Chapter Summaries

Wu Tian accompanied Houtu as she traveled among the Human Clan, where she gathered wandering souls and learned how human worship strengthened the Mountain Gods. Wu Tian explained that accepting the Human Clan’s incense and Fortune required protecting them in return, and he vowed not to let Taiqing exploit their power without giving back.

• Wu Tian persuaded Houtu to let him accompany her as they traveled through the Primordial Wilderness to observe the Human Clan.
• Houtu gathered wandering souls, and Wu Tian lent her the Twelfth Grade White Lotus of World Purification to shelter and purify them.
• Wu Tian and Houtu saw a Human Clan tribe offer incense to its Mountain God, strengthening the deity and making his Divine Talisman more powerful.
• Wu Tian explained that Mountain Gods who received the Human Clan’s worship were bound by karmic ties to protect them or suffer backlash.
• Houtu realized Taiqing’s opportunity to attain the Dao was connected to the Human Clan, and Wu Tian declared that he would not let Taiqing benefit from them without giving something in return.

Wu Tian explained why Taiqing could share in the Human Clan’s Fortune without being allowed to control it, while Taiqing found Xuandu and tried to take him as a disciple. Xuandu accepted Taiqing’s cultivation method and advanced to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, but refused to become his disciple without Wu Tian’s permission, so Taiqing sent Wu Tian a message.

• Wu Tian told Houtu that Taiqing could benefit from the Human Clan’s Fortune as long as he did not interfere with the Human Clan’s direction.
• Taiqing traveled among Human Clan tribes and discovered Xuandu, who had already cultivated the Martial Dao to the Golden Immortal realm.
• Xuandu rejected Taiqing’s offer to take him as a disciple because he was content with the Human Clan’s inheritance and needed his ancestor’s permission.
• Taiqing passed the Golden Core Dao to Xuandu, whose cultivation advanced to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.
• Xuandu still refused to become Taiqing’s disciple without Wu Tian’s approval, so Taiqing sent Wu Tian a message; Wu Tian was astonished by Xuandu’s refusal.

Wu Tian approved Xuandu becoming Taiqing’s disciple and blessed him, then decided to travel with Houtu to take the North Sea Black Tortoise as his own disciple. The chapter ended with Wu Tian confidently expecting to persuade the Black Tortoise to accept him.

• Wu Tian decided to let Xuandu become Taiqing’s disciple rather than interfere with Xuandu’s opportunity.
• Wu Tian sent Xuandu his blessing and urged him to remember his Human Clan identity, and Xuandu thanked his ancestor.
• Taiqing accepted Xuandu as his disciple, gave him the name Xuandu, and lent him the Taiji Diagram while Xuandu arranged protection for his tribe.
• After sensing the change in Human Clan Fortune, Wu Tian considered strengthening the clan ahead of the Witch Clan’s departure.
• Wu Tian invited Houtu to accompany him to the North Sea Black Tortoise, intending to take it as his disciple.

Wu Tian and Houtu found the North Sea Black Tortoise so Wu Tian could recruit it as a Martial Dao disciple, but its immense body and sleepy, muddled mind made it difficult to persuade. The Black Tortoise returned to sleep without agreeing, leaving Wu Tian helpless and Houtu amused.

• Houtu realized Wu Tian intended to take the North Sea Black Tortoise as his disciple and led him to the creature's head.
• Wu Tian called to the Black Tortoise, then struck its head with the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler until it woke.
• The Black Tortoise mistook Wu Tian for someone seeking to become its disciple and told him to find another master.
• Wu Tian explained that he wanted the Black Tortoise to become his disciple and offered to teach it Martial Dao, but it said it only wanted to sleep.
• Wu Tian warned the Black Tortoise of a future calamity, but it buried its head and fell asleep again as Houtu laughed at him.

Wu Tian forced the North Sea Black Tortoise to learn the Martial Dao through a nightmare and declared it his disciple before continuing his travels with Houtu. On Kunlun Mountain, Taiqing failed again to merge his three corpses and chose to pursue sainthood through merit by establishing the Human Sect, though he worried Wu Tian might object.

• Wu Tian sent the North Sea Black Tortoise into a nightmare where a figure beat it until it began learning the Martial Dao.
• Wu Tian explained to Houtu that the nightmare would help the Black Tortoise circulate its blood and vitality, then claimed it as his disciple and resumed traveling with her.
• Taiqing returned to Kunlun Mountain and tried once more to merge his three corpses while Yuanshi and Tongtian waited outside his Dao field.
• After failing to merge the three corpses, Taiqing accepted that he would seek sainthood through merit and suppressed his resentment toward Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
• Taiqing told Yuanshi and Tongtian that he would attain the Dao that day and planned to establish the Human Sect, while wondering whether Wu Tian would permit it.

Taiqing attempted to establish the Human Sect and draw upon the Human Clan’s Fortune to become a saint, but Wu Tian and Houtu intervened to stop him. The chapter ended as the Ancestral Witches arrived at Kunlun Mountain, ready to confront Taiqing.

• Taiqing decided to establish the Human Sect and vowed before the Heavenly Dao to enlighten the Human Clan, using the Taiji Diagram and Exquisite Pagoda of Heaven and Earth to suppress the sect’s Fortune.
• Wu Tian and Houtu sensed Taiqing’s attempt to claim the Human Clan’s Fortune and prepared to intervene.
• The Pangu Seal struck the Exquisite Pagoda of Heaven and Earth, knocking it away and scattering some of its black-and-yellow aura.
• Wu Tian and Houtu confronted Taiqing, while Yuanshi and Tongtian armed themselves to defend his path to sainthood.
• Wu Tian rejected Taiqing’s explanation and struck at the Taiji Diagram with the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler.
• The Witch Clan’s Pangu Hall descended on Kunlun Mountain, and eleven Ancestral Witches leaped down to attack Taiqing.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches surrounded Kunlun Mountain and fought the Three Pure Ones after Taiqing tried to claim the Human Clan’s fortune and orthodoxy. Wu Tian entered the formation and publicly accused Taiqing, leaving the Primordial World convinced the Witch Clan had cause to attack.

• Taiqing used the Taiji Diagram to stop Pangu Hall from crashing into Kunlun Mountain, then urged Yuanshi and Tongtian not to escalate the conflict.
• Dijiang led the Twelve Ancestral Witches in forming the Twelve Heavenly Gods Killing Formation, which cut off Taiqing’s connection to the Heavenly Dao.
• Dijiang attacked the Three Pure Ones, who countered with the Taiji Diagram, the Exquisite Pagoda of Heaven and Earth, the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, the Chaos Banner, and sword light.
• Zhen Yuanzi used the Mountain Gods, Land Gods, and Earth Book to dispel the tremors and disperse the battle’s impact across the Primordial Wilderness.
• Wu Tian entered the formation, stopped Dijiang from attacking again, and accused Taiqing of betraying his earlier goodwill to seize the Human Clan’s fortune and orthodoxy.
• The onlookers heard Wu Tian’s accusation and understood why the Ancestral Witches had attacked Taiqing.

Wu Tian confronted the Three Pure Ones over Taiqing’s attempt to seize the Human Clan’s Fortune, and Taiqing offered compensation to preserve his path to sainthood. Wu Tian rejected the creation of a Human Sect, then privately hinted that Taiqing could reclaim what he had lost, leaving Taiqing to consider a broader offer.

• Across the Primordial Wilderness, Wu Tian’s accusation led many to believe Taiqing had betrayed the Witch Clan after benefiting from its support.
• In the Heavenly Court, Taiyi dismissed the idea that Wu Tian had been deceived, while Di Jun also suspected Wu Tian had a plan and asked Fuxi about his progress with the River Chart and Luo Book.
• Yuanshi challenged Wu Tian’s motives, and Wu Tian retorted that he too was seeking the Dao and demanded Pangu’s Creation Mark; Zhurong then demanded the Taiji Diagram and Pangu Banner.
• Taiqing stopped Yuanshi, admitted fault, and offered compensation, explaining that the Human Clan’s Fortune was crucial to his becoming a saint.
• Wu Tian refused to allow a Human Sect to claim the Human Clan’s orthodoxy, and Taiqing prepared to fight if his path to the Dao was blocked.
• Wu Tian privately asked Taiqing whether he wanted only to lead the Human Sect or also wished to reclaim what he had lost.

Wu Tian persuaded Taiqing to abandon the Human Sect and establish the Dao Sect instead, then demanded compensation for allowing him to use the Human Clan’s Fortune to become a Saint. The chapter ended with Yuanshi refusing to hand over the Creation Marks and Wu Tian asking whether he wanted Taiqing to fail to become a Saint.

• Wu Tian secretly approached Taiqing and proposed that he establish the Dao Sect rather than claim the Human Clan’s orthodox Fortune.
• Taiqing hesitated, but Xuandu and Tongtian urged him to accept Wu Tian’s proposal, and Taiqing agreed.
• After the Ancestral Witches kept the formation closed, Wu Tian reminded Taiqing that he owed compensation for using the Human Clan’s Fortune.
• Taiqing offered Wu Tian a Spiritual Treasure, but Wu Tian demanded all three Creation Marks Father God had left the Three Pure Ones.
• Yuanshi refused to give up the Creation Marks, and Wu Tian challenged him by asking whether he wanted Taiqing to be unable to become a Saint.

Wu Tian negotiated compensation from the Three Pure Ones for Taiqing using Human Clan Fortune to establish a sect, demanding both their Creation Marks and a Human Clan vice sect leader position. Yuanshi resisted but finally agreed to hand over his mark under pressure.

• Yuanshi bristled when Wu Tian turned his earlier argument about the importance of Taiqing becoming a Saint against him and demanded the Creation Marks.
• Taiqing asked Wu Tian to state all his demands, and Wu Tian requested a Dao Sect vice sect leader position for the Human Clan in return for using its Fortune.
• Taiqing objected that Xuandu was his only disciple, but Wu Tian argued that Xuandu's Human Clan origins did not make him a representative of the whole Human Clan.
• Taiqing agreed to reserve the vice sect leader position for the Human Clan, while Wu Tian asked the Three Pure Ones to hand over their Creation Marks for him to study.
• Wu Tian suggested that Taiqing and Tongtian could give their marks without Yuanshi, prompting Yuanshi to grit his teeth and agree to give his mark.

Wu Tian accepted the Three Pure Ones’ combined Creation Mark and withdrew the Twelve Heavenly Gods Killing Formation, then publicly insisted Taiqing could not establish the Human Sect. Taiqing established the Dao Sect instead, drawing a cold response from Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

• Taiqing, Tongtian, and Yuanshi gave Wu Tian their Creation Marks, which merged into a single mark that Wu Tian collected.
• Dijiang withdrew the Twelve Heavenly Gods Killing Formation, restoring the Heavenly Dao’s connection to Taiqing and clearing Kunlun Mountain.
• Wu Tian told Taiqing that their karma had ended but that the Human Sect was forbidden, while Yuanshi burned with anger at the public humiliation.
• Taiqing announced that he would establish the Dao Sect and use the Taiji Diagram and Exquisite Pagoda of Heaven and Earth to suppress its Fortune.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun opened his eyes and looked down coldly as the Heavenly Dao’s power stagnated.

Taiqing established the Dao Sect with Wu Tian’s approval, drew on Human Clan Fortune and Establishment of Sect Merit, and became a Saint. Yuanshi then resolved to establish a sect as well, while Wu Tian recognized that Yuanshi was eager to gain Saintly power against him.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun sensed that Taiqing’s Dao Sect challenged his own standing, but refrained from interfering with Taiqing’s oath.
• Fuxi and Di Jun suspected that Taiqing and Wu Tian had secretly joined forces, while Wu Tian agreed to Taiqing’s appeal and released his suppression of Human Clan Fortune.
• Taiqing established the Dao Sect, received Fortune and Establishment of Sect Merit, and used the merit to fuse his Three Corpses and become a Saint.
• Taiqing reflected that he had attained Sainthood through merit rather than completing the path of Three Corpses Severance, then withdrew his pressure from Wu Tian.
• Yuanshi declared that he understood his own opportunity to become a Saint and would establish a sect, rejecting Taiqing’s advice to wait after seeing Wu Tian.

Yuanshi established the Expounding Sect and became a saint while Wu Tian held back the Ancestral Witches. Wu Tian planned to delay Tongtian and awaken Houtu before the Heavenly Dao became complete, and the chapter ended with Yuanshi glaring eagerly at Wu Tian as Wu Tian challenged him to act.

• Dijiang urged Wu Tian to attack Yuanshi before he became a saint, but Wu Tian stopped the Ancestral Witches, reasoning that Yuanshi's sainthood would require more Establishment of Sect Merit.
• Taiqing considered warning Yuanshi and Tongtian about the flaws of the Three Corpses Severing Method, but stayed silent because he feared their reactions and the consequences.
• Wu Tian decided to hold Tongtian back and awaken Sister Houtu while an opening remained among the Heavenly Dao Saints.
• Yuanshi feared the Witch Clan would interfere, so he vowed to establish the Expounding Sect and cast the Pangu Banner and Three Treasures Jade Ruyi into the void to suppress its Fortune.
• The Heavenly Dao recognized Yuanshi's oath, bestowed merit, and made him a saint; Yuanshi then looked toward Wu Tian with eagerness while Wu Tian silently challenged him to make a move.

After becoming a Saint, Yuanshi restrained himself from confronting the Ancestral Witches, opened Kunlun Mountain to disciples, and fled to Chaos to establish a world. As Tongtian prepared to attain the Dao through founding a sect, Wu Tian urged him to wait, warning that greater strength would reduce the risks of becoming a merit-based Saint.

• Dijiang openly taunted Yuanshi about his earlier threats, but Yuanshi suppressed his anger after recognizing the Witch and Demon Clans' rising Fortune.
• Yuanshi announced that Kunlun Mountain's gates were open to those fated to join the Expounding Sect, then left for Chaos to open a world.
• The Primordial World's cultivators congratulated Yuanshi, and many set out for Kunlun Mountain to seek entry into his sect.
• Tongtian began drawing on the Heavenly Dao to become a Saint, but Wu Tian asked him to wait and explained that greater strength would lessen the merit required and the hidden dangers afterward.
• Wu Tian turned to Taiqing and asked whether his warning was correct, leaving Tongtian's decision unresolved.

Wu Tian persuaded Tongtian to delay becoming a Saint and warned him against using the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation to suppress his sect’s Fortune. While the Primordial World wondered why Tongtian had stopped, Jieyin and Zhunti decided to establish the Western Sect and make vows to gain the merit needed to become Saints.

• Wu Tian convinced Tongtian to abandon his immediate attempt to become a Saint, while Taiqing worried that Yuanshi would resent the intervention later.
• Wu Tian advised Tongtian to find a different Spiritual Treasure to suppress his future sect’s Fortune, then left with the Ancestral Witches for Mount Buzhou.
• Di Jun told Taiyi that the Demon Tribe already supported him with its Fortune, while Fuxi wondered whether Jieyin and Zhunti would establish a sect.
• Jieyin and Zhunti concluded that they could gain merit by establishing the Western Sect and making vows acknowledged by the Heavenly Dao.
• Jieyin and Zhunti summoned their treasures above Mount Sumeru and proclaimed the establishment of the Western Sect.

Jieyin and Zhunti made forty-eight great vows to gather enough Heavenly Merit to become saints, binding themselves to the Western World. After Zhunti used his new saintly power to convert living beings toward the west, Di Jun blocked the conversion while Wu Tian and the Ancestral Witches attacked Mount Sumeru, leaving the newly ascended saints facing another clash with the Witch Clan.

• Jieyin and Zhunti made forty-eight great vows, prompting the Heavenly Dao to grant enough merit for them to become saints.
• Wu Tian explained to Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches that the vows bound Jieyin and Zhunti to the Heavenly Dao and the fate of the west.
• Jieyin and Zhunti entrusted their primordial spirits to the Heavenly Dao and became saints.
• Zhunti established the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss and sent Golden Light of Conversion toward the Eastern World.
• Di Jun arrived with Fuxi and Taiyi, and Taiyi used the Chaos Bell to halt the spreading conversion light.
• Wu Tian and the Ancestral Witches drove Pangu Hall into the Western World, forcing Jieyin and Zhunti to stabilize its Earth Veins.

Wu Tian and the eastern saints confronted Jieyin and Zhunti over their Golden Light of Conversion, while Di Jun dealt with the Demon Clan members whose souls had been irreversibly tainted. The saints withdrew without a fight, and Di Jun left after warning them not to abduct the Demon Clan again, prompting Wu Tian to wonder whether the slight would fuel Zhunti’s future grudge.

• Wu Tian examined the converted Demon Clan members and found that the Golden Light of Conversion had irreversibly tainted their souls.
• Taiqing Saint and Tongtian arrived and used the Taiji Diagram to disperse the invading Golden Light of Conversion.
• Taiqing rejected Zhunti’s claim that Jieyin and Zhunti could spread their teachings in the East, warning them to focus on the Western World.
• Zhunti withdrew his aura and conceded, while Di Jun burned the unsalvageable Demon Clan members with Solar True Fire to grant them peace.
• Di Jun warned Jieyin and Zhunti not to abduct Demon Clan members again, then departed with Fuxi and Taiyi.
• Wu Tian admired Di Jun’s defiance and wondered whether Zhunti’s grudge would lead to trouble involving the Golden Crow Crown Prince.

Wu Tian left the Western World without fighting Jieyin and Zhunti, while the Primordial Dragon and Zhu Long plotted to seek his help for the Dragon Clan. Elsewhere, Primordial Phoenix agreed to give Queen Mother of the West two spirit pearls and try to locate First Qilin for a third.

• Wu Tian planned to make a Moon Laurel Tree bow for Hou Yi and prepare a way to save the Golden Crows and turn them against Zhunti, but he left the Western World without making demands.
• Jieyin and Zhunti decided to avoid provoking the Witch-Demon clans and hurry to establish the Western Paradise.
• The Primordial Dragon explained to Zhu Long that the Dragon Clan could use the Human Clan's Fortune by protecting its settlements as Water Gods, and asked to meet Wu Tian.
• Primordial Phoenix offered Queen Mother of the West the Innate Fire Spirit Pearl and Golden Spirit Pearl and promised to try to contact First Qilin about the Innate Earth Spirit Pearl.

Queen Mother of the West urged Yuan Feng to entrust Kong Xuan and Dapeng to Wu Tian, while Wu Tian gave Houtu the Creation Mark to aid her future plans. After Minghe established the Asura Sect, Houtu proposed that she and Wu Tian visit the Netherworld Blood Sea.

• Yuan Feng warned Queen Mother of the West that the Witch Clan’s Karma could draw her into a great Tribulation, but Queen Mother of the West defended Wu Tian and offered to protect Yuan Feng at the Undying Volcano.
• Queen Mother of the West asked Yuan Feng to send Kong Xuan and Dapeng to the Witch Clan with the Innate Five Elements Spirit Pearls so Wu Tian might take them as disciples.
• Wu Tian gave Houtu the Creation Mark, and Houtu questioned whether he had something to tell her as the Ancestral Witches watched.
• Minghe established the Asura Sect in the Netherworld Blood Sea, and Wu Tian remarked that Minghe was pursuing Heavenly Dao merit.
• Houtu asked Wu Tian to go with her to the Netherworld Blood Sea.

Wu Tian accompanied Houtu to the Netherworld Blood Sea as she revealed her destiny to transform herself into reincarnation and complete the Primordial World. The Ancestral Witches accepted her resolve and offered their support, while Styx nervously awaited their arrival.

• Wu Tian agreed to accompany Houtu to the Netherworld Blood Sea and told Dijiang to bring Pangu Hall.
• Houtu asked Wu Tian why he had kept silent about her destiny, and Wu Tian admitted he could not bear to tell her while quietly preparing ways to protect her.
• Houtu explained that she had realized the dead needed a place to return and begin anew, and that she would transform herself into reincarnation.
• Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches accepted Houtu's decision and promised to follow Wu Tian's lead, despite their grief.
• The Ancestral Witches arrived at the Netherworld Blood Sea, where Styx emerged in alarm, and Wu Tian promised him a great opportunity and immense merit.