Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang arrives in the "Heartless City" where the ghost path flourishes.
• Wanchen Susu, an Immortal Clan cultivator, reveals her true form after death, revealing she's a qilin heir.
• Tan Shuchang refines Wanchen Susu, gaining memories about the Land of the Four Heavenly Pillars' plot and the Wanchen Immortal Clan's ancestor.
• Tan Shuchang travels to other cities, refining more Immortal Clan cultivators for information and to replenish his Companion Blood Pool.
• Lianyue Fairy appears in the Serpent Desire Realm, interested in its cultivation environment.
• Tan Shuchang receives visiting cards from Ning Shuqi and Jun Zimo, hinting at their discovery of an abnormality.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang: Advances in his cultivation, understanding the power of True Immortals, and learns about the Immortal Clan's ancestor and his threat.
• Wanchen Susu: Reveals her true form and background, gets refined by Tan Shuchang, providing him with valuable information.
• Lianyue Fairy: Appears in the Serpent Desire Realm, interested in its cultivation environment and freedom from her master's influence.

Significant Themes

• Cultivation and Power: The story emphasizes the importance of cultivation and power, with Tan Shuchang's advancements and the threat of True Immortals serving as key plot points.
• Fortune and Destiny: The theme of fortune and destiny is explored through the Immortal Clan's plot to gain violet-gold fortune and the extraordinary fortune of Ning Shuqi and Jun Zimo.
• Coexistence and Conflict: The coexistence and conflict between humans and ghosts, as well as between different cultivation systems, are depicted in the Serpent Desire Realm and the Land of the Four Heavenly Pillars.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang and Wanchen Susu: Their interaction involves a power struggle, with Wanchen Susu initially trying to intimidate Tan Shuchang and ultimately being refined by him.
• Tan Shuchang and Lianyue Fairy: Though they don't interact directly, Tan Shuchang recognizes Lianyue Fairy, and she's interested in the Serpent Desire Realm's cultivation environment.
• Tan Shuchang, Ning Shuqi, and Jun Zimo: Though not physically present, their indirect interaction is hinted at through the visiting cards, suggesting a shared discovery or concern.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang, after assessing his bloodline's limitations, decides not to strip away fortune but instead focuses on meeting Ning Shuqi and Jun Zimo.
• He travels to the Yi Wood Domain to find two Immortal Clan cultivators who can make the blood pool rise.
• The Azure Wood Immortal, sensing Tan Shuchang's might, sends a Three Proof cultivator to investigate but is killed.
• The Azure Wood Immortal himself intervenes, breaking Tan Shuchang's divine ability, and Red Spring Master arrives to intercede.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang accepts his bloodline's limitations and shifts his focus to other goals.
• The Azure Wood Immortal reveals his true power and involvement in the Land of the Four Heavenly Pillars.
• Red Spring Master shows up, indicating his connection to Tan Shuchang and his willingness to protect him.

Significant Themes

• Bloodline supremacy and its influence on cultivators' actions and perceptions.
• The consequences of breaking unspoken rules and the reactions of those in power.
• The interconnectedness of cultivators and their hidden connections.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang interacts with the Azure Wood Immortal and his disciple, leading to conflict and the Azure Wood Immortal's intervention.
• Red Spring Master arrives, revealing his connection to Tan Shuchang and attempting to defuse the situation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Red Spring Master prevents Azure Wood Immortal from killing Tan Shuchang to avoid provoking the Red Spring Dao and creating a formidable enemy.
• Azure Wood Immortal offers to help Red Spring Master deal with Tan Shuchang, but Red Spring Master declines, revealing that Tan Shuchang has vanished without a trace.
• Red Spring Master consults the Ghost Mother of the All-Evils Dao, who reveals that the Ghost Heavenly Dao "Number" has fused with Tan Shuchang.
• Red Spring Master vanishes, causing all cultivators practicing his methods to die and become vengeful ghosts in the Land of the Four Heavenly Pillars.
• Tan Shuchang returns to the Land of the Four Heavenly Pillars and encounters a cultivator from the Wanchen Immortal Clan, Wanchen Snowfiend, whom he kills and refines.

Character Developments

• Red Spring Master: Shows concern for Tan Shuchang's safety, revealing his protective nature despite his desire to see him dead. He consults the Ghost Mother, leading to his disappearance.
• Azure Wood Immortal: Offers to help Red Spring Master deal with Tan Shuchang, showing his willingness to intervene in mortal affairs. He also reveals his connection to Lianyue Fairy.
• Tan Shuchang: Continues his killing spree, refining Wanchen Snowfiend and expressing regret for not having more immortal clan cultivators to refine.

Significant Themes

• The consequences of immortals interfering in mortal affairs.
• The power dynamics between immortals and mortal cultivators.
• The theme of fate and its influence on one's destiny.

Character Interactions

• Red Spring Master and Azure Wood Immortal: They discuss Tan Shuchang's situation, leading to Red Spring Master's decision to consult the Ghost Mother.
• Tan Shuchang and Wanchen Snowfiend: Tan Shuchang kills and refines Wanchen Snowfiend, furthering his goal of becoming an immortal-path being.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The immortal clans govern the world, seeking heavenly fortune, but encounter an accident where many immortal clan cultivators vanish.
• The immortal clans' governance ends the "great chaos" in three hours, and they execute cultivators who rose to prominence during it.
• Red Spring Master is accused of being involved in the immortal clan cultivators' disappearance and goes into hiding.
• Tan Shuchang, a demonic cultivator, becomes wanted for his suspected involvement in the immortal clan cultivators' disappearance.
• Tan Shuchang refines immortal clan cultivators to increase his cultivation, then enters the Weird Game world to deal with temporal disorder.
• In the Weird Game world, Tan Shuchang encounters players planning to besiege the Demon Sword Maiden, who is revealed to be the player Hongjun.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang: Refines immortal clan cultivators to increase his cultivation to over three thousand years. He also gains the ability to control time within his Companion Blood Pool.
• Hongjun/Demon Sword Maiden: Transforms from a player into a powerful demonic cultivator, destroying Parasol Tree Mountain and devouring three Ghost Kings. She becomes the target of Ghost Kings' kill orders and players' group battle mission.

Significant Themes

• Power and governance: The immortal clans' governance of the world showcases their power but also their need for heavenly fortune.
• Consequences of actions: The disappearance of immortal clan cultivators and the execution of cultivators highlight the severe consequences of actions in the cultivation world.
• Transformation and growth: Tan Shuchang's cultivation increase and Hongjun's transformation into the Demon Sword Maiden illustrate the theme of personal growth and change.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang and the players: Tan Shuchang encounters players planning to besiege the Demon Sword Maiden and mistakenly believes they want him to lead them there. He sends them to the besieging camp outside Hand and Foot City.
• Tan Shuchang and Hongjun/Demon Sword Maiden: Although not directly interacting in this chapter, the revelation that Hongjun is the Demon Sword Maiden sets the stage for a potential confrontation between them.

• Tan Shuchang, after three years of secluded cultivation, returns to find Dong Dong, who has spent her time refining Ghost Kings for sword-forging materials.
• They discuss the recent events, including the encirclement of Dong Dong by cultivators and players, which Tan Shuchang attributes to her refining too few Ghost Kings.
• Dong Dong refines a Ghost King near Heartless City, and Tan Shuchang observes the scene through his body of law.
• Tan Shuchang then leaves the Serpent Desire Realm to replenish the Ghost Kings, traveling far and easily seizing dozens of Ghost Kings with his increased cultivation.
• Meanwhile, Dong Dong continues her Ghost King refining spree, earning her the title "Blood-Refining Female Demon" among cultivators.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang observes Ghost Kings and understands their desire to become human.
• He collects Ghost Kings and plants them in suitable cities, then prepares to nurture vicious ghosts.
• The Law of Cease War reappears, and Dong Dong becomes its compatible bearer, creating the Ancient Sword Immortal Domain.
• The Earth-Destroying King's soul, now part of the Law of Cease War, appears and acknowledges Dong Dong as the new king.
• Strange roads leading to the Netherworld appear, and Tan Shuchang senses his avatar's presence there.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang gains a deeper understanding of Ghost Kings and their path to becoming human.
• Dong Dong becomes the compatible bearer of the Law of Cease War and creates the Ancient Sword Immortal Domain.
• The Earth-Destroying King's soul is revealed to be part of the Law of Cease War, and he acknowledges Dong Dong as the new king.
• Tan Shuchang's avatar in the Netherworld attains the First Attestation of the ghost path.

Significant Themes

• The desire of Ghost Kings to become human and their impact on those who fall in love with them.
• The reappearance of laws and the souls of their former compatible bearers.
• The difficulty of cultivation at the Third Attestation and the need to determine one's Dao.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang observes and interacts with Ghost Kings, understanding their motivations.
• Dong Dong interacts with the Earth-Destroying King's soul and establishes the Ancient Sword Immortal Domain.
• Tan Shuchang senses his avatar in the Netherworld and considers exploring the Netherworld further.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang's main consciousness takes over his avatar in the Netherworld.
• The Netherworld has five Ghost Path True Immortals, including the newly born Tai'e Fire Lord who seized two cities Tan Shuchang knew.
• Tan Shuchang's avatar is summoned by the Tai'e Fire Lord to investigate a path leading to another world.
• Tan Shuchang's avatar returns quickly, claiming to have encountered a Ghost King and gathered information about the connected world.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang's avatar: Shows cunning and adaptability, manipulating the Tai'e Fire Lord for his own purposes.
• Tai'e Fire Lord: Revealed to be domineering yet dependent on others for simple tasks, indicating limited divine abilities and methods.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics and limitations of Ghost Path True Immortals.
• The interconnectedness of different worlds and the dangers of unfamiliar paths.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang's avatar and Tai'e Fire Lord: Tan Shuchang's avatar manipulates the Tai'e Fire Lord, feeding him false information to further his own goals.
• Tan Shuchang's avatar and Earth Ghost Immortal Ghost Blade: Ghost Blade is suspicious of Tan Shuchang's avatar but ultimately reports his findings to the Tai'e Fire Lord.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang, intrigued by Tai'e Fire Lord's actions, decides to investigate the Weird Game world.
• Tai'e Fire Lord, a Ghost Path True Immortal, is wary of unknown paths but enters the Weird Game world.
• Tan Shuchang descends into the Weird Game world using his incarnation and Twenty-Four Solar Terms Rotation divine ability.
• Tai'e Fire Lord and Tan Shuchang engage in battle. Tai'e Fire Lord uses his divine abilities, but Tan Shuchang's high Ghost Path immunity negates most of their power.
• Dong Dong, using the ear-of-grain magical treasure, temporarily borrows Tan Shuchang's cultivation to defend against Tai'e Fire Lord's attack.
• Tan Shuchang reveals his true form, claiming to be the Nether Spring Blood Demon, and uses his Four Seasons Grand Funeral Immortal Art to defeat Tai'e Fire Lord.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang: Shows curiosity and courage in exploring the unknown. He demonstrates his power and cunning by defeating Tai'e Fire Lord.
• Tai'e Fire Lord: Initially arrogant and dismissive of Tan Shuchang, he becomes wary and fearful as Tan Shuchang's power is revealed. He perishes at the hands of Tan Shuchang.
• Dong Dong: Shows bravery and resourcefulness in defending against Tai'e Fire Lord's attack. She demonstrates her understanding of the Lord of the Serpent Desire Realm's divine ability.

Significant Themes

• The power of immortals and the danger they pose.
• The allure of the unknown and the risks associated with exploration.
• The importance of understanding and adapting to new situations.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang and Tai'e Fire Lord: Their interaction is marked by initial underestimation and later fear and respect, culminating in a battle that ends in Tai'e Fire Lord's defeat.
• Tan Shuchang and Dong Dong: They work together to defend against Tai'e Fire Lord's attacks, with Dong Dong borrowing Tan Shuchang's cultivation to temporarily boost her power.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang, lying on the ground, is poked by Dong Dong, a little girl.
• Tan Shuchang reveals he used an immortal art, Four Seasons Grand Funeral, to defeat Tai'e Fire Lord, a ghost-path True Immortal.
• He discovers a Spirit of Immortal Art within him, likely from Nether Spring Blood Demon's Nine-Eye Method.
• Tan Shuchang refines Tai'e Fire Lord's residual power and immortal soul, gaining insights to create the seventh volume of his Calamity-Crossing Immortal Scripture.
• He advances his peculiar traits, reducing them to three: Dao-Action Realm, Body-Action Realm, and Form-Action Realm.
• Tan Shuchang performs Lotus Lifting, increasing his Dao attainment from 3,400 to 4,500 years.
• He sends an incarnation into the Netherworld but fails, likely due to Tai'e Fire Lord's contingency.
• Tan Shuchang realizes he's in the Ancient Sword Immortal Domain and should be the one to leave.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang becomes more powerful after refining Tai'e Fire Lord, advancing his cultivation and understanding of immortal arts.
• Dong Dong remains curious and straightforward, asking Tan Shuchang about his color change.

Significant Themes

• The power and backlash of immortal arts.
• The imperishability of True Immortals.
• The greed and cunning of demonic cultivators.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang and Dong Dong have a brief, playful exchange about Tan Shuchang's color change, with Tan Shuchang attributing it to Dong Dong "dying" him.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang, after being shaken by Dong Dong's departure, goes into seclusion to cultivate.
• He attempts to send vicious ghosts into Netherworld paths but fails due to an unknown mysterious force.
• He decides not to go to the Netherworld again and returns to his Serpent Desire Realm to refine his cultivation method.
• He completes the seventh volume of his Calamity-Crossing Immortal Scripture and begins cultivating the Earthly Fiend Orthodox Method Dao Fruit.
• He plans to gather more Yin Gods by visiting the Land of the Four Heavenly Pillars.
• Upon arrival, he encounters and kills an immortal clan cultivator, who reveals that Tan Shuchang is wanted for causing the disappearance of over a hundred immortal clan cultivators.
• Tan Shuchang waits on Heavenly Ghost Ridge and easily refines the immortal clan cultivator's true form that appears at night.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang: Shows caution and restraint in his actions, demonstrating growth and maturity. He acknowledges the difficulty of his cultivation path and the need to stockpile resources. He also shows no remorse or hesitation in killing and refining immortal clan cultivators.
• Immortal Clan Cultivator: Reveals the existence of a descending True Immortal's tribulation and the scripted roles within it, including Tan Shuchang's role as the Immortal-Reversing Demon.

Significant Themes

• Cultivation and Growth: Tan Shuchang's cultivation progress and the challenges he faces highlight the theme of continuous growth and improvement in one's cultivation path.
• Power and Control: The struggle between Tan Shuchang and the immortal clan cultivators, as well as the revelation of the descending True Immortal's tribulation, emphasizes the theme of power and control in the cultivation world.
• Fate and Destiny: The scripted roles in the descending True Immortal's tribulation raise questions about fate and destiny, and whether one can defy or change their predetermined role.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang and Dong Dong: Their brief interaction leads to Tan Shuchang's decision to cultivate in seclusion, showing the influence of their relationship on his actions.
• Tan Shuchang and the Immortal Clan Cultivator: Their encounter highlights the tension and conflict between demonic cultivators and immortal clan cultivators, as well as the power dynamics between them.

Key Plot Points and Events

1. Tan Shuchang, despite reaching the Three Proofs realm, is still used as a stepping stone by an Immortal Clan cultivator.
2. He recalls a senior maiden's words about True Immortals undergoing tribulation, giving him an idea.
3. Tan Shuchang travels to the Seven-Moth Kingdom, where an Immortal Clan cultivator is using a Luck Alchemy Method to refine people into pills.
4. He beheads the Immortal Clan cultivator and continues to hunt others, killing over a hundred.
5. An old man appears, offering to expound the sword Dao, but Tan Shuchang pretends to understand.
6. The old man gives Tan Shuchang an immortal sword, but he uses his Calamity-Sighting Sword Qi instead.
7. The old man grants Tan Shuchang the permission "Devouring" and ten spirits of immortal arts before disappearing.

Character Developments

1. Tan Shuchang: He continues to grow stronger, reaching the Three Proofs realm, but still faces being used as a stepping stone. He shows cunning by pretending to understand the old man's sword Dao.
2. Immortal Clan Cultivators: They are portrayed as selfish and exploitative, using methods like the Luck Alchemy Method to consume people's fortune.
3. The Old Man: He appears to be a powerful figure who can grant permissions and immortal arts. His intentions remain unclear.

Significant Themes

1. Fate and Free Will: Tan Shuchang's fate seems to keep him in the role of a stepping stone, but he continues to defy expectations and grow stronger.
2. Power and Exploitation: The Immortal Clan cultivators abuse their power to exploit others, highlighting the corrupting influence of power.
3. Cunning and Deception: Tan Shuchang uses deception to navigate his situation, showing that intelligence and adaptability can be as important as strength.

Character Interactions

1. Tan Shuchang and the Old Man: Their interaction is tense and mysterious. The old man seems to be testing or teaching Tan Shuchang, but his true intentions are unclear.
2. Tan Shuchang and the Immortal Clan Cultivators: Tan Shuchang's interactions with these cultivators are hostile, as he hunts and kills them to disrupt their plans.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang receives an inexplicable blessing of mighty power and ten spirits of immortal arts, which he believes is from a Heavenly Overseer true immortal, likely the Mara Heavenly Overseer.
• He uses the newly acquired power to devour over a hundred immortal clan cultivators in one go, advancing his cultivation and leveling up in the Weird Game world.
• The immortal clan cultivators' disappearances go unnoticed for a longer period this time, as they are mostly ordinary cultivators.
• The Purple-Gold Immortal, who is undergoing tribulation, begins to "exert himself" in the Land of the Four Heavenly Pillars, receiving protection and assistance from the immortal clans.
• The immortal clan introduces the Land of the Four Heavenly Pillars Immortality Potential Rankings, with the reincarnated body of the Purple-Gold Immortal ranking among them.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang: He continues to grow stronger, obtaining more power and spirits of immortal arts, and advancing his cultivation. His understanding of the Weird Game world and his place in it deepens.
• The Purple-Gold Immortal: Although his memories and cultivation are sealed, his reincarnated body quickly gains fame and fortune in the Land of the Four Heavenly Pillars, thanks to the immortal clans' support.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics between the immortal clan and other cultivators, with the immortal clan viewing themselves as superior and cultivators outside the clan as ants.
• The theme of cultivation and leveling up, with Tan Shuchang's continuous advancement and the Purple-Gold Immortal's reincarnated body's rapid growth.
• The manipulation of rankings and fortune by the immortal clan to gain trust and control.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang interacts with the true bodies of the immortal clan cultivators he has slain, who manifest at night. They argue about whether to fight him or flee, ultimately deciding to join hands against him but failing.
• The immortal clans protect and assist the reincarnated body of the Purple-Gold Immortal, introducing him to beautiful female cultivators and granting him opportunities to grow stronger.
• The immortal clan places a demonic cultivator (Tan Shuchang) on the Land of the Four Heavenly Pillars Immortality Potential Rankings to avoid suspicion, but the fortune meant for him accumulates as he is outside the Land of the Four Heavenly Pillars.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The ten demons on the potential list are revealed, with four to be slain and six to serve the reincarnated Purple-Gold Immortal.
• Tan Shuchang completes his Three-Proof stage cultivation, gaining another immortal art, "Cloud Roaming," and decides to visit the Land of the Four Heavenly Pillars to replenish his Yin spirits.
• Ye Tianqi, a cultivator with immense golden fate, arrives in the Five Spirits Domain to challenge Lin Yi, who is pursuing a little girl with violet fate.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang: Completes his Three-Proof stage cultivation, gains a new immortal art, and decides to visit the Land of the Four Heavenly Pillars.
• Ye Tianqi: Arrives in the Five Spirits Domain to challenge Lin Yi, aiming to absorb the little girl's violet fate to complete his transformation to golden fate.

Significant Themes

• Fate: The chapter emphasizes the importance of fate, with Ye Tianqi's golden fate and the little girl's violet fate being key elements driving the plot.
• Cultivation: Tan Shuchang's cultivation progress and his decision to visit the Land of the Four Heavenly Pillars highlight the theme of cultivation and its challenges.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang and Dong Dong: Tan Shuchang sends Dong Dong to the Land of the Four Heavenly Pillars using his new immortal art, "Cloud Roaming."
• Ye Tianqi and Lin Yi: Ye Tianqi pursues Lin Yi into the Five Spirits Domain, leading to a confrontation between them.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Yi, a three-certification cultivator, fights Ye Tianqi, who is cheating with stolen fortune.
• Dong Dong, a first-certification cultivator with immense purple fortune, appears and engages Ye Tianqi.
• Dong Dong's power is revealed to be extraordinary; she defeats Ye Tianqi with ease.
• Immortal clan ancestors watch the fight and plan to intervene, but the Demonic Sect Holy Lord's aura deters them.
• Ye Tianqi flees, and Dong Dong expresses admiration for his sword-control art.

Character Developments

• Lin Yi: Shows his power and determination but ultimately flees.
• Ye Tianqi: Reveals his true strength and the power of the Purple-Gold Immortal Sword, but is defeated and flees.
• Dong Dong: Demonstrates her immense power and the extent of her cultivation, showing she's not just a "mixed cultivator."

Significant Themes

• The power of stolen fortune and the consequences of cheating.
• The disparity between cultivators of different realms and certifications.
• The importance of one's own cultivation and the dangers of relying on external power.
• The potential danger of immortals and immortal positions, and the fear they instill in others.

Character Interactions

• Lin Yi and Ye Tianqi: They fight, with Lin Yi trying to protect Dong Dong but ultimately fleeing.
• Dong Dong and Ye Tianqi: They engage in a fierce battle, with Dong Dong ultimately defeating Ye Tianqi.
• Immortal clan ancestors and Dong Dong: They watch the fight, plan to intervene, but are deterred by the Demonic Sect Holy Lord's aura.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang discovers a function of the immortal seat that allows him to protect True Immortals and above.
• He realizes that Ye Tianqi is likely the True Immortal who descended to undergo tribulation.
• Tan Shuchang encounters Dong Dong, a first-attestation cultivator from the Ancient Immortal Sword Realm, who is battling Ye Tianqi.
• Four True Immortals are secretly protecting Ye Tianqi: Xuanzi Tianche (immortal clan), and three others from the Immortal Court and an immortal sect.
• Tan Shuchang remotely assists Dong Dong, using a divine ability to counter the True Immortal's yin fog.
• The True Immortal from the immortal sect uses a painting to block Dong Dong, but Tan Shuchang uses the Cloud-Wandering Immortal Technique to help Dong Dong bypass it.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang: Discovers a new function of the immortal seat, becomes more determined to find and refine True Immortals, especially ghost-path ones.
• Dong Dong: Shows her power and determination, willing to fight against powerful opponents.
• Ye Tianqi: Struggles against Dong Dong, unaware of the True Immortals protecting him.

Significant Themes

• The power and allure of ghost-path True Immortals.
• The vast difference in strength between cultivators in the Land of the Four Heavenly Pillars and the ghost path world.
• The importance of understanding one's opponent and their methods.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang remotely assists Dong Dong against Ye Tianqi and the True Immortals.
• The four True Immortals work together to protect Ye Tianqi, each using different methods.
• Dong Dong and Ye Tianqi engage in battle, with Dong Dong showing remarkable resilience and adaptability.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang (disguised as a pool of golden-green blood) and Dong Dong (a little girl) confront Ye Tianqi and a True Immortal (Tian Yuanzi) in the South Gate Heavenly Pillar Land.
• Tan Shuchang uses the Four Seasons Grand Funeral immortal technique, defeating Tian Yuanzi and revealing his true form.
• Three more True Immortals join the fight, retrieving Tian Yuanzi's soul and saving Ye Tianqi.
• Tan Shuchang and Dong Dong retreat using the Cloud-Wandering Immortal Technique.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang: Reveals his true form and uses an immortal technique, demonstrating his power and cunning. He seeks to draw out and capture True Immortals of the ghost path.
• Dong Dong: Shows concern for holding Tan Shuchang back, indicating growth in self-awareness and responsibility.
• Ye Tianqi: Revealed to be the reincarnation of a Purple-Gold Immortal, he is protected by almost entirely golden fortune, making him difficult to kill.
• Tian Yuanzi: A True Immortal patriarch of an immortal sect, he is defeated by Tan Shuchang's immortal technique and seeks help from the ancestor of the immortal clan to settle his grudge with Tan Shuchang.

Significant Themes

• Power and Weakness: Tan Shuchang's power is revealed, but his inability to kill Ye Tianqi highlights his limitations. Tian Yuanzi's defeat shows the danger of underestimating opponents.
• Alliances and Rivalries: Alliances shift as characters seek to protect their interests or gain advantage. Tian Yuanzi seeks help from the immortal clan, while Tan Shuchang aims to capture True Immortals.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang and Dong Dong: Tan Shuchang protects Dong Dong, while she shows concern for holding him back. Their relationship deepens.
• Tian Yuanzi and the Immortal Clan Ancestor: Tian Yuanzi seeks help from the immortal clan ancestor, showing his desperation and willingness to submit to gain protection.
• Tan Shuchang and Tian Yuanzi: Their rivalry is established, with Tian Yuanzi vowing to settle his grudge with Tan Shuchang.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang, after twenty years of cultivation, realizes he hasn't aged and reflects on his experiences in the Land of the Four Heavenly Pillars.
• He decides to use Dong Dong's fate to encounter True Immortals, as her gold-purple fate has led her to meet several in the past.
• Dong Dong finds an immortal pill that increases cultivation and encounters several cultivators seeking it, leading to a confrontation with Ye Tianqi.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang: He becomes more reflective and strategic, deciding to use Dong Dong's fate to further his goals.
• Dong Dong: She demonstrates her combat prowess and cunning, outsmarting cultivators seeking the immortal pill and preparing to face Ye Tianqi again.

Significant Themes

• Fate and destiny: The characters' fates influence their experiences and encounters, with Dong Dong's gold-purple fate leading to meetings with True Immortals.
• Cultivation and growth: Tan Shuchang reflects on his cultivation journey, while Dong Dong continues to improve her skills and understanding of the cultivation world.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang and Dong Dong: Tan Shuchang manipulates Dong Dong into helping him find True Immortals, while Dong Dong is aware of his intentions but agrees to participate.
• Dong Dong and Ye Tianqi: Dong Dong encounters Ye Tianqi again, leading to a potential confrontation as Ye Tianqi seeks revenge for the loss of his fate.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Dong Dong and Ye Tianqi are separated by a powerful Xun Wind, revealed to be the work of Yun Lingdong, the Nimble Demon.
• The Immortal Ascension Potential Ranking is manipulated, placing the Demon Sect Saint Lord (Ye Tianqi) at the top.
• Tan Shuchang, the Immortal-Reversing Demon, kills a True Immortal of the Immortal Clan and refines its soul to advance his cultivation.
• Tan Shuchang and Dong Dong return to the Land of the Four Heavenly Pillars, with Tan using Dong Dong's luck to attract and eliminate Immortal Clan cultivators.
• The Immortal Clan issues a kill warrant for Dong Dong, leading to her being named the new Immortal-Reversing Demon.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang: Advances his cultivation to the Immortal Gate and gains insights into the Earthly Fiend True Method.
• Dong Dong: Gains the attention of the Immortal Clan and is named the new Immortal-Reversing Demon.
• Ye Tianqi: Becomes the top-ranked candidate on the Immortal Ascension Potential Ranking.

Significant Themes

• Luck and Destiny: Dong Dong's purple-gold luck attracts opportunities and danger, while Ye Tianqi's stolen luck fuels his enmity towards her.
• Power Dynamics: The Immortal Court's influence and the Immortal Clan's response to threats.
• Advancement and Growth: Tan Shuchang's cultivation progress and insights.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang and Dong Dong: They work together, with Tan using Dong Dong's luck to attract enemies and Dong Dong benefiting from the refined power of the True Immortal soul.
• Ye Tianqi and Dong Dong: Ye's hatred towards Dong Dong grows due to his belief that she stole his luck.
• The Immortal Clan and Tan Shuchang/Dong Dong: The Immortal Clan targets Tan and Dong Dong, leading to a series of conflicts.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Dong Dong, a one-attestation Longevity cultivator, is mistakenly identified as the "Immortal-Defying Devil" and becomes a target of the Immortal Clans.
• Tan Shuchang, already becoming an immortal, is unconcerned with the Immortal Ascension Potential Ranking and plans to cultivate ten thousand years of attainments before ascending.
• Dong Dong encounters and fights three Immortal Clan cultivators, revealing their true forms and causing a True Immortal, Ancestor Wanchen, to intervene.
• Tan Shuchang, in his true form as a pool of blood, confronts Ancestor Wanchen and reveals his connection to the Red Spring Master.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang: Becomes more confident and leisurely in his cultivation, planning to cultivate more attainments before ascending to immortality.
• Dong Dong: Grows more assertive and proactive, seeking out Immortal Clans to fight and prove her strength.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics between cultivators and True Immortals, and the fear of death.
• The differences between cultivators' attainments before and after becoming immortal.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang and Dong Dong: They communicate through magical artifacts, with Tan Shuchang providing guidance and information to Dong Dong.
• Dong Dong and the Immortal Clans: Dong Dong actively seeks out Immortal Clans to fight, while they initially underestimate her and later send Ancestor Wanchen to deal with her.
• Tan Shuchang and Ancestor Wanchen: Tan Shuchang reveals his true form and attacks Ancestor Wanchen, showing no fear of the True Immortal.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang refines the souls of two True Immortals, gaining benefits and insights.
• He realizes that True Immortals must leave behind a legacy to enlighten living beings, but ponders if ghosts count.
• He decides to seek help from Ghost Dao True Immortals to break the third shackle.
• In the Land of the Four Heavenly Pillars, he encounters the Azure Wood Immortal, who saves an Immortal Clan True Immortal from Tan Shuchang.
• The Azure Wood Immortal reveals that Immortal Clan True Immortals have been dying, and he's investigating.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang: Becomes more powerful and gains insights from refining True Immortals. He begins to consider his legacy and the nature of enlightenment.
• Azure Wood Immortal: Shows his power and status as an Immortal Court Exalted Immortal. He's investigating the deaths of Immortal Clan True Immortals.

Significant Themes

• The nature of enlightenment and legacy for True Immortals.
• The conflict between propriety and kindness, and the pursuit of personal interests.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang and the Azure Wood Immortal: They meet again, and the Azure Wood Immortal saves an Immortal Clan True Immortal from Tan Shuchang. They have a philosophical discussion about propriety and kindness.
• Tan Shuchang and the Immortal Clan True Immortal: Tan Shuchang kills him twice, first destroying his physical form and then his True Immortal soul.