Chapter Summaries

Daoist Xuanfeng delivered Emperor Dong Hua’s ultimatum that the Four Seas Dragon Clan submit to the Purple Mansion Immortal Court or face extermination. After the Four Dragon Kings gathered to discuss their options, Ao Shun proposed seeking help from Shangqing Tongtian.

• Ao Guang welcomed Daoist Xuanfeng, who ordered the Four Seas Dragon Clan to submit and surrender its Fortune under threat of extermination.
• When Ao Guang questioned the decree, Xuanfeng used his Great Principle Golden Immortal pressure to force him to his knees and warned that the Purple Mansion army would take over in a thousand years.
• Xuanfeng demonstrated his power by blasting a hundred-mile stretch of sea with purple lightning, then departed.
• Ao Guang crushed the Dragon Clan’s inheritance jade slip, summoning the other three Dragon Kings to the East Sea Dragon Palace.
• Ao Run and Ao Qin condemned the Purple Mansion’s demand, while Ao Guang warned that the Dragon Clan could not defeat East King Duke’s forces.
• Ao Shun proposed seeking aid from Shangqing Tongtian of Jin'ao Island.

Ao Guang set out to seek Shangqing Tongtian's protection for the Four Seas Dragon Clan, while Nuwa followed the Heavenly Dao's guidance to Kunlun Mountain and asked Yuanshi for the Three Lights Divine Water. Yuanshi looked troubled as Nuwa offered an Innate Spiritual Treasure in exchange.

• Ao Shun, Ao Run, and Ao Qin persuaded Ao Guang to seek Shangqing Tongtian's protection by offering him the Fortune of the Four Seas.
• Ao Guang agreed and departed for Jin'ao Island.
• Nuwa arrived at Kunlun Mountain after the Heavenly Dao guided her there in search of the Three Lights Divine Water.
• Daoist Randeng welcomed Nuwa and brought her to meet Yuanshi in Yuxu Palace.
• Nuwa asked Yuanshi for the Three Lights Divine Water and offered an Innate Spiritual Treasure in exchange.

Nuwa learned that Qin Mu held the Three Lights Divine Water and hurried toward Jin'ao Island to seek it, while Ao Guang arrived there to ask Tongtian for protection from the Purple Mansion Immortal Court. Tongtian was in seclusion, so Duobao offered to take Ao Guang to Qin Mu.

• Yuanshi told Nuwa that he had given the Three Lights Divine Water to Qin Mu, and Nuwa left for Jin'ao Island.
• Yuanshi suspected that the Three Lights Divine Water was connected to Nuwa becoming a Saint and wondered about his own path to sainthood.
• Nuwa hurried across the East Sea, anxious that Qin Mu might have already used the Three Lights Divine Water.
• Ao Guang arrived at Jin'ao Island to seek Tongtian's protection after the Purple Mansion Immortal Court threatened the Four Seas Dragon Clan.
• Duobao told Ao Guang that Tongtian was in seclusion and offered to take him to see Qin Mu.

Qin Mu relaxed on Three Immortal Island while Duobao managed Jin'ao Island's affairs, then learned that Ao Guang had come seeking help for the Dragon Clan. After meeting Ao Guang, Qin Mu heard him lament the Dragon Clan's decline.

• Duobao brought Ao Guang to Three Immortal Island to meet Qin Mu, who was handling affairs while Tongtian remained in seclusion.
• Duobao complained that Qin Mu had left him with all the work, and Qin Mu told him the experience would prepare him for future responsibilities.
• Duobao explained that Ao Guang had come seeking an audience with Tongtian, and Qin Mu guessed the Dragon Clan faced a crisis and wanted protection.
• Qin Mu sent Duobao to fetch Ao Guang, then welcomed the East Sea Dragon King and let him explain his situation.
• Ao Guang lamented that the Four Seas Dragon Clan had fallen from its former renown.

Ao Guang asked Qin Mu to secure Tongtian’s protection for the Four Seas Dragon Clan against Purple Mansion Immortal Court, but Qin Mu redirected him to seek an alliance with the Demon Race’s Heavenly Court. Ao Guang left after giving Qin Mu the Mysterious Origin Water Control Banner, and Zhao Gongming then hurried to Three Immortal Island.

• Ao Guang told Qin Mu that Purple Mansion Immortal Court had demanded the Four Seas Dragon Clan submit and surrender its Fortune within a thousand years or face extermination.
• Ao Guang offered Qin Mu the Mysterious Origin Water Control Banner in exchange for Tongtian’s protection, but Qin Mu said his master had entered seclusion.
• Qin Mu advised Ao Guang to seek help from the Demon Race’s Heavenly Court, since it was locked in conflict with Purple Mansion Immortal Court.
• Ao Guang accepted Qin Mu’s advice, gave him the Mysterious Origin Water Control Banner, and took his leave.
• Zhao Gongming hurried to Three Immortal Island after Ao Guang departed.

Zhao Gongming told Qin Mu that Nuwa had come to Jin'ao Island to seek him, and Qin Mu realized she wanted his Three Lights Divine Water for her path to sainthood. Qin Mu gave her the treasure without accepting a trade, and Nuwa stayed on Jin'ao Island to meditate.

• Zhao Gongming told Qin Mu that Nuwa had arrived at Jin'ao Island specifically to see him.
• Qin Mu recalled that Three Lights Divine Water had helped Nuwa create humans and suspected she wanted it as she neared sainthood.
• Nuwa confirmed that she had come for Qin Mu's Three Lights Divine Water, and Qin Mu gave it to her without accepting her Innate Spiritual Treasure in exchange.
• Nuwa said she would remember Qin Mu's kindness and asked to stay on Jin'ao Island to meditate.
• Qin Mu arranged a quiet place by the sea for Nuwa, and she approved of it.

Ao Guang went to the Demon Race Heavenly Court and offered to bring the Four Seas Dragon Clan into the Demon Race to escape the Purple Mansion Immortal Court’s threat. Dijun accepted, promised to protect the Dragon Clan, and sent Ji Meng to the East Sea with Ao Guang.

• Ao Guang arrived at the South Heaven Gate and requested an audience with the Yao Emperor.
• Dijun’s demon general reported Ao Guang’s arrival while Dijun and the Demon Race leaders discussed their conflict with the Purple Mansion Immortal Court.
• Dijun admitted Ao Guang into Lingxiao Palace, where Ao Guang offered the Four Seas Dragon Clan’s allegiance and explained the Immortal Court’s ultimatum.
• Dijun welcomed the Dragon Clan into the Demon Race and promised to protect it.
• Dijun ordered Ji Meng to accompany Ao Guang to the East Sea and kill any Purple Mansion Immortals who appeared.

Ao Guang returned to the East Sea with Ji Meng’s protection as calamity grew across the Primordial World. Qin Mu combined his accumulated red packets, opened an Extra-Large Red Packet in a secluded Small World, and received four powerful rewards.

• Dijun sent Ji Meng with Ao Guang to protect the East Sea Dragon Clan from the Purple Mansion Immortal Court.
• Five hundred years passed, and the aura of calamity intensified across the Primordial World.
• Qin Mu combined his red packets into an Extra-Large Red Packet and went into seclusion, leaving Three Immortal Island through the Gate of Space.
• Qin Mu opened the Extra-Large Red Packet in the Small World where Yin-Yang Ancestor had died and received the Three Talents Great Array, Human Emperor Art, Water Spirit Pearl, and a Chaos Origin Fruit.
• Qin Mu decided to teach the Three Talents Great Array to the San Xiao sisters.

After refining the Chaos Origin Fruit, Qin Mu advanced to the Late Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm and returned to Three Immortal Island. He taught San Xiao the Three Talents Great Array, then learned from Zhao Gongming that Nuwa had emerged from seclusion.

• Qin Mu refined the Chaos Origin Fruit for many years and broke through to the Late Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.
• Qin Mu returned to Three Immortal Island, where Bixiao, Yunxiao, and Qiongxiao congratulated him on his breakthrough.
• Qin Mu passed the Three Talents Great Array to San Xiao and explained that they could use it to suppress a Quasi-Saint.
• Zhao Gongming arrived and told Qin Mu that Aunt Nuwa had emerged from seclusion.

After Nuwa emerged from centuries of meditation still short of attaining Sagehood, Qin Mu urged her to travel through the Primordial Land and offered to accompany her. Before they could leave, a vast pressure and sky-spanning Violet Qi erupted from Jin'ao Island, signaling that someone was about to become the Primordial World's second Saint.

• Nuwa told Qin Mu she had gained insight during her retreat but was still a little short of attaining Sagehood.
• Qin Mu suggested Nuwa travel through the Primordial Land to observe the Myriad Spirits, and she agreed to take him along.
• A tremendous pressure surged from Jin'ao Island as endless Violet Qi spread across the sky.
• Yuanshi and Taishang sensed the upheaval and realized someone was about to attain Sagehood.
• Dijun and Taiyi wondered whether Wa Huang would become a Saint and protect the Demon Race.
• East King Duke, Jieyin, and Zhunti also sensed that a second Saint of the Primordial World was about to be born.

Shangqing Tongtian proclaimed the establishment of the Interception Sect, becoming the Primordial World's second Saint. His ascension surprised the other mighty beings and even Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who recognized Tongtian as a variable accepted by the Heavenly Dao.

• Zhenyuanzi, Hong Yun, Ancestor Minghe, and other mighty beings sensed the signs of a Saint's emergence and speculated about who would attain Sagehood.
• Tongtian appeared above Jin'ao Island, and Yuanshi, Taishang, Dijun, East King Duke, Jieyin, Zhunti, and others realized he was about to become a Saint.
• Hongjun sensed Tongtian's rise and wondered why he had become the first of the Six Saints, then accepted him as a variable after the Heavenly Dao made no objection.
• Tongtian declared that he would establish the Interception Sect and use the Immortal-Slaying Four Swords to suppress its Fortune.
• Merit poured into Tongtian, whose aura broke through its limits as the Interception Sect was established and he attained Sagehood.

After Tongtian attained sagehood by establishing the Interception Sect, Yuanshi gained insight into the path of merit and established the Chan Teachings. The chapter ended as Yuanshi’s merit merged with Heavenly Dao Violet Qi and he broke through toward sagehood.

• Tongtian attained sagehood, and his disciples celebrated the Interception Sect’s new status as a Saint’s Legacy.
• Nuwa reflected on Tongtian’s merit-based path, while Qin Mu anticipated the coming tribulation and worried that the Interception Sect lacked a treasure to suppress its Fortune.
• Yuanshi realized he could establish a sect like Tongtian, and his disciples sensed the powerful aura gathering around him.
• A river of Violet Qi appeared above Kunlun Mountain, shocking living beings and powerful figures across the Primordial World as they wondered who would attain sagehood next.
• Yuanshi declared the establishment of the Chan Teachings, chose the Pangu Banner to suppress its Fortune, and drew Creation Merit into the Heavenly Dao Violet Qi.
• Yuanshi’s aura surged beyond its restraints, and a Primordial Unity Dao Fruit appeared above his head.

After Yuanshi became a Saint, the Primordial Wilderness expected Taishang to follow, but he could not find a basis for establishing his teaching. Qin Mu understood that Taishang needed the Human Race for the Humanity Teaching, but Nuwa had not created humanity yet, and he left with her to visit his master.

• Yuanshi attained Sagehood, delighting his disciples and prompting Dijun, East King Duke, and others to consider which future Saints might follow.
• The beings of the Primordial Wilderness waited for Taishang to become a Saint, but Shouyang Mountain remained quiet.
• Taishang recognized that establishing a teaching was his path to Sagehood, yet he could not determine what teaching to establish.
• Zhunti asked Jieyin why they could not establish teachings and become Saints; Jieyin said the Western Lands lacked sufficient Merit and urged patience.
• Hongyun asked Zhenyuanzi whether his Primordial Violet Qi could help him become a Saint, and Zhenyuanzi warned that it might be a sign of calamity.
• Nuwa wondered why Taishang had not established a teaching, and Qin Mu realized that the Human Race did not yet exist; he invited her to visit his master.

Tongtian attained Sagehood, and Qin Mu led the Interception Sect disciples in paying their respects to him. After learning that Qin Mu had helped Tongtian and advised Nuwa, Qin Mu received Tongtian’s permission to travel through the Primordial Land with Nuwa, leaving Duobao in charge of the sect.

• Qin Mu and Nuwa arrived at Biyou Palace, where the Interception Sect disciples greeted them and followed Qin Mu inside to bow to Tongtian.
• Tongtian bestowed Heavenly Dao Power on the disciples, then dismissed them and kept Qin Mu and Nuwa behind.
• Tongtian acknowledged that Qin Mu’s guidance had helped him attain Sagehood, astonishing Nuwa.
• Nuwa explained that she had come for the Three Lights Divine Water and planned to seek her Sagehood opportunity by traveling through the Primordial Land.
• Qin Mu asked Tongtian to let him travel with Nuwa, and Tongtian agreed.
• Qin Mu gave Duobao the Qingping Sword and left with Nuwa, appointing Duobao to oversee the Interception Sect.

Qin Mu guided Nuwa to visit the Myriad Races of the Primordial, where they traveled for several hundred years. Meanwhile, Ji Meng drove the Purple Mansion Immortal Court’s army from the East Sea Dragon Clan, and East King Duke ordered a decisive war against the Demon Race a thousand years later.

• Duobao lamented that Qin Mu had left him in charge of the Sect of Interception and entrusted him with the Qingping Sword.
• Nuwa admitted she did not know where to travel, so Qin Mu suggested visiting the Myriad Races of the Primordial, stirring her Primordial Violet Qi.
• Qin Mu and Nuwa visited the Vermilion Bird, the beasts of Cloud Marsh, the Witch Clan, and the Demon City over several hundred years.
• Daoist Xuanfeng demanded that Ao Guang surrender the Four Seas Dragon Clan and its fortune, but Ao Guang refused.
• Ji Meng appeared, overwhelmed Xuanfeng with his Quasi-Saint pressure, and declared that the Four Seas Dragon Clan belonged to the Demon Race.
• After Xuanfeng reported back, East King Duke ordered the Purple Mansion Immortal Court to gather its Immortal Soldiers and fight the Demon Race in a thousand years.

East King Duke agreed to free an ancient being imprisoned by the Heavenly Dao in exchange for help uniting the Primordial Wilderness, while the Demon Race prepared for the war he had declared. Elsewhere, powerful figures reacted to the coming conflict, and Jieyin suspected East King Duke wanted to fight before he and Zhunti attained Sagehood.

• East King Duke visited a secret realm in Zifu Prefecture and agreed to free the ancient being in exchange for its help uniting the Primordial Wilderness.
• East King Duke used the Purple Mansion Immortal Court's Fortune Golden Dragon to fracture the Heavenly Dao Chains, and the imprisoned being rejoiced at its impending escape.
• Dijun ordered the Demon Race's gods and generals to assemble their armies and prepare to march against the Purple Mansion Immortal Court, while Taiyi urged the attack and Kunpeng warned against underestimating East King Duke.
• At Wuzhuang Temple, Zhenyuanzi urged Hong Yun to stay and cultivate as the coming war threatened to begin a great calamity; Ancestor Minghe welcomed the prospect of bloodshed.
• Yuanshi and Tongtian dismissed the conflict, while Taishang worried about finding his chance to attain Sagehood.
• Jieyin told Zhunti that East King Duke had likely declared war to fight the Demon Race before they attained Sagehood and could no longer be commanded by him.

Nuwa found the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil and later discovered the Kongtong Seal at Kongtong Mountain, which she gave to Qin Mu. After Qin Mu urged her to create a new race, Nuwa entered enlightenment, while a vast Demon Race army assembled in the heavens.

• Zhunti asked whether they should obey the Eastern King's command to fight the Demon Race, and Jieyin said that conflict could help the Western Lands rise.
• Nuwa followed a pull from her Primordial Violet Qi to the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, collected it in her Purple Gold Gourd, and left with Qin Mu.
• A thousand years later, Nuwa and Qin Mu found the Kongtong Seal at Kongtong Mountain, and Nuwa let Qin Mu take the Human Race's supreme treasure.
• Qin Mu told Nuwa that the Hundred Races lacked a spark of vitality and urged her to create a race of her own, prompting her to enter enlightenment.
• Qin Mu left Nuwa in a protected formation, and a vast army of Demon Race soldiers assembled as war drums sounded across the heavens.

As the Demon Race and Purple Mansion Immortal Court prepared for war, Qin Mu stayed near Nuwa’s retreat while powerful figures across the Primordial Wilderness watched the armies gather. The battle began to loom, and Taishang remained unable to find the opportunity to become a Saint.

• Qin Mu guarded the valley where Nuwa meditated, hoping her emergence and proof of the Dao would bring him opportunities to advance.
• Dijun and Donghuang Taiyi led billions of demon soldiers toward Zifu Prefecture, where East King Duke assembled the Purple Mansion’s forces to face them.
• At Wuzhuang Temple, Zhenyuanzi told Ancestor Hong Yun that the Purple Mansion was unlikely to win because the great tide of the Primordial Wilderness could not be overcome.
• Ancestor Minghe welcomed the coming war, hoping its casualties would send more resentful souls and baleful energy into the Nether Blood Sea.
• At Buzhou Mountain, Dijiang and other Ancestral Witches hoped the Demon Race and Purple Mansion would weaken each other, while Yuanshi and Tongtian had already foreseen the Purple Mansion’s defeat.
• Taishang wondered why his opportunity to become a Saint had not appeared, despite sensing that his path depended on establishing a sect.

The Demon Race and the Purple Mansion Immortal Court began a devastating war while Qin Mu watched over Nuwa’s retreat. During the fighting, Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti seized the Purple Mansion Three Prefectures and their inhabitants, then fled to the Western Realm, leaving East King Duke to learn of their betrayal.

• Dijun ordered the Demon Race to attack East King Duke, and the Demon Race and Purple Mansion armies clashed in a bloody battle.
• Qin Mu guarded the area outside Nuwa’s retreat, hoping her seclusion would lead her to create a race and attain sainthood.
• Hong Yun, Zhenyuanzi, Ancestor Minghe, and the Twelve Ancestral Witches watched the battle and reacted to its slaughter.
• Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti used their abilities to take the Purple Mansion Three Prefectures and its inhabitants while the armies fought, then fled toward the Western Realm.
• East King Duke sent a Purple Mansion Great Luo to summon Jieyin and Zhunti, but the messenger discovered they had disappeared with the three prefectures.
• The Purple Mansion Great Luo returned to the battlefield and told East King Duke that Jieyin and Zhunti had deserted and taken the inhabitants.

East King Duke learned that Jieyin and Zhunti had fled, while Donghuang Taiyi entered the battle with the Donghuang Bell and overwhelmed the Purple Mansion forces. After killing a Purple Mansion Quasi-Saint with one strike, Donghuang Taiyi stood as the strongest fighter on the battlefield beneath the Saints.

• East King Duke learned that Jieyin and Zhunti had abandoned the battle and angrily vowed to attack the Western Lands if the Purple Mansion won.
• Donghuang Taiyi arrived above the battlefield with the Donghuang Bell, drawing astonished reactions from Zhenyuanzi, Hong Yun, Ancestor Minghe, and the Witches.
• Donghuang Taiyi shattered the Purple Mansion formation with a bell chime, killing its immortal soldiers and destroying the bodies and souls of its Great Principle Golden Immortals.
• A Purple Mansion Quasi-Saint attacked Donghuang Taiyi with a Thunder Seal, but Donghuang Taiyi destroyed the attack and killed him with the Donghuang Bell.
• Donghuang Taiyi challenged the remaining Purple Mansion forces, whose members and watching experts were shaken by his power.