Lord Buddha Jueming

The only known cultivator to have successfully reached the fifth island of the Moon Underwater Abyss and escape alive; he refuses to speak about the Abyss's secrets.

Definition

The only known cultivator to have successfully reached the fifth island of the Moon Underwater Abyss and escape alive; he refuses to speak about the Abyss's secrets.

Story context

Welcome back, fellow Daoists! Chapter 644 is a masterclass in emotional weight, delivered in the suffocating stillness of the Moon Underwater Abyss. Ji Ning has just encountered the first living soul he’s found in this dead world: Empyrean God Xiuke, a disciple of the legendary Daoist Carefree. But this isn’t a joyful reunion. Xiuke has been trapped here for over a hundred million years, driven half-mad by isolation and the constant threat of the Snow Fiend. When he learns of the state of the outside world—the impending cataclysm of the Great Tribulation—his fragile hope turns to despair. This chapter hammers home the sheer indifference of a Xianxia cosmos where even Empyrean Gods can be forgotten, and it offers a haunting look at what eternity in solitary confinement does to the soul.

Why it matters

This chapter isn’t about action; it’s about atmosphere and pathos. Xiuke is a tragic figure—a powerful Empyrean God reduced to a paranoid, lonely wretch. His joy over a simple gourd of wine is heartbreaking. His refusal to carve his own legacy is a quiet act of defiance born from total spiritual exhaustion.