Chapter Summaries

Su Mu offered Wu Di the Azure Cauldron, and Wu Di revealed that it was forged from the World Origin of the Middle Three Lands and could become an immortal artifact. Su Mu gave it to Wu Di in exchange for a silver shortsword to begin a friendship, and Wu Di accepted before searching for something to offer him in return.

• Su Mu asked Wu Di to appraise his treasures and presented him with the Azure Cauldron.
• Wu Di identified the cauldron as a Dao Severance perfection treasure forged from the World Origin of the Middle Three Lands, with the potential to become an immortal artifact.
• Su Mu offered Wu Di the cauldron as a gift, but Wu Di refused until Su Mu proposed exchanging it for a silver shortsword.
• Su Mu said he wanted to be friends, and Wu Di accepted the cauldron and promised to help with artifact forging.
• Wu Di searched his Treasure Pearl for something to give Su Mu, while Su Mu offered to share some tea for him to appraise.

Su Mu learned that Wu Di had forged all 2,999 weapons in his collection alone and discovered that Wu Di was pursuing the ultimate Forging Dao. The chapter ended with Wu Di revealing that the empty place on his wall was reserved for the strongest weapon in his heart, which he still lacked the materials to forge.

• Wu Di drank Su Mu's tea in one gulp and struggled to sit still while Su Mu asked him to rest and chat.
• Wu Di told Su Mu that he had once taken three Dao apprentices but dismissed them for lacking ambition and effort.
• Wu Di said he had forged every weapon on display himself, working on the River of Time and resting in nearby worlds when its backlash overwhelmed him.
• Wu Di explained that he sought to forge the strongest weapon in the Myriad Realms but had not found suitable materials.
• Su Mu noticed that the collection contained 2,999 weapons and asked Wu Di about the empty place on the wall.
• Wu Di said the empty place was reserved for the strongest weapon in his heart, which he could not yet forge because he lacked a few things.

Su Mu asked Wu Di to identify the Silver Dagger, whose origins and material Wu Di could not determine. Testing its cutting power, Wu Di sliced through increasingly powerful shields and prepared to test it against a quasi-Dao Severing Artifact before Su Mu stopped him.

• Su Mu handed Wu Di the Silver Dagger and asked him to examine it.
• After studying the dagger for an hour, Wu Di admitted he could not identify its origins or material.
• Su Mu said the dagger was exceptionally sharp, and Wu Di asked to test it.
• Wu Di lightly slashed a Top Grade Emperor Weapon shield and cut it in half.
• Wu Di used slightly more force to slice a Dao Integration Rank White Bone Beast Plate in half.
• Wu Di prepared to test the dagger on a White Jade Long Plate, but Su Mu called out for him to wait.

Wu Di tested Su Mu’s Silver Dagger against his body, then learned that Su Mu was the River Warden of the River of Time. The two entered an independent space to spar, where Wu Di released his immense qi and blood and Su Mu prepared to meet him with his fleshly body.

• Su Mu stopped Wu Di from testing the Silver Dagger on his armor and warned that it could pierce a Dao Severing Artifact’s defenses.
• Wu Di slashed his own arm with the dagger, opening a shallow wound in his otherwise formidable fleshly body.
• Wu Di asked about the dagger’s origins, and Su Mu said it had been passed down through his family.
• Wu Di shared his humble blacksmithing origins, and Su Mu revealed that he was the River Warden guarding the River of Time.
• Wu Di asked Su Mu to spar so he could test his strength, and Su Mu created an independent Alternate Space for their fight.
• Wu Di filled the space with tangible dark golden qi and blood, while Su Mu stood ready to face him with his fleshly body.

Su Mu and Wu Di tested their physical cultivation in a fierce battle, and Wu Di conceded that Su Mu was stronger. Wu Di then asked Su Mu to help him forge the strongest weapon, handing him a blueprint for the three conditions he needed.

• Su Mu and Wu Di agreed to fight at full strength in a magical treasure's alternate space.
• Wu Di struck Su Mu first, but Su Mu took the punch directly and felt pain for the first time.
• Su Mu and Wu Di exchanged blows until Wu Di conceded that Su Mu had surpassed him.
• Wu Di decided Su Mu was the one who should wield the strongest weapon he hoped to forge.
• Wu Di asked Su Mu for help securing a forging environment, material, and time, then handed him a blueprint.
• Su Mu read the blueprint and showed a strange expression.

Su Mu helped Wu Di find a place where nine tributaries converged so Wu Di could build the Forging Table, and collected the weapons Wu Di had considered worthless. At the chosen site, Su Mu used his Black Axe to cut a new tributary from the Main River Channel, leaving Wu Di stunned.

• Su Mu used his Divine Sense to find a suitable location for Wu Di's Forging Table and led him there.
• Wu Di packed up his forging materials and gave Su Mu the weapons he had made over the years.
• Su Mu carried Wu Di across the Long River in three breaths and brought him to a site where eight major tributaries converged.
• Su Mu cleaved open the River Bank with his Black Axe, allowing the Main River Channel to form a ninth tributary.
• Wu Di watched Su Mu create the new tributary and stood rooted in astonishment.

Su Mu completed Wu Di’s forging environment by opening the ninth time tributary and freezing the turbulent convergence of all nine. He built a sturdy foundation for the Forging Table, and Wu Di prepared to construct the table himself.

• Su Mu opened the ninth time tributary, completing the convergence Wu Di needed for his forging environment.
• Su Mu froze the chaotic waters where the nine tributaries met, leaving Wu Di stunned by his power over the River of Time.
• Su Mu built a fifty-square-meter platform using sacred Wooden Stakes and Primordial God Mine.
• Wu Di tested the platform and told Su Mu its foundation was more than sufficient.
• Wu Di placed his Treasure Pearl on the ground, removed his shirt, and asked Su Mu to step back before he began making the Forging Table.

Wu Di prepared his forge and asked Su Mu to help find Coordinate Bone, the legendary material needed for his artifact. Su Mu revealed that Coordinate Bone was his Spirit Pet, leaving them to consider whether Wu Di could forge the artifact without using it.

• Wu Di arranged a beast skeleton and nine powerful Fire Braziers into a forge and activated it with blood runes.
• Wu Di told Su Mu that his second condition was finding Coordinate Bone, a legendary material whose form and whereabouts were unknown.
• Su Mu summoned a transparent fish from the riverbed, and Wu Di recognized it as Coordinate Bone.
• Su Mu explained that the Coordinate Fish was his Spirit Pet, and he asked Wu Di whether the artifact could be made with a substitute.
• The Coordinate Fish gazed at the Fire Braziers as though it were pondering something.

Su Mu learned that Wu Di needed a Coordinate Bone or another suitable living being as an Artifact Spirit to finish forging his weapon, and he resolved not to sacrifice his Transparent Fish. He visited the White-Brow Old Man, who guessed that Su Mu had come to discuss the fish.

• Wu Di explained that the Coordinate Bone could serve as the weapon’s Artifact Spirit, but it would be bound to that role forever, and Su Mu agreed to protect him during forging.
• Su Mu promised to seek another Artifact Spirit, then left Wu Di to begin forging while he considered alternatives.
• Su Mu decided he could not use the Transparent Fish, since it was his contracted Spirit Pet and would be imprisoned as an Artifact Spirit.
• Su Mu visited the White-Brow Old Man, who had prepared tea and correctly guessed that Su Mu had come about the Transparent Fish.

White-Brow Old Man explained that the Coordinate Fish was an intelligent anchor point born with the myriad worlds and that it had willingly let Su Mu catch it. He revealed that it had waited in his pond for Su Mu, leaving him to accept his role as a guardian and witness.

• Su Mu asked White-Brow Old Man about the origin of the Transparent Fish he had taken from Brother Yang.
• White-Brow Old Man explained that the fish was Coordinate, an anchor point that could become any living being and could not be found unless it chose to be caught.
• White-Brow Old Man said Coordinate had come to his pond on its own, and he had expanded the pond and cared for it after believing it had chosen him.
• White-Brow Old Man realized Coordinate had actually chosen Su Mu and had waited in the pond for his arrival, with White-Brow Old Man serving as its guardian.
• Su Mu asked why Coordinate had come to the pond, and White-Brow Old Man answered that it was because of him.

Su Mu asked the White-Brow Old Man whether another Coordinate Fish existed because he wanted one to forge a weapon. After Su Mu revealed that he had already contracted the Coordinate Fish as his Spirit Pet, the White-Brow Old Man was left stunned by the implications.

• Su Mu asked the White-Brow Old Man if he knew where to find another Coordinate Fish, and the old man said records recognized only one Coordinate.
• Su Mu explained that he wanted to use a Coordinate as a sacrifice in weapon forging but could not sacrifice the Coordinate Fish he had contracted.
• The White-Brow Old Man realized the Coordinate could be useful in artifact forging and asked whether Su Mu needed two fish; Su Mu said one was enough.
• Su Mu told the White-Brow Old Man that the Coordinate Fish was already his Spirit Pet.
• The White-Brow Old Man sprang to his feet in disbelief, realizing that contracting the Coordinate might mean contracting the Myriad Realms.

Su Mu showed the White-Brow Old Man that he had willingly contracted and tamed the Coordinate, then explained why he would not sacrifice it. He planned to find a second Coordinate Bone or a substitute, and revealed that someone else would forge the weapon he needed.

• Su Mu summoned the Coordinate at the Main River Channel, and the White-Brow Old Man realized it had willingly allowed itself to be contracted.
• Su Mu told the White-Brow Old Man that he would not abandon the Coordinate and was seeking a second Coordinate Bone for the coming war.
• The White-Brow Old Man reflected that Su Mu’s character made him a worthy candidate to reach the summit and rule the Myriad Realms.
• Su Mu said he would find a substitute if he could not obtain a second Coordinate Bone, but could fight without one if he became strong enough.
• Su Mu clarified that he knew nothing about forging and said someone else would make the weapon, prompting the White-Brow Old Man to wonder who could forge with a Coordinate.

Su Mu told the White-Brow Old Man that the person he had encountered was named Wu Di, prompting the old man to recall the Myriad Ore Divine War that had begun after the Myriad Mines Realm appeared. The war escalated from Immortal Domains to God Domains and then Sacred Spirit Domains, and the chapter ended as a mysterious supreme treasure drove the conflict toward its climax.

• Su Mu named Wu Di, and the White-Brow Old Man reacted with fear at the taboo name.
• The White-Brow Old Man remembered the Myriad Ore Divine War and the Anomaly World that became known as the Myriad Mines Realm.
• Immortal Domains began fighting over the realm's treasures, and the discovery of a Shangqing White Dragon Bone drew the God Domains into the war.
• The excavation of the Nine Ancient Eyes brought all Ten Great Sacred Spirit Domains into the conflict, forcing the God Domains out.
• A supreme treasure appeared and pushed the War of the Sacred Spirit Domains to an unprecedented climax.

White-Brow Old Man recalled how the Chaos Seal appeared in the Myriad Mines Realm, was taken by a mysterious figure, and set off a chain of conflicts that drew cultivators from the Chaos Realm. After their battle devastated the realm, he met Wu Di.

• White-Brow Old Man remembered the Chaos Seal’s arrival, which shook the Myriad Mines Realm and caused the War of the Sacred Spirit Domains to reach its climax.
• A mysterious figure froze everyone present, took the Chaos Seal, and left the realm without revealing his identity.
• The Myriad Mines Realm expanded three days later, and newly revealed territories brought the Ten Great Sacred Spirit Domains back into a fierce struggle for treasures.
• The Morality Mirror appeared thousands of years later, prompting cultivators from the Chaos Realm to defeat the Ten Great Sacred Spirit Domains and drive them from the war.
• The Chaos Realm cultivators fought one another, and their clashes reduced the Myriad Mines Realm to a Ghost Domain.
• White-Brow Old Man met Wu Di.

The White-Brow Old Man recalled how Wu Di fought alone against the other Chaos Realm powerhouses in the Myriad Mines Realm and seized half of its hundred supreme treasures. When the final treasure appeared, Wu Di departed, but a vast pressure froze the remaining contenders and left the White-Brow Old Man staring into the void.

• The White-Brow Old Man remembered Wu Di taking the Primal Origin Dao Stone and enduring a centuries-long battle against four Chaos Realm powerhouses.
• Wu Di seized a second treasure and fought the four opponents again until they abandoned their attempt to take it.
• Wu Di later claimed more treasures, even as additional powerhouses joined the struggle in the Myriad Mines Realm.
• Over thirty thousand years, Wu Di took fifty of the one hundred supreme treasures while the other nine powerhouses divided the rest.
• When the final treasure appeared, Wu Di sensed something and left without competing for it.
• The White-Brow Old Man and the nine remaining contenders were immobilized by a tremendous pressure, and the White-Brow Old Man looked into the void.

The White-Brow Old Man recalled the Myriad Mines War, the mysterious figure who took the Chaos Seal, and Wu Di’s legendary battle that made him the ultimate body cultivator. After learning Wu Di was forging artifacts for Su Mu, he struggled to believe that the legendary figure had been following Brother Su all along.

• Two Chaos Figures appeared, and their auras forced the fighters to endure crushing pressure as the final supreme treasure fled into the void.
• The Chaos Figures chased the treasure, ending the battle; later generations recognized the Chaos Realm as the myriad worlds’ true peak and ranked the Chaos Seal among the greatest treasures.
• A mysterious figure who took the Chaos Seal left no trace in history despite the Zheng Shen Sect’s search, while Wu Di became renowned as the ultimate body cultivator after his battle in the Myriad Mines Realm.
• The White-Brow Old Man recalled Wu Di’s legend and realized that Wu Di had been following Su Mu.
• Su Mu asked the White-Brow Old Man what was wrong, and the old man asked whether Wu Di worked under Brother Su.

Su Mu and the White-Brow Old Man discussed Wu Di forging Su Mu an exclusive artifact, then turned to the danger of Su Mu’s deep attachments. The White-Brow Old Man warned that Su Mu’s Achilles’ heel could become a calamity for all worlds if he came to rule them.

• Su Mu told the White-Brow Old Man that Wu Di was his friend, not his subordinate, and that Wu Di would forge his artifact.
• The White-Brow Old Man said Wu Di’s reputation and skill made him confident he could forge Su Mu an exclusive artifact using the Coordinate.
• The White-Brow Old Man warned Su Mu that deep attachments could become an Achilles’ heel, and Su Mu reflected that Nannan was his greatest weakness.
• The White-Brow Old Man explained that a ruler’s Achilles’ heel could threaten an entire world, and that Su Mu’s weakness could endanger all worlds if he ruled the River of Time.
• The White-Brow Old Man asked Su Mu how he viewed the matter, after Su Mu said he was the third person to warn him about it.

Su Mu learned from the White-Brow Old Man about That Road, a chaotic, lifeless stretch connected to the River of Time that might contain a substitute for the Coordinate Bone. The White-Brow Old Man explained its dangers and revealed that it was also called the Road of Time Exile, then began to disclose its even more resounding name.

• Su Mu told the White-Brow Old Man that protecting those he cared about and following his true heart mattered more to him than eliminating every weakness.
• The White-Brow Old Man suggested That Road as a place where a second Coordinate Bone or a substitute might exist.
• The White-Brow Old Man described That Road as black, chaotic water without ordinary life, though strange beings that were neither souls nor recognized by the River of Time dwelled there.
• The White-Brow Old Man explained that entering That Road could make the River of Time erase anyone who tried to return, so it served as an exile for powerful beings escaping certain death.
• The White-Brow Old Man revealed that That Road was also called the Road of Time Exile and began to mention its more resounding name.

The White-Brow Old Man told Su Mu about the legendary Time Opportunity Road, where a second Coordinate Fish might be found, but warned him against searching for it. Su Mu left for home as night fell, while the old man worried that Su Mu’s loved ones could become a weakness; Su Mu resolved to refine the river and take Nannan and the others away.

• The White-Brow Old Man explained that the Time Opportunity Road was a perilous treasure vault from which those unable to transcend the River of Time could not return.
• The White-Brow Old Man suggested that the road might be only a legend and urged Su Mu not to search for it.
• Su Mu thanked the White-Brow Old Man and departed before nightfall, prompting the old man to suspect that Su Mu hurried home to protect someone he cared about.
• The White-Brow Old Man worried about Su Mu’s weakness but decided not to investigate his home or Cave Abode.
• Su Mu walked along the Long River, thinking over the old man’s words as he resolved to refine the river and take Nannan and the others away.

Su Mu raised his River Affinity to ninety-five percent with help from the Coordinate Fish, then visited Wu Di to collect the bone necklace he had forged for Nannan. Wu Di revealed that an unseen force of karma had been controlling his hands during the forging of a powerful weapon, which remained unfinished and required an unknown opportunity.

• Su Mu found three Vortex Lands with the Coordinate Fish, restored River Channel Order, and raised his River Affinity to ninety-five percent.
• Su Mu praised the Coordinate Fish and resolved to keep it, then went to Wu Di's workshop.
• Wu Di gave Su Mu the bone necklace he had spent a month forging for Nannan's birthday.
• Su Mu invited Wu Di to Nannan's birthday, but Wu Di refused to leave while his weapon remained unfinished.
• Wu Di explained that the weapon needed an unknown opportunity to take shape and that the Coordinate Fish would only be needed for its optional spirit-imbuing stage.
• Wu Di told Su Mu that an unseen force of karma had repeatedly taken control of his body to help with the forging, while an inexplicable urge to give up had also arisen in him.