Chapter Summaries

Zhou Qingqing asked Houtu to help Wangshu attain the Dao of Primordial Chaos so Wangshu could join the search for the Godslaying Spear. Houtu agreed, and she began gathering nether soil to help Wangshu condense Nether Moon.

• Zhou Qingqing told Houtu she had come to the Nine Nether Realm to search for clues about the Godslaying Spear and asked her to help Wangshu condense Nether Moon.
• Houtu accompanied Zhou Qingqing to see Wangshu, who had been cultivating black moonlight opposite Candle Illumination.
• Houtu offered to accelerate Wangshu's attainment of the Dao of Primordial Chaos, and Wangshu readily accepted.
• Houtu gathered heavy nether soil from across the Nine Nether Realm to help Wangshu.

Wangshu became the Nether Moon in the Nine Nether Realm and attained the Primordial Chaos, completing the realm’s cycle of time and earning Earth Dao merit. Houtu gave Shi Ji a strand of Primordial Purple Qi to become an Earth Dao Saint, and Zhou Qingqing prepared to take Wangshu, Minghe, and her disciple’s disciple to seek Rahu and Jidu.

• Wangshu merged her black-glowing divine light with the nether soil Houtu had condensed, creating the Nether Moon in the Nine Nether Realm.
• Wangshu attained the Primordial Chaos as the Nether Moon rose, bringing night and a more complete cycle of time to the Nine Nether Realm.
• Houtu gave Shi Ji a strand of Primordial Purple Qi, and Shi Ji recognized Zhou Qingqing’s role and asked Biyun Child to join her in paying respects to their Eldest Senior Sister.
• Minghe looked up at the Nether Moon and poured his essence blood into the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade, while Yu Hua worried about the power of his Soul-Slaughtering Banner.
• Zhou Qingqing told Wangshu to stabilize her realm before joining her, Minghe, and her disciple’s disciple to search for Rahu and Jidu.

Zhou Qingqing assembled Wangshu, Minghe, and Nether Mosquito to search the Asura Path for traces of Rahu and Jidu. She left the investigation to Wangshu and Minghe, who began by spreading Minghe’s Blood God Children throughout the realm.

• Yu Hua admired the peak postnatal-grade Soul-Slaughtering Banner and Blood-Transforming Divine Blade that Minghe had prepared for him.
• Zhou Qingqing agreed to bring Nether Mosquito along, and Minghe summoned her from the Animal Path.
• Zhou Qingqing told Wangshu and Minghe to search the Asura Path for traces of Rahu and Jidu, ruling out Great Dark Heaven.
• Minghe declared that he would make the first move and sent countless Blood God Children across the Asura Path World.

Zhou Qingqing used the World-Destroying Black Lotus and Purifying White Lotus together to search the Asura World after Minghe and Wangshu failed to find the hidden anomaly. Her black and white powers filled their spatial grid and revealed that it contained places they had overlooked.

• Minghe spread his Blood God Child avatars across the Asura World and used his saintly power to search it, but found nothing.
• Wangshu summoned the Nether Moon and searched with her divine ability, but also found nothing.
• Zhou Qingqing pointed out that Houtu would have already discovered the anomaly if it were easy to find, then reappeared as Zhou Heiya.
• Zhou Qingqing circulated the World-Destroying Black Lotus and Purifying White Lotus simultaneously, laying their powers across the lines Minghe and Wangshu had created.
• Minghe and Wangshu felt the two powers fill the Asura World and realized there were places between their lines that they had missed.

Zhou Qingqing and her companions discovered that they had been drawn into the Six-Winged Golden Cicada’s nest, where Nether Mosquito used the Law of Devouring to expose the hidden creature. The Six-Winged Golden Cicada appeared in the depths of the cocoon-like passage as the group’s attack threatened it.

• Wangshu and Old Ancestor Minghe detected a hidden connection near the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and Zhou Qingqing and the others vanished from the Asura Path World.
• The group sensed the aura of the Six Paths in their new surroundings, and Zhou Qingqing identified the place as the Six-Winged Golden Cicada’s nest.
• Zhou Qingqing told Nether Mosquito to make a nest and force the Six-Winged Golden Cicada to reveal itself.
• Nether Mosquito formed a black hole with the Law of Devouring and shaped it into a Blood-Winged Black Mosquito.
• The black hole pulled the threads of the cocoon-like passage toward itself, and the Six-Winged Golden Cicada appeared with its three pairs of wings beating rapidly.

Yu Hua and Zhou Qingqing watched the Six-Winged Golden Cicada unleash its Heavenly Demon swarm, but Nether Mosquito overwhelmed the insects with her Devouring Dao. The Cicada’s golden armor also failed against the black hole, leaving Yu Hua astonished at Nether Mosquito’s power.

• Yu Hua attacked the Six-Winged Golden Cicada’s swarm with the Soul-Slaughtering Banner and Blood-Transforming Divine Blade, but the insects easily overcame his weapons.
• Zhou Qingqing considered the Cicada’s connection to the Heavenly Demons, Buddhism, and Rahu as its swarm erupted with demonic qi.
• Nether Mosquito spread her black hole over the swarm and devoured vast numbers of the Six-Winged Golden Cicadas.
• The Six-Winged Golden Cicada recalled its swarm and formed golden armor, but Nether Mosquito’s black hole extinguished its runes and swallowed the armor.
• Yu Hua watched the Cicada’s defenses disappear and marveled that Nether Mosquito could devour them.

Zhou Qingqing spared the Six-Winged Golden Cicada and sent it into reincarnation to observe the changes in its fate. She then tasked Yu Hua with acting openly on the newly opened path while she and the others hid inside her lotus.

• Nether Mosquito finished devouring most of the Six-Winged Golden Cicada, and Zhou Qingqing took its remaining body from her.
• Zhou Qingqing decided to send the Six-Winged Golden Cicada through nine reincarnations, then placed a petal from the Reincarnation Purple Lotus inside it and sent it into rebirth.
• A new path opened, and Zhou Qingqing told Yu Hua to proceed alone while the others refrained from acting openly.
• Zhou Qingqing revealed her 24-Petal Creation Azure Lotus true body and drew Wangshu, Old Ancestor Minghe, and Nether Mosquito into her Lotus Space.
• The lotus entered Yu Hua's glabella, concealing Zhou Qingqing and the others, and Yu Hua leaped onto the newly opened path.

Nether Mosquito cooked Zhou Qingqing a dish of dark cuisine, leaving Qingqing desperate to avoid eating it without hurting her disciple’s feelings. Qingqing used the Qiankun Cauldron to transform the dish and escaped the predicament.

• Nether Mosquito asked Zhou Qingqing to taste food she had prepared, and Qingqing agreed and supplied ingredients.
• Nether Mosquito served a black-fuming barbecue dish, and Qingqing tried to get the Saints to taste it before her.
• Old Ancestor Minghe accepted and ate the first serving without showing a reaction, while Wangshu said nothing about its flavor.
• Nether Mosquito presented a serving to Zhou Qingqing, who hesitated but did not want to criticize the dish or damage her image.
• Zhou Qingqing put the dark cuisine into the Qiankun Cauldron and used mana to transform it, making the darkness disperse.

Zhou Qingqing and the others stopped Nether Mosquito from cooking and turned their attention to Yu Hua, whose promise impressed Old Ancestor Minghe and the Three Pure Ones. Upper Pure Master Tongtian rewarded Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Red Cloud, and Yu Yuan with sword qi, while the group waited for Jidu and Rahu to take notice of Yu Hua.

• Wangshu decided to avoid the cooking of Old Ancestor Minghe and Nether Mosquito after seeing Zhou Qingqing use the Qiankun Cauldron to consume the dark cuisine.
• Zhou Qingqing stopped Nether Mosquito from making more food and focused her divine sense on Yu Hua, while Wangshu warned that he faced unknown threats.
• Old Ancestor Minghe praised Yu Hua and said he would want to take him as a disciple if Yu Hua were not Zhou Qingqing's granddisciple.
• The Three Pure Ones said Yu Hua's promise could draw Jidu and Rahu toward him, and Upper Pure Master Tongtian sent sword qi to Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Yu Yuan, and Red Cloud.
• Golden Spirit Holy Mother used Tongtian's sword qi to complete her Nine Sovereigns Dao Body, while Red Cloud and Yu Yuan received its teachings and praise.

Yu Hua fought his way through the darkness, strengthening his cultivation and manifesting a seven-headed phenomenon that showed his potential as a Daluo Golden Immortal. As Zhou Qingqing’s plan drew the attention of a hidden demon, everyone waited to see whether it would reveal itself as Jidu or someone else.

• Yu Hua battled demonic insects in the dark passage and used the divine essence to advance his cultivation.
• Yu Hua’s cultivation philosophy took shape as black and bloody lights formed seven heads around him.
• Upper Pure Master Tongtian recognized Yu Hua’s potential and realized Zhou Qingqing was using him as bait for Jidu and Rahu.
• A hidden demonic will appeared above Yu Hua, and Zhou Qingqing and the others sensed its presence.
• Zhou Qingqing suspected the shadow was Jidu, while the group considered the demon’s possible ties to Nether Mosquito and the Demon Path.
• After waiting in silence, Zhou Qingqing saw the shadow move.

Yu Hua faced the Jidu Blade’s trial and used Old Ancestor Minghe’s essence blood to strengthen the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade until he defeated the blade shadows. The fallen blades fused into a colossal creature resembling a Demon Tomb, leaving Zhou Qingqing wondering whether the Soul-Slaughtering Banner would help.

• The black shadow summoned Jidu Blade shadows to test Yu Hua while Zhou Qingqing and the others watched.
• Yu Hua wielded the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade, whose power came from Old Ancestor Minghe’s essence blood, to battle the blade shadows.
• Yu Hua developed countless blade rays over time and eventually knocked down the Jidu Blade’s shadows.
• Wangshu noticed that the black flesh and blood left behind by the fallen blades was strange.
• The black flesh and blood fused into a colossal creature that resembled a Demon Tomb, and Zhou Qingqing considered using the Soul-Slaughtering Banner.

Yu Hua used the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade and Soul-Slaughtering Banner to destroy the Demon Tombs and draw out a figure offering to teach him the Demon Path. Zhou Qingqing stayed hidden to gather information as the figure revealed himself as Demon Lord Jidu, direct disciple of Demon Ancestor Rahu, and attacked.

• Wangshu admired the Soul-Slaughtering Banner, while Zhou Qingqing credited Minghe with helping it reach its current state.
• Yu Hua drew the souls from the Demon Tombs into the Soul-Slaughtering Banner, gaining Merit Golden Light as the tombs crumbled.
• Yu Hua used the two Lingbao to destroy the Demon Tombs and draw down a figure wearing a Dark Law Robe.
• The figure offered to teach Yu Hua the Demon Path, but Yu Hua rejected the offer as a harmful trap.
• Demon Lord Jidu identified himself as Demon Ancestor Rahu's direct disciple and swung his blade at Yu Hua.

Yu Hua endured Demon Lord Jidu’s blade and demonizing strike while Zhou Qingqing secretly protected him and absorbed the Demon Seed into the Twelve-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus. Jidu believed Yu Hua had accepted the Demon Path and revealed that Demon Ancestor Rahu would return, leaving Wangshu astonished by the Demon Path’s possible connection to the Three Daos.

• Demon Lord Jidu stopped his blade at Yu Hua’s brow, and Yu Hua remained calm because he trusted his patriarch.
• After Yu Hua passed the test, Zhou Qingqing gave him secret prompts and absorbed Jidu’s demonizing power into the Twelve-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus.
• Demon Lord Jidu believed Yu Hua had been demonized, and Yu Hua pretended to praise the Demon Path while asking about Demon Ancestor Rahu.
• Demon Lord Jidu claimed Rahu would return and that the Demon Path would eventually demonize the Primordial World.
• Wangshu questioned how the Demon Path fit among the Great Daos, and Zhou Qingqing said it was somewhat like the Three Daos but not exactly.

Zhou Qingqing uncovered that the figure wielding the Jidu Blade was Rahu and summoned the Earth Dao Saints and Witch Race to capture him. Eastern Emperor Taiyi sealed Rahu with the Chaos Bell, allowing Zhou Qingqing to claim the Godslaying Spear and move closer to restoring her complete form.

• Zhou Qingqing directed Yu Hua to expose the figure as Rahu, who revealed that Jidu was his blade and questioned whether Yu Hua served Hongjun or Amitabha.
• Rahu struck at Yu Hua, but Zhou Qingqing appeared with the 24-Petal Creation Azure Lotus and confronted him about his will residing in the Godslaying Spear and Jidu Blade.
• Zhou Qingqing opened a Reincarnation passage, and Houtu, the Ancestral Witches, Zhen Yuanzi, and Eastern Emperor Taiyi joined her forces against Rahu.
• Houtu seized Rahu and the Jidu Blade, then asked Eastern Emperor Taiyi to finish the fight with the Chaos Bell.
• Rahu's figure dissipated, leaving the Godslaying Spear behind, and Zhou Qingqing summoned it into her hand as everyone congratulated her.

Demon Lord Jidu emerged from the Jidu Blade, and Zhou Qingqing offered him a one-on-one duel using the unrefined Godslaying Spear. Jidu accepted and began attacking with twin blades as Qingqing prepared to demonstrate her Thirteen Life-Taking Spears.

• Yu Hua brought the Jidu Blade to Zhou Qingqing, who called for Jidu to reveal himself.
• Demon Lord Jidu emerged from the blade and realized Rahu had likely kept him hidden to protect him.
• Zhou Qingqing offered to let Jidu go if he defeated her in a duel, but told him to obey her if he lost.
• Jidu accepted the challenge, believing the unrefined Godslaying Spear gave him a fair chance.
• Jidu split his blade into twin weapons and attacked, while Zhou Qingqing thought about performing the Thirteen Life-Taking Spears.

Zhou Qingqing defeated Jidu with her showy Thirteen Life-Taking Spears and decided to spare him by making him a Hidden Star. Her plan to complete the Nine Luminaries left the cultivators, especially Eastern Emperor Taiyi, astonished.

• Zhou Qingqing overwhelmed Jidu with the Godslaying Spear, forcing him to withdraw his blade and stop his Jidu Sun-Shattering Slash.
• Houtu and the Witch Race praised Zhou Qingqing’s spear techniques and asked her to spar with them after refining the spear.
• Jidu accepted his defeat, and Yu Hua asked Zhou Qingqing how they should deal with him.
• Zhou Qingqing said she would spare Jidu and establish him as a Hidden Star to complete the Nine Luminaries alongside Rahu.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi realized that Zhou Qingqing’s plan could reveal principles benefiting the Heavenly, Earth, and Human Daos.

Zhou Qingqing agreed to help create Rahu Star by refining the Godslaying Spear, while Houtu offered to create Jidu Star. As Zhou Qingqing began refining the spear, she transformed into Zhou Heiya, whose presence stunned the assembled cultivators and left Demon Lord Jidu certain he could not survive a fight with her.

• Houtu agreed to create Jidu Star but said she needed Zhou Qingqing to provide materials for Rahu Star.
• Zhou Qingqing promised to refine the Godslaying Spear to produce the materials needed for Rahu Star.
• Zhou Qingqing began refining the Godslaying Spear as the gathered cultivators watched.
• Zhou Qingqing transformed into Zhou Heiya, and the spear began to hum with power.
• Demon Lord Jidu felt that Zhou Heiya would kill him if he dared to fight her.

Zhou Qingqing, as Zhou Heiya, drew out the Godslaying Spear’s power and displayed an attack that defied and cut down every Dao. Houtu contained the spear lights with the Earth Dao, while the Saints realized how dangerous Qingqing’s power could become.

• Zhou Heiya infused the Godslaying Spear with World-Ending Black Flame and saw Godslaying Power streaking through the darkness like meteors.
• Zhou Heiya raised the spear and declared that the World-Destroying Black Lotus perfected her body while the Godslaying Spear empowered her will.
• Demon Lord Jidu recognized that Zhou Heiya’s spear embodied defiance against and the cutting down of every Dao, surpassing the resemblance to Rahu’s challenge to the Heavenly Dao.
• Houtu used the Earth Dao to contain Zhou Heiya’s meteor-like spear lights, preventing Eastern Emperor Taiyi from risking exposure to the Godslaying Power.
• The Primordial Saints realized that Qingqing’s power could threaten the Heavenly, Earth, and Human Daos if she eventually became a Primordial Saint.

Zhou Qingqing rewarded Yu Hua by arranging for him to become Star Lord Rahu and transforming his treasures into innate spirit treasures. Houtu created the Rahu and Jidu stars and sent them into the Starry Sky Heavenly Realm, where Haotian and Yaochi recognized the Nine Luminaries’ significance.

• Zhou Qingqing returned to her usual form after Lady Houtu accepted the Meteor Spear, while the Three Pure Ones praised Qingqing’s power.
• Zhou Qingqing appointed Yu Hua Star Lord Rahu and offered to transform his Blood-Transforming Divine Blade and Soul-Slaughtering Banner into innate treasures.
• Zhou Qingqing reversed Yu Hua’s two spirit treasures, and Yu Hua plunged the Blood-Transforming Divine Blade into the forming Rahu Star as Jidu prepared the Jidu Star.
• Houtu unleashed her Earth Dao power and raised the hidden Rahu and Jidu stars into the Starry Sky Heavenly Realm.
• Haotian told Yaochi that Houtu had created the two stars, then explained that Zhou Qingqing had led the undertaking as part of the Nine Luminaries’ heavenly design.
• Haotian and Yaochi observed the Nine Luminaries and marveled at the starfield’s grandeur.

Zhou Qingqing defeated the Ancestral Witches with the Godslaying Spear and challenged the Saints, but Wangshu and Old Ancestor Minghe declined to fight. Eastern Emperor Taiyi stepped forward to test her strength, leaving Zhou Qingqing ready to face him.

• Xihe and Changxi sensed new stars and the aura of the Twelve-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus, while the Three Xiao Sisters realized Zhou Qingqing had created something extraordinary.
• Zhou Qingqing agreed to let the Ancestral Witches experience the Godslaying Spear's power, and Kuafu and Steel Bone watched in anticipation.
• Zhou Qingqing defeated the Ancestral Witches in a single breath, surprising Kuafu and Steel Bone and drawing solemn attention from the observing Saints.
• Zhou Qingqing invited a Saint to spar with her, but Wangshu and Old Ancestor Minghe both declined.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi volunteered to fight Zhou Qingqing, and she welcomed the chance to test herself against him.