Chapter Summaries

Su Changge overwhelmed the Reincarnation Corpses in battle, destroying most of them while his aura continued to grow toward a breakthrough. From the sidelines, Fourteen planned to exploit the chaos, certain that the Heavenly Dao Inheritor would awaken and Su Changge would die.

• Su Changge split the Reincarnation Corpses' destructive attack and swept away many of them with his sword energy.
• The Returning Origin Holy Land and Jade Pool Sacred Ground disciples watched from a distance as the Bone Sea Royal Daughter noticed Su Changge's aura growing stronger with each strike.
• Fourteen watched the battle from a blood-colored hill and rejected Di Shicang's suggestion to attack the Netherwind Imperial Daughter, choosing instead to wait for an opportunity.
• Su Changge reduced eighty percent of the Reincarnation Corpses to scraps, leaving twelve who retreated and struggled to resist his sword energy.
• The remaining Reincarnation Corpses cursed Su Changge's strength and questioned how someone in the Saint Realm could overpower them so completely.

Su Changge used the Taboo Sword Art to trap the Reincarnation Corpses in a vast sword prison and began annihilating them with overwhelming sword attacks. After destroying several, he faced the survivors and declared that he would send them all on their way together.

• The Reincarnation Corpses realized Su Changge possessed multiple Saintly Bodies and debated waiting for his sword qi to run out.
• Su Changge said the battle had loosened his cultivation bottleneck and unleashed Eternal Sword Prison, imprisoning the surrounding space in sword qi.
• The Reincarnation Corpses tried to break free, but Su Changge’s sword attacks overwhelmed them and reduced the Black Mountain King and another corpse to nothing.
• Su Changge struck down another former Great Emperor after it accused him of serving the Other Shore Immortal.
• Su Changge gathered sword runes into a Sword Universe and annihilated the badly wounded corpse.
• Su Changge looked toward the remaining Reincarnation Corpses and vowed to send them all on their way together.

Su Changge defeated the Reincarnation Corpse despite its threats and offers, breaking through to the Holy Master Realm during the battle. Deep in the River of Reincarnation, the imprisoned Lord of the Nine Underworlds Divine Dynasty recognized Su Changge’s power and considered seeking his help to avenge his dynasty.

• The Reincarnation Corpse revealed his ties to the Divine Profound Heaven Temple and offered Su Changge rewards in exchange for help escaping the River of Reincarnation.
• Su Changge rejected the offer, declared his allegiance to the Returning Origin Holy Land, and attacked the Reincarnation Corpse with the Azure Heaven Sword.
• Su Changge’s sword strike combined with the giant swords’ power and unleashed a devastating storm of sword qi across the region.
• The imprisoned Lord of the Nine Underworlds Divine Dynasty watched Su Changge’s battle and realized he had broken through to the Holy Master Realm.
• The Lord of the Nine Underworlds Divine Dynasty considered approaching Su Changge to seek a chance to avenge his fallen dynasty.

Su Changge awakened the Other Shore Immortal by placing the Other Shore Yi Clan’s bronze box into the River of Reincarnation. The immortal offered him a reward, and Su Changge asked to learn what had happened in the Yellow Springs Realm.

• Su Changge broke through to the Holy Master Realm after defeating the Reincarnation Corpses and instructed the disciples to seek inheritances along the riverbank.
• Su Changge led Bai Ze and Bai Li away, activated the bronze box with the Bronze Compass, and cast it into the River of Reincarnation.
• A remnant soul emerged from the river, and Bai Ze and Bai Li recognized their ancestor, the Other Shore Immortal.
• The Other Shore Immortal offered Su Changge treasures or inheritances in gratitude for awakening him.
• Su Changge declined an inheritance for himself and asked the Other Shore Immortal to explain the events in the Yellow Springs Realm.

The Other Shore Immortal explained how the Dark Turmoil split the Forget River and destroyed the Bridge of Helplessness, while warning Su Changge that two surviving Yellow Springs immortals would seek revenge. Meanwhile, Fourteen awakened the remains of the Bridge of Helplessness to raise a wisp of Heavenly Dao Will, but Mu Yanxi arrived to stop him and attacked.

• The Other Shore Immortal told Su Changge that the Bridge of Helplessness had collapsed during the Dark Turmoil, splitting the Forget River into the River of Reincarnation and the Yellow Springs River.
• The Other Shore Immortal warned Su Changge that the Extinguish Delusion Immortal and the Desire God Immortal had retained their bodies and would not let their conflict with him go unanswered.
• The Lord of the Nine Underworlds Divine Dynasty, Youheng Xian, appeared and proposed a deal, startling the Other Shore Immortal.
• Fourteen found the remains of the Bridge of Helplessness and crushed a divine stone, causing the ruins and the River of Reincarnation to erupt as a wisp of Heavenly Dao Will began awakening.
• Mu Yanxi confronted Fourteen for trying to awaken the Heavenly Dao Will against her brother and struck at him with a surge of demon qi.

Fourteen ordered Di Shicang to stop Mu Yanxi while he returned to the remnants of the Bridge of Helplessness. Meanwhile, Youheng Xian offered Su Changge his cultivation and a Bronze Shard in exchange for avenging his people, and his sacrifice raised Su Changge to the peak of the Holy Master Realm.

• Fourteen told Di Shicang to hold off Mu Yanxi, and Di Shicang fought her with the Heavenly Dao's blessing.
• Youheng Xian explained that he had sought a body to escape the River of Reincarnation and avenge his people, then offered Su Changge his cultivation and a Nine Underworlds Divine Dynasty inheritance treasure.
• Su Changge accepted Youheng Xian's offer, and Youheng Xian gave him a Bronze Shard that was part of the Three Lifetimes Bronze Coffin.
• Youheng Xian sacrificed his remaining cultivation to Su Changge and asked him to fulfill his long-cherished wish.
• Su Changge absorbed the sacrifice and broke through to the peak of the Holy Master Realm, astonishing the disciples and the Bone Sea Royal Daughter.

Su Changge discovered that the Heavenly Dao Overseers Alliance was trying to awaken a slumbering fragment of Heavenly Dao Will in the River of Reincarnation and went downstream to investigate. Fourteen overwhelmed Mu Yanxi and Di Shicang, but Su Changge arrived and attacked them with his sword.

• Fourteen drew the Heavenly Dao Will from the River of Reincarnation, causing the waters to surge and the Bridge of Helplessness to crumble.
• Mu Yanxi attacked Fourteen with Netherwind Lotus Feather while Di Shicang fought her with Six Desires Demon Thunderfall.
• The Other Shore Immortal identified the rising power as Heavenly Dao, and Su Changge suspected the Heavenly Dao Overseers Alliance was involved.
• Su Changge left Bai Ze, Bai Li, and the Returning Origin Holy Land disciples behind and flew downstream to investigate.
• Fourteen summoned the Azure Sun as Mu Yanxi and Di Shicang's battle reached its end, then crushed Mu Yanxi's attack and urged her to join the alliance.
• Su Changge appeared and unleashed two beams of sword light at Fourteen and Di Shicang.

Su Changge overwhelmed Di Shicang in battle, then killed him despite Fourteen’s attempt to intervene. Fourteen discovered that Su Changge’s Azure Heaven Sword wielded the most ancient power of Heavenly Dao, leaving him shocked as Di Shicang was reduced to ashes.

• Su Changge’s sword strike shattered the riverbank and severed Di Shicang’s left arm.
• Di Shicang unleashed the Demon Thunder God Shattering Art, but Su Changge’s sword net tore through his lightning.
• Fourteen emerged from the reincarnation mist and praised Su Changge, while Di Shicang turned to him for help.
• Su Changge declared Di Shicang’s death and attacked, forcing Fourteen to counter with Destructive Divine Light.
• Fourteen recognized the Azure Heaven Sword’s ancient Heavenly Dao power, but Su Changge’s sword qi destroyed his attack and killed Di Shicang.

After killing Di Shicang, Su Changge faced Fourteen, who summoned the awakened Profound Netherworld Emperor Spear with Heavenly Dao Blessing. Their weapons clashed as Mu Yanxi plunged into the River of Reincarnation to retrieve a Heavenly Dao Fragment for Su Changge.

• Su Changge's defeat of Di Shicang left onlookers stunned, while Mu Yanxi realized he was stronger than in his previous life.
• Fourteen dismissed Di Shicang as a pawn and demanded Su Changge hand over his sword, then called upon the power of Heavenly Dao.
• Fourteen summoned the Profound Netherworld Emperor Spear, awakening its Emperor's Might and drawing disciples toward the battle.
• The Other Shore Immortal told Bai Ze and his sister not to rush to Su Changge's aid, predicting the Heavenly Dao Overseers Alliance would be destroyed.
• Fourteen thrust his Emperor Spear at Su Changge, who met it with the Azure Heaven Sword, and their clash shook the region.
• Mu Yanxi entered the River of Reincarnation to seek a Heavenly Dao Fragment for Su Changge.

Su Changge broke through 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 planned to give it to Ye Lintian, leaving nearby disciples eager to become his followers.

• Fourteen gained the upper hand with the Profound Netherworld Emperor Spear while Heavenly Dao Will suppressed the region.
• Su Changge awakened his Saintly Body aura, broke through the suppression, and unleashed the Chaotic Swordlight technique.
• Fourteen used the Azure Underworld Spear Prison and hurled his Emperor Armament at Su Changge.
• Su Changge summoned the Nine Burials Sword Box, which overwhelmed the spear and erased the will within it.
• Su Changge claimed the Profound Netherworld Emperor Spear, called it only a Seventh-Rank Emperor Weapon, and said he would give it to Ye Lintian.
• Nearby disciples heard Su Changge's offer and envied his followers.

Su Changge and Fourteen fought fiercely after Su Changge seized Fourteen’s Emperor Armament, while Mu Yanxi descended into the River of Reincarnation to find a Heavenly Dao Fragment. The fragment awakened and surged toward the Heavenly Dao Will as Su Changge faced Fourteen’s final attack.

• Su Changge taunted Fourteen after taking his Emperor Armament, and the two exchanged powerful punches in the sky.
• Mu Yanxi endured the River of Reincarnation’s corrosion and found the Heavenly Dao Fragment at the riverbed.
• Mu Yanxi’s protective shield broke as she reached for the fragment, and the river’s darkness swallowed her.
• Fourteen used Heavenly Dao Gift to launch a final attack at Su Changge while Su Changge was distracted by a sudden sorrowful feeling.
• A beam of azure light rose from the River of Reincarnation, and Fourteen identified it as the awakened Heavenly Dao Fragment.
• The Heavenly Dao Fragment charged straight toward the Heavenly Dao Will as the disciples prepared to help Su Changge.

Su Changge took advantage of the clash between the Heavenly Dao Fragment and the Heavenly Dao Will to attack Fourteen, battering him and the River of Reincarnation’s bank with sword qi. Fourteen revealed a powerful Qi Luck Emperor Weapon and summoned the full power of the Heavenly Dao, while Su Changge’s allies held back and left the fight to him.

• The Heavenly Dao Fragment and the Heavenly Dao Will collided, hurling Fourteen through the air and confusing the onlookers.
• Su Changge attacked Fourteen with One Sword Yin Yang, then followed with a storm of sword qi that collapsed part of the River of Reincarnation’s bank.
• Fourteen’s Azure Scale Treasure Armor emerged beneath his torn robes, revealing a Qi Luck Emperor Weapon that protected him and rapidly healed his injuries.
• Fourteen declared Su Changge an aberration and called upon the Heavenly Dao, causing the Heavenly Dao Will to descend behind him and greatly strengthen him.
• Ye Lintian offered to help Su Changge, but Li Haotian stopped him, saying Su Changge should resolve the fight himself.

The Heavenly Dao Fragment merged with Su Changge after revealing Mu Yanxi’s sacrifices and memories, and she vanished into the Azure Heaven Sword. Stricken by her loss, Su Changge turned his killing intent on Fourteen and unleashed the Sword of Extinction.

• Fourteen called on the Heavenly Dao Fragment to empower him against Su Changge, but it suddenly flew toward Su Changge instead.
• Mu Yanxi revealed through memories that she had secretly aided Su Changge, even risking her life to secure another Heavenly Dao Fragment for him.
• Mu Yanxi told Su Changge that next time he would have to find her, then dissolved with the fragment into the Azure Heaven Sword as its sealed power awakened.
• Fourteen accused Su Changge of devouring the fragment and demanded he hand it over, but Su Changge’s killing intent silenced him.
• Su Changge swung the Azure Heaven Sword and unleashed the Sword of Extinction, sending a torrent of annihilating sword qi across the battlefield.

Su Changge killed Fourteen with his sword, and the Heavenly Dao Overseers Alliance learned that Su Changge might possess the lost Heavenly Dao Authority Sword. After the Nine Netherworlds Expedition ended, enraged major powers prepared to unite against the Returning Origin Holy Land.

• Su Changge's sword qi annihilated Fourteen's divine soul, leaving his Emperor Armament-clad body in the River of Reincarnation.
• Su Changge mourned that he could not have been stronger, while San learned Fourteen was dead and raged at the news.
• Wu suggested Su Changge's sword was the lost Heavenly Dao Authority Sword and proposed using the stolen Emperor Armaments as an excuse to join forces against him and the Returning Origin Holy Land.
• San decided they would use the Heavenly Dao Will in the ancient Heavenly Dao Pool to seek the Heavenly Dao Inheritor.
• The Nine Netherworlds Expedition ended with the Returning Origin Holy Land and Jade Pool Sacred Ground taking most opportunities, while the Demon Race and Yellow Springs forces were wiped out.
• Angered by their losses, the major powers' patriarchs gathered their forces and turned their attention toward the Returning Origin Holy Land.

Six ancient powers gathered their strongest figures to pressure the Returning Origin Holy Land and probe its reserves, while Luo Yan Yu asked the Jade Pool ancestor to help Su Changge. The ancestor dismissed the threat as a reckless test and teased Luo Yan Yu about her feelings for Changge.

• Purgatory King Yama, the Underworld Ferryman, and the Six Desires Demoness emerged from their domains as ancient powers stirred.
• Heavenly Dragon Qiankun, Huang Tian Wudao, and the Barbarian Bull Emperor appeared, bringing the number of titans confronting the Returning Origin Holy Land to six.
• The six powers used their combined presence to pressure the Returning Origin Holy Land, prompting other ancient figures to fear that a disastrous war might erupt.
• Luo Yan Yu knelt at the Jade Pool Ancestral Land and begged its ancestor to aid Su Changge and the Returning Origin Holy Land.
• The Jade Pool ancestor stopped Luo Yan Yu, said the ancient powers would not dare attack the Returning Origin Holy Land outright, and teased her for worrying about Su Changge.

Returning Origin Holy Land dismissed the six powers’ demand that its Divine Son answer for his actions and revealed the Returning Origin Chaos Bell to cow them. The chapter ended with the Holy Land inviting criticism while making clear that its ancient weapon backed its defiance.

• Ancestor Po Jun urged launching another Immortal War, but an Ancient Ancestor said protecting Changge’s path to the Emperor’s Path came first and ordered the Holy Land to teach its opponents whom they could provoke.
• The Barbarian Bull Emperor demanded that Returning Origin Holy Land explain why its Divine Son had slaughtered the faction’s prodigies.
• A powerful voice from Returning Origin Holy Land froze and dispelled the Barbarian Bull Emperor’s call, then declared that its Divine Son owed the six powers no explanation.
• The Holy Land rang an ancient bell, and primordial purple qi and chaos light formed the immense Returning Origin Chaos Bell, shocking the six ancient experts and onlookers.
• The Holy Land said it accepted fellow cultivators’ oversight and would consider their objections, while the six understood that it had no intention of yielding.

The six ancient figures tried to confront the Returning Origin Holy Land but backed down when threatened by the Returning Origin Chaos Bell. After the bell’s toll forced them to offer precious gifts to Changge Divine Son, they fled, leaving the Holy Land triumphant.

• The six ancient figures praised Su Changge and claimed they had come to pay their respects, while Su Changge suspected they were trying to stir up trouble for him on the Emperor’s Path.
• An ancestor of the Returning Origin Holy Land demanded gifts from the six visitors, and Purgatory King Yama protested that the Holy Land had gone too far.
• The Returning Origin Chaos Bell rang once, unleashing a storm of chaos light and Great Dao Runes that the six ancient figures had to resist.
• Heavenly Dragon Qiankun offered Divine Dragon Source Liquid, and the other ancient figures presented treasures from their factions to Changge Divine Son.
• The six ancient figures hurried away after giving their gifts, while spectators watched the Returning Origin Holy Land turn their attempted confrontation into an extortion.

The Returning Origin Holy Land prepared for the Emperor’s Path as the Heavenly Dao Overseers Alliance decided to target Su Changge, while news of the Holy Land’s strength spread across the Three Thousand Dao Domains. At a welcoming banquet, Luo Yan Yu arrived with gifts and complained that Su Changge had not met her, just as he appeared and offered her more fruit.

• San overruled the Heavenly Dao Round Table’s doubts and ordered the alliance to awaken the Heavenly Dao Inheritor, join other powers, and intercept Su Changge on the Emperor’s Path.
• Ancestor Po Jun gave Su Changge the treasures taken from the six ancient experts and advised him to consolidate his cultivation before the Emperor’s Path opened.
• A middle-aged man beneath a towering tree suspected the Returning Origin Holy Land stood above the Three Thousand Dao Domains and decided to warn his eldest brother that the alliance should retreat.
• The Returning Origin Holy Land hosted a banquet for returning disciples and invited friendly powers, including Luo Yan Yu and disciples from the Jade Pool Sacred Ground.
• Luo Yan Yu ate the banquet’s rare fruit while complaining that Su Changge had not met her after receiving her gifts, and Su Changge offered to let her eat her fill.

At the Returning Origin Holy Land’s banquet, Su Changge heard that a Power of Heavenly Dao from another era might be awakening as the legendary Heavenly Dao Inheritor. Luo Yan Yu then challenged him to discuss the Dao through the lyre, and Su Changge accepted.

• Luo Yan Yu recognized Su Changge as he arrived, while the gathered disciples greeted him as the Changge Divine Son.
• Limitless Pride Heaven urged the Luo River Sword Sect’s Sword Cultivators to follow the Way of Cowering and stay away from the central banquet area.
• The banquet brought young prodigies together to exchange information before the dangerous Emperor’s Path opened.
• Luo Yan Yu told Su Changge that a Jade Pool Sacred Ground ancestor sensed a Power of Heavenly Dao from another era awakening, possibly the Heavenly Dao Inheritor.
• Luo Yan Yu invited Su Changge to discuss the Dao through the lyre, and he accepted her challenge.

Su Changge and Luo Yan Yu played music that immersed the banquet guests in Dao insight, but Luo Yan Yu then tried to sever her emotions. Su Changge stopped her and asked her to stand with him at the summit of the Great Dao, leaving her pleased and the ancestors relieved.

• Luo Yan Yu and Su Changge played zither music whose Dao resonance drew the guests into a state of enlightenment.
• Ancestor Po Jun observed that Luo Yan Yu's music revealed her intense admiration for Su Changge.
• Luo Yan Yu decided that her feelings hindered her cultivation and used her zither to form a sword meant to sever her Seven Emotions and Six Desires.
• Su Changge shattered the sword with a strand of sword qi and told Luo Yan Yu that feelings were part of cultivating the Great Dao.
• 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 go back on his words.