Chapter Summaries

Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi abandoned plans to attack the Human Race, fearing the Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass and its master. At Shouyang Mountain, the Human Race celebrated its rescue, thanked its protectors, and welcomed Nuwa and Fuxi, while Fuxi teased Nuwa about the master's favor.

• Di Jun told Eastern Emperor Taiyi that the Heavenly Court could not afford to provoke the Human Race after the Broken Sword and its master had defeated powerful foes.
• The Human Race cheered as the Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass tore apart Heavenly Punishment and Ancestor Hongjun retreated.
• Suirenshi led the Human Race in thanking the Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass, the Broken Sword, Daoist Chen, Nuwa, and Fuxi.
• Suirenshi and the Human Race respectfully welcomed Nuwa, who apologized for arriving late and asked whether they blamed her.
• The Nine Sword Star Pattern Grass said its master had sent it to protect the Human Race and called Nuwa the little girl the master favored.
• Fuxi teased Nuwa about being favored by the master, and Nuwa blushed and protested.

Nuwa restored the Human Race after the calamity, strengthened their defenses, and vowed to make Ancestor Hongjun pay for endangering them. At Mount Sumeru, Zhunti and Jieyin considered breaking from the Heavenly Dao and following the powerful senior, but decided to wait and observe.

• Nuwa healed the Human Race, restored their homes and land, and repaired the sky, earning their gratitude and a surge of fortune.
• Nuwa blamed Ancestor Hongjun for trying to kill the Human Race and vowed to repay him, then gave the people Spiritual Power and Daoist techniques.
• Nuwa, Fuxi, and the others comforted and guided the Human Race, and Nuwa reinforced their barrier before leaving.
• At Mount Sumeru, Zhunti suggested pledging allegiance to the senior who had driven Hongjun away, while Jieyin cautioned that escaping the Heavenly Dao would be difficult.
• Zhunti accepted Jieyin's advice to keep a low profile and wait for the Primordial World's situation to change.

Nuwa ignored the rumors about Ancestor Hongjun and continued investigating who had let the Little Golden Crows escape, suspecting Demon Master Kunpeng. She secretly reached Tanggu Valley and began questioning the ten Little Golden Crows after swearing she would not harm them.

• Ancestor Hongjun hid in Zixiao Palace, furious and ashamed as the Primordial World mocked his defeat.
• Nuwa recalled that Di Jun had dismissed her suspicions about Kunpeng and resolved to find conclusive evidence against him.
• Nuwa used Saintly Power to slip past the poorly guarded Heavenly Court and reach Tanggu Valley unnoticed.
• Nuwa appeared before the Little Golden Crows as they played in a pond, startling them into silence.
• Nuwa swore by her status as a Saint that she would not eat them, and the Little Golden Crows agreed to hear her questions.

Nuwa investigated why the Little Golden Crows had come to Tanggu Valley and traced the staged lure and their escape to Kunpeng. She brought Fuxi the evidence, confirming Kunpeng had masterminded the affair.

• The Little Golden Crows told Nuwa that a mysterious light and a large amount of Demonic Power had drawn them toward Tanggu Valley, while the Heavenly Court gates and their route were unguarded.
• Nuwa found a feather at the spot the Little Golden Crows indicated and recognized Kunpeng's aura on it.
• Nuwa used the River of Time to discover that Kunpeng had brightened feathers to lure the Young Princes and knocked out the guards along their route.
• Nuwa thanked the Little Golden Crows, gave them Demonic Power, and left Tanggu Valley.
• Nuwa showed Fuxi the extracted scene of Kunpeng's actions at Wa Huang Palace.

Fuxi wanted to confront Di Jun and Kunpeng after discovering Kunpeng’s role in the Little Golden Crows incident, but Nuwa stopped him because Di Jun would not believe them. She decided they should take their evidence to Xi He instead.

• Fuxi blamed Kunpeng and Hongjun for manipulating events to trigger a Witch-Demon War, then set out to confront them at the Heavenly Court.
• Nuwa stopped Fuxi and explained that Di Jun would not believe them because Kunpeng had influenced him too much.
• Fuxi lamented that Kunpeng might escape punishment, but Nuwa said they could use their evidence to make him suffer.
• Nuwa proposed approaching Xi He instead of Di Jun, and Fuxi agreed that Di Jun’s wife might listen to them.

Nuwa and Fuxi went to Fusang Hall to show Xi He evidence that Kunpeng had framed her children. They entered despite Di Jun’s order barring them from the Heavenly Court, and Xi He was startled when they appeared before her.

• Nuwa and Fuxi agreed to bring Xi He evidence against Kunpeng, hoping she would punish him for framing the Little Golden Crows.
• Nuwa and Fuxi arrived at Fusang Hall, Xi He’s residence, in the Heavenly Court.
• Two minor demons ordered Nuwa and Fuxi to leave, citing Di Jun’s command.
• Nuwa froze the two guards and led Fuxi into the hall.
• Xi He opened her eyes and nearly fell from her seat when she saw Nuwa and Fuxi standing before her.

Nuwa and Fuxi showed Xi He proof that Kunpeng had framed the Young Princes, and she stormed off to confront him. Meanwhile, Di Jun and the demon ministers discussed eliminating the Human Race, unaware that Xi He was on her way to the main hall.

• Nuwa and Fuxi immobilized the attendants in Fusang Hall and told Xi He they had come to discuss the Young Princes’ capture.
• Fuxi said Di Jun had been bewitched by Kunpeng and would not listen to them.
• Nuwa showed Xi He Kunpeng’s feather and a scene from the River of Time and Space proving his guilt.
• Xi He became furious and headed for the Heavenly Court’s main hall, with Nuwa and Fuxi following.
• Di Jun and the demon ministers discussed the growing threat of the Human Race and called for its destruction.

Demon Empress Xi He stormed into the Heavenly Court, furious with Kunpeng and determined to settle accounts with him. Kunpeng suspected she had discovered what he had done to the Little Golden Crows, but pretended not to know why she was angry, and Xi He struck him across the face.

• Di Jun despaired over the Demon Clan's inability to challenge the Human Race, while refusing to accept that the Human Race might surpass them.
• Xi He entered the Heavenly Court's main hall and angrily demanded that Kunpeng come out.
• Xi He seized Kunpeng and accused him of knowing what he had done, saying she had come to settle their accounts.
• Kunpeng feared Xi He had learned what he had done to the Little Golden Crows, but concealed his panic and claimed he did not know what had angered her.
• Xi He, convinced Kunpeng was pretending to be confused, slapped him hard enough to swell half his face.

Xi He accused Kunpeng of releasing the Little Golden Crows, while Kunpeng tried to turn Di Jun against her. Di Jun began questioning Kunpeng, who resolved not to confess.

• Kunpeng nearly collapsed, and Di Jun caught him as Xi He tried to strike him again.
• Di Jun stopped Xi He and scolded her, while Kunpeng pretended to be hurt and tried to leave.
• Di Jun defended Kunpeng and told Xi He to leave, but softened when she began to cry.
• Xi He accused Kunpeng of tampering with things and releasing the Little Golden Crows.
• Kunpeng fell to his knees as Di Jun questioned him, and he decided he could not admit to the accusation.

Kunpeng feigned innocence after Xi He accused him of plotting against the Little Golden Crows, and Di Jun believed his act and defended him. Xi He left vowing to expose Kunpeng, while Di Jun’s trust in the Demon Master put the truth further out of reach.

• Kunpeng tearfully denied harming the Little Golden Crows and claimed he had always been loyal to the Demon Clan and Di Jun.
• Xi He angrily accused Kunpeng of pretending and insisted he was responsible.
• Di Jun reconsidered his suspicions, believing Kunpeng did not seem capable of the plot and might have been wrongly accused.
• Di Jun helped Kunpeng up, comforted him, and rebuked Xi He for slandering the Demon Master.
• Xi He left in anger, promising to expose Kunpeng’s true nature.

Kunpeng used feigned loyalty to make Di Jun trust him and dismiss the gathered demons, but he panicked once he returned to the Demon Master Palace, knowing Xi He would search for evidence of his crimes. His exposure seemed only a matter of time.

• After Xi He left, Kunpeng acted wounded and blamed himself for the quarrel, making Di Jun feel guilty.
• Di Jun apologized on Xi He's behalf and assured Kunpeng that he trusted him and would speak to the Empress.
• Kunpeng accepted Di Jun's support, then watched as Di Jun dismissed the assembled demons and postponed their discussion.
• Kunpeng hurried back to the Demon Master Palace and panicked because Xi He knew what he had done and would seek evidence against him.

Houtu decided to visit the Human Race after hearing of their troubles and flew to Shouyang Mountain. There, the Three Ancestors of the Human Race were studying cultivation manuals by copying their illustrated exercises, while Youchaoshi wondered why the method made no sense to him.

• Zhu Jiuyin and the other Ancestor Witches discussed the Human Race's suffering from the Demon Clan's attacks and Heavenly Punishment.
• Houtu decided to visit the Human Race out of sympathy and gratitude to Nuwa and Daoist Chen, then flew toward Shouyang Mountain.
• The Ancestor Witches accepted Houtu's departure, reasoning that the Human Race was under Nuwa's protection.
• At Shouyang Mountain, Suirenshi and Chaoyi Shi compared the manual's illustrations and corrected each other's chest-expanding exercise.
• Youchaoshi struggled to understand the movements, which differed from the cultivation method he had practiced.

Houtu visited the Human Race at Shouyang Mountain and watched their unusual group exercises, which challenged her idea of cultivation. She was left impressed and energized by the Human Race’s lively practice.

• A guard reported that Empress Houtu had come to visit, so Suirenshi and the other Human Ancestors hurried to welcome her.
• Houtu explained that she had come to check on the Human Race after hearing of its recent troubles, and Suirenshi offered to show her Shouyang Mountain.
• Suirenshi brought Houtu to a plain where the Human Race practiced synchronized exercises in square formations.
• Houtu was astonished by the energetic exercises, which differed greatly from her understanding of cultivation, and she praised their remarkable power.

Houtu inspected the Human Race’s cultivation and was astonished that even True Immortal members had bodies rivaling the Witch Clan’s. Suirenshi proudly showed her their training, then struck a bashful cultivator who had started imagining Houtu was interested in him.

• Suirenshi led Houtu to watch the Human Race members training.
• Houtu discovered that every Human Race member had a powerful body, with Mystic True aura rivaling that of Witch Clan members at the same level.
• Houtu wondered how a Postnatal Spirit Race had developed such strength through its strange cultivation method.
• Houtu asked Suirenshi to bring over a body-refining cultivator and found he was only at the True Immortal realm.
• The cultivator blushed under Houtu’s gaze and imagined she might like him, so Suirenshi struck him on the head.

Houtu tested the strength of a True Immortal of the Human Race by giving him a Low-grade Innate Supreme Treasure, which he accidentally snapped in half with his bare hands. Suirenshi sent the chastened youngster away, and Houtu remarked that the Human Race had become powerful and had limitless potential.

• Houtu gave the True Immortal of the Human Race a Low-grade Innate Supreme Treasure so she could test his strength.
• The True Immortal accidentally snapped the treasure in half, shocking Houtu and Suirenshi.
• Suirenshi struck the youngster and scolded him for crushing a rare supreme treasure.
• The youngster regretted what he had done and left after Suirenshi angrily dismissed him.
• Houtu told Suirenshi that the Human Race had become powerful and had limitless potential.

Houtu learned that Chen Sheng had helped the Human Race grow powerful by giving them two cultivation manuals, though Suirenshi believed they had only grasped their surface. As Suirenshi showed her the Human Race’s training, Houtu witnessed one member move a hill with Primordial Spirit Power.

• Houtu praised the Human Race’s rapid cultivation, and Suirenshi credited Daoist Chen with their achievements.
• Suirenshi reminded Houtu that she had met Chen before, and Houtu realized the senior’s surname was Chen.
• Houtu asked how Chen had helped the Human Race, and Suirenshi said he had given them two cultivation manuals.
• Suirenshi lamented that the Human Race had only cultivated a superficial understanding of the manuals, astonishing Houtu, who had seen one of them crush a postnatal treasure.
• Suirenshi showed Houtu a Human Race member who used Primordial Spirit Power to move a small hill.

Houtu learned that a Human had rapidly cultivated Primordial Spirit Power using manuals from Chen Sheng and decided to seek the same path for the Witch Clan. She arrived at Chen Sheng’s Cave and was brought in by Luohu.

• Houtu summoned the Human who had cultivated Primordial Spirit Power and asked him about his progress.
• The Human said he had cultivated for less than half a month and credited Chen Sheng’s manuals for his rapid progress.
• Houtu decided to ask Chen Sheng for a cultivation manual that could help the Witch Clan develop primordial spirits and defend themselves.
• Houtu thanked the Human, traveled to Chen Sheng’s Cave on Shouyang Mountain, and Luohu let her in.

Houtu visited Chen Sheng to seek a cultivation technique for the Witch Clan, but he said none suited them. She questioned why the Human Race had suitable techniques despite being postnatal lifeforms, while the Witch Clan did not.

• Chen Sheng welcomed Houtu as she arrived to ask him for help.
• Chen Sheng initially denied knowing any cultivation techniques, leaving Houtu worried about the Witch Clan.
• After Houtu pressed him, Chen Sheng admitted he knew some techniques but had none suited to the Witch Clan, who lacked primordial spirits.
• Houtu asked why the Human Race had suitable techniques and reminded Chen Sheng that he had given them two cultivation manuals.

Chen Sheng gave Houtu an improved version of the Human Race’s Mind Turning Cultivation Method after warning her that other races could suffer terrible consequences from forcing themselves to cultivate it. Houtu left determined to use it to save the Witch Clan, while Kunpeng reached the North Sea with a battered book after escaping the Human Race.

• Houtu asked Chen Sheng whether the Witch Clan could cultivate the Human Race’s Mind Turning Cultivation Method, and he said they could, though he did not recommend it.
• Chen Sheng warned Houtu that forcing the method could bring terrible consequences, but she remained determined to take the risk for the Witch Clan’s survival.
• Chen Sheng handed Houtu an improved version of the Mind Turning Cultivation Method, and she left with it.
• Kunpeng escaped the Human Race’s pursuit and reached the North Sea carrying a battered book he considered a treasure.

Kunpeng stole the Human Race’s Body Strengthening Gymnastics manual, believing it could help him become a Saint. He began practicing its strange exercises, unaware of what the manual would actually do.

• Kunpeng spied on the Three Ancestors and learned that the Human Race credited Daoist Chen’s Body Strengthening Gymnastics manual with their rising fortune and rapid breakthroughs.
• Suirenshi locked the manual away, but Kunpeng broke into his room, stole it, and flew toward the North Sea as the Human Race chased him.
• Kunpeng imagined that mastering the manual would make him a Saint and bring the Primordial World under his control.
• Kunpeng opened the manual and began practicing its first exercise, Growth Exercise, despite finding its movements strange.