Chapter Summaries

Gu Yuanqing used Heavenly Fishing to capture the Dragon Demon Ancestor in the Heaven and Earth Pool, shocking the demons who witnessed his disappearance. The months-long battle at the Eastern Dawn Great Chasm ended abruptly as the factions realized the Dragon Demon Domain faced an uncertain future.

• Gu Yuanqing hooked the Dragon Demon Ancestor's Divine Soul and pulled him into the Heaven and Earth Pool, where he transformed into a fish.
• Gu Yuanqing wondered whether capturing the Dragon Demon Ancestor would keep the Dragon Demon Domain's demons from challenging him.
• Xiong Ba and Xiong Mo watched the Dragon Demon Ancestor disappear into North Spring Mountain and worried that his absence would destabilize the world.
• Ao Guang sensed the Ancestor's aura vanish and flew toward the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, while the Tiger Lord, Fox King, Demon Phoenix, and other demons reacted with alarm.
• The fighting at the Eastern Dawn Great Chasm stopped as the armies sensed something was wrong, and Yan Zongsheng stared in astonishment.

The Demon Emperor’s disappearance gave the human race a chance to recover, while the demon kings debated their next move. The Four Great Royal Races resumed their assault, and Gu Yuanqing left the humans’ fate in their own hands.

• Yan Zongsheng warned the human cultivators to stay vigilant and use the lull to recover, since the Demon Emperor might still return.
• Yan Zongsheng and Zheng Qinian agreed they would stay behind to cover the younger generation’s retreat if necessary.
• Ao Guang found no trace of the Ancestor near North Spring Mountain and returned to Demonic Dragon Mountain.
• Tiger Lord, Fox King, Ape King, and Su Yue'e decided to resume the attack on Human Territory and demanded that Yan Zongsheng close the spatial passage.
• Gu Yuanqing sensed the battle had resumed and concluded that the human race’s survival was now up to them.

After defeating the Dragon Demon Ancestor, Gu Yuanqing explained North Spring Mountain’s connection to the Demon Realm, the Cultivation World, and the Spirit Realm. He took Li Shi'an and the others to the Cultivation World, where Li Shi'an discovered a strange restriction in the air above the mountain.

• Gu Yuanqing returned to the Floating World and gathered Li Shi'an, Ji Dai, Li Haotian, Qin Wuya, and the others to explain what they had witnessed.
• Gu Yuanqing confirmed that North Spring Mountain connected to the Demon Realm and might also exist in the Cultivation World.
• Gu Yuanqing told Li Haotian that Li Miaoxuan had gone to the Spirit Realm through the Heaven Ascending Path, giving him hope that she might reunite with her family someday.
• At Ji Dai's request, Gu Yuanqing took everyone to the mountaintop and revealed that North Spring Mountain was on an island in the Cultivation World.
• Li Shi'an flew above the mountain but encountered a force that stalled his true essence and sent him falling, though he steadied himself.

Gu Yuanqing brought his companions to the Cultivation World and revealed that North Spring Mountain’s ancient array connected three worlds. After they swore an oath to keep the secret, he explained how the Cultivation World’s Dao could aid their cultivation and showed them the Demon Realm, where humans were preparing to flee from growing demonic qi; he reminded them that the World Conflict was only sixty-odd years away.

• Li Shi'an, Ji Dai, Qin Wuya, Prince Qing, and Li Haotian followed Gu Yuanqing to the island in the Cultivation World and learned that the mountain’s array connected three worlds.
• At Li Shi'an’s urging, the group signed an Oath Contract witnessed by the Nether God, promising not to reveal what they had seen without Gu Yuanqing’s permission.
• Gu Yuanqing explained that the Floating World’s incomplete Great Dao could hinder progress beyond Void Heaven and advised them to cultivate in both worlds.
• Gu Yuanqing took the group to the Demon Realm, where they saw a battle between humans and demons and learned that the humans were preparing to leave because demonic qi was increasing.
• Gu Yuanqing reminded the group that the World Conflict was sixty-odd years away and said they would have to face the Slanting Moon World’s cultivators beyond Void Heaven themselves.

Gu Yuanqing revealed the Divine Turtle beneath the Island and brought Li Chengyi to the Cultivation World, urging him to cultivate so he could someday reach his mother in the Spirit Realm. Meanwhile, the great battle in the Demon Realm ended with Yan Zongsheng and Zheng Qinian surrounded by the Demon Kings and countless Great Demons.

• Gu Yuanqing told Li Shi'an and the others that their Island rested on a sleeping Divine Turtle and warned them not to disturb it.
• Ji Dai, Li Haotian, and the others reflected on how little they knew of the wider worlds, then set out to cultivate on the Island.
• Gu Yuanqing brought Li Chengyi from Fengtian City to North Spring Mountain and explained the Cultivation World, the Demon World, and the cultivation needed to reach the Spirit Realm where Li Miaoxuan lived.
• Li Chengyi resolved to cultivate until he could reunite with his mother, and Gu Yuanqing guided him in sensing the Cultivation World's Dao resonance before sending him back to the Imperial Palace.
• The great battle ended with Yan Zongsheng and Zheng Qinian, their strength nearly spent, surrounded by the Tiger Lord, the Fox King, the Ape King, the Demon Phoenix, and countless Great Demons.

Yan Zongsheng and Zheng Qinian left the Demon Realm after the Demon Kings allowed the Human Race to escape through the spatial passage. Tiger Lord and Su Yue'e visited Gu Yuanqing, reassured themselves about their young ones, and later sent gifts to his mountain.

• Yan Zongsheng thanked the Demon Kings for holding back, bowed toward North Spring Mountain, and entered the spatial passage with Zheng Qinian.
• The spatial passage closed, and the Demon Kings departed to their territories or returned to guarding the Underground Cave.
• Tiger Lord and Su Yue'e visited Gu Yuanqing and brought Little Fox and Tiger Cub to see their parents.
• Gu Yuanqing told the Demon Kings he would not interfere in the conflict between humans and demons and promised to care for their young ones.
• Heavenly Human Great Demons from the tiger and fox tribes arrived with rare treasures, cultivation techniques, and superior-grade demonic spirit stones, which Gu Yuanqing accepted.

The Demon Ape King sent gifts to Gu Yuanqing to avoid becoming a target amid the demons’ shifting alliances, while Gu spent months cultivating and strengthening North Spring Mountain. The chapter ended with Gu drawing the Dragon Demon Ancestor above the Heaven and Earth Pool and collecting his blood.

• The Demon Ape King worried that the Tiger Race and Sky Fox Tribe had allied with Gu Yuanqing, then ordered treasures and fine wine sent to him.
• The Demon Ape Clan and Demon Phoenix Race sent gifts, which Gu accepted and planned to cleanse of demonic qi for use in cultivation and the Floating World.
• Gu Yuanqing spent more than six months refining his dao resonance and Void Heaven World, while using the Heavenly Ladder to hone his combat skills.
• North Spring Mountain grew stronger and converted more demonic qi as its animals gained intelligence and spiritual power.
• The Floating World’s cultivation ranks expanded, with Li Shi'an reaching divine platform third level and Li Chengyi nearing it.
• Gu Yuanqing lifted the Dragon Demon Ancestor above the Heaven and Earth Pool, cut him with the Demon Subduing Sword, and collected his blood.

Gu Yuanqing pressured the Dragon Demon Ancestor to accept a soul seal, refined Dragon Blood pills, and returned to the Ancient Realm to fish for Dao souls. After catching a Fire Dao soul, he sensed someone approaching along the Boundless River.

• Gu Yuanqing offered the Dragon Demon Ancestor a choice between accepting a Divine Soul Seal and remaining in the Heaven and Earth Pool as an alchemical ingredient, then sent him back into the pool when he hesitated.
• Gu Yuanqing collected the Dragon Rhinoceros and Luo Yu, refined third-rank Spirit Tempering Pills with Dragon Blood, and gave some to Li Chengyi.
• Gu Yuanqing entered the Ancient Realm, discovered that his hidden belongings had likely been taken and guarded by a detection formation, and quickly left the area.
• Gu Yuanqing disguised his appearance and aura, reached the Boundless River, and caught and refined a Fire Dao soul.
• Gu Yuanqing resolved to leave the Ancient Realm after about a month to drink Red Dust Wine, then noticed a streak of light approaching with divine sense sweeping toward him.

Gu Yuanqing avoided the Sanyang Sect’s heavenly human while fishing for Dao souls in the Boundless River, then encountered the Chen Family patriarch from Slanting Moon World. The meeting left him considering how he would deal with the other worlds after Floating World advanced to Exquisite World.

• A Sanyang Sect heavenly human swept his divine sense over the riverbank, but Gu Yuanqing concealed his aura and continued fishing.
• After the Sanyang Sect cultivator passed by again, Gu Yuanqing suppressed his anger and kept fishing, catching a valuable Yellow Tier Supreme Grade Dao soul.
• A middle-aged cultivator repeatedly watched Gu Yuanqing, then approached him and asked to buy one of his Dao souls.
• The man introduced himself as Chen, and Gu Yuanqing recognized him as the patriarch of the Chen Family from Slanting Moon World.
• Gu Yuanqing left after confirming the man’s origins and reflected that the world conflict was settled and that he needed to consider what came after Floating World’s advancement.

Gu Yuanqing refined a powerful Dao Soul, returned to North Spring Mountain, and used Red Dust Wine to deepen his cultivation. In the Ancient Realm, Wang Zufeng and Chen Shiwei recognized a shared Fortune Warning that could signal a world conflict and began to suspect the floating world’s influence over their dead juniors.

• Gu Yuanqing caught an Upper-Grade Profound Tier Dao Soul, escaped the Cultivators drawn to it, and refined it in a remote mountain.
• Gu Yuanqing returned to North Spring Mountain, absorbed his gains, and drank Red Dust Wine to reflect on his past and cultivate his divine soul.
• Wang Zufeng found Chen Shiwei in the Ancient Realm and explained that he and Ji Fanglin had sensed an approaching calamity.
• Chen Shiwei admitted he shared the warning, and the two concluded it might signal a catastrophe or world conflict involving the floating world.
• Wang Zufeng noted that juniors from the Wang and Ji Families had died there, then asked Chen Shiwei whether he knew of the Soul-Control Technique.

Wang Zufeng urged Chen Shiwei to investigate whether a powerful sect from the Cultivation World was secretly controlling the Floating World, despite the cost of consulting the Heaven Ladder Rankings. Meanwhile, Gu Yuanqing sensed someone divining his origins and used incense and fire qi to strike back through the spying aura.

• Wang Zufeng told Chen Shiwei that Yuchi and Shihong had agreed not to act rashly, then speculated that a great sect from the Cultivation World might control the Floating World.
• Wang Zufeng proposed consulting the Heaven Ladder Rankings on the Ancient Realm Platform, and Chen Shiwei worried that the cost would drain his family’s resources.
• Wang Zufeng argued that the World Conflict threatened the Slanting Moon World and that the Illusionary Spirit Sect or Sanyang Sect might oppose Cultivation World interference.
• After cultivating on North Spring Mountain for more than two months, Gu Yuanqing sensed someone using divination to pry into his origins.
• Gu Yuanqing merged with North Spring Mountain and used an incomplete divine ability with incense and fire qi to slash through the spying aura and its connection to him.

The five great lineages of the Slanting Moon World sought a way to investigate the Heaven Ladder’s top-ranked Gu Yuanqing after receiving a warning from their Heavenly Dao. Qi Mingkun’s divination revealed that Gu Yuanqing followed the incense-worship Divine Path, but the vision overwhelmed him and he collapsed.

• Bai Zongyi told the five lineages that consulting the complete Heaven Ladder Rankings would cost five hundred thousand Dao Coins, so they agreed to ask his divination-skilled friend for help instead.
• Bai Zongyi led Wang Zufeng and the others through several worlds to meet Qi Mingkun of the Four Symbols Sect.
• Qi Mingkun used the five ancestors’ essence blood and a tortoise-shell treasure to perform divination about Gu Yuanqing.
• Qi Mingkun saw that Gu Yuanqing had an incense merit body and practiced the Divine Path of incense worship, then began bleeding from his eyes.
• Qi Mingkun’s silver vertical eye flared, and he groaned and collapsed.

Qi Mingkun’s attempt to divine Gu Yuanqing’s identity backfired, and Gu Yuanqing later discovered that his fishing for dao souls had drawn the Illusionary Spirit Sect’s attention. Yi Yunbo offered him a place in the sect in exchange for his Dao Bait method, but Gu Yuanqing refused, and Yi Yunbo warned him that the Sanyang Sect and Four Symbols Sect would soon come after him.

• Gu Yuanqing’s slash destroyed Qi Mingkun’s Heavenly Eye and damaged the Turtle Shell, forcing Qi Mingkun to send Bai Zongyi and the others away without an answer.
• Bai Zongyi told the disgruntled group that Qi Mingkun had been injured by their request, and Wang Zufeng noted that they had at least learned Gu Yuanqing followed the Path of Incense and Fire.
• Gu Yuanqing considered the attack that had crossed worlds through the Underworld, then observed Li Chengyi’s breakthrough to divine state triple and gave him the Hun Tian Rope and Heaven Gate Token.
• Gu Yuanqing’s repeated catches of high-grade dao souls fueled rumors of a tide of great fortune on the Boundless River, drawing more Cultivators and making it harder for him to fish unnoticed.
• Yi Yunbo of the Illusionary Spirit Sect found Gu Yuanqing and offered him an outer-sect Attendant position in exchange for his Dao Bait method, but Gu Yuanqing refused.
• Yi Yunbo accepted Gu Yuanqing’s refusal and warned him to prepare for the Sanyang Sect and the Four Symbols Sect.

Gu Yuanqing rejected attempts to obtain his Dao Soul-catching method and killed an elderly Cultivator who threatened him. He moved to a quieter fishing spot, but seven days later Shen Yandong, Hall Master of Golden Peak Hall, arrived with five others and drew attention to him.

• Yi Yunbo warned that Gu Yuanqing’s secret method would attract covetous Cultivators, while Gu Yuanqing left the Boundless River fishing area.
• An elderly Void Heaven Cultivator followed Gu Yuanqing and demanded that he teach the method, threatening him with the power of great sects.
• Gu Yuanqing struck the old man with Formless Calamity Finger, pulverizing his body and severely damaging his divine soul.
• The old man returned to his cave abode in the East Mountain Realm, where he realized his remaining Lifespan had sharply dwindled and grew mad with rage.
• Gu Yuanqing began fishing downstream near the Floating World, but seven days later Shen Yandong arrived with five others, prompting the anglers to suspect he had come for Gu Yuanqing.

Gu Yuanqing faced Shen Yandong and the Golden Peak Hall, who wanted his dao soul fishing method, but warned them of the danger of forcing him. Shen Yandong hesitated and let him leave, then tried to stop him as Gu Yuanqing noticed Yi Yunbo watching from a rock.

• Shen Yandong confronted Gu Yuanqing on behalf of the Golden Peak Hall and asked him to share his dao soul fishing method.
• Gu Yuanqing refused, warned Shen Yandong that a fight could ruin his path to the heavenly human realm, and advised him to leave.
• Ancestor Ji Yin urged Shen Yandong to seize the method, arguing that Gu Yuanqing's secret technique could help them obtain more dao souls.
• Shen Yandong abandoned his demand for the method and asked Gu Yuanqing to reserve suitable dao souls for the Golden Peak Hall.
• Gu Yuanqing packed his fishing gear and started upstream, but Shen Yandong blocked his way as Gu Yuanqing spotted Yi Yunbo watching nearby.

Gu Yuanqing fought Golden Peak Hall after rejecting Shen Yandong’s demand for Dao Souls, killing four elders and driving Shen Yandong to flee. He then exposed Yi Yunbo, a True Disciple of the Illusionary Spirit Sect, who had been watching the battle.

• Gu Yuanqing refused Shen Yandong’s proposed compromise, and Golden Peak Hall’s cultivators formed a battle array against him.
• Gu Yuanqing killed Ancestor Ji Yin with the Formless Calamity Finger, then killed four more Golden Peak Hall cultivators despite their ancient weapons and domains.
• Shen Yandong fled after Gu Yuanqing wounded him, but a bolt of Lightning struck him, forcing him to abandon his Ancient Realm Items and escape.
• Gu Yuanqing collected the fallen treasures and drew the onlookers’ attention with his overwhelming strength.
• Gu Yuanqing called out Yi Yunbo, who revealed himself and was recognized as a True Disciple of the Illusionary Spirit Sect.

Gu Yuanqing negotiated with Yi Yunbo for a chance to become a Guest Elder of the Illusionary Spirit Sect by challenging the Divine Fishing Ranking. After Gu Yuanqing began to leave, Yi Yunbo followed his intuition and agreed to recommend him.

• Yi Yunbo tested Gu Yuanqing’s movement techniques, then admitted that Gu Yuanqing was likely stronger than he was.
• Yi Yunbo explained that Gu Yuanqing could seek Guest Elder status by challenging the Divine Fishing Ranking, though catching high-tier Dao Souls would be difficult.
• Gu Yuanqing offered to help Yi Yunbo obtain Dao Souls but refused to reveal his origins, then turned to leave when Yi Yunbo hesitated.
• Yi Yunbo called Gu Yuanqing back, fearing that letting him go would become a heart demon, and agreed to recommend him.

Gu Yuanqing prepared to join the Illusionary Spirit Sect as a guest elder after attention from Dao Soul fishing drew pursuers. When he reentered the Ancient Realm, the Sanyang Sect confronted him over Zhuang Tianlai, but Yi Yunbo and an Illusionary Spirit Sect Elder arrived to support him.

• Yi Yunbo asked Gu Yuanqing to wait three days for news about becoming a guest elder and offered to lend him better fishing gear.
• After Yi Yunbo left, Gu Yuanqing struck down a cultivator who had followed him, then left the Ancient Realm to recover from the strain of refining Dao Resonance.
• Gu Yuanqing returned to the Ancient Realm and sensed Chen Baotian, Zhuang Tianlai, another Heavenly Human, and three Void Heaven cultivators waiting for him.
• Chen Baotian invited Gu Yuanqing to come out and discuss Zhuang Tianlai's grievance, while Zhuang Tianlai accused Gu Yuanqing of damaging his divine soul and lowering his cultivation.
• Yi Yunbo and an Illusionary Spirit Sect Elder arrived, and Gu Yuanqing emerged from underground, remarking that the Sanyang Sect had only become reasonable because others were present.

Chen Baotian confronted Gu Yuanqing over his feud with the Sanyang Sect, while Qiu Ziqing tried to protect him as a Guest Elder of the Illusionary Spirit Sect. The dispute escalated when Qiu revealed the Sanyang Sect might be after Gu Yuanqing’s Dao Soul fishing Arts, and Elder Shang arrived to warn Chen Baotian.

• Chen Baotian rejected Qiu Ziqing’s plea to let Gu Yuanqing go, citing the damage Gu had done to Yi Yunbo’s divine soul and cultivation.
• A purple-robed man named Qin approached with killing intent, but Chen Baotian told him to hold off while Zhuang Tianlai challenged Gu Yuanqing and then backed down in fear.
• Chen Baotian demanded an explanation from Gu Yuanqing and implied the Sanyang Sect wanted to bring his actions under its control.
• Qiu Ziqing accused the Sanyang Sect of seeking Gu Yuanqing’s fishing Arts, which could threaten the Illusionary Spirit Sect’s influence over the Boundless River.
• Elder Shang appeared and warned Chen Baotian against making an enemy of the Illusionary Spirit Sect, leaving Gu Yuanqing feeling genuinely threatened.

Gu Yuanqing rejected the Sanyang Sect’s pressure and openly condemned its conduct, prompting a Sanyang Sect Heavenly Human to attack him. Elder Shang intervened with her Wine Gourd, engulfing everyone in an ocean-like world and leaving Gu Yuanqing unsure whether he had entered a heavenly human realm or an illusion.

• Elder Shang refused to let the Sanyang Sect take Gu Yuanqing, while Chen Baotian urged him to join their sect instead of becoming a guest elder of the Illusionary Spirit Sect.
• Gu Yuanqing chose neither sect and said he only wanted to cultivate beside the Boundless River.
• Gu Yuanqing accused the Sanyang Sect of distorting the truth, and Chen Baotian declared that he had to act against him.
• A Sanyang Sect Heavenly Human attacked Gu Yuanqing with a yin-yang pupil technique, but Elder Shang threw her Wine Gourd and transformed their surroundings into an ocean-like world, erasing the attack.