Chapter Summaries

Suirenshi’s victory over a Grand Unity demon alarmed Di Jun and Ancestor Hongjun, who both saw the Human Race as a growing threat. At Shouyang Mountain, Suirenshi organized a widespread cultivation effort and began teaching the Human Race exercises from their manuals.

• Di Jun decided the Demon Clan should eliminate the Human Race, while Kunpeng promised to succeed in a future attack.
• Ancestor Hongjun learned rumors of Suirenshi defeating a Grand Unity demon and suspected Luohu might be empowering the Human Race.
• Hongjun resolved to watch the Human Race more closely so Luohu could not disrupt his plans.
• Suirenshi spread cultivation manuals among the Human Race using both group instruction and self-study.
• Suirenshi demonstrated Body Strengthening Gymnastics and began teaching a Human Race member its movements.

Suirenshi taught the Human Race Body Strengthening Gymnastics, and the people’s fortune surged after they practiced it. The spectacle shocked Zhunti and Jieyin at Mount Sumeru, who realized the Human Race’s fortune had increased dramatically again.

• A Human Race member forgot the movements until Suirenshi demonstrated the gymnastics again in slow motion, then practiced it himself.
• Suirenshi and the other two Human Ancestors led the Human Race through the Body Strengthening Gymnastics and urged everyone to master it.
• The Human Race practiced the routine, causing its fortune to surge and gather over Shouyang Mountain as golden lotuses bloomed and a Divine Bird descended with blessings.
• Zhunti and Jieyin saw the phenomena from Mount Sumeru, confirmed the Human Race’s fortune had risen, and celebrated the news.

The Two Sages of the West rejoiced over the Human Race’s rising fortune, while Taiqing Laozi bitterly regretted losing the chance to lead the Human Teachings. Di Jun saw the Human Race as an urgent threat to the Demon Clan and ordered Kunpeng to destroy it immediately.

• The Two Sages of the West celebrated the benefits they expected from the Human Race’s growing fortune.
• Taiqing Laozi blamed Nuwa, Tongtian, and the Two Sages of the West for taking the Human Teachings and its fortune from him.
• Di Jun saw the Human Race’s surging fortune as both a provocation and a danger to the Demon Clan.
• Di Jun summoned Kunpeng and ordered him to destroy the Human Race without delay.
• Kunpeng agreed and hurried away, afraid of Di Jun’s anger.

Ancestor Hongjun discovered that the Human Race was on the verge of dominating the Primordial World, far earlier than he had planned, threatening his control over the coming calamities. Furious, he blamed Demon Ancestor Luohu for secretly helping the Human Race and disrupting his schemes.

• Ancestor Hongjun used the Jade Plate of Creation to deduce why the Human Race's destiny had suddenly surged.
• Ancestor Hongjun learned that the Human Race could dominate the Primordial World before the Witch-Demon Calamity began.
• Ancestor Hongjun realized that the Human Race's rise would derail his plans for the calamities and weaken his control over the Primordial World.
• Ancestor Hongjun crushed his teacup, and Haotian helped him clean up while lamenting that it was the three-hundredth cup.
• Ancestor Hongjun grew angrier when Haotian mentioned the Human Race, overturned the table, and accused Demon Ancestor Luohu of secretly helping them.

As the Human Race celebrated its surging fortune and credited Chen Sheng’s cultivation manuals for their progress, Ancestor Hongjun used the Jade Plate of Creation to call down Heavenly Punishment upon them. Sinister winds and purple lightning devastated their territory, leaving the Human Race in chaos.

• Suirenshi, Chaoyi Shi, and Youchaoshi celebrated the Human Race’s fortune and thanked Chen Sheng for the two cultivation manuals.
• The three Human Race ancestors resolved to visit Chen Sheng and thank him in person.
• Ancestor Hongjun blamed Luohu for the Human Race’s rise and decided to destroy the Human Race.
• Ancestor Hongjun offered up the Jade Plate of Creation and drew on the Heavenly Dao to bring Heavenly Punishment down upon the Human Race.
• Sinister winds tore through the Human Race’s territory, killing people and destroying homes and fields.
• Purple lightning struck the Human Race, blasting trees and splitting the earth as people were burned to ash.

Ancestor Hongjun brought Heavenly Punishment down upon the Human Race, shocking its people and the mighty beings who feared they would be wiped out. When Fuxi told Nuwa what had happened, she vowed that Hongjun would not harm the Human Race while she was there.

• The Human Race panicked as storms and earthquakes shook the world, and Suirenshi recognized the danger as Heavenly Punishment.
• Ancestor Hongjun accused the Human Race of defying heaven and declared that he would bring Heavenly Punishment down upon them.
• The news spread among the mighty beings, who feared the Human Race could not withstand a force stronger than a Saint's attack.
• Fuxi rushed to Wa Huang Palace and told Nuwa that Hongjun had attacked the Human Race with Heavenly Punishment.
• Nuwa grew furious and vowed to stop Hongjun from harming the Human Race.

Ancestor Hongjun unleashed Heavenly Punishment against the Human Race, shocking the great powers and leaving the Two Sages of the West fearing for the Human Race’s survival and fortune. Taiqing Laozi welcomed the attack, while Zhunti and Jieyin could only watch anxiously.

• Zhunti and Jieyin saw the signs over the Human Race turn from auspicious to a storm of lightning and thunder, and realized that Heavenly Punishment had been unleashed.
• The Two Sages of the West feared that the Human Race would be destroyed and its fortune lost, but felt powerless to intervene against Ancestor Hongjun.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate offered Taiqing Laozi tea at Jade Void Palace and asked whether he was happy about what had happened.
• Taiqing Laozi praised Ancestor Hongjun’s Heavenly Punishment and said the Human Race deserved to be taught a lesson.

Ancestor Hongjun brought Heavenly Punishment against the Human Race, but Suirenshi rallied his people to stand firm and refuse to submit. Hongjun grew angrier and prepared to test how long the humans could endure.

• Taiqing Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Venerate watched from Zixiao Palace, pleased that Ancestor Hongjun meant to punish the Human Race.
• Suirenshi challenged Hongjun and asked why the Heavenly Dao would not tolerate the Human Race.
• Hongjun accused the Human Race of violating Heaven’s principles and called them a scourge.
• Suirenshi urged the Human Race to trust in themselves and fight rather than yield, raising their morale.
• Hongjun saw the Human Race stand resolutely and scorned them as an arrogant Postnatal Spirit Race.

Ancestor Hongjun attacked the Human Race with a devastating Heavenly Punishment thunderbolt, but six enormous leaves blocked it. A powerful blade of grass emerged as their protector, leaving Ancestor Hongjun and the other mighty figures stunned by his presence.

• Ancestor Hongjun raised his hand and sent his palm and the Heavenly Punishment crashing toward the Human Race.
• Six enormous green leaves formed a barrier that stopped the thunderbolt from striking the Human Race.
• Suirenshi and the other humans opened their eyes and wondered who had saved them.
• A blade of grass surrounded by leaves and vines walked out, radiating immense Spiritual Power and Dao Charm.
• Ancestor Hongjun and the mighty figures recognized the blade of grass as a formidable presence.

The Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass revealed itself as the Human Race’s protector, earning their gratitude after shielding them from the lightning tribulation. Ancestor Hongjun challenged the grass and launched an attack, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• The Human Race recognized the Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass as Lord Nine Swords and thanked him for protecting them.
• The Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass told the Human Race that his master, Daoist Chen, had sent him to guard them.
• Ancestor Hongjun grew furious that the grass had thwarted his plan to destroy the Human Race.
• The Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass dismissed Hongjun’s threat and challenged him to try attacking.
• Ancestor Hongjun sent a powerful mass of energy imbued with Heaven’s Will toward the grass as the Human Race cried out warnings.

Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass drew on the Spiritual Power of heaven and earth, reached the Saint Realm, and shattered Ancestor Hongjun’s attack. The Primordial World’s observers reacted with shock and envy as Nuwa and Fuxi arrived to find the Human Race safe.

• Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass summoned the breath of life, surged in strength, and cleaved through Ancestor Hongjun’s attack.
• Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass’s Great Dao phenomena revealed that he had reached the Saint Realm, shocking the living beings of the Primordial World.
• Ancestor Hongjun grew furious and humiliated when he realized that a blade of grass had become a Saint.
• Eastern Emperor Taiyi and Di Jun reacted with jealousy as the Demon Clan struggled to accept Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass’s Sainthood.
• Nuwa and Fuxi reached the Human Race after thirty-three days and sighed with relief when they saw it was safe.

After Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass revealed that it had reached the Saint Realm, Nuwa, Fuxi, and Luohu were stunned by its power, while the Two Qing felt humiliated. Chen Sheng remained in his cave, calmly reading as the others reacted to the revelation.

• Nuwa and Fuxi realized that Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass was a Saint and wondered how powerful its master, Chen Sheng, must be.
• At Jade Void Palace, Primordial Heavenly Venerate and the Two Qing were enraged and humiliated to learn that a blade of grass had reached the Saint Realm.
• Chen Sheng continued reading and drinking tea in his cave beside Shouyang Mountain, unconcerned with events outside.
• Luohu recalled how Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass had shielded the Human Race from Ancestor Hongjun's Heavenly Punishment and wondered about its origins.
• Luohu saw the strange phenomena above the Human Race, recognized that Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass was a Saint, and rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

Luohu discovered that the Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass had reached the Grand Unity Realm and mistook him for a Saint. Broken Sword insisted that he was only a Grand Unity, leaving Luohu baffled by how powerful that realm could be.

• Luohu was shocked to learn that the Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass was a Saint, but Broken Sword told him to keep his voice down and said the grass’s strength was normal.
• Broken Sword explained that the Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass had advanced through listening to the master preach and receiving Dao Charms and opportunities.
• Luohu questioned Broken Sword after she said the Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass was in the Grand Unity Realm, believing that meant he was a Saint.
• Broken Sword insisted that neither the master nor the Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass was a Saint, and said the grass was merely a Grand Unity.
• Luohu cried out that no Grand Unity could be so powerful, while Broken Sword told him he would not understand and repeated that the Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass was only a little Grand Unity.

At Shouyang Mountain, Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass attacked the Heavenly Punishment and declared that the Human Race was under his protection. Ancestor Hongjun intensified the punishment, leaving the Human Race facing a torrent of calamities.

• Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass's Saint Realm phenomena overwhelmed the Heavenly Punishment's phenomena.
• Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass cut apart the dark wind and slashed open the firmament with his Supreme Sword Dao.
• Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass warned Ancestor Hongjun that he would protect the Human Race as long as he lived.
• Ancestor Hongjun grew enraged and increased the force of the Heavenly Punishment.
• Thunder, lightning, rain, wind, and other calamities descended, shaking the Human Race's land and sending its people into panic.

Ancestor Hongjun unleashed all the heavenly tribulations against the Human Race, but Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass shielded them despite being overwhelmed by the combined force of Hongjun and Heaven’s Will. With Suirenshi rallying the Human Race to share their destiny with him, Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass shattered the Heavenly Punishment and sent his Sword Qi toward the firmament.

• Ancestor Hongjun pressed down a combined Heavenly Punishment on the Human Race, and Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass vowed to protect them.
• Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass blocked the tribulation with his Sword Qi, but Ancestor Hongjun intensified the attack and began to overpower him with the will of Heaven.
• Suirenshi urged the Human Race to stand with Senior Nine Swords, and their united convictions and destiny flowed into Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass.
• Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass drew on the Human Race’s destiny, cleaved apart the Heavenly Punishment, tore its remnants to shreds, and sent his Sword Qi toward the firmament.

The Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass pierced the firmament with a single strike, and its Sword Qi injured Ancestor Hongjun in Zixiao Palace. Fuxi and Nuwa realized the Human Race's fortune had greatly strengthened the Grass, while Zhunti and Jieyin became more convinced they had chosen wisely.

• The Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass's Sword Qi pierced the firmament and injured Ancestor Hongjun as he cast Heaven's Punishment.
• Ancestor Hongjun resented the Grass but recognized that its Saint Realm strength and support from the Human Race's fortune made it difficult to attack.
• Fuxi and Nuwa discussed how the Human Race's fortune had empowered the Grass to pierce the heavens with a light swing.
• Fuxi grew hopeful that Nuwa and the Human Race could eventually stand against Ancestor Hongjun.
• At Mount Sumeru, Zhunti excitedly pointed out the pierced firmament to Jieyin, affirming their decision to support the Human Race.

Zhunti and Jieyin celebrated the Western Teachings’ chance to benefit from Human Race fortune, while Taiqing Laozi and the Primordial Heavenly Venerate reacted angrily to the Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass defeating Hongjun. Tongtian, focused on changing the Interception Sect’s fate through cultivation, was distracted by a powerful Sword Intent from Shouyang Mountain and looked toward it in shock.

• Zhunti and Jieyin celebrated their decision to preach to the Human Race and anticipated gaining its fortune for the Western Teachings.
• Taiqing Laozi and the Primordial Heavenly Venerate watched in disbelief as the Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass pierced the heavens and defeated their master.
• Taiqing Laozi blamed the Human Race fortune for the defeat and smashed his Purple Clay Teacup in anger.
• Tongtian stayed secluded on Golden Ao Island and cultivated to gain the strength to defy the Heavenly Dao and protect the Interception Sect.
• Tongtian sensed a powerful Sword Intent from Shouyang Mountain, looked toward it, and was utterly shocked.

Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass unleashed a terrifying sword strike that pierced the heavens, inspiring Tongtian to retreat into seclusion and study its Sword Dao. At Shouyang Mountain, Ancestor Hongjun redirected the Power of Heaven's Will to attack Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass.

• Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass released a supreme Sword Intent and slashed a massive hole through the sky.
• Tongtian watched the strike, recognized its Sword Dao techniques, and hurried back to his Cave Abode to enter seclusion.
• Yunxiao questioned Tongtian about leaving seclusion again, but he dismissed her and shut himself away.
• Ancestor Hongjun, angered by Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass's provocations, redirected the Power of Heaven's Will to suppress it.
• The redirected power sent Dao Charm laws toward Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass as the space trembled and the earth cracked.

Broken Sword warned Ancestor Hongjun to stop attacking Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass and threatened to call on his master. Facing Broken Sword and the possibility of his master joining the fight, Hongjun withdrew, leaving the onlookers to question whether he had been scared away.

• Ancestor Hongjun nearly suppressed Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass before Broken Sword's voice ordered him to stop.
• Broken Sword warned Hongjun not to force his master to act, and the onlookers recognized his voice and recalled his previous victories over Hongjun.
• Hongjun remembered Broken Sword's strength and feared facing him, his master, and the Human Race's fortune together.
• Hongjun weighed the loss of dignity from retreating against the defeat he expected if he fought, then withdrew his hand.
• The onlookers discussed whether Hongjun had been scared away.

Ancestor Hongjun grew furious after rumors portrayed him as a coward for leaving the Human Race, while Di Jun and Taiyi heard that Broken Sword had threatened to have its master crush him. They were left stunned that Broken Sword had supposedly scared the Dao Ancestor away.

• Ancestor Hongjun crushed another Purple Clay Teacup as he vowed to avenge the humiliation caused by Broken Sword, Broken Grass, and their master.
• Rumors exaggerated Ancestor Hongjun's departure into a tale of him trembling and fleeing with his tail between his legs.
• The story spread to the Demon Clan, where Di Jun and Taiyi questioned how the Dao Ancestor could have been frightened away.
• A little demon told Di Jun and Taiyi that Broken Sword had threatened to have its master crush Ancestor Hongjun if the fight continued.
• Di Jun and Taiyi were stunned to learn that Broken Sword was behind the threat.