Chapter Summaries

Su Changge overwhelmed the Reincarnation Corpses with his sword qi, growing stronger as he fought and nearing a breakthrough. Fourteen watched from hiding and planned to exploit the chaos, while the surviving corpses struggled to withstand Su Changge’s attacks.

• Su Changge cleaved through the Reincarnation Corpses’ red blast and slaughtered most of them with his sword qi.
• The disciples of the Returning Origin Holy Land and Jade Pool Sacred Ground watched from a distance as Su Changge dominated the battle, and the Bone Sea Royal Daughter sensed his aura growing stronger.
• Fourteen and Di Shicang observed from a blood-red hill, and Fourteen refused to attack, intending to use the hidden advantage and wait for the Heavenly Dao Inheritor to awaken.
• Su Changge reduced the Reincarnation Corpses to twelve survivors, suppressed their laws with his Sacred Body Aura, and drove them into retreat as his strength neared a breakthrough.
• The remaining Reincarnation Corpses cursed Su Changge and struggled to defend themselves against his sword qi.

Su Changge used the Taboo Sword Art’s Eternal Sword Prison to trap the Reincarnation Corpses and began annihilating them with overwhelming sword attacks. After killing several, he prepared to destroy the remaining corpses all at once.

• The Reincarnation Corpses realized Su Changge possessed multiple Saintly Bodies and feared that his strength exceeded their expectations.
• Su Changge revealed that the fight had loosened his cultivation bottleneck and unleashed Eternal Sword Prison, compressing the space around the twelve Reincarnation Corpses.
• The trapped corpses tried to break free, but Su Changge’s sword qi overwhelmed them and reduced the Black Mountain King to blood.
• Su Changge killed another Reincarnation Corpse and shattered more than half of a former Great Emperor’s body with a sword qi dragon.
• Su Changge annihilated the wounded corpse with a universe of swords, then announced that he would send the remaining Reincarnation Corpses off together.

Su Changge broke through to the Holy Master Realm while fighting the Reincarnation Corpse, an Ancient Buddha of Divine Profound Heaven Temple, and refused its offer to spare it. Deep in the River of Reincarnation, the imprisoned Lord of the Nine Underworlds Divine Dynasty recognized Su Changge’s origins and considered seeking his help to avenge his dynasty.

• The Reincarnation Corpse tried to frighten Su Changge with Divine Profound Heaven Temple’s power and offered to make him its Buddha Son in exchange for help escaping the River of Reincarnation.
• Su Changge rejected the offer, saying he was the Divine Son of Returning Origin Holy Land and had no interest in Divine Profound Heaven Temple.
• Su Changge attacked the Reincarnation Corpse with the Azure Heaven Sword as the giant swords erupted, filling the region with devastating sword qi.
• The Lord of the Nine Underworlds Divine Dynasty watched from deep within the River of Reincarnation and decided not to attack Su Changge, fearing retaliation against his dynasty.
• The Lord of the Nine Underworlds Divine Dynasty realized Su Changge had reached the Holy Master Realm and considered striking a deal with him to avenge his fallen dynasty.

Su Changge revived the Other Shore Immortal by throwing the clan’s bronze box, activated with the bronze compass, into the River of Reincarnation. The awakened immortal offered repayment, and Su Changge asked him to explain what had happened in the Yellow Springs Realm.

• Su Changge defeated the Reincarnation Corpses, broke through to the Holy Master Realm, and told the disciples to seek inheritances along the River of Reincarnation.
• Su Changge took Bai Ze and Bai Li aside, placed the bronze compass on the bronze box, and threw the box into the river.
• The River of Reincarnation gathered its laws around the box and formed the Other Shore Immortal’s remnant soul.
• Bai Ze and Bai Li recognized their ancestor and knelt before him as he awakened and recalled the Yellow Springs shattering and the battle between six immortals.
• The Other Shore Immortal offered Su Changge treasures or inheritances in repayment, but Su Changge asked him to grant an inheritance to the siblings and explain what happened in the Yellow Springs Realm.

Other Shore Immortal explained how the ancient Dark Turmoil shattered the Forget River and left countless souls unable to reincarnate, then warned Su Changge about the surviving Ghost Immortals. Meanwhile, Fourteen awakened the ruins of the Bridge of Helplessness to summon a Heavenly Dao Will, but Mu Yanxi attacked him before he could finish.

• Other Shore Immortal told Su Changge that the Bridge of Helplessness had collapsed in the ancient war, splitting the Forget River into the River of Reincarnation and the Yellow Springs River.
• Other Shore Immortal warned Su Changge that Extinguish Delusion Immortal and Desire God Immortal had retained their bodies, and the Lord of the Nine Underworlds Divine Dynasty appeared and was recognized as Youheng Xian.
• Fourteen found the Bridge of Helplessness’s remains and crushed a divine stone, causing the bridge, the River of Reincarnation, and the Bronze Ancient Coffins to stir.
• Fourteen celebrated as a Heavenly Dao Will began to awaken, hoping the Heavenly Dao Inheritor would defeat Su Changge.
• Mu Yanxi appeared before Fourteen, declared that she would kill him for targeting her brother, and struck at him with terrifying Demon Qi.

Su Changge accepted Youheng Xian’s offer to sacrifice his cultivation in exchange for helping avenge the Nine Underworlds Divine Dynasty. Youheng Xian gave him a fragment of the Three Lifetimes Bronze Coffin and transferred his power, leaving Su Changge at the peak of the Holy Master Realm.

• Fourteen ordered Di Shicang to stop Mu Yanxi while he returned to the remnant of the Bridge of Helplessness.
• Youheng Xian explained that he had attacked Su Changge to find a body that could leave the River of Reincarnation, then offered his cultivation and an inherited treasure in exchange for help avenging his people.
• Su Changge accepted the deal, and Youheng Xian gave him a Bronze Shard that Su Changge recognized as a piece of the Three Lifetimes Bronze Coffin.
• Youheng Xian sacrificed his remaining cultivation to Su Changge and urged him to fulfill his long-cherished wish.
• Su Changge’s divine source transformed, and his breakthrough to the peak of the Holy Master Realm shocked the disciples at Dragon Confluence.

Su Changge discovered the Heavenly Dao Will awakening in the lower reaches of the River of Reincarnation and went to investigate as Fourteen fought Mu Yanxi and Di Shicang. When Fourteen claimed the awakened power and threatened his allies, Su Changge arrived and attacked him and Di Shicang with sword lights.

• Fourteen intensified the Heavenly Dao Will, causing the Bridge of Helplessness to crumble as Mu Yanxi attacked him with Netherwind Lotus Feather.
• Fourteen awakened a dazzling Azure Sun in the lower reaches of the River of Reincarnation, revealing the Power of Heavenly Dao.
• Other Shore Immortal recognized the Heavenly Dao power, and Su Changge suspected the Heavenly Dao Overseers Alliance had entered the river.
• Su Changge told Bai Ze, Bai Li, and the Returning Origin Holy Land disciples to remain behind, then flew toward the lower reaches.
• Mu Yanxi struck Di Shicang down, but Fourteen destroyed her Demon Profound Heaven Seal with one finger and offered her a place in the Heavenly Dao Overseers Alliance.
• Di Shicang warned Mu Yanxi that the Heavenly Dao Inheritor would kill Su Changge, but Su Changge appeared and slashed sword lights at Fourteen and Di Shicang.

Su Changge overwhelmed Di Shicang in battle and killed him despite Fourteen’s attempt to intervene. Fourteen discovered that Su Changge’s sword carried the ancient Dao Severing Power, leaving him shocked as the chapter ended.

• Su Changge struck Di Shicang with powerful sword qi, shattering the riverbank and severing Di Shicang’s left arm.
• Di Shicang unleashed his Demon Thunder God Shattering Art, but Su Changge’s sword net tore apart the sea of black lightning.
• Fourteen appeared, protected from the reincarnation haze, and praised Su Changge while Di Shicang looked to him for help.
• Su Changge attacked Di Shicang, and Fourteen tried to stop the strike with the Power of Heavenly Dao.
• Fourteen recognized the Azure Heaven Sword’s ancient Dao Severing Power, but Su Changge’s sword qi annihilated Di Shicang’s body and soul.

After Su Changge killed Di Shicang, Fourteen summoned the awakened Profound Netherworld Emperor Spear and challenged him, claiming he would take Su Changge’s sword. As their weapons clashed, Mu Yanxi entered the River of Reincarnation to retrieve a Heavenly Dao Fragment for Su Changge.

• Su Changge killed Di Shicang with one move, and Mu Yanxi marveled that he was stronger than in his previous life.
• Fourteen summoned the Profound Netherworld Emperor Spear and used Heavenly Dao Protection, drawing cultivators toward the battle.
• The Other Shore Immortal recognized Fourteen as likely a member of the Heavenly Dao Round Table and said the Heavenly Dao Overseers Alliance could face ruin if it angered the Returning Origin Holy Land.
• Fourteen thrust the Emperor Spear at Su Changge, who countered with the Azure Heaven Sword, and their collision unleashed devastating shockwaves.
• Mu Yanxi plunged into the River of Reincarnation to seek a Heavenly Dao Fragment she believed would help Su Changge.

Su Changge broke through the Heavenly Dao suppression and defeated Fourteen, taking the Profound Netherworld Emperor Spear with the Nine Burials Sword Box. He dismissed the Seventh-Rank Emperor Weapon and decided to give it to Ye Lintian, leaving nearby disciples envious.

• Fourteen gained the upper hand with the Profound Netherworld Emperor Spear and taunted Su Changge as Heavenly Dao pressure suppressed him.
• Su Changge awakened his Sacred Body Aura, overcame the Heavenly Dao suppression, and unleashed Chaotic Swordlight against Fourteen.
• Fourteen formed the Azure Underworld Spear Prison, then hurled the Emperor Spear at Su Changge with the Power of Heavenly Dao and Emperor intent.
• Su Changge summoned the Nine Burials Sword Box, which swallowed the spear and ground away its will, allowing him to claim it.
• Su Changge called the Profound Netherworld Emperor Spear a mere Seventh-Rank Emperor Weapon and said he would give it to Ye Lintian, making the nearby disciples jealous.

Mu Yanxi braved the River of Reincarnation to find a Heavenly Dao Fragment, while Su Changge battled Fourteen above. After Mu Yanxi’s protective barrier broke and she disappeared beneath the waters, the Fragment surged toward the Heavenly Dao Will, disrupting Fourteen’s advantage.

• Fourteen furiously attacked Su Changge after Su took his imperial weapon, and the two clashed fist against fist with the power of the Sacred Body and the Heavenly Dao.
• Mu Yanxi descended through the River of Reincarnation despite her failing Demon Qi shield and found a Heavenly Dao Fragment at the bottom.
• Mu Yanxi recalled sacrificing her cultivation and enduring countless reincarnations because she refused to forget her Brother, then reached toward the Fragment as her shield shattered and the river swallowed her.
• Su Changge sensed a sudden sorrow and was distracted, allowing Fourteen to invoke the Heavenly Dao Gift and prepare a powerful final strike.
• An azure light rose from the River of Reincarnation, and Fourteen recognized the Heavenly Dao Fragment and rejoiced at its power.
• The Heavenly Dao Fragment suddenly charged straight toward the Heavenly Dao Will as Su Changge and the disciples reacted to the escalating danger.

The Heavenly Dao Fragment and Heavenly Dao Will clashed, giving Su Changge an opening to attack Fourteen and devastate the River of Reincarnation’s bank. Fourteen revealed a powerful Qi Luck Emperor Weapon and summoned the Heavenly Dao Will to empower himself, leaving Su Changge facing a newly heightened threat.

• The Heavenly Dao Fragment and Heavenly Dao Will collided, sending Fourteen flying and baffling the onlookers.
• Su Changge seized the distraction and struck Fourteen with One Sword Yin Yang, then followed with thousands of sword qi that battered him and collapsed part of the riverbank.
• Fourteen survived behind an Azure Scale Treasure Armor, which Su Changge recognized as a Qi Luck Emperor Weapon.
• Fourteen declared that the Heavenly Dao Overseers Alliance would not tolerate Su Changge and used the armor’s power to heal himself and approach Emperor Realm strength.
• Fourteen summoned the Heavenly Dao Will behind him, while Ye Lintian prepared to help Su Changge and Li Haotian stopped him.

Mu Yanxi revealed how she had helped Su Changge across countless reincarnations before sacrificing herself to merge the Heavenly Dao Fragment into the Azure Heaven Sword. Grief-stricken, Su Changge turned his killing intent on Fourteen and unleashed the Sword of Extinction.

• Fourteen called upon the Heavenly Dao Fragment to help him kill Su Changge, but the Fragment flew to Su Changge instead.
• Mu Yanxi spoke to Su Changge through the Fragment and embraced him, showing him memories of her sacrifices and the help she had given him.
• Mu Yanxi told Su Changge that it would be his turn to find her next, then dissolved into starlight with the Fragment and merged with the Azure Heaven Sword.
• Fourteen accused Su Changge of devouring the Fragment and demanded that he hand it over, but Su Changge silenced him with his killing intent.
• Su Changge swung the Azure Heaven Sword and unleashed the Sword of Extinction, a torrent of annihilating sword qi that overwhelmed the Heavenly Dao Will.

Su Changge killed Fourteen after overwhelming him with sword qi, while the Heavenly Dao Overseers Alliance learned that Su Changge’s sword might be the lost Heavenly Dao Authority Sword. The Nine Netherworlds journey ended with the Returning Origin Holy Land and Jade Pool Sacred Ground claiming most opportunities, and hostile forces began gathering against them.

• Su Changge’s sword qi destroyed the River of Reincarnation’s bank and extinguished Fourteen’s soul, leaving his Emperor Weapon-protected body behind.
• San learned that Fourteen had died, and Wu suggested Su Changge’s sword was the Heavenly Dao Authority Sword and that Fourteen’s defeat could provide an excuse to target him.
• San considered using the Heavenly Dao Will in the ancient Heavenly Dao Pool to deal with the Heavenly Dao Inheritor, while worrying it might awaken the sleeping Heavenly Mandate early.
• The Returning Origin Holy Land and Jade Pool Sacred Ground monopolized most opportunities in the Nine Netherworlds, while the Demon Race and Yellow Springs factions were wiped out and the Netherwind Emperor Clan received a share.
• Ancestors of several major forces raged at Su Changge and the Returning Origin Holy Land, then sent their auras toward the Holy Land to make trouble together.

Six ancient powers manifested across the Three Thousand Dao Domains to probe the Returning Origin Holy Land’s strength, while Luo Yan Yu sought her ancestor’s help for Su Changge. The ancestor dismissed the threat as a bluff and teased Luo Yan Yu for caring about Su Changge more than she admitted.

• Purgatory King Yama reappeared at King Yama's Palace, while the Ferryman of the Underworld and the Six Desires Demoness also manifested their power.
• Heavenly Dragon Qiankun, Divine Phoenix True Person Huang Tian Wudao, and the Barbarian Bull Emperor emerged, joining the other three ancient figures in pressuring the Returning Origin Holy Land.
• Observers feared the six ancient powers could provoke a devastating war, though some believed they would not dare attack the Returning Origin Holy Land.
• Luo Yan Yu pleaded with the Jade Pool ancestor to aid Su Changge and the Returning Origin Holy Land.
• The Jade Pool ancestor said the six powers only meant to test the Holy Land and teased Luo Yan Yu for worrying about Su Changge.

Returning Origin Holy Land answered the six factions’ demand for an explanation with overwhelming force and displayed its Returning Origin Chaos Bell. The six ancient powerhouses were left stunned and unable to press their challenge.

• Ancestor Po Jun proposed launching another Immortal War, but an ancient ancestor ordered Returning Origin Holy Land to focus on Changge’s coming Emperor’s Path and teach its provokers a lesson.
• The Barbarian Bull Emperor demanded that Returning Origin Holy Land explain why its Divine Son had killed so many geniuses, but a Great Dao powerhouse froze and erased his voice.
• A voice from Returning Origin Holy Land declared that its Divine Son owed the likes of them no explanation and unleashed immense Great Dao Pressure.
• Returning Origin Holy Land revealed the Returning Origin Chaos Bell, whose Primordial Purple Qi and Chaos Light shocked the six ancient powerhouses.
• A voice said Returning Origin Holy Land would consider its fellow Daoists’ criticism, making clear that the holy land would not be intimidated into changing its ways.

The six ancient figures came to confront Su Changge, but the Returning Origin Holy Land threatened them with the Returning Origin Chaos Bell and demanded gifts. After enduring one devastating toll, they handed over divine treasures and fled, leaving the onlookers stunned.

• The six ancient figures backed down and pretended they had only come to visit and congratulate Su Changge.
• Su Changge recognized that their praise was meant to provoke other forces against him on the Emperor's Path.
• An ancestor of the Returning Origin Holy Land demanded gifts from the six visitors.
• Purgatory King Yama protested, so the Returning Origin Holy Land rang the Returning Origin Chaos Bell and forced the six ancient figures to defend themselves against its power.
• Heavenly Dragon Qiankun offered Divine Dragon Source Liquid, and the other ancient figures presented their own treasures before fleeing.

The Heavenly Dao Overseers Alliance decided to proceed with its plan to awaken the Heavenly Dao Inheritor and intercept Su Changge on the Emperor's Path, while Returning Origin Holy Land prepared a banquet to celebrate his return. Luo Yan Yu arrived as a guest but, annoyed that she had not seen Su Changge, began eating enough rare fruit to make up for the gift she had brought.

• San ordered the Heavenly Dao Overseers Alliance to awaken the Heavenly Dao Inheritor, unite with other powers, and kill Su Changge on the Emperor's Path.
• Ancestor Po Jun gave Su Changge the treasures taken from the six ancient experts and urged him to consolidate his Holy Master Realm cultivation before the Emperor's Path opened.
• Ancestor Po Jun warned Su Changge that the Emperor's Path held deadly dangers and opportunities, then invited him to enjoy the banquet prepared by Returning Origin Holy Land.
• A middle-aged man beneath an ancient tree learned of Returning Origin Holy Land's power and considered reporting it to Big Brother so the alliance could withdraw.
• Luo Yan Yu arrived at Returning Origin Holy Land with Jade Pool Sacred Ground's disciples and grew impatient when she had not seen Su Changge.
• Luo Yan Yu began eating the banquet's rare immortal fruits to make up for the gift she had brought, and Su Changge assured her there were plenty.

Su Changge attended a banquet where Luo Yan Yu warned him that a Heavenly Dao Inheritor might be awakening and invited him to discuss the Dao through the lyre. He accepted her challenge, while the Luo River Sword Sect's disciples kept to their cautious Gou Dao ways.

• Su Changge arrived at the banquet, and Luo Yan Yu recognized him while eating immortal fruit.
• Limitless Pride Heaven told his Luo River Sword Sect disciples to hide their strength and outlive the era's Heavenly Mandate figures.
• The guests discussed the dangers of the Emperor's Path and the value of sharing survival experience.
• Luo Yan Yu told Su Changge that her Jade Pool ancestor sensed a foreign strand of Heavenly Dao power awakening, possibly the aura of a Heavenly Dao Inheritor.
• Luo Yan Yu challenged Su Changge to discuss the Dao through the lyre, and he accepted.

During a banquet, Su Changge and Luo Yan Yu played music infused with the Great Dao, but Luo Yan Yu tried to sever her emotions after believing her feelings hindered her cultivation. Su Changge stopped her and promised he hoped she would stand beside him at the summit of the Great Dao.

• Luo Yan Yu and Su Changge performed together on their ancient lyres, enchanting the guests and helping them enter a state of enlightenment.
• Ancestor Po Jun observed that Luo Yan Yu's music revealed her intense affection for Su Changge.
• Luo Yan Yu decided that emotions were shackles and summoned sword phantoms through her music to cut away her Seven Emotions and Six Desires.
• Su Changge scattered the sword phantoms and told Luo Yan Yu that the Great Dao also required cultivating emotions.
• Su Changge said he hoped Luo Yan Yu would stand beside him at the summit of the Great Dao, and she made him promise not to take back his words.