Chapter Summaries

After Venerable Yuanshi resurrected through the Primordial Heavenly Dao, Qin Mu followed him to Kunlun Mountain and killed him again, gaining another boost to his cultivation. The Heavenly Dao then resurrected Venerable Yuanshi once more.

• The Primordial Wilderness's mighty figures and Chan Teachings disciples realized that the Heavenly Dao had resurrected Venerable Yuanshi, though his aura was weaker.
• Qin Mu appeared before Venerable Yuanshi on Kunlun Mountain with the Destruction Divine Spear and two Innate Supreme Treasures.
• Qin Mu sealed Venerable Yuanshi with the Sacred Spirit Pearl and Donghuang Bell, then pierced him with the Destruction Divine Spear.
• Venerable Yuanshi's body and Saint Dao Fruit shattered, and Qin Mu gained power that advanced his cultivation further.
• The Heavenly Dao's power appeared above Kunlun Mountain and resurrected Venerable Yuanshi again.

Qin Mu repeatedly killed Venerable Yuanshi as soon as he resurrected, absorbing the power of Yuanshi’s origin and strengthening his own cultivation. After the fifth death, Yuanshi’s cultivation had fallen from Primordial Unity Grand Unity to Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

• Qin Mu activated all three Innate Supreme Treasures and killed Venerable Yuanshi again, causing observers to notice his cultivation rising.
• Taishang Saint, Tongtian, Nuwa, Jieyin, Zhunti, Zhenyuanzi, Huang Tian, and Ancestor Minghe reacted to Qin Mu’s repeated attacks and the cost of Yuanshi’s resurrections.
• Jieyin warned Zhunti not to interfere, explaining that Qin Mu was growing stronger while Yuanshi was losing cultivation each time he fell.
• After Venerable Yuanshi resurrected on Kunlun Mountain, Qin Mu struck him down before he could finish speaking.
• Qin Mu killed Venerable Yuanshi for the fifth time, and Yuanshi’s cultivation fell to the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal level.

Qin Mu killed Venerable Yuanshi nine times at Kunlun Mountain, reducing his cultivation from the Primordial Unity Grand Unity level to the Sub-Saint realm and leaving his Saint Dao Fruit cracked. As the Dragon Emperor fled to avoid Qin Mu, the Four Seas Dragon Clan feared his judgment but hoped he would spare them.

• Qin Mu repeatedly killed Venerable Yuanshi, who revived through Heavenly Dao Power, until his cultivation fell to the Sub-Saint realm and his Saint Dao Fruit cracked.
• The watching powers and Saints of the Primordial Wilderness marveled at Qin Mu's strength, while his allies in the Heavenly Court and Four Seas Dragon Clan praised him.
• Ao Run feared Qin Mu might punish her for siding with the Dragon Emperor, but Ao Guang reassured her that Qin Mu would not slaughter the innocent.
• Candle Dragon told Ao Run that Qin Mu would not concern himself with a minor Great Principle Golden Immortal like her, and she accepted his words.
• The Dragon Emperor decided not to provoke Qin Mu until he had regained his strength, then slipped away while attention remained fixed on Kunlun Mountain.

After Qin Mu killed Venerable Yuanshi nine times, a hidden achievement rewarded him with a Special Red Packet. As Qin Mu prepared to strike again, Venerable Yuanshi summoned Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who asked Qin Mu to spare his disciple.

• The Primordial Heavenly Demon sensed Qin Mu’s repeated victories and hoped Venerable Yuanshi’s hatred and demonic influence would make him easier to possess.
• Qin Mu mocked Venerable Yuanshi for his earlier confidence and prepared to kill him again, while Venerable Yuanshi pleaded for his life.
• The system announced that killing the same Saint nine times had triggered the hidden achievement Saint-Slaying Ground and dropped a Special Red Packet.
• Qin Mu collected the Special Red Packet, then raised the Destruction Divine Spear as Venerable Yuanshi begged him to show regard for Xuanmen.
• Venerable Yuanshi cried out for his teacher, and Dao Ancestor Hongjun arrived above Kunlun Mountain.
• Hongjun asked Qin Mu to spare Venerable Yuanshi for his sake.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun intervened to stop Qin Mu from killing Venerable Yuanshi, ending the battle at Kunlun Mountain. After Qin Mu left, Yuanshi returned to a hidden place to absorb demonic energy, while Primordial Heavenly Demon secretly strengthened his influence over him.

• Qin Mu agreed to Hongjun's request, warned Venerable Yuanshi against acting recklessly, and left Kunlun Mountain.
• Hongjun silently rebuked Venerable Yuanshi before departing, and onlookers praised Qin Mu's fearsome strength.
• Venerable Yuanshi vowed to take revenge, returned to Yuxu Palace, and began absorbing the strange aura again.
• Primordial Heavenly Demon sensed Yuanshi's growing inner demons and sent more strange aura to him, hoping to possess him.
• Taishang Saint called Qin Mu the strongest beneath the Heavenly Dao, while Saint Tongtian celebrated his defeat of Yuanshi.

After Qin Mu killed Venerable Yuanshi nine times and reached the Primordial Unity Grand Unity realm, the Saints and other powerful beings reconsidered provoking him. Qin Mu returned to the Western Sea, discovered the Dragon Emperor had disappeared, and turned his attention to the Four Seas Dragon Clan.

• Tongtian reflected on Qin Mu’s astonishing fortune and decided to enjoy the benefits of having him as a disciple.
• Nuwa regretted that past events had driven her and Qin Mu apart, while Jieyin and Zhunti agreed not to antagonize him for now.
• Huang Tian told Zhenyuanzi that Qin Mu’s goal lay beyond the Heavenly Dao, at true transcendence beyond the Great Dao.
• Ancestor Minghe praised Qin Mu and sank into the Blood Sea, relieved that they were allies.
• Qin Mu returned to the Western Sea and learned the Dragon Emperor had vanished; he guessed the Dragon Emperor came from another era and looked toward the Four Seas Dragon Clan.

Qin Mu spared the Western Sea Dragon Clan by removing the Dragon Emperor’s control mark from Ao Run, and the Four Seas Dragon Clan submitted to the Heavenly Court. The Dragon Emperor escaped and hid near Kunlun Mountain to investigate Venerable Yuanshi, while Qin Mu returned to the Nether Underworld and obtained another Primordial Violet Qi.

• Old Ancestor Candle Dragon pleaded for the Western Sea Dragon Clan, and Qin Mu crushed the mark the Dragon Emperor had placed in Ao Run’s sea of consciousness.
• Qin Mu left the Western Sea, and Emperor Venerate secured the Four Seas Dragon Kings’ agreement to submit to the Heavenly Court.
• Ao Guang united the Four Seas Dragon Clan and led the Dragon Kings to the Heavenly Court, where Emperor Venerate granted them official titles and Fortune.
• The Dragon Emperor revealed that he had escaped during Qin Mu’s fight with Venerable Yuanshi and hid near Kunlun Mountain to investigate Venerable Yuanshi’s strange aura.
• Qin Mu returned to the Nether Underworld, went into seclusion, and obtained another Primordial Violet Qi from a Large Red Packet.

Qin Mu gave the Primordial Violet Qi to Emperor Venerate, his Clone and ruler of the Heavenly Court, so he could attain Sagehood. Emperor Venerate succeeded through the Fortune of the Heavenly Court and Dragon Clan, while Taishang Saint and Saint Tongtian suspected Qin Mu had helped him.

• Qin Mu recalled that he had given his previous Primordial Violet Qi to Duobao, Zhenyuanzi, and Ancestor Minghe, and noted that ten Extra-Large Red Packets would take one hundred thousand years to fuse.
• Qin Mu decided Emperor Venerate needed the Primordial Violet Qi most and brought it to him in the Heavenly Court.
• Emperor Venerate absorbed the Primordial Violet Qi and began refining it as Qin Mu departed.
• A pillar of purple-gold light announced Emperor Venerate’s breakthrough, and he declared that he would attain Primordial Unity Sagehood by his own path.
• The Fortune of the Heavenly Court and Dragon Clan helped Emperor Venerate enter the Saint realm, and beings across the Primordial Wilderness bowed to him.
• Taishang Saint wondered whether Qin Mu was behind Emperor Venerate’s achievement, and Saint Tongtian concluded that Qin Mu must have helped his disciple’s Clone.

After Emperor Venerate attained Sagehood with a Primordial Violet Qi given by Qin Mu, the Saints reacted with shock and Duobao lamented that his own opportunity had not come. Qin Mu discovered he needed three special red packets to open one, then a devastating flood struck the Human Race’s lands.

• Jieyin, Zhunti, Nuwa, Zhenyuanzi, Huang Tian, Ancestor Minghe, and Duobao reacted to Emperor Venerate attaining Sagehood, with several suspecting Qin Mu had enabled it.
• Duobao complained that Qin Mu had repeatedly prevented him from gaining the Merit and Fortune needed to attain Sagehood.
• Qin Mu revealed that he had given Emperor Venerate a Primordial Violet Qi and believed his new Saint clone could safely guard and rule the Heavenly Court.
• Qin Mu asked the system to open his special red packet, but learned he needed to collect three special red packets before opening one.
• Qin Mu considered seeking another special location where slaying a Saint might cause a special red packet to drop, then decided not to rush.
• A devastating flood swept across Human Race lands, destroying homes and fields and leaving countless people homeless.

Da Yu struggled to control the great flood ravaging the Human Race and traced it to a disturbed Sea Eye in the East Sea. He returned to Zhao Gongming to ask him to suppress it, and Zhao Gongming agreed to try.

• Huang Tian declined to help with the flood, saying Da Yu had to face it as the Human Sovereign.
• Da Yu led flood-control efforts, but the waters kept rising, so Zhao Gongming advised him to find their source.
• Da Yu traced the flood upstream to the East Sea and asked Ao Guang why water was flowing into Human territory.
• Ao Guang showed Da Yu the Sea Eye and explained that battles in the Western Sea had loosened its ancient seal, allowing water to flow through underground rivers.
• Da Yu returned to Zhao Gongming and asked him to suppress the Sea Eye, and Zhao Gongming agreed to try.

Zhao Gongming failed to suppress the raging Sea Eye and sought Qin Mu’s advice in the Underworld. Qin Mu directed him and Da Yu to search the Three Mountains and Five Sacred Peaks for divine iron that could be forged into a sealing artifact, and they set out to find it.

• Zhao Gongming tried and failed to suppress the East Sea’s raging Sea Eye, which was causing the great flood.
• Zhao Gongming went to the Underworld and asked Qin Mu for help, but Qin Mu said he could not intervene directly.
• Qin Mu told Zhao Gongming that only a heaven-ordained treasure could seal the Sea Eye and directed him to search the Three Mountains and Five Sacred Peaks for divine iron.
• Zhao Gongming returned to the Dragon Palace and told Da Yu and Ao Guang about Qin Mu’s guidance.
• Zhao Gongming and Da Yu left the Dragon Palace to search for the divine iron.

Da Yu found the Divine Iron, and Zhao Gongming brought it to Saint Tongtian, who forged it into the Ruyi Jingu Bang to suppress the East Sea Sea Eye. Zhao Gongming returned the treasure to Da Yu, who tested its size-changing power and headed for the East Sea.

• Da Yu found the black Divine Iron in a hidden valley, and Zhao Gongming collected it before leaving for Penglai.
• Zhao Gongming told Saint Tongtian about the flood and showed him the Divine Iron, which Tongtian recognized as containing primordial Chaos energy.
• Saint Tongtian forged the Divine Iron into the Ruyi Jingu Bang, a staff that could change its size and weight.
• Zhao Gongming returned to Yangcheng and gave Da Yu the tiny Ruyi Jingu Bang.
• Da Yu tested the staff's ability to grow and shrink, then hurried toward the East Sea to suppress the Sea Eye.

The Great Yu suppressed the East Sea Sea Eye, attained the Dao as the final Five Emperor, and forged the Nine Tripods to secure the Human Race’s Fortune before handing the throne to Qi. As dynastic rule began, a destructive demonic aura erupted beneath Yuxu Palace on Kunlun Mountain.

• The Great Yu used the Ruyi Jingu Bang to suppress the rampaging Sea Eye, calming the floods and restoring peace to the East Sea and Human Race.
• A year later, the Great Yu received Heaven-bestowed Merit, reached the peak of the Great Principle Golden Immortal realm, and recovered his memory of having been an Interception Sect disciple.
• After governing the Human Race through years of prosperity, the Great Yu and the other Human Emperors forged nine Merit-bearing tripods that united and protected the Human Race’s Fortune.
• The Great Yu passed the throne to his son Qi and departed for the Human Emperor Realm, beginning the era of hereditary dynasties.
• A destructive gray-black demonic aura erupted beneath Yuxu Palace, withering plants and killing spirit beasts as it spread across Kunlun Mountain.

After the Chan Teachings disciples fled Kunlun Mountain from a terrifying aura, they feared something had happened to Venerable Yuanshi. Deep underground, Yuanshi restored his cultivation to the Primordial Unity Grand Unity level, then discovered a mysterious portal and heard voices from within it.

• Guangchengzi led the Chan Teachings disciples away from Kunlun Mountain as demonic energy and a terrifying aura erupted from it.
• Guangchengzi admitted he did not know what had happened to Venerable Yuanshi, and the disciples worried that his recovery had gone wrong.
• Daoist Randeng retreated from the mountain and warned that Yuanshi might have fallen into demonic corruption.
• Deep beneath Kunlun Mountain, Venerable Yuanshi absorbed the ancient demonic aura and restored his cultivation to the Primordial Unity Grand Unity level.
• Venerable Yuanshi heard voices celebrating success from a mysterious portal, recognized it as a boundary-breaking guide, and stepped toward it.

Venerable Yuanshi entered the mysterious portal beneath Kunlun Mountain and discovered an endless void inhabited by a being of overwhelming power. The colossal figure identified itself as the Primordial Heavenly Demon.

• Venerable Yuanshi entered the portal, causing the terrifying aura around Kunlun Mountain to vanish.
• Randeng and the Chan Teachings disciples wondered what had happened, and Randeng told them to hold their position.
• Venerable Yuanshi explored the boundless void and took on Pangu's form as the pressure intensified.
• Venerable Yuanshi encountered a colossal figure whose aura made him tremble and bow in respect.
• The colossal figure told Venerable Yuanshi that it was the first demon in the world, known as the Primordial Heavenly Demon.

The Primordial Heavenly Demon revealed that he had secretly empowered Venerable Yuanshi and intended to possess him once his strength recovered. Knowing Yuanshi wanted revenge on Qin Mu, the demon gave him a mysterious black token.

• The Primordial Heavenly Demon confirmed that he had supplied the strange aura that helped Venerable Yuanshi break through beneath Kunlun Mountain.
• The Primordial Heavenly Demon considered devouring Yuanshi’s Dao Fruit but decided to wait until his power returned, wary of the Pangu Primordial Spirit imprint within him.
• The Primordial Heavenly Demon asked Yuanshi whether he wanted revenge and said he knew about Qin Mu killing him nine times before Dao Ancestor Hongjun intervened.
• Venerable Yuanshi declared that he hated Qin Mu and recounted how Qin Mu had repeatedly thwarted his ambitions over control of the Underworld and the Heavenly Court.
• The Primordial Heavenly Demon tossed a mysterious black token down before Venerable Yuanshi.

The Primordial Heavenly Demon gave Venerable Yuanshi a token and directed him to seek out Luohu for help in taking revenge on Qin Mu. After leaving Kunlun Mountain, Venerable Yuanshi set off toward the Heavenly Court, leaving his disciples and powerful beings across the Primordial Wilderness wondering what he intended to do.

• The Primordial Heavenly Demon gave Venerable Yuanshi a black token and told him to find Luohu in Beyond Heaven.
• After Venerable Yuanshi left, the Primordial Heavenly Demon regretted that the Pangu Primordial Spirit's strong will made it too difficult to refine by force.
• Venerable Yuanshi suspected the Primordial Heavenly Demon had a hidden scheme but chose to focus on gaining strength and killing Qin Mu.
• Outside Kunlun Mountain, Venerable Yuanshi ordered Randeng, Immortal Weng of the South Pole, Guangchengzi, and the other disciples to cultivate nearby while he left.
• Venerable Yuanshi flew toward the Heavenly Court, and Saints and powerful beings across the Primordial Wilderness speculated about his destination and motives.

Venerable Yuanshi emerged from seclusion with his cultivation restored and headed beyond the Ninth Heaven, prompting the Saints and other powerful figures to question how he had recovered and what he intended. Qin Mu suspected that a being from an earlier era of the Primordial Wilderness might be behind him.

• Taishang Saint, Saint Tongtian, Nuwa Saint, Jieyin, and Zhunti noticed Venerable Yuanshi heading beyond the Ninth Heaven and wondered how quickly his cultivation had recovered and whether he was going to see Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
• Zhenyuanzi and Huang Tian discussed Venerable Yuanshi’s return and wondered whether he might be targeting Huang Tian’s true body, though they trusted Qin Mu’s strength.
• Emperor Venerate noted Venerable Yuanshi’s return and speculated that he was going to see Dao Ancestor Hongjun, but relied on Qin Mu to handle any danger.
• Qin Mu realized Venerable Yuanshi’s recovery was suspicious and considered whether a being from another era of the Primordial Wilderness was aiding him.
• Qin Mu recalled that this was the three-thousandth era of the Primordial Wilderness and that the Immortal Seed born in it would allow its holder to transcend, drawing hidden beings from earlier eras into the open.

Venerable Yuanshi entered Chaos Outer Heaven with the Primordial Heavenly Demon's token and revealed that his cultivation had recovered to the Primordial Grand Unity level. Chonglou, one of Demon Ancestor Luohu's Four Great Demon Kings, appeared and invited him to meet the Old Ancestor.

• Qin Mu suspected that someone had helped Venerable Yuanshi restore his cultivation as Venerable Yuanshi headed beyond the Nine Heavens and vanished into Chaos.
• Dao Ancestor Hongjun recognized that Venerable Yuanshi had entered Chaos Outer Heaven and worried that he might stray from the right path.
• Guided by the Primordial Heavenly Demon's black token, Venerable Yuanshi reached Chaos Outer Heaven without triggering its restrictions.
• A peak Quasi-Saint demon guard confronted Venerable Yuanshi, who released his Saint aura and ordered it to get lost.
• Chonglou appeared, revealed his Primordial Grand Unity cultivation, and invited Venerable Yuanshi to meet the Old Ancestor.

Venerable Yuanshi entered Demon Ancestor Luohu’s Heavenly Demon Palace and proposed an alliance, only to be mocked for his defeat by Qin Mu. He revealed the Heavenly Devil Token, leaving Luohu stunned.

• Chonglou guided Venerable Yuanshi to the Heavenly Demon Palace, then left him to enter alone.
• Venerable Yuanshi met Luohu and proposed an alliance with the Demon Ancestor.
• Luohu ridiculed Venerable Yuanshi’s low cultivation and reminded him that Qin Mu had killed him nine times.
• Venerable Yuanshi suppressed his anger and showed Luohu the Heavenly Devil Token.
• Luohu recognized the token and reacted with surprise.