Arc 3The Road to Immortality
Xiao Ping'an prepared for Emperor Venerable’s attempt to open the Road to Immortality, then helped defeat his transformed, world-threatening self. He gathered disciples and treasures before sealing himself in the Yellow Springs to pursue his fourth life, while the universe believed he might be dead.
- Xiao Ping'an defeated Wang Bo, learned how he survived the Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable’s ambush, and studied his Chaos Body with Yongsheng.
- Xiao Ping'an found the Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable’s Undying Mountain and studied the deaths and revivals of the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree and Ginseng Fruit Tree to develop ways to live new lifetimes.
- Emperor Venerable restored the Dark Supremes with Nine-Turn Immortal Pills and prepared formations that could open the Road to Immortality or sacrifice the world.
- The Undying Heavenly Emperor proved his Dao and Chuan Ying attained Alternative Dao Attainment, while Xiao Ping'an collected the Heaven-Mending Scripture and explored the Primordial Ancient Mine with Yongsheng.
- Xiao Ping'an befriended the Desolate Pagoda, sheltered Taichu, and gave the female bodhisattva the Heaven-Mending Technique before Emperor Venerable led the Supremes into the Road to Immortality.
- Emperor Venerable entered the Immortal Domain and transformed into Dark Emperor Venerable, who activated the world’s formations to refine it as a World Cauldron.
- Xiao Ping'an, Yongsheng, the Undying Heavenly Emperor, and their allies destroyed Dark Emperor Venerable and escaped the collapsing Road to Immortality, then Xiao Ping'an defeated looters at the Heavenly Court and claimed its treasures.
- Xiao Ping'an took Fuxi and Nüwa as disciples, prepared them for a later age, protected survivors through the end-of-era upheaval, and sealed himself in the Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree coffin in the Yellow Springs.