Chapter Summaries

Nuwa and Fuxi discussed the Demon Clan’s impending calamity after Di Jun rejected Nuwa’s warning. Fuxi resolved to return to the Demon Clan to save its innocent members, and Nuwa agreed to go with him after they found evidence of Kunpeng’s weakness.

• Nuwa refused to believe Ancestor Hongjun or the Heavenly Dao would let the Demon Clan become the Primordial World’s overlord.
• Fuxi rejected Nuwa’s suggestion that he go into seclusion, saying he could not abandon innocent members of the Demon Clan.
• Nuwa decided to accompany Fuxi to the Demon Clan despite its danger.
• Fuxi said they first needed evidence of Kunpeng’s weakness so the Demon Clan would believe them.
• Fuxi and Nuwa agreed to go to Tanggu Valley.

Taiqing Laozi grew resentful toward Tongtian and went to Golden Ao Island to settle old scores. After marveling at the island’s splendor and the Interception Sect’s prosperity, he was stopped at the entrance by two disciples.

• Nuwa agreed to accompany Fuxi to investigate whether Kunpeng had truly seen Zhunti and Jieyin near Tanggu Valley.
• After returning from the Demon Clan’s victory banquet, Taiqing Laozi blamed Luohu and grew angrier at Tongtian over their master’s comments about Tongtian’s strength.
• Taiqing Laozi flew to Golden Ao Island, where he was astonished by its rich spiritual energy, magnificent palaces, and the Interception Sect’s thriving community.
• Taiqing Laozi reached Biyou Palace’s entrance, but two gatekeeping disciples refused to let him enter without the sect master’s permission.
• Taiqing Laozi flew into a rage when the disciples interrupted him before he could identify himself.

Taiqing Laozi confronted Tongtian in Biyou Palace and accused him of being corrupted by Demon Ancestor Luohu. Tongtian claimed Luohu was merely his master’s tea-serving boy, leaving Taiqing Laozi shocked but insisting the story was made up.

• Taiqing Laozi tried to strike Tongtian’s gatekeeping boys, but Tongtian ordered them to let him enter.
• Tongtian told Taiqing Laozi that he had changed, and Taiqing Laozi replied that Tongtian had changed instead.
• Taiqing Laozi accused Tongtian of being brainwashed by Demon Ancestor Luohu and said demonic power explained his strength.
• Tongtian said Demon Ancestor Luohu served as his master’s tea boy and warned that his master was far more powerful than Taiqing Laozi could imagine.
• Taiqing Laozi was stunned by Tongtian’s claim, then dismissed it as an attempt to frighten him.

Tongtian reminded Taiqing Laozi that his master had guided Laozi to sainthood, but Laozi insisted that Nuwa and Tongtian’s master had since wronged him and that the debt was settled. Their argument ended with Laozi furiously accusing Tongtian of slandering a Saint.

• Tongtian taunted Taiqing Laozi and reminded him that his master had guided Laozi toward becoming a Saint.
• Taiqing Laozi recalled receiving guidance from a senior expert at Shouyang Mountain and realized the expert was Tongtian’s master, the master of Demon Ancestor Luohu.
• Tongtian accused Laozi of repaying his master’s kindness with hostility and pointed out that Laozi had once been stuck at the Quasi-Saint bottleneck.
• Taiqing Laozi argued that Nuwa and Tongtian’s master had cost him his Human Teachings Leader position, so he no longer owed them anything.
• Tongtian sighed that Laozi was beyond saving, and Laozi angrily accused him of slandering a Saint.

Tongtian’s Sword Dao advanced after his secluded cultivation, and he defeated Taiqing Laozi with a single sword strike in Biyou Palace. Taiqing Laozi was left badly injured and feared Tongtian’s rapid growth.

• Tongtian’s Sword Dao and swordsmanship broke through after he comprehended the techniques he had witnessed from his master.
• Tongtian summoned the Qingping Sword and attacked Taiqing Laozi in Biyou Palace.
• Tongtian’s sword strike overwhelmed Taiqing Laozi, shattered his internal organs, and sent him rolling to the palace entrance.
• Taiqing Laozi struggled to his feet and realized he could not withstand another attack from Tongtian.
• Taiqing Laozi was shocked by Tongtian’s rapid progress and feared he would soon surpass him.

Tongtian taunted Taiqing Laozi after defeating him, arguing that Law Proving was superior to attaining Dao through merit. Taiqing questioned whether Tongtian’s master surpassed Ancestor Hongjun, and Tongtian answered that Hongjun was not worthy of comparison.

• Tongtian mocked Taiqing Laozi for losing again and offered him tea, which Taiqing angrily swept away.
• Tongtian explained that Law Proving let him fight Saints before becoming one and said following his master was wiser than relying on Ancestor Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao.
• Tongtian asked Taiqing which path was stronger, and Taiqing silently doubted his beliefs before slapping himself to clear his mind.
• Taiqing asked whether Tongtian’s master was stronger than Dao Ancestor, and Tongtian laughed and declared that Ancestor Hongjun was not worthy of comparison.

Tongtian humiliated Taiqing Laozi with claims about his master’s overwhelming power, leaving Laozi shaken and resentful. Laozi went to Jade Void Palace to tell Primordial Heavenly Venerate what had happened, and they were left alarmed by Tongtian’s strength.

• Tongtian told Taiqing Laozi that his master had mastered the Three Thousand Great Daos and dismissed Laozi’s accusations as beneath his master’s notice.
• Taiqing Laozi left Golden Ao Island in anger, troubled by Tongtian’s words and his own doubts about attaining the Dao through Merit.
• Taiqing Laozi went to Jade Void Palace and told Primordial Heavenly Venerate that he had failed to teach Tongtian a lesson.
• Taiqing Laozi revealed that Tongtian had sent him flying with one sword strike and that Tongtian’s master was the one who had defeated Ancestor Hongjun and shattered Zixiao Palace.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate struggled to process the news and worried that he and Laozi could no longer suppress Tongtian.

Taiqing Laozi revealed that Demon Ancestor Luohu had only served Tongtian’s mysterious master and had never empowered Tongtian. Taiqing doubted whether Law Proving was stronger than Attain Dao through Merit, but Primordial Heavenly Venerate rejected his doubts, leaving them divided over the source of Tongtian’s strength.

• Primordial Heavenly Venerate questioned how Tongtian had grown so powerful if Luohu was not his master.
• Taiqing Laozi explained that Luohu was merely Tongtian’s master’s tea boy and had given Tongtian no Demonic energy.
• Taiqing Laozi said Tongtian’s Law Proving method might be stronger than Attain Dao through Merit.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate accused Taiqing Laozi of doubting the Heavenly Dao and insisted that Attain Dao through Merit was the true path.
• Taiqing Laozi stopped trying to persuade Primordial Heavenly Venerate.

Suirenshi worried that the Human Race remained too weak to defend itself and sought Chen Sheng’s help. Chen Sheng refused to leave his cave, while Suirenshi pleaded for him to teach the Human Race cultivation techniques.

• Suirenshi reflected on the Human Race’s vulnerability after the Demon Clan nearly invaded and decided to seek help from Chen Sheng.
• Black Lotus let Suirenshi into Chen Sheng’s cave.
• Chen Sheng anticipated Suirenshi’s request and refused to leave the mountain, saying his strength was insufficient.
• Suirenshi knelt before Chen Sheng and pleaded for him to teach the Human Race cultivation techniques so they could protect themselves.

Chen Sheng refused to leave his cave to help the Human Race, so he gave Suirenshi two battered books and claimed they held powerful cultivation techniques. Suirenshi left with the books but became even more determined to persuade Chen Sheng after sensing the cave's dense Spiritual Power.

• Suirenshi pleaded with Chen Sheng to leave his mountain and protect the Human Race, but Chen Sheng insisted he was only an imposter Grand Unity.
• Chen Sheng handed Suirenshi two filthy, damaged books and claimed their techniques could strengthen the Human Race and grant remarkable benefits.
• Chen Sheng drove Suirenshi out and told him to practice the techniques instead of trying to persuade him further.
• Suirenshi thanked Chen Sheng and left with the books, but the dense Spiritual Power in the cave made him more determined to recruit Chen Sheng.

Suirenshi failed to persuade Chen Sheng to leave seclusion and protect the Human Race, while Chen Sheng remained determined to avoid the dangers of the outside world. Back with the Human Race, Suirenshi cleaned the two supposed Divine Books and doubted their value after seeing their tacky titles.

• Suirenshi sensed Chen Sheng’s immense strength and resolved to keep persuading him to protect the Human Race.
• Chen Sheng watched Suirenshi leave and reaffirmed that he would not leave his mountain or Cave Abode.
• Suirenshi returned to the Human Race and carefully cleaned the two battered books.
• Suirenshi read the titles “Body Strengthening Gymnastics” and “Great Thought Method” and suspected Chen Sheng had given him worthless books.

Suirenshi tried Daoist Chen’s Body Strengthening Gymnastics and found it gave him no strength or Spiritual Power. Meanwhile, Di Jun and Kunpeng planned to secretly capture the Three Ancestors of the Human Race, leaving the Demon Clan poised to attempt another scheme against them.

• Suirenshi practiced the movements in Body Strengthening Gymnastics but noticed no change in his body or Spiritual Power.
• Di Jun summoned Demon Master Kunpeng to discuss attacking the Human Race again.
• Kunpeng warned that a frontal assault would fail because the Human Race had powerful protectors.
• Kunpeng proposed secretly capturing the Three Ancestors of the Human Race to cause internal chaos or use them as bargaining pieces.
• Di Jun praised Kunpeng’s plan.

Di Jun approved Kunpeng’s plan to infiltrate the Human Race and capture its Three Ancestors, leaving Kunpeng to select a covert operative for the dangerous mission.

• Di Jun worried that the Demon Clan’s agent would be detected in Human Race territory, but Kunpeng assured him he had a suitable candidate.
• Kunpeng accepted the mission and summoned a Grand Unity Golden Immortal known for concealment.
• Kunpeng ordered the Grand Unity Golden Immortal to infiltrate the Human Race and capture Suirenshi, Chaoyi Shi, and Youchaoshi.
• The Grand Unity Golden Immortal tried to refuse after realizing how dangerous the mission was, but Kunpeng threatened him as useless trash, and he fell silent.

Suirenshi returned to Shouyang Mountain with two books from Daoist Chen, but he doubted they were useful and worried that the Human Race had no path forward. When Chaoyi Shi and Youchaoshi asked whether he had obtained a cultivation method, he could not decide whether the books counted.

• After drinking tea, Suirenshi despaired that Daoist Chen had refused to help the Human Race and dismissed the books he had brought back.
• A messenger told Suirenshi that Chaoyi Shi and Youchaoshi had prepared a banquet to welcome him, and Suirenshi decided to attend with the books.
• Chaoyi Shi and Youchaoshi praised Daoist Chen's strength and asked whether Suirenshi had obtained a cultivation method.
• Suirenshi rubbed his brow, shook his head, then nodded, unsure whether the two books counted as a cultivation method.

Suirenshi showed Chaoyi Shi and Youchaoshi the battered books Chen Sheng had called Divine Books, but they doubted him until he swore an oath. The chapter ended with them opening the books and finding their contents incomprehensible.

• Suirenshi explained how Chen Sheng had refused to leave seclusion but gave him two books he called Divine Books.
• Chaoyi Shi and Youchaoshi accused Suirenshi of making up the story because the books looked like trash.
• Suirenshi swore on his identity as a Human Ancestor that Chen Sheng had truly called the books Divine Books.
• Chaoyi Shi suggested the books might be valuable despite their shabby appearance, like the Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass.
• Chaoyi Shi and Youchaoshi opened the books and froze when they could not understand the contents.

A Grand Unity Golden Immortal sent by Kunpeng infiltrated Shouyang Mountain to capture the three Human Ancestors. He found Suirenshi, Chaoyi Shi, and Youchaoshi studying the Divine Book, and moved in to seize them.

• The three Human Ancestors struggled to understand the battered Divine Book.
• Kunpeng's Grand Unity Golden Immortal secretly entered the Human Race's territory, where an invisible pressure and chill unsettled him.
• He accidentally stepped on the Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass, but his concealment kept it from identifying him.
• The Grand Unity Golden Immortal hid inside an eerie wind and searched the Human Race's houses without harming anyone.
• He spotted Suirenshi, Chaoyi Shi, and Youchaoshi in the main hall and approached them, hoping to capture them and earn favor with the Demon Clan.

A Grand Unity Golden Immortal from the Demon Clan attacked the Three Human Ancestors after sneaking past the Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass, but Suirenshi unexpectedly killed him with one palm strike. The Three Human Ancestors were left stunned by Suirenshi’s sudden power.

• The Demon Clan Grand Unity Golden Immortal revealed himself and attacked the Three Human Ancestors.
• Chaoyi Shi, Youchaoshi, and Suirenshi recognized the intruder and questioned how he had entered past the Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass.
• Suirenshi ordered Chaoyi Shi and Youchaoshi to attack from two sides, but the Demon sent them flying with a pair of claw strikes.
• The Demon charged at Suirenshi, who instinctively struck him with his palm and smashed him into minced meat.
• The Three Human Ancestors stared in shock at the Demon’s defeat.

Suirenshi killed a Grand Unity demon with one palm, shocking Youchaoshi and Chaoyi Shi as much as it shocked him. He realized that his sudden strength might have come from the movements in the two Divine Books Daoist Chen had given him.

• Suirenshi slapped the Grand Unity demon into a mangled heap of flesh.
• Youchaoshi and Chaoyi Shi marveled at Suirenshi’s strength and asked whether he had secretly cultivated or found a treasure.
• Suirenshi struggled to believe he had defeated a Grand Unity demon, then celebrated his achievement.
• Suirenshi denied obtaining a treasure or learning a technique, but recalled completing the movements shown in Daoist Chen’s two Divine Books.

Suirenshi claimed that the two books were Divine Books whose illustrated exercises had given him great power, and he led the Human Race in learning the cultivation technique. At the Heavenly Court, Di Jun questioned Kunpeng about the missing Grand Unity Demon Clan member, leaving Kunpeng worried that the mission had failed.

• Suirenshi insisted that the tattered books were Divine Books and said their exercises had made him powerful enough to defeat a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
• Chaoyi Shi and Youchaoshi became eager to try the technique and believed it might help the Human Race grow stronger.
• Suirenshi summoned the Human Race, explained the manuals, and watched as everyone began cultivating.
• Di Jun asked Kunpeng for news of the Grand Unity Demon Clan member he had sent.
• Kunpeng worried that the mission had failed and that he would be humiliated after making a military pledge to Di Jun.

Bai Ze reported that Suirenshi had killed the Grand Unity Demon with a single palm, leaving Di Jun furious and Kunpeng scrambling to escape blame. Kunpeng accused the Human Race of cheating, and Di Jun’s response to the disgrace remained unresolved.

• Kunpeng told Di Jun to wait for news about the Grand Unity Demon, suggesting something unexpected might have happened.
• Bai Ze rushed in and reported that Suirenshi had smashed the Grand Unity Demon into mincemeat with one palm.
• Bai Ze vomited as he recalled the gruesome scene he had witnessed through a water mirror.
• Di Jun condemned Kunpeng’s failed plan and demanded to know how the Grand Unity Demon had lost to Suirenshi.
• Kunpeng blamed the loss on the Human Race’s cunning and claimed they had cheated.