Chapter Summaries

Pangu revealed that he planned to destroy the Primordial World, his Dao Fruit, to attain the Great Dao Realm and prepare for the return of Black Tide Pollution. He let Cangyuan intervene in the coming Calamities as a possible alternative, and revealed that he had been watching Cangyuan from the beginning.

• Pangu explained that the Chaos Green Lotus had shown him how Black Tide Pollution destroyed the Hongmeng Era, prompting him to seek the Great Dao Realm.
• Pangu revealed that the Primordial World was his Dao Fruit and that its destruction would let him transcend Chaos, though most of its inhabitants would perish.
• Pangu said he could restore the Primordial World's living beings, then offered Cangyuan a chance to alter the Calamities and prove his potential.
• Cangyuan agreed to intervene, anticipating that the next Calamity would be the Journey to the West Calamity.
• Pangu warned Cangyuan that Black Tide Pollution threatened even him and revealed that he had been watching Cangyuan, whose true body remained in Chaoge.

Cangyuan revealed that Attack Heaven had succeeded and explained that the Heavenly Dao had survived under a new name, leaving him bound by an agreement with Great God Pangu. The Eye of the Great Dao appeared over the shattered Primordial World but vanished without punishing anyone.

• Cangyuan told the gathered beings that Azure Sky had been destroyed and that Azure Sky would replace it to oversee the Prehistoric World.
• Zhunti and Jieyin celebrated the end of their debt to the Heavenly Dao until Cangyuan told them they still had to repay their loans.
• Cangyuan revealed that the Heavenly Dao remained and that he had agreed with Great God Pangu to preserve its calamities while allowing him to alter some of their course.
• The Eye of the Great Dao appeared, alarming everyone who had helped shatter the Primordial World, then disappeared without delivering punishment.

Cangyuan led the Saints and other powerful figures in restoring the shattered Primordial Land, which the Great Dao had tasked him with repairing. They reforged it into the Four Great Continents, leaving the Western Ox Continent barren and the Primordial World diminished, and Cangyuan called for the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation to end.

• Cangyuan explained that the Great Dao had spared him punishment but required him to repair the Primordial Land, while the Heavenly Dao escaped its reckoning because Pangu guaranteed for it.
• Cangyuan called on the Saints and other powerful figures to rebuild the Primordial Land, and they agreed; Zhunti and Jieyin privately planned to take choice fragments for the West.
• The Saints gathered the shattered land and reforged it into four continents, but Xiao Bai caught Zhunti and Jieyin trying to keep high-quality fragments, forcing them to return the pieces.
• The Four Great Continents settled at the center of the Four Seas, though the Primordial World lost about ten percent of its origin and the Western Ox Continent remained barren.
• Cangyuan vowed to protect the Primordial World and said each faction should provide candidates for the Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Righteous Gods and Eighty-Four Thousand Minor Gods to end the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation.

Cangyuan proposed that the Four Sects jointly fill the Investiture of the Gods, and the gathered powers accepted after Zhunti and Jieyin reluctantly yielded. At the Canonization Ceremony, Zhunti tried to secure high-ranking divine posts for Western Teach disciples, but Cangyuan publicly called out the attempted bribe and insisted on fairness.

• Cangyuan proposed that all the Prehistoric World’s races jointly fill the required Righteous God and Minor God positions.
• Zhunti and Jieyin resisted sending more Western Teach disciples onto the list, then yielded when the other Dao Provers threatened them.
• The Shang-Zhou war ended with Western Zhou destroyed, its leaders captured, and Great Shang’s rule secured.
• The Prehistoric World’s powerful beings gathered at Qi Mountain for Cangyuan’s Canonization Ceremony.
• Zhunti offered Cangyuan three Bodhi Seeds in exchange for high-ranking posts for Western Teach disciples.
• Cangyuan loudly exposed Zhunti’s offer before the assembled guests and said the canonization should be fair.

Shen Gongbao presided over the Canonization of Gods, granting divine positions to Bai Jian and several immortals. Cangyuan intervened to save Taiyi Zhenren from a lowly appointment, and the ceremony continued with major Jie Sect figures receiving high-ranking posts.

• Cangyuan’s contractual system for gods was discussed, while the Chan Sect disciples lamented that Taiyi Zhenren’s true spirit had entered the list.
• Shen Gongbao began the ceremony on Qi Mountain, and Bai Jian was enthroned as the Righteous God of Pure Blessing.
• Shen Gongbao nearly appointed Taiyi Zhenren as the Broom Star, but Cangyuan prompted him to name Taiyi the Nanjichangsheng Great Emperor instead.
• Shen Gongbao enthroned Holy Mother Jin Ling as Great Emperor Gouchen, Luo Xuan as the Fire Virtue Star Lord, and Holy Mother Huoling as the Fire-Receiving Heavenly Lord.
• Shen Gongbao appointed Lü Yue as Plague Emperor and Zhao Gongming as the Righteous God of the Ministry of Wealth, prompting Zhao Gongming to celebrate his position.

The Canonization of Gods concluded as Ao Yin, Kong Xuan, and many others received divine positions, and the Investiture of the Gods went to Haotian in the Heavenly Court. After the calamity subsided and the immortals departed, Daoist Duobao arrived at Cangyuan’s dojo in response to a summons.

• Shen Gongbao canonized Ao Yin as the Water Virtue Star Lord and head of the Water Ministry, prompting the Dragon Kings to pay him the respect due to his new rank.
• Kong Xuan became the Heavenly Court’s Great General of Divine Might, while Nezha, Li Jing, Wen Zhong, Yang Jian, and many others received divine positions.
• The remaining minor god and Heavenly Soldier positions were distributed among the myriad races, while Zhunti and Jieyin lamented that the Western Teach received only ten Righteous God positions.
• The Investiture of the Gods and the Investiture-Smiting Divine Whip flew to Haotian in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall as the calamity’s aura dispersed.
• Nuwa, Houtu, Wangshu, and the other immortals departed; Houtu invited Cangyuan to visit the Netherworld, and Daoist Duobao later came to Canglan Palace after Cangyuan summoned him.

Cangyuan offered Daoist Duobao a risky opportunity in the Western Ox Continent: to found Buddhism ahead of the coming calamity and attain the Dao through its path. Duobao embraced the Buddhist Path and left to begin the plan, while Cangyuan hoped he would shape Buddhism differently.

• Cangyuan asked Daoist Duobao whether he wanted to attain the Dao, and Duobao lamented that he was falling behind the Jie Sect’s strongest disciples.
• Cangyuan proposed that Duobao go to the Western Ox Continent and establish the Buddhist Path in preparation for the next Calamity.
• Duobao eagerly accepted the plan after realizing he felt destined for the Buddhist Path.
• Cangyuan named several people for Duobao and imparted Mahayana Buddhism to him.
• Duobao left gratefully, and Cangyuan hoped he would create a different kind of Buddhism.

After the Heaven attack, Cangyuan inspected his rewards and discovered that the Flawless Primordial Dao Heart gave him unmatched comprehension, cultivation, and survival abilities. His mission rewards raised his cultivation and included rare treasures, while Hongjun continued searching the Primordial World for the missing Jade Disc of Creation fragments.

• Cangyuan examined the Flawless Primordial Dao Heart and learned that it could enhance his comprehension, absorb Chaos Qi, awaken supreme abilities, and preserve him even if his Dao Body collapsed.
• Cangyuan claimed seven rewards for the legendary mission, including two minor cultivation increases, treasure fragments, Primordial Chaos Origin Liquid, world-elevation opportunities, and a chance to upgrade an Innate Supreme Treasure.
• The two minor cultivation increases raised Cangyuan to the Seventh Heaven of Primordial Origin Golden Immortal, while his three incarnations rose to the Seventh Heaven of Saint.
• Cangyuan decided to split the Chaos Pearl Fragment between Nezha and Ao Bing to strengthen their foundations, and realized that his Jade Disc of Creation fragments now amounted to two-thirds of the whole.
• Hongjun wandered the Primordial World holding one-third of the Jade Disc of Creation and lamented that he could not find the remaining fragments.

Cangyuan used his rewards to strengthen his treasures and create three more Saint Realm incarnations, then decided to pass the Human Sovereign throne to an outstanding descendant. The chapter ended with Di Xin summoning Wu Geng before the court.

• Cangyuan fused two Jade Disc of Creation fragments, restoring the treasure to the rank of a Supreme Chaos Spiritual Treasure.
• Cangyuan chose the Phoenix Ancestor Realm, Martial God Realm, and Netherworld to become Origin Worlds, paving the way for three incarnations to reach the seventh level of the Saint Realm.
• Houtu sensed the Netherworld expanding and noticed Cangyuan's incarnation advancing toward Sainthood.
• Cangyuan upgraded the Chaos Bell into a Chaos Spiritual Treasure after comparing it with his other treasures.
• Cangyuan chose to abdicate early and pass the Human Sovereign throne to an outstanding descendant.
• Di Xin summoned Wu Geng before the officials in the Human Sovereign Hall.

Di Xin announced that he would abdicate and have Wu Geng inherit the throne of Great Shang, despite the ministers’ objections. He told his family and attendants of his decision, then revealed they would not live in the Human Sovereign Hall after he left the throne.

• Di Xin declared Wu Geng his successor and ordered Shang Rong to prepare an enthronement ceremony for two and a half months later.
• Shang Rong, Bi Gan, and the other ministers tried to dissuade Di Xin, but he dismissed court and stood by his decision.
• Di Xin’s abdication edicts stirred the realm as lords questioned whether the inexperienced Wu Geng could command their loyalty.
• Di Xin summoned Jiang Zitong, Su Daji, Huang Feiyan, Su Jiu'er, Yu Linglong, and Cai Ji and told them he would soon abdicate.
• When Jiang Zitong asked whether they would have to stay in the Human Sovereign Hall, Di Xin said they would live somewhere else.

Wu Geng took the throne as Di Xin stepped down, but the Kongtong Seal suddenly appeared above Di Xin in Chaoge. The Great Powers watched the Human Race as the Saints reacted to the seal, and Primordial Lord of Heaven withdrew into seclusion.

• Di Xin warned Wu Geng not to ruin Great Shang, crowned him, and watched him ascend the throne as the officials and feudal lords paid homage.
• The Kongtong Seal emerged from the Human Race Martial Dao Sacred Hall and descended above Di Xin, drawing the attention of Great Powers and Dao Provers across the Prehistoric World.
• Zhunti and Jieyin lamented the West's losses and discussed asking Zhenyuanzi to restore its earth veins before becoming envious of the Kongtong Seal.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven reflected on Di Xin and Cangyuan's plans, ordered Kunlun Mountain closed, and entered secluded cultivation.

After the Kongtong Seal proclaimed Di Xin a Sage Monarch of Shang, he revealed that he was Cangyuan, shocking the powers of the Prehistoric World. The revelation exposed Cangyuan’s long-standing role in preserving Great Shang and left the others reconsidering his schemes.

• The Kongtong Seal proclaimed Di Xin a Sage Monarch of Shang and admitted him to the core circle of the Human Sacred Hall.
• The Human Dao Will bestowed vast merit on Di Xin, but he distributed it among the people of Great Shang instead of keeping it for himself.
• Di Xin changed into Cangyuan and greeted the watching powers, revealing that he had been the Human Sovereign all along.
• Zhunti realized Cangyuan had secretly shaped events surrounding the Canonization of Gods and lamented that Western Teach's plan had failed.
• Taiqing Laozi admitted he had misjudged Cangyuan and resolved to remain vigilant against him.

Tongtian learned that Cangyuan was the Human Sovereign and celebrated his disciple’s influence, while Duobao unexpectedly asked to leave the Jie Sect. In Chaoge, the Human Dao rewarded Jiang Zitong as a Benevolent and Virtuous Saint Empress, raised her to Great Luo Golden Immortal, and revealed memories that left her shaken before Cangyuan took her and the others to Chaos Three Immortal Island.

• Tongtian celebrated Cangyuan’s identity as the Human Sovereign, then admitted Duobao, who solemnly asked to leave the sect.
• The Human Race’s leaders concluded that Cangyuan had reincarnated as Di Xin and praised his enduring bond with their people.
• Kong Xuan praised Cangyuan to Deng Chanyu at Sanshan Pass, while Styx admired his schemes and Kunpeng lamented that he could not avenge himself.
• Wu Geng took heart from learning that Di Xin was the legendary Prehistoric Human Pulse King, unaware that Di Xin was not his biological father.
• The Human Dao named Jiang Zitong a Benevolent and Virtuous Saint Empress and raised her cultivation from mortal to Great Luo Golden Immortal.
• Jiang Zitong realized that she had been reincarnated and that Di Xin was Cangyuan, so Cangyuan took her, Su Daji, Huang Feiyan, and the three demon bodyguards to Chaos Three Immortal Island.

Jiang Zitong awakened as Houtu’s reincarnation and feared losing her identity if she merged with Houtu’s true self, while Cangyuan promised to protect her choice. They headed to the Netherworld, as messengers rushed to find the disciples who might stop Tongtian from beating Duobao to death.

• In Pingxin Hall, Houtu discovered that her Primordial Spirit reincarnation had vanished and could no longer be located.
• Cangyuan noticed Jiang Zitong’s confusion, and she revealed the Six Paths of Reincarnation, confirming that she was Houtu’s reincarnation.
• Jiang Zitong told Cangyuan she did not know whether she was still herself, since her human memories and feelings outweighed those of Houtu.
• Cangyuan reassured Jiang Zitong that he would protect her from being forced to merge with Houtu, and she thanked him.
• Cangyuan and Jiang Zitong departed for the Netherworld.
• Messengers called on Yunxiao, Jin Ling, Gongming, and Xiao Bai to persuade Tongtian to stop whipping Duobao in Biyou Palace.

Tongtian beat Duobao for saying he wanted to leave the Jie Sect, while the disciples gathered to plead for him and Yunxiao revealed that Duobao had visited Cangyuan. Tongtian freed Duobao, who explained that Cangyuan had said leaving the sect concerned his grand plan to Attain the Dao.

• Tongtian tied up Duobao and whipped him after hearing he wanted to leave the Jie Sect.
• Water Fire Boys summoned a thousand Jie Sect immortals, who gathered outside Biyou Palace to plead for Duobao.
• Jin Ling, Zhao Gongming, Bixiao, Qiongxiao, and others defended Duobao, while Yunxiao pointed out that he had visited Cangyuan's dojo.
• Tongtian let the disciples enter Biyou Palace, asked where Cangyuan was, and released Duobao from his restraints.
• Duobao told Tongtian that he wanted to leave because Cangyuan had said it concerned his grand plan to Attain the Dao.

Tongtian learned that Cangyuan had prepared Duobao to leave Jie Sect and establish a new school ahead of the next Calamity, where Duobao could attain the Dao. Tongtian supported the plan and gave Duobao a treasure, then summoned Cangyuan, who had already arrived in the Netherworld.

• Duobao explained that Cangyuan had advised him to leave Jie Sect and establish his own school in preparation for the next Calamity.
• Tongtian heard Duobao's account and concluded that the next Calamity would bring Western Prosperity, though Western Teach would not be the tradition that prospered.
• Tongtian approved Duobao's departure, let him take disciples, and gave him the Twelve-Petal World Purifying White Lotus to suppress the new school's destiny.
• Tongtian decided that Cangyuan and Xiao Bai should also establish their own Daoist traditions, then erased most disciples' memories of the hall's discussion and sent them away.
• Tongtian ordered Zhao Gongming to summon Cangyuan, who had already arrived in the Netherworld in his true body.

Cangyuan and Jiang Zitong asked Houtu to let Jiang Zitong remain separate rather than merge back into Houtu. Houtu demanded nine True Spirit Gathering Bottles in exchange, and Cangyuan considered his choices as Houtu offered to teach Jiang Zitong and grant her an Earth Path Saint Position.

• Houtu learned that Cangyuan and Jiang Zitong had arrived and prepared the Sky-Supporting Jade Pestle, intending to follow Witch Race custom and take the lead.
• Cangyuan and Jiang Zitong asked Houtu not to summon Jiang Zitong back into her original body, and Jiang Zitong insisted that she considered herself a distinct person.
• Houtu said she would consider their request if Cangyuan gave her nine True Spirit Gathering Bottles to revive the remaining fallen Ancestral Witches.
• Cangyuan's System Panel offered three choices, and he rejected severing his ties with the Witch Race or hiding Jiang Zitong away.
• Houtu offered to teach Jiang Zitong the laws of earth and the Six Paths of Reincarnation and grant her an Earth Path Saint Position.

Houtu explained why the Earth Path lacked Saints and asked Cangyuan to help cultivate Jiang Zitong into one. Cangyuan agreed to trade three True Spirit Gathering Bottles and the Ice Demon God's remains, but Houtu knocked him out as she sought to make her siblings his family too.

• Houtu explained that she was the Earth Path's only Saint because suitable candidates were scarce and her siblings had refused the path to sainthood.
• Cangyuan agreed to Houtu's request but said he had only three True Spirit Gathering Bottles.
• Cangyuan offered the Ice Demon God's remains to help Xuanming break through her innate limits and attain Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal through the Law Path.
• Houtu accepted the deal, and Jiang Zitong was moved by the sacrifices Cangyuan made for her.
• Houtu said she wanted her elder brothers and sisters to become Cangyuan's family, then struck him from behind with a jade staff.

Houtu knocked Cangyuan unconscious and fused Primordial Spirits with him and Jiang Zitong. A thousand years later, Primordial Lord of Heaven was on the verge of attaining the Dao Integration Saint realm, while Tongtian and Jieyin discussed their own paths to advancement.

• Houtu used the Sky-Supporting White Jade Pestle to put Cangyuan into a dream and revealed that she intended to make him the Witch Race's son-in-law.
• Houtu invited Jiang Zitong to fuse Primordial Spirits with her and Cangyuan, and Jiang Zitong followed her into the bedchamber.
• A thousand years passed as Great Shang weakened under incompetent rulers, while the Holy Hall chose not to interfere in the mortal dynasty's decline.
• Dao sounds from Kunlun Mountain signaled that Primordial Lord of Heaven was about to attain the Dao Integration Saint realm, leaving Taiqing Laozi to lament that his younger brother had surpassed him.
• Sect Master Tongtian said he would soon attain the Dao through his Sword Formation Dao, while Jieyin told Zhunti that establishing his own sect might be necessary for his advancement.
• Zhunti urged Jieyin to betray the Mysterious Gate if doing so would help him attain the Dao Integration Saint realm.

Primordial Lord of Heaven attained the Dao Integration Saint realm by creating a mobile Dao Domain within the Prehistoric World. His disciples celebrated Chan Sect’s rise, while Cangyuan dealt with Houtu’s forceful advances in the Netherworld.

• Jieyin resolved to spend another thousand years preparing to attain Dao Integration, while Haotian and other Dao Provers reacted to Primordial Lord of Heaven’s breakthrough.
• Houtu declared that she had claimed Cangyuan by force, and Cangyuan complained that Jiang Zitong had failed to stop her.
• The Dao sound from Kunlun Mountain reached the Netherworld, and Houtu and Cangyuan realized Primordial Lord of Heaven had advanced.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven spread his will into a mobile Dao Domain that gave him Dao Integration strength within its bounds.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven proclaimed his Dao, and Chan Sect disciples congratulated him as their sect celebrated its new status.