Chapter Summaries

Han Xuanji fought Li Xiaoyao, a Hongmeng Dao Palace prodigy and future Saint King, in a peak-level battle without external aids. After countering Li Xiaoyao’s barrage of ninety-nine techniques, Han Xuanji unleashed his Ten Directions Return to Origin punch as Li Xiaoyao answered with a suppressive technique, and their powers were about to collide.

• The Spirit of the Sacred Domain identified Li Xiaoyao as a future Saint King, and Han Xuanji inspected his background as a Saint King’s disciple with a Hongmeng Dao Source Body.
• Li Xiaoyao attacked Han Xuanji with spacetime sword techniques, and the two exchanged a blow before separating.
• Li Xiaoyao sent ninety-nine different Divine Abilities and secret techniques at Han Xuanji, who blocked them with a curtain combining spacetime and reincarnation Principles.
• Han Xuanji charged and formed the embryonic Ten Directions Return to Origin technique, declaring his attack as Li Xiaoyao prepared to fight back.
• Li Xiaoyao invoked “Suppress!” and summoned countless golden spheres as their powers and presences clashed across the Dragon Platform.

Han Xuanji defeated Li Xiaoyao’s projection in the Seventh Heaven and learned that his opponent was now a Saint King who had once contended with the Ten Directions Holy Lord. His victory earned him recognition as a talent who could stand alongside the Saint Kings of old, while the Hongmeng Dao Palace’s leaders also took notice of him.

• In the Hongmeng Dao Palace, Xiaoyao Saint King said the Sacred Court had produced an extraordinary young man and judged that Qingwei did not measure up to him.
• Han Xuanji recovered after Li Xiaoyao’s projection vanished, reflecting that he might have needed his Shengxin Tribulation if he had not drawn on the insights he had accumulated.
• The Spirit of the Sacred Domain told Han Xuanji that Li Xiaoyao was now a Saint King and that defeating him qualified Han Xuanji to stand alongside the Saint Kings of old.
• Han Xuanji asked about Li Xiaoyao’s past duel with the Ten Directions Holy Lord, and the Spirit explained that it had been declared a draw, though the Holy Lord later said he had lost.

Han Xuanji received the Seventh Heaven’s rewards, including the Ten Directions Holy Lord’s cultivation outline and Principle essence, then entered the Eighth Heaven’s trial in the guise of a disciple of the Ten Directions Sacred Palace. He learned that he had to earn the approval of the Holy Lord’s benevolent-thought embodiment and heard that a competition offered disciples a chance to receive the Holy Lord’s inheritance.

• The Spirit of the Sacred Domain gave Han Xuanji a Jade Slip containing the Ten Directions Return to Origin Instruction’s general outline and an eye-shaped crystal containing Principle essence.
• Han Xuanji studied the outline and absorbed the Principle essence, bringing himself close to great perfection in the True Lord Realm.
• Han Xuanji entered the Eighth Heaven and found himself at the Ten Directions Sacred Palace as it had appeared in the past.
• The Spirit of the Sacred Domain explained that Han Xuanji had to win the approval of the Holy Lord’s benevolent-thought embodiment to advance.
• Han Xuanji followed young disciples into the sect grounds and overheard that the competition’s top three could attract the founding master’s attention and receive his inheritance.

Han Xuanji passed the Eighth Heaven by living calmly as a disciple of the Ten Directions Sacred Palace, earning the Ten Directions Holy Lord’s guidance and a jade talisman. He entered the Ninth Heaven, where he encountered its seemingly harmless guardian, Zixiao.

• Han Xuanji used his identity in the Eighth Heaven to study the Ten Directions Sacred Palace’s records and techniques, then won the sect tournament without losing a match.
• The Ten Directions Holy Lord’s benevolent-thought incarnation answered Han Xuanji’s questions about cultivation and gave him a jade talisman.
• Han Xuanji called the incarnation “Master” before the illusion shattered and revealed the path to the Ninth Heaven.
• Han Xuanji entered the Ninth Heaven and found himself in a lush garden filled with spirit plants and animals.
• Zixiao, a small snow-white beast with deer antlers, ran out to greet Han Xuanji as the Ninth Heaven’s guardian.

Han Xuanji won Zixiao’s approval on the ninth heaven and entered the tenth heaven, where he found the Ten Directions Immortal Hall. He began an eleven-star check-in there, with the tenth heaven’s true test still unknown.

• Zixiao recognized Han Xuanji’s Shengxin Dao Body as resembling its master’s and grew fond of him.
• Han Xuanji gave Zixiao a Thunder Origin Fruit, and Zixiao approved him and sent him through the stone door to the tenth heaven.
• Han Xuanji explored the peaceful palace complex and reached the central Ten Directions Immortal Hall.
• The system detected the hall as an eleven-star check-in location, and Han Xuanji chose to check in.

Han Xuanji checked in at the Ten Directions Immortal Hall and received its greatest treasures, including the Ten Directions Holy Lord's complete cultivation instruction, Great Dao Insights, and lifebound weapon. He realized the Hongmeng Dao Source Stone was the treasure that had caused the Holy Lord's death, while the watching Spirit of the Sacred Domain wondered why he looked so pleased.

• Han Xuanji received a collection of rewards from the Ten Directions Immortal Hall, including the Ten Directions Return to Origin Instruction, the Ten Directions Seal, Principle Essence, Eternal Saint Water, and the Hongmeng Dao Source Stone.
• Han Xuanji examined the Ten Directions Seal and learned that the ninth-tier Saint weapon required the complete cultivation instruction to master and could harm him if he used it before reaching the Eternal Sage level.
• Han Xuanji learned that the Ten Directions Immortal Hall Restriction Diagram would give him control over every restriction in the hall.
• Han Xuanji read that the Hongmeng Dao Source Stone contained the origin of the three thousand Great Daos and had led to the Ten Directions Holy Lord's death in battle against experts from another universe.
• Han Xuanji rejoiced over the treasures while the Spirit of the Sacred Domain watched him and wondered why he was smiling.

Han Xuanji met the Ten Directions Holy Lord, who entrusted him with the Ten Directions Lineage after he accepted two requests. The Holy Lord passed on his final Great Dao True Intention and disappeared, leaving Han Xuanji to carry the lineage forward.

• Han Xuanji entered the Ten Directions Immortal Hall and greeted the Ten Directions Holy Lord.
• The Holy Lord revealed that Han Xuanji had defeated Li Xiaoyao’s projection at its hardest difficulty in a single battle, making him the first to do so.
• The Holy Lord asked Han Xuanji to help the Zhou Household if it faced annihilation and to seek first place at the Dragon Terrace Sacred Banquet or someday surpass Li Xiaoyao.
• Han Xuanji accepted the requests and vowed to defeat Li Xiaoyao in the name of the Ten Directions Lineage.
• The Holy Lord sent his final Great Dao True Intention into Han Xuanji’s sea of consciousness and entrusted the Ten Directions Lineage to him.

Han Xuanji received the Ten Directions Holy Lord's inheritance, became master of the Ten Directions Immortal Hall, and learned that he could claim the Holy Lord's sealed saint weapon after reaching the Eternal Sage realm. News of his victory spread throughout the Nine Mysteries Saint Realm as the other trial-takers reacted to his success.

• The Spirit of the Sacred Domain explained that the Ten Directions Holy Lord's remnant will had dissipated after Han Xuanji received the inheritance, and Han Xuanji vowed not to disgrace the Holy Lord.
• The Spirit of the Sacred Domain recognized Han Xuanji as master of the Ten Directions Immortal Hall and told him he could retrieve the Ten Directions Seal once he reached the Eternal Sage realm.
• The Spirit of the Sacred Domain gave Han Xuanji hundreds of valuable resources and granted him unrestricted entry to the Ten Directions Sacred Domain, though he could not control all its restrictions.
• Han Xuanji checked the trial's progress and saw that Zhou Yuan had reached the Third Heaven while Jiang Hanzhou had reached the Fourth Heaven.
• The trial-takers learned that Han Xuanji had reached the Tenth Heaven and obtained the Ten Directions Holy Lord's inheritance; Zhou Yuan, Lan Miao, and Li Fu were happy for him but surprised by his speed.
• Light screens across the Nine Mysteries Saint Realm announced that Mystic Heaven had cleared the Ten Directions Sacred Domain, and cultivators spread the news widely.

After Han Xuanji cleared the Ten Directions Sacred Domain, Leng Qianshuang and her companions celebrated his achievement, while Chi Yuan and his group suspected foul play and considered reporting him. Chi Yuan decided to ask the Sacred Court Judgment Hall to investigate, accepting that Han Xuanji might simply have surpassed him if no cheating was found.

• Hong Ling and Zi Yuan told Leng Qianshuang that Han Xuanji had cleared the Ten Directions Sacred Domain, and Leng Qianshuang showed quiet pride in her junior brother.
• Zi Yuan remarked that Han Xuanji’s achievement proved he could go far, and Leng Qianshuang said their master would not have chosen him otherwise.
• Chi Yuan’s companions speculated that the Nine Mysteries Holy Lord might have helped Han Xuanji clear the trials through a scheme.
• Liu Wanxu warned Chi Yuan that they had no evidence and could offend the Nine Mysteries Holy Lord if an investigation found nothing.
• Chi Yuan decided to report the matter to the Sacred Court Judgment Hall and accept Han Xuanji as a worthy opponent if he had cleared the trials on his own.

Chi Yuan decided to log off and complain to his elders about Han Xuanji, while Han Xuanji continued cultivating in the Ten Directions Immortal Hall and made plans for what came next. After visiting Zhou Yuan and promising support to the Zhou Household, Han Xuanji returned to seclusion as Leng Qianshuang waited anxiously outside.

• Liu Wanxu let Chi Yuan go lodge a complaint after deciding that Han Xuanji had become Chi Yuan's Heart Devil.
• Han Xuanji studied the Ten Directions Return to Origin Instruction and discovered that his authority over the Immortal Hall let him travel freely through the ten heavens.
• Han Xuanji teleported to the Sixth Heaven, told Zhou Yuan that the Ten Directions Holy Lord had remembered the Zhou Household, and promised to help them if needed.
• Zhou Yuan pledged to follow Han Xuanji, who told him to keep cultivating in the Immortal Hall and find him later at the Nine Mysteries Palace.
• Han Xuanji returned to his quiet chamber to absorb his gains and prepare for a breakthrough to the Eternal True God realm.
• Leng Qianshuang worried that Han Xuanji had stayed inside too long, while the Nine Mysteries Holy Lord reassured her and took pride in his disciple's accomplishment.

After fleeing the Ten Directions Immortal Hall, Chi Yuan reported his failure and accused Han Xuanji of receiving illicit help from Nine Mysteries Holy Lord. Haoxuan Saint Venerable agreed to investigate and use the suspicion to challenge his rival’s faction, though Chi Yuan admitted he was only thirty percent certain.

• Chi Yuan returned to Haoxuan Palace and knelt before Haoxuan Saint Venerable, apologizing for his failure in the Ten Directions Immortal Hall.
• Chi Yuan recounted Han Xuanji’s rise through the trial and alleged that Nine Mysteries Holy Lord had tampered with the Saint Realm’s permissions.
• Haoxuan Saint Venerable explained that interference would be difficult but agreed to investigate, warning Chi Yuan that the matter involved powerful factions.
• Chi Yuan admitted he was only thirty percent certain, but insisted something was wrong with Han Xuanji.
• Haoxuan Saint Venerable decided that the suspicion could still damage Nine Mysteries Holy Lord’s reputation, even without hard evidence.

Haoxuan Saint Venerable sent the Arbitration Sacred Hall to investigate Han Xuanji’s acquisition of the Ten Directions Holy Lord’s inheritance while urging Chi Yuan to focus on the Dragon Terrace Sacred Banquet. After digesting much of the inheritance, Han Xuanji emerged from seclusion and went with Leng Qianshuang to meet Mo Chenxiao.

• Haoxuan Saint Venerable told Chi Yuan that a Hongmeng Dao Palace prodigy threatened the Sacred Court’s chances at the Dragon Terrace Sacred Banquet and instructed him to focus on cultivation.
• Haoxuan Saint Venerable reported Han Xuanji’s Ten Directions Sacred Domain achievement to the Arbitration Sacred Hall for a neutral investigation.
• Han Xuanji emerged from secluded cultivation after integrating much of the Ten Directions Holy Lord’s inheritance.
• Leng Qianshuang congratulated Han Xuanji, and he offered to share copies of the Ten Directions Return to Origin Instruction with her and others close to him.
• Han Xuanji and Leng Qianshuang went to the Nine Mysteries Hall, where Mo Chenxiao praised Han Xuanji for bringing honor to his master.

Mo Chenxiao, Han Xuanji, and Leng Qianshuang discussed rumors that Han Xuanji had received help clearing the Ten Directions Immortal Hall trials, and Mo Chenxiao vowed to protect them. At the Arbitration Sacred Hall, the Chief Arbitrator received an accusation targeting Mo Chenxiao and Han Xuanji and struggled to decide whether to investigate.

• Mo Chenxiao told Han Xuanji that people suspected he had used his position to help Han clear the trials, and Han and Leng Qianshuang accepted his denial.
• Mo Chenxiao explained that he had considered giving Han Xuanji an advantage but had ultimately let him face the trials on his own.
• Han Xuanji apologized for causing suspicion but said he would still have cleared the trials quickly, and Leng Qianshuang defended him.
• Mo Chenxiao declared that no one in Nine Mysteries Prefecture or the Sacred Court could push them around.
• The Chief Arbitrator read an accusation from the Eighth Holy Hall's deputy hall master alleging wrongdoing by Mo Chenxiao and Han Xuanji.
• The Chief Arbitrator worried that investigating could provoke Mo Chenxiao and Holy Venerable Tianming's side, while ignoring the accusation could damage the Arbitration Sacred Hall's standing.

Gu Changfeng volunteered to investigate the accusation against Han Xuanji, while Han returned to the Dustless Palace and shared the Ten Directions Return to Origin Instruction. The chapter ended with Han finding Little White feasting with a small white beast in the rear garden.

• The chief arbitrator brought the accusation against Han Xuanji and the Nine Mysteries Holy Lord before a council, where Gu Changfeng volunteered to investigate.
• The chief arbitrator assigned the case to Gu Changfeng, who accepted it as a chance to advance his career.
• Han Xuanji returned to the Dustless Palace, confident that Mo Chenxiao would protect him from the accusation.
• Han Xuanji copied the Ten Directions Return to Origin Instruction into Jade Slips and sent them to Mo Chenxiao, Leng Qianshuang, and the others.
• After guiding his disciples, Han Xuanji entered the rear garden and found Little White eating with a small snow-white beast.

Han Xuanji allowed Zixiao to stay in the Dustless Palace after finding him feasting with Little White, and then prepared to break through to Eternal True God. The chapter ended as he began his breakthrough, confident that the Ten Directions Holy Lord’s inheritance and his own foundation had prepared him for it.

• Han Xuanji found Zixiao eating spirit fruits with Little White and learned that Zixiao had followed him from the Ten Directions Immortal Hall.
• Zixiao apologized for sneaking out, and Han Xuanji allowed him to stay on the condition that he not cause trouble or bully anyone.
• Han Xuanji returned to his palace and entered the Dustless Palace’s sealed quiet chamber to prepare for his breakthrough.
• Han Xuanji ate an Azure Origin Hongmeng Dao Fruit and began cultivating amid the Spirit Vein’s concentrated spiritual power.
• Han Xuanji assessed the three steps to reach Eternal True God and concluded that his body, heart, and Eternal Principle were ready for the breakthrough.

Han Xuanji pursued a breakthrough toward becoming an Eternal True God while rumors about his rise stirred Nine Mysteries City and Gu Changfeng arrived to investigate him. After Mo Chenxiao decided to let the investigation proceed as a warning while protecting his disciple, a purple-gold phenomenon revealed that Han Xuanji had emerged from seclusion with ten Principles revolving around him.

• Han Xuanji surrounded himself with manifestations of the Great Dao as he attempted to break through to the next realm.
• Rumors spread through Nine Mysteries City that the Arbitration Sacred Hall would investigate Han Xuanji and the Nine Mysteries Holy Lord.
• Gu Changfeng entered Nine Mysteries City under a false identity and planned to obtain an admission ticket so he could question the Spirit of the Saint Realm.
• Leng Qianshuang told Mo Chenxiao that Gu Changfeng had come to investigate, and Mo Chenxiao allowed it while promising to intervene if Han Xuanji faced real danger.
• A purple-gold pillar erupted from the Dustless Palace, and Han Xuanji emerged in a green robe with ten Principles revolving around him.

Han Xuanji broke through to the Eternal True God Realm and was summoned to the Nine Mysteries Hall, where Gu Changfeng had come to visit. Gu Changfeng was struck by Han Xuanji’s power and presence, while Han Xuanji waited to learn why the Arbitration Sacred Hall envoy had come.

• Mo Chenxiao and Leng Qianshuang discussed Han Xuanji’s rapid breakthrough and his chances of earning a place at the Dragon Terrace Sacred Banquet.
• Gu Changfeng arrived at the Nine Mysteries Palace, and the Nine Mysteries Holy Lord admitted him and summoned Han Xuanji.
• Han Xuanji tested his new Eternal True God strength, reflected on his ability to wield Principles and Saint Artifacts, and cautioned himself against underestimating Sage Realm experts.
• Han Xuanji went to the Nine Mysteries Hall and met Gu Changfeng, who was surprised by Han Xuanji’s cultivation and presence.
• Gu Changfeng introduced himself as a law enforcement envoy of the Arbitration Sacred Hall and said he had come to pay a visit, while Han Xuanji waited to hear his purpose.

Gu Changfeng questioned Han Xuanji on behalf of the Arbitration Sacred Hall about his extraordinary performance in the Ten Directions Immortal Hall, but Han answered every accusation without giving him grounds to act. Gu Changfeng then demanded entry to the Nine Mysteries Saint Realm to question its Spirit, and Mo Chenxiao refused, leaving Gu Changfeng relying on a Gu Household ancestor’s token to press his case.

• Gu Changfeng introduced himself as a law enforcement envoy and asked Han Xuanji to explain his performance in the Ten Directions Immortal Hall.
• Han Xuanji said he had used insights and opportunities left by earlier visitors, while Mo Chenxiao and Leng Qianshuang defended the rules of the trials.
• Gu Changfeng questioned Han Xuanji about controlling the Thunder God Hall’s restrictions and clearing levels quickly, but Han gave calm answers that Gu Changfeng could not refute.
• Gu Changfeng asked Mo Chenxiao for a place in the Nine Mysteries Saint Realm so he could consult its Spirit, and Mo said the places for the thousand-year period were already used up.
• Gu Changfeng presented a token from Ancestor Linghe of the Gu Household and asked Mo Chenxiao to accommodate his official business, but Mo told him to ask the Sacred Court for more places.

Gu Changfeng summoned Wangdao Saint Venerable to force an investigation of the Nine Mysteries Saint Realm, but Mo Chenxiao refused to bend its rules. Holy Venerable Tianming arrived to protect Han Xuanji, leaving two Saint Venerables facing off in the hall.

• Gu Changfeng crushed his token and summoned the Gu Household ancestor, Wangdao Saint Venerable, to demand an investigation.
• Han Xuanji realized that the presence confronting Mo Chenxiao was a Saint King and worried it might expose his secrets.
• Mo Chenxiao refused to make an exception to the thousand-year limit, while Han Xuanji remained composed under the pressure.
• Holy Venerable Tianming appeared and warned Wangdao Saint Venerable not to intimidate his grand-disciple or break the rules.
• Wangdao Saint Venerable remained calm as Tianming offered to fight, and Han Xuanji considered whether Chi Yuan's allies had engineered the confrontation.

Han Xuanji challenged the Gu Household’s investigation and demanded accountability if it found no wrongdoing. Holy Venerable Tianming and Wangdao Saint Venerable remained at odds, while Tianming approved of Han Xuanji’s composure and argument.

• Wangdao Saint Venerable insisted that the Gu Household had the right to investigate Han Xuanji, while Holy Venerable Tianming warned him not to abuse that authority.
• Mo Chenxiao recognized that the dispute reflected broader factional struggles within the Sacred Court and resolved not to let his lineage appear weak.
• Han Xuanji offered to let Gu Changfeng investigate the Nine Mysteries Saint Realm, but demanded an explanation if he was cleared.
• Gu Changfeng struggled to answer Han Xuanji’s challenge, then claimed he was only responsible for conducting the investigation.
• Han Xuanji argued that investigating without evidence or witnesses would undermine the Sacred Court’s rules, earning Holy Venerable Tianming’s approval.