Chapter Summaries

Eastern Emperor Taiyi destroyed Mount Sumeru and declared the old karma settled. With Supreme Pure Laozi’s guidance, the Two Sages of the West used their Sarira to rebuild the ruined land as the Land of Ultimate Bliss, leaving them with dimmed Sarira and a new sacred ground.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi shattered Mount Sumeru, declared his anger vented, and told Jieyin and Zhunti to seek him at the Heavenly Court if they objected.
• Jieyin called on the Three Pure Ones to reveal themselves, and they arrived with Zhou Qingqing.
• Taiyi gave Zhou Qingqing half of Mount Sumeru along with Bodhi Tree branches and Bitter Bamboo segments he had knocked off the Two Sages.
• Zhunti appealed to Supreme Pure Laozi for justice, but Laozi said the destruction followed from the West’s plot against the Golden Crow and advised them to restore the site with Sarira.
• Jieyin and Zhunti used their Nirvana Sarira and Karma Sarira to transform Mount Sumeru into pure land and named it the Land of Ultimate Bliss.

After returning to Eastern Kunlun, Zhou Qingqing was assigned formation, pill, and artifact-refining tasks by the Three Pure Ones, who then resumed secluded cultivation. She completed the Thunderclap Formation and Seven-Treasure Glazed Pills and began working on Mount Sumeru, just as Nuwa and Fuxi arrived and Fuxi’s expression changed.

• The Three Pure Ones assigned Zhou Qingqing tasks involving Bitter Bamboo, the Bodhi Tree, and Mount Sumeru before entering secluded cultivation.
• Zhou Qingqing divided the Bitter Bamboo into 108 sections and made the Grand Thunderclap Formation.
• Zhou Qingqing refined Seven-Treasure Glazed Pills and gave them to the Seven Little Ones to test.
• Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate taught Zhou Qingqing the Overturning Heaven Seal technique, and she secretly planned to fuse it into Mount Sumeru.
• Zhou Qingqing began the difficult work of refining Mount Sumeru as Nuwa and Fuxi arrived at Eastern Kunlun, where Fuxi’s expression suddenly changed.

Zhou Qingqing refined the Overturning Heaven Seal and briefly intimidated Fuxi with it, prompting Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate to confiscate the treasure. Nuwa and Fuxi arrived together at Eastern Kunlun, leaving the Three Pure Ones wondering whether Nuwa had discovered the Human Dao.

• Zhou Qingqing demonstrated her newly refined Overturning Heaven Seal, and Fuxi resisted its effects with his Book of Changes secret art before escaping its reach.
• Nuwa praised Zhou Qingqing's treasure, and Zhou Qingqing explained that she had combined Mount Sumeru with Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate's Overturning Heaven Seal Technique.
• Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate confiscated the seal, while Supreme Pure Laozi and Upper Pure Tongtian guessed he wanted to reclaim his disciple's creation before Guangchengzi arrived.
• Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate invited Nuwa and Fuxi into Eastern Kunlun and asked why they had come together.
• Zhou Qingqing suspected Nuwa might have discovered the Human Dao, and the Three Pure Ones began to consider the same possibility.

Nuwa visited Eastern Kunlun with Fuxi to ask about the revival of Earth Dao and revealed that Human Dao had begun stirring within her. Tongtian confirmed that the Three Pure Ones knew Human Dao existed and pressed Nuwa to explain her real purpose, leaving Fuxi to abandon his denial and confront the matter.

• Nuwa told the Three Pure Ones that witnessing Houtu revive Earth Dao had awakened her sense that Human Dao should exist, and Fuxi said he had urged her to abandon the idea.
• Zhou Qingqing watched the Three Pure Ones for a reaction and silently wished they would reassure the anxious Fuxi, while the masters remained composed.
• Tongtian told Fuxi that Human Dao naturally existed alongside Heaven and Earth Dao, then asked Nuwa what else she intended by coming to Eastern Kunlun.
• Fuxi realized the Three Pure Ones already knew about Human Dao and accepted that his efforts to avoid the subject had only been self-deception.

Fuxi apologized for his earlier outburst, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate explained how Houtu had revived Earth Dao. After Supreme Pure Laozi tested Nuwa’s resolve, she affirmed that she would establish Human Dao, and he agreed to help it manifest alongside Heaven and Earth.

• Fuxi admitted he had been rash, apologized to Nuwa and the Three Pure Ones, and composed himself.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate recounted the details of Houtu’s revival of Earth Dao, including the Three Pure Ones’ and Zhou Qingqing’s roles.
• Fuxi realized that Nuwa faced obstacles even greater than Houtu had, including her bond with Heavenly Dao.
• Supreme Pure Laozi asked whether Nuwa truly intended to advance Human Dao alongside the Primordial World.
• Nuwa declared that she would establish Human Dao so the Three Talents would be complete and human civilization could flourish.
• Supreme Pure Laozi agreed that Human Dao should manifest and harmonize with Heaven and Earth.

Nuwa learned that reviving the Human Dao could put her and Fuxi in conflict with Hongjun, whom the Three Pure Ones advised them to treat as a hypothetical enemy. Laozi began outlining a plan, but Yuanshi warned that Hongjun might intervene once the Heavenly Dao noticed Nuwa’s growing Human Dao insights.

• Nuwa said she believed Hongjun would not stop her from becoming a Human Dao Saint, while Zhou Qingqing worried that she had underestimated the danger.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian told Nuwa and Fuxi to consider Hongjun a hypothetical enemy because he had merged with the Heavenly Dao.
• Nuwa thanked her senior brothers and agreed to take Hongjun’s possible opposition into account.
• Laozi told Nuwa to deepen her Human Dao insights, since the Human Dao’s manifestation depended on her comprehension.
• Yuanshi warned that the Heavenly Dao would notice Nuwa’s progress and asked how Hongjun might respond.

Fuxi and the Three Pure Ones anticipated that the Heavenly Dao might restrain Nuwa and allow the Demon Clan to attack the Human Race, preventing the Human Dao from rising. Tongtian offered to sever Nuwa’s Heavenly Dao Saint position, and Nuwa agreed to let him try.

• Fuxi deduced that Heavenly Dao Saints could block Nuwa and target the Human Race, leaving her unable to intervene.
• Zhou Qingqing recalled that the Demon Clan had slaughtered the Human Race to forge the Slaying Witch Sword, and speculated that sages had stopped Nuwa to suppress the Human Dao.
• Supreme Pure Laozi warned that Hongjun could influence the Two Sages of the West, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and the Demon Clan, making a human-demon war likely.
• Fuxi asked how Nuwa could relinquish her Heavenly Dao Saint position and what they would do if Hongjun intervened.
• Upper Pure Tongtian offered to draw his sword and sever Nuwa’s saintly position, and Nuwa accepted his help.

Nuwa and the Three Pure Ones planned how to strengthen the Human Race and revive the Human Dao, while Nuwa chose to let humans defend themselves rather than rely on total protection. The chapter ended with Laozi warning Nuwa that the Human Dao encompassed all living beings, not just the Human Race.

• Nuwa agreed that Tongtian could try to sever her Heavenly Dao Saint position, and Tongtian prepared to devote his attention to the Sword Dao.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate proposed bringing the Human Race to meet the Witch Race so they could experience the Primordial World's powers, and Nuwa offered to negotiate with Houtu herself.
• Laozi warned Nuwa that the Human Race could not resist the Demon Clan alone and asked whether she would protect them or let them face calamity.
• Nuwa said she would not let the Human Race be slaughtered, but would ensure they could fight fairly if war with the Demon Clan came.
• Laozi promised that the Three Pure Ones would block any Heavenly Dao Saints who interfered and warned Nuwa that the Human Dao included all living beings, not only humans.

After Zhou Qingqing stayed in Eastern Kunlun to cultivate with Supreme Pure Laozi, Nuwa and the others advanced their plans for the Human Dao while Heavenly Dao Hongjun prepared to counter them. Hongjun bestowed the final Primordial Purple Qi on Di Jun, who discovered that his path to Sainthood involved the Human Race and resolved to settle his old and new grudges together.

• Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate took Nuwa to the Witch Race, while Zhou Qingqing remained in Eastern Kunlun and began cultivating with Supreme Pure Laozi.
• Houtu had Da Yi, Kuafu, and the Iron-Eating Beast lead the witches of the Nine Li Tribe and the Human Race in battle, while Fuxi helped the Three Progenitors strengthen themselves.
• Nuwa returned to Nuwa Palace and entered seclusion to deepen her understanding of the Human Dao.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun decided to use the Human Dao's awakening to restore the deviated paths and bestowed the final Primordial Purple Qi on Di Jun.
• Di Jun used the River Map and Luo Scroll to deduce his path to Sainthood, discovered that it was tied to the Human Race, and resolved to settle his old and new grudges together.

Zhou Qingqing and Supreme Pure Laozi warned Fuxi and Nuwa that the Heavenly Court’s Demon Clan was moving toward war with the Human Race. As they prepared to meet Fuxi, Qingqing worried that the coming confrontation could kill him and resolved to protect his chance to reincarnate.

• Supreme Pure Laozi told Zhou Qingqing that the Demon Clan had begun acting and that Nuwa’s actions could no longer stay hidden.
• Zhou Qingqing asked to deliver a warning to Fuxi, while Supreme Pure Laozi saw that she also wanted to follow him into the coming confrontation.
• Zhou Qingqing realized Fuxi might die opposing Di Jun and decided she should follow him to help ensure he could reincarnate.
• Supreme Pure Laozi took Zhou Qingqing to Nuwa Palace on Mount Fengqi, where Fuxi and Nuwa appeared.
• Zhou Qingqing told Fuxi and Nuwa that the Heavenly Court’s Demon Clan had already begun making its move.

Fuxi went to the Heavenly Court to stop Di Jun from attacking the Human Race, accompanied by Supreme Pure Laozi after Zhou Qingqing promised Nuwa they would watch over him. Di Jun welcomed them, but Fuxi immediately revealed that he knew of the planned attack.

• Nuwa and Fuxi realized the Demon Clan was preparing to move against the Human Race, and Fuxi decided to confront Di Jun before the attack began.
• Zhou Qingqing volunteered to accompany Fuxi, and Supreme Pure Laozi agreed to serve as a witness and watch over the confrontation.
• Di Jun ordered Bai Ze to trap Fuxi when he learned Fuxi had arrived, but Bai Ze reported that Supreme Pure Laozi was with him.
• Di Jun welcomed Fuxi and Supreme Pure Laozi at High Heaven Palace and asked why they had come.
• Fuxi told Di Jun that he knew the Heavenly Court was preparing to attack the Human Race and had come to stop him.

Fuxi challenged Heavenly Emperor Di Jun’s plan to bring the Human Race under the Demon Clan and offered a contest of Dao techniques to secure them a fair fight. Di Jun’s brother Eastern Emperor Taiyi arrived, and Supreme Pure Laozi proposed that the River Map and Luo Scroll be added as stakes.

• Di Jun openly declared that the Human Race should submit to the Heavenly Court and become part of the Demon Clan.
• Fuxi announced that he would defend the Human Race and warned Di Jun that his knowledge of formations and the Eight Trigrams would make him a serious threat.
• Fuxi proposed a contest of Dao techniques: if he won, the Demon Clan would fight the Human Race only with cultivators of the same realm; if he lost, the Demon Clan could act freely.
• Fuxi offered his Fuxi Zither and promised Nuwa would not retaliate against the Demon Clan, with Supreme Pure Laozi as witness.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi arrived, and Supreme Pure Laozi urged Di Jun to put up the River Map and Luo Scroll as stakes too.

Fuxi and Di Jun the Heavenly Emperor wagered their accompanying treasures and began a duel in High Heaven Palace. Fuxi used the Nine Heavens Ringed Jade and his mastery of Primal Change to break through Di Jun’s Primordial Chaos River-Luo Formation, leaving Di Jun surprised by his strength.

• Di Jun the Heavenly Emperor accepted Fuxi’s wager, putting up the River Map and Luo Scroll against Fuxi’s accompanying spiritual treasure.
• Fuxi agreed to fight Di Jun in High Heaven Palace, with Eastern Emperor Taiyi and Supreme Pure Laozi present as witnesses.
• Di Jun the Heavenly Emperor manifested the Primordial Chaos River-Luo Formation using the River Map and Luo Scroll.
• Fuxi played the Nine Heavens Ringed Jade, breaking the formation’s shifting lines with a series of targeted notes.
• Supreme Pure Laozi recognized that the Book of Changes secret art and the Great Dao of Primal Change had strengthened Fuxi’s calculations, while Di Jun the Heavenly Emperor realized Fuxi had exceeded his expectations.

Fuxi struggled to withstand Di Jun’s Imperial Dao as their contest of computational power stretched on. Zhou Qingqing secretly pointed him toward the River Map and Luo Scroll, giving him a possible way to turn the battle around.

• Di Jun acknowledged Fuxi’s strength and pressed him in a contest of Great Dao laws and divine abilities.
• As twenty-two yuanhui passed, Di Jun’s Imperial Dao increasingly overwhelmed Fuxi, who could not find a way to counter it.
• Zhou Qingqing realized the River Map and Luo Scroll might help Fuxi find a way through Di Jun’s Imperial Dao.
• Zhou Qingqing secretly transformed her lotus pattern on Fuxi’s robe into the four Dao characters “River Map and Luo Scroll.”
• Fuxi noticed the message and immediately understood what he needed to do.

Fuxi searched the River Map and Luo Scroll for a way to resist Heavenly Emperor Di Jun and discovered the innate Sacred Virtue hidden within them. He adopted the Taiyi Sacred Virtue as his path, boosting his power just as Di Jun’s stomp threatened to land.

• Fuxi followed Qingqing’s guidance and focused on uncovering the mysteries of Di Jun’s River Map and Luo Scroll while resisting his Imperial Dao pressure.
• Di Jun dismissed Fuxi’s attempt to find a weakness in the Lingbao and attacked with Heavenly Emperor Treads on Yingzhao, breaking Fuxi’s Eight Trigrams defenses.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi suspected Fuxi could not find a blind spot in the River Map and Luo Scroll, while Supreme Pure Laozi remained confident that Fuxi had not yet reached his limit.
• As Di Jun’s stomp neared, Fuxi withdrew his attention from the River Map and Luo Scroll and announced that he would follow the path of Taiyi Sacred Virtue.
• Fuxi’s aura and pressure surged after he gained the innate Sacred Virtue, giving him another chance to withstand Di Jun.

Fuxi combined Primal Change with Sacred Virtue to block Heavenly Emperor Di Jun, but Di Jun revealed that he possessed Primordial Purple Qi and began using it to strengthen his understanding of the Heavenly Dao. The battle’s outcome depended on whether Fuxi could stop Di Jun from refining it.

• Fuxi used the Sacred Virtue hidden in Di Jun’s River Map and Luo Scroll to combine Primal Change with Sacred Virtue and block Di Jun’s Heavenly Emperor Treads on Time.
• Supreme Pure Laozi recognized that Fuxi had begun following the imperial path of the Sacred Emperor.
• Di Jun realized Fuxi had obtained Sacred Virtue from his Lingbao and revealed that he possessed Primordial Purple Qi.
• Fuxi and Zhou Qingqing were shocked by Di Jun’s revelation, while Zhou Qingqing feared the advantage she had expected Fuxi to gain was slipping away.
• Di Jun recalled the River Map and Luo Scroll into his primordial spirit and used their deductive power to refine the Primordial Purple Qi as he fought Fuxi.
• Supreme Pure Laozi warned that if Fuxi failed to interrupt Di Jun, the battle would return to its original course and Di Jun would kill him.

Fuxi realized he could use the Book of Changes to connect with Zhou Qingqing and draw upon her power against Di Jun. Zhou Qingqing answered his prayers, and Fuxi transformed her into her true form, the 24-Petal Creation Azure Lotus, leaving Taiyi stunned.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi expected Di Jun to use the Primordial Purple Qi to gain the strength to defeat Fuxi.
• Fuxi recognized that his own strength was insufficient and remembered his connection to Zhou Qingqing through the Book of Changes.
• Fuxi sat in the void and recited the Book of Changes, using it to send prayers to Zhou Qingqing.
• Zhou Qingqing responded to Fuxi and allowed the Book of Changes' power to flow into her.
• Fuxi poured his mana into Zhou Qingqing, who transformed into the 24-Petal Creation Azure Lotus before a stunned Eastern Emperor Taiyi.

Fuxi used Zhou Qingqing’s power as the 24-Petal Creation Azure Lotus to defeat Heavenly Emperor Di Jun in the High Heaven Palace. The victory gave the Human Race a chance to resist the Demon Clan, while Di Jun recovered and glared at Qingqing.

• Heavenly Emperor Di Jun transformed into a Three-Legged Golden Crow and charged the 24-Petal Creation Azure Lotus, but the collision left him badly injured.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi admitted defeat and used Solar True Fire to treat Di Jun.
• Zhou Qingqing returned to her loli form and hid behind Supreme Pure Laozi as Di Jun glared at her.
• Supreme Pure Laozi recognized that Fuxi’s victory had prevented Di Jun from becoming a Half-Sage and had given the Human Race a fair chance against the Demon Clan.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi helped Di Jun return to his Heavenly Emperor form, and Di Jun’s fury rose as he looked at Qingqing.

Fuxi defeated Heavenly Emperor Di Jun with Zhou Qingqing’s help and won the River Map and Luo Scroll. Zhou Qingqing accepted the treasure and planned to give it to Turtle Spirit, while Di Jun agreed to let the Human Race and Demon Clan compete fairly.

• Heavenly Emperor Di Jun erased his imprint from the River Map and Luo Scroll and handed the treasure to Fuxi after losing their magical battle.
• Fuxi offered the River Map and Luo Scroll to Zhou Qingqing, crediting her help for his victory.
• Zhou Qingqing accepted the treasure and said she would give it to Turtle Spirit, easing Di Jun’s resentment.
• Heavenly Emperor Di Jun agreed to give the Human Race and the Demon Clan a fair chance to fight.

Fuxi sent the Three Ancestors of the Human Race to lead their people in a fair conflict with the Demon Clan, while Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate brought Great Master Xuandu to join them. Zhou Qingqing urged Xuandu to prove himself, and Supreme Pure Laozi and Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate confirmed that she had once been human, though they suspected more mysteries remained.

• Fuxi told the Three Ancestors of the Human Race that the Heavenly Court and Demon Clan would oppose them, but the demons would not exceed their cultivation realms.
• Zhou Qingqing realized that Great Master Xuandu should join the humans, and Supreme Pure Laozi agreed that he needed battle experience.
• Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate arrived with Great Master Xuandu and offered him to Fuxi to help the Human Race.
• Zhou Qingqing praised Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate, then threatened Xuandu with corporal punishment if he let the Three Ancestors surpass him.
• Xuandu hurried after the Three Ancestors, while Supreme Pure Laozi and Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate concluded that Zhou Qingqing had once been human and concealed another mystery.