Ch. 81Human Race Fortune Soars! Great Luo Golden Immortal Grand Completion!
Chapter Summary
Key Plot Points and Events
- The Human Race’s fortune increases dramatically after Gu Xi perfects the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches Laws and secures numerous Law Divine Thrones for humanity.
- Their fortune approaches half that of the Demon Race, narrowing the gap with the Witch and Demon Races and raising speculation that humanity could become a third hegemonic race in Hong Huang.
- Many powerful beings react uneasily, fearing that a third overlord would further restrict their freedom and access to resources, sacred lands, treasures, and worldly fortune.
- In the Demon Heavenly Court, Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi recognize humanity as a serious threat and agree that it must eventually be suppressed.
- Di Jun insists that they first investigate the unusual speed of human development. Donghuang Taiyi orders the White Tiger Demon Sage, renowned for divination and prophecy, to investigate the Human Tribe.
- Di Jun makes three strategic plans:
- Visit Saint Nuwa and secure her neutrality or assistance.
- Warn Kunpeng, the Northern Darkness King and self-proclaimed master of all demons, against forming an independent faction.
- Personally pressure the Dragon Clan to sever its growing ties with humanity, threatening its survival if it refuses.
- The Twelve Ancestral Witches likewise begin discussing how to contain the rising Human Race.
- At Five Elements Mountain, the completion of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches Dao brings down a vast sea of merit and profound Great Dao truths upon Gu Xi.
- Gu Xi’s Four Seasons Sequence Dao Fruit, Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches Dao Fruit, and Innate Merit Dao Fruit all transform successfully.
- Gu Xi and Four Seasons Daoist simultaneously break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal Grand Completion realm.
Character Developments
- Gu Xi advances significantly, completing two major Dao Fruits and strengthening his merit-based cultivation. His achievements become the direct foundation for humanity’s rapid rise.
- Four Seasons Daoist also reaches Great Luo Golden Immortal Grand Completion alongside Gu Xi, confirming the success of their shared work.
- Di Jun is portrayed as a calculating and strategically minded ruler. Rather than acting immediately, he plans to investigate humanity and neutralize potential complications first.
- Donghuang Taiyi displays hostility toward humanity and readily supports decisive suppression. He is tasked with handling Kunpeng.
- White Tiger Demon Sage is established as the Demon Race’s chief diviner and investigator, trusted to uncover humanity’s hidden secrets.
- The Twelve Ancestral Witches shift from merely observing humanity’s growth to treating it as a direct strategic threat.
- Kunpeng and the Dragon Clan emerge as possible political obstacles to the Demon Race’s control, due to their independence and connections with humanity.
Significant Themes
- The rise of a new power: Humanity’s expanding fortune threatens the existing Witch-Demon balance and suggests a major transformation in the structure of heaven and earth.
- Power, territory, and resources: The conflict is driven not only by cultivation strength but also by control over fortune, sacred lands, treasures, and political influence.
- Fear of change: The Great Supernatural Beings resist humanity’s rise because another dominant race would further diminish their autonomy.
- Political maneuvering and suppression: The Demon Race relies on investigation, diplomacy, intimidation, and strategic isolation before resorting to open conflict.
- Merit and cosmic order: Gu Xi’s accomplishments demonstrate how establishing laws and systems beneficial to heaven and earth can generate immense merit and produce breakthroughs.
- Foreshadowing of conflict: Humanity’s rapid growth, the Witch and Demon Races’ alarm, and the Dragon Clan’s association with humanity all point toward an approaching large-scale confrontation.
Character Interactions
- Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi agree that humanity must be suppressed, though Di Jun emphasizes investigation and preparation before military action.
- Donghuang Taiyi and White Tiger Demon Sage: Taiyi issues a decree ordering White Tiger to investigate humanity, which White Tiger immediately accepts.
- Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi coordinate plans concerning Saint Nuwa, Kunpeng, and the Dragon Clan, revealing their united effort to preserve Demon Race supremacy.
- The Demon Race and Saint Nuwa: Di Jun intends to secure her cooperation or at least prevent her from obstructing the campaign against humanity.
- The Demon Race and Kunpeng: Kunpeng’s independent Demon Master Palace is viewed as a challenge to Heavenly Court authority, prompting a warning from Taiyi.
- The Demon Race and the Dragon Clan: The Dragon Clan’s closeness to humanity is treated as disloyalty, leading Di Jun to prepare a coercive diplomatic intervention.
- The Witch Race: The Twelve Ancestral Witches independently recognize humanity as a growing danger, suggesting that both existing overlords may eventually oppose the Human Race.
- Gu Xi and Four Seasons Daoist: Their simultaneous breakthroughs mark the completion of their joint cultivation achievements and provide the spiritual foundation for humanity’s expanding fortune.