Recaps

Gu An watched an immortal god’s power descend across the Three Thousand Great Worlds, bringing a contest for luck, while Xiao Lan asked him to advise a Xiao Family prodigy. He identified the youth’s Primordial Chaos Body and warned that its awakening would come through a near-fatal ordeal as a new era approached.

• Gu An praised Zui’s curse-based divine ability and cautioned him about its backlash.
• A Silver-Armored Immortal God opened a golden scroll, sending golden qi across the Three Thousand Great Worlds and urging all beings to contend for luck.
• Gu An watched the Xiao Family disciples cultivate with Xiao Lan, who asked him to assess a gifted junior.
• Gu An identified the junior’s physique as the Primordial Chaos Body and explained that it needed to awaken through a life-and-death reconstruction of his body.
• Gu An said the world’s great momentum was about to change and might bring the replacement of old and new eras.

After eight hundred thousand years of quiet cultivation and growing Wushi Daoist Field, Gu An allowed his disciples to enter the struggle of the Sons of Heaven. The war had begun across the Great Thousand Worlds, where Zhang Buku charged toward Moro Qilin and the black-clothed man atop it.

• Gu An spent eight hundred thousand years living quietly, while the struggle of the Sons of Heaven spread across the Great Thousand Worlds and reached the Heavenly Spirit Great World.
• At Wushi Daoist Field's Spring Festival, Gu An allowed fourth-generation disciples to take one disciple each and third-generation disciples to take a second.
• An Xin asked whether the disciples could temper themselves in the coming conflict, and Gu An agreed to let her arrange it.
• Gu An considered when to break through, wary that his 11.16 quadrillion years of lifespan might not be enough.
• Zhang Buku fought in the void battle and charged toward Moro Qilin, determined to reach the Heavenly Court.
• A black-clothed man stood atop Moro Qilin and looked down disdainfully at the approaching Heavenly Soldiers.

The struggle between the Sons of Heaven spread across the Three Thousand Great Worlds, while Gu An watched its effects reach the Heavenly Spirit Great World. Li Xuanmiao questioned why the Heavenly Court allowed such destruction, and the God of Heavenly Destruction explained the worlds’ importance to Heavenly Dao Luck and worship.

• The man in black unleashed the Dark Heavenly Army, and God Tianzhen led the Heavenly Soldiers into battle as Fang Xuan and his five brothers fought cautiously at the battlefield’s edge.
• Gu An observed the conflict across more than a hundred battlefields and reflected on the Heavenly Court’s immense, undying armies.
• Ten thousand years later, fleeing fighters invaded the Heavenly Spirit Great World, where the Heavenly Spirit God and Immortal Monarch Taiyi moved against them.
• Over the following five hundred thousand years, invaders fueled growing feuds until the Nine Sects and other powers plunged the Heavenly Spirit Great World into conflict.
• Li Xuanmiao asked the God of Heavenly Destruction whether the widespread struggle between the Sons of Heaven was acceptable, and he explained that the worlds sustained the Great Dao, Heavenly Dao Luck, and the Heavenly Court through worship.

Li Xuanmiao struggled with the Heavenly Court’s indifference to the Three Thousand Great Worlds while God of Heavenly Destruction prepared to pursue the Hundred Thousand Constellations. After another hundred thousand years of war, Li Xuandao told Gu An he intended to make the Great Cang Dynasty master of the world, and Gu An agreed to let him pursue that ambition without helping.

• God of Heavenly Destruction told Li Xuanmiao not to worry over the Three Thousand Great Worlds and explained that the Sons of Heaven’s struggle would eventually devastate them.
• God of Heavenly Destruction said he planned to pursue a place among the Hundred Thousand Constellations to transform his divine authority and cultivate the Great Dao.
• About a hundred thousand years later, warfare engulfed the Three Thousand Great Worlds, and Wushi’s disciples began rescuing people in the Heavenly Spirit Great World.
• Li Xuandao told Gu An that he wanted the Great Cang Dynasty to become the common master of the world and admitted he also wanted to become an emperor remembered by history.
• Gu An told Li Xuandao to pursue his ambition but said he would not help him conquer the world.

Gu An wandered through the Great Cang Dynasty and entertained children with a story while Li Ya fought a wounded sword cultivator from the Qingyu Great World. The sword cultivator subdued Li Ya and threatened a city full of people, then turned his attention to Gu An and the children.

• Gu An left Li Xuandao to plan his conquest and wandered the Great Cang Dynasty, helping people he happened to encounter.
• Li Ya confronted a red-robed sword cultivator from the Qingyu Great World, who admitted he needed souls to heal his wounded Sword Intent and demanded that Li Ya become his sword slave.
• Li Ya noticed that powerful outsiders were appearing across the Heavenly Spirit Great World as even the Heavenly Spirit God was held in battle elsewhere.
• Gu An told children a story about Zhao Zilong in a busy city and asked them to bring him wine before he continued.
• The red-robed sword cultivator crashed into the street holding the bloodied Li Ya by the throat and threatened to sacrifice the city's people.
• The red-robed sword cultivator noticed Gu An and the children, and Li Ya glanced toward them and smiled strangely.

Gu An rescued Li Ya from Red Sword Ghost Demon, then considered the growing turmoil as outsiders drew the Heavenly Spirit Great World into the struggle of the Sons of Heaven. The chapter left Purple Dragon Star Lord sensing that an unknown, non-immortal presence was watching the world.

• Red Sword Ghost Demon seized Li Ya and confronted Gu An, but Gu An killed him instantly and saved Li Ya.
• Gu An told Li Ya he had been in the city for two days, leaving Li Ya astonished by the apparent prediction.
• Gu An declined to heal Li Ya and left, while Li Ya worried about the chaos ahead and his own weakness.
• Gu An observed that the Heavenly Spirit Great World was being drawn into the struggle of the Sons of Heaven, but chose not to interfere yet.
• Purple Dragon Star Lord told a female immortal that an unknown presence, neither a mortal spirit, Son of Heaven, nor immortal, was watching the Heavenly Spirit Great World.

Gu An taught seventh-generation disciple Duan Li the Life-Reversing Divine Technique, stirring memories of Lu Baitian in Lu Xian. Ten years later, Gu An sent an avatar to hear a Dao Extreme Daluo Immortal preach and reunited with Hong Yazi.

• Gu An found Duan Li practicing in the forest and passed him a new cultivation technique.
• Duan Li told Lu Xian that Gu An had taught him the Life-Reversing Divine Technique, prompting Lu Xian to recall his father, Lu Baitian.
• Word of Duan Li's transmission spread through Wushi, and disciples watched him closely despite his ordinary apparent talent.
• Ten years later, Gu An sent an avatar to attend a sermon in the Endless Dao Mountains while his true body harvested herbs.
• Gu An spotted Hong Yazi at the Dao Mountain, and Hong Yazi greeted him as Fellow Daoist Meng Lang.

Gu An attended Jiang Rulai’s lecture on the Dao of creation and sensed a dangerous crimson fog approaching the Heavenly Dao from beyond its range. After deciding to pursue a breakthrough, he agreed to travel with Hong Yazi to the underworld.

• Gu An reunited with Hong Yazi, who described the pressure the Ethereal Immortal Court faced from a Son of Heaven and introduced Jiang Rulai’s history.
• After a hundred years of waiting, Jiang Rulai lectured on the Dao of creation for thirty thousand years, leaving the gathered Dao listeners awed.
• Gu An spotted crimson fog approaching the Heavenly Dao and detected karmic threads linking it to the Three Thousand Great Worlds.
• Jiang Rulai ended the lecture and flew toward the Heavenly Court, while Gu An decided to break through once he reached twenty quadrillion years of lifespan.
• Gu An agreed to travel with Hong Yazi, and they chose to visit the underworld and the Nine Yin Divine Mansion’s Xuanyou Primordial Tree.

Gu An learned that the Dark God Sect was spreading scriptures among mortals while its hidden founder watched the world from beyond it. The chapter ended with Gu An confirming to An Xin that the Dark God had arrived, as a skeletal figure gazed into the Heavenly Spirit Great World from the darkness.

• Qitian Xiansheng True Lord tried to rescue the Demon Emperor but was defeated by the Nine Sects and imprisoned beside him.
• The Demon Emperor warned Qitian Xiansheng True Lord that his captors might keep him imprisoned for thousands or millions of years, and Qitian eventually became numb to his confinement.
• After another million years passed, An Xin told Gu An that the Dark God Sect was spreading scriptures about a Dark God among mortals.
• Gu An told An Xin that the Dark God existed and had arrived to watch the mortal world, then silently looked toward the sky.
• Beyond the Heavenly Spirit Great World, a white skeleton sat in meditation, watching changing scenes within green flames in its hands.

The Dark God Sect spread through the Heavenly Spirit Great World as the immortals discovered it was linked to an existence beyond the Heavenly Dao. As the Heavenly Court debated how to respond, God Venerable Guangfa Taiguang challenged his disciples to compare the Dark God’s threat with the calamity of the Sons of Heaven’s struggle.

• A pale skeleton sent seven shattered bones wrapped in black qi into the darkness before closing its eyes and returning to slumber.
• Over fifty thousand years, the Dark God Sect grew into a major mortal-world force by drawing in the discontented, though it failed to stop the sects’ wars.
• Before the Boundary Gate, Emperor Tianhong told Heavenly Spirit God, Immortal Monarch Taiyi, and the Seventy-Two Immortals of Jindong that the Dark God Sect was a variable from beyond the Heavenly Dao.
• Immortal Monarch Taiyi ordered the immortals to investigate the Dark God Sect while Heavenly Spirit God remained to guard the Boundary Gate.
• At Guangfa Immortal Palace, God Venerable Guangfa Taiguang’s disciples debated how to handle the Dark God and the ongoing struggle between the Sons of Heaven.
• God Venerable Guangfa Taiguang asked whether the Dark God’s calamity or the Sons of Heaven’s struggle posed the greater threat, and the hall fell silent.

Li Xuanmiao challenged God Venerable Guangfa Taiguang over the greater danger of the Sons of Heaven’s struggle, but the lecture shifted back to the Dark God. One hundred and fifty thousand years later, Gu An learned that Dark Heavenly Gods had appeared across seven Great Thousand Worlds and warned his disciples to stay cautious while he waited for the right moment to act.

• Li Xuanmiao argued that the struggle between Sons of Heaven caused greater calamity than the Dark God, and God Venerable Guangfa Taiguang questioned how he could change it.
• God Venerable Guangfa Taiguang accused the immortals and gods of using the struggle between Sons of Heaven to avoid addressing the Dark God, then continued his Dao lecture.
• One hundred and fifty thousand years later, Gu An returned to Wushi Daoist Field with twenty trillion years of lifespan and planned to break through the next day.
• An Xin told Gu An that a Dark Heavenly God had appeared and the immortals and gods could not defeat him; Gu An said he would not intervene yet and instructed her to warn the disciples of the danger.
• Gu An observed that seven Dark Heavenly Gods had subdued immortals and gods across distant Great Thousand Worlds and were releasing luck, while he waited for a chance to eliminate them permanently.
• Duan Li asked Gu An about the Life-Reversing Divine Technique, and Gu An advised him to try transmitting his cultivation to someone.

Gu An used the Life-Reversing Divine Technique to give Duan Li a path to surpass his limits, then prepared for his own breakthrough by choosing Primordial Chaos as its location. He arrived beyond the Heavenly Dao and immediately raised the Longevity Barrier, leaving his breakthrough ahead.

• Gu An explained how he had transformed the Life-Reversing Divine Technique and tailored it for Duan Li, whose aptitude was unlikely to carry him to the Golden Immortal Realm on its own.
• Duan Li considered passing his cultivation to a worthy person and decided he could set an example by doing good deeds for Wushi's sake.
• Gu An weighed whether to improve one of his Daoist techniques before his next breakthrough and chose to prepare for the stronger tribulation he expected.
• Gu An activated Lifespan Breakthrough on an uninhabited sea island and selected Primordial Chaos from the available locations.
• Gu An spent ten billion years of lifespan to teleport to Primordial Chaos, opened his eyes, and activated the Longevity Barrier.

Gu An reached Taichu Chaos and prepared to break through after upgrading his cultivation art. Meanwhile, the Dark Heavenly God approached the imprisoned Demon Emperor and Qitian Xiansheng True Lord, while upheaval in the Heavenly Spirit Great World drew the attention of powerful figures.

• Gu An surveyed Taichu Chaos, spent two trillion years of lifespan upgrading the Ten Thousand Dao Extinction Art into the Great Dao Boundless Eternal Art, and prepared to break through.
• The Dark Heavenly God offered to free the Demon Emperor and Qitian Xiansheng True Lord if they joined the dark luck, and Qitian Xiansheng True Lord immediately agreed.
• The Demon Emperor questioned the Dark Heavenly God's motives, and the mysterious visitor vanished before answering further.
• The Demon Emperor worried that the Dark God and changing world order might transform the heavens before he escaped imprisonment.
• The Heavenly Spirit God, Immortal Monarch Taiyi, Emperor Tianhong, and the Seventy-Two Immortals of Jindong watched Dark Heavenly God rise through the Boundary Gate and stop in the spiritless void.

Gu An completed his breakthrough to the mid-stage Mystic Profound Venerable Immortal Realm, and the power of his advancement shook Chaos and drew attention across the Heavenly Dao. After reflecting on his overwhelming strength, he created a Profound Venerable Spirit and named it Wushi Divine Sparrow.

• Chaos erupted into a Great Dao storm that alarmed the Heavenly Court, the Underworld, and powerful beings throughout the surrounding worlds.
• Hong Yazi and Gu An's avatar discussed the danger of Chaos beneath the Xuanyou Primordial Tree, then the strange phenomenon subsided after two hours.
• Gu An landed on a remote island and checked his Attribute Panel, confirming he had reached the mid-stage Mystic Profound Venerable Immortal Realm after spending nineteen quadrillion years of lifespan.
• Gu An sensed that the Heavenly Court and the approaching Crimson Mist no longer threatened him, but he chose to sit quietly for several days before entering the mist.
• Silver light gathered on Gu An's shoulder and formed his undying Profound Venerable Spirit, which he named Wushi Divine Sparrow.

Gu An entered the Zhentian Endless Tower to unleash his power against the Dark Heavenly Court, cutting down wave after wave of its undying defenders. At the tower’s summit, Emperor Bone Mystic Profound Venerable awakened and prepared to confront him.

• Gu An revealed that he had entered the Zhentian Endless Tower to vent his hostility without destroying the tower or its fortune.
• Gu An slew Dachen Evil with a single sword strike after the Chaos Demon attacked him.
• Gu An charged through the tower, cutting down countless Dark Heavenly Court defenders as they repeatedly revived and attacked him.
• Emperor Bone Mystic Profound Venerable awakened at the top of the tower and declared that Gu An had overestimated himself.

Gu An charged through the Zhentian Endless Tower, cutting down its endless Dark Creatures and Chaos Demons while memories of his past surfaced. When nine Mystic Qi Chaotic Immortals attacked, he defeated them with his sword and continued pressing toward Emperor Bone Mystic Profound Venerable.

• As Gu An fought through the tower, memories of Zhang Chunqiu, Meng Lang, Li Ya, and Su Han passed through his mind.
• Yuan Luo saw Gu An’s advance and charged toward him, but Gu An’s sword swept past and annihilated him along with countless demons.
• Emperor Bone Mystic Profound Venerable gathered nine Mystic Qi Chaotic Immortals, who formed an array and attacked Gu An as he climbed the tower.
• Gu An broke their array with a single sword strike, then cut down one attacker and defeated the other eight as they came at him.
• Gu An continued fighting to vent the impulse of his newfound strength and temper his Dao Heart.

Gu An fought his way through the Zhentian Endless Tower and faced Emperor Bone Mystic Profound Venerable, then returned to Wushi Daoist Field and reassured An Xin about the Dark God Sect. He left his Dao Heart steadied by the battle but recognized that defeating Emperor Bone Mystic Profound Venerable would still take considerable effort.

• Gu An slaughtered his way through the Zhentian Endless Tower until he reached Emperor Bone Mystic Profound Venerable's great hall.
• Gu An and Emperor Bone Mystic Profound Venerable entered a dim void and prepared to fight after Gu An revealed his Absolute Void Pupils.
• At Wushi Daoist Field, An Xin worried that the Dark God might descend while Gu An was away, and Shen Zhen reassured her that the Dark God Sect would not slaughter ordinary people.
• Gu An returned and told An Xin he had warned the Dark God Sect's ancestor not to act recklessly.
• Gu An explained that the Dark God stood many major realms above the Heavenly Spirit God and reflected that defeating Emperor Bone Mystic Profound Venerable would require great effort.

After defeating Emperor Bone Mystic Profound Venerable, Gu An reflected on the risks of his attack and returned to a quiet life as the Dark Heavenly Court continued its plans. Three thousand years later, the Dark God Sect had grown into a major threat, while Gu An calmly planned improvements to his Daoist temple.

• Gu An warned himself not to attack an enemy's lair recklessly again, then gave Shen Zhen the Wushi Divine Sparrow to look after.
• Emperor Bone Mystic Profound Venerable told the nine Mystic Qi Chaotic Immortals that their journey to the Heavenly Dao would continue more slowly while he consulted His Majesty.
• Over the next three thousand years, the Dark God Sect grew to more than ten million Dark Creatures, prompting the world's sects and Wushi disciples to resist it.
• Gu An sent Blood Prison Great Sage to help Zui'er and promised to guide his cultivation when he returned.
• Gu An continued admiring the mountain scenery and considered building wonders at his Daoist temple to help his disciples comprehend Dao Intents.

An Zizai introduced Wushi’s disciples to the Great Dao Courtyard and forbade them from leaving the mountain before reaching the Carefree Immortal Realm. Tianqing brought the gravely wounded Shangguan Xian’er to Gu An, who effortlessly removed the Dark God Sect’s power from her, while Shen Zhen asked how he would face the Dark God.

• An Zizai showed Wushi’s disciples the Great Dao Courtyard as they questioned why he and they could not join the fight against the Dark God Sect.
• An Zizai used his aura to silence the disciples and ordered them to focus on comprehending the Dao instead of leaving the mountain early.
• Tianqing brought Shangguan Xian’er to Gu An and explained that the Dark God Sect had wounded her and her cultivation was dissipating.
• Gu An removed the dark power from Shangguan Xian’er, and Tianqing thanked him before carrying her away.
• Shen Zhen asked Gu An how he planned to deal with the Dark God, and Gu An said he would go all out if they faced each other.

Zhang Buku reflected on the growing struggle between Sons of Heaven as Xu You warned that a decisive battle and major change were coming. Ten thousand years later, the Dark God Sect prepared to summon the Dark God, and Wushi Disciples watched as Li Ya charged toward the sacrificial altar.

• Zhang Buku asked Xu You to reveal his origins, but Xu You promised to explain only if Zhang Buku survived the struggle between Sons of Heaven.
• Xu You predicted that the first decisive battle of the struggle between Sons of Heaven would arrive before long.
• Over ten thousand years, the Dark God Sect spread across the Heavenly Spirit Great World, while the Nine Great Sects suffered heavy losses and withdrew.
• The Dark God Sect gathered at a vast Sacrificial Altar, where the Demon Emperor and Qitian Xiansheng True Lord awaited the Dark God’s descent.
• Tian Yao'er and the Wushi Disciples watched the summoning from hiding as a black pillar of qi rose from the altar.
• Li Ya streaked toward the altar in a flash of sword light, prompting Tian Yao'er to recognize his courage.

Li Ya and the other defenders fought the Dark God Sect as the Dark God descended, overwhelming every force on the continent. The Dark God offered the kneeling survivors one choice: sacrifice themselves so their world could continue to exist.

• Li Ya attacked the black pillar of Qi, then battled the Dark God Sect’s powerful followers as reinforcements joined the fight.
• The Demon Emperor urged Qitian Xiansheng True Lord to reconsider his allegiance, but Qitian said it was too late.
• Immortal Monarch Taiyi and the other immortals and gods tried to reach the black hole at the Boundary Gate, but an overwhelming force killed them all.
• The Dark God’s arrival stopped the battle and forced everyone to kneel before its colossal skeleton emerged from the black pillar of Qi.
• The Dark God offered the continent’s living beings their only chance: one of them could sacrifice themselves to let the world continue existing.

As the Dark God demanded a sacrifice, the Demon Emperor stood and offered himself to save the world’s living beings. Gu An then stepped forward with Li Ya’s sword to confront the Dark God, leaving the Demon Emperor recognizing him from the past.

• The Dark God said that whoever could stand against his pressure through a will to sacrifice would receive a chance to save the world, but Li Ya could not rise.
• The Demon Emperor struggled to his feet, and the Dark God mocked the living beings by pointing out that this compassionate demon had joined the darkness.
• The Demon Emperor offered to sacrifice himself if the Dark God would spare the world and let its people join the Dark God Sect.
• Li Ya’s shame and fury nearly let him stand, but Gu An pressed him back down, took his treasured sword, and walked toward the Dark God.
• The Dark God questioned Gu An’s identity as the Demon Emperor recognized him as the figure who had once promised to help him shed his mortal flesh.

Gu An intervened in the Dark God Sect’s assault and killed the Dark God with Li Ya’s sword, revealing his overwhelming power to the world. As the Dark Heavenly God knelt before him, Gu An identified him as a mere pawn of the Dark Heavenly Court.

• Gu An approached the Dark God while carrying Li Ya’s sword, and the gathered beings watched to see what he would do.
• The Dark God unleashed darkness over heaven and earth, but Gu An threw Li Ya’s sword and shattered the Dark God’s bones with one strike.
• Gu An returned the sword to Li Ya as the crowd realized the Dark God had truly died and the oppressive force had vanished.
• Gu An walked toward the Dark Heavenly God, who was unable to move under his suppressive power, while the onlookers watched in awe.
• The Dark Heavenly God knelt before Gu An, who said that the Dark God and other Dark Creatures were expendable pieces of the Dark Heavenly Court.

Gu An destroyed the Dark Heavenly God and learned from the Dark God's memories about the Dark Heavenly Court, its history, and the Dark Heavenly Emperor's ambitions. As Gu An wondered what it meant to become a Saint, immortal gods arrived through the Boundary Gate and discovered that the dark providence had dispersed.

• Gu An annihilated the Dark Heavenly God, then searched the Dark God's memories and learned about his past and the Dark Heavenly Court.
• Gu An destroyed the Dark God's soul origin, gained ninety billion years of lifespan, and decided to preserve the Dark God's erased past in a book.
• Gu An reflected on his future battle with Taihao and wondered what realm of Sainthood could let him defeat the Heavenly Emperor.
• The Heavenly Spirit God, Immortal Monarch Taiyi, and other immortal gods emerged from the Boundary Gate and discovered that the dark providence had dispersed.

After Gu An slew the Dark Heavenly God, the immortals withdrew and the world celebrated Grandmaster Wushi, while Wushi’s reputation grew. Fifty years later, Gu An visited Jiang Qiong and told her about the Dark Heavenly Court and the conflict between the Heavenly Emperor and the Son of Heaven.

• The Great True Emperor of Demon Subjugation learned the Dark Heavenly God had vanished, chose not to investigate Grandmaster Wushi, and left through the Boundary Gate.
• Immortal Monarch Taiyi instructed the immortals to contain the world’s Karma so Grandmaster Wushi’s name would not spread beyond the Heavenly Spirit Great World.
• The world celebrated Grandmaster Wushi’s victory, honored Li Ya and the Demon Emperor, and saw Wushi become a respected Holy Land as sects reclaimed their territories.
• Fifty years later, Gu An visited Jiang Qiong at the Gathering Flower Sect and recounted how he had slain the Dark Heavenly God using Li Ya’s sword.
• Gu An told Jiang Qiong about the Dark Heavenly Court and the struggle between the Heavenly Emperor and the Son of Heaven.