Chapter Summaries

Han Xuanji overwhelmed the Immortal-Exterminating Alliance with the Great Dao Pagoda and his Mystic Heaven Dharma Domain, proving himself stronger than any figure his enemies had ever encountered. The Soul Ancestor retreated, while the Immortal Realm celebrated Han Xuanji’s victory.

• Han Xuanji continued attacking after his opening strike, defending against the Devil Ancestor and the other four while destroying the alliance’s Hunyuan Wuji cultivators.
• Han Xuanji unleashed the Mystic Heaven Dharma Domain, weakening enemy attacks and using the Great Dao Pagoda to reduce opponents to ashes across the battlefield.
• The Dragon Ancestor despaired as Han Xuanji shattered his belief that he was the strongest in Chaos, while the Soul Ancestor decided to retreat and seek a chance to befriend Han Xuanji later.
• Han Xuanji dismissed the threat of the Chaos Will and considered escaping with the Immortal Realm into the Mystic Heaven Realm if Chaos were restarted.
• The Mystic Heaven Dao Venerable, the Supreme Dao Venerable, and the Immortal Realm’s cultivators cheered, while Jiang Hao and Li Taiqing celebrated Han Xuanji’s overwhelming strength.

Han Xuanji overwhelmed the Immortal-Exterminating Alliance, forcing its leaders to flee as the Immortal Realm’s defenders celebrated. The Immortal Ancestor and Supreme Divine Venerable blocked the Devil Ancestor and Juntian Merchant Venerable, leaving them trapped and facing defeat.

• The Heavenly Emperor and the Immortal Realm’s other defenders rejoiced as Han Xuanji turned the battle around, and the Heavenly Emperor resolved to retire after the fighting ended.
• Han Xuanji joined Taishang and Yuanshi in attacking the Alliance’s five Hunyuan Wuji Perfection experts, while the Devil Ancestor and Juntian Merchant Venerable began to panic.
• The Soul Ancestor secretly escaped, prompting the other four leaders to scatter; Han Xuanji used the Great Dao Pagoda to trap the Dragon Ancestor and Star Ancestor.
• The Devil Ancestor and Juntian Merchant Venerable broke through Taishang and Yuanshi’s attacks and fled into Chaos, but the Immortal Ancestor and Supreme Divine Venerable appeared to block them.
• The Devil Ancestor and Juntian Merchant Venerable recognized that they were trapped by the two Hunyuan Wuji Perfection powerhouses and despaired.

Han Xuanji and the Immortal Realm’s strongest allies cornered the Devil Ancestor, Juntian Merchant Venerable, Dragon Ancestor, and Star Ancestor after defeating their forces. Han Xuanji deliberately prolonged his fight against the Dragon Ancestor and Star Ancestor, gradually wearing them down while avoiding a desperate explosion that could harm the Immortal Realm’s forces.

• The Supreme Dao Venerable and Primordial Beginning Dao Venerable arrived, and the Immortal Ancestor, Supreme Divine Venerable, and their allies surrounded the Devil Ancestor and Juntian Merchant Venerable.
• The Juntian Merchant Venerable begged for mercy, but the Immortal Ancestor and the others said they would leave his fate to Han Xuanji; the Devil Ancestor instead fought on and tried to break through.
• The four experts overwhelmed the Devil Ancestor and Juntian Merchant Venerable, while the Supreme Dao Venerable’s Taiji Diagram sealed their escape route.
• Han Xuanji used his supreme treasures to suppress the Dragon Ancestor and Star Ancestor as they mounted a desperate counterattack.
• The Immortal Realm Alliance stopped the Dragon Race experts from reaching Han Xuanji and defeated them, killing or capturing them.
• Han Xuanji slowed his assault and gradually wore down the Dragon Ancestor and Star Ancestor to prevent them from detonating their origins near the Immortal Realm’s forces.

Han Xuanji suppressed the Dragon Ancestor, Star Ancestor, Devil Ancestor, and Juntian Merchant Venerable with help from the Immortal Ancestor and Supreme Divine Venerable. Afterward, he promised to hunt down the Devil Ancestor’s clones while confirming that the Chaos Will remained asleep.

• Han Xuanji exhausted the Dragon Ancestor and Star Ancestor, then sealed them inside the Great Dao Pagoda.
• The Devil Ancestor and Juntian Merchant Venerable burned their origins and tried to break through the barrier held by the Immortal Ancestor and the others.
• Han Xuanji joined the Immortal Ancestor and Supreme Divine Venerable, and together they subdued and sealed the Devil Ancestor and Juntian Merchant Venerable.
• The Supreme Dao Venerable and Primordial Beginning Dao Venerable worried that the Devil Ancestor’s clones might return, but Han Xuanji promised to destroy them and said the pagoda would wear down the Devil Ancestor’s true body.
• Han Xuanji sensed no sign of the Chaos Will awakening, while the Immortal Realm’s people erupted in excitement.

After Han Xuanji defeated the Immortal-Exterminating Alliance and the Immortal Ancestor returned, the Immortal Realm celebrated its safety at a grand victory banquet. Han Xuanji received his disciples’ praise and commended Zhou Li, while Xiao Hong confronted the Nirvana Dao Venerable over abandoning him in the past.

• Immortal Realm cultivators celebrated Han Xuanji and the Immortal Ancestor, while powerful beings across the Chaos vowed not to provoke the Immortal Realm.
• The Heavenly Emperor proposed a banquet to welcome the Immortal Ancestor, celebrate victory, and discuss the Immortal Realm’s future, and Han Xuanji invited the Supreme Divine Venerable.
• At the High Heaven Hall banquet, Jiang Hao, Li Taiqing, and Han Xuanji’s other disciples praised their master, who urged them to focus on cultivation while secretly enjoying the praise.
• Han Xuanji praised Zhou Li for stepping forward during the crisis, and Zhou Li felt gratified by his recognition.
• Xiao Hong privately demanded an apology from the Nirvana Dao Venerable for leaving him in danger after suppressing him, but the Nirvana Dao Venerable joked that he deserved thanks for leading Xiao Hong to Han Xuanji.

After the Immortal Realm’s victory, Lin Feng’s fellow disciples teased him about potentially becoming Heavenly Emperor before pledging to support him. Han Xuanji then ordered the Immortal Realm to take over the defeated Chaos forces and their resources, and returned to Mystic Heaven Dao Palace to deal with the Devil Ancestor and the other captives.

• Xiao Hong brooded over the Nirvana Dao Venerable’s explanation and vowed to become stronger before getting revenge on him.
• At the victory banquet, Lin Potian, Lu Fan, and Li Taiqing teased Lin Feng about succeeding the Heavenly Emperor, while Jiang Hao and the others promised to support him.
• The Heavenly Emperor asked how to handle the forces and resources left behind by the defeated Chaos overlords, and Han Xuanji ordered the Immortal Realm to take them over.
• Han Xuanji delegated the reorganization and distribution of the spoils to the Heavenly Emperor and Taiqing, emphasizing that the contributors should be treated fairly.
• After the banquet ended, Han Xuanji returned to Mystic Heaven Dao Palace to deal with the Devil Ancestor and the other captives.

Han Xuanji entered the Great Dao Pagoda and confronted the imprisoned Devil Ancestor, Dragon Ancestor, Juntian Merchant Venerable, and Star Ancestor as the power of the Three Thousand Great Daos wore them down. Juntian and Star begged for mercy, while Dragon accepted his defeat; Han Xuanji then turned his attention to the Devil Ancestor.

• Han Xuanji sent an incarnation of his divine sense into the Great Dao Pagoda, where its Origins suppressed the prisoners and wore away their power.
• The Dragon Ancestor and Devil Ancestor realized the treasure was not the Immortal Realm Dao Ancestor's, and Juntian Merchant Venerable concluded Han Xuanji had risen through his own strength.
• Han Xuanji appeared before the prisoners, and Juntian begged for his life while secretly planning to betray him if given the chance.
• The Star Ancestor pleaded for mercy and offered his resources and loyalty, and Han Xuanji considered keeping him as a subordinate.
• The Dragon Ancestor accepted his defeat without begging or threatening, and Han Xuanji verified that he meant what he said.
• Han Xuanji turned his gaze to the Devil Ancestor.

Han Xuanji confronted the Devil Ancestor and Juntian Merchant Venerable, exposing their hidden hopes of betraying him and seeking revenge. He summoned the Divine Pupils of Fate, revealing the golden threads of karma surrounding them and laying bare their secrets.

• The Devil Ancestor defied Han Xuanji, insisting he would never submit and threatening to return for revenge through his surviving manifestations.
• Han Xuanji told the Devil Ancestor he had no chance of survival and condemned him for attacking the Immortal Realm and spreading rumors against it.
• Han Xuanji exposed Juntian Merchant Venerable's concealed resentment and revenge plan, causing him to kneel and beg for mercy while offering his Contract Severing Pearl and a Great Dao blood oath.
• The Devil Ancestor accused Han Xuanji of bluffing, but privately feared that his own hidden manifestations had also been discovered.
• Han Xuanji activated his Divine Pupils of Fate and stirred the Chaos River of Fate, making golden karmic threads appear around the Devil Ancestor, Juntian Merchant Venerable, and the others.

Han Xuanji examined the Devil Ancestor’s and Juntian Merchant Venerable’s hidden contingencies, then visited the Chaos River of Fate to check in and obtained three powerful rewards. After gaining the Fate Void Physique, he recognized that the futures he perceived were possibilities, not fixed destinies.

• Han Xuanji discovered that the Devil Ancestor had countless clones and contingencies, while Juntian Merchant Venerable had concealed more than a hundred ways to survive; the Star Ancestor and Dragon Ancestor had none.
• Han Xuanji sent his divine sense to the Chaos River of Fate and decided to check in after confirming that no one there surpassed him.
• Han Xuanji checked in at the nine-star location and received the Blade of Fate, the Fate Void Physique, and the Chaos Fate Origin.
• Han Xuanji fused with the Fate Void Physique and felt free of invisible restraints as the past, present, and possible futures became clear to him.
• Han Xuanji saw through his sense of omniscience and understood that the futures in the river could be rewritten, but a stronger being could alter them again.

Han Xuanji entered the River of Fate, where the Fate Lord recognized him as a likely Fate Void Physique and challenged his presence. Han Xuanji struck with the Blade of Fate, knocking the Fate Lord into the river and leaving him shocked that Han Xuanji possessed the weapon he had long awaited.

• The Fate Lord sensed Han Xuanji in the River of Fate and found that his power in the Great Dao of Fate rivaled his own.
• The Fate Lord suspected Han Xuanji possessed the Fate Void Physique, then appeared before him and objected to his entering the river without permission.
• Han Xuanji dismissed the Fate Lord’s claim over the river and drew the Blade of Fate.
• Han Xuanji’s Sword Qi shattered the Fate Lord’s golden shield and knocked him into the River of Fate.
• The Fate Lord recognized the Blade of Fate and wondered how Han Xuanji had obtained it.

Han Xuanji faced down the Fate Lord, who withdrew after learning of Han Xuanji’s overwhelming strength and his Fate Void Physique. Han Xuanji then used the Blade of Fate to destroy the Devil Ancestor’s and Juntian Merchant Venerable’s hidden means of rebirth, leaving them with no way to return if their true bodies died.

• The Fate Lord learned that Han Xuanji had suppressed four venerables and admitted he was no match for him.
• Han Xuanji assured the Fate Lord he would not destroy the River of Fate, then confirmed that he possessed the Fate Void Physique.
• The Fate Lord withdrew into the River of Fate, while observers across Chaos began seeking out cultivators with the Fate Void Physique.
• Han Xuanji absorbed the origin of fate to strengthen his Dao and repair flaws in his cultivation.
• Han Xuanji used the Blade of Fate to destroy the Devil Ancestor’s hidden manifestations and reincarnation formation, along with Juntian Merchant Venerable’s divided soul and preserved treasures.
• The Devil Ancestor and Juntian Merchant Venerable sensed their fallback measures being erased, and Juntian Merchant Venerable’s composure collapsed.

Han Xuanji suppressed Juntian Merchant Venerable and the Devil Ancestor, then offered the Star Ancestor and Dragon Ancestor a chance to live if they submitted to him. Both accepted, hoping to serve Han Xuanji and gain his guidance toward transcendence.

• Juntian Merchant Venerable begged Han Xuanji for mercy, while the Devil Ancestor accepted that his contingency plans and chances of rebirth were gone.
• Han Xuanji bound Juntian Merchant Venerable and the Devil Ancestor with origin shackles that suppressed their bodies, souls, and thoughts.
• Han Xuanji offered the Star Ancestor and Dragon Ancestor their lives in exchange for submitting to him and helping protect the Immortal Realm and bring peace to Chaos.
• The Star Ancestor knelt and swore loyalty to Han Xuanji, then urged the Dragon Ancestor to submit for a chance to reach a higher realm.
• Han Xuanji promised to guide both ancestors and give them a chance at transcendence, and the Dragon Ancestor knelt and swore allegiance.

Han Xuanji bound Star Ancestor and Dragon Ancestor with Great Dao marks, then sent them to help restore order in Chaos. As Li Taiqing faced resistance from ambitious Dragon Race leaders, Dragon Ancestor appeared at the Chaos Dragon Nest to support him.

• Han Xuanji accepted Star Ancestor and Dragon Ancestor’s submission, placed Great Dao marks in their origins, and ordered them to assist the Heavenly Emperor and restore order in Chaos.
• Star Ancestor and Dragon Ancestor left the Immortal Realm for their respective domains as news of the Immortal-Exterminating Alliance’s defeat spread throughout Chaos.
• The Heavenly Emperor and Han Xuanji’s disciples coordinated the aftermath, while Li Taiqing led a group to take charge of the Chaos Dragon Nest.
• The Dragon Race’s grand elder plotted to keep control of the race and obstructed Li Taiqing’s efforts, believing Dragon Ancestor would not return.
• Dragon Ancestor appeared before Li Taiqing and the others, declared that he had submitted to Han Xuanji, and offered to help them.

The Mystic Heaven Dao Venerable brought the Chaos Dragon Nest and Chaos Star Realm under his command through the Dragon Ancestor and Star Ancestor, while Lin Feng took control of the Myriad Worlds Merchant Alliance and settled an old grudge. The Mystic Heaven Dao Palace became Chaos’s sole hegemon, and the Soul Race publicly submitted to the Dao Venerable.

• The Dragon Ancestor appeared before the Dragon Race, declared his submission to the Mystic Heaven Dao Venerable, and ordered the Dragon Race to obey Li Taiqing and the Immortal Realm experts.
• The Star Ancestor arrived in the Chaos Star Realm and commanded the star gods to cooperate with Lu Fan and Xiao Hong, ending their resistance.
• Lin Feng found his former disciple Lin Qinghuan, killed him, and felt his long-standing karmic burden lift.
• Lin Feng and the Immortal Realm experts quelled the Myriad Worlds Merchant Alliance’s internal strife and took control of its remaining forces and resources.
• The Mystic Heaven Dao Palace became Chaos’s sole hegemon, and the Soul Race publicly acknowledged the Mystic Heaven Dao Venerable as its master.

Soul Ancestor visited Han Xuanji at the Mystic Heaven Dao Palace and revealed that she came from the Eternal Continent beyond Chaos, inviting him to return there with her. She explained that her father was a Sage Realm expert and that Chaos was only one of many Primal Chaos worlds, leaving Han Xuanji with new information about the wider realms beyond it.

• Su Ming and Jiang Hao discussed Soul Ancestor's visit, with Su Ming suggesting she was offering Han Xuanji goodwill to protect herself.
• Soul Ancestor arrived at the Mystic Heaven Dao Palace and met Han Xuanji, probing him about his origins before asking about the world beyond Chaos.
• Han Xuanji told Soul Ancestor that he knew Chaos was only a small part of the boundless Primordial Sea.
• Soul Ancestor revealed that she came from the Eternal Continent, also called the Other Shore, and that her father was a Sage Realm expert.
• Soul Ancestor invited Han Xuanji to return to the Eternal Continent with her and explained that Primal Chaos worlds were born on the Tree of Eternity.

Soul Ancestor explained why Chaos Will prevented beings from transcending and described the Eternal Continent’s cultivation realms and factions. Han Xuanji learned that the continent offered a path toward greater power, though even his talent might not make him exceptional there.

• Soul Ancestor told Han Xuanji that she had fled Spirits of Hongmeng in the Primordial Sea and accidentally entered this Chaos universe.
• Soul Ancestor explained that Chaos Will restricted transcendence to protect the primordial Chaos from attracting powerful invaders.
• Han Xuanji asked Soul Ancestor about the Eternal Continent, and she outlined the Eternal True Realm, the Eternal Saint Realm, and the legendary realm beyond them.
• Soul Ancestor revealed that her father was a Sage Realm ruler and patriarch of the Soul Household, while she herself had reached the Dao Master Realm.
• Soul Ancestor praised Han Xuanji’s talent and hoped he would accompany her to the Eternal Continent, while Han Xuanji considered how many powerful figures awaited him there.

Han Xuanji considered Soul Ancestor’s offer to take him to the Eternal Continent aboard the Thousand Spirits and stay with her lineage. He agreed to travel with her on the condition that she teach him about the Eternal Continent and provide an Eternal Realm cultivation method.

• Soul Ancestor explained that she had recovered the Thousand Spirits, a warship close to the True Lord level, and could use it to find a route to the Eternal Continent.
• Soul Ancestor offered Han Xuanji passage across the Primordial Sea and asked him to help pilot the Thousand Spirits and visit her lineage upon arrival.
• Soul Ancestor described the Soul Household’s standing and offered him a temporary place there, while promising he could leave whenever he wished.
• Han Xuanji agreed to her conditions and requested information about the Eternal Continent and an Eternal Realm cultivation method.
• Soul Ancestor gave Han Xuanji the Sacred Flame Dao Canon, a detailed cultivation method covering the path from the Chaos Realm through the Eternal Realm.

Han Xuanji studied the Sacred Flame Dao Canon and learned how the Eternal Continent’s cultivation realms and breakthroughs worked. He realized his treasures could substitute for Qi of Eternity, learned more about the Soul Household’s home, and discovered that his system would upgrade after he reached the Eternal Dao Master Realm and entered the Eternal Continent.

• Han Xuanji compared his Hunyuan Wuji Perfection cultivation with the Eternal Continent’s Chaos Sovereign Realm and concluded that his mastery already matched its standard.
• Han Xuanji learned that reaching the Eternal Dao Master Realm required enough Qi of Eternity and mastery of an Eternal Dao Principle, then recognized that his Water of Eternity and origins could serve as superior substitutes.
• The Soul Ancestor told Han Xuanji about the Eternal Continent’s dangerous domains and the Soul Household’s holdings in the Sacred Radiance Domain.
• Han Xuanji tried to simulate the Soul Ancestor, but the system warned that its current functions could not simulate events beyond Chaos or on the Eternal Continent.
• Han Xuanji learned that the system could be upgraded once he reached the Eternal Dao Master Realm and entered the Eternal Continent.

Han Xuanji simulated the Soul Ancestor’s future, learned that transcendence succeeded, and received the Great Thousand Soul Book and a repaired Thousand Spirits warship. After Hun Qianling left, he studied the book and discovered it contained soul-based Eternal Divine Abilities, including one he could use immediately.

• Han Xuanji used eight hundred simulation chances to simulate the Soul Ancestor with his own cultivation and talent reflected in the future.
• The simulation showed Hun Qianling repairing the Thousand Spirits, meeting Han Xuanji, and successfully escaping the Chaos constraints with him.
• Han Xuanji received the Great Thousand Soul Book and a repaired Thousand Spirits warship as simulation rewards.
• Hun Qianling revealed her real name, said she would notify Han Xuanji when the Thousand Spirits was repaired, and departed the Mystic Heaven Hall.
• Han Xuanji studied the Great Thousand Soul Book, found it lacked a method for breaking through to the Sage Realm, and discovered several Soul Household soul abilities, including one he could use immediately.

Han Xuanji studied the Eternal Soul Sword and weighed his plans to leave Chaos with Hun Qianling for the Eternal Continent. He resolved to use Chaos Fate Origin to seek the Eternal Dao Principle and strengthen himself before their departure.

• Han Xuanji studied the Eternal Soul Sword and learned that its accompanying soul-tempering method could only be cultivated outside Chaos.
• Han Xuanji considered leaving the Thousand Spirits to his disciples and decided that traveling with Hun Qianling to the Eternal Continent was safer than venturing into the Primordial Sea alone.
• Han Xuanji concluded that he needed to reach the Eternal Dao Master Realm within three thousand years and planned to ask Soul Ancestor to wait if he needed more time.
• Han Xuanji wondered how to comprehend the Eternal Dao Principle inside Chaos and chose to study Chaos Fate Origin before considering whether to use the Water of Eternity.