Chapter Summaries

Hongyun pretended to self-destruct to stop Styx from escaping, unleashing a Quasi-Sage blast that nearly wiped out Styx’s Blood God Doppelgangers and exposed the hidden onlookers. As Kunpeng searched for Hongyun’s true spirit, the Primordial Violet Qi drifted toward a spatial rift, and Jieyin, Zhunti, Di Jun, and Taiyi all attacked to claim it.

• Styx tried to retreat behind the Twelfth Grade Red Lotus of Karma Fire while Kunpeng’s Demon Characters swept toward his escaping Blood God Doppelgangers.
• Hongyun told Kunpeng that his actions were planned with Wu Tian, then surged with mana and threatened to self-destruct to keep Styx from fleeing.
• Hongyun self-destructed, shattering the karma-fire barrier and destroying nearly all of Styx’s Blood God Doppelgangers as Kunpeng fled behind a barrier of Demon Characters.
• Kunpeng spotted an earthy-yellow gourd where Hongyun had vanished and hurried to protect it as the blast forced Jieyin, Zhunti, Di Jun, and Taiyi to reveal themselves.
• Jieyin, Zhunti, Di Jun, and Taiyi saw the Primordial Violet Qi drifting toward a spatial rift and attacked it, while Taiyi’s Chaos Bell also bore down on Jieyin and Zhunti.

Wu Tian rescued Hongyun’s true spirit, seized Styx’s Twelfth Grade Red Lotus of Karma Fire, and helped destroy many of Styx’s Blood God Doppelgangers after the Primordial Violet Qi escaped. He confronted Di Jun, Jieyin, and Zhunti over their attacks on Hongyun just as the Ancestral Witches arrived.

• Di Jun’s attempt to seize the Primordial Violet Qi was stopped by Wu Tian, and the violet light vanished into a spatial rift.
• Wu Tian rescued Hongyun’s true spirit, exposed Styx, and destroyed Styx’s incarnation before suppressing the Twelfth Grade Red Lotus of Karma Fire.
• Wu Tian ordered Taiyi to ring the Chaos Bell, which destroyed many Blood God Doppelgangers while Yuantu and Abi escaped through a spatial rift.
• Wu Tian dismissed the lost Primordial Violet Qi, stored the seized treasures in the Origin Realm, and demanded that Di Jun, Jieyin, and Zhunti answer for attacking Hongyun.
• The Ancestral Witches leapt from the spatial rift as Wu Tian confronted the four opponents.

Wu Tian settled the karma between Hongyun and Jieyin and Zhunti by securing the Western World’s promise to help Hongyun reconstruct and attain the Dao. He then headed for the Blood Sea to confront Styx, while Di Jun questioned whether the Primordial Violet Qi was truly gone.

• Di Jun and Taiyi denied intending to attack Wu Tian’s group, and Wu Tian let the dispute go for the Chaos Bell’s sake.
• Wu Tian reminded Jieyin and Zhunti of their past and present karma toward Hongyun and demanded they settle it.
• Wu Tian offered Jieyin and Zhunti a choice between giving Hongyun the Twelfth Grade Golden Lotus of Merit now or pledging Western Fortune to help him reconstruct and attain the Dao later.
• Zhunti agreed that the West would give Hongyun a share of Fortune and help him attain the Dao, and Jieyin and Zhunti hurriedly left.
• Wu Tian led the Ancestral Witches toward the Blood Sea to settle matters with Styx, then told Di Jun that his Witch Clan had no use for the Primordial Violet Qi.

Wu Tian brought the Ancestral Witches to the Netherworld Blood Sea to confront Styx over Hongyun, while Hou Tu gathered Human Clan souls to keep them from becoming Asuras. After Wu Tian suppressed the Blood Sea and called Styx out, Styx refused to emerge.

• Di Jun questioned whether Wu Tian had told the truth about the Primordial Violet Qi and asked Taiyi why he had obeyed Wu Tian, then returned to the Heavenly Court while Taiyi went to the Sun Star.
• Wu Tian and the Ancestral Witches arrived at the Netherworld Blood Sea, where Hou Tu saw Human Clan souls being transformed into Asuras and gathered some of them away.
• Wu Tian considered helping Hou Tu open the Underworld early with the Ancestral Witches' support so she could preserve her primordial spirit.
• Wu Tian stomped on the Netherworld Blood Sea, suppressed its surface, and called Styx out to discuss Hongyun.
• Styx felt the force pressing down on the Blood Sea and refused to come out, furious that Wu Tian had come to confront him.

Wu Tian used the Twelfth Grade White Lotus of World Cleansing to drain and purify the Netherworld Blood Sea after the Ancestral Witches failed to provoke Styx into emerging. As the lotus earned Heavenly Dao merit for cleansing the Primordial World, Styx remained trapped inside the Blood Sea.

• Zhu Rong set the Netherworld Blood Sea ablaze, but Styx refused to emerge, and Dijiang prepared to use the Twelve Heavenly Gods Killing Formation.
• Wu Tian stopped the Ancestral Witches from destroying the Blood Sea, warning that releasing its filth and negative aura would incur immense karmic sin.
• Kunpeng proposed sealing the Blood Sea so Styx could enter but not leave, prompting Styx to taunt the Witch Clan about its coming destruction.
• Wu Tian revealed the Twelfth Grade White Lotus of World Cleansing and used it to absorb and purify the Blood Sea’s negative aura.
• The White Lotus’s purification stirred Heavenly Dao and earned merit, while Kunpeng explained that cleansing the aura completely benefited the whole Primordial World.

Wu Tian used the Twelfth Grade White Lotus of World Cleansing to purify the Netherworld Blood Sea, forcing Styx to emerge as the sea shrank. With the Ancestral Witches preventing Styx from interfering, Wu Tian stopped the purification to confront him and claim the merit.

• Wu Tian purified the Netherworld Blood Sea with the Twelfth Grade White Lotus of World Cleansing, and Styx emerged to stop the shrinking sea.
• Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches attacked Styx whenever he surfaced, preventing him from reaching Wu Tian.
• Di Jun observed the events from the Heavenly Court and realized Wu Tian was using the lotus to target Styx’s weakness.
• As the Blood Sea rapidly shrank, Styx pleaded with Wu Tian to stop and asked what the Witch Clan wanted.
• Wu Tian halted the purification and told Styx to wait while he claimed the merit first.

Wu Tian purified the Netherworld Blood Sea and received Heavenly Dao merit, while Styx anxiously awaited Wu Tian’s decision about him. Wu Tian then checked on Hongyun, who had begun cultivating anew and felt freed from the constraints of his former cultivation.

• The Heavenly Dao bestowed merit after Wu Tian purified the Netherworld Blood Sea, and Wu Tian distributed portions to Xuan Ming, Houtu, the Twelfth Grade White Lotus of World Cleansing, and the Primordial Measuring Sky Ruler.
• Wu Tian thanked Kunpeng for helping him, while Styx grew increasingly resentful and worried as Wu Tian continued to leave him waiting.
• Wu Tian considered whether he could temper and subdue Styx, whom he expected to become the master of the Asura Path when the Underworld emerged.
• Wu Tian entered his Origin Realm and found Hongyun cultivating inside the Innate Earth Gourd beneath the Enlightenment Tea Tree.
• Hongyun thanked Wu Tian and said that destroying his former cultivation had freed him from a cage, while Wu Tian congratulated him on his insight.

Hongyun emerged with his true spirit and memories intact after Styx helped him survive, then rewarded Kunpeng with a portion of Four Symbols origin. The group turned to decide Styx’s fate, and Dijiang proposed killing him.

• Wu Tian welcomed Hongyun out of the Innate Earth Gourd and introduced him to Styx and the others.
• Hongyun greeted Styx, the Ancestral Witches, and Kunpeng, thanking them for their help.
• Hongyun offered Kunpeng a portion of Four Symbols origin, and Kunpeng accepted it as a great favor.
• Wu Tian assured Kunpeng that he had arranged for Hongyun to cultivate anew.
• Dijiang asked what to do with Styx and suggested killing him, leaving Styx terrified.

Wu Tian ended his conflict with Styx by accepting him into the Witch Clan, and Styx pledged to stand with the Ancestral Witches. Styx then asked Wu Tian to return his Twelfth Grade Red Lotus of Karma, prompting Kunpeng to challenge the request.

• Kunpeng persuaded the Ancestral Witches to spare Styx and have him repay the karma tied to Hongyun's lost Primordial Violet Qi.
• Styx proposed joining the Witch Clan, and Wu Tian asked whether he feared being implicated in the Witch-Demon Tribulation.
• Styx declared that he would advance and retreat alongside the Witch Clan, while Wu Tian dismissed his offer to swear an oath and accepted him without one.
• Wu Tian ended the conflict with Styx, and the Ancestral Witches withdrew their mana as Styx pledged to follow their orders.
• Styx asked Wu Tian to return the Twelfth Grade Red Lotus of Karma, and Kunpeng objected that the request was improper.

Styx accepted that Wu Tian would keep the Twelfth Grade Red Lotus of Karma, withdrew his imprint, and offered Wu Tian the insights he had gained from refining it. Wu Tian took control of the lotus, shared some Martial Dao insights with Styx in return, and resolved to urge Zhu Long to find the Twelfth Grade Black Lotus of Destruction.

• Houtu told Styx that ownership of the Twelfth Grade Red Lotus of Karma had already been settled and urged him to let it go.
• Styx withdrew his imprint from the lotus and offered Wu Tian his insights into refining it.
• Wu Tian used Styx's insights to refine the Twelfth Grade Red Lotus of Karma and placed it within his Origin Realm, where it burned away karmic burden.
• Wu Tian thought about the other lotus treasures and resolved to press Zhu Long for news of the Twelfth Grade Black Lotus of Destruction.
• Wu Tian gave Styx some Martial Dao insights, leaving Styx pleased that following the Witch Clan had benefits.

Wu Tian and the Ancestral Witches returned to Pangu Hall after resolving matters with Styx and saving Hongyun’s True Spirit. There, Dijiang and Zhen Yuanzi began establishing Mountain Gods and Land Gods, but their declaration unexpectedly set the Witch Clan on a path to claim the Divine Dao’s orthodox lineage.

• Wu Tian told Styx not to expand the Blood Sea Asura Clan, assuring him it would have its own opportunity after Houtu established reincarnation.
• Hongyun’s True Spirit entered Wu Tian’s body to cultivate, while Kunpeng and the Ancestral Witches departed the Blood Sea.
• The Ancestral Witches returned to Pangu Hall, where Zhen Yuanzi activated the Earth Book and showed them his preparations for appointing Mountain Gods and Land Gods.
• Dijiang arranged the Ancestral Witches in the Twelve Heavenly Gods Killing Formation, and Wu Tian added the Pangu Seal to their gathering auras to form a Divine Talisman.
• Dijiang swore before heaven and earth that the Witch Clan and Zhen Yuanzi would enlighten all things and establish Mountain Gods and Land Gods as the orthodox lineage of the Divine Dao.

Wu Tian and the Ancestral Witches helped Zhen Yuanzi create a Divine Talisman for the natural Divine Dao, prompting the Heavenly Dao to send down a tribulation that Pangu’s will halted. The talisman spread through the Earth Book, awakening the Primordial Wilderness and giving rise to the first Mountain God, while Zhen Yuanzi gained enlightenment.

• Wu Tian realized that natural gods could endure without incense and wishes, then urged the Pangu Seal to accelerate the Divine Talisman's birth.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches and Wu Tian formed a profound purple Divine Talisman, which flew toward the Earth Book.
• The Heavenly Dao sent tribulation lightning to stop the talisman, but Mount Buzhou trembled and Pangu Hall shielded the Ancestral Witches as the lightning vanished.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun suspected that Pangu's will was interfering with the Heavenly Dao and worried that Pangu might not have truly perished.
• The Divine Talisman settled into the Earth Book and spread throughout the Primordial Wilderness, where a Mountain God awakened in Zhongshan Mountain.
• Zhen Yuanzi experienced a surge of Dao Resonance and comprehended his own Dao.

Zhenyuanzi used the Earth Book to awaken Mountain Gods and Land Gods across the Primordial Wilderness, strengthening his cultivation as the Ginseng Fruit Tree transformed the divine domains into fruits. The great cultivators resisted the Earth Book’s influence, and Di Jun wondered why Wu Tian had allowed the Witch Clan to provoke everyone.

• Zhenyuanzi linked the Earth Book’s divine domains to the phantom Ginseng Fruit Tree, producing purple-gold fruits that embodied each domain.
• The Earth Book projected Mount Buzhou’s aura despite no Mountain God appearing there, while Zhenyuanzi’s cultivation and understanding surged.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun chose not to intervene, expecting opposition from the Primordial Wilderness’s great cultivators to turn against the Witch Clan.
• The Three Pure Ones raised a formation over Kunlun Mountain to block the Earth Book’s aura, and other cultivators used their own methods to resist it.
• Di Jun watched the Witch Clan’s actions with concern and wondered why Wu Tian had not stopped them from angering the other cultivators.

Zhen Yuanzi stopped the Earth Book from imposing Divine Talismans across the Primordial Wilderness after Wu Tian persuaded the Ancestral Witches to withdraw their opposition. He relinquished the Earth Book’s authority over the Divine Dao, and the Heavenly Dao’s hostile power shifted toward peace as mysterious golden light appeared.

• The Ancestral Witches released surging Baleful Qi in response to the cultivators’ resentment, intensifying the Heavenly Dao’s turbulence.
• Zhen Yuanzi asked the Ancestral Witches to stop, and Wu Tian persuaded Dijiang that they had no need to manage the Divine Dao.
• Dijiang told the Ancestral Witches to withdraw their Baleful Qi, and the Earth Book stopped sending Divine Talisman seeds throughout the Primordial Wilderness.
• Zhen Yuanzi declared that he would not use the Earth Book to restrain the Divine Dao and released its authority into the world.
• The Heavenly Dao’s power shifted from hostility toward harmony, and mysterious yellow-golden light appeared.

Zhen Yuanzi expounded the Path of Earth Immortals beneath Mount Buzhou, drawing cultivators and the Human Clan to listen. With Wu Tian urging the crowd to honor him as the Ancestor of Earth Immortals, the Heavenly Dao responded by granting Zhen Yuanzi that office and raising his fortune.

• Taiqing, Tongtian, Di Jun, and other great cultivators headed to Mount Buzhou to hear Zhen Yuanzi expound the Dao.
• Zhen Yuanzi used the Earth Book and the Ginseng Fruit Tree to explain how Earth Immortals could entrust their primordial spirits to grotto-heavens and blessed lands and preserve their Dao Fruits.
• The Human Clan listened to Zhen Yuanzi’s Dao voice, while Taiqing became increasingly absorbed in thoughts about their innate Dao bodies.
• Wu Tian praised Zhen Yuanzi as the Ancestor of Earth Immortals, and Di Jun, Styx, Kunpeng, and the assembled crowd joined in recognizing the title.
• The Heavenly Dao responded to the crowd’s acknowledgment by granting Zhen Yuanzi the office of Ancestor of Earth Immortals and greatly increasing his fortune.

Zhenyuanzi completed his sermon, gained the karmic position of Ancestor of Earth Immortals, and promised not to use the Earth Book to invade others’ territories. As the Three Pure Ones remained behind, Wu Tian suggested that Zhenyuanzi establish a sect among the Human Clan, startling Taiqing.

• Heavenly Merit descended after Zhenyuanzi’s sermon, and Zhenyuanzi gained the karmic position of Ancestor of Earth Immortals.
• Zhenyuanzi thanked the gathered cultivators and assured them he would not use the Earth Book to cross into their territories.
• Di Jun joked with Wu Tian about the stronger Earth Book Formation, then decided to let Fuxi study the Hetu Luoshu.
• After most guests left, Taiqing and the other two of the Three Pure Ones stayed behind, while Wu Tian chose not to interfere with their plans concerning the Human Clan.
• Wu Tian suggested that Zhenyuanzi establish a great sect among the Human Clan to gather Fortune, and Taiqing was shocked by the idea.

Taiqing was inspired by Wu Tian’s remarks about establishing a sect, while Zhen Yuanzi declined to take disciples. Wu Tian offered Tongtian Martial Dao insights in exchange for the Eight Nine Mysterious Technique, and Taiqing overruled Yuanshi’s objection and approved the exchange.

• Taiqing heard Wu Tian’s remarks about establishing a sect and began to grasp their deeper meaning, while Wu Tian wondered whether he might share in Taiqing’s future merit.
• Zhen Yuanzi refused to establish a sect or take disciples, saying he would only transmit the Dao.
• Wu Tian offered Tongtian a sphere containing Martial Dao insights, and Tongtian asked to give something in return.
• Wu Tian requested the Three Pure Ones’ Eight Nine Mysterious Technique as payment, but Tongtian paused to consult Taiqing and Yuanshi.
• Yuanshi rejected giving the technique to Wu Tian, and Tongtian apologized and prepared to withdraw.
• Taiqing overruled Yuanshi and told Tongtian to give Wu Tian the technique, calling them all members of the Orthodox Pangu Lineage.

Wu Tian exchanged his Martial Dao insights with Tongtian for the Eight Nine Mysterious Technique, and the Three Pure Ones accepted copies of his teachings. Taiqing then asked Wu Tian for guidance on establishing a sect, and Wu Tian revealed that Taiqing needed compatible innate magic treasures to fuse his Three Corpses.

• Wu Tian gave Tongtian his Martial Dao insights and received the Eight Nine Mysterious Technique in return.
• Tongtian shared copies of Wu Tian’s insights with Taiqing and Yuanshi, who both accepted them despite Yuanshi’s earlier objections.
• Taiqing asked Wu Tian about establishing a sect, then requested his guidance on attaining the Dao.
• Wu Tian used the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler to conceal their conversation and confirmed that Taiqing had severed the Three Corpses but could not fuse them.
• Wu Tian told Taiqing that the treasures anchoring the Three Corpses had to be a matched set or share the same origin, shocking him.

Wu Tian revealed to Taiqing that the Three Pure Ones’ path of Three Corpses Severance had left them dependent on Primordial Violet Qi and the Heavenly Dao for sainthood. Taiqing accepted the truth, asked to travel among the Human Clan to seek his opportunity, and Wu Tian agreed, leaving open the possibility of future cooperation.

• Taiqing realized that Dao Ancestor Hongjun had withheld the truth about the Three Pure Ones’ incomplete set of Innate Spiritual Treasures and asked Wu Tian why.
• Wu Tian explained that the Three Pure Ones had received Pangu’s deepest inheritance but had chosen a path that bound their corpses and made them reliant on the Heavenly Dao for sainthood.
• Taiqing thanked Wu Tian for his guidance and resolved to suppress his resentment and continue along his current path.
• Taiqing asked Wu Tian for permission to travel among the Human Clan, where he sensed his opportunity for sainthood lay, and Wu Tian readily agreed.
• The Primordial Measuring Sky Ruler returned to Wu Tian, and the group reappeared as Wu Tian privately considered cooperating with Taiqing against Hongjun in the future.

Taiqing left to seek his opportunity among the Human Clan, while Zhen Yuanzi and the Ancestral Witches departed after thanking Wu Tian. Houtu said she wanted to travel through the Primordial Wilderness after being moved by what she saw at the Netherworld Blood Sea, and Wu Tian agreed to go with her.

• Taiqing told Yuanshi and Tongtian that Wu Tian had made no demands, then left to travel among the Human Clan.
• Yuanshi and Tongtian returned to Kunlun Mountain after the Three Pure Ones parted ways with Wu Tian.
• Dijiang and Zhu Rong questioned Wu Tian about letting Taiqing go without payment, but Wu Tian reassured them that he would not suffer a loss.
• Zhen Yuanzi thanked Wu Tian and the Ancestral Witches before returning to Wuzhuang Temple through the Earth Veins.
• The Ancestral Witches returned to their tribes, and Houtu told Wu Tian she wanted to travel through the Primordial Wilderness after seeing the souls and Blood Sea Asuras.
• Wu Tian immediately told Houtu that he would go with her.