Chapter Summaries

Su Mu defeated Zheng Yi, who discovered that the Oldest had manipulated his memories and visions to make him slaughter humanity and oppose Su Mu. Zheng Yi gave Su Mu his power and asked him to kill the Oldest, and Su Mu emerged from the Compass World above the Immortal Emperor as Green Robe Woman and the nine Monks attacked the compass.

• Zheng Yi unleashed his strongest Taoist art, but Su Mu blocked the Lotus Platform with his body and shattered it.
• Zheng Yi questioned Su Mu about enslaving other races, then realized that the Oldest had altered his memories and manipulated him into believing Su Mu would destroy humanity.
• Zheng Yi burned and refined himself into a golden pill, giving Su Mu his Taoist arts and power while asking him to avenge him by killing the Oldest.
• Su Mu absorbed the pill, advanced above the Immortal Emperor, and discovered that the worlds inside the Compass World were real.
• After two hours passed, Green Robe Woman and the nine Monks attacked the compass, but it swallowed their Immortal Light as Su Mu appeared holding it; Zero realized Zheng Yi had lost.

Su Mu defeated the attackers who trapped him, escaped their formation, and returned to the River of Time. With the flood still threatening the downstream river, Old Man Zero offered to guide him to a place that could drain it.

• Su Mu emerged unharmed from the compass world after killing the Madman, and Old Man Zero realized that Dao Ancestor Zhengyi had empowered him.
• The Green Robe Woman and nine Monks attacked Su Mu, but he shattered their assault and broke their formation with the Yin Yang Compass.
• The nine Monks sank beneath the River of Time, and Su Mu destroyed the Green Robe Woman’s dantian before the Time Water devoured her.
• Old Man Zero asked whether Su Mu was hurt, then offered to show him a place where the floodwaters could be drained.
• Su Mu released the frozen flood peak, controlled the advancing waters with Stillness, and followed Old Man Zero’s boat.

Su Mu guided the floodwaters along the River of Time while preserving the river’s original flow, following Old Man Zero toward a hidden stretch of water. Meanwhile, three figures plotted to draw Su Mu away from the river, fearing his growing control would prevent them from reaching the end of That Road.

• Su Mu froze the river surface so the floodwaters could flow above it without disturbing the river’s creatures or channel.
• Su Mu and Old Man Zero traveled for two shichen and reached an unfamiliar, remote stretch of water.
• Three figures concluded that Su Mu controlled roughly one-tenth of the River of Time and could not be killed while standing upon it.
• The three figures resolved to lure Su Mu away from the River of Time, while the second figure lamented losing Zheng Yi as a Chess Piece.
• Old Man Zero told Su Mu that he had visited the concealed stretch of water several times long ago.

Su Mu and Old Man Zero found a Deep Pit beyond a stone dam, and Su Mu began diverting the Time Torrent into it without breaking the dam. After two days of releasing the ruined worlds and their floodwaters, Su Mu saw a fish struggling to swim upstream.

• Su Mu examined the Deep Pit and learned from Old Man Zero that dismantling the stone dam was the obvious but risky way to release the floodwaters.
• Su Mu rejected Old Man Zero’s offer to find another outlet and lifted the floodwaters over the dam into the Deep Pit.
• Su Mu used Separation and Acceleration while preserving the river channel’s Solidification, sending the torrent into the apparently bottomless pit.
• Old Man Zero watched the floodwaters carry countless ruined worlds and dead inhabitants into the pit, reflecting on the cost and necessity of Su Mu’s decision.
• After two days, Su Mu noticed a fish desperately swimming back upstream, and both he and Old Man Zero froze.

Su Mu ended the Time Flood, saved an ordinary little carp, and parted ways with Old Man Zero. Meanwhile, Dong'er learned that the crisis had passed and the Shepherd Heaven Alliance had survived, though it suffered devastating losses; Su Mu then awaited the system’s reward.

• Su Mu rescued a little carp that had survived the flood, then released it into the river after the water drained away.
• Dong'er ended her three-hundred-year vigil when the collapse stopped and Master’s portrait reappeared, confirming his crisis was over.
• Dong'er reflected on the Shepherd Heaven Alliance’s heavy losses and worried about Zhong Gege and the others, who had been missing for three hundred years.
• Su Mu invited Old Man Zero for tea, but Zero left by boat to attend to urgent matters.
• The system announced something to Su Mu, who looked forward to his reward.

After blocking the flood, Su Mu received a million Favor Points and the World Splitting Axe, then raised his River Affinity above fifty percent and awakened new Mystical Powers. The chapter ended as several figures hurried toward him carrying something.

• The system rewarded Su Mu with one million Favor Points and the World Splitting Axe for blocking the flood.
• Su Mu tested the axe, then spent Favor Points to raise his River Affinity to 51% and his Water Control and swimming Mystical Powers to level 8.
• Su Mu gained command over half the Long River, greatly expanded his Divine Sense, and reduced the river's harmful effects on him.
• The system awakened Purification and White Mist Mystical Powers, and Su Mu purified polluted water to earn 500 Favor Points.
• Su Mu returned to his undamaged courtyard, then saw several figures hurrying toward him with something.

Su Mu reunited with Nannan and his Spirit Pets after sending them away from the battle, then introduced his growing family. Back in the Ancient Desolate Immortal Domain, Oldest and the others discovered that Dong'er had preserved the Shepherd Heaven Alliance’s core worlds, and Oldest announced he had an important decision.

• Nannan reunited with Su Mu and blamed herself for being unable to help him, while Su Mu reassured her and explained that he had teleported her and the others to safety.
• Su Mu welcomed Little Fox back, introduced her and the Five Little Ones to Little Black Dragon and the others, and asked Nannan to stay outside with them, but she chose to remain by his side.
• Oldest, Old Three, and the others returned to Green Fragrance Courtyard and found Dong'er asleep beside piles of memorials, with the white cloth removed from her eyes.
• Old Three checked his compass and discovered that Dong'er had prevented any more worlds under the Shepherd Heaven Alliance from being destroyed while they were away.
• Oldest solemnly told the others that he had an important decision.

The Shepherd Heaven Alliance decided to establish six Dao lineages and train a new generation of disciples after realizing how vulnerable it had been. Meanwhile, Su Mu returned home exhausted after earning Favor Points for five days straight, then went to investigate what the Five Little Ones had told him.

• Oldest proposed that the alliance’s leaders pass down their Dao lineages and train disciples, and the others supported him.
• Old Two refused to explain his plans and left the alliance.
• Oldest announced that five leaders would each train ten First Generation Disciples, while Dong'er would judge candidates’ character and loyalty.
• Su Mu earned nearly forty thousand Favor Points in five days while repairing the flood-damaged tributaries.
• After returning home for dinner, Su Mu heard the Five Little Ones’ report and went to take a look.

Su Mu released the animals caught stealing from his medicinal garden, but they chose to stay because his garden was the safest place after the Time Flood. The Five Little Ones recruited them to search Long River for great medicines and seeds, and a year passed peacefully as the work began.

• Su Mu opened the seven cages and let the nearly thousand captured animals go, but they ran back inside because they wanted to stay safe from another Time Flood.
• Su Mu told the Five Little Ones to handle the animals, and the Groundhog offered them a place to stay in return for contributing.
• The Groundhog assigned the animals to find rare fruits, great medicines, and seeds throughout Long River.
• The animals divided among the Five Little Ones and scattered to search, with the Groundhog setting monthly assessments and threatening to expel the poorest performers.
• Long River remained peaceful, and a year passed as the search continued.

The Old Ancestor fled across the River of Time with Yang Yuan and Yang Ranqing while Chen Taiyi pursued them for a Wooden Box. Just as Yang Yuan attacked and a battle seemed inevitable, an unknown figure appeared and froze everyone in place.

• The Old Ancestor warned Yang Yuan and Yang Ranqing that Chen Taiyi, a Quasi-Immortal Emperor, would likely pursue them across the River of Time.
• Chen Taiyi caught up with the trio and demanded the Wooden Box, but neither he nor the Old Ancestor dared attack on the River of Time.
• Chen Taiyi provoked Yang Yuan by mentioning his dead elder sister, and the Old Ancestor slapped Yang Yuan and revealed the Wooden Box.
• Yang Yuan burned his blood essence and thrust his spear at Chen Taiyi, falling for the bait.
• A gust of wind raised white mist that froze everyone, and an unknown figure appeared on the water as the Old Ancestor recognized them with delight and worry.

At the River of Time, the man stopped a confrontation between Chen Taiyi and Yang Kai’s group, then recognized Yang Kai from a past meeting. After sending the others on their way, he returned home as the river’s nights grew longer and colder.

• The man questioned Chen Taiyi and Yang Kai’s group, and Yang Kai admitted fault and paid the river-crossing fee.
• Chen Taiyi and the stooped old man abandoned their crossing plans and left after Yang Kai told them to go.
• The man recognized Yang Kai, who introduced Yang Yuan and Yang Ranqing as his juniors.
• The man praised Yang Yuan and Yang Ranqing, and Yang Kai took them to the River of Time to begin anew.
• The man received three thousand Favor Points and headed home as nightfall brought lengthening darkness and colder mist over the river.

Su Mu’s growing command of the Long River let him respond swiftly to trouble, while Nannan continued to advance in cultivation and swordsmanship despite the bitter nights. Elsewhere, Xiao Huo visited his master, Grand Alliance Master Wu Zhong, as the Shepherd Heaven Alliance prepared to expand beyond the Immortal Domains.

• After more than a year of cleaning and patrolling the Long River, Su Mu’s river affinity reached sixty percent, granting him broad Divine Sense, control over the river’s environment, and precise teleportation across its waters.
• Su Mu returned home and praised Nannan’s swordsmanship; at nearly eight years old, she had reached the eighth level of the Earth Immortal Realm and was beginning to surpass Little Owl.
• Su Mu and his household struggled against the unusually severe nighttime cold, and his fire-attributed magic treasures only eased it slightly.
• Xiao Huo visited Southern Shepherd Immortal Island and reported to his master, Grand Alliance Master Wu Zhong.
• Wu Zhong reflected on the Shepherd Heaven Alliance’s growth and its control of numerous Immortal Domains and Great Worlds, then urged Xiao Huo to explain why he had come.

Xiao Huo asked Wu Zhong for permission to take a one-armed youth with an Asura Body and Severed Lineage Heart as his disciple, and Wu Zhong approved. Xiao Huo then delivered Wu Zhong’s pouch to Han Xiaopao, whose rise to Immortal King Absolute Peak was recounted, before the chapter ended with a peculiar creature walking across the Long River.

• Xiao Huo showed Wu Zhong a one-armed youth practicing martial arts and asked whether he could take him as a disciple.
• Wu Zhong judged the youth a promising prospect and gave Xiao Huo permission to accept him.
• Wu Zhong gave Xiao Huo a purple cloth pouch to deliver to his Second Senior Brother.
• Xiao Huo visited Han Xiaopao in the Azure Origin Immortal Domain and passed him the pouch.
• Han Xiaopao spoke with Xiao Huo about his life as domain lord and his rise to Immortal King Absolute Peak.
• A peculiar creature walked across the surface of the Long River.

Su Mu captured a strange, lifeless sheep walking across the River of Time and brought it home, where the Five Little Ones recruited it to gather Great Medicine Seeds. The sheep became a top performer, while a man searching the Long River cursed after losing track of someone again.

• Su Mu spotted a white, dragon-horned sheep on the Long River, chased it through the tributaries, and captured it with his pressure.
• Su Mu finished repairing the dam, earned two thousand Favor Points, and took the sheep home, where Nannan admired its fur and watched it run along the river.
• Su Mu locked the sheep in an Iron Cage in the Backyard and marked it so it could not escape.
• The Five Little Ones recruited the river-walking sheep to search the River of Time for Great Medicine Seeds, and it later won the monthly assessment with fifty seeds as Little Sheep A Fei.
• A man above the Long River cursed after losing track of someone again.

Su Mu encountered Li Qi Ye, who was searching the River of Time for the sheep he had chased for hundreds of thousands of years. A Fei hid in the river guard’s workplace while Li Qi Ye searched for a month, and the chapter ended with Li Qi Ye leaving without finding it or renewing his search permit.

• Su Mu met Li Qi Ye on the River of Time and learned that he was searching nearby for something he had lost.
• Li Qi Ye paid Su Mu three Space Rings of treasures, and Su Mu allowed him to search the river for a month.
• A Fei stayed inside the Iron Cage, convinced that hiding in Su Mu’s workplace would keep Li Qi Ye from finding it.
• After a month of searching, Li Qi Ye told Su Mu that he had not found what he was looking for and declined to renew his permit because he lacked enough treasures.

Su Mu told Little Black Dragon to focus on cultivating instead of searching for treasures, while Wu Zhong urged the Shepherd Heaven Alliance to grow stronger. Li Qi Ye visited Wu Zhong, learned about the alliance, reflected on his loneliness, and offered to help it.

• Little Black Dragon gave Su Mu a Brocade Sack, and Su Mu told it to stop searching for treasures and concentrate on cultivation.
• Wu Zhong told Old Three that Su Mu wanted them to focus on cultivating and building the Shepherd Heaven Alliance, so Old Three set off to conquer two Middle Immortal Domains.
• Li Qi Ye suddenly appeared before Wu Zhong, introduced himself by his True Name, and gave Wu Zhong a pouch of tea.
• Wu Zhong told Li Qi Ye that the Shepherd Heaven Alliance controlled five Upper Immortal Domains, fifty Middle Immortal Domains, one hundred Lower Immortal Domains, and three thousand Great Worlds.
• Li Qi Ye reflected on how power and time had left him lonely, then offered to help Wu Zhong.

Li Qi Ye learned that the Shepherd Heaven Alliance hoped to conquer Tian An God Domain, but still needed at least a million years to close the gap in strength. After meeting Dong'er, a member of the Wisdom God Race, he wondered who was strongest among Senior Su and the three others, and Dong'er guessed that he wanted to meet the alliance's strongest fighter.

• Wu Zhong explained that Tian An God Domain's powerful experts and deep foundations far surpassed the Shepherd Heaven Alliance, which planned to attack it after further development.
• Dong'er entered, and Li Qi Ye recognized her as a member of the Wisdom God Race.
• Li Qi Ye reflected on Dong'er's rare, high-grade bloodline and envied Senior Su for having her in his service.
• Li Qi Ye asked Wu Zhong who was strongest in the alliance, and Wu Zhong answered that it was his third brother.
• Dong'er urged Wu Zhong to call Big Niu Brother back, and Li Qi Ye realized she had guessed he wanted to meet the strongest person.

Li Qi Ye took Li Changyuan to attack the Tian An God Domain alone, while Wu Zhong organized the Shepherd Heaven Alliance’s army to follow and secure the domain. The alliance’s fifty legions assembled, and Xiao Huo asked Han Xiaopao which Immortal Domain they were attacking.

• Li Changyuan canceled his planned campaign against two Middle Immortal Domains after First Brother urgently summoned him.
• Old Three mistook Li Qi Ye for an enemy before learning he was the master’s friend and apologizing.
• Li Qi Ye invited Li Changyuan to help him wipe out the Tian An God Domain as a welcome gift, and the two left immediately.
• Dong'er told Wu Zhong to gather the alliance army outside the Tian An God Domain so it could enter after Li Qi Ye and Li Changyuan seized control.
• Wu Zhong summoned Fourth Sister, Little Five, and Little Six, and the Shepherd Heaven Alliance assembled fifty legions across the Longevity Immortal Domain.
• Xiao Huo sent Han Xiaopao a voice transmission asking which Immortal Domain the assembled forces would attack.

The Shepherd Heaven Alliance mobilized its full army to attack the Tian An God Domain while Li Qi Ye and Li Changyuan reached its border ahead of them. Li Qi Ye decided to confront the domain’s main threat with only Li Changyuan, and a golden-armored guardian blocked their way.

• Han Xiaopao recalled how no one dared replace him as commander of the Forty-Ninth Main Force Legion, while Xiao Huo’s rise to legion commander was attributed to his talent, strength, luck, and opportunities.
• The Grand Alliance Master and the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Alliance Masters appeared, and Wu Zhong led all fifty main force legions toward the Tian An God Domain.
• Li Qi Ye and Li Changyuan arrived at the Tian An God Domain after traveling from the Longevity Immortal Domain in three breaths and waited nearly a month for the alliance army.
• After Li Changyuan reported that the army would arrive within two days, Li Qi Ye chose to enter the domain with him rather than wait.
• Li Qi Ye and Li Changyuan approached the border, triggered the protective formation, and faced a golden-armored man who ordered them to halt.

Li Qi Ye effortlessly breached the Tian An God Domain’s border defenses while Li Changyuan watched in shock. After entering the domain, Li Qi Ye stopped to wait at an inn, leaving Li Changyuan unsure what they were waiting for.

• Li Qi Ye killed a True Immortal Peak Realm silver-armored guard with a single word.
• Li Qi Ye annihilated ten Earth Immortal guards and shattered the domain’s protective formations as he advanced with Li Changyuan.
• Li Qi Ye and Li Changyuan entered the Tian An God Domain in ten breaths without alerting its upper echelons.
• Wu Zhong ordered the Shepherd Heaven Alliance’s army to march faster, while Little Five estimated it would reach Tian An in forty-eight hours.
• Li Qi Ye and Li Changyuan settled at the Fan Hua Xiang inn, where Li Qi Ye said they should wait but did not explain what for.