Chapter Summaries

Tongtian agreed to lead the Dragon, Phoenix, and Kirin Three Clans’ elite forces into Chaos, then reflected on their sincerity and his brothers’ schemes. After the Investiture of the Gods Calamity ended, Xuan Qing, Xuan Ming, and You Hui stood ready with hundreds of thousands of cultivators on Qing Ming Island, awaiting the order to march.

• Zu Long, Ancestor Phoenix, and Ancestor Kirin asked Tongtian to take their clans’ elite forces into Chaos because they could not leave the Prehistoric Era.
• Tongtian accepted their request and agreed to lead the three clans into battle alongside the Dao Venerable.
• Tongtian contrasted the ancestors’ openness and devotion with Laozi and Yuanshi’s repeated plots against the Interception Sect, and his resolve strengthened.
• The Investiture of the Gods Calamity ended, and the Prehistoric Era recovered from its turmoil as peace returned.
• Xuan Qing, Xuan Ming, and You Hui surveyed hundreds of thousands of cultivators assembled on Qing Ming Island, prepared to march.

Xuan Qing barred cultivators below the seventh heaven of Primordial Chaos Great Luo from joining the campaign into Chaos, leaving over two hundred thousand elite fighters to prepare for war. Dozens of kalpas later, he sensed a familiar Great World approaching through Chaos and recognized figures from his distant past within it.

• Xuan Qing issued wartime regulations forbidding cultivators below the seventh heaven of Primordial Chaos Great Luo from joining the army.
• The screening left over two hundred thousand qualified cultivators on Azure Nether Island and only several thousand qualified outsiders from Qing Ming Sea and other groups.
• Dozens of kalpas passed peacefully as Xuan Qing watched the Primordial Heaven and Earth evolve.
• Xuan Qing sensed an ancient Great World tearing through Chaos and steadily approaching the Primordial Heaven and Earth.
• Xuan Qing looked into the approaching world and recognized familiar figures on a magnificent immortal mountain.

The Vast Universe Great World reached the Primordial Heaven and Earth, triggering a world-shaking display of origin qi and Dao principles across the Prehistoric Era. In a secluded valley, an old man and his granddaughter sensed a familiar presence as they looked toward the converging worlds.

• The Vast Universe Great World touched the Primordial Heaven and Earth, shaking the Prehistoric Era and stirring its world origin.
• Dao fortune and countless Great Dao laws filled the Nine Heavens, allowing beings across the Three Realms to contemplate the Heavenly Dao.
• An old man stepped out of a humble Daoist temple in a secluded valley, and a supreme aura spread from him.
• A young woman appeared beside the old man and said they had reached the Prehistoric Era.
• The young woman sensed a familiar presence across the worlds, and she and the old man gazed toward the Prehistoric Era in silence.

As the Vast Universe Great World merged into Primordial Heaven and Earth, Li Wanxing and Li Zhixia sensed Xuan Qing’s return. Reunited with old friends in the secluded valley, Xuan Qing saw through the final barrier in his cultivation, while Li Zhixia embraced him and Li Wanxing faced him through tears.

• Li Wanxing and Li Zhixia sensed Qin’s aura as the two worlds touched and longed to meet him again.
• The Vast Universe Great World shook under the merger but was protected as its realms shifted into the order of Primordial Heaven and Earth.
• Xuan Qing arrived at the secluded valley and revisited the Daoist Temple and familiar scenery, recalling his past with his friends.
• Xuan Qing’s Dao Heart steadied, and the Shackles holding his cultivation at the peak of Primordial Taiji cracked, opening a path to Taiji Perfection.
• Li Qiudao, Li Zhixia, and Li Wanxing recognized Xuan Qing and were overcome with joy at their reunion.
• Li Zhixia embraced Xuan Qing’s arm and told him she had finally seen him again, while Li Wanxing stood before him with tears in his eyes.

After Xuan Qing praised Li Wanxing, the Vast Universe Great World merged into the Prehistoric Era, revealing a far greater realm and strengthening the Li family’s Dao Foundations. The three cultivators began adapting to their new world as their cultivation was transformed by its boundless Primordial Origin.

• Xuan Qing praised Li Wanxing for reaching the Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm after years of waiting for his return.
• Li Qiudao, Li Zhixia, and Li Wanxing attained the Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm, with Li Qiudao and Li Zhixia reaching its second stage and Li Wanxing its first.
• The Vast Universe Great World merged with the Primordial Main Realm, and the Prehistoric Era expanded as it absorbed the universe’s Origin.
• The Prehistoric Era’s Human Dao spread knowledge of its history and structure to all beings from the former universe.
• Li Qiudao, Li Wanxing, and Li Zhixia sensed the Prehistoric Era’s vastness and the powerful beings dwelling within it.
• The Prehistoric Era’s Primordial Origin flooded the Spirit Domain Cavern Heaven and began refining and elevating the three cultivators’ Dao Foundations.

Li Wanxing, Li Qiudao, and Li Zhixia confronted the vastness of the Primordial realm as Xuan Qing explained that Zenith Heaven was only the beginning of the Dao. Xuan Ming and You Hui arrived to summon Xuan Qing back at Old Madam’s command, and he invited the three generations of the family to visit his Dao Field.

• Li Wanxing, Li Qiudao, and Li Zhixia recognized how insignificant their former cultivation seemed in the Primordial realm, and Xuan Qing reassured them that Zenith Heaven was only the beginning of seeking the Great Dao.
• Xuan Ming and You Hui appeared in Xuan Qing’s Cavern Heaven and teased him for spending time with old friends instead of preparing for the Chaos campaign.
• You Hui told Xuan Qing that Old Madam had attained the Dao Fruit of a supreme Daluo Golden Immortal of the Origin and had ordered them to summon him back.
• Xuan Qing accepted that he could not evade Old Madam’s summons, then invited Li Qiudao, Li Wanxing, and Li Zhixia to visit his Qingming Island Dao Field.
• Li Qiudao eagerly accepted Xuan Qing’s invitation and thanked him respectfully.

Li Qiudao, Li Wanxing, and Li Zhixia followed Xuan Ming and You Hui into Chaos Origin and saw the immense Azure Nether Sea Domain and Xuan Qing’s Dao Field on Azure Nether Island. They were left overwhelmed by its splendor, while Xuan Ming and You Hui reflected on their ancient envy of Xuan Qing’s freedom.

• Li Qiudao, Li Wanxing, and Li Zhixia respectfully greeted Xuan Ming and You Hui after receiving Xuan Qing’s invitation.
• Xuan Ming and You Hui led the three across the void to the Azure Nether Sea Domain, whose riches and powerful inhabitants astonished them.
• Xuan Ming revealed that the Azure Nether Sea Domain was not yet Xuan Qing’s Dao Field, and the group traveled onward to Azure Nether Island.
• Li Qiudao, Li Wanxing, and Li Zhixia felt the island’s overwhelming Dao resonance and marveled at its treasures and enormous ancient tree.
• Li Zhixia recognized the island as Brother Qin’s Dao Field, while Xuan Ming and You Hui remembered their long-standing envy of Xuan Qing’s unbound life.

Xuan Ming and You Hui revealed that they had given their Great Dao rewards to strengthen Azure Nether Island, then reunited with their family before Xuan Qing led the cultivators to the imminent battle in Chaos. The chapter ended with their forces reaching the edge of Primordial Heaven and Earth.

• Xuan Ming and You Hui explained that they had rejected their own Dao Fields and poured their Great Dao rewards into Azure Nether Island.
• Li Qiudao, Li Wanxing, and Li Zhixia learned that Xuan Ming and You Hui had helped forge Azure Nether Island's immense foundations.
• Xuan Qing's family welcomed the returning group, and You Hui shared a warm reunion with her mother.
• Xuan Qing told his parents that the coming war left him no time for family matters, promising to return after Chaos was pacified.
• Xuan Qing, Xuan Ming, You Hui, and tens of thousands of cultivators left Azure Nether Island and reached the edge of Primordial Heaven and Earth.

Xuan Qing revealed more than a hundred thousand Primordial Grand Luo Immortal experts gathered under his command, shocking the Primordial Heaven and Earth and its most powerful beings. The Azure Dragon acknowledged Xuan Qing as the Dao Venerable and bowed before him.

• The emergence of countless Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortals shook the Three Realms and left living beings across the Primordial Heaven and Earth frozen in awe.
• Hongjun and the Saints realized that Xuan Qing had concealed a foundation far greater than their own.
• The Azure Dragon Sacred Hall trembled under the pressure of the army assembling in the Extreme East.
• Xuan Qing appeared with Xuan Ming and You Hui before more than a hundred thousand Primordial Grand Luo Immortal experts.
• The Azure Dragon bowed to Xuan Qing and paid his respects as the Dao Venerable.

Xuan Qing prepared to lead the Primordial Heaven and Earth’s forces into Chaos, and Mystic Turtle arrived with thousands of cultivators from the Mysterious Water Divine Continent to repay Xuan Qing’s past kindness. Xuan Qing ordered those below the seventh level of Primordial Chaos Great Luo to stay behind and defend the Prehistoric Era.

• Xuan Qing asked Azure Dragon to open the Tongtian Gate of the Extreme East, and Azure Dragon readily agreed.
• Mystic Turtle arrived with several thousand Daluo Golden Immortals from the Mysterious Water Divine Continent and declared his willingness to lead the vanguard into Chaos.
• Mystic Turtle thanked Xuan Qing for the support that had sustained his cultivation and his Dao Field, and vowed to repay that grace in battle.
• Xuan Qing warned that Chaos was too dangerous for cultivators below the seventh level of Primordial Chaos Great Luo and ordered them to remain behind.
• Mystic Turtle relayed Xuan Qing’s decree, ordering all cultivators below the seventh level to return to the Mysterious Water Divine Continent and defend the Prehistoric Era.

Xuan Qing led his army into Chaos toward Sin Domain City, while Qin sensed their arrival from the Jin Shui Treasure Pavilion. Qin and Jian Chen discussed the pavilion’s collection of spatial coordinates and the Vast Universe Great World’s successful merger into the Primordial Territory.

• Xuan Qing dismissed most of his Primordial Chaos Realm forces, then led the remaining army into Chaos.
• Xuan Qing used the Law of Destiny to create a road through Chaos and guided his troops toward Sin Domain City.
• Qin sensed the approaching army from his secluded chamber in the Jin Shui Treasure Pavilion and went to the pavilion’s terrace.
• Jian Chen told Qin that the pavilion had gathered countless spatial coordinates and was nearing its goal of collecting coordinates for the greater thousand worlds.
• Qin warned that gathering and relocating the worlds would take immeasurable effort and time.
• Jian Chen told Qin that the Vast Universe Great World had merged into the Primordial Territory and expressed relief that its inhabitants had been saved.

Qin advised Jian Chen to broaden his experience to advance along the Great Dao, then watched Yue Ying drag Jin Shui away to make him return to his duties and cultivation. The chapter left Qin quietly amused by the couple’s lively bickering.

• Qin told Jian Chen that witnessing the world beyond secluded cultivation could help him comprehend the Great Dao.
• Jin Shui complained to Qin that Yue Ying kept him busy managing the pavilion and cultivating, leaving him no time to relax.
• Qin praised Yue Ying for disciplining Jin Shui and teased him about his laziness and reluctance to lose weight.
• Yue Ying arrived, seized Jin Shui by the ear, and scolded him for neglecting his duties and cultivation.
• Yue Ying dragged the howling Jin Shui into the pavilion while Qin watched with a faint smile.

As Xuan Qing led his army through Chaos, an insight about affection from his avatar Qin stirred unexpected feelings in him toward You Hui. Qin realized that confronting those feelings might loosen Xuan Qing’s rigid Dao Heart and help him approach the Supreme Wuji Great Dao, and he calmly awaited Xuan Qing’s arrival in Sin Domain City.

• Qin watched Jin Shui and Yue Ying leave together and reflected that a shared life could resonate with the Great Dao.
• Xuan Qing became captivated by You Hui and imagined becoming Dao Companions, making her blush and unsettling her Reincarnation Laws.
• Xuan Qing traced the unfamiliar affection in his mind to Qin’s insight and resolved to confront his avatar when they met.
• Qin perceived Xuan Qing’s thoughts through their Origin connection and concluded that suppressed affection was holding Xuan Qing back from Wuji.
• Qin decided that the feelings he had awakened could help Xuan Qing break through his Dao Heart’s restraints and waited for Xuan Qing and his army in Sin Domain City.

Heavenly Prison City’s leaders gathered to find a way to counter Jin Shui Treasure Pavilion’s expansion and blockade of their trade routes. Jue Cang’s attempt to pressure Shichen and Karma sparked a confrontation that left the alliance close to breaking apart.

• Jue Cang summoned Shichen, Karma, Gui Ying, and Heavenly Prison City’s powerhouses to seek a way to overcome Jin Shui Treasure Pavilion’s growing strength and severed trade routes.
• Karma explained that Yang Mei’s transformed power, together with the support of the Yin Yang and star Dao wielders, left them unable to challenge Jin Shui Treasure Pavilion directly.
• Jue Cang demanded a solution and unleashed his Law of Slaughter to intimidate the gathered experts.
• Shichen and Karma countered Jue Cang’s pressure with their perfected Dao auras and declared that Heavenly Prison City’s conflict was not their responsibility.
• Shichen warned that he and Karma could withdraw from the alliance, and Gui Ying realized that losing them would leave Heavenly Prison City unable to withstand Jin Shui Treasure Pavilion.

After learning that Xuan Qing was leading an army toward Heavenly Prison City, Jue Cang feared the city would be destroyed, but Gui Ying proposed uniting the Sin Domain's native factions against the Prehistoric Era outsiders. Jue Cang assigned Gui Ying to arrange the alliance, then secretly went to Heavenly Prison City's forbidden realm.

• Gui Ying reported that Xuan Qing and dozens of Daluo Golden Immortals of the Origin were marching toward Heavenly Prison City.
• Jue Cang despaired that the city was trapped between Xuan Qing's army and the Jin Shui Treasure Pavilion's blockade.
• Gui Ying argued that the Sin Domain's native factions would unite against the outsiders threatening their interests.
• Jue Cang approved the plan and gave Gui Ying the resources and authority to negotiate an alliance.
• After the others left, Jue Cang departed for Heavenly Prison City's most secret forbidden realm.

Jue Cang informed the True Lord of Destiny that Xuan Qing was leading an army toward Heavenly Prison City, prompting the True Lord to embrace a plan to unite Sin Domain forces against him. The True Lord intended to exploit the coming battle to seize Xuan Qing’s Dao Origin and advance to Wuji.

• Jue Cang entered the mystic realm and requested an audience with the True Lord of Destiny.
• Jue Cang reported that Xuan Qing had crossed realms with an army of Primordial Chaos Great Luo and was approaching Heavenly Prison City.
• The True Lord of Destiny recalled his humiliating defeat by Xuan Qing and learned of Gui Ying’s plan to unite Heavenly Prison City and the Sin Domain’s reclusive forces.
• The True Lord of Destiny approved the plan, expecting Sin Domain’s ancient powers to rise against Xuan Qing’s invasion.
• The True Lord of Destiny told Jue Cang to rally the Sin Domain’s forces while he personally prepared to face Xuan Qing and seize his Dao Origin.

The True Lord of Destiny and Jue Cang finalized their plans to ambush Xuan Qing before the True Lord withdrew into seclusion. In Sin Domain City, Gui Ying and the people of Heavenly Prison City confronted Shopkeeper Yu at the deserted Treasure Pavilion, stirring his deep resentment over its decline.

• The True Lord of Destiny ordered Jue Cang to withdraw while he stabilized his Dao Foundation and awaited Xuan Qing's death.
• Gui Ying and his companions entered the Treasure Pavilion, where Shopkeeper Yu was startled by the sound of customers after years of silence.
• Shopkeeper Yu rejected the people of Heavenly Prison City and demanded that they leave.
• Gui Ying mocked the pavilion's empty halls and recalled its former prosperity.
• Shopkeeper Yu's killing intent flared as Gui Ying's words struck at his longstanding pain over the Treasure Pavilion's decline.

Shopkeeper Yu heard Gui Ying’s proposal for Heavenly Prison City to unite Sin Domain City’s native powers against the Jin Shui Treasure Pavilion, but he doubted they could overcome its strength. Gui Ying revealed that the pavilion was backed by outsiders from beyond the domain, leaving Shopkeeper Yu stunned.

• Shopkeeper Yu reflected on how the Jin Shui Treasure Pavilion had eclipsed his family’s Treasure Pavilion and drained it of customers.
• Gui Ying offered to cooperate with the Yu Family to suppress the Jin Shui Treasure Pavilion, and Shopkeeper Yu rejected the idea as too dangerous.
• Shopkeeper Yu explained that the pavilion’s wide-reaching alliances, experts Yang Mei and Han Xi, and an unknown supreme power made it too formidable to attack.
• Gui Ying said Heavenly Prison City intended to unite every reclusive great clan and native power in Sin Domain City against the pavilion.
• Gui Ying whispered that the Jin Shui Treasure Pavilion was not native to Sin Domain City but had been established by outsiders from beyond the realm, shocking Shopkeeper Yu.

Gui Ying persuaded Shopkeeper Yu that Dao Venerable Xuan Qing backed Jin Shui Treasure Pavilion and that Heavenly Prison City could oppose him, urging the Yu Family to join a coalition against the pavilion. Shopkeeper Yu agreed to consult his clan elders and sent a message to the Yu Ancestral Land.

• Gui Ying told Shopkeeper Yu that Heavenly Prison City would resist outsiders eroding the Sin Domain and identified Dao Venerable Xuan Qing as Jin Shui Treasure Pavilion’s hidden backer.
• Shopkeeper Yu feared that opposing Xuan Qing could destroy the Yu Family, but Gui Ying assured him that Heavenly Prison City had someone capable of restraining the Dao Venerable.
• Gui Ying proposed that the Yu Family unite with the Sin Domain’s reclusive clans and local powers to attack Jin Shui Treasure Pavilion while Xuan Qing was occupied.
• Shopkeeper Yu reconsidered as he thought of Jin Shui Treasure Pavilion’s growing dominance and agreed to consult the Yu Family’s elders.
• Shopkeeper Yu activated an ancient clan communication token to send a message to the Yu Ancestral Land.

Yu Tianxiong summoned the Yu Family’s Primordial Taiji powers to hear about Heavenly Prison City’s plan to establish itself in Sin Domain City. He accepted an alliance with Heavenly Prison City but said it would need to prove it could persuade the other great families to join; Gui Ying rejoiced at the Yu Family’s agreement.

• Yu Tianxiong awakened the Yu Family’s secluded Primordial Taiji powers and reprimanded them for losing their composure.
• The Yu family head reported Shopkeeper Yu’s contact with Heavenly Prison City and its request to establish a foothold in Sin Domain City.
• Yu Tianxiong accepted an alliance with Heavenly Prison City but said the other great families would need convincing.
• Gui Ying relaxed and rejoiced after hearing that the Yu Family had agreed to cooperate.