Chapter Summaries

Gu An discussed Wu Jue’s fate and the Heavenly Dao with Li Ya, then revealed that he had given the Heavenly Emperor an opportunity to become a Saint. Old Ancestor Honggan and the Great Profound Yin Sovereign were shaken by Gu An’s power and the coming change to the Heavenly Dao.

• Gu An and Li Ya discussed Old Ancestor Honggan’s power, and Old Ancestor Honggan claimed his true target was the other Eight Hongs of the Great Dao, not the Heavenly Court.
• Gu An refused to intervene for Wu Jue, telling Li Ya that his ties to Heavenly Court luck meant he had a duty to protect the Heavenly Court.
• Li Ya asked Gu An about Saints and described reports of ancient Heavenly Court ruins and the Primordial Heavenly Emperor’s failed attempt to become one.
• After Li Ya left, Gu An asked the Great Profound Yin Sovereign about the Heavenly Dao, and the Sovereign called it arrogant for seeking to rival the Great Dao.
• Gu An revealed that he had bestowed the Heavenly Emperor an opportunity to become a Saint, startling the Great Profound Yin Sovereign and making Old Ancestor Honggan hope for the same help.

Gu An continued traveling through a mortal world scarred by the Heavenly Court’s turmoil, accompanied by Old Ancestor Honggan and the Great Profound Yin Sovereign. After the Great Profound Yin Sovereign secretly influenced a youth’s fate, Gu An reminded him that the Heavenly Dao’s reach surpassed his own.

• Old Ancestor Honggan lamented the worsening slaughter in the mortal worlds, and Gu An called it part of the Heavenly Dao’s Reincarnation.
• A youth stopped Gu An’s group and asked whether they were cultivators.
• Old Ancestor Honggan told the youth that the demon who killed his father was his birth father and that hardship would awaken his bloodline inheritance.
• The Great Profound Yin Sovereign left a strand of hair on the youth, saying his origins resembled his own and that whether he had saved him remained uncertain.
• Gu An told the Great Profound Yin Sovereign that the Heavenly Dao surpassed him, leaving the Sovereign stiff with unease.

Gu An visited Zhu Xi at the Sacred Court and told her that the Heavenly Court’s internal turmoil would last ten million years. He revealed that the Supreme Legend was real and that someone with supreme power was scheming against the Sacred Court because its providence had changed.

• The Great Profound Yin Sovereign pondered whether Gu An’s words meant the Heavenly Dao had surpassed him, while Old Ancestor Honggan focused on the possibility of becoming a Saint.
• Old Ancestor Honggan observed the young fiend inherit the Great Profound Yin Sovereign’s power and transform his life after a century of cultivation in an abyss.
• A thousand years later, Gu An met Zhu Xi at the Sacred Court, where she asked whether the Heavenly Court posed a threat to her.
• Zhu Xi explained that growing conflicts within the Heavenly Court had driven her to return to the Taiwei Great World, and Gu An predicted the turmoil would last another ten million years.
• Gu An confirmed that the Supreme Legend was real and warned Zhu Xi that someone with supreme power intended to scheme against the Sacred Court because its providence had changed.

Gu An had the Great Profound Yin Sovereign capture the powerful purple-clad man targeting Zhu Xi’s Sacred Court, then let Zhu Xi decide his fate. After Gu An left the man imprisoned beneath the Sacred Court, Old Ancestor Honggan asked whether he still had a chance to become a Saint.

• Gu An ordered the Great Profound Yin Sovereign to capture the purple-clad mastermind, who intended to take control of Zhu Xi’s Sacred Court.
• Gu An briefly put Zhu Xi inside the bead with the purple-clad man, letting her experience his overwhelming power before releasing her.
• Zhu Xi chose to have the man suppressed within the Sacred Court while preserving his will, and Gu An warned her not to covet his power.
• Gu An left, and the Great Profound Yin Sovereign immobilized the purple-clad man and stepped on his head before following.
• Old Ancestor Honggan asked Gu An whether Zhu Xi was another Saint he had appointed and whether he himself had a chance at Sainthood.

Gu An let Old Ancestor Honggan serve him and offered the Great Profound Yin Sovereign a chance to surpass the Primordial Taiyi True Saint. Meanwhile, the Heavenly Emperor chose to become Gu An’s saint, and Gu An granted his wish; afterward, thunderclouds gathered over Gu An and his companions.

• Gu An accepted Old Ancestor Honggan’s service, while the Great Profound Yin Sovereign reacted eagerly to the offer of surpassing the Primordial Taiyi True Saint.
• The Heavenly Emperor sensed the thoughts of the Immortal Gods as he advanced toward sainthood and recognized that a saint was behind the turmoil in the Heavenly Court.
• The Heavenly Emperor met Gu An in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall and chose to become his saint, trusting Gu An because of his actions and compassion for mortals.
• Gu An granted the Heavenly Emperor’s choice by sending a gale toward him, engulfing him in blazing light.
• Gu An rode through the mountains with Old Ancestor Honggan leading his horse and the Great Profound Yin Sovereign carrying bundles, as thunderclouds darkened the sky.

Gu An watched as the Heavenly Emperor began his transformation into a Saint, a breakthrough that filled the Heavenly Dao with surging vitality and fortune. As rain fell over Feixian City, the Son of Heaven Hongyang and Star Lord Xuanqing realized that the Heavenly Emperor had reached a realm beyond those of past Heavenly Emperors.

• The Great Profound Yin Sovereign told Old Ancestor Honggan that the Heavenly Emperor would surpass him upon becoming a Saint, while Gu An decided to help the Heavenly Emperor complete his breakthrough.
• Gu An, Old Ancestor Honggan, and the Great Profound Yin Sovereign reached Feixian City as thunderclouds covered the Heavenly Dao.
• The next morning, Old Ancestor Honggan sensed the Heavenly Emperor transforming toward the Primordial Taiyi True Saint realm, and Gu An watched as fine rain began to fall.
• The Son of Heaven Hongyang and Star Lord Xuanqing witnessed the seven-colored vortex above the Heavenly Realm and sensed the Heavenly Dao Luck rising.
• The Son of Heaven Hongyang concluded that his Imperial Father had broken through to a realm no ancient had reached, and Star Lord Xuanqing expected him to purge the Heavenly Dao.

The Heavenly Emperor became a Primordial Taiyi True Saint, transforming into a Chaos Golden Dragon as the Heavenly Dao expanded and granted all beings a hundred-year dream of peace and cultivation. After the dream ended, Gu An brought Old Ancestor Honggan to meet Hongyi, who worried that Honggan might take her place in Gu An’s heart.

• The Heavenly Emperor’s breakthrough filled the realms with rising Heavenly Dao Luck, and Gu An saw it take the form of a dragon as the Heavenly Dao began devouring the Great Dao.
• Gu An told Old Ancestor Honggan and the Great Profound Yin Sovereign that the anomaly would last at least a hundred years, during which no living being would die and all would experience a dream or Dao-comprehension state.
• The Heavenly Emperor’s hundred-year blessing passed in a hundred days in the Heavenly Court, and the Immortal Gods awoke with improved cultivation while the Heavenly Emperor remained in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
• Gu An met Hongyi and Old Ancestor Honggan in a pavilion in Zhongtian, where Hongyi asked why Gu An had brought Honggan along.
• Gu An told Hongyi she could challenge Honggan in the future, and she asked whether Honggan would replace her in Gu An’s heart.

Gu An told Hongyi to attend the Heavenly Emperor’s upcoming Dao lecture, while the Heavenly Emperor later announced that he had attained the Primordial Saint Dao and would establish thirty-two Heavenly Emperors. Golden Decrees appeared before Ji Xiaoyu, Xiao Lan, and Li Ya, leaving the gathered Immortal Gods wondering what the Heavenly Emperor intended.

• Gu An told Hongyi that someone would bring her to the Heavenly Court and urged her to cultivate in peace.
• A thousand years later, the Heavenly Emperor announced his breakthrough to the Primordial Saint Dao and declared plans to lecture and establish thirty-two Heavenly Emperors.
• Immortal Gods and Heavenly Dao Supremes gathered before Lingxiao Treasure Hall, while Son of Heaven Hongyang silenced speculation that the Heavenly Emperor might have betrayed the Heavenly Dao.
• A Golden Decree appeared before Ji Xiaoyu and another stopped Xiao Lan as she traveled through a forest.
• The Heavenly Emperor’s Golden Decree flew from Lingxiao Treasure Hall and appeared before Li Ya, surprising him and drawing the attention of the assembled Immortal Gods.

Li Ya, Xuanqing Star Lord, and the Son of Heaven Hongyang received the Heavenly Emperor’s summons to hear the Primordial Saint Dao, while Xiao Lan and An Xin arrived among Gu An’s other chosen listeners. As the assembled figures waited before the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, Old Ancestor Honggan said Gu An would not attend because he was busy.

• The Heavenly Emperor’s voice dispersed the Immortal Gods and Heavenly Dao Supremes, then Golden Decrees invited Li Ya, Xuanqing Star Lord, and the Son of Heaven Hongyang to hear the Primordial Saint Dao.
• Xuanqing Star Lord told Li Ya to seize his opportunity and warned that the Heavenly Court was about to undergo a major reshuffle.
• Xiao Lan arrived at the South Heaven Gate with the Heavenly Emperor’s Decree, where An Xin joined her and confirmed that Gu An had arranged their invitations.
• Xiao Lan and An Xin reached the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, met Tian Hao, Ji Xiaoyu, Hongyi, and Old Ancestor Honggan, and joined the growing assembly of listeners.
• Tian Hao asked whether Gu An would come, and Old Ancestor Honggan replied that Gu An was busy and would not attend.

Li Xuandao joined the gathered listeners at Lingxiao Treasure Hall, where Xuanqing Star Lord revealed that Gu An was a Supreme in the Heavenly Court. As the Heavenly Emperor began preaching the Dao, Gu An and Great Profound Yin Sovereign watched from afar and discussed the future Saints among the listeners and the Saints drawing near to chaos.

• Li Ya saw Li Xuandao arrive with a Golden Decree but chose not to approach his estranged father.
• Xuanqing Star Lord welcomed Li Xuandao on behalf of the Supreme, and Li Xuandao realized Gu An held a powerful position in the Heavenly Court.
• The Heavenly Emperor opened Lingxiao Treasure Hall, and Hongyang led the listeners inside to hear the Dao.
• Zhu Xi resolved to prove herself among the listeners, while the others entered eager to rise above their peers.
• Great Profound Yin Sovereign praised the Heavenly Emperor's earnest sermon, and Gu An said some listeners would become Wushi Saints or Chaos Saints.
• Great Profound Yin Sovereign asked whether Gu An was preparing to protect chaos after sensing multiple Saints drawing near.

Gu An explained why he had spared the Great Profound Yin Sovereign, prompting the Saint to reflect on his nature and his desire to surpass Gu An. After the Heavenly Emperor’s thousand-year sermon, he announced the first four of the Thirty-Two Heavenly Emperors and established their rankings, leaving Hongyi at the top.

• Gu An told the Great Profound Yin Sovereign that he had spared him because, despite his arrogance, he had not truly wanted to cause slaughter.
• The Great Profound Yin Sovereign reflected on his past and resolved that he still wanted to surpass Gu An.
• After preaching for a thousand years, the Heavenly Emperor announced that the four listeners who improved fastest at each sermon would become Heavenly Emperors, with all thirty-two taking their positions after eight sermons.
• The Heavenly Emperor named Hongyi, Honggan, Hongyang, and True Origin as the first four Heavenly Emperors.
• The Heavenly Emperor confirmed that the order in which he named them was their ranking, placing Hongyi first.
• Hongyi challenged anyone who refused to accept her position to come fight her.

After the first Dao lecture, An Xin and Hongyi sought Gu An’s guidance to become stronger. Gu An taught An Xin the Absolute Void Pupils and agreed to help Hongyi, who planned to announce that she was one of the Wushi Disciples.

• The Heavenly Emperor announced that the next Dao lecture would take place in a thousand years, and the listeners left Lingxiao Treasure Hall as news of Hongyi, the Primordial Saint Dao, and the Saints spread through the Heavenly Realm and Myriad Worlds.
• An Xin resolved to strive for the Fifth Heavenly Emperor after feeling disappointed in her performance, while Li Ya also hoped to become one of the Thirty-Two Heavenly Emperors.
• An Xin visited Gu An’s Dao Field and asked to become stronger because she felt the Immortal Emperor Pupils were no longer enough.
• Gu An revealed that An Xin’s pupils had evolved toward the Absolute Void Pupils and began teaching her the Saint-level method.
• Hongyi asked Gu An to help her become stronger and said she would announce that she was one of the Wushi Disciples after the lecture ended.

Gu An taught Hongyi privately and observed the struggle for power that followed the Primordial Saint Dao lectures. As listeners of the Dao faced attacks, Zhang Buku warned Xu You that an external calamity was approaching and urged him to focus on growing stronger.

• Gu An accepted Hongyi's wish to join Wushi and began giving her private Dao lessons.
• After the second lecture, four Heavenly Emperors emerged, including An Xin as the Seventh Heavenly Emperor.
• Listeners of the Dao were attacked after leaving the Heavenly Realm, while Gu An secretly dealt with five Heavenly Dao mighty experts near a river.
• Old Ancestor Honggan discussed An Xin's formidable talent and the struggles he had glimpsed through the Primordial Saint Dao as he accompanied Gu An.
• Xu You urged Zhang Buku to pursue the Primordial Saint Dao, but Zhang Buku warned that an outside calamity would bring drastic changes and told him they must grow stronger.

As chaos eruptions and a succession struggle shook the Heavenly Court, the Demon-Punishing Great Dao Emperor encountered a devastating attack from Saint Venerable of Punishment and reported it to the Heavenly Emperor. The Heavenly Emperor revealed that powerful beings from other cosmoses were closing in on the Chaos, and Star Lord Xuanqing urged him to make Merit Suppressing God Supreme the First Heavenly Emperor.

• After successive preachings ended, more Immortal Gods attacked Dao listeners, and over half of the Thirty-Two Heavenly Emperor positions were decided.
• The Demon-Punishing Great Dao Emperor investigated a purplish-red lightning streak in the Chaos, but it shattered his bronze bell and destroyed his body and soul.
• Revived in the Heavenly Pool, the Demon-Punishing Great Dao Emperor told Star Lord Xuanqing and the Heavenly Emperor about the attack and the killing intent he sensed.
• The Demon-Punishing Great Dao Emperor identified the attacker as Saint Venerable of Punishment, and the Heavenly Emperor confirmed that he threatened the entire Chaos and Heavenly Dao.
• The Heavenly Emperor explained that powerful beings from other cosmoses were approaching and that some Immortal Gods had been influenced by forces beyond the Chaos.
• Star Lord Xuanqing urged the Heavenly Emperor to appoint Merit Suppressing God Supreme as First Heavenly Emperor to face the coming calamity.

Star Lord Xuanqing recommended the Merit Suppressing God Supreme as First Heavenly Emperor, but the Heavenly Emperor dismissed the title as an insult and said he would meet the Saint Venerable of Punishment after the lecture. The eighth Dao lecture ended with the final four Heavenly Emperors chosen, and the Heavenly Emperor began raising all Thirty-Two Heavenly Emperors’ cultivation as they took on the duty of guarding Chaos.

• Star Lord Xuanqing explained the Thirty-Two Heavenly Emperors to the Demon-Punishing Great Dao Emperor, and the Heavenly Emperor said naming Gu An First Heavenly Emperor would insult him.
• The Heavenly Emperor told Star Lord Xuanqing there was no need to act against the Saint Venerable of Punishment and that he would meet him after the lecture.
• After leaving Lingxiao Treasure Hall, the Demon-Punishing Great Dao Emperor asked about Gu An, but Star Lord Xuanqing warned him not to pry and called what he witnessed a rare chance encounter.
• The eighth Dao lecture ended, and the Heavenly Emperor named Zhu Xi, Tian Hao, Zhu Yin, and Xuan Canghai as the final four of the Thirty-Two Heavenly Emperors.
• The Heavenly Emperor declared that the Thirty-Two Heavenly Emperors would guard Chaos and branded their immortal positions upon the Heavenly Dao, rapidly raising their cultivation.

Li Ya regained his resolve after Li Xuandao encouraged him, and the Heavenly Emperor honored the sermon’s attendees as Lingxiao Listeners. Their celebration ended when Saint Venerable of Punishment appeared in his enormous true body, prompting the Heavenly Emperor to rise and confront him.

• Li Xuandao encouraged Li Ya to stop doubting himself and seize the chance to grow stronger.
• The Heavenly Emperor named the attendees Lingxiao Listeners and offered them access to the Heavenly Treasury and places in the Heavenly Court.
• Saint Venerable of Punishment interrupted the gathering with a killing intent that left the Listeners terrified.
• Saint Venerable of Punishment revealed his immense true body, overwhelming the Listeners with awe and fear.
• The Heavenly Emperor stood as a Golden Dragon grew around him in response to Saint Venerable of Punishment.

The Heavenly Emperor faced Saint Venerable of Punishment, whose Dao Universe threatened Chaos, and the two Saints began a battle that shook worlds across time and space. As their fight spread through the heavens, Gu An saw their figures in the sky and heard the Great Profound Yin Sovereign warn that Saint Venerable of Punishment would not give up.

• The Heavenly Dao Golden Dragon revealed worlds within its scales as the Heavenly Emperor rose to confront Saint Venerable of Punishment before the Lingxiao Listeners.
• Saint Venerable of Punishment revealed his vast Blood-colored Dao Universe and attacked the Heavenly Emperor with Blood Light.
• The Heavenly Emperor countered with the Golden Dragon, and the Saints exchanged powers that forced the Lingxiao Listeners to their knees.
• Saint Venerable of Punishment bound the Golden Dragon with Rivers of Great Dao, while a Blood-colored Figure shattered a silver-white gate and charged at the Heavenly Emperor.
• The Heavenly Emperor and Saint Venerable of Punishment battled across past, present, and future, and Gu An saw their figures in the sky as the Great Profound Yin Sovereign called Saint Venerable of Punishment troublesome.

The Heavenly Emperor and the Saint Venerable of Punishment fought, and the Saint Venerable of Punishment dragged them into Olden Hongmeng, where neither could draw on the Dao Universe. As the Heavenly Emperor’s condition worsened and he remained absent, hidden forces in the Heavenly Court began to stir.

• The Saints’ battle shook the Heavenly Dao, while An Xin struggled to perceive their power and Old Ancestor Honggan trusted Gu An to handle the aftermath.
• The Saint Venerable of Punishment pulled the Heavenly Emperor into Olden Hongmeng, cutting him off from the Dao Universe’s power.
• Gu An told the Great Profound Yin Sovereign that Saints could fall in that domain, then watched the Heavenly Dao Luck shift as the battle continued.
• The Heavenly Emperor failed to return as the seasons passed, and hidden forces within the Heavenly Court began to act.

Wu Jue watched a Luo Xu Saint Dao figure free believers in the Heavenly Prison and refused to join them, while the Great Sun Realm Honored Master confronted Marshal Zhitian outside Lingxiao Treasure Hall. The chapter ended as the Honored Master attacked Marshal Zhitian with black flames.

• A fire-wreathed figure entered the Heavenly Prison and offered Luo Xu Saint Dao believers a chance to survive if they recited the Luo Xu Scripture.
• Wu Jue recognized the prisoners’ scripture, feared the power he had gained might not truly be his, and chose not to bow when the figure passed his cell.
• An Immortal God guarding the prison shouted at the intruder, and the Heavenly Prison shook more violently as Wu Jue waited in his cell.
• The Great Sun Realm Honored Master arrived at Lingxiao Treasure Hall, where Marshal Zhitian challenged him over his allegiance and plans for the Heavenly Dao.
• The Great Sun Realm Honored Master defended the new master behind him, then summoned black flames that engulfed Marshal Zhitian in darkness.

Gu An and the Great Profound Yin Sovereign continued wandering the mortal world as the Heavenly Court’s war spread turmoil across the realms. Gu An said the Saint Venerable of Punishment had already lost and that he would destroy his Saint Dao and soul, then settled with the Great Profound Yin Sovereign at an old woman’s home, where an anxious figure appeared the next morning.

• The Great Profound Yin Sovereign observed two beasts fighting and wondered how long it would take for order to emerge in the new world, while Gu An said its seed had already begun to sprout.
• The Great Profound Yin Sovereign asked about the war between the Heavenly Emperor and the Saint Venerable of Punishment, and Gu An said the battle was nearly over and the Saint Venerable had already lost.
• Gu An said he would extinguish the Saint Venerable of Punishment’s Saint Dao and destroy his Saint soul, leaving the Great Profound Yin Sovereign shaken.
• Gu An persuaded an old woman to let them stay at her home, and the Great Profound Yin Sovereign helped with the farm work.
• The next morning, the old woman saw the Great Profound Yin Sovereign plowing and noticed an anxious figure running toward her home.