Chapter Summaries

Supreme Pure Laozi secured the Saint-Falling Pills and asked Zhou Qingqing to find someone suited to seal the Eye of the North Sea. She chose Xuanming Ancestral Witch, who arrived with Primordial Purple Qi and felt how much Qingqing’s physical cultivation had advanced.

• Supreme Pure Laozi took the three Saint-Falling Pills, removing Hongjun’s means of threatening the Three Pure Ones.
• Supreme Pure Laozi asked Zhou Qingqing to find someone to seal the Eye of the North Sea, and Ao Shun offered before Qingqing explained he lacked the cultivation to do it.
• Zhou Qingqing proposed Xuanming Ancestral Witch as the best candidate to fill the North Sea eye.
• Houtu gave Xuanming Ancestral Witch new Primordial Purple Qi and sent her across the White Jade Golden Bridge to the North Sea.
• Xuanming Ancestral Witch met Zhou Qingqing, sensed her dangerous aura and breakthrough in the Nine Revolutions Profound Art, and admired her mastery of the Great Dao of the Physical Body.

Xuanming used the Nine Springs to fill and cleanse the dangerous Eye of the North Sea, restoring the region and drawing its remaining fortune to herself. Zhou Qingqing recognized that Xuanming had become a god of the north, while Supreme Pure Laozi noted that her success came from groundwork laid earlier.

• Supreme Pure Laozi and Zhou Qingqing brought Xuanming to the North Sea and asked her to deal with the Eye of the North Sea.
• Xuanming examined the sea eye and agreed to eliminate its lingering danger.
• Xuanming drew rain from the Nine Springs into the sea eye and absorbed its residual baleful auras into her Ancestral Witch True Body.
• Xuanming transformed the absorbed powers into glaciers in the far north, restoring the North Sea's reserves.
• Zhou Qingqing explained that the north's remaining fortune had settled upon Xuanming, making her a god of the north.
• Supreme Pure Laozi credited Zhou Qingqing's earlier arrangement for Xuanming to preside over the Nine Springs.

Xuanming Ancestral Witch became the God of the North and an Earth Dao Saint after an unexplained event in the North Sea, then returned the name Xuanming to Daoism. Zhou Qingqing reflected on the changed fate of the Primordial World and decided to keep her own Primordial Chaos cultivation hidden while she considered a title.

• Xuanming Ancestral Witch announced that she had attained the Earth Dao Saint realm, taken the title Empress Xuanming, and returned the name Xuanming to Daoism.
• Houtu celebrated Xuanming’s achievement as Gonggong and Zhurong joked about who was better suited to visit the North Sea.
• Zhuang Zhou and the people in Nuwa Palace observed Xuanming’s rise, while Daoist Jieyin continued to chant in the Land of Ultimate Bliss.
• Supreme Pure Laozi told Zhou Qingqing that Saints could change the great trend, and she considered how the North Sea events had altered the plot.
• Zhou Qingqing decided to hide her Primordial Chaos cultivation until she chose a title, and the Three Pure Ones approved her idea of taking a grand title like Dao Ancestor.

Xuanming became an Earth Dao Saint after linking the Eye of the North Sea to the Nine Springs, while Zhou Qingqing prepared to spar with her. The fight ended with Xuanming defeated and carried to the Nine Nether Realm as Ao Shun began building Black Dragon Heaven.

• Xuanming used the Eye of the North Sea and Houtu’s Primordial Purple Qi to enter the Primordial Chaos realm.
• Zhou Qingqing and Supreme Purity Laozi told Xuanming that the North Sea was linked to the Nine Springs and that Kunpeng now lived on Mount Shouyang as Zhuang Zhou.
• Ao Shun promised to guard the Eye of the North Sea and help establish Black Dragon Heaven.
• Xuanming asked Zhou Qingqing to spar, and Zhou Qingqing agreed to train without using the Godslaying Spear.
• Zhou Qingqing overwhelmed Xuanming in their spar, and Supreme Purity Dao Virtue Heavenly Venerate carried Xuanming to the Nine Nether Realm.
• Ao Shun continued working at the Eye of the North Sea and placed his hopes in the secret art Zhou Qingqing had taught the Dragon Clan.

Zhou Qingqing showed Bai Ze the Ancestor Dragon Pearl and decided to use it to advance Human Dao Civilization. Her actions drew on Human Dao power and promised benefits for the era after the Investiture of the Gods Calamity.

• Zhou Qingqing showed Bai Ze the Ancestor Dragon Pearl, and he recognized it as a treasure from the Dragon-Han Calamity.
• Supreme Pure Laozi, Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate, and Upper Pure Master Tongtian joined Eastern Emperor Taiyi to study the mysteries of the Heaven-Opening Axe.
• Zhou Qingqing decided to reincarnate the Ancestor Dragon Pearl into the Human Dao and used her Heart of Creation to draw on Human Dao power.
• Nuwa sensed that Human Dao power had been diverted from her, and Fuxi suspected Zhou Qingqing was responsible.
• Nuwa confirmed Zhou Qingqing's actions could accelerate Human Dao Civilization after the Investiture of the Gods and might give Suiren and Youchao a chance to advance.

Zhou Qingqing watched the Ancestor Dragon Pearl’s inheritance reshape Blue Planet’s Fortune as Yang Jiao’s cultivation raised the feudal states’ power and weakened the Shang Dynasty. As the Investiture of the Gods Calamity intensified, Daoist Zhunti faced the problem of restoring the Shang Dynasty’s declining Fortune, while Lu Ya suspected Zhou Qingqing had engineered the change.

• Zhou Qingqing’s Three Pure Ones discussed her plans for Qin Shi Huang and technology while preparing to survive the Investiture of the Gods Calamity and study how to reconnect the Heaven-Opening Axe’s three treasures.
• Bai Ze noticed that the feudal states’ Fortune had formed flood dragons and that the Shang Dynasty’s Fortune had become a nine-clawed golden dragon.
• Zhou Qingqing explained that Yang Jiao had inherited the Ancestor Dragon Pearl’s traits and that the age of great contention would cause the Shang Dynasty’s Fortune to decline.
• The Investiture of the Gods Calamity’s aura churned, and the Shang Dynasty’s Fortune plunged as the feudal states’ flood dragons challenged its golden dragon.
• Daoist Zhunti realized he needed to find a way to strengthen the Shang Dynasty, while Lu Ya suspected Zhou Qingqing had brought about the decline he observed.

Haotian and Yaochi visited Zhou Qingqing with immortal peaches, and she issued Taibai Venus a Daoist decree to enter Mount Shouyang. After the visit, Haotian and Yaochi asked whether Ziwei Star could also enter the tribulation, leaving Zhou Qingqing pondering Purple Tenuity, Imperial Father.

• Haotian and Yaochi brought Zhou Qingqing the finest ripened immortal peaches and asked to meet her at Miro Palace.
• Zhou Qingqing learned that Haotian had enlightened Taibai Venus and issued him a decree permitting him to enter the Three Pure Ones' sacred grounds.
• Taibai Venus received Zhou Qingqing's decree at Mount Shouyang, where Wuzhiqi recognized it and welcomed him to deliver peaches to the Supreme Purity Dao Virtue Heavenly Venerate.
• Haotian and Yaochi asked Zhou Qingqing whether Ziwei Star could enter the tribulation, and she began thinking about Purple Tenuity, Imperial Father.

Haotian and Yaochi sought Zhou Qingqing’s help because their attempts to bring the Ziwei Star into the Calamity had failed. Zhou Qingqing identified Ziwei Star Chart Divination as the obstacle and proposed that they investigate the star together.

• The Three Pure Ones considered why Haotian and Yaochi had come to Zhou Qingqing and concluded that the Ziwei Star was important to the Calamity.
• Haotian and Yaochi explained that their efforts to draw down the Ziwei Star’s power with the Star-Plucking Tower had repeatedly failed at the final step.
• Bai Ze reasoned that the failure might mean the Heavenly Dao opposed the way they were trying to bring the Ziwei Star into the Calamity.
• Zhou Qingqing said Ziwei Star Chart Divination had fixed the star’s trajectory and needed to be changed first.
• The Three Pure Ones calculated that Ziwei Star Chart Divination could determine destiny and might be connected to the Fate Demon God.
• Zhou Qingqing invited Haotian and Yaochi to visit the Ziwei Star with her.

On Ziwei Star, Zhou Qingqing asked Haotian and Yaochi to demonstrate their star-shifting divination so she could judge it and help Bai Ze gain insight. As they began, Bai Ze sensed a connection between their technique and the cultivators gathered at the Star-Plucking Tower on Blue Planet.

• Bai Ze searched Ziwei Star for clues about its divination, but he, Haotian, and Yaochi found nothing.
• Zhou Qingqing admired the starlight, while the Three Pure Ones sensed that her thoughts about Blue Planet were connected to Ziwei Star.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi suspected the Three Pure Ones were conspiring against him, but closed his eyes again after they gave him benevolent looks.
• Zhou Qingqing asked Haotian and Yaochi to demonstrate their divine ability on Ziwei Star so she could assess it and Bai Ze could learn from it.
• Haotian and Yaochi called upon the Heavenly Dao to shift the stars, and Bai Ze sensed the same power stirring among cultivators at Blue Planet's Star-Plucking Tower.

Bai Ze watched Haotian and Yaochi use the Star-Plucking Tower to shift the Ziwei Star, but a force of Destiny Principles restored it to its original position. Zhou Qingqing explained the force’s connection to the Fate Great Dao, leaving the Three Pure Ones to wonder whether Fate was influencing her choices.

• Bai Ze and Zhou Qingqing watched Haotian and Yaochi use the Star-Plucking Tower and their Star-Shifting Technique to move the Ziwei Star.
• A repulsive force returned the Ziwei Star to its original position despite Haotian and Yaochi’s efforts.
• Haotian and Yaochi told Zhou Qingqing that the star’s movement had been spontaneously corrected back into order.
• Zhou Qingqing identified the repulsive force as Destiny Principles, a branch of the Fate Great Dao.
• Bai Ze wondered whether the Fate Demon God had arranged the events, while Zhou Qingqing signaled that it likely had not.
• The Three Pure Ones considered whether Zhou Qingqing would preserve the status quo or actively seek change.

Zhou Qingqing used the Lotus Disc of the Chaos Azure Lotus to counter Fate’s interference with the Ziwei Star Chart divination. When Fate threw the divination into chaos, she transformed into Celestial Master Zi, preparing to continue.

• Zhou Qingqing told Haotian and Yaochi to leave the final step of the Ziwei Star Chart divination to her.
• Zhou Qingqing used Lotus Divination and the Lotus Disc to counter the fate obstructing Haotian and Yaochi.
• Bai Ze, Haotian, and Yaochi witnessed countless azure lotuses form a vast thirty-sixth-grade Lotus Disc across the starfield.
• The repulsive force blocking Haotian and Yaochi vanished, but the stars of the Ziwei Enclosure fell into chaos.
• Zhou Qingqing transformed into Celestial Master Zi after Fate disrupted the divination.

Zhou Qingqing transformed into Celestial Master Zi and used the Purple Lotus Reincarnation Method to restore the Ziwei Star Chart Divination. The Ziwei Star entered the tribulation as a powerful new figure, while the Three Pure Ones resolved to take their cultivation seriously.

• Zhou Qingqing changed into her purple battle robe and used her Reincarnation Great Dao to reorganize the chaotic Ziwei Star Chart Divination.
• Houtu felt her understanding of reincarnation and destiny improve through the Purple Lotus Reincarnation Method and resolved to keep working hard.
• Bai Ze, Haotian, and Yaochi watched Celestial Master Zi restore order and create the Ziwei Star Chart Divination.
• The Ziwei Star emerged as a dignified imperial figure before transforming into a star and descending to Blue Planet to enter the tribulation.
• Zhou Qingqing returned to her usual form, and the Three Pure Ones smiled as they prepared to cultivate in earnest.

Northern Earl Chonghou Hu successfully drew down the Ziwei Imperial Star, and Zhou Qingqing realized the Fate Demon God might have fused Fate with every star in the heavens. The Three Pure Ones confirmed her insight and sent her a message to pause while they interrupted their deduction.

• Northern Earl Chonghou Hu used the Star-Plucking Tower to bring down the Ziwei Imperial Star, which emerged and began absorbing stellar essence.
• Di Jun and Zhou Qingqing considered whether Ziwei entering the calamity posed a threat, while Zhou Qingqing continued reviewing the situation.
• Zhou Qingqing connected Immortal Fu Yuan’s Destiny Talismans and Ziwei Star Chart Divination to the stars and suspected that every star was a Fate Star.
• The Three Pure Ones realized Fate had influenced them to overlook that possibility and concluded that True Fate was hidden among the multitude of stars.
• Supreme Pure Laozi asked Eastern Emperor Taiyi to send Zhou Qingqing a message and pause their deduction.

Zhou Qingqing received a talisman from the Three Pure Ones warning that Fate was hidden among the stars, then devised a way to avoid Fate by absorbing the stars’ Dao rhythms after reaching the Dao-Fusion Realm. She chose to begin by deducing how to break through her current realm while Bai Ze followed her lead.

• Zhou Qingqing received a talisman from the Three Pure Ones, who revealed that Fate’s hidden pieces were concealed among the stars.
• Bai Ze asked whether the Three Pure Ones had suggested a solution, and Zhou Qingqing decided she would find one herself.
• Zhou Qingqing realized she could absorb the Dao rhythms of every star after entering the Dao-Fusion Realm, combining them with the Dao from her Blue Planet to avoid Fate.
• The Three Pure Ones were pleased by Zhou Qingqing’s idea, while Eastern Emperor Taiyi interpreted their smiles as a sign that she had sent them good news.
• Zhou Qingqing told Bai Ze she would cultivate while traveling through the sea of stars, but first she sat down on Ziwei Star to deduce how to break through the third level of Primordial Chaos.

Zhou Qingqing returned to Mount Zhou, where she watched Four Unlike and Guangchengzi spar before testing the Mount Zhou cultivators through Bai Ze. She found her junior brothers had improved, then revealed that Mount Zhou held an opportunity for her to break through from the Dao-Transformation Realm to the Dao-Fusion Realm, leaving them stunned.

• Zhou Qingqing brought Bai Ze to Mount Zhou to visit her junior brothers and Four Unlike.
• Zhou Qingqing watched Four Unlike and Guangchengzi clash with the Qilin Seal and Overturning Heaven Seal.
• At Zhou Qingqing's urging, Bai Ze used his Sword of Wisdom to test Guangchengzi and Four Unlike, then fought the gathered Mount Zhou cultivators.
• Zhou Qingqing judged the cultivators' performance and praised their progress with the Five Mountains True Form Diagram.
• Zhou Qingqing told Guangchengzi and the others that she had come to Mount Zhou to seize an opportunity to enter the Dao-Fusion Realm, stunning them.

Zhou Qingqing’s junior brothers recognized her as a Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal and joined her before she led them into Mount Zhou. With her Lotus Divination disrupted there, she left the search to her disciples and Bai Ze.

• Guangchengzi addressed Zhou Qingqing as “Your Majesty,” and the other disciples followed his lead in congratulating her.
• Upper Pure Master Tongtian secretly summoned Six-Eared Macaque, who hurried to Zhou Qingqing’s location after hearing the disciples praise her.
• Zhou Qingqing invited Six-Eared Macaque to join the group and enter Mount Zhou with Guangchengzi and the others.
• Zhou Qingqing had Guangchengzi lead the way with the Overturning Heaven Seal and Six-Eared Macaque guide him, while she rode Four Unlike.
• After Zhou Qingqing’s Lotus Divination became unreliable inside Mount Zhou, she sent her junior brothers and Bai Ze to search the area for her.

Zhou Qingqing used her cultivation insight to awaken a pillar of light at the center of Mount Zhou and led her junior brothers inside. They each gained answers to their cultivation questions, but Qingqing received no response, and the Three Pure Ones realized Pangu could not hear her inner thoughts.

• The Three Pure Ones listened as Zhou Qingqing praised her junior brothers’ efforts and resolved to focus on finding the source that could help her improve.
• Zhou Qingqing manifested her understanding of perfection, which caused a dazzling pillar of light to appear at Mount Zhou’s center.
• Zhou Qingqing led her junior brothers and Four Unlike into the pillar of light while protecting them with the Chaos Azure Lotus.
• Inside the pillar, the junior brothers gained insights into their cultivation paths, while Zhou Qingqing noticed that she received no response.
• The Three Pure Ones concluded that Pangu could not hear Zhou Qingqing’s inner thoughts.

Zhou Qingqing tried to use the Q&A game to learn how to advance from the Dao-Transformation Realm to the Dao-Fusion Realm, and received the cryptic answer “Creation... Pangu...” When materials appeared on Mount Zhou, the Three Pure Ones feared she might actually try to create Pangu, while Eastern Emperor Taiyi remained unaware of their secret.

• Eastern Emperor Taiyi's divine sense saw the Three Pure Ones press their hands to their foreheads as they reacted to Zhou Qingqing's questions.
• Zhou Qingqing asked how to break through from the Dao-Transformation Realm to the Dao-Fusion Realm, and a stream of information answered, “Creation... Pangu...”
• Zhou Qingqing wondered whether the answer meant she should create Pangu, alarming the Three Pure Ones.
• Zhou Qingqing sensed that something had descended on Mount Zhou and wondered if it was material for creating Pangu.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi saw the Three Pure Ones grow grave but dismissed his suspicions and severed his divine avatar.

Zhou Qingqing used the perfected Pangu Divine Marrow to create a round stone disc, believing it might represent Pangu’s embryonic form. As the disc grew increasingly profound, Bai Ze found it impossible to analyze, while Qingqing regarded it as a simple craftwork.

• The Three Pure Ones realized the perfected Divine Marrow was meant for Zhou Qingqing to create something rather than refine it, and they wondered what she could make.
• Zhou Qingqing considered several possibilities before deciding to create an image of Pangu in his embryonic form.
• Zhou Qingqing unified her Primordial Spirit, body, and soul, then shaped the Divine Marrow into a round stone disc.
• Guangchengzi, Six-Eared Macaque, and the other cultivators emerged from enlightenment and watched Zhou Qingqing create the disc.
• Bai Ze sensed overwhelming profundity in the disc, found it beyond analysis, and saw that Zhou Qingqing treated it like a casual craftwork.

Zhou Qingqing used her crafted disc of Pangu to link her primordial spirit, body, and mind in a circle, breaking through to the fourth level of Primordial Chaos. The Three Pure Ones applied her insight to their Heaven-Opening Axe deduction, while the Ancestral Witches sensed a threat from the Hall of Yama.

• Zhou Qingqing carved Dao patterns onto her Pangu disc but realized she still needed to understand its spirit to complete her breakthrough.
• Zhou Qingqing whipped the disc like a spinning top, and it formed two radiant circles representing the Chaos Azure Lotus and Pangu.
• Zhou Qingqing gathered her primordial spirit, body, and mind into the circle and broke through to the fourth level of Primordial Chaos.
• Supreme Pure Laozi directed Tongtian to use formations to link the Heaven-Opening Axe’s three pieces into a circle, accelerating its deduction with Eastern Emperor Taiyi’s treasures.
• Zhou Qingqing emerged from the circle as her junior brothers congratulated her, and the Pangu disc dissipated.
• Houtu and the other Ancestral Witches sensed malice coming from the Hall of Yama.