Chapter Summaries

Wu Tian arranged to spread rumors that could drive a wedge between the Demon Clan and Duke of the East, then prepared to cultivate in Chaos with Xuan Ming accompanying him. As the Three Pure Ones and other cultivators gathered for Duke of the East and Queen Mother of the West’s Celestial Court ceremony, Nüwa wondered why Wu Tian had not come.

• Wu Tian explained his plan to Houtu, who agreed to watch over the matter and hoped the Demon Clan and Duke of the East would clash.
• Wu Tian said he wanted to cultivate at the edge of Chaos and test whether Innate Spiritual Roots could refine Primordial Chaos Qi; Houtu insisted Xuan Ming accompany him.
• Wu Tian gave Houtu the purple Primordial Calabash for communication, then Xuan Ming carried him beyond the Primordial World and into Chaos.
• The Three Pure Ones agreed to attend Duke of the East and Queen Mother of the West’s ceremony out of respect for Dao Ancestor Hongjun, as did the western pair and other great cultivators.
• Nüwa noticed the Witch Clan was absent from the ceremony and asked Zhen Yuanzi why Wu Tian had not come.

Nüwa and the Queen Mother of the West both searched for Wu Tian, but he was absent from the Celestial Court’s founding ceremony. The Duke of the East and the Queen Mother of the West proclaimed the Celestial Court on Penglai Immortal Island, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun approved their declaration and granted it a branch of the immortal path’s Fortune.

• Nüwa learned from Zhen Yuanzi that he did not know Wu Tian’s whereabouts, then decided to visit the Houtu Tribe after the ceremony.
• The Queen Mother of the West suspected Wu Tian had deceived her and resolved to ask him directly at the Houtu Tribe.
• The Duke of the East dismissed the Witch Clan’s absence and urged the Queen Mother of the West to begin the ceremony on time.
• The Duke of the East and the Queen Mother of the West proclaimed the establishment of the Celestial Court and asked the Heavenly Dao and Dao Ancestor Hongjun to bear witness.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun approved their proclamation, and a branch of the immortal path’s Fortune descended upon the Celestial Court.

Duke of the East established the Celestial Court with Queen Mother of the West, receiving Hongjun’s public support and Heavenly Dao merit. After the guests departed, Nüwa, Fuxi, Zhen Yuanzi, Hongyun, and Taiyi traveled together to visit Wu Tian, while their presence deterred cultivators eyeing Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun’s Primordial Violet Qi.

• Hongjun endorsed Duke of the East’s Celestial Court, and Duke of the East and Queen Mother of the West used the Dragon Head Staff and Kunlun Mirror to suppress its fortune.
• The Heavenly Dao bestowed merit on Duke of the East, Queen Mother of the West, and the gathered cultivators, after which Duke of the East invited everyone to celebrate on Penglai.
• After the Three Pure Ones and the Western pair departed, Nüwa invited Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun to travel with her to the Witch Clan and seek Wu Tian’s Nine Heavens Breathing Earth.
• Taiyi joined Nüwa, Fuxi, Zhen Yuanzi, and Hongyun because Di Jun had told him to monitor Nüwa.
• The group traveled toward the Houtu Tribe, and their company discouraged covetous cultivators from targeting Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun for their Primordial Violet Qi.

Queen Mother of the West left the newly established Celestial Court and went to the Houtu Tribe hoping to find Wu Tian. Hou Tu told her, as she had told Nüwa and the others, that Wu Tian was in secluded cultivation, leaving Queen Mother of the West unable to meet him.

• Queen Mother of the West ended her agreement with Duke of the East, left the Celestial Court, and followed the others toward the Witch Clan to seek Wu Tian.
• Hou Tu cultivated in the Houtu Shrine with the Central Earth Apricot Yellow Banner protecting her primordial spirit.
• Zhen Yuanzi, Hongyun, Nüwa, Fuxi, and Taiyi arrived at the Houtu Tribe and asked Hou Tu to see Wu Tian.
• Hou Tu claimed Wu Tian was in secluded cultivation, so Nüwa, Zhen Yuanzi, and Hongyun departed without meeting him.
• Queen Mother of the West arrived and asked to see Hou Tu, who told her that Wu Tian was still in secluded cultivation.

While Wu Tian cultivated in Chaos, the Innate Calabash Vine entered the small world within his body and helped stabilize it. Its Innate Wood Element balanced his five organs, bringing Wu Tian close to breaking through to the Primordial Golden Immortal realm.

• Houtu wondered how Wu Tian was faring in Chaos and returned to cultivating at Houtu Shrine.
• Wu Tian drew Primordial Chaos Qi into his body, refining some of it and sending the rest into his fragile inner world.
• The Chaos Calabash absorbed the Primordial Chaos Qi, while the four spiritual-root phantoms struggled to adapt without Tongtian Jianmu.
• The Innate Calabash Vine tore through space at Mount Buzhou and entered Wu Tian's inner world, bringing the Nine Heavens Breathing Earth with it.
• The vine rooted itself in the inner world, absorbed Chaos Qi, and spread earth across the world, stabilizing it.
• The vine sent pure Innate Wood Element into Wu Tian's liver, balancing his five organs and accelerating his cultivation as he realized he could break through without waiting for Jianmu.

Wu Tian refined Primordial Chaos Qi to grow stronger, while Xuan Ming worried that his commotion would attract Hongjun’s attention. Zixiao Palace arrived to investigate as Wu Tian and Xuan Ming moved deeper into Chaos.

• Wu Tian rejected using the Innate Calabash Vine to break through and reaffirmed his plan to obtain the Tongtian Jianmu to support Mount Buzhou if it collapsed.
• Wu Tian manifested Law, Heaven and Earth and swallowed Primordial Chaos Qi, rapidly growing toward the 9.99 million zhang limit.
• Xuan Ming marveled at Wu Tian’s strength and suspected that he had received Pangu’s true inheritance, unaware that his spiritual roots also helped refine the Qi.
• Xuan Ming sensed danger as Wu Tian’s Chaos storm disturbed the Primordial World, but Wu Tian ran deeper into Chaos while continuing to devour Primordial Chaos Qi, and she followed.
• Hongjun arrived in Zixiao Palace after the Heavenly Dao sensed the disturbance and began probing the area.

Wu Tian broke through the limits of his cultivation in Chaos by uniting many Great Daos and powers rather than choosing a single path. He reached the Primordial Golden Immortal realm and the eighth revolution of the Nine Revolutions Mystical Skill, then celebrated his breakthrough as Xuan Ming watched.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun failed to identify who had disturbed the Chaos and suspected Great Immortal Yangmei, but chose not to investigate further while merging with the Dao.
• Wu Tian absorbed Chaos Qi as his body grew toward its limit, while Xuan Ming watched from a distance.
• Wu Tian struggled to choose a Great Dao for his breakthrough, then realized he could unite many paths and powers instead of choosing just one.
• Wu Tian combined the Twelve Ancestral Witches' Powers of Laws, Innate Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, his inner world, and his physical body with the Pangu True Form as their core.
• Wu Tian broke through ten million zhang, reached the eighth revolution of the Nine Revolutions Mystical Skill, and became a Primordial Golden Immortal.
• Wu Tian stabilized his realm as his Law, Heaven and Earth expanded to forty million zhang, then laughed and declared that he had succeeded.

After Wu Tian broke through to the Primordial Golden Immortal realm, he challenged Xuan Ming to a spar and fought her fiercely in Chaos. Xuan Ming ended the match before Wu Tian could use his Pangu True Form, and Wu Tian stayed behind to devour Primordial Chaos Qi while she watched.

• Wu Tian asked Xuan Ming to spar so he could get used to his newly strengthened body, and she accepted.
• Wu Tian and Xuan Ming fought in their Ancestral Witch forms, unleashing enough power to create and destroy small worlds in Chaos.
• Xuan Ming realized Wu Tian was growing more familiar with his strength, then struck with full force and sent him flying.
• Wu Tian returned and asked to continue, but Xuan Ming called off the spar, claiming she feared damaging his foundation.
• Xuan Ming suggested they return to the Witch Clan, but Wu Tian remained in Chaos to devour Primordial Chaos Qi and help his spiritual roots evolve.

Wu Tian planned to refine Treasure Distribution Cliff into a great seal using Shouyang Copper, while the Demon Clan and Celestial Court grew stronger during his absence. After a clash between the Witch and Demon Clans exposed rumors about Duke of the East and Queen Mother of the West taking over the Heavenly Court, Di Jun and Taiyi questioned how the Witch Clan had learned of it.

• Wu Tian harvested the mature Fire and Metal Calabashes, placed the Six Roots Pure Bamboo beside the Innate Calabash Vine to remove its restrictions, and considered refining Treasure Distribution Cliff with Shouyang Copper into a seal that could prevent the Kongtong Seal from appearing.
• The Demon Clan and Celestial Court expanded while the Twelve Ancestral Witches stayed in their halls to cultivate, and rumors spread that Duke of the East and Queen Mother of the West would take over the Heavenly Court.
• Qinyuan and Guiche fought the Witch Clan's Great Witches after Jiufeng claimed that Hongjun had chosen Duke of the East and Queen Mother of the West to rule the Heavenly Court; Hou Tu and Taiyi stopped the conflict.
• Di Jun suspected the Witch Clan had spread the rumor to provoke the Demon Clan into attacking the Celestial Court, but Taiyi argued that the Ancestral Witches would not need such a scheme and wondered how they knew the rumor.

Di Jun and Taiyi accepted the rumor that Dao Ancestor Hongjun intended to replace them with Duke of the East and Queen Mother of the West, though Di Jun chose caution over striking first. The rumor left Queen Mother of the West anxious and Duke of the East delighted, while Taiyi planned to question the Witch Clan.

• Taiyi argued that the Witch Clan lacked the cunning to invent the rumor and suggested Hongjun wanted Duke of the East and Queen Mother of the West to control the Heavenly Court.
• Di Jun became convinced the rumor was mostly true, but stopped Taiyi from attacking Duke of the East and urged him to wait.
• Taiyi proposed visiting the Witch Clan with Empress Wa to find out why the rumor had come from them.
• Queen Mother of the West feared Di Jun and Taiyi might target her, then decided to visit the Witch Clan because Wu Tian had promised her protection.
• Duke of the East learned of the rumor and happily concluded that Hongjun intended him to take over the Demon Clan's Heavenly Court.

Duke of the East, the Three Pure Ones, and Wu Tian each reflected on the consequences of the Heavenly Court arrangement and Wu Tian’s time in Chaos. Wu Tian returned to the Houtu Tribe, where Houtu told him that Nüwa and Queen Mother of the West had repeatedly visited while he was away.

• Duke of the East worried that Di Jun would target him, then reassured himself that Dao Ancestor Hongjun had arranged for him to take control of the Heavenly Court.
• Yuanshi welcomed the prospect of Duke of the East leading the Heavenly Court, while Tongtian doubted his ability to become Heavenly Emperor and Taiqing privately considered why Hongjun had chosen him.
• Wu Tian devoured Primordial Chaos Qi until the world nearly collapsed, then used the Primordial Measuring Sky Ruler and other supports to stabilize it.
• Xuan Ming escorted Wu Tian back to the Primordial World while he recovered, and they arrived at the Houtu Tribe.
• Houtu told Wu Tian that the Witch Clan brothers had behaved while he was away, but that Nüwa and Queen Mother of the West had repeatedly visited and disrupted her cultivation.

Wu Tian reunited with Houtu and Xuan Ming after breaking through to the Primordial Golden Immortal realm, then faced the anxious Queen Mother of the West over the Witch Clan’s rumors about her and the Duke of the East. He promised the Witch Clan would protect her and prepared to confront an arriving Demon Clan cultivator.

• Wu Tian revealed his breakthrough, and Houtu and Xuan Ming teased him by offering to help stabilize his cultivation.
• The Queen Mother of the West arrived at Houtu Shrine and complained that Wu Tian had left her troubled after encouraging her to establish the Celestial Court.
• Wu Tian admitted the Witch Clan had spread rumors that she and the Duke of the East would take over the Heavenly Court, intending to provoke the Demon Clan and free her from the Duke of the East.
• Wu Tian and Houtu assured the Queen Mother of the West that the Witch Clan would protect her, and Wu Tian promised to announce their protection publicly.
• Wu Tian sensed a Demon Clan cultivator nearby and rose to speak with Taiyi about leaving the Queen Mother of the West alone.

Wu Tian welcomed Taiyi, Nüwa, and Fuxi to Houtu Shrine while reassuring the Queen Mother of the West that the Demon Clan would not target her. Taiyi questioned Wu Tian about rumors concerning the Heavenly Court, then concluded that the Queen Mother of the West had been their source.

• Wu Tian greeted Taiyi, Nüwa, and Fuxi and invited them into Houtu Shrine, where he told Taiyi that the Queen Mother of the West feared the Demon Clan might move against her.
• Wu Tian challenged Taiyi to affirm that the Demon Clan would leave the Queen Mother of the West alone, and Taiyi agreed, easing the tension.
• Taiyi asked Wu Tian where the rumors about the Duke of the East and the Queen Mother of the West taking over the Heavenly Court had originated.
• Wu Tian admitted the rumors had spread from the Witch Clan but refused to reveal how he had learned of them.
• Taiyi decided that the Queen Mother of the West must have told the Witch Clan about the rumors and looked at her with suspicion.

Taiyi misread Wu Tian’s reassurances to Queen Mother of the West as proof that she had leaked rumors about the Heavenly Court, while Wu Tian quietly let the misunderstanding stand. Queen Mother of the West eventually realized she had been used and left furious, though she did not turn back to confront them.

• Queen Mother of the West announced that she was leaving, and Taiyi reassured her that the Demon Clan would not harm West Kunlun, deepening his suspicion that she had spread the rumors.
• Wu Tian and Houtu escorted Queen Mother of the West away from Houtu Shrine, and she thanked them for their protection.
• Houtu privately accused Wu Tian of tricking Queen Mother of the West, but Wu Tian argued that he had said nothing and that the Witch Clan had still protected her.
• After leaving, Queen Mother of the West realized Taiyi now believed she had supplied the rumors and cursed Wu Tian for using her.
• Queen Mother of the West considered returning to expose Wu Tian’s scheme, but stopped after only a couple of steps.

The Queen Mother of the West accepted that Wu Tian had manipulated her and returned to West Kunlun, while Nüwa tried to trade treasures for the opportunity she sought. Wu Tian rejected her Rivers and Mountains State Shrines Map and asked for the Innate Red Hydrangea, leaving Nüwa uncertain whether to part with it.

• The Queen Mother of the West decided not to confront Wu Tian and returned to West Kunlun, cursing him as she went.
• Wu Tian asked Nüwa whether she had come again to seek the previous opportunity, and Nüwa offered her treasures in exchange.
• Nüwa presented the Rivers and Mountains State Shrines Map, but Wu Tian pushed it back and said he wanted the Innate Red Hydrangea.
• Wu Tian offered Nine Heavens Breathing Earth and future help with the Innate Calabash Vine in exchange for the Innate Red Hydrangea.
• Wu Tian considered how the Red Hydrangea could let him interfere with the Heavenly Marriage and claim its merit, while Nüwa hesitated over giving it up.

Wu Tian traded the Nine Heavens Breathing Earth for Nüwa’s Innate Red Hydrangea and hinted that her opportunity was tied to the Dao of Creation. After Fuxi and Taiyi departed, Wu Tian gave the treasure to Xuan Ming, while Houtu kept half the Breathing Earth and gained a connection to Nüwa’s opportunity.

• Nüwa demanded a Primordial Calabash as additional compensation, but Wu Tian refused and promised that the Witch Clan would lend her the Innate Calabash Vine when she needed it.
• Wu Tian privately told Nüwa that her connection to the Nine Heavens Breathing Earth was related to the Dao of Creation, and Nüwa accepted the trade.
• Nüwa withdrew her divine imprint from the Innate Red Hydrangea and exchanged it for half of the Nine Heavens Breathing Earth that Houtu provided.
• Fuxi, Nüwa, and Taiyi took their leave after Wu Tian and Taiyi discussed the Witch Clan’s hunting of Demon Clan members.
• Wu Tian gave the Innate Red Hydrangea to Xuan Ming, intending for her to use it to become Meng Po when the Underworld was established.

Wu Tian planned to go to Mount Shouyang to obtain Shouyang Copper, while Fuxi reassured Di Jun that Nüwa would focus on cultivation rather than contesting authority over the Demon Clan. Wu Tian and Houtu set off together, and Di Jun welcomed Fuxi and Nüwa’s pledge of support.

• Xuan Ming accepted Wu Tian’s Innate Red Hydrangea after Houtu reminded her that they were family.
• Wu Tian announced that he was going to Mount Shouyang, and Houtu insisted on accompanying him while Xuan Ming stayed behind to refine the treasure.
• Taiyi led Nüwa and Fuxi to the Heavenly Court, where Fuxi explained that they wanted to speak with Di Jun.
• Fuxi told Di Jun that Nüwa would devote herself to comprehending the Great Dao and that he would protect her and continue supporting the Demon Clan.
• Di Jun understood Fuxi’s reassurance and praised his wisdom, while inwardly feeling embarrassed about his own suspicions.

Taiyi reported his suspicions about Queen Mother of the West and Duke of the East to Di Jun and urged an attack on Penglai Immortal Court. Di Jun held back, deciding to complete the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Formation first, and assigned Taiyi to gather the demons needed for it.

• After Fuxi and Nüwa left, Di Jun explained Fuxi’s promise to Taiyi, who remained doubtful.
• Taiyi recounted his visit to the Houtu Tribe and concluded that Queen Mother of the West had learned Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s plans and sought the Witch Clan’s protection.
• Taiyi proposed attacking Penglai Immortal Court and killing Duke of the East, but Di Jun stopped him.
• Di Jun decided to prioritize completing the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Formation so he could bind himself to the stars and thwart anyone seeking to replace him.
• Di Jun ordered Taiyi to gather 365 Great Luo Golden Immortals and 129,600 Golden Immortals for the formation, and told him to wait before striking Duke of the East.

Di Jun began using the Heavenly Stars to strengthen the Demon Clan, while Wu Tian and Houtu reached Mount Shouyang to search for Shouyang Copper. At the same time, Taiqing sensed that he was about to lose something extremely precious.

• Di Jun told Taiyi that he would gradually select members for the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Formation and use the stars to strengthen the Demon Clan.
• Di Jun gathered the power of the Heavenly Stars with the Hetu Luoshu and refined it into Emperor Fluid that spread throughout the Primordial World.
• Wu Tian and Houtu saw the Emperor Fluid awaken ordinary living beings, then continued their journey to Mount Shouyang.
• Wu Tian sensed an obstruction deep beneath Mount Shouyang and prepared to enter the mountain to collect Shouyang Copper.
• Taiqing awoke from his cultivation after the Primordial Violet Qi surged and warned him through a powerful premonition that he was about to lose something precious.

Wu Tian and Houtu extracted the Shouyang Copper from beneath Mount Shouyang, while Taiqing and his brothers tracked the disturbance toward the mountain. The Three Pure Ones arrived as Wu Tian and Houtu fled through a tear in the void.

• Taiqing summoned Yuanshi and Tongtian after sensing that an important opportunity tied to attaining the Dao was in danger.
• The Three Pure Ones combined their powers to investigate Taiqing’s fortune and traced the opportunity to Mount Shouyang, but Wu Tian’s Primordial Measuring Sky Ruler disrupted their perception.
• Wu Tian planned to dig beneath Mount Shouyang for the Shouyang Copper, and Houtu reminded him that she could command the earth to reveal it.
• Houtu uncovered the Shouyang Copper and removed it at Wu Tian’s urging, leaving cavities beneath the mountain.
• Wu Tian and Houtu sensed the Three Pure Ones approaching, opened a tear in the void, and fled through it.