Arc 7The Demon Court Rises

Xuan Qing broke through to the Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm and guided Nuwa away from Hongjun’s cultivation method, while Di Jun and Fuxi built the Demon Clan. The arc ended with Di Jun’s forces discovering the Heavenly Court at Zhou Mountain and claiming it as their home.

  • Gu Diao and his beasts attacked Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi for the Earth Book, but Zhen Yuanzi captured Gu Diao and learned that his mysterious lord wanted it to complete a scroll.
  • Xuan Qing completed his breakthrough after forty-nine Kalpas, fought Shichen, Destiny, and Karma in the River of Time and Space, and returned to Azure Nether Island.
  • Hongjun taught the Quasi-Saint path and the Three Corpses method at his second sermon, then appointed East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West as leaders of male and female immortals.
  • Xuan Qing told Nuwa that Hongjun’s Three Corpses method did not suit her and urged her to follow the Human Dao and the Law of Creation instead.
  • Di Jun and Tai Yi formed the Demon Court with Fuxi as Emperor Xi, while Fuxi and Tai Yi recruited Star Gods and other members for the Demon Clan.
  • Fuxi used the River Diagram and Luo Script to find an opportunity at Zhou Mountain, suffered a Dao Injury, and later recovered to find the Star Gods serving him as Emperor Xi.
  • Di Jun led the Demon Clan to Zhou Mountain, where Tai Yi opened the Sky Dome with the Chaos Bell and the demons discovered the South Heaven Gate and claimed the Heavenly Court.
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Ch. 151Hong Yun Causes Trouble, Zhen Yuanzi Takes the Blame

Hong Yun fled to Wuzhuang Temple after repeated ambushes, but Gu Diao and his allies pursued him there and were unable to break Zhen Yuanzi’s Earth Book Formation. Gu Diao then reported the Earth Book to his mysterious lord, who recognized it and ordered him to retrieve it.

  • Han Xi left Fuxi and went to Divine Water Lake to visit Nuwa, while Nuwa and Fuxi continued their painful cultivation.
  • After being repeatedly ambushed, Hong Yun returned to Wuzhuang Temple and told Zhen Yuanzi about his troubles.
  • Gu Diao arrived with six or seven Grand Luo Golden Immortals, but Zhen Yuanzi used the Earth Book to shield the temple from their attacks for hundreds of years.
  • Gu Diao and his group gave up and left, while Hong Yun stayed at Wuzhuang Temple to cultivate with Zhen Yuanzi.
  • Gu Diao told his mysterious lord that the Earth Book could activate a Formation without consuming its owner's Magic Power.
  • The mysterious lord recognized the Earth Book, revealed his plan to add it to the Mountain Sea Scroll, and ordered Gu Diao to retrieve it after the Heavenly Dao prevented him from leaving the valley.

Ch. 152Hongjun's Sainthood Shocks the Prehistoric Era

Hongjun attained sainthood and announced that he would preach at Zixiao Palace, shocking the Prehistoric Era. Xuan Qing explained the difference between Great Dao and Heavenly Dao cultivation, then refined top-grade innate spiritual treasures for Nuwa and Fuxi.

  • An overwhelming pressure swept across the Prehistoric Era, forcing even Golden Immortals and Ancestral Witches to kneel, while Azure Nether Island's formation shielded its inhabitants.
  • Hongjun proclaimed that he had become a Saint and invited those fated to hear his teachings at Zixiao Palace three thousand Kalpas later.
  • Xuan Qing allowed Nuwa and Fuxi to attend Hongjun's sermon but told the others that the Heavenly Dao teachings were not suited to their Great Dao cultivation.
  • Nuwa requested a long whip and Fuxi requested a zither, so Xuan Qing refined two high-grade innate spiritual treasures and elevated them into top-grade treasures with the Cauldron of Creation.

Ch. 153Forcing Yang Mei Out of the Prehistoric Era

Xuan Qing intervened when Hongjun tried to force Yang Mei out of the Prehistoric Era, persuading the Heavenly Dao to let him stay if he swore not to harm the world and to help resist the Chaos Demon Gods. The three left together for Zixiao Palace, while Luohu lamented that Xuan Qing had ruined his chance to exploit their conflict.

  • Xuan Qing sensed Hongjun and Yang Mei fighting in the Outer Heavens and left Azure Nether Island to investigate.
  • Hongjun demanded Yang Mei leave the Prehistoric Era, and Yang Mei refused, using the Law of Space to seize Hongjun's Innate Supreme Treasures.
  • Xuan Qing asked the Heavenly Dao to let Yang Mei remain if he made a Great Dao Oath to protect the Prehistoric Era and oppose the Chaos Demon Gods.
  • The Heavenly Dao agreed, and Yang Mei returned Hongjun's Spiritual Treasures before the three exchanged congratulations and set off for Zixiao Palace.
  • Luohu appeared at the battlefield and regretted that Xuan Qing had prevented Hongjun and Yang Mei from fighting to the death.

Ch. 154Resolving the Conflict

Xuan Qing and Yang Mei visited Hongjun at Zixiao Palace, where they learned how the Heavenly Dao regarded Xuan Qing and discussed Hongjun’s sermon and Sainthood. They left as the sermon drew near, and Xuan Qing explained to Yang Mei how a Saint differed from a Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal.

  • Luohu returned to the Demon Realm after submitting to Xuan Qing and the others’ pressure.
  • Hongjun welcomed Xuan Qing and Yang Mei to Zixiao Palace and revealed that the Heavenly Dao regarded Xuan Qing as the incarnation of Supreme Destiny.
  • Xuan Qing recognized Hongjun’s Flat Peaches as the Ren Water Peaches from West Kunlun, and Hongjun said the Heavenly Dao had brought them to him.
  • Yang Mei gave Haotian and Yaochi Three Lights Divine Water, while Xuan Qing gave each of them a Supreme-Grade Innate Spirit Fruit.
  • Hongjun explained that he would sermonize to repay the Heavenly Dao’s help in attaining Sainthood, and Xuan Qing and Yang Mei departed as living beings arrived.
  • Yang Mei asked Xuan Qing about Sainthood, and Xuan Qing explained that Saints drew strength from the Prehistoric Era while Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortals relied on their own power.

Ch. 155Journey to Zixiao Palace

Xuan Qing asked Yang Mei to watch for Chaos Demon Gods while he returned to seclusion, as powerful figures traveled through Chaos to hear Hongjun lecture at Zixiao Palace. The Three Pure Ones arrived first and waited at the closed gates, where Yuanshi began insulting Nuwa after she and Fuxi arrived.

  • Xuan Qing asked Yang Mei to monitor the Chaos Demon Gods while he returned to Azure Nether Island to cultivate.
  • The Three Pure Ones entered the Outer Heavens under Laozi's protection, and a Grand Unity Golden Immortal was annihilated by the Chaos energy flow.
  • Nuwa warned the gathered living beings that those below the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm could not safely enter Chaos, then she and Fuxi continued toward Zixiao Palace.
  • Hong Yun was thrown back by a Chaos current until Zhen Yuanzi used the Earth Book to protect them, while Di Jun, Tai Yi, Di Jiang, and other powerful figures also traveled onward.
  • The Three Pure Ones arrived first at Zixiao Palace and met its attendants, Haotian and Yaochi, who said the gates would remain closed until the other fated guests arrived.
  • Fuxi and Nuwa arrived, and Yuanshi mocked Nuwa for coming late to the Dao lecture.

Ch. 156Zhunti's Performance

Zhunti and Jieyin arrived at Zixiao Palace just as the doors were closing, only to find all six front-row cushions occupied. Zhunti began a tearful performance to try to claim a seat, and Nuwa recognized that the brothers were scheming.

  • Laozi told Yuanshi to stop provoking the others, and Hong Yun's arrival eased the awkward mood.
  • Di Jun, Tai Yi, and the Ancestral Witches arrived ready to fight, but Haotian warned them that private fighting was forbidden in Zixiao Palace.
  • The Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Hong Yun, and Kunpeng claimed the six front-row cushions, while Fuxi and Zhen Yuanzi sat behind their companions as protectors.
  • Jieyin and Zhunti rushed into Zixiao Palace at the last moment and saw that the front-row cushions were taken.
  • Zhunti wept and lamented their hardships to stir sympathy, while Nuwa suspected the brothers were pretending in hopes of obtaining a cushion.

Ch. 157Kunpeng's Humiliation

Zhunti won Hong Yun’s meditation cushion by feigning despair, then joined Jieyin in forcing Kunpeng from his seat. Haotian stopped Kunpeng from retaliating, leaving him to retreat to the second row and resent Yuanshi.

  • Zhunti pretended he would kill himself, and Hong Yun gave him his meditation cushion despite Zhen Yuanzi’s objections.
  • Zhunti took the seat and thanked Hong Yun, who regretted giving it up but accepted the decision.
  • Zhunti demanded that Kunpeng yield his seat to Jieyin, and Yuanshi insulted Kunpeng as a damp-born egg-layer and furred, armored beast.
  • Zhunti knocked Kunpeng from his cushion with the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, and Jieyin took the seat.
  • Haotian forbade fighting in the Saint’s Dao field, so Kunpeng retreated to the second row and glared resentfully at Yuanshi.

Ch. 158Gathering at Zhou Mountain

Hongjun preached in Zixiao Palace, and the gathered beings later followed their opportunities to Zhou Mountain. They waited before a Formation that would open only when all the destined people arrived.

  • Kunpeng blamed Hong Yun for his troubles, and Zhen Yuanzi warned Hong Yun to be careful.
  • Hongjun appeared in Zixiao Palace, announced three sermons, and began preaching the Dao.
  • Hongjun explained cultivation realms and methods for Golden Immortal and Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation before ending the sermon.
  • After leaving the Dao Field, Zhu Rong complained about the sermon, and Tai Yi mocked the Ancestral Witches.
  • Nuwa sensed an opportunity at Zhou Mountain, Hong Yun sensed one there too, and the Three Pure Ones arrived before a Formation that resisted their attempt to break it.
  • Nuwa, Fuxi, Di Jun, and Tai Yi joined the Three Pure Ones, who waited over a hundred years for the remaining destined people to arrive.

Ch. 159Innate Gourd Vine

The great powers gathered at Zhou Mountain to claim the seven gourds, which chose Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Nuwa, Hong Yun, and Tai Yi, while Hongjun took the last one. Nuwa seized the Gourd Vine and Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, then left with Fuxi after intimidating the remaining powers.

  • Di Jun proposed dividing the seven gourds, but the great powers argued over how to share them and drove Jieyin and Zhunti away.
  • The ripened gourds chose Laozi, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Nuwa, Hong Yun, and Tai Yi; Kunpeng was repelled when he tried to grab one and flew north in humiliation.
  • Hongjun's giant hand took the final gourd before East King Duke could claim it.
  • Nuwa pulled up the Gourd Vine and found Nine Heavens Breathing Soil at its roots.
  • Nuwa displayed her strength and spiritual treasures, then left with Fuxi while Laozi warned that she might be beyond his ability to defeat.

Ch. 160The Surprise Brought by the Gourd Vine

After Nuwa brought the dying Gourd Vine to Xuan Qing, it revived as a Chaos Spiritual Root and triggered a surge of power that swept him into Chaos. Nuwa returned to cultivate while Xuan Qing underwent a transformation in Chaos, and Hong Yun finished refining his red gourd into a new treasure.

  • Hong Yun discovered that his red gourd contained forty-eight Innate Dao Patterns, while Tongtian recognized that his own gourd could become a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, and the Three Pure Ones returned to Kunlun Mountain.
  • Nuwa asked Xuan Qing how to refine her golden gourd and showed him the Gourd Vine she had taken from Zhou Mountain.
  • Xuan Qing found that the Gourd Vine still had a trace of vitality, brought it and Nuwa to Divine Water Lake, and watched it revive by absorbing Chaos Qi.
  • The three Chaos Spiritual Roots sent their Chaos Origins into Xuan Qing, and the resulting collapse swept him into Chaos as Nuwa fell into the lake.
  • Han Xi reassured Nuwa that Xuan Qing might gain an opportunity, and Nuwa returned to cultivation.
  • One Kalpa later, Hong Yun completed the Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Gourd by refining Soul Refining Sand into his red gourd.

Ch. 161Taking Duobao as a Disciple

After more than two thousand Kalpas of cultivation, the Three Pure Ones explored Kunlun Mountain and discovered several treasures. Tongtian took the sentient pagoda Duobao as his disciple, and he entered a mysterious passage while his brothers waited outside.

  • Taiqing Laozi broke through to Peak Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, and Yuanshi suggested that the brothers explore Kunlun Mountain.
  • Tongtian broke a Formation and found the Heart-Piercing Lock and a sentient treasure pagoda.
  • Tongtian spared the pagoda and named it Duobao, his eldest disciple, while Laozi reassured him and Yuanshi agreed to divide future finds fairly.
  • The Three Pure Ones discovered an Immortal Apricot, which Yuanshi took, and Tongtian uncovered Nine Heavens Breathing Soil beneath it.
  • A hidden passage appeared, and Tongtian entered it to investigate while Laozi and Yuanshi remained outside.

Ch. 162Tongtian Almost Became a "Peeping Tom"

Tongtian accidentally emerged from a passage into Queen Mother of the West’s Dao Field and was mistaken for peeping at Xuan Nü while she bathed. After clearing up the misunderstanding, he brought Laozi and Yuanshi over to help decide what to do with the passage, and they considered protecting it with Formations rather than destroying it.

  • Tongtian passed through the passage and startled Xuan Nü while she was bathing, then Queen Mother of the West stopped him as he tried to leave.
  • Tongtian explained that he had arrived by accident through a passage from Kunlun Mountain, and Queen Mother of the West and Xuan Nü confirmed the passage’s residual aura.
  • Queen Mother of the West asked Tongtian how to destroy the passage without harming the Immortal God Tree, and Tongtian summoned Laozi and Yuanshi for help.
  • Tongtian proposed using Yuanshi’s Nine Heavens Breathing Soil to protect the tree, but Yuanshi suggested keeping the passage and securing it with Formations.
  • Laozi endorsed Yuanshi’s plan to turn the passage into a protected teleportation route, and Tongtian became interested in studying it.

Ch. 163The Kirin Clan's Request

Lei Li brought Laozi and Yuanshi to Kirin Cliff and asked the Three Pure Ones to shelter the declining Kirin Clan from further harm. Yuanshi accepted the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner in exchange for allowing the Kirin Clan to dwell on Kunlun Mountain.

  • Tongtian stayed at West Kunlun to study the one-way passage while Laozi and Yuanshi returned toward Kunlun Mountain.
  • Lei Li stopped Laozi and Yuanshi and invited them to Kirin Cliff to discuss a transaction.
  • Lei Li told them that the Kirin Clan had once been a protagonist of heaven and earth but had declined after a devastating war.
  • At Kirin Cliff, Lei Li asked the Three Pure Ones to let the Kirin Clan live on Kunlun Mountain and offered the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner in return.
  • Yuanshi accepted the banner and agreed to shelter the Kirin Clan, while Lei Li thanked him.

Ch. 164Another Surprise Attack

Lei Li gave Yuanshi Kirin Cliff and planned to retreat with his family, while Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi faced another ambush by Gu Diao’s beast army. Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi defeated the attackers, captured Gu Diao, and demanded to know why he had been targeting them.

  • Lei Li told Laozi and Yuanshi about the Three Tribes War and the Dao-Demon War, then handed Kirin Cliff to Yuanshi.
  • Lei Li planned to retreat with his father and Phoenix Kirin, while Laozi and Yuanshi prepared to return to Kunlun Mountain.
  • Gu Diao ambushed Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi outside Wuzhuang Temple with a large beast army.
  • Hong Yun attacked with his Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Gourd, and Zhen Yuanzi used the Earth Book to protect them and capture Gu Diao.
  • Zhen Yuanzi questioned Gu Diao about his repeated attacks, and Gu Diao gave his name but had not yet explained his motive.

Ch. 165The Idiotic Gu Diao

Zhen Yuanzi learned that a mysterious figure wanted his Earth Book to complete the Mountain Sea Scroll, so he captured Gu Diao to use as a guide against the figure. In a hidden valley, the figure mourned the loss of his beasts and contacted Karma, who questioned Shanhai about Xuan Qing before cutting off their connection.

  • Gu Diao revealed that his lord had sent the beasts to seize Zhen Yuanzi's Earth Book, apparently to complete a scroll.
  • The Earth Book reacted to the mention of the scroll, and Zhen Yuanzi suspected it was an incomplete Spiritual Treasure sought by the mysterious figure.
  • Gu Diao described his lord as someone above the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm, and Zhen Yuanzi spared him but sealed him to keep him as a future guide.
  • Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi continued their journey after Hong Yun pledged to help punish the figure who had targeted his fellow Daoist.
  • The mysterious figure discovered that most of the Mountain Sea beasts had died and blamed Gu Diao for ruining his plan.
  • Karma contacted Shanhai about Xuan Qing, then ended their connection before Shanhai could get the answers he wanted.

Ch. 166Achieving Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal, an Unknown Attack Arrives!

Xuan Qing broke through to Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal, gaining an Immeasurable Dao Body and reaching the third level. After glimpsing Earth Star and sensing a call from the Chaos Depths, he summoned a river with the Dao Coffin of Time and Space, only to be ambushed by a streak of light that diverted toward the River of Time and Space.

  • Xuan Qing's Dao Seed blossomed into a Dao Flower, transforming his True Spirit and drawing laws into his body as Yang Mei noticed the upheaval in the River of Great Dao.
  • A mysterious river revealed Xuan Qing's past and an image of Earth Star, but an axe light severed it before he could look closer.
  • After forty-nine Kalpas, Xuan Qing completed his breakthrough, formed an Immeasurable Dao Body, and reached the third level of Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal.
  • Xuan Qing used the Dao Coffin of Time and Space to summon what first appeared to be the River of Time, and a streak of light attacked him from within it.
  • Xuan Qing countered with the Green Lotus of Creation, but the streak of light changed course and flew toward the River of Time and Space, revealing that he had fallen into a trap.

Ch. 167Cunning Karma

After breaking through, Xuan Qing was ambushed by Shichen, Destiny, and Karma but overwhelmed them with the Law of Creation and the God-Slaying Spear. The three escaped, and Xuan Qing sensed the Prehistoric Era through his Dao Fruit and opened a passage back to it.

  • Xuan Qing chased a streak of light through the River of Time and Space, pulled it out before it could reach his past self, and sealed the river.
  • Shichen, Destiny, and Karma emerged and attacked Xuan Qing, whose Law of Creation easily dispelled their combined assault.
  • Xuan Qing counterattacked with the God-Slaying Spear, prompting Shichen and Destiny to flee while Karma remained behind.
  • Xuan Qing trapped Karma with the Green Lotus of Creation and wounded him, but Karma detonated a clone to break through the blockade and escape.
  • Xuan Qing sensed the Prehistoric Era through his Dao Fruit and opened a passage through Chaos to return.

Ch. 168The Slowly Evolving Four Extremes Land

Xuan Qing returned to the Prehistoric Era after attaining the Primordial Chaos Great Luo realm and examined the Four Extremes Land, where he discussed its future development and Earth Dao with Vermillion Bird. He then returned to Azure Nether Island, where Han Xi, Nuwa, and the island’s inhabitants congratulated him on his breakthrough.

  • Xuan Qing passed through the Membrane of the Earth and found that the Four Extremes Land had grown greener, though most of it remained barren beyond the Heavenly Pillars.
  • Vermillion Bird welcomed Xuan Qing and invited him to the Vermillion Bird Clan’s Sacred Hall, while he studied how the Four Pillars had shaped the land.
  • Xuan Qing explained that Earth Dao would be responsible for helping the Four Extremes Land flourish, and Vermillion Bird promised her clan would cooperate.
  • Xuan Qing left the Four Extremes Land and returned to Azure Nether Island, whose island had expanded and whose spiritual plants had shifted and grown.
  • Han Xi, Nuwa, and the inhabitants of Azure Nether Island congratulated Xuan Qing on attaining the Primordial Chaos Great Luo realm, and he bade them rise.

Ch. 169The Second Sermon Begins

Xuan Qing explained his breakthrough to Nuwa and Han Xi before the second sermon brought the gathered cultivators to Zixiao Palace. Hongjun described the realms beyond Grand Luo and the different paths toward attaining the Dao, leaving the guests wondering whether they could pursue the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal path.

  • Xuan Qing reassured Nuwa that her role in the Gourd Vine incident had helped him break through to the Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm.
  • Hongjun summoned the three thousand guests to Zixiao Palace, while Ran Deng secretly took a slain guest's place and Houtu set out with Xuan Ming despite her brothers staying behind.
  • Hongjun began his second sermon on breaking through Grand Luo's limits, then explained that the Quasi-Saint and saint realms lay above Grand Luo Golden Immortal.
  • Nuwa asked about the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal realm, prompting Hongjun to explain that it was an alternative path involving a Dao Seed planted in the River of Great Dao.
  • An Innate Divine Being asked Hongjun whether cultivators could also attain the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal realm.

Ch. 170Passing Down the Method of Attaining the Dao

Hongjun explained the methods of attaining the Dao, identifying the Three Corpses as his own attainable path and teaching the gathered cultivators how it worked. He then named East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West the leaders of male and female immortals, formally establishing the immortal path in the Prehistoric Era.

  • Hongjun described attaining the Dao through Law Power, Merit, or Severing the Three Corpses, and revealed that Yang Mei, Xuan Qing, and a Mystic Turtle had succeeded through different methods.
  • Kunpeng recognized Xuan Qing as the Immeasurable Dao Venerable named on the Inheritance Stele, and Hongjun confirmed that Xuan Qing had spread a cultivation method throughout the Prehistoric Era.
  • Hongjun taught that cultivators could sever the Three Corpses with innate objects to advance through the Quasi-Saint stages and eventually attain the Dao.
  • East King Duke praised Hongjun as the Dao Ancestor, and the gathered cultivators accepted the title.
  • Hongjun appointed East King Duke the Head of Male Immortals and Queen Mother of the West the Head of Female Immortals, giving them the Dragon Head Staff and Pure Water Bowl.

Ch. 171East King Duke's Furious Humiliation

After Hongjun ended his sermon, Nuwa rejected East King Duke’s attempt to recruit her and returned to Azure Nether Island to ask Xuan Qing about the discord she felt in the three-corpse cultivation method. Xuan Qing told her the method was unsuitable for her and that she should not imitate Hongjun’s path.

  • Hongjun vanished after rewarding East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West, and the great powers left Zixiao Palace.
  • East King Duke tried to recruit Nuwa and Fuxi, but Nuwa refused, prompting his follower to threaten her.
  • Tai Yi and Di Jun challenged East King Duke’s authority, then invited Fuxi to visit the Solar Star while Nuwa headed home alone.
  • Nuwa returned to Azure Nether Island and asked Han Xi why Hongjun’s three-corpse method felt discordant with her cultivation.
  • Xuan Qing told Nuwa that the three-corpse path was not suitable for her and that he had never asked her to learn Hongjun’s methods.

Ch. 172Drawbacks of Severing the Three Corpses

Xuan Qing advised Nuwa to pursue the Human Dao rather than Hongjun’s Severing the Three Corpses method, which he believed concealed a flaw that could block cultivators from attaining the Dao and provoke a Measure Tribulation. He decided to attend Hongjun’s final lecture and confront the Heavenly Dao, while preparing Nuwa and Han Xi to grow stronger.

  • Xuan Qing told Nuwa to follow the Human Dao and use the Law of Creation to reach Primordial Origin Golden Immortal after achieving Grand Luo Perfection.
  • After Nuwa described Hongjun’s Severing the Three Corpses method, Xuan Qing concluded it could prevent cultivators from attaining the Dao without same-origin spiritual objects or Primordial Violet Qi.
  • Xuan Qing accused Hongjun of concealing the method’s flaw to incite competition over Innate Spiritual Objects and trigger a Measure Tribulation.
  • Xuan Qing agreed to attend Hongjun’s final lecture and said he would speak with the Heavenly Dao, while warning Nuwa not to accept Primordial Violet Qi.
  • Xuan Qing sent Nuwa to cultivate and urged Han Xi to learn from Qing Ya and pursue the Dao.

Ch. 173Fuxi Joins

Di Jun and Tai Yi invited Fuxi to join their plan to gather the creatures of the Prehistoric Era and establish Order, founding the Demon Clan with Fuxi as Emperor Xi. After Fuxi refused to recruit Nuwa, the Demon Clan began its first recruitment campaign, leaving its leaders to pursue Star Gods and other members.

  • Xuan Qing escorted Han Xi into seclusion after warning her to take her role as Mountain God of Zhou Mountain seriously.
  • Di Jun and Tai Yi told Fuxi they intended to unite creatures covered in fur and scales, born from dampness and eggs, and establish Order in the Prehistoric Era.
  • Fuxi proposed acting on behalf of Heaven and protecting the Prehistoric Era as their banner, and Di Jun named the faction the Demon Court and its members the Demon Clan.
  • Di Jun offered Fuxi the title of Emperor Xi, and Fuxi joined the Demon Clan but rejected the idea of recruiting Nuwa.
  • Di Jun assigned Tai Yi and Fuxi to visit the Lunar Star and Ziwei Star, while he and the other Demon Gods set out to recruit Star Gods and other members.

Ch. 174Fuxi Seriously Injured

Fuxi and Tai Yi sought to unite the Starry Sky beings, but Xi He, Chang Xi, and Zi Wei refused to join them. After divining that Zhou Mountain held an opportunity for the Demon Clan, Fuxi suffered a severe Dao Injury and later emerged from seclusion to find Di Jun had established the Solar God Palace.

  • Tai Yi invited Xi He and Chang Xi to join his plans, but their teacher told them to refuse, so the sisters declined and returned to the Lunar Star.
  • Fuxi persuaded Tai Yi to leave the Lunar Star and visit Ziwei Star, where Zi Wei also refused to join them but agreed not to interfere.
  • Fuxi and Tai Yi joined Di Jun in gathering Star Gods, while the ten demon gods recruited clans and Bai Ze spread Fuxi's arguments across the Prehistoric Era.
  • Fuxi used the River Diagram and Luo Script to divine a suitable main base and discovered an opportunity at the summit of Zhou Mountain, but the divination left him with a severe Dao Injury.
  • Di Jun sent Fuxi back to the Solar Star to recover, and Fuxi later emerged from seclusion to find Star Gods serving him as Emperor Xi and a new Solar God Palace standing nearby.

Ch. 175Heavenly Court Emerges

Di Jun led the Demon Clan to Zhou Mountain, where Tai Yi opened a hidden passage to the Heavenly Court. The Demon Clan claimed the magnificent realm as its home, celebrating the opportunity to grow stronger.

  • Di Jun welcomed the injured Fuxi as the Demon Clan’s third sovereign, Emperor Xi, and learned that Zhou Mountain’s pressure had weakened.
  • Di Jun led the Demon Clan’s forces to Zhou Mountain, while the Twelve Ancestral Witches stayed behind to await the birth of their bloodline clan members.
  • Tai Yi struck the Sky Dome with the Chaos Bell, opening a passage that released boundless Star Power.
  • Di Jun and the Demon Clan’s upper echelon passed through the opening and discovered the South Heaven Gate, realizing they had found the Heavenly Court.
  • Di Jun declared that the Heavenly Court would become the Demon Clan’s home, and the gathered demons congratulated their Demon Emperor.
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