Chapter Summaries

Xuantian told Meng Qi and the others that he had severed his connection to the Lord of Six Paths of Reincarnation and offered to help them do the same. He warned that escape could bring harsher missions and left them with a Dharma Body token for emergencies, placing its use in Meng Qi’s hands.

• Xuantian met Lu Da, who recognized his extraordinary attainment and remarked on his legendary traits after he left.
• As turmoil spread across the Central Plains, Xuantian continued wandering and refused the imperial family’s recruitment.
• Half a year later, Xuantian told Meng Qi, Jiang Zhiwei, Ruan Yushu, Qi Zhengyan, Zhang Yuanshan, Fu Zhenzhen, and the others that he had left the Reincarnation Space by severing his karmic connection to the Lord of Six Paths of Reincarnation.
• Xuantian said he could help them sever their connections but warned that the Lord could drag them back into reincarnation and assign them exceptionally dangerous missions.
• Xuantian gave Meng Qi a Dharma Body token that could summon his power or let him descend, and warned the team to rely on themselves rather than depend on it.
• Meng Qi promised to activate the token only in a genuine life-or-death crisis, while the others recognized the responsibility resting on him.

Meng Qi confronted Ananda at Spirit Mountain, wielding the Overlord Severing Saber as he fused his Dharmakaya with his flesh and attained the Dharmakaya. Lin Yang explained that Meng Qi had gained legendary characteristics, then told him that Gu Xiaosang could be revived if he became strong enough to withstand history’s correction.

• After Xuantian’s guidance, Meng Qi returned to Spirit Mountain, resolved to stop Ananda from escaping Buddha’s suppression, and advanced toward him.
• Meng Qi reached the Bodhi Marvelous Tree and saw Ananda beneath Five-Finger Mountain, with the Ruyi Jingu Bang nearby.
• Meng Qi summoned the Overlord Severing Saber and attacked Ananda, while Ananda answered with the Samsara Seal.
• Across the Investiture of the Gods World, the Dharmakaya experts sensed Meng Qi’s transformation, and Duke Huan of Qi set out toward him.
• Meng Qi fused his Dharmakaya with his flesh and attained the Dharmakaya; Lin Yang explained his legendary characteristics and said Gu Xiaosang could be revived if Meng Qi grew strong enough.

Xuantian refined his Light and Darkness into an illusory Dao Fruit while the Dharma Bodies who had vanished two years earlier returned to the East Sea. Their return disrupted a would-be Northern Zhou rebel’s plans, as the battle against the Unborn Mother continued in Jiuyou.

• Meng Qi said he would reclaim the Cause and Effect when the time was right, and he was told to raise his divine arts and techniques to the Dharma Body level.
• Two years after Golden Ao Island and the Dharma Bodies disappeared, the missing Dharma Bodies reappeared over the East Sea, and news spread across the True Realm.
• A brocade-robed man lamented that the Dharma Bodies’ return had ruined his plans to raise an army in Northern Zhou, so he decided to lie low.
• In Penglai, Xuantian’s inner worlds changed as he formed an illusory Dao Fruit from Light and Darkness, prompting great supernatural powers to wonder whether he was breaking free from the bitter sea.
• The great supernatural powers learned that Yang Jian was the Blood Demon of Jiuyou, while Su Meng and Yang Jian helped battle the Unborn Mother, who was forced onto the defensive.

Xuantian formed an illusory Dao Fruit and reached the Other Shore, then revisited the Reincarnation Space and returned to Hong Huang. He altered the timeline to enter a Lower Plane universe, where he found a peculiar, nameless shop.

• Xuantian's illusory Dao Fruit lifted his essence above time, and he became an Ancient One of the Other Shore.
• The beings on the Other Shore wondered who Xuantian was as he strode through the epochs and looked in on Meng Qi and the others.
• Xuantian returned to the Reincarnation Space, spoke with the woman in the yellow dress, and sent opportunities to Meng Qi, Gu Xiaosang, Jiang Zhiwei, and their companions.
• Xuantian returned to Hong Huang, then traveled to an evolving Lower Plane universe and appeared in a small tavern's staff quarters.
• Xuantian left the tavern and noticed a shop with no signboard and a firmly shut door.

Xuantian visited the new woodcarving shop and recognized its young shopkeeper as Wang Lin, the protagonist of the plane. As they exchanged greetings, Xuantian reflected on this world's cultivation system and considered exploring its path anew.

• Xuantian entered the woodcarving shop during a snowstorm and observed the shopkeeper's hidden cultivation and baleful aura.
• The shopkeeper examined Xuantian, judged him to be a powerful martial artist, and asked whether he wanted to buy a carving.
• Xuantian introduced himself as Lin Yi, the owner of a nearby tavern, and said he had come to visit the new shopkeeper.
• The shopkeeper apologized for not visiting Lin Yi first, and Xuantian recognized him as Wang Lin.
• Xuantian reviewed the world's cultivation realms and considered walking its cultivation path anew to seek insight into breaking through Hunyuan.

Xuantian and Wang Lin spent ten years living quietly as neighbors while pursuing alchemy and woodcarving, and Xuantian advanced to the peak of Nascent Soul. Their peaceful routine changed when a young woman opened a bookshop across from Xuantian’s tavern, and he welcomed her with a meal.

• Xuantian invited Wang Lin to share a meal and wine, and the two began meeting regularly as Wang Lin carved figurines and Xuantian studied alchemy.
• Xuantian rapidly reached the peak of Nascent Soul, surpassing Wang Lin, while the two spent ten years painting, drinking, and chatting together.
• Xuantian noticed a young woman moving into the general store across from his tavern and learned that she planned to open a bookshop.
• The young woman asked for a bowl of chili-oil noodles, and Xuantian ordered her a larger meal at no charge.
• Xuantian invited the young woman to dinner that evening to welcome her as a neighbor.

Xuantian invited Wang Lin and Wan'er to dinner, where they exchanged gifts and discussed their engagements. Over a decade passed as Wang Lin's carvings and Xuantian's pills attracted wealthy customers, while Wan'er continued waiting for her fiancé.

• Xuantian visited Wang Lin's shop, invited him to meet the new bookshop owner, and Wang Lin accepted.
• Wang Lin followed Xuantian to the tavern after seeing Wan'er close her bookshop, bringing her a flood dragon carving.
• Wan'er gave Xuantian a book, and Xuantian gave her pills to celebrate her shop's opening.
• At dinner, Xuantian revealed that he was married with three children, while Wan'er said she was engaged and planned to wait for her fiancé.
• Over the next decade, Wan'er grew close to Xuantian, and wealthy visitors began buying Wang Lin's carvings and Xuantian's pills.

Xuantian helped Xuanyuan Wan'er begin cultivating, then strengthened his friendship with Wang Lin, who used a Bodhi Seed to reach Spirit Transformation. After Wang Lin arranged for a woman's Nascent Soul to be reborn as Zhou Ru, Xuantian watched over the newborn in Peach Blossom Village, where she remained silent at one year old.

• Xuantian found Xuanyuan Wan'er had left him a letter and gave her a light that would guide her into cultivation and improve her aptitude.
• Wang Lin visited Xuantian, and the two drank together before Xuantian gave him a Bodhi Seed as a token of friendship.
• Wang Lin entered the Sea of Devils, cultivated in seclusion for ten years with the Bodhi Seed, and attained Spirit Transformation.
• Wang Lin returned and, with Xuantian's help, arranged for a woman's Nascent Soul to be reborn in a pregnant woman's womb.
• Xuantian settled in Peach Blossom Village and watched as Old Zhou's daughter, Zhou Ru, was born.
• At one year old, Zhou Ru had never made a sound, and villagers began to suspect she was mute.

Feng Yushan, an envoy from the Zhuque Kingdom, came to deliver a challenge letter to Zeng Niu but was repeatedly stopped by powerful unseen forces. The chapter left him being dragged into Zeng Niu’s valley as he pleaded for mercy.

• Feng Yushan arrived near Peach Blossom Village and tried to seize Zhou Ru, but an invisible giant hand threw him into a mountain.
• Feng Yushan thanked the hidden senior, then discovered the valley he had been sent to visit was nearby.
• Feng Yushan tried to enter the valley but was forced back by a terrifying pressure.
• Feng Yushan called for Zeng Niu and announced he had brought a challenge letter from Hongdie, but received no response.
• Feng Yushan threatened Zeng Niu, and an invisible giant hand seized him and dragged him into the valley as he pleaded for mercy.

Feng Yushan delivered Zhuque Mountain’s challenge for Wang Lin to fight Hongdie, and Wang Lin postponed it for ten years before leaving to seek strength in the Land of Immortal Abandonment. Years later, three-year-old Wan’er remained in Peach Blossom Village under Xuantian’s care, waiting for the familiar person she believed would come take her away.

• Wang Lin questioned Feng Yushan about the challenge and learned it came from Zhuque Mountain, which had also revealed his location.
• Wang Lin agreed to meet Hongdie at Zhuque Mountain in ten years, and Feng Yushan left with the challenge letter.
• Wang Lin left Wan’er in Xuantian’s care and went to the Land of Immortal Abandonment to seek an opportunity to grow stronger.
• At age three, Wan’er stayed quiet around her parents but visited Xuantian while he refined pills.
• Wan’er told Xuantian that she was waiting for someone familiar to take her away and feared her parents would suffer more if she grew close to them.

Xuantian protected Zhou Ru when a Daoist tried to take her away, then Wang Lin arrived and asked to take her to his valley for a few years. Xuantian approved, and Zhou Ru left with Wang Lin.

• Xuantian advised Zhou Ru that her parents would grieve for her regardless of whether she could speak, and she returned home before her parents came back.
• Zhou Ru's parents took her to meet an immortal master who was choosing children for his sect.
• The old Daoist tried to seize Zhou Ru, but an unseen force kept him from reaching her and then slapped him away.
• Zhou Ru told her parents that Uncle Lin had defeated the Daoist, but Wang Lin appeared and asked her to go with him.
• Xuantian approved Wang Lin's plan, and Zhou Ru left with Wang Lin for the valley where he cultivated.

Xuantian found Wang Lin on another planet just as Li Muwan chose to destroy her Nascent Soul rather than take over Zhou Ru's body. After Wang Lin left in grief, Xuantian helped Zhou Ru begin her own cultivation journey and departed, leaving her protected by the white tiger and his divine sense.

• Xuantian followed a thread across the starry sky and found Wang Lin as Li Muwan's Nascent Soul began to dissipate.
• Wang Lin drew Li Muwan's Nascent Soul into the Heaven-Defying Bead, restored Zhou Ru's soul to her body, and left in grief.
• The white tiger woke Zhou Ru, who looked for Wang Lin and learned from Xuantian that Li Muwan had died.
• Xuantian asked whether Zhou Ru wanted to cultivate, and she agreed so she could become strong enough to stand beside Wang Lin.
• Xuantian gave Zhou Ru a Third Step cultivation technique, spirit stones, and pills, then left her with the white tiger and a strand of his divine sense to protect her.

Xuantian founded the Xuantian Sect in the Sea of Clouds Star Region and, over millions of years, built it into a powerful force while he and his companions advanced in cultivation. The chapter ended with Xuantian at the peak of Half-Step Wu Dao, while Wang Lin and Li Muwan departed to pursue the Fifth Step.

• Xuantian established the Xuantian Sect on the Moro Continent, and Zhou Ru and Xuanyuan Wan'er joined it and rose to become Third Step cultivators.
• Xuantian and Wang Lin advanced through the realms over thousands of years, while the Sea of Clouds Star Region became a ninth-rank star region and the sect grew into a major power.
• Wang Lin, now in the Fourth Step, visited the sect with his wife Li Muwan and reunited with Zhou Ru.
• After settling matters with Zhou Ru, Wang Lin and Li Muwan left to explore the wider world and pursue the Fifth Step.
• Xuantian remained with the sect for several million years and ultimately reached the peak of Half-Step Wu Dao.

Xuantian returned to the Primordial World, visited Martial Emperor City, and encountered Meng Qi and Gu Xiaosang selling spirit medicines. The chapter ended with him telling them about the Ascension Alliance, whose founder was a Hunyuan expert.

• Xuantian entered the Primordial World and learned about its powers, including the nine great empires and the ancient Human Race families.
• Xuantian entered Martial Emperor City, a lawless trading hub guarded by Martial Emperor Jiang Yunsheng.
• In the chaotic void, a woman who had reached the Ninth Heaven sensed Xuantian's clone in the Primordial World and resumed cultivating.
• Jiang Yunsheng sensed a powerful unfamiliar presence in Martial Emperor City but decided not to investigate.
• Xuantian recognized Meng Qi and Gu Xiaosang selling spirit medicines and learned they had been transcendent for a hundred thousand years.
• Xuantian told Meng Qi and Gu Xiaosang about the Ascension Alliance and suggested they visit it.

Xuantian, Meng Qi, and Gu Xiaosang met the young Ji Chen and his Dao Protector in Martial Emperor City before the travelers departed. In the Wilderness Land, the leaders of Da Jin Ancient City and Redwater Ancient City chose tolerance and noninterference toward the Ascenders Alliance.

• Xuantian and Meng Qi discussed the Ascenders Alliance, the Ancestral Land, and the ancient tribal cities.
• Ji Chen emerged from the Void with his Dao Protector, Qiu Zheng, and introduced himself to Xuantian, Meng Qi, and Gu Xiaosang.
• Meng Qi and Gu Xiaosang invited Ji Chen and Qiu Zheng to their residence, and the pair set off the next day to travel Hong Huang.
• Xuantian stayed in Martial Emperor City for about ten years before leaving.
• Da Jin Shi’s Ancestor rebuked the Grand Elder for complaining about the Ascenders and ordered him to treat Ascended and native humans alike.
• Redwater Ancient City’s City Lord instructed his subordinate not to interfere in the Ascenders Alliance’s development.

Zhurong attacked Yang Qi and tried to bring the Ascenders Alliance under the Witch Race, but an unnamed young man from the Human Ancestral Land drove him off. The chapter ended with Xuantian arriving at Desolate City to use its arena battles to help his avatar break through the limits of Half-Step Ruler.

• Zhurong attacked Yang Qi outside the Ascenders Alliance’s city and overpowered him with his greater Hunyuan cultivation.
• Zhurong offered to protect the Ascenders Alliance if Yang Qi joined the Witch Race, but Yang Qi refused.
• An unnamed young man appeared and warned Zhurong, who withdrew after recognizing the Human Ancestral Land’s involvement.
• Xuan Yuan reflected on the Human Race’s growing strength and credited the Literary Ancestor’s influence.
• Xuantian arrived at Desolate City and planned to use its arena to help his avatar surpass Half-Step Ruler.

Xuantian visited Desolate City, where he reunited with Yun Xi, Ling'er, Yue Chan, and their family, then arrived on Dragon Island in the Longevity World. After subduing an Eight-Armed Evil Dragon, he met Xiao Chen, who had just arrived there and asked him about the island.

• A man in white recognized Xuantian as someone with countless avatars and recalled his own avatar's long record in Desolate City's arena.
• Xuantian visited the tavern in Desolate City and reunited with Yun Xi, Ling'er, and Yue Chan, revealing that he was an avatar traveling through myriad worlds.
• Xuantian learned that Feng'er, Fan'er, and Xuan'er had married and gone their separate ways.
• On Dragon Island, Xuantian caught the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon in his palm after Xiao Chen warned him of its approach.
• Xiao Chen bowed to Xuantian, who told him they were on Dragon Island in the Longevity World.

Xuantian agreed to take Xiao Chen as a nominal disciple and explained that he must reach the sovereign realm to become a formal disciple. He outlined the cultivation realms of the Longevity World, leaving Xiao Chen with a standard for understanding its many paths to power.

• Xuantian warned Xiao Chen that the Longevity World favored the strong and that the weak could be preyed upon.
• Xiao Chen knelt and asked Xuantian to accept him as a disciple.
• Xuantian agreed to make Xiao Chen his nominal disciple, saying he could become a formal disciple after reaching the sovereign realm through his own efforts.
• Xuantian explained the world's unified cultivation ranks, from transcendent mortal through nirvana and the various longevity realms.
• Xuantian described the power and trials of Half-Ancestors and explained that becoming an Ancestral God required deep insight into the laws and origins of the universe.

The chapter explained the power and death omens of Ancestral Gods, the Eternal Light fused with Yanhuang, and the two paths beyond the ninth heaven of the Ancestral God realm. It left the nature and dangers of the Stone King and supreme Ancestral God paths described without advancing the present action.

• Ancestral Gods were described as beings whose immense power and battles affected all worlds, while their births and deaths brought omens felt by living beings.
• More than ten fallen Ancestral Gods had formed Eternal Light, and three or more Eternal Lights could become a Source of Eternity that had fused with Yanhuang.
• The chapter defined Super Ancestral Gods as experts of the sixth heaven and above and described the ninth heaven's Eye of Truth-Severing.
• The stone man path required condensing a Primordial God City and petrifying oneself, with perfection leading to the Stone King realm.
• The supreme Ancestral God path required retaining the fleshly body and mastering divine laws through an increasingly powerful divine consciousness.

Xiao Chen received two profound cultivation scriptures from his mysterious teacher, while Xuantian explored the Sacred Mountain on Dragon Island and encountered an ancient, dying Ancestral Dragon. The chapter ended with Xuantian facing the dragon beside a graveyard reserved for the Dragon Race’s most distinguished dead.

• Xiao Chen awoke after his teacher explained the highest cultivation realms, then thanked him and received the Nine-Turn Heavenly Art and Xuanhuang Immortality scriptures.
• Xuantian approached the Sacred Mountain and passed through a deadly darkness that suddenly pulled him into a place of light.
• Xuantian recalled the many powerful figures who had died or been crippled in the City of Death on Dragon Island.
• An emaciated old dragon beneath an Ancient Tree called the young dragons back to its side and studied Xuantian.
• Xuantian recognized the dragon as the Dragon Race’s Ancestral Dragon and saw the enormous graves and dragon horns behind it.