Chapter Summaries

Han Xuanji obtained the Nether Sea Origin Power at the Eye of the Nether Sea, then learned that the Nether Crow was the remnant soul of the legendary Nine Nether Dao-Devouring Phoenix. He agreed to visit the Phoenix’s sealed location, leaving its possible release undecided.

• Han Xuanji signed in at the Eye of the Nether Sea and received the Nether Sea Origin Power, a rare force tied to life and death.
• Han Xuanji decided not to risk entering the Land of Reincarnation after signing in.
• Han You sensed a familiar presence in the Nether Crow and said it resembled something vast in the Nether Sea.
• The Nether Crow revealed that it was a remnant soul trapped in its shell and begged Han Xuanji to help it escape.
• Han Xuanji used his Divine Pupils of Fate to examine the Nether Crow, identified it as the Nine Nether Dao-Devouring Phoenix, and agreed to take it to its sealed location.
• Jiang Hao realized the Nether Crow was the legendary primordial fiend and stared at it in disbelief.

Jiang Hao mocked the Nether Crow’s claim to be the Nine Nether Dao-Devouring Phoenix, while Han Xuanji agreed to help it reach its sealed body under strict conditions. They found the island holding the seal and learned that the damaged array had failed to lift as intended, leaving the Nether Crow’s body surrounded by Ruins Spirits.

• Jiang Hao questioned whether the weak-looking Nether Crow could really be the Nine Nether Dao-Devouring Phoenix, and the crow angrily insisted it had once been powerful.
• Han Xuanji agreed to take the Nether Crow to its seal if it swore a Great Dao Oath not to harm people and to obey his commands, and the crow eagerly agreed.
• Han You sensed the sealed location and guided Han Xuanji, Jiang Hao, and the Nether Crow through the Nether Sea to an island in the Land of Returning to the Ruins.
• They found Ruins Spirits clawing at a barrier around the island, and Han Xuanji explained that damage to the array had prevented it from lifting itself as intended.
• Han Xuanji flew toward the island with Han You and Jiang Hao under his protection, while the Nether Crow followed and the Ruins Spirits fled from their approach.

Han Xuanji signed in at Nine Nether Island and received three powerful rewards, including the formation inheritance needed to address the island’s failing seal. After entering the island, he discovered Dao-Devouring Insects were eating away at the formation and had even burrowed into the Nether Crow’s true body.

• The Ruins Spirits fled as Han Xuanji and his companions approached, while the Nether Crow falsely claimed they feared him.
• Han Xuanji signed in three times at Nine Nether Island and obtained the Reincarnation Devil-Refining Grand Formation Diagram, the Nirvana Dao Instruction, and the Life Source Core.
• Han Xuanji used his new understanding of the formation to lead Han You, Jiang Hao, and the Nether Crow through a weak point in the barrier.
• They saw the damaged chains binding the Nine Nether Dao-Devouring Phoenix, and the Nether Crow mourned the poor condition of his seal.
• Han Xuanji identified Dao-Devouring Insects gnawing at the formation’s Great Dao energy, and the Nether Crow realized they had burrowed into his true body.

Han Xuanji used the Life Source Core to draw out the Dao-Devouring Insects and suppressed their fused Hunyuan-level form with the Primordial Beginning Banner. With the infestation cleared, he prepared to restore the Nether Crow’s depleted source, while the Nether Crow reeled at how easily Han Xuanji had dealt with the insects.

• Han Xuanji explained that the Dao-Devouring Insects had eaten most of the Nether Crow’s source and said its remnant souls would need to reunite for it to recover.
• Han Xuanji used the Life Source Core as bait, drawing the insects out of the chains and the Nine Nether Dao-Devouring Phoenix’s true body.
• The Dao-Devouring Insects fused into a Hunyuan-level Dao-Devouring Ancestral Worm and charged at Han Xuanji.
• Han Xuanji summoned the Primordial Beginning Banner and suppressed the Dao-Devouring Ancestral Worm, scattering it back into small insects.
• Han Xuanji said he would next draw the Nether Crow’s source back to it, and the Nether Crow marveled that he had taken down the powerful worm so easily.

Han Xuanji reunited the Nether Crow’s ninety-nine remnant souls and returned its divine soul to its sealed true body, awakening the Nine Nether Dao-Devouring Phoenix. Powerful beings across the Immortal Realm sensed the upheaval but could not divine who had caused it.

• The Nether Crow pledged its loyalty to Han Xuanji, while Jiang Hao and Han You reacted to Han Xuanji’s overwhelming strength.
• Han Xuanji called back the Nether Crow’s ninety-eight scattered remnant souls, completing the gathering of all ninety-nine.
• Han Xuanji sent the Nether Crow’s transformed dark-phoenix soul into its chained true body, awakening the Nine Nether Dao-Devouring Phoenix.
• The phoenix’s cry shook Nine Nether Island and the Nether Sea, and its chains rang under the force.
• Ancient beings across the Immortal Realm and the Land of Reincarnation sensed the upheaval, attempted to divine its cause, and found the heavenly secrets obscured.

Han Xuanji freed the Nine Nether Dao-Devouring Phoenix, whose power had fallen to the Hunyuan One Qi Daluo Golden Immortal level, and the ancient being pledged himself as Han Xuanji’s follower. After Han Xuanji named him Xiao Hong, the group prepared to leave the Land of Returning to the Ruins with their new allies and resources.

• The Nine Nether Dao-Devouring Phoenix broke free of his chains and revealed his immense primordial presence to Jiang Hao and Han You.
• The phoenix shrank to a small form, fawned over Han Xuanji, and declared that he would serve him.
• The phoenix said he had once called himself Devour and asked Han Xuanji to give him a new name.
• Han Xuanji named him Xiao Hong, leaving the phoenix aggrieved and prompting Jiang Hao and Han You to laugh.
• Han Xuanji said their business was finished and led the group to leave the Land of Returning to the Ruins.

Han Xuanji returned to the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace with Han You and Xiao Hong, introducing them as his fifth junior brother and a powerful new ally. After welcoming them, he entered secluded cultivation to assess his gains from the Nether Sea and prepare to advance his Dao.

• Han Xuanji introduced Han You as his fifth junior brother and asked the others to guide him as he learned about the world.
• Xiao Hong declared himself a Nine Nether Dao-Devouring Phoenix, but the others had never heard of him, and Little White dismissed his strength.
• Han Xuanji revealed that Xiao Hong's strength was second only to his own and said the phoenix could help the others if they faced trouble.
• Su Ming questioned Han You about Han Xuanji's journey while Xiao Hong shared embellished stories of his past.
• Han Xuanji entered his secluded cultivation chamber and decided to use the damaged Heavenly Dao origin power to perfect his Dao.

Han Xuanji refined a world origin and broke through to the ninth layer of Hunyuan One Qi Daluo Golden Immortal. After returning to the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace, Jiang Hao asked to become Han Xuanji’s disciple, and Han Xuanji accepted him as his sixth disciple.

• Han Xuanji absorbed the world origin over a hundred years and advanced to the ninth layer of Hunyuan One Qi Daluo Golden Immortal.
• Jiang Hao returned to the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace after the cyan other shore flower healed Ancestor Linyuan’s Dao foundation and his cultivation reached the peak of the Golden Immortal Realm.
• Su Ming told Jiang Hao how the Myriad Phenomena Garden’s residents had grown stronger under Han Xuanji’s guidance, prompting Jiang Hao to consider becoming Han Xuanji’s disciple.
• Jiang Hao visited Han Xuanji and solemnly asked to enter under his tutelage.
• Han Xuanji accepted Jiang Hao as his sixth disciple and began planning for the Devil Race.

Jiang Hao became Han Xuanji’s disciple and broke through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, while Han Xuanji refined the Nether Sea Origin Power and advanced to the Hunyuan Taiji Daluo Golden Immortal realm. The chapter ended with Han Xuanji considering how to reach the Hunyuan Wuji realm as his Divine Pupils of Fate manifested.

• Han Xuanji accepted Jiang Hao as his disciple and told him to stabilize his Golden Immortal cultivation before helping him break through.
• Ten years later, Jiang Hao became a Taiyi Golden Immortal, then lost a sparring match against Han You.
• Jiang Hao’s advancement spurred the other disciples to cultivate, while Han Xuanji focused on his own breakthrough.
• Han Xuanji refined the Nether Sea Origin Power and reached the Hunyuan One Qi Daluo Perfected Golden Immortal realm after a hundred years.
• After another three hundred years of cultivation, Han Xuanji broke through to the Hunyuan Taiji Daluo Golden Immortal realm.
• Han Xuanji pondered how to reach the Hunyuan Wuji realm as his Divine Pupils of Fate manifested.

Han Xuanji explored the Origin River of Fate, gained a Divine Ability that revealed possible futures, and learned three paths to the Hunyuan Wuji Realm. He chose the Dao Venerable path and cultivated for two hundred years before sensing something in the Devil Domain.

• Han Xuanji looked through the River of Fate and saw the hidden experts and possible futures of the Immortal Realm.
• Han Xuanji immersed his will in the Origin River of Fate and gained the Divine Ability to see a target's short-term future branches and reverse effect into cause.
• Han Xuanji learned three ways to reach the Hunyuan Wuji Realm and decided to pursue the Dao Venerable path.
• Han Xuanji used Devil God Origin to cultivate, and two hundred years later he sensed something in the Devil Domain.

The Nine Lives Imperial Lord awoke after receiving the Devil Ancestor’s order to find and kill an unforeseen variable in the Immortal Realm. After hearing the Devil Master’s intelligence, he prepared to send the Nine Devil Guards, while Han Xuanji realized the Devil Race’s awakening had not appeared in his simulation and feared the war might begin early.

• The Nine Lives Imperial Lord awoke in the Death-Life Devil Abyss and accepted the Devil Ancestor’s command to eliminate an unforeseen variable.
• The Nine Lives Imperial Lord summoned the Devil Master, who identified Yun Wuji, a Human Emperor Candidate, activity in the Nether Sea, and a mysterious protector of the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace as possible threats.
• The Nine Lives Imperial Lord decided to awaken the Nine Devil Guards and search for the variable among the suspects or elsewhere in the Immortal Realm.
• The Nine Lives Imperial Lord’s emergence put the Immortal Domain on alert, and the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace prepared for a possible war.
• Han Xuanji sensed the powerful Devil Race expert’s awakening and worried that his presence might cause the Devil Ancestor, the Heavenly Emperor, and the war between immortals and devils to appear earlier than expected.

Han Xuanji discovered that the Devil Race was investigating the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace, then gave Su Ming the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art and began a simulation to uncover what lay ahead. The simulation started by revealing Su Ming’s origins as a Chaos-born being who took over a dead infant’s body.

• Han Xuanji investigated the Fourth Heavenly Devil and learned he was secretly probing the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace on the Nine Lives Imperial Lord’s instructions.
• The Fourth Heavenly Devil sensed danger, retreated, and told the Devil Master that nothing unusual had happened.
• Han Xuanji suspected the Nine Lives Imperial Lord’s awakening was connected to the Devil Ancestor and decided to simulate the future.
• Han Xuanji taught Su Ming the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art, and Su Ming vowed to study it diligently.
• Han Xuanji spent fifty simulation attempts on Su Ming, included his own influence, and learned that Su Ming had been born in chaos before taking over a dead infant’s body in the Immortal Realm.

Han Xuanji read Su Ming’s simulated future, in which Su Ming’s growing strength and the Devil Seed’s influence brought him to the brink of losing himself to the Chaos Devil God’s primal will. The chapter ended with Su Ming resolving to hold on to his own will, while Han Xuanji concluded that the power could not be removed without harming him.

• Han Xuanji learned that the Chaos Devil God’s soul had merged with Su Ming and that Su Ming’s body needed to grow strong enough to bear its power.
• Su Ming cultivated under his senior brother’s guidance, reached the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, and became head of a new branch of the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace.
• After absorbing Sha Qi on an ancient battlefield, Su Ming met the Nether Lord, who claimed to be his father and gave him a cultivation method and supreme treasure.
• Su Ming’s power and bloodlust grew as he fought for Lu Fan’s divine dynasty, but he returned to his senior brother and learned to control the influence.
• Su Ming reached the Daluo Golden Immortal realm, defended the Spirit Void Immortal Domain, and killed three of five Daluo opponents before the Chaos Devil God’s primal will nearly overwhelmed him.
• Su Ming rejected the Nether Lord’s invitation, accepted that his power could not be removed, and vowed to preserve his own will.

Su Ming rejected the Nether Lord’s attempt to guide him, but after the Devil Ancestor’s revival devastated the Spirit Void Immortal Domain, he left his refuge to search for meaning amid the war. The Nether Lord found him again and offered to help him control his growing power.

• The Nether Lord revealed that he was the Chaos Devil God of death and threatened Su Ming’s loved ones if Su Ming refused his arrangements.
• Han Xuanji’s radiance protected Su Ming’s consciousness, and the Nether Lord withdrew after telling Su Ming to seek him when he desired greater power.
• A thousand years later, the Devil Ancestor revived, and Su Ming returned to the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace as the immortal domains faced defeat.
• Su Ming’s senior brother helped the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace’s people retreat to a hidden small world as the Spirit Void Immortal Domain fell to the devils.
• Su Ming left the hidden world to wander the war-torn Immortal Realm, where his cultivation grew, and the Nether Lord offered to help him control his power.

Su Ming rejected the Nether Lord’s offer to choose his own path, but later joined the Underworld as Emperor Shuoyuan amid a devastating war between immortals and devils. After the Nether Lord’s attempt to seize reincarnation plunged the Immortal Realm into darkness, Su Ming attained Hunyuan Taiji and sacrificed himself to restore reincarnation and give the world another chance at life.

• Su Ming refused the Nether Lord and spent a thousand years studying chaos and life, reaching Hunyuan One Qi Daluo Golden Immortal.
• The Heavenly Emperor returned and launched a campaign against the Devil Race, while Su Ming’s senior brother left the Immortal Realm and the Nether Lord founded the Underworld.
• Su Ming joined the Underworld as Emperor Shuoyuan, helping it ally with Lu Fan and suppress the Buddhist Order.
• The Heavenly Emperor and Devil Ancestor vanished after their final battle, and the Nether Lord’s attempt to control reincarnation threw life and death into chaos.
• Su Ming fused the Devil God Origin with his cultivation and understanding of life and death, attained Hunyuan Taiji, and defeated the Nether Lord, who yielded his origin of death.
• Su Ming sacrificed himself to restore reincarnation and restart the Heavenly Dao, becoming reincarnation itself.

After witnessing a simulated future in which Su Ming sacrificed himself to restore Samsara, Han Xuanji let him leave to cultivate and claimed the rewards from the simulation. The Gods and Devils Lineage transformed Han Xuanji into a Chaos Devil God, and he discovered that he could draw on the Great Dao through the Unseen.

• Han Xuanji reflected on the simulated future where Su Ming became Samsara and gave his life to preserve hope for the Immortal Realm.
• Han Xuanji advised Su Ming to leave and focus on comprehending his Dao and strengthening his foundation.
• Su Ming returned to seclusion, determined to break through to Taiyi Golden Immortal before challenging Jiang Hao.
• Han Xuanji reviewed the simulation rewards, including Samsara Merit, Immortal Realm Samsara Origin Power, Reincarnation Devil God Origin, and the Gods and Devils Lineage.
• Han Xuanji claimed the Gods and Devils Lineage, and Chaos Qi rebuilt his body and soul as a Chaos Devil God.
• Han Xuanji realized he could draw on the Great Dao through the Unseen, giving him a powerful advantage in cultivation.

Han Xuanji’s transformation caused the Azure Lotus to mature into a thirty-sixth-grade Chaos Azure Lotus and become his companion treasure. Meanwhile, Su Ming broke through to Taiyi Golden Immortal with help from a power emanating from Han Xuanji’s seclusion, leaving him sensing an uncanny connection to his senior brother.

• Han Xuanji realized his transformation had nourished the Azure Lotus until it became a thirty-sixth-grade Chaos Supreme Treasure and his companion treasure.
• Han Xuanji brought the Chaos Azure Lotus out of his sea of consciousness and sat on its lotus throne, benefiting from its dense Dao resonance.
• Su Ming struggled to break through to Taiyi Golden Immortal until a gentle power from the Chaos calmed the forces within him and aided his breakthrough.
• Li Taiqing, Nangong Wenjian, Jiang Hao, Han You, and Lin Potian gathered to congratulate Su Ming and discuss the unusual circumstances of his breakthrough.
• Jiang Hao suspected that Han Xuanji had helped Su Ming, and Su Ming sensed a familiar presence from his senior brother’s direction that felt as though they came from the same source.

Xiao Hong explained that the power surrounding the disciples was Chaos Qi, and they returned to their cultivation grounds to benefit from it. Han Xuanji refined the vast Samsara Merit into a purified pill and swallowed it, causing his cultivation to soar.

• Xiao Hong identified the power as Chaos Qi and explained how it could improve the disciples’ Root Bones, comprehension, and Dao foundations.
• Li Taiqing and the others thanked Han Xuanji and returned to their cultivation grounds to seize the opportunity.
• Han Xuanji examined the Samsara Merit and decided to refine it without binding himself to the Heavenly Dao.
• After a year, Han Xuanji created an illusory furnace and stripped the Immortal Realm’s karma from the merit.
• Han Xuanji formed the purified merit into a glazed pill, swallowed it, and felt his cultivation rise rapidly.

Han Xuanji absorbed Samsara Merit and the Reincarnation Devil God Origin, advancing to the Sixth Layer of Hunyuan Taiji, and subdued the Dao-Devouring Insects as his guards. He then summoned his eldest disciple Li Taiqing, who arrived troubled by his standing among the exceptionally gifted residents of the Myriad Phenomena Garden.

• Han Xuanji absorbed the Samsara Merit and advanced to the Fifth Layer of Hunyuan Taiji.
• Han Xuanji marked the Dao-Devouring Insects and ordered them to serve as his Dao-Devouring Guard within the Primordial Beginning Banner.
• Han Xuanji refined the Reincarnation Devil God Origin over several decades and reached the Sixth Layer of Hunyuan Taiji.
• Han Xuanji considered the approaching Devil Race invasion and resolved to avoid changing events too soon.
• Li Taiqing entered Han Xuanji's pavilion and knelt, troubled by how far the other residents of the Myriad Phenomena Garden had surpassed him.

Li Taiqing asked Han Xuanji to help him grow strong enough to avenge his blood feud, fearing his Golden Crow Divine Race enemy might die in the ongoing wars. Han Xuanji transformed Li Taiqing's physique with Chaos Origin Qi, and Li Taiqing awoke with a new foundation for cultivation.

• Li Taiqing saw Han Xuanji seated on the Chaos Azure Lotus and knelt before him, suspecting it was a legendary Chaos Supreme Treasure.
• Li Taiqing asked Han Xuanji to help him break through faster so he could avenge his blood feud against a Taiyi Golden Immortal of the Golden Crow Divine Race.
• Han Xuanji judged that Li Taiqing's concern was reasonable and offered him a wisp of Chaos Origin Qi to refine his immortal foundation.
• Han Xuanji used Origin Qi to transform Li Taiqing into a Chaos Physique, and Li Taiqing endured intense pain before passing out.
• Li Taiqing awoke, thanked Han Xuanji, and agreed to tell others they could seek the same transformation if they were willing to endure the pain.