mastered two supreme Dao Principles, and Han Xuanji wondered why he had brought it up.

Zhou Lie revealed his Dao Principle of Destruction and combined it with creation to challenge Han Xuanji, but Han Xuanji defeated him with the Great Five Elements Seizing Hand. He Guanshan declared Han Xuanji the winner of the second trial and began announcing the third.

• Zhou Lie revealed that he had mastered the Dao Principles of Creation and Destruction, then combined them into his Creation Divine Fist.
• Han Xuanji met Zhou Lie’s attack with the Great Five Elements Seizing Hand, combining four great Dao Principles to defeat him.
• Zhou Lie fell to his knees, and the spectators praised his strength despite his loss.
• He Guanshan declared Han Xuanji had passed the second trial.
• Han Xuanji told Zhou Lie that he had rushed the fusion of creation and destruction, and Zhou Lie thanked him for the lesson.
• He Guanshan began announcing the third trial.

After Han Xuanji defeated Zhou Lie, He Guanshan waived the third trial and accepted Han Xuanji into the Creation Platform. He Guanshan then took Han Xuanji there himself, while Zhou Lie vowed to challenge him again after improving.

• He Guanshan announced that Han Xuanji did not need to take the third trial, prompting mixed reactions from the crowd.
• A gray-haired Eternal True God and other spectators praised Han Xuanji’s strength and said he deserved to enter the Creation Platform.
• Wang Ping, Hun Jiuge, and Li Tiantong celebrated Han Xuanji’s victory, while Hun Qianxue remained calm and considered the Soul Household’s future connection to him.
• Han Xuanji thanked He Guanshan, who said the victory had earned the Tiger and Panther Legion’s respect and urged Zhou Lie to learn patience from his defeat.
• Zhou Lie accepted He Guanshan’s advice and vowed to challenge Han Xuanji again after mastering the Dao Principle of Destruction and the Dao Principle of Creation.
• He Guanshan invited Han Xuanji to follow him to the Creation Platform, and Han Xuanji left after Hun Qianxue nodded to him.

He Guanshan explained why he canceled Han Xuanji’s final trial and brought him to the Creation Platform, where a hidden inheritance might suit Han Xuanji’s mastery of creation and destruction. Han Xuanji reached the platform and received a system prompt offering him 50 sign-ins there.

• He Guanshan told Han Xuanji that he had canceled the hundred-man trial after seeing Han Xuanji defeat Zhou Lie.
• He Guanshan expressed regret that Han Xuanji had not joined the He Household, but Han Xuanji reaffirmed his loyalty to the Soul Household.
• He Guanshan led Han Xuanji to the Creation Platform and explained that its ancestor had unified the Dao of Creation and the Dao of Destruction.
• He Guanshan suggested Han Xuanji might reach the platform’s hidden core inheritance, and Han Xuanji received a prompt to sign in there.

Han Xuanji entered the Creation Platform and signed in, gaining a powerful trait, two cultivation methods, and several high-grade artifacts. He learned that Sage Qiankun had left the inheritance, but recognized that he was not yet strong enough to use the Creation Millstone effectively.

• Han Xuanji thanked He Guanshan, who assured him the Creation Platform was safe and left him to cultivate.
• Han Xuanji climbed the platform and sensed a vast Dao resonance that seemed to embody the origin and creation of all things.
• Han Xuanji signed in and obtained the trait Life and Destruction in the Palm, which seemed to reveal the final two Dao laws he needed.
• Han Xuanji received the Creation Dao Evolution Scripture and Destruction Source Scripture, both containing cultivation methods through the Eternal Sage realm.
• Han Xuanji obtained the Creation Cauldron, Fortune-Born Divine Jade, and third-tier Eternal Saint Artifact Creation Millstone, and learned that Sage Qiankun had forged the millstone.
• Han Xuanji realized the millstone could grind laws, attacks, and even heaven and earth into source essence, but he could not yet use its power well.

Han Xuanji completed forty check-ins at the Creation Platform and received Origin of Creation Spiritual Qi, insights, techniques, and treasures tied mainly to the Dao of Creation. After deciding to master creation before pursuing destruction, he prepared to claim his new trait and cultivate at the secure location.

• Han Xuanji examined the Origin of Creation Spiritual Qi and recognized its potential to deepen his comprehension of the Dao of Creation and help him break through bottlenecks.
• Han Xuanji reviewed his insights and techniques, including the Dao Principle of Destruction, the Eye of the End, the Great Heaven Creation Palm, and the Indestructible Creation Body.
• Han Xuanji received more check-in rewards, including Innate Creation Pills, Creation Jade Dew, and High-Grade Eternal Spirit Liquid, and noted that destruction-related rewards were scarce.
• Han Xuanji decided to master the Dao Principle of Creation first and postpone comprehending destruction until his creation Dao Principle reached major completion.
• Han Xuanji finished all forty check-ins, settled his mind, and chose to claim his trait and cultivate at the Creation Platform.
• Han Xuanji claimed the trait Controlling the Origins of Creation and Destruction, which vanished into the space between his brows.

Han Xuanji awakened the Creation Platform’s hidden Giant God of Destruction by channeling the power of creation into its runes, then used the phantom’s Dao resonance to deepen his understanding of destruction. After a year of contemplation, his enlightenment ended with his comprehension of the Dao of Destruction at a new level.

• Han Xuanji saw the cycle of creation and destruction and gained new insights into the Dao of Creation, the Dao of Destruction, and the Dao of Fate.
• Han Xuanji channeled the power of creation into the Creation Platform, awakening its runes and summoning the Giant God of Destruction.
• Han Xuanji absorbed the phantom’s Dao resonance and understood destruction as making way for new life.
• He Guanshan sensed the phantom, realized Han Xuanji had uncovered a secret of the Creation Platform, and chose not to interfere.
• After a year of contemplation, Han Xuanji opened his eyes with his understanding of the Dao of Destruction advanced.

Han Xuanji mastered the first level of the Creation Dao-Evolving Scripture, which refined his Eternal Spiritual Power and gave it a new trait that let him sense the potential and spirituality of things. He assessed how his strengthened body, divine soul, and mind could support further cultivation, then reflected on the possibility that exceptional heaven’s chosen were reincarnated experts.

• Han Xuanji claimed the Creation Dao-Evolving Scripture and used the system’s transmission of its mysteries to begin cultivating it.
• After a year, Han Xuanji mastered the method’s first level and advanced his Dao Principle of Creation to roughly the level of his Dao Principle of Destruction.
• Han Xuanji refined his Eternal Spiritual Power, reducing its amount while greatly increasing its purity and gaining an intuitive sense of the potential in all things.
• Han Xuanji concluded that his improved foundation could help him cultivate the Indestructible Creation Body, while his divine soul and mind were already exceptionally strong.
• Han Xuanji considered how Eternal True Gods could use secret methods to reincarnate and wondered whether some remarkable heaven’s chosen were old experts cultivating new lives.

Han Xuanji continued comprehending the Dao Principle of Creation while news of his victory spread, and Xiao Yan struggled with doubts after seeing how easily Han Xuanji had defeated Zhou Lie. Wang Chong urged Xiao Yan to stop comparing himself to Han Xuanji and suggested he abandon his status as a prince to join the Sacred Court.

• Han Xuanji considered whether Hun Wanli might still be alive through reincarnation, then set the thought aside and continued absorbing his system rewards.
• Cultivators spread news of Han Xuanji's victory, bringing his name to the attention of powers in Nine Mysteries City.
• Xiao Yan doubted his strength after comparing himself with Han Xuanji, who had easily defeated Zhou Lie.
• Wang Chong reminded Xiao Yan that the Dao of Principle was difficult and that he should compare himself with his past self rather than Han Xuanji.
• Wang Chong advised Xiao Yan to give up his status as a prince and join the Sacred Court, leaving Xiao Yan shocked by the suggestion.

Xiao Yan hesitated over Wang Chong’s offer to join the Sacred Court, while Han Xuanji spent twenty years refining the Origin of Creation Spiritual Qi and preparing to condense a ninth Dao Principle. The Creation Platform was sealed off so Han Xuanji could attempt his breakthrough without interruption.

• Xiao Yan told Wang Chong he needed time to consider joining the Sacred Court and giving up his claim to Great Sheng’s throne.
• Han Xuanji demonstrated his growing understanding of creation and destruction by causing a seed to live and die in his palm.
• Twenty years later, Han Xuanji absorbed the Origin of Creation Spiritual Qi and formed an Innate Spirit Root, which he placed in his Mystic Heaven Realm.
• Han Xuanji decided he was ready to condense the Dao Principle of Creation and asked for privacy during his breakthrough.
• He Guanshan agreed to Han Xuanji’s request and closed the great formation, forbidding entry to the Creation Platform.

Han Xuanji condensed his ninth Dao Principle, broke through to the Eternal Dao Master Ninth Layer, and reviewed messages received during his seclusion. News from Hui Feng suggested that the Dao Ancestor had survived the Dao Xuan Secret Realm and used the alias Li Wendao.

• Han Xuanji condensed the Dao Principle of Creation, completing his ring of nine Dao Principles and reaching the Eternal Dao Master Ninth Layer.
• Han Xuanji read Wang Ping’s message about finding his path and learning to operate a ninth-tier Eternal Dao Treasure, then congratulated him.
• Han Xuanji read that Li Tiantong had earned an S-Rank Talent assessment and encouraged him to keep cultivating.
• Han Xuanji learned from Hui Feng that the Dao Xuan Secret Realm was tightly controlled by the Sacred Court and connected to a top-tier expert.
• Han Xuanji learned that a Rogue Cultivator had seen Li Wendao in the secret realm, and concluded that the Dao Ancestor had survived after parting from Li Tiantong.

Han Xuanji planned to reach the Eternal True Lord Realm before the coming beast tide by condensing the Dao Principle of Destruction, but after years of study he still had not completed it. Meanwhile, newcomers arrived in Thousand Souls City ahead of an unusually important Principle Conference, and an urgent message reached Han Xuanji.

• Han Xuanji told Li Tiantong that the Dao Ancestor was still alive, and Li Tiantong thanked him.
• Han Xuanji planned to strengthen himself before the beast tide and began studying the Dao Principle of Destruction on the Creation Platform.
• A woman in purple and a burly figure arrived in Thousand Souls City and discussed exploring the Desolate Domain and the coming Principle Conference, which the Nine Mysteries Holy Lord was said to be behind.
• After several years of seclusion, Han Xuanji found that he still could not condense the Dao Principle of Destruction and noticed an urgent message on his communication jade talisman.

Han Xuanji learned that the Principle Conference had been moved up by thirty years and would draw the Nine Mysteries Holy Lord and powerful outsiders. Xiao Yan revealed that he planned to abandon his Great Sheng Sacred Dynasty position and join the Sacred Court, leaving Han Xuanji to weigh the opportunity as he resumed cultivation.

• Hun Qianxue told Han Xuanji that the Principle Conference would take place in thirty years and that a Peak Eternal Dao Master who had defeated Zhou Lie would attend.
• Hun Qianxue explained that the top three contestants could enter the Nine Mysteries Saint Realm and might attract the attention of the Sacred Court.
• Han Xuanji received a solemn message from Xiao Yan, who had decided to give up his divine son position and claim to the Great Sheng Sacred Dynasty throne to pursue the Dao of Principle in the Sacred Court.
• Xiao Yan revealed that he had helped arrange the conference in Thousand Souls City so he could openly compete with Han Xuanji before joining the Sacred Court.
• Han Xuanji considered the conference a possible opportunity but chose to continue cultivating his Dao Principles without forcing himself to condense the Dao Principle of Destruction.

Han Xuanji studied the Dao Principle of Destruction and planned to integrate it into his Dao, while his friends discussed the approaching Principle Conference in Thousand Souls City. A visitor from Nine Mysteries City dismissed Han Xuanji’s chances and claimed Zhou Lie had suffered a crushing defeat there, leaving Wang Ping and the others unsettled.

• Han Xuanji contemplated how destruction completed his Dao cycle and estimated he could condense his tenth Dao Principle within thirty years.
• Han Xuanji resumed cultivating the Dao Principle of Destruction, postponing work on the Indestructible Creation Body.
• At Shallow Dream Pavilion, Wang Ping encouraged Li Tiantong and Hun Jiuge to represent Thousand Souls City at the early Principle Conference and declared Han Xuanji would take first place.
• A young visitor from Nine Mysteries City challenged Wang Ping’s confidence and claimed the city’s chosen ones were far stronger than anyone in Thousand Souls City.
• The visitor said Zhou Lie had been crushed when he challenged talents in Nine Mysteries City, prompting Wang Ping and the others to question what had really happened.

At the Shallow Dream Pavilion, Li Tiantong and Wang Ping defended Han Xuanji against a young cultivator from Nine Mysteries City who doubted Han could prevail at the Principle Conference. The three resolved to prove themselves through their strength, while the young cultivator entered a guarded private room elsewhere in the pavilion.

• The unusually dressed young man claimed that Han Xuanji would struggle against Nine Mysteries City's prodigies and cited Zhou Lie's defeat as evidence.
• Li Tiantong defended Han Xuanji, arguing that Zhou Lie's loss did not predict Han's future, and the young man threatened to settle things at the Principle Conference.
• Hun Jiuge warned Li Tiantong that the young man might hold a grudge, but Li said they would rely on their abilities at the conference.
• Wang Ping, Hun Jiuge, and Li Tiantong agreed to focus on cultivation and let their strength speak at the Principle Conference.
• The unusually dressed young man went to a more luxurious private room guarded by two gray-robed cultivators and entered.

Ling Xuan joined Ling Cang, Qin Yong, and Xie Qingqing in a private room, where Ling Cang revealed that a mysterious prodigy from another great domain had come to Thousand Souls City for the Principle Conference. The gathering ended with Ling Cang determined to win the championship and Ling Xuan anticipating fierce competition.

• Ling Xuan greeted Qin Yong and joined Qin Yong, Ling Cang, and Xie Qingqing in the private room.
• Ling Cang said he had arrived early after hearing that the Principle Conference was more complicated than expected and that someone in Thousand Souls City deserved his attention.
• Ling Xuan guessed that Ling Cang meant Han Xuanji, and Xie Qingqing explained that Han Xuanji had defeated Zhou Lie, but Ling Cang said Han Xuanji was not the person he meant.
• Ling Cang revealed that the person came from another great domain and had an extraordinary background, and he declared that he intended to win the championship.
• Ling Xuan reflected on the Holy Lord's attention and the gathering prodigies as twilight fell.