Chapter Summaries

Carefree Heavenly Venerate reunited with He Mu, who revealed that he had guided Carefree in his youth. He Mu explained the ranks of extreme Dao cultivators and left Carefree with a clearer path toward understanding immortality.

• Carefree Heavenly Venerate entered the Wuliang Dao sanctuary and found He Mu beside an Undying Divine Tree and a White Tiger that was also an Immortal Divine Medicine.
• He Mu revealed his former appearance and reminded Carefree that he had guided him ten thousand years earlier, prompting Carefree to recognize him as his senior.
• Carefree asked He Mu about distinctions in the extreme Dao, the existence of immortals, and what made an immortal.
• He Mu explained that extreme Dao cultivators were Supremes, Heavenly Venerables, or Near-Immortals, and said that he was a Near-Immortal walking the Immortal Road toward becoming a True Immortal within the Mortal World.

He Mu explained to Carefree Heavenly Venerate that immortals were powerful humans and that the true Road to Immortality was the cultivation path pursued across successive lifetimes. Carefree Heavenly Venerate vowed to reconnect the severed road and restore the Immortal Dao to the human realm.

• He Mu told Carefree Heavenly Venerate that Extreme Dao Supremes differed greatly in strength and that he and Lingbao, Yuanshi, and Daode had once fought and slain an immortal.
• He Mu explained that the universe no longer allowed ascension through the ancient methods and that Immortal Medicines were remnants of immortals who had fallen in the prehistoric past.
• Carefree Heavenly Venerate asked He Mu what immortals and the Road to Immortality were, then described immortals as ageless beings and the road as a path to the Immortal Domain.
• He Mu said immortals were more powerful humans and that the true Road to Immortality was the cultivation path through which people could reconnect the severed road by surviving one lifetime after another.
• Carefree Heavenly Venerate bowed to He Mu and vowed to reconnect the severed road and bring the Immortal Dao back to the human realm.

He Mu studied Carefree Heavenly Venerate’s Nine Secrets: Xing for thousands of years while Carefree Heavenly Venerate pursued the Path to Changsheng and later challenged He Mu’s incarnation. After losing the battle, Carefree Heavenly Venerate received the White Tiger Immortal Medicine, relinquished the heavenly heart imprint, and entered seclusion as his era ended.

• He Mu studied the mysteries of Nine Secrets: Xing and its connection to the domain of time.
• Carefree Heavenly Venerate lived a glorious second lifetime, then retired to pursue the Path to Changsheng while He Mu crushed those who tried to cause chaos.
• Carefree Heavenly Venerate returned to He Mu near the end of his second lifetime and asked to fight in hopes of breaking through to the near-immortal level.
• He Mu fought Carefree Heavenly Venerate using an incarnation and defeated him, helping him touch the near-immortal bottleneck.
• He Mu gave Carefree Heavenly Venerate the essence of the White Tiger Immortal Medicine, and Carefree Heavenly Venerate departed to begin a third life and seek mortal world immortalization.
• Carefree Heavenly Venerate relinquished the heavenly heart imprint, closing his era until the myriad Daos would disperse again ten thousand years later.

After ignoring the Kunlun Taowu’s rise to supremacy, He Mu continued refining his primordial spirit and pursuing longevity methods. He spotted Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin roaming through chaos and immediately crossed the void toward it.

• A Taowu from the Kunlun Immortal Clan attained the Dao, but He Mu judged it unworthy of his guidance and left it alone.
• He Mu continued cultivating on Enlightenment Cliff, dividing his primordial spirit into countless strands and tempering them with the void and myriad Daos.
• He Mu’s primordial spirit grew more solid and imperishable as his scattered consciousnesses surveyed the universe and chaos.
• He Mu saw nine enormous dragon corpses pulling an ancient Bronze Coffin through chaos and recognized it as Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin.
• He Mu rose from the Undying Mountain and crossed the boundless chaos toward the coffin.

He Mu stopped the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin in the chaos, opened its coffins, and discovered a scripture and the vast Miniature Immortal Domain left by the Desolate Heavenly Emperor. After drawing out some of its world essence, he let the coffin depart and returned to the Wuliang Dao Grounds to study his gains.

• He Mu caught up to the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin, halted it, and removed the lid of its outer coffin.
• He Mu heard and memorized the Desolate Heavenly Emperor's scripture, whose principles helped guide his path toward immortality.
• He Mu pushed open the smaller coffin and found a vast, lifeless Miniature Immortal Domain filled with Immortal Light and Life Essence.
• He Mu chose not to enter the Miniature Immortal Domain, drew out some of its world essence, and closed the coffins.
• He Mu released the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin to continue its journey and returned to the Wuliang Dao Grounds in the Undying Mountain.

After five hundred years studying the Miniature Immortal Domain’s origin energy, He Mu made a plan to use the Big Dipper Five-Colored Immortal Formation to draw in Supremes and harvest insights from their Great Daos. He then considered using the remaining origin energy to help his Wuliang Dao Wheel become an Immortal Artifact and left Undying Mountain.

• He Mu spent five hundred years studying the heaven and earth origin from the Miniature Immortal Domain, greatly advancing his cultivation and understanding its laws.
• He Mu realized that clashes with other Great Daos had driven his past progress and decided to use the Big Dipper Five-Colored Immortal Formation to attract Supremes seeking the Road to Immortality.
• He Mu planned to alter the formation so that Supremes assaulting the Immortal Road would provide their Dao insights to him, while the nearby Life Forbidden Zones would slowly nourish his cultivation.
• He Mu set aside acting on the Heavenly Heart Imprint because he was not yet powerful enough to withstand the consequences.
• He Mu considered using the origin energy to help his Wuliang Dao Wheel become an Immortal Artifact, then left Undying Mountain.

He Mu returned to Wuliang Dao and took the Wuliang Dao Wheel, leaving the sect strengthened and under Quasi-Venerable Great Abyss’s protection. He then went to the Chaos Dragon Nest beyond the Cosmic Frontier to refine his weapon away from prying eyes.

• He Mu appeared in Wuliang Dao, where Quasi-Venerable Great Abyss emerged from Divine Source and paid respects to the Heavenly Venerable Patriarch.
• He Mu told Great Abyss he would take the Wuliang Dao Wheel and entrusted him with guarding the sect.
• He Mu extended Great Abyss’s life, restored his Qi and Blood, and bestowed Nine Secrets: Zhe, Nine Secrets: Zu, two Heavenly Venerable Forbidden Artifacts, and renewed array patterns.
• He Mu instructed Great Abyss to keep his visit quiet, took the Wuliang Dao Wheel, and vanished.
• He Mu slipped past Supreme Taowu and traveled beyond the Cosmic Frontier to the Chaos Dragon Nest to refine an Immortal Artifact.

He Mu forged the Wuliang Dao Wheel into the first Immortal Artifact of this era and helped it survive a powerful heavenly tribulation. He then planned to hide it on the Big Dipper's Road to Immortality as he prepared to claim the Forbidden Zone Supremes' Dao Fruits.

• He Mu used Chaos Origin Qi, immortal treasures, and the Miniature Immortal Domain's essence to temper the Wuliang Dao Wheel in the Chaos Dragon Nest.
• The Wuliang Dao Wheel completed its transformation into an Immortal Artifact, provoking a heavenly tribulation.
• He Mu engraved ancient Dao traces onto the artifact and drew power from the lightning, prompting the Heavenly Tribulation Eye to attack.
• The Wuliang Dao Wheel endured the tribulation, becoming the first Immortal Artifact of its era and the Supreme Among Weapons.
• He Mu planned to place the Wuliang Dao Wheel behind the Five-Colored Immortal Formation on the Big Dipper's Road to Immortality and pursue the Forbidden Zone Supremes' Dao Fruits.

He Mu secretly modified the Five-Colored Immortal Formation on Big Dipper to record the Supremes’ Daos and placed the Wuliang Dao Wheel at its core. As rumors and signs of an immortal opportunity drew the universe’s powers to Big Dipper, Supreme Taowu and the Forbidden Zones confronted one another while the chapter ended with Flying Immortal accusing Kunlun Mountain of trying to monopolize the opportunity.

• He Mu altered the Five-Colored Immortal Formation to record the Forbidden Zones’ Dao Fruits and placed the Wuliang Dao Wheel at its hidden core.
• Rumors that Big Dipper held an opportunity to become immortal spread, drawing the attention of Universe Overlords, Forbidden Zones, and Supreme Taowu.
• Seven days later, immortal mist and life-extending light appeared on Big Dipper, and strange sounds strengthened rumors that the Road to Immortality was about to open.
• Supreme Taowu arrived in his true body with two Extreme Dao Weapons from Kunlun, while manifestations from several Forbidden Zones gathered against him.
• The races on Big Dipper began evacuating as the Supremes faced off beyond the star.
• A representative of Flying Immortal asked the Kunlun powers whether they intended to monopolize Big Dipper’s opportunity.

The Life Forbidden Zones challenged Taowu Supreme over the unusual changes on Big Dipper, bringing Kunlun and Flying Immortal close to conflict. Zhulong calmed Taowu and forced Flying Immortal to back down, after which the Supremes agreed to investigate Big Dipper together.

• Taowu Supreme grew angry at Flying Immortal's provocation until Zhulong's Dao Body emerged from the Zhulong Lamp and soothed him.
• Zhulong warned Flying Immortal against provoking Kunlun, and Flying Immortal's Supreme answered that Zhulong's Dao Body was no threat to him.
• Taowu taunted Flying Immortal by recalling its defeats at He Mu's hands, provoking its Supreme to fury.
• Zhulong urged the Supremes to investigate Big Dipper together, and Flying Immortal's Supreme backed down after Zhulong's aura locked onto him.
• Supremes from more than half the universe's Life Forbidden Zones sent Dao Bodies to Big Dipper to investigate the Road to Immortality.

Zhulong and the other Supremes entered the Road to Immortality, emerged battered but convinced it was real, and concluded that Wuliang had created the formation and died trying to traverse the road. Several Forbidden Zones then migrated to Big Dipper and merged into the Divine Ruins, making the star domain the universe’s center.

• Zhulong and the gathered Supremes activated He Mu’s Five-Colored Immortal Formation and entered the rift to investigate the Road to Immortality.
• After nine days, the Supremes emerged wounded and depleted, but agreed that the road was genuine and might reach the Immortal Domain at the right time.
• A Supreme divined that Wuliang had created the formation, and the Supremes concluded that He Mu had used a slain Chaos Body to build it and had fallen on the road.
• The Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone claimed Wuliang was dead and argued that the Supremes could overcome any contingencies he had left behind.
• Five Forbidden Zones, including the Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone, migrated to Big Dipper and merged into the Divine Ruins.
• Big Dipper became the universe’s foremost center, and news of its Road to Immortality spread throughout the world.

After the Immortal Road campaign, people across the universe celebrated He Mu and the Daoist School, while He Mu prepared to use the Supremes’ revealed Dao and Dharma to advance his cultivation. He returned to the Wuliang Dao Grounds on Undying Mountain to begin transforming in safety.

• The Forbidden Zone Supremes ended their exploration of Big Dipper's Road to Immortality and divided the land while jointly controlling the Five-Colored Immortal Formation.
• People debated whether Immeasurable Heaven Venerable had died or become immortal, and the discussion revived accounts of ancient Daoist Heavenly Venerables.
• The world recognized seven renowned figures as Daoists, prompting widespread study of Daoist scriptures and methods and elevating He Mu as the Wuliang Great Dao Ancestor.
• He Mu's hidden arrangements had guided the Supremes' assault, and he recorded their Dao and Dharma to aid his transformation and complete the Wuliang Dao Wheel.
• He Mu returned to the Wuliang Dao Grounds on Undying Mountain to attempt another advance in cultivation.

He Mu tempered his Great Dao, flesh, and primordial spirit with the Dao and Dharma of Forbidden Zone Supremes, completing a major transformation at his Wuliang Dao Grounds. He emerged with a more complete Great Dao, an undying treasure body, and a fully refined primordial spirit, then surveyed the changes in the universe.

• He Mu used the Dao and Dharma of dozens of Forbidden Zone Supremes to refine his Great Dao and open the gates of potential in his body.
• He Mu tempered his flesh with Dao fire and refined his primordial spirit through the Void Spirit Refinement method as his five secret realms aided his transformation.
• He Mu adapted to the trials, repaired flaws in the Wuliang Great Dao, and eventually overpowered and absorbed the rival Daos.
• He Mu advanced his flesh toward an undying immortal body and completed the refinement of his primordial spirit into a heavenly venerable primordial spirit.
• He Mu opened his eyes after the transformation, recognized his immense progress, and sensed the passage of time and changes throughout the universe.

After nearly ten thousand years of He Mu's seclusion, Taowu Supreme reached the end of his first lifetime and used Immortal Divine Medicine to begin another. He severed himself at the peak of that second lifetime and sealed himself in Kunlun, while He Mu knew the supposed Road to Immortality was a trap and watched the era end.

• Nearly ten thousand years passed during He Mu's seclusion, and Taowu Supreme neared the end of his first lifetime.
• Taowu consumed the essence of Immortal Divine Medicine, but the universe was shaken by the signs of a Supreme dying in meditation.
• He Mu and the Forbidden Zone Supremes realized Taowu had chosen to sever himself at the peak of his second lifetime to preserve his vitality without unleashing Dark Turmoil.
• He Mu knew the Big Dipper Road to Immortality had been severed and that Taowu's plan had buried his own chance to attain immortality.
• Taowu withdrew into Kunlun and sealed himself, as He Mu watched the era end from the Wuliang Dao Grounds in the Undying Mountain.

After watching Taowu Supreme sever himself, He Mu left the Undying Mountain to explore Chaos rather than risk disrupting his plans for the Big Dipper. After centuries of fruitless travel, he found a minor world created by a powerful cultivator and entered it to investigate.

• He Mu decided not to visit the universe, choosing to explore Chaos instead.
• He Mu traveled through Chaos for three hundred years, enduring its storms and using the solitude to temper his Dao Heart.
• After another thirty years, He Mu sensed a fluctuation and discovered a minor world that someone powerful had created.
• He Mu probed the minor world with divine sense, confirmed it posed no danger, and entered in his true body.

He Mu discovered that the silent minor world was an ancient formation sustaining a Divine Flower inside a rotten wooden box. When the flower began to wither, he nourished it with refined chaos qi and divine liquid, causing it to bloom.

• He Mu explored the minor world and found that it was an ancient, damaged formation cut off from the Great Universe.
• He Mu discovered that the formation had been sustaining a rotten wooden box at the world's heart.
• He Mu opened the box and recognized the Immortal Plant inside as the legendary Divine Flower.
• He Mu realized the Divine Flower was withering because the realm lacked spiritual vitality.
• He Mu refined chaos qi into Heaven and Earth Source Essence and watered the flower with his Heavenly Venerable Life Spring.
• The Divine Flower absorbed the nourishment and bloomed in brilliant immortal light.

He Mu was stirred by the Divine Flower’s bloom, gained further insight into the Dao, and prepared to begin his fourth life. Meanwhile, the Netherworld Venerable shed his Dao Body, sealed two extreme Dao shadows in a Burial Pit, and awakened to discover the current era.

• He Mu used his methods to revive the Divine Flower and spent more than three hundred years admiring its bloom and comprehending the Dao.
• He Mu captured the flower’s seed as it began to wither, then suppressed his imminent transformation and headed for the Undying Mountain.
• The Netherworld Venerable absorbed heaven and earth source essence until his Dao Body exploded into motes of black light.
• The Netherworld Venerable re-formed two extreme Dao shadows and a new Dao Body with the aid of the Reincarnation Seal.
• The Netherworld Venerable buried the two shed bodies in a Burial Pit and prepared to see what era had arrived.

The Netherworld Venerable reviewed the universe’s history and decided to travel to Big Dipper to claim benefits he believed He Mu had left behind. Meanwhile, He Mu completed a transformation and entered his fourth life, moving closer to Mortal World Immortalization.

• The Netherworld Venerable used World Retrospection to examine the past tens of thousands of years and learned about the Road to Immortality on Big Dipper.
• After reviewing the Road to Immortality, the Netherworld Venerable suspected that He Mu had left benefits and unfinished arrangements behind.
• The Netherworld Venerable disguised himself as an ordinary, plump Daoist and set off for the Big Dipper Ancient Star Domain.
• On Enlightenment Cliff, He Mu’s Primordial Spirit and body underwent a profound transformation as the Undying Mountain Range responded.
• He Mu returned from age to youth and successfully entered his fourth life, advancing toward Mortal World Immortalization.

After completing his fourth-life transformation, He Mu strengthened his Dao and blessed the treasures in the Undying Mountain. He learned that the Netherworld Venerable had entered his Road to Immortality arrangements and faced him through the Wuliang Dao Wheel.

• He Mu completed his transformation and found that his Dao radiance had advanced the treasures and accelerated the Immortal Tears Green Gold Saint Spirit’s gestation.
• He Mu sensed through the Wuliang Dao Wheel that the Netherworld Venerable had arrived on Big Dipper and entered his arrangements.
• The Netherworld Venerable followed traces of the Source Heaven Great Dao into a broken stretch of the Road to Immortality.
• The Five-Colored Immortal Formation transported the Netherworld Venerable to the Wuliang Dao Wheel, where he realized it was an Immortal Artifact.
• The Netherworld Venerable nervously asked the Wuliang Dao Wheel whether it would believe he knew nothing, and He Mu’s Divine Spirit greeted him.

He Mu confronted the Netherworld Venerable, who had secretly entered Big Dipper's Road to Immortality, and brought him to the Wuliang Dao Grounds. After discussing their progress on the Path to Changsheng, He Mu reaffirmed his resolve and urged the Netherworld Venerable to keep advancing toward immortality.

• He Mu recognized the Netherworld Venerable on Big Dipper's Road to Immortality and offered to repay his past hospitality with a meeting.
• The Netherworld Venerable tried to avoid a visit, but He Mu bound him with the Wuliang Dao Wheel and took him to the Undying Mountain.
• At the Wuliang Dao Grounds, the Netherworld Venerable realized He Mu's presence had become impossible to sense and asked whether he was nearing immortality.
• The Netherworld Venerable admitted he had only barely begun his own path despite nearly a million years of cultivation.
• He Mu reflected on how he had reached his present level, strengthened his Dao Heart, and urged the Netherworld Venerable to advance toward his Changsheng Dao Fruit.