Recaps

Gu An reunited with Wuxin, declined an offer to cultivate at an immortal manor, and discussed the Great Cang Dynasty’s future with Li Xuandao. Twenty years later, he accompanied Xiao Chuan’s soul as it rose from Chuan Mansion, where Xiao Chuan asked whether Gu An was Sword Venerable Fudao.

• Gu An visited Li Xuandao with An Xin and reunited with Wuxin, who had reached the Void Crossing Realm.
• Li Xuandao offered Gu An a chance to cultivate at an immortal manor, but Gu An declined despite Wuxin’s urging.
• Gu An, Li Xuandao, Wuxin, and An Xin discussed the Great Cang Dynasty’s entrenched classes and the talents of Yang Jian and An Hao.
• After Gu An left, Li Xuandao suggested that An Xin and Gu An might be concealing their cultivation, recalling a Dao Pattern he had seen on Gu An.
• Twenty years later, Gu An watched Xiao Chuan’s soul rise from Chuan Mansion on the seventh day after his death.
• Gu An appeared beside Xiao Chuan’s rising soul, and Xiao Chuan asked whether he was Sword Venerable Fudao.

Gu An sent Xiao Chuan into reincarnation after preserving his memories and marking his soul so he could find him in a future life. Months later, as life continued in the Third Medicine Valley, Gu An encountered a newcomer named Zhang Shi whose presence drew his attention.

• Xiao Chuan thanked Gu An for secretly helping him and asked him to seek him out again only if he had exceptional cultivation aptitude in his next life.
• Gu An sealed Xiao Chuan's memories against reincarnation, marked his soul with a Dao-Extinguishing Fate Seal, and watched him enter the Reincarnation Vortex.
• An Xin brought Gu An Xiao Chuan's farewell letter several days after his death, and Gu An stored it in a brocade box.
• Gu An continued managing the Third Medicine Valley and watched the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord challenge a visiting weiqi player.
• Zhang Shi introduced himself to Gu An as a recent Taixuan Sect arrival, then accepted the Nine-Fingered Divine Lord's challenge; Gu An sensed something unusual about him.

Gu An observed the mysterious Zhang Shi, who recognized Sun Moon Dark Emperor and warned him about the Reincarnation Calamity before leaving Third Medicine Valley. Twelve years later, Gu An tested An Xin’s swordsmanship, praised her progress, and returned to the valley, where he found Zhou Tongyou again.

• Gu An sensed that Zhang Shi carried an unusual aura of reincarnation, while Zhang Shi lost a chess game to Nine-Fingered Divine Lord.
• Zhang Shi recognized Long Qing’s connection to the Long Clan and told Sun Moon Dark Emperor that the Reincarnation Dao Emperor had reincarnated, warning that the Reincarnation Calamity feared becoming a savior.
• Twelve years later, An Xin fought Gu An and unleashed a powerful sword technique that shook the island; Gu An praised her progress and urged her to temper her own sword with Sword Intent.
• An Xin speculated that Gu An was an Immortal King, but he called himself a Scattered Immortal, and the two returned to Third Medicine Valley with the Blood Prison Great Sage.
• Gu An sensed Zhou Tongyou’s arrival, remembered their past encounters, and went to meet him with An Xin.

Gu An reunited with Zhou Tongyou, then learned that An Hao would represent the Immortal Dynasty in a contest against the Sacred Court. After Zhou Tongyou defeated Wu Jue, Gu An returned to Third Medicine Valley and discovered that Shen Zhen had comprehended a secret art that greatly improved her cultivation.

• Gu An welcomed Zhou Tongyou to Third Medicine Valley, and they reminisced about old acquaintances, including Ye Yan, who had reached the end of his natural life.
• The Ancient Immortal Emperor announced a grand assembly between the Immortal Dynasty and the Sacred Court, offering the top cultivators Dao Realm Cultivation and other rewards.
• An Hao refused a white-skirted immortal maiden's offer to train with him and left the hall.
• Zhou Tongyou defeated Wu Jue, and An Xin excitedly told Gu An about the battle as he advised her and explained a weakness in Zhou Tongyou's Evil-Suppressing Golden Body.
• Gu An found Shen Zhen waiting in his room, where she revealed that her newly comprehended secret art had raised her maximum lifespan to 7,200 years.

Gu An learned that Shen Zhen had mastered a secret art related to reincarnation and grew suspicious that she might be caught in the Reincarnation Calamity. After Shen Zhen teased him about their supposed past and gave him her latest book, Ji Xiaoyu peeked at what he was reading and decided not to bring him along to cultivate.

• Shen Zhen explained her secret art to Gu An, who recognized its connection to reincarnation and wondered whether she had awakened memories from a past life.
• Gu An teased Shen Zhen about being an immortal reincarnated, and she claimed she was the main character and invited him to cling to her thigh.
• Shen Zhen falsely claimed that Gu An had hugged her and spoken sweetly to her four hundred years earlier, then admitted she had been testing whether Ji Xiaoyu would eavesdrop.
• Shen Zhen apologized for her teasing, gave Gu An her latest Taixuan Secret Biography, and left his room.
• Ji Xiaoyu used her divine sense to peek at Gu An's book, blushed, and decided she could not bring him along to cultivate in case he became a scourge.

Gu An created a hidden Medicine Valley on the seabed, naming it Hidden Spirit Palace, and later learned that the Chen Family’s Medicine Valley was encroaching on Mystic Valley. He promised to send An Xin to resolve the dispute and heard from Lu Jiujia that a prodigy had appeared.

• Gu An observed Zhu Xi’s quiet life on Human World Peak and foresaw that her herb theft would eventually lead to her expulsion and pursuit.
• After sensing a powerful immortal cross the night sky, Gu An decided to establish another Medicine Valley beneath the sea.
• Gu An bought herb seeds from Xun Hanfeng, built an enclosed undersea Medicine Valley, planted it, and named it Hidden Spirit Palace.
• Fifteen years later, Lu Jiujia told Gu An that the Chen Family’s Medicine Valley was encroaching on Mystic Valley, and Gu An said An Xin would make it disappear within three days.
• Gu An asked about Lu Jiujia’s cultivation, and Lu Jiujia admitted he was struggling before mentioning a prodigy in the Medicine Valley.

Gu An learned of Jiang Shi’s ruthless past and warned Lu Jiujia that Jiang Shi could bring disaster to Mystic Valley, prompting Lu Jiujia to confront him and offer him a choice. The chapter left Gu An at the underwater Hidden Spirit Palace, redirecting a fast-moving little fish away from a giant fish pursuing it.

• Gu An inspected Jiang Shi’s lifespan and past, then told Lu Jiujia that taking Jiang Shi as his disciple could lead to Lu Jiujia’s death and a great calamity.
• Jiang Shi confessed to Lu Jiujia that, as a child, he had drugged other candidates to secure a place in Mystic Valley while fleeing the emperor’s persecution of his clan.
• Lu Jiujia offered Jiang Shi a place in a branch sect or the chance to stay in Mystic Valley and cultivate honestly, and Jiang Shi chose to stay.
• Lu Jiujia began telling Jiang Shi about his own past after entering the Taixuan Sect.
• Gu An visited the Hidden Spirit Palace beneath the sea and used the surrounding seawater to steer a little fish away from the giant fish chasing it.

Gu An reunited with Li Ya after thirty years and learned about the Sacred Court’s fighting arts assembly, where An Hao had joined the Immortal Dynasty. After Li Ya left, Gu An sensed An Hao inside a mysterious Sacred Court secret realm and discovered he had encountered a great opportunity.

• Gu An watched Jiang Shi practice the sword, treated him warmly the next morning, and left him to choose his own path.
• Thirty years later, Gu An welcomed Li Ya back to Mystic Valley while Ji Xiaoyu joined their conversation.
• Li Ya recounted entering the Sacred Court and described its fighting arts assembly, where the Immortal Dynasty narrowly defeated the Sacred Court and An Hao fought for its side.
• Ji Xiaoyu assessed the rivalry between the Sacred Court and Immortal Dynasty, and Gu An revealed that she had reached the eighth level of the Body Integration Realm before age four hundred.
• Li Ya gave Gu An and Ji Xiaoyu jade pendants, then hurried away; Ji Xiaoyu claimed one and began enchanting both.
• Gu An sensed An Hao within a mysterious secret realm in the Sacred Court and was surprised to find him encountering a great opportunity.

Gu An watched An Hao receive guidance from the Saint Ancestor, helped Li Ya reconsider his estrangement from Li Xuandao, and saw Ji Xiaoyu refuse her family’s invitation. At the Hidden Spirit Palace, he caught a persistent Deep Sea Dragon Carp and threatened to eat it.

• Gu An confirmed that the Saint Ancestor intended to guide An Hao and would not harm him, while the Saint Ancestor reflected on An Hao’s rare fortune and his own mysterious unease.
• Gu An listened as Li Ya described his resentment toward Li Xuandao, then urged him to consider that his father might fear leaving regrets; Li Ya later met his father and fought with his younger brother, Li Lingtian.
• Ji Xiaoyu refused the Ji Family’s request to return, leaving Gu An more resolved not to start a family.
• At the Hidden Spirit Palace, Gu An caught the Deep Sea Dragon Carp that kept approaching his Daoist field and pinned it beneath his foot.
• Gu An threatened to slaughter and eat the frightened Deep Sea Dragon Carp, which shook its head and cried pearl-like tears.

Gu An frightened off the Deep Sea Dragon Carp, then learned it had spent sixty years searching for Hidden Spirit Palace without revealing its location. After An Xin told him Wu Jue had been imprisoned for killing a fellow disciple, Gu An visited him and promised to seek the sect master’s help.

• Gu An showed the Deep Sea Dragon Carp an illusion of itself being cooked, then moved it to a distant sea and warned it not to return or reveal his location.
• An Hao thanked the Saint Ancestor for teaching him the Heavenly Dao Divine Record and departed after discussing the Sacred Court and his future path.
• Gu An discovered that the Deep Sea Dragon Carp had searched for Hidden Spirit Palace for sixty years and was nearing his waters, while his lifespan had reached 958,702,371 years.
• An Xin told Gu An that Wu Jue had been imprisoned for killing a fellow disciple, so Gu An went to visit him in Taixuan Sect’s dungeon.
• Wu Jue explained that a rival had provoked him and that witnesses had blamed him, while Gu An promised to speak with the sect master and seek help against the Sheng Family.

Gu An learned that Wu Jue had been imprisoned after offending the Sheng Family and tried to rally support for him without revealing his own intentions. Lu Baitian and Ji Hantian warned Gu An against provoking the Sheng Family, but he quietly prepared to act and left the sect’s leaders’ next decision in question.

• Gu An learned from Wu Jue and another prisoner that the Sheng Family had powerful influence and that Wu Jue had been left in the dungeon for a century.
• Gu An asked disciples about the Sheng Family, then told Ji Xiaoyu about Wu Jue’s plight; she sent a message to help him.
• Lu Baitian and Ji Hantian visited Gu An and argued over whether the Taixuan Sect could stand against the Sheng Family.
• Gu An wrote down the names of people involved in framing Wu Jue, but crossed them out after Lu Baitian warned him about the Sheng Family’s Scattered Immortal.
• Gu An told the two leaders he would stay out of the matter, while privately deciding that they would have to step aside if they failed to act properly.

Rumors about Wu Jue’s case spread through the Taixuan Sect, while Gu An secretly guided the witnesses into exposing the truth. At Hidden Spirit Palace, he rescued the Deep Sea Dragon Carp from its injuries and stayed to read.

• Ye Lan and Zhen Qin visited Gu An to discuss the rumors about Wu Jue and the Sheng Family, and Zhen Qin said she had stopped challenging Epiphyllum Ghost Mother to focus on cultivation.
• Gu An went to Mystic Valley, where the disciples discussed the Sheng Family scandal, and he secretly reflected that he had caused the witnesses’ madness and revelations through the Power of Causality.
• Jiang Shi asked Lu Jiujia where Gu An went at night, and Lu Jiujia warned him not to pry into his master’s whereabouts.
• Lu Jiujia sensed that his life was nearing its end and wondered who should inherit his position as eldest disciple, ruling out Jiang Shi.
• Gu An found the Deep Sea Dragon Carp safe in a cave, healed its injuries and restored its demonic power, then picked herbs and stayed at Hidden Spirit Palace to read.

Gu An watched Taixuan Sect investigate the Sheng Family and clear Wu Jue, while the Immortal Dynasty prepared for a renewed confrontation with the Sacred Court. The chapter ended with Immortal Emperor Yang planning to force a breakthrough and use the Sacred Court’s response to seize the initiative.

• Gu An observed growing unrest over Wu Jue’s case as disciples publicly demanded justice and criticized the Sheng Family.
• Gu Gua, Ji Hantian, Lu Baitian, and Honor Pavilion decided to investigate the Sheng Family, believing Sword Venerable Fudao might be backing Wu Jue.
• Honor Pavilion ordered a thorough investigation and sent disciples to surround the Sheng Family’s residence, while Nine-Fingered Divine Lord intervened in Main Sect City.
• Taixuan Sect cleared Wu Jue’s name but called the case a misunderstanding, and Wu Jue visited Gu An to thank him.
• Gu An sensed Immortal Dynasty experts returning to the Heavenly Spirit Great World as the dynasty strengthened its deployments.
• Immortal Emperor Yang told the Ancient Immortal Emperor that he would force a breakthrough and hoped the Sacred Court would try to stop him, giving him a pretext to seize the initiative.

Gu An watched the Immortal Dynasty prepare for a world-shaking upheaval, took in the Deep Sea Dragon Carp, and revealed his true cultivation to Jiang Shi. The chapter left the Sacred Court and Immortal Dynasty on the brink of war while Jiang Shi began to understand how powerful his master was.

• Gu An saw the Immortal Dynasty assembling a vast formation for a Divine Sense True Immortal’s breakthrough and warned Perfected Lord Xuanmiao that the world would soon change.
• Gu An captured the Deep Sea Dragon Carp, learned from its inherited memories that five Immortal Gods had once descended and cast mysterious crystals into Canghai, then agreed to take it in.
• Thirteen years later, Gu An watched Immortal Emperor Yang prepare to undergo tribulation as the Sacred Court gathered forces, anticipating a great battle and disasters across the world.
• Jiang Shi brought Gu An food and wine, and Gu An claimed to be a Scattered Immortal before demonstrating his power by forming a cloud dragon and holding Jiang Shi in his palm.
• Jiang Shi said he did not regret staying in Mystic Valley, and Gu An decided he could be cultivated as Lu Jiujia’s replacement.

Gu An watched Immortal Emperor Yang undergo a seven-day tribulation that became a battle between the Immortal Dynasty and the Sacred Court. After Yang entered the Carefree Immortal Realm and declared total war, Gu An looked forward to displaying his powers amid the coming chaos.

• At dawn, Jiang Shi followed Gu An back to Mystic Valley and told Lu Jiujia he would devote himself to building the valley and making his master proud.
• After summer, Gu An observed Immortal Emperor Yang begin his tribulation and judged that it was far weaker than the one he had endured.
• As the tribulation intensified over seven days, its effects shook the Heavenly Spirit Great World, and the Sacred Court attacked the Immortal Dynasty's grand Formation on the fifth day.
• Immortal Emperor Yang repelled more than ten thousand Sacred Court experts with one strike, while Immortal Spirits from the Reincarnation Vortex joined the ensuing battle.
• On the seventh day, Immortal Emperor Yang entered the Carefree Immortal Realm and declared total war against the Sacred Court.
• Sun Moon Dark Emperor and Ji Xiaoyu discussed the rivals' chances, while Gu An anticipated the chaos and the chance to display his divine powers.

After the Sacred Court survived Immortal Emperor Yang’s assault, the Immortal Dynasty and Sacred Court plunged the Heavenly Spirit Great World into a prolonged war, while Gu An watched Human World Peak and Taixuan Sect navigate the upheaval. Twenty years later, as Lu Jiujia faced old age and rumors of a new threat spread, a young man opened his ancestor’s brocade pouch and found the words “Accept fate!”

• Immortal Emperor Yang attacked the Sacred Court, but its fortune-powered formation held off his forces and forced him to retreat.
• Eternal Years Dao Lord convened Human World Peak’s masters to discuss the Sacred Court’s request for support, and they agreed in principle while delaying action.
• Gu An guided An Xin and considered whether Zhu Xi’s Primordial Devouring Body had been born in response to the calamity.
• Twenty years later, Gu An and Lu Jiujia discussed the war, Lu Jiujia’s approaching death, and the rumored threat posed by the Great Sun Divine Sect.
• A young man demanded his ancestor’s brocade pouch from a mysterious woman, opened it, and found a note telling him to accept fate.

Si Yan'er brought An Yuan toward the Taixuan Sect after An Hao's hidden message revealed where his descendants should go. Near the sect, they met An Xin and Gu An, who welcomed them to Mystic Valley, while An Yuan felt an inexplicable familiarity with Gu An.

• An Yuan discovered that the message on the paper had changed to “Taixuan Sect,” and Si Yan'er agreed to take him there.
• An Hao rejected a white-clad woman's advances and continued cultivating, privately remembering his former wife.
• A year later, Si Yan'er told An Yuan about An Hao as they neared the Taixuan Sect, though An Yuan resented his ancestor for abandoning the family.
• Si Yan'er reunited with An Xin, who introduced Gu An as her second master, and Gu An invited Si Yan'er and An Yuan to Mystic Valley.
• Blood Prison Great Sage mocked An Yuan's lack of talent, but Gu An rebuked him and beckoned An Yuan to stand beside him.

Gu An sheltered An Yuan and Si Yan'er in Medicine Valley, while An Yuan began training under Jiang Shi and resolved to surpass An Hao by renaming himself An Shengtian. A vast, terrifying figure appeared over the Sea-Severing Domain demanding the Sacred Court Holy Sword, and Gu An rushed toward Mystic Valley to protect the disciples.

• Gu An recounted how he had met An Hao as he led An Yuan and the others to Mystic Valley, where Jiang Shi helped settle them in.
• An Xin told Si Yan'er to leave An Yuan in Medicine Valley under her care and offered Si Yan'er a place in the Taixuan Sect, while forbidding her to reveal her connection to her master.
• After Si Yan'er departed, Gu An suspected An Yuan's short lifespan was linked to the Heavenly Dao Inheritance and decided to let him settle in before changing his fate.
• Jiang Shi accepted An Yuan as his disciple and taught him his cultivation methods, then An Yuan declared that he would surpass An Hao and take the name An Shengtian.
• A colossal figure appeared over the Sea-Severing Domain and threatened to suppress its living beings unless the Sacred Court Holy Sword showed itself, so Gu An hurried toward Mystic Valley.

Immortal Lord Qiuxi threatened to destroy the Sea-Severing Domain unless the Sacred Court Holy Sword appeared, but Gu An answered with the Supreme Chaos Plate and overwhelmed him before all living beings. The plate crushed Qiuxi’s projection and tore Sea-Severing Domain Main City from his hand, leaving the city’s fate uncertain.

• Immortal Lord Qiuxi held Sea-Severing Domain Main City in his palm and waited for the Sacred Court Holy Sword, threatening to destroy the Sea-Severing Domain if he did not appear.
• Gu An reassured the Taixuan Sect disciples, then teleported to Third Medicine Valley and prepared a spectacular display of power.
• Gu An manifested the Supreme Chaos Plate, which pinned Immortal Lord Qiuxi in place and terrified him and the onlookers.
• Immortal Lord Qiuxi begged for mercy, but Gu An let the Supreme Chaos Plate descend and annihilate his projection.
• The plate’s force tore Sea-Severing Domain Main City from Qiuxi’s hand and sent it crashing toward the ocean, while Qingsongzi realized why the Sacred Court had accepted Gu An.

Gu An’s Supreme Chaos Plate killed Immortal Lord Qiuxi, making Sword Venerable Fudao famous across the Sea-Severing Domain and provoking both the Sacred Court and Immortal Dynasty. Three years later, Gu An summoned Jiang Shi and An Shengtian, asking the young descendant of An Hao whether he had felt unwell.

• Gu An absorbed Immortal Lord Qiuxi into the Supreme Chaos Plate, and witnesses across the Sea-Severing Domain concluded that Sword Venerable Fudao had defeated him.
• Gu An asked Ji Xiaoyu about Sword Venerable Fudao’s realm, while Sun Moon Dark Emperor warned him not to meddle in great Karma and Ji Xiaoyu left to cultivate.
• Shen Zhen painted the Supreme Chaos Plate, prompting Gu An to suspect that her paintings let her peer into his Dao and that the beings depicted might sense her scrutiny.
• Sacred Chancellor celebrated Qiuxi’s death and considered visiting Sword Venerable Fudao, while the Immortal Dynasty grew enraged, confined An Hao, and refrained from immediate retaliation.
• Three years later, Gu An summoned Jiang Shi and An Shengtian to his room after watching An Shengtian train in Mystic Valley.
• Gu An asked An Shengtian whether he had felt unwell, and An Shengtian nervously asked whether Gu An had noticed something.

Gu An helped An Shengtian sever his karmic and bloodline ties to the An Clan so he could grow stronger without being driven solely by revenge. As the severing began, a figure on the River of Fate warned Gu An and revealed his name as Lu Qiuxian.

• Gu An told An Shengtian that he would die by twenty-five unless he severed his ties to An Hao and the An Clan, which would make his family forget him.
• After struggling with the thought of losing his family's memories, An Shengtian chose to sever the ties so he could become strong enough to protect them.
• Gu An used the Fate-Fixing Pen to begin severing An Shengtian's karma, and An Shengtian endured the ensuing loneliness by drawing strength from Gu An.
• Gu An detected a presence beyond his demonic qi, and a silver figure on the River of Fate warned him about changing the fate of someone entangled with the Heavenly Dao.
• The figure identified himself as Lu Qiuxian, said he would wait for Gu An on the River of Fate, and left Jiang Shi filled with ambition to reach it one day.

Gu An helped An Shengtian sever his ties to the An Family and rebuilt his body, while distant people sensed the loss of their connection to him. On New Year's Day, Shen Zhen found An Shengtian, called him an anomaly who evaded the Heavenly Dao, and suddenly revealed hostility toward Gu An.

• Lu Qiuxian warned Gu An about the River of Fate, then vanished after Gu An introduced himself as Meng Lang and offered to exchange Dao techniques someday.
• Gu An told Jiang Shi to keep Lu Qiuxian's appearance secret and urged An Shengtian to hold on to his memories of the An Family as he severed their karma.
• Gu An used a Ninth-Grade Herb to restore An Shengtian's body, freeing him from the An Family's destined fate without increasing his maximum lifespan.
• Si Yan'er, a mother and daughter traveling nearby, and An Hao all felt an inexplicable sorrow as their connection to An Shengtian was severed.
• On New Year's Day, Shen Zhen led Gu An to An Shengtian in the forest, called him an anomaly who evaded the Heavenly Dao, then seized Gu An's wrist and declared that she was fine.

Gu An traced the hostility linked to Shen Zhen to Mo Bi'an, a ninth-layer Free Immortal hiding in the Extinction Domain, and killed her after searching her memories. He learned Mo Bi'an had chosen Shen Zhen for her reincarnation calamity and had planned to take An Shengtian’s body, while gaining over sixty million years of lifespan.

• Gu An used Lifespan Inspection on Mo Bi'an after Shen Zhen, speaking in an unfamiliar voice, showed hostility toward him and An Shengtian.
• Gu An celebrated Spring Festival with the disciples, then searched the Heavenly Spirit Great World and universe for Mo Bi'an until he found her in the Extinction Domain.
• Ji Xiaoyu sensed an air of death around Gu An, but he concealed his plan and left for Mystic Valley before sending his clone onward.
• Gu An's true self entered the Extinction Domain, suppressed Mo Bi'an, searched her memories, and turned her to ash.
• Gu An learned Mo Bi'an had chosen Shen Zhen for the Reincarnation Calamity and had intended to seize An Shengtian's body, then gained 61,098,203 years of lifespan from her.

Gu An eliminated the demons of the Supreme Demon Realm’s city and returned to Third Medicine Valley, where he learned how the world’s conflicts and rising powers were developing. In Tianya Valley, Li Xuandao asked whether he should accept a powerful sect’s aid in pursuing his ambition for the Great Cang Dynasty, and Gu An challenged him to consider what he truly wanted.

• Gu An used Mo Bi'an’s memories to understand the Reincarnation Calamity, then wiped out the million demons hidden in the Demon City and gained nearly five hundred million years of lifespan.
• Gu An told Ji Xiaoyu that Sword Venerable Fudao had protected him, and the two bantered before going inside together.
• Half a year later, Gu An watched Long Qing leave the sect for training, then traveled with An Xin and Blood Prison Great Sage to Tianya Valley.
• Gu An met Lu Xian and Li Xuandao, learning that Li Xuandao had reached the Mahayana Realm while the Great Cang Dynasty struggled to keep pace with the world’s upheaval.
• Li Xuandao asked whether to accept a powerful sect’s help despite its future dangers, and Gu An asked whether he cared more about the people’s peace or his own ambitions.

Gu An considered the dangers of the Heavenly Dao Immortal Position inheritance hidden in Lu Xian’s stone slab and used a lifespan simulation to test its trial. After winning, he refused the inheritance because he feared its unknown masters could control him or learn his true cultivation, leaving Lu Xian to reconsider whether his own failure had been fortunate.

• Li Xuandao wondered whether the common people should accept the status quo or work harder to avoid a future crisis, while Gu An left the choice to him.
• Li Xuandao inferred that Gu An had connections to Sword Venerable Fudao and likely arranged for Li Ya to receive help, but Gu An did not confirm his suspicions.
• Lu Xian took Gu An to his secluded cave mansion and showed him a stone slab containing a powerful Heavenly Dao inheritance that he had failed to obtain.
• Gu An simulated the inheritance trial at a cost of one million years of lifespan and defeated the towering guardian after dozens of moves.
• Gu An refused the Heavenly Dao Immortal Position inheritance because he distrusted power granted by another and feared losing his freedom or exposing his true strength.
• Lu Xian accepted Gu An’s reasoning and wondered whether failing the inheritance trial had been fortunate.