Chapter Summaries

Feng Xi reported evidence suggesting Eastern Hua Dijun was the White Emperor, and Houtu chose to leave him alone while the Human Race united against the Demon Clan. She assigned Feng Xi to guard the Sacred Fire and prepare to counter the Dragon Clan, then ordered an investigation into the Phoenix clan and its ties to Dong Hua.

• Feng Xi reconsidered his evidence about Eastern Hua Dijun, warned Houtu that he might be the White Emperor, and admitted the identification was uncertain.
• Houtu judged that the Human Race needed allies against the Demon Clan and transferred White Emperor intelligence work to Yi, assigning Feng Xi to guard the Sacred Fire and learn from Yunruo and Pao Xi.
• Feng Xi worried that he lacked the support to restrain the Dragon Clan, so Houtu authorized him to establish a local administration and borrow her followers, including Da You, if needed.
• Houtu warned Feng Xi that the Heavenly Court might target the Human Race from within and told him to preserve unity while he trained for future leadership.
• After Feng Xi left, Houtu ordered a general to report the Phoenix clan's movements and investigate its connection with Dong Hua.

As the Heavenly Court’s omens and Heaven’s Will threaten the Human Race’s Totem Assembly, Yunruo becomes Suiren and lights civilization’s sacred fire by joining with Pangu’s lingering will. The fire illuminates the Primordial World, but Pangu departs after discovering that Human Dao remains divided between the Human and Demon Clans.

• Heaven’s Will sent Blood Rain, darkness, and freezing winds over Buzhou Mountain, and its power scattered the human sages’ attempt to drive them away.
• Feng Xi arrived, and Yunruo warned him that the flame’s attendant should have come sooner before declaring that he would light the fire and complete the Human Dao.
• Yunruo transformed into Suiren by merging with Pangu’s lingering thought, then wielded the Heaven-Opening Axe to repel Heaven’s Will and cut down the Phoenix Clan’s Wutong Wood.
• Suiren drilled wood to make fire, and the Sacred Fire dispelled the calamities and illuminated the Primordial World, stirring beings across the world to call for Pangu.
• Pangu’s lingering presence found the Human and Demon Clans’ Luck Rivers divided, sighed that Human Dao’s dream remained unfulfilled, and departed from the Primordial World.

Suiren completed the Human Race’s Sacred Fire ceremony, while the Phoenix Clan turned the loss of its Parasol Tree into a potential business opportunity by negotiating with White Emperor. Feng Xi sensed that the Sacred Fire could help him bring Emperor Yan into the present, and a dragon’s roar announced that Azure Emperor’s accession was imminent.

• After Pangu departed, Suiren ended the possession, kept the Sacred Fire, and secretly noted Nuwa and Hongjun as potential rivals to become the next Pangu.
• Suiren’s Sacred Fire was made from Parasol Tree wood, leaving the Phoenix Clan shocked at the destruction of its treasured spiritual root.
• The Phoenixes discussed turning their loss into goodwill and future business, but a Little Peacock questioned whether they could profit from entering the Human Race’s struggle with the Demon Clan.
• White Emperor offered the Phoenix Clan a deal to help the Five Heavenly Emperors enter the Human Race’s totem administration, and the Phoenix elder agreed to cooperate for a larger share and assurances of victory.
• Feng Xi accepted the Sacred Fire and sensed it resonating with the flames he had nurtured among the Demon Clan, leading him to consider establishing a Fire Master office and bringing Emperor Yan into the present.
• As Feng Xi raised the Sacred Fire, a dragon’s roar sounded from the east, signaling Azure Emperor’s imminent accession.

The Dragon Clan broadcast Suiren’s Sacred Fire ceremony with elaborate special effects, and Empress Nuwa’s divine map chose Pao Xi to lead the Human Race. Suiren promoted the Human Race’s ideals while secretly anticipating that the Five Heavenly Emperors had secured their chance to enter the stage.

• A Great Luo dragon used the Dragon Clan’s mirage technique to broadcast the ceremony, and Lingbao Tianzun warned his disciples that its miraculous effects were fabricated.
• The True Dragon carried Empress Nuwa’s divine map to the Human Race gathering, and the map selected Pao Xi as the destined sage and king.
• Suiren celebrated the Human Race’s rise in public but privately resented the Dragon Clan and Nuwa for changing the ceremony’s presentation.
• Suiren realized that the ignition of the Sacred Fire had given the Five Heavenly Emperors an opportunity to act, while signs of their plans appeared across the world.
• Suiren praised Pangu and Nuwa, explained the Human Race’s dream, and urged the gathered guests to pledge themselves to Pangu’s Great Vow.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun reacted furiously to the Human Race Totem Alliance and considered bringing forward the Three Lectures at Zixiao Palace. At Buzhou Mountain, Suiren established the alliance and arranged for himself, Youchao, and Zi Yi to oversee its order.

• Hongjun watched the races swear loyalty to the Totem Alliance, denounced them as rebels, and decided to consider preparations before advancing the Three Lectures at Zixiao Palace.
• Suiren declared the alliance established, made the Human Race its leader, and proposed a conference with special seats to preserve fairness.
• A representative of the Divine Race of Nuwa nominated Suiren for a special seat, and Suiren redirected the selection toward meritorious candidates.
• Heavenly light marked Youchao, while Pao Xi preserved half of Youchao's merit; Suiren brought Youchao onto the altar, and Youchao secretly instructed Feng Xi to take over his network and authority.
• Zi Yi volunteered for the third special seat, and Suiren, Youchao, and Zi Yi received visions from the Sacred Fire as witnesses overseeing the alliance.

Suiren established the Feng Surname Clan and transferred authority over the Human Race's central administration to Pao Xi, who appointed Feng Lixi to organize its leadership. As the Totem Alliance formed and the Phoenix Lineage sought a role in it, Suiren learned that Eastern Hua Dijun had advised them to invest.

• Suiren turned the Human Race's fortune into starting capital for the Totem Alliance and established the Feng Surname Clan.
• Feng Xi organized the inter-race competitions, using them to build support for the alliance and manage disputes.
• Pao Xi confronted Youchao over Nuwa's Divine Map, then brought Feng Lixi to the meeting and asked that she be listed as his younger sister.
• Suiren transferred authority to Pao Xi and tasked him with deciding who would remain in the Human Race's central administration.
• Feng Lixi named officials for the Feng Clan's administration, while Suiren agreed to consider the Phoenix Lineage's request for prestigious, light duties in the alliance.
• Suiren said he had heard that Eastern Hua Dijun advised the Phoenix Lineage to invest, and Youchao listened closely.

Pao Xi outlined plans for the Human Race to build trust through the Totem Alliance, expand its influence, and spread Sacred Fire as it prepared to challenge the Heavenly Court. Meanwhile, a mysterious passerby plotted to forge a weapon from the Witch-Slaying Sword, Nuwa investigated the Human Race’s rising fortune, and the Alliance meeting ended with Fire Seeds distributed to representatives.

• Pao Xi explained that the Human Race would honor the Dragon Clan’s investment, build its reputation, and eventually dilute the Dragon Clan’s share as the Alliance grew.
• Pao Xi urged the sages to carry Sacred Fire to their new settlements, and they echoed his call for a single spark to set the plains ablaze.
• A passerby and his companion planned to forge a sword called Xing Without Rank using the Witch-Slaying Sword, and discussed recruiting a hidden ally to challenge Pangu.
• Nuwa followed disturbances in the Human Race’s fortune, identified the emerging Azure Emperor, Emperor Yan, and Yellow Emperor, and went to the Heavenly Court to investigate White Emperor.
• Suiren declared the Totem Alliance meeting a success and announced that the Human Race had prepared to enact Pangu’s Great Vow.
• Suiren shattered the Sacred Fire into millions of Fire Seeds and distributed them to the representatives.

As the Human Race’s tribes migrated to distant territories, Feng Xi and Pao Xi discussed the dangers ahead and the struggle against the Heavenly Court. After Pao Xi left, Feng Xi merged the accumulated Sacred Fires and sensed the vast power of Human Dao, but realized he could not wield it without overcoming its powerful guardians.

• The participating tribes departed with Human Race groups led by sages, while Pao Xi told Feng Xi that the migrants would face hardship and the Feng Clan would bear the brunt of the war.
• Pao Xi warned that the Feng Clan might be forced to retreat from Buzhou Mountain and advised Feng Xi to strengthen himself, win allies, and build his own team.
• Pao Xi left to negotiate with the Dragon Clan, and Feng Xi secretly gathered the Sacred Fires from the Sports Meets he had held.
• Feng Xi merged the Demon Clan and Human Race Sacred Fires and sensed the immense power of Human Dao.
• Feng Xi realized that sensing Human Dao’s power did not let him use it, because its guardians—including Dao Ancestors, Sages, Demon Emperors, Ancestral Shamans, and Three Thousand Grand Unity—could block him.
• Feng Xi concluded that he would need some of Human Dao’s guardians to support him and restrain the others before he could unleash its power.

Feng Xi realized the Sacred Fire could not give him lasting control of the Human Dao because Human Kings had to step down, but Feng Nine Nine arrived with a scheme to secure another term. Their plan triggered a transformation that brought Emperor Yan across time at the height of his power.

• Feng Xi concluded that the Sacred Fire could not encompass the Human Dao’s changing desires or overcome the Human King’s term limit established through Fuxi.
• Feng Xi gave up the Sacred Fire’s authority, but Feng Nine Nine rushed in and proposed a scheme involving substitutes, asset transfers, and false accounts to get Feng Xi reelected.
• Feng Xi agreed to Feng Nine Nine’s plan, while insisting that he remained loyal to Empress Nuwa and would accept punishment for his actions.
• Feng Nine Nine transformed into a seal as Feng Xi became a mass of darkness, and the Great Dao of Luck burned and merged into the Sacred Fire.
• Emperor Yan crossed the shackles of time at the height of his power and walked onward, while a Human King at Buzhou Mountain greeted him as the Azure Emperor.

Feng Xi worked to build support for his future leadership of the Human Race, while the Heavenly Court completed the Witch-Slaying Sword’s embryo. Fuxi showed Eastern Hua Dijun the sword’s future power and explained that nearly all the Taiyi Great Luos supported its creation, leaving Nuwa’s protest outnumbered.

• Feng Xi took on the Feng Clan’s mounting administrative work, and Pao Xi and Feng Lixi recognized his efforts and gave him authority to recruit personnel and build the Fire Master system.
• The Xi Sovereign asked Bai Ze about the Heavenly Court’s ultimate weapon, and Bai Ze showed him the nearly completed Witch-Slaying Sword embryo and explained its intended role in breaking the Human Race’s ideals and the Witch Clan’s convictions.
• After Bai Ze left, Fuxi opened a passage for Eastern Hua Dijun, then revealed the Witch-Slaying Sword’s terrifying future form.
• Eastern Hua Dijun tested the sword’s force with his Sword of Order and warned that widespread war would strengthen the Witch-Slaying Sword and could cause his own sword to break.
• Fuxi explained that the sword’s birth served the interests of nearly all the Taiyi Great Luos who had entered the game, while Nuwa alone had seriously protested.

Fuxi explained the dangers facing Nuwa, Hong, and Di Jun as they pursued the path to Pangu, while Dong Hua revealed that he intended to die in the coming conflict and return as Da Yu to end the age of the Human Kings. The Heavenly Dao then announced the start of the third Zixiao Palace Conference, where Innate Spiritual Treasures would be released and the items monitoring it reclaimed.

• Fuxi described how the Witch-Slaying Sword’s rise threatened Nuwa and Hong, and how Di Jun’s descendants could be sacrificed if he rebelled against the Heavenly Dao.
• Fuxi argued that Di Jun could use a deadly tribulation to temper his descendants and later revive them, while warning Dong Hua not to underestimate him.
• Dong Hua accepted that he would relinquish his claim among the Five Heavenly Emperors and declared that he wanted to become Da Yu, return from death, and end the legends of the Human Kings.
• Dong Hua explained that he planned to rebel and die after perfecting the Sword of Order, leaving behind a divine weapon to clash with the perfected Witch-Slaying Sword.
• The Heavenly Dao summoned all Human Dao beings to the third Zixiao Palace Conference, where the Innate Spiritual Treasures would be released and the devices monitoring the Heavenly Dao reclaimed.

Hong prepared to merge with the Heavenly Dao and planned to turn the current era into an Immeasurable Calamity so he could act freely. As the Great Luo gathered at Zixiao Palace, his teasing of Nuwa and Fuxi sparked a quarrel about Pangu and Houtu.

• Hong resented the three thousand spiritual treasures that gave the ancient divine beings backdoor access to the Heavenly Dao, but welcomed their coming internal strife as a chance to remove their surveillance.
• Hong planned to make the era itself an Immeasurable Calamity and considered using Buzhou Mountain and the Dragon Ancestor as part of his scheme.
• The Dragon Ancestor sneezed, suspected someone was plotting against him, and argued with Kunpeng Great Sage, Jimeng, and Ci Tie about Hong's backdoors and his forced merger with the Heavenly Dao.
• Nuwa praised the idea that Hong should sacrifice himself for the Primordial World, and Hong replied by asking how Houtu's honored father was doing.
• Fuxi mocked Pangu's parenting of Houtu, and Nuwa countered that Pangu might have died to escape studying under the Chaos Green Lotus.

Nuwa sought Primordial Phoenix’s support in standing up to Fuxi, but learned that Fuxi and Eastern Hua were working together to counter the Dragon Clan’s plan to reshape the Human Race and Demon Clan. The chapter ended with Primordial Phoenix suggesting that a flood-control hero and a Sea Calming Divine Needle could thwart the Dragon Ancestor’s ambitions.

• Nuwa complained to Primordial Phoenix and the other female Great Luo about Fuxi’s control over her, then urged them to unite against him.
• Primordial Phoenix secretly organized a wager, with the female divine beings supporting Nuwa in spirit but betting that Fuxi would win.
• Nuwa asked Primordial Phoenix for intelligence about Eastern Hua Dijun’s proposal and whether Fuxi was involved; Primordial Phoenix revealed that Eastern Hua and Tai Hao were working together.
• Primordial Phoenix explained that the Dragon Ancestor Azure Dragon aimed to use the Dragon Clan’s influence over the Demon Clan and Human Race to transform both factions into the shape of dragons.
• Nuwa doubted the Dragon Clan could complete its plan in time, but Primordial Phoenix warned that a great flood could force people to transform into dragons.
• Primordial Phoenix proposed that a hero control the flood, restore the mountains and rivers, and drive a Sea Calming Divine Needle into the sea to pierce the Dragon Clan’s ambition.

Nuwa and Primordial Phoenix discussed Azure Dragon’s possible plan to flood the Primordial World and seize the Human Race’s gains, then imagined how Da Yu might help stop him. The chapter left Nuwa skeptical that such a perfectly coordinated alliance could exist, while Primordial Phoenix hinted that it might be found among siblings.

• Nuwa connected Da Yu’s flood-control legend to the struggle against Azure Dragon and concluded that he was a formidable, mysterious figure.
• Nuwa grew furious after hearing Fuxi ask Lingbao Tianzun how to keep daughters obedient, then vowed to defeat every rival and beat her elder brother.
• Nuwa and Primordial Phoenix agreed to rely on their current allies, and Doumu Yuanjun offered to control the Heavenly River if the Heavenly Court fell.
• Primordial Phoenix warned that Azure Dragon could shatter Buzhou Mountain and flood the world, possibly using Gong Gong as a scapegoat.
• Nuwa said she would patch the sky and punish Azure Dragon if he caused a catastrophe, while Primordial Phoenix imagined Da Yu controlling the floods alongside her.
• Nuwa dismissed the idea of such seamless cooperation as belonging only to a Sibling Black Market, and Primordial Phoenix hinted that siblings might provide it.

At the Zixiao Palace gathering, Nuwa bought the Great Luo’s support with a password-protected red packet, while Hong tried to reassert Heaven’s authority and set the meeting’s agenda. Hong warned the assembly about hidden threats and accused Rahu of plotting to restore the past, leaving Rahu restrained before he could protest.

• Primordial Phoenix watched Fuxi negotiate with Kunpeng and reflected on the ruthless struggle among Great Luo for the vacant Pangu position.
• Clashes among the gathered Great Luo damaged a wall of Zixiao Palace, prompting Hong to repair it and call the assembly to order.
• Nuwa praised Hong’s hands-off governance while secretly distributing a password-protected red packet to the Great Luo, winning their public support.
• Hong used the Grand Silence Technique to quiet most of the assembly, then praised the Primordial World’s prosperity and urged everyone to remain vigilant.
• Hong accused Rahu of trying to restore the past, but Minghe pressed Rahu back into his seat and dismissed his outburst as a mental illness.

At the third Zixiao Palace Conference, Hongjun tried to shed his Heaven's Will duties by distributing Innate Spiritual Treasures, but Bai Ze and the other gods forced him to frame them as a year-end reward instead. Hong then arranged separate rewards for the Saints, leaving Nuwa eyeing the Creation Jade Disc.

• Hongjun mocked the imprisoned Rahu, then presented a program for the Primordial World's development at the conference.
• Hongjun offered Innate Spiritual Treasures as rewards, and Feng Xi led the gods in refusing them while Bai Ze recorded their show of selflessness.
• Bai Ze explained to Shang Yang that the gods needed to make Hongjun revise the offer so they could accept the treasures without becoming beholden to him.
• After repeated invitations and refusals, Hongjun called the treasures a year-end prize draw and placed them outside Zixiao Palace for the gods to draw lots.
• Hong proposed generous rewards for the Saints, and the gods agreed while Nuwa studied the Mountain River Diagram and the Creation Jade Disc.

Nuwa claimed the Creation Jade Disc, but Fuxi and Hong rebuffed her and Hong merged it into the Heavenly Dao system. Hong then bestowed the Tai Ji Diagram and Pangu Banner on Dao De Tianzun and Primordial Heavenly Venerate, and gave Lingbao Tianzun the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, which left Lingbao uneasy about its usefulness to his growing sect.

• Nuwa claimed the Creation Jade Disc as hers, but Hong refused to give it up and merged it into the Heavenly Dao system.
• Fuxi warned Nuwa not to challenge Hong before proving the Pangu Dao, and she resolved to defeat Hong first and settle the score later.
• Hong bestowed the Tai Ji Diagram on Dao De Tianzun and the Pangu Banner on Primordial Heavenly Venerate.
• Hong gave Lingbao Tianzun the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation in place of the Chaos Bell, which belonged to Eastern Emperor.
• Rahu Mo Ancestor, Ancestor Minghe Mo, Jieyin Buddha, and Feng Xi recognized that their old scheme had succeeded, while Lingbao worried the formation would not help his developing Interception Sect.

Lingbao Tianzun received the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and pretended to challenge Dao De Tianzun and Primordial Heavenly Venerate, making the gods believe the Three Pure Ones were falling out. Hong explained the formation’s immense power and encouraged Lingbao Tianzun’s performance, leaving him eager to prove himself.

• Lingbao Tianzun realized his acting was poor and decided to play a reckless, battle-loving younger brother who resented being ranked third.
• Lingbao Tianzun asked Hong whether the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation could suppress a Saint carrying an Innate Supreme Treasure, provoking Dao De Tianzun and Primordial Heavenly Venerate.
• Dao De Tianzun and Primordial Heavenly Venerate recognized that Lingbao Tianzun was acting and played along, while the gods speculated excitedly about a rift among the Three Pure Ones.
• Hong described how the formation could suppress an ordinary Saint and, at its peak, force four equally powerful experts to enter and remove its swords to escape.
• Lingbao Tianzun thanked Hong for the treasure and vowed to prove that it had been given to the right person.

Lingbao Tianzun’s acquisition of the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation exposed the Dao Ancestor’s balancing strategy, while Nuwa bargained with Hongjun for a Mountain River Diagram. As the gods prepared to leave for the Treasure-Distribution Cliff, Zhunti and Jieyin sought compensation for Buddhist losses, and Jieyin hinted at a private deal with Hongjun.

• Lingbao Tianzun returned to his seat with the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation while Dao De Tianzun and Primordial Heavenly Venerate suppressed their anger over the Three Pure Ones’ split.
• Bai Ze explained that Hongjun had carefully distributed treasures to prevent the Three Pure Ones from reassembling the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe, until Hongjun silenced him with a thunderous cough.
• Nuwa challenged Hongjun over the unfair distribution of treasures, then accepted a Mountain River Diagram after he refused to give her the Creation Jade Disc.
• Hongjun dismissed the gods to seek treasures at the Treasure-Distribution Cliff, but Zhunti protested that the Buddhist Sect deserved Heavenly Dao funding.
• Hongjun refused to fund the Buddhist Sect and warned Zhunti about its wealth and exploitative practices, prompting Zhunti to withdraw.
• Jieyin claimed a demon had stolen the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation from Mount Sumeru and asked Hongjun for spirit treasures to restore the Buddhist Sect’s providence, exchanging a knowing glance with him.

Jieyin and Zhunti secured two Innate Spiritual Treasures from Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who then sent the gods to the Treasure-Distribution Cliff before preparing to merge with Heaven’s Dao. Fuxi stayed behind and proposed that Hongjun insure himself against the risks of triggering the Immeasurable Calamity, leaving Hongjun impressed by Fuxi’s scheme.

• Jieyin persuaded Dao Ancestor Hongjun to give the Buddhist Sect two Innate Spiritual Treasures, and Jieyin and Zhunti accepted them.
• Hongjun sent the assembled gods to the Treasure-Distribution Cliff and announced that he would merge with Heaven’s Dao until the Immeasurable Calamity.
• Fuxi declined to seek treasures and stayed in Zixiao Palace to discuss a transaction with Hongjun.
• Fuxi explained how Hongjun might trigger the Immeasurable Calamity and still survive by becoming the Pangu who recreated the world.
• Fuxi offered Hongjun an insurance policy against losing everything, and Hongjun recognized the cunning of the proposal.