Chapter Summaries

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Zhang Buku and Xu You faced Emperor Bone Mystic Profound Venerable, who saw unusual potential in Zhang Buku and tested them with his Karma. Back in Wushi, Zhen Qin asked Gu An’s permission to travel through the Myriad Worlds Gate, and he reassured her that he would protect her from afar.

• Zhang Buku woke on a strange expanse of water and found Xu You watching a fog-shrouded figure.
• Emperor Bone Mystic Profound Venerable examined Zhang Buku, judged his potential greater than Xu You’s, and increased his Karma to test them both.
• Gu An returned to Wushi after confirming Zhang Buku was safe for the moment and reflected on his power to cross time and reach the hidden plane.
• Zhen Qin told Gu An she wanted to travel through the Myriad Worlds Gate, and he gave her permission while promising the Wushi Divine Sparrow would help if she called for him.
• Gu An told Zhen Qin that Li Ya could come to Wushi if he needed help growing stronger.

Wu Xie became Wushi’s youngest Innate Golden Immortal and earned Gu An’s praise, while An Zizai learned he was close to reaching the same realm. Gu An then warned An Zizai that a new calamity would bring disaster to Wushi because Tian Hao, the reincarnated Son of Heaven, had returned to the Heavenly Spirit Great World.

• Zhen Qin entered the Myriad Worlds Gate after a long seclusion, worrying Su Han when he learned of it.
• Wu Xie became a fifteenth-generation disciple and the youngest Innate Golden Immortal in Wushi, and Gu An said he was the greatest genius in Wushi’s history.
• Gu An told An Zizai that he was close to becoming an Innate Golden Immortal and revealed that the Dao Treasure in his cauldron was being made for Wu Xie.
• Wu Xie heard Gu An’s praise, hoped to meet him, and eventually committed himself to cultivating until Gu An summoned him personally.
• Gu An summoned An Zizai and warned that a calamity tied to the Heavenly Court and the Son of Heaven would threaten Wushi because Tian Hao had returned to the Heavenly Spirit Great World.

Gu An warned An Zizai about the coming calamity and considered how Son of Heaven Taishang planned to use a purge of Chaos Demons to undermine Xuanyuan Renzun. In the future, Marshal Zhitian confronted Xuanyuan Renzun and ordered him to return to the Heavenly Court over allegations that Son of Heaven Changyou had joined the Dark Heavenly Court.

• Gu An told An Zizai about Son of Heaven Taishang and urged him to prepare for the calamity without revealing what he knew.
• Gu An foresaw that Taishang would use a campaign against the Dark Heavenly Court to devastate the Three Thousand Great Worlds and weaken Xuanyuan Renzun’s standing.
• Gu An decided to protect the Heavenly Spirit Great World and weighed whether to face the Heavenly Emperor, choosing to prioritize caution.
• Marshal Zhitian arrived at the Great World Divine Palace and told Xuanyuan Renzun that Taishang would send Heavenly Soldiers and Generals to search the Three Thousand Great Worlds.
• Xuanyuan Renzun protested that he could not have colluded with the Dark Heavenly Court, but Marshal Zhitian claimed Son of Heaven Changyou had transferred his origin into an avatar that merged with dark karmic fortune.
• Xuanyuan Renzun was stunned by the allegation and wondered why Changyou would betray the Heavenly Court.

Xuanyuan Renzun accepted that the Heavenly Court would send immortal gods into the Three Thousand Great Worlds, and seven million years later Gu An watched their invasion begin. Elsewhere, Li Ya reassured Zhen Qin that he was thriving in the Path of the Great Dao, despite his injuries and modest cultivation.

• Xuanyuan Renzun urged Marshal Zhitian to spare the Three Thousand Great Worlds hardship, then accepted that he could not oppose the Heavenly Court’s plans.
• Seven million years later, Gu An saw immortal gods and vast Heavenly Armies descend into the Three Thousand Great Worlds, including five Dao Extreme Daluo Immortals.
• Gu An considered how the coming war between humans and gods could let him gain lifespan, while recognizing that other powers were changing the calamity’s course.
• In a city on the Path of the Great Dao, Li Ya hid the severity of his injuries from Zhen Qin and boasted about his victories.
• Zhen Qin offered to take Li Ya back to Wushi, but he insisted he was content and claimed he might surpass Gu An after reaching Luo Heaven Carefree Immortal.

Zhen Qin heard that the Heavenly Court was moving against the Three Thousand Great Worlds, while news of the coming calamity eventually reached the Heavenly Spirit Great World and unsettled its sects. At Wushi, Wu Xie urged his fellow disciples to guard heaven and earth, as An Zizai advised them to wait for the critical moment.

• After parting with Li Ya, Zhen Qin reflected on her master and considered recording the sights of the Great Dao before cultivators flying overhead interrupted her thoughts.
• Zhen Qin heard that remnants of the Dark Heavenly Court had appeared in the Three Thousand Great Worlds and that the Heavenly Court had sent immortals and gods to investigate.
• Over the following thousands of years, reports of the Heavenly Court's planned move spread across the Three Thousand Great Worlds and reached the Heavenly Spirit Great World, alarming its sects.
• Wu Xie gathered several thousand Wushi Disciples and called on them to protect heaven and earth if turmoil came.
• An Zizai told Hai Yuan that Wushi should not rush to the front but should act at the critical moment.
• Gu An read Xuan Tianyi's new story about the romantic conflict between immortals and gods and found its details entertaining despite its absurdity.

Gu An and Shen Zhen watched the Nine Extremes Great World resist the immortals and gods, only to be devastated by Marshal Zhitian. Meanwhile, Immortal Monarch Taiyi returned to the Heavenly Spirit Great World with news that Marshal Zhitian had come in person.

• Shen Zhen observed that fate around the immortals and gods’ arrival remained uncertain, and Gu An said he would not let anyone destroy their home.
• Gu An showed Shen Zhen the battle in the Nine Extremes Great World, where Marshal Zhitian defeated its defenders and the world fell into deathly stillness.
• Marshal Zhitian sensed a distant figure resembling a remnant image of the Great Dao and reacted with dread at the possibility of its identity.
• Immortal Monarch Taiyi returned through the Boundary Gate and told Heavenly Spirit God that the Heavenly Court had closed the Heaven-Ascent Stairs and Marshal Zhitian had come in person.

Immortal Monarch Taiyi and Heavenly Spirit God realized the campaign against the Three Thousand Great Worlds was the Heavenly Court’s collective will, while resistance spread among the worlds over the next three million years. As disciples left to confront the invading forces, Gu An foresaw new threats to Wushi and began searching for a battlefield where he could harvest lifespan.

• Immortal Monarch Taiyi warned Heavenly Spirit God that the attack on the Three Thousand Great Worlds was the Heavenly Court’s will, and Heavenly Spirit God renewed his resolve to grow stronger.
• News of the Nine Extremes Great World’s defeat spread, prompting the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance and other powers to prepare their worlds for war.
• Three million years later, An Zizai told Gu An that the Heavenly Spirit Dao Alliance had asked about his plans, and Gu An warned that Wushi should focus on protecting the Heavenly Spirit Great World.
• Lu Xian, An Shengtian, and Jiang Shi asked to leave the Heavenly Spirit Great World to challenge the invading immortals and gods, and Gu An allowed them to go.
• Gu An foresaw the Dark Heavenly Court’s plans and new enemies targeting Wushi, then began looking for a battlefield to harvest lifespan.

A starving boy and his little sister struggled to survive in a ruined world until Gu An appeared and destroyed the demons flooding the sky. The boy mistook Gu An for his father, then asked whether he was an immortal.

• The boy led his younger sister across the desolate land and waited for her as they searched for water.
• The siblings drank muddy water, and the boy recalled how falling stars had destroyed his city and left only them alive.
• A vast vortex formed in the clouds, releasing a swarm of enormous demons that the siblings hid from behind a boulder.
• The demons’ flight suddenly stopped, and Gu An appeared as sunlight broke through the clouds and the demons turned to ash.
• The boy called Gu An “Father,” but Gu An gently corrected him, and the boy asked if he was an immortal.

Gu An saved two siblings from demons in a ravaged world, gave them cultivation manuals, and continued harvesting lifespan while seeking targets to restore. He returned to his courtyard and took An Xin out the next morning, while Su Han learned that she was strong enough to defeat his eldest senior brother in one move.

• Gu An told the siblings that the demons would be expelled and gave the boy two cultivation manuals before leaving them to head north.
• Gu An continued traveling through the calamity-stricken worlds and saw that Li Ya had chosen to save shattered Great Worlds, setting him on a stronger path.
• Gu An returned to his courtyard, invited An Xin to travel with him the next morning, and reflected on her growing Immortal Emperor Pupils.
• An Xin arrived early the next day, and Gu An led her away while Su Han watched nervously.
• Su Han asked Shen Zhen about An Xin's cultivation, and Shen Zhen said Su Han's eldest senior brother could not last one move against her.

Gu An took An Xin to a ravaged Great Thousand World to hunt demons while concealing his help, then watched Li Ya's state of mind break through as he resolved to gather like-minded people. Li Ya began contemplating a new path, and Gu An reflected that every Saint should have a path of their own.

• Gu An brought An Xin to a Great Thousand World and had her fight evil demons using only the Immortal Emperor Pupils while he secretly finished off her enemies.
• Gu An and An Xin returned to Wushi each dusk, and the next morning they picked herbs before resuming their demon hunt.
• Li Ya questioned his aim as he cared for orphaned children, then decided to gather people to help save the suffering rather than establish a sect.
• An Xin used the Immortal Emperor Pupils to observe Li Ya's fortune changing and asked Gu An what opportunity he had gained.
• Gu An explained that Li Ya's breakthrough in state of mind had set him on a new path, then reflected that everyone should have their own path of a Saint.