Vol. 4Paths Beyond Sainthood
Ren Jing’s Nirvana and Hongjun’s division reshaped the Great Desolation’s paths, while Laozi exchanged treasures and sought Primordial Violet Qi for Yuanshi. Jieyin and Zhunti returned to find their Saint positions imperiled by unpaid merit debt, and Hongjun’s proposed arrangement left Zhunti a possible route back to Sainthood.
- Di Jun redirected worship to Xi He and stopped the Kun Peng clan’s opposition, while Queen Mother of the West lent Lu Jun a Peach Tree and Immortal Weng of the South Pole spread its incarnations.
- Ren Jing completed Nirvana, gained a Neutron Star Battle Body, and began absorbing Chaos Qi in Lu Jun’s Star Domain.
- Hongjun divided himself into Great Desolation and Chaos Demon God bodies, weakening the Heavenly Dao as the Saints considered the Three Paths.
- Laozi traded for the Primordial Measure Ruler by promising the Three Pure Ones’ support for the Ancestral Witches, and Houtu accepted.
- Laozi exchanged the Primordial Measure Ruler and Mysterious Yellow Pagoda of Heaven and Earth for Tai Yi’s Chaos Bell, then reunited it with the Taiji Diagram and Pangu Banner.
- Hongjun lent Laozi a strand of Primordial Violet Qi for Yuanshi and sent an edict to awaken Jieyin and Zhunti.
- Jieyin and Zhunti returned to find their merit debt and lost Heavenly Dao Authority threatening their Saint positions, and Laozi presented them with choices.
- Hongjun confirmed their merit could not sustain even one Saint position, then offered to split Jieyin’s Primordial Violet Qi so Zhunti could retain Half-Saint power and possibly regain Sainthood through merit.