Chapter Summaries

Gu Yuanqing captured Jù Niè Demon Lord with the Heavenly Angling Technique, then left the monastery with Li Miaoxuan to attack the heavenly demons outside the Zhou Tian Star Palace formation. As Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan cleared a path through the demonic tide, Xuan You and Seven Emotions launched a concealed joint attack.

• Gu Yuanqing and Xiao Wuyou wounded Jù Niè Demon Lord, but Jù Niè unleashed the Blood-Edict Life-Binding Demon Prison to trap Gu Yuanqing.
• Gu Yuanqing used the Heavenly Angling Technique to capture Jù Niè, then destroyed the demon’s escaping origin thought with his sword formation, protective treasures, and karmic fire.
• Gu Yuanqing told Xiao Wuyou he had acted to settle his karma with the Nine Domains Divine Continent, then left the monastery with Li Miaoxuan while Huiwu Zen Master continued suppressing the demonic shadow.
• Star Evolution Dao Venerable Zhang Beichen opened a passage through the Zhou Tian Star Palace Grand Formation, and Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan went outside to fight the heavenly demons.
• Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan devastated the demonic tide, prompting Xuan You and Seven Emotions to conceal their auras and attack together when Gu Yuanqing’s sword offensive paused.

Gu Yuanqing fought the Seven Emotions Demon Lord and Demon Lord Xuan You while protecting Li Miaoxuan, turning their attacks into an opportunity to hone his swordsmanship and help her advance. When the two demons combined their full strength for a killing blow, Gu Yuanqing revealed that he had been waiting for them to commit themselves so he could keep them there.

• The Seven Emotions Demon Lord and Demon Lord Xuan You launched a coordinated attack on Gu Yuanqing, but he dispelled Xuan You’s blade and pursued them through their disguises.
• Gu Yuanqing battled both Devil Masters without using his Grotto-Heaven power, while Li Miaoxuan resisted their arts and disrupted their attacks, steadily improving her cultivation and control.
• Zhang Beichen asked Li Yanshen how Gu Yuanqing compared with His Majesty, and Li Yanshen replied that defeating the heavenly demons would not make His Majesty an immortal.
• As their prolonged attack failed, the Seven Emotions Demon Lord and Xuan You agreed to make one final attempt before retreating.
• The two Devil Masters combined their origin power in a soul-targeting attack, and Gu Yuanqing said he had been waiting for them to strike with all their strength so he could keep them there.

Gu Yuanqing trapped Demon Lord Xuan You and the Seven Emotions Demon Lord in his heavenly human realm, using their attacks to deepen his Dao comprehension before unleashing Myriad Phenomena Tribulation, Calamity Arises, Dao is Born. With the grotto-heaven’s power, he ultimately erased both avatars and turned his sword formation on the surrounding heavenly demons.

• Gu Yuanqing broke the Seven Emotions Demon Lord’s chains and stopped Demon Lord Xuan You’s blade with the North Spring Mountain Phantom, prompting Xuan You to flee.
• Gu Yuanqing unfolded his heavenly human realm and trapped both Devil Masters; Xuan You attacked with his Dark Demon Domain while the Seven Emotions Demon Lord tried to corrupt Gu Yuanqing’s mind.
• Gu Yuanqing used the clash to refine his Dao comprehension, then invoked Myriad Phenomena Tribulation, Calamity Arises, Dao is Born, unleashing tribulations that shattered Xuan You’s domain and turned the Seven Emotions Demon Lord’s secret technique against him.
• Demon Lord Xuan You tried to summon Demon Abyss Power as the heavenly demons outside attacked Gu Yuanqing’s domain, but Gu Yuanqing empowered it with the grotto-heaven and froze both Devil Masters’ avatars.
• Gu Yuanqing erased the two avatars and sent hundreds of millions of sword qi through the heavenly demons, while the Moon Devouring Cult Master fled.

Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan helped defeat the demonic assault on the Nine Domains Divine Continent by suppressing the Devil Masters and pursuing the fleeing heavenly demons. After accepting tokens of gratitude from the realm’s leaders, they returned to the North Spring Grotto-Heaven, where Li Miaoxuan prepared to cultivate before the Primordial Divine Sect’s arrival.

• Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan pursued the fleeing heavenly demons and killed many powerful ones after the Devil Masters and Demon Kings escaped.
• The cultivators of the Nine Domains Divine Continent joined the counterattack, and Li Yanshen wondered whether the power behind Gu Yuanqing belonged to an Immortal.
• Ling Yi, the Zhou Tian Star Palace Palace Master, and Li Yanshen thanked Gu Yuanqing and offered him tokens, but he declined their invitations and departed with Li Miaoxuan.
• Xiao Wuyou arrived after Gu Yuanqing had left and regretted missing him.
• Back at the North Spring Grotto-Heaven, Li Miaoxuan planned to cultivate toward the Void Immortal realm before the Primordial Divine Sect arrived.

After defeating the Devil Masters, Gu Yuanqing spent seven years refining his understanding of the Great Dao and reunited with Li Miaoxuan and Li Chengyi. News of powerful demons gathering on the Outer Realm Battlefield prompted Li Miaoxuan to return and fulfill her duties as a Dao Child.

• Xuan Haoji ordered the domains to report immediately if Gu Yuanqing appeared again, while the Devil Masters argued over their losses and Jù Niè sought a route to a human realm.
• Gu Yuanqing connected the Great Dao of his Heavenly Human World with the Spirit Realm and spent seven years deepening his cultivation.
• Gu Yuanqing reunited with Li Miaoxuan in the courtyard, and they joked about being a family before bringing Li Chengyi home for a visit.
• Li Chengyi reported that heavenly demons were gathering on the Outer Realm Battlefield, including multiple possible chaos heaven deathless great demons.
• Gu Yuanqing sent Li Chengyi back to his duties, and Li Miaoxuan decided to return to the battlefield to fulfill her responsibilities and test her skills.

Gu Yuanqing used the Heavenly Derivation Method to improve the Golden Palace Qi Huang Dan Jing and cultivate Dao Origin True Fire, then refined Demon King Wujian’s avatar and gained power and insights into the Dao of Space. The refining destroyed Wujian’s origin demonic seed, causing him to lose his rank and face Demon Lord Xuan You; after digesting another demon king’s power, Gu Yuanqing prepared to refine Xuan You’s avatar.

• Gu Yuanqing extrapolated the Golden Palace Qi Huang Dan Jing and cultivated his chaos heaven vital fire into Dao Origin True Fire.
• Gu Yuanqing tested the new flame by refining Demon King Wujian’s sealed origin demonic seed, absorbing spiritual power and fragments of the Way of Space.
• Demon King Wujian sensed his avatar being refined, drained three chaos heaven immortal level demonic beasts, and still lost his origin demonic seed when Gu Yuanqing finished refining the avatar.
• Demon Lord Xuan You appeared before Wujian, who had fallen below Devil Lord rank, and rejected his plea for mercy.
• Gu Yuanqing spent ten days digesting Wujian’s power, then refined the Nether Bone Demon King’s avatar and gained insights into death, decay, and the Life and Death Cycle.
• After cultivating for a month, Gu Yuanqing kept the Gluttony Demon King for possible use by Li Miaoxuan and prepared to refine Demon Lord Xuan You’s avatar.

Gu Yuanqing refined several powerful demonic avatars to strengthen himself as the Primordial Divine Sect reappeared and began influencing the boundary domains. After refining the Ten Thousand Sins Demon Lord's avatar, his divine soul and cultivation surged, though he still needed time to master the new power.

• Gu Yuanqing spent a month refining Demon Lord Xuan You's two avatars, gaining vast soul power and insights into several Daos, while Demon Lord Xuan You lamented his losses in the Tianlan Great Rift Valley.
• Gu Yuanqing spent years consolidating his gains, studying alchemy, gathering materials, and planning to forge a flying sword before the Primordial Divine Sect attacked.
• Gu Yuanqing sensed the Primordial Divine Sect had noticed something was wrong and refined the Seven Emotions Demon Lord's avatar, gaining deep insights into emotions and the mind.
• Li Shi'an told Gu Yuanqing that Heavenly Human cultivators who had fought the Devil Race had returned from the Primordial Divine Sect to their former sects, and Gu Yuanqing warned the Qian Yuan Sect to stay alert without changing its routines.
• Gu Yuanqing refined the Ten Thousand Sins Demon Lord's avatar in a little over twenty days, then meditated as the accumulated power greatly strengthened his divine soul and Dao Principle Imprints.

Gu Yuanqing used the Sword of Self-Transformation and Freedom to remove the Town Abyss Underworld Edict’s seal from Lu Zeyu and restore his memories. Lu Zeyu apologized for his past accusations and revealed that the Primordial Divine Sect had sent him back to target Gu Yuanqing, directing much of the slander in the Phantom Spirit World.

• Gu Yuanqing examined Lu Zeyu and recognized the mind-controlling seal as the work of the Town Abyss Underworld Edict.
• Gu Yuanqing used the Demon Refining Ascension Tower’s mirror and the Sword of Self-Transformation and Freedom to break the seal while protecting Lu Zeyu’s soul.
• Lu Zeyu regained consciousness, remembered the past century, and apologized to Gu Yuanqing for accusing him at the Ancient Realm Platform.
• Gu Yuanqing forgave Lu Zeyu, gave him spirit tea, and asked what had happened after his return from the Primordial Realm.
• Lu Zeyu admitted that the Primordial Divine Sect had sent him back to target Gu Yuanqing and that he had directed much of the slander in the Phantom Spirit World.

Gu Yuanqing freed Lu Zeyu and learned that several powerful figures, including Mu Tianheng, may have defected from the Primordial Divine Sect. After the sect’s ancestors learned that Gu Yuanqing had broken Lu Zeyu’s mark, they debated claiming him as an opportunity to restore their Dao paths, while Gu Yuanqing sensed that they now knew of his actions.

• Lu Zeyu told Gu Yuanqing that the Primordial Divine Sect had sent captured cultivators back to disrupt the Qian Yuan Divine Hall and that Mu Tianheng, Guo Yongquan, and Lei Fuyue might have defected.
• Lu Zeyu left with Yi Yunbo, and Gu Yuanqing reflected on the damage to Lu Zeyu’s cultivation before returning to his own practice.
• Lü Qianfan reported that Gu Yuanqing had broken Lu Zeyu’s Town Abyss Underworld Edict mark, and Qi Yichen summoned Zhang Cheng to investigate.
• Qi Yichen informed the six Primordial Divine Sect ancestors that Lu Zeyu and Yi Yunbo were missing and that Gu Yuanqing had probably rescued Lu Zeyu.
• The ancestors argued over who should claim Gu Yuanqing as the previous era cycle’s Calamity opportunity, but the Great Venerable urged them to investigate him and proceed cautiously.
• Gu Yuanqing sensed that the Primordial Divine Sect’s old monsters had learned of his actions and resolved to be more careful.

Gu Yuanqing tested his growing strength against Zhuo Ming in the Spiritual Mountain Trial and learned that the True God’s Heavenly Law Bell made him far stronger than expected. He then confronted the captive Zhuo Ming and demanded information about the other ancient souls in the Primordial Divine Sect’s Ancestor Hall.

• Gu Yuanqing weighed whether to attack the Primordial Realm, then decided to wait and strengthen himself before the Primordial Divine Sect made its move.
• In the Spiritual Mountain Trial, Gu Yuanqing defeated Demon King Wujian and other Void Immortal demons before Zhuo Ming defeated him in fewer than seven moves.
• Gu Yuanqing concluded that the Heavenly Law Bell’s Rules, rather than Zhuo Ming’s own power alone, had caused his defeat, and considered how North Spring Grotto-Heaven might help him resist the other ancient souls.
• Gu Yuanqing summoned Zhuo Ming’s suppressed True God divine spark and revealed that he could seal it away or send it to the Underworld.
• Zhuo Ming stopped taunting Gu Yuanqing, who demanded that he introduce the other old fossils in the Primordial Divine Sect’s Ancestor Hall.

Gu Yuanqing learned that Zhuo Ming and the other True Gods of the Primordial Divine Sect sought to possess compatible cultivators, then revealed that he had already reached the chaos heaven immortal level and could threaten Zhuo Ming. After imprisoning Zhuo Ming beneath North Spring Mountain, Gu Yuanqing summoned Li Miaoxuan and planned a preemptive strike against the Primordial Divine Sect.

• Zhuo Ming told Gu Yuanqing that six other True Gods remained in the Primordial Divine Sect's Ancestor Hall and that they hoped to possess suitable cultivators.
• Zhuo Ming proposed helping Gu Yuanqing reach the chaos heaven deathless realm, arguing that the Ancestor Hall's True Gods would have little reason to attack him once he could no longer be possessed.
• Gu Yuanqing revealed he had already passed the chaos heaven immortal level Calamity, then used his Myriad Phenomena Sword of Tribulation to test and shake Zhuo Ming's divine spark.
• Zhuo Ming refused to become an artifact spirit, and Gu Yuanqing suppressed him beneath North Spring Mountain.
• Gu Yuanqing summoned Li Miaoxuan, heard that she had killed three chaos heaven immortal-level beings on the Outer Realm Battlefield, and announced his intent to strike the Primordial Divine Sect before it could act.

Gu Yuanqing and Li Miaoxuan prepared to confront the Primordial Divine Sect while safeguarding the Qian Yuan Realm and Great Qian Dynasty, and Li Miaoxuan planned to become a Void Immortal. After Li Shi'an survived his tribulation and reached the Yin-Yang Level, a message from Zhou Tianyan confirmed the conflict was a Dao Struggle, and Gu Yuanqing answered him with a threat.

• Gu Yuanqing explained his plan to reveal his strength and strike at the Primordial Divine Sect, while Li Miaoxuan warned him not to trust Zhuo Ming completely.
• Li Miaoxuan said she could become a Void Immortal within three years, and she and Gu Yuanqing agreed to proceed while preparing for the Sect to attack during her tribulation.
• Li Chengyi, Li Miaoxuan, and the Great Qian leaders sent secret orders and arranged for Li Chengyi and Li Miaoxuan to return to the Qian Yuan Realm under the pretext of cultivation.
• Li Shi'an broke through during cultivation and survived the Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, becoming the Qian Yuan Realm's second native cultivator at the Yin-Yang Level.
• Gu Yuanqing examined a jade pendant from the Nether Sea Palace and spoke with Zhou Tianyan, who called their conflict a Dao Struggle; Gu Yuanqing declared that the Primordial Divine Sect's elders did not belong in this era.

Gu Yuanqing captured Zhou Tianyan’s Dharma Body and learned that the Primordial Divine Sect planned to attack him, then forged a Void Immortal flying sword named Azure Nether. Li Miaoxuan emerged from seclusion and planned to undergo her Calamity in seven days.

• Gu Yuanqing stopped Zhou Tianyan from destroying his Dharma Body and suppressed him inside the North Spring Grotto-Heaven.
• Gu Yuanqing told Li Chengyi that the Primordial Divine Sect would target him, and ordered him to kill the elder from the Nether Sea Palace.
• The Primordial Divine Sect’s True Gods discussed attacking Gu Yuanqing and considered destroying the Qian Yuan Realm if necessary.
• Gu Yuanqing forged the flying sword Azure Nether, which endured a heavenly Calamity and became a Void Immortal treasure.
• Li Miaoxuan emerged from seclusion and told Gu Yuanqing she would undergo her Calamity in seven days.

As Li Miaoxuan prepared to undergo her tribulation, an emergency on the Outer Realm Battlefield drew Gu Yuanqing away to confront a void immortal demonic avatar. He discovered that the demon was Jù Niè Demon Lord, while Li Miaoxuan’s tribulation and the Primordial Divine Sect’s expected attack remained unresolved.

• As Li Miaoxuan’s tribulation grew near, she sensed that the Jade Pendant she had left with the Sect Master had been crushed and warned Gu Yuanqing that the Lingxu Sect might be in danger.
• Gu Yuanqing sent an avatar to the Xuanqiong Realm, where Mu Chuxia told him that heavenly demons had attacked and a void immortal-level devil lord had appeared near the realm cities.
• Spiritual Treasure Dao Venerable explained that the demon’s avatar had fought Xiao Lingyue and Heavenly Lord Xuanji at Guangling City, leaving both with serious dao injuries.
• Gu Yuanqing went to Guangling City and entered the space rift alone to find and destroy the demonic avatar.
• Beyond the realm, Gu Yuanqing spotted the Nine-Headed Demon Owl and then found Jù Niè Demon Lord surrounded by heavenly demons offering him their demonic thoughts.

Gu Yuanqing captured Jù Niè Demon Lord’s weakened avatar and cleared the heavenly demons around the space rift, securing the boundary domain. Back in North Spring Grotto-Heaven, he found Ji Shan arriving as a void immortal tribulation gathered around Li Miaoxuan, and Ji Shan asked about the Outer Realm Battlefield.

• The Nine-Headed Demon Owl reported the weak defenses near Guangling City to Jù Niè Demon Lord and promised to help conquer two worlds in exchange for renewed power.
• When the Nine-Headed Demon Owl conjured Gu Yuanqing’s likeness, Jù Niè Demon Lord recognized him, struck the owl down, and realized Gu Yuanqing was nearby.
• Gu Yuanqing trapped Jù Niè Demon Lord in a sword formation, captured his avatar, and destroyed the Nine-Headed Demon Owl and the surrounding heavenly demons.
• Gu Yuanqing returned to Realm City and told Heavenly Lord Xuanji and Xiao Lingyue that the threat beyond the realm had been dealt with and the space rift was clear.
• Gu Yuanqing returned to North Spring Grotto-Heaven, where a void immortal tribulation was gathering around Li Miaoxuan, then greeted Ji Shan and asked whether he had come about the Outer Realm Battlefield.

Gu Yuanqing revealed that he had slain the Void Immortal Demonic Beast, then guarded Li Miaoxuan as she began her Void Immortal tribulation. As she reached its eighth round, the Primordial Divine Sect’s Immeasurable Heavenly Secrets Diagram approached the Qian Yuan Realm, and Gu Yuanqing struck at it with a vast sword beam.

• Ji Shan visited Gu Yuanqing, who told him that he had already slain the Void Immortal Demonic Beast in the outer realm.
• Gu Yuanqing told Ji Shan that Li Miaoxuan was undergoing a Void Immortal tribulation, and Ji Shan left to return to the Profound Heaven Pavilion.
• Li Miaoxuan used the heavenly tribulation to temper her Heavenly Human World while Gu Yuanqing explained the trial to Li Chengyi and kept watch for the Primordial Divine Sect.
• Cultivators across the Spirit Realm sensed Li Miaoxuan’s Void Immortal tribulation, but none dared disturb her.
• As Li Miaoxuan reached the eighth round of her tribulation, Gu Yuanqing detected the Immeasurable Heavenly Secrets Diagram approaching the Qian Yuan Realm and warned Li Chengyi that the Primordial Divine Sect had arrived.
• Li Chengyi activated the Five Directions Great Formation, and Gu Yuanqing empowered himself with the grotto-heaven before slashing at the diagram with a sword beam.

Gu Yuanqing fought to stop the Primordial Divine Sect’s three True Gods from entering the Qian Yuan Realm, but Zhou Tianyan’s Immeasurable Heavenly Secrets Diagram slipped past his attacks and reached North Spring Mountain. The three began their planned assault, isolating the region and moving to seal it off from the realm.

• Gu Yuanqing struck Zhou Tianyan’s Immeasurable Heavenly Secrets Diagram, first failing to affect it and then making its starlight flicker with his sword dao.
• Zhou Tianyan, Thunderclap True Lord Li Huang, and Mu Qingxuan agreed to capture Gu Yuanqing and carried out their plan to conceal their auras, suppress the Five Directions Great Formation, and sever North Spring Mountain’s connection to the Qian Yuan Realm.
• The diagram crossed the Qian Yuan Realm’s boundary despite Gu Yuanqing’s efforts, then reached North Spring Mountain while remaining undetectable to everyone but him.
• Zhou Tianyan and Mu Qingxuan sensed that the Qian Yuan Realm weakened their connections to their Rules Divine Artifacts and Great Dao powers, but Li Huang urged them to proceed.
• Zhou Tianyan spread the Immeasurable Heavenly Secrets Diagram over a hundred thousand li, cutting the area off from the Heavenly Dao and outside observation.
• Mu Qingxuan summoned the Nirvana Pure World Cauldron above North Spring Mountain and sent down Purifying World Divine Light to enclose it.

Li Huang, Mu Qingxuan, and Zhou Tianyan tested their divine artifacts against North Spring Mountain, but Gu Yuanqing neutralized their attacks with the mountain’s overwhelming power. After identifying the mountain as a secret realm tied to a higher-order Rule Divine Artifact, the three turned to threatening the Qian Yuan Realm to force Gu Yuanqing out.

• Li Huang unleashed the Jun Tian Lei Xiao Jian’s thunder attacks against North Spring Mountain, but the mountain absorbed or erased them.
• Gu Yuanqing dissolved Li Huang’s Nine Heavens Thunder Prison and transformed its destructive lightning into nourishing power for the mountain.
• Mu Qingxuan’s Pure World Divine Fire also failed, and Zhou Tianyan concluded that North Spring Mountain was likely a forbidden ground formed by a higher-order Rule Divine Artifact.
• As Li Miaoxuan’s heavenly Calamity neared its ninth stage, Gu Yuanqing appeared and told the three true gods they could not harm him.
• Li Huang threatened to destroy the cities, earth veins, and world around North Spring Mountain, causing Gu Yuanqing’s expression to turn cold and the Qian Yuan cultivators to suffer under the pressure.

Gu Yuanqing tore a fissure in the Immeasurable Heavenly Secrets Diagram, forcing Zhou Tianyan, Li Huang, and Mu Qingxuan to suppress the heavenly punishment they had nearly triggered and retreat. With the Qian Yuan Realm safe for now, Gu Yuanqing turned his attention to Li Miaoxuan as her ninth heavenly Calamity approached.

• Gu Yuanqing warned the three true gods that his attacks could break their concealment, then drew on the Qian Yuan Realm to strike the Immeasurable Heavenly Secrets Diagram.
• Zhou Tianyan used the Star Chart and Karmic Chains to block the sword rainbow, but Gu Yuanqing's strike cracked the starlight shield and exposed the three remnant souls to the Exquisite World's Rules of Heaven and Earth.
• Zhou Tianyan resealed the fissure while Li Huang used the Jun Tian Thunder Seal to hide their auras from the Heavenly Punishment Lock.
• The three true gods decided Gu Yuanqing was too dangerous to confront and withdrew from the Qian Yuan Realm, leaving its cultivators to celebrate.
• Li Chengyi suggested abandoning the Qian Yuan Realm, but Gu Yuanqing refused and turned his attention to Li Miaoxuan's approaching ninth heavenly Calamity.

While Li Miaoxuan endured her Heavenly Calamity, Gu Yuanqing entered the Primordial Realm to confront the Primordial Divine Sect before it could destroy the Qian Yuan Realm. The Sect’s elders agreed to attack him and annihilate his world, but Gu Yuanqing reached their mountain gate first and effortlessly defeated its defenders.

• Li Miaoxuan’s strength rapidly grew as she prepared to face the ninth layer of her Heavenly Calamity, while Gu Yuanqing worried that the Primordial Divine Sect would threaten the Qian Yuan Realm.
• Gu Yuanqing used the Great Void Creation Wheel and the Heavenly Angling Technique to find and enter the Primordial Realm.
• Zhou Tianyan, Mu Qingxuan, and Li Huang reported their clash with Gu Yuanqing to the Ancestor Hall, where the true god souls resolved to destroy the Qian Yuan Realm and sent the Great Venerable to act.
• Gu Yuanqing surveyed the Primordial Realm, located the Primordial Divine Sect, and traveled to its mountain gate.
• Gu Yuanqing shattered the Divine Mechanism Puppets’ attack and knocked down the Sect’s cultivators, prompting a Chaos Realm elder to recognize him.