Recaps

After Jieyin sacrificed his Saintly strength, he and Zhunti lost the chance to follow the Three Pure Ones’ method and sought another route to Hunyuan. Guided by Lu Jun, they founded Buddhism through a Pure Land and Wish Power, then turned toward the Netherworld Blood Sea and invited Lu Jun to join them.

• Jieyin gave up his merit and Primordial Violet Qi so Zhunti could retain Saintly power across the Western Lands, leaving Jieyin a Half-Saint.
• Jieyin and Zhunti tried to reclaim their Spiritual Treasures from Lu Jun, who agreed to return them in exchange for artifacts they would forge.
• Lu Jun explained how Di Jun used Wish Power to transform his Three Corpses, and Jieyin and Zhunti realized the method could offer them a path to Hunyuan.
• Jieyin proposed creating a Pure Land to offer refuge and salvation, and he and Zhunti established Buddhism, with Jieyin taking the name Amitabha Buddha and founding the Western Paradise of Ultimate Bliss.
• The Heavenly Dao recognized Buddhism, while the Three Pure Ones and the Ancestral Witches considered its implications for their own plans.
• Jieyin declined Lu Jun’s offer to trade for his Three Treasures and proposed obtaining Minghe’s Karma Fire Red Lotus to complement the Merit Golden Lotus.
• Zhunti suggested converting souls trapped in the Netherworld Blood Sea, and Jieyin declared that Buddhism would confront Minghe over the Blood Sea and the Karma Fire Red Lotus.
• Jieyin invited Lu Jun to become Buddhism’s third Buddha, offering him equal status and a share of its merit, Wish Power, and fortune.

After You Wen joined Buddhism and the Three Pure Ones revealed their plans to transcend the limits of sainthood, Minghe sought Lu Jun’s advice about his own stalled path. Lu Jun and Tai Yi proposed that Minghe let his Blood God Sons pursue independent paths, leaving Minghe to confront whether transformation would destroy or elevate his sense of self.

• Lu Jun declined Jieyin and Zhunti’s offer to become Buddhism’s Third Buddha, and You Wen accepted the title Great Sun Tathagata after Lu Jun explained its benefits and burdens.
• Tongtian told Lu Jun and Tai Yi that the Three Pure Ones planned distinct Three Corpses paths, including Yuanshi’s use of Primordial Violet Qi and Hongjun’s intention to make Yuanshi his successor.
• Lu Jun turned his attention to his growing Star Eggs while Tai Yi considered beginning Nirvana and preparing for a possible long absence.
• Jieyin and Zhunti invited Minghe to Mount Sumeru to discuss the Asura Clan, and Minghe sent Blood God Son avatars to investigate them and visit Lu Jun.
• Minghe learned that Jieyin and Zhunti wanted his Twelve-Petaled Karma Fire Red Lotus, then explained that his hundreds of millions of Blood God Sons had made severing his Self Corpse impossible.
• Lu Jun urged Minghe to abandon Three Corpses Unite and build a path around his Blood God Sons, while Tai Yi proposed sending them to different worlds to develop distinct paths before reuniting them.
• Minghe feared that independent Blood God Sons could become rivals or return as strangers, and Lu Jun asked whether the self could become a higher existence shaped by many selves and paths.

Lu Jun and Tai Yi pressed Minghe to risk his security for a path to Hunyuan, but Minghe instead sought Buddhist help for the Asura Clan and his Three Corpses. Meanwhile, Yuanshi replaced the Pangu Banner and Three Treasures Jade Ruyi in his Three Corpses path, and Tongtian prepared to do the same.

• Lu Jun proposed that Minghe unite his returning selves and Dao Fruits, but Minghe refused to risk his control of the Blood Sea on an untested path.
• Lu Jun identified flaws in Minghe’s Three Corpses and proposed using Buddhist methods to nurture the Good Corpse, temper the Evil Corpse, and sever the dispersed Self Corpse.
• Tai Yi condemned Minghe’s fear of risk, and Lu Jun warned that Jieyin and Zhunti could seize his Karma Fire Red Lotus, leaving Minghe shaken.
• Minghe sent an avatar to Mount Sumeru, where Jieyin and Zhunti offered Buddhist teachings to guide the Asura Clan and transform its karma.
• Minghe agreed to send three thousand Asura Dharma Protectors under conditions preserving their identity and independence, and Jieyin gave him Buddhist scriptures on karma.
• Jieyin and Zhunti planned to use teachings and merit to draw the Asuras and Minghe closer to Buddhism, while You Wen continued strengthening his Golden Crow origin and cultivation.
• Yuanshi used Heaven-Opening Merit and Primordial Violet Qi to transfer the Pangu Banner’s Dao Patterns into a new incarnation, then gave the banner to Laozi.
• Yuanshi formed a new incarnation from the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi but collapsed from exhaustion, and Tongtian prepared to replace his own Three Corpses bearer despite Laozi’s warning.

The Three Pure Ones completed key steps in their Three Corpses cultivation while the Ancestral Witches worked to anchor Heavenly Dao authority in the Earthly Dao. At Lu Jun’s abode, Nuwa found inspiration in Ren Jing’s evolution and resolved to pursue creation in Chaos, leaving Zhen Yuanzi and Lu Jun stunned by her new direction.

• Tongtian completed his Spiritual Treasure replacement, and Laozi severed his Self Corpse with the Pangu Banner, Taiji Diagram, and Chaos Bell.
• Houtu directed the Ancestral Witches to erode Heavenly Dao authorities with Earthly Dao power, while Zhen Yuanzi sent Ginseng Fruit incarnations across countless worlds and recognized his incomplete Dao foundation.
• Di Jun sought Nuwa’s help arranging a match for Tai Yi, and Nuwa used the Red Thread and Book of Marriage to prepare connections for him.
• Tai Yi studied Nirvana at Immortal Volcano, where Phoenix Clan female immortals shared cultivation insights with him and gradually drew him into their exchanges.
• Nuwa asked Lu Jun whether she should merge with the Human Path or pursue her Way of Creation, but Lu Jun admitted he could not choose her path for her.
• Nuwa watched Ren Jing absorb Chaos Qi and evolve, then concluded that creation in Chaos could offer a path beyond the Great Desolation World’s rules.
• Nuwa declared she would study Chaos’s laws of creation and use Chaos Qi to create life, including Chaos Demon Gods, while Lu Jun, Zhen Yuanzi, and the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda reacted with astonishment.