Chapter Summaries

Tai Yi and Zhu Jiuyin entered the River of Time with the Chaos Bell to investigate the Six Saints’ disappearance. They returned exhausted and confirmed that every trace of the Saints had vanished, leaving the Demon Race uncertain when they might return.

• Di Jun ordered Tai Yi to accompany Zhu Jiuyin into the depths of the River of Time and seek evidence of the Saints’ fate.
• Tai Yi used the Chaos Bell to shield himself and Zhu Jiuyin as they vanished from the Fifth Layer Heavenly Realm.
• The pair returned with heavy marks of time’s erosion, and Tai Yi reported that the River of Time held no trace of the Six Saints.
• Di Jun, Bai Ze, Kun Peng, and the other Demon Race leaders reacted with shock and feared the Saints might return at any time.
• The Demon Race’s attention turned to Dao Ancestor Hongjun as the only one who might know when the Saints would return.

Houtu and Di Jun agreed to restore the old order of demons ruling the heavens and witches ruling the earth, while the Witch Race pursued its conflict with the Western Lands alone. Houtu then privately told Di Jun and Tai Yi that she had already met Lu Jun, after learning something about him from Zhen Yuanzi.

• Houtu explained that the Witch Race sought a truce to escape the Western Sages’ influence and offered to restore the arrangement of demons ruling the heavens and witches ruling the earth.
• Di Jun accepted Houtu’s terms, and the two races began negotiating the details of their truce.
• Houtu privately approached Di Jun and Tai Yi, saying she needed to discuss a matter concerning the foundation of the Prehistoric World.
• Houtu asked to see Di Jun’s son, the Sixth Prince Lu Jun, alarming Di Jun and prompting Tai Yi to ask what she had heard.
• Houtu said she had visited Zhen Yuanzi and revealed that she had already met Lu Jun.

Houtu revealed that Lu Jun had arranged the Witch-Demon ceasefire through a secret transaction, then asked whether Di Jun and Tai Yi believed he could succeed on the path of One Attainment, Eternal Attainment. Di Jun learned that Tai Yi had urged Lu Jun to attempt it and was stunned when Tai Yi claimed Lu Jun had found a way to Manifest Billions of Avatars.

• Houtu told Di Jun and Tai Yi that she had met Lu Jun and that their ceasefire agreement had come from a transaction between them.
• Di Jun recognized the ceasefire as a major benefit for the weakened Demon Race and asked Houtu what Lu Jun had offered.
• Houtu said Zhen Yuanzi had told her that Lu Jun planned to pursue One Attainment, Eternal Attainment, and asked whether he could survive that path.
• Di Jun reacted with shock when he learned Lu Jun had taken the path, then accused Tai Yi of persuading him to do so without his knowledge.
• Tai Yi admitted that he had told Lu Jun about the path and insisted that Lu Jun had found a way to Manifest Billions of Avatars.

Tai Yi told Di Jun that Lu Jun had devised a method to nurture his origin through Star Embryos, allowing him to manifest billions of avatars. Di Jun failed to reproduce the method and recognized Lu Jun’s extraordinary talent, while Houtu realized neither brother knew how far Lu Jun had already advanced on the path of One Attainment, Eternal Attainment.

• Di Jun reacted in disbelief when Tai Yi said Lu Jun had found a way to manifest billions of avatars.
• Tai Yi recounted how Lu Jun had learned from Minghe and Zhen Yuanzi’s discussion of Blood God Sons and developed a method using Star Embryos to nurture their origins.
• Tai Yi explained that he himself had failed to divide his origin without loss, despite attempting to use the Sun Star as his foundation.
• Di Jun used the River Diagram and Luo Book to deduce Lu Jun’s method, but the attempt failed and caused him to suffer a backlash.
• Di Jun concluded that Lu Jun possessed extraordinary talent or fortune, and Tai Yi agreed.
• Houtu asked whether Tai Yi was the only one who had believed Lu Jun might take the first step on the path, revealing that Di Jun and Tai Yi seemed unaware of Lu Jun’s greater progress.

Houtu told Di Jun and Tai Yi that Lu Jun knew a future she had envisioned, convincing them that he could complete the path of “One Attainment, Eternal Attainment.” The three went to find him as he broke through to the mid-stage Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm.

• Tai Yi admitted he hoped Lu Jun could complete the path but could not be sure he would succeed.
• Houtu said Lu Jun had already foreseen a future she had kept secret and was certain it would come to pass.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi were astonished by Houtu’s account, and Tai Yi concluded that Lu Jun’s knowledge exceeded his expectations.
• Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Houtu left to find Lu Jun.
• At the border of Chaos, Lu Jun’s three hundred and sixty Star Eggs resonated with his Dao laws as he broke through to the mid-stage Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm.

Lu Jun realized that his Star Eggs had begun a path toward independently growing avatars, while the next breakthrough would require 10,800 eggs to hatch into Stellar Incarnations. Tai Yi, Houtu, and Di Jun arrived in Chaos, and Lu Jun confirmed to his father that his method of Manifesting Billions of Avatars had succeeded.

• Lu Jun concluded that each of his 360 Star Eggs could grow independently, unlike Minghe’s restricted Blood God Sons.
• Lu Jun considered how Zhen Yuanzi might build a Ginseng Fruit Clan and whether Minghe would ever let his Blood God Sons grow freely.
• Tai Yi, Houtu, and Di Jun arrived, and Tai Yi was astonished that Lu Jun had reached the mid-stage Grand Unity Immortal realm.
• Houtu saw Lu Jun’s 360 Star Eggs and became convinced that he was following the correct path in the converging Timeline.
• Di Jun examined the Star Eggs and asked whether Lu Jun’s method had succeeded, and Lu Jun answered that it had, more or less.

Lu Jun revealed that her path required nurturing 10,800 transformed avatars, then gave Houtu an indirect hint about completing the Earthly Dao. Houtu realized that the key was tied to the Witch Race’s connection to earth.

• Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Houtu were shocked when Lu Jun explained that advancing her path required 10,800 independently transformed avatars.
• Houtu asked Lu Jun to honor their agreement and tell her how to address her regret, while Di Jun and Tai Yi sought to understand what they meant.
• Lu Jun warned that she could not speak directly about Houtu’s goal because of the Heavenly Secrets and pointed her toward the root of what needed completion.
• Houtu recognized that the missing element was the earth itself, and Lu Jun urged her to consider what in the Great Desolation World was connected to earth.
• Houtu concluded that the Witch Race was connected to earth and thought, “Demons govern Heaven, witches govern Earth!”

Houtu realized that the Witch Race’s many Great Daos could jointly establish reincarnation and fulfill their role as stewards of the Earthly Dao. She saw Lu Jun’s insight as the path forward, and the Earthly Origin resonated with her understanding.

• Houtu recognized that the Twelve Ancestral Witches’ Great Daos all supported the operation of the earth, just as the Demon Race governed the heavens.
• Houtu concluded that reincarnation could not be completed by her alone and instead required the entire Witch Race.
• She envisioned Di Jiang creating a network of spatial Ghost Gates to guide souls from across the Prehistoric World to reincarnation.
• Houtu assigned the Ancestral Witches’ Great Daos roles in collecting, purifying, judging, and guiding souls through reincarnation.
• Houtu decided that witches could hunt Ghost Cultivators and protect the Earthly Dao as warriors.
• The Earthly Origin resonated with Houtu, who thanked Lu Jun and declared that she understood.

Lu Jun advised Houtu on how to secure the Book of the Earth from Zhen Yuanzi and persuade the Ancestral Witches to sacrifice themselves for Reincarnation. Houtu interpreted his words as a path for the Witch Race to gain Earthly Dao Saint Positions and prepared to convince her siblings.

• Lu Jun decided Houtu should offer Zhen Yuanzi an Earthly Dao Saint Position in exchange for the Book of the Earth and urged her to deal with him sincerely.
• Houtu realized that persuading the Ancestral Witches to surrender their True Bodies and freedom would be the hardest part of completing Reincarnation.
• Lu Jun told Houtu, "Only by giving can one gain," and she understood this to mean her siblings would gain Saint Positions by giving up their bodies and entering the Earthly Dao.
• Houtu resolved to return to Pangu Hall and persuade her eleven brothers and sisters to sacrifice themselves for the Witch Race and Pangu's will.
• Houtu thanked Lu Jun and promised to repay him once the deed was accomplished.

Houtu’s realization of the Earthly Dao stirred merit and drew the attention of Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Hongjun. Lu Jun assured Di Jun that her plans would benefit the Demon Race, while Hongjun recognized that the Witch Race had become entangled in the Karma of rebuilding the Western Lands.

• Houtu’s enlightenment produced Earth Yellow Divine Radiance and signs of golden merit, leaving Di Jun and Tai Yi unable to understand what she had realized.
• Tai Yi asked Lu Jun about Houtu’s revelation, but Lu Jun warned that its Heavenly Secrets could not be spoken of while Hongjun was watching.
• Di Jun asked whether Houtu’s plans would harm the Demon Race, and Lu Jun predicted they would weaken the Witch Race and could create a powerful ally in Zhen Yuanzi.
• Di Jun accepted Lu Jun’s reasoning and promised the Demon Race’s support.
• Hongjun concluded that the Witch Race’s destruction of the Western Lands had entangled them in the Karma of restoring it, alongside Jieyin and Zhunti.
• Hongjun saw Houtu’s growing aura and wondered whether Earthly Dao merit was appearing.

Lu Jun’s guidance helped Houtu comprehend a path toward completing the Earthly Dao, earning its primordial recognition and merit. After Houtu departed to act on her realization, Tai Yi stayed with Lu Jun and told him the Golden Crows’ Nirvana would take several Eons, then mentioned that You Wen had been behaving strangely.

• Hongjun realized Lu Jun had become a variable for both the Heavenly and Earthly Dao and adjusted his Primordial Continuation Plan.
• Houtu thanked Lu Jun for his guidance, resolved to pursue her Dao, and left for Pangu Hall to prepare to put it into practice.
• Di Jun returned to the Heavenly Court, while Tai Yi chose to stay behind and protect Lu Jun.
• Lu Jun asked about his brothers’ Nirvana, and Tai Yi said they were recovering in the Sun Star’s core and would need several Eons to hatch.
• Tai Yi told Lu Jun that the Tenth Prince You Wen had been acting strangely, prompting Lu Jun to wonder about You Wen’s future as Lu Ya.

Lu Jun realized he could guide You Wen toward becoming the Great Sun Tathagata instead of attempting Nirvana, but the plan might provoke the Western Saints Jieyin and Zhunti. Tai Yi recognized the danger and began weighing whether the Demon Race should trust Lu Jun's idea.

• Tai Yi blamed You Wen's restlessness on his brothers' successful Nirvana, and Lu Jun objected to pressuring him into a dangerous attempt.
• Lu Jun recalled You Wen's future as the Great Sun Tathagata and considered guiding him onto a Buddhist path to claim Western fortune for the Demon Race.
• Lu Jun hesitated because the plan could spark a conflict with the Western Saints and bring suffering to the world.
• Tai Yi urged Lu Jun to explain his idea, boasting that the Demon Race could handle any challenge.
• Lu Jun warned that the plan involved two Saints, and Tai Yi realized he meant Jieyin and Zhunti.
• Tai Yi recalled Houtu's trust in Lu Jun and wondered whether the Demon Race should gamble on his new idea.

Tai Yi left to consult Di Jun about Lu Jun’s revelations, while Houtu returned to Pangu Hall with merit and convinced the Ancestral Witches that restoring the Western Lands had earned Father God’s approval. She then revealed that she had understood Father God’s plan for the Witch Race to govern the earth.

• Tai Yi told Lu Jun that You Wen’s matter required Di Jun’s decision and hurried back to the Heavenly Court.
• Houtu summoned the Ancestral Witches to Pangu Hall, where Di Jiang and Zhu Jiuyin recognized merit glowing around her.
• The Ancestral Witches speculated that their ceasefire and plans to restore the Western Lands had earned Father God’s merit, and Houtu encouraged that belief.
• Houtu told the Ancestral Witches that their restoration work reflected Father God’s affirmation and inspired them to rebuild the Western Lands.
• Houtu announced that she understood how Father God wanted the Witch Race to govern the earth.

Houtu explained to the Ancestral Witches that “Demons govern the heavens, Witches govern the land” meant the Demon Race maintained the Heavenly Dao while the Witch Race was meant to govern the Earthly Dao. Having convinced her brothers that the Witches should care for the entire land, she asked them how their Great Daos could help restore it.

• Zhu Rong, Gong Gong, and Qiang Liang argued that the Witches had gained their territory through battle, not because of Father God's intentions.
• Houtu explained that the Demon Race’s star-herding strengthened the Heavenly Dao and their own power, a point Zhu Jiuyin quickly understood.
• Houtu argued that the Witches’ role was to govern the Earthly Dao, using Buzhou Mountain as their center and extending their care across the land.
• Houtu pointed to the Witches’ recent merit from focusing on the Western Lands as evidence that Father God wanted them to restore and govern the entire land.
• The Ancestral Witches accepted Houtu’s interpretation, and she asked how each of them could use their Great Dao to make up for the land.

Houtu persuaded the Ancestral Witches to restore the Western Lands, presenting the work as a way to strengthen the Earthly Dao and fulfill Father God's will. She kept her deeper purpose secret from Zhu Jiuyin and Di Jiang, who agreed to trust her for now, and the Witch Race began its restoration effort as the Demon Race focused on recovery and other concerns.

• Zhu Rong, Gong Gong, Ju Mang, Tian Wu, Qiang Liang, Xuanming, Zhu Jiuyin, and Di Jiang described how their powers could help restore the Western Lands.
• Houtu urged the Ancestral Witches to set out and restore the Western Lands, and most of them flew there with renewed purpose.
• Zhu Jiuyin and Di Jiang questioned Houtu about her larger plan, and she asked them to trust her until they had seen the effects of the restoration themselves.
• Di Jiang and Zhu Jiuyin agreed to wait and see, and Houtu followed the other Ancestral Witches toward the Western Lands.
• The Witch Race began restoring the Western Lands while Di Jun and Tai Yi studied the Way of Nirvana and investigated Lu Jun's warning about two Saints, and Lu Jun herded the Stars of All Heavens.

The Witch Race restored the Western Lands, but their work stirred the suppressed presence of the Two Sages of the West beneath Mount Sumeru. As the Ancestral Witches prepared for the Saints’ possible awakening, Hongjun also sensed that their slumber was ending.

• Di Jiang, Houtu, Ru Shou, Gong Gong, Ju Mang, and the Witch Race rebuilt the Western Lands’ terrain, spiritual veins, and vegetation, bringing vitality back to the land.
• Houtu sensed an ominous pulse near Mount Sumeru, and Zhu Jiuyin identified it as suppressed Saintly Might from the slumbering Two Sages of the West.
• Di Jiang formed the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Array and ordered the Witch Race to continue restoring the land while avoiding a fight unless the Saints attacked.
• Zhu Rong and the other Witches renewed their efforts, determined to keep strengthening their position in the Western Lands.
• In Zixiao Palace, Hongjun observed the restoration and sensed ripples in the River of Time as the Two Sages of the West approached awakening.

Hongjun delayed Jieyin and Zhunti’s awakening so they could not disrupt the Witch Race’s restoration of the Western Lands. Meanwhile, Di Jun and Tai Yi found Lu Jun while he herded stars and agreed to pursue the plan concerning You Wen, but Tai Yi described a mysterious Saintly Might that had vanished into the future.

• Hongjun sent Jieyin and Zhunti’s True Spirit imprints farther down the River of Time to prevent them from awakening and interfering with the restoration of the Western Lands.
• Lu Jun continued herding thousands of Star Eggs near the boundary of Chaos and the Great Desolation World.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi arrived with You Wen and told Lu Jun they had decided to risk acting on his plan concerning You Wen’s future and the Two Sages.
• Tai Yi explained that he had sensed Saintly Might poised to manifest in the present before an unseen force sent it downstream through the River of Time.
• Lu Jun was startled and asked Tai Yi what the Saintly Might and its disappearance into the future meant.

Lu Jun told Di Jun, Tai Yi, and You Wen a veiled story about the Two Sages of the West, Buddhism, and a future Great Sun Buddha, revealing how Lu Ya could become a central figure in the Buddhist sect. Di Jun seized on the doctrine Lu Jun described and asked whether he had said that all beings were equal.

• Di Jun explained that the Two Sages of the West had drifted into the future along the River of Time, giving the Demon Race and Witch Race an opportunity to act.
• Lu Jun decided to reveal a limited account of Lu Ya's future Buddhahood without naming the Saints directly.
• Lu Jun described a western sect's doctrines, its expansion through claims of affinity, and its effort to bring a radiant Great Sun incarnation into the sect.
• Lu Jun explained that the Great Sun incarnation became a pillar of the sect, seated on its central Lotus Platform and associated with supreme wisdom and light.
• Di Jun, Tai Yi, and You Wen considered the implications of Lu Jun's account, and Di Jun asked him whether he had just said all beings were equal.

Lu Jun explained the future Buddhist Sect’s doctrines to Di Jun, who argued that the Demon Race had already embodied the principle of all beings being equal. Di Jun and Tai Yi then deduced that the sect’s method of manifesting countless incarnations relied on gathering beings’ vows through promises of a next life, and Di Jun condemned it as fraud.

• Di Jun told Lu Jun that the Demon Race had welcomed any awakened being under its founding principle that any being with spirit could become a demon.
• Lu Jun reflected that the Buddhist Sect’s claim of equality could help it recruit followers and reconcile former enemies turned into mounts.
• Di Jun connected the Great Sun Incarnation’s ability to manifest limitless incarnations with the path of Manifesting Billions of Avatars, and Tai Yi recognized its significance for attaining the Dao of Great Luo.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi used the River Diagram, Luo Book, and Chaos Bell to deduce that the future sect gathered followers’ Vow Power by promising blessings in a next life.
• Di Jun declared that the Great Desolation had no next life and accused the sect of deceiving all beings to nourish itself with their vows.

Di Jun and Tai Yi analyzed a later sect’s wish-powered avatars and saw both the method’s weaknesses and its potential. Di Jun proposed using the Demon Race’s vast collective wishes to develop a Demon Race path for Manifesting Billions of Avatars, leaving Lu Jun stunned.

• Di Jun grew furious after learning that a future sect gathered resentful wishes by deceiving sentient beings.
• Tai Yi reasoned that the sect’s avatars endured as long as its supply of wish power continued.
• Tai Yi compared the sect’s wish-based foundation to Ancestor Minghe’s reliance on the Blood Sea and warned that losing believers could destroy it.
• Di Jun calmed Tai Yi and recognized that sentient wishes could still provide the key to Manifesting Billions of Avatars.
• Di Jun proposed using the Demon Race’s vast collective wishes to develop a path for the Demon Race and Lu Jun.
• Tai Yi praised the plan as a righteous path, and Lu Jun was left astonished.