Chapter Summaries

Houtu realized that her destiny was to create Reincarnation in the Sea of Blood, but feared she would vanish in the process. Hong Yun promised to keep her from dying, then approached Minghe with an offer of a Saint position.

• Houtu concluded that the dead needed a place to go and understood that she had to transform herself into Reincarnation.
• Houtu feared that creating Reincarnation would make her disappear, but Hong Yun assured her he would prevent her death.
• Hong Yun and Houtu revealed their auras in the Sea of Blood, drawing Minghe out to meet them.
• Hong Yun thanked Minghe for rescuing the Human Race and asked, “Old Ming, do you want a Saint position?”

Hong Yun gathered Minghe, Zhen Yuanzi, and the Ancestor Witches at the Sea of Blood to witness Houtu transform into the Six Paths of Reincarnation. As Houtu began dissolving, Hong Yun revealed he had prepared Pangu Blood Essence, leaving the Ancestor Witches stunned.

• Hong Yun told Minghe that an Earthly Dao Saint position was available, and Minghe agreed to join their cause despite the risk of opposing the Heavenly Dao.
• Zhen Yuanzi and the eleven Ancestor Witches arrived at the Sea of Blood, and Hong Yun told Houtu to begin.
• Houtu vowed to sacrifice her Ancestor Witch body and Pangu Bloodline to create the Six Paths of Reincarnation, earning praise from beings across the Primordial Wilderness.
• The Great Dao approved Houtu's oath, and her body began dissolving as the Ancestor Witches mourned her sacrifice.
• Hong Yun reminded the Ancestor Witches that he had obtained Primordial Spirits for them, then revealed a great number of drops of Pangu Blood Essence.

Hong Yun gave Houtu a vast quantity of Pangu Blood Essence and a strand of Primordial Violet Qi so she could rebuild her body and establish Reincarnation. As Houtu began refining the Qi, Hong Yun anticipated her becoming the first Earthly Dao Saint.

• Hong Yun revealed that the enormous pile of Pangu Blood Essence he had brought came from the Shore of the East Sea, astonishing Zhen Yuanzi and the Twelve Ancestral Witches.
• Hong Yun urged Houtu to transfer her Primordial Spirit into the blood essence, and she rebuilt her body as her remains formed the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
• Hong Yun gave Houtu a strand of Primordial Violet Qi, shocking the watching Great Powers and prompting their reactions across the Primordial Wilderness.
• Houtu refined the Primordial Violet Qi and prepared to establish Reincarnation while Hong Yun looked forward to her becoming an Earthly Dao Saint.

Houtu established the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and the Netherworld emerged from the Sea of Blood as she proved the Dao and became an Earthly Dao Saint. The chapter left Heavenly Dao Hongjun furious at Hong Yun and sending Heavenly Dao Power toward the Sea of Blood.

• Houtu established the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and the Netherworld began emerging from the Sea of Blood, consuming a third of it.
• Hong Yun convinced Minghe to accept the loss of part of the Sea of Blood, then sent his share of the Great Dao Merit to Houtu.
• Houtu refined the merit and reached the perfected Seventh Heaven of the Saint realm, prompting the Primordial Beings and Six Saints of Heavenly Dao to bow to her.
• Houtu's Primordial Spirit entered the Earthly Dao, awakening it ahead of time and loosening the restraints on Hongjun in the Purple Cloud Palace.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun deduced Hong Yun's role in Houtu's transformation and sent boundless Heavenly Dao Power toward the Sea of Blood.

Hong Yun, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, and Zhen Yuanzi merged their Inner Worlds into the Netherworld, earning Great Dao Merit and elevating the Ancestral Witches to Sainthood. The newly born Saints shook the Primordial Wilderness, while Minghe begged to join them and the Heavenly Dao watched helplessly.

• Hong Yun ignored the Heavenly Dao's Vertical Eye and led Houtu, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Zhen Yuanzi, and Minghe into the Netherworld.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches and Zhen Yuanzi prayed to merge their Inner Worlds into the Netherworld, and the Great Dao approved.
• The thirteen Inner Worlds merged into the Netherworld, which expanded as Great Dao Merit descended; Hong Yun accepted his share, Houtu advanced to the Eighth Layer of Saint, and the other Ancestral Witches and Zhen Yuanzi increased their cultivation.
• Twelve Ancestral Witches became Early Stage First Layer Saints, prompting Minghe to beg Hong Yun to let him join the Wu Clan.
• The Six Saints of Heavenly Dao rushed toward the Sea of Blood, while the Heavenly Dao watched in numb dismay.

Hong Yun awakened Minghe to how far he had strayed from his former pride and promised to help him become a Saint. Minghe swore brotherhood with Hong Yun, while Zhen Yuanzi watched their new closeness with jealousy.

• Hong Yun reminded Minghe of his former confidence and criticized him for imitating others in his desperation to become a Saint.
• Minghe reflected on his misguided efforts, thanked Hong Yun for awakening him, and swore a Great Dao Oath to become Hong Yun’s brother in life and death.
• Hong Yun accepted Minghe as his brother and began explaining how he could become a Saint.
• The Ancestor Witches and Zhen Yuanzi completed their breakthroughs and noticed Hong Yun and Minghe talking like close brothers.
• Minghe told Zhen Yuanzi that Hong Yun was teaching him how to become a Saint, and Zhen Yuanzi hid his jealousy while thinking he had been there first.

Hong Yun used Zhen Yuanzi’s Earth Book to create the Underworld, awakening the Earthly Dao and allowing Minghe to become Great Emperor Fengdu. The chapter ended as Minghe refined Earthly Dao Merit and his aura rapidly rose.

• Hong Yun took Zhen Yuanzi’s Earth Book and transformed it into the Underworld, filling the Netherworld with its courts and landmarks.
• The Earthly Dao awakened, enriching the Primordial Wilderness and prompting Heavenly Dao Hongjun to regret not killing Hong Yun earlier.
• Minghe declared himself willing to govern Fengdu City as Great Emperor Fengdu, and Houtu and the Earthly Dao approved his oath.
• The Netherworld’s rules granted Minghe imperial robes and treasures, and Earthly Dao Merit descended for him to refine.
• Hong Yun gave Zhen Yuanzi a replacement Earth Book, and the group joked about where Hong Yun had obtained it.
• Minghe opened his eyes as his aura surged, while Heavenly Dao Hongjun and the six Saints watched without reacting.

Minghe attained Earthly Dao Sainthood, and Hong Yun led the Wu Clan out of the Netherworld to confront Heavenly Dao. Hong Yun announced that the Wu Clan would relocate to the Netherworld, leaving Heavenly Dao unable to answer the clan’s mockery.

• Minghe attained the Early Stage of First Layer Saint as Great Emperor Fengdu, and Hong Yun and the others congratulated him.
• Hong Yun led the group out of the Netherworld, where the eleven Ancestor Witches found their cultivation had fallen to the Sub-Saint Realm under Heavenly Dao’s laws.
• Nuwa and the Five Saints greeted Hong Yun, and Hong Yun challenged Heavenly Dao as Houtu, Zhen Yuanzi, Minghe, and the Ancestor Witches prepared to fight.
• Heavenly Dao backed down and declared that the Witch-Demon Tribulation could not be reversed, while Hong Yun said the Wu Clan would move into the Netherworld and avoid interfering in the Primordial Wilderness.
• The Five Saints welcomed the Wu Clan’s withdrawal, but Heavenly Dao objected, and Hong Yun and the Ancestor Witches mocked him for having once opposed the clan.

Hong Yun extorted the Myriad Heavens Celebration Cloud from Heavenly Dao Hongjun by threatening to move the Wu Race into the Netherworld, then gained a World-Destroying Great Mill Fragment from his system. The chapter ended with Heavenly Dao Hongjun offering Minghe the chance to become a Heavenly Dao Saint.

• Heavenly Dao Hongjun asked the Wu Race to state its conditions, and Hong Yun demanded that it become the Primordial Wilderness’s protagonist.
• Hong Yun next demanded that the Demon Clan’s leaders be wiped out, then asked for seven or eight Chaos Treasures; Hongjun rejected each demand.
• Hong Yun requested the Myriad Heavens Celebration Cloud and threatened to move the Wu Race into the Netherworld when Hongjun hesitated.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun gave Hong Yun the Myriad Heavens Celebration Cloud, and Hong Yun absorbed it into his inner world.
• Hong Yun praised the Heavenly Dao and received a World-Destroying Great Mill Fragment from his system.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun asked Minghe whether he was willing to become a Heavenly Dao Saint.

Minghe refused the Heavenly Dao’s offer of sainthood, Merit, and a supreme treasure after realizing he would rather remain an Earthly Dao Saint and stand with Hong Yun. The chapter ended with Minghe noticing Zhen Yuanzi glaring at the hand he had placed on Hong Yun’s shoulder.

• Heavenly Dao Hongjun offered Minghe Primordial Violet Qi, Merit, and the Primordial Sword to make him a Heavenly Dao Saint.
• Minghe laughed, underwent a breakthrough in his state of mind, and advanced to the middle stage of First Layer Saint.
• Minghe returned the offered treasures and refused, saying he already had an Earthly Dao Saint position and would not beg for another.
• Minghe declared his loyalty to Hong Yun despite Heavenly Dao Hongjun’s threat, earning the respect of the watching Great Powers.
• Minghe noticed Zhen Yuanzi staring displeasedly at his hand on Hong Yun’s shoulder.

Heavenly Dao Hongjun secured an agreement restricting powerful beings from fighting in the Primordial Wilderness, while Hong Yun found a way for the Wu Clan to keep exploring the Netherworld. After Heavenly Dao departed, Zhen Yuanzi grew increasingly irritated as the Ancestor Witches crowded around Hong Yun, and Minghe decided Zhen Yuanzi was acting strangely.

• Zhen Yuanzi refused Heavenly Dao Hongjun's attempt to recruit him, insisting that his bond with Hong Yun was stronger than Minghe's.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun proposed that Saints and Hunyuan beings refrain from fighting in the Primordial Wilderness, and Hong Yun and the gathered cultivators agreed.
• Hong Yun praised the assembled cultivators and received system rewards, while Zhunti agreed after Hong Yun reminded him of their past conflict.
• After Heavenly Dao Hongjun and the Five Saints departed, Hong Yun explained that Wu Clan members could enter the Netherworld as long as the whole clan did not move there.
• Hong Yun pointed out that the eleven Ancestor Witches could fight outside the Netherworld as Sub-Saints, and they crowded around him while pushing Zhen Yuanzi and Minghe aside.
• Zhen Yuanzi ignored Minghe, who concluded that Zhen Yuanzi had something wrong with him and resolved to keep Hong Yun away from him.

After the Yao Clan’s defeat, its leaders argued over how to recover, while Kunpeng dismissed their chances of overcoming the Wu Clan. Fuxi revealed that most of the Wu Clan had moved into the Netherworld, and the chapter ended when Di Jun and Tai Yi sensed an intruder on the Sun Star and hurried there.

• Di Jun asked Kunpeng for a strategy to strengthen the Yao Clan and defeat the Wu Clan, but Kunpeng admitted he was helpless and mocked Tai Yi’s fighting ability.
• Fuxi explained that most of the Wu Clan had entered the Netherworld and handed its vacated territory to the Human Race, whom the Yao Clan had promised not to attack.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi sensed a strange fluctuation from the Sun Star and rushed there with the other Yao Clan leaders.
• At the Sun Star’s Fusang Wood area, a thin-faced Daoist asked Senior Brother Hong Yun why he was blocking his way.

Hong Yun caught Zhunti after he lured ten Golden Crows away from the Sun Star and extorted the Six Roots Pure Bamboo from him. After Hong Yun left, Zhunti found himself trapped in the Demon Clan’s Zhou Tian Star Formation.

• Hong Yun stopped Zhunti from leaving the Sun Star and accused him of luring away ten little Golden Crows.
• Zhunti tried to break free of Hong Yun’s pressure but failed, then pleaded for release when he feared Di Jun and the Demon Clan would discover him.
• Hong Yun demanded a Supreme Grade defensive Spiritual Treasure, but Zhunti refused and offered a Bodhi Seed instead.
• Hong Yun dismissed Zhunti’s Bodhi Seed bracelet and took the Six Roots Pure Bamboo in exchange for releasing him.
• Hong Yun vanished, but Zhunti discovered the void was sealed and the Demon Clan’s Zhou Tian Star Formation surrounded him.

The ten Golden Crows left the Sun Star and flew toward the East Sea, where Kuafu captured them in a net bestowed by Hong Yun. After the Golden Crows revealed that they were Di Jun’s sons, Kuafu told them that Hong Yun was his lord.

• The nine older Golden Crows persuaded Tenth Brother to join them on a trip to the East Sea despite Di Jun’s warning to stay on the Sun Star.
• Kuafu caught all ten Golden Crows in a cloud-hidden net made from Moon Laurel Tree leaves and knocked them unconscious with a staff made from Moon Laurel Tree wood.
• The Golden Crows woke with bumps on their heads and mistook them for signs of their extraordinary destiny.
• Kuafu mocked the Golden Crows’ admiration for their Second Uncle, Tai Yi, and they angrily tried to burn through the net, but its Lunar Law extinguished their Solar True Fire.
• Big Gold told Kuafu that the Golden Crows were Di Jun’s sons and boasted of Tai Yi’s strength, so Kuafu revealed that Hong Yun, their captor’s lord, was the Dao Venerable they had praised.

Kuafu freed the ten Golden Crows and told them stories about Hong Yun, while Di Jun and Tai Yi fought Zhunti over their missing sons. Zhunti blamed Hong Yun, who appeared inside the Zhou Tian Star Formation to confront him.

• The ten Golden Crows recognized Hong Yun as the Dao Venerable they worshiped, and Kuafu freed them from the Moon Laurel leaf net.
• The Golden Crows asked Kuafu for stories about Hong Yun, and he began recounting Pangu's Creation of Heaven and Earth.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi trapped Zhunti in the Zhou Tian Star Formation and demanded to know where the ten Golden Crows had gone.
• Tai Yi's fury helped him break through to Quasi-Saint Perfection as Zhunti struggled against the formation and failed to calculate the Golden Crows' whereabouts.
• Zhunti claimed Hong Yun had left the Sun Star with the Golden Crows, and Hong Yun appeared in the formation to accuse Zhunti of slandering him.

Hong Yun feigned ignorance of Zhunti and persuaded Di Jun’s Yao Race to keep attacking him in the Zhou Tian Star Formation. The chapter ended with Zhunti battered and crying while Hong Yun stood outside, praised as a gentleman.

• Zhunti appealed to Hong Yun to clear his name, but Hong Yun pretended they had never met and accused Zhunti of abducting Di Jun’s ten Golden Crows.
• Hong Yun sided with Di Jun, withdrew from the Zhou Tian Star Formation, and watched as Tai Yi and the Yao Race attacked Zhunti.
• Hong Yun praised the fighters to gain system rewards, then mocked Kunpeng’s slacking and prompted Di Jun to demand that Kunpeng fight seriously.
• The strengthened formation battered Zhunti, while disrupted heavenly secrets prevented him from reaching Jieyin for help.
• Hong Yun pretended to consider joining the fight but withdrew in the name of Xuan Sect brotherhood, earning the Yao Race’s admiration as Zhunti cried under the continuing assault.

Red Cloud helped Di Jun locate the ten Little Golden Crows after Zhunti swore he knew nothing about their whereabouts. The Demon Clan followed Red Cloud toward the East Sea, while Zhunti left Sun Star nursing his injuries and resentment.

• Red Cloud and the Zhou Tian Star Formation battered Zhunti until Di Jun and Tai Yi demanded he reveal where the Little Golden Crows were.
• Zhunti swore to the Heavenly Dao that he did not know their whereabouts, and the Demon Clan stopped attacking him.
• Zhunti challenged Red Cloud to swear an oath too, and Red Cloud swore that the matter had nothing to do with him.
• Red Cloud threatened Zhunti when he demanded a further oath, and Zhunti apologized and admitted defeat.
• Di Jun asked Red Cloud to divine the children’s location, and Red Cloud secretly cleared his interference with the Heavenly Secrets before locating them in the Eastern Primordial Wilderness.
• Red Cloud led Di Jun and the Demon Clan toward the East Sea, while Zhunti flew away from Sun Star and vowed revenge.

Di Jun and Tai Yi searched for the ten Golden Crows, who had been living comfortably with Kuafu instead of enduring hardship in the Primordial Wilderness. The chapter ended with Di Jun waking the group, and the eldest Golden Crow mistaking him for an attacker.

• Di Jun told Tai Yi that he would punish the Golden Crows severely once they found them, while Tai Yi pleaded for leniency.
• Kuafu roasted a Spirit Ox with Lu Yi and shared it with the ten Golden Crows, who had sworn brotherhood with him and spent their time feasting and relaxing.
• Di Jun, Tai Yi, and the Demon Clan higher-ups arrived and found Kuafu and the Golden Crows napping together.
• Tai Yi decided the Golden Crows deserved to suffer a little, and Di Jun roared loudly enough to wake them.
• Lu Yi woke up, assumed the group was under attack, and angrily claimed the tribe as his Big Brother's territory.

Di Jun confronted Lu Yi after hearing him curse, but Kuafu stepped in to protect the Golden Crows from the Demon Emperor’s pressure. The brothers then recognized Hong Yun as the Dao Venerable they admired.

• Lu Yi cursed Di Jun without realizing his father had arrived, and Di Jun prepared to punish him while Tai Yi refused to intervene.
• Kuafu awakened and stood between Di Jun and Lu Yi, but Di Jun’s Quasi-Saint aura overwhelmed him.
• The ten Golden Crows shouted in Kuafu’s defense, and Hong Yun’s cough prompted Di Jun to withdraw his pressure.
• The Golden Crows threatened Di Jun and Hong Yun, so Kuafu struck Lu Er and respectfully greeted Hong Yun.
• The Golden Crows recognized Hong Yun as the Dao Venerable and exclaimed that he was the one they admired most.

Hong Yun met the ten Golden Crows and discovered that Lu Ya had yielded a Chaos Divine Fire fragment, leaving him intrigued by the youngest crow’s mystery. As Di Jun prepared to take his sons back to the Heavenly Court, Hong Yun asked them to stay and privately raised a matter concerning sainthood.

• Hong Yun praised the ten Golden Crows, and his system awarded him various cultivation and fire fragments, including one Chaos Divine Fire fragment from Lu Ya.
• Hong Yun recognized Lu Ya as the future Dao Monarch and Great Sun Tathagata, then speculated that the quiet youngest Golden Crow had an extraordinary origin.
• Tai Yi urged Di Jun to take the Golden Crows back, and Di Jun ordered his sons to return and face confinement.
• The Golden Crows resisted leaving Kuafu, but Lu Ya suggested they obey their father, prompting his brothers to tease him about Kuafu’s food and hospitality.
• Hong Yun stopped Di Jun from forcibly taking the Golden Crows away and asked everyone to stay because he had an important matter concerning the wu and Yao Clans.
• Hong Yun privately told Di Jun, Tai Yi, Fuxi, and Kunpeng that the matter concerned becoming a Saint, shocking them.