Arc 2The Martial Ancestor and Reincarnation

Cangyuan moved the Human Race to safety, created and spread Martial Dao, and advanced to Great Luo while pursuing the Law Path. He allied with Houtu to establish Reincarnation in one of his worlds and arrived with her at Pangu Hall, where an Ancestral Witch questioned who he was.

  • Cangyuan helped the Three Human Ancestors relocate the Human Race into the Human World, then returned to Jie Sect and reunited Old Ancestor Hongyun with Sect Master Tongtian.
  • Cangyuan escorted Hongyun to Wuzhuang Temple, where he urged Zhenyuanzi to use the Book of Earth to form the Great Array of Moral Coercion and became sworn brothers with him.
  • The ten Golden Crow Princes appeared, and the Witch and Demon races clashed in formations until Dao Ancestor Hongjun intervened and ordered a hundred Yuanhui of peace.
  • Cangyuan created Martial Dao, preached it to a million humans, and was hailed as the Martial Ancestor before attaining Great Luo Golden Immortal through the Law of Creation.
  • Dijun approved Kunpeng's plan to forge the Witch-Slaying Sword from Human Race souls, but the Demon Race found the ancestral lands abandoned and began searching for humans.
  • Cangyuan defeated Jin Ling in a spar, gave her the Geng Metal Mother Tree, and later traveled the world to gather five Sea Calming Pearls.
  • Cangyuan met Houtu and explained that she was destined to establish Reincarnation, then offered her one of his worlds to house it while preserving her Ancestral Witch body.
  • Houtu allied with Cangyuan, who gave her a Middle Thousand World for Reincarnation and received Tongtian Jianmu, and she then brought him to Pangu Hall, where an Ancestral Witch challenged his identity.
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Ch. 26Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Gourd, Grand Heavenly Marriage, Human Race Migration Plan Begins!

Cangyuan used Dijun and Xihe’s upcoming Heavenly Marriage as cover to begin moving the Human Race to a safer world, while obtaining the Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Gourd and meeting the weakened Old Ancestor Hongyun. The migration began under the Three Human Ancestors, but the Witch-Human Race was deliberately left behind.

  • Cangyuan chose to attend the Heavenly Marriage and received the Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Gourd, discovering that it contained Old Ancestor Hongyun’s fragmented Primordial Spirit.
  • Sect Master Tongtian failed to locate Cangyuan and went to the Heavenly Court with his disciples, as Saints and powerful immortals traveled there for the wedding.
  • Cangyuan told Old Ancestor Hongyun he would take him to meet Tongtian, then confirmed to the Three Human Ancestors that the Heavenly Marriage offered the right moment to act.
  • Cangyuan and the Three Human Ancestors began the migration, moving several trillion people from the Ancestral Land of Humanity into the Human World, where Ziyi Shi began organizing their new home.
  • Suiren Shi and Youchao Shi powered the Heart Piercing Lock to accelerate the relocation of the scattered Human Race, while Cangyuan excluded the roughly thirty trillion Witch-Human Race members from the plan.

Ch. 27Migration Complete, Return to Jie Sect

Cangyuan completed the Human Race’s migration into his Human World and returned to Jie Sect with the Six-Eared Macaque. After meeting Sect Master Tongtian, he presented the Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Gourd, whose senior wished to speak with him.

  • Cangyuan entrusted the Human Race in the Human World to Suiren Shi and Youchao Shi, then left to resume his cultivation and return to Jie Sect.
  • Cangyuan brought the Six-Eared Macaque back to Jin'ao Island, where Sect Master Tongtian praised the monkey and bestowed the Coiling Dragon Staff upon him.
  • Sect Master Tongtian revealed twelve World Purifying White Lotuses and transferred Xiao Bai’s consciousness into one of them.
  • Cangyuan gave Sect Master Tongtian another thousand Enlightenment Tea Leaves, and Tongtian urged him to cultivate toward the Late Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.
  • Cangyuan presented the Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Gourd and told Sect Master Tongtian that the senior inside wished to speak with him.

Ch. 28Houtian Returning to Innate, World Purifying White Lotus Takes Form, Named Bai Lianxin

Cangyuan agreed to escort Old Ancestor Hongyun to Wuzhuang Temple, while Sect Master Tongtian used the Twelve-Petal World Purifying White Lotus to stabilize Jie Sect's destiny. After a Yuanhui of cultivation, Cangyuan transformed twelve Houtian White Lotuses into Innate White Lotuses, and Xiao Bai took form as Bai Lianxin.

  • Old Ancestor Hongyun asked to be sent to Wuzhuang Temple, and Sect Master Tongtian assigned Cangyuan to escort him with Qingping.
  • Sect Master Tongtian proclaimed the Twelve-Petal World Purifying White Lotus would replace the Four Immortal-Slaying Swords in suppressing Jie Sect's destiny.
  • Cangyuan sensed that Jie Sect's leaking destiny had stabilized, then returned to Three Immortal Island and began secluded cultivation in the Cangyuan Realm.
  • Cangyuan used thirty-six strands of Innate Undying Spiritual Light to return twelve Third Grade White Lotuses to Innate and nine more strands on Six-Eared Macaque's Coiling Dragon Staff.
  • After one Yuanhui, Xiao Bai absorbed the essence of all twelve Innate White Lotuses, transformed into Bai Lianxin, and reached Mid Taiyi Golden Immortal cultivation.

Ch. 29Late Taiyi Golden Immortal, Ninth Revolutions Profound Origin Art Third Revolution Perfection!

After a Yuanhui in seclusion, Cangyuan reached Late Taiyi Golden Immortal and Bai Lianxin completed Form Transformation. They returned to the Primordial World and set out with Bixiao, Qiongxiao, and Yunxiao to see Tongtian, leaving him surprised by Bai Lianxin’s transformed white lotuses.

  • Cangyuan awoke from comprehending the Great Dao with Late Taiyi Golden Immortal cultivation and Third Revolution Perfection in the Ninth Revolutions Profound Origin Art.
  • Bai Lianxin celebrated her Form Transformation into a cultivator with twelve Third Grade Innate White Lotuses, and Cangyuan invited her to pay respects to their master before visiting Wuzhuang Temple.
  • Cangyuan left the Cangyuan Realm with Bai Lianxin, planted the Coiling Dragon Staff before Six-Eared Macaque, and headed for Jin'ao Island.
  • Bixiao and Qiongxiao stopped Cangyuan, recognized Bai Lianxin as the former White Lotus Spiritual Treasure, and asked to join his journey.
  • Cangyuan agreed to take Bixiao and Qiongxiao and called for Yunxiao, who caught Bixiao teasing her before the group went to Biyou Palace.
  • Tongtian praised Bai Lianxin for undergoing Form Transformation, then questioned how her Twelve Low Grade Acquired White Lotuses had become Innate White Lotuses.

Ch. 30Zhenyuanzi: Esteemed Brother, I Miss You—Where Are You, Are You Doing Okay?

Sect Master Tongtian accepted Bai Lianxin as his disciple and gave her the Ancestral Dragon Spear, while Cangyuan and the Three Xiao traveled with Qingping Sword to Wuzhuang Temple. There, Zhenyuanzi mourned the disappearance of Hongyun and vowed revenge before learning that Jie Teach Disciples had come to see him.

  • Sect Master Tongtian learned that Bai Lianxin's White Lotuses had become Innate, accepted her into the Jie Sect, and bestowed the Ancestral Dragon Spear on her.
  • Sect Master Tongtian gave Cangyuan the Qingping Sword to guide him safely to Wuzhuang Temple.
  • Cangyuan, the Three Xiao, and Bai Lianxin crossed a spatial rift and arrived outside Wuzhuang Temple.
  • Zhenyuanzi failed to find Hongyun's aura in the River of Time and vowed to avenge him if he discovered who had harmed him.
  • Two Young Daoist Boys told Zhenyuanzi that Jie Teach Disciples were requesting an audience.

Ch. 31Zhenyuanzi: Bring Fifty Ginseng Fruits!

Cangyuan brought Old Ancestor Hongyun to Wuzhuang Temple, where Zhenyuanzi learned the Heavenly Court had attacked him and feared it would come after him for the Primordial Violet Qi. As Zhenyuanzi considered how to protect Hongyun, Cangyuan wondered why he seemed unaware of the Book of Earth's defensive array.

  • Zhenyuanzi welcomed Cangyuan and the other Jie Sect disciples, then ordered Qingfeng and Mingyue to bring Ginseng Fruits for them.
  • Cangyuan revealed Old Ancestor Hongyun within the Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Gourd, and Zhenyuanzi gratefully increased the offering to fifty Ginseng Fruits.
  • Hongyun told Zhenyuanzi that Kunpeng, Dijun, and others from the Heavenly Court had ambushed him while he sought an Opportunity to become a Saint.
  • Zhenyuanzi feared the Heavenly Court would discover Hongyun's presence and overwhelm him to seize the Primordial Violet Qi.
  • Cangyuan wondered why Zhenyuanzi feared the Heavenly Court, since the Book of Earth could link the world's earth veins into a powerful defensive array.

Ch. 32Guidance on the Great Array of Moral Coercion, Zhenyuanzi Proposes Brotherhood, Obtains the Earth Spirit Pearl!

Cangyuan prompted Zhenyuanzi to create the Great Array of Moral Coercion, giving him a way to protect Hongyun and Wuzhuang Temple. Zhenyuanzi made Cangyuan his sworn brother and gave him the Earth Spirit Pearl, then welcomed him to a feast of Ginseng Fruits.

  • Cangyuan chose to remind Zhenyuanzi about the Great Array of Moral Coercion and described how it could use the Book of Earth to link the earth veins.
  • Zhenyuanzi grasped the formation's potential, while Hongyun objected that breaking it could devastate the earth veins and harm countless beings.
  • Zhenyuanzi insisted on becoming sworn brothers with Cangyuan despite their difference in seniority, and Hongyun urged Cangyuan to agree.
  • Zhenyuanzi gave Cangyuan the Earth Spirit Pearl, leaving Cangyuan with three of the Five Innate Spirit Pearls.
  • Qingfeng and Mingyue returned with a cart of Ginseng Fruits, and Zhenyuanzi invited everyone to eat and take some home.

Ch. 33The Ten Golden Crows Descend, the Second War of the Witches and Demons Begins!

After cultivating at Wuzhuang Temple, Cangyuan and his companions returned to Jin'ao Island as ten Golden Crow Princes were born. Cangyuan visited Sect Master Tongtian, but an enraged voice soon announced that the Witch Race had invaded the Heavenly Court, beginning a new conflict.

  • Cangyuan, the Sanxiao Sisters, and Bai Lianxin refined the Ginseng Fruit for more than ten thousand years and greatly advanced their cultivation.
  • Cangyuan entrusted Old Ancestor Hongyun's damaged Primordial Spirit to the Soul Nurturing Banner and prepared to return to the Jie Sect with his companions.
  • As Cangyuan and the four women left Wuzhuang Temple, ten suns appeared in the sky; Cangyuan identified them as the newborn Golden Crow Princes of Dijun and Xihe.
  • Cangyuan and his companions returned to Jin'ao Island, and Cangyuan went to Biyou Palace to visit Sect Master Tongtian.
  • Sect Master Tongtian praised Cangyuan's progress, but an enraged voice then accused the Witch Race of invading the Heavenly Court as Dijun's descendants entered the world.

Ch. 34Zhou Tian Xing Dou VS Twelve Du Tian Shen Sha

Cangyuan and Sect Master Tongtian watched the Witch and Demon Races prepare for war near Mount Buzhou. The Heavenly Court formed the Great Array of Zhou Tian Stars, while the Twelve Ancestral Witches summoned a phantom of Pangu, and the two forces stood ready to clash.

  • Cangyuan brewed Enlightenment Tea and served Ginseng Fruits as he and Sect Master Tongtian watched Mount Buzhou through a water mirror.
  • Zhu Rong demanded that Dijun hand over his ten Golden Crow children, and Dijun vowed to win peace for them.
  • Dijun and Eastern Emperor Tai Yi activated the Great Array of Zhou Tian Stars using the Hetu Luoshu, Chaos Bell, and three hundred and sixty-five Great Luo Demon Gods.
  • Di Jiang and the Twelve Ancestral Witches formed the Great Array of Twelve Du Tian Shen Sha and summoned a towering phantom of Pangu.
  • Grand Pure One Laozi and Primordial Lord of Heaven suppressed their trembling treasures, while Eastern Emperor Tai Yi declared that the Witch Race could not take his Chaos Bell.

Ch. 35Dao Ancestor Ceasefire

The Witch and Demon races unleashed their supreme formations in a devastating battle, until Dao Ancestor Hongjun intervened and imposed a hundred-Yuanhui ceasefire. Both sides withdrew badly injured, and Tongtian concluded that the conflict was over for now.

  • The Great Array of Zhou Tian Stars and the Great Array of Twelve Du Tian Shen Sha clashed, unleashing power stronger than Saint Zhunti and devastating the Primordial World.
  • After both formations prepared to strike again, Dao Ancestor Hongjun appeared and effortlessly dispersed their attacks, causing the formations to collapse.
  • Dao Ancestor Hongjun ordered the Witch and Demon races to cease hostilities for one hundred Yuanhui, and Dijun's forces obeyed while Di Jiang led the surviving Witches away.
  • The twelve Ancestral Witches and the Heavenly Court suffered injuries from the battle and the backlash of their formations.
  • Nuwa arrived, took Fuxi back to Wa Huang Heaven to recover, and departed.
  • At Biyou Palace, Tongtian ended his water-mirror viewing and said the Witch and Demon races should remain quiet for one hundred Yuanhui.

Ch. 36Cangyuan's Plans, the Path of the Martial Immortal!

Cangyuan considered future events during the Witches and Demons’ ceasefire, then conceived a Martial Immortal cultivation system by combining Martial Dao with Immortal Dao. He chose to pursue its creation and entered the Cangyuan Realm to study the Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Art.

  • Cangyuan planned to build ties with Houtu and seek an opportunity to obtain the Great Array of Zhou Tian Stars from Prince Lu Ya.
  • Tongtian dismissed Cangyuan and wondered what Great Dao he would use to attain Great Luo Golden Immortal.
  • Cangyuan returned to Three Immortal Island, where Bixiao, Qiongxiao, and Bai Lianxin were in secluded cultivation, and spent twenty-five thousand years discussing the Dao with Yunxiao.
  • Seeing Six-Eared Macaque practice with his Coiling Dragon Staff, Cangyuan realized he could combine Martial Dao and Immortal Dao into a Martial Immortal system suited to humanity.
  • Cangyuan chose the system’s creation challenge for its Creation Law Fragments and entered the Cangyuan Realm to study the Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Art.

Ch. 37Martial Immortal System Established, Creation Law Fragment!

After two and a half Yuanhuis, Cangyuan established the Martial Dao and taught it to humanity as a cultivation path more accessible than the Immortal Dao or Golden Core Great Dao. He ended his sermon by appointing six disciples to spread Martial Dao in the Human World.

  • Cangyuan finished creating the Martial Dao and told the Three Ancestors of Humanity that it could let everyone cultivate through bodily tempering and inner cultivation.
  • Cangyuan announced that he would preach the Martial Dao at the Pillar of Creation in one hundred years, stirring excitement throughout the Human World.
  • One million humans gathered at the Pillar of Creation, where Cangyuan preached the Martial Dao for a thousand years and most listeners gained enlightenment.
  • Cangyuan urged the listeners to spread Martial Dao among their tribes, and they knelt and hailed him as the Martial Ancestor.
  • Cangyuan received three Creation Law Fragments from the system and chose six gifted humans as disciples to lead Martial Dao's development in his absence.

Ch. 38Comprehending the Creation Law, Attaining Great Luo Golden Immortal!

After comprehending the Creation Law, Cangyuan cultivated in seclusion and attained the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. He then taught the Six-Eared Macaque Martial Dao techniques and left seclusion to visit his teacher.

  • Cangyuan fused the Creation Law Fragments and realized that Reincarnation, Destiny, and Karma were also needed to build a world capable of growth.
  • Cangyuan returned to Canglan Palace and cultivated the Creation Law with Enlightenment Tea until the Law of Creation descended and his Three Flowers reached the twelfth grade.
  • Cangyuan attained Great Luo Golden Immortal, prompting Great Luo cultivators across the Primordial World and Sect Master Tongtian to sense his breakthrough.
  • Cangyuan discovered that Senior Sister Wudang had attained Great Luo before him and that his twenty-six inner worlds had advanced from Lesser Thousand Worlds to Middle Thousand Worlds.
  • Cangyuan summoned the Six-Eared Macaque, imparted Martial Dao techniques to him, and left seclusion to visit his teacher.

Ch. 39World Dao Proving Method? Are Thirty-Six Saint Incarnations Really Okay?!

After Cangyuan attained Great Luo, he rejected Tongtian’s advice to use the Severing Three Corpses method and chose the Law Path to Enlightenment. He received the World Dao Proving Method, decided to cultivate both paths and develop world incarnations, while a plot involving a weapon made from Human Race resentful souls began in the Heavenly Court.

  • Tongtian advised Cangyuan to prepare three Innate Spiritual Treasures of the same origin to sever his corpses and attain Quasi-Sainthood.
  • Cangyuan rejected that path, told Tongtian he intended to pursue the Law Path, and received the World Dao Proving Method from the system.
  • Tongtian promised to expound the Dao and help Cangyuan seek guidance from powerful figures who practiced the Law Path.
  • Cangyuan learned that the method could entrust his Dao Fruit to worlds he created, with his strength depending on their rank, and resolved to cultivate it alongside the Law Path.
  • Cangyuan planned to raise his Inner Worlds and create battle incarnations, potentially using powerful races such as Dragons, Phoenixes, Qilin, and Golden Crows.
  • At the Heavenly Court’s Sun God Hall, someone showed a magic treasure made from resentful Human Race souls that could restrain the Witch Race’s bodies.

Ch. 40The Demon Race Plots the Witch-Slaying Sword!

Dijun learned that resentment from slain humans could let a low-grade saber wound Great Witches and ordered the Demon Race to forge the Witch-Slaying Sword by slaughtering humans. The demon army reached the Primordial Land and found the Human Race gone.

  • A Taiyi Demon King demonstrated that his resentment-filled saber could pierce a Great Witch’s defenses and prevent the wound from healing.
  • The Taiyi Demon King told Dijun that human deaths produced far more potent resentment than the deaths of other races.
  • Kunpeng proposed slaughtering humans to gather their souls and spirits, and Dijun approved the Witch-Slaying Sword Plan despite Bai Ze’s warning about the Saints.
  • The Ten Great Demon Sages led one hundred billion Demon Race soldiers to the Primordial Land, where they found no humans.

Ch. 41Raising the Human Race to Forge the Witch-Slaying Sword?

The Demon Race discovered that the Human Race had vanished and, unable to find them, decided to breed humans held in captivity to forge the Witch-Slaying Sword. Nuwa sensed an impending danger tied to her and the Human Race, while Fuxi concluded that the threat likely concerned humanity.

  • Bai Ze and the Ten Great Demon Sages searched the former Human ancestral lands, found them deserted, and spent ten thousand years searching without success.
  • Xuandu searched for the missing Human Race and worried that his home had disappeared.
  • Gui Che proposed using the Witch-Humans, but Bai Ze warned that attacking them could provoke the Witch Race.
  • Kunpeng proposed gathering captive humans and breeding them in large numbers, and Dijun ordered Gui Che to oversee the plan.
  • Nuwa told Fuxi about her ominous premonition, and Fuxi reasoned that the danger most likely involved the Human Race.

Ch. 42Female Immortal Conference of the Jie Sect, Jin Ling's Challenge!

After ten thousand years of cultivation under Tongtian, Cangyuan returned to Three Immortal Island and found the Jie Sect’s female immortals gathered there. Jin Ling challenged him to spar before they discussed the Three Teachings Dao Discussion Conference.

  • Nuwa asked Fuxi to investigate what was happening to the Human Race.
  • Cangyuan offered Tongtian another thousand Enlightenment Tea Leaves, and Tongtian told him to meet Duobao, Jin Ling, and the others to prepare for the Three Teachings Dao Discussion Conference.
  • Cangyuan returned to Three Immortal Island and discovered that the Jie Sect’s female immortals were holding a gathering there.
  • Jin Ling noticed Cangyuan hiding nearby, and he emerged to greet the gathered immortals.
  • Jin Ling challenged Cangyuan to spar and said they could discuss the conference after he and Cangyuan finished.

Ch. 43Treasure Dropping Golden Coin Brings Down Spiritual Treasures!

Cangyuan accepted Jin Ling’s challenge to exchange pointers and tested his Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin, against her. The coin brought down Jin Ling’s Dragon Tiger Ruyi, leaving Duobao stunned by its power.

  • Jin Ling summoned Duobao and challenged Cangyuan to fight while suppressing her cultivation to the Early Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.
  • Cangyuan agreed to exchange pointers with Jin Ling, and they moved their battle into the void while Duobao and Wudang watched.
  • Jin Ling attacked Cangyuan with the Dragon Tiger Ruyi as her Flying Gold Sword and Four Symbols Pagoda stood ready.
  • Cangyuan used the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin to sever his connection to Jin Ling’s Dragon Tiger Ruyi and bring it down.
  • Cangyuan seized the fallen Dragon Tiger Ruyi with the Hand of Nothingness, while Duobao marveled that the coin could bring down another Spiritual Treasure.

Ch. 44Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler Appears, Martial Dao Suppressing World Heavenly Monument Hand!

Cangyuan and Jin Ling fought after he put away the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin, and Cangyuan revealed a series of powerful Spiritual Treasures and a Martial Dao divine ability. His victory over Jin Ling established him as Jie Sect’s strongest combatant.

  • Cangyuan returned Jin Ling’s Dragon Tiger Ruyi and put away the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin before they began their true battle.
  • Jin Ling attacked with the Flying Gold Sword, but Cangyuan used the Purple Lightning Hammer and Shangqing Divine Thunder to defeat her sword strike.
  • Jin Ling summoned the Four Symbols Pagoda to confine Cangyuan, but he revealed the Primordial Sky Measuring Ruler and knocked the pagoda away.
  • Cangyuan appeared behind Jin Ling and struck with the Martial Dao Suppressing World Heavenly Monument Hand, forcing her to unleash her full mid-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal mana.
  • The Heavenly Monument Hand overwhelmed Jin Ling and left her badly weakened, while Cangyuan stood atop the monument and established his reputation as Jie Sect’s number one combatant.

Ch. 45The Gathering Dispersed, Six-Eared Macaque Attained Golden Immortal!

After defeating Jin Ling, Cangyuan gave her the Geng Metal Mother Tree and joined the disciples in arranging the Three Religions Dao Discussion Conference. Ten thousand years later, the gathering ended with Six-Eared Macaque attaining Golden Immortal, and the chapter left Cangyuan on Three Immortal Island with Yunxiao asking what he planned to do next.

  • Cangyuan defeated Jin Ling, then gifted her the Geng Metal Mother Tree to help her advance to the Late Stage Great Luo Golden Immortal.
  • Duobao left to discuss the Three Religions Dao Discussion Conference with disciples of the other two teachings after the Jie Sect group gave him little input.
  • Cangyuan brought Six-Eared Macaque to the Dao discussion and served Enlightenment Tea to the participants.
  • After ten thousand years, Six-Eared Macaque advanced from peak Profound Immortal to Golden Immortal, while Jin Ling, Guiling, Han Zhi Xian, Fairy Caiyun, and Shiji departed.
  • Six-Eared Macaque learned that Cangyuan had never forbidden him from leaving, then set off to meet fellow Daoists of the Jie Sect.
  • Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, Bixiao, Bai Lianxin, and Cangyuan remained on Three Immortal Island, where Yunxiao asked Cangyuan what he planned to do next.

Ch. 46Playing with Yunxiao, Going to the Witch Race

Cangyuan set out to gather the remaining Sea Calming Pearls, briefly shared an affectionate moment with Yunxiao, and collected five more over ten thousand years. His search pointed toward the Witch Race’s territory, where he hoped to find the last five pearls and meet Houtu.

  • Cangyuan told Yunxiao he planned to travel the Prehistoric World to find the ten missing Sea Calming Pearls, and he declined her offer to help so she could focus on cultivating.
  • Cangyuan accidentally ruffled Yunxiao’s hair before leaving Three Immortal Island, leaving Yunxiao’s younger sisters astonished by her smile.
  • Cangyuan traveled the Prehistoric World for ten thousand years and gathered five Sea Calming Pearls, raising his total to thirty-one and opening five more Inner Worlds.
  • Cangyuan sensed that the final five Sea Calming Pearls were likely concealed in the Witch Race’s territory, possibly in their treasury, and headed there on the Heart Piercing Lock.
  • Cangyuan planned to meet Houtu and hoped to build a connection with her and gain merit from the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Ch. 47Diverting Trouble Eastward? Cangyuan Brews Wine

Cangyuan killed a demon Great Luo Golden Immortal who tried to use him as a decoy, then befriended Great Witch Xing Tian and asked to meet the twelve Ancestral Witches. Xing Tian agreed to make an inquiry, and Cangyuan offered him wine as they began their introduction.

  • A demon Great Luo Golden Immortal fled Witch Race territory while Xing Tian pursued him.
  • The demon threw Cangyuan a blank Jade Slip and tried to turn Xing Tian against him, but Cangyuan killed the demon with the Purple Lightning Hammer and erased his versions across time.
  • Cangyuan introduced himself to Xing Tian as an Outer Disciple of the Jie Sect and praised him until Xing Tian lowered his weapons.
  • Cangyuan asked to meet the twelve Ancestral Witches, and Xing Tian agreed to ask whether they would receive him.
  • Cangyuan gave Xing Tian a gourd of his homemade wine, and Xing Tian eagerly began drinking it.

Ch. 48Ancestral Witch Houtu, Fierce Beast Taotie?!

Cangyuan traveled with Xing Tian to the Houtu Tribe to request a Spiritual Treasure and seek guidance from Ancestral Witch Houtu on cultivating laws. Houtu began examining Cangyuan’s extraordinary foundation and explaining his world-creating Law of Creation.

  • Xing Tian praised Cangyuan’s wine, and Cangyuan offered to teach him how to brew it before asking the Witch Race for a Spiritual Treasure.
  • Xing Tian agreed to take Cangyuan to Ancestral Witch Houtu and brought him through the Void to the Houtu Tribe.
  • Cangyuan saw Houtu beating a powerful Fierce Beast that he suspected was Taotie, while Xing Tian said she used it as a punching bag.
  • Houtu greeted Cangyuan, heard that he sought guidance on the path of Primordial Origin, and invited him into the Earth God Palace.
  • Houtu examined Cangyuan’s origins, marveled at his High-grade Innate Divine Being foundation, and recognized that his Law of Creation combined many laws needed to create a world.

Ch. 49Guiding Houtu, Xing Tian: It's Simple, I'll Become an Ancestral Witch

Cangyuan guided Houtu to realize that the Prehistoric World needed reincarnation, and she prepared to transform herself into the cycle of life and death. He chose to lend her one of his worlds to establish the Netherworld, but Xing Tian proposed becoming an Ancestral Witch so Houtu could fulfill her duty without leaving the Witch Race’s formation incomplete.

  • Houtu asked Cangyuan who would become the eighth Saint, and he revealed that it would be her in the distant future.
  • Cangyuan explained that the Prehistoric World lacked a cycle of life and death, leading Houtu to understand her duty to establish reincarnation.
  • Cangyuan chose to lend Houtu one of his worlds to evolve into the Netherworld, with the system promising that the merit would raise his Middle Thousand World enough.
  • Houtu thanked Cangyuan and prepared to transform herself into reincarnation, but he warned that her absence would weaken the Witch Race’s formation against the demon race.
  • Xing Tian declared that he would become an Ancestral Witch so Houtu could fulfill her duty.

Ch. 50Befriending Houtu, Entering Pangu Hall!

Houtu accepted Cangyuan’s proposal to use one of his worlds for Reincarnation while keeping her Ancestral Witch body, and she invited him to meet the other Ancestral Witches at Pangu Hall. Cangyuan received Tongtian Jianmu and gave Houtu a Middle Thousand World, then arrived with her at the Witch Race’s sacred ground.

  • Xing Tian arrived at the Earth God Palace to summon Houtu to Pangu Hall, and Houtu told him to guard the entrance.
  • Cangyuan proposed giving Houtu a world to house Reincarnation so she could retain her Ancestral Witch body and support the Witch Race.
  • Houtu agreed to ally with Cangyuan, and the system rewarded him with Tongtian Jianmu, which linked his thirty-one Inner Worlds.
  • Cangyuan separated a Middle Thousand World from himself and gave it to Houtu as the world for Reincarnation.
  • Houtu promised to return Cangyuan’s Sea Calming Pearls and let him choose treasures from the Witch Race Treasury.
  • Houtu brought Cangyuan through the shattered void to Pangu Hall, where an Ancestral Witch asked who the daoist was.
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