Chapter Summaries

The Ancestor Witches confirmed the Witch Slaughtering Swords could threaten them, then forced Eastern Emperor Taiyi to surrender the Chaos Bell. Xuanming claimed the relic and ordered the defeated Demon Clan to leave the Primordial World, and Di Jun led their retreat.

• Dijiang and the other Ancestor Witches thanked Li Yun for warning them about the Witch Slaughtering Swords and recognized how the swords could have killed them.
• Xuanming demanded the Chaos Bell, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi severed his connection to it, losing most of his cultivation.
• Xuanming revealed the Chaos Bell's true form, drew it into the Pangu Flesh Body, and refined it as her own treasure.
• The Witch Clan hailed Xuanming as Witch Emperor while Di Jun asked permission to leave with the Demon Clan.
• Xuanming ordered the Demon Clan to leave the Primordial World and never return, and Di Jun led his forces in retreat.

The Demon Clan withdrew from the Primordial World after its defeat, leaving the Witch Clan as its dominant power while the demons regrouped in the starry heavens. Laozi saw that the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun had not intervened, forged a Bronze Sword for Li Yun’s coronation, and established Shouyang Mountain as his cultivation grounds.

• The Demon Clan’s cultivators left the Primordial World for the starry heavens after Xuanming warned that any demons who remained would be hunted by the Witch Clan.
• Xuanming told Dijiang she would move the Xuanming Tribe into the Thirty-three Heavens and make it her cultivation grounds, while the other Ancestor Witches began claiming territory.
• Di Jun vowed to return and reclaim the Primordial World, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi urged the demons to develop the Grand Formation of the Stars and retreat to the Solar Star’s Star Domain.
• Laozi concluded that the revived Humanity Dao and Earthly Dao had limited the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun, then forged a Bronze Sword to serve as a vessel for Li Yun’s coronation.
• Laozi established Shouyang Mountain as his cultivation grounds and enclosed it with barriers and restrictions.

The Saints learned that Xuanming had secured the Witch Clan’s victory and taken the Thirty-three Heavens, the Witch Slaughtering Sword, and the Chaos Bell, leaving the Demon Clan badly weakened. As Hongjun summoned Nuwa, Di Jun, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi to Zixiao Palace, Li Yun faced the ten tribulations and used his transformations to endure them through a clone while continuing to study the Chaos Law.

• Jieyin, Zhunti, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Sect Master Tongtian caught up with Nuwa and urged her that there was no reason to return, since the Demon Clan had retreated and the Witch Clan would not pursue them.
• Nuwa continued toward the Primordial World because she needed to address the Demon Clan’s losses and its sharply reduced providence.
• Hongjun ordered Nuwa to bring Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi to Zixiao Palace, while the other four Saints turned back toward the palace.
• Li Yun reached the late stage of the Daluo Golden Immortal realm in the Human Race’s Ancestral Temple and sensed the ten tribulations locking onto him.
• Li Yun used the Seventy-Two Transformations to leave a clone in his place, then surrounded himself with Chaos Divine Light and continued comprehending the Chaos Law as the clone endured the tribulations.

After the Ten Tribulations, Li Yun rejected the immense Heavenly Nourishment’s push to advance his cultivation and instead used it to raise his physical body into the Quasi-Saint realm. His Pangu bloodline then transformed his Dantian into three, leaving him to suspect that his foundation could grow to rival a Chaos Demon God’s.

• Li Yun suppressed the Heavenly Nourishment that would have perfected his Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation, suspecting the Heavenly Dao was trying to make him abandon the Ultimate Dao Fruit Method.
• Li Yun redirected the Heavenly Nourishment into his physical body and reached the Quasi-Saint Early Stage, with strength comparable to an Ancestor Witch.
• Li Yun’s Dantian split into upper, middle, and lower Dantians as his Magical Power, vital blood, and Human Race bloodline changed.
• Li Yun sensed his Chaos Law strengthening and wondered whether his Quasi-Saint body had awakened greater power in his Pangu bloodline.

Li Yun told Laozi how the Heavenly Dao’s scheme had forced his physical body into the Quasi-Saint Realm and awakened his Pangu bloodline, while his three Dantians set him on the path of the Demon Gods. After Laozi found no cultivation method for the three Dantians, Li Yun asked his master for One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones.

• Li Yun absorbed all the Heavenly Nourishment into his flesh, stabilizing his Quasi-Saint Early Stage physical cultivation.
• Laozi hurried into the Ancestral Temple, and Li Yun explained the Heavenly Dao’s scheme and his three Dantians.
• Laozi examined Li Yun and said his three Dantians resembled Pangu’s, marking a path of the Demon Gods without any major hidden dangers.
• Laozi advised Li Yun to ask his martial uncles or the Ancestor Witches for more information about the three Dantians.
• Li Yun asked Laozi for One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones to create an avatar and address the risks of the Humanity Dao’s influence.

Li Yun asked Laozi for the secret technique One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones and claimed his bloodline had revealed it to him. His explanation led Laozi to suspect that the Three Pure Ones were Pangu’s avatars, and the chapter ended with Laozi asking why Li Yun still wanted the technique despite its difficulty.

• Li Yun asked Laozi for One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones and said his bloodline had given him fragments of its inheritance.
• Li Yun suggested Pangu had used the technique to create the Three Pure Ones as avatars, possibly intending to reclaim them as nourishment.
• Laozi connected Li Yun’s account to memories from the Axe Spirit and the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler, and became enraged at Pangu’s possible deception.
• Li Yun cautiously addressed Laozi, while privately acknowledging that he had fabricated the bloodline explanation and had not expected it to expose such a possibility.
• Laozi calmed himself, viewed Li Yun with gratitude and approval, and asked why he wanted the technique despite its difficulty and cultivation requirements.

Laozi gave Li Yun the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones method after learning Humanity Dao was steering him toward paths he rejected. Li Yun planned to find suitable Innate Spirit Roots for his clones, while Laozi postponed the Enthronement Ceremony until the Saints returned.

• Li Yun told Laozi that Humanity Dao was guiding him toward attaining Dao through destiny, merit, or faith and incense, while he wanted to attain Dao through strength or law.
• Laozi concluded that neither Pangu nor Humanity Dao could be relied upon and gave Li Yun a Jade Talisman containing One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones.
• Laozi explained that Li Yun needed powerful Innate Spirit Roots for his clones, identifying the Immortal Apricot and Yellow Middle Plum as options within Kunlun Mountain.
• Li Yun considered the remaining spirit roots and said he would search for them, seizing the Fusang Tree if no better option appeared.
• Laozi offered to help Li Yun obtain a spirit root if needed and said the Enthronement Ceremony should wait until the Saints returned.

Li Yun learned that One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones had a secret technique that could turn its three avatars into nourishment, deepening his fears about Pangu, and he began refining his sword and studying the method. Meanwhile, Nuwa, Di Jun, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi returned to Zixiao Palace after the Four Saints had waited there for more than a dozen years, believing the Demon Clan had Heavenly Dao protection despite its devastating losses.

• Laozi left Li Yun the Bronze Sword and departed, leaving Li Yun to suspect that he was investigating the threat behind the Primordial World.
• Li Yun recognized the Bronze Sword as his own and studied the Jade Talisman’s One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones method, discovering its Three Pure Ones Return to One secret technique.
• Li Yun resumed comprehending the Chaos Law to prepare for completing his Ultimate Dao Fruit Method.
• The Four Saints waited in Zixiao Palace while Hongjun ignored them.
• Nuwa led Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi into Zixiao Palace, where they greeted Hongjun and lamented the Demon Clan’s losses and the likelihood that Heavenly Dao had chosen to protect them.

Hongjun recruited Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi to fight for the Heavenly Dao, then gave Eastern Emperor Taiyi a Golden Elixir that restored his cultivation and elevated him to the strength of a False Saint. The chapter ended with Hongjun praising Eastern Emperor Taiyi as the strongest combatant beneath the Saints.

• Hongjun asked Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi to join the Heavenly Dao's ranks, and both agreed.
• Hongjun gave Eastern Emperor Taiyi a chaos-colored Golden Elixir to heal the damage caused by severing the Chaos Bell.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi swallowed the pill, recovered his cultivation to quasi-saint perfection, and began absorbing chaos energy.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi broke through to the strength of a False Saint while remaining at the half-saint cultivation stage.
• Hongjun praised Eastern Emperor Taiyi's aptitude and called him the strongest combatant beneath the Saints.

Hongjun transformed Eastern Emperor Taiyi into a False Saint with a Golden Elixir, then tested Di Jun's loyalty to the Heavenly Dao. After Di Jun swore that the Demon Clan would serve it, Hongjun revealed Hongmeng Purple Qi and asked whether Di Jun was willing to become his disciple.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi awakened as a False Saint, gaining Saint-level combat power and Chaos Power from Hongjun's Golden Elixir.
• Yuanshi Tianzun, Sect Master Tongtian, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Nuwa wondered about the Golden Elixir's secrets, while Nuwa feared Taiyi's new strength had ruined her plans.
• Hongjun asked Di Jun whether he would bind the Demon Clan to the Heavenly Dao, and Di Jun swore that the clan would fight for it as long as it was not abandoned.
• Hongjun revealed a strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi that the Saints recognized as the remnant of Laozi's, and everyone suspected he meant it for Di Jun.
• Hongjun asked Di Jun whether he was willing to become his disciple.

Hongjun took Di Jun as his disciple, gave him Hongmeng Purple Qi and two powerful treasures, and began outlining the Demon Clan’s relationship with the Heavenly Dao. The chapter left the Saints gathered to hear his plans for the Demon Clan.

• Di Jun knelt before Hongjun and became his disciple, receiving Hongmeng Purple Qi that advanced him to the Half-Saint stage.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and the other Saints congratulated Di Jun, who returned their salutes as his new junior brother.
• Hongjun bestowed the God-Slaying Spear and Nine-grade Destruction Black Lotus upon Di Jun, explaining that they had belonged to Demon Ancestor Luohu.
• Hongjun seated Di Jun and the other attendees, then announced that he would address three matters.
• Hongjun said the Demon Clan should hold a sacrificial ceremony, declare its allegiance to the Heavenly Dao, and receive its favor and rewards.

Hongjun tried to secure the Demon Clan’s support and steer Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian toward building their sects within it. Nuwa objected to sharing her influence, and Yuanshi refused the Demon Clan as a foundation for Chan Teachings.

• Hongjun offered Di Jun, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and Nuwa rewards for helping the Demon Clan, and they agreed to support his plan.
• Hongjun told Yuanshi Tianzun and Sect Master Tongtian to choose a new race to support their sects after losing the Human Race’s fortune.
• Nuwa objected to Chan Teachings and the Interception Sect joining the Demon Clan, arguing that their presence could undermine her Demon Cult and destabilize the clan.
• Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi declined to back Nuwa’s objection, leaving her unsettled and Hongjun displeased.
• Yuanshi Tianzun refused to base Chan Teachings in the Demon Clan, saying its people were unsuitable as disciples and successors.

Hongjun tried to persuade the Three Pure Ones and the Western Teachings to join the Demon Clan, but Yuanshi Tianzun, Sect Master Tongtian, Jieyin, and Zhunti all refused. Nuwa, Di Jun, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi welcomed the refusals, while Hongjun was left without support for his plan.

• Yuanshi Tianzun rejected Hongjun’s proposal, insulting those born with scales and armor as he refused to join the Demon Clan.
• Hongjun asked Sect Master Tongtian to join, but Tongtian refused and said he would choose another race as the Interception Sect’s foundation.
• Nuwa, Di Jun, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi were relieved by Tongtian’s refusal, while Hongjun struggled to hide his anger.
• Hongjun turned to Jieyin and Zhunti, who cited the Western Teachings’ weakness and their fear of conflict with the Witch Clan as reasons to stay out of the Demon Clan’s affairs.

Hongjun warned the gathered Saints and Demon Clan leaders that the awakened Earthly Dao and Humanity Dao could make the current tribulation spiral into an immeasurable calamity. He said they must stop Laozi and Xuanming from merging with Dao, and proposed killing them so the Heavenly Dao could regain control.

• Hongjun grew furious when Yuanshi Tianzun, Sect Master Tongtian, Jieyin, and Zhunti all refused to support his plan for the Demon Clan.
• Hongjun set aside the dispute and announced that the Heavenly Dao had ordered them to address a crisis.
• Hongjun explained that the awakened Earthly Dao and Humanity Dao had weakened the Heavenly Dao's control, allowing the tribulation to intensify toward an immeasurable calamity that could destroy the Primordial World and kill Saints.
• Nuwa asked how they could prevent the calamity, and Hongjun identified Laozi and Xuanming merging with Dao as the main threat.
• Hongjun urged them to stop Laozi from completing the Humanity Dao's trial and, if possible, kill Laozi and Xuanming so the Heavenly Dao could suppress the other Daos and end the tribulation.

Hongjun ordered the Saints to help kill Laozi and Xuanming, but they refused to confront them directly, so he promised to send special beings into the Primordial World. The Saints returned to their domains, while Nuwa, Di Jun, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi summoned their forces.

• Di Jun, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Yuanshi Tianzun, Sect Master Tongtian, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Nuwa stayed silent or rejected Hongjun's demand to kill Laozi and Xuanming.
• Hongjun suppressed his anger and said he would send special beings into the Primordial World, asking the Saints to assist them or confront other enemies instead.
• Jieyin and Zhunti praised Hongjun's plan, and Nuwa, Di Jun, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi agreed to obey his command.
• Hongjun dismissed the Saints, who left Zixiao Palace and returned to the Primordial World more than ten years later.
• Jieyin and Zhunti went to the Western Region, Yuanshi Tianzun went to Kunlun Mountain, and Sect Master Tongtian went to Jin'ao Island.
• Nuwa, Di Jun, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi returned to the Star Domain and the Solar Star, then summoned Kunpeng, the Ten Great Demon Marshals, and others to assemble.

Nuwa told the Demon Clan leaders that the Heavenly Dao had agreed to protect them, while Di Jun revealed that Hongjun had made him a disciple and given him Hongmeng Purple Qi. Di Jun hinted that three Demon Clan members could become Saints, leaving Kunpeng, Fuxi, and the Demon Marshals eagerly looking to Eastern Emperor Taiyi for an explanation.

• Nuwa confirmed that the Heavenly Dao had chosen to support the Demon Clan, prompting the Demon Marshals and others to celebrate their protection.
• Di Jun announced that he had become Hongjun's disciple and received Hongmeng Purple Qi, making his future attainment of sainthood likely.
• Kunpeng and Fuxi reacted with complicated feelings to Di Jun's great fortune, while Nuwa confirmed that his Hongmeng Purple Qi was real.
• The Demon Clan leaders congratulated Di Jun, who corrected them by saying there would be three Saints rather than two.
• Bai Ze asked whether Eastern Emperor Taiyi had also received Hongmeng Purple Qi, and the others watched him with anticipation.

Di Jun told the Demon Clan leaders that Eastern Emperor Taiyi had recovered and reached the False Saint stage, then explained the Heavenly Dao’s planned rewards for the clan. After Kunpeng agreed to organize a ceremony, Di Jun gave Taiyi two spiritual treasures to replace the ones he had lost.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi clarified that he had not become Hongjun’s disciple or received Hongmeng Purple Qi, and Di Jun revealed that a Golden Elixir had raised him to the False Saint stage.
• Nuwa explained that False Saints wield Early Saint-level combat strength but lack a Saint’s Dao Fruit and other powers, while Taiyi said he did not know how to cultivate to that stage.
• Di Jun explained that the Demon Clan needed to proclaim its Heavenly Dao favor and complete tasks for rewards including luck and Merit, prompting Kunpeng and the others to volunteer to prepare a grand ceremony.
• Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi agreed to enter seclusion, leaving Kunpeng to arrange the ceremony, and the Demon Clan leaders departed.
• Di Jun gave Eastern Emperor Taiyi the Sun Moon Essence Wheel and Nine-grade Black Lotus to replace his lost spiritual treasures.

Di Jun gave Eastern Emperor Taiyi powerful treasures, while Fuxi confronted Nuwa over being left without benefits. Fuxi proposed that Nuwa build influence by taking disciples and exploiting rivalries among Di Jun’s heirs, and she agreed to begin.

• Di Jun gave Eastern Emperor Taiyi the Sun Moon Essence Wheel and the Nine-grade Black Lotus, and Taiyi vowed to refine them and retaliate against the Witch Clan.
• Fuxi complained to Nuwa that Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi had gained power while he had received nothing.
• Nuwa explained that Fuxi had not been summoned by the Dao Ancestor and suggested he might gain power through the Demon Clan’s fate and Merit.
• Fuxi warned that Di Jun becoming a Saint could threaten Nuwa’s position as the Demon Clan’s sole Saint.
• Fuxi urged Nuwa to take disciples and cultivate influence across the Demon Clan’s factions while encouraging rivalries among Di Jun’s heirs.
• Nuwa agreed to take Registered Disciples and asked Fuxi to help her organize the Demon Clan’s grassroots factions.

Jieyin and Zhunti discussed how the rise of Humanity Dao and Earthly Dao threatened Heavenly Dao’s authority, and decided to wait for future Tribulations while preparing their disciples. Yuanshi Tianzun instructed his disciples to compete with the other Sects and told Huang Long to proceed with his return to the Dragon Clan alongside Li Yun’s help.

• Zhunti worried that Laozi’s move to Humanity Dao would leave Jieyin and him isolated, but Jieyin said they could leave Xuanmen or retreat into Chaos if necessary.
• Jieyin saw the coming Tribulations as opportunities and urged Zhunti to train their disciples for the Combat Tournament and gather information from Laozi.
• Yuanshi Tianzun told Zhenwu, Bai Jie, and the others to cultivate and fight for the honor of the Chan Teachings, naming their future opponents.
• Yuanshi Tianzun told his disciples to address Li Yun as Senior Brother rather than treat him as an enemy.
• Huang Long reported that Old Ancestors in the Dragon Clan had acknowledged him, and Yuanshi Tianzun told him to continue his return with Li Yun’s help.

After the Three Teachings split from the Human Race, Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian sought new races to support their sects. Tongtian sent Kong Xuan and Gui Ling to consult their clans, leaving Gui Ling ready to ask her uncle for the Mystic Turtle Lineage’s decision.

• Huang Long left Jade Void Palace after Yuanshi Tianzun agreed not to interfere with his plans involving Li Yun.
• Yuanshi Tianzun asked Bai Jie and Zhenwu to consult their fathers about making the White Tiger Clan or Mystic Turtle Clan dependents of the Chan Teachings.
• Tongtian told the Interception Sect disciples to strengthen themselves and offered rewards for killing the sect’s traitors, including Duobao.
• Tongtian asked Kong Xuan and Gui Ling to find out whether their clans would accept the Interception Sect as dependents.
• Gui Ling said she would consult her uncle because he made most decisions for the Mystic Turtle Lineage.