Chapter Summaries

Gu An established Ten Thousand Sword Mountain in Third Medicine Valley, while An Hao returned to the valley and encountered Long Qing. An Hao challenged Long Qing to strike him, and Long Qing's powerful punch drew the attention of the valley disciples, including An Xin.

• Gu An named the newly planted sword mountain Ten Thousand Sword Mountain and forbade disciples from entering it after the work was finished.
• Word of Ten Thousand Sword Mountain spread through Third Medicine Valley and the Taixuan Sect as Gu An's fame as Sword Venerable Fudao grew.
• An Hao brought Jueluo Sword Monarch to the Taixuan Sect, then went to Third Medicine Valley to look for An Xin.
• An Hao met Long Qing and offered to teach him a divine physical ability if Long Qing could injure him.
• Long Qing unleashed a powerful punch at An Hao, and its thunderous boom made the valley disciples and An Xin look toward them.

An Hao reunited with An Xin and learned that Gu An claimed to be Sword Venerable Fudao, leaving him unsettled and determined to confront Gu An. Meanwhile, Jueluo Sword Monarch reached Ten Thousand Sword Mountain, where Gu An assessed his immense strength as they approached a meeting.

• An Hao stopped Long Qing’s punch with one finger, then learned Long Qing was An Xin’s junior disciple and went with him to see her.
• Long Qing told An Hao that Gu An was Sword Venerable Fudao, making An Hao suspicious and eager to question him.
• An Xin teased An Hao about neglecting his family and argued that Gu An might truly be Sword Venerable Fudao, leaving An Hao unsure and troubled.
• An Hao recounted his travels to An Xin while Gu An returned to Third Medicine Valley and anticipated Jueluo Sword Monarch’s arrival.
• Jueluo Sword Monarch appeared at Ten Thousand Sword Mountain, and Gu An probed his lifespan as he walked toward him.

Jueluo Sword Monarch arrived at the Third Medicine Valley and demanded a duel with Sword Venerable Fudao. Gu An revealed himself as his challenger, then seized Jueluo Sword Monarch and questioned his right to challenge the Sacred Heart Sword Dao.

• Jueluo Sword Monarch sealed off the Third Medicine Valley and demanded that Sword Venerable Fudao appear.
• Ji Xiaoyu recognized Jueluo Sword Monarch and exchanged tense words with him about the Four Emperors of Yin and Yang and Six Paths Dust Emperor.
• Gu An claimed to be Sword Venerable Fudao and accepted Jueluo Sword Monarch’s challenge, despite the others’ alarm.
• Jueluo Sword Monarch demanded a contest of Sword Dao and called for Gu An to show the Sacred Heart Sword Dao.
• Gu An seized Jueluo Sword Monarch’s wrist before he could react and asked whether he was worthy of challenging the Sacred Heart Sword Dao.

Gu An suppressed Jueluo Sword Monarch and revealed to An Hao that he was his master. An Hao said he wanted to become the Heavenly Emperor, and Gu An recognized that his fate and lifespan could extend far beyond the mortal realm.

• Gu An overpowered Jueluo Sword Monarch, whose cultivation and spiritual power he suppressed, then invited him to stay in the Third Medicine Valley.
• Gu An left Jueluo Sword Monarch with An Xin, stunning Ji Xiaoyu and the other onlookers with his strength and restraint.
• An Hao followed Gu An to his loft, recognized him as his master, and knelt to greet him.
• Gu An listened as An Hao recounted his experiences, then asked about his goals.
• An Hao declared that he wanted to become the Heavenly Emperor like the Jade Emperor in Gu An's writings, and Gu An warned that true immortals and gods existed.
• Gu An examined An Hao's fate and saw that his fortune and lifespan could continue to grow beyond the mortal realm.

An Hao visited Gu An and revealed that he wanted to become the Heavenly Emperor so he could protect others, while Gu An urged him to keep rising after setbacks. Ninety-seven years later, Gu An considered the coming conflicts and continued cultivating the valley’s swords as Jueluo Sword Monarch contemplated asking him to become his disciple.

• An Hao told Gu An he sought both strength and power so he could protect those he cared about and shelter suffering beings, and Gu An spoke with him through the night.
• Gu An revealed that Yang Jian was his personal disciple and warned An Hao about the other people and demons he had taught; An Hao vowed to remain his most outstanding disciple.
• At dawn, Gu An told An Hao to shine like the sun and rise again after falling, and An Hao departed with renewed resolve.
• Ninety-seven years later, Ji Xiaoyu asked whether Gu An would intervene in An Hao’s conflict with the Heavenly Demon Great Sect, and Gu An questioned whether a reincarnated body could surpass its original self.
• Gu An sensed another Free Immortal’s descent and the Nirvana God Emperor’s growing power, then infused the swords of Ten Thousand Sword Mountain with Sword Intent.
• Xu Jie showed Jueluo Sword Monarch a sword technique he had learned, while Jueluo Sword Monarch decided he must avoid offending Gu An because he wanted to become his disciple.

Xu Jie received a jade slip of sword techniques from Jueluo Sword Monarch, while Gu An used Ten Thousand Sword Mountain to glimpse a future sword genius. Gu An later visited Tianya Valley and Ye Lan, where he anticipated Zhu Xi’s arrival at the Taixuan Sect Branch Sect.

• Jueluo Sword Monarch gave Xu Jie a jade slip and promised to pass on his Sword Dao if Xu Jie comprehended its techniques, and Xu Jie realized the offer came through Gu An’s influence.
• Gu An deduced a future genius at Ten Thousand Sword Mountain who would inherit its Sword Intent and surpass An Hao in talent.
• Gu An rode Blood Prison Great Sage to Tianya Valley and promised to unseal him the following Spring Festival, prompting Blood Prison Great Sage to vow to cultivate and take An Hao as his goal.
• Gu An visited Ye Lan in autumn and watched her teach Ye Qingxue, while he anticipated Zhu Xi’s arrival after her journey to the Taicang Continent.

Gu An kept his Spring Festival gift secret as rumors spread that Sword Venerable Fudao would create an Immortal Path expert in the Third Medicine Valley. As visitors gathered for the festival, An Xin brought Zhu Xi to meet Gu An, while Jueluo Sword Monarch recognized a mysterious old man whose aura seemed tied to the Reincarnation Calamity.

• Ye Qingxue felt jealous of Ye Lan's closeness with Gu An, but Gu An dismissed her hostility as childish.
• The Heavenly Demon Great Emperor ordered his forces to unleash the great calamity and make the Heavenly Spirit Great World taste despair.
• Gu An refused to reveal his Spring Festival gift to Shen Zhen, Wu Jue, or Long Qing, and the Blood Prison Great Sage claimed Gu An would create an Immortal Realm existence in the valley.
• Taixuan Sect's higher-ups gathered at the Third Medicine Valley, believing Sword Venerable Fudao would create someone at the Immortal Path realm.
• An Xin welcomed Zhu Xi and escorted her through the valley, telling her that Gu An had asked her to look after her.
• Jueluo Sword Monarch noticed a white-haired old man and sensed a familiar aura connected to the Reincarnation Calamity.

Gu An gathered the visitors and disciples of Third Medicine Valley to announce that he would create an Immortal and let them witness the process. He called the Blood Prison Great Sage onto the stage, but the crowd did not realize that the Golden Core Realm monster was the one he intended to transform.

• Jueluo Sword Monarch arrived at Ten Thousand Sword Mountain, praised Sword Venerable Fudao's sword Dao, and caught Gu An's attention.
• Gu An left his house to greet the gathered guests, while Zhu Xi recognized him as the senior who had taught her the Dao-Treading Time Step.
• Lu Xian arrived and pulled Gu An away for a private talk, leading the others to suspect that Lu Xian would become an Immortal.
• Gu An addressed the crowd at Third Medicine Valley and confirmed he would create an Immortal, promising to show them the process of shedding the mortal shell.
• Gu An called the Blood Prison Great Sage, known as the Bull Devil King, onto the stage, though the crowd assumed the Golden Core Realm monster was unrelated to the ceremony.

Gu An used the Fate-Fixing Pen to restore Blood Prison Great Sage’s sealed power, allowing him to rise from the Golden Core Realm toward immortality before the gathered Taixuan Sect cultivators. As Heavenly Demon Great Emperor approached Third Medicine Valley, he confronted Nirvana God Emperor over the Long Clan and the suspected descendant he was waiting for.

• Gu An used the Fate-Fixing Pen to disperse Blood Prison Great Sage’s seal, and Blood Prison Great Sage’s cultivation surged as he transformed into human form.
• The cultivators in Third Medicine Valley reacted with shock, while Ji Hantian and Lu Baitian tried to control the news and the crowd.
• Gu An sensed Heavenly Demon Great Emperor approaching from the Extinction Domain as Blood Prison Great Sage’s heavenly tribulation neared.
• Heavenly Demon Great Emperor asked Nirvana God Emperor whether he was waiting for a descendant of the Long Clan and challenged him over his interest in that person.
• Nirvana God Emperor warned Heavenly Demon Great Emperor that provoking him could be dangerous.

The Heavenly Demon Great Emperor warned the Nirvana God Emperor that the Heavenly Spirit Great World’s defenders made victory uncertain, and the God Emperor revealed the Xuanhuang Demon God as an ally. At Taixuan Sect, Gu An guided the Blood Prison Great Sage through his tribulation and used the gathering to encourage guests to comprehend the Dao before the Spring Festival celebration began.

• The Heavenly Demon Great Emperor told the Nirvana God Emperor that he would eventually leave the universe and offered to help destroy a rival, citing the threat posed by the Heavenly Spirit Great World’s defenders.
• The Nirvana God Emperor summoned the Xuanhuang Demon God, and the Heavenly Demon Great Emperor declared that their combined power could sweep away the Heavenly Spirit Great World.
• Gu An sealed off the Third Medicine Valley, hastened the Blood Prison Great Sage’s tribulation, and used his Dao Intent to guide the gathered guests toward comprehending the Great Dao.
• The Blood Prison Great Sage passed his tribulation, reached the first layer of the Scattered Immortal Realm, and publicly thanked Gu An for making him an immortal.
• Gu An invited everyone to celebrate the New Year, and fireworks began the Spring Festival as guests surrounded him and the Blood Prison Great Sage.

Gu An reflected on how the Taixuan Sect could better guide its disciples, then spent a century watching his mentorship plan spread while he continued a quiet life of cultivation and reading. At the Library Hall, he discovered the mysterious Heavenly Dao Theory and took an interest in collecting its copies.

• After the Spring Festival, Gu An drafted a hundred-year cultivation teaching system for the Taixuan Sect, and Lu Baitian agreed that it could help the sect become a Holy Land.
• A hundred years later, Gu An walked through Outer Sect City with the Blood Prison Great Sage and heard disciples praise the mentorship system he had proposed.
• Gu An entered the Library Hall to buy unusual books and asked its Elders to recommend their collections.
• An Elder showed Gu An Heavenly Dao Theory, a rare book rumored to predict the future and bring either extraordinary power or calamity.
• Gu An took Heavenly Dao Theory and asked the Elders to save any future copies for him.
• Outside the Library Hall, Gu An told the Blood Prison Great Sage not to bully the White Spirit Mouse, and the Blood Prison Great Sage claimed he had only been joking.

Gu An visited Zhu Xi to warn her that Heavenly Dao Theory came from an existence beyond the Immortal Dao Nine Heavens and could entangle her karma and fortune. Zhu Xi agreed to keep the book but stop using it and report any contact from its creator.

• The Blood Prison Great Sage carried Gu An back to Third Medicine Valley, where Gu An continued reading Heavenly Dao Theory.
• Gu An visited Zhu Xi and asked whether she had obtained a copy of Heavenly Dao Theory.
• Gu An revealed that he had known Zhu Xi liked stealing herbs and explained that he had taken her in partly because of her special constitution and bloodline.
• Gu An took the red-covered Heavenly Dao Theory from Zhu Xi and warned that using it would bind her to its creator and could lead to her being manipulated.
• Zhu Xi agreed not to use Heavenly Dao Theory, let Gu An teach her to control its power, and tell him if any existence contacted her.

Gu An studied the power in Heavenly Dao Theory and continued training Zhu Xi, then visited Tian Yao'er and the other demons in the World-Outside Grotto-Heaven. A terrifying presence shook the grotto-heaven, and Gu An identified the arrival of the Xuanhuang Demon God and Heavenly Demon Great Emperor as the beginning of the Heavenly Spirit Great World's catastrophe.

• Gu An told Zhu Xi that she possessed the Primordial Devouring Body, discussed her cultivation, and took Heavenly Dao Theory back after she offered it to him.
• Gu An spent the following forty-five years guiding Zhu Xi and studying the Great Dao power in Heavenly Dao Theory without directly absorbing it.
• Gu An visited the World-Outside Grotto-Heaven, where Tian Yao'er had reached the ninth level of the Great Vehicle Realm and was ready to undergo her tribulation.
• Tian Yao'er asked to follow Gu An after breaking through, and he said she needed to guard the grotto-heaven but could go outside with him occasionally.
• The grotto-heaven shook under a growing pressure, and Gu An announced that a demon god had descended and the Heavenly Spirit Great World's catastrophe was beginning.
• Gu An recognized the Xuanhuang Demon God outside Black City, accompanied by the Heavenly Demon Great Emperor.

As the Heavenly Demon Great Emperor and the Xuanhuang Demon God launched an invasion of the Heavenly Spirit Great World, Gu An reflected on the world’s ordained destruction and advised Jueluo Sword Monarch to follow his own path. Ji Xiaoyu revealed that her true self was eager to fight the Heavenly Demon Great Emperor, then asked Gu An whether he saw any difference between this life and her previous one.

• Gu An told Tianbai and the other demons that an unseen power manipulated the world, while promising to take Tian Yao'er out to break through in a few days.
• The Xuanhuang Demon God and the Heavenly Demon Great Emperor approached the Heavenly Spirit Great World as heavenly demons emerged and the Heavenly Demon Great Sect attacked from within.
• Immortal Emperor Yang and the Sacred Chancellor faced the threat, while Gu An reassured the disciples of Third Medicine Valley that the calamity would not immediately endanger the Taixuan Sect.
• Jueluo Sword Monarch explained the Xuanhuang Demon God's origins, and Gu An urged him to pursue a path of his own rather than attach himself to another Dao.
• Ji Xiaoyu said the Heavenly Demon Great Emperor's arrival had stirred her Innate Dao Talisman and her true self's desire to fight, then asked Gu An whether this life of hers differed from her previous one.

As the Heavenly Demon Great Sect invaded the Heavenly Spirit Great World, Ji Xiaoyu revealed a possible hidden motive behind her rebirth, while Taixuan Sect prepared to join the war. Gu An brought Tian Yao'er and two other women beyond the seas for their impending tribulation and watched the battle, wondering whether the Extinction Domain’s karmic fortune could consume the Heavenly Dao’s.

• Gu An told Ji Xiaoyu that her different selves felt like different people, and she suggested she might have been herself from the beginning before ordering Sun Moon Dark Emperor to oppose the Heavenly Demon Clan.
• Xuanhuang Demon God confronted seven Free Immortals near the Heavenly Spirit Great World as the Heavenly Demon Great Sect spread its invasion and the Sacred Court and Immortal Dynasty fought back.
• Xu Jie thanked Jueluo Sword Monarch before joining the campaign, and Taixuan Sect recruited disciples to sail out and fight the heavenly demons.
• Gu An let Third Medicine Valley disciples choose whether to join the campaign, then brought Tian Yao'er and two other women to an island beyond the seas for their tribulation.
• Gu An observed the Heavenly Demon Great Emperor suppressing the seven Free Immortals and noticed the Heavenly Dao’s light weakening as he considered the Extinction Domain’s role in the war.

Tian Yao'er began her Nirvana Realm tribulation while Li Ya set out to hunt Heavenly Demons after learning Divine Wonder City could turn them into Soul Ghosts. Meanwhile, the Xuanhuang Demon God prepared to unleash his power against the seven Free Immortals, who stood their ground to protect the Heavenly Spirit Great World.

• Gu An helped Tian Yao'er trigger her breakthrough, and dark heavenly tribulation clouds gathered as she steeled herself to reach the Nirvana Realm.
• Li Ya worried that he was falling behind An Hao, then resolved to hunt Heavenly Demons after the Divine Wonder Immortal Spirit said Divine Wonder City could transform them into Soul Ghosts.
• The Divine Wonder Immortal Spirit admired Li Ya's determination and worried that Gu An might eventually give it to him.
• The Heavenly Demon Great Emperor taunted the seven Free Immortals as they braced for a battle they could not afford to abandon.
• The Xuanhuang Demon God revealed his fearsome true form and gathered power while the Saint Ancestor urged the Free Immortals to fight with everything they had.

As Tian Yao'er underwent her Nirvana tribulation, Gu An saved mortals and killed heavenly demons while the Xuanhuang Demon God invaded the Heavenly Spirit Great World. The Heavenly Demon Great Emperor appeared beside Gu An and was instantly destroyed, leaving the Xuanhuang Demon God as the greater threat.

• Gu An dispersed a deadly firestorm that threatened mortals, saved people from calamities, and harvested lifespan from heavenly demons while Tian Yao'er endured her tribulation.
• The Xuanhuang Demon God crashed onto a continent and began slaughtering the living beings of the Heavenly Spirit Great World at the Heavenly Demon Great Emperor's command.
• The Heavenly Demon Great Emperor found Tian Yao'er during her Nirvana tribulation and approached Gu An, who turned him to ash with a wave of his sleeve.
• Gu An gained over twenty-six million years of lifespan from the Heavenly Demon Great Emperor and continued targeting heavenly demons as the Xuanhuang Demon God remained at large.
• Tianqing and Tianbai asked Gu An about the dead visitor's realm, and he told them the man had been a Carefree Immortal.

As Gu An continued protecting the Heavenly Spirit Great World, the White-robed Elder warned the surviving Free Immortals that the calamity came from forces beyond the Xuanhuang Demon God and that an even more powerful being stood behind him. Tian Yao'er successfully reached the Nirvana Realm, while Ji Xiaoyu prepared to face the Heavenly Demon Great Emperor despite Gu An’s doubts about her chances.

• The White-robed Elder told the rescued Free Immortals that the Heavenly Spirit Great World faced a calamity tied to the Heavenly Dao and warned them against confronting the Xuanhuang Demon God or seeking help from Sword Venerable Fudao.
• Gu An secretly continued exterminating demons and saving mortals while the Xuanhuang Demon God fought attackers and Tian Yao'er underwent her tribulation.
• With Gu An's help, Tian Yao'er passed her tribulation and reached the Nirvana Realm, then celebrated with Gu An, Tianqing, and Tianbai.
• Gu An returned to the Third Medicine Valley and sensed that Ji Xiaoyu's cultivation had reached the Immortal Path realm and that her Innate Dao Talisman might soon erupt.
• Ji Xiaoyu told Gu An she had to defeat the Heavenly Demon Great Emperor to overcome her inner barrier, and Gu An calculated her fate as it changed again.

Ji Xiaoyu kissed Gu An before leaving Medicine Valley, then confronted the Xuanhuang Demon God as the Heavenly Spirit Great World faced catastrophe. Gu An discussed the looming danger with Jueluo Sword Monarch and ended by testing the Nirvana God Emperor’s edge.

• Ji Xiaoyu kissed Gu An, told him she would sever her feelings and pursue the strongest cultivation, then left Medicine Valley with the Sun Moon Dark Emperor at dawn.
• Gu An met Jueluo Sword Monarch before Ten Thousand Sword Mountain and asked about Great Hong Sword Heaven and its current leader, the Supreme Sword Venerable.
• Jueluo Sword Monarch explained that Great Hong Sword Heaven had survived an ancient catastrophe and still searched for the legendary Sword Dao Saint Ancestor.
• A distant rumble announced Ji Xiaoyu’s attack on the Xuanhuang Demon God, and Jueluo Sword Monarch wondered whether she might help preserve some lives with Holy Heaven.
• Gu An asked Jueluo Sword Monarch about the Nirvana God Emperor, then said he had only wanted to test the God Emperor’s edge, frightening Jueluo Sword Monarch.

Gu An watched Ji Xiaoyu and the other cultivators fight Xuanhuang Demon God while he secretly protected mortals from rampaging Heavenly Demons. The battle turned desperate when more than a hundred Xuanhuang Demon Gods appeared across the sky.

• Gu An monitored Ji Xiaoyu's battle against Xuanhuang Demon God as Immortal Emperor Yang and other cultivators joined the fight.
• You Yingying and Long Qing sensed calls from their Heavenly Demon origins but resolved not to abandon their identities or act recklessly.
• Gu An continued eliminating Heavenly Demons across the world and easing the suffering of mortal souls.
• An Hao watched Ji Xiaoyu, transformed into Reincarnation Dao Emperor, contend with Xuanhuang Demon God.
• A second Xuanhuang Demon God descended from a black vortex, causing the opposing cultivators to lose hope.
• More than a hundred Xuanhuang Demon Gods appeared in the clouds, terrifying An Hao, Immortal Emperor Yang, and Sun Moon Dark Emperor.