Recaps

Gu Changqing’s Wine God Spell emerged while Hongjun established the Heavenly Court, and Gu Changqing resisted the Profound Gate’s efforts to control the coming age. As Xi Huang became the Human Emperor, Nuwa revealed that he was her elder brother Fuxi and confronted Laozi and Yuanshi.

• Gu Changqing helped Ao Cunxin endure the Southern Bright Separation Flame, transforming her into the first Dragon-Phoenix and earning Tongtian’s recognition.
• Hongjun appointed Haotian and Yaochi to rule the Heavenly Court, but Gu Changqing and Houtu challenged their authority at the celebration and left with the Interception Sect allied to the Witch Clan and Underworld.
• Gu Changqing’s Wine God Spell manifested as a phantom that defeated Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, though Gu Changqing later admitted he did not know how to cultivate the spell.
• Gu Changqing began refining the God-Slaying Spear as a treasure for proving his Dao, while Laozi and Yuanshi schemed to secure the Human Emperor for their sects.
• Ji Ren sought Gu Changqing’s guidance about the Human Emperor, and Gu Changqing said Fuxi was destined to become the first one.
• Xuandu brought Xi Huang to Laozi and Yuanshi, who empowered him until he formed the Human Emperor Dao Fruit and reached the early Quasi-Saint realm.
• The Humans worshipped Xi Huang as their Human Emperor, and Xuandu tried to recruit him into the Human Sect.
• Nuwa gravely wounded Xuandu and confronted Laozi and Yuanshi, asking why they sought to take her elder brother as their disciple.

Gu Changqing escaped Laozi and Yuanshi’s Heaven-Shaking Coffin after comprehending the Three Thousand Great Daos, then rejected Hongjun’s attempt to recruit him. Back on Golden Ao Island, he developed the Great Firmament Technique and manifested a colossal palm of laws, alarming the Sages and Heavenly Court.

• Nuwa revealed that Xi Huang was her brother Fuxi, and Gu Changqing restored Fuxi’s memories with wine, allowing the siblings to reunite.
• Fuxi vowed to protect Human fortune, and Gu Changqing rejected Laozi and Yuanshi’s demand for a share, prompting them to attack him.
• Laozi sealed Gu Changqing in the Heaven-Shaking Coffin, while Tongtian, Nuwa, Houtu, and their allies fought the Sages and Chan Sect to rescue him.
• Gu Changqing studied the coffin’s laws and integrated traces of the Three Thousand Great Daos as his allies battled the Chan Sect and tried to dispel the coffin’s baleful qi.
• Gu Changqing shattered the Heaven-Shaking Coffin with his Sword Nine Divine Ability and emerged having mastered the laws of the Three Thousand Great Daos.
• Hongjun summoned Gu Changqing to Zixiao Palace and offered him rewards and a Sage’s seat in exchange for his cultivation method, but Gu Changqing refused and returned unharmed.
• Gu Changqing developed the Great Firmament Technique in seclusion, then manifested a colossal palm of laws that alarmed Hongjun, Laozi, Yuanshi, Haotian, and Yaochi.

Gu Changqing taught the Dragon Race and humanity powerful arts, while the Sages and their sects began maneuvering among the Humans. After Pangu’s true spirit revealed secrets of powers beyond the known world, Gu Changqing resolved to explore the Outer Chaos Region and visited the Underworld, where he eyed the suffering souls in Hell.

• Gu Changqing taught the Dragon Race the Great Dragon Aspect Art, then completed the Great Eight Trigrams Art after learning from Fuxi.
• Gu Changqing transformed East Sea water into wine and made it rain over humanity, awakening their potential and earning vast Heavenly Dao merit.
• Gu Changqing used the merit to derive the Nine Cauldrons Heart Art, briefly suppressing magic power across heaven and earth before dismissing the cauldrons.
• Gu Changqing taught Tongtian the concealed cultivation method, while the Human, Chan, and Buddhist Sects sent disciples to preach among humanity.
• Pangu’s awakened true spirit told the Twelve Ancestral Witches that a greater world and the Five Pre-Heavenly Ultimates lay beyond the known void, then dissipated.
• Houtu visited Gu Changqing and told him about Pangu’s revelations, and Gu Changqing described the Five Pre-Heavenly Ultimates and considered what they might mean.
• Gu Changqing resolved to explore the Outer Chaos Region after proving the Dao, then followed Houtu to the Underworld to pick Othershore Flowers for wine.
• The Eleven Ancestral Witches told Gu Changqing that Pangu’s true spirit had dissipated, but he stared eagerly at the suffering souls in the Eighteen Layers of Hell.

Gu Changqing stopped the Chan Sect from turning the Human Emperor succession into a war, restored Chi You’s memories, and helped Xuanyuan and Chi You take their destined roles. As the Human Dao emerged, he urged Nuwa to lead it, leaving Laozi and Yuanshi alarmed by the power shifting away from the Heavenly Dao.

• Gu Changqing created Palm Hell from the Eighteen Layers of Hell and defeated Zhurong with its tortures, then left the Underworld with Othershore Flowers.
• Guangchengzi found Xuanyuan among powerful humans and challenged Ji Ren, but Ji Ren defeated him and humanity united against the Three Teachings.
• Randeng tried to kill Xuanyuan, but Gu Changqing struck him from afar and forced him to retreat.
• Yuanshi backed Li Tan’s bid for the Human Emperor position, but Gu Changqing summoned Houtu, who revealed that Li Tan was Chi You’s reincarnation.
• Chi You recovered his memories, recognized Xuanyuan as humanity’s rightful leader, and rejected Chijingzi, while Yuanshi’s demands for human fortune were stopped by Laozi.
• Gu Changqing proposed Chi You as Lord of Soldiers, and Heaven recognized Xuanyuan as Human Emperor and Chi You as Lord of Soldiers as human fortune surged.
• Gu Changqing went to Wa Huang Heaven and urged Nuwa to strengthen and guide the emerging Human Dao, though she feared Hongjun’s retaliation.
• Laozi realized Gu Changqing had passed up chances to claim the Human Dao and warned Yuanshi that their side risked being outmatched, so they resolved to seek Hongjun’s help.