Chapter Summaries

Jieyin and Zhunti accused Nuwa of plotting against them and attacked her, only to be surrounded by eighteen Saints. Stunned by the Twelve Ancestral Witches’ and Zhen Yuanzi’s Earthly Dao Sainthood, they learned that Zhen Yuanzi had merged the Book of the Earth into the Earthly Dao.

• Zhunti blamed Nuwa for his and Jieyin’s long imprisonment in the River of Time, and the two prepared to attack her.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Zhen Yuanzi, Di Jun, and the Twelve Ancestral Witches appeared and overwhelmed Jieyin and Zhunti with their combined Saintly Might.
• Jieyin and Zhunti discovered that the Twelve Ancestral Witches had become Saints by abandoning their Ancestral Witch True Bodies and completing Earthly Dao Reincarnation.
• Di Jiang mocked Jieyin and Zhunti for taking without giving, and Zhen Yuanzi explained that he had attained Earthly Dao Sainthood by merging the Book of the Earth into the Earthly Dao.

Jieyin and Zhunti learned that numerous others had become Saints through extraordinary methods, leaving them confused and weakened. The Twelve Ancestral Witches then confronted them over old grievances and beat them on Mount Sumeru Summit.

• Jieyin and Zhunti discovered that Di Jun had united the Three Corpses to become a Saint, adding to their shock at the other new Saints.
• Nuwa suggested Hongjun had released Jieyin and Zhunti in time to let them share in the merit, while Laozi kept his reasons and Yuanshi's secret to himself.
• Houtu and the other eleven Ancestral Witches confronted Jieyin and Zhunti over their past schemes against the Witch Race.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches swarmed Jieyin and Zhunti, who were too occupied suppressing their merit to resist, and beat them with Saint-powered punches and kicks.

After the Ancestral Witches finished beating Jieyin and Zhunti, Di Jun confronted them over the Demon Race’s losses and defeated them with a single punch. The two Western Saints were left even more badly injured, and the chapter ended with Di Jun’s strength overwhelming their attempt to fight him two against one.

• Laozi persuaded the Ancestral Witches to spare Jieyin and Zhunti so they could watch the pair lose their sainthood, and the Witches beat them until their resentment was relieved.
• Jieyin and Zhunti thought their debt to the Witch Race had been settled, but Di Jun stepped forward and blamed them for stirring discord that caused countless Demon Race deaths.
• Jieyin and Zhunti demanded a fair fight against Di Jun alone, and Nuwa promised not to intervene.
• Jieyin and Zhunti attacked Di Jun together with the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree and the Twelve-Petaled Merit Golden Lotus.
• Di Jun unleashed a punch infused with True Sun Fire that shattered their defenses and sent them flying, leaving their Golden Bodies cracked again.

Di Jun defeated Jieyin and Zhunti, then revealed his true Dharma Form and stripped them of their Spiritual Treasures. As the two Saints begged for mercy, Di Jun showed no intention of stopping.

• The Ancestral Witches mocked Jieyin and Zhunti as they lay beaten and feared Di Jun's overwhelming strength.
• Di Jun manifested his Four-Faced Eight-Armed Dharma Form and immobilized Jieyin and Zhunti with its evil face.
• Di Jun seized Jieyin and Zhunti by the necks and began searching their bodies for treasures.
• Di Jun took the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, the Twelve-Petaled Merit Golden Lotus, and the Saints' other Spiritual Treasures.
• The Ancestral Witches realized Di Jun intended to give the treasures to Lu Jun, while Jieyin and Zhunti begged him to leave them some possessions.

Di Jun stripped Jieyin and Zhunti of their treasures and sent the spoils to Lu Jun in the starry sky. Lu Jun realized he had received the Western Saints’ most important treasures, including the Twelve-Petaled Merit Golden Lotus and the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree.

• Di Jun ignored Jieyin and Zhunti’s pleas for help as the Three Pure Ones refused to intervene.
• Di Jun stripped Jieyin and Zhunti of their Spiritual Treasures, savings, and spiritual mineral ores, then erased their marks from the treasures.
• Di Jun sent the plundered treasures flying toward Lu Jun in the starry sky.
• Tai Yi recognized the treasures as the Western Saints’ iconic possessions, while You Wen and the Ancestral Dragon reacted with astonishment.
• Lu Jun marveled at receiving the complete Twelve-Petaled Merit Golden Lotus and the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree.

Lu Jun accepted the Spiritual Treasures Di Jun had robbed from Jieyin and Zhunti, while Tai Yi promised to protect him from retaliation. After the battle ended, the Ancestral Witches hurried off to seize the Western Sages’ share of Heavenly Dao Authority, and the other powers departed, leaving Jieyin and Zhunti devastated.

• Di Jun gave Lu Jun a vast collection of Spiritual Treasures, including the Twelve-Petaled Merit Golden Lotus and Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, to strengthen his Star Domain.
• Lu Jun worried that Jieyin and Zhunti would retaliate, but Tai Yi vowed to fight them if they targeted his nephew.
• Lu Jun collected all the Spiritual Treasures and thanked Di Jun for the gift.
• Houtu ended the fighting, and the Ancestral Witches rushed off to claim the Heavenly Dao Authority promised by the Three Pure Ones.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian returned to Kunlun Mountain, while Di Jun went to Tai Yi’s place of seclusion and Nuwa headed to the Human Race settlement.
• Zhen Yuanzi advised the battered Jieyin and Zhunti to learn about the world after their long absence.

After being beaten and robbed, Jieyin and Zhunti followed Zhu Rong to uncover what the Ancestral Witches were seeking. They discovered him gathering abandoned Heavenly Dao Authority, but he caught them spying and confronted them.

• Zhen Yuanzi vanished, leaving Jieyin and Zhunti battered and furious over the loss of their Spiritual Treasures.
• Jieyin convinced Zhunti to follow Zhu Rong and learn what the Ancestral Witches were trying to seize.
• Jieyin and Zhunti secretly tracked Zhu Rong to a volcanic crater in the Western Lands.
• Zhu Rong gathered fragments of Heavenly Dao Authority, leading Jieyin and Zhunti to realize the Ancestral Witches were dividing authority once held by Heavenly Dao Saints.
• Jieyin and Zhunti accidentally leaked their auras, and Zhu Rong appeared before them, demanding to know why they had followed him.

Zhu Rong drove Jieyin and Zhunti away after they accused him of stealing Heavenly Dao Authority, then returned to continue claiming it. The fleeing Saints suspected that the Three Pure Ones had knowingly allowed the Ancestral Witches to take what belonged to them.

• Jieyin and Zhunti confronted Zhu Rong over his seizure of Heavenly Dao Authority, but Zhu Rong dismissed their accusations and attacked them.
• Zhu Rong blasted the injured Saints away and threatened to kill them so they could not disrupt the Ancestral Witches’ plans.
• Fearing that death could leave their unstable Saint Positions vulnerable, Jieyin and Zhunti burned their origin power and fled.
• Zhu Rong let them escape, returned to the volcanic crater, and prepared to continue claiming Heavenly Dao Authority behind a Barrier.
• Jieyin and Zhunti stopped on a barren mountain and concluded that the Three Pure Ones had tacitly permitted the Ancestral Witches to take their authority.

Jieyin and Zhunti blamed their loss of Heavenly Dao Authority for their debt troubles and went to Kunlun Mountain to confront the Three Pure Ones. They were stunned to find Kunlun connected to the First Heavenly Realm as a pillar supporting the sky, and Tongtian confronted them before they could explain their purpose.

• Zhunti concluded that their Heavenly Dao Authority had been seized and that this loss had caused the Heavenly Dao to demand repayment sooner, while Jieyin vowed to seek an explanation from the Three Pure Ones.
• Jieyin and Zhunti traveled to Kunlun Mountain and discovered that the mountain had expanded and connected to the First Heavenly Realm as a pillar supporting heaven and earth.
• Jieyin wondered whether Nuwa was turning Mount Sumeru into another supporting pillar and speculated that Hongjun had released them so they could share in its merit.
• Jieyin and Zhunti questioned why the world needed more pillars when Buzhou Mountain already stood at its center, sensing an immense crisis they did not understand.
• Tongtian appeared with the Four Swords of Zhu Xian ready and demanded to know why Jieyin and Zhunti had come to Kunlun Mountain.
• Jieyin calmly told Tongtian that they had come to ask about an important matter.

Jieyin and Zhunti visited Kunlun Mountain seeking answers about the altered sacred mountains and the Ancestral Witches claiming Heavenly Dao Authority. Laozi revealed the Chaos Bell and demanded their Primordial Violet Qi, while the Three Pure Ones trapped them in a deadly formation and waited for his decision.

• Jieyin asked the Three Pure Ones why Kunlun Mountain and Mount Sumeru had become pillars supporting the sky and why they had let the Ancestral Witches take Heavenly Dao Authority.
• Tongtian mocked Jieyin and Zhunti, but Laozi invited them into Kunlun Mountain despite Tongtian's protests.
• Jieyin and Zhunti saw the Chaos Bell above Laozi's Three Corpses and questioned how Laozi had obtained Tai Yi's treasure.
• Laozi asked Jieyin and Zhunti to give him their Primordial Violet Qi because their saintly status was imperiled by their Heavenly Dao debt.
• Tongtian deployed the Zhuxian Sword Formation, Primeval Lord of Heaven readied the Pangu Banner, and Laozi's Chaos Bell and Taiji Diagram joined the trap around Jieyin and Zhunti.
• Jieyin and Zhunti panicked as the Three Pure Ones awaited Laozi's order to attack.

Laozi explained that he had maneuvered Hongjun into releasing Jieyin and Zhunti so the Three Pure Ones could eventually seize their Primordial Violet Qi for Yuanshi. He revealed why Kunlun Mountain and Mount Sumeru were being made pillars of the sky, leaving Jieyin and Zhunti shaken by the prophecy that Buzhou Mountain would one day be insufficient.

• Laozi recalled testing Hongjun's authority and securing the release of Jieyin and Zhunti while concealing his plan to take their Primordial Violet Qi.
• Laozi told Jieyin and Zhunti that the Heavenly Dao's debt claim left them no immediate way to repay their accumulated merit.
• Laozi explained that Kunlun Mountain and Mount Sumeru were to support the sky because Buzhou Mountain might not be enough in the future.
• Jieyin and Zhunti were stunned as Laozi recounted the Three Pure Ones' plan to create a growing New Heaven and Lu Jun's accurate prediction of Buzhou Mountain's collapse.
• Laozi described how Zhen Yuanzi proposed making Kunlun Mountain the second pillar and Mount Sumeru the third, and Jieyin and Zhunti saw the plan's logic.

Jieyin and Zhunti learned that the Three Pure Ones had no debt to them and pleaded for mercy after realizing they had walked into a trap. Laozi offered them choices for surrendering their Primordial Violet Qi, and his second option forced them to decide which of them would give up his Sage position.

• Jieyin and Zhunti realized Dao Ancestor Hongjun had voluntarily abandoned the Heavenly Dao Authority and that they had no grounds to demand compensation from the Three Pure Ones.
• Facing the Zhu Xian Sword Formation and the Three Pure Ones’ weapons, Jieyin and Zhunti admitted fault and begged Laozi to spare them.
• Laozi said he wanted their Primordial Violet Qi but would not take it for nothing, surprising Tongtian and giving the Western Sages hope.
• Laozi described a first option in which the Three Pure Ones would break the pair’s balance, trigger Heavenly Dao backlash, and take their Primordial Violet Qi after their Sage positions fell.
• Laozi offered a second option: Jieyin and Zhunti could choose one of them to surrender his Sage position and Primordial Violet Qi, while the other gathered their remaining merit and preserved the Western Teachings.

Laozi offered Jieyin and Zhunti three ways to resolve their Heavenly Dao Merit debt, including a promise that the Three Pure Ones would restore their Saint positions and make the Heavenly Dao owe them merit in the future. After explaining why the Ancestral Witches could not kill the two Western Sages, Laozi left the choice to them.

• Jieyin asked Laozi whether there was a third option beyond transferring merit or sacrificing one of their Saint positions.
• Laozi offered Jieyin and Zhunti the chance to surrender their Saint positions and Primordial Violet Qi in exchange for the Three Pure Ones’ future promise of two Saint positions and merit owed by the Heavenly Dao.
• Yuanshi questioned whether Jieyin and Zhunti were worth saving and argued that the Ancestral Witches should have killed them instead.
• Laozi explained that their deaths at the hands of Earthly Dao Saints would insult the Heavenly Dao and leave the Three Pure Ones vulnerable to future complaints over the Primordial Violet Qi.
• Yuanshi accepted Laozi’s reasoning and pledged his support, while Laozi left Jieyin and Zhunti to choose among the three options.

Jieyin and Zhunti weighed the Three Pure Ones’ demands and chose to surrender one strand of Primordial Violet Qi in exchange for preserving one Saintly Status. Laozi and Yuanshi recognized that their choice rejected a chance to build lasting ties with the Three Pure Ones and would instead sow discord between the two Western leaders.

• Jieyin and Zhunti dismissed the first and third options, distrusting the Three Pure Ones’ promise and the claim that the Heavenly Dao owed Merit.
• Jieyin persuaded Zhunti to choose the second option and appeal to their teacher, Hongjun, for better terms and a Merit Transfer.
• Jieyin told Laozi that they would give up one person’s Saintly Status and Primordial Violet Qi to preserve the other’s and asked him to convey their request to Hongjun.
• Laozi remarked that Jieyin and Zhunti still did not understand the Way of Giving and Taking, while Yuanshi realized that Laozi had offered them a chance to form lasting Karma with the Three Pure Ones.
• Yuanshi concluded that Jieyin and Zhunti’s choice would end their connection with the Three Pure Ones and likely create conflict over which of them would sacrifice his Saintly Status.

The Three Pure Ones brought Jieyin and Zhunti to Zixiao Palace, where the Western Saints appealed to Hongjun for protection. Hongjun saw the visit as a chance to resolve their debt of Heavenly Dao Merit, while Jieyin and Zhunti remained unaware of his intentions.

• Laozi and Yuanshi understood that Hongjun would use the visit to settle Jieyin and Zhunti’s outstanding merit debt, while Jieyin and Zhunti suppressed their doubts about their choices.
• The Three Pure Ones escorted Jieyin and Zhunti through the Chaos to Zixiao Palace, with Tongtian anticipating what would happen.
• Haotian and Jade Pool admitted the five visitors, and Jieyin and Zhunti hurriedly complained that they had been bullied.
• Hongjun recognized that he could use Laozi’s actions as a pretext to resolve the Western Saints’ debt to the Heavenly Dao.
• Jieyin and Zhunti knelt before Hongjun and accused the Three Pure Ones of coercion, seeking his protection for their Western Teachings.

Hongjun rejected Jieyin and Zhunti’s plea to overturn their agreement with the Three Pure Ones, insisting they honor their promise to repay the merit. Jieyin and Zhunti realized Hongjun would not protect them from the consequences, but still protested that losing their Saint status over the debt was too much.

• Hongjun asked Jieyin and Zhunti whose merit they intended to concentrate, showing that he accepted the plan they had chosen.
• Jieyin and Zhunti begged Hongjun to stop the Three Pure Ones from forcing them to repay the merit and surrender their Saint positions.
• Hongjun reminded Jieyin and Zhunti that they had agreed to Taiqing’s terms at Kunlun Mountain and accused them of breaking their promise.
• Jieyin and Zhunti realized that Hongjun could not favor them without undermining fairness and giving the Three Pure Ones grounds to attack them.
• Jieyin and Zhunti protested that their exalted status as Heavenly Dao Saints should not be stripped away over a debt of merit.

Hongjun warned Jieyin and Zhunti that the Heavenly Dao would seize their remaining merits and strip their Saint positions when he relinquished his authority. After a sudden test of the Heavenly Dao’s debt collection, he left them fearing that even combining their merits might not save either of them.

• Hongjun told Jieyin and Zhunti that their unpaid debts threatened their Saint positions once he stopped suppressing the Heavenly Dao’s settlement mechanism.
• Hongjun relinquished a small portion of his suppression, causing the Heavenly Dao to intensify its collection and destabilize Jieyin and Zhunti’s auras.
• Jieyin and Zhunti regained control of their merits and began to believe the Three Pure Ones had offered them a genuine chance to survive.
• Hongjun explained that the Heavenly Dao had no personal bond with them and would judge them without mercy when he fully relinquished his authority.
• Hongjun warned Jieyin and Zhunti that even pooling all their remaining merits might not preserve one Saint position.

Laozi explained why Jieyin and Zhunti's remaining merit could not sustain a Saint's position: they had become Saints before fulfilling their vow to repair the Western Lands, relying instead on merit and Karma tied to Hongjun. Jieyin realized they also owed Hongjun for the portion of Western Karma he had advanced or guaranteed for them.

• Jieyin and Zhunti panicked when Hongjun told them their combined merit could not support even one Saint's position.
• Laozi challenged their claims that Hong Yun and Kun Peng had willingly yielded the final two seats in Zixiao Palace and that Hongjun had simply bestowed their Primordial Violet Qi.
• Jieyin and Zhunti said they had intended to repair the Western Lands, but Laozi asked what they had actually accomplished.
• Laozi explained that the other Saints first earned great merit through deeds that benefited the Great Desolation, while Jieyin and Zhunti became Saints based on an unfulfilled vow.
• Laozi compared them to Minghe, who established the Asura Teachings but failed to attain Sainthood.
• Jieyin concluded that Hongjun had advanced or guaranteed some of the Karma and merit he owed the Western Lands, and that the brothers owed him for it.

Laozi explained that Jieyin and Zhunti’s sainthood had depended on Hongjun’s advances and guarantees, and that their remaining merit could not sustain their positions as Saints. After realizing their choices had doomed them, they begged to choose the third path instead, but Laozi refused to let them change their decision.

• Laozi explained that Jieyin and Zhunti’s merit from repairing the Western Lands was insufficient to sustain their Sainthood as Hongjun relinquished Heavenly Dao Authority.
• Hongjun confirmed that he had advanced or guaranteed the foundation of their sainthood, leaving Jieyin and Zhunti to realize they had been replaceable candidates.
• Laozi condemned Jieyin and Zhunti’s greed and their failure to understand what it meant to give up and gain.
• Zhunti and Jieyin prostrated themselves before Laozi, admitted they were wrong, and begged to choose the third path instead.
• Laozi refused to let them change their choice, declaring that their opportunity was gone and their Karma had already been decided.

Laozi proposed that Jieyin and Zhunti bind themselves to Mount Sumeru to preserve its fortune and support it as a Heavenly Pillar. When Zhunti learned that only one of them could initially retain Saint status, Hongjun offered to split Jieyin's Primordial Violet Qi so Zhunti could potentially regain Saint status by accumulating merit.

• Laozi suggested that Jieyin and Zhunti merge with Mount Sumeru and use their Saintly fortune to support it as a Heavenly Pillar.
• Jieyin and Zhunti hesitated over becoming confined to Mount Sumeru, and Laozi explained that only one of them could retain Saint status with the available Primordial Violet Qi.
• Hongjun asked Zhunti whether he wanted to retain Saint status, then told Jieyin that Zhunti's fate depended on what Jieyin was willing to give up.
• Hongjun proposed splitting Jieyin's Primordial Violet Qi between the brothers, allowing Zhunti to maintain Half-Saint power and possibly regain Saint status by accumulating merit.