Chapter Summaries

Jieyin and Zhunti returned to Mount Sumeru under Hongjun's guidance to become Heavenly Dao Sages, but clashed with the Earth Immortal Lineage guarding the Earth Vein Ancestral Court. After Zhunti struck down three workers, the lineage's officials emerged to confront the brothers.

• Jieyin and Zhunti celebrated the Three Pure Ones' split and received a Heavenly Dao revelation directing them to return west and prove the Dao.
• Hongjun reflected that Jieyin and Zhunti would become Heavenly Dao Sages only because the Heavenly Dao had chosen them, leaving them its puppets.
• Jieyin and Zhunti returned to Mount Sumeru and told three Earth Immortal Lineage workers that they had come under Hongjun's orders to become Sages.
• Zhunti tried to recruit the workers, but their leader denounced the brothers and ordered Qingfeng and Mingyue to seize them.
• Zhunti swept the Seven Treasure Glazed Tree at the three workers, sending them crashing before the main hall, and the Earth Immortal Lineage officials came out to confront the brothers.

Zhunti and Jieyin sought to reclaim Mount Sumeru from Zhen Yuanzi, but the Dao Ancestor’s edict only secured them a place to prove the Dao. They established their Western Sect and made vows to save the Western Continent, but their ascension stalled when they ran short of Heavenly Dao Merit.

• Zhunti and Jieyin arrived at Mount Sumeru and demanded that the Earth Immortal Lineage summon Zhen Yuanzi.
• Zhen Yuanzi refused to return Mount Sumeru, explaining that the Heavenly Court had confiscated it and granted his lineage the right to use it.
• The Dao Ancestor’s edict ordered Zhen Yuanzi to make room for Zhunti and Jieyin to prove the Dao, so he allocated them an empty cliffside area.
• Zhunti and Jieyin vowed to establish their sect and save the Western Continent’s living beings, earning merit that transformed their Bodhi Ancient Tree into a Top-grade Innate Merit Spiritual Treasure.
• As Heavenly Dao Merit merged with their Primordial Violet Qi, Zhunti and Jieyin discovered that they lacked enough merit to complete their ascension.

Zhunti and Jieyin borrowed Heavenly Dao merit through the Forty-Eight Great Vows and became the Western Sages. They returned to Mount Sumeru to receive the Western Continent’s worship, while other factions reflected on the balance of power and the Three Pure Ones’ division.

• Taiyi watched Zhunti and Jieyin swear the Forty-Eight Great Vows to borrow enough merit for Sagehood.
• Jieyin proclaimed himself Amitabha Buddha, and Zhunti proclaimed himself Buddha-Mother Zhunti, as both became Sages and established the Western Sect’s foundation.
• Nüwa, the witches and demons, Zhen Yuanzi, and Duke of the East watched the two Western Sages’ ascension and considered its implications.
• Laozi rebuked Yuanshi for dwelling on Tongtian’s estrangement, and Yuanshi fell silent after reflecting on their future conflict.
• Jieyin and Zhunti returned to Mount Sumeru and declared themselves World-Honored Ones, and the beings of the Western Continent bowed to them.

Jieyin and Zhunti founded the Western Sect, but Heavenly Dao Hongjun struck Zhunti down from the Sage position while the Sages rushed to stabilize the Primordial World. Zhunti’s shattered Dao heart let an inner demon take root, giving Demon Ancestor Rahu hope of creating a Heavenly Devil Sage and returning to the Primordial Wilderness.

• Jieyin and Zhunti proclaimed the Western Sect, and the Western Continent’s living beings joined it, greatly increasing its fortune.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun stripped Zhunti of his Sage position as the Primordial World destabilized, then summoned the Sages to suppress Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind.
• Jieyin and the other Sages sent their treasures to stabilize the Primordial World while Zhunti remained behind, injured and furious.
• Zhunti realized the Heavenly Dao might no longer support another Sage, and his despair fractured his Dao heart, allowing an inner demon to grow unnoticed.
• Demon Ancestor Rahu sensed the inner demon inside Zhunti and planned to cultivate him into a Heavenly Devil Sage as a path back to the Primordial Wilderness.

In the Ring-Shaped Universe, the Eighth Chaos Epoch God Lords feared losing their last source of energy from the Ninth Chaos Epoch’s Primordial World. They pooled their remaining Chaos Origin Qi to support the Lord of Destruction’s plan as their fellow survivors faced extinction.

• The chapter explained that only Old Gods could enter the Ring-Shaped Universe spacetime, an alternate realm dependent on energy from the Primordial World.
• The Eighth Chaos Epoch God Lords discussed how changes in the Ninth Chaos Epoch’s Primordial World threatened their survival and left them vulnerable to the Old Gods’ hunts.
• The Lord of Destruction warned that they had already spent most of their resources and would perish if they could not secure further replenishment.
• The God Lords pooled their remaining Chaos Origin Qi and gathered one hundred strands to maintain their strategy.
• The Lord of Destruction departed to make arrangements while the others declared that their final opportunity was to gain enough power before the Chaos Epoch ended.

Hongjun of the Heavenly Dao met with the Sages and Taiyi to discuss the Primordial World’s instability and Zhunti’s loss of Sagehood. Their argument was interrupted when Hongjun discovered an Epoch Stone Bridge that seemed to be taking the Heavenly Dao’s place in bearing the world’s power.

• Hongjun of the Heavenly Dao said the Primordial World’s stability was only temporary and implied that Taiyi was connected to the crisis.
• Jieyin Buddha asked when Zhunti could recover his Sagehood, and Hongjun explained that the world could no longer support an eighth Sage.
• Hongjun gave Jieyin Buddha Saint Spirit Pills to heal Zhunti’s injuries, and Jieyin thanked him.
• Taiyi proposed abolishing rival organizations and merging them into the Heavenly Court, but Hongjun rejected the idea and the meeting reached a deadlock.
• A new providence appeared to replace the Primordial Heavenly Dao, so Hongjun searched the Primordial Continent and struck a stretch of void.
• The shattered void revealed the ancient Epoch Stone Bridge, shocking Taiyi and the others.

An Epoch Stone Bridge from a previous Chaos Epoch appeared and drained the Primordial World's origin, prompting Heavenly Dao Hongjun and the Sages to attack it. Taiyi joined their assault but aimed to claim the bridge's secrets, and he refused to let the Heavenly Dao take over its suppression.

• The Epoch Stone Bridge emerged from the void and began siphoning away the Primordial World's origin and fortune.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun unleashed a vast storm of Purple Firmament Divine Lightning, but it could not damage the bridge.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun asked Taiyi, the Three Pure Ones, Nüwa, Houtu, and Jieyin to sever the bridge's connection to the Primordial World.
• The Sages combined their powers to seal and suppress the Epoch Stone Bridge while Heavenly Dao Hongjun brought out the Creation Jade Tablet.
• Taiyi struck the bridge with the Chaos Clock and covered it, then rejected Heavenly Dao Hongjun's demand to let him seal it.

Hongjun of the Heavenly Dao and Taiyi fought beings from another Chaos Epoch who sought the Primordial World's origin. Hongjun revealed the Myriad Evil Black Coffin and charged the Epoch Stone Bridge as its attackers tried to retreat.

• The Epoch Stone Bridge summoned a phantom world and several figures that attacked Hongjun of the Heavenly Dao, Taiyi, and the other sages across time and space.
• Taiyi charged into battle with the Chaos Bell, Godslaying Spear, and Twelfth Grade Merit Golden Lotus as both sides clashed in the chaos without gaining an advantage.
• Hongjun of the Heavenly Dao rejected the figures’ proposal to split the Primordial World’s origin, and both sides prepared to fight again.
• When the Epoch Stone Bridge crashed down, Hongjun summoned the Myriad Evil Black Coffin, startling its attackers into calling for retreat.
• Hongjun carried the Myriad Evil Black Coffin, held the Jade Creation Disc, and charged the Epoch Stone Bridge while declaring himself invincible.

Heavenly Dao Hongjun and the saints attacked the invaders aboard the Epoch Stone Bridge, while Taiyi received hidden missions to sign in and kill enemies from beyond the realm. Taiyi intercepted Horned Venerable and killed him, revealing that the invader was a Horned Skull Python.

• Heavenly Dao Hongjun struck the Epoch Stone Bridge with the Myriad Evil Black Coffin, but the invaders shook off the Source of Myriad Evils and mocked his control of the treasure.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun urged the saints to fight for Heavenly Dao Authority, and the Three Pure Ones, Jieyin, Nüwa, and Houtu charged the invaders.
• Taiyi received system missions offering Great Dao Merit and law-source rewards for signing in and killing enemies beyond the realm.
• Taiyi overtook the other fighters and joined Heavenly Dao Hongjun in striking the Epoch Stone Bridge with the Godslaying Spear.
• Horned Venerable attacked Taiyi, but Taiyi's spear transformed into a python and swallowed him, exposing his true form as a Horned Skull Python.

Taiyi killed Horned Venerable repeatedly despite the Epoch Stone Bridge reviving him, earning the Primordial Law of Space Source. He then fought two Outer Realm Visitors while Hongjun watched, intending to claim the bridge if Taiyi weakened.

• Taiyi challenged the blurry figures on the Epoch Stone Bridge after killing Horned Venerable, stunning Hongjun and the other Sages.
• Horned Venerable revived through the Epoch Stone Bridge, so Taiyi killed him again and obtained the Primordial Law of Space Source.
• The remaining Outer Realm Visitors abandoned Hongjun and attacked Taiyi together, and Taiyi fought two of them at once.
• Nüwa and Houtu asked Hongjun to help Taiyi, but Hongjun declined and Taiyi reminded Heavenly Dao of its promised rewards and authority.
• Hongjun watched Taiyi battle, expecting to seize the Epoch Stone Bridge if Taiyi became exhausted, while Taiyi remained confident he would not run out of strength.

Taiyi overwhelmed the Outer Realm Visitors with his Thirty-Three Heavens Creation Divine Fist, then used the Epoch Divine Fist to attack their connection to the Epoch Stone Bridge. As the clash shattered the surrounding chaos, Heavenly Dao Hongjun reached toward the battle, and Taiyi struck at his hand with the Godslaying Spear.

• Taiyi summoned the Thirty-Three Heavens Creation Divine Tower and battered the Outer Realm Visitors and Epoch Stone Bridge with the Thirty-Three Heavens Creation Divine Fist.
• The Outer Realm Visitors grew envious of Taiyi’s treasures and launched their ultimate divine abilities, but the Chaos Clock protected him.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun, Houtu, Nüwa, Laozi, Yuanshi, and Jieyin watched Taiyi’s overwhelming strength with alarm.
• Taiyi said he had found the connection between the Outer Realm Visitors and the Epoch Stone Bridge, then unleashed the Epoch Divine Fist to sever it.
• The Epoch Divine Fist collided with the Epoch Stone Bridge and devastated the nearby chaos as the Outer Realm Visitors tried to flee.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun reached toward the clash, and Taiyi shouted at him before slashing at his palm with the Godslaying Spear.

After defeating the Outer Realm Visitors, Taiyi claimed his promised rewards from Hongjun of the Heavenly Dao and left with Nüwa and Houtu. Hongjun then told the four sages about the Chaos Epochs and the Ring-Shaped Universe, leaving them stunned by the history beyond their world.

• Taiyi completed a hidden mission and checked in at the Epoch Stone Bridge, receiving law sources, Great Dao Merit, and a Death Law source.
• Taiyi challenged Hongjun of the Heavenly Dao for trying to take the Epoch Stone Bridge, and Hongjun yielded it while awarding Taiyi Heavenly Dao Merit and Authority.
• Taiyi put away his rewards and departed with Nüwa and Houtu, while the Three Pure Ones and Jieyin watched enviously.
• After the Heavenly Dao left Hongjun's body, the four sages asked him about the Outer Realm Visitors and how they could be Hunyuan-level beings despite the limit of nine sages.
• Hongjun explained the return of the Chaos Epochs and shared information about the Ring-Shaped Universe, stunning the four sages with news that eight Chaos Epochs had preceded them.

The survivors of the Eighth Chaos Epoch discussed their defeat and planned to use a mysterious treasure to counterattack the Primordial World. Hongjun then revealed the danger facing the Ninth Chaos Epoch and warned the four Sages that the survivors held at least seven Chaos Supreme Treasures.

• Calamity God, Lord of Death, and Lord of Destruction discussed Horned Skull Python God’s death and the loss of the Epoch Stone Bridge, then agreed to adjust their plan and bring out a treasure.
• Hongjun returned to his body and told Laozi, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Tongtian about the previous Chaos Epochs and the Ring-Shaped Universe.
• Laozi, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Tongtian reacted to the news that earlier Primordial Wildernesses had been destroyed and that the Ninth Epoch faced an eventual Returning Ruins calamity.
• Hongjun explained that the Chaos Outer Domain Visitors sought the Ninth Epoch’s Dao Fruit to escape the Chaos World’s purge.
• Hongjun revealed that the Eighth Epoch’s survivors possessed at least seven Chaos Supreme Treasures, and Tongtian vowed to defend the Primordial Wilderness.

After learning that the Primordial World’s deficient source prevented new Hunyuan Sages, Taiyi proposed replenishing it by creating Three Thousand Great Thousand Worlds. The four Sages accepted his plan, and the chapter ended with Taiyi outlining how those worlds could spawn countless smaller worlds.

• Hongjun told Jieyin that the Primordial World’s deficient source had halted the birth of Hunyuan Sages, but recovering the lost source could remedy the problem.
• Jieyin and the other three Sages left the Purple Cloud Palace and went to the Heavenly Court to seek Taiyi’s guidance.
• Taiyi received the four Sages alongside Goddess Nüwa and Goddess Houtu, then asked why they had come.
• Tongtian Jiaozhu explained that Hongjun had sent them to ask how to restore the Primordial World’s deficient source.
• Taiyi proposed creating Three Thousand Great Thousand Worlds whose accumulated source would nourish the Primordial World and potentially raise its limit for Sage positions.
• Taiyi said they could begin with one Great Thousand World, then use the worlds as templates to create Middle Thousand Worlds and countless small worlds.

Taiyi assigned Nüwa, Houtu, Zhen Yuanzi, and the Ancestral Witches roles in establishing the Three Thousand Greater Worlds system, which he intended to use to strengthen the Heavenly Court and advance his own path. He left the ocean lineage undecided while considering whether the Primordial Dragon Race could be brought under the Heavenly Court.

• After the four Sages left, Taiyi tasked Nüwa with expanding the Human Race into newly formed worlds and instructed Houtu to link their Six Paths of Reincarnation with the Primordial World’s system.
• Houtu accepted her assignment and began overseeing the selection of Netherworld deities and officials for the new worlds.
• Zhen Yuanzi and the others arrived, and Taiyi ordered Zhen Yuanzi to organize the worlds’ earth veins and spread the Earth Immortal Lineage, with the option of establishing the Innate Spirit Race.
• Taiyi told the Eleven Ancestral Witches that the Witch Clan would govern the continents and mountains of the great worlds while the Heavenly Court handled the ocean lineage.
• Taiyi considered approaching Zhu Long and the East Sea Dragon Clan, but wondered whether the Primordial Dragon Race would accept submission.

Jieyin secured the Purple Palace Immortal Court's support as factions across the Primordial World prepared to take part in establishing the Three Thousand Greater Worlds. Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao considered humanity's growing power, while Taiyi arrived to inspect the unstable Epoch Stone Bridge.

• Jieyin visited the Purple Palace Immortal Court, where the Duke of the East agreed to heed his commands and ordered the Immortal Officials to gather for a discussion.
• The Myriad Races and other Primordial Powerhouses began preparing to establish Small Thousand Worlds and join the opportunity surrounding the Three Thousand Greater Worlds.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun sensed the gathered Great Destiny and recognized that humanity's unity could threaten the Heavenly Dao's dominance.
• The Heavenly Dao told Hongjun to focus first on restoring the Primordial World's origin and helping the Western Two Sages return to their proper positions.
• Taiyi arrived in the chaos to inspect the Epoch Stone Bridge, which continued to shake despite being suppressed by the Chaos Bell and other treasures.

Taiyi entered the River of Fate to find the hidden source sustaining the Epoch Stone Bridge and sever its connection. He exposed the great world imprint, but the ruler of the Eighth Chaos Epoch appeared to defend it.

• Taiyi used the Upgraded Nine Secrets of Daoism, the Chaos Bell, and the Grand Destiny Art to refine the Epoch Stone Bridge and summon the River of Fate.
• Taiyi stepped into the River of Fate, causing Hongjun, the Three Pure Ones, the Four Sages, Houtu, and Nüwa to worry about his safety.
• Taiyi traveled upstream through the River of Fate and used the Creation God Fist to reveal the great world imprint supplying power to the Epoch Stone Bridge.
• Taiyi advanced toward the imprint, intending to sever the bridge's connection, but the ruler of the Eighth Chaos Epoch emerged and forced the River of Fate back.

Taiyi fought the Lord of Death, the master of the Epoch Stone Bridge’s lingering Origin Imprint, and destroyed the imprint with an Epoch God Fist empowered by the Grand Destiny Art. He drained his magical power in the process but cleared the bridge’s contingency, while Hongjun chose not to interfere and accepted that Taiyi would claim it.

• The Lord of Death’s Origin Imprint emerged from the Great World Imprint, reclaimed the Epoch Stone Bridge, and enveloped Taiyi in the Great Dao of Death.
• Taiyi countered with thirty-three Great Dao divine abilities and a Creation God Fist, forcing the Lord of Death to evade him using the Epoch Stone Bridge.
• The Lord of Death identified himself as the ruler of the Eighth Chaos Epoch and threatened Taiyi, who continued his attack and invoked the Grand Destiny Art.
• Taiyi struck with the Epoch God Fist layered with the River of Fate’s power, shattering the Lord of Death’s Origin Imprint and clearing its contingency from the bridge.
• Taiyi found that the punch had drained his magical power and expected a long recovery before claiming the Epoch Stone Bridge.
• Hongjun decided not to attack Taiyi and accepted that Taiyi would take the bridge, expecting to benefit in the end.

Taiyi suppressed the Epoch Stone Bridge in Pangu Shrine, erasing the Death Sovereign’s imprint and provoking his fury. He prepared to move the Six Paths of Reincarnation into the Three Thousand Greater Worlds, warned restless Heavenly Court members, and descended into the Netherworld to confront Nether River.

• Taiyi brought the Epoch Stone Bridge into Pangu Shrine to suppress it, while the Death Sovereign discovered his Origin Imprint had been erased and swore revenge.
• Taiyi asked Houtu about relocating the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and she said the personnel were ready but Nether River would require Taiyi’s personal attention.
• Taiyi warned Kunpeng and the other Heavenly Court leaders against abusing their positions to seek Merit and Destiny.
• Taiyi descended beneath the Netherworld’s ninth layer, redeemed wandering souls with his radiance, and rode toward the Blood Sea Nether Palace.

Taiyi warned Nether River Ancestor against coveting power, then offered him the chance to establish the Asura Path in the Three Thousand Greater Worlds. Before Nether River could depart, Houtu appointed him Asura Path Master, and he became an Earth Dao Sage, prompting the Heavenly Dao to demand that his appointment be revoked.

• Taiyi confronted Nether River Ancestor about wanting to become an Earth Dao Sage, then offered him a role expanding the Netherworld and Asura Path into the Three Thousand Greater Worlds.
• Nether River Ancestor returned to the Blood God Palace and began gathering the Asura Race to prepare for the undertaking.
• News of the Sages’ plan to establish the Ganges Heavens spread through the Primordial World, stirring cultivators to seek a share of its Destiny.
• The Heavenly Dao sent Hongjun to investigate the Netherworld’s activity as the Asura gathered at the Blood God Palace.
• Houtu appointed Nether River Ancestor Asura Path Master, and Earth Dao Destiny lifted him through his bottleneck into Sagehood.
• Hongjun arrived too late, and the enraged Heavenly Dao demanded that Houtu take back Nether River Ancestor’s appointment.