Chapter Summaries

Chu He suppressed the Three Nine-tailed Celestial Foxes after they tried to attack him, leaving them to realize he might be a true foundation-level existence. Nine bell chimes then terrified the foxes as envoys approached the Great World of Xuanyang.

• The Three Foxes ignored Chu He's question and attempted to burn their origins to launch a desperate attack.
• Chu He's Dharma Aspect Golden Body froze the space and extinguished their attempt, leaving the foxes completely suppressed.
• Qingqiu Bai suspected Chu He was a true foundation-level existence, while Qingqiu Qianqian struggled to accept that her judgment had been wrong.
• Nine bell chimes sounded beyond the ancestral hall, filling the Three Foxes with terror.
• Several streaks of light approached the Great World of Xuanyang, and a voice announced that the envoys were nearly there.

Chu He learned that the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox Clan’s Great Ancestor was returning and chose to wait for it, while the Three Foxes pleaded for their clan’s survival. Qingqiu Linglong arrived outside the Great World of Xuanyang with three Suanni envoys, still bound to the Suanni Clan’s plans.

• The Three Foxes panicked when they sensed Qingqiu Linglong returning, and Chu He offered to wait and give it an opportunity.
• Qingqiu Qianqian begged Chu He to spare the rest of the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox Clan and realized Qingqiu Linglong might have returned with a way to protect them.
• Qingqiu Linglong reached the Great World of Xuanyang with three Suanni envoys and reported that its clan had guarded the Sacred Land as instructed.
• The leading Suanni promised Qingqiu Linglong’s clan status as the Suanni Clan’s foremost affiliated clan and access to the Divine Pavilion.
• Qingqiu Linglong reflected that its clan had long sought to escape being a Suanni Clan chess piece, but had no choice but to follow the clan’s instructions.

Qingqiu Linglong realized the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox Clan had been manipulated by the Suanni Clan and could only cooperate to preserve its people. The Suanni entered the Great World of Xuanyang, unaware that the murals in an underground hall were waiting to ensnare them and dismissing the possibility that a missing human could disrupt their plan.

• Qingqiu Linglong concluded that the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox Clan had no chance to control its fate and led the Suanni Clan toward the Great World of Xuanyang.
• Di Lin detected traces of the Divine Eye Clan nearby, but after investigating, the Three Suanni decided to proceed with their plan.
• Qingqiu Linglong and the Three Suanni entered the Great World of Xuanyang without causing a disturbance.
• The murals in an underground ancient hall opened their eyes and celebrated the Suanni's arrival as the long-awaited final moment approached.
• The mural beasts worried that a missing human might interfere, but another beast insisted the human was too weak to cause trouble.

Chu He sensed an ominous force in the Great World, but divination predicted only minor auspiciousness as powerful Nine-tailed Celestial Foxes approached. Qingqiu Linglong brought the Three Suanni to Qingqiu Continent, where they entered after it opened the formation gate, unaware of the trouble unfolding at the ancestral hall.

• Chu He used the Divination Plate after sensing a shadowy force merging with the world, and the reading showed minor auspiciousness.
• Chu He recognized that the approaching foxes were powerful and welcomed the prospect of gaining valuable subordinates from them.
• Qingqiu Linglong noticed that its clan had not greeted it and could not sense its three younger siblings, so it inspected the continent through the great formation.
• Di Lin questioned Qingqiu Linglong, which dismissed its suspicions and opened the formation gate for the Three Suanni.
• Qingqiu Linglong led the vigilant Three Suanni into Qingqiu Continent.

Qingqiu Linglong and the Three Suanni were trapped in a passage after entering Qingqiu Continent, and the Suanni blamed the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox Clan for setting them up. As they reached the passage’s end, a powerful aura emerged, making the Three Suanni realize the danger was greater than they had expected.

• A strange passage formed when Qingqiu Linglong and the Three Suanni stepped onto Qingqiu Continent, and its immense gravity restrained them.
• The Three Suanni accused the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox Clan of plotting against them, while Qingqiu Linglong denied knowing what had happened.
• Qingqiu Linglong reasoned that someone had anticipated the Suanni Clan’s return and tried to shift the blame onto them to protect its clan.
• The Three Suanni believed the trap could not truly overcome their strength and expected to escape once they reached their destination.
• The group arrived at the passage’s end, where worshipful voices, dazzling golden light, and a rising aura made the Three Suanni’s confidence falter.

Chu He trapped three powerful beasts from the Suanni Clan and discovered that they belonged to one of the Eight Ancient Clans. As he considered why so many ancient clans had gathered in the Great World of Xuanyang, he concluded that his arrival might have been an accident and decided he should not remain there long.

• The Three Suanni struggled against Chu He's golden light, which crushed their souls and left them unable to fight together.
• Di Lin recognized Chu He as human and tried to threaten him into stopping, warning that his actions would bring grave consequences for the Human Clan.
• Chu He noticed that the beasts were not foxes and asked whether they belonged to one of the Eight Ancient Clans.
• After Di Lin's response confirmed his suspicion, Chu He connected the Suanni, Xiong Lin, the Evil Eyes, and Little Beast Baiju to the ancient clans gathering in the region.
• Chu He considered whether his arrival had disrupted a coming upheaval in the Great World of Xuanyang and decided the place was deeply inauspicious.

A hidden existence in a rune-covered small world grew suspicious after its plans went awry and its divination failed. Meanwhile, Chu He shielded the Barbarian Domain from a powerful probing force, leaving the hidden existence unable to see it.

• A black-armored creature reported that the Divine Eye Clan sacrifices had died simultaneously before the planned events began, and the hidden existence ordered it to stop investigating and wait.
• The hidden existence wondered whether another force was acting behind the scenes and questioned why the expected unrest had not begun.
• Chu He gathered the origins of the Three Suanni and the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox Clan and decided to return later with his Great Generals.
• Chu He sensed a powerful force probing for the Barbarian Domain and used the World Suppressing Cauldron to block it.
• The hidden existence's blood-red mirror shattered, and it was left unable to see its target and doubting its own calculations.

Chu He returned to the Barbarian Domain after sensing that a powerful being was tracking him, and decided to strengthen himself before facing his enemies again. Meanwhile, the savage beasts trapped in the Great World of Xuanyang grew anxious as the Suanni Clan failed to arrive, and Chu He began questioning a shadow taken from Li Changfeng.

• Chu He sensed a powerful probe nearly tracing him and resolved to return to the giant city, hear some stories, and improve his strength before taking another walk.
• In the underground hall of the Great World of Xuanyang, the savage beasts waited for the Suanni Clan and speculated that the three Suanni might be deliberately delaying or had discovered their intentions.
• The savage beasts admitted they had no choice but to keep waiting and placed their hopes in the mysterious one, even as their anticipation gave way to despair.
• Chu He returned to the Barbarian Domain and sent the uncooperative Nine-tailed Celestial Fox Clan members and three Suanni into the Demon Suppressing Pagoda for reformation.
• Chu He sat with Little Turtle and Little Beast Baiju and questioned the more cooperative shadow taken from Li Changfeng.

Chu He questioned Linlang about the Eight Ancient Clans, the Primordial Sword, and the coming upheaval of heaven and earth. Linlang explained why it had followed Li Changfeng and revealed that the upheaval was already late, though its cause remained unclear.

• Linlang said the Evil Eyes might have belonged to the Divine Eye Clan, while the Suanni Clan members had appeared normal, and it could not explain their purpose.
• Linlang said it had forgotten why the Eight Ancient Clans had fallen into ruin because it had to forget in order to appear in the world.
• Linlang explained that it had followed Li Changfeng because he carried the intent of the Primordial Sword, a damaged Chaos-grade Clan Suppressing Treasure that might soon accept a new master.
• Linlang said it had stopped Li Changfeng from advancing to the Origin Realm because he would then sense its presence, and Little Beast Baiju reacted angrily upon learning Linlang wanted the sword.
• Linlang told Chu He that the great upheaval should have begun long ago, but heaven and earth remained unusually undisturbed.

Chu He learned from Linlang that each of the Eight Ancient Clans had an eternal-level guardian, then turned his attention to a violent upheaval beneath the World Suppressing Cauldron. As he entered the Ancient Era World, Wenmang emerged from an Abyss Demon Well, convinced that the upheaval meant the true beginning had finally arrived.

• Chu He questioned Linlang about the Eight Ancient Clans, and Linlang said each clan had an eternal-level existence guarding it.
• After finishing his questions, Chu He prepared to send Linlang into the Demon Suppressing Pagoda, but he noticed the entrance to the Ancient Era World trembling beneath the World Suppressing Cauldron.
• Linlang reacted with terror to the upheaval, and Chu He threw it into the Demon Suppressing Pagoda before heading to the entrance.
• Chu He entered the Ancient Era World, relying on his Blood Rebirth ability to protect himself.
• Wenmang emerged from an Abyss Demon Well and said its earlier deduction had been wrong, but it believed the true beginning had now arrived.
• Wenmang drained a suppressed bull gadfly beside the Demon Well.

Chu He witnessed the Ancient Era World descend into slaughter as the Blood-colored Jade Coffin’s deadly power grew clearer. At Nine Realms Mountain, Jiang Chenzi warned Yu Mo Bai to flee before the force suppressed beneath Vast Wilderness Mountain broke free, but Yu Mo Bai sensed a familiar aura and believed a chance remained.

• Chu He sensed the Blood-colored Jade Coffin leaking a vast amount of power that could poison the world’s origin, and considered intercepting some of it for his own use.
• The Ancient Era World’s creatures slaughtered demons and monsters under an unseen influence, while Sang Qingqing and others unsuccessfully urged them to retreat.
• Jiang Chenzi and Yu Mo Bai felt Vast Wilderness Mountain shake, and Jiang Chenzi told Yu Mo Bai to take the Human Clan’s inheritance-sequence disciples away to safety.
• Yu Mo Bai questioned whether the suppressed being could truly destroy the world, recalling the powerful demonic fiend and senior he had encountered in the Azure Sky Mountain Range.
• Yu Mo Bai sensed a familiar aura press down from Vast Wilderness Mountain and told Jiang Chenzi that the situation might still turn for the better.

Chu He arrived amid the Ancient Era Great World's slaughter and suppressed the madness with his voice, then confronted the phantom behind the Blood Fiend Qi. He ignored its warnings and began destroying its plans, while the phantom tried to persuade him by revealing the upheaval's promise of Eternal Transcendence.

• Chu He's voice suppressed the negative emotions and Killing Intent that were driving the world's inhabitants into madness.
• Sang Qingqing recognized Chu He as the Old Ancestor and hoped he could stop the crisis.
• The phantom offered to let the Human Clan's younger generation leave, but Chu He said he would interfere because the phantom's plans could trouble him.
• Chu He manifested his Dharma Aspect Golden Body, whose golden light melted demons and Blood Fiend Qi across the world.
• Chu He pressed down on the earth and gathered the Blood Fiend Qi around the phantom, making its incarnation solid.
• The phantom identified Chu He as a titan from later ages and warned that the upheaval offered a chance to attain Eternal Transcendence.

Chu He learned Gu Tao’s claims that a world-ending calamity was approaching and that powerful beings were seeking a chance to transcend, but he remained unconvinced and continued suppressing the Ancient Era World. He captured Gu Tao’s severed consciousness, leaving Gu Tao warning that the delay could provoke the other powerful beings.

• Gu Tao explained that even Eternal Sovereigns would fall when a great calamity returned the world to chaos, and that only Eternal Transcendence could withstand it.
• Chu He suspected that lesser beings, including Linlang and Baiju, were being used as chess pieces by powerful figures pursuing their own opportunities.
• Chu He asked how Gu Tao knew the calamity was coming, then seized and sealed Gu Tao’s consciousness after severing its connection to his true body.
• Chu He sensed no growing unease and concluded that the coming threat did not seem dangerous to him, while recognizing that the Abyss and Demon Realm had deeper aims than conquering worlds.
• Gu Tao urged Chu He to reconsider, warning that delay would increase the variables and could cause the strong to turn their anger on him.

Chu He suppressed Gu Tao, then forged five golden mountains into a prison to contain the Demon King embedded in the Ancient Era World. As the golden palm descended and terrified the world, Sang Qingqing discovered Chu He was beside her in corporeal form, calmly telling her to watch.

• Chu He ignored Gu Tao's warning, suppressed him, and stored him in the Universe Pouch.
• Chu He examined the Demon King in the Abyss and realized it was bound to the Ancient Era World, unable to be killed or extracted without destroying both.
• Chu He refined five golden mountains with purple flames and the Great Dao's power, shaping them into a prison.
• Chu He's golden palm descended, interrupting the living beings' cultivation and filling them with terror as they feared the sky would crush them.
• Sang Qingqing worried that Chu He had vanished, but he appeared beside her in corporeal form and told her to watch.

Chu He suppressed the upheaval of heaven and earth with a palm, earning the awe of the Ancient Era World and leaving Sang Qingqing unsettled by the sense that something had fixed its gaze on her. At Vast Wilderness Mountain, Jiang Chenzi asked Yu Mo Bai what he had recognized about the power that stopped the crisis.

• Chu He shrank the falling sky into a five-fingered mountain and suppressed the forbidden death zone, ending the upheaval.
• The people of the Ancient Era World saluted Chu He as their Progenitor, while Sang Qingqing wondered about his physical body and felt something strange watching her.
• Chu He told Sang Qingqing to keep growing stronger, then vanished along with his Dharma Aspect Golden Body.
• Jiang Chenzi reflected on how powerless he had been during the upheaval and longed for the power that suppressed it.
• Jiang Chenzi asked Yu Mo Bai whether he had guessed what had happened when heaven and earth were suppressed.

Chu He questioned Gu Tao about its origins and why he had disrupted the upheaval, but Gu Tao rejected his explanations as lies. Elsewhere, the suppressed upheaval confused powerful beings across the realms, while Wenmang worried about its own survival.

• Yu Mo Bai identified the powerful presence as the Human Clan's Old Ancestor, and Jiang Chenzi became eager to visit him.
• Wenmang realized the upheaval had been suppressed again and considered forcing the other demons to share its danger.
• The Divine Palace's bronze mirror withdrew its light after a voice spoke, leaving its guards wondering whether the Seventh Ancestor had retreated.
• Xia Yuan felt an impending sublimation abruptly stop while traveling on an airship.
• Chu He brought Gu Tao's consciousness outside the Book Repository and asked whether it belonged to one of the Eight Ancient Clans.
• Gu Tao challenged Chu He's motives, but Chu He said he had acted out of kindness, then claimed it had simply been an accident; Gu Tao refused to believe him.

Chu He explained his destruction of the beginning of heaven’s transformation as a preference for a quieter life, then used the purified heavenly character to cultivate the initial stage of the Prison Heaven Finger. Gu Tao grew increasingly afraid after recognizing Little Beast Baiju and witnessing Chu He wield the character, while Chu He finished roasting a sheep and tested his new technique.

• Gu Tao asked what Chu He had gained by destroying the beginning of heaven’s transformation, and Chu He said he wanted life to be quieter.
• Gu Tao noticed Little Beast Baiju and became convinced Chu He was not human but an ancient Sovereign’s incarnation.
• The World Suppressing Cauldron purified the character that had fallen from Little Beast Baiju, allowing Chu He to use it to cultivate the Prison Heaven Finger.
• Gu Tao feared Chu He’s origins and fell silent as Chu He refined the heavenly talisman while roasting a sheep.
• Chu He completed the Prison Heaven Finger’s initial stage, tested its power, and divided the roasted sheep into portions.

Over several decades, Chu He cultivated and strengthened the Demon Suppressing Pagoda’s Great Generals while Sang Qingqing kept trouble contained in the Ancient Era World. When Lin Feng entered a mysterious, lightless place, his Myriad Worlds Tower Mark nearly failed, forcing Chu He to intervene and confront an unknown danger.

• Chu He captured most of the Celestial Clan members known to Little Beast Baiju, added Origin Realm demonheads and murderous creatures to the Demon Suppressing Pagoda, and sent the old Great Generals to train with Chen Xiaoyao.
• Chu He advanced his cultivation while Sang Qingqing organized the Human Clan to stop two emerging threats in the Ancient Era World.
• Lin Feng and the violet-robed girl reached the final stage of an inheritance trial, but a transmission passage carried them into a lightless place filled with unfamiliar creatures.
• Lin Feng’s Myriad Worlds Tower Mark began to fail as he passed through the transmission passage, and Chu He intervened to stabilize it.
• Chu He sensed that the place was dangerous and exerted his strength for the first time, alarming Little Turtle and Little Beast Baiju.

Chu He entered the Azure Dragon’s Dao field, where the dragon tried to persuade him to leave for another world and continue pursuing strength. After Chu He refused, the Azure Dragon concluded he was a dangerous troublemaker and became even more welcoming, while Chu He decided to give it a great fortuitous opportunity.

• Chu He used the Myriad Worlds Tower’s mark to send his consciousness into another space, where an Azure Dragon greeted him.
• The Azure Dragon asked why Chu He had come, and he said he had been bored and gone out for a stroll.
• The Azure Dragon told Chu He that heaven and earth rejected him because his strength had reached the world’s limit, and urged him to go to another world.
• Chu He refused, saying he liked his comfortable life and preferred letting his strength improve naturally.
• The Azure Dragon calculated that something unexpected had happened and decided to avoid getting involved with Chu, whom it judged a major troublemaker.
• Chu He felt increasingly well disposed toward the Azure Dragon and decided to give it a great fortuitous opportunity.

Chu He questioned Azure Dragon about the trials in its dojo and discovered that Azure Dragon had secretly made every stage survivable for humans. Suspicious of Azure Dragon’s sudden goodwill, Chu He demanded to know what role he played in the world, leaving Azure Dragon baffled as Chu He’s pressure threatened its dojo.

• Chu He invited Azure Dragon outside, but Azure Dragon refused and claimed it was cultivating a Divine Ability Technique.
• Azure Dragon explained that it gathered juniors to entertain itself and offer opportunities, while deciding to ensure Lin Feng and the girl in purple cleared the trials.
• Azure Dragon pressed a claw down and added humanoid portraits to every trial, creating a hidden path that let humans survive and ultimately succeed.
• Chu He saw that the trials were deadly for other beings, realized Azure Dragon had opened a back door for humans, and asked what role he played in the world.
• Chu He’s aura pressed against Azure Dragon’s dojo as Azure Dragon struggled to understand the question.