Chapter Summaries

Nuwa and Fuxi accepted Xuan Yang’s Dao Proving through Laws and Primordial Chaos Method and grew close to him during their stay on the Sun Star. After reading his updated diary on their journey home, they learned that Fuxi was fated to die in the Witch-Demon War and that Nuwa would be unable to save him.

• Nuwa and Fuxi thanked Xuan Yang and accepted the cultivation method he offered them.
• Nuwa and Fuxi spent about a hundred years visiting Xuan Yang on the Sun Star and became close friends.
• As Nuwa and Fuxi traveled home, Nuwa sensed that Xuan Yang had updated his diary and read it to herself.
• Nuwa and Fuxi learned that Xuan Yang had taught them the method partly to save Fuxi from his future fate.
• Nuwa read that Fuxi would die in the Witch-Demon War and that Nuwa, constrained as a Heavenly Path Saint, would be unable to protect him.

Old Ancestor Hongjun used the Heavenly Dao’s authority to support the Demon Court, appointing its Ten Great Demon Sages and naming Fuxi and Nuwa as the Demon Race’s Heavenly Emperor and Saint Mother. Di Jun, Taiyi, and Xuan Yang watched Hongjun’s actions, while the chapter left Nuwa and Fuxi facing their new appointments.

• Old Ancestor Hongjun declared that members of the Demon Race could join the Demon Court and assist the Demon Emperor, and the Heavenly Dao affirmed his words.
• Taiyi grew furious that Hongjun had overridden Xuan Yang’s plan, but Xuan Yang reassured Di Jun and Taiyi that he would make another plan.
• Hongjun empowered ten great demons and appointed Ji Meng, Ying Zhao, Fei Dan, Fei Lian, Jiu Ying, Shang Yang, Bai Ze, Qin Yuan, Ci Tie, and Gui Che as the Ten Great Demon Sages.
• The Ten Great Demon Sages pledged themselves to Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao, then swore to serve Di Jun, Taiyi, and Xuan Yang.
• Hongjun appointed Fuxi as the Demon Race’s Heavenly Emperor and Nuwa as its Saint Mother, ordering them to help build the Demon Court and strengthen the Demon Race.

Di Jun, Taiyi, and Xuan Yang used the Grand Formation of the Stars to frighten the Ten Great Demon Sages into acknowledging the brothers’ authority in the Demon Court. After welcoming Fuxi and Nuwa, they gathered everyone in the Demon Court’s great hall to discuss the Demon Race’s future.

• The Ten Great Demon Sages sensed the Grand Formation of the Stars’ deadly power, knelt, and pledged to serve the Demon Court under Hongjun’s orders.
• Di Jun, Taiyi, and Xuan Yang emerged from the formation after letting the Ten Great Demon Sages wait, and the sages knelt to pay their respects.
• Fuxi and Nuwa followed Fuxi’s advice and knelt, but Di Jun and Xuan Yang raised them and affirmed their equal standing.
• Xuan Yang welcomed Fuxi and Nuwa as colleagues, while the Ten Great Demon Sages followed behind them without complaint.
• Di Jun led everyone through the Demon Court and, in its great hall, began discussing the Demon Race’s development and the help it needed.

Xuan Yang explained his planned sermon to the Ten Great Demon Sages, then announced across the Primordial Wilderness that he would teach the Demon Way at the Demon Court in ten thousand years. Countless Demon Race beings set out for the Demon Court, while Xuan Yang, Di Jun, and Taiyi returned to the Sun Star to prepare.

• Taiyi confronted the Ten Great Demon Sages for doubting Xuan Yang, but Xuan Yang stopped him and explained that his sermon would focus on Demon Race cultivation and that his method for Proving the Dao of Primordial Chaos was only a reference.
• The Ten Great Demon Sages accepted Xuan Yang's explanation and departed, while Fuxi and Nuwa chose to reside at the Demon Court.
• Xuan Yang used the Grand Formation of the Stars to announce that he would give a sermon at the Demon Court in ten thousand years, open to Demon Race beings and other cultivators.
• Xuan Yang returned to the Sun Star with Di Jun and Taiyi to draft Heavenly Edicts and refine the sermon's Demon Way cultivation method.
• Demon Race beings across the Primordial Wilderness grew excited and began rushing toward the Demon Court so they would not miss the sermon.

Tongtian invited Laozi and Yuanshi to hear Xuan Yang preach the Path of Primordial Chaos at the Demon Court, but Yuanshi mocked the path before Laozi agreed to accompany them. As cultivators across the Primordial Wilderness headed for the sermon, Hongjun divined that even the Three Pure Ones were going and grew furious.

• Tongtian told Laozi and Yuanshi about Xuan Yang's upcoming sermon and invited them to the Demon Court.
• Yuanshi rejected the invitation, disparaged Xuan Yang's cultivation, and argued that the Path of Primordial Chaos was impassable.
• Tongtian argued back, but Yuanshi pointed out that Tongtian had not advanced to the Primordial Golden Immortal realm while he and Laozi had slain one corpse.
• Laozi mediated, then agreed to go with Tongtian and Yuanshi to meet the Three Golden Crows and hear Xuan Yang's method as a reference.
• Cultivators across the Primordial Wilderness, including the Witch Tribe persuaded by Houtu, set out for the Demon Court as its fortune rapidly grew.
• Hongjun divined that a vast crowd would attend Xuan Yang's sermon and discovered that the Three Pure Ones were among those heading to the Demon Court.

Xuan Yang finished preparing his revised Demon Race cultivation methods and planned to challenge Hongjun’s teachings during his upcoming sermon. After completing an eon of diary progress, he received the damaged Chaos Bead and its matching Heaven-Opening Dao-Proving Method.

• Hongjun decided he could not stop Xuan Yang’s Demon Court sermon and planned to accept Tongtian, Nuwa, and the other major cultivators as disciples at his Third Sermon.
• Five thousand years passed while Di Jun, Taiyi, and Xuan Yang stayed on the Sun Star, keeping the Demon Court closed to new members until the Heavenly Edict was issued.
• Xuan Yang wrote that he had finished the new Heavenly Edict long ago but was delaying its release, and that he planned to explain the drawbacks of becoming a Heavenly Dao Saint during his sermon.
• Xuan Yang completed an eon of diary progress and received the damaged Chaos Bead, which contained a complete world and could conceal heavenly secrets.
• The system rewarded Xuan Yang with the Heaven-Opening Dao-Proving Method as a critical-hit bonus.

Di Jun and Taiyi plotted to punish Zhunti and Jieyin for their future role in provoking the Witch-Demon war, while making sure they did not disrupt Xuan Yang's sermon. Zhunti and Jieyin tried to provoke the Demon Race over their lack of seats, and Houtu and the Ancestral Witches also planned to deal with them after the sermon.

• Di Jun stopped Taiyi from attacking Zhunti and Jieyin immediately and told him they needed to wait for the pair to break the rules.
• Di Jun whispered a plan to Taiyi, who sent Bai Ze away before Bai Ze could remind Zhunti and Jieyin that fighting was forbidden in the Demon Court.
• Zhunti and Jieyin entered the hall and tearfully complained to two Demon Race members that they had traveled from the West but had not been given seats.
• Fuxi suspected Di Jun and Taiyi had deliberately set the pair up, while Hongyun and Zhen Yuanzi expected them to be beaten again.
• Houtu told the other Ancestral Witches that they should teach Zhunti and Jieyin a lesson after Xuan Yang's sermon ended.

Xuan Yang explained how cultivators who could no longer complete the Unification of the Three Corpses could use Heavenly Dao Merit to become Merit Saints. He then revealed that Merit Saints were weaker and more restricted than other Saints, leaving cultivators who had already practiced Slaying the Three Corpses with little choice but to accept the path.

• Xuan Yang told the cultivators he would openly explain the Merit Dao Proving Method.
• Xuan Yang explained that cultivators could cultivate Slaying the Three Corpses to completion, reach the Quasi-Saint peak, and use Heavenly Dao Merit to become Heavenly Dao Saints.
• The cultivators deduced that the method was feasible and rejoiced at having another chance to prove the Dao.
• Laozi asked Xuan Yang what flaws Merit Saints had, and Zhunti and Jieyin recognized that the method had drawbacks.
• Xuan Yang explained that Merit Saints were weaker than Slaying the Three Corpses Saints and Chaotic Origin Golden Immortals, more restricted by the Heavenly Path, and less likely to reach the Great Dao Realm.
• Cultivators who had already practiced Slaying the Three Corpses realized they had little choice but to pursue Merit Sainthood.

Hongjun decided to pursue Unification with the Dao after concluding that greater authority over the Heavenly Dao would let him counter the Three Golden Crow Brothers. Meanwhile, Nuwa, Fuxi, Tongtian, and the other Diary Owners recognized the benefits of Xuan Yang’s Heavenly Edict and Demon Court reforms, while Xuan Yang prepared to continue the brothers’ work.

• Hongjun grew frustrated by the Three Golden Crow Brothers’ open scheme and decided he could not oppose their efforts publicly.
• Hongjun concluded that he lacked sufficient authority over the Heavenly Dao and planned to begin Unification with the Dao after the Third Sermon.
• Nuwa and Fuxi discussed how Xuan Yang’s cultivation requirement would limit the Demon Court’s numbers and make its Demon Gods easier to govern.
• Tongtian and the other Diary Owners admired Xuan Yang’s strategy, while Xuan Yang remained unaware of their praise and prepared the brothers’ next steps.

Nuwa and Fuxi sought Xuan Yang’s help after years of failing to break through to the Primordial Golden Immortal realm. Xuan Yang proposed lending them the River Diagram and Luo Book and the Universe Cauldron to help them comprehend laws, leaving Di Jun and Taiyi to respond.

• Nuwa told Fuxi that they had perfected their Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation but could not comprehend laws suited to themselves.
• Fuxi suggested asking Xuan Yang for guidance, and the siblings went to the Golden Crow Divine Palace.
• After hearing of their difficulty, Xuan Yang said he already had a method to help them break through.
• Xuan Yang summoned Di Jun and Taiyi and asked whether he could temporarily lend Nuwa and Fuxi the River Diagram and Luo Book and the Universe Cauldron.
• Nuwa and Fuxi were astonished that Xuan Yang was willing to lend them such treasures.

Xuan Yang revealed his plan to Di Jun and Taiyi, who traveled to the Dragon Race to present it to Ancestor Dragon. Ancestor Dragon and Candle Dragon listened as Di Jun explained the plan and realized it might work.

• Di Jun and Taiyi visited Xuan Yang, heard his plan, and agreed to bring it to Ancestor Dragon.
• Xuan Yang warned Di Jun and Taiyi to treat the Dragon Race courteously, and the brothers departed the Sun Star without soldiers.
• Nuwa and Fuxi noticed Di Jun and Taiyi leaving and anticipated that events would soon unfold.
• Di Jun and Taiyi arrived at the East Sea Coast and respectfully requested an audience with Ancestor Dragon.
• Candle Dragon objected to the Golden Crows offering advice, but Ancestor Dragon reminded him to respect their visitors and the Dragon Race's weakened position.
• Di Jun explained Xuan Yang's plan to Ancestor Dragon and Candle Dragon, who began to see that it could work.

Xuan Yang explained that he had not asked his friends for help because the Demon Court seemed likely to win and he wanted to spare them karmic debt, though he feared Hongjun’s disciples might join the battle. After reading his diary, Zhen Yuanzi, Hongyun, Queen Mother of the West, Tongtian, and Houtu began preparing to help the Demon Court.

• Xuan Yang wrote that the Demon Court had the advantage over the Immortal Court and that he had avoided asking his friends for help to spare them karmic debt.
• Xuan Yang warned that Zhunti, Jieyin, Yuanshi, and Laozi might intervene, and outlined how he and the Demon Court’s allies planned to face them.
• Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun decided to travel west and hold back Zhunti and Jieyin.
• Queen Mother of the West asked Tongtian to help her stop Yuanshi and Laozi, and Tongtian agreed.
• Houtu went to Pangu Hall to meet the other eleven Ancestral Witches.

Heavenly Dao Hongjun urged Primordial Lord of Heaven to protect Grand Pure Laozi from switching to the Dao of Primordial Chaos and blamed Tongtian’s associates for influencing him. Back at Kunlun Mountain, Primordial Lord of Heaven confronted Tongtian over his advice to Laozi, and the brothers prepared to fight.

• Heavenly Dao Hongjun summoned Primordial Lord of Heaven to the Purple Cloud Palace and warned him that Grand Pure Laozi might be persuaded to cultivate the Dao of Primordial Chaos.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun told Primordial Lord of Heaven to watch over Laozi and suggested that Tongtian’s associates had led him astray.
• Tongtian returned to Kunlun Mountain and told Grand Pure Laozi that Xuan Yang would seek a suitable solution, easing Laozi’s worry.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven entered Laozi’s cave and accused Tongtian of trying to harm their eldest brother by urging him to change paths.
• Tongtian defended the Dao of Primordial Chaos, and Primordial Lord of Heaven declared that he would teach Tongtian a lesson.

Xuan Yang received methods for reaching the Chaotic Origin Golden Immortal realm and attaining sainthood by Slaying the Three Corpses, then revealed that Hongjun’s version was incomplete because it omitted the Unification of the Three Corpses. Di Jun, Taiyi, Houtu, Nuwa, Tongtian, and the other diary owners reacted with shock and waited to learn more.

• Chang Xi, Xi He, and Wangshu vowed to support Xuan Yang while Houtu resolved to establish ties with him for the Witch Tribe’s sake.
• Di Jun and Taiyi discussed preparing for possible interference by the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun, and Di Jun proposed using whether Fufeng bore ten Golden Crows to test the Heavenly Dao’s intentions.
• Xuan Yang’s diary revealed that his reward included a Law-Proving Chaotic Origin method and a complete Slaying the Three Corpses sainthood method.
• Xuan Yang explained that the Law-Proving method suited him and several others, while the complete Slaying the Three Corpses method suited few cultivators.
• Xuan Yang revealed that Hongjun’s upcoming teaching would omit the crucial Unification of the Three Corpses, leaving cultivators unable to attain sainthood.

Xuan Yang revealed to Nuwa and Tongtian that he planned to prove the Dao by opening heaven, using his Law of Strength and the world inside his Chaos Bead. Meanwhile, Grand Pure Laozi completed teaching throughout the Human Race and received a profound insight into the Law of Alchemy.

• Tongtian and Nuwa asked Xuan Yang why he had not yet proven the Dao.
• Tongtian recalled the four methods of proving the Dao and realized Xuan Yang intended to use the Heaven-Opening Dao-Proving Method.
• Xuan Yang confirmed his plan and said his preparations were nearly complete.
• Grand Pure Laozi continued teaching the Human Race and deepened his comprehension of the Law of Alchemy.
• Grand Pure Laozi completed his teachings throughout the Human Race and received an incomparably profound insight.

Taiqing’s aura surged as he neared the Primordial Golden Immortal realm, shocking cultivators across the Primordial World and stirring envy and regret among those who had chosen other paths. Heavenly Dao Hongjun raged as Taiqing reached the peak of his aura and stepped into the realm of the Primordial Golden Immortal.

• Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun sensed Taiqing’s rising aura and recognized that he was about to prove the Dao as Xuan Yang had predicted.
• West King Mother wondered whether Primordial Lord of Heaven’s efforts to keep Taiqing in the Heavenly Dao faction had delayed his progress.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven reflected that his attempts to help Taiqing had not been good for him, then fell silent.
• Zhunti and Jieyin envied Taiqing’s path and regretted not seeking Xuan Yang’s help to become Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortals.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun cursed Taiqing’s imminent success inside the Purple Sky Palace.
• Taiqing’s aura reached its peak, and he stepped into the realm of the Primordial Golden Immortal.

Nuwa created a herd of Fierce Beasts for the Witch Tribe to raise as food, and Xuan Yang decided the plan required help from three Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortals. He gathered the Twelve Ancestral Witches and led them to Empress Wa's Palace to meet the others.

• Nuwa used ordinary materials and the Innate Gourd Vine to create Fierce Beasts, then infused them with Malevolent Qi and Chaos Qi.
• Taiyi and Di Jun judged the Fierce Beasts weaker than those of the Primordial Wilderness, while Xuan Yang said their strength mattered less than their ability to reproduce.
• Xuan Yang proposed involving Nuwa, Tongtian, Taiqing, and the Witch Tribe, and the Three Golden Crow Brothers set out to invite them.
• Xuan Yang told the Twelve Ancestral Witches that the plan needed the combined power of three Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortals.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches followed Xuan Yang to Empress Wa's Palace.

Houtu persuaded the Ancestral Witches to join her in the Underworld, hoping to protect the Witch Tribe from the Witch-Demon Calamity and strengthen the Earthly Path. As Houtu and the Eleven Ancestral Witches appeared above the Underworld, Heavenly Dao Hongjun watched in alarm and prepared to stop their plan.

• Houtu thanked the Ancestral Witches for agreeing to enter the Underworld and urged them to swear an oath to the Primordial World without delay.
• Nuwa told Fuxi she hoped Houtu could persuade the Ancestral Witches, and Fuxi predicted they would agree because they loved Houtu.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun worried that the Earthly Path might grow strong and join the Human Path against the Heavenly Path.
• Houtu's phantom appeared above the Underworld, releasing a powerful aura throughout the Primordial Wilderness.
• The Eleven Ancestral Witches appeared beside Houtu's phantom as Heavenly Dao Hongjun prepared to thwart their plan.

Xuan Yang used Heaven-Opening Dao Proving inside his Chaos Bead to break through to the Chaotic Origin Golden Immortal realm and complete a new world. His breakthrough alarmed the Primordial Wilderness, and his allies headed to the Sun Star while Hongjun seethed at his growing threat.

• Nuwa urged Fuxi to leave the Demon Race, but Fuxi chose to wait for Xuan Yang, Di Jun, and Taiyi to act.
• Xuan Yang prepared for his breakthrough, settled the Little Golden Crows on the Sun Star, and entered his Chaos Bead.
• Xuan Yang shattered the Chaos with his Law of Strength, opened the heavens, and advanced from peak Chaos Golden Immortal to Chaotic Origin Golden Immortal.
• Xuan Yang's Chaos Bead developed into a complete continent comparable to the Primordial Wilderness, and he returned to the Sun Star.
• Hongjun resented Xuan Yang's success, while Nuwa, Tongtian, Taiqing, Zhen Yangzi, and others rushed toward the Sun Star.

After attaining the Chaotic Origin Golden Immortal realm, Xuan Yang announced that he and his family would withdraw from the Demon Court, and Di Jun and Taiyi immediately joined him. Nuwa persuaded Fuxi to withdraw as well, but Heavenly Dao Hongjun intervened and declared that Di Jun, Taiyi, and Fuxi could not leave.

• Xuan Yang swore before the Great Dao that he and his family would withdraw from the Demon Court and leave the Demon Race to the Ten Great Demon Sages.
• Taiyi and Di Jun declared their support for Xuan Yang and announced their own withdrawals from the Demon Court.
• Nuwa urged Fuxi to seize the chance to leave, and Fuxi announced that he would withdraw.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun appeared in the Primordial Wilderness and rejected the withdrawals of Di Jun, Taiyi, and Fuxi, though he allowed Xuan Yang to leave.