Chapter Summaries

Gu An visited an old woman and her newly returned son, Zhou Qiao, whom he revealed was a Saint with a dormant Origin Will. As Zhou Qiao shared his troubles, Gu An casually struck the Saint Venerable of Punishment, leaving the Saint tiny and helpless on the table.

• Zhou Qiao returned home and reunited tearfully with his mother while Gu An and the Great Profound Yin Sovereign watched.
• Gu An told the Great Profound Yin Sovereign that Zhou Qiao was a Saint who had not yet awakened his Origin Will.
• Zhou Qiao grew wary of Gu An at first, but they soon became friendly, and he shared his grievances over lunch.
• The Heavenly Emperor returned to the Heavenly Court and began purging those who pursued the Luo Xu Saint Dao.
• Gu An slapped the table and crushed the Saint Venerable of Punishment, who had been reduced to a tiny, helpless form.

Gu An erased the Saint Venerable of Punishment, causing his Dao Universe to collapse, while the Heavenly Emperor restored order in the Heavenly Court and spared the corrupted Immortal Gods. The chapter ended with the Heavenly Emperor revealing to Star Lord Xuanqing that his victory had left him gravely injured and his Saint Realm in danger.

• Gu An wiped away the Saint Venerable of Punishment, and the Great Profound Yin Sovereign watched him vanish without a trace.
• The Saint Venerable of Punishment's Dao Universe began collapsing after his annihilation, leaving its inhabitants without the protection of its rules.
• The Heavenly Emperor brought order back to the Heavenly Court and sentenced Wu Jue and the other corrupted Immortal Gods to reflect for a thousand years.
• The Heavenly Emperor announced plans to establish a Saint Pillar in the Thirty-Third Heaven so the Lingxiao Listeners could study the Saint Dao.
• The Heavenly Emperor dismissed the Lingxiao Listeners except Star Lord Xuanqing, then revealed that his battle with the Saint Venerable of Punishment had left him gravely injured and unsure he could maintain his Saint Realm.

Xuanqing Star Lord reflected on the Heavenly Emperor’s sacrifices, while Gu An continued traveling with the Great Profound Yin Sovereign and Old Ancestor Honggan after leaving Zhou Qiao. Gu An revealed that he had killed Saint Venerable of Punishment and warned that many Saints were secretly pursuing the Hongmeng Will, then encouraged Old Ancestor Honggan to seek Sainthood.

• Xuanqing Star Lord left the Heavenly Court grieving over the sacrifices made by successive Heavenly Emperors and sensing that a new Heavenly Emperor would soon appear.
• After staying three days in Zhou Qiao’s village, Gu An left him a cultivation technique and departed with the Great Profound Yin Sovereign.
• Old Ancestor Honggan joined Gu An’s journey and asked about the battle between the Heavenly Emperor and Saint Venerable of Punishment, prompting the Great Profound Yin Sovereign to reveal that Gu An had slapped Saint Venerable of Punishment to death.
• Gu An watched Zhang Buku and Xu You from afar and noted that more than ten Saints were plotting to find the Hongmeng Will, indifferent to the disasters they might cause.
• Gu An told Old Ancestor Honggan that the Heavenly Emperor did not know about the Saints’ schemes and said Honggan had the greatest chance of becoming Chaos’s third Saint.
• Old Ancestor Honggan vowed to pursue Sainthood, while the Great Profound Yin Sovereign resolved to seek advancement beyond Saints as well.

After returning to the Wushi Realm, Gu An reunited with Xiao Lan, An Xin, and his disciples, confirmed that he was a Saint, and promised to preach the Wushi Saint Dao in a thousand years. Xiao Lan also told him about the Great Immeasurable Saint Dao, while Gu An offered the Xiao Family one hundred places at his sermon.

• Gu An gathered Xiao Lan, An Xin, and the arriving second-generation disciples in his courtyard, where they recounted the battle between Saints at Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
• Gu An showed the disciples the Saints' dharma images, then nodded when Tian Yao'er asked if he had reached Sainthood.
• Gu An warned his disciples that the Heavenly Dao would grow more dangerous in the era of Saints and agreed to preach the Wushi Saint Dao in a thousand years.
• Xiao Lan told Gu An that Ji Xiaoyu had been shaken by failing to become one of the Thirty-Two Heavenly Emperors, and Gu An said her strong self-respect would help her go farther.
• Xiao Lan described the Great Immeasurable Saint Dao and its followers' death-seeking beliefs, and Gu An warned her to stay away from them.
• Gu An offered the Xiao Family one hundred places at his future sermon, and Xiao Lan joyfully pounced on him.

Ten million years after the Heavenly Court upheaval, Tian Hao invited Liu An and Wei Ye to True Origin Old Ancestor’s Dao discussion to help them seek a breakthrough. Meanwhile, the Nine Suns Divine Ancestor and a white-flamed, black-robed figure prepared the Evil Heart Yin-Yang Array to target the Heavenly Dao’s growing fortune.

• Liu An and Wei Ye discussed their stalled cultivation and wondered whether their origins beyond Chaos were tied to their difficulties.
• Tian Hao invited Liu An and Wei Ye to attend True Origin Old Ancestor’s private Dao discussion, and they eagerly accepted.
• Tian Hao described the Lingxiao Listeners, while Dao lectures spread across the Heavenly Dao and its fortune rose.
• The Nine Suns Divine Ancestor observed the newborn Dao Universe devouring Chaos and feared the Heavenly Dao’s growth had made it too late to act.
• The white-flamed, black-robed figure urged the Nine Suns Divine Ancestor to proceed with the Evil Heart Yin-Yang Array, saying Chaos’s Great Dao Nine Hong would hold the formation.

Gu An observed the schemes of Saints beyond Chaos while traveling with Old Ancestor Honggan and Great Profound Yin Sovereign, then left a group of endangered cultivators to face their own choices. At the Great Cang Dynasty, Li Xuandao revealed that Gu An was a Saint and planned to invite him to discuss the Dao.

• Gu An listened as Old Ancestor Honggan and Great Profound Yin Sovereign discussed the Dao Lord and the coming Heaven-Punishing Calamity, then watched sect disciples fall into conflict under the influence of a Saint Dao.
• Great Profound Yin Sovereign explained that an invaded world could be abandoned and remade, prompting Old Ancestor Honggan to admire the Heavenly Emperor and wonder who might become a Saint after him.
• Gu An refused to intervene in the sect disciples’ troubles, and he, Old Ancestor Honggan, and Great Profound Yin Sovereign continued their journey.
• At the Great Cang Dynasty, Li Xuandao entertained Long Teng and Yang Jian and recounted his experiences in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
• Li Xuandao told Yang Jian that Gu An must also be a Saint and said he planned to invite him to discuss the Dao.

Li Xuandao’s sermon drew powerful guests to the Great Cang Dynasty, where Yang Jian and Long Teng reunited with Gu An while touring the Imperial City. When Gu An entered the palace, Old Ancestor Honggan’s arrival stunned Li Xuandao and the gathered Lingxiao Listeners.

• Yang Jian and Long Teng praised Li Xuandao’s work founding dynasties to protect the people of chaotic lands.
• Yang Jian and Long Teng encountered Gu An riding Black Horse, accompanied by Old Ancestor Honggan and the Great Profound Yin Sovereign, and greeted their Grandmaster and Master.
• Gu An led the group through the Imperial City with Yang Jian and Long Teng, who felt more at ease as Old Ancestor Honggan spoke warmly with them.
• An official invited the group into the palace, where mighty figures had gathered for Li Xuandao’s sermon.
• A white-robed man recognized Old Ancestor Honggan in the hall, and Li Xuandao and the assembled guests reacted with surprise at his arrival.

Li Xuandao held a Dao lecture attended by Gu An and other powerful figures, then faced a sudden challenge from Old Ancestor Ziliu. Confident in Gu An's presence, Li Xuandao confronted the ancient Lingxiao Listener as purple qi flooded the hall.

• Li Xuandao warmly welcomed Gu An and relied on Old Ancestor Honggan to keep others from approaching him.
• Li Xuandao delivered a year-long Dao lecture while Gu An watched, and the Wushi Realm's reputation continued to spread.
• After the lecture, Li Xuandao planned to hold more talks, while Gu An stayed seated to avoid drawing attention to Old Ancestor Honggan.
• Old Ancestor Ziliu condemned Li Xuandao for abandoning the Immortal Path and released a powerful pressure that oppressed the cultivators in the hall.
• Li Xuandao called out Old Ancestor Ziliu and, confident in Gu An, refused to back down as purple qi poured through the shattered palace doors.

Old Ancestor Honggan intervened when Old Ancestor Ziliu threatened Li Xuandao, then killed Ziliu and made clear that Gu An’s Grandmaster protected Li Xuandao. Gu An departed with Honggan and the Great Profound Yin Sovereign, while the listeners speculated about the Grandmaster’s identity.

• Old Ancestor Ziliu arrived and saluted Old Ancestor Honggan after realizing the Second Heavenly Emperor was present.
• Old Ancestor Honggan rebuked Ziliu for throwing his weight around, then suppressed him when Li Xuandao tried to defuse the confrontation.
• Old Ancestor Honggan grabbed Ziliu by the head and warned that Li Xuandao was protected by the Grandmaster behind him.
• Old Ancestor Honggan killed Old Ancestor Ziliu with a palm strike, and Gu An left with Honggan and the Great Profound Yin Sovereign.
• A Lingxiao Listener asked Li Xuandao who the Grandmaster was, and a female cultivator guessed Grandmaster Wushi of the Wushi Realm.

Gu An pondered how to create a Dao with no bottlenecks or limits while traveling with Old Ancestor Honggan and the Great Profound Yin Sovereign. Later, Star Lord Xuanqing warned him that the Heavenly Court faced a new crisis: the Emperor’s Saint realm might fail after a black flame brought back from Chaos began corrupting those it touched.

• Gu An reflected on his progress and wondered whether a limitless Dao could encompass cultivation, thought, horizons, and more.
• Old Ancestor Honggan and the Great Profound Yin Sovereign encouraged Gu An to create such a Dao, and Gu An welcomed the hopes they placed in him.
• News spread that Old Ancestor Honggan had defeated Old Ancestor Ziliu and begun serving Grandmaster Wushi, prompting the Heavenly Court’s Immortal Gods to connect Gu An with the Merit Suppressing God Supreme.
• Star Lord Xuanqing told Gu An that the Heavenly Emperor’s Saint realm might fall because of grave injuries from the battle against Saint Venerable of Punishment.
• Star Lord Xuanqing reported that an unquenchable black flame from Chaos had entered the Heavenly Court and changed the temperament of those it touched, and that a Heavenly Dao Supreme had arranged for it to be brought in.

Gu An learned of Great Heaven Divine Steed’s conflicted loyalty to the Heavenly Court and prepared for future threats to both the Heavenly Court and Wushi Realm. Meanwhile, Wei Ye told Liu An that the Great Immeasurable Devil Ancestor had targeted him and sent transmigrators into the Heavenly Dao.

• Star Lord Xuanqing urged Gu An to protect the Heavenly Court, but Gu An said he would act only against an external enemy.
• Great Heaven Divine Steed admitted her hatred of the Heavenly Emperor’s treatment of her race, while Gu An understood her devotion to the Heavenly Court and her complicated feelings for the emperor.
• Gu An read Su Han’s Years Dao Book, which he had taken to prepare for the Wushi Realm’s future invasion by forces from another Dao Universe.
• Gu An anticipated that Saints would attack chaos and said he would intervene against their siege of the Heavenly Emperor.
• Wei Ye took Liu An away after listening to the Dao, then confessed that the Great Immeasurable Devil Ancestor had targeted him and sent multiple groups of transmigrators into the Heavenly Dao.

Wei Ye told Liu An that the Great Immeasurable Devil Ancestor planned to take over his body and urged him to learn a secret method to fight back. Ten thousand years later, nine Saints from beyond Chaos began invading through the evil-heart Black Flame, and Gu An charged An Xin with deciding how to protect the Wushi Realm’s disciples.

• Wei Ye revealed that the Great Immeasurable Devil Ancestor had chosen his body and taught Liu An a secret method to use it to injure the invader.
• Ten thousand years passed as the Evil Heart Yin-Yang Array spread across Chaos and strange Black Flames began appearing in its worlds.
• An Xin used her Absolute Void Pupils to peer into the Black Flame’s Karma and was overwhelmed by the presence of nine Saint figures.
• Gu An rescued An Xin, explained that nine Saints from beyond Chaos planned to swallow Chaos, and identified the Black Flame as their method of exploiting human unwillingness.
• Gu An told An Xin that the calamity could not be avoided and supported her in choosing how to deal with disciples drawn to the Black Flame.

An Xin discovered that the Evil Heart Black Flame had already corrupted An Zizai and realized she could only protect the Wushi Realm as chaos spread throughout Chaos. In the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, the Heavenly Emperor warned the Immortal Gods that multiple Saints threatened Chaos, while Xuanqing Star Lord began hoping Gu An would intervene.

• An Xin tried to remove the Evil Heart Black Flame from An Zizai but failed, and An Zizai angrily rebuked her.
• An Xin left without punishing An Zizai, who embraced the Evil Heart Black Flame in his darkened Cave Mansion.
• The Evil Heart Black Flame spread through Dao orthodoxies, sparking purges and turmoil as war engulfed Zhongtian, the Three Thousand Great Worlds, and other realms.
• The Heavenly Emperor told the Immortal Gods that four, five, or even six Saints might be targeting all of Chaos, and urged them to resist rather than await destruction.
• The Heavenly Emperor considered seeking Gu An, while Xuanqing Star Lord wondered whether Gu An would act against the external threat.

Gu An traveled the Path of the Great Dao with Old Ancestor Honggan and the Great Profound Yin Sovereign as the Evil Heart Black Flame spread through Chaos. He warned Lu Qiuxian of an approaching tribulation, then the chapter ended with Black Flame appearing on Old Ancestor Honggan and Zhang Buku.

• Gu An told Old Ancestor Honggan he would intervene if the Heavenly Emperor could not withstand the Saints and acknowledged that a powerful existence was directing them.
• Gu An passed Lu Qiuxian on the Path of the Great Dao and warned him to beware of an approaching tribulation.
• Gu An explained that the fate Old Ancestor Honggan could see might be only what someone wanted him to see.
• Black Flame ignited on Old Ancestor Honggan's shoulder as the group continued onward.
• Xu You urged Zhang Buku to act against the Black Flame spreading through Evil Court, but Zhang Buku said he would seek fortune from the calamity.
• Black Flame erupted on Zhang Buku's shoulder, alarming Xu You.

Zhang Buku embraced the Evil Heart Black Flame and promised to protect the Evil Court and the Heavenly Dao, while the Nine Suns Divine Ancestor invaded the Heavenly Realm and revealed Hongmeng’s origins. The Heavenly Emperor confronted the Saint but had not yet yielded to his demand to abandon the Dao Universe.

• Zhang Buku told Xu You he had willingly joined the Evil Heart Black Flame and would pursue a greater fortune while protecting the Heavenly Dao.
• Xu You saw a pair of eyes appear in the Evil Heart Black Flame and felt an overwhelming pressure before the eyes vanished.
• The Heavenly Emperor used his power to suppress corrupted Immortal Gods and sent Immortal Gods to deal with anomalies across the mortal realm.
• The Nine Suns Divine Ancestor appeared above the Thirty-Three Heavens and transported the consciousness of the Heavenly Realm’s inhabitants to witness Hongmeng’s evolution.
• The Nine Suns Divine Ancestor met the Heavenly Emperor in Lingxiao Treasure Hall and demanded that he abandon the Dao Universe, but the Heavenly Emperor questioned why the Saints coveted Hongmeng’s creation.

The Heavenly Emperor and Nine Suns Divine Ancestor began a battle while the Evil Heart Black Flame plunged the Heavenly Realm and other worlds into chaos. Lu Lingjun, Ji Xiaoyu, and Wu Xie faced the destruction around them, and Wu Xie fought his corrupted grandmaster, An Zizai.

• The Heavenly Emperor revealed his strength, and Nine Suns Divine Ancestor chose to seize Chaos and fought him in a battlefield separated from the Heavenly Dao.
• Lu Lingjun awakened after witnessing Hongmeng’s destruction and the Heavenly Dao’s creation, then found Evil Heart Black Flame spreading through the Heavenly Realm and her own palm.
• The Evil Heart Yin-Yang Array shattered realms and let forces from other Dao Universes invade the Three Thousand Great Worlds and Mortal Realms.
• Ji Xiaoyu watched the Yin-Yang Immortal Domain descend into chaos and prepared to fight despite seeing little hope.
• Wu Xie confronted An Zizai in the Wushi Realm and attacked him after warning that he would kill him to protect Wushi.

As Saints threatened the Heavenly Dao, Gu An allowed the Great Profound Yin Sovereign to join the battle while watching Liu An confront the Great Immeasurable Devil Ancestor. The Devil Ancestor broke Liu An’s resolve, but someone arrived at his side and rebuked him.

• Old Ancestor Honggan and the Great Profound Yin Sovereign discussed the Heavenly Court’s collapse and the Saints gathering in Chaos.
• Gu An allowed the Great Profound Yin Sovereign to make a move against the approaching Saints.
• Liu An faced Wei Ye, whose body had been possessed by the Great Immeasurable Devil Ancestor, and prepared to avenge his friend.
• The Great Immeasurable Devil Ancestor revealed that he had shaped Liu An’s life and overwhelmed him with memories and Saintly pressure.
• An unseen figure placed a hand on Liu An’s shoulder, dispelled the pressure, and scolded him for giving in to hardship.

Gu An confronted the Great Immeasurable Devil Ancestor and helped Liu An use his secret art to bind the Saint. The Great Immeasurable Devil Ancestor was left trapped in golden chains, terrified and enraged.

• Gu An stood beside Liu An and revealed that he was a Saint nurtured in the Heavenly Dao, while questioning the Great Immeasurable Devil Ancestor about the Saints’ plan.
• The Great Immeasurable Devil Ancestor threatened Gu An and unleashed his aura across Zhongtian.
• Gu An urged Liu An to cast his secret art and promised to help him.
• Liu An’s golden chains briefly obstructed the Great Immeasurable Devil Ancestor, but the Saint broke free and sent Liu An staggering.
• Gu An strengthened Liu An, allowing him to bind the Great Immeasurable Devil Ancestor in solid golden chains until the Saint stopped struggling.

Gu An let Liu An seal the Great Immeasurable Devil Ancestor’s supposed separated soul, then revealed he had captured the Saint’s true body and destroyed it himself. He returned to Fangcun Island, while Liu An learned that entering the Wushi Realm could give him a chance to become Gu An’s disciple.

• Liu An successfully used his secret art to seal the Great Immeasurable Devil Ancestor, and Gu An praised the technique before crushing the golden bell.
• Gu An revealed that he had only let Liu An cast the secret art to resolve his obsession, then seized the Great Immeasurable Devil Ancestor’s true body and crushed it into blood mist.
• Gu An told Liu An that the Heavenly Dao catastrophe would continue and that he should consider what to do next.
• Liu An asked to become Gu An’s disciple, and Gu An said Liu An would have a chance if he entered the Wushi Realm after the tribulation ended.
• Gu An returned to Fangcun Island, where Old Ancestor Honggan asked about the vanished saintly might and Gu An casually confirmed that he had captured a Saint.

Gu An absorbed the Great Immeasurable Devil Ancestor’s memories, killed him, and learned that the Dao Lord’s Saints had been raiding Dao Universes. As war spread through the Heavenly Dao and Chaos, Hongmeng Will began to take control of Hongyi and Old Ancestor Honggan, but Gu An freed Honggan from its influence.

• Gu An finished searching the Great Immeasurable Devil Ancestor’s memories, learned about the Dao Lord and his group of Saints, then destroyed the Devil Ancestor and seized his lifespan.
• Two more Saints arrived above the Heavenly Dao, and the Great Profound Yin Sovereign rose to fight them as battles and invasions spread across the Heavenly Dao and Chaos.
• Hongyi sensed Hongmeng Will awakening beneath the Heavenly Dao and began meditating to suppress its growing influence over her.
• Old Ancestor Honggan struggled against Hongmeng Will’s attempt to reclaim him and crawled toward Gu An for help.
• Gu An drew the purple qi of Hongmeng Will out of Old Ancestor Honggan, freeing him and earning his renewed loyalty.