Chapter Summaries

Lin Changqing tried to escape the Blood Sea after helping the River Styx's Three Corpses create the Asura Dao, but the River Styx's blood mist trapped him. The River Styx then showed Lin Changqing a place filled with countless Daos and asked for his help again, leaving Lin Changqing intrigued by the opportunity.

• Lin Changqing tried to leave the island while the River Styx's Three Corpses endured the Lightning Tribulation, but the surrounding blood mist stopped him.
• Lin Changqing pierced through the sea of thunder and used Annihilation Divine Light against the blood clouds, but the clouds quickly closed every opening.
• Lin Changqing returned to the island as the tribulation ended, and the River Styx's Three Corpses recovered from their injuries.
• The River Styx's Evil Corpse accused Lin Changqing of trying to escape, while the Good Corpse thanked him for helping create a Dao and asked for another favor.
• Lin Changqing challenged the River Styx for repeatedly preventing him from leaving, and the River Styx showed him an image of a place filled with countless Daos.

Lin Changqing accepted Ming He's offer to enter a dangerous realm filled with Great Dao laws, after negotiating a promise of help from Ming He. He arrived in the Sea of Great Dao Stars, where Ming He was waiting on a star of the Asura Great Dao and called him closer.

• Sage Tongtian urged Lin Changqing to go with Ming He, and Lin Changqing negotiated a promise that Ming He would help him twice without being asked to fight a Sage.
• Ming He’s Good Corpse hurled Lin Changqing into a cavern’s void, sending him into another world.
• Lin Changqing arrived in a sea of Great Dao manifestations and saw countless lesser-path stars and around eighteen hundred Great Dao stars.
• Lin Changqing spotted Ming He sitting atop a blood-red Asura Great Dao star, which Ming He had forcibly condensed.
• Ming He unleashed a vision of corpses, blood, and murderous intent, then ordered Lin Changqing to approach him.

Lin Changqing endured the Sea of Myriad Dao Stars’ destructive aura by condensing a Sword Dao Star, then formed stars for the human race’s Literary Dao and Martial Dao. As he gained insights and grew stronger, Ming He watched in shock and became more eager to use him for his plans.

• Ming He urged Lin Changqing through the Sea of Myriad Dao Stars, but Lin Changqing concealed his abilities and slowly approached him.
• The Destruction Great Dao swept through the sea of stars and began eroding Lin Changqing while Ming He watched without helping.
• Lin Changqing condensed a Sword Dao Star and used its sword lights to withstand the destructive aura.
• Lin Changqing formed Literary Dao and Martial Dao stars and gained insights that strengthened his three Daos.
• Ming He was shocked by Lin Changqing’s cultivation amid the destruction and decided that his growing strength would benefit his plans.

Lin Changqing used the Sea of Myriad Dao Stars to comprehend and establish five Great Dao stars while Ming He watched. After Lin Changqing asked why Ming He had brought him there and what the strange place was, Ming He sent a stream of images into his mind.

• After the destructive tide passed, Lin Changqing traveled from star to star and comprehended every reachable law star while Ming He urged him to come over.
• Ming He crossed the starry river, caught Lin Changqing, and carried him to the fading Asura Great Dao star.
• Lin Changqing repaired the Asura Great Dao star, prompting Ming He to question how many Great Daos Lin Changqing had created.
• Lin Changqing revealed his Space Dao, condensed a Space Great Dao star, and cultivated on it.
• Lin Changqing asked Ming He what he wanted from him and what the Sea of Myriad Dao Stars was, and Ming He flooded his mind with images.

Lin Changqing saw the Destruction Great Dao’s origin and discovered two shattered treasures of Demon Ancestor Luohu near it. Ming He revealed that he had brought Lin Changqing there as part of a plan, but did not yet explain what it was.

• Lin Changqing learned that the Destruction Great Dao’s origin caused the thousand-year destruction tide in the Blood Sea’s sea of stars.
• When the tide rose, Lin Changqing’s awakened Divine Demon image absorbed its destructive aura and let him withstand the origin’s influence.
• Lin Changqing saw half of the God Slaying Spear orbiting the destructive star and fragments of the World Destroying Black Lotus gathering nearby.
• Lin Changqing suspected Ming He had brought him as a shield, but Ming He said he had been watching him and already had a plan.

Ming He tried to recruit Lin Changqing to help capture the source of Destruction, offering him a position in the Killing Sect and half of the God Slaying Spear. Lin Changqing saw the danger in Ming He’s plan, rejected the first offer, and questioned whether taking the spear would draw the Heavenly Dao’s attention.

• Ming He proposed using the Twelve-grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus and Lin Changqing’s Great Dao stars to restrain and capture the source of Destruction, but Lin Changqing accused him of risking his life for Ming He’s path to Sainthood.
• Ming He offered Lin Changqing the Killing Sect’s deputy leader position, but Lin Changqing refused and judged that he could enter the dangerous area and escape safely.
• Ming He offered Lin Changqing half of the God Slaying Spear, and Lin Changqing showed him the Heart-Piercing Lock and said he was not short on weapons.
• Ming He explained that the spear had forty-eight restrictions, contained the complete Killing Dao, and had been shattered by the Heavenly Dao before it could become a supreme treasure.
• Lin Changqing asked whether taking the spear would attract the Heavenly Dao’s attention, and Ming He challenged him to say whether he feared its scrutiny.

Lin Changqing entered the region of destruction to seize its Great Dao source while Ming He used the Twelve-grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus and the ruined World Destroying Black Lotus to hold back its power. After discovering two sources of destruction, Lin Changqing bound one and absorbed it, surviving the destruction of his body and soul as he broke through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm.

• Lin Changqing openly admitted that he wanted the God Slaying Spear, then prepared with Ming He to capture the source of destruction.
• After the final destruction-star vanished, Ming He used the Twelve-grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus to form a black lotus that drew destructive power toward the ruined World Destroying Black Lotus.
• Lin Changqing used the radiance of five Great Daos to enter the destruction domain and repair the stars as the source's power tore through them.
• Lin Changqing discovered that two sources of destruction were entangled and reached for one, disrupting their balance and making the sea of stars tremble.
• Lin Changqing let the destruction tear apart his body, bound one source with chains of Great Dao aura, and drew it into himself.
• The two sources collided inside Lin Changqing, destroying his flesh and soul, but his other Great Dao sources restored him and his soul's power surged as he reached the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm.

Lin Changqing captured the source of the Destruction Great Dao after his soul broke through, and the system offered him a hundredfold reward if he gifted it away. When Ming He mistook Lin Changqing’s actions for refining the source, their clash ended with Lin Changqing wielding the half-length God Slaying Spear to destroy Ming He’s attack.

• Lin Changqing’s soul broke through amid the destruction and restrained the two sources of Destruction within his acupoint.
• The system appeared and offered Lin Changqing a hundredfold reward for gifting away the source of the Destruction Great Dao.
• Lin Changqing asked Ming He to wait before handing over the source, then seized the half-length God Slaying Spear with the power of Destruction.
• Ming He believed Lin Changqing had refined the source and attacked him, so Lin Changqing thrust the spear forward and annihilated Ming He’s giant palm.
• Lin Changqing showed Ming He that the source of Destruction was still in his possession, leaving Ming He’s accusation unanswered.

Lin Changqing escaped the stabilizing Great Dao Star Sea and handed Ming He the Destruction Great Dao origin, only to discover Ming He had arranged for the Asura Race to recognize him as their Vice Leader. The system then rewarded Lin Changqing with a hundredfold return for gifting the origin.

• Ming He grabbed Lin Changqing and escaped through the closing rift as the Great Dao Star Sea stabilized.
• Back on the mountain, Ming He took the Destruction Great Dao origin and left Lin Changqing behind.
• Ming He's Good Corpse questioned Lin Changqing about the origins and whether he had mastered the Destruction Great Dao, and Lin Changqing denied mastering it.
• Ming He led Lin Changqing past several hundred Asura disciples, who bowed and called him their Vice Leader.
• Lin Changqing hurried away, and the system announced a hundredfold reward for gifting the Destruction Great Dao origin.

Lin Changqing obtained the Myriad Heavens Self-Transformation into Freedom Method, which let him summon a living being using its true blood, then used Qilin true blood to escape Ming He's attack. He fled the Blood Sea after sacrificing the summoned Qilin in an explosion, while a streak of sword light raced toward Ming He's battered Three Corpses.

• Lin Changqing received the Myriad Heavens Self-Transformation into Freedom Method and realized he could summon a fighter by using its true blood.
• Ming He's Evil Corpse attacked Lin Changqing, while Ming He's Good Corpse claimed the two acted separately.
• Lin Changqing used his Divine Domain, then summoned a Quasi-Sage Qilin with a drop of true blood and fled across the Blood Sea.
• When Ming He's Evil Corpse pursued him with a stronger attack, Lin Changqing ordered the Qilin to self-destruct, forcing Ming He's Three Corpses to contain the blast.
• Lin Changqing escaped the Blood Sea using the Asura Great Dao and half of the God Slaying Spear, as a streak of sword light shot toward Ming He's battered Three Corpses.

After escaping Ming He, Lin Changqing discovered that the God Slaying Spear could lead him back to the Great Dao Star Sea and spent millennia refining it. He returned to the Star Sea through a hidden passage beneath the Demon Clan Sacred Mountain.

• Tongtian destroyed Ming He's Evil Corpse with a sword strike and warned Ming He's Three Corpses against targeting Lin Changqing.
• Lin Changqing fled for two thousand years, reached the Eastern Lands, and learned that refining the God Slaying Spear could reveal a way back to the Great Dao Star Sea.
• Lin Changqing claimed a mountain, set up a vast formation, and spent a thousand years refining the spear until he could sense the Star Sea's location.
• Lin Changqing traveled underground beneath the Demon Clan Sacred Mountain and passed through a dense barrier of interwoven Great Daos.
• Lin Changqing emerged into the Great Dao Star Sea, returning to the place of opportunity he had left less than five thousand years earlier.

Lin Changqing consolidated and expanded his Dao Foundation in the sea of Great Dao stars, but the Heavenly Dao’s appearance led him to discover that the sea was the weakened Earthly Dao itself. The Earthly Dao revealed how the Heavenly Dao had seized its power and devoured the Human Dao, leaving Lin Changqing with the truth behind the Primordial World’s ancient conflicts.

• Lin Changqing absorbed and comprehended the Great Dao stars and lesser Dao stars, growing his Dao Foundation to more than five thousand zhang.
• Lin Changqing created stars for Daos found in the Primordial World and, after several thousand years, expanded his Dao Foundation to nine thousand zhang.
• Lin Changqing considered creating Daos absent from the Primordial World, then decided to leave and extract the source of the Destruction Great Dao.
• The Heavenly Dao’s incarnation appeared as the stars trembled and declared that the Earthly Dao was still alive.
• The weakened Earthly Dao identified itself to Lin Changqing and showed him how the Heavenly Dao had devoured the Human Dao’s seed and seized most of the Earthly Dao’s power.
• The Earthly Dao revealed that the sea of Great Dao stars was its own body, and that the Heavenly Dao had destroyed the will and power it had gathered during the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation.

Lin Changqing discovered that the gray figure was the weakened Earthly Dao, which asked him to help it recover by creating stars of the Great Daos. He agreed after confirming it could use the stars to deduce Dao laws, but made it promise not to destroy the Primordial World in a fight against the Heavenly Dao.

• Lin Changqing questioned the gray figure until it revealed that it was the Earthly Dao and explained how the Heavenly Dao had devoured the Human Dao and crippled it.
• The Earthly Dao explained that Lin Changqing’s source of destruction had awakened it, and that it needed more Dao laws to recover and condense a new source of the Great Daos.
• Lin Changqing tested the Earthly Dao by forming a minor-Dao star, which the Earthly Dao rapidly expanded through its deductions.
• Lin Changqing agreed to create stars of the Great Daos to help perfect his Dao Foundation, but required the Earthly Dao to promise not to destroy the Primordial World.
• The Earthly Dao agreed, and Lin Changqing began condensing vast stars of the Great Daos from streams of Dao laws.

Lin Changqing completed the stars of the Great Dao, strengthening his Dao Foundation and helping the Earthly Dao take shape. The Earthly Dao called him a Dao Ancestor and empowered the God Slaying Spear, while its own source remained far from complete.

• Lin Changqing learned that the Earthly Dao’s star-formed body resembled him and Pangu, and that it could hear his thoughts because they shared the same Great Dao.
• Lin Changqing condensed the final Great Dao star, bringing the starry paths together and expanding his Dao Foundation to 9,999 zhang.
• The Earthly Dao thanked Lin Changqing and called him a Dao Ancestor, explaining that only those who created a Dao deserved the title, but Lin Changqing refused it for now.
• Lin Changqing asked when the Earthly Dao could condense its source, but neither of them knew, so he decided not to help until he was stronger.
• The Earthly Dao placed a wisp of the source of Destruction into the God Slaying Spear, restoring and strengthening it, and Lin Changqing planned to complete the weapon.

After returning to the Primordial World, Lin Changqing traveled to the human lands and found humanity facing a massive demon army at Cangshan Pass. He watched without intervening as a Saint-like Sacred Sword Phantom appeared above the fortress.

• Lin Changqing asked the Earthly Dao to send him to a secluded place near the human lands, then inspected himself and resolved to be wary of the Earthly Dao’s intentions.
• Lin Changqing flew to Kongtong City and saw that humanity had grown to trillions, with Dao Seeking Cliff and Sage Master Temple at its center.
• Lin Changqing reached Cangshan Pass and saw human forces defending the border against an overwhelming demon army.
• Lin Changqing noticed that humanity’s strongest defenders were far weaker than the demons, but he did not intervene.
• A Sacred Sword Phantom appeared above Cangshan Pass, radiating killing intent and the aura of a Saint.

Lin Changqing returned to the Human Race and saw how its people had developed under his Three Paths while resisting the demons. He met the Four Ancestors in the sacred city and announced that it was time to advance the Three Paths further.

• Lin Changqing recognized the Green Ping Sword protecting the Human Race and realized his master had kept Golden Immortal demons from attacking.
• Lin Changqing surveyed the Human Race’s many fortified passes and saw Golden Immortal generals using techniques from the Three Paths to fight the demons.
• Lin Changqing visited the sacred city and found that the Four Ancestors had established a basic governing structure for the Human Race.
• Lin Changqing entered the Human Emperor’s Hall, where Suiren Shi dismissed the court session and welcomed him with the other Human Ancestors.
• Lin Changqing took his Sage Master’s seat, accepted the Four Ancestors’ greetings, and said he had returned to advance the Three Paths of the Human Race.

Lin Changqing gave the Human Race's Four Ancestors methods for advancing the Three Daos and offered to guide Human Race Golden Immortals on Kongtong Mountain. He began strengthening the mountain's defenses, and the Human Race's fortune manifested his statue, prompting people across the race to honor his return.

• Lin Changqing assessed the Four Ancestors' cultivation and decided to pass his insights on the Three Daos to them.
• He infused the Sword Dao, Literary Dao, and Martial Dao methods into Ziyi Shi's sword, Cangjie's brush, and Youchaoshi's Dao Palace seal, then taught Suiren Shi personally.
• The Four Ancestors thanked Lin Changqing, who told them he would stay on Kongtong Mountain for three thousand years to advise Human Race Golden Immortals.
• Lin Changqing used the Kongtong Mirror to reinforce Kongtong Mountain's formations, drawing on the Human Race's fortune as spiritual energy and auspicious life spread through the region.
• A towering golden statue of Lin Changqing appeared, and countless members of the Human Race bowed and offered their Incense Wish Power.

Lin Changqing formed a powerful primordial spirit incarnation from the human race’s Incense Wish Power and left it to guard the human race. After three thousand years of teaching, he departed and slew a peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal demon, prompting humans to celebrate his return.

• Lin Changqing combined the human race’s Incense Wish Power with his Divine Demon Heart Refining Art to create Chang Sheng Dao Ren, an incarnation nearly as powerful as himself.
• Lin Changqing assigned Chang Sheng Dao Ren the Kongtun Mirror and the task of guarding the human race, while the incarnation settled into the Human Emperor Temple to absorb further offerings.
• Over three thousand years, Lin Changqing taught the human Golden Immortals, who spread his guidance to lower-ranked cultivators; the number of human Golden Immortals nearly doubled, and Suiren Shi advanced to the early Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.
• As demon attacks continued to harm humans beyond their frontier, Lin Changqing left supplies behind and departed, telling Chang Sheng Dao Ren that he would protect the human race one more time before leaving it in the incarnation’s care.
• Days later, Lin Changqing killed a nine-thousand-zhang divine bird, a peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal, with one strike, and humans celebrated while calling him the Sage Tutor.

Lin Changqing returned from the Sea of Stars and headed home to the Interception Sect after evading Bifang's Evil Corpse. Near Golden Ao Island, he found a fellow disciple attacking another disciple's island and prepared to intervene.

• Lin Changqing killed a divine bird with the God Slaying Spear, then escaped before Bifang's Evil Corpse could find him.
• Bifang's Evil Corpse pursued Lin Changqing but fled after a sword light from the human lands cut a plume from his brow.
• Lin Changqing traveled across the East Sea toward the Interception Sect, eager to return after more than forty thousand years away.
• Lin Changqing heard a disciple threatening a Little Junior Sister and striking her island's protective formation with a chain-shaped spiritual treasure.
• Lin Changqing concealed himself, landed on the island, and challenged the disciple for bringing shame upon the Interception Sect.

Lin Changqing returned to the immortal island and discovered Chang Er Ding Guang Xian abusing Hanzhi and other junior sisters. After rescuing Hanzhi, he declared that he would purge the Interception Sect of disciples who harmed others.

• Lin Changqing watched as Chang Er Ding Guang Xian mocked him and tried to force Hanzhi to cultivate with him in dual cultivation.
• Hanzhi’s formation backlash sent her flying, and Lin Changqing caught and healed her.
• Hanzhi told Lin Changqing that Chang Er Ding Guang Xian had harmed many junior sisters, then urged him to leave the matter alone because Dingguang served Tongtian.
• Lin Changqing set Hanzhi down and vowed to clean up the Interception Sect, insisting its disciples must not bully others, deceive the world, or slaughter and wreak havoc across the Primordial World.