Recaps

Reincarnation met Houtu in the Underworld Mansion and tried to persuade her that the Earthly Dao could challenge Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao. Houtu acknowledged the Earthly Dao’s disadvantages but began to reconsider after Reincarnation invoked her Pangu Orthodox Lineage, leaving their discussion poised to continue.

• Houtu questioned Reincarnation’s name and threatened to keep him in the Underworld Mansion unless he explained himself.
• Reincarnation manifested the complete Law of Reincarnation, surprising Houtu, then said he had come with something beneficial to her.
• Reincarnation asked Houtu how she viewed the Primordial, and she complained that Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao controlled it.
• Reincarnation argued that Houtu and the Earthly Dao could change the situation, but Houtu said they lacked the strength and that the Earthly Dao had not fully awakened.
• Reincarnation invoked Houtu’s Pangu Orthodox Lineage, prompting her to affirm that it was no weaker than Hongjun’s and hint that he did not understand everything.

Reincarnation persuaded Houtu to consider joining his effort against Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao, then revealed that his first objective was to awaken the Earthly Dao. Houtu asked how he planned to accomplish it, since even she did not know how.

• Reincarnation told Houtu he had a countermeasure against the Heavenly Dao and asked what sincerity she required.
• Houtu demanded to know Reincarnation’s identity, but he refused to reveal his origins because the time was not right.
• Houtu chose to trust Reincarnation after sensing that the Earthly Dao was guiding her, and asked him to explain his plan.
• Reincarnation argued that Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao could not be defeated by force and said the Earthly Dao had to awaken first.
• Houtu challenged Reincarnation to explain how he would awaken the Earthly Dao, which she herself could not accomplish.

Reincarnation asked Houtu to hold Hongjun off while he defied Heaven to establish the Ghost Gate and revive the Earthly Dao. The Earthly Dao answered his call, leaving Houtu delighted by the response.

• Reincarnation explained that he needed Houtu to hold Hongjun off while he attempted to establish the Ghost Gate, and Houtu agreed to help despite her uncertainty.
• Reincarnation said he was risking his life to give the Primordial World's living beings hope and prevent another Age of Decline.
• Reincarnation and Houtu went outside the Underworld Mansion, where Houtu silenced the Witch Clan members who threatened Reincarnation.
• Reincarnation invoked the Law of Reincarnation and asked the Earthly Dao to witness his plan to perfect the path of reincarnation in the Underworld.
• The Earthly Dao responded to Reincarnation, and Houtu was delighted by the result.

Reincarnation restored the Netherworld’s landmarks and helped the Earthly Dao begin recovering, prompting Hongjun and the Six Saints to descend. Houtu stood against them and blocked Hongjun’s attempt to seize Reincarnation, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Reincarnation restored the Ghost Gate, Road to the Underworld, Shore Flower, Wangchuan River, Naihe Bridge, Wangxiang Terrace, and Three Lives Stone as the Earthly Dao began recovering.
• Heavenly Dao alerted Hongjun, who left Purple Cloud Palace for the Netherworld, followed by the Six Saints.
• Houtu warned Reincarnation that the seven newcomers were approaching, then revealed her Ancestor Witch true form and prepared to hold them off.
• Hongjun and the Six Saints confronted Houtu and Reincarnation, and Houtu ordered them to leave the Netherworld.
• Hongjun tried to seize Reincarnation, but Houtu blocked his attack and challenged him for acting as though she were absent.

Reincarnation swore to establish the Netherworld and complete the Earthly Dao, which protected him from the Six Saints and Hongjun. With the Earthly Dao reviving and Hongjun revealing his peak Saint Realm Ninth Heaven power, the conflict remained unresolved.

• Houtu fought Hongjun and held back the Six Heavenly Dao Saints while Reincarnation prepared to act.
• Reincarnation swore to establish Yincao, Senluo Hall, the Eighteen Hells, and Shanyin, and the Earthly Dao stopped the Six Saints from reaching him.
• The Earthly Dao manifested the Netherworld and shielded Reincarnation from Hongjun's destructive palm, leaving him unharmed.
• Hongjun knocked Houtu back and revealed his peak Saint Realm Ninth Heaven cultivation, stunning Houtu and the Six Saints.

After Hongjun’s cultivation was suppressed and he left the Netherworld, Reincarnation completed the final step of reviving the Earthly Dao by founding the Fengdu Ghost Clan. The Earthly Dao fully revived through Houtu and offered Reincarnation the position of its Second Saint.

• Hongjun’s cultivation fell from the Ninth Heaven to the Fifth Heaven, and he repaired the shattered space before returning to Purple Cloud Palace.
• Zhunti, Jieyin, Nuwa, and Yuanshi left the Netherworld, while Laozi and Tongtian stayed to observe the revived Earthly Dao.
• Houtu returned to her Dao body and urged Reincarnation to finish reviving the Earthly Dao; he agreed to continue his plan.
• Reincarnation established the Fengdu Ghost Clan, and the Earthly Dao bestowed merit and manifested Fengdu Ghost City in the Netherworld.
• The Earthly Dao completed its revival through Houtu and asked Reincarnation whether he would become its Second Saint.

Reincarnation accepted the Earthly Dao’s blessing and became a Saint, while his true body, Xian Junyu, also silently reached Sainthood through their connection. The chapter leaves Xian Junyu refining the Chaos Bell’s restrictions and Shi Xian still at the peak of the Quasi-Saint Realm.

• Reincarnation agreed to become the Earthly Dao’s Second Saint, and Houtu discovered that he was an independent clone of Xian Junyu before choosing to use him as a variable against the Heavenly Dao.
• The Earthly Dao bestowed its power on Reincarnation, who broke through to the Saint Realm as golden light and auspicious signs spread across the Primordial World.
• Hongjun raged at Reincarnation’s Sainthood, but the Heavenly Dao pulled him back into silence.
• Xian Junyu received Reincarnation’s feedback and became a Saint unnoticed, then considered the Earthly Dao’s revival and returned to refining the Chaos Bell’s restrictions.
• Shi Xian recognized that Xian Junyu had caused Reincarnation’s breakthrough, but the feedback only raised him to the peak of the Quasi-Saint Realm.

Reincarnation became an Earthly Dao Saint and was appointed Ghost Emperor of Fengdu, while Houtu and Reincarnation organized the Underworld. Laozi and Tongtian left without learning anything about Reincarnation, and Laozi asked about Xian Junyu.

• Reincarnation reached the Saint Realm, and the Earthly Dao appointed him Ghost Emperor of Fengdu to assist Houtu.
• Houtu learned that Reincarnation had become a Saint, welcomed him as another Earthly Dao Saint, and invited Laozi and Tongtian to celebrate.
• The Four Saints held a thousand-year banquet and preached to the Underworld, but Laozi and Tongtian found no information about Reincarnation's Daoist Lineage.
• After Laozi and Tongtian departed, Houtu and Reincarnation spent several eras recruiting people and arranging the Underworld.
• Laozi warned Tongtian that the revived Earthly Dao and Reincarnation could change the Primordial World's balance, while Tongtian was unconcerned.
• Laozi asked Tongtian how Xian Junyu had been lately.

Tongtian visited Penglai to see Xian Junyu and discuss the changes in the Primordial World, while Laozi had urged Tongtian to consider making his disciple a Heavenly Dao Saint. Xian Junyu emerged from seclusion after refining the Chaos Bell and explained why he had not noticed Tongtian’s arrival.

• Laozi asked Tongtian whether Xian Junyu should join the Heavenly Dao, but Tongtian said he wanted his disciple to follow his own Dao.
• After Laozi returned to Shouyang Mountain, Tongtian went to Penglai and asked Yuan Ling and Yun Guang to summon Xian Junyu.
• Yuan Ling told Xian Junyu that Tongtian had arrived, interrupting his work refining the Chaos Bell’s restrictions.
• Xian Junyu ended his seclusion, put away the Chaos Bell, and went to greet Tongtian.
• Tongtian sarcastically reproached Xian Junyu for supposedly being in seclusion, and Xian Junyu explained that he had been focused on refining the Chaos Bell.

Tongtian discussed the revival of the Earthly Dao with Xian Junyu, who secretly revealed that he had already reached the Saint Realm. Xian Junyu also admitted that he had personally acted in the Earthly Dao’s revival, though he could not explain further.

• Tongtian asked Xian Junyu what he thought of the Earthly Dao’s revival and the appearance of its Saint, and Xian Junyu agreed that it could ease pressure on the Interception Sect and create new allies.
• Tongtian praised Samsara and asked whether Xian Junyu would follow the Heavenly Dao or the Earthly Dao, prompting Xian Junyu to hesitate.
• Xian Junyu revealed a trace of his Saint Realm cultivation to Tongtian, who was delighted and chose not to press him about the secret.
• San Xiao, Luofeng, and the others waited outside the hall and wondered why Tongtian was laughing so happily.
• Tongtian suspected Xian Junyu was connected to the Earthly Dao’s revival, and Xian Junyu confessed that he had personally taken action but could not explain the matter yet.

Xian Junyu sent the people of the Three Immortal Islands of Penglai into seclusion for one epoch while he refined the Chaos Bell and other treasures. After the seclusion ended, he punished Yuan Di for neglecting cultivation and returned to his carefree routine, where Bi Xiao questioned his idleness.

• Tongtian praised Xian Junyu, offered to help him if he faced trouble, and returned to Golden Ao Island.
• Xian Junyu ordered everyone to enter seclusion for one epoch and sealed the Three Immortal Islands of Penglai.
• Xian Junyu refined the Chaos Bell, then spent the remaining seclusion time refining pills and artifacts.
• After leaving seclusion, Xian Junyu learned that Yuan Di had spent most of the epoch playing and beat him as punishment.
• Xian Junyu lounged while Yun Xiao, Qiong Xiao, and Bi Xiao practiced swordsmanship, and Bi Xiao questioned why he was not cultivating.

Luofeng broke through to the Taiyi Realm, and Xian Junyu praised him before assigning him an errand. Luofeng set out to deliver gifts to senior members of the Interception Sect.

• Bi Xiao spoke up for Xian Junyu, who let her off and explained that balancing cultivation with rest could help improve one's state of mind.
• Tribulation clouds gathered over Penglai Island as Luofeng broke through, and Xian Junyu dispersed them with a wave of his hand.
• Luofeng greeted Xian Junyu and the three Martial Uncles, and Bi Xiao praised his rapid progress while Xian Junyu urged him to keep cultivating.
• At Bi Xiao's prompting, Xian Junyu told Luofeng that his breakthrough was not bad, then asked him to leave seclusion and run an errand.
• Xian Junyu asked Luofeng to deliver gifts to the Interception Sect's Personal Disciple, Attendant, and Outer Sect Martial Uncles, including Zhao Gongming.

Luofeng, Qiong Xiao, and Bi Xiao set out for Golden Ao Island and the Heavenly Court, while Yun Xiao stayed behind. Xian Junyu told Yun Xiao that Luofeng’s fate contained a death tribulation tied to the Human Race, then prepared to explain the coming changes in the world.

• Xian Junyu allowed Luofeng to travel to the Heavenly Court and Golden Ao Island, and Luofeng was pleased at the chance to leave the East Sea.
• Qiong Xiao and Bi Xiao asked to return to Golden Ao Island to see Zhao Gongming, while Yun Xiao declined to join them.
• Xian Junyu gave Luofeng thirteen gifts for the Interception Sect, Haotian, and Master Tongtian, and Luofeng left with Qiong Xiao and Bi Xiao.
• After they departed, Xian Junyu told Yun Xiao that Luofeng’s heart was focused on the Human Race and that his fate included a death tribulation connected to it.
• Xian Junyu reassured Yun Xiao that he had left Luofeng a chance of survival, and she asked what he meant by the world’s coming changes and the emergence of powerful figures.

Xian Junyu explained the revival of the Earthly Dao to Yun Xiao and revealed that he planned to make the Human Dao appear, opposing the Heavenly Dao. After entrusting Penglai and Luo'er to her care, he entered a long seclusion to pursue his goal.

• Xian Junyu told Yun Xiao that the Earthly Dao’s revival had strengthened the world and increased its spiritual energy, and shared his dream of a future Age of Dharma Decline.
• Xian Junyu said he would enter seclusion to comprehend the Profound Methods and asked Yun Xiao to look after Penglai, Luo'er, and the others.
• Xian Junyu estimated his seclusion might last several dozen Yuanhui and revealed that he intended to uncover the secret methods of the Human Dao and make it appear in the world.
• Yun Xiao was shocked by Xian Junyu’s plan, then agreed to keep it to herself and follow his instructions about cultivation supplies.
• Xian Junyu left final instructions for Yun Xiao, chose not to wait for Qiong Xiao and the others, and began his seclusion in the Daoist Sanctuary.

Xian Junyu spent ten kalpas trying to deduce the Martial Dao, but he remained stuck at the Spirit Refinement Realm and ended his seclusion after advancing to Peak Saint Realm Fifth Heaven. After learning that 1.3 million years had passed and scolding Luofeng for his slow progress, he investigated the reason and grew even angrier.

• Xian Junyu failed to advance his Martial Dao deduction past the Spirit Refinement Realm despite ten kalpas of effort, but he severed three Fallen Souls and reached Peak Saint Realm Fifth Heaven.
• Xian Junyu ended his seclusion and summoned everyone to the main hall, where he found that the Seven Immortals of Penglai had all entered the Taiyi Realm.
• Yuan Ling told Xian Junyu that he had been secluded for ten full kalpas, nearly 1.3 million years, shocking him.
• Xian Junyu criticized Luofeng for gaining only one major cultivation realm during the long seclusion, and Luofeng insisted that he had focused on cultivation.
• Xian Junyu used Saint Power to investigate what had hindered Luofeng, then became even angrier after learning the reason.

Xian Junyu scolded Luofeng for neglecting his cultivation, then preached the Dao for a thousand years and helped Luofeng and Yun Xiao break through to Great Luo. After his disciples left, Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao discovered that Xian Junyu was a Saint beyond both the Heavenly Dao and the Earthly Dao.

• Xian Junyu reprimanded Luofeng for letting his concern for the Human Race distract him from cultivation, then warned that another lapse would mean expulsion.
• Xian Junyu preached the Dao to seven disciples for a thousand years, giving Luofeng and Yun Xiao an opportunity to advance.
• Xian Junyu used Saint Power to help Luofeng and Yun Xiao overcome the final obstacle to Great Luo, and both broke through with exceptional flower blooms.
• Xian Junyu dismissed the disciples and removed the concealment around the Three Immortal Islands so he could rest.
• Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao noticed Xian Junyu's concealment and realized that he was a Saint outside both the Heavenly Dao and the Earthly Dao.

After ending his million-year seclusion, Xian Junyu returned to a leisurely life and began entertaining lecherous thoughts about finding a Dao companion, especially among his three junior sisters. When Bi Xiao clung to him, he struggled to hide his attraction and his growing confusion about his feelings for Yun Xiao.

• Hongjun considered recruiting Xian Junyu as another powerful Heavenly Dao Saint.
• Xian Junyu spent two years relaxing in the courtyard and watching Yun Xiao, Bi Xiao, and Qiong Xiao practice swordsmanship.
• Xian Junyu asked Yuan Ling, Yun Guang, and Yuan Di which of the three junior sisters would make the best Dao companion, and Yuan Di encouraged him to take all three.
• When the three junior sisters approached, Xian Junyu hid what he and Yuan Di had been discussing and reflected on his unusually strong feelings for Yun Xiao.
• Bi Xiao clung to Xian Junyu's arm and then grabbed his hand, leaving him embarrassed as he tried to pull away.

Tongtian urgently summoned Xian Junyu and his disciples back to Golden Ao Island, where the Interception Sect had gathered to recite the Huangting Scripture. After learning that Hongjun had called the Saints to the Purple Cloud Palace, Xian Junyu suspected the meeting concerned the Human Race and went to meet Tongtian.

• Bi Xiao clung to Xian Junyu until Yun Xiao pulled her away, then Tongtian summoned Xian Junyu to Golden Ao Island.
• Xian Junyu gathered Luofeng, Yuan Di, and San Xiao, while leaving Yuan Ling and Yun Guang on the Three Immortal Islands.
• Reincarnation told Xian Junyu that Hongjun had summoned the Saints to the Purple Cloud Palace, likely to discuss the Human Race.
• Xian Junyu and his companions arrived at Golden Ao Island, where the Interception Sect disciples were gathered outside Biyou Palace reciting the Huangting Scripture.
• Xian Junyu told Duobao not to pry into matters concerning a Saint, then entered Biyou Palace to meet Tongtian.

Tongtian worried that Hongjun had summoned Xian Junyu to expel him, but Xian Junyu argued that the Earthly Dao would protect him. They reached Zixiao Palace, where the gathered Saints noticed Xian Junyu standing behind Tongtian.

• Tongtian told Xian Junyu that Hongjun had specifically summoned him and might have discovered him.
• Xian Junyu reasoned that Hongjun was unlikely to expel him because he carried the Earthly Dao and Reincarnation would remain in the Netherworld.
• Tongtian accepted Xian Junyu's reasoning, and the two set off for Zixiao Palace.
• Tongtian and Xian Junyu arrived at Zixiao Palace, where they encountered Yuanshi and then greeted Laozi.
• Tongtian, Yuanshi, Laozi, Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti took elevated seats while Xian Junyu stood behind Tongtian, drawing the other Saints' curious looks.

The Saints gathered in the Purple Cloud Palace, where Houtu and Reincarnation arrived late and Xian Junyu met Dao Ancestor Hongjun. Hongjun praised Xian Junyu and offered him a seat among the Saints, leaving Xian Junyu to suspect that Hongjun was trying to win him over.

• Houtu and Reincarnation arrived after the appointed time, and Reincarnation exchanged a knowing glance with Xian Junyu that Tongtian noticed.
• Houtu refused to salute Hongjun, and Reincarnation withdrew his own half-raised hand after she glared at him.
• Xian Junyu greeted Hongjun without kneeling, and Hongjun accepted the courtesy and told him to dispense with formalities.
• Hongjun praised Xian Junyu’s talent and pointed out the final seat, which had been prepared for him as a Saint.
• Xian Junyu questioned whether it was appropriate to sit alongside his Master and the other Saints, while suspecting Hongjun intended to win him over.

At Hongjun’s assembly, the Saints learned that the Human Race would have Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and that helping them would earn merit and Fortune. The Saints began competing for Imperial Tutor positions, and Laozi revealed his Fifth Heaven cultivation as he opposed the Western Saints.

• Hongjun announced that the Human Race would prosper through the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, and that their assistants would gain merit and Fortune.
• Hongjun left the division of eight Imperial Tutor positions to the Saints, prompting them to compete for the roles.
• Jieyin and Zhunti claimed the Heavenly Emperor and Earthly Emperor positions for the Western Lands, but Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian rejected their demand.
• Jieyin and Zhunti insisted that they would take two Imperial Tutor positions, while Laozi warned them not to interfere in the East’s affairs.
• Laozi revealed that he had reached Saint Realm Fifth Heaven and pressured Jieyin and Zhunti, who were only at the Second Heaven.

Xian Junyu was forced by Hongjun to weigh in on how the Saints would divide the Human Race’s Imperial Tutor positions, and he opposed letting the Western Lands interfere. After Hongjun left to avoid taking sides, the Saints resumed their discussion, with Houtu claiming two positions among the five Emperors and Laozi asking Nuwa what she wanted.

• Jieyin and Zhunti appealed to Hongjun after Laozi used his cultivation to overpower them in the dispute over the vacant positions.
• Hongjun asked Xian Junyu to give his opinion, and Xian Junyu said the Western Lands should not interfere in the Human Race’s affairs.
• Jieyin and Zhunti insulted Xian Junyu, prompting Tongtian to defend his disciple and threaten to fight them.
• Hongjun stopped the confrontation and left the Purple Cloud Palace, after which Jieyin and Zhunti fell silent before Tongtian.
• Laozi asked Houtu and Samsara for their position, and Houtu said she would not compete for the first three Sovereigns but wanted two of the five Emperor positions.
• Laozi accepted Houtu’s demand and asked Nuwa how she would choose.

Nuwa declined to join the discussion over the Imperial Tutor positions, leaving the Three Pure Ones to divide them. Yuanshi and Tongtian clashed over the Emperor positions, and Laozi asked Xian Junyu to settle their dispute.

• Nuwa refused to take part in assigning the Imperial Tutor positions, and Laozi proposed that the Three Pure Ones divide the remaining six.
• Jieyin and Zhunti objected to being left with no share, and Yuanshi proposed giving the West one position.
• Yuanshi claimed the Heavenly and Earthly Emperor positions, provoking Tongtian and Laozi to challenge his demands.
• Tongtian and Yuanshi drew their treasures and nearly fought before Laozi intervened.
• When the brothers continued arguing over the division, Laozi asked Xian Junyu to decide, and Xian Junyu began weighing how to respond.

Laozi divided the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors among the gathered Saints, with Xian Junyu taking the Human Emperor and Houtu and Reincarnation receiving the Fourth and Fifth Emperors. After Xian Junyu asked Nuwa to speak privately, Hongjun summoned him and Tongtian back into the Purple Cloud Palace.

• Laozi assigned the Human Emperor to Xian Junyu, the Earthly Emperor to himself, and the Supreme Emperor to Yuanshi.
• Houtu and Reincarnation chose the Fourth and Fifth Emperors; Yuanshi claimed the First Emperor's Imperial Tutor position, while Tongtian took the Second Emperor and Laozi the Third.
• After the Saints departed, Xian Junyu stopped Nuwa and asked to speak with her privately about personal business.
• Nuwa invited Xian Junyu and Tongtian to Wa Huang Palace, but Hongjun ordered the master and disciple to remain and come see him.
• Nuwa left for Wa Huang Palace to wait, and Tongtian and Xian Junyu re-entered the Purple Cloud Palace.

Hongjun warned Xian Junyu that the Primordial World would not tolerate a Saint beyond its control, but Xian Junyu resolved to keep a low profile until he grew strong enough to resist. Tongtian then brought him to Wa Huang Palace in Taisu Heaven, where they met Nuwa’s Dharma-protecting attendant, Lingzhuzi.

• Hongjun revealed that Xian Junyu had reached the Saint Realm and warned that an uncontrolled Saint could not remain in the Primordial World.
• After leaving Purple Cloud Palace, Xian Junyu told Tongtian he would avoid disrupting events until the time came for him to act freely.
• Tongtian accepted that Xian Junyu had his own path and took him to Taisu Heaven to visit Nuwa.
• An attendant welcomed Tongtian and Xian Junyu at Wa Huang Palace and led them inside.
• Xian Junyu asked the attendant’s name, and Lingzhuzi introduced himself as Nuwa’s Dharma-protecting attendant.