Chapter Summaries

Yuanshi trapped Tongtian in the Sage-Transforming Furnace and, with Laozi, began burning away his sage Dao fruit. As Tongtian’s disciples cried out for help, Gu Changqing’s drunken voice announced his arrival.

• Laozi hesitated to use the Sage-Transforming Furnace, but Yuanshi insisted that destroying Tongtian was required by Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s decree.
• Yuanshi unleashed the furnace and suppressed Tongtian’s Qingping Sword, trapping Tongtian inside.
• The furnace’s Heavenly Dao divine fire began burning away Tongtian’s origin, and Yuanshi claimed he would destroy Tongtian’s sage Dao fruit while sparing his life.
• Laozi joined Yuanshi in sending mudra seals into the furnace, causing Tongtian’s sage Dao fruit to appear and burn.
• Jin Ling, the Three Xiao, and the other disciples panicked, and Duobao called for Gu Changqing to save Tongtian.
• Gu Changqing announced his arrival as the Interception Sect’s Wine Sword Immortal.

Gu Changqing arrived to save Tongtian and pierced Laozi and Yuanshi with a single heavenly sword, but they were reborn through their dao fruits. Yuanshi then claimed the Sage-Transforming Furnace had been empowered by the Heavenly Dao, leaving Tongtian in danger.

• Gu Changqing appeared drunk and attacked Laozi and Yuanshi before Yuanshi could finish speaking.
• Gu Changqing’s sword pierced both Sages’ Dao Bodies and pinned them to a mountain, though he regretted that he could not yet use his Saint-Slaying Method to kill them permanently.
• The Heavenly Dao restored Laozi and Yuanshi through their dao fruits, and the two Sages hesitated to face Gu Changqing again.
• Yuanshi said Gu Changqing could not save Tongtian because the Heavenly Dao had empowered the Sage-Transforming Furnace.
• Duobao, Jin Ling, and the watching beings saw the Heavenly Dao’s power flowing into the furnace and realized its might had increased.

Tongtian resisted the Heavenly Dao-empowered Sage-Transforming Furnace, but his attacks failed and its flames began burning his sage Dao fruit. As the Interception Sect disciples begged Gu Changqing to save their master, he finally moved and began to brew wine with heaven and earth as his cauldron.

• The Heavenly Dao Laws empowered the Sage-Transforming Furnace, and Tongtian realized the Heavenly Dao Will sought to destroy him.
• Tongtian struck the furnace with the Qingping Sword, but its laws repaired the damage and its flames continued to burn his sage Dao fruit.
• Tongtian declared that the Interception Sect would flourish through the ages under Gu Changqing, even if he perished.
• Duobao, Zhao Gongming, Jin Ling, Wudang, and the other Interception Sect disciples pleaded with Laozi and Yuanshi to spare Tongtian, then turned to Gu Changqing for help.
• Gu Changqing watched without acting at first, then announced that he would use heaven and earth as a cauldron and laws as fire to brew wine.

As Tongtian continued to struggle inside the Sage-Transforming Furnace, Gu Changqing began brewing wine from the origins of the Earth Dao and Human Dao, Dragon Race blood essence, Mount Shu’s sword light, and the power of all things. The wine was nearly finished when Tongtian’s Dao fruit shattered, leaving all beings wondering whether the saint had died.

• Gu Changqing called on Houtu and Nuwa for portions of the Earth Dao and Human Dao origins, then refined them with laws and order.
• Ao Cunxin summoned the Dragon Race, whose members offered their origin blood essence to Gu Changqing’s brewing.
• Ji Ren led Mount Shu’s disciples in lending their sword light, while Gu Changqing gathered energy from all things in Heaven and Earth.
• Gu Changqing’s ingredients fused and released a rich wine fragrance as Laozi and Yuanshi watched without interfering.
• Tongtian’s Dao fruit grew illusory in the Sage-Transforming Furnace and then shattered, horrifying the watching beings.

Laozi and Yuanshi appeared to have killed Tongtian, prompting Duobao to denounce them while Gu Changqing remained focused on brewing wine. Gu Changqing sent the finished wine into the Sage-Transforming Furnace, which erupted with a powerful aura and left everyone wondering whether Tongtian was still alive.

• After Tongtian fell silent inside the Sage-Transforming Furnace, Duobao and the other Interception Sect disciples grieved and raged.
• Duobao condemned Laozi and Yuanshi as dogs of the Profound Gate, and Yuanshi threatened to kill him.
• Gu Changqing told Duobao to wait while he finished brewing wine, leaving the onlookers confused by his apparent indifference.
• Gu Changqing sent the fragrant wine into the Sage-Transforming Furnace instead of drinking it himself.
• The Sage-Transforming Furnace suddenly shook and released a violent burst of aura, making everyone question whether Tongtian was still alive.

Tongtian’s Dao Fruit shattered inside the Sage-Transforming Furnace, but Gu Changqing’s wine restored his strength and awakened a profound new aura. As Laozi and Yuanshi demanded to know what Gu Changqing had done, he declared that the Profound Gate was dead and the Dao of Severance would rise.

• The Sage-Transforming Furnace transformed, and all living beings wondered whether Tongtian could have survived the destruction of his Dao Fruit.
• Inside the furnace, Tongtian’s Dao Fruit shattered, but torrents of Gu Changqing’s wine poured over him.
• Tongtian drank the wine, recovered his strength, sensed a new aura rising within his Sea of Consciousness, and realized Gu Changqing’s intention.
• Tongtian’s voice rang through the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, confirming that he remained unharmed and praising the wine.
• Yuanshi demanded to know what Gu Changqing had done, while Laozi and the gathered beings watched for his answer.
• Gu Changqing ignored Yuanshi’s question and declared, “The Profound Gate is dead, the Dao of Severance shall rise...”

Gu Changqing declared the Profound Gate dead and the Severance Dao ascendant, provoking the Heavenly Dao but forcing it to withdraw its tribulation lightning. As a sword ray burst from the Sage-Transforming Furnace and cracked it, Hongjun sensed the impossible damage from Zixiao Palace.

• Gu Changqing declared that the Profound Gate was dead and the Severance Dao would rise, enraging the Heavenly Dao.
• Gu Changqing mocked the gathering World-Destroying Divine Thunder and said he would use its lightning to brew wine, so the Heavenly Dao withdrew the storm.
• Yuanshi rebuked Gu Changqing, who answered defiantly as Laozi and Yuanshi watched the Sage-Transforming Furnace.
• A blazing sword ray erupted from the Sage-Transforming Furnace, and a crack appeared in its body, revealing that Tongtian's Sword Dao Divine Ability had damaged the Heavenly Dao laws within it.
• Hongjun's expression changed as he sensed the crack in the furnace from Zixiao Palace.

Tongtian broke free of the Sage-Transforming Furnace with a sword technique he learned from Gu Changqing, and the furnace shattered. He emerged with a shining Dao Fruit above his head, leaving Hongjun, Laozi, Yuanshi, and the onlookers stunned.

• Hongjun sensed Gu Changqing's aura coming from the Sage-Transforming Furnace, realized something was wrong, and rushed from Zixiao Palace toward the Primordial World.
• As sword intent battered the furnace and cracks spread across it, Duobao and the others asked Gu Changqing what was happening; he said he had made Tongtian another Dao Fruit.
• Hongjun arrived and tried to protect the furnace and continue refining Tongtian, but Tongtian declared that the sword strike came from his disciple Changqing.
• Tongtian unleashed the sixth form of Sword Nine Divine Ability, Sixty-Year Cycle Six Paths Reincarnation Lock, and shattered the Sage-Transforming Furnace.
• Tongtian emerged holding the Qingping Sword with a Dao Fruit shining above his head, shocking Hongjun, Laozi, Yuanshi, and the watching beings.

Tongtian transformed his shattered sage dao fruit into a hunyuan dao fruit, becoming a Hunyuan Sage free of the heavenly dao's restraints. He thanked Gu Changqing for saving him, rejected the Profound Gate, and faced Hongjun's accusation that he had betrayed and left it.

• Hongjun revealed that Tongtian's shining dao fruit was a hunyuan dao fruit, and Laozi realized Tongtian had become a Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal.
• Duobao, Zhao Gongming, and the others understood that Gu Changqing's wine brewing had protected Tongtian and helped him attain transcendence, and they felt ashamed for doubting him.
• Tongtian thanked Gu Changqing for saving his life, and Gu Changqing declared that the Profound Gate was dead and the Severance Dao would rise.
• Tongtian confronted Laozi and Yuanshi with bitter mockery, and the Three Pure Ones' bond appeared to be severed.
• Hongjun told Tongtian that his transformation meant he was determined to betray and leave the Profound Gate.

Tongtian severed his ties with Hongjun and transformed his Heavenly Dao Sage Dao Fruit into a Hunyuan Dao Fruit, while Gu Changqing protected him by revealing that he had refined the World-Destroying Mill. Hongjun ordered the Profound Gate to retreat, but Gu Changqing challenged his attempt to take the Heaven-Shaking Coffin, claiming it was destined for Duobao and the other Interception Sect disciples.

• Tongtian addressed Hongjun as Dao Ancestor rather than Master and declared that the Profound Gate had no place for him.
• Hongjun threatened to kill Tongtian, but Gu Changqing offered to fight and summoned the World-Destroying Mill.
• Gu Changqing struck Yuanshi with the World-Destroying Mill and severely wounded him, proving he had refined the Chaos Supreme Treasure.
• Hongjun ordered Laozi and Yuanshi to bring the Heaven-Shaking Coffin and withdraw.
• Gu Changqing challenged Hongjun's attempt to take the Heaven-Shaking Coffin, saying it was a destined opportunity for Duobao and the other Interception Sect disciples.

Gu Changqing and Tongtian stood against Laozi and Yuanshi over the Heaven-Shaking Coffin, and Gu Changqing gravely wounded Laozi with wine from his Wine God Gourd. Hongjun intervened with the Fragment of the Jade Plate of Creation to save Laozi, while Gu Changqing turned his attention to the Chaos Supreme Treasure.

• Gu Changqing declared that he would keep the Heaven-Shaking Coffin, and Duobao and the other disciples backed him.
• Tongtian stepped forward and vowed that no one would take the coffin, deterring Laozi and Yuanshi from confronting him directly.
• Laozi suddenly rushed to seize the Heaven-Shaking Coffin, but Gu Changqing struck him with a torrent of wine from the Wine God Gourd.
• Gu Changqing’s wine battered Laozi and left him gravely wounded before Hongjun shielded him with the Fragment of the Jade Plate of Creation.
• Gu Changqing took interest in the Chaos Supreme Treasure as Laozi glared at him in fury.

Gu Changqing let Hongjun and the Three Sages leave without the Heaven-Shaking Coffin, then gave it to Tongtian and considered how to obtain enough power to kill a Sage. Back on Kunlun Mountain, Laozi discovered hidden Great Dao injuries in his dao foundation.

• Hongjun withdrew the Fragment of the Jade Plate of Creation and abandoned the Heaven-Shaking Coffin to protect Laozi and Yuanshi from another battle with Gu Changqing and the Interception Sect.
• Gu Changqing gave the Heaven-Shaking Coffin to Tongtian, who accepted it and returned to the Interception Sect with Duobao and the others.
• Gu Changqing reflected that his Saint-Slaying Method needed a top-tier treasure and wondered whether finding the Chaos Bell would let him combine the Taiji Diagram and Pangu Banner into the complete Heaven-Opening Divine Axe.
• Laozi returned to Jade Void Palace on Kunlun Mountain and discovered hidden Great Dao injuries in his dao foundation, shocking Yuanshi.

Laozi discovered that Gu Changqing’s Saint-Slaying Method had left him with an incurable Great Dao hidden injury, and neither Yuanshi’s three lights divine water nor Hongjun could explain or heal it. Gu Changqing, unaware of their alarm, left the Interception Sect and headed into the Outer Chaos Region.

• Laozi and Yuanshi learned that Gu Changqing’s attack had damaged Laozi’s Origin Dao Foundation with a Great Dao hidden injury.
• Yuanshi gave Laozi three lights divine water, but it had no effect on the injury.
• Laozi and Yuanshi went to Zixiao Palace and asked Dao Ancestor Hongjun for help.
• Hongjun examined Laozi and confirmed the Great Dao hidden injury, realizing Gu Changqing had powers beyond the Heavenly Dao.
• Gu Changqing left the Interception Sect and traveled toward the Outer Chaos Region.

Gu Changqing searched the Outer Chaos Region for the Chaos Bell, hoping to reunite it with the Taiji Diagram and Pangu Banner. His Great Deduction Art traced the bell’s aura to a location in the depths of Chaos, but when he arrived, he found nothing there.

• Gu Changqing ventured into the Outer Chaos Region and suspected that Lu Ya might possess the Chaos Bell.
• Gu Changqing manifested the Taiji Diagram and Pangu Banner to seek the Chaos Bell’s aura as he searched through Chaos.
• Gu Changqing failed to sense the bell, but chaos laws strengthened his body and raised his aura.
• Gu Changqing used the Great Deduction Art and saw the Chaos Bell’s aura descend from the Primordial World into Chaos.
• Gu Changqing followed the deduction’s directions hundreds of millions of li deeper, but found the indicated place empty.

Gu Changqing used the Great Chaos Art to reveal the Chaos Bead, entered the world hidden inside it, and began cultivating there. Far away in Chaos, the bead’s true owner sensed its discovery and reacted with shock and anger.

• Gu Changqing suspected an invisible pocket of Chaos and used the Great Chaos Art to make it resonate.
• A pearl-shaped treasure emerged, and Gu Changqing recognized it as the Chaos Bead, a legendary Chaos Supreme Treasure.
• Gu Changqing tore open the barrier around the world inside the Chaos Bead and entered it.
• Gu Changqing found the world filled with dense laws and potent chaotic energy, then decided to cultivate before searching for the Chaos Bell.
• A Daoist-robed figure deep in Chaos sensed that someone had discovered his Chaos Bead and shouted in anger.

The Elder of Chaos discovered that someone had entered the world inside his Chaos Bead and rushed back to kill the intruder. Inside the world, Gu Changqing absorbed its chaotic laws and broke through to the peak of the fifth heaven of Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal, just as the furious Elder of Chaos arrived.

• The Elder of Chaos sensed that someone had found the Chaos Bead and entered the world he had cultivated inside it.
• The Elder of Chaos set out for the Chaos Bead, vowing to kill the intruder from the Primordial World.
• Gu Changqing drank fine wine as its medicinal power and the laws of chaos strengthened his body and cultivation.
• Gu Changqing advanced from the first to the fifth heaven of Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal in succession, then stabilized at the fifth heaven’s peak.
• The Elder of Chaos returned to the world of chaos, nearly mad with rage.

The Elder of Chaos discovered that Gu Changqing had drained much of the Chaos world's origin and attacked him after Gu Changqing offered wine as repayment. As their battle began, Dao Ancestor Hongjun sensed the clash from Zixiao Palace and recognized the Elder of Chaos.

• The Elder of Chaos returned and found the Chaos world, its laws, and its treasures severely weakened by Gu Changqing's absorption of its origin.
• Gu Changqing, still drunk, identified himself as the Wine Sword Immortal of the Interception Sect and admitted to absorbing some of the Chaos world's origin.
• The Elder of Chaos recognized Gu Changqing as a Jie Sect Disciple and demanded compensation for the damage.
• Gu Changqing offered to repay the debt by sharing his fine wine, enraging the Elder of Chaos.
• The Elder of Chaos attacked Gu Changqing with terrifying Divine Arts and converging Chaos laws.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun sensed the battle from Zixiao Palace and recognized the Elder of Chaos.

Gu Changqing battled the Elder of Chaos in the Outer Chaos Region while Hongjun watched, hoping the Elder would eliminate a threat to the Profound Gate. Gu Changqing offered to recruit his opponent into the Interception Sect, then wounded him with two sword techniques, leaving the furious Elder to intensify his assault.

• Hongjun sensed that the Elder of Chaos was fighting Gu Changqing and chose to watch rather than intervene.
• Gu Changqing resisted the Elder of Chaos's attacks while drinking wine and invited him to join the Interception Sect.
• The Elder of Chaos rejected the offer and vowed to kill Gu Changqing and use his Dao foundation to restore the Chaos World's origin.
• Gu Changqing unleashed Sword Qi Rolls Dragon Wall, shattering the Elder's torrents of chaos.
• Gu Changqing struck the Elder of Chaos twice with Two-Sleeved Green Snake, piercing his chest and drawing blood.
• The Elder of Chaos roared in fury and attacked Gu Changqing even more savagely.

Gu Changqing tried to recruit the Elder of Chaos into the Interception Sect, but the Elder rejected his offer and attacked. Gu Changqing summoned the World-Destroying Mill Fragment and stopped it above the Elder's head, leaving both the Elder and Hongjun stunned.

• The Elder of Chaos attacked Gu Changqing, who apologized for taking the Chaos Bead and offered to restore the Elder's chaos world and help him advance if he joined the Interception Sect.
• The Elder of Chaos dismissed Gu Changqing's promises and continued attacking him.
• Gu Changqing summoned the World-Destroying Mill Fragment and sent it crashing toward the Elder of Chaos.
• The World-Destroying Mill ground away the Elder of Chaos's chaos laws and halted above his head when Gu Changqing commanded it to suppress.
• The Elder of Chaos stood dumbfounded, while Hongjun watched from Zixiao Palace in bewilderment.

Gu Changqing kept the Elder of Chaos at his mercy but tried to recruit him into the Interception Sect, explaining its aim to defy Heaven's will. The Elder of Chaos questioned how powerful the Heavenly Dao truly was, but their discussion was interrupted when Hongjun appeared.

• From Zixiao Palace, Hongjun overheard Gu Changqing speaking with the Elder of Chaos, reacted furiously, and left.
• Gu Changqing drank and laughed instead of killing the Elder of Chaos, then invited him to join the Interception Sect.
• The Elder of Chaos asked why Gu Changqing wanted him and what he would be expected to do.
• Gu Changqing said the Interception Sect aimed to defy Heaven's will, transcend heaven and earth, and break every shackle.
• The Elder of Chaos questioned whether Gu Changqing understood the power of the true Heavenly Dao, and Gu Changqing asked him to explain.
• Hongjun's voice interrupted them, and his figure began to appear before Gu Changqing and the Elder of Chaos.