Chapter Summaries

Sect Master Tongtian fought Laozi, Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, Zhunti, and Jieyin after they used a killing formation powered by the Heavenly Dao. He overwhelmed the four Saints with the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and the Thirty-six-petal Creation Green Lotus, leaving them battered and facing defeat.

• Sect Master Tongtian denounced the Heavenly Dao’s attempt to control all beings and challenged the four Saints to fight him.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning attacked first, and Laozi, Zhunti, and Jieyin joined him by channeling the Heavenly Dao’s power through the killing formation.
• Sect Master Tongtian unleashed the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, whose force split Heaven and Earth and shocked the watching beings; Qin Hong watched from the sidelines while eating a Ginseng Fruit.
• Laozi urged the others to keep attacking, but Sect Master Tongtian blocked their combined strike and continued fighting them as the Primordial Era shattered around them.
• Sect Master Tongtian brought out the Thirty-six-petal Creation Green Lotus, tipped the battle decisively in his favor, and shattered the four Saints’ defenses with a killing move.
• The four Saints re-formed with the Heavenly Dao’s protection, and Laozi warned Tongtian that the Heavenly Dao’s power remained formidable; Tongtian answered that he was about to win and that they might die again.

Hongjun tried to suppress Sect Master Tongtian, but Qin Hong shattered his attack and summoned the Pangu True Body to destroy Hongjun’s incarnation. After Tongtian defeated the Western Sages and razed Mount Sumeru, he established the Great Dao of Sentient Beings and called on all beings to resist Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao.

• Hongjun used the Heavenly Dao to restrain Sect Master Tongtian and reached to seize him.
• Qin Hong struck Hongjun’s attack with the God-Slaying Spear, then used the Twelve Capital Celestial Evil Formation to summon the Pangu True Body.
• The Pangu True Body destroyed Hongjun’s incarnation, freeing Tongtian from the Heavenly Dao’s restraints.
• Tongtian killed Zhunti and Jieyin, then leveled Mount Sumeru and spread its spiritual energy and fortune across the primordial world.
• Tongtian expounded the Dao and established the Great Dao of Sentient Beings, declaring that all beings could cultivate and pursue the Dao.

Sect Master Tongtian preached cultivation methods to all beings, earning vast merit and breaking Hongjun’s restriction on the Interception Sect. Afterward, he decided to abolish his Heavenly Dao Sainthood to escape its control, while Qin Hong prepared to defend Golden Ao Island; meanwhile, Hongjun and his allies lamented their latest defeat.

• Sect Master Tongtian spread cultivation methods throughout the Primordial Era for three years, three months, three days, and three hours, giving all beings a chance to cultivate.
• The Eye of Heavenly Dao appeared and sent a vast sea of merit to Golden Ao Island, shattering Hongjun’s restriction on the Interception Sect’s fortune.
• Qin Hong received fifteen Origin Shards of Sword Dao Law, a Chaos Gourd Vine, and a strand of Pangu’s Killing Intent from the system, then planted the vine and watered it with Three Lights Divine Water.
• Sect Master Tongtian told Qin Hong he intended to abolish his Sainthood to escape Heavenly Dao’s control, and Qin Hong agreed to guard Golden Ao Island while he did so.
• Qin Hong summoned Duobao and the other disciples to prepare the island’s defenses as Sect Master Tongtian left to set up restrictions and abolish his Sainthood.
• In Zixiao Palace, Laozi, Zhunti, Jieyin, and the others mourned their defeat, while Zhunti and Jieyin complained to Hongjun about their repeated deaths and the Human Race’s mocking novel.

Zhunti and Jieyin blamed Laozi and Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning for abandoning them after Tongtian destroyed Mount Sumeru, but Hongjun ended their quarrel and planned to attack the Interception Sect. Tongtian then announced he would abolish his Heavenly Dao Saint status, and Hongjun and the others moved to exploit his expected loss of power by opening a passage to Golden Ao Island.

• Zhunti and Jieyin wept over Mount Sumeru's destruction, and Hongjun promised to compensate the Western Sect.
• Jieyin accused Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning of fleeing and leaving them behind, while Zhunti rebuked Laozi for running away too.
• Laozi stopped the quarrel, and Hongjun warned Zhunti, Jieyin, and Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning before declaring he would suppress Tongtian and Qin Hong.
• Tongtian announced to Heaven and Earth that he would abolish his status as a Heavenly Dao Saint.
• Hongjun explained that Tongtian's strength could fall during the change and urged the group to seize the opportunity to destroy the Interception Sect.
• Hongjun opened a spatial passage to Golden Ao Island, and the group prepared to attack.

Laozi, Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, Zhunti, Jieyin, and Minghe arrived outside Golden Ao Island to attack the Interception Sect while Tongtian was absent. Qin Hong taunted them and invited them in, but the Saints chose to strike the island-protecting formation, which began to tremble under their treasures.

• Laozi and the other Saints appeared outside Golden Ao Island, where Qin Hong had gathered the Interception Sect disciples behind a powerful protective formation.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and Jieyin declared that they would destroy the Interception Sect and Golden Ao Island.
• Qin Hong mocked Zhunti and Jieyin over the destruction of the Western Sect and Mount Sumeru, then invited the Saints to enter.
• Qin Hong traded insults with Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, while Laozi suspected that Qin Hong was trying to lure them into a trap.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning urged the Saints to attack, and Laozi agreed that they should wipe out the Interception Sect while Tongtian was weakened.
• Laozi, Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, Zhunti, Jieyin, and Minghe unleashed their treasures against the island-protecting formation, making its curtain of light shudder.

Laozi and the other Saints breached Golden Ao Island’s protective formation by using a Heavenly Dao-powered killing formation, forcing Duobao to raise the Myriad Immortals Formation. After Qin Hong taunted Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning into charging inside, Laozi and the others followed cautiously into the formation.

• Laozi recognized that the island-protecting formation had been combined with the Myriad Immortals Formation and proposed using their master’s killing formation to break it.
• Laozi, Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, Zhunti, and Jieyin formed the killing formation and used the Heavenly Dao’s power to blast a hole in Golden Ao Island’s barrier.
• Duobao led the Interception Sect disciples in forming a stronger Myriad Immortals Formation as they tried to stabilize the situation.
• Qin Hong provoked Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, who charged into the Myriad Immortals Formation despite Laozi’s warning.
• Laozi, Zhunti, Jieyin, and Minghe followed Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning into the formation and cautiously advanced while investigating their surroundings.

Houtu used the Myriad Immortals Formation and her Earthly Dao to repel Laozi and the others, but Hongjun gave them Innate Five Elements Pearls and helped them attack again with Heavenly Dao power. After the assault killed many Interception Sect disciples, Qin Hong targeted Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, who held the Gengjin Pearl.

• Houtu combined her Earthly Dao with the Myriad Immortals Formation, trapping Laozi, Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, Zhunti, Jieyin, and Minghe in separate formations.
• Laozi ordered the group to retreat, and they escaped the formation battered and disheveled.
• Laozi asked Hongjun for help, and Hongjun gave the five attackers Innate Five Elements Pearls and said he would use Heavenly Dao power to break the formation.
• Laozi and the others reentered the formation in assigned positions and used the pearls to guide Hongjun's Heavenly Dao power through it.
• The Heavenly Dao assault destroyed the formation's attacks and killed many Interception Sect disciples, prompting Qin Hong to attack Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, who held the Gengjin Pearl.

Qin Hong overwhelmed Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning in battle and rejected Laozi’s demand that the Interception Sect surrender. He defended the Great Dao of Sentient Beings against the Sages’ claim that Heavenly Dao should control all beings, leaving Laozi unable to answer his argument.

• Qin Hong appeared before Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and struck him down with the Pangu Banner and God-Slaying Spear.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning attacked with the Earth Splitting Axe and Gengjin Pearl, but Qin Hong repeatedly overpowered him.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning called Laozi and the others for help, and they left their formation-breaking efforts to join him.
• Laozi demanded that Qin Hong surrender, but Qin Hong refused and declared that the Primordial Era belonged to all beings, not Hongjun or Heavenly Dao.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and Laozi defended Heavenly Dao’s control and the Three Pure Ones’ claim to the era’s opportunities, while Qin Hong argued that all beings’ flourishing sustained the Primordial Era.
• Laozi could not find a reasonable response to Qin Hong’s argument.

Qin Hong fought the Five Saints and Houtu joined him, but Laozi and the others trapped them in a killing formation. Qin Hong summoned the Pangu True Body, which shattered the formation and badly injured the Saints, leaving the battle's outcome unresolved.

• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and Laozi led the Five Saints in attacking Qin Hong, who held them off with the Pangu Banner and God-Slaying Spear.
• Houtu left the Myriad Immortals Formation and joined Qin Hong against the Five Saints.
• Laozi and the others used the Innate Five Elements Pearls to trap Qin Hong and Houtu in a killing formation.
• Qin Hong revealed the Twelve Capital Celestial Evil Formation and summoned the Pangu True Body.
• The Pangu True Body shattered the Saints' gathered attack and broke the killing formation, severely injuring Laozi and the others and cracking the Innate Five Elements Pearls.

Qin Hong and Houtu faced the five Saints after Hongjun healed their injuries, and Houtu was overwhelmed while defending Qin Hong. Nuwa and Zhenyuanzi joined the fight, but Hongjun’s support kept the five Saints in the advantage as Qin Hong’s side began to falter.

• Hongjun healed Laozi, Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, Zhunti, Jieyin, and Minghe, restoring them after the Pangu True Body injured them.
• Houtu stood between the five Saints and Qin Hong, then fought them alone as they attacked her.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning exploited an opening in Houtu’s defense and charged at the weakened Qin Hong, but Nuwa drove him back with the Red Embroidered Ball.
• Nuwa fought Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, and Qin Hong gave her the Thirty-six-petal Creation Green Lotus to help her hold her ground.
• Zhenyuanzi joined the battle against Minghe, but Hongjun continued healing the five Saints, leaving Qin Hong’s side at a disadvantage.

Qin Hong and his allies fought Laozi and the other Saints, but Houtu’s newly formed Earth Dao could not withstand the Heavenly Dao-powered Innate Five Elements Killing Formation. Sect Master Tongtian emerged from seclusion with an aura of the Dao, leaving Laozi stunned by his apparent breakthrough.

• Qin Hong surprised Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning by retaining his strength after using the Twelve Capital Celestial Evil Formation and struck him with the God-Slaying Spear.
• Qin Hong declared that his father had grown stronger after abandoning his Saint status and would challenge the Heavenly Dao with the Great Dao of Sentient Beings.
• Houtu unleashed the Earth Dao, trapping Laozi and the other Saints in its power.
• Laozi ordered the Innate Five Elements Killing Formation activated, and the Heavenly Dao’s power suppressed Houtu and her allies.
• Tongtian appeared and threatened the Saints, and Laozi sensed that Tongtian had achieved the Dao.

Tongtian revealed that he had left the Heavenly Dao and founded the Great Dao of Sentient Beings, then faced Laozi and the other Saints in battle. He easily countered their formation in the starry sky as his strength continued to rise.

• Tongtian declared himself the Saint of All Beings and vowed to defend the vitality of heaven and earth against the Heavenly Dao.
• Tongtian announced that Laozi, Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning, Zhunti, and Jieyin were his enemies and said he would kill them.
• Laozi gathered the others into the Innate Five Elements Killing Formation and unleashed the Heavenly Dao's power against Tongtian.
• Tongtian summoned the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and blocked the combined attack, while he and Qin Hong diverted the battle into the starry sky to protect Golden Ao Island.
• Duobao led the disciples in repairing the island-protecting grand formation as the battle in the starry sky intensified.
• Qin Hong realized that Tongtian's Great Dao of Sentient Beings was making up for the loss of his Saint status and that his strength was still increasing.

Sect Master Tongtian, Qin Hong, and their allies defeated Laozi and the other Saints after Hongjun refused to intervene again. Tongtian confronted Laozi and prepared to kill him, but Qin Hong stopped him and approached Laozi with an unexplained plan.

• Sect Master Tongtian used the Great Dao of Sentient Beings to overpower Laozi and the other Saints, and Qin Hong, Nuwa, Houtu, and Zhenyuanzi joined the battle.
• Hongjun did not answer Laozi's plea for help, and Tongtian shattered the Innate Five Elements Killing Formation.
• Laozi and the others tried to flee, but Tongtian sealed the space briefly; Qin Hong killed Zhunti and Jieyin again while Houtu and Tongtian confronted Minghe and Laozi.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning escaped Nuwa, while Tongtian rebuked Laozi and declared he would one day kill Hongjun to seek justice for all living beings.
• Tongtian prepared to kill Laozi, but Qin Hong stopped him, greeted Laozi as his eldest uncle, and approached him with a grin.

Qin Hong offered Laozi a deal to spare Xuandu in exchange for the Taiji Diagram, but Laozi refused, fearing Qin Hong would use it to create the Primordial Axe. Qin Hong then threatened to have Xuandu placed on the Investiture of the Gods Scroll after Laozi died.

• Qin Hong tried to persuade Laozi to make a deal, then drew him in by pretending to give up and ordering Sect Master Tongtian to kill him.
• Laozi stopped Sect Master Tongtian and asked Qin Hong what deal he had in mind.
• Qin Hong threatened Xuandu and Du'e, then offered to spare Xuandu if Laozi handed over the Taiji Diagram.
• Laozi considered the offer but rejected it because he feared Qin Hong might turn the Taiji Diagram into the Primordial Axe.
• Qin Hong warned that he and Sect Master Tongtian would hunt Xuandu and put him on the Investiture of the Gods Scroll after Laozi died.

Sect Master Tongtian and Qin Hong killed Laozi and Minghe after the Two Sages of the West fell, then Qin Hong revealed that the Primordial Axe could likely be restored. The four revived Saints went to Zixiao Palace to seek Hongjun’s help, while Hongjun recognized that Tongtian’s Great Dao of Sentient Beings, supported by the Earth and Human Daos, threatened his Heavenly Dao.

• Sect Master Tongtian killed Laozi with the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation after Laozi refused to hand over the Taiji Diagram, and Qin Hong killed Minghe with a spear thrust.
• Qin Hong told Sect Master Tongtian that gathering the Taiji Diagram, Chaos Bell, and Pangu Banner offered an eighty percent chance of reassembling the Primordial Axe.
• Laozi, Zhunti, Jieyin, and Minghe revived in the Heavenly Dao space and headed to Zixiao Palace to ask Hongjun for help.
• Jieyin accused Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning of striking a deal to survive, but Laozi stopped their argument and led them inside.
• Laozi and Zhunti asked Hongjun how to deal with Tongtian, and Hongjun considered the threat posed by Tongtian’s Great Dao of Sentient Beings, supported by Houtu’s Earth Dao and Di Xin’s Human Dao.

Hongjun sought to counter Tongtian by strengthening the other Saints and helping them forge their own Daos. He left Zhunti and Jieyin with a new path, the Buddha Dao, as he prioritized destroying Tongtian and the Interception Sect.

• Hongjun declared that Tongtian threatened the Heavenly Dao and decided to eliminate him, then promised to personally teach Laozi the Way of Non-Action in Chaos Space.
• Hongjun guided Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning to combine his insights into the Pangu Banner and the Earth Splitting Axe into the Way of World Creation.
• Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning grasped his path and thanked Hongjun, believing the Way of World Creation could counter Tongtian's Great Dao of Sentient Beings.
• Zhunti and Jieyin begged Hongjun for guidance after learning Houtu had taken their intended Dao of reincarnation by establishing the Earth Dao.
• Hongjun offered Zhunti and Jieyin the Buddha Dao as another path forward.

Hongjun guided Zhunti, Jieyin, and Minghe toward their respective Daos, then left Zixiao Palace to meet a mysterious figure imprisoned in Chaos. He offered the figure freedom and a share of the Heavenly Dao in exchange for entering the Primordial World and killing Tongtian.

• Hongjun explained Buddha Dao to Zhunti and Jieyin, who realized Houtu had taken opportunities from their Western Sect and vowed revenge.
• Hongjun taught Minghe the Way of Slaughter, and Minghe pledged to lead the Asura in slaughtering the Primordial World in the Heavenly Dao's name.
• Hongjun sent Laozi and the others into Chaos Space to cultivate, then left Zixiao Palace.
• Hongjun met a mysterious man imprisoned in Chaos and offered to free him and let him share the Heavenly Dao.
• Hongjun told the man that unpredictable changes had arisen in the Primordial World and asked him to enter it and kill Tongtian.

Hongjun sought an unnamed figure’s help after explaining that Tongtian and Qin Hong threatened the Heavenly Dao with powerful treasures. Meanwhile, Qin Hong and Tongtian planned to seize Laozi’s Taiji Diagram, leaving Tongtian to reassure his son that he remained strong after giving up his Saint position.

• Hongjun told the mysterious man that Qin Hong’s treasures and the Chaos Bead had enabled Tongtian to break free of the Heavenly Dao’s arrangements, and offered a share of its power in exchange for help.
• Qin Hong and Tongtian discussed how to obtain Laozi’s Taiji Diagram so Qin Hong could restore the Primordial Axe.
• Tongtian suggested taking Xuandu and Du'e hostage, and Qin Hong agreed to the plan.
• Qin Hong asked about Tongtian’s condition after he abolished his Saint position, and Tongtian said he had fallen from the Eighth level to the sixth level of Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal but had strengthened his use of the Great Dao of Sentient Beings.
• Tongtian reassured Qin Hong that he would protect him, and Qin Hong returned to his cave abode.

After receiving three drops of Chaos Essence, Qin Hong shared one with Sect Master Tongtian and refined the other two, advancing to the fifth level of the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal and gaining an introductory grasp of the Law of Strength. As Qin Hong considered how to seize the Investiture of the Gods Scroll, a powerful stranger arrived on Jin'ao Island, revealed that Hongjun had sent him to kill Qin Hong and Tongtian, and began battling Qin Hong.

• The system rewarded Qin Hong with three drops of Chaos Essence, and he gave one to Sect Master Tongtian to refine before entering seclusion himself.
• Qin Hong refined two drops of Chaos Essence, deepened his understanding of the Law of Strength, and reached the fifth level of the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
• Qin Hong repaired damage to Jin'ao Island and planned to take the Investiture of the Gods Scroll from Yuanshi, intending to use Jiang Ziya and grant godhood to Interception Sect disciples.
• A mysterious stranger appeared over Jin'ao Island, demanded that Tongtian come out, and clashed with Qin Hong in a single exchange that devastated the sky above the island.
• Qin Hong recognized the stranger as the helper Hongjun had summoned, and the stranger admitted he had come to destroy Qin Hong and Tongtian before charging into battle.
• The stranger and Qin Hong exchanged powerful attacks above Jin'ao Island, drawing the attention of Primordial Era Great Powers who did not recognize one of the fighters.

Qin Hong battled Yin-Yang Ancestor and was nearly defeated until Sect Master Tongtian emerged from seclusion to save him. Tongtian then fought Yin-Yang Ancestor with the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, while the battle at Sishui Pass continued to rage.

• Yin-Yang Ancestor revealed his identity and overwhelmed Qin Hong with his mastery of laws, leaving Qin Hong severely injured.
• At Sishui Pass, Guangchengzi and Maitreya rallied the Sect of Enlightenment forces against Duobao and the Interception Sect disciples, while Great Shang soldiers fought the allied forces outside the pass.
• Yin-Yang Ancestor prepared a decisive attack on Qin Hong, but Sect Master Tongtian emerged from seclusion and destroyed it with a streak of sword light.
• After Qin Hong recovered with Three Lights Divine Water, Tongtian confronted Yin-Yang Ancestor and challenged him to stay and fight.
• Tongtian unleashed the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, and he and Yin-Yang Ancestor clashed with such force that space shattered and stars exploded.