Chapter Summaries

Xuanyuan learned that Xuan Nü had been sent to assist him, while Shen Gui reflected on Chi You’s tragic past and the conflict awaiting him if his memories returned. Chi You arrived at Mount Buzhou and found himself among the Wu Clan, where Yu Shi directed him to a stone platform to learn the truth.

• Xuanyuan asked Xuan Nü who she was, and she identified herself as the Yaochi Saintess’s subordinate sent by the Heavenly Emperor to assist him.
• Shen Gui watched the events in the Sky-Gazing Mirror and worried that Chi You would be torn between humanity and the Wu Clan when his memories awakened.
• Ping Xin asked Meng Po to invite Great Emperor Fengdu to Ping Xin Hall, then thought of her younger sister as her last family.
• Feng Bo and Yu Shi brought Chi You to Mount Buzhou, where Xuan Ming and the Great Wu gathered in Pangu Hall and cried out, “For the Wu Clan!”
• Chi You entered the valley and felt familiar with the assembled figures, and Yu Shi told him to walk onto the stone platform to understand everything.

Xuan Ming and the Chi You Tribe sacrificed their lives to restore Chi You’s former strength and awaken him as a true Ancestor Wu. Chi You collapsed inside a blood-red cocoon as the valley’s people withered around him.

• Feng Bo questioned whether sacrificing so many of the Wu Clan was necessary, but Xuan Ming said the ritual could restore Chi You’s strength and help him surpass his former power.
• Xuan Ming cut her wrist above the stone platform, activating its ancient runes with her blood.
• The seven people around the platform and the Chi You Tribe members throughout the valley cut their wrists and offered their blood to the Ancestor Wu.
• As the stone pillars drew blood from the people and fed it into the platform, Chi You realized they were dying and desperately demanded that Xuan Ming stop them.
• Xuan Ming told Chi You that everyone was sacrificing themselves for him, and he collapsed as a blood-red cocoon formed around him.

Xuan Ming weakened herself to help revive Chi You, while Xuanyuan prepared for another war and Huaxu grew angry at Chi You’s unexplained absence. In the Netherworld, Ping Xin asked Shen Gui to have the Heavenly Emperor save Xuan Ming if her plan failed, and Shen Gui agreed without asking for anything in return.

• Xuan Ming told Feng Bo and Yu Shi to watch over Chi You before entering the stone hall, while Xuanyuan prepared for war in Southern Jambudvipa and resolved to keep fighting.
• Huaxu visited the Jiuli camp again, learned Chi You was still absent, and left in anger after Zhai confirmed he had departed with Feng Bo and Yu Shi.
• Ping Xin told Shen Gui that Xuan Ming had sent Pangu's Essence Blood into reincarnation to revive Chi You and pursue the Human Emperor position.
• Ping Xin asked the Heavenly Emperor to save Xuan Ming if she faced disaster, offering to serve him in return.
• Shen Gui agreed on behalf of his true body, saying they sought no condition and owed Ping Xin respect for her merit.

Shen Gui agreed to Ping Xin’s request to save Xuan Ming, while Chi You emerged from a blood cocoon at Mount Buzhou and confronted Xuan Ming over the clansmen sacrificed to revive him. The chapter ended with Xuan Ming insisting that every Wu Clan member mattered to her and that she would sacrifice herself for the clan if necessary.

• Shen Gui decided to grant Ping Xin’s request and save Xuan Ming, whom he believed had been causing trouble partly to spite her.
• At Mount Buzhou, Chi You’s blood cocoon absorbed the valley’s blood aura and vanished, leaving him standing on the stone platform.
• Chi You awakened and lunged at Xuan Ming with his black saber, stopping the blade just short of her forehead.
• Chi You accused Xuan Ming of sacrificing his clansmen and treating the Chi You tribe as expendable.
• Xuan Ming slapped Chi You and told him the clansmen had volunteered because they wanted to revive the Wu Clan, adding that she would also die for the clan if needed.

Chi You rejected Xuan Ming’s attempt to use him to revive the Wu Clan, wounded himself, and returned to the Jiuli camp, where he announced an advance against Xuanyuan. As both sides prepared for their decisive battle, Shen Gui sent Xuanyuan the newly named Xuanyuan Sword, and Xuan Nü offered to improve his command.

• Chi You told Xuan Ming he would stand by his kin whether they were Wu or human, then stabbed himself and left the valley; Xuan Ming ordered Feng Bo and Yu Shi to follow him.
• Chi You returned to the Jiuli camp, learned that Huaxu had visited, and ordered Zhai to tell her the army would march into Southern Jambudvipa in three days.
• Shen Gui transformed the Witch Slayer Sword into the Xuanyuan Sword and sent Yao Ji to deliver it to Xuanyuan through Xuan Nü.
• Xuanyuan ordered his forces to gather at Zhuolu City and prepared for a decisive fight, while Bei Mingzheng reported that four northern tribes were coming as reinforcements.
• Xuanyuan asked Ying Long, Ba, and Xuan Nü for help, and Xuan Nü agreed while offering to teach him better military command.

Xuanyuan prepared the Youxiong army for a final battle against Chi You at Zhuolu, while Xuan Ming secretly set out from Mount Buzhou under a deadly bargain. The battle began with both sides deploying their forces, and Chi You faced Xuan Nü, Ying Long, and Ba as the armies clashed.

• Yu Shi and Feng Bo returned to Chi You's camp, and Chi You ordered the Jiuli army to march south.
• Xuan Nü trained Xuanyuan's soldiers and advised him to wait until the Kui Niu Drums and Chariots of the South were complete before challenging Chi You.
• Chi You's army reached Zhuolu and waited, and Xuanyuan challenged him once the two magical artifacts were ready.
• Xuan Ming left Mount Buzhou for Southern Jambudvipa after reaffirming a bargain that required her to die, while an identical second Xuan Ming followed later.
• Xuanyuan ordered his army to attack as Xuan Nü, Ying Long, and Ba confronted Chi You, with Feng Bo and Yu Shi appearing behind him.
• Chi You sent Feng Bo and Yu Shi to the front and prepared to face Xuan Nü, Ying Long, and Ba himself.

Chi You revealed overwhelming strength and confronted Ba, Xuan Nü, and Ying Long while sending Feng Bo and Yu Shi to reinforce the main battlefield. Their arrival stalled the battle among the Grand Unity Golden Immortals, but Xuanyuan's army had already gained an absolute advantage at the front.

• Chi You sent Feng Bo and Yu Shi to reinforce the main battlefield despite his injuries, and Ying Long failed to stop them after Chi You broke his saber with a single strike.
• Xuan Nü questioned whether Chi You was still himself, but Chi You warned her and the others to retreat.
• Ba stepped forward to face Chi You, who wounded her arms with one strike, and she told Xuan Nü and Ying Long to stay close while they fought him.
• Feng Bo and Yu Shi joined the Jiuli Tribe's Grand Unity Golden Immortals, but Xuanyuan's reinforcements and the Twelve Golden Immortals kept the battle at a stalemate.
• Xuanyuan's army gained an absolute advantage at the front.

Shen Gui stopped a figure posing as Xuan Ming from entering the battle, keeping the real Xuan Ming’s plans hidden. The true Xuan Ming summoned the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation over the battlefield, leaving Shen Gui facing a crisis.

• The Youxiong army gained the advantage over the Jiuli army through reinforcements, Xuan Nü’s tactics, and its divine tools.
• Shen Gui used the Chaos Bell to block the apparent Xuan Ming from joining the battle, saying he had promised Ping Xin to keep her safe.
• At Jade Void Palace, Primordial Heavenly Venerate realized Shen Gui’s intervention had removed his reason to act against Xuan Ming.
• Shen Gui noticed the apparent Xuan Ming was too calm and realized she was an impostor.
• The impostor vanished as the true Xuan Ming revealed herself and used her blood to summon the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation over the battlefield.

Xuan Ming activated a powerful formation using the Twelve Ancestor Witches’ scattered Essence Blood, trapping both armies and leaving Shen Gui and the Youxiong Tribe’s allies searching for a way to break it. The chapter ended with Xuan Nü and Ying Long admitting that none of them could rescue Xuanyuan or defeat the formation.

• Shen Gui recognized Xuan Ming’s formation as a reduced version of the Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Formation, powerful enough to kill Quasi-Saints, and relied on the Youxiong army’s Chariots of the South to protect them temporarily.
• Chi You abandoned his fight with Ba and confronted Xuan Ming, who said she was awakening the Jiuli warriors’ Wu bloodline and was willing to sacrifice herself for the Wu Clan.
• The formation shrouded the battlefield in darkness, disorienting most Youxiong soldiers and some Jiuli warriors while trapping Xuanyuan and the two armies inside.
• Feng Hou, Guang Chengzi, Chi Songzi, Ba, Ying Long, and Xuan Nü gathered outside the formation to seek a way to rescue Xuanyuan and the Youxiong army.
• Xuan Nü and Ying Long said they could not break the formation, which they compared to powerful ancient clan-protecting formations.

Shen Gui intervened to save Xuan Ming and the people trapped in her formation from Primordial Heavenly Venerate. He refused the Saint’s demand to sacrifice the human warriors and prepared to face him as Heavenly Emperor.

• Guang Chengzi decided to notify his Master after Xuan Nü, Ying Long, and Ba could not find a way to protect Xuanyuan.
• Xuan Ming told Chi You that she expected to die and that Ping Xin would care for the remaining Wu Clan.
• Shen Gui revealed that Ping Xin had asked him to save Xuan Ming and was willing to give up control of the Netherworld for her sister.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate attacked the formation, but Shen Gui blocked his strike with a spiritual-energy turtle.
• Shen Gui rejected Primordial Heavenly Venerate’s plan to kill Chi You and sacrifice the human warriors, and declared he would face the Saint as Heavenly Emperor.

Shen Gui used his defensive treasures to stop Primordial Heavenly Venerate from attacking, then negotiated with Laozi over Xuan Ming and Chi You. He returned to the formation to take Xuan Ming away, where Chi You knocked her unconscious and entrusted her to him.

• Shen Gui summoned the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Pagoda, Chaos Bell, and Taixu Armor, prompting Laozi to intervene before Primordial Heavenly Venerate could escalate their confrontation.
• Shen Gui agreed to take Xuan Ming away for further punishment and said the human race should decide its own affairs, while Laozi questioned how Chi You would be handled.
• Laozi and Shen Gui postponed the discussion of Chi You, and Shen Gui returned to the formation as its baleful aura and bloodlust intensified.
• Xuan Ming doubted Shen Gui could knock her unconscious and said she did not expect to survive, but Chi You struck her from behind and handed her to Shen Gui.
• Chi You told Shen Gui that Xuan Ming would be the Witch Clan's last Ancestor Witch, and Shen Gui urged him to take care.

Chi You challenged Xuanyuan to a duel and let Xuanyuan kill him, leaving Xuanyuan stunned and asking why. Meanwhile, Shen Gui returned Xuan Ming to Ping Xin and warned her that a demon had impersonated Xuan Ming.

• Shen Gui took Xuan Ming away, and Chi You chose not to use the formation to destroy the Youxiong army.
• Chi You offered to suppress his cultivation and duel Xuanyuan, promising to release the armies from the formation regardless of the outcome.
• Xuanyuan accepted Chi You’s challenge, and the two fought within the formation.
• Shen Gui handed Xuan Ming to Ping Xin and warned her about a shadow that had impersonated Xuan Ming, which he suspected was a demon.
• Chi You allowed Xuanyuan’s sword to pierce his heart, and Xuanyuan realized Chi You had intended to die.
• Chi You asked Xuanyuan if he would listen to a story from a man about to die.

After Chi You chose to die by Xuanyuan’s hand, the Jiuli Tribe and Feng Clan surrendered, and the Human Race reunited. Shennong began his abdication ceremony at the Jiang River while Xuanyuan proclaimed his ascension in Zhuolu, forcing Fuxi, Nuwa, and Laozi to respond.

• Chi You told Xuanyuan that he had awakened through the blood sacrifice of his former clansmen and asked Xuanyuan to care for the Jiuli warriors before Xuanyuan killed him.
• Feng Bo and Yu Shi returned to the underworld, the Jiuli Tribe and Feng Clan surrendered, and Zhai led many Jiuli warriors to die alongside Chi You.
• Shennong announced that he would abdicate in favor of Xuanyuan, but Xuanyuan stayed in Zhuolu City to proclaim his ascension instead of attending the ceremony at the Jiang River.
• Shennong asked Fuxi to approve the abdication, and Fuxi granted it as Nuwa voiced her approval from beyond the heavens.
• Laozi left the Eight Views Palace to attend, while Primordial Heavenly Venerate angrily questioned why they should endure the setback.

Shennong accepted his investiture as Earth Emperor and left for Huoyun Cave with Fuxi, while Xuanyuan declared himself Human Emperor without seeking approval. Shen Gui arrived to support Xuanyuan, and Pangu's Three Pure Ones appeared together, setting the stage for a confrontation.

• Laozi invested Shennong as Earth Emperor, and Shennong departed with Fuxi for Huoyun Cave.
• Xuanyuan announced his ascension on the Plains of Zhuolu, asserting that he needed no one’s approval to become Human Emperor.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate demanded action against Xuanyuan, but Laozi urged him to wait until they knew who supported Xuanyuan.
• Shen Gui arrived as the Great Heavenly Emperor of the Gouchen Upper Palace, and Laozi suspected Nuwa was also involved.
• Xuanyuan greeted Shen Gui as Imperial Sovereign, and Pangu's Three Pure Ones arrived together as a phoenix cried overhead.

At Xuanyuan’s enthronement, Nuwa confronted the Three Pure Ones over Fuxi’s fate and accepted Laozi’s challenge. Beyond the Thirty-three Heavens, Shen Gui prepared to face Primordial Heavenly Venerate, while Nuwa took on Laozi and Tongtian Cult Master.

• Xuanyuan bowed to Nuwa, who praised Shen Gui and taunted the Three Pure Ones over Fuxi’s entry into Huoyun Cave.
• Nuwa lost her temper at Laozi, but Shen Gui reminded her to maintain her image, and everyone pretended nothing had happened.
• Laozi declared that the dispute could only be settled by battle, and Nuwa and Shen Gui followed the Three Pure Ones beyond the heavens.
• Tongtian Cult Master agreed to preside over the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation while Laozi guarded its gates, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate challenged Shen Gui.
• Shen Gui equipped the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Pagoda, the Chaos Bell, the Taixu Armor, the River Diagram, and the Luo Script, leaving Laozi and Tongtian relieved they were fighting Nuwa instead.

Shen Gui and Primordial Heavenly Venerate stopped fighting and waited outside the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, where Nuwa was battling Laozi and Tongtian Cult Master. While they sat together cracking sunflower seeds, Nuwa overwhelmed the two Sages inside the formation.

• Laozi and Tongtian Cult Master escaped into the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, leaving Primordial Heavenly Venerate to face Shen Gui.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate proposed settling their dispute through discussion, and Shen Gui agreed before sitting on his Taixu Armor to wait for Nuwa.
• Shen Gui offered Primordial Heavenly Venerate sunflower seeds, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate accepted and began eating them beside him.
• Inside the formation, Nuwa scattered Tongtian Cult Master and Laozi's chaotic sword qi and battered them with her Crimson Silk Ball.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate enjoyed imagining Laozi and Tongtian Cult Master losing to Nuwa while he sat outside cracking seeds with Shen Gui.

After Nuwa’s attack ended the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, Primordial Heavenly Venerate urged the Saints to settle their dispute through discussion. Shen Gui began peace talks with the Three Pure Ones and declared that Xuanyuan would be the Human Emperor.

• Nuwa knocked one of Laozi’s incarnations out of the formation, where it saw Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Shen Gui eating sunflower seeds before vanishing in anger.
• The Immortal Slaying Sword Formation dispersed, and Laozi and Tongtian Cult Master emerged to find Primordial Heavenly Venerate casually snacking with Shen Gui.
• Laozi challenged Primordial Heavenly Venerate to face Nuwa, prompting Primordial Heavenly Venerate to propose discussing the matter instead of fighting.
• Nuwa agreed to peace talks and left Shen Gui to negotiate with the Three Pure Ones.
• Shen Gui told the Three Pure Ones that Xuanyuan would be the Human Emperor and that the decision could not be changed.

Shen Gui negotiated with the sages over Xuanyuan's rule, securing their agreement that the southern humans would remain humanity's legitimate orthodoxy while the eastern and western humans stayed open to their teachings. After the enthronement ceremony had already ended, Shen Gui returned to Zhuolu to discuss the Twelve Zodiac Guardians with Xuanyuan.

• Primordial Heavenly Venerate objected that Xuanyuan's rule could hinder the sages from spreading their teachings among humanity.
• Shen Gui argued that the sages could still teach in the eastern and western regions and asked them to recognize the southern humans as humanity's legitimate orthodoxy.
• Laozi agreed to Shen Gui's conditions, and Jieyin also agreed on behalf of the western sages.
• Nuwa and the Three Pure Ones departed after the negotiations, and Shen Gui set out for Zhuolu to meet Xuanyuan.
• Xuanyuan ended his enthronement ceremony before Shen Gui returned, since Shen Gui's journey back from the chaos took too long.

Shen Gui finalized agreements with Xuanyuan that secured the human race’s place and established an alliance with the Demon Race, then returned to the Heavenly Court. His quiet life ended when You Mo came looking for him, and he fled before she could find him.

• Shen Gui told Xuanyuan that the sages had agreed to make Southern Jambudvipa humanity’s orthodox lineage and that Xuanyuan would have to enter Huoyun Cave; Xuanyuan accepted the condition.
• Shen Gui and Xuanyuan agreed that eleven Demon Race clans and the Dragon Race would become humanity’s Twelve Zodiac Guardians, then jointly announced the arrangement.
• The human and Demon Races’ Destiny/Fortune rose as their alliance let each draw on the other’s strengths.
• Shen Gui returned to the Heavenly Court, instructed Yaochi about Xuan Nü, and settled into palace life after deciding not to pursue his earlier plan involving Guang Chengzi.
• You Mo returned from studying alchemy at Doushuai Palace and asked Yao Ji where Shen Gui was; when Yao Ji said he was absent, You Mo insisted she could smell him, while Shen Gui had already fled through the back door.

Yao Ji mistook You Mo’s unusual pills for a selfless gift to Shen Gui and sent her away, allowing Shen Gui to return to Moon-Gazing Palace. Yao Ji then wrongly concluded that Shen Gui and You Mo might be in love, leaving Shen Gui exasperated by her gossip.

• You Mo told Yao Ji that she and Taishang Laojun had made new pills for Shen Gui to try, and Yao Ji imagined Shen Gui had fled to make You Mo keep them.
• Yao Ji convinced You Mo that Shen Gui was absent, and You Mo returned to Great Emperor Longevity's Imperial Palace.
• After confirming You Mo had left, Shen Gui returned to the hall and noticed Yao Ji repeatedly sneaking glances at him.
• Yao Ji asked about Shen Gui's relationship with Great Emperor Longevity, and Shen Gui denied they had any relationship.
• Yao Ji called Shen Gui a loli-con and suggested You Mo might like him, prompting Shen Gui to warn her to keep quiet.