Chapter Summaries

Houtu revealed that the Witch-Demon War had left countless resentful souls wandering the Prehistoric World, and Su Miao discovered that her Merit Golden Wheels naturally purified them. Houtu remained troubled because Su Miao’s golden light could cleanse only a limited area, leaving the fate of the countless dead unresolved.

• Houtu told Su Miao that the war’s wandering souls and accumulated Evil Qi were her responsibility, though she could not find a way to help them.
• Su Miao could not see or hear the souls, so Houtu asked her to circulate her Merit Golden Wheels.
• Su Miao’s golden light purified the wandering souls and resentful remnants within a hundred li, allowing some to bow in thanks before dispersing.
• Houtu explained that Su Miao’s abundant merit made her a natural purifier whom evil spirits instinctively fled.
• Houtu wondered how the root problem could be solved and whether the entire Prehistoric World could ever be purified.

Su Miao suggested that Houtu create a place where Lost Souls could be taken in, cleansed of resentment, and start over. Houtu recognized the idea as a path to establish Reincarnation and entered a powerful state of realization, leaving Su Miao alarmed.

• Houtu stood grieving over the Lost Souls, while Su Miao struggled to find a way to comfort her.
• Su Miao cautiously suggested creating a place with Rules to shelter Lost Souls, cleanse their resentment, and let them start over.
• Houtu connected Su Miao’s idea to the earth’s role as the destination of all things and saw a chance to break the cycle of hatred and repay the Wu Race’s Karmic Debt.
• Houtu’s Dao aura surged as she murmured about establishing a land to bear souls and laws for Reincarnation.
• Su Miao watched the earth tremble and feared Houtu was having an epiphany or suffering qi deviation.

Su Miao panicked when Houtu fell into a sudden Dao enlightenment, but Houtu emerged with a clear vision of her Dao: finding a place where souls could rest and begin anew. Houtu set off to search for it, and Su Miao followed to keep her safe.

• Houtu became unresponsive as powerful Dao rhythm fluctuations surrounded her, alarming Su Miao.
• Su Miao shielded them with her Merit Golden Light and set up formations to protect and support Houtu.
• Houtu emerged from her enlightenment and told Su Miao that she had discovered her Dao in finding a place for souls to rest, cleanse their resentment, and begin anew.
• Houtu headed into the desolate Prehistoric World to find a suitable place, and Su Miao hurried after her.

Houtu wandered across the Prehistoric World, instinctively searching for a place where Lost Souls could rest, while Su Miao accompanied her and managed Farm Teachings affairs along the way. The search continued as Su Miao visited local stations, strengthened their defenses, helped disciples, and gave them seeds to cultivate.

• Su Miao followed Houtu as she navigated the wilderness by instinct, passing through mountains and across rivers while absorbed in her search.
• After months of traveling, Su Miao adapted to Houtu's distracted state and handled sect duties while keeping watch over her.
• Houtu examined the East Sea Shore, Southern Wilderness volcanoes, and Northern Region glaciers, finding each unsuitable for Lost Souls.
• As Houtu spent months or years sensing the land at different sites, Su Miao visited nearby Farm Teachings stations and repaired or reinforced their formations.
• Su Miao answered the stationed disciples' cultivation questions and gave them seeds suited to the local environment, asking them to record their growth and report back.

Over nearly a hundred thousand years of wandering with Houtu, Su Miao watched her Earthly Dao resonance slowly mend the lands and gathered practical knowledge along the way. She encountered Farm Teachings disciples in the wild and at a Marketplace, where Bai Yan’s negotiation ended abruptly when he spotted her.

• Houtu’s Earthly Dao resonance gradually repaired damaged lands as she wandered, and faint Golden Light of Merit descended upon her and Su Miao.
• Su Miao advised Farm Teachings disciples on the useful parts of a Zhuhuai and nearby Sour Berries, then gave them Alchemical Pills before leaving with Houtu.
• Houtu stopped outside a Marketplace to investigate unusual earth qi while Su Miao went inside to look around.
• Bai Yan persuaded a dishonest stall owner to sell inferior ores cheaply, citing the harm to the disciples’ assignment and the Marketplace’s reputation.
• Bai Yan spotted Su Miao and froze, and he and the other disciples bowed to greet their Sect Master.

Su Miao cared for her disciples while accompanying Houtu on a nearly hundred-thousand-year search for a place suited to establishing a land of Rules. With Houtu’s condition worsening and their search stalled, Su Miao decided to ask Jieyin and Zhunti for help.

• Su Miao inspected the disciples returning from their mission, confirmed they had suffered no casualties, and gave them Spirit Fruit and Alchemical Pills.
• Bai Yan’s companion asked about Houtu standing motionless, and Su Miao warned him not to speculate about the senior’s mysterious cultivation.
• Su Miao reflected on their fruitless search across the Prehistoric World and worried as Houtu’s lucid periods grew shorter and her condition became less stable.
• In The West, Su Miao noticed Spirit Mountain and decided to ask Jieyin and Zhunti for advice about Houtu’s search.
• Su Miao roused Houtu from her sensing and cautiously suggested that they ask someone for help.

Su Miao brought Houtu to Spirit Mountain to seek guidance from Zhunti and Jieyin about Houtu’s worsening, mysterious condition. After welcoming them and showing how Spirit Mountain had flourished, Jieyin invited Houtu inside to rest, where an unidentified figure arrived carrying a tray.

• Su Miao contacted Zhunti and asked to visit Spirit Mountain with Houtu for advice.
• Zhunti arrived and noticed that Houtu’s Dao aura was unstable and bound by obscure threads connected to the Heavenly Dao and heavy causal forces.
• Su Miao explained that Houtu had spent nearly a hundred thousand years searching for a place she felt drawn to, while her condition continued to worsen.
• Zhunti carried Su Miao and Houtu to Spirit Mountain on a Golden Lotus Platform, and Su Miao saw how its terraces, crops, and spiritual environment had improved.
• Jieyin greeted them, then invited the exhausted Houtu into the Zen Monastery to rest.
• An unidentified figure entered the quiet room carrying a tray.

Su Miao brought Houtu to Jieyin and Zhunti, who deduced that Houtu’s path of giving Lost Souls a place to return led to the Blood Sea. Houtu awakened to the revelation and rushed to go there, despite Zhunti’s warning that the journey could trap her in tribulation.

• Duobao arrived, greeted Jieyin, Zhunti, and Su Miao, and served them Spirit Fruits and tea.
• Su Miao recounted Houtu’s hundred thousand years of searching for a place to receive Lost Souls and described her idea of giving them somewhere to belong and begin anew.
• Jieyin and Zhunti examined the causal threads and discovered that Houtu’s path pointed toward the Blood Sea.
• Zhunti warned that the Blood Sea was Minghe’s foundation and that Houtu could lose control and become trapped in tribulation if she went there.
• Houtu recognized the Blood Sea as the place where ten thousand souls returned and rushed toward the exit, determined to go.

Houtu’s Calamity-clouded resolve drove her to attack Minghe at the Blood Sea, while Zhunti and Jieyin restrained and calmed her. Su Miao realized she should consult Taiqing and contacted him, but Houtu also revealed that Minghe and Kunpeng had once ambushed Su Miao.

• Houtu tried to charge toward the Blood Sea, but Zhunti restrained her with golden chains.
• Zhunti warned Su Miao that Houtu was entangled in the Tribulation’s Calamity Qi, and Jieyin dispelled some of its influence from both women.
• Su Miao regretted following Houtu for a hundred thousand years without consulting her Master, and Jieyin urged her to ask Taiqing for guidance.
• Houtu urged Su Miao to join her in killing Minghe and Kunpeng, revealing that they had previously ambushed Su Miao.
• Su Miao explained that she had already settled matters with Minghe and Kunpeng, then contacted Taiqing with a Communication Jade Talisman.

Su Miao told Laozi and Yuanshi about Houtu’s search for Reincarnation and the danger surrounding the Blood Sea, and they agreed to support her if she chose to help. Laozi revealed that the time might be right to claim Minghe’s treasures, leaving Su Miao eager to act.

• Laozi and Yuanshi appeared through the Jade Talisman, and Su Miao tearfully confessed that she believed she had gotten into serious trouble.
• Su Miao recounted Houtu’s long search for Reincarnation and the events that had led them toward the Blood Sea.
• Yuanshi scolded Su Miao for wandering without consulting her elders, while Laozi recognized that her involvement was part of her karma.
• Laozi and Yuanshi told Su Miao to follow her own path and promised to protect her if she helped Houtu.
• Laozi suggested that the time had come to pursue Minghe’s banner and the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, and Zhunti eagerly offered to help seize them.

Laozi encouraged Su Miao to pursue the dangerous opportunity involving Minghe’s possessions, promising the Three Pure Ones would support her. Su Miao decided to go to Buzhou Mountain with Zhunti disguised as Bodhi Daoist and seek the Ancestral Witches’ approval.

• Houtu listened as Su Miao and the others discussed dividing Minghe’s possessions, and the unexpected talk eased some of her resentment.
• Laozi recalled how he and Yuanshi had let Su Miao face challenges to temper her character, and he told her to act without restraint.
• Su Miao accepted Laozi’s support and declared that she understood.
• Zhunti offered to accompany Su Miao to Buzhou Mountain in disguise as Bodhi Daoist, and Jieyin recognized his eagerness to watch the events and claim a share of the treasures.
• Su Miao agreed to seek Senior Di Jiang and the other Ancestral Witches, then set out with Duobao following her.

Su Miao and Bodhi brought Houtu back to the Wu Tribe, where the Ancestral Witches discovered that an obscure force was affecting her soul. As Houtu began sinking into a mysterious abyss, Di Jiang asked Su Miao what had happened.

• Su Miao and Bodhi followed the unsteady Houtu into the Wu Tribe, where Great Witches recognized and warmly welcomed Su Miao.
• Houtu entered the Ancestral Witch Hall, and Di Jiang and the other Ancestral Witches rushed to greet her.
• Su Miao told the Ancestral Witches that Houtu was the one in trouble, and Di Jiang sensed an abnormal aura in her.
• Xuan Ming detected something wrong with Houtu's soul, while Zhu Rong and Gong Gong argued over how to help her.
• Houtu's eyes lost their clarity as she seemed to sink into an abyss, and Di Jiang asked Su Miao what had happened.

The Ancestral Witches used their qi and blood to purge Hongjun’s hidden influence from Houtu, restoring her clarity. Houtu then explained that she believed the Blood Sea was the place to establish Reincarnation, a path that could earn her Merit and give the Wu Race a Saint.

• Su Miao told Di Jiang and the other Ancestral Witches that Houtu had been guided toward the Blood Sea by a hidden influence, and Gong Gong suspected Hongjun was responsible.
• Zhunti explained that the influence could be purged with the Wu Race’s yang qi and blood, so Di Jiang ordered the Ancestral Witches to form an array around Houtu.
• The Ancestral Witches combined their qi and blood to cleanse Houtu, and Di Jiang trapped and destroyed the Gray Mist driven from her soul and bloodline.
• Houtu regained her clarity and recounted her journey, including her meeting with Su Miao and the calculations at Spirit Mountain.
• Houtu said the Blood Sea could serve as a home for lost souls and a place of Reincarnation, potentially earning her enough Merit to become a Saint and protect the Wu Race.

Houtu resolved to seek the opportunity to establish Reincarnation in the Blood Sea, and Di Jiang agreed to lead the Wu Race against Minghe. The Ancestral Witches planned their campaign with Su Miao’s help and asked her to invite her sect’s Saints to ensure Minghe’s final death.

• Houtu told the Ancestral Witches that her bloodline guided her to the Blood Sea, and Di Jiang agreed to help her go there.
• Su Miao proposed that the Wu Race reclaim its territory, bring young Great Witches for battle experience, and use white lotuses to purify the Blood Sea.
• Di Jiang ordered the Wu Race to muster its troops and march on the Blood Sea in three days, promising Su Miao its treasures if they won.
• Di Jiang asked Su Miao to invite her sect’s Saints to kill Minghe permanently, and she slowly agreed.

Su Miao secured the Ancestral Witches’ agreement to attack Minghe, taking his treasures for herself while they claimed the Blood Sea and would help Houtu establish Reincarnation. With Zhunti offering to seal the area against Minghe’s escape and the Demon Clan’s interference, Su Miao began writing on a Blank Jade Slab.

• Su Miao explained that Minghe had 480 million Blood God Son Avatars scattered across the Prehistoric World and hidden realms, making him difficult to eradicate.
• Houtu asked Di Jiang to seek the Three Pure Ones’ help, and the Ancestral Witches agreed to join the campaign against Minghe.
• Su Miao claimed Minghe’s Spiritual Treasures as her reward, while the Wu Race took the Blood Sea territory and agreed to help Houtu establish Reincarnation.
• Di Jiang warned that the Demon Clan might secretly interfere, and Su Miao said she and Senior Bodhi would remain hidden.
• Zhunti offered to seal off the Blood Sea area and asked to take materials for his cave abode; Di Jiang agreed, and Su Miao began writing on a Blank Jade Slab.

Su Miao and the Wu Race, Bodhi, and Zhunti finalized an agreement to attack the Blood Sea and defeat Minghe. After Su Miao urged the Ancestral Witches to prepare their young warriors for the Asura Race’s mind-affecting arts, Di Jiang agreed to send three thousand promising recruits on the expedition for combat experience.

• Su Miao drafted the Blood Sea Campaign Cooperation Agreement, and the Ancestral Witches, Su Miao, and Zhunti each marked the Jade Slab to complete it.
• Di Jiang declared that the Wu Race would claim the land and Su Miao would receive the Blood Sea’s treasures, and the group set their departure for three days later.
• Su Miao noticed the young Wu Race Warriors training and worried that their strong Nascent Souls would make them vulnerable to the Asura Race’s Heart-Charming Art.
• Su Miao told the Ancestral Witches that she had seen Great Witches hesitate under the Asura charm during the Witch-Demon War and argued that the young warriors needed experience facing such opponents.
• Di Jiang agreed to select three thousand outstanding young Wu Race Warriors to accompany the army and gain combat experience.

Di Jiang appointed Jiang You to lead three thousand young Wu Race warriors on an expedition to the Sea of Blood, while Su Miao prepared them to resist the Asura Race’s enchantments and dangers. The warriors set out for battle, with Zhunti and Su Miao tasked with observing in secret and intervening at the right moment.

• Di Jiang named Jiang You commander of three thousand elite warriors and warned them not to advance recklessly.
• Su Miao briefed the warriors on the Asura Race’s enchantments and the Blood Sea’s dangers, then gave them Calm Heart Talismans.
• Su Miao showed the warriors an image of a beautiful dancer to illustrate the Asura women’s allure, prompting them to joke about meeting them after the war.
• Jiang You rallied the assembled warriors, and Di Jiang reiterated that the expedition was training rather than an opportunity to show off.
• Zhunti approved of Su Miao’s guidance, and Di Jiang ordered Zhunti and Su Miao to conceal themselves and watch the battle until the right moment to act.

The Wu Race mobilized against Minghe at the Blood Sea, claiming the Dao Ancestor’s decree gave them authority to reclaim the land. As the gathered forces prepared to fight, Zhu Rong struck first and ignited the battle.

• Su Miao and Zhunti watched the Blood Sea confrontation from the Space Interlayer while experts across the Prehistoric World observed through magical screens.
• Di Jiang led the Wu Race army to the Blood Sea and ordered Minghe to surrender it, accusing him of defiling the land and colluding with the Demon Clan.
• Minghe rejected the Wu Race’s claim and prepared to defend the Blood Sea with his Asura forces as the Wu Race formed a giant axe from their combined qi and blood.
• Minghe recognized that all Twelve Ancestral Witches had gathered and secretly prepared to escape using his Blood God Son avatars if necessary.
• Zhu Rong rushed forward and sent a torrent of fire toward the Blood Sea, beginning the battle.

Minghe and the Wu Race fought the Asura Race at the Blood Sea while Asura illusions overwhelmed the new generation Wu warriors. As Houtu sensed something within the sea, Jiang You struggled to rescue the warriors trapped in increasingly powerful illusions.

• Minghe attacked Zhu Rong, but Gong Gong blocked Minghe’s sword beams and challenged him while the other Ancestral Witches fought alongside them.
• The Wu Race army split the Blood Sea with its War Array axe, and the Asura Race countered with weapons and charm illusions.
• The new generation Wu warriors used Calm Heart Talismans, but the illusions still distracted some of them until Jiang You struck one warrior awake.
• As the Asuras’ illusions grew more powerful, gaps opened in the War Array, and Jiang You could not save every warrior while fighting off attacks.
• Su Miao worried that the Calm Heart Talismans would fail, while Zhunti said the new warriors still needed tempering and teased Su Miao about someone who had once gotten a nosebleed from a charm technique.
• Houtu watched the Blood Sea and sensed something as another wave of illusions trapped more than thirty new generation warriors, leaving Jiang You unable to wake them all.

Houtu used her earth authority to break the illusions and steady the Wu Race’s new generation, helping the army push back Minghe’s forces. Minghe escalated the battle by unleashing countless Blood God Son avatars, and the Twelve Ancestral Witches answered with a qi-blood phantom that split the Blood Sea.

• Houtu resonated with the earth, shattered the illusions, and taught the new generation Warriors to root their minds and qi-blood in the ground.
• Houtu raised earthen barriers as Di Jiang and the Wu Race stabilized their line; Jiang You led three thousand Warriors in forming a shield against the Blood Sea’s attack.
• Minghe sent more Asura warriors and puppets toward the new generation, but Di Jiang and Jiang You’s forces broke up the assault.
• Houtu mobilized the Earth Veins beneath the Blood Sea, alarming Minghe as the Wu Race advanced and the Blood Sea’s Evil Qi weakened.
• Minghe summoned countless Blood God Son avatars, and Su Miao asked Zhunti to record the battle on Image Stones for her Disciples.
• The Twelve Ancestral Witches joined their qi-blood into a phantom that wielded a massive axe, split the Blood Sea, and destroyed countless Blood God Sons; Minghe confronted them from atop the Karmic Fire Red Lotus.