Arc 26The Ziwei Star’s Destiny

Zhou Qingqing advanced through Primordial Chaos, helped the Three Pure Ones secure the Saint-Falling Pills, and arranged for Xuanming to seal the North Sea. After turning to the Ancestor Dragon Pearl and the Ziwei Star, she discovered that Destiny Principles were restoring the star’s place in the Calamity.

  • Zhou Qingqing explored the Chaos Azure Lotus’s origins, uncovered the Creation Great Dao beyond the Three Thousand Great Daos, and concluded she needed to reach the Dao Creation Realm to grow taller.
  • Zhou Qingqing formed her Heart of Creation and broke through to the Primordial Chaos realm, then joined the Three Pure Ones in locating the Saint-Falling Pill in the Eye of the North Sea.
  • Zhou Qingqing killed the Chaos Heavenly Dragon with the Godslaying Spear, recovered the Ancestor Dragon Pearl, and gave the Dragon Clan its restored inheritance.
  • Zhou Qingqing arranged for Xuanming Ancestral Witch to seal the Eye of the North Sea, allowing Xuanming to become an Earth Dao Saint and later enter the Primordial Chaos realm.
  • Zhou Qingqing drew on Human Dao power to reincarnate the Ancestor Dragon Pearl, and the Shang Dynasty’s Fortune began falling as the feudal states’ flood dragons challenged it.
  • Haotian and Yaochi asked Zhou Qingqing to help bring Ziwei Star into the Calamity, so she went with them to investigate its divination and demonstrate their Star-Shifting Technique.
  • Haotian and Yaochi moved Ziwei Star with the Star-Plucking Tower, but a repulsive force returned it to its original position, which Zhou Qingqing identified as Destiny Principles from the Fate Great Dao.
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Ch. 626New Intelligence Emerges Once More

Zhou Qingqing studied the Godslaying Spear and used it to trace the Chaos Azure Lotus’s origins, uncovering information about the era before Pangu was born. The Three Pure Ones listened closely as she identified the Chaos supreme treasures and found that the Creation Jade Disc was blank at that time.

  • Bai Ze persuaded Qingqing not to disturb her masters, and the Three Pure Ones decided to keep observing the Calamity while avoiding contact with her because the Chaos Azure Lotus was still unknown to them.
  • Qingqing sent Bai Ze away and immersed herself in refining the Godslaying Spear, hoping to learn how to grow taller as she advanced her cultivation.
  • Qingqing manifested the spear beneath the Treasure Lotus Lamp and entered a vision of the Chaos Azure Lotus’s roots moving through the primordial chaos.
  • Qingqing sensed the Heaven-Opening Axe, Creation Jade Disc, Chaos Pearl, and World-Destroying Mill forming before the Chaos Demon Gods appeared.
  • Qingqing observed that the Creation Jade Disc was still blank, with none of the three thousand Great Dao laws inscribed within it, and the Three Pure Ones recognized this as important new information.

Ch. 627Growing Taller Is Your Lie

Zhou Qingqing watched the Chaos Azure Lotus bloom at thirty-six grades, but was dismayed when its stem barely grew and threatened her hopes of getting taller. As new changes stirred among the Chaos treasures, the Three Pure Ones suspected the Mother of the Great Dao was about to appear.

  • Zhou Qingqing watched the Chaos Azure Lotus bud bloom directly into a thirty-sixth-grade lotus.
  • Zhou Qingqing panicked when the lotus stem did not grow, then tried to reassure herself that it might still get taller.
  • The Three Pure Ones worried that Zhou Qingqing would blame them for their earlier promises about her height.
  • Bai Ze sensed a less oppressive aura from Three Pure Ones Hall and mistakenly believed the deduction of the Saint-Falling Pill had advanced.
  • Zhou Qingqing noticed the lotus stem grow slightly and recalled Supreme Pure Laozi's claim that obtaining the Godslaying Spear would make her taller.
  • Zhou Qingqing observed that the chaos treasures had turned toward a new change, and the Three Pure Ones suspected the Mother of the Great Dao was emerging.

Ch. 628Supreme Great Dao Laws

Zhou Qingqing discovered that the Creation Jade Disc was recording the Three Thousand Great Dao laws while her Chaos Azure Lotus began to change. She realized her lotus contained the separate Creation Great Dao, and the chapter ended with her resolving to reach the Dao Creation Realm so she could grow taller.

  • Zhou Qingqing sensed the Mother of the Great Dao and noticed that the Creation Jade Disc had begun recording the Three Thousand Great Dao laws.
  • Zhou Qingqing felt her lotus stems growing as the Three Pure Ones considered the connection between her changes and the Creation Jade Disc.
  • Zhou Qingqing discovered that her Chaos Azure Lotus contained the Creation Great Dao, which was not among the Three Thousand Great Daos.
  • The Three Pure Ones inferred that the Chaos Supreme Treasures might contain supreme Great Dao laws beyond the Three Thousand and that Qingqing might have been equivalent to a Dao Creation Realm expert when she was born.
  • Zhou Qingqing concluded that she would have to reach the Dao Creation Realm to grow taller.

Ch. 629Before the Cards Were Complete, the Bottom Was Exposed

Qingqing’s masters learned that Heavenly Dao Hongjun was collecting fragments of the Creation Jade Disc and deduced that it contained the Law of the Boundless Great Dao. They then redirected Qingqing to examine the Chaos Pearl and the World-Destroying Mill.

  • Qingqing said Eastern Emperor Taiyi might cooperate with the Three Pure Ones over the Heaven-Opening Axe, and Supreme Pure Laozi asked Upper Pure Master Tongtian to discuss the Chaos Bell with him.
  • The Three Pure Ones considered Hongjun’s search for the Creation Jade Disc and its possible Great Dao laws, while Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate hoped to learn those laws in advance.
  • Heavenly Dao Hongjun found another Creation Jade Disc fragment in the Chaos and realized that collecting more fragments strengthened his understanding of the Great Dao and his Forty-Nine Heavenly Dao.
  • The Three Pure Ones abandoned their deduction of the Saint-Falling Pill and worked together to deduce the Creation Jade Disc’s Great Dao, identifying it as the Law of the Boundless Great Dao.
  • The Three Pure Ones told Qingqing they had uncovered the law and redirected her attention toward the Chaos Pearl and the World-Destroying Mill.

Ch. 630A Chaos Pearl for Everyone

The Three Pure Ones studied Qingqing’s observations as the Chaos Pearl formed, speculating that it created lesser pearls throughout the worlds and that the World-Destroying Mill was tied to the Immeasurable Calamity. When the treasures concealed their secrets, they turned back to cultivating, while Zhou Qingqing focused on the Thirty-Six-Grade Chaos Azure Lotus.

  • Di Jun appeared on Blue Planet, sensed that Corpse Liberation Immortal remained inactive, and suspected the Three Pure Ones were behind his recent premonitions.
  • Qingqing observed tiny pearls appearing inside the Chaos Pearl, prompting the Three Pure Ones to consider whether its power could explain the idea of everyone receiving one.
  • Qingqing wondered whether the World-Destroying Mill contained the World-Destroying Great Dao law and whether the Mother of the Great Dao had brought about the Immeasurable Calamity.
  • The Chaos Pearl’s spiritual light withdrew as it fully formed, concealing its changes from Qingqing and the Three Pure Ones.
  • The Three Pure Ones decided to focus on comprehending the Great Dao laws and resolved to guide Qingqing’s cultivation beyond Primordial Chaos.
  • Zhou Qingqing remained unaware of the Three Pure Ones’ resolve and concentrated on the Thirty-Six-Grade Chaos Azure Lotus.

Ch. 631Riding Dreams, Heart of Creation

Zhou Qingqing used the Creation Great Dao laws to transform the Azure Lotus in her dream into a Heart of Creation. Its light let her Primordial Spirit and body break through into the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal realm, secretly aligning her with the Heaven, Earth, and Human Three Daos.

  • The Three Pure Ones waited as Zhou Qingqing comprehended the Creation Great Dao laws within the Chaos Azure Lotus.
  • Zhou Qingqing summoned the thirty-sixth-grade Azure Lotus from her dream and merged it with the lotus in her memories.
  • The dream lotus absorbed the Creation Great Dao laws and transformed from illusion toward reality, radiating the light of creation.
  • The light of creation caused Zhou Qingqing's Primordial Spirit and body to break through into the first level of the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal realm.
  • Zhou Qingqing regarded the dream lotus as her Heart of Creation, and the Three Pure Ones realized she had aligned with the Heaven, Earth, and Human Three Daos.

Ch. 632Accidentally Becoming a Saint

Zhou Qingqing accidentally attained the Primordial Chaos Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm and wondered whether her improved abilities would reveal more about the Chaos Pearl and World-Destroying Mill. The treasures vanished in a burst of noise before she could learn more, and Bai Ze sensed her immense power as her seclusion ended.

  • Zhou Qingqing celebrated becoming a Saint and reflected that she could now influence the greater trend alongside her three Masters.
  • Zhou Qingqing tried to inspect the Chaos Pearl and World-Destroying Mill, but the two treasures suddenly vanished from her sight.
  • Zhou Qingqing threatened to track down the treasures and complained that the Godslaying Spear's memories revealed nothing about the Mother of the Great Dao or Pangu's birth.
  • Bai Ze sensed that Zhou Qingqing's seclusion had ended and realized she had attained the Primordial Chaos Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm, with power beyond Primal Phoenix and the Thirty-Six-Petaled Azure Lotus during Dream Enlightenment.

Ch. 633So, I Just Became a Saint

Zhou Qingqing revealed that she had become a Saint, and the Three Pure Ones summoned her to Three Pure Ones Hall. After hearing her intelligence about the Godslaying Spear and the Creation Jade Disc, they prepared to teach her about realms beyond Primordial Chaos and continue deducing the Saint-Falling Pill.

  • Bai Ze recognized that Zhou Qingqing had attained the Primordial Chaos Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm before she was summoned into Three Pure Ones Hall.
  • The Three Pure Ones remarked on Zhou Qingqing growing taller, and she praised their keen eyes while focusing more on her height than her Saint attainment.
  • Zhou Qingqing shared information she had discovered in the Godslaying Spear, including that the Creation Jade Disc contained the laws of the Boundless Great Dao.
  • Laozi decided that Tongtian should speak with Eastern Emperor Taiyi about the Heaven-Opening Axe.
  • Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Tongtian decided to teach Zhou Qingqing about realms above Primordial Chaos and have her help deduce another Heavenly Dao Exotic Treasure.

Ch. 634Straight to Stage Three

Zhou Qingqing learned the Three Pure Ones’ plan for using her Heart of Creation to cultivate the Dao, then joined forces with them and advanced rapidly to Primordial Chaos Stage Three. She began thinking about helping her masters develop the Saint-Falling Pill.

  • The Three Pure Ones explained the twelve stages of Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal and proposed that Zhou Qingqing create the Three Daos within her Primordial Spirit, body, and heart.
  • Zhou Qingqing activated her Heart of Creation and formed a cycle of Dao Resonance through her heart, Primordial Spirit, and physical body.
  • Zhou Qingqing and the Three Pure Ones combined their powers, with her leading the effort to begin Dao Transformation.
  • Zhou Qingqing’s cultivation surged through Primordial Chaos Stages One and Two to Stage Three, astonishing the Three Pure Ones.
  • Zhou Qingqing thought about helping her masters work out the Saint-Falling Pill and noted that the Second and Third Masters had Heavenly Dao Exotic Treasures.

Ch. 635The Saint-Falling Pill Is Also a Pill

Zhou Qingqing used her lotus to create a powerful divination technique and successfully saw the Saint-Falling Pill. Realizing Hongjun did not have it yet, she and the Three Pure Ones prepared to find it first and prevent it from endangering her masters.

  • Zhou Qingqing began enhancing her deduction abilities, drawing on Daoist methods, the Book of Changes, and Fuxi's Primal Change Great Dao.
  • Fuxi sensed Qingqing borrowing his power, and Nuwa and the Saints learned that Qingqing had reached the Primordial Chaos Realm.
  • Qingqing formed a Lotus Disc that combined the Three Pure Ones' lineages with Fuxi's power and the power of Fate.
  • With the Three Pure Ones assisting her, Qingqing used Lotus Divination to see the Saint-Falling Pill through the concealed heavenly secrets.
  • Qingqing reasoned that the pill was not in Hongjun's hands and decided to locate it before he could use it against her masters.

Ch. 636Northward All the Way

Zhou Qingqing’s Lotus Divination located the Saint-Falling Pill in the North Sea, and she and Supreme Pure Laozi went to retrieve it. Meanwhile, Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Upper Pure Master Tongtian traveled to the Nine Nether Realm to meet Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and the North Sea Dragon Clan greeted Qingqing and Laozi.

  • Zhou Qingqing identified the Saint-Falling Pill as the third Heavenly Dao Exotic Treasure and located it in the North Sea, so Supreme Pure Laozi decided to retrieve it with her.
  • Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Upper Pure Master Tongtian left for the Nine Nether Realm to meet Eastern Emperor Taiyi.
  • Supreme Pure Laozi reached the North Sea ahead of Zhou Qingqing and deduced the unusual spatial location of the Eye of the North Sea.
  • Zhou Qingqing used Lotus Blooms at Every Step to catch up with Supreme Pure Laozi above the North Sea.
  • Ao Shun and the North Sea Dragon Clan greeted Zhou Qingqing and Supreme Pure Laozi, while Laozi wondered whether Little Dragon Girl and Little White Dragon were among them.

Ch. 637Discovered!

Zhou Qingqing used the Northern Mysterious Origin Water-Control Banner to raise the North Sea and reveal the Eye of the North Sea, where the power for the Saint-Falling Pill lay. Supreme Pure Laozi began refining it, drawing Heavenly Dao Hongjun’s attention from the Chaos.

  • Supreme Pure Laozi and Zhou Qingqing arrived at the North Sea, and she sent the North Sea Dragon King and the other dragons aside.
  • Zhou Qingqing stomped once, moving the North Sea’s waters and impressing the watching dragons with her power.
  • Zhou Qingqing used the Northern Mysterious Origin Water-Control Banner to control the sea and reveal the Eye of the North Sea.
  • The dragons sensed a deadly power in the Eye of the North Sea that could cause even a saint to fall.
  • Supreme Pure Laozi prepared to refine the power into the Saint-Falling Pill, while Heavenly Dao Hongjun noticed that the pill had been discovered.

Ch. 638Little Bird

Heavenly Dao Hongjun sent the Chaos Heavenly Dragon to the North Sea to stop Supreme Pure Laozi from refining the Saint-Falling Pill. As Zhou Qingqing prepared to face the dragon, Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Upper Pure Master Tongtian persuaded Eastern Emperor Taiyi to study the Heaven-Opening Axe with them.

  • Heavenly Dao Hongjun used half of the Creation Jade Disc to empower the Ancestor Dragon Pearl and sent the Chaos Heavenly Dragon to the North Sea to destroy or stop the Saint-Falling Pill.
  • The North Sea dragons sensed a powerful dragon approaching, and the Dragon King of the North Sea warned Fairy Qingqing.
  • Zhou Qingqing realized Hongjun had sent the Chaos Heavenly Dragon to interfere with Supreme Pure Laozi's pill refining and prepared to face it.
  • Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Upper Pure Master Tongtian decided not to go to the North Sea because Zhou Qingqing already knew the dragon was coming.
  • Jade Pure Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Upper Pure Master Tongtian told Eastern Emperor Taiyi about Zhou Qingqing's strength, prompting him to agree to study the Heaven-Opening Axe's Great Dao laws with them.

Ch. 639Iconic Scene

Zhou Qingqing protected Supreme Pure Laozi as he refined the Saint-Falling Pill, confronting a Chaos Heavenly Dragon created by Heavenly Dao Hongjun. She pierced the dragon with her spear, stopping its attempt to steal the pill’s power.

  • Ao Shun sensed the Chaos Heavenly Dragon’s ancient aura and told Zhou Qingqing it might contain the Ancestor Dragon Pearl.
  • Zhou Qingqing manifested her Thirty-Six-Grade Chaos Azure Lotus and blocked the Chaos Heavenly Dragon from reaching Supreme Pure Laozi.
  • The Chaos Heavenly Dragon occupied the Eye of the North Sea and began drawing in power meant for the Saint-Falling Pill.
  • Zhou Qingqing drew a divine spear and pierced the Chaos Heavenly Dragon through its mouth.

Ch. 640Ancestor Dragon Pearl

Zhou Qingqing killed the Chaos Heavenly Dragon, claimed the Ancestor Dragon Pearl, and restored Ancestor Dragon’s inheritance to the Dragon Clan. She left the Dragon Clan with a new combat art for the black dragons and the image of her spear strike embedded in their bloodlines.

  • Zhou Qingqing returned to Ao Shun with the Ancestor Dragon Pearl and said she would keep it while giving the Dragon Clan its inheritance.
  • Ao Shun agreed and asked Zhou Qingqing to add her killing of the Chaos Heavenly Dragon to the Dragon Clan’s bloodline inheritance.
  • Zhou Qingqing sent the restored inheritance and the image of her spear strike into Ao Shun’s bloodline, and dragons throughout the Primordial World received it.
  • Zhou Qingqing promised Ao Shun a secret art for the black dragons to strengthen them in times of crisis.

Ch. 641Filling the Sea

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.

Ch. 642God of the North, Xuanming Returned to the Dao

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.

Ch. 643What Happened in the North Sea?

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.

Ch. 644Swinging Her Little Fists

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.

Ch. 645Brother Zheng Has Already Made His Arrangements

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.

Ch. 646Dragon of Fortune

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.

Ch. 647Ziwei, Imperial Father

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.

Ch. 648Xia Yuhe by Great Bright Lake

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.

Ch. 649Plucking Stars

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.

Ch. 650Three Harmonies and Four Transformations, All Are Destiny

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.
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