Chapter Summaries

Niu Ben offered Ancestor Minghe the post of one of the Underworld’s Five Ghost Emperors, and Minghe accepted after weighing the loss of his Netherworld Blood Sea against the authority and support the position would bring. The chapter ended with the two agreeing to work together to build the Underworld.

• Niu Ben explained that the Underworld needed powerful officials and offered Ancestor Minghe a position as one of the Five Ghost Emperors.
• Ancestor Minghe considered the offer, recognizing that joining the Underworld would preserve his influence after he lost most of the Netherworld Blood Sea.
• Niu Ben told Ancestor Minghe he would not force him and could seek another candidate, prompting Minghe to accept the post.
• Ancestor Minghe pledged to join the Underworld as a Ghost Emperor and share its prosperity and hardship with Niu Ben.
• Niu Ben welcomed Minghe and said they would work together to build the Underworld.

Houtu Ancestor Witch began unleashing the power that would transform her into Reincarnation, shaking the Primordial Heaven and Earth and causing the Netherworld Blood Sea to appear across the skies. Niu Ben and Ancestor Minghe witnessed the event as the Three Pure Ones, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Nuwa watched from afar, uncertain what was about to happen.

• Houtu Ancestor Witch released terrifying power above the Blood Sea, and Niu Ben realized that her transformation into Reincarnation was beginning.
• The upheaval spread throughout the Primordial Heaven and Earth, startling countless living beings and great powers.
• A projection of the Netherworld Blood Sea appeared across the skies, and powerful figures recognized it as Ancestor Minghe's Dao Field.
• At Penglai Immortal Island, Tongtian wondered whether the event involved Niu Ben, while Taishang said it likely concerned all living beings.
• At Mount Sumeru, Jieyin and Zhunti doubted that Ancestor Minghe was becoming a Saint, and at Nuwa Palace, Nuwa watched in surprise.

Houtu Ancestor Witch appeared in the Netherworld Blood Sea, leading the Primordial Wilderness to believe she might become a Saint. She revealed that she intended to sacrifice her body to create Reincarnation and open the Netherworld Underworld, leaving the Six Saints deeply shaken.

• Houtu Ancestor Witch appeared at the center of the Blood Sea vision, and living beings, Saints, the Wu Clan, and the Demon Clan speculated that she might prove Dao and become a Saint.
• Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches celebrated the possibility that Houtu would become a Saint and enable the Wu Clan to defeat the Demon Clan.
• Demon Emperor Di Jun and Emperor Taiyi worried that Houtu becoming a Saint would overturn the balance between the Wu Clan and the Demon Clan.
• Houtu called on heaven and all living beings to witness her vow to relinquish her Ancestor Witch body and use her flesh, blood, and soul to create the Six Paths of Reincarnation and open the Netherworld Underworld.
• Saint Taishang, Tongtian, and Yuanshi recognized that Houtu intended to sacrifice herself to complete the Dao of heaven and earth.

Houtu sacrificed herself to establish the Six Paths of Reincarnation and open the Underworld, leaving the Wu Clan weakened. Jieyin and Zhunti arrived at the newly formed Underworld and claimed Western Teachings should govern it.

• The Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and the Wu and Demon Clans reacted to Houtu's vow, with the Wu Clan grieving and the Demon Clan celebrating her coming sacrifice.
• Houtu's body transformed into the Underworld's landscape, and her origin formed the Six Paths of Reincarnation, drawing suffering souls into worship.
• Niu Ben told Ancestor Minghe to wait for the new Underworld's order to stabilize.
• Jieyin and Zhunti descended over the Blood Sea, and Niu Ben recognized that they had come to claim authority over the Underworld.
• Jieyin argued that the Underworld was ownerless and that Western Teachings were suited to govern Reincarnation.

Niu Ben refused to surrender the Underworld’s authority to Jieyin and Zhunti, insisting he had been entrusted with it by Houtu Ancestor Witch. When Zhunti attacked him, the Three Pure Ones arrived at the Blood Sea and stood with Niu Ben.

• Niu Ben reminded Jieyin and Zhunti that Houtu Ancestor Witch had entrusted him with the Underworld’s authority and named him Great Emperor Fengdu.
• Jieyin and Zhunti challenged Niu Ben’s claim, and Ancestor Minghe admitted he had not heard Houtu Ancestor Witch’s instructions himself.
• Zhunti ordered Niu Ben to leave, but Niu Ben refused to break his promise to Houtu Ancestor Witch.
• Zhunti released his Saintly Might against Niu Ben, while Ancestor Minghe feared the Western Teachings would take control of the Underworld.
• The Three Pure Ones arrived at the Blood Sea, dispersed Zhunti’s Saintly Might, and Taishang assured Niu Ben that they would handle what came next.

The Three Pure Ones arrived in the Blood Sea to support Niu Ben as Jieyin and Zhunti contested control of the Underworld. Niu Ben offered the Western Teachings authority over the eighteenth layer of Hell, leaving Jieyin to respond.

• Jieyin and Zhunti were alarmed when the Three Pure Ones arrived, while Ancestor Minghe and Saint Nuwa watched with relief and surprise.
• Jieyin proposed that the saints divide the Underworld's authority, but Tongtian threatened him and Zhunti with the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
• Jieyin withdrew the Western Teachings' claim to the Underworld but asked Taishang to grant them a place there, invoking Taishang's promise over the Green Lotus Treasure-Colored Banner.
• Taishang left the decision to Niu Ben, who offered the Western Teachings control of the eighteenth layer of Hell to govern and redeem its most wicked souls.

Niu Ben secured the Western Teachings one layer of the Underworld, and Jieyin appointed Ksitigarbha to oversee it under Niu Ben’s direction. Niu Ben led the Three Pure Ones, Ancestor Minghe, and Ksitigarbha into the newly opened Underworld and prepared to use the Eighteen Layer Hell Model.

• Jieyin accepted one layer of hell for the Western Teachings and stopped Zhunti from challenging Niu Ben.
• Jieyin summoned Ksitigarbha and ordered him to establish a Dao Field in the eighteenth layer and obey Niu Ben.
• Ksitigarbha agreed to assist Niu Ben in operating Reincarnation, and Jieyin and Zhunti departed.
• Niu Ben led the Three Pure Ones, Ancestor Minghe, and Ksitigarbha into the Underworld, where they found its laws suppressed even the Saints’ Spiritual Sense.
• Niu Ben connected to the system and retrieved the Eighteen Layer Hell Model.

Niu Ben established the Underworld’s initial core with the Eighteen Layers of Hell and its palaces. Houtu reappeared as Pingxin, who explained that she had inherited Houtu’s will and would govern Reincarnation, leaving no Houtu of the Wu Clan.

• Niu Ben placed the Eighteen Layer Hell Model in the Underworld and conjured the halls and buildings needed for its core region.
• Ancestor Minghe began asking Niu Ben about his Dao Field, but the Underworld shook as its Origin Essence surged.
• Laws of earth and Golden Light of Merit gathered beside the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and a woman with Houtu’s appearance took shape.
• Pingxin introduced herself and explained that she had inherited Houtu’s will and accepted the Merit of Reincarnation.
• Pingxin declared that from then on, only Pingxin of the Underworld existed, and Houtu of the Wu Clan was no more.

Pingxin completed the Bridge of Helplessness and assigned the Blood Sea beneath the Eighteen Layers of Hell to Ancestor Minghe. With the Underworld’s framework in place, Niu Ben asked the Three Pure Ones to let their disciples fill its vacant offices, and they agreed.

• Pingxin created the Bridge of Helplessness and Meng Po, requiring souls to drink her soup before entering Reincarnation.
• Pingxin granted Ancestor Minghe the Blood Sea as his new Dao Field, then returned to Pingxin Palace.
• Ksitigarbha left to establish his Dao Field in the lowest level of Hell, and Ancestor Minghe departed to inspect his own.
• Niu Ben told the Three Pure Ones that the Underworld needed more officials and proposed selecting their disciples for its offices.
• Taishang, Primordial Heavenly Lord, and Tongtian agreed that Niu Ben could assign their disciples to serve in the Underworld.

Niu Ben announced that Houtu Ancestor Witch had entrusted him with the Authority of the Underworld, making him Great Emperor Fengdu. The Ox Clan prepared to send members to serve in the Underworld, while the Three Teachings Disciples gathered on Penglai Immortal Island to hear Niu Ben’s declaration.

• Tongtian and Primordial Heavenly Lord told Niu Ben he could choose disciples from their teachings for Underworld posts.
• Niu Ben sent Kong Xuan to the Ox Clan with instructions to bring selected members to the Underworld.
• Kong Xuan told Niu Ba that Niu Ben had become Great Emperor Fengdu, and Niu Ba agreed to send Ox Clan elites.
• The Three Teachings Disciples gathered on Penglai Immortal Island at the Three Pure Ones’ summons.
• Niu Ben announced that Houtu Ancestor Witch had entrusted him with the Authority of the Underworld and that he would oversee its affairs as Great Emperor Fengdu.

Niu Ben announced that he controlled the newly established Underworld and would appoint Three Teachings disciples to help govern it. Many disciples eagerly volunteered, and he selected Xuandu, Chijingzi, True Man Huang Long, the Three Xiaos, Golden Spirit Holy Mother, the Ten Heavenly Lords of Golden Turtle Island, and others to serve there.

• Niu Ben revealed that he had taken control of the Underworld, shocking the Three Teachings disciples.
• Niu Ben invited disciples to join him in the Underworld and take Divine Posts overseeing Yin-Yang Order.
• True Man Huang Long volunteered, and Niu Ben accepted him; Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao also offered to go and were accepted.
• Many Chan Teachings and Interception Sect disciples volunteered for the chance to benefit from the Underworld's Fortune.
• Niu Ben selected Xuandu and Chijingzi, then chose Golden Spirit Holy Mother, the Ten Heavenly Lords of Golden Turtle Island, and other disciples to serve in the Underworld.

Niu Ben brought the chosen disciples to the Underworld and appointed them to its new offices. Niu Ba arrived with the Ox and Horse Clans, whose elites Niu Ben assigned as Underworld officers.

• The Three Pure Ones approved Niu Ben’s selections, and the unchosen disciples departed.
• Duobao asked to serve in the Underworld, but Niu Ben promised him a greater opportunity and persuaded him to remain in Penglai.
• Niu Ben led the selected disciples to the Underworld, where Niu Ba arrived with more than ten thousand Ox and Horse Clan members.
• Niu Ben recognized the Ox and Horse Clan elites as ideal candidates for Underworld officers and brought them to Fengdu City.
• Niu Ben appointed Xuandu, True Man Huang Long, Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Chijingzi, and Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao to Underworld posts, while assigning the Ox and Horse Clan elites to serve as officers.

Niu Ben discovered the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Brush in Fengdu City, learned how they governed living beings’ fates and lifespans, and brought the Underworld’s system into order. He then traveled to the Wu Clan, where Dijiang and the other Ancestor Witches greeted him amid concerns about the Demon Clan.

• Niu Ben found the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Brush in Fengdu City and examined their powers over records, lifespan, fortune, and fate.
• Niu Ben put both treasures away and sensed that he had become more closely connected with the Underworld.
• Over many years, Niu Ben established an orderly system in the Underworld, with the Six Paths of Reincarnation receiving souls and judgment determining their next steps.
• At Pangu Temple, Xi Zi and the other Ancestor Witches discussed the Demon Clan’s suspicious inactivity after Houtu Ancestor Witch transformed herself into Reincarnation.
• Niu Ben arrived at the Wu Clan Tribe, and Dijiang led the Ancestor Witches out to greet him.

Niu Ben returned Houtu’s essence blood to the Wu Clan, and Di Jiang chose Chiyou to inherit it after the Ancestor Witches argued over the candidate. Meanwhile, the Demon Clan escalated its attacks on humanity, and a Demon God appeared over a Human Tribe.

• Niu Ben delivered Houtu’s Ancestor Witch Essence Blood to Di Jiang and the other Ancestor Witches, then departed.
• Di Jiang and the Ancestor Witches returned to Pangu Temple and argued over which Great Witch should inherit the essence blood.
• Di Jiang proposed Chiyou as the heir, and the other Ancestor Witches accepted his choice.
• Human Emperor Huang Tian sent Ancestor Suiren to investigate the growing number of human disappearances, which he traced to the Demon Clan.
• Demon Emperor Di Jun ordered the Demon Clan to openly slaughter humans because the Witch-Slaying Sword was progressing too slowly.
• A powerful aura enveloped a Human Tribe, and a Demon God appeared above it.

Bloodbeak Demon God attacked a Human Tribe, slaughtering its people and collecting their blood until Ancestor Suiren arrived to defend them. Suiren launched a blazing Fire Dragon at the Demon God, and their attacks collided as the chapter ended.

• Bloodbeak Demon God descended on a Human Tribe, smashed its buildings and killed many people with a claw strike.
• Bloodbeak Demon God used a Glazed Vial to absorb the victims’ blood and killed more Human Race fighters who charged at him.
• The tribe leader tried to lead the survivors to safety, but Bloodbeak Demon God sealed the tribe behind barriers of blood-fiend energy.
• Ancestor Suiren broke through a barrier and arrived after sensing the disturbance, giving the trapped people hope.
• Ancestor Suiren poured his cultivation into the Suiren Wood Staff and sent a blazing Fire Dragon at Bloodbeak Demon God, who countered with a sweep of blood-colored demonic wind.

Ancestor Suiren fought Bloodbeak Demon God to protect the Human Race, but even after burning his Hearthfire Origin Essence, he was defeated. As Bloodbeak prepared to slaughter the survivors, Human Emperor Huang Tian appeared in the sky.

• Bloodbeak Demon God shattered Ancestor Suiren's staff and struck him into a crater, leaving the Human Race despairing.
• Ancestor Suiren rose despite his injuries and vowed that Bloodbeak would not trample his people while he still lived.
• Ancestor Suiren burned his vital blood to ignite the Origin Essence of Hearthfire and charged through Bloodbeak's crimson feathers.
• Bloodbeak blocked Ancestor Suiren's attack but was injured, while Suiren fell with his flames extinguished and his aura nearly gone.
• The surviving Human Race faced Bloodbeak without fear as he prepared to slaughter them, and Human Emperor Huang Tian appeared in the sky.

Huang Tian arrived at a Human Tribe massacre and challenged Bloodbeak Demon God, whose attack he matched with the backing of Human Race Fortune. Their battle drew the attention of experts across the Primordial Wilderness, who were stunned that the Human Emperor could fight a Demon God as an equal.

• Huang Tian arrived as Ancestor Suiren and the surviving humans faced defeat, and the survivors greeted their Human Emperor with hope.
• Huang Tian saw the destroyed homes and slaughtered humans, then vowed to kill Bloodbeak Demon God for the massacre.
• Bloodbeak Demon God attacked Huang Tian, who met him head-on with Imperial Dragon Qi and the Fortune of the Human Race.
• Their clash shattered the blood-red barrier and sent the Demon Clan fighters maintaining it flying.
• Huang Tian and Bloodbeak Demon God resumed their fierce battle, drawing experts from across the Primordial Wilderness.
• The watching experts recognized Huang Tian and marveled that the Human Emperor could match a Demon Clan Demon God.

Di Jun’s court debated whether to attack the weakened Wu Clan before the Witch-Slaying Sword was complete, then learned that Huang Tian was fighting Bloodbeak Demon God over the Demon Clan’s actions against the Human Race. Niu Ben realized the Demon Clan needed Human blood essence to forge the sword and faced a system choice between rescuing the Human Race and letting it endure the crisis for a greater reward.

• Emperor Taiyi urged Di Jun to attack the Wu Clan immediately, but Di Jun insisted they wait until the Witch-Slaying Sword was finished.
• A disturbance from Huang Tian’s battle with Bloodbeak Demon God alerted the Demon Clan, and Di Jun ordered them to openly collect Human blood essence.
• Nuwa and Taishang sensed the battle, while Taishang chose to observe unless the Human Race faced destruction.
• Niu Ben connected the Demon Clan’s actions to the blood essence required for the Witch-Slaying Sword and wondered whether to help the Human Race.
• The system offered Niu Ben an Innate Spiritual Treasure for helping the Human Race or a Fragment of Innate Supreme Treasure for staying out of the conflict.

Niu Ben chose the system’s second option and planned to help the Human Race indirectly by arranging for someone else to act. Meanwhile, Huang Tian unleashed his Human Dao Dharma Body and destroyed Bloodbeak Demon God’s true form with one punch.

• Niu Ben chose the second system option and decided to arrange for someone else to help the Human Race.
• Huang Tian drew upon the Human Race’s aspiration and will to manifest a towering Human Dao Dharma Body.
• Bloodbeak Demon God revealed his eagle true form and unleashed his Blood Feather Funeral God attack.
• Huang Tian summoned the Kongtong Seal, which suppressed and dispersed Bloodbeak Demon God’s blood-red feather swords.
• Huang Tian’s Human Dao Dharma Body struck Bloodbeak Demon God with one punch, shattering his physical form.

Huang Tian shattered Bloodbeak Demon God's physical body, but Di Jun's Three Corpses incarnation intervened and rescued his Primordial Spirit. Afterward, Huang Tian searched a captured Great Luo Demon King's soul to learn why the Demon Clan had slaughtered the Human Race, then killed him in fury.

• The great powers and surviving Humans marveled at Huang Tian's strength, while Ancestor Suiren felt hopeful for the Human Race's future.
• Bloodbeak Demon God's Primordial Spirit fled, but Huang Tian attacked it and vowed to kill him completely.
• Di Jun's Three Corpses incarnation appeared, destroyed Huang Tian's attack, and escaped through a spatial rift with Bloodbeak Demon God.
• Huang Tian healed Ancestor Suiren and confronted a captured Great Luo Demon King who had helped maintain the tribe's sealing Formation.
• Huang Tian searched the Great Luo Demon King's soul for the reason behind the massacre, then killed him and annihilated his Primordial Spirit.