Chapter Summaries

Han Xuanji learned from Lan Miao that the Thunder God Hall ruins might hold the thunder token they sought, and Zhou Yuan agreed they needed to go there. The three set out for the ruins, followed by groups of curious and opportunistic cultivators.

• Lan Miao told Han Xuanji that the Thunder Clan’s ruined Thunder God Hall might contain a thunder token, but powerful Thunder Spirits guarded the site and Chi Yuan had already gone there.
• Zhou Yuan questioned the story that divine punishment had destroyed the Thunder Kingdom, suspecting that the Thunder Clan was hiding the real cause of its fall.
• Zhou Yuan confirmed to Han Xuanji that they needed to visit the Thunder God Hall ruins, and Lan Miao volunteered to join them.
• Han Xuanji, Lan Miao, and Zhou Yuan left Thunder God Village and headed toward the mountain behind it.
• Groups of cultivators began following the trio, while Han Xuanji ignored them and focused on helping Zhou Yuan obtain his lineage inheritance and finding a chance to sign in.

Han Xuanji, Zhou Yuan, and Lan Miao reached the Thunder God Hall ruins, where Thunder Spirits wandered among the remains of the Thunder Kingdom. Han Xuanji and Jiang Hanzhou eyed each other warily as cultivators gathered for the struggle over the Thunder Token, while Jiang's followers debated whether they could defeat Han Xuanji.

• Han Xuanji, Zhou Yuan, and Lan Miao explored the ruined Thunder Kingdom and encountered deep-blue Thunder Spirits that Zhou Yuan warned were dangerous.
• Han Xuanji noticed more than ten cultivators gathered near the main hall and kept watch for the missing Chi Yuan.
• Han Xuanji exchanged a polite greeting with Jiang Hanzhou, who had gathered seven cultivators around him.
• Han Xuanji decided not to propose an alliance with Jiang Hanzhou, suspecting that the contest for the Thunder Token would make any agreement fragile.
• Jiang Hanzhou cautioned his followers not to underestimate Han Xuanji, while some newly joined cultivators argued that their numbers might let them beat him.

Han Xuanji, Zhou Yuan, and Lan Miao suspected that the ruins were not the real Thunder God Hall and reasoned that the Thunder Spirits could reveal its hidden entrance. They left the search unresolved as Han Xuanji recognized that Zhou Yuan might know how to find it, despite the many cultivators watching.

• Cultivators privately suspected Han Xuanji had received special treatment, while Jiang Hanzhou kept his doubts to himself.
• Han Xuanji asked Zhou Yuan whether he had any leads, and Lan Miao wondered whether the villagers had misled them.
• Han Xuanji suggested the villagers might know only the ruins' general location and noted that something about the place felt wrong.
• Zhou Yuan concluded that the ruins might not be the real Thunder God Hall because the Thunder Spirits seemed to emerge from another space.
• Han Xuanji agreed that the real entrance was likely hidden in the ruins and warned that Chi Yuan might already have found it.
• Han Xuanji inferred that Zhou Yuan might know how to locate the entrance, but that the many watching cultivators could prevent them from keeping it secret.

Han Xuanji opened the entrance to the true Thunder God Hall after securing Jiang Hanzhou’s promise not to aid Chi Yuan. He warned the gathered cultivators to enter at their own risk and not secretly ally with the Ten Thousand Immortals Association.

• Han Xuanji offered Jiang Hanzhou and his six companions entry in exchange for their promise not to help Chi Yuan or oppose him, and Jiang Hanzhou agreed.
• Han Xuanji gathered the Thunder Spirits and used their power to form a teleportation array that revealed the golden gate to the true Thunder God Hall.
• The gate opened, and Han Xuanji’s presence stopped the eager cultivators from rushing inside.
• Chi Yuan watched from hiding, concerned that Han Xuanji had found the entrance, but chose not to confront him yet.
• Han Xuanji allowed the cultivators to enter and warned them not to secretly join forces with the Ten Thousand Immortals Association.

Han Xuanji, Zhou Yuan, and Lan Miao entered the Thunder God Hall and discovered its staircase, temples, and Thunder Dragon Pearls, which served as tokens and keys to the next heaven. Han Xuanji signed in at the hall and obtained the Thunder Dragon Mother Pearl and a fragment of a thunder cultivation instruction.

• Han Xuanji and his companions entered through the golden gate, followed by Jiang Hanzhou and the other cultivators; Chi Yuan waited until the others had gone before entering with his four companions.
• Han Xuanji, Zhou Yuan, and Lan Miao explored the Thunder God Hall and climbed its lightning-struck staircase.
• At the top, Zhou Yuan explained that each of the hall's thirty-six temples held a Thunder Dragon Pearl that served as a Thunder Token and a key to the next heaven.
• Han Xuanji signed in ten times at the Thunder God Hall and received the Thunder Dragon Mother Pearl and the Thunder Chapter of the Ten Directions Return to Origin Instruction.

Han Xuanji claimed valuable thunder-related sign-in rewards in the Thunder God Hall, then accompanied Zhou Yuan to the palace where Zhou Yuan's inheritance memories were sealed. As other cultivators entered the hall seeking dragon pearls and treasures, five figures appeared on the central altar.

• Han Xuanji received the Ten Directions Return to Origin Instruction: Thunder Chapter, insights into the Great Dao of Thunder, thunder treasures, and the Thunder Dragon Scale Armor.
• Lan Miao tried to take the Thunder Dragon Mother Pearl but was struck by lightning, and Zhou Yuan explained that only the Thunder Dragon could permit anyone to remove it.
• Han Xuanji remembered that his System Space held another Thunder Dragon Mother Pearl and wondered whether both pearls could open the way to the Second Heaven.
• Zhou Yuan told Han Xuanji that he needed to enter a hidden palace alone to use his bloodline to unlock the seal on his inheritance memories, and Han Xuanji went there with Lan Miao.
• Other cultivators arrived and split up to seek dragon pearls or treasures in the inheritance palaces.
• Five figures appeared on the white jade divine altar at the center of the Thunder God Hall.

Chi Yuan regrouped his companions to gather the Dragon Pearls needed to reach the Second Heaven, while Han Xuanji claimed the Thunder Chapter and learned more about the Ten Directions Immortal Hall. Zhou Yuan emerged with his inherited memories unsealed and explained the structure of the Hall to Han Xuanji.

• Chi Yuan admitted that his group had only one Dragon Pearl and ordered his companions to split up, collect four more, and avoid Han Xuanji.
• Han Xuanji stopped Lan Miao from entering the gray palace and stayed outside while Zhou Yuan went in alone.
• Han Xuanji claimed the Thunder Chapter from the System Space and absorbed the Ten Directions Holy Lord's insights into the Great Dao of Thunder.
• Zhou Yuan emerged from the palace with his inherited memories unsealed and told Han Xuanji that the Immortal Hall had ten heavens, with the first six forming the Six Paths of Samsara Heavens.
• Zhou Yuan warned Han Xuanji that the final four heavens were the Immortal Hall's true core and that his inherited information might offer little help there.

Han Xuanji and Zhou Yuan returned to White Jade Square, where cultivators were fighting over dragon pearls and the teleportation array. Han Xuanji intervened when he saw Li Fu being overwhelmed, and Bai Qitian and his companions had to decide whether to defy him.

• Han Xuanji reviewed Zhou Yuan’s information about the Ten Directions Immortal Hall and refused to take advantage of Zhou Yuan’s trust.
• Han Xuanji, Zhou Yuan, and Miao went to White Jade Square, where groups of cultivators fought over dragon pearls and access to the teleportation array.
• Han Xuanji spotted Li Fu being attacked by Bai Qitian and two companions after Li Fu had been injured fighting for a dragon pearl.
• Han Xuanji caught Bai Qitian’s spear and stepped between the attackers and Li Fu.
• Bai Qitian recognized Han Xuanji and acknowledged his strength, but Han Xuanji told him, “I’m protecting him. You can leave.”

Han Xuanji rescued Li Fu and learned that Chi Yuan’s group had collected several Dragon Pearls. He planned to ambush them at the altar, but after waiting as other cultivators left, he sensed Chi Yuan had gathered five pearls and was still on the move.

• Han Xuanji drove Bai Qitian and his two companions away, then checked on the wounded Li Fu.
• Li Fu told Han Xuanji that Chi Yuan and his four companions had already taken three Dragon Pearls, and agreed to help fight him.
• Han Xuanji, Li Fu, Zhou Yuan, and Lan Miao waited by the altar, planning to seize Chi Yuan’s pearls rather than join the melee.
• Cultivators inserted Dragon Pearls into the statue and departed through the teleportation array one at a time.
• When Lan Miao and Zhou Yuan worried that Chi Yuan might not come, Han Xuanji sensed that Chi Yuan’s group had gathered five Dragon Pearls.

Han Xuanji used the Thunder Dragon Mother Pearl to locate Chi Yuan and the Ten Thousand Immortals Association, then led Zhou Yuan, Lan Miao, and Li Fu to their temple. Chi Yuan prepared to fight on his home ground, and Han Xuanji entered the temple alone.

• Han Xuanji sensed Chi Yuan and his companions hiding in an eastern temple and decided to confront them before they could cause trouble.
• Han Xuanji told Zhou Yuan, Lan Miao, and Li Fu that he had found the group, and they followed him toward the temple.
• Wan Kun and Liu Wanxu wondered whether someone had exposed their location, but Chi Yuan stopped them from arguing and ordered them to prepare for Han Xuanji.
• Chi Yuan relied on the temple's restrictions and his Divine Firmament Lightning Control Grand Array, telling his companions to guard the entrance while he dealt with Han Xuanji.
• Zhou Yuan and Li Fu warned Han Xuanji that Chi Yuan could control the temple's restrictions, but Han Xuanji said there was no need to worry.
• After Chi Yuan taunted him from the entrance, Han Xuanji stepped into the temple alone.

Han Xuanji entered the Ten Thousand Immortals Association’s hall and effortlessly repelled Chi Yuan’s lightning attacks, revealing strength that stunned the assembled experts. Chi Yuan activated the hall’s prepared array and restrictions to kill him.

• Chi Yuan struck Han Xuanji with the Heaven-Controlling Thunder Palm as the Ten Thousand Immortals Association members watched.
• Han Xuanji shattered the lightning palm with one punch, and its force tore Chi Yuan’s sleeve as he dodged.
• Chi Yuan attacked again with a lightning Kui Ox phantom, but Han Xuanji’s Great Heaven Creation Palm neutralized it.
• Han Xuanji dismissed Chi Yuan’s strength and said he had never hidden his own.
• Chi Yuan ordered Han Xuanji killed and activated the hall’s array and restrictions.

Chi Yuan activated the Twelve Thunder Beast Formation, trapping Han Xuanji and his companions in a hall-wide attack. Han Xuanji then took control of the Thunder God Hall’s restrictions, turning the formation’s beasts against the Ten Thousand Immortals Association.

• Chi Yuan used the hall’s restrictions to summon twelve thunder beasts and surround Han Xuanji’s group with the Twelve Thunder Beast Formation.
• Li Fu, Zhou Yuan, and Lan Miao warned Han Xuanji that the formation drew on the hall’s power and urged him to withdraw.
• Wan Kun mocked Han Xuanji, while Liu Wanxu confidently offered him a chance to retreat before the formation fully activated.
• Han Xuanji released a purple-gold fluctuation that disrupted Chi Yuan’s control over the formation and made the thunder beasts stop obeying him.
• Han Xuanji redirected the hall’s restrictions, and the twelve thunder beasts turned to face the Ten Thousand Immortals Association.

Han Xuanji turned the Thunder God Hall’s restrictions against Chi Yuan’s group, leaving Chi Yuan humiliated and convinced that someone had betrayed him. Liu Wanxu talked him out of the accusation, and Chi Yuan finally admitted he had simply been outmatched by Han Xuanji.

• Han Xuanji turned the twelve thunder beast phantoms against the Ten Thousand Immortals Association, stunning Chi Yuan’s group and impressing Zhou Yuan, Lan Miao and Li Fu.
• Lan Miao and Li Fu taunted the defeated association members as Wan Kun and Liu Wanxu struggled to hide their fear.
• Chi Yuan accused his companions of betrayal, and Wan Kun and the other cultivators frantically denied being traitors.
• Zhou Yuan and Li Fu suspected Han Xuanji had secretly planted someone inside the association, but Han Xuanji silently watched their argument.
• Liu Wanxu urged Chi Yuan to calm down and warned that the accusation only served Han Xuanji.
• Chi Yuan abandoned his suspicion of a traitor and admitted that Han Xuanji had outmatched him and taken control of the formation.

After Han Xuanji’s victory, Chi Yuan and the Ten Thousand Immortals Association withdrew from the Ten Directions Sacred Domain, leaving Han Xuanji and his companions in control of the hall. Han Xuanji collected the Dragon Pearls needed to travel onward, and the group set off for the Second Heaven.

• Liu Wanxu conceded defeat to Han Xuanji but tried to sow distrust among Zhou Yuan, Lan Miao, and Li Fu.
• Chi Yuan regained his composure, vowed to defeat Han Xuanji in the future, and withdrew from the trial using his token.
• Liu Wanxu, Wan Kun, and the remaining cultivators also withdrew, leaving Han Xuanji and his three companions alone in the hall.
• The uncontrolled thunder beasts dissolved into Thunder Spiritual Qi and returned to the lightning patterns on the walls.
• Han Xuanji gathered the five Dragon Pearls Chi Yuan’s group had left behind, then led Zhou Yuan, Lan Miao, and Li Fu toward the Second Heaven.

Han Xuanji and his companions returned to the white jade altar after defeating Chi Yuan and driving the Ten Thousand Immortals Association out. Their account left Jiang Hanzhou and the other cultivators viewing Han Xuanji as the leading rival for the Ten Directions Immortal Hall's inheritance.

• Han Xuanji, Zhou Yuan, Lan Miao and Li Fu returned to the altar looking pleased, prompting the waiting cultivators to wonder what had happened to Chi Yuan.
• Jiang Hanzhou asked Han Xuanji about Chi Yuan, and Han Xuanji said that Chi Yuan had already left.
• Li Fu, Zhou Yuan and Lan Miao described how Han Xuanji had defeated Chi Yuan and sent the Ten Thousand Immortals Association away.
• The cultivators reacted with awe at Chi Yuan's defeat and began to see Han Xuanji as the greatest contender for the inheritance.
• Jiang Hanzhou considered joining forces against Han Xuanji but decided it was too risky, lamenting that Han had been born alongside him.

After Jiang Hanzhou left the First Heaven, Han Xuanji sold two spare Dragon Pearls and entered the next heaven with Zhou Yuan and the others. He crossed the Spacetime Maze, reached the Spacetime Sacred Hall, and used the system to obtain a key that would let him proceed without searching for one.

• Jiang Hanzhou and his followers left the First Heaven, and Han Xuanji sold his two extra Dragon Pearls to cultivators who lacked them.
• Han Xuanji entered the teleportation pillar with Zhou Yuan and the others and arrived at the Spacetime Maze.
• Han Xuanji used his mastery of the Great Dao of Spacetime to cross the maze and locate the Spacetime Sacred Hall.
• Han Xuanji signed in ten times at the hall and obtained the Spacetime Sacred Key, the Spacetime Chapter, the Hourglass of Time, and other rewards.
• Han Xuanji decided to use the Spacetime Sacred Key to open the portal to the next heaven.

Han Xuanji absorbed the Ten Directions Return to Origin Instruction: Spacetime Chapter and the Ten Directions Holy Lord’s insights, greatly advancing his mastery of spacetime. He passed through the Second, Third, and Fourth Heavens at astonishing speed, leaving the Spirit of the Sacred Domain repeatedly stunned.

• Han Xuanji claimed the Spacetime Chapter and the Ten Directions Holy Lord’s insights, then spent six months cultivating the Great Dao of Spacetime.
• Han Xuanji used the Spacetime Sacred Key to cross the Spacetime Maze and entered the Spacetime Sacred Hall’s portal to the Third Heaven.
• The Spirit of the Sacred Domain noticed Han Xuanji had cleared the Second Heaven in half a year, but expected him to struggle in the higher heavens.
• Han Xuanji swiftly cleared the Third Heaven, dispersing the Spirit of the Stars with a single blow and advancing to the Fourth Heaven.
• Han Xuanji cleared the Fourth Heaven within a few months, once again surprising the Spirit of the Sacred Domain.

Han Xuanji passed through Yin-Yang Heaven and dominated Five Elements Heaven with his Five Elements Dao Principle and the Five Elements Wheel. After reaching the Five Elements Sacred Hall, he began signing in for its rewards.

• Han Xuanji tamed the Yin-Yang Fish, collected the Ten Directions Return to Origin Instruction fragments, and improved his mastery of the Great Dao of Yin and Yang.
• Han Xuanji entered Five Elements Heaven and used Five Elements Source and Flow to neutralize its restrictions as he climbed toward the sacred hall.
• Han Xuanji summoned the Five Elements Wheel and shattered the Spirit of the Five Elements, revealing that he could bypass the domain's restrictions on outside treasures.
• Han Xuanji gathered the remaining Five Elements Qi and began signing in at the Five Elements Sacred Hall, gaining the Five Elements chapter, a Five Elements Spirit Pearl, and insights into the Great Dao of the Five Elements.

Han Xuanji cleared the Five Elements Heaven and Reincarnation Heaven with ease, using the System to acquire treasures and insights before defeating the Spirit of Reincarnation. He entered the Seventh Heaven, while the Spirit of the Sacred Domain watched in disbelief at his record-breaking progress.

• Han Xuanji comprehended the Five Elements Chapter beside the Five Elements Spirit Pearl and left the Spirit of the Sacred Domain astonished by how easily he had overcome the Five Elements trial.
• Han Xuanji entered Reincarnation Heaven and walked through its hazards to meet the Spirit of Reincarnation outside the Reincarnation Hall.
• Han Xuanji checked in at the Reincarnation Sacred Hall and obtained the Reincarnation Chapter, the Reincarnation Diagram, insights into the Great Dao of Samsara, and the Reincarnation Sword Instruction.
• Han Xuanji comprehended the Great Dao of Samsara and defeated the Spirit of Reincarnation with a sword strike, clearing the Sixth Heaven in less than three months.
• The Spirit of the Sacred Domain marveled that Han Xuanji had cleared all six heavens faster than any trial-taker in history and turned its attention to the Seventh Heaven.
• Han Xuanji entered the Seventh Heaven and calmly faced the Heart Devil guardian.

Han Xuanji entered the Seventh Heaven and found himself reliving the Ten Directions Holy Lord’s battle at the Dragon Terrace Sacred Banquet as the young Zhou Tianlong. The trial left him facing Li Xiaoyao of the Hongmeng Dao Palace, with the watching powers awaiting their decisive battle.

• The Spirit of the Sacred Domain expected Han Xuanji to struggle against the Seventh Heaven’s Heart Devil projection, which had stopped nearly all trial-takers.
• Han Xuanji arrived at the Dragon Terrace Sacred Banquet, a vivid memory of the Ten Directions Holy Lord’s youth.
• Han Xuanji learned that he was taking the role of Zhou Tianlong and regained his full strength for the trial’s battle.
• The Spirit’s remnant will identified the approaching Hongmeng Dao Palace prodigy as Li Xiaoyao, and Han Xuanji introduced himself as Zhou Tianlong of the Sacred Court.
• The watching experts anticipated a world-shaking contest between Li Xiaoyao, the Hongmeng Dao Palace’s Eternal True Lord Dao Child, and the rising Sacred Court prodigy.