Chapter Summaries

Nuwa realized she could merge with the Human Path, while the Ancestral Witches despaired that their bond to the Earthly Dao barred them from advancing beyond Dao Integration. Houtu proposed that the Twelve Ancestral Witches merge with the Great Desolation Origin Daos and govern the world’s core laws together.

• Nuwa recognized that the Heavenly Dao’s weakened suppression made it the right time for her to merge with the Human Path.
• Nuwa asked Laozi how Hongjun had advanced beyond Dao Integration, and Laozi said Hongjun had mentioned relinquishing Heavenly Dao Authority.
• Zhu Rong, Gong Gong, and Qiang Liang lamented that the Ancestral Witches had sacrificed their bodies and Great Daos to complete the Earthly Dao and could no longer pursue higher realms.
• Houtu urged the Ancestral Witches to stop seeking to surpass Dao Integration and instead merge with the Great Desolation Origin Daos tied to their powers.
• Houtu proposed that the Twelve Ancestral Witches become Dao Integration Saints who jointly govern the Prehistoric World’s core laws and strengthen the Earthly Dao.

Houtu proposed that the Twelve Ancestral Witches take on the Heavenly Dao’s relinquished authority and each integrate with a Great Dao. She left the Saints considering whether Hongjun would transfer that power to them as he sought to escape the Heavenly Dao’s burden.

• Houtu stunned the Saints by proposing that all Twelve Ancestral Witches become Dao Integration Saints.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven and Sect Master Tongtian challenged Houtu’s claim, but she reminded them that the Witches had once become Saints through merit by undergoing Dao Dissolution together.
• Di Jiang, Zhu Rong, and Gong Gong recalled how Houtu had led the Ancestral Witches through Incarnation Reincarnation and helped them gain sainthood.
• Houtu explained that the Witches could accept Heavenly Dao authority over Great Daos they already controlled, beginning with Di Jiang taking in the Heavenly Dao’s spatial Dao.
• The Saints realized that Hongjun might willingly transfer Heavenly Dao power to the Witches if he wanted to shed its responsibilities.

Houtu proposed that the Twelve Ancestral Witches merge their core laws with the Great Desolation World, becoming pillars of the Earthly Dao while sharing in Heavenly Dao authority. The Three Pure Ones considered claiming authority too, but Laozi concluded that the cost would be becoming bound to the Human Dao and warned them against it.

• Houtu explained that the Ancestral Witches could dedicate their twelve core Great Dao Laws to the world and grow alongside the Earthly Dao.
• Zhu Rong, Gong Gong, Di Jiang, and Qiang Liang eagerly embraced the prospect of embodying their respective Great Daos, and the other Ancestral Witches were tempted as well.
• Laozi recognized that Houtu's proposal could transform the Great Desolation and give the Ancestral Witches immense authority.
• Primeval Lord of Heaven and Sect Master Tongtian suggested that the Three Pure Ones could claim Heavenly Dao authority too, and Laozi considered how it might benefit them.
• Laozi deduced that using the Vow Power of All Beings would bind the Three Pure Ones to the Human Dao, so he told Yuanshi and Tongtian that they must not seize Heavenly Dao authority.

Laozi explained why the Three Saints should leave Heavenly Dao Authority to the Ancestral Witches, then revealed his plan to retrace the path to sainthood and attempt Three Corpses Unite. Yuanshi and Tongtian initially warned him of the risks but saw how One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones might preserve his old Three Corpses; they still needed to find suitable Spiritual Treasures.

• Laozi warned Yuanshi and Tongtian that claiming more Heavenly Dao Authority would impose greater restrictions, and Yuanshi agreed to leave it to the Ancestral Witches.
• Laozi told his brothers he wanted to retrace the path to sainthood and pursue Three Corpses Unite, shocking Yuanshi and Tongtian.
• Yuanshi and Tongtian urged Laozi to abandon the plan, citing the danger of trying to recreate his Three Corpses and the difficulty of finding suitable Spiritual Treasures.
• Laozi proposed using One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones to house his old Three Corpses in new incarnations while replacing the treasures that had sustained them.
• Tongtian and Yuanshi recognized the method might work but asked where Laozi would obtain Spiritual Treasures of the same origin.

Laozi explained three plans for slaying the Three Corpses anew, with the middle plan relying on trading Heavenly Dao Authority for the Ancestral Witches’ Primordial Measure Ruler. The chapter ended with Tongtian pointing out that Laozi still needed a third treasure of the same origin.

• Laozi said the Walking Stick, Jade Ruyi, and Qingping Sword could serve as vessels for his Three Corpses, but he considered this the inferior plan because their foundations were limited.
• Laozi revealed that his middle plan required the Primordial Measure Ruler from the Ancestral Witches, paired with his Mysterious Yellow Pagoda of Heaven and Earth.
• Yuanshi and Tongtian recognized that the Ancestral Witches might trade the ruler for the Three Pure Ones’ help in gaining Heavenly Dao Authority.
• Tongtian praised Laozi’s scheme and explained that the Primordial Measure Ruler’s merit had been exhausted, making it less useful to the Ancestral Witches.
• Tongtian noted that Laozi still lacked a third merit supreme treasure to slay his third corpse.

Laozi proposed using the Three Treasures of Creation, including Tai Yi’s Chaos Bell, to sever his Three Corpses and approach the Great Dao of Strength. Yuanshi and Tongtian feared that obtaining the bell would provoke Di Jun and the Golden Crow Clan, but Laozi insisted he would not take it by force.

• Laozi described using Heaven-Opening Merit to sever his third corpse, with creating a new world as the better of those two methods.
• Laozi revealed his superior plan: gather the Taiji Diagram, Pangu Banner, and Chaos Bell to sever the Three Corpses anew and glimpse the Great Dao of Strength.
• Yuanshi and Tongtian recognized that the plan required Tai Yi’s Chaos Bell and wondered how they could obtain it.
• Tongtian and Yuanshi warned that seizing the bell by force could anger Di Jun, Tai Yi, and their allies, and risk Pangu’s True Lineage.
• Laozi calmly told his brothers that he did not intend to take the Chaos Bell by force.

Laozi explained how he planned to obtain the Primordial Measure Ruler from the Witch Race and trade it and his Mysterious Yellow Pagoda of Heaven and Earth for Tai Yi’s Chaos Bell. Yuanshi and Tongtian recognized that the deal could strengthen Di Jun and Tai Yi’s Nirvana paths while allowing Laozi to gather the Three Treasures of Creation.

• Tongtian warned that Di Jun, Tai Yi, Hongjun, and other forces might oppose Laozi uniting the Chaos Bell with the Taiji Diagram and Pangu Banner.
• Laozi revealed that he planned to obtain the Primordial Measure Ruler first, then offer it and his Mysterious Yellow Pagoda of Heaven and Earth in exchange for Tai Yi’s Chaos Bell.
• Yuanshi and Tongtian realized that the two Houtian Merit Supreme Treasures could tempt Tai Yi by greatly improving his offense, defense, and Nirvana prospects.
• Laozi argued that the treasures could also protect Di Jun through Nirvana, making Di Jun more likely to support the exchange than obstruct it.
• Yuanshi and Tongtian praised Laozi’s linked plan and concluded that Di Jun’s willingness to trade could make it difficult even for Hongjun to intervene.

Laozi explained that his planned exchange benefited all parties, then revealed Hongjun’s decree to grant two remaining strands of Primordial Violet Qi and establish two more Heavenly Dao Saints. His claim that Heavenly Dao Saints should inherit the authority Hongjun relinquished threatened Houtu’s hopes for the Ancestral Witches, and Zhu Rong erupted in anger.

• Laozi explained to Yuanshi and Tongtian that the exchange would benefit him, the Ancestral Witches, Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Hongjun.
• Laozi approached Houtu and the other Ancestral Witches and revealed Hongjun’s decree to grant two strands of Primordial Violet Qi and establish two more Heavenly Dao Saints.
• Nuwa guessed that the strands belonged to her and Hong Yun, then considered seeking one for Fuxi.
• Laozi told Nuwa that the new Heavenly Dao Saints would help assume the authority Hongjun had relinquished.
• Laozi argued that the Ancestral Witches could not take over that authority because it properly belonged to Heavenly Dao Saints, prompting Zhu Rong to angrily protest that two more Heavenly Dao Saints would make their hopes futile.

Laozi offered the Ancestral Witches Heavenly Dao Authority in exchange for the Primordial Measure Ruler, claiming he wanted to pursue Three Corpses Unite and complete his Dao. Houtu and the other Saints considered his explanation credible, leaving the Witches to weigh the exchange.

• The Ancestral Witches grew resentful after Laozi said Hongjun's decree reserved Heavenly Tribulation authority for Heavenly Dao Saints, and Houtu accepted that they could not force the matter.
• Laozi revealed that the Three Pure Ones could relinquish their Heavenly Dao Authority, including the authority of Jieyin and Zhunti, so the Earthly Dao Saints could fuse with it.
• Houtu questioned why Laozi would offer such an opportunity, and Laozi said he wanted the Primordial Measure Ruler in exchange.
• Laozi claimed he had slain only his Good and Evil Two Corpses and hoped to emulate Di Jun's Three Corpses Unite path to perfect his Dao.
• Nuwa, Zhen Yuanzi, and Houtu used their authority to examine Laozi's words and found his stated pursuit genuine, though Laozi concealed his deeper scheme.
• Houtu considered trading the rarely used Primordial Measure Ruler for the Ancestral Witches' chance to gain Heavenly Dao Authority.

The Ancestral Witches debated exchanging the Primordial Measure Ruler for the Three Pure Ones’ promise not to obstruct their efforts to claim certain Great Dao authorities. Houtu accepted the deal, and Laozi warned that the agreement would end when new Heavenly Dao Saints were born.

• Zhu Rong and Gong Gong opposed giving up the Primordial Measure Ruler, while Tian Wu, She Bishi, and Xuanming argued that greater strength mattered more than its symbolic value.
• Houtu decided to accept Laozi’s offer and ordered Di Jiang to retrieve the ruler from Pangu Hall.
• Di Jiang returned with the Primordial Measure Ruler, and Houtu handed it to Laozi to complete the exchange.
• Laozi promised that the Three Pure Ones would not obstruct the Twelve Ancestral Witches from comprehending and taking control of the agreed authorities.
• Laozi clarified that the protection would last only until new Heavenly Dao Saints were born, and Houtu accepted that limit.

Laozi announced that two strands of Primordial Violet Qi would go to those who made great contributions to the Prehistoric World, stirring powerful beings into action. Primordial Phoenix decided to compete despite her clan’s unresolved karmic debt, while Xi He questioned her confidence and awaited her explanation.

• Laozi proclaimed that two strands of Primordial Violet Qi would be awarded to those who contributed greatly to the Prehistoric World.
• Ancestor Minghe regretted refusing the Earthly Dao Saint position and vowed to fight for a strand of Primordial Violet Qi.
• Lamp Kindling Daoist lamented that his Underworld position left him little chance to earn the merit required by the decree.
• Xi He declined the Primordial Violet Qi, choosing instead to pursue Sainthood through the Human Path and the divinity of the Mother of Sun.
• Primordial Phoenix resolved to compete despite her clan’s heavy karmic debt, then asked Xi He to notice something unusual about the Phoenix Clan’s work; Xi He could not see what she meant.

Primordial Phoenix revealed that her bid for the Primordial Violet Qi was meant to unite the Phoenix Clan and motivate it to repay its Karma, while Xi He agreed not to compete against her. After the Dao Ancestor announced that merit would determine who could claim the remaining Primordial Violet Qi, Queen Mother of the West eagerly declared she would contend for it.

• Primordial Phoenix told Xi He that some Phoenix Clan members had grown lax and that she planned to use a bid for the Primordial Violet Qi to rally the clan and reduce its Karmic Force.
• Xi He praised Primordial Phoenix's plan and promised not to compete with her for the Primordial Violet Qi.
• News of Primordial Phoenix's bid spread, and the Phoenix Clan renewed its efforts to accumulate merit and perform good deeds.
• In the Myriad Immortals Array Star Domain, the assembled immortals discussed the Dao Ancestor's decree that merit and contributions to the Prehistoric World would qualify someone to contend for the Primordial Violet Qi.
• Yun Xiao suggested Zhao Gongming might qualify through his work guarding West Sea Guixu and stabilizing the world, while True Lord Yu Ding worried that Chan Sect had no comparable achievement.
• True Lord Yu Ding asked Queen Mother of the West whether she would compete, and she enthusiastically agreed.

Queen Mother of the West and the Three Xiāo sisters considered ways to earn the merit needed to compete for Primordial Violet Qi, while Laozi left Mount Sumeru with the Primordial Measure Ruler to pursue his own plan. After he departed, Di Jiang and the other Ancestral Witches decided that seizing ownerless Heavenly Dao Authority mattered more than continuing the repairs.

• Queen Mother of the West asked the Three Xiāo sisters to help find a great contribution that could earn recognition from the Dao Ancestor and advance their claim to sainthood.
• Bi Xiao and Qiong Xiao suggested possible ways to benefit Heaven and Earth, and Yun Xiao proposed regulating the stars or resolving dangers left from Creation of Heaven.
• The Old Demon Race's former marshals and their clans grew ambitious as they considered how to win merit and a future Saint position.
• Laozi took the Primordial Measure Ruler, bid farewell to Nuwa, Zhen Yuanzi, and the others, and left Mount Sumeru to pursue his private plan.
• Di Jiang urged the group to stop prioritizing Mount Sumeru's repairs and seize the ownerless Heavenly Dao Authority before new Saints were born, and Zhu Rong enthusiastically agreed.

The Ancestral Witches left Mount Sumeru to pursue Heavenly Dao authorities, and Laozi arrived while Ren Jing devoured Chaos Qi. He asked Tai Yi to exchange for the Chaos Bell, provoking Tai Yi’s furious reaction.

• The Ancestral Witches agreed to suspend repairs to Mount Sumeru and pursue Heavenly Dao authorities tied to their respective Great Daos.
• Di Jiang, Zhu Rong, Gong Gong, Qiang Liang, Tian Wu, and the other Ancestral Witches departed, followed by Nuwa, Zhen Yuanzi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian.
• Laozi appeared before Tai Yi, Lu Ya, Lu Jun, and the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda as they watched Ren Jing devour Chaos Qi.
• Laozi said he wanted to discuss an important matter with Tai Yi and asked Lu Jun to witness it.
• Laozi requested an exchange for Tai Yi’s Chaos Bell, and Tai Yi’s aura erupted as the bell manifested above his head.

Laozi demanded Tai Yi's Chaos Bell in exchange for a treasure, enraging Tai Yi and forcing him to summon Di Jun. Di Jun attacked Laozi, but Laozi's two supreme treasures withstood the strike, and Di Jun prepared to invoke the Ancient Star Formation.

• Laozi asked Tai Yi to trade the Chaos Bell, and Tai Yi firmly refused and threatened to summon Di Jun.
• Tai Yi sent an urgent summons through the Golden Crow Bloodline, bringing Di Jun from the Sun Star.
• Di Jun accused Laozi of trying to take Tai Yi's Chaos Bell and attacked in his four-armed battle Saint form.
• Laozi used the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda of Heaven and Earth and the Taiji Diagram to withstand and dissolve Di Jun's attack.
• Di Jun manifested the All Heavenly Stars Diagram and prepared to invoke the Ancient Star Formation.

Laozi offered to trade two Houtian Merit Supreme Treasures for Tai Yi’s Chaos Bell, stunning Tai Yi, Di Jun, and Lu Jun. The chapter ended with Laozi revealing the Primordial Measure Ruler alongside her Mysterious Yellow Pagoda of Heaven and Earth.

• Laozi asked to present her terms for trading for the Chaos Bell, but Tai Yi and Di Jun refused to consider a trade.
• Lu Jun explained that the Chaos Bell was essential to Tai Yi’s path and that no single treasure could replace it.
• Laozi agreed that one Supreme Treasure would not be enough and proposed offering two.
• Laozi revealed the Primordial Measure Ruler and declared that she would trade it and the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda of Heaven and Earth for Tai Yi’s Chaos Bell.

Laozi revealed that he wanted to exchange the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda of Heaven and Earth and the Primordial Measure Ruler for Tai Yi’s Chaos Bell so he could gather the Three Treasures of Creation and pursue the Hunyuan Great Dao. Tai Yi and the others realized Di Jun’s Three Corpses Unite had inspired Laozi’s plan.

• Laozi offered Tai Yi the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda of Heaven and Earth and the Primordial Measure Ruler in exchange for the Chaos Bell, alarming Tai Yi and Di Jun.
• Laozi explained that he had obtained the Primordial Measure Ruler by trading the Three Pure Ones’ Heavenly Dao Authority to the Ancestral Witches.
• Di Jun connected the pressure he had felt to Hongjun’s attempt to break through beyond Dao Integration by relinquishing part of his Heavenly Dao Authority.
• The Ancestral Dragon Pagoda guessed that Laozi wanted to gather the Chaos Bell, Taiji Diagram, and Pangu Banner, and Laozi confirmed it.
• Laozi said Di Jun’s Three Corpses Unite had inspired him to gather the Three Treasures of Creation and pursue the supreme Hunyuan Great Dao.
• Tai Yi and the others stared at Di Jun, and Tai Yi exclaimed that he was the cause of Laozi’s plan.

Laozi explained that he intended to retrace the path of Three Corpses Unite, even though it could leave him unable to advance if he failed. Lu Jun questioned whether Yuanshi would surrender the Pangu Banner, and Laozi recognized that Lu Jun was also seeking a way for Tai Yi to exchange the Chaos Bell without damaging his Dao foundation.

• Di Jun, Tai Yi, and the Ancestral Dragon Pagoda questioned why Laozi would risk retracing the path of Three Corpses Unite after becoming a Saint.
• Laozi said failing to reunite the Three Corpses would become a Heart Demon and prevent him from advancing further.
• Lu Jun pointed out that gathering the Three Treasures of Creation required Yuanshi's Pangu Banner and asked whether Yuanshi had agreed to give it up.
• Laozi said Lu Jun was really asking on Tai Yi's behalf how to exchange the Chaos Bell without harming Tai Yi's Three Corpses path.
• Lu Jun realized Laozi might have a method that let Yuanshi and Tai Yi give up their treasures without loss, and he played along with Laozi's interpretation.

Lu Jun identified the obstacle to Laozi’s proposed exchange of supreme treasures: removing the treasures sustaining the Three Corpses could damage their owners’ Dao foundations. Laozi explained how One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones could provide temporary bodies to preserve the Three Corpses during such exchanges, while leaving Di Jun and Tai Yi eager to learn more about the divine ability.

• Lu Jun pointed out that exchanging the Chaos Bell and the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda of Heaven and Earth could damage Tai Yi’s and Laozi’s Three Corpses.
• Laozi confirmed that he had a way to protect the Three Corpses by using One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones to create temporary Dao Bodies as replacement vessels.
• Lu Jun inferred that Laozi intended to teach Tai Yi the divine ability, prompting Di Jun and Tai Yi to grow excited about learning it.
• Laozi explained that Tai Yi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian could not cultivate the complete divine ability because they lacked the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda of Heaven and Earth and its vast Heaven-Opening Merit.

Laozi proposed trading the Chaos Bell for the Primordial Measure Ruler and Mysterious Yellow Pagoda of Heaven and Earth, explaining how Tai Yi could transfer his Three Corpses into a merit supreme treasure. She then revealed that the two treasures could also give Di Jun a chance at Nirvana, leaving Tai Yi asking his brother how much it would improve his prospects.

• Di Jun pointed out that trading away the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda could cost Laozi her One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones ability, but Laozi said she could wield the Three Treasures of Creation instead and perhaps recreate the technique.
• Tai Yi asked how he could cultivate the technique without Heaven-Opening Merit and transfer his Three Corpses without loss, so Laozi explained her Condense Spirit into Image secret art and the Golden Crow Shadow transformation method.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi silently deduced Laozi’s proposed transfer method while Laozi argued that the Primordial Measure Ruler and Mysterious Yellow Pagoda would replace the Chaos Bell’s offensive and defensive roles.
• Laozi revealed that one of the two Houtian Merit Supreme Treasures could help Di Jun pursue Nirvana, exciting Tai Yi and stunning Lu Jun.
• Tai Yi asked Di Jun how much a Houtian Merit Supreme Treasure would improve his chances of Nirvana.