Chapter Summaries

Su Miao proposed using the stars to create a network for transmitting information across the Prehistoric World, and the four saints discussed how to make it work. Tongtian took Su Miao to improve the Teleportation Arrays, beginning the practical work on the idea.

• Zhunti, Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian each considered how to build and maintain Su Miao’s star-guided information network.
• Su Miao described how Farm Teachings Disciples and ordinary people could use the network to share urgent missions, discoveries, supplies, and practical knowledge.
• The four saints listened as Su Miao explained her hopes for the network, and Zhunti’s admiration for her deepened.
• Laozi asked whether Tongtian’s arrays could support Su Miao’s Great Vow, and Tongtian promised they could.
• Tongtian pulled Su Miao along to study and improve the Formation Disks.

Su Miao recruited Laozi, Yuanshi, and Zhunti to help prepare supplies and techniques for the Underworld, then joined Tongtian in refining its Formation Disks. While working, she asked Zhunti why the Western Teachings had so few disciples.

• Su Miao brought Spirit Planting and asked Laozi to devise a stable, easy-to-mass-produce Meng Po's Soup formula, which he completed and recorded on a Jade Slip.
• Su Miao asked Yuanshi to make sturdy, self-repairing Dharma Treasure vessels for the Underworld, and he agreed.
• Zhunti gave Su Miao a sample of Sumeru Stone and promised basic Yin-energy cultivation methods derived with Jieyin.
• Su Miao returned to Tongtian, who worked with her and Zhunti on Formation Disks with monitoring, self-destruction, and simplified activation features.
• Su Miao asked Zhunti why he and Jieyin had taken so few disciples for the Western Teachings.

Zhunti explained why the Western Teachings had not accepted disciples, while the Saints discussed how the Farm Teachings had raised their standards. Su Miao returned to the Farm Teachings, as Laozi warned that the end of the Witch-Demon era would bring her a heavier burden.

• Zhunti said the Western Teachings would wait for suitable disciples rather than accept candidates during the Calamity, partly because the Farm Teachings' selection had raised their standards.
• Tongtian teased Zhunti for enjoying the Farm Teachings, and Zhunti praised Su Miao as an exceptional disciple, drawing a warning glare from Yuanshi.
• Laozi said the Western Teachings' fortunes had stabilized and that suitable disciples would arrive when the time was right.
• Laozi reminded Su Miao that the Farm Teachings and the newly established Underworld needed her attention, so she prepared to return.
• Tongtian took Su Miao and Zhunti away on an Auspicious Cloud to test the improved Sub-array Disk.
• Laozi told Yuanshi that the Witch-Demon era was nearing its end and that Su Miao would have to face the trials ahead herself.

Su Miao announced that her Third Master had created a Teleportation Array and organized a mission to install arrays across the sect’s territories. She selected three teams and left them preparing to depart the next morning after she demonstrated the formation.

• Su Miao told the sect’s leaders that Teleportation Arrays would let disciples travel instantly between sites once both ends were installed.
• Su Miao ordered a voluntary mission for Golden Immortals and above, and Qing Huai and Granny Yan screened applicants while Iron Abacus kept them in line.
• Su Miao selected three teams to install arrays in the east, the south and north, and the west, each led by a capable cultivator.
• Su Miao gave each captain a Jade Slip with the formation instructions and told the teams to meet at the entrance to the Yaoguang Realm the next morning for her demonstration.

Su Miao prepared a mountain platform and demonstrated how to construct a Teleportation Array, teaching the three squads its principles and installation steps. She completed the array as tens of thousands of Disciples watched, and a streak of Golden Light of Merit descended onto her.

• Su Miao flattened a mountain summit and furnished the platform with a railing, a pool, fish, and spiritual plants.
• Su Miao explained how to survey terrain, place formation foundations, guard the site, and connect a Child Disk to the Mother Disk through Mount Tai's Main Pivot.
• Su Miao taught the three squad captains and their members how the Teleportation Array worked and warned them about activating it incorrectly.
• Su Miao inscribed and activated the Formation, completing the array as its patterns vanished beneath the platform's surface.
• Tens of thousands of Disciples gathered to see the completed Teleportation Array, and Golden Light of Merit descended onto Su Miao.

Su Miao earned Merit for establishing a Teleportation Array and sent three squads to build more across the Prehistoric World. After supporting the Human Race and promising Iron Abacus future work managing the network, she shared half her Merit with Tongtian.

• Heavenly Dao rewarded Su Miao with Merit for connecting distant regions, and she gave three squads Child Disks and assignments to establish Teleportation Arrays at outposts across the east, south, north, and west.
• Zhunti sent Captain Kui Niu's squad directly to the Netherworld, while Su Miao instructed the other two squads to rest and depart the next morning.
• Su Miao gave Xuan Soul Nourishing Pills for the Human Race and assured him that she would support them when they needed help.
• Su Miao told Iron Abacus to pause his cost calculations until the Arrays were operational and asked him to inventory the treasures she had brought back.
• Members of the Human Race showered Su Miao with gifts, leaving her exhausted, and she gave Tongtian half her newly earned Merit after learning he had received none.

After returning from an eight-thousand-year mission in the Southern Wilderness, Kong Xuan and Dapeng learned they had to make up twelve required courses before becoming official disciples. Their reunion with Su Miao ended with Dapeng blurting out that she had become beautiful.

• Kong Xuan and Dapeng returned to Mount Tai through the Teleportation Array and praised how quickly it brought them back from the Southern Wilderness.
• Xuan stopped the brothers and explained that they had to complete and pass twelve required courses before earning official disciple status.
• Dapeng tried to argue that their mission and accumulated merit should excuse the coursework, but Xuan said Contribution Points could not replace credits.
• Su Miao appeared, and Dapeng asked her to intervene before recognizing her as the Sect Master.
• Dapeng remarked that Su Miao had become beautiful, while Kong Xuan scolded him for being disrespectful.

Su Miao sent Kong Xuan and Dapeng to the Scripture Hall for remedial lessons, urging Dapeng to study because knowledge could help him understand the Path of Extreme Speed. Dapeng began a demanding course of 123 volumes, but quickly struggled to stay focused.

• Su Miao praised Kong Xuan and Dapeng for stabilizing Immortal Volcano, then told Dapeng he needed to study his foundations.
• Kong Xuan dragged Dapeng to the Scripture Hall, where Xuan assigned them seats and explained the required courses and assessments.
• Dapeng was dismayed to learn he had 123 volumes to study, while Kong Xuan promptly began reading.
• Dapeng struggled to concentrate on History of Farm Teachings and kept looking around instead of reading.
• Xuan caught Dapeng daydreaming about a bird and prompted him to name the book he should be studying.

Dapeng struggled through his first day of remedial lessons alongside Kong Xuan, learning about the Farm Teachings and trying to understand the Dao. The chapter ended with the brothers heading to the Dining Hall, where Dapeng overheard nearby Disciples talking.

• Kong Xuan urged Dapeng to study the Jade Slips, and Dapeng learned how the Farm Teachings' systems and knowledge had helped it grow.
• Dapeng watched Kong Xuan and the other Disciples study diligently, then struggled through Xuan's lecture on Foundational Dao Theory.
• Xuan assigned the Disciples to write a reflection on the Essence of Dao, and Kong Xuan wrote a detailed explanation while Dapeng remained stuck.
• Dapeng sensed a flow of force while drawing a circle and submitted, "Dao is that feeling of force when you fly."
• After class, Kong Xuan took the hungry Dapeng to the Dining Hall, where Dapeng overheard Disciples at a nearby table chatting.

Dapeng struggled through his make-up classes but found an interest in identifying trap Formations after a lesson on arrays. Su Miao offered him one hundred Contribution Points if he earned a Grade A, and he hurried to the Scripture Repository to study.

• An Outer Disciple gave Dapeng Spicy Salt Crispy Fruit in thanks for his help in the Southern Wilderness, and the spicy snack helped him stay awake to study.
• Kong Xuan explained that the Teleportation Arrays helped connect beings across the Prehistoric World so they could support one another during calamities.
• Dapeng learned that he and Kong Xuan had zero Contribution Points, then continued struggling through his classes and homework while Kong Xuan excelled.
• Dapeng paid close attention in Common Knowledge of Arrays and asked Su Miao where he could learn to identify and break trap Formations.
• Su Miao promised Dapeng one hundred Contribution Points if he earned a Grade A, while Kong Xuan challenged him to explain the Nine Nether Cold Abyss Array's foundations.
• Dapeng failed to answer Kong Xuan's question but ran to the Scripture Repository to begin studying.

Dapeng passed the Common Knowledge of Arrays exam and began studying in earnest alongside Kong Xuan, while the brothers discussed how their duties to Farm Teachings could coexist with their ties to the Phoenix race. Over the following years, both brothers qualified as Farm Teachings Disciples just as the Witch-Demon Final War approached and Mount Tai filled with arriving Disciples.

• Dapeng earned Grade A on the arrays exam, and Su Miao gave him a Jade Talisman for borrowing books from the Scripture Repository.
• Dapeng and Kong Xuan studied together, and Kong Xuan explained that they could remain Phoenixes while becoming Farm Teachings Disciples.
• Over the next several hundred years, Kong Xuan excelled in his studies and became Xuan's part-time assistant, while Dapeng persevered with his coursework and cultivation.
• Eight years later, Dapeng passed the assessment as the Witch-Demon Final War neared and the outposts tightened their defenses.
• Su Miao relaxed restrictions on the Teleportation Array, and Disciples from across the branches and outposts gathered at Mount Tai.

Su Miao toured the newly established Myriad Treasures Gathering with Kong Xuan and Dapeng after they passed their assessment. They met Zhao Gongming and his three younger sisters, who were selling Dharma Artifacts to earn enough Contribution Points for the Inner Sect assessment.

• Su Miao explored the busy Marketplace and listened to disciples sell goods and bargain.
• Kong Xuan and Dapeng joined Su Miao, explaining that they had passed the assessment; Dapeng had earned Grade B minus, while his older brother had received Grade A in every subject and a Scripture Hall position.
• Su Miao showed Kong Xuan and Dapeng the Marketplace's ordinary stalls, Premium Section, and Commission Posting Area.
• The group stopped at Zhao Gongming's Artifact Forging Hall stall, where San Xiao helped him greet customers.
• Zhao Gongming explained that his three younger sisters were selling artifacts to save the Contribution Points needed for their Inner Sect assessments.

Su Miao toured the Myriad Treasures Gathering, encouraged Zhao Gongming’s stall, and explained Farm Teachings’ system for learning basic Cultivation Methods. Dapeng revealed he had brought clan specialties to sell for Contribution Points, and Kong Xuan bought him a Golden Feather Falcon feather as a gift.

• Su Miao praised Zhao Gongming and Yu Ding’s Dharma Artifacts, gave Zhao Gongming five thousand Contribution Points, and urged him to prepare for the Inner Sect assessment.
• Su Miao explained to Dapeng that introductory Spells were free while advanced Cultivation Methods required Contribution Points or hall membership, earning Kong Xuan’s admiration.
• Kong Xuan noticed Outer Disciples selling battlefield supplies and recognized them as Human Race cultivators.
• Dapeng admired a Golden Feather Falcon feather but admitted he had secretly brought Fire Pomegranate Fruits and Flame Crystal Ore from his clan to sell for Contribution Points.
• Kong Xuan confirmed Dapeng had reported his trip to Martial Brother Xuan, then bought him the feather as a celebration gift.

The Teleportation Array brought people, resources, and knowledge from across the Prehistoric World to Mount Tai, making Farm Teachings flourish. Meanwhile, Su Miao noticed a covert Human Race operation to prepare for vengeance against the Demon Clan as the truce neared its end.

• Elder Qinghe showed Su Miao rare Spirit Plants from several regions and won approval to establish a Cross-Regional Spirit Plant Hybridization Experimental Field with increased Contribution Points.
• Kong Xuan and Su Miao discussed how the Teleportation Array would accelerate the exchange of resources, knowledge, techniques, and talent.
• Mount Tai grew busier as regional goods and visitors flowed through the Teleportation Plaza, while the Spiritual Plant, Alchemy, and Artifact Forging Halls shared and sold their wares.
• Su Miao spotted weary gray-robed visitors collecting healing, concealment, and scouting supplies from a stall without inspecting the bags.
• The Human Race secretly used the Teleportation Array to advance its vengeance plan, preparing to aid the Wu Race against the Demon Clan or attack the Demon Clan if it won, and seize its Fortune as the Dao Ancestor's truce approached its end.

Farm Teachings flourished as its Teleportation Array brought home disciples from distant lands, while Zhunti warned Su Miao that the growing bustle reflected widespread fear. With the One Yuan Hui approaching, the story left them watching a blood-red sunset.

• Farm Teachings prospered as its halls expanded their work and Kong Xuan and Dapeng settled into life there.
• The Teleportation Array brought home waves of disciples, and Granny Yan maintained order on the plaza.
• A travel-worn disciple returned from the Far West Lands and bowed tearfully toward the Stone Gate.
• Su Miao watched the returning disciples and reflected on how the array let those stationed far away come home quickly.
• Zhunti warned Su Miao that the lively scene showed how afraid people were and said the One Yuan Hui was near.

Su Miao drank Heart Wine with Jieyin and Zhunti, and its effects led her to reveal her uninhibited feelings for both Martial Uncles before she passed out. Jieyin believed her words came from the heart and expected her to give them a clearer answer when she woke.

• Jieyin and Zhunti explained that Heart Wine revealed a drinker's heart, and Su Miao drank several cups without seeing any illusions.
• Su Miao told Jieyin and Zhunti that she had imagined them without clothes and openly compared their bodies while touching them.
• Jieyin asked whether Su Miao had feelings for them as Dao Companions, and she called them both good people before praising their chests.
• Su Miao lost consciousness, and Zhunti wondered whether her words meant she wanted them both.
• Jieyin said Su Miao had spoken from her heart and would make her feelings clear when she woke.

Drunk and disoriented, Su Miao mistook Saint Jieyin for her Martial Uncle and touched his chest while he held several people captive with the Nightmare Lotus. Jieyin recognized the Great Dao Merit Golden Wheel behind her and tried to draw her into the Western Teachings.

• Su Miao woke among fields of glowing flowers and heard voices nearby.
• Su Miao mistook Saint Jieyin for her Martial Uncle, stumbled over, and rubbed his chest.
• Li Changchou, Yunxiao Fairy, Zhao Gongming, and Taiyi Zhenren reacted in shock as Su Miao touched Jieyin.
• Jieyin recognized the Great Dao Merit Golden Wheel behind Su Miao and decided to recruit her into the Western Teachings.
• Jieyin drew Su Miao into his embrace, claimed the trapped people were unruly juniors, and asked whether she knew him.

Drunk Su Miao mistook Saint Jieyin for her Martial Uncle Jieyin while he held her in his arms and trapped several disciples in flower cages. After she interrupted his spell, Jieyin suspected she came from another world and decided to take advantage of her mistaken identity.

• Su Miao recognized Jieyin as her Martial Uncle and inspected his face and chest while Li Changchou tried to correct her.
• Taiyi and Yun Xiao warned Su Miao that Jieyin had trapped them, but she became confused when Yun Xiao, Zhao Gongming, and Duobao identified themselves as members of the Jie Sect.
• Taiyi insulted Jieyin, and Su Miao stopped Jieyin from casting a spell by pinching his cheeks.
• Li Changchou and the trapped disciples gaped at Su Miao's power and extravagant Dharma Treasures.
• Su Miao asked where Martial Uncle Zhunti was, and Jieyin concluded she was from another world and chose to play along with her mistake.

Su Miao realized that she had transmigrated into a different Primordial World, where Yuanshi had founded the Chan Sect and Tongtian led the Jie Sect. She freed the trapped immortals with a Divine Ability taught by her own martial uncle Jieyin, leaving this world's Jieyin wary of her.

• Taiyi Zhenren told Su Miao that his master was Primordial Heavenly Lord Yuanshi, and Su Miao insisted that Yuanshi had taken only her as a disciple and founded no sect.
• Taiyi Zhenren listed Yuanshi's Twelve Golden Immortals, while Zhao Gongming and Duobao described the Jie Sect and its disciples.
• Li Changchou asked whether Su Miao had come from another world, and Su Miao recalled drinking with martial uncle Zhunti and martial uncle Jieyin before she transmigrated.
• Su Miao learned that this world had the Netherworld Underworld and that Lady Ping Xin guarded Reincarnation, then confirmed she was in a different Primordial World.
• Su Miao shattered a Nightmare Lotus with a Divine Ability taught by her martial uncle Jieyin, surprising the trapped immortals and unsettling Jieyin.

Su Miao discovered that this world’s Reincarnation passage was overwhelmed with Lost Souls and used her Six Paths Reincarnation Disk to widen and reinforce it. Her companions learned that she was an Earthly Dao-recognized Underworld administrator with independent control of Reincarnation, leaving Jieyin wary of offending her.

• Su Miao questioned Duobao about being sent to the Western Teachings, and Duobao insisted he had always served Tongtian in the Jie Sect.
• Li Changchou explained that force had halted Jieyin’s plan for a Second Reincarnation, leaving the Underworld clogged with Lost Souls.
• Su Miao inspected the narrow Reincarnation passage and used her Six Paths Reincarnation Disk to widen it, allowing the backlog of souls to flow into rebirth.
• Su Miao told the group she managed the Underworld in her own world and had half of Houtu’s authority, while offering to teach Lady Ping Xin how to improve Reincarnation.
• Duobao explained that Su Miao’s Reincarnation Disk was independent and fully controllable, making her the one who held the way out for Lost Souls.