Chapter Summaries

Nether River Ancestor became an Earth Dao Sage, alarming the Primordial World and raising fears that Earth Dao Sages could outnumber and overshadow Heavenly Dao Sages. Houtu defied Hongjun’s demand to answer for Nether River’s Sage Seat and threatened to send his incarnation through the Animal Path.

• Nether River Ancestor attained Sainthood as an Earth Dao Sage and realized that he would endure as long as the Earth Dao remained.
• Taishang Laozi told Yuanshi Tianzun that Nether River’s Sage Seat was likely an Earth Dao seat and worried that Earth Dao Sages could outnumber Heavenly Dao Sages.
• Duke of the East and the Immortal Court’s officials reacted with jealousy, and several officials began considering a new allegiance.
• Hongjun confronted Houtu over granting Nether River a Sage Seat, but Houtu declared that the Earth Dao did not need Heavenly Dao’s approval.
• Lady Pingxin warned Hongjun that she could send his incarnation through the Six Paths and make him reincarnate as a beast, and Hongjun vowed that the Heavenly Dao would suppress her.

Taiyi warned Lady Pingxin to fortify the Underworld against an approaching invasion, then led a host of powerful cultivators into Chaos to begin creating the Three Thousand Greater Worlds and replenishing the Primordial World's origin. As the Sages demonstrated their world-making powers, everyone turned to see what Taiyi would do next.

• Taiyi explained that Nether River Ancestor was a Half-Sage and told Lady Pingxin to strengthen the Underworld's defenses against the Eighth Chaos Epoch's assault.
• Taiyi discussed the Underworld's order with Lady Pingxin, then left.
• Taiyi led the assembled experts into the Chaos Void and declared the plan to establish the Three Thousand Greater Worlds system underway.
• Goddess Nüwa and Goddess Houtu joined forces to create a Great Thousand World, while the Four Sages of the Three Pure Ones and Jieyin Buddha used their powers to break apart Chaos.
• The onlookers marveled at the Sages' feats and looked toward Taiyi, waiting to see him act.

Taiyi used the Thirty-Three Heavens Creation Artifact and his overwhelming power to carve out worlds in the chaos, while the sages built a layered defensive system around the Primordial World. One hundred thousand years later, Taiyi completed the first greater world, named it the Eternal Life Great World, and became its owner.

• Taiyi unleashed the Thirty-Three Heavens Creation Artifact and, empowered by the Upgraded Nine Secrets of Daoism, reached the sixth level of the Saint realm as he created worlds at remarkable speed.
• The Three Pure Ones and Four Sages watched Taiyi in awe, while Tongtian Jiaozhu insisted he would defeat him with a single sword.
• Taiyi's Trinity Defense System arranged three thousand greater worlds, one hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred middle worlds, and countless lesser worlds in protective layers around the Primordial World.
• After one hundred thousand years, Taiyi completed the first greater world and named it the Eternal Life Great World.
• Taiyi gained ownership and control of the world he had created under the world-creation policy established with Hongjun and the other Sages.

Taiyi oversaw the creation of three Great Thousand Worlds and the start of a layered system of Great, Middle, and Small Thousand Worlds, then entrusted Nüwa and Houtu with guarding it. He returned to the Primordial Heavenly Court after sensing unusual activity from the Epoch Stone Bridge beneath Pangu Shrine.

• Laozi named the second Great Thousand World the Three Purities Greater World, while Nüwa and Houtu established the Reincarnation Greater World and planned the Creation Greater World.
• The Primordial Wilderness’s Sages and other experts created satellite Middle and Small Thousand Worlds around the three Great Thousand Worlds, forming a circulating system.
• Taiyi saw the new worlds operating and reflected that building the full Three Thousand Greater Worlds system would take an immense amount of time.
• Taiyi warned Nüwa and Houtu to watch the Four Sages and protect the Three Thousand Greater Worlds system from interference.
• Nüwa and Houtu pledged to guard the system and the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and Taiyi returned to the Primordial Heavenly Court after sensing the Epoch Stone Bridge stir.

Taiyi returned from the River of Fate after suppressing the Epoch Stone Bridge, then found the Heavenly Court largely focused on creating worlds in the chaos. As cultivators grew eager to join the profitable expeditions, Hongjun decided the Heavenly Court needed to control who could go.

• Taiyi wondered whether the Chaos Destiny Demon God had survived the World-Creation Epochal Calamity and left the River of Fate after declaring he would claim the Epoch Stone Bridge once fate had fully seeped into it.
• Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiao Sisters inspected Langhuan Heaven Lesser World, which Nüwa had created alongside the Creation Greater World, and Yunxiao reminded them to report any problems.
• Cultivators returning from the newly created worlds brought back valuable treasures, prompting a frenzy among cultivators who had missed the chance to join the expeditions.
• Heavenly Immortals and Profound Immortals also wanted to enter the chaos, though they could not survive its pressure and dangers.
• Hongjun worried that their deaths would harm the Primordial World's destiny, so he decided the Heavenly Court should regulate the expeditions and issued it a Heavenly Dao Divine Decree.

Taiyi visited the East Sea Human Race and learned how its ancestors had built a thriving civilization. He approved the honor given to the Three Ancestors of Humanity, and Tianyi presented their merit treasures for his inspection.

• Taiyi visited the East Sea Human Race and heard Tianyi and Nüwa report on its growth and the cultivation of its first generations.
• Tianyi led Taiyi through the settlement, where the people honored him and giant statues of Taiyi and Nüwa watched over the central square.
• Tianyi explained how Suiren-shi, Youchao-shi, and Ziyi-shi had helped postnatal humans become self-sufficient by inventing fire-making, houses, and clothing.
• Taiyi praised the Three Ancestors of Humanity and approved their honored status.
• Tianyi presented the Suiren Drill, Youchao Heavenly Palace, and Ziyi sacred relics, which had become Postnatal Treasures of Merit.

Taiyi established the Martial Dao as the Human Race’s exclusive path, prompting Heavenly Dao Hongjun to react furiously. Meanwhile, the Dragon Clan elders worried about the rising Human Race and waited for Zhu Long, who had just returned to the Eastern Sea Eye.

• Taiyi told Tianyi to welcome powerful figures who came to take Human Race disciples and teach them the Dao.
• Taiyi promised the Human Race a great fortune, then announced the establishment of the Martial Dao before the Human Race settlements.
• The Great Dao bestowed merit on the Martial Dao, and Hongjun left the Chaotic Purple Cloud Palace in anger over the Immortal Dao losing influence among the Human Race.
• The Twelve Elders of the Dragon Clan discussed Zhu Long’s absence and feared the Human Race’s growing power.
• Zhu Long returned from the Chaotic Dragon Nest to the Eastern Sea Eye while the elders remained unaware.

Zhu Long returned from the Chaotic Dragon Nest, learned that the Dragon Clan had been assigned a Middle Thousand World, and vowed to become a Saint and confront Hongjun. Meanwhile, Taiyi established the True Martial Divine Steles for the Human Race and declared that they would kneel to no one but heaven, earth, and their parents, provoking Hongjun.

• Zhu Long emerged from the Eastern Sea Eye with the Progenitor Dragon Pearl and found the seas eerily quiet.
• At the Eastern Sea Crystal Palace, Long Yi told Zhu Long that the Dragon Clan had joined the world-opening effort and received a Middle Thousand World as its migration site.
• Zhu Long declared that he would become the first Dragon Saint, raise the Dragon Clan to Sacred Clan status, and settle his debt with Hongjun.
• Taiyi placed three thousand True Martial Divine Steles around the Human Race settlements, granting them a way to study the Three Thousand Laws and the Martial Dao.
• After Tianyi, Nüwa, and the Human Race bowed to Taiyi, he told them they should kneel only to heaven, earth, and their parents, not even to Saints.
• Hongjun appeared in anger and rebuked Taiyi.

Taiyi established the Martial Dao for the Human Race and rejected Hongjun’s claim that sages embodied heaven’s will. As the Human Race began practicing martial arts, Hongjun accused Taiyi of weakening the Primordial Wilderness, but Taiyi defended the Human Race’s right to grow stronger.

• Taiyi declared that the Human Race would not kneel to anyone except to honor heaven and earth or their parents, then ordered Tianyi, Nüwa, and the others to spread the Martial Dao.
• Humans who encountered the True Martial Divine Stele transformed their mana into Martial Dao True Qi and gained martial techniques, while three thousand pillars of qi and blood rose over their settlements.
• Primordial powerhouses recognized that Taiyi’s Three Thousand Greater Worlds system could provide resources for the Human Race’s rapid cultivation, while Zhu Long sensed the Martial Dao’s power and anticipated a clash with the Immortal Dao.
• Hongjun accused Taiyi of causing internal strife instead of uniting against foreign enemies, but Taiyi argued that strengthening the Great Dao-appointed protagonists of heaven and earth benefited the Primordial Wilderness.
• Hidden Primordial powerhouses discussed supporting Taiyi’s forces, grateful for his open teaching of Dao Proving Methods.

Humanity’s Martial Dao flourished as blood suns protected its settlements, but Hongjun launched Purple Firmament Divine Lightning at the Martial God Monuments to destroy its foundation. Taiyi shielded the monuments and attacked Hongjun, leaving their clash underway.

• Human martial experts raised blood suns over the Human Race settlements, destroying lurking Beguilers and Monsters and protecting people at night.
• Zhu Long and other quasi-Sages recognized that the Martial Dao of Humanity had taken root, while the Witch Clan’s Great Witches marveled at human martial strength and growth.
• Hongjun sent three thousand bolts of Purple Firmament Divine Lightning toward the Martial God Monuments, alarming the Great Witches.
• Taiyi blocked the lightning over the Eastern Sea Coast with the Chaos Bell and hurled the Burial Sky Coffin at Hongjun.
• Hongjun pressed forward, intending to destroy the monuments and later tempt humanity with Immortal Dao cultivation methods and the Three Corpses Severance Method.

Taiyi fought Hongjun to protect the Three Thousand True Martial Divine Steles while the Human Race rallied behind him. By joining their strength and sacrificing their cultivation and fortune, the humans summoned the Martial Ancestor of Humanity, who appeared with the power of a Sage.

• Taiyi accepted the system's hidden mission to preserve the True Martial Divine Steles and charged at Hongjun.
• Tianyi rallied the Human Race to arm themselves and beat war drums in support of Taiyi.
• Hongjun attacked the humans, but Taiyi shielded them with the Chaos Clock and countered with the Burial Sky Coffin.
• Three thousand Martial Dao experts burned their lives and joined the Human Race's fortune to create its first Martial Dao True God.
• Tianyi, Nüwa, the elders, and the Human Race offered their cultivation and fortune to summon the Martial Ancestor of Humanity.
• The Martial Ancestor of Humanity reached Sage-level power, and the watching Primordial Wilderness experts marveled at the Human Race's strength.

The united Human Race summoned the Martial Ancestor of Humanity to confront Heavenly Dao Hongjun, who discovered that the Martial Ancestor could be reborn after being destroyed. Hongjun hesitated over whether to continue fighting or retreat, as the Human Race’s growing Martial Dao threatened the Immortal Dao’s hold on its destiny.

• The Martial Ancestor of Humanity charged at Heavenly Dao Hongjun, who blasted him apart with the Three Thousand Laws of the Heavenly Dao.
• The Martial Ancestor of Humanity revived from the flames, stronger and more solid, and declared that Martial Dao endured as long as the Human Race did.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun considered the cost of destroying the Martial Ancestor again and the danger of losing the Human Race’s destiny and his Immortal Dao foundation.
• The Martial Ancestor of Humanity demanded that Hongjun choose war or peace, and hundreds of millions of humans echoed his challenge.

The Primordial World watched as the Martial Ancestor of Humanity confronted Heavenly Dao Hongjun, while powerful figures considered whether to intervene. The Martial Ancestor struck Hongjun into the chaos, leaving the fate of the confrontation unresolved.

• Goddess Houtu and Goddess Nüwa watched the confrontation and marveled at the Human Race’s Martial Ancestor, while Nüwa prepared to help if necessary.
• The Three Pure Ones and Four Sages chose to wait for Hongjun’s orders, while Laozi resented the Human Race’s growing luck and Tongtian Jiaozhu remained calm.
• Duke of the East insisted that Hongjun would defeat the Martial Ancestor, despite the Turtle Prime Minister warning that Hongjun might retreat.
• The Martial Ancestor of Humanity punched Hongjun Daozu into the chaos, leaving Duke of the East and the Purple Palace Immortal Court’s officials stunned.

The Human Race’s Martial Ancestor sent Hongjun flying with one punch, shocking the Primordial Wilderness and prompting Zhu Long to order the Dragon Clan to avoid conflict with the Human Race. Hongjun returned and ordered the Sages to restrain Taiyi, Nüwa, and Houtu while he tested the Martial Ancestor, but Nüwa and Houtu blocked the Sages, and Houtu’s clash with Yuanshi Tianzun escalated.

• The Human Race’s Martial Ancestor punched Hongjun away, leading observers to regard the Human Race as strong enough to challenge the Heavenly Dao.
• Zhu Long ordered the Dragon Clan to yield to the Human Race whenever possible and retreat three leagues if necessary.
• Hongjun reappeared, ordered Laozi and the other four Sages to hold back Taiyi, Nüwa, and Houtu, and announced that he would test the Martial Ancestor himself.
• Nüwa and Houtu blocked Laozi and the other Sages from entering the Primordial Continent.
• Yuanshi Tianzun attacked Houtu with Yuqing Divine Lightning, but Houtu erased it with her Six Paths Reincarnation Fist and engulfed him in the power of reincarnation.
• Yuanshi Tianzun dispelled Houtu’s attack, flew into a rage, and took out the Pangu Banner.

Nüwa, Houtu, and the other Saints prepared to fight over the Human Race’s right to practice Martial Dao, but Taiyi and the Martial Ancestor of Humanity reached an agreement with Hongjun. Hongjun withdrew to the Chaotic Purple Cloud Palace, leaving the Human Race free to establish Martial Dao while the conflict remained unresolved.

• Nüwa summoned the Thirty-Three Heavens Creation Divine Tower and attacked Taishang Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun, starting a battle among five Saints in the boundless chaos.
• Tongtian Jiaozhu asked Taiyi whether he wished to fight, but Taiyi refused and chose to watch the confrontation between the Martial Ancestor of Humanity and Hongjun.
• Hongjun offered to permit the Human Race to establish Martial Dao if the Immortal Dao also spread among them, and Taiyi agreed on the condition that the Mystic Sect did not force martial artists to switch paths.
• The Martial Ancestor of Humanity demanded that the Mystic Sect’s Immortal Dao stay out of the Human Race’s internal affairs, and Hongjun withdrew to the Chaotic Purple Cloud Palace.
• The Three Pure Ones and Four Sages ended their confrontation and returned to their domains, while Rahula regretted that the Saints had not fought to the end.

After the Human Race accepted the Mystic Sect Immortal Dao alongside its Martial Dao, Taiyi received a powerful Martial scripture that strengthened humanity’s fortune. Meanwhile, Rahula raged at Hongjun for excluding the Heavenly Devil Realm from the campaign to open great worlds.

• Nüwa worried that spreading Hongjun’s Immortal Dao among the Human Race would cause trouble, but Taiyi explained that it would complement the Martial Dao and help humanity develop.
• Houtu realized Taiyi had allowed the Immortal Dao to spread while keeping Hongjun from learning the Human Race’s true intentions.
• Taiyi received the Martial Great Dao Script from the system and placed it in the Martial Luck of Humanity, condensing and strengthening humanity’s fortune.
• Primordial Wilderness cultivators entered seclusion to digest their gains from opening great worlds and prepare for the next journey into chaos.
• Rahula learned that Hongjun had barred the Heavenly Devil Realm from joining the campaign and cursed Hongjun for keeping the rewards to himself.

After Zhunti fell from the Sage Realm, he struggled with resentment and the prospect of embracing the Devil Dao, while Jieyin reassured him that he would help him regain Sagehood. Zhunti decided to risk exploring a mysterious Chaos Ruins relic, leaving with Jieyin’s Eight Treasures Merit Pool and keeping demonhood as a last resort.

• Zhunti blamed Taiyi for his fall from Sagehood and concealed the Demonic Qi gathering in his eyes.
• Jieyin told Zhunti to endure until the Three Thousand Greater Worlds system brought enough Heavenly Dao merit to restore his Sagehood.
• Zhunti proposed seeking the mysterious Chaos Ruins relic and warned that Zhu Long might soon help the Dragon Clan produce a Primal Chaos Sacred Dragon.
• Jieyin gave Zhunti the Eight Treasures Merit Pool to protect him on his journey.
• Zhunti revealed that he was prepared to enter demonhood if necessary, and Jieyin said he had long suspected it and would always regard Zhunti as his junior brother.
• Jieyin vowed to win Zhunti a Hunyuan Sage Seat, even at the cost of his own life.

Tianyi and Nüwa learned that the Human Race’s newly born warriors had poor potential and few had reached the higher martial dao realms. Tianyi urged the people to challenge the True Martial Divine Steles, and their renewed determination left foreign observers astonished.

• A Human Race elder told Tianyi and Nüwa that newly born warriors were numerous but generally had poor potential, while only a few had reached the Martial Emperor or Martial Heavenly Emperor realms.
• Tianyi ordered Yan to devise a plan to address the Human Race’s declining prospects and said they would seek Holy Father Taiyi’s help if necessary.
• Tianyi called on warriors to pass the True Martial Divine Stele’s trial, explaining that successful challengers could earn rewards, Holy Father’s favor, and a share of Path of Humanity Luck.
• The Human Race members crowded around the three thousand True Martial Divine Steles and devoted nearly all their time to studying martial dao.
• Foreign-race experts marveled at the Human Race warriors’ relentless cultivation and contrasted it with their own people’s laziness.

Taiyi activated the Great Dao Script martial character, greatly increasing the Human Race’s Martial Dao talent and drawing Heavenly Dao Hongjun’s fury. In the Ring-Shaped Universe, the Martial Sovereign sensed the Martial Dao Source and planned to seize it, while the Lord of Death felt an unknown threat and dismissed it.

• Taiyi used the Great Dao Script martial character to gather Martial Dao destiny and boost the Human Race’s martial talent.
• Heavenly Dao Hongjun saw the Human Race grow stronger and lamented that Taiyi kept thwarting his attempts to interfere.
• The Martial Sovereign sensed the Martial Dao Source and considered how to obtain it from the Primordial World without confronting it directly.
• The Martial Sovereign decided the arrogant new gods of the seventh and eighth Chaos Epochs could distract others while he pursued the source.
• The Lord of Death felt a sudden chill after returning to the Great World of Death, failed to identify its cause, and vowed that his Law of Death could overcome any threat.

The Martial Character of Great Dao Source merged with Humanity’s Martial Luck, strengthening the Human Race and elevating the three thousand Martial God Steles into Innate Merit Supreme Treasures. Taiyi proclaimed the Martial Dao’s message of self-strengthening, while his rising cultivation left him poised to become a Saint.

• The Martial Character’s merger triggered a golden age for Human martial artists, and the three thousand Martial God Steles became Innate Merit Supreme Treasures.
• Primordial powerhouses declared allegiance to the Human Race, while Hongjun, Duke of the East, and other rivals recognized that Humanity’s Martial Luck could not be severed without destroying the Great Dao Source Martial Character.
• Taiyi descended to the Human Race settlement and taught that Martial Dao meant striving to strengthen oneself and that man could conquer heaven.
• Human martial artists roared their devotion to Taiyi and the Martial Dao, while Great Witch Chiyou and Demon God Jiu Ying watched from the South Heaven Gate.
• Taiyi sensed that Humanity’s rising destiny was accelerating his cultivation and believed he could soon become a Saint powerful enough to challenge formidable enemies.