Chapter Summaries

Houtu and the ancestral witches planned how to establish Reincarnation in the Nine Netherworlds World in a hundred thousand years, while Houtu prepared for her sacrifice by leaving essence blood for the Wu clan. At Mount Sumeru, Jiang Yun and the Western Teachings arranged their roles in the effort, just as Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun arrived.

• Dijiang assigned Sister Xuanming and other Wu clansmen to guard several paths of Reincarnation and secured the Wu clan thirty percent of its authority.
• Houtu explained that Reincarnation had to wait for the Nine Netherworlds World’s isolation from the Primordial Desolation World to dissolve, and planned to travel there with the Western Teachings in a hundred thousand years.
• Houtu proposed connecting the Yellow Springs Road to the Primordial Desolation World and arranging for the Western Teachings and Monster clan to help guide dead souls.
• Houtu stabbed her heart to add essence blood to the ancestral witch pool, hoping the Wu clan could nurture a thirteenth ancestral witch after she embodied Reincarnation.
• Daoist Jieyin summoned the Western Teachings’ disciples to Mount Sumeru, where Jiang Yun assigned responsibilities for developing Reincarnation while preserving the Western World’s restoration efforts.
• Zhunti gave Ksitigarbha the Profound Yin Soul Gathering Banner, and a visitor outside the hall announced his arrival.

Zhenyuanzi and Ancestor Hong Yun joined the preparations for establishing reincarnation in the Nine Netherworlds World, and the group discussed how to staff and manage it. Jiang Yun then explained that the Giant Turtle Clan was no longer being targeted by the Heavenly Dao, allowing Black Tortoise’s soul to develop freely.

• Zhenyuanzi and Ancestor Hong Yun arrived and offered their help, sharing that they had gathered wandering souls and recorded their locations in the Earth Scroll.
• Jiang Yun proposed recruiting and training residents of the Nine Netherworlds World, while Zhenyuanzi suggested establishing netherworld mountain and land gods.
• Ziwei Star Lord proposed creating a Netherworld Star God lineage, and Jieyin appointed him to take charge of reincarnation matters in the Youming World.
• Jiang Yun suggested that the ox and horse clans guide confused souls, and Jieyin said the proposal needed discussion with the Wu Clan.
• Jiang Yun raised the Giant Turtle Clan’s recent changes and explained that the Heavenly Dao had stopped targeting them after the Reincarnation Demon God's remnant soul was driven beyond the Nine Netherworlds World.
• Black Tortoise’s soul was no longer suppressed by the Heavenly Dao and could grow until it was able to reunite with its body.

Jiang Yun prepared Western Teachings disciples for the future opening of reincarnation, then met with Yunxiao and other senior disciples seeking his Five Elements Spirit Pearls to perfect their Five Qi. He agreed to lend the treasures on the condition that Mount Sumeru’s affairs were not neglected.

• Jieyin told Jiang Yun to choose disciples to prepare for the Matters of Reincarnation and placed the Twelve-petal Reincarnation Purple Lotus in the Lecture Hall for them to study.
• The Demon Court invited the factions of the Primordial Desolation World to its Heavenly Marriage ceremony, prompting Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun to return to Longevity Mountain to prepare gifts.
• Jiang Yun selected Mystic Immortal and Golden Immortal disciples, who trained with the purple lotus and other reincarnation methods in preparation for the opening of reincarnation a hundred thousand years later.
• Yunxiao asked Jiang Yun to borrow his Five Elements Spirit Pearls, explaining that she and several other disciples needed them to perfect their Five Qi.
• Zhao Gongming, Qiongxiao, Bixiao, Maitreya, and others gathered to request the pearls, and Jiang Yun agreed to lend them if Mount Sumeru’s affairs were not delayed.

Jiang Yun instructed Medicine Master on preparing for the Grand Luo breakthrough and gave him a technique to stabilize his three treasures. At Five Elements Peak, Jiang Yun then set up a formation to help his disciples cultivate the Five Qi, while Medicine Master recognized how that practice supported the Grand Luo Dao Fruit.

• Jiang Yun heard reports from his disciples and invited them to gather at Five Elements Peak to cultivate in a Five Elements Formation.
• Medicine Master asked Jiang Yun for guidance on reaching Grand Luo, and Jiang Yun explained the three trials and the importance of a strong foundation and Dao Heart.
• Jiang Yun transmitted the Three Treasures Spirit Calming Art to Medicine Master and urged him to hand over his duties, especially the construction of the Pure Glazed Realm, before breaking through.
• Jiang Yun set up the Five Elements Formation, and the disciples chose spirit pearls suited to their cultivation while Medicine Master observed from outside.
• Jiang Yun explained the connection between the Five Elements cycle, the three treasures, and the Grand Luo Dao Fruit, and Medicine Master understood the importance of strengthening the Five Qi first.

Jiang Yun arranged for the disciples at Five Elements Peak to cultivate and agreed to oversee the Western Teachings’ spiritual lands while Receiving and Zhunti attended the Heavenly Wedding. He returned to Spirit Bamboo Mountain, where he saw how Bixiao’s efforts had transformed the land and its bamboo dew production.

• Jiang Yun completed the Five Elements Grand Formation, then reported to Receiving that the disciples had begun cultivating and offered to patrol the spiritual lands.
• Receiving gave Jiang Yun the spiritual lands’ priorities and told him to coordinate with Ziwei Star Lord while he and Zhunti attended the Heavenly Wedding.
• Ziwei Star Lord gave Receiving a jade box of Star Essence as a wedding gift for Moon Star Lord.
• Jiang Yun returned to his dwelling, found that the Black Tortoise had moved out with his clansmen and taken the spiritual pool, then brought Huang Bao and two little fellows to Spirit Bamboo Mountain.
• Gao Shou and Ling Xi welcomed Jiang Yun and showed him the Dew Condensing Pool, where Spirit Bamboo Mountain and Pengxuan Grotto-Heaven produced Calming Heart Bamboo Dew for sale and distribution.

Jiang Yun received Ao Shun’s news and inspected the Western Teachings’ spiritual lands before meeting Kong Xuan again. After sparring and discussing their allies’ affairs, Kong Xuan invited Jiang Yun to visit the Immortal Volcano and meet his mother.

• Ao Shun visited Jiang Yun to negotiate a long-term bamboo dew supply and reported that the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace had severed ties with the Immortal Court.
• Jiang Yun inspected Five Elements Peak and collected several ninth-grade white lotuses from Pengxuan Grotto-Heaven.
• Jiang Yun found Kong Xuan instructing Phoenix Clan cultivators, and the two compared their cultivation before fighting a sparring match.
• Kong Xuan asked why Maitreya and Ksitigarbha had entered closed-door cultivation together, and Jiang Yun explained that they were using his Five Elements Spirit Pearls.
• Kong Xuan invited Jiang Yun to the Immortal Volcano to meet his mother and discuss the growing cooperation between their groups.

Jiang Yun and Kong Xuan traveled to Immortal Volcano at Ancestor Phoenix’s invitation, discussing their cultivation and the Phoenix Clan’s ties with the Western Teachings along the way. They arrived and met Kong Xuan’s carefree younger brother, Winged Immortal, whose interest in joining Jiang Yun’s spiritual-land work left the brothers bickering before they went to meet Ancestor Phoenix.

• Jiang Yun accepted Ancestor Phoenix’s invitation and set out for Immortal Volcano with Kong Xuan.
• On the journey, Kong Xuan teased Jiang Yun about copying his Five-Colored Divine Light, then asked him not to mention their earlier sparring to their mother.
• Jiang Yun and Kong Xuan reached Immortal Volcano and found Winged Immortal cultivating beneath a Wutong Tree with a gray aura around his wings.
• Winged Immortal told Kong Xuan that the Southern Sea Dragon Palace had sent Spiritual Objects and wanted help finding projects in the Western World.
• Kong Xuan scolded Winged Immortal for neglecting his cultivation, while Jiang Yun advised him that travel could aid cultivation if he put his heart into it.
• Winged Immortal suggested becoming a guardian at Jiang Yun’s Spirit Bamboo Mountain, and Jiang Yun redirected the brothers toward Ancestor Phoenix.

Jiang Yun and Kong Xuan traveled into Immortal Volcano to meet Ancestor Phoenix, who revealed the true form of her work suppressing the earth veins and welcomed Jiang Yun as a fellow Daoist. After sharing Fire Marrow Tea, they began their meeting.

• Kong Xuan shielded Jiang Yun from the Underground Fire Toxin as they descended through Immortal Volcano toward Ancestor Phoenix.
• Kong Xuan explained that Underground Fire Toxin eruptions had grown less frequent, easing the pressure on his mother.
• Ancestor Phoenix appeared from a pillar of fire, greeted Jiang Yun, and said he could address her as a fellow Daoist.
• Ancestor Phoenix led Jiang Yun and Kong Xuan into the lava’s source, where her true form suppressed cracks in the earth veins and transformed the toxin into Nirvana Fire.
• Ancestor Phoenix served Fire Marrow Tea, and Jiang Yun thanked her after it strengthened his Inner World.

Jiang Yun discussed the Western Teachings’ plans to restore the Demon Abyss with Ancestor Phoenix, who revealed secrets about Luohou’s defeat and warned of dangers within. Seeing the Western Teachings’ rising prospects, Ancestor Phoenix proposed that Kong Xuan and Winged Immortal join as important members, leaving Jiang Yun to decide whether to accept.

• Ancestor Phoenix praised the Phoenix Race’s cooperation with the Western Teachings, and Jiang Yun described their plans to restore the Demon Abyss using star power, Phoenix fire, and Dragon water.
• Ancestor Phoenix recounted how Luohou’s forces devastated the three races, how Hongjun defeated Luohou after holding back, and how Luohou’s God-Slaying Spear and Black Lotus might remain in the Demon Abyss.
• Jiang Yun said he intended to investigate the Demon Abyss before making detailed plans, and Ancestor Phoenix agreed that their cooperation should deepen.
• Ancestor Phoenix proposed that Kong Xuan and Winged Immortal join the Western Teachings as important members because she believed the sect was destined to rise.
• Kong Xuan protested, while Jiang Yun recognized that Ancestor Phoenix was placing an early bet on the Western Teachings.

Jiang Yun discussed the Western Teachings’ alliance with Ancestor Phoenix, who planned to send Kong Xuan and Yuyi to serve as Guardian Generals and eventually affiliate the Phoenix Race with the sect. Ancestor Phoenix entrusted Kong Xuan with her Natal Feather and charged him with securing a place for their people in the Western Teachings.

• Ancestor Phoenix proposed that Kong Xuan and Yuyi join the Western Teachings and that the Phoenix Race later become an affiliated force; Jiang Yun said the larger alliance required Jieyin’s approval.
• Ancestor Phoenix reassured Kong Xuan that she had arranged for the rest of the Phoenix Race and urged him to develop his cultivation beyond the burden of clan affairs.
• Jiang Yun and Ancestor Phoenix discussed the rising Witches and Demons, the Saints’ influence, and Houtu’s plan to embody reincarnation and awaken the Way of Earth.
• Ancestor Phoenix explained that she chose the Western Teachings because its leaders were destined for sainthood and its practical, amiable approach offered the Phoenix Race a secure future.
• As her avatar weakened, Ancestor Phoenix sent Jiang Yun away and gave Kong Xuan her Natal Feather, instructing him to establish himself in the Western Teachings and secure a settlement for the Phoenix Race.

After Ancestor Phoenix ordered the Phoenix Clan to seek protection from the Western Teachings, Kong Xuan chose Winged Immortal and a hundred elite disciples to accompany Jiang Yun to Mount Sumeru. Kong Xuan and Winged Immortal accepted the decision, knowing the next great tribulation was approaching.

• Kong Xuan told Jiang Yun that Ancestor Phoenix had given him her Natal Feather and ordered him to choose Phoenix Clan members to join the Western Teachings.
• Kong Xuan ordered Winged Immortal to accompany him as a Guardian General, and Jiang Yun persuaded Winged Immortal that Mount Sumeru would let him travel through the star gates.
• Kong Xuan informed the Phoenix Clan elders that they would send a hundred Mystic Immortal-level disciples west, explaining that the clan needed protection and a path forward.
• Kong Xuan selected several hundred candidates to prepare for the journey, while Winged Immortal celebrated with the clan and Jiang Yun left them to their own company.
• Kong Xuan told Winged Immortal that Ancestor Phoenix foresaw the approaching tribulation and that the Western Teachings had powerful allies; Winged Immortal agreed to go.

Jiang Yun brought Kong Xuan, Winged Immortal, and a hundred Phoenix Clan cultivators to Mount Sumeru to join the Western Teachings. Kong Xuan became a temporary Guardian, and Jiang Yun gave him a Five Elements secret technique while proposing a future trip to the Demon Abyss.

• Jiang Yun arranged for the Phoenix Clan cultivators to stay at Qixia Peak and brought Kong Xuan to meet Ziwei Star Lord.
• Ziwei Star Lord agreed that Kong Xuan could cultivate the Five Elements Great Dao freely, and Kong Xuan accepted a temporary Guardian position pending the sect masters’ return.
• Ziwei Star Lord and Jiang Yun held an initiation ceremony for Kong Xuan, Winged Immortal, and the Phoenix Clan disciples.
• Jiang Yun gave Kong Xuan the Five Elements World Derivation Art and suggested they scout the Demon Abyss together, which Kong Xuan accepted.

Kong Xuan established the Guardian Hall and continued studying Jiang Yun’s Five Elements techniques as he integrated the Phoenix Clan into the Western Teachings. After the demon clan’s heavenly marriage heightened tensions across the Primordial Desolation, Jieyin and Zhunti returned and formally empowered Kong Xuan as Guardian, while warning that the world’s order was about to change.

• Kong Xuan became Hall Master of the Guardian Hall, organized the Phoenix Clan disciples into branch halls, and assigned Winged Immortal to inspect spiritual sites.
• Kong Xuan established Departing Fire Peak as the Guardian Hall’s headquarters and studied Jiang Yun’s Five Elements World Derivation Art while working with Jiang Yun and Medicine Master.
• After the demon clan’s heavenly marriage was completed, Kong Xuan reported signs of outsiders contesting Western territory and the Witch Clan drilling a formation near Buzhou Mountain.
• Jiang Yun ordered preparations to protect the Western Realm, especially along its border with the central region.
• More than two thousand years later, Jieyin and Zhunti returned to Mount Sumeru and announced that the demon clan’s fortunes had risen and Houtu was preparing to embody reincarnation.
• Jieyin completed Kong Xuan’s Guardian succession ceremony, bestowed a destiny-linked seal and a Five Elements Subduing Demon Halberd, and received Kong Xuan’s pledge of loyalty.

Jiang Yun prepared to investigate the Demon Abyss while Jieyin and Zhunti entered seclusion, and Houtu invited him to the Nine Netherworlds World to discuss the Witch Clan’s plans. Nuwa prepared to travel in search of an opportunity, while Dijun advanced his cultivation and welcomed the young Golden Crows and Jade Rabbits.

• Jiang Yun discussed the Demon Abyss with Jieyin and Zhunti, who began closed-door cultivation and left him to prepare an investigation with Kong Xuan.
• Houtu invited Jiang Yun to the Nine Netherworlds World with Xuanming, and Jiang Yun asked about the Witch Clan’s westward expansion; Houtu said she would explain when they met.
• Nuwa emerged from seclusion after reaching the late Quasi-Saint stage, and Fuxi gave her a jade pendant to conceal heavenly secrets before she traveled.
• Dijun advanced to halfway through severing all Three Corpses after cultivating with the merit from the Heavenly Marriage, and Taiyi congratulated him.
• Changxi and Xihe brought the ten Jade Rabbit Fairies and ten Golden Crow Princes to Dijun, who said they would become Star Lords and Star Envoys after transforming.

Dijun learned that the Wu Clan was preparing to attack the Immortal Court and ordered an investigation into their motives. When an ancient ruin bearing Chaos Law appeared in the starry sky, Taiyi went to investigate and encountered Xizi, just as the ruin’s entrance opened and released terrifying Chaos Malevolent Qi.

• Taiyi told Dijun that the Wu Clan seemed ready to attack the Immortal Court, and Dijun explained why the Demon Clan should avoid destroying Penglai directly.
• Dijun asked Taiyi to investigate unusual developments within the Wu Clan, including any connection to reincarnation.
• A star official reported that Huodou Star Lord had discovered an ancient ruin in the remote starry sky, and Taiyi recognized Chaos Law in its restrictions.
• Taiyi traveled to the ruin with the Chaos Bell and found Xizi there, who claimed he had come to investigate the Chaos Aura.
• Taiyi and Xizi exchanged blows before the ruin’s restrictions opened a dark crack, from which Chaos Malevolent Qi surged as a heaven-shaking howl sounded.

Taiyi entered the Starry Sky Ruins and found Kunpeng, Tianwu, and Qiangliang arguing over the ruins and the deaths of their followers. When the ancient fierce beast Taotie emerged, the Demon and Witch Clans agreed to fight together, then sealed it away after they could not kill it.

• Taiyi and Xizi entered the Starry Sky Ruins through a fissure in its restriction.
• Taiyi found Kunpeng and the Witch Clan members Tianwu and Qiangliang accusing each other of trespassing and killing their people.
• Taotie emerged from beneath the ruins, and Taiyi persuaded the Demon and Witch Clans to set aside their quarrel and attack it together.
• Taotie’s attacks killed several Demon Gods and Witch Generals, while its Grudge Qi healed the wounds inflicted by the group.
• Taiyi sealed the surrounding space as Qiangliang, Tianwu, Xizi, and Kunpeng attacked Taotie with their laws.
• The group exhausted themselves and brought Taotie down, then each formed a law restriction to seal the still-living beast away.

After the Witch and Demon Clans agreed to postpone their feud, they discovered a sacrificial altar and a jade slip beneath the ruins. Taiyi seized the slip and, after reading it, accused Xizi and the Witch Clan of already knowing what it contained.

• Taiyi and the Witch Clan agreed to cease hostilities until they finished exploring the ruins, and they planned to suppress Taotie together.
• Xizi warned Qiangliang that something lay underground, and Taiyi widened Taotie's passage with the Chaos Bell.
• Taiyi, the Ancestral Witches, and Kunpeng's group entered the underground world and found a vast sacrificial altar with a jade slip above it.
• Taiyi beat Qiangliang to the jade slip, read it, and put it away as the Witch Clan demanded he hand it over.
• Taiyi accused Xizi and the Witch Clan of knowing about the jade slip and seeking the Starry Sky Ruins for a specific purpose.

Taiyi claimed the secret technique from the jade slip after clashing with the Wu Tribe over the ruin. He and Kunpeng sealed Taotie beneath the altar, set guards to watch over it, and departed for the Sun Star.

• Qiangliang, Tianwu, and Xizi confronted Taiyi and Kunpeng over the jade slip, and Taiyi revealed that he had already memorized the secret technique.
• Qiangliang and Tianwu attacked Taiyi and Kunpeng, while Xizi joined the fight; the battle ended without either side winning.
• Xizi led the Wu Tribe members away after warning Taiyi that the two tribes could not avoid what the jade slip foretold.
• Taiyi and Kunpeng decided to imprison Taotie beneath the altar and strengthen the seal with their powers and formations.
• Taiyi erected a warning stele and ordered Demon Tribe generals to guard Taotie before leaving with Kunpeng for the Sun Star.

Di Jun and Taiyi learned that the Witch Clan planned to attain the Dao through destiny, and Di Jun decided the Demon Clan must compete with them for Heaven and Earth's destiny. He summoned the Demon Clan's leaders to discuss the dangerous strategy, where Fuxi and Nuwa argued for caution while Kunpeng pressed for action.

• Taiyi gave Di Jun a jade slip containing the Fierce Beast Clan's method of attaining the Dao through destiny, which Shenni had used to reach the Hunyuan Great Luo realm.
• Di Jun concluded the Witch Clan had long known the method and suspected a powerful figure above East King Duke had arranged for both clans to obtain it.
• Di Jun and Taiyi agreed that the Demon Clan could not let the Witch Clan claim Heaven and Earth's destiny, and Di Jun chose to compete for it.
• Di Jun summoned Kunpeng, Fuxi, Nuwa, and the Ten Great Demon Sages, then explained the method's benefits and risks without revealing its specific contents.
• Fuxi and Nuwa warned that destiny's backlash could endanger the Demon Clan, while Kunpeng argued that retreat would leave them vulnerable to the Witch Clan.

Di Jun explained that rising Calamity Qi made war between the demon race and the Witches necessary, then ordered the demon race to pursue destiny among other factions. After learning the demon race had obtained the jade slip, Dijiang ordered the Witches to begin an all-out war.

• Di Jun told the demon leaders that accumulated karma and depleted resources caused great tribulations, making conflict between the demon race and the Witches unavoidable.
• Bai Ze proposed dividing the demon forces to conquer unaffiliated races, watch the Immortal Court, and defend the demon court, and Di Jun approved the plan.
• Di Jun ordered the demon leaders to offer benefits to races that submitted and avoid provoking powerful guests of Purple Firmament Palace.
• Xizi told Dijiang that Taiyi and his people had taken the jade slip before the Witches could reach the ruin.
• Dijiang ordered the Witch divisions to conquer races that had not submitted, exterminating those that resisted.