Chapter Summaries

Gu An told An Xin about the immortal gods and confirmed that Tian Hao was An Hao’s reincarnation. Meanwhile, the Seventy-Two Immortals of Jindong confronted Golden Pole God, killed his body, and planned to search the Great Thousand World for Sword Venerable Fudao.

• Gu An explained the histories of the Golden Pole God, the Seventy-Two Immortals of Jindong, and An Hao to An Xin, confirming that Tian Hao was An Hao’s reincarnation.
• An Xin asked what Gu An would do if Immortal Monarch Xuansu or Immortal Monarch Taiyi threatened the mortal realm, and Gu An said he would not provoke the immortal gods.
• The Seventy-Two Immortals of Jindong surrounded Golden Pole God, and Purple Dragon Star Lord revealed that Immortal Monarch Xuansu sought a being whose fate was tied to the World-Slaughtering Great Dao Pearl.
• Purple Dragon Star Lord immobilized Golden Pole God, destroyed his body, and let a Jindong immortal swallow the golden pearl that remained.
• The Jindong immortals decided not to destroy the Great Thousand World and instead resolved to search for Sword Venerable Fudao.

A thousand years after the Innate Human Race’s rampage began, Wushi’s Dao Treasure bearers gathered in the far north to confront the calamity at the ice lake believed to be its source. Tian Hao joined them, drawing attention to Wushi, as a Dao Court elder prepared to open the lake’s barrier.

• Gu An considered the Heavenly Court’s hidden conflicts and foresaw that Immortal Monarch Xuansu and Immortal Monarch Taiyi would bring destruction to the Great Thousand World.
• Over the next thousand years, the Innate Human Race continued to ravage the mortal world while sects trained their disciples against it.
• Lu Xian joined Blood Prison Great Sage, Chen Chuan, Tian Yao'er, Tianqing, Tianbai, An Shengtian, and Jiang Shi as Wushi traveled north to confront the calamity’s source.
• Wushi reached the ice lake and sensed a profound aura hidden beneath it, while cultivators from many sects gathered around its shores.
• Tian Hao arrived and reunited with Wushi, prompting other sects to learn of his connection to the group.
• Fu Chun of the Dao Court announced that he would open the barrier beneath the lake, and the Pocang Sword descended from the clouds.

Fu Chun led the Dao Court through the ice lake into a hellish realm, where the Wushi cultivators were caught in the shockwaves of a battle against a powerful enemy. Meanwhile, Purple Dragon Star Lord prepared to use Golden Pole God to draw out Immortal Monarch Xuansu.

• Fu Chun drove the Pocang Sword through the ice lake, opening a passage into a dark realm as the Dao Court and Wushi cultivators descended.
• Tian Yao'er and the Wushi group reached a scorched land of bones and lava, where Jiang Shi urged them to stay together and An Shengtian warned that they were being watched.
• The Blood Prison Great Sage led the group away from the Dao Court's main force, but a terrifying voice and distant battle overwhelmed them with pressure.
• Lu Xian, Tianqing, and Tianbai raised their Dao Treasures to shield the Wushi group as the battle's shockwaves and brilliant light swept over them.
• Purple Dragon Star Lord watched Tian Hao's battle through a bead of blood and sent Golden Pole God's soul into it, intending to force out Immortal Monarch Xuansu.

Senior Zhu overwhelmed the Dao Court’s forces and shattered Yuan Songzi’s World-Suppressing Floating Mountain Manifestation, revealing that he had reached the Luo Heaven Carefree Immortal realm. As the saber’s blood-red arc split the sky, Shen Zhen asked Gu An whether he would intervene.

• Wushi and his companions watched as seven Mystic Origin Carefree Immortals and the Dao Court’s vast formation failed to affect the sleeping Senior Zhu.
• Yuan Songzi arrived, recognized Senior Zhu, and raised the World-Suppressing Floating Mountain Manifestation to weaken him.
• Senior Zhu revealed that he had reached the Luo Heaven Carefree Immortal realm and scattered the formation with a single saber strike.
• Senior Zhu’s next attack shattered Yuan Songzi’s manifestation and sent Wushi and his companions flying in its aftermath.
• Shen Zhen saw the blood-red arc divide the sky and asked Gu An whether he would make a move.

Gu An watched Senior Zhu defeat the Dao Court’s forces before Golden Pole God descended and threatened Tian Hao. As Wushi’s people defended Tian Hao, Gu An’s demonic shadow appeared and confronted Golden Pole God.

• Gu An showed Shen Zhen the battle, where Senior Zhu defeated Yuan Songzi and warned that the Innate Human Race’s calamity was not a world-ending tribulation.
• Tian Hao charged Senior Zhu and challenged him, but Yuan Songzi revealed Zhu Guanghan’s immense age and power.
• Golden Pole God descended, restrained Tian Hao, and aimed his power at him while Heavenly Spirit God and Sujin sensed trouble.
• Wushi and the others stood between Tian Hao and Golden Pole God, combining their Dao Treasures to resist him.
• Gu An’s demonic shadow appeared behind Tian Hao, and Lu Xian called him Master as Gu An stepped forward to face Golden Pole God.

Gu An's Demon Shadow destroyed Golden Pole God in an instant, revealing the gap between them to everyone on the battlefield. As Gu An watched from home through an illusion, the Seventy-Two Immortals of Jindong appeared and shattered the battlefield into the void of the universe.

• Gu An's Demon Shadow approached Golden Pole God as cultivators and the Innate Human Race watched, and many suspected he was Sword Venerable Fudao.
• Golden Pole God unleashed a storm of golden lightning, but Gu An scattered it and destroyed Golden Pole God in an instant.
• At Wushi Daoist Field, An Xin asked Gu An whether the Demon Shadow was a clone, and he said he was too busy to act personally.
• The Innate Human Race and Zhu Guanghan accepted that they could not escape, while the survivors stared at Gu An's Demon Shadow.
• The Seventy-Two Immortals of Jindong appeared, and Purple Dragon Star Lord asked about Gu An's origins.
• The Jindong immortals released their auras, shattering the world and transporting everyone into the void of the universe.

Gu An’s Demon Shadow confronted the Seventy-Two Immortals of Jindong, who had come to seize his disciple Tian Hao, and effortlessly captured them. Immortal Monarch Taiyi learned that the attack had failed and that Gu An’s power could not be measured, leaving the Heavenly Court’s plans uncertain.

• Gu An faced the Seventy-Two Immortals of Jindong and considered sealing them away rather than killing them, since they could resurrect through the Heavenly Dao.
• Purple Dragon Star Lord approved the attack, and the Jindong immortals unleashed their abilities within the Jindong Absolute Immortal Formation.
• Gu An shattered the formation, seized all seventy-two immortals, and disappeared after revealing a crimson world to the onlookers.
• Zhu Guanghan and the Dao Court cultivators were left uncertain about what to do after Gu An vanished.
• Immortal Monarch Taiyi told a yellow-robed Daoist that he believed the exiled Son of Heaven was undergoing tempering, not true exile.
• Immortal Monarch Taiyi sensed the Jindong immortals’ failure and concluded their opponent had immeasurable power but lacked the Heavenly Court’s fortune.

Gu An captured the Seventy-Two Immortals of Jindong as wooden plaques after defeating them, while Zhu Guanghan surrendered and agreed to recall the Innate Human Race. The Heavenly Spirit God realized Tian Hao had a deeper connection to a Heavenly Court treasure and set out toward the Heavenly Spirit Great World, ready to make a choice.

• Immortal Monarch Taiyi and the Yellow-Robed Daoist discussed the captured Seventy-Two Immortals of Jindong and how to respond to the person who had defeated them.
• Gu An turned the seventy-two Jindong immortals into small wooden plaques, strung them on a red thread, and hung them from his belt as Shen Zhen, An Xin, and Epiphyllum Ghost Mother watched.
• Zhu Guanghan admitted defeat, agreed to recall the Innate Human Race, and warned Yuan Songzi that the Immortal Path was beyond the Dao Court cultivators' understanding.
• Tian Hao wondered whether the powerful immortals had come for him, while Lu Xian led him away and Blood Prison Great Sage lamented that he had not been able to fight.
• The Heavenly Spirit God concluded that Tian Hao's past might be connected to a supreme treasure stolen by Heavenly Spirit Immortal Venerable, feared the consequences of the resulting Karma, and headed toward the Heavenly Spirit Great World.

Gu An met with the Heavenly Spirit God, who offered to serve as his ally and explained what little he knew about the Heavenly Court. The Heavenly Spirit God proposed sending Tian Hao to the Ethereal Immortal Court for protection, but Gu An remained uncertain whether it would truly keep him safe.

• The Heavenly Spirit God told Gu An that he was willing to serve him, explaining that loyalty among Heavenly Court immortal gods could shift despite their status.
• The Heavenly Spirit God described the Heavenly Court's hierarchy, the immense numbers of heavenly gods in its armies, and how little even he knew about its true power.
• The Heavenly Spirit God said Immortal Monarchs Xuansu and Taiyi were targeting Tian Hao, whose origins and purpose might be connected to Immortal Emperor Ziwei.
• The Heavenly Spirit God admitted he wanted a powerful backer and cared about Tian Hao, then asked whether Gu An's protection of the boy came from fate or personal designs.
• The Heavenly Spirit God recommended sending Tian Hao to the Ethereal Immortal Court, where a power stronger than an Immortal Monarch could protect him.
• Gu An recalled the Ethereal Immortal Court through Emperor Yongsheng's memories but questioned whether it would accept Tian Hao and keep him safe.

Gu An and the Heavenly Spirit God discussed Tian Hao’s choices and agreed to tell him the truth, while news spread that Sword Venerable Fudao had defeated the Innate Human Race. After learning about his origins and karmic ties, Tian Hao chose to enter the Ethereal Immortal Court and face his troubles himself.

• Gu An asked the Heavenly Spirit God about sending Tian Hao to the Ethereal Immortal Court, then decided Tian Hao should make his own choice.
• Gu An assured the Heavenly Spirit God he did not need to fight the Immortal Monarchs for him, and invited him to watch an opera.
• The Dao Court spread the news of the Innate Human Race’s defeat and identified its savior as Sword Venerable Fudao.
• Gu An and the Heavenly Spirit God told Tian Hao about his mortal origins, his biological father, and his past-life karmic ties.
• Tian Hao chose to go to the Ethereal Immortal Court, determined to solve his troubles and prove his worth.

After the world was freed from the Innate Human Race, Tian Hao prepared to leave for the Ethereal Immortal Court, and Gu An arranged for An Xin to visit the place he was going. Meanwhile, Xu You urged Zhang Buku to join a campaign to subdue a Great Thousand World.

• The Heavenly Spirit God told Tian Hao he would pass on divine abilities and revealed that Tian Hao's mother was in the Qiankun Sect.
• The Innate Human Race vanished, and Sword Venerable Fudao's fame surpassed Immortal Monarch Xuansu's before three hundred years passed.
• An Xin asked Gu An about Tian Hao leaving for Beyond Heaven, and Gu An said Tian Hao was not leaving for himself.
• Gu An invited An Xin to visit the place Tian Hao wanted to go, then told Shen Zhen that An Xin was the person most like him.
• Xu You asked Zhang Buku to join a transcendent existence's expedition to subdue a Great Thousand World, and Zhang Buku hesitated over how long they would be gone.

Gu An took An Xin along the Path of the Great Dao, where her Immortal Emperor Pupils transformed as she witnessed visions of the universe's origins and absorbed the Great Dao's power. They arrived at the Ethereal Immortal Court, where a towering figure wreathed in black flames appeared behind an approaching cultivator.

• Zhang Buku told Xu You they would fight for an immortal position, thinking that becoming an immortal might let him find Uncle Gu and Li Ya.
• Gu An watched the Heavenly Spirit God and Tian Hao pass through the Boundary Gate, then resolved to break through further to see past the mysteries surrounding An Hao.
• Ten years later, Gu An guided An Xin along the Path of the Great Dao and told her she was the disciple he thought most highly of.
• An Xin's Immortal Emperor Pupils transformed as she witnessed visions of creation and destruction and absorbed power from the Great Dao.
• Gu An and An Xin arrived at the Ethereal Immortal Court, where an enormous black-flamed figure appeared behind an approaching cultivator and pressed a finger to his head.

Gu An brought An Xin to witness an Innate Golden Immortal annihilate a Luo Heaven Carefree Immortal, then showed her the Ethereal Immortal Court and encouraged her to pursue the Great Dao. While An Xin watched the court and anticipated Tian Hao’s first battle there, Gu An traced its connection to Spirit Mountain in another Great Dao Universe.

• An Xin asked Gu An about the realms of a Black Flame figure and the cultivator it had suppressed, and Gu An explained that they were an Innate Golden Immortal and a Luo Heaven Carefree Immortal.
• The Black Flame figure reduced the Luo Heaven Carefree Immortal to ashes, then vanished, while Gu An warned An Xin to avoid stronger opponents and keep her desires restrained.
• Gu An led An Xin to view the Ethereal Immortal Court and urged her to use her Immortal Emperor Pupils to study the Great Dao.
• An Xin asked whether Tian Hao had entered the court, and Gu An said he was contesting Dao arts in his first battle and would pass through it smoothly.
• Gu An sensed the Ethereal Immortal Court’s fortune and deduced its connection to Spirit Mountain, which lay in another Great Dao Universe and contained many worlds.

Gu An took An Xin to the Ethereal Immortal Court, where her Immortal Emperor Pupils developed as she followed him back to Wushi Daoist Field. Ten thousand years later, Gu An learned that Immortal Monarch Taiyi was approaching the Heavenly Spirit Great World for the Seventy-Two Immortals of Jindong and wondered where to hang him.

• Gu An sensed Lu Qiuxian in the River of Fate and saw a mysterious, murderous figure approaching him through karma.
• An Xin returned with Gu An, leaving behind figures from different periods of her life as she cultivated her Immortal Emperor Pupils.
• Back at Wushi Daoist Field, An Xin went into secluded cultivation, and Shen Zhen noticed she could no longer see An Xin's karma.
• Ten thousand years later, Gu An finished reading a book that chronicled eras in the mortal world, while Tianqing and Tianbai discussed a new prodigy from the Dao Court.
• Gu An recognized the prodigy as the reincarnation of a Heavenly Court immortal god and realized Immortal Monarch Taiyi was preparing to descend for the Seventy-Two Immortals of Jindong.

Gu An brought An Xin to the Boundary Gate to witness his confrontation with Immortal Monarch Taiyi, while the Seventy-Two Immortals of Jindong watched from his Dao Fruit Universe. Taiyi emerged and demanded Gu An surrender Tian Hao and release his captives, then unleashed his power as Gu An challenged his arrogance.

• Gu An reassured Tianqing and Tianbai about their potential, then summoned An Xin to watch his coming battle with Immortal Monarch Taiyi.
• Gu An brought An Xin to the Boundary Gate and explained that it led beyond the Great Thousand World, while the Seventy-Two Immortals of Jindong watched them from within his Dao Fruit Universe.
• The Boundary Gate activated, and Immortal Monarch Taiyi appeared, overwhelming An Xin with his presence until Gu An stepped forward and steadied her.
• Taiyi accused Gu An of plotting against the Son of Heaven and demanded that he release the Seventy-Two Immortals of Jindong and hand over the Son of Heaven.
• Gu An refused, offering Taiyi a choice between the Son of Heaven's whereabouts and the captives' freedom; Taiyi dismissed the offer and stepped out of the gate, unleashing his power.
• Gu An questioned Taiyi's composure and asked whether he had imagined himself kneeling before mortal spirits.

Gu An suppressed Immortal Monarch Taiyi with his Immortal Emperor Pupils after Taiyi destroyed the Heavenly Spirit Great World, leaving Taiyi struggling to avoid kneeling. The Seventy-Two Immortals of Jindong realized Taiyi was being overpowered, while Purple Dragon Star Lord suspected Taiyi sought the Heavenly Emperor Bloodline.

• Gu An rejected Immortal Monarch Taiyi’s demand that he kneel, and Taiyi shattered the Heavenly Spirit Great World with his aura.
• An Xin saw Gu An’s Immortal Emperor Pupils appear and realized they were suppressing Immortal Monarch Taiyi.
• Gu An revealed that he had used the Power of Causality to cut off the destroyed world from outside interference.
• Purple Dragon Star Lord suspected Immortal Monarch Taiyi’s true aim was the Heavenly Emperor Bloodline.
• Gu An steadily increased the pressure of his Immortal Emperor Pupils until Immortal Monarch Taiyi’s legs began to bend toward a kneel.

Gu An restored the Heavenly Spirit Great World after defeating and subduing Immortal Monarch Taiyi, then explained his Immortal Emperor Pupils to An Xin. He took her back toward the world while considering how to strengthen himself before his next tribulation.

• Gu An restored the shattered Heavenly Spirit Great World, subdued Immortal Monarch Taiyi, and turned him into a wooden token.
• An Xin asked Gu An about his Immortal Emperor Pupils, and he explained that they could make vanished things reappear and existing things disappear.
• Gu An reassured An Xin that she could grow strong enough to surpass the power he had displayed.
• Gu An released Immortal Monarch Taiyi to suffer through reincarnation because he had destroyed the Heavenly Spirit Great World.
• Gu An took An Xin toward the Heavenly Spirit Great World and answered her questions about the battle.

Zhang Buku and Xu You joined the Heavenly Army’s desperate battle against a Chaos Demon, while God Tianzhen judged the recruits’ prospects. Ten thousand years later, Gu An advanced his Great Dao of Strength and considered how to help Zhang Buku, who had returned from the Heavenly Court dispirited.

• Zhang Buku and Xu You charged into the Heavenly Army’s battle against the Chaos Demon as countless silver-armored soldiers fell around them.
• God Tianzhen watched from above and judged that few promising talents were among the Heavenly Army recruits.
• Heavenly Spirit God sensed traces of Immortal Monarch Taiyi’s aura, realized Gu An had dealt with him without causing upheaval, and returned to cultivation.
• Ten thousand years later, Gu An used the Lifespan Projection function to strengthen his Great Dao of Strength, causing cultivators across a continent to feel its influence.
• Gu An browsed books in a mortal city and reflected on Zhang Buku’s unexplained absence and dispirited return from the Heavenly Court.
• Gu An left without buying a book, then told the shopkeeper he would buy the author’s drawings, making the shopkeeper beam with joy.

Gu An refused to let Emperor Tianhong join Wushi, despite Tianqing and Tianbai's hopes of raising the Daoist Field's renown. Emperor Tianhong knelt outside Wushi for over a century to prove his determination to follow Sword Venerable Fudao, but doubt began to unsettle him when no one came.

• Gu An told Tianqing and Tianbai that Wushi would not recruit disciples and warned them not to chase empty fame.
• Tianqing and Tianbai went to reject Emperor Tianhong, but found him waiting outside Wushi and kneeling beside a river to prove his resolve.
• Emperor Tianhong recalled discovering the Heaven-Severing Axe at the Heaven-Mending Platform and spending thousands of years repaying the Dao Court before seeking Sword Venerable Fudao.
• Yuan Songzi supported Emperor Tianhong's decision to leave the Dao Court and pursue Sword Venerable Fudao's tutelage.
• Emperor Tianhong knelt for more than a hundred years, but as Sword Venerable Fudao remained absent, panic and distracting thoughts began to trouble him.

After An Xin defeated Emperor Tianhong and warned him that he could leave if he could not endure the wait, he regained his resolve and continued kneeling to enter Wushi. Ten thousand years later, Gu An and An Xin watched him as An Xin asked whether she should drive him away.

• Emperor Tianhong brooded over Sword Venerable Fudao's refusal to accept him and doubted his standing as the greatest heavenly prodigy.
• An Xin challenged Emperor Tianhong, saying that defeating her would qualify him to enter Wushi.
• An Xin defeated Emperor Tianhong with a divine ability and told him that his wavering after only a hundred years had disappointed those awaiting him.
• Emperor Tianhong renewed his resolve and knelt again, determined to enter Wushi even if it took ten thousand years.
• After ten thousand years, Gu An and An Xin observed Emperor Tianhong, and An Xin asked whether Gu An wanted her to drive him away.