Arc 7The Devil Calamities

Han Xuanji destroyed the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect and defeated the Demon Race invasion, then strengthened himself while uncovering a new threat from the Dark Devil Realm. The arc left him preparing to meet an upper-realm sword cultivator before the coming devil calamity.

  • Han Xuanji killed Venerable Daoyin after he tried to make the Divine Profound Sect submit to the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect, and the sect chose to resist beside Han Xuanji.
  • Han Xuanji killed the Heartless Holy Venerable, then destroyed the Devil Sect’s fortress and its leaders when they attacked the Nine Provinces.
  • Han Xuanji traveled to the Linyuan Continent, freed Li Wentian and other prisoners from their Devil Seeds, and killed the Heaven-Devouring Patriarch, ending the sect’s rule.
  • Han Xuanji returned to the Nine Provinces and killed the Demon Emperor and the Heavenly Demons who descended through the opened rifts.
  • Han Xuanji named Little White Tiger the next Demon Emperor and continued cultivating, eventually transforming into a Chaos True Spirit Physique.
  • Han Xuanji exposed Cang Shi and the other Dark Devil Realm scouts, killed the hidden invaders, sealed their spatial passage, and bound Cang Shi to serve him.
  • Han Xuanji entrusted his family’s protection to Han Shou, then learned at Kunlun that a devil sect had invaded the Great Void Spirit Realm and accepted a sword cultivator’s challenge.
Chapters 151–175 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 151Come Join the Heaven-Devouring Holy Sect

Venerable Daoyin returned to the Divine Profound Sect as a follower of the Heaven-Devouring Holy Sect and demanded that the sect submit. Xuanweizi and True Person Tianyu refused, and just as Daoyin prepared to attack, an unseen expert stopped his technique and appeared outside the hall.

  • Venerable Daoyin returned to the sect and revealed that he had joined the Heaven-Devouring Holy Sect and gained a powerful Immortal Method.
  • Daoyin urged the Divine Profound Sect to submit and serve as the Holy Sect's vanguard, threatening the sect if it refused.
  • Xuanweizi and True Person Tianyu rejected Daoyin's offer, condemning the Holy Sect and calling Daoyin a traitor.
  • Daoyin unleashed his demonic pressure and formed a devouring vortex to attack True Person Tianyu.
  • An unseen expert neutralized Daoyin's attack, and a powerful figure appeared outside the hall.

Ch. 152I Have a Sword That Can Cleave the Sun and Cut Down the Moon

Han Xuanji killed Venerable Daoyin and learned that the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect had sent four Immortal Ascension experts to the East Sea Archipelago, with more to come. The Divine Profound Sect chose to stand with Han Xuanji, while the sect's leaders debated how to deal with him and the Nine Provinces.

  • Han Xuanji killed Venerable Daoyin, searched his soul, and revealed the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect's growing presence in the East Sea Archipelago.
  • Han Xuanji told the Divine Profound Sect's people they could leave, and Xuanweizi and the Peak Masters chose to stay and resist with him.
  • Holy Venerable Jiehai warned three fellow Immortal Ascension experts that they should not underestimate the Nine Provinces or the four great holy lands.
  • A messenger reported Venerable Daoyin's death and identified the Devil-Slaying Sword Immortal as the likely culprit.
  • Heartless Holy Venerable offered to destroy the Divine Profound Sect with one strike and intimidate the Nine Provinces into submission, leaving Holy Venerable Jiehai to consider the proposal.

Ch. 153Betting the Sect's Future

The Heartless Holy Venerable set out to destroy the Divine Profound Sect with his Six Extinctions Sword Twenty-Three, while Xuanweizi chose to stay and trust Han Xuanji. The chapter ended as the sword descended on the sect and its disciples faced its overwhelming power.

  • The Heartless Holy Venerable volunteered to attack the Nine Provinces, and Holy Venerable Jiehai approved his first strike.
  • Xuanweizi and the Divine Profound Sect's elders debated whether to flee as the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect approached.
  • Xuanweizi declared that he would stay, betting that Han Xuanji was strong enough to protect the sect.
  • The Heartless Holy Venerable announced his intent to annihilate the Divine Profound Sect and unleashed Six Extinctions Sword Twenty-Three.
  • The Divine Profound Sect's disciples and elders were overwhelmed by the sword's Sword Intent, while Holy Venerable Jiehai acknowledged its power.

Ch. 154Flying Sword Slays an Enemy, Sword Dao Advances

Han Xuanji killed the Heartless Holy Venerable with a single flying sword, advancing his Sword Dao and ending the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect’s first assault. The sect began preparing for a larger invasion as stronger enemies arrived overseas, while the Nine Provinces’ factions discussed joining the defense.

  • The Heartless Holy Venerable attacked the Divine Profound Sect, but Han Xuanji killed him instantly with a flying sword, destroying his body and soul.
  • Han Xuanji sensed that the battle had strengthened his Sword Intent and brought him closer to the Myriad Phenomena Realm.
  • Members and allies of the Divine Profound Sect fled, and Xuanweizi recorded the factions that abandoned them.
  • Xie Liuyun urged Li Taiqing and the others to return to Kunlun, but Lu Fan argued that the Nine Provinces should face the invasion together.
  • Li Taiqing, Xie Liuyun, and others called for the regions and major factions to help resist the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect.
  • Over the following months, Han Xuanji continued cultivating as stronger Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect forces arrived and waited overseas.

Ch. 155One Sword Against Ten Thousand Troops

The immortal alliance gathered on the East Sea and discovered the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect’s forces were far stronger than expected. As the sect’s massive fortress arrived, Han Xuanji unleashed a vast river of Sword Qi toward it, leaving the outcome uncertain.

  • Ancestor Ziyang and Arhat Wuzhu assessed the devil clouds and concluded that the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect had several Immortal Ascension experts, including a presence at Late-Stage Immortal Ascension.
  • A gigantic floating fortress carrying the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect’s army appeared across the sea, terrifying the immortal alliance’s gathered cultivators.
  • Holy Venerable Jiehai welcomed Vice Sect Master Holy Venerable Tianming and said their arrival reassured him.
  • Han Xuanji sent a thousand-mile river of Sword Qi crashing toward the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect’s fortress, shocking Holy Venerable Tianming with its power.

Ch. 156Han Xuanji Strikes, One Sword Breaking Ten Thousand Techniques

Han Xuanji’s sword shattered Holy Venerable Tianming’s seal, destroyed Divine Prison Holy Venerable’s devil prison, and devastated the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect’s fortress. The two holy venerables rallied their survivors and tried to recruit Han Xuanji, who remained wary of the Heaven-Devouring Patriarch’s cultivation method.

  • Divine Prison Holy Venerable summoned the Ten Thousand Souls Devil Prison while Holy Venerable Tianming used the Heavenly Mandate Divine Seal to meet Han Xuanji’s Sword Qi.
  • Han Xuanji’s Sword Qi shattered the divine seal, dissolved the devil prison, and struck the fortress, killing tens of thousands of Devil Cultivators and wounding the survivors.
  • Han Xuanji appeared on the shore with the Mystic Heaven Sword and watched the surviving Devil Cultivators form the Heaven-Swallowing Great Formation.
  • Holy Venerable Tianming offered Han Xuanji power and easy immortality if he joined the Heaven-Devouring Holy Sect, but Han Xuanji scoffed at the offer and suspected the cultivation method had hidden dangers.

Ch. 157Razing the Devil Sect, the Power of the Double Pupils

Han Xuanji revealed that Holy Venerable Tianming and Divine Prison Holy Venerable were Heaven-Devouring Patriarch’s clones, then erased them with his Double Pupils and killed tens of thousands of Devil Sect disciples. He traced the Heaven-Devouring Patriarch to Linyuan Continent, where the patriarch recognized Han Xuanji as a potential tribulation and resolved to prepare.

  • Ancestor Ziyang and Arhat Wuzhu condemned the Heaven-Swallowing Great Formation for consuming cultivators’ life force and foundations.
  • Han Xuanji exposed Holy Venerable Tianming and Divine Prison Holy Venerable as Heaven-Devouring Patriarch’s clones, prompting them to attack him with the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Palm.
  • Han Xuanji unleashed the destructive power of his Double Pupils and erased the two Holy Venerables and their floating fortress.
  • Han Xuanji slew tens of thousands of Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect disciples with a sword strike, then followed the sect’s karmic threads to the Heaven-Devouring Patriarch.
  • On Linyuan Continent, the Heaven-Devouring Patriarch learned that his clones had been destroyed and decided to prepare to face Han Xuanji.

Ch. 158Human Dao Fortune Bestowed, Heaven-Devouring Patriarch

Han Xuanji destroyed the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect’s invading forces, earning widespread praise and strengthening his Human Dao Fortune. In Linyuan Continent, Li Wentian learned that the sect’s strongest fighters had fallen and sought the Heaven-Devouring Patriarch’s help, only to be told that he would need to assist his master.

  • Han Xuanji let the surviving Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect cultivators flee while the Nine Provinces’ great cultivators praised his strength and organized a hunt for the remaining remnants.
  • Lu Fan, Xie Liuyun, and Li Taiqing discussed Han Xuanji’s power and wondered whether Li Taiqing could ever help his master.
  • Witnesses and major powers across the Nine Provinces spread accounts of Han Xuanji’s victory, and Han Xuanji felt his Human Dao Fortune grow stronger.
  • Li Wentian learned that Holy Venerable Tianming and the Divine Prison Holy Venerable had died, then went to the Devil Palace to seek the Heaven-Devouring Patriarch’s guidance.
  • The Heaven-Devouring Patriarch explained that his tribulation-evasion technique restricted his actions and told Li Wentian that he would need his disciple’s help.

Ch. 159The Multitude of Living Beings

Han Xuanji reached the Linyuan Continent and witnessed the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect draining cultivators and exploiting them under the Heaven-Devouring Patriarch’s rule. He freed a dying man from his collar and then approached the sect’s prosperous Holy City.

  • Han Xuanji used his memories and a tracked Qi signature to travel across the sea to the Linyuan Continent in search of the Heaven-Devouring Patriarch.
  • In Black Stone City, two law-enforcement disciples dragged a depleted cultivator away to be used for the Devil Blood Pool.
  • Han Xuanji immobilized the disciples, shattered the cultivator’s iron collar, and used his power to preserve the man’s remaining vitality.
  • Han Xuanji told the rescued cultivator to find somewhere safe and said that everything would soon be over.
  • Han Xuanji looked upon Heaven-Swallowing Holy City, where powerful Devil Sect disciples gathered amid the wealth taken from the weak.

Ch. 160Fortune Equal to Heaven

Han Xuanji infiltrated the Heaven-Swallowing Holy City and learned that the sect was preparing to fill vacant venerable positions after its forces fell in the Nine Provinces. He spotted Sect Master Li Wentian, whose extraordinary fortune concealed his role as the Heaven-Devouring Patriarch’s cultivation vessel.

  • Han Xuanji disguised himself as Venerable Daoyin and entered the Heaven-Swallowing Holy City, where he sensed that several Immortal Ascension experts remained.
  • A man in white told Han Xuanji and a woman in red that the sect was holding a competition for venerable positions and that successful candidates could gain access to its core Secret Method.
  • The man in white explained that Holy Venerable Tianming and other sect experts had died in the Nine Provinces, while the Heaven-Devouring Patriarch had awakened after the losses.
  • Han Xuanji silently considered how to destroy the sect as disciples speculated about the patriarch’s power and the newly vacant positions.
  • Sect Master Li Wentian appeared, and Han Xuanji recognized his Fortune Equal to Heaven fate and realized the patriarch was raising him as a cultivation vessel.

Ch. 161Signing In for the Devil Cultivation Method, Eradicating the Devil Seed

Han Xuanji signed in at the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Palace and learned that the Heaven-Devouring Patriarch’s cultivation method turned the Linyuan Continent’s people into resources to harvest. He found Li Wentian in the dungeon speaking with a prisoner about the Patriarch’s scheme, and prepared to remove the devil seed planted in Li Wentian.

  • Han Xuanji signed in at the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Palace and received the complete Heaven-Devouring Devil Cultivation Method.
  • Han Xuanji learned that the Patriarch had treated the Linyuan Continent as a farm and planned to devour the souls of powerful cultivators.
  • Li Wentian visited a prisoner on the dungeon’s twelfth level, who confirmed that the Heaven-Devouring Patriarch had raised him as a cauldron.
  • Li Wentian and the prisoner discussed finding help to stop the Patriarch from spreading the Devil Cultivation Method.
  • Han Xuanji appeared before them, revealed his intention to eradicate the Patriarch, and identified the devil seed inside Li Wentian.
  • Han Xuanji told Li Wentian he would eradicate the devil seed first.

Ch. 162The Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect Will Cease to Exist from This Day Forward

Han Xuanji removed the Devil Seeds from Li Wentian and the imprisoned Immortal Ascension cultivators, alerting the Heaven-Devouring Patriarch. As the patriarch confronted him with overwhelming power, Han Xuanji declared that the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect would cease to exist.

  • Han Xuanji removed the Devil Seed from Li Wentian, freeing him from the patriarch’s control but reducing his cultivation.
  • Han Xuanji removed the Devil Seeds from the other imprisoned Immortal Ascension cultivators, revealing their location to the Heaven-Devouring Patriarch.
  • The Heaven-Devouring Patriarch erupted in fury and summoned the sect’s cultivators to capture the intruder.
  • A heroic Holy Venerable confronted Han Xuanji, who killed him with a single streak of sword light that shattered the Devil Palace’s arrays.
  • The Heaven-Devouring Patriarch formed a colossal face in the sky and drained life force from cultivators across the sect.
  • Han Xuanji faced the Heaven-Devouring Patriarch and declared that the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect would cease to exist.

Ch. 163Slaying the Patriarch, Peace Under Heaven

Han Xuanji used the Devil-Suppressing Seal and Azure Dragon Imperial Seal to defeat and kill the Heaven-Devouring Patriarch, ending the threat to the Linyuan Continent. With the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect’s rule collapsed and peace restored, Han Xuanji stayed behind to visit the continent’s immortal sects and holy lands.

  • The Heaven-Devouring Patriarch unleashed Myriad Spirits Return to the Ruins, draining the cultivators and prisoners in the Heaven-Swallowing Holy City to empower himself.
  • Han Xuanji summoned the Devil-Suppressing Seal and Azure Dragon Imperial Seal, shattered the Patriarch’s giant maw, and suppressed the Devil Palace.
  • The wounded Heaven-Devouring Patriarch emerged from the Devil Palace, and Han Xuanji searched his soul before annihilating him.
  • Han Xuanji learned from the Patriarch’s memories that other Devil Race members might be hidden in the world and that the Patriarch had planned to become a True Devil.
  • The Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect’s rule collapsed, and the surviving sect patriarchs judged and punished its members according to their crimes.
  • The Linyuan Continent entered a period of peace, and Han Xuanji was revered as Immortal Venerable Han while he visited its immortal sects and holy lands.

Ch. 164Fortune-Expanding Sacred Method, Ten Years

Han Xuanji explored the ruins and sacred sites of Linyuan Continent, gaining powerful treasures and using the Fortune-Expanding Sacred Method to advance his cultivation. Ten years later, the continent had recovered from the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect, and Han Xuanji prepared to convert his newly gathered fortune into more strength.

  • Han Xuanji checked in at the Heavenly Evolution Dao Sect and obtained the Heavenly Evolution Diagram while High Person Yuntai began rebuilding the sect.
  • Han Xuanji collected several rewards at the sect, including the Five Emperors Devil-Subduing Great Method, the Five Elements Dao Physique, and the Fortune-Expanding Sacred Method.
  • Han Xuanji used accumulated Human Dao Fortune to reach the Immortal Ascension Realm Sixth Layer, consuming roughly two-thirds of his reserves.
  • Han Xuanji visited other sects and sacred grounds, while rescued Immortal Ascension cultivators hurried to repair their sites and host him.
  • Over ten years, the remnants of the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect were wiped out and order returned to Linyuan Continent; High Person Yuntai proposed that Li Wentian become emperor, but Han Xuanji refused to take him as a follower.
  • After years of exploring Linyuan Continent and collecting fortune, Han Xuanji prepared to circulate the Fortune-Expanding Sacred Method again.

Ch. 165Azure Profound Sword Sect, the Demon Race Attacks

Han Xuanji learned that the Demon Race had used a ten-sun array to scorch the Nine Provinces Continent and force him into a trap. After gaining something at the Azure Profound Sword Sect, he returned to face the crisis.

  • A cultivator discovered the Azure Profound Sword Sect’s secret realm, and the Southern Region’s sects secured it and summoned Han Xuanji.
  • The Demon Race unleashed the Ten Suns Heaven-Burning Great Array, scorching the land and demanding that Han Xuanji surrender or watch the world burn.
  • Xuanweizi and the others failed to reach Han Xuanji with communication talismans, so Little White Tiger notified him.
  • Han Xuanji returned to the Nine Provinces Continent and recognized the Demon Race’s attack as a trap designed to draw him into battle.
  • Han Xuanji resolved to confront the Demon Race after recalling that he had gained something at the Azure Profound Sword Sect.

Ch. 166The Golden Crow Demon Race, the Human Sword Immortal

Xuanzhenzi emerged from seclusion to attack the Demon Race, but Golden Sun Demon Sage and the Demon Emperor trapped him in the Circulating Heavenly Stars Grand Array. As the Demon Emperor prepared to kill him, Han Xuanji was already in the Ten Thousand Demons Province.

  • Xuanzhenzi left Mount Shu to break the Demon Race’s array, while Sword Venerable Qingchen worried about the risks.
  • Golden Sun Demon Sage dismissed a seductive woman’s warnings about Han Xuanji and trusted the ancestral artifacts and grand array to defeat him.
  • Han Xuanji arrived in the Ten Thousand Demons Province and spotted the scroll depicting a great sun.
  • Xuanzhenzi struck at the Ten Thousand Demons Imperial City, prompting the Demon Emperor and Golden Sun Demon Sage to activate the Circulating Heavenly Stars Grand Array.
  • The array trapped and weakened Xuanzhenzi, and the Demon Emperor aimed his Solar True Fire-wreathed spear at him.

Ch. 167The Power of the Stars, Showing Off Before a Master, Slaying the Demon Emperor

Han Xuanji arrived to face the Demon Emperor and turned the Demon Race’s Circulating Heavenly Stars Grand Array against its masters. He destroyed the Demon Emperor’s palace and killed the Demon Emperor, leaving the Demon Race’s forces facing his overwhelming power.

  • Han Xuanji used the Profound Nether Weak Water Pearl to absorb the Demon Emperor’s scarlet flame attack and save Xuanzhenzi.
  • The Demon Emperor ordered the Demon Sages to use the Circulating Heavenly Stars Grand Array against Han Xuanji.
  • Han Xuanji summoned the Star Law Crown and drew the array’s star power away from the Star Banners.
  • Han Xuanji formed a ten-thousand-zhang star law sword and brought it down on the Demon Emperor’s palace.
  • The sword shattered the palace defenses and destroyed the Demon Emperor’s Golden Crow form, killing him.

Ch. 168The Ten Suns Are Extinguished, the Heavenly Demons Descend

Han Xuanji killed the Demon Emperor and ended the Ten Suns Burning Heaven Formation, but the Golden Sun Demon Sage summoned powerful Heavenly Demons from the upper realm to avenge the fallen demon. As Demon Sage Chiqiong threatened Han Xuanji and Xuanzhenzi tried to protect him, Han Xuanji calmly stopped Xuanzhenzi from intervening.

  • The Demon Emperor fell, the Ten Suns Burning Heaven Formation stopped, and people across the Nine Provinces Continent rejoiced at the end of the disaster.
  • Mount Shu's elders realized Han Xuanji had helped Xuanzhenzi, while cultivators in Eastern Cang Province celebrated his victory.
  • The Golden Sun Demon Sage sacrificed his followers' protection to activate an ancient bronze mirror and open rifts to the Heavenly Demon Realm.
  • Demon Sage Chiqiong and three other powerful Heavenly Demons descended, and Chiqiong demanded that Han Xuanji kill himself.
  • Xuanzhenzi offered to hold off Chiqiong so Han Xuanji could escape, but Han Xuanji stopped him and said there was no need.

Ch. 169The Demon Race Annihilated, Signing In at the Demon Emperor Hall

Han Xuanji revealed his Myriad Phenomena Realm swordsmanship and swiftly killed the three Heavenly Demons who had descended to aid the Demon Race. After searching and killing the Golden Sun Demon Sage, he signed in at the Demon Emperor Hall and obtained the Golden Crow Secret Technique.

  • Han Xuanji wounded Demon Sage Chiqiong with a sword strike, then overwhelmed the three Heavenly Demons with a net of sword light.
  • Han Xuanji killed Demon Sage Chiqiong, the Radiant Empyrean Demon Sage, and the Blazing Splendor Demon Sage within a few breaths.
  • Han Xuanji searched the Golden Sun Demon Sage's soul for information about the Golden Crow Divine Race and the Heavenly Demon Realm, then killed him.
  • Han Xuanji signed in at the Demon Emperor Hall and obtained the Golden Crow Secret Technique, including the Golden Crow Divine Speed and Rainbow Transformation Technique.
  • Xuanzhenzi praised Han Xuanji's strength while the human Immortal Ascension cultivators looked on in shock.

Ch. 170Becoming the Demon Emperor from Today On

Han Xuanji destroyed the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom, ended the Demon Emperor’s bloodline, and reassured the cultivators that the Heavenly Demon Realm could no longer threaten the Nine Provinces. He appointed Little White Tiger to become the next Demon Emperor and continued cultivating as peace returned.

  • Xuanzhenzi and the gathered cultivators thanked Han Xuanji for ending the demon threat, and Han Xuanji explained that the surviving Demon Race could no longer summon its Heavenly Demon allies.
  • Han Xuanji told Xuanzhenzi he would arrange for someone to control the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom and would need the holy lands’ cooperation.
  • Han Xuanji named Little White Tiger the next Demon Emperor and gave him the Ten Thousand Demons Illustrated Compendium to help secure the throne.
  • Han Xuanji collected the Demon Race’s treasury, adding its treasures to the wealth he had taken from the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect.
  • News of the Ten Thousand Demons Kingdom’s destruction spread, and Han Xuanji became renowned as the Devil-Slaying Sword Immortal while peace returned to the Nine Provinces.
  • Han Xuanji resumed signing in and cultivating, and his progress in the Late-Stage Immortal Ascension Realm continued to accelerate.

Ch. 171Six-Star Check-In Site, Chaos Physique

Han Xuanji converted the Demon Race Fortune into cultivation, advanced to the Immortal Ascension Eighth Layer, and gained the Chaos True Spirit Physique after checking in at the Supreme One Dao Sect. As his transformation shook the sect, Cang Shi descended from the Dark Devil Realm and began planning to establish a devil domain.

  • Han Xuanji checked in at the rebuilt Demon Emperor Hall and obtained Demon Race Fortune, while the Six Paths of the Devil Sects learned that a new passage to the Dark Devil Realm might soon open.
  • Over the next three years, Han Xuanji converted fortune into cultivation, reached the Immortal Ascension Eighth Layer, and checked in at Mount Shu Sword Sect and Jade Blossom Spirit Sect.
  • Han Xuanji checked in at the Innate Eight Trigrams Platform and fused the Innate Dao Physique with his existing physique to obtain the Chaos True Spirit Physique.
  • Han Xuanji's transformation stirred heaven and earth, astonishing the cultivators of the Supreme One Dao Sect, including Daoist Qingsong.
  • Cang Shi descended into Eastern Cang Province with several figures and planned to turn a nearby Spiritual Qi-rich area into a devil domain.

Ch. 172The Devil Race Descends, Invincible Under Heaven

Cang Shi and his devil generals infiltrated the Nine Provinces Continent to gather intelligence on Han Xuanji, while Han Xuanji completed his transformation into a Chaos True Spirit Physique. The Devil Dao cultivators learned that a passage had opened and waited for the Devil Race to turn the world into a subordinate Devil Realm.

  • Cang Shi recognized the Nine Provinces Continent, concealed his group’s identities, and ordered them to infiltrate Han Xuanji’s sect and gather information.
  • Han Xuanji completed his transformation into a Chaos True Spirit Physique, greatly strengthening his abilities and accelerating his cultivation.
  • Cang Shi and his devil generals joined the Divine Profound Sect in disguise and began investigating rumors about the Devil-Slaying Sword Immortal.
  • Devil Dao cultivators discussed Han Xuanji’s growing strength, and some considered ascending to escape the pressure from righteous-path prodigies.
  • A figure in a devil mirror warned them to wait for the Devil Race and revealed that a passage had been found, though it could not yet admit a high-ranking True Devil.

Ch. 173Immortal Ascension Ninth Layer, a Devil Delivered on a Silver Platter

Han Xuanji reached the Immortal Ascension Realm Ninth Layer before his disciples captured Cang Shi, a devil general who had infiltrated their sect. Han Xuanji tortured Cang Shi into revealing that the Dark Emperor had sent him and that two accomplices were also in the Great Void Spirit Realm.

  • Han Xuanji reviewed his cultivation and treasures, reflecting that he would seek further Sword Dao insights in the upper realm.
  • Li Taiqing reported that he had caught a member of the Devil Race, and Han Xuanji teleported to the Divine Profound Sect to investigate.
  • Li Taiqing explained that the devil, disguised as Wang Qin, had attacked him and been injured by a restriction in his sea of consciousness before the Azure Lotus Sword Gourd destroyed his body.
  • Han Xuanji questioned Cang Shi about his origins and accomplices, then used divine sense to force him to confess that the Dark Emperor had sent him with Li Qiang and Li Gang.

Ch. 174Alive

Han Xuanji uncovered and eliminated the Devil Race infiltrators within the Divine Profound Sect, then learned that stronger True Devils might cross into the realm through other spatial passages. He sealed the passage Cang Shi revealed and bound the surviving Devil with a soul restriction, leaving Cang Shi alive in a newly fashioned body for ten thousand years of service.

  • Han Xuanji used his Double Pupils to find the hidden Devil Race members and killed them with a thought after confirming Cang Shi had told the truth.
  • Cang Shi revealed that he and the others were vanguard scouts sent by the Dark Emperor, and that future passages might admit high-ranking True Devils above Immortal Ascension.
  • Han Xuanji explained that the Great Void Spirit Realm would suppress such True Devils, though their bodies and souls would still make them formidable opponents.
  • Han Xuanji took Cang Shi to the spatial passage in the mountains and sealed it against anyone attempting to cross.
  • Han Xuanji offered Cang Shi reincarnation or ten thousand years of service, and Cang Shi chose service.
  • Han Xuanji placed the Nine Nether Soul-Locking Seal on Cang Shi and gave him a new youth's body, which Cang Shi entered gratefully.

Ch. 175An Unbroken Bloodline, Peace and Joy

Han Xuanji entrusted Han Shou with protecting his family’s bloodline and happiness for ten thousand years, then went to the Kunlun Immortal Sect to warn its leaders about the Devil Race’s invasion. He learned that an upper-realm sword cultivator wanted to discuss the Dao with him, and agreed to meet.

  • Han Xuanji watched his family from outside their courtyard and decided not to reunite with them.
  • Han Xuanji ordered Han Shou to keep his family safe and their bloodline unbroken for ten thousand years, and gave him that name.
  • Han Xuanji traveled to the Kunlun Immortal Sect, where Daoist Lingyun told him that spatial fluctuations suggested a devil sect had invaded the Great Void Spirit Realm.
  • Han Xuanji described the Devil Race’s threat, including the possibility that high-level True Devils would descend.
  • True Person Yuchen explained that a proud upper-realm sword cultivator wanted to discuss the Dao with Han Xuanji before the devil calamity.
  • Han Xuanji accepted the challenge and told the Kunlun cultivators to let the young man come.
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