Chapter Summaries

Shen Hao reached the ninth level of the Great Dao Secret Realm and answered the Origin Daoist’s questions about the Great Dao and his own Path of Guardianship. After receiving the Great Dao Origin Fruit, he broke through to the early stage of the Great Dao Saint realm and left, prepared to face what came next.

• Shen Hao met the Origin Daoist, guardian of the Great Dao Origin Fruit, who asked him what the Great Dao was.
• Shen Hao described the Great Dao and declared that his Dao was the Path of Guardianship, devoted to protecting the Three Realms, the Chaos Starry Sky, and its living beings.
• The Origin Daoist approved Shen Hao’s answers and gave him the Great Dao Origin Fruit.
• Shen Hao absorbed the fruit’s power, reached the peak of the Heavenly Dao Saint realm, and broke through to the early stage of the Great Dao Saint realm.
• The Origin Daoist congratulated Shen Hao, who then left the Great Dao Secret Realm.

Shen Hao returned to Primordial City after breaking through to the early stage of Great Dao Saint, and the Three Realms celebrated his achievement. He announced plans to connect the Three Realms with the Chaos Starry Sky and establish a Great Dao Academy, while setting his sights on the Primordial Great Dao Saint realm.

• Shen Hao told the Primordial Limitless Clone that he had reached the early stage of Great Dao Saint, and they flew back to the Three Realms.
• Cultivators and Starry Sky Alliance experts welcomed Shen Hao and celebrated his breakthrough in Primordial City.
• Shen Hao joined a seven-day banquet celebrating his return and new cultivation realm.
• Shen Hao announced the Three Realms Ascension Plan, allowing cultivators to travel between the Three Realms and worlds across the Chaos Starry Sky.
• Shen Hao proposed building a Great Dao Academy in Primordial City and resolved to lead the Three Realms toward the Primordial Great Dao Saint realm.

Shen Hao opened the Great Dao Academy to train geniuses from the Three Realms and the Chaos Starry Sky. As Lin Jingyu and other students advanced in their cultivation, Shen Hao trusted them to protect the Three Realms even if he someday departed.

• Shen Hao declared the Great Dao Academy open, welcoming young cultivators to study the Great Dao and become protectors of the Three Realms.
• Lin Jingyu joined the Sword Dao Courtyard and, under a master from the Ancient Sword God Clan, reached the early stage of the Heavenly Dao Saint realm within a hundred years.
• Shen Hao praised Lin Jingyu's swordsmanship and taught him that the sword dao's ultimate purpose was guardianship, which Lin Jingyu vowed to remember.
• Su Wan'er, Qin Hao, Zhao Hu, and other students mastered powerful Great Daos and formed the academy's genius squad.
• Shen Hao looked toward the academy and felt confident that its students could protect the Three Realms if he left.

After a thousand years of growth in the Three Realms, Shen Hao entered the Primordial Limitless Great Dao’s origin land to seek a higher realm. He broke through to the early Primordial Great Dao Saint realm and looked toward the Three Realms, resolved to continue protecting them.

• Shen Hao reflected on the Three Realms’ strength as Lin Jingyu became a Great Dao Saint and dean of the Sword Dao Academy, while Su Wan'er, Qin Hao, Zhao Hu, and others reached peak Heavenly Dao Saint.
• Guided by the Primordial Limitless Clone, Shen Hao entered the origin land of the Primordial Limitless Great Dao.
• Shen Hao touched the black-and-white origin bead and comprehended the union of chaos and order and the interweaving of past and future.
• Shen Hao shattered the barrier to the Primordial Limitless Great Dao and broke through to the early Primordial Great Dao Saint realm.
• Shen Hao saw Lin Jingyu, Su Wan'er, and the Three Realms cultivators guarding their land, then resolved to press onward along his Path of Guardianship.

Shen Hao established lasting peace in the Chaos Starry Sky and passed the Starry Sky Guardian Alliance to Lin Jingyu and the others before setting out for the Boundless Starry Sky. His legacy endured as the Path of Guardianship while his journey continued toward a broader world.

• Shen Hao formed the Starry Sky Guardian Alliance, established the Starry Sky Peace Pact, and led the alliance in eradicating the Abyssal Demon Race.
• Shen Hao built the Starry Sky Guardian Tower, while Lin Jingyu, Su Wan'er, and Qin Hao led their disciples in spreading their daos across the Chaos Starry Sky.
• Shen Hao learned of a Boundless Secret Realm and entrusted the alliance to Lin Jingyu and the others before departing with his three clones for the Boundless Starry Sky.
• The races of the Chaos Starry Sky erected a statue of Shen Hao in Primordial City and vowed to carry on the Path of Guardianship.

Shen Hao and his three clones entered the Limitless Starry Sky and found Yan Lingyue and her wounded clansmen fleeing the Limitless Devil Court. He promised to help them protect the Flame Spirit Fire Seed, then confronted the pursuing Demon General Black Fiend.

• Shen Hao sensed a faint trace of life and sorrow and led his clones northwest to a ruined starship.
• Yan Lingyue mistook Shen Hao and his clones for members of the Limitless Devil Court before he explained that they had come from the Chaos Starry Sky.
• Yan Lingyue revealed that the Devil Court had attacked the Flame Spirit Clan to seize its Flame Spirit Fire Seed, and that her parents had died covering the clan's retreat.
• Shen Hao promised to help Yan Lingyue and her wounded clansmen after learning that the Devil Master sought to devour fire seeds to increase his power.
• Black Fiend and dozens of Devil Court fighters arrived and threatened Shen Hao, who refused to back down.

Shen Hao defeated Black Fiend and his Demon Soldiers, rescued the Flame Spirit clan, and invited them to travel with him. As the clan repaired their starship, Shen Hao considered the Boundless Demon Court and the wider dangers ahead.

• Black Fiend threatened Shen Hao and Flame Spirit Moon, but Shen Hao stepped forward to protect the Flame Spirit clan.
• Shen Hao used the Primordial Strike to fatally wound Black Fiend, then destroyed him and the fleeing Demon Soldiers.
• Shen Hao healed the injured Flame Spirit clansmen, and Flame Spirit Moon thanked him for saving them.
• Flame Spirit Moon explained that the clan had nowhere safe to go, so Shen Hao invited them to travel with him.
• Flame Spirit Moon ordered the starship repaired while Shen Hao reflected on the Boundless Demon Court, the Devil Master, and the Devouring Great Dao.

Shen Hao and Flame Spirit Moon traveled toward Limitless Sacred City after the Flame Spirit Clan repaired their starship. Shen Hao discovered that the Flame Spirit Fire Seed concealed an inheritance of the Limitless Dao, and they agreed to keep the revelation secret while gathering information.

• Shen Hao told Flame Spirit Moon about the peaceful, prosperous Chaos Starry Sky, and she admitted she wanted to visit but could not abandon her clan.
• Three days later, the Flame Spirit Clan repaired the starship, and Flame Spirit Moon set course for Limitless Sacred City.
• Shen Hao sensed a connection between the Flame Spirit Fire Seed and the Limitless Dao, then discovered the seed held a hidden Limitless Dao inheritance.
• Flame Spirit Moon recalled her clan's legend that its ancestors were born from primordial fire, and Shen Hao suggested their origins might be tied to the Limitless Dao.
• Shen Hao urged Flame Spirit Moon to keep the discovery secret until they had gathered information in Limitless Sacred City, and she agreed.

Shen Hao and Yan Lingyue arrived at the Boundless Holy City and entered after the guards waived the entry-token requirement. After Shen Hao humiliated Zhao Tian for blocking their way, they went to the Boundless Inn, where its powerful proprietor welcomed them.

• Shen Hao arrived at the Boundless Holy City with Yan Lingyue and the Flame Spirit clansmen, and the gate guards let them enter without tokens.
• Shen Hao chose the Boundless Inn as their lodging so they could settle in and gather information about the Boundless Demon Court and the Boundless Great Dao.
• Zhao Tian demanded that Shen Hao move aside, but Shen Hao refused and warned him to keep a low profile before knocking him to the ground.
• Shen Hao led the group into the Boundless Inn and sensed that its gray-robed proprietor was a Saint Sovereign-level expert.
• The innkeeper welcomed Shen Hao and began leading the group to their ten superior rooms.

Shen Hao learned that the Zhao Household served the Infinite Devil Court and that Mo Tian sought to devour the innate Five Elements Fires to advance his Great Dao. He and Yan Lingyue decided to seek the Water Spirit Race on Water Spirit Island and begin opposing the Infinite Devil Court.

• Yan Lingyue worried that the Zhao Household would retaliate after Shen Hao struck Zhao Tian, but Shen Hao said he could handle them.
• The innkeeper told Shen Hao that the Zhao Household's head, Zhao Shanhe, had pledged allegiance to the Infinite Devil Court.
• The innkeeper explained that Mo Tian needed to devour the five innate elemental fire origins to break through his Devouring Great Dao, and named the races guarding them.
• Shen Hao declared that Mo Tian must be eliminated, and he and Yan Lingyue agreed to seek allies among the Five Elements Spirit Races.
• Yan Lingyue said the Water Spirit Race lived on Water Spirit Island east of the city, and Shen Hao agreed they should set out immediately.

Shen Hao and Yan Lingyue sought an alliance with the Water Spirit Race against Mo Tian and the Boundless Demon Court. After Shen Hao proposed exploiting Mo Tian’s Devouring Dao weakness, Shui Lingzi agreed to join forces, and the group prepared to recruit the other Five Elements Spirit Races.

• Yan Lingyue introduced herself and the Flame Spirit survivors to Shui Lingzi, explaining that Mo Tian had destroyed her clan and would soon target the Water Spirit Race.
• Shui Lingzi welcomed Shen Hao and the others to Water Spirit Island but hesitated to ally against the vastly stronger Boundless Demon Court.
• Shen Hao explained that Mo Tian could die if he devoured more power than his body could bear, and proposed trapping him with the Innate Five Elements Fire.
• Shui Lingzi agreed to join forces and offered to persuade the Wood, Metal, and Earth Spirit Races to unite against Mo Tian.
• Shen Hao, Yan Lingyue, and Shui Lingzi prepared to set out and recruit the other Spirit Races.

Shen Hao united the Five Elements Spirit Races against Mo Tian and finalized a plan to trap him in Infinite Saint City. The group prepared to gather in three days, with Shen Hao set to lure Mo Tian to the trap.

• Water Spiritzi brought Shen Hao and Yan Lingyue to Wood Spirit Forest, where Wood Spiritzi agreed to join forces after hearing Shen Hao's plan to make Mo Tian explode by devouring too much Innate Five Elements Fire.
• Shen Hao's group visited Gold Spirit Mountain and Earth Spirit Hill, and Gold Spiritzi and Earth Spiritzi agreed to join the alliance.
• At the Infinite Inn, Shen Hao proposed gathering the Innate Five Elements Fire in Infinite Saint City's central square and having the five Saint Lord-level chiefs set up a Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array.
• Shen Hao said he would leak the location to lure Mo Tian into the array, and the group agreed to meet at the square in three days.
• After the others left, Yan Lingyue worried about Shen Hao's safety, but he reassured her and vowed that Mo Tian would die in three days.

Mo Tian learned that Yan Lingyue and the Five Element Spirit Races planned to trap him in Boundless Holy City, but he intended to seize the Innate Five Elements Fire and grow stronger. Shen Hao explained Mo Tian’s unstable foundation and prepared to meet him at the square, where Mo Tian arrived as the trap was set.

• Mo Sha told Mo Tian that Yan Lingyue carried the Flame Spirit Fireseed and that the Five Element Spirit Races planned a trap, while an unknown youth named Shen Hao had defeated Zhao Tian in one move.
• Mo Tian dismissed the threat and declared he would seize the Innate Five Elements Fire in three days to advance his cultivation and rule the Boundless Starry Sky.
• Shen Hao told Yan Lingyue that Mo Tian’s devoured power could overwhelm his unstable foundation and cause him to explode, then said they would wait for him to enter their trap.
• Three days later, the four clan chiefs and Yan Lingyue gathered with their Origin Pearls and the Flame Spirit Fireseed in Boundless Holy City’s central square as Shen Hao waited above them.
• Shen Hao announced that Mo Tian had arrived, and the crowd saw him race toward the square in a surge of devilish qi.

Mo Tian attacked the Five Elements Spirit Clans as they formed a Spirit Gathering Array to defend the plaza and trap him. He shattered the formation and reached for Yan Lingyue’s Yanling Fire Seed, but Shen Hao declared that Mo Tian’s death had come.

• Mo Tian arrived above the Infinite Holy City plaza and threatened to take the innate Five Elements Fire from Yan Lingyue and the other clans.
• Shui Lingzi, Mu Lingzi, Jin Lingzi, Tu Lingzi, and Yan Lingyue formed the Five Elements Gather Spirit, Heaven and Earth Lock formation around the plaza.
• Mo Tian repeatedly struck the formation with his demonic saber while the Spirit Gathering Array absorbed his power and drained his stamina.
• Mo Tian unleashed Demonic Saber, World Annihilation, shattering the formation and injuring all five rulers.
• The Yanling Fire Seed flew from Yan Lingyue’s hand toward Mo Tian, and Shen Hao warned him that his time of death had come.

Shen Hao defeated and killed Mo Tian, ending the Devil Master's threat to the Five Elements Spirit Clan and the Infinity Starry Sky. After the clan thanked him, Shen Hao sensed that his Primordial Unity Great Dao had advanced and his cultivation was nearing a breakthrough.

• Shen Hao arrived as Mo Tian reached for the Flame Spirit Fire Seed and challenged him for slaughtering the Flame Spirit Clan and countless others.
• Mo Tian attacked Shen Hao with his demonic blade, but Shen Hao knocked it away with a single palm strike.
• Mo Tian used the Devouring Great Dao to absorb the power of heaven and earth, and Shen Hao waited until his body reached its limits.
• Shen Hao struck Mo Tian with the Primordial Unity Palm, fatally injuring him, then turned him into blood mist.
• The five Controllers and the Five Elements Spirit Clan thanked Shen Hao for saving them.
• Shen Hao sensed that the battle had strengthened his Primordial Unity Great Dao and brought his cultivation close to a breakthrough.

After defeating Mo Tian, Shen Hao broke through to the mid-stage realm of the Primordial Great Dao Saint and prepared to continue exploring the Boundless Starry Sky. Yan Lingyue gave him the Flame Spirit Heart, and he set his sights on the secrets still hidden in the starry sky.

• Yan Lingyue thanked Shen Hao for avenging the Flame Spirit Clan, and the Five Elements Spirit Clan offered to make him guardian of the Boundless Starry Sky.
• Shen Hao declined the guardianship, explaining that he would eventually leave, and the five controllers promised to guard the Boundless Starry Sky together.
• Shen Hao sensed a breakthrough and secluded himself at the Boundless Inn while the five controllers stood guard.
• Shen Hao’s Primordial Great Dao broke through to the mid-stage realm of the Primordial Great Dao Saint after he comprehended how it surpassed Mo Tian’s Devouring Great Dao.
• Yan Lingyue gave Shen Hao the Flame Spirit Heart, and he accepted it before telling her he planned to explore the depths of the Boundless Starry Sky.

A hundred years after killing Mo Tian, Shen Hao discovered the Primordial Sacred Hall, the ancient residence of the founder of his Great Dao, and gained its cultivation insights and natal treasure. He reached the peak of the Primordial Great Dao Saint realm and set his sights on entering the Hongmeng Starry Sky.

• Shen Hao traveled to the Sea of Deathly Silence and found the Primordial Sacred Hall, whose name and aura resonated with his Primordial Great Dao.
• Shen Hao entered the hall and learned that it had belonged to the Primordial Sacred Ancestor, founder of the Primordial Great Dao.
• Shen Hao absorbed the Primordial Sacred Ancestor's cultivation insights and broke through to the late stage of the Primordial Great Dao Saint realm.
• Shen Hao entered the secret chamber, found the Primordial Orb, and used its power to reach the peak of the Primordial Great Dao Saint realm.
• Shen Hao sensed a doorway to the Hongmeng Starry Sky and decided to pursue the legendary world beyond the Boundless Starry Sky.

Shen Hao entered the Hongmeng Starry Sky, transformed his Primordial Great Dao, and broke through to the early stage of the Hongmeng Great Dao Saint realm. After meeting the Hongmeng Saint Ancestor, he learned of the Hongmeng Sacred Hall, where he could study the Ancestor’s cultivation insights, and set his sights on reaching it.

• Shen Hao passed through the azure gateway after sensing the Hongmeng Starry Sky’s summons.
• Shen Hao explored the Hongmeng Starry Sky as the Primordial Pearl’s power fueled his Dao’s transformation.
• Shen Hao completed his breakthrough to the early stage of the Hongmeng Great Dao Saint realm and advanced from the Path of Guardianship to the Dao of Hongmeng.
• The Hongmeng Saint Ancestor revealed that he had opened the Hongmeng Starry Sky and recognized Shen Hao’s Path of Guardianship.
• The Hongmeng Saint Ancestor directed Shen Hao toward the Hongmeng Sacred Hall to study his cultivation insights, and Shen Hao looked forward to reaching it.

After a thousand years exploring the Hongmeng Starry Sky, Shen Hao entered the Hongmeng Sacred Hall and used the Hongmeng Saint Ancestor’s relics to deepen his understanding of the Hongmeng Great Dao. He reached the peak of the Hongmeng Great Dao Saint realm, then sensed that the Hongmeng Pearl might lead to a realm beyond it, leaving him determined to continue his journey.

• Shen Hao reached the Hongmeng Sacred Hall, and its purple curtain opened after it resonated with his Hongmeng Great Dao power.
• Shen Hao took the Jade Slip and learned that the core of his Path of Guardianship was to embrace all things, evolve without end, and guard eternity.
• Shen Hao’s cultivation advanced from the early stage to the peak of the Hongmeng Great Dao Saint realm.
• Shen Hao entered the inner hall and recognized its purple pearl as the Hongmeng Saint Ancestor’s bound Magic Treasure, the Hongmeng Pearl.
• Shen Hao grasped the Hongmeng Pearl, sensed his cultivation might break through the peak, and resolved to explore the greater world beyond the Hongmeng Starry Sky.

Shen Hao entered the Chaos Origin and transformed his Hongmeng Great Dao into the Chaos Great Dao, completing his Path of Guardianship. He became the guardian of the universe’s origin, with his protection of future life set to continue eternally.

• Shen Hao opened a rift to the Chaos Origin and entered despite Primordial Limitless Clone warning him of its dangers.
• Shen Hao used the Hongmeng Pearl to protect his mind as the Chaos Qi began transforming his Hongmeng Great Dao.
• The Hongmeng Saint Ancestor told Shen Hao that his Path of Guardianship would culminate in becoming one with the Chaos Great Dao.
• Shen Hao completed his transformation and broke through to the initial stage of the Chaos Great Dao Saint realm.
• Shen Hao sensed living beings developing within the Chaos Origin and vowed to safeguard them and the universe forever.