Arc 18The Human Dao Ascends

Qi WuHuo rose through the celestial court’s conflicts, transformed his bloodline at the Sea of Blood, and began cultivating the Human Dao. After reaching the Earth Immortal realm, he faced Fuxi’s return and the onset of a Buddhism and Daoism tribulation.

  • Qi WuHuo helped Great Emperor Dongyang defeat the Judicial Great Celestial Venerable, then revealed himself as Taixuan, a Disciple of Yuxu and student of Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable.
  • Qi WuHuo returned to the Sea of Blood to protect Yun Qin, defeated its manifested hatred, and discovered Empress Wa’s body beneath the sea.
  • A past shadow of Yuchen challenged Qi WuHuo, named him his eldest disciple, and left him an Ancestral Tribulation sword imprint to deliver to his present-day self.
  • Jade Firmament Daoist Lord used the Sea of Blood, Houtu’s Breath Soil, Gong Gong’s water Qi, and Empress Nuwa’s influence to transform Qi WuHuo’s bloodline and awaken his Human Dao Qi.
  • Qi WuHuo helped Zhang Xiaoyu confront the Judicial Great Celestial Venerable, then returned to the Three Pure Dao Ancestors and revealed that he had mastered the Qi of Man.
  • Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable taught Qi WuHuo the foundations of his Dao, and Qi WuHuo formed an Inner Scenery World that the Bodhi Tree and Medicine Spirit helped stabilize.
  • Fuxi revealed himself to the Three Pure Ones, who attacked him before agreeing to house and seal him, while he told Qi WuHuo he had waited ten thousand years for a chance like him.
  • As the Buddhism and Daoism tribulation began, Qi WuHuo stabilized his Inner Scenery World and reached the Earth Immortal realm, while Great Master Xuan Du found Fuxi bound by golden talisman chains.
Chapters 433–458 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 433Victory!

Qi WuHuo demonstrated his power before the Celestial Court by drawing the light of the stars into the Eight Treasures Ruyi Glazed Bottle and using it to unleash a spear formed from the Myriad Phenomena of Stars. He ended the clash by declaring that Judicial Great Celestial Venerable had lost.

  • Great Emperor Dongyang asked the Jade Emperor and Great Emperor Ziwei to release the stars from their restraints, and the Star Lords exposed the full power of the constellations.
  • Qi WuHuo commanded Taiyi and drew the stars’ light into the Eight Treasures Ruyi Glazed Bottle, plunging the human world into darkness before Fire Luminary blazed across the heavens.
  • Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable taunted Shangqing Great Dao Lord about the overflowing bottle, provoking Shangqing to draw his sword.
  • Qi WuHuo gathered the remaining starlight into a Heavenly Manifestation of Fire God Zhu Rong and formed a spear from the Myriad Phenomena of Stars.
  • Judicial Great Celestial Venerable blocked Qi WuHuo’s spear, but the clash shattered the order and law-veins in the void.
  • Great Emperor Dongyang raised his spear and told Judicial Great Celestial Venerable that he had lost.

Ch. 434Flame Luminary Ascends!

After Great Emperor Dongyang defeated the Judicial Great Celestial Venerable, he claimed the Judicial True Lord’s rank, and the Flame Luminary absorbed the power of the stars. Qi WuHuo used the talisman to help it complete its transformation, leaving the Flame Luminary enthroned as the [Central Heaven].

  • The Judicial Great Celestial Venerable admitted defeat and surrendered the Judicial True Lord’s rank to Great Emperor Dongyang, while the Jade Emperor praised Qi WuHuo and restrained his killing intent.
  • The Judicial True Lord lost his divine rank, and Old Yellow Ox rejected his attempt to seek forgiveness by mocking him as a dog blocking the road.
  • Great Emperor Dongyang withdrew his divine art, allowing the stars, Heavenly River, moon, and sun to return to the sky.
  • The Flame Luminary drew in the power of the Four Symbols and Twenty-Eight Mansions, and Qi WuHuo sent the Judicial True Lord’s talisman into the stars to complete its transformation.
  • The Flame Luminary reached the position of [Central Heaven], becoming the sole light in heaven and earth.

Ch. 435Apprenticed to the Primordial Celestial Venerable

Fire Luminary rose to Midheaven and transferred Zhu Rong’s Qi to Qi WuHuo, while the Judicial Heavenly Venerable accused Great Emperor Dongyang of being True Martial and violating Heavenly Court law. With permission to reveal himself, Qi WuHuo shed his disguise and declared that he was Taixuan, a Disciple of Yuxu whose master was Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable.

  • Fire Luminary swallowed the Judicial True Lord’s status talisman, ascended to Midheaven, and sent Zhu Rong’s Qi into Qi WuHuo.
  • Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole warned Zhang Xiaoyu that Fire Luminary’s rise had drawn Dongyang into a dangerous political struggle.
  • The Judicial Great Celestial Venerable accused Great Emperor Dongyang of being True Martial and Supreme Xuanwei, then ordered him taken into custody.
  • Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole stopped Zhang Xiaoyu from intervening, while Qi WuHuo waited for approval to reveal his identity.
  • After receiving permission, Qi WuHuo removed his armor and declared himself Taixuan, a Disciple of Yuxu and student of Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable.

Ch. 436This Child Is Indeed Just Like Me!

Qi WuHuo revealed himself as Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable’s disciple, True Lord Tai Xuan, while the immortals accepted his identity and the Jade Emperor arranged for Yun Qin to show him around the celestial courts. The chapter left Qi WuHuo and Yun Qin facing one another amid the sea of clouds.

  • Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable provoked Shangqing Great Dao Lord by boasting that Tai Xuan was just like him, and Tai Shang stopped Shangqing from attacking him.
  • The immortals recognized Qi WuHuo as Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable’s Twelfth Holy True One, while the Judicial Great Celestial Venerable apologized and offered him a treasure.
  • Qi WuHuo accepted the treasure but used the Eight Treasures Ruyi Glazed Bottle to suppress it and guard against the Judicial Great Celestial Venerable’s divine sense.
  • Jade Emperor Zhang Xiaoyu privately praised Qi WuHuo, summoned him to the Soaring Heavens Palace, and ordered Yun Qin to guide him through the celestial courts.
  • Yun Qin introduced herself to Qi WuHuo as True Lord Tai Xuan and greeted him among the clouds.

Ch. 438Great Emperor Tai Xuan: What Is Qi WuHuo to Immortal Yun Qin?

Disguised as Great Emperor Tai Xuan, Qi WuHuo toured the Department of Dipper with Yun Qin and learned why she treasured the sesame cakes he had once given her. After Yun Qin said WuHuo meant a great deal to her, he asked what he was to her, leaving the question unanswered.

  • Qi WuHuo followed Yun Qin through the celestial sights as she described the Department of Dipper and repeatedly recalled visiting places with WuHuo.
  • Qi WuHuo asked Yun Qin which pastries she liked, and she explained that sesame cakes mattered most because WuHuo had given them to her when she first found a friend.
  • Yun Qin asked Great Emperor Tai Xuan to keep her feelings about the sesame cakes secret, and Qi WuHuo promised while deciding to bring her more.
  • The Shangqing Great Dao Lord and Supreme Old Man eavesdropped until Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable confronted them, prompting the Shangqing Great Dao Lord to start a fight and drag Di Ting into his team.
  • Qi WuHuo observed that WuHuo meant a great deal to Yun Qin, and she agreed before he asked what Qi WuHuo was to her.

Ch. 439The Primordial Blood Sea Meets a Disciple of the Upper Pure Dao Ancestor

After an awkward parting with Yun Qin, Qi WuHuo discovered that the ancient Blood Sea had awakened because it sensed the aura of an Upper Pure disciple. He fought it off, then realized Yun Qin was also in danger and raced back to her.

  • Qi WuHuo and Yun Qin grew embarrassed after discussing whether they were more than dear friends, then parted ways with True Lord Tai Xuan.
  • The Jade Emperor and Great Emperor Ziwei discussed dangers in the Myriad Phenomena of Stars, including the Blood Sea and its hatred of Upper Pure disciples.
  • Qi WuHuo arrived at the ancient Blood Sea, where his Blood River Sword and Upper Pure aura provoked the dormant sea into attacking him.
  • Qi WuHuo used the Earth-Leaving Flame Light Banner and his Great Grade power to withstand the Blood Sea, while the Blood River Sword urged him to devour it.
  • Qi WuHuo realized Yun Qin was also an Upper Pure direct disciple and hurried back to protect her.

Ch. 440Decree: Suppress the Sea of Blood!

Yun Qin was nearly swallowed by the Blood Sea Ancestor’s lingering resentment, but Qi WuHuo arrived and saved her. As Qi WuHuo and the blood sea prepared to fight, the Blood River Sword offered to eat it, and the sea suddenly froze.

  • Yun Qin noticed a killing intent beneath the blood sea, trapped part of it with formation flags, and fled when the sea attacked.
  • Yun Qin hid nearby, but the enraged Blood Sea Ancestor unleashed a widespread assault, forcing her to fight through the waves and taint the figure with the Northern Emperor’s aura using his fan.
  • Qi WuHuo arrived, shielded Yun Qin with Yuqing’s Overturning Heaven, and stopped the blood sea’s advance.
  • Qi WuHuo faced the blood sea with the Blood River Sword, which revealed itself to be another part of the Ancient Blood Sea Dao Lord.
  • Qi WuHuo released the sword after sensing its desire to fight, and the Blood River Sword told the blood sea it could eat until full, causing the sea to freeze.

Ch. 441Seeing the True Form of the Empress Wa!

Qi WuHuo reforged the Blood River Sword into a pure, karma-free weapon and used it to destroy the Blood Sea’s vengeful remnant. Drawn by a stirring in his blood, he entered a hidden realm beneath the sea and found the Empress Wa’s lifeless true form, where his Innate Human Race bloodline began transforming.

  • Qi WuHuo guided the Blood River Sword’s transformation, purifying it of resentment and karma while retaining its killing intent.
  • Qi WuHuo severed the Blood Sea’s manifested hatred from the sea and destroyed it with the reborn sword.
  • Qi WuHuo explained to Yun Qin that the remnant was a lingering thought of the dead Blood Sea Ancestor, then asked her to leave while he investigated the seabed.
  • Qi WuHuo descended into the blood sea and discovered a hidden garden surrounding the Empress Wa’s lifeless true form.
  • Qi WuHuo opened the barrier around the Empress Wa and felt his Innate Human Race bloodline begin to transform.

Ch. 442Qi WuHuo Battles Great Dao Lord Yuchen

Qi WuHuo discovered that Nüwa’s body lay within the blood sea and deduced that Fuxi had preserved it there, but a hidden swordsman attacked him before he could learn more. The swordsman revealed himself as a past shadow of Great Dao Lord Yuchen and challenged Qi WuHuo to test whose sword was stronger.

  • Qi WuHuo’s bloodline and physique rapidly transformed near Nüwa’s body, and he deduced that Fuxi had used the blood sea to nourish and protect her.
  • An unseen swordsman ambushed Qi WuHuo and wounded him with a style that countered his usual fighting methods.
  • Qi WuHuo adapted to the attacker’s swordplay, pinpointed his aura, and discovered a pile of slain Fuxi incarnations.
  • The swordsman revealed himself as a past shadow of Yuchen, who had stayed to protect Nüwa, kill Fuxi, and test his strength against his future self.
  • Yuchen chose Qi WuHuo as his opponent and attacked with his ultimate sword, [Tribulation].

Ch. 443I Forgive You for Defeating Your Master!

Shangqing Great Dao Lord reflected on his violent past while Qi WuHuo fought the youthful Daoist Lord Yuchen and endured an Ancestral Tribulation imprint. Yuchen made Qi WuHuo his eldest disciple for the encounter, set him to refine the Blood Sea, and challenged him to return for another fight.

  • Di Ting recovered over hotpot after being defeated by the Three Dao Ancestors, while Old Green Ox reassured him about his luck in meeting them in the present era.
  • Shangqing Great Dao Lord recalled how he had once sought only to kill and overcome worthy enemies, and asked Supreme to keep his youthful past from Wu Huo.
  • Qi WuHuo unleashed his techniques against young Yuchen, but the fight paused when Empress Wa's body helped restore Qi WuHuo's blood and strength.
  • Young Yuchen left an Ancestral Tribulation sword imprint on Qi WuHuo and ordered him to deliver it to his present-day self.
  • Young Yuchen declared Qi WuHuo his eldest disciple, raised the Blood Sea ritual around him, and told him to refine it before returning to fight or defeat his present-day self.

Ch. 444Nuwa Personally Changed His Blood, Returning Him to His Most Primordial Innate State!

Jade Firmament Daoist Lord used the Blood Sea ritual and Empress Nuwa’s instinct to transform Qi WuHuo into the most primordial Innate Human, drawing on the forces of Zhu Rong, Gong Gong, and Houtu. Qi WuHuo fell into a peaceful sleep as the purest Human Qi awakened within him, while the scene shifted to the Great Master refining pills in Purple Mansion Xuan Du Temple.

  • Yun Qin watched the Blood Sea erupt as Jade Firmament Daoist Lord began using it to strengthen Qi WuHuo and purify his bloodline.
  • The Blood Sea Ancestor’s inheritance appeared, but Jade Firmament Daoist Lord destroyed it and declared that the defeated had no Dao to pass on.
  • When Zhu Rong’s fire disrupted the blood exchange, Jade Firmament Daoist Lord found Houtu’s Breath Soil and Gong Gong’s water Qi among Qi WuHuo’s treasures and the Blood Sea.
  • Jade Firmament Daoist Lord combined the three forces with Empress Nuwa’s instinct to recreate the creation of humanity and ease the strain on her foundation.
  • Qi WuHuo’s bloodline transformed into the most perfect primordial Innate Human foundation, and pure Human Qi awakened as he sank into sleep.
  • The scene shifted to the Great Master refining pills in Purple Mansion Xuan Du Temple in the Heavenly Realm.

Ch. 445You Shall Be Jade Firmament Daoist Lord's First Great Disciple!

At Xuan Du Temple, Great Master Xuan Du sensed that Qi WuHuo’s bloodline had become astonishingly pure and rushed to see him, while Qi WuHuo awoke after surviving the Jade Firmament Daoist Lord’s Tribulation and found his Human Dao Qi newly formed. The Jade Firmament Daoist Lord sent Qi WuHuo back to the sea’s surface and began forging him a sword from the sea of blood, leaving the Great Unity Salvation Heavenly Venerate to wonder why the Shangqing technique carried his teacher’s aura.

  • Great Master Xuan Du sensed Qi WuHuo’s transformed bloodline, panicked, and deliberately made the Purple Gold Eight Trigrams Furnace explode so he could leave and see his younger brother.
  • Qi WuHuo awoke after an hour and realized that his Human Dao Qi had formed, though it remained weak and unfamiliar to cultivate.
  • The Jade Firmament Daoist Lord let Qi WuHuo return to the surface after sensing that Yun Qin had summoned reinforcements, then ordered him to claim a sword.
  • Qi WuHuo used the Primordial Scarlet Script as the Jade Firmament Daoist Lord forged a powerful sword from the sea of blood’s Baleful Intent.
  • The Great Unity Salvation Heavenly Venerate recognized the Shangqing Treasure Refinement Technique and sensed his teacher’s aura in it.

Ch. 446The Three Pure Ones’ True Disciples Appear Together!

Qi WuHuo emerged from the Blood Sea after forging two divine swords, and Great Unity Salvation Heavenly Venerate revealed him to the visiting immortals as a true disciple of Shangqing. Great Master Xuan Du arrived too late to see the Empress Wa or Jade Firmament Daoist Lord, then demanded to know where his junior apprentice-brother was.

  • Great Unity Salvation Heavenly Venerate sensed Yun Qin's worry, found Qi WuHuo tempering the Blood Sea, and concealed the scene from approaching immortals.
  • Great Unity Salvation Heavenly Venerate introduced Qi WuHuo as his true junior apprentice-brother, while the immortals watched him form a pair of swords from the Blood Sea.
  • Qi WuHuo emerged from the Blood Sea and reunited with the anxious Yun Qin after Great Unity Salvation Heavenly Venerate sent him to her.
  • Great Master Xuan Du arrived after the Blood Sea had settled and missed seeing the Empress Wa and Jade Firmament Daoist Lord hidden beneath it.
  • Great Master Xuan Du greeted Great Unity Salvation Heavenly Venerate and demanded to know where his junior apprentice-brother was.

Ch. 447What Do You Think of My Desire to Execute the Judicial Heavenly Venerable?

Great Master Xuan Du, Great Unity Salvation Heavenly Venerate, and Heavenly Marshal Tian Peng each planned to surprise the others with news about Qi WuHuo’s ties to their lineages. After Qi WuHuo returned to the Jade Emperor, Zhang Xiaoyu revealed that he wanted to execute the Judicial Heavenly Venerable and asked what Qi WuHuo thought.

  • Great Master Xuan Du and Great Unity Salvation Heavenly Venerate agreed to visit Qi WuHuo in the human world with Heavenly Marshal Tian Peng, while each privately anticipated surprising the others.
  • Great Unity Salvation Heavenly Venerate sent Qi WuHuo to Yun Qin, who accepted a jade slip and found a message asking her to enter a contest five hundred years later.
  • Zhang Xiaoyu summoned Qi WuHuo to the Soaring Heavens Palace, and the immortals debated which of the three newly revealed disciples would prevail in a fight.
  • Zhang Xiaoyu teased Qi WuHuo about his concealed identities, then warned that his clash with the Judicial Heavenly Venerable would make enemies.
  • Zhang Xiaoyu told Qi WuHuo he wanted to execute the Judicial Heavenly Venerable and asked for his opinion.

Ch. 448Temporarily Acting as the Jade Emperor!

Zhang Xiaoyu asked Qi WuHuo to help him remove Judicial Great Celestial Venerable and restore the Jade Emperor’s authority. When Judicial arrived at the Soaring Heavens Palace, Qi WuHuo had taken Zhang Xiaoyu’s place, and Judicial recognized the imposing figure as Haotian.

  • Zhang Xiaoyu explained why Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole would not intervene and said he needed to deal with Judicial himself.
  • Qi WuHuo judged that neither he nor Zhang Xiaoyu could defeat Judicial in a direct fight, but Zhang Xiaoyu proposed using Qi WuHuo’s One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones to conceal his presence.
  • Zhang Xiaoyu asked Qi WuHuo to pose as the Jade Emperor’s trusted guard and, when Judicial arrived, urged him to take the Jade Emperor’s place.
  • Qi WuHuo agreed to help after Zhang Xiaoyu said he wanted Judicial to know he had not been wrong about him, and Zhang Xiaoyu handed him the Jade Emperor’s seal.
  • Old Celestial Lord led Judicial into the Soaring Heavens Palace, where Judicial saw the apparent Jade Emperor’s golden eyes and recognized Haotian.

Ch. 449The Supreme Celestial Emperor Who Opens Heaven and Wields the Talisman!

Qi WuHuo used the Soaring Heavens Palace seal to impersonate the Jade Emperor as the Judicial Great Celestial Venerable pressed his plans to seize True Martial and consolidate power. When Qi WuHuo fully claimed the seal’s authority, the Heavenly Book changed the Jade Emperor’s title, leaving the Record Keeper Immortal Official stunned.

  • Qi WuHuo used the seal and his Taiyi Cultivation Body to imitate the Jade Emperor’s aura while Zhang Xiaoyu coached him.
  • The Judicial Great Celestial Venerable confessed his supposed faults, then urged the Jade Emperor to punish Great Emperor Dongyang and order True Martial’s capture.
  • Qi WuHuo and Zhang Xiaoyu recognized that the Judicial Great Celestial Venerable was using the Heavenly Court’s laws and authority to advance a ritual and replace the Jade Emperor as the center of its order.
  • The Judicial Great Celestial Venerable demanded to lead an army against True Martial, and Qi WuHuo’s anger rose as Zhang Xiaoyu restrained himself.
  • Qi WuHuo rejected the Judicial Great Celestial Venerable’s attempt to mark the seal, took its control to one hundred percent, and declared, “How dare you!!!”
  • The Heavenly Book added and combined new titles for the Jade Emperor, naming him Supreme Jade Emperor, Great Heavenly Venerable Who Grants Absolution, Supreme Emperor Above the Firmament of the Nine Heavens.

Ch. 450Sharing the Honored Title!

Qi WuHuo and Zhang Xiaoyu defused their confrontation with the Judicial Heavenly Venerable, then shared ancient wine and sealed a pact to become brothers and share the honored title of Jade. After returning to the mortal world, Qi WuHuo remembered Great Dao Lord Yuchen’s request to deliver a sword.

  • Zhang Xiaoyu’s counsel helped Qi WuHuo rebuke the Judicial Heavenly Venerable, who withdrew after being offered a chance to seek one of the vacant Four Emperor seats.
  • Zhang Xiaoyu praised Qi WuHuo’s bearing, returned the seal to him, and invited him to choose a treasure from the Haotian Treasure Vault.
  • Qi WuHuo chose the Earth-Leaving Flame Light Banner and an ancient wine flask, while Zhang Xiaoyu explained that the Haotian Mirror, Book of Heaven, and Sky-Covering Banner were forbidden by ancient oaths.
  • Qi WuHuo and Zhang Xiaoyu drank the wine, agreed to protect each other for sixty years, and drunkenly stamped a pact naming Qi WuHuo the Jade Capital and making them brothers.
  • Qi WuHuo returned to the mortal world and recalled Great Dao Lord Yuchen’s instruction to deliver a sword as a letter of introduction.

Ch. 451The Return to the Sect to Report to the Three Pure Dao Ancestors

Qi WuHuo returned to the Three Pure Dao Ancestors, presented the Eight Treasures Ruyi Glazed Bottle, and reported that he had found Empress Nuwa’s body beneath the sea of blood. He then revealed that his bloodline had reached the source of the Innate Human Race and that he had mastered the Qi of Man, leaving Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable stunned.

  • The green-shirted spirit secretly examined Qi WuHuo’s robe and restored the traces of blood to it before Qi WuHuo went to wash and pay his respects.
  • Qi WuHuo presented the Eight Treasures Ruyi Glazed Bottle to Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable, who told him to reach the Earth Immortal realm within a hundred days.
  • Qi WuHuo told the Three Pure Dao Ancestors that he had met Empress Nuwa and found her body beneath the sea of blood, and they discussed how he could eventually return her soul to it.
  • Taiqing Moral Celestial Venerable explained that Qi WuHuo’s blood carried powerful traces of Empress Nuwa and the Innate Human Race, and Qi WuHuo admitted he had used up the breath-soil.
  • Qi WuHuo revealed that Zhu Rong’s Qi, Gonggong’s Qi, Empress Nuwa’s blood exchange, and the breath-soil had brought his bloodline to the source of the Innate Human Race.
  • Qi WuHuo manifested the Qi of Man and announced that he had mastered his second Qi, leaving Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable’s composure frozen.

Ch. 452A Sword I Learned from the Great Dao Lord Yuchen, to Pay Homage to Shangqing

Qi WuHuo manifested Human Dao Qi, and Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable planned his path to becoming an Earth Immortal. When WuHuo revealed the swords and technique he had learned beneath the Sea of Blood, an inherited will took control and set him against Shangqing Great Dao Lord.

  • Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable praised WuHuo for manifesting Human Dao Qi and ordered him to cultivate the remaining Five Qi before descending the mountain.
  • Supreme recognized WuHuo’s Innate Human Race bloodline as the successor to his unfinished cultivation method, while Shangqing Great Dao Lord waited eagerly to hear what his disciple had gained.
  • WuHuo drew two swords, but struggled against the will embedded in the technique he had received beneath the Sea of Blood.
  • Shangqing Great Dao Lord welcomed the chance to face the mysterious swordsman’s move, not realizing the technique came from Great Dao Lord Yuchen.
  • WuHuo lost control, invoked the Tribulation Sword, and declared that he used a sword learned from Great Dao Lord Yuchen to pay his respects to Shangqing.

Ch. 453Primordial Heavenly King, Late Tribulation of Kai Huang—What Are You All Laughing At?

Qi WuHuo witnessed Shangqing Great Dao Lord suppress a sword challenge from his past self, then received lessons in swordsmanship and learned that Shangqing planned to leave that past self guarding Nüwa for now. After the Three Pure Ones teased one another about their embarrassing pasts, Qi WuHuo went to Yuqing’s courtyard at night and was asked why he had come.

  • Qi WuHuo used the Spirit Charm to unleash a sword bearing Shangqing’s past self’s challenge, but Shangqing shattered it and sent the mountain flying with a sweep of his sleeve.
  • Shangqing recognized the sword as a challenge he had arranged in his youth, explained its techniques to Qi WuHuo, and offered to teach him sword forging.
  • Supreme and Yuqing teased Shangqing about his youthful exploits, and Shangqing retaliated by threatening to reveal their own embarrassing pasts.
  • Qi WuHuo admitted he already knew about the others’ pasts, prompting Supreme and Yuqing to seize Shangqing and invite him for a private chat.
  • Shangqing declined to fight his past self because Nüwa still needed protection beneath the Sea of Blood, and he planned to confront him after Qi WuHuo brought Nüwa back.
  • Qi WuHuo visited Yuqing’s courtyard after midnight and knocked three times; Yuqing answered by asking what he had come for.

Ch. 454Reenacting the Creation of Heaven and Earth: A Thousand Methods, Endless Divine Powers—which One Will You Cultivate?

Qi WuHuo rejected Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable’s offered divine powers and received instruction in the foundations of the Great Dao. Yuqing helped him prepare to become an Earth Immortal, and Qi WuHuo began creating his own Inner Scenery World as the coming tribulations drew closer.

  • Qi WuHuo visited Yuqing Primordial Celestial Venerable at midnight and asked to learn the orthodox Dao.
  • Yuqing offered Qi WuHuo powerful methods, including Brahma Qi Filling the Void and the Karma Cycle, but Qi WuHuo refused them and said he wanted the Great Dao.
  • Pleased with Qi WuHuo’s understanding, Yuqing passed on the foundations of his Dao and warned that the coming tribulations would involve Qi WuHuo.
  • Yuqing used purple qi and several treasures to help Qi WuHuo gather the five qi and explained that he must create his own Inner Scenery World to become an Earth Immortal.
  • Qi WuHuo began cultivating in the air while Yuqing, Shangqing, and Taishang watched and considered what kind of world he would create.

Ch. 455Creation of Heaven and Earth: Talisman in Hand, Axe in Hand!

Qi WuHuo struggled to open his Inner Scenery World until he realized he had to compress Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire into the primordial One, then split them apart with his own power. As the Three Pure Ones sealed the breakthrough, the azure-robed young man predicted a future opportunity for the Little Medicine Spirit, and Qi WuHuo finally raised his hand to strike with the True Talisman of Controlling Heaven's Creation.

  • The Three Pure Ones sealed the world around Qi WuHuo as he began his breakthrough, while Di Ting and the Little Medicine Spirit noticed the disturbance.
  • The azure-robed young man teased the Little Medicine Spirit about eating its buried fruits, then promised it a great future opportunity and described divination as reading the traces of every raindrop.
  • Qi WuHuo formed Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire with the five elements and five Qi, but stopped when he could not bring himself to let the world expand.
  • Qi WuHuo recalled his teachers' teachings and understood that all things had to collapse into the One before erupting into Heaven and Earth.
  • Qi WuHuo compressed the elements into a single point, invoked the True Talisman of Controlling Heaven's Creation, and brought his hand down like an axe.

Ch. 456I Am Fuxi!

Qi WuHuo opened an immense Inner Scenery World and stabilized it with the Medicine Spirit’s power and a celestial tree rooted among the stars. As the Three Pure Dao Ancestors prepared to confront the green-robed man, he revealed that he was Fuxi.

  • Qi WuHuo used the Taiyi Cultivation Body and the Three Lights Divine Water to open an Earth Immortal Inner Scenery World containing countless stars and worlds.
  • Great Emperor Ziwei recognized that a Daoist of the Three Pure Ones had reached the Earth Immortal realm and sent for the Northern Emperor’s Son to bring congratulations.
  • Di Ting became distressed after the green-robed artifact spirit hinted at Bai Ze’s fate, then struck his head against a pillar.
  • The green-robed artifact spirit sent the Medicine Spirit to Qi WuHuo, whose Inner Scenery was collapsing because the Bodhi sapling could not sustain its Five Qi.
  • The Bodhi Tree’s power and the Medicine Spirit’s arrival helped stabilize Qi WuHuo’s Inner Scenery, forming a vast celestial tree that connected its stars and worlds.
  • Qi WuHuo and the Three Pure Dao Ancestors turned their weapons and attention toward the green-robed man, who declared, “I am Fuxi.”

Ch. 457Great Emperor Ziwei of the North Pole Awaits the Daoist for Ten Thousand Years

The Three Pure Ones confronted Fuxi, who surrendered and offered conflicting explanations for his return. Tai Shang kept him under seal, while Fuxi told Qi WuHuo that he had waited ten thousand years for a chance like him.

  • Fuxi revealed himself to the Three Pure Ones, and they attacked him together while Supreme sent Qi WuHuo far away to the South Sea.
  • Fuxi surrendered to the Three Pure Ones, and Qi WuHuo returned after learning to ride clouds and control the wind.
  • Fuxi gave four possible reasons for appearing, including protecting Qi WuHuo’s strength and carrying out a plan through his own death.
  • Qi WuHuo suggested Fuxi wanted the Three Pure Ones to keep him close, and Tai Shang agreed to house and seal him.
  • Tai Shang questioned whether Fuxi was truly himself or an incarnation of the Great Dao, and Fuxi challenged him to consider whether the distinction mattered.
  • Fuxi apologized to Qi WuHuo for drawing him into the struggle and said he had waited ten thousand years for a chance like him.

Ch. 458After Traveling Ten Thousand Miles, One Should See Buddhas Along the Way—Yet Who Knows Which Buddha or Dao?

Qi WuHuo prepared to seize the opportunity to stabilize his Inner Scenery World and enter the Earth Immortal realm as the Buddhism and Daoism tribulation began. Meanwhile, the Three Pure Ones’ senior disciples set out to settle a New Year’s dispute, and Great Master Xuan Du discovered Fuxi bound by the Great Dao.

  • Qi WuHuo continued cultivating under the Primordial Celestial Venerable’s guidance, and his Inner Scenery World neared stability as the New Year approached.
  • Qi WuHuo sensed Buddhist energy stir the sword formation protecting the Medicine Master Buddha’s reincarnated body and realized the moment could stabilize his Inner Scenery World.
  • Qi WuHuo headed toward the triggered formation as the Buddhism and Daoism tribulation began and his Human Dao Qi stabilized, reaching the Earth Immortal realm.
  • Great Master Xuan Du, Great True Lord Tian Peng, and Great Unity Salvation Heavenly Venerate exchanged messages about their planned New Year’s contest and hurried toward the mountain.
  • Great Master Xuan Du found Fuxi playing chess in the courtyard, recognized the golden talisman chains binding him to the Great Dao, and heard Fuxi greet him.
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