Chapter Summaries

As Li Yun's imperial aura grew before his Enthronement Ceremony, the Saints recognized his potential, while Eastern Emperor Taiyi and the Demon Clan vowed to retaliate afterward. The ceremony began, and Human Race Faith gathered toward Li Yun, drawing the Saints' envy.

• Sect Master Tongtian praised Li Yun's progress on the Emperor's Path, and Yuanshi Tianzun explained that he had foreseen Li Yun's potential when they first met.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi urged Di Jun to stop Li Yun from growing stronger, but Di Jun and the others warned that they could not risk defying Laozi and the other Saints.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi agreed not to interfere with the ceremony and vowed that the Demon Clan would make Li Yun pay afterward.
• Dijiang grew uneasy about the rise of Li Yun, a Human Race Great Emperor whose Emperor's Path could challenge the Witch Clan's supremacy.
• Youchao Shi and the other leaders began the Enthronement Ceremony, as Human Race Destiny and recognition formed a stairway between Heaven and Earth.
• Zhunti identified the force gathering toward Li Yun as Human Race Faith, and the Saints envied its power.

As Li Yun began his Enthronement Ceremony, the Human Race’s overwhelming faith poured into him and accelerated his comprehension of Chaos Law, alarming him that it could pull him away from attaining Dao through Strength. As he climbed the steps, representatives of ancient races arrived and witnessed his imperial bearing, while Kong Xuan suggested inviting him to the Phoenix Clan to help Da Peng rise.

• Nuwa, Di Jun, Taiyi, and the gathered powers reacted with shock and envy as Human Race Faith gathered around Li Yun, and Di Jun recognized the Human Race’s unity and potential.
• Li Yun felt Faith Power enter his body and accelerate his comprehension of Chaos Law, so he resolved to complete One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones and control the power before it diverted his cultivation.
• Li Yun began ascending the steps to complete the Enthronement Ceremony as the crowd watched.
• Kong Xuan, Da Peng, Qing Luan, Zhenwu, Bai Jie, Mystic Turtle, and representatives of the Dragon Clan, Kirin Clan, and other races arrived to witness Li Yun’s ceremony.
• Da Peng asked Qing Luan if he could someday attain Li Yun’s standing, and Kong Xuan suggested inviting Li Yun to the Phoenix Clan so Da Peng could become its master.

Li Yun reached the final trial of the Human Race Great Emperor enthronement and swore to protect and advance humanity. As his oath echoed across the Primordial World, other races considered alliances with him, including a possible marriage between Li Yun and Bai Jie.

• Qing Luan agreed that the Phoenix Clan should partner with the Human Race and asked Kong Xuan and Da Peng to extend the invitation to Li Yun.
• Bai Hao asked Bai Jie about her feelings for Li Yun, then proposed a marriage alliance between her and the new Human Race Great Emperor.
• Bai Jie agreed to let Bai Hao pursue the alliance for the White Tiger Clan's future.
• Li Yun reached the summit, where the Humanity Dao presented his final trial: enter the altar and swear to protect the Human Race.
• Li Yun stepped onto the altar, raised his Bronze Sword, and began swearing to shelter humanity and help it flourish, while Human Dao Power carried his oath across the Primordial World.

Li Yun rejected the vast Human Dao Merit and used it to forge the Great Emperor Sword, choosing to continue pursuing Attaining Dao through Strength. Laozi then addressed the gathered cultivators and began explaining why he had betrayed the Heavenly Dao and left Xuanmen.

• Humanity Dao's destiny surged after Li Yun's declaration, drawing the attention of the Heavenly Dao and Earthly Dao.
• Human Dao Merit gathered in the heavens, but Li Yun cast his Bronze Sword into it rather than absorb it himself.
• The Bronze Sword transformed into the golden Merit Supreme Treasure Li Yun named the Great Emperor Sword, bearing images of the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, and lands.
• Yuanshi Tianzun explained that Li Yun had refused Merit because he was still pursuing Attaining Dao through Strength, prompting the gathered cultivators to reconsider their ambitions.
• Laozi emerged from the Ancestral Temple, took the main seat, and asked the assembly whether they knew why he had betrayed the Heavenly Dao and left Xuanmen.

Laozi revealed that Severing the Three Corpses could not lead to sainthood and instead consumed a cultivator’s potential, then summoned his own Three Corpses as evidence. The gathering was left confronting the possibility that their pursuit of the method had cut off their path to becoming Saints.

• A cultivator asked why Laozi had spoken out, and Laozi declared that Severing the Three Corpses was a scam.
• Zhen Yuanzi stepped forward to ask whether Laozi’s claim was true, affirming his decision to cooperate with the Earthly Dao.
• Laozi explained that the method could reach only the Half-Saint stage and would consume potential rather than lead to sainthood.
• Di Jun asked for evidence, and Laozi revealed that he had completed Severing the Three Corpses long ago.
• Laozi’s three corpses appeared at the False Saint stage, and Zhunti questioned why they were so weak compared with Laozi’s cultivation.
• Laozi pointed to their limited power as proof that Severing the Three Corpses had failed to deliver the strength or path to sainthood it promised.

After Laozi revealed that Severing the Three Corpses prevented its practitioners from attaining Dao and becoming Saints, Ancestor Minghe realized the technique had ruined his prospects. He burned his Three Corpses with the Twelve-petal Karmic Fire Red Lotus, destroyed his Evil Corpse, and asked Laozi to help eliminate the two remaining incarnations.

• Laozi's revelation enraged the assembled gods, while Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi feared the truth would destabilize the Demon Clan and resented Laozi for exposing it.
• Zhen Yuanzi recognized that Severing the Three Corpses had blocked his cultivation and explained why Laozi had turned against the Heavenly Dao and refused the path for Li Yun.
• Ancestor Minghe lamented that his attempts to attain Dao had failed because Severing the Three Corpses had destroyed his foundation.
• Minghe summoned his Three Corpses and used the Twelve-petal Karmic Fire Red Lotus and Yuantu Abi to trap them and burn them.
• Minghe's Evil Corpse died, leaving behind a damaged Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure; Minghe swallowed its evil intent, fell to Quasi-Saint Perfection, and asked Laozi to help destroy his Good Corpse and Self Corpse.

Ancestor Minghe destroyed his Good Corpse and Self Corpse, reclaimed their thoughts, then merged them with his remaining essence as the Three Pure Ones and other powers protected him. After an hour, he emerged transformed but still at Grand Unity Golden Immortal Perfection, and Zhunti asked how much of his former strength he had recovered.

• Laozi destroyed Ancestor Minghe’s Good Corpse and Self Corpse with Taiqing Divine Thunder, and Minghe swallowed the thoughts they released.
• Ancestor Minghe’s cultivation fell from Quasi-Saint Late Stage to Grand Unity Golden Immortal Perfection as he reclaimed the thoughts.
• Ancestor Minghe burned with blood-colored flames as his life force and origin grew, while the Three Pure Ones, Jieyin, Zhunti, Nuwa, and other cultivators guarded him from interference.
• After an hour, Ancestor Minghe emerged with a transformed, sharper presence but remained at Grand Unity Golden Immortal Perfection.
• Zhunti asked Ancestor Minghe how much of his former peak strength he had recovered.

Ancestor Minghe revealed that reclaiming the thoughts severed through the Three Corpses had cost him two-tenths of his strength, while ordinary cultivators would likely suffer even greater losses. As Li Yun’s Great Emperor Sword reached its limit during the Human Dao Merit empowerment, he summoned the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler to absorb the remaining Merit, astonishing and drawing the envy of the watching cultivators.

• Ancestor Minghe said he was two-tenths weaker after destroying his Three Corpses and reclaiming his thoughts, and warned that others would lose even more.
• Ancestor Minghe invited Blood Fiend to try reclaiming his Evil Corpse, but Blood Fiend declined and said he might seek help later.
• Ancestor Minghe thanked Laozi for helping him minimize his losses by consuming Merit, prompting the cultivators to realize Merit had protected him.
• The Great Emperor Sword cracked after absorbing about two-thirds of the Human Dao Merit, leaving a third still descending.
• Li Yun summoned Little Ruler, who manifested as the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler and took over absorbing the Merit.
• The cultivators recognized the Xuanhuang Ruler as a Postnatal Merit Supreme Treasure with an Artifact Spirit, and many envied Li Yun's possession of it.

Li Yun claimed the Great Emperor Sword and received the Divine Trait Lord of Sword Dao, rapidly completing his Sword Dao. After Little Ruler absorbed the remaining Human Dao Merit, Li Yun asked what benefits he had gained.

• Pan Wang watched in surprise as the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler transformed after Li Yun possessed it.
• Li Yun summoned the Great Emperor Sword, which recognized him as its master and revealed its limitless Fighting Law.
• The Great Emperor Sword triggered a divine upgrade, giving Li Yun the Lord of Sword Dao Trait and raising his Sword Dao to completion.
• Li Yun withdrew the Great Emperor Sword into his sea of consciousness and saw that Little Ruler had absorbed the remaining Human Dao Merit.
• Little Ruler thanked Li Yun, and Li Yun asked what benefits the Merit had given him.

After completing his transformation, Li Yun was named the Human Race Great Emperor and learned that Humanity Dao had granted him a powerful blessing. The chapter ended with Ancestor Minghe expressing his intention to pursue Attaining Dao through Law and offer Li Yun guidance.

• Little Ruler told Li Yun that he had become a living Artifact Spirit and that the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Ruler had grown more powerful, but Li Yun stopped him from revealing its new trait.
• Laozi named Li Yun the Human Race Great Emperor and required him to remain under his tutelage until he reached the Half-Saint realm.
• Li Yun explained to Sect Master Tongtian and the other Sword Dao cultivators that the Great Emperor Sword had awakened his own innate talent rather than directly improving anyone's Sword Dao realm.
• Li Yun discovered that Humanity Dao had granted him a blessing of Human Dao Power that increased his strength and would grow more effective as his cultivation advanced.
• Jieyin, Zhunti, and Ancestor Minghe congratulated Li Yun, and Minghe said he planned to pursue Attaining Dao through Law and hoped to offer Li Yun a lesson from his experience.

Ancestor Minghe sought Laozi and Humanity Dao’s protection so he could attempt to attain Dao through Law in the Human Ancestral Land. Laozi agreed and shielded him with the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda as the others withdrew, leaving Minghe ready to begin.

• Laozi asked Ancestor Minghe whether he intended to attain Dao through Law and become a Quasi-Saint, and Minghe confirmed that he did.
• Ancestor Minghe explained that, having destroyed his Three Corpses, he needed protection to complete his new path without interference.
• Li Yun supported the attempt, and Laozi promised to protect Minghe and said Humanity Dao would not allow anyone to provoke it on its territory.
• Laozi told the cultivators and Saints to move back; Yuanshi Tianzun, Sect Master Tongtian, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Nuwa withdrew.
• Laozi summoned the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda to shelter Ancestor Minghe, who thanked him and prepared to begin.

Ancestor Minghe cultivated the Method of Attaining Dao through Law under Laozi’s protection and rose to Quasi-Saint Perfection, proving the path’s power to the watching cultivators. Eastern Emperor Taiyi struggled with the revelation that his Three Corpses path had reached a dead end, while Kong Xuan grew more confident in the Chaos Law and turned his attention to Li Yun.

• Ancestor Minghe summoned his four Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures and began cultivating the Slaughter, Destruction, and Ruin Laws.
• Ancestor Minghe condensed three Cores of Law and advanced to Quasi-Saint Perfection with an aura stronger than that of a Half-Saint.
• The watching cultivators were shocked, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi despaired over having completed Three Corpses Fusion after learning that Attaining Dao through Law offered a viable path to sainthood.
• Di Jun stopped Eastern Emperor Taiyi from acting against Ancestor Minghe, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi regained his composure.
• Bai Jie, Zhenwu, Kong Xuan, Da Peng, and the other Ancient Era inheritors gained confidence in Attaining Dao through Law, while Kong Xuan wondered about Li Yun’s comprehension of the Chaos Law.

Li Yun learned from Ancestor Minghe’s experience that advancing through the River of Destiny was perilous and that Hongjun’s path had damaged the potential of powerful cultivators. The chapter left off as Di Jun approached Li Yun to ask for guidance.

• Laozi explained that Ancestor Minghe had reached the barrier between the Mixed Origin Golden Immortal and the Limitless Golden Immortal, but the timing prevented him from breaking through.
• Ancestor Minghe shared memories with Li Yun, revealing that the River of Destiny had nearly trapped him forever as he attempted to advance.
• Li Yun thanked Ancestor Minghe, who said his ordeal had cost him twenty percent of his potential and reduced his future chances of advancing.
• Laozi offered Ancestor Minghe special Golden Elixirs, while the assembled Great Spiritual Power Users blamed Hongjun for harming their prospects.
• Di Jun led members of the Demon Clan over and asked Li Yun, now the Human Race Great Emperor, to offer him guidance.

Di Jun and the Demon Clan challenged Li Yun to a fight after the Enthronement Ceremony, while Nuwa and Laozi agreed that Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi would not personally intervene. Li Yun accepted the challenge and wagered the Great Emperor Sword against the Fusang Tree, leaving Di Jun tempted to accept.

• Di Jun arrived with the Ten Great Demon Marshals and Kunpeng to challenge Li Yun after the Enthronement Ceremony ended.
• Nuwa asked Laozi not to interfere, and Laozi accepted the arrangement that Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi would not take part personally.
• Di Jun proposed sending a Demon Commander to exchange pointers with Li Yun, and Li Yun accepted the challenge.
• Li Yun demanded the Fusang Tree as the stake and offered the Great Emperor Sword if he lost.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi urged Di Jun to accept Li Yun's wager.

Li Yun wagered the Great Emperor Sword against the Fusang Tree and prepared to fight Demon Commander Ghost Chariot. Laozi isolated them in an independent space, where the battle was about to begin.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi urged Di Jun to accept Li Yun’s wager, arguing that Li Yun was only a Grand Unity Golden Immortal and that the Fusang Tree could be risked.
• Di Jun asked the Ten Great Demon Marshals to fight, and Ghost Chariot volunteered.
• Di Jun agreed that Li Yun would receive the Fusang Tree if he won, while the Demon Clan would take the Great Emperor Sword if Li Yun lost.
• Li Yun asked Nuwa to ensure the Demon Clan would honor the wager, and she confirmed both sides must keep their promises.
• Laozi created an independent space for Li Yun and Ghost Chariot, and Nuwa assured the Demon Clan that Laozi had not interfered.
• Li Yun faced Ghost Chariot in the independent space as battle intent rose, while Zhenwu, Kong Xuan, and the others watched.

Li Yun badly wounded Ghost Chariot with his Quasi-Saint Realm physical body, shocking the crowd and provoking Dijiang to taunt the Demon Clan. The battle remained unresolved as Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi urged Ghost Chariot to recover and continue.

• Ghost Chariot attacked Li Yun barehanded, but Li Yun struck him with the Great Emperor Sword and the Law of Strength, leaving him severely wounded.
• Di Jun, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and the surrounding cultivators realized Li Yun had a Quasi-Saint Realm physical body and were stunned by his strength.
• Kong Xuan, Da Peng, Zhenwu, and Bai Jie watched Li Yun with shock and renewed determination as they recognized how far he had surpassed them.
• Dijiang mocked Ghost Chariot and the Demon Clan, prompting Eastern Emperor Taiyi to threaten him.
• Laozi warned Eastern Emperor Taiyi not to act recklessly, and Di Jun restrained him and urged him to wait for Ghost Chariot's next move.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi told Ghost Chariot to pull himself together and warned that he would not be spared if he lost.

Ghost Chariot recognized Li Yun’s Quasi-Saint physical body and potential to Attain Dao through Strength, then brought out the evolved Myriad Souls Demonic Spear. Li Yun and Ghost Chariot fought fiercely, with Li Yun’s combat strength rising as he refined his gains, and the battle remained evenly matched.

• Ghost Chariot recovered from Li Yun’s blow and realized Li Yun had a Quasi-Saint physical body and might Attain Dao through Strength.
• Li Yun explained that he still needed the Wordless Heavenly Book to pursue that path and otherwise might Attain Dao through Law.
• Ghost Chariot summoned the Myriad Souls Demonic Spear, a demonic weapon evolved to the level of a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
• Li Yun and Ghost Chariot charged at each other and began a fierce sword-and-spear battle.
• Li Yun used his Quasi-Saint body, the Law of Strength, and Supreme Purity Sword Dao to contend with Ghost Chariot as his combat strength continued to increase.
• Watching cultivators marveled at Li Yun’s rising power and recognized the benefits of reaching the highest level of Sword Dao.

Kong Xuan asked Sect Master Tongtian to teach him the Sword Dao, and Sect Master Tongtian offered him the Shangqing Sword Dao and the Immortal-Slaying Four Swords to study. Da Peng revealed his plan to become Phoenix Clan Master, then learned he could remain in the Interception Sect as well.

• Kong Xuan asked Sect Master Tongtian to let him cultivate the Sword Dao so he could combine it with his Array Dao and Chaos Divine Light.
• Sect Master Tongtian agreed to teach Kong Xuan the Shangqing Sword Dao and let him comprehend the Immortal-Slaying Four Swords.
• Sect Master Tongtian observed that Li Yun had mastered a Chaos-like sword realm that weakened opponents and strengthened him during battle.
• Da Peng told Sect Master Tongtian he planned to return to the Phoenix Clan and become its master, revealing that he had reached the Quasi-Saint Realm.
• Sect Master Tongtian told Da Peng he could remain in the Interception Sect while pursuing the Emperor's Path, and Da Peng chose to keep studying under him.

Gui Ling reported that the Mystic Turtle Lineage would not join the Interception Sect but offered the Mysterious Snake lineage as an affiliate, and Tongtian accepted. Yuanshi Tianzun learned that the White Tiger, Black Tortoise, and Mystic Turtle clans had refused his recruitment, while Bai Jie reaffirmed the White Tiger Clan’s wish to avoid the Primordial World’s conflicts.

• Gui Ling returned and learned that Da Peng had become Phoenix Clan Master, then congratulated him.
• Gui Ling told Tongtian that the Mystic Turtle Lineage had refused to join the Interception Sect but proposed the Mysterious Snake lineage instead.
• Tongtian accepted the proposal and asked Gui Ling to bring the Mysterious Snake patriarch to Jin'ao Island after the current matter ended.
• Zhenwu and Bai Jie told Yuanshi Tianzun that their clans had refused his recruitment, and Zhenwu explained that the Mysterious Snake lineage had offered to join Tongtian.
• Yuanshi Tianzun asked Bai Jie to reconsider, but she said her father and the White Tiger Clan would stay out of the Primordial World’s conflicts.

Yuanshi Tianzun accepted that Zhenwu and Bai Jie could not bring their clans under his command, while Li Yun gained the upper hand against Ghost Chariot. After Ghost Chariot revealed his true form, Li Yun’s Chaos Divine Light absorbed his attacks, leaving the spectators astonished.

• Yuanshi Tianzun gave up on persuading the White Tiger, Black Tortoise, and Mysterious Turtle Clans and said he would seek other clans.
• Li Yun’s Chaos Sword Realm drove Ghost Chariot onto the defensive, prompting Ghost Chariot to reveal his ten-headed true form and unleash attacks of many attributes.
• Li Yun swept out the Chaos Divine Light and absorbed Ghost Chariot’s attacks before they could take effect.
• Zhunti identified the Chaos Divine Light as a divine ability that surpassed the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, and the gathered cultivators marveled at its power.
• Da Peng asked Kong Xuan about the technique, and Kong Xuan explained that his own Chaos Divine Light also developed offensive methods but was not yet as purely effective at restraint as Li Yun’s.