Chapter Summaries

Han Xuanji entered the Divine Profound Sect as a menial disciple after ranking 478th in the admission trials. While taking the initiation oath before the founding patriarch’s statue, he unlocked a system entry that revealed he possessed an Immortal Spirit Root compatible with every attribute.

• Han Xuanji checked his jade token and learned that his upper Grade C rating qualified him to become a menial disciple.
• The newly admitted disciples traveled by flying boat to the Divine Profound Sect, where Han Xuanji saw Grade A disciples receiving special treatment as inner disciples.
• Han Xuanji joined the other menial disciples in swearing their initiation oath before the founding patriarch’s statue.
• A system prompted Han Xuanji to check in at the statue, granting him the entry "Immortal's Aptitude" and revealing his exceptional Immortal Spirit Root.

Han Xuanji joined Spirit Elegance Peak as a menial disciple and discovered that his Immortal Spirit Root let him cultivate at extraordinary speed. After signing in at an alchemy workshop, he received Supreme-Grade Qi Condensation Pills, advanced to Qi Refinement Second Layer, and resolved to seek more places rich in Dao essence while keeping a low profile.

• Han Xuanji received his disciple jade token and learned he had been assigned to Spirit Elegance Peak’s Seventh Menial Peak.
• After reaching his courtyard, Han Xuanji cultivated with the Divine Profound Qi Refinement Method and broke through to Qi Refinement First Layer in less than half an hour.
• Han Xuanji read his jade slip to learn about the Nine Provinces Continent and the Divine Profound Sect, then accepted an easy cleaning mission at an alchemy workshop.
• Han Xuanji signed in at Spirit Elegance No. 7 Alchemy Workshop and obtained a bottle of Supreme-Grade Qi Condensation Pills.
• Han Xuanji swallowed a pill, refined its medicinal power, and advanced to Qi Refinement Second Layer.
• Han Xuanji decided to limit his pill use and search for accessible places with abundant Dao resonance to obtain more traits.

Han Xuanji signed in at the Dao Comprehension Stele and gained Transcendent Comprehension, which let him uncover a mind-cultivation method and rapidly grasp Sword Intent. After advancing to embryonic Sword Intent, he turned his attention to preparing for Foundation Establishment.

• Han Xuanji signed in at the Scripture Repository, obtained the heaven-grade True Scripture of Ascension, and began cultivating it.
• Over the next month, Han Xuanji reached the Seventh Layer of Qi Refining and collected powerful cultivation methods, treasures, and techniques through sign-ins.
• After hearing about the Dao Comprehension Stele, Han Xuanji signed in before it and obtained the trait Transcendent Comprehension.
• Han Xuanji used his new comprehension to discover the Heaven and Earth Righteous Qi Heart Instruction in the stele.
• Han Xuanji watched Lin Dong demonstrate swordsmanship, then reproduced it and comprehended Sword Force and his own embryonic Sword Intent.
• Han Xuanji reminded himself to focus on cultivation and began preparing for Foundation Establishment.

Han Xuanji obtained a Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Heart Lotus and secretly established a perfect foundation, then spent two years cultivating while keeping a low profile. He reached Foundation Establishment Perfection and achieved minor mastery of Sword Intent.

• Han Xuanji signed in at Thousand Lotus Hall and obtained a Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Heart Lotus.
• Han Xuanji used the lotus in a cultivation chamber to reach Foundation Establishment with a perfect Dao foundation and gain Divine Sense.
• Han Xuanji decided to conceal his breakthrough and remain a menial disciple so he could keep signing in and cultivating.
• Han Xuanji signed in at Spirit Elegance Pill Refining Workshop No. 1 and obtained a bottle of supreme-grade Origin Nurturing Pills.
• Over the next two years, Han Xuanji reached Foundation Establishment Perfection and achieved minor mastery of Sword Intent while hunting low-level Demon Beasts.

Han Xuanji broke through to the Golden Core Realm, defeated Zhao Wuya in their first sword battle, and advanced to the Second Layer. He then sought a better sign-in location and obtained a bottle of Mystic Origin Pills at the Azure Cloud Pill Refining Workshop.

• Han Xuanji broke through to the Golden Core Realm and formed a Nine-Pattern Golden Core while cultivating on a secluded mountain peak.
• Zhao Wuya of the Heavenly Sword Sect challenged Han Xuanji, who struck him down with the Shadow-Severing Divine Sword and left him alive.
• Han Xuanji returned to Spirit Elegance Peak and later broke through to the Golden Core Realm Second Layer after using up his available pills.
• Han Xuanji visited Pill Cauldron Peak to find a better sign-in location and signed in at the Azure Cloud Pill Refining Workshop.
• Han Xuanji received a bottle of third-rank supreme-grade Mystic Origin Pills and quietly left the workshop.

Han Xuanji advanced his cultivation, acquired the Limitless Thunder Method, and obtained the Myriad Tribulations Thunder Body by signing in at Thunder Spirit Valley. After encouraging Lu Fan to enter the menial disciples’ competition, Han Xuanji returned to the valley to cultivate amid its lightning.

• Han Xuanji reached the Nascent Soul Ninth Layer and secretly helped Lu Fan after finding him beaten at Menial Peak.
• Three years later, Lu Fan had resumed cultivation and progressed rapidly, while Han Xuanji declined a place in the menial disciples’ competition and recommended Lu Fan instead.
• Li Shanhai warned the disciples about Devil Dao spies and explained the rumor that the Heavenly Night Devil Venerable’s inheritance was hidden in the Divine Profound Sect.
• Lu Fan won the competition and gave Han Xuanji one of the Foundation Establishment Pills.
• Han Xuanji learned from Lu Fan about Thunder Spirit Valley and went there to cultivate the Limitless Thunder Method.
• Han Xuanji signed in at Thunder Spirit Valley, gained the Myriad Tribulations Thunder Body, and returned after leaving the valley for three days.

After completing a stage of the Limitless Thunder Method, Han Xuanji encountered and killed Zhao Xuan, a Netherworld Cult infiltrator hunting Lu Fan. The sect discovered the corpse, while Lu Fan wrestled with his ties to the Divine Profound Sect and the Devil Venerable hidden in his soul.

• Han Xuanji finished cultivating in Thunder Spirit Valley and left to seek a stronger place to practice the Limitless Thunder Method.
• Zhao Xuan stopped Han Xuanji, claimed to be from the Law Enforcement Hall, and tried to recruit him to investigate Lu Fan.
• Han Xuanji overpowered Zhao Xuan, learned he belonged to the Netherworld Cult and had infiltrated the sect in search of the Heavenly Night Devil Venerable's inheritance, then killed him and took his belongings.
• Han Xuanji left the corpse and demonic Law Artifacts as evidence, concealed his presence, and returned to the Divine Profound Sect.
• Lin Dong and the Devil Extermination Hall disciples found Zhao Xuan's corpse and identified him as the Golden Core Devil Cultivator Evil Shadow.
• Lu Fan listened as the Devil Venerable in his soul urged him to focus on gaining strength and eventually wipe out the Heavenly Devil Cult.

Han Xuanji used Glazed Golden Cores to bring his Undefeated Golden Body to great accomplishment, then secretly broke through from the Nascent Soul Realm to the Spirit Transformation Realm. His heavenly tribulation drew the attention of Rogue Cultivators and Heavenly Devil Cult experts, who set out to investigate and possibly recruit him.

• Han Xuanji signed in at the Azure Cloud Pill Refining Workshop and received a bottle of Glazed Golden Cores.
• Han Xuanji left the Divine Profound Sect, used the cores to reach great accomplishment in the Undefeated Golden Body, and returned to cultivate in seclusion.
• Han Xuanji secretly traveled ten thousand li from the sect and defeated the Devil Cultivators occupying a valley.
• Han Xuanji broke through to the Spirit Transformation Realm, triggering a powerful heavenly tribulation over the valley.
• Rogue Cultivators witnessed the tribulation, while Heavenly Devil Cult experts decided to go investigate and consider recruiting Han Xuanji.

Han Xuanji survived an unusually powerful Five Elements Heavenly Tribulation and stabilized his new Spirit Transformation cultivation. Three Heavenly Devil Cultivators arrived and tried to recruit him, leaving Han Xuanji weighing their offer.

• Han Xuanji used his Myriad Tribulations Thunder Body, sword array, and Law Artifacts to withstand the three stages of tribulation lightning and reach Spirit Transformation.
• Han Xuanji swallowed a high-grade spirit pill, recovered, and recognized how much stronger he had become.
• Han Xuanji sensed three Spirit Transformation Devil Cultivators approaching and prepared to leave if they threatened him.
• Venerable Red Dragon offered Han Xuanji a place in the Heavenly Devil Cult and promised the possibility of breaking through to Void Return.
• Han Xuanji questioned whether the three cultivators were acting alone and avoided accepting their offer.

Han Xuanji defeated three Heavenly Devil Cult Spirit Transformation cultivators with his sword, then returned to Lingxiu Peak and kept his identity hidden. News of the battle spread, and the Heavenly Devil Cult began searching for the mysterious sword cultivator.

• Han Xuanji killed two Spirit Transformation Devil Cultivators with the Flying Immortal Sword Instruction and slew Venerable Red Dragon with a formation of powerful flying swords.
• Han Xuanji realized his sword cultivation had advanced to Sword Intent Profound Understanding, collected the cultivators’ treasures, and returned to his cave abode on Lingxiu Peak.
• Han Xuanji destroyed Devil Dao items from the spoils and resolved to keep a low profile until he reached the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.
• Han Xuanji learned from the menial disciples’ jade-token group chat that his victims had been the Heavenly Devil Cult’s stationed experts in Eastern Cang Province, whose deaths let the Divine Profound Sect break up the cult’s first attack.
• The Heavenly Devil Cult sent spies to find the mysterious sword cultivator and offered rewards for clues to his identity.

The Divine Profound Sect named the unknown sword cultivator its Sword-Wielding Elder and spread the story of the Devil-Slaying Sword Venerable, while Han Xuanji chose to remain hidden. After twenty years at Spirit Grace Peak, Han Xuanji learned that Li Shanhai was considering a risky breakthrough to Golden Core.

• Xuanweizi and the peak masters debated the Sword Venerable’s identity, and the Heavenly Mystery Peak Master’s divination revealed that the cultivator was young and destined for a remarkable status.
• Xuanweizi appointed the Sword Venerable a Sword-Wielding Elder, and the Divine Profound Sect publicly called him the Devil-Slaying Sword Venerable.
• Han Xuanji heard of the announcement and decided not to reveal himself, preferring to keep a low profile and continue signing in.
• Li Shanhai asked Han Xuanji whether he had grown dissatisfied after twenty years at Spirit Grace Peak, and Han Xuanji said he was content.
• Han Xuanji realized that Li Shanhai was preparing to attempt a breakthrough to Golden Core despite lacking confidence in his chances.

Han Xuanji reflected on Li Shanhai’s changing outlook and sought a richer check-in location at Spirit Elegance Peak’s Soaring Cloud Palace. He obtained the Void-Penetrating Divine Eye and then a low-grade Immortal Artifact, the Soaring Firmament Sword.

• Han Xuanji considered Li Shanhai’s recent experiences and felt he had done what he could to help him.
• Han Xuanji entered the main peak’s grand hall and checked in near the Soaring Cloud Palace, gaining the Void-Penetrating Divine Eye.
• Han Xuanji mastered the Divine Ability’s first stage and used it to see through the palace’s concealment formation and observe the Peak Master in seclusion.
• Han Xuanji returned the next day and checked in at the Soaring Cloud Palace again, obtaining the low-grade Immortal Artifact Soaring Firmament Sword.

After receiving the restored Soaring Firmament Sword and Lingxiaozi’s Sword Dao insights, Han Xuanji spent half a year cultivating at the Soaring Cloud Palace and reached Sword Intent Forms a Domain. His breakthrough sent a sword intent across the Divine Profound Sect, startling Lü Tianxing and Shangguan Feihong, who could not identify its owner.

• Han Xuanji learned that the Soaring Firmament Sword had been Lingxiaozi’s life-bound sword and discovered that it could unleash power beyond his realm.
• Han Xuanji studied Lingxiaozi’s Sword Dao insights and checked in at the Soaring Cloud Palace daily, collecting rewards including supreme-grade Spirit Stones.
• After half a year of focusing on the Sword Dao, Han Xuanji entered sudden enlightenment and formed a sword domain.
• Lü Tianxing and Shangguan Feihong sensed Han Xuanji’s sword intent as swords across Heaven-Reaching Peak flew into the air and resonated with it.
• Lü Tianxing judged that the sword intent belonged to someone far stronger than himself and dismissed Shangguan Feihong’s guess that it was the Devil-Slaying Sword Venerable.

Han Xuanji advanced his sword mastery and cultivation, then transformed his Myriad Tribulations Thunder Body by refining a 30,000-year-old Purple Firmament Spirit Grass. Meanwhile, the Heavenly Devil Cult prepared an attack on cities protected by the Divine Profound Sect, leaving the threat of conflict looming.

• Han Xuanji realized he had reached Sword Intent Forms a Domain, then concealed the disturbance his breakthrough had caused.
• Over the next two years, Han Xuanji checked in at the Soaring Cloud Palace, cultivated to the Spirit Transformation Realm Fourth Layer, and learned that the Heavenly Devil Cult was involved in the Great Xia succession struggle.
• Han Xuanji checked in and obtained a 30,000-year-old Purple Firmament Spirit Grass, which he refined with the Limitless Thunder Method.
• The spirit grass transformed Han Xuanji's Myriad Tribulations Thunder Body and advanced his cultivation to the Spirit Transformation Realm Fifth Layer.
• At a Heavenly Devil Cult branch, Chen Sheng persuaded Venerable Qingming to send elites to help him attack cities under the Divine Profound Sect's protection.
• Venerable Qingming agreed to confront any Divine Profound Sect Spirit Transformation expert who intervened and considered testing his Flying Immortal Sword Instruction against the Devil-Slaying Sword Venerable.

Han Xuanji gained a powerful cultivation trait by signing in at Spirit Elegance Peak’s Ancestral Hall, while Ye Jiutian infiltrated the Divine Profound Sect to investigate the Devil-Slaying Sword Venerable. After Ye Jiutian abducted Han Xuanji, he realized the supposed Foundation Establishment cultivator showed no fear.

• Han Xuanji entered the Ancestral Hall and signed in, obtaining the trait Dao and Law Naturally Formed.
• Han Xuanji discovered that the trait greatly increased his cultivation speed and ability to comprehend the Great Dao.
• Ye Jiutian searched the Divine Profound Sect for the Devil-Slaying Sword Venerable, then decided to capture a Spirit Elegance Peak disciple for information.
• Han Xuanji signed in at the Soaring Cloud Palace and spotted Ye Jiutian, a Devil Cultivator, approaching the main peak’s great hall.
• Ye Jiutian mistook Han Xuanji for Lu Fan, abducted him to a deserted mountain, and threatened him, but Han Xuanji remained unafraid.

Han Xuanji killed the Heavenly Devil Cult infiltrator Ye Jiutian before he could cause trouble at Spirit Elegance Peak, then took a Spirit Refining Pill that strengthened his Primordial Spirit. In the Northern Nether Province, Liu Wumie learned of Ye Jiutian’s death and heard that another expert was in the Divine Profound Sect.

• Ye Jiutian tried to intimidate Han Xuanji into revealing himself, but Han recognized him as a Heavenly Devil Cult cultivator.
• Han Xuanji used the Soaring Firmament Sword to destroy Ye Jiutian’s defenses, body, and escaping Primordial Spirit.
• Han Xuanji returned to his cave abode and swallowed a Spirit Refining Pill, increasing the strength of his Primordial Spirit by thirty percent.
• At the Heavenly Devil Cult’s Formless Hall, Liu Wumie saw Ye Jiutian’s soul-lamp phantom, which reported that another expert was in the Divine Profound Sect.

After reaching the Sixth Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm, Han Xuanji advanced his Void-Penetrating Divine Eye and used its new tracking ability to follow Lu Fan to a hidden Heavenly Devil Cult inheritance site. He signed in at the site and obtained the Myriad Tribulations Seal.

• Liu Wumie learned that Ye Jiutian had been defeated by a powerful sword expert on Spirit Elegance Peak, whom they suspected was the Devil-Slaying Sword Venerable.
• A year after killing the infiltrating Devil Cultivator, Han Xuanji broke through to the Sixth Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm and cultivated his Void-Penetrating Divine Eye to the Truth-Tracing Realm.
• Han Xuanji used the Divine Eye to detect a mysterious presence within Lu Fan's soul and placed a Truth-Tracing Mark on him when he left the Divine Profound Sect.
• Lu Fan entered a hidden Heavenly Devil Cult inheritance site, emerged as a Golden Core cultivator, and left Han Xuanji unable to observe him while he was inside.
• Han Xuanji traveled to the inheritance site and signed in, obtaining the Divine Ability Myriad Tribulations Seal.

Han Xuanji repeatedly signed in at a Heavenly Devil Cult legacy site, collecting powerful devil-path techniques, treasures, and a Divergent Flame. After a month, he obtained Heavenly Devil Essence Blood, but the site’s Dao resonance was exhausted, forcing him to seek another place to sign in.

• Han Xuanji recognized the Myriad Tribulations Seal as a legacy Divine Ability of the Heavenly Devil Cult and decided to cultivate it while keeping a low profile.
• Han Xuanji signed in over several days and obtained the Heavenly Devil Indestructible Body, the Blood Devil Escape Method, the Heavenly Devil Soul-Searching Secret Technique, the Heavenly Devil Finger, and the Heaven-Burning Devil Flame.
• Han Xuanji fed his weaker Divergent Flames to the Heaven-Burning Devil Flame so it could grow stronger.
• Han Xuanji continued signing in for a month and obtained a Heavenly Devil Battle Armor along with other treasures.
• Han Xuanji obtained Heavenly Devil Essence Blood, and the system announced that the legacy site’s Dao resonance had been exhausted.

Han Xuanji mastered a Formation Grandmaster inheritance, improved the formations in his cave abode, and refined Heavenly Devil Essence Blood to reach the Spirit Transformation Realm Eighth Layer. He visited Li Shanhai at the service courtyard, then left him determined to enter seclusion.

• Han Xuanji signed in at Soaring Cloud Palace and received a Formation Grandmaster's inheritance.
• Han Xuanji absorbed the inheritance and upgraded the formations in his cave abode.
• Han Xuanji refined Heavenly Devil Essence Blood, advanced two cultivation levels, and strengthened his bloodline.
• Han Xuanji visited Li Shanhai at the service courtyard and said he would focus on cultivation rather than take missions.
• Li Shanhai watched Han Xuanji leave, sighed, and walked toward the Seclusion Chamber with a resolute look.

Han Xuanji discovered Lin Potian’s hidden potential but left him with advice after learning he was heartbroken over his childhood sweetheart. He checked in at the Li Fire Pill Heart Hall, gained powerful alchemy treasures and pills, and later attended Li Shanhai’s Golden Core breakthrough banquet, where Li asked whether Han wanted to become steward of the menial courtyard.

• Han Xuanji recognized Lin Potian’s extraordinary Root Bone and physique, then advised him not to wallow in heartbreak; Lin resolved to cultivate hard and prove others wrong.
• Han Xuanji checked in at the Li Fire Pill Heart Hall and received the eighth-tier Taiji Cauldron, a powerful Law Artifact.
• Over the following month, Han Xuanji repeatedly checked in at the Li Fire Pill Heart Hall and Soaring Cloud Palace, gaining alchemy inheritances and pills that helped bring him close to the Void Return Realm.
• A junior disciple told Han Xuanji that Steward Li had broken through to the Golden Core Realm and invited him to the celebration banquet.
• Han Xuanji congratulated Li Shanhai at the banquet, and Li asked whether Han wanted to become steward of the menial courtyard.