Chapter Summaries

Gu An returned Lu Xian’s Heavenly Dao Immortal Position inheritance and persuaded him to reconcile with his father, then spent time strengthening his Sword Intent and overseeing Deep Sea Dragon Carp’s cultivation. The chapter ended with Deep Sea Dragon Carp taking on a beautiful female appearance, leaving Gu An shocked and demanding that he put on a robe.

• Gu An suppressed Lu Xian and convinced him to keep the Heavenly Dao Immortal Position inheritance until he was strong enough to accept it.
• Gu An urged Lu Xian to visit Lu Baitian, and Lu Xian later went to see his father, bringing them closer.
• Gu An drank with Lu Baitian, then refused Ji Xiaoyu’s challenge to another game of Go.
• Gu An flew to Outer Sect City to strengthen his Sword Intent on the Heaven-Mending Platform.
• Ten years later, Deep Sea Dragon Carp asked Gu An what to transform into, then took on a beautiful female appearance; Gu An threw him a robe and ordered him to put it on.

Gu An watched Lu Jiujia reach the end of his life and buried him with Mystic Valley's disciples, then spent time with Wu Jue and encountered Jiang Qiong in Outer Sect City. Jiang Qiong sought his help to free Gathering Flower Sect disciples captured amid a feud with the Ji Family.

• Gu An guided the Deep Sea Dragon Carp in cultivating spells, harvested high-grade herbs, and trained Tian Yao'er, Tianqing, and Tianbai while telling them about the war between the Immortal Dynasty and Sacred Court.
• As the year ended, Lu Jiujia reminisced with Gu An about Mystic Valley and Su Han before passing away; Gu An carried him down the mountain and buried him as the disciples paid their respects.
• Forty years later, Gu An drank with Wu Jue, who had recently reached the Profound Heart Realm, and told him about Lu Jiujia's death.
• Gu An settled the drunken Wu Jue in an inn and rode Blood Prison Great Sage through Outer Sect City, where he ran into Jiang Qiong.
• Jiang Qiong told Gu An that Taixuan Sect disciples had captured several Gathering Flower Sect disciples after a conflict tied to a blood feud with the Ji Family, and Gu An offered to use his connections to help.

Jiang Qiong sought Sword Venerable Fudao’s help after the Spirit-Detaining Devil Palace seized Epiphyllum Ghost Mother and threatened the Gathering Flower Sect. Gu An destroyed the palace and discovered the Heavenly Dao merit his act could earn, while Ji Xiaoyu’s words left him reflecting on his connection to her former life.

• Jiang Qiong told Gu An that she had come to find Sword Venerable Fudao, then met him in the forest and explained that the Spirit-Detaining Devil Palace had seized Epiphyllum Ghost Mother and demanded young cultivators from the Gathering Flower Sect.
• Sword Venerable Fudao promised the Spirit-Detaining Devil Palace would not trouble Jiang Qiong again and revealed that he had helped her because Gu An had asked him to.
• Gu An used the Fate-Fixing Pen and the True Words of Longevity to wipe out the Spirit-Detaining Devil Palace, gaining nearly seven hundred million years of lifespan and recognizing the Heavenly Dao merit he chose not to accept.
• Ji Xiaoyu told Gu An that the Gathering Flower Sect’s disciples had been released and asked about his relationship with Jiang Qiong.
• Ji Xiaoyu said she could not attain longevity and accepted that Gu An had other women who cared for him; after she left, Gu An thought about Third Young Miss and returned to reading.

Gu An parted from Jiang Qiong, while five years later she and Epiphyllum Ghost Mother discussed the destruction of the Spirit-Detaining Devil Palace and plans to claim its resources. At the Sacred Court, the Sacred Chancellor prepared to use its fortune to become a Free Immortal, as a new Free Immortal arrived near Mystic Valley and Gu An sensed that greater turmoil was coming.

• Gu An thanked Jiang Qiong for her visit and urged her to focus on building the Gathering Flower Sect before she left.
• Five years later, Epiphyllum Ghost Mother told Jiang Qiong that the Spirit-Detaining Devil Palace had been wiped out without a battle, and they discussed seizing its treasures.
• The Sacred Chancellor dismissed concerns about the Sacred Court's shrinking control and agreed to gather its fortune to pursue Free Immortal status.
• A court official questioned why the Sacred Chancellor should ascend instead of the Sacred God, and heavenly lightning killed him.
• Gu An discussed An Shengtian's saber practice and An Xin's choice of weapon before spotting a Free Immortal streaking across the sky.

Gu An gave Zhu Xi the Dao-Treading Time Step, but his unexpected generosity made her suspect he had discovered her Primordial Devouring Body and decide to flee Human World Peak. Later, as Gu An discussed Shen Zhen’s fading Dao-comprehension dreams, the God of the Human World announced his descent into the human world.

• Gu An noticed that a formidable being had descended, then brought An Xin to Human World Peak and devoted himself to teaching her cultivation.
• Gu An encountered Zhu Xi working in a medicinal garden and offered her five secret manuals; she chose the Dao-Treading Time Step and recognized its power.
• Zhu Xi suspected Gu An had seen through her constitution and resolved to leave Human World Peak.
• Gu An reassured Shen Zhen that her fading dreams did not mean she had lost her talent, and she wondered whether their circle shared unusual providence.
• The God of the Human World proclaimed that faithful believers could receive his protection, and Shen Zhen revealed that she had once imagined and drawn him before the image disappeared.

Gu An began a reincarnation evolution in the Heavenly Spirit Great World and watched Ji rise from a Yan Tribe child into a fearsome warrior whose path was marked by slaughter and rapid cultivation. Ji joined Human World Peak, became the Heaven-Killing Pole Star, and left Haoqi Sea Cliff after defeating its cultivators in a bloody battle.

• Gu An chose the Heavenly Spirit Great World for his reincarnation evolution, and Ji was born into the Yan Tribe in an earlier era.
• Ji became the Yan Tribe’s first divine son and greatest warrior, then left the tribe to grow stronger.
• Ji refused to save an injured Dragon Maiden, killed the Azure Dragon who attacked him, and fought the Jinghai Dragon Palace for years.
• Ji killed the Jingshen Dragon King, learned the Jingshen Heaven-Reaching Record, and joined Human World Peak under Dao Lord Baiqi.
• Ji won first place at the Ten Thousand Sects Assembly and was enfeoffed as the Heaven-Killing Pole Star.
• Ji killed his target despite Haoqi Sea Cliff’s threat, fought off its siege, and walked away unchallenged.

Gu An watched Ji’s reincarnation sweep through ancient eras, defeat powerful immortals, and eventually die fighting the Heavenly Spirit God. He then received Ji’s memories, learning about Ji’s childhood, battles, and encounters with Yang Jian and Li Ya.

• Gu An saw Ji inherit Yang Jian’s Thirty-Six Spears of Heaven-Extinguishing and Dao-Destroying, then travel through time to conquer successive ancient periods.
• Ji defeated Li Ya, the founding Old Ancestor of Taicang Sword Sect, but saved him when he was near death and revealed his name as Ji.
• Ji was injured by a mysterious existence while returning through the river of time, recovered for a thousand years, and later continued roaming the universe.
• Ji refused Fairy Youquan’s invitation and a Heavenly Dao Immortal Position, then fought the immortal gods who came to hunt him.
• Ji was annihilated by the Heavenly Spirit God at the universe’s boundary, ending his reincarnation.
• Gu An activated the Longevity Barrier and received Ji’s memories, witnessing Ji’s childhood among the Yan Tribe and his encounters with Yang Jian and Li Ya.

Gu An inherited Ji’s memories and Extreme Dao Battle Technique, then lost to Ji in a simulated fight and resolved to study the technique. He discussed reincarnation with Ji Xiaoyu and later encouraged the Deep Sea Dragon Carp to keep cultivating toward his dream of becoming a dragon.

• Gu An finished experiencing Ji’s memories, learned how Ji had developed the Extreme Dao Battle Technique, and concluded that Ji’s battle talent was unmatched.
• Gu An spent a million years of lifespan to simulate a fight with Ji, lost despite his stronger magical power, and returned to Third Medicine Valley to study the battle.
• Gu An decided to comprehend the Extreme Dao Battle Technique and Long Zhan’s Heavenly Dragon Reincarnation Great Image, then practiced exercises with Ji Xiaoyu.
• Ji Xiaoyu sensed more reincarnation aura on Gu An and wondered whether they were both reincarnations, while Gu An asked whose past life had been stronger.
• Gu An considered teaching Extreme’s methods to An Xin, then gave the Deep Sea Dragon Carp cultivation pointers and encouraged him to pursue becoming a dragon.

The God of the Human World warned his followers that the true calamity had yet to come and that the darkest years lay ahead. Three years later, An Xin comprehended Gu An’s Extreme Dao Battle Technique, and Gu An revealed that it came from a distant future.

• The God of the Human World told his followers to wait before confronting the Immortal Dynasty and Sacred Court, warning that stronger threats and a greater calamity awaited.
• Three years later, Gu An continued teaching An Xin the Extreme Dao Battle Technique while the Blood Prison Great Sage watched.
• An Xin comprehended the Dao and sensed a peerless figure whose silhouette seemed to overlap with Gu An.
• Gu An told An Xin to keep the technique secret and explained that it had been born in a far-distant future.

Gu An continued guiding his disciples and worrying about where to break through without endangering the Heavenly Spirit Great World. Later, he met Zhang Shi at the branch sect and drew him into a conversation about reincarnation, leaving Zhang Shi convinced that Gu An’s previous life had been extraordinary.

• Gu An reassured An Xin and the Blood Prison Great Sage that the future could change, then guided An Xin in cultivation and kept lifespan-gathering as his priority.
• Two years later, Gu An visited Ye Lan and Zhen Qin, discussed the Divine Path rumors and their hopes of reaching Nirvana, and joked about his strength.
• While strolling through the branch sect, Gu An encountered Zhang Shi and invited him to talk at an inn.
• Zhang Shi told Gu An he was investigating an enemy who might be hiding in the Taixuan Sect, then asked about the Dao Pattern on Gu An’s forehead.
• Zhang Shi concluded that Gu An’s previous life had belonged to a great power and urged him to live this life wholeheartedly; Gu An pretended to worry about being assigned a mission.

Gu An spoke with Zhang Shi about the meaning of life and the Reincarnation Calamity, while secretly learning about Zhang Shi’s past. Zhang Shi revealed that his enemy had arrived from Beyond Heaven, and their confrontation ended with Sword Venerable Fudao invoked as a threat.

• Gu An told Zhang Shi that he cultivated mainly to live longer and enjoy a peaceful life, prompting Zhang Shi to reconsider the value of ordinary experiences.
• Zhang Shi explained that the Reincarnation Calamity let cultivators shape their Dao through different lives, and Gu An learned that Zhang Shi was seeking an enemy investigating Sword Venerable Fudao.
• Zhang Shi described meeting Cold Emperor, who reached the Ninth Heaven of the Immortal Dao before a mysterious pair of eyes erased him, and Ji, who crossed the River of Time and defeated powerful opponents across eras.
• A monk confronted Zhang Shi for revealing the Reincarnation Calamity, and Zhang Shi identified him as the enemy he sought, a being from Beyond Heaven.
• Zhang Shi challenged the monk by asking whether he feared Sword Venerable Fudao.

Gu An learned that Yu Chan belonged to the Supreme Demon Realm and warned of a coming calamity that could destroy the Heavenly Spirit Great World. That night, Yu Chan attacked Shen Zhen, believing she was Mo Bi'an's reincarnation, but Gu An intervened and freed her.

• Gu An accompanied Yu Chan and Zhang Shi outside the branch sect, where they confronted each other but did not fight.
• Yu Chan invited Gu An to join the Supreme Demon Realm, but Gu An refused and said he wanted to live this life in peace.
• Yu Chan warned Zhang Shi that a great calamity would cleanse heaven and earth and could destroy the Heavenly Spirit Great World, then vanished.
• Zhang Shi said Yu Chan was targeting the Sacred Court and left to try Gu An's way of life outside the Taixuan Sect.
• Yu Chan entered Shen Zhen's Cave Mansion at night, called her Mo Bi'an, and immobilized her with a golden spell.
• Gu An appeared, pulled Shen Zhen behind him, and restored her ability to move as Yu Chan questioned their relationship.

Gu An defeated Yu Chan, uncovered the Supreme Demon Realm’s plan, and claimed the Heaven and Earth Boundless Tower while concealing the truth from Shen Zhen. Ten years later, he prepared to leave Medicine Valley and pursue a breakthrough beyond the Dao Treasury Carefree Immortal Realm.

• Yu Chan revealed his hostility and attacked Gu An, who destroyed his body and later captured his true body within the Heaven and Earth Boundless Tower.
• The tower projected a cosmic domain, where Yu Chan recognized Gu An was not a reincarnated body; Gu An then dispelled the domain and told Shen Zhen to keep the incident secret.
• Gu An examined Yu Chan’s soul and learned that the Supreme Demon Realm sought to rebuild itself and had more than ten Carefree Immortals.
• Gu An erased the tower’s karma, kept it as an ornament, and Shen Zhen later saw him playing chess in Medicine Valley while struggling to understand his true nature.
• Ten years passed, and Gu An decided it was time to break through; he told Ji Xiaoyu he had to leave Medicine Valley and went upstairs.

Gu An entered the Reincarnation Vortex and traveled to a distant great world to cultivate away from the Heavenly Spirit God and other immortal forces. As two Free Immortals fought nearby, he spotted an ominous Humanoid Skull that seemed poised to attack them.

• Gu An gave An Shengtian and Jiang Shi secret manuals before leaving Mystic Valley, and Jiang Shi urged An Shengtian to devote himself to guarding it.
• Gu An entered the Reincarnation Vortex and followed its passage to a great world far from the Heavenly Spirit Great World.
• Gu An settled on a barren continent in the Extinction Domain and activated the Longevity Barrier while preparing to cultivate.
• Gu An watched two Free Immortals battle and then noticed a Humanoid Skull radiating an unfamiliar, hostile aura.
• The Humanoid Skull moved into a state that concealed it from the Free Immortals, and Gu An suspected it was about to attack them.

Gu An used his vast lifespan to strengthen his physique and techniques, then broke through to the perfected Xuanyuan Carefree Immortal Realm amid chaos in the Extinction Domain. As he comprehended the branching fates revealed by his new realm, he questioned how he should treat those close to him and what it meant to follow his true heart.

• A giant skull swallowed the two battling Carefree Immortals and vanished, leaving Gu An free to begin his breakthrough without drawing suspicion.
• Gu An spent hundreds of millions of years of lifespan to advance his physique to the Chaotic Dao Gold Body and improve his cultivation arts and protective techniques.
• The Great Dao Spiritual Qi surging around Gu An stirred the Extinction Domain, alarming its inhabitants and provoking conflict among the forces investigating the disturbance.
• After repeated failed tribulations, Gu An broke through to the Xuanyuan Carefree Immortal Realm and then reached its perfected stage.
• Gu An saw possible fates for himself and the Heavenly Spirit Great World, including how preserving it could let the Taixuan Sect and Great Cang Dynasty become oppressive rulers.
• Gu An reflected on fate, emotion, and whether following his true heart meant resisting the ties he had formed with others.

Gu An broke through to the perfected Mystic Origin Carefree Immortal Realm, resolved to pursue eternal life on his own terms, and returned to the Heavenly Spirit Great World. He reached the Third Medicine Valley and began a chess game with Ji Xiaoyu, who secretly mobilized the Innate Dao Talisman.

• Gu An faced his reincarnated bodies, clarified his Dao Heart, and completed his breakthrough to the perfected Mystic Origin Carefree Immortal Realm.
• Gu An glimpsed the Boundary Gate and the troubled Taixu Great World, then scattered seeds there that changed its possible futures.
• Gu An used the Eternal Heaven-Measuring Dao Step to return to the Heavenly Spirit Great World, avoided drawing the Heavenly Spirit God's attention, and visited Mystic Valley before returning to the Third Medicine Valley.
• Ji Xiaoyu noticed Gu An's changed bearing and questioned him about his practice; Gu An joked that he was now stronger than her awakened true body.
• Gu An and Ji Xiaoyu sat down to play chess, and after seven moves he sensed her mobilizing the power of the Innate Dao Talisman.

Ji Xiaoyu used the Innate Dao Talisman’s power to challenge Gu An at go, but he defeated her by predicting her entire line of play. After also beating the Sun Moon Dark Emperor, Gu An intimidated him with a hint about the Divine Sense True Immortal, and Ji Xiaoyu wondered whether Gu An had awakened memories of a past life.

• Ji Xiaoyu drew on the Innate Dao Talisman as she played an increasingly fierce game of go against Gu An, while her aura grew strong enough to summon thunderclouds.
• Gu An declared Ji Xiaoyu defeated, then demonstrated his prediction by replaying her moves and showing that White won.
• Ji Xiaoyu admitted defeat, and the Sun Moon Dark Emperor took her place to challenge Gu An.
• Gu An beat the Sun Moon Dark Emperor, who questioned whether he was really Gu An and revealed his cultivation was above the Fourth Heaven of the Immortal Path.
• Gu An confronted the Sun Moon Dark Emperor and mentioned a Divine Sense True Immortal, then left with Ji Xiaoyu, who asked whether he had awakened memories of his past life.

Gu An revealed enough of his strength to make Lu Baitian and Ji Hantian agree to keep his cultivation secret and leave him undisturbed. Months later, Ye Lan and Zhen Qin joined the Branch Sect’s Elder Hall, and Gu An told them he was strong enough to defeat anyone in the Taixuan Sect.

• Gu An told Ji Xiaoyu to think about what she wanted to do with the time she had left, while she struggled with her memories of the Reincarnation Dao Emperor.
• Long Qing wondered whether Gu An was stronger than Shenxinzi and suspected An Xin knew more about Gu An’s hidden strength.
• Lu Baitian and Ji Hantian visited Gu An to confirm the rumors, and Ji Hantian tried to test him but was frozen by Gu An’s aura.
• Lu Baitian and Ji Hantian promised to keep Gu An’s cultivation secret and decided to treat the people close to him well.
• Months later, Ye Lan and Zhen Qin told Gu An they had become elders of the Branch Sect’s Elder Hall, and Gu An claimed he could defeat anyone in the Taixuan Sect.

Gu An reassured Ye Lan about their bond and encouraged her to keep cultivating, then tested Long Qing and revealed that his hidden strength could surpass a Great Vehicle Realm cultivator. The chapter left Long Qing stunned by his own potential while Shenxinzi struggled to understand what he had witnessed.

• Gu An listened as Ye Lan and Zhen Qin described how the Elder Hall had once mistreated them before suddenly changing its attitude, and he told them to seek his help whenever they needed it.
• Ye Lan asked Gu An about Ji Xiaoyu and urged him to build new connections; Gu An comforted Ye Lan, promised to accompany her through cultivation, and gave her his book Dream of the Red Pavilion.
• Late in autumn, Long Qing blocked Gu An as he returned with An Xin, and Gu An told Long Qing to settle his heart and discover his hidden potential.
• Gu An placed a hand on Long Qing's shoulder, causing him overwhelming pain and terror, then said a Great Vehicle Realm cultivator would have been reduced to ashes by the same force.
• Shenxinzi examined Long Qing and murmured that what he had found was impossible, while Long Qing's awe of Gu An grew.

Gu An watched the Reincarnation Vortex expand as powerful beings emerged, then visited the Heaven-Mending Platform, where his hidden Sword Venerable Fudao identity appeared to guide Zuo Yijian. The chapter ended with a mighty existence descending from the Reincarnation Vortex, threatening the Heavenly Spirit Great World.

• Gu An told An Xin that Long Qing had great innate potential and was deliberately being tempered, while he watched powerful beings emerge from the expanding Reincarnation Vortex.
• Gu An went to Outer Sect City to release his new book, Dream of the Red Pavilion, and then strolled to the Heaven-Mending Platform.
• Gu An spoke with Zuo Yijian about his pursuit of the Sword Dao, then left as a vast Sword Intent surged around Zuo Yijian.
• Zuo Yijian sensed Sword Venerable Fudao's Sword Intent in Gu An and concluded that Gu An was Sword Venerable Fudao, while the surrounding cultivators celebrated his apparent guidance.
• Gu An sensed a mighty existence descend from the Reincarnation Vortex and recognized that it could threaten the Heavenly Spirit Great World.