Chapter Summaries

Hun Zangfeng rejected Hun Qianchen’s proposal to kill Han Xuanji, urging him to wait until the attention faded. After several dozen days of exchanging insights with Xiao Yan, Han Xuanji prepared to return to the Soul Household, while Xiao Yan promised to meet him for a duel in a thousand years, worrying Wang Chong.

• Ling Feng agreed to apologize to Han Xuanji after Hun Zangfeng told him to submit and avoid giving others grounds to act against him.
• Hun Qianchen proposed secretly killing Han Xuanji, but Hun Zangfeng warned that the whole city was watching him and advised waiting for a safer opportunity.
• Hun Zangfeng and Hun Qianchen decided to let Hun Qianxue focus on Ling Feng, whom they were willing to sacrifice to protect themselves.
• After several dozen days of discussing the Dao, Han Xuanji and Xiao Yan grew to appreciate each other while concealing their true origins.
• Han Xuanji said he would return to the Soul Household, and Xiao Yan proposed a fair duel at the Principle Conference in Thousand Souls City a thousand years later.
• Wang Chong frowned at Xiao Yan’s thousand-year promise because they had planned to leave Thousand Souls City within a few decades.

Xiao Yan stood by his decision to wait for Han Xuanji despite Wang Chong's warnings, while Han Xuanji left the Five Elements Altar and was welcomed by the Five Elements Pavilion's leaders. The chapter ended with True God Chitian inviting Han Xuanji to stay as a True Disciple and offering to teach him personally.

• Xiao Yan told Wang Chong he would deal with any Sacred Dynasty orders when they came and decided to pursue a breakthrough to the Eternal True Lord Realm.
• Han Xuanji descended the Heavenly Stairway, prompting Five Elements Pavilion disciples to summon their elders and Pavilion Master.
• Han Xuanji told True God Chitian and the elders that he had gained insight from the altar but had not comprehended its entire inheritance.
• Han Xuanji swore not to reveal the Five Elements Pavilion's inheritance to anyone else.
• True God Chitian invited Han Xuanji to stay at the Five Elements Pavilion as a True Disciple and offered to teach him personally.

True God Chitian offered Han Xuanji guidance, access to the Five Elements Pavilion’s resources, and the possibility of becoming Pavilion Master, but Han Xuanji refused because he already had a master. Returning to the Soul Household, he found Hun Hao waiting with a crowd and publicly apologizing for his past insults.

• True God Chitian offered to guide Han Xuanji and eventually take him as his disciple, possibly passing the Pavilion Master position to him.
• Han Xuanji declined the offer, explaining that he already had a master, and True God Chitian accepted his refusal.
• Fang Xuanhe encouraged Han Xuanji to reconsider, but Han Xuanji said his ambitions lay elsewhere and prepared to return to the Soul Household.
• Han Xuanji found a crowd outside the Five Elements Pavilion and learned from Wang Ping that it had gathered because of a wager between Wang Lin and Hun Hao.
• Hun Hao bowed deeply before Han Xuanji and apologized publicly for his previous words and actions.

Han Xuanji forgave Hun Hao and returned to the Soul Household after meeting Wang Ping, who had begun training in artifact refining. Back in his cave abode, Han Xuanji answered messages and spoke with Hun Qianling, who questioned why he had left the Five Elements Altar so soon.

• Han Xuanji forgave Hun Hao and urged him to focus on cultivation, and Hun Hao vowed never to speak or act against him again.
• Wang Ping told Han Xuanji that his father had let him study artifact refining and that his teacher praised his talent; Han Xuanji encouraged him to believe in himself.
• Wang Lin quietly left, and Han Xuanji took his leave of Wang Ping before returning to the Soul Household with Hun Hao and other disciples.
• Han Xuanji returned to his cave abode, read and answered messages from people he knew, and ignored congratulations from recent acquaintances.
• Hun Qianling contacted Han Xuanji through a projection and asked why he had left the Five Elements Altar so soon; he said he had comprehended most of its inheritance.

Han Xuanji urged Hun Qianling not to let the Soul Household’s dispute over his critics escalate, then returned to cultivating in seclusion. He fused the Five Elements Source and Flow trait, which made the five elements circulate within him automatically and strengthened his affinity for their Dao Principle.

• Hun Qianling told Han Xuanji that Hun Qianxue intended to improve his treatment and punish those who had impeached him, especially Ling Feng.
• Han Xuanji advised Hun Qianling to avoid a sweeping purge, though he agreed that Ling Feng should be taught a lesson.
• Hun Qianling promised to pass Han Xuanji’s advice to her eldest brother and arrange more cultivation resources for him.
• After Hun Qianling’s image disappeared, Han Xuanji returned his attention to cultivating the Five Elements Dao Principle in seclusion.
• Han Xuanji claimed and fused the Five Elements Source and Flow trait, causing five-elements spiritual power to circulate through his body on its own.
• Han Xuanji realized the trait improved his understanding and affinity for the Five Elements Dao Principle while allowing him to cultivate continuously.

Han Xuanji used the Five Elements Source and Flow entry and the Five Elements Great Dao Secret Canon to condense the Five Elements Dao Principle and accelerate his cultivation. After a year in seclusion, he reached the sixth level of Eternal Dao Master and continued preparing to break through to Eternal True Lord.

• Han Xuanji studied the Five Elements Great Dao Secret Canon and mastered its Eternal Dao Master stage content over half a month.
• Han Xuanji used a Five Elements Origin Crystal Core and the five-elements-unification method to successfully condense the Five Elements Dao Principle.
• Han Xuanji remained in seclusion, cultivating with the Five Elements Origin Crystal Core and studying the Five Elements Heaven Escape Technique and Five Elements Great Grappling Hand.
• After a year, Han Xuanji advanced to the sixth level of Eternal Dao Master.

After emerging from a year of seclusion, Han Xuanji learned how the Soul Household had grown in prestige and agreed to attend a Lineage council meeting. At the meeting, Hun Qianxue began announcing enhanced benefits and rewards for Han Xuanji, while Ling Feng’s promised apology and a surprise remained ahead.

• Han Xuanji read messages from Hun Qianxue and Hun Qianling, learned of the Soul Household’s growing influence, and agreed to attend the Lineage meeting.
• Hun Qianling visited Han Xuanji and told him that Ling Feng would formally apologize at the meeting and that Hun Qianxue had prepared a grand gift.
• Three days later, Han Xuanji arrived at the council hall and took the seat second only to the household head.
• Hun Qianxue praised Han Xuanji for reaching the top of the Five Elements Heavenly Stairway and announced doubled annual contribution points, one million additional points, and a choice of treasure from the treasury.

Hun Qianxue awarded Han Xuanji a million contribution points and the right to choose a treasure from the vault for reaching the top of the Five Elements Heavenly Stairway. Ling Feng apologized publicly and gave Han Xuanji two hundred thousand contribution points, and the chapter ended with Hun Qianxue praising Han Xuanji and acknowledging that he had underestimated him.

• Hun Qianxue silenced elders who objected to Han Xuanji's reward and confirmed the million contribution points and vault treasure.
• Hun Qianxue called on Ling Feng to apologize, and Ling Feng bowed to Han Xuanji and offered him two hundred thousand contribution points.
• Han Xuanji accepted Ling Feng's apology and contribution points, while Hun Qianling joked that he should treat her to a meal.
• Hun Qianxue praised Han Xuanji and asked whether he blamed him for not helping more; Han Xuanji said he did not.

Hun Qianxue asked Han Xuanji whether he would consider marrying Hun Qianling, and Han Xuanji said he would focus on cultivation for now. Hun Qianxue then took him to the Soul Household treasury so he could choose a treasure, where Han Xuanji anticipated a chance to sign in.

• Hun Qianxue asked Han Xuanji about marriage and suggested Hun Qianling as a match.
• Han Xuanji praised Hun Qianling but said he wanted to focus on cultivation before considering matters of the heart.
• Hun Qianxue accepted Han Xuanji's answer and offered him a choice of treasure from the treasury.
• Han Xuanji asked to inspect the treasury himself, and Hun Qianxue agreed to take him there.
• Hun Qianxue led Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling into the underground treasury and showed them its many treasures, including ninth-tier Eternal Dao Artifacts.

Han Xuanji used the Soul Household Treasury’s ten-star sign-in location to claim rewards while pretending to browse its treasures. After receiving weapons and a fortune in Eternal Crystal Stones, he was surprised when another sign-in yielded a bottle of Water of Eternity.

• Han Xuanji learned that the Soul Household Treasury held no Sage-level treasures and discovered he could sign in there fifty times for fifteen points each.
• Han Xuanji spent his accumulated points to sign in fifty times while Hun Qianxue and Hun Qianling waited nearby.
• The first ten sign-ins gave Han Xuanji ten ninth-grade Eternal Dao Artifacts, though he considered them less useful than his stronger weapons.
• The next ten sign-ins yielded Eternal Crystal Stones, bringing his total to nearly five hundred thousand high-grade stones.
• Han Xuanji paused when a sign-in notification announced that he had obtained a bottle of Water of Eternity.

Han Xuanji collected the rewards from fifty sign-ins at the Soul Household treasury and chose a Dark Night Cloak, which he gave to Hun Qianling as thanks. He returned to the Purple Soul Grotto-Heaven to examine his remaining treasures and prepare for seclusion.

• Han Xuanji received a bottle of Water of Eternity and a large haul of treasures from his fifty sign-ins at the Soul Household treasury.
• Han Xuanji chose the sixth-tier Dark Night Cloak from the treasury instead of a more valuable artifact, and Hun Qianxue gave it to him.
• After leaving the treasury, Han Xuanji gave the cloak to Hun Qianling to thank her for helping him, and she accepted it.
• Han Xuanji told Hun Qianling he was returning to seclusion and went back to the Purple Soul Grotto-Heaven.
• Han Xuanji examined his sign-in rewards in his cave abode, where his attention settled on a treasure radiating black and white light.

Han Xuanji studied the Yin-Yang Dao Principle in seclusion while Hun Zangfeng and Hun Qianchen secured the Heavenly Martial Sect's help in their plans for the Soul Household. The alliance left Wu Tianqiong wary, and Han Xuanji remained unaware of the political maneuvering as he continued his cultivation.

• Han Xuanji exchanged contribution points for “Introduction to the Great Dao of Yin and Yang” and began studying it alongside the Yin-Yang Precious Jade.
• Visitors flocked to the Purple Soul Grotto-Heaven after news spread of Han Xuanji's achievement, but its guards turned them away while he remained in seclusion.
• Hun Zangfeng and Hun Qianchen met with Wu Tianqiong and agreed to support his bid for Thousand Souls City in exchange for the Heavenly Martial Sect's help in securing Hun Qianchen's claim to household head.
• Wu Tianqiong returned to the declining Heavenly Martial Sect and told an elder that they had reached an agreement with the Soul Household.
• Wu Tianqiong privately recognized that Hun Zangfeng regarded him as a disposable pawn, but he felt the sect had no other way to survive.
• Han Xuanji continued studying the Yin-Yang Dao, believing he needed to master its principle before safely cultivating other Great Daos.

Han Xuanji spent thirty years comprehending the Yin-Yang Dao Principle and successfully advanced to the seventh level of the Eternal Dao Master stage. He recognized that his progress was only a beginning and that the path to greater power remained long.

• Han Xuanji focused on understanding the Yin-Yang Dao Principle instead of immediately condensing it, building on his earlier comprehension in the Primal Chaos.
• A sudden insight helped Han Xuanji connect his knowledge of yin and yang with the Eternal Continent’s fundamental principles.
• Han Xuanji guided Yin Qi and Yang Qi into balance within his Dao fruit and completed the Yin-Yang Dao Principle.
• The resonance of his seven Dao Principles helped Han Xuanji absorb Eternal Spiritual Qi and reach the seventh level of the Eternal Dao Master stage.
• Han Xuanji reflected on the limits of his new strength and the long road ahead, knowing that anyone below Sage level remained vulnerable.

After emerging from thirty years of seclusion at the fourth layer of Eternal Dao Master, Han Xuanji asked Hun Qianling to help him visit Life and Death Ravine to cultivate the Dao of Life and Death. He met her at Shallow Dream Pavilion, where a check-in prompt appeared as he entered.

• Han Xuanji reviewed the messages he had received during seclusion and asked Hun Qianling about the requirements for entering Life and Death Ravine.
• Hun Qianling recognized that Han Xuanji had broken through to the fourth layer of Eternal Dao Master and invited him to Shallow Dream Pavilion to celebrate.
• Han Xuanji accepted Hun Qianling's invitation and went to Shallow Dream Pavilion that evening.
• An attendant led Han Xuanji through the pavilion to the first floor of the main building, where Hun Qianling was waiting.
• The system detected Shallow Dream Pavilion as a ten-star check-in location and asked Han Xuanji whether he wanted to check in.

Han Xuanji checked in at the Shallow Dream Pavilion and received rewards that could strengthen his state of mind, along with insights and currency. As he dined there with Hun Qianling, a zither began to play.

• Han Xuanji met Hun Qianling at the Shallow Dream Pavilion, where she welcomed him and offered to pay for the meal.
• Han Xuanji completed thirty check-ins and obtained the Heart Free of Obstructions trait, the Great Dream Heart-Tempering Method, insights into cooking and music, and large amounts of currency.
• Han Xuanji considered how the mind-tempering rewards could improve his Dao Heart and decided to study the method later.
• Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling ordered the pavilion’s signature dishes and enjoyed their benefits to cultivation.
• A melodious zither sound rang out as Han Xuanji and Hun Qianling ate.

Han Xuanji accepted Baili Qianchi’s challenge to test their mental wills through music at the Shallow Dream Pavilion. As Baili went to hire a musician, Han Xuanji prepared to claim his sign-in reward.

• Han Xuanji listened to a musician’s performance while Hun Qianling explained the Shallow Dream Pavilion’s origins and its music’s effects.
• Baili Qianchi arrived and challenged Han Xuanji, revealing through the system that Wu Congshan had sent him.
• Baili proposed a contest to see whose mental will could endure a mind-tempering piece of music longer.
• Han Xuanji accepted and wagered one hundred thousand Eternity Black Gold Coins, asking Baili to reveal who sent him if he lost.
• Hun Qianling worried about Han Xuanji, who reassured her before Baili went to hire a musician and he claimed his sign-in reward.

Han Xuanji claimed a reward and underwent a trial that raised his mental will to the Eternal True God realm. As Baili Qianchi arranged a qin music contest with Qin Xin, Han Xuanji calmly agreed, leaving the contest about to begin.

• Han Xuanji watched possible versions of his life and accepted his desires and fears without being ruled by them.
• Han Xuanji broke through the barrier to the Eternal True God realm of the mind.
• Baili Qianchi brought Qin Xin, the Shallow Dream Pavilion's chief musician, to perform in a contest against Han Xuanji.
• Han Xuanji agreed to the contest, while Baili Qianchi expected him to fail and Qin Xin considered warning him.

Qin Xin began a heart-tempering contest between Han Xuanji and Baili Qianchi after warning them of the risks and making them swear not to blame her or the Shallow Dream Pavilion. As she intensified the music, both men remained composed, and the chapter ended with her playing the powerful “Surging Waves” movement.

• Qin Xin warned Han Xuanji and Baili Qianchi that her heart-tempering music could cause harm and that the Shallow Dream Pavilion would accept no responsibility.
• Baili Qianchi offered a Great Dao Oath Talisman, and he and Han Xuanji swore to accept the contest's outcome without blaming Qin Xin or the pavilion.
• Qin Xin began playing “Sound Untainted by Dust,” while Han Xuanji and Baili Qianchi sat through the gentle music without showing strain.
• Han Xuanji asked Qin Xin to increase the difficulty, and Baili Qianchi agreed while mocking him.
• Qin Xin shifted to “Surging Waves” from the “Nine Heart-Tempering Movements,” stirring the listeners’ buried emotions and making the watching guests retreat.

Han Xuanji challenged Qin Xin to play a stronger piece after he appeared unaffected by her music. Qin Xin played “Terrifying Waves,” leaving Baili Qianchi trapped in a vision of the Primordial Sea while Han Xuanji secretly endured the music with ease.

• Han Xuanji told Qin Xin that her first piece had not pressured him or Baili Qianchi, prompting Qin Xin to test his limits.
• Qin Xin played “Terrifying Waves” at full strength, and the music overwhelmed the guests and trapped Baili Qianchi in an illusion.
• Han Xuanji weathered the mental assault with ease, pretending to struggle so the onlookers would not see through him.
• Baili Qianchi found himself alone in a tiny boat amid towering waves, and one wave capsized it into the icy sea.

Qin Xin’s Terrifying Waves Melody shattered Baili Qianchi’s Dao heart, while Han Xuanji endured it without losing his composure. Qin Xin declared Han Xuanji the winner and praised his steadfast Dao heart, leaving the gathered cultivators impressed by the Soul Household’s promising talent.

• Baili Qianchi lost himself in the illusion of raging waves and collapsed into incoherent panic under Qin Xin’s zither music.
• The crowd saw that Han Xuanji remained seated and composed despite being affected by the melody.
• Baili Qianchi fell to his knees, revealed that Wu Congshan had sent him to defeat Han Xuanji, and begged Qin Xin to stop.
• Qin Xin stopped playing, declared Han Xuanji the winner, and the crowd praised his resilience and potential.
• Qin Xin bowed to Han Xuanji and said she admired his steadfast Dao heart.