Arc 23The War Court's Advance

After remaking the Great Thousand World, Gu An strengthened Wushi and resolved conflicts among his allies while pursuing a reincarnation tied to Heavenly Spirit God. The War Court invaded the Heavenly Spirit Great World, and Long Qing stood against its forces as Gu An waited to see how far he could endure.

  • Gu An defeated Heavenly Spirit God, and Heavenly Spirit Immortal Venerable and An Hao sacrificed themselves to remake the Great Thousand World.
  • Gu An advanced to the perfected Taiqing Golden Immortal Realm, founded Wushi, and gave Dao treasures to his companions.
  • Gu An intervened when Ye Cang confronted Long Qing, let Ye Cang avenge his sister, and recruited Zuo Yijian as his sword attendant.
  • Gu An experienced Yongsheng’s reincarnation and accepted responsibility for Fairy Yao Xuan’s karma, while Ye Cang agreed to help Long Qing protect the Long Clan.
  • Gu An joined Bai Sheng and Sujin on their journey as a wandering swordsman, while Li Ya was barred from leaving the Great Thousand World by the Dao Court.
  • The War Court attacked the Heavenly Spirit Great World, and Gu An told his disciples he would wait until Long Qing could no longer hold on before intervening.
  • Long Qing entered a black hole to face the War Court, then summoned a million-zhang blood-colored figure to block Zhu Tianjun’s attack.
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Ch. 553Gu An vs. Heavenly Spirit God!

Gu An intervened in the battle between Heavenly Spirit God and Heavenly Spirit Immortal Venerable, rescuing An Hao just as Heavenly Spirit God was about to kill him. He faced Heavenly Spirit God with Ji, Yang Xian, and the Black Mystic Emperor also present within him.

  • Heavenly Spirit Immortal Venerable summoned the Purple Qi Creation Cauldron, but Heavenly Spirit God shattered its attack and grievously wounded him.
  • Heavenly Spirit Immortal Venerable revealed to An Hao that he had created him from his own Dao and chose the turning of eras to confront Heavenly Spirit God, while warning of an even more terrifying existence.
  • Heavenly Spirit God revealed he had reached the middle stage of the Hengtian Golden Immortal and trapped Heavenly Spirit Immortal Venerable and An Hao.
  • An Hao urged Heavenly Spirit Immortal Venerable to fight on, restoring his resolve even as Heavenly Spirit God raised his axe to kill An Hao.
  • Gu An appeared between them and stopped the Heavenly Dao Divine Axe, protecting An Hao as he faced Heavenly Spirit God.

Ch. 554Heavenly Eye Dao Technique, One Sword Slashes God

Gu An defeated Heavenly Spirit God with the Eternal Boundless Divine Sword, but the Heavenly Spirit Great World continued collapsing after the battle. Heavenly Spirit Immortal Venerable resolved to remake the world, erase its past causality, and conceal Heavenly Spirit God’s death from the Heavenly Court.

  • Gu An confronted Heavenly Spirit God over his plan to destroy the Heavenly Spirit Great World, then revealed his strength and severed Heavenly Spirit God’s connection to the Heavenly Dao.
  • Gu An struck Heavenly Spirit God with a sword, but Heavenly Spirit God unleashed the Heavenly Eye Dao Technique and summoned countless eyes across the universe.
  • Gu An used the Eternal Boundless Divine Sword to destroy the eyes and Heavenly Dao light, then seized Heavenly Spirit God and took his head with the Palm of Qiankun.
  • Gu An realized the universe was still collapsing, while Heavenly Spirit Immortal Venerable explained that his earlier extraction of the world’s power and Heavenly Spirit God’s attack had destabilized it.
  • Heavenly Spirit Immortal Venerable decided to remake the Great Thousand World, wash away its past causality, and prevent the Heavenly Court from investigating Heavenly Spirit God’s death.

Ch. 555Reshaping the Great Thousand World

Heavenly Spirit Immortal Venerable sacrificed himself to reshape the Great Thousand World's Great Dao, and An Hao followed by sacrificing himself to restore the shattered world. As the new era began, Gu An returned to the Wushi Daoist Field and noticed that Shen Zhen alone remained unaffected by An Hao's power.

  • Heavenly Spirit Immortal Venerable sacrificed himself, healing An Hao and reshaping the Great Thousand World's rules as its heavens and earth began to recover.
  • Seeker Immortal Daoist warned Gu An that the Heavenly Court would seek revenge and offered him a chance to obtain a Heavenly Dao Immortal Position, but Gu An sent him away.
  • An Hao told Gu An he had chosen to save the living despite their eventual deaths, then declared he would finish what Immortal Emperor Yang had left undone.
  • Gu An returned to the Wushi Daoist Field and told An Xin and the others that An Hao and Zhu Xi would not return and that a new era was beginning.
  • An Hao sacrificed himself to condense the shattered Great Thousand World anew, and Gu An let the Daoist Field's inhabitants pass through the transformation unconscious.
  • Gu An noticed that Shen Zhen continued painting despite the world being frozen, then a powerful light engulfed everything.

Ch. 556Nine Heavens Blue Bird, Taiqing Golden Immortal

A hundred years after the Great Thousand World was reshaped into the Heavenly Spirit Great World, Gu An traveled to the Nine Heavens of the Heavenly Pole to strengthen his body and Dao arts. He paused his improvements when the Nine Heavens Blue Bird and the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor appeared nearby.

  • An Xin taught Daoist arts to Qiankun Sect disciples while Gu An considered how to spend his lifespan improving his abilities.
  • Gu An chose the Nine Heavens of the Heavenly Pole as his breakthrough location and spent five billion years of lifespan evolving his Chaotic Wuji Body into the Chaotic Reincarnation Indestructible Body.
  • Gu An advanced the Great Dao Great Carefree Ruyi Scripture into the Great Dao Sovereign Art and the Great Thousand Follow-Heart Supreme Void Art into the Sun and Moon Selfless Divine Path.
  • The Nine Heavens Blue Bird appeared, and Gu An used Lifespan Inspection to learn that it was an early-stage Taiqing Golden Immortal with a fifty-trillion-year lifespan.
  • The Nine Heavens Blue Bird landed nearby, and the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor appeared atop its head, so Gu An stopped evolving and prepared to teleport away if they did not leave.

Ch. 557Sent into Reincarnation

Gu An evaded the Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor and used his remaining lifespan to evolve several powerful techniques before returning to the Qiankun Sect. After searching Heavenly Spirit God's memories, he sent him into reincarnation in the Heavenly Spirit Great World to experience mortal life, sealing him there indefinitely.

  • The Nine Heavens Immortal Emperor and the Nine Heavens Blue Bird discussed the strange phenomenon above the Great Thousand World before leaving the sea of clouds.
  • Gu An spent billions of years of lifespan evolving his sword art, movement technique, body, and soul-searching ability into the Doom Absolute Eye.
  • Gu An returned to the mountain forest near the Qiankun Sect and used the Doom Absolute Eye to search Heavenly Spirit God's memories.
  • Gu An learned that Heavenly Spirit God had coveted the World-Slaughtering Great Dao Pearl, which belonged to Immortal Emperor Ziwei, and suspected Emperor Ziwei was Immortal Emperor Ziwei's reincarnation.
  • Heavenly Spirit God refused to serve Gu An and asked to be killed, so Gu An sent him into reincarnation in the Heavenly Spirit Great World and sealed his divine soul with the Return to Origin Divine Path.

Ch. 558Gu An's Story

Gu An watched Chen Chuan spar with Lu Xian, then accompanied An Xin to the bustling Qiankun Sect, where he reunited with Li Xuanyu and Tang Cai. After discussing Li Ya’s troubles with the Yaoguang Sacred Sect, Gu An left with Tian Yao’er, while Li Xuanyu and Tang Cai watched them go.

  • Gu An saw Chen Chuan and Lu Xian spar and reassured An Xin that the Qiankun Sect would soon have new things to see.
  • A thousand years after the world was reshaped, the Qiankun Sect prepared to host the Hundred Sects Conference, and Gu An visited its busy Library Pavilion with Tian Yao'er.
  • Gu An met Li Xuanyu and Tang Cai, who had joined the Qiankun Sect, and invited them to catch up at an inn.
  • Tang Cai asked Gu An to help Li Ya, who was being hunted by the Yaoguang Sacred Sect, but Li Xuanyu told her not to burden him.
  • Gu An reassured them that Li Ya had powerful treasures and great fortune, then left after discussing the Hundred Sects Conference.
  • Li Xuanyu and Tang Cai watched Gu An leave with Tian Yao'er, who embraced his arm as they walked through the crowd.

Ch. 559Heavenly Spirit Reincarnation, Borrowing Life

Gu An watched the Heavenly Spirit God's thirty-ninth reincarnation, a dying beggar boy named Xiao Wu, and saw Xiao Wu briefly glimpse him. After Xiao Wu died, his devoted older brother carried his body into the mountains, where three white foxes offered to save him if the brother became their servant and killed someone before dawn.

  • Gu An cautioned Shen Zhen to stay wary of the mysterious visions she experienced while comprehending the Great Dao.
  • Gu An visited a mortal city and watched Xiao Wu, the Heavenly Spirit God's thirty-ninth reincarnation, suffer from a terminal illness.
  • Xiao Wu briefly saw Gu An, but Gu An concealed himself again, and Xiao Wu assumed he had imagined the figure.
  • Big Brother returned with medicine to find Xiao Wu dead, then carried him from shop to shop before heading into the mountains in search of Immortals.
  • Three white foxes offered to save Xiao Wu if Big Brother served them for life and killed someone before dawn.

Ch. 560The Legend of Lu Qiuxian

Big Brother agreed to kill evildoers in exchange for the white foxes saving Xiao Wu, while Gu An watched and set a limit on Xiao Wu’s fate. Elsewhere, Zhang Buku grew stronger under the Buddha Immortal’s guidance, and news spread that Li Ya would duel the Holy Son of the Yaoguang Sacred Sect as An Xin announced that Master would forge treasures for the Wushi Daoist Field disciples.

  • Big Brother returned to the city alone after agreeing to kill evildoers, and the three white foxes cast spells to protect Xiao Wu’s soul.
  • Gu An left the forest and ensured Xiao Wu would never become immortal in this life as punishment for the Heavenly Spirit God.
  • Zhang Buku learned he would be sent to the Taize Great World and practiced controlling its Heaven and Earth Power.
  • The Buddha Immortal told Zhang Buku that Lu Qiuxian watched over those who entered the River of Fate and warned him not to offend Lu Qiuxian.
  • News spread that Li Ya had arranged a life-and-death duel with the Holy Son of the Yaoguang Sacred Sect, while Lu Xian bragged about once defeating Li Ya.
  • An Xin told the Wushi Daoist Field disciples that Master would refine magical treasures for them, and Lu Xian claimed he had already chosen one.

Ch. 561Ten Thousand Years of Treasure Refining, Gu An's Cult

Gu An spent ten thousand years refining powerful Dao treasures for the people of Wushi Daoist Field while his cultivation and lifespan continued to grow. After his disciples received their treasures, they urged him to establish a sect, leaving Gu An to consider their proposal as he prepared to break through.

  • Gu An began refining a Dao treasure with An Xin’s help, then continued the work while maintaining a peaceful life and gathering herbs.
  • A thousand years later, Gu An gave Tian Yao'er the Years Clouds Silk Ribbon, and its power impressed the people of the daoist field.
  • Over the following millennia, Gu An gave Shen Zhen, the Blood Prison Great Sage, Jiang Shi, Tianqing, Tianbai, An Shengtian, Chen Chuan, Lu Xian, and An Xin their own Dao treasures.
  • While forging the treasures, Gu An comprehended the Great Daos and accumulated more than three hundred and forty billion years of lifespan.
  • After Gu An explained that he could strengthen the treasures and contact their bearers through them, the Blood Prison Great Sage suggested that Gu An establish a sect, and the others agreed.

Ch. 562The Primordial Era, Primordial Chaos Body

Ten thousand years after the Great Thousand World was reshaped, Gu An named his disciples’ force Wushi, while the Taixuan Sect faced the return of Ye Cang. Long Qing hoped to speak with his former disciple, but Zhu Xing went to confront him, leaving Long Qing reflecting on the choices he had made as sect master.

  • Gu An named his force Wushi and urged his disciples to pursue eternal immortality beyond the Three Thousand Great Daos.
  • Epiphyllum Ghost Mother resolved to increase the herb yield in hopes of earning a Dao Treasure.
  • Zhu Xing told Long Qing that he was cultivating a Taichu physique for Long Teng and described powerful Great Thousand Worlds beyond the War Court’s reach.
  • Long Ya warned Long Qing that Ye Cang had returned with an Immortal Dao Supreme Treasure and the Primordial Chaos Body, seeking justice for his father.
  • Zhu Xing left to confront Ye Cang, while Long Qing asked him not to take his life and wondered what his master would do in his place.

Ch. 563Breakthrough to the Perfection of the Taiqing Golden Immortal Realm

Gu An traveled to the Desperate Heaven Tomb and used his lifespan to break through to the perfection of the Taiqing Golden Immortal Realm. The breakthrough stirred powerful phenomena, and a mysterious figure began emerging from a vast palace.

  • Gu An offered Deep Sea Dragon Carp a magic treasure, and Deep Sea Dragon Carp asked for a banner that could control the ocean.
  • Gu An chose the Desperate Heaven Tomb as his breakthrough location and spent ten billion years of lifespan to teleport there.
  • Gu An found the tomb vast and desolate, with dense Great Dao Spiritual Qi and a strong aura of the Great Dao of Karma.
  • Gu An repeatedly attempted to break through and eventually reached the early stage of the Taiqing Golden Immortal Realm.
  • Gu An spent nearly one hundred billion years of lifespan advancing to the perfection of the Taiqing Golden Immortal Realm, triggering immense phenomena across the tomb.
  • Gu An saw a figure walking out of the darkness behind the half-open gate of a distant palace.

Ch. 564Zui, the Calamity of Taixuan Sect

Gu An broke through to the perfected Taiqing Golden Immortal Realm in the Desperate Heaven Tomb, where he encountered the mysterious child Zui and sensed a possible connection to his reincarnations. He returned to the Taixuan Sect for a nostalgic visit as Ye Cang, empowered by Qingtian Old Ancestor and an Immortal Dao Supreme Treasure, advanced to attack the sect.

  • Gu An reached the late stage of the Taiqing Golden Immortal Realm while Zui disappeared from the palace gate, leaving Gu An with a sense that they were connected.
  • Gu An completed his breakthrough to the perfected Taiqing Golden Immortal Realm and teleported back to the Hidden Spirit Palace after spending seventy billion years of lifespan on the Longevity Barrier.
  • Gu An visited the flourishing Taixuan Sect, where disciples discussed Ye Cang's defeat of Grand Elder Zhu Xing and his coming assault.
  • Gu An recognized that Qingtian Old Ancestor, a Luo Heaven Carefree Immortal's soul concealed in Ye Cang's treasure, was helping Ye Cang pursue revenge against the Taixuan Sect.
  • Ye Cang advanced toward the Taixuan Sect beneath storm clouds, holding the ancient azure tower that carried Qingtian Old Ancestor's power.

Ch. 565The Overbearing Old Ancestor

Ye Cang returned to the Taixuan Sect with Qingtian Old Ancestor to demand justice for his murdered younger sister, confronting his former master Long Qing over the sect’s protection of the Cui Family. As Ye Cang and Qingtian Old Ancestor faced Long Qing and Zhu Xing at the Heaven-Mending Platform, Gu An watched from nearby, and Qingtian Old Ancestor demanded that Long Qing show where he stood.

  • Ye Cang recalled how Long Qing had dismissed his accusations and failed to avenge his younger sister, then returned to the Taixuan Sect with Qingtian Old Ancestor’s support.
  • Gu An went to the Heaven-Mending Platform, where Zuo Yijian guarded the Heaven-Severing Axe, and considered inviting him to become his sword attendant after the inheritance was handed over.
  • Long Qing arrived at the platform, and Ye Cang broke through the Outer Sect City’s protective array to confront him and demand that he publicly condemn the Cui Family.
  • Long Qing said the killer had already been executed and questioned whether the whole Cui Family should pay, while Ye Cang accused him of protecting those behind his sister’s death.
  • Qingtian Old Ancestor challenged Zhu Xing and declared that he would stand behind Ye Cang, while Long Qing wavered at seeing his former disciple’s disappointment.
  • Qingtian Old Ancestor told Long Qing that he could destroy the Cui Family but asked whether Long Qing would make the Taixuan Sect bear the consequences of its past mistakes.

Ch. 566The Myth of the Taixuan Sect

Gu An intervened as Ye Cang prepared to attack the Taixuan Sect, subduing Qingtian Old Ancestor and bringing Cui Xianlin before him. After revealing himself as Long Qing’s master, Gu An rebuked Long Qing, who knelt along with the Taixuan Sect cultivators.

  • Qingtian Old Ancestor threatened the Taixuan Sect, and Long Qing, Zuo Yijian, and Long Teng challenged him while Ye Cang remained consumed by anger over his sister’s death.
  • Long Teng and Ye Cang’s former fellow disciples urged Ye Cang to reconsider, but Ye Cang grew more resentful and prepared to kill.
  • Gu An appeared, pressed Qingtian Old Ancestor onto the Heaven-Mending Platform, and warned Ye Cang to cherish the living as well as avenge the dead.
  • Long Qing identified Gu An as his master, and Ye Cang and the assembled cultivators realized Gu An was the Taixuan Sect’s legendary grandmaster.
  • Gu An summoned Cui Xianlin and explained the history behind the feud, then told Ye Cang that his master could help him only if Gu An could help Long Qing.
  • Gu An told Long Qing that he had disappointed him, and Long Qing knelt as the Taixuan Sect cultivators followed.

Ch. 567The Righteous Path, Yongsheng

Gu An intervened to stop Ye Cang’s feud from consuming Taixuan Sect, then offered Zuo Yijian a place at Wushi and left Long Qing and Ye Cang reflecting on the Righteous Path. Back at Wushi, Gu An began a reincarnation in the Ethereal Immortal Court, where his new life, Yongsheng, began under a deadly curse.

  • Gu An gave Cui Xianlin to Ye Cang, who killed him to avenge his sister, while Gu An told Ye Cang to accept Long Qing’s judgment afterward.
  • Gu An offered Zuo Yijian the choice of becoming his sword attendant or receiving a sword art, and Zuo Yijian chose to follow him to Wushi once the Heaven-Severing Axe inheritance was obtained.
  • Long Qing and Ye Cang returned to Third Medicine Valley, where Zuo Yijian urged Long Qing to consider the Righteous Path and Ye Cang began questioning his own principles.
  • Gu An returned to Wushi Daoist Field and used ten million years of lifespan to begin a reincarnation in the Ethereal Immortal Court.
  • Gu An learned that Yongsheng was born with Immortal Emperor Pupils, but a Void Demon later stole his eyes and cursed him to die before twenty, prompting his parents to take him to Spirit Mountain.

Ch. 568The Path of the Buddha Emperor, Bodhi Golden Body

Gu An followed Yongsheng’s reincarnation from his tragic childhood through his rise as a powerful Buddhist cultivator beneath Spirit Mountain’s Bodhi Sacred Tree. Yongsheng finally left Spirit Mountain, discovered the Mystic Demon Emperor had stolen his eyes, and survived the Emperor’s attack with a silent intervention from the Heavenly Buddha.

  • Yongsheng joined Spirit Mountain at nineteen, and the Heavenly Buddha accepted him as a disciple and helped suppress his bad luck beneath the Bodhi Sacred Tree.
  • At nine thousand, Yongsheng refined the Bodhi Golden Body, and at nine thousand one hundred, the Heavenly Buddha destroyed the Black Mystic Emperor when he attacked.
  • Yongsheng reached the Wandering Immortal Realm and wanted revenge for his parents, but the Heavenly Buddha ordered him to attain the Dao Fruit Realm before leaving Spirit Mountain.
  • Yongsheng cultivated for thousands more years, then left Spirit Mountain at ninety thousand with a mission to take a disciple from the Ethereal Immortal Court.
  • Yongsheng entered a cosmic domain with cultivators from Ascending Yellow Heaven, where Great Dao true fire consumed the universe and destroyed the Mortal World Buddha Beads.
  • Yongsheng recognized the Mystic Demon Emperor as the one who had stolen his eyes and attacked him, but the Heavenly Buddha’s golden palm drove the Emperor back before Yongsheng escaped the shattered universe.

Ch. 569Heaven Stealing Immortal Sect, Emperor Yongsheng

Gu An watched Yongsheng's choices lead him from Spirit Mountain into a search for Fairy Yao Xuan, while learning the truth behind the Immortal Emperor Pupils and the Heaven Stealing Emperor. Yongsheng became Emperor Yongsheng, fought Spirit Mountain and other enemies, and entered reincarnation in the Taize Great World with the Mystic Demon Emperor.

  • Yongsheng chose to dissolve his Bodhi Golden Body to save Fairy Yao Xuan, who broke free, killed Grandmaster Xuan'e, and was later lost to the Abyss of Reincarnation.
  • The Mystic Demon Emperor revealed that he had seized Yongsheng's Immortal Emperor Pupils to protect him from the Heavenly Court and asked him to lead the Heaven Stealing Immortal Sect, but Yongsheng refused.
  • Yongsheng recovered his Bodhi Golden Body and Dao attainments by fusing with the Immortal Emperor Pupils, then traveled with the Mystic Demon Emperor to search for Fairy Yao Xuan.
  • Yongsheng rejected Spirit Mountain's demand to surrender the Immortal Emperor Pupils, fought its Buddhist cultivators, and became enemies with Spirit Mountain.
  • Yongsheng proclaimed himself Emperor Yongsheng as his enemies and reputation grew, and he and the Mystic Demon Emperor later entered the Taize Great World, captured its world lord, and stepped into reincarnation.

Ch. 570Karma True Self, Powerful Heavenly Buddha

Gu An watched Emperor Yongsheng’s reincarnation end after he discovered he was not the true self, traced Fairy Yao Xuan’s karma, and chose to die within the Great Karma Stele. He then inherited Emperor Yongsheng’s memories, witnessing his early life and the Heavenly Buddha’s power and compassion.

  • Emperor Yongsheng became a Taiqing Golden Immortal, founded the Heaven Stealing Immortal Sect, and continued searching for Fairy Yao Xuan.
  • The Heavenly Court besieged Emperor Yongsheng, but the Heavenly Buddha rescued him and sent him to the River of Karma.
  • Emperor Yongsheng learned through the Great Karma Stele that he was not the true self, then traced Fairy Yao Xuan’s karma and died within the stele.
  • Gu An accepted Emperor Yongsheng’s inherited memories and saw his birth in Jinlan Immortal Mansion, the Mystic Demon Emperor’s attack, and his parents’ deaths.
  • Emperor Yongsheng reached Spirit Mountain, where the Heavenly Buddha became his master and taught him with power and compassion.

Ch. 571War Court's Assault, Invincible

Gu An inherited Emperor Yongsheng’s memories, understood the karma connecting Shen Zhen to Fairy Yao Xuan, and began cultivating his own Immortal Emperor Pupils. Meanwhile, Long Qing told Ye Cang about the Long Clan’s burden and the approaching War Court, leaving Ye Cang determined to help protect his master and the Long Clan.

  • Gu An realized Emperor Yongsheng had placed Fairy Yao Xuan’s karma on Shen Zhen to lead him to rescue her, and he accepted responsibility for that karma.
  • Gu An manifested the Immortal Emperor Pupils and cultivated a new version free of Heaven Stealing Emperor’s karma.
  • Long Qing heard Ye Cang confess his past wrongs and offered him the responsibility of becoming the Taixuan Sect’s next sect master.
  • Long Qing told Ye Cang about the Long Clan’s conflict with the War Court and explained why he wanted his descendants kept away from that karma.
  • Qingtian Old Ancestor warned that the War Court was approaching and that Long Qing could not sever the Long Clan’s karma, while offering to flee with Ye Cang if the Heavenly Spirit Great World was attacked.
  • Ye Cang vowed to help Long Qing and protect the Long Clan without throwing his life away, despite Qingtian Old Ancestor’s doubts about his ability to challenge the War Court.

Ch. 572Heavenly Dao's Creation, Ten Thousand Years of Obsession

After a thousand years of cultivating in peace, Gu An watched the reincarnated Heavenly Spirit God, now a scholar named Bai Sheng, reunite with Sujin, the white fox who had searched for him for ten thousand years. Gu An joined their journey to Imperial City, intending to test whether Bai Sheng could regain his compassion.

  • Gu An finished refining a Dao treasure while Shen Zhen continued comprehending the Great Dao.
  • Gu An observed Bai Sheng traveling toward Imperial City and Sujin following him after ten thousand years of searching.
  • The chapter recounted how Xiao Wu and Sujin survived persecution, fell in love, and were separated when Xiao Wu died protecting her.
  • Gu An decided to use Sujin to test Heavenly Spirit God's heart and joined Bai Sheng's journey disguised as a wandering swordsman.
  • Bai Sheng welcomed Gu An as a traveling companion, while Sujin reacted angrily when Gu An teased them about a scholar and a fox spirit.

Ch. 573The First Tribulation, Dao Court

Gu An and Bai Sheng reached the Imperial City, where Sujin sensed a strong demonic presence. Meanwhile, Li Ya left Mystic Valley intending to go Beyond Heaven, but a Dao Court guard stopped him and warned that a great tribulation was approaching.

  • Gu An taught Bai Sheng swordsmanship during their journey, while Sujin planned to teach him immortal cultivation later.
  • Gu An and Bai Sheng arrived at the Imperial City, and Sujin sensed monsters within it.
  • Li Ya revisited Mystic Valley, told the Divine Wonder Immortal Spirit he planned to go Beyond Heaven and search for Zhang Buku, then flew toward the sky.
  • A silver-armored guard intercepted Li Ya and said leaving the Heavenly Spirit Great World required a Heavenly Dao Decree established by the Dao Court.
  • The guard warned Li Ya that the Dao Court had barred passage Beyond Heaven to prepare the Great World for the first Taichu-period tribulation.

Ch. 574Disaster Looms

Li Ya heeded a warning about an approaching calamity, while Gu An watched the War Court close in on the Heavenly Spirit Great World and awaited a battle. As a demon descended on the imperial city, Sujin tried to take Bai Sheng to safety, and An Xin learned that Qiankun Sect faced pressure from the Dao Court and a frightened cultivator.

  • Li Ya decided to remain with the Taixuan Sect after the silver-armored man warned that a calamity was coming.
  • Gu An sensed the War Court gathering to attack the Long Clan's descendants and saw dark clouds bearing down on the imperial city.
  • Sujin sensed a terrifying demon approaching, revealed her human form to Bai Sheng, and tried to lead him out of the city.
  • Bai Sheng insisted that they bring Gu An with them, so Sujin agreed to take him back to their lodging.
  • Demon Birds poured from the clouds toward the imperial city as a blood-eyed figure watched from above.
  • Yi Qingshan told An Xin that the Dao Court wanted Qiankun Sect to accept the Heavenly Dao Decree and that a powerful cultivator in the sect was raving about the sky collapsing; An Xin advised refusing the Dao Court.

Ch. 575War Court Myth, Responding to Destiny

Bai Sheng searched the ruined imperial city for Gu An, then fainted after Sujin offered to take him as a cultivator. Five hundred years later, the War Court descended upon the world, and Long Qing prepared to face it while Gu An sensed the threat from afar.

  • Bai Sheng searched the ruined city for Gu An until Sujin found him and offered to teach him immortal cultivation.
  • Bai Sheng asked Sujin to find Brother Gu, then fainted, and Sujin carried him away while promising to protect him.
  • Five hundred years passed as Gu An and Shen Zhen remained at Wushi Daoist Field, where Gu An explained that the War Court had appeared beyond the Great Thousand World.
  • Zhu Xing, Ye Cang, and Qingtian Old Ancestor discussed the War Court’s strength beneath Long Qing’s pavilion.
  • Long Qing told Long Teng to watch carefully as the War Court’s arrival stirred hostility and killing intent, while Ye Cang wondered how his master would respond.

Ch. 576Slay Them All

The War Court invaded the Heavenly Spirit Great World to wipe out the Long Clan, while Gu An watched the conflict unfold and left Long Qing to face his clan’s fate. Long Qing entered the battle alone, and the chapter ended with a voice praising him for standing forth as a descendant of the Long Clan.

  • Black holes appeared across the Heavenly Spirit Great World as the War Court’s vast force advanced toward it through a path of light.
  • War Court cultivators attacked the Heavenly Spirit Great World’s defenders, beginning the great battle.
  • Gu An showed his disciples the invasion, revealed that Long Qing descended from the Long Clan, and said he would wait until Long Qing could no longer hold on before intervening.
  • Long Qing flew into a black hole despite Zhu Xing warning him that the War Court was too powerful, while Zhu Xing stayed behind.
  • A resounding voice praised Long Qing for standing forth and honoring the bloodline of the Long Clan.

Ch. 577Dharma Form Shocks the Heavens

The War Court invaded the Heavenly Spirit Great World, led by its lord Zhu Tianjun, while Long Qing summoned the Heavenly Dragon Great Dharma Image to face them. As the War Court attacked, a colossal blood-colored figure appeared to shield Long Qing, leaving both sides stunned.

  • Zhu Xing fled the Taixuan Sect, and Qingtian Old Ancestor urged Ye Cang to escape as well.
  • Bai Sheng and Sujin watched the strange phenomenon in the sky and discussed how little they knew about the forces behind it.
  • Fang Xuan watched the War Court advance as Long Qing stepped out of a black hole and began summoning thousands of Dharma Images.
  • Zhu Tianjun appeared, challenged the unseen protector of the Long Clan, and ordered his experts to surround Long Qing.
  • Long Qing's gray qi turned to blood qi, and a million-zhang blood-colored figure appeared to block the War Court's attack.
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