Chapter Summaries

Li Changshou and Li Qi Ye waited inside Tian An God Domain while Li Changshou and Wang Zhongku traveled toward its border. They discovered the border defenses had already been breached, and Li Changshou sensed a familiar aura.

• Li Qi Ye drank calmly with an anxious Li Changyuan at Fan Hua Xiang's tavern.
• Li Changshou and Wang Zhongku discussed their positions and Tian An God Domain's border defenses aboard a Floating Ark.
• As the ark neared the border, Li Changshou and Wang Zhongku noticed there were no guards or active formations.
• Wang Zhongku prepared to contact Deputy Domain Lord Zhang, but Li Changshou stopped him and said the defenses had been destroyed by an earlier breach.
• Li Changshou sensed a familiar aura in the air.

Li Changshou discovered that two powerful figures from the Shepherd Heaven Alliance had breached the Tian An God Domain’s border defenses and urged Wang Zhongku to flee with him. Wang Zhongku chose to stay and defend his domain, while Li Changshou escaped after sensing the terrifying enemy’s aura nearby.

• Li Changshou told Wang Zhongku that the Shepherd Heaven Alliance had breached the Tian An God Domain’s border defenses without raising an alarm.
• Li Changshou said two figures were responsible, including a powerful being whose aura frightened him and might be connected to the force behind the Shepherd Heaven Alliance.
• Li Changshou offered to take Wang Zhongku back to Gu Yan and preserve his life, but Wang Zhongku refused to abandon his position in Tian An.
• Li Changshou sensed the powerful being’s aura inside the Tian An God Domain and fled into the void.
• Wang Zhongku watched Li Changshou leave and lamented that his strength had grown while his courage had diminished.

After discovering Tian An God Domain's border defenses had been destroyed, He Chang'an gathered the domain's leaders and tracked down Li Qi Ye in Unrivaled City. Li Qi Ye lured the domain's strongest forces to him, then began collapsing the city with a raised hand.

• Wang Zhongku reported the breached defenses to He Chang'an, who said the enemy had already infiltrated Tian An God Domain.
• He Chang'an and the five Deputy Domain Lords learned the enemy's location and set out to find him.
• At sunrise, Li Qi Ye finished drinking with Li Changyuan and revealed his spiritual power to draw Tian An God Domain's leaders to Unrivaled City.
• He Chang'an, the five Deputy Domain Lords, five Immortal Emperors, and twenty Immortal Kings surrounded Li Qi Ye and Li Changyuan as the city's cultivators were evacuated.
• He Chang'an asked Li Qi Ye why he had come, but Li Qi Ye raised his hand and caused the space of Unrivaled City to collapse inward.

Li Qi Ye annihilated Tian An God Domain’s rulers in seconds, spared their wills to be reincarnated, and froze the rest of the domain. He waited with Old Three for the Shepherd Heaven Alliance, whose army arrived to find the border defenses breached and no sign of them.

• Li Qi Ye crushed the Domain Lord, five Deputy Domain Lords, and the other enemy cultivators, allowing their wills to enter reincarnation.
• Li Qi Ye froze everyone across Tian An God Domain and returned to the pavilion to drink with Old Three.
• Li Qi Ye told Old Three they would wait for his First Brother and the others to clean up the aftermath.
• Wu Zhong ordered the Shepherd Heaven Alliance army to hurry, and it reached Tian An God Domain’s border an hour later.
• Little Five, Jin Yao, and Oldest found the border defenses breached and wondered what had happened to Old Three and Senior Li.

Oldest and the Shepherd Heaven Alliance discovered that Li Qi Ye had already defeated the Tian An God Domain’s leaders, allowing them to take control with little resistance. Later, Su Mu purified a blackened silver carp, earned Favor Points, and found that polluted water had returned to the tributary he had cleaned.

• Oldest led the Shepherd Heaven Alliance into the Tian An God Domain, then brought Fourth Sister, Little Five, and Little Six to the ruined city where they found Old Three with Li Qi Ye.
• Li Qi Ye left before Oldest could question him, and Old Three explained that Li Qi Ye had instantly killed the Tian An God Domain’s upper echelon.
• Oldest ordered the alliance to take over the domain, and within three months its army had subdued the territory and begun incorporating its subordinate forces.
• Oldest, Wu Zhong, Old Three, and Jin Yao concluded that their Master had sent Li Qi Ye to help them, and the alliance kept its conquest quiet while developing its new territory.
• An Immortal-Robed Man purified a black-vapor-covered silver carp and released it into clean water, earning Su Mu 200 Favor Points.
• Su Mu noticed that black pollution had returned to a tributary he had cleaned the previous month, then walked toward the bubbling black-water region.

Su Mu discovered that a Bighead Catfish polluted water and began using it to earn Favor Points by purifying the tributary before the pollution harmed its fish. While patrolling a larger, severely polluted tributary, he sensed something underwater and reached in to catch it.

• Su Mu caught a huge Bighead Catfish and noticed that the water cleared slightly when it was removed, then purified the tributary for Favor Points.
• The next day, Su Mu returned the fish to the clean tributary and reinforced the Stone Dam to keep it from escaping.
• A few days later, Su Mu caught the fish again when the water turned gray and purified the tributary, realizing he could earn Favor Points from controlled pollution.
• Su Mu kept the catfish as a source of Favor Points, purified the water before it turned black, and fed spirit fruit to the river fish.
• While patrolling a larger tributary filled with black water and dead fish, Su Mu sensed something underwater and felt his finger get bitten after reaching for it.

Su Mu captured and tamed a giant Big Lobster that had polluted a tributary, earning 30,000 Favor Points after purifying the water. He then reunited with Wu Shi, Ye Fan, and Ruthless, who repaid their debts and said they needed to cross the river for an important matter; Su Mu revealed that Chu Feng had left something for him.

• Su Mu caught the enormous Big Lobster, purified its polluted tributary three times, and earned 30,000 Favor Points.
• Su Mu trained the Big Lobster with the Five Little Ones, returned it to the tributary, and reinforced the waterway to contain its pollution.
• Wu Shi, Ye Fan, and Ruthless arrived on Lotus Platforms and greeted Su Mu after tens of thousands of years apart.
• Ye Fan gave Su Mu a Space Ring of treasures as repayment, and Wu Shi and Ruthless also handed him Space Rings.
• Ye Fan said the trio needed to cross the river for an important matter, and Su Mu produced a crystal left for him by Chu Feng.

Ye Fan, Wu Shi, and Ruthless learned that Huang had been buried beneath the Weird Plateau by a mysterious black coffin, then chose to enter the plateau despite the danger. Meanwhile, Su Mu discovered a vast, polluted tributary in the River of Time and headed toward its source.

• Ye Fan, Wu Shi, and Ruthless viewed Chu Feng’s memories and learned that Huang had been buried beneath the Weird Plateau by a black coffin.
• The three thanked Su Mu, left the River of Time, and traveled to the Weird Plateau.
• Ye Fan, Wu Shi, and Ruthless saw Huang’s scar across the plateau and entered it, while the ten Weird Progenitors watched from within.
• Su Mu found a broad tributary filled with foul-smelling black water and followed it toward the source of the pollution.

Ye Fan, Wu Shi, and Ruthless confronted the ten weakened Weird Progenitors and split the Weird Plateau open, revealing a Black Coffin whose sleeping occupant shattered all three of their weapons. As an unknown presence approached, Su Mu reached into a polluted well at the end of a tributary and touched something boxlike.

• Ye Fan, Wu Shi, and Ruthless discovered that the ten Weird Progenitors had fallen to the Immortal Emperor Realm and prepared to draw out the power beneath the plateau.
• Ye Fan, Wu Shi, and Ruthless combined their Apex Emperor Weapons to split open the Weird Plateau, releasing a Black Coffin.
• Ye Fan struck the Black Coffin, but it shattered the Abyssal Heart Axe and wounded him; the coffin also broke Wu Shi and Ruthless's weapons when they attacked.
• The ten Weird Progenitors saw the Black Coffin's occupant overpower the three heroes despite being weakened and asleep.
• Su Mu reached the end of a polluted tributary, found a well bubbling black water, and felt a boxlike object inside it.

Su Mu seized the Black Coffin from the Weird Plateau, while Ye Fan, Wu Shi, and the Ruthless Empress discovered Huang was still alive and worked to save him. Su Mu pulled the coffin from the Long River and found himself confused by the strange object.

• Su Mu's Void Hand missed the Black Coffin at first, then suppressed it and dragged it away from the Weird Plateau.
• Ye Fan, Wu Shi, and the Ruthless Empress watched the Black Coffin disappear and recognized that Senior Su had saved them.
• Ye Fan, Wu Shi, and the Ruthless Empress sensed a ripple beneath the plateau, found Huang alive, and brought him to the surface.
• The three examined Huang's shattered body and used their life-saving resources and spiritual power to try to heal him.
• Su Mu pulled the Black Coffin from the Long River and wondered what the pitch-black object was.

Su Mu purified the polluted tributary, gained Favor Points, and buried the Black Coffin he had pulled from the river. Meanwhile, Huang learned that Su Mu had saved him and the others, and the Weird Plateau was restored; the chapter ended when someone alive emerged from the coffin.

• Su Mu stored the Black Coffin, purified the tributary, and received 250,000 Favor Points from the system.
• Huang awoke on the Weird Plateau and asked Ye Fan, Wu Shi, and Ruthless where the Black Coffin had gone.
• Ye Fan told Huang that Senior Su had saved them and taken away the Black Coffin.
• Sacred light restored the Weird Plateau, dispersed the black mist, and severed the Source of the Strange.
• Su Mu buried the Black Coffin near the Long River, but heard knocking from beneath the earth and dug it back up.
• A figure forced open the Black Coffin and crawled out.

Su Mu met the Red-Haired Old Man, a Dao Integration Completion Realm cultivator who apologized for contaminating worlds along the River of Time. After accepting an invitation to the old man's secluded home, Su Mu began to learn how rarely he stayed there.

• Su Mu questioned the Red-Haired Old Man about his coffin and the contaminated worlds, and the old man apologized.
• Su Mu dismissed the contamination as a minor matter and told the old man not to cause trouble on the river.
• The Red-Haired Old Man invited Su Mu to his nearby home, and Su Mu agreed after learning he had a Cave Abode.
• The Red-Haired Old Man led Su Mu to a small island with a wooden house and served him tea.
• Su Mu asked whether the Red-Haired Old Man lived there regularly, then spotted something strange and asked what it was.

Su Mu allowed the Red-Haired Old Man to cultivate in tributaries under strict limits, then raised his River Affinity to 70% with one million Favor Points. As he headed out the next morning, the Five Little Ones reported that something had gone missing, and Su Mu went to investigate.

• Su Mu made a deal with the Red-Haired Old Man: he could cultivate in tributaries, but had to move periodically and avoid contaminating the Main River Channel.
• The Red-Haired Old Man shared his hidden wine with Su Mu, who praised its flavor before leaving.
• Ye Fan took the ten former Weird Progenitors away, while Huang stayed behind to recover and guard the vanished Weird Plateau.
• Su Mu spent one million Favor Points to raise his River Affinity from 60% to 70%.
• The Five Little Ones told Su Mu that something was missing, and he asked the Little Marmot when it had disappeared.

Su Mu learned that Little Sheep A Fei had been missing for two days and tracked its faint aura to a distant, unfamiliar part of the River of Time. A Fei had chased a rare Time White Lotus there and seemed to have been lured into a trap; Su Mu arrived to search for it.

• Little Marmot told Su Mu that Little Sheep A Fei had been missing for two days, so Su Mu sensed its aura and found it far away and seemingly trapped.
• Two days earlier, Little Sheep A Fei spotted a rare Time White Lotus and chased it across the river after it repeatedly fled from capture.
• The Time White Lotus led A Fei to a completely unfamiliar water region, where it stopped running.
• Su Mu traveled to the distant water region and wondered where he had arrived.

Su Mu found Little Sheep A Fei on a floating island and met Zhang Ruochen, a powerful recluse who lived there. Zhang Ruochen returned the sheep, which hid behind Su Mu after being freed.

• Su Mu followed eighteen tributaries to a lake and found a floating island held above the water by white lotuses.
• A white-robed man named Zhang Ruochen welcomed Su Mu into his courtyard and introduced himself.
• Su Mu and Zhang Ruochen agreed to address each other as Fellow Daoists after discussing the rumors about Su Mu.
• Zhang Ruochen summoned Little Sheep A Fei, which had been tied up by a red skylark.
• The skylark freed A Fei, and the sheep ran behind Su Mu while Su Mu asked whether it had damaged anything.

Zhang Ruochen explained how he had taken in the little sheep and reflected on Senior Su Mu’s unmatched control of the River of Time. He cautiously prepared to ask Su Mu how much of the Path of Time he had mastered.

• Zhang Ruochen apologized for tying up the sheep and asked whether it had always been Su Mu’s Spirit Beast.
• Su Mu said he had only taken in the clever sheep recently, and Zhang Ruochen dropped his questions about its origins.
• Su Mu asked whether Zhang Ruochen had always lived near the River of Time, and Zhang Ruochen explained that he only stayed there occasionally.
• Zhang Ruochen reflected on his mastery of eight Eternal Paths and on the theories that the Path of Time stood above the other paths.
• Zhang Ruochen considered asking Su Mu about his mastery of the River of Time, then cautiously told him he had an impolite question.

Zhang Ruochen asked Su Mu to solve eight endgames that represented star systems slipping beyond his control. Su Mu resolved them all, giving Zhang Ruochen a peaceful way to recover those systems without destroying their worlds.

• Zhang Ruochen learned that Su Mu had guarded the River of Time for seven or eight years and wondered at his mastery of its rules.
• Zhang Ruochen brought out eight compass-like artifacts and asked Su Mu for guidance on their endgames.
• Su Mu entered a focused state and solved all eight endgames in a dozen breaths.
• Zhang Ruochen realized that the compasses represented eight of the eighteen star systems he governed, each divided into worlds and lineages beyond his control.
• Zhang Ruochen turned and strode toward the pavilion, telling Su Mu to wait for him.

Zhang Ruochen gave Su Mu three chests filled with rare treasures and discussed the looming upheaval in the Myriad Realms. As night fell, Su Mu asked whether Zhang Ruochen knew an old man named Zero.

• Zhang Ruochen presented Su Mu with three chests containing thousands of Space Rings packed with treasures and Top-Grade Immortal Spirit Crystals.
• Su Mu accepted the gifts, and Zhang Ruochen explained to himself that he wanted to secure Su Mu’s support before the Myriad Realms descended into Great Chaos.
• Zhang Ruochen and Su Mu talked until nightfall, discussing cultivation questions that gave both of them new insights.
• Zhang Ruochen asked Su Mu about several unfamiliar people, and Su Mu said he had never heard their names.
• Su Mu asked Zhang Ruochen whether he knew an old man named Zero.

Zhang Ruochen learned that Su Mu knew the legendary Old Man Zero and welcomed the chance to meet another powerful figure. After leaving Zhang Ruochen’s island, Su Mu and Little Sheep A Fei were swept by black mist into a boiling reservoir, where Su Mu sensed a powerful fire-attribute energy ahead.

• Su Mu described Old Man Zero, and Zhang Ruochen recognized the name as belonging to a figure from ancient tales.
• Zhang Ruochen became excited when Su Mu offered to introduce him to Old Man Zero, and the two discussed the loneliness of their long lives.
• Su Mu declined Zhang Ruochen’s offer to stay overnight and left the island with Little Sheep A Fei.
• Dense black mist engulfed Su Mu and Little Sheep A Fei, and Su Mu dispersed it with his divine abilities.
• Su Mu discovered that the mist had carried him into an unfamiliar reservoir where the dark red water boiled and dead water beasts floated.
• Su Mu sensed that a mass of black mist ahead contained exceptionally powerful fire-attribute energy and was heating the reservoir.

Su Mu found two injured Three-legged Golden Crows healing on a Floating Island in the River of Time, where their fiery tree had devastated the surrounding waters. He confronted them and insisted that the river was his private territory, leaving the stunned Golden Crows to question his claim.

• Su Mu dispersed ten layers of mist and discovered a Floating Island with a vast, heart-like maple tree radiating heat.
• Two injured Golden Crows emerged from the tree and demanded that Su Mu leave their territory.
• Su Mu refused, explaining that the Golden Crows' cultivation had destroyed river life and threatened the waters he guarded.
• The Golden Crows hesitated to attack because they could not judge Su Mu's strength, and Big Golden Crow tried to negotiate.
• Su Mu declared that the entire River of Time, including the island beneath their feet, was his private territory, stunning the Golden Crows.