Arc 22Fate-Severing and New Saints

Zhou Qingqing and the Three Pure Ones exposed the Western Sages’ scheme and Master Tongtian stripped Jieyin and Zhunti of their sainthoods. Zhou Qingqing gave their vacant Primordial Purple Qi to Haotian and Yaochi, then arranged for Haotian to pursue sainthood by fighting Xingtian.

  • The Three Pure Ones transformed Yang Tianyou’s eye into the Heavenly God’s Eye, while Daji began using the Red Embroidered Ball to form romantic bonds on Blue Planet.
  • Immortal Fu Yuan challenged Daji’s work with the red threads, but Zhou Qingqing refused to let him take over and defeated him before turning his Destiny Talisman into the Bitter Love Tree.
  • Lu Ya joined Zhou Qingqing’s plan to mislead the Western Sages, but Daoist Zhunti secretly attacked Nuwa’s statue on Blue Planet with the Seven Treasures Wondrous Tree.
  • Zhou Qingqing blocked Zhunti’s attack, and Master Tongtian dragged him into Chaos, where Daoist Jieyin joined them and the Western Sages faced Tongtian’s challenge.
  • Master Tongtian broke the Ring of Destiny and severed Jieyin and Zhunti’s Saint positions with one sword strike, while Zhou Qingqing took their Primordial Purple Qi.
  • Hongjun refused to intervene on behalf of the fallen Western Sages, and Zhou Qingqing gave the two streams of Primordial Purple Qi to Haotian and Yaochi.
  • A golden swastika eased the Heavenly Dao’s backlash against Jieyin and Zhunti, while Zhou Qingqing warned Haotian and Yaochi that their borrowed sainthood was only temporary.
  • Zhou Qingqing chose Xingtian as Haotian’s opponent in a fight meant to help him pursue sainthood, and Xingtian eagerly agreed to face the Heavenly Emperor.
Chapters 526–550 Vol. 6 Read

Ch. 526Heavenly God's Eye

The Three Pure Ones blessed Yang Tianyou by transforming his eerie eye into the Heavenly God's Eye and foretold that its power would pass to one of his descendants. As merit descended upon Fairy Yunhua and Yang Tianyou’s marriage, Zhou Qingqing accepted their relationship and resolved to create a Love-Fate System on Blue Planet.

  • Yang Tianyou answered the Three Pure Ones’ summons, and they privately agreed to transform his eye using insights from the Scripture of Salvation.
  • The Three Pure Ones’ Divine Path blessing reshaped Yang Tianyou’s eye into the sacred Heavenly God's Eye.
  • Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate declared that one of Yang Tianyou’s descendants would inherit the Heavenly God's Eye and be fated with him.
  • Daji used the Red Embroidered Ball and witnessed Heavenly Dao and Human Dao merit descend upon Fairy Yunhua and Yang Tianyou.
  • Zhou Qingqing decided to let Fairy Yunhua and Yang Tianyou remain together and thought of installing a Love-Fate System on Blue Planet with Daji.

Ch. 527Romantic Fate

Zhou Qingqing sent Daji to use the Red Embroidered Ball to establish romantic bonds across Blue Planet, then discovered that the mysterious Immortal Fu Yuan had arrived and could not be discerned even by the Three Pure Ones. As Fu Yuan approached Daji, he recognized Nuwa’s Red Embroidered Ball and its power to alter romantic fate.

  • Zhou Qingqing gave Supreme Pure Laozi the Three Lamps of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity for Fairy Yunhua’s future daughter, then left with Bai Ze and Daji.
  • Zhou Qingqing tasked Daji with using the Red Embroidered Ball to create romantic bonds across Blue Planet, and Daji spread magical red threads across the world.
  • Bai Ze woke Zhou Qingqing when an old cultivator approached Daji, and Zhou Qingqing identified him as the mysterious Immortal Fu Yuan.
  • Zhou Qingqing and the Three Pure Ones tried to discern Fu Yuan’s origins but could not see through him, while Zhou Qingqing’s Golden Eyes found no sign that he was a hidden Buddhist pawn.
  • Immortal Fu Yuan noticed that Daji held Nuwa’s Red Embroidered Ball and remarked that it explained her ability to alter romantic fate.

Ch. 528Destiny

Immortal Fu Yuan confronted Daji on Blue Planet, revealing that he had come to alter destiny rather than oppose her matchmaking. When Daji refused to change the red threads without Zhou Qingqing's approval, Fu Yuan summoned a Fate Talisman to send her back to her own destiny.

  • Daji introduced herself as Nuwa's Matchmaker Elder and explained that she had come to Blue Planet under Zhou Qingqing's orders to establish romantic bonds.
  • Immortal Fu Yuan said he had no objection to Daji handling marriages, prompting Zhou Qingqing and the Three Pure Ones to suspect he was connected to destiny.
  • Fu Yuan warned Daji not to turn the red threads into their current state, and Zhou Qingqing realized his concern was destiny rather than marriage.
  • Daji refused to alter the red threads without first seeing Zhou Qingqing, and Fu Yuan declared that it was time for Daji to return to her own destiny.
  • Fu Yuan produced a Fate Talisman and let its profound light shine before him.

Ch. 529Fate Is What Is Powerful

Immortal Fu Yuan used a Destiny Talisman to weaken Daji and claimed he could replace her in handling Blue Planet’s love-fates for Zhou Qingqing. Daji resisted him with the Red Embroidered Ball, and Zhou Qingqing appeared, exposing that his confidence had blinded him to her presence and influence.

  • Immortal Fu Yuan showed Daji a vision of her destiny, causing her to loosen her grip on the red threads.
  • Daji rejected the fate shown to her, strengthened her Dao heart, and raised the Red Embroidered Ball against Immortal Fu Yuan.
  • Immortal Fu Yuan said Daji could not defeat him and claimed he could handle the love-fates without her because his actions were ordained by destiny.
  • Daji asked whether Zhou Qingqing had agreed to let him take over, and Immortal Fu Yuan said he would leave her no choice if he remained.
  • Zhou Qingqing appeared beside Bai Ze and told Immortal Fu Yuan she would not choose him over Daji.
  • Immortal Fu Yuan realized Zhou Qingqing had influenced him without his noticing, despite his command of destiny.

Ch. 530Twelve Flying Talismans

Immortal Fu Yuan tried to escape using his Twelve Flying Talismans after Zhou Qingqing refused to choose him, but Zhou Qingqing stopped him with Daoism’s Five Mountains True Form Diagram. The chapter ended with the talismans shattered and Immortal Fu Yuan falling helplessly.

  • Immortal Fu Yuan realized Zhou Qingqing was nearby and tried to leave after she refused to choose him.
  • Bai Ze used the Heavenly Net to trap Immortal Fu Yuan, but Immortal Fu Yuan summoned the Twelve Flying Talismans and broke free.
  • Zhou Qingqing ordered Bai Ze to retreat and drew Daoism’s Five Mountains True Form Diagram in the air.
  • Zhou Qingqing summoned the Five Mountains, shattering Immortal Fu Yuan’s twelve talismans and sending him falling.

Ch. 531Pangu Is Greater Than Fate

Zhou Qingqing defeated Immortal Fu Yuan with her Five Mountains True Form Diagram and questioned his connection to the Fate Demon God. Immortal Fu Yuan admitted to serving Fate and boasted of his destiny, while Zhou Qingqing’s thoughts led her to claim she surpassed Pangu, leaving the Three Pure Ones shaken.

  • Zhou Qingqing used her Five Mountains True Form Diagram to suppress Immortal Fu Yuan, and Bai Ze carried him before her.
  • Zhou Qingqing asked Immortal Fu Yuan whether the Fate Demon God had arranged him, and he admitted that he had.
  • Immortal Fu Yuan claimed he had the destiny to manifest Fate, complete the Three Thousand Great Daos, and raise the Primordial World's dimension.
  • The Three Pure Ones realized Immortal Fu Yuan was boasting to save himself and that his claims had made Zhou Qingqing less likely to spare him.
  • Zhou Qingqing reasoned that being part of the Chaos Azure Lotus made her greater than Pangu and Fate, leaving the Three Pure Ones alarmed by her thoughts.

Ch. 532I'm Still Too Young

Zhou Qingqing decided to punish Immortal Fu Yuan by sending him to fill the North Sea Eye, but a golden Swastika Symbol destroyed him and turned him into Destiny Insight. Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti gained the divine ability, while Qingqing began planning how to stop them from benefiting so easily.

  • Zhou Qingqing stopped questioning Immortal Fu Yuan and ordered him sent to plug the North Sea Eye.
  • A golden Swastika Symbol appeared before the suppressed Immortal Fu Yuan and transformed him into a divine ability seed called Destiny Insight.
  • The Three Pure Ones tried to trace the power behind the Swastika Symbol but failed to catch it before it vanished.
  • Daoist Jieyin comprehended Destiny Insight and passed the divine ability to Daoist Zhunti, who welcomed its power to interfere with destiny.
  • Zhou Qingqing felt that something was wrong and resolved not to let the Western Sect achieve its goal so easily.

Ch. 533Fate Lines, Love Lines

Zhou Qingqing used the indestructible substance in Immortal Fu Yuan’s Destiny Talisman to turn him into the Bitter Love Tree, helping Daji weave fate into her romantic bonds. She then considered how to draw the Two Sages of the West into escalating the coming calamity, with Lu Ya as her likely means.

  • Zhou Qingqing used the Dao of Creation to reassemble Immortal Fu Yuan’s Twelve Flying Talismans into the Destiny Talisman and found a speck of indestructible golden light within it.
  • Zhou Qingqing used Reincarnation Divine Light to transform the Destiny Talisman into the Bitter Love Tree, preserving a chance for Immortal Fu Yuan to recover someday.
  • Zhou Qingqing asked Daji to use the Bitter Love Tree to perfect romantic bonds and told Bai Ze to build Mount Tu for her.
  • Daji joined the Bitter Love Tree with the Red Embroidered Ball, causing her red threads on Blue Planet to gain the power of destiny.
  • Zhou Qingqing decided to make the Two Sages of the West step in and raise the stakes, thinking she might need to rely on Lu Ya.

Ch. 534I've Already Made a Lot of Straw Dolls

Lu Ya followed Zhou Qingqing’s plan and presented the Two Sages of the West with straw dolls made using the Curse Great Dao, which they believed could harm Daoism’s disciples. The sages agreed to remove Nuwa’s protection so the curse could take effect, while Lu Ya later failed to meet Zhou Qingqing and received her reply through Bai Ze.

  • Zhou Qingqing proposed that Lu Ya make straw dolls and claim they formed a Heavenly Curse Formation, and the Three Pure Ones recognized how the idea could mislead the Western sages.
  • Lu Ya sensed that Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti had gained Destiny Insight, then chose to follow Zhou Qingqing’s plan instead of warning them about her alliance with the Three Pure Ones.
  • Lu Ya told the Two Sages of the West that his straw dolls used the Curse Great Dao to curse the other lords, and they used Destiny Insight to see the dolls as having the destiny to gravely injure or kill Daoism’s disciples.
  • Daoist Jieyin said the curses would need to bypass Nuwa’s protection, and he and Daoist Zhunti agreed to handle it so Lu Ya could proceed.
  • Lu Ya contacted Bai Ze afterward but did not see Zhou Qingqing; Bai Ze relayed that she understood, leaving Lu Ya resigned to her scheming ways.

Ch. 535Strike When It Is Time to Strike

Zhou Qingqing watched the Four Symbols Star Lords demonstrate their mastery of the Balance Great Dao on Golden Turtle Island, while Daoist Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin seized the moment to begin their plan. Zhou Qingqing considered a path of Fortune Dragons for Yang Jiao, but Daji’s message interrupted her.

  • Zhou Qingqing and Bai Ze arrived at Golden Turtle Island, where Azure Dragon asked her to watch the Four Symbols Star Lords display their cultivation.
  • Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise gathered their starlight around the Heaven-Piercing Jianmu and demonstrated the laws of the Balance Great Dao.
  • Daoist Zhunti and Daoist Jieyin decided that Zhou Qingqing’s attention was elsewhere, so they moved to act while Jieyin concealed their traces and Zhunti departed with the Seven Treasures Wondrous Tree.
  • Zhou Qingqing watched Yang Jiao admire Azure Dragon’s sacred beast form and considered guiding him to cultivate through Fortune Dragons.
  • Zhou Qingqing began to offer guidance to Yang Jiao and Azure Dragon, but a message from Daji reached her.

Ch. 536Daoist Zhunti Crosses the Red Line

Zhou Qingqing asked Upper Pure Master Tongtian to punish the Western Saints for entering Blue Planet, and Tongtian agreed to draw his sword. Meanwhile, Daoist Zhunti secretly entered the Temple of the Holy Mother and attacked Nuwa’s statue to intensify the Calamity, leaving Nuwa sensing a change but unable to discover its cause.

  • Zhou Qingqing told Azure Dragon to teach Yang Jiao the method of cultivating fortune and projecting himself onto Blue Planet.
  • Zhou Qingqing asked Upper Pure Master Tongtian to draw his sword against the Western Saints for defying her orders and entering Blue Planet.
  • Daoist Zhunti secretly arrived on Blue Planet, intending to accelerate the Calamity by using Nuwa’s statue and a straw effigy containing the Great Dao of Curses.
  • Daoist Zhunti empowered the Seven Treasures Wondrous Tree with Destiny Dao resonance and struck Nuwa’s statue while Jieyin concealed him.
  • Nuwa sensed a change from Nuwa Palace, but the Calamity’s chaotic heavenly secrets prevented her from finding its source.

Ch. 537It's Fine, It's Fine

Nuwa sensed a hidden change in the Calamity on Blue Planet, and Fuxi gathered the Human Dao Saints to watch for it. Daoist Zhunti attacked Nuwa's statue in the Temple of the Holy Mother, but Zhou Qingqing arrived in her true form to block him, and he began using the Karma Great Dao to bypass her defense.

  • Nuwa told Fuxi she sensed a change within the Calamity but could not identify its source, and Fuxi's divination found nothing.
  • Nuwa and Fuxi suspected the Western Sages were behind the disturbance, and Fuxi summoned the Human Dao Saints to observe Blue Planet.
  • Daoist Zhunti struck at Nuwa's statue with the Seven Treasures Wondrous Tree, but Zhou Qingqing blocked the attack with the 24-Petal Creation Azure Lotus.
  • Daoist Zhunti claimed he had come to make the place a pure land for the West, then invoked the Karma Great Dao and used the words "Infinite Void" against Zhou Qingqing.

Ch. 538You Want to Be Cut in Half Too!

Zhou Qingqing and Upper Pure Master Tongtian caught Daoist Zhunti making a move, and Tongtian cut him in half before forcing him toward Chaos. Human Dao Saints witnessed the pair depart, while Nuwa realized they had uncovered the Western Sect’s role in the Calamity.

  • Upper Pure Master Tongtian struck Daoist Zhunti with the Immortal-Exterminating Sword and severed him at the waist, but Zhunti regenerated with his Karma Sarira.
  • Daoist Jieyin questioned whether his concealment of heavenly secrets had been useless after Zhunti was discovered again.
  • Daoist Zhunti refused Zhou Qingqing and Tongtian’s invitation to go beyond Chaos, so Tongtian pierced his collar with the Immortal-Trapping Sword and carried him away.
  • Fuxi and the other Human Dao Saints saw Tongtian drag Daoist Zhunti from Blue Planet toward Chaos.
  • Nuwa recognized that Zhou Qingqing and Tongtian had uncovered the Western Sect’s scheme and were preparing to take action.

Ch. 539Went to the Wrong Temple and Burned the Wrong Incense

Master Tongtian dragged Daoist Zhunti beyond Chaos, where Daoist Jieyin joined him and pleaded for mercy. Zhou Qingqing and the Three Pure Ones rejected Jieyin’s appeal, leaving the two Western Saints facing consequences for their schemes.

  • Houtu summoned the Earth Dao Saints and Ancestral Witches to witness the battle between Master Tongtian and Daoist Zhunti.
  • Daoist Jieyin entered Chaos after Daoist Zhunti was dragged there by an Immortal Sword.
  • Daoist Jieyin apologized for Zhunti and asked Zhou Qingqing and Master Tongtian to forgive him.
  • Master Tongtian accused both Western Saints of breaking Zhou Qingqing’s rules and said they would face consequences.
  • Daoist Jieyin tried to persuade Zhou Qingqing to stop Master Tongtian, unaware that she also wanted to punish the Western Saints.

Ch. 540Both Heavenly Dao Saints?

Zhou Qingqing refused the Western Duo’s attempt to settle the dispute, and Master Tongtian declared that they would have to face his Four Immortal-Slaying Swords. The two sides separated in Chaos to begin their battle.

  • Zhou Qingqing refused to negotiate with Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti.
  • Master Tongtian said Qingqing’s refusal represented the will of the Three Pure Ones and challenged the Western Duo to evade his Four Immortal-Slaying Swords.
  • Daoist Jieyin called Daoist Zhunti over and concluded that they had to fight Master Tongtian in Chaos.
  • The observers watching through the Chaos Bell saw Master Tongtian and Zhou Qingqing separate from the Two Sages of the West and prepared to witness the battle.

Ch. 541Fellow Heavenly Dao Saints?

Upper Pure Master Tongtian confronted Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti with the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords, intending to sever their Heavenly Dao Saint Positions. The Two Sages of the West revealed their formidable cultivation and a fused Destiny divine ability, leaving the watching Saints doubtful that Tongtian could succeed.

  • Upper Pure Master Tongtian summoned all four Immortal-Slaying Swords, and Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti realized he meant to sever their Saint Positions.
  • Daoist Jieyin revealed the sixth level of Primordial Chaos, while Daoist Zhunti revealed the fifth, and the Saints discovered Tongtian was also at the sixth level.
  • Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti invoked Primordial Spirit Nirvana, Myriad Karma, and Destiny Entanglement, forming a vast Ring of Destiny.
  • Zhou Qingqing recognized the brothers’ divine ability as a fusion of the Nirvana, Karma, and Destiny Great Daos, while the watching Saints doubted Tongtian could overcome it.

Ch. 542Fate-Severing

Upper Pure Master Tongtian revealed his Primordial Chaos-level Fate-Severing Great Dao and unleashed a river of sword light against the Two Sages of the West. They fled under the protection of the Ring of Destiny, leaving the observers wondering whether they could escape.

  • Zhou Qingqing trusted Third Master's strength as Upper Pure Master Tongtian prepared to show the Fate-Severing Great Dao he had cultivated.
  • Upper Pure Master Tongtian gathered the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords' light into a Heaven-Reaching River and infused it with Fate-Severing.
  • Fuxi and other observers recognized Master Tongtian's Primordial Chaos-level Fate-Severing Great Dao, while Zhou Qingqing urged him to break the Ring of Destiny.
  • Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti sensed the danger of Master Tongtian's strike and fled beneath the Ring of Destiny.
  • The Earth Dao Saints condemned the Two Sages of the West for running, while Eastern Emperor Taiyi and the Human Dao Saints reacted to their retreat.
  • The observers wondered whether the Two Sages of the West could escape Master Tongtian's attack.

Ch. 543No Escape

Upper Pure Master Tongtian trapped the Two Sages of the West in Chaos and broke through their Ring of Destiny with the Innate Fate-Severing Great Dao. As Tongtian prepared to strike at their Saint positions, Zhou Qingqing transformed into duckweed and entered his river of sword light, strengthening it with countless ripples.

  • Upper Pure Master Tongtian’s sword light caught up with Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti, leaving the Two Sages of the West with no way to escape.
  • Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti poured their Saintly mana, Nirvana Sarira, and Karma Sarira into the Ring of Destiny to withstand Tongtian’s attack.
  • Empress Nuwa and Empress Houtu pointed out that Zhou Qingqing’s calm showed she was not worried about her master losing.
  • Upper Pure Master Tongtian broke the Ring of Destiny with the Tongtian River of sword light, leaving the Two Sages of the West vulnerable to his strike against their Saint positions.
  • Zhou Qingqing transformed into duckweed and entered Tongtian’s river of sword light, causing countless green lotuses and ripples to appear within it.

Ch. 544Complaint

Master Tongtian used Zhou Qingqing’s power to sever Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti’s Heavenly Dao sainthoods with one sword strike, and Qingqing seized their Primordial Purple Qi. The two Western Sages decided to complain to Dao Ancestor Hongjun, while Haotian and Yaochi waited to see what would happen.

  • Master Tongtian entered the sword light and unleashed Leave a Thread of Dao, severing both Western Sages’ sainthoods with one strike.
  • Zhou Qingqing transformed back into her true form and took both strands of Primordial Purple Qi into Lotus Space.
  • The onlookers were stunned by Master Tongtian’s sword strike, while he explained that he had not intended to kill the Two Sages of the West.
  • Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti recovered from their shock and decided to report Master Tongtian and Zhou Qingqing to Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
  • Haotian and Yaochi watched as the two Western Sages prepared to make their complaint.

Ch. 545Amitabha Buddha

Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti tried to contact Dao Ancestor Hongjun after losing their Saint positions, but received no response. Zhou Qingqing urged Jieyin to strengthen his divine ability, and his attempt with the Western Sect’s Welcoming Seal led the Three Pure Ones to suspect he would become Amitabha Buddha.

  • Tongtian told Jieyin and Zhunti to make their complaint to Hongjun, and Jieyin used the Jieyin Seal to summon him.
  • Jieyin’s attempt received no response, while Haotian and Yaochi watched from High Heaven Palace and Haotian felt his state of mind change.
  • Zhou Qingqing told Jieyin that his Jieyin Seal was too weak now that he had fallen to the Quasi-Sage realm.
  • Jieyin formed the Fearless Seal and Wish-Granting Seal together to create the Welcoming Seal and try to contact Hongjun.
  • The Three Pure Ones wondered whether Jieyin would become Amitabha Buddha and whether he was the being who had merged with the Buddha Path.

Ch. 546Nothing Happened!

Heavenly Dao Hongjun found another Creation Jade Disc fragment and sensed Daoist Jieyin’s plea for help after Upper Pure Tongtian stripped the Western Sages of their Saint positions. Hongjun refused to intervene, leaving Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti without the support they had sought.

  • Hongjun discovered a Creation Jade Disc fragment and resolved to search for the next one.
  • Hongjun sensed Jieyin’s divine ability and saw that Jieyin and Zhunti had fallen to Quasi-Sage cultivation after losing their Saint positions.
  • Hongjun appeared before Jieyin and Zhunti as cultivators watched to see how he would respond.
  • Zhunti wept as he recounted the Western Sect’s grievance and asked Hongjun to uphold justice.
  • Hongjun said the Investiture of the Gods Calamity could involve Saints and that Jieyin and Zhunti were fortunate not to have been listed, then left them without help.

Ch. 547Admit Your Mistakes

Zhou Qingqing persuaded Heavenly Dao Hongjun to let Haotian and Yaochi receive the two strands of Primordial Purple Qi after the Western Sect’s leaders lost their saintly positions. With Hongjun gone and the Two Sages of the West defeated, Zhou Qingqing prepared to advance the Calamity.

  • Daoist Zhunti asked Dao Ancestor Hongjun to reclaim the Primordial Purple Qi from Zhou Qingqing, but she refused to return it to the Western Sect.
  • Zhou Qingqing said she had planned to give the Primordial Purple Qi to Haotian and Yaochi so the Heavenly Court rulers could become Saints.
  • Heavenly Dao Hongjun approved the plan, agreed that Haotian and Yaochi could take the vacant saintly positions, and left to search for Creation Jade Disc fragments.
  • Lu Ya saw the straw effigies disappear and praised his father for helping turn the Three Pure Ones and Zhou Qingqing against the Western Sect.
  • The Two Sages of the West accepted their defeat, while Zhou Qingqing concluded that their loss of influence would speed up the Calamity.
  • Zhou Qingqing’s companion praised her and told her to give the Primordial Purple Qi to Haotian and Yaochi.

Ch. 548The Heavenly Court's Lords' Gratitude

Zhou Qingqing visited the Thirty-Three Heavens to give Haotian and Yaochi Primordial Purple Qi, hoping they would become Heavenly Dao Saints. Haotian and Yaochi refined the qi and pledged the Heavenly Court's allegiance to Three Pure Ones Heaven.

  • Master Tongtian advised Zhou Qingqing that Haotian and Yaochi could become Saints, and she decided to visit them.
  • Master Tongtian returned to his dojo to enter seclusion, while Zhou Qingqing set off for the Thirty-Three Heavens with Bai Ze.
  • Haotian, Yaochi, and the Heavenly Court's cultivators welcomed Zhou Qingqing and Bai Ze at the High Heaven Palace.
  • Haotian and Yaochi pledged that the Heavenly Court would obey Three Pure Ones Heaven and Zhou Qingqing's decrees.
  • Zhou Qingqing presented Haotian and Yaochi with two streams of Primordial Purple Qi, which they drew in and refined into their primordial spirits.

Ch. 549Risks of Borrowing

Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti returned to the West after losing their Heavenly Dao Saint positions, and the backlash from their unfulfilled vows nearly destroyed them. A golden swastika saved them, while Zhou Qingqing warned Haotian and Yaochi against borrowing their way into sainthood.

  • Daoist Burning Lamp welcomed Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti and learned that their unfulfilled great vows would bring the Heavenly Dao's backlash.
  • Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti suffered as their flesh and blood melted away, while Daoist Burning Lamp could not help them.
  • A golden swastika appeared and eased the backlash, restoring the two leaders but leaving them bald.
  • Daoist Burning Lamp saw a swastika in Daoist Jieyin's eyes and sensed hope for the Western Sect's resurgence.
  • Zhou Qingqing warned Haotian and Yaochi that borrowing their way into sainthood could only provide a temporary fix.
  • The Three Pure Ones considered whether the Western Sect's disciples' baldness might be another consequence of the Heavenly Dao's backlash.

Ch. 550Man-Made... Lotus-Made Heavenly Venerate

Zhou Qingqing arranged for Haotian to fight Xingtian so they could advance their cultivation through a genuine life-and-death battle. Haotian accepted the challenge, and Bai Ze led Xingtian to meet him.

  • Zhou Qingqing offered Haotian a way to pursue sainthood by fighting Xingtian and comprehending the Great Dao at the edge of life and death.
  • Haotian accepted, declaring that a future Great Heavenly Venerate could not be afraid to face Xingtian.
  • At Heavenly Punishment Star, Xingtian asked Bai Ze to fight him, but Bai Ze refused and told him that Fairy Qingqing had chosen Haotian as his opponent.
  • Xingtian eagerly agreed to fight Haotian, and Bai Ze led him toward the Heavenly Emperor.
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