Chapter Summaries

Han Xuanji considered how his new Hunyuan Wuji Realm strength would change his plans and suspected the Heavenly Emperor had secretly returned. At the Ancient Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Emperor’s will identified Han Xuanji as the newly ascended Mystic Heaven Dao Venerable and explained his ties to the immortal Dao Venerables and his enmity with the Devil Ancestor.

• Han Xuanji decided to save his remaining hundred simulations and use his new standing to visit places he had once avoided.
• Han Xuanji recalled a gaze that he believed belonged to the long-missing Heavenly Emperor, then settled down to contemplate the Dao with the empowered Chaos Azure Lotus.
• At High Heaven Hall, the ancient immortals and gods discussed Han Xuanji’s interference and summoned the Heavenly Emperor’s will to learn his origins.
• The Heavenly Emperor’s will named Han Xuanji the newly ascended Mystic Heaven Dao Venerable and said he had ties to the immortal Dao Venerables and a grudge against the Devil Ancestor.
• The immortals and gods accepted the Heavenly Emperor’s explanation and reflected on the rare talent and promise implied by Han Xuanji’s Dao name.

The Heavenly Court prepared to welcome Han Xuanji as an honored guest and warned its members not to scheme against his disciples. Meanwhile, Lu Fan and Han Xuanji’s disciples returned to their respective domains, where a grand auspicious sign appeared over the Spirit Void Immortal Domain.

• The Heavenly Emperor declared Han Xuanji an honored guest and ordered Jade True and Ziwei to invite him to the Heavenly Court with a golden invitation and rare gifts.
• The Heavenly Emperor warned the gods to treat Han Xuanji’s disciples with respect and not interfere recklessly in their affairs.
• Jade True and Ziwei agreed to bring gifts when they visited Han Xuanji.
• Lu Fan returned to the Myriad Phenomena Divine Dynasty and chose to keep visiting human mighty figures waiting after they had previously refused to help him.
• Li Taiqing and the others returned to the Myriad Phenomena Garden, where they discussed the next devil tribulation and trusted Han Xuanji to protect them.
• Ten-thousand-foot purple qi spread across the eastern sky of the Spirit Void Immortal Domain, accompanied by dragon and phoenix silhouettes and magnificent Dao sounds.

The Heavenly Court's Supreme Deities Ziwei and Jade True visited the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace, apologized for its earlier lack of support, and granted it lavish rewards for defending the immortal domain. They then headed to the Myriad Phenomena Garden to visit Mystic Heaven Dao Venerable.

• Ziwei and Jade True appeared over the Spirit Void Immortal Domain, astonishing its inhabitants with a celestial display.
• The two Supreme Deities met the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace's leaders and praised their defense against the Devil Race.
• Jade True apologized for Yue Tian and the others failing to provide timely assistance.
• Jade True announced the Heavenly Emperor's rewards for the Spirit Void Immortal Domain, including Heavenly Dao merit purple Qi and rare treasures.
• Ziwei offered to restore the domain's great star formation by regulating the star power and channeling the Northern Dipper's essence.
• The Supreme Deities declined a banquet and, guided by Li Taiqing, went to the Myriad Phenomena Garden to visit Mystic Heaven Dao Venerable.

After the Heavenly Court honored the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace because of Han Xuanji, its leaders resolved to protect his reputation and seek his guidance before using their rewards. Han Xuanji’s disciples received the Heavenly Court’s apology and gifts, then led its two Supreme Deities into the Myriad Phenomena Garden to meet him, as news of the visit spread across the Immortal Realm.

• Ancestor Divine Radiance, Immortal Venerable Yuheng, and Immortal Venerable Yuxuan credited Han Xuanji for the Heavenly Court’s courtesy and instructed the others to act cautiously and consult him before using their rewards.
• Immortal Venerable Yunmiao learned of Han Xuanji’s strength and resolved not to claim credit for their master-disciple bond, but to focus on cultivation.
• Li Taiqing, Jiang Hao, Su Ming, and the others welcomed Great Emperor Ziwei and the Nine Heavens Devil-Subduing Jade True Supreme Emperor outside the Myriad Phenomena Garden.
• The Nine Heavens Devil-Subduing Jade True Supreme Emperor apologized for Yue Tian and the others, while Great Emperor Ziwei and the emperor gave Han Xuanji’s disciples precious gifts.
• Li Taiqing led the two Supreme Deities into the garden to meet Han Xuanji, and news of their visit spread throughout the Immortal Realm.

Supreme Deity Ziwei and Jade True Supreme Deity explored Han Xuanji’s extraordinary Myriad Phenomena Garden and met him in his pavilion, where they treated him with awe and praised his dwelling. After Han Xuanji asked about their purpose, Supreme Deity Ziwei produced a golden invitation from the Heavenly Emperor.

• Supreme Deity Ziwei and Jade True Supreme Deity saw the garden’s rare innate Spirit Roots and Chaos wonders and grew certain that Han Xuanji had an extraordinary past and foundation.
• Li Taiqing led the two Emperor Lords to Han Xuanji’s pavilion, while Little White silently mocked their reaction to the garden.
• Han Xuanji welcomed Supreme Deity Ziwei and Jade True Supreme Deity, whose doubts vanished when they saw him and sensed the pavilion’s powerful Dao resonance.
• Supreme Deity Ziwei and Jade True Supreme Deity praised Han Xuanji’s dwelling and its Dao resonance.
• Han Xuanji asked why the two had come, and Supreme Deity Ziwei produced a golden invitation from the Heavenly Emperor.

Han Xuanji accepted the Heavenly Emperor’s invitation to discuss the devil calamity at the High Heaven Hall nine days later. As the Ancient Heavenly Court returned in a grand display, Han Xuanji and his disciples saw its palaces revealed across the Nine Heavens.

• Supreme Deity Ziwei and Jade True Supreme Deity delivered the High Heaven Golden Invitation and asked Han Xuanji to visit the Heavenly Court in nine days.
• Han Xuanji accepted the invitation and discussed the Dao with the two Supreme Deities before sending them off with Li Taiqing.
• During the nine days, envoys flocked to the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace while Han Xuanji guided his disciples, who advanced in their cultivation.
• The Ancient Heavenly Court reappeared across the Nine Heavens, and beings throughout the Immortal Realm recognized the Heavenly Emperor’s return.
• Han Xuanji admired the Heavenly Court’s scale, while Su Ming and Li Taiqing suggested that Han Xuanji should eventually build a Dao field of his own.

Han Xuanji considered establishing a supreme Dao ground after his disciples urged him to build one, then the Heavenly Emperor announced the Heavenly Court’s return and demonstrated his power across the realms. The Heavenly Court extended a ceremonial path to the Myriad Phenomena Garden, and Han Xuanji led his disciples and companions toward the Southern Heavenly Gate as countless beings watched.

• Su Ming suggested that Han Xuanji establish a magnificent Dao ground, and Lin Potian, Jiang Hao, and the others discussed how it should be built.
• Han Xuanji considered creating a Dao ground suited to his Great Dao, able to suppress karmic fortune and serve as a defense against powerful enemies.
• The Heavenly Emperor announced the Heavenly Court’s return and pressed a hand into the void, restoring order to Spiritual Qi, strengthening realm barriers, and dispersing devil Qi.
• The Heavenly Emperor directed a purple-qi-and-starlight passage from the Southern Heavenly Gate to the Myriad Phenomena Garden.
• Han Xuanji led Lu Fan, Li Taiqing, Nangong Wenjian, Lin Potian, Jiang Hao, Han You, Little White, Little Gold, and Xiao Hong along the passage as beings across the realms watched.

Han Xuanji entered the Heavenly Court through the Southern Heavenly Gate, where the court welcomed him with its highest honors. After collecting several powerful sign-in rewards, he reached the High Heaven Hall, where the Heavenly Emperor had risen to receive him.

• Supreme Deity Ziwei and Jade True Supreme Deity welcomed Han Xuanji at the Southern Heavenly Gate on the Heavenly Emperor’s command.
• Han Xuanji entered the Heavenly Court, setting off nine rounds of bells and drums, and signed in repeatedly at the gate.
• Han Xuanji obtained Chaos Glazed Gold, the Chaos Heavenly Gate Forging Diagram, the Circulating Heavenly Stars Grand Array Diagram, and other rare treasures.
• Han Xuanji and his disciples followed the welcoming procession along the cloud avenue toward the High Heaven Hall.
• Supreme Deity Ziwei and Jade True Supreme Deity invited Han Xuanji into the hall, where the Heavenly Emperor had risen from his throne.

The Heavenly Emperor welcomed Han Xuanji to the restored Heavenly Court and called for cooperation against the coming devil tribulation. While listening, Han Xuanji repeatedly signed in at High Heaven Hall and obtained numerous powerful treasures, materials, and spiritual resources.

• The Heavenly Emperor personally welcomed Han Xuanji and seated him beside his throne, while Lu Fan, Li Taiqing, and the others received high-ranking seats below.
• The Heavenly Emperor urged the assembled powers to unite under the restored Heavenly Court against the approaching devil tribulation.
• Han Xuanji affirmed his opposition to the Devil Ancestor and the Devil Race without pledging allegiance to the Heavenly Court.
• Han Xuanji repeatedly signed in at High Heaven Hall and received Heavenly Court fortune, the God-Smiting Whip, Chaos Purple-Gold Immortal Jade, the Innate Peach of Immortality Tree, and other treasures, including the Chaos Bell.
• Han Xuanji reviewed the rewards' abilities and considered using the Chaos Purple-Gold Immortal Jade to build the Chaos Heavenly Gate.
• Han Xuanji examined the Nine Dragons Aloeswood Carriage and noted that he had obtained several treasures associated with the Primordial Beginning Dao Venerable.

Han Xuanji received several supreme treasures in the Heavenly Court, including a pill effective at his cultivation level and the Chaos Bell. When the Heavenly Emperor offered him shared control of the Heavenly Court’s central affairs, Han Xuanji refused while agreeing to help fight the devils.

• Han Xuanji examined the Hunyuan One Qi Tushita Purple Gold Pill and realized it could help him despite his Hunyuan Wuji Realm cultivation.
• Han Xuanji inspected the Heavenly Emperor Imperial Seal, the All-Heavens Auspicious Cloud, and the Chaos Bell among the rewards he had obtained.
• The Heavenly Emperor announced his intent to make the Heavenly Court the center of the campaign against the devils and restore the immortal path.
• The Heavenly Emperor invited Han Xuanji to share control of the Heavenly Court’s central affairs.
• Han Xuanji agreed to lend his strength against the devils but refused the offer of shared authority, saying administration did not suit him.

Han Xuanji refused the Heavenly Emperor’s offer to share rule of the Heavenly Court but agreed to support the campaign against the devils and offered his disciples for service. The Heavenly Emperor then bestowed on him the title Great Heavenly Venerable Mystic Heaven Wuji Creation and declared him his equal.

• The Heavenly Emperor offered Han Xuanji supreme authority over the reestablished Heavenly Court, and Han Xuanji declined.
• Han Xuanji promised to support the fight against the devil tribulation and proposed that Lu Fan, Li Taiqing, Jiang Hao, and his other disciples serve in the Heavenly Court and gain experience.
• The Heavenly Emperor welcomed Han Xuanji’s disciples and coordinated the responsibilities of the various powers in the alliance.
• The Heavenly Emperor praised Han Xuanji’s accomplishments and bestowed on him the title Great Heavenly Venerable Mystic Heaven Wuji Creation.
• The Heavenly Emperor declared that Han Xuanji would be honored equally with him and that all immortals, gods, and living beings should honor the Great Heavenly Venerable.

Han Xuanji accepted the title of Mystic Heaven Wuji Creation Great Heavenly Venerable and toured the Heavenly Court, signing in at the Nine Heavens Jade Pool for several treasures. Li Haokong told him that the Golden Mother of Jade Pool had gone to seal the most dangerous Chaos rift during the ancient war.

• The Heavenly Emperor proclaimed Han Xuanji a Great Heavenly Venerable, and merit descended as the immortals and gods bowed to him.
• Han Xuanji left the High Heaven Hall to tour the Heavenly Court with Li Haokong, a trusted official who oversaw ceremonies and the Archives Pavilion.
• At the Nine Heavens Jade Pool, Han Xuanji repeatedly signed in and obtained peaches, a feather robe, pills, jade nectar, and a lotus platform.
• Han Xuanji asked Li Haokong about the Golden Mother of Jade Pool, and Li Haokong explained that she had taken her followers to suppress a dangerous Chaos rift with her own power.

Han Xuanji visited the Heavenly River Weak Water with Li Haokong and signed in at the eight-star location. He gained several valuable treasures while learning about the Heavenly Court’s defenses and Li Haokong’s concerns about the next Heavenly Emperor.

• Li Haokong told Han Xuanji that the Golden Mother of Jade Pool was suppressing the devils and that her disciple currently oversaw the Jade Pool.
• Han Xuanji chose to visit the Heavenly River, and Li Haokong led him there while privately hoping to become familiar to him.
• Li Haokong explained that the Heavenly River Weak Water was an important Heavenly Court barrier that had destroyed invading devil forces in High Antiquity.
• Han Xuanji signed in at the Heavenly River Weak Water and obtained its Origin Essence and a Grand Array Diagram.
• Han Xuanji continued signing in and received ten thousand jin each of Weak Water Profound Crystal and Heavenly River Star Sand.

Han Xuanji signed in at the Heavenly River Ferry and the ruins of the Heavenly River Palace, gaining several treasures and the Heavenly River War God’s inheritance. He learned that the War God had disappeared after fighting a Great Heavenly Devil in High Antiquity.

• Han Xuanji declined to venture deeper into the Weak Water and agreed to tour the Heavenly River with Li Haokong.
• At the Heavenly River Ferry, Han Xuanji signed in and obtained a Heaven-Patrolling Star Boat, a Heavenly River Guiding Star Lamp, a Zhoutian Star Chart, and Heavenly River Star Marrow.
• Li Haokong led Han Xuanji to the ruins of the Heavenly River Palace on a floating immortal mountain.
• Han Xuanji signed in at the palace and obtained the Heavenly River Battle Halberd, Heavenly River Battle Armor, Heavenly River War God Inheritance, and Heavenly River Navy Battle Formation.
• Li Haokong told Han Xuanji that the Heavenly River War God was one of the Ten Great War Gods and had vanished after battling a Great Heavenly Devil in High Antiquity.

Han Xuanji visited the ruins of Heavenly River Palace and explored the Heavenly Court’s Peach of Immortality Garden, where he used his sign-in ability to obtain peaches and peach trees. He then set out with Li Haokong for Tushita Palace, eager to experience its ancient Dao resonance.

• Li Haokong explained that Heavenly River Palace had once housed the powerful Heavenly River Navy, which was nearly destroyed in the High Antiquity war.
• Han Xuanji and Li Haokong entered the Peach of Immortality Garden, where Li Haokong described its three thousand six hundred trees and their fruit.
• Han Xuanji tasted a six-thousand-year peach and signed in repeatedly, gaining many peaches and Peach of Immortality Trees, including Nine-Colored Ancient Peach of Immortality Trees.
• Li Haokong suggested visiting Tushita Palace, and Han Xuanji agreed before they used the Heavenly Court’s teleportation formation to head there.

Han Xuanji visited Tushita Palace and gained several powerful alchemy-related rewards through the system. Sacred Venerable Xuandu emerged to welcome him, and the two began a courteous introduction.

• Li Haokong guided Han Xuanji to Tushita Palace and described the Supreme Dao Venerable’s profound Dao of Alchemy.
• Han Xuanji checked in at Tushita Palace and received Taishang's General Principles of the Dao of Alchemy, Six Ding Divine Fire, an Eight Trigrams Furnace, and several kinds of golden cores and pills.
• Han Xuanji reflected on his rewards and the immortal materials he had gained while standing outside the palace gates.
• Sacred Venerable Xuandu emerged from Tushita Palace, and Li Haokong respectfully greeted him.
• Xuandu welcomed Han Xuanji, who introduced himself and explained that he had paused to study the palace’s Dao of Alchemy.

Han Xuanji visited Eight Sceneries Palace with Sacred Venerable Xuandu and discovered it was the Supreme Dao Venerable’s true cultivation ground. He signed in there and obtained the Heaven and Earth Exquisite Black and Yellow Pagoda.

• Sacred Venerable Xuandu invited Han Xuanji into Tushita Palace after sensing their affinity in the Dao of Alchemy.
• Sacred Venerable Xuandu led Han Xuanji to Eight Sceneries Palace and explained that he and his disciples cultivated there.
• Han Xuanji recognized Eight Sceneries Palace as the Supreme Dao Venerable’s true Dao ground and a sign-in location.
• Han Xuanji signed in at the eight-star location and received the Heaven and Earth Exquisite Black and Yellow Pagoda.

Han Xuanji signed in at the Eight Sceneries Palace and obtained several powerful treasures, a Dao-enhancing trait, and other rare rewards. He stopped when the palace’s Dao resonance ran out, leaving with his System Space filled with the Supreme Dao Venerable’s treasures.

• Han Xuanji summoned the Heaven and Earth Exquisite Black and Yellow Pagoda and recognized its exceptional defensive power.
• Sacred Venerable Xuandu served Han Xuanji Heart-Clearing Dao Enlightenment Tea beneath the ancient Dao Enlightenment Tree.
• Han Xuanji signed in and gained the Taishang Non-Action trait, which protected him from devilish thoughts and aided Dao comprehension.
• Han Xuanji obtained the Dao Enlightenment Tea Tree and eight Taiji Dao Comprehension Meditation Cushions.
• Han Xuanji gained the Heaven and Earth Ruler, the Innate Five-Direction Flags, and the Taiji Diagram.
• Han Xuanji stopped signing in when the Dao resonance was exhausted, having accumulated the treasures and rewards in his System Space.

Han Xuanji discussed the Dao with Sacred Venerable Xuandu, collected treasures by checking in across the Heavenly Court, and left his disciples to negotiate benefits. Meanwhile, the Devil Ancestor decided to recruit the Lord of Greed to help suppress Han Xuanji, offering him a share of the Immortal Realm’s next harvest.

• Han Xuanji accepted the Supreme Dao Venerable’s Dao of Alchemy inheritance and impressed Sacred Venerable Xuandu with his insights into the Dao.
• Sacred Venerable Xuandu gave Han Xuanji a purple-gold Eight Trigrams token and escorted him from the Eight Sceneries Palace.
• Han Xuanji visited important sites across the Heavenly Court and checked in to obtain rare treasures and inheritances while Li Taiqing and the others negotiated benefits on his behalf.
• The Devil Ancestor considered Han Xuanji a dangerous variable who threatened his plan to turn the Immortal Realm into devil territory.
• The Devil Ancestor contacted the Lord of Greed and offered him two-tenths of the Immortal Realm’s origin, living beings, and fortune in exchange for helping suppress or kill Han Xuanji.

The Devil Ancestor secured the Lord of Greed’s agreement to help attack the Immortal Realm in exchange for thirty percent of its origin and a share of Han Xuanji’s origin. In the Heavenly Court, Han Xuanji completed his visit and learned that his disciples had reached preliminary agreements on territory, resources, and cooperation against the Devil Race.

• The Lord of Greed demanded thirty percent of the Immortal Realm’s origin and the right to claim Han Xuanji’s possessions, and the Devil Ancestor agreed to their terms.
• The Devil Ancestor planned to use the Lord of Greed to test Han Xuanji and weaken the Immortal Realm before betraying him.
• Han Xuanji finished touring the Heavenly Court with Li Haokong and decided to prepare his disciples for the coming upheaval.
• Li Taiqing reported that the Heavenly Court would grant Han Xuanji a floating immortal continent and surrounding star regions, while the major powers offered access to their vaults in exchange for merit earned against the Devil Race.
• Li Taiqing told Han Xuanji that the powers had also drafted plans for defensive cooperation, intelligence sharing, and resource allocation.