Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan and his companions arrived in the Great Thousand World and were welcomed by Luo Tianshen, Patriarch of the Luo God Clan. They left with him for Luo God City, where the clan’s people watched them with curiosity.

• Lin Dong sensed Xiao Yan’s group in a neighboring spatial passage, exchanged a distant look with Xiao Yan, and continued toward the Great Thousand World.
• Xiao Yan and his companions emerged from the spatial passage above the Luo God Clan during its annual worship ceremony for Luo God.
• Luo Tianshen recognized the newcomers as people from lower planes and stopped a clan member from confronting them.
• Xiao Yan introduced himself and his companions, and Luo Tianshen invited them to stay with the Luo God Clan.
• Xiao Yan accepted the invitation, and Luo Tianshen led the group toward Luo God City as the clan members watched.

Gu Hui established Xiao City in Dragon-Phoenix Heaven and explained the Great Thousand World's cultivation system and his family's progress. Two years later, Xiao Xuan and Xiao Chen arrived, and Gu Hui handed them responsibility for the city while he withdrew with his wives.

• Gu Hui and his wives entered Dragon-Phoenix Heaven, built a palace complex, and used his Five Elements laws to expand Dragon-Phoenix Ancient City, renaming it Xiao City.
• Gu Hui told his wives that Yue'er, Yun'er, Ya'er, Wen'er, Xiao Xuan, and Xiao Chen had become Earth Supremes, while Jiu Xuan had reached the peak of the Immortal Grade Heavenly Supreme level.
• Gu Hui proposed a Supreme Elders Pavilion for his family and said he had no interest in ruling the Xiao Clan or managing worldly affairs.
• Two years later, Xiao Xuan and Xiao Chen arrived in Xiao City, and Gu Hui handed them its affairs while he and his wives lived in seclusion.
• Xiao Xuan looked forward to the Xiao Clan's rise in the Great Thousand World and knew that the renowned Thor was Xiao Yao's youngest son, Xiao Jiuxuan.

Gu Yue, Gu Ya, and their companions entered the Boundless Sea of Bitterness, hoping to gain the Great Dao’s blessing and reach Saint Grade. After a month of fruitless travel, they found an island bearing the remains and inscription of Sword Saint Litian.

• Gu Yue, Gu Ya, Gu Yun, Xiao Wen, Lan Ying, Su Yi, Qing Lin, and Xiao Yi Xian chose to enter the Sea of Bitterness despite its deadly risks.
• The group raced across the sea for a month but saw no sign of the far shore, and their resolve began to waver.
• Xiao Yi Xian spotted an island, and the group landed there.
• Gu Ya found a Heavenly Supreme’s skeleton beside a stone wall inscribed with Sword Saint Litian’s words about possessing a heart of sainthood.

Gu Yue, Gu Yun, and Gu Ya deciphered the path across the Sea of Bitterness, reached the Other Shore, and became Heavenly Supremes. Two years later, they returned to the Xiao Realm, where their companions had also advanced and established a powerful new clan.

• Gu Yue and her companions left the island bearing a Sword Saint’s regretful inscription and traveled through the endless Sea of Bitterness.
• The group found an island with a verse about attaining the Great Dao and stayed to contemplate its meaning.
• Gu Yue realized the Sea of Bitterness lay within the heart, and she, Gu Yun, and Gu Ya stepped forward as Other Shore Flowers bloomed.
• Gu Yue and Gu Ya refined Dan pills while Gu Yun refined Divine Water, and all three ascended Heaven’s Gate as Heavenly Supremes.
• A year later, the others emerged from the Sea of Bitterness as Heavenly Supremes, and two years later the group arrived at the Xiao Realm.
• The Xiao Realm assigned its new Heavenly Supremes roles in its pavilions and elders council, establishing a formidable superpower in the Great Thousand World.

The Maha Clan declared war on Thor Palace, and Xiao Xuan, Xiao Yan, and others joined Thor Palace to face its invading army. As the two sides met above Thor Palace, Gu Jiuxuan challenged Maha Tian to settle the conflict in a duel, then charged at him as Xiao Xuan and the others rushed to join the fight.

• Maha Tian accused Thor of killing a Maha Clan disciple and announced that the clan would march on Thor Palace in seven days.
• Xiao Xuan led Gu Yue, Gu Ya, and Gu Yun to reinforce Thor Palace, while Xiao Yan traveled there separately.
• Maha Tian led the Maha Clan army to Thor Palace, bringing two Immortal Grade and twenty-eight Spirit Grade Heavenly Supremes.
• Xiao Xuan and his group arrived, and Gu Yun introduced Xiao Yan and Xiao Xuan to Gu Jiuxuan.
• Gu Jiuxuan challenged Maha Tian to a duel, then charged at him amid destructive lightning.
• Xiao Xuan and the others rushed forward to support Gu Jiuxuan.

Gu Jiuxuan’s breakthrough to Saint Grade drove Maha Tian’s forces away from Thor Palace and ushered in a new era led by young powers across the Great Thousand World. Twenty years later, Gu Hui remained unable to find a way to reach the Dominator realm without submitting his name to the Firmament List.

• Gu Jiuxuan comprehended the Saint Dao during the battle at Thor Palace, repelled Maha Tian, and made Thor renowned throughout the Great Thousand World.
• Young powers including the War Emperor, the Sword Saint, Qing Yanjing, the Flame Emperor Xiao Yan, and Martial Ancestor Lin Dong rose as the Great Thousand World entered a new era.
• Gu Yue, Gu Ya, and Gu Yun attained Saint Grade, while Xiao Xuan and Xiao Wen reached the peak of Immortal Grade and Dongfang Bai and Mu Nianci attained Saint Grade.
• Xiao Yan returned to the Dou Qi Continent, brought his family and clan prodigies to the Great Thousand World, and added new members to the Xiao Clan.
• Twenty years later, Gu Hui reached Saint Grade Grand Perfection but refused to write his name on the Firmament List, remaining uncertain how to attain the Dominator realm by his own path.

After centuries of cultivation, Gu Hui had reached Half-Step Ruler when Sky Evil God broke free from his seal at the Northern Wasteland Mound. Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, and Mu Chen arrived too late to prevent the escape, and Xiao Yan confronted Heart Demon Heavenly Emperor, forcing him out of Qin Tian’s body.

• Several decades passed as Lin Dong, Xiao Yan, and members of the Xiao Clan reached new heights and withdrew to pursue their own paths.
• Gu Hui cultivated for centuries in the Xiao Realm and reached Half-Step Ruler without leaving his name on the Firmament List.
• Sky Evil God broke free from his seal at the Northern Wasteland Mound, and the Lord of Undying lamented that the long watch had failed.
• Xiao Yan, Lin Dong, and Mu Chen arrived as the Demon Annihilation Horn sounded across the Great Thousand World, warning of the crisis.
• Xiao Yan attacked Heart Demon Heavenly Emperor after discovering he stood beside Sky Evil God, and used Emperor Flame to destroy the Heart Demon Seed inside Qin Tian.
• Xiao Yan struck Qin Tian with a chaotic array, shattering Heart Demon Heavenly Emperor’s power and driving him out of Qin Tian’s body.

Xiao Yan, Mu Chen, and Lin Dong fought Sky Evil God at Northern Wasteland Mound as the Outer Realm Evil Clan invaded the Great Thousand World. After consuming Demon Emperor blood food, Sky Evil God recovered enough strength to unleash the Five-Eyed God-Slaying Diagram against the Great Thousand World's arriving experts.

• Xiao Yan attacked Heart Demon Heavenly Emperor while Sky Evil God summoned a black beast to hold him back, and Mu Chen and Lin Dong moved to join the fight.
• Qin Tian recovered and learned that his actions had helped release Sky Evil God, while Huang Qiu, Futu Xuan, and Lord of Undying called for the Great Thousand World to prepare its defenses.
• Sky Evil God became the Four-Eyed Sky Evil God and clashed with Xiao Yan, Mu Chen, and Lin Dong, while the Outer Realm Evil Clan invaded continents across the Great Thousand World.
• After the battle left the three Heaven Supremes blasted back, Saint Heaven Demon Emperor arrived with the experts of the thirty-two clans, and Sky Evil God ordered them to kill their enemies and provide blood food.
• The clan Patriarchs offered five Demon Emperors each as blood food, and Sky Evil God refined and swallowed them to recover his strength and open a fifth eye.
• Sky Evil God unleashed the Five-Eyed God-Slaying Diagram against the Great Thousand World's attacks, and the collision shattered stars as arriving experts were stunned by its force.

True Dragon Emperor and other Saint Grade Heavenly Supremes joined the battle in the Northern Wasteland Mound as Sky Evil God unleashed a vastly amplified attack. Gu Hui intervened, gravely wounded Sky Evil God, and forced the Outer Realm Evil Clan to retreat, leaving the Great Thousand World’s forces with the revelation that he was Flame Emperor’s ancestor.

• True Dragon Emperor and the other Saint Grade Heavenly Supremes charged into the Northern Wasteland Mound, where Dark Heaven Demon Emperor intercepted them and clashed with True Dragon Emperor.
• Sky Evil God revealed four more evil eyes and attacked Xiao Yan and the other two with the Nine Eyes, World-Annihilating Curse.
• Gu Hui appeared before the curse and struck Sky Evil God, blinding one evil eye and cracking the demonic words beneath him.
• Sky Evil God concealed his demonic aura and ordered the Outer Realm Evil Clan to flee through spatial rifts, promising to return.
• Xiao Yan bowed to Gu Hui and identified him as Flame Emperor’s ancestor.

Gu Hui broke through to a Dominator realm beyond the Firmament List and destroyed the Sky Evil God and the Outer Realm Evil Clan, bringing peace to the Great Thousand World. A thousand years later, he and his family left the world to pursue a new journey.

• After twenty years of seclusion, Gu Hui reached a breakthrough while his wives and children fought the Outer Realm Evil Clan and the Sky Evil God.
• As the Sky Evil God invaded the Great Thousand World, Gu Hui emerged from Dragon-Phoenix Heaven and revealed power beyond the Firmament List.
• The Sky Evil God fled, but Gu Hui annihilated him and every member of the Outer Realm Evil Clan within the Great Thousand World.
• Gu Hui transformed the Great Thousand World, and its inhabitants celebrated the end of the invasion.
• A thousand years later, Gu Hui's children and several other cultivators reached the Half-Step Ruler realm, but refused to bind themselves to the Firmament List.
• Gu Hui took his three wives, four children, and one grandson and vanished from the Great Thousand World to begin a new journey.

Gu Hui attained the Great Emperor realm in the Shrouding the Heavens world and explained to his family how they might pursue new lives without harming others. He then entered the Ancient Mine of Absolute Beginning to seize a place for them to live, where hidden attacks struck his golden barrier.

• Gu Hui completed his cultivation anew and attained the Dao, while his family gathered to congratulate him.
• Gu Hui revealed that his lifespan exceeded a hundred thousand years, then sealed away most of his life origin so he could attempt to live another life.
• Gu Hui advised Mu Nianci, Dongfang Bai, A Bi, Gu Yue, Gu Ya, Gu Yun, Gu Jiuxuan, and Xiao Wen about pursuing new lives and warned them not to steal life origins from others.
• Gu Hui left Thor Palace and headed to the Ancient Mine of Absolute Beginning to seize a place for the family.
• Gu Hui walked through the forbidden zone as concealed divine attacks struck his golden barrier.

Gu Hui challenged the Ancient Mine of Absolute Beginning for a Primordial Life Stone, but its Supreme attacked him. Their battle devastated the Primordial Beginning Forbidden Zone, and the Supreme expended his life origin to suppress Gu Hui as their clash continued.

• Gu Hui offered Immortal Flat Peach Fruits for a Primordial Life Stone, but a Supreme in the Ancient Mine of Absolute Beginning ordered him to leave and attacked.
• Gu Hui shattered the mine’s divine beams and met the Supreme’s gigantic palm with a Golden Palm, alarming powerful figures across the Big Dipper Star Region.
• Gu Hui and the Supreme exchanged repeated blows until Gu Hui shattered the Supreme’s palm and pressed his attack toward the mine.
• The enraged Supreme spent a strand of his life origin, unleashed Ancient Emperor Dao chains, and declared he would kill Gu Hui.
• Gu Hui struck the chains with Yin-Yang energy as the Supreme advanced with a dark golden palm, while a golden dragon formed behind Gu Hui and collided with falling starlight.

A Quasi-Emperor’s clash with an Ancient Supreme devastated the Big Dipper Star Region, until a colossal True Dragon appeared beyond the domain. Thirteen Ancient Supremes gathered in the Primordial Beginning Forbidden Zone to witness the dragon’s power, and the chapter ended as it met the Supreme’s sword strike head-on.

• The Ancient Supreme unleashed his killing intent, shaking the Big Dipper Star Region and forcing the Primordial Kings and Emperor Weapons to protect their regions.
• The clash’s aftermath revealed a colossal True Dragon beyond the domain, stunning everyone who saw it.
• Ancient Supremes emerged from their Forbidden Zones and gathered above the Primordial Beginning Forbidden Zone, drawn by the living dragon.
• An Ancient Supreme summoned a treasured sword and an Ancient Emperor Formation, then struck at the True Dragon.
• The True Dragon caught the sword qi with its claw, and their collision opened a bottomless black hole in the Void.

Gu Hui defeated an Ancient Supreme who tried to steal his Life Origin, revealing the power of the Black Lotus of Netherworld Profound Water. The surviving Supremes recognized the lotus as a possible Immortal Artifact and greeted Gu Hui with newfound respect.

• Gu Hui ground down the Ancient Supreme’s sword light and shattered it with his dragon claw.
• The Ancient Supreme pretended to be dying, then lunged at Gu Hui with a fragmentary Ancient Emperor Weapon to seize his Life Origin and memories.
• The Black Lotus of Netherworld Profound Water emerged from Gu Hui’s brow, shattered the broken sword, and blasted the Ancient Supreme away.
• The Ancient Supreme died as blood rain fell across the Big Dipper Star Region.
• Gu Hui returned to human form with the Black Lotus hovering above him, and the Supremes greeted him respectfully.

Gu Hui slaughtered the Supremes in the Primordial Beginning Forbidden Zone and entered seclusion, where he successfully lived a second life through the Samsara Seal. He left the others with insights into reincarnation and urged them to create new secret realms and forge their own cultivation paths.

• Gu Hui sealed and killed the twelve Supremes, then swept through the Primordial Beginning Forbidden Zone and slaughtered its remaining Supremes and sealed imperial descendants.
• Several years later, everyone except Gu Jiuxuan arrived at the forbidden zone to cultivate and observe Gu Hui's path to living another life.
• After centuries in seclusion, Gu Hui underwent a transformation as the Samsara Seal awakened within him and his body and aura returned to youth.
• Gu Hui revealed that his transformation had succeeded seven years earlier and discussed the Samsara Seal's mysteries and the possibility of living nine lives.
• Gu Yue said Gu Hui's transformation had inspired him, and Gu Hui urged everyone to pursue their own methods of reincarnation and explore secret realms beyond the fifth.

After thirty thousand years of preparation, Gu Hui fought his future self in the Dao Mirror Space to temper himself and trigger his transformation. He achieved a Flawless Chaos Body, underwent rebirth, and began his third life as a Heavenly Emperor.

• Gu Hui burned his lifespan to summon and battle his stronger future self through the Dao Mirror, risking true death in the process.
• After a hundred years of brutal combat, Gu Hui defeated his future self but was left gravely wounded and nearly drained of his origin.
• Gu Hui burned away his old existence and transformed into a Flawless Chaos Body, forming a perfect Chaos Primordial Embryo.
• Gu Hui used his Chaos True Spirit to open the Chaos Primordial Embryo and realize the principle of creation from nothing.
• Gu Hui was reborn with immense power, leaving a lasting mark in the Sea of Bitterness and beginning his third life as a Heavenly Emperor.

Gu Hui spent nearly a hundred thousand years experiencing the lives and Daos of the Forbidden Zone Supremes, then refined Chaos Blood Pills to help himself and his family live another life. With his body failing, he entered the Great Cauldron to transform again.

• Gu Hui theorized that his path to a Chaos Body could evolve myriad constitutions from the principles of the Great Dao, and he used the Dao Mirror to immerse himself in the memories and lives of the Forbidden Zone Supremes.
• After nearly a hundred thousand years, Gu Hui awoke frail and near death, learned that his wives and children had transformed into their third lives and gone traveling, and left them a message that he was safe.
• Gu Hui refined twelve Chaos Blood Pills from his essence blood, sealed eight in the secret chambers for his family, and kept four in the Dao Mirror.
• With his vital blood depleted, Gu Hui entered the Great Cauldron to transform and condense himself into a mass of chaos, while the Supreme Emperor Blood within resisted him.

Gu Hui completed his fourth-life transformation, forming a Chaos Primordial Spirit and reaching the Red Dust Immortal Dao. He reunited with his children, who discussed how they might prepare for their own fourth lives.

• Gu Hui used the Heavenly Heart Imprint and Dao Mirror to evolve countless worlds within the World Cauldron, where his Primordial Spirit fragments transcended and perfected his One-Origin Dao.
• Gu Hui’s flesh and Primordial Spirit completed their transformation, beginning his fourth life and releasing blood qi that shook the universe.
• Gu Hui recognized that refining more than twenty emperors had completed his Dao and made him comparable to a True Immortal.
• Gu Yun asked whether Gu Hui had become an immortal, and Gu Hui explained that he had only begun his fourth life.
• Gu Ya said the others needed tens of thousands of years to prepare for their fourth lives, and Gu Hui advised them to seal themselves in Divine Source if they lacked confidence.

Gu Hui learned about the Big Dipper’s decline after the Combat Saint Emperor’s death and the rise of the Stone Emperor, while his family warned that powerful ancient figures might still be alive. Sensing a disturbance at the universe’s Border Wasteland, he entered the Nine-Dragon Coffin and chose the Three-Life Bronze Coffin as a safe place to comprehend his recent transformation.

• Gu Jiuxuan, Gu Ya, and Dongfang Bai told Gu Hui about the Combat Saint Emperor, the disaster that followed his death, and the chaos caused by Di Que and Kun Zhou.
• Gu Yue explained that the Stone Emperor had become a Great Emperor and described his cruelty, while Gu Hui warned that Emperor Zun and the Immortal Heavenly Emperor might still be alive.
• Gu Yun reflected on his family’s low-key ways and recalled how his flamboyant younger brother, the Thunder Emperor, had slain nearly ten Supremes in a Forbidden Zone.
• Gu Hui sensed a disturbance at the universe’s Border Wasteland, where he found nine dragon corpses and a floating bronze coffin, then entered it.
• Gu Hui confirmed that the Three-Life Bronze Coffin’s inner layer connected to the Immortal Domain, which he could not yet enter, and settled inside to absorb and comprehend his recent transformation.

After spending hundreds of thousands of years trapped in the Bronze Coffin, Gu Hui achieved Transcendence and finally escaped when a masked woman entered it. He returned to the Ancient Mine of Absolute Beginning, learned that eight hundred thousand years had passed and his family was safe, then set out to experience the Red Dust.

• Gu Hui spent countless years in the Bronze Coffin, lived through ten lives, and achieved Transcendence after overcoming the Heavenly Dao's trials.
• A masked woman entered the coffin, and Gu Hui thanked her, offered her a Chaos Blood Pill, and explained the path to becoming a Red Dust Immortal before escaping.
• Gu Hui saw the nine dragons pulling the Bronze Coffin through the Starry Ancient Road and fled, vowing never to return.
• Gu Hui returned to the Ancient Mine of Absolute Beginning and learned from Xiao Wen that eight hundred thousand years had passed and the era was called the Desolate Ancient Era.
• Xiao Wen told Gu Hui that he and the family were approaching their seventh lives, and Gu Hui left to immerse himself in the Red Dust.