Chapter Summaries

Honglu emerged from the Golden-Veined Red Egg and reached the Dao Extreme Daluo Immortal realm, unsettling the gathered immortals with his cold, violent presence. He fixed his gaze on the Purple Vault Great Dao Emperor, while the Emperor realized Honglu had failed to sense the Merit Suppressing God Heavenly Monarch.

• The Golden-Veined Red Egg cracked as Honglu's aura surged toward the Dao Extreme Daluo Immortal realm, drawing more beings to the pit.
• After three shichen, the egg exploded, and Honglu emerged in black armor with wings and a long, bladed tail.
• Gu An judged Honglu's aptitude to be no better than Hongyi's and reflected that six other Hongs were still gestating throughout Chaos.
• Honglu surveyed the gathered beings and stared at the Purple Vault Great Dao Emperor, making the onlookers tense.
• The Purple Vault Great Dao Emperor realized Honglu had not noticed the Merit Suppressing God Heavenly Monarch, suggesting the Heavenly Monarch was far stronger.

Honglu attacked the Purple Vault Great Dao Emperor, revealing the power of a Dao Extreme Daluo Immortal despite being newly born. After the Purple Vault Great Dao Emperor restrained him, Gu An advised waiting for another arrival, which appeared at the chapter’s end.

• Honglu attacked the Purple Vault Great Dao Emperor, but an invisible barrier kept his blows from landing.
• Honglu's power continued to rise, and Gu An told the Blood Prison Great Sage that Honglu had reached the Dao Extreme Daluo Immortal realm.
• The Purple Vault Great Dao Emperor moved the weaker onlookers away and restrained Honglu with his Mystic Profound Venerable Immortal aura.
• The Purple Vault Great Dao Emperor asked Gu An what he should do, and Gu An advised him to wait.
• A cold voice appeared, asking whether they were certain they wanted to face this Venerable One.

Dao Shu Zun appeared in the void, seized Honglu, and confronted Gu An over the death of someone connected to him. As Dao Shu Zun unleashed his power, Gu An began their clash by sending a tuft of red fur from the Blood Prison Great Sage's tail toward him.

• Dao Shu Zun revealed himself behind Honglu, and Gu An identified him as an ancient Chaos existence older than the Heavenly Dao.
• Dao Shu Zun overruled the Purple Vault Great Dao Emperor, subdued Honglu, and drained away Honglu's Heavenly Dao Luck.
• Dao Shu Zun accused Gu An of killing someone connected to him, while Gu An dismissed the dead figure as insignificant.
• Dao Shu Zun's Profound Venerable Spirit suppressed the surrounding immortals and isolated the battlefield from the Heavenly Dao.
• Gu An stopped conversing with Dao Shu Zun and sent a tuft of red fur from the Blood Prison Great Sage's tail flying toward him.

Gu An overwhelmed Dao Shu Zun with a sea of fire, leaving him gravely afflicted and destined to die, then departed with Blood Prison Great Sage. On their way back to Wushi Daoist Field, Gu An answered Blood Prison Great Sage’s questions and revealed that Honglu would become an immortal and meet him again.

• Gu An engulfed Dao Shu Zun in a sea of fire that ravaged his Dao Fruit and soul, while Dao Shu Zun’s avatars began disappearing.
• Dao Shu Zun released the unconscious Honglu, then fell through a spacetime rift as Gu An left with Blood Prison Great Sage.
• Purple Vault Great Dao Emperor stayed behind with Honglu while the gathered immortals discussed Gu An’s overwhelming strength.
• Blood Prison Great Sage asked Gu An why he had spared Dao Shu Zun and left Honglu behind, and Gu An said Dao Shu Zun was destined to die later.
• Blood Prison Great Sage asked about Honglu’s future, and Gu An said Honglu would become an immortal and often deal with all living beings.
• Gu An told Blood Prison Great Sage that cultivation depended not only on speed but also on who lived longer.

Gu An returned to Wushi Daoist Field after the Heavenly Court’s peace ended and Chaos began attacking again. At the field, he encouraged the Nine Tribulations Immortal Emperor in her cultivation before finding Lu Xian and An Zizai arguing over whether to help Chen Chuan.

• Dao Shu Zun recovered from the Power of Causality and took comfort in the Seven-Colored Light Bead, believing one Hongmeng Will remained undiscovered.
• News of Merit Suppressing God Heavenly Monarch’s victory over Dao Shu Zun spread through the Myriad Worlds, and Gu An’s standing in the Heavenly Court grew.
• A hundred million years passed before Chaos again attacked the Heavenly Court.
• Gu An returned to Wushi Daoist Field and learned that An Xin, Lu Xian, Zui, the Blood Prison Great Sage, and Tian Yao'er had reached the Heaven-Opening Daluo Immortal Realm.
• Gu An told the Nine Tribulations Immortal Emperor that her nine-part path was steady, reassuring her that she was cultivating correctly.
• Lu Xian urged An Zizai to help Chen Chuan, but An Zizai questioned whether Wushi should intervene for every disciple who had left.

Lu Xian went out to rescue sect members, while Dao Shu Zun tried and failed to persuade Hongyi to return to Hongmeng. Gu An joined Hongyi as a rift appeared in the sky, and they sensed that a powerful being like her was behind it.

• Gu An allowed Lu Xian to leave and warned An Zizai that the world would soon fall into chaos.
• Hongyi rejected Dao Shu Zun's attempt to lure her to Chaos with the promise of reclaiming her Hongmeng power.
• Hongyi revealed that she wanted to tear Dao Shu Zun apart herself, then shattered the bamboo leaves forming his avatar.
• Dao Shu Zun woke in a forest, tormented by Fire Poison, and wondered whether Hongyi was connected to the Merit Suppressing God Heavenly Monarch.
• Gu An visited Hongyi and confirmed that the silent rift above the bamboo grove came from one of her kind, prompting her to ask why he was so strong.

Gu An told Hongyi about Old Ancestor Honggan, a powerful returning existence who would become a major enemy, and prepared her to face unavoidable battles. As the Heavenly Court’s war with Cangming continued and threats gathered, its Immortal Gods worried over the God-Slaughtering List and an approaching attack from Chaos.

• Gu An explained that Old Ancestor Honggan had returned with perfect Supreme Dao-Melding Sovereign Emperor cultivation and intended to use the power of the Great Dao's Nine Hong to prove the Dao.
• Hongyi refused Gu An’s offer to help her avoid future calamities and asked him to train her through dangerous battles.
• Lu Lingjun and White Spirit Demon Emperor received an imperial edict ordering the First Heavenly River Army to return and prepare to resist Cangming’s invasion of the Underworld.
• At Guangfa Immortal Palace, Li Xuanmiao questioned whether the God-Slaughtering List was real and worried that enemies had infiltrated the Heavenly Court.
• God Venerable Guangfa Taiguang warned the Immortal Gods that a powerful force from Chaos would soon attack the Heavenly Court.

Lu Xian returned to Wushi and told Gu An’s disciples about the God-Slaughtering List, which threatened the Heavenly Court and had begun killing immortal gods. As the Heavenly Court debated the threat, the Heavenly Emperor appeared with renewed authority, giving the gathered immortals hope.

• Lu Xian returned after a hundred years and told the disciples that the God-Slaughtering List named over a million immortal gods, including Merit Suppressing God Heavenly Monarch.
• Gu An explained that the list was a declaration of war against the Heavenly Court and that its creator could strip immortal gods of Heavenly Dao Luck.
• Golden lotuses fell across the mortal world after a Supreme Immortal at the Dao Extreme Daluo Immortal realm died, filling Zhongtian’s inhabitants with sorrow.
• Li Ya attended the Lingxiao Treasure Hall debate about the list while an Immortal God beside him tried to reassure him.
• The Heavenly Emperor appeared before the gathered Immortal Gods, and his presence renewed their hope.

At a gathering in Lingxiao Treasure Hall, the Heavenly Emperor and the Immortal Gods debated the threat of the God-Slaughtering List before Emperor Ancestor Zangtian appeared and declared war on the Heavenly Court. The Heavenly Emperor challenged him, and a giant golden hand descended from the Heavenly Dao to seize him.

• The Heavenly Emperor convened the Immortal Gods to discuss the God-Slaughtering List, and they debated how to protect the Heavenly Court and investigate its source.
• Emperor Ancestor Zangtian entered Lingxiao Treasure Hall, announced that he would slaughter all the Immortal Gods except the Heavenly Emperor, and said they should stop investigating the list.
• Emperor Ancestor Zangtian scattered the magic power of dozens of Supreme Immortals and walked through the hall as the gathered Immortal Gods watched in alarm.
• The Heavenly Emperor stopped Emperor Ancestor Zangtian from leaving and asserted that the Heavenly Emperor had no distinction of age.
• The Heavenly Dao's radiance filled the space above the hall, and an enormous golden hand descended toward Emperor Ancestor Zangtian while suppressing the Immortal Gods' magic power.

As the God-Slaughtering List stirred fear across the worlds, Gu An watched the Heavenly Emperor repel Emperor Ancestor Zangtian and refused to take over the Heavenly Court’s troubles. A million years later, the war at the edge of the Heavenly Dao had worsened, and black qi suddenly surged into Gu An’s palace.

• The God-Slaughtering List made Wushi’s disciples and the mighty figures laboring there fear the turmoil beyond their refuge, while Gu An continued his daily routine without promising to fight its mastermind.
• A terrifying pressure from the Heavenly Realm shook the worlds as the Heavenly Emperor fought Emperor Ancestor Zangtian, the force behind Dao Shu Zun and the creator of the God-Slaughtering List.
• Gu An told Xuanwu that the battle was in the Heavenly Court, then watched the Heavenly Emperor repel Emperor Ancestor Zangtian.
• Star Lord Xuanqing visited Gu An and urged him to help amid the Heavenly Dao’s crisis, but Gu An said the Heavenly Emperor could handle the predicament, and Xuanqing left without pressing him.
• A million years passed as Demons poured into the Heavenly Dao, the Three Thousand Great Worlds fell into chaos, and ascended cultivators joined the Heavenly Court’s defenses.
• While Gu An teased a newborn divine steed in the Merit Divine Steed Heavenly Palace, a mass of black qi surged into the hall.

Dao Ya Zun attacked Gu An in the Merit Divine Steed Heavenly Palace while Emperor Ancestor Zangtian confronted the Son of Heaven, Hongyang and revealed that Hongyang was formed from the Hongmeng Will. The chapter left Dao Ya Zun defeated and terrified before Gu An, while Emperor Ancestor Zangtian realized his other plan had run into trouble.

• Dao Ya Zun confronted Gu An and declared that he had come to kill him, while Gu An revealed that Dao Shu Zun had not told him about their encounter.
• Emperor Ancestor Zangtian told the Son of Heaven, Hongyang that Hongyang was formed from the Hongmeng Will and that both the Heavenly Emperor and Zangtian intended to devour him to prove their Dao.
• The Son of Heaven, Hongyang prepared to fight Emperor Ancestor Zangtian after considering that the revelation about his imperial father might be true.
• Emperor Ancestor Zangtian stopped his confrontation when he sensed that Dao Ya Zun had run into trouble at the other Immortal Palace.
• Gu An left Dao Ya Zun, his black flood dragon sword spirit, and the shattered black sword defeated in the hall as Dao Ya Zun asked what Gu An was.

Gu An killed Dao Ya Zun, prompting Emperor Ancestor Zangtian to seize the Son of Heaven, Hongyang and provoke a battle with the Heavenly Emperor. After Zangtian fled, the story shifted to the sealed Dao Shu Zun, whom an unknown figure intended to use.

• Gu An questioned and tormented Dao Ya Zun, then killed him and seized his lifespan.
• Emperor Ancestor Zangtian attacked the Son of Heaven, Hongyang, but Hongyang's Heavenly Dao Luck exposed the assault and alerted the Heavenly Court.
• The Heavenly Emperor fought Zangtian, overwhelmed him, and drove him to flee while the Immortal Gods watched.
• Gu An left the Merit Divine Steed Heavenly Palace as the Heavenly Court celebrated the Heavenly Emperor's victory.
• An unknown figure confronted the sealed Dao Shu Zun, dismissed his understanding of the Hongmeng Will, and said they would borrow his physical body.

After defeating Dao Ya Zun, Gu An returned to Zhongtian as the Heavenly Court’s fortunes rose and Wushi’s reputation spread. Wu Xie sought guidance on how to fight without leaving Wushi, and Gu An promised to take him to battle in Chaos.

• Gu An returned to Zhongtian in high spirits after killing Dao Ya Zun, and disciples speculated that he had helped the Heavenly Court as its Heavenly Dao Luck surged.
• Wushi’s growing presence in Zhongtian drew former disciples back to seek readmission, but Gu An refused them and An Zizai had them driven away.
• Wu Xie asked An Zizai how to cultivate after reaching the Heaven-Opening Daluo Immortal Realm, and An Zizai told him to follow his own heart.
• Wu Xie told Gu An he wanted to fight but did not want to leave Wushi, and Gu An promised to take him to fight in Chaos.

Gu An took Wu Xie to fight Chaos Demons, giving him the exhausting battle he had long awaited. Afterward, An Zizai told Gu An that an old friend was waiting for him at Wuzhong Mountain with a great opportunity to share.

• Gu An brought Wu Xie from Wuzhong Mountain straight to the Chaos battlefield and clad them both in silver armor.
• Wu Xie fought the Chaos Demons alongside Gu An, Lu Lingjun, and the White Spirit Demon Emperor, pushing himself to complete exhaustion.
• Gu An let Wu Xie recover on his own as they walked back, while An Zizai reassured himself that Wu Xie would be fine.
• An Zizai told Gu An that an old friend, known to Shen Zhen, was waiting at Wuzhong Mountain with a heaven-sized opportunity.
• Gu An recognized the visitor as an old friend but continued walking at his usual leisurely pace.

Gu An reunited with Chu Jingfeng, who sought his advice about an opportunity promising the inheritance of the Great Dao Emperor Lord’s founder in Chaos. Gu An warned him about the danger and revealed that he had already killed Emperor Lord Taiqi, leaving Chu Jingfeng stunned by the gulf in their strength.

• Gu An welcomed Chu Jingfeng to the courtyard and reminisced with him about their time in the Taixuan Sect.
• Chu Jingfeng told Gu An about an opportunity that could lead them to the inheritance of the Great Dao Emperor Lord’s founder in Chaos.
• Gu An explained the conflict between the Heavenly Dao and Chaos, making Chu Jingfeng question whether the opportunity was safe.
• Shen Zhen mocked Chu Jingfeng for overlooking the opportunity of having Gu An beside him.
• Gu An revealed that Emperor Lord Taiqi had targeted one of his disciples and that Gu An had beaten him to death, shocking Chu Jingfeng and Shen Zhen.

Gu An sheltered Chu Jingfeng in the Wushi Daoist Field, where Chu gradually found calm and gained a deeper understanding of Gu An. Meanwhile, Wu Xie joined the chaos war again, and Xuanqing Star Lord brought Zhu Xi and five other newly appointed Merit Immortals to choose divine steeds before entering the war.

• Gu An invited Chu Jingfeng to stay in the Wushi Daoist Field, then asked Epiphyllum Ghost Mother to arrange his lodging.
• Gu An observed powerful beings in the chaos lure Heavenly Dao cultivators with opportunities, then returned to his room.
• Several months later, Gu An took Wu Xie to join the war, where Wu Xie fought with greater awareness of his limits.
• Chu Jingfeng's state of mind improved as he lived and cultivated in the Wushi Daoist Field, and he resolved to repay Gu An.
• Xuanqing Star Lord brought Zhu Xi and five other Merit Immortals to the Heavenly Court's North Heavenly Gate and told them to join the war defending the Heavenly Dao.
• Xuanqing Star Lord led the six Merit Immortals to the Cloud Realm to choose divine steeds.

Gu An watched Zhu Xi’s return to the Heavenly Court and continued contemplating the Great Dao as the war with Chaos worsened. Ten million years later, he agreed to take Zui to a more dangerous battlefield and asked him to use his Immortal Emperor Pupils to investigate a strange Karma affecting the Great Daos.

• Gu An observed Zhu Xi choose a divine steed that singled her out, prompting Star Lord Xuanqing to suspect she had an unusual connection to the Cloud Realm.
• The God-Slaughtering List reappeared throughout the Heavenly Dao, causing Immortal Gods to die in greater numbers and the Heavenly Dao Luck to decline.
• Gu An continued accompanying Lu Lingjun on some campaigns while saving lifespan and avoiding intervention in the Heavenly Court’s troubles.
• After ten million years, Zui asked Gu An to bring him to the Chaos battlefield, and Gu An warned him that the next battle would bring greater danger and prolonged Karma.
• Gu An told Zui to use his Immortal Emperor Pupils to examine the Great Dao, and Zui sensed faint Karma meddling with different Great Daos.

Gu An let Zui and several other disciples glimpse a terrifying presence invading the Great Dao, then urged them to cultivate by assigning them the secret mission of becoming saviors. An Xin saw through Gu An’s repeated instructions and learned that the presence surpassed Chaos and all beings in the Heavenly Dao.

• Zui peered into the Great Dao, saw an enormous figure intent on devouring everything, and was shaken until Gu An brought him back to his senses.
• Gu An encouraged Zui to become a savior and ordered him to keep the vision secret and focus on cultivation.
• A hundred years later, Gu An guided Yi Qingshan to glimpse the Great Dao and gave him the same secret responsibility.
• Gu An assigned similar missions to his disciples, including Lin Chuan, urging them to cultivate instead of fighting.
• An Xin questioned whether Gu An had told every disciple the same thing, and Gu An admitted it before describing the presence as surpassing Chaos and all beings in the Heavenly Dao.

Gu An brought An Xin to the Heavenly Army’s battle against the Demons, then studied creation by shaping Earth Spirits and observing their fates across time. After Epiphyllum Ghost Mother found him, he asked what she wanted from life and whether she was curious about what lay beyond Chaos.

• Gu An told An Xin that a mighty being was secretly devouring the Great Dao, then agreed to take her there another time.
• Gu An and An Xin joined Lu Lingjun and the White Spirit Demon Emperor in the battle against the Demons, and An Xin resolved to temper her Immortal Emperor Pupils.
• Gu An shaped Earth Spirits from courtyard soil and sent some into the past Chaos to study their fates and the Dao of Creation.
• Epiphyllum Ghost Mother found Gu An after he had spent months immersed in creation, and she felt her cultivation improve in his presence.
• Gu An asked Epiphyllum Ghost Mother what she wanted from life, and then asked whether she wondered what lay beyond Chaos.

Gu An discussed the Great Dao Nine Hong with Epiphyllum Ghost Mother before visiting Fangcun Island, where Xuanwu reunited with the returning True Origin Old Ancestor. True Origin Old Ancestor warned Gu An that an unseen enemy was killing beings across past and future to devour their lifespans, and that the enemy might have noticed his deduction.

• Gu An told Epiphyllum Ghost Mother that nearly all of the Great Dao Nine Hong had gathered and explained its power to decide the fate of the Heavenly Dao and Chaos.
• Gu An visited Fangcun Island and listened as Xuanwu complained that the demons he had raised had surpassed him in cultivation.
• True Origin Old Ancestor returned to Fangcun Island, and Xuanwu felt envious of his powerful cultivation and newly longed to become stronger.
• True Origin Old Ancestor privately told Gu An that a terrifying being was killing across past and future and absorbing the lifespans of its victims to grow stronger.
• True Origin Old Ancestor feared that the being had already sensed his deduction.