Arc 34Wushi and the Sons of Heaven

Gu An watched Jiyan’s rise and fall, then saw Wushi’s disciples face new challenges as Xuan Emperor tested the sect and Wu Xie gained renown. The stretch ended with Zhang Buku and Xu You facing Emperor Bone Mystic Profound Venerable while Gu An chose not to interfere.

  • Ji battled across worlds, reached the Heaven-Opening Daluo Immortal Realm, and died after the Heavenly Emperor’s forces ended his reincarnation.
  • Gu An inherited Ji’s memories as Jiyan took the White Jade Coffin and built a campaign against the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance.
  • Gu An rescued Su Han from Jiyan’s forces, while Jiyan’s conflict with the Alliance escalated and Guan Tianyu grew powerful through battle.
  • Gu An sealed Jiyan on Zhentian Majestic Peak for five hundred years, where a boy sought his help and later died nearby.
  • After his release, Jiyan questioned his path, then remained at Zhentian Majestic Peak as the Alliance recovered and Taishang’s threat loomed.
  • Xuan Emperor challenged Wushi, but An Zizai defeated him with Myriad Dao Peerless Palm, drawing Taishang’s attention to the Heavenly Spirit Great World.
  • An Zizai took Wu Xie as a disciple and nurtured him, while Wu Xie became a renowned Wushi teacher and defender of innocents.
  • Xu You and Zhang Buku uncovered Life-Heart Profound Iron, then faced Emperor Bone Mystic Profound Venerable as Gu An watched without intervening.
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Ch. 828Douzhuan Space-Time Technique

Gu An followed Ji’s rise as a peerless fighter, from defeating Taihao to escaping a deadly attack by a Hengtian Golden Immortal. After Lu Qiuxian taught Ji the Douzhuan Space-Time Technique, Ji used it to reach the Taichu Imperial Domain ten billion years in the past and began cultivating there.

  • At 150,000 years old, Ji watched Taihao repel hundreds of powerful cultivators, then fought and defeated him after seven days and seven nights; they agreed to battle again in a million years.
  • Ji rejected powerful factions seeking to recruit him and was later besieged by an Imperial Clan from the Taichu Imperial Domain, escaping after injuring its Hengtian Golden Immortal with the Extreme Dao Battle Technique.
  • While recovering in the River of Great Dao, Ji met Lu Qiuxian, lost a battle to him, and learned the Douzhuan Space-Time Technique.
  • Ji mastered the technique and shifted into the Taichu Imperial Domain, discovering that he had arrived ten billion years in the past.
  • After failing to use the technique again, Ji hid in the mountains to cultivate until he became a Golden Immortal.

Ch. 829Marching Forward

Ji traveled across worlds, grew into a Heaven-Opening Daluo Immortal, and defeated Taihao before returning to the Taiwei Great World. He rescued a Sacred Court disciple from the Nine Yin Divine Mansion and left after refusing the Mansion Lord’s offer to betroth his daughter to him.

  • Ji refused the Eternal Sword Soul’s offer to become its master, then fought his way out of the World Sword Mansion’s encirclement.
  • Ji spared the ancestor of the Imperial Clan he had sought revenge against, then left the Taichu Imperial Domain and continued conquering other worlds.
  • After sweeping across five planes and great worlds, Ji attained the Taiqing Golden Immortal Realm and later reached the Heaven-Opening Daluo Immortal Realm.
  • Ji defeated Taihao in a battle that caused the Great Dao to collapse, then refused Taihao’s invitation to roam the Path of the Great Dao together.
  • Ji returned to the Taiwei Great World, volunteered to rescue a Sacred Court disciple from the Nine Yin Divine Mansion, and fought Miaozhen Great Luo Immortal until the Mansion Lord intervened and agreed to release the captive.
  • Ji refused the Mansion Lord’s offer to betroth his daughter to him.

Ch. 830Blast Through the Heavenly Court

Ji rose from a Sacred Court warrior to a creator of War Emperor Jidao, then clashed with the Heavenly Court alongside Taihao. After they stormed Lingxiao Treasure Hall seeking the Heavenly Emperor, a Heavenly Dao Supreme revealed that he held the Taiwei Great World in his palm.

  • Holy Heaven named Ji the Sacred Court's Undefeated War God and offered him a chance to become an immortal, but Gu An refused the offer on Ji's behalf.
  • Ji traveled through the Three Thousand Great Worlds, became a Dao Extreme Daluo Immortal, and founded War Emperor Jidao.
  • Ji defeated Son of Heaven Jueni, then rejected the Heavenly Court's attempt to seize him and repelled its army before a Heavenly Dao Supreme wounded him.
  • Taihao found the injured Ji, joined him against the Heavenly Court, and helped him fight through its army to Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
  • Ji and Taihao found the Heavenly Emperor's throne empty, and a Heavenly Dao Supreme entered holding the Taiwei Great World in his palm.

Ch. 831Gu An's Pursuit

Gu An inherited Ji’s memories and reflected on Ji’s battles, his death, and the Heavenly Emperor’s rivalry with him. As Gu An returned to his mountain, a white-jade coffin streaked across the sky and was stopped by an unseen hand.

  • Ji surrendered his weapon, was imprisoned by the Heavenly Dao Supreme, and escaped after ten billion years by reaching Mystic Qi Chaotic Immortal.
  • Ji battled the Heavenly Court, but a mysterious hand struck him twice and ended his reincarnation.
  • Gu An inherited Ji’s memories and concluded that the Heavenly Emperor was competing with him through reincarnations.
  • Gu An considered the unfamiliar worlds Ji had visited and wondered whether others were secretly growing like him.
  • Gu An walked toward his mountain as a white-jade coffin flew across the horizon and was intercepted near a cliff.

Ch. 832Changes in the Heavenly Court

Jiyan struggled to challenge the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance as the world’s desire for immortality weakened his authority. At Wushi Daoist Field, Gu An sent An Zizai to help Zhen Qin rescue her disciple Su Han, while he reflected on political changes in the Heavenly Court.

  • Jiyan took the White Jade Coffin and resolved to overthrow the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance so he could become the ruler of the Heavenly Spirit Great World.
  • Ten million years later, the Heavenly Court had repelled the Dark Heavenly Court, and Jiyan’s forces had grown strong enough to contend with the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance.
  • Zhen Qin asked Gu An to rescue Su Han, who had been captured by a subordinate of Jiyan, and Gu An ordered An Zizai to accompany her.
  • Gu An considered how another Son of Heaven had gained control of the Heavenly Court and would eventually kill Xuanyuan Renzun.
  • An Zizai returned with Zhen Qin and Su Han, whom Jiyan had released; Gu An sent An Zizai to settle Su Han in at Wushi Daoist Field.

Ch. 833Ambition to Become Immortal

Gu An reunited with Zhen Qin at Wushi Daoist Field, where she recounted her past and Su Han began settling into the sect. Years later, the Son of Heaven, Jiyan, urged Li Xuandao to join his struggle against the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance by promising Great Cang a chance at immortality.

  • Gu An walked with Zhen Qin through Wushi Daoist Field and helped her open up as she described her experiences and her meeting with Wuxin, who had founded the Buddha Sect.
  • An Zizai told Su Han that he was already welcome in Wushi and explained that Zhen Qin was Gu An’s disciple and An Zizai’s senior sister.
  • Gu An brought Zhen Qin to reunite with Shen Zhen, while Su Han explored Wushi and hoped to make it his home.
  • Several years later, Li Xuandao told Jiyan that the Great Cang Dynasty would not get involved in the Son of Heaven’s conflict with the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance.
  • Jiyan argued that defeating the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance could break Great Cang’s development bottleneck and promised Li Xuandao an immortal opportunity.

Ch. 834The Great Destiny Arrives

Li Xuandao rejected Jiyan’s offer to join the Heavenly Court, while Gu An discussed the Heavenly Emperor and immortality with Su Han. A host of Fire Phoenixes appeared in the sky, heralding the birth of a heaven-blessed figure destined to rise above the mortal world.

  • Li Xuandao challenged Jiyan’s claims and refused to support his campaign, then revealed that he might be interested in becoming the Heavenly Emperor himself.
  • Jiyan left the great hall after Li Xuandao rejected him.
  • By the lake, Su Han declared that he hoped to become the Heavenly Emperor and make Wushi a sacred sect, while Gu An warned him about the Heavenly Emperor’s power.
  • Su Han asked whether Gu An had met the Heavenly Emperor, and Gu An explained that he had no need to become an immortal and was still growing stronger.
  • A burst of radiance lit the sky, and several dozen Fire Phoenixes flew toward the distant earth.
  • Gu An told Su Han that someone bearing great fortune was about to be born and would rise to the summit of the mortal realm.

Ch. 835Guan Tianyu

Gu An told Su Han that he had a fifty percent chance of defeating the Heavenly Emperor and encouraged him to cultivate toward a long life. As Jiyan and the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance plunged the mortal realm into war, Guan Tianyu rose to the Carefree Immortal Realm, and the chapter ended with the Heavenly Gate lighting up as the Heavenly Spirit God awaited someone’s arrival.

  • Su Han told Gu An that Guan Tianyu had reached nirvana at thirty and wondered whether he would oppose the Son of Heaven.
  • Gu An said he and the Heavenly Emperor each had a fifty percent chance of winning, then urged Su Han to cultivate and promised to recommend him to the Heavenly Court as an immortal official.
  • Jiyan declared war on the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance, prompting the Alliance to announce it would eradicate the Son of Heaven’s forces.
  • Guan Tianyu grew powerful through battle and, a million years later, reached the Carefree Immortal Realm, earning Jiyan’s admiration and repeated recruitment attempts.
  • The Heavenly Gate lit up deep in the cosmos, and the Heavenly Spirit God rose to salute as he awaited the one within.

Ch. 836The Only Way to Live

Old Immortal Cixuan warned the Heavenly Spirit God that Son of Heaven Taishang was targeting Tian Hao and Xuanyuan Renzun, and urged him to summon Tian Hao back. Gu An met Ji Xiaoyu as Son of Heaven Jiyan arrived to pressure the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance, leaving Gu An hinting that his visit might save her from the coming calamity.

  • Old Immortal Cixuan told the Heavenly Spirit God that Taishang had sent seventeen Sons of Heaven into Reincarnation and was investigating Xuanqing as a pretext to target Xuanyuan Renzun.
  • Old Immortal Cixuan urged the Heavenly Spirit God to summon Xuanqing back, but the Heavenly Spirit God only said he would consider it.
  • The Heavenly Spirit God decided to visit the mortal world and see someone before deciding whether to seek Grandmaster Wushi.
  • Gu An shared wine and pastries with Ji Xiaoyu, who warned him not to interfere in the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance's troubles and asked what he thought of Guan Tianyu.
  • Son of Heaven Jiyan arrived and mocked the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance's decline, prompting Ji Xiaoyu to question Gu An's purpose for visiting.
  • Gu An told Ji Xiaoyu that without his visit, she might not have escaped the calamity.

Ch. 837The Creation of Heaven and Earth

Gu An warned Ji Xiaoyu that the Son of Heaven Jiyan posed a threat to the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance, then explained how heaven and earth’s fortune had given birth to Guan Tianyu. After Ji Xiaoyu gained insight into the Dao, Jiyan arrived at the hall, bloodied from battle, and confronted her while failing to discern Gu An’s cultivation.

  • Gu An told Ji Xiaoyu that the Son of Heaven Jiyan could not escape his calamity as Jiyan’s forces began battling the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance.
  • Ji Xiaoyu asked Gu An about Guan Tianyu, and Gu An explained that the fortune of heaven and earth had transformed him to protect the world from Jiyan.
  • Gu An guided Ji Xiaoyu into comprehending the Dao while reminding himself that beings stronger than him could exist within the Heavenly Dao.
  • Ji Xiaoyu awoke after a long period of enlightenment and thanked Gu An for helping her understand the ways of heaven and earth.
  • Jiyan entered the hall wounded and holding a trembling divine sword, asked Ji Xiaoyu which alliance leader she was, and could not see through Gu An’s cultivation.

Ch. 838An Exception

Gu An stopped Jiyan, the Son of Heaven, from killing Ji Xiaoyu and sealed him inside a mountain for five hundred years. Ji Xiaoyu wondered whether Gu An’s intervention broke his rule against becoming involved in worldly struggles, but he left without answering.

  • Jiyan attacked Ji Xiaoyu with the divine sword, but Gu An appeared and blocked his Sword Intent.
  • Gu An warned Jiyan against breaking the rules, then sent him flying from the palace and sealed him in a mountain for five hundred years.
  • Gu An told Jiyan he would be freed after five hundred years, then explained to Ji Xiaoyu that he had made the mountain for him.
  • Ji Xiaoyu asked whether Gu An’s intervention counted as an exception, but he vanished without answering.
  • Ji Xiaoyu watched great powers fly toward the mountain where Jiyan was sealed.

Ch. 839Zhentian Majestic Peak

The Son of Heaven Jiyan remained imprisoned on Zhentian Majestic Peak, enduring two centuries of humiliation and isolation. A determined village boy reached the summit to seek Jiyan’s teachings and jumped from the cliff after Jiyan told him he could only meet him below.

  • After Jiyan was suppressed, cultivators and his subordinates gathered at Zhentian Majestic Peak but could not free him, while the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance debated who had imprisoned him.
  • Two hundred years passed, and Jiyan remained pinned to the mountain wall, his anger fading into numbness as visitors stopped coming in such great numbers.
  • A plain-clothed boy reached the summit after three years of hardship and ten days of climbing, but could not see Jiyan through the clouds.
  • The boy called for Jiyan until Jiyan answered that he was beneath the cliff and could be seen only by jumping down.
  • The boy asked Jiyan to teach him cultivation so he could eventually save him, then jumped from the cliff when Jiyan gave no further reply.

Ch. 840The Emperor's Heart Changes

As Son of Heaven Jiyan neared the end of his five-hundred-year suppression, Heavenly Spirit God and Tian Hao discussed his return and Tian Hao’s origins. At Wushi Daoist Field, Gu An told Su Han about a previous disciple with the same name, leaving Su Han to judge the dead disciple’s choices.

  • The Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance destroyed Jiyan’s forces, and Jiyan grew increasingly fearful as his release approached.
  • Heavenly Spirit God and Tian Hao watched Jiyan from beyond the Boundary Gate, and Tian Hao said he remembered Jiyan as far more powerful than himself.
  • Heavenly Spirit God told Tian Hao that Gu An had agreed to his return, then sent him to cultivate in the mortal realm.
  • Su Han asked Gu An what they should do if Jiyan harmed the mortal realm again, and Gu An said Jiyan would not deliberately hurt ordinary people.
  • Gu An told Su Han about a deceased senior disciple who had shared his name, and Su Han condemned the man for choosing a crooked path despite owing Gu An a debt of gratitude.

Ch. 841The Path of the Heavenly Emperor

Su Han continued his quiet cultivation under Gu An's guidance while the Son of Heaven, Jiyan, completed his five-hundred-year confinement and began questioning the purpose of his reincarnations. As the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance surrounded him, Jiyan stood beneath falling snow, reflecting on the lives he had encountered.

  • Gu An teased Su Han with a story about his many incarnations, then continued correcting his sword practice.
  • The Son of Heaven, Jiyan, broke free from the mountain wall after five hundred years of confinement and discovered the cloth-clad youth's scattered skeleton nearby.
  • Jiyan deduced the youth's past and realized he had placed sincere hope in the Son of Heaven to end his suffering.
  • Gu An asked Jiyan what he had gained and whom he was fighting for, prompting Jiyan to question his path and whether conquest was the only way to unite the world.
  • Cultivators gathered around Zhentian Majestic Peak, and the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance formed battle arrays to surround Jiyan.
  • As snow fell, Jiyan looked up at the sky and saw memories of people from his past and present lives reflected in the snowflakes.

Ch. 842No Chance of Victory

Gu An reflected on the path to sainthood after helping Jiyan, the Son of Heaven, and spent the following ten million years in quiet cultivation. At Zhentian Majestic Peak, Tian Hao found Jiyan and urged him to oppose Taishang, but Jiyan argued that victory was impossible and questioned why the Heavenly Emperor had given Taishang such power.

  • Gu An sent Su Han to visit his grandfather in the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance and deliver a bamboo sword, saying his grandfather had encountered trouble.
  • After Su Han left, Gu An pondered the path to sainthood, then set the question aside and returned to tending his herbs.
  • Ten million years passed as the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance restored its influence and expanded beyond the Heavenly Spirit Great World, while Jiyan remained at Zhentian Majestic Peak.
  • Tian Hao, identifying himself as Xuanqing, arrived through the snow and told Jiyan that Taishang intended to eradicate the Sons of Heaven.
  • Tian Hao asked Jiyan to join him against Taishang, but Jiyan said their opponent was too powerful and asked why the Heavenly Emperor had entrusted Taishang with such authority.

Ch. 843Sweeping Across All Heavens

Tian Hao learned that Taishang might wield power rivaling the Heavenly Emperor, while Jiyan urged him to avoid the Heavenly Court and seek his own path. Later, Gu An discussed the formidable Xuan Emperor with the Invincible Emperor Ancestor and promised the Invincible Emperor Clan a chance to earn an immortal rank in the distant future.

  • Jiyan warned Tian Hao that Taishang held immense power and advised him to stay away from the Heavenly Court and focus on comprehending the Dao.
  • Tian Hao left Jiyan in the snow, and Jiyan continued meditating as days passed.
  • The Invincible Emperor Ancestor told Gu An about Xuan Emperor, who planned to challenge the Three Thousand Great Worlds and campaign through transcendent domains.
  • Gu An said Xuan Emperor would become a legendary figure backed by Taishang, and explained that no one would be able to stop him if he came to the Heavenly Spirit Great World.
  • Gu An declined to directly help the struggling Invincible Emperor Clan but promised it one chance to produce an immortal, at least a Star Lord, after tens of millions of years.
  • Gu An invited the delighted Invincible Emperor Ancestor to walk with him and see the Nine Spirits Continent.

Ch. 844Challenging Wushi

The Invincible Emperor Ancestor renewed his hopes of taking revenge on the Heavenly Court after Gu An offered him a path to the Star Lord position. Eight million years later, Xuan Emperor challenged the Heavenly Spirit Great World and defeated its strongest fighters, leaving the crowd to urge him to challenge Wushi.

  • The Invincible Emperor Ancestor resolved to use the Star Lord position to strengthen his clan and pursue revenge against the Heavenly Court god who killed his family.
  • Gu An reflected that another pair of Immortal Emperor Pupils would arise in the Invincible Emperor Clan, though he still could not understand why the Heavenly Court feared them.
  • Eight million years later, Xuan Emperor entered the Heavenly Spirit Great World through the Boundary Gate and challenged its cultivators to battle Beyond Heaven.
  • The Son of Heaven Jiyan discussed Xuan Emperor’s ongoing battles with his skeleton companion and admitted that he could likely only avoid defeat against him.
  • Guan Tianyu and the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance’s Luo Heaven Carefree Immortals fought Xuan Emperor, but he defeated them and amassed a thousand victories.
  • A middle-aged cultivator urged Xuan Emperor to challenge Wushi, claiming that the Heavenly Spirit Great World’s strongest beings were hidden there.

Ch. 845Arrogant

Xuan Emperor set out to challenge Wushi, while Gu An continued guiding Xiao Lan and declined to intervene. Xuan Emperor reached the Nine Spirits Continent and publicly challenged Wushi and his disciples, leaving the gathered cultivators waiting for a response.

  • Xuan Emperor failed to divine anything about Wushi, then headed for the Heavenly Spirit Great World to challenge him as cultivators followed to watch.
  • Gu An praised Xiao Lan's progress in the Great Dao of Thought and explained that he was letting her build up her comprehension before advancing further.
  • Xiao Lan discussed the growing Xiao Family and said she would follow Gu An if he ever left the Heavenly Spirit Great World.
  • Xuan Emperor flew toward the Nine Spirits Continent, while Guan Tianyu and Qingguang Grandmaster arrived to watch his challenge.
  • Xuan Emperor declared that he had come to challenge Wushi or any of his disciples, prompting anger among the spectators as they awaited an answer.

Ch. 846Myriad Dragons Ascending to Heaven

Xuan Emperor arrived at Nine Spirits Continent to challenge Wushi, and An Zizai stepped forward to fight him. An Zizai overwhelmed Xuan Emperor with his Myriad Dragons Ascending to Heaven palm, leaving the watching Wushi disciples stunned.

  • Xuan Emperor's arrival stirred Nine Spirits Continent, and Wushi's disciples gathered with An Zizai at their head.
  • An Zizai introduced himself as Wushi's third-generation eldest disciple and accepted Xuan Emperor's challenge.
  • Xuan Emperor advanced through the storm toward An Zizai, his aura growing stronger with every step.
  • An Zizai struck as Xuan Emperor appeared before him, and silver dragons surged from the ocean to drive Xuan Emperor beyond the Heavenly Dao Light Layer.
  • A colossal silver dragon swallowed Xuan Emperor in a flood of light, and An Zizai named his technique Myriad Dao Peerless Palm, second palm, Myriad Dragons Ascending to Heaven.

Ch. 847Changes in the Future

An Zizai defeated Xuan Emperor with the second palm of the Myriad Dao Peerless Palm, making the Wushi disciple famous across the Heavenly Spirit Great World. Gu An explained that Taishang had tried to alter the aftermath and noted that Xuan Emperor's challenge had drawn Taishang's attention to the world.

  • An Zizai used Myriad Dragons Ascending to Heaven to overwhelm Xuan Emperor, whose aura weakened as he emerged battered from the silver light.
  • Great Cultivators marveled at An Zizai's strength, while Ji Xiaoyu, Guan Tianyu, and Qingguang Grandmaster reflected on Wushi's power.
  • Heavenly Spirit God, Tian Hao, and Immortal Monarch Taiyi discussed An Zizai's palm and the Heavenly Dao Karma behind Xuan Emperor.
  • At Xiao Family City, Gu An told Xiao Lan he had created the seven-palm Myriad Dao Peerless Palm and explained that Xuan Emperor's fate was tied to Taishang.
  • Gu An erased Taishang's attempt to restore Xuan Emperor and recognized that the defeat had brought Taishang's attention to the Heavenly Spirit Great World.
  • News of Xuan Emperor's defeat spread, An Zizai and the Myriad Dao Peerless Palm became famous, and Xuan Emperor departed without incident.

Ch. 848Destiny of Fortune

Xuan Emperor met a mysterious figure who restored him and urged him to commit to the Great Dao Emperor Lord, warning that its conflict with the Hunyuan Dao Emperor would endanger him. Ten million years later, An Zizai sensed something unsettling about a black-clothed youth among Wushi’s new disciples.

  • Xuan Emperor questioned whether the Hunyuan Dao Emperor surpassed the Great Dao Emperor Lord as he recovered from his wounds.
  • A mysterious figure claimed that Xuan Emperor’s defeat came from insufficient killing intent and warned that holding both kinds of providence would bring deadly backlash.
  • The mysterious figure showed Xuan Emperor the Great Dao Emperor Lord’s origin, explained that the Hunyuan Dao Emperor had been created by a cultivator, and restored Xuan Emperor to his peak condition.
  • The mysterious figure left Xuan Emperor to consider which providence to follow.
  • Ten million years later, Wushi’s new disciples met An Zizai, who felt inexplicably uneasy about one black-clothed youth.

Ch. 849Wu Xie

An Zizai accepted Wu Xie into Wushi despite suspecting he might become the scourge foretold by his grandmaster, while Gu An watched Wu Xie and recognized the Great Dao Emperor Lord’s providence in his lineage. Wu Xie began his life as a Wushi Disciple, unaware that Gu An was nearby observing him.

  • An Zizai questioned Wu Xie, whose noble Yang City background and admiration for Wushi gave no clear reason to reject him.
  • An Zizai welcomed the new disciples and warned them against meddling in worldly affairs or harming fellow disciples.
  • An Zizai told Hai Yuan he suspected Wu Xie was the foretold Wushi scourge, but chose to watch and nurture him rather than expel him.
  • Hai Yuan privately resolved to monitor Wu Xie and urge his expulsion if he misbehaved.
  • Wu Xie followed his master through Wushi, determined to become a great disciple and honor his clan.
  • Gu An observed Wu Xie and recognized that the Great Dao Emperor Lord’s providence had passed down through Wu Xie’s progenitor before returning to fishing.

Ch. 850Wushi's Cataclysm

An Zizai trained Wu Xie in escape arts after recognizing his rare talent and ambition, and Wu Xie became a rising star in Wushi. Gu An asked Su Han how he would respond to Wushi’s destruction, then told him to lead disciples to train on the Path of the Great Dao ten million years later.

  • An Zizai summoned Wu Xie and offered to teach him divine abilities, but explained that only Wushi’s authoritative eldest disciple could learn Myriad Dao Peerless Palm.
  • Wu Xie declared his ambition to become Wushi’s eldest disciple, so An Zizai began teaching him escape arts.
  • Over ten thousand years, Wu Xie became a renowned Divine Sense True Immortal whose exceptional comprehension impressed Wushi Disciples.
  • Su Han visited Gu An and praised Wu Xie’s talent, while Gu An denied arranging An Zizai’s instruction.
  • Gu An asked what Su Han would do if Wushi faced annihilation, and Su Han vowed to defend the sect.
  • Gu An told Su Han to take Wushi Disciples to train on the Path of the Great Dao ten million years later, and Su Han eagerly accepted.

Ch. 851The Patriarch's Approval

After Wu Xie returned from the Path of the Great Dao, he earned renown for his strength, loyalty to Wushi, and willingness to teach its disciples. Though he became one of Wushi’s leading figures, he still longed for the Founder’s acknowledgment.

  • Ten million years after Su Han led the disciples to the Path of the Great Dao, the Invincible Emperor Ancestor sent a descendant to cultivate in Wushi, and Gu An agreed to take him in.
  • Eight million years later, Su Han returned with every disciple alive, and Wu Xie visited An Zizai to recount his trials, battles, and choice to give up a romance rather than leave Wushi.
  • Wu Xie praised his fellow disciples for helping him survive the Imperial Road and asked to preach his insights; An Zizai approved and helped establish a Daoist hall.
  • Wu Xie’s teachings benefited many Wushi Disciples, and his deeds spread widely, making him more celebrated than past disciples in the eyes of Tian Yao'er, Shen Zhen, and Shangguan Xian'er.
  • An Zizai began bringing Wu Xie to meet powerful figures, where Wu Xie displayed Wushi’s strength and warned against harming innocents, but Wu Xie remained troubled that he had never earned Gu An’s acknowledgment.

Ch. 852A Difference of a Single Thought

Xu You and Zhang Buku searched a dangerous plane for Life-Heart Profound Iron, but their attempt to take it drew the attention of Emperor Bone Mystic Profound Venerable. Watching from an auction house, Gu An let the attack unfold because Zhang Buku’s coming fate promised a great opportunity, while warning that Emperor Bone Mystic Profound Venerable’s future depended on his choices.

  • Xu You and Zhang Buku found a massive piece of Life-Heart Profound Iron, but could not pull it free until Xu You used his golden eye to draw it from the ground.
  • The Falling Star shook, and Emperor Bone Mystic Profound Venerable’s enormous black hand descended as Xu You and Zhang Buku struggled against its pressure.
  • Gu An watched Zhang Buku’s calamity from an auction house on Immortal Seeking Island and recognized that the Dark Heavenly Court had targeted Xu You.
  • Gu An chose not to intervene because he foresaw Zhang Buku suffering at Emperor Bone Mystic Profound Venerable’s hands before gaining a major opportunity.
  • Gu An reflected on the possibility of powers above himself and the Heavenly Emperor, then warned Emperor Bone Mystic Profound Venerable that his choices would decide whether he survived.
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