Chapter Summaries

Haotian entered reincarnation to undergo tribulation, leaving Queen Mother in charge of the Heavenly Court while she concealed his absence. Tens of thousands of years later, the Chan Sect immortals struggled to restore their cultivation and complained that Gu Changsheng favored Guang Chengzi and the others.

• Haotian told Queen Mother he would enter reincarnation to grow stronger and entrusted the Heavenly Court to her.
• Haotian dissolved into spiritual qi and sent his primordial spirit into reincarnation.
• Queen Mother told the immortal officials that Haotian had entered seclusion and took charge of the Heavenly Court, keeping his reincarnation secret.
• Tens of thousands of years passed as sects spread across the Primordial World and powerful figures sought to seize fortune.
• True Person Puxian asked Daoist Randeng how the Chan Sect immortals could recover the cultivation they lost in the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation.
• Juliusun said Guang Chengzi and the others had recovered their cultivation, prompting the immortals to suspect Gu Changsheng was favoring them.

Daoist Randeng led Daoist Cihang, Juliusun, True Person Puxian, and other Chan Sect immortals toward Western Teachings after deciding that Gu Changsheng’s favoritism made them unwelcome. Gu Changsheng discovered their betrayal through divination and intercepted them, demanding they disperse their cultivation or be reduced to ashes.

• True Person Puxian questioned why the immortals should remain in Chan Sect, and Daoist Randeng agreed they should leave for Western Teachings.
• Daoist Randeng revealed that Old Ancestor Bodhi had repeatedly invited him to join Western Teachings, and Manjushri Guangfa argued that doing so would not count as betraying the Mystic Gate.
• Gu Changsheng divined that Chan Sect’s providence was being damaged by a disciple’s betrayal and realized Daoist Randeng was leading the defectors to Western Teachings.
• Daoist Randeng, Juliusun, Daoist Cihang, True Person Puxian, and the other immortals rode westward, believing their departure had gone unnoticed.
• Gu Changsheng appeared before the defectors, condemned them for betraying Chan Sect, and demanded they disperse their cultivation or be reduced to ashes.

Gu Changsheng killed Daoist Randeng and the Chan Sect traitors who had plotted to join the Western Teachings. Old Ancestor Bodhi arrived too late to welcome them and found them already annihilated.

• Juliusun blamed Primordial Heavenly Venerate for Chan Sect’s favoritism, and Gu Changsheng killed him with a wave of his sleeve.
• Daoist Randeng abandoned the other traitors and tried to flee, but Gu Changsheng caught and killed him.
• True Person Puxian, Daoist Cihang, and Manjushri Guangfa begged for mercy, but Gu Changsheng killed them after rejecting their pleas.
• Gu Changsheng left for Jade Void Palace to explain the purge to his master.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi arrived after the killings and lamented that he had come too late to welcome the traitors into the Western Teachings.

Old Ancestor Bodhi used the Western Teachings’ providence to retrieve the damaged True Spirits of Daoist Randeng, Daoist Cihang, True Person Puxian, and others, then blocked the heavenly punishment. Gu Changsheng saw what he had done and vowed to kill the rescued traitors again, while the Western Teachings’ newly acquired disciples listened to Old Ancestor Bodhi at Spirit Mountain.

• Old Ancestor Bodhi used the Great Dao of Karma to recover Daoist Randeng’s damaged True Spirit, triggering Purple Firmament Divine Thunder.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi retrieved the damaged True Spirits of Daoist Cihang, True Person Puxian, and others, spending the Western Teachings’ accumulated providence before he blocked the lightning tribulation.
• Gu Changsheng returned to Purple Mansion Continent, recognized Old Ancestor Bodhi’s actions, and resolved to keep killing the traitors despite their rescue.
• Gu Changsheng noted that Daoist Randeng and the others were hidden within the Western Teachings and decided to wait until Buddhism spread eastward; he also remembered that Bai Ze was hiding there.
• At Spirit Mountain, the Three Thousand Guests of the Mortal World listened to Old Ancestor Bodhi expound the Dao until he suddenly stopped.

Old Ancestor Bodhi established Western Mahayana Buddhism, transforming the Three Thousand Guests of the Mortal World into the Three Thousand Buddhas and drawing the Interception Sect’s fortune. As Gu Changsheng prepared to intervene in the human race’s wars, Laozi and Daoist Duobao traveled toward Hangu Pass in Western Ox Continent.

• Old Ancestor Bodhi declared the end of the Western Teachings and established Western Mahayana Buddhism, receiving Heavenly Dao approval and merit.
• Old Ancestor Bodhi renounced his hair and transformed into Buddha Mother Bodhi, while the Three Thousand Guests of the Mortal World severed their afflictions and became the Three Thousand Buddhas.
• Great Immortal Zhenyuan dismissed the Buddhist establishment and returned to cultivation, while Saint Taiqing brought Daoist Duobao with him, saying his opportunity had arrived.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate accepted the Western Teachings’ departure as an unchangeable Heavenly Dao trend and left the Primordial World’s affairs to Gu Changsheng.
• Gu Changsheng focused on the human race’s ongoing wars, resolved to clean house, and departed Purple Mansion Grand Hall.
• Saint Taiqing’s incarnation traveled with Daoist Duobao through Western Ox Continent toward Hangu Pass.

Laozi sent Daoist Duobao west, where Duobao established Theravada Buddhism and became a Quasi-Saint, then preached the Dao at Hangu Pass and across the human world as Li Er. After completing his mission and returning to chaos, Taiqing sent his Good Corpse to the Heavenly Court to establish Doushuai Palace as Taishang Laojun.

• Laozi cleared the western road for Daoist Duobao, who vowed to establish Theravada Buddhism, became Duobao Tathagata, and advanced to the Quasi-Saint realm after severing his Good Corpse.
• Gu Changsheng warned Laozi that the Western Sages would tolerate Duobao’s actions if the western lands prospered, and Laozi agreed with his assessment.
• At Hangu Pass, Yin Xi asked Laozi to teach the Dao, and Laozi recited the Dao De Jing, gaining Heavenly merit and inspiring the formation of the Dao school.
• Laozi traveled as Li Er through the Eastern Continent of Divine Light for one Yuan, teaching Taoism to thousands of disciples, including Yin Xi, who reached the True Immortal realm.
• After Laozi returned to chaos, Saint Taiqing sent his Good Corpse to the Heavenly Court to build Doushuai Palace, where he became Taishang Laojun.

Gu Changsheng sent his avatar Daoist Hong Meng to establish Confucianism, which spread through the warring states and helped them grow stronger. As Mencius advised the King of Qi that he could seek all under heaven, the king bowed to him, leaving Mencius surprised.

• Gu Changsheng transformed Daoist Hong Meng into Confucius and sent him to spread Confucian teachings.
• At Lesser Sage Village, Xunzi told Confucius that the King of Qi had repeatedly invited Meng Ke to leave the mountain, and Confucius agreed to let him go.
• Confucius ordered his disciples to travel to the smaller states, arguing that they could grow powerful and carry Confucian teachings with them.
• Confucian disciples helped the seven states strengthen, and Meng Ke guided Qi as it prospered.
• The King of Qi asked Mencius whether he could seek all under heaven, and Mencius said that he could.
• The King of Qi bowed deeply to Mencius, who asked why he was offering such a grand salute.

With guidance from the Confucian Disciples, seven states grew powerful and united to destroy the other states, disrupting Primordial Great Experts who had manipulated the Human Race. As angry Primordial Great Experts moved against Confucianism, Daoist Hong Meng sensed that the confrontation he expected had arrived.

• Mencius advised the King of Qi to govern diligently, strengthen Qi, and wait several years before seeking to seize the realm.
• Confucian Disciples helped Qin, Chu, Yan, Zhao, Qi, and other states prosper and expand, while Daoist Hong Meng planned to drive away the Primordial Great Experts behind the conflicts.
• Mister Zhongni persuaded the King of Qin to negotiate with the other six powerful states and join them in destroying the remaining states.
• The seven states allied and waged war until they eliminated the other states, prompting the Primordial Great Experts to discover Confucianism’s role and turn their murderous intent toward it.
• Daoist Hong Meng sat at a chessboard with Xun Qing in Lesser Sage Village and said that what was meant to come had finally arrived.

Daoist Hong Meng and Xun Qing faced powerful experts who arrived at Lesser Sage Village after the Confucian school destroyed several states. Daoist Hong Meng overwhelmed the attackers and ordered them to leave, but a new voice suddenly rang out above the Sky Dome.

• Daoist Hong Meng sensed approaching enemies as dark clouds gathered over Lesser Sage Village, and Xun Qing defended the village with his literary Qi.
• Xun Qing and the village students formed a literary Qi formation, but a Quasi-Saint shattered it and wounded the students with the backlash.
• Daoist Hong Meng rose into the Sky Dome and suppressed the attackers, terrifying the Quasi-Saint and the other experts.
• Tatian Immortal Venerable and other Primordial Great Experts demanded to know why the Confucian school had destroyed their states.
• Daoist Hong Meng condemned the experts for bringing misery to the human race and ordered them to leave, but another voice suddenly spoke above the Sky Dome.

Daoist Hong Meng challenged the Primordial Great Experts behind the states after accusing them of harming the Human Race, then drew four quasi-Saint experts into the chaos to face them. The four attacked him together, and the battle began amid a violent surge of Chaos Qi and divine thunder.

• Southern Sea Heavenly Venerate arrived with more Primordial Great Experts, bringing the number of quasi-Saint experts facing Daoist Hong Meng to four.
• Daoist Hong Meng accused the experts of trying to destroy his Human Race and challenged them to fight in the chaos.
• Tatian Immortal Venerable sent the Grand Unity Golden Immortals away while he and the other quasi-Saint experts followed Daoist Hong Meng into the chaos.
• Daoist Hong Meng taunted the four experts, telling them to kill themselves and Disperse Army rather than be destroyed by him.
• Southern Sea Heavenly Venerate, Tatian Immortal Venerable, and the other quasi-Saint experts unleashed their power and attacked Daoist Hong Meng.

Daoist Hong Meng overwhelmed Southern Ming Heavenly Venerate, Tatian Immortal Venerable, and the other quasi-saints with Chaos Sword Qi, then used the Chaos Bead, now a Chaos Spiritual Treasure, to block them. The battle ended with them transported to a region of unnaturally calm Chaos Qi, while Dao Ancestor Hongjun sensed the disturbance but chose not to investigate.

• Daoist Hong Meng countered the four quasi-saints’ attacks with Chaos Sword Qi and suppressed their spiritual treasures.
• Southern Ming Heavenly Venerate and Tatian Immortal Venerable joined the other quasi-saints in attacking Daoist Hong Meng, but he continued to hold them off.
• Daoist Hong Meng revealed the Chaos Bead, whose aura stopped the quasi-saints and shook the Chaos Space.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun sensed the disturbance and the concealment of Heavenly Secrets, but decided not to interfere as long as the Primordial World remained unharmed.
• Southern Ming Heavenly Venerate, Tatian Immortal Venerable, and the other quasi-saints found themselves in a place where the Chaos Qi was unnaturally calm and wondered where they were.

Daoist Hong Meng hid inside the Chaos Bead after sensing Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s gaze, then used its Chaos Space to strip four trapped quasi-saints of their Law power. He killed Southern Ming Heavenly Venerate and unleashed Chaos Sword Qi on Tatian Immortal Venerable and the remaining quasi-saints, leaving their fate unresolved.

• Daoist Hong Meng escaped into the Chaos Bead, which concealed him from Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s probing gaze.
• Daoist Hong Meng controlled the Chaos Space and suppressed the four quasi-saints’ ability to use Law power.
• Southern Ming Heavenly Venerate tried to flee but was killed by Chaos Sword Qi.
• Tatian Immortal Venerable and the other two quasi-saints fled in different directions as Daoist Hong Meng’s Chaos Sword Qi enveloped them.

Daoist Hong Meng killed Southern Abyss Heavenly Venerate, Tatian Immortal Venerable, and two other quasi-saints, then collected the Law Profundities they left behind. A century later, Confucianism remained dominant as the Hundred Schools of Thought emerged, and Daoist Hong Meng told Xun Qing that their rise was a natural and beneficial development.

• Daoist Hong Meng destroyed the four quasi-saints in Chaos Space, where their primordial spirits dissolved into Chaos Qi and left behind Law Profundities that he collected.
• The Primordial Great Experts learned that Confucius had returned to Lesser Sage Village, and his reputation made others fear approaching the village or challenging the human race.
• Lesser Sage Village expanded across the seven states, established branch academies, and spread Confucian teachings while the states entered a century of peace.
• The Hundred Schools of Thought, including the Legalist, Daoist, Mohist, Yin Yang, and Agricultural schools, emerged while Confucianism retained its dominant position.
• Xun Qing warned Daoist Hong Meng that the Hundred Schools of Thought threatened Confucianism's status, but Daoist Hong Meng said their rise could not be changed and benefited humanity.

Daoist Hong Meng established Jixia Academies across the Seven States, where the Hundred Schools of Thought debated under Confucianism’s leadership. As the human race’s great war tribulation began, Ying Zheng took the throne of Qin, ordered Bai Qi to kill Lü Buwei, and prepared to unify the realm.

• Daoist Hong Meng explained the Jixia Academy to Xun Qing and appointed him its Chancellor once the states agreed to establish it.
• The Jixia Academies spread across the Seven States, where debates elevated some schools and Confucianism remained at the head of the Hundred Schools of Thought.
• Daoist Hong Meng ended the schools’ debates and summoned Tribulation Clouds of war across the Seven States.
• King Zhuangxiang of Qin passed the throne to Ying Zheng, who commanded Bai Qi to help him unify the human race.
• Ying Zheng ordered Bai Qi to kill Lü Buwei, and Lü Buwei died in his residence the next day as his followers were executed.

After Qin unified the human race, Ying Zheng ruled as the First Emperor and ordered Li Si to investigate those spreading rumors and plotting rebellion. Ying Zheng then entered a concealed hall containing twelve towering golden figures, where four ghostlike figures awaited him.

• Daoist Hong Meng told Xun Qing that the rise and fall of states followed Heaven's Will as Qin destroyed its rivals and unified the human race.
• Ying Zheng declared himself Emperor, suppressed rebellions, and ruled Great Qin for more than ten years.
• Li Si warned Ying Zheng that wandering sorcerers, the Hundred Schools of Thought, and remnants of the Six States were spreading rumors and fomenting unrest.
• Ying Zheng ordered Li Si to find the people behind the rumors and bury them alive for treason.
• Ying Zheng entered a concealed hall containing twelve towering golden figures and was greeted by four ghostlike figures.

Ying Zheng awakened the twelve golden men as a weapon of the Nine Li human shamans while Li Si confronted Xunzi over Confucian involvement in a plot against Great Qin. After reporting what he learned, Li Si prompted Ying Zheng to order Wang Jian to seize Lesser Sage Village.

• Ying Zheng activated the twelve golden men, whose bodies unleashed terrifying baleful energy, as Wang Jian, Bai Qi, Meng Tian, and Wang Ben watched in reverence.
• Several thousand Great Qin Iron Cavalry surrounded Lesser Sage Village, and Li Si entered to meet his former teacher Xunzi.
• Li Si warned Xunzi that Confucianism was involved in plotting against Great Qin, but Xunzi said he no longer concerned himself with worldly affairs.
• After Li Si left, Xunzi told Fu Nian, Yan Lu, Zhang Liang, and the others to prepare for what was coming.
• Li Si reported his intelligence to Ying Zheng, who ordered Wang Jian to seize Lesser Sage Village.

Ying Zheng ordered the Great Qin Iron Cavalry to destroy Lesser Sage Village, accusing the Confucian School of colluding with rebels. As Wang Jian attacked the village’s defenses, the Confucian Disciples summoned the towering Confucius Sacred Image, which spoke across Xianyang City.

• Ying Zheng decreed that Lesser Sage Village be razed and sent Wang Jian and the Great Qin Iron Cavalry to carry out the order.
• Fu Nian, Yan Lu, and Zhang Liang faced the approaching army, and Fu Nian’s Righteous Qi repelled its first charge.
• Wang Jian shattered Fu Nian’s literary qi with his Blood Fiend Qi and ordered the cavalry to attack again.
• Yan Lu summoned the Confucian Disciples, whose combined literary qi formed the ten-thousand-zhang Confucius Sacred Image.
• Wang Jian launched a Blood Fiend attack at the Sacred Image, which declared, “I excel at cultivating my Righteous Qi!”

Fu Nian, Yan Lu, and Zhang Liang failed to defeat Wang Jian, but Xunzi intervened to protect Lesser Sage Village. As Meng Tian, Bai Qi, and the other Qin generals arrived with the First Emperor’s decree to kill everyone, Xunzi prepared to face them.

• Wang Jian survived the Confucius Sacred Image’s attack and vowed to destroy Lesser Sage Village.
• Fu Nian and the other disciples prepared to fight to the death as Wang Jian attacked, but Xunzi dispelled the Blood Fiend Qi.
• Xunzi appeared and told Wang Jian that the Confucian students had never committed treason.
• Bai Qi, Meng Tian, Wang Ben, and the other Qin generals arrived, and Meng Tian announced the First Emperor’s order to leave no one alive.
• Xunzi insisted the students were innocent, then gathered literary qi when the generals demanded that he surrender.

Xunzi defeated the Great Qin generals who attacked Lesser Sage Village, killing Bai Qi, Meng Tian, Wang Ben, and the others. Ying Zheng then appeared above the village to confront Xunzi, while Fu Nian and Zhang Liang stayed with their teacher.

• Xunzi used literary aura to repel the four generals and scatter their blood-fiend treasures.
• Xunzi wrote words of Heavenly Might that suppressed the Great Qin Iron Cavalry and wounded the generals.
• Xunzi killed Bai Qi with a blast of light from his brush, then killed Meng Tian, Wang Ben, and the other generals with literary aura.
• Xunzi ordered Fu Nian and the other disciples to take Lesser Sage Village’s students to Sanghai City, but Fu Nian and Zhang Liang refused to leave him.
• Ying Zheng appeared above Lesser Sage Village and accused Xunzi of defying his decree.
• Xunzi called Ying Zheng a Nine Li human shaman unfit to be the Human Co-Lord, and Ying Zheng ordered him to shut up.

Ying Zheng used his Jiuli Human-Witch power to devastate Lesser Sage Village and nearly kill Xunzi, until Confucius arrived and forced him to retreat. Ying Zheng returned to Xianyang Palace, where he transformed into a Great Witch as the Twelve Golden Figures appeared.

• Ying Zheng revealed his Jiuli Human-Witch power and shattered Xunzi’s attacks with his killing aura.
• Ying Zheng’s assault destroyed Lesser Sage Village, and Xunzi collapsed after the killing aura entered his body.
• As Ying Zheng moved to kill the Confucian Disciples, Confucius appeared and stopped the attack.
• Confucius struck Ying Zheng down and warned that Heaven’s Will could not be changed, but Ying Zheng fled toward Xianyang Palace.
• Ying Zheng transformed into a towering Great Witch as twelve golden figures appeared between heaven and earth.