Chapter Summaries

Lin Yue and Su Qingyan searched the Western Forbidden Zone and recovered fragments of the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, including one tainted by Luohu's Origin Aura. They brought the fragments to Lord of Tongtian, who prepared to purify and study them at the Three Pure Ones Dojo.

• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan entered the Western Forbidden Zone to clear the battlefield and sensed the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation's aura near the collapsed altar.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan gathered the scattered formation and sword fragments, while Su Qingyan purified their demonic energy and sorted them.
• Lin Yue found Luohu's Origin Aura fused into a large sword fragment, and he and Su Qingyan decided the fragments needed purification at the dojo.
• Lin Yue sealed the fragments in a Chaos Crystal Stone jade box and returned with Su Qingyan to the Three Pure Ones Dojo.
• Lin Yue gave the fragments to Lord of Tongtian, who agreed to prepare a purification formation and study how to restore the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.

Lin Yue and Su Qingyan found the Western Land devastated by demonic energy and began purifying it, then called on Dao Ancestor Hongjun and other mighty beings to help restore the region. With their work underway and its survivors hopeful, Lin Yue and Su Qingyan vowed to protect the peace.

• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan surveyed the Western Land and found its spiritual energy depleted, its ley lines damaged, and demonic energy contaminating the soil.
• Lin Yue purified demonic energy while Su Qingyan traced and cleansed contamination in the ley lines, and surviving beings joined their efforts.
• An aged Innate God told Lin Yue that Luohu's rule had forced the Western Land's people to cultivate demonic techniques and left many companions corrupted.
• Lin Yue informed Dao Ancestor Hongjun of the damage, and Hongjun gathered mighty beings to divide the work of restoring the Western Land.
• Empress Nuwa, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, the Three Pure Ones, and other mighty beings arrived to restore life, repair ley lines, and clear demonic energy.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan saw the survivors regain hope and promised to protect the Primordial Wilderness's peace.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun rewarded the mighty figures who had helped defeat Luohu and restore the Western Land, giving Lin Yue exceptional treasures for his contributions. After accepting the Chaos Space Great Dao Comprehension and three strands of Primordial Violet Qi, Lin Yue received congratulations from the assembled figures.

• After a month of restoration work in the West, Lin Yue and Su Qingyan traveled to Purple Cloud Palace for Hongjun’s ceremony.
• Hongjun honored the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, and other Innate Gods with rewards suited to their contributions.
• Hongjun praised Lin Yue for his role in defeating Luohu and studying the Law of Demonic Path, then bestowed the Chaos Space Great Dao Comprehension and three strands of Primordial Violet Qi upon him.
• Lin Yue accepted the rewards and pledged to keep protecting the Primordial Wilderness and cultivating diligently.
• After the ceremony, Lord of Tongtian, Nuwa, and other mighty figures congratulated Lin Yue, while Su Qingyan watched with pride.

Jieyin and Zhunti asked Dao Ancestor Hongjun for land in the West to establish a sect and help rebuild the region, and Hongjun granted them Mount Sumeri and its surrounding thousand miles. After leaving Purple Firmament Palace, Lin Yue warned Su Qingyan that their new foothold could let them expand their influence.

• Jieyin and Zhunti told Dao Ancestor Hongjun that they wanted to establish a sect in the West and asked him to grant them land.
• Jieyin and Zhunti promised to remain in the West, protect its living beings, and avoid provoking disputes.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun granted Jieyin and Zhunti the land within a thousand miles of Mount Sumeri.
• Empress Nuwa and Laozi congratulated Jieyin and Zhunti, while Lin Yue noticed their eagerness to grow their influence.
• Lin Yue told Su Qingyan he worried Jieyin and Zhunti might use their sect to expand their power, and they resolved to watch the Western Teachings while helping clear demonic energy.

After receiving land around Mount Sumeru, Jieyin and Zhunti founded the Western Teachings and began rebuilding the western lands while teaching Buddhist Dharma. Lin Yue and Su Qingyan watched the sect’s completion ceremony and decided to monitor its ambitions rather than warn Dao Ancestor Hongjun yet.

• Jieyin and Zhunti cleared demonic qi from Mount Sumeru and gathered surviving beings to announce the founding of the Western Teachings.
• Jieyin and Zhunti welcomed followers, then led them in building halls, reclaiming farmland, and learning Buddhist Dharma.
• Jieyin and Zhunti completed the Grand Hall of Heroes and declared that the Western Teachings would welcome all who wished to help restore the west.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan observed the ceremony, and Lin Yue warned that the followers’ devotion and Zhunti’s plans to spread Buddhist Dharma suggested ambitions for expansion.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan chose to watch the Western Teachings for now, while Jieyin and Zhunti resolved to spread their sect throughout the Primordial Wilderness.

Lin Yue and Su Qingyan attended the Western Teachings' Grand Dharma Lecture with the Three Pure Ones and observed Jieyin and Zhunti's efforts to expand their influence. After Lin Yue rejected Jieyin's offer to trade a lotus petal for his insights into the Law of Space, they left Mount Sumeru wary of the Western Teachings' ambitions.

• Lin Yue, Su Qingyan, and the Three Pure Ones traveled to Mount Sumeru for the Western Teachings' Grand Dharma Lecture and saw signs of the Western Land's recovery.
• Jieyin and Zhunti welcomed the guests, then delivered sermons that Lin Yue recognized as promoting the Western Teachings and disparaging other cultivation methods.
• Zhunti proposed that disciples of the Interception Sect and the Chan Sect exchange cultivation insights with Western Teachings disciples, and Lord of Tongtian agreed while Primordial Lord of Heaven responded cautiously.
• Jieyin offered Lin Yue a petal from the Twelve-grade Lotus Platform in exchange for sharing his insights into the Law of Space, but Lin Yue declined.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan returned with the Three Pure Ones and concluded that Jieyin and Zhunti intended to expand the Western Teachings beyond the Western Land.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun held a sermon at the Zixiao Palace to guide cultivation and establish rules that would preserve peace in the Primordial Wilderness. Lin Yue and Su Qingyan gained new insights, while Jieyin and Zhunti accepted the territorial limits and planned to strengthen the Western Teachings instead.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun summoned beings across the Primordial Wilderness to the Zixiao Palace and began a sermon on Heavenly Balance, Cultivation of Original Heart, and Primordial Order.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun warned against reckless cultivation and greed, subtly cautioning Jieyin and Zhunti against using Buddhist teachings to control others.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun assigned territories to the major powers, forbade unauthorized expansion, and required them to aid one another during calamities.
• After seven days of preaching, Lin Yue deepened his understanding of Chaos Energy and the Law of Space, while Su Qingyan extended her Time Stasis technique and reduced its cost.
• Jieyin and Zhunti promised to respect the territorial boundaries, then decided to consolidate the Western Teachings before seeking future opportunities to spread them.

After returning to the Three Pure Ones Dojo, Lin Yue reviewed his gains from the battle against the demons and Hongjun’s lecture, mastering the initial stage of Space Folding and learning how Chaos Energy countered demonic laws. He shared his discoveries with Su Qingyan and planned to continue cultivating so they could protect the Primordial Wilderness together.

• Lin Yue examined fragments of the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and decided to ask Lord of Tongtian how to extract their power of slaughter.
• Lin Yue studied his Chaos Space Great Dao insights for three days and achieved initial mastery of Space Folding.
• Lin Yue stored the three strands of Primordial Violet Qi for later, when his cultivation was sufficient to refine them.
• Lin Yue studied the Law of the Demonic Path scrolls and realized Chaos Energy could purify demonic energy and neutralize its destructive power.
• Su Qingyan brought Lin Yue spiritual tea, and Lin Yue told her about his gains and his plan to refine the demonic laws as he advanced his cultivation.

Lin Yue refined the Law of the Demonic Path and broke through to the late stage of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. After Lord of Tongtian offered to help him study the laws in the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation fragments, Lin Yue planned to seek his guidance after resting.

• Lin Yue prepared three defensive arrays and began purifying the Law of the Demonic Path with Chaos Energy.
• The law’s greed nearly disrupted Lin Yue’s cultivation, but he steadied his Primordial Spirit while Su Qingyan guarded him and strengthened the Time Defense Array.
• Lin Yue refined the law gradually, using the Law of Space to cut away backlash before purifying each portion.
• After half a month, Lin Yue completed the refinement and advanced to the late stage of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• Lin Yue thanked Su Qingyan for guarding him, and Lord of Tongtian offered to guide him in extracting the laws from the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation fragments.

Lin Yue and Su Qingyan recalled how his strategic support helped defeat Luohu, and Lin Yue resolved to strengthen his direct combat skills as well. Dao Ancestor Hongjun then sent Lin Yue, Empress Nuwa, and Gonggong to investigate an unknown force approaching the Primordial Wilderness, and they entered the Chaos Space.

• Lin Yue told Su Qingyan that he had relied on intelligence, planning, and an ambush rather than fighting Luohu head-on, and she praised the importance of his support.
• Lin Yue explained that Dao Ancestor Hongjun had shown him approval and agreed with Su Qingyan that he should develop his direct combat abilities alongside his planning.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun summoned Lin Yue and Su Qingyan to the Purple Cloud Palace and announced that an unknown force was approaching the Primordial Wilderness through the Chaos Space.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun appointed Empress Nuwa to lead the investigation, with Gonggong and Lin Yue assisting her, and ordered them to depart the next day.
• Su Qingyan equipped Lin Yue with supplies and a Time Amulet before he promised to return safely.
• Lin Yue, Empress Nuwa, and Gonggong entered the Chaos Space to investigate the disturbance.

Lin Yue and Su Qingyan traveled with the Three Pure Ones to the Purple Heavens Palace for Dao Ancestor Hongjun's lecture, joining countless beings seeking the Great Dao. The palace doors opened, and Hongjun began the lecture as law runes filled the sky.

• Lin Yue gave Su Qingyan a protective talisman and promised to guard her while she listened for insights.
• Lord of Tongtian gave Lin Yue an imitation Immortal Slaying Sword before Lin Yue, Su Qingyan, and the Three Pure Ones departed.
• The group saw beings from across the Primordial Wilderness traveling to the Purple Heavens Palace to hear the lecture.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan reached the front of the square, where Empress Nuwa invited Su Qingyan to sit with her and Jieyin and Zhunti distributed Buddha Name plaques.
• Lin Yue formed a concealed barrier around himself and Su Qingyan as they prepared for the lecture.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun opened the lecture, and law runes emerged from the Purple Heavens Palace.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun taught the gathered beings about the dangers of the Demonic Path and how to resist its corruption, while praising Lin Yue for his role in fighting Luohu. After the three-day lecture, Lin Yue and Su Qingyan prepared to review their insights before Hongjun’s next lesson on Heavenly Order and the Way of Law Fusion.

• Hongjun explained how the Demonic Path corrupted cultivators and polluted the land, prompting Su Qingyan to recall how she and Lin Yue had cleared demonic energy in the west.
• Lin Yue recognized that Hongjun’s demonstrations revealed weaknesses in the Demonic Path beyond what his collected scrolls described.
• Hongjun taught the beings to guard their Dao hearts, distinguish righteous methods from evil arts, and promptly cleanse demonic cultivators and polluted places.
• Hongjun praised Lin Yue for using a Chaos Bead Fragment to wound Luohu’s essence, and Lin Yue rose to bow as Su Qingyan looked on proudly.
• After Hongjun’s lecture lasted three days, Lin Yue and Su Qingyan prepared to return to their cave dwelling and organize their insights before the next lecture.

Lin Yue used Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s teachings to develop a method for countering the Law of Demonic Path with Chaos Energy and the Law of Space, then refined the scroll’s power into his own cultivation. He and Su Qingyan suspected Hongjun also expected him to guard the Primordial Wilderness against the Western Teachings’ power to assimilate living beings.

• Lin Yue explained to Su Qingyan that the scroll’s runes revealed how to sever a demonic cultivator’s power channel, and he demonstrated how Chaos Energy purified demonic energy while the Law of Space damaged its structure.
• Lin Yue told Su Qingyan he suspected Dao Ancestor Hongjun wanted him to take responsibility for guarding against the Demonic Path, and he agreed to protect the Primordial Wilderness.
• Lin Yue organized his countermeasures into purification, destroying the Demonic Core or its channel, and converting the Demonic Path’s origin power.
• Lin Yue refined the scroll’s remnants in an hour, absorbed their origin power, and slightly improved his cultivation.
• Lin Yue proposed that Chaos Energy and the Law of Space might also counter the Western Teachings’ assimilation, and he and Su Qingyan suspected Hongjun intended him to keep Jieyin and Zhunti in check.

During Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s lecture on law fusion, Su Qingyan learned to use her Primordial Spirit as an anchor and briefly halted time around an object. She left the lecture with a breakthrough she could extend to ten breaths with Lin Yue’s Chaos Energy, then rested in their cave dwelling while recovering.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun taught that a Primordial Spirit anchor could freeze a target area by temporarily severing it from outside spacetime.
• Su Qingyan followed his instructions and stopped a small stone for three breaths, breaking through her Law of Time bottleneck.
• Lin Yue congratulated Su Qingyan as the surrounding cultivators and Empress Nuwa admired her achievement.
• Su Qingyan practiced during the rest of the lecture, eventually halting objects within a one-foot radius for five breaths and a spirit herb for ten with Lin Yue’s help.
• Back at their cave dwelling, Su Qingyan stopped a spiritual fruit for ten breaths, and Lin Yue encouraged her to rest and continue practicing with his support.

During the recess in Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s lecture, Jieyin and Zhunti recruited displaced and lower-ranking cultivators into the Western Teachings by promising safety, resources, and an equal place in the sect. Lin Yue and Su Qingyan declined an invitation and left, wary that the Western Teachings’ growing power could upset the balance among factions.

• Jieyin and Zhunti handed out Heart-Cleansing Talismans and promoted the Western Teachings to beings gathered outside the Purple Cloud Palace.
• Zhunti promised a Golden Immortal cultivator a safe home, resources, and access to teachings, and the cultivator joined the Western Teachings.
• More displaced beings and ordinary cultivators signed up, while Jieyin and Zhunti arranged their registration and temporary lodging.
• A Western Teachings disciple offered Lin Yue and Su Qingyan Recruitment Orders, but Lin Yue declined on their behalf.
• Zhunti accepted their refusal, and Lin Yue and Su Qingyan left the square after noticing other powerful figures watching the recruitment.
• Su Qingyan asked why Dao Ancestor Hongjun allowed the recruitment, and Lin Yue suspected he intended the Western Teachings to balance stronger factions; the two agreed to watch its growth.

Lin Yue secretly undermined Jieyin and Zhunti’s recruitment drive by warning undecided cultivators about the West’s damaged resources and the risks of conversion. Most of the crowd left, though the two leaders still recruited a few disciples, and Lin Yue resolved to oppose their future expansion.

• Zhunti healed an elderly elf and promised the gathered beings help and a home if they joined the Western Teachings, prompting many to consider signing up.
• Lin Yue concealed himself with the Law of Space and warned an undecided young cultivator that the West lacked spiritual energy and conversion could damage his Dao Heart.
• Lin Yue directed the young cultivator toward the Three Pure Ones Dojo and Nuwa’s tribe, and the young man tore up his guide and flew east.
• Lin Yue warned other undecided beings, causing most of the crowd to leave the recruitment ground or return home.
• Jieyin and Zhunti failed to detect Lin Yue and recruited fewer than ten disciples despite Zhunti offering a Supernatural Ability.
• Lin Yue returned to Su Qingyan, who praised his intervention, and he resolved to thwart the Western Teachings’ future expansion.

During the break at Purple Sky Palace, the great powers shared insights from Dao Ancestor Hongjun's lecture, and Lin Yue offered Nuwa a new way to combine the Laws of Life and Time. As the lecture resumed, Lin Yue and Su Qingyan returned to their seats, prepared to hear Hongjun discuss the Heavenly Order and the future of the Primordial Wilderness.

• Laozi, Primordial Lord of Heaven, Lord of Tongtian, and Nuwa shared how the lecture had changed their understanding of wu wei, balance, formations, and the Laws of Life and Time.
• Lin Yue suggested that Nuwa trace a withered spiritual root's causal path of vitality before restoring it with the Law of Life, and Nuwa praised his insight.
• Laozi admired Lin Yue's grasp of the laws, while Lin Yue humbly credited Hongjun and the other powers; Su Qingyan took his hand in support.
• Zhurong and Gonggong praised Lin Yue's strength and offered the Wu Clan's friendship, and Lin Yue promised to help them if needed.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan learned cultivation advice from Laozi, Lord of Tongtian, and Nuwa before returning to their seats as the palace signaled the lecture's resumption.

Laozi and the other mighty beings worried that the Western Teachings’ weak foundations and extravagant promises would drive Jieyin and Zhunti to seize resources from other factions. As the lecture neared its end, the factions agreed to watch the Western Teachings, while Laozi resolved to plan how to prevent another war.

• Laozi told Primordial Lord of Heaven and Lord of Tongtian that the Western Teachings’ few, poorly cultivated disciples could not support its growth, and they agreed its damaged lands could not sustain its ambitions.
• Laozi warned that Jieyin and Zhunti’s promises of supernatural abilities and resources could breed resentment and lead them to take land and resources from neighboring factions.
• Lin Yue and Su Qingyan agreed that the Western Teachings posed a danger, and Lin Yue said they would alert the three Dao Ancestors if Jieyin and Zhunti made a move.
• Empress Nuwa announced that she would send disciples to clear demonic energy and monitor the Western Land, while Dijiang, Di Jun, and Taiyi pledged to watch the Western Teachings.
• In the Western Teachings’ territory, Zhunti promised a new disciple resources and a path to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage, while Jieyin accepted that they might have to obtain resources dishonorably.
• Laozi resolved to discuss a strategy with the other mighty beings to prevent the Western Teachings’ ambitions from provoking another war.

Primordial Lord of Heaven and the other powerful figures suspected Jieyin and Zhunti planned to exploit the demon-slaying battle and Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s lecture to expand the Western Teachings. They agreed to monitor the sect and counter its claims as the lecture was about to resume.

• Primordial Lord of Heaven warned that Jieyin and Zhunti were using the lecture to recruit followers and might seek more resources by portraying the Western Land as a victim.
• Empress Nuwa agreed that Jieyin and Zhunti had invoked Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s authority to promote the Western Teachings.
• Lin Yue asked whether the pair were keeping their foundations weak to gain more support, and Primordial Lord of Heaven said they might benefit whether Hongjun granted their request or not.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven urged the factions to strengthen their ties, while Lord of Tongtian promised to have his disciples watch the Western Teachings.
• Su Qingyan and Lin Yue proposed exposing the Western Teachings’ motives and reminding beings that many factions had contributed to the demon-slaying battle.
• The bell of Purple Sky Palace rang, and the assembled figures stopped talking and prepared to hear Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s next teachings.

Lord of Tongtian explained how the Interception Sect had grown into a force capable of counterbalancing the Western Teachings through its disciples, alliances, and internal rules. He asked Lin Yue to report any schemes he discovered, before Dao Ancestor Hongjun began his lecture.

• Lord of Tongtian said the Interception Sect had more than ten thousand disciples and described how its formations and spiritual treasures had helped in the Demon-Extermination War.
• Primordial Lord of Heaven asked how Lord of Tongtian would prevent the Western Teachings from sowing discord, and Lord of Tongtian explained the sect's rules and disciplinary elders.
• Empress Nuwa offered cooperation, and Lord of Tongtian named the Black Tortoise Clan, the Kirin Tribe, and other factions as Interception Sect allies.
• Lin Yue warned that the Western Teachings could still use schemes or secret attacks, and Lord of Tongtian asked him to report any plots promptly.
• Lord of Tongtian reassured the gathered powers that the Interception Sect would oppose reckless expansion, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun began the lecture.