Recaps

Gu An subdued the Mortal World Supreme, brought him to Wuzhong Mountain, and stripped him of his cultivation so he could experience mortal life. The former Heavenly Dao Supreme was put to work planting herbs, and the chapter ended with Gu An and Su Han discussing the Demon Race’s turmoil as they passed his field.

• Gu An suppressed the Mortal World Supreme, told the Cloth-Clad Youth to use a different identity, and carried the captive through villages and towns for three days and nights.
• At Wuzhong Mountain, Gu An made the Mortal World Supreme a mortal and left him in the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother's care.
• Gu An told Shen Zhen that the captive had once been a Heavenly Dao Supreme of the Heavenly Court.
• News spread among the Wushi Disciples, and the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother assigned the Mortal World Supreme to plant herbs while disciples came to gawk at him.
• Gu An and the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother walked past the Mortal World Supreme with Su Han, who asked Gu An about the Demon Race's split and Demon Emperor Fang Qiu's future.

Gu An reflected on the rise and decline of all things while the Mortal World Supreme remained imprisoned and another Heavenly Court immortal joined him. As the Wushi Continent’s reputation as a Pure Land spread, Shen Zhen wondered how many more Immortal Gods would come to investigate.

• Gu An told Epiphyllum Ghost Mother that Su Han’s curiosity meant he would eventually leave, then pondered whether beings whose lifespans he seized could ever be revived.
• The Mortal World Supreme spent a thousand years laboring without Gu An speaking to him, until Epiphyllum Ghost Mother brought Immortal Lord Zhenxie to work beside him.
• The Mortal World Supreme and Immortal Lord Zhenxie learned that they had both belonged to the Heavenly Court, but dismissed each other’s status and returned to silence.
• Shen Zhen asked Gu An why he kept capturing Immortal Gods instead of killing them, and Gu An said their pursuit of the truth made their arrival interesting.
• Gu An told Shen Zhen that more Immortal Gods and beings from Zhongtian might come as the Wushi Continent’s reputation as a Pure Land spread.

Immortal Lord Zhenxie and Mortal World Supreme endured a century of forced labor and humiliation under Blood Prison Great Sage. Meanwhile, Gu An protected Ji Xiaoyu’s plans for the Yin-Yang Immortal Domain and prepared for Heavenly Lord Jiucang’s threatened invasion of Wushi Continent.

• Epiphyllum Ghost Mother caught Immortal Lord Zhenxie after he fled to the sea, and Blood Prison Great Sage repeatedly beat him when he slacked at work.
• After a hundred years, Blood Prison Great Sage slapped Mortal World Supreme and ordered him to bow during future visits, prompting Immortal Lord Zhenxie to mock him.
• Gu An secretly changed Ji Xiaoyu’s destiny to steer potential enemies away from the Yin-Yang Immortal Domain.
• An Zizai told Gu An that Heavenly Lord Jiucang planned to expose the supposed Pure Land, and Gu An said An Zizai’s master would handle him.
• Gu An gave An Xin a golden collar to use against an opponent she could not defeat.
• Heavenly Lord Jiucang arrived at Wushi Continent and unleashed his pressure as Mortal World Supreme and Immortal Lord Zhenxie watched the rosy light at the horizon.

Immortal Lord Zhenxie and Mortal World Supreme watched Heavenly Lord Jiucang endure captivity and repeated humiliation on Wuzhong Mountain. Two thousand years later, Gu An watched Li Ya prepare to become the first Merit Immortal, reflecting on the difficult reforms Li Ya hoped to lead.

• Immortal Lord Zhenxie and Mortal World Supreme were assigned to care for Heavenly Lord Jiucang, who had been transformed into a black panther.
• Blood Prison Great Sage captured Jiucang after another escape attempt and whipped him until repeated humiliation wore down his persistence.
• Gu An judged that the three Immortal Gods had not committed great crimes and revealed that he only expelled harmless outsiders while killing evil intruders.
• Two thousand years later, Gu An watched from Wuzhong Mountain as Li Ya prepared to enter Xuanqing Star Lord's Heavenly Dao Immortal Register and become the first Merit Immortal.
• Gu An saw that Li Ya and his disciples sought to reform the Heavenly Court and resolved that Li Ya could rely on his strength.

Li Ya ascended as the first Merit Immortal, and the omen of his arrival spread the path of merit across Zhongtian. In the Heavenly Court, he called for replacing Immortal Gods who failed to improve the Heavenly Dao, provoking the gathered gods.

• Golden lotuses rained across heaven and earth for seven days, revealing the path to immortality through merit and strengthening living beings.
• An Xin asked Gu An about Merit Immortals, and he explained that attaining immortality through merit was exceptionally difficult.
• Li Ya climbed the Heaven-Ascent Stairs and entered the Heavenly Court as its first Merit Immortal.
• The Heavenly Emperor asked Li Ya what the Heavenly Dao needed, and Li Ya said the Immortal Gods should be replaced with better ones.
• The Immortal Gods rebuked Li Ya while the Heavenly Emperor silently watched him argue with them.

Gu An watched Zhongtian rise as a new Number One Under Heaven emerged, while Su Han became curious about the former champions among Epiphyllum Ghost Mother's followers. The chapter left Su Han listening to Old Ancestor Qilin recount his life in Wushi Daoist Field.

• Li Ya entered the Heavenly Court as a Merit Immortal, and Gu An considered seeking an opportunity to face the Heavenly Emperor.
• Zhongtian's influence grew over one hundred thousand years until an Opening Heaven Great Luo Immortal was born there.
• Su Han told Gu An that Dust Ancestor had become the present age's Number One Under Heaven.
• Gu An mentioned that one of Epiphyllum Ghost Mother's servants had once been Number One Under Heaven, prompting Su Han and Shen Zhen to visit her.
• Epiphyllum Ghost Mother directed Su Han and Shen Zhen to the medicinal field, where Su Han learned that the shriveled old man was Old Ancestor Qilin.
• Su Han asked Old Ancestor Qilin to tell his story, and Qilin began recounting his life while wondering what Su Han wanted.

Old Ancestor Qilin told his life story, but Su Han still left him to atone for his sins. Ten thousand years later, True Origin Old Ancestor returned to Fangcun Island, where Gu An's test drew the attention of a hidden figure who demanded to know who Gu An was.

• Old Ancestor Qilin finished telling his story, and Su Han promised to record it but ordered him to remain and atone for his sins.
• Su Han and Shen Zhen left, while Mortal World Supreme and the others continued their quiet routine without changing their attitude toward Old Ancestor Qilin.
• Zhongtian entered a flourishing age as cultivators performed good deeds, preached the Dao, and strengthened faith in the Heavenly Dao and Heavenly Court.
• Ten thousand years later, True Origin Old Ancestor returned to Fangcun Island, met Xuanwu, and went to visit Gu An.
• Gu An kicked a half-carved wooden statue toward True Origin Old Ancestor, but a pitch-black figure caught it and asked Gu An who he was.

Mingji God confronted Gu An after tracking True Origin Old Ancestor, and Gu An revealed that Mingji God was an ancient Mystic Profound Venerable Immortal. Mingji God attacked, destroying Fangcun Island and Xuanwu before summoning a gigantic hand from Chaos to seize Gu An and True Origin Old Ancestor.

• True Origin Old Ancestor sensed an unseen threat, while Gu An spoke to the hidden figure and demanded that it identify itself.
• Mingji God introduced himself, and Gu An recognized his ancient origins and cultivation as a Mystic Profound Venerable Immortal.
• Mingji God explained that he had tracked True Origin Old Ancestor because he sought the fortune connected to Emperor Lord Taiqi, and Gu An stood to fight him.
• Mingji God's aura destroyed Fangcun Island and reduced Xuanwu to ash, while Gu An told True Origin Old Ancestor not to look back and walked toward the attacker.
• Mingji God summoned a massive Great Dao hand from Chaos, shattering Zhongtian's firmament as it reached to seize Gu An and True Origin Old Ancestor.

Gu An effortlessly killed Mingji God and reversed the destruction he had caused, restoring Zhongtian and Fangcun Island. True Origin Old Ancestor returned to safety, while the Heavenly Emperor sensed a fleeting change within the Heavenly Dao and grew wary.

• Gu An gathered Mingji God's karma, ignored his pleas, and destroyed him before True Origin Old Ancestor could intervene.
• Gu An used his power to restore Zhongtian and return True Origin Old Ancestor to Fangcun Island, explaining that Mingji God had been real but that he had reversed everything.
• True Origin Old Ancestor saw that Xuanwu and Fangcun Island were safe, then went down the mountain to talk with Xuanwu.
• The Heavenly Emperor sensed a brief change in the Heavenly Dao and wondered whether an unknown power had infiltrated it or an uncontrollable being had emerged.

The Heavenly Emperor reflected on threats he had met in Reincarnation and continued cultivating as he awaited Gu Xuanyou’s return. On Fangcun Island, Gu An watched the Wushi Continent thrive, let Lu Xian repel an intruder, and continued allowing Mortal World Supreme and the others to live and cultivate under his care.

• The Heavenly Emperor wondered when Gu Xuanyou would appear again, then resumed cultivating to gain insight from Reincarnation.
• True Origin Old Ancestor stayed on Fangcun Island and devoted himself to cultivation after Mingji God's fall.
• Over the next ten thousand years, two Merit Immortals emerged, and the Pure Land’s reputation drew more people seeking refuge from disasters.
• While Gu An taught a seventh-generation disciple, Lu Xian fought an intruder for two hours and drove it away.
• Epiphyllum Ghost Mother asked why Mortal World Supreme and the others remained at work in the herb fields, and Gu An told her to leave them be for now.
• Mortal World Supreme continued comprehending the Dao, while Nine Tribulations Immortal Emperor sought to merge her nine Daos into a Great Dao of her own.

Gu An guided Epiphyllum Ghost Mother in cultivation and wondered at the vastness of Chaos. In the Heavenly Court, Yang Jian visited Li Ya, warned him about its internal struggles, and invited him to meet other Merit Immortals.

• Gu An passed Mortal World Supreme and the other servants without speaking to them, then spent half a day harvesting mature herbs.
• Gu An took Epiphyllum Ghost Mother into the woods and guided her into Dao comprehension before gazing toward Chaos.
• Yang Jian visited Li Ya in the Heavenly Court and admitted he did not know where Gu An was.
• Yang Jian warned Li Ya that anyone who joined the Heavenly Court's internal struggles was destined to lose, then invited him to a Supreme Immortal's banquet.
• Li Ya accepted Yang Jian's invitation, and Yang Jian asked him about Zhongtian and his path to becoming a Merit Immortal.

Gu An discovered that the Heavenly Emperor controlled Blue Sky and used the Black Heavenly Emperor as a piece in his schemes, while foreseeing a calamity that would endanger his old acquaintances. He visited Hongyi, who was about to face trouble because Eternity had set its sights on her.

• Gu An watched the Heavenly Emperor execute an Immortal God and learned that Blue Sky was the Heavenly Emperor’s hidden shadow, bound to the Heavenly Dao and Hongmeng’s remnant will.
• The Heavenly Emperor ordered Blue Sky to endure changes to the Heavenly Dao, while Gu An discovered that the Black Heavenly Emperor and the Dark Heavenly Court were also the Heavenly Emperor’s pieces.
• Gu An foresaw an uncontrollable future calamity that would bring misfortune to Li Ya, Li Xuanmiao, Yang Jian, and other old acquaintances.
• After spending the night observing the Heavenly Realm, Gu An left his courtyard and went to visit Hongyi.
• Hongyi welcomed Gu An, and he asked how she had spent the years, knowing that Eternity had set its sights on her.

Hongyi reunited with Gu An and asked about his identity, then decided she would leave with him after an event he hinted would come. Months later, an uninvited white-haired man entered the secluded space around her courtyard and fixed his greedy gaze on her, while noticing Gu An nearby.

• Hongyi welcomed Gu An to her courtyard, introduced him to the Bamboo People, and told him she would move after reaching the Dao Extreme Daluo Immortal Realm.
• Hongyi tested Gu An with a powerful palm strike, but he stopped her and restored the shattered surroundings.
• Hongyi asked who Gu An was, and he described himself as an ordinary person; she asked to accompany him in the future.
• Gu An told Hongyi not to hurry, and she waited until he returned the next day before deciding she would leave with him after the event he had mentioned.
• Several months later, Hongyi sensed that the surroundings had been pulled into another space as a white-haired man in black robes approached her courtyard and looked at her with intense greed.

The Eternal Great Thousand Venerable came to seize Hongyi’s Saint destiny, but Gu An stepped in when the vastly stronger visitor overwhelmed her. Gu An wounded the visitor with Hongyi’s sword and forced him to kneel, revealing that the enemy had relied on an avatar.

• Hongyi confronted the Eternal Great Thousand Venerable after he entered the isolated plane and demanded her Saint destiny.
• The Eternal Great Thousand Venerable’s aura rose beyond Dao Extreme Daluo Immortal, then Mystic Qi Chaotic Immortal, and overwhelmed Hongyi.
• Gu An explained that the visitor had reached Mystic Profound Venerable Immortal and appeared beside Hongyi, lifting the pressure from her.
• Gu An guided Hongyi’s hand to slash the Eternal Great Thousand Venerable, stopping him and ravaging his divine soul.
• Gu An identified the visitor’s reliance on avatars as a flaw and ordered him to kneel, which he could not resist.

Gu An spared the Eternal Great Thousand Venerable after Hongyi said she wanted to defeat him herself and settle their Karma. The Eternal Great Thousand Venerable returned to eternity in fear, suspecting Gu An might be the legendary Saint.

• Gu An asked Hongyi how she felt after the battle, and she said she was unwilling to remain so weak.
• Gu An asked Hongyi whether he should kill the Eternal Great Thousand Venerable, and she said she wanted to defeat him herself but left the decision to Gu An because the Karma had spread beyond her.
• Gu An spared the Eternal Great Thousand Venerable and warned him to stay in eternity until Hongyi came to settle their Karma.
• The Eternal Great Thousand Venerable regained control of his body, bowed to Gu An, and vanished back to eternity.
• Hongyi asked Gu An whether sparing him would cause future trouble, and Gu An questioned her understanding of their realms before leaving.
• The Eternal Great Thousand Venerable returned to his hall, trembled in fear, and wondered whether Gu An was the legendary Saint.

Eternal Great Thousand Venerable fled the Heavenly Dao after encountering Gu An and Hongyi, then sought help to settle his karma with Hongyi. As the Heavenly Emperor refined the Merit Immortal system, Gu An joked with Su Han about becoming the Heavenly Emperor and secretly startled him with an illusory thunderclap.

• Eternal Great Thousand Venerable decided to stop plotting against Hongyi and sent a Silver Lotus to ask his Old Ancestor for help.
• Hongyi chose to remain in the mortal world and pursue the Dao, and Gu An began guiding her cultivation toward Dao Extreme Daluo Immortal.
• The Heavenly Emperor wondered why Eternal Great Thousand Venerable had entered and quickly left the Heavenly Dao, then told Star Lord Xuanqing to refine the Merit Immortals' ranks from the ninth heaven to the twenty-seventh heaven.
• Su Han suggested Gu An would suit the role of Heavenly Emperor, and Gu An frightened him with an illusory thunderclap.

Gu An watched Zhongtian’s fortunes unfold over ten million years and saw the Great Immeasurable Devil Ancestor’s growing threat, while planning to join the coming battle of Chaos. Shen Zhen and the Wushi Disciples began to sense an immortal fate linked to Gu An and Wuzhong Mountain, leaving them to speculate about his origins.

• Gu An observed that Zhongtian would produce a remarkable genius but chose not to take the person as a disciple, then spent ten million years wandering the continent.
• After ten million years, Gu An saw new conflict between the Demon Race and the Underworld Race, while Wushi’s disciples and his other associates advanced in cultivation and influence.
• Gu An noticed the Great Immeasurable Devil Ancestor sending outsiders into Chaos and moving closer, and he saw that the Heavenly Emperor remained unaware of the threat.
• Gu An decided he would join the Heavenly Court in the coming battle of Chaos to fight and gain lifespan for his breakthrough.
• Shen Zhen sensed an immortal fate in Gu An and guessed he had once held a high position in the Heavenly Court, while Wushi Disciples later began linking an approaching immortal opportunity to Wuzhong Mountain.

Gu An reassured Epiphyllum Ghost Mother and the imprisoned beings that they could eventually leave, with Mortal World Supreme likely to go first. Elsewhere, Star Lord Xuanqing heard of the Pure Land and grew interested in its immortal guardian, while Zhang Buku pressed Zhang Chunqiu to explain his troubled thoughts.

• Gu An told Epiphyllum Ghost Mother that he would not drive away those who wished to follow him to the Heavenly Court.
• Gu An told the prisoners that their crimes did not merit death and that Mortal World Supreme would be the first to leave when the time came.
• Star Lord Xuanqing asked an Old Daoist about reputable cultivators, and the Old Daoist described the Pure Land and its protective Immortal.
• Star Lord Xuanqing became interested in the Pure Land after hearing that its Immortal came from another world and had been thanked by many ascenders.
• Zhang Buku found Zhang Chunqiu brooding beneath the stars and urged him to explain what was troubling him.

Zhang Buku, Zhang Chunqiu, and Xu You suspected their visions were tied to the Great Dao of Reincarnation and planned to return to the Underworld for answers. Centuries later, Star Lord Xuanqing arrived at Wushi Daoist Field and offered Gu An the Heavenly Court office of Divine Steed Official.

• Zhang Chunqiu described visions of strange objects flying across the sky, and Zhang Buku could not tell whether they were real or imagined.
• Xu You said he had sensed similar guidance and suggested that they return to the Underworld to seek answers about the Great Dao of Reincarnation.
• Zhang Buku agreed to go, while his plans to revive dead souls and build his own kingdom remained a source of concern.
• Star Lord Xuanqing reached Wushi Daoist Field, met Epiphyllum Ghost Mother, and followed her to Gu An after sensing his immense merit.
• Xuanqing Star Lord announced that the Taihao Heavenly Emperor had summoned Gu An to become Divine Steed Official, responsible for watching over and feeding the Heavenly Court's divine steeds.

Xuanqing Star Lord offered Gu An a position raising divine steeds in the Heavenly Court, but Gu An rejected him and warned that the Heavenly Court would struggle to survive a future calamity. After returning to the city, Xuanqing read Journey to the West and grew shaken by its parallels to his visit and the Heavenly Court.

• Xuanqing Star Lord invited Gu An to become the Divine Steed Official, but Gu An questioned the post and dismissed him.
• Gu An’s disciples reacted angrily to Xuanqing’s offer, and An Xin escorted the Star Lord away.
• Gu An told his disciples that the Heavenly Dao would face a calamity that the Heavenly Court might not withstand.
• Xuanqing returned to the city, bought Journey to the West, and began reading it.
• Xuanqing became unsettled when the story showed Taibai Jinxing recruiting Sun Wukong as Bi Ma Wen, then trembled as Sun Wukong wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Court.

Xuanqing Star Lord grew convinced that Gu An could foresee the fate of the Merit Immortals and spent a century waiting for another audience. He offered Gu An the position of Divine Steed Heavenly King and, after receiving no answer, proposed asking the Heavenly Emperor for permission.

• After reading Investiture of the Gods, Xuanqing Star Lord feared that Gu An had foreseen the dangers surrounding the Merit Immortals and began planning how to win him over.
• Xuanqing Star Lord returned to Wushi Daoist Field and bowed outside the forest for a hundred years, refusing to leave until Gu An agreed to see him.
• Blood Prison Great Sage and the disciples mocked Xuanqing Star Lord's offer to make Gu An a Divine Steed Official, and Xuanqing Star Lord asked Blood Prison Great Sage to pass on his request for an audience.
• Several months later, Epiphyllum Ghost Mother brought Xuanqing Star Lord to Gu An, who confirmed that he could see the future of Xuanqing Star Lord and the Merit Immortals.
• Gu An warned that Merit Immortals should not focus only on the Heavenly Court, and Xuanqing Star Lord offered him the rank of Divine Steed Heavenly King, authority over several hundred Divine Steed Officials, and control of the divine steeds.
• When Gu An did not respond, Xuanqing Star Lord offered to return to the Heavenly Court and ask the Heavenly Emperor for permission, prompting Shen Zhen to wonder whether Gu An feared anyone.

Xuanqing Star Lord left the Pure Land to persuade the Heavenly Emperor to grant Grandmaster Wushi an immortal position, while Zhang Buku, Zhang Chunqiu, and Xu You sought answers from the Nine Abyss Hongmeng Emperor. The emperor warned them that a mysterious power was approaching the Heavenly Dao through reincarnation and that Zhang Chunqiu’s father would become its puppet and enemy.

• Gu An agreed to Xuanqing Star Lord’s request, and Xuanqing Star Lord left determined to persuade the Heavenly Emperor.
• Epiphyllum Ghost Mother led Xuanqing Star Lord past the medicinal fields where Mortal World Supreme and other punished immortals worked.
• Xuanqing Star Lord left the Dao Field without understanding why Grandmaster Wushi had sent him along that route.
• Zhang Buku, Zhang Chunqiu, and Xu You reached the Nine Abyss Hongmeng Emperor in the Nine Abyss Death Realm.
• The Nine Abyss Hongmeng Emperor said a power he could not see through was approaching the Heavenly Dao through reincarnation and had marked Zhang Chunqiu’s ghost domain.
• The Nine Abyss Hongmeng Emperor warned that Zhang Chunqiu’s father would become the power’s puppet and enemy, and said he could no longer protect them.

Zhang Buku failed to get help from Nine Abyss Hongmeng Emperor against a power targeting the Heavenly Dao, while the Heavenly Emperor granted Grandmaster Wushi a new rank as Merit Suppressing God Heavenly Monarch. A century later, a sudden crash shook Wuzhong Mountain as Gu An practiced his sword, but its source remained unknown.

• Nine Abyss Hongmeng Emperor warned Zhang Buku and Xu You that a formidable power aimed at the Heavenly Dao, then Zhang Buku left with Zhang Chunqiu and Xu You.
• Xuanqing Star Lord asked the Heavenly Emperor to grant Grandmaster Wushi a high immortal rank, and the Heavenly Emperor enfeoffed him as Merit Suppressing God Heavenly Monarch.
• The Heavenly Emperor created a Merit Divine Steed Token for Grandmaster Wushi and told Xuanqing Star Lord it would merge with the Heavenly Dao Immortal Register in a hundred years.
• A century later, Gu An practiced swordsmanship in his courtyard while Shen Zhen watched and felt Dao Intent in his moves.
• A sudden crash shook Wuzhong Mountain, but Gu An continued practicing and Shen Zhen could not find its source.

Gu An learned that a powerful being had broken into Zhongtian but remained focused on his plans, while True Origin Old Ancestor watched the distant battle and resolved to grow stronger. A thousand years after leaving, Star Lord Xuanqing returned with a higher immortal rank for Gu An, who questioned whether the Merit Immortals could fulfill their purpose in the Heavenly Court.

• Shen Zhen asked Gu An about a thunderous sound, and he told her a living being had broken into Zhongtian.
• True Origin Old Ancestor watched the battle from Fangcun Island, reassured Xuanwu that it posed no danger to the island, and then returned to cultivation.
• A thousand years after leaving, Star Lord Xuanqing returned to Wuzhong Mountain with the title Merit Suppressing God Heavenly Monarch for Gu An, a rank above Supreme Immortal.
• Gu An invited Star Lord Xuanqing inside, but questioned him about what Merit Immortals should be and why their merit stopped growing after they entered the Heavenly Court.
• Star Lord Xuanqing acknowledged the problem but affirmed that he still believed in merit and was certain he wanted to give Gu An the immortal position.

Gu An ascended to the Heavenly Realm with Star Lord Xuanqing and claimed the Merit Divine Steed Heavenly Palace, drawing in the Heavenly Court’s luck. As Gu An entered the palace, the Golden Body God Venerable appeared outside its doors.

• Gu An and Star Lord Xuanqing used the Heavenly Dao Immortal Register, and golden merit light carried them away from Wuzhong Mountain.
• As they ascended, Gu An concealed his true power while the Heavenly Emperor examined him and wondered about his origins.
• Star Lord Xuanqing presented the Merit Divine Steed Token, which flew to the Merit Divine Steed Heavenly Palace and drew in vast streams of Heavenly Court Luck.
• Gu An entered the palace and observed its protective formation, while Star Lord Xuanqing followed him inside.
• A gigantic golden face rose from the sea of clouds, and Star Lord Xuanqing recognized it as the Golden Body God Venerable.