Chapter Summaries

Xuan Yang explained that Heavenly Dao Saints were powerful within the Primordial Wilderness but were constrained by the Heavenly Dao and weakened in Chaos. He introduced Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortals as a freer path equal in realm to Saints, then began to discuss their strengths and weaknesses.

• Xuan Yang described how Heavenly Dao Saints could endure as long as the Primordial Wilderness remained and draw on the Heavenly Dao, but had to obey its will and were weakened in Chaos.
• Tongtian studied Laozi and Yuanshi's reactions, while Zhu Rong mocked Heavenly Dao Saints as puppets and Yuanshi glared at him before Laozi stopped a confrontation.
• Xuan Yang explained that Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortals were equal in realm to Saints but relied neither on Heavenly Dao recognition nor its power.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches enthusiastically praised the Primordial Grand Unity path, and Xuan Yang said Great God Pangu had followed it.
• Yuanshi challenged Xuan Yang to explain the path's flaws, Laozi apologized for his brother, and Xuan Yang began discussing the strengths and weaknesses of Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortals.

Xuan Yang explained the advantages of Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortals and revealed that they could advance to the Primordial Limitless Golden Immortal realm, also known as the Great Dao Realm. He said Pangu had reached the half-step Great Dao Realm before perishing, leaving the cultivators stunned by the realm’s power and by the fact that Saints had no comparable path forward.

• Xuan Yang explained that Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortals understood laws more deeply, relied on their own power, and could fight in Chaos without being weakened.
• Xuan Yang said Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortals could advance to a higher realm, while Saints could not progress beyond the end of the Saint Realm.
• Tongtian asked Xuan Yang what the higher realm was, and Xuan Yang named it the Primordial Limitless Golden Immortal realm, commonly called the Great Dao Realm.
• Xuan Yang revealed that Pangu had attempted to reach the Great Dao Realm, entered its half-step stage, and perished after transforming his body into the Primordial Wilderness.
• Xuan Yang described Great Dao Realm beings as immortal, able to alter the Heavenly Path and create chaotic universes, leaving the cultivators stunned.

Di Jun, Taiyi, and Xuan Yang established new Heavenly Edicts for the Demon Court, creating divine offices and requiring its gods to benefit the Primordial Wilderness. Hongjun recognized that their regulations would curb the Demon Race’s expansion and prevent conflicts with the Witch Tribe.

• The Heavenly Dao responded as Di Jun, Taiyi, and Xuan Yang prepared to announce new Heavenly Edicts, drawing the attention of demon spirits, the Diary Owners, the Ten Great Demon Sages, and Hongjun.
• Di Jun, Taiyi, and Xuan Yang proclaimed Demon Court offices, including the Four Imperials, and established ranks for Demon Race members who met the cultivation requirement.
• The brothers required all Demon Court gods to benefit the Primordial Wilderness and forbade them from endangering it for personal gain, with violations punishable under Demon Race law.
• The Heavenly Dao bestowed merit, and the Demon Race’s fortune increased as ordinary demon spirits celebrated the new path to serve in the Demon Court.
• Hongjun realized the regulations would discourage expansion and conflict with the Witch Tribe, and he angrily condemned the brothers’ scheme.

Xuan Yang returned to the Sun Star after traveling the Primordial Wilderness and writing in his diary revealed why he had visited Nuwa, Tongtian, Zhen Yuanzi, and Hongyun. He had shared Primordial Chaos Insights to deepen their understanding of the Hunyuan Dao before Hongjun’s upcoming third sermon, hoping to keep them from taking the wrong path.

• Zhen Yuanzi wondered why Xuan Yang had visited Wuzhuang Temple, while Hongyun thought it showed their friendship had grown deeper.
• On the Sun Star, Di Jun told Taiyi that Xuan Yang was likely making plans for the Golden Crow clan and the Demon Race.
• Di Jun sensed Xuan Yang return through the Grand Formation of the Stars, and he and Taiyi waited for him to update his diary.
• Xuan Yang rested briefly in his palace, then began writing, prompting the Diary Owners to read his new entries.
• Xuan Yang wrote that he had visited Nuwa, Tongtian, Zhen Yuanzi, and Hongyun to share Primordial Chaos Insights and deepen their understanding of the Hunyuan Dao before Hongjun’s third sermon.

Xuan Yang wrote about protecting Hongyun from the danger of Hongmeng Purple Qi and considered how Hongjun might distribute the qi and treasures. Hongyun and Zhen Yangzi resolved to avoid the Third Sermon and began thinking about how to repay Xuan Yang.

• Xuan Yang explained that he had given Hongyun the Hunyuan cultivation method and preached to him so he would avoid claiming Hongmeng Purple Qi and repeating his tragic fate.
• Fuxi and Nuwa praised Xuan Yang’s loyalty, while Hongyun became emotional and vowed not to attend Hongjun’s Third Sermon; Zhen Yangzi agreed with the plan.
• Hongyun and Zhen Yangzi began pondering how to repay Xuan Yang for his efforts.
• Xuan Yang wondered whether Hongjun would keep the two strands of Hongmeng Purple Qi originally intended for Nuwa and Tongtian if he failed to take disciples.
• Xuan Yang planned to obtain Treasure Distribution Rock and its artifacts after Hongjun’s Unification with the Dao, reverse them into Innate Spiritual Treasures with the Universe Cauldron, and use them to form a personal grand formation.

Old Ancestor Hongjun defended his teachings and actions, persuading many cultivators that the Saint Path was a practical route and that serving the Heavenly Path was justified. He then presented seven streams of Hongmeng Purple Qi as an opportunity to become Saints, leaving the cultivators eager to learn who would receive them.

• Old Ancestor Hongjun claimed he had divided his teachings into three sermons because time was limited and urged cultivators to pursue the Saint Path rather than assume they could follow Pangu’s path to Chaotic Origin.
• Old Ancestor Hongjun argued that Heavenly Dao Saints were stronger than Chaotic Origin Golden Immortals within the Primordial Wilderness and that serving the world and Heavenly Path was a proper duty.
• Old Ancestor Hongjun declared that he had wronged neither the Primordial World nor its living beings, then announced that he would offer the cultivators an opportunity to become Saints.
• Old Ancestor Hongjun revealed seven streams of Hongmeng Purple Qi, and the cultivators eagerly awaited his decision on how to distribute them.

Hongjun began choosing disciples by accepting Zhunti and Jieyin, then rewarded them with Hongmeng Purple Qi and Magic Artifacts. Their successful recruitment left him planning to tempt Nuwa and Tongtian with even greater rewards.

• Hongjun declared that six Saints should become his disciples and asked Zhunti and Jieyin to take him as their master.
• Zhunti and Jieyin accepted, believing Hongjun's path to sainthood was more reliable than pursuing the Dao of Primordial Chaos.
• Hongjun bestowed two strands of Hongmeng Purple Qi and numerous Magic Artifacts on Zhunti and Jieyin.
• The other cultivators envied Zhunti and Jieyin's rewards as Hongjun planned to lure Nuwa and Tongtian into his sect.

Hongjun accepted Laozi and Yuanshi as disciples, rewarding them with Hongmeng Purple Qi and powerful treasures. He then offered Nuwa and Tongtian Hongmeng Purple Qi and their desired artifacts to persuade them to join him.

• Hongjun accepted Yuanshi and Laozi as disciples and gave each a strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi.
• Hongjun bestowed the Taiji Diagram and Pangu Banner, along with other Magic Artifacts, upon Laozi and Yuanshi.
• Taiyi worried that Tongtian and Nuwa might accept Hongjun's offer, but Di Jun reminded him that they had read Third Brother's diary.
• Hongjun offered Nuwa and Tongtian Hongmeng Purple Qi and treasures, including the Innate Red Embroidered Ball and the Four Immortal Slaying Swords with the Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram.

Tongtian and Nuwa rejected Hongjun’s offer to take them as disciples, and Hongjun withdrew the artifacts and Hongmeng Purple Qi he had offered. Tongtian challenged him just as he tried to keep the Purple Qi for himself.

• Tongtian refused to become Hongjun’s disciple, shocking the cultivators in Purple Sky Palace.
• Hongjun concealed his disappointment and asked Nuwa for her answer.
• Nuwa also rejected Hongjun, leaving him furious and stripping away his confidence.
• Hongjun recalled the artifacts and the two strands of Hongmeng Purple Qi, deciding not to give them to Tongtian and Nuwa.
• Tongtian saw through Hongjun’s intention and stepped forward to say he still had something to tell him.

Tongtian and the other Diary Owners tried to interpret Xuan Yang’s cryptic predictions about one-against-four and two-against-three conflicts. Tongtian and Taiyi rejected the possibility that brothers would turn against one another, leaving the true meaning unresolved.

• Tongtian regretted that Yuanshi had ignored his warning and accepted the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, but hoped Xuan Yang’s prediction meant Tongtian would have allies.
• Tongtian wondered whether the predicted battles involved the Three Pure Ones facing Zhunti and Jieyin, but refused to believe Laozi and Yuanshi would attack him.
• Di Jun considered whether the five fighters would be chosen from among the six Heavenly Dao Saints and concluded that the possible lineups suggested the Three Pure Ones might fight among themselves.
• Taiyi dismissed that idea, saying he and Di Jun would never join outsiders to attack their own brother.

Heavenly Dao Hongjun secretly empowered East King Duke, who severed his Evil Corpse and reached the Mid-Quasi-Saint Realm. As East King Duke resumed studying the Hongmeng Purple Qi, it revealed that his path to sainthood lay with the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Three Races.

• Heavenly Dao Hongjun surveyed the Witch Tribe, the Demon Race, Tongtian, and the Immortal Court before secretly sending merit and fortune to East King Duke.
• East King Duke severed his Evil Corpse and advanced from the Early to the Mid-Quasi-Saint Realm.
• East King Duke celebrated his newfound strength and then began comprehending the Hongmeng Purple Qi again.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun made the Hongmeng Purple Qi react, and East King Duke saw that his opportunity to become a Saint lay within the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Three Races.

East King Duke discovered that Immortal Court cultivators were leaving and confronted them, learning they blamed him for the Karmic Debt he had brought upon them. He persuaded them to stay by promising rewards and distributing his Merit, but the cultivators demanded more and drained much of his reserves.

• East King Duke summoned Green-Eyed Boy and learned that Peach Blossom Immortal had left for the Demon Court, prompting cultivators to abandon the Immortal Court.
• East King Duke blamed Di Jun and scolded Green-Eyed Boy, who explained that East King Duke had ordered him not to interrupt his seclusion.
• East King Duke confronted the Immortal Court cultivators, who condemned him for accepting members of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Three Races and leaving them to suffer the resulting Karmic Debt.
• East King Duke urged the cultivators to stay, promising to share the Destiny Proving Method and promising that his grand ambition would benefit them.
• East King Duke distributed Merit to the cultivators, but they demanded more until he protested that he could give no more.

Nuwa and Fuxi concluded that Xuan Yang had stopped writing and waited for the next day, when the Primordial Wilderness watched to see whether Di Jun, Taiyi, and Xuan Yang would obey Hongjun and establish the Demon Race and Demon Court. As the deadline arrived, the Twelve Ancestral Witches worried about future conflict with Xuan Yang, while Hongjun watched the Sun Star and smiled as events began.

• Nuwa told Fuxi that Xuan Yang had written nothing further and that they would have to wait for his next entry.
• The next day, beings across the Primordial Wilderness watched the Sun Star as the deadline for establishing the Demon Race and Demon Court arrived.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches discussed whether Xuan Yang would establish the Demon Race, and Lou Gong worried that he might later contend with them for Pangu's legacy.
• Houtu defended Xuan Yang's intentions, and Di Jiang urged the Ancestral Witches not to distrust their friend without cause.
• Hongjun watched the Sun Star, smiled, and said that it had finally begun.

Yuanshi rejected Tongtian’s warning that the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation could not suppress a sect’s Fortune, and Laozi failed to persuade him to reconsider. Yuanshi remained convinced that Saints surpassed Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortals and that Primordial Limitless Golden Immortals did not exist.

• Yuanshi decided to ignore Tongtian’s advice, believing his own judgment was right.
• Laozi visited Yuanshi to ask what Tongtian had told him, and Yuanshi complained that Tongtian had warned him against using the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation to suppress his future sect’s Fortune.
• Yuanshi said he planned to establish a sect because he sensed that doing so was his opportunity to become a Saint, and accused Tongtian of fearing he would be surpassed.
• Laozi urged Yuanshi to trust Tongtian, recalling that Tongtian’s earlier advice about Slaying the Three Corpses had proved correct.
• Yuanshi argued that Saints were superior to Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortals and dismissed the Primordial Limitless Golden Immortal path as impossible, refusing to change his mind.

Nuwa and Houtu prepared to stop the Heavenly Dao from seizing the Kongtong Seal, while the great powers waited for it to emerge in Chaos. At Five Villages Temple, Zhen Yuanzi’s aura revealed that he had finally attained the Dao, giving Xuan Yang a powerful and trusted new ally.

• Taiyi and Di Jun agreed that they could not let the Heavenly Dao suppress the Human Path by taking the Kongtong Seal.
• Nuwa learned the significance of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and resolved to keep the Kongtong Seal from the Heavenly Dao; she told Fuxi to watch over Chaos with her.
• Houtu arranged to watch for news of the Kongtong Seal and alert Xuan Yang and Nuwa, despite being unable to leave the Underworld.
• The great powers of the Human Path, Earth Path, and Heavenly Dao watched Chaos as they waited for the Kongtong Seal to appear.
• Xuan Yang sensed a powerful aura from Five Villages Temple and realized that Zhen Yuanzi had successfully attained the Dao.

Nuwa accepted Xuan Yang’s plan to offer the position of Teacher of the Human Emperor without naming a candidate, hoping Zhunti, Jieyin, and Yuanshi Tianzun would compete for it. After Nuwa’s mount delivered her invitation, the three leaders decided to go to Empress Wa’s Palace, unaware of the scheme behind it.

• Nuwa agreed that she would let Zhunti, Jieyin, and Yuanshi Tianzun contend over the position of Teacher of the Human Emperor.
• Nuwa joked that Xuan Yang had influenced her to become more scheming, and Xuan Yang conceded there was little to say in response.
• Nuwa sent her mount to deliver invitations to the Western Sect and the Chan Sect.
• Zhunti and Jieyin discussed Nuwa’s invitation and decided to go to Empress Wa’s Palace to pursue the position.
• Yuanshi Tianzun also chose to attend and hurried from the Chan Sect to Empress Wa’s Palace.

Fuxi agreed to let Xuan Yang and Nuwa help him resolve his obsession with attaining the Dao. They brought him to the Underworld to seek Houtu’s assistance, and she agreed to help Fuxi begin the process.

• Xuan Yang and Nuwa told Fuxi their plan, and he agreed to follow their instructions.
• Xuan Yang said they needed Houtu’s help, so he, Nuwa, and Fuxi set off for the Underworld.
• The Ancestral Witches welcomed the visitors, and Houtu appeared to greet Xuan Yang, Nuwa, and Fuxi.
• Houtu agreed to assist Xuan Yang before he explained the matter to her and the Ancestral Witches.
• Houtu and the Ancestral Witches agreed to help Fuxi, and Houtu proposed they begin at once.

Tongtian and Nuwa thwarted Hongjun’s earthquake scheme by stabilizing and protecting the Human Race, while Hongjun blamed Xuan Yang for their foresight. Fuxi realized that the Human Race needed a method to seek good fortune and avoid disaster, and discussed the idea with Duobao.

• Tongtian’s formation arrays stabilized the Human Race’s territory as Nuwa’s Nine-Colored Divine Light formed two Grand Unity Golden Immortal divine generals to shield it from disaster.
• The Human Race thanked Nuwa and Tongtian, sending their power of conviction to Empress Wa's Palace and Green Jade Palace.
• Hongjun was furious that his scheme had failed and suspected Xuan Yang had guided Nuwa and Tongtian.
• Fuxi thanked Duobao, but Duobao explained that he had been unable to act and that Nuwa and Tongtian had prepared for the crisis.
• Fuxi proposed that the Human Race develop a method to seek auspiciousness and avoid disaster, and Duobao wondered how they could do so.

Xuan Yang borrowed Di Jun’s River Diagram and Luo Book to help Fuxi develop a method of calculation for the Human Race. He arrived where Fuxi and Duobao were, and brought out the book to begin his assistance.

• Di Jun lent Xuan Yang the River Diagram and Luo Book, and he and Taiyi hoped Fuxi’s success would prove their own path to attaining the Dao.
• Xuan Yang left Di Jun and Taiyi and headed to the Human Race’s territory.
• As Fuxi and Duobao struggled to find a suitable method of calculation, Xuan Yang descended in a dazzling light.
• Xuan Yang stopped Fuxi and Duobao from kneeling, then summoned the River Diagram and Luo Book into the air.

Fuxi absorbed the Human Dao Destiny and rapidly rose to the Perfection Golden Immortal of the Origin, shocking the great powers across the Primordial Wilderness. Hongjun then intervened, ordering Fuxi to guard the Human Ancestral Land and forbidding him to leave unless an Immeasurable Great Tribulation arrived.

• After Duobao reached the Primordial Golden Immortal realm, Fuxi began absorbing mana and rapidly advanced through multiple cultivation stages.
• Fuxi reached the Perfection Golden Immortal of the Origin, shocking Primordial Lord of Heaven and the Chan Sect disciples.
• Zhunti and Jieyin envied Fuxi's breakthrough and proposed that a Western Sect disciple become the Earthly Emperor, while Nuwa rejected their wish.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun worried that Fuxi could grow stronger through Human Path Merit and ultimately achieve the Dao.
• Hongjun appeared in the void and declared that the Human Race could not rely on the Map of Mountains and Rivers alone to suppress its Fortune.
• Hongjun ordered Fuxi to guard the Human Ancestral Land and not leave unless an Immeasurable Great Tribulation arrived.