Chapter Summaries

Gu Hui entered a sealed realm beyond an ancient gate and found a death-filled black ocean guarded by a mysterious man. The man challenged him to defeat him and claim his power or die, leaving Gu Hui on guard as their confrontation began.

• Gu Hui used a token to open a spatial passage beneath a ruined hall and reached an enormous gate marked with an Other Shore Flower.
• Gu Hui spilled blood onto the gate and channeled Yao Lao's energy and soul force into it, opening a crack that released deathly black energy.
• Gu Hui passed through the gate and identified the ink-black ocean beyond as Death Water, distinct from Destruction and corrosion.
• Gu Hui stepped onto the Sea of Death, awakening black Other Shore Flowers and a pale man who rose from beneath the water.
• The man challenged Gu Hui to defeat him and obtain his power or die, then said he had been called both Netherworld Profound Water and Netherworld Death Water.

Gu Hui fought a deathly man who could draw power from the sea of Netherworld Profound Water. After hundreds of exchanges, Gu Hui pierced the man’s arm, but a punch to Gu Hui’s chest sent him flying, and the wound resisted healing.

• The man decided to kill Gu Hui and rapidly gathered enough power to reach Peak Nine-Star Dou Saint.
• The man attacked after giving Gu Hui a false three-breath countdown, and Gu Hui met him with his sword and multiple energies.
• Gu Hui and the man traded close-range blows and techniques, while the man used the black water to shield himself and launch attacks.
• Gu Hui cut through the man’s Netherworld Profound Water with his sword as their battle shattered space and churned the sea.
• After hundreds of exchanges, Gu Hui pierced the man’s left arm, but the man struck Gu Hui in the chest and sent him flying; the wound did not heal.

Gu Hui fought a black-robed Nine-Star Peak Dou Saint whose Emperor Realm soul and deadly water techniques nearly killed him. After turning the tide with Yellow Springs Heavenly Fury and the Five Elements Formation Disk, Gu Hui defeated his opponent but collapsed from exhaustion as a jet-black Other Shore Flower appeared on the sea.

• The black-robed man fired Netherworld Water Bullet, pierced Gu Hui's chest, and sent him beneath the sea.
• Gu Hui resurfaced and struck the man with Yellow Springs Heavenly Fury, then cut through his water defense with Heaven-Slaying.
• Gu Hui swallowed a Ninth-Grade Elixir and summoned the Five Elements Formation Disk to unleash a Sword River against the recovering man.
• The Sword River pierced the black-robed man's body until it exploded, while Gu Hui exhausted his strength and fell into the water.
• Black rain fell as a cluster of deathly water transformed into a jet-black Other Shore Flower floating on the sea.

Gu Hui defeated the Netherworld Profound Water’s manifested body, erased the source’s consciousness, and swallowed the source to force it into submission. He struggled through its deathly erosion with pills and Five Elements energy as his body began recovering.

• Gu Hui recovered enough to learn that the Other Shore Flower’s True Spirit had survived and was drawing power from the sea.
• The Other Shore Flower threatened Gu Hui, but he walked over, grabbed it, and erased its consciousness despite suffering renewed injuries.
• Gu Hui swallowed eight eighth-grade pills and the Netherworld Profound Water Source, beginning to circulate it through his cultivation technique.
• The Netherworld Profound Water’s deathly aura and icy force eroded Gu Hui’s vitality, while black waste seeped out of his skin as his body began to recover.
• Gu Hui used his pills and Five Elements energy to protect his body and clash with the source’s deathly aura.

Gu Hui spent ten years refining Netherworld Profound Water in the Dead Sea, allowing his Five Elements strength and Dou Qi to grow. He emerged at the middle stage of Half-Emperor and left with Gu Mei to enjoy the outside world.

• Gu Hui used his Five Elements energy to overcome Netherworld Profound Water's resistance and gradually refine it over more than a month.
• Gu Hui continued cultivating in the Dead Sea for ten years as its energy replenished him and his strength increased.
• Gu Hui broke through to around the middle stage of Half-Emperor, stabilized his aura, and advanced his Dou Qi to Eight-Star Dou Zun.
• Gu Hui formed a Five Elements Disc and found that Netherworld Profound Water had greatly strengthened his water element.
• Gu Hui left the Dead Sea, called to Gu Mei, and flew away through the sky.

Gu Hui reunited with Dongfang Bai and Mu Nianci and met Lin Ling, who resembled the A Bi he had known in another life but had no memories of him. He joined the three women as their protector and set out to travel with them before they went into seclusion to cultivate.

• Gu Hui descended into a valley after sensing sorrow and met Lin Ling, who stood beside two small graves.
• Dongfang Bai and Mu Nianci arrived, recognized Gu Hui, and learned his account of their past lives and Lin Ling's possible identity as A Bi.
• Mu Nianci explained that the three women had been reincarnated as sisters in Cang Xuan City and had lost their parents.
• Gu Hui teased the women about having another child with the Lin surname, prompting Dongfang Bai and Mu Nianci to pinch his waist and Lin Ling to blush.
• The sisters said they planned to find a quiet place to cultivate, and Gu Hui offered to protect them and gave each a ring of cultivation resources.
• Gu Hui proposed that they travel together before heading home, and Lin Ling accepted a ring as the women encouraged her to recover her memories.

Gu Hui and the three women traveled to Tianya City to use its Space Wormhole, but a Spatial Storm tore open the passage and forced them to escape into an unknown mountain range. After two days heading south, they found the vast region was strangely empty of magical beasts and wildlife.

• Gu Hui learned that Tianya City in the Northwestern Region was the nearest city with a Space Wormhole and took more than ten days to reach it by carriage.
• Gu Hui and the three women entered the Space Wormhole after declining to buy a spatial vessel.
• Gu Hui noticed a Spatial Storm forming and led the group through its growing whirlwinds.
• The storm tore open the passage, so Gu Hui cut an exit and carried the three women through it.
• Gu Hui led the group south for two days through an enormous mountain range, where they found almost no animals.

After ten years of travel, Gu Hui brought Dongfang Bai, Mu Nianci, and A Bi back to Sound Valley, where they spent a century raising their children. He then proposed moving to Shengdan City to train the children away from their parents’ protection and eventually fake their deaths.

• Gu Hui discovered a Soul Hall branch in the mountains, then agreed to take his weary companions home to Sound Valley.
• After returning, Gu Hui left the women in Sound Valley, and a hundred years passed as he and the women cultivated and raised their children.
• Xiao Yun cried to Gu Hui that Gu Yue was bullying him, while Gu Ya watched nearby.
• Gu Hui proposed moving to Shengdan City, opening a shop, and sending the children to become Dan Tower disciples before their parents faked their deaths.
• Dongfang Bai and Mu Nianci questioned Gu Hui’s plan and reminded him that their older children had grown up privileged without becoming spoiled.

Gu Hui and his family spent over a decade in Shengdan City, where their medical hall and ties to the Dan Tower helped their children grow into talented disciples. After the Dan Tower was devastated by a betrayal and battle, Gu Hui hid his family in the Void as Three Thousand Burning Flame erupted inside the Star Region, leaving the city facing a new threat.

• Gu Hui, Mu Nianci, and their companions opened Returning Spring Hall, whose medical reputation brought them into contact with Dan Tower elders and disciples.
• Gu Yue, Gu Yun, and Gu Ya studied medicine and music before entering the Dan Tower, where they became core disciples and advanced toward Dou Emperor cultivation.
• A Hun Clan elder betrayed the Dan Tower, killed its Tower Master, and helped inflict devastating losses on the Dan Tower and Shengdan City.
• Gu Hui and his wives used the ensuing battle to hide in the Void, while Returning Spring Hall was destroyed and their children were left believing they had died.
• Survivors fled the Star Region as Three Thousand Burning Flame erupted, and Dan Tower experts sealed the spatial gate to keep its Flame Sea from consuming Shengdan City.

Gu Hui traveled to the Northwestern Region, found the cautious Xiao Clan, and discovered the Life and Death Gate beneath Misty Cloud Mountain. Inside, the Wind Emperor revealed Gu Hui’s unusual state and offered him a Wind Spirit Pearl, leaving Gu Hui to learn more about the ancient figure.

• Gu Hui left a protective strand of Divine Sense on each of his three children before traveling across the continent.
• Gu Hui secretly observed the Xiao Clan in the Northwestern Region and judged that its dying Dou Zun patriarch could not advance further.
• Gu Hui investigated a strange attraction beneath Misty Cloud Mountain, opened the Life and Death Gate, and entered its windswept realm.
• Gu Hui broke a cyan wind vortex and absorbed its dense energy before an ancient voice recognized him as a Half-Emperor expert.
• The Wind Emperor appeared, explained that Gu Hui currently possessed only Five-Star Dou Saint strength, and offered him a Wind Spirit Pearl.
• Gu Hui asked the elder’s name, and the elder identified himself as the Wind Emperor.

Gu Hui met the remnant soul of Wind Emperor, who explained how Dou Emperors ascended to the Great Thousand World and how he died there. Wind Emperor offered Gu Hui Emperor Origin Qi in exchange for helping him return and revive, giving Gu Hui a new path toward becoming a Dou Emperor.

• Wind Emperor told Gu Hui that Dou Emperors shattered the Void to ascend to the Great Thousand World, where he died after enemies ambushed him over an ancient ruin.
• Wind Emperor explained that the Life and Death Gate preserved his remnant soul and that his physical body remained hidden in the Great Thousand World, where he hoped to revive.
• Wind Emperor condensed a seed of Emperor Origin Qi and offered it to Gu Hui as payment for cooperation.
• Gu Hui considered how Emperor Origin Qi could help him become a Dou Emperor and asked why Wind Emperor would not seek help from the Ancient Eight Clans.
• Wind Emperor said he distrusted the Ancient Eight Clans because he had fought them and killed several of their powerful elders.

Gu Hui accepted the Wind Emperor’s offer of Source Qi and swore to revive him after reaching the Dou Emperor realm. After strengthening his foundation in seclusion, Gu Hui left the Life and Death Gate and turned his attention to the Xiao Clan.

• The Wind Emperor offered to help Gu Hui break through to Dou Emperor in exchange for being taken back to the Great Thousand World and revived, and Gu Hui swore to do so.
• The Wind Emperor gave Gu Hui the Wind Spirit Pearl and explained that the Dou Qi Continent lacked the Source Qi needed to produce new Dou Emperors.
• Gu Hui sealed the Wind Pill’s Source Qi in his dantian and decided to delay helping the Wind Emperor until he was stronger.
• Gu Hui spent two months absorbing the Wind Spirit Pearl’s energy and stabilizing his foundation while suppressing his surging cultivation.
• Gu Hui left the Life and Death Gate, appeared at the foot of Misty Cloud Mountain, and considered investigating the Xiao Clan’s scattered descendants.

Gu Hui visited Gu Yun and his family in the Northwestern Region, then traveled to the Black-Corner Region and explored the Hundred Refinements Pavilion. He found the shop well-stocked but expensive, with no unexpected discovery yet.

• Gu Yue, Gu Ya, and Gu Yun advanced to Advanced Dou Zun and became respected alchemists in the Dan Tower.
• Gu Yun settled in the Northwestern Region with his wife Xiao Hui and their son, Gu Wen, also called Xiao Wen.
• Gu Hui secretly watched Gu Yun's family and decided not to reveal that he was alive until Gu Yun reached Dou Saint.
• Gu Hui left the Northwestern Region and entered the Black-Corner Region, where he witnessed several violent street fights.
• Gu Hui inspected the Hundred Refinements Pavilion and found rare materials at prices far higher than elsewhere.

Gu Hui followed traces of a Heavenly Flame into the magma beneath the Black-Corner Region, where he defeated the Flame Lizardmen and discovered a hidden space. He reached an Ancient Emperor Cave Abode and saw an enormous creature coiled in the darkness.

• Gu Hui entered the Magma World and descended through the magma toward the Heavenly Flame’s source.
• Two white Flame Lizardmen warned Gu Hui to leave God's Graveyard, but he overwhelmed them with soul pressure and a black lotus, then collected their Magic Cores.
• Gu Hui found that a hidden space lay beneath the dark reddish-black magma and stepped inside.
• Gu Hui crossed the silent space and found a colossal stone gate inscribed with “Ancient Emperor Cave Abode!”
• Gu Hui illuminated the darkness and saw an unimaginably enormous creature coiled beneath the gate.

Gu Hui encountered Zhu Kun, the imprisoned former Dragon Emperor, who attacked him after discovering he lacked the Ancient Jade. Gu Hui escaped and entered the depths of the Void Thunder Pool, where more than a dozen Black Demon Lightning bolts lunged toward him.

• Gu Hui recognized the enormous creature in the dark Void as Zhu Kun, who demanded to know whether Gu Hui possessed the Ancient Jade.
• When Gu Hui said he had none and tried to leave, Zhu Kun attacked with a violet-gold beam and a seal of light.
• Gu Hui countered with lightning and soul attacks, then evaded Zhu Kun and escaped from the imprisoned space.
• Zhu Kun crashed against the prison-like space and roared at the Tou She Ancient God as Gu Hui emerged from the magma passage and left a mark.
• Gu Hui flew into the Void Thunder Pool and headed for its depths, where more than a dozen Black Demon Lightning bolts lunged toward him.

Gu Hui cultivated in the Void Thunder Pool for nearly three years, rising to the peak of the Six-Star Dou Saint level before Black Demon Lightning yielded diminishing gains. As he prepared to leave, he discovered the Nine Profound Golden Lightning Dragon and realized its gathering spiritual energy might greatly advance his path of lightning.

• Gu Hui absorbed Black Demon Lightning, broke through his Two-Star Dou Saint bottleneck, and cultivated for nearly three years until he reached the peak of the Six-Star Dou Saint level.
• Gu Hui withdrew from cultivation after his body developed resistance to Black Demon Lightning, then noticed the depths of the thunder pool surging again.
• Gu Hui approached the dark region and discovered the Nine Profound Golden Lightning Dragon, whose lightning power surpassed that of the Black Demon Lightning.
• The Nine Profound Golden Lightning Dragon attacked Gu Hui with a golden bolt, blasting him backward through his lightning shields.
• Gu Hui saw the dragon gathering spiritual energy and considered the gains refining it could bring to his path of lightning.

Gu Hui watched the Nine Profound Golden Lightning’s Spirit Gathering fail as violent backlash weakened it, then offered to preserve its emerging intelligence in exchange for its power. After the lightning accepted, Gu Hui absorbed its source and advanced from Five-Star Peak to Seven-Star Peak.

• Gu Hui observed the Nine Profound Golden Lightning endure violent backlash as spirituality appeared in its dragon eyes, while the Black Demon Lightning circled it.
• The Nine Profound Golden Lightning’s body dimmed and its Spirit Gathering seemed to fail, leaving it too weak to resist.
• Gu Hui entered the Thunder Sea and offered to preserve the Nine Profound Golden Lightning’s intelligence and send it into Samsara if it gave him its power.
• The Nine Profound Golden Lightning raised its head in agreement, and Gu Hui drew out and sealed its golden lightning source.
• Gu Hui swallowed the sealed lightning dragon and his cultivation surged from Five-Star Peak to Seven-Star Peak.

Gu Hui returned to Sound Valley after obtaining the Nine Profound Golden Lightning's power and reunited with Dongfang Bai, A Bi, and Mu Nianci. The lightning was reborn as their son Gu Jiuxuan, while A Bi's pregnancy helped her reach Four-Star Dou Saint.

• Gu Hui placed the weakened Nine Profound Golden Lightning inside a Tier 9 Profound Pill to nurture its intelligence, then left the Void Thunder Pool.
• Gu Hui returned to Sound Valley after more than twenty years and told Dongfang Bai, A Bi, and Mu Nianci about his travels and their grandson Xiao Wen.
• Gu Hui spent time with his three wives, and A Bi later became pregnant again.
• A Bi gave birth to Gu Jiuxuan, the reincarnated Nine Profound Golden Lightning, and broke through to Four-Star Dou Saint.
• By age seven or eight, Gu Jiuxuan had become unusually mature and diligent in cultivation.

Gu Hui founded Canaan Academy and oversaw its rise as the continent’s foremost academy while his family and disciples advanced in power. At the Alchemist Grand Meeting in Shengdan City, Xiao Wen and Gu Jiuxuan opened the event and summoned the participants into the Soul Illusion Realm.

• Gu Hui built a teleportation array from Sound Valley and founded Canaan Academy, intending for Gu Jiuxuan to lead it in the future.
• Canaan Academy grew into the continent’s leading academy, and Gu Hui eventually handed its deanship to Gu Jiuxuan.
• Gu Jiuxuan, Xiao Wen, and the former Dan Tower Three Stars became powerful figures, while Gu Hui reached the Eight-Star Dou Saint realm.
• Gu Yue, Gu Ya, and Gu Yun met their siblings and relatives, revealing the family ties that had remained unknown to Gu Jiuxuan and Xiao Wen.
• At Shengdan City, Xiao Wen and Gu Jiuxuan declared the Alchemist Grand Meeting open before the gathered crowd.
• Xiao Wen opened the Soul Illusion Realm and called the participants into the air.

Gu Hui warned his children about the power of the Emperor Clans and revealed their ties to the Xiao Clan, urging them to grow stronger and help restore it. Gu Jiuxuan accepted the revelation and considered the clan’s future, then questioned whether his sister-in-law was also surnamed Xiao.

• As the Alchemist Grand Meeting’s first round began, Gu Yun and the others discussed the possibility that Soul Hall members had entered the contest.
• Gu Hui reprimanded Gu Ya for underestimating the Emperor Clans and explained how the Hun Clan destroyed the Xiao Clan and may have been responsible for the deaths of the Dan Tower and Fenyan Valley founders.
• Gu Hui revealed that he had given his children the names Xiao Yue, Xiao Yun, Xiao Ya, and Xiao Jiuxuan, and told them to protect themselves and help restore the Xiao Clan.
• After Gu Hui vanished, Gu Yue and Gu Yun discussed why their father had sent them to the Dan Tower and Jia Nan Academy, and Gu Yun resolved to tell Xiao Wen to send more clan youths to the academy.
• Gu Jiuxuan arrived, heard the news from Gu Yun, and urged his siblings to cultivate patiently before asking whether his sister-in-law was surnamed Xiao.