Recaps

Di Jun and East King Duke compensated Zhou Yuan for the Authority of Water Element, while Di Jiang offered the witch clan’s share as he fought Eastern Emperor Tai Yi. Zhou Yuan accepted the transfers and began establishing a residence in the Northern Sea, while Zhen Yuanzi tried to persuade Daoist Hongyun to stay safe until his planned seclusion.

• Di Jun sentenced Old Ancestor Kunpeng to three thousand years of confinement in the North Nether Palace, and Kunpeng reluctantly conceded defeat and returned there.
• Di Jun apologized to Zhou Yuan and offered the demon clan’s waters as compensation, which Zhou Yuan accepted.
• East King Duke offered the continent’s water authority on behalf of the Four Seas Dragon Clan, and Di Jiang offered the witch clan’s share while challenging Eastern Emperor Tai Yi to battle.
• Zhou Yuan considered the difficulty of obtaining the Water Element Black Emperor position and descended to the Northern Sea to establish a residence.
• At Wuzhuang Temple, Zhen Yuanzi warned Daoist Hongyun about the dangers of possessing Primordial Violet Qi, but Hongyun said he planned to enter seclusion after visiting Purple Cloud Palace and asked Zhen Yuanzi to protect him.

Zhou Yuan established Moonlight Spirit Mansion at Moonwatch Lake and recruited Hei Zhuo’s clan to serve him. He then revealed his plan to use the Dragon Gate to rebuild the dragon clan and secure control of the Primordial Continent’s water element.

• Zhen Yuanzi urged Old Ancestor Hongyun to cultivate carefully and offered to introduce him to Taiyuan Heavenly Venerate, but Hongyun declined the favor while welcoming a chance to exchange insights.
• After learning Zhou Yuan sought a residence in North Nether Continent, Hei Zhuo ordered his clan to avoid provoking him.
• Zhou Yuan arrived at Moonwatch Lake and asked Hei Zhuo to let him establish a secondary residence there; he offered the clan a place serving him, and Hei Zhuo accepted.
• Zhou Yuan built Moonlight Spirit Mansion above the lake and told Hei Zhuo that his second disciple would oversee it, while Hei Zhuo began selecting Aquatic Race members with dragon blood.
• Zhou Yuan showed Liu Xuan the Dragon Gate and explained that he planned to use it to restore the dragon clan’s strength and help it reclaim authority over the Four Seas and the continent’s water element.

After another twenty thousand years, Zhou Yuan received Purple Heaven Palace’s summons and traveled through chaos to attend its gathering. He entered the palace as Haotian and Yaochi wondered when they could establish their own sects.

• Zhou Yuan told Liu Xuan to keep Moonlight Spirit Mansion’s plans hidden and let the dragon clan decide its future allegiance.
• Zhou Yuan reflected that he needed to attain the Water Element Black Emperor position before advancing his cultivation and reckoned that three thousand years had passed since the last gathering.
• Zhou Yuan crossed the world membrane and traveled through chaos to Purple Heaven Palace.
• Haotian and Yaochi greeted Zhou Yuan at the palace gates and let him enter.
• Haotian told Yaochi he wanted to establish a sect and wield authority, but fell silent when she asked who would guard the palace.
• Haotian and Yaochi noticed another arrival and hurried forward to greet them.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun appointed seven Mystic Gate Ancestors and heard proposals for a Mystic Gate Heavenly Court to manage the Immortal Path. As the factions disputed who should hold that authority, Zhou Yuan hinted that someone already present was suited to the task.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun announced that seven Mystic Gate Ancestors would govern the Ancestral Court of Mystic Gate on his behalf.
• Grand Pure Daoist raised concerns about the ancestors managing every affair, and Daoist of Beginning Heavenly Venerate proposed creating a Mystic Gate Heavenly Court.
• Di Jun, Di Jiang, and East King Duke opposed the proposal, warning that it would rival the existing Demon Clan Heavenly Court.
• Nuwa suggested that Di Jun's Heavenly Court handle the Immortal Path's affairs, while Daoist Jieyin argued that the Demon Clan Heavenly Court was too limited.
• Zhou Yuan told the assembly that a fellow Daoist already present was perfectly suited to manage the Immortal Path's affairs.

Zhou Yuan steered the sages away from establishing an Immortal Path Heavenly Court, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun appointed East King Duke and Queen Mother of the West to govern the immortal Dao Court. Hongjun then revealed that a new Great Tribulation had begun, leaving the gathered powers fearful of the slaughter to come.

• Zhou Yuan proposed that East King Duke govern Purple Mansion Continent and oversee the Dao Court instead of becoming a Pure Yang Heavenly Emperor, and the sages approved.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun gave East King Duke the [Immortal Path Golden Book] and Queen Mother of the West the [Immortal Path Jade Scroll], assigning them authority over male and female Golden Immortals.
• East King Duke accepted his appointment and secretly considered using the Dao Court and the [Ten Thousand Immortals Formation] to pursue greater power, while Di Jun resolved to kill him.
• Zhou Yuan viewed the new Dao Court as a way to intensify conflict between the Demon Clan and Purple Mansion Continent and profit from the resulting chaos.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun declared that the conflict on Kunlun Mountain had begun a new Great Tribulation and said that only boundless slaughter could restore cosmic balance.

After Dao Ancestor Hongjun warned that the coming tribulation would punish those who joined the Primordial World's conflicts, Zhou Yuan accepted Zhen Yuanzi's invitation to Wuzhuang Temple and discussed the Dao with him and Old Ancestor Hongyun. Zhen Yuanzi asked Zhou Yuan to save Hongyun if calamity befell him, and Zhou Yuan agreed, leaving them with the hope of his aid.

• Dao Ancestor Hongjun said the tribulation arose from the karma of all living beings, warned the sages to avoid worldly disputes, and concealed himself in chaos until the calamity ended.
• Zhen Yuanzi and Old Ancestor Hongyun invited Zhou Yuan to Wuzhuang Temple, where he accepted their hospitality and gave pills to Qingfeng and Mingyue.
• Zhou Yuan, Zhen Yuanzi, and Old Ancestor Hongyun shared Ginseng Fruit and discussed the Dao for eight hundred years, each gaining insight.
• Zhen Yuanzi asked Zhou Yuan where the coming calamity would fall, and Zhou Yuan said slaughter would restore balance to Heaven and Earth and that many beings would die.
• Zhen Yuanzi worried that Hongyun's Primordial Violet Qi would draw danger during the calamity and asked Zhou Yuan to save him if disaster struck.
• Zhou Yuan agreed to help Hongyun if calamity came, and Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun thanked him.

As the great calamity began and heavenly secrets became obscured, Zhou Yuan ordered his disciples to prepare and sent a message to Liu Xuan. Kunpeng, Di Jun, and the Three Pure Daoists considered their plans amid the coming conflict, while Daoist Hongyun received a frightened attendant seeking refuge at Longevity Mountain.

• After eighty thousand years, Zhou Yuan recognized that the great calamity had begun, sent White Deer Attendant to tell Liu Xuan he could act, and ordered Wuyi Mountain sealed.
• Old Ancestor Kunpeng planned to pursue the Heavenly Emperor's throne once he obtained the Primordial Violet Qi.
• Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Tai Yi discussed watching Daoist Hongyun and preparing to seize his Primordial Violet Qi.
• Grand Pure Daoist urged Daoist of Beginning Heavenly Venerate and Daoist of Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerate to wait as the Witch and Demon Clans rose during the epoch.
• Three thousand years later, Daoist Hongyun let Dao Lord Hanfu's attendant into Longevity Mountain after learning that enemies had attacked Hanfu over an Innate Spiritual Root.

Old Ancestor Hongyun learned that Dao Lord Hanfu had lured him to Frost Cave as part of a plot to seize the Primordial Violet Qi, and killed Hanfu in their confrontation. East King Duke then revealed himself and attacked Hongyun, who evaded the first strike as the battle began.

• Old Ancestor Hongyun left Longevity Mountain to answer Dao Lord Hanfu's supposed call for help, despite Hanfu's instruction that no one seek revenge.
• At Frost Cave, Dao Lord Hanfu admitted his jealousy over Hongyun's Primordial Violet Qi and attacked him with Profound Nether Ender Qi.
• Old Ancestor Hongyun used the Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Gourd to scatter Hanfu's soul and consume his Dao body, then tried to escape through a rift he had secretly opened.
• East King Duke appeared, said he wanted the Primordial Violet Qi to pursue the Heavenly Emperor's position, and blocked Hongyun's escape with a golden pagoda and dragon-head walking stick.
• East King Duke struck with the Pure Yang Limitless Sword, but Hongyun used a divine ability to become impossible to anchor and avoided being subdued.

East King Duke nearly captured Old Ancestor Hongyun, but Hongyun escaped with Carefree Roam and was ambushed by Old Ancestor Kunpeng. Kunpeng seized Hongyun’s Primordial Violet Qi, but Di Jun and Tai Yi appeared as he fled toward the Northern Sea.

• East King Duke overwhelmed Old Ancestor Hongyun and tried to force him to surrender the Primordial Violet Qi and submit to Purple Mansion Continent.
• Old Ancestor Hongyun escaped East King Duke with Carefree Roam, suffering severe damage to his soul and true spirit.
• Old Ancestor Kunpeng attacked the injured Hongyun, intending to claim the Primordial Violet Qi and settle their old grievance.
• East King Duke intervened, but Kunpeng bypassed his attacks, crushed Hongyun’s head, and seized his primordial spirit and Primordial Violet Qi.
• Old Ancestor Kunpeng fled toward the Northern Sea, but Di Jun and Tai Yi appeared before him.

Old Ancestor Kunpeng, Di Jun, Tai Yi, and East King Duke fought over Daoist Hongyun’s soul and Primordial Violet Qi as Zhen Yuanzi was held back by Zhunti. An unknown figure rescued Hongyun’s soul with the Mother-Child Soul-Swaying Bell, leaving Tai Yi enraged and Zhen Yuanzi still fighting Zhunti.

• East King Duke urged Kunpeng to join him against Di Jun and Tai Yi, but Kunpeng seized Hongyun’s soul and tried to flee.
• Kunpeng fought Tai Yi, then threw Hongyun’s soul and Primordial Violet Qi into the void and escaped toward the Northern Darkness Sea.
• Tai Yi and East King Duke rushed for the Primordial Violet Qi, but the Mother-Child Soul-Swaying Bell swallowed Hongyun’s soul and carried it away.
• An unknown figure used a tiny millstone to knock away Tai Yi’s Eastern Emperor Bell and rescued the Mother-Child Soul-Swaying Bell.
• Tai Yi attacked East King Duke in fury while Zhen Yuanzi continued fighting Zhunti, accusing him of preventing Hongyun’s rescue.

Emperor Fengdu rescued Daoist Hongyun, who recovered enough to settle in Luofeng Mountain and share his Primordial Violet Qi with Fengdu. Meanwhile, Di Jun prepared to attack Purple Mansion Continent and use the Myriad Demon Banner to curb the Demon Clan’s internal factions, ending with plans to summon the clan’s elders to Heaven.

• Emperor Fengdu released Daoist Hongyun from the Mother-Child Soul-Swaying Bell and used the Nine Revolutions Soul-Returning Soup to revive him.
• Daoist Hongyun thanked Fengdu and Taiyuan, agreed to recuperate in Luofeng Mountain, and offered to study the Primordial Violet Qi with Fengdu.
• At Wuyi Mountain, Zhou Yuan considered Hongyun’s survival and planned to claim the position of Water Element Black Emperor during the Witch-Demon Tribulation.
• Di Jun ordered the Demon Clan to prepare for an invasion of Purple Mansion Continent in three thousand years and sent Eastern Emperor Tai Yi to seek Fuxi and Nuwa’s help in summoning Kunpeng.
• Di Jun showed Bai Ze and Tu Shan the Myriad Demon Banner and proposed placing threads of the elder demons’ true spirits inside it to restrain factional infighting.
• Bai Ze and Tu Shan pledged their support, and Di Jun ordered the elder demons of every lineage to be summoned to Heaven.

Fuxi and Nuwa persuaded Kunpeng to attend Di Jun’s heavenly banquet, where Tu Shan accused Kunpeng of attacking the Heavenly Emperor and demanded his execution. Kunpeng admitted his guilt, but Fuxi proposed a lesser punishment, leaving Di Jun to weigh unity and authority against the risk of killing a powerful demon elder.

• Fuxi and Nuwa visited Kunpeng in Northern Darkness and invited him to Ling Xiao Palace to discuss the Primordial Violet Qi.
• Fuxi, Nuwa, and Kunpeng joined the lively heavenly banquet, where Tu Shan interrupted the festivities to present a memorial.
• Tu Shan accused Kunpeng of grave disrespect for attacking Di Jun and Tai Yi, and demanded that Di Jun behead him.
• As the hall grew tense, Kunpeng admitted his guilt, while the assembled demon elders feared what Di Jun might demand of them.
• Tu Shan pressed for Kunpeng’s execution, but Fuxi argued that Kunpeng’s past service and merit warranted a chance to redeem himself by surrendering a wisp of his true spirit to the Myriad Demon Banner.
• Di Jun considered the proposal, knowing he could not easily kill Kunpeng without undermining the Demon Clan’s unity or provoking Fuxi and Nuwa.

Di Jun forced Old Ancestor Kunpeng, Bai Ze, and the demon elders to place their true spirits in the [Myriad Demon Banner], then pardoned their past crimes and unified the demon race behind him. Three thousand years later, he led the demon army to Purple Mansion Continent, where Old Ancestor Kunpeng demanded submission and East King Duke confronted him.

• Old Ancestor Kunpeng agreed to place a wisp of his true spirit in the [Myriad Demon Banner], and Bai Ze exposed the demon elders’ past crimes before offering his own true spirit to the banner.
• Di Jun pardoned the elders’ past offenses, and the demon representatives entered their true spirits into the [Myriad Demon Banner], making it a treasure that could bear the demon race’s fortune.
• Di Jun ordered Tu Shan to publicize the banquet’s events, then announced an expedition against Purple Mansion Continent in three thousand years.
• The demon lineages trained their soldiers, and Di Jun departed with his army for Purple Mansion Continent after entrusting Fuxi and Empress Nuwa with guarding the Heavenly Court.
• Zhou Yuan watched the demon army through a Water Mirror and considered how his plans to claim the Four Seas’ water fortune might weaken the demon race.
• Old Ancestor Kunpeng demanded that East King Duke submit and offer compensation, but East King Duke accused Kunpeng of distorting the truth and looked toward Di Jun’s imperial carriage.

East King Duke challenged Di Jun’s Demon Clan army to break the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, then revealed a formation commanded by four Primordial Golden Immortals. Di Jun, Eastern Emperor Tai Yi, and Old Ancestor Kunpeng entered the formation and faced its defenders, leaving both sides poised for battle.

• East King Duke accused Di Jun of coveting the Four Seas and the Ancestral Court of Mystic Gate, then wagered the Dao Court’s foundation on whether the Demon Clan could break his formation.
• Di Jun asked Fuxi to identify the formation, and Fuxi warned that it was a peerless killing formation; Elder Gui compared it to the Ten Thousand Dragon Formation.
• Di Jun entered the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation with Eastern Emperor Tai Yi and Old Ancestor Kunpeng, while Bai Ze secretly received a jade slip and instructions to seek reinforcements if needed.
• The three demons discovered that Immortal Lord San Ji, Queen Mother of the West, East King Duke, and Great God Lei Ze each commanded a direction of the formation.
• Di Jun tried to persuade Immortal Lord San Ji, Queen Mother of the West, and Great God Lei Ze to withdraw, but each refused to abandon the Dao Court.
• East King Duke rejected further negotiation and called on the formation’s defenders to settle the conflict by force.

Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Kunpeng became trapped in East King Duke’s Ten Thousand Immortals Formation while Zhou Yuan considered how it could spur the demon race to create the Zhou Tian Star Dou Grand Formation. Fuxi and Nuwa arrived to help rescue them, and the sun and moon forces began to gather.

• Di Jun, Kunpeng, and Tai Yi entered different sectors of East King Duke’s Ten Thousand Immortals Formation and clashed with the immortals defending it.
• Tai Yi tried to reach San Ji, but Queen Mother of the West joined San Ji and confronted him with the Plain Colored Cloud Boundary Flag.
• Zhou Yuan watched the formation hold the three demon leaders and considered the rise of the Zhou Tian Star Dou Grand Formation and the possibility of mediating between the demon race and the Star God Lineage.
• Bai Ze brought Fuxi and Nuwa to the Eastern Sea, where Fuxi judged the formation difficult to break and proposed opening a gap from within and without.
• The sun rose from Fusang and the moon descended from the moon laurel as the lunar and solar forces gathered to aid the rescue.

Chang Xi, Xi He, Fuxi, and Nuwa helped the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation repel Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Kunpeng from Purple Mansion Continent. Back in Ling Xiao Palace, Di Jun ordered Fuxi to lead the Demon Clan in gathering ancient formations and forging a grand formation to rival it.

• Chang Xi, Xi He, Fuxi, and Nuwa attacked the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, and Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Kunpeng exploited a gap to escape its counterattack.
• East King Duke mocked Di Jun, who ordered the Demon Clan to retreat rather than risk another fight while the three Primordial Golden Immortals were injured.
• The sages recognized the Dao Court of Purple Mansion Continent as one of the foremost powers, and some considered joining it.
• Di Jun lamented the Demon Clan's defeat in Ling Xiao Palace and asked his ministers how to counter the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation.
• Bai Ze advised searching ancient Divine Clan lineages for powerful formations, while Tu Shan proposed combining them with Fuxi's formation expertise and the [River Diagram] and [Luo Book].
• Di Jun appointed Fuxi to lead the Demon Clan's formation masters in gathering and combining formations into one grand formation.

After Fuxi presented the Heavenly Court with the All Stars Grand Formation, Di Jun recognized that the Zhou Tian Star Dou Grand Formation required the cooperation of the Star Gods, led by Daoist Mother Yuan Jun. The Heavenly River Water God arrived at Ling Xiao Palace and offered Di Jun a plan to overcome the obstacle, leaving its details unrevealed.

• Fuxi presented Di Jun with the All Stars Grand Formation, which the demon clan had deduced over thirty thousand years.
• Di Jun saw that the Zhou Tian Star Dou Grand Formation could draw on the Zhou Tian stars, but doubted the Star Gods would agree to help the Heavenly Court.
• The demon clan's gathered sacred beings offered no way to approach the Star God Lineage, with which the Heavenly Court had a history of conflict.
• The Heavenly River Water God assembled an imposing procession and traveled to Ling Xiao Palace to pay his respects to Di Jun.
• The Heavenly River Water God told Di Jun he had a plan to secure the Zhou Tian Star Gods' aid, and Di Jun invited him to explain it.

The Heavenly River Water God offered Di Jun a plan to complete the Zhou Tian Star Dou Grand Formation, then used the need to approach Doumu Niangniang to demand higher authority over the Heavenly Realm’s Water Element. The chapter ended with him naming an archaic divine duty he wanted, as Di Jun and the demon court watched him with suspicion.

• The Heavenly River Water God presented the Zhou Tian Star Banner and explained that a full set could let demon cultivators form the Zhou Tian Star Dou Grand Formation, but said he needed Doumu Niangniang’s help to inscribe the stellar laws.
• The Water God argued that his rank was too low to visit Doumu and implied that he needed a more powerful divine position to represent the Heavenly Court.
• Di Jun recognized the Water God’s ambition to gain authority over the Water Element and worried that the Black Emperor position could threaten his rule.
• Fuxi supported promoting the Water God, and Di Jun offered him the first-rank title Heavenly Venerable of Cavern Abyss.
• The Water God rejected the offer as insufficient and named the archaic Origin Divine Duty of Yanggu Emperor Lord, Golden Spirit Cavern Yin Great Emperor and Water Official of the Lower Origin, Third Rank, Five Qi, Who Resolves Misfortune.

Taiyuanzi secured Di Jun’s grant of the Water Official Great Emperor’s Origin Divine Position, gaining authority over the heavenly realm’s water element. Di Jun let him go to meet Daoist Mother Yuan Jun, while remaining wary of the power he might accumulate.

• Di Jun recognized that granting Taiyuanzi the Water Official Great Emperor’s position would give him the heavenly realm’s water element authority and bring him closer to the Water Element Black Emperor’s Position.
• Taiyuanzi insisted the incomplete divine position was needed to meet Doumu Niangniang on behalf of the Heavenly Court, and Di Jun weighed the risk of opposing the Star God Lineage.
• Bai Ze persuaded Di Jun that Taiyuanzi could not obtain the Four Seas’ water authority while it remained under Purple Mansion Continent and the Dragon Clan.
• Di Jun bestowed the Water Official Great Emperor’s divine position on the Heavenly River Water God, who transformed into the newly titled emperor and departed to carry out his plan.

The Water Official Great Emperor visited Zi Wei Star Lord in Zi Wei Yuan and warned that the demon race could destroy the Star God Lineage. Grand White Golden Star argued that the demon race had no reason to attack, leaving Zi Wei Star Lord to consider the threat.

• Zi Wei Star Lord sensed the Water Official Great Emperor’s arrival and personally went with Grand White Golden Star to welcome him.
• The Water Official Great Emperor visited Zi Wei Star Palace, exchanged pleasantries with Zi Wei Star Lord, and questioned how long the starry sky’s peace could last.
• Zi Wei Star Lord reacted with killing intent when the Water Official Great Emperor suggested the Star God Lineage’s palaces might one day fall.
• The Water Official Great Emperor asked what would happen if the demon race mobilized to level the sea of stars.
• Grand White Golden Star argued that the demon race would not attack because it was focused on the witch race and Dao Court, lacked deep enmity with most Star God factions, and risked an attack by East King Duke.

The Water Official Great Emperor revealed the Demon Clan Heavenly Court’s Zhou Tian Star Dou Grand Formation, prompting Zi Wei Star Lord to realize it threatened the Innate Star God Faction’s survival. After weighing his faction’s weakness and suppressing his anger, Zi Wei asked Daoist Brother Taiyuan for guidance, and the Water Official transformed into a green-robed Daoist.

• The Water Official Great Emperor praised Grand White, then showed Zi Wei Star Lord a formation diagram of the Zhou Tian Star Dou Grand Formation.
• The Water Official explained that the formation could rival the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation and might lead the Demon Clan Heavenly Court to crush any obstacles, including the Star Faction.
• Zi Wei Star Lord realized the formation required control of Star Authority and feared the Heavenly Court would either force the Star Gods to submit or kill them.
• Zi Wei recalled a dire vision of the Star God Faction’s destruction and concluded that his newly strengthened faction could not defeat the Demon Clan.
• Zi Wei suppressed his fury and asked Daoist Brother Taiyuan for guidance, whereupon the Water Official transformed into a green-robed Daoist who agreed to help.

Zhou Yuan negotiated with Zi Wei Star Lord and Daoist Mother Yuan Jun over the Zhou Tian Star Banner, then revealed his greater plan to use starlight to awaken wisdom in plants, stones, and other overlooked beings. The two star deities were deeply moved by his Myriad Spirits Enlightenment Plan, “Star Enlightenment, Sea of Wisdom.”

• Zhou Yuan showed Zi Wei Star Lord that the Zhou Tian Star Banner could hold Star Authority and channel the laws of the stars, allowing the Zhou Tian Star Dou Grand Formation to be deployed without Innate Star Gods.
• Daoist Mother Yuan Jun questioned how Zhou Yuan would persuade the Star God Lineage to surrender part of its Star Authority, and Zhou Yuan argued that cooperating with the demon clan could protect them during the great tribulation.
• Zhou Yuan projected a barren landscape and used starlight to nourish it, showing Daoist Mother Yuan Jun that plants, mountains, and stones could absorb stellar power and begin to awaken consciousness.
• Zhou Yuan declared that all things should have the right to seek the Dao and named his broader undertaking the Myriad Spirits Enlightenment Plan, “Star Enlightenment, Sea of Wisdom.”
• Zi Wei Star Lord was deeply shaken, while Daoist Mother Yuan Jun became fervent at the prospect of the plan.

Zhou Yuan proposed that the Star God Lineage use starlight to grant wisdom to inanimate beings throughout the universe, and presented a secret manual to support the plan. Daoist Mother Yuan Jun agreed to cooperate but ended by offering him a powerful position in the Star Faction.

• Zhou Yuan proposed the Star Enlightenment, Sea of Wisdom plan, winning praise from Daoist Mother Yuan Jun and Zi Wei Star Lord.
• Zhou Yuan revealed the [Secret Dao General Outline for Zhou Tian Star Dou Wisdom Enlightenment and Spiritual Manifestation], and Daoist Mother Yuan Jun recognized the [Myriad Dao Book] above him as an Innate Supreme Treasure.
• Daoist Mother Yuan Jun examined the secret manual, grew wary of Zhou Yuan's foresight, and concluded he should be a friend rather than an enemy.
• Zhou Yuan explained how the Star Gods could build on his manual to create methods for enlightening beings across the universe, ensuring he would share in the plan's benefits.
• Daoist Mother Yuan Jun said she would make the deal only if Zhou Yuan joined the Star Faction, offering him the [Six Wave Heaven Master Great Emperor Heavenly Venerate of Universal Dharma and Blessing] position.

Zhou Yuan accepted Daoist Mother Yuan Jun’s offer of the Six Wave Heaven Master Great Emperor divine position, forming an alliance between the Wuyi Mountain Dao Lineage and the Star God Lineage. With his counsel, Yuan Jun committed the Star Faction to launching Star Enlightenment, Sea of Wisdom and seeking the Taiyin and Sun Stars’ participation.

• Daoist Mother Yuan Jun offered Zhou Yuan the Six Wave Heaven Master Great Emperor position and Heavenly River authority in exchange for his alliance with the Star God Lineage.
• Zhou Yuan accepted the divine position, agreeing to support the Star God Lineage and its plans.
• Zhou Yuan urged Yuan Jun to begin Star Enlightenment, Sea of Wisdom quickly and warned that the Taiyin Star’s plan to distribute Imperial Flow Sap could compete for merit.
• Zi Wei Star Lord argued that the Star Faction should boldly seize fortune and merit, and Zhou Yuan proposed that Yuan Jun use her status as Mother of All Stars to command the Taiyin and Sun Stars.
• Yuan Jun summoned the stars and ordered them to study Zhou Tian Star Dou Enlightenment Manifestation Secret Dao General Outline and compile scriptures to awaken wisdom.

The Star Gods devised starlight-based methods to awaken wisdom in beings, while Tai Bai named the Golden Star the Morning Star in gratitude to the Emperor Lord. After three thousand years, Taiyuanzi reported that Daoist Mother Yuan Jun had agreed to help the demon clan refine the Zhou Tian Star Banner and drill its formation, just as a burst of radiance suddenly filled the heavens.

• The Five Luminaries Star Lords and Wen Qu Star Lord created Dao scriptures and starlight methods to awaken wisdom in flames, inanimate beings, and other creatures.
• Tai Bai proposed moving the Golden Star to make it the brightest star, naming it the Morning Star in honor of the Emperor Lord; the other Star Lords agreed not to contest its merit.
• The Innate Star Gods spent three thousand years refining spiritual-awakening arts based on the General Outline of the Secret Dao of Zhou Tian Star Dou Enlightening Wisdom and Revealing Spirituality.
• Di Jun and Bai Ze discussed Taiyuanzi's concealed activities and the growing influence of Purple Mansion Continent, and Di Jun ordered Tai Yi to pressure the Star God Lineage if progress stalled.
• A divine official brought Di Jun a jade slip reporting that Daoist Mother Yuan Jun had agreed to help refine the Zhou Tian Star Banner and drill the Zhou Tian Star Dou Grand Formation; Di Jun ordered preparations to begin.
• Endless divine radiance erupted across the starry sky, illuminating the Universe and Heavens.