Chapter Summaries

Han Xuanji awakened in the upper realm and learned that Wang Teng intended to recruit ascenders for Spirit Jade Sect’s ore mines. As stronger factions arrived to recruit them, Han Xuanji remained in the Reception Hall, where the other ascenders were beginning to awaken.

• Han Xuanji woke in the Reception Hall, found his Divine Sense and movement constrained by the upper realm, and learned that his system was upgrading.
• Wang Teng introduced himself as a Spirit Jade Sect disciple and tried to persuade Han Xuanji to join, while intending to send recruits to mine ore for a commission.
• Han Xuanji sensed that Daoist Lingyun was still unconscious and judged that Wang Teng had mistaken his cultivation for that of an ordinary ascender.
• Other ascenders gradually woke as Wang Teng boasted about the Spirit Jade Sect and warned them that they were weak by upper-realm standards.
• Representatives from several stronger factions entered the hall, accused Wang Teng of deceiving ascenders, and announced whom they were seeking to recruit.

The upper-realm sect envoys rejected nearly all the ascenders, and the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect’s young cultivator crushed Li Cangqiong’s pride by exposing the weakness of his Sword Intent. Han Xuanji continued hiding his true aptitude while considering his options, and Daoist Lingyun left with his master from the Purple Haze Sect.

• The sect envoys assessed the ascenders harshly, dismissing their foundations, swordsmanship, and physical potential as inadequate.
• Li Cangqiong challenged the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect’s young cultivator, who overwhelmed him with Sword Intent and declared that he was far from a true Sword Immortal.
• Daoist Lingyun asked Han Xuanji whether he would try to join a sect, while Han Xuanji concealed his abilities and weighed joining the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect or seeking information about the Star Palace.
• The envoys selected only four ascenders, leaving Li Cangqiong and the others behind.
• A purple-robed cultivator from the Purple Haze Sect arrived, greeted Daoist Lingyun as his master, and took him back to the sect.

Lin Yan of the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace arrived at the ascender selection and identified Han Xuanji as someone hiding his cultivation and talent. The hall turned its attention to Han Xuanji, whose disguise had been seen through by a powerful Mystic Immortal.

• The ascenders discussed Daoist Lingyun's recruitment by the Purple Haze Sect, while Wang Teng urged them to join the Spirit Jade Sect as miners.
• A cyan-robed Daoist appeared, and the Mystic Pill Pavilion elder identified him as a representative of the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace.
• Lin Yan surveyed the ascenders and focused on Han Xuanji, recognizing his hidden cultivation and talent.
• Lin Yan asked Han Xuanji why he was hiding his cultivation and talent, shocking everyone in the hall.

Han Xuanji revealed his Earth Immortal cultivation and Double Pupils, prompting Lin Yan of the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace to offer him the status of a True Disciple. Han Xuanji accepted and arrived at the True Spirit Platform, where he received a six-star sign-in prompt.

• Han Xuanji revealed that he had reached the Earth Immortal First Layer, surprising the cultivators in the Reception Hall.
• Han Xuanji revealed his Double Pupils, and Lin Yan recognized him as a heavenly genius worthy of focused nurturing.
• Lin Yan invited Han Xuanji to join the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace as a True Disciple and offered him a place on a core Dao peak.
• Han Xuanji accepted Lin Yan’s offer, and Lin Yan transported him from the Reception Hall to the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace.
• Lin Yan brought Han Xuanji to the True Spirit Platform, where Han Xuanji received a prompt to sign in at a six-star location.

Han Xuanji arrived at the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace, where signing in granted him a supreme-grade Dao spirit root and he was registered as a True Disciple. As he considered whether his Star Palace Token would work in the upper realm, Immortal Venerable Yuxuan sensed that the palace's fortune had risen.

• Immortal Venerable Yuxuan awakened and sensed that the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace's fortune had increased.
• Han Xuanji signed in at the True Spirit Platform and obtained a supreme-grade Dao spirit root that resonated with his Chaos True Spirit Physique.
• Han Xuanji met Jiang Yuan, who explained the Heavenly Palace's lineages, disciple ranks, and customs.
• Steward Xuanming gave Han Xuanji an identity jade token and confirmed his status as a True Disciple, prompting envy among the gathered cultivators.
• Han Xuanji refined the token and wondered whether the Star Palace Token in his System Space could only be used in the upper realm.

Han Xuanji chose the Dao of Alchemy Lineage after arriving at the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace, and Deacon Xuanming brought him to Purple Firmament Peak to report in. Elder Qingmu questioned his alchemy experience, and Han Xuanji falsely claimed he had refined a first-transformation immortal pill.

• Deacon Xuanming introduced Han Xuanji to the Heavenly Palace's lineages, sacred realms, and the privileges of True Disciples.
• Han Xuanji chose the Dao of Alchemy Lineage, and powerful figures in the Heavenly Palace noted his Double Pupils and unusual Root Bone.
• Deacon Xuanming escorted Han Xuanji to Purple Firmament Peak, where Elder Qingmu and other Pill Lineage cultivators received him.
• Elder Qingmu asked Han Xuanji about his alchemy achievements, and Han Xuanji claimed he was a First-Transformation Alchemist who had refined an immortal pill.

Han Xuanji proved his alchemy skill to Elder Qingmu by refining Earth Immortal Essence-Nourishing Pills, then watched the Pill Lineage’s peaks compete to recruit him. Purple Firmament Peak claimed him as a True Disciple and directed him to collect his supplies and choose a cave abode.

• Elder Qingmu asked Han Xuanji to demonstrate his alchemy by refining a first-transformation immortal pill.
• Han Xuanji refined three above-average Earth Immortal Essence-Nourishing Pills while the elders watched and judged his fundamentals solid.
• True Person Yanyang, Fairy Bibo, and elders from other peaks each urged Han Xuanji to join their peak.
• A voice from Purple Firmament Peak declared Han Xuanji a True Disciple and told him to collect his robes, allowance, contribution points, and choose a cave abode.

Han Xuanji learned that the Pill Lineage head, Immortal Venerable Yuheng, had taken an interest in him, though no one confirmed he would become Yuheng’s disciple. After joining Purple Firmament Peak as a True Disciple, he went to choose a cave abode, where Deacon Xuanming hinted that someone influential valued him.

• Elder Qingmu announced that the Pill Lineage head had asked for Han Xuanji, surprising the elders and disciples gathered in the hall.
• Han Xuanji joined Purple Firmament Peak and calmly accepted Elder Qingmu’s instructions to devote himself to alchemy.
• Han Xuanji followed Deacon Xuanming to the Scripture Transmission Hall to choose a cave abode.
• Senior brother Daoyang changed from dismissive to ingratiating after learning Han Xuanji was a True Disciple.
• Deacon Xuanming privately told Daoyang that Han Xuanji had rare talent and was valued by someone above, prompting Daoyang to suspect Han was the influential person’s descendant he had been asked to look after.

Han Xuanji chose the secluded Myriad Phenomena Garden as his cave abode on Purple Firmament Peak, and Daoyang mistook his preference for a sign of exceptional status. As Han Xuanji left the Scripture Transmission Hall, an arrogant young True Disciple arrived.

• Daoyang showed Han Xuanji several luxurious cave abodes and described their features.
• Han Xuanji selected Myriad Phenomena Garden for its peaceful setting and versatile Myriad Phenomena Spirit Vein.
• Daoyang registered the cave abode to Han Xuanji, gave him its restriction token, and explained its annual fee and first-century free stay.
• Han Xuanji thanked Daoyang and Xuanming, then left the Scripture Transmission Hall.
• Daoyang privately concluded that Han Xuanji had an enormous background, while a young True Disciple entered the hall with several attendants.

Han Xuanji entered the Myriad Phenomena Garden, met its puppet attendants, and began cultivating in its powerful spiritual environment. He discovered how to access the Star Palace through his token but postponed trying it, while news of his new status stirred interest and hostility among the Pill Lineage’s upper ranks.

• Han Xuanji entered the Myriad Phenomena Garden and found that its diverse Spiritual Qi suited his Chaos True Spirit Physique and Primordial Immortal Instruction.
• Wang Fu introduced himself and the puppets Zhao Long and Zhao Hu, and Han Xuanji ordered them to tend the garden without disturbing him.
• Han Xuanji entered the pavilion’s cultivation chamber and used its formation and the Dao Comprehension Meditation Cushion to rapidly refine Spiritual Qi into Law Power.
• Han Xuanji activated the Star Palace Token and learned that he needed to hold it while sleeping in meditation, but he hesitated because joining the Star Palace might create trouble with the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace.
• News of Han Xuanji becoming a True Disciple of Purple Firmament Peak spread among the Pill Lineage’s leaders, and an unnamed white-robed True Disciple vowed to eliminate anyone who stood in his way.

Han Xuanji gained the Myriad Phenomena Sacred Canon and the Myriad Phenomena Pagoda through the upgraded sign-in system, advancing his cultivation in secret. Meanwhile, experts in Spirit Void Heavenly Palace discussed the spread of the Heaven-Devouring Devil Cultivation Method and vowed to stop it.

• Han Xuanji signed in at Myriad Phenomena Garden and received the Myriad Phenomena Sacred Canon, a cultivation method that led to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm.
• Han Xuanji spent ten years cultivating and signing in at Myriad Phenomena Garden, reaching the Earth Immortal Seventh Layer.
• Han Xuanji signed in again and obtained the Myriad Phenomena Pagoda, an Immortal King Artifact, then used his cultivation method and Chaos True Spirit Physique to imprint it.
• Experts in Spirit Void Heavenly Palace discussed Devil Domain attacks and the spread of the Heaven-Devouring Devil Cultivation Method through mortal realms and among Rogue Cultivators.
• The experts agreed that those who spread chaos by cultivating the Devil Cultivation Method had to die.

The Spirit Void Heavenly Palace prepared its branches for the Devil Domain’s growing threat and ordered them to recruit promising children of fortune. Jiang Yuan visited Han Xuanji, whose cultivation had reached the Earth Immortal Eighth Layer, and warned him that devils were infiltrating the Spirit Void Immortal Domain.

• The Spirit Void Heavenly Palace leaders assigned their branches to prepare for war, strengthen their combat abilities, and seek out children of fortune.
• Han Xuanji reached the Earth Immortal Eighth Layer after refining the Myriad Phenomena Pagoda and received Jiang Yuan at the Myriad Phenomena Garden.
• Han Xuanji concealed his true cultivation from Jiang Yuan, presenting himself as an Earth Immortal Fourth Layer cultivator.
• Jiang Yuan warned Han Xuanji that devils had infiltrated the Spirit Void Immortal Domain and that the Heaven-Devouring Devil Cultivation Method was spreading.
• Han Xuanji recalled the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Sect he had destroyed in the Spirit Realm and wondered whether he might be entangled in an upper-realm scheme.

After ten years of secluded cultivation, Han Xuanji visited the Ten Thousand Dharmas Pavilion and gained the Celestial Person Comprehension trait, which advanced his understanding of Principles to the Heavenly Immortal level. He began studying the Great Luo Heaven Domain’s history and learned how the ancient war between the Heavenly Court and the Devil Ancestor shattered the realms.

• Jiang Yuan told Han Xuanji that the sect had assigned missions and training to prepare for devil threats, but Han Xuanji declined to participate.
• Jiang Yuan reminded Han Xuanji about the Peak Master's lecture on the Dao in a year, and Han Xuanji decided it was time to leave seclusion and explore the sect.
• Han Xuanji visited the Ten Thousand Dharmas Pavilion and signed in to obtain Celestial Person Comprehension, which raised his comprehension of Principles to the Heavenly Immortal level.
• Han Xuanji read a chronicle describing how the Heavenly Court once ruled the Great Luo Heaven Domain before a devil god and the Devil Ancestor launched a devastating war.
• The chronicle recounted that the Heavenly Emperor and Devil Ancestor seemingly perished, while the ancient war shattered the Immortal Realm and the Tenfold Devil Realm.

Han Xuanji learned about the upper realm’s domains, dangers, and sect contribution system, then decided to cultivate without rushing to draw attention. The story shifted to a Pill Lineage banquet where Jiang Yuan, a young second-turn Alchemist from the Jiang Household, was introduced as a promising new inner disciple.

• Han Xuanji learned that the Spirit Void Immortal Domain bordered devil, desolate, Demon Race, and human domains, and realized a devil disturbance could threaten his home.
• Han Xuanji learned that True Disciples received valuable benefits and that Pill Lineage tasks could earn contributions, but he chose not to hurry into them.
• Han Xuanji left the Ten Thousand Dharmas Pavilion after deciding his cultivation and resource accumulation mattered more than studying many techniques.
• Li Qianluo hosted a banquet at the Immortal Gathering Tower to celebrate his promotion, and Jiang Yuan arrived to drink Ten Thousand Immortals' Inebriation.
• Li Qianluo introduced Jiang Yuan as a young inner disciple with superior aptitude and second-turn Alchemist skill, prompting guests to discuss his prospects and the Pill Lineage’s True Disciple slots.

At a banquet, Jiang Yuan described the mysterious True Disciple Han Xuanji as a low-profile ascender favored by the lineage head, stirring curiosity and speculation among the guests. Meanwhile, Han Xuanji reflected that his improved comprehension had brought him to the Third-Transformation Alchemist level, though his low cultivation kept his success rate below certainty.

• The banquet guests discussed the fierce competition for the Ten Great True Disciple positions and the prodigies who held them.
• Li Qianluo asked Jiang Yuan about Han Xuanji, and Jiang Yuan said they had met when they entered the sect ten years earlier.
• Jiang Yuan revealed that Han Xuanji had ascended from the lower realm and been granted residence in the Myriad Phenomena Garden, prompting speculation about his talent and origins.
• Li Qianluo learned Han Xuanji's name, while several guests suggested his alchemy skills might lag behind those of upper-realm disciples.
• Han Xuanji recalled an alchemy scripture and realized his comprehension had raised him to the Third-Transformation Alchemist level, though his cultivation remained too low for a guaranteed success rate.

At a banquet, disciples disparaged Han Xuanji’s rise to True Disciple, but Jiang Yuan abruptly left after hearing a rumor about him. Han Xuanji later learned from Jian Wuchen that the Great Void Spirit Realm was safe and that Jian Wuchen would visit the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace for its Sword Trial Assembly.

• Disciples at Li Qianluo’s banquet criticized Han Xuanji and spread a rumor that he had received his cave abode through a mistake.
• Jiang Yuan objected to the rumor and left the banquet, while Li Qianluo wondered why he had reacted so strongly.
• Han Xuanji sensed that people might be talking about him, then received a message from Jian Wuchen through a communication jade token.
• Jian Wuchen told Han Xuanji that he had defeated the Devil Race threat, reinforced the spatial rifts, and confirmed that Han Xuanji’s disciples and friends were safe.
• Han Xuanji told Jian Wuchen he had joined the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace, and Jian Wuchen revealed he would attend its Sword Trial Assembly.

Jiang Yuan reflected on Han Xuanji’s approach to cultivation, while Han used a Purple Firmament Spirit-Nurturing Pill to reach the Earth Immortal Ninth Layer. He then headed to Immortal Lord Yunmiao’s lecture on the Dao of Alchemy.

• Jiang Yuan told Zhang Qing that Han Xuanji had shown him how not contending could itself be a way to contend.
• Han Xuanji signed in at Myriad Phenomena Garden and obtained a Purple Firmament Spirit-Nurturing Pill.
• Han Xuanji swallowed the pill and cultivated until he broke through to the Earth Immortal Ninth Layer.
• Han Xuanji received Jiang Yuan’s reminder about Immortal Lord Yunmiao’s lecture and flew to the Peak Master’s cultivation grounds.
• Jiang Yuan greeted Han Xuanji as he arrived for the lecture.

Han Xuanji attended Immortal Lord Yunmiao’s lecture at Cloudmist Dao Field and learned its customs from Jiang Yuan. After checking in and gaining Immortal Lord Yunmiao’s lifelong alchemy knowledge, he watched the Immortal Lord arrive to begin the lecture.

• Jiang Yuan explained the lecture’s seating rules and described how Immortal Lord Yunmiao sometimes rewarded disciples who impressed him.
• Ji Tianxing emerged from Heavenly Star Hall, while other disciples gathered and discussed the prominent figures attending.
• Han Xuanji chose a quiet seat in the middle section and checked in at Cloudmist Dao Field, obtaining Immortal Lord Yunmiao’s lifelong Dao of Alchemy knowledge.
• Li Qianluo noticed Han Xuanji’s remote seat and judged him too low-key as the disciples waited for the lecture.
• Immortal Lord Yunmiao appeared in the main seat, and his presence silenced the Dao Field.

Immortal Lord Yunmiao preached that alchemy encompassed all things and that cultivators could refine themselves into an imperishable Great Dao Golden Core. Han Xuanji gained deep insights and secretly broke through to the Heavenly Immortal realm, while Ji Tianxing began a public attempt to refine a difficult pill.

• Immortal Lord Yunmiao explained the principles of pill refining and taught that a cultivator could use their own essence, Qi, and spirit as medicine to refine the self.
• Han Xuanji connected the sermon to his Chaos True Spirit Physique, reached Earth Immortal Perfection, and secretly advanced to the Heavenly Immortal realm.
• Ji Tianxing asked Immortal Lord Yunmiao about the five elements transforming as a pill formed, and the Immortal Lord clarified the principle for him and the gathered alchemists.
• Ji Tianxing asked permission to refine a Five Elements Return to Origin Pill before the assembly, and Immortal Lord Yunmiao granted it.
• Ji Tianxing summoned an ancient five-element immortal cauldron and gathered spiritual materials to begin refining the pill.

Jiang Hao exposed a flaw in Ji Tianxing’s pill refinement and helped him produce five supreme-grade pills, drawing Immortal Lord Yunmiao’s attention. Yunmiao then revealed that his master had already chosen his final disciple, leaving Jiang Hao and Ji Tianxing stunned as Li Qianluo suspected Han Xuanji might be the chosen one.

• Ji Tianxing refined Five Elements Return to Origin Pills before the Cloudmist Dao Field, using the Five Sacred Mountains Suppressing Origin Cauldron and a balanced cycle of the five elements.
• Jiang Hao used his Heavenly Eye to identify a flaw in Ji Tianxing’s elemental transitions and suggested sending Yi Wood True Qi into the cauldron.
• Ji Tianxing followed Jiang Hao’s advice, corrected the imbalance, and produced five middle supreme-grade pills, while the crowd recognized Jiang Hao’s alchemical insight.
• Immortal Lord Yunmiao acknowledged Ji Tianxing’s successful refinement and told Jiang Hao that Yunmiao’s master had already taken his final disciple.
• Jiang Hao and Ji Tianxing reacted with shock, while Li Qianluo glanced toward Han Xuanji and wondered if he was the chosen disciple.