Chapter Summaries

Li Yun confirmed that the Three Pure Ones and Queen Mother of the West had reached an agreement, and the Small World’s completion would end their dispute. After Queen Mother of the West imprisoned the captured disciples in the Dark Tower, the Three Pure Ones prepared to leave, with the other participants still facing accountability.

• Pan Wang asked Li Yun whether the Three Pure Ones and Queen Mother of the West had reached an agreement, and Li Yun told him the matter would end once the Small World was complete.
• The Three Pure Ones finished condensing the Small World, making it an independent blessed grotto-heaven.
• Queen Mother of the West placed the Dark Tower inside the Small World, then released Cihang, Juliusun, Chang Er Dingguangxian, and the others from the Qian Kun Bag and sent them into the tower.
• Laozi said the Three Pure Ones would take their leave, and Queen Mother of the West let them go while reminding them that other participants would still face accountability.

The Three Pure Ones returned to Kunlun after settling matters with Queen Mother of the West, then prepared to stage a public split between Laozi and his brothers to avoid tighter control from the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun. Before Laozi departed for Shouyang Mountain, he told Li Yun to summon two treasures, and the Gan Qi Axe immediately threatened the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler.

• Queen Mother of the West accepted the Three Pure Ones’ assurances, and they left West Kunlun with Li Yun and the others.
• Back at Kunlun, Laozi summoned Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian while Kong Xuan and Zhenwu were sent to calm the disciples and forbid Jie Teachings disciples from approaching West Kunlun.
• The Three Pure Ones sealed the Palace of Supreme Purity with their supreme treasures as Laozi explained that he and his brothers had to make their split appear genuine to outsiders.
• Laozi said he would move to Shouyang Mountain to watch over the Human Race and rely on his agreement with the Kirin Clan if needed.
• Laozi asked Li Yun to summon the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler and the Gan Qi Axe, and the frightened Xuanhuang Ruler Artifact Spirit cried out as the Gan Qi Axe tried to devour it.

Li Yun and Laozi moved against the Gan Qi Axe after learning that the Sky-Opening Axe Spirit wanted to devour the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler. Laozi explained that the Ruler had evolved and was a safer, better vessel, then ordered Li Yun to begin devouring the axe and seizing its spirit.

• Li Yun suppressed the Gan Qi Axe and revealed that the Sky-Opening Axe Spirit had awakened and wanted to devour the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler.
• Yuanshi Tianzun urged Li Yun to help the axe spirit evolve, but Laozi instead attacked the Gan Qi Axe with Saint's Power.
• Laozi used the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda to suppress the Gan Qi Axe, while the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler strengthened the pagoda's Xuanhuang light.
• Laozi explained that the evolved Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler had a trustworthy artifact spirit and could absorb the Gan Qi Axe while retaining its merit power and Xuanhuang Force.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian joined the attack with their enlightenment treasures, and Laozi ordered Li Yun to begin the final devouring and seizure.
• Li Yun summoned the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler and brought it down upon the Gan Qi Axe.

Li Yun and the Three Pure Ones broke the Gan Qi Axe and subdued the Sky-Opening Axe Spirit, intending for the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler’s Artifact Spirit to devour its memories. The Sky-Opening Axe Spirit revealed that the Three Pure Ones were merely Pseudo Daluo Golden Immortals, leaving Laozi demanding an explanation.

• Saint's Power shattered the Gan Qi Axe and forced the Sky-Opening Axe Spirit to appear.
• Li Yun asked Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian to suppress the Sky-Opening Axe Spirit so the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler’s Artifact Spirit could devour it.
• The Sky-Opening Axe Spirit accused Li Yun of betrayal and warned that losing it would prevent him from obtaining the complete Nine Forms of Heaven-Opening.
• Li Yun summoned Little Ruler, whose Innate Dao Body form came from the Merit Li Yun had given it.
• The Sky-Opening Axe Spirit called the Three Pure Ones Pseudo Daluo Golden Immortals, and Laozi demanded to know what that meant.

The Axe Spirit accused the Three Pure Ones of ruining their cultivation by following Hongjun’s Severing the Three Corpses teachings, and Li Yun offered him a chance to survive in exchange for the truth. After the Three Pure Ones agreed not to retaliate, the Axe Spirit explained that they were Pseudo Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals of the Origin because they lacked the necessary Dao Fruit.

• The Axe Spirit mocked the Three Pure Ones for abandoning Pangu’s path and following Hongjun’s teachings.
• Li Yun offered to preserve a strand of the Axe Spirit’s True Spirit and return him to Great Witch Xing Tian if he cooperated.
• The Axe Spirit sought assurances from the Three Pure Ones, and Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Sect Master Tongtian agreed not to settle scores afterward.
• The Axe Spirit agreed to answer questions, and Laozi asked what a Pseudo Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin was.
• The Axe Spirit explained that they lacked a Dao Fruit of the Daluo Golden Immortal of the Origin and could no longer condense one because their primordial spirits were grievously damaged.

The Axe Spirit revealed that the Three Pure Ones’ Saint Dao fruits were incomplete, leaving them far weaker in Chaos than true primordial Daluo Golden Immortals. He said Li Yun’s Ultimate Dao Fruit could lead to that realm, while the Three Pure Ones struggled to accept that Pangu’s inheritance had offered them a path they had ignored.

• Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Sect Master Tongtian summoned their Dao fruits, but the Axe Spirit called them defective products dependent on the Heavenly Dao.
• The Axe Spirit explained that the Three Pure Ones would be vulnerable in Chaos and unable to become true primordial Daluo Golden Immortals unless they devoured the Heavenly Dao and completed Merge with Dao.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian erupted in anger at Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao after hearing how limited their power was.
• Li Yun asked whether completing his Ultimate Dao Fruit could let him condense a primordial Daluo Golden Immortal’s Dao fruit, and the Axe Spirit confirmed it.
• The Axe Spirit said Pangu’s inheritance included a path beyond Daluo Golden Immortal, prompting Yuanshi Tianzun to question why the Three Pure Ones lacked that knowledge.
• Li Yun clarified that his Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique combined the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique with the Ancestor Witch inheritance, while the original technique only reached primordial Daluo Golden Immortal.

The Axe Spirit revealed that the Three Pure Ones had abandoned Pangu’s ultimate cultivation path and ruined their potential by following Hongjun’s teachings. Li Yun realized the Heavenly Dao had secretly tampered with their inherited memories, and the Three Pure Ones confirmed its influence before the Axe Spirit offered its origin for Little Ruler to absorb.

• The Axe Spirit explained that the Three Pure Ones could have perfected the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique and surpassed Hongjun if they had followed Pangu’s inheritance.
• Li Yun pointed out that the Three Pure Ones had seemed to distrust Pangu’s inheritance from the beginning and suggested someone had silently guided them onto the wrong path.
• Sect Master Tongtian sensed the Heavenly Dao’s aura in his earliest memories, and Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun found the same influence in theirs.
• The Axe Spirit concluded that the Heavenly Dao had likely tampered with the Three Pure Ones’ and the Twelve Ancestor Witches’ inheritances to eliminate threats to its rule.
• The Axe Spirit offered its origin to Little Ruler so Li Yun could view its memories, asking that its True Spirit be preserved and sent to Xing Tian.

Li Yun and the Three Pure Ones devoured most of the Sky-Opening Axe Spirit to reveal his fragmentary memories of Pangu’s battle with the Chaos Demon Gods. After Laozi sealed the Axe Spirit as a True Spirit and sent Li Yun to the Witch Clan, they discovered the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler held its own memories of the world’s creation and began uncovering them.

• Li Yun ordered the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler and the Three Pure Ones to devour the Sky-Opening Axe Spirit and reveal his memories.
• The Axe Spirit’s memories showed Pangu slaying the Chaos Demon Gods, splitting the Sky-Opening Axe to stabilize the Primordial World, and transforming into all things.
• Laozi captured the Axe Spirit’s remaining origin power in a Gourd and refined it into a True Spirit, ending any chance of his recovery.
• Laozi told Li Yun to take the Axe Spirit to the Witch Clan and investigate the benefits of Xuanming becoming the Earthly Dao Spokesperson.
• Li Yun noticed that the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler still held memories, so the Three Pure Ones poured in their Saint’s Power to reveal them.

Li Yun and the Three Pure Ones saw memories revealing that mysterious beings interfered with Pangu’s creation, including one who swept away the Three Pure Ones and another who sent the Ancestor Witches into turbid qi. Laozi concluded that Heavenly Dao had manipulated their inherited memories to make them its pawns, while the identity of the one who targeted the Ancestor Witches remained unknown; meanwhile, Little Ruler emerged stronger after absorbing the Axe Spirit’s origin.

• The Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler’s memories showed that a peculiar force swept away the Three Pure Ones, while twelve drops of Essence Blood were sent into the place where turbid qi gathered.
• A blurry Mysterious Figure with silver-white eyes appeared, glanced at the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler, and vanished, leaving the treasure dormant.
• Li Yun and the Three Pure Ones realized that hidden beings had interfered with Pangu’s creation and wondered who they were and what they intended.
• Laozi argued that Heavenly Dao had altered their inherited memories to control the Three Pure Ones as its pawns, and Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian recognized the possibility.
• Li Yun asked who had targeted the Ancestor Witches, and the Three Pure Ones remained unable to identify the force or the Mysterious Figure.
• The Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler absorbed the Axe Spirit’s origin, grew much stronger, and released a more solid Little Ruler who could wield it.

Little Ruler revealed that the mysterious figure from the world’s creation had an aura even purer than Li Yun’s Pangu bloodline, raising the possibility that Pangu was still alive. Laozi decided to accelerate his plan to merge with Humanity Dao and punish Heavenly Dao, then attacked Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian, leaving their intentions unclear.

• Little Ruler told Li Yun and the Three Pure Ones that the mysterious figure had a violent, imposing Pangu aura even purer than Li Yun’s.
• Li Yun and the Three Pure Ones wondered whether Pangu had survived and whether the being who transformed into all things had only been Pangu’s True Body.
• Sect Master Tongtian questioned whether they were merely chess pieces, while Laozi told him to stop dwelling on the revelation and vowed to make Heavenly Dao pay.
• Laozi said he would join Humanity Dao, become its spokesperson, merge with Dao, and absorb Heavenly Dao to pursue a higher realm.
• Laozi summoned the Taiji Diagram and attacked Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian, who countered with the Pangu Banner and Immortal-Slaying Four Swords, shattering the Palace of Supreme Purity.

The Three Pure Ones fought on Kunlun Mountain, and Li Yun ordered the Chan and Jie Sects’ disciples to evacuate. He sheltered Zhenwu and Kong Xuan as they returned to his side and acknowledged that the Three Pure Ones’ split was now inevitable.

• The battle between Laozi and the allied Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian shook Kunlun Mountain, shocking the disciples and the Queen Mother of the West’s group.
• The Queen Mother of the West concluded that Laozi was confronting Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian over the scandal that had damaged his reputation.
• Li Yun ordered the Chan and Jie Sects’ disciples to leave Kunlun Mountain and forbade them from returning until the conflict ended.
• Zhenwu and Kong Xuan returned to Li Yun, and he used the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler to protect them.
• Li Yun told Zhenwu and Kong Xuan that the Three Pure Ones’ split could no longer be prevented, though they would remain fellow disciples.

Li Yun watched Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Sect Master Tongtian stage their dispute before the Primordial World's watching powers. The Three Pure Ones turned their accusations on each other, and Li Yun stepped in at Laozi's urging as another battle threatened to erupt.

• Laozi stopped the Three Pure Ones' fight and accused Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian of mismanaging their sects.
• Hongjun and powerful beings across the Primordial World watched Kunlun Mountain, while Jieyin, Zhunti, and Nuwa hoped the Three Pure Ones would split apart.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian protested Laozi's interference, then traded accusations over their disciples and sects.
• The Three Pure Ones reignited their quarrel and nearly fought again, so Laozi told Li Yun to take his turn.
• Li Yun approached his Master and Martial Uncles and urged them to stop arguing and keep closer watch over their disciples.

Laozi intervened in the conflict between Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian, then demanded that the Interception Sect and Chan Teachings leave the Human Race and surrender their Human Race Destiny to him. He declared that the Three Pure Ones could no longer live together and threatened to seize Kunlun Mountain and drive out their sects if they refused.

• Li Yun's words calmed Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian, disappointing Jieyin, Zhunti, and Nuwa, who had hoped the Three Pure Ones would split.
• Laozi said he would stop interfering in the brothers' dispute but demanded an explanation from them.
• Laozi ordered the Interception Sect and Chan Teachings to withdraw from the Human Race and transfer their Human Race Destiny to him.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian condemned Laozi's demand, while their disciples feared the loss of their sects' standing and power.
• Laozi insisted he was informing them rather than asking permission, and threatened to take Kunlun Mountain and their destiny by force if they refused.
• Laozi declared that the Three Pure Ones could never restore their former relationship and that they would have to live separately.

Laozi forced Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian to choose between surrendering their Human Race Destiny and breaking with him. They agreed to split from Laozi and gave their shares to Li Yun, leaving him with more than sixty percent of the destiny.

• Laozi demanded that Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian hand over their Human Race Destiny.
• Yuanshi Tianzun agreed to withdraw the Chan Teachings from the Human Race in exchange for Laozi no longer interfering in his affairs.
• Sect Master Tongtian joined Yuanshi Tianzun, and Laozi accepted their terms, ending the Three Pure Ones' unity.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian gave their shares of Human Race Destiny to Li Yun instead of Laozi.
• Li Yun's share rose above sixty percent, astonishing the powerful figures and disciples watching.

Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian transferred their Human Race Destiny to Li Yun, affirming their bond with him despite their conflicts with Laozi. As Li Yun absorbed the destiny, a mysterious force appeared behind him, injured the two Saints, and drew Jieyin, Zhunti, and Nuwa to Kunlun Mountain.

• Laozi approved Li Yun accepting Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian's Human Race Destiny.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian reassured Li Yun that he remained family and could seek their help.
• Li Yun affirmed that the disciples of Human, Chan, and Interception Sects were one family.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian transferred their Human Race Destiny to Li Yun, rapidly strengthening his aura.
• A force emerged from collapsed space behind Li Yun and injured Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian.
• Jieyin, Zhunti, and Nuwa arrived at Kunlun Mountain and questioned the injured Saints about the attack.

Xuanming arrived on Kunlun Mountain and sensed that the power appearing behind Li Yun belonged to the Humanity Dao. As the Human Dao Eye began to manifest, Li Yun’s Human Race bloodline awakened and transformed his body and primordial spirit, while his cultivation remained unchanged.

• Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian suspected that the power behind Li Yun came from the Humanity Dao, as powerful beings across the Primordial World watched in alarm.
• Xuanming emerged from a space rift, and the Saints sensed that her power as the Earthly Dao Spokesperson surpassed theirs.
• Laozi blocked Xuanming and asked her not to interfere with Li Yun, and Xuanming promised that she would not harm him while explaining that she had come to investigate the power behind him.
• Jieyin, Zhunti, and Nuwa realized that Li Yun had earned the protection of both the Three Pure Ones and the Ancestor Witches because of his pure Pangu bloodline.
• The Human Dao Eye began to manifest behind Li Yun, awakening his Human Race bloodline and transforming his body and primordial spirit.
• Li Yun felt a new power enter his body and an urge to abandon attaining Dao through Strength in favor of attaining Dao through Faith.

Li Yun realized that Humanity Dao’s destiny could pull him away from his chosen path, so he decided to seek Laozi’s One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones technique to transfer those powers into controllable avatars. Humanity Dao then manifested before the group at Kunlun Mountain, revealing its presence to the gathered Saints and confirming that it had chosen its spokesperson.

• Li Yun suppressed the consciousness stirred by Human destiny and worried that destiny, faith, and incense offerings could eventually destroy his Dao Fruit.
• Li Yun decided that Laozi’s One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones could let him transfer those powers into controllable primordial spirit avatars, and he resolved to ask Laozi to teach him.
• Humanity Dao’s Eye manifested at Kunlun Mountain after Laozi fulfilled his promise, and Laozi greeted Humanity Dao.
• Yuanshi Tianzun, Sect Master Tongtian, Jieyin, Zhunti, Nuwa, and Xuanming reacted to Humanity Dao’s manifestation as Kunlun Mountain was sealed off.
• Humanity Dao praised Laozi and declared that it would honor its promise.

Humanity Dao helped Laozi recover his Original Primordial Spirit, fulfilling their agreement and breaking Heavenly Dao’s control over him. Laozi’s power surged to Saint Extreme, while the others watched in shock and growing ambition.

• Laozi thanked Humanity Dao for helping him break free from Heavenly Dao and Hongjun, while Xuanming inferred that his apparent seizure of Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian’s fortune had fulfilled Humanity Dao’s condition.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian concealed their relief and continued pretending that Laozi had betrayed them and the Three Pure Ones had split apart.
• Humanity Dao summoned Laozi’s Hongmeng Purple Qi and split it open with Human Dao Power.
• Humanity Dao pulled Laozi’s Original Primordial Spirit from the Hongmeng Purple Qi and returned it to his body.
• Laozi’s aura rose through Late Saint Stage, Saint Completion, and Saint Extreme, shocking Jieyin, Zhunti, Nuwa, Yuanshi Tianzun, Sect Master Tongtian, and Xuanming.

Laozi reclaimed his Original Primordial Spirit through the Humanity Dao and reached Saint Extreme, alarming the other Saints and strengthening the balance against the Heavenly Dao. Li Yun explained the bargain behind Laozi’s advancement, while Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian pretended to be furious at being used.

• Laozi’s recovery of his Original Primordial Spirit brought him to Saint Extreme, leaving him one step from Merging with Dao.
• Jieyin warned Zhunti that the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun might target Laozi, while Nuwa, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Sect Master Tongtian agreed he faced danger.
• Li Yun considered how Laozi’s rise and a future alliance between the Humanity Dao and Earthly Dao could counter the Heavenly Dao.
• Zhenwu and Kong Xuan asked Li Yun how Laozi had recovered his Original Primordial Spirit, and Li Yun explained the Humanity Dao’s bargain for the Human Race Destiny.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian loudly accused Laozi of plotting against them, making the other Saints believe the brothers had been deceived.

Laozi reclaimed his Original Primordial Spirit with Humanity Dao’s help, and Humanity Dao asked him to become its spokesperson. The Saints realized Laozi might soon rival Hongjun, while Nuwa regretted giving up Human Race Destiny.

• Laozi laughed in relief as his reclaimed power overwhelmed those present, while the Human Dao Eye shielded Li Yun, Kong Xuan, and Zhenwu.
• Kong Xuan and Zhenwu recognized how much Humanity Dao favored Li Yun because of his vast Human Race Destiny.
• Humanity Dao warned Laozi that the Heavenly Dao might soon target him and asked whether he would become its spokesperson.
• Jieyin, Zhunti, and Nuwa broke down at the prospect of Laozi gaining Humanity Dao’s backing and eventually Merging with Dao.
• Nuwa accused Laozi of deceiving her and regretted abandoning Human Race Destiny for the chance to become Lord of Heaven and Earth.