Chapter Summaries

Han Xuanji reunited with Lu Fan, Lin Potian, and Nangong Wenjian in the upper realm and learned that Lu Fan’s ascension had connected him to a powerful Human Dao path. The three friends joined the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace as outer sect disciples, and fifty years passed.

• Han Xuanji welcomed Lu Fan, Lin Potian, and Nangong Wenjian to his cave abode, where they marveled at his cultivation and status.
• Han Xuanji warned Lu Fan that the mysterious voice he heard during ascension signaled a difficult but powerful path tied to Human Dao Fortune.
• Lu Fan, Lin Potian, and Nangong Wenjian asked to join the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace without special treatment, and Han Xuanji sent Li Taiqing to arrange their admission.
• The three passed the entrance assessment and joined as outer sect disciples: Nangong Wenjian entered the Sword Lineage, Lin Potian the Body Lineage, and Lu Fan the Pill Lineage.
• Little White Tiger settled into the Myriad Phenomena Garden, and fifty years passed.

Han Xuanji gathered his companions to preach the Dao, but the gathering was interrupted when the True Dragon egg he had nurtured hatched into a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon. He named the hatchling Little Gold and reassured Little White, who felt threatened by the new arrival.

• Han Xuanji noticed that Lin Potian had gained the Witch Race's inheritance and a Primordial Divine Physique, then continued answering questions about his Dao lecture.
• The dragon egg in the Myriad Phenomena Garden began to hatch, drawing Han Xuanji and the others to watch.
• A Five-Clawed Golden Dragon emerged from the egg and immediately showed affection for Han Xuanji.
• Little White grew jealous and wary when the dragon hatchling approached Han Xuanji.
• Han Xuanji comforted Little White, named the dragon Little Gold, and told the two of them to get along.

Han Xuanji accepted Lu Fan, Lin Potian, and Nangong Wenjian as disciples and tailored his teachings to their cultivation paths, while continuing to pursue the Daluo Sword Dao. Ten years later, Immortal Venerables Yuheng and Yuxuan offered him one of the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace’s places to hear a Daluo Immortal King preach.

• Little Gold accepted a soul contract with Han Xuanji after he explained that the dragon’s Earth Immortal cultivation came from consuming treasures while still in its egg.
• Lu Fan, Lin Potian, and Nangong Wenjian asked Han Xuanji to take them as disciples, and he agreed, teaching Lin Potian a fist technique, Nangong Wenjian his Mystic Heaven Sword Dao, and Lu Fan formations and alchemy.
• Han Xuanji continued deducing the Sword Dao, but struggled to overcome the barrier between the pinnacle of Taiyi and Daluo.
• Over the next ten years, Little Gold’s cultivation caught up with Little White Tiger’s, while Lu Fan and the others traveled together to gain experience.
• Immortal Lord Yunmiao summoned Han Xuanji to the Spirit Void Palace, where Immortal Venerables Yuheng and Yuxuan offered him a place at a Daluo Immortal King’s upcoming preaching forum in Daluo Heaven.

Han Xuanji entered the Nether Sea to deepen his understanding of the Dao of Life, Death, and Reincarnation. He found the Gateway of Reincarnation and chose to remain outside the Land of Reincarnation, where powerful beings might notice him, before signing in.

• Immortal Venerable Yuxuan told Han Xuanji about a gathering of human prodigies for a lecture on the Dao, where the Extreme Heaven Sword Ancestor would also appear.
• Han Xuanji returned to the Myriad Phenomena Garden and spent several years cultivating while Little White and Little Gold grew comfortable together.
• Han Xuanji learned that Lu Fan and his two companions were making progress on their travels, surviving danger and improving their cultivation.
• Han Xuanji decided to visit the Nether Sea to strengthen his understanding of the Dao of Life, Death, and Reincarnation, then concealed his presence and traveled into its depths.
• Han Xuanji followed an ultimate True Intention of Life and Death to the Gateway of Reincarnation, a vast vortex of soul light.
• Han Xuanji judged the Land of Reincarnation too dangerous to enter and silently used the system to sign in at the Gateway.

Han Xuanji repeatedly checked in at the Gateway of Reincarnation, gained powerful samsara inheritances, and began comprehending the Great Dao of Samsara. As Reincarnation Sin Spirits pursued Ouyang Lan through the Nether Sea, Han Xuanji identified her as a reincarnated body of the Reincarnation Immortal King.

• Han Xuanji checked in dozens of times at the Gateway of Reincarnation and obtained the Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist, the Reincarnation Indestructibility Technique, the Reincarnation Nirvana Grand Formation, and many fragments of samsara insight.
• Han Xuanji sat beside the soul vortex and comprehended how life, death, nirvana, and rebirth connected within the Great Dao of Samsara.
• A Nether Crow spotted Han Xuanji meditating and warned him to flee from approaching danger.
• Several powerful Reincarnation Sin Spirits descended into the Nether Sea and pursued a humanoid figure, while Han Xuanji realized they were not targeting him.
• Han Xuanji identified the pursued figure as Ouyang Lan, a Golden Immortal and one of the Reincarnation Immortal King's reincarnated bodies.

Han Xuanji watched the Nether Crow distract the Reincarnation Sin Spirits as they pursued Ouyang Lan, then erased the Taiyi Golden Immortal-level spirits with his Daluo-level Reincarnation True Intention. After Ouyang Lan thanked him and asked to become his disciple, he stopped her bow and said their master-disciple affinity had not yet arrived.

• The Nether Crow cursed at the Reincarnation Sin Spirits to draw them away from Ouyang Lan, while Han Xuanji watched from nearby.
• As a Sin Spirit turned to attack the Nether Crow, Han Xuanji opened his eyes and used his Reincarnation True Intention to make all the spirits disappear.
• Ouyang Lan thanked Han Xuanji for saving her, and the Nether Crow admitted it had mistaken his strength.
• Han Xuanji declined Ouyang Lan's offer of repayment and told her to leave, saying their connection was destined to come and go.
• Ouyang Lan asked Han Xuanji to accept her as his disciple, but he held her up with a gentle force and said their affinity as master and disciple had not yet arrived.

Ouyang Lan persuaded Han Xuanji to accompany her to a hidden inheritance in the Nether Sea by revealing its value and swearing binding oaths. As they set out, Zhang Jianqing approached the same inheritance, intending to seize its Reincarnation Dao Fruit and use another reincarnated self as a resource.

• Ouyang Lan explained that she had entered the Nether Sea to find an inheritance and offered Han Xuanji all its treasures except the one she needed.
• Han Xuanji agreed to help after Ouyang Lan swore a Nether Sea Oath and gave him the Reincarnation Blood Guide.
• Han Xuanji set conditions, and Ouyang Lan swore to obey them before guiding him deeper into the Nether Sea.
• Han Xuanji and Ouyang Lan departed for the land of inheritance, while the Nether Crow followed them.
• Zhang Jianqing sensed that someone had reached the inheritance before him and flew toward it, planning to take the Reincarnation Dao Fruit and kill the intruder.

Han Xuanji and Ouyang Lan reached the Reincarnation Immortal King's hidden inheritance in the Nether Sea, where Han Xuanji killed Zhang Jianqing and helped Ouyang Lan open the palace. They entered the vast Reincarnation Immortal Hall, and Han Xuanji received a prompt to check in at the seven-star location.

• Ouyang Lan revealed the hidden palace above a Nether Sea vortex using her jade pendant and a Method Formula.
• Zhang Jianqing appeared, but Han Xuanji killed him with a single sword strike before he could threaten Ouyang Lan.
• After Zhang Jianqing's death, Ouyang Lan felt power awaken within her and realized how dangerous he had been.
• Han Xuanji analyzed the palace restrictions and returned the Reincarnation Blood Guide to Ouyang Lan.
• Ouyang Lan used the guide to open the doors, and Han Xuanji entered the Reincarnation Immortal Hall ahead of her and the Nether Crow.
• A seven-star check-in prompt appeared for the Reincarnation Immortal Hall.

Han Xuanji collected rewards from the Reincarnation Immortal Hall and explored its gates while Ouyang Lan obtained the Reincarnation Immortal King's core inheritance and broke through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm. The group reunited in the hall, where Han Xuanji warned Ouyang Lan to keep his involvement secret and turned his attention to Nether Crow.

• Han Xuanji checked in at the Reincarnation Immortal Hall and gained the Reincarnation Dao Fruit, Reincarnation Seal, Reincarnation Sword Canon insights, and Great Dao Source Stones.
• Han Xuanji let Ouyang Lan enter the Gate of the Present to claim the core inheritance while he used the Reincarnation Seal to learn about the other gates.
• Han Xuanji entered the Gate of the Past, collected a Great Dao Source Stone, and visited the Gate of the Future to copy Divine Abilities and cultivation methods.
• Ouyang Lan emerged from the Gate of the Present after obtaining the core inheritance and breaking through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm.
• Han Xuanji told Ouyang Lan that their deal was complete and ordered her not to mention him to anyone outside.
• Han Xuanji turned his gaze toward Nether Crow as it chattered in curiosity.

Han Xuanji learned that the Nether Crow was one of ninety-nine remnants of the Nine Nether Dao-Devouring Phoenix, sealed by Nirvana Dao Venerable, but he could not free it yet and told it to wait for a future variable. After Ouyang Lan and the Nether Crow departed, Han Xuanji returned to the Myriad Phenomena Garden to focus on growing stronger.

• Han Xuanji understood the Nether Crow's origins and saw that its seal was bound by powerful Principles of Nirvana and Reincarnation.
• The Nether Crow admitted it remembered little of its past and begged Han Xuanji to save it.
• Han Xuanji said he could do nothing for now, advised the Nether Crow to wait for a variable, and decided to prioritize his own cultivation.
• Ouyang Lan collected the inheritance treasures, thanked Han Xuanji, and left for the outskirts of the Nether Sea.
• The Nether Crow bid Han Xuanji farewell and vanished into the Nether Sea.
• Han Xuanji left the Nether Sea and returned to the Myriad Phenomena Garden.

Han Xuanji studied the Reincarnation Immortal King's insights and clarified how he would integrate his many Dao paths into his Sword Dao. Ten years later, Nangong Wenjian broke through to Heavenly Immortal in Sword Burial Abyss and refused the Heavenly Cripple Sword Venerable's offer to become his disciple, remaining loyal to his unnamed master.

• Han Xuanji studied the Reincarnation Sword Canon and decided to harmonize fate, the stars, the five elements, yin and yang, and other Great Daos within his Sword Dao.
• Ten years later, Nangong Wenjian unified his sword principles while training in Sword Burial Abyss and advanced from late Earth Immortal to Heavenly Immortal.
• The Heavenly Cripple Sword Venerable appeared before Nangong Wenjian and offered to take him as a disciple.
• Nangong Wenjian respectfully declined, saying he already had a master, but refused to reveal Han Xuanji's name.
• The Heavenly Cripple Sword Venerable withdrew his pressure and accepted Nangong Wenjian's refusal, while wondering who had taught him such a masterful Sword Dao.

Han Xuanji completed his Daluo Sword Dao, the Mystic Heaven Sword Dao, and passed its teachings to Nangong Wenjian after learning about the Heavenly Cripple Sword Venerable. Meanwhile, the Sword Lineage prepared for the Venerable’s visit, and Immortal Venerable Yuxuan complained about rumors that the man had once guided him.

• Han Xuanji completed the Mystic Heaven Sword Dao and entered the Creation Realm of the Sword Immortal.
• Han Xuanji expounded the Dao for a month, and his disciples gathered to listen and comprehend.
• Han Xuanji learned that Nangong Wenjian had met the Heavenly Cripple Sword Venerable and given him information about the Venerable’s plans.
• Han Xuanji reassured Nangong Wenjian and bestowed a Mystic Heaven Sword Dao imprint, inspiring Nangong to commit himself to serving his master.
• Rumors spread in the Sword Lineage that the Heavenly Cripple Sword Venerable would visit to discuss the Dao with Immortal Venerable Yuxuan.
• Immortal Venerable Yuxuan complained that the Venerable’s supposed past guidance of him had been exaggerated.

Han Xuanji refined the Reincarnation Dao Fruit and greatly deepened his mastery of the Great Dao of Samsara, though he remained a Perfected Taiyi Golden Immortal. In the Myriad Phenomena Garden, Nangong Wenjian and the others discussed his rejection of Heavenly Cripple Sword Venerable, then sparred as they awaited the legendary sword cultivator’s visit.

• Han Xuanji refined the Reincarnation Dao Fruit, witnessed the cycles of life and the universe, and reached a profound understanding of reincarnation without advancing beyond the Perfected Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.
• Lu Fan, Li Taiqing, Lin Potian, Little Gold, and Little White praised Nangong Wenjian for refusing Heavenly Cripple Sword Venerable’s offer to take him as a disciple.
• Nangong Wenjian said he had reported the matter to Han Xuanji and would focus on cultivating under his master.
• Li Taiqing and Nangong Wenjian sparred, and Li Taiqing recognized Nangong Wenjian’s potential to surpass him.
• Lu Fan and Lin Potian fought to a draw, while Little Gold defeated Little White.
• Little White asked Han Xuanji to teach it some moves, and Han Xuanji teased it by questioning whether it could learn his Divine Abilities.

The Heavenly Cripple Sword Venerable challenged Immortal Venerable Yuxuan to a sword discussion at the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace, hoping to undermine the Palace and fulfill his pledge to the Demon Court. Though he claimed a slight edge over Yuxuan, an unseen Daluo Sword Intent suddenly shook him, leaving him to suspect a supreme Sword Dao expert was watching.

• The Heavenly Cripple Sword Venerable arrived at the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace and challenged Immortal Venerable Yuxuan to test their Sword Dao.
• Han Xuanji told Li Taiqing and the others to go watch the duel while he observed from afar.
• The Heavenly Cripple Sword Venerable and Immortal Venerable Yuxuan crossed Sword Intents above the sea of clouds, and the Heavenly Cripple gradually gained a slight advantage.
• The Heavenly Cripple Sword Venerable declared that he would hold the advantage over Yuxuan in a fight lasting fewer than a hundred moves.
• An invisible Daluo Sword Intent descended, freezing the Heavenly Cripple Sword Venerable's Sword Intent and filling him with fear that a Sword Dao Daluo was watching.

The Heavenly Cripple Sword Venerable abruptly apologized to Immortal Venerable Yuxuan and fled after an unseen presence frightened him, leaving the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace unsure who had intervened. The Demon Court suspected a hidden Daluo expert, suspended its direct advance, and shifted to isolating the Spirit Void Immortal Domain as Li Taiqing and Nangong Wenjian returned to the Myriad Phenomena Garden.

• The Heavenly Cripple Sword Venerable admitted he had been presumptuous, apologized to Immortal Venerable Yuxuan, and fled the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace.
• Immortal Venerable Yuxuan told the elders and disciples not to investigate or spread word of the unexplained intervention.
• The Fire Baleful Intent Demon Venerable learned that the Heavenly Cripple Sword Venerable had fled and considered whether a hidden Daluo expert protected the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace.
• The Fire Baleful Intent Demon Venerable ordered the Demon Court to suspend its direct advance, consolidate its holdings, and win over wavering factions to cut off outside aid.
• Li Taiqing, Nangong Wenjian, and the others returned to the Myriad Phenomena Garden after watching the battle.

Han Xuanji concealed that he had driven off the Heavenly Cripple Sword Venerable, then taught his disciples about sword Dao and spent ten years cultivating spacetime. After the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace summoned him to Daluo Heaven, he joined nine other talents before Immortal Venerable Yuxuan.

• Lu Fan recounted the Heavenly Cripple Sword Venerable's sudden defeat, and Han Xuanji hid that he had intervened.
• Nangong Wenjian and Li Changsheng discussed the sword Daos they had witnessed, and Han Xuanji shared his insights with them.
• Han Xuanji spent ten years studying the Spacetime Principle beneath the Dragon Blood Black-Yellow Tree.
• Han Xuanji told his disciples he was going to Daluo Heaven and urged them to cultivate while he was away.
• Han Xuanji met Su Ming and eight other Spirit Void Heavenly Palace talents in the Spirit Void Palace square, where Immortal Venerable Yuxuan appeared to lead them.

Immortal Venerable Yuxuan led Han Xuanji and the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace’s disciples to Daluo Heaven to hear powerful figures expound the Dao and meet other human geniuses. They arrived at Primordial Beginning Hall, where Han Xuanji concealed his true cultivation and tried to avoid attracting attention.

• Immortal Venerable Yuxuan summoned an immortal boat and took ten Spirit Void Heavenly Palace disciples toward Daluo Heaven.
• Su Ming spoke excitedly about the gathered geniuses, and Han Xuanji urged him to focus on enlightenment rather than fame or victory.
• Fairy Ruoshui and Zhou Tianchen speculated about Han Xuanji’s hidden abilities, while Lin Feng challenged his worthiness as Dao Child.
• Immortal Venerable Yuxuan brought the disciples to Daluo Heaven and told them to wait outside Primordial Beginning Hall without wandering.
• Han Xuanji presented himself as a Middle Stage Mystic Immortal with Double Pupils as cultivators’ Divine Senses swept over the group.

Han Xuanji joined the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace prodigies in the Primordial Beginning Hall, where he encountered Jiang Hao and the Nine-Transformation Daluo Golden Immortal Daoist Astonishing Excellence. After checking in at the hall, he obtained the Primordial Beginning Dao Scripture.

• Prodigies from powerful clans and sects arrived at the Heavenly Dao origin cultivation ground, impressing the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace group with their strength.
• Han Xuanji recognized Jiang Hao, whose Immortal King Dharma Eye, Nirvana Immortal Bone, and Mystic Immortal cultivation showed how far he had advanced.
• Han Xuanji and Jiang Hao exchanged greetings by voice transmission, while Su Ming was delighted to see his old acquaintance.
• The prodigies entered the Primordial Beginning Hall and took their assigned seats as Daoist Astonishing Excellence appeared before them.
• Han Xuanji recognized Daoist Astonishing Excellence as a Nine-Transformation Daluo Golden Immortal who specialized in the Great Dao of Spacetime, then checked in and received the Primordial Beginning Dao Scripture.

Han Xuanji gained powerful treasures and the Primordial Beginning Dao Scripture from signing in at the Primordial Beginning Hall, then used his transcendent comprehension to rapidly grasp Daoist Astonishing Excellence’s teachings on space and time. The lecture continued as Han Xuanji’s understanding of the Great Dao of Space and Time grew.

• Han Xuanji signed in at the Primordial Beginning Hall and obtained the Primordial Beginning Dao Scripture, Great Dao Source Stones, Transcendent Comprehension, the Primordial Beginning Banner, Heavenly Dao purple Qi, and Nine-Turn Golden Cores.
• Han Xuanji examined the Primordial Beginning Banner and other rewards, recognizing their extraordinary power and rarity.
• Daoist Astonishing Excellence opened his eyes and began preaching the Dao of Space and Time to the gathered human cultivators.
• Su Ming struggled to understand the lecture and compared his progress with Han Xuanji and Jiang Hao.
• Han Xuanji applied Transcendent Comprehension and quickly grasped the principles of space and time as Daoist Astonishing Excellence spoke.

Han Xuanji absorbed the teachings of Daoist Astonishing Excellence and other human Daluo, comprehended the Great Dao of Spacetime, and spent ten years refining his foundations and forging a Dao of his own. He finally perfected his Taiyi Dao Fruit and attained the Daluo realm.

• Han Xuanji became immersed in Daoist Astonishing Excellence's sermon and comprehended the Great Dao of Spacetime to the Daluo realm while the other listeners were still awakening.
• After six months, Han Xuanji opened his eyes, concealed his breakthrough with the system, and began contemplating the Primordial Beginning True Scripture.
• Several human Daluo preached their own Great Daos, and Han Xuanji absorbed and integrated their insights without copying their paths.
• The geniuses received a hundred years to cultivate in Daluo Heaven, and Han Xuanji entered a Spirit Void Heavenly Palace Dao ground for secluded cultivation.
• Over ten years, Han Xuanji refined the Great Dao Source Stone and Heavenly Dao purple qi, tempered his body and soul, and forged a Daluo Dao of his own.
• Han Xuanji absorbed the final three wisps of Heavenly Dao purple qi, perfected his Taiyi Dao Fruit, and attained the Daluo realm.