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Li Xunyuan awakened memories of his past life inside the golden cocoon and gained a system, powerful abilities, and an Innate Chaos Sacred Body Dao Embryo. After he emerged, his birth shook the Li Lineage and the wider Primordial Dao Domain, and he left the elders stunned by reaching the Purple Mansion realm and revealing his Ancient Immortal Pupils.

• Li Xunyuan awakened inside the cocoon, realized he had been reborn into the Immortal Li Lineage, and activated the Idealist Sign-In System.
• Li Xunyuan signed in at the divine hall, received two conceptual divine abilities, and was granted an Innate Chaos Sacred Body Dao Embryo.
• Li Xunyuan broke out of the cocoon, and the elders recognized the Chaos Qi and the extraordinary phenomena accompanying his birth.
• Li Qianqiu announced that Li Xunyuan possessed the Innate Chaos Sacred Body Dao Embryo, while the elders celebrated his potential to surpass rival prodigies.
• Li Xunyuan rapidly advanced to the Purple Mansion realm, then opened his Ancient Immortal Pupils and shocked the elders.

Xuan Shijiu of Xuanming Divine Mountain tried to kill the newborn Li Xunyuan by summoning a heavenly tribulation, but Li Xunyuan exposed him and killed him with One Sword Makes Immortals Kneel. The Li Lineage’s Ninth Ancestor emerged as Xuan Shijiu attempted to flee.

• Xuan Gu ordered Xuan Shijiu to investigate whether Li Xunyuan had opened his Life Wheel and to kill him if necessary.
• Li Qianqiu named the newborn Li Xunyuan, while the elders celebrated his extraordinary constitutions.
• Li Xunyuan detected Xuan Shijiu approaching and used One Thought Reaches Heaven to locate him and reveal his hidden form.
• The Li Lineage’s Ninth Ancestor emerged, and Xuan Shijiu tried to escape while activating Heavenly Tribulation Crossing.
• Li Xunyuan used One Sword Makes Immortals Kneel to immobilize Xuan Shijiu and split him apart, destroying his body and soul.

Li Xunyuan emerged from his five-year gestation as the Li Lineage’s prodigy, and the Ninth Ancestor appointed him Divine Son before taking him away for personal cultivation. As they entered a spatial rift, Li Xunyuan’s system refreshed its check-in location to the Immortal Pavilion.

• Xuan Shijiu died outside the Li Lineage’s ancestral grounds, and the clan elders mistakenly celebrated the Ninth Ancestor for killing him.
• The Ninth Ancestor examined Li Xunyuan’s extraordinary physiques, while Li Qianqiu and the elders welcomed the boy with affection.
• The Ninth Ancestor revealed that he had only pretended to seal his blood and halt his lifespan.
• The Ninth Ancestor appointed Li Xunyuan Divine Son and warned him that nine Holy Sons could challenge his position.
• The Ninth Ancestor took Li Xunyuan through a spatial rift to teach him cultivation, and the system set the Immortal Pavilion as his new check-in location.

Over two years, Li Xunyuan mastered all five of the Li Lineage’s Imperial Dao sword arts and prepared to break through from the Purple Mansion Realm. With the Ninth Ancestor watching, he opened thirteen Life Palaces, surpassing the ancient records.

• Li Xunyuan’s birth and appointment as Divine Son became widely known in the Li Lineage, stirring its young prodigies to challenge him.
• Li Xunyuan demonstrated that he had mastered all five Imperial Dao sword arts, astonishing the Ninth Ancestor.
• Li Xunyuan asked about the greatest number of Life Palaces and decided to break through, aiming to surpass his father’s record of eleven.
• Li Xunyuan opened ten Life Palaces, then broke through to twelve, exceeding the Ninth Ancestor’s expectations.
• A thirteenth Life Palace formed above Li Xunyuan, leaving the Ninth Ancestor shocked at his unprecedented achievement.

Li Xunyuan opened thirteen Life Palaces, making him a once-in-eternity prodigy, and asked Ninth Ancestor about the Li Lineage’s Immortal Pavilion. Ninth Ancestor explained the treasury and warned him not to cause trouble as Li Xunyuan planned to seek Creation Source and a suitable weapon there.

• Ninth Ancestor examined Li Xunyuan after he awoke from opening thirteen Life Palaces and confirmed that his physique was normal.
• Ninth Ancestor praised Li Xunyuan’s unprecedented achievement and warned him to stay humble and focus on cultivating his Dao heart.
• Li Xunyuan asked where the Immortal Pavilion was, explaining that he had mastered his immortal arts and wanted to collect his next check-in reward.
• Ninth Ancestor described the Immortal Pavilion as the Li Lineage’s treasury and warned Li Xunyuan not to damage it, recalling the turtle, divine stone, and spirit bamboo he had ruined.
• Li Xunyuan said he only wanted Creation Source and a suitable weapon, and Ninth Ancestor secretly looked forward to seeing him return humbled.

Li Xunyuan entered the Immortal Pavilion to choose from the Li Lineage’s resources while Li Cangtian sought a way to save his dying younger brother, Li Tianji. After giving Li Cangtian a Karma Seed linked to a prophesied red-clad figure, Li Tianji suffered a severe outbreak of calamity and believed he had little time left.

• The black-robed elder opened the Immortal Pavilion for Li Xunyuan, who entered its hidden small world with permission to take any treasures he wanted.
• Li Cangtian stayed beside his ailing brother Li Tianji, whose Fate and Karma Physique would bring a fatal calamity before his tenth birthday.
• Li Tianji told Li Cangtian that he had foreseen a red-clad figure who would become an invincible Heavenly Emperor and lead the Li Lineage to glory.
• Li Tianji transferred a Karma Seed bearing the figure’s mark to Li Cangtian and urged him to befriend or follow that person, never oppose him.
• After Li Cangtian left to challenge the other holy sons and Li Xunyuan, Li Tianji’s calamity worsened, and he collapsed after vomiting black blood.

Li Xunyuan collected Creation Source in the Immortal Pavilion and gained two divine abilities, realizing Miraculous Healing Hands could let him repeatedly replenish his spiritual power. Outside the pavilion, Li Cangtian prepared to support Li Tianji and declared that he would challenge the divine son and the other eight holy sons.

• Li Xunyuan collected a small amount of Creation Source, leaving the rest for the Li Lineage's disciples.
• Li Xunyuan signed in at the Immortal Pavilion and obtained Throw Oneself into Another's Arms and Miraculous Healing Hands.
• Li Xunyuan realized he could use Miraculous Healing Hands to restore his spiritual power and repeatedly unleash powerful abilities.
• Li Cangtian offered his bonded Heavenly Desolation War Spear and holy son token points for Karma Source to help suppress Li Tianji's calamity, but Pavilion Master Qingxiao let him keep them and offered the source as a gift.
• Li Cangtian learned that Li Xunyuan was inside the Immortal Pavilion and waited outside for him to emerge.
• Li Cangtian announced that he would challenge the divine son and the other eight holy sons one by one.

Li Xunyuan entered the Sword Graveyard and chose the mysterious Heavenly Mystery Emperor Halberd, which showed him a veiled figure across time and space before erasing his memory of the encounter. When he emerged as the Divine Son, Li Cangtian recognized a resemblance to a shadow from his karmic vision and was deeply shaken.

• Li Cangtian waited outside the Immortal Pavilion as the Li Lineage gathered to watch his planned challenge to the Divine Son and the other eight Holy Sons.
• Li Xunyuan explored the Sword Graveyard and chose the red-gold crescent-bladed Heavenly Mystery Emperor Halberd instead of the swords.
• Li Xunyuan swung the halberd and crossed time and space, glimpsing a veiled figure in white before being pulled back and losing the memory.
• Li Xunyuan emerged from the Immortal Pavilion, and the Li Lineage’s younger generation bowed to him as the Divine Son.
• Li Cangtian saw Li Xunyuan and recognized his figure and bearing as resembling the shadow from his karmic vision.

Li Cangtian challenged Li Xunyuan to test whether he matched a prophecy of a supreme figure who would bring glory to the Li Lineage. He offered to become Li Xunyuan’s follower if he lost, and Li Xunyuan agreed to the duel and the stakes.

• Li Xunyuan left the Immortal Pavilion and found the Li Lineage disciples greeting him with unusual courtesy.
• Li Cangtian suspected Li Xunyuan matched his younger brother’s prophecy and decided to test him in a same-realm fight.
• Li Cangtian approached Li Xunyuan and declared that he wanted to follow him, shocking the watching disciples.
• Li Cangtian proposed suppressing his cultivation to the Life Palace Realm and becoming Li Xunyuan’s follower if he lost, in exchange for one request if he won.
• Li Xunyuan accepted the challenge and agreed to Li Cangtian’s proposed stakes.

Li Xunyuan fought Li Cangtian on a star-forged platform, where his newly acquired Throw Oneself into Another's Arms ability unexpectedly pulled Li Cangtian into his embrace and dispelled his attack. Li Xunyuan followed with a powerful sword strike, and Li Cangtian revealed ten Life Palaces as he defended himself.

• Pavilion Master Qingxiao forged a battle platform from a primordial star and invited Li Cangtian and Li Xunyuan to fight.
• Li Cangtian suppressed his cultivation to the Life Palace Realm and displayed his Tyrant Body and nine immortal beast abilities.
• Li Cangtian attacked with the Ancient Phoenix Divine Ability, but Li Xunyuan used Throw Oneself into Another's Arms and suddenly caught him in his arms, making the attack vanish.
• Li Cangtian fled from Li Xunyuan's embrace and suspected that Li Xunyuan had broken ten Ancient Shackles.
• Li Xunyuan unleashed One Sword Severing Heaven, and Li Cangtian countered with Black Tortoise Return to the Ruins.
• Li Cangtian manifested ten Life Palaces, shocking the onlookers.

Li Xunyuan defeated Li Cangtian with a single Heaven-Severing sword strike and won his submission. After healing Li Cangtian, Li Xunyuan left with him as a new follower.

• Li Cangtian summoned his Heavenly Hegemon Body manifestation, while Li Xunyuan revealed ten Life Palaces.
• Li Xunyuan used Heaven-Severing to shatter Li Cangtian's defense and knock him from the arena.
• Li Xunyuan held his sword to Li Cangtian's forehead, and Li Cangtian admitted defeat and pledged to follow him.
• The watching Li Lineage disciples stared in shock as Li Cangtian knelt before Li Xunyuan.
• Li Xunyuan healed Li Cangtian with Miraculous Healing Hands, restored him to full strength, and left with him.

Li Xunyuan learned that Li Cangtian's younger brother suffered from the Fate and Karma Physique's incurable Calamity Curse. He confidently promised to cure it and told Li Cangtian to lead the way.

• Li Cangtian followed Li Xunyuan through the Ancient Realm and memorized its coordinates.
• Li Cangtian asked Li Xunyuan to seek the Lineage's ancient ancestors' help for his younger brother, whose Fate and Karma Physique carried a deadly Calamity Curse.
• Li Xunyuan decided Li Cangtian's devotion to his brother made him worth nurturing and said the request was a little matter.
• Li Cangtian vowed to become Li Xunyuan's sharpest sword, but Li Xunyuan stopped him from kneeling and promised he could cure the curse.
• Li Xunyuan told Li Cangtian to lead the way to his younger brother.

Li Xunyuan discovered that Li Tianji was afflicted by a deadly Calamity Curse, but promised he could cure him. He used the Law of Longevity to eradicate the curse, leaving Li Tianji’s fate transformed.

• Li Tianji recognized Li Xunyuan as the divine son and realized Li Cangtian had likely lost to him.
• Li Xunyuan examined Li Tianji and found that the Calamity Curse had left him with only ten years to live.
• Li Xunyuan promised to cure Li Tianji, while Li Cangtian offered his bloodline and Blue Heaven Bone in exchange for his brother’s life.
• Li Tianji gave Li Xunyuan four Three Lives Emperor Keys and asked him to look after Li Cangtian.
• Li Xunyuan activated Miraculous Healing Hands and used the Law of Longevity to erase Li Tianji’s Calamity Curse.

Li Xunyuan lifted the Calamity Curse from Li Tianji, then destroyed the world-ending tribulation with a single word. Li Tianji swore to follow him, and Li Xunyuan prepared to visit the Ninth Ancestor after receiving new sign-in locations and a clue about an auction in Heaven-Subduing Ancient City.

• Li Tianji recovered from the Calamity Curse, but a vast array of heavenly tribulations gathered over Nine Heavens Peak to destroy him.
• Li Tianji thanked Li Xunyuan and prepared to face the tribulation, but Li Xunyuan split the lightning sea with a word and made it vanish.
• Li Tianji swore a Great Dao oath to follow Li Xunyuan, while Li Cangtian bowed to thank him for saving his younger brother.
• The system revealed sign-in locations at the Three Lives Emperor Tomb and Heaven-Subduing Ancient City, and announced that a Three Lives Emperor Key would be auctioned there in three days.
• Li Qianqiu summoned Li Xunyuan to the Ancestral Mausoleum Ancient Realm, and Li Xunyuan gave Li Tianji Creation Source to stabilize his breakthrough before departing.

Li Xunyuan told the Ninth Ancestor that his sword technique came from his Innate Chaos Sacred Body Dao Embryo, then learned about the Three Lives Emperor Tomb, his upcoming coming-out banquet, and the Heaven-Subduing Ancient City. The Ninth Ancestor gave him the city’s coordinates and a pureblood Chaos Ancestral Dragon as his mount.

• Li Xunyuan claimed One Sword Makes Immortals Kneel was an inherited divine ability, and the Ninth Ancestor stopped questioning him.
• The Ninth Ancestor told Li Xunyuan to lead the Li Lineage’s younger generation to the Three Lives Emperor Tomb and compete with other factions’ juniors.
• The Ninth Ancestor said the Li Lineage would hold Li Xunyuan’s coming-out banquet in a month and urged him to defeat the other holy sons.
• Li Xunyuan asked about the Heaven-Subduing Ancient City, and the Ninth Ancestor gave him a jade slip with its coordinates and the Li Lineage’s holdings there.
• The Ninth Ancestor seized a pureblood Chaos Ancestral Dragon and made it Li Xunyuan’s mount; the dragon shrank and affectionately coiled around his shoulder.

News of the Three Lives Emperor Key drew powerful forces and young prodigies to Heaven-Subduing Ancient City for the Futian Auction. At a restaurant, Ao Xing boasted of the Great Void Dragon Court’s strength and its alliance against the Li Lineage as the Three Lives Emperor Tomb approached.

• The Three Lives Emperor Key’s expected appearance at the Futian Auction spread, bringing forces from across the Three Thousand Heavens to Heaven-Subduing Ancient City.
• Young prodigies in a restaurant discussed the Li Lineage’s newborn child, who had awakened the cursed Ancient Sacred Body, and questioned how many shackles the family could undo.
• Ao Xing’s followers praised his Great Void Dragon Physique and nine Life Palaces, while Ao Xing revealed that his clan’s Divine Son had the Ancestral Dragon Supreme Body and ten and a half Life Palaces.
• Ao Xing declared that he would obtain the Three Lives Great Emperor’s treasure and said the Great Void Dragon Court’s Divine Son could use it to pursue an eleventh Life Palace.
• An imperial princess named Li Qingshu, Li Cangtian, and Li Junlin as Li Lineage heirs to watch, but Ao Xing dismissed their physiques.
• The Great Void Dragon Court joined the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Dynasty and Xuanming Divine Mountain in an alliance against the Li Lineage ahead of the Three Lives Emperor Tomb’s opening.

Huang Wu and Jian Xiaoyao arrived in Heaven-Subduing Ancient City as heavenly prodigies gathered for the Three Lives Emperor Key auction. Three days later, Li Xunyuan set out for the city with Li Cangtian and Li Tianji, riding the Chaos Ancestral Dragon after the Ninth Ancestor gave him an incarnation for protection.

• Huang Wu arrived in Heaven-Subduing Ancient City in a carriage pulled by a Bifang Divine Bird, and cultivators praised her beauty and talent.
• Jian Xiaoyao flew into the city on a purple-gold gourd, drawing recognition as Spirit Sword Mountain's heir and sword scion.
• The Ninth Ancestor placed an incarnation in Li Xunyuan to protect him and warned that he would punish anyone who attacked him.
• Li Xunyuan left the ancient realm with Li Cangtian and Li Tianji, while the Li Lineage's younger generation bowed to him.
• Li Xunyuan summoned the Chaos Ancestral Dragon and rode it into the spatial turbulence with Li Cangtian and Li Tianji, astonishing the onlookers.

The Ninth Ancestor appointed Li Xuanyou as Li Xunyuan’s Dao guardian, then Li Xunyuan arrived at Heaven-Subduing Ancient City as the Li Lineage’s Divine Son. His arrival provoked Ao Xing, who vowed to kill him for riding a dragon.

• The Ninth Ancestor ordered Li Xuanyou to protect Li Xunyuan and kill anyone who threatened him.
• Li Xuanyou accepted the role and departed, promising that no one could touch Li Xunyuan.
• Li Xunyuan arrived in Heaven-Subduing Ancient City atop a five-clawed golden dragon, with Li Cangtian carrying the Li Lineage’s banner behind him.
• Li Nantian and the Li Lineage’s followers knelt before Li Xunyuan and addressed him as their Divine Son.
• Ao Xing saw Li Xunyuan riding one of his kin and vowed to slay him.

Li Xunyuan arrived in Heaven-Subduing Ancient City, where Li Nantian welcomed him and revealed that he was the Ancient Sacred Body born three years earlier. Ao Xing of the Great Void Dragon Court challenged him, and Li Cangtian stepped forward to fight.

• Li Nantian welcomed Li Xunyuan, Li Cangtian, and Li Tianji, then invited them to a banquet before the Futian Auction.
• Li Nantian's mention of Lord Xiaoran led the crowd to realize that Li Xunyuan was the Ancient Sacred Body chosen as the Li Lineage's Divine Son.
• Li Tianji sensed an approaching enemy, and Ao Xing entered the city with a Saint of the Great Void Dragon Court and vowed to slay Li Xunyuan.
• Li Nantian offered to kill Ao Xing and the elder, but Li Cangtian volunteered to face them instead.
• Li Cangtian revealed his spear and summoned nine immortal beast manifestations as he stood before Li Xunyuan, ready to fight.

Li Cangtian fought Ao Xing in the ancient city and revealed ten Life Palaces, overwhelming the Great Void Dragon Court prince despite their gap in cultivation. The chapter ended with Ao Xing impaled on Li Cangtian’s spear, his life force draining as hatred filled his gaze.

• Li Cangtian wounded Ao Xing in their first exchange, shocking the watching cultivators with his ability to overpower an opponent at the eighth level of Creation while he was at the third.
• Ao Xing revealed nine Life Palaces and unleashed the Azure Dragon Ancient Emperor Seal against Li Cangtian.
• Li Cangtian revealed ten Life Palaces and answered Ao Xing’s attack with Candle Dragon Suppresses the Nine Netherworlds.
• Li Cangtian shattered the Azure Dragon Ancient Emperor Seal with one spear thrust and pierced Ao Xing through the chest.
• Ao Xing hung impaled on Li Cangtian’s spear, unable to escape as his blood and life force drained away.

Ao Xing unleashed the Great Void Ancestral Dragon Bone’s World-Ending Tribulation Light, forcing Li Cangtian to attempt a self-detonation before Li Xunyuan intervened and destroyed the attack. Li Xunyuan then impaled Ao Xing with his spear, prompting the Great Void Dragon Court’s Saint to confront him.

• Ao Xing revived his Qi and blood with the Great Void Ancestral Dragon Bone and fired the World-Ending Tribulation Light at Li Cangtian.
• Li Cangtian charged Ao Xing and began to self-detonate, but Li Xunyuan appeared, calmed his spiritual power, and shattered the divine ability with two fingers.
• Li Xunyuan reprimanded Li Cangtian for giving Ao Xing a chance to counterattack.
• Li Xunyuan appeared before Ao Xing, reclaimed his spear, and drove it through Ao Xing’s kidneys.
• The Saint of the Great Void Dragon Court challenged Li Xunyuan for daring to kill Ao Xing.

Li Nantian revealed himself as a Great Saint and protected Li Xunyuan after Li Xunyuan killed Ao Xing. Li Nantian defeated and killed Great Saint Ao Xu in a starry battlefield, then returned with Ao Xu’s life-bound dragon crystal as a gift for Li Xunyuan.

• Li Nantian revealed his Great Saint cultivation and burned away Great Saint Ao Xu’s rain of Saint Dao light.
• Li Xunyuan killed Ao Xing while Li Nantian held Great Saint Ao Xu back.
• Li Nantian tore open the void and took Great Saint Ao Xu to a starry battlefield to fight.
• Li Nantian severed Ao Xu’s dragon limbs and killed him despite his threat of a Longevity War.
• Li Nantian returned to Li Xunyuan with Ao Xu’s life-bound dragon crystal and offered it as a gift.

After killing Great Saint Ao Xu, Li Xunyuan took his natal dragon crystal and rewarded Li Nantian with the Sacred Heaven Dao Fire Art. At the Star-Picking Pavilion, Li Xunyuan signed in for two divine abilities and began refining the crystal, triggering a vast heavenly tribulation.

• The ancient city’s factions witnessed Li Nantian kill Great Saint Ao Xu, and Li Xunyuan pocketed Ao Xu’s natal dragon crystal.
• Li Xunyuan gave Li Nantian the Sacred Heaven Dao Fire Art, a superior sacred-tier divine ability, and Li Nantian thanked him.
• Li Nantian led Li Xunyuan and his companions to the Star-Picking Pavilion under the Li Lineage’s protection.
• Li Xunyuan signed in and received Step Straight into the Azure Clouds and Boundless Strength.
• Li Xunyuan used his body as a furnace to refine Ao Xu’s dragon crystal, and his rising presence drew tribulation clouds over the Star-Picking Pavilion.

Li Xunyuan’s Life Palace tribulation descended with overwhelming force, but he split it apart with a wooden stick. The Great Dao then announced that he had entered the Immortal Forbidden Domain, a feat no one had achieved across countless epochs.

• Li Xunyuan’s cultivation advanced to the late stage of the Life Palace Realm after he refined part of Ao Xu’s natal dragon crystal.
• A massive heavenly tribulation poured down on the Star-Picking Tower, and Li Nantian evacuated its staff and property before withdrawing.
• Li Xunyuan stepped into the air and shattered the tribulation with a single strike from a wooden stick, clearing the sky above Heaven-Subduing Ancient City.
• The Great Dao announced that Li Xunyuan had broken an eternal taboo and entered the Immortal Forbidden Domain as its first achiever across eternity.
• The crowd learned that the Immortal Forbidden Domain surpassed the known Emperor Forbidden Domain, though its full nature remained unexplained.

Li Xunyuan broke the eternal taboo and entered the immortal forbidden domain, receiving the Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist. After the Great Void Dragon Court chose to postpone retaliation, Yun Yuan learned his nephew was the Li Lineage's Divine Son and planned to meet him with Yun Yao at the Futian Auction.

• Li Xunyuan received a safe jade slip containing the Six Paths of Reincarnation Fist after entering the immortal forbidden domain.
• Li Nantian killed Great Saint Ao Xu, and Li Xunyuan's earlier defeat of Ao Xing and destruction of the Sacred Body tribulation clouds left Heaven-Subduing Ancient City astounded.
• The Great Void Dragon Court debated revenge for Ao Xing and Ao Xu but chose to focus on the Three Lives Emperor Tomb for the time being.
• At Scholarly Fragrance Garden, Yun Yuan worried that his nephew Li Xunyuan would soon be too strong for him to beat.
• Yun Yao asked Yun Yuan about the genius who killed Ao Xing, and Yun Yuan revealed that the Divine Son was his nephew and invited her to meet him at the Futian Auction.