Arc 9The First Calamity

Li Fan and his allies witnessed the end of the Ancient Era, the rise of Heavenly Dao, and the founding of the Demon, Immortal, and Witch Clans. The growing rivalry between the Demon and Witch Clans erupted into war, where Houtu defeated Taiyi and stood as the battle’s victor.

  • Luohu killed Old Ancestor Yin Yang, and Ancestor Qiankun destroyed himself to annihilate Ming Yuan as Hongjun fought to break the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
  • Luohu detonated Mount Sumeru’s origin, but Hongjun broke the formation, and Heavenly Dao manifested, established new laws, and sealed the Demon Realm in Inner Chaos.
  • Wangshu and Li Fan attained their respective Dao Fruits, and Li Fan announced his Dao lecture before the Great Dao withdrew from the Inner Chaos.
  • Hongjun became a Saint and gathered three thousand guests at Purple Heaven Palace, where he preached, assigned Donghua and Xihua their titles, and set the stage for the selection of Saints.
  • East King Duke established the Immortal Court, while Taiyi, Di Jun, Fuxi, and Nuwa founded the Demon Clan and received Heavenly Dao recognition.
  • The Three Pure Ones proclaimed the Heavenly Immortal Path, and Li Fan approved the Twelve Ancestral Witches’ settlement in the Western Land as the clans moved toward conflict.
  • The Twelve Ancestral Witches established the Witch Clan and claimed Buzhou Mountain, prompting Taiyi and Di Jun to prepare the Demon Clan for war.
  • Taiyi and the Demon Clan attacked the northern witches, but Houtu fought Taiyi evenly and injured him before the Chaos Bell forced both clans from the battlefield.
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Ch. 201Yinyang Falls

The Hunyuan battle shook Mount Sumeru as the Zhou Tian Star Array devastated the demon forces at the Heaven's Chasm battlefield. Luohu killed Old Ancestor Yin Yang, and Li Fan ordered the star formation to bombard the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.

  • Hongjun and Luohu's Hunyuan battle rocked Mount Sumeru while the sword-gate fights continued, with Wu Zhen gaining the advantage over Old Ancestor Yin Yang and Yang Mei stalemating Su Sha.
  • Donghua and Xihua remained at the Heaven's Chasm battlefield as its fighting intensified, and the Myriad Immortals Diagram absorbed the essence of fallen immortals.
  • Empress Ziguang activated the Zhou Tian Star Array, whose starlight slaughtered the demon army and turned the battlefield's tide.
  • Luohu abandoned his fight with Hongjun, crossed to the Immortal Trapping Sword Gate, and fatally pierced Old Ancestor Yin Yang while Wu Zhen struck his Dao Fruit.
  • Old Ancestor Yin Yang's Dao Fruit shattered and he perished, prompting blood rain across the Primordial World and a grief-stricken vow of vengeance from Ancestor Qiankun.
  • Li Fan ordered the Zhou Tian Star Array to bombard the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.

Ch. 202Qiankun's Self-Destruction

Li Fan and the Three Goddesses battered Luohu’s Immortal Slaying Sword Formation while Hongjun fought through its gates, and Luohu turned Wuzhen and Susha into sword puppets. Ancestor Qiankun self-destructed to kill Ming Yuan, leaving Hongjun with the Immortal Severing Sword as his incarnations pinned Luohu and the formation neared collapse.

  • Li Fan and the Three Goddesses struck the Immortal Slaying Sword Gate with the Zhou Tian Star Array, disrupting the formation and letting Hongjun enter.
  • Luohu refined Wuzhen into a sword puppet, while Donghua and Xihua led the Immortal Dao army out of the devastated Western Land.
  • Luohu refined Susha into another sword puppet as Hongjun’s Good Corpse and Evil Corpse battled the guardians at the Immortal Trapping and Immortal Slaying Sword Gates.
  • Luohu ambushed Ancestor Qiankun, but Qiankun blocked the strike with the Qiankun Cauldron and burned his Grand Unity Dao Fruit to self-destruct beside Ming Yuan.
  • Qiankun’s explosion annihilated Ming Yuan, and Hongjun seized the Immortal Severing Sword while Luohu suppressed the Qiankun Cauldron.
  • Hongjun sent his Self-Corpse to wield the Immortal Severing Sword and hold Luohu back while he moved to break the formation.

Ch. 203Sumeru Territory Destroyed, Immortal Slaying Sword Formation Broken

Hongjun and Li Fan’s allies broke the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, while Luohu destroyed Mount Sumeru’s origin in an attempt to prevent Hongjun from severing it. The formation shattered and Luohu suffered severe backlash, leaving him facing defeat.

  • Hongjun’s Good Corpse purified Wu Zhen until the Central Ghost Emperor crumbled to ash, while his Evil Corpse annihilated Su Sha without leaving a remnant soul.
  • Hongjun refined the three killing swords as Li Fan, Wangshu, Taiyuan, and Ziguang sealed the Immortal Slaying Sword Gate and severed its connection to the other gates.
  • Hongjun tried to sever the array’s connection to Mount Sumeru’s origin, and Luohu detonated the origin, destroying the Sumeru territory and triggering widespread destruction across the Western Land.
  • The Immortal Slaying Sword Formation broke, and Luohu suffered its backlash along with a violent backlash from the Demon Realm’s origin.
  • Hongjun’s three corpse avatars returned to him, restoring his strength as the Zhou Tian Star Array illuminated Luohu’s defeated face.

Ch. 204The Calamity Ends, Heavenly Dao Descends, Settling All Accounts

Hongjun and Ziguang nearly killed Luohu, but he summoned the Demon Realm and inscribed the Demonic Dao into the laws of heaven and earth. Heavenly Dao descended, rewarded the victors, punished the participants in the calamity, and sealed the Demon Realm before casting it into the Inner Chaos.

  • Hongjun and Ziguang struck Luohu, who used the Taiji Diagram and Qiankun Cauldron to survive and seize a chance to summon the Demon Realm.
  • Luohu declared that Dao and demons would never coexist, and the Demonic Dao’s rules were inscribed into the laws of heaven and earth.
  • Heavenly Dao formally manifested and established the Great Daos of Merit and Karma, then awarded merit to Li Fan, Wangshu, Taiyuan, and Ziguang.
  • Heavenly Dao distributed karma among the three clans, Hongjun, Luohu, and the hundred clans, burdening their great powers with punishment.
  • Heavenly Dao took Hongjun’s Jade Plate of Creation, sealed the Demon Realm, and hurled it into the Inner Chaos.

Ch. 205Taiyin Star Lord Attains the Dao, the Ancient Era Comes to an End

Goddess Wangshu used the calm after Luohu’s defeat to enter the River of Fate and attain the Taiyin Dao, becoming the Primordial World’s first Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal. As the Ancient Era faded, Li Fan and the goddesses headed toward Wuxiang Mountain, with a new epoch about to begin.

  • The Heavenly Dao used the Yin and Yang Two Forms origins to restore Mount Sumeru, heal its Earth Veins, and protect it with Innate Formations.
  • Empress Ziguang dispersed the Zhou Tian Star Array, and Goddess Wangshu summoned her Hunyuan tribulation and used the Taiyin Pure World Lotus Platform to temper her fleshly body.
  • Wangshu entered the River of Fate and used the Taiyin Jade Forbidden Pearl and Moonlight Wheel to overcome the Threads of Karma and attain the Taiyin Primordial Dao Fruit.
  • Wangshu announced that Imperial Flowing Nectar would descend on full-moon nights to awaken living beings’ spiritual intelligence, and the Heavenly Dao showered the world with Golden Lotuses.
  • Li Fan took the Qiankun Cauldron while Hongjun took the Taiji Diagram, and Li Fan retrieved the Yin Yang Mirror and Qiankun Hoop from the ruins.
  • Li Fan, Wangshu, Taiyuan, and Ziguang walked toward Wuxiang Mountain as the Ancient Era ended and the era of antiquity approached.

Ch. 206Heavenly Emperor Attains the Dao

Li Fan completed his Hunyuan tribulation and attained the Dao as a Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal, revealing himself as an Innate Divine Being. His public proclamation and invitation to expound the Dao marked the Upper Ancient Era’s beginning, while the other powerful beings reacted with shock and reverence.

  • Li Fan emerged from Grand Unity Palace and summoned the Hunyuan Grand Unity tribulation, enduring the Purple Cloud Divine Thunder and reaching the Perfection of Hunyuan Golden Immortal in physical strength.
  • Li Fan entered the River of Fate with his treasures, established a domain there, and raised the World Origin Dao Fruit beyond the river to attain the Dao.
  • Li Fan proclaimed himself the Supreme True Vast Sun Profound Micro Heavenly Emperor and invited those with affinity to hear him expound the Dao in one million years.
  • The Primordial World bestowed Worldly Fortune on Li Fan, Wangshu, Hongjun, Taiyuan, and Ziguang as celebration clouds gathered around Li Fan.
  • Taiyi, Di Jun, Nuwa, Fuxi, Houtu, Zhen Yuanzi, Hong Yun, and the other Innate Divine Beings reacted to the revelation that Li Fan was an Innate Divine Being who had already attained the Dao.

Ch. 207Hunyuan Dao Lecture

Li Fan and Wangshu held the Primordial World's first Hunyuan Dao lecture at Grand Unity Palace, drawing Grand Unity experts and countless immortals. After answering questions about cultivation, karmic sin, and the Ancestral Witches, they ended the lecture and the attendees departed.

  • Li Fan and Wangshu prepared to lecture while Taiyi and Di Jun gathered support in the Northern Primordial World.
  • After a million years, Grand Unity experts and other attendees arrived at Grand Unity Palace and were separated into individual spaces within Li Fan's world domain.
  • Li Fan and Wangshu lectured on Hunyuan and various laws for nine thousand years, while attendees below the Hun Yuan Golden Immortal realm were moved away from the platform.
  • Taishang, Taiyi, Ancestor Dragon, and Houtu asked Li Fan about Heavenly Dao Law, Solar Law, karmic sin, and the Ancestral Witches' cultivation; Wangshu said Houtu could still be saved but the other eleven could not.
  • Li Fan and Wangshu concluded the lecture, vanished from the platform, and the attendees began to leave.

Ch. 208Jieyin and Zhunti Enter the World

After the Great Dao announced its withdrawal in one hundred thousand years, Li Fan summoned deities who hoped to reach the Hun Yuan Golden Immortal realm and helped guide their breakthroughs. More than two hundred challenged the River of Time, including Jieyin and Zhunti, and one hundred succeeded, ushering in a new era.

  • Wangshu told Li Fan that the Great Dao was withdrawing from the Inner Chaos, and Li Fan ordered an urgent notice for those seeking to break through to act before it was too late.
  • Li Fan, Wangshu, Taiyuan, and Ziguang summoned more than a hundred deities to Grand Unity Palace and guided their cultivation.
  • Zhunti and Jieyin entered the world and sent their Dao Fruits into the River of Time, prompting Yaoguang, Lingxi, and many others to begin their breakthroughs.
  • More than two hundred deities challenged the Hun Yuan Golden Immortal realm, but only one hundred succeeded as the River of Time faded.
  • Jieyin and Zhunti went to Mount Sumeru as the new era of Hun Yuan Golden Immortals began.

Ch. 209Innate Five Primes Hunyuan Grand Unity

Li Fan and Wangshu witnessed the Great Dao depart and received guidance revealing five paths beyond Hunyuan Grand Unity. After choosing their intended paths and returning to the Prehistoric Universe, they found that two eras had passed.

  • Li Fan and Wangshu entered Inner Chaos and watched the Five Supreme Laws gather around the Great Dao before it faded away.
  • Rays of Great Dao light entered their Primordial Grand Unity Dao Fruits, guiding them to comprehend the paths beyond Hunyuan Grand Unity.
  • Li Fan chose to pursue Hunyuan Grand Unity Great Change Dao, while Wangshu planned to try Hunyuan Grand Unity Great Dao.
  • Li Fan and Wangshu discussed how cultivators must wield the Five Supreme Laws through their own Great Daos, then returned to the Prehistoric Universe.
  • The Heavenly Dao urged Hongjun to attain the Dao, but Hongjun continued to wear away his karmic debt through merit.
  • Li Fan discovered that two eras had passed, and Nüyi told him that Goddess Taiyuan was cultivating in seclusion, Empress Ziguang had returned to the Star Sky, and Nuwa had gone to Phoenix Perch Mountain.

Ch. 210Way of All Spirits: "Demon"

Taiyi and Di Jun established the Way of All Spirits, named Demon, in the Northern Primordial World and gained recognition and merit from the Heavenly Dao. The new path stirred opposition among other powers, while Zhu Jiuyin began foretelling Taiyi’s future.

  • Donghua established the Purple Mansion Ten Continents and led Immortal Path Cultivators to settle in the East Sea, while Xihua returned to West Kunlun.
  • Taiyi and Di Jun secured the allegiance of ten Innate Beings and organized the spirits of the north under Bai Ze’s strategic leadership.
  • Eight Great Witches were born from Pangu’s blood pool, but the Ancestral Witches postponed a decision about nurturing Lesser Witches.
  • Nuwa returned to Grand Unity Palace and complained about Fuxi’s constant calculations; Li Fan and Wangshu discussed the limits of Tianji.
  • Taiyi and Di Jun announced the Demon Dao in the Northern Primordial World, earning Heavenly Dao merit as the gathered demons hailed Taiyi as the Eastern Emperor.
  • Yuanshi forbade northern beings from entering the Eastern Primordial Earth or Eastern Cang Tian Domain, Donghua considered expanding the Immortal Dao, and Zhu Jiuyin began foretelling Taiyi’s future.

Ch. 211Hongjun Becomes a Saint, Taiyuan Attains the Dao

Hongjun and Goddess Taiyuan used the Heavenly Dao’s favor to enter the River of Fate and attain the Hunyuan realm. Their ascensions brought blessings across the Primordial World, while other Grand Unity Experts envied their opportunity.

  • Hongjun summoned the River of Fate and began his path to sainthood as Goddess Taiyuan entered it with the Heavenly Book of Investiture of the Gods.
  • The Heavenly Dao opened separate paths for Hongjun and Taiyuan, guiding each toward the Hunyuan realm.
  • Hongjun refined the Hongmeng Purple Qi, became a Saint, and announced that he would preach at Purple Heaven Palace nine epochs later.
  • Taiyuan attained the Dao as a Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and her Investiture of the Gods strengthened Heavenly Dao Order.
  • The overlapping phenomena of their ascensions blessed living beings across the Primordial World, while Ancestor Dragon, Yuanfeng, and Shi Qilin envied their privileges.

Ch. 212Battle of Hongjun and Yang Mei

Li Fan explained the Heavenly Dao’s plans for selecting Saints as Hongjun confronted Yang Mei at the boundary between Inner and Outer Chaos. Yang Mei escaped Hongjun’s Heavenly Dao Judgment, and Hongjun invited Li Fan, Wangshu, and Taiyuan to the Purple Heaven Palace.

  • Li Fan told the goddesses that the Heavenly Dao intended to select Saints through Hongjun’s preaching, while Nuwa suspected Hongjun had arranged the candidates in advance.
  • Yang Mei reached Hunyuan Grand Unity and settled near the boundary between Inner and Outer Chaos, where Hongjun challenged him over his role in the Calamity of Dao and Demon.
  • Hongjun attacked Yang Mei with the Pangu Banner, but Yang Mei used folded space and spatial transference to evade the World-Opening Air Blade.
  • Li Fan, Wangshu, and Taiyuan arrived at the boundary, and Li Fan advised Hongjun to use Heavenly Dao Power against Yang Mei’s Space Great Dao.
  • Hongjun invoked Heavenly Dao Judgment with the Jade Plate of Creation, but Yang Mei’s true body had already retreated beyond the chains’ reach.
  • Hongjun realized Yang Mei had deceived him and invited Li Fan, Wangshu, and Taiyuan to the Purple Heaven Palace for a discussion.

Ch. 213Six Chaos Demon Gods of the Nine Netherworlds

Li Fan and the others learned that six Chaos Demon Gods had reclaimed their Dao Fruits and were confronting the Earthly Dao in the Nine Netherworlds. As Purple Heaven Palace gathered three thousand guests, the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Kunpeng, and Hong Yun claimed five of its six purple-gold seats, leaving the final seat contested.

  • Hongjun told Li Fan, Wangshu, and Taiyuan that the Reincarnation, Darkness, Death, Soul, Yellow Springs, and Curse Demon Gods had recovered their strength and struck the Earthly Dao after Netherworld gods became incarnations of the Reincarnation Demon God.
  • Li Fan proposed waiting for an opportunity to open a passage beneath Mount Tai and attack the Nine Netherworlds, and Hongjun agreed there was no other choice.
  • Purple Heaven Palace traveled through Inner Chaos to collect the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa and Fuxi, and many other Innate Divine Beings until three thousand guests had gathered.
  • As the palace gates opened, the Three Pure Ones claimed three purple-gold cushions and Nuwa took a fourth.
  • Kunpeng used his speed to seize the fifth cushion, and Hong Yun claimed the sixth before Di Jun and Taiyi could reach it.

Ch. 214Preaching on behalf of Heaven

Zhunti and Jieyin schemed their way into the front seats at Purple Heaven Palace, while Kunpeng was forced to sit by the entrance. Hongjun fixed the seating order and began preaching the Dao, leaving everyone immersed in its revelations.

  • Zhunti and Jieyin arrived at Purple Heaven Palace and lamented their hardships until Hong Yun yielded his seat to Zhunti.
  • Zhunti and Jieyin knocked Kunpeng off his cushion and took it for Jieyin, then Haotian stopped Kunpeng from fighting.
  • Kunpeng tried to displace Goddess Baihua, but she refused and displayed her two Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, so he sat by the entrance with Hong Yun.
  • Hongjun removed the Jade Plate of Creation barrier, fixed the seating order, and began expounding the Dao.
  • Li Fan entrusted the preaching to the Heavenly Dao as the listeners received revelations suited to their own paths.

Ch. 215Head of Male Immortals, Head of Female Immortals

After Hongjun appointed Donghua and Xihua as the heads of male and female immortals, the guests left Purple Heaven Palace amid rising tensions. Back at Grand Unity Palace, Li Fan explained the hidden significance of the Saint positions, leaving Xihua wary of her appointment as the goddesses settled in to cultivate.

  • Hongjun appointed Donghua as East King Duke and Xihua as Queen Mother of the West, giving them the Dragon Head Crutch and Pure Water Alms Bowl.
  • Hongjun announced that Purple Heaven Palace would open again in nine epochs, and Di Jun and Taiyi left after glaring at Donghua while Kunpeng watched Hong Yun, Zhunti, and Jieyin before departing.
  • Li Fan carried Nuwa, Xihua, and the other goddesses back to Grand Unity Palace, while Donghua left with several Purple Heaven Guests for Purple Mansion Continent.
  • Nuwa protested Li Fan's decision to bring her along, and Li Fan told her that her Saint position was secured.
  • Li Fan and the goddesses discussed how the six cushions and the Heavenly Dao's choices related to becoming Saints, and Xihua grew wary of her appointment as Head of Female Immortals.
  • Nuwa and the other goddesses stayed at Grand Unity Palace to cultivate and watch events in the Primordial World.

Ch. 216Immortal Court

Yuanshi agreed to let East King Duke expand the Immortal Dao into the Eastern Primordial World, while announcing that the Three Pure Ones would soon establish the Heavenly Immortal Path. Backed by Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao, East King Duke founded the Immortal Court, leaving the Primordial World on the brink of conflict.

  • East King Duke visited Yuanshi to seek control of the Eastern Primordial World, and Yuanshi said he would consult the Heavenly Emperor.
  • Yuanshi told Li Fan that East King Duke wanted to expand eastward and invited him to witness the Three Pure Ones establish the Heavenly Immortal Path; Li Fan approved both matters.
  • After Yuanshi sent word, East King Duke gathered Immortal Dao cultivators and won support across the east, while Xihua remained apart in Grand Unity Palace.
  • With Candle Dragon and Dragon Mother present, East King Duke proclaimed the Immortal Court on Purple Mansion Continent and declared himself its master.
  • Hongjun invoked the Heavenly Dao, which sent down golden merit upon East King Duke and the assembled immortals.
  • Di Jun and Taiyi viewed the Immortal Court as an obstacle, and its establishment pushed the Primordial World toward open conflict.

Ch. 217Journey to Immortal Volcano

Di Jun and Taiyi sought the Phoenix Clan’s support against the expanding Immortal Court, while Li Fan warned Nuwa and the others about the limits and risks of Severing Three Corpses. Yuanfeng agreed to secretly assist the pair, and on their way home they encountered Fuxi at Phoenix Perch Mountain.

  • Di Jun urged Taiyi to seek the Phoenix Clan’s support because the Immortal Court and the Dragon Clan threatened their position.
  • Nuwa asked Li Fan about advancing faster, and he explained the risks of Severing Three Corpses and its limits without Heavenly Dao authority.
  • Di Jun and Taiyi arrived at Immortal Volcano and asked Yuanfeng to join forces against the Immortal Court.
  • Yuanfeng explained that Immortal Volcano guarded an entrance to the Return to Ruins and agreed to secretly support them in the southern lands.
  • Taiyi and Di Jun left Immortal Volcano and encountered Fuxi cultivating at Phoenix Perch Mountain.

Ch. 218Establishment of the Demon Clan

Fuxi consulted Nuwa about joining Di Jun and Taiyi’s Demon Clan, while Li Fan urged Nuwa to consider becoming the Human Emperor. Fuxi then joined the clan’s founding ceremony, where the Heavenly Dao recognized the Demon Clan and bestowed fortune on its leaders.

  • Di Jun offered Fuxi the River Diagram and Luo Book, and Fuxi went to Grand Unity Heaven to discuss the invitation with Nuwa.
  • Nuwa warned Fuxi that the Witches posed a greater threat than he realized and revealed that she held a Saint Position.
  • Li Fan asked Nuwa to become the Human Emperor, but she hesitated, and Fuxi departed for the northern mountains.
  • Fuxi returned to Di Jun and Taiyi with Nuwa’s permission to lend her name to their cause, and they held the Demon Clan’s founding ceremony.
  • The Heavenly Dao acknowledged the Demon Clan and bestowed fortune on Taiyi, Di Jun, Fuxi, Nuwa, Bai Ze, and others.
  • Taiyi proclaimed himself Demon Sovereign, Di Jun declared himself Demon Emperor, and Fuxi and Nuwa received the titles Fuxi Emperor and Wa Huang.

Ch. 219Heavenly Immortal Path General Outline

The Three Pure Ones invited Li Fan and the other powerful beings to witness the establishment of the Heavenly Immortal Path, whose framework included both innate and houtian cultivation lineages. Li Fan secured the Heavenly Court’s authority over those who followed the path, and Yuanshi agreed that Heavenly Immortals would register with the court and uphold the Heavenly Dao.

  • Taishang visited Grand Unity Palace and invited Li Fan and his companions to the Three Pure Ones’ ceremony establishing the Heavenly Immortal Path in one hundred thousand years.
  • Nüyi built an imperial carriage, and Li Fan traveled with his companions to East Kunlun, where the gathered experts welcomed them and Li Fan presented three thousand Huangzhong Plums.
  • Yuanshi explained that the Heavenly Immortal Path offered an innate lineage for Grand Unity Golden Immortals and a houtian lineage through which beings of humble origins could cultivate.
  • Li Fan proposed that Heavenly Immortals register with the Heavenly Court, receive its protection, and accept the duties and rules that came with their status.
  • Wangshu supported Li Fan’s proposal, and Yuanshi agreed that Heavenly Immortals would report their merits to the court, receive official duties, and uphold the Heavenly Dao.

Ch. 220The Establishment of the Heavenly Immortal Path

Primordial Lord of Heaven, Taishang, and Lingbao established the Heavenly Immortal Path, which the Heavenly Dao recognized and rewarded with merit. After the ceremony, Goddess Taiyuan and Hongjun warned that Buzhou Mountain’s protections were failing and that the Primordial World’s coming golden age would bring upheaval.

  • Primordial Lord of Heaven distributed the revised Heavenly Immortal Path General Outline, which Kong Xuan eagerly studied while Ancestor Dragon and Yuanfeng considered its implications.
  • Primordial Lord of Heaven, Taishang, and Lingbao proclaimed the Heavenly Immortal Path from an altar atop Kunlun Mountain and inscribed its guiding principles across the heavens.
  • Hongjun arrived as the Heavenly Dao bestowed merit on the Three Pure Ones, Li Fan’s group, the gathered Grand Unity experts, and Kunlun Mountain.
  • Nuwa teased Kong Xuan about his ambition to bloom a twelve-grade Grand Unity Flower, and Li Fan reminded him that the Great Dao was not limited by classifications.
  • Goddess Taiyuan and Goddess Wangshu warned that Buzhou Mountain’s divine formation was nearly exhausted, while Hongjun and Li Fan foresaw drastic changes to Heaven and Earth.

Ch. 221The Ancestral Witches' Visit to Grand Unity Palace

As the Twelve Ancestral Witches planned to establish their clan and claim territory in the Western Land, Houtu and Xuanming visited Li Fan at Grand Unity Palace to seek his permission. Li Fan agreed without conditions, and the two left recognizing that he had likely seen through their intentions.

  • Li Fan suspected Tongtian Jianmu’s transformation into a Chaos Spirit Root might offer a way to break the deadlock, while clashes between the Demon Clan and Immortal Court intensified.
  • The Twelve Ancestral Witches discussed establishing the Witch Clan, claiming the Blood Sea, and preparing for possible conflict in the Western Land.
  • Dijiang sent Houtu and Xuanming to negotiate with Li Fan at Grand Unity Palace after Tianwu declined to go.
  • Li Fan welcomed Houtu and Xuanming over a meal, and Houtu asked permission for the Twelve Ancestral Witches to settle in the Western Land.
  • Li Fan granted the request without demands, and Houtu promised the Ancestral Witches would help him if needed.
  • After spending the day at Grand Unity Palace, Xuanming and Houtu returned to Buzhou Mountain, where Xuanming remarked that Li Fan had understood their intentions.

Ch. 222Witch Clan Established

The Twelve Ancestral Witches established the Witch Clan on Buzhou Mountain, prompting Li Fan to foresee an unavoidable conflict with the Demon Clan. The chapter ended with the Demon Clan preparing for war as the Witch Clan entered the Prehistoric Universe’s stage.

  • The Twelve Ancestral Witches used Pangu’s Heart to evolve the Witch Clan, creating Great Witches, Lesser Witches, and Witch Priests before stopping to conserve its depleted origin essence.
  • The Witch Clan expanded across Buzhou Mountain, where its members hunted demons, while Li Fan concluded that demons could replenish the witches’ blood vitality and make conflict between the clans inevitable.
  • After ten thousand years, the Twelve Ancestral Witches decided to establish the Witch Clan, proclaiming that they honored only Pangu and claiming Buzhou Mountain as their territory.
  • The Twelve Ancestral Witches offered their essence blood to Pangu, awakening a vast divine will that announced the Witch Clan’s establishment across the Primordial World.
  • Fuxi regretted listening to Nuwa, while Taiyi welcomed the challenge and Di Jun ordered Bai Ze to prepare the Demon Clan for war.
  • Donghua feared the three clans’ conflicts might repeat, and Li Fan watched the situation begin to unfold.

Ch. 223Witch-Demon Calamity Begins

The Witch Clan expanded into the north, prompting Taiyi and Di Jun to gather the Demon Clan’s forces and prepare for war. Leize joined them, but Li Fan watched the conflict unfold, knowing the two clans’ collision could not be prevented.

  • The Twelve Ancestral Witches divided their forces between the west and north, and the northern Witch Clan cleared baleful qi and Turbid Qi while taking over the region’s abundant prey.
  • Taiyi summoned the Demon Clan’s leaders as Fuxi and Leize arrived, and Bai Ze reported that six Ancestral Witches led the northern invasion.
  • Leize suggested Taiyi mobilize the Hall of Myriad Gods, but Taiyi explained that he lacked authority to command it, while Fuxi said Nuwa would not intervene unless her clan faced extermination.
  • Taiyi ordered the Demon Clan to strike quickly before Hongjun’s second sermon, and Leize revealed that he had reached the Late stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm.
  • Taiyi and Di Jun prepared the demon troops to fight the northern Ancestral Witches as Gonggong and Zhurong celebrated, while Dijiang and Zhu Jiuyin sensed unusual movements.
  • Li Fan observed the clans’ preparations and reflected on the inevitable conflict as Goddess Wangshu spoke of war’s cost, and the calamity began.

Ch. 224The First Witch-Demon War

Taiyi and the Demon Clan attacked the Witch Clan, and Di Jun used the Hun Yuan River Luo Grand Formation to split and trap six Ancestral Witches. With the battle still unresolved, Li Fan revealed the fighting inside the formation, where Leize’s lightning left the Ancestral Witches howling.

  • Taiyi struck the northern Witch Clan with the Chaos Bell, then fought Dijiang, Rushou, Shebishi, Gonggong, and Zhurong, eventually falling into a disadvantage.
  • Di Jun, Fuxi, Leize, and the Demon Clan arrived and raised the Hun Yuan River Luo Grand Formation, separating the six Ancestral Witches into different formation-gate spaces.
  • Houtu, Xuanming, and the other Ancestral Witches hurried toward the battlefield while Xuanming complained about Gonggong and Zhurong’s decision to confront the Demon Clan.
  • Donghua sensed that the Heavenly Dao Power in the Myriad Immortals Diagram had reached its limit, while Li Fan showed Nuwa, Xihe, and the others what was happening inside the formation.
  • Taiyi, Di Jun, and Fuxi wore down the Ancestral Witches, and Leize’s lightning numbed them until Gonggong and Zhurong howled in pain, making Nuwa laugh.

Ch. 225Heavenly Emperor's Successor Versus Earth Emperor's Successor

The Twelve Ancestral Witches helped break the Hun Yuan River Luo Grand Formation, and Houtu challenged Taiyi after seeing the Witch Clan’s heavy losses. Protected from the Chaos Bell by the Twelve-grade Reincarnation Purple Lotus, Houtu endured Taiyi’s attacks and emerged as the apparent victor, leaving her name poised to spread throughout the Primordial World.

  • Houtu and the other Ancestral Witches attacked the Hun Yuan River Luo Grand Formation until Di Jun and Fuxi gave up maintaining it and called the Demon Clan to fight on its own.
  • Leize’s torment left Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches battered, while Ancestor Dragon rebuked him for interfering in Wu-Demon affairs.
  • Houtu saw the Witch Clan’s dead and wounded and challenged Taiyi, then revealed the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk and struck him with the Six Paths Samsara Fist.
  • Taiyi answered with his Heavenly Emperor Fist, and the two fought evenly until Houtu’s stronger physical body injured Taiyi.
  • Taiyi rang the Chaos Bell at full power, forcing the Witch Clan and Demon Clan to flee the battlefield, but Houtu remained unharmed because the Twelve-grade Reincarnation Purple Lotus protected her True Spirit.
  • The Grand Unity Experts watched Houtu stand beneath the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk and recognized her as the victor over the Heavenly Emperor’s successor.
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