Arc 43The Primordial Saint Dao
Gu An guided the Heavenly Emperor to sainthood as the Heavenly Court faced Immortal Mutation and threats from beyond Chaos. After the Heavenly Emperor’s lectures established the Thirty-Two Heavenly Emperors, the story left the Heavenly Dao preparing to confront the approaching Saint Venerable of Punishment and other outsiders.
- Gu An protected Zhang Buku and Xu You from the Great Profound Yin Sovereign, revived Xu You, and defeated the Sovereign before helping Zhang Buku bury Zhang Chunqiu.
- Gu An revealed that the Heavenly Emperor had an opportunity to become a Saint, and the Heavenly Emperor chose to accept it.
- The Heavenly Emperor broke through to the Primordial Saint Dao, and his hundred-year blessing strengthened the Heavenly Court and the wider Heavenly Dao.
- The Heavenly Emperor began lecturing on the Primordial Saint Dao and appointed Hongyi, Old Ancestor Honggan, Hongyang, and True Origin as the first four Heavenly Emperors.
- Gu An taught An Xin a Saint-level method and accepted Hongyi as a Wushi Disciple, while attacks on Dao listeners spread beyond the Heavenly Realm.
- The Demon-Punishing Great Dao Emperor was killed by the Saint Venerable of Punishment and revived in the Heavenly Pool, where the Heavenly Emperor identified the attacker as a threat to Chaos.
- The Heavenly Emperor completed eight lectures and appointed Zhu Xi, Tian Hao, Zhu Yin, and Xuan Canghai as the final four Heavenly Emperors, branding all thirty-two positions upon the Heavenly Dao.