Chapter Summaries

Ancestor Minghe used Primordial Violet Qi and Merit to attempt Sagehood, but his breakthrough stalled until the Underworld’s Earthly Dao Fortune poured into him. He attained the Sage realm at its third level, leaving the other Saints stunned and envious.

• The Saints were shocked that Ancestor Minghe possessed Primordial Violet Qi, while Tongtian realized Qin Mu had given him the final strand.
• Ancestor Minghe’s aura stalled at the peak of the Sub-Saint realm, and observers assumed his attempt to attain Sagehood had failed for lack of Merit.
• Dijun celebrated Minghe’s apparent failure and recalled his resentment toward Qin Mu.
• The Underworld’s Earthly Dao Fortune flowed into Ancestor Minghe and shattered the barrier blocking his breakthrough.
• Ancestor Minghe attained Sagehood and rose to the third level of the Sage realm, prompting Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti to react with shock and envy.

Ancestor Minghe attained Sagehood with Qin Mu’s help and pledged to protect the Underworld. Back on Penglai Immortal Island, Duobao asked Qin Mu how he could attain Sagehood, and Qin Mu offered him two possible paths.

• Zhunti blamed Qin Mu for Minghe’s rise, while Jieyin urged him not to give in to anger and said the Saints could not interfere with the Underworld.
• Minghe thanked Qin Mu for providing Primordial Violet Qi and Underworld Fortune, then vowed to defend the Underworld’s cycle of reincarnation.
• Minghe shared the Blood Sea’s Fortune with the Asura Clan and appointed Tian Bojun, Great Brahma, Desire Heaven, and Shiva as its Four Great Demon Kings.
• Qin Mu returned to Penglai Immortal Island, where Duobao congratulated him and asked how he could attain Sagehood quickly.
• Qin Mu told Duobao he could earn great merit or create a new race to gain Heaven and Earth’s recognition.

Qin Mu told Duobao he would help him become a Saint when the time was right, then visited Tongtian to announce his planned seclusion to attain Primordial Chaos and ask Tongtian to witness his wedding to Fairy Xi He. He reassured Tongtian that he was ninety percent certain of success, then revealed a strange pill that shook Biyou Palace’s space and time.

• Qin Mu reassured Duobao that he would help him become a Saint when the opportunity came, and Duobao agreed to keep cultivating patiently.
• Qin Mu went to Biyou Palace and told Tongtian he planned to enter seclusion to attain Primordial Chaos before marrying Fairy Xi He.
• Tongtian gladly agreed to witness the wedding and have Duobao arrange a grand banquet.
• Tongtian worried that Qin Mu had given away his Primordial Violet Qi, but Qin Mu said he was ninety percent certain he would attain Primordial Chaos.
• Qin Mu presented Tongtian with a pill whose strange aura made space and time in Biyou Palace shudder and crack.

Qin Mu gave Tongtian a Meteorite Breaking Pill that could sever a Saint’s connection to the Heavenly Dao without reducing their cultivation, and Tongtian hid it rather than taking it. Qin Mu returned to the Underworld and told Xi He that Tongtian approved of their wedding and would officiate, but his sudden “But...” left her worried again.

• Tongtian trembled at the Meteorite Breaking Pill and learned from Qin Mu that it could free a Saint from the Heavenly Dao without harming their cultivation.
• Qin Mu gave Tongtian the pill, explaining that his own path to Sagehood would let him transcend the Heavenly Dao without it.
• Tongtian put the pill away and decided not to take it yet, fearing the Heavenly Dao would sense the severed connection and confront him.
• Qin Mu returned to the Underworld and told Xi He that Tongtian approved of their marriage and would officiate the wedding.
• Qin Mu began to say “But,” making Xi He tense up and ask what he meant.

Qin Mu began a secluded cultivation to break through to Primordial Chaos, promising Xi He they would marry when he emerged. Ten thousand years passed as the Underworld’s standing grew, and the Demon Race gathered in Lingxiao Treasure Hall for an important announcement.

• Qin Mu told Xi He he would enter seclusion to break through to Primordial Chaos and marry her when he left; Xi He agreed to wait for him.
• Chang Xi teased Xi He by calling Qin Mu her husband, while Xi He blushed and struggled to respond.
• Qin Mu informed Empress Pingxin of his plans, and she agreed to watch over the Underworld while worrying about how he would attain the Dao without Primordial Violet Qi.
• Qin Mu met Yin Tianzi in Fengdu City, then entered the Sacred Spirit Pearl’s Chaos world and began refining Pangu’s Essence Blood while circulating the Great Law of Self-Transformation into Freedom.
• Ten thousand years passed, and the Underworld’s prestige grew after Ancestor Minghe became an Earthly Dao Saint.
• The Yao Emperor summoned the Demon Race’s Yao Gods and kings to Lingxiao Treasure Hall, where Fuxi and Kunpeng arrived as the gathering waited for the announcement.

Dijun told Nuwa that he planned to attack the Four Seas Dragon Clan and claim its Fortune in hopes of attaining Sagehood without Primordial Violet Qi. Nuwa agreed to let him proceed and promised to intervene if the Demon Race encountered trouble.

• Fuxi and Kunpeng arrived at the Heavenly Court gathering, where the demons suspected Dijun was preparing to declare war on the Witch Clan.
• Donghuang Taiyi asked the gathered Yao Gods and Yao Kings to wait for his elder brother, Dijun.
• Nuwa sensed Dijun's arrival at Wa Huang Palace and wondered why he had summoned the Demon Race's leaders.
• Dijun told Nuwa he intended to attack the Four Seas Dragon Clan and use its Fortune to seek Sagehood.
• Nuwa warned that the Dragon Clan's Fortune could not replace Primordial Violet Qi, but Dijun insisted he would try anyway.
• Nuwa approved Dijun's plan and promised to intervene if the Demon Race could not handle the consequences.

Dijun ordered the Demon Race to subjugate the Dragon Clan and sent a million troops to the Four Seas under Xingchen’s command. Powerful beings and Saints wondered whether the army was actually headed for the Witch Clan or the Human Race.

• Dijun returned to the Heavenly Court after Nuwa Saint assured him that no Saint would intervene in the attack on the Dragon Clan.
• Dijun announced that the Demon Race would subjugate the Dragon Clan, surprising the assembled demons, who had expected a war against the Witch Clan.
• Xingchen volunteered to lead the vanguard, and Dijun gave him a million soldiers and two Yao Gods, ordering him to demand the Dragon Clan’s submission or show no mercy.
• Xingchen led the assembled army through the South Heaven Gate toward the lower realm, prompting observers to speculate that the Demon Race was targeting the Witch Clan or the Human Race.
• Taishang Saint, Venerable Yuanshi, and Tongtian each sensed the army’s descent and considered its possible targets; Tongtian noted that either the Witch Clan or the Human Race had powerful defenders.

The Demon Race's million troops descended to the lower world, prompting the Witch Clan, Human Race, and Saints to speculate about their target. When the army changed course instead of heading for the Witch Clan or Human Race, Huang Tian suspected they were targeting the Dragon Clan.

• Jieyin and Zhunti welcomed the Demon Race's arrival and planned to take advantage of the Demon Race's dwindling fortune.
• Dijiang gathered the Twelve Ancestral Witches, and Chi You and Zhurong eagerly prepared to fight the Demon Race.
• The Three Ancestors of the Human Race and Huang Tian and Zhenyuanzi considered whether the Demon Race might target the Human Race or Witch Clan.
• The Demon Race's army abruptly changed direction, baffling the Ancestral Witches, other powerful beings, and Saints.
• Huang Tian suspected that the Demon Race's army was heading for the Dragon Clan.

The Demon Race redirected its army toward the Four Seas Dragon Clan, seeking its Fortune, while the Saints observed the move and considered its consequences. The Dragon Kings gathered in the East Sea and prepared their forces to fight, leaving the coming clash imminent.

• Powerful figures and Saints learned that the Demon Race was marching on the East Sea, and Jieyin concluded that Dijun wanted the Dragon Clan's Fortune.
• Tongtian wondered about Qin Mu's breakthrough and expected the time to free Candle Dragon from the Heavenly Dao Shackles to be near.
• Nuwa agreed to support Dijun's plan and promised to intervene if another Saint interfered.
• Ao Guang and the other Dragon Kings gathered in the East Sea Dragon Palace after the Four Seas Dragon Bell rang, and Ao Guang called for battle.
• Ao Qin, Ao Run, and Ao Shun rallied behind Ao Guang as the Four Seas Dragon Clan assembled its armies across the East Sea.

The Demon Race invaded the East Sea and demanded the Four Seas Dragon Clan submit, but Ao Guang led the Dragon Clan into battle. Yellow Dragon True Person sought Yuanshi’s help, only to be told that the Dragon Clan’s calamity was its own fate and that he must not interfere.

• The Star Yao God led the Demon Race’s million-strong army to the East Sea and demanded the Four Seas Dragon Clan surrender and yield its Fortune.
• Ao Guang rejected the demand and led the Dragon Clan’s army in an attack against the Demon Race.
• The Dragon Clan and Demon Race clashed in a brutal battle above the East Sea, shocking powerful figures who watched from afar.
• Yellow Dragon True Person saw the battle through a water-mirror spell and rushed to Yuxu Palace to ask Yuanshi for help.
• Guangchengzi told Yellow Dragon True Person that Yuanshi forbade him from interfering in the Dragon Clan’s troubles, leaving him stunned and angry.

Yellow Dragon defied Yuanshi and went alone to aid the Dragon Clan, but the Demon Race continued to overwhelm them. Huang Tian agreed that the Human Race would intervene later, while Saint Tongtian entered the Small World beneath Penglai and stirred a chained dragon.

• Yellow Dragon left Yuxu Palace and charged alone toward the East Sea battlefield to help his mother's clan.
• Yellow Dragon joined Ao Guang in battle, but his arrival could not turn the tide against the Demon Race's superior forces.
• Zhenyuanzi asked Huang Tian whether they should aid the Dragon Clan, and Huang Tian said they would intervene but that it was not yet time.
• Star Yao God demanded Ao Guang's surrender, but Ao Guang refused, prompting Star Yao God to prepare to kill him.
• Tongtian entered the Small World beneath Penglai Immortal Island, where a massive dragon stirred and pulled taut the Heavenly Dao Chains.

Tongtian freed Candle Dragon from his seal, and Candle Dragon rushed to the East Sea to save the Dragon Clan from the Demon Race. As the Dragon Kings faced defeat, Candle Dragon’s overwhelming presence reached the battlefield, alarming Dijun.

• Tongtian shattered the last Heavenly Dao Chains binding Candle Dragon and told him that the Dragon Clan was under attack.
• Tongtian showed Candle Dragon the Demon Race routing the Dragon Clan, and Candle Dragon vowed to honor his agreement with Qin Mu before tearing through the void toward the East Sea.
• The Star Yao God and two other Yao Gods subdued Ao Guang, Ao Qin, Ao Run, and Ao Shun, while Ao Guang refused to surrender.
• The Star Yao God raised his axe to kill Ao Guang, but Candle Dragon’s voice and immense dragon might shook the battlefield.
• Dijun sensed Candle Dragon’s aura in Lingxiao Treasure Hall and wondered how the Dragon Clan still had such a powerful being.

Candle Dragon appeared on the East Sea battlefield and devastated the Demon Race army, revealing that the Dragon Clan’s ancient Progenitor had survived. Venerable Yuanshi regretted refusing Yellow Dragon True Person’s request for aid, realizing he might have gained Candle Dragon’s favor.

• Huang Tian and Zhenyuanzi reacted to the powerful Dragon Clan aura, while Huang Tian admitted he knew nothing about it.
• Candle Dragon burst through a rift above the East Sea and burned tens of thousands of Demon Race soldiers with a single breath.
• Ao Guang and the Four Seas Dragon Kings recognized Candle Dragon as their Progenitor and bowed to him, while Xingchen and the other Yao Gods feared his strength.
• Venerable Yuanshi recognized Candle Dragon and regretted turning away Yellow Dragon True Person, thinking he had missed the chance to earn Candle Dragon’s favor.

Candle Dragon appeared on the East Sea battlefield and easily overwhelmed Xingchen and two other Yao Gods, saving the Dragon Clan from defeat. Just as he was about to finish them off, Donghuang Taiyi arrived with the Chaos Bell and destroyed Candle Dragon’s blade-light.

• Candle Dragon appeared before Ao Guang and the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas, scolded them for their weakness, and turned to confront Xingchen and the other two Yao Gods.
• Xingchen challenged Candle Dragon, claiming the Dragon Clan was no longer as powerful as it had been in Ancient Times.
• Candle Dragon attacked the three Yao Gods with a single saber strike, shattering their defenses and leaving them wounded and suppressed.
• The watching great beings feared Candle Dragon’s power and believed the Dragon Clan was about to rise again.
• Donghuang Taiyi arrived with the Chaos Bell, whose sound waves destroyed Candle Dragon’s blade-light.

Donghuang Taiyi arrived at the East Sea battlefield and challenged Candle Dragon to make the Dragon Clan submit to the Demon Race. Candle Dragon and Donghuang Taiyi exchanged powerful attacks, and Donghuang Taiyi unleashed the Donghuang Bell’s destructive sound waves as their battle continued.

• Donghuang Taiyi descended onto the battlefield, restoring the Demon Race's confidence and alarming Ao Guang and the other Dragon Kings.
• Donghuang Taiyi demanded that Candle Dragon submit the Dragon Clan or face its destruction, and Candle Dragon answered with a furious challenge.
• Candle Dragon used Years Like a Knife to slow Donghuang Taiyi, but Donghuang Taiyi rang the Donghuang Bell to dispel the effect and counterattacked with Solar True Fire.
• Candle Dragon stopped and shattered Donghuang Taiyi's Golden Crow attack with Instant Eternity, then struck him with a force of time that sent him flying.
• Donghuang Taiyi recovered and unleashed the Donghuang Bell's destructive sound waves, which began breaking down Candle Dragon's laws of time and space.

Candle Dragon defeated Donghuang Taiyi and drove the Demon Race from the East Sea, though the battle damaged his origin. A thousand years later, Cangjie comprehended his path and began creating writing for the Human Race.

• Candle Dragon unleashed the source power of spacetime and injured Donghuang Taiyi, who retreated with the Demon Race army.
• Candle Dragon returned to the Dragon Palace with Ao Guang and the other Dragon Kings, concealing the severity of his injuries.
• Donghuang Taiyi returned to Dijun, who reassured him after the Demon Race's failed campaign against the Dragon Clan.
• A thousand years later, a powerful aura arose from the Human Ancestral Land, drawing the attention of the mighty figures.
• Cangjie declared that he would create writing for the Human Race and made characters appear in the sky.

Cangjie created characters for the Human Race and received Heaven-sent Merit, while Kunpeng drew inspiration from him and created a script for the Demon Race. The chapter ended with Merit descending upon Kunpeng after he declared the Demon Script complete.

• Cangjie created characters, gained enough Merit to reach the late Quasi-Saint stage, and was honored as the Human Race’s Ancestor of Literature.
• Huang Tian expected Cangjie to reach the Sub-Saint level, but told Zhenyuanzi that Cangjie might reach it in the future.
• Dijun and Donghuang Taiyi discussed the growing threat of the Human Race and decided that attacking it was too dangerous while Zhenyuanzi protected it.
• Kunpeng realized that creating a script for the Demon Race might earn him Merit and help him become a Saint, so he traveled among the Demon Race to study its forms and essence.
• Ten thousand years later, Kunpeng completed the Demon Script and declared that it would stabilize the Demon Race’s Fortune, drawing a vast cloud of Merit above North Abyss.

Kunpeng created the Demon Script and used the heavenly Merit to advance from Quasi-Saint to Sub-Saint, stirring ambition to become Yao Emperor. At the Demon Race Heavenly Court, Dijun sensed a mysterious aura that only he could detect and rushed off to follow it.

• After ten thousand years of work, Kunpeng created the Demon Script and advanced to the Sub-Saint realm through heavenly Merit.
• Kunpeng decided he might one day challenge Dijun for the title of Yao Emperor, though he kept his ambition hidden.
• Dijun and the Yao Gods praised Kunpeng’s breakthrough, but Dijun privately feared Kunpeng might challenge his authority.
• Dijun regretted not creating the Demon Script himself and resolved to seek another way to advance his cultivation.
• Dijun sensed a strange aura that Donghuang Taiyi and the other Yao Gods could not detect, then left the Heavenly Court to follow it.

After refining Pangu's Essence Blood, Qin Mu reached the peak of the Golden Immortal of Primordial Chaos and began pursuing the Dao Through Strength in the Underworld. His attempt enraged the Heavenly Dao, which broke through the Underworld's barrier and descended upon the realm.

• Qin Mu finished refining Pangu's Essence Blood and reached the peak of the Golden Immortal of Primordial Chaos.
• Qin Mu transformed into a towering giant and declared that he would follow Pangu's example to attain the Dao Through Strength and forge his own Great Dao.
• The Heavenly Dao reacted to Qin Mu's power, unleashing Purple Heaven Divine Thunder and alarming the Saints across the Great Desolation World.
• Tongtian realized that Qin Mu's attempt to attain Primordial Chaos had provoked the Heavenly Dao, while Hongjun watched with curiosity from Zixiao Palace.
• The Heavenly Dao broke through the Underworld's barrier and shook the realm, alarming Ancestor Minghe and Empress Pingxin.

Qin Mu attempted to attain Primordial Grand Unity through strength inside the Sacred Spirit Pearl, but the Heavenly Dao broke into the Chaos World and demanded that he become its Saint. When Qin Mu refused, the Heavenly Dao conjured Pangu’s incarnation to fight him, and Qin Mu charged into battle.

• Pingxin, Yin Tianzi, Zhenyuanzi, and Huang Tian sensed the Heavenly Dao’s power and suspected Qin Mu’s breakthrough had provoked it.
• The Heavenly Dao broke through the Underworld’s barrier and entered the Chaos World inside the Sacred Spirit Pearl as Qin Mu prepared to cleave open Heaven and Earth.
• The Heavenly Dao formed its eye and offered Qin Mu Primordial Violet Qi if he abandoned attaining the Dao through strength.
• Qin Mu refused the offer, and the Heavenly Dao declared that he must be destroyed.
• The Heavenly Dao conjured an incarnation of Pangu, and Qin Mu drew the Grass Sword and charged at it as it swung its axe.