Chapter Summaries

Wu Tian attended the Heavenly Court meeting on the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, where Yuanshi challenged him and the Saints debated who would serve as Imperial Teachers. As Yuanshi proposed assigning the posts to the Three Sects, Nüwa interrupted to object.

• Wu Tian arrived with Kong Xuan and sat opposite the Three Pure Ones, ignoring Yuanshi’s complaint that he had brought an outsider.
• Taiqing asked why Empress Pingxin had not attended, and Wu Tian explained that she would not interfere in Human Dao matters as ruler of Earth Dao.
• Yuanshi accused Wu Tian of disrespecting Dao Ancestor Hongjun, but Nüwa turned the accusation back on Yuanshi and then took her seat.
• Taiqing began the discussion, stating that Fuxi and Hongyun would be reincarnated as the Heavenly Sovereign and Earth Sovereign while the Human Sovereign and Five Emperors had their own destinies.
• Yuanshi proposed that the Three Sects receive the Imperial Teacher positions, and Nüwa interrupted with a firm objection.

Nüwa refused to let disciples of the Three Sects become Fuxi’s imperial teacher and insisted that Wu Tian take the position of Heaven Emperor Teacher. The Three Pure Ones objected, but Nüwa defended her choice by pointing to Wu Tian’s status as the Human Saint-Father.

• Yuanshi questioned Nüwa’s objection and argued that the Heavenly Dao’s arrangement called for disciples of the Three Sects to serve as imperial teachers.
• Nüwa said she would not let the Three Sects’ disciples teach her elder brother Fuxi and warned them against using the Heavenly Dao to pressure her.
• Taiqing suspected Wu Tian had influenced Nüwa, while Wu Tian told Zhenyuanzi to watch the dispute and wait before speaking.
• Yuanshi asked Nüwa what she wanted, and Tongtian quietly distanced himself from her while declining to take a side.
• Nüwa declared that she recognized only Wu Tian as Fuxi’s Heaven Emperor Teacher, prompting Yuanshi to protest and offer that the Three Pure Ones personally step forward.
• Nüwa rejected Yuanshi’s offer and argued that Wu Tian was more appropriate because he was the Human Saint-Father.

Nüwa stood against the Three Pure Ones and insisted that Wu Tian guide her brother Fuxi to enlightenment as Heavenly Sovereign. Taiqing conceded, and Wu Tian accepted the role, leaving Yuanshi furious but unable to object.

• Yuanshi objected to Nüwa rejecting the Three Sects’ claim to the Heavenly Sovereign Teacher position, but Nüwa declared that she and Wu Tian would decide.
• Nüwa warned the Three Pure Ones not to interfere with Fuxi’s path to enlightenment, and Taiqing agreed to her terms.
• Nüwa asked Wu Tian to personally guide Fuxi, bowing to him while deliberately provoking Yuanshi.
• Wu Tian helped Nüwa up and accepted the role of Heavenly Sovereign Teacher.
• Yuanshi tried to speak against the arrangement, but Nüwa’s cold glare silenced him.

Wu Tian and Nüwa challenged Yuanshi’s attempt to assign the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors teaching positions, while Zhen Yuanzi asked to guide Hongyun’s Earth Sovereign reincarnation. Wu Tian claimed the Human Clan’s opportunities for himself and left the Human Emperor and Five Emperors positions open to whoever earned the most merit.

• Nüwa stood up to Yuanshi, and Wu Tian silently praised her, encouraging her confidence.
• Yuanshi proposed that the Dao Sect take the Earth Emperor Teacher position and that he take the Human Emperor Teacher position, irritating Tongtian and Taiqing.
• Zhen Yuanzi asked the Three Pure Ones to let him guide Hongyun’s Earth Sovereign reincarnation so he could resolve his lingering concern.
• Yuanshi dismissed Zhen Yuanzi’s request and continued asserting his arrangements, so Wu Tian stopped Zhen Yuanzi from confronting him.
• Wu Tian declared that Zhen Yuanzi would guide the Earth Sovereign and opened the Human Emperor and Five Emperors positions to anyone who earned the most merit.
• When Yuanshi demanded to know why, Wu Tian asserted that he was the Sacred Father of the Human Clan and controlled its Fortune.

Wu Tian defended his authority over the Human Clan’s Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, arguing that the Three Sects could earn merit by genuinely helping the Human Clan develop. He asked whether anyone still objected, then looked toward Hongjun.

• Yuanshi accused Wu Tian of acting overbearingly and trying to divide the Three Sects, but Wu Tian ignored him and asked Taiqing whether he objected to the proposed teacher positions.
• Taiqing questioned whether the Human Clan could prosper without help from other cultivators, and Wu Tian replied that he had always allowed others to spread their teachings among the Human Clan.
• Nüwa praised Wu Tian’s broad-mindedness, while Tongtian and others recognized that Wu Tian had not obstructed their sects’ teachings.
• Wu Tian warned that no one could claim Human Clan merit and Fortune without contributing, and offered teacher positions to those who helped the Human Clan develop.
• Kong Xuan realized Wu Tian had brought him to secure merit and Fortune, and Wu Tian asked if anyone still objected before looking toward Hongjun.

Wu Tian let Dao Ancestor Hongjun take credit for approving his plan for the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, then disrupted Yuanshi’s attempt to install Haotian as Heavenly Emperor without discussion. Nüwa supported Haotian but proposed that Queen Mother of the West govern the female immortals alongside him, and Wu Tian silently approved.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun approved Wu Tian’s plan, and the Three Pure Ones saluted him as Wu Tian privately resented the way they framed his decision.
• Tongtian considered sending Intercepting Sect disciples to the Human Clan, while Taiqing turned the discussion toward appointing a Heavenly Emperor.
• Wu Tian lamented Duke of the East’s death and implied that Dao Ancestor Hongjun had already chosen who should oversee the Heavenly Court.
• Yuanshi proposed Haotian as Heavenly Emperor, and Taiqing and Tongtian agreed; Wu Tian said he would not interfere in Heavenly Dao affairs.
• Nüwa supported Haotian but proposed that Queen Mother of the West govern the female immortals, and Wu Tian gave her a subtle nod of approval.

Wu Tian exposed Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s role in arranging the Heavenly Court, and Hongjun appointed Haotian as Heavenly Emperor. Haotian received the Heavenly Emperor’s authority and treasures, then learned Queen Mother of the West would join him as Queen Mother of the Heavenly Court and sought help from the Three Pure Ones.

• Nüwa voiced Wu Tian’s intent to expose Hongjun’s plan and support Queen Mother of the West’s ascension to the Heavenly Court.
• Hongjun summoned Haotian and asked whether he was willing to become Heavenly Emperor, and Haotian accepted his Master’s decree.
• Hongjun bestowed the Heavenly Emperor’s position and several spiritual treasures on Haotian, transforming him into an imperial figure.
• Haotian greeted those present and asked them to provide people to help build up the barren Heavenly Court.
• Wu Tian told Haotian that Queen Mother of the West would ascend as Queen Mother of the Heavenly Court, and Haotian agreed while appealing to the Three Pure Ones for help.

The Three Pure Ones refused to send their disciples to serve in the Heavenly Court, instead stationing their Three Corpses Clones there, while Haotian resolved to rebuild the court without their help. When the Saints debated the Gouchen Emperor, Wu Tian proposed Taiyi or Lu Ya, prompting objections from Yuanshi and Taiqing.

• Taiqing sent Lord Taishang and Taiqing Heaven to the Heavenly Court, and Yuanshi and Tongtian followed by sending their own Three Corpses Clones and heavens.
• Yuanshi secured the Emperor of Longevity of the South Pole post for Immortal Weng of the South Pole, while the Three Sects sent no other disciples to Heaven.
• Haotian thanked the Saints and decided to restore the Heavenly Court without their disciples, and Houtu became the Earth Mother Goddess as her law deity received Fortune.
• Wu Tian suggested that Taiyi or Lu Ya become the Gouchen Emperor because the post governed the Demon Clan.
• Taiqing and Yuanshi objected to giving the position to Taiyi or anyone in the Demon Clan, and Nüwa challenged Yuanshi by asking whether she could decide as the Saint of the Demon Clan.

Wu Tian secured an agreement that Saint Nüwa would have to approve whoever became Gouchen Emperor, then set out with Zhen Yuanzi to visit the Human Clan. Nüwa caught up with him after Zhen Yuanzi made an excuse to leave them alone.

• Taiqing warned that Taiyi’s return as Gouchen Emperor could revive the Demon Clan, but Wu Tian argued that his Witch Clan origins did not mean he should be driven from the Primordial Wilderness.
• Wu Tian proposed that Saint Nüwa must approve any candidate for Gouchen Emperor, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun agreed.
• Wu Tian sent Kong Xuan to West Kunlun to help welcome Golden Mother, then told Zhen Yuanzi they would visit the Human Clan and witness Suirenshi and the others attain the Dao.
• After Wu Tian and Zhen Yuanzi left, Yuanshi’s remark prompted Nüwa to leave the Hall of High Heavens and pursue them.
• Zhen Yuanzi slipped away, and Nüwa told Wu Tian that his teaching had made the three senior brothers afraid of her.

Wu Tian and Nüwa went to the Human Clan to witness Suirenshi, Youchaoshi, and Ziyi Shi attain the Dao as the Three Ancestors of the Human Race. Their merits were completed, but the Three Pure Ones arrived as their auras appeared in the Human Clan’s River of Fortune.

• Wu Tian told Nüwa he was going to the Human Clan to witness the Three Ancestors attain the Dao, and she joined him.
• Wu Tian and Nüwa arrived among the Human Clan, where Suirenshi, Youchaoshi, and Ziyi Shi greeted them.
• Wu Tian summoned the Pangu Seal and declared that the three men’s deeds merited their recognition as the Three Ancestors of the Human Race.
• Human Dao, Human Merit, and Heavenly Dao merit descended on Suirenshi, Youchaoshi, and Ziyi Shi as their auras rose and their phantoms appeared in the Human Clan’s River of Fortune.
• The Three Pure Ones arrived, and Tongtian silently remarked on their direct approach to Wu Tian.

After the Three Ancestors of the Human Race attained the Dao, Yuanshi and Taiqing urged Wu Tian to keep them in Fire Cloud Cave to suppress the Human Clan's Fortune. Wu Tian accepted their residence there but asserted his authority as the Human Clan's Holy Father and used the Pangu Seal to stabilize the Fortune himself.

• Yuanshi demanded that Suirenshi and the others remain in Fire Cloud Cave and not leave without cause, prompting Nüwa to argue that the matter belonged to the Human Clan.
• Taiqing explained that the Three Ancestors could interfere with the rise of future Human Clan rulers, and Wu Tian agreed that they should cultivate in Fire Cloud Cave.
• Wu Tian rejected the Saints' right to decide whether the Three Ancestors could leave, while Suirenshi told Youchaoshi and Ziyi Shi to focus on attaining the Dao.
• Wu Tian released his Primordial Origin aura and used the Pangu Seal to calm the surging River of Fortune.
• Wu Tian declared that he alone would suppress the Human Clan's Fortune, leaving Taiqing and Yuanshi under his imposing pressure.

Wu Tian confronted Taiqing over the Three Pure Ones’ interference in Human Clan affairs, then sent the newly enlightened Suirenshi, Youchaoshi, and Ziyi Shi to Fire Cloud Cave. He secretly moved the cave into his Origin Realm, leaving the Three Pure Ones wondering why it had vanished.

• Wu Tian warned Taiqing not to interfere in Human Clan affairs, and Taiqing denied that the Three Pure Ones meant to become his enemies.
• Wu Tian reminded Suirenshi, Youchaoshi, and Ziyi Shi that the Human Clan belonged to itself, and the three thanked him for his teaching.
• Wu Tian sent the three to Fire Cloud Cave, where the cave opened and revealed itself as a sacred land of the Human Clan.
• The Pangu Seal followed the three into Fire Cloud Cave, which then disappeared from the Primordial World.
• Wu Tian concealed that he had moved Fire Cloud Cave into his Origin Realm and asked the Three Pure Ones whether they had anything further to say.

Taiqing and Yuanshi left after Wu Tian refused to let the Three Ancestors of the Human Race leave Fire Cloud Cave, while Tongtian stayed behind. Nüwa teased Tongtian and urged him to cut ties with Yuanshi, but Wu Tian interrupted her advice.

• Yuanshi confronted Wu Tian, but Taiqing persuaded him to leave with the Three Ancestors of the Human Race settled in Fire Cloud Cave.
• Yuanshi departed angrily after accusing Tongtian of siding with Wu Tian, and Taiqing followed him.
• Nüwa mocked Yuanshi and teased Tongtian for staying behind, then accepted Tongtian's apology for blocking her before.
• Tongtian apologized to Wu Tian for Yuanshi's behavior, and Wu Tian said Yuanshi resented him because of their deep karma.
• Nüwa compared Tongtian's dilemma to her own past and advised him to sever ties with Yuanshi, but Wu Tian interrupted her.

Tongtian told Wu Tian he would invite Intercepting Sect disciples to seek merit among the Human Clan, while Nüwa chose to stay and help protect it. Taiqing then sent Xuandu to assist the Human Clan and seek merit under Wu Tian’s guidance.

• Wu Tian stopped Nüwa from criticizing Tongtian and asked why Tongtian had stayed behind.
• Tongtian said he would tell his disciples to go to the Human Clan during the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors era, and Wu Tian encouraged him to give them proper instructions.
• Tongtian teased Nüwa before leaving, and Nüwa told Wu Tian she would stay with him to guard the Human Clan until her elder brother attained the Dao.
• Wu Tian agreed to stay with Nüwa and said they would find where Fuxi would be reincarnated and wait for him.
• Yuanshi complained to Taiqing that Tongtian favored Wu Tian, then hurried ahead while Taiqing returned to Mount Shouyang.
• Taiqing summoned Xuandu and ordered him to go to the Human Clan to assist and seek merit, and Xuandu gladly accepted.

Queen Mother of the West ascended to the Heavenly Court with Kong Xuan carrying Yaochi, where Heavenly Court Fortune and merit strengthened her and the court. She entered seclusion to cultivate, leaving Haotian to watch as she withdrew behind a barrier.

• Taiqing gave Xuandu the Taiji Diagram for protection before his descent from the mountain.
• Kong Xuan told Queen Mother of the West that Wu Tian had sent him to escort her to Heaven, and she agreed to go.
• Kong Xuan transformed into his Peacock True Form and carried Queen Mother of the West and the Yaochi toward the Heavenly Court.
• Queen Mother of the West’s Yaochi merged into the Heavenly Court, where the Innate Ren Water Peach divided into three thousand six hundred trees and stabilized its Fortune.
• Heavenly Court Fortune and merit descended upon Queen Mother of the West, Kong Xuan, and the gathered divine birds.
• Queen Mother of the West told Kong Xuan to return to Wu Tian, then entered the Yaochi to cultivate as Haotian watched.

Haotian struggled to build up the depleted Heavenly Court while the Queen Mother of the West entered seclusion after finding a breakthrough opportunity. Wu Tian continued traveling with Nüwa and Kong Xuan, sent the Money-Dropping Treasure to Empress Pingxin to advance his plan to turn the Primordial Wilderness’s resources into money, and set out to find Fuxi’s reincarnation and Xuan Wu.

• Haotian accepted that the Queen Mother of the West had entered seclusion and resolved to recruit forces for the nearly empty Heavenly Court.
• Kong Xuan caught up with Wu Tian and Nüwa, reported that the Queen Mother of the West had reached a breakthrough opportunity, and was told to stay by Wu Tian’s side.
• Wu Tian considered using the Money-Dropping Treasure to monetize incense, faith, merit, and Fortune, with the Human Clan, Heavenly Court, and Underworld central to his plans.
• Wu Tian sent the Money-Dropping Treasure and his proposal to Empress Pingxin, who absorbed it with the Reincarnation Purple Lotus and infused it with reincarnation power.
• Wu Tian told Nüwa and Kong Xuan that they would look for Fuxi’s reincarnated body and his disciple Xuan Wu.

Wu Tian and Nüwa traveled to the Feng tribe to awaken Xuan Wu, who had reincarnated there before Fuxi. Xuan Wu recovered some of his memories, greeted his teacher and Nüwa, and received a meeting gift of several treasures.

• Wu Tian told Nüwa that Xuan Wu had reincarnated in the Feng tribe and that Fuxi would be born there when the time was right.
• Wu Tian, Nüwa, and Kong Xuan found Xuan Wu asleep on a bluestone at the tribe's outskirts.
• Wu Tian awakened Xuan Wu, whose memories returned enough for him to recognize his teacher and greet Nüwa.
• Xuan Wu mistakenly called Nüwa his mistress before Kong Xuan corrected him, and he then greeted her by name.
• Nüwa praised Xuan Wu's past sacrifice and gave him six or seven innate spiritual treasures as a meeting gift.

Wu Tian settled near the Human Clan to await Fuxi’s birth and taught his disciples in Thunder Marsh, where Hua Xu and Xuandu joined his lessons. After Wu Tian asked whether Xuandu had brought the Taiji Diagram, Xuandu presented it, alerting Taiqing to the danger.

• Wu Tian assigned Kong Xuan to stay with Xuan Wu among the Human Clan while he cultivated near Thunder Marsh, and Nüwa chose to remain with the tribe.
• Wu Tian taught Kong Xuan and Xuan Wu in Thunder Marsh, and he let the pregnant Hua Xu join them after discovering Fuxi’s spirit had entered her womb.
• Wu Tian’s Dao teachings drew Xuandu to Thunder Marsh, where he joined the lessons and gained insight.
• Wu Tian asked Xuandu whether he had brought the Taiji Diagram, and Xuandu handed the treasure to him.
• Taiqing sensed a warning from the mark he had placed on the Taiji Diagram and emerged from cultivation.

Wu Tian suppressed Taiqing’s mark and took control of the Taiji Diagram after Xuandu offered it to him, then promised Xuandu a role assisting Fuxi. Taiqing finally lost his composure, sent Wu Tian a message, and hurried toward him.

• Taiqing sensed Xuandu take out the Taiji Diagram and debated whether to retrieve it or wait.
• Xuandu willingly gave Wu Tian the Taiji Diagram, while Nüwa resolved to strengthen her ties with the Human Clan.
• Wu Tian used his mana and the Primordial Measuring Sky Ruler to suppress Taiqing’s mark and seize control of the Taiji Diagram.
• Wu Tian told Xuandu he would keep the treasure to study and promised him a reward for helping Fuxi attain the Dao.
• Xuandu accepted Wu Tian’s command and left with Xuan Wu and Kong Xuan to enter the Human Clan.
• Taiqing sent Wu Tian an angry message and left Mount Shouyang to confront him.

Wu Tian suppressed the Taiji Diagram and began studying its mysteries while cultivators gathered to hear his lectures. After Wu Tian finished teaching, Zhu Long appeared, prompting him to wonder what treasure Zhu Long had brought this time.

• Wu Tian told Taiqing he would return the Taiji Diagram to Xuandu after studying it, and Taiqing reluctantly withdrew his divine sense from its restrictions.
• Wu Tian continued comprehending the Taiji Diagram while periodically lecturing his disciples as more cultivators arrived.
• Tongtian allowed Intercepting Sect disciples to seek opportunities among the Human Clan but warned them not to cause trouble there.
• The Three Heavens and other Intercepting Sect disciples arrived, and Wu Tian released Zhao Gongming from the Origin Realm to reunite with his sisters.
• Wu Tian let the gathered cultivators listen to his lessons and planned to send them to help Fuxi after his birth.
• After a lesson, Wu Tian summoned Zhu Long from the void and asked what treasure he had brought.