Chapter Summaries

Li Yun told the Three Pure Ones that the Demon Clan had used a Jade Talisman to attack the Human Race’s Safe Zones, prompting them to realize the incident was part of Di Jun’s scheme against Nuwa. Yuanshi Tianzun then suspected that someone else had created the talisman.

• Li Yun told the Three Pure Ones that he had gathered nearly thirty percent of the Human Race before being driven from its territory.
• Li Yun explained that the Demon Clan’s Jade Talisman could transform its members and bypass the Three Pure Ones’ protection of the Human Race’s Safe Zones.
• Sect Master Tongtian wanted to confront the Demon Clan, but Li Yun said Eastern Emperor Taiyi had called the attack a misunderstanding and the dispute had been settled.
• Laozi concluded that Di Jun had engineered the incident to provoke the Three Pure Ones into suppressing Nuwa and weakening her influence in the Demon Clan.
• Yuanshi Tianzun reasoned that neither Nuwa nor an ordinary cultivator could have made the Jade Talisman, suggesting another party was behind it.

Li Yun confirmed that the Jade Talismans he destroyed held power that did not belong to Nuwa, then explained how Merit could help the Witch Clan develop true spirits. After the Ancestor Witches thanked him and offered their support, Li Yun warned them that the Demon Clan had slaughtered Humans in the East Sea.

• Li Yun confirmed that he had destroyed two Jade Talismans whose power did not belong to Nuwa.
• Xuanming and the other Ancestor Witches thanked Li Yun after learning that his advice had helped Xing Tian develop a Merit True Spirit.
• Xuanming explained to the Three Pure Ones that Merit might help the Witch Clan strengthen their spirits and refine Lingbao.
• The Ancestor Witches promised to help Li Yun whenever he needed them, and he accepted their offer.
• Li Yun warned the Ancestor Witches that the Demon Clan had slaughtered the Human Race in the East Sea, leaving them surprised and confused.

Li Yun revealed that the Demon Clan was slaughtering Humans to forge Witch Slaughtering Swords capable of threatening the Ancestor Witches. The Twelve Ancestor Witches rushed off to restore the Earth Veins, leaving Li Yun to suspect the Earthly Dao had intervened and ask Laozi who was helping them.

• Li Yun told the Three Pure Ones and the Twelve Ancestor Witches that the Demon Clan was killing Humans to collect their Three Souls and Seven Spirits for Witch Slaughtering Swords.
• Li Yun warned that the Demon Clan might be forging swords powerful enough to pierce even the Ancestor Witches' physical defenses.
• Xuanming urged the Ancestor Witches to hasten the restoration of the Earth Veins so she could advance and strengthen them against the Demon Clan.
• The Twelve Ancestor Witches departed urgently to restore the Earth Veins and complete the Earthly Dao's task.
• Li Yun suspected the Earthly Dao had contacted Xuanming ahead of the original course of events and asked Laozi who had approved and assisted the Ancestor Witches.

Li Yun learned that the Nine Nether Seal had connected the Witch Clan to the Earthly Dao, potentially allowing Xuanming and other Ancestor Witches to attain Dao. As the Three Pure Ones planned to deepen their ties with the Witch Clan and restore the earth veins, Laozi told Jieyin and Zhunti that merit could nurture a merit true spirit from the Witch Clan’s damaged primordial spirit fragments.

• Laozi revealed that the Nine Nether Seal had enabled the Witch Clan to contact the Earthly Dao, and Li Yun considered how Xuanming might become a Saint.
• Li Yun urged the Three Pure Ones to prepare for the consequences and strengthen their relationship with the Ancestor Witches.
• Jieyin and Zhunti arrived to ask why the Three Pure Ones had been meeting with the Ancestor Witches.
• Laozi told Jieyin and Zhunti that the Ancestor Witches wanted to accelerate the restoration of the earth veins and had discovered a new use for merit.
• Laozi explained that Xing Tian had used merit to develop fragments of his damaged primordial spirit into a merit true spirit that could refine spiritual treasures.

Laozi revealed that restoring the Earth Veins could grant the Witch Clan Merit True Spirits, prompting Jieyin to invite the Three Pure Ones and Li Yun to Mount Sumeru to repair the western region. As the Saints departed, the Witch Clan and other cultivators rushed to accelerate their own restoration efforts.

• Zhunti praised Li Yun's idea of gaining Merit True Spirits through Earth Vein restoration, and Jieyin and Zhunti welcomed the prospect of restoring the Western Lands.
• Jieyin invited the Three Pure Ones to Mount Sumeru to repair its surrounding Earth Veins, and Li Yun asked to accompany them.
• Laozi accepted the invitation on the condition that Li Yun came along, and the Five Saints departed for Mount Sumeru with him.
• The Twelve Ancestor Witches accelerated the Witch Clan's restoration efforts and sent Great Witches into the field to earn Merit.
• After realizing the Saints had left to work deeper in the western region, cultivators including Zhen Yuanzi, Lei Ze, and Ancestor Minghe rushed to claim Earth Veins and earn Merit.

The Five Saints examined the damaged main Earth Vein outside Mount Sumeru and discussed repairing it with Yuanshi Tianzun’s Three-Light Divine Water. As they negotiated compensation, Sect Master Tongtian offered to trade his Nine Treasures Scepter for a branch of Zhunti’s Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, leaving Zhunti to decide.

• Jieyin and Zhunti showed the Five Saints the ruined main Earth Vein and explained that its damage had left the region barren.
• Laozi suggested using the Three-Light Divine Water Yuanshi Tianzun had collected from the Creation Green Lotus pond to restore the Earth Veins.
• Yuanshi Tianzun asked Jieyin and Zhunti for compensation, and Jieyin offered three Nine-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit.
• Laozi requested one additional lotus for Xuandu, and Jieyin agreed to provide four in total.
• Sect Master Tongtian requested a branch of the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree and offered Zhunti his Nine Treasures Scepter in exchange.

Zhunti traded a branch of the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree for Tongtian’s Nine Treasures Zen Staff, while Jieyin and Zhunti exchanged golden lotuses and other treasures with Yuanshi Tianzun and Li Yun. Li Yun used the Three-Light Divine Water to revive Mount Sumeru’s Earth Veins, and five Saints completed the restoration, leaving the region as a top-tier dojo.

• Zhunti agreed to trade a branch of the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree for Tongtian’s Nine Treasures Zen Staff, and Jieyin and Zhunti completed the exchange by giving Yuanshi Tianzun four Nine-Rank Golden Lotuses and Tongtian the branch.
• Yuanshi Tianzun gave Li Yun a golden lotus and the Jade Bottle of Three-Light Divine Water, telling him to go restore the Earth Veins.
• Li Yun poured the Three-Light Divine Water into the Earth Veins, restoring their vitality and causing spiritual energy to rise throughout the region.
• The Three Pure Ones, Jieyin, and Zhunti used their Saint-level power to restore the Earth Veins and revive the surrounding area.
• After half a month, the five Saints finished restoring Mount Sumeru, turning its region into a top-tier dojo and blessed grotto-heaven.

The Western Region’s Earth Veins were being restored, giving Jieyin and Zhunti hope that the Western Teachings would rise around Mount Sumeru. The Three Pure Ones departed to address the Human Race and Demon Clan conflict, while Jieyin gifted Li Yun a Golden Body Method and revealed that Li Yun’s physical cultivation had reached the Quasi-Saint stage.

• Jieyin and Zhunti celebrated the restoration efforts, expecting Mount Sumeru to attract beings from the Western Region and strengthen the Western Teachings.
• Laozi told Jieyin and Zhunti that the Three Pure Ones were leaving to deal with the Human Race and Demon Clan matter and seek an explanation from Nuwa.
• Jieyin gave Li Yun a Jade Talisman containing the Golden Body Method, which Li Yun considered combining with his Pangu and Ancestor Witch inheritances.
• Laozi departed with Li Yun, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Sect Master Tongtian.
• Zhunti questioned Jieyin’s decision to give Li Yun the method, and Jieyin explained that the gesture could earn Li Yun’s goodwill and revealed that Li Yun’s fleshly body had reached the Quasi-Saint stage.

Zhunti and Jieyin discussed Li Yun’s Quasi-Saint-level body and decided to focus on restoring the Western Earth Veins while recruiting races displaced by the Witch Clan. Meanwhile, the Three Pure Ones brought Li Yun to Wa Huang Palace, where Nuwa ordered her disciples to prepare for their arrival.

• Jieyin told Zhunti that Li Yun’s physical body had reached the Quasi-Saint level, and Zhunti accepted Jieyin’s decision to teach him the Golden Body Method.
• Zhunti warned Jieyin that the Three Pure Ones seemed to be supporting the Ancestor Witches, but Jieyin advised them to stay out of the conflict and prioritize rebuilding the Western Earth Veins.
• Zhunti proposed inviting displaced races to settle in the Western Region and taking members of their clans as disciples, and Jieyin assigned him to carry out the plan.
• Jieyin asked Zhunti to investigate the Human, Chan, and Jie Sect Disciples spreading their teachings among the Human Race and why Nuwa’s fortune had gone to Li Yun.
• The Three Pure Ones brought Li Yun to Wa Huang Palace, where Nuwa dismissed the Inner Disciples and ordered Di Yi to welcome them.

Nuwa introduced her three Direct Disciples to the Three Pure Ones, including the mysterious Lan Yue, whose origins lay at the boundary between Chaos and the Primordial World. Laozi then accused the Demon Clan of entering the Safe Zones and slaughtering humans, and Nuwa ordered Di Yi to summon Di Jun so she could demand an explanation.

• Di Yi guided the Three Pure Ones and Li Yun into Wa Huang Palace to meet Nuwa and her disciples.
• Nuwa introduced Di Yi, Huo Ling'er, and Lan Yue as her Direct Disciples, and explained Huo Ling'er's Vermilion Bird heritage.
• Nuwa revealed that Lan Yue was a Primordial Being born near the boundary between Chaos and the Primordial World, but withheld further details about her origins.
• Yuanshi Tianzun praised Lan Yue as a potential inheritor, but Nuwa said she had not decided on an inheritor.
• Laozi accused the Demon Clan of violating the rules by entering the Safe Zones and killing members of the Human Race there.
• Nuwa, who said she had known nothing about the killings, told Di Yi to bring Di Jun to her so he could explain the matter.

The Three Pure Ones visited Nuwa to explain that someone had sabotaged their agreement and to turn her against the Demon Clan, revealing that Hongjun was likely behind the interference. Nuwa began to suspect Hongjun, while Li Yun realized the Human Race would have to rely on itself and continued drinking Nuwa’s Stellar Essence wine.

• Di Yi left Wa Huang Palace, and Nuwa dismissed Huo Ling'er and Lan Yue while allowing Li Yun to remain with the Three Pure Ones.
• Nuwa told Laozi she had known nothing about the Demon Clan entering the Three Pure Ones’ Safe Zones and suspected someone had deliberately arranged it.
• Laozi explained that the Three Pure Ones had come to warn Nuwa that someone had sabotaged their agreement and was trying to set her against them.
• Li Yun realized the Three Pure Ones were sowing discord between Nuwa and the Demon Clan, and he concluded that the Human Race would need to become self-reliant.
• Nuwa ruled out Jieyin and Zhunti after learning they had been working with the Three Pure Ones, then suspected Hongjun.
• Yuanshi Tianzun said Hongjun was likely responsible for the interference, while the Three Pure Ones noted that Nuwa’s side had suffered greater losses.

Nuwa learned that Hongjun had helped Di Jun and the others provoke conflict with the Three Pure Ones, and she suspected Fuxi had betrayed her too. She promised to sever all ties with the Human Race, but Fuxi arrived with news of a deadly Demon Clan attack there.

• Nuwa realized Hongjun had likely helped Di Jun and the others undermine her agreement with the Three Pure Ones, and she suspected Fuxi had kept the operation from her.
• Nuwa concealed her suspicions from Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, Sect Master Tongtian, and Li Yun, then agreed to stop contacting the Human Race and entering its territory.
• Fuxi hurried in, and Nuwa noticed his panic, confirming her suspicion that he had played a role in the betrayal.
• Fuxi told Nuwa that Di Jun's subordinates had used special Jade Talismans to bypass Saint artifact protections and kill many humans.
• Fuxi reported that Eastern Emperor Taiyi and the Ten Great Demon Marshals had entered Human Race territory, where the heavenly secrets had been sealed.

Fuxi tried to accuse Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi of destroying the record of Nuwa’s agreement with the Saint of Supreme Purity, hoping to turn the Three Pure Ones against his rivals and strengthen his own position. Di Jun arrived and exposed that Fuxi had known about the matter much earlier, leaving Fuxi’s scheme under scrutiny.

• Fuxi claimed that Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi had destroyed the details of Nuwa’s agreement with the Saint of Supreme Purity.
• Nuwa asked Fuxi when he had learned the information, and his expression stiffened.
• Di Jun and Di Yi entered the hall before Fuxi could explain himself.
• Di Jun accused Fuxi of withholding the information, noting that cultivators from the Fuxi Palace lineage had returned from Human Race territory before Pangolin delivered the news.

Di Jun admitted that the Demon Clan had helped Hongjun’s scheme and negotiated an end to its campaign against the Human Race. Nuwa then asked Li Yun whether he could kill a Quasi-Saint Late Stage, leaving his strength under scrutiny.

• Nuwa condemned Fuxi for betraying her trust, then demanded an explanation from Di Jun.
• Di Jun admitted the deception and offered Nuwa one favor within his power; Nuwa accepted his proposal.
• Di Jun told the Three Pure Ones that the Demon Clan would withdraw from the East Sea Coast and stop pursuing the Human Race.
• Laozi demanded the Demon Clan’s Jade Talisman, and Di Jun agreed to have Taiyi withdraw the troops and hand it over.
• Nuwa asked Li Yun whether he could kill a Quasi-Saint Late Stage.

Li Yun revealed that his physical strength had let him kill ordinary Quasi-Saint Late Stage Demon Gods, surprising Di Yi and the others. Laozi then asked Nuwa to help locate the Lingbao Li Yun was fated to obtain, which Li Yun recognized as the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler.

• Nuwa asked whether Li Yun could kill Quasi-Saint Late Stage opponents, and Li Yun confirmed he could defeat ordinary ones but not those with exceptional potential or bloodlines.
• Di Yi and the others reacted with surprise at Li Yun's strength, and Li Yun explained that his Quasi-Saint Middle Stage physical body and bloodline had driven his rapid growth.
• Nuwa suggested that Li Yun would outmatch her disciples in a future contest, and Laozi replied that her disciples were strong as well.
• Laozi asked Nuwa to help deduce the location or owner of the Lingbao Li Yun was fated to obtain, revealing that the Three Brothers had already tried using Di Jun's River Diagram and Luo Book.
• Li Yun realized Laozi meant the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler and expected Nuwa's help to make locating it easier.

The Three Pure Ones and Nuwa used Di Jun’s River Diagram and Luo Book to begin seeking the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler, while Li Yun and Di Yi left Wa Huang Palace’s inner chamber. Di Yi asked why his brothers had grown distant, and Li Yun suggested they were trying not to hinder his cultivation and hoped to grow strong enough to stand beside him.

• Nuwa agreed to help the Three Pure Ones, and Di Jun lent Laozi the River Diagram and Luo Book.
• The Three Pure Ones and Nuwa poured their power into the River Diagram and Luo Book, isolating Li Yun, Di Jun, Fuxi, and Di Yi.
• Di Jun sent Li Yun and Di Yi to tour Wa Huang Palace, then demanded an explanation from Fuxi, who refused to answer to him.
• Li Yun and Di Yi saw the other nine Golden Crow Crown Princes training in the palace plaza.
• Di Yi asked Li Yun why his brothers seemed distant, and Li Yun said they likely wanted him to cultivate without distraction and hoped to fight alongside him one day.

Li Yun helped Di Yi understand his younger brother’s distance and discussed Fuxi’s actions and the Demon Clan’s uncertain future with him. Lu Ya then announced that Xi He was pregnant with ten Jade Rabbit daughters, leaving Li Yun to suspect they could strengthen the Demon Clan’s Grand Formation of the Stars.

• Di Yi thanked Li Yun for explaining that his younger brother had grown distant because he wanted to become stronger and fight alongside him.
• Li Yun asked Di Yi what he thought of Fuxi’s actions, and Di Yi said Fuxi had acted rashly but did not intend to betray the Demon Clan.
• Lu Ya and the other Sons of the Demon Emperor told Di Yi that Xi He was pregnant with daughters who were Jade Rabbits with Extreme Yin Bodies.
• Li Yun realized the Ten Jade Rabbits might guard the Lunar Star and strengthen the Demon Clan’s Grand Formation of the Stars.
• Di Yi hurried to visit Xi He, while Li Yun advised that she should move to the Lunar Star to await the birth.

After advising the Ten Golden Crows about Xi He's dangerous pregnancy, Li Yun met Huo Ling'er and Lan Yue. Huo Ling'er invited him to meet Golden Phoenix, while Lan Yue asked him for guidance on choosing her future path.

• Li Yun divined that the heavenly secrets surrounding Xi He's pregnancy were concealed, then prepared to leave as the Ten Golden Crows rushed to inform their mother.
• Huo Ling'er arrived with Lan Yue and asked Li Yun about Kong Xuan joining the Interception Sect; he explained that Kong Xuan and Da Peng were Yuan Feng's sons and could not safely return to the Phoenix Clan.
• Huo Ling'er told Li Yun that Golden Phoenix wanted to meet him, and he agreed to follow her.
• Lan Yue asked Li Yun to advise her about the future path her master had presented to her, and he agreed to listen.

Lan Yue asked Li Yun to help her choose between the Law of Stars and the Law of Deep Space, and he explained the strengths and challenges of each. They arrived at Wa Huang Palace, where Golden Phoenix greeted Li Yun and began to ask him about something she needed to confirm.

• Lan Yue told Li Yun that her innate Laws were the Law of Stars and the Law of Deep Space, and that she was unsure which to cultivate.
• Li Yun judged the Law of Deep Space to have greater potential but said the Law of Stars could be easier to develop with Nuwa's help and the Demon Clan's Grand Formation of the Stars.
• Huo Ling'er led Li Yun and Lan Yue to the rear courtyard of Wa Huang Palace, where they saw Golden Phoenix in her Quasi-Saint form.
• Golden Phoenix transformed into her Dao Body form, greeted Li Yun politely, and apologized for inviting him to ask him something.
• Li Yun agreed to answer unless her question concerned confidential matters of the Three Pure Ones' Lineage, and Golden Phoenix began to speak.

Golden Phoenix asked Li Yun to summon Kong Xuan and Da Peng back to the Phoenix Clan, but Li Yun accused her of trying to make them inherit the clan’s Karma and exploit their ties to the Interception Sect. Golden Phoenix admitted she wanted the princes to sacrifice for their race, leaving Huo Ling’er and Lan Yue wary of her.

• Golden Phoenix asked Li Yun to pass a message to Kong Xuan and Da Peng, inviting them to return to the Phoenix Clan.
• Li Yun refused and accused Golden Phoenix of plotting to burden her brothers with the Phoenix Clan’s Karma and use their connections to Sect Master Tongtian.
• Li Yun warned that the plan could ruin Kong Xuan and Da Peng’s futures and bring conflict with the Interception Sect.
• Huo Ling’er and Lan Yue began to distrust Golden Phoenix, and Huo Ling’er confronted her aunt.
• Golden Phoenix defended her plan as a sacrifice for the Phoenix Clan and argued that Kong Xuan and Da Peng should contribute to their race.