Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang does not fight Dong Dong, and she is taken back by her clansmen.
• Tan Shuchang meditates for two years, causing the forest to change and become inaccessible to those without affinity.
• Heavenly Sword Manor suppresses the matter and acts as if nothing happened.
• Dong Dong leaves home again after two years, guided by her purple fortune, and meets Tan Shuchang.
• Chancellor Tan is resurrected by Tan Shuchang and contacts a Mountain-Sea Flood Dragon to escape.
• The eight top immortal sects intervene and establish life-and-death arenas for the Tan family and Diyi Era.
• Tan Shuchang and Dong Dong meet again, and Tan Shuchang plays with her.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang remains calm and composed, showing no signs of cultivation but possessing extraordinary abilities.
• Dong Dong, despite being young, displays intelligence and curiosity, and begins to question Tan Shuchang about his cultivation.
• Chancellor Tan shows determination to protect his clan and seeks revenge against Diyi Era.

Significant Themes

• The importance of one's own Dao and the search for it.
• The power dynamics between immortal sects and mortal governments.
• The influence of fortune and destiny on one's path.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang interacts with Dong Dong, playing games with her and showing patience and understanding towards her childish behavior.
• Tan Shuchang's relationship with his biological father, Chancellor Tan, is strained, and he chooses not to save the rest of the Tan family.
• The eight top immortal sects intervene in the conflict between the Tan family and Diyi Era, showing their power and influence.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang, after seven years of meditation, leaves his secluded place, following his heart.
• He travels through the Fivefold World, first to a modern-like world, then to the Ten Wastes Realm.
• In the Ten Wastes Realm, he observes the exploitation of lower layers by higher ones, particularly the ninth layer's barren state.
• Tan Shuchang ascends through the layers of the Southern Continent, equalizing cultivation resources and removing the suppression formation.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang: He continues his journey of self-discovery, seeking his own Dao. He demonstrates his power and compassion by equalizing resources among the layers of the Southern Continent.
• Dong Dong: She attempts to run away from home again, but is quickly found and returned. She meets Tan Shuchang again and greets him as an old friend.

Significant Themes

• Social Inequality: The Southern Continent's layers illustrate the disparity between the rich and the poor, the powerful and the weak, reflecting real-world societal issues.
• Compassion and Justice: Tan Shuchang's actions show compassion for the suffering of those in lower layers, seeking to rectify the injustice they face.
• Self-Discovery: Tan Shuchang's journey continues to be about finding his own Dao, understanding his purpose and place in the world.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang and Dong Dong: They reunite briefly, with Dong Dong happy to see her old friend, and Tan Shuchang acknowledging her greeting.
• Tan Shuchang and the Southern Continent's inhabitants: Though not directly interacting with any specific character, Tan Shuchang's actions impact the lives of all who live on the Southern Continent, particularly those on the lower layers.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang and Dong Dong reunite after three years. Tan Shuchang realizes his true Dao: the True Immortal Great Dao.
• Upon awakening to his Dao, Tan Shuchang's cultivation power increases rapidly, and he breaks through multiple realms, reaching the extreme of Heavenly Dipper in a single step.
• The Mara Heavenly Overseer and the Orion Heavenly Overseer clash due to the appearance of a Blood Sea World, sensed by both.
• The three Heavenly Overseer True Method True Immortals of the Mara Heavenly Overseer are tempted by the Blood Sea World and plan to seize it.
• The four True Immortal Lords invite these three Heavenly Overseer True Method True Immortals to the Immortal Court, revealing the Blood Sea World's existence to other Heavenly Overseer True Immortals.
• True Immortals prepare to descend into the mortal realm to find the Blood Sea World, with promises of discipleship under Heavenly Overseer True Method True Immortals as incentives.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang: Realizes his true Dao, the True Immortal Great Dao, and experiences rapid cultivation growth.
• Dong Dong: Grows from a child to a young girl, showing curiosity and persistence in her questions.
• Mara Heavenly Overseer: Struggles against the Orion Heavenly Overseer for the Blood Sea World.
• Orion Heavenly Overseer: Reappears and blocks the Mara Heavenly Overseer's power, protecting the Blood Sea World.
• Heavenly Overseer True Method True Immortals: Become excited and motivated by the prospect of the Blood Sea World, leading to their descent into the mortal realm.

Significant Themes

• The difficulty and subjectivity of seeking the Dao.
• The power and influence of Heavenly Overseers and their True Method True Immortals.
• The temptation and allure of the Blood Sea World, driving Heavenly Overseer True Method True Immortals to act.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang and Dong Dong: Reunite and engage in conversation, with Dong Dong's questions helping Tan Shuchang realize his true Dao.
• Mara Heavenly Overseer and Orion Heavenly Overseer: Clash over the Blood Sea World, showcasing their power and influence.
• Heavenly Overseer True Method True Immortals: Interact and collaborate, driven by their shared desire to obtain the Blood Sea World.

Summary

Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang, already within the Blood Sea World, calmly decides its ultimate form as a True Immortal World.
• The Orion Heavenly Overseer appears, indicating that True Immortals of the Heavenly Overseer True Method in the Primordial Heaven Realm have noticed Tan Shuchang's True Immortal World.
• Tan Shuchang remakes Orion Heaven, creating a Cloudy Netherworld to imprison Netherworld ghosts and defend against Earthly Fiend True Immortals.
• Tan Shuchang prepares to comprehend the Dao Fruit of the Heavenly Overseer True Method.
• Dong Dong enters enlightenment and cultivates to the realm of a century of cultivation.
• Tan Shuchang ascends, leaving behind a letter for Dong Dong with a back door.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang: He calmly defines the Blood Sea World as a True Immortal World, remakes Orion Heaven, and prepares to comprehend the Dao Fruit of the Heavenly Overseer True Method. He leaves without a word, only a letter for Dong Dong.
• Dong Dong: She enters enlightenment and cultivates to the realm of a century of cultivation. She finds Tan Shuchang's letter and discovers a back door.

Significant Themes

• Cultivation: Tan Shuchang's cultivation reaches the pinnacle of the Heavenly Dipper, and he prepares to comprehend the Dao Fruit of the Heavenly Overseer True Method. Dong Dong enters enlightenment and advances in cultivation.
• Transformation and Adaptation: Tan Shuchang remakes Orion Heaven, creating a Cloudy Netherworld to adapt to the changes in the world and protect it.
• Ascension and Departure: Tan Shuchang ascends, leaving behind a letter and a back door for Dong Dong.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang and Dong Dong: Tan Shuchang asks Dong Dong about her understanding of cultivation, leading her to enter enlightenment. He leaves her a letter and a back door upon his ascension.
• Tan Shuchang and the Orion Heavenly Overseer: The Orion Heavenly Overseer appears, indicating that True Immortals of the Heavenly Overseer True Method in the Primordial Heaven Realm have noticed Tan Shuchang's True Immortal World.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Dong Dong, after cultivating for ten years, returns to Heavenly Sword Manor to find the world changed. The lands of the twenty-five provinces have been reorganized, and a heavenly pillar stands tall, releasing cultivation diaries.
• Dong Dong learns about Tan Shuchang, a cultivator whose diaries are scattered by the heavenly pillar, and his influence on the world.
• Dong Dong discovers a door leading to a higher realm and ascends, leaving behind a letter for her sect.
• Tan Shuchang senses Dong Dong's activity and opens a door to a new world, descending onto a dying life-bearing planet.

Character Developments

• Dong Dong: Returns home after ten years of cultivation, discovers the changed world, and ascends to a higher realm.
• Tan Shuchang: Continues to explore and expand his true immortal world, opens a door to a new world, and descends onto a dying planet.

Significant Themes

• The cycle of life and death, rise and fall of worlds.
• The existence of greater powers and higher heavens.
• The influence of a single individual on the world.

Character Interactions

• Dong Dong interacts with Sword Young Master, sharing her experiences and the door to the higher realm.
• Tan Shuchang interacts with the new world and its inhabitants, learning about their struggle for survival.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang receives an invitation from an unknown source on an ancient life-bearing star, which he initially refuses.
• He meets a Banhu Realm being in the form of a stone statue, who tells him about the shattered Great Dao of True Immortals and the Ancient Immortal Domain.
• Tan Shuchang returns to his true body and decides to seek out Dao Ancestor Shixin for guidance.
• He travels to the Land of the Four Heavenly Pillars but finds no sign of the Dao Ancestor. He leaves after a brief attempt.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang demonstrates his ability to refuse invitations and make cautious decisions, showing maturity and wisdom.
• He shows respect and gratitude towards the Banhu Realm being, indicating his understanding of the hierarchy in the cultivation world.
• Tan Shuchang's determination to seek out Dao Ancestor Shixin shows his eagerness to improve and learn.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics and hierarchy in the cultivation world, with Banhu Realm beings at the pinnacle.
• The importance of caution and careful decision-making, as seen in Tan Shuchang's refusal of the invitation.
• The concept of fate and providence, with Tan Shuchang's white providence being mentioned again.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang interacts with a Banhu Realm being, showing respect and receiving guidance.
• Tan Shuchang's interaction with the cultivators in the Land of the Four Heavenly Pillars is brief but notable, as he stands out due to his method of arrival.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang's anomaly foretells a meeting with the Dao Ancestor, sparking interest among cultivators.
• News spreads, and Tan Shuchang becomes famous as the Dao Ancestor's potential new disciple.
• Heavenly Overseer True Method True Immortals send incarnations to find Tan Shuchang, but he's already returned to Orion Heaven.
• Tan Shuchang decides to evolve a True Immortal Great Dao using himself as a foundation.
• Dong Dong, the little girl, becomes a renowned pill merchant and reaches the Ancient Sword Immortal Realm.
• Three cultivators of the Three Attestations attack Dong Dong during her Second Attestation attempt, but Tan Shuchang intervenes and kills them.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang: Focuses on cultivating and evolving a True Immortal Great Dao. He also aids Dong Dong when needed.
• Dong Dong: Advances her cultivation rapidly through pills and reaches the Ancient Sword Immortal Realm. She becomes a successful pill merchant.

Significant Themes

• Cultivation and evolution of Great Dao
• The mystery and complexity of the Mortal Realm's timeline
• The power dynamics between cultivators and the impact of Tan Shuchang's actions on the region

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang and Dong Dong: Their relationship is that of a master and student, with Tan Shuchang guiding Dong Dong's cultivation and protecting her when needed.
• Cultivators and the great powers: The cultivators in the region are interested in Tan Shuchang's anomaly and send disciples to investigate. The great powers in the region are hostile towards Dong Dong due to her pill business.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang, a true immortal at the pinnacle of Tiangang cultivation, returns to the past to help Dong Dong, a little girl with cultivation talent, temporarily halt her breakthrough to avoid timeline influences.
• Tan Shuchang reveals his origins and plans to return in ten years, leaving a wisp of spiritual intent to protect Dong Dong.
• Dong Dong, upset about her halted growth, decides to retaliate against those who had tried to ambush her, causing the low-grade medicinal pill market to collapse.
• A Heavenly Overseer true immortal clone arrives, drawn by Dong Dong's sword path talent or Tan Shuchang's true immortal world. Tan Shuchang avoids confrontation and takes Dong Dong back to Orion Heaven.
• Ten years pass, and Tan Shuchang is about to return to his original timeline. Dong Dong, worried about her future, wants to go with him.
• Tan Shuchang returns through the door, bringing Dong Dong with him. They arrive in the Fourth World of the Fivefold World, and Dong Dong doesn't recognize Tan Shuchang.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang: He reveals his past to Dong Dong, shows concern for her safety, and avoids confrontations to maintain his cultivation path.
• Dong Dong: She feels betrayed by Tan Shuchang's actions, seeks revenge, and later wants to accompany him back to his time. She doesn't recognize Tan Shuchang upon their arrival in the Fourth World.

Significant Themes

• Timelines: The influence of timelines on cultivation and existence, and the possibility of reversing through time.
• Cultivation and Growth: The struggle between personal growth and the influence of external forces (like timelines or powerful cultivators).
• Friendship and Betrayal: Dong Dong feels betrayed by Tan Shuchang, leading her to seek revenge, but she still wants to be with him later.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang and Dong Dong: Their relationship evolves from a master-disciple bond to a friendship, then to Dong Dong feeling betrayed, and finally, to her wanting to accompany him back to his time. Upon arrival in the Fourth World, Dong Dong doesn't recognize Tan Shuchang.
• Dong Dong and the Medicinal Pill Market: Dong Dong's retaliation against the market causes it to collapse, affecting the major powers involved.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang lets Dong Dong's past timeline affect the current one, pondering if her presence might be crucial to his attainment of the Dao.
• He writes three cultivation records, imbuing them with his power and the aura of the Undying Blood Form.
• The Vast World Azure Flood Dragon aids the Fourth World cultivators by guiding five cultivators with the five elements of creation to find Tan Shuchang.
• A group of cultivators, protected by a water-element method, ascends the Heavenly Pillar to confront Tan Shuchang.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang: He begins to consider Dong Dong's role in his cultivation journey and starts writing cultivation records instead of diaries.
• Dong Dong: She continues cultivating and discovers many treasures in the Cloudy Netherworld, increasing her happiness and motivation.

Significant Themes

• The influence of the past on the present and the interconnectedness of timelines.
• The power of cultivation records and the potential of the Undying Blood Form.
• The guidance and manipulation of powerful beings from the shadows.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang and Dong Dong: Their master-disciple relationship deepens as Tan Shuchang guides Dong Dong's cultivation and encourages her to practice her divine abilities on incoming cultivators.
• The Fourth World cultivators and the Vast World Azure Flood Dragon: The dragon secretly aids the cultivators by guiding five of them with the five elements of creation to confront Tan Shuchang.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The cultivation land appears again after three years, surprising Tan Shuchang.
• Dong Dong uses her divine abilities to fend off cultivators climbing the Heavenly Pillar.
• The Creation Five Elements change hands multiple times, causing True Immortals to fight and die for them.
• Tan Shuchang's incarnations aid True Immortals in battle, and a major conflict ensues.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang remains calm and calculating, using his incarnations to manipulate events.
• Dong Dong demonstrates her power and growth in using divine abilities.
• True Immortals in the Fourth World show their desperation and ruthlessness in pursuing the Creation Five Elements.

Significant Themes

• Power and ambition: True Immortals' desire for the Creation Five Elements leads to their downfall.
• Manipulation and deception: Tan Shuchang uses his incarnations to influence events without directly intervening.
• The passage of time: The three-year deadline brings significant changes and conflicts.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang interacts with the True Immortals through his incarnations, guiding and aiding them.
• Dong Dong interacts with Tan Shuchang, showing her growth and loyalty.
• True Immortals interact with each other, forming alliances and engaging in deadly conflicts over the Creation Five Elements.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang enters a door and a road, choosing the road that leads him to the Ancient Road of Reincarnation, where he sees Dream Immortal.
• He continues and arrives in the Ancient Immortal Domain, where he cultivates the Heavenly Secretary Orthodox Law successfully.
• He leaves the domain, and the domain falls apart, revealing flawless Banhu Realm existences.
• The Orion Heavenly Overseer remains behind, influencing the shattered world.
• Tan Shuchang returns to the Fifth World, and the battle between Heavenly Dipper True Immortals is about to end.
• Five True Immortals approach Tan Shuchang, and he uses a wisp of innate Geng Metal energy to annihilate them.
• The Vast World Azure Flood Dragon notices Tan Shuchang and is shocked by his cultivation and the disappearance of Venerable Karma's karmic fire.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang cultivates the Heavenly Secretary Orthodox Law, becoming a True Immortal, and gains the ability to annihilate Heavenly Dipper Pinnacle True Immortals.
• Dream Immortal is seen on the Ancient Road of Reincarnation, walking for a long time without reincarnating.
• The Vast World Azure Flood Dragon is revealed to be a Mountain-Sea Flood Dragon and is shocked by Tan Shuchang's cultivation and the disappearance of Venerable Karma's karmic fire.

Significant Themes

• The power of the Heavenly Secretary Orthodox Law and innate Geng Metal energy.
• The vast gap between the Heavenly Dipper Pinnacle and the Heavenly Secretary Orthodox Law.
• The influence of the Orion Heavenly Overseer on the timeline and the proper order of heaven and earth.
• The fixed nature of the timeline when flawless Banhu Realm existences are involved.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang interacts with Dream Immortal on the Ancient Road of Reincarnation, bidding her farewell.
• Tan Shuchang interacts with five Heavenly Dipper True Immortals, annihilating them with a wisp of innate Geng Metal energy.
• The Vast World Azure Flood Dragon interacts with Tan Shuchang, noticing his cultivation and the disappearance of Venerable Karma's karmic fire.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Venerable Karma, a pinnacle Heavenly Secretary, broke his Dao-attainment vow, causing changes in the Fivefold World.
• Tan Shuchang, a Heavenly Gang True Immortal, cultivated the Heavenly Secretary Orthodox Law, defying Venerable Karma's influence and altering his own destiny.
• Tan Shuchang returned to the Land of the Four Heavenly Pillars, where Dao Ancestor Shixin revealed that he was close to attaining the Banhu Realm Dao.
• Tan Shuchang found that the events in Orion Heaven had been completely changed, with no trace of the little girl's existence.

Character Developments

• Venerable Karma: Unworthy of his Dao-attainment vow, he caused the Fivefold World to become fantastical and bizarre.
• Tan Shuchang: Broke free of Venerable Karma's influence, cultivated the Heavenly Secretary Orthodox Law, and returned to the Land of the Four Heavenly Pillars.
• Dao Ancestor Shixin: Revealed his closeness to attaining the Banhu Realm Dao and asked Tan Shuchang to help send away his disappointing disciples.

Significant Themes

• The conflict between Venerable Karma and Dao Ancestor Shixin, stemming from Venerable Karma's unworthiness and reliance on his clan's blessings.
• The power dynamics between pinnacle Heavenly Secretaries and Banhu Realm existences, with the latter holding immense influence.
• The concept of timelines and the World Correction Force, illustrating the difficulty of changing the past without a Banhu Realm existence's tacit permission.

Character Interactions

• Venerable Karma and Dao Ancestor Shixin: Opposites in their paths to attaining the Banhu Realm Dao, with Shixin finding Karma unpleasant due to his unworthiness.
• Tan Shuchang and Dao Ancestor Shixin: Allies who help each other, with Shixin guiding Tan Shuchang and Tan Shuchang offering to help Shixin.
• Tan Shuchang and the little girl: Though their interaction is not shown, Tan Shuchang's desire to attain the Banhu Realm Dao increases upon seeing the little girl's unchanged state in a different timeline.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang's cultivation breakthrough to Heavenly Secretary Orthodox Law causes turmoil in the Primordial Heaven Realm.
• He kills three Heavenly Secretary Orthodox Law True Immortals in succession, causing the Heavenly Offices to manifest phenomena.
• The Purple-Gold Immortal, who had descended to the mortal world for tribulation, returns and is killed by Tan Shuchang.
• Jieming Immortal Lord, the Purple-Gold Immortal's father, arrives and confronts Tan Shuchang.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang: Cultivates Heavenly Secretary Orthodox Law in just 30 years, seeks revenge on those who wronged him.
• Purple-Gold Immortal: Fails his tribulation, is killed by Tan Shuchang.
• Jieming Immortal Lord: Arrives to confront Tan Shuchang, reveals his ugly methods of consuming others' fortune.

Significant Themes

• The power of Heavenly Secretary Orthodox Law and its consequences.
• The contrast between appearances and reality, as seen in the Primordial Heaven Realm's true form.
• The consequences of past actions and the settling of old debts.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang and the Heavenly Secretary Orthodox Law True Immortals: Tan Shuchang kills several True Immortals, causing the Heavenly Offices to react.
• Tan Shuchang and the Purple-Gold Immortal: Tan Shuchang kills the Purple-Gold Immortal for past grievances.
• Tan Shuchang and Jieming Immortal Lord: Jieming Immortal Lord arrives to confront Tan Shuchang, but is ultimately suppressed by him.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang, a True Immortal of the Heavenly Secretary Orthodox Law, causes a massive blood phenomenon, killing several True Immortals and earning the title "Blood Demon Tan Shuchang."
• He flees to the Ten Wastes Realm to settle a karma and improve his Change-and-Const Immortal Art.
• In the Primordial Heaven Realm, his actions lead to the formation of six superpowers and widespread fear among True Immortals.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang: He demonstrates his power and invincibility against True Immortals of the Heavenly Secretary Orthodox Law, but struggles against Dao Immortals. He decides to improve his immortal art and returns to the Ten Wastes Realm.
• Jieming Immortal Lord: Revealed to be greedy and strip the fortune of others for himself.
• Feng He (Second Senior Sister): Mentioned as having been killed and reincarnated with the help of Shuchang Ancient Immortal Ancestor.

Significant Themes

• Power dynamics and fear among True Immortals.
• The consequences of Tan Shuchang's actions and the changes they bring to the Primordial Heaven Realm.
• The importance of cultivation resources and their impact on low-level cultivators.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang interacts with Jieming Immortal Lord, leading to the latter's prophecy about Tan Shuchang.
• Tan Shuchang's actions cause True Immortals to join forces and form superpowers, leading to widespread fear and attempts to seek help from the Dao Ancestor.
• Tan Shuchang interacts with the consciousness of an immortal island, leading to his decision to improve his immortal art.
• Tan Shuchang briefly interacts with the Rogue Cultivators of the Southern Continent and his second senior sister, Feng He.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang (Youquan) and his benefactor-master, the Shuchang Ancient Immortal Ancestor, clash due to a mysterious tribulation linking them.
• Tan Shuchang attacks the Constant Heaven Palace, using a sea of blood to overwhelm his fellow disciples, but his benefactor-master intervenes, saving them and giving himself a reason to act against Tan Shuchang.
• Tan Shuchang switches places with his Lesser Immortal World body and uses the power of five True Immortal Tribulations to strengthen his sea of blood. The Shuchang Ancient Immortal Ancestor counters with a golden bell, refined from the Dao Fruits of more than ten powerful Dao Immortals.
• Tan Shuchang's Lesser Immortal World body hides in a special collapsed region of seawater in the Endless Sea, influenced by the powers of two Ancient Immortal Ancestors.
• After half a year, cultivators in the Ten Wastes Realm begin to face Thunder Tribulations and a growing Muddy Tribulation.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang: Becomes a Dao Immortal and faces off against his benefactor-master. He demonstrates his power and cunning, switching bodies and using the Lesser Immortal World to evade his benefactor-master's attacks.
• Shuchang Ancient Immortal Ancestor: Realizes Tan Shuchang is his future great enemy and tries to eliminate him, using the attack on the Constant Heaven Palace as a pretext. He reveals his power and the extent of his preparations, using a golden bell refined from the Dao Fruits of powerful Dao Immortals.

Significant Themes

• The relationship between master and disciple, and the potential for betrayal and conflict within that dynamic.
• The power of Ancient Immortal Ancestors and the extent of their preparations, as demonstrated by the Shuchang Ancient Immortal Ancestor's golden bell.
• The growing threat of the Muddy Tribulation and its impact on cultivators in the Ten Wastes Realm.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang and the Shuchang Ancient Immortal Ancestor: Their relationship evolves from that of master and disciple to adversaries, with Tan Shuchang challenging his benefactor-master's authority and the Shuchang Ancient Immortal Ancestor trying to eliminate him.
• Tan Shuchang and his fellow disciples: Tan Shuchang's attack on the Constant Heaven Palace puts his fellow disciples in danger, but the Shuchang Ancient Immortal Ancestor intervenes to save them, highlighting the power dynamics within their relationship.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter discusses the fivefold tribulations of True Immortals and their significance.
• The Muddy Tribulation in the Ten Wastes Realm has grown powerful, affecting all True Immortals.
• Tan Shuchang learns that the resentment of living beings, accumulated over generations, has caused this increase in the Muddy Tribulation's power.
• Tan Shuchang decides to use this situation to his advantage, aiming to invite the third descent of the Land of Cultivation.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang: He understands the true cause behind the Muddy Tribulation's growth and decides to use it to his benefit. He switches his bodies and returns to the Ten Wastes Realm, ready to confront his master and the other Ancient Immortal Ancestors.
• Shuchang Ancient Immortal Ancestor: An incarnation of Tan Shuchang's master descends to confront him. Despite being an incarnation, it possesses a portion of an Ancient Immortal Ancestor's power.

Significant Themes

• The theme of fate and destiny is prominent, with the resentment of living beings influencing Heaven and Earth, and fate arranging a scheme involving Tan Shuchang.
• The power dynamics between True Immortals and Ancient Immortal Ancestors are explored, with the latter being far more powerful.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang interacts with his master, Shuchang Ancient Immortal Ancestor, through an incarnation. Despite the tension, Tan Shuchang maintains proper etiquette and attacks immediately after speaking, showing respect for his master's power.
• Tan Shuchang's conversation with Dao Ancestor Shixin reveals the true cause behind the Muddy Tribulation's growth and hints at the potential benefits Tan Shuchang could gain from the situation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang's clash with his master becomes known throughout the Ten Wastes Realm, causing a sensation among True Immortals who believe an Ancient Immortal Ancestor has been killed.
• The six Ancient Immortal Ancestors gather, and Shuchang Ancient Immortal Ancestor sends an avatar to kill Tan Shuchang, with Qu Tai Ancient Immortal Ancestor lending his power through another avatar.
• Tan Shuchang uses the resentment of living beings to scatter the avatars and plans to follow the resentment back to its source.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang's reputation grows, and his cultivation progress is astonishing, causing fear and awe among True Immortals.
• Shuchang Ancient Immortal Ancestor becomes determined to kill Tan Shuchang after realizing he might be connected to the change in heaven and earth.
• Qu Tai Ancient Immortal Ancestor shows understanding and compassion towards living beings' resentment, unlike other Ancient Immortal Ancestors.

Significant Themes

• The power of living beings' resentment and their influence on heaven and earth.
• The consequences of ignoring the will of living beings, as seen through the actions of the Ancient Immortal Ancestors.
• The theme of repaying kindness with enmity, as Tan Shuchang plans to act against the living beings' resentment after it has helped him.

Character Interactions

• Shuchang Ancient Immortal Ancestor and Tan Shuchang's relationship becomes adversarial, with the master determined to kill his disciple.
• Qu Tai Ancient Immortal Ancestor shows a different perspective compared to other Ancient Immortal Ancestors, understanding the root cause of the change in heaven and earth and offering Tan Shuchang a chance to reincarnate.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang locates and absorbs a vast source of resentment in the Ten Wastes Realm.
• He encounters a rabbit figure, which he believes is a Banhu Realm cultivator.
• Time freezes across multiple realms, and two Banhu Realm cultivators from the future—Venerable Lingguang Diyuan and Venerable Primordial Blood Demon—attempt to travel back in time to confront Tan Shuchang.
• A partial afterimage of an Immortal King (a Banhu Realm cultivator at the third step) blocks Venerable Lingguang Diyuan's path.
• Venerable Primordial Blood Demon arrives but is sent flying by the Immortal King's afterimage.
• Tan Shuchang discovers he can travel through time and space, temporarily acquiring Banhu Realm powers.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang absorbs a significant amount of resentment, hinting at his potential to reach the Banhu Realm.
• He encounters powerful Banhu Realm cultivators, increasing his understanding of the realm's capabilities.
• Tan Shuchang remains respectful and cautious when dealing with the rabbit figure and the Banhu Realm cultivators.

Significant Themes

• The power and limitations of the Banhu Realm.
• The consequences of meddling with time and the past.
• The potential dangers of cultivating resentment and negative emotions.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang interacts with the rabbit figure, which he believes is a Banhu Realm cultivator. However, the rabbit only repeats a recorded phrase, indicating a lack of genuine interaction.
• Banhu Realm cultivators Venerable Lingguang Diyuan and Venerable Primordial Blood Demon attempt to confront Tan Shuchang but are blocked by the Immortal King's afterimage, showing their inability to control the situation.
• Tan Shuchang's interaction with the rabbit figure and the Banhu Realm cultivators demonstrates his respect and caution when dealing with powerful beings.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang uses his three opportunities to comprehend the power of the Banhu Realm, increasing his confidence in cultivating the Heavenly Secretary to its utmost limit.
• He travels back in time to the Ten Wastes Realm, three hundred years and then two hundred and ninety-nine years in the past.
• He encounters and defeats a Ghost Dao true immortal, then sets up formations to protect an immortal island.
• He kills his second master, Shuchang Ancient Immortal Ancestor, causing a violent eruption of Muddy Tribulation aura.
• He learns that the Banhu Realm can revive the dead and understands Senior Rabbit's intentions in aiding his cultivation.
• He ends up in a river filled with floating longswords, indicating he's no longer in the Ten Wastes Realm.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang gains confidence in his cultivation progress and understands the Banhu Realm's power and Senior Rabbit's intentions better.
• Shuchang Ancient Immortal Ancestor's death and subsequent revival demonstrate the Banhu Realm's power over life and death.

Significant Themes

• The power of the Banhu Realm and its ability to traverse time and influence life and death.
• The consequences of changing the past and the backlash of the river of time on the soul.
• The relationship between Tan Shuchang and Senior Rabbit, and the latter's intentions in aiding Tan Shuchang's cultivation.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang interacts with a Ghost Dao true immortal, defeating him with ease.
• He confronts and kills his second master, Shuchang Ancient Immortal Ancestor.
• Throughout the chapter, Tan Shuchang's thoughts and actions reveal his growing understanding and acceptance of the Banhu Realm's power and Senior Rabbit's influence.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tan Shuchang stands on a river connected to the Sword Dao, but cannot resonate with it or obtain information.
• He grabs some river water, which transforms into long swords and forms a sword formation with four gateways and sword phantoms.
• The formation scatters sword light and the gateways, then Tan Shuchang tries to sense the river's connection to the Banhu Realm.
• He decides to traverse the river of time but is manipulated by a Banhu Realm cultivator to enter an illusory world resembling the Primordial World.
• Tan Shuchang senses that something is wrong and leaves the river of time, finding himself in a world with immortals and mortals coexisting and fighting.

Character Developments

• Tan Shuchang: He becomes increasingly suspicious and cautious, using his authority to traverse the river of time and confirming that the world he's in is real but might be fabricated. He also acquires the Four Swords of Immortal Slaying.

Significant Themes

• Suspicion and caution: Tan Shuchang's suspicious nature leads him to question the reality of his surroundings and the intentions behind them.
• Power and manipulation: The Banhu Realm cultivator manipulates Tan Shuchang's journey through time, demonstrating their power and ability to control events.

Character Interactions

• Tan Shuchang and the Banhu Realm cultivator: Though not directly interacting, the Banhu Realm cultivator's actions influence Tan Shuchang's journey and experiences. Their interaction is indirect and manipulative.
• Tan Shuchang and the six faceless figures: Tan Shuchang encounters six faceless figures, who are likely part of the illusory world created by the Banhu Realm cultivator. Their interaction is brief and mysterious.