Chapter Summaries

After the Zixiao Palace lecture, Hongjun revealed that Severing the Three Corpses required three Spiritual Treasures of the same origin and warned the attendees to keep the secret. Nuwa befriended Houtu on their way back to Zhou Mountain, while Kunpeng stole a Spiritual Treasure from Ran Deng and Jieyin and Zhunti arrived as the dispute began.

• Laozi stopped Yuanshi and the others from leaving, and they returned to Zixiao Palace to hear Hongjun explain the drawback of Severing the Three Corpses.
• Hongjun told the attendees to keep the method and information about Xuan Qing secret, then expelled them from Zixiao Palace.
• Zhen Yuanzi asked Nuwa to arrange a visit to Xuan Qing, and Houtu asked her to do the same because Xuan Qing had guided her.
• Nuwa and Houtu discovered that their Dao Fields were near each other on Zhou Mountain and became friends as they flew there with Xuan Ming.
• Ran Deng caught a Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, but Kunpeng seized it and challenged him to fight.
• Jieyin and Zhunti encountered Kunpeng and Ran Deng, and Zhunti considered whether to help Ran Deng.

Zhunti took the Spiritual Treasure from Kunpeng after Ran Deng refused to claim it, leaving Ran Deng grieving his loss. At Kunlun Mountain, Tongtian began cultivating the Method of Severing Three Bodies, while Houtu and Xuan Ming returned to Pangu Hall and summoned the Ancestral Witches to discuss news from Zixiao Palace and the Dao Venerable.

• Zhunti argued that the Spiritual Treasure belonged to the Western Lands, and Ran Deng refused to contradict him, so Kunpeng left and Zhunti took the treasure.
• Tongtian proposed achieving Primordial Chaos Great Luo through Severing the Three Bodies before becoming a Saint, and Laozi encouraged him to try.
• Tongtian entered seclusion to comprehend the Method of Severing Three Bodies, while Yuanshi regretted having already broken through.
• Houtu and Xuan Ming returned to Pangu Hall and found the Witch Clan watching Kuafu and Houyi spar in Zhu Rong's martial arena.
• Houtu stopped Xuan Ming from attacking Zhu Rong and told him to gather the other Ancestral Witches for a discussion about the Dao Venerable.

Houtu warned the Twelve Ancestral Witches about the coming Saints and shared what she had learned at Zixiao Palace, while the Demon Clan and other powers grew stronger. Kunpeng claimed the North Sea and challenged a barrier, only to be driven off by the North Sea Mysterious Tortoise, leaving his ambition shattered.

• Houtu told the Twelve Ancestral Witches about the five future Saints and Xuan Qing's guidance, then explained the Method of Severing Three Bodies.
• Di Jiang decided to prioritize the Demon Clan, and Houtu began sharing useful principles from the Zixiao Palace lecture with her brothers.
• Di Jun broke through to the Quasi-Saint realm and supported Tai Yi's decision to pursue the Method of Severing Three Bodies.
• Kunpeng gathered followers across the North Sea, claimed its territory, and broke through to the Quasi-Saint realm.
• Kunpeng attacked a barrier in the North Sea and demanded its occupant surrender the territory.
• The North Sea Mysterious Tortoise kicked Kunpeng away, and Kunpeng apologized and fled, resolving to keep a lower profile.

After discovering Jianmu connected Penglai Island to the Heavenly Court, East King Duke found the Myriad Immortals Great Formation and grew determined to seize the Heavenly Court from Di Jun and Tai Yi. The Witch Clan rejected his proposed alliance, so he returned to Penglai Island and planned to use an Immortal Court banquet and the Dao Ancestor’s Three Corpses method to attract Grand Luo Golden Immortals.

• East King Duke explored a passage inside Jianmu, found the Myriad Immortals Great Formation, and realized the passage led to the Heavenly Court.
• East King Duke sealed the passage, then decided that Di Jun and Tai Yi had taken the Heavenly Court, which he believed should have been his.
• East King Duke gave the Formation Diagram to a trusted subordinate and traveled to Zhou Mountain to propose an alliance with the Witch Clan.
• Zhu Jiuyin rejected East King Duke’s proposal, and Zhu Rong and the other Ancestral Witches sent him away.
• East King Duke returned to Penglai Island and planned an Immortal Court banquet, using the Dao Ancestor’s method of Severing the Three Corpses to attract Grand Luo Golden Immortals.

Zhu Jiuyin explained why the Witch Clan could not trust East King Duke, while Empress Wang Shu arrived at the Azure Nether Sea Domain to visit Xuan Qing. The visitors entered the hidden realm and learned about its peaceful inhabitants, including survivors of the previous Measure Tribulation.

• Zhu Jiuyin warned the Ancestral Witches that East King Duke wanted to use them against the Heavenly Court and that the Witch Clan had no true allies.
• Nuwa left Phoenix Nest Mountain after stabilizing her cultivation and returned to the Azure Nether Sea Domain.
• Empress Wang Shu arrived with Xi He and Chang Xi, and Nuwa introduced them to each other.
• Han Xi appeared, welcomed Wang Shu, and led her and the others into the Azure Nether Sea Domain.
• Nuwa and the others saw the realm's peaceful coexistence and learned from Han Xi that many inhabitants had survived the previous Measure Tribulation.

Wang Shu visited Xuan Qing on Azure Nether Island and asked him to protect her as she broke through to Primordial Chaos Great Luo. Xuan Qing agreed and took Wang Shu and Han Xi into Chaos, where he revealed that he planned to use Wang Shu’s breakthrough as bait for their enemies.

• Han Xi led Wang Shu, Xi He, and Chang Xi onto Azure Nether Island, where they sensed the Great Dao Laws and saw its abundant spiritual roots and treasures.
• Xuan Qing welcomed Wang Shu at Azure Nether Palace and served her rare spiritual fruits, including Fusang mulberries from his own Dao Field.
• Wang Shu offered Xuan Qing a Laurel Tree branch and asked him to protect her during her breakthrough to Primordial Chaos Great Luo.
• Xuan Qing agreed to bring Han Xi along to observe the breakthrough, while Xi He and Chang Xi stayed at his Dao Field with Nuwa.
• Xuan Qing used the Law of Time and Space to take Wang Shu and Han Xi into Chaos, explaining that enemies of the Prehistoric Era watched from there and that he intended to use Wang Shu as bait.

As Wang Shu began her breakthrough, the Lunar Star’s radiance swept across the Prehistoric Era, and East King Duke seized the moment to announce an Immortal Court banquet. His attempt to invite Xuan Qing and the Dao Ancestor set off mockery and concern, while Di Jun and the Demon Clan headed to Penglai Island expecting East King Duke to embarrass himself.

• Xuan Qing concealed himself and Han Xi with the Dao Coffin of Time and Space, reassured Wang Shu, and watched as she began meditating to break through.
• Wang Shu’s breakthrough made the Lunar Star shine brightly, sending down Star Power that cleared baleful energy and astonished the great powers, including Hongjun.
• East King Duke used the celestial omen to announce an Immortal Court banquet and publicize the method of Severing the Three Corpses, while Laozi persuaded Yuanshi not to oppose him.
• East King Duke tried to invite Xuan Qing by spreading word across the Prehistoric Era, then went to Zixiao Palace to invite the Dao Ancestor but found it had vanished.
• Nuwa wanted to confront East King Duke, but Chang Xi talked her out of it and suggested a way to let him make a fool of himself.
• Di Jun consulted Bai Ze about the invitations, and Fuxi reassured the Demon Clan that neither the Dao Ancestor nor Xuan Qing would attend before they set off for Penglai Island.

East King Duke prepared to host the Immortal Court Assembly after the Witch Clan rejected his invitation and the Dao Ancestor and Dao Venerable gave no response. As the guests arrived, their modest gifts and the late arrival of the Heavenly Court made him increasingly displeased, while Nuwa remained absent.

• The Ancestral Witches destroyed East King Duke's invitation and threw out his messenger, prompting East King Duke to vow to deal with the Witch Clan after the Heavenly Court.
• East King Duke's advisers urged him to focus on holding the assembly, and he accepted that neither the Dao Ancestor nor the Dao Venerable had answered his invitation.
• Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi arrived, but East King Duke mistook their visit for support until they clarified they had come to enjoy the gathering and presented their gifts.
• The Three Pure Ones, Kunpeng, and The Two from the West arrived with gifts that East King Duke considered inferior to those given to the Heavenly Court.
• Di Jun and the others arrived at the last moment, explaining that Heavenly Court affairs had delayed them, and East King Duke noticed that Nuwa was missing.

East King Duke hosted a banquet to establish the Immortal Court’s standing, but many powerful guests rejected his attempt to keep them for a Dao discussion. He secured a large group of Grand Luo Golden Immortals by offering the method of attaining the Dao and homes on Penglai Island, and the Immortal Court’s fortune surged.

• Fuxi explained that Nuwa had no connection to the Heavenly Court, while East King Duke suppressed his anger over the absent Queen Mother of the West, Nuwa, and Witch Clan.
• East King Duke announced that he would reveal the Dao Ancestor’s method of attaining the Dao, and Laozi told Tongtian that the banquet’s main purpose was to spread the Immortal Court’s name.
• Kunpeng and Ming He objected to East King Duke’s proposed Dao discussion, and Ming He, the Three Pure Ones, Zhen Yuanzi, and Di Jun left Penglai Island.
• East King Duke required anyone seeking the method of attaining the Dao to join the Immortal Court, prompting more than half the remaining guests to depart.
• East King Duke welcomed those who stayed, offered them cave abodes on Penglai Island, and discussed the method of Severing the Three Corpses with them over several Kalpas.
• The Immortal Court recruited many Grand Luo Golden Immortals, assembled the people needed for the Myriad Immortals Great Formation, and gathered fortune that accelerated East King Duke’s cultivation.

East King Duke’s reputation was ruined by rumors that he had harassed powerful women, and he stopped pursuing their source after suspecting Xuan Qing was behind them. At Wuzhuang Temple, Hong Yun broke through to the early stage of Quasi-Saint, then discovered that he had eaten all the Ginseng Fruit and Fire Cloud Jujubes.

• East King Duke accelerated the Myriad Immortals Great Formation drills after blaming Nuwa for the powerful women’s absence from his banquet.
• Rumors spread across the Prehistoric Era that East King Duke had tried to force himself on Queen Mother of the West and Nuwa, stirring fear and disgust toward him.
• East King Duke ordered the Immortal Court to find and kill whoever was spreading the rumors, but his followers traced their source to the East Sea.
• East King Duke suspected Xuan Qing had concealed the truth to defend Nuwa, so he abandoned the search and avoided causing trouble in the East Sea.
• Han Li praised Nuwa and the Xi He sisters for their scheme, while Zhen Yuanzi took Hong Yun back to Wuzhuang Temple for safety.
• Hong Yun severed his Evil Corpse and reached the early stage of Quasi-Saint, then learned Qing Feng and Ming Yue had no Ginseng Fruit or Fire Cloud Jujubes to celebrate with and called for Zhen Yuanzi.

Shanhai attacked Wuzhuang Temple to seize Zhen Yuanzi’s Earth Book, forcing Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun to defend themselves with their Spiritual Treasures. As Shanhai escalated his assault against the Earth Book Formation, Han Li recognized him and rushed to Wuzhuang Temple to settle their grudge.

• Shanhai struck Hong Yun down, demanded the Earth Book from Zhen Yuanzi, and revealed that he carried the Mountain Sea Scroll.
• Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun fought Shanhai with the Earth Book and Soul Scattering Gourd, drawing the attention of powerful figures across the Prehistoric Era.
• Zhunti persuaded Jieyin to sneak to Wuzhuang Temple and take the Ginseng Fruit while Zhen Yuanzi was occupied.
• Han Li recognized Shanhai’s aura, told Nuwa to stay behind, and sped toward Wuzhuang Temple.
• Zhen Yuanzi used the Earth Book’s Earth Veins and Moral Coercion Array to hold off Shanhai, who transformed into a giant strange beast and hurled a world from the Mountain Sea Scroll at the formation.

Lu Ya intervened when Shanhai threatened Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun, but Han Li arrived and attacked Shanhai over their old grudge. Shanhai escaped, and Han Li left Wuzhuang Temple after warning Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun; the battle made the Prehistoric Era’s great experts wary of the powerful figures among them.

• Lu Ya stopped Shanhai from crushing Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun beneath the Shanhai World and warned him against destroying the Earth Veins.
• Han Li appeared, attacked Shanhai with the Ren Water Sword, and forced him to rely on the Mountain Sea Scroll to survive.
• Lu Ya briefly drove Han Li back, then withdrew after learning that Han Li and Shanhai had a life-and-death vendetta.
• Shanhai detonated two High-Grade Postnatal Spirit Treasures and fled before Han Li could kill him.
• Han Li declined Zhen Yuanzi’s invitation to Wuzhuang Temple and left after praising him and expressing displeasure with Hong Yun.
• Zhen Yuanzi reprimanded Hong Yun for his arrogance, while the battle alerted other great experts to the Prehistoric Era’s powerful figures.

Di Jun and Fuxi discovered that the River Diagram and Luo Script contained the Zhou Tian Stars Great Formation, but the Demon Clan lacked the resources to establish it. Meanwhile, a clash between Zi Tie and the Witch Clan escalated, and Zhu Rong prepared to kill the injured demon as the Witches discussed eating meat.

• Di Jun asked Fuxi to investigate the River Diagram and Luo Script, and Fuxi discovered the Zhou Tian Stars Great Formation.
• Fuxi explained that the Formation required the origins of three hundred sixty-five Zhou Tian Stars, three hundred sixty-five Grand Luo Golden Immortals, and control of the three supreme stars.
• Di Jun tasked Fuxi with preparing the Formation's foundations while the Demon Clan cultivated more powerful fighters.
• A messenger reported that Zi Tie and the Zi Niu Clan had fought Jiu Feng, Xing Tian, Houyi, and other members of the Witch Clan.
• Zhu Rong arrived, defeated Zi Tie, and struck him into the ground while Xing Tian mocked him.
• Zhu Rong and Xing Tian discussed killing and eating Zi Tie as the other Witches eagerly joined in.

Zhu Rong and the Twelve Ancestral Witches fought Di Jun and the Demon Clan after a dispute over territory, forcing the Demon Clan to retreat. The Witch Clan planned to expand outward, while Di Jun ordered Fuxi to prepare the Zhou Tian Stars Great Formation, which required the Star Tree.

• Di Jun arrived as Zhu Rong threatened to kill Zi Tie, but the dispute escalated when Di Jun and Tai Yi attacked Zhu Rong and the other Ancestral Witches joined the fight.
• Di Jun ordered the Demon Clan to battle the Twelve Ancestral Witches, and the first Witch-Demon War broke out.
• Houtu overpowered Di Jun while the Demon Clan army suffered heavy losses, so Bai Ze urged Di Jun to retreat.
• Di Jiang proposed that the Twelve Ancestral Witches establish tribes and expand their territory from Pangu Hall.
• Di Jun returned to the Heavenly Court and ordered Bai Ze to advance the Zhou Tian Stars Great Formation plan.
• Fuxi said the formation required the Star Tree, prompting Di Jun and Tai Yi to suspect he meant Zi Wei's tree.

Xuan Qing ambushed Destiny while protecting Wang Shu as she broke through, and appeared to kill the Destiny Demon God with his hidden Immeasurable Law. Destiny escaped by sacrificing part of his Origin, leaving Xuan Qing to realize the Chaos Demon Gods were difficult to kill.

• Wang Shu completed her breakthrough to the Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm in Chaos.
• Destiny attacked Wang Shu, but Xuan Qing blocked the strike and sealed the surrounding Chaos with the Green Lotus of Creation.
• Xuan Qing unleashed his Immeasurable Law and pierced Destiny with the God-Slaying Spear, apparently destroying his body.
• Destiny escaped with the Destiny Celestial Book and his Indestructible Primordial Spirit after severing part of his Origin, then warned the other Demon Gods about Xuan Qing.
• Xuan Qing told Wang Shu and Han Xi that Destiny had escaped and reflected that the Chaos Demon Gods were difficult to kill.

Wang Shu returned to the starry sky and advanced to the Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm, expanding it and increasing the Prehistoric Era's Heaven and Earth Origin. Meanwhile, Di Jun and Tai Yi attacked Zi Wei after he refused to join the Heavenly Court, and the chapter left Zi Wei dead and Ziwei Star dimming.

• Wang Shu returned to the starry sky, where her breakthrough drew Chaos Qi into the Prehistoric Era and caused the starry sky to expand.
• Xuan Qing asked Han Xi about her progress, and she said she needed to comprehend Zhou Mountain's sealing power before breaking through.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi demanded that Zi Wei join the Heavenly Court, but Zi Wei refused and ordered them to leave Ziwei Star.
• Tai Yi attacked Zi Wei with the Chaos Bell while Di Jun struck him with the River Diagram and Luo Script, leaving him severely wounded.
• Zi Wei detonated his Origin, forcing Di Jun and Tai Yi off Ziwei Star and dimming the star; the two later returned to search for the Star Fruit Tree.

Kunpeng created and established Demon Script, earning Heavenly Dao Merit as its three thousand characters passed a lightning trial and spread through the Prehistoric Era. Di Jun and the demon gods headed to the North Sea to claim what they believed belonged to the Demon Clan, furious when its Auspicious Qi gathered around Kunpeng.

• Di Jun and Tai Yi cut down the Star Fruit Tree for materials to make Star Banners, while Xuan Qing secretly took a section of its heartwood and returned to Azure Nether Island with Wang Shu.
• Fuxi refined 365 main banners and auxiliary banners for the Zhou Tian Stars Great Formation using the Star Tree materials.
• After studying Innate Dao Patterns, Kunpeng created three thousand characters and announced that he would establish Demon Script for all living beings.
• The characters endured the lightning tribulation and merged into the Prehistoric Era, while living beings across the world praised Kunpeng.
• Kunpeng received Heavenly Dao Merit and divided it between the Demon Master Palace and storage for later use.
• Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Bai Ze set out for the North Sea, and Di Jun grew furious when two-tenths of the Demon Clan's Auspicious Qi gathered around Kunpeng.

After Kunpeng refused the Heavenly Court’s invitation to become Demon Teacher, Bai Ze devised a plan to weaken Kunpeng’s standing by making repeated, public invitations. Bai Ze returned to the North Sea with lavish gifts, but Kunpeng remained unwilling to serve beneath Di Jun.

• Di Jun wanted to bring Kunpeng to the Heavenly Court, but Bai Ze persuaded him to invite Kunpeng to serve as Demon Teacher instead.
• Kunpeng refused the invitation, and Bai Ze stopped Tai Yi from using force, proposing that the Heavenly Court invite him again publicly.
• Di Jun announced the invitation across the Demon Clan, and Kunpeng’s popularity fell as its members favored Di Jun.
• Bai Ze set out for the North Sea with Demon Gods and extravagant gifts while Di Jun publicized the visit; East King Duke welcomed the prospect of the Heavenly Court being embarrassed.
• Kunpeng again rejected Bai Ze, but Bai Ze presented the gifts Di Jun had sent, leaving Kunpeng startled by their extravagance.

Di Jun and Tai Yi forced Kunpeng to join the Demon Clan after years of pressure, then named him Demon Master and brought him to the Heavenly Court. Kunpeng concealed his hatred as the court welcomed him and absorbed his North Sea forces.

• Bai Ze spread rumors that Kunpeng despised the Heavenly Court, turning many demons against him and prompting calls for a campaign against the North Sea.
• Di Jun, Tai Yi, and the Ten Great Demon Gods surrounded Kunpeng at the North Sea and demanded that he join the Demon Clan and return its Auspicious Qi.
• Tai Yi and the others beat Kunpeng until he surrendered, after which Di Jun appointed him Demon Master, second only to the two brothers and Fuxi.
• Di Jun ordered Kunpeng to move to the Heavenly Court with the North Sea demons, then incorporated those demons into the Heavenly Court's army.
• Di Jun introduced Kunpeng to the court's core members, who welcomed him as their new Demon Master.

After Xuan Qing broke through to the Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal, he began developing the Heaven and Earth Dao Diagram and discovered a way to gather earth-vein origins from across the Prehistoric Land. His first attempt succeeded, and the Dao Diagram eagerly called for more.

• Kunpeng received no duties from Di Jun and remained isolated in the Heavenly Court, though the Demon Clan's Auspicious Qi accelerated his cultivation.
• Wang Shu took Xi He and Chang Xi away from Azure Nether Island after Xuan Qing replanted the Star Tree and received a branch of the Laurel Tree.
• Xuan Qing borrowed Nuwa's Map of Mountains and Rivers, compared it with his Heaven and Earth Dao Diagram, and decided to gather earth-vein origins to complete the diagram.
• Xuan Qing fashioned a fishing rod, used merit as bait, and sent its hook through space into the Prehistoric Land.
• After thousands of years, Xuan Qing caught an earth-vein origin and placed it in the Heaven and Earth Dao Diagram, which urged him to collect more.