Chapter Summaries

After Hongjun and the Primordial Wilderness Heavenly Dao slew the Saint Ancestor, the survivors coveted the Heavenly Dao Level Origin Essence left behind. The Heavenly Dao destroyed the corrupted portion, revealing a Saint Crystal that Hongjun collected, which the onlookers recognized as the one Niu Ben had obtained from slaying the Otherworld Primordial Chaos.

• The Primordial Alliance Army watched the two clusters of Origin Essence left by the Saint Ancestor’s fall, while Niu Ben and the Saints realized the power might help someone reach the Heavenly Dao Realm.
• The Heavenly Dao Will took human form and stood beside Hongjun as they examined the stable pure Origin Power and the smaller, corrupted cluster.
• The Heavenly Dao Incarnation used chains of laws to erase the grayish-black cluster, which contained evil Origin Power and the Saint Ancestor’s destructive will.
• A Saint Crystal emerged from the destroyed cluster, and the Heavenly Dao Incarnation sent it to Hongjun, who put it away.
• A being in the crowd recognized the crystal as the one Daojun Niu Ben had obtained after slaying the Otherworld Primordial Chaos, and the others agreed.

After Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Primordial World Heavenly Dao agreed to split the Saint Ancestor’s Origin, Ancestor Yang Mei and Demon Ancestor Luohou appeared to claim a share. Their unexpected alliance left Niu Ben wondering why Luohou had come alongside someone who had once helped Hongjun defeat him.

• Niu Ben recalled that the Universe Devouring Realm Saint Ancestor had seized Shi Hai’s Saint Crystal and suspected it was connected to the Saint Crystal inside the Origin sphere.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun proposed splitting the Saint Ancestor’s Origin equally with the Primordial World Heavenly Dao, and the Heavenly Dao agreed.
• A strange spatial force enveloped the Origin sphere, and an ancient voice demanded that its owner share it with two newcomers.
• Ancestor Yang Mei and Demon Ancestor Luohou appeared, startling the Primordial Alliance Army and the Saints.
• Niu Ben recognized that Luohou had survived the Dao-Demon Conflict and wondered why he had come with Yang Mei to claim the Origin.

Hongjun, the Primordial Wilderness Heavenly Dao, Yang Mei, and Luohou faced off over the Origin Essence left by the Saint Ancestor. Hongjun offered Yang Mei and Luohou the remaining thirty percent to share, but his threatening aura left the army fearing that negotiations might fail.

• Yang Mei and Luohou arrived together to claim a share of the Origin Essence, and Luohou resisted Hongjun’s attempt to sow discord between them.
• Yang Mei explained that the Origin Essence could benefit both his path of space and Luohou’s path of destruction, while Hongjun held back from attacking to avoid damaging it.
• Niu Ben predicted that a full-scale fight would benefit neither side as Taishang and the other Saints asked whether Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao would compromise.
• After conferring with the Heavenly Dao Incarnation, Hongjun proposed that the Heavenly Dao take forty percent, he take thirty percent, and Yang Mei and Luohou divide the remaining thirty percent.
• Hongjun released a powerful aura as he warned that refusing the distribution would mean settling the dispute by force, alarming the Primordial Alliance Army.

Hongjun divided the fallen Saint Ancestor’s Origin Essence among himself, the Primordial World Heavenly Dao Incarnation, Luohou, and Yang Mei, then destroyed the Universe Devouring Realm and ended the war. Niu Ben and the Primordial Alliance Army returned home, where everyone awaited rewards and the decision over the Saint Crystals.

• Yang Mei agreed to Hongjun’s proposed division, and Luohou reluctantly accepted it after weighing the risks of refusing.
• Hongjun split the Origin Essence into four portions, giving the largest to the Primordial World Heavenly Dao Incarnation, the second largest to himself, and the rest equally to Luohou and Yang Mei.
• Hongjun destroyed the tainted Universe Devouring Realm and announced that the war was over, ordering the Primordial Alliance Army to return through the Cross-Dimensional Passage.
• Niu Ben led the army back to the Primordial Heaven and Earth, and its members dispersed while anticipating rewards based on their contributions.
• Luohou invited Yang Mei to work with him against the Primordial Heaven and Earth, but Yang Mei left without answering, and Luohou decided he might approach him again.

The Demon Clan, Wu Clan, and Human Race discussed their Military Merit and chances of receiving Saint Crystals from Dao Ancestor Hongjun. The clans prepared for the uncertain distribution, with Di Jun warning that the Wu Clan might become harder to oppose if it received a crystal.

• Emperor Taiyi asked Di Jun when the Dao Ancestor would distribute the Saint Crystals, and Di Jun confidently predicted the Demon Clan would earn one.
• Emperor Taiyi worried that the Wu Clan might also receive a Saint Crystal, and Di Jun said the outcome would depend on who refined one first.
• At Pangu Temple, Qiang Liang and Ju Mang praised Niu Ben's help, while Dijiang cautioned that the Demon Clan and Human Race were strong rivals for the limited crystals.
• Dijiang told the Ancestor Witches to stay vigilant against the Demon Clan until the Saint Crystals were distributed.
• At Kongtong Mountain, Cangjie lamented that the Human Race had earned less Military Merit than the Demon Clan and Wu Clan, and Huang Tian reassured Zhen Yuanzi that the Human Race did not blame him.

After a thousand years of peace following the war against the Universe Devouring Realm, Dao Ancestor Hongjun summoned the great powers to Purple Sky Palace to distribute Saint Crystals according to their merits. Niu Ben joined the gathering, and Hongjun began announcing the Heavenly Dao’s decisions.

• Huang Tian reassured Cangjie that the Human Race would have future opportunities even if it received no Saint Crystal.
• Niu Ben returned to the Underworld, reflected on the two Universe Devouring Realm experts he had killed, and reunited with Xi He and Chang Xi.
• A thousand years after the war, the Purple Sky Palace bell summoned the great powers, including the Demon Clan, Human Race, Wu Clan, Six Saints, and Niu Ben.
• Niu Ben greeted Taishang and the other Three Pure Ones, while Jieyin, Zhunti, and Saint Nuwa showed gratitude for his help in the war.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao Incarnation appeared, and Hongjun began announcing merit-based rewards and Saint Crystal distribution decisions.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun awarded Saint Crystals to the Wu Clan and Demon Clan for their contributions, then gave the final one to Niu Ben for protecting the Saints and killing two Otherworld Primordial Chaos beings. He announced that the other participants would receive Merit instead.

• Hongjun awarded one Saint Crystal each to Dijiang and Di Jun for the Wu Clan and Demon Clan's military contributions.
• The assembled powers reacted with envy, while Niu Ben reflected that only one Saint Crystal remained.
• Hongjun awarded the final Saint Crystal to Niu Ben for holding off the Saint Ancestor and killing Shi Hai and Spirit Devourer.
• Niu Ben accepted the Saint Crystal, while Jieyin and Zhunti were disappointed that the Western Teachings received none.
• Hongjun declared that all other participants would receive Merit for defending the Primordial Wilderness.

Primordial Wilderness and the Heavenly Dao Incarnation distributed Merit after the great battle, raising Ancestor Minghe and Zhen Yuanzi to the Sub-Saint realm while reclaiming Merit from Jieyin, Zhunti, and the Western Teachings. Di Jun and Dijiang both prepared to decide who would refine their clans’ Saint Crystals first, knowing the race against the other clan could determine the balance of power.

• Primordial Wilderness and the Primordial World Heavenly Dao Incarnation bestowed Merit, allowing Ancestor Minghe and Zhen Yuanzi to break through to the Sub-Saint realm while Heavenly Dao reclaimed Merit from the western Saints and their teachings.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun dismissed the assembled powers after the rewards were distributed.
• Di Jun returned to the Demon Heavenly Court, announced he would refine the Demon Clan’s Saint Crystal in seclusion, and put Emperor Taiyi in charge of the Heavenly Court’s affairs.
• Dijiang returned to Pangu Temple with the Ancestor Witches, who urged him to refine the Wu Clan’s Saint Crystal.
• Xuan Ming Ancestor Witch warned Dijiang that Di Jun would likely refine his crystal immediately and argued that the Wu Clan needed to become Saints first to destroy the Demon Clan.

Di Jiang accepted the Saint Crystal and began refining it, while the Human Race and Western Teachings discussed their failure to obtain one and Niu Ben’s role in the battle. Asked by the Three Pure Ones how he would use his Saint Crystal, Niu Ben chose to give it to his father, Niu Ba.

• Di Jiang accepted the Ancestor Witches’ urging and entered seclusion in Pangu Temple to refine the Saint Crystal.
• Cangjie asked whether Niu Ben would use his Saint Crystal, and Huang Tian explained that it was likely already part of his master’s plans.
• Jieyin and Zhunti lamented that the Western Teachings had received no Saint Crystal and that the Heavenly Dao had reclaimed their Merit.
• Taishang asked Niu Ben how he intended to arrange the Saint Crystal, prompting a system choice between offering it to the Three Pure Ones or giving it to a blood relative.
• Niu Ben decided to give the Saint Crystal to his father, Niu Ba, who had been held back in cultivation by his clan duties.

After leaving Penglai, Niu Ben headed for the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains with the Saint Crystal he intended to give his father, Niu Ba. On the way, Demon Ancestor Luohu trapped him in a strange space-time, leaving Niu Ben to wonder why he had been intercepted.

• Niu Ben told the Three Pure Ones he planned to give his Saint Crystal to Niu Ba, and they approved his filial choice.
• Niu Ben thanked the Three Pure Ones and left Penglai for the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.
• As Niu Ben flew home, a deathly aura locked onto him and dragged him into a strange, gray space-time.
• Niu Ben unleashed the Chaos Five-Sided Banner and the World-Destroying Millstone, but their attacks vanished without effect.
• Demon Ancestor Luohu appeared, and Niu Ben wondered whether Luohu wanted his Saint Crystal or had another purpose.

Luohou intercepted Niu Ben and offered him power and a high position if he joined his plan to overthrow the Primordial Wilderness. Niu Ben refused, and Luohou's anger turned the encounter toward a possible fight.

• Luohou praised Niu Ben and urged him to join his faction, promising him the Lordship of All Demons beneath Luohou.
• Niu Ben considered the offer and received a system mission that rewarded joining Luohou with an Innate Supreme Treasure fragment or refusing him with three Chaos Demon God Essence Blood drops.
• Niu Ben decided the essence blood was more valuable and declined Luohou's recruitment, saying their paths and aims differed.
• Luohou reacted with anger, while Niu Ben gathered his Chaos Divine Ox Power and prepared to fight.

Luohou tried to force Niu Ben to join him, then attacked when Niu Ben refused. Just as Niu Ben was overwhelmed, Dao Ancestor Hongjun tore into the strange spacetime and intervened, leaving Luohou unable to press his attack.

• Luohou threatened to destroy Niu Ben for refusing to join him, and Niu Ben summoned the Chaos Five Elements Flag for protection.
• Niu Ben rejected Luohou’s final offer, so Luohou attacked with a river of killing intent.
• Niu Ben sent the World-Destroying Millstone against the attack, but Luohou’s greater strength knocked it back and left Niu Ben in danger.
• Hongjun tore through the spacetime barrier with Violet Divine Thunder and shattered Luohou’s Slaughter River.
• Hongjun confronted Luohou for attacking his disciple, and Luohou acknowledged that he could not continue the fight.

After Luohou tried to recruit Niu Ben and Hongjun warned him to beware, Niu Ben reflected on his lack of strength and returned to the Ox Clan. He reunited with his parents and younger sister, while Xi He and Chang Xi remained in the Underworld.

• Luohou left after warning Niu Ben that his offer would remain open, and Hongjun asked why he had approached him.
• Niu Ben told Hongjun he had refused Luohou’s recruitment, and Hongjun warned him to stay alert and seek help if Luohou threatened him.
• Niu Ben resolved to become stronger and continued on to the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.
• Niu Ben passed through the Ox Clan’s Primordial Chaos Grand Array and entered his family’s courtyard.
• Niu Ben reunited with Niu Mu, Niu Ba, and Niu Xiaomei, then embraced his father.

Niu Ben summoned the Ox Clan to its Ancestral Land to announce a matter affecting its future Fortune. He revealed a Saint Crystal, whose aura overwhelmed the assembled clan, but had not yet explained what he planned to do with it.

• Niu Ben told Niu Ba that he had returned to discuss an important matter, so Niu Ba ordered the Ox Clan's great bell rung.
• The Ox Clan's leaders, elders, and members gathered at the Ancestral Land, where Niu Ba assured them the news was not bad.
• Niu Ben arrived in a display of power, and the Ox Clan members and leaders bowed to him as their Great King.
• Niu Ben said he had summoned the clan to announce a major matter concerning its long-term Fortune.
• Niu Ben produced a Saint Crystal, and its powerful aura made the assembled Ox Clan members feel compelled to worship it.

Niu Ben revealed a Saint Crystal to the Ox Clan and explained that refining it could make someone a Saint on the spot. He announced that he would give the crystal to his father, the Ox Clan patriarch Niu Ba.

• The Ox Clan was stunned by the powerful aura of the crystal Niu Ben revealed.
• Niu Ben explained that the Saint Crystal contained the foundation of a Hunyuan Dao Fruit and could let its refiner become a Saint.
• Niu Ba and the other Ox Clan leaders questioned Niu Ben about the crystal and how he had obtained it.
• Niu Ben said the Dao Ancestor had bestowed the crystal on him after his service in the expedition to the other world.
• Niu Ben announced that he would give the Saint Crystal to Niu Ba, drawing every Ox Clan member's attention to the patriarch.

Niu Ben gave Niu Ba a Saint Crystal so he could refine it and become a Saint, strengthening the Ox Clan. Niu Ba accepted the gift, and his family learned that he might soon attain sainthood.

• Niu Ben offered Niu Ba a Saint Crystal, explaining that his father’s service to the Ox Clan made him the right person to receive it.
• Niu Qing and the other Ox Clan higher-ups urged Niu Ba to accept, and Niu Ba agreed to take the crystal.
• Niu Ben gave Niu Ba the Saint Crystal, and the Ox Clan celebrated the prospect of having two Saints in one family.
• Niu Ben returned home with Niu Ba, where Niu Xiaomei and Niu Mu asked about the commotion.
• Niu Ba told Niu Xiaomei and Niu Mu that Niu Ben had given him a Saint Crystal, leaving them stunned.

Niu Ben gave Niu Ba a Saint Crystal so he could refine it and become a Saint, then set off for the Underworld with Niu Xiaomei. On the journey, he revealed that he had killed two Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortals and reminded her that beings stronger than Saints existed.

• Niu Ba marveled at the Saint Crystal and prepared to enter seclusion to refine it, while Niu Xiaomei asked Niu Ben for more crystals.
• Niu Ben stayed with the Ox Clan for a while, then agreed to take Niu Xiaomei with him to the Underworld to visit Xi He and Chang Xi.
• Niu Ben arranged the Ox Clan's affairs with Niu Qing and the elders before departing with Niu Xiaomei.
• Niu Xiaomei asked about Niu Ben's military merit, and he calmly told her he had killed two Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortals.
• Niu Ben told the astonished Niu Xiaomei that Saints were not the pinnacle and that many beings surpassed them.

Niu Ben returned to the Netherworld and began refining one of the three drops of Chaos Demon God Essence Blood he had received for refusing Luohou. Meanwhile, the Wu Clan and Demon Clan maintained a fragile peace as both prepared to refine their Saint Crystals and gain an advantage.

• Niu Xiaomei told Niu Ben she believed he would reach the Zenith Peak, and he brought her to the Netherworld, where she happily reunited with Xi He and Chang Xi.
• Niu Ben claimed his system reward of three drops of Chaos Demon God Essence Blood, earned after he refused Luohou’s invitation to join him.
• Niu Ben recalled his weakness against the Saint Ancestor and Luohou, then began refining the dark-red drop containing the Law of Strength.
• The powers of Primordial Heaven and Earth discussed how the Demon Clan and Wu Clan were secretly preparing to produce a Saint by refining their Saint Crystals.
• Inside Pangu Temple, Zhu Rong worried over Di Jiang’s progress, while Qiang Liang and Ju Mang urged the Ancestor Witches to stop bickering and stay united.

The Demon Clan and Wu Clan prepared for war while Huang Tian and Zhen Yuanzi strengthened the Human Race during a ten-thousand-year peace. The Sun Star’s upheaval revealed that Di Jun was about to prove Dao and become a Saint, leaving the Wu Clan alarmed and the Demon Clan celebrating.

• The Wu Clan and Demon Clan committed themselves to preparing for war while Di Jun and Di Jiang refined their Saint Crystals.
• Huang Tian and Zhen Yuanzi worked to strengthen the Human Race, knowing that another Witch-Demon War could follow the emergence of a Saint.
• Ten thousand years later, the Sun Star’s light contracted and a terrifying aura and wondrous phenomena spread across Primordial Heaven and Earth.
• The mighty figures of the Primordial Wilderness recognized that Di Jun was about to prove Dao and become a Saint.
• Qiang Liang and the other Ancestor Witches worried about Di Jun’s imminent breakthrough, while the Demon Clan celebrated.
• The Sun Star’s contracted light erupted with an incomparably terrifying aura.

Di Jun refined the Saint Crystal, proclaimed his Dao, and became a Saint, thrilling the Demon Clan and alarming the Saints. Rather than immediately attack the Wu Clan, he ordered a grand celebration to recruit more beings before marching against them.

• Di Jun appeared across the Primordial Wilderness with his Three-legged Golden Crow Dharma Image, drawing the attention of the Saints.
• Jieyin and Zhunti decided to watch the Demon-Wu conflict from the shadows, while Nuwa and the Three Pure Ones reflected on Di Jun's impending ascension.
• Di Jun proclaimed that he had refined the Saint Crystal and attained sainthood, causing the Thirty-Three Heavens to shake as he advanced into the Saint realm.
• Emperor Taiyi and the Demon Clan's senior figures congratulated Di Jun outside Lingxiao Treasure Hall and urged him to attack the Wu Clan.
• Di Jun revealed that the celebration would recruit beings into the Demon Clan before its forces marched against the Wu Clan, and invitations spread throughout the Primordial Wilderness.