Arc 21The Reincarnation and the Sword
Gu An watched his disciples and old allies pursue new paths while his lifespan reincarnation as Black Mystic revealed the forces behind the Heavenly Court and the Dao Fruit. As Long Qing faced a grim prophecy and Li Ya claimed the Nine Absolutes Sacred Heart Sword, Immortal Emperor Yang entered the Heavenly Dao Golden Pill to restore the Great Thousand World.
- Gu An sent Yi Qingshan, Lin Chuan, Cheng Meng, Gu Changsheng, and Gu Chengdao out to seek the Dao, then helped Zhen Qin avenge Su Han and showed her Su Han’s preserved body before she died.
- Yi Qingshan and his companions founded the Qiankun Sect, while Li Ya pursued the Nine Absolutes Sacred Heart Sword and became Grandmaster Sword Destroyer’s disciple.
- Gu An began a lifespan reincarnation as Black Mystic, who joined the Xuanqing Immortal Sect, survived the God of Destruction’s attack, became the Black Mystic Emperor, and later died at the hands of the Heavenly Spirit God.
- Gu An inherited Black Mystic’s memories and taught Shen Zhen the Great Dao Sovereign Technique, warning her not to pass it on.
- Li Ya seized the Nine Absolutes Sacred Heart Sword and became renowned through a hundred duels, while the Nirvana God Emperor entered the Heavenly Spirit Great World and joined the Sacred Court.
- Long Jun warned Long Qing that he would unify the world before being killed by the War Court and possessed by the Nirvana God Emperor, and Long Qing accepted the Heavenly Dragon Great Dharma Image despite its cost.
- Long Jun confronted Li Ya and Grandmaster Sword Destroyer, then fought a subordinate of the Nirvana God Emperor before vanishing, and the Nirvana God Emperor later met with the two sword cultivators.
- Immortal Emperor Yang entered the Heavenly Dao Golden Pill in an attempt to restore the world’s fortune, and a swelling sun appeared as Gu An explained that he was restoring the Great Thousand World to its original form.