Chapter Summaries

Di Jun told Xi He that Zhou Ming had promised to send their nine dead sons through Reincarnation, but warned that Heavenly Court might become unsafe as the Demon Clan was drawn into the Calamity of Immortals and Demons. Xi He chose to fight alongside Di Jun and entrust their sons’ bodies to her younger sister, while Di Jun expected Emperor Xi to join the battle.

• Di Jun told Xi He that Zhou Ming could send their nine sons through Reincarnation, and instructed her to take their bodies to Moon Star and go into seclusion.
• Di Jun explained that the Demon Clan was entangled in the Calamity of Immortals and Demons, and that Nuwa might be unable to protect them from the other Sages.
• Xi He refused to hide on Moon Star and said she would fight beside Di Jun, entrusting their sons’ bodies to her younger sister.
• Di Jun agreed to face the conflict with Xi He and said Nuwa would handle Emperor Xi, who would likely join the battle.

Ao Hai emerged from seclusion as a Quasi-Saint and learned that the Dragon Clan and Immortal Court were going to war with the Demon Clan. He led the Dragon Clan to the Eye of the East Sea while Candle Dragon went to Penglai Immortal Island to fulfill his promise to East Prince Gong and await the battle.

• Candle Dragon told Ao Hai that Di Jun's sons had been killed in the East Sea, forcing the Dragon Clan and Immortal Court into war with the Demon Clan.
• Candle Dragon ordered Ao Hai to lead the Dragon Clan to the Eye of the East Sea while he alone joined the battle to repay the Dragon Clan's debt to the Immortal Court and avert greater disaster.
• Ao Hai bowed to Candle Dragon and led the Dragon Clan's members in a silent migration to the Eye of the East Sea.
• After the last clansman had left, Candle Dragon flew alone to Penglai Immortal Island and met East Prince Gong.
• Candle Dragon confirmed Ao Hai had become a Quasi-Saint and said he was ready to fulfill his promise, and East Prince Gong agreed to wait for the Demon Clan.

Di Jun led the Demon Clan army toward the East Sea to attack the Immortal Court, beginning the Immortal-Monster War. Nuwa set out to help the Demon Clan, but Jieyin and Zhunti blocked her in Chaos, where she attacked them with the Creation Cauldron and the Map of Mountains and Rivers.

• Di Jun confirmed the Demon Clan army was assembled, and Fuxi pledged to fight alongside the Demon Clan.
• Di Jun ordered the army to set out, and the Demon Clan advanced toward the East Sea to attack the Immortal Court.
• Zhunti and Jieyin agreed to stop Nuwa, believing the Immortal Court and Demon Clan had to leave the Primordial Wilderness for the Sages' orthodoxies to flourish.
• Nuwa left Wa Huang Palace to help the Demon Clan, but sensed Jieyin and Zhunti approaching to block her path.
• Nuwa rejected Zhunti's pretense of discussing the Dao and attacked Jieyin and Zhunti with the Creation Cauldron and the Map of Mountains and Rivers.

Nuwa fought Jieyin and Zhunti in Chaos, broke free to return to the Primordial Wilderness, and found the Three Pure Ones blocking her way. Meanwhile, the Demon Clan and Immortal Court waged a bloody battle above the East Sea, where Candle Dragon fought Taiyi and East Prince Gong tried to hold Di Jun back.

• Nuwa attacked Jieyin and Zhunti with the Map of Mountains and Rivers and the Creation Cauldron, gaining the upper hand despite fighting them both.
• Di Jun ordered the Demon Clan to form the Great Formation of the Stars, but East Prince Gong and Candle Dragon charged first and sparked a battle with the Immortal Court.
• Candle Dragon fought Taiyi while East Prince Gong battled Di Jun, and the Demon Clan and Immortal Court forces fought to a standstill.
• Nuwa battered Zhunti and Jieyin back, then escaped and raced toward the Primordial Wilderness to aid the Demon Clan.
• The Three Pure Ones appeared in Nuwa's path through Chaos, blocking her return.

Nüwa tried to reach the East Sea to save the Demon Clan, but the Three Pure Ones joined Jieyin and Zhunti to block her in Chaos. Realizing that five Sages left her no chance of escape, she vowed to settle the grudge and accepted that the Demon Clan’s fate depended on itself.

• Nüwa found the Three Pure Ones blocking her path after she had escaped Jieyin and Zhunti.
• Zhunti and Jieyin mocked the Three Pure Ones by crediting them with stopping Nüwa, drawing Yuanshi's anger.
• Taiqing told Nüwa that the Sages had to obey the Heavenly Dao and wait until the tribulation ended before she could return.
• Nüwa accused the Sages of wanting the Immortal and Demon Clans gone, but all five surrounded her and refused to let her pass.
• Nüwa gave up trying to reach the Demon Clan and vowed to settle the grudge with the Sages later.

Candle Dragon sacrificed himself to destroy Taiyi, turning the battle between the Immortal Court and Demon Clan into a clash of their supreme formations. The formations eventually collapsed, leaving both sides devastated.

• Candle Dragon judged that the Dragon Clan’s future was secure with Ao Hai’s advancement and decided to spend his remaining life protecting East Prince Gong.
• Candle Dragon abandoned his defenses and detonated his cultivation and soul, killing Taiyi and wiping out tens of thousands nearby.
• Di Jun mourned Taiyi and ordered the Demon Clan to form the Great Formation of the Stars, while East Prince Gong commanded the Immortal Court to form the Myriad Immortals Formation.
• The two formations repeatedly collided in a brutal battle of attrition as countless fighters died.
• The Great Formation of the Stars and the Myriad Immortals Formation both collapsed after a final collision.

East Prince Gong, losing to Di Jun, chose to self-destruct and killed Fuxi, Empress Nuwa’s elder brother, in the blast. The battlefield fell silent as Di Jun realized Emperor Xi was gone.

• The shattered formations gave way to a bloody melee as the Demon Clan and Immortal Court forces continued fighting.
• Di Jun fought East Prince Gong and gained the advantage, pushing him toward defeat.
• East Prince Gong feigned an immediate self-destruction, struck Di Jun with the Dragon Head Staff, and rushed toward Fuxi.
• East Prince Gong detonated himself beside Fuxi, killing them both in the resulting blast.
• Di Jun roared in grief as the battlefield fell silent over Fuxi’s apparent death.

After East Prince Gong's self-detonation killed Fuxi, Nuwa arrived at the East Sea battlefield and searched in vain for her brother's remnant soul. She confronted the five Sages with overwhelming hatred, leaving them afraid that she would seek revenge against them and their Dao lineages.

• Nuwa sensed Fuxi's death and rushed toward the Primordial Wilderness as the five Sages followed.
• Di Jun led the Demon Clan in a frenzied attack on the fleeing Immortal Court forces, and several Immortal Court cultivators self-detonated rather than be captured.
• Nuwa froze the battlefield and searched the place where East Prince Gong had detonated, but found no trace of Fuxi's remnant soul.
• The five Sages arrived, and Nuwa turned her hateful gaze on them, making them fear her retaliation.

Zhou Ming stopped Nuwa from killing the surviving Immortal Court cultivators after Fuxi’s death and revealed that he had saved a fragment of Fuxi’s Primordial Spirit. Nuwa spared the survivors, while the five Sages remained wary of Zhou Ming and faced the consequences of their role in Fuxi’s death.

• Nuwa attacked the surviving Immortal Court cultivators, but Zhou Ming appeared and erased her attack.
• Nuwa demanded that Zhou Ming move aside so she could avenge Fuxi, and Zhou Ming said the five Sages were the true culprits.
• Zhou Ming revealed that he had preserved a fragment of Fuxi’s Primordial Spirit and handed it to Nuwa.
• Nuwa thanked Zhou Ming, promised him a favor, and agreed to spare the Immortal Court cultivators.
• The surviving Immortal Court cultivators thanked Zhou Ming for saving their lives.

Nuwa prepared to fight the other Sages rather than let them punish Di Jun, and asked Zhou Ming to safeguard Fuxi’s Primordial Spirit. Di Jun then spoke privately with Zhou Ming and asked which Sage had released his son from Tanggu Valley.

• Zhunti, Venerable Lord Yuanshi, and Jieyin demanded that Di Jun be punished for the calamity, while the other Sages tacitly agreed.
• Nuwa turned to Zhou Ming and asked him to safeguard Fuxi’s Primordial Spirit so she could settle her Karma and fight the Sages without attachments.
• The five Sages panicked and tried to dissuade Nuwa, fearing her unrestrained revenge.
• Di Jun told Nuwa he would resolve the matter himself, then asked Zhou Ming to speak with him privately.
• Di Jun asked Zhou Ming which Sage had released his son from Tanggu Valley, arguing that Zhou Ming’s strength meant nothing in the Primordial Wilderness could escape his notice.

Di Jun offered Zhou Ming the River Diagram and Luo Script and the Demon Clan’s Great Formation of the Stars in exchange for help striking at Jieyin and Zhunti. Di Jun planned to destroy Mount Sumeru by self-detonating, while Zhou Ming saw how its destruction could serve his larger plans for Nuwa and the Western Teachings.

• Di Jun confirmed that Zhunti had caused his misfortune and offered Zhou Ming his treasures and the Demon Clan’s formation.
• Di Jun asked Zhou Ming to help Empress Nuwa hold Jieyin and Zhunti back while he destroyed Mount Sumeru.
• Di Jun revealed that he intended to self-detonate, explaining that he would rather die than face imprisonment or burden Nuwa while she tended Fuxi’s surviving Primordial Spirit.
• Zhou Ming accepted that Di Jun had chosen his path and reasoned that Mount Sumeru’s destruction could breach the barrier to the Demon Realm and give Nuwa a reason to mend the heavens.
• Zhou Ming decided that the resulting crisis could let him interfere in the Western Prosperity, dismissing concerns that the Heavenly Dao might be behind events.

Zhou Ming gave Di Jun a powerful attack and agreed to hold off the Sages while Di Jun went to destroy Mount Sumeru through self-detonation. Di Jun headed west, leaving the Monster Summoning Banner with Nuwa, while Zhou Ming and Nuwa blocked Jieyin and Zhunti from returning to the West.

• Zhou Ming gave Di Jun an attack that could break Mount Sumeru’s defenses and told him to self-detonate beneath the mountain.
• Di Jun collected the surviving Star Banners and gave Zhou Ming the River Diagram and Luo Script, then entrusted the Monster Summoning Banner to Nuwa.
• Di Jun flew west, and Zhou Ming blocked Venerable Lord Yuanshi and Zhunti when they tried to stop him.
• Zhou Ming told Nuwa that Di Jun planned to destroy Mount Sumeru by self-detonating, and Nuwa accepted that it was Di Jun’s choice.
• Jieyin and Zhunti realized Di Jun was heading to the West and tried to return to Mount Sumeru, but Zhou Ming and Nuwa blocked them.

Di Jun destroyed Mount Sumeru while Jieyin and Zhunti were held back by Zhou Ming and Nuwa. After discovering the Western Teachings’ true sanctuary lay beneath the mountain, Di Jun headed underground, and Zhou Ming revealed that he knew what was hidden there.

• Di Jun used Zhou Ming’s energy to break Mount Sumeru’s defenses and ravage the Western Teachings’ palaces, treasures, and disciples.
• Jieyin and Zhunti begged Zhou Ming and Nuwa to let them return, but the Three Pure Ones refused to intervene.
• Jieyin and Zhunti took comfort in believing their true sanctuary was a hidden minor world holding their treasures and chosen disciples.
• Di Jun searched Mount Sumeru for the concealed sanctuary, found no entrance, and fled beneath the mountain to fulfill his promise to Zhou Ming.
• Jieyin and Zhunti panicked when Di Jun went underground and pleaded with Zhou Ming to release them, but Zhou Ming said he knew what lay beneath Mount Sumeru.

Jieyin revealed that the Demon Realm’s entrance was sealed beneath Mount Sumeru, but Zhou Ming refused to let him and Zhunti leave to stop Di Jun. After Di Jun self-detonated in the West, Zhou Ming allowed the two Western Sages to go.

• Taiqing asked Jieyin and Zhunti what was hidden beneath Mount Sumeru, and Jieyin revealed it sealed an entrance to the Demon Realm.
• The Three Pure Ones urged Zhou Ming to let Jieyin and Zhunti return, but he refused and overpowered the brothers when they threatened him.
• Jieyin and Zhunti gave up trying to persuade Zhou Ming and waited for the outcome in the West.
• A tremendous explosion shook the Primordial Wilderness as Di Jun self-detonated, and Nuwa mourned his death.
• Zhou Ming told Jieyin and Zhunti they could leave.

After Mount Sumeru’s destruction opened the passage to the Demon Realm, Zhou Ming organized the Sages and the Twelve Ancestor Witches to contain the threat. Nuwa sealed the passage but left a gap so Jieyin and Zhunti would have to keep suppressing the demonic energy.

• Dijiang brought Zhou Ming an item, and Zhou Ming asked Nuwa to mend the passage while the Three Pure Ones, Jieyin, and Zhunti sealed and purified the area.
• Zhou Ming formed the Thirteen Heavenly Gods and Fiends Array with the Twelve Ancestor Witches and guarded the gate as Pangu’s True Body.
• A demon charged through the passage, but Pangu’s True Body erased him and the creatures behind him with a single ax swing, driving the rest back.
• Nuwa sealed the passage with Five-Colored Divine Stone, but Zhou Ming asked her to leave a gap for demonic energy to seep through.
• Nuwa pried a piece of stone away, leaving Jieyin and Zhunti to suppress and purify the energy leaking into the West.

After Nuwa sealed the gap to the Demon Realm, Zhou Ming took the two Five-Colored Divine Stones and sent his Treasure Distribution Rock to Flower-Fruit Mountain to strengthen the future Spiritual Stone Monkey. He left with the Twelve Ancestor Witches after warning the other Sages not to go too far when dealing with the Demon Clan and Immortal Court.

• Nuwa sealed the Demon Realm gap, and the Heavenly Dao bestowed merit on her and the other Sages and Zhou Ming.
• Nuwa gave Zhou Ming the two Five-Colored Divine Stones she had kept as spares.
• Zhou Ming sent his Treasure Distribution Rock to Flower-Fruit Mountain, intending it to nurture a stronger Spiritual Stone Monkey and bind the monkey to him through Karma.
• The other Sages questioned Zhou Ming’s motives, while Taiqing Laozi found that the Heavenly Secrets were too chaotic to calculate.
• Zhou Ming declined Nuwa’s invitation to stay and discuss the Demon Clan and Immortal Court, then warned the Three Pure Ones, Jieyin, and Zhunti not to go too far before leaving with the Twelve Ancestor Witches.

After the Demon Clan and Immortal Court scattered, disputes over Tongtian’s disciples drove the Three Pure Ones to separate and leave Kunlun Mountain. Taiqing and Tongtian departed, leaving Yuanshi alone to claim the mountain.

• The surviving Demon Clan and Immortal Court chose new paths, with some Demon Clan members joining Tongtian’s Interception Sect, others going to North Nether, and a few joining the Western Teachings.
• Yuanshi condemned Tongtian’s Demon Clan disciples, and the brothers argued over their different approaches to teaching.
• Taiqing ended the dispute by announcing he would leave Kunlun Mountain for Shouyang Mountain.
• Tongtian decided to leave as well, and the brothers exchanged copies of their Sky-Opening Marks before Taiqing departed on Green Ox.
• Tongtian led the Interception Sect disciples away from Kunlun Mountain to establish a new sanctum.
• Yuanshi sealed Taiqing Palace and Shangqing Palace, leaving only Yuqing Palace on Kunlun Mountain.

Hongjun summoned the six Sages to discuss choosing a new Heavenly Emperor, and they argued over whether the position should go to an Eastern or Western disciple. He overruled their recommendations and appointed his attendants Haotian and Yaochi to rule the Heavenly Court together.

• Hongjun summoned Taiqing, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti to Zixiao Palace to choose a new Heavenly Emperor.
• Zhunti recommended Yaoshi, but the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa opposed giving the position to a disciple of the Western Teachings.
• Yuanshi recommended Guang Chengzi, and Tongtian recommended Duobao as candidates from the Eastern Mystic Gate.
• Jieyin and Zhunti argued that the Heavenly Court belonged to the whole Primordial Wilderness, prompting Yuanshi to accuse the Western Teachings of scheming against the East.
• Hongjun ended the dispute and appointed Haotian and Yaochi to jointly rule the Heavenly Court.
• The Sages accepted Hongjun's decree, though Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti remained disappointed.

Hongjun appointed Haotian and Yaochi to rule the Heavenly Court, gave them treasures, and ordered the Sages to support them. He sent them with the Sages to Buzhou Mountain to meet Zhou Ming and discuss the Human Race’s rise.

• Zhunti challenged the appointment and invoked Zhou Ming, but Hongjun dismissed his objection.
• Hongjun named Haotian Jade Emperor and Yaochi Queen Mother, transformed them, and bestowed treasures on both.
• Hongjun instructed the Sages to support the new rulers and discuss the Human Race’s future with Zhou Ming.
• After Hongjun departed, the Sages coolly acknowledged Haotian and Yaochi, then agreed to take them to Buzhou Mountain.
• Taiqing led the Sages, Haotian, and Yaochi out of Zixiao Palace toward Buzhou Mountain.

The Sages came to Buzhou Mountain to tell Zhou Ming that Haotian and Yaochi would govern the Heavenly Court, and Zhou Ming agreed. He said he would visit the Heavenly Court to discuss the Witch Clan’s interests, while the group prepared to hear the second matter.

• Dijiang received the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Jieyin, Zhunti, Haotian, and Yaochi and led them into Pangu Hall.
• Taiqing told Zhou Ming that the Dao Ancestor had appointed Haotian as Heavenly Emperor and Yaochi as Queen Mother.
• Zhou Ming agreed to Haotian and Yaochi governing the Heavenly Court, surprising the Sages.
• Zhou Ming said he would personally visit the Heavenly Court to discuss further details, and Haotian and Yaochi agreed to await him.
• Zhou Ming asked Taiqing to explain the group’s other matter.