Vol. 4The Human Dao and the Floods

Li Fan and the Saints guided humanity through wars and upheavals as the Primordial World was reshaped and new paths were established. After Yao became the Heavenly Water Great Emperor and helped contain the Water Essence Tribulation, the sea remained unsettled.

  • Li Fan quelled the Corpse Calamity and helped forge the Human Emperor Heroic Spirit Sword with Nuwa as Saints rose and Houtu joined with the Earthly Dao.
  • Nuwa shattered the Witch and Demon Clans’ great formations and ordered them to retreat, while Di Jun survived his tribulation and Gonggong left Pangu Hall.
  • Li Fan and the Saints repaired the heavens after Buzhou Mountain fell, then established rules for humanity as Nuwa advanced to Hunyuan Dao.
  • Fuxi led humanity through the Guixu Storm and migration to the Eastern Cang Tian Domain, while Yunxiao claimed the Gate of Myriad Wonders and Nuwa sought the Eastern Azure Emperor position for Fuxi.
  • Xuanyuan defeated Haotian and ended his conflict with Chi You, securing humanity’s victory before abdicating the Human Emperor’s position.
  • Nuwa named Fuxi, Shennong, and Xuanyuan Human Dao Saints, and the three received Hongmeng sacred radiance before returning to Humanity Dao.
  • Li Fan divided the Primordial World into realms and domains and established the Twelve Earthly Branches as the Water Essence Tribulation approached.
  • Yao became the Heavenly Water Great Emperor and used the Water Suppressing Cauldron against the floods, while Li Fan sent the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls to stabilize the Grand Unity Heavenly River.
Chapters 301–400 Read from Ch. 301

Arc 13The Protagonist of Heaven and Earth

As Saints rose and the Heavenly Realm’s boundaries changed, the Witch, Demon, and Human Clans entered a struggle over which would become heaven and earth’s protagonist. Nuwa forced the Witch and Demon Clans to retreat, while Di Jun pursued a breakthrough and Gonggong left Pangu Hall after the Witches failed to agree on how to act.

  • Li Fan quelled the Corpse Calamity by bringing Jiang Chen under control, and Yuanshi, Tongtian, Jieyin, and Zhunti became Saints.
  • Nuwa took Chang'e as her disciple, then forged the Human Emperor Heroic Spirit Sword with Li Fan after Tongtian tried to protect disciples on the target list.
  • Houtu merged with the Earthly Dao and became its Spokesperson, while Li Fan broke through to the Sub-Saint realm and Taiyi later established the Spiritual Teaching and became a Heavenly Dao Saint.
  • The Heavenly Dao sealed the boundaries between the Five Directions Heavenly Domains, beginning the Heaven-Human Divide as the Witch and Demon Clans drew closer to conflict with humanity.
  • After the Witch and Demon Clans unleashed their great formations, Nuwa shattered both and ordered them to retreat, declaring that the Human Clan would rise.
  • Taishang left Kunlun Mountain, and Tongtian moved the Interception Sect to the South Sea after Li Fan refused him permission to settle in the East Sea.
  • Di Jun survived his Hunyuan tribulation and entered the River of Fate, while Li Fan altered one of his karmic threads and Gonggong left Pangu Hall after the Ancestral Witches failed to agree on a plan.
Chapters 301–32525 summaries Read

Arc 14The Human Race and Myriad Wonders

After Buzhou Mountain fell, Li Fan helped repair the heavens and set rules for the Human Race, while Fuxi led humanity through war and a Guixu catastrophe. Yunxiao claimed the Gate of Myriad Wonders, and Nuwa began seeking the Eastern Azure Emperor position for Fuxi.

  • Gonggong removed Pangu Hall from Buzhou Mountain’s origin, but Di Jun’s Great Sun Dao Fruit struck the mountain and brought it down.
  • Li Fan, Goddess Wangshu, and the Saints contained the devastation, transformed the scattered worlds, and repaired the heavens with the Chaos Bell and Black Tortoise’s limbs.
  • Li Fan suppressed Gonggong in the Sea Eye, then declared the Upper Ancient Era over as Nuwa advanced to Hunyuan Dao and the Saints agreed on rules for the Human Race.
  • Nuwa and Li Fan sent Fuxi into reincarnation, and Fuxi later guided the human race, mastered the Eight Trigrams, and founded the Taihao Divine Kingdom.
  • Fuxi fought Huang Tian during the Guixu Storm, then led the human race to migrate to the Eastern Cang Tian Domain as Li Fan opened the Five Directions Heavenly Domains to refugees.
  • Yunxiao claimed the Gate of Myriad Wonders after Li Fan and Wangshu stopped the Saints from seizing it, and she used it to suppress the battle’s aftershocks.
  • Li Fan gave the remaining Hongmeng Purple Qi to the Karma Red Lotus and Pure World White Lotus, while Nuwa sought the Eastern Azure Emperor position for Fuxi.
Chapters 326–35025 summaries Read

Arc 15The Human Dao Tribulation

As Xuanyuan united humanity and fought the Haotian Realm, Li Fan and Nuwa shaped new paths and powers amid escalating conflicts between Heaven, Earthly Dao, and Humanity Dao. Xuanyuan’s victory gave way to his abdication and the naming of Fuxi, Shennong, and Xuanyuan as Human Dao Saints.

  • Fuxi reclaimed the Primordial World for the Heavenly Emperor, while Changxi and Wulong Clan became Earth Dao and Human Dao Saints, and Shennong later succeeded Fuxi as Human Emperor.
  • Shennong abdicated in favor of Xuanyuan, whose conflict with Jiang Yu and the Witch-Human tribes escalated as the Chan Teachings backed his bid to unite humanity.
  • Li Fan established the Mysterious Tribulation and Yunxiao’s Mysterious Dao replaced the Three Pure Ones’ Profound Immortal path, while Chi You befriended an Iron-Eating Beast and brought its unstable cub to Nuwa for healing.
  • Nuwa established the Human Immortal Path, helping Xuanyuan rise to Quasi-Saint, while Houtu gave Chi You Buzhou Mountain’s core source stone to forge into a weapon for the coming war.
  • Xuanyuan’s forces fought the Haotian Realm for centuries as Guang Chengzi and the Twelve Golden Immortals created Zombie Progenitors, and the Heavenly Emperor later destroyed Ying Gou and Hou Qing, and Nu Xi became Nu Ba.
  • Xuanyuan broke Haotian’s defenses with the Human Emperor Heroic Spirit Sword, while Chi You defeated Haotian and then ended the conflict with Xuanyuan, allowing the Human Race to claim victory.
  • Xuanyuan received the Western Extreme God’s imperial seal, but abdicated after Fuxi warned that passing the Human Emperor’s position through his bloodline could prevent a Human Dao Saint from emerging.
  • As Haotian spread a rumor that Huang Tian would be impeached, Nuwa named Fuxi, Shennong, and Xuanyuan Human Dao Saints, and the three received Hongmeng sacred radiance before returning to Humanity Dao.
Chapters 351–37525 summaries Read

Arc 16The Water Essence Tribulation

Li Fan divided the Primordial World into ordered realms and domains, established the Twelve Earthly Branches, and prepared defenses against the Water Essence Tribulation. Ancestor Dragon attained the Dao, while Yao became the Heavenly Water Great Emperor and helped stabilize the floods, though the sea remained unsettled.

  • Li Fan announced his plan to divide the Primordial World into the Three Realms, Nine Provinces, and Twelve Domains, then assigned territories and relocated Tongtian Jianmu to Penglai.
  • Huang Tian survived his tribulation and fought Haotian at the River of Fate until Heavenly Dao Hongjun intervened, after which Nuwa split Haotian’s origin and Huang Tian vanished from the River of Fate.
  • Li Fan selected Yaochi as Western Extreme God and established the Twelve Earthly Branches, while Zhuanxu’s plot against Jiu Feng led Nuwa to end their marriage and order Zhuanxu to abdicate.
  • Nuwa appointed the Twelve Earthly Branches Star Lords, and Emperor Ku and the sages established humanity’s twenty-four solar terms with their help.
  • Li Fan and the goddesses activated the Twelve Yuan Chen Sea Suppressing Grand Formation, containing most of the Water Essence Tribulation within the Four Seas’ Sea Eyes.
  • Guang Chengzi used the Heaven-Turning Seal to protect the north from cold and floods, while Ancestor Dragon agreed to share control of the Dragon Gate with the Heavenly Court and then attained the Dao through it.
  • Yao accepted the Heavenly Water Great Emperor’s authority, performed the Mount Tai ritual, and used the Water Suppressing Cauldron to confront the floods and Calamity Taint.
  • Li Fan sent the thirty-six Sea-Calming Divine Pearls to purify and stabilize the Grand Unity Heavenly River, and Yao vowed to regulate the Water Veins as the sea remained unsettled.
Chapters 376–40025 summaries Read
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