Arc 3The Three Pure Ones’ Defiance

Primordial Lord united the Three Pure Ones, defeated the Western Sages, and helped Nuwa establish the Human Dao while preparing for the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. He revived Pangu’s heart and gained the Witch race’s allegiance, as Haotian arrived to demand the Chan Sect’s submission.

  • Chang'er Dingguang Xian accepted Zhunti’s offer to join the Western Teachings and tried to turn the Interception Sect against the Chan Sect, but Primordial Lord exposed him and Tongtian killed him.
  • The Three Pure Ones led their disciples in an assault on Western Heaven, defeated Zhunti and Jieyin, and established the Three Pure Ones Realm.
  • Primordial Lord confronted Hongjun over the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, secured the God-Beating Whip and Investiture of the Gods List, and directed the Three Teachings to spread their Dao among humanity.
  • Zhunti and Jieyin manipulated Di Xin into desecrating Nuwa’s statue, but Primordial Lord revealed their scheme and annihilated both Western Sages’ primordial spirits.
  • Nuwa severed her ties to the Mystic Gate and established the Human Dao Divine Wheel with Primordial Lord’s aid, forcing Hongjun to withdraw.
  • Primordial Lord recruited Ancestor Styx and Daoist Mosquito, secured Houtu’s cooperation, and awakened Pangu’s heart, earning the Witch race’s allegiance as its Thirteenth Ancestral Shaman.
  • Hongjun sent Haotian to demand that the Twelve Golden Immortals enter the Investiture of the Gods and submit to the Heavenly Court, and the Chan and Interception Sect disciples rose against him.
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Ch. 51The Western Teachings Dared Scheme Against My Three Pure Ones Lineage

Chang'er Dingguang Xian tried to turn the Interception Sect against the Chan Sect, but the other attendants rejected his claims and accused him of disloyalty. After he considered leaving the sect, Zhunti contacted him in a dream and recruited him into a scheme to sow discord between the two sects.

  • Chang'er Dingguang Xian condemned the Chan Sect, but Wuyun Xian, Jingu Xian, and the other attendants defended the sect’s improved relationship with the Interception Sect.
  • Chang'er Dingguang Xian stormed away, privately weighing whether to leave because he felt overlooked for personal-disciple status.
  • Zhunti reached Chang'er Dingguang Xian through the Dream Affinity Method and offered him a Buddha Fruit Status if he joined the Western Teachings.
  • Chang'er Dingguang Xian accepted Zhunti’s offer, and Zhunti instructed him to sow discord between the Chan Sect and the Interception Sect as proof of his merit.

Ch. 52Slaying Dingguang Xian as the Three Sects Join Forces and Point Their Swords at the West

Daoist Zhunti recruited Dingguang Xian to sow discord between Interception Sect and Chan Sect, while Primordial Lord secretly discovered the scheme. When Dingguang Xian urged the Ten Heavenly Lords to attack Chan Sect, Primordial Lord appeared on Golden Ao Island and declared that he would purge the traitor.

  • Daoist Zhunti gave Dingguang Xian a Western Teachings mark to protect his true spirit, and Dingguang Xian agreed to turn Interception Sect against Chan Sect.
  • Daoist Zhunti told Daoist Jieyin that Dingguang Xian was under their control and that the Western Teachings could profit from conflict between the eastern sects.
  • Primordial Lord used the Heavenly Mystery Compass to discover the Western Teachings' contact with Dingguang Xian and decided to kill him and confront the Western Teachings.
  • Dingguang Xian told the Ten Heavenly Lords that Chan Sect was plotting against Interception Sect and urged them to attack Chan Sect at Kunlun.
  • Primordial Lord appeared above Golden Ao Island, accused Dingguang Xian of colluding with the Western Teachings, and announced that he would purge the traitor.

Ch. 53Three Sects Descend Upon the West, Shaking Every Faction—An Unprecedented War

Primordial Lord of Heaven exposed Dingguang Xian as a Western Teachings spy, and Tongtian killed him after confirming the evidence. The Three Pure Ones and their disciples prepared to march on Western Heaven, leaving the sects mobilized for a major war.

  • Dingguang Xian falsely accused Primordial Lord of Heaven of trying to silence him, prompting Interception Sect disciples to demand war against the Chan Sect.
  • Primordial Lord of Heaven used the Heavenly Mystery Compass to reveal Dingguang Xian conspiring with Zhunti and admitting he served the Western Teachings.
  • Tongtian killed Dingguang Xian with the Qingping Sword after the traitor rejected the evidence and revealed his allegiance.
  • Primordial Lord of Heaven and Tongtian agreed to join Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality and attack the West, while their disciples rallied for battle.
  • Primordial Lord of Heaven summoned the Chan Sect, whose disciples answered his call to flatten Western Heaven.

Ch. 54The Supreme Heavenly Might of the Three Teachings' Unification, with the Human, Chan, and Interception Sects All Emerging

Zhunti and Jieyin discovered that Primordial Lord had killed Dingguang Xian, causing the Western Teachings’ fortune to plunge. Tongtian, Taiqing Moral Heavenly Venerate, and Primordial Lord then led the Interception, Human, and Chan Sects to Western Heaven, where the Western Teachings faced an unprecedented assault as the Great Wilderness watched.

  • Zhunti and Jieyin learned that Primordial Lord had slain Dingguang Xian and annihilated his True Spirit, sharply reducing the Western Teachings’ fortune.
  • Tongtian arrived in Western Heaven with more than one hundred thousand Interception Sect disciples and accused Zhunti and Jieyin of scheming against his sect.
  • Taiqing Moral Heavenly Venerate arrived with Xuandu and Du'e, condemning the Western Teachings for sowing discord among the Three Pure Ones.
  • Primordial Lord arrived with the Chan Sect’s vast forces, including a thousand Quasi-Saints, and the three teachings surrounded Western Heaven.
  • Ancestor Minghe, Kunpeng, Haotian, Houtu, and other powerful figures across the Great Wilderness reacted with shock as upheaval in the West signaled that the battle was about to begin.

Ch. 55Three Teachings Throw Heaven and Earth into Chaos—Today, the Western Heaven Slays a Saint and Suppresses the West, Pushing the Great War to Its Climax

The Three Pure Ones and their sects descended on Western Heaven, rejected Zhunti and Jieyin’s offer of peace, and launched a battle that quickly turned against the Western Teachings. As the Three Pure Ones’ disciples fought across the Buddha Kingdoms, Primordial Lord confronted the Two Sages of the West to stop them from killing Chan Sect leaders.

  • The Three Pure Ones arrived at Western Heaven with their disciples, including the Chan Sect’s thousand Quasi-Saints, and surrounded its Pure Lands with the Myriad Immortals Formation.
  • Medicine King Buddha, the Fifty-Three Buddhas, Zhunti, and Jieyin reacted with alarm, and Jieyin and Zhunti proposed peace by offering fifteen Innate Spiritual Roots and fifteen Innate Spiritual Treasures.
  • Primordial Lord refused the offer, and Tongtian ordered the Interception Sect to attack while Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality and Primordial Lord broke through Western Heaven’s protective formation.
  • The disciples of the Human Sect, Interception Sect, and Chan Sect charged into Western Heaven, where Buddhist forces from its Pure Lands and Buddha Kingdoms met them in battle.
  • Zhunti and Jieyin planned to kill Guangchengzi to weaken the Chan Sect, but Primordial Lord detected their intent and confronted the Two Sages of the West.

Ch. 56Hungu Takes the Field—The Three Pure Ones Unite and Establish the Three Pure Ones Realm; How Could We Three Pure Ones Submit to the Mystic Gate?

The Three Pure Ones’ disciples joined forces to devastate the Western Teachings, while Primordial Lord of Heaven overwhelmed Jieyin and Zhunti in battle. Primordial Lord then used the Primordial Chaos Measuring Heaven Ruler to destroy Zhunti’s body, leaving the Western Teachings’ fate uncertain.

  • The Chan Sect and Interception Sect fought together, defeating the Western Teachings’ forces as Zhenyuanzi rescued the Three Xiaos from a sneak attack.
  • Ancestor Minghe, Haotian, Houtu, and Nuwa watched the battle, while the Two Sages of the West decided to intervene.
  • Daoist Zhunti attacked Primordial Lord with the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, and Jieyin struck with the Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus of Merit and Demon-Quelling Pestle.
  • Primordial Lord countered both Saints with the World Destroying Profound Light and Chaos Heaven Intercepting Finger, wounding Zhunti and severing his Saint laws.
  • Tongtian and Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality joined the fight, with Tongtian and Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality confronting Jieyin while Primordial Lord pursued Zhunti.
  • Primordial Lord drew the Primordial Chaos Measuring Heaven Ruler, shattered Zhunti’s defenses, and destroyed his golden body.

Ch. 57Astonishing Gains: Hongjun's Layout of the Great Wilderness World, Tongtian and Taishang Left Shocked in Succession

Primordial Lord killed Zhunti’s physical body and pursued the Western Sages with Tongtian and Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality until Hongjun intervened. The Three Pure Ones secured compensation, founded the Three Pure Ones Realm, and Primordial Lord warned his brothers that Hongjun and the Mystic Gate could become threats.

  • Primordial Lord pursued the wounded Zhunti into Chaos while Tongtian and Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality drove Jieyin into retreat.
  • Hongjun appeared and ordered the Saints to stop fighting, but Primordial Lord refused and demanded compensation from Zhunti and Jieyin.
  • Zhunti and Jieyin gave the Three Pure Ones five Innate Spiritual Roots, five Innate Spiritual Treasures, three thousand Post-celestial Spiritual Roots, and three thousand Post-celestial treasures.
  • Primordial Lord proposed that the Three Pure Ones reunite their lineages in a great world, and Tongtian and Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality agreed.
  • The Three Pure Ones created the Three Pure Ones Realm and moved their palaces and sects into it.
  • Primordial Lord warned his brothers that Hongjun favored the Western Teachings and might oppose their growing power, so the Three Pure Ones should not remain beneath the Mystic Gate.

Ch. 58Nuwa in Purple Cloud Palace, Her Heart in the Three Pure Ones Realm—Hongjun's Scheme

Primordial Lord strengthened the Three Pure Ones Realm, secured his brothers’ support, and prepared the Three Teachings to face the Mystic Gate. As the Three Teachings flourished, Hongjun began a scheme to restore balance, while Zhunti and Jieyin were summoned to the Purple Cloud Palace.

  • Primordial Lord told Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality and Tongtian that Nuwa and Houtu would aid them if they left the Mystic Gate, but agreed they should first strengthen their disciples and wait for the right moment.
  • Primordial Lord exchanged ten thousand top-grade Post-celestial Spiritual Roots for five thousand ordinary ones from Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality and Tongtian, then used the Chaos Pearl to enhance spiritual roots and treasures.
  • Primordial Lord instructed Daoist Randeng and Zhenyuanzi to maintain order among the Chan Sect disciples, studied his rewards, and established the Grandmist Evolutionary Heaven Illusory Annihilation Formation over the Three Pure Ones Realm.
  • Tongtian proposed that the Three Pure Ones lecture their disciples together, and the three Saints gathered the Three Teachings for an unprecedented joint lecture.
  • Hongjun judged the Three Pure Ones’ reunion an imbalance in Heaven’s Dao and set his scheme in motion to restore order through a future calamity.
  • Zhunti and Jieyin lamented the Western Teachings’ losses before receiving Hongjun’s summons and heading to the Purple Cloud Palace.

Ch. 59What Would It Matter If This Master Helped You Flatten the Heavens? Haotian Enraged, Yuding Takes Yang Jian as His Disciple

Haotian received Primordial Violet Qi from Hongjun and gained the opportunity to become a Saint, while Hongjun arranged for the Western Sages and Nuwa to counterbalance the Three Pure Ones. As the Three Pure Ones Realm prospered through Primordial Lord’s vast collection of spiritual roots, Haotian returned to the Heavenly Court and learned that his sister had eloped with a mortal and had a child.

  • Haotian lamented Heavenly Court’s lack of authority, then went to the Purple Cloud Palace after Hongjun summoned him.
  • Hongjun gave Haotian Primordial Violet Qi and let him cultivate beside him, intending to strengthen Heavenly Court against the Three Pure Ones.
  • Hongjun told Nuwa to support the weak, gave Zhunti a spiritual flower to heal his injuries, and lectured Nuwa, Zhunti, and Jieyin on the Dao.
  • After years passed, Da Yu became Human Emperor, the Western Teachings rebuilt their Pure Land, and the Three Pure Ones preached to their disciples.
  • Primordial Lord raised the Chan Sect’s Floating Island and revealed countless Innate and Chaos Spiritual Roots, greatly enriching the Three Pure Ones Realm and shocking Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality and Tongtian.
  • Haotian returned to the Heavenly Court after refining Primordial Violet Qi, and Taibai Jinxing told him that his sister had eloped with a mortal and had a child.

Ch. 60Haotian's Heavenly Might Must Not Be Challenged; Jade Cauldron Stirs the Heavenly Court: I Don't Want You, You Think I Want You

After learning that Yao Ji had secretly married Yang Tianyou and borne three children, Haotian ordered Giant Spirit God to capture her and the Yang family. True Person Yuding rescued Yang Jian from the heavenly forces, accepted him as his disciple, and offered to take him to confront Haotian over his family.

  • Taibai Jinxing told Haotian that Yao Ji had descended to the mortal world, married Yang Tianyou, and borne Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan.
  • Haotian ordered Giant Spirit God to capture Yao Ji and the Yang family, permitting the soldiers to kill Yang Tianyou and his sons if they resisted.
  • Jieyin and Zhunti gave Nuwa an innate spiritual root and treasure to secure her support, while Nuwa secretly intended to warn Primordial Lord.
  • As Yang Jian fled with Yang Chan, heavenly soldiers killed Yang Tianyou and Yang Jiao and captured Yao Ji; True Person Yuding then drove off Giant Spirit God’s forces.
  • True Person Yuding declared Yang Jian destined to be his disciple, and Yang Jian accepted while vowing to rescue his mother and avenge his father and brother.
  • Yuding promised to take Yang Jian to the Heavenly Court and said he would help flatten it if Haotian refused to release Yao Ji.

Ch. 61Nuwa, You Actually Betrayed Me—The Brutal Primordial Lord Completely Drained the Western Teachings

True Person Yuding entered the Heavenly Prison with Yang Jian and Yang Chan to rescue Fairy Yaoji, but Haotian ordered the Queen Mother and the Heavenly Court’s forces to capture them. After Yuding shattered the Nine Heavens and was bound by Gao Tao, Primordial Lord rallied the Three Pure Ones’ disciples to his aid; the chapter ended as Gao Tao found he could not retrieve the cage restraining Yuding.

  • Haotian imprisoned Fairy Yaoji and learned that True Person Yuding had rescued Yang Jian and Yang Chan from the Heavenly Court’s pursuit.
  • Primordial Lord learned of Yuding’s intervention and urged him to stop acting cautiously and make the Heavenly Court tremble.
  • Yuding brought Yang Jian and Yang Chan to the Heavenly Prison to rescue Yaoji, where Gao Tao confronted and attacked him.
  • Yuding broke through the Nine Heavens, prompting the Queen Mother to mobilize her troops and Haotian to summon more forces.
  • Gao Tao bound Yuding with his Chains and Cage divine ability, while Primordial Lord sent the other Chan Sect Golden Immortals to assist him and disciples of the Interception and Human Sects also set out for the Heavenly Court.
  • Gao Tao discovered that he could not withdraw the cage around Yuding, and the sound of chains snapping echoed through the ninth level of the Heavenly Prison.

Ch. 62Intercepting the Two Sages of the West—My Fellow Disciples and I Were Away for Only One Trip, Yet Our Home Was Stolen by the Three Pure Ones

True Person Yuding was surrounded in the Heavenly Court, but the disciples of the Three Teachings arrived to support him, and Primordial Lord defeated and extorted the Two Sages of the West. After learning of a supreme treasure beneath Buzhou Mountain, Primordial Lord prepared a two-pronged raid on the Western Teachings, and the disciples set out when he declared the time had come.

  • Haotian summoned the Two Sages of the West to help the Heavenly Court attack True Person Yuding, while Primordial Lord learned of their departure and of a supreme treasure beneath Buzhou Mountain.
  • The Queen Mother led one hundred thousand heavenly soldiers against True Person Yuding, but Zhao Gongming, Xuandu, Guangchengzi, Taiyi Zhenren, Daoist Duobao, and the other disciples of the Three Teachings arrived to reinforce him.
  • Jieyin and Zhunti attacked the disciples, and Nuwa intervened on their behalf before Primordial Lord arrived and beat the Two Sages into surrendering spiritual roots and treasures.
  • Primordial Lord restored his disciples, gave them spiritual roots, and returned with them to Jade Void Palace, where Tongtian and Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality discovered his Thirty-Six-Petal Creation Green Lotus and heard of the treasure beneath Buzhou Mountain.
  • Primordial Lord proposed that the Three Pure Ones retrieve the Buzhou Mountain treasure while their disciples looted the Western Teachings with the aid of the Heavenly Mystery Compass, and the Three Pure Ones assigned Guangchengzi to lead the operation.
  • When Primordial Lord announced that the time had come, the disciples cheered and cried, “Blades in hand, follow me! Raid the West and seize the opportunities!”

Ch. 63Discussing the Investiture of the Gods in Purple Cloud Palace: The Sages Surround the Western Teachings, Which Must Be Listed

A crimson supreme-grade Innate Spiritual Root emerged at Buzhou Mountain, where Zhunti and Jieyin tricked countless cultivators into sacrificing themselves before the Three Pure Ones drove them off. The Western Teachings were then stripped of their entire foundation, and Primordial Lord’s final divination warned that a calamity threatening the whole Great Wilderness was approaching.

  • A powerful treasure omen appeared at Buzhou Mountain, drawing factions and cultivators from across the Great Wilderness while the Three Pure Ones secretly sent disciples to plunder the Western Teachings.
  • Zhunti and Jieyin lured cultivators into the deadly white light, then tried to claim the crimson spiritual root it revealed.
  • Primordial Lord, Tongtian, and Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality arrived and defeated Zhunti and Jieyin, forcing them to abandon the spiritual root.
  • Zhunti and Jieyin returned to find the Three Pure Ones’ disciples had looted the Western Teachings, including its spirit veins, treasures, formations, medicines, and soil.
  • After Primordial Lord used the Heavenly Mystery Compass to investigate, he told Tongtian and Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality that a calamity threatening the entire Great Wilderness was coming.

Ch. 64The Most Miserable Saint in History Is Born: The Story of Tricking the Two Sages of the West

Primordial Lord warned the Three Pure Ones that an immeasurable tribulation would devastate the Great Wilderness, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun summoned the Saints to announce the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. When the Western Sages tried to push the Interception Sect into the calamity, Hongjun gave the Investiture of the Gods List and God-Beating Whip to Zhunti and Jieyin, leaving Primordial Lord eyeing the pair and considering how to take the treasures from them.

  • Primordial Lord told Tongtian and the Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality that the coming tribulation would threaten their teachings, humanity, and the Netherworld, then urged the brothers to stay united.
  • Dao Ancestor Hongjun summoned the Saints to the Purple Cloud Palace, where Zhunti and Jieyin complained that the Three Pure Ones had plundered the Western Teachings.
  • Hongjun announced the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation and explained that disciples from every sect could be killed and entered on the list.
  • Zhunti and Jieyin urged Tongtian to send Interception Sect disciples onto the list, while Primordial Lord, the Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality, Tongtian, and Nuwa pressured the Western Sages to offer their own disciples instead.
  • Hongjun ended the dispute by saying the Saints could either agree on candidates or compete to fill the list, then entrusted the Investiture of the Gods List and God-Beating Whip to Zhunti and Jieyin.
  • Primordial Lord noticed that the treasures had gone to the Western Sages instead of the Chan Sect and watched them closely as the Saints left the palace.

Ch. 65Primordial Lord's Plot for the Human Dao Opportunity; Di Xin's Poem Topples Nuwa's Statue

Primordial Lord plotted with Tongtian, Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality, and Nuwa to trick Zhunti and Jieyin into handing over the Investiture of the Gods List and God-Beating Whip. He then blockaded Western Heaven to pressure the Western Teachings to sign the list, leaving Zhunti and Jieyin humiliated and unable to retaliate.

  • Primordial Lord rejected Tongtian's proposal to seize the treasures by force and devised a scheme to make the Two Sages of the West surrender them voluntarily.
  • Tongtian pretended that Jieyin had injured him, and Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality and Primordial Lord confronted Zhunti and Jieyin while Nuwa acted as mediator.
  • Jieyin handed the Investiture of the Gods List and God-Beating Whip to Primordial Lord, thwarting Hongjun's plan to punish the Three Pure Ones for stealing them.
  • Primordial Lord demanded that the Western Teachings sign the list, then sent disciples of the Three Teachings to blockade Western Heaven when Zhunti and Jieyin refused.
  • Zhunti attacked the disciples, but Primordial Lord's imprint kicked him back, and the disciples continued to besiege Western Heaven under Primordial Lord's protection.

Ch. 66Nuwa Seeks Answers from Primordial Lord; Primordial Lord's Divine Might Slays Zhunti's Soul; Four Sages Descend upon the West

Primordial Lord guided the Three Pure Ones to spread their teachings among humanity and help Nuwa establish the Human Dao as the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation approached. After Primordial Lord and Tongtian advanced their cultivation, Zhunti and Jieyin schemed to turn Nuwa against the Three Pure Ones by manipulating Di Xin, who desecrated Nuwa’s statue and declared he would replace it with one of Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality.

  • Primordial Lord told Tongtian and Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality that the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation would erupt within the mortal dynasties, and urged them to have their disciples spread the Dao among humanity without accepting disciples.
  • Tongtian and Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality sent disciples to teach humanity, while some disciples continued to harass the Western Heaven; over time, humanity’s destiny grew stronger and Di Xin took the throne of Shang.
  • Nuwa prepared to establish the Human Dao as the approaching tribulation threatened humanity’s destiny, while Tongtian broke through to the Sixth Heaven of Sainthood and Primordial Lord reached the Ninth Heaven of Sainthood.
  • Zhunti and Jieyin plotted to exploit Di Xin’s visit to Nuwa’s Palace and blame his actions on the Three Pure Ones, hoping to divide Nuwa from them.
  • Di Xin wrote a poem expressing desire for Nuwa, dismissed Shang Rong’s warnings, toppled and smashed Nuwa’s statue, and announced that he would erect a statue of Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality instead.

Ch. 67Killing His Way to the West Without a Saint—The One Primordial Lord Wants Dead Cannot Be Saved Even by Hongjun; Primordial Lord Faces Hongjun Directly

Di Xin toppled Nuwa’s statue and declared that he would replace it with an altar to the Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality, provoking Nuwa and exposing the Western Sages’ scheme. Primordial Lord revealed the truth to Nuwa, then joined the Three Pure Ones in attacking the West, where he killed Zhunti and left Jieyin facing the remaining Saints.

  • Di Xin smashed Nuwa’s statue and announced that he would worship the Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality, while Nuwa restrained herself from killing him because he was the Human Emperor.
  • Nuwa went to the Three Pure Ones Realm seeking answers, but its formation repelled her until Primordial Lord emerged and showed her that Zhunti and Jieyin had magnified Di Xin’s hidden thoughts and caused him to topple the statue.
  • Nuwa attacked Zhunti and Jieyin in Western Heaven, and Primordial Lord arrived with Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality and Tongtian to join the battle.
  • Primordial Lord shattered Zhunti’s Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, overwhelmed his defenses, and pursued him despite his attempts to escape.
  • Primordial Lord struck Zhunti with the God-Slaying Spear, destroying his primordial spirit and causing the Heavenly Dao and Great Wilderness to tremble.

Ch. 68The Saints Cannot Be Destroyed—Primordial Lord Plots to Replace the Human Emperor, Jiang Ziya Descends the Mountain, Nuwa Abandons Her Sainthood, and Shouyang Mountain Leaves the Mystic Gate

Primordial Lord killed Zhunti and Jieyin, destroying both Western Sages despite Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s intervention. After Hongjun invoked the Heavenly Dao against him, Primordial Lord stood firm and faced him head-on.

  • Primordial Lord annihilated Zhunti’s primordial spirit, causing heaven and earth to mourn and shocking the Great Wilderness.
  • Jieyin fled from Primordial Lord, but Primordial Lord pursued and gravely wounded him with the Pangu Banner and World Destroying Profound Light.
  • Dao Ancestor Hongjun appeared to protect Jieyin and ordered the Saints to return to their domains, while Nuwa, Tongtian, and Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality defended Primordial Lord.
  • Primordial Lord chose to ignore Hongjun’s obstruction and struck Jieyin with the Chaos Heaven Intercepting Finger, annihilating his primordial spirit.
  • Hongjun invoked the Heavenly Dao against Primordial Lord, who remained standing and faced him directly.

Ch. 69Hongjun's Edict: The Five Sages of the Mystic Gate Suppress Nuwa, Primordial Lord Schemes and Defies It, Instantly Slaying the Two Sages of the West

Primordial Lord survived Hongjun’s confrontation, advised Nuwa on the succession from Shang to Zhou, and prepared for the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation. Nuwa destroyed her Saint’s Dao Fruit and announced that she was leaving the Mystic Gate to establish the Human Dao, leaving the Great Wilderness stunned.

  • The Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality, Tongtian, and Nuwa stood with Primordial Lord, and Hongjun ended his confrontation rather than risk further damage to the Heavenly Dao’s fortune.
  • Primordial Lord advised Nuwa to choose Ji Chang as the next Human Emperor and establish the Human Dao; Nuwa then sent the three demons of Xuanyuan Tomb to carry out her decree and aid King Wu’s future attack on Zhou.
  • Hongjun restored Zhunti and Jieyin, while Primordial Lord received the Yellow Middle Plum and Primordial Chaos Creation Dao and began cultivating the new divine ability.
  • Primordial Lord sent Jiang Ziya down the mountain with the God-Beating Whip and prepared Tongtian and the Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality to assist Nuwa.
  • On Shouyang Mountain, Nuwa stripped the Heavenly Dao’s power from her Saint’s Dao Fruit, destroyed it, and reclaimed her complete True Spirit.
  • The Heavenly Dao announced Nuwa’s destruction of her Dao Fruit, and Nuwa declared that she was leaving the Mystic Gate and severing all karma with it.

Ch. 70The Birth of an Actor—Great Wilderness's Foremost Actor, Primordial Humanity Established

Nuwa severed her ties with the Mystic Gate and endured the Heavenly Dao’s Purple Cloud Lightning Tribulation as the Three Pure Ones and the Two Sages of the West converged on Shouyang Mountain. Primordial Lord used a concealed plan to kill Jieyin and Zhunti, and Nuwa ended the chapter by proclaiming the Human Dao and its Divine Wheel.

  • Nuwa left the Mystic Gate, severed her karma with it, and withstood the Purple Cloud Lightning Tribulation on Shouyang Mountain.
  • Dao Ancestor Hongjun ordered the Five Saints to suppress Nuwa, and Primordial Lord, Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality, and Tongtian entered the tribulation under cover of the Chaos Pearl.
  • Primordial Lord and Nuwa feigned a falling-out, prompting Jieyin and Zhunti to enter the tribulation, where Primordial Lord’s Primordial Chaos Creation Dao destroyed them.
  • The tribulation vanished, and Nuwa appeared to have defeated the Three Pure Ones, while Primordial Lord and the others pretended to be gravely wounded.
  • Nuwa declared that she would manifest the Human Dao and establish the Human Dao Divine Wheel.

Ch. 71Investiture of the Gods List: None of My Three Purities Disciples Will Go—As I, Primordial Lord, Say, Minghe and Daoist Mosquito Shall Enter the Chan Sect

Nuwa established the Human Dao at Shouyang Mountain while Hongjun tried to stop her, and Primordial Lord secretly aided her throughout the battle. The Human Dao Divine Wheel took shape, forcing the Heavenly Dao to yield, while Hongjun retreated to Purple Cloud Palace suspicious of Primordial Lord.

  • Nuwa gathered the human race’s fortune and will through the Human Dao Seal as the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors knelt in support of her.
  • Hongjun appeared at Shouyang Mountain and attacked Nuwa with the Heavenly Dao’s power, but Primordial Lord concealed his aid by pretending to fight her.
  • Primordial Lord weakened Hongjun’s attacks, struck him with the Primordial Chaos Measuring Heaven Ruler, and gave Nuwa the Thirty-Six-Petal Creation Green Lotus.
  • The human race poured its faith into the Human Dao Divine Wheel, and Nuwa completed its formation and resisted the Heavenly Dao until it withdrew.
  • Hongjun fled as Nuwa declared that the human race itself was Dao, while Primordial Lord, Tongtian, and the Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality returned to the Three Pure Ones Realm.
  • Hongjun returned to Purple Cloud Palace, angry at Nuwa’s success and questioning whether Primordial Lord had been acting against him.

Ch. 72Ksitigarbha Betrays the West, and the Possibility of Reviving Pangu's Heart

Primordial Lord recruited Ancestor Styx and Daoist Mosquito into the Chan Sect, offering Styx Primordial Violet Qi and arranging for the Asura race to join the underworld. He then asked Houtu to protect Three Pure Ones disciples from the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation and claimed he might revive Pangu's heart, leaving her stunned.

  • Hongjun restored Zhunti and Jieyin, questioned them about Nuwa's attack, and told them to aid Shang during the coming Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.
  • The Three Pure Ones discussed preparations for the tribulation, and Primordial Lord departed to negotiate with Houtu.
  • Primordial Lord offered Ancestor Styx a strand of Primordial Violet Qi and a place for the Asura race in the underworld; Styx and Daoist Mosquito joined the Chan Sect.
  • Zhunti and Jieyin learned that Styx had left the Asura race and hurried to claim it for the Western Teachings.
  • Primordial Lord brought Styx, Daoist Mosquito, and the Asura race to the underworld and asked Houtu to keep Three Pure Ones disciples out of the Investiture of the Gods List and reincarnation.
  • Primordial Lord offered to revive Pangu's heart, and Houtu rose in disbelief.

Ch. 73Pangu's Heart Awakens, Physical Body Reaches Primordial Unity, Primordial Lord Becomes the Thirteenth Ancestor Witch

Primordial Lord persuaded Ksitigarbha to sever his ties with the Western Teachings and serve the Netherworld, then traveled with Fengdu to the Wu clan to seek entry to Pangu Temple. After urging the Wu clan not to abandon hope, Primordial Lord reached the temple and stepped onto its stone stairs, leaving his entry uncertain.

  • Houtu agreed to let the Asura Clan join the Netherworld and asked Primordial Lord how to deal with Ksitigarbha, whom she had imprisoned in the Earthly Dao Space.
  • Primordial Lord challenged Ksitigarbha to abandon his ties to the Western Teachings, and Ksitigarbha severed his karma with Jieyin and Zhunti to fulfill his vow in Hell.
  • Houtu named Ksitigarbha master of the Hell Dao, and his cultivation rose to the Saint-to-be realm; Zhunti and Jieyin confronted Primordial Lord, apologized under threat, and left.
  • Houtu sent Fengdu with Primordial Lord to the Wu clan so its members could guide him to Pangu Temple.
  • Primordial Lord encouraged the dispirited Wu clan and learned from Jiu Feng and Xiangliu that even the clan could no longer enter Pangu Temple.
  • Jiu Feng led Primordial Lord to Pangu Temple, where he stepped onto the stone stairs.

Ch. 74The Heavens Were in an Uproar—This Was Actually the Three Pure Ones Realm, and Haotian Established Heavenly Might to Advance the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation

Primordial Lord entered Pangu Temple, awakened Pangu’s Heart with the Law of Strength, and gained Pangu’s True Body and inheritance. The Witch Clan named him its Thirteenth Ancestral Shaman, while the Great Wilderness’s powerful figures reacted with shock to the revival.

  • Primordial Lord manifested Pangu’s mark to withstand the temple’s pressure, entered Pangu Temple, and discovered Pangu’s sleeping heart.
  • Primordial Lord used the Heavenly Mystery Compass to deduce that the Law of Strength could awaken the heart, then drew on the Jade Disk of Creation to wield that law.
  • Primordial Lord awakened Pangu’s Heart and received Pangu’s True Body, raising his physical strength to the Ninth Heaven of Hunyuan.
  • Pangu’s heartbeat and a vast pillar of vital energy spread across the Great Wilderness, alerting Fengdu, Xiangliu, Jiu Feng, and powerful figures throughout the realms.
  • Pangu’s phantom granted Primordial Lord an inheritance, and the Wu Clan hailed him as its Thirteenth Ancestral Shaman.

Ch. 75Haotian Attains Sainthood, the Primordial Chaos Golden Saber of Fate Cutting Attains Sainthood—Primordial Lord Says No

After becoming the Witch race’s thirteenth Ancestral Witch, Primordial Lord strengthened his alliance with Houtu and brought Ancestor Minghe and Daoist Mosquito into the Three Pure Ones Realm. As Hongjun sent Haotian to demand that the Chan Sect’s Twelve Golden Immortals submit to the Heavenly Court, the sect’s disciples prepared to confront him.

  • The Witch race swore allegiance to Primordial Lord, who declared that anyone who humiliated them would also insult him and the Three Pure Ones.
  • Primordial Lord studied Pangu’s Primordial Nine Revolutions Profound Art, then discussed the coming Investiture of the Gods Tribulation with Houtu and brought Ancestor Minghe and Daoist Mosquito back to the Three Pure Ones Realm.
  • Primordial Lord gave Daoist Mosquito one hundred thousand Post-celestial Spiritual Roots to help her advance and began cultivating Pangu’s inheritance.
  • Hongjun told Haotian that issuing an edict against the Chan Sect would give him a chance to attain sainthood, so Haotian carried the Heavenly Dao’s order to the Three Pure Ones Realm.
  • Haotian demanded that the Twelve Golden Immortals enter the Investiture of the Gods and submit to the Heavenly Court, prompting the Twelve Golden Immortals and disciples from both the Chan Sect and Interception Sect to rise against him.
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