Chapter Summaries

Hou Tu and the others discovered that Ping Xin had given her the He Tu Luo Shu, and they prepared Fuxi for reincarnation with it and Primordial Violet Qi. Before entering the Underworld, Qin Xuan learned that Hongjun still planned to use Yuanshi Tianzun to advance his scheme, while the Heavenly Dao revealed that it now wanted to act differently.

• Hou Tu claimed Qin Xuan had given her the He Tu Luo Shu, but Fuxi's Primordial Spirit revealed that Ping Xin had provided it.
• Ping Xin explained that she had given Hou Tu the He Tu Luo Shu, then Qin Xuan merged it and Primordial Violet Qi into Fuxi's Primordial Spirit.
• Qin Xuan and Ping Xin prepared to take Fuxi to drink Meng Po's Soup before his reincarnation, and Hou Tu joined them.
• As they approached the Underworld, Qin Xuan stopped to speak with the Heavenly Dao.
• The Heavenly Dao warned Qin Xuan that Hongjun still wanted Yuanshi Tianzun to tear a hole in the heavens, then said it wanted to be a good Heavenly Dao.

Yuanshi Tianzun deliberately made only a tiny hole in the Primordial World’s sky to provoke Hongjun and resist his orders. Hongjun accepted the loophole as a broken sky and began bringing Heavenly River water through it, while Qin Xuan and Nuwa watched from hiding.

• Yuanshi Tianzun moved near Buzhou Mountain and made a small hole in the firmament, letting Primordial Chaos qi trickle through.
• Qin Xuan told Nuwa that the Five-Colored Stone she had prepared would let her repair the sky, and she credited Father God with foreseeing the event.
• Hongjun emerged and berated Yuanshi Tianzun, who insisted that he had completed the task because the sky was broken.
• Hongjun decided that the plan still needed Heavenly River water and, when Yuanshi refused to help, guided the water toward the opening himself.
• A drop of Heavenly River water passed through the hole into the Primordial World, and Hongjun considered the task done.

Hongjun summoned the saints after using only a drop of Heavenly River water to fulfill the grand momentum, while Qin Xuan watched in disbelief. Yuanshi clashed with the other saints over his estrangement from Father God and the destruction of Mount Sumeru, and the chapter ended as Yuanshi and the Western Sages prepared to fight.

• Hongjun summoned the saints, and Tongtian mocked Yuanshi for Father God severing ties with him.
• Taishang arrived and subtly refused Yuanshi's bow, making clear that he would not accept the title of Eldest Brother from him.
• Jieyin and Zhunti arrived, and Yuanshi insulted their ruined Mount Sumeru and their new sanctuary at Spirit Mountain.
• Jieyin taunted Yuanshi by recalling the blood rain that had stained his spiritual spring, driving Yuanshi into a fury.
• Qin Xuan summoned the Ancestral Witches and Pingxin Hou Tu to watch as Yuanshi and the Western Sages released their saintly power and faced off.

Hongjun stopped the Saints from escalating their quarrel into a war, then tried to summon Nuwa to mend the hole in the sky. When Nuwa failed to respond, he called again, and she emerged with Qin Xuan, who challenged Hongjun’s request.

• Hongjun halted Yuanshi Tianzun, Jieyin, and Zhunti’s attacks with a single word and warned them against starting a Saint war.
• Tongtian interrupted Hongjun’s lecture and asked about the hole in the sky, so Hongjun sealed it temporarily and called for Nuwa.
• Nuwa did not answer Hongjun, who realized that the Five-Colored Stones he had prepared were useless without her Cosmos Cauldron.
• Hongjun called to Nuwa again and pleaded for her to appear.
• Qin Xuan and Nuwa stepped out of a doorway in the void, and Qin Xuan warned Hongjun that he had come to the wrong people if he wanted their help.

Nuwa mended the heavens with a Five-Colored Stone that Qin Xuan had prepared, thwarting Hongjun’s attempt to control the reward. After the calamity ended, the Heavenly Dao judged the Demon Court and Immortal Court, imposing heavy Karma on their survivors.

• Hongjun claimed that mending the heavens would earn Nuwa great merit and revealed a Five-Colored Stone he intended her to use.
• Nuwa showed that she already had a refined Five-Colored Stone, while Hongjun reacted in shock.
• Nuwa shaped the stone to fit the hole and mended the heavens, then tossed away the leftover piece as Qin Xuan secretly marked where it landed.
• The Heavenly Dao placed symbolic Karma on Yuanshi Tianzun and gave Nuwa a small amount of merit after Hongjun lifted his suppression.
• The Heavenly Dao judged the Demon Court and Immortal Court for their roles in the calamity, burdening surviving demons and cultivators with Karma that injured or erased many of them.

As the calamity ended, Jieyin and Zhunti accepted the Karma for releasing the ten Lesser Golden Crows, while the Heavenly Dao rewarded Qin Xuan for protecting the Primordial World. Hongjun left after Qin Xuan displayed his merit, and Tongtian challenged Yuanshi Tianzun, who still lingered.

• Bai Ze, Kunpeng, and Duke Dong escaped the worst of the Heavenly Dao's reckoning, while other Immortal and Demon Court leaders suffered losses.
• Jieyin and Zhunti accepted the Karma from the ten Lesser Golden Crows and the Immortal-Demon War rather than let it fall on the Western Sect.
• The Heavenly Dao gathered a vast pool of merit for those who had protected the Primordial World, with more than seventy percent going to Qin Xuan.
• Qin Xuan collected his merit and formed ten golden wheels behind him, angering Hongjun, who departed without a word.
• Jieyin and Zhunti left to handle the west, and Grand Supreme Laozi returned to Shouyang Mountain.
• Tongtian mocked Yuanshi Tianzun for remaining behind and asked whether he had not suffered enough.

Qin Xuan told Tongtian why Father God had severed ties with Yuanshi Tianzun and warned him that another tribulation would come. He revealed that Hongjun planned to use Haotian to rule the heavens, putting every Saint sect, including Jie Sect, in his way.

• Qin Xuan ignored Yuanshi Tianzun and invited Tongtian to Buzhou Mountain, while Yuanshi silently vowed to avenge his humiliation.
• At Buzhou Mountain, Qin Xuan explained that Yuanshi had tried to destroy the heavenly pillar, and Tongtian erupted in anger.
• Qin Xuan asked Tongtian about his future plans, and Tongtian said he would travel the Primordial World to recruit promising disciples for Jie Sect.
• Qin Xuan warned Tongtian and Nuwa that another tribulation might descend, then explained that Hongjun sought control of the Primordial World through a proxy.
• Tongtian identified Haotian as Hongjun’s likely proxy, and Qin Xuan revealed that Haotian would complete 1,750 tribulations before being ordered to establish a force and rule the heavens.

Qin Xuan warned Tongtian that Hongjun planned to use Haotian and the Heavenly Court to undermine the Sage sects and eventually control the Primordial World. Tongtian asked Qin Xuan for a way to protect his disciples, and Qin Xuan began explaining how Haotian’s need for Heavenly Court officials could become an opportunity.

• Qin Xuan explained how Hongjun’s plans would weaken the Sage sects and make the Heavenly Court and Buddhism tools of his power.
• Qin Xuan recalled the changes he had already made to the Primordial World and resolved to prepare against Hongjun’s plans for the human race.
• Tongtian grieved at the prospect of losing his disciples in the coming tribulation and asked Qin Xuan to advise him.
• Qin Xuan pointed out that Haotian would need powerful recruits to govern the Heavenly Court and asked how Tongtian would respond if Haotian sought his disciples.
• Tongtian refused to let Haotian command his disciples, dismissing him as an unworthy daoist boy.

Qin Xuan advised Tongtian to place Jie Sect disciples in powerful Heavenly Court offices while resisting Haotian’s orders, promising support if Hongjun intervened. Hongjun then summoned the saints to Zixiao Palace and announced that he would appoint a new Lord of the Heavenly Court.

• Qin Xuan told Tongtian to have Jie Sect disciples obey Haotian’s summons but not his proclamations, and explained how Tongtian could deal with Hongjun’s intervention.
• Qin Xuan promised that the Thirteen Great Heavenly Gods and Demons Array would support Tongtian if Hongjun moved against him, and Tongtian left Buzhou Mountain satisfied.
• Hongjun summoned all the saints to Zixiao Palace, and Tongtian, Yuanshi Tianzun, Jieyin, and Zhunti went despite their reluctance.
• Hongjun told the assembled saints that the Heavenly Court needed a new master and that he would appoint one by the will of the Heavenly Dao.

Hongjun invited the Five Saints to nominate candidates for Heavenly Emperor, prompting each to consider the fortune and power the position could bring. Zhunti nominated Medicine Master, and Yuanshi Tianzun attacked the choice by arguing that Medicine Master's Western origins left him unqualified.

• Hongjun told the Saints to put forward one candidate apiece for the Heavenly Emperor position, while he secretly hoped their rivalry would clear the way for Haotian.
• Yuanshi Tianzun decided he wanted the position for his Chan Sect and considered nominating Guang Chengzi.
• Jieyin and Zhunti considered Kunpeng but could not find him or sense his connection to the Western Sect.
• Zhunti nominated Medicine Master as a candidate, and Hongjun responded with an approving smile but made no decision.
• Yuanshi Tianzun scoffed at Medicine Master's nomination and claimed his birth in the barren West made him unfit to rule the Heavenly Court.

Tongtian rejected Hongjun’s attempt to draw him into recommending a Jie Sect candidate for Heavenly Emperor, then used Yuanshi’s argument about origins to disqualify Xuan Du by calling him a Cement Spirit. Jieyin and Zhunti laughed at the claim while Grand Supreme Laozi grew furious.

• Hongjun urged Tongtian to recommend a Jie Sect disciple for Heavenly Emperor, but Tongtian declined and cited Yuanshi’s insult about his followers’ origins.
• Tongtian criticized Jieyin and Zhunti, then praised Xuan Du’s potential to strengthen the Heavenly Court through Grand Supreme Laozi’s pill-making.
• Tongtian agreed that origins shaped a being’s prospects, then argued that Xuan Du no longer counted as human.
• Tongtian called Xuan Du a Cement Spirit because Nuwa created him from Nine Heavens Breathing Earth and Three Lights Divine Water.
• Jieyin and Zhunti burst out laughing at the idea of a Cement Spirit becoming Heavenly Emperor, while Grand Supreme Laozi turned livid.

Tongtian proposed dividing authority in the Heavenly Court among the Saints instead of letting them fight over the Heavenly Emperor’s throne. The other Saints accepted his plan and asked Hongjun to appoint Guang Chengzi as Heavenly Emperor, leaving Hongjun stunned.

• Grand Supreme Laozi blamed Yuanshi Tianzun for provoking Tongtian to call Xuan Du a Cement Spirit, and Yuanshi glared back.
• Grand Supreme Laozi, Jieyin, and Zhunti pressed Tongtian to judge Guang Chengzi, but Tongtian first said the Western Saints had already covered his character.
• Tongtian argued that the Saints should share responsibility for maintaining the Primordial World rather than fight over who became Heavenly Emperor.
• Tongtian proposed four Great Emperors of the Poles, each held by a disciple of another Saint, so the Saints could share Heavenly Court authority and fortune.
• Grand Supreme Laozi, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti agreed to Tongtian’s proposal and asked Hongjun to appoint Guang Chengzi as Heavenly Emperor, leaving Hongjun dumbfounded.

Hongjun rejected the sages’ joint recommendation of Guang Chengzi and appointed his attendant Haotian as the Lord of the Heavenly Court, with Yaochi at his side. Haotian accepted the decree and received powerful treasures as the sages silently seethed over Hongjun’s decision.

• Tongtian’s maneuver left Hongjun’s plan to control the Heavenly Court’s authority and fortune in disarray.
• Yuanshi Tianzun recommended Guang Chengzi for the Heavenly Emperor position, but Hongjun condemned him and silenced the sages when they tried to object.
• Hongjun summoned Haotian and Yaochi, and the sages were astonished by Haotian’s early-stage Quasi-Sage cultivation.
• Hongjun decreed Haotian the Lord of the Heavenly Court, titled the Great Emperor Haotian Jinque Supreme Natural Marvel Miling Zhuzhen.
• Haotian accepted the appointment and received the Haotian Sword, Haotian Mirror, and Heavenly Emperor Seal, while Yaochi received treasures of her own.

Hongjun appointed Haotian as Heavenly Emperor and Yaochi as Queen Mother, giving them treasures and the Ren Water Flat Peach Trees. After Hongjun left the Sages to negotiate Heavenly Court authority with Haotian, Haotian apologized for taking the throne, and Yuanshi Tianzun pressed him for an answer about the Four Great Emperors.

• Hongjun bestowed the Heavenly Emperor Seal and Haotian Sword on Haotian, transforming him into a dignified emperor and installing him as Heavenly Emperor.
• Hongjun appointed Yaochi Queen Mother and gave her the Yaochi Golden Hairpin, Queen Mother Golden Seal, and three thousand six hundred Ren Water Flat Peach Trees.
• The Sages recognized that Hongjun had never intended their disciples to take the throne; Jieyin and Zhunti coveted the flat peaches, while Yuanshi Tianzun resented Hongjun's treatment of him.
• Yuanshi Tianzun asked Hongjun whether the Four Great Emperors could still be appointed, but Hongjun claimed he could not interfere and left the matter to Haotian.
• Haotian apologized to the Sages for taking the throne and bowed to seek their support, prompting Yuanshi Tianzun to ask whether Haotian would allow the Four Great Emperors.

Haotian refused to grant the Saints authority over the Four Great Emperors without approval from Hongjun or the Heavenly Dao, prompting them to leave Zixiao Palace. Meanwhile, Qin Xuan formally accepted Six-Eared Macaque as his eldest disciple on Buzhou Mountain.

• Haotian told the Saints he would defer the decision about the Four Great Emperors to Hongjun or the Heavenly Dao.
• Yuanshi Tianzun, Grand Supreme Laozi, Jieyin, and Zhunti left Zixiao Palace after Haotian refused to decide on his own.
• Tongtian gave Haotian a profound look before leaving, and Haotian realized Tongtian had used the proposal to scheme against Yuanshi Tianzun.
• Qin Xuan accepted Six-Eared Macaque’s tea of discipleship and named him his eldest disciple.
• Six-Eared Macaque excitedly showed Qin Xuan the three Magic Treasures he had received.

Qin Xuan sent Six-Eared Macaque undercover to join the restored Heavenly Court, disguising him and giving him a bag of spiritual fruits. Haotian and Yaochi arrived at the ruined Heavenly Court, and Haotian returned to Hongjun in tears, asking to give up being Heavenly Emperor.

• Qin Xuan ordered Six-Eared Macaque to hide their master-disciple relationship and join the new Heavenly Court undercover.
• Qin Xuan transformed Six-Eared Macaque into a refined cultivator, concealed his past, and sent him off with a bag of spiritual fruits.
• Six-Eared Macaque eagerly ate a Ginseng Fruit and flew toward the heavens while waiting for the Heavenly Court to recruit members.
• Haotian and Yaochi arrived at the Thirty-Three Heavens and found the Heavenly Court stripped bare and empty.
• Haotian flew back to Zixiao Palace, clung to Hongjun's leg, and begged to stop being Heavenly Emperor and return as his page.

Haotian went to Zixiao Palace to complain to Hongjun about the Heavenly Court and received the Twelve-Grade Pure World White Lotus. After learning that Jieyin and Zhunti had looted the Heavenly Court, Hongjun began tearing apart their Primordial Spirits, leaving them in agony.

• Haotian clung to Hongjun and complained that the Heavenly Court was in ruins and he could no longer serve as its emperor.
• Hongjun inspected the Heavenly Court, discovered Jieyin and Zhunti were responsible, and promised Haotian that they would receive an explanation.
• Hongjun admonished Haotian to show the dignity of the Heavenly Emperor, and Haotian briefly displayed a majestic bearing.
• Hongjun bestowed the Twelve-Grade Pure World White Lotus on Haotian and sent him back to the Heavenly Court.
• Hongjun reached toward the Western Continent and forcibly tore at Jieyin and Zhunti's Primordial Spirits, causing them unbearable pain.

After Hongjun tortured Jieyin and Zhunti into promising to return the Heavenly Court’s treasures, the brothers decided to return only a small portion and secretly seek Qin Xuan’s help. They left Spirit Mountain for the Thirty-Three Heavens with a carefully selected collection of mostly worthless items and the dismantled South Heaven Gate.

• Hongjun ordered Jieyin and Zhunti to return everything they had taken from the Heavenly Court, threatening to move Spirit Mountain if they refused.
• Jieyin and Zhunti resented Hongjun but agreed to obey, then Jieyin argued they should return only thirty percent because Hongjun would not risk harming them while the West’s karmic debt remained unsettled.
• Jieyin and Zhunti decided to act obediently toward Hongjun while secretly reporting his orders to Qin Xuan so he might help free their Primordial Spirits from the Heavenly Dao.
• Jieyin and Zhunti selected mostly low-value treasures to return, planned to blame any missing items on fleeing remnants of the demon race, and packed the dismantled South Heaven Gate.
• Jieyin and Zhunti left Spirit Mountain and headed for the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Haotian confronted Jieyin and Zhunti at the Heavenly Court after Hongjun forced them to return the treasures they had taken, while Jieyin tried to justify the earlier looting. Qin Xuan and Nuwa watched their exchange from Creation Heaven, where Nuwa challenged Qin Xuan to explain whether Haotian had any right to complain.

• Haotian met Jieyin and Zhunti at the entrance to the Heavenly Court and realized Hongjun’s intervention had made them resent him.
• Hongjun mistook Haotian’s worried glance toward Zixiao Palace for gratitude and congratulated himself for standing up for his obedient disciple.
• Haotian invited Jieyin and Zhunti inside, but Jieyin declined and claimed a disciple had taken the Heavenly Court’s treasures as compensation for the destruction of the West.
• Haotian privately recognized that Jieyin had invented the disciple and his excuse, but he played along as Jieyin asked whether the supposed disciple had been justified.
• Nuwa questioned whether Haotian could complain about treasures taken from the Heavenly Court before he owned it, and Qin Xuan said her argument was both right and wrong before teasing her.

Qin Xuan explained to Nuwa why strength and authority shaped what counted as right, while Haotian dealt with Jieyin and Zhunti’s token return of the Heavenly Court’s treasures. Haotian accepted their worthless ornaments with lavish praise, leaving Hongjun furious and Qin Xuan impressed by Haotian’s restraint; afterward, Qin Xuan faced Nuwa’s promised reckoning.

• Qin Xuan told Nuwa that Haotian and Hongjun had to accept the demands of whoever held greater power, and he speculated that Haotian might have reasons for antagonizing Jieyin and Zhunti.
• Jieyin and Zhunti gave Haotian a storage treasure filled with decorative objects instead of useful treasures from the former Heavenly Court.
• Haotian inspected the contents with Divine Sense, suppressed his anger, and praised the two Saints for returning the treasures.
• Jieyin and Zhunti, disarmed by Haotian’s praise, took their leave, while Hongjun raged that Haotian had failed to show the Heavenly Emperor’s majesty.
• Qin Xuan concluded that Haotian’s patience and depth made him someone not to underestimate, then turned his attention to Nuwa.