Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Xing finds himself in Ten Directions Mountain, a place independent of time, after his divine power returns.
• He meets the Fourth Sect Master, who reveals that Ten Directions Mountain is like a universe and that there are two Extreme Stars (yin and yang).
• Zhao Xing learns that he has already seen Extreme Star and asks when he will see it again.
• The Fourth Sect Master demonstrates the Yin-Yang Great Dao using causality and fate principles.
• Zhao Xing uses the autumn slip to change Lu Ming's fate, extending his lifespan.
• With the winter slip, the Fourth Sect Master predicts Zhao Xing's next tribulation but leaves without explaining.

Character Developments

• Zhao Xing's Divine Soul advances from the initial to the middle stage of God King level after the Fourth Sect Master's demonstration.
• Zhao Xing learns about the true nature of Extreme Star and the Five Emperors' Fengshan ceremonies.
• The Fourth Sect Master reveals his knowledge of Gu Xiao and Gu Luo River but refuses to interfere with their fates.

Significant Themes

• The cyclical nature of time and fate, as demonstrated by the Fourth Sect Master's explanation of causality and the Yin-Yang Great Dao.
• The interconnectedness of the universe and its various Great Daos.
• The limitations of even powerful fate masters, as shown by the Fourth Sect Master's inability to predict the future absolutely or change certain fates.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Xing interacts with the mysterious Fourth Sect Master, who reveals crucial information about Extreme Star and the Five Emperors.
• Zhao Xing uses the autumn slip to change Lu Ming's fate, showing concern for his well-being.
• The Fourth Sect Master's prediction of Zhao Xing's next tribulation leaves him with unanswered questions.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Xing and Ji Si discuss Zhao Xing's experiences in the Independent Space-Time.
• They encounter General Lan Chuan, who tells them about Feng Chen's sacrifice and the completion of the fifth Giant God Style method.
• They find Bowei, who reveals that scholars were created by Feng Xi and Taishi during their failed attempt to predict the universe's future.
• The Emperor and Imperial Heavenly Master Xi Zhong obtain the first divinations from all ten peaks, granting Xi Zhong a second opportunity at the main peak.
• Zhao Xing senses Gu Luo River's life force weakening and sees Zuo Qiyu fusing his incarnations, revealing an aura similar to Gu Tianyang's.

Character Developments

• Zhao Xing learns about the origins of scholars and their connection to the failed prediction of the universe's future.
• Bowei reveals his cold nature and his trade with the Boundless Divine King for the fourth divination.
• The Emperor and Xi Zhong's divinations cause Ten Directions Mountain to shake, and Zhao Xing senses the mountain's power.
• Gu Luo River's life force weakens, and Zuo Qiyu, now bearing Gu Tianyang's aura, appears to confront him.

Significant Themes

• The search for knowledge and understanding (scholars, divinations, predictions of the universe's future).
• The consequences of failure and the struggle to overcome obstacles (Feng Chen's sacrifice, Bowei's coldness, Gu Luo River's weakening life force).
• The power of unity and cooperation (the gathering of Dao Masters to predict the universe's future, the Emperor and Xi Zhong's divinations).

Character Interactions

• Zhao Xing and Ji Si discuss their experiences and observations.
• Zhao Xing, Ji Si, and General Lan Chuan share information and condolences regarding Feng Chen's sacrifice.
• Bowei reveals information about scholars to Zhao Xing but remains cold and distant.
• The Emperor and Xi Zhong's divinations cause a reaction in Ten Directions Mountain, affecting Zhao Xing.
• Gu Luo River and Zuo Qiyu (now bearing Gu Tianyang's aura) confront each other, hinting at a past connection and a looming conflict.

Chapter Summary: “Extreme Star’s Hiding Place, Is Qing Yuzi the Mole?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Xing realizes that Zuo Qiyu is actually an avatar of Gu Tianyang. Zuo’s claim that the Grand Void Straw Man Art made godhood impossible was merely a disguise, allowing him to remain beside Gu Luo River in the Primordial Beginning Realm.
• Gu Tianyang appears to have succeeded in destroying Gu Luo River’s Dao, explaining Gu Luo River’s drastically shortened lifespan. Because Gu Luo River and the Red Star Great Emperor share a Dao-fusion connection, Gu Luo River’s death may also harm the Great Emperor.
• The Red Star Great Emperor and Celestial Master Xi Zhong leave Ten Directions Mountain to see Gu Luo River one last time, while Zhao Xing remains to oversee the assembly.
• Zhao Xing and Ji Si use the mountain’s remaining divination power to investigate whether Divine King Yu Heng can be revived. The chance is below ten percent, and the backlash would likely kill Ji Si unless they waited for the mountain’s strongest First Divination.
• Instead, they divine whether Wang Tianzhi received Extreme Star’s illumination when he became a god. The vision confirms that Wang Tianzhi’s breakthrough occurred at the former Ten Yang Grotto-Heaven.
• Zhao Xing questions Wang Tianzhi directly and discovers that Wang’s memories of the breakthrough had been concealed. The location is now controlled by the Profound Yellow Divine Cult, which venerates Gu Xiao.
• Zhao Xing concludes that Extreme Star is hidden within the Profound Yellow World, also known as the Fengshan Ruins. Gu Xiao may have concealed the entire world with an artifact resembling the Void Robe, causing outsiders to overlook it and misinterpret ascension-related phenomena.
• Ji Si realizes that the Reincarnation Temple may have unknowingly been supplying spiritual energy to Gu Xiao’s hidden domain. This suggests that the temple contains a mole.
• Ji Si suspects Qing Yuzi of being Gu Xiao’s agent, citing his connection to Zhao Xing, his access to the Karmic Willow, his possible role in creating Yi Ren, and his involvement in several of Zhao Xing’s dangerous encounters.
• Zhao Xing refuses to accuse Qing Yuzi without evidence. Ji Si therefore uses the Eight Directions Divine Mirror to locate him.
• Qing Yuzi is found on Star Fortune Peak alongside Shu Ji and Zhou Wanbai, despite Shu Ji having previously harmed him. Their unexpected cooperation intensifies Ji Si’s suspicions.
• Zhao Xing and Ji Si confront the group. Ji Si restrains them with flames and orders Qing Yuzi and Shu Ji into the Eight Directions Divine Mirror for questioning. Zhao Xing finds no karmic connection between Qing Yuzi and Shu Ji, slightly easing his suspicion, but agrees that the matter must be investigated.

Character Developments

• Zhao Xing becomes more perceptive and powerful after reaching the summit, allowing him to inspect figures such as the Red Star Great Emperor and understand previously hidden truths.
• He demonstrates caution and fairness by defending Qing Yuzi from unsupported accusations, while still acknowledging the possibility that Qing Yuzi may have been unknowingly manipulated.
• Ji Si grows increasingly suspicious and proactive. Her concern for Zhao Xing’s safety leads her to construct a detailed case against Qing Yuzi, though her conclusions risk becoming overly speculative.
• Qing Yuzi is placed under suspicion despite his apparent innocence. He reacts with anger and confusion but cooperates when Zhao Xing explains that he may have been used unknowingly.
• Shu Ji appears unexpectedly alongside Qing Yuzi and Zhou Wanbai. Although he claims to have returned only to view his former sect’s mountain, his presence raises doubts.
• Gu Xiao emerges as a major hidden antagonist capable of concealing entire worlds, manipulating memories, and influencing events from afar.
• Gu Tianyang/Zuo Qiyu is revealed to have spent an extremely long time infiltrating and manipulating events through a divided soul.

Significant Themes

• Hidden identities and long-term infiltration: Zuo Qiyu’s true identity and Gu Xiao’s concealed plans show how major threats can remain embedded within trusted structures.
• Manipulation versus free will: Qing Yuzi may not be a traitor at all, but could have been used as a tool without knowing it.
• The cost of power and resurrection: Reviving Yu Heng is possible only at enormous risk, emphasizing that reversing death and time carries severe consequences.
• Trust and evidence: Zhao Xing insists that suspicion must not replace proof, contrasting Ji Si’s urgent but circumstantial reasoning.
• Concealment and distorted perception: Gu Xiao’s possible hiding of the Profound Yellow World illustrates how reality, memory, and history can be deliberately obscured.
• Sacrifice for the greater good: The Great Emperor’s use of Ten Directions Mountain’s power is framed as an act for the entire race rather than personal benefit.

Important Character Interactions

• Zhao Xing and the Red Star Great Emperor discuss Gu Luo River’s impending death and its likely consequences.
• Zhao Xing and Ji Si cooperate in using Ten Directions Mountain’s divination power, first considering Yu Heng’s resurrection and then investigating Extreme Star.
• Zhao Xing questions Wang Tianzhi, helping him recover memories that had been artificially concealed.
• Ji Si openly challenges Zhao Xing’s trust in Qing Yuzi, while Zhao Xing urges restraint and demands evidence.
• Zhao Xing and Ji Si confront Qing Yuzi, Shu Ji, Gourd Immortal, and Zhou Wanbai on Star Fortune Peak. Qing Yuzi willingly enters the Eight Directions Divine Mirror for investigation, while Shu Ji is compelled to follow.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ji Si uses the Eight Directions Divine Mirror to interrogate Qing Yuzi and Shu Ji about the Thousand Feather Great World incident.
• Shu Ji refuses to answer, leading to a standoff and his eventual death.
• Ji Si kills Zhou Wanbai, Shu Ji's disciple.
• Ji Si decides to use the Mirror Spirit Technique on Qing Yuzi.
• Zhao Xing lists possible conspirators behind Gu Xiao's actions and the Desolate Territory's crisis.
• Qing Yuzi arrives at Star Fortune Peak, oblivious to recent events.

Character Developments

• Ji Si demonstrates her ruthlessness and commitment to her goals.
• Shu Ji shows his willingness to sacrifice himself to protect his secrets.
• Qing Yuzi displays his boldness and confidence, unaware of the danger he's in.
• Zhao Xing reflects on his role and the expectations placed on him.

Significant Themes

• The consequences of secrets and lies.
• The burden of responsibility and the expectations of others.
• The struggle for power and control in the Desolate Territory.

Character Interactions

• Ji Si and Zhao Xing work together to uncover the truth about the Thousand Feather Great World incident.
• Ji Si's cold and decisive nature contrasts with Qing Yuzi's obliviousness and confidence.
• Qing Yuzi's arrival at Star Fortune Peak highlights his lack of awareness about the recent events and his focus on personal gain.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Xing gives Qing Yuzi the second divination, allowing him to attempt creating a Divine King secret technique.
• Zhao Xing creates two new techniques: the Netherworld Straw Man Art and the Nether Ancient Mountain Di Bian Method.
• Zhao Xing decides not to visit the final three peaks, leaving opportunities for others.

Character Developments

• Zhao Xing creates two powerful techniques, further solidifying his status as a Divine King.
• Qing Yuzi fails to create a Divine King secret technique and blames Gu Xiao for his lack of progress.
• Ji Si supports Zhao Xing throughout his technique creation process, using various methods to strengthen the divination power.

Significant Themes

• The struggle to create Divine King secret techniques and the role of opportunity and talent in the process.
• The power dynamics between gods and the importance of seizing opportunities.
• The theme of blame and responsibility, as Qing Yuzi blames Gu Xiao for his own shortcomings.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Xing and Ji Si work together to create and strengthen the divination power, showcasing their partnership and mutual respect.
• Qing Yuzi and Gourd Immortal bicker playfully, highlighting their long-standing friendship and camaraderie.
• Various gods on the mountain react to Zhao Xing's technique creation, demonstrating their admiration and envy.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Xing and Ji Si search for the Fate Master's Supreme Treasures but find none.
• Bowei appears, seeking to compete for the treasures. He reveals he has the Divination Brush, a supreme treasure.
• Zhao Xing uses the Netherworld Straw Man to hold Bowei at bay, but Bowei uses the Divination Brush to counter it.
• The Carefree Sword Master intervenes, returning the Divination Brush to Bowei but warning him not to use it against Zhao Xing again.
• Ji Si emerges from the stone wall, having obtained the Five Aspects Divination and become a Destiny God King.
• Bowei leaves, and Zhao Xing decides to focus on creating the Mountain Sealing Spell instead of pursuing supreme treasures.
• Ten Directions Mountain is sealed, and all participants are expelled. Zhao Xing seeks Bowei's advice about the Heaven Reaching River.

Character Developments

• Zhao Xing: He creates the Mountain Sealing Spell and gains a deeper understanding of Ten Directions Mountain's Dao veins.
• Ji Si: She obtains the Five Aspects Divination, becoming a Destiny God King, and provides guidance to Zhao Xing.
• Bowei: He reveals his power and knowledge, seeking to obtain the supreme treasures. He also shares his understanding of the Heaven Reaching River with Zhao Xing.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of power and knowledge, and the consequences of obtaining them.
• The cyclical nature of the Dao and the importance of timing.
• The relationship between divinity and humanity, and the emotions within human nature.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Xing and Ji Si: They work together, with Ji Si providing guidance and Zhao Xing protecting her.
• Zhao Xing and Bowei: They clash over the supreme treasures, but Bowei ultimately leaves without them. They also discuss the Heaven Reaching River.
• The Carefree Sword Master and Bowei: The Sword Master intervenes, returning the Divination Brush to Bowei but warning him not to use it against Zhao Xing again.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Primordial Beginning Realm's anomaly causes Gu Luo River's death and shifts the Xuanling Star Domain's spacetime positions, leading to widespread chaos.
• Zhao Xing learns about Gu Luo River's true strength and the Desolate Territory faction's support for him.
• Bowei warns Zhao Xing about the upcoming chaos and his potential calamity.
• Zhao Xing travels to the Red Star Empire's border and encounters a mutated monster from the Manya Legion.
• He arrives at the Primordial Beginning Realm, now a white vortex spewing origin torrents, and is attacked by the Derivation God Palace Master.

Character Developments

• Zhao Xing becomes more determined to protect himself and his allies amidst the impending chaos.
• Gu Luo River's true power and influence are revealed, challenging Zhao Xing's perspective on him.
• Bowei shows concern for Zhao Xing's safety and warns him about his potential calamity.
• The Derivation God Palace Master is revealed to be hostile towards Zhao Xing.

Significant Themes

• The consequences of Gu Luo River's death and the Desolate Territory faction's support for him.
• The upcoming chaos and Zhao Xing's potential calamity.
• The hostility of the Derivation God Palace Master towards Zhao Xing.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Xing interacts with Bowei, who warns him about the upcoming chaos and his potential calamity.
• Zhao Xing encounters a mutated monster from the Manya Legion and ends its life.
• Zhao Xing is attacked by the Derivation God Palace Master upon approaching the Primordial Beginning Realm.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Xing is attacked by a powerful soul attack from the Three-Eyed Temple, which alters the structure of matter.
• He is saved by the Carefree Sword Master's star sword and escapes to Yueluo Cemetery in the Illusory God Star System.
• The Moon God Palace Master and Xuan Yang Palace Master appear, revealing that Zhao Xing's Timing Cultivation Method will be abolished, and he will be exiled.
• Zhao Xing learns about the conspiracy involving Gu Xiao, Xuan Yang Palace Master, and Bowei, as well as the destruction of the Primordial Beginning Realm.
• The Moon God Palace Master cripples Zhao Xing's Timing Cultivation Method and exiles him to the wilderness before the Five Emperors.

Character Developments

• Zhao Xing: Realizes the extent of the conspiracy and the danger he's in. His Timing Cultivation Method is abolished, and he's exiled.
• Moon God Palace Master: Reveals her true intentions and helps Zhao Xing despite being aware of the consequences. She compromises with Xuan Yang Palace Master to protect Zhao Xing's life and the people of Great Zhou.
• Xuan Yang Palace Master: Reveals his role in the conspiracy and his plans for the future. He agrees to spare Zhao Xing's life but insists on crippling his Earthly Advantage Cultivation Method.
• Bowei: Revealed to be a pawn in Xuan Yang Palace Master's plan, stripped of his humanity and used as a tool for his schemes.

Significant Themes

• Betrayal and conspiracy: The Xuan Yang Palace Master's betrayal and the conspiracy involving Gu Xiao and Bowei highlight the theme of betrayal and the dangers of trusting the wrong people.
• Sacrifice and compromise: The Moon God Palace Master's decision to compromise with Xuan Yang Palace Master to protect Zhao Xing and the people of Great Zhou emphasizes the theme of sacrifice and the importance of making tough decisions for the greater good.
• The consequences of one's actions: The destruction of the Primordial Beginning Realm and the exile of Zhao Xing serve as a reminder of the consequences that can arise from one's actions, both intentional and unintentional.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Xing and the Moon God Palace Master: Their interaction reveals the Moon God Palace Master's true intentions and her desire to protect Zhao Xing and the people of Great Zhou. Despite being aware of the consequences, she chooses to help Zhao Xing.
• Xuan Yang Palace Master and the Moon God Palace Master: Their interaction highlights the tension between them and the power dynamics at play. Xuan Yang Palace Master's insistence on crippling Zhao Xing's Earthly Advantage Cultivation Method reveals his determination to maintain control over the situation.
• Zhao Xing and the Carefree Sword Master: Their interaction, though brief, shows the Carefree Sword Master's willingness to help Zhao Xing, even if it's only to fulfill a task entrusted to him by another.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Xing is exiled, and his cultivation method is taken. He is sent back in time by the Moon God Palace Master.
• Zhao Xing possesses Shu Ji, a historical figure, and helps resolve natural disasters in the Demon God Era.
• He then possesses Rui Yan True Lord, a powerful God King, and learns about the Heavenly Tribulation Art.
• In his third possession, he finds himself trapped in a life palace, unable to move or feel his body.

Character Developments

• Zhao Xing learns and grows through his possessions, gaining insights into the Time Law and the Heavenly Tribulation Art.
• The Moon God Palace Master, revealed to be named Xi Yue, sends Zhao Xing back in time to learn and grow stronger.
• Ming Li, the second-generation Divine Emperor, appears and offers to teach Zhao Xing about the process of a God King becoming a Dao Master.

Significant Themes

• The power of time and history, as demonstrated by the Moon God Palace Master and the Time Law.
• The struggle for power and the consequences of ambition, as seen in the actions of Gu Xiao and the other Dao Masters.
• The importance of learning and growth, as Zhao Xing gains new insights and abilities through his possessions.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Xing interacts with historical figures like Shu Ji and Rui Yan True Lord, learning from their experiences and abilities.
• The Moon God Palace Master (Xi Yue) interacts with the Xuan Yang Palace Master, discussing their plans and strategies.
• Zhao Xing communicates with Ming Li, the second-generation Divine Emperor, who offers to teach him about the path to becoming a Dao Master.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Xing witnesses Ming Li's path from godhood to Dao Lord through a series of visions.
• Ming Li revives powerful experts, creating realms beyond the God King level.
• Zhao Xing is exiled to an unknown time node in the Dao Manifestation Universe, where he struggles to survive.
• He expands his Internal World, searching for other lifeforms, but finds only an endless frozen wasteland.
• Zhao Xing discovers Gu Luo River's box containing the cultivation method for the Eternal Realm and a Primordial Divine Stone.

Character Developments

• Zhao Xing learns from Ming Li's path and gains new divine techniques.
• He adapts to the harsh environment, using his Internal World and True Self Faction abilities to survive.
• Zhao Xing's determination to fight his way back increases.
• General Hua Li encourages Zhao Xing to explore the Eternal Realm cultivation method.

Significant Themes

• The power of sacrifice and revival, as demonstrated by Ming Li's path.
• The struggle for survival in a harsh, hostile environment, reflecting Zhao Xing's resilience and adaptability.
• The importance of perseverance and determination in the face of insurmountable odds.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Xing interacts with Ming Li through visions, learning from his path.
• He communicates with the Year Beast and General Hua Li, seeking comfort and guidance.
• Zhao Xing's Internal World plants serve as his eyes and ears, expanding his observable range.

Summary

Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Xing successfully unlocks the ninetieth Dao Diagram and reaches Dao Master Level in mental will.
• He learns from the Great Emperor that cultivating the Eternal Realm will allow him to see the truth about his origins and the world.
• Zhao Xing's Internal World expands rapidly, and he struggles to control it. He decides to use the destructive blizzard to maintain balance.
• He discovers that his Internal World's expansion is causing his Earthly Advantage and Timing Cultivation Methods to be suppressed. He decides to create new methods to balance the three factions.
• Zhao Xing follows a karmic thread back to the Mountain Leaders Convention at Ancient Hill of Antiquity, where he meets the Ancient Divine Lord. The Divine Lord gives him Yuan Ji Mountain, containing the sixth layer of Extreme Land and a complete Earth Dao Vein.
• Zhao Xing returns to his physical body and begins cultivating Green Hill. Extreme Star appears, and the Moon God Palace Master reveals that it is a fake created by the Desolate Territory faction to cultivate a true god of the Time Faction.
• Zhao Xing learns that the Moon God Palace Master and the Emperor had planned for him to become the Master of Cold Food Festival and lie in wait for Gu Xiao's emergence from the Profound Yellow World.

Character Developments

• Zhao Xing reaches Dao Master Level in mental will and Divine Soul, but his divine body remains at the God King Level due to the suppression of his Earthly Advantage and Timing Cultivation Methods.
• The Great Emperor reveals that cultivating the Eternal Realm will allow Zhao Xing to see the truth about his origins and the world.
• The Ancient Divine Lord gives Zhao Xing Yuan Ji Mountain, helping him advance his Earthly Advantage Cultivation Method.
• The Moon God Palace Master reveals the truth about the false Extreme Star and the Desolate Territory faction's plan for Zhao Xing.

Significant Themes

• The struggle to balance the three factions and the consequences of failing to do so.
• The truth about the Master of Cold Food Festival and his role in the Desolate Territory faction's plan.
• The revelation of the fake Extreme Star and its implications for Zhao Xing's future cultivation.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Xing interacts with the Great Emperor, the Ancient Divine Lord, and the Moon God Palace Master through his deductions and possessions.
• The Moon God Palace Master and the Xuan Yang Palace Master discuss their agreement regarding Zhao Xing's exile and the Great Zhou's pure land.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Xing travels through spacetime to the Second Era of the Desolate Territory, meeting the Moon God Palace Master who reveals she is the leader of the Void History Party.
• Zhao Xing learns about the Master of Cold Food Festival's fabricated history and his role in closing the karmic loop.
• Zhao Xing encounters Seventh Madam from the Shadow Sanctum, who wishes to sever karmic ties and avoid being tainted by Zhao Xing's future actions.
• Zhao Xing discovers that the Xuan Yang Palace Master has been manipulating events to lead him into danger, including the Shuangchun Era and the Zuming Dao Court.
• Zhao Xing meets the Moon God Palace Master again, who gives him a Space-Time Book Mirror to observe his past and a secret path to travel through spacetime.
• Zhao Xing saves himself from the Zuming Dao Court, convincing Zuming Dao Master to abandon his reversal of space-time.
• Zhao Xing returns to the Third Era of the Desolate Territory, regaining seventy percent of his strength, and asks the Moon God Palace Master to help him return to his family as Zhao Xing, not the Master of Cold Food Festival.
• Zhao Xing returns to the Nanyang Star System, understanding that his family's memories of him were altered by the Moon God Palace Master to make it seem like he had never left.

Character Developments

• Zhao Xing: Becomes more aware of the manipulations around him and the need to close the karmic loop. He regains strength as he sorts out events in the River of Time.
• Moon God Palace Master: Reveals her identity as the leader of the Void History Party. She guides Zhao Xing through the River of Time, helping him close the loop and regain his strength.
• Seventh Madam: Wishes to sever karmic ties with Zhao Xing to avoid being tainted by his future actions.
• Zuming Dao Master: Initially hostile to Zhao Xing, but backs down when faced with the Master of Cold Food Festival's power. He is later convinced to abandon his reversal of space-time.

Significant Themes

• The manipulation of history and reality by powerful beings.
• The consequences of actions and the interconnectedness of events in the River of Time.
• The struggle between different factions and their methods of influencing events.
• The importance of personal connections and relationships.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Xing and Moon God Palace Master: They work together to close the karmic loop, with the Moon God Palace Master guiding Zhao Xing through the River of Time and helping him regain his strength.
• Zhao Xing and Seventh Madam: They meet to sever karmic ties, with Seventh Madam wanting to avoid being tainted by Zhao Xing's future actions.
• Zhao Xing and Zuming Dao Master: They clash over the reversal of space-time, with Zhao Xing convincing Zuming Dao Master to abandon it.
• Zhao Xing and his family: Zhao Xing returns to his family, understanding that his family's memories of him were altered by the Moon God Palace Master.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Xing returns home after a long absence, reuniting with his family and friends.
• He learns about his family's recent history and the developments of his friends and siblings.
• Zhao Xing spends time in seclusion, cultivating and awaiting the right moment to enter the Profound Yellow World.
• He takes Long Zheng, Long Xiao's youngest son, as a disciple and teaches him Agricultural Official spells.
• Zhao Xing enters the Enlightenment Realm of the ninety-seventh layer of the Eternal Dao Diagram.
• The Primordial Divine Tree emerges in his Internal World, signifying the completion of the first stage of his Eternal Realm cultivation.
• In the eleventh solar year, Zhao Xing receives a message from the Moon God Palace Master, instructing him to proceed to the Profound Yellow World immediately.

Character Developments

• Zhao Xing continues to cultivate and await his destiny, growing stronger and more patient.
• His siblings, Zhao Zheng and Zhao Chuanzong, have grown and taken on responsibilities, with Zhao Chuanzong becoming a general and Zhao Zheng managing the family's affairs.
• Long Zheng, Zhao Xing's disciple, has grown into a powerful demigod Agricultural Official under Zhao Xing's tutelage.
• The Moon God Palace Master continues to monitor Gu Xiao's movements and communicates with Zhao Xing through historical records.

Significant Themes

• Cultivation and Growth: Zhao Xing's continuous cultivation and the growth of his family and disciples are central themes.
• Fate and Destiny: The timing of Zhao Xing's entry into the Profound Yellow World is crucial, as it depends on Gu Xiao's movements and the fate of the Great Emperor.
• Family and Belonging: The importance of family and connections is highlighted through Zhao Xing's reunions with his family and friends.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Xing reunites with his family and friends, catching up on their lives and sharing stories.
• He takes Long Zheng as a disciple and teaches him Agricultural Official spells, fostering a mentor-mentee relationship.
• Zhao Xing communicates with the Moon God Palace Master through historical records, receiving guidance and instructions.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Xing arrives at the Profound Yellow World, finding it sealed by the Reincarnation Temple's Heaven-Sealing Steles.
• He uses a new method, [Realm Transformation], to bypass the Heaven-Sealing Steles and enter the Profound Yellow World.
• Upon entry, he encounters Gu Xiao, who is not hostile but rather friendly and respectful, contrary to Zhao Xing's expectations.

Character Developments

• Zhao Xing demonstrates his growth and prowess by creating a method to bypass the Heaven-Sealing Steles in just fifty days.
• Gu Xiao shows a compassionate side, treating Zhao Xing with respect and inviting him for a discussion of the Dao.

Significant Themes

• The theme of expectations versus reality is evident as Zhao Xing's perception of Gu Xiao changes.
• The power of unity is shown as Zhao Xing's fusion of all three factions' methods allows him to bypass the Heaven-Sealing Steles.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Xing and Gu Xiao's interaction is cordial and respectful, with Gu Xiao treating Zhao Xing as a junior and inviting him for a discussion.
• Wang Tianzhi is controlled by Gu Xiao, but Zhao Xing is not worried about him.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Xing listens to Gu Xiao's exposition of his Time Universe Theory and Heavenly Evolution Theory, leading to a crisis within Zhao Xing's own Dao foundation.
• Wang Tianzhi appears in the Cloud Realm, witnessing the merger of the three Great Daos, before being controlled by Gu Xiao.
• Zhao Xing learns about Gu Xiao's plan involving Wang Tianzhi, the Year Beast, and Qing Yuzi.
• Gu Xiao gifts Zhao Xing his heart, asking him to fulfill his mission against the evil Gu Xiao.
• Zhao Xing returns to the Red Star Empire and enters the Primordial Beginning Realm, facing the Twelve Age Beasts and the Cardinal Elder.
• Inside Chi Ming Palace, Zhao Xing finds the Great Emperor being attacked by Gu Xiao's Beast Head phantoms. The situation freezes upon Zhao Xing's arrival.

Character Developments

• Zhao Xing: Fuses the three Daos, reaches the peak of the Tongtian Dao Master Level, and understands Gu Xiao's plan. He returns to save the Great Emperor and the Primordial Beginning Realm.
• Gu Xiao: Reveals his Time Universe Theory and Heavenly Evolution Theory. He gifts Zhao Xing his heart and asks him to stop the evil Gu Xiao.
• Wang Tianzhi: Appears in the Cloud Realm, witnesses the merger of the three Great Daos, and is controlled by Gu Xiao.
• The Great Emperor: His foundation weakens due to Gu Luo River's death, and he is attacked by Gu Xiao's Beast Head phantoms. He regains his strength upon Zhao Xing's arrival.

Significant Themes

• The conflict and fusion of different Daos and theories.
• The struggle between compassion and conflict in Gu Xiao's character.
• The manipulation of fate and time by powerful figures.
• The consequences of the destruction of the Primordial Beginning Realm and the Great Emperor's weakened foundation.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Xing and Gu Xiao: Zhao Xing listens to Gu Xiao's exposition of his Daos, leading to a crisis within his own Dao foundation. Gu Xiao gifts Zhao Xing his heart and asks him to stop the evil Gu Xiao.
• Zhao Xing and Wang Tianzhi: Zhao Xing takes Wang Tianzhi into his Internal World after learning that he was controlled by Gu Xiao.
• The Great Emperor and Gu Xiao: The Great Emperor is attacked by Gu Xiao's Beast Head phantoms, but the situation freezes upon Zhao Xing's arrival.
• The Xuan Yang Palace Master and the Moon God Palace Master: The Xuan Yang Palace Master grows uneasy as the Moon God Palace Master communicates with an unknown entity.

Chapter Summary:

Zhao Xing and Gu Xiao, the Final Plan

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Xing arrives in the Primordial Beginning Realm and finds Red Star Great Emperor already being dismantled by Gu Xiao’s Twelve Divine Aspects. Although the Emperor is dying, he refuses to retreat and asks Zhao Xing to join him in defeating Gu Xiao.
• Zhao Xing attempts to heal the Emperor, but discovers that the Emperor’s Supreme Divine Body is collapsing because the destruction of the Gu Luo River and Primordial Beginning Realm has erased part of its foundation.
• Zhao Xing and Gu Xiao exchange Heavenly Eye attacks. Zhao Xing initially gains a slight advantage through Three Dao Unity, but realizes Gu Xiao’s Heart of Transcendence and mastery of the Time Dao make him extremely difficult to kill.
• Gu Xiao reveals Shu Ji’s secret history through Shu Ji’s original Dao manuscript. Zhao Xing enters the book and witnesses Shu Ji reaching the Heaven-Reaching Dao Master level through Three Dao Unity, then voluntarily dissolving his cultivation because his path consumed the foundations of the world he had created.
• Shu Ji asked the Yu Emperor to conceal his breakthrough so future cultivators would not repeat his path. This revelation shakes Zhao Xing’s confidence in Three Dao Unity and raises doubts about whether his own pursuit of ultimate power is fundamentally flawed.
• The Red Star Great Emperor counters Gu Xiao’s argument, insisting that paths are created by those who walk them. He proposes that Zhao Xing kill Gu Xiao, absorb the Emperor’s remaining origin, reach the Supreme Realm, stabilize the River of Time, and ultimately become the sixth Divine Emperor.
• To force a final confrontation, the Emperor dissolves his Supreme Dao and transforms his body and the remnants of the Primordial Beginning Realm into a Supreme Origin World. Only Zhao Xing and Gu Xiao may enter, and only one can leave with its origin.
• Inside the Origin World, Gu Xiao initially dominates. He reshapes the world into a Time Universe, repeatedly attacking Zhao Xing with Chaos Era techniques, the Chaos Boundary Wall, Primordial Extreme Star, and other supreme methods.
• Zhao Xing survives and gradually learns from Gu Xiao’s attacks. He realizes that he has already encountered and studied Gu Xiao’s Time Universe through Gu Xiao’s avatar in the Profound Yellow World.
• Zhao Xing identifies the fatal flaw in Gu Xiao’s Dao: Gu Xiao’s Time Universe Theory depends on two Extreme Stars, yet he never found the Lunar Extreme Star. His Dao Theory and Theory of Law therefore conflict, causing his own Dao to collapse.
• Zhao Xing deduces that Gu Xiao split himself into two opposing selves: the compassionate Gu Xiao sealed within the Profound Yellow World and the ruthless Gu Xiao who ruled the outside world. The True Self Faction’s Straw Man Art enabled this division.
• Zhao Xing releases Gu Xiao’s Heart of Compassion. When it reunites with Gu Xiao, the two selves merge, but Gu Xiao’s body and soul enter an irreversible death state.
• In his final moments, Gu Xiao holds a formal Dao discussion with Zhao Xing. He asks whether his Time Universe Theory can become the universe’s ultimate theory. Zhao Xing admits there is a solution to its flaw but says the answer lies beyond Gu Xiao’s understanding. Gu Xiao accepts his defeat and vanishes, leaving behind only his staff.
• Zhao Xing emerges from the Supreme Origin World as the victor, inheriting the Great Dao origins of both the Red Star Great Emperor and Gu Xiao.
• He immediately captures Xuan Yang Palace Master and collects the Reincarnation Temple’s Dao Steles. He and Moon God Palace Master then stabilize the massive upheavals caused by the Emperor’s death and the collapse of the Primordial Beginning Realm.
• Zhao Xing tracks down Di Yue Demon Ancestor, who had been slaughtering Huan Li Demon Ancestor’s forces to strengthen his own Life Dao. Zhao Xing destroys Di Yue’s body and spends seven days erasing his Divine Soul from the Origin Dao, killing him completely.
• Huan Li survives and is healed by Zhao Xing. Zhao Xing, Moon God Palace Master, Derivation God Palace Master, Primordial Palace Master, and others gather to plan the future of the Desolate Territory Era.
• Bowei joins the group and summarizes the plan for Spiritual Energy Revival:
  1. Destroy all Space-Time Passes and force gods from other eras into the Desolate Territory Era, allowing their origins to return to the present.
  2. Prevent further travel through time so the past becomes fixed history.
• The group proposes using Ten Directions Mountain and a powerful Fate Master—ultimately favoring Ji Si—to locate hidden Dao Masters across all eras.
• As the meeting ends, Zhao Xing begins deciphering the ninety-eighth layer of the Eternal Dao Diagram. Forgotten images involving a chicken, dog, lamp, and bronze lock reappear in his memory, hinting at deeper secrets connected to his origin. The chapter closes with the question of when he can travel to the Chaos Era.

Character Developments

• Zhao Xing: Evolves from a newly advanced Heaven-Reaching Dao Master into the decisive victor over Gu Xiao and Di Yue. He demonstrates patience, analytical ability, and the capacity to understand and reverse-engineer an enemy’s Dao rather than relying solely on brute force. Though he inherits immense power, he remains thoughtful and cautious about the ultimate validity of Three Dao Unity.
• Red Star Great Emperor: Accepts his approaching death without fear and dedicates his remaining existence to creating an opportunity for Zhao Xing. His self-sacrifice transforms him from a combatant into the foundation of the final battle.
• Gu Xiao: Initially confident and dismissive, he gradually becomes desperate as Zhao Xing survives and takes control of the Supreme Origin World. His final transformation from ruthless aggressor to calm seeker of Dao reveals that his arrogance concealed a genuine desire to discover the truth.
• Shu Ji: Through the Dao manuscript, he is recontextualized as a Heaven-Reaching Dao Master who voluntarily abandoned power for the sake of the world. His choice becomes a major philosophical challenge to Zhao Xing’s ambitions.
• Moon God Palace Master: Moves from strategist and observer to supporter of Zhao Xing’s leadership. He recognizes that Zhao Xing’s victory marks the beginning of a new historical era.
• Di Yue Demon Ancestor: His ambition and opportunism are exposed. His attempt to exploit the upheaval for personal advancement leads to his complete destruction.
• Huan Li Demon Ancestor: Survives the war, abandons personal ambition, and commits to protecting the Demon Race and assisting the new order.
• Bowei and Ji Si: Become increasingly important to the coming plan to stabilize history and locate surviving powers from earlier eras.

Significant Themes

• Sacrifice versus personal ascension: Shu Ji and the Red Star Great Emperor both sacrifice their Dao and existence to preserve or empower the world, contrasting with Gu Xiao and Di Yue’s pursuit of individual supremacy.
• The danger of flawed theories: Gu Xiao’s defeat comes not from inferior strength but from an unresolved contradiction within his own Dao. Intellectual and philosophical flaws can ultimately destroy even the most powerful cultivator.
• Learning from enemies: Zhao Xing’s willingness to bow before Gu Xiao and study his methods allows him to understand and overcome the very Dao that threatens him.
• The burden of cosmic restoration: Victory does not end the crisis. Zhao Xing and his allies must now repair history, return scattered origins, suppress surviving powers, and prepare the Desolate Territory Era for Spiritual Energy Revival.
• History, fate, and determinism: The plan requires making the past immutable and preventing further time travel. The chapter presents history as both a weapon and a fragile structure that must eventually be stabilized.
• The limits of knowledge: Zhao Xing can identify the flaws in Gu Xiao’s theory, but even he cannot provide every ultimate answer. The mysteries of the Extreme Stars, his own origin, the Chaos Era, and the Eternal Dao Diagram remain unresolved.

Important Character Interactions

• Zhao Xing and Red Star Great Emperor: Their relationship shifts from temporary alliance to an ultimate partnership. The Emperor entrusts Zhao Xing with his origin and forces him into the decisive confrontation with Gu Xiao.
• Zhao Xing and Gu Xiao: Their conflict is both physical and philosophical. Gu Xiao tries to break Zhao Xing’s Dao through overwhelming Time Dao attacks, while Zhao Xing studies those attacks and exposes the contradiction at the heart of Gu Xiao’s cultivation.
• Gu Xiao and Shu Ji’s legacy: Gu Xiao uses Shu Ji’s history to undermine Zhao Xing’s confidence, but the same revelation ultimately becomes part of Zhao Xing’s deeper understanding of Dao.
• Zhao Xing and Moon God Palace Master: After the victory, the Palace Master accepts Zhao Xing as the leader of the Desolate Territory faction and helps organize the restoration of the world.
• Zhao Xing and Di Yue Demon Ancestor: Their brief confrontation demonstrates the enormous gap between Zhao Xing’s newly acquired power and Di Yue’s ambition. Zhao Xing refuses Di Yue’s offers of cooperation and erases him completely.
• Zhao Xing and Huan Li Demon Ancestor: Zhao Xing heals Huan Li and treats him with respect, while Huan Li pledges loyalty to the protection of his race and the new era.
• The surviving Dao Masters: Their meeting marks the transition from emergency resistance to organized reconstruction, with Zhao Xing at the center of the new alliance.

Chapter Summary: Clearing Karma, Repairing the River of Time

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Desolate Territory Faction’s salvation plan is clarified: Zhao Xing and the other leaders must travel upstream from the Desolate Territory Era to the Chaos Era, forcing all gods to follow the River of Time properly and repairing the damage caused by temporal travelers.
• Zhao Xing promises to reach the Supreme Dao Master realm within one solar year, while the Moon God Palace Master and Bowei conceal the deaths of Gu Xiao and the Great Emperor.
• The Moon God Palace Master explains why Zhao Xing was chosen as the potential sixth Divine Emperor. The Agricultural Official Dao has the greatest remaining potential after other paths—physicians, fate masters, scholars, historians, and Mechanism Masters—were eliminated or deemed insufficient. A prophecy also states that the sixth Divine Emperor will emerge from the Agricultural Official Dao.
• The Palace Master recounts the failed succession of candidates:
  • He himself reached a peak through the Void Universe theory but could not keep pace with the destruction caused by time travelers.
  • The Great Emperor halted, but could not reverse, the Desolate Territory transformation.
  • Gu Luo River developed the Eternal Realm and Primordial Beginning Realm but was forced to reincarnate repeatedly because his power exceeded what the Desolate Territory Era could sustain.
• The nature of the Five Emperors and the Chaos Era remains uncertain. Conflicting testimonies suggest that supreme spacetime and karma laws distort the memories and perceptions of anyone who visits that era. Zhao Xing concludes that they must personally investigate it.
• After the Great Emperor’s death causes severe spatial and historical instability, Zhao Xing helps restore the Red Star Empire, the Xuanling Star Domain, and other damaged regions. The Reincarnation Temple begins mass resurrection efforts.
• Zhao Xing reveals three major Dao attainments:
  1. Ten Directions Heavenly Pillars, combining mountain, karma, and destiny arts.
  2. Heavenly Evolution Theory, expanding the Time Faction’s cultivation methods and creating techniques such as Yin-Yang Star Transformation and Year Beast Transformation.
  3. Chaos World Transformation, a comprehensive method combining many professions and Great Daos, pointing toward the Divine Emperor realm.
• Zhao Xing breaks through to the Supreme Dao Master realm, gaining power equivalent to that of a Great Emperor. His breakthrough restores hope to the Desolate Territory Faction.
• In the Profound Yellow World, Zhao Xing discovers that the Extreme Yang Star and Extreme Land Soil are closely connected to him. He melts Gu Xiao’s three Divine Emperor relics together with the Immeasurable Divine Mechanism, Shennong Hoe, Earth Emperor Cauldron, and Twenty-Four Qi Tokens, beginning to forge a unique personal Dao artifact.
• Zhao Xing prepares for the expedition by informing his officials, Dao Followers, allies, teachers, and friends. Great Zhou pledges obedience despite limited understanding. Qing Yuzi and Du Yun are shocked to learn that Zhao Xing is the Master of Cold Food Festival and has reached Great Emperor-level power.
• Zhao Xing recruits or informs major figures:
  • Dragon Ancestor agrees to help only if Yu Emperor permits him to leave the Sunset Desolate Territory, though Zhao Xing takes most of the Dragon Race with him.
  • Boundless Divine King debates Zhao Xing’s ideals. He is not persuaded, but agrees to accompany him to the Chaos Era and leaves an avatar behind to guard the Desolate Territory Era.
  • Wu Tian agrees to return and protect the Desolate Territory Era, while reminding Zhao Xing of his promise concerning the Cosmic Ark.
• Five years later, Zhao Xing and the entire Desolate Territory Faction’s upper echelon depart upstream through the River of Time. Zhao Xing leaves behind an avatar with one-tenth of his power to protect the Desolate Territory Era.

Temporal Cleanup and Confrontations

• The group dismantles the time checkpoints that once blocked the flow of history, beginning with the Afterglow Era. They simultaneously repair space, karma, fate, life spans, reincarnation, and material origins, recognizing that even minor historical changes can affect the entire universe.
• At the Yuanqu Era, they encounter Bookless Divine King, Xi Heaven Divine King, and the five God Kings of the Thunder Prison Suppression Bureau.
  • Zhao Xing orders Xi Heaven Divine King killed because of his past crimes.
  • The remaining six God Kings are stripped of their divine concealment, detained, and sent downstream toward the Desolate Territory Era to undergo their proper karmic destinies.
  • Tianheng Thunder Mother is found using time loops to evade death. Zhao Xing dissolves her through the Life Great Dao, restoring the laws she had stolen.
• In the Yu Emperor Era, the group confronts the Dao Masters of Zuming, Panhu, and Mo Yi Heavens.
  • Panhu and Mo Yi offer portions of their Dao Origin to avoid conflict.
  • Zuming refuses to submit, believing his Dao Court is protected by Yu Emperor’s power and cannot be breached.
  • Zhao Xing uses the Extreme Yang Star to dissolve the Great Dao power protecting Zuming’s court, stripping Zuming of his Dao Master cultivation and sending him to the Desolate Territory Era as a powerless prisoner in rat form.
  • Panhu agrees to move to the Desolate Territory Era with his family and followers.
  • Mo Yi voluntarily dismantles his Dao Court and becomes a God King, choosing to join Zhao Xing’s undertaking despite the danger.
• Zhao Xing also forcibly brings most of the Dragon Race to the Desolate Territory Era, while Dragon Ancestor remains behind because of Yu Emperor’s restrictions.
• As the origins of the Emperor eras flow downstream, the Desolate Territory Era grows stronger: its territory expands, new species appear, life flourishes, and its foundation for producing a Divine Emperor improves.

Character Development

• Zhao Xing transforms from a chosen candidate into the central pillar of the entire salvation plan. His mastery of three unified Daos, breakthrough to Supreme Dao Master, and control of the Extreme Yang Star make him potentially stronger than the combined achievements of the Great Emperor and Gu Luo River.
• He also becomes more compassionate and independent-minded than Gu Xiao, refusing to treat people merely as expendable pieces. He allows Panhu to preserve his family and seeks ways to extend the lives of those entering the Desolate Territory Era.
• Moon God Palace Master reveals his past failures and accepts that his own path cannot solve the universe’s crisis. He becomes a guide and historical strategist rather than the primary candidate for Divine Emperor.
• Boundless Divine King remains ideologically independent, but his respect for Zhao Xing grows through their Dao discussion. Though unconvinced, he agrees to witness the Chaos Era and help defend the Desolate Territory Era.
• Bowei benefits greatly from the historical restoration, advancing to the Heaven-Reaching level.
• Ji Si masters the supreme fate treasures and breaks through to the Dao Master realm.
• Ancient Divine Lord/Gui Jun acts as Zhao Xing’s closest Dao companion during the restoration and gains insight into Zhao Xing’s new theories.
• Panhu and Mo Yi Dao Masters abandon their former isolation and submit to the larger historical movement. Mo Yi’s voluntary sacrifice shows a willingness to pursue a greater cause.
• Zuming Dao Master changes from arrogant resistance to resignation after discovering that Zhao Xing can dismantle the protections of his Dao Court.
• Qing Yuzi and Du Yun react with disbelief and admiration upon discovering Zhao Xing’s true identity and immense advancement.

Significant Themes

• Repair versus destruction: Restoring the River of Time requires correcting not only major wars and deaths but also countless small distortions in karma, fate, reincarnation, and material origin.
• The burden of salvation: Zhao Xing and his allies face an all-or-nothing mission in which success may save the universe, while failure may erase their efforts and even their memories.
• Ideological conflict: The Desolate Territory Faction believes salvation requires bringing all history toward the birth of a new Divine Emperor, while the Old Evil God Faction trusts the Five Emperors and the Chaos Era’s existing solution.
• Power and surrender: Formerly invincible Dao Masters must choose between preserving their isolated domains or sacrificing them to join a larger future.
• Compassion versus utilitarianism: Zhao Xing distinguishes himself from Gu Xiao by valuing individuals and allowing families, races, and ancient beings a chance to survive rather than treating them solely as tools.
• Uncertainty and distorted truth: The Chaos Era’s laws corrupt memory and historical perception, making firsthand testimony unreliable and forcing Zhao Xing to seek the truth directly.
• The limits of individual achievement: Reaching the Supreme Dao Master realm is possible alone, but becoming a Divine Emperor requires the strength and foundation of an entire era.

Character Interactions

• Zhao Xing and the Moon God Palace Master discuss Zhao Xing’s identity, the Agricultural Official prophecy, and the failed candidates for Divine Emperor.
• Zhao Xing and Ancient Divine Lord exchange Dao insights, with the latter analyzing the applications of the Ten Directions Heavenly Pillars and Heavenly Evolution Theory.
• Zhao Xing debates Boundless Divine King across time and space. Their ideological disagreement remains unresolved, but mutual respect leads Boundless to join the expedition.
• Zhao Xing reassures Dragon Ancestor and promises to obtain Yu Emperor’s permission, while Dragon Ancestor entrusts the Dragon Race to him.
• Zhao Xing’s confrontation with Zuming highlights the conflict between personal eternity and collective salvation.
• Huan Li Demon Ancestor attempts to pressure Panhu and Mo Yi into surrendering, while Zhao Xing ultimately offers them more humane terms.
• Qing Yuzi confronts the newly arrived Zuming Dao Master, creating a reversal of their former power relationship.
• At the chapter’s end, Ji Si and Zhao Xing sense an ominous disturbance from the Chaos Era. Even though the cleanup of the Emperor eras has succeeded, the group realizes that the true crisis may already be unfolding at the source of time.

Chapter Summary:

Fifth Era River of the Chaos Era

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Xing and his companions travel upstream through the River of Time, entering the Rui Emperor Era and later the Li Emperor Era.
• Zhao Xing studies the Rui Emperor Era’s rapid cycle of life and death. He concludes that the era’s flourishing was accelerated by the Rui Emperor’s use of luck, but later damaged when Luck Gods began stealing and consuming the luck of others.
• The group learns that the Chaos Era has suffered a massive upheaval. Dark Origin Lifeforms and dark demonic gods have attacked powerful beings across spacetime, forcing many gods and Dao Masters to flee downstream.
• Zhao Xing rescues Yi Yin, a severely wounded high-level Luck God King and descendant of Rui Xuan. Yi Yin reveals that Hengxuan Continent, associated with the Rui Emperor, was attacked by powerful Dark Origin Lifeforms.
• Numerous famous Dao Masters are found fleeing in terrible condition. Among them is Zhan Ming Dao Master, once the strongest combatant of the Yu Emperor Era. His Divine Soul has been damaged, leaving him violent and unable to distinguish friend from foe. Zhao Xing suppresses and preserves him, though no one can currently heal his injuries.
• The group rescues and questions other survivors. They consistently report that a catastrophic upheaval erupted in the Chaos Era, accompanied by powerful dark demonic gods and widespread destruction.
• The team cleanses and restores the Li Emperor Era, though the process is slow because reincarnation and resurrection techniques make the era difficult to stabilize.
• In the Xu Zu Era, they encounter little chaos. General Ruo Xi is released from her duty and sent back to the Desolate Territory Era, where she is expected to advance into the God King Realm.
• Zhao Xing reforms the Cold-Warm Era and relocates the Shadow Sanctum, led by Seventh Madam, into the Desolate Territory Era. He insists that they stop interfering with spacetime and abandon their existence in the past.
• As the restoration proceeds, the Desolate Territory Era begins to flourish. Zhao Xing’s companions all reach the Heaven-Reaching Dao Master level, while the Divine Court’s foundation and the Agricultural Official profession grow rapidly.
• The group finally enters the Chaos Era through the sealed temporal gate. Their mission is to remove all spacetime travelers and historical gods from the Chaos Era so the past will no longer interfere with the future.
• Zhao Xing and Ji Si investigate the Cosmic Forest and the World God Mother Tree’s branches. They recover the Divine Sound Branch and the Cave Sea Branch while encountering hidden Dao Masters.
• A mysterious, formless Dark Origin Lifeform attacks Zheye Dao Master and nearly destroys him. Zhao Xing repels it, discovering that it can sever its own origin to escape and appears to exist without karma, cause, or conventional form.
• Zhao Xing later intervenes when Yu Feng Dao Master is attacked by another black manifestation. He captures and studies the entity, confirming that it originated from the Dark Source Realm.
• Bowei investigates the Dark Source Realm and learns that its dark demonic gods have been responding to a powerful summons. Their sudden cooperation suggests that an extraordinary entity is awakening or being born there.
• The group fails to contact the Five Emperors for guidance. Zhao Xing therefore focuses on comprehending the hundredth layer of the Eternal Dao Diagram.
• After more than a century of cultivation, Zhao Xing comprehends the final layer and gains the ability to observe nearly every Dao Master outside the Fifth Era River.
• He discovers Bowei within the Dark Source Realm and reveals the true danger: a Supreme Demon God is forming there. If Zhao Xing returns only after becoming a Divine Emperor, the Dark Source Realm may also produce a Dark Divine Emperor, preventing him from leaving the Chaos Era.
• The chapter ends with Zhao Xing ordering his companions to leave the Chaos Era immediately, while the others struggle to understand the scale of the impending crisis.

Character Developments

• Zhao Xing grows from a powerful Supreme Dao Master into an existence far beyond the previously known limits of that realm. His understanding of the universe, spacetime, and the Eternal Realm deepens substantially.
• He becomes increasingly responsible and strategic, balancing compassion for historical figures with the need to sever the past from the future.
• Moon God Palace Master continues acting as the expedition’s organizer and moral leader, but becomes increasingly unsettled by the Chaos Era’s dangers and Zhao Xing’s rapidly surpassing strength.
• Ji Si develops into the foremost Fate Diviner, using the ten Supreme Treasures to locate hidden branches and analyze mysterious entities, though even she cannot perceive the Dark Origin Lifeforms normally.
• Bowei demonstrates his scholar’s relentless pursuit of knowledge by entering the Dark Source Realm despite the danger. His curiosity mirrors Zhao Xing’s earlier Dao-seeking nature.
• Zhan Ming Dao Master is revealed to have suffered catastrophic Divine Soul and spacetime injuries. His inability to recognize allies emphasizes the severity of the Chaos Era’s disaster.
• Seventh Madam accepts Zhao Xing’s authority and agrees to relocate the Dark Hall, showing pragmatism and respect for the new balance of power.
• Zheye Dao Master gives up his Dao Fruit and agrees to travel to the Desolate Territory Era in hopes of eventually reviving his deceased Dao companion.
• Huan Li Demon Ancestor finally breaks through to the Heaven-Reaching Dao Master realm, overcoming his frustration at being surpassed by younger companions.
• General Ruo Xi completes her long-standing mission and is rewarded with a path toward the God King Realm.

Significant Themes

• The danger of interfering with history: The expedition seeks to preserve the future by preventing historical gods and techniques from continuing to influence later eras.
• The cost of progress: The Rui Emperor Era shows how prosperity, luck, resurrection, and uncontrolled evolution can eventually produce stagnation and collapse.
• Knowledge versus safety: Bowei’s decision to enter the Dark Source Realm reflects the scholar’s willingness to risk death for understanding.
• The limits of established power: Even famous Dao Masters and former Divine Emperor subordinates are helpless against the new Dark Origin threat, suggesting that the crisis exceeds anything seen in previous eras.
• Compassion and responsibility: Zhao Xing saves wounded enemies and hidden cultivators rather than simply destroying them, but he also imposes harsh restrictions to protect the future.
• The unknown nature of existence: The black entities appear without karma, cause, form, or conventional origin, challenging the established laws of the universe.
• The cycle of creation and destruction: The Chaos Era is both the source of time and the birthplace of new life, yet it is now producing a catastrophe capable of ending the existing cosmic order.

Important Character Interactions

• Zhao Xing questions Yi Yin about the attack on Hengxuan Continent and learns that Dark Origin Lifeforms have begun attacking the Chaos Era.
• Zhao Xing confronts and suppresses the berserk Zhan Ming Dao Master, preserving him despite his dangerous attack.
• Zhao Xing negotiates with Seventh Madam, allowing the Shadow Sanctum to survive only if it abandons its past-time operations.
• Zhao Xing and Ji Si investigate Zheye Dao Master, rescue him from a Dark Origin Lifeform, and persuade him to accept relocation to the Desolate Territory Era.
• Zhao Xing captures Yu Feng Dao Master after witnessing another black entity attack him and uses the encounter to confirm the Dark Source Realm’s involvement.
• Bowei reports the results of his investigation into the Dark Source Realm, while Zhao Xing reveals that he already knows a Supreme Demon God is being nurtured there.
• The chapter concludes with Zhao Xing ordering Moon God, Ji Si, Bowei, and the others to leave the Chaos Era before the emerging dark power can produce both a Supreme Demon God and a Dark Divine Emperor.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Xing explains the origin of the Dark Source Realm and the recurring appearance of Dark Demon Gods. The Chaos Era was originally a primordial universe meant to evolve naturally, but Xu Zu and successive Divine Emperors traveled backward through time and introduced foreign life, matter, Dao weapons, and spiritual energy. This altered the universe’s initial conditions and caused the Dark Source Realm to form.
• The universe’s laws attempted to restore balance by sending future matter and life backward through time to destroy or eliminate the intruding influences. This created a vicious cycle of Divine Emperors entering the Chaos Era, fighting Dark Origin Lifeforms, and producing historical fractures such as the missing period between the Luo Emperor Era and the Spirit Domain Era.
• Zhao Xing and the others infer that previous Divine Emperors and their followers became trapped in temporal bubbles, locked in balanced struggles against Dark Divine Emperors. Their apparent disappearance and the conflicting historical accounts of them were caused by these remnants of their Great Daos rather than their true bodies.
• Zhao Xing sends Ji Si, Bowei, and the other allies back to the Desolate Territory Era, while he remains behind to investigate the deepest origins of time. Bowei asks Zhao Xing to recount a forgotten reincarnation in which he had survived until the universe’s Great Destruction.
• Using the Time Divine Tree and Primordial Divine Tree as a bridge, Zhao Xing reaches the Fifth Era River and observes the imprisoned Divine Emperors. He learns that Emperor Luo’s body was contaminated by a Dark Divine Emperor, leading to the spread of the Desolate God Poison and explaining Fan Qianrou’s mission.
• As Zhao Xing travels through the earlier Chaos Eras, the mysterious panel protects him from temporal backlash and issues cryptic instructions, including “Keep Moving” and the abolition of the Dragon Race Eternal Suppression Edict.
• In the Second Chaos Era, Li Emperor directly contacts Zhao Xing and unlocks the memories sealed in his memory palace. Zhao Xing learns that his former life occurred at the end of the universe, during the Great Destruction. Earth was the final stage of the universe’s evolution, and the “game” that brought him to the Profound Yellow World was actually a cosmic experiment and transmission realm created by the Five Emperors.
• Li Emperor explains Xu Zu’s Reboot Plan. The Divine Emperors initially sought to reverse future life and origin back toward the Chaos Era, but the plan proved impossible. They therefore created the White Bone Divine Domain and used independent space-time branches to study possible futures and gather the wisdom of geniuses.
• The Moon God Palace Master’s Historical Void Transmission Realm—experienced by Zhao Xing as a game—became the key breakthrough. It transmitted knowledge and life from the end of the universe into earlier eras, allowing the Divine Emperors to test whether future-born life could survive the Great Destruction.
• Zhao Xing was selected as a control subject because, unlike Gu Xiao, he matured in the final era and faced annihilation directly. His unpredictability and creativity exceeded the Divine Emperors’ expectations.
• The Five Emperors reveal that the panel was actually the Extreme Yin Star, sent with Zhao Xing to protect him and prevent Gu Xiao from becoming the sixth Divine Emperor. The Five Emperors had secretly aided Zhao Xing throughout his life through various treasures, decrees, powers, and karmic arrangements.
• Li Emperor and the other Divine Emperors decide to sacrifice themselves. By dissolving their Dao and destroying the Five Era Rivers, they will eliminate the Dark Source Realm, prevent a sixth Dark upheaval, and return the Chaos Era to its original evolution. Zhao Xing must then determine the universe’s future.
• The Five Emperors disintegrate into the Dao one after another. Their Era Rivers, Dao imprints, and the Dark Source Realm vanish. The Chaos Era violently corrects itself, forcing backward-traveling gods back into their proper eras and causing the universe to enter a new stage of development.
• Zhao Xing restores the World God Mother Tree and confirms that the Yi Great World was formed from the remains of the Dark Source Realm. He revives Divine King Yu Heng and Zhang Yue, later retrieves the Cosmic Ark and revives several other figures, including Penglai Divine General and his companions.
• The Desolate Territory Era expands dramatically due to the origin power released by the Chaos Era. Ancient figures descend into the present through the Gate of Space-Time, creating a major influx of gods and historical beings. Qing Yuzi, Yan Ao, Great Zhou, and other factions prepare to regulate and accommodate them.
• Zhao Xing meets with his allies and explains the full truth. They begin planning the New Divine Court and debate whether resurrection and reincarnation should be restricted. Zhao Xing rejects an immediate absolute ban, arguing that the will of living beings and the Great Dao must retain room to develop.
• Zhao Xing leads the group to the White Bone Divine Domain, which is now the final and largest Independent Space-Time Territory. Using the Yin-Yang Warship, he prepares to reclaim the domain and revive Wei Tianchen. He also encounters the skeletal swordsman Venerable Bamboo Sword.

2. Character Developments

• Zhao Xing evolves from an investigator seeking the truth about the Chaos Era into the central bearer of the universe’s future. He discovers that his life was shaped by a vast cosmic experiment, yet rejects the idea that his actions were predetermined. His creativity, Agricultural Official Great Dao, and unpredictable choices are shown to be the source of hope for the universe.
• Li Emperor shifts from a distant historical figure into Zhao Xing’s guide and one of the architects of the universe’s survival plan. He accepts the necessity of sacrificing himself and the other Divine Emperors, entrusting the future to Zhao Xing.
• Bowei remains resolute despite the revelation that his memories and history may have been distorted. His trust in Zhao Xing deepens, and Zhao Xing fulfills his final promise by telling him the truth about his previous reincarnation.
• Moon God Palace Master learns that his Dao and Historical Void Transmission Realm were instrumental in the Five Emperors’ plan, despite his ignorance of its true purpose. He remains committed to his ideals and continues supporting Zhao Xing.
• The Five Emperors are recontextualized as tragic guardians and cosmic experimenters rather than unreachable rulers. Their actions, including their interference in history and manipulation of Zhao Xing’s fate, were ultimately attempts to preserve the universe.
• Gu Xiao is revealed to have been a failed control subject. In Zhao Xing’s previous life he became the sixth Divine Emperor, but in the current life he was prevented from obtaining the Extreme Yin Star and therefore failed to repeat that outcome.
• Yu Heng and Zhang Yue are reunited after Zhao Xing revives them, demonstrating that the restructuring of time can undo certain deaths and restrictions without completely violating the new order.
• The wider cast—Qing Yuzi, Ji Che, Yan Ao, Lan Chuan, and others—must adapt to the transformed universe, managing the arrival of ancient gods and helping establish a new political and cosmic order.

3. Significant Themes

• The instability of history and memory: Time travel, historical fractures, altered memories, and Dao remnants make the past unreliable. The characters must continue acting according to their convictions despite uncertainty.
• Free will versus fate: Although the Five Emperors designed conditions around Zhao Xing, Li Emperor emphasizes that Zhao Xing changed nearly every major event. His unpredictability, rather than predetermined destiny, provides the universe’s hope.
• Sacrifice and responsibility: The Five Emperors willingly erase themselves and surrender their accumulated power so the universe can evolve freely. Zhao Xing inherits the enormous responsibility of deciding what comes next.
• Cosmic evolution and renewal: The destruction of the Five Era Rivers and Dark Source Realm represents both an ending and a reset. The universe is given the possibility of developing beyond the limitations imposed by the previous cycle.
• Knowledge as karma: Understanding the truth is dangerous because knowledge creates participation and karmic responsibility. The panel’s protection allows Zhao Xing to learn what others could not safely know.
• The value of uncertainty and creativity: The Divine Emperors’ carefully planned futures repeatedly failed, while Zhao Xing’s unexpected theories and choices succeeded. The chapter presents uncertainty as essential to genuine evolution.
• Order versus freedom: The debate over resurrection reflects the larger question of whether the universe should be strictly regulated or allowed to develop through competing paths and individual choices.

4. Character Interactions

• Zhao Xing explains the origins of the Dark Source Realm to the Palace Masters and Demon Ancestor, changing their understanding of the Chaos Era and frightening them with the scale of its hidden dangers.
• The Moon God Palace Master urges everyone not to succumb to doubt after learning that history and memory may have been distorted, demonstrating his steadfast leadership.
• Bowei and Zhao Xing share a deeply personal exchange about their different reincarnations and past promises. Bowei accepts Zhao Xing’s impossible account because he recognizes how profoundly Zhao Xing changed his life.
• Zhao Xing and Li Emperor engage in an extended mentor-like dialogue in which Li Emperor reveals the truth behind the game, the Five Emperors’ experiments, the Extreme Yin Star, and Zhao Xing’s role in the universe’s future.
• Zhao Xing revives Yu Heng and Zhang Yue, allowing them to reunite after a long separation and escape the fate imposed by the Yi Great World.
• The surviving factions respond differently to the new era: Qing Yuzi and Du Yun prepare to discipline arriving ancient gods, Yan Ao and Lu Ya monitor newcomers, and Great Zhou organizes the influx through its expanding bureaucracy.
• Zhao Xing’s allies debate the future of resurrection and reincarnation, revealing ideological differences between Bowei’s concern for the universe’s long-term survival and the others’ desire to preserve hope and individual advancement.
• The chapter ends with Zhao Xing greeting Venerable Bamboo Sword and promising to take him away while preparing to revive Wei Tianchen, signaling that the reconstruction of the universe—and the resolution of older personal bonds—is still underway.

Chapter Summary: “Reaching Heaven and Earth (Finale)”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhao Xing returns to Anshan City with Bamboo Sword and reveals that he did not die in the past; he escaped using the Yin-Yang Warship’s key. He explains why Bamboo Sword could not revive him or Wei Tianchen: Wei had been destroyed to an extremely deep level within an isolated space-time.
• Zhao Xing restores Bamboo Sword’s physical body and revives Wei Tianchen from the River of Time. He also raises Wei to the divine level, allowing him to fulfill his unrealized potential.
• The group boards the Yin-Yang Warship, where Wei encounters figures from the Desolate Territory Era and begins recovering his fragmented memories.
• Zhao Xing explains how the Five Emperors interfered with the destinies of geniuses such as Gu Xiao, Bowei, and Wei Tianchen. By correcting history, he restores the Desolate Territory Era’s vitality and frees figures such as Fu Mengzhen and Bai Lanjun from their karmic restraints.
• Zhao Xing confirms that Gu Luo River, Gu Xiao, and the Great Emperor cannot be revived, even by a future Divine Emperor. The Moon God Palace Master accepts this limitation and bids farewell to the past.
• Zhao Xing reconstructs the universe, divides it into seventy-two major domains and 10,008 frontier territories, and establishes the Divine Court. He becomes the sixth Divine Emperor, later honored as the Eternal Heavenly Emperor and Divine Farmer Dao Lord.
• He appoints seventy-two Dao Masters and establishes the Seven Dao Enforcers: Moon God, Bowei, Ji Che, Gui Jun, Derivation God, Boundless, and Dragon Ancestor.
• After fifty epochs, Zhao Xing withdraws into prolonged seclusion to search for a way to prevent the universe’s ultimate destruction. Over time, conflicts between Dao Courts intensify, eventually causing major divine wars and the formation of new desolate territories.
• The Yinhai Dao Master launches a war against the Yuan Mountain Domain to seize resources, sacrificing his own position but creating an opportunity for the Agricultural Official God King Jin Rong to become a new Dao Master.
• Zhao Xing continues observing rather than intervening. The universe later experiences a major expansion caused by his second great preaching of the Dao, but the Great Destruction remains inevitable.
• Zhao Xing remains secluded for tens of millions of eras. His consciousness and emotions gradually fade as he becomes increasingly merged with the universe and its countless lifeforms.
• Ji Si and Ji Che eventually bring the aged Chen Shijie to Zhao Xing. Chen says farewell, expresses satisfaction with his life, and dies peacefully. His death briefly restores Zhao Xing’s emotional awareness.
• Bowei later visits Zhao Xing after becoming the seventh Divine Emperor. He explains that the original Divine Court has collapsed, most Dao Masters have died, and much of the universe has entered the Desolate Territory Era. He believes Zhao Xing has surpassed the Divine Emperor realm but fears that Zhao Xing will suffer when his emotions eventually return.
• During the Annihilation Period, Zhao Xing’s consciousness returns as life throughout the universe diminishes. He realizes he has witnessed the destruction of the universe despite all his efforts.
• He discovers that Bowei created a surviving Dao called Degradation Renewal, which generates weak Yang Stars and life-bearing worlds from dead stars. Zhao Xing realizes that this process may represent a method for allowing life to re-emerge after cosmic collapse.
• Zhao Xing finally understands the connection between his own history, Xu Zu’s extracted segment of the River of Time, the Earth-based Realm Transmission, and his eventual return to the past. The entire cycle was completed through his own actions.
• The universe undergoes three stages of destruction: matter and life dissolve into the Dao, the Dao returns to the unmanifestable, and finally even the River of Time becomes still.
• In the absolute darkness after destruction, Zhao Xing’s consciousness remains. Having mastered and embedded every Dao throughout the universe, he begins a new act of creation with the words: “Let there be light.”

Character Developments

• Zhao Xing evolves from a powerful cultivator and restorer of history into a transcendent existence who becomes almost indistinguishable from the universe itself. His immense success is paired with profound isolation and the gradual loss of memory, emotion, and individuality.
• Bamboo Sword is restored from a skeletal, unstable state into a complete physical body, symbolizing the recovery of a life damaged by the old space-time.
• Wei Tianchen is revived and finally allowed to pursue the destiny suppressed by the Five Emperors. His Heaven-Mending Theory and exceptional Dao talent confirm that his earlier death was an artificial tragedy rather than the natural limit of his ability.
• The Moon God Palace Master matures from someone seeking answers about the past into a figure willing to accept irreversible loss. His farewell to Moon God State represents acceptance of history’s limitations.
• Bowei becomes the seventh Divine Emperor but finds the position nearly meaningless because he cannot undo Zhao Xing’s Dao or stop cosmic decline. His later creation of Degradation Renewal becomes his final and most important contribution.
• Chen Shijie remains ordinary and grounded despite living through incomprehensible stretches of history. His peaceful death reinforces his belief that a complete, satisfying life does not require endless pursuit of power or immortality.
• Ji Si and Ji Che serve as loyal companions and custodians of Zhao Xing’s remaining emotional connections, repeatedly attempting to bring him back to his former self.

Significant Themes

• Fate versus intervention: The Five Emperors manipulate history, but Zhao Xing’s efforts demonstrate that fate cannot be controlled completely. Even the Emperors’ interference becomes part of a larger chain of cause and effect.
• The cost of transcendence: Zhao Xing surpasses the Divine Emperor realm, yet loses his personal identity and emotional life. Ultimate power comes with alienation rather than happiness.
• Cycles of destruction and renewal: The universe’s annihilation is not presented as a simple ending. Bowei’s Dao and Zhao Xing’s final act suggest that destruction may contain the conditions for a new creation.
• The limits of immortality: Chen Shijie’s death emphasizes that an ordinary, fulfilled life may be more meaningful than endless existence. Even powerful beings eventually face the exhaustion of lifespan and purpose.
• Responsibility and acceptance: Zhao Xing bears responsibility for the fate of the universe but ultimately recognizes that not every tragedy can be prevented. Chen’s advice—do what one can, then heed Heaven or Earth’s will—challenges Zhao Xing’s burdened sense of duty.
• Unity between individual and universe: Zhao Xing gradually becomes a vessel for the consciousness, fate, and Dao of all beings. The chapter explores whether such unity represents enlightenment or the loss of the self.
• Hope after annihilation: The closing command, “Let there be light,” transforms the finale from a conclusion into the beginning of another cosmic cycle.

Important Character Interactions

• Zhao Xing and Bamboo Sword: Zhao Xing explains his disappearance, proves his identity through overwhelming power, and restores Bamboo Sword’s body.
• Zhao Xing and Wei Tianchen: Zhao Xing revives Wei, helps him reach the divine realm, and restores the future that the Five Emperors had suppressed.
• Zhao Xing and the Moon God Palace Master: They discuss the impossibility of reviving Gu Luo River and others. The Moon God accepts the limits of even Zhao Xing’s power.
• Zhao Xing and Chen Shijie: Their farewell is the chapter’s most personal emotional scene. Chen reminds Zhao Xing not to regard himself as solely responsible for the universe’s fate.
• Zhao Xing and Bowei: Bowei explains the collapse of the Divine Court and his own failure as a Divine Emperor. Their meeting reveals that Bowei’s final Dao may provide a path toward renewal.
• Zhao Xing and Ji Si/Ji Che: They repeatedly attempt to reconnect Zhao Xing with his former identity, especially by bringing Chen Shijie to him.
• Zhao Xing and the universe: The final and most important interaction is with the universe itself. After observing its birth, decline, death, and the operation of every Dao, Zhao Xing initiates a new creation from absolute nothingness.