Chapter Summaries

Xuandu and Kong Xuan realized Xuanyuan had deliberately used the Youxiong Tribe’s provocation to weaken the Expounding Sect disciples’ control over him, then reported their assessment to Zhen Yuanzi. Xuanyuan planned to apologize to the Human Clan ancestor and approach Shennong about merging the tribes, while quietly asserting his own authority over Guangchengzi and the others.

• Kong Xuan explained to Xuandu that Xuanyuan had let the Youxiong Tribe provoke them so the Expounding Sect disciples would take the blame and Xuanyuan could reclaim autonomy.
• Xuandu and Kong Xuan reported to Zhen Yuanzi, who rewarded them with Ginseng Fruits and praised Xuanyuan’s strategy.
• Kong Xuan and Xuandu predicted that Xuanyuan would apologize and propose merging the Youxiong Tribe with Shennong’s people.
• Xuanyuan questioned whether the Expounding Sect’s Sage could oppose the Human Clan ancestor and blamed the disciples for angering their ancestor.
• Xuanyuan announced he would repent before the ancestor’s statue and meet Shennong to discuss merging the tribes, despite Chijingzi’s objections.

After Kong Xuan defeated Guangchengzi and the other Expounding Sect disciples, they decided not to complain to Yuanshi, though he already knew of their failure and was furious. Xuanyuan repented, then approached Shennong to apologize and propose merging their tribes, leaving the Expounding Sect disciples unable to object.

• Guangchengzi and the other disciples considered returning to Kunlun Mountain to ask Yuanshi for a treasure, but Cihang warned that their defeat might anger him, so they chose to assist Xuanyuan instead.
• Yuanshi learned of the disciples' defeat through his divine sense and angrily called them trash.
• Zhen Yuanzi assured Kong Xuan and Xuandu that Yuanshi would not appear in person, and Shennong said he supported merging the tribes for the good of the Human Clan.
• After repenting for seven days and nights, Xuanyuan visited Shennong, apologized, and proposed merging the tribes without blaming Guangchengzi and the others.
• When the Expounding Sect disciples tried to dissuade Xuanyuan, he silenced them by asking whether they could settle matters with his ancestor, Wu Tian.

Xuanyuan united his people with Shennong’s to form the Yanhuang Tribe and governed while honoring the contributions of the Human Clan’s sages. As Shennong’s daughter Nüwa faced a possible calamity, Wu Tian sent a decree to Kong Xuan and asked whether he wanted a disciple.

• Xuanyuan apologized to Shennong, proposed merging their tribes, and established the Yanhuang Tribe with Shennong’s agreement.
• Xuanyuan balanced the influence of the Expounding Sect disciples with Xuandu, Duobao, and the others while advancing inventions, farming, medicine, music, clothing, and writing among the Human Clan.
• Houtu praised Kong Xuan, and Wu Tian noted that Kong Xuan had saved his merit to improve the Phoenix Clan’s fortune and Primordial Phoenix’s condition.
• Wu Tian recognized that Shennong’s youngest daughter, Nüwa, might suffer a calamity that could disrupt Shennong’s attainment of the Dao.
• Wu Tian sent a talisman decree to Kong Xuan and asked if he wanted a disciple.

Kong Xuan accepted Nüwa as his disciple at Wu Tian’s suggestion, and she was renamed Jingwei. After receiving Kong Xuan’s precious gift, Jingwei began arduous Martial Dao training under his guidance.

• Wu Tian gave Kong Xuan the choice of taking Nüwa as his disciple or making her his junior sister, and Kong Xuan chose to become her teacher.
• Kong Xuan asked Shennong for permission to take Nüwa as his disciple, and Shennong eagerly agreed.
• Nüwa happily accepted Kong Xuan as her teacher, paid respects to Wu Tian, and received the name Jingwei.
• Kong Xuan gave Jingwei a drop of Yuan Feng Blood Essence, and promised Shennong he would protect her and guide her cultivation.
• Kong Xuan sealed Jingwei’s unstable cultivation and began teaching her the Martial Dao, leaving her exhausted and crying.

Kong Xuan took Jingwei as his disciple and confiscated her gifts to strengthen her cultivation foundation, while Zhao Gongming described how he and Queen Mother of the West were managing Heavenly Court affairs. After hearing Jingwei wanted to visit the East Sea, Kong Xuan let her go and secretly followed, hoping the journey would teach her through the calamity awaiting her.

• Zhao Gongming visited Kong Xuan and Jingwei, gave Jingwei Merit Money, and Kong Xuan confiscated it along with her other gifts until her foundation improved.
• Kong Xuan warned Jingwei to train diligently and threatened to send her to cultivate with the Witch Clan, prompting her to return to her Martial Dao training.
• Zhao Gongming told Kong Xuan that he controlled Heavenly Court stipends and Bixiao had permission to sell Flat Peaches to Queen Mother of the West's subordinates.
• Zhao Gongming advised Kong Xuan to ease Jingwei into strict training, and Kong Xuan decided a real experience might help her grow through her East Sea calamity.
• Kong Xuan gave Jingwei a day off, and she excitedly left for the East Sea while he secretly placed Five-Colored Mystic Light on her and followed her.

Jingwei was trapped by a mysterious force in the East Sea, but the Yuan Feng Blood Essence within her awakened and helped her break free. Kong Xuan rescued her and recovered a wisp of resentment, while Ao Guang invited them to the Dragon Palace.

• Jingwei was caught in a sealed sea where resentment and violent waves kept her from reaching shore, so Kong Xuan rushed to search for her.
• Jingwei’s Yuan Feng Blood Essence burned away the resentment and activated Kong Xuan’s protective Five-Colored Divine Light, revealing her location.
• Jingwei transformed into a bird and then back into human form, while Kong Xuan sealed away a wisp of resentment.
• Ao Guang denied the Dragon Clan’s involvement, and Kong Xuan assured him he would not blame the clan.
• Ao Guang invited Kong Xuan and Jingwei to rest at the East Sea Dragon Palace, and Jingwei eagerly welcomed the idea.

Kong Xuan accompanied Jingwei to the Dragon Clan’s treasury, while Wu Tian investigated the resentment that had threatened her and blamed Zhunti. At the Yanhuang Tribe, Wu Tian began Shennong’s ceremony to attain the Dao as the Earth Sovereign, and Human Clan Fortune surged toward him.

• Kong Xuan agreed to Ao Guang’s invitation, and Jingwei took a large haul of magical treasures from the Dragon Clan’s treasury.
• Wu Tian destroyed the trace of resentment he had collected and declared that Zhunti had caused the danger to Jingwei.
• Wu Tian decided to wait until Shennong attained the Dao before sending him west to demand the karma owed.
• Wu Tian summoned Nüwa to witness Shennong’s attainment, then joined the Three Pure Ones and others above the Yanhuang Tribe.
• Wu Tian used the Pangu Seal to recount Shennong’s achievements, and Human Clan Fortune descended as Shennong’s aura soared.

After Shennong attained the Dao as the Earth Sovereign, he decided to settle his remaining Karma with the West before entering Fire Cloud Cave. He and Zhen Yuanzi set off to confront Zhunti, while Wu Tian stayed ready to intervene if needed.

• Merit descended after Shennong's attainment, and Wu Tian promised Xuandu that he would help him break through to the Quasi-Sage realm.
• Shennong attained the Dao, reclaimed his memories as Hongyun, and told Zhen Yuanzi that he would live only as Shennong of the Human Clan.
• Wu Tian offered to help Shennong take revenge over Jingwei, but Shennong declined and said he would settle his Karma with the West himself.
• Zhen Yuanzi agreed to accompany Shennong, and the Three Pure Ones and Nüwa accepted his plan to visit the West before entering Fire Cloud Cave.
• Shennong and Zhen Yuanzi charged toward the West to confront Zhunti.

Zhunti denied responsibility for the plot against Jingwei when Zhen Yuanzi and Shennong confronted him, until they threatened to bring Wu Tian to reason with him. Zhunti then admitted fault and asked what they wanted, leaving the repayment of his Karma unresolved.

• After Jingwei passed her trial, Zhunti believed he had concealed his involvement and continued repairing the Western World.
• Zhen Yuanzi and Shennong attacked Zhunti’s formation and confronted him over his scheme against Shennong’s daughter.
• Zhunti blocked Shennong’s attack but repeatedly denied the accusation, while Shennong looked to Zhen Yuanzi for guidance.
• Nüwa agreed with Wu Tian that the pair were too concerned with reason and face, and asked whether Wu Tian would intervene.
• Shennong declared that they had come to demand repayment for Karma, and Zhen Yuanzi threatened to summon Wu Tian to reason with Zhunti.
• Zhunti panicked, admitted the matter was his fault, and asked Zhen Yuanzi and Shennong what they wanted.

Sage Zhunti admitted he had plotted against Jingwei and paid her compensation from the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, but Zhenyuanzi and Shennong also made him repay part of his debt to Hongyun through Buddhism's Fortune. Their oath created Medicine Buddha, while Zhunti regretted provoking them and delaying Jieyin's return.

• Zhenyuanzi and Shennong confronted Sage Zhunti over his plot against Jingwei, and Zhunti admitted responsibility after they threatened to bring Wu Tian.
• Shennong demanded compensation for Jingwei, and Zhunti gave them nearly all the water remaining in the Eight Treasures Merit Pool.
• The merit flew to Jingwei, but Kong Xuan took it and said he would hold it until she made a breakthrough.
• Shennong insisted that Zhunti still owed compensation for the karma involving Hongyun, and Zhenyuanzi proposed repayment through Buddhism's Fortune.
• Zhunti swore an oath to the Heavenly Dao, and Shennong's divine sense and magic power formed Medicine Buddha on Spirit Mountain.
• Zhunti lamented that provoking them had consumed Buddhism's Fortune and delayed Jieyin's return.

After Zhen Yuanzi and Shennong made Zhunti yield, Wu Tian declined Nüwa’s suggestion to attack the Western World and helped Shennong return to Fire Cloud Cave. Xuandu joined Wu Tian in the Origin Realm, leaving Yuanshi displeased and wondering what he could learn from Wu Tian.

• Nüwa urged Wu Tian to attack Zhunti, but Wu Tian refused, saying they would have more chances to deal with him later.
• Zhen Yuanzi and Shennong returned, pleased with their victory, and Shennong prepared to cultivate in Fire Cloud Cave to suppress the Human Clan’s Fortune.
• Zhen Yuanzi asked Shennong to visit Wuzhuang Temple, while Shennong wondered how he could leave Fire Cloud Cave after taking up his duty.
• Wu Tian brought Kong Xuan and others to the Origin Realm, then Xuandu asked Taiqing for permission to follow Wu Tian and received his approval.
• Wu Tian brought Xuandu, Kong Xuan, and Jingwei into the Origin Realm, prompting Yuanshi to wonder what Xuandu could learn from Wu Tian.

Wu Tian returned to the Origin Realm with Nüwa, arranged for her to join Wangshu and the other goddesses, and set Xuandu to cultivate beneath the Enlightenment Tea Tree. Meanwhile, Taiqing criticized Yuanshi for indulging his disciples, leaving Yuanshi wondering whose side his elder brother was on.

• Zhen Yuanzi declined to travel with Wu Tian and left, while Tongtian departed separately after deciding not to join him.
• Wu Tian created a merit-bearing Mahjong set and explained the rules to Nüwa, who hurried to Wangshu's shrine to play with the other goddesses.
• Wu Tian brought Xuandu beneath the Enlightenment Tea Tree and urged him to cultivate there until he reached the Quasi-Sage realm.
• Kong Xuan trained Jingwei among the Witch Clan youths and tested the Golden Crows while Wu Tian visited the shrine and found the goddesses gambling with merit coins.
• Yuanshi asked Taiqing to intervene over Xuandu following Wu Tian, but Taiqing defended Xuandu and warned Yuanshi that the Expounding Sect disciples needed discipline before departing.

Yuanshi rebuked Guangchengzi and the other Expounding Sect disciples for their failures, and they resolved to help Xuanyuan become Human Emperor. After Chi You defeated Xuanyuan’s army and declared that he would compete for the throne himself, Daoist Duobao argued that Chi You was qualified and urged Guangchengzi to deal with him.

• Yuanshi blamed Guangchengzi and the other Expounding Sect disciples for their setbacks, then left after scolding them.
• Guangchengzi told his fellow disciples to help Xuanyuan unify the Human Clan so their master would be pleased.
• Xuanyuan’s army expanded across the tribes until Chi You and the Nine Li Tribe defeated it.
• Chi You spared the defeated soldiers and sent word that the Nine Li Tribe rejected Xuanyuan’s leadership and that Chi You would compete for Human Emperor.
• Guangchengzi objected that Chi You was a member of the Witch Clan and could not become Human Emperor.
• Daoist Duobao said Chi You was qualified to compete and advised Guangchengzi to deal with him.

Xuanyuan repeatedly lost to Chi You but strengthened the Yanhuang Tribe through governance, innovation, and alliances. As the conflict continued, Wu Tian prepared to act with the Extinction Black Lotus, and Empress Pingxin arrived to see the Demon Ancestor Karma Seat and ask whether Chi You should become the Demon Ancestor.

• Guangchengzi and Daoist Duobao admitted they could not defeat Chi You, while Daoist Duobao recognized Xuanyuan was balancing the Expounding Sect with the Intercepting Sect.
• Xuanyuan decided to gather forces and defeat the Nine Li Tribe, believing his achievements as a ruler would earn the Ancestor’s approval.
• Chi You soundly defeated Xuanyuan’s forces, and the two tribes continued fighting as Xuanyuan repeatedly returned to battle.
• Xuanyuan advanced the Human Clan’s systems and technology, including the South-Pointing Chariot, and persuaded Wind Master and Rain Master to join the Yanhuang Tribe.
• Wu Tian watched the tribal war in the Origin Realm and took out the Twelfth Grade Extinction Black Lotus.
• Empress Pingxin appeared and saw the Demon Ancestor Karma Seat above the lotus, asking whether Chi You should become the Demon Ancestor.

Wu Tian made Chi You the Demon Ancestor, granting him a demonic path that brought him close to the Quasi-Sage realm and intensified the war against Xuanyuan. As the battlefield fell under demonic qi, Xuanyuan urged his allies to seek aid from the Queen Mother of the West and her disciple Xuan Wu.

• Wu Tian explained that Chi You was unsuited to rule as Human Emperor and bestowed the Demon Ancestor Karma Seat upon him, sending profound demonic insights into Chi You's Primal Spirit.
• Chi You began comprehending the demonic path, while Empress Pingxin left to visit Wangshu and play Mahjong with the Queen Mother of the West.
• Chi You's growing strength and the battlefield's overwhelming demonic qi increased the pressure on Xuanyuan's forces.
• Rumors spread that Chi You was the Demon Ancestor, and Xuanyuan rejected Guangchengzi and the others' proposal to correct them.
• Xuanyuan suggested seeking the Queen Mother of the West's help, hoping she would send Xuan Wu to fight.

The Queen Mother of the West learned that Xuanyuan had requested Xuan Wu’s help against Chi You and consulted Wu Tian before deciding how to respond. She concluded that Wu Tian intended to secure Fortune for the Phoenix Clan through Kong Xuan, and the Profound Woman agreed to descend and aid Xuanyuan.

• Guangchengzi decided not to return to Yuanshi Tianzun for a magical treasure, while Xuanyuan prepared to seek help from the Queen Mother of the West.
• The Profound Woman told the Queen Mother of the West that the Four Seas Dragon Kings had sought Haotian’s protection and submission, but Haotian had not agreed.
• The Queen Mother of the West received Xuanyuan’s request for Xuan Wu to help suppress Chi You and asked Wu Tian what he intended.
• After receiving Wu Tian’s reply, the Queen Mother of the West inferred that he was making plans for Kong Xuan and seeking Fortune for the Phoenix Clan.
• The Profound Woman thanked the Queen Mother of the West and Wu Tian, then agreed to descend and assist Xuanyuan.

Wu Tian approved Queen Mother of the West's plan to send Nine Heavens Profound Woman to help Xuanyuan, while Haotian decided to shelter the Four Seas Dragon Clan beneath the Heavenly Court. When the Dragon Kings swore loyalty to Haotian, the Dragon Clan's karma struck the Heavenly Court, leaving Haotian's forehead blackened and Queen Mother of the West burdened to a lesser degree.

• Wu Tian approved Queen Mother of the West's request for Nine Heavens Profound Woman to descend and assist Xuanyuan.
• Haotian agreed to accept the Four Seas Dragon Clan after Xuanyuan sought help from Queen Mother of the West instead of him, and Taibai Jinxing went to the East Sea with the news.
• Ao Guang welcomed Taibai Jinxing and promised that the Dragon Clan would obey only Haotian, then summoned the other Dragon Kings to the Hall of High Heavens.
• The Four Seas Dragon Kings swore submission to the Heavenly Court, and its Fortune descended to wear away the Dragon Clan's karma.
• Queen Mother of the West used the Kunlun Mirror and the Flat Peach trees to suppress the disturbance, while Haotian's treasures failed to prevent his Fortune from being stained and his forehead from turning black.

Haotian halted the Dragon Clan’s transfer of karma after Dao Ancestor Hongjun intervened, then ordered the Dragon Kings to guard the Four Seas and earn merit. In the Yanhuang Tribe, Profound Woman helped Xuanyuan plan against Chi You and steered Ying Long away from a mission that would bring killing karma.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun stopped the Heavenly Court’s Fortune and karma from transferring to the Dragon Clan, and Haotian told the Four Seas Dragon Kings to govern the seas and earn merit instead of serving at his court.
• Haotian went to seek Dao Ancestor Hongjun, while Queen Mother of the West and Wu Tian laughed at his predicament.
• Wu Tian considered having Xing Tian act after the Human Emperor attained the Dao, while Profound Woman earned Xuanyuan’s trust through her strength and knowledge of warfare.
• When Xuanyuan’s allies discussed how to counter Chi You’s demonic fog, Profound Woman suggested using a drum made from a Kui Ox’s hide.
• Ying Long prepared to volunteer for the trip to Liubo Mountain, but Profound Woman stopped him and explained that killing the innocent Kui Ox would bring karma.
• Guangchengzi and the other Expounding Sect disciples took the mission, and Ying Long agreed to let them handle deeds involving slaughter.

Profound Woman proposed using marriage alliances and a Dragon Clan cultivation technique to strengthen Xuanyuan, and Ying Long secured the technique from Zhu Long. Xuanyuan’s influence and power grew as he married into other tribes and prepared a sword that could become the Human Emperor Sword, while Wu Tian watched from the Origin Realm.

• Ying Long asked Profound Woman how he could help Xuanyuan, and she suggested marriage alliances to bring undecided tribes into the Yanhuang Tribe’s sphere of influence.
• Profound Woman asked Ying Long to obtain the Dragon Clan’s dual cultivation technique, and Zhu Long gave him the technique to present to Xuanyuan.
• Xuanyuan accepted Profound Woman’s strategy and Ying Long’s technique, married women from other tribes, and grew stronger as the Yanhuang Tribe gained Fortune.
• Guangchengzi and the others returned with the Kui Ox hide and found Xuanyuan building alliances instead of attacking the Nine Li Tribe.
• Profound Woman suggested forging the Xuanyuan Sword from materials imbued with the Human Clan’s incense and aspirations, and Wu Tian watched Xuanyuan’s rise from the Origin Realm.

Xuanyuan and his allies defeated and suppressed Chi You at Zhuolu, bringing the struggle for the Human Sovereign position close to its end. In the Origin Realm, Taiyi asked Wu Tian about Di Jun’s return, and Wu Tian promised to seek out Di Jun’s reincarnation after the battle.

• Xuanyuan led the Yanhuang Tribe against the Nine Li Tribe at Zhuolu, while Guangchengzi and the other cultivators attacked Chi You and killed many tribesmen caught in the magical aftershocks.
• Profound Woman warned Ying Long to target Chi You without harming ordinary Human Clan members, and the two joined Xuanyuan’s allies in surrounding him.
• Chi You’s strength remained stuck at the peak of Great Luo Golden Immortal, and he weakened under the group’s assault despite demanding a one-on-one fight with Xuanyuan.
• Xuanyuan told Chi You that the support of others proved his ability to gather people and claim the Human Sovereign position.
• Taiyi asked Wu Tian when Di Jun would return, and Wu Tian said he would seek Di Jun’s reincarnated body after the Battle of Zhuolu and support his wishes.
• Taiyi offered Wu Tian the Chaos Bell, but Wu Tian told him to keep it and cultivate; Chi You was ultimately defeated and suppressed.