Chapter Summaries

Gu Changqing rejected Hongjun’s offer to become his disciple, prompting the Dao Ancestor to leave after warning that he would keep watch over him. After Gu Changqing told Tongtian that saints were bound by the Heavenly Dao, he passed out, while wine infused with Pangu Heart Blood transformed his innate foundation.

• Hongjun suppressed his anger, accepted Gu Changqing’s refusal, and warned that he would keep watching him.
• Tongtian dismissed the disciples and praised Gu Changqing’s resolve, while Gu Changqing said he preferred the freedom of Golden Ao Island.
• Gu Changqing told Tongtian that saints were constrained by the Heavenly Dao and were not masters of their own actions.
• Gu Changqing fell asleep drunk, leaving Tongtian astonished by his knowledge of secret truths about saints.
• As Gu Changqing lay unconscious, wine infused with Pangu Heart Blood transformed and strengthened his innate foundation.

Gu Changqing’s origin transformed as the wine potency in his body strengthened him toward the stature of an ancient Chaos Demon God. While Kunpeng persuaded Di Jun and Taiyi to ambush Ancestor Hong Yun for his Primordial Violet Qi, Gu Changqing’s rising aura shook the Interception Sect.

• Gu Changqing’s origin began transforming as the powers of the Great Dao of Wine and Pangu Heart Blood merged within him.
• Living beings across the Primordial World discussed Gu Changqing’s fame and his rejection of Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s attempt to take him as a disciple.
• Kunpeng urged Di Jun and Taiyi to kill Ancestor Hong Yun and seize his Primordial Violet Qi, and they agreed to join the ambush.
• Gu Changqing’s growing power erupted from his cave abode on Golden Ao Island, startling the Interception Sect’s disciples with an aura they likened to that of a Chaos Demon God.

Gu Changqing’s innate origin transformed into that of a Chaos Demon God after he drank wine brewed with Pangu Heart Blood, astonishing Tongtian and the Interception Sect disciples. As Tongtian considered Gu Changqing’s future, an enraged voice accused Kunpeng of plotting against its speaker.

• Duobao, Jin Ling, the Three Xiao, and other Interception Sect disciples sensed the terrifying pressure from Gu Changqing’s Cave Abode and gathered to investigate.
• Tongtian arrived first and recognized that Gu Changqing had acquired the innate origin of a Chaos Demon God.
• Gu Changqing said he had only been napping and drinking wine, then explained that he had mixed Pangu Heart Blood into it.
• Tongtian was stunned by Gu Changqing’s casual use of the rare treasure, but rejoiced at his disciple’s transformation and potential.
• A furious voice cried out against Kunpeng, drawing the attention of cultivators across the Primordial World and Tongtian’s gaze.

Di Jun, Taiyi, and Kunpeng attacked Hong Yun to seize his primordial violet qi, while Zhen Yuanzi asked Gu Changqing to save his old friend. Gu Changqing set out for the battle, where his arrival interrupted the Demon Court's assault.

• Di Jun, Taiyi, and Kunpeng surrounded Hong Yun at the Fire Cloud Palace, leaving him wounded and at a disadvantage.
• Zhen Yuanzi saw Hong Yun in danger and sent Gu Changqing a telepathic message asking him to intervene.
• Gu Changqing considered Hong Yun's destined fate, then left the Interception Sect to watch the battle.
• Tongtian let Gu Changqing go, confident in his strength and ability to protect himself.
• Gu Changqing's mocking voice reached Di Jun and the others as they attacked Hong Yun, and the three reacted with shock.

Gu Changqing arrived during Di Jun, Taiyi, and Kunpeng’s fight with Hong Yun, then restored Hong Yun’s strength by forcing him to drink wine. Di Jun attacked Gu Changqing’s Wine Gourd to stop him from helping, and the gourd shuddered as wine spilled out.

• Gu Changqing appeared among the Demon Court’s fighters and said he had come only to drink, not to intervene.
• Gu Changqing sent wine into Hong Yun’s mouth, healing his injuries and replenishing his strength.
• Hong Yun struck Kunpeng with a powerful attack, shocking Di Jun and Taiyi, who realized the wine had strengthened him.
• Hong Yun asked for more wine, and Gu Changqing promised to supply as much as he wanted.
• Di Jun attacked Gu Changqing’s Wine Gourd, causing it to shudder and spill wine across the area.

Gu Changqing confronted Di Jun after Di Jun knocked over his Wine Gourd, and his anger and Sage aura unsettled the assembled cultivators. After drinking several hundred jin of wine while Di Jun, Taiyi, and Kunpeng watched, Gu Changqing declared that his sword would slay the Demon Emperor.

• Tongtian dismissed his disciples’ worries and said Gu Changqing seemed to need a strand of Primordial Violet Qi.
• Gu Changqing’s Sage aura spread outside the Fire Cloud Palace after Di Jun knocked over his Wine Gourd.
• Gu Changqing demanded that Di Jun answer for spilling his wine, while Di Jun tried to justify his actions.
• Gu Changqing resumed drinking as Di Jun, Taiyi, and Kunpeng stood by without attacking.
• After drinking several hundred jin of wine, Gu Changqing declared that his sword would slay the Demon Emperor.

Gu Changqing challenged Di Jun to a duel and unleashed a succession of Sword Dao arts against the Demon Emperor’s innate divine technique. He completed a new sword ability that wounded Di Jun, leaving the onlookers horrified.

• Gu Changqing declared that he would slay Di Jun, and Di Jun accepted his challenge after confirming no Sage’s power was intervening.
• Di Jun unleashed his innate divine art, Golden Crow Suppresses the High Heavens, and summoned an immense Three-Legged Golden Crow phantom.
• Gu Changqing’s successive Sword Dao arts failed to break through Di Jun’s defense, leading the onlookers to believe he could not win.
• Gu Changqing’s sword intent grew stronger until he announced that his Sword Four Divine Ability was complete and named it Four Drifting Clouds to Aid the Poor.
• Dark clouds filled the sky as Gu Changqing’s new sword strike fell, and Di Jun screamed while torrents of blood poured down.

Gu Changqing beheaded Di Jun with a sword strike that Tongtian identified as his perfected Sword Four, leaving Di Jun alive only as a weakened primordial spirit. Taiyi prepared to attack Gu Changqing in fury, but Tongtian descended and ordered him to stop.

• Gu Changqing's sword strike severed Di Jun's head and destroyed his physical body, shocking the onlookers.
• Tongtian explained that Gu Changqing had accumulated sword intent through his earlier techniques before unleashing Four Drifting Clouds to Aid the Poor, the perfected fourth form of his Sword Dao.
• Di Jun's primordial spirit escaped and hovered beside Taiyi and Kunpeng, while his injuries left him afraid to face Gu Changqing directly.
• Taiyi summoned the Chaos Bell and vowed to kill Gu Changqing to avenge Di Jun and the Demon Court's humiliation.
• Tongtian descended onto the battlefield and ordered Taiyi to stop, demanding to know whether he objected.

Tongtian protected Gu Changqing from the Demon Court after Gu Changqing killed Di Jun, then agreed to take them back to the Interception Sect. Gu Changqing invited Hong Yun along, frustrating Di Jun, Taiyi, and Kunpeng’s plan to seize the primordial violet qi.

• Tongtian warned Taiyi not to attack Gu Changqing, and defended his disciple by arguing that Di Jun had lost their one-on-one fight.
• Di Jun asked Tongtian to take Gu Changqing away so the Demon Court could continue pursuing Hong Yun, and Tongtian agreed.
• Gu Changqing invited Hong Yun to join them at the Interception Sect, and Hong Yun eagerly accepted.
• Tongtian, Gu Changqing, and Hong Yun departed for Golden Ao Island, leaving Di Jun, Taiyi, and Kunpeng furious.
• Taiyi proposed ambushing the group with the Chaos Bell to kill Hong Yun, but Di Jun rejected the plan.

After Gu Changqing drove off Di Jun and the Demon Court, Tongtian brought Ancestor Hong Yun to Biyou Palace to discuss the danger posed by his primordial violet qi. Tongtian offered Hong Yun the position of deputy sect leader in exchange for entrusting the qi to the Interception Sect, promising the sect would protect him.

• Di Jun abandoned his attempt to seize Hong Yun's primordial violet qi but vowed not to let Gu Changqing's attack go unanswered.
• Gu Changqing returned to the Interception Sect, where the disciples praised his strength and warned him about the Demon Court's grudge.
• Gu Changqing dismissed the danger, returned to his cave, and promptly drank himself unconscious.
• Tongtian invited Hong Yun to Biyou Palace and explained that possessing primordial violet qi had made him a target.
• Hong Yun lamented that he had repeatedly failed to attain the Dao and feared he was not destined to become a Sage.
• Tongtian offered Hong Yun the deputy sect leader position if he entrusted his primordial violet qi to the Interception Sect, promising to protect him.

Tongtian traded the Primordial Violet Qi for Hong Yun’s agreement to become the Interception Sect Deputy Leader, securing it for Gu Changqing’s future path to the Dao. His proclamation shook the Primordial World, while Gu Changqing, asleep but aware, worried that Hong Yun’s changed fate might bring fortune or calamity to the Interception Sect.

• Tongtian offered Hong Yun the Interception Sect Deputy Leader position in exchange for the Primordial Violet Qi, explaining that he wanted it for Gu Changqing.
• Hong Yun agreed, erased his divine sense imprint from the Primordial Violet Qi, and handed it to Tongtian.
• Tongtian proclaimed Hong Yun the Interception Sect Deputy Leader and declared that anyone who made an enemy of Hong Yun would make an enemy of the sect.
• The Interception Sect disciples bowed to Hong Yun, while Gu Changqing murmured in his sleep about whether Hong Yun’s altered fate would bring fortune or calamity.
• Living beings across the Primordial World heard Tongtian’s proclamation, and powers including Kunlun Mountain, Great Luo Heaven, Wuzhuang Temple, and the Demon Court were shaken.

The Interception Sect gained Hong Yun as deputy leader and the world’s last primordial violet qi, enraging its rivals. Tongtian presented the treasure to Gu Changqing, who revealed that he had helped Hong Yun only to repay Zhen Yuanzi for Ginseng Fruits.

• Laozi told Xuandu that Tongtian had obtained the primordial violet qi by making Hong Yun deputy leader, and Xuandu resented Gu Changqing’s good fortune.
• Yuanshi raged over the Interception Sect’s growing advantage, while Jieyin and Zhunti lamented that the Western Teachings could not compete.
• Zhen Yuanzi felt relieved that Hong Yun had found a good outcome, while Di Jun and Taiyi seethed over the Demon Court’s defeat and Tongtian’s success.
• Tongtian showed Gu Changqing the primordial violet qi and claimed it had been obtained for him through their plan to save Hong Yun.
• Gu Changqing said he had intervened only to repay Zhen Yuanzi for Ginseng Fruits, leaving Tongtian stunned.

Tongtian questioned Gu Changqing about the sword art that had slain Di Jun, then bestowed primordial violet qi upon him. As Tongtian prepared to leave, Gu Changqing offered him Pangu Heart Blood, which made Tongtian’s blood qi surge and left him deeply shaken.

• Tongtian asked how Gu Changqing had mastered the sword art “Four Drifting Clouds to Aid the Poor,” and Gu Changqing claimed he had learned it by drinking.
• Gu Changqing warned that weaker disciples could injure themselves trying to wield the sword art, and Tongtian decided not to press him further.
• Tongtian sent the primordial violet qi into Gu Changqing’s sea of consciousness, astonishing Ji Ren with his confidence in Gu Changqing.
• Gu Changqing thanked Tongtian and offered him what he called a few small gains from his time with the Witch Clan.
• Tongtian recognized the blood-red radiance as Pangu Heart Blood when it caused his blood qi to surge beyond his control.

Gu Changqing gave Saint Tongtian a drop of Pangu Heart Blood, and Tongtian chose to keep its origins secret. Gu Changqing then decided to brew the Primordial Violet Qi with Chaos Lightning Tribulation Liquid and set out for the Outer Chaos Region.

• Saint Tongtian accepted Gu Changqing's Pangu Heart Blood and agreed to conceal what he suspected about its origins in the Witch Clan.
• The Interception Sect disciples saw Tongtian leave in high spirits and concluded Gu Changqing had become the disciple he valued most.
• Gu Changqing considered brewing the Primordial Violet Qi into wine, believing it could improve his foundation, talent, and cultivation.
• Gu Changqing decided to collect Chaos Lightning Tribulation Liquid as a brewing ingredient and told Ji Ren to guard his cave abode and drink wine daily.
• Gu Changqing announced that he would visit the Outer Chaos Region, alarming Ji Ren with his casual promise to return quickly.

Gu Changqing left the Interception Sect and ventured into the Outer Chaos Region to collect chaos tribulation lightning liquid. After drinking among the stars and dismissing the chaos divine thunder as unimpressive, he waited beside its storm until his Wine Gourd was empty.

• Ji Ren asked Gu Changqing whether he should report the journey to Tongtian, but Gu Changqing said there was no need and left the Interception Sect.
• Ji Ren returned to his cave abode, drank wine, and continued advancing rapidly until he had reached the Golden Immortal realm.
• Gu Changqing rode the Purple-Green Nine Heavens Sword into the Outer Chaos Region, where its innate purple qi parted the chaos laws and order.
• Powerful cultivators recognized the Wine Sword Immortal and mocked him, but Gu Changqing laughed and continued deeper into the chaos.
• Gu Changqing found the chaos divine thunder and, intending to obtain tribulation lightning liquid, waited beside it while drinking until his Wine Gourd was empty.

Gu Changqing repeatedly endured the Chaos Divine Thunder in the Outer Chaos Region, using the Great Dao of Wine to heal and remodel his body while collecting Chaos Lightning Tribulation Liquid. As his tribulation drew the attention of beings across the Primordial World, Tongtian worried over the flickering mark in Gu Changqing’s Sea of Consciousness, and Di Jun, Taiyi, Yuanshi, and Laozi recognized him.

• Gu Changqing entered the Chaos Divine Thunder and survived a bolt by relying on the Great Dao of Wine to heal and remodel his Dao Body with Chaos Qi.
• Gu Changqing collected a drop of Chaos Lightning Tribulation Liquid in the Water-Fire Gourd and charged back into the thunder to gather more.
• Tongtian sensed Gu Changqing’s mark repeatedly fade and recover, alarming him and confusing Duobao and the other disciples.
• After enduring a hundred bolts, Gu Changqing’s body grew far stronger, while the Chaos Divine Thunder escalated and drew the attention of billions of beings.
• Di Jun, Taiyi, Yuanshi, and Laozi saw Gu Changqing crossing the Chaos thunder tribulation and reacted with shock and awe.

All Living Beings and the major factions watched as Gu Changqing faced the Chaos Divine Thunder, with many expecting him to die. Tongtian rushed to the Outer Chaos Region, but the final lightning bolt struck before he could intervene, leaving Gu Changqing’s fate uncertain.

• All Living Beings assumed Gu Changqing had rashly entered the Outer Chaos Region and would perish beneath the Chaos Divine Thunder.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi rejoiced at the prospect of Gu Changqing’s death, while the Twelve Golden Immortals and Yuanshi also welcomed the possibility.
• Laozi expressed pity over Gu Changqing’s predicament, and Xuandu said his death would give others a chance to stand out.
• Tongtian hurried from Biyou Palace to the Outer Chaos Region after seeing Gu Changqing face the thunder.
• A colossal final bolt swallowed the area, and Tongtian cried out in anguish.

Gu Changqing reappeared unharmed after the Chaos Divine Thunder tribulation, revealing that he had endured it to obtain Chaos Lightning Tribulation Liquid. Tongtian took him back to the Interception Sect, but Gu Changqing noticed something happening in the distance.

• Tongtian searched the Outer Chaos Region for Gu Changqing, believing his disciple had perished in the final bolt of Chaos Divine Thunder.
• Gu Changqing appeared behind Tongtian, drunk and boasting that he had obtained the Chaos Lightning Tribulation Liquid.
• Gu Changqing explained that he had faced the Chaos Divine Thunder to temper his body, astonishing the onlookers and alarming the Demon Court and Chan Sect.
• Laozi told Xuandu to take Gu Changqing as an example in cultivation, and Xuandu stayed silent with a complicated expression.
• Tongtian confirmed Gu Changqing was unharmed and brought him back to the Interception Sect.
• As they returned to the Primordial World, Gu Changqing noticed something happening in a certain direction.

Gu Changqing and Tongtian discovered Dingguang Xian eating Humans on the East Sea Shore. Gu Changqing told Tongtian to conceal his presence, then approached Dingguang Xian while acting drunk and friendly.

• Gu Changqing and Tongtian heard cries from the East Sea Shore and went to investigate.
• Dingguang Xian seized and ate a Human child, then taunted the Humans and revealed he was tormenting them to spite Gu Changqing.
• Tongtian recognized Dingguang Xian's cruelty and prepared to intervene, but Gu Changqing asked him to stay hidden and let him handle the matter.
• Gu Changqing approached while drinking wine, greeted Dingguang Xian as Senior Brother, and left the Humans and Dingguang Xian bewildered.

Gu Changqing offered Dingguang Xian a jar of wine despite the humans’ protests, leaving them to believe he had chosen loyalty to his fellow disciple over their lives. After Dingguang Xian drank nearly the whole jar, purple lightning burst from his body, and he realized Gu Changqing’s wine was taking effect.

• Gu Changqing greeted Dingguang Xian warmly and offered to share his fine wine, while Dingguang Xian suspected nothing and accepted the invitation.
• The humans condemned Gu Changqing for drinking with Dingguang Xian, who had been devouring them, and onlookers assumed Gu Changqing feared offending Dingguang Xian.
• Dingguang Xian drank nearly the entire jar and thanked Gu Changqing, while privately remaining resentful toward him.
• Gu Changqing murmured that the wine should be taking effect, and purple lightning suddenly burst from Dingguang Xian’s body.