Recaps

Si Ming’s companions celebrated their victory as Yan Jinghong agreed to retire and nominate Si Ming as his successor, while Ling Huanxi chose to retire alongside Yan Jinghong. The story then shifted to a parallel world, where Murong Wu killed the Myriad Gu Witch Ancestor and appeared ready to take his own life after discovering the creature had attached itself to him.

• Si Ming comforted Murong Wu as their companions flew over to celebrate at dawn.
• Yan Jinghong agreed to retire and said he would nominate Si Ming as Grandmaster at the Heaven's Will Palace meeting.
• Ling Huanxi revealed that she had passed her cultivation to Murong Qing and chose to retire with Yan Jinghong.
• Si Ming and his companions left the room, and Si Ming declared that their era had begun.
• In the parallel world, Murong Wu killed the Myriad Gu Witch Ancestor with the Heaven-Dominating Seal after Si Ming and Murong Qing had nearly defeated him.
• Murong Wu saw Yu Shuying's heart-protecting mirror glow, realized the Myriad Gu Witch Ancestor had attached itself to him, and raised his sword to his neck.

Murong Wu survived his attempt to kill himself, but the Myriad Gu Witch Ancestor was keeping him alive to take over his body. With the ancestor set to awaken within an hour, the group argued over whether to save Murong Wu or protect the hundreds of millions of people threatened by the Gu worms, and left the final choice to Murong Qing.

• Murong Wu cut his own throat, but Murong Qing discovered that his wound was healing despite his body being drained of True Qi.
• Mu Wu reported that parasitized people were still losing their Jing Essence, and the group concluded that the Myriad Gu Witch Ancestor was using them to remain alive and prepare to possess Murong Wu.
• Yu Shuying argued that Si Ming could not risk the mission to save Murong Wu, while Ying Zhou and Mu Wu clashed over whether the innocent victims of the Gu worms should take priority.
• Si Jingyu revealed that the Myriad Gu Witch Ancestor would awaken within an hour, and the group turned to Murong Qing to decide Murong Wu's fate.
• Si Ming offered to bear the consequences, then stepped aside after Murong Qing signaled that she would make the choice.

Murong Qing accepted Murong Wu’s sacrifice, but Ying Zhou carried him away, refusing to let him die. Si Ming proposed seeking help from the Mohist Academy of Science, while Xia Guanxue confronted Ying Zhou and attacked him to force Murong Wu’s return.

• Murong Qing said Murong Wu had chosen to sacrifice himself, then collapsed as Ying Zhou condemned her and took Murong Wu away.
• Ying Zhou rejected Si Ming’s arguments, declared he would protect Murong Wu, and threatened anyone who followed him.
• Xia Guanxue volunteered to pursue Ying Zhou, and Si Ming said he might have a way to resolve the dilemma after consulting the Mohist Academy of Science.
• Ying Zhou asked Xia Guanxue for help sealing the Myriad Gu Witch Ancestor’s Primordial Spirit, but Xia Guanxue demanded that he hand over Murong Wu.
• Xia Guanxue drew his sword and attacked Ying Zhou, who realized Xia Guanxue was serious and felt betrayed.

Ying Zhou and Xia Guanxue fought over their betrayal and clashing beliefs, each driven to wounds and near exhaustion. They unleashed their final moves, but Xia Guanxue disappeared into the darkness he created, leaving Ying Zhou unable to find his true body.

• Ying Zhou demanded to know why Xia Guanxue had turned against him as the two exchanged increasingly bloody attacks.
• Xia Guanxue recalled his hatred of sacrificing the few for the many and the hero he had once wanted to emulate, then resolved to sever his past and friendship with Ying Zhou.
• Ying Zhou used the Heart-Severing Sword Technique, but Xia Guanxue pierced through his Azure Dragon attack with the Eight Forms of the Divine Edge, badly wounding both of them.
• Ying Zhou mocked Xia Guanxue for calling him naive and fully awakened his Asura Bloodline before they resumed their brutal fight.
• Xia Guanxue unleashed Solitary light shines on the broken bridge, cold mist green, while Ying Zhou countered with Heart-Rending, Lung-Splitting Piercing Thunder and searched for a fatal opening.
• Xia Guanxue's afterimages vanished into a spreading darkness, and his true body disappeared from sight.

Xia Guanxue defeated Ying Zhou and brought Murong Wu back, where Si Ming and the others used a repaired Divine Pillar seal to stop the Myriad Gu Witch Ancestor from harming its hosts. Murong Wu survived, but Si Ming planned to send him to the Wasteland Barbarian Continent so the Witch Ancestor would weaken and fall asleep.

• Ying Zhou hesitated when he sensed the Heavenly Silkworm Force, allowing Xia Guanxue to sever his limbs and win their duel.
• Xia Guanxue carried Murong Wu away, but Ying Zhou pleaded with him to leave their friend behind; Xia Guanxue cut free and departed, declaring they should remain enemies.
• Xia Guanxue reached Si Ming's group unconscious, and they rescued Murong Wu while sending people to find the badly injured Ying Zhou.
• Si Ming and the others used Yu Shuying's black box and the prepared materials to seal the Myriad Gu Witch Ancestor inside Murong Wu, stopping the parasites from draining their hosts.
• Si Ming explained that Murong Wu would remain asleep if the seal stayed near the Sea Continent, so he planned to send him to the Wasteland Barbarian Continent, where Evil Qi would weaken the Witch Ancestor.

The epilogue recounted what became of the characters and organizations after the main story, including their later achievements, departures, and fates. The author then reflected on finishing the novel, explained why the ending was brief, and announced plans for a new book.

• Murong Qing became Heaven's Will Palace's Horse and traveled the martial world pursuing justice, while Murong Wu left the Sea Continent to heal people across the five continents.
• Ying Zhou and Xia Guanxue joined forces to kill the Devil Master, and Yan Jinghong returned to the martial world alongside Ling Huanxi.
• The epilogue described the later paths of the remaining characters, including Song Jingping becoming an enlightened monk and Su Yingbo staying with Ai Qing through her memory loss.
• The Heavenly Martial Alliance eventually collapsed, the Remote Heaven Society fell apart, and other organizations and artifacts met their later fates.
• The author thanked readers, acknowledged cut side plots and the rushed ending, explained the decision not to extend the aftermath, and said a new book was planned for October.