Chapter Summaries

At the Pill Lineage’s Dao lecture, Su Ming revealed himself as the chief’s new personal disciple, stunning the gathered disciples and provoking Jiang Hao’s resentment. As Su Ming faced the crowd’s scrutiny, Immortal Lord Yunmiao’s gaze settled on Han Xuanji, who wondered why he was being watched.

• Jiang Hao challenged Immortal Lord Yunmiao to explain the chief’s choice of a new personal disciple, and a Mystic Immortal disciple pressured him to stop.
• Han Xuanji used his investigation ability to learn that Su Ming was a fortunate, tribulation-bound Earth Immortal whom the chief had brought back from the Devil Domain.
• Su Ming stood and identified himself as the chief’s personal disciple, admitting that his aptitude was ordinary and asking Jiang Hao to accept the decision.
• Ji Tianxing was shaken by the chief’s choice, while Jiang Yuan asked Han Xuanji whether he was secretly the chief’s disciple.
• Jiang Hao struggled to accept Su Ming’s appointment as Immortal Lord Yunmiao watched, then fixed his gaze on Han Xuanji and alarmed him.

Han Xuanji left the lecture after Immortal Lord Yunmiao ended it, while Jiang Hao challenged Su Ming to prove himself. Su Ming accepted a duel in thirty years, and Han Xuanji encountered a falling old man on his way back to Myriad Phenomena Garden.

• Immortal Lord Yunmiao ended the lecture, and Han Xuanji slipped away while the disciples discussed Jiang Hao and Su Ming.
• Jiang Hao challenged Su Ming to test his alchemy and fighting abilities, but Elder Qingmu objected to pressuring the new Earth Immortal.
• Su Ming promised to fight Jiang Hao in thirty years, and Jiang Hao accepted before leaving.
• Jiang Yuan, Li Qianluo, and Zhang Qing discussed the challenge as news of the disturbance spread through the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace.
• Han Xuanji traveled toward Myriad Phenomena Garden and saw an old man fall after the gray cloud beneath him vanished.

Han Xuanji avoided Immortal Lord Yunmiao’s test, but Yunmiao confronted him at his cave and offered to take him as his ninth personal disciple. Han Xuanji accepted, and Yunmiao ordered him to attend the master-acknowledgment ceremony at Yunmiao Palace the next morning.

• Han Xuanji recognized the falling old man as Immortal Lord Yunmiao but flew around him without stopping.
• Han Xuanji learned from Jiang Yuan about the thirty-year agreement between Su Ming and Jiang Hao as he approached the Myriad Phenomena Garden.
• Immortal Lord Yunmiao appeared at Han Xuanji’s cave, revealed that he had tested him, and praised his talent and temperament.
• Han Xuanji accepted Immortal Lord Yunmiao as his master after weighing the risks and benefits.
• Immortal Lord Yunmiao told Han Xuanji to come to Yunmiao Palace for the ceremony the next morning, then asked Elder Qingmu to prepare for it.

Immortal Lord Yunmiao prepared to take Han Xuanji as his ninth personal disciple, while Su Ming remained alone in the side hall. At the ceremony, Han Xuanji became Yunmiao’s disciple Qingxiao, gained a powerful alchemy trait, and received a Supreme-Grade Immortal Artifact.

• Immortal Lord Yunmiao told True Lord Qingmu that he would hold a disciple-acceptance ceremony for Han Xuanji and instructed him to prepare it properly.
• True Lord Qingmu noticed Su Ming quietly reading in a side hall and left without speaking to him.
• Han Xuanji arrived at Yunmiao Palace for the ceremony and greeted his new senior brothers and sisters.
• Han Xuanji checked in at Yunmiao Palace and acquired the Sacred Hand of the Dao of Alchemy trait.
• Immortal Lord Yunmiao accepted Han Xuanji as his ninth personal disciple, gave him the Daoist name Qingxiao, and bestowed the Mystery-Listening Jade Bracelet upon him.

Han Xuanji received generous gifts from Immortal Lord Yunmiao’s disciples after becoming his personal disciple. When Han Xuanji requested a sword Dao cultivation method, Immortal Lord Yunmiao summoned his elder brother, the Sword Lineage head, who bestowed him a sword canon.

• True Lord Qingyue returned and congratulated Han Xuanji, gifting him the remains of a powerful Nether Firmament Mystic Chi.
• Immortal Lord Yunmiao’s other disciples presented Han Xuanji with rare treasures, materials, insights, and Immortal Spirit Stones.
• Immortal Lord Yunmiao offered Han Xuanji methods and treasures, and Han Xuanji requested a sword Dao cultivation method.
• Immortal Lord Yunmiao contacted his elder brother, the Sword Lineage head, who appeared briefly and gave Han Xuanji a peerless sword canon.
• Han Xuanji thanked his Senior Martial Uncle and promised to study the canon diligently.

Han Xuanji accepted a second piece of Creation Jade from Su Ming and promised to help him with cultivation. Back in Myriad Phenomena Garden, Han Xuanji opened the Extreme Heaven Sword Dao inheritance and began absorbing its vast knowledge.

• Su Ming congratulated Han Xuanji and offered him a piece of Creation Jade, which Han Xuanji initially declined.
• Su Ming revealed he had another piece of Creation Jade, and Han Xuanji accepted it and offered to guide him in cultivation.
• Su Ming took his leave, while Han Xuanji sensed that Su Ming's fate was veiled and that his path ahead would be difficult.
• Han Xuanji returned to Myriad Phenomena Garden and entered his cultivation chamber to examine his gifts.
• Han Xuanji unrolled the Extreme Heaven Sword Dao inheritance, and its Sword Intent surged into his sea of consciousness for him to absorb.

Han Xuanji’s new discipleship under Immortal Lord Yunmiao stirred the Pill Lineage, while the Sword Lineage’s Li Changkong resolved to test him. After ten years of study and cultivation, Han Xuanji broke into the third realm of the Extreme Heaven Sword Dao and advanced to the Heavenly Immortal Fourth Layer.

• Li Changkong learned that Han Xuanji had received the Extreme Heaven Sword Dao and planned to challenge him, while Immortal Venerable Yuxuan warned him not to underestimate Han Xuanji and ordered him to represent the Sword Lineage at the Sword Trial Assembly.
• Immortal Venerable Yuxuan sensed that a great tribulation was approaching and considered finding someone to face it and seize the initiative.
• News of Yunmiao’s new disciple spread through the Pill Lineage, prompting several great powers to take note of Han Xuanji.
• Han Xuanji spent ten years studying the Extreme Heaven Sword Dao and broke through into its third realm, Sword Transforms into All Things.
• Han Xuanji continued signing in and cultivating, reached the Heavenly Immortal Fourth Layer, and gained a major increase in combat strength.

Han Xuanji guided Su Ming’s sword training and revealed a profound sword realm that gave Su Ming new insight. Months later, the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace prepared to host its three-hundred-year Sword Trial Assembly as sword cultivators arrived from across the Immortal Domain.

• Han Xuanji checked in at the Purple Firmament Cloud Jade Platform and obtained Innate Purple Haze Essence.
• Han Xuanji sparred with Su Ming and easily countered his attacks, then explained that forgetting the distinction between heart and sword revealed the dao.
• Han Xuanji displayed the third level of the Extreme Heaven Sword Dao, Sword Transforms into All Things, leaving Su Ming awed and newly inspired.
• Su Ming asked whether Han Xuanji would attend the Sword Trial Assembly, and Han Xuanji said he would probably take a look.
• Several months later, sword cultivators from the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace and across the Immortal Domain gathered for the Sword Trial Assembly.

Jian Wuchen visited Han Xuanji at the Myriad Phenomena Garden and learned that his old companion had become a True Disciple of the Pill Lineage, despite his formidable Sword Dao talent. Han Xuanji declined to pursue fortune through competition, but agreed to watch the Sword Trial Assembly, where the Ten Thousand Swords Platform opened to a crowd of eager cultivators.

• Jian Wuchen arrived at the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace and sent Han Xuanji a message before visiting him at the Myriad Phenomena Garden.
• Jian Wuchen was shocked to discover Han Xuanji had joined the Pill Lineage and become one of its True Disciples.
• Jian Wuchen urged Han Xuanji to contend for fortune in the dawning great age, but Han Xuanji chose to cultivate peacefully.
• Jian Wuchen invited Han Xuanji to watch the Sword Trial Assembly, and Han Xuanji said he would come if he had time.
• The next day, the Sword Trial Assembly began, and crowds gathered at the Ten Thousand Swords Platform to try drawing its ancient swords.

Murong Qianli failed to reach the twentieth step on the Ten Thousand Swords Platform, while Han Xuanji quietly signed in and obtained the Great Luo Sword Embryo. Jiang Hao drew the supreme-grade immortal sword Mystic Frost, and Su Ming gained the acknowledgment of a hidden quasi-immortal king artifact; Jian Wuchen then asked Han Xuanji why he was not going up.

• Murong Qianli reached eighteen steps on the Ten Thousand Swords Platform before the Sword Intent struck him back and forced him to retreat.
• Han Xuanji signed in from the crowd and received the Great Luo Sword Embryo, then blended back among the spectators.
• Jiang Hao used his Heavenly Eye and Immortal King Bone to draw the supreme-grade immortal sword Mystic Frost.
• Su Ming gently won the acknowledgment of a rusty ancient sword, which entered his palm as a sword-shaped mark.
• Jian Wuchen approached Han Xuanji and asked why he was not going up to the platform.

Han Xuanji guided Jian Wuchen to draw a high-grade immortal sword, then warned Su Ming about the dangerous rusty sword he had claimed. Jian Wuchen challenged Su Ming to a spar, while Han Xuanji watched and turned his attention to the Great Luo Sword Embryo in his System Space.

• Han Xuanji encouraged Jian Wuchen to trust his directions, and Jian Wuchen drew a star-patterned bronze sword that recognized him as its perfect match.
• Su Ming teased Han Xuanji about helping Jian Wuchen, and Han Xuanji warned Su Ming that his rusty sword’s murderous Sha Qi could corrupt his sword heart.
• Jian Wuchen learned that Su Ming was Han Xuanji’s junior brother and challenged him to a spar after hearing that Han Xuanji had guided his sword training.
• Jian Wuchen and Su Ming stepped onto a sword-testing platform as Han Xuanji sat nearby and examined the Great Luo Sword Embryo in his System Space.

Han Xuanji refined the Great Luo Sword Embryo and received fragments of the Reincarnation Immortal King's memories and Reincarnation Sword Dao inheritance. After Su Ming and Jian Wuchen ended their spar in a draw, Han Xuanji returned to cultivating, while the Sword Lineage's grand gathering concluded with new figures and a blind disciple drawing attention.

• Han Xuanji concealed the Great Luo Sword Embryo in his Dantian and began refining it as Jian Wuchen and Su Ming fought to a draw.
• Han Xuanji received memories of the Reincarnation Immortal King's battle with the Devil Race and inherited part of his Reincarnation Sword Dao.
• Jian Wuchen and Su Ming praised each other's swordsmanship and became friends, while Su Ming sensed a brief trace of supreme Sword Dao True Intention from Han Xuanji.
• Han Xuanji's Sword Dao True Intention faintly stirred the distant Ten Thousand Swords Platform, but the Peak Masters could not identify its source.
• Han Xuanji returned to the Myriad Phenomena Garden and cultivated for a month as the Sword Lineage's grand gathering came to an end.
• Li Changkong became known as the foremost young sword cultivator, and Li Xuanxiao took a blind man as his new personal disciple.

Han Xuanji advanced to the Heavenly Immortal Fifth Layer after months of cultivation and Sword Lineage check-ins. Li Changkong challenged him to a spar, and after defeating Jian Wuchen, he pressed Han Xuanji to accept; Han Xuanji agreed.

• Han Xuanji gained the Sword Dao foremost trait at a ruin and advanced to the Heavenly Immortal Fifth Layer.
• Jian Wuchen arrived to bid farewell, followed by Li Changkong, who sought Han Xuanji out to test his swordsmanship.
• Li Changkong challenged Han Xuanji, but Jian Wuchen intervened and attacked him to protect his friend.
• Li Changkong easily broke Jian Wuchen's sword strike, injured him, and criticized his Sword Intent.
• Han Xuanji accepted Li Changkong's sparring challenge.

Han Xuanji overwhelmed Li Changkong with the supreme Sword Dao presence of his “Sword Dao foremost” entry, then taught him to temper his impatience. Li Changkong apologized and rose with newfound respect, while Jian Wuchen remained baffled by what he had witnessed.

• Li Changkong offered to suppress his cultivation and compete with Han Xuanji in the Sword Dao, but Han Xuanji refused.
• Han Xuanji’s Sword Dao presence froze Li Changkong in place and filled him with visions of the source of the Sword Dao.
• Han Xuanji declared the encounter a draw and withdrew his pressure, leaving Li Changkong drenched in sweat and awed by him.
• Li Changkong knelt to apologize to Han Xuanji, admitting that he had failed to recognize his greatness.
• Han Xuanji told Li Changkong to guard his sword heart and be neither arrogant nor impatient, then used immortal power to lift him to his feet.
• Jian Wuchen watched Li Changkong’s sudden change in disbelief, unable to understand what Han Xuanji had done.

Han Xuanji defeated Li Changkong without drawing his sword, gave Su Ming a movement technique, and kept his strength quiet. Twenty years passed as Han Xuanji cultivated to Heavenly Immortal Perfection, until news of the approaching Su Ming and Jiang Hao battle brought an unusual gravity.

• Jian Wuchen thanked Han Xuanji for his guidance and the divine sword, then departed determined to improve his Sword Dao and challenge him again.
• Li Changkong escorted Jian Wuchen away, and Han Xuanji gave Su Ming the Heaven and Earth Shift Technique while warning him not to spread word of the earlier encounter.
• Li Changkong told Li Xuanxiao that Han Xuanji had subdued him without drawing his sword, and Li Xuanxiao warned him to keep the matter secret.
• Twenty years passed as Han Xuanji cultivated and signed in daily, reaching Heavenly Immortal Perfection while hearing of events from Jiang Yuan, Su Ming, and others.
• The agreed battle between Su Ming and Jiang Hao approached, and Han Xuanji received news with an unusual note of gravity.

Han Xuanji learned that Devil Race experts had stolen Jiang Hao’s Immortal King Bone and left him gravely injured, prompting Su Ming to abandon their agreement and Han Xuanji to focus on growing stronger. After three years of secluded cultivation, Han Xuanji broke through to the True Immortal realm.

• Jiang Yuan told Han Xuanji that Devil Race spies were destroying Spirit Veins and attacking disciples across the Immortal Domain.
• Jiang Yuan revealed that Devil Race experts had dug Jiang Hao’s Immortal King Bone out of his body, leaving him near death until the Jiang Household’s old ancestor intervened.
• The Jiang Household and Spirit Void Heavenly Palace hunted for the Devil Race spies, while Jiang Hao’s injury ended discussion of his agreement with Su Ming.
• Su Ming told Han Xuanji that he no longer considered his agreement with Jiang Hao binding and hoped Jiang Hao would survive.
• Han Xuanji returned to secluded cultivation, and three years later he successfully broke through to the True Immortal realm.

Han Xuanji reached the True Immortal realm, learned that the Devil Race had an influential mole inside the immortal domain, and strengthened his techniques during three years of seclusion. After accepting Su Ming’s invitation, he went to the sect market, where disciples discussed the Devil Race and asked about Han Xuanji.

• Han Xuanji broke through to the True Immortal realm and raised several Great Dao Principles to the same level, including the Principle of Creation.
• Immortal Lord Yunmiao warned Han Xuanji that a high-ranking insider had helped the Devil Race target Jiang Hao and urged him to be cautious even within the sect.
• Han Xuanji remained in seclusion for three years, improving his Nine Tribulations Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation and mastering Myriad Phenomena No-Self.
• Su Ming invited Han Xuanji to the new Hundred Flavors Immortal Brew House, and Han Xuanji accepted and went to the sect market.
• At the brew house, disciples discussed the Devil Race, Jiang Hao, and Su Ming’s achievements before Li Qianluo asked what had happened to Han Xuanji.

Han Xuanji arrived at the Hundred Flavors Immortal Brew House after Zhao Yuan and others criticized his low profile. Su Ming warmly welcomed him and treated him with deep respect, leaving the watching disciples baffled.

• Zhao Yuan disparaged Han Xuanji for staying out of the demonic calamity, but Ji Tianxing defended Han and urged everyone to focus on their own paths.
• Han Xuanji sensed people discussing him but remained unmoved and headed to the Hundred Flavors Immortal Brew House.
• Su Ming emerged from the brew house, spotted Han Xuanji, and respectfully invited him into a private room for Thousand-Year Dream.
• Jiang Yuan revealed that the man Su Ming had welcomed was Han Xuanji, prompting Zhao Yuan to wonder why Su Ming treated him so deferentially.
• Han Xuanji and Su Ming shared the wine in private, and Su Ming praised the nameless immortal brew Han had brought him before.

Su Ming and Han Xuanji met with Zhao Yuan and other Pill Lineage disciples, who announced a grand alchemy competition thirteen years away. When Zhao Yuan challenged Han Xuanji, Han declined to engage, so Su Ming accepted the challenge in his place.

• Su Ming told Han Xuanji about recent events in the Immortal Realm, including a prodigy from the Myriad Dharma Immortal Sect reaching the Mystic Immortal realm and ranking tenth among the Immortal Dao's chosen.
• Zhao Yuan and several Pill Lineage disciples arrived to pay their respects, but Su Ming had them turned away until he and Han Xuanji finished talking.
• Zhao Yuan announced that the Pill Lineage would hold a grand alchemy competition in thirteen years, with rewards and increased resource allocations for the winning peaks.
• Zhao Yuan publicly challenged Han Xuanji to compete, but Han said the decision belonged to his seniors and dismissed the challenge as a pursuit of empty fame.
• When Zhao Yuan mocked Han Xuanji, Su Ming rebuked him and accepted the alchemy challenge on behalf of Purple Firmament Peak, and Zhao Yuan eagerly agreed.

Han Xuanji let Su Ming accept the alchemy challenge and explained how to counter Sacred Forest Peak’s pill-refining strengths. After advising Su Ming to advance his Purple Firmament Pill Fire Instruction, Han Xuanji left the Hundred Flavors Immortal Brew House, where an imposing middle-aged cultivator stopped him.

• Su Ming sent Zhao Yuan, Ji Tianxing, and the others away, leaving himself alone with Han Xuanji.
• Su Ming asked whether he had acted impulsively, and Han Xuanji told him to prepare for the alchemy competition without worrying about losing.
• Han Xuanji explained the strengths and weaknesses of the Sacred Wood Nurtures Immortality Instruction and advised Su Ming to cultivate his Purple Firmament Pill Fire Instruction to the fifth revolution.
• Su Ming thanked Han Xuanji for his guidance, and Han Xuanji left the private room and headed downstairs.
• A middle-aged cultivator with extraordinary cultivation stopped Han Xuanji at the exit of the Hundred Flavors Immortal Brew House.