Chapter Summaries

Di Jun learned that Si Bu Xiang and the brothers Kong Xuan and Jin Zhao had appeared in the Eastern Land, and he sent nearly all of the Eight Great Yao Marshals to capture them. A thousand years later, Tongtian absorbed the final Fierce Beast Primordial Spirit Crystal and advanced to the Late-stage Primordial Golden Immortal realm.

• Mosquito Daoist hesitated over Di Jun’s offer to join forces against the Pangu Orthodox Lineage and seize Taotie and Taowu.
• Bai Ze reported that Ji Meng, Gui Che, and two other Yao Marshals had encountered Si Bu Xiang, Kong Xuan, and Jin Zhao in the Eastern Land.
• Di Jun ordered Qin Yuan, Ci Tie, Fei Lian, and Ying Zhao to join the other Yao Marshals in capturing the three descendants.
• Tongtian and Ming He finished refining the Island-Bearing Golden Ao shell and the Blood God Treasure Tree, then sealed them in Blood Sea Palace.
• Tongtian absorbed the final Fierce Beast Primordial Spirit Crystal and broke through to the Late-stage Primordial Golden Immortal realm.

Tongtian left the Netherworld after completing his cultivation and traveled with Xuanyuan before Houtu headed for the Eastern Land. There, Gui Che and three companions plotted to attack a Kirin Cub and two young birds, setting up the next conflict.

• Tongtian declined Minghe’s offer to stay, left the Blood Sea, and said he would visit his Fourth Brother and check on his disciples.
• Minghe considered creating a new race and taking disciples of his own.
• At Yin Mountain, Xuanyuan and Tongtian joined forces to search the Netherworld for treasures, while Houtu left for the Eastern Land and Empress Pingxin remained to protect the Ghost Race.
• After ten thousand years of searching, Xuanyuan and Tongtian found no treasures comparable to the Deathly Stillness Sickle or the Nether Soul Treasure Tree and kept only lesser spiritual treasures.
• On a mountain in the Eastern Land, Gui Che urged his three companions to attack a Kirin Cub and two young birds, boasting that they had the advantage four to three.

The Yao Marshals debated attacking Si Bu Xiang and his companions, but Fei Dan warned them against acting without orders from Di Jun. Ying Zhao arrived with word that the marshals must recruit Si Bu Xiang and the other Kirin and Phoenix descendants without harming them, leaving the group anxious about the strength of the ancient Kirin's son.

• Ji Meng, Jiu Ying, and Gui Che lusted after the treasures and bodies of Si Bu Xiang and his companions, while Fei Dan warned that the group would be difficult to defeat.
• Fei Dan stopped the three marshals from attacking, reminding them that Bai Ze had gone to report to Di Jun and that they were only ordered to investigate.
• Ying Zhao arrived with Fei Lian, Qin Yuan, and Ci Tie and announced Di Jun's order to gather the Eight Great Yao Marshals and recruit Si Bu Xiang and the other Kirin and Phoenix descendants unharmed.
• Fei Dan realized that Si Bu Xiang was the direct son of Beginning Qilin, and the marshals recoiled at the danger of having attacked him.
• Fei Dan asked Ying Zhao which powerful expert Di Jun had sent to support them, and the other marshals worried that Si Bu Xiang might be far stronger than they could handle.

The Eight Great Yao Marshals set out to recruit Si Bu Xiang, the Golden Winged Great Peng Bird, and Kong Xuan for the Heavenly Court. They surrounded the three in a forest and demanded that they accept titles, leaving Kong Xuan and his companions facing the marshals’ pressure.

• Ying Zhao told the other marshals that no Quasi-Saint had accompanied them, prompting Ji Meng, Gui Che, Jiu Ying, and Fei Dan to fear they were being sent as cannon fodder.
• Ying Zhao explained that Si Bu Xiang’s cultivation had fallen after a backlash from the Calamity Qi, and the marshals agreed to attack while keeping the order to recruit the three in mind.
• The Eight Great Yao Marshals advanced through the forest and surrounded Si Bu Xiang, the Golden Winged Great Peng Bird, and Kong Xuan.
• Kong Xuan said he had sensed someone secretly following them, then noticed the approaching Yao Qi as the marshals landed outside the clearing.
• Ying Zhao announced the Heavenly Court’s recruitment decree, and Ji Meng demanded that the three return with them and accept their titles.

Jin Zhao, Kong Xuan, and Si Bu Xiang refused Ying Zhao's offer to join the Yao Race Heavenly Court, rejecting Di Jun's promises and the Monster Summoning Banner. The Eight Great Yao Marshals attacked them, but Si Bu Xiang summoned the Four Symbols Pagoda to block their opening assault, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Jin Zhao scorned the Heavenly Court and declared that the Phoenix Race was the true ruler of the skies, while Kong Xuan rejected Ying Zhao's offer on their behalf.
• Ying Zhao offered Si Bu Xiang Four Symbols Source Power from the Starry Sky Array, but Si Bu Xiang refused to surrender his freedom or bind his true spirit to the Monster Summoning Banner.
• Jiu Ying threatened to capture the three, and Ying Zhao warned them that the Eight Great Yao Marshals would force them to submit.
• The Eight Great Yao Marshals attacked Kong Xuan, Si Bu Xiang, and Jin Zhao together, using their weapons, elemental powers, and a coordinated battle formation.
• Si Bu Xiang summoned the Four Symbols Pagoda, which blocked the marshals' first attack, and warned them that he would not submit to the Heavenly Court.

Si Bu Xiang, Kong Xuan, and Jin Zhao fought off the Eight Great Yao Marshals but retreated toward Shouyang Mountain as the marshals pursued them. At the East Sea, Wuyun Xian sensed the danger, and an Island-Bearing Golden Ao raised a Five Elements formation to prepare for battle.

• Kong Xuan and Jin Zhao used their divine treasures and abilities to fight the Eight Great Yao Marshals, but the marshals' superior cultivation began to overwhelm them.
• Si Bu Xiang led Kong Xuan and Jin Zhao in a retreat toward Shouyang Mountain, and the Eight Great Yao Marshals raced after them toward the East Sea.
• Wuyun Xian sensed the three brothers approaching with the Yao Race in pursuit and erupted in anger.
• An Island-Bearing Golden Ao rose from the sea and struck the air, enclosing the East Sea in a Five Elements Heaven and Earth so Wuyun Xian could fight without restraint.

Wuyun Xian and the Golden Aos confronted the Eight Great Yao Marshals near Shouyang Mountain, while Dong Wang Gong and Ziwei Star Lord backed the response as part of their conflict with the Heavenly Court. Jiu Feng and Xiang Liu joined the battle and met Gui Che and Jiu Ying head-on.

• Wuyun Xian charged the Yao Marshals with his Hunyuan Hammer as the Golden Aos supported him and spread Five Elements Heaven and Earth across the Eastern Land.
• Dong Wang Gong asked Ziwei Star Lord to assess the Yao race’s advance, and Ziwei urged the Immortal Court to use the battle to challenge the Heavenly Court.
• Dong Wang Gong agreed to let the Golden Aos handle the attackers and anticipated that the Yao Marshals would be killed without outside interference.
• Jiu Feng and Xiang Liu sensed the Yao aura near Shouyang Mountain, manifested their Great Witch True Bodies, and charged into the battlefield.
• Gui Che and Jiu Ying met Jiu Feng and Xiang Liu, setting up a two-on-two fight between the four Grand Unity Golden Immortals at Perfection.

Jiu Feng and Xiang Liu battled Gui Che and Jiu Ying as more Great Witches joined the fight. Kuafu struck off one of Jiu Ying’s heads with his Peach Wood Staff, but it quickly grew back, and Da Yi prepared to shoot him.

• Jiu Feng fought Gui Che, countering his Yin Soul Rope with divine thunder and Shouyang Mountain fire.
• Xiang Liu clashed with Jiu Ying, corroding his attacks with poisonous mist and striking him with a torrent of poison.
• Kong Xuan and Jin Zhao fought Qin Yuan, Si Bu Xiang blocked Ying Zhao, and Wuyun Xian and other Great Witches joined the battle.
• Kuafu and Da Yi arrived, and Kuafu crossed the battlefield with his Sun-Chasing Boots to attack Jiu Ying.
• Kuafu smashed Jiu Ying’s middle head with his Peach Wood Staff, but Jiu Ying regrew it and boasted that all nine heads had to be killed at once.
• Da Yi drew his Sun-Shooting Divine Bow and nocked an arrow at Jiu Ying.

Da Yi and Xiang Liu killed Jiu Ying, while Xing Tian, Feng Bo, and Yu Shi killed Ci Tie as the Five Elements Heaven and Earth transformed. Tai Yi emerged from seclusion, rescued the remaining Yao Marshals, and hurled the Eastern Emperor Bell at the Five Immortal Islands, where Dong Wang Gong’s Deity Incarnation appeared to face him.

• Da Yi shot nine Cloud-Piercing Arrows through Jiu Ying’s heads, and Xiang Liu poisoned and devoured Jiu Ying’s fleeing primordial spirit.
• Xing Tian, Feng Bo, and Yu Shi joined forces to kill Ci Tie and devoured his flesh and primordial spirit.
• Di Jun’s Monster Summoning Banner lost Jiu Ying’s and Ci Tie’s imprints, and Tai Yi emerged from seclusion at the Late-stage Primordial Golden Immortal realm.
• Tai Yi used the Eastern Emperor Bell to break the Five Elements Heaven and Earth’s barrier and pluck Ying Zhao, Ji Meng, and four other Yao Marshals away.
• Tai Yi swung the Eastern Emperor Bell toward the Five Immortal Islands, and the prayers of believers summoned Dong Wang Gong’s Deity Incarnation, the Yuanyang Mufu Tianzun, holding the Myriad Immortals Scroll and Jingyang Bell.

Dong Wang Gong used the faith of his followers to empower the Jingyang Bell and withstand Tai Yi's attack, forcing Tai Yi to withdraw rather than risk a wider war. Back in Purple Heaven Hall, Dong Wang Gong recovered from the costly clash as Ziwei Star Lord congratulated him and a towering figure entered.

• Dong Wang Gong empowered the Jingyang Bell with faith and the Myriad Immortals Scroll, meeting Tai Yi's Eastern Emperor Bell head-on.
• The bells' collision shook the East Sea and the Five Elements Heaven and Earth, surprising Tai Yi with the strength of Dong Wang Gong's Faith Dao.
• Dong Wang Gong blamed the Yao Marshals for crossing into Eastern Land, while Tai Yi recognized that the Yao Race had provoked the conflict and chose not to escalate it.
• Tai Yi warned that the struggle between the Yao Race and the Immortals would come and departed for the Primordial World Starry Sky with the surviving Yao Marshals.
• Dong Wang Gong's depleted Deity Incarnation faded, and his true body opened his eyes in Purple Heaven Hall, where Ziwei Star Lord congratulated him.
• A towering figure swept aside the curtain and strode into the hall.

Dong Wang Gong assessed the threat posed by Tai Yi and the Yao Race, then laid out plans to strengthen the Donghua Immortal Court, ally with the Witch Ancestor Tribe, and expand its followers. As Penglai’s defenses gathered strength, Di Jun and Tai Yi watched from the Yao Race Heavenly Court, their hostility undiminished.

• The Island-Bearing Golden Ao urged Dong Wang Gong to pursue Tai Yi, but Dong Wang Gong explained that Tai Yi’s power, the Dao Ancestor’s rules, and the Immortal Court’s weak foundations made an all-out war too dangerous.
• Ziwei Star Lord warned that the Yao Race would retaliate for the deaths of Jiu Ying and Ci Tie, and Dong Wang Gong recognized that the Witch Ancestor Tribe had been drawn deeply into the conflict.
• Dong Wang Gong said the Witch Ancestor Tribe could serve as an ally against the Yao Race but should not be allowed to grow too close to the Immortal Court.
• Dong Wang Gong outlined three steps: reinforce the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, renegotiate an alliance with the Witches, and spread the Immortal Court’s teachings to gather faith.
• Dong Wang Gong decided to avoid provoking the Dao Ancestor and to wait for the Yao Race’s next move as faith and Star Power strengthened Penglai’s defenses.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi watched the Eastern Primordial World from Lingxiao Treasure Hall with cold hostility.

The Mosquito Daoist agreed to serve the Yao Race Heavenly Court only after Di Jun swore a Heavenly Dao oath to help him capture Taotie. The oath was sealed and the Mosquito Daoist surrendered his True Spirit to the Monster Summoning Banner, leaving his freedom in Di Jun’s hands as he joined the court.

• The Mosquito Daoist entered the Lingxiao Treasure Hall and demanded that Di Jun swear to the Heavenly Dao to help him capture Taotie.
• Di Jun accepted the demand despite Tai Yi’s objections and swore that each day he failed to help would prevent him from proving Dao Hunyuan.
• The Heavenly Dao sealed the oath with imprints placed in Di Jun and the Mosquito Daoist.
• The Mosquito Daoist surrendered his True Spirit imprint, and Di Jun bound it to the Monster Summoning Banner.
• The Mosquito Daoist thanked Di Jun and left the hall, hiding his conflict and ambition behind his departing deference.

Di Jun planned to refine Emperor's Essence to awaken the Acquired Yao Race and strengthen the Heavenly Court before its coming war with the Immortal Court. Yuanshi returned to Kunlun Mountain and told Laozi about Houtu's creation of the ghost race and the opportunities and risks of gathering faith, leaving the brothers to prepare for a future chance to pursue that path.

• Di Jun and Tai Yi agreed to avoid conflict with the Pangu Orthodox Lineage for now and focus on preparing for the Heavenly Court's decisive battle with the Immortal Court.
• Di Jun revealed his plan to combine the Moon Star's and Sun Star's power into Emperor's Essence, then use it to awaken Mortal Spirits into the Acquired Yao Race.
• Tai Yi glimpsed the future with the Eastern Emperor Bell and confirmed that Di Jun's plan would work.
• Yuanshi returned to Kunlun Mountain with Immeasurable Daoist and recounted his visit to the Netherworld and what he had learned from Houtu and his brothers.
• Laozi explained how Houtu had gained merit and faith by creating the ghost race, warned of the risks faith posed to the Dao Heart, and said they should prepare before the right time arrived.

Laozi and Yuanshi inferred that Nuwa might create a new race and traveled to Phoenix Perch Mountain to meet her. Fuxi told them Nuwa had left eastward after receiving the Great Dao's Calling, carrying the Creation Gourd Vine.

• Laozi reasoned that Nuwa was the most likely source of faith for the Two Pure Ones and could create a race with exceptional potential.
• Laozi and Yuanshi agreed to visit Phoenix Perch Mountain and traveled there in streams of pure qi.
• Fuxi greeted Laozi and Yuanshi outside Wa Huang Palace, and Laozi praised Fuxi's progress in the Lesser Yang Law.
• Fuxi led the two into the palace and explained that Nuwa had left to travel east after the Gourd Vine stirred and she received the Great Dao's Calling.

Yuanshi and Laozi visited Fuxi to present Three Lights Divine Water to Nuwa and strengthen their ties with her. After Fuxi warned them that Mosquito Daoist might be conspiring with Di Jun to interfere in the Netherworld, Yuanshi sent Immeasurable Daoist to warn Xuanyuan, Tongtian, and Houtu.

• Yuanshi offered Fuxi Three Lights Divine Water in a gift for Nuwa, and Fuxi accepted it on her behalf.
• Laozi discussed Innate Mathematical Principles with Fuxi, helping him make progress in understanding the Lesser Yang Law.
• Fuxi told Laozi and Yuanshi that Bai Xi had reported Mosquito Daoist visiting Di Jun and apparently swearing an oath to the Heavenly Dao.
• Laozi and Yuanshi suspected that Mosquito Daoist and the Yao Race might threaten the Netherworld and Houtu's plans for reincarnation.
• Yuanshi summoned Immeasurable Daoist from the Eight Treasures Lapis Lazuli Bottle and sent him to warn Xuanyuan, Tongtian, and Houtu.

Laozi and Fuxi explored the Taiji Diagram’s connection to the Innate Eight Trigrams while Yuanshi watched and learned. Elsewhere, Xuanyuan and Tongtian encountered the Bloodthirsty Black Ant Emperor in the Nine Nether Filth Soil as a black mountain split open before them.

• Yuanshi recalled the Eight Treasures Lapis Lazuli Bottle and praised Wuliang, while Fuxi admired the Quasi-Saint’s strength.
• Laozi revealed the Taiji Diagram, and Fuxi studied its Yin-Yang mysteries alongside the Innate Eight Trigrams as Yuanshi gained insight.
• The chapter described the Nine Nether Filth Soil, its dangers, and the Asura Clan that Ming He had modeled on Outer Realm Heavenly Demons.
• Xuanyuan and Tongtian traveled through the Netherworld on Taotie, collecting treasures and deciding to transplant two spiritual roots into the world within Pangu Hall.
• Tongtian sensed creatures within a black mountain, and Xuanyuan identified them as the Bloodthirsty Black Ant Emperor and its kind.
• The black mountain split apart with a crash, shaking the Nine Nether Filth Soil.

Xuanyuan and Tongtian defeated the Bloodthirsty Black Ant Emperor’s swarm, but Xuanyuan stopped Tongtian from pursuing him after seeing the emperor’s potential in two tributaries of destiny. Xuanyuan captured the fleeing emperor with the Deathly Stillness Sickle and sent him toward Mount You in the Western Land.

• Tongtian and Xuanyuan used their Taoties and vicious treasures to crush the black ant swarm’s advance.
• The Bloodthirsty Black Ant Emperor swallowed a spiritual earth vein, shrank to a speck, and fled through the earth veins.
• Tongtian prepared to pursue the emperor with the Immortal-Slaying Four Swords, but Xuanyuan stopped him and revealed the emperor’s possible futures.
• Xuanyuan decided the emperor would be useful and declared him fated for the West, where he could devour Mount Sumeru and other treasures.
• Xuanyuan used the Deathly Stillness Sickle to catch the emperor and sent him through a rift toward Mount You.

Xuanyuan explained that he had released the Bloodthirsty Black Ant Emperor to undermine Jie Yin and Zhun Ti’s Western Heaven Pillar, while Tongtian approved of the plan. Before they departed, Immeasurable Daoist arrived with a warning that Mosquito Daoist had allied with Di Jun and Tai Yi and was plotting against the Netherworld.

• Xuanyuan said the Bloodthirsty Black Ant Emperor could gnaw at the Western Heaven Pillar’s foundations and weaken Jie Yin and Zhun Ti’s qi fortune.
• Tongtian laughed at Xuanyuan’s plan to send the creature into the Western Land and agreed that it would trouble Jie Yin and Zhun Ti.
• Immeasurable Daoist arrived under his lord’s orders and warned Xuanyuan and Tongtian that Mosquito Daoist had allied with Di Jun and Tai Yi against the Netherworld.
• Xuanyuan identified Mosquito Daoist as a Six-Winged Black Mosquito with a natural affinity for the Devouring Great Dao.
• Tongtian suspected Mosquito Daoist intended to challenge Taotie, but Xuanyuan said he meant to devour Taotie and steal its Devouring Origin.

Tongtian and Xuanyuan headed for the Blood Sea to tell Daoist Ming He how to defeat Mosquito Daoist, while the Five Elements Ancestral Witches discovered an Innate Yi Wood Restriction in the East Sea. Dong Wang Gong sensed the opportunity from Penglai and prepared to claim it as well.

• Xuanyuan explained Mosquito Daoist's weaknesses and urged Tongtian to leave him to Daoist Ming He, so Tongtian rode Taotie toward the Blood Sea with Xuanyuan.
• The Five Elements Ancestral Witches gathered at Shouyang Mountain, where the Great Witches welcomed them and joined them in a feast.
• An Innate Yi Wood Restriction emerged from the East Sea, and Gou Mang recognized it as an opportunity suited to his Great Dao of Wood.
• The Five Elements Ancestral Witches flew toward the restriction, while Kuafu and Da Yi mustered the Great Witches to support them and prepare for a possible fight with the Immortal Court.
• Dong Wang Gong sensed the Yi Wood essence from Penglai Immortal Island, identified the restriction, and decided to pursue its opportunity.

Dong Wang Gong and several cultivators sensed a powerful Yi Wood opportunity in the East Sea, but Kong Xuan and the others decided not to compete for it. Beyond the Primordial World, Old Ancestor Five Elements perfected his Hunyuan Dao Fruit and prepared to return to uncover who had thwarted his plans.

• Dong Wang Gong set out for the East Sea with his imperial retinue to investigate the Yi Wood opportunity.
• Wuyun Xian, Si Bu Xiang, Jin Zhao, and Kong Xuan discussed pursuing the treasure, but chose to avoid the dangers and leave it alone.
• Old Ancestor Five Elements reached the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm after perfecting his Hunyuan Dao Fruit.
• Old Ancestor Five Elements resolved to return to the Primordial World and discover who had ruined his plans in the Return to Ruins.