Chapter Summaries

Ren Jing returned to the Sun Star after completing Nirvana and reunited with Di Jun, who explained how the Great Desolation had changed and how Xi He was pursuing sainthood through faith. After Di Jun reaffirmed the Phoenix Clan’s role in guarding Immortal Volcano during the remaining Crown Princes’ Nirvanas, Ren Jing set out to seek Lu Jun’s guidance.

• Ren Jing arrived at the Sun God Palace, and Di Jun welcomed his ninth son after his successful Nirvana.
• Di Jun told Ren Jing that Xi He was gathering faith to pursue the Hunyuan Saint position and described how the Witch Race and Great Desolation had changed during Ren Jing’s absence.
• Chang Xi and Primordial Phoenix arrived to congratulate Ren Jing, and Primordial Phoenix asked Di Jun about the Phoenix Clan’s future duties at Immortal Volcano.
• Di Jun confirmed that at least four Crown Princes would take turns guarding Immortal Volcano after their Nirvanas and asked the Phoenix Clan to continue protecting the remaining Nirvana Eggs.
• Ren Jing told Di Jun he wanted to thank Lu Jun and seek his guidance, then departed for Lu Jun’s Star Domain.

Ren Jing reunited with Lu Jun at the Edge of Chaos after completing Nirvana, and Lu Jun explained that his transformed physique was a Neutron Star Battle Body. The chapter left Ren Jing beginning to understand that Nirvana had radically changed his Golden Crow origins.

• Ren Jing found Lu Jun shaping a Star Egg with the aid of a massive pagoda at the Edge of Chaos.
• Lu Jun initially failed to recognize Ren Jing, then realized his Ninth Brother had succeeded in Nirvana first.
• Ren Jing thanked Lu Jun for saving their brothers and embraced him, while Lu Jun examined his newly formed body.
• Ren Jing told Lu Jun that Nirvana had changed his powers and left him uncertain whether he was still a Golden Crow.
• Lu Jun named Ren Jing's physique the Neutron Star Battle Body and explained that Nirvana had compressed their Golden Crow origins to an extreme degree.

Lu Jun explained that the Neutron Star Battle Body’s power followed a controllable Great Dao of Devouring, then showed Ren Jing why Lu Jun’s star-avatar cultivation method was beyond his reach. When Ren Jing failed to divide his Primordial Spirit Origin, Lu Jun pointed him toward another path: devouring Chaos Qi.

• Lu Jun told Ren Jing that their Nirvana had refined their former Great Dao of Sun into a more fundamental Great Dao of Devouring, which they could control unlike Taotie.
• Ren Jing asked to learn Lu Jun’s method of manifesting avatars through Star Embryos, and Lu Jun explained how it required safely dividing and entrusting Primordial Spirit Origin.
• Ren Jing repeatedly tried to communicate with a Star Embryo and split off his origin, but could not find a way to begin.
• Lu Jun consoled Ren Jing and proposed a Heaven-Reaching Great Dao suited to the Neutron Star Battle Body.
• Lu Jun pointed out that his Stellar Incarnations could absorb and refine Chaos Qi, and Ren Jing reacted in disbelief at the possibility of devouring it.

Ren Jing overcame his fear of Chaos Qi and entered the Chaos Void to test whether his Neutron Star Battle Body could devour it. His body began crushing and suppressing the violent energy, though the attempt was still underway.

• Ren Jing hesitated when Lu Jun told him to devour Chaos Qi, fearing it would destroy his body and primordial spirit.
• The Ancestral Dragon Pagoda revealed that it was the Ancestral Dragon and urged Ren Jing to trust Lu Jun and try absorbing the mild Chaos Qi near the barrier.
• Ren Jing set aside his doubts and charged through the Chaos Barrier into the Chaos Void.
• Chaos Qi annihilated Ren Jing's True Sun Fire and tore at his Dao body, so he activated the Neutron Star Battle Body and became a gravitational singularity.
• Ren Jing's battle body drew in a destructive tide of Chaos Qi and began capturing, suppressing, and crushing it within him.

Ren Jing discovered that his Neutron Star Battle Body could devour Chaos Qi and transform it into cultivation power, rapidly evolving his body toward a Chaos Demon God physique. Ancestral Dragon realized Lu Jun might possess the same ability and had been hiding the full extent of his strength, while Lu Jun calmly watched Ren Jing cultivate.

• Ren Jing compressed and absorbed Chaos Qi into a Chaos Star Vortex in his Dantian, causing his cultivation to rise at an astonishing rate.
• Ren Jing confirmed that Chaos Qi could serve as highly effective nourishment for his Neutron Star Battle Body and roared in delight.
• Ancestral Dragon watched Ren Jing assimilate Chaos Qi and recognized that his body was transforming toward a Chaos Demon God physique.
• Ancestral Dragon reasoned that Lu Jun, as the creator of the Nirvana Path, could likely devour Chaos Qi as well and had concealed his true strength.
• Lu Jun watched Ren Jing cultivate and said that this was the true path of a Neutron Star Battle Body.

Lu Jun realized Ren Jing’s Neutron Star Battle Body might eventually evolve into a Black Hole Battle Body, which could let him unite his countless incarnations. Ren Jing’s cultivation surged as he devoured Chaos Qi, and Tai Yi, Di Jun, and You Wen arrived to witness it.

• Lu Jun reasoned that a Neutron Star Battle Body could accumulate enough mass to transform into a Black Hole Battle Body.
• Lu Jun planned to use that transformation to devour and unite his scattered Stellar Incarnations, while relying on his brothers’ experiences to verify the path.
• Ren Jing’s successful devouring of Chaos Qi provided Lu Jun with crucial evidence for his plans.
• Tai Yi, Di Jun, and Ten Prince You Wen arrived at the Chaos Barrier after sensing Ren Jing’s immense Devouring Power.
• You Wen was stunned to see Ren Jing devouring Chaos Qi and asked whether that was what he was doing.
• Lu Jun confirmed that Ren Jing was devouring Chaos Qi to cultivate.

Lu Jun confirmed that Ren Jing’s Neutron Star Battle Body could devour Chaos Qi, revealing Golden Crow Nirvana’s immense potential to transform the clan and let them cultivate beyond the Great Desolation. Tai Yi became determined to undergo Nirvana and asked Di Jun whether forging a Chaos Body could let them cultivate the Chaos Great Dao.

• Di Jun questioned Lu Jun about Ren Jing’s ability to devour Chaos Qi, and Lu Jun confirmed it was an inherent power of the Neutron Star Battle Body.
• Di Jun realized Ren Jing could use Chaos Qi to cultivate Hunyuan Five Qi, giving the Golden Crow Clan a path to grow beyond the Great Desolation.
• Tai Yi asked whether Golden Crow Nirvana’s core ability was infinite devouring, and Lu Jun confirmed that Ren Jing’s path was its most direct expression.
• Lu Jun said Tai Yi’s Nirvana could be even more powerful, prompting Tai Yi to declare that he would undergo Nirvana and reveal the Chaos Bell.
• Tai Yi asked Di Jun whether forging a Chaos Body could allow them to cultivate the Chaos Great Dao.

Di Jun explained how Ren Jing’s Chaos-absorbing battle body might let him approach a Chaos Demon God’s foundation and cultivate the Chaos Great Dao. You Wen grew bitter over missing Nirvana, but Lu Jun urged him to be patient and look to Tai Yi’s future Nirvana as a guide.

• Tai Yi asked Di Jun whether Ren Jing could use his Chaos body to cultivate the Chaos Great Dao and bypass the limits of the River of Time.
• Di Jun said Ren Jing’s absorption and assimilation of Chaos Qi could transform his origin toward that of a Chaos Demon God.
• You Wen regretted not undergoing Nirvana and feared he would remain behind his brothers.
• Lu Jun reassured You Wen that a deeper foundation could make his eventual Nirvana more powerful.
• Lu Jun said Tai Yi’s potential Nirvana could reveal the secrets of Hunyuan and guide You Wen’s future path.

Tai Yi declared that he would use Chaos Qi to undergo Nirvana at the Three-Corpse Quasi-Saint realm, inspiring You Wen and rekindling Di Jun’s desire to undergo Nirvana himself. After leaving to handle matters at the Sun God Palace, Di Jun decided he needed more Crown Princes to help explore the path to the Chaos Great Dao.

• Tai Yi told You Wen that his Nirvana would blaze a path for the Golden Crow Clan and that Chaos Qi would provide unlimited energy without incurring Great Desolation Karma.
• You Wen’s anxiety faded, and he looked forward to strengthening himself before his own future Nirvana.
• Di Jun reconsidered his abandoned ambition to undergo Nirvana after seeing the available Chaos Qi and learning from his sons’ experiences.
• Di Jun imagined using Nirvana to become a Chaos Demon God and create a world of his own, then resolved to observe and protect his children’s attempts.
• After confirming that Ren Jing was stable, Di Jun returned to the Sun God Palace and decided the Golden Crow Clan needed more Crown Princes.

As Ren Jing’s Golden Crow Nirvana let him devour Chaos Qi and rebuild himself as a Neutron Star Battle Body, the Saints recognized that he was developing an alternative path to Proving Dao by Force. They were left contemplating the upheaval this path could bring to the Prehistoric World and the Golden Crow Clan.

• Zhu Rong and Gong Gong reacted with alarm as Ren Jing’s Nirvana aura devoured Chaos Qi and transformed his life essence.
• The Saints recognized that Ren Jing’s Neutron Star Battle Body could draw on Chaos and support many powerful Great Daos.
• Tongtian warned that Golden Crow Nirvana might give the entire clan a replicable foundation, with seven more Golden Crow eggs awaiting Nirvana.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven and Laozi deduced that Ren Jing’s potential path resembled the Chaos Demon Gods’ Proving Dao by Force.
• Nuwa sensed the Chaos Qi being drawn in, crushed, absorbed, and used to remold Ren Jing’s body.

The Saints realized that Di Jun could use Chaos to pursue Nirvana without endangering the Prehistoric World, and that his undying authority might let him recover and learn from each failure. They feared he would seek to surpass the Saints and challenge Dao Ancestor Hongjun, but Empress Houtu left the comparison unfinished.

• Nuwa explained that the Ninth Crown Prince had become a living Chaos Singularity, prompting Zhen Yuanzi to wonder what Di Jun might become if he underwent Nirvana.
• Zhen Yuanzi argued that Di Jun could flee into Chaos to obtain the energy he needed without disrupting the Prehistoric World.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven said Di Jun would need to master Nirvana himself or find a supreme treasure to bear his Saint Dao Fruit through the transformation.
• Nuwa and Zhen Yuanzi concluded that Di Jun could repeatedly attempt Nirvana, recover through his Human Path authority if he failed, and refine his method over time.
• Zhu Rong asked whether Di Jun would pursue becoming the foremost Saint and challenge Dao Ancestor Hongjun, while Empress Houtu said a Chaos Demon God's foundation could rival a Dao Integration Saint's.

After Golden Crow Nirvana began reshaping Di Jun's foundation into that of a Chaos Demon God, Zhu Rong questioned whether the Golden Crow Clan was Pangu's true lineage. The Saints were left shaken and unable to explain the Golden Crows' extraordinary connection to Pangu, while Empress Houtu dismissed their dissatisfaction.

• Zhu Rong suggested that the Golden Crow Clan might be Pangu's true lineage because Di Jun could invoke Pangu's Eye and Will, and Golden Crow Nirvana could reshape a Chaos Demon God's foundation.
• The Three Pure Ones and the Ancestral Witches struggled to refute Zhu Rong, as the Golden Crows seemed to approach Pangu's power more directly than their own inherited legacies allowed.
• Laozi tried to deduce the hidden connection between Golden Crow Nirvana and Pangu, but the Heavenly Secrets remained obscured.
• Nuwa watched the Three Pure Ones and Ancestral Witches react with interest, while Zhen Yuanzi remarked on the Golden Crow Clan's astonishing potential.
• Empress Houtu coldly questioned why the other Saints were dissatisfied.

Houtu persuaded the Saints and Ancestral Witches that the Golden Crow Clan’s extraordinary foundation was natural because it had produced Lu Jun, whose power to Converge Timelines proved its limitless potential. The discussion then turned to why Lu Jun had chosen to manifest countless avatars and cultivate star spirits instead of becoming a Chaos Demon God, and Tongtian suggested that the path could make him even more powerful when all his selves united.

• Houtu argued that the Golden Crow Clan deserved its Chaos Demon God foundation because Lu Jun had already demonstrated its exceptional potential, and the Ancestral Witches agreed.
• Zhu Rong, Gong Gong, Qiang Liang, and the other Ancestral Witches accepted that Lu Jun’s ability to Converge Timelines proved the Golden Crow Clan’s uniqueness.
• Yuanshi, Tongtian, Laozi, Nuwa, and Zhen Yuanzi accepted Houtu’s explanation that the Golden Crow Clan could possess extraordinary potential.
• Nuwa asked why Lu Jun had chosen to manifest countless avatars and enlighten star spirits instead of following Ren Jing’s path to become a Chaos Demon God.
• Tongtian proposed that Lu Jun’s avatars could cultivate across the worlds and Chaos, then unite to gather vast power and wisdom beyond the foundation of a single Chaos Demon God.

The Saints concluded that Lu Jun had fused devouring with his unique path of creating stars and living beings, while Hongjun realized Golden Crow Nirvana offered a way to approach Chaos Demon God foundations outside the Great Desolation’s usual cultivation system. The chapter left Hongjun questioning whether Lu Jun had avoided that seemingly direct path because it was impossible or concealed a grave danger.

• Primeval Lord of Heaven and Laozi argued that Lu Jun’s exceptional talent let him choose the grander Path of Incarnating Billions, while other Golden Crows were limited to devouring.
• Zhen Yuanzi said Lu Jun understood the devouring path well enough to guide Ren Jing and could still return to it if his chosen path reached a bottleneck.
• Nuwa pointed out that Lu Jun’s Stellar Incarnations all wielded devouring power, and the Saints concluded he was integrating devouring with star evolution and creation.
• Hongjun recognized that Golden Crow Nirvana let even Grand Unity Immortals survive in Chaos and approach the foundations and Daos of Chaos Demon Gods.
• Hongjun wondered why Lu Jun had rejected the direct Chaos Demon God path and whether it was impossible to complete or carried a hidden danger.

Hongjun realized that cultivating Chaos and the Great Desolation together was the path Lu Jun had discovered, and he decided to follow it by transforming and splitting his Chaos Demon God body. He created two complete Hongjun bodies, one tied to the Heavenly Dao and one severed from the Great Desolation, and divided the Jade Plate of Creation between them.

• Hongjun deduced that Lu Jun cultivated the Chaos Great Dao alongside the Great Desolation by using his Stellar Incarnations to nourish the stars.
• Hongjun concluded that Pangu had also walked two Daos and resolved to explore Chaos and the Great Desolation anew through a Great Desolation Body and a Chaos Body.
• Hongjun returned to his Chaos Demon God Main Body, a crystalline Chaos Maggot Eel, and recognized that his ability to split and regenerate had inspired his Slaying the Three Corpses method.
• Hongjun split his body in two, and each portion regenerated into a complete maggot eel with a distinct connection to the Great Desolation.
• The Jade Plate of Creation split into two fragments, and each Hongjun incarnation took control of one.

Hongjun divided himself into a Great Desolation body and a Chaos body, sending the latter into Chaos to pursue the Chaos Great Dao. The weakening of Hongjun’s origin loosened the shackles on the Ancestral Witches, who discovered their powers had grown dramatically, and the chapter ended with Houtu urging them to stop damaging the surrounding star domains.

• Hongjun explained that Slaying the Three Corpses let his divided bodies live independently and revealed that he had split off a Chaos Demon God Body to cultivate beyond Zixiao Palace.
• Chaos Hongjun took half of the Jade Plate of Creation and ventured into the Chaos World, while the two bodies remained linked through their shared origin.
• The division weakened Hongjun’s Great Desolation body and sent a wave through the Heavenly Dao Origin that affected the Three Realms.
• Di Jiang and the other Ancestral Witches felt their restraints vanish and unleashed greatly strengthened spatial, water, fire, lightning, and wind powers.
• Houtu told the Ancestral Witches to restrain themselves after their attacks devastated distant star domains, and they agreed not to tell the Sixth Prince.

Saint Nuwa, Houtu, Zhen Yuanzi, and the Three Pure Ones discovered that the Heavenly Dao had weakened and its connection to the Saints had grown unstable. When the Heavenly Dao’s responsibilities shifted onto the Earthly Dao and Human Path, they realized the new freedom came with an immense burden to maintain the Prehistoric World.

• Saint Nuwa, Houtu, and Zhen Yuanzi sensed that the Heavenly Dao had abruptly loosened its suppression of the Earthly Dao and Human Path.
• Laozi and Primeval Lord of Heaven confirmed that their connection to the Heavenly Dao and the Primordial Violet Qi had weakened, while Tongtian feared the Great Desolation Origin had been damaged.
• The Ancestral Witches realized the sudden ease might signal that the Heavenly Dao was in trouble.
• A new pressure descended on the Earthly Dao and Human Path Saints, and Houtu felt the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk slow as the Heavenly Dao’s responsibilities shifted to them.
• Houtu, Xuanming, Gong Gong, Zhu Rong, and Nuwa recognized that the Heavenly Dao had been bearing the burden of maintaining the world and had retreated because it could no longer carry it alone.

Nuwa and the other Saints realized the Heavenly Dao’s changes threatened the Prehistoric World and sent the Three Pure Ones to ask Hongjun for an explanation. Hongjun revealed that he was shedding the burden of the Heavenly Dao so he could advance beyond Dao Integration, leaving his disciples stunned.

• Nuwa warned the Saints that the Heavenly Dao’s abnormal change was an unprecedented crisis and that Earthly Dao and Human Path now shared responsibility for preserving the Prehistoric World.
• Houtu urged Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian to visit Zixiao Palace and ask Hongjun what had happened.
• Hao Tian and Jade Pool welcomed the Three Pure Ones, who entered Zixiao Palace and found Hongjun’s presence dimmer and less stable than before.
• Hongjun told the Three Pure Ones that the Prehistoric World had not been harmed; he wanted to take another step forward.
• Hongjun explained that advancing beyond Dao Integration required him to return the Heavenly Dao burden to the Prehistoric World for the Three Paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man to share.

Hongjun announced that Xi He and Chang Xi were likely to become Human Dao Saints and offered two strands of Primordial Violet Qi to those who earned great merit for the Great Desolation World. He urged the Three Pure Ones to help stabilize the world and strengthen themselves, leaving them with a sense of urgency about an unknown future challenge.

• Hongjun told the Three Pure Ones that Xi He and Chang Xi had clear paths to becoming Human Dao Saints and that they must help them take their places.
• Hongjun revealed two strands of Primordial Violet Qi, including the one taken from Nuwa and the one that had escaped after Hong Yun's death.
• Hongjun decreed that those who made great contributions to the Great Desolation World could earn the opportunity to obtain the Primordial Violet Qi and prove the Dao.
• Hongjun privately intended the offer to spur the Great Desolation's mighty ones into action and distract Di Jun while he pursued his cultivation.
• Hongjun reminded the Three Pure Ones to repair Mount Sumeru and pursue the Creation of Heaven so they could grow stronger in the coming age.

The Three Pure Ones told the Saints that Hongjun planned to advance beyond Dao Integration, revealing that the Great Dao had further realms. Inspired by the possibility of continued cultivation, Nuwa realized she might merge not only with the Great Dao of Creation but also with Human Dao.

• The Three Pure Ones returned to Mount Sumeru, and Laozi confirmed that Hongjun had caused the Heavenly Dao’s weakening.
• Laozi explained that Hongjun intended to advance beyond Dao Integration, shocking the fourteen Saints.
• Houtu voiced the Saints’ hope that cultivation had no final endpoint, while Zhen Yuanzi reconsidered his own path.
• Nuwa reflected on advancing the Great Dao of Creation toward Dao Integration.
• Nuwa recognized that, as the first Human Dao Saint, she might also merge with Human Dao.