Chapter Summaries

Gu An comforted Li Ya after learning Zhang Buku had become a Divine Strange Grudge Ghost, urging him to keep hope and cultivate. A month later, Shenxinzi returned to Third Medicine Valley, apologized to You Yingying, and asked Gu An for advice about a friend troubled by discovering he was a demon's reincarnation.

• Li Ya told Gu An that Zhang Buku had become a Divine Strange Grudge Ghost, and Gu An urged him to believe Zhang Buku could survive and not blame himself.
• Li Ya vowed to cultivate harder and rescue Zhang Buku, then left after promising the Blood Prison Great Sage he would protect Gu An.
• Shenxinzi returned to Third Medicine Valley and apologized to You Yingying for his past behavior, promising not to pester her again.
• Shenxinzi asked Gu An what his friend should do after discovering he was a demon's reincarnation, and Gu An advised him to continue following the path he believed in while making amends for past sins.
• Shenxinzi thanked Gu An for easing his doubts and asked to borrow the Taixuan Secret Biography, but Gu An refused.

Gu An accompanied Ji Xiaoyu to the Taixuan Sect’s Alchemy Tournament, where they encountered the disguised Thief of Five Elements. The Thief of Five Elements claimed Ji Xiaoyu was the reincarnation of someone blessed with great destiny, and Ji Xiaoyu looked to Gu An as the chapter ended.

• Shenxinzi accepted Gu An’s copy of Righteousness and Demon and later settled in Third Medicine Valley.
• Five years later, Gu An and Ji Xiaoyu went to Outer Sect City to see the Taixuan Sect’s Alchemy Tournament and discussed whether Ji Xiaoyu might be the reincarnation of the earlier Ji Xiaoyu.
• Gu An and Ji Xiaoyu met Wu Jue at the Heaven-Mending Platform, where Gu An reflected that Wu Jue’s potential might not match An Hao’s.
• Gu An spotted the disguised Thief of Five Elements among the crowd near the Heaven-Severing Axe, and Ji Xiaoyu failed to lift the axe when she tried.
• The Thief of Five Elements approached Gu An and Ji Xiaoyu, introduced himself as Wu Xing, and claimed Ji Xiaoyu was the reincarnation of someone blessed with great destiny.

Thief of Five Elements told Gu An and Ji Xiaoyu that Ji Xiaoyu had once been the powerful Reincarnation Dao Emperor and warned that a calamity could destroy the continent within decades or centuries. As signs of conflict emerged from the Sea-Severing Great Rift, Thief of Five Elements settled into Taixuan Sect and offered to teach its disciples a spell.

• Thief of Five Elements revealed that Ji Xiaoyu had been the Reincarnation Dao Emperor nearly twenty thousand years earlier and said he sought her help to regain his freedom during an approaching great calamity.
• Thief of Five Elements warned Gu An and Ji Xiaoyu to keep the calamity secret, saying it would arrive when the oceans began to rise, and Ji Xiaoyu struggled with learning more about her past identities.
• Purple Pill Palace won the Alchemy Tournament and offered Taixuan Sect disciples a chance to study alchemy there.
• Thief of Five Elements remained at Taixuan Sect as an Inner Sect disciple and became a regular at Third Medicine Valley’s chess area, where he defeated Nine-Fingered Divine Lord six times.
• Gu An sensed a battle aura from the Sea-Severing Great Rift that surpassed Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal, then approved Lu Jiujia’s plan to expand Mystic Valley and promised him a higher-level cultivation method.
• After beating Nine-Fingered Divine Lord again, Thief of Five Elements offered to teach the gathered disciples a spell for self-protection.

Gu An secretly helped Zhang Buku by giving him the Boundless Freedom Step while he endured the corruption of divine anomaly power. The Divine Anomaly Realm Lord then offered to take Zhang Buku as his disciple, and Zhang Buku accepted.

• Gu An learned that Chu Jingfeng was in seclusion at an overseas sect, then secretly entered the Sea-Severing Great Rift to find Zhang Buku.
• Gu An, disguised as a sparrow, gave Zhang Buku memories of the Boundless Freedom Step, and Zhang Buku began cultivating it to resist the divine anomaly power.
• After two years of cultivation, Zhang Buku was visited by the Divine Anomaly Realm Lord, who praised his divine ability and offered to teach him.
• The Divine Anomaly Realm Lord said he valued the being behind Zhang Buku and claimed Zhang Buku could eventually make Divine Wonder City recognize him as its master.
• Zhang Buku accepted the Divine Anomaly Realm Lord as his master, and the Realm Lord revealed that his former disciple had become a dog of the Sacred Court.

Gu An watched his disciples and friends advance while Yang Jian learned the Thirty-Six Spears of Heaven-Extinguishing and Dao-Destroying from Thief of Five Elements. As a powerful battle unfolded above the Sea-Severing Great Rift, the Life-Snatching Immortal of the Great Cold Demon Sect announced a hundred-year challenge that threatened everyone who heard him.

• Gu An checked his accumulated lifespan, observed Zhang Buku learning from the Divine Anomaly Realm Lord, and told Yang Jian he would arrange a sparring match for him.
• Thief of Five Elements offered Yang Jian martial arts; after Yang Jian rejected palm techniques, he agreed to learn the Thirty-Six Spears of Heaven-Extinguishing and Dao-Destroying.
• Yang Jian made rapid progress with the spear art overnight, astonishing Thief of Five Elements, while Li Lingtian was refused when he asked for lessons.
• In autumn, Gu An sensed one Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal overpowering three Divine Strange Ghost Kings above the Sea-Severing Great Rift as Shen Zhen spoke with him.
• The Life-Snatching Immortal of the Great Cold Demon Sect declared that no one could leave the Sea-Severing Great Rift undefeated within a hundred years, or he would annihilate everyone who heard his words.

After Life-Snatching Immortal announced the Great Cold Demon Sect’s plans, Gu An learned that the Sacred Court might have abandoned the region and considered how to protect those he cared about. He promised Hu Xiaojian he would take him away if needed, while quietly planning to take control of Immortal Seeking Island.

• Gu An watched Life-Snatching Immortal raise a towering pagoda beside the Sea-Severing Great Rift as the Divine Strange Ghost Kings fled into the rift and the Heaven and Earth Flying Immortal entered the tower.
• Nine-Fingered Divine Lord and other cultivators discussed the Great Cold Demon Sect in Third Medicine Valley, while Holy Mother of West Spirit told Lu Lingjun that the Sacred Court might have abandoned the region and ordered her to investigate.
• Hu Xiaojian told Gu An and Yang Jian that the Great Cold Demon Sect was preparing to force the sea’s sects to evacuate, then admitted he could not find information about the Reincarnation Dao Emperor.
• Hu Xiaojian knelt and begged Gu An to take him away; Gu An promised to help if the sea’s forces failed and said he would take over Immortal Seeking Island if the Sea Protection Mansion abandoned it.
• Gu An returned to Taixuan Sect with Yang Jian, encouraged him to cultivate through future hardships, and left Yang Jian wondering about his master’s true background.

Gu An reunited with Ye Lan, shared Ji Xiaoyu’s reincarnation secret, and discussed their feelings and the looming threat of the Great Cold Demon Sect. Ye Lan stayed in Third Medicine Valley, where her closeness with Gu An drew Ji Xiaoyu’s attention.

• Ye Lan returned to Third Medicine Valley and told Gu An about her successful years in the Branch Sect.
• Gu An revealed that Ji Xiaoyu had died and been reincarnated, and Ye Lan agreed to keep the secret.
• Ye Lan urged Gu An to build a relationship with Ji Xiaoyu, but Gu An said they were only fellow cultivators and spoke of pursuing immortality with Ye Lan before considering an ordinary life together.
• Ye Lan shared her concerns about the Great Cold Demon Sect and her hope that Sword Venerable Fudao would protect the continent.
• Gu An invited Ye Lan to stay; she met Yang Jian and spent the night in Gu An’s room, then flirted with him at dawn while Ji Xiaoyu watched.

Gu An learned that a Holy King of the Sacred Court was targeting a reincarnated great figure in the mortal realm, while Divine Anomaly Realm Lord gave Zhang Buku the Nine Profound True Fire and urged him to protect the person it recognized. Life-Snatching Immortal ordered his disciple to intensify the pressure, and as Gu An and the others returned to Third Medicine Valley, everyone looked up at a terrifying sight in the sky.

• Holy Mother of West Spirit told Shenxinzi that a Holy King was pursuing a reincarnated enemy in the mortal realm, and Shenxinzi refused to leave Taixuan Sect with her.
• Gu An wondered whether Ji Xiaoyu was the reincarnated great figure and decided he needed to speak with Divine Anomaly Realm Lord.
• Divine Anomaly Realm Lord gave Zhang Buku the Nine Profound True Fire and told him to support the person who caused it to react, revealing that the Holy Land of Seven Stars Spirit Realm served his former backer.
• Life-Snatching Immortal told his disciple to put pressure on their opponents, and the disciple used his Fu Chen to raise immense waves on both sides of the Sea-Severing Great Rift and strike the sky.
• Gu An returned to Third Medicine Valley with Blood Prison Great Sage, Yang Jian, and Li Lingtian, whose face was bruised from training, before they and the valley disciples looked up in alarm.

A Heavenly Fire unleashed by Perfected Lord Baihong threatened the continent, but Gu An used the power of vegetation to shield it. After the danger passed, Gu An intercepted and killed Perfected Lord Baihong, while the wider conflict with the Great Cold Demon Sect remained unresolved.

• Perfected Lord Baihong’s Heavenly Fire spread across the skies, prompting the Taixuan Sect and other places to activate their protective Formations.
• Green light rose from the continent’s vegetation and met the Heavenly Fire, protecting the land; Ji Xiaoyu suspected Sword Venerable Fudao had intervened.
• Thief of Five Elements identified the approaching Perfected Lord Baihong as Life-Snatching Immortal’s disciple, while Shenxinzi listened to their conversation.
• Gu An stopped Perfected Lord Baihong in flight and killed him, then returned to Mystic Valley and seized thirty-eight thousand years of lifespan.
• The Heavenly Fire dissipated, and Gu An returned to the Third Medicine Valley as its disciples discussed Sword Venerable Fudao’s power.

After Perfected Lord Baihong’s death, Life-Snatching Immortal suspected a powerful force was hidden in the mortal region and called for reinforcements. Gu An visited Immortal Seeking Island after the Heavenly Fire catastrophe, where he promised Hu Xiaojian he would take over the island and protect him.

• Life-Snatching Immortal deduced that Perfected Lord Baihong had died and suspected the Seven Stars Spirit Realm or a reincarnated existence was behind the hidden power.
• Life-Snatching Immortal used an ancient bronze oil lamp to call his allies to join him.
• The Heavenly Fire killed thirty percent of the mortal region’s living beings, while the Taixuan Sect’s continent escaped destruction.
• Gu An visited Immortal Seeking Island seven days later and heard Hu Xiaojian describe the devastation and the Island Lord’s plan to abandon the island.
• Gu An told Hu Xiaojian he intended to acquire Immortal Seeking Island, send a Wandering Immortal to take it over, and protect Hu Xiaojian if Life-Snatching Immortal attacked.

Gu An remained in Taixuan Sect and continued his quiet life, while Jiang Qiong returned to Eight Sceneries Grotto-Heaven and urged him to join the Great Cold Demon Sect as its forces threatened the continent. Gu An refused, choosing to stay and trust that Sword Venerable Fudao and other powerful figures could resist the coming calamity.

• Gu An considered how to find a Wandering Immortal to work under him on Immortal Seeking Island, then returned to Third Medicine Valley and spent his time reading.
• Five years later, Gu An guided Lu Jiujia in cultivating the Innate Reincarnation Technique before entering Eight Sceneries Grotto-Heaven to harvest herbs and read.
• Jiang Qiong visited Gu An in Eight Sceneries Grotto-Heaven and asked whether he wanted to join the Great Cold Demon Sect.
• Gu An learned through Jiang Qiong's karmic past that she had built a connection to the Great Cold Demon Sect through Epiphyllum Ghost Mother.
• Jiang Qiong warned Gu An that the Great Cold Demon Sect had sent many cultivators and that sects, including Taixuan Sect, were considering fleeing through the Path of Nine Serenities.
• Gu An rejected Jiang Qiong's offer, saying he would not abandon the people and things he cared about and that he trusted Sword Venerable Fudao and other mighty figures to oppose the Great Cold Demon Sect.

Jiang Qiong tried to persuade Gu An to join the Great Cold Demon Sect as its invasion approached, while Gu An watched the enemy gather and prepared a last-resort escape. At Tianya Valley, Li Xuandao ordered Li Lingtian to flee with his mother’s clan but chose to remain with the people of Great Cang, hoping Sword Venerable Fudao would defeat the invaders.

• Jiang Qiong stayed in Eight Sceneries Grotto-Heaven and repeatedly urged Gu An to join the Great Cold Demon Sect, but he refused.
• Ji Xiaoyu questioned Gu An about another woman’s scent, then remarked that it was enough to cherish what was before them.
• Gu An observed refugees fleeing and tens of thousands of Great Cold Demon Sect cultivators gathering near the Sea-Severing Great Rift, and he prepared a distant refuge in case they could not resist.
• Li Xuandao ordered Li Lingtian to return to his mother’s clan and leave by sea, while Gu An said he would wait for the Taixuan Sect’s decision.
• Li Xuandao refused to abandon the people of Great Cang, and Luo Hun pledged to stand with him as Li Xuandao secretly hoped Sword Venerable Fudao would overturn the Great Cold Demon Sect.

After parting from Li Lingtian, Gu An learned that the Great Cold Demon Sect was preparing to test the mysterious power opposing it. As Taixuan Sect debated whether to flee, the Life-Snatching Immortal announced that Perfected Lord Qingxin would destroy one continent each day, and a terrifying Sword Intent swept over the land.

• Gu An left Tianya Valley with the Blood Prison Great Sage and Yang Jian while Li Lingtian stayed behind and asked him to send blessings to Ji Xiaoyu.
• The Life-Snatching Immortal and three Carefree Origin Immortals debated how to proceed, and Perfected Lord Qingxin offered to split a continent with one strike.
• Lu Baitian declared that Taixuan Sect would remain on the continent even if its members left, because the sect owed its existence to Sword Venerable Fudao.
• The Life-Snatching Immortal announced that Perfected Lord Qingxin would destroy one continent each day, and his Sword Intent terrified every intelligent creature on the continent.

The Life-Snatching Immortal threatened to destroy one world each day, and a terrifying Sword Intent made the people of Taixuan Sect fear their continent had been chosen. Gu An secretly struck the Great Cold Demon Sect with sword-charged leaves, killing several powerful cultivators, while the chapter ended with Shenxinzi confirming that the continent had not been selected.

• Gu An reassured An Xin as the Sword Intent descended, then went to Mystic Valley while Taixuan Sect raised its protective array.
• Gu An followed Jiang Qiong into Eight Sceneries Grotto-Heaven, leaving behind leaves charged with his Sword Intent.
• The leaves killed Perfected Lord Qingxin and more than a dozen Great Cold Demon Sect cultivators before Life-Snatching Immortal and three Carefree Origin Immortals shielded the survivors.
• Gu An gained four hundred and thirty thousand years of lifespan and regarded the Life-Snatching Immortal's hundred-year deadline as his own deadline to kill him.
• Ji Xiaoyu refused Ji Hantian's plea to leave the continent, while many people across the continent fled in fear.
• After an hour of tension, Shenxinzi told the Taixuan Sect disciples that the Life-Snatching Immortal had not chosen their continent.

As the Great Cold Demon Sect prepared to attack Sword Venerable Fudao’s continent, Gu An reassured You Yingying while many forces began retreating or rushing toward the coming battle. Li Ya hurried back to help, but a terrifying sight stopped him, leaving the continent’s fate uncertain.

• Shenxinzi concealed his suspicion that no continent had actually been chosen, while the first day passed without an attack and Gu An returned to the Third Medicine Valley.
• Shen Zhen offered to hide Gu An, and Gu An suggested the Great Cold Demon Sect’s attack might have been blocked before discussing whether true Immortals existed.
• Nine-Fingered Divine Lord and Thief of Five Elements sensed a Heavenly Net closing around them, and Thief of Five Elements looked toward Ji Xiaoyu.
• The Great Cold Demon Sect summoned the Divine Anomaly Realm Lord to avenge Tian Wuchang, while True Person Fuchen ordered the Star Sea Sect to retreat and restrained An Hao from returning to An Xin.
• Li Ya escaped the Star Sea Sect in Divine Wonder City and raced toward the continent, but two hours later he saw something that filled him with despair.
• Gu An stretched in the Third Medicine Valley and told You Yingying that his sword could cut away everyone’s fear.

As Great Cold Demon Sect surrounded the continent, Gu An left Medicine Valley and confronted its army. He unleashed a devastating sword strike that split the demonic host, leaving even Nine-Fingered Divine Lord stunned.

• You Yingying challenged Gu An's talk of justice, then left smiling after their conversation lifted her spirits.
• Shenxinzi, Thief of Five Elements, and Nine-Fingered Divine Lord sensed the coming crisis, while cultivators rushed toward the continent's edge.
• Gu An drew the Heavenly Abode Sword and Qinghong Sword, severed Qinghong Sword's connection to the Bailing Sword, and disappeared into the woods amid demonic qi.
• Qiao Dai and other cultivators gathered at the shore, but Great Cold Demon Sect's vast army surrounded the continent and crushed their confidence.
• Thief of Five Elements revealed that Wu Xing was his false name and advanced, but a colossal hand tried to seize him before Gu An cut it apart.
• Gu An charged into the demonic army and unleashed a sword strike that split countless thousand-zhang demonic shadows, prompting a terrified shout from the enemy.

Gu An attacked the Great Cold Demon Sect and overwhelmed its forces, breaking their formation and slaughtering cultivators with his swords. He then revealed a colossal form and raised a palm large enough to seize the entire demon army, while Li Ya and the continent’s cultivators watched in shock.

• Gu An faced the Great Cold Demon Sect’s assembled forces inside the Luo Heaven Star Immortal-Suppressing Formation and asked whether they had anyone stronger than Jiezun.
• Gu An threw the Heavenly Abode Sword through the formation, then seized Jiezun with the Primordial Origin Heaven-Seizing Hand and crushed him.
• Gu An cut through the Great Cold Demon Sect’s cultivators and monsters, repeatedly disrupting their attempts to restore the formation as the Life-Snatching Immortal attacked from a distance.
• Gu An stopped and vanished, then appeared as a colossal figure above the clouds, immobilizing the Great Cold Demon Sect forces.
• Gu An raised an enormous palm from the black fog as Divine Wonder City arrived, and Li Ya stared at its overwhelming size.

Gu An destroyed the Great Cold Demon Sect with a single colossal hand, and the lifespan he seized pushed him past one hundred million years, unlocking Lifespan Reincarnation. He hid in a coffin with Jiang Qiong while the catastrophe subsided, leaving their cramped, intimate encounter unresolved.

• Gu An appeared as a continent-spanning giant, seized millions of Great Cold Demon Sect cultivators and fiends, and crushed them as the continent watched.
• The pressure over the continent vanished, and the Divine Anomaly Realm Lord returned to the Divine Anomaly Realm with the Divine Strange Grudge Ghosts.
• Gu An returned to Mystic Valley and learned that surpassing one hundred million years of lifespan had activated the Lifespan Reincarnation function, which cost Ten Million Years of Lifespan per use.
• Jiang Qiong pulled Gu An into a coffin buried beneath the Azure Vine Tree so they could hide from the catastrophe and the Life-Snatching Immortal's hundred-year deadline.
• In the cramped darkness, Jiang Qiong held Gu An close and pinched his waist after he complained about their position.

After Sword Venerable Fudao destroyed the Great Cold Demon Sect, Gu An emerged from hiding with Jiang Qiong and celebrated the end of the calamity. His huge lifespan increase tempted him to pursue an all-around breakthrough, while Ji Xiaoyu recognized a familiar aura on him and urged herself to follow Sword Venerable Fudao’s path.

• Gu An asked Jiang Qiong what she would do if the calamity passed, and she said she wanted to develop the Gathering Flower Sect and stay close to him.
• Jiang Qiong pinned Gu An down and teased him, but Gu An made the earth tremble and persuaded her that the calamity was over.
• Gu An and Jiang Qiong emerged from their coffin beneath the Azure Vine Tree, and Gu An hurried away to check on the world.
• Gu An saw the Great Cold Demon Sect’s cultivators fleeing and its sect master watching from beyond the Heavenly Spirit Great World, while a Wondrous Dharma Spirit Immortal approached from the Sacred Court’s direction.
• Gu An checked his Attribute Panel and found that his lifespan had risen to 790,407,832 years, then announced a celebration in Third Medicine Valley.
• Ji Xiaoyu told Gu An that Sword Venerable Fudao reminded her of a figure from a past-life dream, then noticed the scent of a woman on Gu An and left him waiting for the Sacred Court’s visitor to depart.

Gu An used Lifespan Reincarnation to live as Chu Lu in the Dark Great World, where he developed the Seven Gods Golden Body before dying at the hands of Black Mystic Emperor. After gaining the technique, Gu An advanced his physique to the Primordial Supreme Dao Body and began considering his next cultivation upgrade.

• After Sword Venerable Fudao's victory over the Great Cold Demon Sect became known, Gu An left the continent and traveled to a deserted sea, where he activated the Longevity Barrier.
• Gu An spent ten million years of lifespan to reincarnate as Chu Lu in the Dark Great World and chose to spare the young Cheng Jialan.
• Chu Lu joined the Taiyi Sect, endured repeated betrayals and attacks, and became a powerful killer before reuniting with Cheng Jialan and becoming her Dao companion.
• Black Mystic Emperor killed Chu Lu at age sixty-eight, ending the reincarnation, and Gu An received Chu Lu's memories and the Seven Gods Golden Body technique.
• Gu An spent twenty million years of lifespan to evolve his physique into the Primordial Supreme Dao Body and mastered the Supreme Chaos Plate divine ability.
• After completing his breakthrough, Gu An considered investing lifespan in the Chaos Primordial Origin Sacred Art or the Myriad Forms Qi Art.