Chapter Summaries

Wu Tian provoked Yuanshi and Taiyi over the World Cleansing White Lotus, hoping to bait them into attacking so he could summon the Ancestral Witches and seize their treasures. Taiyi sealed the area with the Chaos Bell, and Wu Tian suggested they pause while Di Jun and Taiqing fought.

• Wu Tian ignored Queen Mother of the West’s warning and baited Yuanshi, hoping he would attack and give Wu Tian a chance to take the Celestial Celebration Cloud.
• Yuanshi recognized the trap, lowered the Pangu Banner, and recalled the Celestial Celebration Cloud.
• Taiyi demanded that Wu Tian surrender the World Cleansing White Lotus, while Yuanshi insisted it was fated to him.
• Wu Tian urged Taiyi and Yuanshi to fight each other first, amusing Tongtian and Fuxi.
• Taiyi used the Chaos Bell to seal the area, and Wu Tian proposed waiting for Di Jun and Taiqing’s fight to determine a winner.

Wu Tian and Queen Mother of the West staged a plea to provoke Di Jun into killing Duke of the East before the Ancestral Witches could intervene. The chapter ended with Di Jun launching a decisive attack while Taiqing hesitated to stop him.

• Taiyi and Yuanshi held back from challenging Wu Tian and the Ancestral Witches, while Queen Mother of the West relished their reluctance.
• At Pangu Hall, Zhu Rong urged Houtu to summon the Ancestral Witches, but she told him to trust Wu Tian.
• Wu Tian realized Di Jun and Taiqing were holding back and asked Queen Mother of the West to pretend to plead for Duke of the East.
• Queen Mother of the West asked Wu Tian to save Duke of the East and offered Jianmu as compensation if he brought in the Ancestral Witches.
• Wu Tian sent out a mysterious aura, and Di Jun launched a killing attack on Duke of the East as Taiqing hesitated to intervene.

Di Jun killed Duke of the East despite the Three Pure Ones’ intervention, and Duke of the East’s desperate self-destruction scattered his true-spirit fragments and treasures. Queen Mother of the West felt her tribulation lift, then spotted Jianmu among the scattered treasures as Wu Tian remained blocked from reaching it.

• Di Jun ignored Duke of the East’s pleas and used the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Formation to strike him down.
• Tongtian and Taiqing attacked Di Jun, but the formation diverted their blows and the damage brought karmic consequences upon them.
• Taiqing stopped Tongtian from intervening further, while Yuanshi continued blocking Wu Tian.
• Di Jun shattered Duke of the East’s head and began erasing his remaining vitality, prompting Duke of the East to detonate his primordial spirit.
• Duke of the East’s self-destruction damaged the formation and scattered his true-spirit fragments and Spiritual Treasures; Taiqing swept toward them as Di Jun tried to stop him.
• Queen Mother of the West felt her tribulation aura disappear and pointed out Jianmu, but Wu Tian could not reach it past Taiyi and Yuanshi.

Wu Tian summoned the Twelve Ancestral Witches, who broke through Di Jun’s formation and secured Jianmu for him. As Taiqing negotiated with Di Jun over Dong Wang Gong’s remains and the Dragon Head Staff, Dijiang noticed Taiyi and Yuanshi surrounding the Witch Clan and turned hostile.

• Wu Tian welcomed the Twelve Ancestral Witches as they arrived atop Pangu Hall and sent Houtu a message asking for Jianmu.
• Di Jun activated the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Formation, but the Ancestral Witches charged through its starlight barrier without hesitation.
• Dijiang used the Law of Space to seize Jianmu, and Houtu celebrated that Wu Tian’s wish had been fulfilled.
• Taiqing took the Dragon Head Staff, a fragment of Dong Wang Gong’s true spirit, and source Innate Yang Qi, then persuaded Di Jun to let him keep them.
• Dijiang drove Pangu Hall toward Wu Tian and noticed Taiyi and Yuanshi surrounding the Witch Clan, prompting the Ancestral Witches to gather their Baleful Qi.

Taiyi, Yuanshi, and the Witch Clan argued over the Twelfth Grade White Lotus of World Cleansing, but the Three Pure Ones ultimately withdrew rather than risk a clash. As they left Fangzhang Immortal Island, Wu Tian called for Taiqing to wait, leaving the Three Pure Ones wary of what he wanted.

• Taiyi accused the Witch Clan of stealing the Twelfth Grade White Lotus, while Dijiang challenged Taiyi and Yuanshi to settle their competing claims by fighting each other.
• Zhu Jiuyin warned Yuanshi to stop making trouble over the White Lotus, and Yuanshi secretly asked Taiyi to join forces with the Three Pure Ones against the Witch Clan.
• Di Jun rejected Yuanshi's proposal, and Taiqing urged Yuanshi to give up the dispute and remember that they had recovered the Duke of the East's true spirit, Dragon Head Staff, and Innate Yang Qi origin.
• Yuanshi left Mount Fangzhang Immortal Island in anger, and Taiqing and Tongtian followed him.
• Wu Tian called out to Taiqing, stopping the Three Pure Ones as they departed.

After Duke of the East’s death, Wu Tian prompted Queen Mother of the West to renounce her claims and have Taiqing declare all past Karma erased. With the Three Pure Ones gone, Wu Tian accepted Jianmu, leaving Di Jun and Taiyi furious that the Witch Clan had taken the benefits despite the Demon Clan’s efforts.

• Wu Tian asked Queen Mother of the West to address Taiqing’s seizure of Duke of the East’s true spirit and treasures, and she gave them up while disavowing all related Karma.
• Taiqing declared before the assembled parties that Duke of the East’s death erased all prior Karma, and the Heavenly Dao’s response eased the burden on Di Jun and Wu Tian.
• Queen Mother of the West returned to Wu Tian’s side, and Taiqing departed with the other Three Pure Ones.
• Dijiang gave Wu Tian Jianmu, while Zhu Rong complained that the Witch Clan had let Yuanshi go without a fight.
• Taiyi and Di Jun challenged Wu Tian’s claim to Jianmu and the Twelfth Grade White Lotus of World Cleansing, but Wu Tian insisted Jianmu had already been promised to him.
• Di Jun protested that the Demon Clan had borne the effort and Karma while the Witch Clan claimed the rewards.

Wu Tian stopped the Witch Clan and Demon Clan from fighting and tried to persuade Di Jun to leave with a face-saving bargain. He offered the Celestial Court to the Demon Clan, but Di Jun doubted the offer because the Dragon Clan remained within it.

• Di Jun demanded an explanation from the Witch Clan for taking the World Cleansing White Lotus and Jianmu, and Dijiang prepared to fight him.
• Wu Tian halted the confrontation, and Di Jun signaled Taiyi to put away the Chaos Bell.
• Wu Tian used the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler to further obscure the heavenly secrets and warned Di Jun against fighting the Witch Clan after angering the Dao Ancestor.
• Di Jun said the Demon Clan could not simply withdraw without losing face, and Wu Tian offered them the Celestial Court.
• Queen Mother of the West agreed to let the Demon Clan annex the Celestial Court, but Di Jun objected because the Dragon Clan was still part of it.

Di Jun backed down from a confrontation with the Ancestral Witches, unwilling to risk a war with the Witch Clan over Jianmu and the Twelfth Grade White Lotus of World Cleansing. Wu Tian offered him a face-saving excuse by discussing the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Formation, and the Demon Clan departed without a fight.

• Taiyi prepared to attack after Wu Tian refused to offer compensation, but Di Jun restrained him and asked the Ancestral Witches whether their clans truly had to begin a war.
• Wu Tian said the Witch Clan did not want to fight the Demon Clan yet and reminded Di Jun that they had previously told him about the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Formation.
• Wu Tian argued that the formation should nourish the Primordial Wilderness and bring Fortune and merit rather than be used to extort others.
• Di Jun thanked Wu Tian and declared that he would let the dispute over the two treasures end, while privately recognizing that he was retreating under pressure.
• Fuxi felt relieved that a battle had been avoided, Taiyi silently accepted Di Jun's decision, and Queen Mother of the West marveled that the Demon Clan had yielded to the Witch Clan.

Di Jun and Taiyi left Mount Fangzhang after activating the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Formation, while Fuxi returned to protect Nüwa. Taiyi then headed to the East Sea Dragon Palace to demand compensation from the Dragon Clan for his losses.

• Di Jun withdrew the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Formation and departed with Taiyi and Fuxi after the Ancestral Witches’ confrontation.
• Fuxi left the brothers, explaining that he had to protect Nüwa while she refined Primordial Violet Qi; Di Jun defended her absence from Taiyi’s criticism.
• Taiyi told Di Jun that Wu Tian had withstood the Chaos Bell, and Di Jun guessed that the Innate Five Elements Flag and other treasures explained Wu Tian’s strength.
• Taiyi proposed visiting the Dragon Clan for compensation, and Di Jun warned him not to provoke the heavily burdened clan too far.
• Taiyi flew toward the East Sea Dragon Palace, where Zhu Long lamented Duke of the East’s death.

After the fighting left Mount Fangzhang Immortal Island shattered and full of Baleful Qi, Wu Tian had the Ancestral Witches cleanse and restore it, earning Heavenly Merit. He then asked Dijiang to take the island into his world, while Taiyi noticed the merit from afar and wondered what had happened.

• Dijiang sent Zhu Rong flying to Mount Fangzhang Immortal Island, and Wu Tian suggested that the Ancestral Witches absorb its Baleful Qi.
• Wu Tian explained to Houtu and Queen Mother of the West that he intended to take the island, while arguing that cleaning it up should earn the Witch Clan Heavenly Merit.
• Wu Tian urged Queen Mother of the West to go to Penglai Immortal Island and secure the Celestial Court's promised artifact-refining materials, so she left through a spatial rift.
• Houtu and the Ancestral Witches cleared the Baleful Qi and restored Mount Fangzhang Immortal Island, prompting the Heavenly Dao to bestow Golden Light of Merit.
• Dijiang offered to take the island for Wu Tian and began manipulating space around it, while Taiyi sensed the Heavenly Merit and stopped in alarm.

The Three Pure Ones and Di Jun discovered that the Witch Clan had taken Mount Fangzhang Immortal Island, while Tongtian gave Yuanshi a Sixth Grade World Cleansing White Lotus. Dijiang delivered the island to Wu Tian, who planned to place it in his Origin Realm as a homeland for Witch Clan descendants, prompting Dijiang to offer him more help.

• The Three Pure Ones investigated Mount Fangzhang Immortal Island, and Tongtian gave Yuanshi a Sixth Grade World Cleansing White Lotus he had salvaged during the battle.
• The Three Pure Ones discovered that Mount Fangzhang Immortal Island had vanished and realized the Witch Clan had taken it.
• Di Jun learned what had happened, suspected Celestial Court Fortune was affecting his emotions, and went to activate the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Formation to refine Primordial Chaos Qi.
• Dijiang returned to Pangu Hall with Mount Fangzhang Immortal Island and gave it to Wu Tian.
• Wu Tian said he planned to place the island in his Origin Realm so Witch Clan descendants could live and cultivate there.
• Dijiang asked Wu Tian what else he needed and promised that his brothers would support him.

Wu Tian persuaded the Ancestral Witches to target the Dragon Clan for its treasures, but said they needed to prepare carefully because of the karmic consequences. Houtu realized Queen Mother of the West could help them claim the Dragon Clan’s debt, leaving Wu Tian to insist he was not in a hurry after letting her go.

• Wu Tian first refused to seek more treasures, then encouraged the Ancestral Witches to consider taking or trading for the Dragon Clan’s riches.
• Zhu Rong became angry, recalling that the Dragon Clan had claimed to be destitute when he sought the Essence Blood of the Primordial Dragon.
• Dijiang urged the group to head for the East Sea, but Wu Tian warned them to prepare for the karma involved in taking the Dragon Clan’s treasures.
• Houtu worried that the earlier essence blood might burden Wu Tian, and Wu Tian reassured her that the Witch Clan could bear its karma.
• Wu Tian realized the Dragon Clan owed Queen Mother of the West a karmic debt, and Houtu explained that her presence could make their treasures compensation rather than theft.
• Houtu teased Wu Tian for letting Queen Mother of the West leave, and he insisted that he was not in a hurry.

Wu Tian returned to the Witch Clan and gave the Ancestral Witches the Innate Five Direction Flags after demonstrating that their formation could withstand the Chaos Bell. He then brought Mount Fangzhang Immortal Island into his Origin Realm, whose expansion and collapse threatened to destroy it, until Jianmu took root and began supporting heaven and earth.

• Wu Tian returned to the Witch Clan with the Ancestral Witches after Queen Mother of the West left, expecting her to seek him out after handling the Celestial Court's affairs.
• Wu Tian demonstrated how the Innate Five Elements Grand Formation had broken through the Chaos Bell's suppression, then gave the Innate Five Direction Flags to the Ancestral Witches to nurture.
• Wu Tian returned to Houtu Shrine and brought Mount Fangzhang Immortal Island and its surrounding sea into his Origin Realm.
• The island's arrival triggered the Origin Realm's rapid expansion, followed by a collapse that the Innate Spiritual Roots struggled to resist.
• Wu Tian planted Jianmu in the Origin Realm, where it rapidly grew and blocked the collapsing force of heaven and earth.

Wu Tian completed the initial restoration of his Origin Realm and strengthened his power, while Zhu Long headed to the East Sea Dragon Palace and found Taiyi demanding a treasure from Ao Guang. Taiyi gave Ao Guang a quarter of an hour to produce one, warning that even crying would count against the time.

• Wu Tian finished restoring the Origin Realm, placed the Twelfth Grade White Lotus of World Cleansing in its spiritual lake, and infused Jianmu's energy into his body.
• Wu Tian's growing aura shook Houtu Shrine, prompting Hou Tu to wonder whether he had surpassed her and Xuan Ming before she resumed cultivating.
• Zhu Long sensed danger, left the East Sea Eye, and traveled to the East Sea Dragon Palace to see Ao Guang.
• Taiyi attacked the East Sea Dragon Palace with the Chaos Bell, shaking Ao Guang and killing members of the Dragon Clan with insufficient cultivation.
• Taiyi accused Ao Guang's Dragon Clan of plotting Duke of the East's death and demanded a treasure no worse than the Twelfth Grade White Lotus of World Cleansing.
• Taiyi gave Ao Guang a quarter of an hour to comply and warned that crying counted as time.

Taiyi pressured Ao Guang to surrender treasures until Zhu Long appeared and defended the Dragon Clan. Zhu Long insisted the clan had no treasures left and swore an oath to the Heavenly Dao, leaving Taiyi to decide whether to believe him.

• Taiyi gave Ao Guang half a quarter of an hour to reveal the Dragon Clan's treasures, threatening to kill three thousand true dragons if he refused.
• Zhu Long appeared beside Ao Guang, and Taiyi recognized him and grew wary while gripping the Chaos Bell.
• Zhu Long claimed the Dragon Clan had acted on Taiyi's orders and warned that forcing them to pay would damage the Demon Clan's reputation.
• Taiyi demanded compensation and threatened to kill Zhu Long, dismissing his attempts to argue.
• Zhu Long insisted the Dragon Clan had no supreme treasures and swore to the Heavenly Dao that he was telling the truth.

Zhu Long placated Taiyi by giving him the Innate Water Spirit Pearl and a method of attaining the Dao through Fortune, and Taiyi departed for the Primordial Starry Sky. Afterward, Zhu Long told Ao Guang to strengthen the Dragon Clan and keep a low profile, but he sensed the earlier danger had not fully passed and worried Taiyi might return.

• Zhu Long offered Taiyi the Innate Water Spirit Pearl and a method of attaining the Dao through Fortune after Taiyi agreed to let the matter end.
• Taiyi accepted the treasures and flew toward the Primordial Starry Sky to join Di Jun, who was operating the grand formation.
• Ao Guang questioned Zhu Long about his oath to the Heavenly Dao, and Zhu Long explained that protecting the Dragon Clan mattered more to him than the backlash.
• Zhu Long told Ao Guang to arrange resources for the returning Dragon Clan juniors, develop the clan, and wait for the right opportunity.
• Zhu Long returned to the Sea Eye and sensed that the earlier threat had weakened but not disappeared, leaving him wary that Taiyi might return.

Di Jun learned that Taiyi had obtained the Innate Water Spirit Pearl and the Dragon Clan’s method of attaining the Dao through Fortune from Zhu Long, then warned him about the method’s dangerous history and the risks of confronting Zhu Long. The brothers set aside their dispute with the Dragon Clan and began activating the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Formation to refine Chaos Qi.

• Taiyi arrived in the Primordial Starry Sky and told Di Jun how Zhu Long had given him the Innate Water Spirit Pearl and the Dragon Clan’s method of attaining the Dao through Fortune.
• Di Jun warned Taiyi that Zhu Long might be suppressing a sea eye and could not be underestimated.
• Di Jun examined the jade pendant and explained that the method of attaining the Dao through Fortune had originated with Demon Ancestor Rahu and had led the three clans into a devastating war.
• Taiyi grew angry and prepared to return to the East Sea, but Di Jun stopped him and said the method was genuine and could still inform their cultivation.
• Di Jun put away the jade pendant, and he and Taiyi began operating the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Formation to refine Chaos Qi.

Di Jun used the Grand Formation of the Stars to refine Chaos energy into spiritual energy for the Primordial World, earning Heavenly Merit and greatly increasing the Demon Clan's Fortune. The Witch Clan also received a large share of the Merit, and Di Jun explained that they deserved it for inspiring the method.

• Di Jun linked the stars through the Chaos Fetal Membrane and used the Grand Formation of the Stars to refine Chaos energy into spiritual energy.
• The Heavenly Dao responded to the formation, the Demon Clan's Fortune surged, and Taiyi used the Chaos Bell to suppress it while Hetu Luoshu entered the River of Luck.
• Fuxi and Nuwa arrived to congratulate Di Jun, and the Heavenly Dao bestowed Merit on Di Jun, the stars, Taiyi, Fuxi, and Nuwa.
• A sizable share of the Merit flew to the Witch Clan, prompting Taiyi and other cultivators to question why they had been rewarded.
• Di Jun told Taiyi that the Witch Clan had earned the Merit because Houtu and Wu Tian had inspired the method of refining Chaos energy.

The Witch Clan received a share of merit after Wu Tian’s advice helped Di Jun’s formation refine Primordial Chaos Qi, and Wu Tian welcomed Queen Mother of the West with unusual warmth. He proposed that they collaborate again, leaving her suspicious of what he wanted.

• The Three Pure Ones and Zhunti lamented that the Witch Clan had shared in the Demon Clan’s merit, while Jieyin stopped Zhunti from confronting Di Jun.
• Wu Tian and Houtu’s fortunes surged, and Wu Tian used the Primordial Measuring Sky Ruler and Pangu Seal to steady his fortune.
• Wu Tian explained the merit to Houtu, Dijiang, and Zhu Jiuyin, and the group welcomed the Golden Light of Merit they received.
• Queen Mother of the West arrived, and Wu Tian explained how he and Houtu had earned merit by advising Di Jun.
• Queen Mother of the West gave Wu Tian the requested supplies, then asked which of her Spiritual Treasures he wanted.
• Wu Tian denied wanting her treasures and asked whether she would collaborate with him again to pull off something big.

Wu Tian persuaded the Queen Mother of the West to join the Witch Clan in confronting the Dragon Clan over the harm and lost Fortune they had caused her. Before they set out, he proposed dividing any gains, revealing that eighty percent would go to the Witch Clan and twenty percent to her.

• Wu Tian reminded the Queen Mother of the West that her Karma with the Dragon Clan remained unsettled and urged her to seek redress.
• The Queen Mother of the West hesitated over the Dragon Clan's strength and Zhu Long's involvement, but Wu Tian promised the Witch Clan would support her.
• The Queen Mother of the West eagerly agreed to set out with Wu Tian, believing they would confront the Dragon Clan with just cause.
• Wu Tian stopped her to negotiate how they would divide any gains from the trip.
• The Queen Mother of the West thought Wu Tian meant she would receive eighty percent, but he clarified that the Witch Clan would take eighty percent and she would receive twenty.