Chapter Summaries

Nezha defeated Mosquito Taoist and earned him a divine appointment, while Yang Jian faced Holy Mother Fire Spirit in the next match. Yang Jian won decisively with his lightning, leaving Fire Spirit badly injured.

• Nezha used divine fire and his spear to defeat Mosquito Taoist and knock him out of the arena.
• Li Yuan appointed Mosquito Taoist commander of the Blood Fiend Army of the Nether Blood Sea, under Li Jing.
• Li Jing loudly celebrated Nezha's victory and called for people to propose marriage to his son, prompting Nezha to object.
• Yang Jian noticed his parents and the Jade Emperor among the spectators before greeting his opponent, Holy Mother Fire Spirit.
• Yang Jian struck Fire Spirit down with his blade and Yuqing Divine Lightning, leaving her charred and barely breathing.
• Yang Jian apologized to Fire Spirit, saying his master taught him to finish off defeated enemies, and Duobao drew the Qingping Sword against Yuding Zhenren.

Duobao pursued Yuding Zhenren after Holy Mother Fire Spirit’s defeat, but Li Yuan stopped their fight and warned them against disrupting the Hundred Schools Joint Examination. As Zhu Tianpeng and Yuan Hong began their match, Tongtian and Zhun Ti nearly fought until Li Yuan intervened again, while the duel on the arena grew deadly.

• Duobao drew the Qingping Sword and chased Yuding Zhenren with Supreme Purity Divine Lightning, but Li Yuan used his overwhelming pressure to order them to stop fighting in the stands.
• The Saints praised Li Yuan’s talent, and Laozi said he had mostly let Li Yuan and his other disciple develop on their own.
• Holy Mother Fire Spirit was invested as Commander of the Fire Department, while Haotian restrained his anger toward Yang Tianyou and Yaochi suggested a scheme to exile and frame him.
• Li Yuan announced the match between Zhu Tianpeng of the Humanity Sect and Yuan Hong of the Exposition Sect, and the two entered the arena with heavy weapons.
• Tongtian and Zhun Ti nearly fought after trading insults, but Li Yuan summoned the phantom of Dao Ancestor Hongjun and made them put away their treasures.
• Zhu Tianpeng and Yuan Hong fought with increasing ferocity and began striking to kill.

Zhu Tianpeng and Yuan Hong fought with their full strength until Li Yuan intervened and advanced them both. As the result was about to be announced, Rahula declared the founding of the Heavenly Dao Capital Investment Responsibility Culture Co., Ltd.

• Zhu Tianpeng revealed the Azure Dragon and Black Tortoise powers while Yuan Hong unleashed his True Form of the Demon Ape, and their battle escalated toward a fatal clash.
• Li Yuan separated Zhu Tianpeng and Yuan Hong with a Pangu Phantom and the Heaven-Opening Axe, then restored their clarity with Chaos Qi.
• Tongtian taunted Zhun Ti over Li Yuan’s strength, then agreed they followed the same path when Zhun Ti invoked the modernized path of the Primordial World's Dao Ancestor.
• Li Yuan refused to let the weakened fighters continue and declared that both Zhu Tianpeng and Yuan Hong would advance, drawing approval from the contestants.
• Rahula announced that he would establish the Heavenly Dao Capital Investment Responsibility Culture Co., Ltd. in accordance with the Heavenly Dao’s order.

Li Yuan investigated demonic interference at the western development project and ordered powerful guards to protect it. He gained the Law of Wood and Sky-Piercing Jianmu from his Diary, while the Three Pure Ones considered the Human Race’s coming rise and the First Dragon’s reincarnation.

• Li Yuan went to the western development site, where Ci Tie and Kua Fu told him Mine Tunnel No. 3 kept collapsing amid demonic aura.
• Li Yuan ordered the Ten Demon Saints and the Witch Race’s top Great Witches to guard the project, then left his helmet behind at Ci Tie’s request.
• Li Yuan wrote in his Diary about preparing for the Human Race’s future and ensuring Lu Ya avoided conversion into Zen Master Wuchao, earning the Law of Wood and Sky-Piercing Jianmu.
• The Three Pure Ones read Li Yuan’s Diary, and Yuanshi cursed Zhun Ti before agreeing that they should focus on the Human Race.
• Laozi calculated that the First Dragon would unify the Human Race, while Tongtian wondered whether to visit the Human Race and try its food.

After the Hundred Schools Joint Examination, Yang Jian became Judicial Heavenly God with the right to answer summonses but not decrees, while Li Yuan and Hongjun discussed the Human Race’s rise and Rahu’s threat. Haotian later complained to Hongjun, then Taibai Jinxing impressed him with his thoughtful service and loyalty.

• Hongjun appointed Yang Jian Judicial Heavenly God, granting him authority over Guanjiang Estuary and allowing him to answer summonses but not decrees; Wen Zhong and the Dragon-Subduing Arhat also received champion titles.
• Li Yuan told Hongjun that Rahu was preparing to attack the west and that Demon Court Demon Saints and Witch Race Great Witches had been sent to stop him.
• Hongjun warned Li Yuan to watch over the Human Race as its fortune grew, then asked him to drive him to Purple Cloud Palace in a supercar.
• After Li Yuan’s reckless drive left Hongjun dizzy, Hongjun threatened to lock him in a pill furnace and said he preferred a Mayba Yao business car.
• Haotian questioned Hongjun about Yang Jian’s appointment, but Hongjun rebuked him for neglecting Yaoji and ordered him to repair their relationship.
• Taibai Jinxing replaced Haotian’s tea and explained that he still wore the Daoist robe Haotian had given him, winning Haotian’s praise.

Haotian rewarded Taibai Jinxing and asked Li Yuan for help reconciling with Yaoji’s children. They went to Peach Mountain to visit Yang Chan, but she recognized Li Yuan first and ran to greet him, leaving Haotian frozen.

• Haotian raised Taibai Jinxing’s salary, promised him a formal outfit, and offered him a destiny-suppressing magic treasure for his family’s ancestral hall.
• Li Yuan met Haotian on the way to the Heavenly Palace and advised him to mend his relationship with Yaoji’s children by starting with Yang Chan.
• Haotian ordered Taibai Jinxing to prepare gifts for Yang Chan and invited Li Yuan to accompany him to Peach Mountain.
• Haotian, Taibai Jinxing, and Li Yuan arrived at Peach Mountain, where Yang Chan emerged with a spirit sword to challenge them.
• Yang Chan recognized Li Yuan, ran over to greet him, and left Haotian frozen with his arms outstretched.

Haotian visited Yang Chan at Peach Mountain to meet his niece, and won her over with a limited-edition Fairy Water gift. He then went with Li Yuan to the Guanjiang Estuary to see Yang Jian, who immediately ordered him to leave.

• Haotian revealed himself as Yang Chan’s uncle, but she mistook his ancient aura for an old-man smell and rejected him.
• Cihang realized Yang Chan had threatened to have her master beat Haotian and chose not to intervene.
• Taibai Jinxing persuaded Yang Chan to accept Haotian’s gift by revealing it contained limited-edition Fairy Water.
• Yang Chan warned Haotian not to abuse his authority and told him that Yang Jian could not be persuaded to welcome him.
• Haotian took Li Yuan to the Guanjiang Estuary to visit Yang Jian, who shouted for him to scram.

Li Yuan visited Yang Jian at Guanjiang Estuary, where a Diary reward sent him into enlightenment and drew Yang Jian and his sworn brothers into cultivation beside him. First Dragon began reincarnating, while the Three Pure Ones secretly descended into the Human Race to pursue its opportunities.

• Taibai Jinxing stumbled while getting into the car, defusing Haotian's embarrassment, as Li Yuan went to Guanjiang Estuary to speak with Yang Jian.
• Yang Jian welcomed Li Yuan warmly but ignored Haotian, who left resentfully with Taibai Jinxing.
• Li Yuan discussed the Human Dao's coming opportunities with Yang Jian and wrote in his Diary about the era of the Hundred Schools of Thought.
• The Diary rewarded Li Yuan with three cultivation techniques, and he entered enlightenment; Yang Jian and his sworn brothers then began cultivating as well.
• First Dragon repaid his karmic debts and entered reincarnation, prompting Ao Guang to call a meeting of the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas.
• The Three Pure Ones concealed their plans and descended into the mortal realm, each sending a divided soul into the Human Race.

Jie Yin and Zhun Ti suspected the Saints were plotting around the Human Race, so they reincarnated there and set off a wave of powerful beings doing the same. Li Yuan returned to a divided Human Race, decided to seek out Ying Zheng in Zhao, and crossed the border using his academic credentials after witnessing a magical-power missile kill a stowaway.

• Jie Yin and Zhun Ti noticed Kunlun Mountain and Wa Palace were concealed, suspected the Saints were making plans for the Human Dao, and reincarnated into the Human Race.
• Hong Yun asked why the Saints were reincarnating, and the public discussion prompted Dijun, Haotian, Nether River, and many other powers to follow suit.
• Li Yuan saw the news and hurried to the Human Race, where he learned that rival states had attracted the backing of different factions and decided to go to Zhao to find Ying Zheng.
• At the border, Li Yuan watched an Earth Immortal soldier blast a fleeing stowaway with a magical-power missile and learned that border crossers faced strict inspections.
• Li Yuan showed his Humanity Sect University graduation certificate and Outstanding Disciple certificate, and the soldier respectfully let him cross for an academic exchange.

Li Yuan arrived in the country and unexpectedly met the starving Bai Qi, whom he recognized as the future God of Slaughter. After giving Bai Qi food and money to buy a secluded courtyard, Li Yuan took him in as an attendant.

• Li Yuan ate at a mutton soup restaurant, where Bai Qi tried to steal his flatbread and was chased away by the owner.
• Li Yuan recognized Bai Qi by his name, his blood-and-slaughter aura, and his fate linked to the three stars of slaughter.
• Li Yuan caught up with Bai Qi, gave him an elixir, and learned that drought had driven Bai Qi's Qin Kingdom ancestors to migrate.
• Li Yuan gave Bai Qi a bank card containing three million Spirit Points and asked him to find a secluded property with a courtyard.
• Bai Qi returned with the keys and bank card, and Li Yuan defended him to the restaurant owner before inviting him to serve as his attendant.

Li Yuan accepted Bai Qi as his disciple and guided him to choose the White Tiger Demon God Art, while his diary entries about the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods drew reactions from the Three Pure Ones. Lu Ya answered Li Yuan’s summons and arrived at the villa, where he met Bai Qi and brought Li Yuan wine and roast chicken.

• Bai Qi explained that he had hired a cleaner for Li Yuan’s villa, and Li Yuan praised his thoughtfulness before offering to teach him martial arts.
• Bai Qi accepted Li Yuan as his master, and Li Yuan told him that Lu Ya was his senior brother and sent Lu Ya a summons.
• Li Yuan presented Bai Qi with four martial arts methods, and Bai Qi chose the White Tiger Demon God Art before beginning his training.
• Li Yuan wrote in his diary about the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, prompting Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian to recognize figures and achievements they believed they would attain.
• Lu Ya arrived at the villa, met Bai Qi, and awkwardly presented Li Yuan with tavern wine and roast chicken as gifts.

Li Yuan taught Lu Ya and Bai Qi about the martial path over a feast, then ordered Lu Ya to train in it alongside Bai Qi. Bai Qi broke through to the Innate realm, and Lu Ya took him shopping after Bai Qi was astonished to learn that Lu Ya also had a Black Card.

• Li Yuan saw through Bai Qi's fate, and Lu Ya recognized his Seven Killings, Army Breaker, and Greedy Wolf stars.
• Li Yuan explained the martial realms and told Lu Ya to suppress his cultivation and train with Bai Qi using the Golden Crow Sky Burning Art.
• After the meal, Li Yuan ordered Lu Ya and Bai Qi to practice horse stance, and Bai Qi broke through to the Innate realm.
• Li Yuan gave Lu Ya and Bai Qi a Black Card and sent them to buy medicinal ingredients.
• Bai Qi asked Lu Ya about the Black Card's hundred-million-deposit requirement, and Lu Ya offered him his own card or one from his father.
• Lu Ya put away his card and took Bai Qi shopping, telling him to buy whatever he liked.

Lu Ya and Bai Qi bought potent martial arts medicine in Tianqiao District, where the Five Tigers Saber Sect’s young sect master, Jin Hu, learned of their arrival and sent men to follow them. Bai Qi noticed the tail, and Lu Ya confronted one of the pursuers as bystanders warned that they had crossed the Five Tigers Saber Sect.

• Lu Ya bought one hundred portions of potent medicinal ingredients for five hundred thousand, while Bai Qi worried about the expense and the pharmacy owner advised using them only once every ten days.
• Jin Hu entered the pharmacy, learned that unfamiliar outsiders had bought martial arts medicine, and sent two followers after Lu Ya and Bai Qi.
• The pharmacy owner closed his shop, fearing that Jin Hu’s move against the youths would bring trouble and predicting that the Five Tigers Saber Sect was in danger.
• Bai Qi spotted the two men following them, and Lu Ya grabbed one by the collar to demand an explanation.
• Bystanders identified the pursuers as Five Tigers Saber Sect disciples and warned that Lu Ya and Bai Qi had run into trouble with Jin Feng’s sect.

Lu Ya and Bai Qi beat two Five Tigers Saber Sect apprentices who had followed them, then returned to the courtyard as the injured men brought Jin Hu and a crowd to confront them. Bai Qi fought Jin Hu on Li Yuan's command, and the clash ended with Bai Qi unleashing his killing intent.

• Lu Ya threw one Five Tigers Saber Sect apprentice to the ground, and Bai Qi twisted both attackers' arms until they could no longer fight.
• Lu Ya assured Bai Qi that Li Yuan could handle any trouble, then reported the confrontation to Li Yuan at the courtyard.
• Jin Hu arrived with a crowd and the injured apprentice, and Bai Qi claimed sole responsibility for the fight.
• Li Yuan told Bai Qi to fight, and Bai Qi attacked Jin Hu with Taiji-infused true qi.
• Jin Hu countered with his saber, but Bai Qi retreated beneath a scarlet pillar of light as his killing intent erupted.

Bai Qi awakened his God of Slaughter fate and defeated Jin Hu, but Jin Feng arrived to avenge his son. Li Yuan stopped Jin Feng effortlessly, forced him to abandon the Five Tigers Saber Sect’s presence in Tianqiao District, and then asked his disciples whether he had looked like a protagonist.

• Bai Qi’s awakened power overwhelmed Jin Hu, while Li Yuan recognized his disciple’s God of Slaughter fate.
• A one-armed martial artist fled to the Five Tigers Saber Sect’s hall and told Jin Feng that Jin Hu was being beaten.
• Jin Feng attacked Li Yuan’s courtyard, but Li Yuan caught his strike and shattered his saber with two fingers.
• Jin Feng knelt and begged Li Yuan to spare him and his son.
• Li Yuan ordered Jin Feng to remove the Five Tigers Saber Sect from Tianqiao District, and Jin Feng left with his son and disciples.
• Li Yuan turned to Bai Qi and Lu Ya and asked whether he had carried himself like a webnovel protagonist.

Bai Qi reached the peak of the Innate Realm after Li Yuan advised him to follow his own strength rather than Tianqiao District’s rules. When Bai Qi chose the Fangtian Halberd, Li Yuan called Yang Jian to teach him, and Yang Jian arrived with a weapon for him to master.

• Li Yuan’s advice sparked Bai Qi’s enlightenment, advancing him to the peak of the Innate Realm and bringing him within half a step of the Grandmaster Realm.
• Bai Qi chose the Fangtian Halberd, and Li Yuan called Yang Jian to teach him how to use it.
• Yang Jian arrived at Li Yuan’s home with a black dog and gave Bai Qi a Fangtian Halberd as a meeting gift.
• Bai Qi struggled to lift the heavy halberd, and Yang Jian told him to make adapting to its weight his goal.

As Wei Kingdom launched a blitzkrieg against Zhao Kingdom and opened a western front against Qin Kingdom, Bai Qi and Lu Ya received Li Yuan’s permission to return and aid Qin Kingdom. After Yang Jian escorted them to the border, Bai Qi rescued Ying Zheng and his father from pursuing Wei Kingdom cavalry.

• Li Yuan learned from the Human Race information exchange group that Wei Kingdom had captured twelve Zhao Kingdom cities and begun fighting Qin Kingdom.
• Bai Qi asked to return to Qin Kingdom, and Lu Ya volunteered to go with him; Li Yuan permitted them and told them to return alive.
• Yang Jian opened a path through space-time and brought Bai Qi and Lu Ya to the Qin Kingdom–Wei Kingdom border.
• Bai Qi attacked a Wei Kingdom cavalry unit pursuing Ying Zheng and his father, crushing the riders into blood mist.
• Ying Zheng introduced himself, and Bai Qi told him his name.

Li Yuan went to Mount Tai to attend the Hundred Schools Debate, hoping to deepen his insights and advance beyond peak Great Luo Golden Immortal. As Li Er, Confucius, and Shakyamuni debated the Dao and Rahula’s demonic calamity, Li Yuan endured the surging power and saw a Pangu Phantom appear above him.

• Li Yuan learned that Yang Jian’s fourth sister, Yang Shu, had already been born, then declined Yang Jian’s invitation to visit the Guanjiang Estuary.
• Worried about Rahula’s return and his own stalled cultivation, Li Yuan headed to Mount Tai for the Hundred Schools Debate.
• Li Yuan recognized Li Er, Confucius, and Shakyamuni as the debate’s leading figures and noticed many powerful beings attending through Human Race incarnations.
• Li Er, Confucius, and Shakyamuni each explained how their doctrines understood the demonic calamity and Rahula.
• The debate’s power battered the Hundred Schools’ representatives, while Li Yuan remained seated beneath a roaring Pangu Phantom.

Li Yuan stabilized the laws he had gained from the Pangu Physique, then received a Confucian Sage Brush and a body combining the Three Teachings. After testing the brush’s power, he surveyed the warring Human Race and noticed Xiang Yu serving as a vanguard commander in Chu Kingdom.

• Li Yuan left Mount Tai and spent ten years stabilizing his aura and consolidating his laws.
• Tongtian, Laozi, and Yuanshi read Li Yuan’s Diary and reacted to the legacies of their schools among the Hundred Schools of Thought.
• Li Yuan received the Confucian Sage Brush and the Literary Sage Dao Heart Buddha Body from the system.
• Li Yuan used the brush to write a line of poetry, summoning phantom soldiers whose sword energy tore through space-time.
• Li Yuan surveyed the Human Race’s wars and found Bai Qi fighting for Qin Kingdom and Xiang Yu serving as a vanguard commander in Chu Kingdom.

Xiang Yu prepared to lead Chu’s army against Qin while his master, Demon Ancestor Rahu, urged him to defeat Qin’s young Martial Dao Grandmaster. Rahu revealed that the Grand Tutor behind that rival was Li Yuan, his old enemy, and planned to use Xiang Yu to restore the Demonic Path.

• Xiang Yu met with the Martial Dao Demon Lord, who questioned why Chu and Qin were preparing for war while ignoring other fronts.
• Xiang Yu vowed to defeat Qin’s young Martial Dao Grandmaster, and the Demon Lord warned him to protect himself and use the Heavenly Demon Body Refinement Art.
• The Demon Lord revealed that Li Yuan, the Taiqing Saint’s second disciple, had once plotted against him, and Xiang Yu eagerly promised to kill Li Yuan’s grand-disciple.
• Xiang Yu armed himself and led Chu’s soldiers out to march against Qin as Rahu watched and resolved to make him the key to restoring the Demonic Path.
• Li Yuan sneezed, suspected someone was cursing him, and decided to watch the coming battle between his two disciples.