Chapter Summaries

Yuanshi lost control and used the Pangu Banner and Immortal Slaying Sword Formation against Tongtian, breaking through Tongtian’s defenses. Houtu, Xuan Ming, and Di Jiang rescued Tongtian and condemned Yuanshi for attacking his own brother.

• Laozi watched Tongtian suppress Yuanshi and hoped their fight would keep Yuanshi from aiding East King Gong.
• Yuanshi summoned the Pangu Banner and Immortal Slaying Sword Formation after failing to break Tongtian’s sword formation.
• Laozi used the Taiji Diagram to suppress the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, but Yuanshi’s Pangu Banner tore through Tongtian’s defenses.
• Houtu, Xuan Ming, and Di Jiang pulled Tongtian into the void and saved him from the Pangu Banner’s attack.
• Houtu, Xuan Ming, and Di Jiang scorned Yuanshi and berated him for attacking his blood brother.

Xuan Yang ended the confrontation by leading the Demon Race away after East King Duke was sealed in the Sea Eye, and the other factions reacted to Immortal Court’s fall. The next day, Xuan Yang updated his diary with a warning that events were still moving in a bad direction, leaving the Diary Owners alarmed.

• Xuan Yang returned to Immortal Court, declared the matter over, and led the Demon Race army back to the Demon Court.
• Zhunti and Jieyin pretended to mourn East King Duke while Zhen Yangzi and Hongyun returned to Wuzhuang Temple.
• Laozi reflected on the crisis, while Yuanshi resolved to cultivate harder after losing to Tongtian.
• The Ancestral Witches approved of Xuan Yang’s decision, and the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin races celebrated East King Duke absorbing their Karmic Debt.
• The Demon Race celebrated its victory, but Xuan Yang’s diary update the next day warned that events were still moving in a bad direction.

Haotian received Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s order to capture Yang Jian and Yang Chan before Xuan Yang’s disciple Six-Eared Macaque could take them, while Primordial Lord of Heaven sent the Chan Sect’s Twelve Golden Immortals to claim the siblings as disciples. The Heavenly Court and Chan Sect dispatched forces to find them, setting off a race for the siblings’ allegiance as they fled through the mortal world.

• Haotian confronted Yao Ji over her relationship with a mortal, but Hongjun’s decree interrupted him and ordered him to capture Yang Jian and Yang Chan before Six-Eared Macaque did.
• Haotian punished Marshal Tianpeng with eight hundred heavenly whip lashes for secretly releasing Yang Jian and Yang Chan, then ordered Thousand-Mile Eye and Wind-Following Ear to locate them.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven received Hongjun’s decree and concluded that Yang Jian and Yang Chan had great fortune and a destined connection to the Chan Sect.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven ordered the Twelve Golden Immortals, including Guangchengzi and True Man Yuding, to descend and bring the siblings to Kunlun Mountain before Six-Eared Macaque could reach them.
• Yang Jian and Yang Chan continued evading the pursuing heavenly soldiers, unaware that the Heavenly Court, the Chan Sect, and Xuan Yang’s side were racing to claim them.

Cangjie proved the Literary Ancestor through the Way of Writing, completing a major step in the growth of Human Race civilization. The Age of the Five Emperors passed peacefully, leaving the Human Race on the path to prosperity.

• Cangjie proved the Literary Ancestor, and auspicious signs spread across the Primordial Wilderness as the Human Race gained a new thirst for knowledge.
• Cangjie thanked Nuwa, Grand Pure Laozi, Sect Master Tongtian, Xuan Yang, the Three Sovereigns, and Zhen Yuanzi for their guidance and support.
• Cangjie's writing spread, helping tribes unite into orderly city-states and nations as the Age of the Five Emperors began.
• Xuan Yang arranged for Chang Xi, Xi He, Wangshu, and Queen Mother of the West to reincarnate and gain experience during the Human Race's flourishing.
• The Age of the Five Emperors passed smoothly, and the Human Race began moving toward true prosperity.

Duobao Daoist was surrounded by Guangchengzi, Pharmacist Daoist, the Chan Sect Golden Immortals, and Kinnara, but the Jie Sect disciples arrived and turned the battle in his favor. The chapter ended with Duobao preparing to crush the Chan Sect’s resistance as his allies overwhelmed their opponents.

• Pharmacist Daoist intervened to save the defeated Guangchengzi, but Duobao Daoist attacked them both and damaged the Twelve-grade Golden Lotus.
• Guangchengzi called the Chan Sect Golden Immortals into battle, while Kinnara ambushed Duobao Daoist with the Primordial Chaos Umbrella and Azure Cloud Sword.
• Immortal Maiden Bixiao wounded Kinnara with the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors, and Golden Spirit Mother suppressed him beneath the Four Symbols Pagoda.
• Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, Wudang Mother, and Mother Guiling attacked the Chan Sect fighters, turning the battle into a one-sided rout.
• Duobao Daoist rallied alongside his junior sisters and vowed to break the Chan Sect’s resistance, while Guangchengzi struggled to hold on with Pharmacist Daoist’s help.

Six-Eared Macaque learned that Manjushri and Samantabhadra had fled Chentang Pass after discovering who had taken Li Jing’s sons, then trained Jin Zha and Mu Zha into formidable True Immortals. As Spirit Pearl neared birth, Xuan Yang sent Yang Jian to Chentang Pass to claim the child, who was destined to become Nezha.

• Six-Eared Macaque erupted in anger over Manjushri and Samantabhadra intimidating Li Jing, but Xuan Yang explained that the two had fled after invoking his friendship with Primordial Lord of Heaven.
• Six-Eared Macaque accepted Xuan Yang’s order to raise Jin Zha and Mu Zha according to Grand Xuan Palace’s teachings.
• Over three years, Six-Eared Macaque trained Jin Zha and Mu Zha in combat, and they reached the True Immortal realm with formidable fighting skills.
• Xuan Yang sensed that Spirit Pearl was about to be born and resolved to prevent the child from entering the Chan Sect.
• Xuan Yang told Yang Jian that he had agreed with Nuwa for Yang Jian to take Spirit Pearl as his disciple, then sent him to Chentang Pass.

Yang Jian arrived at Chentang Pass on Venerable Xuan Yang’s orders and took Nezha as his disciple before True Man Taiyi could reach him. Taiyi arrived afterward, learned Nezha was gone, and erupted in fury, demanding to know whether Grand Xuan Palace had taken him.

• Yang Jian introduced himself to Li Jing as a disciple of Venerable Xuan Yang and said he had come to accept Li Jing’s third son as his disciple.
• Li Jing gladly agreed, and Yang Jian accepted Nezha, then departed with the child after a brief farewell.
• True Man Taiyi arrived at Chentang Pass in a grand display and demanded that Li Jing bring Nezha out so he could take him to cultivate.
• Li Jing told True Man Taiyi that Nezha had already been taken as a disciple by an Immortal Master.
• True Man Taiyi lost his composure and demanded to know who had taken Nezha, accusing Grand Xuan Palace’s Six-Eared Macaque.

Laozi and Yuanshi went to Purple Sky Palace to seek Hongjun’s help with their unresponsive Hongmeng Purple Qi, where they encountered Zhunti and Jieyin making the same demand. Meanwhile, Nuwa broke through to the Peak Golden Immortal of the Origin, and Xuan Yang decided to help her reach the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

• Laozi agreed with Yuanshi to visit Hongjun, blaming Hongjun’s scheme for his mistaken cultivation of the Path of Slaying the Three Corpses.
• Zhunti and Jieyin’s repeated visits to Purple Sky Palace had troubled Hongjun, who still searched for a way to stop Nuwa from creating the Human Race.
• Zhunti, Jieyin, Laozi, and Yuanshi confronted Hongjun about their stalled cultivation, and he soothed them with assurances that their opportunities had not arrived.
• Di Jun, Xuan Yang, Taiyi, and the Three Golden Crow Brothers remained at the Peak Golden Immortal of the Origin as they continued cultivating.
• Nuwa broke through to the Peak Golden Immortal of the Origin, and Xuan Yang decided to help her advance to the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Nuwa appointed Xuan Yang as the Human Race’s Martial Ancestor and established Martial Teaching, giving him a share of Human Race Destiny. After years of the Human Race’s growth, Tongtian broke through to the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, shocking Laozi and Yuanshi.

• Nuwa declared Xuan Yang the Martial Ancestor, established Martial Teaching as the Human Race’s sole teaching, and granted him a share of its destiny.
• Fuxi and Nuwa approved the appointment as both a way to repay Xuan Yang and to block the Heavenly Dao from exploiting Human Teaching.
• Xuan Yang and Nuwa worked together for fifty thousand years to develop the Human Race while preventing Heavenly Dao Hongjun from interfering.
• Tongtian gained new insights into the Dao of the Sword and Dao of Formations, broke through to the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, and shocked Laozi and Yuanshi.

Grand Pure Laozi went to Purple Cloud Palace to withdraw from the Immortal Way and settle his Karma with Heavenly Dao Hongjun. He rejected Hongjun’s attempts to dissuade him, destroyed his Three Corpses, and declared that their Karma was severed while keeping the Taiji Diagram and Hongmeng Purple Qi.

• Haotian and Yaochi refused to let Grand Pure Laozi enter Purple Cloud Palace, claiming Heavenly Dao Hongjun was in seclusion.
• Grand Pure Laozi announced that he intended to withdraw from the Immortal Way and settle his Karma with Hongjun, forcing Hongjun to appear.
• Hongjun tried to persuade Grand Pure Laozi to remain on the Immortal Way and warned him about the risks of changing paths, but Laozi stood firm.
• Hongjun demanded that Grand Pure Laozi destroy his Three Corpses and return the Taiji Diagram and Hongmeng Purple Qi to sever their Karma.
• Grand Pure Laozi destroyed his Three Corpses, declared their Karma severed, and refused to return the Taiji Diagram or Hongmeng Purple Qi.

Nuwa and Tongtian watched for Heavenly Dao Hongjun to act while Fuxi led the Human Race through a prosperous decade. As Fuxi’s term neared its end, Hongjun devised a covert plan to use natural disasters against the Human Race and sent a strand of golden light into the Primordial Wilderness.

• Nuwa repeatedly calculated Heavenly Dao Hongjun’s movements but found no sign of him acting, so she resolved to stay vigilant.
• Tongtian reached the same conclusion and committed himself to protecting the matter entrusted to him by Xuan Yang and Nuwa.
• More than ten years passed as the Human Race flourished under Fuxi’s leadership, and his term governing the Human Race neared its end.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun decided to act but rejected an open confrontation with Nuwa and Xuan Yang.
• Hongjun chose to inflict natural disasters on the Human Race to burden Fuxi and Duobao with Karmic Debt, then sent a strand of golden light into the Primordial Wilderness.

Xuan Yang held Primordial Lord of Heaven at bay while Cangjie completed his attainment of the Dao through the merit of creating writing. With Cangjie protected by the Great Dao and Human Dao Destiny, Hongjun and the Two Sages of the West withdrew, and Primordial Lord of Heaven finally retreated as well.

• Xuan Yang repeatedly broke Primordial Lord of Heaven's attacks with simple punches, pinning him in place despite the defenses of the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and Pangu Banner.
• The Universe Cauldron and Chaos Bell refined the creation lightning and channeled its energy into Cangjie as he meditated on the Great Dao.
• The last violet-gold lightning bolt vanished, and merit and Human Dao Destiny descended upon Cangjie, stabilizing his attainment and raising him to Peak Golden Immortal of the Origin.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun suppressed his urge to interfere and withdrew the Heavenly Dao Will after recognizing that Cangjie was protected by the Great Dao and Human Dao Destiny.
• The Two Sages of the West concealed themselves and retreated, leaving Primordial Lord of Heaven alone against Xuan Yang.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven recalled the Pangu Banner and Four Immortal Slaying Swords, then left the battlefield without another threat.

Xuan Yang refused Zhunti and Jieyin’s request for fortune-suppressing treasures unless they left the Heavenly Dao faction, but they declined under Hongjun’s warning. He then chose Di Jun as the Human Race’s Earthly Emperor and Taiyi as its future Human Emperor, and led them to meet Nuwa and Houtu.

• Xuan Yang offered Zhunti and Jieyin treasures if they brought the Western Sect into the Human Path, but they refused after Hongjun sent a warning.
• Xuan Yang proposed establishing an Ancestral Land for the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to live, guard the Human Race, and cultivate freely.
• Di Jun and Taiyi asked Xuan Yang about the next Human Race positions, and he selected Di Jun for Earthly Emperor and Taiyi for Human Emperor.
• Xuan Yang assured Di Jun and Taiyi that Nuwa would agree to the arrangement and led them to Empress Wa’s Palace.
• After meeting Nuwa, Xuan Yang, Di Jun, and Taiyi headed to Houtu’s Underworld.

Fuxi, Shennong, and Xuanyuan joined Cangjie in resisting the Heavenly Dao’s punishment, helping him refine the Purple Empyrean Divine Lightning into power for the Human Race Script. When Hongjun attacked the Universe Cauldron and Chaos Bell, Nuwa and Houtu blocked his strike and challenged his right to interfere in the Human Path.

• Fuxi, Shennong, and Xuanyuan appeared to support Cangjie and lend him their power.
• Cangjie used the Three Sovereigns’ strength to suppress and refine the Purple Empyrean Divine Lightning, nourishing the Human Race Script.
• Hongjun launched a gray divine-light attack at the Universe Cauldron and Chaos Bell.
• Nuwa and Houtu defended the artifacts and blocked Hongjun’s attack.
• Nuwa challenged Hongjun’s right to meddle in the affairs of the Human Path.

After Six-Eared Macaque overwhelmed the Chan Sect's Twelve Golden Immortals, they proposed that Yang Jian choose his own master. They left Yang Jian to decide while the Chan Sect disciples tried to win him over with promises of status, treasures, cultivation methods, and help rescuing his mother.

• Six-Eared Macaque's peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal aura shocked the Twelve Golden Immortals and forced them to abandon their plan to take Yang Jian by force.
• Guangchengzi proposed that both sides present their offers and let Yang Jian choose, and Six-Eared Macaque agreed.
• Six-Eared Macaque named the Chan Sect and Immortal Master Xuan Yang's Golden Crow Divine Palace as Yang Jian's choices, then left the decision to him.
• True Man Yuding, True Man Taiyi, Guangchengzi, and the other Chan Sect disciples promised Yang Jian status, powerful cultivation methods and magic artifacts, and help reuniting his family.

Xuan Yang ordered Di Yi to find Jiang Shang, then learned Jiang Ziya was heading to Kunlun Mountain. After recognizing Jiang Ziya as bait for his true target, Shen Gongbao, Xuan Yang waited for Shen Gongbao to appear.

• Xuan Yang told Di Yi to use the Human Emperor's decree to search for Jiang Shang, whose location he could not deduce.
• Di Yi ordered the Human Race's forces and intelligence networks to find Jiang Shang, and they located him within two days.
• Di Yi reported that Jiang Shang was seventy-two, had left his post in Chaoge, and was traveling toward Kunlun Mountain.
• At the Ten-Li Pavilion, Jiang Ziya refused Song Yiren's money and continued west toward Kunlun Mountain to seek the Dao.
• Xuan Yang recognized Jiang Ziya as the one destined to carry out the Investiture of the Gods and decided to use him as bait for Shen Gongbao.
• Xuan Yang concealed himself and waited for Shen Gongbao, expecting him to seek out Jiang Ziya.

Xuan Yang secretly took Shen Gongbao from the Primordial World to the Grand Xuan Palace in Chaos and revealed his identity as a Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal. He offered to make Shen Gongbao his disciple, and Shen Gongbao eagerly accepted.

• Xuan Yang used a Spacetime Membrane to take Shen Gongbao and his black tiger from the Kunlun Mountain range to the Grand Xuan Palace.
• Shen Gongbao awoke in the Chaos palace, recognized the overwhelming power of its master, and bowed to Xuan Yang.
• Xuan Yang revealed that he was the third Golden Crow, the West Emperor of the Demon Race, the progenitor of the Human Race's Martial Dao, and a Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
• Shen Gongbao excitedly offered to obey Xuan Yang, believing the encounter was a great opportunity.
• Xuan Yang asked Shen Gongbao to become his disciple, and Shen Gongbao immediately accepted and paid his respects.

Yang Jian accepted Xuan Yang’s order and set out while True Man Taiyi raced to Chentang Pass to claim Spirit Pearl as his disciple. Lady Yin gave birth to Nezha, and a powerful, sharp aura arrived outside the Garrison Command.

• Xuan Yang ordered Yang Jian to act, and Yang Jian departed to carry out the task.
• True Man Taiyi learned that Spirit Pearl was about to be born and hurried toward Chentang Pass to take the child to Kunlun Mountain.
• After three years and six months of pregnancy, Lady Yin gave birth to a strange flesh ball, and Li Jing mistook it for a demon and struck it with his sword.
• The flesh ball split open in a burst of red light, revealing Nezha, who greeted Li Jing as his father.
• A powerful, sharp aura descended outside the Garrison Command.

Nezha returned to Chentang Pass after years of cultivation at Grand Xuan Palace, where his parents celebrated his Grand Unity Golden Immortal strength. After Nezha killed Ao Bing in a fight at the Eastern Sea, Ao Guang surrounded Chentang Pass and demanded his life, but panicked when Nezha invoked Grand Xuan Palace and prepared to kill himself.

• Yang Jian agreed to let Nezha visit his parents, and Nezha flew to Chentang Pass.
• Nezha reunited with Li Jing and Lady Yin, revealing that he had reached the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• Nezha went to the Eastern Sea to cool off, killed an attacking Sea Patrol Yaksha, and roasted its body.
• Ao Bing led aquatic troops to confront Nezha, but Nezha killed him and took his dragon tendons.
• Ao Guang surrounded Chentang Pass and threatened to flood it unless Li Jing surrendered Nezha.
• Nezha claimed responsibility and named Yang Jian and Venerable Xuan Yang as his master and grandmaster, then prepared to kill himself; Ao Guang recognized the danger and begged him to stop.

Nezha forced Ao Guang to abandon his demand for vengeance by revealing his connection to Grand Xuan Palace, then challenged the Dragon King to seek judgment from Yang Jian. Ao Guang reluctantly agreed to accompany Nezha to Grand Xuan Palace.

• Nezha revealed that his apparent attempt to stab himself had been a bluff, and Ao Guang begged him not to do it after learning of his ties to Grand Xuan Palace.
• Ao Guang apologized and pleaded for Nezha's forgiveness, while Li Jing and the people of Chentang Pass reacted with astonishment and relief.
• Nezha explained that the Sea Patrol Yaksha and Ao Bing had attacked him first, and insisted that he could prove his innocence.
• Nezha invited Ao Guang to Grand Xuan Palace to have Yang Jian judge the matter.
• Ao Guang weighed the risks of going or refusing, then reluctantly agreed to accompany Nezha.