Chapter Summaries

Niu Ben returned to the Ox Clan and announced that he would marry Xi He in a hundred years, prompting celebrations and preparations for the wedding. As invitations reached powerful figures across the Primordial Wilderness, Jieyin and Zhen Yuanzi decided to attend, while Zhunti reluctantly considered Niu Ben’s new strength.

• Niu Ben told Niu Ba and the Ox Clan elders that he would marry Xi He in a hundred years and asked them to prepare the wedding and send invitations.
• Niu Ben reunited with Niu Mu and Niu Xiaomei, who celebrated the news, and Niu Xiaomei asked whether Chang Xi would also become his wife.
• News of Niu Ben’s wedding spread through the Ox Clan, whose members flocked to the Ancestral Land to congratulate him.
• Niu Ba arranged for invitations to be delivered to the great powers of the Primordial Wilderness.
• Jieyin decided that he and Zhunti would attend with ample gifts, while Zhunti voiced resentment and wondered whether Niu Ben surpassed the Saints in strength.
• Zhen Yuanzi received an invitation and decided to attend Niu Ben’s wedding in person with gifts.

The Primordial Wilderness powers received invitations to Niu Ben and Xi He's wedding, and many resolved to attend despite their complicated histories with Niu Ben. After preparing for the wedding, Niu Ben went to Purple Cloud Palace at Dao Ancestor Hongjun's request and was welcomed by Haotian and Jade Pool.

• Zhen Yuanzi, Ancestor Minghe, and Queen Mother of the West decided to attend Niu Ben's wedding and offer congratulations.
• Di Jun resented the invitation, but agreed to attend with Emperor Taiyi to avoid offending Niu Ben.
• Saint Nuwa set aside her past grievances and decided to attend the wedding.
• Niu Ben recalled that Hongjun had helped him during the Primordial Tribulation and wondered why the Dao Ancestor had summoned him.
• Niu Ben arrived at Purple Cloud Palace, where Haotian and Jade Pool welcomed him and confirmed that Hongjun was inside.

Niu Ben visited Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who revealed that the Primordial Wilderness’s Heavenly Dao had begun developing self-awareness and was trying to form a true body. Hongjun warned that if it succeeded, it would stand above all rules and leave no possibility of transcendence or free will.

• Niu Ben entered the Purple Heaven Palace and greeted Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who praised his condensed Hunyuan aura.
• Niu Ben asked why Hongjun had summoned him, and Hongjun warned that a great change would soon occur in the Primordial Wilderness.
• Hongjun said he did not know exactly what the change would be because the heavenly secrets were chaotic.
• Niu Ben wondered whether Hongjun wanted him to take action, but Hongjun said he had summoned him only to share important information.
• Hongjun explained that the Heavenly Dao had developed a sliver of self-awareness and was instinctively trying to condense a true body.
• Hongjun warned that a Heavenly Dao lifeform would stand above all rules and could eliminate every possibility of transcendence and free will.

Niu Ben learned that Dao Ancestor Hongjun was monitoring the Heavenly Dao’s emerging consciousness and accepted Hongjun’s appointment as Mystic Gate Guardian, though he remained wary of Hongjun’s motives. A hundred years later, Niu Ben and Xi He’s wedding began at the Ox Clan Sacred Land, where Zhen Yuanzi arrived as a guest.

• Hongjun told Niu Ben that he was suppressing the Heavenly Dao’s nascent self-awareness and said Niu Ben might have a role in the Primordial Heaven and Earth’s future.
• Hongjun appointed Niu Ben Mystic Gate Guardian, and Niu Ben accepted the Purple Gold Divine Talisman and pledged to protect the Mystic Gate.
• Niu Ben left Purple Cloud Palace and privately questioned how much of Hongjun’s account and intentions he could trust.
• A hundred years later, the Ox Clan prepared a lavish wedding for Niu Ben and Xi He at the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.
• Zhen Yuanzi arrived at the wedding with three pairs of Ginseng Fruit and took his seat.

Niu Ben’s wedding drew powerful guests and precious gifts to the Ox Clan, while the arrivals revealed that he had attained the Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm. The chapter ended with Saint Nuwa arriving to congratulate the Ox Clan and present her gifts.

• Ancestor Minghe arrived and presented three Karmic Fire Red Lotus seeds and three Abi Yuantu sword-qi talismans.
• Queen Mother of the West arrived with nine Jade Pool Peaches and a piece of West Kunlun Immortal Jade, followed by envoys from the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans and other major powers.
• Niu Ba and the Ox Clan elders learned from the guests’ remarks that Niu Ben had attained the Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm.
• Demon Emperor Di Jun and Emperor Taiyi arrived and presented Solar Essence Gold, a Fusang Divine Wood Branch, and All Heavenly Stars essence.
• Saints Jieyin and Zhunti arrived with gifts of Eight Treasures Merit Pool water and Bodhi Seeds.
• Saint Nuwa arrived in a Phoenix Carriage, congratulated Niu Ba, and presented a Creation Vitality Diagram and Nine Heavens Breathing Soil.

The Three Pure Ones presided over Niu Ben and Xi He’s wedding, which drew powerful guests and a blessing of merit arranged by Dao Ancestor Hongjun. After the celebration, Niu Ben and Xi He thanked the Three Pure Ones, who urged him to manage the Underworld and teased the newlyweds about having a child.

• The Three Pure Ones arrived and announced that they had come to preside over their disciple Niu Ben’s wedding, while Underworld officials and Three Teachings Disciples arrived to congratulate him.
• Haotian and Jade Pool delivered Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s congratulations and three strands of Purple Sky Pure Qi for Niu Ben and Xi He.
• Niu Ben and Xi He appeared together and exchanged Dao companion vows on the Wedding Altar as Saint Taishang officiated.
• Golden merit descended upon Niu Ben and Xi He; the Saints recognized that Dao Ancestor Hongjun had arranged the blessing, while Di Jun resented their greater merit.
• The guests celebrated at the wedding banquet, and Niu Ben and Xi He later thanked the Three Pure Ones.
• Saint Taishang urged Niu Ben to manage the Underworld responsibly, Primordial Saint offered Penglai’s help, and Tongtian teased him about having a child before the Three Pure Ones departed.

After years with the Ox Clan, Niu Ben returned to the Underworld with Xi He and Chang Xi and resumed overseeing its affairs. As he warned them that turmoil was approaching, he thought of the coming Witch-Demon War, leaving them uncertain of what the future would bring.

• Niu Ben told Niu Ba and Niu Mu that he was returning to the Underworld, and Niu Ba stopped Niu Xiaomei from going with him.
• Niu Mu urged Niu Ben to hurry and give her and Niu Ba grandchildren, embarrassing Xi He before Niu Ben left with Xi He and Chang Xi.
• Niu Ben returned to the Underworld and managed its affairs with help from Xi He and Chang Xi.
• Niu Ben told Xi He and Chang Xi that Primordial Heaven and Earth might soon fall into turmoil, and Xi He asked whether he meant the Wu and Yao Races.
• Chang Xi declared her support for the Wu Clan and mocked Di Jun and Emperor Taiyi, while Niu Ben kept his knowledge of the coming Witch-Demon War to himself.
• Xi He promised to stand by Niu Ben, and Chang Xi reassured her that his strength would protect him.

The Heavenly Dao abducted Zhunti and ordered him to release the Ten Golden Crows from the Sun Star, offering to waive one-tenth of Western Teachings’ debt of Heavenly Dao Merit if he obeyed. Zhunti returned to Mount Sumeru and told Jieyin that the Heavenly Dao had taken him to an Otherworldly Space.

• Zhunti was seized by an unfamiliar force while cultivating beside the Eight Treasures Merit Pool and dragged into an Otherworldly Space.
• Zhunti’s Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree failed to break the restraints, and the Eye of Heavenly Dao appeared before him.
• The Heavenly Dao ordered Zhunti to break Di Jun’s protective Formation on the Sun Star and release the Ten Golden Crows, offering to waive one-tenth of Western Teachings’ owed Merit.
• The Otherworldly Space shattered, returning Zhunti to the Eight Treasures Merit Pool.
• Jieyin asked Zhunti where he had gone, and Zhunti revealed that the Heavenly Dao had dragged him into an Otherworldly Space.

Zhunti told Jieyin that the Heavenly Dao had ordered him to release the Ten Princes of the Demon Race from the Sun Star, promising to reduce their owed merit. Jieyin agreed that Zhunti should obey while hiding their involvement, and Zhunti arrived at the Sun Star as the Little Golden Crows longed to visit the lower realm.

• Zhunti revealed that the Heavenly Dao had summoned him to an Otherworldly Space and ordered him to release the Ten Princes of the Demon Race.
• Jieyin recognized that the task would help trigger the Witch-Demon War and burden the West with karma, but told Zhunti to proceed cautiously.
• Zhunti agreed to go to the Sun Star soon and conceal any traces connecting the West to his mission.
• The Little Golden Crows complained that they were bored and urged their eldest brother to take them to the lower realm, but he said they could not break through Di Jun's formation.
• Zhunti secretly appeared outside the Sun Star, concealed his aura, and watched the Ten Princes with resolve and greed in his eyes.

Zhunti secretly opened a gap in the Sun Star’s formation so the Ten Golden Crows would descend to the Primordial Wilderness. After the brothers arrived and began admiring the land, a sudden aura severed heaven from earth, drawing the saints’ attention.

• Zhunti used his power to split the Sun Star’s protective formation and concealed himself to watch for the Ten Golden Crows’ departure.
• The eldest Golden Crow noticed the gap and, despite his suspicions, agreed to take his younger brothers down for a brief visit.
• The Ten Golden Crows flew through the gap toward the Primordial Wilderness while Zhunti watched, and he blocked the senses of the guards so they would not notice.
• The Ten Golden Crows reached the Primordial Wilderness, marveled at its oceans, forests, plains, and settlements, and eagerly prepared to explore.
• An aura erupted across the Primordial Heaven and Earth and severed heaven from earth in the Primordial Wilderness, attracting the attention of saints throughout the land.

Primordial Heaven and Earth was mysteriously sealed off, alarming the Saints and Niu Ben, who suspected a major event was about to begin. Jieyin and Zhunti concealed their role in releasing the Ten Princes of the Demon Race, while Di Jun remained unaware that his sons had descended to the lower realm.

• Saint Taishang sensed that Primordial Heaven and Earth had been sealed, and Tongtian and Primordial Heavenly Lord came to ask him who was responsible.
• Saint Taishang hinted that the Tribulation was about to advance, leading Tongtian to suspect that Hongjun or the Heavenly Dao was involved.
• Jieyin asked Zhunti whether he had left traces after releasing the Ten Princes of the Demon Race, and Zhunti assured him that only the Heavenly Dao knew.
• Nuwa sensed the seal and suspected that the Heavenly Dao or Dao Ancestor Hongjun was behind it.
• Niu Ben noticed the seal from the Underworld and told Xi He and Chang Xi that Primordial Heaven and Earth would likely fall into chaos.
• Di Jun gathered the Demon Clan's upper ranks in Lingxiao Treasure Hall, unaware that his ten sons had secretly descended to the lower realm.

Di Jun delayed attacking the Wu Clan while both sides worried about their weakened forces and waited for Chiyou to become an Ancestor Witch. Meanwhile, the Ten Little Golden Crows descended to the Primordial Wilderness, and Kunpeng considered capturing them but backed down after he could not calculate their fate.

• Emperor Taiyi and the Demon Clan’s leaders urged Di Jun to attack the Wu Clan, but Di Jun refused because the Demon Clan was not prepared.
• Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches discussed how long Chiyou would need to refine Ancestor Witch Essence Blood, while Zhu Rong vowed to fight the Demon Clan.
• The Ten Little Golden Crows flew through the Primordial Wilderness, drawing the attention of powerful figures who wondered why the Demon Race’s princes had descended.
• Kunpeng recalled how Di Jun and Emperor Taiyi had taken his Merit and considered capturing their sons to take revenge.
• Kunpeng tried to calculate the Ten Princes’ fate, suspected their descent might be a trap, and abandoned his plan.

The Demon Clan’s ten Little Golden Crows descended to the Primordial Wilderness Land, prompting the Ancestor Witches to suspect a trap. After growing restless, the Golden Crows found a Wu Clan tribe and decided to attack it, ending as they unleashed their True Sun Fire.

• Demon Clan creatures noticed the Ten Crown Princes’ descent and assumed Di Jun had permitted it.
• Zhu Rong offered to capture the Golden Crows, but Di Jiang warned the Ancestor Witches that the Demon Clan might be baiting them into war.
• The Little Golden Crows grew bored of flying cautiously and argued that they should not have to hide from other creatures.
• The Golden Crows discovered a Wu Clan tribe and agreed to teach its creatures a lesson.
• The leading Golden Crow ordered his brothers to attack, and the ten Golden Crows roared as they began to channel their True Sun Fire.

The Ten Little Golden Crows descended on a Wu Clan tribe and burned many of its members to death, while the Ancestral Witches held back from intervening. Kuafu arrived in fury and attacked the Golden Crows with a giant log, which they stopped with their combined flames.

• The Ten Little Golden Crows unleashed true sun fire on a Wu Clan tribe, killing many ordinary Wu Clan members and devastating the land.
• Powerful beings across the Primordial Wilderness reacted to the attack, while the Demon Clan celebrated.
• Zhu Rong urged Di Jiang to let him attack the Ten Suns, but Di Jiang warned that doing so might be part of the Demon Clan's scheme.
• Niu Ben told Chang Xi and Xi He that the Ten Crown Princes were nearing their doom and recognized that a great power had sealed off the Primordial Heaven and Earth.
• Kuafu arrived at the burning tribe, roared at the Golden Crows, and hurled a giant log at the nearest one.
• The Golden Crows joined their true sun fire to stop Kuafu's log before it could hit the seventh prince.

The Ten Little Golden Crows wore Kuafu down with True Sun Fire and killed him when he stopped at a river to drink. Kuafu’s body became mountains and a Peach Forest, and his friend Da Yi arrived to confront the ten Crows.

• The Ten Little Golden Crows changed tactics and attacked Kuafu from all directions, steadily exhausting him with True Sun Fire.
• The Little Golden Crows flew off and taunted Kuafu, provoking him to pursue them across the Primordial Wilderness Land.
• Kuafu reached a river, but the Little Golden Crows evaporated its water and unleashed their full power, burning him to death.
• Kuafu’s body merged with the earth, his bones becoming mountain ridges and his life force and will creating a Peach Forest.
• Da Yi arrived too late to save Kuafu and faced the Little Golden Crows, who dismissed him as another easy target.

Da Yi used the Ancient Great Bow and Divine Arrows to avenge Kuafu by shooting down two of the Ten Suns. The remaining Little Golden Crows realized the arrows could counter their bodies and tried to flee, while the Demon Clan was prevented from reaching the lower realm.

• Da Yi vowed to avenge Kuafu and killed a Little Golden Crow with his first Divine Arrow.
• The nine surviving Little Golden Crows attacked Da Yi with a sea of True Sun Fire as observers wondered why the Demon Race Heavenly Realm did not intervene.
• Demon Clan beings tried to report the prince’s death, but a powerful force sealed the way to the heavens and blocked them.
• Da Yi shot down a second Little Golden Crow through the flames.
• The eldest Little Golden Crow warned his brothers that Da Yi’s spirit treasure countered their bodies and urged them to run.

Da Yi pursued the Ten Princes of the Demon Race and shot down eight of the Little Golden Crows, while an unseen force kept the Demon Clan from reaching the Heavenly Realm. The eldest Golden Crow fled with the sole surviving younger brother toward an Extreme Yang Land, hoping to find a way to survive.

• Da Yi shot down three more Little Golden Crows as the eldest Golden Crow fled toward the Nine Heavens Above, but an unseen force blocked their way.
• The Ancestral Witches and Demon Clan beings watched in alarm as five of the Ten Princes fell and the Demon Clan could neither contact the Heavenly Realm nor stop Da Yi.
• Da Yi pursued the fleeing Golden Crows and shot down another Little Golden Crow, then two more during the chase.
• With only two Golden Crows left, the eldest Golden Crow led his younger brother toward an Extreme Yang Land, hoping its True Sun Fire-compatible aura would offer them a chance to survive.

Great Golden Crow sacrificed himself to let the little Golden Crow flee, but Da Yi killed him and caught up with the last prince at Tanggu Valley. Da Yi believed his final arrow had killed the last Golden Crow, unaware that a strange aura carried him into the valley.

• Great Golden Crow sent the little Golden Crow ahead, then stayed behind to fight Da Yi.
• Da Yi killed Great Golden Crow with an arrow and continued pursuing the little Golden Crow.
• The little Golden Crow reached Tanggu Valley, where Da Yi caught up and declared that he would kill him for Kuafu's death.
• Da Yi's final arrow struck the little Golden Crow amid an eruption of True Sun Fire, but a strange aura protected him and carried him into Tanggu Valley.
• Da Yi believed he had killed all Ten Suns, said he had avenged Kuafu, and flew away.

After Da Yi appeared to shoot down all ten of Di Jun’s sons, Niu Ben and Taishang sensed an ancient aura save the final Little Golden Crow, while Zhunti secretly collected the fallen Crows’ bodies. The barrier around the Primordial Heaven and Earth vanished, leaving Di Jun unaware of the tragedy as the Witch-Demon War drew closer.

• Zhen Yuanzi and Kunpeng celebrated the apparent deaths of all ten Little Golden Crow princes, each resenting the Demon Clan for past grievances.
• Niu Ben sensed an ancient aura rescue the final Little Golden Crow at Tanggu Valley, and wondered whether the Saints had noticed it.
• Tongtian observed that Da Yi’s ten arrows matched the ten princes, while Taishang recalled sensing an unusual aura; the Three Saints anticipated war between the Wu and Demon Clans.
• Nuwa concluded that the deaths had made a blood feud between the clans irreconcilable, and Jieyin welcomed the prospect of chaos benefiting the Western Teachings.
• Zhunti concealed his presence and carried away the fallen Little Golden Crows’ bodies as the force sealing the Primordial Heaven and Earth dissipated.
• Di Jun and Emperor Taiyi discussed how to deal with the Wu Clan in Lingxiao Treasure Hall, still unaware of what had happened to their sons.

Di Jun learned that Da Yi had killed all ten of his sons and furiously pursued him in the lower realm. The chapter left Da Yi struck by Di Jun’s overwhelming palm, with his fate unclear.

• Emperor Taiyi and other Demon Clan leaders urged Di Jun to attack the weakened Wu Clan, but Di Jun sensed a disturbance in his bloodline.
• A Demon King reported that the ten princes had descended to the lower realm, where Kuafu died pursuing them and Da Yi shot down all ten.
• Di Jun learned his sons were dead, erupted in grief and rage, and vanished from Lingxiao Treasure Hall to find Da Yi.
• Di Jun attacked Da Yi with a giant palm wreathed in True Sun Fire, crushing Da Yi’s arrow and striking him amid a devastating blast.