Chapter Summaries

Hongxuan and Houtu agreed to attack the Demon Race army threatening the Hengshan Tribe, with Hongxuan determined to kill the Nine-Infant Demon Saint despite the risk of provoking Dijun and Taiyi. Hongxuan opened the battle with the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler, while Houtu blocked Nine-Infant and Hongxuan flew toward the remaining demons.

• Hongxuan told Houtu he would fight the Demon Race army while she held off the Nine-Infant Demon Saint.
• Houtu warned that killing Nine-Infant could draw Dijun and Taiyi into a larger war, but Hongxuan insisted on showing no mercy.
• Nine-Infant ordered his army to exterminate the Hengshan Tribe and gather the Human Race's souls and blood essence.
• Hongxuan struck the advancing army with the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler, killing or clearing away the weaker demons.
• Nine-Infant tried to attack Hongxuan and seize his treasure, but Houtu appeared and blocked his strike.
• Hongxuan ignored Nine-Infant and flew toward the remaining Demon Race army.

Houtu restrained the Nine-Infant Demon Saint while Hongxuan fought a Demon Race commander. Hongxuan tested his newly created Grand Destiny Art: Destiny Sever, killing the commander with an invisible attack.

• Houtu stopped Nine-Infant from pursuing Hongxuan and kept him restrained for later.
• Hongxuan used the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler to kill the Demon Race cultivators accompanying the commander.
• The Demon Commander attacked Hongxuan, who defended himself with the Twelfth-Grade White Lotus of Purification and struck back with the Creation Nine Forms, Second Form.
• Hongxuan realized the Demon Commander was a suitable opponent for testing his destiny-based techniques.
• Hongxuan used Grand Destiny Art: Destiny Sever, causing the Demon Commander to lose something unseen and then mysteriously dissipate and die.

Hongxuan killed a Demon Commander by severing his line of destiny, though the move’s backlash wounded him. Houtu then crippled and sealed Nine-Infant so Hongxuan could fight him, leaving the Demon Saint as Hongxuan’s training opponent.

• Hongxuan used his Grand Destiny Art to erase the Demon Commander’s body, primordial spirit, and destiny, then suffered a backlash.
• Hongxuan considered using the technique against Nine-Infant, while Nine-Infant accused Houtu of provoking a war over a Human Race ant.
• Houtu dismissed Nine-Infant’s threats and struck him, badly injuring him with her physical strength.
• Houtu sealed Nine-Infant’s realm, limiting his power so Hongxuan could face him as training.
• Nine-Infant accused Houtu of treating him as a whetstone for Hongxuan and questioned their relationship, but Houtu told him to survive first.

Hongxuan used the Grand Destiny Art to sever Nine-Infant Demon Saint’s thread of fate, destroying him despite suffering a severe backlash. Houtu was left stunned and wary, unsure what power had killed him.

• Nine-Infant Demon Saint mocked Hongxuan, and Houtu warned Hongxuan that his opponent remained dangerous despite his weakened state.
• Hongxuan struck Nine-Infant Demon Saint with the Second Form of the Creation Nine Forms, but the attack failed to harm him.
• Hongxuan used Grand Destiny Art: Destiny Sever to cut Nine-Infant Demon Saint’s thread of fate, exhausting his mana and suffering severe backlash.
• Nine-Infant Demon Saint turned to dust and vanished, while Houtu wondered if a Sage had secretly intervened.

After Hongxuan helped Houtu kill Nine-Infant, the Demon Race prepared to confront them while the Ancestral Witches rushed to protect Houtu. Lord Tongtian recognized Hongxuan’s role and his use of destiny power, and Hongxuan was left exhilarated by the insights he gained from killing a Quasi-Sage.

• Dijun learned that Nine-Infant had died and summoned Taiyi and the Demon Saints to confront Houtu.
• Zhu Jiuyin learned that Houtu had killed Nine-Infant and led the other Ancestral Witches toward her.
• Lord Tongtian realized Hongxuan had played a crucial role in Nine-Infant’s death and noticed that Hongxuan’s method carried the power of the Law of Destiny.
• Lord Tongtian decided Houtu could protect Hongxuan and returned to comprehending the Great Dao.
• Houtu helped Hongxuan to his feet, and Hongxuan said he felt better than ever after gaining profound insights from severing Nine-Infant’s thread of destiny.

Hongxuan recovered at Hengshan while Houtu faced Dijun, Taiyi, and the Demon Race in battle. After the fighting ended, Hongxuan purified nearly ten billion Human Race souls, and Houtu had killed another Demon Sage.

• Hongxuan agreed to recover while Houtu went to meet Dijun and Taiyi, and he resolved to prepare for his planned advancement in five hundred years.
• Dijun, Taiyi, the Demon Sages, and the Ancestral Witches joined the battle as the Demon Race continued slaughtering humans and the Witch Race raided them.
• Hongxuan released nearly ten billion Human Race souls from Jiuying's Soul Gathering Banner and used the Scripture of Salvation to purify them.
• Hongxuan returned the purified souls to the banner as a temporary refuge while the fighting raged for a hundred years.
• The battle's shockwaves finally ceased, and Houtu had slain another Demon Sage.

After the Demon Race’s attack on the Human Race was halted, Hongxuan returned to Mount Wuyi with Houtu and prepared to break through to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm. Houtu began contemplating the Six Paths of Reincarnation, while Hongxuan made his final preparations for advancement.

• Houtu drove Dijun, Taiyi, and the Demon Race forces away, ending the slaughter of the Human Race for the time being.
• Back in Hengshan, Houtu told Hongxuan that the tribe was safe, and he said he would break through to the Grand Luo realm in four hundred years.
• As they traveled toward Mount Wuyi, Houtu wondered whether reincarnation could give the dead another chance, and Hongxuan gave her the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk.
• After arriving at Mount Wuyi, Hongxuan showed Houtu around and entrusted her with managing the abode and its inhabitants.
• As the breakthrough approached, Houtu expounded the Dao to Hongxuan, who said he had no remaining questions before beginning his advancement.

Hongxuan broke through to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm and was taken to the River of Destiny to face a deadly heavenly tribulation. As ten thousand Violet Sky Divine Lightnings gathered overhead, he prepared to endure them alone.

• Houtu left Hongxuan's cave to guard it while he prepared to break through.
• Hongxuan shattered his bottleneck and achieved the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm, transforming his mana, body, and primordial spirit.
• Hongxuan was transported to the River of Destiny, where he faced his Grand Luo Heavenly Tribulation without help.
• Hongxuan sensed that the tribulation would unleash ten thousand Violet Sky Divine Lightnings and recognized both their danger and their potential to strengthen his Dao and foundation.
• The Violet Sky lightning gathered enough power to strike as Hongxuan stood ready.

Hongxuan endured the Violet Sky Divine Lightning on the River of Destiny, comprehending laws and repeatedly using the Hongxuan Domain to withstand and temper himself against the tribulation. Houtu and other powerful beings watched in alarm as the ordeal continued, and Houtu questioned how Hongxuan, an Acquired Human, could possess the foundation that drew such a heavenly tribulation.

• Hongxuan gained traces of the Laws of Lightning, Destruction, and Creation while observing the first bolts of Violet Sky Divine Lightning.
• The tribulation overwhelmed the Twelfth-Grade White Lotus of Purification, forcing Hongxuan to disperse a bolt with the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler.
• Hongxuan summoned his Hongxuan Domain and endured hundreds of bolts, discovering that the lightning tempered its power.
• Hongxuan repeatedly brought back his domain as nearly ten thousand more bolts struck, leaving him badly injured and spiritually depleted.
• The disturbance drew countless powerful beings to observe Hongxuan on the River of Destiny, while Houtu watched from Mount Wuyi and worried over his condition.
• Houtu recognized the Violet Sky Divine Lightning as a tribulation for someone with a Top-Tier Innate God’s Foundation and wondered how Hongxuan could possess it as an Acquired Human.

Hongxuan’s tribulation drew the attention of the Primordial Wilderness’s great powers, who recognized the Acquired Human as an extraordinary talent and Lord Tongtian’s disciple. As a Violet Firmament lightning bolt descended, mysterious ripples spread around Hongxuan, leaving the tribulation’s outcome unresolved.

• Lord Tongtian praised Hongxuan’s Violet Firmament Divine Lightning Tribulation and decided to make a long-held plan firm.
• Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning and Grand Pure Laozi observed Hongxuan’s rise, while Jieyin and Zhunti lamented their failure to cultivate a comparable human talent.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi recognized Hongxuan as the human who had killed Jiuying, and Dijun judged him a future threat to the Demon Race.
• Dijun ordered Demon Saint Guiche summoned, planning to use him to kill Hongxuan and possibly harm Houtu and the Witch Race.
• A ten-thousand-zhang bolt of Violet Firmament lightning struck toward Hongxuan as transparent ripples spread around him and twisted the void.

Hongxuan endured the final Chaos Violet Sky Thunder and completed the lightning trial, then condensed three twelfth-grade lotus flowers above his head. He passed the questioning of his Dao Heart and emerged spiritually transformed, though his cultivation had not yet increased.

• Hongxuan condensed his domain and used it with the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler to break through the final Violet Sky Thunder.
• The watching great powers recognized the lightning as Chaos Violet Sky Thunder and took notice of Hongxuan after he survived it.
• Hongxuan circulated the Supreme Purity Great Dao and the Hongxuan Great Dao Art, forming three twelfth-grade lotus flowers above his head.
• A mysterious force questioned Hongxuan about his name, purpose, and Dao, leaving him nearly unable to think or move.
• Hongxuan declared his identity and eternal Hongxuan Great Dao without hesitation, and his Dao Heart underwent three baptisms as his spirit transformed.

Hongxuan advanced to Grand Luo Golden Immortal, gained an Innate Undying Aura, and freed himself from the River of Destiny’s constraints. After a thousand years of cultivation, he considered his next goals, while Houtu had already left Mount Wuyi for an urgent summons from the other Ancestral Witches.

• Hongxuan survived the tribulation and Dao Heart trial, advanced to Grand Luo Golden Immortal, and fused with an Innate Undying Aura.
• Hongxuan drew a crystal-clear stone from the River of Destiny and absorbed it, making himself impossible for others to view or influence through destiny.
• The Primordial Wilderness’s mighty figures praised Hongxuan’s potential and left the River of Destiny as he continued comprehending his breakthrough.
• Houtu received an urgent message from the Ancestral Witches, left a note for Hongxuan, and departed Mount Wuyi for Pangu Shrine.
• After a thousand years, Hongxuan awoke from stabilizing his cultivation and considered gathering star origins to advance his physical body to the Eighth Turn, though the Demon Race posed a deadly threat.

Hongxuan spent tens of thousands of years comprehending the River of Destiny and greatly advanced his understanding of several Grand Dao Laws and divine abilities. After strengthening his techniques, he decided to leave, uncertain whether he would return in his true body before becoming a Sage.

• Hongxuan remained on the River of Destiny and entered a deep state of comprehension for thirty thousand years.
• Hongxuan comprehended the Grand Dao Laws of Destiny, Creation, and Space-Time, creating or advancing their corresponding divine abilities to the First Layer.
• Hongxuan advanced his Reincarnation, Deduction, Five Elements, Life, Death, and Lightning divine abilities to the Grand Dao Level.
• Hongxuan improved his other techniques, including Cosmos Reversal Step, Surging Wave Palm, and Creation Nine Forms, while his cultivation realm remained unchanged.
• Hongxuan decided to leave the River of Destiny after tens of thousands of years and wondered whether he could return in his true body.

After advancing to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm, Hongxuan returned to Mount Wuyi and planned his next steps, including reaching the starry skies, preparing for Lord Tongtian’s Dao preaching, and helping Houtu. The Three Xiao Sisters were delighted to learn of his breakthrough, though Bixiao and Qiong Xiao had yet to reach his level.

• Hongxuan returned to his cave residence on Mount Wuyi and found the letter Houtu had left for him.
• Hongxuan considered how to reach the starry skies for Star Origin while avoiding the Demon Race, and planned to return to Golden Turtle Island before Lord Tongtian preached the Dao.
• Hongxuan reviewed his plans to guide Ao Ling'er, investigate Golden Fortune Daoist, and help Houtu gain benefits when she created reincarnation.
• The Three Xiao Sisters ended a video call with Hongxuan and celebrated his rapid advance to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm.
• Bixiao and Qiong Xiao remained at the peak of the Grand Golden Immortal realm despite their long cultivation.

Hongxuan arrived at Golden Ao Island as a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, shocking the Jie Sect immortals with how quickly he had advanced. As Tongtian’s Dao lecture began, he entered Biyou Palace with the Three Xiao Sisters and Ao Ling'er.

• Yunxiao urged Ao Ling'er to value the chance to attend the lecture, and the Three Xiao Sisters set off with her for Golden Ao Island.
• Jie Sect immortals gathered on Golden Ao Island, where many Grand Golden Immortals brought their disciples for the approaching lecture.
• Hongxuan arrived with Grand Luo Golden Immortal cultivation, stunning the assembled immortals and earning congratulations from them.
• Hongxuan observed the Jie Sect immortals and resolved to build connections while keeping cultivation as his priority.
• A bell signaled the start of the lecture, and Hongxuan entered Biyou Palace with the Three Xiao Sisters and Ao Ling'er.

Lord Tongtian recognized Hongxuan’s extraordinary command of the laws and named both him and Yunxiao as personal disciples before delivering a profound sermon. As the sermon continued, the other immortals gradually lost the ability to follow it, while Hongxuan remained immersed in the Dao.

• Lord Tongtian sensed Hongxuan’s mysterious aura and realized that Hongxuan had comprehended many powerful laws.
• Lord Tongtian summoned Yunxiao and Hongxuan to the first row, then named Yunxiao his fifth personal disciple and Hongxuan his sixth.
• Lord Tongtian preached for thousands of years, and Hongxuan advanced toward the middle stage of the Grand Luo realm while mastering and creating techniques.
• The Grand Golden Immortals could no longer endure the sermon and awakened, followed later by Yunxiao and the Three Holy Mothers.
• Hongxuan continued listening after Yunxiao and the Three Holy Mothers had awakened, leaving the other immortals wondering how he could keep up.

After Lord Tongtian ended his ten-thousand-year Dao lecture, he warned his disciples of the coming calamity and bestowed powerful treasures on his personal disciples. He gave Hongxuan the Qingping Sword, leaving him to prepare for the dangers ahead.

• Lord Tongtian concluded the lecture and said future Dao lectures would take place a million years later and be shorter and more specialized.
• Hongxuan realized the lecture had clarified his path toward Grand Luo and given him a vague idea of the road to Quasi-Sagehood.
• Lord Tongtian warned the disciples that a great calamity was approaching and urged them to return to their cave abodes to cultivate.
• Lord Tongtian bestowed the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords and their formation diagram on Duobao, Wudang, Jinling, Guiling, and Yunxiao.
• Lord Tongtian gave Hongxuan the Qingping Sword and told him to comprehend it well.

After Lord Tongtian bestowed treasures on the Jie Sect disciples, Hongxuan and Yunxiao settled on Golden Ao Island to cultivate. Fifty thousand years later, Hongxuan reached the mid-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm and mastered new Sword Dao techniques, but his physical cultivation remained stuck at the seventh turn without Star Origin.

• Lord Tongtian gave Hongxuan the Qingping Sword and distributed thousands of magical treasures among the Jie Sect disciples.
• Lord Tongtian dismissed the disciples and allowed Hongxuan and Yunxiao to establish abodes on Golden Ao Island.
• Hongxuan and Yunxiao built connected abodes, where Hongxuan, Qiong Xiao, Bixiao, and Ao Ling'er cultivated in seclusion.
• Fifty thousand years passed as Hongxuan recited the Yellow Court Scripture, cultivated the Hongxuan Great Dao Art, and refined the Qingping Sword.
• Hongxuan advanced to the mid-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm, perfected his Flower of Essence, comprehended one-tenth of the Sword Dao Laws, and created the Azure Lotus Sword Scripture.
• Hongxuan remained troubled because his physical cultivation was still at the seventh turn and he needed Star Origin to reach the eighth.

Hongxuan created three Grand Dao-level abilities to hide his identity and evade Heavenly Secret investigations, then left Golden Ao Island to infiltrate the starry sky. He reached Buzhou Mountain and entered the Demon Celestial Court disguised as a demon commander, where his infiltration began.

• Hongxuan used his heaven-defying comprehension to create the Veiled Secret Art, Grand Transformation Art, and Veiled Secret Grand Formation.
• Hongxuan left Golden Ao Island after apologizing to the Three Xiao Sisters and arranging for them to continue teaching Ao Ling'er.
• Hongxuan reached Buzhou Mountain, found Houtu absent from the Houtu Tribe, and chose not to visit Pangu Shrine.
• Hongxuan used the Cosmos Reversal Step, Veiled Secret Art, and Grand Transformation Art to slip away from Buzhou Mountain toward the starry sky.
• Hongxuan killed a demon commander, destroyed his primordial spirit, and transformed himself to perfectly match the commander's appearance.

Hongxuan secretly infiltrated Ziwei Star to obtain its Star Origin, using his concealment and Veiled Secret Grand Formation to avoid detection by the Demon Race. He discovered the Star Ancient Tree beside the origin and carefully began cutting into the origin with the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler.

• Hongxuan crossed the Demon Celestial Court and entered the Primordial Wilderness's starry sky without being detected.
• He reached Ziwei Star, evaded its detection measures and Demon Commander, and made his way to the star's core.
• Hongxuan set up the Veiled Secret Grand Formation around the core and found a weak point in its natural defensive formation.
• He entered Ziwei Star's secret realm and found both the Ziwei Star Origin and the Star Ancient Tree bearing 365 spirit fruits.
• Hongxuan chose the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler over the Qingping Sword and carefully sliced at the Star Origin.