Chapter Summaries

Taiqing and the other Sages postponed discussing the Human Clan’s flourishing until Fuxi’s Primordial Spirit was ready for reincarnation. After the Sages departed, Hongjun revealed how he had secretly followed them, prompting Zhou Ming to question whether Hongjun could control everyone who practiced the Three Corpses Slaying Method.

• Taiqing raised the Human Clan’s destined flourishing, and Zhou Ming proposed waiting until Fuxi’s Primordial Spirit was stable before discussing its governance.
• The Sages agreed to postpone the matter and left Pangu Hall, ignoring Haotian and Yaochi as they departed.
• Haotian and Yaochi lamented that the Sages did not take them seriously, then flew toward the Heavenly Court.
• After confirming everyone had left Buzhou Mountain, Zhou Ming called out Hongjun, whose phantom appeared in Pangu Hall.
• Hongjun explained that he had hidden his Divine Sense on the six Sages because they practiced the Three Corpses Slaying Method he had created.
• Zhou Ming suspected that Hongjun had withheld secrets when he taught the method and asked whether its practitioners were all under Hongjun’s control.

Hongjun came to Pangu Hall seeking Zhou Ming’s cooperation against the conscious Heavenly Dao. Zhou Ming suspected Hongjun had been outmaneuvered after merging with it and asked him to explain what had happened, beginning with the conflict between Dao and Demon.

• Hongjun told Zhou Ming he wanted to cooperate with him, and Zhou Ming questioned why an enemy would seek an alliance.
• Hongjun said he wanted to deal with the Heavenly Dao together, but Zhou Ming doubted him because Hongjun had merged with it.
• Hongjun revealed that the Heavenly Dao had developed consciousness, confirming Zhou Ming’s old suspicion.
• Zhou Ming mocked Hongjun for merging with a conscious Heavenly Dao and inferred that his plan had gone wrong and he now faced danger.
• Hongjun began explaining the events that led him to seek cooperation, starting with the conflict between Dao and Demon.

Hongjun explained that the Karma from the Western Lands’ destruction had driven him to consider merging with the Heavenly Dao, but he changed his mind after detecting a Chaos Demon God’s aura within its will. He revealed that the Destiny Demon God and Karma Demon God were trying to possess the Heavenly Dao and seize the Primordial World, leaving Zhou Ming stunned and questioning how they had returned.

• Zhou Ming cut off Hongjun’s account of the struggle between Dao and Devil and demanded to know why he had merged with the Dao.
• Hongjun said Luo Hou’s destruction of the Western Ancestral Veins had burdened him with Karma, and the Heavenly Dao offered to remove it if he merged with the Dao.
• Hongjun explained that he had initially wanted to refuse, but changed his mind after sensing a Chaos Demon God’s aura in the Heavenly Dao’s will.
• Hongjun revealed that the Destiny Demon God and Karma Demon God sought to possess the Heavenly Dao and seize the Primordial World.
• Zhou Ming reacted in shock and questioned how the two Chaos Demon Gods had reached the Primordial World and why they had risked returning.

Hongjun explained how the Destiny Demon God and the Karma Demon God tried to seize control of the Heavenly Dao but failed after fighting each other, and revealed that he had merged with the Dao hoping to replace it himself. He left Zhou Ming with the impression that Hongjun’s gamble had gone badly, prompting him to seek cooperation.

• Hongjun told Zhou Ming that the Destiny Demon God and the Karma Demon God had entered the Primordial Wilderness as remnant souls and tried to replace the Heavenly Dao.
• Hongjun explained that Destiny and Karma fought each other first and were both badly wounded, allowing the Heavenly Dao to gain the advantage.
• Zhou Ming mocked the Chaos Demon Gods for failing, and Hongjun endured the ridicule while explaining why the two had lost.
• Hongjun admitted that he had merged with the Dao because he wanted to find the Heavenly Dao’s weakness and replace it.
• Zhou Ming realized Hongjun had gambled his life and fortune on seizing control of the Primordial Wilderness, and suspected the gamble had failed.

Hongjun sought Zhou Ming’s cooperation because the Heavenly Dao’s strange passivity and insistence that he fuse with the Dao had left him fearing an unknown danger. Zhou Ming recognized that Heaven had also ignored his actions, but neither he nor Hongjun knew why.

• Hongjun told Zhou Ming that he had not found the Heavenly Dao’s weakness and explained that its behavior had made him feel endangered.
• Hongjun pointed out that Heaven had allowed the Earthly Dao, Human Clan writing, and the coming Humanity Dao to emerge while urging him to fuse with the Dao.
• Zhou Ming suggested that Heaven could not interfere because the Wu Clan was protected by Father God’s will, but Hongjun challenged him to admit that Heaven’s behavior was abnormal.
• Hongjun said the Heavenly Dao was following the future course Zhou Ming knew, correcting deviations while remaining indifferent to Zhou Ming’s actions.
• Hongjun revealed that Heaven had not intervened when Zhou Ming gathered Di Jun and Taiyi’s true spirits during the Immortal-Demon Tribulation.
• Hongjun admitted he had no clue about Heaven’s motives, leaving both him and Zhou Ming troubled by the unknown.

Zhou Ming and Hongjun negotiated an alliance against the Heavenly Dao, whose best chance to be destroyed would come when Hongjun fully merged with the Dao after the West prospered. Hongjun offered Zhou Ming the Three Corpses Slaying Method, insisting that Zhou Ming would eventually find it useful.

• Hongjun told Zhou Ming that he could fully merge with the Dao only after the West prospered and his karmic debt to Jieyin and Zhunti was settled.
• Zhou Ming demanded payment for helping Hongjun, while Hongjun argued that the Heavenly Dao threatened both of them and that Pangu Will was fading.
• Hongjun warned that the Heavenly Dao was waiting for Pangu Will to dissipate before moving against the Wu Clan, and Zhou Ming threatened to suppress Hongjun's Divine Sense if they could not agree.
• Hongjun said he could not give Zhou Ming the Creation Jade Tablet but offered to pass on his Three Corpses Slaying Method.
• Zhou Ming dismissed the method as useless to him, but Hongjun confidently replied that Zhou Ming would have a use for it.

Zhou Ming learned that Hongjun’s complete Three Corpses Slaying Method included a Shattering Three Corpses Method that could restore a cultivator’s severed origins and let them pursue Proving Dao with Laws. After agreeing to help Hongjun deal with the Heavenly Dao, Zhou Ming learned that the Heavenly Dao had forced Hongjun away from that path, and suspected Hongjun had created the method as a way out.

• Hongjun told Zhou Ming that the Three Corpses Slaying Method had a hidden latter half called the Shattering Three Corpses Method, which could restore the Three Corpses’ origins to the main body and allow a cultivator to abolish their Dao Fruit without losing their realm.
• Hongjun explained that Zhou Ming could use the complete method to free people such as Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun from the Three Corpses Slaying Method without sending them through Reincarnation.
• Zhou Ming admitted his plan and agreed to help Hongjun deal with the Heavenly Dao when Hongjun fully merged with the Dao, provided Hongjun gave him the complete method.
• Hongjun said his Divine Sense carried the complete method and revealed that the Heavenly Dao had prevented him from attaining the Dao through Laws, leading him to create the Three Corpses Slaying Method instead.
• Zhou Ming concluded that the Heavenly Dao had guarded against Hongjun from the beginning and suggested Hongjun had created the Shattering Three Corpses Method as a way out.

Zhou Ming questioned Hongjun about the Heavenly Dao’s will, but Hongjun withheld its location until he had fully merged with the Dao and found himself unable to defeat it. After warning the Ancestral Wu to distrust Hongjun and focus on cultivation, Zhou Ming left Pangu Hall and headed for the Taiyin Star.

• Hongjun’s Divine Sense departed Pangu Hall, and Zhou Ming suppressed the remaining wisp to secure the cultivation method within it.
• The eleven Ancestral Wu emerged from hiding and asked whether Hongjun’s account and offer of cooperation could be trusted.
• Zhou Ming explained that Hongjun genuinely feared the Heavenly Dao but still intended to replace it, so the Wu Clan had to guard against both enemies.
• Zhou Ming sensed Houtu approaching the Primordial Chaos Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm and urged the other Ancestral Wu to cultivate diligently.
• The Ancestral Wu entered seclusion, and Zhou Ming left Pangu Hall and headed toward the Taiyin Star.

Zhou Ming visited Taiyin Star, collected the nine Little Golden Crow corpses, and announced that he would take the Moon Laurel Tree and Chang Xi with him. After promising Chang Xi he could help her become a Sage, he began uprooting the tree, and Chang Xi called for him to wait.

• Chang Xi welcomed Zhou Ming and led him to the Moon Laurel Tree, where she retrieved the nine Little Golden Crow corpses for him.
• Zhou Ming praised the Moon Laurel Tree, then declared that he intended to take it away despite Chang Xi's warning that its removal would disrupt Taiyin Star.
• Zhou Ming told Chang Xi he would take her too because she and the tree were useful to him.
• Chang Xi protested, and Zhou Ming offered to help her become a Sage before saying she could come willingly or be taken by force.
• Zhou Ming began shrouding the Moon Laurel Tree in his magical power, and Chang Xi urgently told him to wait.

Zhou Ming searched the Taiyin Star after Chang Xi refused to leave, uncovering Wangshu’s hidden remnant soul and drawing it from the star’s origin. Wangshu awakened and demanded to know why he had taken her out, while Zhou Ming claimed he had acted out of pity to help her awaken.

• Chang Xi offered to leave the Moon Laurel Tree behind and stay on the Taiyin Star, but Zhou Ming insisted on taking both her and the tree.
• Zhou Ming questioned Chang Xi’s reluctance, then swept the Taiyin Star with his Divine Sense to discover what she was protecting.
• Zhou Ming found Wangshu’s remnant soul hidden in the Taiyin Star’s origin and decided it was more valuable than Chang Xi.
• Chang Xi revealed that Wangshu was her master and begged Zhou Ming to spare her, but Zhou Ming restrained Chang Xi and began extracting the remnant soul.
• Wangshu awakened as Zhou Ming drew her from the origin and asked who he was and why he had taken her out.
• Zhou Ming introduced himself as Pangu Descendant Zhou Ming and claimed he had wanted to help Wangshu awaken sooner.

Zhou Ming offered to help Wangshu revive in exchange for her becoming the moon in his independent world, explaining that he needed a realm outside the Heavenly Dao’s control. Wangshu accepted the role but suspected the bargain had more conditions, and Zhou Ming confirmed that it did.

• Zhou Ming told Wangshu he would pay the great price needed to revive her, expecting her to repay the favor.
• Zhou Ming explained that he had created a space intended to become a true world, and Wangshu reacted in disbelief before he clarified that he had not created a complete world like Pangu.
• Zhou Ming revealed that he wanted Wangshu, the Taiyin Demon God, to become the world’s moon and help it evolve.
• Wangshu suggested merging the world into the Primordial World, but Zhou Ming said he needed a world outside the Heavenly Dao’s jurisdiction.
• Wangshu agreed to become the moon, then questioned whether Zhou Ming had any other conditions, and he confirmed that he did.

Zhou Ming secured Wangshu’s agreement to undergo a test before he helped revive her, then took her remnant soul and Chang Xi with him. After uprooting the Moon Laurel Tree and stabilizing the Taiyin Star, he set off with Chang Xi for the Sun Star to take the Fusang Tree.

• Wangshu agreed to Zhou Ming’s test after Chang Xi told her that Xi He had died alongside Di Jun in the Immortal-Demon Tribulation.
• Wangshu asked Zhou Ming to take Chang Xi along, and he agreed before storing Wangshu’s remnant soul.
• Zhou Ming uprooted the Moon Laurel Tree, calmed the Taiyin Power unleashed across the Taiyin Star, and sealed the tree’s former site.
• Zhou Ming told Chang Xi they were going to the Sun Star to take the Fusang Tree, then flew there with her.

Zhou Ming brought Wangshu’s remnant soul and Chang Xi to the summit of Buzhou Mountain so Pangu Will could check them for any schemes left by the Heavenly Dao. After both passed, Zhou Ming took them to Pangu Hall to discuss his remaining conditions for helping revive Wangshu.

• Zhou Ming explained that he wanted Pangu Will to inspect Wangshu and Chang Xi because he feared the Heavenly Dao had tampered with them.
• Wangshu agreed to the inspection, though she worried her weak remnant soul might not withstand Pangu Will’s pressure.
• Zhou Ming summoned Pangu Will and asked it to examine Wangshu and Chang Xi, withdrawing his protection so the will could inspect them directly.
• Pangu Will found no problem with either of them, and Zhou Ming thanked it before telling Wangshu and Chang Xi they had passed.
• Wangshu asked Zhou Ming to state his remaining conditions, and he took her and Chang Xi to Pangu Hall to discuss them.

Zhou Ming explained that Pangu’s Will was fading and that the Wu Clan needed allies against the self-aware Heavenly Dao. Wangshu agreed to help the Wu Clan in exchange for Zhou Ming helping her revive, and she named the resources she needed.

• Zhou Ming offered to help Wangshu evolve a world if she would later stand with the Wu Clan against the Heavenly Dao.
• Zhou Ming told Wangshu that the Heavenly Dao had developed awareness and that Pangu’s Will was gradually dissipating.
• Zhou Ming explained that he wanted to unite Chaos Demon Gods and Innate Divine to prepare the Wu Clan for the Heavenly Dao’s threat.
• Wangshu agreed to help the Wu Clan after reviving, accepting that the Heavenly Dao would eventually target her as a Chaos Demon God.
• Wangshu told Zhou Ming that her revival required abundant Fortune and Merit, preferably Great Dao Merit.

Zhou Ming reassured Wangshu that he could gather the Fortune and Merit needed to revive her, then took her remnant soul to the Dao Origin Divine Pearl and went to the Netherworld to reincarnate several preserved true spirits. He declined Minghe’s offer to handle the reincarnations and headed for the Six Paths of Reincarnation himself.

• Zhou Ming told Wangshu that Fortune and Merit for her revival would be manageable, though Great Dao Merit was not, and placed her remnant soul inside the Dao Origin Divine Pearl.
• Zhou Ming arrived in the Netherworld, where Pingxin, Zhen Yuanzi, and Minghe greeted him and reported that its operations were running smoothly.
• Zhou Ming revealed that he had preserved the true spirits of Di Jun, Taiyi, East King Duke, and others, and had come to send them into Reincarnation.
• Minghe praised Zhou Ming and volunteered to manage the reincarnations, but Zhou Ming declined, saying the matter was too important to entrust to anyone else.
• Zhou Ming left for the Six Paths of Reincarnation while Pingxin offered to help if needed.

Zhou Ming sent Di Jun, Taiyi, East King Duke, and the others into reincarnation while concealing their traces, then studied Hongjun’s complete Three Corpses Slaying Method. The chapter ended with Zhou Ming in seclusion, testing the method for flaws, dangers, and hidden schemes before allowing his allies to cultivate it.

• Zhou Ming concealed the true spirits of Di Jun, Taiyi, and the others, then sent the Demon Race figures toward the Demon Race and East King Duke and the Immortal Court figures toward the Human Clan.
• Zhou Ming and Pingxin agreed to erase the reincarnated spirits’ traces, and Zhou Ming left the Underworld after telling Pingxin to return to Pangu Hall when she could.
• Back in Pangu Hall, Zhou Ming extracted the complete Three Corpses Slaying Method from Hongjun’s Divine Sense and erased the strand to prevent any tracking or hidden influence.
• Zhou Ming entered seclusion to verify the method’s completeness and feasibility, focusing especially on the risks and possible hidden contingencies in the Shattering Three Corpses Method.

Haotian and Yaochi struggled to recruit anyone capable of helping govern the Heavenly Court, so Haotian planned to offer the Wu Clan a share of the court’s Fortune in exchange for their support and prestige. They decided to wait for Sage Zhou Ming and propose the deal.

• Yaochi told Haotian that the latest envoys had failed to recruit anyone, leaving the Heavenly Court staffed only by them and minor immortals.
• Haotian and Yaochi dismissed the idea of asking the Sages and their disciples for help, expecting them to refuse or seek control.
• Haotian proposed exchanging Heavenly Court Fortune for the Wu Clan’s support and using their reputation to attract Rogue Cultivators.
• Haotian assured Yaochi that Zhou Ming did not intend for the Wu Clan to take over the Heavenly Court, and that they could grant Wu Clan members high positions without letting them manage its affairs.
• Yaochi accepted that the deal was their only option, and she and Haotian decided to wait for Zhou Ming.

Houtu attained the Primordial Chaos Grand Unity Golden Immortal after benefiting from the Great Dao Merit tied to Pingxin Sister’s transformation into Reincarnation. Zhou Ming then took her to the Heavenly Court to ask the newly appointed Jade Emperor Haotian for benefits in return for his support.

• Zhou Ming sensed Houtu’s breakthrough and waited outside her palace as the other Ancestral Wu gathered.
• Houtu emerged after successfully attaining the Dao, and Zhou Ming and the Ancestral Wu congratulated her.
• Houtu credited the Great Dao Merit from Pingxin Sister’s transformation into Reincarnation, while Zhou Ming praised her own effort and urged the other Ancestral Wu to cultivate harder.
• Di Jiang promised that the Ancestral Wu would enter seclusion, while Zhu Rong and Gonggong argued over who would attain the Dao next.
• Zhou Ming told Houtu he had supported Haotian’s appointment as Jade Emperor and planned to ask him for benefits, then took her toward the Heavenly Court.

Zhou Ming and Houtu arrived at the Heavenly Court, where Haotian and Yaochi welcomed them and learned that Houtu had attained the Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. After hearing Haotian and Yaochi describe how few followers they had gathered, Zhou Ming finished their banquet and prepared to discuss serious matters.

• Zhou Ming and Houtu reached the Southern Heavenly Gate, where Haotian and Yaochi greeted them.
• Haotian and Yaochi sensed Houtu's Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal aura and resolved to secure the Wu Clan's support for the Heavenly Court.
• Haotian and Yaochi hosted Zhou Ming and Houtu in the Yaochi Immortal Realm and served them a lavish banquet.
• Haotian told Zhou Ming that rogue cultivators had refused to join the Heavenly Court, leaving him and Yaochi with too few people to govern or even guard its palaces.
• Zhou Ming ate an immortal peach and accepted Haotian and Yaochi's offer to send more for his younger brothers and sisters.
• After the banquet ended, Zhou Ming declared that it was time to discuss serious matters, leaving Haotian and Yaochi tense.

Zhou Ming agreed to let Haotian and Yaochi govern the Heavenly Court in exchange for thirty percent of its Fortune. Haotian then asked for Wu Clan members to take divine posts, hoping to use the clan’s influence to recruit people.

• Zhou Ming demanded thirty percent of the Heavenly Court’s Fortune in return for letting Haotian and Yaochi manage it without Wu Clan interference.
• Haotian and Yaochi accepted the deal, explaining that their silence had come from surprise rather than reluctance.
• As Zhou Ming and Houtu prepared to leave, Haotian asked them to stay and pleaded for Wu Clan members to join the Heavenly Court.
• Zhou Ming questioned whether Wu Clan members might take Haotian’s Jade Emperor position, but Haotian argued that the Wu Clan had no interest in ruling the court.
• Zhou Ming recognized that Haotian wanted to borrow the Wu Clan’s influence to recruit people for the Heavenly Court.