Chapter Summaries

Han Xuanji heard from Lu Fan about the dangerous struggle for the Human Emperor position, then began a simulation of Jiang Hao’s future. The simulation followed Jiang Hao’s rise to Golden Immortal and ended as he faced a Peak Taiyi Golden Immortal in the Nether Sea.

• Han Xuanji learned that Lu Fan had been offered a marriage alliance that could help him control a divine dynasty, and warned him that one of the Human Emperor candidates might be killing rivals.
• Han Xuanji cautioned Lu Fan to beware of Chu Wuya, whom Lu Fan suspected of being behind a candidate’s fall.
• Han Xuanji chose Jiang Hao as his simulation target and projected himself into the simulation.
• Jiang Hao obtained an ancient war god’s legacy, broke through to Golden Immortal, and defeated Su Ming in the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace’s grand competition.
• Jiang Hao returned to the Myriad Phenomena Garden, challenged Han Xuanji, and lost to a single finger before deciding to seek greater opportunities in the Nether Sea.
• A Peak Taiyi Golden Immortal tried to enslave Jiang Hao, who refused to submit.

Han Xuanji read Jiang Hao’s simulation, which traced his rise from repeated near-death experiences to becoming the Heavenly Court’s foremost War God. Jiang Hao sacrificed his life to destroy a primordial chaos fiendgod and protect an immortal domain, and the simulation awarded Han Xuanji three rewards.

• Jiang Hao survived the Nether Sea through a spark left by his senior brother and became Han Xuanji’s disciple.
• When the Devil Race attacked the Jiang Household, Jiang Hao returned to fight, lost his Immortal King Bone, and was rescued and transformed by the True Martial Emperor.
• Jiang Hao inherited the True Martial Emperor’s legacy, joined the Heavenly Court, and rose to Hunyuan as its foremost War God.
• Jiang Hao fought the Devil Race and sacrificed his life force and Dao fruit to destroy primordial chaos fiendgod remains and protect the immortal domain.
• The simulation ended with Jiang Hao’s Dao extinguished, and Han Xuanji received the Indestructible War God Physique, Perfected Martial Inheritance, and primordial chaos fiendgod remains.

Han Xuanji reflected on Jiang Hao’s tragic fate and claimed the Indestructible War God Physique from the system. After fusing it into his Chaos foundation, he gained physical strength and Hunyuan-level combat power, though he remained far weaker than a true Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal.

• Han Xuanji considered Jiang Hao’s sacrifice and concluded that even powerful figures could become expendable pieces in a tribulation.
• Han Xuanji decided to stay low and avoid becoming a protagonist, since the outside world was too dangerous.
• Han Xuanji claimed the Indestructible War God Physique and merged its essence with his Chaos foundation.
• Han Xuanji discovered that his physical strength alone could kill a Daluo Golden Immortal, granting him a weak form of Hunyuan combat power.
• Han Xuanji wondered whether the essence he had absorbed carried a trace of Jiang Hao’s will.

Han Xuanji absorbed the rewards from the simulation, reaching Nine-Transformation Daluo Golden Immortal after refining part of a Chaos Devil God's heart. He left seclusion and announced that he would preach the Dao to everyone in the Myriad Phenomena Garden.

• Han Xuanji merged with the Indestructible War God Physique, mastered the Perfected Martial Inheritance, and gained the Perfected Martial Secret Technique and two Daluo-level treasures.
• Han Xuanji began refining the Chaos Devil God's heart, resisting its devouring will with his Chaos Physique and strength.
• Han Xuanji refined about a tenth of the heart, advanced his understanding of the Chaos Great Dao, and broke through to Nine-Transformation Daluo Golden Immortal.
• Han Xuanji sealed the remaining heart in System Space and left his quiet chamber after fifty years of seclusion.
• Han Xuanji announced that he would preach the Dao, delighting everyone in the Myriad Phenomena Garden, while Su Ming guessed that he had made a major breakthrough.

After fifty years of cultivation, Han Xuanji received Xuanyuan Po’s invitation to discuss the reopening of the Human Race Ancient Road of Trials. As Human Emperor Candidates prepared for the trials, Lu Fan decided to visit his master and old friends before setting out.

• Han Xuanji preached beneath the Dragon Blood Black-Yellow Tree for three months, then privately advised Jiang Hao to build his strength on his own Dao heart rather than rely on his Immortal Bone and Dharma Eye.
• Jiang Hao thanked Han Xuanji for his guidance and left with a steadier resolve, while Han Xuanji continued cultivating the Chaos Demon God Heart.
• Fifty years later, the Human Race Ancient Road of Trials was set to reopen, and Han Xuanji received Xuanyuan Po’s invitation to meet in Xuanyuan City.
• Han Xuanji decided to visit the Xuanyuan Household, judging that few experts could threaten him at his current strength.
• Lu Fan planned to return to visit his master, old friends, and fellow disciples before the Ancient Road of Trials began.

Han Xuanji set out to protect Lu Fan, who was rushing to the Spirit Void Immortal Domain before the Ancient Road opened. When Chu Wuya ambushed Lu Fan and nearly killed him, Han Xuanji intervened from afar and destroyed the attacker, leaving Lu Fan and Elder Qi wondering who had saved them.

• Han Xuanji decided to travel to the Xuanyuan Aristocratic Clan and the Ancient Road of Trials, while keeping in mind Lu Fan’s danger from Chu Wuya.
• Lu Fan hurried through the starry sky toward the Spirit Void Immortal Domain with Elder Qi guarding him.
• Chu Wuya ambushed Lu Fan, overwhelmed Elder Qi, and struck at Lu Fan with a deadly attack.
• Han Xuanji sent Chaos Divine Light across space and annihilated Chu Wuya before he could kill Lu Fan.
• Elder Qi asked Lu Fan which great power stood behind him, while Lu Fan suspected his master had intervened.
• Han Xuanji withdrew his power, relieved that he had arrived in time, and resolved to let Lu Fan face the road ahead on his own.

After Chu Wuya's death unsettled the Great Chu Divine Dynasty and the Human Emperor Palace, Han Xuanji arrived in Xuanyuan City. There, he discovered that a masked stallholder named Lin Feng was a reborn Child of Destiny seeking to enter the Human Race Ancient Road of Trials.

• Chu Wuya's soul lamp shattered, confirming his death and sending the Great Chu Divine Dynasty's fortune into turmoil.
• The Human Emperor Palace elders debated Chu Wuya's death, while Immortal King Xuanye suspected a powerful figure had arranged it and decided to seek the emperor's guidance.
• Han Xuanji reached Xuanyuan City and used Xuanyuan Po's token to enter as an honored guest.
• Han Xuanji explored the city and noticed a masked roadside stallholder with extraordinary fortune.
• Han Xuanji used the system to learn that the stallholder was Lin Feng, a reborn human emperor and Child of Destiny who wanted to enter the Human Race Ancient Road of Trials.

Han Xuanji watched the disguised reincarnated emperor Lin Feng before heading to the Xuanyuan Ancestral Tree, where he gained several valuable sign-in rewards. Xuanyuan Po then warned him that a force was targeting Human Emperor Candidates and attacking human prodigies.

• Han Xuanji recognized Lin Feng as a powerful reincarnated emperor but chose not to investigate him, while Lin Feng sensed danger from Han Xuanji and prepared to flee.
• A curious girl in a fiery red immortal dress approached Lin Feng's stall, delighting him.
• Han Xuanji reached the Xuanyuan Ancestral Tree and signed in to obtain Innate Plant Essence, ten wisps of Human Dao Imperial Qi, and the Nine Cauldrons Divine Pill Scripture.
• Xuanyuan Po found Han Xuanji and reported that a force was targeting Human Emperor Candidates and had attacked several human prodigies, then asked if Han Xuanji was safe.

Han Xuanji accompanied Xuanyuan Po to the Xuanyuan Household after hearing that Chu Wuya had been killed by an unknown force, which Xuanyuan Po suspected was trying to control the Human Emperor succession. Xuanyuan Po brought Han Xuanji to a gathering of powerful young cultivators, where his connection to Lu Fan drew attention.

• Xuanyuan Po told Han Xuanji that Chu Wuya had fallen and that Lu Fan had narrowly survived an attack by a powerful expert.
• Xuanyuan Po speculated that a hidden force was eliminating Human Emperor candidates to control the throne, and apologized for inviting Han Xuanji amid the danger.
• Han Xuanji reassured Xuanyuan Po and decided privately to avoid getting involved in such affairs again.
• Xuanyuan Po escorted Han Xuanji into the Xuanyuan Household, where Han Xuanji sensed its formidable formations and three Daluo experts.
• Xuanyuan Po brought Han Xuanji to the Gathering of Worthies Pavilion and introduced him to the gathered cultivators, some of whom recognized his connection to Lu Fan.

Xuanyuan Ling'er brought Lin Feng to Xuanyuan Po’s gathering, where the guests dismissed him as an ordinary new Golden Immortal while Han Xuanji recognized him as the mysterious man from the stall. Xuanyuan Po then announced a fortuitous opportunity, and Han Xuanji planned to visit the Xuanyuan Household’s ancestral grounds that night.

• Han Xuanji arrived at the Gathering of Worthies Pavilion and received respectful greetings from the guests.
• Xuanyuan Ling'er introduced Lin Feng to Xuanyuan Po and praised his knowledge of High Antiquity Dao script, but the guests regarded him as an unimpressive Rogue Cultivator.
• Han Xuanji recognized Lin Feng from their earlier meeting and learned that simulating Lin Feng’s future would require thirty simulations.
• Xuanyuan Po thanked the gathered allies and announced that he would share an important fortuitous opportunity with them.
• Han Xuanji decided to visit the Xuanyuan Household’s ancestral grounds that night and sign in.

Xuanyuan Po invited Han Xuanji and the other guests to explore High Antiquity ruins in three months, and Han Xuanji agreed. That night, Han Xuanji secretly entered the Xuanyuan Ancestral Hall, gained several sign-in rewards, and discovered that Chaos Spirit Liquid stirred his Twelfth-Grade Azure Lotus.

• Xuanyuan Po announced that the Xuanyuan Household would open High Antiquity ruins that might contain Daluo- or Hunyuan-level opportunities, in exchange for sharing any ancient secrets or Dao techniques found there.
• Lin Feng recognized the ruins as a secret realm he had controlled in his previous life and resolved to enter it for the treasures he had left behind.
• Han Xuanji accepted Xuanyuan Po's invitation to join the expedition departing in three months.
• Han Xuanji slipped into the Xuanyuan Ancestral Hall undetected and signed in for Holy Emperor Xuanyuan's Insights, Human Dao Imperial Qi, the Xuanyuan Secret Method, the Xuanyuan Sword, Great Dao Source Stones, and Chaos Spirit Liquid.
• Han Xuanji examined the Chaos Spirit Liquid and realized that it might help his Twelfth-Grade Azure Lotus grow into a Chaos Azure Lotus.

Han Xuanji strengthened the Twelfth-Grade Azure Lotus with Chaos Spirit Liquid, gained Holy Emperor Xuanyuan’s insights, and began comprehending the path to Hunyuan. Months later, the Xuanyuan Household set out for a dangerous opportunity, with Lin Feng and Han Xuanji among the inconspicuous participants.

• Han Xuanji fed the Twelfth-Grade Azure Lotus six drops of Chaos Spirit Liquid, transforming its essence and strengthening the Dao resonance it gave him.
• Han Xuanji inspected the Xuanyuan Sword and learned that the Supreme Dao Venerable had forged it for Holy Emperor Xuanyuan.
• Han Xuanji claimed Holy Emperor Xuanyuan’s cultivation insights, which clarified his path toward Hunyuan and harmonized his understanding of the Great Daos.
• Han Xuanji swallowed a drop of Chaos Spirit Liquid and devoted himself to comprehending the Dao of Hunyuan.
• Several months later, Xuanyuan Po warned the gathered Xuanyuan Household members that their destination held both great opportunities and deadly dangers.
• Lin Feng concealed his cultivation among the expedition members and discreetly watched Han Xuanji as the group boarded the immortal boat.

Xuanyuan Po led the group into an ancient grotto-heaven on the edge of the Big Dipper Immortal Domain, where Lin Feng recognized a place tied to his past life. After Lin Feng deliberately separated from the group, Han Xuanji secretly followed him while his avatar stayed behind.

• Xuanyuan Po identified the grotto-heaven entrance and led the group through its restrictions.
• Lin Feng recognized the grotto-heaven as a place connected to Grand Duke Mountain and recalled his betrayal and death in his previous life.
• Xuanyuan Po advised everyone to explore together and offered to escort anyone who wished to withdraw, but no one left.
• The group entered the grotto-heaven and explored its chaotic, apparently abandoned grounds.
• Lin Feng deliberately triggered a restriction and became separated from the group, while Xuanyuan Ling'er went to search for him.
• Han Xuanji sent his avatar with the main group and secretly followed Lin Feng, who moved through the grotto-heaven as if he knew it well.

Lin Feng returned to Southern Radiance Cave Abode and collected treasures he had hidden from his previous life, while Han Xuanji secretly followed and signed in to claim the same rewards, including the Wuji Jade Disc. As Lin Feng headed back to the group, Han Xuanji detected a concealed Daluo-level Devil Race expert watching from afar and hid himself to investigate.

• Lin Feng entered Southern Radiance Cave Abode and retrieved the Chaos Spirit Liquid, Great Dao Source Stones, a Hunyuan-strike talisman, and a jade disc from his hidden cache.
• Han Xuanji secretly signed in at the cave abode and obtained the Wuji Jade Disc, along with other rewards Lin Feng had left there.
• Lin Feng visited hidden locations and other High Antiquity cave abodes across Grand Duke Heaven, gathering treasures while Han Xuanji followed and repeatedly signed in for rewards.
• Lin Feng decided to return to the main group after collecting what he needed for his plans to reach the Human Race Ancient Road of Trials.
• Han Xuanji sensed a concealed Daluo-level Devil Race expert nearby and hid his presence instead of acting immediately.

Han Xuanji returned to the Myriad Phenomena Garden and used Innate Plant Essence to nourish two precious plants while Devil Race elites attacked the explorers in Grand Duke Heaven. The chapter left the battle worsening as Han Xuanji focused on cultivation back at the garden.

• Han Xuanji reasoned that the Xuanyuan Household had prepared for the Devil Race and left an avatar with Xuanyuan Po's group while his true body returned to the Myriad Phenomena Garden.
• More than ten Taiyi Golden Immortal Devil Race experts appeared in Grand Duke Heaven, and their leader's presence neared Peak Taiyi Golden Immortal.
• The Xuanyuan Household's Daluo experts confronted a Devil Race Daluo, while Lin Feng led Xuanyuan Ling'er back toward Xuanyuan Po.
• Han Xuanji gave half of his Innate Plant Essence to the Dragon Blood Black-Yellow Tree and half to the Qilin Immortal Medicine, causing both to grow stronger.
• Little Gold spoke in human words and supported Su Ming's proposal to award the Dragon Blood Black-Yellow Tree's second fruit through a contest.
• Han Xuanji returned to seclusion to cultivate toward the Hunyuan Realm as the situation in Grand Duke Heaven worsened.

The Devil Race attacked the Xuanyuan Household’s prodigies, while two Xuanyuan elders were tied up fighting two Devil Race Daluo powerhouses. When Xuanyuan Ling'er was nearly killed, Lin Feng revealed Hunyuan power to save her, and Han Xuanji wiped out the remaining Taiyi Devil Cultivators with a single strand of Sword Qi.

• Elder Yaori and Elder Xuanjian confronted Old Devil Bingjue and Old Devil Huangtian, and the four Daluo powerhouses began fighting.
• Xuanyuan Po organized the prodigies into defensive formations as the Taiyi Devil Cultivators attacked.
• Lin Feng worried that the prodigies would be overwhelmed and struggled with whether to reveal his strength.
• A Devil Cultivator struck at Xuanyuan Ling'er, so Lin Feng shielded her and killed the attacker with a Hunyuan-powered strike.
• Han Xuanji killed a Devil Cultivator with a strand of Sword Qi that spread and annihilated the other Taiyi attackers, leaving the prodigies and Lin Feng stunned.

Lin Feng and the others survived the Devils’ attack after a hidden expert annihilated the Taiyi Devils, then appeared as a Samsara cultivator to kill the two Daluo Devils. The Xuanyuan Household elders suspected Lin Feng was connected to the mysterious expert.

• Lin Feng realized that an unknown power, not his own, had destroyed the Taiyi Devils and suspected Han Xuanji was responsible.
• The Ice Absolute Devil King and Yellow Heaven Devil King tried to escape while the Xuanyuan Household elders attacked them.
• Han Xuanji summoned a projection of the Six Paths of Samsara, trapping the two Daluo Devils and revealing a powerful incarnation.
• The incarnation used Sword Intent to annihilate the Ice Absolute Devil King and Yellow Heaven Devil King.
• Elder Yaori and Elder Xuanjian recognized the mysterious figure as a possible Peak Daluo expert and turned their attention to Lin Feng.

After Han Xuanji secretly saved the group by manifesting the Reincarnation Immortal King, everyone credited Lin Feng with the intervention, leaving him to wonder whether he had been set up. Lin Feng confronted Han Xuanji’s avatar and offered his loyalty, while Han Xuanji’s true body began attempting to break through to the Hunyuan Realm.

• Han Xuanji used He Transforms All Ages to manifest the Reincarnation Immortal King, and the survivors mistook the intervention as proof of Lin Feng’s powerful connections.
• Xuanyuan Po and the other geniuses thanked Lin Feng, while the elders ended the exploration of Grand Duke Heaven and led the group back to the immortal vessel.
• Lin Feng visited Han Xuanji’s avatar in private, knelt, and asked what the senior wanted from him.
• Han Xuanji told Lin Feng he wanted nothing and hoped he would achieve transcendence, while Lin Feng promised to await his commands.
• Han Xuanji’s true body began attempting to break through to the Hunyuan Realm.

Han Xuanji used the Wuji Jade Disc to break through to the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm, then strengthened his Sword Dao and began teaching Li Taiqing. The chapter left him summoned to join Lu Fan and Xuanyuan Po at the Human Race Ancient Road of Trials.

• Han Xuanji used the Wuji Jade Disc to forge his Hunyuan Dao foundation and became a Hunyuan One Qi Daluo Golden Immortal.
• Han Xuanji considered the danger posed by the Chaos Devil God's remains and decided to keep a low profile while preparing for the Human Race Ancient Road of Trials.
• Han Xuanji raised his Sword Dao Divine Ability to the Hunyuan level and entered the Sword Immortal's Return to One Realm.
• Li Taiqing broke through to the Mystic Immortal realm, and Han Xuanji summoned him to teach him the Hunyuan-level Mystic Heaven Sword Dao.
• Lu Fan and Xuanyuan Po both messaged Han Xuanji, inviting him to the Human Race Ancient Road of Trials.

Han Xuanji decided to enter the Human Race Ancient Road of Trials and arrived as the rival Human Emperor candidates and their factions gathered. The chapter left him reunited with Lu Fan, who greeted him as his master, while Lin Feng wondered what Han Xuanji intended to do.

• Lu Fan prepared to lead the Myriad Phenomena League into the ancient road and wondered whether Han Xuanji would attend.
• Han Xuanji considered the ancient road's rewards, received invitations from Lu Fan and Xuanyuan Po, and left his companions to travel there.
• Wan Chuyi, Gu Taixuan, Xuanyuan Po, Di Lingxiao, and other prodigies gathered at the ancient road's starting point as Han Xuanji arrived unnoticed.
• Han Xuanji assessed the backgrounds and ambitions of Di Lingxiao, Gu Taixuan, and Wan Chuyi before heading to the Human Emperor Palace's faction.
• Lu Fan recognized Han Xuanji, hurried over, and bowed to him as his master, astonishing the Myriad Phenomena League's elites.
• Lin Feng saw Han Xuanji again, failed to discern his strength or purpose, and reflected that Han Xuanji had made events difficult to predict.