Chapter Summaries

Tongtian left Kunlun Mountain after arguing with Yuanshi and decided to seek Wu Tian’s advice about attaining the Grand Luo Golden Immortal without Establishment of Sect Merit. He arrived at the Houtu Tribe, where Wu Tian came out to welcome him.

• Tongtian ignored Taiqing’s calls and left after Yuanshi accused him of befriending Wu Tian.
• Taiqing criticized Yuanshi for turning his anger toward Tongtian, but Yuanshi refused to apologize.
• Tongtian considered the risks of asking Wu Tian for help and resisted the Heavenly Dao’s urging to establish a sect and become a Saint.
• Tongtian resolved to pursue every chance to learn about his Great Dao and traveled to the Houtu Tribe.
• Kong Xuan greeted Tongtian and identified himself as Wu Tian’s disciple before Wu Tian appeared to welcome Tongtian.

Tongtian visited Wu Tian to ask for help, and Wu Tian warmly received him alongside Kong Xuan and Xuan Ming. After Wu Tian hinted at the North Sea Black Tortoise’s place as his disciple, he identified that Tongtian had argued with his second brother, leaving Tongtian startled.

• Wu Tian left his time with Wangshu to meet Tongtian, who admitted that he had come to ask for help.
• Wu Tian praised Kong Xuan as a talented disciple, and Tongtian gave Kong Xuan a Five Elements spiritual sword as a meeting gift.
• Wu Tian sent Kong Xuan back to his duties and told Tongtian that the North Sea Black Tortoise was also his disciple.
• Wu Tian hinted that the Black Tortoise should willingly support heaven and earth if the need arose, and Tongtian understood the warning.
• Xuan Ming joined Wu Tian and Tongtian at Houtu Shrine, where Wu Tian asked Tongtian if he had argued with his second brother.

Tongtian visited Wu Tian for guidance on attaining the Primordial Unity, since he could not resolve the flaws in the Three Corpses Severing Method and felt the Heavenly Dao urging him to become a Saint. Wu Tian proposed that Tongtian sever additional aspects of himself before relying on the Heavenly Dao to fuse his clones, leaving Tongtian inspired to consider the idea.

• Wu Tian explained that his conflict with Yuanshi stemmed from their opposing doctrines, and urged Tongtian not to treat the Three Pure Ones as inseparable.
• Tongtian admitted that he had been unable to repair the flaws in the Three Corpses Severing Method and felt the Primordial Violet Qi urging him to become a Saint.
• Wu Tian said his own path to the Primordial Unity might not suit Tongtian, then suggested severing more than the three corpses, including emotions, desires, souls, spirits, or even the past, present, and future.
• Wu Tian warned Tongtian to preserve his sense of self, and Tongtian thanked him while wondering how he could repay Wu Tian.

Tongtian tried to find a way to repay Wu Tian for his guidance and invited him to become the Intercepting Sect's vice sect leader, sharing its Fortune and Establishment of Sect Merit. Wu Tian pointed out that the offer could provoke a split among the Three Pure Ones, leaving Tongtian to admit he had not considered the consequences.

• Tongtian struggled to repay Wu Tian, believing that treasures could not settle the great Karma he owed.
• Tongtian explained that the Intercepting Sect would offer all fated beings a chance at life, and Wu Tian praised his doctrine.
• Tongtian invited Wu Tian to become the Intercepting Sect's vice sect leader and share its Fortune and Establishment of Sect Merit.
• Xuan Ming objected to Tongtian trying to recruit someone from the Witch Clan, and Tongtian assured her that Wu Tian would remain a member.
• Wu Tian warned that the offer could worsen relations between the Witch Clan and Intercepting Sect and cause the Three Pure Ones to split apart.
• Tongtian realized he had not thought through the consequences and sighed over how difficult it was to repay Wu Tian.

Wu Tian accepted Tongtian’s twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls and declared that their karma was settled. He then asked Tongtian to help him find a future disciple, while privately deciding that Zhao Gongming would be an ideal student of Martial Dao.

• Tongtian gave the twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls to Wu Tian, who examined them and accepted the gift.
• Wu Tian told Tongtian that accepting the treasure wiped away the karma between them, deepening Tongtian’s gratitude and respect for him.
• Wu Tian realized he had taken one of Zhao Gongming’s opportunities and considered making Zhao Gongming his disciple and teaching him Martial Dao.
• Wu Tian gave Tongtian a Martial Dao Mark that would react when his future disciple appeared, and Tongtian agreed to help identify the student.
• Tongtian left the Houtu Shrine and hurried toward Kunlun Mountain, eager to test the insights he had gained.

Tongtian returned from meeting Wu Tian with a way to attain the Primordial Origin Dao, but his exchange with Yuanshi reignited their conflict. He left for Biyou Palace while Yuanshi vowed to see how Wu Tian and the Witch Clan would fare in the coming Tribulation.

• Taiqing urged Yuanshi to make peace with Tongtian, but Yuanshi greeted Tongtian with a sarcastic remark about his meeting with Wu Tian.
• Tongtian told Taiqing that Wu Tian had shared a method for attaining the Primordial Origin Dao and used twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls to settle their karma.
• Yuanshi accused Wu Tian of seeking a bargain, and Tongtian rebuked him for holding grudges and left for Biyou Palace.
• Taiqing advised Yuanshi not to provoke Wu Tian, noting that he had also attained the Primordial Origin Dao and had the Witch Clan and Empress Pingxin behind him.
• Yuanshi dismissed Wu Tian and the Witch Clan as unable to resist the Heavenly Dao and said he would see what they could do in the coming Tribulation.

Wu Tian learned that Xuan Ming had begun thinking more strategically and won her agreement to follow his plan if the Witch Clan faced destruction. He returned to the Origin Realm to refine the twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls, whose appearance caught Wangshu’s attention.

• Taiqing concluded that the Three Pure Ones would inevitably separate after Tongtian became a saint, while Yuanshi’s resentment toward Wu Tian persisted.
• Xuan Ming explained that she had interrupted Tongtian’s offer to make Wu Tian vice sect master because she knew Wu Tian did not want to join the Intercepting Sect’s affairs.
• Wu Tian asked Xuan Ming whether she would follow his plan to bring the Witch Clan into the Underworld if disaster came, and she agreed.
• Xuan Ming said she would try to persuade Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches, then left Wu Tian to refine the Sea-Calming Pearls.
• Wu Tian entered the Origin Realm, where Wangshu saw the twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls appear.

Wu Tian discussed the Sea-Calming Pearls with Wangshu, who advised him to use them to strengthen the Origin Realm rather than repair the flawed Chaos Pearl. Wu Tian then moved the Human Clan Ancestral Land into the Origin Realm and introduced Kong Xuan to Wangshu, who gave him a Taiyin Law insight and Taiyin Origin.

• Wangshu advised Wu Tian to refine the twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls into the Twenty-Four Heavens and consult Empress Pingxin about the decision.
• Wu Tian descended with Wangshu to check on Kong Xuan's work gathering one hundred thousand Human Clan members at their Ancestral Land.
• Wu Tian used the Pangu Seal to turn the Human Clan Ancestral Land into a passageway connecting the Primordial Wilderness to the Origin Realm.
• Wu Tian introduced Wangshu as Kong Xuan's Martial Mother, and Kong Xuan bowed to her.
• Wangshu gave Kong Xuan an insight into the Taiyin Law and a portion of Taiyin Origin, delighting him.

Wu Tian arranged for Wangshu to train Human Clan warriors and learned that Di Jun’s ten Golden Crow sons had been born. Rather than visit the Heavenly Court himself, he sent Hou Yi to offer congratulations and dispatched Kong Xuan to the North Sea with gifts for Xuan Wu, leaving Wangshu to suspect he had a scheme involving Hou Yi’s Taiyin-powered bow and arrows.

• Wu Tian asked Wangshu to train the Human Clan members in the Origin Realm, and she agreed to have them train alongside the Witch Clan.
• Wu Tian received Di Jun’s message announcing the birth of the ten Golden Crows and decided not to attend the celebration himself.
• Kong Xuan offered to represent Wu Tian, but Wu Tian instead told him to find Hou Yi and have him go to the Heavenly Court.
• Wu Tian gave Kong Xuan Innate Peach, Ginseng Fruit, and Enlightenment Tea to take to the North Sea, along with a message naming the Black Tortoise Xuan Wu.
• Wangshu asked Wu Tian what scheme he was hiding, suspecting it involved Hou Yi and the Taiyin-powered bow and arrows.

Wu Tian sent Hou Yi and Xuandu to the Heavenly Court to congratulate Di Jun on the Golden Crows’ birth, while Di Jun wondered whether Wu Tian’s choice of messenger carried a hidden warning. Di Jun prepared to meet Hou Yi, but the arrival of Sage Zhunti caught his attention.

• Wu Tian decided to send Hou Yi to congratulate Di Jun, privately amused by the thought that the Sun-Shooting Bow might later make Di Jun suspect a plot.
• Di Jun, Taiyi, and Fuxi discussed Wu Tian’s attainment of Primordial Origin and chose to send invitations to the great experts rather than personally invite him.
• Xuandu joined Hou Yi on the way to the Heavenly Court, and Di Jun sensed the Taiyin Power of the bow on Hou Yi’s back.
• Xuandu warned Hou Yi that carrying the bow might look provocative, so Hou Yi put away the Sun-Shooting Armor before they entered the Heavenly Court.
• Di Jun continued to suspect Wu Tian had sent Hou Yi for a reason and prepared to greet him, but then noticed Sage Zhunti had arrived in person.

Zhunti traveled to the Heavenly Court under Di Jun’s invitation, hoping to find merit and Fortune by advancing the Witch-Demon Tribulation. When he met Di Jun, Zhunti claimed that a Golden Crow prince shared a master-disciple bond with him, leaving his intentions toward the newborn prince uncertain.

• Zhunti reflected on the Western Saints’ debt of merit and proposed that he and Jieyin advance the Witch-Demon Tribulation to earn more.
• Jieyin agreed to stay in the west while Zhunti went east to pursue opportunities and gather fated living beings.
• Zhunti accepted Di Jun’s invitation to celebrate the Golden Crow prince’s birth and collected living beings bound for the Western World along the way.
• Di Jun cautiously welcomed Zhunti outside the Heavenly Court and asked whether he had come for any reason beyond the birth celebration.
• Zhunti told Di Jun that he sensed a master-disciple bond between himself and a Golden Crow prince.

Di Jun and Taiyi rejected Zhunti's attempt to claim a master-disciple fate with Di Jun's son, and their confrontation ended with Zhunti leaving without entering the Heavenly Court. Fuxi learned why Di Jun had acted forcefully and agreed that Zhunti's proposal threatened the Demon Clan's Fortune.

• Zhunti said he wanted to take Di Jun's son as his disciple, but Di Jun firmly refused and warned him not to provoke the Demon Clan.
• Taiyi arrived with the Chaos Bell ready, and Zhunti accused the brothers of making too much of his supposed joke.
• Di Jun called Taiyi's response a joke too, and Taiyi gave Zhunti a provocative, half-hearted apology.
• Zhunti considered attacking Di Jun and Taiyi but decided against it because of the Demon Clan's Fortune and Di Jun's connection to the stars.
• Zhunti left without entering the Heavenly Court, while members of the Demon Clan celebrated Di Jun and Taiyi's show of strength.
• Fuxi asked why Di Jun had confronted Zhunti, then agreed that Zhunti's request could let the Western Sect reach into the Demon Clan.

Di Jun drove Zhunti away, welcomed congratulations for the newborn Golden Crows, and questioned Xuandu and Hou Yi to learn about Wu Tian and Kong Xuan. He planned to visit Wu Tian and proposed that a Golden Crow Crown Prince become Wu Tian’s disciple, leaving Taiyi stunned.

• Di Jun agreed with Fuxi that Zhunti’s intentions were impure, and Taiyi offered to help teach the little Golden Crows before Di Jun led the others back to the Heavenly Court.
• After the guests congratulated Di Jun and left, Di Jun gave Xuandu and Hou Yi Innate Star Fruits and asked them questions about Wu Tian.
• Di Jun asked Hou Yi to tell Wu Tian that he would visit, and Xuandu advised Hou Yi to report their conversation to their Patriarch.
• Di Jun learned that Wu Tian had accepted Kong Xuan as a disciple, prompting Taiyi to wonder what Wu Tian could teach him.
• Di Jun told Fuxi and Taiyi of his plan to visit Wu Tian, then asked whether a Golden Crow Crown Prince could become Wu Tian’s disciple, shocking Taiyi.

Di Jun decided that the Golden Crow Crown Princes should take Wu Tian as their master, believing it could broaden their prospects and protect them from their foretold death tribulation. After Nüwa warned him of their fate, Di Jun resolved to visit the Witch Clan immediately.

• Taiyi questioned Di Jun’s plan to make Wu Tian the Golden Crow Crown Princes’ master, and Fuxi explained that Wu Tian could help them surpass the limits of their bloodline.
• Fuxi praised Di Jun’s plan but wondered whether Wu Tian would accept the princes and whether they would be torn between their master and the Demon Clan.
• Nüwa appeared, congratulated Di Jun, bestowed blessings on the Golden Crow Crown Princes, and warned that she had foreseen a death tribulation for them.
• Di Jun told Taiyi not to pursue Nüwa after she departed, explaining that she could not reveal more about the Heavenly Dao’s workings.
• Di Jun concluded that the princes had even more reason to take Wu Tian as their master and set out for the Witch Clan.

After learning that Di Jun planned to seek him out, Wu Tian welcomed Xuandu and Hou Yi back, praised them, and gave them treasures and Martial Dao imprints. Di Jun prepared to protect the Golden Crows before visiting Wu Tian, who wondered whether he wanted to learn how to attain the Primordial Origin.

• Fuxi advised Di Jun to secure the Golden Crow Crown Princes, inform Changxi, and prepare before meeting Wu Tian, then left to consult Empress Wa.
• Di Jun assigned Taiyi to manage the Demon Clan and went to find Changxi before taking Bo Huang and the other Golden Crows to the Sun Star for protection.
• Wu Tian heard Xuandu and Hou Yi recount their visit to the Heavenly Court, reassured Hou Yi, and told him he could address him as an Ancestral Witch.
• Wu Tian praised Xuandu for teaching the Dao of Golden Elixirs among the Human Clan and gave Xuandu and Hou Yi treasures and Martial Dao imprints.
• Hou Yi invited Xuandu to meet Kua Fu, Xing Tian, and the others, but Xuandu chose to return to Kunlun Mountain.
• Wu Tian considered Zhunti's attempt to recruit the Golden Crows and wondered whether Di Jun was coming to learn how to attain the Primordial Origin.

Wu Tian sent Kong Xuan into Xuan Wu’s dream to meet him, but the two clashed using only their Martial Dao comprehension. Kong Xuan accepted Xuan Wu as Eldest Senior Brother and began persuading him to acknowledge Wu Tian as his master, while Wu Tian watched in secret.

• Wu Tian stored the Chaos Calabash, left Houtu Shrine, and headed to the North Sea Black Tortoise to see how Kong Xuan and Xuan Wu compared.
• Kong Xuan entered Xuan Wu’s dream and introduced himself as Wu Tian’s disciple, but Xuan Wu charged at him angrily after hearing that Wu Tian had sent him.
• Kong Xuan discovered he could use only his Martial Dao comprehension in the dream, while Xuan Wu’s tortoise-shell defense and repeated battles helped him grow stronger.
• Kong Xuan admitted he could not defeat Xuan Wu and concluded that Xuan Wu was meant to inherit Wu Tian’s Martial Dao.
• Kong Xuan saluted Xuan Wu as Eldest Senior Brother and persuaded him that Wu Tian’s harsh training had strengthened his primordial spirit and eased the pressure on his body.
• Wu Tian arrived unseen, watched Kong Xuan persuade Xuan Wu, and quietly approved of Kong Xuan.

Wu Tian kept Xuan Wu and Kong Xuan cultivating while Xuandu reported his visit to the Heavenly Court to Taiqing. Tongtian established the Intercepting Sect and became a Saint, but some of the merit from his achievement flew toward the Witch Clan, leaving observers puzzled.

• Wu Tian told Kong Xuan to teach Xuan Wu about the Primordial Wilderness and dealing with others, then urged both to cultivate amid coming turmoil.
• Xuandu returned to Kunlun Mountain and told Taiqing about his trip to the Heavenly Court, his meeting with Wu Tian, and the treasures Wu Tian had given him.
• Taiqing asked whether Wu Tian had responded to Di Jun's wish to visit, and Xuandu said Wu Tian had only smiled.
• Taiqing sensed Tongtian's rising aura and brought Xuandu into the air above Kunlun Mountain as Tongtian prepared to become a Saint.
• Tongtian declared the founding of the Intercepting Sect and used the Qingping Sword and Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation to suppress its Fortune.
• Merit descended after Tongtian established his sect, but a considerable portion flew toward the Witch Clan, astonishing the gathered observers.

Tongtian established the Intercepting Sect, became a Heavenly Dao saint, and announced that it would accept disciples without discrimination. As Tongtian prepared to open Shangqing Heaven, Wu Tian hurried to the Underworld, worried that the strengthened Heavenly Dao might suppress the Earth Dao again.

• Di Jun suspected Wu Tian had helped Tongtian achieve sainthood and considered asking Wu Tian to reveal the secret of Primordial Origin.
• Wu Tian realized Tongtian had used the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation and Qingping Sword to suppress the Intercepting Sect's Fortune rather than borrow one of Wu Tian's treasures.
• Tongtian refined the Primordial Violet Qi, entrusted his Primal Spirit to the Heavenly Dao, and became a saint, strengthening the Heavenly Dao's suppression.
• Wu Tian used the Fortune of the Human-Witch Alliance to resist the saintly pressure, then vanished toward the Underworld to check on the Earth Dao.
• Tongtian announced that he would open Shangqing Heaven in Chaos and expound the Dao at Kunlun Mountain a thousand years later, inviting all those with affinity to join the Intercepting Sect.
• Yuanshi objected to Tongtian accepting disciples without discrimination, fearing it would undermine a saint's dignity and make Kunlun Mountain disorderly.

Tongtian prepared to open a small world, and the Three Pure Ones and countless others followed him into Chaos to witness it. Di Jun went to seek Wu Tian about making his sons Wu Tian’s disciples, while Wu Tian helped Empress Pingxin repel the Heavenly Dao’s probe in the Underworld and told her about Tongtian’s visit and the Sea-Calming Pearls.

• Taiqing persuaded Yuanshi to bring their disciples to witness Tongtian’s ceremony, and Xuandu sent Hou Yi a message before joining them.
• Tongtian led his disciples toward Chaos, followed by Taiqing, Yuanshi, and figures from across the Primordial Wilderness.
• Di Jun decided to visit the Witch Clan to find Wu Tian and persuade him to accept the ten Golden Crows as disciples, leaving Changxi to guard the Sun Star.
• Wu Tian saw Empress Pingxin and the Earthly Dao withstand the Heavenly Dao’s probe, then told her about Tongtian’s visit.
• Wu Tian mentioned the twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls, and Empress Pingxin teased him about receiving a dual cultivation method from the Primordial Dragon.

Wu Tian received a twelve-grade reincarnation lotus from Empress Pingxin to protect himself from rising tribulation qi, then began refining the twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls into small worlds for the Origin Realm. When Di Jun arrived at the Houtu Tribe amid surging baleful qi, Wu Tian hurried to prevent the Ancestral Witches from starting a fight and asked the Demon Emperor why he had come.

• Empress Pingxin warned Wu Tian that tribulation qi was growing and gave him a purple reincarnation lotus to protect his Dao heart.
• Wu Tian accepted the lotus and told Empress Pingxin he had plans to help bring forth the Human Dao.
• Wu Tian began refining the twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls so they could become small worlds linked to the Origin Realm.
• Wu Tian sensed Di Jun's arrival at the Houtu Tribe and left the Underworld after warning the Ancestral Witches to stay calm.
• Wu Tian greeted Di Jun and asked why the Demon Emperor had come in such a hurry.