Chapter Summaries

Zhen Yuanzi intercepted Primordial Lord of Heaven as he raced toward the Kongtong Seal and fought to delay him. While Primordial Lord of Heaven suppressed Zhen Yuanzi, Nuwa and Xuan Yang continued approaching the seal.

• Zhunti and Jieyin fled back toward the Primordial Wilderness, drawing scorn from Sect Master Tongtian, Grand Pure Laozi, and Heavenly Dao Hongjun.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun cursed Zhunti and Jieyin for lacking backbone and placed his hopes on Primordial Lord of Heaven.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven advanced toward the Kongtong Seal without interference from Sect Master Tongtian or Grand Pure Laozi.
• Zhen Yuanzi confronted Primordial Lord of Heaven and challenged him to a fight, knowing Xuan Yang opposed the Heavenly Dao faction obtaining the seal.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven attacked Zhen Yuanzi with the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and Pangu Banner, suppressing him but failing to prevent him from delaying his advance.
• Nuwa and Xuan Yang continued drawing closer to the Kongtong Seal.

After Nuwa and Houtu drove Heavenly Dao Hongjun back, Yuanshi and Zhen Yuanzi ended their fight. Xuan Yang met the gathered Great Powers, thanked them for helping, and accepted Nuwa’s invitation to visit Empress Wa’s Palace.

• Nuwa and Houtu felt relieved that Heavenly Dao Hongjun had retreated and credited Xuan Yang’s timely intervention.
• Yuanshi and Zhen Yuanzi sensed the Kongtong Seal’s aura disappear, realized what had happened, and stopped fighting.
• Yuanshi learned that Nuwa and Houtu could suppress Heavenly Dao Hongjun and withdrew, while Zhen Yuanzi was relieved the battle had ended.
• Xuan Yang met the Great Powers who had come to help, thanked them, and watched them depart.
• Nuwa invited Xuan Yang to Empress Wa’s Palace, and he agreed so he could return the Kongtong Seal.

Xuan Yang accompanied Nuwa to Empress Wa's Palace and gave her the Kongtong Seal. Nuwa asked him when to begin the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, trusting him to decide.

• Nuwa happily set off with Xuan Yang and told him how she and Houtu had joined forces to suppress Heavenly Dao Hongjun.
• Xuan Yang praised Nuwa's strength, and the two recalled how he had helped her attain the Dao.
• Nuwa regretted arriving at Empress Wa's Palace so soon, but she and Xuan Yang entered together.
• Xuan Yang presented Nuwa with the Kongtong Seal, which showed a strong affinity for her.
• When Xuan Yang asked when to begin the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of the Human Race, Nuwa said she trusted his judgment.

Yuanshi Tianzun challenged Zhunti and Jieyin to a fight for the position of Teacher of the Human Emperor, refusing to restrict his use of the Pangu Banner and Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. The three Saints went to a battlefield outside Empress Wa's Palace and prepared to fight, just as Heavenly Dao Hongjun's voice came from Purple Cloud Palace.

• Yuanshi Tianzun proposed that Zhunti and Jieyin could claim the position of Teacher of the Human Emperor if they defeated him in a fight.
• Zhunti asked Yuanshi Tianzun to fight without the Pangu Banner and Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, but Yuanshi refused and insisted the two brothers fight him together.
• Zhunti and Jieyin accepted Yuanshi's terms despite believing they were unlikely to defeat him.
• Nuwa directed the three Saints to a Dao arena outside Empress Wa's Palace.
• Yuanshi Tianzun, Zhunti, and Jieyin arrived at the battlefield and summoned their auras and magic artifacts as Heavenly Dao Hongjun's voice sounded from Purple Cloud Palace.

Xuan Yang defeated East King Duke in a one-on-one battle after offering the Immortal Court cultivators a chance to surrender. East King Duke warned Xuan Yang that killing him would transfer the Three Races’ Karmic Debt to Xuan Yang and bring disaster upon the Demon Court.

• East King Duke led the Immortal Court cultivators out to make a final stand against Xuan Yang and the Demon Court.
• Xuan Yang promised to spare those who surrendered and said East King Duke was his sole target, prompting East King Duke to challenge him to a duel.
• East King Duke attacked Xuan Yang with his Good Corpse, Evil Corpse, treasures, and lightning, but could not harm him.
• Xuan Yang destroyed East King Duke’s two corpses and battered him into the ground with his punches and palm strike.
• Xuan Yang pulled the wounded East King Duke from underground, and East King Duke pleaded for his life, warning that his death would pass the Three Races’ Karmic Debt to Xuan Yang.

Tongtian established Jie Sect and used the Qingping Sword to stabilize its fortune, inspiring Yuanshi to plan a sect of his own. Tongtian warned Yuanshi not to use the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, but Yuanshi mistook the warning for jealousy and decided to use it anyway.

• Tongtian established Jie Sect, designated the Qingping Sword as its sect-suppressing treasure, and received Merit Power.
• Yuanshi saw Tongtian establish Jie Sect and decided to establish Chan Sect using the Pangu Banner and Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
• Xuan Yang wrote that Tongtian had avoided the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation’s karmic danger but predicted Yuanshi would get into trouble if he used it.
• Tongtian went to Yuanshi’s cave mansion and warned him that the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation could not suppress sect fortune.
• Yuanshi ignored Tongtian’s advice, assumed his brother was jealous, and resolved to use both the Pangu Banner and Immortal Slaying Sword Formation to suppress Chan Sect’s fortune.

Nuwa mended the Primordial Wilderness’s sky with the Sky-Mending Stones and credited Xuan Yang and the others who had helped her. With Buzhou Mountain gone, Xuan Yang set off to find a support for the heavens, while Zhunti, Jieyin, and Yuanshi Tianzun rushed to seek merit as well; Hongjun realized Xuan Yang was heading for the North Sea Black Tortoise and sent a message to the others.

• Zhunti and Jieyin abandoned their plan to attack Di Jun and Taiyi after the gathered cultivators turned against them.
• Nuwa emerged with the Sky-Mending Stones, mended the hole in the sky, and told the Primordial Wilderness that Xuan Yang deserved the foremost merit for helping her.
• The cultivators realized that the collapsed Buzhou Mountain had left the heavens without support, so Xuan Yang told them to hold up the sky while he searched for something to support it.
• Zhunti, Jieyin, and Yuanshi split up to look for a way to support the heavens and earn merit.
• Xuan Yang headed for the North Sea Black Tortoise, while Hongjun recognized his plan and sent a voice transmission to Zhunti, Jieyin, and Yuanshi Tianzun.

Tongtian fought Yuanshi and overwhelmed him with sword formations, even after Yuanshi borrowed power from the Primordial World. As Yuanshi faced public humiliation, Xuan Yang predicted that he would turn to the Pangu Banner and the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, which could leave Tongtian struggling to defend himself.

• Yuanshi and Tongtian clashed after Yuanshi’s threatening aura finally pushed Tongtian past his patience.
• Tongtian summoned the Law of the Sword and the Law of Formations, trapping Yuanshi in overwhelming sword formations.
• Yuanshi borrowed the power of the Primordial World, but Tongtian’s formations still suppressed him.
• Cultivators across the Primordial Wilderness watched Yuanshi’s defeat and discussed Tongtian’s superior strength.
• Xuan Yang told Di Jun that Yuanshi would likely use the Pangu Banner and the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, leaving Tongtian barely able to defend himself.
• Taiyi complained that Yuanshi lacked fair play, and Xuan Yang reminded him of his own use of the Chaos Bell.

Houtu left the Witch Tribe and traveled to the Sun Star to seek an audience with Xuan Yang, while Nuwa and Hongjun watched her move with very different concerns. The chapter ended as Xuan Yang emerged to meet Houtu.

• Tongtian noticed Houtu leaving the Witch Tribe and admired her willingness to act for her people despite knowing her fate.
• Nuwa considered how Houtu might revive the Earth Path and resolved to help if the Heavenly Dao tried to suppress it.
• Hongjun noticed Houtu's movements while monitoring Xuan Yang and worried that they might lead to more trouble.
• Houtu arrived at the Sun Star and respectfully asked to meet Xuan Yang about an important matter.
• Xuan Yang came out to receive Houtu, valuing her past efforts to ease tensions between the Witch and Demon Races.

Nuwa, Taiqing, and Tongtian challenged Heavenly Dao Hongjun’s attempt to suppress Houtu and the Earth Path, arguing that Houtu should not be prevented from leaving the Underworld. Di Jun, Taiyi, and the Ancestral Witches joined their stance, leaving Hongjun’s scheme in jeopardy as opposition spread across the Primordial World.

• Nuwa broke Hongjun’s suppression of the Ancestral Witches and openly challenged his decree.
• Tongtian and Taiqing appeared behind Nuwa and supported her, urging Hongjun not to prevent Houtu from leaving the Underworld.
• Hongjun realized that Nuwa, Tongtian, and Taiqing’s intervention made it difficult to suppress Houtu and the Earth Path.
• Di Jun and Taiyi declared that the Demon Court and Demon Race supported Nuwa, Tongtian, and Taiqing’s proposals.
• The Ancestral Witches also sided with Houtu, leaving Hongjun facing opposition from the Demon Race and Witch Tribe as well.

Heavenly Dao Hongjun recognized Xuan Yang’s plan but could not figure out its purpose, while Xuan Yang reassured Nuwa that Zhunti, Jieyin, and Yuanshi would fall for it. The three arrived at Empress Wa’s Palace, where Yuanshi asked Nuwa whether she truly meant to give them the position of Teacher of the Human Emperor.

• Heavenly Dao Hongjun failed to deduce Xuan Yang’s scheme and decided to observe without intervening.
• Nuwa asked Xuan Yang whether Zhunti, Jieyin, and Yuanshi would fall for the plan, and Xuan Yang assured her they would.
• Zhunti, Jieyin, and Yuanshi Tianzun arrived at Empress Wa’s Palace and entered together.
• Nuwa received the three casually, while Zhunti and Jieyin sat down as if they were on familiar terms with her.
• Yuanshi asked Nuwa why she had summoned them and whether she truly intended to give them the position of Teacher of the Human Emperor.

Grand Pure Laozi suppressed Zhunti and Jieyin with the Taiji Diagram while Tongtian fought Primordial Lord of Heaven over the Human Race. Just as Tongtian was being overwhelmed by the Pangu Banner and Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, Xuan Yang appeared and repelled both treasures with the Law of Strength.

• Grand Pure Laozi used the Taiji Diagram to trap and suppress Zhunti and Jieyin, preventing them from interfering with the Human Path.
• Tongtian confronted Primordial Lord of Heaven above Kunlun Mountain, accusing him of aiding Hongjun in destroying Human Race civilization.
• Tongtian combined the Law of the Sword and the Law of Formations to engulf Primordial Lord of Heaven in an ocean of sword formations.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven unleashed the Pangu Banner and Immortal Slaying Sword Formation together, broke through Tongtian's defenses, and wounded him with Chaos Sword Qi.
• Xuan Yang appeared before Tongtian and used the Law of Strength to shatter the Pangu Banner's Chaos Sword Qi and repel the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation's four swords.

Xuan Yang and his companions encountered the Witch Tribe guarding the Innate Gourd Vine, but he prevented a fight and led them away. At Purple Sky Palace, Hongjun was left baffled that his interference had amounted to so little.

• Xuan Yang and his companions found Da Yi, Kua Fu, and the Witch Tribe guarding the Innate Gourd Vine, and Kua Fu demanded to know why they had come.
• Golden light secretly stirred Zhen Yangzi, Hongyun, and Queen Mother of the West into anger, but Xuan Yang used the Lunar Law to calm them and recognized Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao's influence.
• Xuan Yang politely explained their presence and agreed to leave when Da Yi and Kua Fu said the area was forbidden by Houtu.
• Xuan Yang's companions left with him, though Queen Mother of the West, Zhen Yuanzi, and Hongyun privately resented losing the opportunity and then apologized to him.
• Hongjun watched from Purple Sky Palace and wondered why that was all that had happened.

Xuan Yang began recruiting Immortal Court cultivators into the Demon Race, reasoning that the Demon Court’s Fortune could offset the backlash they faced when leaving the Immortal Court. He went to the Immortal Court’s territory and found an injured female immortal, whom he intended to recruit.

• Nuwa and Fuxi read Xuan Yang’s plan to win over Immortal Court cultivators by claiming that all beings with intelligence counted as demons.
• Xuan Yang explained that joining the Demon Court would help the cultivators endure Fortune’s backlash and escape the Immortal Court’s mounting Karmic Debt.
• Tongtian praised Xuan Yang’s plan for weakening the Immortal Court and increasing the burden on East King Duke.
• Taiyi worried that the Demon Court might struggle to accommodate the recruits, but Di Jun said vacant and newly created positions would handle them.
• Xuan Yang set out for Immortal Court territory and found a Mystic Immortal female immortal struck by lightning and severely injured.
• Xuan Yang laughed and declared that the female immortal was fated to join the Demon Race.

Xuan Yang borrowed the Universe Cauldron from Nuwa to help Shennong solve the Human Race’s currency problem. He brought the cauldron to Shennong, where Golden Spirit Mother recognized it and guessed its purpose.

• Nuwa offered Xuan Yang the Universe Cauldron, and he explained that he needed it to help Shennong create unique currency.
• Xuan Yang told Nuwa that Hongjun had exploited a flaw in Shennong’s currency, and she realized the cauldron’s Creation Qi could make the currency impossible to replicate.
• Xuan Yang arrived in Human Race territory and stopped Shennong from kneeling to greet him.
• Xuan Yang brought the Universe Cauldron before Shennong and Golden Spirit Mother, who recognized it and asked if Shennong would use it to create currency.

Xuan Yang gave Shennong the Universe Cauldron and a design for copper coins, allowing him to establish reliable currency for the Human Race. The Great Dao and Nuwa blessed the achievement, while Heavenly Dao Hongjun grew angry at Xuan Yang for thwarting him again.

• Xuan Yang told Shennong to use the Universe Cauldron to make currency infused with the Qi of Creation, then left before Shennong could kneel to him again.
• Shennong found Xuan Yang's copper-coin blueprint inside the Universe Cauldron and spent three years forging coins in multiple denominations.
• Shennong announced that he was establishing copper-coin currency for the Human Race, and the Great Dao bestowed its blessing.
• Nuwa appeared with the Kongtong Seal and blessed the coins while recording Shennong's merits, but left before his reign had ended and his merits could be settled.
• The Human Race celebrated the new currency, while Heavenly Dao Hongjun cursed Xuan Yang for disrupting his plans.

After Xuanyuan’s army suffered heavy losses and he was punished by the Human Path for his failures, Pharmacist returned to Mount Sumeru to seek help. Zhunti and Jieyin recognized that Xuan Yang had maneuvered them into the conflict and decided to secretly support Xuanyuan while awaiting the Chan Sect’s response.

• Chi You’s exhausted forces retreated after the bloody battle, leaving both armies badly damaged.
• Xuanyuan and Pharmacist received karmic punishment for their failures, and Xuanyuan blamed himself for the Human Race’s losses.
• Pharmacist urged Xuanyuan to stabilize the army and returned to the Western Sect to consult Zhunti and Jieyin.
• Zhunti and Jieyin realized Xuan Yang had drawn their sect into a trap by making them Teachers of the Human Emperor.
• Jieyin and Zhunti resolved to secretly find capable allies and spiritual treasures for Xuanyuan so he could hold out and win.

Wen Zhong’s Great Shang army crushed Xi Qi’s forces at Yan Mountain with Zhang Guifang’s sorcery and the Mo Family Four Generals’ magic treasures. After retreating to Xi Qi City, Jiang Ziya left for Kunlun Mountain to seek reinforcements from his master and fellow disciples.

• Wen Zhong led 300,000 Great Shang soldiers to the Xi Qi border, where Zhang Guifang defeated and captured Ji Shugan and several other Xi Qi generals with Name-Calling Fall from Horse.
• Wen Zhong ordered a full assault, and the Mo Family Four Generals devastated Xi Qi’s army with their magic treasures and demon beast.
• Jiang Ziya failed to stop the attack, and he escorted Ji Chang back to Xi Qi City after the army collapsed at Yan Mountain.
• Ji Chang and Ji Fa feared Xi Qi City would soon fall, while Jiang Ziya resolved to seek help from the Chan Sect.
• Jiang Ziya ordered Nangong Shi and the other generals to defend the city, then rode Si Bu Xiang toward Kunlun Mountain to ask Primordial Lord of Heaven for reinforcements.

Shen Gongbao intercepted Jiang Ziya on his way to Kunlun Mountain and nearly killed him before Guangchengzi and ten other Chan Sect Golden Immortals arrived to save him. Shen Gongbao realized the Chan Sect was ready to enter the conflict, and a major battle became unavoidable.

• Jiang Ziya fled West Qi toward Kunlun Mountain, but Shen Gongbao stopped him with his command to stay.
• Shen Gongbao attacked Jiang Ziya with divine thunder, knocked away the God-Beating Whip, and wounded him.
• Shen Gongbao drew the Water-Splitting Sword and tried to kill Jiang Ziya, but the Sky-Turning Seal struck him back.
• Guangchengzi arrived with Chijingzi, True Man Huanglong, Juliusun, Venerable Manjushri Guangfa, True Man Samantabhadra, Daoist Cihang, Grand Master Lingbao, Venerable Daoxing, and True Lord Qingxu Daode.
• Shen Gongbao mocked the eleven Golden Immortals, while recognizing that Jiang Ziya could not be killed and that a major battle was imminent.

Xuan Yang lent Nuwa and Fuxi the Universe Cauldron and the River Diagram and Luo Book to help them comprehend suitable laws. After visiting his friends and checking on the Immortal Court, he sensed two powerful auras from the Demon Court and realized Nuwa and Fuxi had broken through.

• Di Jun and Taiyi readily lent Nuwa and Fuxi the River Diagram and Luo Book, while Xuan Yang gave them the Universe Cauldron.
• Xuan Yang explained that the Universe Cauldron suited Nuwa's Creation Law and the River Diagram and Luo Book suited Fuxi's Myriad Phenomena Law.
• Nuwa and Fuxi returned to their palaces to cultivate, while Di Jun, Taiyi, and Xuan Yang resumed their own activities.
• Several hundred years later, Xuan Yang visited Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun, learning that Zhen Yuanzi had reached the Primordial Golden Immortal realm and Hongyun had comprehended a Cloud Law.
• Xuan Yang visited West Kunlun and the Witch Tribe, then checked on the powerful Immortal Court and East King Gong's seclusion.
• After returning to the Sun Star, Xuan Yang sensed two powerful auras from the Demon Court and realized Nuwa and Fuxi had broken through.