Recaps

Gu Yuanqing entered Dongyuan City with Zheng Kun and used his Consecration Token to help him buy Fishing Gear at a discount. As Zheng Kun explained why Void Heaven Rogue Cultivators struggled in the Ancient Realm, Gu Yuanqing began to understand why their clans knew so little about it.

• Gu Yuanqing entered Dongyuan City with Zheng Kun, and the gate officer admitted him respectfully after seeing his Consecration Token.
• Zheng Kun bought Profound-Tier Green Scale Bamboo Fishing Gear at a discount, while Gu Yuanqing chose inexpensive Black Iron Fishing Gear and asked about void Stone prices.
• Zheng Kun repaid Gu Yuanqing with Ancient Coins, then explained that native inhabitants revived after death and could become yin spirits if exposed to too much killing intent.
• Zheng Kun explained that Rogue Cultivators had to spend Ancient Coins on city entry, teleportation, equipment, and transporting artifacts out of the realm.
• Gu Yuanqing realized that the hardship Void Heaven cultivators faced in the Ancient Realm explained why their descendants knew so little about it.

Gu Yuanqing learned about the Ancient Realm’s strange rules and its incomplete Heavenly Dao, then prepared to travel with Zheng Kun to the Boundless River. At the Great Teleportation Array, Zheng Kun recognized three Sanyang Sect cultivators and warned Gu Yuanqing about the sect’s ruthless reputation.

• Zheng Kun explained that ordinary objects vanished on Full Moon nights, while ancient artifacts endured, and described the Ancient Realm’s costly treasures and difficult path to cultivation.
• Gu Yuanqing tested whether he could bring an object from the Ancient Realm into the Floating World, then considered the differences between their dao resonances and the Cultivation World.
• Gu Yuanqing collected rewards from the first twenty-seven levels of the Heavenly Ladder and restored his divine soul before leaving for the Boundless River with Zheng Kun.
• Gu Yuanqing and Zheng Kun reached the Great Teleportation Array, where cultivators paid to enter and soldiers guarded the barrier.
• Zheng Kun recognized a white-haired elder and two men from the Sanyang Sect, then told Gu Yuanqing that the sect was ruthless and despised by many cultivators.

Gu Yuanqing and Zheng Kun confronted Zhuang Tianlai of the Sanyang Sect before entering the Boundless River through the Great Teleportation Array. They arrived at the river, where Gu Yuanqing examined its immense, energy-filled waters.

• Zheng Kun told Gu Yuanqing that Zhuang Tianlai had tried to take his Dao Soul and later attacked him, but Gu Yuanqing refused to distance himself from Zheng Kun.
• Zhuang Tianlai approached Zheng Kun and warned Gu Yuanqing to avoid bringing trouble upon himself, while Zheng Kun urged Gu Yuanqing to split up after entering the Boundless River.
• The general of the Great Wei Divine Dynasty opened the Great Teleportation Array, and Gu Yuanqing and Zheng Kun waited for the three Sanyang Sect members to enter before following them.
• Gu Yuanqing resisted the array's spatial forces with his void heaven domain and arrived with Zheng Kun on a barren mountaintop.
• Gu Yuanqing followed Zheng Kun to the riverbank and discovered that the vast silver torrent was made of vital energy rather than water.

Gu Yuanqing learned how to fish for Dao Souls in the Boundless River from Zheng Kun, then showed how quickly he could condense and maintain Dao Bait. He began fishing at a secluded spot, where the river's turbulent vital energy tested his bait.

• Zheng Kun explained that the Illusionary Spirit Sect's upper river fishing platforms attracted Dao Souls but were dangerous and crowded, so Gu Yuanqing chose to fish away from them.
• Zheng Kun led Gu Yuanqing downstream to a suitable fishing spot and taught him how to condense Dao Bait, choose its depth, and endure the river's currents.
• Zheng Kun prepared wind-aspected bait with his Profound Grade Fishing Rod while Gu Yuanqing set up his shorter Black Iron Fishing Rod.
• Gu Yuanqing swiftly condensed a fist-sized mass of earthen water Dao resonance, surprising Zheng Kun with its purity.
• Gu Yuanqing lowered his Dao Bait into the river and felt the torrents of vital energy battering its Dao resonance.

Gu Yuanqing learned about the Ancient Realm while fishing the Boundless River with Zheng Kun, then caught a Dao Soul whose Spirituality deepened his understanding of the Dao of water essence. After recognizing Dao Souls as valuable records of their own histories, he left to fish elsewhere.

• Gu Yuanqing adjusted his cultivation and Dao Resonance to fish in the Boundless River, impressing Zheng Kun with how steadily he handled his first attempt.
• While fishing, Gu Yuanqing asked Zheng Kun about the Ancient Realm and learned about its sects and notable locations as they waited for a catch.
• Gu Yuanqing watched another Cultivator capture a Profound Tier Fire Dao Soul, and Zheng Kun caught and refined a Yellow Tier Wind Dao Soul that suited his cultivation.
• Gu Yuanqing caught a Yellow Tier Dao Soul made of Kui Water Qi and gained insights into the Dao of water essence by merging with its Spirituality.
• Gu Yuanqing concluded that Dao Souls preserved traces of their lives and could greatly accelerate cultivation, then left to fish in another spot.

Gu Yuanqing found a turbulent stretch of the Boundless River where he could fish without attracting attention, and used Heavenly Fishing methods to catch Dao Souls while condensing Ancient Coins. His rapid catches convinced him that the river suited his Heavenly Fishing Empowerment, and he continued fishing as more Dao Souls gathered around his bait.

• Gu Yuanqing chose a secluded, turbulent fishing spot downstream and lowered his Dao Bait into the Boundless River.
• While waiting, Gu Yuanqing condensed a Two-Pattern Ancient Coin and considered how his deep foundation let him make coins faster than ordinary Void Heaven Cultivators.
• Gu Yuanqing caught a small Blue Fish Dao Soul and gained Wind Dao insight from refining it.
• Gu Yuanqing caught a Black Tortoise Dao Soul and then another Blue Fish, realizing Heavenly Fishing could attract Dao Souls and accelerate his cultivation.
• Gu Yuanqing compared his three catches in four hours with the single Dao Soul he had caught over several days and continued fishing as the catches grew more frequent.

Gu Yuanqing spent more than half a year fishing the Boundless River and strengthening his Void Heaven World before hooking a powerful Profound Tier Dao Soul. As he struggled to capture the Water Ape, nearby Cultivators were drawn by the commotion.

• Gu Yuanqing followed a routine of fishing and cultivating for more than half a year, catching many Dao Souls but no profound-tier ones.
• Zheng Kun visited Gu Yuanqing, told him about the Boundless River Market Ward, and sensed that Gu Yuanqing had changed.
• Gu Yuanqing hooked a hundred-foot Water Ape, a Top-Grade Profound Tier Dao Soul, and fought to restrain it as it drew strength from the Boundless River.
• Gu Yuanqing formed a net of true essence to suppress the Water Ape without damaging its spirituality, then noticed Cultivators approaching.

Gu Yuanqing captured a Top-Grade Profound Tier Waterway Dao Soul from the Boundless River, drawing the attention of nearby cultivators. As buyers converged, an elder from the Four Symbols Sect rushed to the scene, with Zhuang Tianlai following him.

• An old cultivator spotted Gu Yuanqing’s Dao Soul and secretly alerted Elder Qin of the Four Symbols Sect, who set out to claim it.
• Zhuang Tianlai noticed Qin Yongqing’s haste and followed him downstream despite Qin’s objections.
• Gu Yuanqing used the Myriad Manifestations Seal and layered suppression techniques to capture the Water Ape Dao Soul without destroying its foundation.
• After Gu Yuanqing reduced the Dao Soul to fist size, several cultivators approached to offer trades, and the old cultivator announced that Elder Qin was on his way.

Gu Yuanqing refused to sell the Water Ape Dao Soul to Feng Xiao and left to refine it somewhere safer. When Shi Kairong and two others followed despite his warnings, Gu Yuanqing struck them with the Formless Calamity Finger and continued on without checking whether they survived.

• Feng Xiao threatened Shi Kairong, then offered Gu Yuanqing eighty thousand Ancient Coins and a Storage Bag for the Water Ape Dao Soul.
• Gu Yuanqing refused to sell the Dao Soul and set off for the mountains to find a safe place to refine it.
• Shi Kairong and two others followed Gu Yuanqing, claiming Shi Kairong needed to wait for Elder Qin of the Four Symbols Sect.
• Gu Yuanqing warned the three men to stop following him, but Shi Kairong continued to track him with his divine sense.
• Gu Yuanqing tapped the Void three times and unleashed the Formless Calamity Finger on Shi Kairong and the two others before leaving.

Gu Yuanqing escaped his pursuers and hid inside a mountain to refine the Top-Grade Profound Tier dao soul. As he experienced the Water Ape’s long life through its spirituality, his eyes became bewildered and indifferent.

• Gu Yuanqing took the belongings left behind by the cultivators who fled, then concealed himself in the mountains.
• Zheng Kun and the others learned that Gu Yuanqing had caught a Top-Grade Profound Tier dao soul, and Zhuang Tianlai and Qin Yongqing hurried after him.
• Chang Ze told Zhuang Tianlai that Gu Yuanqing had defeated three pursuers with a single finger strike each, prompting Zhuang Tianlai to send him away to recover.
• Gu Yuanqing entered a mountain through the rock, made a stone chamber in a fissure, and drew the sealed dao soul into his divine court.
• The Green Mountain Phantom suppressed the giant ape, and Gu Yuanqing experienced the Water Ape’s life until his gaze became bewildered and indifferent.

After absorbing a dao soul, Gu Yuanqing advanced his cultivation and gained insight into the Way of Space. When members of the Sanyang Sect confronted him over an alleged murder and stolen treasures, he easily overwhelmed their attacks and wondered why the Exquisite World’s sect disciples seemed so weak.

• Gu Yuanqing emerged from his cultivation with greatly increased mastery of the Way of Water Essence and an early grasp of the Way of Space.
• Qin Yongqing, Shi Kairong, Zhuang Tianlai, and another Sanyang Sect cultivator confronted Gu Yuanqing, accusing him of injuring men and demanding to know where the dao soul was.
• Zhuang Tianlai used a short sword as evidence against Gu Yuanqing, who crushed it and sent its pieces flying at him as sword attacks.
• Gu Yuanqing’s sword light broke through Zhuang Tianlai’s defenses, while Shi Kairong escaped the Ancient Realm using a life-saving method.
• Gu Yuanqing unleashed the Formless Calamity Finger as Qin Yongqing defended himself with the Immovable Black Tortoise Body, and Gu Yuanqing judged the sect disciples unexpectedly weak.

Gu Yuanqing overwhelmed Li Chunyuan, Zhuang Tianlai, and Qin Yongqing in the Ancient Realm, destroying Zhuang Tianlai’s body and taking their abandoned treasures. As reinforcements approached, Gu Yuanqing hid the treasures and discovered a Sanyang Sect tracking spell attached to him.

• Gu Yuanqing used his Formless Calamity Finger and Water Element True Intent to overpower the three cultivators and kill Zhuang Tianlai within the Ancient Realm.
• Li Chunyuan and Qin Yongqing withdrew their Divine Senses to their bodies, while Gu Yuanqing collected their abandoned Ancient Artifacts and Storage Bags.
• Zhuang Tianlai awoke in the Sanyang Realm badly wounded, discovered his Void Heaven World was collapsing, and rushed toward the sect’s main peak.
• Gu Yuanqing spotted an approaching Heavenly Human, concealed himself, and buried the treasures underground while fleeing.
• Gu Yuanqing examined himself and found a concealed Sanyang Sect aura left behind when he destroyed Zhuang Tianlai’s physical body.

Gu Yuanqing erased the Sanyang Sect’s tracking spell and escaped a search by Heavenly Humans by leaving the Ancient Realm. After assimilating his gains into his physical body, he returned to cultivation, while Aunt Feng and Li Shi'an noticed that he seemed distant and changed.

• Gu Yuanqing used his Innate Yin-Yang Great Dao to destroy the tracking aura left by the Sanyang Sect disciples and evaded the elder searching for him.
• As three Heavenly Humans closed in, Gu Yuanqing hid his belongings in a mountain and left the Ancient Realm with the Dao Resonance he had gained.
• Gu Yuanqing merged his insights into his physical body’s Void Heaven World, strengthening his cultivation over more than a dozen days.
• Gu Yuanqing returned to the mountain paths, but Aunt Feng noticed that his manner had grown distant and his smiles seemed merely polite.
• Aunt Feng sought out Li Shi'an, who later visited Gu Yuanqing and also sensed that he had changed; Gu Yuanqing said he was fine and blamed his long seclusion.

Li Chengyi reminded Gu Yuanqing of his family and past after Gu Yuanqing’s cultivation with Dao Souls had dulled his memories and emotions. As Gu Yuanqing revisited his memories through Li Miaoxuan’s portrait, an unexpected visitor arrived at North Spring Mountain.

• Li Shi'an left after realizing Gu Yuanqing understood that comprehending the Dao had diminished his emotions and desires.
• Li Chengyi reminded Gu Yuanqing of his past teachings about preserving his humanity, and Li Haotian showed him Li Miaoxuan’s self-portrait.
• Gu Yuanqing explained that the Dao Soul Years and Dao Marks had diluted his memories and emotions, then decided to examine his past before choosing what to do.
• Gu Yuanqing hung Li Miaoxuan’s portrait in his room and revisited memories of his childhood and the night he first met her.
• Gu Yuanqing recalled that Li Miaoxuan had been a Grandmaster who seemed to know him already, when Yan Zongsheng appeared in the Demon Realm and called for him to meet.

Gu Yuanqing rejected Yan Zongsheng’s warning and request for aid as the Heavenly Human Sacred Hall prepared to evacuate humanity from the boundary domain. The Demon Race’s rulers debated how to respond, ending with Ao Guang asking the Demon Kings what they should do about the humans.

• Yan Zongsheng warned Gu Yuanqing that the Underground Cave was changing and asked him to shelter some humans if their race fell, but Gu Yuanqing dismissed him.
• Yan Zongsheng told Ji Xian that humanity would abandon the Underground Cave’s defenses in seven days and ordered him to evacuate everyone beyond the Eastern Heavenly Chasm.
• The Four Great Royal Races gathered and discussed the humans’ mass evacuation, with Demon Ape suggesting they were threatening to abandon their duty to guard the Underground Cave.
• Demon Phoenix raised the threat posed by Gu Yuanqing, and Su Yue'e and Tiger Lord left Ao Guang to deal with him himself.
• Ao Guang suppressed his anger at the Demon Kings’ taunts and asked what the Demon Race should do about the humans.

Gu Yuanqing reflected on how his heart had changed, gained a sudden insight, and rapidly expanded his Void Heaven World. Its growth triggered a Heavenly Human Tribulation across the Three Realms, but he withdrew his aura before it could descend, leaving Demon Ape and Tiger Lord wondering what had happened.

• Su Yue'e and the demon kings discussed the Human Race's preparations, and Tiger Lord proposed asking them directly about their intentions.
• Gu Yuanqing considered how reason had displaced much of his worldly emotion and wondered whether his heart had changed with a single thought.
• Gu Yuanqing compared North Spring Mountain with the Floating World, gained insight into the Dao, and caused his Void Heaven World to grow at an unprecedented pace.
• A Heavenly Human Tribulation gathered over North Spring Mountain across the Three Realms, and Gu Yuanqing realized his Void Heaven World was not ready to withstand it.
• Gu Yuanqing withdrew his aura and the tribulation pressure faded, while Demon Ape and Tiger Lord turned toward North Spring Mountain in alarm.

Gu Yuanqing monitored the Black Tortoise and the growing war between humans and demons, then welcomed Li Chengyi and Chen Binglan, who asked him to name their second child. The chapter ended when the King of the Underworld arrived at North Spring Mountain and invited Gu Yuanqing to drink with him.

• Tiger Lord and Ape Demon discussed the mysterious human on North Spring Mountain and decided to ask the humans about their plans.
• Xiong Mo and Xiong Ba sensed the Heavenly Tribulation, argued over bamboo, and Xiong Mo knocked Xiong Ba down and took his stalk.
• Gu Yuanqing reassured North Spring Mountain’s cultivators, then checked the Black Tortoise after sensing its heartbeat and observed signs of war between humans and demons.
• Li Chengyi and Chen Binglan told Gu Yuanqing they were expecting another child, and he named the child Gu Siyuan.
• Li Guanrong and Gu Yuanying’s grandson caused trouble on the mountain, so Li Chengyi sent Li Guanrong to Fengtian City to oversee the government.
• The King of the Underworld arrived in a Ghost Chariot, sat across from Gu Yuanqing, and invited him to drink Turbid Wine.

Gu Yuanqing drank Red Dust Wine with the King of the Underworld, who took his Mysterious Light Mirror and helped him recover his sense of self. He left the hall with a changed outlook and reunited warmly with his son, Li Chengyi.

• The King of the Underworld gave Gu Yuanqing Red Dust Wine, whose pain made him relive his past and recognize how cultivation had changed his disposition.
• Gu Yuanqing accepted that he had lost touch with his true heart and resolved that his identity should not be forcibly altered by external influences.
• Gu Yuanqing found the Red Dust Wine flask and realized it could help him counter the erosion of the Dao Souls in the Boundless River; he also discovered the Mysterious Light Mirror was gone.
• Gu Yuanqing left the hall with a transformed aura, and birds and beasts approached him without fear.
• Li Chengyi invited Gu Yuanqing to drink with him, and Gu Yuanqing's warm response made his son realize that his father had recovered.

After restoring his mind and returning to cultivation, Gu Yuanqing witnessed the Human-Demon War erupt as humans and demons clashed near the Underground Cave. Black mist poured from the cave, revealing a horde of bloodthirsty Devil Beasts advancing toward the Iron Eater Tribe.

• Gu Yuanqing learned from Gu Yuanying that the Gu Family had declined but remained safe because of him, then watched Li Chengyi and the others leave North Spring Mountain.
• Gu Yuanqing resumed cultivating and decided to avoid the Ancient Realm while his accumulated Dao Souls settled and he watched the growing conflict in the Demon Realm.
• Gu Yuanqing saw the Tiger Lord challenge the humans as the demon army marched toward their territory, and Xiong Mo warned him that the Underground Cave's Devil Beasts posed a threat to every living being.
• Xiong Mo sensed Yan Zongsheng staking his life in battle with the Human Race Grand Array as Ao Guang's Dragon Roar sounded in the distance.
• Black mist surged from the Underground Cave, prompting Xiong Mo to return to Bamboo Mountain and the Iron Eater Tribe to raise its grand array against the approaching Devil Beasts.

The Human Race withdrew from the Underground Cave and retreated behind the Eastern Dawn Great Chasm, prompting the Demon Race to demand that it resume guarding the cave. As Devil Beasts flooded out and attacked across the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, Gu Yuanqing captured one at North Spring Mountain to examine it.

• Yan Zongsheng faced Ao Guang, the Tiger Lord, and Fox King Su Yue'e across the Eastern Dawn Great Chasm, where the Human Race had withdrawn behind its Grand Formations.
• Ao Guang and the Tiger Lord demanded that the humans return to suppress the Underground Cave, but Yan Zongsheng refused and warned that the humans would fight back if attacked.
• The Demon Phoenix and the Ape King battled Devil Beasts emerging from the Underground Cave while their clans tried to contain those that escaped.
• Devil Beasts spread through the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, killing members of Demon tribes and growing more frenzied as they devoured flesh and blood.
• Gu Yuanqing destroyed three Devil Beasts attacking North Spring Mountain and captured the fourth, discovering that its body was filled with tangible demonic Qi.

Gu Yuanqing observed the Devil Beasts escaping from the Underground Cave as the Demon Race brought the outbreak under control. When Xiong Mo visited the Gunguns, a Unicorn Strange Beast targeted North Spring Mountain, escaped Gu Yuanqing’s attack, and then stared at him with sudden excitement.

• Gu Yuanqing killed a rat-like Devil Beast and watched a swarm of mosquitoes devastate the land, concluding that the escaped beasts threatened the Demon Race more than him.
• Gu Yuanqing noticed Ao Ji watching North Spring Mountain, and Xiong Mo identified the Demonic Dragon as a second Heavenly Human tribulation sent by Ao Guang.
• Xiong Mo asked to see the Gunguns, and Gu Yuanqing brought the cubs out to greet him.
• A Unicorn Strange Beast appeared and tried to reach North Spring Mountain, so Xiong Mo used Heaven Devour while Gu Yuanqing struck it with Formless Calamity Finger.
• The Unicorn Strange Beast escaped both attacks unharmed, then circled North Spring Mountain and looked at Gu Yuanqing with growing excitement.

Gu Yuanqing watched the Demon Race struggle to seal the Underground Cave while the Human Race prepared for a decisive conflict, then waited out more than three months on North Spring Mountain. A dragon's roar and surging auras signaled that the great battle between the Human Race and the Demon Race had begun.

• Gu Yuanqing tempted the Strange Beast with Dao Bait, but it vanished before entering North Spring Mountain.
• Demon Ape killed the remaining Devil Beasts at the Underground Cave, and Tiger Lord, Su Yue'e, and Demon Phoenix prepared to seal its exit.
• Yan Zongsheng and the Seven Great Heavenly Kings discussed their losses, the Human Race's preparations, and the three months needed to complete their formation.
• Gu Yuanqing withdrew North Spring Mountain into the Cultivation World and continued cultivating as battles spread across the Demon Realm.
• More than three months later, a dragon's roar and powerful auras shook the Dragon Demon Realm, and Gu Yuanqing realized the great battle had begun.

Yan Zongsheng and the Human Race held off five demon kings while the Cross-Realm Grand Array carried their people to another world, as the battle threatened the Dragon Demon Realm. At North Spring Mountain, Xiong Mo arrived and turned his attention toward the Depths of the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.

• Yan Zongsheng endured a day of attacks from Ao Guang, Tiger Lord, Demon Ape, Sky Fox, and Demon Phoenix to buy time for the Human Race's evacuation.
• The Human Race Grand Array drew on the world's earth veins and exposed the Dragon Demon Realm's location, prompting the demon kings to demand that it be stopped.
• Yan Zongsheng refused to spend his final trump card, while Heavenly King Jin ordered fresh cultivators to replace those exhausted at the array bases.
• Gu Yuanqing and Xiong Ba discussed the desperate battle, and Gu Yuanqing offered Xiong Ba some Zen Heart Demonic Bamboo.
• Xiong Ba noticed Xiong Mo had arrived, and Xiong Mo turned toward the Depths of the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains with a grave expression.

As the Dragon Demon Ancestor awakened and headed for the Human Lands, Gu Yuanqing learned that the great races held hidden reserves and the Human Race had summoned its own sealed ancestor. Gu Yuanqing prepared to confront the approaching dragon after it appeared to be flying over him.

• Xiong Mo explained that the blood incarnations returning to Demonic Dragon Mountain belonged to the Dragon Demon Ancestor, whose awakening threatened the Human Race and Gu Yuanqing.
• Xiong Mo warned that neither the Iron Eater Tribe nor the Human Race could lightly use their hidden reserves against the Dragon Demon Ancestor.
• Zheng Shize summoned the sealed ancestor Zheng Qishan, who absorbed demonic energy and prepared to fight for the Human Race.
• The Dragon Demon Ancestor fully awakened and flew toward the Human Lands as Gu Yuanqing watched through his Void Piercing Heavenly Eye.
• Gu Yuanqing told Xiong Mo and Xiong Ba to return to the mountain, saying he would not let the dragon fly over his head.

Gu Yuanqing confronted the Dragon Demon Ancestor when the Demon Emperor tried to fly over North Spring Mountain, and proved that the ancestor’s attacks could not shake his mountain domain. As the Dragon Demon Ancestor continued onward, Gu Yuanqing finally launched his own attack.

• Xiong Mo warned Gu Yuanqing to protect himself, then took Xiong Ba back to Bamboo Mountain as the Dragon Demon Ancestor approached.
• Gu Yuanqing merged his domain with North Spring Mountain and demanded that the Dragon Demon Ancestor take another route.
• The Dragon Demon Ancestor ignored Gu Yuanqing and struck North Spring Mountain with lightning, but Gu Yuanqing shattered the clouds with sword qi.
• The Dragon Demon Ancestor slashed through the void, but Gu Yuanqing’s Object Control dispersed the attack without harming the mountain.
• As the Dragon Demon Ancestor came within fifty li, Gu Yuanqing pointed at him and sent the enlarged Demon Subduing Sword slashing toward him.