Chapter Summaries

Gu Yuanqing watched Wei Yuan enter the Rebirth Qi, causing the Ancient Realm’s cities and people to vanish as Wei Yuan prepared to pursue a breakthrough to God King. After the Boundary Gate opened and brought the Purple Cloud Daoist from the Fa Yuan Realm, the Divine Court Heavenly God traveled to the Demon Realm and learned that the Demon Lord’s physical body had been stolen eighty years earlier.

• Gu Yuanqing concluded that Wei Yuan had reunited his body and soul to prepare for a God King breakthrough, then watched Wei Yuan vanish into the Rebirth Qi as the imperial city and other cities became primeval forests.
• Li Chengyi reported that the Great Wei Divine Dynasty’s cities and people had disappeared from the Ancient Realm, and Gu Yuanqing told him to carry on as usual.
• The Boundary Gate opened after a battle in the Chaos Void Sea, and the Purple Cloud Daoist arrived in the God Ruins with three True Gods.
• Wei Zhao told the Purple Cloud Daoist about Gu Yuanqing and arranged for Mu Qingxuan to guide the Divine Court delegation toward the Demon Realm.
• Gu Yuanqing sensed the Purple Cloud Daoist enter the Demon Realm and watched his Heaven Escaping Boat head toward the cave where the Demon Lord’s physical body had been kept.
• Lie Shanyu told the Purple Cloud Daoist that the Demon Lord’s physical body had most likely been stolen eighty years earlier, and the Purple Cloud Daoist angrily demanded to know why the theft had not been reported.

Lie Shanyu told the Purple Cloud Daoist about Gu Yuanqing, whose mysterious mountain might contain a Rule Divine Artifact world, and the name visibly alarmed the Heavenly God. As Gu Yuanqing waited for the Divine Court’s arrival, the Purple Cloud Daoist investigated the site where the Demon Lord’s physical body had been sealed.

• Lie Shanyu explained why Demon God Mountain had stopped reporting to the Divine Court and said its cultivators could not refine the Heavenly Edict Token.
• Lie Shanyu revealed that Gu Yuanqing had appeared in the Demon Realm more than three thousand years earlier, and the Purple Cloud Daoist demanded every detail after hearing his name.
• Lie Shanhan described his time on North Spring Mountain, including an ocean within a deep pool that led the Purple Cloud Daoist to suspect a Rule Divine Artifact world.
• The Purple Cloud Daoist chose to inspect the Underground Cave before going to the Dragon Demon Realm, while Gu Yuanqing decided to wait for their inevitable meeting.
• After three days, the Purple Cloud Daoist restored the ruined caves and entered the chamber where the Demon Lord’s physical body had been sealed, astonishing Lie Shanyu.

Purple Cloud Daoist investigated the vanished Demon Lord body and headed to the Dragon Demon Realm to confront Gu Yuanqing. Gu Yuanqing sensed the Divine Court's arrival and prepared to meet them as Purple Cloud Daoist searched for the Underground Cave.

• Purple Cloud Daoist found no traces at the sealed site and concluded that a powerful, cautious figure had removed the Rule Divine Artifacts and the Demon Lord's body.
• Purple Cloud Daoist dismissed the True Demon Apostles as suspects and decided to investigate Gu Yuanqing in the Dragon Demon Realm.
• Gu Yuanqing tested the Azure Nether Sword against the Heaven-Slaying Sword and found that his Life-Bound Treasure could now unleash greater power, though it remained inferior in quality to a Rule Divine Artifact.
• Gu Yuanqing sensed the Divine Court's arrival, concealed both swords, and awaited the visitors without fearing that his identity would be exposed.
• Purple Cloud Daoist entered the Dragon Demon Realm aboard a Heavenly Ark and asked where to find the Underground Cave and Gu Yuanqing's mountain.

Purple Cloud Daoist and his companions traveled to North Spring Mountain to meet Gu Yuanqing, whose concealed strength and possible connections across the realms had raised suspicions. Gu Yuanqing welcomed them, then unsettled Lie Shanyu by addressing him as the Divine Emperor and recalling his former claims to power.

• Lie Shanyu showed Purple Cloud Daoist the locations of the Underground Cave and North Spring Mountain, but the mountain remained invisible until they approached.
• Zhou Muchen called for Gu Yuanqing, and after he received no answer, Purple Cloud Daoist personally invited him to meet.
• Gu Yuanqing revealed North Spring Mountain and welcomed Purple Cloud Daoist, Zhou Muchen, and Lie Shanyu inside.
• Purple Cloud Daoist discussed his long-standing suspicions about Gu Yuanqing, while Gu Yuanqing neither confirmed nor denied their first meeting.
• Gu Yuanqing called Lie Shanyu the Divine Emperor and asked about the god kings under his command, leaving Lie Shanyu frightened and embarrassed.
• Purple Cloud Daoist shared stories from his past as Lie Shanyu served tea, and Gu Yuanqing remained courteous while his strength kept Purple Cloud Daoist cautious.

Purple Cloud Daoist investigated the failing Demon Lord seals and grew suspicious that Gu Yuanqing was involved, while Gu Yuanqing concealed his role in taking the Demon Lord's body. The Divine Court's Heavenly Gods gathered to consider Purple Cloud Daoist's report as Gu Yuanqing focused on strengthening himself.

• Purple Cloud Daoist visited Gu Yuanqing, questioned him about the Underground Cave and the missing portions of the Demon Lord's body, and left without learning the truth.
• Purple Cloud Daoist's party inspected the Underground Cave and found its demonic qi unusually sparse before moving on to investigate other locations.
• Zhou Muchen, two True Gods, and Lie Shanyu argued that Gu Yuanqing was connected to the broken seals, and Purple Cloud Daoist decided to report their suspicions to the Divine Court.
• Purple Cloud Daoist reconsidered Gu Yuanqing's warning about the Demon Lord's soul and wondered whether it had escaped, but chose not to turn back.
• Gu Yuanqing acknowledged that the Divine Court might suspect him and watched the Heaven Escaping Boat depart before turning his attention to Wei Yuan and his own cultivation.
• The Heavenly Gods gathered in Divine Firmament Hall to review the information Purple Cloud Daoist had sent, while Qin Wentian attended with an avatar.

The Divine Court suspected Gu Yuanqing was connected to the Creation God King and the Demon Lord’s missing body, but chose to report its concerns rather than confront him. As Gu Yuanqing continued cultivating, the Demon Lord’s escaped soul faced growing danger of discovery, and Wei Zhao urged him to leave the Primordial Realm.

• Qin Wentian and the other Heavenly Gods concluded that Gu Yuanqing might be the Creation God King reborn and could have taken the Demon Lord’s physical body, then agreed to seek the Divine Venerable’s judgment.
• Qin Wentian privately asked the Heavenly Eye Sage Lord to search the Exquisite World for signs that the Demon Lord’s soul had escaped, and the Sage Lord agreed to help.
• Gu Yuanqing refined the Purple Cloud Daoist’s imprint and advanced his understanding of Creation while continuing to cultivate in the North Spring Realm.
• Jiang Yunchuan asked whether the Divine Court could trust Gu Yuanqing, and Gu Yuanqing replied that they could remain friends as long as the Divine Court did not trouble him.
• The Purple Cloud Daoist discovered that Gu Yuanqing had taken portions amounting to half of the Demon Lord’s physical body, while Gu Yuanqing sensed the Sky Monitoring Mirror probing the Qian Yuan Realm and gave Li Chengyi instructions.
• Wei Zhao warned the Demon Lord that the Divine Court might discover his escaped soul and urged him to leave the Primordial Realm, but the Demon Lord refused to go.

Gu Yuanqing learned that Wei Yuan had been possessed by the Demon Lord’s demonic thoughts as the conflict between the Divine Court and Guixu Alliance continued. After Jun Tian God King returned from the Nine Heavens, he visited Gu Yuanqing at North Spring Realm, where Gu Yuanqing welcomed him for tea.

• The Demon Lord dismissed Wei Zhao’s concerns about the Guixu Alliance and resolved to avoid the growing conflict until he had recovered more power.
• The Heavenly Eye Sage Lord told Qin Wentian that Wei Yuan had cultivated the Way of Rebirth and was likely invaded by the Demon Lord’s demonic thoughts.
• Gu Yuanqing sensed Jun Tian God King descend from the Nine Heavens and anticipated that the God King might soon visit North Spring Realm.
• Hong Kaiyuan informed Gu Yuanqing that Jun Tian God King planned to visit, and Gu Yuanqing agreed to receive him.
• Jun Tian God King arrived at the Fuyuan Mountain Range with Jiang Yunchuan and Hong Kaiyuan, and Gu Yuanqing revealed the hidden North Spring Realm and welcomed them inside.

Jun Tian God King visited Gu Yuanqing to discuss the Great Calamity caused by the imbalance of Heaven and Earth and questioned whether Gu Yuanqing was the Creation God King. After the Divine Court departed, Gu Yuanqing reflected on the limits of his strength, while a mysterious black aura entered a cultivator in the Demon Realm and helped him break through.

• Jun Tian God King asked Gu Yuanqing about the Fa Yuan Realm and explained that the sealed Demon Lord’s Great Dao had damaged Heaven and Earth’s balance, causing a growing Calamity.
• Gu Yuanqing admitted that he could travel between realms despite the Boundary Gates being sealed, but denied being the Creation God King.
• Jun Tian God King warned Gu Yuanqing that the Demon Lord might target him if he emerged, and asked whether Gu Yuanqing would help the Divine Court reach the Demon Realm.
• After leaving, Jun Tian God King told Jiang Yunchuan to bring Gu Yuanqing texts about Creation and the Demon Lord along with cultivation treasures to build a friendly bond.
• Gu Yuanqing considered the Divine Court’s hidden motives and resolved to focus on strengthening himself rather than competing in schemes.
• In the Demon Realm, a black aura entered a meditating cultivator, helped him break through into yin-yang circulation, and briefly revealed a scarlet glint in his eyes.

Gu Yuanqing fought the Jun Tian God King's Immortal Mountain imprint to improve his abilities, then accepted valuable gifts and creation texts from the Divine Court in exchange for offering help if the crisis worsened. As he studied the texts, the Boundary Gate opened again and a figure descended into the lower realm.

• The Demon Lord's demonic thoughts quietly spread through the Demon Realm, while the Purple Cloud Daoist learned that Jun Tian had returned and worried about the Demon Lord's escaped soul and physical body.
• Gu Yuanqing battled the Jun Tian God King's Immortal Mountain imprint for ten hours, adapting to its relentless attacks before defeating its manifested body with a sword strike, though Jun Tian reformed unharmed.
• Gu Yuanqing reflected on the battle and gained insight into the relationship between the divine and immortal paths, while strands of purple lightning began forming around him.
• Jiang Yunchuan delivered ancient tea trees, creation texts, and treasures from the Divine Venerable; Gu Yuanqing accepted them and offered to help the Divine Court reach the Demon Realm if necessary.
• After studying the creation texts for seven days, Gu Yuanqing sensed the Boundary Gate opening and saw a figure wrapped in sunlight descend into the lower realm.

Gu Yuanqing watched the Divine Court confront Wei Yuan over the Demon Lord Seal and saw the tense balance between the Divine Court, the Guixu Alliance, and the Demon Lord persist. He then devoted himself to cultivation and, after sixty years of enlightenment, reached celestial immortal great accomplishment.

• Xue Jingnian inspected the Demon Lord Seal on the Divine Court's orders, but Wei Yuan refused to allow further probing and accused him of overstepping the rules.
• Xue Jingnian questioned Wei Yuan about cultivating the Way of Rebirth, then left without taking action against him.
• The Divine Court replaced Wei Zhao as guardian of the Boundary Gate, and Wei Zhao withdrew to the Primordial Realm without a fight.
• Gu Yuanqing trained against the Abyss-Suppressing Ancient God and Jun Tian God King's imprints, refined his divine abilities, and advanced his nine-turn immortal flame to great accomplishment.
• Gu Yuanqing's Heavenly Human World developed soil and sentient life, deepening his understanding of creation and accelerating his cultivation.
• After sixty years of seclusion, Gu Yuanqing awoke and realized he had reached celestial immortal great accomplishment.

After decades of sudden enlightenment, Gu Yuanqing strengthened himself and the North Spring Realm, reunited with his sons, and celebrated his four-thousandth birthday with his descendants. He continued cultivating while watching the realms, until a dazzling streak of light appeared in the Fa Yuan Realm and rushed toward the Heavenly Law Bell Projection.

• Gu Yuanqing emerged from seclusion with improved cultivation and comprehension, while the North Spring Realm grew larger and its spiritual veins neared immortal veins.
• Gu Yuanqing summoned Li Chengyi and Gu Huai'an, learned that the realms had seen few major changes, and asked them to watch the Exquisite Realm Domain and Ancient Realm for signs of the escaped Demon Lord.
• Gu Yuanqing declined a grand birthday celebration and asked his sons to share a family meal with him; he also questioned Gu Huai'an about finding a partner.
• Gu Yuanqing reflected on his longing for Li Miaoxuan and continued pursuing the Golden Immortal realm, studying Dao insights and monitoring the Ancient Realm and Fa Yuan Realm.
• A year later, Gu Yuanqing celebrated his four-thousandth birthday with more than a hundred descendants, then spent the night longing for Li Miaoxuan.
• After more than three years of quiet, a dazzling streak of light appeared in the Fa Yuan Realm and hurtled toward the Heavenly Law Bell Projection over the moon.

Gu Yuanqing witnessed the Guixu Alliance and the Demon Lord break the Heavenly Law Bell’s suppression, reviving the Demonic Dao and leaving the Divine Court at a disadvantage. After Gu Huai'an passed his tribulation, Jiang Yunchuan and Hong Kaiyuan asked Gu Yuanqing to help the Divine Court when the Heaven and Earth Stele appeared in about twenty years.

• Gu Yuanqing watched the Sky Transformation Command Wind Seal clash with the Heavenly Law Bell while the Guixu Alliance attacked Divine Firmament to distract the Divine Court.
• Blood sacrifices strengthened the Lunar Cold Abyss Pearl until the Heavenly Law Bell’s phantom shattered, restoring the Blood Moon’s influence across the Fa Yuan Realm and the Demon Realm.
• The Demon Lord awakened briefly and reassured Wei Yuan that he would honor his promise to help him become a God King.
• Gu Yuanqing sensed that a Heavenly God of the Guixu Alliance had sacrificed himself to block the Divine Court’s attack, and the battle ended after the Heavenly Law Bell fell.
• Gu Huai'an passed his Chaos Heaven Immortal Level Tribulation in the North Spring Realm and entered seclusion to cultivate.
• Jiang Yunchuan and Hong Kaiyuan asked Gu Yuanqing to assist the Divine Court when the Heaven and Earth Stele appeared in the Fa Yuan Realm in roughly twenty years.

Jiang Yunchuan and Hong Kaiyuan urged Gu Yuanqing to accept the Divine Court’s help entering the Heavenly Canopy Dao Realm, but he refused to avoid incurring a debt of favor. Gu Yuanqing suspected the realm was connected to a Great Cultivator he had encountered, then chose to avoid the opportunity and focus on his cultivation, leaving the Divine Court’s efforts unresolved.

• Jiang Yunchuan told Gu Yuanqing that the Heavenly Canopy Dao Realm might offer a path to becoming a Heavenly God and offered world origin power to draw him inside.
• Gu Yuanqing refused the offer, explaining that he did not want the Divine Court’s favor or deeper ties to the world of Rule Divine Artifacts.
• After Jiang Yunchuan and Hong Kaiyuan left, Gu Yuanqing studied records and considered whether the Heavenly Canopy Dao Realm was connected to the Great Cultivator he had met at the end of the Boundless River.
• Gu Yuanqing decided that entering the realm might bring dangerous karma, so he set aside his suspicions and trained in the Immortal Mountain Trial against the Jun Tian God King.
• Hong Kaiyuan, Jiang Yunchuan, and later an avatar of the Jun Tian God King each visited Gu Yuanqing, but he continued to refuse the Divine Court’s proposal.

The Divine Court debated the Demon Lord’s revival, Wei Yuan’s threat, and Gu Yuanqing’s suspected identity while preparing Qin Wentian to become a God King. As the Heavenly Canopy Dao Realm’s opening drew near and demonic unrest spread, Wei Zhao arrived to tell Gu Yuanqing that a tremendous opportunity had appeared.

• Jun Tian God King convened the Heavenly Gods, and Xue Jingnian warned that Wei Yuan could become a God King and break the seal containing the Demon Lord’s soul.
• Xue Jingnian proposed using the Underworld’s power against Wei Yuan, while the Heavenly Gods speculated that Gu Yuanqing was Creation God King and might be hiding his strength.
• Jun Tian God King gave Qin Wentian the Heavenly Law Codex and ordered him to undergo his God King Calamity when the Heavenly Canopy Dao Realm opened in seventeen years.
• The Taichu Holy Church spread across the Fa Yuan Realm through demonic influence, and Jiang Yunchuan again failed to persuade Gu Yuanqing to enter the Heavenly Canopy Dao Realm.
• Wei Zhao arrived outside the Qian Yuan Realm, and Gu Yuanqing sent an avatar to meet him; Wei Zhao announced that a tremendous opportunity had arrived.

Wei Zhao offered Gu Yuanqing an early-awakening method in exchange for an alliance in the Heavenly Canopy Dao Realm, but Gu Yuanqing refused to commit. As the realm’s opening approached, Gu Yuanqing grew uneasy about hidden forces behind it, then sensed that the moment had finally arrived.

• Wei Zhao told Gu Yuanqing that the Heavenly Canopy Dao Realm would open and offered to help him awaken three years early if he allied with him.
• Gu Yuanqing questioned the value of an alliance and said he would help Wei Zhao only if their interests aligned.
• Gu Yuanqing returned to North Spring Realm and discussed the Heavenly Canopy Dao Realm with Li Chengyi and Gu Huai'an, saying he had no clear reason to enter.
• Gu Yuanqing felt that something was beyond his control and wondered whether someone had obscured heavenly secrets and karma.
• Rumors spread about the realm’s entry requirements, and the Divine Court and Guixu Alliance appeared to suspend their conflict as Gu Yuanqing suspected a greater struggle was coming.
• One morning, Gu Yuanqing opened his eyes and realized the moment had arrived.

The Heaven and Earth Stele began appearing in the Fa Yuan Realm as the Divine Court and Guixu Alliance prepared for the upheaval and Qin Wentian’s possible God King Calamity. As the stele manifested, Gu Yuanqing realized it was pulling his existence into the true Heaven and Earth Stele within his mind, even from the North Spring Realm.

• Gu Yuanqing watched the Fa Yuan Realm’s Great Dao shift and anticipated the Heaven and Earth Stele’s return.
• Qin Wentian told the Jun Tian God King that he had a sixty percent chance of surviving his God King Calamity, while the Jun Tian God King promised to hinder the Guixu Alliance.
• Heavenly Gods of the Guixu Alliance discussed exploiting the stele’s disruption of space and preparing for Qin Wentian’s possible tribulation.
• Gu Yuanqing wondered whether Qin Wentian and Wei Yuan would attempt their God King Calamities, and feared that a clash could free the Demon Lord Soul.
• Seven days later, the Heaven and Earth Stele emerged from the void, and Gu Yuanqing realized its true form had appeared in his mind and was drawing his existence into it.

Gu Yuanqing was drawn into the Heavenly Canopy Dao Realm by the Heaven and Earth Stele, while Li Chengyi and Gu Huai'an were also placed into protected slumber. After awakening as a seven-year-old in the Great Li Divine Dynasty, he resolved to survive the realm’s trials; back in the Fa Yuan Realm, he confronted visitors and the Demon Lord’s attack before demanding to know whether the Divine Court meant to make an enemy of him.

• Gu Yuanqing resisted the Heaven and Earth Stele with the North Spring Realm, but learned that Li Chengyi and Gu Huai'an had been sent into the Heavenly Canopy Dao Realm and left asleep in protected bodies.
• Gu Yuanqing let part of his consciousness enter the realm, where he awoke as a seven-year-old in the Great Li Divine Dynasty and learned that its cultivators competed to merge with the Dao and claim the world's origin.
• Gu Yuanqing decided to hide his identity and survive the realm's ten thousand years, while his original self in the North Spring Realm could sense but not locate his avatar.
• Jiang Yunchuan visited Fuyuan Mountain Range, but Gu Yuanqing stayed hidden; later, a Taichu Holy Church cultivator attacked the Qian Yuan Realm, and Gu Yuanqing stopped the Demon Lord's manifestation, which mistook him for Creation's reincarnation.
• The Heavenly Eye Sage Lord tried to pierce the Qian Yuan Realm's boundary with a Precious Mirror, so Gu Yuanqing struck him twice; the Sage Lord invoked the Jun Tian Thunder Talisman and said he had come on the Divine Venerable's orders.
• Gu Yuanqing appeared before the Heavenly Eye Sage Lord and demanded to know whether the Divine Court had decided to make an enemy of him.

Heavenly Eye Sage Lord tested Gu Yuanqing and warned him that the Demon Lord might escape, while the Divine Court and other factions concluded that Gu Yuanqing was likely the Creation God King reborn. The Demon Lord ignited an uprising by the Taichu Holy Church, and inside the Heavenly Canopy Dao Realm, Gu Yuanqing concealed his strength as new strife began.

• Gu Yuanqing rebuked Heavenly Eye Sage Lord for probing the Qian Yuan Realm, but heard his warning that Wei Yuan’s possible God King Calamity could let the Demon Lord escape.
• Heavenly Eye Sage Lord departed, and Gu Yuanqing remained more concerned about Li Chengyi and Gu Huai'an inside the Heavenly Canopy Dao Realm.
• Divine Venerable Jun Tian and the Heavenly Gods discussed Gu Yuanqing’s appearance and concluded that he was probably the Creation God King reborn.
• The Demon Lord dismissed Wei Zhao’s warning about Gu Yuanqing, then summoned his original dharma form and ordered the Taichu Holy Church to rise against the Divine Court.
• In Jing Province, Gu Yuanqing secretly cultivated in the Mystic Sword Sect and later took a post with the Demon Suppression Bureau to avoid attention.
• After Gu Yuanqing killed three men who recognized him, he used a demon beast to burn their bodies and returned home as pursuers shouted that the demon race had appeared.

Gu Yuanqing lived quietly in the Heavenly Canopy Dao Realm, hiding his growing power while resisting the Heavenly Dao’s apparent attempt to unsettle him through Liu Ruxuan. After advancing to Void Refinement, he read that Li Chengyi had been gravely wounded by demons, leaving his son’s fate uncertain.

• Gu Yuanqing returned to the Mystic Sword Sect, joined the Demon Suppression Bureau, and spent decades blending into ordinary life while secretly reaching spirit transformation.
• Gu Yuanqing refused an arranged marriage to Liu Ruxuan, whose resemblance to Li Miaoxuan unsettled him, and killed the Chen Family and Liu Residence after Liu Ruxuan became betrothed to Chen Tingsong.
• Gu Yuanqing observed renewed wars across the realms and suspected Wei Yuan and Qin Tianwen were preparing to undergo their God King Calamities.
• Gu Yuanqing returned to the Mystic Sword Sect, pretended to reach Golden Core, then took a post guarding a spirit mine and secretly advanced to Void Refinement.
• Gu Yuanqing read a report that Li Chengyi had been gravely wounded in a demon assassination attempt, prompting Meng Xizhou to slay the spirit transformation Great Demon Eclipsing Moon.

Gu Yuanqing confirmed that the Imperial Grandson Li Chengyi was his son and secretly reunited with him, while warning him that their meeting might attract the Guixu Alliance's attention. The chapter ended as an azure dragon escaping a newly opened cave abode plunged into the Mystic Sword Sect's residence.

• Gu Yuanqing killed a retreating peak spirit transformation demon king to protect Crescent Moon City, then left after a Void Refinement cultivator arrived to investigate.
• A cave abode belonging to a long-dead Body Integration cultivator appeared near Gu Yuanqing's mine, drawing experts including Yin Qianzhong and Li Chengyi.
• Gu Yuanqing recognized Li Chengyi among the imperial delegation, and Li Chengyi discreetly arranged to stay at the Mystic Sword Sect's residence.
• Gu Yuanqing secretly met Li Chengyi and learned about his experiences in Great Li and his suspicions about people descended from the Fa Yuan Realm.
• Gu Yuanqing warned Li Chengyi to be cautious and not search rashly for Huai'an, then vanished from their dreamlike meeting.
• After the cave abode opened, an azure dragon fled from pursuing cultivators and plunged into the Mystic Sword Sect's residence.