Chapter Summaries

Wu Tian and Queen Mother of the West agreed that she would receive twenty percent of what they seized from the Dragon Clan, and Houtu assigned Xuan Ming to accompany them. At the East Sea Dragon Palace, Xuan Ming froze the sea as Wu Tian called for Ao Guang and Zhu Long wondered whether Wu Tian could see him.

• Queen Mother of the West reluctantly accepted Wu Tian's offer of twenty percent in return for the Witch Clan's help against the Dragon Clan.
• Wu Tian declined Dijiang's offer to bring the other Ancestral Witches, but Houtu sent Xuan Ming to accompany him.
• Zhu Long watched the Demon Clan's fortune rise after Di Jun operated the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Formation and felt relieved that Taiyi was occupied.
• Wu Tian, Queen Mother of the West, and Xuan Ming arrived above the East Sea Dragon Palace, where Xuan Ming froze the sea while calling for Ao Guang.
• Wu Tian called down to Ao Guang, saying the Dragon Clan had committed a crime, and glanced toward the East Sea Eye, startling Zhu Long.

Wu Tian and Xuan Ming accompanied Queen Mother of the West to confront the Dragon Clan over the karmic debt caused by its scheme against Duke of the East. Ao Guang admitted the Dragon Clan’s responsibility but could not offer compensation, so Zhu Long prepared to intervene and tried to convince himself he could deceive Queen Mother of the West.

• Xuan Ming’s cold spread across ten thousand miles of the East Sea, and Ao Guang hurried to meet Wu Tian, Xuan Ming, and Queen Mother of the West.
• Wu Tian told Ao Guang they had come to help Queen Mother of the West collect a debt, and she grew angry at Ao Guang’s confusion.
• Wu Tian accused the Dragon Clan of using the Twelfth Grade White Lotus of World Purification to scheme against Duke of the East, harming Queen Mother of the West’s Celestial Court Fortune.
• Ao Guang admitted he could not refute the accusation but said the Dragon Clan had nothing valuable left to offer as compensation.
• Wu Tian asked Ao Guang to summon an elder, and Zhu Long left the sea eye in a phantom, planning to deceive Queen Mother of the West.

Wu Tian and the Queen Mother of the West confronted Zhu Long over the Dragon Clan’s debt, then offered to settle it through forced labor instead of spiritual treasures. Zhu Long realized their demand would take a million true dragons into the Ten Thousand Dragons Banner for one Tribulation.

• Zhu Long appeared before Wu Tian, Xuan Ming, and the Queen Mother of the West, while Xuan Ming shielded Wu Tian from him.
• Wu Tian declared that the Witch Clan had come to seek justice for the Queen Mother of the West and made Zhu Long acknowledge the Dragon Clan’s Karma.
• The Queen Mother of the West demanded compensation worth two Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, and Zhu Long pleaded that the Dragon Clan could not afford it.
• Wu Tian clarified that she had only asked for compensation worth two Innate Spiritual Treasures, then the Queen Mother of the West proposed that the Dragon Clan repay its debt with labor.
• The Queen Mother of the West demanded one million true dragons serve in her Ten Thousand Dragons Banner for one Tribulation, and Zhu Long realized they wanted the Dragon Clan’s bloodline.

Queen Mother of the West demanded one million Dragon Clan members to settle their debt, while Wu Tian and Xuan Ming pressured Zhu Long into compliance. Zhu Long finally offered an Innate Spiritual Treasure, but the chapter ended before they decided whether to accept it.

• Queen Mother of the West proposed taking one million Dragon Clan members into the Ten Thousand Dragons Banner, with Heavenly Dao oaths, leave, and rewards to address Zhu Long’s concerns.
• Zhu Long objected that the Dragon Clan lacked enough true-blood descendants, but Queen Mother of the West said mixed-blood members would count and urged him to gather them at once.
• When Zhu Long asked to discuss the matter further, Queen Mother of the West accused him of reneging on the debt and called on Wu Tian to summon the Ancestral Witches.
• Xuan Ming attacked Zhu Long, who shielded Ao Guang and pleaded with the Witch Clan to stop.
• Zhu Long offered to repay the debt with treasures, but Wu Tian pretended not to believe him and demanded proof.
• Zhu Long reached into his robes and showed Wu Tian an Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Zhu Long offered Wu Tian the Innate Wood Spirit Pearl and the Fortune cultivation method, but Wu Tian used Zhu Long’s earlier oath to pressure him into giving the pearl to the Witch Clan. Zhu Long was left scrambling to settle Queen Mother of the West’s remaining claim.

• Zhu Long presented Wu Tian with the Innate Wood Spirit Pearl and the Fortune cultivation method as offerings.
• Wu Tian dismissed the cultivation method as useless to the Witch Clan, sealed it, and kept it.
• Wu Tian accused Zhu Long of breaking his oath before Pangu by claiming he had no treasures left, while Xuan Ming raised her murderous intent.
• Queen Mother of the West mocked Zhu Long for incurring more Karma, and Wu Tian threatened to capture the Dragon Clan and take them as blood food.
• Zhu Long begged Wu Tian to accept the Innate Wood Spirit Pearl as an apology, and Wu Tian agreed after warning him not to speak recklessly before Pangu.
• Wu Tian asked whether the Dragon Clan had more treasures for Queen Mother of the West, and Zhu Long promised to find another way.

Wu Tian pressured Zhu Long to offer treasures to settle the Dragon Clan’s karma with Queen Mother of the West. Zhu Long gave them coordinates to the Enlightenment Tea Tree and admitted the Dragon Clan could obtain the Twelfth Grade Black Lotus of Destruction, leaving Wu Tian’s demand for it unresolved.

• Wu Tian suggested that Zhu Long acquire the Twelfth Grade Golden Lotus of Merit and the Twelfth Grade Red Lotus of Karma, but Zhu Long refused to incur karma with their owners.
• Wu Tian tested Zhu Long by asking whether the Dragon Clan had the Twelfth Grade Black Lotus of Destruction and noticed Zhu Long’s brief reaction.
• Zhu Long revealed that he knew the Enlightenment Tea Tree’s location in Chaos and gave Wu Tian a jade token containing its coordinates and a method to find it.
• Wu Tian passed the token to Queen Mother of the West and counted the Enlightenment Tea Tree as repayment for half the Dragon Clan’s karma.
• Wu Tian demanded the Twelfth Grade Black Lotus of Destruction, and Zhu Long admitted that the Dragon Clan could obtain it after Wu Tian threatened not to tolerate deception.

Wu Tian pressured Zhu Long to secure the Twelfth Grade Extinction Black Lotus, but the Dragon Clan had only a vague clue to its location in the Western World. After Queen Mother of the West proposed settling for the Enlightenment Tea Tree and five hundred thousand Dragon Clan members, Zhu Long agreed to search for the lotus over time, leaving Wu Tian and Queen Mother of the West to discuss their share of the spoils.

• Zhu Long explained that the Twelfth Grade Extinction Black Lotus was likely hidden in the Demonic Realm forming within the shattered Earth Veins of the Western World.
• Wu Tian refused to accept a vague clue and demanded that the Dragon Clan retrieve the lotus, while Queen Mother of the West suggested they settle for the Enlightenment Tea Tree and five hundred thousand Dragon Clan members.
• Zhu Long agreed to search for the lotus gradually, and Wu Tian warned him that the Witch Clan would not tolerate being deceived.
• Wu Tian explained to Xuan Ming and Queen Mother of the West that he had stopped pressing Zhu Long because further demands could entangle them in the Dragon Clan's karma or provoke Zhu Long to destroy the Sea Eye.
• Wu Tian told Queen Mother of the West that he would take the Twelfth Grade Black Lotus of Destruction and proposed a sixty-forty split of the Enlightenment Tea leaves, with the tree kept in the Witch Clan.
• Queen Mother of the West objected to keeping the Enlightenment Tea Tree in the Witch Clan and asked why it could not be placed in West Kunlun.

Wu Tian and Xuan Ming returned to the Witch Clan after Queen Mother of the West agreed to retrieve the Enlightenment Tea Tree, while Wu Tian planned his next moves regarding Nüwa, Hongyun, and Old Ancestor Minghe. After the Witch Clan left, Zhu Long reassured Ao Guang that the dispute was settled, then secretly set out toward the Primordial Wilderness.

• Queen Mother of the West agreed to leave the Enlightenment Tea Tree with the Witch Clan and departed beyond the heavens.
• Wu Tian told Xuan Ming he would stay with the Witch Clan and planned to wait for Nüwa’s creation of humanity before visiting Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun at Five Villages Temple.
• Wu Tian and Xuan Ming returned to the Witch Clan’s tribal grounds through Pangu Hall.
• Zhu Long dispersed the ice sheet covering the East Sea and told Ao Guang the Witch Clan would not return unless he broke his promise.
• Ao Guang asked Zhu Long for a treasure, but Zhu Long refused and ordered him to return home and stop wandering outside.
• After Ao Guang left, Zhu Long slipped into the void and headed toward the lands of the Primordial Wilderness.

Di Jun and Taiyi strengthened the Demon Clan by requiring its members to place soul traces in the Demon Summoning Banner, then invited Kunpeng to join. Kunpeng remained undecided and headed toward the Witch Clan after they left.

• Di Jun ordered all Demon Clan members to place a trace of their souls in the Demon Summoning Banner, and he used it to revive dead members.
• Di Jun and Taiyi traveled to the North Sea and invited Kunpeng to join the Demon Clan, offering him high status and a share of its Fortune.
• Kunpeng challenged their intentions, and Di Jun promised he would not have to place his soul in the banner and argued that the Witch Clan would not fully accept him.
• Kunpeng said he needed time to consider, and Di Jun left with Taiyi after stopping him from losing his temper.
• Di Jun rebuked Taiyi in the Heavenly Court for treating Kunpeng disrespectfully and explained that they wanted a like-minded ally, not a subordinate.
• Kunpeng reflected on Di Jun's power and the value of Fortune, then headed toward the Witch Clan.

Wu Tian gathered the Great Witches to distribute spiritual fruits and forge weapons, praising Kua Fu for growing peach trees and making him a staff from rare spiritual-root materials. After Kua Fu named it the Azure Wood Staff, Wu Tian turned to Xing Tian and insisted on forging him a new treasure despite Xing Tian already having his Gan Qi.

• Houtu explained that Wu Tian had called the gathering, and Wu Tian asked Kua Fu about the peach trees he had planted from Innate Peach pits.
• Kua Fu presented a plentiful harvest, and Wu Tian rewarded him with spiritual fruits and assigned him to distribute them and test which could be cultivated.
• Wu Tian forged Kua Fu a high-grade acquired treasure from Jianmu, Innate Calabash Vine, and Primordial Heavy Water, and Kua Fu named it the Azure Wood Staff.
• Xing Tian showed Wu Tian his Gan Qi and offered to let the other Great Witches receive weapons instead.
• Wu Tian insisted that Xing Tian needed a new treasure and began forging him a Golden Neck Guard with Heavenly Dao merit.

Wu Tian finished crafting treasures for the Great Witches and sent them to explore the newly formed Origin Realm. Kunpeng arrived at the Houtu Tribe hoping to seek the Witch Clan’s backing, but he struggled to tell Wu Tian why he had come.

• Wu Tian gave Xing Tian a merit-infused golden collar and tested it by striking at his neck, confirming that it could block the blow.
• Wu Tian crafted treasures for the Great Witches, but told Hou Yi that his requested bow and arrows would have to wait until he found suitable materials.
• Wu Tian sent the Great Witches into the Origin Realm with incantations that let them enter and leave, and explained his plans for the world to Xuan Ming and Houtu.
• Kunpeng arrived outside the Houtu Tribe after weighing Di Jun’s invitation to join the Demon Clan against seeking the Witch Clan’s support.
• Wu Tian warmly greeted Kunpeng and asked why he had come, but Kunpeng felt too embarrassed to ask whether the Witch Clan would accept him.

Wu Tian gave Kunpeng a Primordial Calabash and Nine Heavens Breathing Earth, then learned that Kunpeng was hesitant about Di Jun’s invitation to join the Demon Clan. Wu Tian told him that his Fate lay with the Demon Clan, but suggested he could seize its opportunity without necessarily joining it.

• Wu Tian offered Kunpeng the innate fire-element Primordial Calabash and Nine Heavens Breathing Earth, explaining that they might help complete his wind-and-water origins.
• Kunpeng accepted the gifts reluctantly and promised to repay the Karma, but Wu Tian urged him not to treat friendship as a ledger.
• Wu Tian guessed that Di Jun had invited Kunpeng to join the Demon Clan and asked whether Kunpeng feared becoming an enemy of the Witch Clan.
• Kunpeng confirmed his concern and weighed the Demon Clan’s risks against the Witch Clan’s generosity.
• Wu Tian said Kunpeng’s Fate lay with the Demon Clan and a great opportunity awaited him there, then asked why Kunpeng had to join the clan to claim it.

Wu Tian revealed that Kunpeng’s great opportunity was to create unified writing for the Demon Clan and explained how Kunpeng could pursue it without joining them. The chapter left Kunpeng grateful to Wu Tian and considering neutrality as a way to remain independent between the Witch and Demon Clans.

• Wu Tian told Kunpeng that creating Demon Script would bring him heavenly merit and make him the Demon Teacher.
• Kunpeng accepted Wu Tian’s guidance, realizing the opportunity was significant and feeling willing to share its merit with him.
• Wu Tian explained that Di Jun would value Demon Script for the Demon Clan even if Kunpeng did not join them.
• Wu Tian warned Kunpeng that openly aligning with the Witch Clan could make Di Jun refuse the opportunity, so neutrality was the best path.
• Wu Tian assured Kunpeng that becoming the Demon Teacher would not end their friendship, and Kunpeng’s regard for Wu Tian grew.

Wu Tian persuaded Kunpeng to remain neutral in the future conflict between the Witch and Demon Clans, then helped him develop Demon Script. Kunpeng began testing his ideas and invited young members of the Witch Clan to observe.

• Wu Tian explained that Kunpeng could gain Fortune by creating Demon Script without joining either clan, and insisted he must not intervene in their war.
• Kunpeng accepted Wu Tian's reasoning and asked him to share his insights on Demon Script.
• Wu Tian described how Demon Script needed to be simple and widely usable while still corresponding to the laws of heaven and earth.
• Kunpeng devised a simplified fire symbol that still stirred the laws of the Fire Element.
• Kunpeng invited young members of the Witch Clan to observe his experiments so he could practice developing Demon Script and repay Wu Tian's kindness.

Kunpeng lectured the Witch Clan at Wu Tian’s request, but the Great Witches could not follow his lessons, while Wu Tian absorbed Kunpeng’s demonstrations into his Origin Realm. After Wu Tian confined the Great Witches in a bamboo forest that subdued their emotions and Baleful Qi, Kunpeng said he understood why Wu Tian had called him fated with the Demon Clan.

• Wu Tian welcomed Kunpeng to teach the Great Witches and brought him to Houtu Shrine, where Xuan Ming and Houtu greeted them.
• Kunpeng demonstrated many Laws, and Wu Tian absorbed the displayed Laws and primordial energy into his Origin Realm.
• The Great Witches grew restless and failed to understand the lecture, so Kunpeng focused on teaching Wu Tian instead.
• Wu Tian sent the Great Witches into the Origin Realm and confined them in its bamboo forest, where their resentment, desire to fight, and Baleful Qi diminished.
• After Wu Tian warned Xing Tian to remain in the bamboo forest, Kunpeng said he understood why Wu Tian believed he was fated with the Demon Clan.

Kunpeng left for the North Sea after thanking Wu Tian, while Wu Tian released most of the Great Witches and kept Chi You and Jiufeng to test whether they could develop primordial spirits. Queen Mother of the West returned with the Enlightenment Tea Tree, which Wu Tian eagerly asked to see.

• Kunpeng thanked Wu Tian for his help, then returned to the North Sea to study his demon script and wait for Di Jun to visit again.
• Wu Tian told Xuan Ming and Houtu that he had advised Kunpeng to remain neutral, then entered the Origin Realm to check on the Great Witches.
• Wu Tian freed Xing Tian, Kua Fu, and the other Great Witches, but kept Chi You and Jiufeng beneath the Innate Seven Emotions Bitter Bamboo to test whether they could develop primordial spirits.
• Queen Mother of the West returned from Chaos to the Houtu Tribe with the Enlightenment Tea Tree, and Wu Tian immediately asked her where it was.

Wu Tian planted the Enlightenment Tea Tree in his Primal World, processed its leaves, and received merit when he shared the tea with the Ancestral Witches. In the North Sea, Kunpeng refused to join the Demon Clan but proposed cooperation, and Di Jun realized he had visited Wu Tian after spotting the gourd he carried.

• Wu Tian brought Queen Mother of the West into his Primal World and planted the Enlightenment Tea Tree at its boundary, nourishing it with wood qi and the Innate Wood Spirit Pearl.
• Wu Tian and Queen Mother of the West plucked three thousand Enlightenment Tea Leaves, and Wu Tian processed them into tea.
• After Wu Tian and Queen Mother of the West left the Primal World, Heavenly Dao Power sent down a beam of Golden Light of Merit, and the Ancestral Witches arrived to taste the tea.
• Kunpeng told Di Jun and Taiyi that he would not join the Demon Clan but offered a cooperative plan that could benefit the clan and unite the myriad races.
• Di Jun spotted the fiery-red gourd at Kunpeng's waist and asked whether he had gone to see Wu Tian; Kunpeng admitted that he wanted to join the Witch Clan because Wu Tian had given him two Innate Spiritual Treasures.

Wu Tian sent Jiufeng to deliver Enlightenment Tea Leaves to Kunpeng, leaving Di Jun and Taiyi stunned by the Witch Clan’s generosity. After Kunpeng accepted the gift, he asked whether Wu Tian had sent any message, while Di Jun and Taiyi watched Jiufeng closely.

• Di Jun struggled to answer after Wu Tian offered Kunpeng valuable treasures and asked him to remain neutral.
• Jiufeng raced across the North Sea with a newly forged whip and greeted Di Jun, Taiyi, and Kunpeng.
• Jiufeng gave Kunpeng a jade case from Wu Tian, and its contents proved to be Enlightenment Tea Leaves.
• Kunpeng initially tried to refuse the tea, but accepted it after Jiufeng explained that Chi You was also delivering some to Five Villages Temple.
• Kunpeng asked whether Wu Tian had sent a message, drawing Di Jun and Taiyi’s wary attention to Jiufeng.

Di Jun agreed to Kunpeng's proposal after Kunpeng revealed that he could create Demon Script to unite the myriad races and strengthen the Demon Clan. Kunpeng declined Di Jun's invitation to join the clan, but agreed to travel with Di Jun and Taiyi to the Heavenly Court and begin creating the script.

• Jiufeng delivered Enlightenment Tea from Wu Tian to Kunpeng and left without offering any further message.
• Di Jun agreed to follow Kunpeng's plan, provided the opportunity truly benefited the Demon Clan.
• Kunpeng revealed that he would create Demon Script, and Di Jun praised the opportunity and offered to let him study the River Chart and Luo Book if he joined the Demon Clan.
• Kunpeng refused to join, saying he would remain neutral in the Witch-Demon conflict, while Di Jun upheld his agreement and asked about the script.
• Kunpeng said he had prepared everything to create Demon Script, and he, Di Jun, and Taiyi set off for the Heavenly Court.

Kunpeng refused Di Jun’s offer to trade for Enlightenment Tea because it had been a gift from Wu Tian, deepening Di Jun’s suspicions about Wu Tian’s influence. Back in the Heavenly Court, Kunpeng created three thousand Demon Script characters, became the Demon Master, and received Demon Clan Fortune as merit gathered above him.

• Kunpeng declined Di Jun’s offer for Enlightenment Tea, explaining that it had come from a friend and he could not give it away.
• Di Jun concluded that Wu Tian had drawn Kunpeng and other powerful figures close to the Witch Clan, and resolved to visit Wu Tian again.
• Di Jun summoned the Demon Clan and informed Fuxi and Nüwa as Kunpeng prepared to create a unified script for the Demon Clan.
• Kunpeng proclaimed his intention to create Demon Script to the Heavenly Dao and wrote three thousand characters as its power gathered around him.
• Di Jun and the other Three Demon Emperors granted Kunpeng the title of Demon Master and shared the Demon Clan’s Fortune with him.
• Kunpeng completed the three thousand characters, which swallowed the heavenly lightning, scattered the tribulation clouds, and entered the Demon Clan’s River of Fortune as Golden Light of Merit gathered and Kunpeng neared a breakthrough.