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Primordial Chaos: The Three Pure Ancestor Shamans Unite, Heavenly Dao Is Helpless
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Arc 17The Heart of Life Gambit

Taichu defeated Hongjun and Luohu in Chaos, while the Earthly Dao gained strength and the Heavenly Dao revived its plans against its rivals. The Heavenly Dao sent Jidu to draw out the Heart of Life, prompting several Hunyuan Celestial Venerables to suspect a trap as Taichu and the Sanqing approached the disturbance.

  • Taichu pushed the Chaos Star into the Primordial Wilderness, then refined it as the Heavenly Dao created a Fear Demon and demanded Hongjun surrender the Hongmeng Purple Qi refined by his Three Corpses.
  • Houtu strengthened the Earthly Dao as Zhen Yuanzi, Styx, five Ancestral Witches, and Hong Yun attained Earthly Dao Sainthood, prompting the Heavenly Dao to attack the Netherworld and then destroy Hongjun and Luohu’s physical bodies with Heavenly Punishment.
  • Hongjun and Luohu confronted Taichu while he refined the Chaos Star, but Taichu exposed Hongjun’s earlier defeat and distributed recordings of his flight throughout the Primordial Wilderness.
  • Taichu fought Hongjun and Luohu in Chaos, captured Hongjun’s Purple Firmament Immortal Robe, and used Ancestor Reincarnation’s Reincarnation Disk to erase them both before the Heavenly Dao revived them.
  • The Heavenly Dao revived Hongjun and Luohu, punished them, and planned to lure the Hunyuan Celestial Venerables into Chaos with a Chaos Spirit Treasure, while the real Luohu secretly took over Jidu’s body and fled to the Western Continent.
  • The Heavenly Dao sent the substitute Luohu, still using Jidu’s identity, to draw out the Heart of Life, but the treasure rejected him and hurled him into Chaos.
  • Taichu traveled toward the Primordial Wilderness with the Sanqing, who absorbed nearby Chaos storms with the Primordial Gourd as they followed a powerful fluctuation.
  • The Heart of Life emerged, and Ancestor Reincarnation and several other Hunyuan Celestial Venerables refused to pursue it because they suspected the Heavenly Dao had set a trap.
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Ch. 401Might of the Primordial Gourd

Taichu used the Primordial Gourd to counter Hongjun’s Seal Immortal Absolute Seal and swallow several of Hongjun’s treasures. With the gourd threatening to draw him in, Hongjun fled into a streak of nine-colored radiance.

  • Hongjun attacked Taichu with the Seal Immortal Absolute Seal, while the Sanqing discussed collecting the nearby Chaos Star after the battle.
  • Taichu activated the Primordial Gourd, which began pulling the Seal Immortal Absolute Seal toward the Primordial World within it.
  • Hongjun sent several Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures at the gourd to retrieve the Seal Immortal Absolute Seal, but the gourd swallowed them.
  • Taichu drove the Primordial Gourd toward Hongjun and accused him of stealing Lingbao during earlier calamities.
  • Hongjun, unable to use the countered Seal Immortal Absolute Seal, fled on a nine-colored auspicious cloud.
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Ch. 402Hongjun Flees in Panic

Hongjun fled through Chaos as Taichu pursued him, using the Primordial Gourd to capture Hongjun’s summoned divine generals. Hongjun escaped back into the Primordial Wilderness, while Taichu and Sanqing returned to collect a Chaos Star and resolved to cultivate further.

  • Hongjun escaped Taichu’s Primordial Gourd with his Innate Nine-Light Jade Cloud and Thirty-Six Heavenly Dipper Arts, but Taichu continued chasing him and recorded his flight.
  • Hongjun summoned the Six Ding and Six Jia Divine Generals to block Taichu, and Taichu captured them with the Primordial Gourd.
  • Hongjun used several techniques to conceal his tracks and vanished before Taichu could catch him again.
  • Taiqing reminded Yuqing and Shangqing that they still needed to cultivate and attain the Dao to help Houtu bear the Heavenly Dao’s pressure.
  • Taichu and Sanqing abandoned the pursuit and returned to collect the Chaos Star, while Hongjun reached the Primordial Wilderness and felt relieved that Taichu had not followed.
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Ch. 403Hongjun Lies and Claims the Star

Hongjun returned from Chaos without killing Taichu and lied to the Heavenly Dao about why he failed, but the Heavenly Dao punished him anyway. Meanwhile, Taichu and the Sanqing faced the problem of transporting the enormous Chaos Star back to the Primordial Wilderness.

  • The Heavenly Dao asked Hongjun whether he had slain Taichu, and Hongjun claimed an unknown Outer Realm Being had joined Taichu and forced him to retreat.
  • Hongjun altered his memories to support his lie, but the Heavenly Dao punished him for failing to kill Taichu, striking him with Heavenly Punishment before the Hunyuan Celestial Venerables.
  • Taichu and the Sanqing found that neither their inner worlds nor the Primordial Gourd could contain the Chaos Star, so Taiqing proposed dragging it back to the Primordial Wilderness.
  • The Twelve Ancestral Witches sent the Sanqing a concerned inquiry.
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Ch. 404Heavenly Dao's Scheme

The Sanqing pushed a Chaos Star toward the Primordial Wilderness, alarming the Heavenly Dao and its inhabitants. Houtu warned the Hunyuan Celestial Venerables that the star was a harmless dead star and exposed the Heavenly Dao’s scheme to trap them in Chaos; the chapter ended when Ancestor Reincarnation reacted with surprise.

  • Taiqing told the Twelve Ancestral Witches that the Sanqing had defeated Hongjun, obtained several Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, and were bringing a Chaos Star to the Primordial Wilderness.
  • The Heavenly Dao sensed the approaching star, broadcast the danger through Tian Ji, and urged Houtu to stop opposing It.
  • Houtu told Ancestor Reincarnation and the other Hunyuan Celestial Venerables to look behind the star, while Dijiang and the Witches mocked the Heavenly Dao’s alarm.
  • Ancestor Reincarnation discovered that the Chaos Star was a dead star and realized the Heavenly Dao had hoped to lure the Hunyuan Celestial Venerables into Chaos and seal their return.
  • The Hunyuan Celestial Venerables resumed supporting the Earthly Dao against the Heavenly Dao, and Ancestor Reincarnation suddenly looked surprised.
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Ch. 405Heavenly Dao Schemes Again, Giving Birth to the Fear Demon

Taichu’s appearance revealed that the Chaos Star’s approach was not a Heavenly Dao scheme to lure the Hunyuan Celestial Venerables into Chaos. As the star neared the Primordial Wilderness, the Heavenly Dao turned the resulting terror into a new plan to contest the Earthly Dao’s authority over fear, and Houtu prepared to stop it.

  • Ancestor Reincarnation projected Taichu pushing the Chaos Star through Chaos, revealing the Heavenly Dao’s scheme and prompting the Hunyuan Celestial Venerables to stay wary of future traps.
  • The Heavenly Dao blamed Houtu for thwarting its plan, but Houtu dismissed the Chaos Star as no threat to the Primordial Wilderness, and they continued their confrontation.
  • Luohu saw Taichu unharmed and mocked Hongjun for failing to defeat him.
  • As the Chaos Star approached, the Primordial Wilderness’s living beings panicked, and the Demon of Seven Emotions and Six Desires warned Houtu that most of their fear was flowing to the Heavenly Dao Origin Space.
  • The Heavenly Dao used the gathered fear to form a Fear Demon and ordered it to contest the Demon of Seven Emotions and Six Desires for authority over fear.
  • Houtu empowered the Earthly Dao and began calculating the Heavenly Dao’s plans, while the Demon of Seven Emotions and Six Desires vowed to stop it.
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Ch. 406Artifact Refining and Expounding the Dao, Demanding Hongmeng Purple Qi

Houtu revealed the Chaos Star to the Primordial Wilderness, but Taichu brought it safely back and began refining it in the starry sky. The Heavenly Dao sent Hongjun and Luohu to oppose the Earthly Dao, then demanded that Hongjun surrender the three strands of Hongmeng Purple Qi refined by his Three Corpses.

  • Houtu used the Earthly Dao to reveal the truth about the Chaos Star to beings throughout the Primordial Wilderness.
  • Taichu announced that he had defeated Hongjun, then pushed the Chaos Star into the Primordial Wilderness, where it strengthened the stars and helped new life emerge.
  • The Heavenly Dao sent the Fear Demon toward the Heavenly Court, but the Demon of Seven Emotions and Six Desires intercepted the remaining fear following it.
  • Taichu handed control over to Yuqing Yuanshi, then invited beings to observe as he began refining the Chaos Star in the starry sky.
  • The Heavenly Dao confronted Hongjun and demanded that he surrender the three strands of Hongmeng Purple Qi refined by his Three Corpses.
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Ch. 407Stripping Away, Deciding the Distribution

The Heavenly Dao stripped Hongjun’s Three Corpses and replaced them with new ones, raising him to Saint Fourth Heaven before deciding how to distribute the recovered Hongmeng Purple Qi. It sent two strands to Haotian and Yaochi, leaving them and Jidu in a tense standoff as Xuanqing watched from the Purple Emperor Star.

  • The Heavenly Dao tore Hongjun’s Three Corpses from him, then restored his cultivation with three new figures that merged into his Primordial Spirit and raised him to Saint Fourth Heaven.
  • The Heavenly Dao decided that Haotian and Yaochi should receive two strands of Hongmeng Purple Qi so they could better wield its authority and defend the Heavenly Court.
  • The Fear Demon appeared in Lingxiao Treasure Hall, and Jidu arrived to refine the Gou Chen Emperor’s authority while Haotian and Yaochi welcomed him.
  • Xuanqing sensed the Fear Demon and Jidu from the Purple Emperor Star and observed that immortals and demons would now share rule over the Heavenly Court.
  • The Heavenly Dao sent two strands of Hongmeng Purple Qi into Lingxiao Treasure Hall, and Haotian and Yaochi faced Jidu in a tense standoff.
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Ch. 408Haotian and Yaochi Obtain Purple Qi

Haotian and Yaochi received two strands of Hongmeng Purple Qi, while Jidu abandoned his chance to seize one after Luohu warned him to pursue the Hunyuan Celestial Venerable path. The Heavenly Dao kept the final strand for now and urged Hongjun to bring Sanqing under his command before they attained the Dao.

  • Luohu warned Jidu not to seize the Hongmeng Purple Qi, and Jidu gave up his greed to follow the path toward becoming a Hunyuan Celestial Venerable.
  • Haotian and Yaochi collected the two strands of Hongmeng Purple Qi, which fused into their Primordial Spirits, and vowed to strengthen the Heavenly Court.
  • The Heavenly Dao considered giving its remaining strand to Jidu but agreed with Luohu that Jidu should instead pursue the Great Dao of Laws.
  • The Heavenly Dao kept the remaining strand after finding no suitable recipient and told Hongjun to bring Sanqing under his command.
  • Hongjun agreed to search for Sanqing, worried that they would attain the Dao before he could recruit them.
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Ch. 409Earthly Dao Saints Emerge, and All Beings Fall Silent

Zhen Yuanzi, Styx, and five Ancestral Witches attained Earthly Dao Sainthood in one day, astonishing the Primordial Wilderness and enraging Heavenly Dao. Houtu welcomed the Earthly Dao’s growing strength, while Dijiang regretted that limited merit and caution had kept the remaining Saints from emerging.

  • Zhen Yuanzi established the Earth Immortal Sect, attained the Earthly Dao Saint Position, and announced a sermon at Longevity Palace in ten thousand years.
  • Styx established the Asura Sect and attained the Earthly Dao Saint Position.
  • Gou Mang, Zhu Rong, Gonggong, Tian Wu, and Xuan Ming attained Earthly Dao Sainthood and announced sermons beneath Buzhou Mountain.
  • The Primordial Wilderness fell silent at the rise of seven Earthly Dao Saints, then rejoiced at the prospect of ten Saints expounding the Dao.
  • Heavenly Dao raged at the new Saints, while Hongjun and Luohu felt relieved they had left Heavenly Dao Origin Space before the upheaval.
  • Houtu celebrated the Earthly Dao’s increased strength, and Dijiang explained that merit limits and fear of provoking Heavenly Dao had prevented all twelve Earthly Dao Saints from appearing.
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Ch. 410Showing Off His Disciple, Explosive Growth in Comprehension

Houtu and the Ancestral Witches learned that most of their new Earthly Dao Saints barely strengthened the Earthly Dao, while the Heavenly Dao mocked their efforts. The Saints discovered that sainthood greatly accelerated law comprehension, and Dijiang chose to keep the Heavenly Dao from feeling threatened as they prepared for further cultivation.

  • Houtu explained that Zhen Yuanzi and Styx had strengthened the Earthly Dao far more than the five Ancestral Witches who became Saints.
  • The Heavenly Dao mocked the Ancestral Witches, then turned its attention back to its own affairs.
  • Yang Mei and Ancestor Slaughter showed off their disciples, while Ancestor Reincarnation argued that Xuanqing would surpass Zhen Yuanzi and reminded Yang Mei that he had helped awaken the Earthly Dao.
  • Xuan Ming, the other Ancestral Witches, Styx, and Zhen Yuanzi found that their Saint-level comprehension let them understand laws over ten times faster.
  • Ju Mang proposed that Qiang Liang, Xi Zi, and She Bi Shi become Earthly Dao Saints, but Dijiang told them to refine Great Dao Merit first to avoid provoking the Heavenly Dao.
  • Dijiang suggested that Hong Yun become an Earthly Dao Saint, but Hong Yun declined and chose to use Earthly Dao Hongmeng Purple Qi only to improve his law comprehension.
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Ch. 411Heavenly Dao Discovers the Clues

Hong Yun accepted Great Dao Merit from Dijiang and attained the Dao as an Earthly Dao Saint, revealing his ties to the Witch Race and the Earthly Dao to the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao blamed the Witch Race for replacing the Witch-Demon Calamity with the Immortal-Demon Calamity and attacked the Netherworld, while Houtu refused to surrender Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi.

  • Dijiang gave Hong Yun Great Dao Merit from Taiqing and urged him to attain the Dao as an Earthly Dao Saint.
  • Hong Yun refined the Earthly Dao's Hongmeng Purple Qi and became an Earthly Dao Saint without deciding whether to establish a sect.
  • The Heavenly Dao realized that Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi had helped the Witch Race replace the Witch-Demon Calamity with the Immortal-Demon Calamity.
  • The Heavenly Dao sent Heavenly Punishment lightning toward the Netherworld and demanded that Houtu hand over Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi.
  • Houtu dispersed the attacks, recognized that Hong Yun's and Zhen Yuanzi's ascensions had exposed the scheme, and refused the Heavenly Dao's demand.
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Ch. 412Hongjun and Luohu Blew Up

Houtu used ten strands of Merit of World Creation to deter the Heavenly Dao, which redirected its Heavenly Punishment and destroyed Hongjun and Luohu’s bodies. The Heavenly Dao revived them and explained that the Witch Race’s backing made its plan to eliminate the Twelve Ancestral Witches much harder, leaving Hongjun and Luohu concerned about how many Witches could wield the merit.

  • Houtu revealed ten strands of Merit of World Creation, and the frightened Heavenly Dao dragged Hongjun and Luohu into the path of its Heavenly Punishment.
  • The Heavenly Punishment destroyed Hongjun and Luohu’s physical bodies, while Houtu withdrew the merit and the Heavenly Dao stopped attacking the Netherworld.
  • Hongjun and Luohu awakened in the Heavenly Dao Origin Space, demanded an explanation, and the Heavenly Dao promised not to increase the corruption in their Primordial Spirits.
  • The Heavenly Dao reshaped Saint Bodies for Hongjun and Luohu, then told them that the Witch Race was supporting the Immortal Court and using the Immortal-Demon Calamity to replace the Witch-Demon Calamity.
  • Hongjun and Luohu worried that Houtu’s use of ten strands of Merit of World Creation would make eliminating the Twelve Ancestral Witches nearly impossible, especially if the others could wield it too.
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Ch. 413Heavenly Dao's Suspicion

Hongjun, Luohu, and Heavenly Dao suspected Sanqing’s disappearance was connected to Taichu and agreed to test him with Heavenly Dao Power. Meanwhile, Taichu continued refining a Chaos Star as powerful beings gathered to watch.

  • Luohu proposed that Sanqing might wield Merit of World Creation and could be used to restrain the Twelve Ancestral Witches.
  • Hongjun told Heavenly Dao that he had found no trace of Sanqing, and Heavenly Dao discovered in its records that Sanqing had vanished after gathering at Kunlun Mountain.
  • Heavenly Dao suspected Taichu might be Sanqing merged through a formation, but decided Taichu had to be tested.
  • Hongjun and Luohu agreed to test Taichu, and Heavenly Dao blessed them with Heavenly Dao Power.
  • Taichu refined the Chaos Star with flames from Undying Volcano while beings across the starry sky watched and tried to imitate him.
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Ch. 414Hongjun and Luohu Attack, Their Deeds Spread Across the Primordial Wilderness

Hongjun and Luohu confronted Taichu while he refined the Chaos Star, but Taichu protected the gathered Dao seekers and mocked Hongjun with a recording of his past defeat. The chapter ended with Taichu scattering countless copies of the humiliating recording throughout the Primordial Wilderness.

  • Taiqing, Yuqing, and Shangqing sensed danger as Taichu neared completion of the Chaos Star’s refinement.
  • Hongjun and Luohu arrived and demanded that Taichu choose where to face them, while Taichu sent the gathered Dao seekers safely back to their territories.
  • Hongjun defended his right to kill weaker beings, and Luohu explained that their alliance served their interests.
  • Taichu taunted Hongjun and showed Luohu a Recording Stone depicting Hongjun fleeing after Taichu defeated him in Chaos.
  • Hongjun shattered the Recording Stone, but Taichu produced another and sent countless copies of the recording across the Primordial Wilderness.
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Ch. 415Hongjun Explodes with Rage, Watching the Iconic Scene

Hongjun pursued Taichu into Chaos after Taichu broadcast and distributed a recording that exposed Hongjun’s humiliating past. As the Hunyuan Celestial Venerables watched and Heavenly Dao realized Hongjun had deceived Him, Taiqing prepared to test the Chaos Star Bead while Houtu guarded the Earthly Dao.

  • Hongjun threatened all beings who kept Taichu’s Recording Stone, but Taichu urged them to keep it and learn from the divine abilities it showed.
  • Hongjun charged at Taichu without his Seal Immortal Absolute Seal, and Taichu taunted him before fleeing into Chaos.
  • Luohu and the fifteen Hunyuan Celestial Venerables watched Hongjun’s recorded scene, while Heavenly Dao recognized that Hongjun had lied about an Outer Realm Being.
  • Taiqing reassured Houtu that the Chaos Star Bead and Xuanqing’s life-saving gift would help them face Hongjun, and told her to protect the Earthly Dao from Heavenly Dao.
  • Luohu headed into Chaos, hoping Hongjun would defeat Taichu so he could claim credit, while the Hunyuan Celestial Venerables questioned whether Taichu needed help.
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Ch. 416Chaos Star Bead

World Daoist and the other Hunyuan Celestial Venerables restrained the Heavenly Dao while Taichu confronted Hongjun in Chaos. Taichu struck Hongjun with the newly refined Chaos Star Bead, cracking his Saint Body.

  • World Daoist proposed helping Taichu, but Ancestor Reincarnation said he had already given Taichu life-preserving methods and warned that leaving the Primordial Wilderness could expose them to the Heavenly Dao's schemes.
  • The Hunyuan Celestial Venerables agreed to restrain the Heavenly Dao, which revealed it had already infused Heavenly Dao Power into Hongjun and Luohu.
  • Hongjun pursued Taichu into Chaos, where Taichu prepared to fight with the Primordial Gourd and learned Hongjun could still use Heavenly Dao Power.
  • Taichu used the Chaos Star Bead, a Houtian Supreme Treasure refined from a star that had accompanied the Stellar Demon God, to strike Hongjun.
  • The Chaos Star Bead expanded to the size of dozens of Great Thousand Worlds and hit Hongjun, cracking his Saint Body.
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Ch. 417The Shameless Kiting Tactic, Hongjun Left Utterly Helpless

Taichu used the Chaos Star Bead and Primordial Gourd to overwhelm Hongjun, stealing his Purple Firmament Immortal Robe and leaving him furious and helpless. When Luohu joined the fight, Taichu turned his attacks on him, while Hongjun withdrew to watch Luohu suffer.

  • Taichu wounded Hongjun with the Chaos Star Bead, forcing Hongjun to summon the Purple Firmament Immortal Robe for defense.
  • Taichu captured the Purple Firmament Immortal Robe with the Primordial Gourd and erased Hongjun’s mark from it.
  • Luohu arrived and watched Taichu kite Hongjun, while Taichu recorded Hongjun’s humiliation.
  • Hongjun threatened to report Luohu to the Heavenly Dao, so Luohu joined him in attacking Taichu.
  • Taichu evaded their pincer attack and redirected the Chaos Star Bead toward Luohu, while Hongjun withdrew to watch.
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Ch. 418The Reason Revealed

Taichu struggled against Hongjun and Luohu after they formed a fragile alliance and used Heavenly Dao Power to overwhelm him. Luohu’s demand that the Sanqing reveal themselves exposed the reason behind the attack, but the Sanqing refused to give them an opening.

  • Luohu threatened to report Hongjun to the Heavenly Dao, forcing the two rivals to swear Dao Heart Oaths and cooperate.
  • Hongjun and Luohu coordinated their attacks, turning the tide and steadily draining Taichu’s strength.
  • The Sanqing realized their inner worlds could not sustain a prolonged battle against opponents empowered by the Heavenly Dao.
  • Luohu called on the Sanqing to reveal themselves in exchange for peace, angering Hongjun for alerting Taichu to their suspicions.
  • The Sanqing concluded that the Heavenly Dao, Hongjun, and Luohu were testing whether Taichu had been formed by their union, and resolved not to reveal themselves.
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Ch. 419The Trump Card Revealed, Saints Fall, Blood Rain Descends

Taichu used Ancestor Reincarnation’s life-saving hair to kill Hongjun and Luohu after they fled, and their deaths caused blood rain across the Primordial Wilderness. The chapter left the world in shock as Mituo and Bodhi realized their Teacher had fallen.

  • Taiqing gave Taichu the encrypted life-saving hair from Ancestor Reincarnation after Sanqing abandoned their other trump cards to protect Taichu’s identity.
  • Hongjun recognized the hair’s danger, and Luohu and Hongjun fled as Taichu unsealed its Earthly Dao power and launched it after them.
  • The Reincarnation Disk attack erased Luohu and then Hongjun, despite Hongjun’s threat of revenge.
  • Ancestor Reincarnation sensed the trump card’s use and concluded that Taichu now owed him a favor.
  • Thunder and blood rain spread across the Primordial Wilderness, revealing that two Saints had fallen and shocking its inhabitants.
  • Beneath Five Finger Mountain, Mituo and Bodhi reacted in disbelief when they realized their Teacher Hongjun had fallen.
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Ch. 420Substituting One Thing for Another

After sensing Hongjun’s fall, Mituo and Bodhi lost hope while Di Jun rejoiced. The Heavenly Dao revived Hongjun and Luohu, then discovered that Luohu’s body had returned with a different soul, and began plotting to prevent him from advancing further.

  • Mituo and Bodhi despaired after sensing Hongjun’s fall, while Di Jun celebrated the death of the enemy he called Old Thief Hongjun.
  • The Heavenly Dao blamed Hongjun and Luohu for losing to Taichu and used its power to revive them from their stored Primordial Spirits.
  • Jidu opened his eyes in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, briefly seeming to Haotian and Yaochi like the source of all demons before returning to cultivation.
  • The Heavenly Dao revived Hongjun and Luohu and subjected them to Heavenly Punishment while demanding an account of what happened in Chaos.
  • The Heavenly Dao confirmed that Luohu’s soul had been replaced and resolved to suppress the Law Path to Sainthood so Luohu could not reach the Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
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Ch. 421Heavenly Dao's Plan for a Chaos Spirit Treasure

The Heavenly Dao blamed Hongjun for its troubles with the reincarnated Chaos Demon Gods and decided to lure them out of the Primordial Wilderness with a Chaos Spirit Treasure. It recruited the substitute Luohu to activate the treasure, promising to help him find the real Luohu and reach a higher realm.

  • Hongjun gave the Heavenly Dao a version of events that blamed Luohu for exposing their plans to Taichu, and Luohu found his own memories matched the account.
  • The Heavenly Dao grew angry at Ancestor Reincarnation and Hongjun, while Hongjun secretly resolved to escape the Heavenly Dao's control.
  • The Heavenly Dao decided to drive the reincarnated Chaos Demon Gods into Chaos and keep them from returning to the Primordial Wilderness.
  • The Heavenly Dao reasoned that a Chaos Spirit Treasure could tempt the Hunyuan Celestial Venerables into Chaos and recalled a treasure site near the Primordial Wilderness.
  • The Heavenly Dao chose the substitute Luohu to activate the Chaos Spirit Treasure and promised to help him find the real Luohu and witness a higher realm.
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Ch. 422Xuanqing Discovers a Clue

Luohu escaped the Heavenly Dao by using Jidu as a substitute, taking over Jidu’s body and leaving an empty shell behind in the Heavenly Court. Xuanqing sensed the hidden Demonic Path aura and, unable to identify its source, alerted his master.

  • Fake Luohu agreed to obey the Heavenly Dao while concealing his identity and hatred.
  • Luohu revealed that he had secretly used Jidu’s Primordial Spirit to refine Hongmeng Purple Qi and planned to escape the Heavenly Dao through a substitution technique.
  • Luohu took over Jidu’s body, left Jidu’s empty shell in the Heavenly Court, and fled to the Western Continent to prepare for a breakthrough.
  • Xuanqing sensed Luohu’s pure Demonic Path aura and killing intent, then concluded that the figure was not Jidu.
  • Xuanqing failed to identify the figure through calculations and informed his master of the strange presence.
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Ch. 423Heart of Life

Jidu traveled into Chaos to draw out the ownerless Heart of Life, a Chaos Spirit Treasure that had evolved into a hidden world. As he struck the Heart of Life, the Heavenly Dao’s plan to lure reincarnated Chaos Demon God experts out of the Primordial Wilderness began.

  • Xuanqing, Taiqing, and Houtu failed to deduce the truth about Jidu, finding only Chaos, and realized he concealed a grave secret.
  • The Heavenly Dao gave Jidu the Heart of Life’s location and a method to draw it out, then sent him into Chaos under strict precautions.
  • Jidu reached the Life Secret Realm World, broke through its Chaos-protective layer, and identified the Heart of Life as his target.
  • Jidu struck the world’s barrier with hand seals, creating ripples that grew stronger until he entered the Life World.
  • Jidu flew toward the Heart of Life and struck it with a hand seal, calling on it to emerge for the Heavenly Dao.
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Ch. 424Growth of the Primordial World

Jidu was expelled from the Life Secret Realm World after striking the Heart of Life and hid in the Chaos to watch for Luohu. Meanwhile, Taichu and the Sanqing encountered Chaos storms on their return to the Primordial Wilderness and discovered that absorbing them made the Primordial World inside the Primordial Gourd grow, before heading toward the source of the strange fluctuation.

  • The Heart of Life rejected Jidu and hurled him into the Chaos, where he was injured by the resulting storm.
  • Jidu concealed himself nearby to monitor the situation for Heavenly Dao and hoped Luohu would come so he could take revenge.
  • Taichu traveled toward the Primordial Wilderness with the Sanqing, who complained that their battle against Hongjun and Luohu had yielded only one Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
  • The Sanqing detected a powerful fluctuation behind a Chaos storm and suspected that a powerful Lingbao had appeared.
  • Taiqing used the Primordial Gourd to absorb the Chaos storm, and the Sanqing saw the Primordial World inside it grow.
  • Taiqing pursued and devoured the Chaos storms in the region before heading toward the source of the fluctuation.
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Ch. 425The Celestial Venerables' Choice

As the Heart of Life emerged, the Hunyuan Celestial Venerables debated whether to enter Chaos and compete for it. Ancestor Reincarnation warned that its appearance could be Heavenly Dao's scheme, and several powerful Venerables chose to remain in the Primordial Wilderness.

  • A Chaos storm struck the Great Desolation World's barrier, which absorbed it and gained Innate Spiritual Qi and Innate Fiendish Energy.
  • Heavenly Dao sensed the Heart of Life's emergence and praised Jidu, the fake Luohu, for completing his task.
  • Ancestor Darkness proposed entering Chaos to compete for the Heart of Life, an ownerless high-grade Chaos Spirit Treasure.
  • Ancestor Reincarnation warned the Venerables that the Heart's appearance seemed suspicious and might be Heavenly Dao's scheme, then said he would stay in the Primordial Wilderness.
  • Old Ancestor Yang Mei, World Daoist, and Ancestor Slaughter each chose to stay, citing their cultivation, Dao, or disciples.
  • Old Ancestor Creation also declared that he would not compete for the Heart of Life.
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