Chapter Summaries

Hongxuan inspected the thriving Eternal Market and reflected on its rules and future development. He met Golden Fortune Daoist at the guild headquarters to ask about his past and the Primordial Wilderness’s hidden secrets, and offered him a silver fragment imbued with the Law of Time.

• Hongxuan strolled through the Eternal Market, noting its bustling stalls, growing influence, and strict enforcement of its rules.
• Hongxuan concluded that the market still lacked something and decided to leave improving it to Golden Fortune Daoist.
• At the Eternal Commerce Guild headquarters, Hongxuan congratulated Golden Fortune Daoist on reaching the middle stage of the Quasi-Sage realm.
• Hongxuan asked Golden Fortune Daoist what realm he had reached before being cursed and considered the secrets behind several places and treasures.
• Hongxuan handed Golden Fortune Daoist a silver stone fragment radiating the Law of Time.

Hongxuan learned from Golden Fortune Daoist that the Time Fragment came from a Chaos Supreme Treasure and that powerful beings beyond the Great Desolation Heavenly Dao had arranged secret realms throughout the Primordial Wilderness. Unable to learn Golden Fortune Daoist’s identity or the deeper secrets yet, Hongxuan resolved to trace the fragment’s origin and seek a time-type Chaos Supreme Treasure.

• Hongxuan showed Golden Fortune Daoist the Time Fragment, and Golden Fortune Daoist confirmed it came from an undiminished Chaos Supreme Treasure.
• Golden Fortune Daoist explained that the Primordial Wilderness held many hidden Chaos Supreme Treasures, including the degraded Six Paths Reincarnation Disk, and said the fragment’s location was unknown to him.
• Hongxuan asked who arranged the Lands of Opportunity, and Golden Fortune Daoist revealed that the beings responsible were more powerful than Chaos Gods and Demons and that Hongxuan needed to reach Quasi-Sage perfection or sub-Sage status to learn more.
• Hongxuan asked whether Golden Fortune Daoist had once been a Chaos God or Demon, but Golden Fortune Daoist did not answer.
• Hongxuan resolved to become a Sage, investigate the Time Fragment, and seek a supreme treasure containing the rules of time and space so he could avoid being bound in his future cultivation.

Hongxuan used the Grand Destiny Art and Grand Karma Art to trace the origin of the Time Fragment, eventually learning it came from a battle fought during the Dragon-Han Calamity. He continued investigating the fragment’s tangled karmic connections, which took far longer than he expected.

• Hongxuan located the True Immortal who had once traded the Time Fragment for Eternal Coins and secretly investigated how the man had found it.
• Hongxuan used the Grand Destiny Art and Grand Karma Art to learn that the man had picked up the fragment while gathering firewood in the mountains as a child.
• Hongxuan traveled to the mountain range and deduced that the fragment had been left behind after its owner died in a battle during the Dragon-Han Calamity.
• Hongxuan spent ten years recovering, then resumed tracing the fragment’s karmic connections despite their chaotic, time-consuming nature.

After a million years of searching, Hongxuan used the Grand Destiny Art and Grand Karma Art to locate a hidden rift at the border of the East Sea and the South Sea, where he entered despite sensing great danger. In the Eternal Market, Golden Fortune Daoist sensed Hongxuan’s discovery and wondered whether his Dao brother was being used as a chess piece.

• Over a million years of repeatedly using the Grand Destiny Art and Grand Karma Art, Hongxuan raised his comprehension of the Law of Destiny and the Law of Karma to ninety percent and reached the late Quasi-Sage stage.
• Hongxuan searched an inconspicuous stretch of sea at the border of the East Sea and the South Sea and confirmed it was the location he sought.
• Using the Illusion-Breaking Divine Eyes, Hongxuan saw the area’s dazzling but dangerous hidden features and calculated that he faced a great crisis with a possible chance of tremendous rewards.
• Hongxuan entered one of the rifts to pursue the time treasure.
• In the Eternal Market, Golden Fortune Daoist sensed Hongxuan’s discovery, praised his strength, and wondered whether Hongxuan was a chess piece of an ancient power.

Hongxuan was trapped in a vast space governed by the Law of Time, where time reversed and rapidly erased his mana. He began using his mastered Law of Space-Time to resist the erosion.

• Golden Fortune Daoist decided to keep working normally and maintain his mutually beneficial partnership with Hongxuan.
• Hongxuan found himself in a genuine world that was not a formation and realized that time was flowing backward.
• Hongxuan discovered that the Eternal Sky Ark and his other supreme treasures could not respond to him, leaving him unable to access their inner spaces.
• Hongxuan realized that the Law of Time was eroding his mana at an accelerating rate and that he could not withstand it through mana circulation alone.
• Hongxuan used the Law of Space-Time he had mastered to counter the erosion.

Hongxuan resisted the mysterious world’s erosion by comprehending its Law of Time, eventually mastering it completely and creating the Grand Time Art. He discovered that only thirty thousand years had passed, leaving him baffled by the impossible speed of his comprehension.

• Hongxuan found that his Law of Space-Time could not keep pace with the laws eroding him, so he began comprehending the world’s Law of Time.
• Hongxuan discovered that each trace of the Law of Time he comprehended resisted erosion as quickly as it occurred.
• Hongxuan advanced his understanding of the Law of Time to full completion and raised the Grand Time Art to its tenth level.
• Hongxuan gained control over the laws’ erosion and could freely wield time’s powers, including acceleration, freezing, and reversal.
• Hongxuan calculated that only thirty thousand years had passed and wondered whether the world was an illusion.

Hongxuan escaped the Time Treasure Mirror’s inner world and discovered that five million years had passed outside, even though he had experienced only thirty thousand years. He learned that the mirror had recognized him as its master after he perfected the Law of Time, then confirmed that he had returned to the real world.

• Hongxuan used the Qingping Sword to open a spatial rift and fled through it under the protection of the Twelfth-Grade White Lotus of Purification.
• Hongxuan emerged in the sea where he had found the secret realm and calculated that five million years had passed.
• The Eternal Dao Tome drew an unfamiliar time treasure into its fifth page, where Hongxuan recognized a missing fragment in the mirror’s frame.
• Hongxuan merged his silver fragment of the Law of Time into the mirror, completing the Chaos Supreme Treasure Time Treasure Mirror and learning that it had acknowledged him as its master.
• Hongxuan contacted Golden Fortune Daoist through the Ruins Market in the Eternal Sky Ark and confirmed that he was no longer trapped in an illusion.

Hongxuan obtained the Time Treasure Mirror, a Chaos Supreme Treasure, and realized it could help him comprehend the Law of Time. His joy faded as he reconsidered how several Chaos Supreme Treasures had come to him, leaving him convinced that a hidden plan surrounded him and that he needed to grow stronger to uncover the truth.

• Hongxuan learned that after perfecting and integrating a law into his Great Dao, the Time Treasure Mirror could let him continue comprehending the Law of Time, prompting him to reconsider his plans for cultivating laws.
• Hongxuan prepared to leave and reflected on how the Eternal Dao Tome, Destiny Compass, Creation God Tree, Chaos Pearl, and other treasures had come to him with improbable ease.
• Hongxuan suspected Golden Fortune Daoist knew more about the secrets surrounding his treasures, despite showing no detectable malice and refusing to explain.
• Hongxuan concluded that powerful existences might be watching him and using the Chaos Supreme Treasures as stakes in a hidden plan.
• Hongxuan felt an urgent need to grow stronger because he was not yet qualified to learn the truth about himself.

Hongxuan recognized the weak shrimp demon approaching him as Haotian undergoing reincarnation tribulations, but chose not to interfere. After returning to the Primordial Continent five million years later, he saw that the Human Race had entered the Xia Dynasty and that Martial Dao practitioners had become a major part of the immortal cultivation world.

• Hongxuan realized that even Sages knew little of the Primordial Wilderness’s true secrets and decided to focus on strengthening himself.
• Hongxuan recognized a low-cultivation shrimp demon as Haotian reincarnated and left without helping or harming him.
• The bewildered shrimp demon returned to the sea to search for prey after Hongxuan vanished.
• Hongxuan returned to the Primordial Continent and found that five million years had passed and the Xia Dynasty ruled the Human Race.
• Hongxuan observed that Martial Dao practitioners who entered the immortal Dao had become numerous and were accepted by the Three Sects and other lineages.

Hongxuan reflected on the Martial Dao’s growth, its role in strengthening the Human Race, and the risks of sectarian conflict, while deciding to nurture Cangjie as his successor. He returned to the Eternal Market and met Golden Fortune Daoist, whose hidden strength remained beyond Hongxuan’s detection even with the Grand Destiny Art and Grand Karma Art.

• Hongxuan considered how the Martial Dao had strengthened the Human Race and why the Immortal Dao had allowed it to flourish, while worrying that conflicts over Dao lineages had begun earlier than expected.
• Hongxuan decided Cangjie was the disciple best suited to carry on his Dao lineage, noting that Cangjie had become a Grand Luo Golden Immortal and established a following at Mount Wuyi.
• Hongxuan returned to the Eternal Market instead of visiting Mount Wuyi and met Golden Fortune Daoist.
• Golden Fortune Daoist congratulated Hongxuan on a supposed gain, then claimed that long periods without advancement were normal for Quasi-Sages.
• Hongxuan suspected Golden Fortune Daoist was concealing his true strength, since neither the Grand Destiny Art nor the Grand Karma Art had revealed anything about him.

Hongxuan tested Golden Fortune Daoist’s knowledge of the Time Treasure Mirror and learned that a space-type supreme treasure of equal grade existed in the Primordial Wilderness. Golden Fortune Daoist then arranged an Eternal Market auction for ten thousand years later, while Hongxuan left to stabilize his cultivation and advance to the late Quasi-Sage stage.

• Hongxuan showed Golden Fortune Daoist an image of the Time Treasure Mirror and found no sign of greed in his reaction.
• Hongxuan asked about a space-type treasure, and Golden Fortune Daoist confirmed that an equal-grade supreme treasure existed somewhere in the Primordial Wilderness.
• Golden Fortune Daoist proposed holding an auction in the Eternal Market and asked Hongxuan to attend and suppress troublemakers.
• Golden Fortune Daoist scheduled a medium auction for ten thousand years later, and Hongxuan agreed to attend.
• Hongxuan left to stabilize his foundation and pursue a breakthrough to the late Quasi-Sage stage.

Hongxuan created a hidden blessed grotto-heaven in the Primordial Wilderness and used the Karma Wheel to sever his final incarnation. His breakthrough succeeded without tribulation, unleashing extraordinary signs that benefited beings across hundreds of millions of li.

• Golden Fortune Daoist suspected that someone had deliberately left the Time Treasure Mirror and a silver Law fragment for Hongxuan, placing a bet on him.
• Hongxuan reached a barren mountain range in the Primordial Wilderness and used the Grand Creation Art to transform it into a blessed grotto-heaven.
• Hongxuan sealed the mountain range with a grand formation, sat on the Purifying Meditation Cushion, and began his breakthrough.
• Hongxuan's bottleneck shattered immediately, and he used the Eternal Dao Tome and Karma Wheel to create and sever his final incarnation.
• Hongxuan's aura erupted as golden lotuses and purple qi appeared across hundreds of millions of li, healing mortals and advancing martial practitioners and cultivators.

Hongxuan’s breakthrough to the late Quasi-Sage stage shocked the Primordial Wilderness’s great powers, especially Lord Tongtian, who wondered whether Hongxuan might eventually reach the sub-Sage realm. The Sages took notice but still regarded Hongxuan as no threat while he remained a Quasi-Sage.

• Hongxuan’s advance to the late Quasi-Sage stage stunned the great powers who had once regarded him as a junior.
• Lord Tongtian was interrupted while comprehending the Chaos Bell and discovered Hongxuan had advanced without Hongmeng Purple Energy.
• Lord Tongtian considered whether Hongxuan could reach the sub-Sage realm and bring the Jie Sect a second Sage, but decided to keep watching.
• The chapter described how difficult it was for Quasi-Sages to reach perfection or the sub-Sage realm, citing Zhenyuanzi, Old Ancestor Minghe of the Blood Sea, Demon Master Kunpeng, and Houtu.
• The other Sages learned of Hongxuan’s breakthrough but continued to regard him as an ant so long as he remained a Quasi-Sage.

Hongxuan broke through to the late Quasi-Sage realm and decided to perfect his comprehension of the Law of Destiny before seeking the elusive Space Treasure. Before leaving his newly transformed mountain, he established a protected inheritance for a worthy future inheritor.

• Hongxuan emerged from secluded cultivation after easily advancing to the late Quasi-Sage realm.
• Hongxuan chose to focus on perfecting the Law of Destiny rather than calculating the location of the Space Treasure.
• Hongxuan fashioned a wooden sword containing a comprehensive inheritance of cultivation arts, abilities, and knowledge of the Primordial Wilderness.
• Hongxuan planted the sword on the mountain and established protective formations and trials to judge future inheritors.

Hongxuan visited the Eternal Market’s auction in disguise and saw that powerful clans were probing the market and plotting to seize it. He left Golden Fortune Daoist to handle the schemes, suspecting the auction master had noticed the threats and was preparing his own plan.

• Hongxuan named the mountain range the Azure Cloud Mountain Range and went to the Eternal Market, where he found many new guests gathered for the auction.
• Hongxuan observed representatives of clans and Sage sects investigating the market and wondered whether they could discover anything about its hidden master.
• Two cloaked figures discussed their clan’s plan to seize the Eternal Market, believing Golden Fortune Daoist was its true master and could be defeated.
• Hongxuan noticed the plotting guests and suspected Golden Fortune Daoist had seen through them and was deliberately letting their schemes unfold.
• Hongxuan reflected that Golden Fortune Daoist’s long struggle against the curse had made his true intentions difficult to discern.

Hongxuan trusted Golden Fortune Daoist to manage the Eternal Market and planned to let him handle threats to it, confident that his own strength could protect the market. At the Eternal Commerce Guild’s first auction, Golden Fortune Daoist opened the bidding with Mount Wuyi Big Red Robe, and Hongxuan reacted with surprise.

• Hongxuan decided to leave the Eternal Market’s affairs to Golden Fortune Daoist and warned that those who acted against it would face dire consequences.
• Hongxuan entered the auction house and observed its spacious layout, private rooms, and strict protections for guests.
• Golden Fortune Daoist welcomed the masked participants to the Eternal Commerce Guild’s first auction and promised valuable items.
• After a guest urged him to begin, Golden Fortune Daoist introduced Mount Wuyi Big Red Robe as a rare tea that enhanced comprehension.
• Hongxuan was slightly stunned when Golden Fortune Daoist named the tea.

Hongxuan watched Golden Fortune Daoist auction Mount Wuyi Big Red Robe, the rare immortal tea Hongxuan had gifted him, and was surprised when the Eternal Commerce Guild later put a Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure up for bidding. The auction’s success left Hongxuan considering what treasures to prepare for his Grand Luo Golden Immortal disciples, Ao Ling'er and Cangjie.

• Golden Fortune Daoist brewed Mount Wuyi Big Red Robe at the auction, and its fragrance convinced the gathered buyers of its extraordinary effects.
• Golden Fortune Daoist auctioned ten lots of the tea, which sold for prices ranging from ten thousand to one million Eternal Gold Coins.
• Hongxuan judged the tea to have been sold for far less than it was worth and decided he would not let Golden Fortune Daoist obtain more from him.
• The auction continued with precious items that sparked fierce bidding among the attendees.
• Golden Fortune Daoist revealed a Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure as the final auction item, shocking Hongxuan.
• Hongxuan considered preparing Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures for Ao Ling'er and Cangjie as their master.

Hongxuan watched Golden Fortune Daoist repel an attack on the Ruins Market, where he effortlessly killed two Quasi-Sages and their forces. Convinced the market was secure, Hongxuan returned to the Primordial Wilderness to resume his cultivation and visit his disciple Cangjie.

• Hongxuan observed two Quasi-Sages and their faction attack the Ruins Market, but chose to see how Golden Fortune Daoist would respond.
• Golden Fortune Daoist activated a formation that protected the market’s residents and confined the fighting to designated battle zones.
• Golden Fortune Daoist effortlessly killed both Quasi-Sages and wiped out the invading forces, impressing Hongxuan with his hidden strength.
• Hongxuan left the Ruins Market and returned to the Primordial Wilderness, reflecting that its reputation and value would grow after the battle.
• Hongxuan decided to return to Mount Wuyi, bring his laws into line with his cultivation, and meet Cangjie to give him guidance and resources.

Hongxuan returned to Mount Wuyi, praised Cangjie’s independent cultivation to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm, and bestowed on him two powerful treasures. The chapter left Cangjie equipped with the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler and Ninth-Grade White Lotus of Purification as Hongxuan’s prospective successor.

• Hongxuan returned to Mount Wuyi and spent a thousand years expounding the Great Dao, strengthening its inhabitants and raising the lineage’s prestige among nearby factions.
• Cangjie paid respects to Hongxuan, who praised his wisdom and perseverance for reaching the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm through self-cultivation.
• Cangjie thanked Hongxuan for accepting him as a disciple, recognizing that entering the immortal path had allowed him to survive the backlash from creating the Human Race’s writing.
• Hongxuan decided Cangjie needed stronger treasures and gave him the Ninth-Grade White Lotus of Purification and the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler.
• Cangjie accepted the treasures with delight, understanding the extraordinary value of the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler.

Hongxuan entrusted Cangjie with managing the Mount Wuyi lineage and secluded himself to strengthen his foundation. After comprehending many laws and improving his abilities, he emerged vastly stronger but still at the late Quasi-Sage stage, intent on reaching Quasi-Sage perfection despite the immense time required.

• Hongxuan praised Cangjie's management of Mount Wuyi and made him fully responsible for the lineage's affairs.
• Hongxuan secluded himself and comprehended nine supreme laws to ninety percent, refining his path toward the Great Dao.
• He continued comprehending other laws and strengthening his divine abilities and physical body, reaching the late stage of the ninth body transformation.
• Hongxuan concluded that his foundation and combat strength had improved enormously, although his realm remained at the late Quasi-Sage stage.
• He decided to perfect the Law of Destiny first and recognized that advancing from ninety percent would take an extraordinary amount of time.
• Hongxuan realized his seclusion had lasted more than five million years and wondered how long his next breakthrough would take.