Chapter Summaries

Kong Xuan advanced to the Quasi-Sage Realm, earning praise across the Human Emperor Realm for joining Chang'e as one of Gu Xi’s outstanding disciples. Gu Xi explained that Kong Xuan could not realistically compete with his Five Directions Heavenly Emperor incarnations for the five-element saintly positions, but revealed another possible path to attaining the Dao.

• Kong Xuan emerged from Peacock Cave Heaven and advanced to the Quasi-Sage Realm, stirring the vital energy across the Human Emperor Realm.
• Suiren Shi, Youchao Shi, and Ziyi Shi praised Gu Xi’s disciples and discussed the Interception Sect’s rising stars and its conflicts with the Chan Sect.
• Gu Xi praised Kong Xuan’s stable foundation, then explained to Chang'e that Kong Xuan’s Five Elements Dao Contention with the Five Directions Heavenly Emperors made attaining a Primordial Chaos Saint position unlikely.
• Chang'e reminded the anxious Golden-Winged Great Peng that Kong Xuan could pursue physical evolution instead.
• Gu Xi said Kong Xuan might have another path to attaining the Dao if Four Seasons Daoist could verify it, and Kong Xuan arrived in Longevity Cave Heaven delighted by the news.

Shen Ni, Yin-Yang Ancestor, and Ancestor Phoenix were successfully resurrected in the Netherworld Underworld, and Gu Xi sent Kong Xuan and Golden-Winged Great Peng to reunite with their mother. Meanwhile, Interception Sect disciples became renowned for tireless good deeds, leaving Tongtian and the other Saints baffled by their rapid cultivation and mysterious gains.

• Shen Ni, Yin-Yang Ancestor, and Ancestor Phoenix emerged from the blood pool, rejoicing in their true resurrection and renewed strength.
• Gu Xi told Kong Xuan and Golden-Winged Great Peng that their mother had been resurrected, and they rushed to the Netherworld Underworld to see her.
• San Xiao, Zhao Gongming, and other Interception Sect disciples traveled Hong Huang to restore Earth Veins, guide souls, preach the Dao, and help those in need.
• The disciples continued their good deeds for thousands of years, earning the Interception Sect widespread respect and a reputation surpassing the other great sects.
• Tongtian and the other Saints were bewildered by the disciples’ behavior, while Tongtian discovered that their cultivation advanced unusually fast and that they inexplicably gained divine abilities and Magic Treasures.

Gu Xi expanded his Merit System among the Interception Sect, the Human Race, and selected powerful beings, prompting many to perform good deeds. Meanwhile, the Human Race prospered under Shennong Shi and Xuanyuan Shi, and Four Seasons Daoist began achieving Postnatal Sainthood.

• Gu Xi reviewed the Merit System’s earnings and decided to distribute it more widely to beings likely to repay their loans.
• Gu Xi gave Merit Systems to Interception Sect disciples and selected gods, demons, and Human Race figures, with different loan terms for different recipients.
• Recipients across Hong Huang began doing good deeds, puzzling other gods and frustrating Chan Sect and Western Teachings disciples who had not received the system.
• Shennong Shi completed his ten-thousand-year reign after advancing agriculture, building Divine Cities, and developing medicine, then yielded the throne to Xuanyuan Shi.
• Xuanyuan Shi reformed Human Race governance, established dynasties under the Human Sacred Hall’s supervision, and formed an army of Gods and Demons, ushering in an era of prosperity.
• Four Seasons Daoist roared that he would achieve Postnatal Sainthood and shot into the sky as force surged from Hong Huang’s Ancestral Veins and Earth Veins.

Four Seasons Daoist stirred Hong Huang with a phenomenon that suggested he might attain sainthood through the Acquired Great Dao, without Primordial Violet Qi. Hongjun recognized the threat to his schemes and brought out the Jade Plate of Creation as Heaven's Will sealed Zixiao Palace to restrain him.

• Four Seasons Daoist resonated with Hong Huang's stars, laws, and Earth Veins as the Human Race's Destiny Golden Dragon appeared above the Human Sacred Hall.
• The Primordial Gods and Quasi-Saint Heavenly Venerates wondered whether Four Seasons Daoist could attain sainthood without Primordial Violet Qi.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Laozi, and Sect Master Tongtian reacted with hostility, while Sect Master Tongtian's killing intent seemed aimed at someone other than Four Seasons Daoist.
• Daoist Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin hoped Four Seasons Daoist might reveal another path to proving Dao and help them escape that person's control.
• Nuwa suspected that Four Seasons Daoist's success would expose Hongjun's claim about Primordial Violet Qi as a lie and anticipated that Hongjun would interfere.
• Hongjun unleashed killing intent and took out the Jade Plate of Creation as Chaos Divine Thunder, chaos chains, and the Eye of Heaven's Will surrounded Zixiao Palace.

Hongjun fought the Eye of Heaven’s Will and ordered the Six Sages to stop Four Seasons Daoist from attaining sainthood. The Six Sages arrived in the Starry Sky, where Gu Xi appeared to block their path.

• Hongjun activated the Jade Plate of Creation to attack Four Seasons Daoist, but the Eye of Heaven’s Will restrained it with Law Chains.
• Hongjun ordered the Six Sages to intercept Four Seasons Daoist and inflicted a burst of soul-piercing pain when they hesitated.
• The Six Sages reluctantly set out, while Nuwa sighed and left Wa Huang Heaven to join them.
• The Six Sages appeared around Four Seasons Daoist as he merged with the Four Epochs Great Dao, alarming Minghe, Kunpeng, and the other Quasi-Saint Heavenly Venerates.
• Gu Xi emerged to confront the Six Sages and argued that Four Seasons Daoist’s success could benefit them too.

Gu Xi confronted the Six Sages as they tried to stop Four Seasons Daoist from proving Dao, and he defended his incarnation against their combined attack. He revealed several powerful treasures and held the Sages at bay, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Primordial Heavenly Venerate and the other Five Sages confronted Gu Xi, declaring that they had come under Hongjun's Divine Decree to kill Four Seasons Daoist and attack Gu Xi if he resisted.
• Gu Xi accepted that the Six Sages would fight him and prepared to hold them off until Four Seasons Daoist could prove Dao.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate attacked with the Pangu Banner, but Gu Xi strode through the chaos sword qi and punched the Banner away.
• Laozi, Sect Master Tongtian, Daoist Jieyin, Daoist Zhunti, and Nuwa joined the assault with their treasures, destroying the surrounding starfield as Gu Xi shielded Four Seasons Daoist.
• Gu Xi summoned the World-Destroying Millstone, Chaos Bell, River Diagram and Luo Script, and Kongtong Seal to block the Sages' attacks, astonishing them with his hidden treasures.

Gu Xi faced the Six Sages’ overwhelming power and unleashed a technique he had deduced over thirty thousand years. His colossal phantom began absorbing the Primordial World’s baleful qi, stars, and Five Elements origins, while the Six Sages watched its transformation unfold.

• The Six Sages judged that Gu Xi’s treasures made him difficult to defeat, then merged with their respective Great Daos and Magic Treasures to unleash their full power.
• Gu Xi realized his treasures and body could not withstand the Six Sages’ combined attack, so he decided to use his newly deduced ultimate technique.
• Gu Xi dispersed into countless particles, formed twelve incarnations, and used the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation to conjure a giant phantom of himself.
• Gu Xi’s phantom activated the Grand Array of the Myriad Stars, drawing countless stars into its body and beginning to materialize.
• The Five Elements Heavenly Pillars sent their origin power into an Innate Five Elements Formation, which merged into Gu Xi’s phantom and formed its five viscera.

After tens of thousands of years of deduction, Gu Xi revealed his supreme Myriad Dao Dharma Body in the Primordial Starry Sky and called it his Dao that transcended all. He tested it by striking Primordial Heavenly Venerate, who was blasted through the stars and badly wounded.

• Gu Xi manifested a colossal Dharma Body formed from the sun, moon, myriad Daos, stars, Five Elements, and Dao Fruits.
• The Dharma Body held the Book of Civilization and World-Destroying Millstone, with the Body, Vital Energy, and Soul Treasure Wheels floating behind its head.
• Laozi, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Sect Master Tongtian, Daoist Jieyin, Daoist Zhunti, and Nuwa were shocked by the Dharma Body's power and ambition.
• Gu Xi named the manifestation the Myriad Dao Dharma Body and declared it his Dao that transcended all.
• Gu Xi swung the World-Destroying Millstone at Primordial Heavenly Venerate, sending him and the Pangu Banner flying through over a hundred stars and exploding his lower body into blood mist.

Gu Xi used his incomplete Myriad Dao Dharma Body to repel attacks from the Six Sages, badly injure Daoist Zhunti, and hold off Nuwa. After the Dharma Body collapsed, the Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Zhunti charged at Gu Xi, but Four Seasons Daoist completed his transformation and unleashed saintly radiance, alarming the Six Sages.

• The Primordial Heavenly Venerate attacked Gu Xi, but Gu Xi struck him with the World-Destroying Millstone and hurled him across the stars.
• Taiqing Laozi, Sect Master Tongtian, and Daoist Jieyin attacked Gu Xi, whose Book of Civilization summoned forces from many civilizations to repel their treasures.
• Gu Xi used the Body Treasure Wheel and Vital Energy Treasure Wheel to destroy Daoist Zhunti’s body, while Nuwa blocked the Soul Treasure Wheel with the Map of Mountains and Rivers.
• Gu Xi’s Myriad Dao Dharma Body collapsed, and the Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Daoist Zhunti charged at him to take revenge.
• Four Seasons Daoist opened his eyes as his Dao Fruit turned pure gold, releasing saintly radiance that made the Six Sages react with alarm.

Four Seasons Daoist elevated the Four Epochs Great Dao to the level of an Innate Great Dao and successfully became the first Acquired Saint. The Primordial World grew stronger, and Four Seasons Daoist received an immense Merit bestowal.

• Four Seasons Daoist manifested the Spring Birth, Great Summer, Autumn Wither, and Cold Nether laws across Hong Huang, imprinting them on the Origin of the Great Dao.
• The four laws formed the Four Epochs Great Dao, which rose alongside the Innate Great Dao Laws and gave gods and demons a new path to prove Dao without Primordial Violet Qi.
• Four Seasons Daoist received the Four Epochs origin power as his four spiritual treasures gained strength, while the Primordial World became more stable and its innate essence qi grew denser.
• Ancestor Minghe recognized the great benefit of Four Seasons Daoist's achievement, and an Ocean of Merit appeared above him, provoking the Six Sages' envy.
• The Merit poured into Four Seasons Daoist, forming a golden halo behind his head as he completed his proof of Dao as the first Acquired Saint.

After repaying his old debt and borrowing another hundred quadrillion Merit, Gu Xi gained a powerful Heavenly Dao Barrier and drew the Heavenly Dao’s favor back to himself. In Zixiao Palace, Hongjun was pierced by the Heavenly Dao’s swords and cried out in anguish at its preference for Gu Xi.

• Gu Xi used thirty quadrillion Merit to repay his debt, raising his Borrowable Credit to one hundred quadrillion.
• Hongjun sensed the Heavenly Dao’s power weakening and believed it had finally recognized him as its true spokesperson.
• Gu Xi borrowed one hundred quadrillion Merit, causing the Heavenly Dao to surround him with a barrier of its power and laws.
• Laozi, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Sect Master Tongtian, Daoist Jieyin, Daoist Zhunti, and Nuwa sensed the barrier and felt jealous of the Heavenly Dao’s protection of Gu Xi.
• The Eye of Heaven’s Will expanded and sent Heavenly Dao Divine Swords into Hongjun, pinning him to the floor of Zixiao Palace.
• Hongjun cried out that the Heavenly Dao favored Gu Xi despite Hongjun being its spokesperson.

Hongjun revealed that Heavenly Dao favored Gu Xi more than it favored him, and the Primordial World concluded that Gu Xi was Heavenly Dao’s illegitimate child. As Four Seasons Daoist’s attainment of Primordial Chaos Sainthood spread, beings across the realms celebrated and began considering the Acquired Dao Proving Path.

• Hongjun’s resentful roar exposed Heavenly Dao’s extraordinary favor for Gu Xi, and gods and demons across the Primordial World spread the news that Gu Xi was Heavenly Dao’s illegitimate child.
• Ancestor Minghe recognized why Hongjun wanted Gu Xi eliminated, then retreated into the Blood Sea to choose an Acquired Great Dao while preserving his physical-body path.
• Demon Master Kunpeng decided to avoid Gu Xi and began considering an Acquired Great Dao after hearing Hongjun’s roar.
• The Human Race across three realms celebrated Four Seasons Daoist’s sainthood, and Kong Xuan, Chang’e, and the Golden-Winged Great Peng rejoiced over the new path to proving Dao.
• Shen Ni, Yin-Yang Ancestor, and Ancestor Phoenix expressed gratitude for having followed Gu Xi.

Four Seasons Daoist became an Acquired Saint, and Gu Xi withdrew with him after the Six Sages failed to stop his breakthrough. Gu Xi sowed resentment between the Six Sages and Hongjun, while Hongjun punished them and then loosened some restrictions on their power; the chapter ended with Gu Xi preparing to break through the Great Dao Shackles.

• Four Seasons Daoist sensed his new authority over the Four Epochs Great Dao Laws and considered how to free himself from dependence on the Primordial World.
• Gu Xi and Four Seasons Daoist ended their standoff with the Six Sages and departed after Four Seasons Daoist proved his Dao.
• Gu Xi secretly told the Six Sages that Hongjun had tampered with the Primordial Violet Qi and invited them to cooperate, planting doubts about their teacher.
• At Zixiao Palace, Hongjun punished the Six Sages with unbearable pain for failing their task, then increased their control over the Great Dao Laws by loosening restrictions on their true spirits.
• In the Netherworld Underworld, Gu Xi told Four Seasons Daoist and Demon Ancestor Luohu that it was time to attempt breaking through the Great Dao Shackles.

Gu Xi brought Four Seasons Daoist and Demon Ancestor Luohu into the Innate Reincarnation Great Dao Torrent to attack the Great Dao Shackles together. As their assault began, Hongjun sensed it and rushed into the torrent with the Jade Plate of Creation.

• Gu Xi told Four Seasons Daoist and Luohu that they would test the Great Dao Shackles, then used his primordial spirit to carry them into the Great Dao Torrent.
• Four Seasons Daoist explained that Luohu could be expelled if he released power unrelated to reincarnation, so the three agreed to attack together at the torrent’s end.
• Gu Xi, Four Seasons Daoist, and Luohu reached the Great Dao Shackles and unleashed their strongest attacks against it.
• Hongjun sensed someone assaulting the Great Dao Shackles and entered the Great Dao Torrent carrying the Jade Plate of Creation.

Gu Xi, Four Seasons Daoist, and Luohu nearly broke the Great Dao Shackles before Hongjun arrived and drove Luohu from the Great Dao Torrent. Hongjun offered to make Gu Xi his disciple and the Mystic Gate’s deputy leader, but Gu Xi saw through his scheme and rejected him, leaving Hongjun furious.

• Gu Xi, Four Seasons Daoist, and Luohu attacked the Great Dao Shackles until Hongjun stabilized them with the Jade Plate of Creation and shattered their attacks.
• Hongjun’s power exposed Luohu to the Innate Reincarnation Great Dao Torrent, which swept Luohu’s Primordial Spirit away.
• Four Seasons Daoist shielded Gu Xi’s Primordial Spirit while Gu Xi summoned his physical body into the Great Dao Torrent and explained his method of Proving Dao with Physical Body.
• Hongjun praised Gu Xi’s talent and offered to take him as a disciple, make him deputy leader of the Mystic Gate, and help him become a Primordial Chaos Saint.
• Gu Xi pretended to welcome the offer, then argued that Hongjun had nothing to teach him and refused to become his disciple.
• Hongjun roared in fury after Gu Xi’s taunts, while Four Seasons Daoist watched in astonishment.

Hongjun attacked Gu Xi and Four Seasons Daoist with overwhelming force, while the Chaos Divine Thunder and the Eye of Heaven's Will intervened. Gu Xi escaped Hongjun's Jade Plate of Creation strike and vowed revenge, leaving Hongjun badly wounded and shocked that Gu Xi survived.

• Hongjun unleashed his power against Gu Xi and Four Seasons Daoist, overpowering their defenses and blasting them into the Great Dao Torrent.
• Gu Xi tried to flee with Four Seasons Daoist, but Hongjun used the Jade Plate of Creation to lock down their space-time.
• The Chaos Divine Thunder and the Eye of Heaven's Will attacked Hongjun, yet he endured their blows and continued pursuing Gu Xi and Four Seasons Daoist.
• Hongjun's attack tore through the bead Gu Xi used to escape, blasting it into unknown space-time.
• Gu Xi's voice reached Hongjun from Nether Space-time, promising to repay him, and Hongjun spat blood in disbelief that Gu Xi had survived.

After failing to overcome Hongjun, Gu Xi and his allies resolved to strengthen their forces against the Mystic Gate Immortal Path’s coming suppression. Back in Zixiao Palace, an injured Hongjun summoned the Six Sages and vowed to alter the Heavenly Dao.

• Gu Xi and Four Seasons Daoist reported that Hongjun had advanced far beyond the Six Sages, making their attempt to break the Great Dao Shackles fail.
• Luohu agreed to focus on transforming his True Demon Saint Body and proving the Dao through physical cultivation.
• Gu Xi decided to help Shen Ni, Ancestor Yin Yang, Ancestor Phoenix, West Queen Mother, Zhen Yuanzi, and his incarnations reach the Sub-Saint realm.
• Hongjun returned to Zixiao Palace with an injury to the origin of his Primordial Spirit and decided to recuperate in seclusion.
• Hongjun vowed to suppress Gu Xi’s forces and alter the Heavenly Dao, then summoned Laozi and the other Six Sages to Zixiao Palace.

Hongjun summoned the Six Sages and Haotian, rejected Primordial Heavenly Venerate’s attempt to replace Haotian, and revealed that the mysterious force Haotian discovered was the Human Dao Sacred Court. The Sages learned that Gu Xi had built a vast network of divine systems and races, leaving them stunned by its scale and strength.

• The Six Sages and Haotian arrived at Zixiao Palace and discovered that Hongjun was gravely weakened.
• Haotian reported that the Heavenly Court had recruited many gods and demons, but Primordial Heavenly Venerate condemned its weakness and proposed Guangchengzi as a replacement Heavenly Emperor.
• Hongjun forbade discussion of replacing Haotian, making clear that he would keep the Heavenly Court under his own control.
• Haotian described a hidden force uniting the Star Gods, East Sea Rogue Cultivators, and powerful gods and demons across Hong Huang.
• Hongjun identified the force as the Human Dao Sacred Court and explained that it included the Sky, Earth, and Nether God Systems, as well as the Human Race and several great clans.
• Hongjun revealed that Gu Xi had founded the Human Dao Sacred Court, whose power surpassed the Witch and Demon Races and the Ancient Three Clans.

Hongjun revealed the full reach of Gu Xi’s Human Dao Sacred Court, and the Six Sages realized that although the Mystic Gate had greater raw strength, the Sacred Court’s influence and resilience made it dangerous to attack. Hongjun won their support by promising to remove their restrictions, and Taiqing Laozi disclosed that he had quietly built a substantial following of his own.

• Haotian, Yaochi, and the Six Sages were shocked to learn that the Human Dao Sacred Court encompassed forces across the three realms and had Gu Xi and Four Seasons Daoist as sage-level protectors.
• The Six Sages judged that the Mystic Gate could not destroy the Sacred Court without risking devastating retaliation, while the Human Race and Netherworld Underworld would endure even if the conflict escalated.
• Hongjun argued that the Mystic Gate had to contend with the Sacred Court over the world’s limited fortune, and the Six Sages agreed.
• Hongjun promised to remove all restrictions on the Six Sages if they helped suppress the Sacred Court, exciting them with the prospect of fully wielding the Innate Great Dao.
• Taiqing Laozi pledged the support of his nominal disciples, guardians, and allied races, surprising the other sages with the scale of his hidden influence.

Hongjun ordered the Mystic Gate, the Six Sages, and the Heavenly Court to attack Gu Xi’s Human Dao Sacred Court, then announced the campaign to all of Hong Huang. Gu Xi’s allies prepared for the threat, and Gu Xi publicly accepted the war while ridiculing Hongjun.

• Hongjun secured the Six Sages’ support, commanded Haotian to deploy the Heavenly Court’s armies, and ordered the Mystic Gate to suppress the Human Dao Sacred Court.
• Hongjun’s divine decree appeared across Hong Huang, accusing Gu Xi of defying heaven and ordering the four teachings and allied gods to march against his faction.
• Ancestor Minghe and Daoist Kunpeng prepared their forces to relocate if the conflict shattered Hong Huang.
• Four Seasons Daoist reassured the Human Race Gods that Gu Xi had plans and that the Human Dao Sacred Court would meet the Mystic Gate in war.
• Gu Xi answered from the Netherworld Underworld, accepted Hongjun’s challenge, and accused Hongjun of being the true defier of heaven.