Chapter Summaries

Han Xuanji awakened the Creation Platform’s hidden Giant God of Destruction by channeling the power of creation into its runes, then used the phantom’s Dao resonance to deepen his understanding of destruction. After a year of contemplation, his enlightenment ended with his comprehension of the Dao of Destruction at a new level.

• Han Xuanji saw the cycle of creation and destruction and gained new insights into the Dao of Creation, the Dao of Destruction, and the Dao of Fate.
• Han Xuanji channeled the power of creation into the Creation Platform, awakening its runes and summoning the Giant God of Destruction.
• Han Xuanji absorbed the phantom’s Dao resonance and understood destruction as making way for new life.
• He Guanshan sensed the phantom, realized Han Xuanji had uncovered a secret of the Creation Platform, and chose not to interfere.
• After a year of contemplation, Han Xuanji opened his eyes with his understanding of the Dao of Destruction advanced.

Han Xuanji mastered the first level of the Creation Dao-Evolving Scripture, which refined his Eternal Spiritual Power and gave it a new trait that let him sense the potential and spirituality of things. He assessed how his strengthened body, divine soul, and mind could support further cultivation, then reflected on the possibility that exceptional heaven’s chosen were reincarnated experts.

• Han Xuanji claimed the Creation Dao-Evolving Scripture and used the system’s transmission of its mysteries to begin cultivating it.
• After a year, Han Xuanji mastered the method’s first level and advanced his Dao Principle of Creation to roughly the level of his Dao Principle of Destruction.
• Han Xuanji refined his Eternal Spiritual Power, reducing its amount while greatly increasing its purity and gaining an intuitive sense of the potential in all things.
• Han Xuanji concluded that his improved foundation could help him cultivate the Indestructible Creation Body, while his divine soul and mind were already exceptionally strong.
• Han Xuanji considered how Eternal True Gods could use secret methods to reincarnate and wondered whether some remarkable heaven’s chosen were old experts cultivating new lives.

Han Xuanji continued comprehending the Dao Principle of Creation while news of his victory spread, and Xiao Yan struggled with doubts after seeing how easily Han Xuanji had defeated Zhou Lie. Wang Chong urged Xiao Yan to stop comparing himself to Han Xuanji and suggested he abandon his status as a prince to join the Sacred Court.

• Han Xuanji considered whether Hun Wanli might still be alive through reincarnation, then set the thought aside and continued absorbing his system rewards.
• Cultivators spread news of Han Xuanji's victory, bringing his name to the attention of powers in Nine Mysteries City.
• Xiao Yan doubted his strength after comparing himself with Han Xuanji, who had easily defeated Zhou Lie.
• Wang Chong reminded Xiao Yan that the Dao of Principle was difficult and that he should compare himself with his past self rather than Han Xuanji.
• Wang Chong advised Xiao Yan to give up his status as a prince and join the Sacred Court, leaving Xiao Yan shocked by the suggestion.

Xiao Yan hesitated over Wang Chong’s offer to join the Sacred Court, while Han Xuanji spent twenty years refining the Origin of Creation Spiritual Qi and preparing to condense a ninth Dao Principle. The Creation Platform was sealed off so Han Xuanji could attempt his breakthrough without interruption.

• Xiao Yan told Wang Chong he needed time to consider joining the Sacred Court and giving up his claim to Great Sheng’s throne.
• Han Xuanji demonstrated his growing understanding of creation and destruction by causing a seed to live and die in his palm.
• Twenty years later, Han Xuanji absorbed the Origin of Creation Spiritual Qi and formed an Innate Spirit Root, which he placed in his Mystic Heaven Realm.
• Han Xuanji decided he was ready to condense the Dao Principle of Creation and asked for privacy during his breakthrough.
• He Guanshan agreed to Han Xuanji’s request and closed the great formation, forbidding entry to the Creation Platform.

Han Xuanji condensed his ninth Dao Principle, broke through to the Eternal Dao Master Ninth Layer, and reviewed messages received during his seclusion. News from Hui Feng suggested that the Dao Ancestor had survived the Dao Xuan Secret Realm and used the alias Li Wendao.

• Han Xuanji condensed the Dao Principle of Creation, completing his ring of nine Dao Principles and reaching the Eternal Dao Master Ninth Layer.
• Han Xuanji read Wang Ping’s message about finding his path and learning to operate a ninth-tier Eternal Dao Treasure, then congratulated him.
• Han Xuanji read that Li Tiantong had earned an S-Rank Talent assessment and encouraged him to keep cultivating.
• Han Xuanji learned from Hui Feng that the Dao Xuan Secret Realm was tightly controlled by the Sacred Court and connected to a top-tier expert.
• Han Xuanji learned that a Rogue Cultivator had seen Li Wendao in the secret realm, and concluded that the Dao Ancestor had survived after parting from Li Tiantong.

Han Xuanji planned to reach the Eternal True Lord Realm before the coming beast tide by condensing the Dao Principle of Destruction, but after years of study he still had not completed it. Meanwhile, newcomers arrived in Thousand Souls City ahead of an unusually important Principle Conference, and an urgent message reached Han Xuanji.

• Han Xuanji told Li Tiantong that the Dao Ancestor was still alive, and Li Tiantong thanked him.
• Han Xuanji planned to strengthen himself before the beast tide and began studying the Dao Principle of Destruction on the Creation Platform.
• A woman in purple and a burly figure arrived in Thousand Souls City and discussed exploring the Desolate Domain and the coming Principle Conference, which the Nine Mysteries Holy Lord was said to be behind.
• After several years of seclusion, Han Xuanji found that he still could not condense the Dao Principle of Destruction and noticed an urgent message on his communication jade talisman.

Han Xuanji learned that the Principle Conference had been moved up by thirty years and would draw the Nine Mysteries Holy Lord and powerful outsiders. Xiao Yan revealed that he planned to abandon his Great Sheng Sacred Dynasty position and join the Sacred Court, leaving Han Xuanji to weigh the opportunity as he resumed cultivation.

• Hun Qianxue told Han Xuanji that the Principle Conference would take place in thirty years and that a Peak Eternal Dao Master who had defeated Zhou Lie would attend.
• Hun Qianxue explained that the top three contestants could enter the Nine Mysteries Saint Realm and might attract the attention of the Sacred Court.
• Han Xuanji received a solemn message from Xiao Yan, who had decided to give up his divine son position and claim to the Great Sheng Sacred Dynasty throne to pursue the Dao of Principle in the Sacred Court.
• Xiao Yan revealed that he had helped arrange the conference in Thousand Souls City so he could openly compete with Han Xuanji before joining the Sacred Court.
• Han Xuanji considered the conference a possible opportunity but chose to continue cultivating his Dao Principles without forcing himself to condense the Dao Principle of Destruction.

Han Xuanji studied the Dao Principle of Destruction and planned to integrate it into his Dao, while his friends discussed the approaching Principle Conference in Thousand Souls City. A visitor from Nine Mysteries City dismissed Han Xuanji’s chances and claimed Zhou Lie had suffered a crushing defeat there, leaving Wang Ping and the others unsettled.

• Han Xuanji contemplated how destruction completed his Dao cycle and estimated he could condense his tenth Dao Principle within thirty years.
• Han Xuanji resumed cultivating the Dao Principle of Destruction, postponing work on the Indestructible Creation Body.
• At Shallow Dream Pavilion, Wang Ping encouraged Li Tiantong and Hun Jiuge to represent Thousand Souls City at the early Principle Conference and declared Han Xuanji would take first place.
• A young visitor from Nine Mysteries City challenged Wang Ping’s confidence and claimed the city’s chosen ones were far stronger than anyone in Thousand Souls City.
• The visitor said Zhou Lie had been crushed when he challenged talents in Nine Mysteries City, prompting Wang Ping and the others to question what had really happened.

At the Shallow Dream Pavilion, Li Tiantong and Wang Ping defended Han Xuanji against a young cultivator from Nine Mysteries City who doubted Han could prevail at the Principle Conference. The three resolved to prove themselves through their strength, while the young cultivator entered a guarded private room elsewhere in the pavilion.

• The unusually dressed young man claimed that Han Xuanji would struggle against Nine Mysteries City's prodigies and cited Zhou Lie's defeat as evidence.
• Li Tiantong defended Han Xuanji, arguing that Zhou Lie's loss did not predict Han's future, and the young man threatened to settle things at the Principle Conference.
• Hun Jiuge warned Li Tiantong that the young man might hold a grudge, but Li said they would rely on their abilities at the conference.
• Wang Ping, Hun Jiuge, and Li Tiantong agreed to focus on cultivation and let their strength speak at the Principle Conference.
• The unusually dressed young man went to a more luxurious private room guarded by two gray-robed cultivators and entered.

Ling Xuan joined Ling Cang, Qin Yong, and Xie Qingqing in a private room, where Ling Cang revealed that a mysterious prodigy from another great domain had come to Thousand Souls City for the Principle Conference. The gathering ended with Ling Cang determined to win the championship and Ling Xuan anticipating fierce competition.

• Ling Xuan greeted Qin Yong and joined Qin Yong, Ling Cang, and Xie Qingqing in the private room.
• Ling Cang said he had arrived early after hearing that the Principle Conference was more complicated than expected and that someone in Thousand Souls City deserved his attention.
• Ling Xuan guessed that Ling Cang meant Han Xuanji, and Xie Qingqing explained that Han Xuanji had defeated Zhou Lie, but Ling Cang said Han Xuanji was not the person he meant.
• Ling Cang revealed that the person came from another great domain and had an extraordinary background, and he declared that he intended to win the championship.
• Ling Xuan reflected on the Holy Lord's attention and the gathering prodigies as twilight fell.

After thirty years of cultivation, Hun Qianling emerged from Life and Death Ravine with a breakthrough in her Dao Principle and returned to a Thousand Souls City crowded with prodigies for the Principle Conference. Hun Qianxue worried that Han Xuanji had not emerged from seclusion, while Hun Qianling trusted him; the conference was about to begin.

• Hun Qianling completed a breakthrough in her Dao Principle of Life and Death and returned to Thousand Souls City.
• Cultivators and prodigies from neighboring prefectures and Nine Mysteries City arrived for the Principle Conference after the Nine Mysteries Holy Lord took an interest in it.
• Hun Qianxue reviewed a Jade Slip listing formidable participants, including Ling Cang and Wang Song, and worried about Han Xuanji's chances.
• Hun Qianxue asked Hun Qianling to contact Han Xuanji because he had not responded to messages about the conference, but she said she trusted him.
• Thousand Souls City prepared for the conference as the opening day drew near.

The Great Dao Society opened the Principle Conference in Thousand Souls City and announced its rules and rewards. Wang Ping, Hun Jiuge, Li Tiantong, and Hun Qianxue worried that Han Xuanji had not arrived, while his earth-grade seed status meant he could skip the early rounds.

• Elder Meng welcomed the cultivators and explained the conference rules, prizes, and chance to attract the Nine Mysteries Holy Lord’s attention.
• Wang Ping asked Hun Jiuge and Li Tiantong whether Han Xuanji had arrived, and they said they had not seen him or heard from him.
• Hun Jiuge explained that the Great Dao Society had ranked participants by grade and that Han Xuanji, as an earth-grade seed, would enter in the top 128.
• Hun Qianxue anxiously watched the entrance and worried Han Xuanji would miss his scheduled fight and be disqualified.
• Hun Qianling urged Hun Qianxue to trust Han Xuanji’s plans, and she silently hoped he would arrive in time.

While the Principle Conference began selecting contestants through the Heaven-Responding Mirror, Han Xuanji completed his tenth Dao Principle and broke through to the Eternal Dao Master Tenth Layer. He stopped short of attempting the Eternal True Lord realm, leaving his greatly strengthened power untested.

• Elder Meng explained the four ranks and how the Heaven-Responding Mirror would select profound-rank and yellow-rank contestants for the top sixty-four.
• Hun Jiuge and Li Tiantong entered the mirror world, and Wang Ping watched Hun Jiuge's name light up after a favorable match.
• Han Xuanji completed the Dao Principle of Destruction after thirty years of cultivation on the Creation Platform, and Sage Qiankun's remnant divine sense appeared to acknowledge him.
• Han Xuanji used thousands of high-grade Eternal Crystal Stones to break through from the Eternal Dao Master Ninth Layer to the tenth layer.
• Han Xuanji decided not to attempt the Eternal True Lord realm yet and assessed the power of his ten perfected upper Dao Principles.

After thirty years of seclusion on the Creation Platform, Han Xuanji emerged with the Power of Mystic Heaven, a greatly strengthened body, and a powerful soul. He met He Guanshan, who welcomed him as a brother and told him the Principle Conference had just begun.

• Han Xuanji reviewed his new Power of Mystic Heaven, his minor mastery of the Indestructible Creation Body, and his strengthened soul.
• Han Xuanji found Hun Qianxue's increasingly urgent messages and learned from Hun Qianling that his brother was worried he would miss the Principle Conference.
• Han Xuanji thanked the Creation Platform's vanished Dao intent and descended after thirty years of seclusion.
• He Guanshan greeted Han Xuanji and invited him to call him Brother Guanshan.
• He Guanshan tested Han Xuanji's physical strength with a pat on the shoulder, then said the Principle Conference had only just begun.

Han Xuanji set aside He Guanshan’s concerns about Zhou Lie and the formidable prodigies at the Principle Conference, confident in the strength he had gained at the Creation Platform. He arrived at the crowded conference plaza, where onlookers watched him expectantly because he had never tasted defeat.

• He Guanshan asked Han Xuanji to forgive Zhou Lie for their earlier disagreement, and Han Xuanji agreed as long as Zhou Lie stopped causing trouble.
• He Guanshan warned Han Xuanji that the conference’s prodigies had powerful backgrounds and advised him not to push himself for a high ranking; he explained that Han Xuanji’s earth-grade seed ranking advanced him directly to the top 128.
• Han Xuanji reflected that the Dao Principles of Creation and Destruction and his improved Indestructible Creation Body had strengthened him, and decided he would test his cultivation at the conference.
• He Guanshan told Han Xuanji that Zhou Lie was also an earth-grade seed and warned him not to let his guard down if they met.
• Han Xuanji and He Guanshan crossed Thousand Souls City to reach the conference, where Han Xuanji’s arrival drew expectant attention from the crowd.

Han Xuanji arrived at the Principle Conference, where cultivators watched him with mixed curiosity, support, and hostility as the competition drew elite prodigies from across the province. He reunited with Wang Ping and reviewed the tournament rules while waiting to see how the early rounds would unfold.

• Han Xuanji entered the Soul Household's spectator stands and ignored the whispers and doubtful looks surrounding his participation.
• He Guanshan told Han Xuanji not to let other people affect him, and Han Xuanji went to join Wang Ping.
• Wang Ping welcomed Han Xuanji and said he and his companions believed Han Xuanji could reach the top ranks.
• Han Xuanji reviewed the Mirror World's safety rules, the limits on external aids, and the difficulty of advancing through the tournament.
• Wang Ping told Han Xuanji that their companions had favorable opponents in the first two rounds, though reaching the top hundred would be difficult.

Li Tiantong defeated a stronger opponent to advance to the top hundred, while Han Xuanji entered the next stage of the Principle Conference. As the single-elimination rounds began, Hun Qianxue faced a taunt from Jiang Boyuan and hoped Han Xuanji would prove Thousand Souls City's strength.

• Li Tiantong defeated a ninth-layer eternal Dao Master and advanced, earning Wang Ping and Hun Qianling's astonished praise.
• After a seven-day rest, Elder Meng announced the rules for the top 128 and began the next round of the Principle Conference.
• Han Xuanji and the other contestants entered the Heaven-Responding Mirror as Hun Qianxue, Jiang Boyuan, and other major figures watched from the platform.
• Jiang Boyuan mocked Thousand Souls City for having only seven native contestants among the top hundred.
• Hun Qianxue answered that fewer contestants did not mean weaker strength and silently hoped Han Xuanji would make him proud.

At the Principle Conference, Wang Chong defended Hun Qianxue after Jiang Boyuan dismissed his chances, and the top hundred battles began. Han Xuanji entered the Heaven-Responding Mirror and narrowly dodged a powerful sneak attack from an opponent at Eternal Dao Master Perfection.

• Jiang Boyuan bragged about Azure Moon City's heaven-tier seed and underestimated Han Xuanji.
• Wang Chong praised a contender from Thousand Souls City, prompting Jiang Boyuan to quickly change his tune.
• The top hundred battles began, and Hun Qianxue searched the images for Han Xuanji.
• Han Xuanji appeared in a barren world inside the Heaven-Responding Mirror and noted that its weaker rules favored his Dao Principle abilities.
• An opponent attacked Han Xuanji with a five-element pillar of light, but Han Xuanji dodged and identified the attacker as an Eternal Dao Master Perfection cultivator.

Han Xuanji faced Lu Zhiyi, an earth-grade seed from Azure Moon City who cultivated the Five Elements Dao by a different path. After Han Xuanji shattered Lu Zhiyi’s signature attack, Lu Zhiyi recognized the danger and prepared to fight with everything he had.

• Lu Zhiyi launched an opening attack at Han Xuanji, who dodged it without difficulty.
• Lu Zhiyi recognized Han Xuanji as a Thousand Souls City earth-grade seed and taunted him before attacking at extreme speed.
• Han Xuanji used the Five Elements Great Grappling Hand to stop Lu Zhiyi’s five-colored light blade and crush it.
• Lu Zhiyi retreated, reassessed Han Xuanji’s strength, and formed seals to unleash his full power.

Han Xuanji defeated Lu Zhiyi with one punch, forcing the Heaven-Responding Mirror to remove Lu from the contest. The spectators celebrated Han’s victory while the visiting cities reconsidered his strength, and Hun Qianxue calmly consoled the embarrassed Jiang Boyuan.

• Lu Zhiyi summoned his Five Elements Dharma Manifestation, but Han Xuanji struck it down with the Creation Divine Fist and overwhelmed Lu with the Power of Mystic Heaven.
• The Heaven-Responding Mirror transported Lu Zhiyi out after his injuries became life-threatening, leaving Han Xuanji standing alone in the wasteland.
• Wang Ping and Hun Qianling celebrated Han’s one-punch victory, while Hun Jiuge and other spectators marveled at how quickly the fight ended.
• Ling Xuan, Qin Yong, and the woman in purple discussed Han’s strength and questioned where he had come from.
• Jiang Boyuan endured the spectators’ laughter, while Hun Qianxue advised him to take Lu Zhiyi back and help him improve.