Chapter Summaries

Queen Mother Niangniang arrived at the Heavenly Gate, claiming the Dao Ancestor had appointed her Head of Female Immortals and ordered her to serve in the Heavenly Realm. Haotian came to meet her, and she told him she had come to assume office and assist him in governing the Primordial Wilderness.

• Queen Mother Niangniang warned the female immortals who followed her to obey the Heavenly Edicts, then sent them away in a colored ribbon.
• Queen Mother Niangniang reached the Heavenly Gate and declared herself the Dao Ancestor-appointed Head of Female Immortals.
• Juling Shen demanded proof of her appointment and refused to let her enter unless she showed the decree or Haotian came to inspect it.
• Queen Mother Niangniang said only Haotian was qualified to examine the decree, drawing the attention of powerful figures across the Primordial Wilderness.
• Haotian arrived at the Heavenly Gate, and Queen Mother Niangniang explained that she had come to assume office and assist him in governing the Primordial Wilderness.

The Queen Mother of the West accepted Hongjun's Decree to become Head of Female Immortals, and Haotian appointed her Queen Mother Niangniang while asserting his authority over her. Taibai Golden Star escorted her to the ruined Jade Pool Fairyland, where her followers protested and she quickly silenced them.

• The Queen Mother of the West presented Hongjun's Decree, and Haotian confirmed it was genuine before asking how she would serve the Heavenly Court.
• The Queen Mother of the West pledged obedience to Haotian and said she had severed her ties with West Kunlun Mountains.
• Haotian ordered Taibai Golden Star to prepare Jade Pool Fairyland and gave the new Head of Female Immortals the title Queen Mother Niangniang.
• Haotian told the gathered immortals to honor the Queen Mother as they honored him, then returned to the Heavenly Realm with the others.
• Taibai Golden Star escorted Queen Mother Niangniang and her followers to Jade Pool Fairyland, where they found ruins and corpses.
• The female immortals protested their assignment, and Queen Mother Niangniang rebuked them for confronting Taibai Golden Star.

Queen Mother Niangniang settled into Jade Pool Fairyland while Taibai Golden Star warned her attendants about Heavenly Realm rules. After hearing of her patience, Haotian asked Qingyuan about her arrival and the recent deaths of the Heavenly Dao Saints.

• Taibai Golden Star rebuked the female immortals who criticized the Heavenly Emperor, then guided Queen Mother Niangniang around Jade Pool Fairyland.
• Queen Mother Niangniang said she could not attend court while rebuilding Jade Pool Fairyland, and Taibai Golden Star offered her Heavenly Realm workers.
• After Taibai Golden Star left, Queen Mother Niangniang calmed her angry attendants and led them in clearing the ruins.
• Taibai Golden Star reported Queen Mother Niangniang's behavior to the Heavenly Emperor, who decided to leave her alone unless she interfered with his plans.
• Haotian summoned Qingyuan, who told him Queen Mother of the West could not threaten him and could be deposed or appointed as he wished.
• Haotian asked Qingyuan what had happened in the depths of the Primordial Wilderness when the Heavenly Dao Saints died.

Qingyuan told Haotian how Great Love Heavenly Venerate had escaped the Saints’ trap and warned him that Hongjun planned to use a banquet at Zixiao Palace to kill the Primordial Wilderness’s Hunyuan Saints. Haotian was told to focus on building the Heavenly Court, while Qingyuan began considering how to exploit the coming chaos.

• Qingyuan recounted how Great Love Heavenly Venerate turned the Saints’ scheme against them, abducted Great Immortal Yang Mei, and later self-destructed after Hongjun forced him into a corner.
• Qingyuan told Haotian that Hongjun would bear the consequences and urged him to develop the Heavenly Court and the Myriad Immortals Scroll.
• Haotian asked Qingyuan why Hongjun had invited Grand Unity Golden Immortals to a banquet at Zixiao Palace, and Qingyuan recognized it as a plan to eliminate the Hunyuan Saints.
• Qingyuan explained that Hongjun feared the Hunyuan Saints and wanted to consolidate control of the Primordial Wilderness before facing Great Love Heavenly Venerate.
• Qingyuan considered using the resulting chaos to help new Hunyuan Saints emerge, and a killing intent flickered in his eyes.

Qingyuan warned Haotian about Hongjun’s threat and gave him treasures to strengthen himself and manage the Heavenly Court. Haotian discovered a way to send divided Primordial Spirits into reincarnation and then shared a Golden Elixir with Taibai Golden Star.

• Haotian worried that Hongjun would endanger Qingyuan, but Qingyuan said Haotian himself could face persecution because of their connection.
• Qingyuan gave Haotian Golden Elixirs, Physical Body Dao knowledge, a method for dividing his Primordial Spirit into reincarnated fragments, and a Netherworld token before departing.
• Haotian realized the gifts could strengthen his physical body and let his fragments gain experience while easing his burden as Heavenly Emperor.
• Haotian summoned Taibai Golden Star and gave him a Golden Elixir, saying it could raise his physical body to the ranks of Primordial Golden Immortals.

Haotian rewarded Taibai Golden Star with a Golden Core and convened the Heavenly Court's department leaders to address their understaffing, offer incentives, and announce a coming banquet at Zixiao Palace. After assigning Taibai Golden Star to assist Queen Mother Niangniang of Yaochi, Haotian sealed the Lingxiao Treasure Hall and swallowed a Golden Core.

• Haotian gave Taibai Golden Star a Golden Core, which he accepted with gratitude.
• The Heavenly Court's department leaders reported vacancies and recruitment difficulties, and Haotian promised salary increases and further rewards for completing their departments.
• Haotian warned the immortals against abusing their authority and announced that he would take qualified officials to Hongjun's banquet at Zixiao Palace in ten years.
• Haotian instructed Taibai Golden Star to provide Queen Mother Niangniang of Yaochi with people and materials for her Dojo in exchange for payment, and to report any changes.
• Haotian sealed the Lingxiao Treasure Hall with the Hunyuan River Luo Array and swallowed a Golden Core, triggering a terrifying explosion within his body.

After consuming a Hunyuan Nine-Refinement Golden Elixir, Heavenly Emperor Haotian forged a Hunyuan Golden Body and briefly entered the Sea of Laws, but its violent power damaged Lingxiao Treasure Hall. He ordered the hall repaired and withdrew to a Minor World to test a new method of cultivating his Primordial Spirit.

• Heavenly Emperor Haotian consumed the Hunyuan Nine-Refinement Golden Elixir and transformed his body into a powerful Hunyuan Golden Body.
• Haotian entered the edge of the Sea of Laws, where its Great Dao Laws pierced his body and forced him to flee back to Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
• The returning laws unleashed destructive storms inside Lingxiao Treasure Hall, but Haotian's body healed within moments and grew slightly stronger.
• Haotian told Wang Lingguan that the hall's destruction was his fault, ordered the Ministry of Works to repair it, and instructed the immortals to keep court affairs running during his retreat.
• Haotian went to his Minor World to test severing his Primordial Spirit into countless divine thoughts and sending them into Reincarnation to undergo tribulations.

Haotian divided part of his Primordial Spirit into hundreds of millions of Dao Seeds and sent them through the Six Paths of Reincarnation with Meng Po’s permission. After returning to the Heavenly Realm, he resumed his duties, while Meng Po went to report to Empress Pingxin.

• Haotian created countless Primordial Spirit Dao Seeds, hoping to reclaim them later and strengthen his Primordial Spirit.
• Haotian used a pitch-black token to open a path to the Six Paths of Reincarnation, where Meng Po allowed him to send the Dao Seeds.
• Haotian returned to the Heavenly Realm, rewarded the immortals rebuilding the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, and convened court.
• Great Witch Feng told Empress Pingxin that Meng Po requested an audience, and Pingxin allowed Meng Po to enter.
• Pingxin asked Meng Po why she had left her duties at the Bridge of Helplessness.

Empress Pingxin explained why she let Haotian use the Six Paths of Reincarnation, then announced Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s banquet at Zixiao Palace. White Crane Boy struggled to find the Human Dao Three Saints and, after reaching Huoyun Cave, called for Venerable Yuanshi’s help.

• Meng Po confronted Pingxin over Haotian using the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and Pingxin explained that Haotian had not disrupted its normal operation and that she owed Great Sage Dao Venerate a favor.
• Meng Po realized she had misunderstood the situation, apologized to Pingxin, and left in shame.
• Pingxin received Hongjun’s invitation to a Zixiao Palace banquet three thousand years later and ordered Great Witch Feng to spread the news through the Netherworld.
• The banquet announcement stirred the Netherworld as ancient monsters and Late Primordial Unity Golden Immortals rushed to prepare or seek breakthroughs.
• White Crane Boy failed to find the Human Dao Three Saints, reached Huoyun Cave with Venerable Yuanshi’s help, and asked Shennong about their whereabouts.
• Shennong said he did not know where the Saints were, so White Crane Boy called for Venerable Yuanshi, who appeared in Huoyun Cave.

Venerable Yuanshi visited Shennong in Huoyun Cave and delivered Hongjun’s decree allowing the Human Dao Three Saints to establish dojos and attend a banquet at Zixiao Palace. Wary of the Dao Ancestor’s motives, Shennong summoned Fuxi and Xuanyuan, who called the three Saints to decide whether to accept the offer.

• Venerable Yuanshi shared tea with Shennong, argued that instruction should guide the quality of all things, and angrily rejected Shennong’s defense of the natural balance of the Dao.
• Venerable Yuanshi delivered Hongjun’s decree permitting the Human Dao Three Saints to establish dojos, teach across the Primordial Wilderness, and attend a Zixiao Palace banquet in three thousand years.
• Shennong worried that Hongjun’s offer might conceal a trap, so he summoned Fuxi and Xuanyuan and dismissed White Crane Boy.
• Fuxi, Shennong, and Xuanyuan weighed the offer’s benefits and used the Human Dao Seal to summon Daoist Zixu, Thunder Ancestor, and Daoist Feng.
• Shennong presented Hongjun’s decree to the Human Dao Three Saints and asked them to decide whether to accept.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun visited Huoyun Cave and tried to persuade the Human Dao Three Saints to establish dojos and lineages, but they refused. After Hongjun invited them to a banquet at Zixiao Palace in three thousand years, the Saints urged the Human Emperors to become stronger on their own.

• Hongjun appeared in Huoyun Cave through his decree and asked Daoist Zixu, Thunder Ancestor, and Daoist Feng to establish lineages in the Primordial Wilderness.
• Daoist Zixu tactfully declined, and Thunder Ancestor challenged Hongjun over his pressure to accept the proposal.
• Hongjun withdrew without forcing the issue and invited the three Saints to a banquet at Zixiao Palace in three thousand years.
• Xuanyuan worried that the Human Dao Three Saints had fallen out with Hongjun, but Thunder Ancestor said strength mattered more than accepting another's benefits.
• Daoist Feng warned that establishing lineages could divide the Saints as it had divided the Three Pure Ones, and Thunder Ancestor urged the Human Emperors to cultivate until they became Hunyuan Saints.
• The Saints left Huoyun Cave, and the three Human Emperors were left uneasy but determined to grow stronger.

Hongjun summoned the Heavenly Dao Saints and planned to lure the Human Dao Three Saints and Great Sage Dao Venerate to Zixiao Palace, where they would be killed. Qingyuan learned of the threat and arranged to turn Hongjun’s ambush against him, while preparing to absorb the benefits he had gained from Randeng and Haotian.

• Hongjun told the Heavenly Dao Saints that the Human Dao Three Saints had refused his bestowal, and the Saints agreed to eradicate them.
• Hongjun ordered a Killing Formation prepared in Zixiao Palace for a banquet in three thousand years, intending to kill the Human Dao Three Saints and Great Sage Dao Venerate and search for the mysterious Primordial Grand Unity cultivator.
• Daoist Zixu, Thunder Ancestor, and Daoist Feng reported the events in Huoyun Cave to Qingyuan, who anticipated Hongjun’s attack.
• Qingyuan proposed that the three feign death to ensnare the Heavenly Dao Saints and promised to restore them without loss to their source.
• After the three agreed and departed to prepare, Qingyuan summoned his panel and reviewed the benefits he had obtained from Randeng and Haotian.

Qingyuan refined the rewards from Daoist Randeng’s gift, gaining two treasures and transforming his body and Primordial Spirit. Though he believed he might now challenge Hongjun, he chose to build his strength further before returning to the Primordial Dao Sea to investigate what had pursued him.

• Qingyuan examined the Hunyuan Limitless Sword and Hunyuan Pearl, then stored them in his Primordial Spirit to nurture them.
• Qingyuan refined the Immortal Body, Chaos Golden Body, and Indestructible Hunyuan Nature, dramatically strengthening his body and Primordial Spirit.
• Qingyuan used the system to increase all his Laws by 10%, further improving his realm and foundation.
• Qingyuan decided to keep accumulating strength rather than risk a confrontation with Hongjun.
• Qingyuan entered the Primordial Dao Sea to investigate the being that had pursued him before.

After three thousand years of upheaval and cultivation, the Zixiao Palace banquet opened to Grand Unity Golden Immortals, showcasing the Interception Sect’s growing power. Sect Master Tongtian summoned Qingyuan to attend, and Qingyuan emerged from seclusion with his Dao Laws greatly strengthened.

• Cultivators across the Primordial Wilderness sought breakthroughs to Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and Daoist Duobao’s loan-backed companies helped many of his supporters advance.
• The Zixiao Palace bell announced the banquet, and Cloud Bridges opened for Grand Unity Golden Immortals to cross Chaos within ten years.
• Countless factions left seclusion and headed for Zixiao Palace as the Primordial Wilderness erupted into activity.
• Sect Master Tongtian ordered Wuyun Xian to sound the Yugu Drum, gathered the Jie Sect Disciples, and asked Yun Zhongzi to summon Qingyuan.
• The Golden-winged Great Peng called Qingyuan out of seclusion, and Qingyuan rode him toward the gathering with his Great Dao Laws strengthened by three thousand years of cultivation.

After years cultivating in the Primordial Dao Sea, Qingyuan greatly increased his strength and returned to join Sect Master Tongtian on the journey to Zixiao Palace. The Interception Sect arrived with more than ten thousand followers, leaving the assembled powers and Heavenly Dao Saints stunned by its influence.

• Qingyuan completed years of cultivation in the Primordial Dao Sea and became confident that his strength could challenge groups of Heavenly Dao Saints, though he was unsure whether he could match Hongjun.
• Qingyuan arrived at Tianlang Cliff and deferred to Sect Master Tongtian when Interception Sect disciples asked to attend the banquet.
• Sect Master Tongtian allowed only those who had reached the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm to accompany him, and the others left.
• Sect Master Tongtian carried Qingyuan and tens of thousands of qualified followers to Zixiao Palace, where they joined the banquet alongside powers from across the Primordial Wilderness.
• The assembled cultivators and Heavenly Dao Saints were shocked that the Interception Sect had brought more than ten thousand people.

Interception Sect's strength drew wary attention at the crowded Zixiao Palace gathering, where Dao Ancestor Hongjun hosted a feast and arranged for factions and sages to explain their cultivation paths. After Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao Saints finished speaking, the cultivators turned their attention to Great Sage Dao Venerate and the Human Dao Three Saints.

• Qingyuan arrived at Zixiao Palace with Sect Master Tongtian and the Interception Sect disciples, while other cultivators noted the sect's immense power and influence.
• Over ten years, tens of thousands of cultivators arrived at Zixiao Palace, including Grand Unity Golden Immortals who had crossed the Cloud Bridge.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun appeared, welcomed the gathered cultivators, and ordered golden boys and jade maidens to serve them a lavish feast.
• Hongjun invited factions and sects to explain their cultivation doctrines and methods, prompting hidden groups and major clans to present their teachings.
• Hongjun explained cultivation and the Great Dao, then the Heavenly Dao Saints shared their insights.
• After the Heavenly Dao Saints concluded their lectures, the cultivators looked toward Great Sage Dao Venerate and the Human Dao Three Saints.

At Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s feast, the Heavenly Dao Saints pressed Great Sage Dao Venerate to share his cultivation methods, but Daoist Zixu defused the argument. Venerable Yuanshi then challenged Great Sage Dao Venerate to a spar and returned alone, leaving the gathered cultivators to fear that Great Sage Dao Venerate had been erased.

• The Heavenly Dao Saints urged Great Sage Dao Venerate to preach, and he angrily refused while trading insults with Venerable Yuanshi.
• Daoist Zixu offered to share his own cultivation methods alongside Thunder Ancestor and Daoist Feng, calming the gathering.
• Venerable Yuanshi challenged Great Sage Dao Venerate to spar, and Great Sage Dao Venerate followed him into a rippling space-time passage.
• Venerable Yuanshi returned unharmed, but Great Sage Dao Venerate did not emerge, leaving the gathered Great Powers alarmed and suspicious.

At Zixiao Palace, Daoist Zixu, Thunder Ancestor, and Daoist Feng realized that the Heavenly Dao Saints had arranged the feast to target the Human Dao Three Saints. Zhunti demanded their submission and True Spirits, and when they refused, the saints activated a Killing Formation and surrounded them.

• Fuxi and Shennong recognized that the gathering was a trap aimed at the Human Dao Three Saints, while Xuanyuan prepared to move the Human Race's elites if chaos erupted.
• Daoist Zixu confronted Hongjun and asked what choice would bring them fortune.
• Zhunti offered to spare the three Human Dao Saints if they submitted to the Heavenly Dao Saints and handed over their True Spirits.
• Thunder Ancestor and Daoist Feng condemned the demand and refused to submit.
• Zhunti declared that those who refused would be killed, and the Heavenly Dao Saints activated a Killing Formation that swallowed and surrounded the three Human Dao Saints.
• Thunder Ancestor challenged Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao Saints over their ambush as the three stood inside the formation.

Thunder Ancestor, Daoist Zixu, and Daoist Feng fought the Heavenly Dao Saints after rejecting Hongjun’s demand to submit. The Saints split the Three Human Dao Saints apart, but the Two Sages of the West failed to kill Daoist Feng, and Zhunti was badly wounded by Clear Wind Needles.

• Thunder Ancestor condemned the Heavenly Dao Saints as False Saints, then seized their momentary distraction to crush Zhunti’s Dharma Aspect.
• Zhunti activated the Western Teachings Killing Formation, trapping the Three Human Dao Saints amid ranks of Buddha Gods.
• Yuanshi and Nuwa drew Thunder Ancestor into another formation, while Taiqing and Tongtian joined forces against Daoist Zixu.
• Zhunti and Jieyin targeted Daoist Feng, but he used the Chaos Wind Pearl to hold off their assault.
• Clear Wind Needles pierced the formation and opened a great wound in Zhunti’s chest, while Jieyin’s Wind Settling Pearl exploded as he tried to stop them.

Daoist Feng fought the Two Sages of the West inside their Killing Formation and died after detonating himself, leaving Saint Zhunti dying and Saint Jieyin gravely wounded. Dao Ancestor Hongjun healed them, rebuked their failure, and reclaimed the treasures he had lent them.

• Saint Zhunti wounded Daoist Feng with the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree after Saint Jieyin saved him from Feng's surprise attack.
• Saint Jieyin and Saint Zhunti joined forces against Daoist Feng, who swallowed the Chaos Phoenix Pearl and fought back with the Wind God Sword.
• The Two Sages bound and wounded Daoist Feng, but he detonated himself, destroying the Killing Formation and leaving Saint Zhunti dying.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun confirmed that Daoist Feng had died, then entered the formation and scolded the wounded Jieyin and Zhunti.
• Saint Zhunti begged Hongjun for healing pills, and Hongjun gave him and Jieyin one each before demanding the return of his lent treasures.
• Hongjun threatened to take away their share of the Human Dao, so Saint Zhunti returned the treasures from the formation.