Chapter Summaries

Li Yun completed his first step on the path of Attaining Dao through Strength, while Earthly Dao warned that Heaven, Earth, and Human Dao would suppress him again when he tried to become a Saint. The chapter ended with Minghe and Zhen Yuanzi attaining Sainthood in the Netherworld, shocking the Primordial Huang World.

• Li Yun thanked Humanity Dao and Earthly Dao for inadvertently helping him perfect himself and attain Quasi-Saint Perfection-level combat strength.
• Earthly Dao revealed that he had obtained the Earth Book and planned to open the Netherworld Earth Ranking, then asked whether Humanity Dao had found the Human Book.
• Humanity Dao left after insisting that he would open the Humanity Dao Saint Ranking as soon as possible.
• Earthly Dao warned Li Yun that Attaining Dao through Strength was taboo and that Heaven, Earth, and Human Dao would intervene when he tried to become a Saint.
• Minghe and Zhen Yuanzi broke through into the Sage Realm, and their auras spread across the Primordial Huang World as its inhabitants reacted in shock.

Di Jun and other powerful figures reacted with jealousy and disbelief to Ancestor Minghe and Zhen Yuanzi becoming Earthly Dao Saints. Di Jun decided to visit the Sea of Blood to investigate the Earthly Dao and whether his Hongmeng Purple Qi was flawed, while several Saints and Hong Yun also headed there.

• Di Jun raged over Minghe and Zhen Yuanzi becoming Earthly Dao Saints, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi urged him to visit the Sea of Blood and learn about their path to Sainthood.
• Di Jun suspected his Hongmeng Purple Qi might have the same flaw as Hong Yun's had and agreed to prepare gifts for a visit with Eastern Emperor Taiyi.
• Fuxi questioned Zhen Yuanzi's qualification, while Nuwa warned him not to provoke Zhen Yuanzi and said Minghe's strength might exceed hers.
• Yuanshi, Tongtian, Jieyin, and Zhunti sensed Minghe's aura and set out for the Sea of Blood.
• Hong Yun urgently asked Sect Master Tongtian to take him to the Sea of Blood so he could investigate Zhen Yuanzi's attainment.

The Ancestor Witches decided to reach the Earthly Dao before others could claim the remaining Saint Seats, and Xuanming led them through a Space Tunnel to the Sea of Blood. Queen Mother of the West arrived too late to stop them and was left facing Dijiang’s threat in the Witch Clan’s forbidden grounds.

• Zhujiuyin and the other Ancestor Witches worried that Minghe and Zhen Yuanzi had taken two Earthly Dao Saint Seats, leaving only four available.
• Xuanming agreed to go to the Sea of Blood with the other Ancestor Witches, and Dijiang opened a Space Tunnel there.
• Queen Mother of the West flew toward Pangu Hall, but Xuanming and the other ten Ancestor Witches entered the tunnel and disappeared before she arrived.
• Dijiang repaired the Space Tunnel and told Queen Mother of the West to explain why she had entered the Witch Clan’s forbidden grounds or she would not leave safely.
• Queen Mother of the West grew furious that Li Yun, Laozi, Zhen Yuanzi, Minghe, and Dijiang had all ignored her, while Zhen Yuanzi and Minghe had become Saints.

Queen Mother of the West sought Xuanming’s help in becoming an Earthly Dao Saint and offered the Witch Clan a demonic method for gaining primordial spirits. Dijiang recognized her offer as a threat and attacked her, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Queen Mother of the West asked Dijiang where Xuanming was and admitted she wanted Xuanming to help her become an Earthly Dao Saint.
• Dijiang sealed the surrounding space and challenged Queen Mother of the West to name a price worth a Saint Seat.
• Queen Mother of the West offered the Witch Clan a method of attaining Dao through demons, claiming Inner Demons could help them form primordial spirits and strengthen their bodies.
• Dijiang suspected Queen Mother of the West was trying to lure the Witch Clan into the Demonic Path and accused her of belonging to it.
• Dijiang attacked Queen Mother of the West with spatial power and followed with Spatial Exile as she tried to defend herself.

Dijiang exiled the Queen Mother of the West into a spatial black hole and sealed the area before heading for the Sea of Blood. In the Netherworld, Zhen Yuanzi thanked Li Yun for helping him become an Earthly Dao Saint and swore never to attack him, but the Earthly Dao ordered him to establish a force and prepare for the coming tribulation.

• Dijiang struck the Queen Mother of the West into a black hole and unleashed a spatial storm around its entrance.
• Dijiang sealed the shattered space, summoned Xing Tian, Hou Yi, and the other Great Witches to guard Pangu Hall, and left for the Sea of Blood.
• Li Yun congratulated Zhen Yuanzi and Ancestor Minghe on becoming Earthly Dao Saints.
• Zhen Yuanzi thanked Li Yun for his guidance and swore he would never attack him.
• The Earthly Dao ordered Zhen Yuanzi to establish a force and take part in the coming Heaven and Earth Tribulation.

Earthly Dao told Zhen Yuanzi to establish a force for the coming Tribulation and declared that the remaining Earthly Dao Saint Seats were reserved for the Witch Clan. As cultivators and Heavenly Dao Saints gathered at the Sea of Blood, the Demon Emperor and Eastern Emperor arrived, while Hong Yun hoped to ask Zhen Yuanzi about joining Earthly Dao.

• Earthly Dao warned Zhen Yuanzi and Ancestor Minghe that outsiders, including Heavenly Dao Saints, had arrived and said the remaining Saint Seats belonged to the Witch Clan.
• Zhen Yuanzi agreed to return to Wuzhuang Temple and establish a force, then left with Minghe and Li Yun.
• Jieyin, Zhunti, Yuanshi, and Tongtian arrived at the Sea of Blood, and the gathered cultivators fell silent.
• The crowd recognized Hong Yun behind Tongtian, but Hong Yun focused on meeting Zhen Yuanzi and asking whether he could join Earthly Dao.
• The Demon Emperor and Eastern Emperor arrived as two enormous Three-legged Golden Crows.

Minghe emerged from the Sea of Blood with Li Yun and Zhen Yuanzi, prompting the gathered Saints to wonder whether Humanity Dao and Earthly Dao had allied. Minghe hosted the visitors outside his domain and promised to answer questions that did not concern confidential matters.

• Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi arrived and waited outside the Sea of Blood, despite the danger of entering Earthly Dao's territory.
• Li Yun, Minghe, and Zhen Yuanzi emerged, and their unusual gathering made the Heavenly Dao Saints suspect that Humanity Dao and Earthly Dao might have formed an alliance.
• Minghe greeted the gathered cultivators, who bowed to him and sensed that his power surpassed Zhen Yuanzi's by a wide margin.
• Minghe kept the visitors out of the Sea of Blood, then used his power to create an outdoor platform with seats, wine, and spiritual fruits.
• Minghe promised to entertain the visitors and answer questions that did not involve confidential matters, then seated Li Yun and Zhen Yuanzi in places of honor and welcomed the other Saints nearby.

Minghe told the gathered cultivators that Earthly Dao would recruit no more Saints beyond the Witch Clan, then explained that Earthly Dao had invited him because he controlled the Sea of Blood and ruled the Asura Race. The chapter ended with Minghe revealing that he had not offered up his Original Primordial Spirit to become an Earthly Dao Saint.

• Minghe announced that Earthly Dao would not recruit any more Saints apart from the Witch Clan.
• Xuanming arrived with the ten Ancestor Witches and asked whether Minghe's announcement was true.
• Minghe confirmed the decision and explained that Earthly Dao had invited him because he controlled the Sea of Blood and the Asura Race.
• Xuanming congratulated Minghe and said they would be on the same side now.
• Zhunti asked whether Minghe had offered up his Original Primordial Spirit, and Minghe said he had not.

The gathered Saints and cultivators learned that Minghe had become an Earthly Dao Saint without surrendering his Original Primordial Spirit, leaving him free from the Earthly Dao’s control. Zhen Yuanzi then revealed that he had done the same, and the hall erupted in disbelief.

• Jieyin, Zhunti, Yuanshi, Tongtian, and Di Jun reacted with shock and envy when they learned Minghe had not offered his Original Primordial Spirit to the Earthly Dao.
• Di Jun wondered whether he and Eastern Emperor Taiyi could have avoided surrendering their spirits if they had refused Hongjun’s invitation, while Taiyi recalled they had had no real choice.
• Tongtian asked whether Minghe had gained immortality and indestructibility, and Minghe explained that he lacked the Earthly Dao’s restoration but could survive through the Sea of Blood.
• Hong Yun asked Zhen Yuanzi whether he had given his Original Primordial Spirit to the Earthly Dao, and Zhen Yuanzi calmly said he had not.
• The cultivators and Ancestor Witches questioned Zhen Yuanzi in disbelief about how he could become an Earthly Dao Saint without surrendering his Original Primordial Spirit.

Zhen Yuanzi explained that offering the Earth Book to the Earthly Dao had won him a Saint Seat without surrendering his Original Primordial Spirit, and that the Earth Emperor Scepter let him draw protection from the Earth Veins. The Earthly Dao summoned Xuanming to discuss the Witch Clan’s Saint Seats, and Ancestor Minghe gave her a token to enter the Sea of Blood.

• Zhen Yuanzi reassured Hong Yun that the Earth Emperor Scepter protected him and revealed that he had offered the Earth Book to the Earthly Dao.
• Zhen Yuanzi explained that the Earth Book had merged with the Earthly Dao and connected him to the Earth Veins, making attackers vulnerable to their backlash and the Earthly Dao’s Karma and Causality.
• Xuanming thanked Zhen Yuanzi, but the Earthly Dao summoned her to the Sea of Blood.
• Xuanming told Zhujiuyin and the other Ancestor Witches to wait while she went to finalize the Witch Clan’s Saint Seats.
• Ancestor Minghe gave Xuanming a blood-colored Jade Talisman that let her enter the Sea of Blood without restrictions.

Xuanming entered the Sea of Blood to negotiate with the Earthly Dao over the Witch Clan’s Saint Seats, while Li Yun told the gathered cultivators that Humanity Dao’s seats were reserved for Human Race members and Human Teachings disciples. When a cultivator challenged him, Li Yun identified him as a Demonic Cultivator and linked him to Di Jun.

• Xuanming accepted Minghe’s Jade Talisman and entered the Sea of Blood alone to negotiate with the Earthly Dao.
• Li Yun told the gathered cultivators that only Human Race members and Human Teachings disciples could obtain Humanity Dao Saint Seats.
• A gloomy-voiced cultivator asked Li Yun whether he could make an exception, and Li Yun recognized him as Mingyue, a Demonic Cultivator.
• Mingyue revealed Quasi-Saint Perfection cultivation and denied Li Yun’s accusation as the nearby cultivators and Saints reacted in shock.
• Li Yun said Mingyue’s Demonic Path aura could not be hidden from him and turned toward Di Jun, prompting the crowd to wonder whether Di Jun was involved.

Li Yun clarified that he had not accused Di Jun of ordering Mingyue to act, but had suspected Di Jun could identify demonic cultivators through the New God-Slaying Spear. Di Jun exposed Mingyue as a demonic cultivator of the Demon Clan, leaving the assembled cultivators alarmed by his infiltration and attempts to turn them against Li Yun and the Humanity Dao.

• Di Jun angrily denied knowing or recognizing Mingyue, and said he would confront Li Yun openly rather than resort to slander.
• Li Yun clarified that he had not claimed Di Jun knew Mingyue or was behind the matter, then noticed that Eastern Emperor Taiyi had recently fallen into the Demonic Path.
• Li Yun explained that the New God-Slaying Spear contained Demonic Path power that could identify demonic cultivators, and asked whether Di Jun could use it.
• Di Jun summoned the New God-Slaying Spear, detected demonic power in Mingyue, and stabbed him through the shoulder.
• Mingyue's disguise vanished, revealing his demonic appearance and identity as a member of the Demon Clan, prompting the assembled cultivators to rise in alarm.

Minghe exposed Mingyue as a hidden Demon Race member and used the Soul Searching Technique to reveal his past crimes. When a force tried to silence Mingyue, six Saints intervened, and the recovered memory revealed a chilling purple eye.

• Minghe restrained Mingyue, and the gathered cultivators accused him of manipulating them and targeting Li Yun.
• Mingyue claimed Minghe was a demonic cultivator, but Minghe rejected the accusation and began searching his soul.
• Minghe's soul search revealed that Mingyue was an Ancient Era Demon Race cultivator who had concealed his identity and murdered friends, companions, and his Daoist Companion for power.
• Devilish qi surged toward Mingyue's heart to interrupt the memories, but Minghe, Zhen Yuanzi, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Jieyin, and Zhunti destroyed it and protected him.
• The stabilized memory showed a purple eye inside a cave, whose gaze chilled the observers.

After the Eye of the Devilish Dao appeared in Mingyue’s memories, Jieyin and Zhunti fled the Sea of Blood in fear of the threat to Mount Sumeru and the Western Teachings. Li Yun realized the Demonic Path might be a powerful force targeting the Three Daos and considered using Li Mo to infiltrate it as a future contingency.

• Jieyin recognized the Eye of the Devilish Dao and hurriedly left the Sea of Blood with Zhunti.
• Jieyin and Zhunti feared that Demonic Cultivators or members of the Demon Race had infiltrated the Western Teachings or could escape the Devil's Den beneath Mount Sumeru.
• Mingyue’s memories faded, and the gathered cultivators questioned why Jieyin and Zhunti had fled.
• Li Yun concluded that the Demonic Path might be targeting Humanity Dao, Earthly Dao, and Heavenly Dao through him.
• Li Yun considered having Li Mo infiltrate the Demonic Path and wondered whether Demon Ancestor Luohu was still alive.

Li Yun considered using Li Mo to investigate the Devil Dao, while Ancestor Minghe warned the gathering that he would kill any Devil Dao cultivators on his territory. Dijiang revealed that the Queen Mother of the West was a Demon Race cultivator, and Pan Wang left in turmoil after the revelation shattered his faith in her.

• Li Yun asked Li Mo whether he wanted to see the Devil Dao, and Li Mo agreed to investigate it.
• Ancestor Minghe destroyed Mingyue's remains and warned that Devil Dao cultivators were unwelcome in his territory.
• Dijiang arrived and told the gathering that the Queen Mother of the West had entered Witch Clan forbidden grounds seeking Xuanming and an Earthly Dao Saint seat.
• Dijiang revealed that the Queen Mother of the West was a Demon Race cultivator, and Zhen Yuanzi and Minghe confirmed parts of the account.
• Pan Wang refused to believe the revelation and left with his aura in disarray.

Li Yun revealed that the Queen Mother of the West had sought to become a Human Dao Saint before turning to the Earthly Dao, and exposed her ties to the Devil Dao and Demon Race. Di Jun then questioned Minghe and Zhen Yuanzi about their rapid rise to sainthood, and their explanation left him shaken.

• Li Yun told the gathered cultivators that the Queen Mother of the West had approached him and his master, hoping to become a Human Dao Saint, but the Humanity Dao had rejected her.
• The cultivators reacted with anger and shame as they realized the Queen Mother of the West's Devil Dao methods had influenced them, including Yuanshi, Tongtian, Di Jun, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi.
• Di Jun set aside the Queen Mother of the West's affair and asked Minghe and Zhen Yuanzi whether they had used Hongmeng Purple Qi to become Earthly Dao Saints.
• Minghe and Zhen Yuanzi explained that the Earthly Dao had bestowed its essence power on them, which they refined to attain sainthood without surrendering their primordial spirits.
• Di Jun clenched his fists as their answer confirmed his suspicions and shook him deeply.

Li Yun gave Xing Tian the Soul Pearl, and Xing Tian used it to condense a primordial spirit despite the danger from his Innate Turbid Qi. Xing Tian succeeded, gained a heavenly eye, and transformed his giant axe into a Turbid Qi Postnatal Supreme Treasure.

• Xing Tian agreed to absorb the Soul Pearl, trusting that Li Yun and the Ancestor Witches could help if hidden dangers arose.
• Li Yun gave Xing Tian the Soul Pearl and used the Law of Life to stabilize his blood qi and Innate Turbid Qi as the pearl gathered his Soul Fragments.
• After two days and two nights, Xing Tian condensed a golden primordial spirit and blocked the Innate Turbid Qi from invading his sea of consciousness.
• Xing Tian's giant axe absorbed the Innate Turbid Qi and evolved into a Turbid Qi Postnatal Supreme Treasure, while a heavenly eye formed on his brow.
• Xing Tian awoke, celebrated his success, and thanked Li Yun.

Li Yun confirmed that Xing Tian’s new Primordial Spirit was healthy and taught him the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique. Zhurong arrived impatiently to set out with Li Yun, while Xing Tian began explaining his new Primordial Spirit to him.

• Xing Tian told Li Yun that his Primordial Spirit felt complete and let him control his axe perfectly and cultivate turbid qi Magical Power.
• Xing Tian explained that his Celestial Eye had appeared with his Primordial Spirit and contained a strange, growing fluctuation.
• Li Yun taught Xing Tian the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique, and Xing Tian excitedly recognized it as a path to Attain Dao through Strength.
• Zhurong arrived and urged Li Yun to leave immediately after passing on the Demon God's Three Transformations.
• Li Yun suggested that Xing Tian enter the Witch Clan Treasury to choose Innate Spirit Treasures, prompting Zhurong to ask how Xing Tian could control them.
• Xing Tian began telling Zhurong that Li Yun had helped him form a Primordial Spirit.

Zhurong learned that Li Yun had helped Xing Tian condense a primordial spirit, but Li Yun explained that the Soul Pearl that made it possible could not be replicated or used to help an Ancestor Witch. Zhurong rewarded Xing Tian and prepared to depart with Li Yun.

• Zhurong asked Li Yun whether he could help Witch Clan members condense primordial spirits, and Li Yun confirmed Xing Tian’s success but said it could not be repeated.
• Li Yun explained that a unique Soul Pearl had formed from consciousness fragments he found while absorbing Pangu blood, and that it was suitable only for a Great Witch.
• Zhurong accepted that he could not obtain a primordial spirit and told Xing Tian his status in the Witch Clan would be raised.
• Zhurong gave Xing Tian a token to choose Innate Spirit Treasures from the treasury, while Li Yun said he had already given Xing Tian a cultivation technique.
• Zhurong told Li Yun they were ready to set out.

Xing Tian committed himself to cultivating with the gifts Li Yun had given him, while Da Peng prepared to become Phoenix Clan Master and told Kong Xuan he wanted to pursue Attaining Dao through Destiny. Kong Xuan questioned the choice, knowing how difficult the path was, and the chapter ended before he answered.

• Li Yun gave Xing Tian the Demon God's Three Transformations and left with Zhurong.
• Xing Tian resolved to cultivate harder, strengthen his Primordial Spirit, and become a support for Li Yun.
• The Phoenix Clan prepared Da Peng's Ascension Ceremony, which would be attended by Li Yun, many cultivators, and Sect Master Tongtian.
• Da Peng worried about becoming Phoenix Clan Master, but Kong Xuan reassured him about his strength and the inheritance he would receive.
• Da Peng told Kong Xuan he could not continue Attaining Dao through Law and wanted to switch to Attaining Dao through Destiny.
• Kong Xuan frowned at Da Peng's plan, recalling that even Yuanfeng had struggled to follow a similar path.