Recaps

After a hundred thousand years as a plant, Qin Mu fused with the Innate Nine-Leaf Sword Grass and transformed into a human in the Great Desolation World. He met Daoist Tongtian, became his first disciple, and watched an Innate Treasure begin to appear nearby.

• Qin Mu combined his accumulated Red Packets and received the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, which evolved into the Innate Nine-Leaf Sword Grass in the higher-grade world.
• Qin Mu transformed into a human with an early Golden Immortal cultivation after a lightning strike, while the young man beside him revealed himself as Daoist Tongtian, a Quasi-Saint.
• Qin Mu recognized Tongtian and begged him to accept him as a disciple.
• Tongtian accepted Qin Mu as his first disciple.
• A glow appeared nearby, and Tongtian recognized that the Innate Treasure he had come to find was emerging.

Daoist Tongtian broke the formation protecting the Fire Spirit Pearl, then gave the top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure to Qin Mu as an initiation gift. Back at Kunlun Mountain, Qin Mu met Taishang Laozi and Daoist Yuanshi and paid his respects as Tongtian’s new disciple.

• Qin Mu watched Daoist Tongtian destroy the Innate Formation with a single sword strike.
• Daoist Tongtian suppressed the Fire Spirit Pearl’s resistance and claimed it as a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
• Daoist Tongtian gave the Fire Spirit Pearl to Qin Mu as his initiation gift, and Qin Mu thanked his master.
• Daoist Tongtian brought Qin Mu back to Kunlun Mountain, where they met Taishang Laozi and Daoist Yuanshi.
• Qin Mu introduced himself and paid his respects to Taishang Laozi and Daoist Yuanshi.

Qin Mu became Tongtian’s disciple and received precious gifts from Taishang and Yuanshi before listening to the Three Pure Ones discuss the Dao. He obtained a Treasure Fusion Scroll from the system, and after a thousand years, a terrifying aura shook the Primordial Wilderness.

• Taishang and Yuanshi recognized Qin Mu as a top-tier Innate Sacred Being and welcomed him into the Three Pure Ones’ sect.
• Taishang gave Qin Mu a Seven-Revolving Golden Elixir, while Yuanshi gave him Three Lights Divine Water.
• Tongtian seated Qin Mu nearby as the Three Pure Ones discussed the Dao, and Qin Mu collected a system Red Packet from Kunlun Mountain.
• Qin Mu opened the Red Packet and obtained a Treasure Fusion Scroll that could advance compatible Innate Spiritual Treasures as high as Innate Supreme Treasures.
• After the Three Pure Ones discussed the Dao for a thousand years, a terrifying aura appeared and shook the Primordial Wilderness, drawing their attention to the void.

Hongjun appeared as a Saint and announced that his third lecture at Zixiao Palace would begin in a few days. Qin Mu persuaded Tongtian and the other Three Pure Ones to take him along, and they set out together, reaching the Chaos Void near Zixiao Palace.

• Hongjun manifested in the Primordial World, overwhelmed all beings with his Saint's aura, and announced his upcoming third lecture.
• Qin Mu recalled that the lecture would cover the Saint realm and might bring Red Packets, so he asked Tongtian to take him to Zixiao Palace.
• Yuanshi objected because Qin Mu was only a Golden Immortal, but Taishang Laozi and Tongtian agreed that he could attend if he was fated.
• Qin Mu and the Three Pure Ones flew through the Thirty-Three Heavens, with Tongtian cutting through the Gangfeng and driving back the Thunder Flood Dragons.
• The Three Pure Ones led Qin Mu across the Chaos Boundary and into the Chaos Void toward Zixiao Palace.

Qin Mu traveled with the Three Pure Ones through the Chaos Void to Zixiao Palace, where they prepared to attend Hongjun’s third lecture. As the great powers of the Primordial Wilderness gathered, Qin Mu took a seat behind his master and the story left the lecture hall filling with attendees.

• Taishang used the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda to protect Qin Mu and the Three Pure Ones as they crossed the Chaos Void.
• The group reached Zixiao Palace, where Haotian and Yaochi welcomed them and learned that Qin Mu was Tongtian’s eldest disciple.
• Tongtian told Qin Mu to sit behind the front cushions, which the Three Pure Ones occupied alongside the seats reserved for Nuwa, Daoist Jieyin, and Daoist Zhunti.
• Nuwa arrived with Fuxi, then Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti entered Zixiao Palace.
• Dijun, Taiyi, Kunpeng, Hong Yun, and other great powers arrived for Hongjun’s third lecture.

Qin Mu attended Hongjun’s third lecture at Zixiao Palace, collected an Extra-Large Red Packet, and gained an exclusive Great Dao-level cultivation method. After 2,500 years, Hongjun ended the lecture, and Donghuang Taiyi asked how many Saints the Great Desolation could produce.

• Qin Mu watched the great figures gather as Ancestor Hongjun arrived and began expounding on the Great Dao of Sainthood.
• Qin Mu collected an Extra-Large Red Packet from Zixiao Palace, and Hongjun’s glance briefly made him fear his system had been discovered.
• Qin Mu opened the Red Packet and received an exclusive cultivation method that formed Sword Leaves as he advanced toward the Great Dao.
• The great figures listened to Hongjun’s lecture for 2,500 years before he declared it finished and invited questions.
• Donghuang Taiyi asked Hongjun how many Saints the Great Desolation could produce.

Hongjun explained the limits and paths to Sainthood, then began distributing the Primordial Violet Qi and treasures to the Three Pure Ones. The chapter ended as Tongtian questioned Hongjun about the Immortal-Slaying Four Swords and Formation Diagram he had received.

• Hongjun explained that only nine Saints could exist and contrasted Saints with Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortals.
• Hongjun described the three paths to Sainthood, while Qin Mu reflected that his own Great Dao cultivation method followed none of them.
• Tongtian asked who could become Saints, and Hongjun declared that the Three Pure Ones could attain Sainthood and gave each a strand of Primordial Violet Qi.
• Hongjun bestowed the Taiji Diagram on Taishang and the Pangu Banner on Yuanshi.
• Hongjun gave Tongtian the Immortal-Slaying Four Swords and Formation Diagram, and Tongtian began to question his Master.

Hongjun bestowed treasures and Primordial Violet Qi on the future Saints, while the gathered beings realized the six front cushions had marked their seats. Hong Yun received the final strand of Primordial Violet Qi, leaving Kunpeng consumed by resentment over losing his cushion to him.

• Hongjun explained that Tongtian’s Immortal-Slaying Four Swords and Formation Diagram formed a killing formation that required four Saints to break, and Tongtian accepted the treasures.
• Hongjun gave Nuwa the Red Embroidered Ball and a strand of Primordial Violet Qi, then bestowed treasures and two strands of Primordial Violet Qi upon Jieyin and Zhunti.
• The gathered beings recognized that the six front cushions had belonged to the future Saints, and Kunpeng blamed Hong Yun for giving up his cushion and causing Kunpeng to lose it.
• Hongjun released his final strand of Primordial Violet Qi, which chose Hong Yun, and Kunpeng grew furious that Hong Yun had received it.

After Hongjun revealed the Treasure Distribution Cliff, the mighty figures of the Primordial Wilderness rushed to claim its spiritual treasures. Qin Mu waited until the cliff was stripped bare, then carried the cliff itself away, and Tongtian stepped in to protect him.

• Hongjun summoned the Treasure Distribution Cliff and allowed the assembled beings to take its treasures according to their fortune.
• The Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Jieyin, Zhunti, and the other mighty figures hurriedly claimed the spiritual treasures while Qin Mu stayed back, wary of his Golden Immortal strength.
• After the cliff had been stripped bare, Qin Mu flew over and lifted the entire Treasure Distribution Cliff onto his shoulders.
• As Kunpeng and Minghe prepared to seize the cliff, Tongtian appeared, shrank it into his hands, and warned the assembled beings to leave Qin Mu alone.

After realizing Hongjun’s lecture had ended early, Qin Mu led the Three Pure Ones back into Zixiao Palace. Hongjun recognized Qin Mu as an anomaly beyond the Heavenly Dao and bestowed a Creation Green Lotus seed on him, leaving its purpose unexplained.

• After leaving Zixiao Palace, Qin Mu noticed that Hongjun had lectured for only 2,500 years instead of the scheduled 3,000, so he and the Three Pure Ones returned.
• Haotian and Yaochi let the four pass, and Hongjun confirmed that his lecture was not over.
• Hongjun learned that Qin Mu had noticed the early end of the lecture and examined him, suspecting his fate lay outside the Heavenly Dao.
• Hongjun declared Qin Mu the foremost disciple of Xuanmen and bestowed a crystalline seed formed from the damaged Creation Green Lotus.
• The Three Pure Ones recognized the seed’s connection to Pangu, while Qin Mu understood that the Creation Green Lotus was the Chaos Green Lotus.

After Hongjun finished his third lecture, Dijun invited the Three Pure Ones and other powerful figures to the Heavenly Court for a feast and discussion of the Dao. As the banquet began, Qin Mu suspected Dijun was trying to win over the Three Pure Ones.

• Hongjun resumed his lecture after Dijun and the others returned to Zixiao Palace, and more listeners—including Jieyin and Zhunti—came back to hear it.
• Hongjun ended his third lecture after three thousand years, and the gathered great powers departed for the Primordial Land.
• Dijun invited the Three Pure Ones, Qin Mu, Nuwa, and Fuxi to visit the Heavenly Court, and Taishang accepted on their behalf.
• Dijun and Taiyi led the group to the Heavenly Court, where Dijun arranged a lavish feast in Lingxiao Treasure Hall.
• After several rounds of drinks, Dijun stood and looked seriously toward the Three Pure Ones, prompting Qin Mu to suspect he planned to win them over.

Dijun tried to recruit the Three Pure Ones into the Demon Race, but Yuanshi insulted the Demon Race and they left the Heavenly Court. Fuxi and Nuwa then agreed to join, and Dijun named them Xi Huang and Wa Huang.

• Dijun invited the Three Pure Ones to join the Demon Race, but Yuanshi mocked the Demon Race and challenged Donghuang Taiyi with the Pangu Banner.
• Taishang led Yuanshi, Tongtian, and Qin Mu out of Lingxiao Palace, while Donghuang Taiyi raged and Dijun suppressed his anger.
• Dijun appealed to Fuxi to guide the Demon Race, and Fuxi agreed to lend it his aid.
• Nuwa agreed to follow Fuxi and join the Demon Race.
• Dijun named Fuxi Xi Huang and Nuwa Wa Huang, increasing the Fortune of the Demon Race Heavenly Court.

Qin Mu refined the Lotus Seed of the Creation Green Lotus, evolving his true form into an Innate Sword Lotus with Chaos Demon God origins, then advanced his cultivation through years of training. After reaching the Golden Immortal Late Stage, he encountered Yuanshi and Tongtian discussing the Dao on Kunlun Mountain.

• Qin Mu refined the Lotus Seed of the Creation Green Lotus, and the system evolved his Innate Nine-Leaf Sword Grass into an Innate Sword Lotus.
• Qin Mu's origins rose to the level of a Chaos Demon God, and his cultivation advanced to the middle Golden Immortal stage.
• Qin Mu began refining Tongtian's Fire Spirit Pearl as tens of thousands of years passed and the Witch Clan, Demon Race, and East King Duke's Immortal Court continued vying for power.
• Qin Mu refined twenty restrictions in the Fire Spirit Pearl and reached the Golden Immortal Late Stage, forming an illusory Sword Leaf within himself.
• Qin Mu left his cave and found Yuanshi and Tongtian discussing the Dao beneath an Innate Spiritual Tree, then greeted them respectfully.

Qin Mu escorted a Celestial Court envoy to meet the Three Pure Ones after Taishang broke through to the middle stage of the Quasi-Saint realm. The envoy offered three Primordial Spiritual Objects on East King Duke’s behalf, but the Three Pure Ones ignored both him and his gifts.

• Taishang severed his second corpse and reached the middle stage of the Quasi-Saint realm, earning congratulations from Yuanshi, Tongtian, and Qin Mu.
• Taishang sensed a visitor at Kunlun Mountain and sent Qin Mu down to meet him.
• Qin Mu found a Great Principle Golden Immortal envoy from the Celestial Court waiting outside the Three Talents Primordial Chaos Array and escorted him inside.
• The Celestial Court Envoy bowed to the Three Pure Ones, who ignored him.
• The Celestial Court Envoy presented three Primordial Spiritual Objects on East King Duke’s behalf, while Qin Mu judged the gifts too meager to impress the Three Pure Ones.

After the Three Pure Ones rejected East King Duke’s invitation to join the Immortal Court, Qin Mu cultivated for several thousand years and advanced to the Taiyi Golden Immortal level, awakening Heaven-Defying Comprehension. He then asked Tongtian for permission to travel down the mountain.

• A Celestial Court Envoy invited the Three Pure Ones to join East King Duke’s Immortal Court, but Tongtian sent him flying from Kunlun Mountain.
• The envoy reported the rejection to East King Duke, who became furious but restrained himself because the Three Pure Ones were too powerful to challenge.
• Qin Mu spent several thousand years cultivating, broke through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal level, and solidified a Sword Leaf.
• Qin Mu awakened the innate divine ability Heaven-Defying Comprehension after his Exclusive Great Dao Level Cultivation Method reached its first layer.
• Qin Mu visited Tongtian and asked to go down the mountain to travel.

Qin Mu left Kunlun Mountain for Buzhou Mountain, where he collected spiritual treasures and followed the system to a Medium Red Packet. He found the packet hovering above a Rat Spirit undergoing transformation and congratulated the newly transformed Mystic Immortal.

• Tongtian gave Qin Mu a sword talisman containing his Sword Qi and sent him out to temper himself in the world.
• Qin Mu flew to Buzhou Mountain and spent a thousand years collecting a thousand Innate Spiritual Medicines.
• Qin Mu opened a Medium Red Packet and received Chaos Liquid, which could restore withered Innate Spiritual Roots.
• The system led Qin Mu to another Medium Red Packet on a floating island, where he waited as a Rat Spirit underwent its transformation tribulation.
• After the Rat Spirit survived eighty-one lightning bolts and transformed into a Mystic Immortal, Qin Mu approached and congratulated him.

Qin Mu met Duobao, a Treasure-Seeking Rat who had just completed his transformation, and agreed to travel with him. After a thousand years of finding treasures together, Duobao detected an Innate Formation hidden in a valley, and Qin Mu revealed it with his Sword Qi before they went to investigate.

• Duobao introduced himself to Qin Mu after surviving his transformation tribulation, and Qin Mu recognized him as the future First Disciple of the Sect of Interception.
• Qin Mu told Duobao he was a disciple of the Three Pure Ones, and Duobao asked to travel with him; Qin Mu agreed.
• Qin Mu and Duobao traveled together for a thousand years and found numerous treasures using Duobao's Treasure-Seeking Talent.
• Duobao sensed a treasure in a secluded valley and pointed out a hidden formation on a rock face.
• Qin Mu struck the rock face with Sword Qi, revealing an Innate Formation, and he and Duobao headed inside.

Qin Mu broke the Innate Formation guarding a hidden grotto-heaven and discovered a ripe Yellow Central Plum with Duobao. An Immortal Court Daoist arrived to claim the treasure, and Qin Mu refused to yield, provoking the late-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal.

• Qin Mu used the Grass Sword Art to shatter the Innate Formation, and he and Duobao entered the hidden Small Heaven and Earth.
• Qin Mu recognized the ancient tree at its center as the Yellow Central Plum, and Duobao eagerly prepared to collect its ripe fruit.
• A late-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal from the Immortal Court appeared and ordered Qin Mu and Duobao to leave the treasure to his faction.
• Duobao urged Qin Mu to avoid a confrontation, but Qin Mu declared that neither the Daoist nor East King Duke could take the Yellow Central Plum.
• The Immortal Court Daoist flew into a rage and threatened Qin Mu.

Qin Mu used the top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure Fire Spirit Pearl to defeat and kill a late-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal who attacked him. Duobao witnessed Qin Mu’s power and was left in awe.

• The late-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal attacked Qin Mu with a massive magical palm, while Duobao warned Qin Mu and retreated.
• Qin Mu summoned the Fire Spirit Pearl, which shattered the attacker’s palm and shocked him.
• The Taiyi Golden Immortal raised a defensive barrier, but the Fire Spirit Pearl broke through and sent him crashing into a mountain.
• Qin Mu unleashed the Nine Heavens Profound Fire from the Fire Spirit Pearl, engulfing the attacker after he transformed into a giant tortoise.
• The Nine Heavens Profound Fire burned the giant tortoise and his primordial spirit to ashes, leaving Duobao amazed by Qin Mu’s strength.

Qin Mu shared a ripe Yellow Central Plum with Duobao, and they began refining the fruits’ power. At Mount Sumeru, Xuan Xiao arrived on East King Duke’s orders to invite Jieyin and Zhunti to join the Immortal Court.

• Qin Mu identified the Innate Spiritual Root’s nine ripe fruits as Yellow Central Plums and explained their value to Duobao.
• Qin Mu gave Duobao one Yellow Central Plum, and they both swallowed a fruit and began refining it.
• Daoist Zhunti lamented the Western Lands’ barrenness and wondered about the Saint-Making Opportunity as Daoist Jieyin urged him to wait for the right time.
• Jia Ye announced Xuan Xiao’s arrival, and Jieyin asked him to come in.
• Xuan Xiao told Jieyin and Zhunti that East King Duke had sent him to invite them to join the Immortal Court.

Jieyin and Zhunti agreed to cooperate with East King Duke’s Immortal Court, and Xuan Xiao returned to Zifu Prefecture with the news. East King Duke announced their allegiance throughout the Primordial Wilderness, shaking the realm and putting the Demon Race Heavenly Court under pressure.

• Jieyin and Zhunti agreed to work with the Immortal Court and planned to visit Zifu Prefecture to discuss the terms.
• Xuan Xiao reported their decision to East King Duke, delighting the Immortal Court’s assembled cultivators.
• East King Duke rewarded Xuan Xiao with the Azure Spirit Sword and ordered the news announced across the Primordial Wilderness.
• Beings throughout the Primordial Wilderness were astonished by the announcement, and the Demon Race Heavenly Court became the first faction to feel its impact.

After Jieyin and Zhunti joined the Immortal Court, the news boosted its prestige and drew in cultivators, while the Demon Race and other factions speculated about the pair’s motives. Meanwhile, Qin Mu and Duobao continued collecting treasures and approached Buzhou Mountain.

• Dijun, Donghuang Taiyi, and Fuxi discussed Jieyin and Zhunti’s alliance with the Immortal Court and suspected they had joined for their own benefit.
• The Three Pure Ones and Ancestor Minghe also heard the news and suspected Jieyin and Zhunti had a hidden plan, while Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun chose to stay out of the conflict.
• The Immortal Court’s announcement attracted free cultivators and members of various races, increasing its prestige and Fortune as East King Duke expanded his recruitment.
• Qin Mu and Duobao finished plundering a Great Principle Golden Immortal’s treasury, then spotted Buzhou Mountain ahead as they continued their journey.

Dijun persuaded Kunpeng to join the Demon Race Heavenly Court by offering him the position of Demon Teacher and help taking Hong Yun’s Primordial Violet Qi. Meanwhile, Jieyin and Zhunti joined East King Duke’s Immortal Court after securing a vast region where they could spread the Western Teachings.

• Dijun visited Kunpeng and offered him the position of Demon Teacher and a chance to seize Hong Yun’s Primordial Violet Qi.
• Kunpeng agreed to join the Demon Race, and he and Dijun headed for the Demon Race Heavenly Court.
• Dijun told Kunpeng that Jieyin and Zhunti had joined the Immortal Court, deepening Kunpeng’s resentment toward them.
• East King Duke welcomed Jieyin and Zhunti to Zifu Prefecture, where Jieyin demanded a region to spread the Western Teachings without interference.
• East King Duke accepted Jieyin’s demand and granted the region he had marked out.

Daoist Jieyin and East King Duke clashed over control of Zifu, settling on three prefectures for the Western Lands. At Buzhou Mountain, Qin Mu and Duobao joined a crowd seeking treasures and met True Man Yu Ding.

• Jieyin expanded his golden ring to cover all thirteen prefectures of Zifu, and East King Duke countered with his Dragon Head Crutch.
• Jieyin and East King Duke's powers collided, and the golden ring shrank until it covered only three prefectures, which Jieyin accepted for the Western Lands.
• Jieyin and Zhunti descended toward their three prefectures as golden lotuses bloomed and Buddhist chants filled the sky.
• Qin Mu and Duobao reached the heart of Buzhou Mountain and found a long queue of beings waiting to enter in search of treasures.
• True Man Yu Ding greeted Qin Mu and Duobao, learned it was their first visit, and explained that traces of spiritual treasures had drawn the crowd.

Qin Mu, Duobao, and True Man Yu Ding learned that the Witch Clan required challengers to defeat a Great Witch before entering Buzhou Mountain. After watching several Golden Immortals lose, Qin Mu assessed the guard’s formidable strength as the group reached the front of the line.

• True Man Yu Ding recognized Qin Mu as a disciple of the Three Pure Ones and hoped to build a connection with him.
• Yu Ding explained that Buzhou Mountain was controlled by the Witch Clan, whose entrance challenge required defeating its guard.
• Qin Mu, Duobao, and Yu Ding saw a Golden Immortal get badly injured by the guard, then went to watch the challenge.
• A towering Great Witch defeated another challenger with one punch, and Qin Mu recognized him as a Great Witch.
• Duobao asked Yu Ding whether he had challenged the guard, and Yu Ding admitted that he had lost after only a few exchanges.
• Qin Mu concluded that the Witch Clan’s physical strength was terrifying as he studied the Great Witch.