Chapter Summaries

Gu Changqing challenged Saint Jieyin’s refusal to admit him by pointing out that Buddhist teachings say every living being has a karmic affinity with Buddha. When Jieyin argued that Gu belonged to the Interception Sect, Gu proposed entering the Buddhist School to test his affinity, leaving Jieyin to answer.

• Gu Changqing told Jieyin that refusing him contradicted the Buddhist School’s teaching that every living creature had a karmic affinity with Buddha.
• Jieyin fell silent as Gu Changqing’s argument drew laughter from the watching cultivators.
• Jieyin argued that Gu Changqing could not have a karmic affinity with Buddha because he was a Jie Sect Disciple who cultivated a different path.
• Gu Changqing proposed entering the Buddhist School to experience its Dao rhythm and said he would join if he had an affinity with Buddha, or leave if he did not.

Gu Changqing stunned the crowd by saying he would enter the Buddhist School and leave the Interception Sect if he found an affinity with the Buddha. As panic spread across Golden Ao Island, Sect Master Tongtian recognized that Gu Changqing had a scheme and laughed at his audacity.

• Gu Changqing's announcement outside Vulture Peak shocked the watching cultivators, who wondered whether he was drunk or pursuing an unfathomable plan.
• News of Gu Changqing's words reached Golden Ao Island, where the Jie Sect Disciples panicked and argued over whether he meant to leave them.
• Daoist Duobao confirmed the news and urged the disciples to trust that Gu Changqing had a reason, then went to see his master.
• Daoist Duobao found Sect Master Tongtian smiling and learned that he understood Gu Changqing was scheming to swindle someone.

Daoist Duobao questioned Sect Master Tongtian about Gu Changqing’s plan to join the Buddhist School, and Tongtian explained that Changqing was likely fishing for a powerful target. Outside Vulture Peak, Jieyin challenged Changqing to face the Buddhist School’s Transcendence Divine Art, leaving the watching cultivators horrified and uncertain whether Changqing’s Dao Heart could withstand it.

• Daoist Duobao asked Sect Master Tongtian why Gu Changqing would seek to join the Buddhist School, and Tongtian suggested Changqing was laying a plan to catch an extraordinary target.
• Sect Master Tongtian reassured Daoist Duobao that Gu Changqing would never truly become a monk, and Duobao left Biyou Palace understanding that Changqing was fishing for Jieyin.
• Jieyin weighed the possibility of Gu Changqing joining the Buddhist School but could not discern his intentions.
• Jieyin challenged Gu Changqing to listen to the Buddhist School’s Transcendence Divine Art.
• The watching cultivators reacted with alarm, debating whether the art could break Gu Changqing’s Dao Heart despite his cultivation.

Jieyin began using the Transcendence Divine Art to convert Gu Changqing, who had agreed to listen without hesitation. As the Buddhist chant ended, Gu Changqing remained immersed in contemplation, leaving the result of Jieyin’s attempt uncertain.

• Cultivators realized Gu Changqing sought the Buddhist School’s spirit veins while Jieyin aimed to convert him into its Dharma Protector and puppet.
• Jieyin offered to expound the Transcendence Divine Art, and Gu Changqing casually agreed to listen.
• Jieyin chanted the Buddhist School’s profound Dharma, spreading glazed Buddha light that swayed the minds of distant cultivators.
• Gu Changqing listened as his drunken demeanor shifted and he began to contemplate the chant.
• Jieyin’s Great Dao Resonance finally fell silent while Gu Changqing’s response remained unclear.

Gu Changqing appeared to have been converted by Jieyin’s Divine Art of Conversion, shocking onlookers who feared the Interception Sect would lose its greatest pillar. As he followed Jieyin toward Vulture Peak, Gu Changqing quietly revealed that he was unimpressed by the technique.

• After the Divine Song of Conversion faded, Gu Changqing appeared peaceful, compassionate, and wreathed in Buddha light.
• Onlookers believed Jieyin had converted Gu Changqing and feared the consequences for the Interception Sect and the Primordial World.
• Jieyin examined Gu Changqing, detected no resistance, and commanded him to return to the Buddhist School.
• Gu Changqing took steady steps behind Jieyin toward Vulture Peak.
• Gu Changqing quietly chuckled and said the Divine Art of Conversion was nothing special.

Gu Changqing appeared to have been converted by Saint Jieyin and entered Vulture Peak, prompting the Buddhist School to celebrate gaining a powerful protector. He then revealed his deception, unleashed his true aura, and called out the Great Firmament Technique as Vulture Peak shook with extraordinary signs.

• Gu Changqing walked into Vulture Peak amid Buddha light, and observers believed Saint Jieyin had converted him.
• The Buddhist School disciples celebrated Gu Changqing's apparent conversion, while Duobao and the Interception Sect disciples watched in confusion and dismay.
• Jieyin accepted the disciples' congratulations and believed Gu Changqing had joined the Buddhist School.
• Gu Changqing remarked on the Buddhist School's spirit veins, making Jieyin realize that the conversion might not have worked.
• Gu Changqing let the Buddha light vanish, released his Hunyuan Limitless Daluo Golden Immortal aura, and shouted, "Great Firmament Technique!"

Gu Changqing revealed that he had never been converted by Jieyin’s Transcendence Divine Art and unleashed the Great Firmament Technique against Vulture Peak. He left the Buddhist School’s spirit vein torn apart, with thirty to forty percent of its accumulated power devoured by his Wine God Gourd.

• Gu Changqing’s domineering aura erupted, and the onlookers realized he had only pretended to be converted.
• Gu Changqing summoned the Heavenly Hand, the ultimate manifestation of the Great Firmament Technique.
• Jieyin tried to stop the Heavenly Hand, but it struck Vulture Peak and tore the Buddhist School’s spirit vein from the earth.
• The Heavenly Hand ripped away thirty to forty percent of the Buddhist School’s accumulated spirit vein, and Gu Changqing’s Wine God Gourd devoured the fragments.
• Maitreya, Guanyin Bodhisattva, and the Buddhist disciples stared in shock and fury as Gu Changqing’s deception became clear.

Gu Changqing revealed that he had only pretended to be converted and had stolen a large portion of the Buddhist School’s Spirit Veins, provoking Jieyin to unleash four divine abilities against him. Gu Changqing answered with a casual wave that summoned a dim sword light, whose effect remained unresolved.

• Gu Changqing’s deception and the loss of thirty to forty percent of the Buddhist School’s Spirit Veins stunned the cultivators watching from outside Vulture Peak.
• Jieyin erupted in fury over being deceived and publicly humiliated, then vowed to kill Gu Changqing.
• Jieyin manifested Amitabha’s true form and attacked Gu Changqing with the Great Compassion Palm, Great Wisdom Sword, Great Vow Staff, and Great Merit Wheel.
• Gu Changqing stood his ground and casually waved his right hand, summoning a dim streak of sword light that eclipsed every other radiance.

Gu Changqing defeated Jieyin’s four Buddhist divine abilities and revealed that Jieyin’s Transcendence Divine Art had helped perfect his Great Salvation Art. After Jieyin coughed up blood in fury, Gu Changqing departed Vulture Peak to brew wine.

• Gu Changqing shattered Jieyin’s four divine abilities with a single sword strike, leaving Jieyin gravely shaken and wounded.
• Gu Changqing explained that his Great Salvation Art shared roots with Jieyin’s Transcendence Divine Art, allowing him to counter it.
• Gu Changqing revealed that Jieyin’s teachings had filled the final gap in his Great Salvation Art and brought it to perfection.
• Jieyin, enraged by the revelation, coughed up blood and suffered damage to his origin and state of mind.
• Gu Changqing shook the Wine God Gourd filled with essence from Kunlun Mountain and Vulture Peak, said he could finally brew wine, and left Vulture Peak on a sword light.

Gu Changqing left Vulture Peak after overpowering Jieyin and taking a spirit vein, prompting cultivators across the Primordial World to marvel at his strength and recognize his warning to the Sages. Nuwa understood that Gu Changqing had declared himself beyond anyone's reach, while he returned to the Interception Sect.

• Gu Changqing departed Vulture Peak after defeating Jieyin and taking a spirit vein, leaving the onlookers stunned.
• Cultivators outside Vulture Peak celebrated the Chan Sect and Buddhist School's humiliating losses and praised Gu Changqing's unprecedented strength.
• An ancient elder concluded that Gu Changqing had used his raids on two Sage Dojos to warn the Primordial World that no one could stop him.
• Nuwa laughed at Gu Changqing's excuses for taking the spirit veins, then realized he was warning the Sages and the entire Primordial World not to provoke him.
• Gu Changqing returned to the Interception Sect.

After returning to Golden Ao Island, Gu Changqing used the essences of the Kunlun and Buddhist spirit veins to brew wine with his Great Dao of Wine. As the brewing began, all nine great spirit springs gathered outside his cave abode, leaving the Interception Sect disciples stunned.

• Gu Changqing returned to Golden Ao Island, where the disciples celebrated his victory and regretted doubting him.
• Gu Changqing entered his cave abode and sensed that the Wine God Gourd was undergoing an unprecedented transformation.
• Gu Changqing used the Great Dao of Wine to combine and refine the Kunlun ancestral vein and the Buddhist spirit vein inside the gourd.
• Mists and torrents of spiritual qi converged on Gu Changqing's cave abode as the brewing continued.
• Daoist Duobao, Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Wudang Holy Mother, and Turtle Spirit Holy Mother recognized the sun, taiyin, Yellow Springs, and other spirit springs among the nine that gathered above Golden Ao Island.

Gu Changqing gathered the nine great spirit springs above his cave abode on Golden Ao Island to brew an unprecedented immortal wine, and their interplay produced visions of the Great Dao. Dao Ancestor Hongjun watched from Zixiao Palace and recognized a hidden scheme.

• The nine great spirit springs appeared above Gu Changqing’s cave abode, leaving the Jie Sect disciples stunned.
• The springs intertwined, manifesting the powers of yin and yang, life and death, the stars, and the three divine-beast clans.
• Daoist Duobao concluded that Gu Changqing was using the springs to brew an immortal wine unlike any before it.
• The springs’ manifestations spread across Golden Ao Island, helping Jie Sect disciples gain insights and break through cultivation bottlenecks.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun observed Gu Changqing and the intertwined springs from Zixiao Palace, then called it a cunning scheme.

Hongjun realized Gu Changqing had orchestrated the spirit-vein and spirit-spring gathering to brew an Immortal Brew that could advance his cultivation, but he could neither accuse nor stop him. As the nine springs entered their final fusion on Golden Ao Island, Hongjun resolved to watch, while Jie Sect Disciples gathered to comprehend the Dao.

• Hongjun saw that Gu Changqing had used Kunlun's ancestral vein, the Buddhist School's spirit vein, and the nine great spirit springs to prepare an unprecedented Immortal Brew.
• Hongjun recognized that Gu Changqing's earlier actions had built momentum for this plan, but admitted that Gu Changqing had broken no Heavenly Dao rules and could not be punished.
• Hongjun withdrew his power and decided to see what Gu Changqing would brew.
• On Golden Ao Island, the nine spirit springs fused into visions of yin and yang, reincarnation, starlight, and the dragon, phoenix, and qilin.
• Jie Sect Disciples gathered around Gu Changqing's cave abode and meditated on the Dao manifestations.

As Gu Changqing brewed wine, the dao rhythm helped Jie Sect disciples break through bottlenecks, while the two spirit veins he had brought back transformed Golden Ao Island’s origin. Daoist Duobao and the others recognized that Gu Changqing was strengthening the Interception Sect’s foundation for generations to come, as the island’s disciples entered an unprecedented wave of dao comprehension.

• Jie Sect disciples across Golden Ao Island used the dao rhythm from Gu Changqing’s brewing to advance their cultivation and break through bottlenecks.
• Daoist Duobao and Golden Spirit Holy Mother marveled at the blessings the unfinished wine had already brought.
• The Kunlun and Buddhist School spirit veins merged into Golden Ao Island, strengthening its origin and transforming its landscape and spiritual qi.
• The disciples realized Gu Changqing had brought the spirit veins not only to brew wine but also to secure the Interception Sect’s future, and they thanked him from their hearts.
• Daoist Duobao, Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Wudang Holy Mother, and Turtle Spirit Holy Mother praised Gu Changqing as unfathomable as the disciples’ dao comprehension intensified.

Gu Changqing’s drunken dance unleashed the origin of the Sword Dao, causing swords to resonate throughout the world and transforming the Interception Sect disciples’ cultivation. The disciples hailed him as an ancient Sword God descending.

• Gu Changqing’s Dao incarnation emerged in the heavens and began a drunken dance that stirred the laws of swords and wine.
• A vast Sword Dao aura swept across the Primordial World, making the Interception Sect disciples’ swords ring in unison.
• The Sword Dao origin cleansed the disciples’ foundations, broke their bottlenecks, and elevated their cultivation.
• The disciples recognized Gu Changqing’s act as a transmission of the Dao and praised his kindness to the sect.
• An Interception Sect disciple declared Gu Changqing an ancient Sword God, while cultivators beyond the sect were shaken by his aura.

Gu Changqing unleashed a Sword Dao aura from Golden Ao Island that shook the Primordial World and drew the reverence of all sword cultivators. The manifestations faded, leaving him transformed in essence, and he declared that his work was done.

• Gu Changqing's sword intent swept across heaven and earth, disturbing the stars, chaos, the Yellow Springs, and the seas.
• Cultivators throughout the Primordial World felt the aura, while sword cultivators bowed toward Golden Ao Island and hailed him as the Sword Dao Supreme.
• The Jie Sect disciples prostrated themselves as the sword aura withdrew into Gu Changqing's cave abode and its manifestations vanished.
• Gu Changqing opened his eyes, examined his Wine God Gourd, and said that it was done.

Gu Changqing finished brewing an unprecedented immortal wine from great spirit veins, the Great Dao of Wine, and the Primordial World's nine great spirit springs. He drank it, was overwhelmed by its potency, and fell asleep before the Jie Sect’s personal disciples arrived at his cave abode.

• Gu Changqing completed the brew, causing Golden Ao Island to resonate as the wine’s fragrance spread and stirred the disciples’ Dao comprehension.
• Gu Changqing admired the Wine God Gourd’s manifestations and reflected on the ingredients and Dao principles combined within it.
• Gu Changqing drank the immortal wine, whose many powers surged through his body and primordial spirit.
• Gu Changqing became intensely drunk and collapsed onto the bluestone, leaving the Wine God Gourd beside him as he fell asleep.
• Daoist Duobao, Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Wudang Holy Mother, Turtle Spirit Holy Mother, and the other personal disciples entered the cave abode and froze at the sight.

Daoist Duobao and the Holy Mothers found Gu Changqing passed out after drinking the Immortal Brew he had just made, so they left to wait for him to wake. In the Outer Chaos Region, the Elder of Chaos emerged from meditation, still furious at Gu Changqing and his rapid improvement.

• Daoist Duobao, Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Wudang Holy Mother, and Turtle Spirit Holy Mother found Gu Changqing sprawled unconscious beside the Wine God Gourd.
• Daoist Duobao and the others realized Gu Changqing had drunk himself into a stupor before they could ask about the Immortal Brew’s effects.
• Daoist Duobao led the others out of the cave abode, and Golden Spirit Holy Mother vowed to question Gu Changqing when he woke.
• The Elder of Chaos opened his eyes in the Outer Chaos Region and angrily wondered why Gu Changqing kept growing stronger so quickly.

The Elder of Chaos recovered his peak strength but learned that Gu Changqing had grown even more powerful, leaving him unsure how he could ever take revenge. A mysterious old man appeared in the Outer Chaos Region and addressed him as a junior.

• The Elder of Chaos awoke fully recovered and perceived Gu Changqing's recent victories and the rise of Golden Ao Island.
• The Elder of Chaos raged over the widening gap between himself and Gu Changqing and feared the Drunkard might find him.
• A soft chuckle silenced the Outer Chaos Region, and an unseen voice told the Elder of Chaos not to panic.
• The Elder of Chaos searched for the speaker, who then emerged as an ordinary-looking old man whose hidden terror startled him.

The Elder of Chaos attacked a mysterious old figure, but the figure effortlessly unraveled his Chaos Laws without moving. The old man introduced the name Taisu, leaving the Elder of Chaos profoundly shocked.

• The Elder of Chaos dismissed the old figure's condescending address and attacked him with a Chain of Order formed from Chaos Laws.
• The Chain of Order stopped before reaching the old figure and unraveled into origin divine radiance.
• The Elder of Chaos demanded to know who the old figure was, and the figure called him a junior.
• The old figure asked whether the Elder of Chaos had heard of Taisu, and the name shocked him.