Chapter Summaries

Zhu Long visited Wu Tian to secure the Dragon Clan’s place as a human totem and ask him to shelter Ying Long as a disciple. Wu Tian agreed, then proposed that the Dragon Clan submit to Haotian’s Heavenly Court, leaving Zhu Long startled by the prospect of another scheme like the one involving the Duke of the East.

• Wu Tian agreed that the Dragon Clan could seek merit through the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors and explained that the Feng Clan used the Dragon Clan as its totem.
• Zhu Long offered the Myriad Dragon Armor in exchange for Wu Tian accepting Ying Long as a disciple and protecting him from the Dragon Clan’s karmic burden.
• Wu Tian agreed to accept Ying Long as a nominal disciple, with the possibility of making him a direct disciple later.
• As Zhu Long prepared to leave, Wu Tian suggested that the Dragon Clan submit to the Heavenly Court and pledge allegiance to Haotian.
• Zhu Long recalled the Duke of the East and reacted with alarm at Wu Tian’s suggestion.

Wu Tian persuaded Zhu Long to have the Dragon Clan submit to Haotian’s Heavenly Court while remaining loyal to Queen Mother of the West, and Zhu Long arranged for Ying Long to become Wu Tian’s registered disciple. The chapter left Ying Long preparing to take the Myriad Dragon Armor to the Human Clan and serve the Martial Ancestor.

• Wu Tian convinced Zhu Long that Haotian would accept the Dragon Clan’s submission because he needed manpower and would share its karmic burden with the Heavenly Court.
• Zhu Long agreed to submit the Dragon Clan to Haotian while keeping Queen Mother of the West as its leader.
• Wu Tian sensed Queen Mother of the West’s progress toward attaining the Dao, then continued comprehending the laws in the Taiji Diagram.
• Zhu Long summoned Ao Guang and Ying Long to the East Sea Eye and gave Ying Long the Myriad Dragon Armor to take to the Martial Ancestor as a gift.
• Zhu Long told Ying Long that Wu Tian had agreed to accept him as a registered disciple and instructed him to put the Martial Ancestor’s orders before the Dragon Clan’s.
• Zhu Long struck Ao Guang for complaining about giving away the Myriad Dragon Armor and explained that the Dragon Clan’s future mattered more than its treasures.

Zhu Long sent Ying Long to the Human Clan to become Wu Tian’s disciple and ordered Ao Guang to seek the Heavenly Court’s protection for the Dragon Clan. Wu Tian accepted Ying Long as a registered disciple, eased the Dragon Clan’s karmic burden on him, and sent him to help Fuxi after his birth.

• Zhu Long gave Ying Long the Myriad Dragon Armor and ordered him to go to the Human Clan to take Wu Tian as his master.
• Zhu Long told Ao Guang that the Dragon Clan should submit to Haotian and seek the Heavenly Court’s protection and Fortune.
• Ying Long brought the Dragon Clan to Thunder Marsh and respectfully asked Wu Tian to accept him as a disciple.
• Wu Tian accepted Ying Long as a registered disciple, and his Fortune began to dispel some of the Dragon Clan’s karmic burden from Ying Long.
• Ying Long offered Wu Tian the Myriad Dragon Armor, but Wu Tian returned it and gave Ying Long treasures to nourish his damaged body and soul.
• Wu Tian ordered Ying Long to remain with the Human Clan, help Fuxi after his birth, and support the Dragon Clan’s role as a totem.

Wu Tian welcomed Ying Long as his nominal disciple and prepared for Fuxi’s birth, then took Fuxi as his own disciple and began teaching him how to guide the Human Clan. The chapter left Fuxi learning from Wu Tian’s counsel while Xuan Wu and Kong Xuan recognized the value of the Human Dao lessons.

• Wu Tian welcomed Ying Long into his tutelage, urged him to serve Fuxi faithfully, and helped him continue refining his mana instead of rushing to break through.
• Huaxu gave birth to Fuxi amid extraordinary signs, and Fuxi rapidly grew into a child while revealing the dharma form of his former life.
• Fuxi thanked Huaxu, paid respects to the Three Heavens, and bowed to Wu Tian, who accepted him as his disciple.
• Wu Tian remained in Thunder Marsh and guided Fuxi by discussing the Human Clan’s everyday affairs and the difficulties its people faced.
• Xuan Wu and Kong Xuan listened closely to Wu Tian’s Human Dao teachings while many other Intercepting Sect disciples lost interest.

Fuxi led the Human Clan’s rapid growth, reached the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, and began studying the Taiji Diagram to prepare for his Dao. Wu Tian then sent Xuandu and Kong Xuan to the North Sea to retrieve the Hetu Luoshu, Fuxi’s Dao-attaining treasure.

• Fuxi invented fishing nets, became clan leader, and expanded the Human Clan by sharing its techniques and winning over other clans.
• As the Human Clan prospered, Fuxi’s cultivation advanced rapidly, and he reached the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.
• Wu Tian arranged for Fuxi to study the Taiji Diagram, despite Taiqing’s silent displeasure, and Fuxi thanked Wu Tian and Xuandu.
• Wu Tian sent Xuan Wu and Zhao Gongming to support Fuxi’s leadership, with Ying Long accompanying Xuan Wu.
• Wu Tian instructed Xuandu and Kong Xuan to travel to the North Sea and bring back the Hetu Luoshu from the Kunpeng Demon Master.

Xuandu and Kong Xuan traveled to the North Sea to retrieve the Hetu Luoshu for Fuxi, expecting difficulty but finding Kunpeng eager to hand over the treasures. They returned toward the Human Clan with the treasures and a message for Wu Tian, realizing they had received merit with surprising ease.

• Wu Tian sent Xuandu and Kong Xuan to retrieve the Hetu Luoshu from Kunpeng for Fuxi's path to attaining the Dao.
• Kunpeng worried that Wu Tian blamed him for not intervening in the Witch-Demon Tribulation and waited anxiously for Xuandu and Kong Xuan to arrive.
• Xuandu and Kong Xuan reached the North Sea, and Kunpeng immediately gave them the Hetu Luoshu before they explained their purpose.
• Kunpeng asked Xuandu and Kong Xuan to return the treasures to Fuxi and tell Wu Tian that he would visit the Human Clan to thank him.
• Xuandu and Kong Xuan departed for the Human Clan and reflected that the merit had come to them almost effortlessly.

Wu Tian discussed the Queen Mother of the West’s stalled breakthrough with her, then watched as she and Nüwa traded barbs over their competing claims and plans. Nüwa revealed that she had established the Nüwa Clan to fulfill Human Marriage, while the Queen Mother of the West appealed to Wu Tian for help attaining the Primordial Origin.

• Wu Tian sensed that the Martial Dao’s Fortune had stopped changing and wondered why the Queen Mother of the West had not broken through.
• The Queen Mother of the West arrived and told Wu Tian that, despite being on the verge of a breakthrough, she could not overcome the final step.
• Nüwa arrived, teased the Queen Mother of the West about her cultivation path, and claimed credit for helping her ascend to the Heavenly Court.
• The Queen Mother of the West rejected Nüwa’s claim and said she would thank Wu Tian instead, while Wu Tian let the two goddesses argue.
• The Queen Mother of the West brought up Human Marriage, and Nüwa revealed that she had established the Nüwa Clan to carry it out; Wu Tian approved her arrangement.
• The Queen Mother of the West asked Wu Tian to help her attain the Primordial Origin, while Xuandu and Kong Xuan overheard the conversation and quietly turned away.

Wu Tian arranged for Queen Mother of the West to gain more Fortune and showed her and Nüwa how Fuxi and Zhao Gongming developed currency for the Human Clan. Fuxi began using animal hides as money, while Empress Pingxin created the Earthly Dao Merit Coin in response.

• Xuandu told Wu Tian that the Demon Master would personally thank him later, and Wu Tian let Xuandu and Kong Xuan leave.
• Wu Tian promised to send Xuan Wu and Zhao Gongming to the Heavenly Court after Fuxi attained the Dao, helping Queen Mother of the West increase her Fortune.
• Wu Tian showed Queen Mother of the West and Nüwa the Human Clan, where Zhao Gongming prompted Fuxi to seek a general equivalent for trade.
• Fuxi chose animal hides as currency, and the first hide used in a transaction stirred the Human Clan's River of Fortune.
• Empress Pingxin returned the Money-Dropping Treasure to Wu Tian and forged a Purple Gold copper coin, naming it the Earthly Dao Merit Coin.

Wu Tian created Human Dao Incense Money and proposed establishing merit coins for the Earthly, Human, and Heavenly Daos. Nüwa contacted Tongtian to help endorse the Heavenly Dao Merit Coins.

• The Book of Life and Death transformed under the Earthly Dao’s power, recording each person’s merits, and Empress Pingxin explained that Wu Tian had devised Earthly Dao Merit Coins for use in the Underworld.
• Wu Tian used the Pangu Seal and Money-Dropping Treasure to purify Human Dao incense power and create Incense Money, also called Human Dao Merit Coin.
• The fortune of the Human Dao surged, and Nüwa realized Wu Tian intended to establish a system of merit coins across the Daos.
• Wu Tian explained that he needed the Queen Mother of the West and a Heavenly Dao Saint to endorse Heavenly Dao Merit Coins, and the Queen Mother of the West readily agreed to help.
• Nüwa contacted Tongtian and proposed bringing him into the plan so the Heavenly Dao Merit Coins would gain broader recognition.

Wu Tian helped establish Merit Money through the acknowledgment of the Heaven, Earth, and Human Dao, causing Heavenly Merit, Earthly Merit, and Human Merit to become recognized throughout the Primordial Wilderness. Zhao Gongming received the Money-Dropping Treasure and Treasure Basin, while Bixiao immediately tried to borrow merit to strengthen herself.

• Wu Tian, Nüwa, Queen Mother of the West, and Tongtian's Qingping Sword joined forces to create Heavenly Dao Merit Money, which the three Dao proclaimed throughout the Primordial Wilderness.
• Taiqing and Yuanshi added their marks to the new system, and Zhunti also acknowledged it as the other Heavenly Dao Saints followed the rising tide.
• A golden Treasure Basin appeared from the Heavenly Dao Power, and Wu Tian examined it before handing it and the Money-Dropping Treasure to Zhao Gongming.
• The Fortune and merit bestowed on Zhao Gongming raised his cultivation to the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, and he received the two treasures with gratitude.
• Bixiao tested a Heavenly Merit coin and felt her mana increase, then asked Zhao Gongming to lend her money so she could earn merit and repay him.

Zhao Gongming spread Heavenly Merit among the Intercepting Sect while the new Merit Money system gained influence across the Primordial Wilderness. After the Queen Mother of the West realized how becoming God of Wealth could help her attain the Dao, Wu Tian arranged for Zhao Gongming and the Three Heavens to ascend to Heaven.

• Zhao Gongming gave Bixiao, Yunxiao, and Qiongxiao Merit Money, then spent more while assisting Fuxi, strengthening the circulation of merit and the Money-Dropping Treasure.
• Suirenshi explained to Youchaoshi and Ziyi Shi that Incense Money could benefit the Human Clan, and they vowed to oppose anyone who exploited the clan for incense.
• Wu Tian told the Queen Mother of the West to study how Heavenly Merit circulated and said Zhao Gongming would serve under her as God of Wealth after Fuxi attained the Dao.
• Bixiao lent Heavenly Merit to Intercepting Sect disciples at interest and steadily increased her holdings.
• The Queen Mother of the West asked Wu Tian to send Zhao Gongming to Heaven immediately, and he agreed, telling Zhao Gongming to bring the Three Heavens.
• Zhao Gongming persuaded Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao to ascend as gods alongside him, and Yunxiao agreed after he said Wu Tian had approved.

Wu Tian arranged for Zhao Gongming and the Three Heavens to take divine offices in the Heavenly Court, with Tongtian’s approval. Queen Mother of the West appointed Zhao Gongming as the God of Wealth and the Three Heavens as the Hall of Wealth’s divine officials, and their offices were established.

• Wu Tian asked Tongtian whether the Three Heavens could ascend to become gods, and Tongtian approved the opportunity.
• Wu Tian told Zhao Gongming and the Three Heavens that they would serve Queen Mother of the West in the Heavenly Court, and they accepted.
• Queen Mother of the West brought Zhao Gongming and the Three Heavens to the Hall of High Heavens and informed Haotian of the appointments.
• Haotian agreed to Queen Mother of the West’s proposal to appoint Zhao Gongming as God of Wealth and the Three Heavens as divine officials of the Hall of Wealth.
• Queen Mother of the West invoked the divine office talisman, and Haotian’s approval completed its formation.
• The talisman entered Zhao Gongming and the Three Heavens, the Hall of Wealth rose beside Yaochi, and incense and faith power began gathering around Zhao Gongming.

Zhao Gongming became the Heavenly Court’s God of Wealth, gaining authority over its finances and angering Haotian, who realized he could no longer control the office. Queen Mother of the West then persuaded Zhao Gongming to seek an advance on her merit, and the Heavenly Dao approved it.

• The Heavenly Dao recognized Zhao Gongming as God of Wealth, and he and the Three Heavens transformed as Fortune and incense wishes blessed them.
• Haotian realized Zhao Gongming’s new authority over the Heavenly Court’s finances could limit Haotian’s control over its merit and Fortune.
• Haotian congratulated Zhao Gongming, who thanked him and Queen Mother of the West; she instructed Zhao Gongming and the Three Heavens to address her by her title in court.
• Queen Mother of the West asked Zhao Gongming to advance one Tribulation’s worth of her merit, and he consulted the Heavenly Dao through his divine office.
• The Heavenly Dao approved the advance, and Zhao Gongming’s Treasure Basin poured Heavenly Dao Merit Money toward Queen Mother of the West as Haotian stared in astonishment.

Queen Mother of the West used a Tribulation’s worth of merit to advance her cultivation, while Wu Tian’s reaction alerted Hongjun to the loophole she had exploited. As Queen Mother of the West pursued a breakthrough, Hongjun banned all future merit advances, frustrating Haotian just as he sought the same favor from Zhao Gongming.

• Wu Tian watched Queen Mother of the West advance merit and realized she had devised the idea after seeing Bixiao ask Zhao Gongming for a loan.
• Wu Tian sent Martial Dao Fortune toward the Martial Immortal Path, shaking the Heavenly Dao’s sea of origin and awakening Hongjun.
• Queen Mother of the West refined the merit, received Martial Dao Fortune, and vanished into a breakthrough beneath the Kunlun Mirror.
• Haotian asked Zhao Gongming to advance merit for him, but Hongjun declared that no one could advance merit from then on and made Queen Mother of the West’s case the final exception.
• Zhao Gongming withdrew the Treasure Basin and gestured helplessly at Haotian, who silently lamented that Hongjun had closed the loophole before he could benefit.

Wu Tian discussed Empress Pingxin’s plan to help Xuan Ming attain the Primordial Origin using Earthly Dao merit drawn in advance. Empress Pingxin began the process in the Underworld, enclosing Xuan Ming in a purple cocoon.

• Wu Tian realized Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s restriction on drawing Heavenly Dao merit in advance would not prevent people from finding other ways to divert resources.
• Empress Pingxin asked Wu Tian whether she should imitate the Queen Mother of the West’s method to help Xuan Ming attain the Dao, and he agreed the plan could work if properly justified.
• Empress Pingxin summoned Xuan Ming in the Six Paths Reincarnation Hall and announced that she would grant her the Earthly Dao merit of one Tribulation in advance.
• Empress Pingxin sent Earthly Dao merit into Xuan Ming, then used her twenty-fourth-grade Reincarnation Purple Lotus to envelop her in a purple cocoon.

Queen Mother of the West fused her Immortality and Martial Dao insights and attained Primordial Origin, drawing astonishment across the Primordial World. After congratulating her, she declined Haotian’s banquet and left with Zhao Gongming and the Three Heavens to visit Wu Tian in the Human Clan.

• Queen Mother of the West refined merit and fused her Immortality and Martial Dao paths, finally attaining Primordial Origin.
• Her breakthrough shook Heavenly Court fortune and sent manifestations across the Primordial World, alarming the great supernatural beings and exciting Kunpeng.
• Yuanshi criticized Queen Mother of the West’s breakthrough as exploiting a loophole, while Wu Tian congratulated her and Haotian and the others offered their blessings.
• Queen Mother of the West declined Haotian’s proposed banquet, thanked Zhao Gongming, and said she would decide how to reward him.
• Queen Mother of the West headed to the Human Clan with Zhao Gongming and the Three Heavens, leaving Haotian displeased.

Haotian sought Hongjun’s guidance about the Heavenly Court, while the Queen Mother of the West returned to Wu Tian after attaining the Primordial Origin. Nüwa invited Wu Tian to witness the Human Marriage, and the Queen Mother of the West agreed to join them.

• Haotian visited Hongjun, who told him to wait until the time was right for the Heavenly Court’s affairs.
• The Queen Mother of the West thanked Wu Tian for his help and promised to answer his call in the future.
• Nüwa arrived and teased the Queen Mother of the West about Wu Tian’s role in her breakthrough, prompting the two goddesses to bicker.
• Nüwa told Wu Tian that she had arranged the Human Marriage and invited him to witness it and gain merit.
• Wu Tian invited the Queen Mother of the West to attend, and she accepted.

Wu Tian and the others attended Fuxi’s Human Marriage ceremony, where Feng Lixi took Nüwa’s place as Fuxi’s bride. After the rites won recognition from Heaven, Earth, and the Human Dao, the ceremony ended as a vast mass of merit formed above the Fuxi Clan.

• Wu Tian led Nüwa, the Queen Mother of the West, Zhao Gongming, and the Three Heavens to the Fuxi Clan to witness the Human Marriage ceremony.
• Fuxi explained that the ceremony would include bowing to Heaven and Earth, bowing to the elders, and the couple bowing to each other, and Wu Tian approved the plan.
• Wu Tian summoned the Innate Red Hydrangea, and the Queen Mother of the West agreed to officiate while Nüwa stood with Wu Tian in the place of honor.
• At the auspicious hour, Fuxi and Feng Lixi performed the three bows, drawing responses from the Heavenly Dao, Earthly Dao, and Human Dao as the Red Hydrangea bound their Karma.
• The Queen Mother of the West declared the ceremony complete, and a vast mass of Golden Light of Merit formed above the Fuxi Clan.

Heavenly and Earthly Dao merit descended after Fuxi and Feng Lixi’s Human Marriage, benefiting the participants and raising Fuxi’s cultivation to the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. Wu Tian left the celebration when the Innate Red Hydrangea returned to the Underworld, where he found Xuan Ming nearing attainment of the Dao.

• Merit Money and Earthly Dao merit descended, rewarding Fuxi, Feng Lixi, Wu Tian, Nüwa, Zhao Gongming, and the others who had attended the Human Marriage.
• The Intercepting Sect disciples grew eager to earn more merit, and their prayers to Zhao Gongming caused incense power to gather around him.
• Fuxi’s cultivation rose to the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, but he still needed to comprehend his Innate Eight Trigrams Dao before becoming a Quasi-Sage.
• Wu Tian told Fuxi to promote Human Marriage among the Human Clan, then arranged for Xuandu and Kong Xuan to pass the River Chart and Luo Book to him.
• The Innate Red Hydrangea returned to the Underworld, and Wu Tian followed it there.
• Wu Tian found Xuan Ming beneath the Innate Red Hydrangea, receiving its merit as her aura neared attainment of the Dao.

Wu Tian and Empress Pingxin helped Xuan Ming break through by granting her merit and the aura of the Innate Red Hydrangea. Xuan Ming attained the Primordial Origin, astonishing cultivators across the Primordial Wilderness and prompting Yuanshi to accuse Wu Tian of double standards.

• Wu Tian watched Xuan Ming absorb the Innate Red Hydrangea’s aura while Empress Pingxin assured him her breakthrough was certain.
• Wu Tian asked whether Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches could attain the Dao, and Empress Pingxin proposed they temper themselves in Chaos after Xuan Ming’s breakthrough.
• Xuan Ming’s Ancestral Witch True Form and primordial spirit emerged, revealing a dharma image that stirred astonishment throughout the Primordial Wilderness.
• Yuanshi called Xuan Ming’s breakthrough another loophole and accused Wu Tian of double standards, while Taiqing sighed.
• Xuan Ming attained the Primordial Origin.