Chapter Summaries

Hongjun emerged from seclusion stronger than before, alarmed by Gu Changqing’s Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal path and determined to prevent it from weakening the Heavenly Dao. His return stirred fear across the Primordial World and renewed the hopes of the Profound Gate Sages.

• Hongjun recognized that Gu Changqing’s Hunyuan Daluo achievement could inspire cultivators to challenge the Heavenly Dao and weaken his authority.
• Hongjun absorbed the laws and order surrounding him, rose from seclusion, and released a vast display of heavenly might.
• Living beings across the Primordial World sensed Hongjun’s return and feared that he would move against Gu Changqing and the Interception Sect.
• Laozi and Yuanshi rejoiced at Hongjun’s return and left the Jade Void Palace, believing he could restore the Profound Gate.
• Jieyin and Zhunti celebrated Hongjun’s reappearance at Vulture Peak and declared that they were saved.

After Hongjun reappeared with power beyond the known cultivation realms, the Four Saints came to pay their respects, but Hongjun announced that he would visit Golden Ao Island first. Gu Changqing recognized Hongjun’s extraordinary strength and declared his intention to seize the Heavenly Dao Laws one day.

• The Interception Sect’s disciples worried that Hongjun would side with the Four Saints, while Gu Changqing remained in his cave abode, watching Hongjun appear.
• Gu Changqing sensed that Hongjun had surpassed the Hunyuan Limitless Daluo Golden Immortal realm and vowed to take the Heavenly Dao Laws for himself one day.
• Hongjun received the reverence of the gathered living beings and ordered them to rise.
• The Four Saints arrived, bowed to Hongjun, and were told to withdraw while he went to Golden Ao Island first.

Hongjun went to Golden Ao Island, and the Four Saints and all living beings assumed he had come to destroy the Interception Sect. He isolated himself and Gu Changqing in a spatial barrier, leaving Tongtian, Houtu, and Nuwa unable to intervene, while Gu Changqing remained unafraid.

• The Four Saints rejoiced when Hongjun headed for Golden Ao Island, believing he would kill Gu Changqing and destroy the Interception Sect.
• Houtu and Nuwa descended upon Golden Ao Island to protect Gu Changqing, while hundreds of thousands of Interception Sect disciples gathered as Hongjun arrived.
• Tongtian greeted Hongjun as the Dao Ancestor rather than his master, and Gu Changqing welcomed him as an honored guest and asked whether he had brought wine.
• Hongjun enclosed himself and Gu Changqing in a spatial barrier, and Tongtian, Houtu, and Nuwa failed to break through it.
• Gu Changqing calmly drank his wine as Hongjun asked whether he was not afraid, and Gu Changqing asked if Hongjun had come to kill him.

Gu Changqing faced Dao Ancestor Hongjun, revealing that he understood Hongjun’s overwhelming power but warning that killing him would plunge Heaven and Earth into catastrophe. Hongjun abandoned his hostile probing and offered Gu Changqing supreme authority equal to his own in exchange for ceasing to oppose the Heavenly Dao.

• Hongjun released his immense killing pressure and asked why Gu Changqing was unafraid despite knowing Hongjun could kill him effortlessly.
• Gu Changqing identified Hongjun’s cultivation as higher than a Hunyuan Limitless Daluo Golden Immortal and declared that his death would cause a flood to engulf the heavens.
• Hongjun understood that Gu Changqing’s allies and followers could devastate the living world if he killed Gu Changqing, threatening the Heavenly Dao’s existence and authority.
• Gu Changqing calmly watched as Hongjun realized the cost of killing him and admitted that probing him was useless.
• Hongjun revealed that he had come under the Heavenly Dao’s Imperial Edict to make peace and offered Gu Changqing supreme authority equal to his own if Gu Changqing stopped opposing Heaven.

Hongjun offered Gu Changqing a status equal to his own in exchange for submitting to the Heavenly Dao, but Gu Changqing refused, intent on surpassing all beings and the myriad Daos. As Hongjun weighed whether to kill him, Tongtian, Houtu, Nuwa, and the Jie Sect disciples struggled to break through the barrier, and the outside world awaited the confrontation's outcome.

• Hongjun offered Gu Changqing equal status with the Dao Ancestor if he submitted to the Heavenly Dao, hoping to strengthen the Heavenly Dao and himself.
• Gu Changqing declared his ambition to stand foremost in the mortal world and rejected Hongjun's offer, wary that the Heavenly Dao would exploit him.
• Hongjun reacted with fury, but hesitated to kill Gu Changqing because of the consequences of his death.
• Tongtian, Houtu, Nuwa, and the Jie Sect disciples attacked Hongjun's Spatial Barrier and demanded that he release Gu Changqing.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, and the other Saints mocked Tongtian's group and predicted Gu Changqing's death as the void began to churn.

Gu Changqing returned unharmed after meeting Dao Ancestor Hongjun and joked that Hongjun had come to beg for wine, leaving everyone unconvinced. Hongjun silenced the Four Saints’ demands to kill Gu Changqing and took them back to Zixiao Palace, while the onlookers were left bewildered.

• Houtu mistook the figure emerging from the void for Hongjun and attacked, but withdrew when Gu Changqing’s drunken voice revealed who it was.
• Tongtian and Houtu confirmed Gu Changqing was unharmed, then asked why Hongjun had come and how Gu Changqing had escaped injury.
• Gu Changqing claimed Hongjun had visited the Interception Sect to beg for wine, and Houtu, Tongtian, and the others chose not to press him.
• Hongjun emerged from the void, and Laozi, Yuanshi, and the other two Saints urged him to execute Gu Changqing.
• Hongjun ordered the Four Saints to return to Zixiao Palace and took them away, leaving the onlookers confused.

After Hongjun spared Gu Changqing, he explained to the Four Saints that killing him could provoke a devastating war and revealed plans to strengthen the Profound Gate with renewed Dao teachings and support from ancient Chaos demon gods. Back at the Interception Sect, Gu Changqing sensed a fortuitous opportunity in the Western World and decided to go there.

• Living beings speculated about why Hongjun had visited Gu Changqing, while Gu Changqing returned to his cave abode after Hongjun and the Four Saints departed.
• In Zixiao Palace, the Four Saints demanded that Hongjun kill Gu Changqing, but Hongjun warned that Tongtian, Houtu, Nuwa, and the Witch Clan could retaliate beyond his ability to contain.
• Hongjun promised to expound the Dao to help the Four Saints advance and announced that he would seek help from the Elder of Chaos, Qiankun Daoist, Yang Mei, and other ancient Great Dao demon gods.
• Hongjun began expounding the Dao to the Four Saints.
• At the Interception Sect, Gu Changqing sensed a fortuitous opportunity in the Western World and decided to make a trip there.

Gu Changqing sensed an extraordinary opportunity in the barren Western World and traveled there despite Tongtian’s concerns. After tracing the strange force that seemed to prevent the region from recovering, he uncovered a buried weapon and recognized it as the God-Slaying Spear.

• Gu Changqing told Tongtian that he intended to visit the Western World to pursue a fortuitous opportunity, and Tongtian agreed to help if needed.
• Gu Changqing traveled to the Western World, where he observed its extreme desolation and wondered why it had not recovered over countless ages.
• Gu Changqing suspected that a powerful baleful aura was draining the region’s spiritual energy and followed it to its source.
• Gu Changqing struck the ground, opened a vast fissure, and uncovered a buried war spear that he identified as the God-Slaying Spear.

Gu Changqing discovered the God-Slaying Spear buried beneath the Western World and claimed the supreme treasure, whose Hunyuan aura resonated with his cultivation. Maitreya set out to stop him before Jieyin and Zhunti returned, but Gu Changqing dismissed him as no match.

• Gu Changqing recognized the buried weapon as the legendary God-Slaying Spear, seized it, and learned its Hunyuan aura had drawn him to it.
• On Vulture Peak, Ksitigarbha, Maitreya, and the other Buddhist disciples discovered Gu Changqing had found the spear and reacted with shock and anger.
• Maitreya ordered the others to alert Jieyin and Zhunti, then went alone to hold Gu Changqing off and keep the treasure in the Buddhist School.
• Gu Changqing found that restrictions still prevented him from fully controlling the God-Slaying Spear.
• Maitreya confronted Gu Changqing and accused him of entering the Western World to steal a Buddhist opportunity, but Gu Changqing challenged him to fight.

Gu Changqing claimed the God-Slaying Spear and used Words Become Law to suppress Maitreya, while powerful beings across the world watched in shock. As Hongjun taught the Four Saints in Zixiao Palace, Jieyin and Zhunti sensed what had happened and erupted in anger.

• Gu Changqing rejected Maitreya’s claim that the God-Slaying Spear belonged to the Buddhist School, arguing that the treasure was fated for him.
• Gu Changqing spoke the word “suppress” and used Words Become Law to pin Maitreya in place, leaving him furious and helpless.
• Onlookers marveled at the God-Slaying Spear’s emergence and wondered whether the Western World held other hidden treasures.
• Hongjun expounded the Dao to the Four Saints in Zixiao Palace, and Laozi and Yuanshi anticipated becoming strong enough to defeat Gu Changqing.
• Jieyin and Zhunti sensed Gu Changqing’s actions, opened their eyes, and cried out in fury, startling Laozi and Yuanshi.

Jieyin and Zhunti learned that Gu Changqing had seized the God-Slaying Spear, so Hongjun sent them back to the Western World with a new sound-based Dao art to confront him. Meanwhile, Gu Changqing discovered a trace of an even more terrifying force beneath the Heavenly Abyss and suspected it was the fifth Chaos Supreme Treasure.

• Jieyin and Zhunti told Laozi and Yuanshi that Gu Changqing had gone to the Western World to seize the God-Slaying Spear.
• Hongjun ordered Jieyin and Zhunti to return and confront Gu Changqing, then taught them the Great Brahma Sound Conversion Art.
• Jieyin and Zhunti accepted Hongjun's instruction and left Zixiao Palace for the Western World.
• Gu Changqing examined the God-Slaying Spear and suspected that another secret lay beneath the Western World.
• Gu Changqing spotted a wisp of annihilating black energy in the Heavenly Abyss and wondered whether it was the fifth Chaos Supreme Treasure.

Gu Changqing suspected the World-Destroying Mill lay beneath the Western Lands and broke through the innate formation sealing it in the Heavenly Abyss. Jieyin and Zhunti learned he had taken the God-Slaying Spear, then halted at the abyss when a terrifying aura erupted from within.

• Gu Changqing descended into the Heavenly Abyss, found a fissure leaking destruction from a powerful innate formation, and suspected the Dao-Devil War had damaged the seal on the World-Destroying Mill.
• Gu Changqing drank from his Wine Gourd, unleashed successive sword abilities, and shattered the formation.
• Gu Changqing glimpsed what lay beyond the broken formation and recognized that his conjecture had been right.
• Jieyin freed Maitreya and learned that Gu Changqing had taken the God-Slaying Spear and entered the Heavenly Abyss.
• Jieyin and Zhunti flew toward the abyss but stopped when a terrifying aura swept across the land and made them fear for their lives.

Gu Changqing unearthed a fragment of the World-Destroying Mill in the Western World, unleashing an aura that terrified the Sages and spread across Heaven and Earth. Houtu, Nuwa, and Tongtian hurried toward the Western World as Jieyin and Zhunti realized what Gu Changqing had found.

• The World-Destroying Mill’s aura engulfed the Heavenly Abyss, and cultivators throughout Heaven and Earth felt its destructive power.
• Houtu sensed the upheaval, gathered the Eleven Ancestral Witches, and set out for the Western World to confront the Profound Gate.
• Nuwa shielded the Human World Realm with the Rivers and Mountains, Lands and Millet Diagram, then headed for the Western World.
• Tongtian suspected Gu Changqing had caused the disturbance and left Biyou Palace to investigate.
• Gu Changqing emerged above the Western World with a fragment of the World-Destroying Mill, and Jieyin and Zhunti stared at it with fervent interest.

Gu Changqing faced Jieyin and Zhunti over the World-Destroying Mill Fragment, a chaos supreme treasure they wanted to claim for the Western World. He appeared to agree to hand it over, but then the fragment crashed toward them, leaving the two Sages fearing for their lives.

• Jieyin and Zhunti recognized the World-Destroying Mill Fragment as a chaos supreme treasure and vowed not to let Gu Changqing take it away.
• Jieyin rebuked Gu Changqing for causing trouble in the Western World, while Gu Changqing called the two Sages his martial uncles and said removing the fragment would help restore the region.
• Houtu and Nuwa appeared and were astonished by Gu Changqing and the treasure above him.
• Jieyin insisted that the fragment belonged under his and Zhunti's control, and Gu Changqing casually agreed to hand it over.
• Gu Changqing jolted, and the World-Destroying Mill Fragment suddenly crashed toward Jieyin and Zhunti.

Gu Changqing used the World-Destroying Mill to crush Jieyin and Zhunti, leaving Houtu and Nuwa stunned by the Sages’ apparent deaths. The Heavenly Dao then proclaimed their fall as blood rain descended across the world.

• Jieyin and Zhunti tried to defend themselves with their treasures, but the World-Destroying Mill overwhelmed them and crushed them along with the Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit.
• Houtu raised the World-Destroying Mill and found the damaged lotus dais beneath it, while Jieyin and Zhunti had vanished without a trace.
• Houtu and Nuwa wondered whether the two Sages had truly died, and Gu Changqing feigned surprise before claiming they had asked for the treasure themselves.
• The Heavenly Dao thundered, and blood rain fell as Nuwa recognized it as a sign of a Sage’s death.
• Houtu looked solemnly toward the Zixiao Palace in the Outer Chaos Region.

Gu Changqing’s World-Destroying Mill appeared to have slain Jieyin and Zhunti, shocking the beings who witnessed the blood rain. Hongjun arrived with Laozi and Yuanshi, furious, and called for Jieyin and Zhunti to return.

• The World-Destroying Mill’s aura spread over the Western World as onlookers searched for Jieyin and Zhunti and suspected Gu Changqing had killed them.
• Nuwa urged Gu Changqing to retreat to Golden Ao Island before Hongjun could retaliate, but the drunken Gu Changqing dismissed her concern.
• Hongjun arrived with Laozi and Yuanshi and angrily accused Gu Changqing of killing the Profound Gate’s Sages.
• Yuanshi asked whether Jieyin and Zhunti had truly perished, while Laozi pleaded with Hongjun to resurrect them.
• Hongjun bellowed for Jieyin and Zhunti to return, leaving the onlookers wondering whether the two Sages could be restored.

Hongjun resurrected Jieyin and Zhunti through their Heavenly Dao-protected Dao fruits, then demanded that Gu Changqing surrender the World-Destroying Mill Fragment. Gu Changqing refused, and Houtu and Nuwa attacked Hongjun as the battle began.

• Hongjun opened the Heavenly Dao Void and used Jieyin and Zhunti's Dao fruits to restore their bodies and primordial spirits.
• Jieyin and Zhunti vowed vengeance against Gu Changqing, who calmly blamed them for failing to catch the World-Destroying Mill.
• Hongjun ordered Gu Changqing to hand the World-Destroying Mill over to the Heavenly Dao, but Gu Changqing refused.
• Hongjun attacked after Gu Changqing rebuked him, and Houtu and Nuwa moved to fight Hongjun.

Hongjun fought Houtu and Nuwa in the Outer Chaos Region while Gu Changqing and Tongtian watched the struggle over the World-Destroying Mill. Gu Changqing took the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords and confronted Laozi, Yuanshi, and the other two Sages.

• Hongjun tried to persuade Houtu and Nuwa to surrender, but Houtu rejected him and Nuwa summoned the Hongmeng Sacred Sword.
• Hongjun brought out the Creation Jade Disc and attacked Houtu and Nuwa, who countered with the Earth Dao Divine Wheel and the Hongmeng Sacred Sword.
• The three Sages fought evenly, leaving observers impressed by Hongjun's greatly increased strength.
• Tongtian asked whether Gu Changqing could seize the World-Destroying Mill, and Gu Changqing said the battle between the other Sages would determine the outcome.
• Gu Changqing asked Tongtian for the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords, then challenged Laozi, Yuanshi, and the other two Sages to fight.

Gu Changqing challenged Laozi, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti to a wager over the World-Destroying Mill, confident he could defeat them all. As the four Sages prepared to face him, he asked how they would deal with a fifth sword.

• Gu Changqing wagered that he would leave if he lost, while each of the four Sages would surrender a Spirit Treasure if he won.
• Laozi agreed to the challenge to seize the World-Destroying Mill, and Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti accepted as well.
• Tongtian promised to leave the outcome entirely to his disciple Gu Changqing.
• The four Sages summoned their Spirit Treasures and claimed each could handle one of the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords.
• Gu Changqing asked how they would deal with a fifth sword, leaving the four Sages and everyone watching stunned.

Gu Changqing revealed that the fifth sword was his own Dao Heart, unleashing his innate Sword Heart to empower the Immortal-Slaying Sword Array. As a devastating sword strike descended, the Four Saints finally felt their lives threatened.

• Gu Changqing raised the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords and formed the Immortal-Slaying Sword Array, while the Four Saints wondered what he meant by a fifth sword.
• Yuanshi dismissed the fifth sword as a bluff, and the Four Saints attacked the array with their Sage powers and treasures.
• The Four Saints suppressed the array for a time, and Yuanshi mocked Gu Changqing for not producing his supposed fifth sword.
• Gu Changqing drank until he was drunk, then declared that he himself was the fifth sword.
• Gu Changqing's innate Sword Heart unleashed immense sword intent into the array, and the Four Saints were struck with dread as his sword strike descended.