Chapter Summaries

Jingchen offered Di Xin a chance to join the Western Heavenly Court, but Di Xin refused and revealed the difference between them by killing Jingchen with one palm. The court officials were left stunned by the Human Emperor’s strength.

• Jingchen told Di Xin that joining the Western Heavenly Court would let him cultivate and gain longevity, but Di Xin declined, saying he had no interest.
• Jingchen warned Di Xin that he would remain mortal without the Western Heavenly Court and threatened him when he refused again.
• Jingchen released his oppressive aura over Di Xin and the ministers, but Di Xin remained standing unaffected.
• Di Xin struck Jingchen with a single palm, killing him and destroying his Primordial Spirit.
• The ministers stared in shock as they realized Di Xin had killed a Daluo Golden Immortal with one blow.

After Di Xin killed the Western Teachings’ daoist Jingchen with one palm, the Primordial Wilderness’s factions wondered who had secretly empowered him. Qin Mu and the Human Race’s leaders reacted to the killing, while Jieyin stopped Zhunti from retaliating against Di Xin for now.

• Di Xin killed the Daluo Golden Immortal daoist Jingchen with one palm, then ended court and dismissed the frightened officials.
• News of Di Xin’s strength spread through the Primordial Wilderness, and its great factions speculated that a Saint was backing him.
• In the Nether Underworld, Qin Mu praised Di Xin’s decisiveness and suspected the Western Teachings were targeting the Human Race’s Fortune ahead of the Investiture of the Gods Calamity.
• In the Human Emperor Realm, Cangjie and the others questioned Huang Tian about Di Xin’s power, and Huang Tian said the truth would be revealed in time.
• Zhunti wanted to teach Di Xin a lesson, but Jieyin urged him to wait because the Human Race remained protected by the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

Haotian learned that Di Xin had killed the Western Teachings’ envoy and concluded that someone powerful stood behind the Human Emperor. In Xuanyuan Tomb, the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor awakened in a fox demon’s body, gathered the local demons under her command, and began breaking through her bottleneck.

• Jieyin persuaded Zhunti not to provoke the Human Race, and Zhunti suppressed his fury and agreed.
• Haotian heard that Di Xin had slapped Jingchen to death, then resolved to remember the Human Race’s refusal to submit.
• The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor awakened in the body of a nine-tailed fox demon in Xuanyuan Tomb and learned about the current era from its memories.
• The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor discovered that Qin Mu had killed Venerable Yuanshi nine times, but decided to leave him alone unless he obstructed her.
• The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor awakened the sleeping demons in Xuanyuan Tomb, claimed them as her followers, and released her aura to break through her bottleneck.

After awakening at the peak of Quasi-Saint, the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor reunited with the Nine-Headed Pheasant Spirit and the Jade Stone Pipa Spirit and brought them to Green Hills. She began her arrival by slaughtering a Tushan Clan patrol, leaving her sisters wondering if she intended to unify the fox clan’s territory.

• The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor broke through to the peak of Quasi-Saint, and the Nine-Headed Pheasant Spirit and the Jade Stone Pipa Spirit arrived to congratulate her.
• The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor promised to make her younger sisters kings of the era and told them to follow her.
• The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor took the Nine-Headed Pheasant Spirit and the Jade Stone Pipa Spirit to Green Hills, the fox clan’s stronghold.
• A Tushan Clan patrol confronted the newcomers, and the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor killed the leading fox demon and wiped out the rest with one palm strike.
• The Jade Stone Pipa Spirit asked the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor if she planned to unify Green Hills.

The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor conquered Green Hill Land, absorbed its accumulated Fortune, and broke through to the Sub-Saint realm before declaring herself the Nine-Tailed Empress. Her rise alarmed the Saints and other great experts, who could neither explain her sudden power nor calculate her origins.

• The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor declared herself ruler of Green Hill Land and ordered every fox clan to submit within three days.
• The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor slaughtered the foxes who challenged her, and three days later the fox clans bowed and pledged submission.
• The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor absorbed Green Hill's Fortune, advanced to the Sub-Saint realm, and announced that she would be known as the Nine-Tailed Empress.
• Great experts across the Primordial Wilderness sensed the Nine-Tailed Empress's rise and questioned how she had gained such power.
• Taishang Saint, Venerable Yuanshi, and Sect Master Tongtian tried to understand the change but could not explain or calculate it.
• Jieyin judged that the Nine-Tailed Empress lay outside the Heavenly Dao, while Nuwa Saint also recognized her rise as an anomaly in the coming calamity.

Qin Mu learned that the Nine-Tailed Empress had risen early and could not divine her fate, suspecting that she came from an earlier era. In Green Hill, the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor reunited with the Dragon Emperor, who recounted his defeat and escape from Qin Mu; she asked why he had really come.

• Zhenyuanzi and Huang Tian discussed the Nine-Tailed Empress’s rise and agreed that something was amiss.
• Qin Mu reflected on how the Nine-Tailed Empress and other events had departed from their expected course, then failed to divine her fate.
• Qin Mu suspected the Nine-Tailed Empress was a reincarnated expert from an earlier era and resolved to grow stronger amid the coming upheavals.
• The Dragon Emperor visited the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor in Green Hill and told her how Qin Mu had defeated Venerable Yuanshi and driven him from the Western Sea.
• The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor acknowledged the Dragon Emperor’s good fortune in surviving Qin Mu and asked what he had come to discuss.

The Dragon Emperor and the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor agreed to join forces and seek immortality, while the Western Heavenly Court tried to recruit the Nine-Tailed Empress. The Nine-Tailed Empress rejected the envoy’s presumptuous approach with contempt.

• The Dragon Emperor proposed an alliance with the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor, and she agreed to join forces with him to pursue the Immortal Seed.
• Emperor Venerate dismissed his officials’ proposal to recruit the Nine-Tailed Empress, suspecting powerful figures from past eras stood behind her rise.
• Haotian ordered an envoy to recruit the Nine-Tailed Empress into the Western Heavenly Court.
• The Nine-Tailed Empress received the envoy from Green Hills and reacted angrily to his arrogant manner.
• The envoy announced Haotian’s order to recruit Green Hills, and the Nine-Tailed Empress coldly called the proposal ridiculous.

The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor rejected the Western Heavenly Court’s offer to absorb Green Hills and slapped its envoy away. The Dragon Emperor advised her that joining temporarily could conceal their plans until they regained their strength, leaving her to consider the proposal.

• The Western Heavenly Court's Da Luo envoy urged the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor to join, promising protection from the coming Tribulation of Calamity through the support of Haotian, the Two Saints of the West, and Venerable Yuanshi.
• The Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor dismissed the Western Heavenly Court as unworthy and struck the envoy, sending him flying out of Green Hills.
• The enraged envoy vowed retaliation and hurried back to the Western Heavenly Court.
• The Dragon Emperor warned the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor that the Western Heavenly Court might send another envoy and reminded her that he had to keep his whereabouts hidden from Qin Mu.
• The Dragon Emperor proposed that Green Hills join the Western Heavenly Court as a temporary smokescreen until they recovered their cultivation, while the Nine-Tailed Saint Emperor remained reluctant.

The Nine-Tailed Empress agreed to listen to someone but first resolved to make Haotian suffer. After Haotian learned she had rejected his recruitment and insulted him, he sought help from Jieyin and Zhunti, who sent him to consult Venerable Yuanshi.

• The Nine-Tailed Empress agreed to listen, but said she would first give Haotian a taste of his own medicine.
• Haotian's battered messenger reported that the Nine-Tailed Empress had refused to join the Western Heavenly Court and called Haotian an ant.
• Haotian dismissed the messenger and vowed to settle the matter with Green Hills himself.
• Haotian went to Mount Sumeru and told Jieyin and Zhunti that the Nine-Tailed Empress had insulted them and Venerable Yuanshi as well.
• Jieyin told Haotian to inform Venerable Yuanshi, so Haotian left for Kunlun Mountain.

Haotian sought Venerable Yuanshi’s help in subduing the Nine-Tailed Empress, prompting Yuanshi and the Western Saints Jieyin and Zhunti to head for Green Hill Land with him. The other saints sensed their move, while Huang Tian kept Qin Mu’s plans secret and Nuwa chose not to intervene.

• Jieyin agreed with Zhunti that they should proceed cautiously regarding the Nine-Tailed Empress.
• Haotian visited Venerable Yuanshi and asked him to help subdue the Nine-Tailed Empress of Green Hill Land.
• Venerable Yuanshi agreed to accompany Haotian, then brought him to Mount Sumeru and asked Jieyin and Zhunti to join their journey to Green Hill Land.
• Taishang Saint and Sect Master Tongtian sensed the group’s departure, and Tongtian worried about the Nine-Tailed Empress’s role in the coming calamity before deciding to trust Qin Mu’s judgment.
• Saint Zhenyuanzi questioned Huang Tian about the Western Heavenly Court’s growing strength, and Huang Tian said Qin Mu had his own plans.
• Nuwa Saint sensed the saints’ movements and decided to let them fight.

Haotian brought Venerable Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti to Green Hill to force the Nine-Tailed Empress to join the Western Heavenly Court, but she fought back fiercely. Outmatched by the two Western Saints, she agreed to join, leaving her true intentions unclear.

• Qin Mu watched events at Green Hill and thought Haotian was unwise to target the Nine-Tailed Empress, whom he suspected had a powerful backer from another era.
• Haotian and the Three Saints confronted the Nine-Tailed Empress, who challenged Haotian’s authority and refused to be intimidated by their presence.
• Haotian attacked, but the Nine-Tailed Empress repelled his palm and drove him back with her nine tails.
• Jieyin and Zhunti joined the fight and overwhelmed the Nine-Tailed Empress with Buddhist light, while the battle devastated Green Hill.
• The Nine-Tailed Empress called for the fighting to stop and reluctantly agreed to have Green Hill Land join the Western Heavenly Court.

The Nine-Tailed Empress joined the Western Heavenly Court while retaining control of Green Hill Land, and the Dragon Emperor warned her to stay cautious as they worked to recover their strength. The Western Heavenly Court rapidly gained followers, prompting concern in the Eastern Heavenly Court, though Emperor Venerate only smiled at his officials’ pleas to act.

• The Nine-Tailed Empress agreed to join the Western Heavenly Court on the condition that Green Hill Land remain under her autonomous rule, and Jieyin accepted.
• Haotian reflected that he had no power before the Saints and resolved to seek Sagehood.
• The Dragon Emperor rebuked the Nine-Tailed Empress for fighting Haotian, then discussed with her the possibility that Venerable Yuanshi was linked to another Primordial epoch.
• The Nine-Tailed Empress’s alliance with the Western Heavenly Court drew many beings to submit, and its strength and influence surged.
• Eastern Heavenly Court officials warned Emperor Venerate that the Western Heavenly Court was becoming a threat and urged him to suppress its growth, but he merely smiled.

A new Human Emperor aura erupted over the human race, alarming powerful figures across the Primordial World and signaling that the Investiture of the Gods Calamity might begin. Qin Mu recognized the omen as pointing to Ji Fa, leaving the coming struggle for the Human Emperor unresolved.

• Emperor Venerate reassured the Eastern Heavenly Court’s immortals that Qin Mu could protect them from the Western Heavenly Court, and its departments continued operating normally.
• After many years of quiet preparations for war, a pillar of violet light rose from human territory, revealing the arrival of another Human Emperor aura.
• Taishang Saint, Jieyin and Zhunti, Venerable Yuanshi, Sect Master Tongtian, and Nuwa Saint considered the omen and anticipated upheaval and the start of the Investiture of the Gods Calamity.
• Zhenyuanzi warned Huang Tian that the human race might be changing, while Huang Tian replied that some Heaven-ordained events could be changed.
• Qin Mu sensed the new aura and identified it as an omen of Ji Fa in Western Qi.

Qin Mu realized that Ji Fa’s birth and the appearance of Human Emperor’s qi could change the fate of Yin-Shang, while Di Xin vowed to find and kill whoever had awakened it. Ji Fa’s body was taken over by a reincarnated consciousness plotting to obtain the Immortal Seed, and years later the appearance of Primordial Violet Qi sent powerful figures across the Primordial Wilderness scrambling to claim it.

• Qin Mu recognized Ji Fa as the one who had drawn forth Human Emperor’s qi and wondered how his influence would alter the expected rise of Zhou.
• Di Xin sensed the new Human Emperor’s qi and resolved to find and kill the person responsible, suspecting the Western Heavenly Court or Western Teachings.
• Ji Chang and Tai Si welcomed their son, named him Ji Fa, and celebrated the violet qi that had appeared at his birth.
• A consciousness from another epoch awakened inside Ji Fa, took over his awareness, and planned to obtain the Immortal Seed.
• Years later, Primordial Violet Qi appeared in the heavens, and countless powerful figures sought to seize it as the foundation for becoming Saints.

The sudden appearance of Primordial Violet Qi stirred the Primordial World as the Eastern Heavenly Court, the human race, Kunpeng, and Haotian considered claiming it. Haotian became determined to seize the strand and attain Sagehood before the Tribulation of Calamity.

• The immortals in the Eastern Heavenly Court urged Emperor Venerate to compete for the Primordial Violet Qi, but he warned that it belonged to those fated to obtain it and did not stop them from trying.
• Saint Zhenyuanzi asked Huang Tian whether the human race should contend for the Primordial Violet Qi, and Huang Tian said he needed time to think.
• Kunpeng believed the newly appeared Primordial Violet Qi might be the strand that had once belonged to Hongyun and resolved that it should have been his.
• Haotian sensed the Primordial Violet Qi and excitedly decided that he could finally attain Sagehood and escape the coming Tribulation of Calamity.

Haotian, Qin Mu, Emperor Venerate, Taishang, and the Human Race’s leaders considered the newly appeared Primordial Violet Qi and the chance it offered to create another Saint. Emperor Venerate went to the Human Emperor Realm to discuss the strand with Huang Tian and Zhenyuanzi, leaving Zhenyuanzi suspicious of his motives.

• Haotian viewed the Primordial Violet Qi as his chance to surpass Emperor Venerate and become ruler of the Three Realms.
• Qin Mu decided to let others fight for the strand before making his move, hoping to secure it for Yin Tianzi or Huang Tian.
• Emperor Venerate rejected the Eastern Heavenly Court’s proposal to compete for the strand, but resolved to prevent Haotian and the Western Heavenly Court from obtaining it and left to find allies.
• Taishang considered whether Xuandu should pursue the strand, but chose to let others fight over it after failing to calculate its origins.
• Fuxi and the other Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors urged Huang Tian to pursue the strand for the Human Race, while Huang Tian hesitated.
• Emperor Venerate arrived before Huang Tian and Zhenyuanzi seeking the Primordial Violet Qi, and Zhenyuanzi questioned why an existing Saint wanted it.

Emperor Venerate allied the Eastern Heavenly Court with Huang Tian and the human race to contest the Primordial Violet Qi and keep it from the Western Heavenly Court. Sect Master Tongtian agreed to support the alliance, while Haotian began preparing for the contest as the Three Saints arrived at his court.

• Emperor Venerate told Huang Tian that he wanted to prevent the Western Heavenly Court from claiming the Primordial Violet Qi, and Huang Tian agreed to ally with him.
• Zhenyuanzi questioned the apparent estrangement between Huang Tian and the other Qin Mu clones, and Huang Tian said they were independent.
• Fuxi and the human leaders urged Huang Tian to pursue the Primordial Violet Qi, and Huang Tian told them he had already agreed to join forces with the Eastern Heavenly Court.
• The Eastern Heavenly Emperor asked Sect Master Tongtian to help suppress the Western Heavenly Court, and Tongtian agreed after hearing that Huang Tian had joined the alliance.
• Haotian planned for the coming struggle over the Primordial Violet Qi when Jieyin, Zhunti, and Venerable Yuanshi appeared at the Western Heavenly Court.

Venerable Yuanshi told Haotian the Three Saints would seize the Primordial Violet Qi for him, then revealed they had another Saint on their side. He led Haotian, Jieyin, and Zhunti back to Green Hill Land to meet that ally.

• Venerable Yuanshi declared that Haotian would absorb the Primordial Violet Qi if they seized it, and Haotian eagerly thanked the Three Saints.
• Jieyin and Zhunti warned that Tongtian, Emperor Venerate, and Qin Mu could threaten their bid for the Primordial Violet Qi.
• Venerable Yuanshi claimed he had a way to break Tongtian's Immortal-Slaying Formation and hinted that their side had more than three Saints.
• Venerable Yuanshi rejected Zhunti's guess that Nuwa was their additional ally and led the others to Green Hill Land.
• Haotian, Jieyin, and Zhunti followed Venerable Yuanshi back to Green Hill Land, where Haotian had previously subdued the Nine-Tailed Empress.

Venerable Yuanshi brought Haotian, Jieyin, and Zhunti to Green Hill Land to recruit the Dragon Emperor for the struggle over the Primordial Violet Qi. The Dragon Emperor agreed to help the Western Heavenly Court, but he stopped Venerable Yuanshi as the group prepared to leave.

• Venerable Yuanshi led Haotian, Jieyin, and Zhunti into Green Hill Land, where the Nine-Tailed Empress greeted them.
• Venerable Yuanshi told the Nine-Tailed Empress that Green Hill Land would need to contribute to the fight for the Primordial Violet Qi.
• Venerable Yuanshi revealed that he knew the Dragon Emperor was hiding in Green Hill Land and called for him to come out.
• The Dragon Emperor appeared, surprising Haotian, Jieyin, and Zhunti, who recalled his past conflict with the Heavenly Court and Qin Mu.
• The Dragon Emperor agreed to help Venerable Yuanshi seize the Primordial Violet Qi, and Haotian rejoiced at the Western Heavenly Court gaining his support.
• As Venerable Yuanshi turned to leave, the Dragon Emperor called out to stop him.

The Dragon Emperor and Nine-Tailed Empress suspected that someone was backing Venerable Yuanshi after he discovered the Dragon Emperor despite his concealed aura. As cultivators gathered to claim the Primordial Violet Qi, Venerable Yuanshi declared it belonged to the Western Heavenly Court and ordered his forces to attack those who remained.

• Venerable Yuanshi explained how he had tracked the Dragon Emperor to Green Hill Land, then warned him not to interfere with his plans and departed with Haotian, Guiding, and Zhunti.
• The Nine-Tailed Empress and Dragon Emperor agreed that Venerable Yuanshi's abilities and aura were suspicious, but decided to help the Western Heavenly Court while they remained weakened.
• Ancestor Minghe considered claiming the Primordial Violet Qi but gave up because Saints would contest it and he lacked allies.
• Cultivators gathered around the Primordial Violet Qi, hesitating to seize it for fear of becoming targets.
• Venerable Yuanshi arrived with the Western Heavenly Court, claimed the Primordial Violet Qi, and ordered outsiders to leave.
• When some cultivators stayed nearby, Venerable Yuanshi commanded an attack, and the Western Heavenly Court's forces began striking them down.