Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• A new Innate Divine Saint is born at the foot of Buzhou Mountain, causing a stir among the great divine powers of the Primordial Era.
• The Heavenly Dao warns against approaching the newborn, indicating its extraordinary status.
• Gu Xi, a man from Earth, transmigrates to the Primordial Era and awakens as a Heavenly Immortal with a Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Undying Body.
• Gu Xi discovers he owes the Heavenly Dao -100 billion Merit, with a repayment deadline of 1 million years, or face Heavenly Punishment.

Character Developments

• Nuwa and Fuxi, two powerful Innate Divine Saints, show curiosity and envy towards the newborn Innate Divine Saint.
• Hongjun, the Dao Ancestor, is surprised by the Heavenly Dao's intervention to protect the newborn.
• Gu Xi, the transmigrator, is shocked and worried about his debt to the Heavenly Dao.

Significant Themes

• The Heavenly Dao's intervention and protection of the newborn Innate Divine Saint, hinting at its special status.
• The power dynamics and hierarchy among the great divine powers of the Primordial Era.
• Gu Xi's debt to the Heavenly Dao, foreshadowing future challenges and potential conflicts.

Character Interactions

• Nuwa and Fuxi exchange glances, indicating their shared confusion and envy towards the newborn Innate Divine Saint.
• The great divine powers of the Primordial Era sense the birth of the new Innate Divine Saint, leading to various reactions, including surprise, calculation, and caution due to the Heavenly Dao's warning.
• Gu Xi interacts with the Heavenly Dao Credit Card system, discovering his debt and the consequences of not repaying it on time.

Plot Points & Events

• Gu Xi, a transmigrator, finds himself in debt of 100 billion Merit to the Heavenly Dao, with a Heavenly Dao Credit Card offering functions like 'Mall', 'Enlightenment', and 'Great Dao Furnace' that require Merit.
• Gu Xi realizes the danger of his situation and decides to leave, only to encounter a Zheng beast, which he can't escape from.
• A mysterious lightning strike, seemingly Heavenly Punishment, kills the Zheng, and Gu Xi discovers that the Heavenly Dao is preventing his death due to his debt.

Character Developments

• Gu Xi goes from a mortal to a Heavenly Immortal, understanding the danger of his new world and the need to become stronger.
• He realizes the value of his physique and the Primordial Merit Great Dao Embryo, determining his future path.

Significant Themes

• Debt and obligation (to the Heavenly Dao) drive Gu Xi's actions and decisions.
• The power dynamics of the Primordial Era and the danger of Gu Xi's situation are emphasized.

Character Interactions

• Gu Xi interacts with the Zheng beast, leading to his discovery about the Heavenly Dao's intervention due to his debt.
• Gu Xi's internal dialogue and 'experiments' with Yao Beasts reveal his understanding of his debt's implications.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gu Xi, after gaining enlightenment, attempts to borrow more Merit from the Heavenly Dao but fails.
• He decides to become stronger by acquiring external items, specifically Magic Treasures.
• Gu Xi begins targeting Golden Immortal-level Gods and Demons on Buzhou Mountain who possess Magic Treasures.
• He uses a strategy of challenging and provoking them, then luring them into attacking him, triggering Heavenly Punishments that kill them and leave their Magic Treasures behind.
• After several successful encounters, Gu Xi's reputation as the "God of Misfortune" spreads across Buzhou Mountain, making it harder for him to trick others.

Character Developments

• Gu Xi becomes more confident and daring, using his connection to the Heavenly Dao to protect him.
• He demonstrates strategic thinking and cunning in his plans to acquire Magic Treasures.
• The targeted Gods and Demons show fear and apprehension towards Gu Xi, highlighting his growing influence and reputation.

Significant Themes

• Cunning vs. Strength: Gu Xi uses his intelligence and knowledge of the Heavenly Dao's protection to outmaneuver his opponents, rather than relying solely on his own strength.
• Reputation and Fear: Gu Xi's actions and the resulting Heavenly Punishments cause fear among the Gods and Demons, shaping his reputation as the "God of Misfortune."
• Acquisition of Power: Gu Xi's pursuit of Magic Treasures represents his desire to grow stronger and gain more power.

Character Interactions

• Gu Xi interacts with various Gods and Demons, initially provoking them and later avoiding them due to his reputation.
• The targeted beings show fear and caution around Gu Xi, highlighting his growing influence and the power of his strategy.
• Gu Xi's actions also attract the attention of other living beings, who observe and discuss his movements, further spreading his reputation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gu Xi uses Heavenly Punishment to kill five more Golden Immortals, solidifying his reputation as the "God of Misfortune."
• His actions attract the attention of Primordial Ancient Gods and God and Demon Dao Lords, who are shocked by the loss of nine Golden Immortals.
• Gu Xi attempts to entice other Gods and Demons with his Spiritual Treasures, but no one dares to approach him due to his reputation.

Character Developments

• Gu Xi's reputation grows, but so does his isolation. He becomes more desperate to attract clients, showing a hint of vulnerability.
• Fuxi and Nuwa become interested in Gu Xi, deciding to keep an eye on him.

Significant Themes

• Reputation and Isolation: Gu Xi's actions bring him both fame and infamy, leading to his isolation and difficulty in attracting clients.
• Greed vs Caution: Many Gods and Demons are tempted by Gu Xi's offer but ultimately hold back due to fear of his "cursed" reputation.

Character Interactions

• Gu Xi interacts with the surrounding Gods and Demons, trying to entice them with his Spiritual Treasures, but they remain cautious and distant.
• Fuxi and Nuwa observe Gu Xi from afar, discussing his peculiar nature and deciding to keep watch on him.

Key plot points and events

• Ten thousand years after Gu Xi’s earlier schemes, his reputation as the “God of Misfortune” has made most beings around Buzhou Mountain flee whenever he appears.
• His reputation stems from luring Golden Immortals into situations where Heavenly Punishment killed them. He has also gained several Acquired Spiritual Treasures, but finding new targets is becoming difficult.
• As Gu Xi laments that everyone misunderstands him, Nuwa appears. Her presence fills the region with the Law of Creation, awakening beasts and causing plants to grow.
• Gu Xi is surprised and anxious: he has long hoped to influence Nuwa’s future creation of humanity to earn Merit and help repay his enormous debt, but he has never dared approach her.
• Nuwa reveals that she has secretly observed Gu Xi for ten thousand years. She concludes that the Heavenly Dao must favor him unusually—making him, in her view, its “illegitimate child.”
• Seeking a path toward becoming a Saint, Nuwa hopes Gu Xi’s apparent closeness to the Heavenly Dao might let him provide her with a clue.

Character developments

• Gu Xi remains outwardly self-pitying and “honest,” while privately treating Nuwa’s arrival as a potentially valuable opportunity. His fear of provoking a powerful Quasi-Saint tempers his ambition.
• Nuwa is curious and calculating: after years of observation, she has formed a theory about Gu Xi’s Heavenly Dao protection and decides to approach him for help.

Significant themes

• Appearance versus reality: Gu Xi presents himself as misunderstood and harmless, despite his deliberate, lethal schemes.
• Fate and Heavenly Dao: Gu Xi’s survival and success appear so extraordinary that others interpret them as divine favoritism.
• Ambition and risk: Gu Xi wants Merit through Nuwa’s future actions, while Nuwa seeks insight that could lead to Sainthood.
• Power imbalance: Gu Xi’s plans must account for the enormous gap between his strength and Nuwa’s.

Character interactions

• The fleeing Golden Immortal’s panic demonstrates how feared Gu Xi has become.
• Nuwa’s quiet laughter interrupts Gu Xi’s self-pitying monologue; when she reveals herself, he recognizes her immediately and becomes both hopeful and wary.
• Their meeting begins with opposing expectations: Gu Xi sees a possible opportunity to advance his own goals, while Nuwa sees a possible channel to the Heavenly Dao.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nuwa appears and notices Gu Xi, making him nervous.
• Nuwa finds Gu Xi's thick skin remarkable, comparing it to even the two Fellow Daoists from the West.
• Gu Xi asks why Nuwa, a Quasi-Saint Heavenly Venerate, is interested in him, a mere Heavenly Immortal.
• Nuwa reveals she seeks Gu Xi's help in understanding her opportunity to achieve Sainthood, as Gu Xi can communicate with the Heavenly Dao.
• Gu Xi communicates with the Heavenly Dao and receives a hint about Nuwa's path to Sainthood through creation.

Character Developments

• Gu Xi shows his cunning and manipulative nature, trying to gain more benefits from Nuwa.
• Nuwa demonstrates her interest in Gu Xi's connection to the Heavenly Dao and her eagerness to achieve Sainthood.

Significant Themes

• The theme of 'thick skin' is used metaphorically to describe Gu Xi's resilience and lack of embarrassment in the face of criticism.
• The pursuit of Sainthood and the search for one's opportunity to achieve it is a central theme, driving Nuwa's actions.

Character Interactions

• Gu Xi and Nuwa interact, with Nuwa initially finding Gu Xi's thick skin remarkable and Gu Xi trying to maintain his image.
• Nuwa seeks Gu Xi's help in understanding her path to Sainthood, showing respect and trust in Gu Xi's abilities.
• Gu Xi manipulates the situation to gain more benefits from Nuwa, showcasing his cunning nature.

Key Plot Points & Events

• Nuwa has an epiphany and understands her mission to create the Human Race, which will grant her the Merit to become a Saint.
• Nuwa creates the Human Race using Five-Colored Soil, with Fuxi and other Great Supernatural Beings witnessing the event.
• The newly created Human Race members address Nuwa as their Holy Mother and surprisingly address Gu Xi as their Holy Father.
• The Heavenly Dao acknowledges Gu Xi's identity as the Human Race Holy Father, sharing Human Race Fortune with Nuwa.

Character Developments

• Nuwa: Realizes her mission, creates the Human Race, and gains Merit to become a Saint. Feels slighted that Gu Xi shares the Human Race Fortune.
• Gu Xi: Becomes the Human Race Holy Father, gains Human Race Fortune, and envied by other Great Supernatural Beings.
• Fuxi: Protects Nuwa's Dao breakthrough, senses Nuwa's power, and is surprised by Gu Xi's role.

Significant Themes

• The Merit of creating humans allows Nuwa to become a Saint.
• The Heavenly Dao's "bias" towards Gu Xi, acknowledging him as the Human Race Holy Father.
• The potential of the Human Race and the envy of other Great Supernatural Beings.

Character Interactions

• Nuwa and Gu Xi: Nuwa feels Gu Xi's role as Holy Father is undeserved, while Gu Xi enjoys the Human Race Fortune.
• Nuwa and Fuxi: Fuxi protects Nuwa's Dao breakthrough and is surprised by Gu Xi's role.
• Great Supernatural Beings: Envy Gu Xi for becoming the Human Race Holy Father and enjoying Human Race Fortune.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nuwa merges with 80% of the Merit of Creating Humans, becomes a Saint.
• Gu Xi merges with 20% of the Merit of Creating Humans.
• Gu Xi publicly declares he belongs to Nuwa, causing uproar among great divine-powers.

Character Developments

• Nuwa: Ascends to Sainthood, becomes the first Saint after Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
• Gu Xi: Gains Merit of Creating Humans, publicly declares his relationship with Nuwa.
• Di Jun, Donghuang Taiyi, Twelve Ancestral Witches: Feel threatened by Nuwa's ascension, plan to strengthen their powers.

Significant Themes

• The power and consequences of becoming a Saint.
• The struggle for power and resources among divine beings.
• The relationship between Gu Xi and Nuwa, and its impact on other characters.

Character Interactions

• Nuwa and Gu Xi: Nuwa is protective of Gu Xi, Gu Xi publicly declares his relationship with Nuwa.
• Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi: Discuss their plans to obtain Primordial Violet Qi from Gu Xi.
• Twelve Ancestral Witches: Discuss their plans to strengthen their power and protect their race.
• Fuxi, Zhen Yuanzi, Hongyun, Minghe: Watch Gu Xi's actions with varying levels of disapproval or amusement.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Nuwa leaves to establish her sanctuary, Wa Huang Heaven, attracting many Great Supernatural Beings to witness.
• Gu Xi, at the foot of Buzhou Mountain, reviews his Heavenly Dao Credit Card, finding he's gained 200 billion Merit and now has 'Borrowable Credit.'
• The Kongtong Seal, the first treasure of the Human Race, flies to Gu Xi, who accepts it.

Character Developments

• Gu Xi's understanding of the benefits of remaining in debt to the Heavenly Dao deepens.
• Gu Xi realizes the significance of becoming the 'Human Race Holy Father' and plans to use the Kongtong Seal to influence future Human Emperors.

Significant Themes

• The power of debt and obligation (Gu Xi's relationship with the Heavenly Dao).
• The importance of the Kongtong Seal to the Human Race and its potential influence on future events.

Character Interactions

• Gu Xi interacts with the Kongtong Seal, accepting it as a treasure that will enhance his influence over the Human Race.
• Laozi, in the Chaos Void, senses something amiss but cannot pinpoint it, foreshadowing potential conflict with Gu Xi.

Chapter Summary: Refining the Dao Seed, Advancing to Golden Immortal

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gu Xi reaches the limit of the Heavenly Immortal realm after ten thousand years of studying the Primordial Merit Great Dao. His assistance in Nuwa’s creation of humanity provides a major surge of enlightenment.
• He successfully comprehends the true meaning of Golden Immortal and begins refining his Dao Seed.
• A powerful breakthrough phenomenon spreads across Buzhou Mountain. His immense pressure crushes weaker beings and alarms the region’s Golden Immortals.
• The gods and demons realize that the person advancing is Gu Xi, infamous as the “God of Misfortune.” Rather than celebrating, they panic and worry that his advancement will bring even greater trouble. Some consider abandoning their cave abodes and fleeing the area.
• Gu Xi condenses a brilliant Dao Seed within his Three Flowers Above the Crown, officially becoming an Early Golden Immortal.
• He tests the Heavenly Dao Credit Card interface and discovers that his credit depends on borrowing and repayment:
  • Initially: 200 billion Merit, 100 billion Debt, and 100 billion Borrowable Credit.
  • After repaying his debt: 100 billion Merit, no Debt, and 300 billion Borrowable Credit.
  • After borrowing another 300 billion Merit: 400 billion Merit, 300 billion Debt, and 300 billion Borrowable Credit.
• Gu Xi realizes that maintaining debt strengthens the Heavenly Dao’s protection over him. He senses the Heavenly Dao’s attention becoming stronger when he owes Merit, giving him confidence that even a Great Luo Golden Immortal might suffer severe consequences for attacking him.
• With his enlarged Merit reserves, Gu Xi prepares to explore the credit card’s other functions: the Marketplace, Dao Comprehension, and Great Dao Furnace. The Marketplace displays countless treasures, cultivation methods, and abilities from the Myriad Worlds, greatly exciting him.

Character Developments

• Gu Xi: Advances from Heavenly Immortal to Golden Immortal, marking a major increase in power and survivability. He gains the ability to borrow limited Great Dao Power through his Dao Seed and acquires the initial indestructibility characteristic of Golden Immortals. His understanding of the Heavenly Dao Credit Card also improves, and he deliberately takes on debt to gain stronger protection.
• Buzhou Mountain’s gods and demons: Their fear and resentment toward Gu Xi intensify. They already considered him troublesome before his breakthrough and now view him as an even greater threat.
• Heavenly Dao: Acts like a creditor whose attention and protective influence increase when Gu Xi carries more debt, creating an unusual mutual dependence between Gu Xi and the Heavenly Dao.

Significant Themes

• Accumulation and advancement: Golden Immortal status is shown as extraordinarily rare, normally requiring immense accumulation over countless ages, though Gu Xi’s innate nature and extraordinary opportunities allow him to advance rapidly.
• The Dao as power and identity: The Dao Seed symbolizes the initial formation of one’s Great Dao and serves as the foundation for borrowing Great Dao Power.
• Indestructibility and transcendence: Golden Immortals can eventually reconstruct their bodies and Primordial Spirits as long as their Dao Seeds survive, distinguishing them fundamentally from Heavenly Immortals.
• Debt as protection: The chapter humorously reverses ordinary financial logic. Gu Xi feels safer when he owes more because the Heavenly Dao is more invested in preserving its debtor.
• Power provoking fear: Gu Xi’s breakthrough does not inspire admiration so much as dread, since his reputation causes others to expect greater disasters from his increased strength.

Character Interactions

• Gu Xi’s advancement indirectly affects the entire Buzhou Mountain region, overwhelming weaker beings and alarming nearby powerful gods and demons.
• The local gods and demons discuss Gu Xi anxiously, blaming their misfortune on his breakthrough and wishing that stronger authorities were present to eliminate him.
• Gu Xi interacts with the Heavenly Dao through the credit system, repaying and borrowing Merit to manipulate the level of protection he receives.
• His next interaction is anticipated with the Heavenly Dao Credit Card’s Marketplace and other functions, which may provide new treasures, techniques, and cultivation opportunities.

Plot points and events

• Gu Xi surveys a vast shop of treasures and abilities but cannot afford its most powerful offerings. Because items already owned by someone in the Primordial World cannot be redeemed, he also cannot obtain a second Taiji Diagram.
• He spends 250 billion merit on fourteen arts from the Three Thousand Great Daos: ten of the highest-ranked arts, plus four connected to his primary path of the primordial merit great Dao.
• Using the Dao Enlightenment system, Gu Xi instantly achieves great mastery of all fourteen arts. The enlightenment consumes his remaining 150 billion merit, leaving him with none.
• Hundreds of thousands of newly created humans ask their Holy Father what they should do. Determined to protect and strengthen them, Gu Xi decides to move them away from the Buzhou Mountain region, which he foresees will become a battlefield in the Witch-Demon War.
• Gu Xi carries the humans away on a cloud. The local gods and demons celebrate his departure, relieved to be rid of the figure they call the “God of Misfortune.”

Character developments

• Gu Xi advances from relying mainly on Dao practice and magic treasures to mastering fourteen formidable divine abilities. He accepts the high cost as worthwhile and expects to earn more merit.
• He becomes more firmly committed to his role as Human Race Holy Father. Remembering humanity’s future suffering and political weakness, he resolves to prevent both and make the Human Race genuinely powerful.
• The humans begin to recognize Gu Xi as their leader, bowing to him and seeking guidance.

Significant themes

• Power and sacrifice: Gu Xi spends all his remaining merit to gain abilities that can make him far stronger.
• Foreknowledge and responsibility: Knowing humanity’s future, Gu Xi acts early to steer it away from foreseeable calamity.
• Protection versus exploitation: He condemns the future powers that benefit from human fortune while failing to protect humanity, and vows that humans will not remain a weak population controlled by others.
• The cost of greatness: Humanity’s historical rise is portrayed as bloody and unjust, motivating Gu Xi’s ambition to change that fate.

Character interactions

• The humans respectfully ask Gu Xi where they should go; he responds by relocating them rather than leaving them exposed near Buzhou Mountain.
• Gu Xi’s protective decision contrasts with his dismissive judgment of Nuwa, Taiqing, and other future powers, whom he regards as neglectful or exploitative.
• The local gods and demons watch Gu Xi depart and express relief, viewing him as a dangerous nuisance whose presence had made the region feel unsafe.

Plot Points and Events

• Gu Xi leads the human race towards the East Sea Coast, their destined land.
• He teaches them the 'Primal True Scripture' and the 'Mystic Gate Immortal Path'.
• The humans rapidly advance in cultivation, reaching realms before immortality.
• Gu Xi educates and civilizes the humans during their journey, facing and overcoming numerous crises.
• After a hundred years, they reach the East Sea Coast, and Gu Xi tasks the leaders to clear surrounding threats.
• The humans begin building their homes, marking the start of their civilization.

Character Developments

• Gu Xi: Advances from early to late Golden Immortal, understanding the Primordial Merit Great Dao.
• Human Race: Grows rapidly in numbers and cultivation, reaching realms before immortality.
• Suiren Shi, Ziyi Shi, Youchao Shi: Become the first-generation leaders of the human race, reaching the limit of the Earthly Immortal realm.

Significant Themes

• Civilization and education: Gu Xi's efforts in teaching the humans various ways of survival and establishing their society.
• Merit and Dao Practice: Gu Xi's advancement in cultivation due to obtaining merit from educating the human race.
• The human race's rise: Their rapid growth and settlement at the East Sea Coast.

Character Interactions

• Gu Xi interacts with the human race, teaching them, protecting them, and guiding their development.
• The human race leaders (Suiren Shi, Ziyi Shi, Youchao Shi) interact with Gu Xi, showing loyalty and determination to protect their people.
• The humans interact with each other, learning from one another and building their community.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Human Tribe, led by Suiren Shi, Youchao Shi, and Ziyi Shi, successfully establishes their homeland on the East Sea Coast.
• Gu Xi, the Human Race Holy Father, deduces and perfects the Four Seasons and Twenty-Four Solar Terms, gaining immense Merit from the Heavenly Dao.
• The Merit draws the attention of gods, demons, and the Guishan Monster Race, including Great Sage Qiongqi, who decides to subdue the Human Race.

Character Developments

• Gu Xi demonstrates his dedication and prowess in deducing the Four Seasons and Twenty-Four Solar Terms, earning him significant Merit and respect from his people.
• Great Sage Qiongqi reveals his ambition and ruthlessness, deciding to subdue the Human Race for their fortune and potential power.

Significant Themes

• The significance of the Four Seasons and Twenty-Four Solar Terms in the daily lives and cultivation of the Human Race and the entire Primordial Populace.
• The connection between the Twenty-Four Solar Terms and the Big Dipper's rotational patterns.
• The importance of Merit in the Heavenly Dao and its benefits to cultivators and their fortune.

Character Interactions

• The Human Tribe leaders work together to drive away surrounding threats and build their new homeland.
• Gu Xi's actions earn him respect and joy from the Human Race.
• Great Sage Qiongqi's decision to subdue the Human Race sets the stage for potential conflict.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gu Xi establishes the Four Seasons and Twenty-Four Solar Terms, earning immense merit and sensing future growth in his Dao Practice.
• The Human Tribe captures a Two-Headed Fire Rhinoceros, which claims to belong to the powerful Guishan Monster Race.
• Teng Snake Demon God, a subordinate of Great Sage Qiongqi, arrives to claim the Human Race as a branch of the Demon Race and demand tribute.

Character Developments

• Gu Xi: Confirms his intention to spread the Four Seasons and Twenty-Four Solar Terms across Hong Huang and grows ambitious for his future Dao Practice.
• Two-Headed Fire Rhinoceros: Subdued by Gu Xi's Great Pervasion Art, it becomes devoted to him and provides information about the East Sea Coast's major forces.
• Teng Snake Demon God: Arrives to assert dominance over the Human Race and demand tribute on behalf of the Guishan Monster Race.

Significant Themes

• The power of merit and its role in Dao Practice.
• The importance of understanding local power dynamics for the Human Race's development.
• The contrast between the cold reception Gu Xi received around Buzhou Mountain and the "warm welcome" on the East Sea Coast.

Character Interactions

• Gu Xi interacts with the Two-Headed Fire Rhinoceros, subduing it with his Great Pervasion Art and learning about the East Sea Coast's forces.
• Gu Xi and the Human Tribe face Teng Snake Demon God, who arrives to assert dominance and demand tribute from the Human Race.

Key plot points and events

• The Teng Snake Demon God arrives at the Human Tribe on behalf of Great Sage Qiongqi, demanding that the Humans submit and that Gu Xi come to Guishan.
• Fire Rhinoceros Daoist warns Gu Xi that Teng Snake is among the East Sea Coast’s strongest Golden Immortals. Suiren Shi and the others remain confident, having seen Gu Xi defeat many powerful opponents.
• Gu Xi welcomes Teng Snake with apparent friendliness, then says he wants to test his strength against him. He summons the Dharma Form of Pan Wu, a colossal nine-armed, five-headed manifestation of the Great Origin Art.
• Gu Xi immediately hurls Teng Snake far away and pursues him, attacking with the Dharma Form’s nine weapons.
• Teng Snake counters with his enormous serpent body and the law of clouds and mist, cloaking the battlefield. Their clashes fracture space, shake the region, and devastate the surrounding land.
• Nearby Gods and Demons recognize Teng Snake but do not know Gu Xi. They expect the unfamiliar challenger to lose.
• Inside the clouds, Teng Snake realizes that Gu Xi’s Dharma Form is extraordinarily tough. Though Teng Snake is using his physical strength, Magic Power, and Dao law, Gu Xi appears relaxed and far from exhausted.

Character developments

• Gu Xi displays confidence and curiosity about the limits of his newly mastered abilities. His polite welcome masks his intention to use Teng Snake as a test opponent, and his strength appears to exceed Teng Snake’s.
• Teng Snake begins by treating Gu Xi as a subordinate to be summoned, but his surprise and anger turn into alarm as he recognizes how powerful Gu Xi is.
• Fire Rhinoceros Daoist acts as Gu Xi’s loyal adviser, offering a warning out of concern for his new ally.
• Suiren Shi and the other Human leaders show trust in Gu Xi, based on their experience of his previous victories.

Significant themes

• Power and reputation: Teng Snake’s fame shapes outsiders’ expectations, while Gu Xi’s unfamiliarity leads them to underestimate him.
• Testing strength and hidden potential: Gu Xi uses a real battle to gauge the power of his cultivation and divine abilities.
• Appearance versus intent: Gu Xi’s friendly manner contrasts with his immediate attack, leaving Teng Snake bewildered.
• The rise of the Human Race: Gu Xi’s Golden Immortal strength helps explain why Qiongqi seeks to control the Humans and their fortune.

Character interactions

• Gu Xi and Teng Snake clash over Qiongqi’s demand: Teng Snake expects obedience, while Gu Xi refuses to go and challenges him instead.
• Fire Rhinoceros Daoist warns Gu Xi, while the Human leaders’ calm confidence reinforces their faith in him.
• Nearby Gods and Demons watch the battle and speculate about Gu Xi, revealing how Teng Snake’s reputation—and Gu Xi’s obscurity—distort their view of the fight.

Plot points and events

• Gu Xi tests several of the Three Thousand Great Daos on the Teng Snake Demon God, repeatedly destroying his body while deliberately sparing his primordial spirit.
• His Great Origin Art and Great Yin-Yang Art devastate the demon god, who must repeatedly rebuild himself and lose substantial blood essence.
• The Teng Snake retaliates with cloud-and-mist chains, then brings out his high-grade Acquired Spiritual Treasure, the Mysterious Yin Cold Fiend Banner. Its attack nearly breaks Gu Xi’s Five-Colored Pagoda, but Gu Xi counters with the Great Chaos Art and blasts the Teng Snake apart again.
• Gu Xi continues the ordeal with arts including the Great Calamity, Destiny, Karma, Wish, Reincarnation, and Inner Demon arts. The Teng Snake survives each assault, but is left physically weakened and emotionally shattered.
• By the end, the Teng Snake lies on the ground, too exhausted and defeated to resist, while the watching Gods and Demons recoil from Gu Xi.

Character developments

• Gu Xi reveals an extraordinary range of powerful divine arts and complete control over the fight. He remains calm and cheerfully “friendly,” even as he relentlessly torments his opponent.
• The Teng Snake Demon God shifts from anger and confidence to disbelief, exhaustion, and apparent collapse of his Dao heart. His repeated bodily reconstruction drains him, and his strongest weapon fails to overcome Gu Xi.
• The onlookers move from astonishment at Gu Xi’s power to fear, resolving to keep their distance from him.

Significant themes

• Overwhelming power and disparity: Gu Xi’s Golden Immortal status contrasts sharply with his ability to dominate a powerful Demon God.
• Cruelty masked as friendliness: Gu Xi describes the fight as a friendly spar, making his relentless torment more unsettling.
• Endurance and psychological defeat: The Teng Snake’s body can recover, but repeated destruction eventually breaks his spirit.
• Treasures as force multipliers: The Mysterious Yin Cold Fiend Banner briefly threatens Gu Xi’s defenses, demonstrating the importance of spiritual treasures—though it ultimately cannot change the outcome.

Character interactions

• Gu Xi addresses the Teng Snake with mock courtesy, apologizing for “hitting a little too hard” and encouraging him to keep trying.
• The Teng Snake alternates between furious attacks and stunned disbelief as Gu Xi counters him and resumes the assault.
• The Gods and Demons watch from a distance, commenting on Gu Xi’s abilities and gradually coming to regard him as the most frightening presence in the encounter.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gu Xi uses the Great Pervasion Art to convert the broken Teng Snake Demon God, who then submits to Gu Xi and pledges loyalty.
• Gu Xi decides to take the initiative and confront Great Sage Qiongqi on Guishan, despite the risks.
• Gu Xi, accompanied by the Teng Snake Demon God and Fire Rhinoceros Daoist, meets Great Sage Qiongqi in his throne room, with the Three-Legged Golden Toad also present.
• Gu Xi boldly declares his intention to subdue Great Sage Qiongqi.

Character Developments

• Gu Xi: Shows his confidence and initiative in facing Great Sage Qiongqi, revealing his determination to protect the Human Race.
• Teng Snake Demon God: Submits to Gu Xi after being converted and becomes one of his most devoted followers, willing to risk his life for Gu Xi's sake.
• Great Sage Qiongqi: Initially appears overwhelming and majestic but is caught off guard by Gu Xi's bold declaration.
• Three-Legged Golden Toad: Reveals his greed for human consumption but doesn't dare block Gu Xi's path.

Significant Themes

• The power of the Great Pervasion Art, which allows Gu Xi to convert even powerful enemies like the Teng Snake Demon God.
• Gu Xi's growing confidence and initiative in protecting the Human Race, even against formidable opponents like Great Sage Qiongqi.
• The theme of submission and loyalty, explored through the Teng Snake Demon God's conversion and subsequent devotion to Gu Xi.

Character Interactions

• Gu Xi and the Teng Snake Demon God: The Teng Snake Demon God, now converted, shows unwavering loyalty to Gu Xi, even trying to dissuade him from confronting Great Sage Qiongqi.
• Gu Xi and Great Sage Qiongqi: Their initial meeting is tense, with Gu Xi boldly declaring his intention to subdue Great Sage Qiongqi, catching the latter off guard.
• The Three-Legged Golden Toad and Gu Xi: The Golden Toad expresses his greed for human consumption but doesn't dare block Gu Xi's path, hinting at Gu Xi's growing influence and power.

Chapter Summary

Plot and events

• Gu Xi openly declares that he has come to subdue Great Sage Qiongqi. Qiongqi’s fury unleashes immense divine power, destroying his hall and spreading a storm of killing intent across the Guishan Mountain Range.
• Teng Snake Demon God unexpectedly urges Qiongqi—and then Golden Toad Demon God—to submit to Gu Xi. Qiongqi brands Teng Snake a traitor and orders Golden Toad to seize him. The two Demon Gods instead fight one another.
• Qiongqi attacks Gu Xi, who counters with the Primordial Spiritual Treasure Six Yang Divine Fire Mirror. Its flames drive back Qiongqi’s blow, but also set the surrounding landscape ablaze, forcing the mountain’s demon inhabitants to flee.
• Coveting the mirror, Qiongqi invokes his Great Dao Projection and bends the laws and vital energy across a vast area to strengthen his attacks. He sends one enormous claw for Gu Xi and another for the mirror.
• Gu Xi reveals a second Primordial Spiritual Treasure, the Ice Soul Divine Needle, plus more than a dozen Acquired Spiritual Treasures, using them to meet both claws. Qiongqi and the hidden onlookers are left stunned.

Character developments and interactions

• Gu Xi remains calm and confident despite facing a Primordial Great Sage. His growing arsenal shows that his strength and resources far exceed what others expect of a Golden Immortal.
• Qiongqi shifts from disbelief to rage, then to greedy confidence when he sees Gu Xi’s first treasure. He underestimates Gu Xi’s ability to wield it.
• Teng Snake turns against Qiongqi, presenting submission to Gu Xi as a path to the Dao and urging Golden Toad to do the same. Golden Toad rejects his reasoning and attacks him on Qiongqi’s command.
• The watching Gods and Demons are first alarmed by Qiongqi’s power, then become interested in Gu Xi’s treasure and consider spreading word of it.

Significant themes

• Overconfidence and underestimation: Qiongqi assumes Gu Xi’s cultivation level makes him an easy opponent, only to be shocked by his resources.
• Power, loyalty, and ambition: Teng Snake’s sudden allegiance fractures Qiongqi’s forces, while Qiongqi’s desire for another treasure shapes his response to Gu Xi.
• Wealth and unequal expectations: The observers’ disbelief at Gu Xi’s collection emphasizes how exceptional—and apparently extravagant—his armament is.
• Rising stakes and collateral damage: The duel’s power endangers the surrounding land and its inhabitants, not just the combatants.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Great Sage Qiongqi, envious of Gu Xi's treasures, attacks him.
• Gu Xi defends using his two Primordial Spiritual Treasures and over ten Acquired Spiritual Treasures.
• The battle causes massive destruction, killing over a hundred thousand Demon Race members.
• Great Sage Qiongqi reveals his true form and uses a hidden Primordial Spiritual Treasure, a blood-colored pagoda.
• Gu Xi avoids using the Kongtong Seal, his most powerful treasure, to avoid attracting unwanted attention.
• Heavenly Punishment in the form of purple lightning strikes and kills Great Sage Qiongqi.
• Gu Xi collects Great Sage Qiongqi's Dao Embryo and his blood-colored pagoda.

Character Developments

• Gu Xi remains calm and composed under pressure, demonstrating strategic thinking by not using the Kongtong Seal lightly.
• Great Sage Qiongqi reveals his ambition to become one of the strongest Quasi-Saint Heavenly Venerates and even a Demon Emperor.

Significant Themes

• Greed and Envy: Great Sage Qiongqi's envy of Gu Xi's treasures leads to his downfall.
• Power Dynamics: The struggle for power and resources between the Human Race and the Demon Race is evident.
• Heavenly Dao's Intervention: The Heavenly Dao's unjust nature is highlighted through Heavenly Punishment.

Character Interactions

• Gu Xi and Great Sage Qiongqi: Their conflict escalates due to Great Sage Qiongqi's greed and Gu Xi's refusal to submit.
• Gu Xi and the hidden gods and demons: They observe the battle, speculating about its outcome and Great Sage Qiongqi's disappearance.

Key plot points and events

• After Great Sage Qiongqi disappears, the watching Gods and Demons suspect Gu Xi killed him. They are stunned that a Golden Immortal could defeat a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, even with powerful treasures.
• Golden Toad Demon God tries to flee while fighting Teng Snake Demon God. Gu Xi’s five-headed, nine-armed manifestation catches and kills him, crushing both his body and Primordial Spirit. Gu Xi seals away his Dao Seed for later study.
• The Guishan Mountain Range lies in ruins, and most of the Guishan Monster Race has fled. Gu Xi chooses not to pursue them, wary that mass slaughter would provoke the Demon Race Heavenly Court.
• Teng Snake Demon God notes that Kui Niu Demon God is absent. Gu Xi decides there is no need to pursue him and returns to the Human Tribe with Teng Snake and Fire Rhinoceros Daoist.
• Witnesses debate the Human Race’s prospects. Though Gu Xi’s victory may make it a major East Sea Coast power, his revealed treasures are likely to attract powerful rivals. News of Qiongqi’s death and Gu Xi’s treasures spreads rapidly, alarming regional factions.

Character developments and interactions

• Gu Xi demonstrates formidable strength and restraint: he kills direct threats but avoids exterminating the fleeing demons, mindful of the larger political consequences. He also treats Golden Toad’s Dao Seed as an object for research rather than mercy.
• Teng Snake Demon God remains Gu Xi’s ally and is visibly shocked by his victory; he reports that Kui Niu is missing.
• Golden Toad Demon God panics at Qiongqi’s disappearance and attempts to escape, but Gu Xi swiftly kills him.
• The onlooking Gods and Demons shift from greed and speculation to fear, recognizing Gu Xi’s strength and anticipating danger from treasure-hungry powers.

Significant themes

• Power and vulnerability: Gu Xi’s treasures overturn assumptions about the gap between Golden Immortals and Primordial Great Sages.
• Political restraint: Gu Xi avoids actions that could turn a limited conflict into a war with the Demon Race Heavenly Court.
• The cost of fame and power: Revealing rare treasures brings prestige, but also invites powerful enemies and threatens the wider region.
• Shifting power: Qiongqi’s fall ends the Guishan Monster Race’s dominance and opens the possibility of the Human Race’s rise, though its survival is uncertain.