Chapter Summaries

Feng Wu recognized Shi Hao as Haotian, the opponent who had defeated her on the Bronze Sparrow Platform, and demanded a rematch. He Mu transported them to a Void Battlefield so they could fight without damaging the teahouse.

• Feng Wu arrived at the teahouse and recognized Shi Hao as Haotian after he denied using that name.
• Feng Wu challenged Shi Hao to settle the score from their past battle, insisting that a fight in the Venerable Realm would be fair.
• Shi Hao looked to He Mu to judge whether he should accept Feng Wu's challenge.
• He Mu moved Shi Hao and Feng Wu to a Void Battlefield and told them to settle their contest there.

He Mu froze time in the teahouse to let Feng Wu and Shi Hao settle their old rivalry on the void arena. Shi Hao defeated Feng Wu with his Reincarnation technique, while He Mu used the battle to deepen his understanding of the Time Great Dao.

• He Mu halted time around the teahouse and arranged for Feng Wu and Shi Hao to fight on the void arena.
• Feng Wu and Shi Hao exchanged boasts before attacking with the Heavenly Immortal Light and Kunpeng Method.
• Shi Hao gained a slight advantage with the Thunder Emperor Method and resisted Feng Wu's Divine Arrow Technique, leaving them at a stalemate.
• Feng Wu unleashed her First-Generation Precious Technique, Limitless Life-Extinguishing Light, hoping to secure a draw.
• Shi Hao used Supreme Technique, Reincarnation, to suppress Feng Wu's attack and claim victory.
• He Mu watched Shi Hao's Reincarnation technique and further comprehended the Time Great Dao.

After defeating Feng Wu, Shi Hao accepted He Mu’s guidance to improve his cultivation methods. He Mu then revealed a connection to Heavenly Immortal Light and asked Feng Wu to study under him.

• Shi Hao defeated Feng Wu, who accepted her loss and vowed to challenge him again.
• He Mu called Shi Hao and Feng Wu to join him for tea, and both paid their respects.
• He Mu told Shi Hao that his foundations were solid but his methods needed improvement, and Shi Hao prepared to cultivate under him.
• He Mu praised Feng Wu’s mastery of Heavenly Immortal Light and said the art shared a karmic connection with him.
• He Mu asked Feng Wu whether she was willing to cultivate under him, leaving both her and Shi Hao astonished.

Feng Wu and Shi Hao worried over He Mu’s offer to guide Feng Wu, uncertain of his intentions. He Mu revealed that Feng Wu’s academy elder had been spying outside, then asked the elder for permission to take Feng Wu traveling and teach her.

• Feng Wu feared He Mu might covet the Heavenly Immortal Academy’s secret technique, while Shi Hao weighed whether to speak up for her.
• He Mu disturbed the space inside the teahouse and pulled a battered white-haired Heavenly God into the room.
• Feng Wu recognized the newcomer as Taiyuan, an elder of the Heavenly Immortal Academy.
• Taiyuan apologized to He Mu for watching the teahouse and explained that he had been protecting Feng Wu.
• He Mu forgave Taiyuan and asked to take Feng Wu traveling so he could guide her cultivation.

He Mu explained his connection to the Heavenly Immortal Academy by displaying Wuliang Immortal Light, earning Taiyuan Celestial God's trust. Taiyuan agreed to let Feng Wu cultivate with He Mu and asked to accompany them, leaving the group set to travel together.

• Taiyuan Celestial God feared He Mu intended to abduct Feng Wu, while He Mu recognized his suspicions and asked Feng Wu to explain what had happened.
• Feng Wu recounted her earlier battle with Shi Hao, and Taiyuan relaxed after learning the circumstances.
• He Mu displayed Wuliang Immortal Light, which Feng Wu mistook for Heavenly Immortal Light and Taiyuan recognized as a related, even broader art.
• He Mu said he had ties to the Heavenly Immortal Academy and would visit it after staying in Fire Province.
• Taiyuan accepted He Mu's offer to take Feng Wu to cultivate and asked to accompany them; He Mu agreed.

The Heavenly Immortal Academy faced a crisis as the True Immortal Remnant Inscription grew unstable, prompting its old dean, Zheng Xuan, to emerge and restore confidence. Meanwhile, He Mu and his companions reached the great rift in Fire Province and began descending toward the Chaos Flame and the Three-Life Bronze Coffin.

• Five elders struggled to suppress the manifestations of the True Immortal Remnant Inscription inside the Heavenly Immortal Academy.
• The sect master told Zheng Xuan that the inscription was stirring, while Feng Wu and Taiyuan had gone missing from contact.
• Zheng Xuan agreed to protect the academy one final time, revived his aura, and drew wary attention from neighboring traditions.
• He Mu, Shi Hao, Feng Wu, and Heavenly God Taiyuan arrived at the great rift and sensed danger from the depths where the Three-Life Bronze Coffin and Quasi-Immortal Emperor Dao Fire lay.
• He Mu warned his companions to stay close, shielded all four with Wuliang Immortal Light, and led them into the rift.

He Mu led Shi Hao and two others to an underground city, where they found the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin and the emperor flame. Chaos mist separated the group, and He Mu reached for the flame while the others searched the ruins.

• He Mu illuminated the underground ruins and split open the ground, revealing an ancient city and the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin.
• Chaos mist spread from the smaller coffin and separated He Mu, Shi Hao, and the other two companions without their initially realizing it.
• Shi Hao and the other two went on alert and began exploring the ruins, gradually drawing closer to the dao platform.
• He Mu found the emperor flame, recognized it as the essence of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor's dao fruit, and unleashed his full power to seize it.

He Mu seized the Quasi-Immortal Emperor Dao Fire, whose runes pulled his consciousness into a vision of a universe ravaged by war. He recognized the vision as the Immortal Ancient Era Destruction War, the beginning of the Chaotic Ancient Era.

• He Mu grasped the Quasi-Immortal Emperor Dao Fire, and golden runes emerged from it and entered his body despite his protective immortal light.
• He Mu lost consciousness and awoke within a blood-red universe where armies and monstrous beings slaughtered its inhabitants.
• He Mu sensed that the scene was an untouchable reflection of the past and watched nearly ten Immortal Kings battle across the ruined universe.
• He Mu recognized the scene as the Immortal Ancient Era Destruction War and the beginning of the Chaotic Ancient Era.

He Mu witnessed the Immortal Ancient Era’s desperate war and discovered that a King who looked and resonated exactly like him had arrived to aid the Nine Heavens. Meanwhile, Shi Hao heard ancient voices from the Bronze Coffin, including his own, and withdrew without opening it, leaving both men confronting mysteries linking the past and present.

• He Mu watched the Six Paths of Reincarnation Immortal King and Immortal King Wuzhong struggle against overwhelming Foreign Domain forces as the battlefield neared collapse.
• He Mu sensed that the Emperor Flame had influenced his emotions and searched the time fragment, where he saw a divine King in Daoist robes arrive with reinforcements.
• He Mu recognized the divine King as himself from another time and identified the Wuliang Dao Wheel he had lost in the Time Long River.
• Shi Hao heard visions of an ancient world-ending battle from the Bronze Coffin and thought he recognized Willow Deity and his master among its figures.
• Shi Hao withdrew from the coffin, then heard ancient voices again while testing it and found himself whispering, "I will fight a path open for you!"
• He Mu pondered how his lost Dao Wheel and other version of himself had appeared in the Immortal Ancient Era as the time fragment’s hidden currents stirred.

After the Wuliang Dao Wheel was cast into an earlier era by the Sole Ruler of Eternity’s sword strike, it revived alongside He Mu’s Primordial Spirit Clone, who discovered he had arrived in the Immortal Ancient Era. The clone, calling himself Wuliang, met Wuzhong and asked for help obtaining immortal gold.

• The Wuliang Dao Wheel endured the River of Time, then fell into an unknown era with its divine spirit weakened and asleep.
• A hidden rune activated, drawing in the world’s origin energy and restoring He Mu’s Primordial Spirit Clone.
• The revived clone examined the Dao Wheel’s memories, learned of the events that had separated him from his original body, and decided to investigate his surroundings and restore the weapon.
• Wuzhong arrived on behalf of the Primordial Ancient Realm, and the clone introduced himself as Wuliang.
• Wuliang realized he was in the Immortal Ancient Era, told Wuzhong he had come from the Boundary Sea to spread his Daoist lineage and settle, then asked him to help trade for immortal gold.

He Mu watched as Wushang, a legendary Undying King, challenged Heavenly Lord Wuliang beyond the heavens. Wuliang met Wushang’s strongest strike with the World-Opening Seal, cracking his halberd and forcing him back, renewing the Nine Heavens’ hope.

• Wushang arrived beyond the heavens and challenged Wuliang, while He Mu recognized both giants and recalled their place in the Immortal Ancient Era’s history.
• Wushang attacked first with his bronze halberd, and Wuliang answered with a World-Opening axe before they exchanged more than a hundred blows.
• Wushang unleashed his innate art, declaring divine abilities and Dao arts useless as he brought down his strongest strike.
• Wuliang used the World-Opening Seal to break the halberd’s light, crack the weapon, and force Wushang back half a step.
• The Foreign Domain’s Kings were stunned, and the Nine Heavens’ forces saw renewed hope in Wushang’s retreat.

“He Mu” fought Wushang and then faced Wushang, Pumo King, and the Heaven-Swallowing King together, gravely injuring all three with Immeasurable Tribulation Light while suffering serious wounds himself. As the battlefield fell quiet, Kundi attacked him with a Divine Pot, leaving Wuliang in peril under the Four Kings’ Siege.

• Wushang charged “He Mu” again, but “He Mu” wounded him severely and broke his bronze halberd with the Indestructible Scripture and the World-Opening Axe.
• The Heaven-Swallowing King and Pumo King joined Wushang, and the three Giants attacked “He Mu” together.
• “He Mu” used Immeasurable Tribulation Light to devastate all three attackers, though Wushang also inflicted a grave wound on him.
• The battlefield fell silent as both sides saw that “He Mu” and the three Giants had been badly injured.
• Kundi sent a Divine Pot flying toward “He Mu,” putting Wuliang in peril.

He Mu fought the Three Kings of Wushang to a standstill, but the Immortal Refining Pot struck him while he was weakened, leaving him gravely injured. Kundi appeared and urged him to join the Foreign Domain, while both sides objected and He Mu’s response remained unknown.

• He Mu wounded the Three Kings of Wushang, shocking both armies and briefly raising the Nine Heavens’ hopes.
• The Immortal Refining Pot descended and blasted He Mu apart, forcing him to reconstruct himself with the Wuliang Dao Wheel’s protection.
• He Mu recognized the weapon as the Immortal Refining Pot, and Kundi appeared as its master and the Foreign Domain’s strongest figure.
• Kundi offered to spare He Mu and let him join the Foreign Domain, promising him a chance to pursue the Emperor Realm.
• Immortal King Wuzhong, Pumo King, and Anlan urged Kundi to abandon the offer and kill He Mu, but Kundi ignored them and waited for He Mu’s answer.

“He Mu” battled Kundi and three other Foreign Domain Kings across the Boundary Sea, then ignited his origin to gain overwhelming power and trap them. He chased the four as they fled, while his own destruction became inevitable.

• “He Mu” cursed Kundi and resumed their battle, denting the Immortal Refining Pot with his axe.
• Kundi, Wushang, Pumo King, and Heaven-Swallowing King fought “He Mu” across the Boundary Sea, devastating ruined Great Realms with their clashes.
• “He Mu” ignited his Immortal King Giant body’s origin, unleashing Origin Dao Fire despite knowing it would destroy him.
• “He Mu” cleaved the Boundary Sea apart to trap Kundi and the other three, then drove them into retreat with his burning power.
• “He Mu” laughed as he relentlessly chased the fleeing Kings across the Boundary Sea.

He Mu’s burning manifestation pursued Kundi and the other Foreign Domain Kings from the Boundary Sea into the Primordial Ancient Realm, where he fought them to protect the Nine Heavens. Though the battle left the realm collapsing, He Mu killed Pumo King before the other Kings could stop him.

• He Mu watched from another time as his manifestation chased Kundi, Wushang, Pumo King, and Heaven-Swallowing King across the Boundary Sea, and vowed to settle accounts with them himself.
• Pumo King, Heaven-Swallowing King, and Wushang persuaded Kundi to stop fleeing and attack He Mu, then the four hurried toward the Nine Heavens to force him to follow.
• He Mu pursued the four into the Primordial Ancient Realm, where the Nine Heavens’ forces were already struggling against the Foreign Domain’s Kings.
• He Mu fused the Wuliang Dao Wheel with his Dao Body and charged the four Kings, focusing his world-destroying flames on Pumo King.
• Pumo King staked his life and unleashed dandelion seeds to drain He Mu’s remaining power, but He Mu burned through the attack and shattered Pumo King’s true body.

“He Mu” suppressed the signs of Pumo King’s death and fought Kundi, Wushang, and Heaven-Swallowing King as his burned origin reached its end. He sent the Wuliang Dao Wheel away to seek his true body, then exploded and engulfed the three Kings in a final attack.

• “He Mu” erased the heavenly phenomena caused by Pumo King’s death, and Kundi and the Foreign Domain Kings resumed their assault in fury.
• Kundi struck with the Immortal Refining Pot, but “He Mu” damaged it with his fists; Kundi saw his blood turn to fire and realized his origin was nearly spent.
• Kundi called on Wushang and Heaven-Swallowing King to attack alongside him, and all three unleashed their ultimate weapons against “He Mu.”
• “He Mu” sent the cracked Wuliang Dao Wheel into the void and told it to find his true body in the future.
• As the three Kings closed in, “He Mu” let his Dao Fire consume him and exploded, engulfing Kundi, Wushang, and Heaven-Swallowing King.

Wuzhong agreed to help He Mu repair the Wuliang Dao Wheel, intrigued by He Mu’s unusual humanity and seeing it as a possible guide to his own path toward the Immortal King realm. He Mu established a temporary Daoist home in a newly formed blessed mountain range and began cultivating in the Immortal Ancient Era.

• Wuzhong observed He Mu’s distinctive humanity and agreed to his request so he could learn more about him.
• He Mu accepted Wuzhong’s help, believing the Immortal Ancient Era’s welcoming customs explained his generosity.
• He Mu surveyed the mountain range and discovered that his earlier gathering of origin qi had nurtured its spiritual environment and dragon veins.
• He Mu forged a temporary palace from more than a thousand stars and set up a mountain-protecting formation.
• He Mu entered the palace, sat in meditation, and began his first cultivation session in the Immortal Ancient Era.

He Mu sacrificed himself in a Terminus-flame explosion, killing Heaven-Swallowing King, grievously wounding Wushang and Kundi, and forcing the latter two to retreat. His death shocked both sides, but Crimson King rallied the Foreign Domain and Wuzhong's counterattack ignited the final battle of the Immortal Ancient Era.

• He Mu detonated himself, engulfing Kundi, Wushang, and Heaven-Swallowing King in destructive Terminus flames.
• Heaven-Swallowing King died, Wushang suffered severe injuries and lost an arm, and Kundi was gravely wounded as the Immortal Refining Pot was destroyed.
• Kundi carried the unconscious Wushang away from the battlefield and retreated to the Foreign Domain's main base.
• The Kings of the Nine Heavens and the Foreign Domain reeled at He Mu's death, while Wuzhong and the Six Paths of Reincarnation Immortal King turned their fury on their enemies.
• Crimson King taunted Wuzhong, who attacked him and set off the final battle of the Immortal Ancient Era.

He Mu witnessed the destruction of the Immortal Ancient Era inside a fragment of time, then returned to the underground ruins and safely collected the Emperor Flame. After Shi Hao, Feng Wu, and Taiyuan Celestial God returned, He Mu proposed visiting the Heavenly Immortal Academy, and the group set out for Heavenly Immortal Province.

• He Mu watched the Kings of the Nine Heavens fall and the Primordial Ancient Realm shatter as the fragment of time reached its end.
• Back in the underground ruins, He Mu found the Emperor Flame docile and collected it with Heaven and Earth Within the Sleeve.
• Shi Hao, Feng Wu, and Taiyuan Celestial God returned to their original positions, and Feng Wu and Taiyuan explained that they had been lost in the ruins.
• He Mu suggested visiting the Heavenly Immortal Academy, delighting Taiyuan Celestial God and Shi Hao, who needed its Tribulation Transcendence Divine Lotus.
• Taiyuan Celestial God sent word to the academy, and the four left Fire Province for Heavenly Immortal Province.

He Mu and his companions arrived at the bustling city surrounding Heavenly Immortal Academy, where Taiyuan Celestial God explained its origins. He Mu considered using the academy as a testing ground for his new cultivation method, then followed Taiyuan Celestial God toward the academy gates.

• He Mu, Shi Hao, Feng Wu, and Taiyuan Celestial God reached the marketplace near Heavenly Immortal Academy and encountered its crowded stalls and students.
• Feng Wu privately decided to show Shi Hao more of the world, while Taiyuan Celestial God relaxed at his return to the academy.
• Taiyuan Celestial God explained that the outer city guarded the academy gates and had grown around students and generations of residents.
• He Mu watched the students and considered making Heavenly Immortal Academy the first place to teach and test his revised Chaotic Ancient Method.
• He Mu set aside his plans for the new method and followed Taiyuan Celestial God toward the true academy.