Chapter Summaries

A diviner learned that a Great Dao prodigy was also the fated Innate Human Emperor, and the Human Path began mobilizing to find him while keeping the other paths from interfering. The story then shifted to Clearwater County, where Wang Jiulang celebrated passing the provincial examination and locals discussed the auspicious fate of his young son.

• The diviner glimpsed a strand of Heavenly Secrets linking the Great Dao prodigy to the Human Emperor and judged that the prodigy had descended beyond the Six Paths’ Providence, somewhere in the southeast Mortal Heaven.
• The diviner traveled to Azure Dragon Hall, where the Azure Dragon Horn summoned the Human Path’s true cultivators to act before rival paths could interfere.
• Old cultivators across the Heaven of Universe heard the Azure Dragon Horn and wondered why it had sounded in a time of peace.
• At Qianli Lake, Wang Jiulang held a farewell banquet after passing the provincial examination and prepared to leave for the imperial capital.
• Tavern guests said Wang Jiulang’s fortunes had risen since his son was born and recalled an old Daoist declaring the child’s fate extraordinarily noble.

Lu Qing reached the Dongzhen Dao Transmission Realm and faced the Reincarnation Great Dao Tribulation. After the tribulation passed, he understood that the destiny he had drawn in was fixed, while a disturbance in the Long River of Time revealed Reincarnation as a Variable Fate.

• Lu Qing completed his cultivation and entered the Dongzhen Dao Transmission Realm, where he comprehended the myriad Great Daos returning to Unity.
• Lu Qing endured the Reincarnation Great Dao Tribulation as the sounds of the Great Dao faded and the mortal world came into view.
• Lu Qing understood that the tribulation had fixed the destiny he had drawn in, though True Spirits remained within the Reincarnation Cultivation Sea and could not transcend destiny.
• Wind, rain, and thunder accompanied a subtle change in Providence, and a disturbance rippled through the Long River of Time.
• Observers identified the disturbance in the Long River of Time as Reincarnation, a Variable Fate.

A disturbance in Reincarnation rippled through the Long River of Time, alerting ancient experts that a new Variable Fate had emerged in the Reincarnation Nether Sea. The watchers speculated about who had stepped onto the Reincarnation Dao and anticipated that those seeking its secrets would soon act.

• Ancient figures across the Long River of Time sensed the Reincarnation disturbance and tried to divine its source.
• An ancient voice concluded that someone had stepped onto the Reincarnation Dao, with the Nether Sea now the only place to investigate it.
• The Heavenly Net experts focused their attention on Humanity Heaven of Universe and the chessboard of causes and destinies spanning time.
• Figures seated upon the Fish Terrace predicted that anxious seekers would soon emerge to pursue authority over Reincarnation.
• The watchers judged that those who had hesitated to pursue Reincarnation would struggle to act, but that anyone who succeeded would disrupt the calm.

Lu Qing’s Reincarnation Tribulation drew the attention of ancient beings who sought to claim the Reincarnation Authority and Nether Sea. As the tribulation erased his memories and reshaped his fate, he became the Wang Family’s young master, watched anxiously by his servants beside a river.

• Ancient beings from the Primordial Era sensed the Reincarnation Tribulation and feared that its successful passage would threaten their plans for the Reincarnation Authority.
• The ancient beings ordered the Heavenly Secrets activated to trace the cause and effect behind the tribulation, and considered seeking power in the Reincarnation Nether Sea if their plans failed.
• Lu Qing underwent the Reincarnation Tribulation as his memories and past destiny were washed away, leaving him with a mortal body and an unpredictable fate.
• After Qingming rain, the Wang Family’s young master insisted on sitting beside a wooden bridge to watch the swollen river, while his young servants watched him in alarm.

Lu Qing lived through an eight-year reincarnation in the strange, frozen Taoyuan Village while powerful forces tracked the Great Dao Prodigy and a new Immortal Path genius. The old Daoist, returning toward Qianli Lake to take a disciple, sensed someone was trying to reach his destined disciple first and postponed investigating the village.

• The old Daoist watched over the Great Dao Prodigy’s emergence and said it was time for the Human Path to act.
• Qinghe detected a new change in the All-Immortal Jade Register, identified an Immortal Path prodigy, and ordered the All-Immortal Orthodoxy to recruit him into the Inner Sect.
• Lu Qing spent six years in Taoyuan Village, seeing through the villagers’ repetitive illusions and receiving a strange, comforting aura without eating or drinking.
• After two more years passed, the old Daoist and his spirit donkey traveled toward Qianli Lake to take a disciple.
• The donkey reminded the old Daoist that another faction might claim his destined disciple first, so he used divination and chose to return by the mountain village later.

The old Daoist and donkey arrived at Wang Family Mansion as cultivators from several Daoist Paths gathered to claim the Great Dao Prodigy as a disciple. The Human Path expected to take him, but the rival paths’ presence threatened to disrupt its plans.

• The donkey and old Daoist reached Wang Family Mansion, where a Green Robe cultivator, Old Qing, and other extraordinary visitors had gathered.
• Master Wang welcomed the visitors into the mansion, awed by the immortals who had arrived.
• The cultivators observing from afar recognized that the Great Dao Prodigy was ready to have his mortal delusion shattered and his divine spirit awakened.
• The Human Path powerhouses complained that the Demon Path and Ghost Path had come to interfere with the Human Path’s chance to take the prodigy as a disciple.
• The Human Path figures trusted an elder’s incarnation to prevent the rivals from succeeding, though they expected the rivals would demand a price.

The old Daoist returned to Peach Blossom Spring with Wang Longxiang and encountered Lu Qing, an eight-year-old boy whose natural Dao Rhyme astonished him. Examining Lu Qing’s fate, the old Daoist and the donkey discovered a horrifying Destiny Pattern filled with every kind of hardship and calamity, leaving his extraordinary aptitude and terrible fate in inexplicable conflict.

• The young child in the peach grove saw mysterious sunset-colored light along a mountain path and wondered about it.
• The old Daoist and Wang Longxiang arrived at Peach Blossom Spring on the gray donkey.
• The old Daoist dismounted and reached Lu Qing before the donkey could finish asking whether he planned to take another disciple.
• The old Daoist recognized Dao Rhyme in Lu Qing and used Divine Ability to examine his uncertain Destiny.
• The old Daoist saw omens of a short, calamity-filled life, and the donkey sensed that Lu Qing possessed an exceptionally terrible Destiny Pattern.
• The old Daoist and the donkey were left baffled by how Lu Qing could have such extraordinary aptitude alongside such a disastrous fate.

Lu Qing saw the old Daoist and recognized him as Man, completing his vision of Heaven, Earth, and Man, then named the Immortal, Demon, Ghost, Spirit, and Yao he could see. The old Daoist abandoned the idea of taking him as a disciple, and after they left, the donkey and Wang Longxiang were left wondering what the cryptic exchange meant.

• Lu Qing saw the old Daoist and his companions arrive, and Peach Blossom Spring's illusions faded as he recognized Man.
• The old Daoist realized Lu Qing had discerned Heaven, Earth, and Man, and asked what else he saw.
• Lu Qing named the Immortal, Demon, Ghost, Spirit, and Yao, causing the old Daoist to understand and reconsider his thoughts about the child's Destiny.
• The old Daoist told Lu Qing that the Great Dao lay ahead and declined to claim any credit or take him as a disciple.
• After they left on the clouds, the donkey and Wang Longxiang asked the old Daoist what his riddles had meant.

The old Daoist realized Lu Qing was a mysterious child crossing a tribulation, not simply a prodigy, and left without taking him away. Left in Peach Blossom Spring Village, Lu Qing sensed Providence and felt that he should cultivate, while later generations also began to pursue the Reincarnation Great Dao.

• The old Daoist told the Donkey that Lu Qing’s origins and Destiny were beyond his understanding, and worried that Lu Qing might one day become entangled with Wang Longxiang.
• The old Daoist and the Donkey left Lu Qing in Peach Blossom Spring Village after Lu Qing instinctively resisted going with them.
• Lu Qing sensed Providence beyond the horizon and decided that he should cultivate.
• Lu Qing’s Destiny Pattern appeared fragile because his parents’ repeated reincarnations had left it without the emotions and desires that would form a true tribulation.
• Lu Qing felt a future impulse to fight as many people in later generations set foot upon the Reincarnation Great Dao.

Ancient powerhouses discussed the possibility of Reincarnation gaining a master, while Lu Qing entered the Reincarnation Dao. The rising Reincarnation Wind drew cultivators from many worlds to undertake the perilous Reincarnation Tribulation.

• Ancient figures resented being confined to their forbidden zones and joined forces to pursue the Reincarnation Authority.
• Cloud Platform Figures discussed whether Reincarnation could have a master and compared it to the Ancient Nine Nether.
• Lu Qing entered the Reincarnation Dao alone.
• A white-robed youth declared his resolve to enter the Reincarnation Tribulation, and an ancient cultivator faded into Reincarnation.
• The Reincarnation Wind swept across countless worlds and inspired many cultivators to overcome their hesitation and enter the tribulation.

As celestial signs shifted across the Primordial Era, the Immortal Path and other powers began responding to the Great Era’s arrival. Qinghe suspected the Immortal Path prodigies were in the Mortal World’s Red Dust, where descending figures sensed an instinctive danger.

• The chapter explained that the Reincarnation Tribulation erased those who entered it and remained perilous even to ancient cultivators seeking control of the Reincarnation Nether Sea.
• White-robed disciples at the Skywatching Terrace failed to find the person Master-uncle Qing had assigned them to guide, and Senior Brother Xian warned they might have to descend to the lower realm themselves.
• Immortals discussed changing celestial signs, the Great Dao Prodigy, and the destinies of Star Lords as signs that a Great Era had arrived.
• Qinghe suspected that the Immortal Path prodigies were in the Mortal World's Red Dust, the Nine Heavens’ true root and the place where the Great Era began.
• Figures from the other paths descended from above the Nine Heavens into the Mortal World, where even revered powerhouses sensed an instinctive danger.

A celestial upheaval marked the descent of Star Destiny prodigies and the start of the Human Emperor era, though their fates remained hidden within Reincarnation. Years later, the old Daoist told the Donkey that Wang Longxiang would go out into the world once the stars returned to their places, and the Donkey wondered whether Lu Qing had also been a Star Destiny.

• Lu Qing watched streams of light appear across the sky as the celestial change began.
• The Reincarnation Tribulation altered countless fates, while the rise of the Humanity Human Emperor began alongside the upheaval.
• The celestial change was recorded by sects and schools as Great Dao Prodigies began to emerge.
• Years later, the Donkey asked the old Daoist how he would raise Wang Longxiang, whose Humanity Providence Destiny Pattern had yet to awaken fully.
• The old Daoist said Wang Longxiang would walk the world when the myriad stars returned to their places, and the Donkey asked whether Lu Qing had been one of the Star Destinies.

The old Daoist and the Donkey considered Wang Longxiang’s Human Emperor Fate as Star Destinies descended into the Mortal Realm and turmoil gathered. A hundred years later, Lu Qing traced the deaths of twenty-three familiar-seeming geniuses to a backlash of Time and feared that he might be next.

• The Donkey wondered whether Wang Longxiang’s Star Destiny would lead him to the Red Dust Heaven, while the old Daoist said he had gained clues about Heaven, Earth, and Humanity.
• Another hundred years passed, and conflicts between the Six Paths intensified as famous geniuses died amid growing Tribulation Qi.
• Lu Qing noticed Destiny linking several dead geniuses and sensed that some carried a familiarity like his own, though he had never met them.
• Lu Qing avoided contact with those unusual geniuses and concealed his Energy Flow and Destiny as more of them died.
• After counting twenty-three deaths, Lu Qing identified their apparent cause as a backlash of Time.

Lu Qing suspected that the time backlash came from powerful figures who were projections from other eras, and he resolved not to interfere too deeply as he continued cultivating. A hundred years later, the prodigies of the Six Paths flourished, and the Azure Dragon Horn sounded, heralding the Human Emperor’s path.

• Lu Qing concluded that the fallen figures were not from the current era and suspected that meddling with temporal nodes had triggered the backlash.
• Lu Qing recognized that some renowned prodigies shared his origins and believed they would die if they encountered the Great Dao Prodigy, so he chose not to interfere further.
• Lu Qing reflected that his Destiny and innate comprehension did not seem naturally bestowed, then continued cultivating for another hundred years.
• Wang Longxiang, Ye Wushuang, Heaven Diviner, the Primordial Rain Master, and Peng Bird rose to prominence among the prodigies of the Six Paths.
• The Azure Dragon Horn sounded in Humanity Cosmos, prompting observers to wonder if the Human Emperor’s path had begun.

Lu Qing entered Lin'an’s black market while cultivators gathered around the ancient tomb, and tension grew between Wang Longxiang’s fellow disciples and Feng Qing. The chapter left Lu Qing noticing several figures on the crowded street without revealing who they were.

• Cultivators in a tavern discussed Wang Longxiang’s journey to Lin'an City and its possible connection to an ancient tomb from the Age of the Heavenly Gods.
• Xi Rong and other Human Path disciples complained that Wang Longxiang favored his own companions and protected Feng Qing, their enemy.
• Xi Rong coldly regarded Lin'an City as a suitable place for what might come next.
• Lu Qing entered the black market outside Lin'an City and searched for people whose familiarity might help him understand the backlash he had suffered.
• Lu Qing spotted several figures on the street who had stirred the cultivation world, then quickly looked away.

Lu Qing watched prominent cultivators gather at the Lin'an Black Market for the opening of a powerful expert's tomb Daoist Dojo. Wang Longxiang drew their hostility as he advanced the Human Emperor Path, and the chapter ended with a violent storm darkening heaven and earth.

• Lu Qing recognized Wang Longxiang and several influential cultivators at the black market and suspected the tomb Daoist Dojo held something beyond an inheritance.
• The tomb Daoist Dojo opened, its heavenly light drawing cultivators from near and far to Lin'an City.
• Feng Qing remarked on Wang Longxiang's prominence as his companions explained that he was drawing out his enemies to advance Humanity Providence.
• Lu Qing observed the gathering around Wang Longxiang and foresaw that the conflict would intensify.
• Seven days and seven nights later, thunder roared as a blood veil covered the Heavenly Secrets and darkness fell across heaven and earth.

Lu Qing left Lin'an after witnessing the deadly tribulation surrounding Wang Longxiang, then followed a resonance from his Dao Heart into a remote Mortal Realm city. There, he recognized a white sparrow as a fellow traveler sharing his origin, though he did not know why it felt familiar.

• Lu Qing saw a familiar figure die amid the Tribulation Qi and resolved to pursue time and recover his True Self and Dao Heart before the Human Emperor emerged.
• Lu Qing left Lin'an, while Wang Longxiang defeated the Floating Cloud Mountain Lord and drew wary, hostile attention from powerful observers.
• Lu Qing traveled away from the cultivation world, sensing clearer Heavenly Secrets and a trace of resonance from his Dao Heart leading him to a remote Mortal Realm city.
• Lu Qing changed into a scholar's blue robe and noticed a white sparrow whose intertwined strands of Destiny felt familiar.
• Lu Qing realized the white sparrow was a fellow traveler with the same origin as himself.

Lu Qing traced the destinies of an ordinary white sparrow and discovered that it had a previous-life destiny, then saw it reborn as You Zhengyang, a child born amid heavenly signs. He followed You Zhengyang’s rise in the Longevity Sect until his gaze reached the destiny of his death tribulation.

• Lu Qing noticed that the white sparrow possessed several destinies despite having no sign of cultivation or awakening.
• Lu Qing saw the sparrow’s ordinary destiny as a bird, then glimpsed a dim trace of its previous-life destiny.
• Lu Qing realized that people with origins like his might share a purpose, though he did not know where it began.
• Lu Qing saw the white sparrow reborn into the You Family as You Zhengyang amid a heavenly phenomenon and Purple Radiance.
• You Zhengyang entered the Longevity Sect, where he proved gifted but fell short of its most extraordinary geniuses.
• Lu Qing traced You Zhengyang’s life to its end and paused at the destiny of his death tribulation.

Lu Qing understood that his repeated lives were cycles of reincarnation and recovered his True Self, awakening the Dao Rhyme of Reincarnation. He freed White Sparrow to begin anew, then faced his own Tribulation with clarity.

• Lu Qing examined You Zhengyang's and White Sparrow's Destinies and realized that failing to recover himself could leave him trapped in endless cycles.
• Lu Qing comprehended reincarnation, recovered his True Self, and stirred Heaven's Will across the Nine Heavens.
• Lu Qing touched White Sparrow's Divine Soul and told it to awaken and cultivate, giving it a new beginning.
• White Sparrow regained clarity and flew across the wilderness as Lu Qing settled their affinity.
• Lu Qing faced his Tribulation, and the green-robed cultivator vanished as Lu Qing stood on the mountain peak filled with the Dao Rhyme of Reincarnation.

After crossing the Great Dao tribulation, Lu Qing integrated the Reincarnation Authority into his Dao and gained a clear view of the Nine-Nether and its reincarnation beings. He reached Dongzhen Perfection and sensed the path toward seeking the Dao, but knew his foundation was not yet sufficient to advance.

• Lu Qing dispersed the Tribulation Qi and, after returning from the Great Dao tribulation, comprehended reincarnation more fully and integrated the Reincarnation Authority into his Dao.
• Lu Qing gazed across the Yellow Springs River, making the Yellow Springs Old Man stiffen as he sensed the attention.
• Lu Qing saw the Ancient Nine Nether and understood that it was itself reincarnation, where awakened reincarnation beings followed their own paths of cultivation.
• Lu Qing reached Dongzhen Perfection and considered seeking the Dao, but recognized that his cultivation foundation was still insufficient to advance.
• In the Nine-Nether, a dim crow cried out and broke the deathly silence as sinister winds swept through the shadowy estates.