Recaps

Li Yun encouraged Huang Long to grow stronger despite the Dragon Clan's rejection, then received the newly forged Postnatal Supreme Treasure axe from Yuanshi Tianzun. He flew to the Witch Clan to fulfill their agreement and encountered Chi Yun while searching for Xing Tian.

• Li Yun explained to Huang Long that strength could earn him the Dragon Clan's respect, and Huang Long resolved to cultivate harder.
• Yuanshi Tianzun completed the dark-golden axe, inscribed it with the Size as Desired technique, and handed it to Li Yun.
• Li Yun set out for the Witch Clan while Kong Xuan and the others stayed behind with the Three Pure Ones.
• After ten hours of flight, Li Yun entered Witch Clan territory and approached a Great Witch he recognized as Chi Yun.
• Chi Yun asked Li Yun whether he had finished cultivating in seclusion.

Li Yun visited Xing Tian to repay him for the Gan Qi Axe, giving him a Saint-forged axe that greatly increased his strength. After declining Xing Tian’s invitation to Pangu Hall, Li Yun left to rejoin his master and martial uncles at Buzhou Mountain.

• Li Yun told Chi Yun he had recovered and asked him to guide him to Xing Tian’s tribe so he could return a favor for the Gan Qi Axe.
• Chi Yun led Li Yun to the Xing Tian Tribe, where Xing Tian and another Great Witch were preparing to leave after an Ancestor Witch Summoning Order.
• Xing Tian noticed Li Yun’s greatly improved physical cultivation and invited him to visit the Ancestor Witches at Pangu Hall, but Li Yun declined.
• Li Yun gave Xing Tian a Postnatal Supreme Treasure axe forged by Yuanshi, explaining that it could absorb Innate Turbid Qi and change size.
• Xing Tian refined the axe with his Essence Blood, and its power increased his combat strength dramatically; Li Yun then departed for Buzhou Mountain.

After trading the Gan Qi Axe for a Witch Clan treasure, Li Yun returned to Laozi and followed the Three Pure Ones into the Thirty-three Heavens. The group witnessed Demon Clan guards bar Daluo Golden Immortals from the Second Heaven, while Xing Tian and the other Top Great Witches arrived at Pangu Hall in response to the Ancestor Witches' urgent summons.

• Xing Tian told Chi Yun and the other Great Witches that exchanging the Gan Qi Axe for Li Yun's treasure was a fair return of courtesy, then hurried with them to Pangu Hall.
• Li Yun returned to Laozi, and the Three Pure Ones led their group toward the Thirty-three Heavens.
• A Demon God told the Three Pure Ones that cultivators were to gather outside the Demon Emperor's Palace and that Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti had already arrived.
• Demon Clan guards blocked Daluo Golden Immortals below the grand unity golden immortal mid-stage from entering the Second Heaven, and Laozi continued onward with his group.
• Xing Tian and the other Top Great Witches arrived at Pangu Hall and bowed before the Twelve Ancestor Witches.

Xuanming and Dijiang sent Xing Tian and the other Great Witches to search the Primordial World for emerging treasures that could strengthen Xuanming. When Xuanming discovered Xing Tian’s Postnatal Supreme Treasure axe, his account of trading with Li Yun revealed that Great Witches could refine such treasures and gain a major boost in combat power.

• Dijiang explained that heavenly phenomena signaled the emergence of treasures and ordered the Great Witches to search separate regions for Innate Spirit Treasures and Spirit Roots.
• Xuanming noticed Xing Tian’s axe and identified it as a Postnatal Supreme Treasure forged by Yuanshi Tianzun.
• Xing Tian said he had traded his Gan Qi Axe to Li Yun, who arranged for Yuanshi Tianzun to forge the replacement.
• Xing Tian activated the axe, demonstrating how it greatly increased his strength and astonished the Great Witches and Ancestor Witches.
• Xing Tian explained that the axe had already recognized him as its master and could no longer be traded or given away.

Xing Tian concealed his exchange with Li Yun from the Ancestor Witches, who agreed to gather treasures for Xuanming and materials for future Postnatal Supreme Treasures. At the Demon Emperor’s Palace, the Three Pure Ones arrived to meet Di Jun and the other powerful figures, and Laozi asked Li Yun to join them at the seats of honor.

• Xing Tian decided not to reveal the Nine Forms of Heaven-Opening to the Ancestor Witches and left Pangu Hall after Dijiang told him to prepare for the next mission.
• Dijiang and the Ancestor Witches discussed obtaining Postnatal Supreme Treasures from Yuanshi Tianzun and gathering treasures for Xuanming.
• Zhujiuyin proposed that the Ancestor Witches collect suitable crafting materials for future use, and they divided their duties between guarding Pangu Hall and going out to gather resources.
• The Three Pure Ones arrived at the Demon Emperor’s Palace, where Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi welcomed them and arranged for their disciples to meet Di Jun’s sons.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi guided Li Yun and the other disciples to their seats, but Laozi called Li Yun to accompany the Three Pure Ones to the seats of honor.

Laozi publicly protected Li Yun and revealed that he supported Li Yun’s choice to Attain Dao through Strength. When Zhunti questioned that choice, Li Yun accepted another Bodhi Seed and prepared to explain himself.

• Laozi called Li Yun to stand beside him, signaling to the gathered cultivators that he would protect him.
• Laozi gave Li Yun a meditation cushion behind him, and the Three Pure Ones took their seats with Jieyin, Zhunti, and Nuwa.
• Laozi praised Li Yun’s choice to Attain Dao through Strength and asked Zhunti for a Bodhi Seed.
• Li Yun thanked Zhunti for the Bodhi Seed he had given him before, prompting Zhunti to offer him another one.
• Zhunti asked Li Yun why he had chosen a path the Dao Ancestor had declared impassable, and the assembled cultivators waited for his answer.

Li Yun argued that attaining Dao through strength offered him a viable alternative to severing the three corpses, since the path to sainthood required Hongmeng Purple Qi that was no longer available. His remarks drew attention to Hong Yun as the holder of the last remaining strand, leaving him exposed to the ambitions of powerful cultivators.

• Li Yun asked to speak, and Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Sect Master Tongtian openly promised to support him.
• Li Yun agreed that attaining Dao through strength could not make someone a Saint, but pointed out that Minghe and Eastern Emperor Taiyi had also failed to become Saints despite severing all three corpses.
• Li Yun explained that Hongmeng Purple Qi was also needed for sainthood and that none remained; the cultivators turned their attention to Hong Yun, its last holder.
• Zhen Yuanzi realized Li Yun's remarks had made Hong Yun a target and feared that he would face a fatal crisis.
• Li Yun declared that he would pursue the half-Saint level through attaining Dao by strength, relying on the Three Pure Ones' support to reach combat power comparable to a Saint.

Li Yun argued that cultivators without Hongmeng Purple Qi should pursue Attain Dao through Strength rather than seek sainthood, persuading the Three Sects’ disciples and earning Di Jun’s gratitude. The chapter ended with Di Jun asking Li Yun about the risks of that path.

• Li Yun explained that Attain Dao through Strength offered the best route for cultivators unable to obtain Hongmeng Purple Qi, prompting Kong Xuan, Xuandu, Zhenwu, and other disciples to thank him and choose that path.
• The assembled experts recognized Li Yun’s reasoning but realized they could not change course after severing their corpses.
• Di Jun praised Li Yun’s advice and had his ten sons thank him, saying they still had the freedom to choose their cultivation path.
• Li Yun noticed Lu Ya among Di Jun’s sons and recalled his future role in the conflict between the Chan Teachings and the Interception Sect.
• Di Jun sent Di Er and the other sons to mingle with the Three Teachings’ disciples, then seated Di Yi beside him as his heir.
• Di Jun asked Li Yun whether Attain Dao through Strength had drawbacks or required special care.

Di Jun asked Laozi for guidance on Attaining Dao through Strength, hoping to choose a path for his descendants, and lent him the River Diagram and Luo Book in exchange. Laozi then arranged a spar between Li Yun and Di Yi to demonstrate the path’s power, but Di Yi noticed that Li Yun had not yet reached the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.

• Laozi said Li Yun’s path came from the Pangu Inheritance, prompting Di Jun to consider having his descendants pursue Attaining Dao through Strength.
• Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi asked Laozi for guidance on the cultivation path for their descendants.
• Laozi agreed to offer pointers in exchange for borrowing the River Diagram and Luo Book for a thousand years, and Di Jun handed them over.
• Laozi asked Li Yun to spar with Di Yi so the gathered cultivators could witness the power of Attaining Dao through Strength.
• Di Yi accepted the spar but pointed out that Li Yun was still at the Perfection of Tai Yi Golden Immortal stage, surprising Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi.

Li Yun revealed that he had not reached Daluo but claimed his Pangu cultivation made him stronger than ordinary Daluo, then demonstrated his power against Di Yi. Di Yi brought out the Soul Devouring Spear, while Li Yun prepared the Gan Qi Axe, leaving the onlookers wondering whether he had also fought Xing Tian.

• Li Yun told Di Yi that he had not entered Daluo because he cultivated Pangu's method, but said ordinary Daluo were no match for him.
• Li Yun manifested his nine-clawed True Dragon Soul, and Di Yi attacked with Three-legged Golden Crows formed from True Sun Fire and the Law of Fire.
• Li Yun's True Dragon Soul destroyed Di Yi's flaming Golden Crows, revealing that Li Yun's strength and Magical Power rivaled Grand Unity Golden Immortal Perfection.
• Di Yi summoned the Soul Devouring Spear, a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, and the crowd recalled its history and its connection to Di Jun.
• Li Yun summoned the Gan Qi Axe and told Di Yi that he had fought Great Witches for several thousand years, prompting speculation that he had fought Xing Tian.

Li Yun sparred with Di Yi, using their fight to demonstrate the power of Attaining Dao through Strength and help Di Yi improve. When Li Yun ended the match with a powerful axe strike, Di Jun intercepted it and recognized that Li Yun had used the Law of Strength.

• Di Yi charged Li Yun with the Soul Devouring Spear, and Li Yun met him with the Gan Qi Axe.
• Li Yun held back and sparred with Di Yi, giving him time to improve his combat experience.
• Di Jun and others praised Li Yun and reflected on the strength of Attaining Dao through Strength.
• Li Yun decided the sparring had gone on long enough and struck Di Yi with a powerful axe attack.
• Di Jun blocked the attack but staggered backward, then asked Li Yun whether he had used the Law of Strength.

Li Yun revealed that he had mastered the Law of Strength, stunning the gathered cultivators and confirming his immense potential. After Di Yi thanked him for the guidance, Li Yun received the Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation trait as a reward for defeating him.

• Di Jun identified Li Yun's power as the Law of Strength, and Li Yun confirmed that he had mastered it.
• Jieyin, Zhunti, and Nuwa rose in shock as they considered how strong Li Yun might become.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian praised Li Yun's progress and explained that he had trained with the Witch Clan to awaken his Law.
• Cultivators learned that Li Yun carried Pangu bloodline, while Xuandu and the other disciples understood why the Three Pure Ones favored him.
• Kong Xuan, Zhenwu, and Bai Jie kept their fighting spirit despite recognizing Li Yun's superiority.
• Di Yi thanked Li Yun for his guidance, and Li Yun received the Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation trait for defeating him.

After defeating Di Yi, Li Yun equipped the Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation Trait and advised him to improve his combat experience. The Three Pure Ones then began using the River Diagram and Luo Book to divine Li Yun’s future needs and cultivation questions, drawing envy from the gathered Saints and cultivators.

• Li Yun equipped the Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation Trait, improving his escape technique.
• Li Yun told Di Yi that his practical combat experience needed work, and Di Jun promised to arrange sparring matches with Demon Gods after the banquet.
• Di Yi worried that he could not match Li Yun’s powerful foundation, while Di Jun considered whether his children could join the Three Teachings.
• Laozi called Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian to help him use the River Diagram and Luo Book for a divination.
• Zhunti asked Li Yun what the Three Pure Ones were doing, and Li Yun explained that they were divining his future needs and cultivation questions.
• The onlookers envied Li Yun’s close guidance from the Three Pure Ones and recognized how dangerous it would be to oppose him.

Laozi gave Li Yun the River Diagram and Luo Book to study, then explained to Di Jun that the Three Pure Ones had helped Xuanming become the Witch Clan’s ruler and gain a primordial spirit. The chapter left Laozi revealing that the Ancestor Witches had requested the method to Attain Dao and become a Saint in exchange for helping Li Yun awaken a Law.

• Laozi used the River Diagram and Luo Book to gain information, then handed the treasures to Li Yun to comprehend.
• Li Yun began studying the River Diagram and Luo Book, hoping to master their secrets before his thousand-year opportunity ended.
• Di Jun asked Laozi whether Xuanming had become the Witch Clan’s ruler and gained a primordial spirit.
• Laozi confirmed that the Three Pure Ones had helped Xuanming, but said he had been surprised by her achievement.
• Laozi explained that he had gone to the Witch Clan to help Li Yun awaken a Law, and that the Ancestor Witches had asked for the method to Attain Dao and become a Saint in return.

Laozi revealed that the Ancestor Witches had used Attaining Dao through Destiny to empower Xuanming, then Di Jun began a ceremony naming his ten sons as Golden Crow Crown Princes. The Heavenly Dao granted the princes Merit, strengthening them and the Demon Clan, while their duty to alternate the sun and moon lay ahead.

• Laozi explained that Attaining Dao through Destiny had empowered Xuanming and formed her primordial spirit when the Ancestor Witches transferred their Destiny to her.
• Laozi urged Di Jun to begin the gathering, and Di Jun declared the ceremony open.
• Di Jun named Di Yi, Di Er, Lu Ya, and his other sons Yao Race Crown Princes and assigned them the duty of alternating the sun and moon.
• The Heavenly Dao bestowed Merit on the ten Golden Crows, raising their strength and bolstering the Demon Clan's Destiny.
• The Demon Clan cheered the new Crown Princes as other cultivators looked on enviously.

Di Jun proposed an exhibition match between the Ten Golden Crows and the Three Pure Ones’ disciples, and Laozi turned it into a challenge that would pit just two disciples against all ten. After Di Jun accepted, Laozi proposed adding stakes, leaving the match’s terms still to be settled.

• Di Jun suggested an exhibition match between his children and the Three Pure Ones’ disciples.
• Laozi agreed but pointed out that the Three Sects had too few Grand Unity Golden Immortals for a fair contest.
• Laozi proposed that two disciples from the Chan and Jie Sects each fight five Golden Crow Crown Princes.
• Di Jun objected that the proposal slighted his children, but accepted after Laozi invoked Li Yun’s overwhelming strength.
• Laozi said the juniors should receive rewards and proposed that the match have stakes.

Laozi proposed a wager between the Three Teachings and the Demon Clan, with twelve innate spirit treasures at stake and Li Yun allowed to choose a treasure from the Demon Race Treasure Vault if the Golden Crows lost. Nuwa accepted the gamble after Laozi promised a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, committing five of the Demon Clan’s treasures if her side lost.

• Nuwa intervened when Di Jun hesitated, and Laozi proposed wagering twelve innate spirit treasures on the Golden Crows’ contest against the Three Teachings’ disciples.
• Laozi demanded that Li Yun be allowed to choose any treasure from the Demon Race Treasure Vault if the Golden Crows lost.
• Di Jun worried that losing would cripple the Demon Clan, while Nuwa urged him to accept the gamble.
• Laozi promised to include a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure among his side’s stakes if they lost.
• Nuwa accepted the wager despite objections from Di Jun, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Fuxi, and Bai Ze, pledging five high-grade innate spirit treasures if the Golden Crows lost.

Di Jun agreed to the Three Pure Ones’ challenge to restore his standing, and Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian chose Zhenwu and Kong Xuan to fight. The gathered cultivators learned that both were the Saints’ Inheritors of the Robe and Bowl, and Di Jun sent Di Yi back into the contest to defend the Demon Clan’s dignity.

• Nuwa’s proposal persuaded Di Jun to accept the challenge, and he explained that his hesitation had come from the many Innate Spirit Treasures at stake.
• Di Jun asked which disciples the Three Saints would send into battle.
• Yuanshi Tianzun named Zhenwu as Chan Teachings’ fighter, and Zhenwu stepped onto the plaza.
• Sect Master Tongtian named Kong Xuan as Jie Teachings’ fighter, and Kong Xuan confidently followed Zhenwu onto the plaza.
• The All Gods learned that Zhenwu and Kong Xuan were the Saints’ Inheritors of the Robe and Bowl and heard that they were the sons of Black Tortoise and Yuan Feng.
• Di Jun recalled the Three Clans Hegemony Era and ordered Di Yi to lead the Golden Crow Crown Princes in defending the Demon Clan’s dignity.

Di Yi and the other Golden Crow Crown Princes fought Zhenwu and Kong Xuan in two separate arenas, while Zhenwu’s Mysterious Water Domain countered the Golden Crows’ flames. The five Golden Crows joined forces and attacked Zhenwu’s true form, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Di Jun agreed to begin the contest, and Yuanshi Tianzun divided the plaza into separate arenas for Zhenwu and Kong Xuan to face five Golden Crow Crown Princes each.
• The Golden Crows attacked Zhenwu with True Sun Fire, but Zhenwu spread his Mysterious Water Domain and extinguished their flames.
• Di Wu urged his brothers to reveal their true forms, and the five Golden Crows transformed into enormous Three-legged Golden Crows.
• Zhenwu transformed into a Black Tortoise and expanded his domain, then sent weapons of Mystic Water against the Golden Crows.
• Lu Ya recognized that the Golden Crows were losing ground, so he and his four brothers charged Zhenwu together and struck his shell with their claws.

Kong Xuan instantly defeated Di Yi, Di Er, and the others with his Seven-Colored Divine Light, while the Five Golden Crows continued attacking Zhenwu. Zhunti coveted Kong Xuan’s technique, but Tongtian warned him not to target his disciple, leaving the Western saints wary of the threat to their dao tradition.

• Zhenwu retracted his head and tail, and the Five Golden Crows’ attacks struck a Divine Pattern on his shell that secretly rebounded their force.
• Kong Xuan’s Seven-Colored Divine Light vanished the True Sun Fire and left Di Yi, Di Er, and the others bloodied and kneeling in defeat.
• Nuwa and Jieyin remarked on the resemblance between Kong Xuan’s Seven-Colored Divine Light and Zhunti’s Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, and Zhunti considered taking Kong Xuan as a disciple or using his technique to improve his treasure.
• Sect Master Tongtian sensed Zhunti’s intentions and warned him that Kong Xuan was his Inheritor of the Robe and Bowl.
• Zhunti claimed he had only been captivated by Kong Xuan’s technique, but Tongtian threatened to place the Immortal-Slaying Four Swords outside Mount Sumeru if Zhunti coveted his disciple again.
• Jieyin and Zhunti understood Tongtian’s warning as a threat to seal away or destroy the Western Teachings’ inheritance.

The Demon Clan’s final fighters, Lu Ya and four Golden Crow Crown Princes, appeared to dominate Zhenwu until Nuwa recognized that his Divine Patterns were building a powerful Rebound Force. Di Jun conceded to protect his sons, ending the battle and confirming the Demon Clan’s defeat.

• Jieyin stopped Tongtian from pressing Zhunti over Kong Xuan, and the gathered cultivators realized the Seven-Colored Divine Light had decisively countered the Ten Golden Crows.
• Nuwa warned Di Jun that Zhenwu’s Divine Patterns were returning and intensifying the damage Lu Ya and the other Golden Crow Crown Princes had taken.
• Taiyi urged Di Jun to end the fight before his sons suffered worse injuries or damage to their origins.
• Di Jun conceded to Yuanshi Tianzun, who removed the barrier, while Taiyi halted Lu Ya and the others’ attacks.
• Lu Ya and the other Golden Crow Crown Princes returned to their Innate Dao Bodies and spat blood as their injuries became apparent.

Zhenwu defeated the Ten Golden Crows with his Rebound Force, while Kong Xuan and Zhenwu’s victories impressed the gathered cultivators and heightened concern over Hong Yun’s Hongmeng Purple Qi. Nuwa paid the wager and proposed a future contest with her Demon Clan disciples, and Jieyin and Zhunti asked to join it.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi realized Zhenwu’s Rebound Force had injured the Ten Golden Crows and ordered attendants to escort them away.
• Zhenwu returned to his Dao body, greeted Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and went back to the Disciples of the Three Sects as they celebrated his and Kong Xuan’s victories.
• The gathered cultivators admired Zhenwu and Kong Xuan’s abilities, while many began eyeing Hong Yun’s Hongmeng Purple Qi as a path to becoming Saints.
• Laozi reminded Nuwa and Di Jun that they had to honor the wager, and Nuwa handed over five high-grade innate spirit treasures.
• Nuwa told Laozi she planned to take Direct Disciples from the Demon Clan and requested another contest, which Laozi accepted.
• Jieyin and Zhunti asked Laozi and Nuwa to let them participate in the future contest as well.

Laozi agreed to Nuwa’s proposal for a disciple sparring match, which Nuwa scheduled for fifty thousand years later, while Jieyin and Zhunti watched the exchange. After Di Jun distributed the Demon Clan’s wager of Innate Spirit Treasures, Kong Xuan gave his chosen sword to Da Peng before Zhenwu and the other disciples selected their treasures.

• Laozi agreed to let the disciples of the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa spar, and Jieyin and Zhunti joined the proposed gathering.
• Nuwa set the sparring match for fifty thousand years later and said her disciples would be chosen from Grand Unity Golden Immortals.
• Laozi accepted the challenge on behalf of the Three Pure Ones, while Jieyin and Zhunti realized their disciples would be at a disadvantage.
• Di Jun produced six more High-Grade Innate Spirit Treasures, honored the Demon Clan’s wager, and offered Li Yun a later choice from the Demon Race Treasure Vault.
• Kong Xuan chose a black-and-white sword and gave it to Da Peng, then Zhenwu and the other disciples began selecting treasures.

Li Yun comprehended the Innate Eight Trigrams from the River Diagram and Luo Book while the thousand-year agreement protected his cultivation. As the Eight Trigrams revealed the Demon Clan’s Stellar Force, Laozi stopped Di Jun and the others from interrupting him.

• The Innate Spirit Treasures were distributed, and Xuandu accepted the remaining High-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure while Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi regretted their expenses.
• Li Yun began manifesting the Innate Eight Trigrams, drawing praise from Jieyin and the other Saints and unsettling Di Jun as his comprehension of the River Diagram and Luo Book deepened.
• Laozi reminded Di Jun that Li Yun’s thousand-year period to comprehend the treasures had not ended, and Di Jun promised to honor the agreement.
• After eight hundred years, the Eight Trigrams around Li Yun blazed with Stellar Force, which Fuxi recognized as the core power of the Demon Clan’s Grand Formation of the Stars.
• Di Jun, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Bai Ze, and other Demon Clan members moved to stop Li Yun, but Laozi threatened them and forced them to stand down.

Li Yun fused the Innate Eight Trigrams and stellar power into a domain that evolved into the Divine Trait Heavenly Extreme Domain, granting him the ability to see through things and glimpse five seconds into the future. After completing his comprehension, he returned the River Diagram and Luo Book to Laozi.

• Di Jun and the other cultivators watched as Li Yun formed a domain, while Zhenwu and Gui Ling admitted they could not match it.
• Kong Xuan decided to study domain methods and work toward creating a Yin Yang Five Elements Domain.
• Li Yun completed the Stellar Eight Trigrams Domain, which spread across nearly two-thirds of the plaza.
• The system announced that Li Yun's Domain Trait had evolved into the Divine Trait Heavenly Extreme Domain, allowing him to see through all things and briefly glimpse five seconds into the future.
• Li Yun used his new domain to spot several Divine Trait holders, including Hong Yun and Minghe, before withdrawing it.
• Li Yun went to Laozi, announced that he had finished comprehending the River Diagram and Luo Book, and handed them back.