Chapter Summaries

After more than half a year of ordinary life, Gu An watched the growing threat of Fierce Demon and the cultivation world's response. Demonic qi erupted in the north, and cultivators headed toward the Land of Demons and Monsters as Zhang Buku questioned Li Ya about going there.

• Emperor Fiend revealed his identity to Gu An and left, while Gu An took the Blood Prison Great Sage back to Third Medicine Valley and explained why he had captured him.
• Ji Xuanling investigated the sealed Fierce Demon's underground prison and suspected Xuan Tianyi had fought there; An Hao showed Lu Baitian a mysterious restriction on his back.
• The Gu Family's Great Cultivator defeated Emperor Fiend in the Number One Under Heaven Sword Dao Tournament, and An Hao visited An Xin and thanked Gu An for caring for her.
• Gu An searched for Xuan Tianyi with his divine sense but could not find him, then noticed Ji Xuanling and other Seven Stars Spirit Realm cultivators near the sealed area.
• Terrifying demonic qi erupted in the north, prompting cultivators across the Three Dynasties to head toward the Land of Demons and Monsters while Gu An judged that Fierce Demon had not fully escaped its seal.
• Zhang Buku warned Li Ya that the demonic qi likely belonged to Fierce Demon and urged him not to go.

Gu An watched the Fierce Demon’s impending revival while the Seven Stars Spirit Realm and cultivators from the Three Dynasties gathered to face it. At the Taixuan Sect’s encampment, Li Ya discovered Zhang Buku was the son of his old senior brother Zhang Chunqiu and learned that Zhang Buku knew Gu An personally.

• Gu An observed the sealed Fierce Demon’s growing aura and decided to wait, using the crisis to assess the Seven Stars Spirit Realm’s strength.
• A month later, cultivators from the Three Dynasties gathered near the Fierce Demon as its aura neared the Wandering Immortal realm, while Taixuan Sect leaders worried about the missing Xuan Tianyi.
• Li Ya brought Zhang Buku to the Taixuan Sect encampment and offered to recommend him for recruitment.
• Zhang Buku revealed that his father, Zhang Chunqiu, had been a Medicine Valley handyman, and Li Ya recognized him as his former senior brother.
• Zhang Buku told Li Ya that Gu An was his martial uncle and had once given him a high-grade Spirit Qi Pill, but Li Ya dismissed Gu An as a timid Foundation Establishment cultivator.
• Zhang Buku kept quiet about Gu An’s true strength and wondered whether knowing his secret made him closer to Gu An.

The Seven Stars Spirit Realm led the sects to the demon land, where Xuan Tianyi emerged as the Fierce Demon with the power of a ninth-level Scattered Immortal. As Xuan Tianyi overwhelmed Old Ancestor Lin Lu and the assembled cultivators, Gu An received a secret jade pendant from Ji Xiaoyu.

• Gu An sowed ordinary herb seeds in his Grotto-Heaven while the Seven Stars Spirit Realm prepared to confront the Fierce Demon.
• Old Ancestor Lin Lu used a golden umbrella to form a vast barrier over the demon land as the sects assembled outside it.
• A voice from the depths of the demon land revealed Xuan Tianyi was there, shocking An Hao and the Taixuan Sect cultivators.
• Ji Xiaoyu gave Gu An a jade pendant containing intelligence about the Seven Stars Spirit Realm and told him to keep it secret.
• Xuan Tianyi emerged from the demonic qi, and Ji Xuanling recognized him as the Fierce Demon.
• Xuan Tianyi unleashed ninth-level Scattered Immortal power, shattered part of the formation, and forced the cultivators to the ground.

Xuan Tianyi, possessed by Fierce Demon, overwhelmed the Seven Stars Spirit Realm and devoured the souls of its cultivators as Old Ancestor Lin Lu struggled to stop him. Gu An watched from Third Medicine Valley and resolved to save Xuan Tianyi, while ten Scattered Immortal reinforcements arrived and pursued him underground as his breakthrough to Wandering Immortal neared.

• Xuan Tianyi pierced Old Ancestor Lin Lu's chest, battered him, and shattered the Seven Stars Spirit Realm's sword array with demonic qi.
• Lu Baitian, An Hao, Li Ya, and Zhang Buku retreated from the battlefield as Xuan Tianyi devoured the souls of Seven Stars Spirit Realm cultivators.
• Old Ancestor Lin Lu used an earth-based divine ability to shield himself, but Xuan Tianyi continued hunting the Holy Land's cultivators.
• Gu An watched the battle from Third Medicine Valley, sensed ten Scattered Immortals approaching, and decided he would save Xuan Tianyi while letting Seven Stars Spirit Realm suffer losses.
• Xuan Tianyi burrowed underground as the ten Scattered Immortals arrived, and Old Ancestor Lin Lu warned them that Xuan Tianyi was about to break through to Wandering Immortal.
• The ten Scattered Immortals pursued Xuan Tianyi into the earth, while a greater eruption of demonic qi shook the watching sects.

Xuan Tianyi slaughtered the Scattered Immortals of the Seven Stars Spirit Realm and absorbed their souls as Fierce Demon’s power took hold, while Gu An watched and prepared to intervene. As Xuan Tianyi began the Innate Five Elements Divine Lightning Tribulation, a radiant figure descended from the heavens and confronted him.

• Gu An sensed Xuan Tianyi nearing the Wandering Immortal Realm and waited for the battle to end before acting.
• Xuan Tianyi killed the Scattered Immortals one by one and devoured their souls, while Old Ancestor Lin Lu also fell.
• The battle appeared across the continent in a vision, terrifying the people and prompting the allied sects to discuss how to respond.
• Gu An teleported to Mystic Valley, inspected it, and left as Xuan Tianyi rose into the air to undergo tribulation.
• Ji Xuanling confronted Xuan Tianyi, who briefly regained control and urged him to leave before Fierce Demon seized control again.
• A heavenly voice identified Xuan Tianyi’s tribulation as the Innate Five Elements Divine Lightning Tribulation, and a blazing figure descended, knocking him into a vast pit.

Gu An, revealed as Sword Venerable Fudao, intervened when True Lord Shenhun tried to kill Xuan Tianyi, expelled Fierce Demon from Xuan Tianyi, and forced True Lord Shenhun to withdraw. The world celebrated Gu An’s intervention while the Seven Stars Spirit Realm faced new scrutiny, and Gu An returned to tending herbs.

• True Lord Shenhun arrived before Xuan Tianyi and declared that he would slay Fierce Demon, while An Hao failed to stop him.
• Gu An appeared behind True Lord Shenhun, stopped his attack, and drew Fierce Demon out of Xuan Tianyi and into his palm.
• True Lord Shenhun confronted Gu An but withdrew after Gu An silently warned him away.
• Ji Xuanling caught the fainted Xuan Tianyi, and Lu Baitian led Taixuan Sect cultivators to rescue the injured as the Three Dynasties moved to act.
• Lu Lingjun found Gu An checking herbs in Mystic Valley, while Ji Xiaoyu anticipated that the Seven Stars Spirit Realm would investigate Sword Venerable Fudao and the world erupted in cheers.

After Sword Venerable Fudao stopped Fierce Demon and drove back True Lord Shenhun, Gu An monitored Shenhun’s movements and returned to his quiet life as the Taixuan Sect celebrated. Li Ya and Zhang Buku came back to Mystic Valley, where they reunited with Gu An and discussed their adventures and Sword Venerable Fudao.

• True Lord Shenhun suspected Sword Venerable Fudao was connected to Xuan Tianyi and contacted someone from the Seven Stars Spirit Realm, while Gu An secretly watched him and noted the island where he entered a restricted cave.
• Gu An returned to Mystic Valley and Third Medicine Valley, where disciples celebrated Sword Venerable Fudao and Lu Lingjun excitedly spoke with him about the battle.
• Over the following month, Gu An heard cultivators from the sea were gathering information about the Seven Stars Spirit Realm and Sword Venerable Fudao, but he continued his farming life without alarm.
• After the winter snow began, Li Ya and Zhang Buku returned to Mystic Valley, and Zhang Buku knelt before Gu An until Li Ya pulled him back up.
• Li Ya boasted about their adventures and insisted Zhang Buku had not been hurt, while Zhang Buku called him his brother through life and death and told Gu An that Li Ya treated him well.
• Li Ya changed the subject by asking about Gu An’s writing, then casually praised his new book, Journey to the West, as he wished him success like Pan An.

Gu An sensed that True Lord Shenhun had developed hostility toward him, so he traveled to the Seven Stars Spirit Realm and killed him before he could act. After the Taixuan Sect prepared for a peaceful era and a new cultivation tournament, Gu An left for a distant island to buy high-grade herb seeds.

• Gu An met with Li Ya and Zhang Buku, who said they had seen Sword Venerable Fudao pass by, then watched them leave through the snow.
• The Taixuan Sect prepared for a grand Spring Festival, and Gu An visited Outer Sect City, where he saw Sword Venerable Fudao’s growing fame at the Heaven-Mending Platform.
• Gu An used Lifespan Inspection on True Lord Shenhun after receiving a warning that Shenhun had developed killing intent toward him, then left the city to find an uninhabited forest.
• True Lord Shenhun planned to kill Xuan Tianyi and those connected to him, but Gu An appeared and destroyed Shenhun and his Primordial Spirit with a single strike.
• Lu Baitian announced plans for a Number One Under Heaven Cultivation Tournament, and Gu An later reassured him while discussing the Taixuan Sect’s future.
• Gu An left the continent for a prosperous island to buy seeds for herbs of the seventh tier and above.

Gu An registered on Immortal Seeking Island under the name Meng Lang, Scattered Immortal Realm Level Six, and bought high-grade herb seeds to cultivate in his Grotto-Heaven. Two years later, Xuan Tianyi revealed that the Seven Stars Spirit Realm had plotted against him and prepared to seek help from the Star Sea Sect.

• Gu An registered at the Sea Protection Mansion as Meng Lang, Scattered Immortal Realm Level Six, and assigned Hu Xiaojian to guide him around Immortal Seeking Island.
• Gu An exchanged spirit stones and began purchasing high-grade herbs, then returned to Mystic Valley to work on publishing Journey to the West.
• A month later, Gu An gave Tian Yao'er seventh-rank and higher herb seeds to plant in his Grotto-Heaven while he supplied it with spiritual energy.
• Over the next two years, Gu An planted the herbs and prepared to raise his apparent cultivation by forming his Golden Core.
• Xuan Tianyi told Gu An that the Seven Stars Spirit Realm had thrown him into Fierce Demon's sealed land and that Sword Venerable Fudao had intervened.
• Xuan Tianyi said he would travel south with Star Sea Sect disciples to report the plot to his master, while Gu An warned him to be careful.

Gu An released the first half of Journey to the West, and its success made Pan An the cultivation world’s most celebrated author. As the Number One Under Heaven Cultivation Tournament drew near, Qiao Dai arrived to challenge the Heaven-Severing Axe, prompting Ji Hantian to confront him.

• Gu An gave Xuan Tianyi half of Journey to the West, then met Ye Lan and gave her pills to prepare for unsealing her Innate Reincarnation Technique in twenty years.
• Gu An delivered five books containing the first half of Journey to the West to Feng Shang, who praised it as even better than Investiture of the Gods.
• Journey to the West became a sensation, and Lu Baitian announced that the Number One Under Heaven Cultivation Tournament’s winner would receive the title of Great Sage.
• Gu An went to the Outer Sect City and watched Qiao Dai, a powerful cultivator from Lingxia, arrive to challenge the Heaven-Severing Axe.
• Zuo Yijian and the others retreated from the axe, and Ji Hantian warned Qiao Dai that only someone with immortal cultivation could challenge it.

Qiao Dai failed to lift the Heaven-Severing Axe, while Gu An continued hiding his strength and pursued his own cultivation goals. On Immortal Seeking Island, Gu An encountered the mysterious Nine-Fingered Divine Lord, who was offered a lead on an immortal dao supreme treasure tied to the Seven Stars Spirit Realm.

• Qiao Dai failed to move the Heaven-Severing Axe, admitted defeat, and asked Ji Hantian to take him to the sect master.
• Gu An promised the Blood Prison Great Sage it could speak human words after reaching the Second-Order Realm, then warned it to watch what it said.
• Gu An sensed a powerful treasure-like aura far to the east while sparring with Chu Jingfeng, who again failed to defeat him.
• Gu An skipped the Number One Under Heaven Cultivation Tournament and harvested herbs to pursue his seven-million-year lifespan goal.
• Gu An visited Immortal Seeking Island, exchanged herbs for spirit stones, and heard from Hu Xiaojian about fighting between the Star Sea Sect and the Seven Stars Spirit Realm.
• A Purple-Robed Man told Nine-Fingered Divine Lord that he had found a lead on an immortal dao supreme treasure connected to the Seven Stars Spirit Realm.

After Qiao Dai and Ji Hantian revealed the Seven Stars Spirit Realm’s crimes, Gu An agreed not to praise it in his books, while keeping his own knowledge and suspicions to himself. In winter, he encountered You Yingying, a Foundation Establishment cultivator whose lifespan inspection revealed an unexpectedly high limit, and she recognized him.

• Gu An watched Qiao Dai win the Number One Under Heaven Cultivation Tournament and join the Taixuan Sect as an Elder.
• Ji Hantian and Qiao Dai told Gu An about the Seven Stars Spirit Realm’s role in the Demon Calamity and asked him not to extol it in his books.
• Gu An learned that an Elder of Six Stars Cave had enabled the Epiphyllum Sect’s scheme to sacrifice cultivators and consume the Epiphyllum Mother Tree.
• Gu An discovered that Ji Xiaoyu had traveled toward the eastern ocean, then continued giving Ye Lan pills to help her pursue the Innate Reincarnation Technique.
• While walking near the Library Hall, Gu An met You Yingying, whose lifespan limit was five thousand years despite her Foundation Establishment cultivation.
• You Yingying asked Gu An whether he was Gu An.

You Yingying arrived at the Taixuan Sect on Xuan Tianyi’s recommendation to help defend it from the Seven Stars Spirit Realm, while Gu An later met the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord, who came seeking to join the sect. The Nine-Fingered Divine Lord offered to take Chu Jingfeng as his nominal disciple, and Chu Jingfeng resolved to consult Gu An first.

• You Yingying told Gu An that Xuan Tianyi had sent her to hold down the fort against the Seven Stars Spirit Realm, then revealed her true appearance before leaving her residence’s address.
• Over five years, the Taixuan Sect developed steadily, and Gu An formed his core and became a Golden Core Realm disciple.
• Gu An restored the Blood Prison Great Sage to second-rank cultivation and taught him the Innate Reincarnation Technique, then encountered the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord on his way to the Taixuan Sect.
• The Nine-Fingered Divine Lord claimed to be a fourth-layer Body Integration Realm cultivator seeking to join the Taixuan Sect, and Gu An welcomed him to Mystic Valley.
• The Nine-Fingered Divine Lord discovered Chu Jingfeng practicing on the mountaintop and offered to remold his bones and restore his cultivation if he became his nominal disciple.
• Chu Jingfeng said he needed to discuss the offer with Gu An before accepting, and the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord agreed to wait until morning.

Gu An learned that a pseudo immortal dao supreme treasure had been discovered, drawing powerful cultivators and monsters toward the continent. As You Yingying explained the treasure and discussed his stories with him, a dragon roar announced the arrival of Chi Jiuxiao and the Dragon-Slaughtering Spear.

• Nine-Fingered Divine Lord took Chu Jingfeng as his disciple, and Gu An helped them settle in the Inner Sect City.
• Gu An visited Tian Yao'er and the Cat Demons at Nianchu Cave, gave Tian Yao'er a new volume of Journey to the West, and sensed a hidden aura from afar.
• Gu An heard rumors of an immortal dao supreme treasure in the Land of Demons and Monsters, and You Yingying explained that the Seven Stars Spirit Realm had found a damaged one.
• Gu An sensed Scattered Immortals and other powerful beings converging on the continent, while An Hao, Li Ya, and Zhang Buku traveled through the Demon Race's territory.
• You Yingying questioned Gu An about Journey to the West and Investiture of the Gods, and the Blood Prison Great Sage realized Gu An had written about a character named Bull Devil King.
• A dragon roared across the sky, and You Yingying identified its source as Chi Jiuxiao and the Dragon-Slaughtering Spear.

Chi Jiuxiao arrived at the Taixuan Sect with the Dragon-Slaughtering Spear and headed toward the Seven Stars Spirit Realm, drawing powerful cultivators into conflict. After Chi Jiuxiao was defeated by a Scattered Immortal, he encountered An Hao and demanded the eighth-rank treasure hidden in An Hao’s Storage Bag.

• Chi Jiuxiao arrived at the Taixuan Sect on a golden dragon formed from the Dragon-Slaughtering Spear and spoke with You Yingying about the Seven Stars Spirit Realm.
• Over the following days, overseas Great Cultivators approached the Taixuan Sect, and Lu Baitian told Gu An that their continent’s peace was at risk.
• Chi Jiuxiao fought a Nirvana Realm cultivator from the Seven Stars Spirit Realm, then battled the cultivator’s Scattered Immortal master before retreating in defeat.
• Lu Lingjun flew north after Gu An told her about the rumors surrounding an Immortal Dao Supreme Treasure.
• Chi Jiuxiao met An Hao in the woods, learned he belonged to the Taixuan Sect, and demanded the eighth-rank treasure in his Storage Bag.

Chi Jiuxiao taught An Hao Nine Transformations of the Soaring Dragon, then invited him to join the Star Sea Sect, but An Hao chose to remain in the Taixuan Sect and agreed to travel with him. Meanwhile, Divine Wonder City emerged as the Immortal Dao Supreme Treasure, drawing cultivators across the continent while Gu An stayed behind and watched events unfold.

• Chi Jiuxiao gave An Hao the Nine Transformations of the Soaring Dragon divine ability, and An Hao mastered it after several days of cultivation.
• Chi Jiuxiao invited An Hao to join the Star Sea Sect, but An Hao refused and agreed to accompany him toward the Immortal Dao Supreme Treasure.
• Ye Lan told Gu An that an overseas Great Cultivator had destroyed a sect in the Tianwei Dynasty, while Zhen Qin had gone to a secret realm in the land of the Demon Race.
• Divine Wonder City rose from beneath the earth, and an ancient voice announced that all living beings could enter to seek immortal fate.
• Gu An watched cultivators enter Divine Wonder City, while Ye Lan and Shen Zhen discussed going to see it and Gu An refused to join them.
• Li Ya, Zhang Buku, and Ji Xiaoyu headed toward Divine Wonder City as Gu An stayed behind to pick medicinal herbs.

Gu An watched the growing influx of cultivators into Divine Wonder City as old acquaintances ventured inside, while An Hao and Chi Jiuxiao faced a dangerous enemy in one of its hidden worlds. The chapter ended with Li Ya vanishing from Zhang Buku’s side inside a mysterious monastery.

• Gu An met Li Xuandao in Tianya Valley, where Li Xuandao invited Ji Ruolai, Luo Hun, and Lu Xian to explore Divine Wonder City, but Gu An declined.
• Jiang Qiong and Epiphyllum Ghost Mother arrived outside Divine Wonder City and watched a powerful, unidentified cultivator enter; Gu An kept watch from Third Medicine Valley.
• An Hao and Chi Jiuxiao discussed seeking Divine Wonder City’s immortal spirit, then fled as their small world collapsed and Qin Xunyin confronted them with a giant Elephant Demon and other allies.
• Zhang Buku and Li Ya wandered through a monastery in another small world, sensing danger and failing to find a way out.
• A stone rolled along the path behind Zhang Buku, and when he turned back, Li Ya had disappeared.

Gu An used his divine sense to help Zhang Buku rescue Li Ya from a haunted world inside Divine Wonder City, then returned to Mystic Valley to refine pills. As Chi Jiuxiao and An Hao called for their masters while fleeing pursuers, a powerful unknown presence entered the city.

• Zhang Buku lost Li Ya in a temple formation, but Gu An transformed into a sparrow and guided him to Li Ya’s stone statue.
• Zhang Buku shattered the statue’s head, revealed the temple’s true form, and fought the old monk while Gu An secretly aided him with divine sense.
• Zhang Buku killed the old monk and freed Li Ya, while Gu An observed other battles inside Divine Wonder City before returning to Mystic Valley.
• Chi Jiuxiao lit incense to summon his master, and An Hao called to his own master as they fled Qin Xunyin and the Seven Stars Spirit Realm pursuers.
• A powerful streak of light entered Divine Wonder City as Lu Baitian and the Taixuan Sect cultivators waited outside its gate.

Chi Jiuxiao and An Hao were trapped by Seven Stars Spirit Realm cultivators, and Chi Bei fell into a losing battle against the Wandering Immortals. When a Purple-Robed Man threatened An Hao and Chi Jiuxiao, Gu An arrived and suppressed him and a man in red.

• Chi Jiuxiao and An Hao entered a palace, where Qin Xunyin and other Seven Stars Spirit Realm cultivators surrounded them.
• Gu An sensed that Chi Bei was losing a battle against two Wandering Immortals while he continued sweeping in Third Medicine Valley.
• In a small world, Chi Jiuxiao offered his life to save Chi Bei, but the Purple-Robed Man approached An Hao and threatened them both.
• An Hao called for his master, and Gu An appeared behind the Purple-Robed Man and immobilized him.
• A man in red attacked Gu An from behind, but Gu An dodged and pinned him to the sand with his foot.

Gu An killed the Immortal-Swallowing Scorpion and two Wandering Immortals while rescuing An Hao, Chi Jiuxiao, and Chi Bei, then secretly took their treasures and considered ending the struggle over Divine Wonder City's Immortal Spirit. Chi Bei and Chi Jiuxiao persuaded An Hao to visit the Star Sea Sect, while a veiled Purple-Skirted Woman appeared in a gloomy hall with a soul-boy on her shoulder.

• The Immortal-Swallowing Scorpion attacked Gu An, but Dao Gang Primordial Qi destroyed it, and Gu An killed True Lord Cangye and Nine-Star True Lord.
• Chi Bei thanked Gu An for saving them, and Gu An warned Chi Bei, Chi Jiuxiao, and An Hao to keep his intervention secret before disappearing with the Storage Bags.
• Gu An sorted and concealed the treasures, returned to Taixuan Sect, and considered finding Divine Wonder City's Immortal Spirit to bring the conflict to an end.
• Chi Bei identified Gu An as a Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal and told Chi Jiuxiao to conceal his intervention; An Hao agreed to visit the Star Sea Sect before they left Divine Wonder City.
• A Purple-Skirted Woman stood before a wall of oil lamps as a soul-boy appeared on her shoulder and asked what she was looking at.