Chapter Summaries

Gu Changqing collected spirit roots, immortal fruits, and other treasures from the Interception Sect disciples, promising to return them as fine wine. After refusing to let them watch him brew, he returned to his Cave Abode, intent on keeping his Great Dao of Wine concealed until he proved the Dao of Primordial Unity.

• Gu Changqing asked the Interception Sect disciples to give him spirit roots, immortal fruits, treasures, Dao rhythms, and Laws in exchange for fine wine.
• Tongtian urged the disciples to trust Gu Changqing, believing his wine could help them comprehend the Dao.
• Duobao offered three Dragon-Phoenix Blood Jade Fruits, and the other disciples followed with their own treasures.
• Duobao and the other disciples asked to watch Gu Changqing brew wine, but Gu Changqing refused and sealed his Cave Abode with a Spatial Barrier.
• Gu Changqing privately resolved to conceal his Great Dao of Wine until he proved the Dao of Primordial Unity.

Gu Changqing brewed a fine wine from over a hundred thousand spirit roots and immortal fruits, infusing it with his Hunyuan Dao Rhyme to help Interception Sect disciples cultivate the Dao of Hunyuan. After a hundred years, he announced the wine was finished, and the disciples hurried to his cave abode, where they froze at what they saw.

• Gu Changqing began combining over a hundred thousand kinds of spirit roots, immortal fruits, and Heavenly Treasures into one wine.
• Gu Changqing infused the wine with his Hunyuan Dao Rhyme, intending to help Interception Sect disciples leave Hongjun’s cultivation methods behind and prepare for the Investiture of the Gods Measureless Calamity.
• A hundred years passed as the Interception Sect disciples anxiously waited for Gu Changqing to finish brewing.
• Tongtian sensed the disciples’ anticipation and wondered whether Gu Changqing’s wine had a deeper purpose.
• Gu Changqing announced that the wine was done, and the disciples rushed to his cave abode, then froze at the sight inside.

Gu Changqing presented the Interception Sect disciples with a vast pool of wine brewed from their precious ingredients, but they assumed it had failed because it looked ordinary. After Bixiao and Duobao tasted it, they discovered it held a startling power, and Duobao realized his origin Dao foundation was transforming.

• Gu Changqing invited the disciples to drink his seemingly unremarkable wine, while they lamented the ingredients they believed he had wasted.
• Duobao questioned whether the wine was a failed brew, but Gu Changqing insisted its mysteries could only be discovered by drinking it.
• Bixiao trusted Gu Changqing, drank a cup, and felt a strange change within her body.
• Duobao tasted the wine and felt fierce heat before realizing that his origin Dao foundation was transforming.

Gu Changqing’s wine revealed the beginnings of the Dao of Hunyuan to the Interception Sect’s disciples, and Tongtian recognized its profound power. The chapter ended with Hong Yun bowing to Gu Changqing and asking him to teach the Dao.

• Duobao and Golden Spirit Holy Mother confirmed that Gu Changqing’s wine was transforming their origin Dao foundations, prompting the gathered disciples to drink.
• Tongtian and Hong Yun arrived, tasted the wine, and reacted with shock; Tongtian urged the disciples to drink freely but refused to explain the wine’s effects.
• After the disciples departed with wine, Tongtian told Gu Changqing that each drop contained a seed of the Dao of Hunyuan that could help the disciples transcend the Heavenly Mandate.
• Gu Changqing pretended not to understand Tongtian’s praise, and Tongtian accepted his response with amusement.
• Hong Yun bowed to Gu Changqing and sincerely asked him to teach the Dao, astonishing Tongtian.

Hong Yun asked Gu Changqing to teach him the method of transcendence, and after a thousand-year sermon, he switched to cultivating the Dao of Hunyuan. Gu Changqing gained a new Sword Dao Divine Art and, as his wine ran low, set his sights on the East Sea for more fine wine.

• Hong Yun reflected on his past misfortunes and asked Gu Changqing to teach him the method of transcendence.
• Gu Changqing agreed and spent a thousand years explaining the Dao of Hunyuan to Hong Yun.
• Hong Yun reunited his Three Corpses, switched to cultivating the Dao of Hunyuan, and thanked Gu Changqing before returning to stabilize his cultivation.
• Gu Changqing comprehended the Sword Dao Divine Art Origin-Transforming Slash after the sermon.
• Gu Changqing noticed his wine was nearly gone and looked toward the East Sea for more treasured fine wine.

Gu Changqing left Golden Ao Island and entered the East Sea to seek wine from the Dragon Race. He encountered a stern Dragon Race Female General, whom he tried to persuade that a life with fine wine was a great fortune.

• Gu Changqing watched the Interception Sect disciples drink and spar on Golden Ao Island, and praised their growing strength.
• Gu Changqing told the disciples he was going to find more fine wine, then plunged beneath the East Sea.
• Tongtian sensed Gu Changqing’s journey to the Dragon Race, worried briefly, and decided the trip posed no danger.
• Gu Changqing surveyed the Dragon Race’s underwater domain and saw its many sleeping members and lingering grandeur.
• A Dragon Race Female General confronted Gu Changqing for trespassing, and he introduced himself as the Wine Sword Immortal seeking wine.
• Gu Changqing answered the Female General’s disgust by praising the fortune of living alongside fine wine.

Gu Changqing entered the East Sea seeking wine, and Ao Guang welcomed him after stopping Ao Cunxin from attacking the Wine Sword Immortal. After Gu Changqing drank several dozen jars and asked for the Dragon Race’s treasures, Ao Cunxin erupted in anger, leaving the confrontation poised to escalate.

• Ao Cunxin confronted Gu Changqing for entering the East Sea and prepared to attack him.
• Ao Guang arrived, stopped Ao Cunxin, apologized, and invited Gu Changqing into the Dragon Palace for wine.
• Gu Changqing accepted Ao Guang’s offer and headed to the Dragon Palace, while Ao Guang warned Ao Cunxin that Gu Changqing could have killed her.
• Gu Changqing sat on the Dragon King Throne, drank several dozen jars of wine, and asked Ao Guang to give him the Dragon Race’s treasures.
• Ao Cunxin angrily declared that the Dragon Race would not be bullied, alarming Ao Guang.

Gu Changqing unleashed overwhelming sword intent when Ao Cunxin attacked him, sending her tumbling back but leaving her unharmed. Ao Guang realized the clash had apparently severed some kind of shackles from Ao Cunxin, though the chapter ended before he explained what he had discovered.

• Ao Cunxin drew her Dragon Scale Heavenly Blade and attacked Gu Changqing, while Ao Guang urgently begged him to show mercy.
• Gu Changqing released vast sword intent that shook the Dragon Palace and sent the East Sea’s waves surging into the sky.
• The sword intent struck Ao Cunxin and sent her tumbling backward, but she remained uninjured.
• Ao Cunxin sensed that some kind of shackles had been severed, and Ao Guang detected a change that filled him with disbelief and joy.

Gu Changqing’s sword intent shattered the Heavenly Dao seal inside Ao Cunxin, freeing her from the East Sea’s restrictions. Ao Guang and the Dragon Race begged him to free them as well, but Gu Changqing refused, claiming he could not act against the heavens.

• Ao Guang bowed to Gu Changqing and thanked him for helping Ao Cunxin, whose Heavenly Dao seal had vanished.
• Ao Cunxin sensed that the seal was gone, then apologized to Gu Changqing and thanked him respectfully.
• Gu Changqing revealed that his sword intent had used the Origin-Transforming Slash to destroy Ao Cunxin’s seal and asked to take the Dragon Race’s treasured wine.
• The Dragon Race erupted with hope that Gu Changqing could free them, and Ao Guang begged him to break their seals.
• Gu Changqing drank more wine and refused, insisting that he could not act against the Heavenly Dao.

Gu Changqing freed Ao Cunxin but explained that the Dragon Race would need a cultivator strong enough to withstand the Heavenly Dao before it could return to the world. Ao Guang asked him to take Ao Cunxin as a disciple, and when Gu Changqing refused, Ao Guang offered an Ancestral Dragon Scale.

• Ao Guang interpreted Gu Changqing’s refusal to free the whole Dragon Race as a warning that doing so would provoke the Heavenly Dao, and Gu Changqing said the Dragon Race must wait until one of its own grew powerful enough.
• Gu Changqing took the Dragon Race’s remaining fine wine and prepared to leave after saying he had freed Ao Cunxin in repayment for their hospitality.
• Ao Guang stopped Gu Changqing and asked him to accept Ao Cunxin as his disciple and take her into the Interception Sect.
• Gu Changqing refused, saying he wanted to drink in peace and had no interest in taking or teaching another disciple.
• Ao Guang offered Gu Changqing the Ancestral Dragon Scale if he would accept Ao Cunxin.

Ao Guang offered the Ancestral Dragon Scale to persuade Gu Changqing to take Ao Cunxin as his disciple, explaining that the Dragon Race needed the Interception Sect’s protection. Gu Changqing accepted the bargain, leaving Ao Cunxin doubtful that the exchange was worth it.

• Ao Guang offered Gu Changqing the Ancestral Dragon Scale if he agreed to take Ao Cunxin as his disciple, angering the dragons who valued the treasure.
• Ao Cunxin protested that the Dragon Race could not afford to lose its ancestral relic, but Ao Guang argued that the Heavenly Dao had left their people with few prospects.
• Ao Guang explained that the Ancestral Dragon Scale could serve as a weapon and preserve the Ancestral Dragon’s cultivation and insights.
• Gu Changqing became interested in the scale and mused about using it to brew wine, frustrating Ao Guang.
• Gu Changqing agreed to take Ao Cunxin as his disciple in exchange for the scale, and Ao Guang had it fetched and handed over.

Gu Changqing tested the Origin-Transforming Slash against the Heavenly Dao seal and secured the Ancestral Dragon Scale while encouraging Ao Guang to bring the Dragon Race back into the world. He returned to the Interception Sect with Ao Cunxin, who declared herself his disciple, astonishing the Jie Sect disciples with her Daluo Golden Immortal cultivation.

• Gu Changqing confirmed that the Origin-Transforming Slash could break through a force as powerful as a Heavenly Dao seal and accepted the Ancestral Dragon Scale from Ao Guang.
• Gu Changqing left the Dragon Palace, and Ao Guang sent Ao Cunxin to follow him back to the Interception Sect.
• Ao Guang told his people that Gu Changqing was the person most likely to bring the Dragon Race back into the world.
• Gu Changqing returned to Golden Ao Island with Ao Cunxin, prompting the Jie Sect disciples to marvel at her beauty and cultivation.
• Ao Cunxin introduced herself as the Dragon Race princess and Gu Changqing's disciple, shocking the disciples with her Daluo Golden Immortal realm.

Tongtian realized Gu Changqing was behind Ao Cunxin’s arrival and accepted his choice to take her as a disciple. In his cave abode, Gu Changqing sent Ao Cunxin to learn cultivation from Duobao, then began brewing wine with the Ancestral Dragon Scale despite her protests.

• Tongtian wondered how Gu Changqing had become involved with the Dragon Race and suspected he had enabled Ao Cunxin to enter the world.
• Tongtian chose not to object to Gu Changqing taking Ao Cunxin as his disciple, trusting that Gu Changqing had his reasons.
• Ao Cunxin asked Gu Changqing what cultivation art to practice, but he told her to seek instruction from Duobao and the others.
• Gu Changqing brought out the Ancestral Dragon Scale and announced he would use it to brew wine.
• Ao Cunxin warned Gu Changqing that the scale was a precious inheritance, but he insisted that turning it into wine honored Ao Guang’s kindness and began brewing.

Laozi decided to offer Gu Changqing two Yellow Central Plums to repair relations and revive the Human Sect’s fortune, then traveled with Xuandu to the Interception Sect. There, Ao Cunxin drank the first cup of wine brewed from the Ancestral Dragon Scale and was struck by a surge of power.

• Xuandu told Laozi that the Human Sect’s fortune was declining because the Human race revered Gu Changqing and distrusted Laozi.
• Laozi chose to give Gu Changqing two Yellow Central Plums as an apology and a bid to restore the Human Sect’s reputation.
• Laozi rebuked Xuandu’s objections and took him to the Interception Sect.
• Gu Changqing offered Ao Cunxin the first cup of wine brewed with the Ancestral Dragon Scale, and she drank it despite her misgivings.
• Ao Cunxin felt a sudden torrent of immense aura surge through her body.

Ao Cunxin’s first cup of Gu Changqing’s Dragon-Scale Immortal Brew transformed her body and elevated her Dragon Race bloodline toward the rare Purple-Gold Divine Dragon. As she realized the wine’s power, Laozi arrived outside Golden Ao Island with his disciple Xuandu to visit the Interception Sect.

• Ao Cunxin endured a surge of power from Gu Changqing’s wine as a colossal true dragon appeared above her and its golden scales began to glow with purple qi.
• Interception Sect Disciples recognized the signs of Ao Cunxin’s bloodline evolution, while Tongtian observed the spectacle and reflected on Gu Changqing and his disciples.
• Tongtian sensed Laozi approaching Golden Ao Island and suspected his visit was directed at the Interception Sect.
• Ao Cunxin discovered that the wine had greatly sublimated her body and increased her bloodline purity, leaving her astonished and delighted.
• Gu Changqing explained that Ao Cunxin had experienced the wine’s benefits, and she realized she might have misunderstood him about using the Ancestral Dragon Scale.
• Laozi announced that he had come to pay a visit, accompanied by his disciple Xuandu.

Laozi brought Xuandu to Golden Ao Island, claiming he wanted to resolve past misunderstandings with Gu Changqing and offering him treasures. Gu Changqing ignored Laozi and collapsed drunk, while the Interception Sect disciples watched with suspicion and amusement.

• Laozi arrived at Golden Ao Island with Xuandu and said he wanted to reconcile with Gu Changqing over past misunderstandings.
• Tongtian questioned Laozi’s purpose, then agreed to take him and Xuandu to Gu Changqing’s cave abode.
• Gu Changqing greeted Tongtian while drunk, ignored Laozi and Xuandu, and fell to the floor.
• Laozi suppressed his anger and offered Gu Changqing two Yellow Central Plum immortal fruits to make fine wine.

Laozi offered Gu Changqing two Yellow Central Plum fruits in exchange for restoring the Human Sect’s standing among the human race. Gu Changqing accepted and took the fruits, then said something that left Laozi dumbstruck and Xuandu bewildered.

• Laozi produced two Yellow Central Plum fruits, astonishing the Jie Sect Disciples and drawing suspicion from Duobao and the other Personal Disciples.
• Zhao Gongming reasoned that Laozi must be seeking a favor from Gu Changqing rather than sincerely mending relations.
• Laozi asked Gu Changqing to restore the Human Sect’s prestige and status among the human race in return for the fruits.
• Gu Changqing readily agreed, and Laozi immediately handed him both fruits.
• After taking the fruits, Gu Changqing spoke a sentence that stunned Laozi and Xuandu.

Gu Changqing accepted Laozi’s Yellow Central Plums but refused to help restore the Human Sect’s standing, telling Laozi to earn the human race’s respect through his own actions. Laozi threatened him, but Gu Changqing continued to defy him, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Gu Changqing told Laozi to protect and benefit the human race himself if he wished to restore the Human Sect’s prestige.
• Duobao and the Jie Sect disciples realized Gu Changqing had accepted Laozi’s gifts while refusing to help him avoid the karma of aiding the human race.
• Xuandu angrily challenged Gu Changqing, who mocked him for relying on Laozi and having no achievements of his own.
• Xuandu fell silent and turned to Laozi, whose expression darkened as he accused Gu Changqing of choosing to become his enemy.
• Gu Changqing denied wishing to oppose Laozi and repeated that Laozi could intervene in human affairs himself.

Gu Changqing refused to return the Yellow Central Plums Laozi had given him, claiming he was protecting Laozi’s reputation, while Laozi’s anger rose on Golden Ao Island. Laozi then noticed Ao Cunxin and recognized her as a member of the Dragon Race.

• Laozi’s fury shook Golden Ao Island as Tongtian silently prepared to protect Gu Changqing and the Jie Sect disciples.
• Gu Changqing accepted Laozi’s sarcastic offer of thanks, provoking Laozi and Xuandu, and Laozi demanded the Yellow Central Plums back.
• Gu Changqing claimed the fruits had been bestowed on him and argued that returning them would damage Laozi’s reputation, making the Jie Sect disciples laugh.
• Laozi restrained himself from attacking Gu Changqing while Tongtian remained silent, then turned his attention to Ao Cunxin and recognized the Dragon Race.

After Gu Changqing’s confrontation with Laozi and Xuandu, the Interception Sect celebrated while Jieyin and Zhunti saw an opening to expand Western influence. Gu Changqing remained committed to freeing the sect from the Profound Gate, as Laozi’s fury turned toward a new plan proposed by Yuanshi.

• Gu Changqing declared there was no reason to hold back against the Human Sect, and Tongtian chose not to interfere as Laozi and Xuandu departed.
• The Interception Sect disciples celebrated Laozi and Xuandu’s humiliation, while observers wondered whether the sect would leave the Profound Gate.
• Jieyin and Zhunti rejoiced at the rift among the Three Pure Ones and discussed seizing the East’s fortune and converting Gu Changqing.
• Gu Changqing reflected that his plans aimed to protect the Interception Sect from being sacrificed in the Measureless Calamity.
• Laozi returned to the Eight Scenic Palace furious, and Xuandu’s complaint about Tongtian only worsened his mood.
• Yuanshi visited Laozi and proposed using Ao Cunxin, the East Sea princess in the Interception Sect, to devise a plan against Gu Changqing.