Recaps

Hongxuan helped the Jie Sect survive the Investiture of the Gods War, killed Laozi’s good-corpse incarnation, and watched the Sages’ battle shatter the Primordial Continent. After Hongjun divided the realms and the war ended, Hongxuan advanced to the Sixth Heaven of the Sub-Sage realm while the Heavenly Court and Netherworld settled into new roles.

• Hongxuan returned to Biyou Palace and urged Lord Tongtian to strike back against the Chan Sect, while Lord Tongtian prepared the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation.
• Yang Jian defeated Yuan Hong, and Western Qi’s forces later overwhelmed Deng Jiugong’s army as casualties and tribulation aura mounted.
• Lord Tongtian activated the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, while Hongxuan killed three Quasi-Sages and then destroyed Laozi’s Grand Supreme Elderly Lord incarnation.
• Holy Mother Guiling killed Mosquito Daoist, but Yuanshi’s attack threatened her before Hongxuan rescued her and warned her to stay out of the battle.
• Laozi attacked Hongxuan, Lord Tongtian intervened, and Jieyin and Zhunti seized disciples from the Three Sects before Hongxuan withdrew with the surviving Jie Sect immortals.
• The Sages’ battle devastated the Primordial Wilderness until Hongjun restored it, divided it into realms, and ordered the Sages to complete the Investiture of the Gods and leave within ten thousand years.
• Hongxuan declined Lord Tongtian’s offer to lead the Jie Sect, took his seat at Ziwei Imperial Palace, and advanced to the Sixth Heaven of the Sub-Sage realm.
• More than fifty million years passed as Hongxuan surveyed the flourishing realms, while Houtu enforced the Netherworld’s reincarnation laws against a defiant Quasi-Sage.

Hongxuan integrated new laws, entered reincarnation on Source Star to repair a flaw in his state of mind, and uncovered hints of larger schemes involving Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Chaos Gods and Demons. He survived the Grand Dao Tribulation of Decay and reached the bottleneck of the Grand Luo Golden Immortal, but delayed his breakthrough to prepare for the dangers ahead.

• Hongxuan endured the Law Decay Tribulation, mastered his laws, and integrated the Reincarnation Rules and Five Elements Magic Treasure into his Great Dao, reaching the Sub-Sage Eighth Heaven.
• Hongxuan created a True Self Avatar to undergo reincarnation on Source Star, and Houtu linked an avatar to his to safeguard his true heart during the trials.
• Hongxuan recovered his memories on Source Star, traveled with Houtu, and recognized Han Wuxing as the reincarnated owner of the Five Elements Magic Treasure.
• Hongxuan studied Source Star’s laws and formation, suspected Dao Ancestor Hongjun had plans involving the Chaos Gods and Demons, and watched Laozi establish a Daoist legacy before returning with Houtu.
• Hongxuan’s True Self Avatar returned and repaired his state of mind, allowing him to reach the Sub-Sage Ninth Heaven and face the Grand Dao Tribulation of Decay.
• Hongxuan survived the tribulation fire as his body, primordial spirit, mana, laws, and Great Dao reformed in a more perfected state.
• Hongxuan deduced new sections of his cultivation arts and discovered profound Dao text in the Eternal Dao Tome, then told Houtu he could attain the Grand Unity Dao but would wait while considering the threats around him.

Hongxuan attained the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm in Chaos, fought a Corruption Clan powerhouse, and learned more about the Chaos World and Pangu from Golden Fortune Daoist. After returning to the Primordial Wilderness, he sent a stone mirror into the Eternal Market, where the Spiritual Stone Monkey saw a possible future and rejected the fate of becoming a Victorious Fighting Buddha.

• Hongxuan left the Primordial Wilderness for Chaos, created a world, and broke through to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm.
• Hongxuan perfected his Law of Time while studying a wonder in Chaos, then killed the greedy Birdman who attacked him and met Angel Miya.
• Hongxuan and Angel Miya confronted a Corruption Clan expert, and Hongxuan killed it after using the divine spear to exhaust its Corruption Power.
• Hongxuan returned to the Primordial Wilderness, reunited with Houtu, and questioned Golden Fortune Daoist about his origins and the Chaos Gods and Demons.
• Golden Fortune Daoist explained the ranks of the Grand Dao Realm, Pangu’s Taboo Level strength, and the Angel Clan’s power, then warned Hongxuan about possible enemies.
• Hongxuan asked Golden Fortune Daoist about Pangu’s connection to the Three Purities and Twelve Ancestral Witches, then noticed the Spiritual Stone Monkey enter the Eternal Market.
• Hongxuan sent a stone mirror into the market, and the Spiritual Stone Monkey bought it and saw visions of a future in which he was used as a chess piece.
• The Spiritual Stone Monkey declared that he would become the Handsome Monkey King and Great Sage Equaling Heaven rather than a Victorious Fighting Buddha.

Hongxuan perfected his foundation, broke through to the Heavenly Dao Realm, and helped defeat a Corruption Clan enemy that devastated the Three Realms. As survivors began rebuilding, Hongxuan revealed Hongjun’s control over the Sages to Lord Tongtian, who chose to pursue the Grand Luo Dao.

• Hongxuan resolved to perfect his foundation, created the Eternal Dao Tome, and condensed 365 strands of Grand Dao Hongmeng Purple Energy into an Eternal Dao Seed.
• A Corruption Clan enemy invaded Xiniu Hezhou, overpowered Jieyin and Zhunti, and began destroying the Three Realms before Angel Miya, Hongjun, and Houtu confronted it.
• Hongxuan broke through to the Heavenly Dao Realm, joined the battle, and killed the Corruption Clan enemy after overwhelming it with his power.
• Hongxuan and Houtu returned to find the Primordial Wilderness devastated, then helped clear the remaining Corruption Power as other immortals rescued survivors and restored their sects.
• Hongxuan cleared Mount Wuyi’s Corruption Power, praised Cangjie’s progress, and bestowed Great Dao knowledge upon him.
• Hongxuan told Lord Tongtian that Hongjun created the Hongmeng Purple Energy to control the Sages, and Lord Tongtian chose to risk losing his Sage realm to cultivate the Grand Luo Dao.