Chapter Summaries

Laozi became Humanity Dao’s spokesperson and reached Half-Step Humanity Dao, but Humanity Dao explained that he must complete its tasks and earn full recognition before he could truly Merge with Dao. Nuwa regretted abandoning her Human Race Destiny, while Xuanming realized her own status as Earthly Dao’s spokesperson did not guarantee a future Dao-Merging breakthrough.

• Nuwa blamed Laozi for taking the opportunity she had lost by abandoning the Human Race Destiny, and Laozi insisted she had chosen that path herself.
• Yuanshi Tianzun, Sect Master Tongtian, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Xuanming dismissed Nuwa’s regret, while Xuanming viewed her as no threat to the Witch Clan.
• Laozi agreed to become Humanity Dao’s spokesperson, and Humanity Dao sent a mysterious chain into his sea of consciousness, raising his aura to Half-Step Humanity Dao.
• Humanity Dao explained that Laozi could borrow its power to fight Dao-Merged experts but would need to complete tasks and reach one hundred percent affinity to truly Merge with Dao.
• Humanity Dao revealed that Hongjun had needed to complete Heavenly Dao’s three Sermon tasks before Merging with Dao, prompting Xuanming to question whether she could earn Earthly Dao’s full recognition.
• Laozi thanked Humanity Dao and promised to work toward completing its requirements.

Humanity Dao offered Li Yun the position of Human Dao Saint, but he refused so he could pursue Attaining Dao through Strength. Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian then claimed him as their disciple, while Laozi insisted that Li Yun remained a Human Teachings Disciple.

• The Human Dao Eye appeared before Li Yun and sent Zhenwu and Kong Xuan toward Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian.
• Humanity Dao asked Li Yun to become a Human Dao Saint, drawing envy from the other Saints and concern from the Three Pure Ones.
• Li Yun declined the offer and declared that he would pursue Attaining Dao through Strength, even if he failed.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian each claimed Li Yun as a disciple and granted him the status of an Inheritor of the Robe and Bowl.
• Laozi allowed the pair to claim Li Yun but maintained that he was a Human Teachings Disciple with no substantive connection to them or Heavenly Dao.

Li Yun accepted Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian’s invitations without changing sects, then agreed to become the Human Race Great Emperor. Humanity Dao arranged for Laozi to finalize Li Yun’s enthronement and promised to empower his Dao-Proofing Item.

• Li Yun thanked Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian and accepted their invitations while remaining a Human Teachings Disciple.
• Xuanming reconsidered Li Yun’s importance and wondered whether she could draw him into the Witch Clan or Earthly Dao.
• Li Yun agreed to Humanity Dao’s proposal, and Humanity Dao ordered Laozi to arrange his enthronement as Human Race Great Emperor.
• Jieyin, Zhunti, Nuwa, and Xuanming were shocked by Li Yun’s impending authority and status within the Human Race.
• Humanity Dao promised to bless Li Yun’s Dao-Proofing Item with a portion of Human Dao Power when he ascended the throne.

Humanity Dao promised Li Yun the empowerment of Human Dao Authority after he completed his enthronement as Co-Lord of Humanity, while warning Laozi and Xuanming that Heavenly Dao and Hongjun would retaliate. Li Yun, Laozi, and Xuanming left Kunlun Mountain for the Human Race, with Li Yun bringing his disciples along.

• Humanity Dao offered Li Yun Human Dao Blessing and authority, and Li Yun agreed to enter the Human Race and complete his enthronement.
• Humanity Dao warned Laozi and Xuanming to leave Kunlun Mountain and urged Earthly Dao and Humanity Dao to unite against Heavenly Dao and Hongjun.
• Jieyin, Zhunti, and Nuwa recognized the potential power Li Yun would gain and began treating him with caution and respect.
• Laozi told Li Yun to gather his disciples before leaving, and Li Yun transferred them into his Twenty-Four Heavens.
• Xuanming joined Li Yun and Laozi on their journey, and the three departed Kunlun Mountain after Li Yun bade farewell to the others.

After Laozi left Kunlun Mountain and became the Humanity Dao Spokesperson, Sect Master Tongtian continued the staged split with Yuanshi Tianzun by asking for compensation before leaving. He requested the Primordial Chaos Bead to help Kong Xuan advance his innate divine ability, and Yuanshi agreed and summoned the treasure.

• After Laozi, Li Yun, and Xuanming left, Sect Master Tongtian turned to Yuanshi Tianzun and resumed their apparent quarrel.
• Sect Master Tongtian said he would leave Kunlun Mountain and asked Yuanshi Tianzun for compensation, while Jieyin, Zhunti, and Nuwa stayed to watch.
• Sect Master Tongtian asked Yuanshi Tianzun for the Primordial Chaos Bead, saying it could perfect Kong Xuan's innate divine ability.
• Kong Xuan was stunned to learn that his master had sought the treasure for him and wondered whether it could advance his Seven-Colored Divine Light into Chaos Divine Light.
• Yuanshi Tianzun agreed and summoned the Primordial Chaos Bead, whose essence held complete powers of destruction and life.

Yuanshi Tianzun gave the Primordial Chaos Bead to Sect Master Tongtian and demanded that the Jie Teachings leave Kunlun Mountain. After Hongjun summoned the saints to Zixiao Palace, Tongtian sent his disciples toward Jin'ao Island, and Hong Yun joined them for protection.

• Yuanshi Tianzun handed the Primordial Chaos Bead to Sect Master Tongtian and ordered the Jie Teachings to leave Kunlun Mountain.
• Sect Master Tongtian gave the bead to Kong Xuan, urging him to refine it and evolve his Seven-Colored Divine Light into Chaos Divine Light.
• Hongjun summoned the saints to Zixiao Palace, prompting Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian to fear that Laozi's affairs had been exposed.
• Sect Master Tongtian sent Kong Xuan and the Jie Teachings disciples to Jin'ao Island, entrusting Kong Xuan with the Immortal-Slaying Four Swords.
• Hong Yun asked to leave Kunlun Mountain and followed Kong Xuan's group to Jin'ao Island under Sect Master Tongtian's protection.

Hong Yun gave up the Hongmeng Purple Qi in exchange for the Three Pure Ones’ protection during the Tribulation, revealing that it had never acknowledged him and had damaged his Dao Heart. When Jieyin asked about it, Tongtian said the Three Pure Ones had split it into three portions, leaving him wary of Jieyin’s interest.

• Nuwa and the other Great Spiritual Power Users were stunned when Hong Yun left Kunlun Mountain after handing over the Hongmeng Purple Qi.
• Tongtian explained that the Purple Qi had never acknowledged Hong Yun, and that the Three Pure Ones had agreed to protect him during the Tribulation in return for it.
• Yuanshi Tianzun warned that anyone who attacked Hong Yun during the Tribulation would make an enemy of the Three Pure Ones.
• Kunpeng seethed at losing his chance to seize the Purple Qi and vowed to take revenge on Hong Yun after the Tribulation ended.
• Zhunti asked Jieyin about the Purple Qi, and Tongtian said the Three Pure Ones had split it into three portions, then challenged Jieyin over his interest.

Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti left Kunlun Mountain after learning that the Three Pure Ones had divided Hong Yun’s Hongmeng Purple Qi into useless fragments, and the Saints departed for Hongjun’s summons. As cultivators turned their hopes toward the Earthly Dao and the Witch Clan, Laozi and Li Yun parted from Xuanming at Buzhou Mountain and urged her to strengthen the Witch Clan before the Heavenly Dao backed the Demon Clan.

• Jieyin, Zhunti, and Nuwa denied wanting Hong Yun’s fragmented Hongmeng Purple Qi and left Kunlun Mountain for Hongjun’s summons.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian departed for the heavens beyond the heavens, while Zhenwu summoned the Chan Teachings disciples back to Kunlun Mountain.
• Cultivators across the Primordial World concluded that the Heavenly Dao could no longer grant them sainthood and began considering whether they could win the Earthly Dao’s recognition through the Witch Clan.
• At Buzhou Mountain, Xuanming told Laozi she would inform the Earthly Dao about the Humanity Dao’s message and expressed confidence in their cooperation.
• Laozi warned Xuanming to advance her cultivation and secure the Witch Clan’s position, saying the Heavenly Dao would likely choose the Demon Clan.

Li Yun urged Xuanming to strike the Demon Clan and seize the Thirty-three Heavens while the Sages were absent, then asked Laozi how to cultivate the ultimate zenith Daluo Golden Immortal Dao Fruit. Laozi explained that Li Yun needed to completely master a Law and could delay condensing the Dao Fruit even after passing the ten tribulations.

• Xuanming accepted Li Yun's warning about the Demon Clan and resolved to improve her cultivation and act quickly.
• Li Yun advised Xuanming to attack the Demon Clan, beware of the Witch Slaughtering Sword, and seize control of the Thirty-three Heavens.
• Xuanming thanked Li Yun, departed for the Witch Clan, and promised to attend his enthronement ceremony if she could.
• Li Yun and Laozi headed back toward the Human Race to prepare for Li Yun's enthronement and Laozi's arrangements.
• Li Yun asked Laozi how to cultivate the ultimate zenith Daluo Golden Immortal Dao Fruit, and Laozi said it required complete mastery of a Law and could be delayed after the ten tribulations.

Laozi advised Li Yun to perfect the Chaos Law while continuing to cultivate the Law of Strength, and warned him about the dangerous River of Destiny. At the Human Ancestral Land, Laozi began arranging Li Yun’s enthronement as the Human Race Great Emperor.

• Laozi told Li Yun that the Chaos Law could be perfected quickly and would help him complete the Ultimate Zenith Dao Fruit.
• Laozi warned Li Yun that the River of Destiny was perilous, and Li Yun agreed not to enter it rashly.
• Laozi and Li Yun arrived at the Human Ancestral Land, where Xuandu and the Three Human Ancestors greeted them.
• Youchao Shi and the other Human Ancestors told Laozi that Humanity Dao had decreed Li Yun’s appointment as Human Race Great Emperor.
• Laozi ordered the Three Human Ancestors to summon the chiefs and young chiefs of every tribe to represent Humanity at the enthronement ceremony.

Laozi prepared to make Li Yun the Human Race Great Emperor, while Li Yun entered seclusion and Xuandu continued spreading the teachings. At Shouyang Mountain, Laozi began forging a treasure to carry Human Race destiny, and the Ancestor Witches decided to hasten their campaign for the Thirty-three Heavens.

• Xuandu learned that the Three Pure Ones had split and that Laozi planned to make Li Yun the Human Race Great Emperor, then agreed to continue spreading the teachings.
• Laozi sent Li Yun to cultivate at the Ancestral Temple, and Li Yun entrusted his disciples to Xuandu before entering seclusion to comprehend the Chaos Law.
• Laozi arrived at Shouyang Mountain and began forging a Postnatal Spiritual Treasure from its Innate Bronze to carry Human Race destiny.
• Xuanming told the Eleventh Ancestor Witches about Humanity Dao and Laozi's trial, and Dijiang urged them to seize the Thirty-three Heavens before the Saints could aid the Demon Clan.

Xuanming organized the Witch Clan’s plan to cooperate with the Earthly Dao and Humanity Dao against the Heavenly Dao. At Zixiao Palace, Hongjun questioned Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian about Laozi’s alliance with Humanity Dao, then revealed that he had intended Laozi to succeed him in merging with the Dao.

• Xuanming told Dijiang to gather the clansmen and prepare for their operation, while she contacted the Earthly Dao and planned to propose cooperation with Humanity Dao.
• The eleven Ancestor Witches left to make preparations, and Xuanming began contacting the Earthly Dao.
• Yuanshi Tianzun, Sect Master Tongtian, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Nuwa arrived at Zixiao Palace and greeted Hongjun.
• Hongjun questioned Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian about Laozi’s decision to become Humanity Dao’s spokesperson.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian claimed they knew little about Laozi’s agreement, and Hongjun believed them.
• Hongjun said he had intended Laozi to become the next spokesperson and merge with the Dao after him, stirring the other Saints’ longing.

Hongjun tried to recruit Yuanshi Tianzun, Sect Master Tongtian, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Nuwa to oppose the Humanity Dao and Earthly Dao, promising a possible new representative of the Heavenly Dao. The others saw through his uncertain offer and refused to commit, while Nuwa eagerly offered the Demon Clan’s help.

• Yuanshi Tianzun recognized that Hongjun’s promise depended on uncertain future events and would require them to eliminate threats such as Laozi and the Earthly Dao.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian criticized the strength of the Humanity Dao and Earthly Dao, prompting Jieyin and Zhunti to realize Hongjun was trying to lure them into serving his plans.
• Hongjun admitted that the revival of the Humanity Dao and Earthly Dao, Laozi’s betrayal, and Xuanming’s rise had disrupted his plans.
• Yuanshi Tianzun, Sect Master Tongtian, Jieyin, and Zhunti resolved not to cooperate blindly with Hongjun.
• Nuwa eagerly offered to have the Demon Clan help Hongjun if necessary.

Hongjun chose the Demon Clan to act on behalf of the Heavenly Dao and bestowed the Qian Kun Ding on Nuwa. When the Twelve Ancestor Witches summoned the Pangu Flesh Body and attacked the Thirty-three Heavens, Hongjun ordered Nuwa and the other four Saints to return and protect the Demon Clan.

• Nuwa urged Hongjun to enlist the Demon Clan against the representatives of the Humanity Dao and Earthly Dao, and Hongjun agreed.
• Hongjun gave Nuwa the Qian Kun Ding as an innate supreme treasure.
• Hongjun and the other Saints saw the Pangu Flesh Body appear near Buzhou Mountain through the Haotian Mirror.
• The Pangu Flesh Body punched the Thirty-three Heavens, and Nuwa and Hongjun realized the Witch Clan had attacked the Demon Clan.
• Hongjun ordered Nuwa, Yuanshi Tianzun, Sect Master Tongtian, Jieyin, and Zhunti to return together and protect the Demon Clan.

Hongjun ordered the Saints to return to the Primordial World rather than intervene himself, revealing to Jieyin and Zhunti that he could no longer interfere there. As the Saints hurried back, the Witch Clan’s Pangu Flesh Body breached the Thirty-three Heavens and swept countless Demon Clan cultivators into its storm.

• Yuanshi Tianzun, Sect Master Tongtian, and the others urged Hongjun to act against the Witch Clan, but Hongjun angrily ordered them to return and said the Demon Clan would be replaced if it could not survive ten years.
• Nuwa rushed toward the Primordial World, while Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian set off together and Jieyin urged Zhunti to follow him through Chaos.
• Jieyin told Zhunti that Hongjun could no longer intervene in the Primordial World and suspected Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian had deliberately tested him.
• Yuanshi Tianzun warned Sect Master Tongtian that the Demon Clan’s survival depended on how long it could withstand the Witch Clan’s attack.
• The Pangu Flesh Body punched through the entrance to the Thirty-three Heavens, and its storm engulfed countless Demon Clan cultivators.

The Ancestor Witches attacked the Thirty-three Heavens with the Pangu Flesh Body, and Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi used the Grand Formation of the Stars and the Innate Luo River Grand Formation to resist. Their defenses began to fail, and Zhurong pointed out that Xuanming’s status as the Earthly Dao Spokesperson meant Hongjun’s authority would not deter them.

• The Pangu Flesh Body struck the Thirty-three Heavens, killing tens of millions of Demon Clan cultivators before Eastern Emperor Taiyi used the Chaos Bell to stop its attack.
• Xuanming announced that Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi would die that day and sent the Pangu Flesh Body’s fist toward them.
• Di Jun summoned the Grand Formation of the Stars, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi used the Chaos Bell to block the punch, but the formation’s power weakened under the Pangu Flesh Body’s rising strength.
• Di Jun activated the Innate Luo River Grand Formation to reinforce their defense, but the Demon Clan cultivators struggled and began coughing up blood.
• Di Jun appealed to the Ancestor Witches to obey Hongjun’s orders, and Zhurong replied that Xuanming was also a Dao Spokesperson and warned that the Witch Clan would fight Hongjun if he appeared.

The Ancestor Witches battered the Grand Formation of the Stars until the Demon Clan faced imminent destruction. Kunpeng urged Di Jun to abandon the Thirty-three Heavens and retreat to the Star Domain, leaving Di Jun to choose as the formation began to break.

• Di Jun suppressed his fear and challenged the Ancestor Witches, while they declared their clans were already locked in a fight to the death.
• The Pangu Flesh Body struck the Grand Formation of the Stars, injuring and killing Demon Gods until the formation neared collapse.
• Kunpeng appeared within the formation and urged Di Jun to retreat with the Demon Clan to the Star Domain, where the formation could draw on the Ancient Stars' power.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi supported Kunpeng's plan, but Di Jun hesitated over losing the Thirty-three Heavens.
• The formation cracked further as Demon Gods died in increasing numbers, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi warned Di Jun that they had to decide immediately.

Di Jun ordered the Demon Clan to abandon the Thirty-three Heavens and retreat to the Star Domain as the Pangu Flesh Body overwhelmed his forces. He threatened to unleash Falling Stars on Buzhou Mountain, forcing Xuanming to weigh victory against the Heavenly Dao’s intervention.

• Di Jun ordered the Demon Clan to retreat from the Thirty-three Heavens and return to the Star Domain.
• Kunpeng relayed the order, and Demon Clan cultivators began withdrawing under the Grand Formation of the Stars.
• Xing Tian, Hou Yi, and the Great Witches ambushed the retreating cultivators outside the formation, killing many.
• Di Jun warned the Ancestor Witches that he would unleash Falling Stars over Buzhou Mountain if they pressed the attack.
• Xuanming recalled that the Heavenly Dao would intervene to prevent the Demon Clan’s annihilation and recognized that the Witches could defeat but not destroy them.

Xuanming demanded that Di Jun surrender the Thirty-three Heavens and drive the Demon Clan from the Primordial World, then insisted that Eastern Emperor Taiyi give up the Chaos Bell. Facing the Pangu Flesh Body’s axe, Eastern Emperor Taiyi agreed to surrender the bell, though the cost to his cultivation and potential remained ahead.

• Xuanming ordered Di Jun to cede the Thirty-three Heavens to the Witch Clan and forbid the Demon Clan from remaining in the Primordial World, and Di Jun reluctantly agreed.
• Xuanming demanded the Chaos Bell, revealing that she knew it was the Chaos Bell despite its changed name and appearance.
• Di Jun refused to surrender Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s Accompanying Spirit Treasure, but Xuanming formed an axe for the Pangu Flesh Body and warned that she was not negotiating.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi urged Di Jun to accept the demand, explaining that willingly giving up the Chaos Bell would sever their bond at the cost of some cultivation and potential.

Xuanming forced the Demon Clan to surrender the Chaos Bell and its Witch Slaughtering Swords in exchange for permission to leave the Primordial World. Di Jun accepted the terms, and Xuanming took the swords, whose power shocked the Ancestor Witches.

• Di Jun agreed to Xuanming's demand that the Demon Clan hand over every Witch Slaughtering Sword forged by slaughtering the Human Race.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi blamed Li Yun for revealing the swords' secret to the Witch Clan.
• Xuanming demanded the Chaos Bell and the Witch Slaughtering Swords, promising not to pursue the Demon Clan if it honored their agreement.
• Di Jun surrendered three swords capable of killing Ancestor Witches and six capable of killing Great Witches.
• Xuanming collected the swords, and Zhujiuyin and the other Ancestor Witches sensed that the three strongest could threaten or kill them.