Chapter Summaries

A gray-robed Demon General used a Bloodtainted dagger to grievously wound a Great Witch, forcing the Wu Race unit to retreat. As Bloodtainted Weapons spread through the Demon Clan's ranks, the Wu Race's battlefield advantage weakened and the balance began to shift.

• A gray-robed Demon General stabbed the Great Witch with a dark-red dagger that drained his vitality and spread a curse-like wound.
• A Plant Spirit disciple identified the weapon's aura as resentment mixed with a curse-like force that repelled beings of the same origin.
• The Great Witch's companions protected him as he retreated to the Wu Race Camp for a Witch Doctor, ending the clash in a rare Wu Race withdrawal.
• Bloodtainted Weapons spread through the Demon Clan's lower and middle-rank War Arrays, causing Wu Race warriors' wounds and strength to falter.
• The Demon Clan's morale and battlefield momentum grew as Blood Blade-wielding Demon Generals used their weapons to restrain the Wu Race.

Suiren Clan uncovered the disappearance and massacre of hundreds of fringe Human Race tribes and ordered an independent investigation, refusing to involve the Saint Master unless the race faced destruction. Meanwhile, Farm Teachings disciples and Tongtian examined evil weapons being used against the Wu Race, and Tongtian warned that their methods would bring backlash.

• Suiren Clan and other leaders learned that more than two hundred fringe tribes had vanished and hundreds of thousands of people were missing or dead, with young adults, women, and children seemingly targeted.
• Suiren Clan ordered a costly investigation and stronger patrols, while insisting that the Human Race not report the matter to the Saint Master unless its survival was at stake.
• Farm Teachings disciples observed red weapons disrupting Wu Race formations and inflicting wounds that weakened the body and obstructed qi and blood.
• Tongtian told Su Miao that the weapons were made from resentful souls and tainted blood, and that their makers would suffer backlash.

Houtu’s new generation of Wu Race warriors, trained to wield Nascent Souls alongside their physical strength, entered the battlefield and turned the tide against the Demon Clan’s Blood Blades. After seeing their abilities, Di Jun realized Houtu had been secretly cultivating a new path for the Wu Race and reacted with fury and apprehension.

• Houtu rallied the clear-eyed Wu Race warriors in a hidden valley and urged them to prove their race could fight with more than brute force.
• A squad led by a Female Great Witch ambushed Demon Soldiers in a river valley, using coordinated spells and tactics to defeat them.
• New generation Wu Race warriors across the battlefield resisted the Blood Blades’ Evil Qi and helped the Wu Race regain the initiative.
• A young Great Witch used Yellow Bone Slips to block a Demon Centurion’s Blood-Sha-coated saber and killed him with a punch.
• Di Jun saw the battle in a Water Mirror, recalled Houtu’s attendance at all three Purple Sky Palace sermons, and concluded that she had secretly helped the Wu Race develop Nascent Souls.

The Wu Race revealed warriors who cultivated Nascent Souls alongside their bodies, using Spells and coordinated tactics to blunt the Demon Clan’s Blood Blades and shift the Witch-Demon war. Their breakthrough intensified the Demon Clan’s response, leaving the war fiercer and the Prehistoric World increasingly damaged.

• Farm Teachings disciples and watching experts reacted with shock as the Wu Race warriors used Spells, Flying Swords, and coordinated tactics.
• Tongtian watched the orderly retreat and said the Prehistoric World was about to become livelier, while Yuanshi, Laozi, and Zhen Yuanzi recognized the danger and uncertainty of Houtu’s new path.
• The Wu Race’s New Generation Warriors joined the front lines in greater numbers and used Nascent Soul magic and teamwork to reduce the Blood Blades’ effectiveness and push the Demon Clan back.
• Di Jun ordered the Heavenly Cycle Star Array driven to its limit and sent more Demon Clan elites into battle, making the fighting more intense.
• The Witch-Demon war’s devastation tore deeper wounds through the Earth Veins and turned chaotic Spiritual Qi into destructive storms.

Fuxi struggled to stabilize the Heavenly Cycle Star Array until Ancestral Witch Qiang Liang struck him by surprise, leaving him gravely wounded and the array unstable. As Fuxi’s consciousness faded, the protective Saintly Thought Nuwa had left within him activated.

• Fuxi used his zither music to repair the damaged Celestial Whirl Position despite his mounting exhaustion.
• Ancestral Witch Qiang Liang waited for a brief gap in the array’s Star Power and struck Fuxi with a lightning fist.
• Fuxi raised his Yaoqin to shield himself, but the instrument shattered and the attack blasted him into a distant peak.
• Fuxi’s fall caused the Celestial Whirl node to collapse and the Heavenly Cycle Star Array to tremble.
• Fuxi lay gravely wounded as lightning eroded his life force, and Nuwa’s protective Saintly Thought activated when he neared death.

Nuwa's projection rescued the mortally wounded Fuxi, but Hongjun blocked her attempt to take him beyond the Prehistoric World. She redirected him to Phoenix Perch Mountain, where he remained barely alive in a Spiritual Pond as Nuwa watched helplessly.

• Nuwa's projection used Creation Qi to purge the Thunder Light from Fuxi and carried his nearly lifeless body toward Chaos.
• Hongjun blocked the projection at the boundary of the Prehistoric World and warned Nuwa that Saints could not interfere during a Tribulation.
• Nuwa demanded that Hongjun answer for Fuxi's fate, but Hongjun insisted that Fuxi's calamity followed Heavenly numbers.
• Unable to break the barrier, Nuwa sent the projection back into the Prehistoric World toward Phoenix Perch Mountain.
• The projection dropped Fuxi into a Spiritual Pond, where he sank with only a faint Spiritual Light sustaining his life, while the mountain's Formations concealed him.

After Fuxi was rescued from the battlefield, the Demon Clan’s formation faltered and Di Jun ordered Tai Yi to stabilize its right wing. The Wu Race and Demon Clan unleashed their final, devastating clash, causing the Prehistoric World to sink as the Tribulation entered its bloodiest stage.

• Qiang Liang struck Fuxi, who was swept away by clear light that fell toward the Prehistoric World after being blocked at the edge of Chaos.
• With Fuxi gone, the Heavenly Cycle Star Array’s left wing collapsed, and Di Jun ordered Tai Yi to stabilize the right wing while he contracted the left.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches summoned the Pangu True Body with the outline of a giant axe as Di Jun and Tai Yi gathered the Demon Clan’s forces for a final clash.
• The Wu Race and Demon Clan’s forces collided, tearing open the Celestial Vault and smashing the land into chaos.
• The Prehistoric World sank, calamity Qi filled heaven and earth, and the disciples watching from Mount Tai’s plaza stared in stunned silence.

Hongjun halted the catastrophic battle between the Wu Race and Demon Clan, enforced a one-Yuan-Hui division between Demon Sky and Witch Domain, and vanished after Di Jiang challenged his timing. The weakened factions remained locked in an uneasy standoff as the disaster in the sky and earth continued.

• The collapsing battlefield froze when Hongjun appeared and stopped time across the Prehistoric World.
• Hongjun ended the Pangu True Body phantom and scattered the Heavenly Cycle Star Array, leaving the Twelve Ancestral Witches and the Demon Clan’s leaders weakened.
• Hongjun declared that the Wu Race and Demon Clan must remain within Demon Sky and Witch Domain for one Yuan Hui, with heavenly punishment for violations.
• Di Jiang demanded to know why Hongjun had intervened at that moment, but Hongjun only called it the balance of the Heavenly Dao and disappeared.
• Time resumed, but neither side dared continue fighting; Houtu restrained Di Jiang as the factions faced the lingering destruction.

After Hongjun stopped the battle between the Wu Race and the Demon Clan, both sides withdrew with heavy losses and lasting resentment. Su Miao learned that the Heavenly Dao had lost a bet to Hongjun, though she did not know what they had wagered.

• A young Witch Soldier accidentally speared a Demon Soldier in the buttocks, and the two injured fighters limped back toward their own camps.
• Di Jun ordered the Demon Clan to retreat, and Di Jiang gave the Wu Race the same order.
• The Wu Race and Demon Clan withdrew from the battlefield as Calamity Qi continued to weigh upon the land and its survivors.
• Farm Teachings Disciples whispered about Hongjun’s intervention and feared the consequences of questioning his decision.
• Su Miao heard the Heavenly Dao say it had lost a bet to Hongjun and that it would not let him touch her.

Yuanshi and Laozi discussed how Hongjun had halted the Wu-Demon war to preserve both sides’ resentment and keep the world on his intended course. As the chapter ended, they considered preparing for the damage to the world’s Rules and the uncertain fate of Fuxi, while Yuanshi asked what they should do next.

• Yuanshi and Laozi concluded that Hongjun had intervened to prevent the Wu Race from decisively winning and to preserve the conflict for another eruption.
• Yuanshi argued that the Wu Race would suffer more during the imposed One Yuan Hui because its lands were devastated while the Demon Clan could recover in the heavens.
• Nameless Daoist proposed that the Three Pure Ones merge and attack Hongjun, but Laozi rejected destroying the Prehistoric World as a solution.
• Laozi warned that dividing heaven and earth would damage the world’s Rules and said they needed to prepare for the consequences.
• Laozi said Nuwa could not take the gravely wounded Fuxi into Chaos and that his survival and recovery were uncertain.
• Yuanshi asked what they should do now that Hongjun had thoroughly muddied the waters.

Laozi, Yuanshi, and the Nameless Daoist discussed the threats facing Mount Tai and anticipated that the Phoenix race would seek Su Miao’s help when Yuan Feng fell and the Southern Wilderness volcanoes erupted. Back at Farm Teachings, Su Miao tried to recover from the battle, but Tongtian abruptly told her that Yuan Feng was dead.

• Laozi warned Yuanshi that the Demon Clan might target indebted races and that Mount Tai’s wealth made it vulnerable to schemes.
• Laozi predicted Yuan Feng would fall soon, triggering a catastrophic eruption in the Southern Wilderness, and Yuanshi realized the Phoenix race would likely ask Farm Teachings for help.
• Laozi and Yuanshi considered the risks of Su Miao becoming involved in the Southern Wilderness, while Yuanshi resolved to strengthen her protections and lessons.
• Su Miao returned to Farm Teachings, dismissed the disciples, and collapsed onto her Lotus Treasure Bed to rest.
• Tongtian told Su Miao that Yuan Feng was dead.

After Yuan Feng died, Kong Xuan sent Su Miao a message describing Immortal Volcano’s worsening instability and the Phoenix race’s desperate plea for Farm Teachings’ aid. Su Miao summoned several Elders to discuss whether to accept the land the Phoenix race offered in exchange for long-term help.

• Tongtian told Su Miao that Yuan Feng had died and that Kong Xuan had sent Farm Teachings a plea for help.
• Su Miao read Kong Xuan’s message explaining that the Phoenix race had kept Immortal Volcano stable for nearly four Eons, but its Earth Fire was now growing dangerously unstable.
• Kong Xuan relayed Elder Li Zhu’s offer to cede Farm Teachings roughly 80 Million Li of Southern Wilderness territory in exchange for permanent support stabilizing the Fire Veins.
• Tongtian described the territory’s valuable mineral veins and warned that its extreme heat made it dangerous for ordinary Heavenly Immortals.
• Su Miao sent word for several Elders to gather in the Myriad Manifestations Hall to discuss the Phoenix race’s offer.

Tongtian helped Su Miao get dressed before she met with the elders to discuss the crisis at the Immortal Volcano in the Southern Wilderness. After hearing Iron Abacus outline the costs and potential rewards of establishing a permanent base there, Su Miao was left to decide whether Farm Teachings would make the investment.

• Tongtian clumsily combed Su Miao's hair, tied her sash, and helped her put on her socks and shoes.
• Su Miao went to Myriad Manifestations Hall, where Qing He, Iron Abacus, and the Hall Master of the External Affairs Hall were waiting.
• The Hall Master of the External Affairs Hall reported that Yuan Feng had undergone nirvana and her origin had dissipated, while the sect's earlier work had helped prevent a massive Immortal Volcano eruption.
• Iron Abacus proposed a large-scale effort to groom the Southern Wilderness's Earth Veins, stabilize the region, and establish a permanent base.
• Iron Abacus calculated that the project would demand major personnel, materials, and years of work, but could secure territory, valuable resources, Merit, and strategic influence.
• Qing He began speaking after Iron Abacus concluded that the investment was worth undertaking.

Su Miao accepted the Phoenix race’s offer for Farm Teachings to develop the Southern Wilderness and organized the first assessment mission and support preparations. She persuaded Tongtian to consider designing fixed large Teleportation Arrays, then began coordinating the expansion as the sect sprang into action.

• Elder Qinghe and the Hall Masters presented plans for cultivating the Southern Wilderness, recruiting disciples, and formalizing Farm Teachings’ rights with the Phoenix race.
• Su Miao ordered Farm Teachings to accept the offer, sent Kong Xuan and Dapeng to lead an advance assessment, and assigned the halls to prepare supplies and recruit volunteers.
• Su Miao proposed that Tongtian develop fixed large Teleportation Arrays to connect Farm Teachings’ altars and speed up travel and transport.
• Tongtian agreed to study the array’s principles and feasibility after the Southern Wilderness operation stabilized and the disciples recording the Tribulation’s effects returned.
• Su Miao messaged Kong Xuan to arrange negotiations with the Phoenix race, and Farm Teachings began preparing for its Southern Wilderness expansion.

Su Miao learned that Xihe had lured Chang'e to the Moon Star, where she was trapped, leaving Da Yi devastated and possibly dead. Tongtian explained the scheme and warned Su Miao that attachments could become fatal weaknesses, while concluding that the strengthened hatred between the Wu Race and Demon Clan would not immediately affect Farm Teachings.

• Farm Teachings' disciples returned from across the Prehistoric World with records of the Tribulation's devastation, including reports that Da Yi had vanished after Chang'e disappeared on the Moon Star.
• Su Miao pieced together that Chang'e had followed a dream's promise of an Elixir of Immortality to the Moon Star and never returned, while Da Yi's attempt to rescue her had failed.
• Tongtian told Su Miao that Xihe had used Moon Origin and the Illusion Mirage Pearl to trap Chang'e and send her to the Moon Star as its Moon Fairy.
• Tongtian explained that Da Yi's injuries and the Moon Star's pull had prevented him from stopping Chang'e, and that his Dao Foundation had likely cracked afterward.
• Tongtian warned Su Miao that Da Yi's attachment had become a fatal weakness, then said Farm Teachings faced no immediate danger even as hatred between the Wu Race and Demon Clan deepened.

Xihe used the Illusion Mirage Pearl to trick Chang'e into believing Da Yi was dying and sent her to the Moon Star to retrieve an Elixir of Immortality. Da Yi failed to stop Chang'e from reaching the Moon Star, then left his tribe as his Dao Foundation collapsed, and rumors spread that he had fallen.

• Xihe planned to make Da Yi suffer by using Chang'e as his weakness and prepared the Illusion Mirage Pearl.
• Da Yi returned to Chang'e, hiding the cracks in his Dao Foundation and finding comfort in her presence.
• Xihe's illusion made Chang'e believe Da Yi had been cursed, and she accepted Moon Guidance Qi to seek an Elixir of Immortality on the Moon Star.
• Da Yi rushed to stop Chang'e, but his damaged Dao Foundation caused his blood arrow to fail as she was carried away to the Moon Star.
• Da Yi left his tribe for the wilderness, and rumors later claimed the Demon Clan had ambushed and killed him.

Su Miao turned the Da Yi and Chang’e affair into a sect safety lesson, but an anonymous post speculating about the tragedy was eventually locked by Granny Yan. As Tongtian entered seclusion to develop a large Teleportation Array, Su Miao learned that most refugees in the Temporary Settlement refused to leave, forcing her to reconsider its future.

• Su Miao asked Granny Yan to circulate warnings about suspicious offers and supposed opportunities, using Da Yi and Chang’e’s tragedy as an unnamed case study.
• An anonymous post spread through Farm Teachings with theories about Xihe, the Demon Clan, Wu Race traitors, and even Dao Ancestor Hongjun; Granny Yan locked it after it stirred increasingly reckless speculation.
• Tongtian told Su Miao that the fixed Teleportation Array’s theory was taking shape and entered seclusion to continue its calculations.
• Su Miao read a report showing that over ninety percent of the Temporary Settlement’s refugees refused to leave, offering rent and labor because the outside world remained too dangerous.
• Su Miao reconsidered dissolving the settlement and summoned several Hall Masters to discuss what to do with its residents.

Su Miao and the Hall Masters formalized the Temporary Settlement as Tai'an Realm, a multi-race autonomous settlement administered by Farm Teachings. She then learned that thousands of communities, including Wu Race tribes, were requesting Farm Teachings' help repairing damage from the great battle, leaving her to wonder if the sect had become the Prehistoric World's disaster reconstruction specialists.

• Iron Abacus, the Mission Hall Master, and Granny Yan proposed ways to manage the settlement, including rent, resident labor, and formal rules.
• Su Miao abolished the name Temporary Settlement and established Tai'an Realm, assigning the Halls to negotiate contracts, plan construction, create missions, and draft regulations.
• A Mission Hall officer brought Su Miao 3,742 requests for help repairing Spirit Lakes, mineral veins, Spirit Gathering Arrays, and other damage, with dozens more arriving each day.
• The officer reported that Wu Race tribes also wanted Farm Teachings disciples to restore fractured Earth Veins and offered Spiritual Materials in exchange.
• Su Miao read several requests and complained that everyone seemed to regard Farm Teachings as disaster reconstruction specialists.

Su Miao accepted the requests to rebuild places devastated by the Witch-Demon War and ordered the Mission Hall to grade them by difficulty and risk. Farm Teachings disciples spread across the Prehistoric World, restoring the land, earning Merit and rewards, and expanding the sect’s influence.

• Iron Abacus estimated that accepting every reconstruction request could earn more than five hundred Spiritual Veins' worth of Spirit Stones, while Su Miao worried that the next Witch-Demon War would destroy the repaired lands.
• Su Miao told the Mission Hall to accept all requests and classify them into four grades, assigning teams and rewards according to each task’s needs.
• Farm Teachings disciples eagerly took the missions as the sect’s halls prepared supplies, studied local conditions, and sent teams to restore Spiritual Veins and damaged landscapes.
• A Personal Disciple said that bringing ruined places back to life felt more rewarding than fighting over treasures, and the disciples’ words resonated across the sect.
• Two Inner Sect Disciples discovered a hidden Medicine Garden during a mission and earned enough Contribution Points to qualify for a custom spiritual treasure.
• Rogue Cultivators envied Farm Teachings’ success, while reports of its reopened Atonement Assessment spread alongside its growing reputation across the Prehistoric World.

Xuan discovered that the Demon Clan had been refining weapons with Human Race bones, blood, and souls, prompting the Human Race to prepare for retaliation while guarding against wrongful killings. Suiren Clan resolved that the Human Race would handle its own vengeance, leaving Xuan to return to the overburdened Farm Teachings.

• Xuan examined sinister artifacts and found that they were made from Human Race bones and blood and infused with the resentment of at least a hundred Human Race souls each.
• Xuan informed Suiren Clan, Ziyi Clan, and the other leaders, who concluded that the Demon Clan had been preparing weapons for another great war.
• Farm Teachings Human Disciples reported guarded areas and strange activity in Beiming, while Xuan reasoned that Kunpeng was hiding to prepare something major.
• Suiren Clan convened Human Race representatives in Mount Tai Holy City and ordered them to gather around protected cities and form squads to hunt Demon Clan scouts and nests.
• Xuan gave Suiren Clan a Jade Slip technique for sensing Karmic Debt so the Human Race could target violent demons without slaughtering the innocent.
• Suiren Clan told Xuan that the Human Race would handle its own affairs, and vowed to make the Demon Clan repay its crimes.