Chapter Summaries

Gu Changqing completed a twelve-rank Great Dao Golden Lotus bloom after his sword strike drew the Great Dao’s attention, opening his path to proving the Dao. Tongtian vowed to protect him, while Gu Changqing’s drunken jibe drove Yuanshi away in anger; afterward, Gu Changqing worried that his breakthrough had nearly emptied his wine gourd.

• Gu Changqing’s sword strike shattered stars, drew torrents of chaos, and caused his Great Dao Golden Lotus to bloom to the unprecedented twelfth rank.
• Tongtian recognized that Gu Changqing had opened his path to proving the Dao and celebrated his achievement.
• Laozi and Yuanshi arrived to ask who had caused the twelve-rank bloom, and Tongtian told them it was Gu Changqing.
• Yuanshi warned that Gu Changqing’s breakthrough would attract powerful enemies, so Tongtian vowed to hunt down anyone who harmed his disciple.
• Gu Changqing mocked Yuanshi by suggesting the Twelve Golden Immortals should keep a low profile when they proved the Dao, and Yuanshi stormed away in anger.
• Gu Changqing shook his wine gourd and lamented that his breakthrough had nearly used up his fine wine.

Gu Changqing encountered a Demon Race massacre of a human tribe and watched Ji Ren fight back, secretly suppressing the demons so the youth could kill them all. After the battle, Ji Ren mistook Gu Changqing’s laughter for mockery and confronted him, while Gu Changqing praised his courage.

• Gu Changqing traveled across the East Sea after becoming a twelve-petaled Daluo Golden Immortal, seeking rare spiritual roots for brewing wine.
• Gu Changqing sensed fighting near the East Sea shore and found Demon Race experts slaughtering a human tribe.
• Ji Ren charged into the demons and tore apart several beasts with his bare hands as he fought to avenge his people.
• Gu Changqing released a wisp of his aura that slowed the demons, allowing Ji Ren to kill every last one.
• Gu Changqing appeared and praised Ji Ren, who angrily accused him of mocking the slaughter, prompting Gu Changqing to admire his courage.

Gu Changqing accepted the Kongtong Seal from Ji Ren but made him prove his worth by drinking, then carried the unconscious Ji Ren to Wuzhuang Temple to ask Zhen Yuanzi for Ginseng Fruits. The chapter left Gu Changqing inside the temple, where Qingfeng and Mingyue disapproved of his blunt request.

• Gu Changqing’s words restored Ji Ren’s resolve, and Ji Ren recognized him as the Wine Sword Immortal and begged to become his disciple.
• Ji Ren offered Gu Changqing the divine seal that had protected him, and Gu Changqing identified it as the Kongtong Seal and took it.
• Gu Changqing said he judged disciples by drinking capacity, so Ji Ren drank from the Wine Gourd, collapsed from the Flat Peach immortal brew, and was carried away by Gu Changqing.
• Gu Changqing reached Wuzhuang Temple within days and asked Zhen Yuanzi for several Ginseng Fruits.
• Qingfeng and Mingyue secretly criticized Gu Changqing for his lack of manners.

Gu Changqing obtained three Ginseng Fruits and over a hundred jars of ordinary spirit-root wine from Zhen Yuanzi, then traveled to West Kunlun to collect Immortal Spring Water. After taking over a hundred thousand jin, he was approached by the King Father of the East.

• Zhen Yuanzi agreed to Gu Changqing's request and gave him three Ginseng Fruits and over a hundred jars of wine for Ji Ren.
• After Gu Changqing and Ji Ren left, Zhen Yuanzi explained that Gu Changqing had acted drunk to protect Ji Ren, whose human body could not withstand the Ginseng Fruits.
• Gu Changqing decided to pair the Ginseng Fruits with Immortal Spring Water and traveled with Ji Ren to West Kunlun.
• The Queen Mother of the West welcomed Gu Changqing and let him take as much Immortal Spring Water as he wished.
• Gu Changqing used his Wine Gourd to take over a hundred thousand jin of spring water, leaving the Queen Mother of the West shaken.
• The King Father of the East arrived in West Kunlun to visit the Queen Mother of the West.

The King Father of the East visited West Kunlun to recruit the Queen Mother of the West into founding the Purple Mansion Continent, but Gu Changqing’s accurate prediction and warning made her wary. The King Father of the East challenged Gu Changqing after his cryptic remarks, and the chapter ended with both visitors unsettled by the warning of ruin.

• The Queen Mother of the West admitted the King Father of the East to West Kunlun, where he greeted Gu Changqing and Ji Ren.
• The King Father of the East proposed that he and the Queen Mother of the West establish the Purple Mansion Continent to govern the world’s cultivators.
• The Queen Mother of the West realized Gu Changqing had predicted the visitor’s purpose and the name of his planned power before he arrived.
• The Queen Mother of the West refused to join, saying she wished to cultivate peacefully, but the King Father of the East invoked Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s mandate to pressure her.
• Gu Changqing recited a warning about distrust and disaster hidden within fortune, prompting the King Father of the East to confront him.
• Gu Changqing denied questioning Dao Ancestor Hongjun and warned that someone who seemed supreme could fall into eternal ruin, unsettling the King Father of the East and the Queen Mother of the West.

Gu Changqing warned the Queen Mother of the West to preserve herself, leading her to reject the King Father of the East's plan for Purple Mansion Continent. As Gu Changqing and Ji Ren continued toward Golden Ao Island, the King Father of the East proclaimed his new domain, provoking the Demon Court.

• Gu Changqing advised the Queen Mother of the West to preserve herself, and she refused to join the King Father of the East in founding Purple Mansion Continent.
• The King Father of the East left West Kunlun in anger and decided to rule Purple Mansion Continent alone.
• Gu Changqing told hungry Ji Ren to drink wine; after drinking, Ji Ren's body was cleansed and strengthened, and he hurried after his master.
• Gu Changqing and Ji Ren traveled toward Golden Ao Island, with Ji Ren restoring his strength by drinking wine along the way.
• The King Father of the East proclaimed that he had established Purple Mansion Continent and called on cultivators to pay homage.
• Di Jun, Taiyi, and the Demon Court reacted furiously to the King Father of the East's claim to rule over the immortals.

Di Jun led a million demons to attack King Father of the East’s newly established Purple Mansion Continent, and the battle began at Penglai Island. Back on Golden Ao Island, Ji Ren’s account of his training puzzled the Interception Sect disciples, while Gu Changqing drank himself into another enlightenment state.

• Di Jun assembled a million demons and led them with Taiyi and the Demon Court’s experts to Penglai Island to destroy Purple Mansion Continent.
• King Father of the East invoked Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s decree, but Di Jun dismissed the threat and ordered the demons to attack.
• Gu Changqing returned to the Interception Sect with Ji Ren, who introduced himself as Gu Changqing’s disciple.
• Ji Ren told Duobao and the other disciples that Gu Changqing had only made him drink, leaving them to believe he had been led astray.
• Tongtian discerned Ji Ren’s human origins and reflected that Gu Changqing still cared deeply for humanity.
• Gu Changqing drank his Ginseng Fruit Fine Wine until he passed out, and an indescribable enlightenment state descended upon him.

Gu Changqing entered enlightenment after drinking immortal wine and created the Sword Opens Heaven's Gate divine ability, while Tongtian and the Interception Sect disciples watched in awe. Elsewhere, the Demon Court destroyed the forces of Purple Mansion Continent and killed the King Father of the East, leaving the Queen Mother of the West to realize Gu Changqing had saved her life.

• Gu Changqing's sword intent gathered into a colossal heavenly sword above Golden Ao Island, and Tongtian stopped the disciples from disturbing his enlightenment.
• Gu Changqing named his technique Sword Opens Heaven's Gate, and his strike split the firmament as Tongtian praised his divine ability.
• Gu Changqing returned to his Cave Abode without answering the disciples' requests to teach them the technique.
• Taiyi used the Chaos Bell to devastate Penglai Island as the Demon Court overwhelmed the forces of Purple Mansion Continent.
• Di Jun burned the King Father of the East to nothingness with Solar True Fire.
• The Queen Mother of the West watched from West Kunlun and realized that Gu Changqing had saved her life.

After Di Jun discovered that human blood essence had transformed the Fusang Sword and could suppress the Witch Clan, he ordered the Demon Race to slaughter humans and forge the Witch-Slaying Sword. Gu Changqing defied Saint Tongtian’s warning and set out with Ji Ren to protect humanity.

• The Queen Mother of the West resolved to befriend Gu Changqing and never make him an enemy after realizing his warning had saved her life.
• Di Jun and Taiyi discovered that human blood essence had given the Fusang Sword the power to suppress blood essence and counter the Witch Clan.
• Di Jun commanded the Demon Race to kill humans and seize their blood essence to forge the Witch-Slaying Sword.
• Gu Changqing took up the Purple-Green Nine Heavens Sword and declared that he would take charge of protecting humanity.
• Saint Tongtian urged Gu Changqing not to defy the heavenly mandate, but Gu Changqing left with Ji Ren, determined to go to humanity.

Gu Changqing and Ji Ren headed to the East Sea Shore as the Demon Race launched a massive invasion against the humans. The demons arrived ready to slaughter them, but Gu Changqing’s voice rang out just as Bai Ze declared that the humans had no right to survive without strength.

• Tongtian decided to support Gu Changqing and vowed that the Demon Race would not harm him.
• Gu Changqing told Ji Ren they might perish in a world-shaking battle, and Ji Ren insisted he was not afraid; the two drank together and continued toward the humans.
• Di Jun ordered hundreds of millions of demons to march under the Ten Demon Saints, prompting panic across the Primordial World.
• Dijiang prepared the Witch Clan for battle, but Houtu realized the demon army was heading away from Buzhou Mountain and toward the East Sea Shore.
• The demons surrounded the terrified humans and mocked their weakness, while Bai Ze declared that strength ruled the Primordial World.
• Gu Changqing’s calm voice interrupted the demons and called them vicious dogs for spoiling his drink.

Gu Changqing appeared before the Demon Court’s forces threatening the Human race and rebuked them for disturbing his drinking. Bai Ze recognized the Interception Sect disciple and treated him with deference, but Ji Meng challenged him, and Gu Changqing declared he would stay and drink.

• Gu Changqing and Ji Ren emerged among the Humans after Gu Changqing mocked Bai Ze and the Demon Court.
• The Humans mistook Gu Changqing for a drunken sot until Ji Ren called him the Wine Sword Immortal.
• Bai Ze recognized Gu Changqing from his past feats and respectfully asked why he had come to the Human tribe.
• Gu Changqing claimed the scenery was ideal for drinking and demanded to know why the demons were making a disturbance.
• Ji Meng ordered Gu Changqing to leave, and Gu Changqing declared that he would drink to his heart’s content there.

Gu Changqing refused Bai Ze’s offer to leave the human settlement and continued drinking as the Demon Court prepared to attack. When the demons advanced, he drew the Purple-Green Nine Heavens Sword and unleashed a world-shaking strike.

• Bai Ze tried to persuade Gu Changqing to visit the Demon Court, but Gu Changqing rejected the offer and told the demons to return beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens.
• Bai Ze ordered the Demon Court’s forces to attack the humans while leaving Gu Changqing and Ji Ren unharmed.
• The demons closed in on the terrified humans as Gu Changqing drank more than ten thousand jin of wine, alarming Ji Ren.
• Gu Changqing declared that the demons had refused their chance to leave, summoned the Purple-Green Nine Heavens Sword, and swung it, shocking a million demons.

Gu Changqing annihilated hundreds of thousands of Demon Race soldiers with one sword strike, then brushed off the Ten Demon Saints’ outrage by claiming he had drunk too much. When a Daluo Golden Immortal Great Demon rebuked him, Gu Changqing killed him with a sword formed from a drop of wine.

• Gu Changqing unleashed a sword strike that killed hundreds of thousands of Demon Race soldiers and stunned the onlookers.
• The Human celebrated Gu Changqing’s intervention, though some worried about the Ten Demon Saints’ strength.
• Ghost Chariot condemned Gu Changqing for slaughtering the Demon Race, and Gu Changqing joked that drinking too much made him want to chop something.
• A Daluo Golden Immortal Great Demon rebuked Gu Changqing for interfering in Demon Race affairs.
• Gu Changqing turned a drop of wine into an Immortal Sword and killed the Great Demon, destroying his body and Primordial Spirit.

Gu Changqing killed a late Daluo Golden Immortal with one strike, then faced Ghost Chariot’s challenge at the East Sea Shore. He promised to defeat the Demon Saint with a single sword strike and began to unleash his sword intent.

• Tongtian praised Gu Changqing’s sword Dao after Duobao and the other disciples realized how far he surpassed them.
• Gu Changqing’s killing of the Great Demon shocked the witnesses and enraged the Ten Demon Saints.
• Ji Ren defended Gu Changqing, claiming he only wanted to drink in peace, and Gu Changqing praised him for understanding.
• Ghost Chariot challenged Gu Changqing, demanding that he leave if he lost.
• Gu Changqing accepted and declared that Ghost Chariot would have to withstand one sword strike to win; his Purple-Green Nine Heavens Sword shone as a vast sound rang out.

Gu Changqing challenged the Demon Court Saint Ghost Chariot to withstand one sword strike, while Tongtian prepared to protect him and Yuanshi hoped he would be injured. Gu Changqing’s sword overwhelmed Ghost Chariot and ended with the Purple-Green Nine Heavens Sword pinning him to the ground.

• Tongtian watched Gu Changqing’s duel from Golden Ao Island and readied himself to intervene if his disciple was in danger.
• Yuanshi and the Twelve Golden Immortals watched from Kunlun Mountain and hoped Ghost Chariot would cripple or kill Gu Changqing.
• Bai Ze warned Ghost Chariot not to underestimate Gu Changqing as his sword intent swept across the East Sea Shore.
• Ghost Chariot transformed into a nine-headed bird and initially withstood Gu Changqing’s sword intent, but then blood burst from his body.
• Gu Changqing trapped Ghost Chariot in a space filled with sword intent and pierced him repeatedly with countless immortal swords.
• Gu Changqing thrust the Purple-Green Nine Heavens Sword through Ghost Chariot and nailed him to the ground.

Gu Changqing destroyed Ghost Chariot’s physical body with one sword strike, then demanded that the Demon Race retreat Beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens. When the Demon Saints refused and attacked together, Gu Changqing faced them with the Purple-Green Nine Heavens Sword and unleashed another technique.

• Gu Changqing’s sword strike destroyed Ghost Chariot’s physical body and shattered his fundamental Dao foundation, though Ghost Chariot’s Primordial Spirit escaped.
• Gu Changqing drank wine to recover and reminded the Demon Race that Ghost Chariot had lost their agreed contest and should retreat.
• Shangyang rejected Gu Changqing’s demand, saying the Demon Race had never agreed to withdraw and would continue pursuing the humans.
• Gu Changqing mocked the Demon Race, drank several hundred jin of wine, and challenged Bai Ze and the other Demon Saints to attack together.
• Bai Ze led the remaining nine Demon Saints in a joint attack, and Gu Changqing summoned the Purple-Green Nine Heavens Sword and unleashed a sword technique.

Gu Changqing used Sword Qi Rolls Dragon Wall to draw on the Earth Spiritual Veins and overwhelm Bai Ze and the other Demon Saints at the East Sea Shore. After Di Jun threatened him from beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, Gu Changqing defied him and threatened to attack the Demon Court, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Gu Changqing unleashed Sword Qi Rolls Dragon Wall, drawing on the Earth Spiritual Veins and gathering its power into his sword.
• Bai Ze warned the Demon Saints that Gu Changqing's attack rivaled a Quasi-Saint, but their defenses collapsed and Ji Meng, Yingzhao, and Bitiesh were badly injured.
• Di Jun rebuked Gu Changqing from beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens after the Demon Saints were wounded.
• Ji Ren panicked at Di Jun's intervention and asked whether he should seek help from Golden Ao Island, but Gu Changqing dismissed his fear.
• Gu Changqing accused Di Jun and the Demon Race of targeting the Human Race, then threatened to storm the Demon Court with his sword.

Gu Changqing confronted Di Jun and Taiyi at the East Sea Shore and exposed the Demon Court’s plan to slaughter humans to forge the Witch-Slaying Sword. The Twelve Ancestral Witches learned of the scheme and prepared to act, while Di Jun and Taiyi reacted with shock and fury at Gu Changqing’s revelation.

• Gu Changqing challenged the Demon Court and warned that he would use Sword Opens Heaven's Gate if the Demon Race attacked the Human Race.
• Duobao and the Three Xiao eagerly hoped to witness Gu Changqing use his supreme technique again, while Tongtian worried about his confrontation with Di Jun and Taiyi.
• Di Jun calmly urged Gu Changqing to leave and warned him about the karma of opposing the Heavenly Mandate, but Gu Changqing refused to retreat.
• Gu Changqing revealed that the Demon Race planned to refine the Witch-Slaying Sword from human blood and qi, shocking living beings across the Primordial World.
• Dijiang and the Twelve Ancestral Witches learned the Demon Court’s purpose, and Zhurong ordered the Witch Clan’s warriors to assemble.
• Di Jun and Taiyi were stunned by Gu Changqing’s knowledge, and Di Jun threatened that Gu Changqing was courting death.

Taiyi used the Chaos Bell to confine Gu Changqing while Di Jun ordered the Demon Race to slaughter the humans. Gu Changqing summoned sword power from across the Primordial World and massacred millions of demons before unleashing a final strike at the Demon Court.

• Taiyi summoned the Chaos Bell to suppress Gu Changqing, while Di Jun warned him not to kill the Wine Sword Immortal and ordered the Demon Race to attack the humans.
• Gu Changqing called on Tongtian and drew sword radiances from the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords, killing over a million demons.
• Gu Changqing borrowed the Empress Wa Sword, Kunwu Sword, Qingping Sword, and Sand-Containing Sword to slaughter millions more demons along the East Sea Shore.
• Di Jun roared for Gu Changqing to stop, but Gu Changqing ignored him and gathered his own Dao into a devastating sword strike aimed at the Demon Court.

Gu Changqing’s sword overwhelmed the Demon Court’s defenses, and he held the demon army at bay despite Di Jun’s order to attack the humans. Taiyi challenged him, and their battle began inside the Demon Court, leaving the Interception Sect disciples worried for Gu Changqing.

• Di Jun raised the Demon Realm Grand Array, but Gu Changqing’s sword shattered its defenses and forced Di Jun to withstand the strike with his Golden Crow form.
• Taiyi recognized that Gu Changqing’s sword carried the power of a Great Dao law, which Gu Changqing had gained through the Great Dao of Wine.
• Di Jun ordered the demons to continue slaughtering the humans, but Gu Changqing threatened to kill anyone who advanced, and the demon army hesitated.
• Taiyi challenged Gu Changqing to fight, and Gu Changqing leaped into the Demon Court to meet him.
• Taiyi attacked Gu Changqing, while the Interception Sect disciples feared that Taiyi was too powerful for him.