Chapter Summaries

Qin Xuan learned that Guang Chengzi and the other Chan Sect Golden Immortals planned to use True Person Huang Long as a scapegoat, so he alerted Candle Dragon and set out for the human race. As the You Xiong Clan army advanced into Dongyi territory, a gigantic Five-Clawed Golden Dragon appeared over the battlefield.

• Qin Xuan realized the Chan Sect Golden Immortals intended to sacrifice True Person Huang Long and sent Candle Dragon a warning.
• Qin Xuan rode Gun Gun toward the human race while Chiyou and Xuanyuan returned to the Jiu Li Tribe and prepared to march on the Central Plains.
• Guang Chengzi ordered the You Xiong Clan army to attack Dongyi, and the army captured thirty percent of its territory without Fuxi appearing.
• Guang Chengzi and the other Golden Immortals tried to take command from True Person Huang Long, who reluctantly prepared to leave.
• A colossal Five-Clawed Golden Dragon appeared above the battlefield, astonishing the Immortals and mortals below.

Candle Dragon arrived to defend True Person Huang Long and confronted the Chan Sect Golden Immortals who had mistreated him. Guang Chengzi summoned Yuanshi Tianzun’s Immortal-Slaying God-Punishing Saber, but the saber suddenly cracked and shattered.

• Candle Dragon transformed into a white-haired old man and embraced Huang Long, apologizing for sending him to Yuanshi Tianzun’s tutelage.
• Candle Dragon turned on Guang Chengzi and the other Golden Immortals, declaring that he intended to kill them for humiliating Huang Long.
• Candle Dragon immobilized Guang Chengzi with a beam of golden light as he reached out to seize him.
• Guang Chengzi summoned the Immortal-Slaying God-Punishing Saber and boasted that it would protect him from Candle Dragon.
• The saber’s blade developed cracks and shattered into dust before Candle Dragon and the stunned Golden Immortals.

Candle Dragon nearly killed Guang Chengzi and the other Chan Sect Golden Immortals after Qin Xuan secretly destroyed the Immortal-Slaying God-Punishing Saber, but Yuanshi Tianzun arrived and stopped him. After learning how the Chan Sect had treated Huang Long, Yuanshi Tianzun sided with his disciples, and Candle Dragon condemned the Jade Void Palace before everyone.

• The Immortal-Slaying God-Punishing Saber shattered, and Candle Dragon realized Qin Xuan had secretly helped him.
• Candle Dragon tried to kill the Chan Sect Golden Immortals, but an order from Yuanshi Tianzun froze him and freed Guang Chengzi and the others.
• Yuanshi Tianzun arrived, rescued his disciples, and demanded that Candle Dragon explain his attack.
• Candle Dragon urged Yuanshi Tianzun to investigate how the Chan Sect had humiliated Huang Long, and Yuanshi Tianzun learned what had happened.
• Yuanshi Tianzun dismissed Candle Dragon's accusation, while Candle Dragon denounced the Jade Void Palace and said the world would learn of its conduct.

Qin Xuan stopped Yuanshi Tianzun from killing Candle Dragon by severing the saint’s head, then let Candle Dragon punish the Chan Sect’s Golden Immortals and take Huang Long away. The eleven remaining Golden Immortals resumed their attack on the Dongyi Tribe as Kong Xuan awoke from seclusion.

• Qin Xuan appeared with an axe light that cut off Yuanshi Tianzun’s head, forcing the saint to fly off in search of it.
• Guang Chengzi and the other Golden Immortals knelt before the Dao Venerable, while Candle Dragon bowed toward Buzhou Mountain in thanks.
• After Qin Xuan told Candle Dragon to spare them, Candle Dragon sealed the Golden Immortals’ magical power and beat all eleven.
• Candle Dragon took Huang Long with him and declared that Huang Long had left the Chan Sect.
• Guang Chengzi rallied the eleven Golden Immortals, who resumed their assault on the Dongyi Tribe.
• Kong Xuan opened his eyes while burning the power of merit in seclusion.

Kong Xuan learned that the Chan Sect’s Twelve Golden Immortals had led the You Xiong Clan’s army to besiege the Dongyi Tribe, Fuxi’s homeland. He confronted Guang Chengzi and began punishing him, leaving the battle poised to escalate.

• After exhausting his Heavenly Dao Merit, Kong Xuan reached the mid-stage of the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal realm and sensed dense Baleful Qi around the Dongyi Tribe.
• Kong Xuan asked Medicine Master what had happened, and Medicine Master explained that the Chan Sect’s Twelve Golden Immortals had supported Xuanyuan and attacked other human tribes.
• Kong Xuan rushed to the You Xiong Clan’s army, where he found Guang Chengzi and the others with bumps left by Candle Dragon and laughed at their appearance.
• Guang Chengzi defended his actions by claiming Xuanyuan’s unification followed Heaven’s will, while Kong Xuan accused him of overstepping his role and attacking Fuxi’s homeland.
• Kong Xuan stopped arguing and slapped Guang Chengzi twice, mocking his claims about a teacher being like a father and following Heaven’s will.

Kong Xuan punished Guang Chengzi for insulting his master and overwhelmed him with the Five-Colored Divine Light. Just as the attack was about to kill Guang Chengzi, a headless figure appeared and blocked it.

• Kong Xuan slapped Guang Chengzi, who threatened him by invoking Yuanshi Tianzun, Hongjun, and the Heavenly Dao.
• Hongjun watched from Zixiao Palace without intervening as Guang Chengzi insulted Kong Xuan's master.
• Kong Xuan advanced on Guang Chengzi, while the Chan Sect Golden Immortals fled and Guang Chengzi attacked with spiritual treasures.
• Kong Xuan's Five-Colored Divine Light swept away Guang Chengzi's treasures, including those bearing a trace of saintly aura.
• Kong Xuan sent a torrent of Five-Colored Divine Light at Guang Chengzi, but a headless figure appeared and blocked the attack.

Yuanshi Tianzun arrived to shield Guang Chengzi from Kong Xuan, while Jieyin and Zhunti secretly converted Daoist Randeng into a Buddhist agent within the Chan Sect. Yuanshi Tianzun negotiated an end to the confrontation, but Kong Xuan hinted that he might still summon Qin Xuan over Guang Chengzi’s insult.

• Yuanshi Tianzun’s headless body protected Guang Chengzi, and Kong Xuan invoked his master Qin Xuan to deter the Sage from interfering.
• Jieyin and Zhunti entered Daoist Randeng’s cave while Yuanshi Tianzun was occupied and forcibly planted a Buddhist imprint in Randeng’s Sea of Consciousness.
• Jieyin named Randeng Ancient Buddha and deputy sect leader, then ordered him to stay in the Chan Sect and secretly find more people of fate.
• Yuanshi Tianzun asked Kong Xuan to let the matter end, and Kong Xuan agreed before warning that Guang Chengzi’s insult might make him seek his master’s help.

Kong Xuan learned that Xuanyuan was a puppet and that Master's Wife had secretly protected the human race, then withdrew to cultivate. Tongtian brought his Jie Sect disciples to the Heavenly Court and proposed that they take positions there, leaving Haotian to respond.

• Yuanshi Tianzun gave Kong Xuan two High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures to settle the grievance over Guang Chengzi's offense, then departed to search for his fallen head.
• Kong Xuan spoke secretly with Fuxi, learned that Xuanyuan was a puppet incarnation and Master's Wife had protected the human race, then resumed secluded cultivation.
• Qin Xuan learned from Pangu that the Creation Jade Plate fragments had become the law fragments distributed among others.
• Tongtian gathered his Jie Sect disciples and arrived at the South Heaven Gate, where Haotian came out to greet him.
• Tongtian asked Haotian why the Heavenly Court was so empty and offered his disciples for positions there.

Tongtian brought the Jie Sect disciples to the Heavenly Court and tried to place them in control of its major offices, leaving Haotian desperate for help. Hongjun arrived and rebuked Tongtian, who unexpectedly accepted the reprimand, leaving Hongjun stunned.

• Tongtian led Duobao Daoist, Golden Spirit Mother, Turtle Spirit Mother, Wudang Mother, Zhao Gongming, the Three Xiao Maidens, and other Jie Sect disciples to the Heavenly Court.
• The disciples announced offices they had chosen for themselves, and Tongtian ordered Haotian to establish the posts and grant them authority.
• Haotian refused Tongtian's plan, but Tongtian released his Saint's pressure and nearly overwhelmed him.
• Haotian silently called for Hongjun, who arrived and heard Haotian's account of Tongtian's demands.
• Hongjun rebuked Tongtian for acting recklessly, and Tongtian immediately admitted he was wrong, astonishing Hongjun.

Tongtian slapped Haotian twice after Hongjun departed, then left the Heavenly Court with his disciples. Meanwhile, Chiyou and Xuanyuan led a million Jiu Li troops against the Chan Sect Golden Immortals, whose confident welcome turned into a battle as both sides clashed.

• Tongtian slapped Haotian for complaining to Hongjun and threatened him into promising not to do so again before leaving with his disciples.
• Guang Chengzi and the Golden Immortals celebrated their victories over the Dongyi Tribe and dismissed the Jiu Li Tribe as an easy target.
• Chiyou led a million Jiu Li troops to the Dongyi camp, and Xuanyuan explained that their apparent offer to surrender would draw the Golden Immortals out.
• Guang Chengzi and the Golden Immortals came out to meet the army, only to realize it had arrived to fight.
• Chiyou announced himself as the Jiu Li leader and attacked Guang Chengzi with five weapons, prompting the Golden Immortals to counter with their powers and treasures.

Chiyou’s weapons initially faltered against the eleven Chan Sect Golden Immortals, who mocked him and demanded his surrender. He then revealed the Immortal Slaying Four Swords and their formation, trapping the Golden Immortals in a deadly battle as Kong Xuan, Fuxi, and Shennong watched with alarm.

• Seven Golden Immortals rushed to meet Chiyou’s five weapons, and three weapons were quickly knocked down.
• Grand Master Lingbao taunted Chiyou and offered him surrender, while the Golden Immortals laughed; Guang Chengzi then demanded that he surrender.
• Fuxi predicted that Chiyou would win, and Shennong spotted four streams of Baleful Qi rising behind him.
• Chiyou unfolded the Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram, revealing the Immortal Slaying Four Swords and shocking Kong Xuan, Fuxi, and Shennong.
• The sword formation enveloped all eleven Golden Immortals, who unleashed their treasures and techniques to fight their way out.

Chiyou defeated the Eleven Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect with the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, leaving them gravely wounded. Hongjun prepared to intervene but stopped when Yuanshi Tianzun arrived, and Chiyou identified himself as coming from Buzhou Mountain.

• Guang Chengzi and the other Golden Immortals attacked the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, but Chiyou overwhelmed them and destroyed their life-bound Magic Treasures.
• Chiyou severed the Golden Immortals’ limbs and left them standing helplessly as stunned cultivators watched outside the Dongyi Tribe.
• Hongjun revealed that he had concealed the false Xuanyuan and helped Jieyin and Zhunti deceive Yuanshi Tianzun to preserve the Heavenly Dao’s grand momentum.
• Hongjun rose to save the Golden Immortals, then sat back down when Yuanshi Tianzun arrived at the Dongyi Tribe.
• Yuanshi Tianzun questioned Chiyou about his identity and attack, and Chiyou said he came from Buzhou Mountain.

Chiyou confronted Yuanshi Tianzun over the agreement assigning the Human Emperor to Buzhou Mountain, while Yuanshi accused Qin Xuan of neglecting Xuanyuan. After Xuanyuan vanished from the Chan Sect's camp, he appeared beside Chiyou and denied ever being Guang Chengzi's disciple.

• Yuanshi Tianzun questioned why Qin Xuan had sent Chiyou to challenge him, and Chiyou denied that his teacher had abandoned the Human Emperor.
• Chiyou reminded Yuanshi Tianzun that Qin Xuan and Dao Ancestor Hongjun had agreed that the Human Emperor would belong to Buzhou Mountain's lineage, then accused Yuanshi of breaking that agreement.
• Yuanshi Tianzun defended sending Guang Chengzi and the other Golden Immortals to guide Xuanyuan, and accused Qin Xuan of seeking merit only after victory was near.
• Chiyou pointed out that Xuanyuan was missing, prompting the onlookers to suspect Guang Chengzi and the Golden Immortals had imprisoned him.
• Guang Chengzi reported that Xuanyuan had disappeared, but Xuanyuan soon appeared beside Chiyou and asked why his senior brother had called for him.
• When Guang Chengzi ordered Xuanyuan to return to his side, Xuanyuan denied ever being his disciple.

Xuanyuan denied being Guang Chengzi’s disciple and named Dao Venerable Qin Xuan of Buzhou Mountain as his master. Yuanshi Tianzun’s calculation confirmed that Xuanyuan had no karmic connection to Guang Chengzi, while Grand Supreme Laozi lamented Yuanshi’s repeated losses and returned to his pill furnace.

• Xuanyuan rebuked Guang Chengzi and declared that Qin Xuan was his master and Chiyou was his Senior Brother.
• Yuanshi Tianzun told Guang Chengzi to stand down and wondered how Xuanyuan’s past could have changed.
• Xuanyuan challenged Yuanshi Tianzun to calculate whether he had ever been Guang Chengzi’s disciple.
• Yuanshi Tianzun calculated Xuanyuan’s aura twice and announced that Xuanyuan and Guang Chengzi had no master-disciple karma or prior karmic connection.
• Grand Supreme Laozi sighed over Yuanshi Tianzun’s involvement with Qin Xuan and returned his attention to the pill furnace as its pills burst into the sky.

Xuandu swallowed Grand Supreme Laozi’s strange pills and broke through to the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal realm, prompting Hongjun to scheme against Qin Xuan through him. Meanwhile, Tongtian beat Haotian for no clear reason, and Xuanyuan pressed Yuanshi Tianzun and Guang Chengzi about whom Guang Chengzi had actually taught.

• Xuandu swallowed the pills Grand Supreme Laozi had refined, convulsed, and then manifested the Great Dao as he entered the Hunyuan path.
• Grand Supreme Laozi concealed Shouyang Mountain’s aura, while Qin Xuan noticed Xuandu’s breakthrough and Hongjun began planning to use it against Qin Xuan.
• Hongjun impersonated Chiyou briefly and decided to wait for Grand Supreme Laozi to take Xuandu to teach the Five Emperors before acting.
• Zhunti felt relieved that he had not interfered in the human race, while Tongtian seized Haotian and beat him without explaining why.
• Xuanyuan asked Yuanshi Tianzun who Guang Chengzi had been teaching as Xuanyuan, leaving both Yuanshi Tianzun and Guang Chengzi speechless.

Qin Xuan intervened after Yuanshi Tianzun threatened Chiyou, then prepared to strike Yuanshi with the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe. Dao Ancestor Hongjun arrived to rescue his disciple but accepted responsibility for Yuanshi’s misconduct, leaving the onlookers astonished.

• Chiyou accused Guang Chengzi of using an impostor and challenged him to produce Xuanyuan, angering Yuanshi Tianzun.
• Yuanshi Tianzun released his saintly pressure and targeted Chiyou, but Qin Xuan’s greater aura forced him to stop.
• Qin Xuan appeared beside Chiyou and Xuanyuan, praised them, and confronted Yuanshi Tianzun with the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe.
• Yuanshi Tianzun called for Hongjun, who arrived as Qin Xuan asked whether he had brought enough gifts.
• Hongjun said he had failed to discipline his disciples, then helped Yuanshi up and took responsibility for his disciple’s grave error.

Hongjun won praise and providence by appearing to guide and save Yuanshi Tianzun, but Qin Xuan and Chiyou undermined his performance and pressured him to give away treasures. Hongjun left after handing out sixteen High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, while Guang Chengzi and the other Golden Immortals thanked Qin Xuan.

• Hongjun gained providence as onlookers praised his conduct as a teacher, and Yuanshi Tianzun publicly thanked him despite resenting him inwardly.
• Qin Xuan asked Chiyou what Hongjun had been doing while Yuanshi Tianzun searched for his head, prompting Chiyou to accuse Hongjun of watching from the sidelines and costing Hongjun much of his providence.
• Hongjun gave Chiyou five High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, and Chiyou shared two of them with Xuanyuan.
• Qin Xuan hinted that Guang Chengzi and the other Golden Immortals had received nothing from their Ancestor, so Hongjun gave them eleven more High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.
• Guang Chengzi and the other Golden Immortals thanked Qin Xuan, while Hongjun told them to return to the mountain and cultivate before leaving.

After Chiyou unified humanity, he sensed an opportunity to attain the Dao, but worried that Shennong had not yet attained the Dao. Qin Xuan decreed that Shennong and Chiyou would attain the Dao together, and the Kongtong Seal brought them to humanity’s ancestral land for their investiture.

• After the Chan Sect’s defeat, Chiyou became humanity’s leader, and his victory caused humanity’s fortune to surge toward him.
• Chiyou sensed that he was about to attain the Dao and sought guidance from Xuanyuan, but worried because Shennong had not yet attained the Dao.
• Shennong arrived and explained that he had delayed his own attainment to avoid worsening the conflict among humanity.
• Qin Xuan declared that Shennong and Chiyou could attain the Dao at the same time, and Shennong’s seal was lifted.
• The Kongtong Seal brought Shennong and Chiyou to humanity’s ancestral land, where Qin Xuan named Shennong the Earthly Sovereign and Chiyou the Human Emperor.

Qin Xuan presided over Shennong and Chiyou’s attainment of the Human Emperor Dao as the human race’s fortune began transforming. The chapter left the change underway, with the Book of Life and Death opening to a blank page as the Judge’s Brush appeared.

• Pingxin sensed humanity’s power emerging, concealed herself near the human race’s ancestral grounds, and prepared to stop Hongjun if he intervened.
• Hongjun visited Grand Supreme Laozi at Eight Views Palace and tasked him with safeguarding the Heavenly Dao’s grand momentum, presenting him with Huoyun Palace.
• Heavenly Dao Merit descended upon Shennong and Chiyou, who burned it to complete their attainment of the Human Emperor Dao.
• The human race’s fortune empowered Shennong and Chiyou, and their phantoms joined Fuxi’s, with Chiyou appearing in his Witch Clan form.
• The river of human fortune began evolving, while the Book of Life and Death turned to a blank page and the Judge’s Brush appeared in Qin Xuan’s Sea of Consciousness.

Qin Xuan discovered that the Book of Life and Death could record the Witch Clan and Witch-Human as part of humanity, furthering the transformation of human fortune. Grand Supreme Laozi arrived to enforce Hongjun’s decree that the Three Sovereigns enter Huoyun Palace, but Qin Xuan accepted the palace and let Fuxi, Shennong, and Chiyou settle inside.

• The Judge’s Brush wrote “Witch Clan” and then “Witch-Human” into the Book of Life and Death, and Qin Xuan realized the path of humanity encompassed all living beings.
• Grand Supreme Laozi told Qin Xuan that Hongjun had ordered the Three Sovereigns to cultivate in Huoyun Palace and remain there to suppress human fortune.
• Nuwa angrily challenged Grand Supreme Laozi’s authority over the human race, and he feared the golden brick in her hand.
• Qin Xuan stopped Nuwa and asked Grand Supreme Laozi to hand over Huoyun Palace.
• Qin Xuan erased Hongjun’s aura from the palace and sent Fuxi, Shennong, and Chiyou inside to cultivate.