Chapter Summaries

East Prince Gong asked Candle Dragon to bring the Dragon Clan into the Immortal Court’s war against the Demon Clan, but Candle Dragon refused. East Prince Gong challenged him over whether he was truly willing to risk Ao Hai, the Dragon Clan’s prodigy and future hope, leaving Candle Dragon silent and shaken.

• Candle Dragon welcomed East Prince Gong and Ao Hai at the Crystal Palace, praised Ao Hai’s cultivation, and told him to return to the clan while the elders spoke privately.
• Candle Dragon rejected East Prince Gong’s request for the Dragon Clan to join the fight against the Demon Clan, but agreed that Ao Hai and the other Dragon Clan members serving the Immortal Court would fight.
• East Prince Gong asked Candle Dragon whether he was willing to let Ao Hai risk his life, then stressed that Ao Hai was a rare prodigy nearing the Quasi-Saint realm.
• Candle Dragon fell silent as he considered that Ao Hai was the Dragon Clan’s hope for protecting its future.

East Prince Gong confronted Candle Dragon about his failing health and argued that the Dragon Clan would be vulnerable without a new Quasi-Saint. He offered to keep Ao Hai and the other Dragon Clan elites out of the battle and help Ao Hai reach the Quasi-Saint realm, leaving Candle Dragon to weigh the bargain.

• Candle Dragon said Ao Hai had a duty to support the Immortal Court, while East Prince Gong challenged him to admit that he had little time left.
• Candle Dragon demanded to know how East Prince Gong had learned of his Dao injury, and East Prince Gong said he had deduced it himself.
• East Prince Gong warned that the Dragon Clan's wealth and survival would be at risk after Candle Dragon's death if no new Quasi-Saint emerged.
• East Prince Gong offered to withdraw Ao Hai and the other Dragon Clan elites from the battle and teach Ao Hai the Method of Slaying Three Corpses after it.
• Candle Dragon silently considered the offer and sighed, realizing he had no choice.

East Prince Gong negotiated for Candle Dragon and the Dragon Clan’s surviving elders to aid the Immortal Court in its war against the Demon Clan, promising protection and support for Ao Hai’s cultivation. Candle Dragon agreed, wagering the older generation’s lives on Ao Hai’s chance to reach the Quasi-Saint realm.

• East Prince Gong asked Candle Dragon and the Dragon Clan elders who survived the Dragon-Phoenix-Qilin Calamity to join the coming battle, but Candle Dragon said their injuries made that sacrifice too costly.
• East Prince Gong promised to protect the Dragon Clan and cultivate Ao Hai, persuading Candle Dragon that the clan’s future depended on the Immortal Court’s victory.
• Candle Dragon agreed to aid the Immortal Court on the condition that Ao Hai and other Dragon Clan elites stay out of the war, and that the Immortal Court support Ao Hai’s cultivation if it won.
• East Prince Gong accepted Candle Dragon’s conditions and departed, while Candle Dragon promised the Dragon Clan would give its all to help the Immortal Court.
• Ao Hai asked whether the sacrifice was worth it, and Candle Dragon explained that he hoped Ao Hai would become a Quasi-Saint and protect the Dragon Clan.
• Ao Hai kowtowed to Candle Dragon and vowed to reach the Quasi-Saint realm, then agreed to remain with the clan until the battle ended.

The Immortal Court and Demon Clan confronted each other at the East Sea as mighty figures from across the Primordial Wilderness gathered to watch. East Prince Gong refused Di Jun’s demand to surrender the Rogue Cultivators, and Candle Dragon confirmed the Dragon Clan would fight alongside the Immortal Court.

• The Ancestral Witches decided to watch the war and, led by Zhou Ming, set out for the East Sea.
• Mighty figures from Kunlun Mountain and Mount Sumeru also traveled toward the East Sea as the Immortal and Demon armies assembled.
• Di Jun demanded that East Prince Gong surrender the Rogue Cultivators and submit to the Demon Clan or face destruction.
• East Prince Gong defended the Rogue Cultivators and refused to hand them over, declaring that the Immortal Court would protect its members.
• Di Jun threatened Candle Dragon over the Dragon Clan’s alliance with the Immortal Court, but Candle Dragon stood by the clan’s choice.
• East Prince Gong challenged Di Jun to begin fighting rather than continue arguing.

The Demon Clan’s Great Formation of the Stars and the Immortal Court’s Myriad Immortals Formation fought to a costly stalemate across the East Sea. As Nuwa went to aid the Demon Clan, Dao Ancestor Hongjun instructed her to stop the battle without destroying the Immortal Court.

• Di Jun and East Prince Gong deployed their rival formations, which clashed across the East Sea.
• The formations remained evenly matched as their backlash killed many Demon soldiers and immortals.
• Di Jun and East Prince Gong worried that their forces would be devastated, while Nuwa decided to leave Nuwa Palace and aid the Demon Clan.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun judged the casualties sufficient and sent Nuwa a message to stop the battle but spare the Immortal Court.

Nuwa arrived at the East Sea under Hongjun’s orders and shattered the Immortal Court’s Myriad Immortals Formation with one strike. She stopped the Demon Clan and Immortal Court from continuing the battle, leaving East Prince Gong and the survivors stunned by her claim that she acted on the Dao Ancestor’s orders.

• Nuwa heard Hongjun’s decree to stop the battle and spare the Immortal Court from destruction, then went to the East Sea to administer a small punishment.
• As the Immortal Court and Demon Clan fought at their limits, Nuwa struck the Myriad Immortals Formation and shattered it, killing many Immortal Court cultivators and injuring the Dragon Clan experts supporting it.
• Nuwa appeared between the two armies, while Di Jun thanked her for aiding the Demon Clan and East Prince Gong accused her of defying the Dao Ancestor.
• Nuwa told East Prince Gong that she had come under the Dao Ancestor’s orders, shocking both armies and the observers.
• The Ancestral Witches regretted that they would not get another chance to attack Hongjun, while Zhou Ming told them to watch and see how Nuwa would handle the matter.

Nuwa demanded that the Immortal Court surrender the Rogue Cultivators who had used Demon Clan corpses to refine pills and treasures, along with compensation for the war. When East Prince Gong refused to surrender them, Nuwa struck him down and targeted the culprits herself.

• Nuwa demanded that East Prince Gong hand over the Rogue Cultivators who had desecrated Demon Clan corpses and compensate the Demon Clan for its losses.
• East Prince Gong offered double compensation but refused to surrender his followers, insisting the Immortal Court would protect them.
• Di Jun and Nuwa declared that the culprits had to be handed over, while East Prince Gong stood firm despite their threats.
• Nuwa struck the already wounded East Prince Gong with a single blow, leaving him severely injured.
• Nuwa bypassed most of the Immortal Court army with her power and targeted the cultivators who had refined pills and treasures from Demon Clan corpses.

Nuwa ended the battle by killing the cultivators who had used Demon Clan corpses, forcing the defeated Immortal Court to retreat. Hongjun then erased the battlefield’s resentment and baleful energy as the Immortal Court and Demon Clan withdrew to recover.

• Nuwa killed the chief culprits who had slain Demon Clan members and warned the Primordial Wilderness that such acts would be punished without mercy.
• East Prince Gong led the surviving Immortal Court cultivators back to the East Sea, while Di Jun thanked Nuwa and returned with the Demon Clan to the Heavenly Court.
• Nuwa, Zhou Ming, the Three Pure Ones, Jieyin, and Zhunti revealed themselves above the East Sea before the Sages and other powerful figures departed.
• At Zixiao Palace, Hongjun considered the coming rise of the Six Sages and Houtu’s transformation into Reincarnation, then erased the battlefield’s bloodshed, resentment, and baleful energy.
• The Immortal Court’s defeat established it as a powerful faction, and the Immortal and Demon Clans returned to recover as peace resumed across the Primordial Wilderness.

Taiqing left Kunlun Mountain to travel among the Human Race, while Wu learned of his arrival and moved to protect the Human Race’s Martial Dao cultivators. The True Immortal-level cultivators returned to the Ancestral Land, where Xuandu arrived and went to meet Wu.

• Taiqing left Kunlun Mountain to seek the opportunity to become a Saint and entered Human territory disguised as an ordinary old man.
• Sui Ren Shi, You Chao Shi, and Zi Yi Shi told Wu that the old man he had described had arrived, and Wu identified him as Taiqing.
• Wu ordered Sui Ren Shi to recall all Human Race Martial Dao cultivators at the True Immortal realm or above, while allowing ordinary clansmen to attend Taiqing’s teachings.
• Wu asked Sui Ren Shi to send Xuandu to him as soon as Xuandu returned, saying he had something important to discuss privately.
• The Human Race cultivators returned to the Ancestral Land, and Sui Ren Shi directed Xuandu to Wu’s stone house.

Wu told Xuandu that Taiqing Laozi planned to establish the Human Sect and gain the Human Race’s Destiny, warning that he might not protect the Human Race in return. He had summoned the other martial cultivators to keep them from listening to Laozi preach, but revealed that Xuandu was destined to become Laozi’s disciple, leaving Xuandu wondering whether Wu feared he would accept him as his master.

• Wu explained that Taiqing Laozi intended to establish the Human Sect, attain Sainthood, and benefit from the Human Race’s Destiny.
• Xuandu suggested that a Sage as the Human Race’s backer would be a blessing, but Wu warned that Laozi might take the Destiny without protecting them.
• Wu said he had summoned the Human Race’s True Immortal-level and stronger cultivators to stop them from listening to Laozi preach and potentially joining his sect.
• Xuandu agreed not to listen to Laozi, but Wu clarified that Xuandu was different because his Dao was highly compatible with Laozi’s.
• Wu told Xuandu that they were destined to become master and disciple, and Xuandu asked whether Wu feared he would choose Laozi as his master.

Wu told Xuandu that becoming Taiqing Laozi’s disciple could virtually guarantee him a future at the Quasi-Saint peak, while the Martial Dao’s potential remained unknown. He warned that Laozi’s Pure and Inactive Dao might make Xuandu indifferent to the Human Race, and Xuandu left to consider his choice.

• Wu explained that Xuandu’s destined bond with Taiqing Laozi would eventually lead Laozi to seek him out, so he wanted Xuandu to know the truth before deciding.
• Wu admitted that the Martial Dao had only been developed to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm and that he could not predict how far it would go.
• Xuandu asked why becoming a Human Sect disciple might make him indifferent to the Human Race, and Wu said Laozi’s Pure and Inactive Dao could erode worldly attachments.
• Wu recalled that Taiqing Laozi and Human Sect cultivators had not intervened when the Human Race faced calamity, believing their Dao had left them unwilling to incur Karma.
• Xuandu said he understood and would think carefully before leaving the stone house.

Zhou Ming visited Nuwa and asked her to help retrieve the Human Race’s Kongtong Seal, revealing that Taiqing had entered the Human Race to attain Sainthood. Nuwa learned she could not stop Taiqing, and the chapter ended with her asking Zhou Ming why he had told her.

• Zhou Ming left Pangu Hall and went to Wa Huang Palace after sensing Taiqing and Laozi had begun traveling among the Human Race.
• Zhou Ming reminded Nuwa that she had promised to help him retrieve something, and she agreed to accompany him to the Human Race for the Kongtong Seal.
• Zhou Ming told Nuwa that Taiqing had claimed the opportunity she had originally sought, and Nuwa confirmed her suspicions and vowed not to fear the Three Pure Ones.
• Zhou Ming revealed that Taiqing’s main goal was to attain Sainthood through the Human Race, stunning Nuwa.
• Nuwa asked whether Zhou Ming wanted her to stop Taiqing, but he said Heaven had decreed Taiqing’s Sainthood and Hongjun would not allow her to interfere.
• Nuwa asked Zhou Ming what use it was to tell her about Taiqing’s plans if she could not stop him.

Zhou Ming warned Nuwa that Taiqing planned to establish the Human Sect and claim thirty percent of the Human Race's Destiny as he attained Sainthood. Nuwa realized the Human Race’s future Destiny could be vital and asked Zhou Ming for a way to protect it, but he left her wondering whether she dared to use his method.

• Zhou Ming told Nuwa that Taiqing would establish the Human Sect, attain Sainthood through its merit, and take thirty percent of the Human Race's Destiny.
• Zhou Ming argued that Nuwa had neglected to educate the Human Race, making Taiqing's claim seem justified under Heaven's will.
• Zhou Ming warned Nuwa that the Human Race could become extraordinarily powerful because it was connected to the Sainthood of both her and Taiqing.
• Nuwa concluded that she could not allow the Human Race's Destiny to be taken, but recognized that she could not simply stop Taiqing from attaining Sainthood.
• Nuwa asked Zhou Ming for a way to prevent Taiqing from obtaining the Destiny and offered to meet his conditions.
• Zhou Ming claimed he could share a solution for free, then asked whether Nuwa dared to use it.

Zhou Ming advised Nuwa to make Taiqing swear not to claim the Human Race's Destiny, warning that the move would earn Taiqing's resentment. He then offered to help her resist the other Saints in exchange for a share of Destiny, but Nuwa questioned why she should give him more than she would give Taiqing and the Three Pure Ones.

• Zhou Ming told Nuwa to use her status as the Human Race's creator to force Taiqing to swear an oath before attaining Sainthood.
• Zhou Ming warned that Taiqing would resent Nuwa after becoming a Saint, but Nuwa decided she would not yield her share of Destiny just to avoid offending him.
• Zhou Ming pointed out that Yuanshi, Tongtian, Jieyin, and Zhunti might also seek the Human Race's Destiny, leaving Nuwa unable to resist all five Saints alone.
• Nuwa realized Zhou Ming's advice had been leading toward an offer to help her oppose the other Saints in exchange for a portion of Destiny.
• Nuwa argued that cooperating with Taiqing would cost only thirty percent of the Destiny and bring the support of the Three Pure Ones, then asked why she should give Zhou Ming more.

Zhou Ming persuaded Nuwa that relying on the Three Pure Ones to protect the Human Race's Destiny would leave her vulnerable, especially if the brothers eventually split up. Nuwa remained wary of cooperating with Zhou Ming, but his claim that he could have seized the Human Race earlier without negotiating left her speechless.

• Zhou Ming argued that Taiqing alone would hold the Destiny gained by establishing the Human Sect, so Yuanshi and Tongtian might have little reason to support Nuwa.
• Zhou Ming told Nuwa that the Three Pure Ones would eventually develop conflicts and split up, and Nuwa believed him because his previous claims had come true.
• Nuwa argued that she could offer the Three Pure Ones a greater share of Destiny, but Zhou Ming warned that they might unite to exclude her and leave her with only a small share.
• Nuwa questioned whether Zhou Ming would also betray her and whether he could withstand the five Sages, while Zhou Ming said he could have taken control of the Human Race before she understood its value.
• Zhou Ming's explanation left Nuwa speechless, though she still could not fully trust him.

Zhou Ming persuaded Nuwa to cooperate with the Witch Clan by promising to protect her share of the Human Race's Destiny and claiming she would otherwise lose nine tenths of it. Nuwa agreed, while Zhou Ming assured her that the Witch Clan would handle Hongjun.

• Zhou Ming insisted that the Witch Clan would trade fairly and intimidate anyone who tried to take what it wanted, even invoking Father God to threaten its enemies.
• Nuwa challenged Zhou Ming's claim that the Witch Clan never stole by pointing out that he had taken Taiyi's Chaos Bell, and Zhou Ming called it safekeeping.
• Nuwa asked whether the Witch Clan could withstand Hongjun, whose schemes threatened the entire cooperation plan.
• Zhou Ming argued that cooperation could only benefit Nuwa: she would preserve more Human Race Destiny if the Witch Clan prevailed, and otherwise she would return to her current situation.
• Nuwa doubted Zhou Ming's claim that refusing cooperation would leave her with only one tenth of the Human Race's Destiny, but his guarantee on Great God Pangu's honor convinced her.
• Nuwa agreed to cooperate with Zhou Ming.

Zhou Ming and Nuwa agreed to protect the Human Race’s Destiny, with Nuwa promising him half in return, and set out to confront Taiqing Laozi. As Taiqing discovered the path to sainthood through establishing a sect among the Human Race, Zhou Ming and Nuwa waited in hiding for their chance to intervene.

• Nuwa agreed to give Zhou Ming fifty percent of the Human Race’s Destiny, provided he prevented anyone else from taking any and kept their cooperation limited to protecting it.
• Zhou Ming told Nuwa to confront Taiqing over founding a sect without permission and demand an oath that he would never claim the Human Race’s Destiny.
• Taiqing found Shouyang Mountain and settled there to cultivate while observing the Human Race, unaware that Zhou Ming and Nuwa watched him from the clouds.
• Zhou Ming reminded Nuwa to secure Taiqing’s oath and make him acknowledge that he owed her a favor when he became a Saint.
• Taiqing comprehended that establishing a sect among the Human Race would complete his path to sainthood and declared, “My Dao... is complete!”

Nuwa interrupted Taiqing Laozi just as he was about to establish the Human Sect and prove the Dao, confronting him over his plans for the Human Race. She accused him of seeking to take the Human Race’s Fortune, leaving him facing a serious charge from a Saint.

• Taiqing Laozi sensed his opportunity to become a Saint and prepared to establish the Human Sect.
• Nuwa appeared and stopped Taiqing before he could make his oath.
• Nuwa challenged Taiqing for planning to establish a sect among the Human Race without informing her, since she had created them.
• Taiqing claimed he had been carried away by his sudden opportunity, though Nuwa recognized that he had meant to avoid her interference.
• Nuwa said she would overlook his failure to notify her, but accused him of seeking the Human Race’s Fortune for himself.

Nuwa confronted Taiqing Laozi for establishing a sect among the Human Race and taking its Destiny, then negotiated terms that let him pursue Sainthood. Taiqing swore to rely on the Human Race to become a Saint without occupying its Destiny, and agreed to owe Nuwa a favor.

• Taiqing Laozi pleaded that he had not known establishing a sect would take the Human Race's Destiny and asked Nuwa to let him proceed.
• Nuwa explained that she had to defend the Human Race's Destiny and her standing as its Sage, then agreed not to stop Taiqing from becoming a Saint if he met her conditions.
• Taiqing agreed to swear that he would not occupy any of the Human Race's Destiny after attaining Sainthood.
• Nuwa demanded that Taiqing owe her a favor, and he accepted the price so he could become a Saint.
• Taiqing swore before the Great Dao to establish his sect through the Human Race, never claim its Destiny, and lose his Saint position if he broke the oath.

Taiqing established the Human Sect and attained Sainthood after swearing a Heavenly Dao oath, then discovered Zhou Ming had secretly guided Nuwa. When the Kongtong Seal emerged on Shouyang Mountain, Nuwa and Taiqing disputed who should claim it, and Zhou Ming proposed a match to settle the matter.

• Taiqing established the Human Sect with the Taiji Diagram and used its merit to attain Sainthood.
• Taiqing sensed Zhou Ming hiding nearby, recognized his role in Nuwa's intervention, and exchanged guarded greetings with him.
• Shouyang Mountain shook, and Zhou Ming told Nuwa that the Kongtong Seal was about to emerge.
• Taiqing reached for the Kongtong Seal, but Nuwa blocked him and claimed it for the Human Race.
• Taiqing argued the seal belonged to him because it emerged on his mountain, and Zhou Ming suggested they fight for it.