Chapter Summaries

Interception Sect and Human Sect disciples presented gifts at Haotian’s Peach Banquet before Gu Changsheng arrived with the Chan Sect, drawing the immortals’ attention with his mid-stage Quasi-Sage cultivation. The banquet’s atmosphere peaked as Haotian anticipated that the gifts and gathering would help strengthen the Heavenly Court.

• Daoist Duobao presented a Mid-grade Innate Spirit Treasure on Tongtian’s behalf, and Haotian welcomed the Interception Sect disciples.
• Xuan Du presented a Purple Gold Gourd filled with Eight-Revolution Golden Pills on Taishang’s behalf, and Haotian considered using the pills to recruit Grand Unity Golden Immortals.
• The immortals speculated about whether Changsheng Heavenly Venerate would attend, while Daoist Duobao wondered if Gu Changsheng had become a Quasi-Sage.
• Gu Changsheng arrived with Daoist Randeng, Guang Chengzi, Grand Unity True Person, and the other Chan Sect disciples, impressing the immortals with his powerful aura.
• Daoist Randeng presented another Mid-grade Innate Spirit Treasure, and Haotian noticed Gu Changsheng’s mid-stage Quasi-Sage cultivation as the banquet reached its peak.
• Great Immortal Zhenyuan admired Gu Changsheng’s rapid rise and silently committed his name to memory.

At the Peach Banquet, Haotian used the gathering to recruit immortals into the Heavenly Court and announced that he would establish heavenly laws to govern the Primordial immortals. Golden strands of Imperial Decree appeared over Yaochi, leaving the assembled immortals focused on what he would do next.

• Haotian began the Peach Banquet, and the guests received peaches according to their status, with Gu Changsheng given three Purple-Patterned Yellow Kernel peaches.
• Gu Changsheng ate one peach and saved the other two for Ziwei, while Daoist Duobao silently resented their unequal portions.
• After the banquet’s entertainment ended, Haotian offered Immortal Official positions to immortals willing to join the Heavenly Court.
• Haotian declared that he would use heavenly laws to govern the Primordial immortals, and golden strands of Imperial Decree appeared above Yaochi.

Haotian established the Heavenly Laws and Rules, gained merit, and used his power to intimidate the immortals at Yaochi. After the banquet, Daoist Duobao—injured by Haotian’s aura—led the Interception Sect disciples in preparing to leave.

• Haotian invoked the Heavenly Dao to establish the Heavenly Laws and Rules, and the Heavenly Dao granted his request.
• Merit descended upon Haotian and Yaochi, allowing Haotian to break through to the middle stage of the Quasi-Saint realm and use the Haotian Mirror to reveal his severed corpse, Tai Hao.
• Haotian’s aura swept through Yaochi, knocking down many immortals; Gu Changsheng protected the Chan Sect disciples and Xuan Du from its pressure.
• Haotian withdrew his aura and apologized, while Gu Changsheng recognized that he had deliberately used his power to intimidate the immortals.
• Daoist Duobao recovered from the injury he had suffered under Haotian’s aura, then announced that the Interception Sect disciples would leave now that the Peach Banquet had ended.

Haotian drove Duobao and the Interception Sect disciples from the Peach Banquet, then announced laws that drew mixed reactions across the Primordial World. At Jade Void Palace, Yuanshi sensed that the coming tribulation would involve the Mystic Sect and wondered whether Haotian’s bold actions would end like King Father of the East’s.

• Haotian dispersed Duobao’s gale and used his Imperial Might to drive the Interception Sect disciples away from Yaochi.
• Golden Spirit Holy Mother and the other Interception Sect disciples stopped Duobao from attacking Haotian, and Duobao led them back toward Biyou Palace.
• Gu Changsheng left the Peach Banquet with the Chan Sect disciples, while Haotian treated him warmly and Zhenyuanzi watched him depart.
• Haotian broadcast the Heavenly Laws and Rules, prompting rogue immortals and other Primordial Great Experts to respond with skepticism and dissatisfaction.
• Yuanshi heard the Heavenly Dao’s voice and reflected that the next tribulation would involve the Mystic Sect, then questioned whether Haotian risked the same fate as King Father of the East.

After the Peach Banquet, Daoist Duobao reported his humiliation by Haotian to Sect Leader Tongtian, who grew angry but sent his disciples away without acting. Gu Changsheng returned to Purple Mansion Continent and offered Ziwei an immortal peach to aid her cultivation.

• Primordial Heavenly Venerate wondered who supported Haotian’s ambition to bind the immortals and then closed his eyes.
• Daoist Duobao and the other Interception Sect disciples told Sect Leader Tongtian how Haotian had humiliated them at the Heavenly Court.
• Sect Leader Tongtian grew angry with Haotian but dismissed his disciples, who left still resentful.
• Gu Changsheng returned to Jade Void Palace with the Chan Sect immortals and then traveled to Purple Mansion Continent.
• Gu Changsheng asked Ziwei about her cultivation and gave her a Purple-Veined Rattan-Core Peach of Immortality to help her advance.

After ten thousand years, Gu Changsheng went to Taiyin Star to find Chang Xi and discovered her secluded in Guanghan Palace’s Cold Pool. Their reunion ended in anger as Chang Xi confronted him and demanded to know why he had come.

• Gu Changsheng gave Ziwei a Purple-Veined Rattan-Core Peach of Immortality, then recalled his past with Chang Xi beneath the moon.
• Gu Changsheng traveled to Taiyin Star and found Guanghan Palace empty, so he searched the rear hall.
• Chang Xi reflected on the ten thousand years she had spent alone and remembered Gu Changsheng with resentment.
• Gu Changsheng spoke from hiding, startling Chang Xi, who attacked him with ice crystals and emerged from the Cold Pool in her robes.
• Chang Xi recognized Gu Changsheng, angrily told him Guanghan Palace did not welcome him, and asked what he was doing there.

Gu Changsheng tried to persuade Chang Xi to return with him to Purple Mansion Continent, but she refused because of her resentment toward him. After staying in Guanghan Palace for eleven years, he gave her another year to reconsider, warning that her unresolved heart knot could prevent her from reaching the Quasi-Saint realm.

• Gu Changsheng invited Chang Xi to return to Purple Mansion Continent, where Ziwei was, but Chang Xi refused and told him to leave.
• Gu Changsheng insisted on staying in Guanghan Palace and entered the room where Chang Xi kept paintings of Purple Mansion Continent, including one depicting her.
• Gu Changsheng stayed in Chang Xi's room for eleven years while she remained behind a barrier at the Cold Pool.
• Gu Changsheng asked Chang Xi again to return with him and gave her a year to decide, warning that her heart knot could keep her from breaking through to the Quasi-Saint realm.

Chang Xi left Guanghan Palace and became Gu Changsheng’s Dao Companion, settling on Purple Mansion Continent as their feelings deepened. A thousand years later, Gu Changsheng brought her to Jade Void Palace to meet his master and the Chan Sect disciples.

• Chang Xi decided to leave Guanghan Palace with Gu Changsheng, troubled by her sister Xihe’s disappearance and her own loneliness.
• Gu Changsheng arranged a place for Chang Xi on Purple Mansion Continent, where she cultivated and grew closer to him over a thousand years.
• Gu Changsheng received a summons for the Chan Sect disciples to gather at Jade Void Palace and invited Chang Xi to accompany him.
• Gu Changsheng and Chang Xi took several years to travel to Jade Void Palace, then he introduced her to the Chan Sect disciples as his Dao Companion.
• Gu Changsheng led Chang Xi toward Jade Void Palace, whose gates opened as a Saint’s Voice rang out.

Gu Changsheng brought Chang Xi to Jade Void Palace, where Primordial Heavenly Venerate recognized her as his Dao Companion and gave her two Mid-grade Innate Spirit Treasures. Gu Changsheng then preached to the Chan Sect immortals, and as the chapter ended, he began explaining Guang Chengzi’s Law of Gold.

• Gu Changsheng and Chang Xi paid their respects to Primordial Heavenly Venerate, who welcomed Chang Xi as a Chan Sect disciple and gave her two Mid-grade Innate Spirit Treasures.
• Gu Changsheng left Jade Void Palace and preached the Great Dao to Guang Chengzi, Chijingzi, and the other Chan Sect immortals for three hundred years.
• After Gu Changsheng finished, the immortals discussed the Dao, and Guang Chengzi asked why he could not break through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• Gu Changsheng used the Primordial System to learn that Guang Chengzi had comprehended the Law of Gold to 10%, then explained that his understanding of laws was too shallow.
• Gu Changsheng manifested golden light and began instructing Guang Chengzi about the Law of Gold.

Gu Changsheng shared his understanding of the Law of Gold with Guang Chengzi, who passed a heavenly tribulation and advanced to Grand Unity Golden Immortal. He then helped Chijingzi overcome a cultivation bottleneck, leaving the other Chan Sect immortals eager for his guidance.

• Gu Changsheng imparted his incomplete understanding of the Law of Gold to Guang Chengzi, whose aura erupted and drew a heavenly tribulation above Jade Void Palace.
• Gu Changsheng urged Guang Chengzi to face the tribulation, and Guang Chengzi flew into the sky as Chang Xi protected the Chan Sect disciples.
• Guang Chengzi summoned a giant sword that shattered the tribulation clouds and opened a fissure revealing the River of Destiny.
• Guang Chengzi's primordial spirit entered the River of Destiny, and he emerged as a Grand Unity Golden Immortal before thanking Gu Changsheng.
• Chijingzi asked Gu Changsheng for guidance, and Gu Changsheng shared his understanding of laws to help him overcome his bottleneck and advance his cultivation.

Gu Changsheng helped several Chan Sect disciples advance, guiding True Person Yuding to the perfected realm of Grand Unity Golden Immortal and bringing Grand Unity True Person close to that realm. When Juliusun asked for help, Gu Changsheng refused to guide him and told him to cultivate under Daoist Randeng, leaving Juliusun despondent.

• Gu Changsheng invited Chijingzi to attempt a breakthrough, and Chijingzi used a spiritual treasure to shatter his tribulation before entering the realm of Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
• True Person Yuding asked Gu Changsheng for guidance, and a strand of Earth Law helped him reach the perfected realm of Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
• Gu Changsheng gave Grand Unity True Person a strand of Law power, helping him break through and approach Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
• Juliusun asked Gu Changsheng to resolve his bottleneck, but Gu Changsheng told him to cultivate under Daoist Randeng instead.
• Juliusun asked whether there was truly no other way, while Daoist Randeng regarded Gu Changsheng with a meaningful glance.

Gu Changsheng guided the Chan Sect disciples, helping Guang Chengzi and Chijingzi reach the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm while refusing to advise Juliusun and Daoist Cihang. Primordial Heavenly Venerate praised Gu Changsheng and dismissed his concerns about Cihang, and Gu Changsheng returned to cultivate.

• Gu Changsheng refused to guide Juliusun and Daoist Cihang, though he offered Juliusun brief encouragement and directed Cihang to seek Daoist Randeng's advice.
• Gu Changsheng guided the other Chan Sect disciples and warned them to protect the Chan Sect's reputation; Guang Chengzi and Chijingzi broke through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate watched the discussion and praised Gu Changsheng's comprehension, pleased by the disciples' breakthroughs and considering entrusting him with Chan Sect affairs.
• Guang Chengzi, Chijingzi, Daoist Cihang, Daoist Randeng, and the other immortals departed after the discussion ended.
• Gu Changsheng met Primordial Heavenly Venerate, who told him that Cihang and the others deserved some punishment and sent him back to cultivate.

Gu Changsheng set out for Mount Wuyi to seek the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin, hoping it would help him repair the Chaos Bead and advance his Chaos Law comprehension. After a year of travel, he arrived above the vast mountain range.

• Primordial Heavenly Venerate encouraged Gu Changsheng, who returned to Purple Mansion Continent with Chang Xi and resumed cultivating.
• Over the following thousand years, Haotian strengthened the Heavenly Court by recruiting Primordial Rogue Immortals and enforcing his Heavenly Laws and Rules with the Haotian Mirror.
• As his progress toward the third level of the Chaos Law slowed, Gu Changsheng decided to seek the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin on Mount Wuyi, which could suppress Zhao Gongming's twenty-four Sea-Calming Divine Pearls.
• Gu Changsheng learned from Ziwei that Chang Xi had entered seclusion, then instructed Ziwei to guard Purple Mansion Continent and departed alone.
• Gu Changsheng traveled for a year toward Mount Wuyi, passing Heavenly Court arrests and bustling human settlements before arriving above the mountain range.

Gu Changsheng searched Mount Wuyi for the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin and encountered Great Immortal Qingfu, who guarded a spiritual treasure. After Gu Changsheng described the coin, Qingfu attacked him, leaving the area in ruins.

• Gu Changsheng arrived at Mount Wuyi and headed toward a mysterious formation while searching for Two Immortals Ridge.
• Great Immortal Qingfu emerged from the depths of Mount Wuyi and ordered Gu Changsheng to leave his territory.
• Gu Changsheng recognized Qingfu as an Innate Being and declared that he had come for a treasure.
• Gu Changsheng described the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin, and Great Immortal Qingfu attacked him with a stream of azure light.
• Gu Changsheng rose into the air as the attack reduced thousands of li of land to ruins.

Gu Changsheng defeated Great Immortal Qingfu, discovered that he was the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin, and found that the treasure contained Law of Destiny. After returning to Purple Mansion Continent with a Houtian Spiritual Root tea tree, he began studying the Law of Destiny.

• Gu Changsheng struck down Great Immortal Qingfu, who begged for mercy and offered to hand over the spiritual treasure.
• Great Immortal Qingfu tried to escape, so Gu Changsheng suppressed him, used Chaos Law to restore him, and refined him into the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin.
• Gu Changsheng discovered Heavenly Dao Inscriptions and Law of Destiny within the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin, and the Primordial System deduced that it contained two layers of Law of Destiny.
• Gu Changsheng dismantled the formation at Mount Wuyi, took a Houtian Spiritual Root tea tree, and returned to Purple Mansion Continent.
• Gu Changsheng placed the tea tree in the rear mountain, spoke with Ziwei while Chang Xi remained in seclusion, and began comprehending Law of Destiny in the Purple Mansion Grand Hall.

Haotian’s Heavenly Court continued to grow, but he grew furious when Giant Spirit God failed to capture the Three-Headed Flood Dragon. Yao Ji volunteered to pursue the demon, and Haotian reluctantly allowed her to descend to the mortal realm with a warning to stay safe.

• The Heavenly Court’s forces expanded as Haotian recruited rogue immortals and imposed control over the Primordial Heaven and Earth.
• Giant Spirit God returned to the Hall of the Exalted battered and admitted that the Three-Headed Flood Dragon had escaped him.
• Haotian rebuked Giant Spirit God and asked his officials to volunteer to capture the Three-Headed Flood Dragon, but none stepped forward.
• Yao Ji volunteered to capture the Three-Headed Flood Dragon, and the Queen Mother encouraged Haotian to let her go.
• Haotian agreed to send Yao Ji after the demon and reminded her to put her safety first.

Tongtian’s scheme led Yao Ji to pursue the Three-Headed Flood Dragon, who wounded her with a talisman and fled toward Kunlun Mountain to escape Haotian. As a scholar appeared on the mountain path near the fallen Yao Ji, her fate remained unknown.

• Tongtian plotted to use the Three-Headed Flood Dragon against Haotian, while Jieyin persuaded Zhunti not to join the schemes.
• Yao Ji tracked down the Three-Headed Flood Dragon and chased him through repeated escapes and battles.
• The Three-Headed Flood Dragon activated a talisman, ambushed Yao Ji, and left her gravely wounded as she fell to the ground.
• Fearing Haotian’s retribution and the Haotian Mirror, the Three-Headed Flood Dragon fled toward Kunlun Mountain to hide in a Saint’s Dao Field.
• A scholar appeared on the mountain path near the fallen Yao Ji.

Gu Changsheng continued studying the Law of Destiny and shared tea with Chang Xi before sensing an intruder near Purple Mansion Continent. He confronted the Three-Headed Flood Dragon, learned that Yao Ji had pursued him, and realized the affair was unfolding amid a hidden plot.

• Gu Changsheng learned that seizing another's karmic luck through the Law of Destiny could bring a Heavenly Dao Tribulation, then asked the Primordial System to continue its deductions.
• Chang Xi visited Gu Changsheng, drank tea from the Wuyi Mountain tea tree, and asked him to take her along next time he traveled.
• The Three-Headed Flood Dragon suspected Yao Ji had survived his talisman attack and decided to hide in Kunlun Mountain.
• Gu Changsheng struck down the Three-Headed Flood Dragon's demonic technique and demanded to know who he was and why he had come.
• The Three-Headed Flood Dragon identified himself and recounted Yao Ji's pursuit, prompting Gu Changsheng to recognize that the affair was being secretly orchestrated.

Gu Changsheng spared the Three-Headed Flood Dragon and made it reveal its true form as a Three-Pointed Double-Edged Divine Halberd, then brought it back to Purple Mansion Continent. He suspected a Sage had plotted around Yao Ji, whose whereabouts remained unknown.

• Gu Changsheng ordered the Three-Headed Flood Dragon to reveal its true form, and it transformed into a Mid-grade Houtian Spiritual Treasure, the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Divine Halberd.
• Two talismans bearing Shangqing Profound Qi appeared, and Gu Changsheng questioned whether the Three-Headed Flood Dragon had used them to suppress Yao Ji.
• Gu Changsheng took the divine halberd back to Purple Mansion Continent, where Chang Xi asked how it had escaped the Heavenly Court and taken form.
• Gu Changsheng explained that he had encountered the Three-Headed Flood Dragon after it barged in, and the frightened halberd fled to a cave in the back mountain.
• Gu Changsheng considered accepting Yao Ji's future son, Yang Jian, as his disciple, but he still did not know where Yao Ji was.

Gu Changsheng watched the Heavenly Court surround Yang Manor at Guanjiang Pass to capture Yao Ji for violating the Heavenly Laws. As the family faced the soldiers, Yao Ji tried to send Yang Tianyou and their children to Empress Nuwa for protection, but Yang Tianyou refused to leave her.

• Gu Changsheng traced Yang Jian to Guanjiang Pass and observed Yang Manor while avoiding interference with Sect Leader Tongtian’s scheme.
• Giant Spirit God arrived with one hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers and Generals, announced Yao Ji’s violation of the Heavenly Laws, and declared he would seize her.
• Haotian grew furious in the Hall of the Exalted when he learned Giant Spirit God had publicly revealed Yao Ji’s secret.
• Yao Ji urged Yang Tianyou to take Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan to Empress Nuwa, but Yang Tianyou insisted that the family would stay together.
• Yao Ji reminded Yang Tianyou that Yang Chan was Empress Nuwa’s disciple and said Nuwa would protect them if they reached Nuwa Temple.