Chapter Summaries

Wangdao Saint Venerable and Holy Venerable Tianming agreed to let the Spirit of the Saint Realm investigate whether Han Xuanji had received improper help. The Spirit and Wangdao Saint Venerable confirmed that Han Xuanji had followed the rules, leaving Gu Changfeng stunned.

• Holy Venerable Tianming agreed to an investigation and warned that Han Xuanji must be compensated if falsely accused.
• The group entered the core of the Nine Mysteries Saint Realm, where Gu Changfeng asked the Spirit of the Saint Realm to examine Han Xuanji’s trial.
• The Spirit of the Saint Realm declared that Han Xuanji had broken no rules and had received no outside help, then rebuked Gu Changfeng for suggesting otherwise.
• Wangdao Saint Venerable checked the evidence himself and confirmed the Spirit of the Saint Realm’s account, leaving Gu Changfeng convinced the matter was over.

After the investigation proved Han Xuanji innocent, Gu Changfeng apologized and promised to report Chi Yuan’s slander to the Chief Arbitrator. Holy Venerable Tianming praised Han Xuanji and departed, while Mo Chenxiao and Leng Qianshuang argued over who had handled the affair.

• The Wangdao Saint Venerable admitted the Gu Household had misjudged the situation, promised Gu Changfeng would apologize, and left him behind.
• Leng Qianshuang and Mo Chenxiao rejected Gu Changfeng’s attempt to dismiss the affair as a misunderstanding and threatened to report it to the Saint Emperor.
• Han Xuanji asked Gu Changfeng to investigate the person who had stirred up trouble, and Gu Changfeng promised to report Chi Yuan to the Chief Arbitrator.
• The Nine Mysteries Holy Lord returned everyone to the Nine Mysteries Palace, and Gu Changfeng left in disgrace.
• Holy Venerable Tianming praised Han Xuanji and departed after Mo Chenxiao and Han Xuanji thanked him.
• Mo Chenxiao claimed he had guided the affair to a successful conclusion, while Leng Qianshuang credited Han Xuanji, the Spirit of the Saint Realm, and Holy Venerable Tianming.

Han Xuanji learned that the Sacred Court would likely settle the dispute with the Gu Household through compensation, then reflected on forging his own path to the Sage Realm. Meanwhile, Gu Changfeng returned home and told Gu Tianzhong how the confrontation at the Nine Mysteries Palace had ended.

• Mo Chenxiao told Han Xuanji that the Sacred Court would probably make the Gu Household pay compensation and bury the matter, while Gu Changfeng might escape punishment.
• Han Xuanji thanked Mo Chenxiao and returned to the Dustless Palace to steady his Qi and Blood and spiritual power after his breakthrough.
• Han Xuanji resolved to absorb the Cultivation Methods he had gathered and forge his own Mystic Heaven Great Dao rather than follow the paths of those who came before him.
• Han Xuanji began cultivating with the help of his remaining treasures and insights into the Eternal True God Realm.
• Gu Changfeng returned to Xuanming Mountain and apologized to his father, Gu Tianzhong, for bringing shame on the Gu Household.
• Gu Changfeng recounted the confrontation at the Nine Mysteries Palace, and Gu Tianzhong listened in silence with a darkening expression.

Gu Tianzhong promised to negotiate with Haoxuan Saint Venerable over Gu Changfeng’s losses while dismissing Han Xuanji as a minor threat. As Han Xuanji remained in seclusion, public opinion turned in his favor, and Hui Feng used a banquet in Yaoguang Myriad Realms City to defend his friend and strengthen his own standing.

• Gu Changfeng told Gu Tianzhong that Han Xuanji or Chi Yuan had set him up, and Gu Tianzhong said the Gu Household would negotiate compensation but that Gu Changfeng would still need to apologize.
• Gu Tianzhong reassured Gu Changfeng that Han Xuanji’s success at the Dragon Terrace Sacred Banquet would not matter once Gu Tianzhong advanced to a higher realm.
• After the Spirit of the Saint Realm confirmed Han Xuanji’s battles were legitimate, rumors in Nine Mysteries City shifted from accusations of cheating to praise for him.
• Hui Feng hosted a banquet at Myriad Treasures Restaurant, telling guests that he and Han Xuanji shared a friendship forged through hardship and defending Han against slander.
• Hui Feng accepted praise from the guests while presenting himself as Han Xuanji’s loyal friend and building his own influence in Yaoguang City.

Han Xuanji consumed the Gu Household’s flawed Seed of Primordial Beginning and spent centuries absorbing its vitality and comprehending its original power. He emerged with greatly strengthened body and cultivation, reaching the Eternal True God Sixth Layer, though he had yet to master his new strength.

• Han Xuanji examined the Seed of Primordial Beginning and recognized how its effects suited his Saint Soul Physique and cultivation.
• Han Xuanji swallowed the seed, which poured primordial vitality into his body, bones, meridians, and divine soul.
• Han Xuanji studied the seed’s Power of Primordial Beginning in a meditative trance for centuries.
• Han Xuanji tested his strength and discovered that a gentle step cracked formations built to withstand an Eternal Sage’s full-powered strike.
• Han Xuanji saw that his cultivation had reached the Eternal True God Sixth Layer, one layer below the Late-stage Eternal True God realm.

After a hundred years of seclusion, Han Xuanji discovered that the Seed of Primordial Beginning had greatly strengthened his body, divine soul, and Daos, giving him the ability to contend with a weaker Eternal Sage. He emerged from the Dustless Palace to reassure his worried disciples and elders, then thanked Li Taiqing for managing his affairs.

• Han Xuanji tested his newly awakened strength and judged that he could fight a weaker Eternal Sage, though he would struggle against one in peak condition through conventional means.
• Han Xuanji examined his divine soul and found an embryonic Saint Manifestation, while his many Daos had merged into a purer, more harmonious foundation.
• Han Xuanji decided to focus on reaching the peak of the True God Realm before the Dragon Terrace Sacred Banquet, where he hoped to gain further opportunities and power.
• Han Xuanji noticed his disciples and elders waiting anxiously outside the Dustless Palace, then opened the doors and reassured them with his presence.
• Han Xuanji thanked Li Taiqing for managing his holdings, and Li Taiqing explained that the earlier commotion had made everyone fear an enemy attack.

Han Xuanji rewarded his disciples and continued cultivating before learning that the Dragon Terrace Sacred Banquet selection tournament would begin in a month. Mo Chenxiao explained the tournament’s fierce competition and asked Han Xuanji about his current realm.

• Han Xuanji apologized for neglecting his disciples and gave them cultivation treasures, including a Dao book to Li Taiqing, a divine sword to Nangong Wenjian, and a Seven-Colored Profound Origin Fruit to Yun Wuji.
• Han Xuanji dismissed his disciples and resumed cultivating, practicing Divine Abilities and secret techniques while conserving his Eternal Points.
• After several decades, Han Xuanji practiced the Return to Origin Technique when Mo Chenxiao summoned him to the Nine Mysteries Hall.
• Mo Chenxiao told Han Xuanji that the Dragon Terrace Sacred Banquet selection tournament would begin in a month and that the Sacred Court had only five slots.
• Mo Chenxiao and Leng Qianshuang warned Han Xuanji that experienced cultivators were suppressing their realms to compete, and Mo Chenxiao asked what realm Han Xuanji had reached.

Han Xuanji's astonishing cultivation speed convinced Mo Chenxiao that he had not used a harmful shortcut, and Mo Chenxiao took him to the Great Qian Domain for the selection battle. As they traveled, Mo Chenxiao began warning Han Xuanji about the powerful competitors vying for only five spots.

• Han Xuanji told Mo Chenxiao he had reached the ninth layer of the Eternal True God realm, and Mo Chenxiao questioned whether he had forced his breakthroughs or damaged his origin with a Secret Method.
• Mo Chenxiao examined Han Xuanji and confirmed his foundation was sound, then told him to prepare for the selection battle and promised to explain its details on the way.
• Little White and the purple sable asked to accompany Han Xuanji, and Leng Qianshuang persuaded him to let them stay with her.
• Han Xuanji, Mo Chenxiao, and the two beasts traveled through a teleportation formation to White Emperor City in the Great Qian Domain.
• Mo Chenxiao took Han Xuanji aboard a top-grade Saint-rank warship and explained that the Twelve Sacred Halls and the Arbitration Sacred Hall were competing for five spots before beginning to name dangerous opponents.

Han Xuanji learned the selection battle’s rules and traveled with Mo Chenxiao and Leng Qianshuang to Falling Star Mountain, where he prepared to compete for a place at the Dragon Terrace Sacred Banquet. He discovered that Chi Yuan was also entered in the battle, and the chapter ended as the contestants gathered for the opening of the Galaxy Platform.

• Mo Chenxiao explained the leading Heaven’s Chosen, Han Xuanji’s low ranking, and the selection rules, while Han Xuanji decided to fight his way up from the bottom.
• Han Xuanji and his companions arrived at Falling Star Mountain, where Leng Qianshuang gave him a Jade Slip listing the participants.
• Han Xuanji found Chi Yuan’s name on the list and learned that Chi Yuan had reached the ninth level of Eternal True God after suppressing his realm to temper his Dao foundation.
• Han Xuanji followed Mo Chenxiao to the Galaxy Platform as the gathered elites prepared for the ranking battle to begin.

Han Xuanji arrived at the selection battles on Galaxy Mountain, where other cultivators doubted his rank and Chi Yuan dismissed him as no threat. The battles began on the Galaxy Platform, and Han Xuanji received a prompt to sign in at the eleven-star location.

• Other cultivators criticized Han Xuanji for ranking 108th despite being a recent Eternal True God.
• Han Xuanji noticed Chi Yuan, who believed Han Xuanji was not worthy of being his rival.
• The First Sacred Hall's hall master announced the rules and started the selection battles.
• Han Xuanji and the other participants took their places on the Galaxy Platform and checked their rankings and battle information.
• Han Xuanji received a system prompt offering a sign-in at the Galaxy Platform for 3,000 points.

Han Xuanji accepted Zhao Yuanlang’s challenge and defeated him with a single casual finger flick, revealing strength that stunned the Galaxy Platform. He returned to the platform as spectators reconsidered their underestimation of him.

• Han Xuanji accepted Zhao Yuanlang’s challenge instead of checking in at the Dao resonance site.
• Zhao Yuanlang taunted Han Xuanji and charged him with a silver spear.
• Han Xuanji shattered Zhao Yuanlang’s spear and sent him flying with one finger flick.
• Zhao Yuanlang admitted defeat, and Han Xuanji returned to the Galaxy Platform.
• Mo Chenxiao, Leng Qianshuang, Chi Yuan, Gu Changfeng, and the other spectators reacted to Han Xuanji’s decisive victory.

After defeating his opponent, Han Xuanji signed in ten times at the Galaxy Platform and received powerful star-related rewards. He began merging with Favor of the Galaxy, unknowingly drawing the attention of a vast existence in the sea of stars.

• Han Xuanji signed in ten times at the Galaxy Platform and obtained Favor of the Galaxy, the Galaxy Sword Canon, and several other rewards.
• Han Xuanji examined the rewards, including a Holy Lord-level sword inheritance, a fifth-tier Star Saint Robe, and the Galaxy Indestructible Dao Seed.
• Han Xuanji decided that Favor of the Galaxy and the Galaxy Sword Canon were the rewards he could use immediately.
• Han Xuanji claimed Favor of the Galaxy and began merging with the trait, which would take one hundred breaths.
• A vast figure in the distant sea of stars sensed Han Xuanji, looked toward him briefly, and then turned away unnoticed.

Han Xuanji tested the power of [Favor of the Stars] and began climbing the Galaxy Platform rankings with a string of decisive victories. After six wins, he remained determined to keep challenging opponents, while Chi Yuan worried that Han Xuanji might soon reach his rank.

• Han Xuanji felt the stars’ power become docile after merging with [Favor of the Stars], though his cultivation did not change.
• Han Xuanji challenged the contestant ranked ninety-eighth and tested his speed against the blue-robed young man.
• Han Xuanji struck with a swift sword-light attack, and the blue-robed young man surrendered before the attack landed.
• Han Xuanji won six consecutive matches and climbed from ninety-eighth to thirty-eighth place.
• Mo Chenxiao and Leng Qianshuang praised Han Xuanji’s chances, while Chi Yuan grew uneasy about being ranked forty-first.

Han Xuanji climbed rapidly through the selection rankings, winning easily and drawing the attention of the top contenders. Chi Yuan finished his own battle at thirty-seventh place and convinced himself he had nothing to fear from Han Xuanji.

• Han Xuanji tried to challenge Chi Yuan, but Chi Yuan was already fighting, so Han Xuanji chose the thirty-eighth-ranked Meng Changge instead.
• Meng Changge conceded after watching Han Xuanji's earlier fights, introduced himself, and revealed that Elder Meng Xingyun was his clan uncle.
• Han Xuanji accepted the concession and rose to thirty-eighth place, then won two more matches to reach eighteenth without using his full strength or secret techniques.
• Mo Chenxiao celebrated Han Xuanji's rise, while Leng Qianshuang credited Han Xuanji's own hard work and Little White noted that he still had not used his full strength.
• Chi Yuan defeated the cultivator ranked thirty-seventh and rose to that position, telling himself that Han Xuanji was no stronger than he was.

Han Xuanji climbed to eighteenth place and immediately challenged eighth-ranked Xiao Jiuyuan, shocking the spectators and powerful figures at Galaxy Mountain. The battle began with Xiao Jiuyuan unleashing overwhelming pressure on Han Xuanji.

• Chi Yuan discovered that Han Xuanji had reached eighteenth place and realized he could no longer challenge him.
• Han Xuanji appeared in the Starry Sky Battlefield and challenged Xiao Jiuyuan, ranked eighth, without resting.
• Spectators and Holy Lord-level experts at Galaxy Mountain gathered their attention on Han Xuanji's challenge.
• Xiao Jiuyuan questioned Han Xuanji's choice, and Han Xuanji explained that the rules made Xiao Jiuyuan the highest-ranked opponent he could challenge.
• Xiao Jiuyuan vanished and sent crushing pressure surging toward Han Xuanji.

Han Xuanji challenged Xiao Jiuyuan, the previous generation's Great Sheng Sacred Dynasty divine son, and met his Saint King Bloodline-powered attacks head-on. Xiao Jiuyuan began to falter as Han Xuanji held the advantage, leaving the spectators and Holy Lords eager to see whether Xiao Jiuyuan would unleash his full strength.

• Leng Qianshuang explained that Xiao Jiuyuan's bloodline made him one of the strongest contenders, while Zixiao remained confident in Han Xuanji.
• Han Xuanji used the system to learn that Xiao Jiuyuan had once fought an Eternal Sage without defeat and recognized his connection to the Great Sheng Sacred Dynasty.
• Xiao Jiuyuan tested Han Xuanji with his Saint King Bloodline pressure, but Han Xuanji remained unmoved and invited him to attack.
• Xiao Jiuyuan launched a powerful palm strike, and Han Xuanji met it with one of his own before matching Xiao Jiuyuan through a rapid series of close combat exchanges.
• Xiao Jiuyuan intensified his bloodline power but still could not gain an advantage, then withdrew as the spectators realized Han Xuanji had the upper hand.

Han Xuanji defeated Xiao Jiuyuan in the Starry Sky Battlefield and rose to eighth place. The spectators recognized him as a contender for the top five, while Chi Yuan suspected his next challenger would be unexpected.

• Xiao Jiuyuan hesitated over whether to use his Saint King Bloodline, but Han Xuanji struck first with the Great Heaven Creation Palm.
• Xiao Jiuyuan unleashed his Saint King Bloodline and met Han Xuanji's attack with a golden war spear, but Han Xuanji remained unharmed while Xiao Jiuyuan was wounded.
• Xiao Jiuyuan charged again, and Han Xuanji used the Ten Directions Return to Origin Seal to overwhelm him.
• Xiao Jiuyuan was transported out of the battlefield, and Han Xuanji took eighth place in the rankings.
• Mo Chenxiao celebrated Han Xuanji's victory, while Gu Changfeng fell silent and Chi Yuan wondered who would challenge him next.

After defeating Xiao Jiuyuan and rising to eighth place, Han Xuanji studied the Galaxy Sword Canon while his rivals weighed his strength. As the first day ended, he challenged the top-ranked Ying Yuan, and the two entered the Starry Sky Battlefield.

• Chi Yuan steadied himself after watching Han Xuanji defeat Xiao Jiuyuan and began choosing an opponent for his own challenge.
• Xiao Jiuyuan accepted his loss, resolved to fight his way back into the top ten, and returned to the Galaxy Platform.
• Han Xuanji claimed his system reward and cultivated the Galaxy Sword Canon while other contenders watched him warily.
• Jiang Qingshan assessed Han Xuanji's strengths and worried that he could not defend his fifth-place ranking against him.
• Han Xuanji challenged first-ranked Ying Yuan, and both fighters appeared in the Starry Sky Battlefield.

Han Xuanji challenged Ying Yuan, the undefeated first-ranked Heaven's Chosen, and met him in a fierce physical battle. Their exchange left both standing, with Han Xuanji proving he could match Ying Yuan's strength.

• Han Xuanji challenged Ying Yuan, shocking the Sacred Court cultivators and visiting factions.
• Ying Yuan accepted calmly, and Han Xuanji said he did not expect beating him to be difficult.
• Ying Yuan struck first with a powerful punch, and Han Xuanji met it head-on; both fighters were driven back a thousand zhang.
• Ying Yuan found blood on his knuckles and questioned how Han Xuanji's body could withstand his strength.
• Han Xuanji pressed the attack, and he and Ying Yuan clashed repeatedly as the battlefield's restrictions trembled.

Han Xuanji and Ying Yuan fought evenly until Ying Yuan unleashed the Ying Household’s Hunyuan World-Suppressing Cauldron. Han Xuanji answered with his newly comprehended Galaxy Sword Intent, and the clash left the spectators debating whether Ying Yuan’s technique would overwhelm him.

• Han Xuanji matched Ying Yuan’s full strength, alarming the spectators and making Dongfang Ye and Jiang Jiuyan doubt they could defeat him.
• Ying Yuan resolved that he could not lose his title as the Ying Household’s Young Emperor and summoned the Hunyuan World-Suppressing Cauldron.
• Mo Chenxiao and Leng Qianshuang explained the cauldron’s Saint King-level power and its ability to absorb attacks.
• Han Xuanji gathered star power and formed a streak of Galaxy Sword Intent to strike the cauldron.
• The cauldron absorbed and shattered Han Xuanji’s first sword strikes, prompting some spectators to predict that he would be exhausted while others noted he had not yet lost.