Chapter Summaries

Su Mu stabilized his cultivation, then Little Mahi and Kong Yao returned with a headless corpse carrying a mysterious black-and-white compass. He discovered the compass could smash powerful armor, and placing it on the water triggered a strange scene.

• Su Mu finished stabilizing his spiritual power and vital energy after his rapid breakthrough.
• Little Mahi and Kong Yao dragged a headless, legless corpse from the river to Su Mu, expecting praise for their find.
• Su Mu removed the corpse's Silver Willow Armor and uncovered a heavy black-and-white compass it had guarded.
• Su Mu failed to activate the compass with spiritual power or blood, but found that his Silver Dagger could not damage it.
• Su Mu fed Little Mahi and Kong Yao Favor Points, then tested the compass by throwing it at golden armor and smashed the armor to pieces.
• Su Mu placed the compass on the water, triggering a strange scene.

Su Mu activated the Black and White Compass, which revealed three cultivation arts too powerful for him to safely study. After sealing them away, he set up a large aquarium and went fishing, where his float finally moved.

• Su Mu used water to awaken the Black and White Compass, then bonded with it using a drop of Essence Blood.
• The compass revealed the Yang Departure Return Heaven Art, Yin Kan Earth Mother Art, and Yin Yang Creation Art, but Su Mu nearly lost himself while looking at them.
• The willow tree struck Su Mu and pulled him back to his senses, so he sealed the three arts in his Sea of Consciousness for later.
• Su Mu summoned the compass into his sleeve and merged it with his skin, though he knew he had not fully refined it.
• Su Mu built a large aquarium with fish from his small tank, then went fishing and tried silver carp meat as bait.
• After another hour without a bite, Su Mu's float suddenly moved.

Su Mu hooked a powerful fish as the story shifted to Emperor Xiao, the invincible ruler of the Liuyun Continent, who longed for excitement and a way to ascend. When a mysterious treasure appeared in the Northern Region, Xiao Liuyun recognized its connection to a higher world and let it pull him into the sky, declaring that he had ascended.

• Su Mu woke as his float plunged and struggled to tire the powerful fish on his line.
• Xiao Liuyun reflected on his long rule over the Liuyun Continent and his lack of passion, wishing for a challenge or a path to ascension.
• Little Nine reported that a mysterious treasure had appeared above the Northern Region and that ten Saint Cloud Sect elders had been wiped out there.
• Xiao Liuyun arrived in the Northern Region, sensed an aura from a higher world within the blood-wrapped object, and grabbed it.
• The treasure pulled Xiao Liuyun into the sky, and he announced his ascension to the Upper Realm before leaving the continent in the others' hands.

Across Liuyun Continent, cultivators witnessed Emperor Xiao's ascension, while a young man in Azure Cloud Sect resolved to pursue the same path after speaking with an old drunk. Emperor Xiao's family faced his departure, and above the Long River, Su Mu finally hauled up a strange fish.

• Cultivators across Liuyun Continent bid farewell to Emperor Xiao as he ascended, and the continent's powerful experts began looking toward the Upper Realm.
• At Azure Cloud Sect, a simply dressed young man asked the Old Man whether ascension was real, then resolved to work harder after the Old Man urged him to cultivate.
• At Saint Cloud Sect, the Brawny Man reported Emperor Xiao's departure to the immortal figure, who later told their child that Daddy had gone far away and could be found by becoming powerful.
• Above the Long River, Su Mu pulled a huge fish from the water and wondered what kind of fish it was.

Su Mu caught a mutated Leopard Shark Treasure Fish and killed it after it repeatedly tried to escape and resisted his weapons. He fed its organs to Little Mahi and Kong Yao, and Little Mahi began to mutate.

• Su Mu caught a black, rune-marked Leopard Shark and stopped it from escaping into the river.
• The Treasure Shark attacked Su Mu and tried to leap back into the water, but Su Mu restrained it and the Willow Tree bound it while he fetched tools.
• Su Mu failed to kill the shark with his Silver Spear, then stabbed through its skull with his Silver Dagger.
• Su Mu cleaned out the shark's organs and fed them to Little Mahi and Kong Yao.
• After eating the organs, Little Mahi and Kong Yao glowed with faint golden light, and Little Mahi began to mutate.

Su Mu fed Treasure Shark innards to his beasts, then ate the roasted shark and broke through to the Ascension Realm, but found he still could not leave the river. After a fruitless fishing session, he sensed battle ripples upstream and ran to investigate.

• Little Mahi recovered from a near-fatal transformation and grew silver horns, while Kong Yao and the young crab also grew stronger after eating Treasure Shark innards.
• Su Mu roasted the Treasure Shark with help from Little Willow Tree and ate a portion of its meat with wine.
• The shark meat drove Su Mu through Nine Tribulations Great Perfection and into the Ascension Realm.
• Su Mu tried to ascend to the Upper Realm but could not even leave the river, so he decided to refine the river first.
• After catching nothing while fishing, Su Mu noticed battle-like ripples upstream and ran toward them.

Yang Kai learned that a future enemy had taken the World Subtree and challenged him to fight in the River of Time. He accepted the dangerous challenge and reached the river, where an approaching figure appeared before him.

• Yang Kai failed to deduce the World Subtree's whereabouts after fifty years and suspected it had been moved to another point in time.
• An aged voice told Yang Kai it came from one thousand years in the future, was his enemy, and had the World Subtree.
• The future enemy challenged Yang Kai to meet and fight in the River of Time, and Yang Kai accepted despite the risks.
• Yang Kai entered the River of Time and stood on a Time Wood plaque to resist the pull of its waters.
• Yang Kai saw a figure drifting toward him and readied his spear as the aged voice spoke again.

Yang Kai fought the White-Haired Man on the River of Time, where the man tried to kill him and seize control of their encounter. A mysterious robed figure arrived, stood upon the Time Water, and claimed the river as his own, leaving both men stunned.

• The White-Haired Man displayed the World Tree's offspring and baited Yang Kai into attacking him on the River of Time.
• Yang Kai launched a Divine Sense attack, but the White-Haired Man recovered and struck him, nearly knocking him into the Time Water.
• Yang Kai tried to use his Path of Time, but it could not affect the River of Time or the White-Haired Man.
• The White-Haired Man attacked Yang Kai's Sea of Consciousness and moved to kill him, but an approaching aura stopped him.
• A robed man appeared, dispersed the Time Mist, and stood upon the River of Time as he asked why they were causing mischief on his river.

Su Mu, the River Warden, questioned Yang Kai and the White-Haired Man after catching them fighting on the River of Time. After the White-Haired Man returned Yang Kai’s World Subtree, he tried to leave, but Su Mu stopped him.

• Su Mu demanded that Yang Kai and the White-Haired Man identify themselves and explain why they were fighting on the River of Time.
• Yang Kai accused the White-Haired Man of hindering his cultivation, stealing from him, and challenging him to fight.
• The White-Haired Man admitted he had attacked Yang Kai because he believed Yang Kai would threaten him in the future.
• Yang Kai said he did not know the White-Haired Man, who explained that Yang Kai would know him in the future.
• Su Mu asked what had been stolen, and the White-Haired Man returned the World Subtree to Yang Kai.
• The White-Haired Man tried to leave by boat, but Su Mu angrily told him he had not given permission to go.

Su Mu stopped the White-Haired Man from causing trouble on the River of Time, accepted offerings from him and Yang Kai, and warned them to leave each other alone. After they departed, Su Mu gained 12,000 Favor Points and examined the light stored in the Transparent Small Bottle, which began to react when he touched it.

• The White-Haired Man apologized to Su Mu, then severed his right arm and offered the light inside it in a Transparent Small Bottle.
• Yang Kai offered Su Mu the Ink Jade Cauldron and the Mountains and Rivers Bell as thanks and to earn his favor.
• Su Mu warned the White-Haired Man not to trouble Yang Kai again, and Yang Kai promised not to bother him if he was left alone.
• Su Mu dismissed them, and the White-Haired Man and Yang Kai left in opposite directions.
• The system awarded Su Mu 12,000 Favor Points, and he touched the light from the bottle, triggering something strange.

After touching the sphere of light, Su Mu entered a blank Alternate Space and comprehended a fragment of the Law of Light, raising his cultivation to the Ascension Fifth Realm. Back in reality, he increased his River Affinity to 1% and prepared to upgrade his water mystical powers.

• Su Mu lost access to his spiritual energy inside the blank Alternate Space and realized it contained only light and no other world rules.
• Su Mu entered enlightenment, witnessed a world evolve from light, and absorbed the Alternate Space into his dantian.
• Su Mu gained a fragment of the Law of Light, advanced five minor realms to the Ascension Fifth Realm, and gained control over the Alternate Space.
• Su Mu saw that Chaos Golden Spirit's name had changed to Fusang, but he could barely sense Little Golden Ant's location.
• Su Mu spent 30,000 Favor Points to raise his River Affinity from 0.7% to 1%, unlocking further upgrades for his water mystical powers.

Su Mu spent Favor Points upgrading his water abilities, swimming, and cultivation arts, then fed the willow tree he had planted and set out to patrol the river for more points. At a shallow riverbank, he discovered a hole in the mud, and an aura suddenly shot out from it.

• Su Mu upgraded his water-manipulation abilities and swimming to Level 3, greatly expanding their range and strengthening their effects.
• Su Mu raised Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength and Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art to the fifth layer, advancing two minor realms to Ascension Realm Level Seven.
• Su Mu spent 2,000 Favor Points feeding the willow tree he had planted, and it grew to five meters tall and showed its gratitude.
• Su Mu put on his bamboo hat, took his basket and sickle, and began patrolling the riverway to earn Favor Points.
• Su Mu found a four-finger-wide hole in the mud at a shallow riverbank, and an aura shot out from inside it.

Su Mu wounded a powerful Silver Cobra but failed to catch it, then used its golden blood beads and Li Qi Ye’s Iron Lump to comprehend Law Power. After reaching the Ascension Ninth Stage, he saw two unknown figures walking across the river toward him.

• Su Mu attacked the Silver Cobra with spiritual power and his Silver Dagger, wounded it, and watched it escape into the river after severing its tail.
• Su Mu gave Little Mahi and Kong Yao one thousand Favor Points each, then sent them underwater to track the injured cobra.
• Su Mu discovered that the cobra’s golden blood had formed five beads containing fragments of Law Power and recognized a similar, stronger aura in Li Qi Ye’s Iron Lump.
• Su Mu meditated with the beads and Iron Lump, absorbed one Blood Bead, expanded his Dantian into a small world, and advanced to the Ascension Ninth Stage.
• Su Mu went to the riverbank after hearing movement and saw two figures approaching across the water.

Xu Que guided Duan Jiude along the River of Time, explaining that its waters held countless worlds and warning him of the danger of falling in. They encountered a figure ahead, and Xu Que looked forward to the coming entertainment.

• Duan Jiude asked whether they were walking on the River of Time, and Xu Que confirmed it while explaining that his shoes were made from Time Wood.
• Xu Que removed his old cloth shoes and gave them to Duan Jiude, then jokingly said he could learn to walk barefoot on the river after reaching Xu Que's realm.
• Xu Que explained that the ordinary-looking River of Time contained countless worlds and lifted three water droplets, revealing that each represented a world.
• Xu Que collected the three worlds into his sleeve and warned Duan Jiude that falling into the river could kill him or strand him in another world.
• Duan Jiude spotted a figure ahead, and Xu Que narrowed his eyes, anticipating something entertaining.

Xu Que and Duan Jiude encountered Su Mu, the River Warden, who demanded a crossing fee on the River of Time. Xu Que paid the fee, then tried to rob Su Mu in return, and attacked him when he refused to leave; the chapter ended as Xu Que’s Three Worlds droplets neared Su Mu.

• Xu Que and Duan Jiude approached Su Mu, who said he was the River Warden and demanded a crossing fee.
• Su Mu charged Xu Que and Duan Jiude six treasures, and Xu Que handed them over.
• Xu Que demanded one hundred treasures from Su Mu and claimed the stone house on the shore as his own.
• Su Mu and Xu Que raised their auras, and Xu Que launched three droplets of Three Worlds at Su Mu.
• Su Mu stood still as the droplets approached, leaving Xu Que and Duan Jiude surprised.

Su Mu effortlessly countered Xu Que’s attacks, and Xu Que was swept into the River of Time to an unknown world and time. Su Mu then let Duan Jiude go after reminding him that the River Crossing Fee had already been paid.

• Xu Que struck Su Mu with Three Worlds, but Su Mu wiped away the droplets without being harmed.
• Xu Que attacked again, and Su Mu answered with a curtain of water that swallowed Xu Que and his strike.
• Xu Que sealed his cultivation in his dantian and was swept through the River of Time to an unknown destination.
• Su Mu searched the water for Xu Que, then asked the stunned Duan Jiude where his First Brother had gone.
• Duan Jiude begged for his life, and Su Mu told him to leave because he had already paid the River Crossing Fee.
• Duan Jiude asked Su Mu which way he should go.

Su Mu sent Duan Jiude hurtling down the River of Time and earned 25,000 Favor Points for maintaining its order. Meanwhile, Chen Nan and his allies faced the Heavenly Dao on Tian Yuan Continent and learned it had been grievously wounded by Su Mu a thousand years earlier.

• Duan Jiude offered Su Mu a Space Ring and asked him to send him home, so Su Mu accelerated the river beneath him and sent him downstream.
• Su Mu received 25,000 Favor Points for maintaining the River Channel Order and realized that resolving major crises brought greater rewards.
• Chen Nan, Dugu Baitian, the Old Ancestor of the Chen Family, and the Devil Master confronted the Heavenly Dao amid the devastation of their final battle.
• The Heavenly Dao revealed that it had developed intelligence and human emotions, while Chen Nan accused it of raising living beings as livestock and warned others would keep rising against it.
• The Heavenly Dao recalled that Su Mu had grievously wounded it on the River of Time a thousand years earlier, prompting it to scheme to devour the current era's living beings and recover.

Chen Nan and the others gathered all living beings for a final assault on the Heavenly Dao, but two colossal Spirit Pets seized it and took it away at their master's command. As the survivors struggled to comprehend the sudden end of their battle, Su Mu received a spiritual transmission from Little Mahi and Kong Yao and hurried to the riverbank.

• Dugu Baitian declared that people who inherited his will would rise to resist the Heavenly Dao across future eras, and Chen Nan rallied all living beings to attack it.
• The Heavenly Dao revealed its silver python form as Chen Nan, Dugu Baitian, Old Ancestor Chen, the Devil Master, and countless others prepared to sacrifice themselves in a final strike.
• Two colossal beings appeared, seized the Heavenly Dao, and said they had come to take it back to their master.
• The Heavenly Dao recognized its captors' connection to their master, stopped resisting, and was dragged into the void.
• Chen Nan and the others remained stunned as they questioned what their victory meant and what lay beyond their world.
• Su Mu sensed a spiritual transmission from Little Mahi and Kong Yao, opened his eyes, and hurried toward the riverbank.

Su Mu captured the Silver Cobra and kept it bound beneath the Willow Tree while he weighed whether to make it his contract beast. As the cobra witnessed Su Mu drinking Lycoris Radiata tea and eating meat from Supreme Beings, it grew increasingly terrified, and the chapter ended when Su Mu summoned an object that shocked it.

• Su Mu rewarded Dolphinfish and Kong Yao equally for capturing the Silver Cobra, then sent them off to rest.
• Su Mu bound the cobra beneath the Willow Tree and left without questioning it; when it tried to escape, the Willow Tree struck it.
• Su Mu earned three thousand Favor Points repairing a collapsed dam, then drank Lycoris Radiata tea that the cobra recognized as containing powerful soul-origin fragments.
• Su Mu ate meat from Supreme Beings and cultivated until his aura strengthened, while the cobra feared it would become his next meal.
• After several days of keeping the cobra bound, Su Mu returned from work and summoned an object that made the Silver Snake widen its eyes in shock.

Su Mu shocked Silver Snake with his power, then contracted it and renamed it Little Silver. He introduced Little Silver to the Dolphinfish and Kong Yao, but realized Little Golden had not returned and sensed something was wrong.

• Su Mu cultivated with an Iron Lump, while Silver Snake realized it was a World Source Fragment from a powerful world.
• Su Mu caught and prepared a Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon, then cooked its slices using water from the River of Time, leaving Silver Snake terrified of his strength.
• After eating, Su Mu digested the fish’s energy, but still did not break through to the Human Immortal Realm.
• Su Mu offered Silver Snake the choice of being eaten or joining him, and Silver Snake chose to be contracted.
• Su Mu contracted Silver Snake, renamed it Little Silver, and introduced it to the Dolphinfish and Kong Yao.
• Su Mu called for Little Golden and immediately realized something was wrong.