Chapter Summaries

Han Xuanji broke through to the Eternal Dao Master Third Layer aboard True God Black Rock’s ship, where Black Rock offered him a place in the Black Rock Fleet. Before Han Xuanji could decline, Black Rock said he had news for him.

• Han Xuanji used the Eternal Formation, Eternal Crystal Stones, and Chaos Azure Lotus to break through to the Eternal Dao Master Third Layer.
• Hun Qianling visited Han Xuanji, congratulated him on his progress, and told him they would reach the Eternal Continent in a few days.
• Hun Qianling relayed that True God Black Rock wanted to meet Han Xuanji, who went to the captain’s lounge.
• True God Black Rock invited Han Xuanji to join the Black Rock Fleet and promised guidance and access to better resources.
• Han Xuanji prepared to decline, but True God Black Rock told him to hear some news before deciding.

Han Xuanji declined True God Black Rock’s offer to join the Black Rock Fleet and learned that the Soul Household was in decline but still had Sacred Court support. After arriving at the Eternal Continent with Hun Qianling, he received notice that his system was upgrading.

• True God Black Rock told Han Xuanji that the Soul Household was in trouble and tested whether he would still return to it.
• Han Xuanji refused to abandon the Soul Household, earning True God Black Rock’s approval and an offer of future help.
• True God Black Rock asked Hui Feng to arrange safe passage for Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling when the warship reached the Eternal Continent.
• Han Xuanji hid the news about the Soul Household from Hun Qianling as they prepared to disembark.
• The warship reached the Eternal Continent, and Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling disembarked at a border port.
• Han Xuanji’s system announced that it was adapting to the Eternal Continent and upgrading.

Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling prepared to return to the Soul Household, and Hui Feng arranged their journey through Tianxuan Myriad Realms City. After Hui Feng gave Han Xuanji a valuable communication device, the pair teleported to Nine Mysteries City.

• Hun Qianling explained that Tianxuan Myriad Realms City could connect them to Nine Mysteries City, near their destination of Thousand Souls City.
• Hui Feng escorted Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling through the Eternal Chamber of Commerce's internal passage to a private teleportation array.
• Hui Feng gave Han Xuanji a communication device so he could contact Hui Feng and True God Black Rock if he encountered trouble.
• Han Xuanji told Hui Feng he might join the Black Rock Fleet in the future, lifting Hui Feng's disappointment.
• Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling activated the array and disappeared in a flash of white light.

Hun Qianling and Han Xuanji reached Nine Mysteries City and discovered that the Soul Household’s outposts were deserted. Uncle Lin told them that Hun Qianling’s father, the Sage, had vanished during an expedition and was presumed dead, leaving the Soul Household weakened and beset by internal and external troubles.

• Hun Qianling explained that Nine Mysteries City was in the Soul Household’s territory and planned to travel with Han Xuanji to Thousand Souls City.
• Hun Qianling and Han Xuanji found the Soul Household’s outposts abandoned, closed, or taken over.
• At a crystal shop, Uncle Lin recognized Hun Qianling and told her that her father and a Sacred Court expedition had disappeared in the Desolate Domain a thousand years earlier.
• Uncle Lin explained that the Sage’s disappearance sparked a violent succession struggle until the eldest young master became household head and restored a fragile order.
• Hun Qianling learned that the Soul Household had lost much of its strength and was facing threats from within and without.

Han Xuanji reassured Hun Qianling that he would still join the troubled Soul Household, while asking her to keep his talent secret. As they traveled toward Thousand Souls City, Hun Qianxue learned that Qianling was returning with a man.

• Uncle Lin comforted Hun Qianling, then gave her and Han Xuanji a place to rest.
• Han Xuanji promised to stay with the Soul Household and asked Hun Qianling to conceal his talent; she agreed to follow his lead.
• Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling bought cultivation supplies, bade Uncle Lin farewell, and boarded the Thousand Spirits for Thousand Souls City.
• During the journey, Han Xuanji cultivated with Eternal Spirit Liquid and observed the dangerous beasts of the Eternal Continent as the ship traveled without incident.
• A messenger told Hun Qianxue that Qianling was returning from Nine Mysteries City aboard the Thousand Spirits with a man accompanying her.

Hun Qianxue learned that Hun Qianling had returned safely, while Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling arrived at Thousand Souls City. As they entered the city, Han Xuanji learned about its protective formation, busy transport routes, and battle secret treasures.

• Hun Qianxue received word that Hun Qianling had returned safely with a fellow cultivator and asked for her to meet him.
• After ten days of travel, Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling reached Thousand Souls City.
• Hun Qianling explained that a powerful formation protected the city and could help it withstand an Eternal Sage-level powerhouse.
• Han Xuanji observed the city's crowded flying boat lanes and pedestrian roads, then learned that its dragon-shaped mechs could let cultivators wield power beyond their own cultivation.

Hun Qianling brought Han Xuanji back to the Soul Household in Thousand Souls City, where her aunt welcomed them and teased her about bringing home a man. They reached Thousand Souls Hall, where Household head Hun Qianxue had been waiting for his younger sister's return.

• Han Xuanji learned that the Soul Household had a Sage-level combat secret treasure that no one had yet been able to control.
• Hun Qianling and Han Xuanji passed inspection at Thousand Souls City and walked to the Soul Household, where Han Xuanji observed the city's experts.
• Hun Yulong hurried to greet Hun Qianling, welcomed Han Xuanji as a guest, and escorted them toward Thousand Souls Hall.
• Han Xuanji followed Hun Qianling and Hun Yulong into Thousand Souls Hall, where Hun Qianxue sat waiting while pretending to focus on Lineage affairs.
• Hun Yulong announced their arrival to Hun Qianxue.

Hun Qianling returned to the Soul Household and reunited with her brother Hun Qianxue, bringing Han Xuanji as a talented recruit. Hun Qianxue welcomed Han and granted him S-rank treatment, then ordered an investigation into his background.

• Hun Qianling reunited with Hun Qianxue and explained that trouble and a damaged communication device had kept her away.
• Hun Qianling introduced Han Xuanji as her friend and a recruit for the Soul Household’s Lineage.
• Hun Qianling told Hun Qianxue that Han Xuanji was a genius of the Dao of Principle, prompting Hun Qianxue and the others to take notice.
• Hun Qianxue invited Han Xuanji to stay and promised him cultivation resources, and Han agreed to help where he could.
• Hun Qianxue ordered Hun Youtian to investigate Han Xuanji’s origins while Hun Yulong arranged a quiet cave abode for him.

Han Xuanji received the Soul Household’s benefits for confirming his S-rank talent and was shown to the Purple Soul Grotto-Heaven. He entered his new residence and set rules for its steward before exploring the cultivation grounds.

• Hun Yulong gave Han Xuanji a token proving his S-rank status and explained his annual resources, access to a third-tier Eternal Dao Artifact, Dao Pavilion, and other benefits.
• Han Xuanji thanked the Soul Household and promised to help it when needed.
• Hun Qianling taught Han Xuanji how to use and refine the token, then led him to the Purple Soul Grotto-Heaven and told him she would protect his cultivation time.
• Han Xuanji told steward Zhao Boyong that no one could enter his core cave abode without permission.
• Han Xuanji activated the grotto’s restrictions and found the cultivation secret realm more luxurious and rich in Qi of Eternity than he had expected.

Han Xuanji settled into the luxurious cave abode the Soul Household had assigned him and began cultivating, though he wondered why he had received such favorable treatment. Meanwhile, Hun Zangfeng and Hun Qianchen plotted to use Han Xuanji’s appointment to undermine Hun Qianxue.

• Han Xuanji explored his advanced cave abode and learned it had once belonged to an Eternal True God.
• Han Xuanji decided to cultivate quietly while waiting for his system to finish upgrading.
• Hun Zangfeng discussed finding a weakness in Hun Qianxue and considered Hun Qianling a possible target.
• Hun Qianchen complained that Hun Qianxue had granted S-rank treatment to Han Xuanji without consulting him.
• Hun Qianchen’s supporters suggested portraying the appointment as favoritism, and Hun Qianchen imagined using the controversy to build his standing.

Hun Zangfeng advised Hun Qianchen to test Han Xuanji’s loyalty and abilities before deciding how to undermine Hun Qianxue. Days later, Han Xuanji attended a Soul Household banquet celebrating Hun Qianling’s return and introducing him as an S-rank talent, while his system concealed his true strength.

• Hun Zangfeng warned Hun Qianchen not to act rashly and proposed sending Han Xuanji a generous offer to probe him.
• Hun Zangfeng outlined plans to exploit Han Xuanji’s response or any weakness to damage Hun Qianxue’s authority and advance Hun Qianchen.
• Hun Qianchen accepted Hun Zangfeng’s counsel, while Hun Zangfeng privately vowed to reclaim what Hun Wanli had taken from him.
• Han Xuanji spent the following days cultivating and relied on his system to hide his true talent and cultivation from anyone below the Eternal Sage Realm.
• Han Xuanji arrived at Hun Qianxue’s banquet beside Hun Qianling, where the Soul Household’s members regarded him as a valued S-rank talent.

Han Xuanji attended a banquet at the Soul Household with Hun Qianling, keeping his identity quiet as he befriended Wang Ping. Hun Qianxue announced Hun Qianling’s new duties and began revealing that the household had taken in an S-rank prodigy, leaving the guests searching the hall for him.

• Hun Qianling deflected questions about Han Xuanji while he withdrew to a corner and sampled the banquet’s food and wine.
• Wang Ping approached Han Xuanji, introduced himself, and shared drinks and complaints about being overlooked by his family.
• Hun Qianxue arrived, and Wang Ping urged Han Xuanji to behave respectfully before the household head.
• Hun Qianxue celebrated Hun Qianling’s safe return and appointed her to serve under Elder Yulong, managing the Lineage’s businesses in Thousand Souls City.
• Hun Qianxue announced that an outside Dao of Principle genius had become an honored guest with S-rank treatment, prompting the guests to search for the prodigy.

Han Xuanji was revealed as the Soul Household’s S-rank prodigy at a banquet, drawing disbelief and jealousy from the guests. After Hun Qianxue defended his talent without explaining it, Ling Feng resolved to test Han Xuanji’s abilities.

• Wang Ping realized that Han Xuanji, whom he had mistaken for an ordinary young scion, was the S-rank prodigy announced by Hun Qianxue.
• Han Xuanji joined Hun Qianxue and Hun Qianling while the guests scrutinized his seemingly modest cultivation and questioned his status.
• Ling Feng, another S-rank talent, resented the special attention Han Xuanji received and decided to test whether he deserved it.
• Hun Xuanji remained unconcerned by the guests’ doubts, while Hun Qianxue said his talent was more than it appeared and left the banquet.
• The banquet resumed, and Ling Feng continued watching Han Xuanji closely.

At a banquet honoring Han Xuanji’s S-Rank Talent, Hun Hao challenged him, but Wang Ping stepped in to defend him. Ling Feng then approached Han Xuanji and demanded to test his skill as a fellow S-Rank genius.

• After Hun Qianxue left, guests toasted Han Xuanji and offered him gifts, while some young cultivators resented his sudden rise.
• Hun Hao approached Han Xuanji and asked for a lesson, hoping to expose him as unworthy of his S-Rank title.
• Han Xuanji declined with a curt “No time,” prompting Hun Hao to publicly insult him.
• Wang Ping defended Han Xuanji and rebuked Hun Hao for disrespecting an honored guest.
• Ling Feng acknowledged Hun Hao’s rudeness, then challenged Han Xuanji to prove his skill as a fellow S-Rank genius.

Ling Feng challenged Han Xuanji’s S-rank status, but Hun Qianling intervened and stopped him from forcing a duel. As gossipers questioned Han Xuanji’s merit, Wang Ping defended him, and Han Xuanji considered giving Wang Ping some guidance.

• Han Xuanji used his investigative ability and learned that Ling Feng had been sent by Hun Qianchen’s faction to undermine him.
• Hun Qianling came to Han Xuanji’s side and told Ling Feng to take his objections to the household head instead of provoking Han Xuanji.
• Ling Feng backed down when Hun Qianling rebuked him, and the crowd stopped openly challenging Han Xuanji.
• Several guests whispered that Han Xuanji relied on connections, so Wang Ping stood up and defended his friend.
• Han Xuanji was surprised by Wang Ping’s loyalty and thought that he could offer Wang Ping a few pointers.

At the banquet, Han Xuanji befriended and encouraged Wang Ping, helping him recognize his aptitude for combat secret treasures and artifact refinement. Han Xuanji later left for the Purple Soul Grotto-Heaven, while Ling Feng and Hun Qianchen's informants took note of his departure.

• Hun Qianling defended Han Xuanji from Ling Feng, then reassured Han Xuanji and affirmed his standing as an S-Rank Heaven's Chosen.
• Han Xuanji noticed Wang Ping sitting alone and went to speak with him, easing his embarrassment about his mediocre cultivation and low standing in the Wang Household.
• Han Xuanji drew out Wang Ping's interest in collecting combat secret treasures and studying artifact refinement, then encouraged him to pursue those talents.
• Wang Ping grew hopeful and thanked Han Xuanji for understanding him, while a Wang Household expert approved of their friendship.
• Han Xuanji left the banquet and returned to the Purple Soul Grotto-Heaven, drawing the attention of Ling Feng and Hun Qianchen's informants.

Han Xuanji used his S-Rank Talent allowance to obtain a Lesser Reincarnation Stone and secluded himself to cultivate the Reincarnation Dao Principle. After ten years, he absorbed the stone’s power and reached the peak of the Eternal Dao Master Third Layer, ready to condense the Principle.

• Han Xuanji sent Hun Qianling his observations about people using his status as an excuse to challenge Hun Qianxue, and she said she would discuss it with Hun Qianxue.
• Han Xuanji exchanged his allowance for cultivation resources and received a Lesser Reincarnation Stone from the Life and Death Domain.
• Han Xuanji sealed his cave abode and began ten years of secluded cultivation with the stone.
• Han Xuanji absorbed the Lesser Reincarnation Stone’s power, bringing his cultivation to the peak of the Eternal Dao Master Third Layer.
• Han Xuanji checked Hun Qianling’s messages, learned that accusations against him had been suppressed, and prepared to condense the Reincarnation Dao Principle.

Ling Feng agreed to challenge Han Xuanji’s S-Rank Talent status at a lineage council meeting after Hun Zangfeng covertly encouraged him. Meanwhile, Han Xuanji completed the Reincarnation Dao Principle and worried about the cost of further cultivation before a Soul Household meeting began with Hun Qianxue presiding.

• Ling Feng asked Hun Zangfeng to help expose Han Xuanji as undeserving of his S-Rank Talent title, and Hun Zangfeng secretly decided to use him to probe Han Xuanji and stir trouble for Hun Qianxue.
• Hun Zangfeng advised Ling Feng to raise the issue at the next lineage council meeting, and Ling Feng agreed.
• After a year of effort, Han Xuanji condensed the Reincarnation Dao Principle and realized his remaining allowance would make cultivating another Dao principle difficult.
• Han Xuanji reviewed invitations sent during his seclusion and ignored them to avoid entangling himself with other factions.
• The Soul Household convened an internal meeting, with Hun Qianxue seated in the place of honor.

Ling Feng and Hun Qianchen’s faction challenged Han Xuanji’s S-Rank Talent title at a Soul Household meeting, leaving Hun Qianxue to decide the matter. Meanwhile, Han Xuanji learned that his system upgrade had succeeded and began checking how its functions had changed.

• Ling Feng asked Hun Qianxue to revoke Han Xuanji’s S-Rank title, arguing that the outsider had not earned it.
• An elder allied with Hun Qianchen supported Ling Feng, and other elders from that faction joined the challenge.
• Neutral elders who had accepted Hun Zangfeng and Hun Qianchen’s support offered only qualified remarks and left the decision to Hun Qianxue, angering Hun Qianchen.
• Hun Qianxue remained silent as the meeting waited for his decision, while Hun Xuanji remained unaware that his title was under threat.
• Han Xuanji received notice that the system upgrade had succeeded, restoring its functions with cultivation-based limits on sign-ins and simulations and improved concealment and investigation.
• Han Xuanji asked the system about the upgraded sign-in and simulation functions and learned they differed from before.

Han Xuanji learned that the system used Eternal Points for check-ins and simulations, then received an order to compete in Thousand Souls City’s Principle Conference a thousand years later. As Ling Feng and Hun Zangfeng plotted to use the contest to undermine him, Han Xuanji had time to prepare for the test of his S-Rank Talent and Hun Qianxue’s standing.

• Han Xuanji discovered he had one Eternal Point and learned that checking in at the ten-star Purple Soul Grotto-Heaven cost ten points, with thirty check-ins available.
• An elder from Hun Qianxue’s faction told Han Xuanji he had to compete in Thousand Souls City’s Principle Conference, where the top ten qualified for the provincial contest.
• Han Xuanji understood that the conference would test his S-Rank Talent and serve as a contest between Hun Qianxue and Hun Qianchen, but noted it would not begin for a thousand years.
• Ling Feng told Hun Zangfeng he expected Han Xuanji to fail at the conference and lose his title.
• Hun Zangfeng secretly decided to use Ling Feng against Han Xuanji and promised him more resources if he exposed Han Xuanji’s shortcomings.