Chapter Summaries

Gu Qingshan was pulled from the Primordial World to a bronze island, where a shadow with his own voice revealed the gods had fled an enemy and that nine billion worlds had fallen into the Doomsday Graveyard. He returned to the Bronze Human Face with no answers about why the shadow sounded like him, while Barry and Xiao Miao remained unaware of what had happened.

• Gu Qingshan was transported from the Bronze Human Face to a solitary bronze island above a bottomless abyss, separated from Barry and Xiao Miao.
• A shadow from the Ancient Era told Gu Qingshan that the gods feared an existence, had fled, and created worlds to buy time to escape it.
• The shadow revealed that nine billion worlds had been destroyed and warned that the gods had created beings more powerful than themselves before vanishing.
• Gu Qingshan recognized the shadow's voice as his own and questioned how it could belong to someone from the Ancient Era.
• Gu Qingshan returned to the Bronze Human Face as Barry and Xiao Miao began searching the statue for mechanisms, unaware of his encounter.

Gu Qingshan, Barry, and Xiao Miao awakened the Bronze Human Face and learned that fusing the Six Paths had awakened the Gods’ Tower of Myriad Worlds. Gu Qingshan realized the Gods intended living beings to grow stronger as a shield against their enemies, but resolved that they could surpass the Gods and find their own path to survival.

• Gu Qingshan told Barry that the key to opening the World's Tomb might be in the statue’s left eye, and Barry pressed the loose eye down.
• The Bronze Human Face awakened and explained that the special World's Tomb required the Six Paths to be fused into one world.
• The Bronze Human Face revealed that the Gods had created the Tower of Myriad Worlds, where living beings could face trials, grow stronger, and earn rewards.
• Gu Qingshan recognized that the Gods wanted living beings to serve as a shield against their enemies, and he grew angry at their bleak fate.
• Remembering the Shadow of Ancient Times’ words, Gu Qingshan resolved that living beings could surpass the Gods and forge their own hope of survival.

Gu Qingshan chose the Six Realms God Mountain Sword to bear the authority of the world as it transformed into a Super-Dimensional World. He entrusted Barry and Xiao Miao with guarding it while he returned to the Divine Martial World to support his master and worry over his family.

• Barry, Xiao Miao, and Gu Qingshan learned that the gods would protect the world by transforming it into a Super-Dimensional World, whose master would be the one who merged the six realms.
• Gu Qingshan chose the Six Realms God Mountain Sword as the vessel for the world's authority and entrusted Mountain Girl with its protection.
• The Bronze Human Face crumbled, and the gods' power transformed the sword, granting it new abilities and control over the newly born Super-Dimensional World.
• The God of War Interface warned that the transformation would begin in three minutes and take nine to ninety-nine days, sealing the world against entry and exit during the process.
• Barry and Xiao Miao agreed to keep the world's existence secret, and Gu Qingshan asked Goddess of Justice to cover their expenses while they watched over it.
• Gu Qingshan told Barry and Xiao Miao he would return to the Divine Martial World because he was concerned about his master, senior brother, and junior sister.

Barry and Xiao Miao stayed behind to protect the world while it became super-dimensional, and Gu Qingshan left them in the Goddess of Justice’s care. At the North Pole, the Goddess of Justice began a secret genetic research plan and renamed it Goddess Awakening.

• Xiao Miao explained that a god at the Theology Academy might exploit the world’s unstable laws, so she and Barry agreed to remain and protect it until the world became super-dimensional.
• Gu Qingshan left Barry and Xiao Miao with the Goddess of Justice, who gave them unlimited payment cards and helped them choose a restaurant.
• Barry and Xiao Miao read that the Submachine Gun was fighting at the Theology Academy with the High Tower Guardian Association’s exploration team, and they hoped the battle would delay the threat.
• Xiao Miao and Barry departed to find food after asking the Goddess of Justice to alert them if any Six Paths beings broke the rules.
• At the North Pole, the Goddess of Justice deciphered the Star Radiance Empire’s genetic research records and restarted the project as Goddess Awakening, focusing on female genes.

Barry and Xiao Miao enjoyed a day in the Fuxi Empire capital, eating and shopping while the Goddess of Justice secretly collected their genetic material. The Temple Star Fortress identified them as key specimens and began plans to collect more genes, including Queen Valona's.

• Barry ate at the Hanging Gardens Restaurant for over an hour, then paid and left for a casino while Xiao Miao went shopping.
• After Barry reached the casino, restaurant staff sent the plates he and Xiao Miao had used to the Temple Star Fortress, where Barry's DNA was successfully extracted and added to the gene bank.
• Xiao Miao bought several outfits, stored them in her personal space, and continued shopping using the Goddess of Justice's guide.
• Xiao Miao visited a styling center for skin care and a makeover, where the Goddess of Justice obtained her hair flakes.
• The Goddess of Justice successfully acquired Xiao Miao's genes and began an experiment combining them with Star Radiance Royal Family genes.
• The Goddess of Justice established a plan to obtain Queen Valona's Medici Family genes after completing the collection of Star Radiance genes from the Nine Prefectures.

Gu Qingshan completed his tribulation and advanced to the Thousand Tribulations Realm after turning the gathering of Demon Kings and Ghost Kings into a friendly exchange. After recovering, he prepared to return to the Hundred Flowers Sect, wary of the changes caused by the world fusion.

• Gu Qingshan endured the lightning tribulation and greeted the Demon Kings and Ghost Kings who appeared during the wind tribulation.
• The demons and ghosts recognized Gu Qingshan as the mastermind behind the two-hundred-million-soul deal and befriended him, exchanging contact information before the tribulation ended.
• Gu Qingshan learned from the War God Operating Interface that he had advanced to the Thousand Tribulations Realm and that divine abilities would awaken only when he reached the Profound Spirit Realm.
• Gu Qingshan sensed that his Spiritual Power had increased by forty percent and that his understanding of the World Laws had deepened.
• Gu Qingshan recovered above the lake and prepared to return to the Hundred Flowers Sect, staying alert to the changes brought by the world fusion.

Gu Qingshan learned that he needed to face only three tribulations in the Thousand Tribulations Realm, then contacted Hundred Flowers Fairy and discovered someone had been impersonating him in the Divine Martial World. His master warned him to stay put until his two Junior Sisters came to fetch him, leaving him puzzled about their arrival.

• Gu Qingshan used a secret art from Wang Hongdao’s Storage Bag to determine that he would face three tribulations before advancing to the Great Void Realm.
• Gu Qingshan sent Hundred Flowers Fairy’s Communication Talisman through the Universal Talisman, and she replied that someone had impersonated him and she had dealt with it.
• Hundred Flowers Fairy warned Gu Qingshan not to wander around and told him to wait for his two Junior Sisters to come get him.
• Gu Qingshan realized the impostor could have exploited his disappearance to investigate the Divine Martial World, and he wondered what his master meant by his two Junior Sisters.

Gu Qingshan returned to the Cultivation World and was mistaken for an impostor when his array skills clashed with a patrol force’s suspicions. Ning Yuechan attacked him, but he proved his identity with a Dragon Tear flower they had once shared, and she accepted its companion.

• Gu Qingshan waited at Hundred Flowers Fairy’s instruction as an airship and patrol cultivators arrived to investigate his tribulation.
• The cultivators accused Gu Qingshan of being an impostor after he used a Suspended World array to counter their binding formation.
• Ning Yuechan arrived and attacked Gu Qingshan with a deadly saber strike, which he blocked with the Six Realms God Mountain Sword.
• Gu Qingshan showed Ning Yuechan a Dragon Tear flower, reminding her of the matching flower he had given her before.
• Ning Yuechan lowered her saber, accepted the flower, and said she would keep the two together.

Gu Qingshan reunited with Ning Yuechan, Qing Rou, and Wan Er after returning to the Cultivation World, and learned how they exposed the impostor who had impersonated him. As the Ten Thousand Worlds Cultivation Alliance prepared to meet at his sect, his Junior Sisters confirmed he was the real Gu Qingshan by teasing him.

• Gu Qingshan learned from Ning Yuechan that the Cultivation World had barred outsiders after an impostor posing as him gathered information there.
• Ning Yuechan explained that she and Qing Rou and Wan Er had recognized the impostor because his behavior was too perfect, while Gu Qingshan's concern about her saber intent revealed the real him.
• Ning Yuechan told Gu Qingshan that the Ten Thousand Worlds Cultivation Alliance's Council of Elders was meeting at his sect and left to continue patrol duty.
• Qing Rou and Wan Er tested Gu Qingshan by acting affectionately toward him, then confirmed he was the real person when he backed away in surprise.
• Qing Rou and Wan Er admitted they had used the same trick to expose the impostor, but Qing Rou stopped Wan Er from explaining what his reaction had revealed.

Gu Qingshan returned to the Hundred Flowers Sect and learned that the Cultivation Alliance’s elders were pressuring Xie Daoling over a captured impostor and her world-merging quota. He pretended to agree with the elders, then killed the impostor in the assembly hall.

• Qing Rou and Wan Er told Gu Qingshan that the impostor had tried to take Xiu Xiu, but they had stopped him and Xie Daoling had later captured him.
• Gu Qingshan learned that Xie Daoling had become Alliance leader and was negotiating with the elders because she needed their quota to merge worlds.
• The Eight Elders demanded that Xie Daoling hand over the impostor and warned that the Council controlled world-merging quotas.
• Gu Qingshan returned to the hall, assured Xie Daoling that he would help, and publicly praised the elders’ supposed good intentions.
• Gu Qingshan apologized to the impostor, then drew his sword and beheaded him, telling the elders that the Hundred Flowers Sect held no grudges against the dead.

Gu Qingshan killed his impersonator, prompting Xie Daoling to confront the Eight Elders over their attempt to seize Xiu Xiu and control the Alliance. When the Elders invoked World Arbitration to have Xie Daoling erased, Gu Qingshan stepped forward, and the arbiter recognized him and asked where Barry was.

• Gu Qingshan killed his impersonator, and Xie Daoling shielded him from the Eight Elders’ attacks.
• Xie Daoling rejected the Elders’ demand to hand over Xiu Xiu and declared she would fight them.
• The Eight Elders invoked World Arbitration and accused Xie Daoling of merging five worlds without authorization.
• The arbiter ruled that Xie Daoling would die without a quota, while she prepared to settle her affairs and attack the Eight Elders.
• Gu Qingshan assured Xie Daoling that no one would be harmed and approached the arbiter, who recognized him and asked where Barry was.

Gu Qingshan reunited with Chen Wang and learned that the Cultivation Alliance planned to exploit Xie Daoling, its new leader. Chen Wang granted her five World Fusion allotments and dealt with the Eight Elders, leaving their scheme crushed.

• Gu Qingshan greeted Chen Wang and introduced Xie Daoling as his master.
• Chen Wang removed the Rope of Despair’s black threads from Xie Daoling and explained that he had acted cautiously because her technique could harm across realms.
• Chen Wang revealed that the Cultivation Alliance had sacrificed its previous Dao Lord and intended to control Xie Daoling for its own benefit.
• Gu Qingshan agreed that Xie Daoling should leave the alliance, and Chen Wang recorded five World Fusion allotments for her.
• Chen Wang ordered his men to collect the Eight Elders’ wealth to cover the allotments.
• When the Eight Elders protested, Chen Wang used his Black Light to make them attack one another, and they died.

Chen Wang reported the Cultivation Alliance's request to restore control of the quota, then left Gu Qingshan to reunite with the Hundred Flowers Sect. Gu Qingshan learned Qin Xiaolou had entered seclusion and discovered the sect's hungry disciples were hoping he would cook for them.

• Chen Wang reported that the Eight Elders had requested the quota be returned to the Cultivation Alliance's new leader and said he had approved it.
• Gu Qingshan reunited with Xiu Xiu and asked about Qin Xiaolou, learning he had reached Nascent Soul after cultivating for two days and then stopped.
• The Hundred Flowers Fairy left to meet Compassionate Contemplation Master and told Bai Yingtian to look after the others.
• Bai Yingtian proposed a tea party with the sect's remaining spiritual snacks, and Xiu Xiu explained that Qin Xiaolou's seclusion had left everyone without proper meals.
• Xiu Xiu and Bai Yingtian hinted that Gu Qingshan should cook for the sect, citing Chen Wang's praise of his skills.

While cooking dinner, Gu Qingshan discovered that Qin Xiaolou had secretly left seclusion by possessing a turtle to sneak a meal. The White Goose caught him and prepared to report his escape to Master, leaving Qin Xiaolou begging Gu Qingshan for help.

• Gu Qingshan used Soul Power to comprehend Qin Xiaolou's spirit-food techniques and prepared a variety of dishes for dinner.
• Gu Qingshan sensed an intruder and discovered Qin Xiaolou speaking through a turtle he had taken control of with his divine ability.
• Qin Xiaolou admitted he had slipped out of seclusion for food, and Gu Qingshan made him braised pork to carry back through the stream.
• The White Goose caught Qin Xiaolou leaving seclusion and struck the turtle back to Gu Qingshan's feet.
• Qin Xiaolou begged the White Goose not to tell Master and asked Gu Qingshan to plead for him.

Gu Qingshan returned to the Hundred Flowers Sect, where Hundred Flowers Fairy kept her position as Cultivation Alliance leader after receiving authority over the World Fusion quota. After recounting his adventures in the Suspended World and beyond, he learned that his status as a Reincarnated Person concealed a secret, then challenged Qin Xiaolou to take his responsibilities more seriously.

• Hundred Flowers Fairy left dinner to meet Cultivation Alliance representatives, then returned with the alliance's World Fusion quota token and decided to remain its leader.
• At Gu Qingshan's request, Hundred Flowers Fairy brought Qin Xiaolou down so he could hear Gu Qingshan recount his journey, including Xiao Die's fate, the Super-Dimensional World, and the Demon King's Order's conflict with the Order of the Gods.
• Gu Qingshan said he could travel between the Divine Martial World and the Primordial World, and Hundred Flowers Fairy ordered everyone to keep his affairs secret while hinting that their world had a secret about Reincarnated People.
• Hundred Flowers Fairy sent Qin Xiaolou back to cultivate on the kite, while Gu Qingshan stayed to tell him about Qing Rou's and Wan Er's hardships and Hundred Flowers Fairy's sacrifices.
• Gu Qingshan asked whether Qin Xiaolou could have saved Xiu Xiu if Qing Rou and Wan Er had not returned, then left him speechless with questions about what would have happened if Xiu Xiu and Hundred Flowers Fairy had died.

Gu Qingshan returned to Hundred Flowers Hall and learned that the Earth Sword was beyond his Master’s ability to repair. Xie Daoling revealed that he must find the Heaven Sword in the Original Heaven Realm to restore its twin, leaving Gu Qingshan with a path to save the weapon.

• Gu Qingshan found Qin Xiaolou solemnly enduring his heavenly tribulation while Hundred Flowers Fairy asked about his troubles.
• Gu Qingshan showed Xie Daoling the badly damaged Earth Sword and explained that it had nearly sacrificed itself to help him kill a monster.
• Xie Daoling said the Earth Sword was dying and that no one in the Cultivation World could repair it, so Gu Qingshan resolved to seek help in the Myriad Worlds.
• Xie Daoling learned Gu Qingshan had never formally joined another sect, then sealed Hundred Flowers Hall and warned him to communicate only through divine sense.
• Xie Daoling revealed that the Earth Sword came from the Original Heaven Realm and could be repaired by finding its twin, the Heaven Sword, which was made to slay the ancient gods.

Xie Daoling explained why Gu Qingshan needed to grow stronger before he could enter the Original Heaven Realm to find Heaven Sword and save Earth Sword. She revealed her power had advanced to the point where she could expose the worlds in the void, then sent Gu Qingshan to the Contention Zone for one last fight.

• Xie Daoling explained that Heaven Sword was scattered in the Original Heaven Realm, but the protective jade disc was destroyed and leaving the Heavenly Palace before reaching sufficient strength meant death.
• Xie Daoling sealed Earth Sword in a time-slowing field and offered to accept Gu Qingshan into Barren Cloud Heavenly Palace, eventually passing the Sect Leader position to him.
• Xie Daoling described the cultivation realms above Profound Spirit and explained that reaching See Through Emptiness meant entering the ranks of the Nine Hundred Million Layer World.
• Xie Daoling revealed her strength by punching open the void and showing Gu Qingshan the phantoms of several worlds.
• Xie Daoling told Gu Qingshan to raise his cultivation quickly by going to the Contention Zone and staking everything on one last fight.

After Qin Xiaolou weathered his tribulation, Gu Qingshan received a rare Secret Sword from Xie Daoling and prepared to travel to the Contention Zone. He discovered that the Forgetfulness River divine skill required him to be female, then studied Wang Hongdao’s combat skills and unlocked the Life Chasing Secret Sword.

• Qin Xiaolou remained on his kite to study Spirit Transformation cultivation after successfully weathering his tribulation.
• Gu Qingshan returned the Seven-Colored Sachet to Xie Daoling and received a jade slip containing a Secret Sword Technique.
• Gu Qingshan decided to prepare for the Contention Zone because he could not return to the sealed Primordial World.
• Gu Qingshan tried to cultivate the Forgetfulness River divine skill, but the God of War System told him that its gender requirement prevented him from learning it.
• Gu Qingshan studied the Corpse Emperor Blade’s recorded techniques, discarded its Evil Arts, and reviewed the archery manuals he found.
• Gu Qingshan examined Xie Daoling’s jade slip, and the God of War Interface made the Life Chasing Secret Sword available for cultivation.

Gu Qingshan learned the Secret Sword Life Chasing, then spent the night studying spells and Martial Dao before preparing breakfast for the Hundred Flowers Sect. Ning Yuechan and Leng Tianxing arrived as guests, and after breakfast Ning Yuechan praised Gu Qingshan’s cooking and joked that whoever married him would eat well.

• Gu Qingshan spent 2,000 Soul Power to learn Life Chasing and tested its ability to strike enemies from ten zhang away.
• Gu Qingshan studied Thunder spells and Martial Dao, improving Heaven’s Collapse and learning Martial Arts Return · Mount Buzhou Break.
• After Xie Daoling told him two guests were coming, Gu Qingshan prepared a lavish breakfast for the Hundred Flowers Sect.
• Ning Yuechan and Leng Tianxing arrived, and Gu Qingshan greeted Leng Tianxing as an old comrade.
• The sect ate breakfast in silence, and Ning Yuechan privately praised Gu Qingshan’s Spiritual Food before joking about his future spouse.

Hundred Flowers Fairy and Xie Daoling recognized Gu Qingshan, Ning Yuechan, and Leng Tianxing as representatives of the Cultivation World, promoting Ning Yuechan and Gu Qingshan to higher general ranks. The three were sent to compete in the newcomer selection for a place in the Contention Zone.

• Hundred Flowers Fairy issued Ning Yuechan new Yongzhen General Armor and supplies, confirming her promotion to Yongzhen General.
• Hundred Flowers Fairy announced that Gu Qingshan had been promoted from Youji General to Shenwei General for saving the Cultivation World, and gave him a Storage Bag containing his new armor and a Secret Sword Technique.
• Hundred Flowers Fairy explained that the three had to defeat young cultivators from tens of thousands of Cultivation Worlds to qualify for the Contention Zone, and Gu Qingshan, Ning Yuechan, and Leng Tianxing refused to seek another professional's slot.
• Xie Daoling instructed Bai Yingtian to guard the sect and told Xiu Xiu, Qing Rou, and Wan Er to keep cultivating.
• Xie Daoling sent Gu Qingshan, Ning Yuechan, and Leng Tianxing to take part in the newcomer selection.