Chapter Summaries

Hun Qianxue punished the conspirators who plotted against the Soul Household and prepared to retaliate against the Heavenly Martial Sect. A year later, Han Xuanji left Purple Soul Grotto-Heaven for Life and Death Ravine.

• Hun Qianxue questioned Hun Zangfeng, Hun Qianchen, and the guest elder, who admitted their roles in the failed plot against him.
• The Blood-Burning Ancestor ordered the three traitors executed under the clan rules, and Hun Qianxue said the Heavenly Martial Sect would pay for its involvement.
• The Soul Household announced that Wu Tianqiong had attacked the Household Head and been killed, then seized the Heavenly Martial Sect's properties in Thousand Souls City.
• Hun Qianxue gave Han Xuanji the Purple Soul Grotto-Heaven as compensation for his help, while Hun Qianling confirmed that Life and Death Ravine was ready.
• After a year of cultivation, Han Xuanji told Hun Qianling he would set out immediately for Life and Death Ravine.

Han Xuanji arrived at the Life and Death Ravine with Hun Qianling, where cultivators thanked him for helping open the secret realm early. After learning more about the ravine’s core inheritance and the Soul Household’s recent actions against the Heavenly Martial Sect, he entered the ravine with Hun Qianling, intending to reach the core area and comprehend the Dao of Life and Death.

• Cultivators gathered outside the Life and Death Ravine thanked Han Xuanji for making its early opening possible.
• Hun Qianling explained that Hun Qianxue had persuaded the elders to open the ravine early and cover the cost from his faction’s private treasury.
• Hun Qianling told Han Xuanji that the Soul Household had seized the Heavenly Martial Sect’s businesses after presenting evidence that Wu Tianqiong had ambushed the household head, and that Wu Congshan had been expelled from the Lineage.
• Hun Qianling led Han Xuanji through the guarded entrance and explained that the core area held the inheritance of an Eternal True God expert skilled in the Dao of Life and Death.
• Han Xuanji entered the ravine with Hun Qianling, aiming to reach the core area, sign in, and advance his cultivation.

Han Xuanji entered Life and Death Ravine and used the Soul Household’s shortcut to reach the core area, despite Hun Qianling’s warning that he should train in the outer area first. He stood before the restriction surrounding the inheritance hall, where the trials awaited him.

• Han Xuanji entered Life and Death Ravine with Hun Qianling and saw the opposing realms of life and death.
• Han Xuanji refused Hun Qianling’s suggestion to explore the outer area and headed straight for the core.
• Other cultivators questioned Han Xuanji’s decision as he and Hun Qianling traveled deeper into the secret realm.
• Outside the realm, Hun Pojun and the clan elders watched Han Xuanji, deciding not to warn him because Qianxue had told them to let him proceed unless his life was at risk.
• Han Xuanji used the Soul Household’s shortcut to reach the core area and found the inheritance hall beyond a dangerous restriction.

Han Xuanji used a hundred system check-ins at the Dao Domain of Life and Death, gaining extensive insights and treasures, including the source sustaining the secret realm. After barely entering the restriction, he decided to return to seclusion, leaving Hun Qianling bewildered.

• Hun Qianling warned Han Xuanji that the restriction had injured or turned back most previous visitors, but Han Xuanji sensed its Dao Resonance of Life and Death.
• Han Xuanji checked in a hundred times at the Dao Domain of Life and Death and received numerous insights, artifacts, techniques, and other rewards.
• Han Xuanji's final reward was the Source of Life and Extinction, the source sustaining the Life and Death Ravine.
• Han Xuanji told Hun Qianling he had already gained a great deal and was returning to seclusion, surprising her.

Han Xuanji left the Soul Household secret realm almost immediately, convinced he had gained enough without entering its core area. Hun Qianling stayed behind to cultivate the Dao of Life and Death, while the elders outside argued over his unexpected departure.

• Han Xuanji told Hun Qianling he had accomplished his purpose and would leave, promising to help her with the Dao of Life and Death later.
• Han Xuanji crushed his Secret Realm Departure Token and left Hun Qianling alone in the secret realm.
• The Soul Household elders were stunned when Han Xuanji appeared at the exit after only half a shichen and said he had gained enough.
• The elders argued over Han Xuanji's early departure and the resources used to open the secret realm, while Hun Pojun suspected Han Xuanji had his reasons.
• Han Xuanji boarded a flying boat and watched the canyon recede.

After leaving the Life and Death Ravine, Han Xuanji cultivated the Canon of Life and Extinction and absorbed thirty insights into the Dao Principle of Life and Death. Using the Source of Life and Extinction, he formed the embryonic shape of a fused Dao Principle, though mastering it remained ahead of him.

• Han Xuanji returned to the Soul Household and decided to cultivate the Canon of Life and Extinction before claiming his other rewards.
• Han Xuanji absorbed the Canon of Life and Extinction’s teachings on the cycle between life and death.
• Han Xuanji absorbed thirty portions of insight and learned to transform the Dao Principles of Life and Death into each other.
• Han Xuanji used the Source of Life and Extinction to strengthen his cultivation and form a balanced, Taiji-like embryonic Dao Principle of Life and Death.

Han Xuanji completed his eighth Eternal Dao Principle by uniting life and death, then advanced to the Eternal Dao Master Eighth Layer. In the Life and Death Ravine secret realm, Li Mubai defended Han Xuanji’s decision to leave, while Wu Daoyuan was eventually forced out by the deathly Qi.

• Several rogue cultivators debated why Han Xuanji had left the secret realm, and Wu Daoyuan criticized him as all reputation and no substance.
• Li Mubai challenged Wu Daoyuan’s assumption that Han Xuanji had fled out of fear and urged the cultivators to focus on finding spirit grass.
• Wu Daoyuan was forced to leave the secret realm after its deathly Qi corroded his body.
• After years of cultivation in Purple Soul Grotto-Heaven, Han Xuanji united life and death and completed his eighth Eternal Dao Principle.
• Han Xuanji absorbed Eternal Crystal Stones, reached the Eternal Dao Master Eighth Layer, and demonstrated the power to annihilate and restore life.

Han Xuanji emerged from seclusion after reaching the eighth level of Eternal Dao Master and planned to seek the Dao of Creation through the Soul Household. Meanwhile, rumors that he had fled the Life and Death Ravine spread through Thousand Souls City, where Zhou Lie watched the talk about his rival unfold.

• Han Xuanji stabilized his cultivation, emerged from seclusion, and decided to ask Hun Qianxue for help reaching the Creation Platform.
• Cultivators leaving the Life and Death Ravine spread claims that Han Xuanji had fled after only a brief visit, and the rumors grew across Thousand Souls City.
• At a banquet in the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, young cultivators mocked Han Xuanji while a green-robed guest silently doubted the accusations.
• The banquet guests praised Zhou Lie for killing a True Master-level beast and compared him favorably to Han Xuanji.
• Zhou Lie listened from his table, recalling that he had been Thousand Souls City's acknowledged number one among the younger generation before Han Xuanji rose to prominence.

Zhou Lie spread rumors to tarnish Han Xuanji’s reputation and reclaim his standing as Thousand Souls City’s top prodigy. Han Xuanji ignored the gossip and continued cultivating, while Hun Qianxue’s shadow guards traced the rumors to Wu Daoyuan.

• Zhou Lie arranged for rumors about Han Xuanji to spread through the city, hoping to take back the title of number one prodigy.
• Han Xuanji asked Hun Qianxue to help him visit the Creation Platform, and Hun Qianxue promised to negotiate with the Tiger and Panther Legion.
• After reading Wang Ping’s messages, Han Xuanji learned about the rumors but decided they could help keep attention away from him as he cultivated.
• Hun Qianxue ordered the shadow guards to investigate the rumors, and they identified Wu Daoyuan as the first person to spread news about Han Xuanji leaving Life and Death Ravine early.

Hun Qianxue traced the rumors about Han Xuanji to Zhou Lie and ordered the rumor-spreaders dealt with while protecting the Soul Household’s interests. After Han Xuanji emerged from seclusion, Hun reported that the Tiger and Panther Legion would let him enter the Creation Platform only if he proved his strength and won over its members.

• Hun Qianxue learned that Zhou Lie had helped spread rumors about Han Xuanji and ordered Wu Daoyuan and the other rumor-spreaders dealt with.
• Han Xuanji emerged from a month of cultivation at the Eternal Dao Master Eighth Layer and learned that the Soul Household had silenced the rumor-mongers.
• Han Xuanji resolved to focus on becoming stronger rather than dwelling on rumors or titles.
• Hun Qianxue told Han Xuanji that the Tiger and Panther Legion commander had agreed to let him enter the Creation Platform if he demonstrated his strength and conquered the legion members.

Han Xuanji agreed to prove his strength to the Tiger and Panther Legion for a chance to enter the Creation Platform, while suspecting Zhou Lie had spread rumors about him. Days later, he arrived at the legion’s packed training ground for the test.

• Hun Qianxue told Han Xuanji that he would need to prove himself to the Tiger and Panther Legion and warned him that Zhou Lie would likely be his opponent.
• Han Xuanji accepted the test and Hun Qianxue promised to accompany him, while Han Xuanji suspected Zhou Lie had instigated rumors about him.
• Han Xuanji assessed his abilities and prepared for the confrontation, considering the possibility of strengthening himself with the Dao Principle of Creation.
• Several days later, spectators gathered at the Tiger and Panther Legion’s training ground to watch Han Xuanji’s test.
• The crowd turned toward the entrance as Han Xuanji approached the training ground.

Han Xuanji arrived at the martial arts arena to meet He Guanshan, commander of the Tiger and Panther Legion. He Guanshan tested Han Xuanji with his pressure, but Han Xuanji resisted it and earned his approval.

• Han Xuanji entered the packed arena wearing a concealed ninth-tier Eternal Dao Artifact, with Hun Qianxue and Soul Household guards following him.
• Han Xuanji spotted Wang Ping, Li Tiantong, and Hun Jiuge in the stands before approaching He Guanshan.
• He Guanshan released his pressure toward Han Xuanji, and Hun Qianxue moved to shield him.
• Han Xuanji stopped Hun Qianxue and calmly endured He Guanshan's intensifying pressure, then paid his respects to the commander.
• He Guanshan ended the test, praised Han Xuanji's will, and stirred an uproar in the stands.

Han Xuanji passed He Guanshan’s test of willpower, but still had to fight Zhou Lie to qualify for the Creation Platform. He accepted the second trial, while He Guanshan privately hoped to cultivate ties with him.

• Han Xuanji withstood He Guanshan’s oppressive pressure, and the spectators praised his willpower.
• He Guanshan announced that Han Xuanji had passed the first trial but needed to fight Zhou Lie in the second.
• He Guanshan reflected that he wanted to return to Nine Mysteries City and saw Han Xuanji as a potential ally and Zhou Lie as someone who needed a worthy opponent.
• Hun Jiuge asked Li Tiantong whether Han Xuanji could beat Zhou Lie, and Li Tiantong admitted he did not know but believed in Han Xuanji.
• Han Xuanji accepted the fight with Zhou Lie, and Hun Qianxue felt relieved that the trial seemed fair.

Han Xuanji faced Zhou Lie in a public duel, where Zhou Lie opened with his Creation Divine Fist and Han Xuanji countered with the Five Elements Great Grappling Hand. The clash left Zhou Lie's fist trapped in Han Xuanji's five-colored grip, and Zhou Lie's confidence faltered.

• The spectators debated whether Han Xuanji could match Zhou Lie's combat experience as the two prepared to fight.
• He Guanshan explained the rules, and Hun Qianxue agreed to intervene if the duel became too dangerous.
• When He Guanshan started the match, Zhou Lie immediately attacked with his Creation Divine Fist.
• Han Xuanji met Zhou Lie's punch with the Five Elements Great Grappling Hand and caught it in a giant five-colored palm.
• Zhou Lie realized Han Xuanji's technique was countering his power of creation through the principles of the five elements, and his confidence began to waver.

Han Xuanji countered Zhou Lie’s Creation Divine Fist with the Five Elements Great Grappling Hand and revealed his mastery of the Dao of Life and Death. Zhou Lie recovered from their clashes and announced that he had also mastered two supreme Dao Principles, leaving Han Xuanji puzzled.

• The soldiers and Hun Qianxue watched in surprise as Han Xuanji stopped Zhou Lie’s Creation Divine Fist, while He Guanshan observed closely.
• Zhou Lie praised Han Xuanji’s Five Elements Great Grappling Hand, withdrew, and realized the exchange had left his fist weakened by the power of life and death.
• Han Xuanji explained that his complete Five Elements Great Grappling Hand countered the Dao of Creation, then tracked Zhou Lie’s sudden rush and struck him with the Great Life-Extinguishing Finger.
• Zhou Lie blocked the finger strike with the power of creation but suffered further erosion to his vitality and recognized Han Xuanji’s mastery of the Dao of Life and Death.
• Zhou Lie declared that he had mastered two supreme Dao Principles, and Han Xuanji wondered why he had brought it up.

Zhou Lie revealed his Dao Principle of Destruction and combined it with creation to challenge Han Xuanji, but Han Xuanji defeated him with the Great Five Elements Seizing Hand. He Guanshan declared Han Xuanji the winner of the second trial and began announcing the third.

• Zhou Lie revealed that he had mastered the Dao Principles of Creation and Destruction, then combined them into his Creation Divine Fist.
• Han Xuanji met Zhou Lie’s attack with the Great Five Elements Seizing Hand, combining four great Dao Principles to defeat him.
• Zhou Lie fell to his knees, and the spectators praised his strength despite his loss.
• He Guanshan declared Han Xuanji had passed the second trial.
• Han Xuanji told Zhou Lie that he had rushed the fusion of creation and destruction, and Zhou Lie thanked him for the lesson.
• He Guanshan began announcing the third trial.

After Han Xuanji defeated Zhou Lie, He Guanshan waived the third trial and accepted Han Xuanji into the Creation Platform. He Guanshan then took Han Xuanji there himself, while Zhou Lie vowed to challenge him again after improving.

• He Guanshan announced that Han Xuanji did not need to take the third trial, prompting mixed reactions from the crowd.
• A gray-haired Eternal True God and other spectators praised Han Xuanji’s strength and said he deserved to enter the Creation Platform.
• Wang Ping, Hun Jiuge, and Li Tiantong celebrated Han Xuanji’s victory, while Hun Qianxue remained calm and considered the Soul Household’s future connection to him.
• Han Xuanji thanked He Guanshan, who said the victory had earned the Tiger and Panther Legion’s respect and urged Zhou Lie to learn patience from his defeat.
• Zhou Lie accepted He Guanshan’s advice and vowed to challenge Han Xuanji again after mastering the Dao Principle of Destruction and the Dao Principle of Creation.
• He Guanshan invited Han Xuanji to follow him to the Creation Platform, and Han Xuanji left after Hun Qianxue nodded to him.

He Guanshan explained why he canceled Han Xuanji’s final trial and brought him to the Creation Platform, where a hidden inheritance might suit Han Xuanji’s mastery of creation and destruction. Han Xuanji reached the platform and received a system prompt offering him 50 sign-ins there.

• He Guanshan told Han Xuanji that he had canceled the hundred-man trial after seeing Han Xuanji defeat Zhou Lie.
• He Guanshan expressed regret that Han Xuanji had not joined the He Household, but Han Xuanji reaffirmed his loyalty to the Soul Household.
• He Guanshan led Han Xuanji to the Creation Platform and explained that its ancestor had unified the Dao of Creation and the Dao of Destruction.
• He Guanshan suggested Han Xuanji might reach the platform’s hidden core inheritance, and Han Xuanji received a prompt to sign in there.

Han Xuanji entered the Creation Platform and signed in, gaining a powerful trait, two cultivation methods, and several high-grade artifacts. He learned that Sage Qiankun had left the inheritance, but recognized that he was not yet strong enough to use the Creation Millstone effectively.

• Han Xuanji thanked He Guanshan, who assured him the Creation Platform was safe and left him to cultivate.
• Han Xuanji climbed the platform and sensed a vast Dao resonance that seemed to embody the origin and creation of all things.
• Han Xuanji signed in and obtained the trait Life and Destruction in the Palm, which seemed to reveal the final two Dao laws he needed.
• Han Xuanji received the Creation Dao Evolution Scripture and Destruction Source Scripture, both containing cultivation methods through the Eternal Sage realm.
• Han Xuanji obtained the Creation Cauldron, Fortune-Born Divine Jade, and third-tier Eternal Saint Artifact Creation Millstone, and learned that Sage Qiankun had forged the millstone.
• Han Xuanji realized the millstone could grind laws, attacks, and even heaven and earth into source essence, but he could not yet use its power well.

Han Xuanji completed forty check-ins at the Creation Platform and received Origin of Creation Spiritual Qi, insights, techniques, and treasures tied mainly to the Dao of Creation. After deciding to master creation before pursuing destruction, he prepared to claim his new trait and cultivate at the secure location.

• Han Xuanji examined the Origin of Creation Spiritual Qi and recognized its potential to deepen his comprehension of the Dao of Creation and help him break through bottlenecks.
• Han Xuanji reviewed his insights and techniques, including the Dao Principle of Destruction, the Eye of the End, the Great Heaven Creation Palm, and the Indestructible Creation Body.
• Han Xuanji received more check-in rewards, including Innate Creation Pills, Creation Jade Dew, and High-Grade Eternal Spirit Liquid, and noted that destruction-related rewards were scarce.
• Han Xuanji decided to master the Dao Principle of Creation first and postpone comprehending destruction until his creation Dao Principle reached major completion.
• Han Xuanji finished all forty check-ins, settled his mind, and chose to claim his trait and cultivate at the Creation Platform.
• Han Xuanji claimed the trait Controlling the Origins of Creation and Destruction, which vanished into the space between his brows.