Chapter Summaries

Laozi investigated the Human Race’s unexpected rise and visited Shouyang Mountain in disguise. After seeing its strength and studying the Human Body Secret Realm Method, he judged the cultivation system equal in potential to his Golden Core Great Dao.

• Laozi learned that the Human Race had allied with the Wu Clan, developed Witch-Humans, and prospered on Shouyang Mountain, while Ye Xuan’s fate remained hidden from his deductions.
• Laozi disguised himself as an ordinary elderly Human and entered the bustling city at the foot of Shouyang Mountain.
• Laozi observed Witch-Human warriors, organized defenses, and a vast population of cultivators, then found that the Human Race’s fortune far exceeded his earlier calculations.
• Laozi watched young cultivators practice the Human Body Secret Realm Method and discerned how it drew power from the body rather than external spiritual qi.
• Laozi praised the Secret Realm Method as an unsurpassed Great Dao whose potential and subtlety matched his Golden Core Great Dao.

Laozi of Supreme Clarity found Xuandu cultivating in Shouyang Mountain, tested his understanding, and accepted him as his only direct disciple. Later, Houtu recognized Laozi when she and Ye Xuan encountered him in the city, leaving Ye Xuan shocked as the Grand Pure Saint turned to face them.

• Laozi of Supreme Clarity discovered Xuandu's exceptional talent and calm temperament while observing him cultivate.
• Laozi tested Xuandu's understanding of the Golden Core Great Dao, imparted its source to him, and accepted him as his only direct disciple.
• Ye Xuan thanked Houtu for the Wu Clan's aid in settling the Human Race, and Houtu said their peoples could support each other through the coming calamity.
• Houtu sensed Laozi's hidden Sage aura and bowed to the Grand Pure Saint as their groups met on a crowded street.
• Ye Xuan realized the ordinary-looking elder was Laozi of Supreme Clarity, and Laozi turned toward him and Houtu as Sage majesty spread through the street.

Laozi visited Shouyang Mountain, recognized Ye Xuan as the Human Emperor, and gifted him a Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir. With the Witch-Demon Great Tribulation approaching, Ye Xuan postponed his trip with Houtu to the Boundless Sea of Blood so he could cultivate first.

• Ye Xuan resisted Laozi's attempt to read his origins and calmly discussed the human race's cultivation methods and ties to the Human Teaching.
• Laozi sensed karmic ties between Ye Xuan and Tongtian, then decided to strengthen his own connection to Ye Xuan by gifting him a Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir.
• Laozi introduced his new disciple Xuandu, whom Ye Xuan encouraged, and warned that the Witch-Demon Great Tribulation was approaching before departing with him.
• Ye Xuan told Houtu to postpone their visit to the Boundless Sea of Blood while he refined the elixir and cultivated at the human ancestral court.

Ye Xuan refined the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir, advanced to Immortal King Giant, and comprehended One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones. He and Houtu then left Shouyang Mountain to travel through the Primordial Wilderness before heading to the Boundless Sea of Blood, growing closer along the way.

• Ye Xuan swallowed the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir and directed its power into nourishing his Primordial Spirit, breaking through to Immortal King Giant.
• Ye Xuan used his Double Pupils to uncover a hidden law in the elixir and spent decades comprehending One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones.
• Ye Xuan emerged from seclusion, and Houtu congratulated him on his breakthrough and suggested they travel through the Primordial Wilderness before going to the Boundless Sea of Blood.
• Ye Xuan and Houtu concealed their identities, walked through the Primordial Wilderness, helped living beings in danger, and discussed the Dao.
• As they traveled together, Ye Xuan and Houtu grew closer to each other.

Ye Xuan and Houtu traveled across the Primordial Wilderness, gathering treasures before visiting Zhen Yuanzi at Wuzhuang Temple. Zhen Yuanzi welcomed them and prepared Ginseng Fruits for his guests.

• Ye Xuan and Houtu used their abilities together to find and collect rare treasures across the wilderness for the Human and Wu Clans.
• After decades of travel, Ye Xuan and Houtu reached Longevity Mountain and decided to visit Zhen Yuanzi at Wuzhuang Temple.
• Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun heard the visitors announce themselves and went out to welcome them.
• Ye Xuan and Houtu exchanged greetings with Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun, then joined them in the main hall.
• Zhen Yuanzi sent Qingfeng and Mingyue to fetch the Golden Striker and four Ginseng Fruits for the guests.

Ye Xuan, Houtu, Zhen Yuanzi, and Ancestor Hong Yun shared Ginseng Fruits and discussed the Dao at Wuzhuang Temple. Ye Xuan warned Hong Yun that a Great Calamity threatened his life, and Zhen Yuanzi realized the danger came from Hong Yun possessing the Primordial Violet Qi.

• Qingfeng Mingyue brought four Ginseng Fruits, and Zhen Yuanzi offered one to each guest.
• Ye Xuan and Houtu praised the fruit and exchanged Dao insights with Zhen Yuanzi and Ancestor Hong Yun.
• Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun observed Ye Xuan's deep power and Houtu's unusual gentleness toward him.
• Ye Xuan warned Hong Yun not to travel alone because Great Karma threatened his life.
• Hong Yun questioned the warning, while Zhen Yuanzi realized it concerned the Primordial Violet Qi Hong Yun had received at Purple Cloud Palace.

At Wuzhuang Temple, Ye Xuan warned Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun about Kunpeng’s grudge, then mastered Sleeve Universe from Zhen Yuanzi’s instruction. Meanwhile, Di Jun and Tai Yi plotted to kill Hong Yun for his Primordial Violet Qi and secretly sent Demon Gods toward Longevity Mountain.

• Ye Xuan warned Zhen Yuanzi that Kunpeng blamed Hong Yun for losing his seat and advised Hong Yun to remain protected at Wuzhuang Temple.
• Zhen Yuanzi thanked Ye Xuan and taught him Sleeve Universe, which Ye Xuan mastered and linked to his Chaos Time-Space Realm.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi decided to seize Hong Yun’s Primordial Violet Qi so they could pursue Sagehood for the Demon Heavenly Court.
• Di Jun ordered Tai Yi to wait until Hong Yun left Longevity Mountain and then kill him in secret.
• Tai Yi secretly gathered Jimeng, Yingzhao, and other trusted Demon Gods, then led them toward Longevity Mountain to prepare an ambush.

After leaving Wuzhuang Temple, Ye Xuan and Houtu were ambushed by Donghuang Taiyi and Heavenly Court Demon Gods. Ye Xuan swallowed their attacks with Sleeve Universe, but Taiyi struck the Chaos Bell and froze the battlefield before his next assault hit.

• Zhen Yuanzi promised to protect Ancestor Hong Yun within the Earth Book Array as Ye Xuan and Houtu departed for the Blood Sea.
• Beyond Longevity Mountain, Donghuang Taiyi trapped Ye Xuan and Houtu in the Heaven-Shrouding Array and surrounded them with Jimeng, Yingzhao, and other Demon Gods.
• Taiyi ordered the Demon Gods to kill the pair, and Houtu prepared to face their combined attack.
• Ye Xuan used Sleeve Universe to absorb the Demon Gods' attacks and drag Jimeng and Yingzhao toward its vortex.
• Taiyi rang the Chaos Bell, stopping space and allowing Jimeng and Yingzhao to escape before its golden sound waves struck Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan and Houtu fought Donghuang Taiyi, but the Chaos Bell and Tai Yi’s strength steadily drove them into a disadvantage. Houtu sent a distress signal, and Zhen Yuanzi and Ancestor Hong Yun broke through the Demon Clan’s formation to join them, leaving the four facing Tai Yi together.

• Ye Xuan and Houtu joined forces against Tai Yi, but his Chaos Bell shattered their attacks and pushed them back.
• Houtu spent a drop of Pangu Blood Essence to break a small opening in the formation and send a distress signal to Pangu Hall.
• Zhen Yuanzi sensed the formation disrupting the ley lines and realized Ye Xuan and Houtu had been ambushed.
• Ancestor Hong Yun agreed to help, and Zhen Yuanzi used the Earth Book to tear open the Demon Clan’s formation.
• Zhen Yuanzi and Ancestor Hong Yun reached Ye Xuan and Houtu, and the four stood together against Tai Yi.

Tai Yi ambushed Ye Xuan, Houtu, Zhen Yuanzi, and Hong Yun, then summoned Di Jun and the Zhou Tian Star Formation to trap them. As the Demon Emperors pressed their attack, Ye Xuan used One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones to turn the battle into a brief stalemate, but Di Jun prepared a killing blow.

• Tai Yi recognized Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun as they entered and decided to seize the Primordial Violet Qi and kill all four intruders.
• Tai Yi crushed a communication Jade Slip, summoning Di Jun, who projected the Zhou Tian Star Formation onto the battlefield.
• Di Jun and Tai Yi used the Star Formation to seal the area and attack while Zhen Yuanzi raised the Earth Book's shield around the group.
• Ye Xuan unleashed One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, creating three powerful incarnations that countered the starlight, formation chains, and Chaos Bell's sound waves.
• Ye Xuan and his incarnations held off the Demon Emperors long enough for the battle to reach a brief stalemate, as Di Jun prepared to summon the Star Formation's full power for a killing blow.

Di Jiang and the other Ancestral Witches arrived to rescue Houtu, while Di Jun summoned the Demon Court’s elite forces to seize Hong Yun’s Primordial Violet Qi. Both sides launched a massive battle, and the Witch-Demon Tribulation began in earnest.

• Di Jiang and the other eleven Ancestral Witches broke through the Star Array’s blockade and reunited with Houtu.
• Di Jun summoned Kunpeng, Fu Xi, the Demon Marshals, and the Heavenly Court’s elite soldiers to the battlefield.
• Kunpeng confronted Hong Yun over the loss of his chance to become a Sage, while Zhen Yuanzi prepared to defend him.
• Tai Yi attacked the Ancestral Witches with the Chaos Bell as Di Jiang countered with the Space Blade.
• Ye Xuan and his three incarnations charged the Demon Clan’s ranks, while Zhen Yuanzi fought Kunpeng and the other Ancestral Witches engaged the Demon forces.
• Di Jun and Fu Xi directed the Star Array and the Demon army as the immense battle spread across the battlefield and the Witch-Demon Tribulation began.

Ye Xuan and the Wu and Demon Clans fought a devastating battle outside Longevity Mountain as the Saints watched. The Twelve Ancestral Witches summoned Pangu's phantom to shatter the Zhou Tian Star Formation's star attack, while Ancestor Minghe prepared to seize Hong Yun's Primordial Violet Qi amid the fighting.

• Ye Xuan and his three avatars battled the Ten Demon Marshals and the Demon Clan's forces, drawing the attention of cultivators and the six Saints.
• Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi activated the Zhou Tian Star Formation and unleashed billions of stars against the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Ye Xuan, and the others.
• Di Jiang commanded the Ancestral Witches to form the Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Array, summoning Pangu's phantom.
• Pangu's phantom shattered the falling stars with a single punch, alarming the six Saints observing the battle.
• Ancestor Minghe watched Hong Yun in the Blood Mirror and secretly gathered his Blood God Sons, planning to take the Primordial Violet Qi when the fighting left an opening.

After the battle, Ye Xuan revealed that Hong Yun’s true spirit had survived and secured Zhen Yuanzi’s allegiance by promising to restore him through reincarnation. Ye Xuan and Houtu then traveled to the East Sea to prepare for establishing reincarnation, where they reunited with the Three Xiāo Fairies.

• Di Jiang led the Twelve Ancestral Witches back to Pangu Hall to recover and study their insights from the battle.
• Ye Xuan showed Zhen Yuanzi that Hong Yun’s true spirit remained inside the damaged gourd and promised to restore him through reincarnation.
• Zhen Yuanzi pledged Wuzhuang Temple’s allegiance to Ye Xuan and the Wu Clan, and Ye Xuan and Houtu helped stabilize his injuries and protect Hong Yun’s spirit.
• Ye Xuan and Houtu left Longevity Mountain and chose to seek innate water spiritual treasures in the East Sea before visiting the Boundless Sea of Blood.
• Ye Xuan and Houtu reached the East Sea and reunited with Yun Xiāo, Qiong Xiāo, and Bixiao.

Ye Xuan reunited with Yun Xiāo, Qiong Xiāo, and Bixiao in the East Sea and agreed to grill a great demon for them. As they feasted, Yun Xiāo discovered how far Ye Xuan’s cultivation and physical power had advanced, and the chapter ended with her repeatedly gazing at him.

• Yun Xiāo recalled the time she had fallen into Ye Xuan’s arms on Golden Ao Island and felt shy as they met again.
• Bixiao asked Ye Xuan to grill meat for them, and he agreed to host a feast on a nearby immortal island.
• Ye Xuan brought out the corpse of a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal great demon and prepared it for the barbecue.
• Yun Xiāo sensed that Ye Xuan had reached a realm equivalent to Daluo Golden Immortal and possessed terrifying physical strength.
• Ye Xuan served the grilled demon meat and immortal wine, and the five sat around the bonfire to feast.

Houtu and the Three Xiāo Fairies became close during a peaceful feast, then Ye Xuan and Houtu agreed to travel through the East Sea with Yun Xiāo, Qiong Xiāo, and Bixiao. Their treasure hunt led them to a chaos-mist-shrouded island, which Yun Xiao identified as the legendary Yingzhou Island.

• Houtu gently cared for Bixiao and befriended the Three Xiāo Fairies over a meal with Ye Xuan.
• Ye Xuan and Houtu agreed to travel through the East Sea with Yun Xiāo, Qiong Xiāo, and Bixiao.
• Ye Xuan used his Double Pupils to find hidden spiritual herbs and materials beneath the sea, delighting Bixiao.
• The group encountered a gray chaos mist that resisted their divine senses, but Ye Xuan saw an ancient island and its powerful defensive formation through it.
• Yun Xiao recognized the island as Yingzhou Island, one of the three legendary immortal islands.

Ye Xuan and the Three Xiāo Fairies discovered Yingzhou Island, and Ye Xuan and Houtu broke through its protective formation. At the island’s heart, Ye Xuan found the Twelve-Grade World-Purifying White Lotus, giving him the means to counter the Blood Sea’s corruption and advance his plan to establish the six paths of reincarnation.

• Bixiao revealed that Ye Xuan and the Three Xiāo Fairies had already found Penglai Island, astonishing Houtu.
• Yun Xiāo and Qiong Xiāo failed to break Yingzhou Island’s formation, so Ye Xuan identified its weak point while Houtu prepared to attack.
• Ye Xuan cut off the formation’s energy at its nexus, and Houtu struck the opening, allowing everyone to enter Yingzhou Island.
• The Three Xiāo Fairies and Houtu scattered across the island to seek its treasures while Ye Xuan followed a mysterious pull toward its center.
• Ye Xuan found the Twelve-Grade World-Purifying White Lotus in a secluded valley and realized it could neutralize the Blood Sea’s filth and support his reincarnation plan.

Ye Xuan discovered the twelfth-grade World-Purifying White Lotus on Yingzhou Immortal Island and explored the island's treasures with Houtu and the Three Xiāo Fairies. He refined the island's central stele and shared its authority with the four women.

• Yun Xiao recognized the lotus as the twelfth-grade World-Purifying White Lotus, and Houtu and the Three Xiāo Fairies congratulated Ye Xuan without showing greed.
• Ye Xuan collected the lotus and Three Lights Divine Water into his Inner Universe, where the lotus began purifying his magical power.
• Ye Xuan and the women spent half a month gathering treasures and spiritual roots across Yingzhou Immortal Island.
• Ye Xuan used the Chaos Bead's origin power to erase the island-anchoring stele's restrictions and gain absolute control over Yingzhou Island.
• Ye Xuan created four authority seals and sent them into the Primordial Spirits of Houtu and the Three Xiāo Fairies.

Ye Xuan shared Yingzhou Immortal Island’s passage marks with the Three Xiāo Fairies and Houtu, then accepted Yun Xiao Fairy’s invitation to visit Golden Ao Island. He arrived with Houtu and the Three Xiāo Fairies and received a grand welcome from the Interception Sect’s disciples.

• Ye Xuan gave the Three Xiāo Fairies and Houtu authority marks that let them pass through Yingzhou Island’s Primordial Formation and share the island as a cultivation sanctuary.
• Yun Xiao Fairy invited Ye Xuan and Houtu to Golden Ao Island, and Ye Xuan accepted, hoping to strengthen ties with Tongtian Jiaozhu and the Interception Sect.
• Ye Xuan restored Yingzhou Island’s formation, concealing it again, and departed with Houtu and the Three Xiāo Fairies on a five-colored auspicious cloud.
• The group reached Golden Ao Island, where Yun Xiao Fairy opened its formation and a hearty voice welcomed them.
• Zhao Gongming, Daoist Duobao, Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Wudang Holy Mother, Turtle Spirit Holy Mother, and other Interception Sect elites came out to greet Ye Xuan and Houtu.

Ye Xuan and Houtu arrived at Golden Ao Island, where the Interception Sect immortals were astonished by Ye Xuan’s immense power. Tongtian Jiaozhu welcomed them warmly, praised Ye Xuan’s battle at Longevity Mountain and his unusual cultivation path, and Ye Xuan offered East Sea delicacies to the gathering.

• Zhao Gongming and Daoist Duobao sensed Ye Xuan’s Great Luo-level aura and Quasi-Saint-grade physical foundation, then greeted him with deep respect.
• Ye Xuan and Houtu entered Biyou Palace and paid their respects to Tongtian Jiaozhu.
• Tongtian Jiaozhu recognized Ye Xuan’s unprecedented internal-secret-realm cultivation and praised his battle against Di Jun, Tai Yi, the Chaos Bell, and the Zhou Tian Star Formation.
• Ye Xuan, Houtu, and Tongtian Jiaozhu spoke cordially about the Primordial Wilderness and the battle at Longevity Mountain.
• Ye Xuan brought out sealed immortal jade jars and fragrant immortal fruits to share with Tongtian Jiaozhu and the Interception Sect immortals.

Ye Xuan warned Tongtian Jiaozhu that he and Houtu would undertake a major plan at the Blood Sea, and Tongtian pledged the Interception Sect’s support. Tongtian then expounded the Dao, allowing Ye Xuan to study his sword laws and begin using the Grass Character Sword Art.

• Ye Xuan shared rare Immortal Tea and Spirit Fruit with Tongtian Jiaozhu and the Interception Sect’s immortals.
• Ye Xuan told Tongtian Jiaozhu that he and Houtu planned a major undertaking at the Blood Sea and warned that powerful opposition might follow.
• Tongtian Jiaozhu promised that the Interception Sect would support Ye Xuan and Houtu as long as they acted righteously and did not slaughter innocents.
• Tongtian Jiaozhu expounded the Shangqing Great Dao and his supreme Dao of the sword to the gathered immortals.
• Ye Xuan used his double pupils to analyze Tongtian Jiaozhu’s sword laws and extracted a thread of Immortal-Slaying Sword Intent.
• Ye Xuan began applying the Grass Character Sword Art to the sword intent he had studied.