Chapter Summaries

Qing Ming had the prisoners worship Lord Wood Emperor, whose power healed them, erased their witch power, and transformed them into loyal Qing Yi Tribe members with specialized abilities. The Qing Yi Tribe’s population and military strength surged, fulfilling Lord Wood Emperor’s plan to mass-produce troops.

• Qing Ming ordered the prisoners to worship Lord Wood Emperor and promised they would become Qing Yi Tribe members rather than slaves.
• Lord Wood Emperor’s cyan light healed the prisoners’ wounds and removed their cultivated witch power.
• Lord Wood Emperor transformed the tribes into new roles, including Druids, Demon Hunters, Wisps, Sentinels, and Man Niu Warriors.
• The transformed people pledged loyalty to Qing Ming, and he welcomed them as one family.
• Qing Ming realized that Lord Wood Emperor’s plan had added nearly two hundred thousand people and greatly strengthened the Qing Yi Tribe.

Ji Hao and Qing Ming agreed to travel to the Central Plains, but their journey brought them an unexpected offer from A Bao, a disciple of Yu Yu Daoist. At Cold Creek Valley, they encountered Man Man, a descendant of Fire God Zhurong, as Li Yu warned that powerful figures were watching Ji Hao.

• Ji Hao discovered the Qing Yi Tribe’s unusual druids and sentinels, and Qing Ming agreed to join him in fighting for the Central Plains.
• Qing Ming appointed Qing Ying temporary tribal chief and gave him an Essence Elixir before setting out with Ji Hao.
• A Bao killed a Great Shaman scorpion, gave Ji Hao and Qing Ming jade talismans, and promised to take them as disciples of Yu Yu Daoist in three years.
• Pangu told Ji Hao that Yu Yu Daoist was one of the Three Pure Ones, and Ji Hao guessed that A Bao was Daoist Duobao.
• At Cold Creek Valley, Black Obsidian landed near Ji Hao and Qing Ming after clashing with Man Man, who declared herself the strongest.
• Li Yu warned Ji Hao that many people were watching him and that more would have come if they did not fear Nuwa.

Si Wenming led Ji Hao and Qing Ming toward the Central Plains after securing the Fire Crow Tribe and Qing Yi Tribe under Zhu Rong protection, while Man Man’s strength caused trouble along the way. The group boarded a giant tortoise city bound across the void rift, where Man Man began demolishing their courtyard and the merchant accepted more Li Fire Essence to cover the damage.

• Qing Ming agreed to travel to the Central Plains after Si Wenming told him the tribes were protected by the Zhu Rong clan, and Heng Luo joined the party as they set out.
• Si Wenming explained that they had to travel south to reach a ship that could cross the void rift between the Southern Wasteland and the Central Plains.
• The group waited three days before a huge black tortoise carrying a city arrived, and Man Man paid their fare with Li Fire Essence.
• The robed merchant led them to a private courtyard, where Man Man shattered the gate and several other structures with her uncontrolled strength.
• Man Man tossed the merchant another Li Fire Essence, and he agreed to let her continue breaking the courtyard while Si Wenming and the others watched in dismay.

Ji Hao and his companions arrived in the Central Lands, where their bloodlines resonated with the land’s origins. After Si Wenming explained the war against the foreign races, Qing Ming insisted on joining the Chisaka front line, and Si Wenming agreed to take the group there as his personal guards.

• After a month traveling through the void on the giant turtle, Ji Hao and his companions reached the Central Lands and sensed a deep connection to the land.
• Lord Wood Emperor explained to Qing Ming that the Central Lands were where Pangu fell and that the Five Directions Great Earth had yet to merge into the true Pangu Continent.
• Si Wenming pointed out the blood-red Chisaka Mountains and told the group that human forces were fighting foreign races there to defend the Central Lands.
• Qing Ming asked to join the Chisaka front line, but Si Wenming first told the young group to settle in the rear and cultivate.
• After Qing Ming persisted, Si Wenming agreed that the group could serve as his personal guards when he went to the front line after meeting Emperor Shun in Pushan.

Qingming told Ji Hao he was heading to Chisaka to obtain Great Shaman blood essence for refining Essence Elixirs, then revealed his skill at forging weapons to Si Wenming. The group reached the human front line, where Si Wenming explained the humans’ disadvantage against the outsiders, and Qingming’s intentions became clear to Ji Hao.

• Qingming explained that his Essence Elixirs required the blood essence of two Great Shamans, and Ji Hao offered to help him hunt for materials.
• Si Wenming brought the group to Chong Mountain, then returned with reinforcements the next morning and led them toward Chisaka.
• After half a month of travel, the group approached Chisaka and heard the battle raging across the blood-red mountain range.
• Si Wenming explained that the outsiders were stronger and that division among the human tribes weakened their resistance.
• At the human army’s camps, Qingming showed Si Wenming a sword he had forged, and Si Wenming praised his craftsmanship.
• Ji Hao realized Qingming planned to profit from supplying the army and warned him not to fleece the quartermasters.

Si Wenming brought Qing Ming and the others to meet Lord Lie Shan, who doubted Qing Ming could refine artifacts. After Qing Ming transformed a Kuafu Tribe war axe into a superior weapon, Lord Lie Shan asked him to become his master.

• Si Wenming led Qing Ming and the others through the blazing valley to Lord Lie Shan’s camp, protecting them from the heat.
• Lord Lie Shan showed them a metal ore he could not melt and listened as Si Wenming introduced Qing Ming as an artifact-refining prodigy.
• Lord Lie Shan examined Ji Hao’s armor and doubted Qing Ming had made it until Qing Ming demonstrated that he could transform his Witch Power through all five elements.
• Lord Lie Shan handed Qing Ming an unfinished war axe, and Qing Ming melted it down, corrected its materials and runes, and forged it anew.
• Lord Lie Shan knelt and asked Qing Ming to accept him as a disciple, stunning Si Wenming.

Qing Ming gave Lie Shan Clan artifact-refining methods, earning Heaven-bestowed Merit and establishing the Artifact Dao. As the Human Race's Fortune surged and powerful Buddhist figures took notice, Qing Ming attained the Dao before the stunned Si Wenming.

• Qing Ming declined Lie Shan Clan's offer to take him as a disciple, then offered his artifact-refining methods for Lie Shan Clan's guidance.
• Qing Ming gave Lie Shan Clan the methods, and Heaven bestowed Merit on him as the Human Race's Fortune soared.
• Emperor Shun sensed the Human Race's Fortune surge and recognized that the Dao of Implements had emerged.
• The two Daoists beneath the Bodhi Tree and golden lotus discussed converting or destroying the Artifact Dao's founder.
• Qing Ming spoke the words that became the Artifact Dao's foundation, and Si Wenming realized he had brought back a Sage.

Qingming became the Artifact Sage after introducing artifact refinement to the Lie Shan Clan, while Li Yu planned to use the resulting threat to draw the foreign races and eventually Pan Yu into a trap. The chapter ended with Li Yu waiting for Pan Yu to take the bait.

• The Human warriors honored Qingming as the Artifact Sage, and Si Wenming petitioned the Human Emperor to proclaim his title.
• The Wood Emperor warned Qingming not to claim merit for an Artifact Dao he had not created, withdrew the merit, and passed the artifact refinement methods into his soul.
• Li Yu took the merit and predicted that the foreign races would attack the Human race in response to the new Artifact Dao.
• Li Yu planned for the dragon race to aid the Human race against the invasion, improving relations between the two peoples and strengthening the Pangu Orthodox.
• Li Yu intended to provoke the foreign races into seeking help from Pan Yu so he could obtain Pan Yu's memories, and he waited for Pan Yu to fall into his trap.

Qingming planned to refine Essence Elixirs from Great Shaman blood essence, but Bodhi Daoist arrived and tried to force him into the Western Teachings. Wood Emperor helped Qingming evade Bodhi's grasp, and Yu Yu Daoist, the other Three Purities, and Nuwa drove the Western Teachings away.

• Qingming told Old Man Lie Shan that Essence Elixirs made from Great Shaman blood essence could help Lesser Shamans advance, and Old Man Lie Shan left to notify Si Wenming.
• Bodhi Daoist appeared in Artifact Refining Valley and tried to take Qingming to Mount Sumeru, restraining him with overwhelming power.
• Wood Emperor used Pure Glazed Light to take Qingming away, but Bodhi Daoist followed him and again tried to seize him.
• Yu Yu Daoist struck Bodhi Daoist's giant palm with four sword lights, and the other Three Purities arrived to join the fight.
• Nuwa attacked Bodhi Daoist and the Golden Lotus Daoist, sending both Western Teachings daoists flying away.

Qing Ming collected Bodhi Daoist's Saint's Blood and swallowed its purified essence, advancing to the limit of the Great Shaman realm and beginning his breakthrough to Witch King. His consciousness resonated with three celestial formations, leaving him to choose his natal star.

• Qing Ming gathered Bodhi Daoist's spilled Saint's Blood and discussed his self-cultivation path with Yu Yu Daoist.
• Yu Yu Daoist returned Qing Ming to Artifact Refining Valley before leaving to find Ji Hao.
• Wood Emperor explained that the blood had condensed into a single drop, purified it, and gave it to Qing Ming to swallow.
• Qing Ming absorbed the Saint's Blood and opened all 129,600 acupoints, reaching the limit of the Great Shaman realm.
• Wood Emperor guided Qing Ming to seek his natal star, and Qing Ming's consciousness resonated with the Azure Dragon Seven Mansions, the White Tiger Seven Mansions, and the Central Ziwei Altar.
• Qing Ming considered which of the three celestial formations to choose for his Witch King breakthrough.

Qingming enshrined the Great Dipper in his heart, gained the title of Cyan Sky Great Emperor, and greatly increased his strength. As a massive invasion by the foreign races threatened humanity, he promised Lie Shan he could mass-produce weapons if supplied with materials.

• Qingming drew the stars of the Four Symbols and three altars into his mind, enshrining the Great Dipper within himself.
• Qingming proclaimed himself the Cyan Sky Great Emperor and received a seal from the Heavenly Dao, while Wood Emperor explained that he lacked the strength to command Heaven and Earth.
• Qingming learned that his strength had surged and that a great war was approaching.
• Old Man Lie Shan reported that the twelve Governing Great Emperors had mobilized their clans to invade humanity in an unprecedented war.
• Qingming told Old Man Lie Shan to bring all available artifact-refining materials so he could produce weapons in large quantities.

Emperor Shun and Si Wenming prepared humanity’s forces for the coming battle while Qing Ming mass-produced weapons from donated materials. Ji Hao brought Pangu’s Molar to Qing Ming, who forged it into a powerful heavy sword for him.

• Emperor Shun ordered tribes to send their hidden artifact-refining materials to the front and lamented that the Gonggong Tribe had sent no troops.
• Qing Ming used the power of the War Hall to refine weapons and armor, which were sent to the Chisaka camp.
• Si Wenming told Emperor Shun that the Water God Gonggong Tribe was using a dragon-race threat as an excuse to stay out of the battle.
• Pangu told Ji Hao that the enormous jade-white boulder he carried was a supreme treasure meant to become a weapon.
• Ji Hao brought Pangu’s Molar to Qing Ming and asked him to forge a sword like his previous one.
• Qing Ming refined the molar into a four-foot heavy sword, and Ji Hao felt a powerful connection with it as he took it in hand.

Qing Ming forged a Moonblade and Sun Wheel to complete his Great Dipper, then joined the human army as it marched to face the alien invasion. Emperor Shun led the charge against more than ten million enemies and their enormous warships, beginning the battle that would decide humanity's survival.

• Qing Ming used the remaining Pangu's Molar to forge a crescent Moonblade and a Sun Wheel, while Ji Hao urged him to make two Warglaives.
• War drums sounded, and Qing Ming and Ji Hao prepared to fight as the tribes gathered at the Chisaka camp.
• Old Man Lie Shan joined Qing Ming's force and led the Lie Shan tribe toward the battlefield despite Qing Ming's role as an Artifact Sage.
• The human armies assembled at Chi Cliff Peak, where Ji Hao saw more than ten million alien troops and twelve enormous pyramid-shaped warships.
• Emperor Shun drew the Xuanyuan Sword and ordered the human army to attack, officially beginning the battle.

Emperor Shun and the Human forces fought to hold Chisaka Mountain against the alien invasion, but the Gonggong tribe betrayed them and attacked from behind. As the twelve alien Great Emperors unleashed the Annihilation Divine Formation, Emperor Shun feared the Human army would be destroyed.

• Emperor Shun used Fuxi's Tortoise Shell and the Human Emperor Seal to strengthen the Innate Eight Trigrams barrier, then repelled the alien fleet with the Xuanyuan Sword.
• Zhurong, Ji Xia, Qingming, Ji Hao, and other Human fighters joined the desperate battles across Chisaka Mountain.
• The Gonggong naval forces arrived from the river and attacked the Human defenders, catching them off guard.
• Si Wenming led the reserve forces down the mountain to resist the Gonggong tribe's assault.
• The twelve alien Great Emperors formed the Annihilation Divine Formation and fired a massive black pillar of destructive energy at Chisaka Mountain.

As Emperor Shun prepared to sacrifice himself against the foreign races’ Saint-level attack, Dragon Mother and the dragon race arrived to save the Human Race. The phoenix race then joined them, uniting Pangu’s three bloodlines for a battle against the foreign races.

• Emperor Shun poured his power, merit, and fortune into the Xuanyuan Sword and charged at the pillar of destruction while the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa debated whether to intervene.
• Dragon Mother appeared, bit through the pillar of destruction, and saved Emperor Shun.
• Ao Guang led thousands of dragons to Chisaka Mountain, declaring that the dragon and human races would fight together.
• Emperor Shun welcomed the dragons as the fortunes of the Human Race and dragon race merged.
• The five-colored phoenix ordered the phoenix race to mobilize, and countless phoenixes joined the battle alongside the humans and dragons.

Dragon Mother destroyed the alien Governing Great Emperors, provoking the Twelve Saints of the Three Suns Nine Moons to attack the Pangu world's defenders. Li Yu summoned Pan Xi and granted her the world's Heavenly Dao authority, allowing her to turn Heaven and Earth against the alien Saints.

• Dragon Mother annihilated the twelve alien Governing Great Emperors, and the Three Suns Nine Moons appeared to punish her and the defenders.
• The twelve alien Saints attacked Dragon Mother, the Three Pure Ones, and Nuwa, overwhelming them with their numbers.
• Li Yu called Pan Xi to the battlefield and gave her authority over the world's Heavenly Dao.
• Pan Xi sent out the Pan Xi Mirror, causing Heaven and Earth to reject and weaken the aliens.
• The Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and Dragon Mother seized the advantage and drove the twelve Saints into retreat.

Li Yu explained that he had lured Panyu out to kill him, but Panyu tore through the Pangu world's barrier and appeared. Panyu devoured the alien Saints, their conquered worlds, and the invading aliens, leaving the Pangu races and Saints terrified by his overwhelming power.

• Li Yu told Pan Xi that Panyu planned to devour every world and that he had used the Pangu world's origin to lure him out.
• Panyu's enormous arm and body broke through the barrier, and Golden Sun Saint and Han Yue Saint identified him as their world's Creator God and warned that he would consume worlds.
• Panyu called the twelve alien Saints his children and absorbed them into himself as they tried to flee.
• Panyu followed the connections to the aliens' conquered worlds and devoured their origins and inhabitants, including the aliens invading the Pangu world.
• Emperor Shun, the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and Dragon Mother realized that Panyu's power far surpassed theirs and feared they could not resist him.

Li Yu revealed that he had lured Pan Yu into a trap and demonstrated a level of chaos mastery that surpassed him. He subdued Pan Yu and left the Pangu world’s observers stunned, while Pan Xi bluntly asked whether Li Yu was showing off.

• Li Yu told Pan Xi he had prepared a trap for Pan Yu and invited her to watch him show off.
• Li Yu and Pan Xi crossed the Pangu world on a golden bridge as Qing Ming, Ji Hao, the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and others recognized their immense power.
• Pan Yu tried to devour Li Yu and Pan Xi, but Li Yu’s aura revealed a mastery of chaos that left Pan Yu stunned.
• Pan Yu attacked Li Yu, who ordered him to kneel and revealed that Pan Yu was his Household Slave.
• Li Yu subdued Pan Yu in his hand and apologized for letting his slave bring calamity, while Pan Xi asked if he was showing off.

Li Yu defeated Pan Yu and used Lord Wood Emperor to complete Pangu's world and its Heavenly Dao. He left with Pan Xi, while the gathered immortals learned of his terrifying identity.

• Li Yu dismissed the dragons after their victory, kept Dragon Mother and Ao Guang's nine brothers, and took Pan Yu into his custody.
• Li Yu ordered Lord Wood Emperor to become the World Tree and help complete Pangu's world, granting Azure Heaven the chance to become a Heavenly Dao Saint.
• Li Yu and Pan Xi departed in the Nine Dragons Ruyi Chariot as the onlookers wondered about Li Yu's identity.
• Lord Wood Emperor joined the five continents, regulated the Great Dipper, and completed heaven, earth, and the Heavenly Dao.
• Wood Emperor declared that Li Yu was the Great Heavenly Venerate Emperor Yu, origin of the Myriad Realms and ruler of all time and space, leaving Pangu and the others stunned.

After comprehending the Chaos Formless attribute in Pan Xi's world, Li Yu left her a Mall Outpost and returned to the Immortal Estate. He completed the Advanced Quest, unlocked Level 2 permissions, and expanded the Mall Space into a vast Nine Heavens world.

• Li Yu emerged from ten years of secluded cultivation and told Pan Xi he had comprehended the Chaos Formless attribute.
• Li Yu transformed a floating island into a Mall Outpost and gave Pan Xi control so she could travel between worlds.
• Li Yu returned to the Immortal Estate, completed the Advanced Quest, and received Level 2 permissions.
• Li Yu expanded the Mall Space, enlarging its nine floating islands into continent-sized realms connected by a World Tree.
• Caiyi, Xie Ling, Jin Cai, Wangshu, Jiang Ting, and Yin Luo gathered to marvel at the expanded space, while Teng Qing began planting trees.
• Li Yu noted that his companions' cultivation had advanced, with Caiyi and Xie Ling at the Heavenly Lord realm and Yin Luo at the Heavenly Being Realm.