Chapter Summaries

Gu Changqing emerged from his Dao comprehension in the Underworld and departed after Houtu congratulated him. Outside the Underworld, four Heavenly Dao Sages trapped him in the Heaven-Slaying Saint-Extinguishing Formation and demanded that he surrender.

• Gu Changqing left the Reincarnation Sacred Hall, crossed the Underworld, and walked out into the void.
• Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Taishang appeared and sealed off the space around Gu Changqing.
• The four Sages transformed the void into a deadly formation that shattered time, space, and the surrounding world.
• Gu Changqing identified the four Sages as they accused him of disrupting the Primordial World and declared their intent to erase him.
• Jieyin urged Gu Changqing to disperse his Dao Fruit and return with him to the Western Teachings.

Gu Changqing faced the Four Saints inside the Chaos Bead, where they trapped him in the Heaven-Slaying, Sage-Annihilating Formation and unleashed their combined attacks. He answered with a plain sword light, declaring that he had a sword that could slay Sages, as it surged toward their blows.

• Jieyin urged Gu Changqing to dissipate his Dao Fruit, Zhunti demanded his death, and Taishang silently suppressed the space-time around them.
• Gu Changqing recognized that Yuanshi had trapped him inside the Chaos Bead, but mocked the Four Saints and continued drinking.
• Zhunti, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Taishang unleashed their attacks together, surrounding Gu Changqing with lethal force.
• Gu Changqing raised two fingers like a sword, released an ordinary-looking sword light, and declared that it could slay Sages.

Gu Changqing broke the Four Saints’ combined attacks with a single sword strike and forced them back. The Four Saints launched a stronger assault, but Gu Changqing revealed a chilling aura that left them shaken.

• Gu Changqing’s sword strike shattered Zhunti, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Laozi’s attacks and struck Yuanshi hard enough to send him flying.
• The Four Saints realized Gu Changqing’s Sword Dao could overwhelm any of them alone, but Laozi insisted they keep attacking and kill him.
• Yuanshi, Zhunti, Jieyin, and Laozi unleashed their treasures and divine abilities together in a vastly stronger assault.
• Gu Changqing’s drunken haze vanished, and a terrifying aura surged from him, silencing the chaos sea and filling the Four Saints with dread.

Gu Changqing used a seemingly drunken sword dance to nullify the Four Saints’ combined attack, revealing a realm beyond their understanding. The Four Saints realized they had to unleash their final power to stop him.

• The Four Saints poured their power and innate treasures into a joint assault on Gu Changqing.
• Gu Changqing slowly danced with his wooden sword and dissolved the Four Saints’ attacks with a series of strikes.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, Zhunti, and Jieyin recognized that Gu Changqing himself had become Dao and law.
• Yuanshi warned that they could not let Gu Changqing go, and Laozi agreed they had to unleash their final power.

The four sages invoked the Chaos Bead’s origin power to trap and destroy Gu Changqing, crushing his sword domain with overwhelming chaos. As they believed him doomed, Gu Changqing unleashed a primordial darkness and a second violent power that shook the Chaos Bead’s world.

• The four sages jointly spent their origins to reveal the Chaos Bead’s sealed inner world and summon its source power.
• The Chaos Bead’s power battered Gu Changqing’s sword domain and left the Eight Treasures Merit Pool unable to protect him.
• Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi and Saint Zhunti declared that they would refine Gu Changqing and erase him forever.
• A primordial darkness erupted from the chaos engulfing Gu Changqing and began devouring the Chaos Bead’s power, laws, and Dao traces.
• The four sages recoiled as their connection to the Chaos Bead faltered, and another ferocious power surged from the darkness, shaking the world’s crystalline walls.

Gu Changqing’s World-Destroying Mill Fragment overwhelmed the Four Saints’ control of the Chaos Bead, forcing them to burn their Dao origins to attack him. Gu Changqing stood unharmed amid their flames, still drunk and irritated, as the Four Saints’ assault failed to touch him.

• Zhunti’s primordial spirit imprint in the Chaos Bead was destroyed, and Jieyin urged the Four Saints to hold the bead steady.
• The World-Destroying Mill Fragment appeared and crushed the Chaos Source Power, prompting the Four Saints to recognize the treasure.
• Laozi told the other Saints to gather their origins and ignite their Dao Fire to refine Gu Changqing.
• Zhunti, Jieyin, Yuanshi, and Taishang burned their origins and sent their four Dao flames at Gu Changqing.
• Gu Changqing stood unharmed in the flames and complained that the fighting never ended.

Tongtian sensed that Gu Changqing was in grave danger, but his divinations revealed nothing, leading him to suspect Hongjun and confront Zixiao Palace. Nuwa and Houtu joined him, and the chapter left the three Sages facing the crisis together.

• Tongtian sensed through his bond with Gu Changqing that his disciple was in danger, but his attempts to divine the cause failed.
• Tongtian suspected Hongjun and erupted from Biyou Palace, appearing above Golden Ao Island.
• Tongtian roared Hongjun’s name and demanded that he return Gu Changqing, shaking the Primordial World and alarming its inhabitants.
• Nuwa and Houtu arrived beside Tongtian and asked what had happened.
• Tongtian told Nuwa and Houtu that Gu Changqing was in crisis and that he could not divine the cause, prompting them to share his suspicion of Hongjun.

Tongtian challenged Hongjun after Zixiao Palace declared that the Heavenly Dao’s great momentum could not be altered. Meanwhile, Gu Changqing faced the Four Saints with drunken indifference and revealed sword intent that made their sage dao fruits tremble, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Zixiao Palace declared that the Heavenly Dao’s great momentum could not be altered, then fell silent.
• Tongtian erupted in anger and vowed to test whether the Heavenly Dao’s great momentum could truly be changed with his Immortal-Slaying Sword Array.
• Laozi demanded that Gu Changqing submit to death or return to Zixiao Palace, but Gu Changqing ignored him and drank from a Purple Gold Gourd.
• Yuanshi attacked Gu Changqing with chaos sword qi, which vanished within three feet of him without Gu Changqing using magic power or a treasure.
• Gu Changqing challenged the Four Saints to see who would die and released sword intent that made their sage dao fruits tremble.

Gu Changqing fused the essence of countless Sword Dao Divine Abilities into a single sword intent while the Four Saints realized he could threaten their lives. They joined forces to summon the Chaos Bead’s origin and prepare to crush him, but Gu Changqing finished his wine and readied his sword.

• Gu Changqing manifested numerous Sword Dao Divine Abilities, merging their essence into one increasingly terrifying sword intent.
• Taiqing Laozi warned that Gu Changqing’s transformation could bring the Four Saints to the brink of death, and Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti agreed to eliminate him.
• The Four Saints unleashed their treasures and magic power to condense the Chaos Bead’s origin and gather the force of the Chaos World against Gu Changqing.
• Gu Changqing ignored the gathering power, drained the Purple Gold Gourd, and stabilized his sword intent.
• Gu Changqing softly shouted, “Slash!”

Gu Changqing formed a colossal sword of chaos that overwhelmed the Four Saints’ combined attack and shattered their defenses. The sword struck Zhunti, whose body disintegrated as the other three Saints watched in shock.

• Gu Changqing spoke a single word and summoned a colossal sword of chaos that suppressed the Four Saints’ Chaos Bead origin power.
• Taiqing Laozi, Jieyin, Yuanshi, and Zhunti realized the sword could surpass the Heavenly Dao and tried to stop it.
• Gu Changqing casually waved his hand, sending the sword down and annihilating the chaos space and Yuanshi’s attack.
• The sword cracked Laozi’s Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and destroyed Zhunti’s Buddhist defenses, including his Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree.
• The sword mark spread across Zhunti’s Sixteen-Foot Golden Body, which disintegrated as Jieyin, Yuanshi, and Laozi looked on.

While Hongjun and the Elder of Chaos believed the Four Saints had defeated Gu Changqing, Gu Changqing unleashed a sword strike that pierced the Heavenly Dao Void. The strike destroyed Saint Zhunti’s Dao fruit, leaving Hongjun and the Elder of Chaos horrified.

• The Elder of Chaos and Hongjun confidently concluded that the Four Saints would kill Gu Changqing.
• Hongjun sensed a change, and a terrifying sword intent surged through the Primordial World Heaven and Earth.
• The Elder of Chaos recognized the sword intent as Gu Changqing’s, while Hongjun realized it was aimed at the Heavenly Dao Void.
• Hongjun tried to stop the Chaos Sword Light with Chains of Order and a Heavenly Dao barrier, but the strike tore through them.
• The Chaos Sword Light struck Saint Zhunti’s Dao fruit, cracking and then utterly destroying it.

Gu Changqing’s sword strike erased Zhunti’s Dao Fruit, leaving Hongjun and the Elder of Chaos stunned and the Three Sages terrified. As Jieyin searched in vain for any remnant of Zhunti, Laozi asked Gu Changqing what he had done, but the drunken Wine Sword Immortal replied that all he knew was drinking.

• Hongjun raged at Gu Changqing for annihilating Zhunti’s Dao Fruit, while the Elder of Chaos felt a deep chill at the feat.
• Jieyin searched the Chaos Bead for Zhunti’s soul or true spirit but found nothing, then spat blood and collapsed in despair.
• Yuanshi and Laozi realized Zhunti had been erased and feared that they, too, could perish despite being Sages.
• Laozi demanded to know what Gu Changqing had done, and Gu Changqing answered drunkenly that he only knew how to drink.

After Gu Changqing killed Zhunti, Laozi and Yuanshi feared to face him again, but Jieyin charged at Gu Changqing in a rage to avenge his junior brother. As Laozi and Yuanshi struggled to restrain Jieyin, Gu Changqing rose from his drinking and asked if another Sage wanted to die.

• Laozi and Yuanshi realized they could not safely attack Gu Changqing again after he killed Zhunti.
• Jieyin lost control in grief and charged at Gu Changqing, determined to avenge Zhunti even at the cost of his own life.
• Laozi and Yuanshi used the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner to suppress Jieyin and stop his attack.
• Jieyin threatened to detonate his Sage body, while Laozi and Yuanshi continued fighting to hold him back.
• Gu Changqing stood up, complained that the Sages had spoiled his drink, and asked Jieyin if he wanted to die too.

After Gu Changqing killed Zhunti, Jieyin nearly detonated himself, but Laozi and Yuanshi persuaded him that Zhunti might revive if they escaped the Chaos Bead and returned to the Primordial World. Jieyin regained hope, and the three Sages prepared to retreat while confronting Gu Changqing.

• Gu Changqing's threat made Laozi and Yuanshi fear that he could kill another Sage, and their grip on Jieyin weakened.
• Jieyin struggled to detonate himself and avenge Zhunti, ignoring Laozi and Yuanshi's pleas to stop.
• Laozi reminded Jieyin that they were inside the Chaos Bead, where the Heavenly Dao was blocked, and Yuanshi suggested Zhunti might revive after they returned to the Primordial World.
• Jieyin abandoned his self-detonation and clung to the hope of Zhunti's resurrection.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, and Jieyin turned toward Gu Changqing and prepared to retreat, while Laozi threatened to destroy him another day.

Laozi, Yuanshi, and Jieyin escaped the collapsing Chaos space and returned to the Primordial World, still terrified of Gu Changqing and grieving Zhunti's death. Tongtian, Nuwa, and Houtu sensed Gu Changqing's return and rushed to find him as a strange aura of sorrow began spreading across the world.

• Gu Changqing calmly turned away from the Three Sages, leaving them too frightened to risk confronting him.
• Laozi retrieved the Chaos Bead, and the independent space collapsed as Laozi, Yuanshi, and Jieyin returned to the Primordial World.
• Jieyin collapsed from exhaustion and grief, while Laozi urged the others to flee and Yuanshi tore open space.
• Tongtian, Nuwa, and Houtu sensed Gu Changqing's aura at Biyou Palace and hurried toward him, relieved that he was alive.
• A mysterious aura spread across the Primordial World, making countless experts feel overwhelming sorrow.

The Heavenly Dao mourned Zhunti’s complete erasure with blood rain across the Primordial World, and Laozi and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi realized he had truly died. Gu Changqing met Tongtian, Nuwa, and Houtu unharmed and casually revealed that he had killed Zhunti, leaving them stunned.

• Blood tears fell across the Primordial World as creatures felt immense sorrow.
• Laozi and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi concluded that Zhunti’s body, soul, Dao, and Heavenly Dao imprint had been annihilated.
• Tongtian, Nuwa, and Houtu arrived and found Gu Changqing relaxing beneath an ancient pine, apparently unharmed.
• Gu Changqing told the three Sages that he had only been in a fight, then revealed that he had killed Zhunti.
• Tongtian, Nuwa, and Houtu froze in shock at Gu Changqing’s confession.

Gu Changqing’s killing of Zhunti leaves Tongtian, Nuwa, and Houtu stunned as they realize he mastered the Saint-Slaying Method. In Zixiao Palace, Jieyin begs Hongjun to resurrect Zhunti, but Hongjun only lets out a heavy sigh.

• Tongtian recognizes that Gu Changqing truly mastered the Saint-Slaying Method and annihilated Zhunti in body and spirit.
• Nuwa and Houtu realize how little they understand about Gu Changqing as he drinks calmly.
• Jieyin rushes to Zixiao Palace and tells Hongjun and the Elder of Chaos that Gu Changqing killed Zhunti.
• Jieyin begs Hongjun to reverse life and death and resurrect Zhunti.
• Hongjun remains silent for a long while, then sighs heavily.

Hongjun confirmed that Zhunti’s Dao Fruit had been completely annihilated and that he could not be resurrected. Jieyin abandoned hope, erupted in grief and rage, and set his sights on Gu Changqing at Golden Ao Island.

• Hongjun told Jieyin that Zhunti’s origin had been erased and his Sage Dao Fruit could never be restored.
• Jieyin pleaded with Hongjun to resurrect Zhunti, but Hongjun and the Elder of Chaos remained silent because they had no way to do so.
• Jieyin broke down over his junior brother’s death, and his uncontrolled Sage aura shook Zixiao Palace.
• Jieyin transformed his grief into hatred, crossed the distance from Zixiao Palace to the sky above the Primordial World, and fixed his gaze on Golden Ao Island.
• Jieyin roared Gu Changqing’s name and accused him of annihilating a Heavenly Dao Sage.

After Gu Changqing killed Zhunti, Jieyin unleashed a Sage’s full-power attack against Golden Ao Island. Gu Changqing erased the attack with a single sword stroke, and the sword light continued toward Jieyin.

• Jieyin’s furious roar spread across the Primordial World, and Mighty Experts realized Zhunti had truly been killed by Gu Changqing.
• Overcome with grief and rage, Jieyin gathered his full Sage power into a devastating strike aimed at Golden Ao Island.
• Gu Changqing calmly rose and traced a sword stroke with his fingers as Jieyin’s attack approached.
• Gu Changqing’s gray-white sword light halted time and silently dissolved Jieyin’s golden attack into nothingness.
• The sword light continued toward Jieyin above the Nine Heavens.

A terrifying gray-white sword light threatened to kill Jieyin, revealing itself as the same power that had slain Zhunti. Hongjun summoned the Primordial World's Heavenly Dao power to rescue Jieyin, and Gu Changqing watched as Jieyin vanished.

• A gray-white sword light advanced on Jieyin, leaving him helpless and terrified as observers across the Primordial World sensed its overwhelming power.
• In Zixiao Palace, Laozi and Heavenly Venerable Yuanshi recognized the sword light as the aura that had killed Zhunti, and Hongjun realized it threatened Jieyin as well.
• Hongjun invoked the Heavenly Dao and mobilized the Primordial World's origin power to save Jieyin.
• The power swept over Jieyin and made him disappear, while Gu Changqing appeared even drunker on Golden Ao Island.