Chapter Summaries

Gu An reunited with Long Teng, who had spent tens of thousands of years punishing himself over the Long Clan’s bloodline, and persuaded him to travel the myriad heavens together. After ten thousand years of wandering, Long Teng’s despair eased, and they arrived at a bustling Holy Land for a Heavenly Pride Assembly.

• Long Teng recognized Gu An as his ancestor, knelt before him, and followed him away from the town.
• Gu An told Long Teng that Long Zhan had been one of his reincarnated bodies and invited him to travel in search of meaning.
• Gu An took Long Teng through the myriad heavens, helping suffering mortals while avoiding conflicts between Cultivators.
• Over ten thousand years, Long Teng’s state of mind grew brighter as he traveled with Gu An.
• Gu An and Long Teng arrived at a Holy Land hosting a vast Heavenly Pride Assembly, and Long Teng asked whether they had come just to join the fun.

Gu An encouraged Long Teng to embrace the present as they watched Zhongtian’s gathering of prodigies, while the Heavenly Emperor learned that Hong Gan had targeted the Heavenly Court. The chapter ended with Gu An and Long Teng watching the gathering’s opening battle, with Gu An assuring Long Teng that he would surpass the other prodigies.

• Gu An told Long Teng that insight could come from ordinary life, and Long Teng resolved to stop dwelling on the Long Clan’s past.
• Long Teng heard that Hong Xuan had reached Daluo at ten thousand years old and felt the gap between himself and Zhongtian’s prodigies.
• In the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, the Son of Heaven Hongyang sensed a powerful being of the same source as himself and warned the Heavenly Emperor that Hong Gan had set his sights on the Heavenly Court.
• The Heavenly Emperor sent the Son of Heaven Hongyang to meet Hong Xuan in the lower realm and wondered what Gu An was hiding.
• As the grand gathering began, Gu An and Long Teng watched the battles from a rooftop pavilion, and Gu An told Long Teng he would become stronger than the other prodigies.

Gu An took Su Han and Long Teng away from the Yaoguang Holy Domain gathering after Su Han’s crushing loss to Hong Xuan, promising to find him a disciple who could match Hong Xuan. He led them to a black lotus named Hong Yuan, one of the Great Dao Nine Hong, just as Hongyi appeared nearby.

• Gu An watched the grand gathering and planned to protect Su Han from Hong Xuan while using the journey to broaden Long Teng’s horizons.
• Hongyang secretly descended to the city with two Dao Extreme Daluo Immortals as Hong Xuan’s fame continued to rise.
• After Su Han lost to Hong Xuan, Gu An told him he would find him a disciple with talent equal to Hong Xuan’s, though the disciple had not yet been born.
• Gu An brought Su Han and Long Teng to a boulder field, where they found a black lotus in a green lake.
• Gu An identified the lotus as Hong Yuan, one of the Great Dao Nine Hong who commanded the Dao of Slaughter, and said his birth would begin their slaughter of one another.
• Hongyi appeared atop a distant rock and fixed her gaze on Hong Yuan.

Hongyi and Old Ancestor Honggan confronted each other over the Black Lotus as it neared awakening, while Gu An watched. When Honggan’s power overwhelmed Hongyi, she called on Gu An, who challenged Honggan and left him unable to sense his existence.

• Su Han asked Gu An who Hongyi was as she and Old Ancestor Honggan watched the Black Lotus.
• Old Ancestor Honggan urged the Black Lotus to awaken as Hong Yuan and said he meant to guide him, provoking Hongyi to unleash her power.
• Old Ancestor Honggan dispersed Hongyi’s sword shadows and then overwhelmed the group with a darkness that swallowed their surroundings.
• Hongyi asked Gu An whether he would keep watching, and Gu An assured her that no one could harm her while he was there.
• Gu An warned Old Ancestor Honggan that he had chosen a path of calamity, and Honggan discovered that his Dao Intent could not reach Gu An.

Gu An confronted Old Ancestor Honggan and let him unleash the Great Cauldron of Myriad Laws Annihilation, a treasure that devoured living worlds to increase its power. Gu An struck back from within the cauldron’s attack, and Hongyi, Su Han, and Long Teng saw Honggan and the cauldron disappear into a black hole.

• Gu An demanded that Old Ancestor Honggan take one palm from him and promise to stop troubling Hongyi, but Honggan refused to submit.
• Old Ancestor Honggan unleashed his perfected Supreme Dao-Melding Sovereign Emperor power, while Gu An blocked his palm without moving.
• Old Ancestor Honggan summoned the Great Cauldron of Myriad Laws Annihilation, which devoured living worlds across Chaos to gather power.
• The Great Cauldron engulfed Gu An, Hongyi, Su Han, and Long Teng in a blast of black power.
• Gu An struck Old Ancestor Honggan from within the darkness, and Hongyi and the others saw Honggan and the cauldron vanish as purple mist rushed into a black hole.

Old Ancestor Honggan died after Gu An revealed his overwhelming strength, and Gu An brought Hong Yuan into the Heavenly Dao. The chapter ended with Gu An proposing that Hong Yuan join the Gathering Flower Sect and lead it to a golden age.

• Old Ancestor Honggan realized a Saint had defeated him, then petrified and scattered into ash.
• Gu An returned to Zhongtian with Su Han and Long Teng, took the Great Cauldron of Myriad Laws Annihilation, and told Hongyi to cultivate.
• Su Han wondered about the Black Lotus while Long Teng yearned for Old Ancestor Honggan's power.
• Gu An told Jiang Qiong that Hong Yuan came from beyond the Heavenly Dao and was connected to its birth.
• Gu An proposed that Hong Yuan become a disciple of the Gathering Flower Sect, helping it flourish as it helped him integrate into the Heavenly Dao.

Jiang Qiong agreed to take Hong Yuan into the Gathering Flower Sect, while Long Teng renewed his resolve to grow stronger. In the Underworld, Zhang Buku and Xu You sought Old Ancestor Honggan’s help to revive Zhang Buku’s father, and Honggan demanded the jade urn they carried.

• Jiang Qiong accepted Hong Yuan into the Gathering Flower Sect after weighing the risks, and Gu An invited her to drink with him.
• Long Teng sensed powerful cultivators in the Gathering Flower Sect and left determined to become stronger than Hong Yuan.
• Zhang Buku and Xu You entered a desolate region of the Underworld and found an enormous pit filled with bones.
• Old Ancestor Honggan revived as a hand bone, refused to help them, and then sensed unusual Karma from the ashes in Zhang Buku’s jade urn.
• Zhang Buku knelt and offered to give up everything to revive his father, so Old Ancestor Honggan ordered him to put down the urn before leaving.

Zhang Buku left Zhang Chunqiu’s ashes with Old Ancestor Honggan, who discovered Zhang Chunqiu’s connection to Gu An and resolved to investigate the hidden karma. Ten million years later, the Heavenly Emperor arranged immortal posts for Hong Yuan and Jiang Qiong, leaving Xuanqing Star Lord surprised by their sudden elevation.

• Zhang Buku insisted on knowing what he owed for Old Ancestor Honggan’s help, then left with Xu You while black qi enveloped Zhang Chunqiu’s ashes and the hand bone.
• Old Ancestor Honggan examined Zhang Chunqiu’s reincarnations, discovered his ties to Gu An, and decided to follow the Saint’s test despite the danger.
• Gu An continued traveling with Long Teng and secretly returned to Wushi Daoist Field as ten million years passed and Zhongtian entered a new era.
• The Heavenly Emperor watched Hong Yuan and reflected on Gu An’s role in the great fortune and his own approach to becoming a Saint.
• The Heavenly Emperor summoned Xuanqing Star Lord and declared that Hong Yuan and Jiang Qiong would become Immortal Lords, with Hong Yuan joining the Heavenly Gods and Jiang Qiong the Carefree Immortals.

Star Lord Xuanqing investigated Hong Yuan and learned of his Wushi lineage and the rumored relationship between Jiang Qiong and Grandmaster Wushi, easing his concern about the Heavenly Emperor's plans. Gu An then warned Ji Xiaoyu that her Immortal Domain had drawn the attention of a powerful being and gave her a treasure to face future calamities.

• Star Lord Xuanqing left the Heavenly Emperor and resolved to investigate Jiang Qiong and protect the Heavenly Dao's atmosphere.
• Hong Yuan told Star Lord Xuanqing that his first master was a third-generation disciple of Wushi and claimed Jiang Qiong and Grandmaster Wushi might be Dao companions.
• Star Lord Xuanqing approved of the Heavenly Emperor's favor toward Wushi and decided their connection would strengthen ties with the Heavenly Court.
• Gu An brought Long Teng to meet Ji Xiaoyu and had him recount his experiences while Gu An enjoyed the food and wine.
• Gu An gave Ji Xiaoyu the Great Cauldron of Myriad Laws Annihilation and warned that her Immortal Domain's study of yin and yang and reincarnation had attracted a powerful existence.

Gu An gave Ji Xiaoyu the Great Cauldron of Myriad Laws Annihilation and left the Yin-Yang Immortal Domain, where she began investigating its corruption. Ten million years later, he parted from Long Teng and returned to the thriving Wushi Realm, where two disciples invited him to hear their master preach.

• Ji Xiaoyu took the Great Cauldron of Myriad Laws Annihilation and sensed its overwhelming power, while Gu An said he did not need magical treasures.
• Gu An and Long Teng left the Yin-Yang Immortal Domain after half a month, and Ji Xiaoyu began a thorough investigation of its internal problems.
• Ten million years later, Gu An parted from Long Teng and urged him to guide the Long Clan toward righteousness; Long Teng vowed to revive it as a clan of guardians.
• Gu An surveyed the expanding Wushi Realm, which he kept free of innate life so it could remain a realm for cultivation.
• Two Wushi disciples met Gu An and invited him to hear their master preach after attaining the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit.

Gu An wandered through the Wushi Realm and met the siblings Chang Lanzi and Yue'er, who did not recognize him and complained about their master’s sermons. When their master learned they had met Gu An, he revealed that Gu An was the Grandmaster, leaving both siblings horrified.

• Gu An declined Chang Lanzi and Yue'er’s invitation to hear their master’s sermon, and Yue'er complained about the rules and her master.
• Gu An introduced himself before flying on, while Chang Lanzi and Yue'er wondered who he was.
• A month later, Chang Lanzi and Yue'er arrived late at their master’s gathering and explained that they had met Gu An.
• Their master recognized Gu An’s name and appearance and asked whether he had a sword at his waist.
• Yue'er repeated Gu An’s criticism of the Wushi Realm’s rules, and their master revealed that they had complained about their master to the Grandmaster.
• Yue'er and Chang Lanzi realized Gu An was the Grandmaster and turned pale with fear.

Gu An advised An Xin on managing the growing Wushi Realm and told her about his recent experiences and the Great Dao Nine Hong. After Gu An visited other disciples, Emperor Ancestor Zangtian remained unable to recover from the Heavenly Emperor’s attack, and a strange portal opened before him.

• An Xin told Gu An about the challenges of governing the Wushi Realm, and he urged her to delegate work and assured her he would protect her.
• Gu An recounted his experiences with Long Teng, Su Han, and Hong Yuan, and An Xin asked whether Wushi should recruit one of the Great Dao Nine Hong.
• Gu An said Hong Yuan was already essentially a Wushi Disciple, then left after An Xin asked when he would return.
• Gu An visited Xiao Lan, Shen Zhen, Tian Yao'er, Tianqing, Tianbai, and disciples struggling with cultivation.
• Emperor Ancestor Zangtian admitted that the Heavenly Emperor was stronger than past Heavenly Emperors, while the Heavenly Emperor’s power continued to torment him.
• A streak of purple lightning appeared before Emperor Ancestor Zangtian and expanded into an opening filled with dark red mist.

Emperor Ancestor Zangtian learned that Saint Venerable Luo Xu had granted him his power and threatened to withdraw it unless he became a pawn. In the Heavenly Realm, Gu An warned Xuanqing Star Lord that the missing Immortal Gods were not the only danger: many Immortal Gods within the Heavenly Court had already changed in nature.

• Saint Venerable Luo Xu told Emperor Ancestor Zangtian that he could not defeat the Heavenly Emperor and offered to resurrect his Dao lineage if he served as a chess piece.
• Emperor Ancestor Zangtian rejected the offer and dispersed the purple fissure, but Saint Venerable Luo Xu warned that he could revoke the power that sustained his realm.
• Xuanqing Star Lord told Gu An that over a thousand high-ranking Immortal Gods had vanished in Chaos, including a Supreme sent to investigate.
• Gu An asked about Xuanqing Star Lord's control over the Merit Immortals and advised him to watch inside the Heavenly Court.
• Gu An clarified that the danger extended beyond the Merit Immortals, saying many Immortal Gods had changed in nature.

Gu An warned Xuanqing Star Lord that Immortal Gods had been altered by a power beyond the Heavenly Emperor’s full understanding, but said the Heavenly Emperor would eventually confront the calamity. Thirty million years later, Xuanqing Star Lord organized Merit Immortals to capture Wu Jue and investigate the Immortal Mutation, with Li Ya agreeing to help despite their friendship.

• Gu An told Xuanqing Star Lord that the missing Immortal Gods would return changed and that the Heavenly Emperor alone could resolve the coming calamity.
• Xuanqing Star Lord reported Gu An’s words to the Heavenly Emperor, then began gathering a force loyal to the Heavenly Dao.
• Thirty million years passed as the Wushi Realm and the wider Heavenly Dao grew stronger, with the Wushi Realm producing twenty-three Opening Heaven Great Luo Immortals.
• Xuanqing Star Lord met with Li Ya and other Merit Immortals in the Taichu Imperial Domain and asked them to capture Wu Jue, an Immortal Lord suspected of Immortal Mutation.
• Li Ya acknowledged that Wu Jue might have undergone Immortal Mutation and agreed that they needed to act before the disaster spread.

Gu An spoke with Wu Jue about immortality before Wu Jue left for the Taichu Imperial Domain. In the Underworld, Zhang Chunqiu revived with a power beyond the Supreme Dao-Melding Sovereign Emperor and declared his intent to seize reincarnation and the Underworld.

• Gu An and Wu Jue reminisced about their years in the Taixuan Sect, and Wu Jue left to carry out a task in the Taichu Imperial Domain.
• Gu An watched Wu Jue depart and foresaw him clashing with Li Ya, then prepared to descend to the mortal world by another route.
• Zhang Buku and Xu You confronted the revived Zhang Chunqiu in the Underworld while Old Ancestor Honggan sensed an overwhelming aura from him.
• Zhang Chunqiu identified himself as the Great Profound Yin Sovereign and demanded that they kneel and worship him as their master.

The Great Profound Yin Sovereign crushed Zhang Buku’s companions and forced him toward submission after destroying his father’s soul. Just as Zhang Buku was about to kneel, a black-clothed man appeared, lifted his arm, and freed him from the pressure.

• Zhang Buku grieved after learning that the Great Profound Yin Sovereign had erased his father’s soul, while Old Ancestor Honggan said they could not escape the sealed region.
• Xu You tried to break the Sovereign’s suppression and was turned into blood mist.
• The Great Profound Yin Sovereign intensified his pressure on Zhang Buku and shattered the hand bone containing Old Ancestor Honggan.
• Zhang Buku struggled against the Sovereign’s power and nearly knelt as despair overwhelmed him.
• A black-clothed man appeared behind Zhang Buku, lifted his arm, and told him he was not without support.

Gu An arrived just as the Great Profound Yin Sovereign threatened Zhang Buku, reunited with his old acquaintance, and revived Xu You. He drew the Qinghong Sword and faced the Sovereign, who summoned a massive bronze disk for battle.

• Gu An appeared beside Zhang Buku and assured him that he would handle the Great Profound Yin Sovereign.
• Gu An revived Xu You, who had been annihilated, leaving Zhang Buku and Old Ancestor Honggan stunned.
• The Great Profound Yin Sovereign asked Gu An which Dao Universe he came from and realized Gu An's Dao cultivation surpassed his own.
• Gu An drew the Qinghong Sword and called Xu You his Senior Brother, easing Zhang Buku's obsession over his father's fate.
• The Great Profound Yin Sovereign stopped questioning Gu An and summoned a massive, patterned bronze disk behind himself.

Gu An stopped the Great Profound Yin Sovereign’s reincarnation-powered attack and seemed to let him depart, but then dragged him back and beheaded him. The Great Profound Yin Sovereign lay helpless beneath Gu An’s boot as the others watched in shock.

• The Great Profound Yin Sovereign formed a vast bronze disk and unleashed stone steles that pulled the Underworld toward them, while the Nine Abyss Hongmeng Emperor sensed the collapsing world from afar.
• Gu An raised the Qinghong Sword and halted the attack, forcing the Great Profound Yin Sovereign’s manifestation to vanish as Zhang Buku recovered Zhang Chunqiu’s corpse.
• Xu You thanked Gu An, and he and Old Ancestor Honggan believed the Great Profound Yin Sovereign had escaped until Gu An said he had not.
• Gu An drew the Great Profound Yin Sovereign back from outside Chaos and cut off his head, leaving him unable to control his body or soul.
• Gu An stepped on the Great Profound Yin Sovereign’s face and asked how it felt.

Gu An defeated the Great Profound Yin Sovereign and helped Zhang Buku accept his father’s death and choose Reincarnation for him. As Zhang Chunqiu prepared to leave, he asked Gu An what people should pursue, and Gu An told him to follow what he truly wanted.

• Gu An crushed the Great Profound Yin Sovereign’s head after reminding him of the suffering he had inflicted on others.
• Zhang Buku agreed to let his father enter Reincarnation, and Gu An led him and Xu You to a place to bury him.
• Old Ancestor Honggan asked to follow Gu An, while the headless Great Profound Yin Sovereign’s body followed them too.
• At the graveside, Zhang Chunqiu chose to leave rather than remain a weakness for Zhang Buku.
• Zhang Chunqiu asked Gu An what a person should ultimately seek, and Gu An said each person should pursue what they want.

After Zhang Buku mourned Zhang Chunqiu, he left to pursue a fresh start while Gu An took Old Ancestor Honggan and the Great Profound Yin Sovereign on a journey through the human world. Later, Li Ya visited Gu An to discuss a crisis in the Heavenly Court tied to the Great Dao Nine Hong and Old Ancestor Honggan.

• Zhang Buku knelt at Zhang Chunqiu’s tomb for seven days, then resolved to return to Zhongtian and work toward peace and equality before leaving with Xu You.
• Gu An told Old Ancestor Honggan and the Great Profound Yin Sovereign to follow him as he wandered the human world and viewed the Great Dao from a different angle.
• Immortal Gods, including Wu Jue, were convicted and imprisoned as rumors spread that a mysterious force was drawing in Heavenly Court officials.
• Li Ya visited Gu An in the Wushi Realm and reported that Wu Jue had been captured amid a growing Heavenly Court crisis.
• Li Ya told Gu An that Old Ancestor Honggan, one of the Great Dao Nine Hong, might be behind the turmoil.