Chapter Summaries

Han Xuanji accepted the Heavenly Court’s gift of a treasured territory beyond the thirty-three heavens and led his disciples there. He named the land the Mystic Heaven Dao Domain and declared that he would establish his Daoist sanctuary there.

• Li Haokong took his leave after offering to help Han Xuanji build his sanctuary, and Han Xuanji’s disciples discussed the respect and support they had received from the Heavenly Court.
• Han Xuanji approved the territory the Heavenly Emperor had granted and ordered his disciples to prepare to leave for the Heaven Beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens.
• Han Xuanji transported his disciples to the territory, where they saw its vast star-filled surroundings and magnificent continent.
• Han Xuanji sensed the land’s abundant Spiritual Qi and nearly complete innate Chaos Spirit Vein, and declared it a home for himself and his disciples.
• Han Xuanji named the territory the Mystic Heaven Dao Domain and announced that he would establish his Daoist sanctuary there, prompting auspicious signs across the land.

Han Xuanji established the Mystic Heaven Dao Domain on the floating continent, awakening its origin and causing a vast celestial phenomenon. The native Children of Starlight welcomed him as the god of their ancient prophecy, and Han Xuanji considered training them if their character proved worthy.

• Han Xuanji named the Mystic Heaven Dao Domain, and the continent's Chaos Spirit Vein and surrounding stars resonated with his declaration.
• The Children of Starlight witnessed the phenomenon, while their elders recognized it as the arrival foretold in their ancient teachings.
• Venerable Cangxing summoned the Children of Starlight who had reached the Flying Star Realm and led them to pay respects to Han Xuanji.
• Venerable Cangxing and his people knelt before Han Xuanji and welcomed him as their supreme god.
• Han Xuanji assessed the tribe's promising aptitudes and considered training them while keeping them properly disciplined.

Han Xuanji accepted the Starlight Clan into his following, renamed them the Mystic Spirit Clan, and established their place in the Mystic Heaven Dao Domain. After the Heavenly Dao blessed the clan and strengthened its members, he went to the continent’s central mountains and began shaping a great Dao ground.

• Venerable Cangxing knelt before Han Xuanji and asked him to accept the Starlight Clan as followers and give them a new name.
• Han Xuanji agreed, named them the Mystic Spirit Clan, and tied their fortune to the Mystic Heaven Dao Domain.
• The Heavenly Dao sent down golden merit that improved the clan’s aptitude and cultivation, advancing Cangxing to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.
• Han Xuanji appointed Cangxing clan head and ordered the Mystic Spirit Clan to settle on the Mystic Heaven Continent and cultivate.
• Han Xuanji traveled to the continent’s central mountain range and used the Mystic Heaven Great Dao to reshape the mountains into a towering Dao ground.

Han Xuanji built the Mystic Heaven Dao Palace, moved its Innate Spirit Roots into place, and surrounded it with layers of powerful formations. He made the nearly completed Chaos Heavenly Gate its main entrance, though he still lacked the core origin needed to finish it.

• Han Xuanji used rare immortal materials and his Great Dao to create the Mystic Heaven Dao Palace, astounding the Mystic Spirit Clan and his disciples.
• Han Xuanji moved the Myriad Phenomena Garden and its Innate Spirit Roots into the Dao Palace, where they took root in new locations.
• Han Xuanji summoned the power of the stars and laid down the Circulating Heavenly Stars Grand Array around the Mystic Heaven Dao Domain.
• Han Xuanji added the Heavenly River Grand Formation, the Reincarnation Nirvana Grand Formation, and seven other layers of supreme formations.
• Han Xuanji made the nearly completed Chaos Heavenly Gate the Dao Palace’s main gate, then accepted that he could not yet obtain the Wuji Realm core origin needed to finish it.

Han Xuanji chose to remain cautious and continue developing within the Immortal Realm rather than risk venturing into Chaos. His disciples explored the expanded Mystic Heaven Dao Palace and were astonished by its enormous Peach of Immortality Garden.

• Han Xuanji reflected on the uncertain future and decided to avoid leaving the Immortal Realm for now.
• Han You and Jiang Hao found the enlarged Divine Spring of Creation and Ginseng Fruit Tree among the treasures moved from the Myriad Phenomena Garden.
• Lu Fan admitted to Lin Potian that he regretted becoming Human Emperor, though he would not abandon the responsibility he had chosen.
• Su Ming noticed the Peach of Immortality Garden, and the disciples marveled at its countless extraordinary trees and fruits.
• Lin Potian wondered aloud whether Han Xuanji had moved the entire Heavenly Court Peach of Immortality Garden to the Mystic Heaven Dao Palace.

Han Xuanji gathered his disciples at the Mystic Heaven Dao Palace and began lecturing on the Mystic Heaven Great Dao, including the mysteries of the Hunyuan Realm. His Dao resonance spread across the Mystic Heaven Dao Domain, reaching the Mystic Spirit Clan as they worked on statues of him.

• Lin Potian joked that Han Xuanji had moved the Heavenly Court’s Peach of Immortality Garden, while Li Taiqing and the others insisted he had cultivated a larger grove elsewhere.
• Little White tried to pick a golden Peach of Immortality, but Little Gold stopped her and reminded her to protect Han Xuanji’s property.
• Han Xuanji summoned his disciples and announced that he would teach them the Mystic Heaven Great Dao, urging Lu Fan to stay for the lecture.
• Han Xuanji lectured from the basics of cultivation to the principles of the Great Dao and the mysteries of Hunyuan, while the disciples listened on Dao Comprehension Meditation Cushions.
• Han Xuanji’s Dao resonance spread across the domain and reached the Mystic Spirit Clan, whose members stopped their work and turned toward the Dao Palace in awe.

After Han Xuanji’s ten-year sermon, his disciples emerged with major gains, and Little Gold’s astonishing potential became clear. With calamity rising amid the conflict between immortals and devils, Han Xuanji let his disciples choose between remaining in the Dao Palace and venturing into the world.

• The Mystic Spirit Clan mistook Han Xuanji’s sermon for a blessing bestowed upon them and prostrated themselves toward the Mystic Heaven Dao Palace as their members advanced in cultivation.
• After awakening from enlightenment, Su Ming broke through to the Daluo Perfected Golden Immortal realm, while Nangong Wenjian, Lu Fan, Jiang Hao, Lin Potian, and Han You also strengthened their cultivation and Dao insights.
• Little White celebrated reaching the Daluo Golden Immortal Third Layer, then learned that Little Gold had advanced two levels and possessed potential to forge a new path toward Hunyuan Wuji.
• Han Xuanji told his disciples to learn from the essence of his Great Dao without becoming bound to it, and warned that calamity was rising amid the conflict between immortals and devils.
• Han Xuanji offered his disciples the choice to remain in the Dao Palace and cultivate or go to the Heavenly Court to temper themselves amid the coming conflict.

After Han Xuanji’s ten-year sermon, his disciples chose whether to enter the turmoil beyond the Mystic Heaven Dao Palace or remain to help protect and build their home. Han Xuanji entrusted Li Taiqing with a token and a mission to visit the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace, and Li Taiqing departed for the Immortal Realm.

• Han Xuanji reached the Hunyuan Wuji Daluo Golden Immortal Second Layer, and the Mystic Heaven Realm grew strong enough for innate Daluo Golden Immortals to emerge.
• Nangong Wenjian, Jiang Hao, Lu Fan, and Su Ming chose to venture out, while Lin Potian, Han You, Little White, and Little Gold chose to stay and support the Mystic Heaven Dao Palace.
• Han Xuanji gave Li Taiqing a Mystic Heaven token that allowed the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace to ask him for one favor, and told him to convey his thanks and reveal their identities.
• Li Taiqing promised to handle the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace affairs and left the Mystic Heaven Dao Domain for the Immortal Realm.

Li Taiqing and his companions traveled to the Immortal Realm aboard powerful Heaven-Patrolling Star Boats bestowed by Han Xuanji, then parted ways. Li Taiqing returned to the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace, where its leaders and disciples gathered to welcome him, and Zhou Tianchen reflected on the connection with Han Xuanji he had failed to forge.

• Li Taiqing revealed that Han Xuanji had given each disciple a Heaven-Patrolling Star Boat, and he distributed the boats to the group.
• Li Taiqing piloted a star boat through the Immortal Realm's dangerous barriers while the others traveled safely and contemplated the Dao.
• The group reached the Immortal Realm and parted ways, after which Li Taiqing flew toward the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace.
• The Spirit Void Heavenly Palace's mountain formation opened for Li Taiqing, and Ancestor Divine Radiance, the seven lineage heads, elders, and disciples gathered to greet him.
• Zhou Tianchen regretted not befriending Han Xuanji, while Lin Feng remained absent after Immortal Venerable Changgeng had distanced himself from him.

Ji Tianxing recalled showing off his alchemy in front of Han Xuanji, while Li Taiqing returned to the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace and reassured its leaders that Han Xuanji had no special orders and would not interfere with their rewards. The palace leaders were relieved, though disagreements over how to distribute the Heavenly Court’s rewards remained.

• Ji Tianxing told the disciples that he had once demonstrated his alchemy techniques in front of Han Xuanji.
• Li Taiqing arrived at the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace, and Ancestor Divine Radiance and the others welcomed him as Han Xuanji’s first disciple and Immortal King Taiqing.
• Li Taiqing met with Ancestor Divine Radiance and the seven chief seats in Lingxu Hall, where they discussed the palace’s rise in standing and its Heavenly Court rewards.
• Ancestor Divine Radiance asked whether Han Xuanji had sent an edict and offered Li Taiqing authority over the rewards’ distribution.
• Li Taiqing said Han Xuanji had only sent him to convey regards and left the rewards’ distribution to the palace leaders, easing their worries as internal disputes over the resources persisted.

Li Taiqing gave the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace a Mystic Heaven Token that allowed its holder to ask Han Xuanji for help, then warned the sect about the Devil Ancestor’s eventual return. More than 150 years later, Han Xuanji finished absorbing the Dao resonance in the Chaos Bell and Taiji Diagram, while his disciples pursued their own paths across the Immortal Realm.

• Li Taiqing presented the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace with a Mystic Heaven Token and explained that Han Xuanji would grant one request made through it, provided it upheld the Dao and human morality.
• Li Taiqing warned Ancestor Divine Radiance and the sect’s senior figures that the Devil Ancestor would eventually return, then departed after settling old ties.
• Ancestor Divine Radiance proposed using the Heavenly Court’s resources to help Yuheng and Yuxuan reach the Daluo Golden Immortal realm and to nurture Yunmiao.
• Su Ming contemplated life, death, and reincarnation at the Nether Sea while the Nether Lord watched from afar; Jiang Hao and Nangong Wenjian fought Devil Race forces at the Immortal Domain’s border, and Lu Fan expanded his power in the Myriad Phenomena Divine Dynasty.
• After more than 150 years, Han Xuanji finished absorbing the Dao resonance of the Chaos Bell and Taiji Diagram into his Mystic Heaven Great Dao.

Han Xuanji absorbed the Dao mysteries of the Chaos Bell and Taiji Diagram, then advanced to the Hunyuan Wuji Daluo Golden Immortal Third Layer. After a century of war and upheaval, his disciples strengthened their positions, the human race prospered, and the Nether Lord began teaching Su Ming the Nether God Scripture without conditions.

• Han Xuanji incorporated the Chaos Bell's and Taiji Diagram's Dao mysteries into his Mystic Heaven Great Dao and broke through to the Hunyuan Wuji Daluo Golden Immortal Third Layer.
• Han Xuanji judged that he could contend with a Late Hunyuan Wuji being, then watched for the Devil Ancestor's next move.
• Jiang Hao fought as the Xuanhao War God while Nangong Wenjian hunted powerful Devil Race beings along the Immortal Realm's borders.
• Lu Fan united the human race's ten great immortal domains, reformed their governance, and helped drive a surge in the race's strength and fortune.
• Han Xuanji saw that the Nether Lord had sought out Su Ming and was treating him as an equal; after sensing Han Xuanji's warning, the Nether Lord told Su Ming he would teach him the Nether God Scripture without conditions.

Su Ming accepted the Nether Lord’s offer to join the Underworld as a guest elder after receiving the complete Nether God Scripture, and agreed to help him contend for reincarnation authority while keeping his friends off-limits. Meanwhile, Li Taiqing traveled to the Nether Sea hoping to find a way to restore his deceased master’s true spirit.

• The Nether Lord offered Su Ming the Nether God Scripture and his cultivation insights in exchange for joining the Underworld.
• Su Ming inspected the scripture, accepted the offer as a guest elder, and set boundaries against harming his friends.
• The Nether Lord warned Su Ming about strange shadows and demonized departed souls escaping from deep within the Land of Reincarnation.
• Han Xuanji watched their exchange, considered Lin Feng’s progress toward the Hunyuan Realm, and resumed cultivating with his treasures and pills.
• Li Taiqing traveled toward the Nether Sea to seek hope of restoring the remaining true spirit of his former master, the Pure Yang Golden Immortal.

Li Taiqing asked Su Ming and the Nether Lord to recover the scattered true spirit of the Pure Yang Golden Immortal. Su Ming succeeded in restoring the old man's remnant soul, which recognized Li Taiqing, but was bewildered by his cultivation and surroundings.

• Li Taiqing visited Su Ming at the Nether Sea and asked for help recovering the Pure Yang Golden Immortal's scattered true spirit.
• Su Ming summoned the Nether Lord, who agreed to use the Reincarnation Platform and had Su Ming carry out the work.
• Li Taiqing provided the charred hilt of the Pure Yang Peach Wood Sword as a guide, and Su Ming used the Reincarnation Platform to gather the true spirit fragments.
• Su Ming used the Nether God Soul-Shaping Seal to restore the Pure Yang Golden Immortal's remnant soul and stabilize its memories and emotions.
• The Pure Yang Golden Immortal recognized Li Taiqing as Azure Lotus and asked where he was and what had happened after his death.

Li Taiqing reunited with Pure Yang Golden Immortal’s soul, then returned to the Mystic Heaven Dao Palace with his Dao heart strengthened. Su Ming was appointed a powerful nether god, and Han Xuanji reflected on his progress toward a breakthrough before Li Taiqing requested an audience with him.

• Li Taiqing thanked Su Ming and the Nether Lord after Su Ming stabilized Pure Yang Golden Immortal’s soul, then carried the soul back to the Mystic Heaven Dao Domain.
• The Nether Lord brought Su Ming to the Youdu Divine Palace and appointed him a nether god with authority equal to the Yama Kings of the Ten Halls.
• Several hundred years later, Han Xuanji remained just short of a breakthrough and expected to reach the fourth layer of Hunyuan Wuji Daluo Golden Immortal before the Devil Ancestor returned.
• Li Taiqing settled Pure Yang Golden Immortal in the Spirit Void Heavenly Palace, managed the Dao Palace, and requested an audience with Han Xuanji.

Li Taiqing reported on the Mystic Spirit Clan’s growth and the appearance of Outer-Domain Heavenly Devils, prompting Han Xuanji to identify the Lord of Greed and the Devil Ancestor’s scheme. Meanwhile, the Devil Ancestor showed the Lord of Greed a vulnerable entrance into the Immortal Realm through the Thirty-Three Layers of Heaven.

• Li Taiqing reported that the Mystic Spirit Clan had flourished and said he planned to send loyal, talented clansmen to Lu Fan’s Myriad Phenomena Divine Dynasty.
• Li Taiqing told Han Xuanji that creatures from beyond the heavens had entered the Devil Domain and attacked the immortal-devil border before the Heavenly Court sent reinforcements.
• Han Xuanji identified the Lord of Greed as an ancient Chaos fiend and explained that the Devil Ancestor intended to use him to weaken the Immortal Realm and test Han Xuanji’s strength.
• Han Xuanji told Li Taiqing not to panic and said he would meet the Lord of Greed if necessary.
• The Devil Ancestor told the Lord of Greed that the Immortal Realm’s Thirty-Three Layers of Heaven contained an entrance to Chaos and marked its weakest point.

The Lord of Greed agreed to help the Devil Ancestor invade the Immortal Realm, and several hundred years later, a massive devil army crossed the border. As the Lord of Greed’s avatar entered the Immortal Realm, three Heavenly Court powerhouses arrived to face him.

• The Devil Ancestor provoked the Lord of Greed into dismissing Han Xuanji as a threat and agreeing to join the invasion.
• Several hundred years passed as the Devil Race grew stronger and Yun Wuji returned to the Immortal Realm with the inheritances of two Dao Venerables.
• A vast army of Chaos Evil Devils surged from the Devil Domain, prompting factions across the Immortal Realm to send reinforcements.
• Jiang Hao, Nangong Wenjian, and Yun Wuji assessed the threat while Han Xuanji chose not to intervene, expecting the Heavenly Court to act.
• The Lord of Greed’s avatar appeared in the devil tide and threatened to devour the Immortal Realm, while his true body remained outside it.
• Three powerful figures from the Heavenly Court descended to confront the Lord of Greed’s avatar.

The Heavenly Court’s emperor lords confronted the invading devils, while Jiang Hao, Nangong Wenjian, and Yun Wuji watched the clash from afar. In the High Heaven Hall, the Heavenly Emperor confirmed that the invasion was connected to the ancient Chaos Devil God Lord of Greed, and the immortals debated whether Han Xuanji could oppose him.

• Supreme Deity Ziwei, the Nine Heavens Devil-Subduing Supreme Deity, and the Great Emperor Who Patrols the Heavens joined forces to hold back the devils as the Great Heavenly Devil launched an attack.
• Jiang Hao, Nangong Wenjian, and Yun Wuji witnessed the Hunyuan-level battle, and Jiang Hao said the Mystic Heaven Dao Venerable’s example kept him from fearing the enemy.
• Emperor Lord Yisheng reported that the invading devils were tied to the Lord of Greed, and an old immortal described him as a powerful Chaos Devil God.
• The Heavenly Emperor confirmed the Lord of Greed’s identity and warned that he was a formidable Hunyuan Wuji Realm threat.
• Divine General Yanhuang asked how the Heavenly Court should respond, and officials argued over whether Han Xuanji could contend with the Lord of Greed.

As the Lord of Greed and the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Emperor threatened the Immortal Realm, the Heavenly Court debated whether Han Xuanji would intervene. The Immortal Realm repelled the latest attack with help from reclusive experts, while Han Xuanji continued cultivating until the Heavenly Emperor came to call.

• In the High Heaven Hall, the immortals and gods argued over Han Xuanji’s chances, and the Heavenly Emperor told them to trust the Great Heavenly Venerable Mystic Heaven.
• At the border, the Heaven-Swallowing Devil Emperor joined the assault, but Qin Wuming and two reclusive experts helped the Heavenly Court’s three imperial rulers repel the attackers.
• Li Taiqing and the others celebrated the Immortal Realm’s defense while Han Xuanji returned to cultivating and refining his Divine Abilities.
• Supreme Deity Ziwei and the other defenders feared what the Lord of Greed’s true body could do, while Jiang Hao reconsidered his plans to attack the Golden Crow Clan.
• As Han Xuanji deduced his Divine Abilities, he sensed that the Heavenly Emperor had come calling in person.

Han Xuanji spoke with the Heavenly Emperor, who revealed that the Immortal Realm faced threats from powerful beings in the Chaos and that the Dao Ancestor had departed for the Primordial Sea. The Heavenly Emperor asked Han Xuanji to help defend the realm, identifying him as a prophesied variable, and left him to decide how to confront the coming tribulation.

• Han Xuanji spoke with the Heavenly Emperor about the attack by the Lord of Greed, Tao, whom the Devil Ancestor had invited.
• The Heavenly Emperor showed Han Xuanji the boundless Chaos and described the Forbidden Lord of Darkness, the Primordial Lord of Tribulation, and other threats to the Immortal Realm.
• The Heavenly Emperor explained that the Dao Ancestor had left to seek transcendence in the Primordial Sea and had instructed the Immortal Realm to face its own tribulations.
• The Heavenly Emperor told Han Xuanji that he hoped to use the crisis to pursue his own path and asked Han Xuanji to help protect the Immortal Realm.
• The Heavenly Emperor said the Heavenly Court would contend with the Lord of Greed's avatars and minions, but Han Xuanji might have to face the Lord of Greed's true body and judge whether other Chaos beings were allies or enemies.