Recaps

Zhao Wuji and Patriarch Styx fought the Buddhist Sect army in the Netherworld, devastating its forces. Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and the other survivors escaped to Spirit Mountain, leaving Patriarch Styx furious and unable to pursue them.

• Zhao Wuji shattered the Buddhist Sect’s attacks and killed tens of thousands of monks with his punches.
• Patriarch Styx joined the battle with Yuantu, Abi, and the Twelve-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus, surviving attacks from Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and three other Bodhisattvas.
• Zhao Wuji unleashed a stronger punch that wiped out the Buddhist forces below the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.
• Patriarch Styx moved to kill Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, but Bodhisattva Puxian warned him and Ksitigarbha escaped.
• The surviving Buddhas and Bodhisattvas fled toward Spirit Mountain, and a golden Buddha palm struck Patriarch Styx back into the Netherworld as he threatened to storm Spirit Mountain.

After Zhao Wuji annihilated the Buddhist Sect’s forces in the Netherworld, Huang Tian explained his opposition to the sect and revealed the vast strength at his command. Zhao Wuji then urged Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to leave the Buddhist Sect, but Ksitigarbha refused to explain himself to his suspicious companions.

• In Wa Palace, Goddess Nuwa mocked Jieyin Saint and Zhunti Saint after Zhao Wuji’s attack killed nearly all the Buddhist monks who invaded the Netherworld.
• Zhao Wuji advised Patriarch Styx to cultivate and warned that he might face Jieyin and Zhunti next, then returned to Huang Tian.
• Huang Tian told Patriarch Styx that the Buddhist Sect’s doctrines must change and revealed that he commanded more than three thousand Saints and over ten thousand Quasi-Saint Great Perfection experts.
• Zhao Wuji intercepted Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and urged him to leave the Buddhist Sect and manage his Netherworld authority instead.
• Bodhisattva Guanyin and Mahavairocana Tathagata accused Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva of colluding with Zhao Wuji, while the others backed away from him.
• Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva declined to explain himself and said the Saints could judge whether he had betrayed the Buddhist Sect.

Jieyin and Zhunti suspected Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva had defected to the Netherworld and ordered the Buddhas back to Spirit Mountain without him. When Patriarch Styx revealed that the Sea of Blood had nearly vanished, the Buddhist forces blamed Ksitigarbha, who was left bewildered by the change.

• Jieyin and Zhunti concluded that Zhao Wuji and Houtu were trying to win over Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and keep him in the Netherworld.
• Jieyin ordered the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to return to Spirit Mountain but told Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to stay behind and guard the Netherworld.
• The Buddhas and Bodhisattvas accused Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva of betraying them and causing the deaths of hundreds of millions of Buddhas.
• Huang Tian told Patriarch Styx to reveal the Sea of Blood, then vanished to avoid attracting spies.
• Patriarch Styx opened the Sea of Blood, revealing that it had almost entirely vanished and that the Asura Race and his 480 million Blood God Child Avatars were gone.
• The Buddhist forces accused Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva of arranging the attack on an empty Sea of Blood, while he wondered how Patriarch Styx had made it disappear.

Jieyin Saint and Zhunti Saint decided to strengthen the Buddhist Sect while abandoning Ksitigarbha to the Netherworld. After Zhao Wuji prompted him to withdraw, Ksitigarbha renounced the sect and fell into the Demonic Path, leaving Tathagata Buddha questioning his position and losing faith.

• Jieyin Saint and Zhunti Saint decided to train Maitreya Buddha, Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta, and Medicine Master Buddha to Quasi-Saint Great Perfection.
• Zhao Wuji told Ksitigarbha that the Saints had abandoned him, and Jieyin Saint ordered Ksitigarbha to remain in the Netherworld and deliver souls.
• Ksitigarbha withdrew from the Buddhist Sect, became Ksitigarbha of the Netherworld, and transformed into a demon.
• Tathagata Buddha watched Ksitigarbha's departure and suspected Saint Houtu had used the conflict to strengthen her authority over the Netherworld.
• Tathagata Buddha doubted the Buddhist Sect's prospects and his own path to sainthood, causing his Buddhist heart to grow unstable.

After Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva left the Buddhist Sect and fell into the Demonic Path, the Heavenly Court and the saints considered the consequences of his defection. Zhao Wuji brought Ksitigarbha to the Blood Sea, where Meng Po sought Patriarch Styx’s commitment to the Netherworld.

• The Jade Emperor ordered a deity to summon Heavenly Venerate Taiyi Rescuing from Suffering for details about the events in hell.
• Jieyin Saint and Zhunti Saint blamed Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva for betraying the Buddhist Sect, while Nuwa Saint and Sect Master Tongtian mocked them for driving him away.
• Nuwa Saint recognized that Zhao Wuji had tried to recruit Ksitigarbha, who had initially refused, but that the saints’ distrust had pushed him into the Demonic Path.
• Meng Po met Zhao Wuji by the Sea of Blood and declined to take Ksitigarbha away, saying Zhao Wuji had drawn him into the Demonic Path.
• Meng Po asked Zhao Wuji to discuss Patriarch Styx’s promise to join the Netherworld, and Zhao Wuji entered the Blood Sea with Ksitigarbha to find him.

Huang Tian sent Zhao Wuji to recruit Heavenly Venerate Taiyi Rescuing from Suffering, whose past identities as Yunzhongzi and Patriarch Hongyun were confirmed. Inside the Chaos Pearl, Taiyi marveled at its orchard and wondered whether Zhao Wuji was connected to a Saint or Dao Ancestor.

• Huang Tian praised Zhao Wuji for completing his mission and tasked him with recruiting Heavenly Venerate Taiyi Rescuing from Suffering.
• Huang Tian freed Ksitigarbha and offered to make him a Saint if he joined the reincarnation realm in Huang Tian's world.
• Zhao Wuji caught up with Heavenly Venerate Taiyi Rescuing from Suffering and confirmed that he had once been Yunzhongzi and Patriarch Hongyun.
• Zhao Wuji asked Taiyi to conceal the heavenly secrets, then brought him into the Chaos Pearl after Taiyi informed the Jade Emperor.
• Taiyi saw the Chaos Pearl's orchard, including an awakened Innate Gourd Vine, and wondered who had restored and cultivated its treasures.

Zhao Wuji confirmed that the first crimson cloud had once been Heavenly Venerate Taiyi Rescuing from Suffering’s body and learned it could help him reach the Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. They agreed to exchange the cloud for Heavenly Venerate Taiyi Rescuing from Suffering’s authority in the Netherworld, and the Ten Kings of Hell returned to his body.

• Zhao Wuji showed Heavenly Venerate Taiyi Rescuing from Suffering the crimson cloud and the Nine-Nine Soul Dispersion Gourd, prompting him to recall his former life as Patriarch Hongyun.
• Heavenly Venerate Taiyi Rescuing from Suffering explained that the crimson cloud was his foundation and could give him a chance to attain the Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.
• Zhao Wuji offered to give him the crimson cloud in exchange for his authority in the Netherworld, and Heavenly Venerate Taiyi Rescuing from Suffering agreed.
• Zhao Wuji and Heavenly Venerate Taiyi Rescuing from Suffering returned to the Netherworld, where Zhao Wuji handed over the crimson cloud.
• Heavenly Venerate Taiyi Rescuing from Suffering dismissed the Ten Kings of Hell, who declared that there would be no more Ten Kings of Hell before returning to his body.

Saint Houtu reclaimed full control of the Netherworld, reached the peak of the ninth realm of Sainthood, and realized she had already fused with the Human Dao. Her transformation made the Three Realms sturdy enough to withstand Saints, leaving the other Saints anticipating renewed conflict and the Western Saints fearing retribution.

• Saint Houtu reclaimed the authorities held by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and the Ten Kings of Hell, and the Netherworld expanded to include the Sea of Blood.
• Saint Houtu reached the peak of the ninth realm of Sainthood and recognized that transforming into the Six Paths of Reincarnation had already fused her with the Human Dao.
• Houtu became a Dao-Fused Saint, and her transformation made the Three Realms capable of withstanding the power of Saints.
• Nuwa Saint, Sect Master Tongtian, Grand Pure Heavenly Venerate of Virtue, and Yuanshi Tianzun considered how the world's changes could bring Saints back into the Three Realms.
• Zhunti and Jieyin feared that Nuwa Saint, Saint Houtu, Tongtian, and Yuanshi Tianzun would retaliate against them now that Saints could emerge.

Houtu confronted the awakened Hongjun after fusing with the Human Dao and began choosing candidates for its Saint positions. Huang Tian arranged for Patriarch Styx to become a Human Dao Saint and had Zhao Wuji return the Sea of Blood to the Three Realms.

• Hongjun and Houtu exchanged warnings about control of the Three Realms and the strength of their Dao fusion.
• Houtu considered who could fill the Human Dao Saint positions, including Patriarch Styx, Ksitigarbha, and Meng Po's incarnation.
• Huang Tian told Patriarch Styx that he could become a Human Dao Saint and instructed him to keep Huang Tian's existence secret.
• Zhao Wuji confirmed his alliance with Heavenly Venerate Taiyi Rescuing from Suffering, who left to enter seclusion and pursue the Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.
• After receiving Huang Tian's message, Zhao Wuji released the Sea of Blood from the Chaos Pearl, and the Sea of Blood and the Asura Race returned to the Three Realms.

Huang Tian received Houtu’s insights into reincarnation and used them to create a Netherworld within the Huang Tian Realm. His strength rose to the sixth level of the Primordial Boundless Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, where he began assessing his new Six Paths of Reincarnation.

• Huang Tian returned the Blood Sea to Minghe, left Ksitigarbha with him, and instructed them to await Saint Houtu’s summons.
• Houtu honored her agreement by imparting her insights into transforming into reincarnation, including a small amount of knowledge about the Dao-Fused realm.
• Huang Tian returned to the Huang Tian Realm and used Houtu’s insights to evolve a complete world of reincarnation.
• The emergence of the Netherworld unleashed a powerful aura that sent cultivators to the boundary of chaos and astonished the Tang Family.
• Huang Tian reached the sixth level of the Primordial Boundless Great Luo Golden Immortal realm and concluded that his Six Paths of Reincarnation was more complete than Houtu’s original creation.

Huang Tian prepared to retrieve Great Sage Sun from Flower and Fruit Mountain as the Primordial Wilderness approached a new era of Saints. Meanwhile, the Two Western Saints pressured the Heavenly Court over Taiyi Rescuing from Suffering's withdrawal from the Netherworld, hoping to secure support for Buddhism before the coming conflicts.

• Huang Tian saw that the Huang Tian Realm had grown to over six thousand five hundred Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortals and could amplify him to Primordial Grand Supreme Limitless Golden Immortal strength.
• Huang Tian decided to bring Great Sage Sun back from Flower and Fruit Mountain before the Two Western Saints could kill him.
• Mahavairocana Tathagata demanded that the Jade Emperor explain why Taiyi Rescuing from Suffering had relinquished his Netherworld authority, and Grand White Golden Star blamed Buddhism for abandoning Ksitigarbha.
• Grand White Golden Star stalled Mahavairocana Tathagata by telling him to wait in the Heavenly Court until Taiyi Rescuing from Suffering emerged from seclusion.
• Zhunti Saint and Jieyin Saint hoped the Heavenly Court would respond to their pressure and help protect them when Saints emerged, preserving Buddhism's Journey to the West plan.

A Saint’s aura erupted from Miao Yan Palace, leading the Heavenly Court, Buddhist Sect, and other powers to speculate that a new Saint had appeared. Huang Tian realized Heavenly Venerate Taiyi Rescuing from Suffering had attained the Dao of Primordial Unity, then headed for Flower and Fruit Mountain.

• A Saint’s aura burst from Miao Yan Palace, crushing the gods in the Hall of Divine Mists and alarming Mahavairocana Tathagata.
• The gods suspected Heavenly Venerate Taiyi Rescuing from Suffering had become a Saint, while an Inner Demon quietly arose in the Jade Emperor.
• Tathagata Buddha sensed the unfamiliar aura from the Heavenly Court and despaired that Martial Uncle Haotian had become a Saint while he had not.
• Saint Jieyin and Saint Zhunti speculated about the new Saint and worried that the Heavenly Court’s power threatened the Buddhist Sect.
• Nuwa realized the new Saint was neither one of the Six Saints nor a Human Dao Saint.
• Huang Tian recognized that Heavenly Venerate Taiyi Rescuing from Suffering had attained the Dao of Primordial Unity and went to Flower and Fruit Mountain.

Heavenly Venerate Taiyi Rescuing from Suffering merged with his past life as Hong Yun and attained the Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, a path beyond Heavenly Dao sainthood. After announcing a Dao assembly, he left the Three Realms' immortals and Quasi-Saints eager to learn his method, while Nuwa wondered how he had succeeded and questioned what Hongjun would do.

• Heavenly Venerate Taiyi Rescuing from Suffering absorbed the crimson cloud, merged his present and past lives as Hong Yun, and attained the Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.
• Meng Po announced his breakthrough throughout the Three Realms, shocking the immortals and Buddhas and dispelling the Jade Emperor's Inner Demon.
• Tathagata Buddha realized the new Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal was Heavenly Venerate Taiyi Rescuing from Suffering rather than Haotian and reacted with manic laughter.
• Heavenly Venerate Taiyi Rescuing from Suffering thanked Meng Po and announced that he would hold a Dao assembly after stabilizing his realm, prompting the Three Realms' immortals and Buddhas to accept the invitation.
• Zhen Yuanzi welcomed the news at Five Villages Temple and hoped to learn the path to the Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.
• Nuwa speculated that Heavenly Venerate Taiyi Rescuing from Suffering had combined Heavenly Dao and Human Dao powers, then wondered what Hongjun would do now.

Saint Houtu offered Patriarch Styx and Ksitigarbha Human Dao saintly positions, and both accepted the opportunity to gain power. Patriarch Styx reached Saint Stage Two, while the chapter ended with his new saintly pressure startling the Three Realms.

• Hongjun reflected on Hongyun becoming a Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal and escaping his schemes.
• Saint Houtu summoned Patriarch Styx and Ksitigarbha, offering them Human Dao saintly positions.
• Ksitigarbha asked whether becoming a saint could help him defeat Jieyin and Zhunti, and Saint Houtu explained that he might reach Saint Stage Three.
• Ksitigarbha accepted the opportunity, and Saint Houtu granted power from the Netherworld to him and Patriarch Styx.
• Patriarch Styx rose to Saint Stage Two, and his saintly pressure swept across the Three Realms.

Ksitigarbha became a Human Dao Saint and declared war on Jieyin and Zhunti, accusing them of forcing him onto the Demonic Path. As he advanced on Spirit Mountain, Patriarch Styx joined him, setting the stage for a battle between Saints.

• Hongjun lifted the restrictions on Heavenly Dao Saints and ordered Jieyin and Zhunti to clean house after Ksitigarbha became a Saint.
• Ksitigarbha’s Demonic Path aura rose to Saint Stage Three, but he failed to break through to Saint Stage Four.
• Ksitigarbha announced that Jieyin and Zhunti had pushed him into demonic cultivation and vowed to attack Spirit Mountain for revenge.
• Jieyin and Zhunti called Ksitigarbha a traitor, but Ksitigarbha swore on his Saint position that he had never colluded with the Netherworld, and heaven and earth did not punish him.
• Ksitigarbha set out from the Netherworld for Spirit Mountain, and Jieyin and Zhunti manifested their Saint Dharma Bodies to await him.
• Patriarch Styx followed Ksitigarbha and declared that he would not let a fellow Human Dao Saint face the two Saints alone.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and Patriarch Styx fought Jieyin and Zhunti at Spirit Mountain, but both were overwhelmed by the veteran Saints. Huang Tian decided to intervene and agreed to release Kong Xuan to support them, giving him a chance to attain the Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm.

• Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva attacked Jieyin, while Patriarch Styx brought down a Blood Sea and challenged Zhunti.
• Nuwa judged that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and Patriarch Styx could not defeat the stronger Saints, while Tongtian remained trapped in Purple Heaven Palace and the Grand Pure Heavenly Venerate and Primordial Beginning reacted to the fight.
• Jieyin drove Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva back and destroyed Yuzhen Temple, angering Golden Summit Immortal and drawing dismay from the Jade Emperor and the immortals.
• Zhunti beat Patriarch Styx back despite his Twelve-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus, while Huang Tian and Great Sage Sun discussed the danger to the Three Realms.
• Huang Tian agreed to release Kong Xuan to help Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and Patriarch Styx and seize the opportunity to attain a higher realm.

Huang Tian used the Purification Technique to strengthen Kong Xuan, who went to Spirit Mountain to help Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and Patriarch Styx fight Zhunti. Kong Xuan broke through to Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal Stage Two, and the chapter ended with Jieyin and the other Saints realizing he had become a rare Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal rather than a Saint.

• Huang Tian purified Kong Xuan’s body, bloodline, and Magic Power, awakening his Phoenix ability and preparing him to break through.
• Kong Xuan arrived at Spirit Mountain and attacked Zhunti with his Five-Colored Divine Light, giving Patriarch Styx relief from Zhunti’s assault.
• Kong Xuan’s aura surged past the Saint realm and reached Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal Stage Two.
• Kong Xuan clashed with Zhunti’s Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree and accused the Saints of interfering in the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.
• Zhunti recognized that Kong Xuan was a Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal, and Jieyin and the other Saints were shocked by the revelation.

Kong Xuan revealed that Houtu’s fusion with the Dao had allowed Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortals to emerge, while Hongjun blamed Jieyin and Zhunti and awakened them to their danger. As the Western Saints turned the battle against their opponents, Sun Wukong broke through to Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal Stage Four and arrived with Huang Tian’s tower to protect Ksitigarbha.

• Kong Xuan explained that Houtu’s fusion with the Human Dao had completed the Three Realms and enabled Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortals to appear.
• Hongjun rebuked Jieyin and Zhunti, and their hesitation let Ksitigarbha strike Jieyin while Kong Xuan and Patriarch Styx hit Zhunti.
• Jieyin and Zhunti revealed their Ming King Dharma Forms and rose to Saint Stage Five, forcing Kong Xuan and Patriarch Styx to retreat and overwhelming Ksitigarbha.
• Huang Tian watched from Flower and Fruit Mountain and recognized that Hongjun had awakened.
• Sun Wukong reached Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal Stage Four, used Huang Tian’s tower to block Jieyin’s attack on Ksitigarbha, and challenged the Western Saints over their plot against him.

Bai Ze revealed that he had become a Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal and demanded that the Buddhist Sect return Lu Ya, the Demon Tribe’s Tenth Prince. As Bai Ze joined the battle at Spirit Mountain, he and three allies formed an alliance against Jieyin and Zhunti.

• Bai Ze announced his new strength and demanded that Jieyin and Zhunti return Lu Ya, prompting people across the Three Realms to recognize their connection to the Demon Tribe.
• Mahavairocana Tathagata realized Bai Ze was calling him back as Lu Ya, and the Jade Emperor urged him to wait until the battle at Spirit Mountain ended before returning.
• The Jade Emperor advised Lu Ya to walk from Spirit Mountain to the Northern Kuru Continent afterward to show his remorse and help the Demon Tribe accept him.
• Bai Ze arrived at Spirit Mountain and joined Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Patriarch Styx, and Kong Xuan against Jieyin and Zhunti.
• Bai Ze, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Patriarch Styx, and Kong Xuan agreed to form an alliance against the Buddhist Sect.

At Spirit Mountain, Bai Ze, Ksitigarbha, Kong Xuan, and Patriarch Styx battled Jieyin and Zhunti over Lu Ya, until the Western Saints called for aid. Bai Ze then recruited Kong Xuan into the Demon Tribe as its Peacock Demon Emperor, strengthening the alliance as the battle continued.

• Bai Ze, Ksitigarbha, Kong Xuan, and Patriarch Styx fought Jieyin and Zhunti at Spirit Mountain, reaching a stalemate.
• Huang Tian told Great Sage Sun that the other Heavenly Dao Saints might answer Jieyin and Zhunti’s appeal, and that Great Sage Sun could intercept one of them.
• Zhunti called on Taiqing and Yuanshi for help, and Grand Supreme Elder Lord went to the Hall of Divine Mists and took Mahavairocana Tathagata Buddha away.
• Bai Ze rejected Jieyin’s attempt to divide the allies and invited Kong Xuan to join the Demon Tribe as the Peacock Demon Emperor.
• Kong Xuan accepted, and the demons of the Northern Kuru Continent hailed him as their new emperor.

The Grand Supreme Elder Lord stopped the battle at Spirit Mountain and revealed that he was a Pseudo-Saint, a Three Corpse with Saint-level power who could still be killed. On Flower and Fruit Mountain, Huang Tian realized that Houtu’s Human Dao fusion was incomplete and considered telling her where the rest of the Human Book was.

• The Grand Supreme Elder Lord arrived with Mahavairocana Tathagata Buddha, and the opposing groups stopped fighting when they sensed his Saint Stage Two power.
• Bai Ze offered to end the conflict if the Grand Supreme Elder Lord handed over Lu Ya, and the Grand Supreme Elder Lord tossed Lu Ya to him and ordered everyone to disperse.
• Kong Xuan asked whether a Saint’s Three Corpses could become Saints, and the Grand Supreme Elder Lord explained that Pseudo-Saints had Saint-level strength but lacked the Heavenly Dao’s protection from death.
• Kong Xuan left Spirit Mountain with Bai Ze, Ksitigarbha, and Patriarch Styx after the six-Saint battle ended.
• Huang Tian considered the locations of the three Books of Heaven, Earth, and Human and realized that Houtu possessed only part of the Human Book.
• Huang Tian considered telling Houtu that Nuwa’s Three Corpse held the Red Thread of Fate and the Book of Marriage so Houtu could complete her Human Dao fusion.

Bai Ze brought Lu Ya back to the Demon Tribe and prepared a Dharma Assembly with Kong Xuan, while Lu Ya was put to work warming Northern Kuru Continent. Kong Xuan and Bai Ze planned to invite the Great Sage Equaling Heaven to join the Demon Tribe and strengthen it against the Buddhist Sect.

• Huang Tian ordered Great Sage Sun to attend Kong Xuan's Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal Dharma Assembly in the name of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, and sent Zhao Wuji to check on the East Sea Dragon Palace.
• Bai Ze announced that Kong Xuan and he would hold a Dharma Assembly, prompting the demons to build guest palaces.
• Bai Ze told Lu Ya he could return to Spirit Mountain or rejoin the Demon Tribe, but would have to earn his place among them.
• Bai Ze ordered Lu Ya to become a great sun and warm Northern Kuru Continent, and Lu Ya transformed into a Three-Legged Golden Crow.
• Bai Ze and Kong Xuan agreed to invite the Great Sage Equaling Heaven to join the Demon Tribe and help oppose the Buddhist Sect.

Bai Ze and Kong Xuan held a Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal Dharma Assembly at the Demon God Palace, drawing powerful cultivators from across the Three Realms. Their teachings left Haotian, Yaochi, and Tathagata questioning whether the fortune of their factions could help them attain the realm.

• Bai Ze announced the Dharma Assembly, and Zhen Yuanzi, Haotian, Yaochi, and the Dragon Kings decided to attend.
• Cultivators from many factions gathered at the Northern Kuru Continent and saw Lu Ya serving as the sun overhead.
• Bai Ze began the assembly by sharing insights into attaining Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal.
• Kong Xuan expounded on the Five Elements Great Dao, prompting Haotian, Yaochi, and Tathagata to reconsider relying on factional fortune for advancement.
• Haotian and Yaochi realized that their Heavenly Court fortune was unlikely to help them attain Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Zhen Yuanzi asked Bai Ze and Kong Xuan why he could not reach the Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal realm or become a saint, and Bai Ze brought him to Huang Tian for an answer. Huang Tian revealed that the secret involved Zhen Yuanzi’s Earth Book, which he learned was indestructible beneath the saint realm because its defense was tied to the Primordial Wilderness itself.

• After hearing Kong Xuan and Bai Ze’s discourse, Zhen Yuanzi asked them why he could not advance despite understanding many of the teachings.
• Kong Xuan could not explain Zhen Yuanzi’s problem, but Bai Ze said it involved a dangerous secret that Zhen Yuanzi might not survive learning.
• Bai Ze and Kong Xuan brought Zhen Yuanzi through the Chaos Pearl to meet Huang Tian in an orchard.
• Huang Tian asked Zhen Yuanzi to take out the Earth Book, then explained that its defensive power was connected to the Primordial Wilderness.
• Zhen Yuanzi realized that those beneath the saint realm could not break the Earth Book because they could not shatter the Primordial Wilderness.

Huang Tian revealed that Hongjun had prevented Zhen Yuanzi from finding the Earth Dao, and sent him to seek Houtu’s guidance so he could pursue sainthood. Huang Tian then refused Bai Ze and Kong Xuan’s requests to travel with him, leaving them to protect their people and strengthen themselves before he departed for other worlds.

• Huang Tian explained that Zhen Yuanzi was meant to become the Earth Dao’s saint, but Hongjun’s influence had obscured that path and left the Earth Book incomplete.
• Zhen Yuanzi realized Hongjun had deceived him, and Huang Tian urged him to meet Houtu in Avici Hell to learn about merging with the Dao.
• Zhen Yuanzi agreed to share his insights if he succeeded, and Huang Tian sent him near the Netherworld.
• Huang Tian told Kong Xuan that Zhen Yuanzi would need to help restore the fragmented Primordial Wilderness to strengthen the Earth Dao, then announced his intention to leave the world.
• Huang Tian rejected Bai Ze and Kong Xuan’s requests to accompany him and sent them to Northern Kuru Continent to protect their people and improve their strength.
• Bai Ze and Kong Xuan returned to their palaces and entered seclusion to comprehend the Great Dao.