Chapter Summaries

Tongtian went to the Underworld to learn whether Heavenly Dao Power had harmed Qin Mu, but even Pingxin could not see inside Qin Mu’s seclusion. The chapter left Tongtian and the others waiting anxiously for news.

• Tongtian left Biyou Palace for the Underworld, drawing the attention of the other Saints, who wondered what had happened there.
• Jieyin and Zhunti speculated that Qin Mu might have provoked the Heavenly Dao and hoped his death would leave the Underworld’s authority open to them.
• Pingxin told Tongtian that Heavenly Dao Power had entered Qin Mu’s secluded retreat, but his Innate Supreme Treasure prevented her from investigating.
• Pingxin brought Tongtian to Qin Mu’s retreat, where Xi He and Chang Xi were keeping watch.
• Tongtian found no movement inside and could not answer Xi He’s worried question about Qin Mu’s safety.

Qin Mu drew on the Sacred Spirit Pearl’s origin power and destroyed the Heavenly Dao’s Pangu avatar and Eye within the pearl. His victory enraged the Heavenly Dao across the Great Desolation, while Yin Tianzi, Tongtian, Pingxin, and Hongjun realized what had happened.

• Qin Mu transformed into his Chaos Green Lotus Sword Leaf true form and drew on the Sacred Spirit Pearl’s origin power to confront the Heavenly Dao’s Pangu avatar.
• Qin Mu formed a Grass Sword, shattered the Pangu avatar, and cleaved apart the Eye of the Heavenly Dao.
• The Heavenly Dao’s fury spread across the Great Desolation, pressing down on its inhabitants and alarming the Sages.
• Yin Tianzi suspected that his true self had destroyed the Heavenly Dao’s power and hoped Qin Mu was close to succeeding.
• Tongtian celebrated Qin Mu’s apparent victory, while Xi He and Chang Xi realized he was fighting the Heavenly Dao and Pingxin worried about its response.
• Hongjun recognized that Qin Mu had severed the Heavenly Dao’s will in the Underworld.

Qin Mu broke through to the Primordial Chaos realm after Hongjun stopped the Heavenly Dao from attacking him again. He then used Pangu’s Essence Blood to create a world inside the Sacred Spirit Pearl, which began advancing toward a Chaos Spirit Treasure.

• The Heavenly Dao gathered its power to destroy Qin Mu, but Hongjun confronted it in the Chaos Void and forced it to withdraw.
• Qin Mu used the Sacred Spirit Pearl’s origin power to destroy the Heavenly Dao Will, transcended his innate origins, and reached the third heaven of the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• Qin Mu transformed into a thirty-six-petaled purple sword lotus and became a true Chaos Demon God before returning to human form.
• Qin Mu released his refined drop of Pangu’s Essence Blood into the Sacred Spirit Pearl’s Chaos Void, where it became a giant and created heaven and earth.
• The giant’s body transformed into the world, and the Sacred Spirit Pearl rose to the level of a half-step Chaos Spirit Treasure.

Qin Mu emerged from seclusion after attaining the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, and Tongtian and Pingxin confirmed the Heavenly Dao’s disturbance had passed. After they left Qin Mu alone with Xi He, the story shifted to Yao Emperor Dijun following a mysterious aura in the Heavenly Realm.

• Pingxin said the disturbance had passed, and Tongtian realized Qin Mu had likely succeeded in attaining Primordial Grand Unity.
• Qin Mu emerged from seclusion unharmed and thanked Tongtian and Pingxin for coming to protect him.
• Tongtian confirmed Qin Mu had reached the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, and Xi He and Chang Xi reacted with amazement.
• Pingxin recognized Qin Mu as the first in the Primordial World to attain that realm, while Tongtian celebrated the Interception Sect’s growing strength.
• Tongtian and Pingxin departed, Chang Xi left Qin Mu and Xi He alone, and Yao Emperor Dijun followed a mysterious aura in the Heavenly Realm.

Dijun found a strange passage in the Chaos Void that promised greater power and Sagehood, while Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao sensed its aura and investigated. Dijun entered the passage before Hongjun arrived, and a mysterious Primordial Grand Unity expert appeared after the aura vanished.

• Dijun followed a strange aura to the edge of the Heavenly Realm and found a passage opening in the Chaos Void.
• A voice tempted Dijun with greater power and Sagehood, and he entered the passage just before it disappeared.
• The Heavenly Dao manifested at Zixiao Palace, and Hongjun said he would investigate the aura.
• Hongjun reached the Chaos Void but could no longer find the aura or its source.
• A mysterious Primordial Grand Unity expert arrived, confirmed the aura had disappeared, and vanished after glancing at Hongjun.

After a mysterious passage brought Dijun to a strange palace, its veiled master offered to help him become a Saint in exchange for a daily sacrifice from the Demon Race. The Mysterious Being gave him Primordial Violet Qi and claimed it was free of the Heavenly Dao’s control, leaving Dijun to learn how it differed from Hongjun’s.

• Hongjun wondered whether the vanished Mysterious Being’s kind planned to strike back, then left the Chaos Void.
• Dijun emerged in an unfamiliar void where his laws, Solar True Fire, and connection to the Great Desolation World had disappeared, and he followed a white jade staircase to a palace.
• A veiled figure on the palace throne offered to help Dijun become a Saint, and Dijun agreed to let a drop of blood devour one Demon Race creature each day.
• The Mysterious Being gave Dijun Primordial Violet Qi and said it did not come from the Heavenly Dao.
• The Mysterious Being explained that Hongjun’s Primordial Violet Qi contained Heavenly Dao rules, which constrained the Saints who received it.

Dijun accepted Primordial Violet Qi from a mysterious figure who promised it would let him become a Saint free from the Heavenly Dao’s constraints. Back in the Heavenly Court, he told Donghuang Taiyi about the gift, but they realized the Demon Race lacked the Merit needed for Sagehood.

• A mysterious figure offered Dijun Primordial Violet Qi in exchange for future cooperation, and Dijun accepted.
• The mysterious figure was revealed to look almost identical to Dijun and wondered whether he would transcend in this era.
• Dijun returned to the Heavenly Realm with the Primordial Violet Qi and headed to the Heavenly Court.
• Dijun told Donghuang Taiyi that the mysterious figure had given him the Qi and explained that Saints were constrained by the Heavenly Dao.
• Donghuang Taiyi celebrated the Demon Race’s chance to rule the Primordial Wilderness, then pointed out that they lacked the Merit required for Sagehood.

Dijun sought Nuwa's Merit from creating humanity to help him become a Saint and strengthen the Demon Race. After showing her a strand of Primordial Violet Qi, he persuaded Nuwa to lend him the Merit, which he accepted.

• Dijun told Donghuang Taiyi that he planned to borrow Nuwa's Merit because the Demon Race's fortunes were bound to hers.
• Dijun arrived at Nuwa's Dao Field and asked to borrow the Merit she had gained from creating humanity.
• Nuwa questioned how the Merit could help Dijun become a Saint without Primordial Violet Qi.
• Dijun revealed a strand of Primordial Violet Qi that lacked the Heavenly Dao's aura and urged Nuwa to support the Demon Race.
• Nuwa agreed to give Dijun her Merit from creating humanity, and he carefully accepted it.

Dijun left Nuwa Palace with the Merit he had borrowed, while Nuwa sensed that the heavenly secrets had become unclear. Haotian descended into the Primordial Wilderness and went to the Underworld, where Qin Mu suspected his arrival was connected to Qin Mu’s breakthrough and sent someone to welcome him.

• Dijun told Nuwa that another member of the Demon Race, Kunpeng, had Merit and left with the Merit from creating humans.
• Nuwa lamented that the heavenly secrets and River of Fate had become difficult to read.
• Haotian descended into the Primordial Wilderness, prompting the Saints and other powerful beings to wonder why Dao Ancestor Hongjun had sent him.
• Haotian headed straight for the Underworld, and observers connected his visit to the earlier disturbance there.
• Minghe recognized that Qin Mu’s breakthrough had drawn Dao Ancestor’s attention.
• Qin Mu suspected Haotian had come because of his breakthrough and arranged for someone to welcome him.

Haotian came to the Underworld on Dao Ancestor Hongjun’s decree, but Yunxiao rebuked him for demanding to see Qin Mu and made him wait for permission. Qin Mu agreed to receive him, and Haotian bowed respectfully after sensing Qin Mu’s formidable aura.

• A ghost general stopped Haotian from entering the Underworld until Haotian revealed that he served Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
• Yunxiao arrived to welcome Haotian, but he ordered her to summon Qin Mu and called him by name.
• Yunxiao rebuked Haotian for his arrogance and said he was not worthy of calling Qin Mu by name, then told him to wait while she sought permission.
• Qin Mu wondered whether Hongjun had learned that he had attained the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, then told Yunxiao to bring Haotian to him.
• Haotian sensed Qin Mu’s overwhelming aura and bowed to him respectfully.

Haotian delivered Hongjun’s invitation for Qin Mu to visit Zixiao Palace, and Qin Mu suspected Hongjun knew he had reached the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. Though Yin Tianzi warned that the invitation could be a trap, Qin Mu decided to go, confident that his strength and clones would let him survive.

• Qin Mu calmly questioned Haotian about his visit, and Haotian relayed Hongjun’s invitation to Zixiao Palace.
• Qin Mu agreed to visit Hongjun, and Haotian left the Underworld for Zixiao Palace.
• Yuanshi, Tongtian, Jieyin, Zhunti, Nuwa, Huang Tian, and Zhenyuanzi speculated about Haotian’s visit and its connection to Qin Mu.
• Qin Mu told Yin Tianzi that Hongjun had invited him because he likely knew Qin Mu had attained the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
• Yin Tianzi urged Qin Mu not to go, but Qin Mu said Hongjun could have attacked already and that his strength and surviving clones would protect him.

Qin Mu left for Zixiao Palace after reassuring Pingxin and Xi He that he had a contingency plan, while Dijun demanded Kunpeng’s Merit to help him attain Sagehood. Kunpeng refused, and the two prepared to fight.

• Qin Mu told Pingxin he was going to Zixiao Palace, and she warned him that Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao might act against him.
• Qin Mu promised Xi He that, after returning, he would ask his Master to preside over their wedding at Biyou Palace; Chang Xi admitted she envied her sister.
• Dijun traveled to North Abyss Palace, believing the Primordial Violet Qi he had received could help him become a Sage if he acquired enough Merit.
• Dijun demanded to borrow Kunpeng’s Merit, but Kunpeng refused because it was the foundation of his cultivation.
• Dijun insisted Kunpeng would lend him the Merit whether he liked it or not, and Kunpeng challenged him to a fight.

Dijun attacked Kunpeng in the North Sea to seize the Merit on him, and the two Sub-Saints clashed in a battle that shook the Primordial Wilderness. Their fight alarmed powers across the world, while Donghuang Taiyi remained silent when the Demon Gods asked why Dijun had attacked.

• Dijun demanded Kunpeng hand over his Merit, then attacked him with Solar True Fire when Kunpeng refused.
• Kunpeng retaliated with Beiming Swallowing Heaven, and he and Dijun traded devastating attacks that battered the North Abyss Sea and collapsed space.
• Powerful beings across the Primordial Wilderness sensed the battle and reacted with disbelief that two leaders of the Demon Race were fighting.
• Taishang Saint ignored the conflict, Venerable Yuanshi wondered what had caused it, and Zhunti and Jieyin saw a chance for the Western Teachings.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches welcomed the Demon Race's infighting, while the Demon Gods questioned Donghuang Taiyi about the clash.
• Donghuang Taiyi stayed silent, though he knew Dijun had attacked Kunpeng to take the Merit on him.

Donghuang Taiyi supported Dijun’s demand for Kunpeng’s Merit, while Qin Mu wondered whether his actions had changed history. On the North Sea battlefield, Dijun used the Donghuang Bell to trap Kunpeng and force him to surrender his Merit.

• Donghuang Taiyi summoned the Donghuang Bell and told the Demon Race leaders that Dijun acted for their race, while Nuwa lamented the Demon Race’s future.
• Qin Mu sensed the battle between Dijun and Kunpeng and suspected that his arrival had changed the history of the Great Desolation World.
• Dijun summoned the Donghuang Bell from Donghuang Taiyi and used its power to seal space and time, preventing Kunpeng from fleeing.
• Dijun threatened to kill Kunpeng unless he handed over his Merit, and Kunpeng reluctantly gave it to him.
• Dijun left with Kunpeng’s Merit, and Kunpeng vowed to remember what had happened.

After Dijun seized Kunpeng’s Merit and damaged his palace, Zhunti approached the embittered Kunpeng and recruited him into the Western Teachings. Kunpeng accepted the offer and agreed to serve the West as its Buddha.

• Powerful beings across the Primordial Wilderness realized that Dijun had attacked Kunpeng to take his Merit, though they doubted Merit could make him a Saint.
• Qin Mu understood why Dijun had fought Kunpeng but suspected there might be more to Dijun’s actions.
• In the North Abyss, Kunpeng seethed over losing his Merit and seeing his palace nearly destroyed by Dijun.
• Zhunti arrived and offered Kunpeng refuge in the Western Paradise, a high position as Buddha of the West, and the backing of Jieyin and Zhunti.
• Kunpeng decided he could not return to the Demon Race and agreed to join the Western Teachings.

Kunpeng joined the Western Teachings and was proclaimed Great Freedom Kunpeng Buddha Ancestor, while Dijun revealed to the Demon Race leaders that he possessed Primordial Violet Qi and planned to attain Sagehood. He ordered Fuxi to build an altar, declaring that its completion would mark the day he became a Sage.

• Zhunti escorted Kunpeng to the Western Realm and proclaimed him Great Freedom Kunpeng Buddha Ancestor.
• Dijun heard that Kunpeng had joined the Western Teachings and dismissed the loss while resolving to attain Sagehood.
• Qin Mu learned of Kunpeng's defection and headed into the Chaos void for Zixiao Palace.
• Dijun returned to Lingxiao Treasure Hall and told the Demon Race leaders that he would soon attain Sagehood.
• Dijun revealed that he had obtained Primordial Violet Qi, then gave Fuxi instructions for building an altar.
• Dijun declared that he would attain Sagehood once Fuxi completed the altar.

Qin Mu arrived at Zixiao Palace, where he collected an unexpected Extra-Large Red Packet and met Dao Ancestor Hongjun. Hongjun recognized Qin Mu’s breakthrough and asked which side he would take if the Great Desolation World faced an unprecedented upheaval.

• Dijun began secluded cultivation to refine the Merit from Nuwa Saint and Kunpeng, relying on the Demon Race’s Fortune to pursue Sagehood.
• Qin Mu returned to Zixiao Palace and received an Extra-Large Red Packet, which he collected but chose not to open there.
• Haotian and Yaochi greeted Qin Mu, and he gave each of them a Ginseng Fruit before entering the palace.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun praised Qin Mu’s firm foundation and unconventional breakthrough beyond the limits of Primordial Chaos.
• Hongjun asked Qin Mu whether he would stand with the Primordial Wilderness or side with its opponents if an unprecedented upheaval threatened it.

Qin Mu visited Zixiao Palace expecting Dao Ancestor Hongjun to attack him, but Hongjun instead asked whether he would defend the Primordial Wilderness during an unprecedented upheaval and strengthened his cultivation. After Qin Mu left, the Heavenly Dao questioned Hongjun’s decision to invest in him, and Hongjun said a new variable offered the world a sliver of hope as enemies had begun to stir.

• Qin Mu promised Hongjun that he would stand with the Primordial Wilderness if it faced an unprecedented upheaval.
• Hongjun gave Qin Mu pure power that raised him from the third to the sixth level of the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, then sent him away.
• Qin Mu left Zixiao Palace puzzled about Hongjun’s intentions but resolved to focus on growing stronger.
• The Eye of the Heavenly Dao appeared before Hongjun and asked whether he was betting on Qin Mu, whom the Heavenly Dao had tried to stop from attaining the Dao.
• Hongjun told the Heavenly Dao that Qin Mu was a variable offering hope and that their enemies had begun to stir; the Heavenly Dao made no further objection.
• Hongjun wondered whether Pangu’s world would survive the calamity, saying its fate depended on that variable.

After returning from Zixiao Palace, Qin Mu told Tongtian about his meeting with Dao Ancestor Hongjun, then asked Tongtian to arrange his wedding to Fairy Xi He. Tongtian tasked Duobao with organizing a grand ceremony and inviting the Primordial Wilderness’s important figures.

• Qin Mu returned to Penglai Immortal Island after Hongjun bestowed power on him in Zixiao Palace.
• Tongtian worried that Hongjun’s invitation had endangered Qin Mu, but Qin Mu explained that he had already visited Zixiao Palace and received Hongjun’s gift.
• Qin Mu asked Tongtian to arrange his wedding to Fairy Xi He, and Tongtian agreed to hold a grand ceremony.
• Tongtian summoned Duobao and ordered him to arrange the wedding and invite the important figures of the Primordial Wilderness.
• Duobao accepted the task and congratulated Qin Mu as they left Biyou Palace.

Qin Mu told Duobao that he had become a Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal and promised to help him become a Saint when the time was right. He returned to Xi He and announced their wedding in a thousand years; as invitations spread, Dijun seethed at the marriage and vowed to settle accounts with Qin Mu once he became a Saint.

• Duobao realized Qin Mu had reached the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, then asked when Qin Mu would help him become a Saint.
• Qin Mu reassured Duobao that he would keep his promise, and Duobao left to arrange the wedding.
• Qin Mu returned to the Underworld and told Xi He their wedding would take place in a thousand years.
• Interception Sect disciples sent wedding invitations to powerful figures throughout the Primordial Wilderness, drawing widespread attention.
• Dijun and the Demon Race's officials grew furious at Qin Mu's marriage to Xi He and the invitation, and Dijun vowed to take revenge after proving the Saint Dao.