Chapter Summaries

Hu Niu returned to West Kunlun and rounded up its creatures after Lu Wu announced her arrival. She left the gathered beasts by Heavenly Pool, where they silently pleaded to be saved.

• Hu Niu returned to West Kunlun, greeted Lu Wu, and promised to make him something tasty.
• Lu Wu ran ahead and called for the creatures of West Kunlun to welcome Hu Niu.
• Hu Niu caught Little Greeny trying to hide in a thicket and added the bird to her entourage.
• Hu Niu found Qiong Qi and Fu Zhu together and brought them along as they tried to flee.
• Hu Niu searched West Kunlun and dragged its hidden creatures out of their hiding places.
• The gathered beasts lay around Heavenly Pool while Hu Niu hummed and swished her feet in the water.

Hu Niu returned to West Kunlun and demanded the strange beasts call her the West Queen Mother, though they still called her Big Sister Boss. Meanwhile, Li Han entered the Northern Kurukshetra Continent despite sensing a terrifying aura beneath it, and Shen Gui went to meet him.

• Hu Niu told Lu Wu and the strange beasts to call her the West Queen Mother and threatened to hit anyone who used the wrong title.
• At the border, Li Han sensed a terrifying aura beneath the Northern Kurukshetra Continent and confirmed Lu Ren's warning.
• Li Han flew into the Northern Kurukshetra Continent, with Yu Ji and most of his companions following while several turned back.
• Mystic Tortoise's avatar informed Shen Gui that Li Han had arrived, and Shen Gui decided to meet him.
• Shen Gui told two Grand Unity Golden Immortals to guard You Mo's research before leaving Northern Profound City for the border.

Shen Gui greeted Li Han and tried to recruit him, but Li Han explained that he had come only to visit and asked why Shen Gui dared to establish a force near the Mystic Tortoise. Shen Gui claimed the Mystic Tortoise was his ancestor and learned that many cultivators had stayed away because they feared it, leaving him to regret the lost recruits.

• Shen Gui sensed Li Han and his group approaching Northern Kurukshetra Continent and went out to meet them.
• Shen Gui invited Li Han to join his forces, but Li Han said he had promised only to visit and asked about the being beneath the continent.
• Shen Gui told Li Han that the being was his ancestor and would protect them, reassuring Li Han and his companions.
• Li Han told Shen Gui that many cultivators had turned away because they feared the Mystic Tortoise.
• Shen Gui regretted losing potential recruits and resolved to explain his relationship with the Mystic Tortoise when inviting people in the future.

East King Gong went to West Kunlun to ask True Person Tai Miao to help the Immortal Court face Di Jun, Eastern Emperor Tai Yi, and Fuxi. He entered the mountains resolved to sacrifice his freedom for the court, while Lu Wu eagerly hoped Tai Miao would leave with him.

• East King Gong decided he needed True Person Tai Miao’s help after Fuxi joined the Demon Country and Di Jun began coveting the Eastern Divine Continent.
• East King Gong wondered whether True Person Tai Miao’s anger meant she had fallen for him and might demand marriage in exchange for her help.
• East King Gong resolved to put the Immortal Court’s survival first and entered West Kunlun to meet True Person Tai Miao.
• Lu Wu recognized East King Gong, urged him to go inside, and secretly celebrated the prospect of Tai Miao leaving West Kunlun.

Hu Niu mistook East King Gong for a liar and let Little Greeny summon West Kunlun’s strange beasts to confront him. The beasts gathered outside her cave, ready to defend her, while East King Gong waited unaware of the danger.

• Little Greeny told Hu Niu that the Daoist who had visited before had returned, and Hu Niu angrily called him a liar.
• Little Greeny shouted that Big Sister Boss was being bullied, summoning Lu Wu, Qiong Qi, Fu Zhu, Fei Fei, and West Kunlun’s other strange beasts.
• East King Gong waited outside Hu Niu’s cave and privately wondered whether her supposed predicament might help him preserve his innocence.
• Hu Niu left her cave to lead the beasts against East King Gong, and Lu Wu asked Little Greeny who had bullied Big Sister Boss.

Lu Wu and the others arrived at West Kunlun and found Hu Niu accusing East King Gong of deceiving her. After hearing her explanation, they sided with Hu Niu, leaving East King Gong surrounded and protesting his innocence.

• Fat Bird pointed at East King Gong and accused him of bullying Hu Niu.
• Hu Niu emerged from the dwelling and called East King Gong a liar.
• East King Gong demanded to know how he had deceived Hu Niu, and she accused him of promising to make her West Queen Mother while letting female immortals visit his palace every night.
• Lu Wu, Qiong Qi, and Fu Zhu agreed with Hu Niu, while Fei Fei avoided taking sides.
• Hu Niu gained confidence from their support and confronted East King Gong, who silently protested that they were ganging up on him.

East King Gong apologized to Hu Niu and secured her forgiveness, while Kunpeng considered how to protect the Palace of the Demon Master as the Immortal Court and Demon Country moved toward conflict. The Primordial Wilderness remained quiet, though Kunpeng knew the calm would not last.

• East King Gong admitted his wrongdoing to Hu Niu and promised not to interfere with the female immortals under her command.
• Hu Niu forgave East King Gong, who hoped True Person Tai Miao would return to the Immortal Court as its West Queen Mother.
• Kunpeng heard a report about Fuxi joining Di Jun and Tai Yi, Heavenly Demon City merging with the Demon Country, and East King Gong recruiting True Person Tai Miao.
• Kunpeng concluded that the Palace of the Demon Master might be targeted after the Immortal Court and Demon Country fought, so he began considering a way to protect his followers.
• Kunpeng gazed toward the Northern Kurukshetra Continent as the Primordial Wilderness entered a tense period of calm.

A clash over a low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure escalated into open war between the Demon Country and the Immortal Court. In Northern Profound City, Shen Gui gathered his followers and announced the war, recognizing that the great calamity was about to begin.

• The Demon Country and the Immortal Court massed forces at their border but held back because neither side was sure it could win.
• A low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure appeared between the armies, and both sides fought to claim it.
• After a Demon Country fighter killed an Immortal Court Golden Immortal commander, Ji Meng, Gui Che, Bi Fang, River Earl, Bing Feng, and Ming She joined the fighting as the armies launched a full-scale battle.
• Shen Gui gathered his followers in Northern Profound City's Demon Lord's Palace to discuss the war between the Demon Country and the Immortal Court.
• Shen Gui announced that the war had begun, and those assembled understood that the great calamity of heaven and earth was approaching.

Shen Gui considered whether the Northern Kurukshetra Continent should join the conflict between the Demon Country and the Immortal Court, but decided it was too weak to confront either power outside its borders. He left the continent neutral, and Yao Yue accepted his choice despite her hatred of the Demon Country.

• Yao Yue asked Shen Gui what he intended to do as the Demon Country and Immortal Court moved toward conflict.
• Shen Gui judged that the Northern Kurukshetra Continent lacked the strength to challenge either major power beyond its own borders.
• Shen Gui decided the continent would stay out of the conflict and let the Demon Country and Immortal Court fight without its involvement.
• The meeting ended after the others accepted Shen Gui's decision, reassured that the Northern Kurukshetra Continent might remain untouched by the coming calamity.
• Yao Yue asked why Shen Gui had looked at her, and he admitted he had worried she would resent his decision because she wanted revenge against the Demon Country.
• Yao Yue rebuked Shen Gui for doubting her ability to consider the bigger picture, then left the Demon Lord's Palace.

Shen Gui visited Nuwa to discuss the war between the Demon Country and the Immortal Court, saying he would remain uninvolved for now. Nuwa accepted his choice and waited for him to explain his reasons.

• Yao Yue suppressed her personal desire for revenge, unwilling to bring a devastating war upon Northern Kurukshetra Continent for her own sake.
• Shen Gui left the Demon Lord's Palace and asked the Mystic Tortoise's incarnation to watch over it.
• The factions across the Primordial Wilderness reacted to the war in different ways, with some staying neutral, Ming He watching for opportunity, and Kunpeng remaining undecided.
• Shen Gui met Nuwa on Mount Buzhou and told her he intended to do nothing about the war for now.
• Nuwa said she would not interfere with Shen Gui's choice and invited him to explain himself.

Shen Gui warned Nuwa that the great tribulation likely involved a hidden force beyond the Demon Country and Immortal Court, and Nuwa agreed to let him investigate. He left to travel to North Nether, while Nuwa suspected Kunpeng might be concealing his strength.

• Shen Gui reminded Nuwa that the Great Tribulation of Dragon-Han had concealed a deeper conflict between Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Demon Ancestor Luohu.
• Shen Gui argued that the current conflict between the Demon Country and Immortal Court seemed too small to explain the great tribulation and suggested an unseen rival force might exist.
• Nuwa suspected the hidden faction was in Northern Kurukshetra Continent, but Shen Gui said he had found nothing there and only had a guess.
• Nuwa agreed to let Shen Gui handle the matter and wait, while he decided to travel to North Nether.
• Nuwa warned Shen Gui about Kunpeng and told him to use Empress Nuwa's Flute if he needed help; Shen Gui replied that his ancestor's protection would deter Kunpeng.

Shen Gui left Nuwa’s cultivation grounds and detoured to observe the war between the Demon Country and the Immortal Court before heading to North Nether. Seeing the enormous forces committed to the fighting, he realized Northern Kurukshetra Continent needed a shortcut to grow strong before the Tribulation of Witch and Monster.

• Nuwa suspected Shen Gui was thinking something improper, but he denied it and left her cultivation grounds.
• Shen Gui reflected that the Wu Clan would inevitably become his enemy because he had to protect the demon population in Northern Kurukshetra Continent.
• Shen Gui chose to travel through Eastern Divine Continent and observe the Immortal Court–Demon Country war rather than return through Northern Kurukshetra Continent.
• At the border between Eastern Divine Continent and Southern Jambudvipa, Shen Gui saw vast armies and many Grand Unity Golden Immortals fighting despite both sides calling the clashes probes.
• Shen Gui concluded that Northern Kurukshetra Continent could not reach his desired strength in time through ordinary growth and departed for North Nether.

Shen Gui visited Kunpeng at the Palace of the Demon Master and spoke with him about the Immortal Court, the Demon Country, and the Demon Race. He revealed that he had come for Kunpeng and for the Demon Race, leaving Kunpeng scrutinizing him with interest.

• Shen Gui called out across the North Nether Sea and requested an audience with Kunpeng.
• Kunpeng sent his disciple Mo to bring Shen Gui to the Palace of the Demon Master beneath the sea.
• Shen Gui praised Kunpeng for creating the three thousand demon scripts, and Kunpeng asked where he had come from.
• Shen Gui described his journey across the continents and reported the enormous armies and Grand Unity Golden Immortals fielded by the Immortal Court and Demon Country.
• Kunpeng asked why Shen Gui had come, and Shen Gui answered that he had come for Kunpeng and for the Demon Race.

Shen Gui warned Kunpeng that the great tribulation might involve forces beyond the Demon Race’s internal conflict and proposed an alliance between the Palace of the Demon Master and Northern Kurukshetra Continent. Kunpeng accepted, agreeing that they should preserve their strength and secure influence in the Primordial Wilderness.

• Shen Gui asked Kunpeng how the entire Demon Race should act during the great tribulation, prompting Kunpeng to consider that it might extend beyond the conflict between the Immortal Court and the Demon Country.
• Shen Gui argued that the Great Tribulation of Dragon-Han made it unlikely that the current tribulation was merely a minor internal struggle, and Kunpeng concluded the Demon Race could face danger if it remained divided.
• Shen Gui proposed an alliance so the Palace of the Demon Master and Northern Kurukshetra Continent could deter whichever faction won the coming war and avoid another immediate civil conflict.
• Kunpeng argued that Northern Kurukshetra Continent’s powerful ancestor already deterred invasion, but Shen Gui pointed out that Kunpeng might not be able to join forces with Di Jun and Tai Yi if they won.
• Shen Gui explained that Northern Kurukshetra Continent also needed Kunpeng’s stature to gain influence, and Kunpeng agreed to the alliance.

After Shen Gui and Kunpeng formed an alliance, Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Fuxi considered the threat it posed to the Demon Country. They decided to end the war against the Immortal Court quickly so they could prepare for future threats.

• News of the alliance between Northern Kurukshetra Continent and the Palace of the Demon Master spread through the Primordial Wilderness.
• Di Jun asked Fuxi what he knew about Shen Gui, and Fuxi explained Shen Gui’s ties to Nuwa and his possible connection to the being beneath Northern Kurukshetra Continent.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi reflected on their old feud with Nuwa over a gourd and her lingering resentment toward them.
• Di Jun proposed destroying the Immortal Court and seizing Eastern Divine Continent before the new alliance could threaten the Demon Country.
• Fuxi accepted that the Demon Country had to abandon its slower strategy and pursue a decisive victory against the Immortal Court.

East King Gong realized Shen Gui and Kunpeng’s alliance made the Immortal Court vulnerable, so he and Di Jun both rushed to bring their war to a decisive battle. As enormous armies gathered, Shen Gui and Kunpeng assessed the likely outcome, while Shen Gui privately knew Di Jun’s side was destined to win.

• After learning Shen Gui and Kunpeng had allied, East King Gong felt threatened and decided he needed to end the war with Di Jun quickly.
• Di Jun and East King Gong ordered their forces to gather at the border between the Eastern Divine Continent and the Southern Jambudvipa.
• As more than ten billion troops assembled, Shen Gui and Kunpeng discussed how their alliance had hastened the decisive battle.
• Kunpeng judged that the outcome would depend on the upper-level fighters and gave Di Jun and Tai Yi the advantage because Fuxi supported them.
• Shen Gui silently considered that Nuwa could intervene if Fuxi faced danger and believed Di Jun’s side was destined to win.

The Immortal Court and the Demon Country prepared for a decisive war over the position of Lord of Heaven and Earth, while Shen Gui chose not to pursue that power. The two sides finally began their conflict, with victory promising dominion over the Primordial Wilderness and defeat meaning death.

• Great cultivators across the Primordial Wilderness watched the war, hoping the tribulation might bring them an opportunity to become Saints.
• Shen Gui considered the dangers of the Lord of Heaven and Earth position and respected Di Jun and East King Gong for risking everything to claim it.
• Di Jun and East King Gong gathered their forces and declared their readiness to begin the war.
• The Immortal Court deployed thirty-eight billion troops and more than a hundred Grand Unity Golden Immortals, while the Demon Country sent forty-five billion troops and a similarly powerful force.
• Under the attention of countless cultivators, the Immortal Court and the Demon Country began their decisive war, with neither Di Jun nor East King Gong willing to surrender.

As the Demon Country and Immortal Court forces clashed, Hu Niu joined East King Gong, Di Jun, and Tai Yi to face three opposing great powers. She confronted Fuxi, whose first attempt to keep her at a distance revealed that the Quasi-Saint body cultivator could overwhelm him at close range.

• Hu Niu asked East King Gong whether they had to fight the three enemies, and he warned her that they were Purple Xiao Palace Dao listeners and that defeat could mean death.
• Di Jun declared that the Immortal Court was fated to perish, and East King Gong challenged his claim.
• Tai Yi attacked East King Gong with the Eastern Emperor Bell, and East King Gong countered the strike with his cane.
• Fuxi offered Hu Niu safe passage for West Kunlun’s forces if she withdrew, but Hu Niu refused because she had promised to help East King Gong.
• Fuxi played his qin to stop Hu Niu from reaching him, then realized that her Quasi-Saint body cultivation could put him at a severe disadvantage if she got close.

Hu Niu used the Kunlun Mirror to bypass Fuxi’s defenses and injure him with a punch. She then told him she was heading to help the old man fight two other opponents and threatened to give Fuxi bumps if he tried to stop her.

• Fuxi used the Fuxi Qin to stop Hu Niu’s charges and defended without counterattacking.
• Hu Niu complained that Fuxi’s qin was unfair, then took out an ancient bronze mirror that the onlookers recognized as the Kunlun Mirror.
• Fuxi sealed the space around himself with the Fuxi Qin, but Hu Niu used the Kunlun Mirror to appear directly in front of him.
• Hu Niu punched Fuxi and sent him flying, leaving him injured and bleeding from the mouth.
• Hu Niu apologized for hurting Fuxi, then announced she would go help the old man fight two others and threatened to give Fuxi bumps if he stopped her.

Hu Niu’s attack forced Fuxi into a defensive stalemate, while Di Jun watched Eastern Emperor Tai Yi battle East King Gong, hoping to recruit both opponents. When East King Gong challenged the brothers to fight him together, Di Jun abandoned his plan to win him over and joined the battle.

• Hu Niu attacked Fuxi again, but his Eight Trigrams defense blocked her punch and held against her relentless assault.
• Nuwa saw that Fuxi was safe, while Di Jun remained on the sidelines as Eastern Emperor Tai Yi fought East King Gong alone.
• Di Jun hoped Eastern Emperor Tai Yi would defeat East King Gong and make him submit, after which Hu Niu might also join the Demon Country.
• East King Gong and Eastern Emperor Tai Yi remained evenly matched, even after Eastern Emperor Tai Yi brought out the Eastern Emperor Bell.
• East King Gong challenged Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Tai Yi to face him together, prompting Di Jun to step in and attack alongside his brother.