Chapter Summaries

Pingxin and Li Tian began replacing her dormant Ancestor Witch True Body with the Mysterious Wheel of Reincarnation, briefly throwing the Underworld into chaos before Li Tian stabilized it with the Green Ping Sword. As Pingxin fused with the body, the disturbance drew attention across the Three Realms, and Heavenly Lord Yuanshi prepared to receive an unexpected guest.

• Pingxin awakened her Ancestor Witch True Body, shaking the Six Paths of Reincarnation and plunging the Underworld into chaos as its laws faltered.
• Li Tian used the Green Ping Sword to suppress the Six Paths, restore the Underworld's stability, and prevent Lost Souls from escaping.
• Pingxin freed the Ancestor Witch True Body, and Li Tian sent the Mysterious Wheel of Reincarnation into the Reincarnation Hub.
• Li Tian guarded Pingxin as she began fusing her Primordial Spirit with the Ancestor Witch True Body, while the Three Realms felt the disturbance.
• Fuxi, Xuanyuan, and Shennong traced the disturbance to the Netherworld but could not determine its consequences for the Human Race.
• Heavenly Lord Yuanshi sensed an honored guest's arrival and ordered the White Crane Boy Servant to welcome them.

Grand Pure Saint delivered Hongjun’s decree to Heavenly Lord Yuanshi, ordering him to investigate a tremor that could shake the Primordial Wilderness. In the Netherworld, Pingxin began merging with the Ancestor Witch True Body, awakening the Earthly Dao and revealing the threat of an approaching Annihilation Strike.

• Grand Pure Saint arrived at Jade Void Palace and told Heavenly Lord Yuanshi that Hongjun had ordered an investigation into the tremor.
• Heavenly Lord Yuanshi agreed to go to the Netherworld, then reflected bitterly on the Three Pure Ones’ broken brotherhood and Tongtian’s imprisonment.
• Jieyin Saint assured Saint Zhunti that the tremor would not disrupt Buddhism, while warning him not to underestimate the Daoist sect.
• Pingxin merged her Primordial Spirit with the Ancestor Witch True Body, causing its heart to beat and the Netherworld Laws to resonate.
• Li Tian sensed the Earthly Dao Power awakening and understood that Hongjun had suppressed it and destroyed the Human Dao to secure the Heavenly Dao’s dominance.
• Li Tian realized that every nine calamity cycles, the three paths faced an Annihilation Strike that could destroy the Heavenly Dao and all beings dependent on it.

Li Tian gained one-tenth of the Earthly Dao Authority as Pingxin fused with the Earthly Dao and rose beyond the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. While Pingxin stabilized her cultivation, Li Tian went to confront Daoist Qingyu, who had come to investigate the Netherworld tremors.

• Li Tian learned that the Earthly Dao's awakening could help the Primordial Great World escape the Heavenly Dao's dominance and prevent the Dharma-ending Age.
• Li Tian activated Origin Authority and gained control of one-tenth of the Earthly Dao Authority.
• Pingxin fused the Earthly Dao's origin source into herself and advanced beyond the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• Daoist Qingyu arrived at the Underworld to investigate the tremors and demanded that Meng Po bring out Pingxin.
• Meng Po refused Daoist Qingyu's demand and prepared to fight him with the Samsara Scepter.
• Li Tian left to confront Daoist Qingyu while Pingxin stabilized her cultivation.

Li Tian maneuvered Daoist Qingyu and Meng Po out of the Underworld to prevent their battle from destroying it, then slipped into their sealed battlefield to support Meng Po’s plan. Meng Po empowered herself with the realm’s Samsara Laws and clashed with Daoist Qingyu, whose Jade Pure Immortal Method matched her strength.

• Daoist Qingyu attacked Meng Po with his Green Edge immortal sword, and they began a fierce battle that shook the Underworld.
• Li Tian secretly urged Meng Po to remind Daoist Qingyu that destroying the Underworld would bring catastrophic karma upon his disciples and sect.
• Daoist Qingyu agreed to fight elsewhere, and Meng Po opened a temporary battlefield with the Samsara Scepter before entering it with him.
• Li Tian rushed into the rift just before it closed, joining the isolated battlefield and leaving the ruined Underworld behind.
• Meng Po drew on the realm’s Samsara Laws, raising her power toward that of an ordinary Supreme Saint, while Daoist Qingyu met her with his Jade Pure Immortal Method.

Li Tian watched Daoist Qingyu battle before revealing his Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal strength and trapping him in the sealed space. He attacked Qingyu to take revenge on Heavenly Lord Yuanshi, leaving Qingyu desperately defending against the overwhelming strike.

• Li Tian observed Daoist Qingyu's battle and recorded his methods to prepare for a future confrontation with Heavenly Lord Yuanshi.
• Li Tian unleashed his Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal aura, stopping the collapsing space and sealing every escape route.
• Daoist Qingyu recognized Li Tian's overwhelming cultivation, failed to contact his true body, and invoked Saint Yuanshi's authority to bargain for his release.
• Li Tian revealed himself and dismissed Qingyu's warning that Saint Yuanshi could sense all things.
• Li Tian struck at Daoist Qingyu, who gathered his magical power to defend himself against the vastly stronger attack.

Li Tian fought Daoist Qingyu, who used the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi to break free and seize Meng Po as a hostage. Li Tian refused to yield and stopped Qingyu’s escape with overwhelming pressure, leaving him immobilized and in agony.

• Daoist Qingyu used the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, bestowed by Heavenly Lord Yuanshi, to break Li Tian’s restraints and attack Meng Po.
• Daoist Qingyu struck Meng Po with the ruyi and an immortal sword, then held her at knifepoint and demanded Li Tian open the seal.
• Li Tian refused to yield and launched a sword attack at Daoist Qingyu’s vital points.
• Daoist Qingyu shoved Meng Po away and tried to flee, but Li Tian’s Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal pressure froze him in place.

Li Tian killed Daoist Qingyu with the Green Ping Sword, destroying Heavenly Lord Yuanshi’s Self Corpse and triggering a heavenly lament. Unable to discover who concealed the killing, Yuanshi decided to visit the Netherworld himself, then ordered his disciples to return to their abodes.

• Daoist Qingyu fought back with the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, but Li Tian used the Green Ping Sword to erase his body, Primordial Spirit, and true soul.
• Heaven and Earth mourned Daoist Qingyu’s death with darkness, storms, and grief among living beings.
• Heavenly Lord Yuanshi sensed his Self Corpse’s destruction, suffered a backlash, and searched the Primordial Wilderness for the killer.
• Taiqing Laozi, the Two Sages of Buddhism, and Empress Nuwa tried to discern what had happened, but the heavenly secrets gave them no clues.
• Heavenly Lord Yuanshi decided to investigate the Netherworld in person and told Guangchengzi, True Man Taiyi, and the other Chan Teachings disciples to return to their cave abodes.

Li Tian killed Daoist Qingyu, one of Heavenly Lord Yuanshi’s Three Corpses, and Yuanshi descended into the Underworld to investigate. After learning that the battle’s source lay near the Bridge of Helplessness, Yuanshi called for Pingxin, but she did not appear.

• Li Tian told Meng Po he had killed Daoist Qingyu to settle an old score with Yuanshi.
• Yuanshi sensed his corpse’s death and descended into the Underworld, where his Saintly might terrified its inhabitants.
• Yuanshi seized the Underworld officials and forced them to recount the day’s battle.
• Yuanshi found traces of his self-corpse’s mana near the Bridge of Helplessness and called for Pingxin, but received no answer.

Pingxin completed her fusion with the origin of the Earthly Dao and became the true Mother Earth, while Li Tian intercepted Heavenly Lord Yuanshi’s attack and fought him with the Green Ping Sword. Yuanshi summoned the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud to block Li Tian as Pingxin’s power transformed the Netherworld.

• The Netherworld shook as the Six Paths of Reincarnation emerged, and Pingxin fused with them while Heavenly Lord Yuanshi prepared to strike her.
• Heavenly Lord Yuanshi attacked Pingxin, but Li Tian arrived and deflected his blow with the Green Ping Sword.
• Li Tian exchanged several blows with Yuanshi, who recognized the Green Ping Sword and questioned how Tongtian had escaped the Purple Heaven Palace.
• Pingxin completed the return of the Earthly Dao’s origin and became the true Mother Earth, causing the Netherworld to begin healing.
• Heavenly Lord Yuanshi summoned the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud, which stopped Li Tian’s sword from reaching him.

Pingxin completed her transformation by merging with the Earthly Dao, restoring the Primordial Wilderness and strengthening its origin. As Hongjun rejected the Earthly Dao’s rise and the Saints sensed a chance to return, Pingxin effortlessly shattered Heavenly Lord Yuanshi’s Pangu Banner attack.

• Heavenly Lord Yuanshi used the Heaven and Earth Mystic Yellow Exquisite Pagoda to escape Li Tian’s restraint, then attacked Pingxin with the Pangu Banner.
• Li Tian prepared to summon his true body, but sensed Pingxin had crossed a threshold and withdrew his hand.
• Pingxin summoned the Earthly Dao’s power, restoring the Primordial Wilderness’s land, Earth Veins, and origin.
• Zhenyuanzi, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and the Saints witnessed the transformation, and the Saints realized the Primordial Wilderness could once again accommodate their true bodies.
• Hongjun sensed Pingxin’s union with the Earthly Dao and declared that the world needed only the Heavenly Dao.
• Heavenly Lord Yuanshi launched another World Creation Blade at Pingxin, who shattered it with a single word.

Pingxin effortlessly defeated Heavenly Lord Yuanshi, while Li Tian received powerful system rewards for awakening the Earthly Dao and changing the balance of Heaven and Earth. He examined the treasures and focused on a card that could perfect one of his laws.

• Pingxin dissolved Heavenly Lord Yuanshi's Pangu Banner attack with a word, then struck him into the chaotic currents beyond Heaven.
• Li Tian was pleased that Pingxin had dealt Yuanshi a humiliating defeat without bringing karma upon him.
• The system rewarded Li Tian with three Saint Dao Barrier-Breaking Pills, the Diagram of Heaven and Earth, the Yellow Central Plum, and a Law Perfection Card.
• Li Tian considered the treasures' origins and the dangers of absorbing the Yellow Central Plum's immense power.
• Li Tian read that the Law Perfection Card could immediately perfect any law he had already cultivated.

Li Tian used the Law Perfection Card to bring his Time Law to mastery, while Pingxin concealed and protected him from the Heavenly Dao’s notice. After completing his enlightenment, Li Tian saw that the Primordial Wilderness was reviving and felt he had secured a thread of vitality.

• Li Tian chose to use the Law Perfection Card on the Time Law, despite wishing he could perfect the Dao of Strength.
• The system infused Li Tian with insights that rapidly advanced his understanding of the Time Law.
• Pingxin sealed the Netherworld and concealed Li Tian’s breakthrough after sensing that it could attract the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun.
• Li Tian completed his enlightenment as the Netherworld’s laws gathered around him and his combat power rose sharply.
• Li Tian checked his character panel and felt relieved as he recognized the Primordial Wilderness was quietly returning to life.

Li Tian and Pingxin celebrated their advances but agreed to delay rescuing the Ancestral Witches until the Mysterious Wheel of Reincarnation recovered. Hongjun then brought the Heavenly Dao’s overwhelming will to the Netherworld, setting up Li Tian’s first direct confrontation with him.

• Hongjun raged in Purple Heaven Palace and began plotting to suppress the upheaval in the Primordial Wilderness.
• Li Tian congratulated Pingxin on escaping the Netherworld’s shackles and gaining the Earthly Dao’s authority.
• Li Tian cautioned Pingxin that they had to wait for the Mysterious Wheel of Reincarnation to recover before entering the River of Destiny to save her brothers.
• Pingxin calmed herself and agreed not to rush into a dangerous attempt to rescue the Ancestral Witches.
• Hongjun’s will descended on the Netherworld, manifesting as the Heavenly Dao’s vertical eye, and Li Tian prepared to confront him.

Pingxin confronted Hongjun as he threatened to destroy the Earthly Dao and sever reincarnation. After Li Tian sent her a plan, she established the Earthly Dao through an oath accepted by heaven and earth, forcing Hongjun to reconsider attacking her.

• Pingxin rejected Hongjun's demand to abandon her responsibility over reincarnation, and he threatened to kill her and sever her path of reincarnation.
• The Three Sovereigns watched the confrontation from Huoyun Cave, while Haotian Shangdi observed from the Heavenly Court.
• Just as Pingxin prepared to burn her origin and perish with Hongjun, Li Tian sent her a strand of Divine Sense, and she relaxed as she saw a way to break the deadlock.
• Pingxin proclaimed the establishment of the Earthly Dao, and heaven and earth answered with signs that marked its complete awakening.
• Hongjun realized that killing Pingxin could bring karmic backlash and cost him his authority, so he held back and released Heavenly Dao Pressure that destroyed Lost Souls.

Pingxin’s rise as Ruler of the Earthly Dao forced Hongjun to retreat, shaking the Saints’ faith in the Heavenly Dao’s absolute authority. Hongjun suspected Tongtian had helped her and went to investigate, while Li Tian’s Self Corpse concealed his strength and prepared to act cautiously.

• Pingxin taunted Hongjun after her transformation, and Hongjun withdrew, leaving the Heavenly Dao’s authority visibly shaken.
• The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors celebrated, while Haotian Shangdi and the Saints began considering new paths to power and freedom.
• Hongjun wondered how Pingxin had reclaimed her true body and become Ruler of the Earthly Dao, then suspected Tongtian was involved.
• Hongjun entered Tongtian’s chamber to test him, but Li Tian’s Self Corpse concealed his true cultivation with the Chaos Great Dao Art.
• After Hongjun left without detecting the deception, Li Tian decided to keep his main self dormant and saw three Saint Dao Barrier-Breaking Pills within his body.

Taiqing Laozi visited Heavenly Lord Yuanshi to urge him to curb his arrogance, but Yuanshi rejected his counsel, leaving their estrangement unresolved. After bidding farewell to Pingxin, Li Tian traveled through the revitalized Earth Immortal Realm to seek Zhenyuanzi and strengthen the newly awakened Earthly Dao.

• Taiqing Laozi instructed Xuan Du to guard Eight Views Palace before traveling to Jade Void Palace.
• Taiqing Laozi warned Heavenly Lord Yuanshi that his pride and sharpness could repeat the Three Pure Ones’ past tragedy, but Yuanshi refused to accept his advice.
• Taiqing Laozi departed, and Heavenly Lord Yuanshi briefly showed regret before returning to his composure.
• Li Tian left Pingxin and set out to find an ancient titan who could reinforce the Earthly Dao.
• Li Tian witnessed the Primordial Wilderness growing more expansive and rich in spiritual energy after the Earthly Dao awakened.
• Li Tian arrived at Wanshou Mountain, where Zhenyuanzi lived at Wuzhuang Temple and possessed the Ginseng Fruit.

Li Tian arrived at Wuzhuang Temple under the name Daoist Qingping and was welcomed by Zhenyuanzi’s attendants. Zhenyuanzi met him after struggling to advance his cultivation, and the two exchanged formal greetings as their first meeting began.

• Li Tian introduced himself to the gatekeepers as Daoist Qingping and asked to see Zhenyuanzi.
• Qingfeng reported Li Tian’s arrival, and Zhenyuanzi told him to host the guest while he finished meditating.
• Zhenyuanzi failed to break through while studying the Primordial Chaos Dao methods Li Tian had taught him, then decided to meet his visitor.
• Li Tian questioned Qingfeng about Zhenyuanzi’s routines until Zhenyuanzi arrived at the front hall.
• Zhenyuanzi and Li Tian assessed one another and exchanged courteous greetings.

Li Tian and Zhenyuanzi discussed the Great Dao at Wuzhuang Temple, each impressed by the other's mastery, while Li Tian discovered that Zhenyuanzi had perfected the Space Law. Their discussion left Qingfeng and Mingyue waiting anxiously outside until Zhenyuanzi summoned them in.

• Li Tian and Zhenyuanzi sat down to discuss the Dao, and their profound exchange revealed their comparable understanding and deepened their mutual respect.
• Their discussion caused an immortal attendant listening nearby to advance in cultivation before becoming overwhelmed, so Zhenyuanzi sent him away to recover.
• Li Tian recognized Zhenyuanzi's Sleeve Universe technique and realized that he had mastered the Space Law.
• Qingfeng tried to listen outside the sealed room, and Mingyue teased him before the door unexpectedly opened.
• Zhenyuanzi summoned Qingfeng and Mingyue inside, and the two entered nervously and confessed that they knew they were at fault.

Li Tian spared Qingfeng and Mingyue from punishment, then revealed himself to Zhenyuanzi as Daoist Qingping by teaching him the Primordial Chaos Dao. While Zhenyuanzi comprehended the teaching in slowed time, he broke through in the Space Law and reached Supreme Saint Perfection.

• Zhenyuanzi sentenced Qingfeng and Mingyue to ten strikes of the Seven Star Whip for gossiping and slandering fellow Daoists.
• Li Tian pleaded for the attendants, and Zhenyuanzi let them go with a warning that any future offense would be punished more severely.
• Zhenyuanzi praised Daoist Qingping’s teachings and lamented that he had never been able to meet him or become his disciple.
• Li Tian recited the Primordial Chaos Dao, and Zhenyuanzi recognized him as Daoist Qingping and sat down to comprehend his teachings.
• Li Tian slowed time in the room while considering his plans against Hongjun and the approaching Journey to the West calamity.
• Zhenyuanzi emerged from his meditation after breaking through the Space Law, his aura transformed to Supreme Saint Perfection.

Li Tian revealed that Zhenyuanzi’s path was tied to the Earthly Dao and offered him Primordial Violet Qi as a way to reach Hunyuan. Zhenyuanzi remained wary but was shaken by Li Tian’s knowledge of the Earth Book and began to consider whether the Earthly Dao was truly his destined path.

• Zhenyuanzi thanked Li Tian for helping him break through his cultivation barrier and learned that Li Tian was Daoist Qingping.
• Li Tian showed Zhenyuanzi the Green Ping Sword, prompting him to recognize Li Tian as the Interception Sect Saint.
• Li Tian asked Zhenyuanzi to consider the Earthly Dao and explained that Empress Pingxin governed it as its chosen master.
• Li Tian produced a strand of Primordial Violet Qi, and Zhenyuanzi questioned why Li Tian was offering it to him.
• Li Tian said the Earthly Dao had guided him to Zhenyuanzi, whose birth and fate aligned with it, and revealed that he knew about Zhenyuanzi’s Earth Book.
• Zhenyuanzi’s Primordial Spirit trembled as he considered whether his Dao truly belonged to the Earthly Dao.